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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-06-21
SCANDALS ON THE CONGO.
How Woman and Children Are
49, 8sizsd as Security for
t%O Taxes,

The Matin has just published
extracts from a report sent to the
minister for the colonies from
Braxzaville, in which M. De Braz-
"a asserted that the means EN-.
ployed for the collecting of the
taxes was to seize and detain the
women and children. Out of SO
women and ten children held at
Cangui, 45 women and two chill.
dren died in five weeks. This, he
asserted, was not an isolated
case. Here are some of the e1.
tracts Of the reports of M. De
Brazza upon the subject:
"The seizure of women in the
native villages, has on the con-
trary, been in general use as
q means Of securing carriers on
the route from Fort Possel to Fort
Crampel, not to speak of the re.
gion which I have visited person.
ally. In the same district at the
present moment it is still consid-
cred the natural accompaniment
of all measures of repression. In
deed, at the time when the news of
the dispatch of my mission to the
Congo reached Fort Shut, 119
women had just arrived there az
the result of a punitive expedition
into the Haute Kommi, five days.
march from the fort.
"When the minister heard
through private letters Of the ris-
ing in the Gabun region he tele.
graphed for information. M. Gen,
til replied that everything was
going on we'll. and that the colony
was in a fourishing condition. In
conclusion he added that the
caoutchouc crop had been excep.
tionally abundant in the Begou.
dou and Lakho regions. Now
there are no such places as Begou-
dou and Lakho, and those per-
sons in the colony who knew
about this fantastic telegram,
were perfectly astounded."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-06-21
TO STOCK HOLDERS.

The regular annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Blabon
Farmers Elevator Co. will be
held in Blabon, N. Dak., on July
II, 1906, at 2 o'clock P. M. at
which time such business will be
transacted as may come before
the meeting.
9t2 T.. G.. ANDERSON, Secy.
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is tho n.,no

FAlRVIEW" is the name of
a little Western magazine pub
llshed at Tacoma, Wash, by the
Falrvlew Pub. Co. 1t is a Mag
zine OF Good Nature for Saints.
Sinners and U.s. containing
breezy Western stories, comment
on some patent truths, and is a
clear echo of the call of the great,
wonderful West. Fifty cents a
year; after June 1, $1.O0. Sample
copies, 10 cents.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-06-21
S. S. PICNIC.

A Sunday School basket pic
mic will be held in Pratt's grove
on Tuesday, June 26th. An in
vitation is extended to the
Colgate, Page, Galesburg, Cliff
ord and Hope sunday schools.
Pastors and superintendent are
especially invited.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-06-21
K. OF P.

The State Encampment Uni
form Rank Knights of Pythias
will be held at Litchfield, Mimi,
July 4-6. One regular tirtt-class
fare for the round trip on sale
July 2 to 6 inclusive, final return
July 18th.
A. G.. F1CK, Agent.
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Public Recital

A public recital will be given
at the Congregational church in
this city on Friday evening, June
29th at 8:15 o'clock, by the pupils
of Miss Grace Blair Gray.
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First Envelope.
The first envelope ever made II
deposited in the British museun.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17
HIGH HONOR FOR JAMES T. WETH.
ERALiD.
Prominent Advertising Men Appointed 20
One of the Most Responsibie POSITIONS
In the Gift of the Boston People.

James r. Wetherald, one of the best
known citizens of Boston, and who has
probably the widest acquaintance ana
numbers more friends among the pub
fishers of the United States than any
one in the advertising profession, mas
just had signal honor conferred upon
him by the Boston City Administration
He has been appointed Sinking Fund
Commissioner of Boston, which IS con-
sidered the most honorary, unsalari1d
position within the gift of the city. The
Sinking Fund Commissioners or Boston,
of whom there are five, have control
and distribution of the city of Boston's
permanent funds. amounting to over
$50, 200, 900. The great responsibility
of the position is apparent from these
figures, and further illustrates the great
care taken in the selection of these
Commissioners, who are chosen from
the ranks of Boston's citizens of highest
character. The selection of Mr.. Weth-
erald has met with highest approval or
the representative citizens of Boston.
who see in the selection of Mr.. Weth-
eraid one that insures the highest type
of efficiency and character representing
the city'S interests.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

1t is hard to say whether Leopold,
King of the Belgians, has been demor-
allied by the bad example of our in
surance companies, or whether those
lords of finance copied their ideas from
the King of the Belgians. the owner of
similarity both in manners and
amounts. According to official state
ments. the Congo States budget has
shown a deficiency of $500, 900, and
large portion of this deficiency is at
tributed to the King of Belgian's Sc
cretly getting away with SIS, 900. 900.
Not content with this, he negotiated a
loan of 25,O0O,00O upon the credit of
the Congo State, and appropriated d
large portion of this. making a total
in a comparatively few years of about
S35. 1000. To supply this money it
is strongly charged that 100000 lives
have been expended in the cruelties
practiced upon natives of the country
to compel them to bring In rubber. The
Congo State has not received a farthinG
for all this vast sum of money. King
Leopold has treated Congo as if it were
actually his private farm or other prop
erty, that he could despoil as he pleased.
There are threats that the Belgian Par
Lament will take the matter up. but
Congo State is not actually under Bel
gian law.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17
SERVICE IN THE ORIENT

The Peirce-McW Wade controversy re-
veals a most discreditable condition of
things in our Consular system in China,
and which calls loudly for Congressional
investigate If we hope for a great
increase of our trade with the Orient
we must certainly have far better men
to represent us across the Pacific than
seem to have been the rule, and a vast
| improvement in our official methods.
| Secretary Peirce's reply to McWade is
astounding. 1t incorporates Admiral
Evans's statements that McWade was
not proper representative of the
United States" and absolutely crushing
charges of Secretary Taft Mr.. Taft
says that "McWade is an able man, but
thoroughly bad one" Richardson,
| McWade's former associate, Taft says,
"is as thoroughly bereft of moral sense
as any man have ever met" The two
| had fallen out, and Taft helped Rich
ardson. in the policy of setting one thief
to catch another. A letter from Russell
ColegrCve, formerly Vice Consul General
| under McWade, is produced, which was
| written by Colegrove 10 his father, stat
ing that he had to resign for fear that
| McWade would shoulder off his vii
Iainies on him. Among these were the
secure their entry into the United States.
For these McWade received, through
| his Chief Clerk. from $40 to 500 each,
and there is evidence that 109 were so
| passed. McWade is also accused of
blackmailing American business men
who installed ice plants and other en-
| terprises in the country. Peirce sup
ports his charge that McWade was
grossly intoxicated at a railroad open
ing, and made a drunken, discreditable
| speech, by direct evidence, and shows
| that the affidavits that he was not drunk
referred to an entirely different occa-
sion. AS to the tiger-skin episode, he
| claims that McWade tried 10 bribe him
with it, and had it surreptitiously pack
ed among his purchases. The letters
! from American tourists. naval officers
and business men which McWade claims
support him are generally decidedly
damaging to him
The reputation of the country and its
| business interests must have suffered
| enormously from being represented in
so important a place as the Consul
Generalship of Canton by such man
and from the gang that he apparently
! had around him. McWade is from
Pennsylvania.
| Enough is certainly known to demand
searching investigation of all our Con-
sular representatives in the Far East.
| We can far better afford to be misrep-
resented in Europe than in the Orient.
The Europeans know US. and tnat an
4 occasional bad man is only an accident,
! while the Japanese and Chinese Will
necessarily take him for a typical Amer
| lean,
The National tribune., 1906-05-17
THE RATE BILL.

The Senate has been undergoing al
most daily seismic shocks in regard to
the Rate bill. After it had in a meas
ure recovered from the introduction of
the Long amendment came the So
called Allison amendment to renew its
tremors The name Allison amendmen Mt
still clings to the proposition, although
the venerable senior Senator from Iowa
disclaims all paternity to it, or even
knowledge of it, and protests that he
is still in full accord with his colleague,
Senator Dolliyer. who wants the Hep
burn bill passed without amendment.
Last week was full of conferences be-
Republican Senator's, and the result
was substantial agreement among
them as TO a modification of that meas
ure to comprise the following six prop
ositions:
1. The words fairly remunerative'
in section 4 of the bill TO be stricken
out.
2. The words 'in its judgment in
the same section are to be retained
3. Jurisdiction Is vested in the Unit
ed States Circuit Courts to hear and
determine suits against the Commits
| sion.
4. No preliminary injunction or in.
| terlocutory order is to be granted with.
| out hearing and notices.
5. The application for preliminary
| Injunction or interlocutory decree is X
be heard by three Judges.
s. A direct appeal from the interloc'
| utory order or decree TO lie only to tht
Supreme Court of the United States.
The meaning OF the first and SECOND
| clauses is that the Interstate Com
merce Commission will be authorized
when il shall arrive at the conclusion
that rates are unjust or unreasonable
i or unjustly discriminatory. preferen
tlal or prejudicial to fix maximum
rate.
The third clause gives the Circui
Courts Jurisdiction to hear and deter
mine suits In certain instances, Will,
the remainder place restrictions upol
injunctions and give the right of ap
peal direct TO the Supreme Court il
addition the amendment says:
And if the order or requirement ila
been made against two or more car
riers then in the District. where an
one of said carriers had its principa
operating office, and If the carrier ha
|, its principal operating office in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. then the venue shai
be in the District where said carrie
has its principal office, and jurisdiction
to hear and determine such suits
hereby vested in such Courts
The announcement of this agreemen
having been arrived at between tn
Z Republican Senators and the Presiden
i produced a great excitement amont
: the Democratic Senator's. who one an,
. ali denounced the President as havin
surrendered to the railways and t
: their representatives, Senators Aldrich
Foraker and Elkins.
/ A warm scene was introduced int
: the Senate on Saturday beginning wit
Z Senator Rayners (Maryland) attacl
iupoa the President which was replie
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

The gist of the whole matter seems
TO be that the resident was deter
mined to get the Rate bill through
with the least possible amendment.
Certain Republican Senators, led by
Aldrich, were determined that it should
not go through without amendments
that would greatly impair. if not de-
stroy. its effectiveness. 1t seemed as if
they would be able to make their op-
position fatal. The President turned
to the Democrats for help. and the in
surgents saw that he could get 1t, and
proposed compromise, which the
President accepted and cut loose from
his Democratic alliance. The latter are
disappointed and angry. How much
the President conceded in the compro-
mise remains to be determined by act
ual trial.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

Brooklyn, n. US. crack regiment, the
18th, was disturbed last week by the
thrOes of a sharply-contested election
for the Colonelcy. Col. John H. Foote
has been commander of the regiment
since Jan 1, and It was expected that
he would be elected Colonel without
opposition. When the election came
he and his friends We're much aston
ished to find that there was a decided
movement to elect Col. Edward T.. Brit
ton, the Assistant Adjutant-Generai of
the division. The talIies showed 81
votes. Of which Col. Foote received IT
and Col. Britton II. Foote was de-
clared elected. and then followed a
pleasant expression from all sides that
there had been nothing personal in the
opposition to him. and they would all
work with the greatest zeal to advance
the interests of the regiment and make
his command a success
The National tribune., 1906-05-17
DESTITUTE VETERANS.
The C0mmander-in-Chief Reports 80.
Families of Veterans In Need.
Washington, d. c., May 10, 1905.

Washington, d. c., May 10, 1905.
To All Posts of the Grand Army OF the
Republic:
The San Francisco Posts have ap-
pointed a Grand Army of the Republic
Relief Committee of 20, with full pow
ers and instructions to cooperate with
military authorities and Red Cross So
ciety. In accordance with request OF
the Chairman OF that Committee. ask
that all of your contributions be for
warded to San Francisco as folioWsi
Supplies and clothing to A. D. Cutler,
Chairman, 1872 Turk street; money to
c. Fl. Blinn, U. 8. Custom House, head
cradle to supplies. Eight hundred fami-
lies of civil war veterans destitute.
James Tanner. Commanders5n.Chisl G
4, r.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

Col. Bingham is swinging the bosom
of retrenchment and reform in the New
York Police Department quite vigor-
ously. Last week he made a grievous
cut at the prerogatiyes of the sleuths.
particularly those who are sent to other
cities for "men wanted" These will be
no longer permitted to stop at the best
hotels and have refreshments ad libi-
only so cents meal, have no Pullman
car expenses and refrain from charging
the city with bills for tobacco and
liquors.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

Another trust has thrown up the
sponge and retired from business be-
fore the vigorous assault of the Depart
ment of Justice. The General Paper
Company. which has controlled all the
paper produced and sold between Chi
cago and the Rocky Mountains, made
an unconditional surrender in the Unit
ed States Circuit Court at st. Paul,
Mimi. accepted the fines that were i'm
posed upon those who refused to tes-
tify, and promised to dissolve the COM
bination and go out OF business. The
managers OF the trust claim, however.
that the newspapers Will rue this ac-
ton. since the trust had reduced prices
and made contracts more secure. CIV
ing q certainty to publishing operations
that was impossible before It was Or
ganizsd. -
The National tribune., 1906-05-17
DEATH OF COL. JOSEPH DICKSON.

profound grief will be felt in many
circles in the great West at the an
nouncement of the death at st. Louis,
May II, of Col. Joseph Dickson, man
who had had a prominent and highly
creditable share for many years in great
enterprises extending ali over the
country.
Col. Dickson was born Oct. 90, 1Si5,
in County Donegal. Ireland, and was
the eldest son of William T. and Mar
garet E. Dickson, who brought him to
this country at the age of four, settling
first in New York State and afterward
removing to Dixon, III. The family be-
long to those sturdy, Scotci-Irish, who
have played so prominent and control
ling a part in the history of this
country.
About the time of the outbreak of the
war Dickson went to st. Louis, where
he Joined earnestly with the Union
loving manhood of Missouri in saving
Union army. He was in the Provost
Marshal's office in st. Louis when the
war closed, and then, having previously
studied law, he graduated from Har-
ward in the class of 1867. Among his
classmates was the Hon. Vespasan
Warner, now Commissioner of Pen
Of 10, in
st. Louis, and at different times was
associated with his brother-in-law, Col.
Wells H Blodgett, now Vice-President
and General Solicitor of the Wabash
Railroad, and Alexander G. Cochran,
who occupies a similar position with
the Missouri Pacific. He speedily at
tanned eminence as a railroad lawyer,
and was recognized as one of the fore
most in his profession in the West. He
was connected with the legal depart
ments of the Wabash and Missouri
Pacific Railroads. From 1890 to 1902
he was President and Receiver of the
St Louis. Alton & Springfield r. r.
and its successors, the st. Louis, Chi
cago & St Paul and Litchfield, Carroll
ton & Western, which together became
the Chicago Peoria & st. Louis r. K.
He was also Receiver of the Middle Ten
nessee & Alabama r. r., which he sold
for a time President of the Hot SpriI gs
r. r. He organized the Germania
Trust Co, of st. Louis, and was its
first President, serving until illness
compelled his retirement.
In 1874 he married Elizabeth Rob-
ertson, of Peekskill, n. Y, who died in
1884. and in 1903 he married Emma V.
Rumsey, widow of Lewis NJ. Rumsey, a
prominent manufacturer of st. Louis,
Dickson, jr., survives him.
Joseph Dickson. jr., was admitted to
partnership with his father in 1901. In
the beginning of this year Col. Dickson
joined with William H. Lynn, OF New
York, and John McElroy in the pur-
chase of The National Tribune.
Col. Dickson was not only man of
the highest ability. but his integrity was
Of the same exalted plane, as was also
his public spirit and warm-hearted gen.
| erosity. He was held in great esteem for
all these qualities by all who were asso-
| ciated with him or came into personal
or social contact with him. His dealt,
is a great loss in many circles.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

Champ Clark is very weary OF Demo-
cratic candidates from the North. thinks
that it is time for a good Southern man.
and would greatly prefer that the Sc
lection be made from the abundant
Presidential timber in Missouri. If nc
one else is available he offers to sacri-
fee himself and take the nomination
The Democratic Party could go much
farther and fare worse than nominate
Champ. He has brains, character and
public experience. While he talks q
great deal for publication, what he says
stands criticism fairly well.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17
The 18th Pa. Reserves.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
me a short history of the 18th Pa. Re-
seryes.-George F. Black. Columbia, Pa
The 18th Pa. Reserves. called also the
41st Pa, was organized at Harrisburg
Aug. IL, 1861, and mustered out June
IL, 1854 Col John H. Taggart was
discharged and Col. Martin d. Hardin.
of the Regular Army, was in command
when the regiment was mustered out.
1t belonged to Crawford's Division, Fifth
Corps, Army of the Potomac, and lost
III killed and 10 died from disease
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

For some reason the Senate Commit
tee on Interoceanic Canals is an even
number. and II has divided evenly on
the type of canal to be adopted. Sena-
tors Kittredge, Plat, Ankeny, Morgan n
and TaliaferrO voted for the sea-leyel
plan, and Senators Millard, Hopkins.
Dryden. Knox and Simmons for the lock
type. There were two absentees-sen-
ators Carmack and German. Carmack
is known to be strongly in favor of the
sea-level. Senator Gorman's views are
not known. II is unfortunate that the
sea-level Senators should take this DO
sition. wkich is directly opposed to the
views of all the engineers who are IA
miiiar with the actual conditions on
the Isthmus. The type adopted will be
the lock, and they are unreasonably
obstructive.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17
HELP oua COMRADES.

No one must be deceived by the un-
precedented libeTality of the contribu
tions TO the relief of the San Francisco
sufferers While these far exceed any
thing before known in the history of the
world, the calamity is also far greater
than anything ever known before. Were
the great sums sent actually quadrupled
they would still fall far short of reliev-
ing the acute distress ot hundreds of
thousands of people. If this be gem
orally the case. what can be said of
the misery which afilicts our aged COM
rades, their wives and widows? They
need cur generous. speedy help. Let
every veteran, wife. widow, son and
daughter of a veteran give something
and at once.
The National Tribune acknowledges
the following contributions which have
been forwarded to the Commander of
the Department of California:
The National tribune., 1906-05-17
The 25th Ill.

Editor National Tribune: I should
like to see a short history OF the 25th
Ill. in The National Tribune.-James
Carroll, Lithia Springs, Ga.
The 25th Ill. was organized at st.
Louis. Mo-, from Aug. 4, 1861, and mus
tered out Sept 5, 1864, with the yeter-
ans and recruits consolidated into one
company, which was mustered cut Sept
81, 1865. Col. William n. Coler resign
ed; Col Thomas d. Williams was killed
at Stone River: Col. Caswell P. Ford re-
signed; Col Richard Fl. Nodine was
mustered out, and Capt. John Scott was
in command of the company when dis
charged. 1t belonged to I. j. Woods
Division, Fourth Corps, Army of the
Cumberland, and lost SO killed and 149
died from disease.-Editor National
Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

The 10Th Pa: Spanish War, has done
very handsome thing I'm sending s1O.-
900 to the Relief Committee at San
Francisco. tOn its way to the Philip
pines the 10th Pa. camped for a time
in San Francisco, and was treated SO
handsomely there by the citizens that
they have ever held the city In the
warmest regard.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

American investments il Cuba seem
to be rapidly increasing, though little is
being said about them. 1t is estimated
that Americans have about $4,000. .000
invested in tramways and other rail-
ways. s54,000.000 in sugar and tobacco
growing. 100000 in real estate and
many millions in fruit culture, mining
manufacturing and banking. The total
may reach up to a quarter of billion
dollars
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

Hoke Smith and Evans Howell are
telling all the unpleasant things they
know of one another, in the Georgia
Gubernatorial race. This is giving
Sherman's march to the sea temporary
rest, for it is quite easy for them to
make out that both are much worse
on Georgia than Sherman's bummers
ever were
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

The Interstate Commission inquiry
has already begun to take practical eff
feet. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
has sold it's holdings in the Consoiidat-
ed Coal Company, in which it had SO
per cent of the capital stock. The Com
pany puts out about 0,o00, 900 tons a
year, and owns over 100000 acres of
land
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

Bob" Taylor says that he does not
care who make the speeches in Tennes-
see, so long as he is allowed to play
the fiddle. Catgut moves the souls of
the mountaineers far more than the
sounding of brass and tinlkling of GYM
balls
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

The Sultan has backed down again.
He does this so frequently that there
must be a glaze on the bust of his
trousers.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

Most of the papers are trying to
show in what the Presidents attack
on the Standard OIL differed from the
common muck rake.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

Memorial Post, 141, Cleveland. o.,
which previously remitted 500 to the
sufferers in San Francisco. held an en-
tertainment, April 26, which netted
them $50. This sum was sent imme-
diately to San Francisco.
The National tribune., 1906-05-17

The portentous struggle In the Aus
Hungarian Empire which was t.
destroy it by separating it into its COM
nonent parts and menace the peace OF
Europe. has petered out most ignobly
The Hungarians put up the very stiff
bluff that unless they were allowed to
use the Magyar tongue in the orders
and commands for the Magyar contin-
gent of the Imperial army. they would
secede. Emperor Francis met their
threats with firm countenance, and
they backed down unqualifiediY, with
some talk to save their faces.