The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-12-07

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of her class, and 81 Of a knot faster
than that made by the Rhode Island
three weeks ago.
Foreign.
The government Of Ecuador has &C.
copied the invitation of Emperor
Nicholas to take part in the second
peace conference at The Hague.
The marquis of Downshire has
agreed to sell his agricultural lands in
County Down, Ireland, to the tenants.
The estate Is the largest in Ireland,
and is valued at about $4,000, 900.
Hon. Allan tombstone, British min.
lister to Denmark, and Arthur James
Herbert, British minister to Norway,
both of whom married Americans, have
been promoted to the rank of knight
commander of the Victorian order.
President Roosevelt telegraphed to
King Haakon VII, the new king of
Norway, as follows. II felicitate your
majesty on being chosen by the Nor
wegian people to succeed to the throne
of Haakon and Olaf, of Harald and
Sigurd."
King Victor Emmanuel, the minis.
try Of marine and several public insti-
buttons have promised important
prizes for autoboats if the next contest
for the Mediterranean cup takes place,
as proposed, between Palermo and
Toulon, in which case important Ital-
ian firms will participate.
The Cunard line steamer Carmania,
the largest turbine steamer afoat, ar
rived in the Mersey prior to starting
on her maiden voyage to New York on
Dec. 2. During six hours continuous
run the Carmania easily maintained
the 1914 knots, while her speed over
a measured mile was more than 20
knots.
The throne of Norway was formerly
rendered to Prince Charles Of Den
mark last week by a deputation OF
members of the Norwegian parliament
and was accepted by King Christian in
behalf of his grandson. The function
lasted only twenty minutes, but the
scene was brilliant. The old king was
much affected as he blessed and en-
braceds his grandchildren, King Haak-
on VII. and Queen Maud.
Criminal.
Charles Boss, Jr., grandson of
Christian Boss, the millionaire brewer
of Cincinnati, committed suicide. He
left a note in which he said i'll health
vas the
Mrs. Will Hughes was mysteriously
killed at her home at Evans, Iowa. A
bullet crashed through a window and
struck her in the neck. There is no
clue to the perpetrator.
Miss Maud Reese was shot and kill
ed in Chicago by a burglar whom she
found in her apartments when she re-
turned from work. The burglar escap-
ed by leaping through a window.
A. c. Sarl of Ellston, Iowa, who had
just purchased a department store
business at st. Joseph, Mo-, committed
suicide by firing a bullet through his
heart. Sudden illness is thought to
have been the cause.
Chief of Police Collins of Chicago
has issued an order detailing twenty
four detectives to special duty in diff
ferent parts of the city to watch for
holdup men from Z o'clock at night
Until 4 in the morning.
Passionately kissing her mother
goodbye, Mrs. Floy Anderson ran from
the house and jumped into the we'll
near their home at Polk City, Iowa.
Her mother tried in vain to rescue the
woman, who was drowned before her
eyes.
The Albany county IN. " grand
jury has found indictments against
John Dyer, Jr., the contractor, and
Clark L. Daggett, his supervising arch
itect, charging them with manslaugh-
ter in their alleged responsibility for
the collapse on Aug. 8 of the depart
ment store building of the John G.
Myers company, in which thirteen peo-
pie were killed or fatally injured and
upwards of thirty others were injured.
Former Aid. Robert L. Randolph
was found guilty by a jury in Judge
Tarrant's court in Milwaukee Of solic-
iting a bribe while a member Of the
common council Of 1900. Ex-City At
torney Charles H. Hamilton, who had
a claim against the city, testified that
Randolph solicited a bride to get the
claim through the council. The trial
was on an Indictment returned by the
grand jury. Sentence was deferred,
pending argument for a new trial.
Thomas w. Lawson was held to the
December session of the superior
court in Boston on a charge Of GRIM
inal libel preferred by Clarence w.
Barron. Bail was fixed at $4,000,
which was furnished at once.
Mrs. Isaac Barnes was arrested at
Presque Isle, Me-, charged with MUIR
der. It is alleged that she placed
strychnine in epson salts, thereby
causing the death of Pearl Barnes. her