The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-05-07
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

.. --S ~ 80 i>oeihS Mai
ing houses in the United States during
the seven days ended on the Gath ag-
gregated So, 15O,OOs,4O7 The decrease
compared with the corresponding
week of last year was 1877.
Weekly trade reviews say business
is active in all lines of trade and fore
casts a heavy building season.
h Illinois supreme court has de-
cided that the free employment
agency act is invalid, because it dis.
eliminates against employers.
A permanent injunction against IA
railroads has been issued in Chicago
by Judges Grosscup and Phillips, for
bidding discrimination or rate rebates.
Ed Walker (%colored) was hanged at
Centerville, Ala, for the murder of
Mrs. Costello, wife of a white miner
at Blockton.
Packers have advanced prices of
meats at Kansas City, where the COM
bine is alleged to be again operat-
ing in full force.
st. Louis is making elaborate prep
arations for the one hundredth ami
versary of Louisiana purchase. to be
celebrated on April 80 by dedication
of the exposition, in which President
Roosevelt, eN-President Cleveland.
foreign ENJOYS and other notables will
take part.
The armored cruiser Colorado was
launched at Cramps shipyard, Phila-
delphia. in the presence of a distin-
guished gathering of officials from
Washington and the state of Colorado.
Four burglars blew open the safe of
Mum & Sons private bank at Port
age, o., and secured $4,000.
Owing to vigorous action on the part
of ministers and laymen and the pos
sibility of the sheriff enforcing the ex-
listing laws, Sunday games scheduled
for Detroit by the American league
have been called off.
Fire at Columbus, O.. caused a loss of
100000. Daniel Lewis, captain of en-
CINE company No. II. was caught I'M
Ger a falling wall and instantly killed.
L.. Rodman Wanamaker, of Philadel-
phia. has taken out a policy with the
Prudential Life Insurance company for
$1,000 0 The premium is over $780,
600 a year. This makes Mr.. Wanama-
ker one of the most heavily insured pri-
vate individuals in the world, as he
carries policies for s., O0O, 900.
An experimental trial of the cup de-
fender Reliance showed her to be fast
in both light and fresh winds and to
be w~eatherly and easy to work.
After hearing from President Roose-
velt Secretary Hay cabled a note to
China through Minister Conger at
Peking protesting against Russia or
any other country acquiring a foot of
Chinese territory.
Engineer Leonard Neill, of Port HUI
ron, and Engineer Patterson, of De-
troit, Mich. We're killed in a head-on
collision near Lenox, Mich, between a
Grand Trunk passenger train and a To-
cal freight.
An unknown 17-year-old negro was
lynched by a mob of farmers near
Santa Fe, ILL.,, for an attack on a ten
year-old white girl. Negro bridge
workers were then routed and several
shot.
The body of Adolph E. Openhym, a
New York merchant who committed
SulSAuC I'll ~AdlSu oO, was 1OuHU Dy
John Mecham, who will get $1,000 re-
ward.
Lieut.. Gov. Lee, of Missouri, as a re-
suit of bribery disclosures in the
legislature, has decided to resign Of
flee.
w. ". Heffelfinger, a Yale athlete.
who was offered the place on the civil
service commission made vacant by the
retirement of Mr.. Garfield, has in
formed the president hat he would
be unable to accept the Office.
James N. Tyner, ousted attorney
general of the post Office department,
WILDE prosecuted for action of his wife
in extracting public documen S from
government safe.
Gen. Miles report on the Philippines
is made public, citing cases of cruelty
on the part of American troops. Wa
department officials say all these have
been the subject of inquiry.
A statement issued by suspended
members of the Red Cross society de.
clares they were ousted because they
worked for its interests.