The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-03-12

Df. Joseph Minis mas resigned the
presidency of Earlham college at
Richmond, Ind, and Prof. R. Kelly
has been chosen as his successor" @
George Cole, who held up a Burling-
on train near Butte, Mont.,three weeks
ago, pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to 20 years imprisonment. =
Six persons were drowned while try
j! ing to cross the Ohio river at Hickman.
by.
The public debt statement issued on
the I'd shows that the debt! decreased
$5,969,665 during the month of#Febru-
airy. Cash in the treasury, 1874, 543 ,470.
Total debt, less cashin the treasury,
$937, 972, sos.
Patrons of western railroads have
been warned that no favors of any kind
can be accorded them under the provi-
sions of the Elkinslaw.
Government receipts in February
were $40, $685. 79 and expenditures
$37,75o,749, leaving a surplus for the
month of $5,277,43O.
At the close of business February
rs the total national bank circulation
was Poo@, 1SO,OfO, all increase TOT Ulc
year of $24,363,97s.
Data gathered at the University of
Michigan shows that of the 1885
women graduates in the past ten
years but 533 were married.
At Philadelphia several thousand
union garment workers struck for
better conditions, higher pay and rec
ognition of union.
Farmers along the Wabash in In
diana have lost about $150,O0O
through floods.
The coinage at the minis in Feb
ruary amounted to $9,196, $50, as fol-
lows: Gold, $7,456,51O; silver, ST.
$4,000; minor coins, $1s7,370.
By an explosion at the Edison ce-
ment plant at New Village, N. j., six
men were killed and s5 injured.
Fifteen horses were cremated in a
fire in the livery stable of F. ]. lie
mer at Milwaukee, Wis.
The president has signed the army
appropriation and the Philippine
coinage bills.
The United States government crop
report for March shows winter wheat
to be well protected during the cold
weather and conditions satisfactory.
The body of Mrs. Hannah G. Knapp,
third wife of Alfred Knapp, the Ham
ilton CO., stranger, was found in the
Ohio river at New Albany, Ind.
The president has called an extra ses-
sion of the senate to meet March S to
consider treaties.
An injunction against ordering a
Wabash railroad strike, or urging en-
ployes to quit work, was issued by the
United States district court at St.
Louis against the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen and Locomotive Fire
men.
The state department. has secured an
extension of the option for the pur-
chase of property and franchises of the
Panama Canal company.
Admiral Crowninshield, d~ispleased
with his flagship, asked, to be placed
on the retired list and his request was
granted.
The fire loss in the United States and
Canada in February was SIG, 900, 900,
against $21, 0 900 in the same month
in 1902.
Secretary Hay and Sir Michael Her.
bert have exchanged ratification of the
Alaskan boundary treaty.
The terms of 30 members of the
United States senate have expired, but
the political balance of power remains
the same.
Thousands of cattle dead and dying
in the snow on-the plains in Colorado
can be seen from every railroad
throughout the range country.
Gov. Peabody, of Colorado, called out
troops toprotect the United States re-
ducing plant, from strikers.
Gen. William Booth, in a farewell to
America at a New York meeting, saws
he loves this country and believes in
its destiny.
Many southern Illinois jails and aims
houses are declared by the state
charity board to be dangerous to
health.
Gov. Bailey has issued a proclama-
ton calling upon the people of Kansas
for contributions to aid the famine
sufferers in Sweden.
A, National and International Good
Roads congress will be held in St. Louis
from April 81 to May 2 next.
The United States transport Sheri-
dan arrived in San. Francisco from
Manila with nearly 1900 soldiers.
Andrew Carnegie has given Prince
ton university 81, OOO, 600 for the con-
struction of a graduate school.