The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-04-29

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Goebel in January, 1900.
With lions providing around his tent
Theodore Roosevelt slept peacefully
on his first night under canvas in At
RIGA.
The commission, which is to study
conditions in Liberia, sailed from New
York.
Nineteen persons lost their lives
when the Norwegian steamer Edith
was rammed and sunk by the British
steamer Oxford near Christiana.
Two tons Of dynamite were used
in a single blast to dislodge the ice
jam in the lower Niagara river.
Jack Johnson, champion of the
world, and Jack O'Brien of Philadel-
phia. signed articles of agreement to
fight six rounds in Philadelphia
May 10.
The sultan of Turkey appeared in
the streets of Constantinople for the
first time since the revolt has been
threatening his dethronement.
Indictments were returned at Mer-
Ger, Pa, against James Boyle and his
wife charging them with kidnapping
Willie Whitla.
The reciprocity conference called to
plan improvement of trade conditions
with Canada adjourned at Detroit fol-
lowing. adoption of resolutions de-
handing tariff changes.
A large Bible, dedicated in the Ger
man emperor's own handwriting and
ornamented with silver, has been sent
to st. Louis as the imperial gift to the
Holy Ghost German Evangelical
church which is to celebrate it's
seventy-ffth anniversary May 2.
The nomination of Elliott Northcott
of West Virginia to be minister to
Colombia was confirmed by the SEN
ate.
The resignation of George Lincoln
Goodale, professor of natural history
at Harvard university and director of
the botanical garden, was announced.
Maj. Gen. William P. Duvall ar
rived at Manila on the transport Kill
patrick and formally assumed COM
mand of the military forces in the
Philippines. He relieved Gen. w. H.
Carter.
After September / next kidnapping
in New York will be punishable by
Imprisonment for not less than five
years nor more than so years, instead
of not more than Is years, as provided
in the present statute.
James Boyle, kidnaper of Willie
Whitla, attempted suicide in Jail at
Sharon, Pa, by taking poison.
J.. A. Mcdonald of Toronto, in ad-
dressing the reciprocity conference at
Detroit, urged. a change in the tariff
to bring about better trade relations
between the United States and Can
ada.
Former President Roosevelt left
Mombasa for the African jungles to
begin his big game hunt.
Miss Rose Lambert of Elkhart, Ind,
one of the five American missionaries
at Hadjim, Asiatic Turkey, sent a
message asking for help and express
ing fear that they would be killed .
A report received in New York said
President Lewis of the United Mine
Workers had settled the differences
with the anthracite operators by
agreeing to the old contract.
Former Judge M. j. Gordon, who
was counsel for the Great Northern
Railroad Company vas arrested in
Spokane, Wash, on a charge of en-
bezzling the railways funds.
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Fairbanks arrived at Honolulu, on
their trip around the world.
Suppression of the white slave"
traffic in this country was one of the
topics of chief interest discussed at
the annual meeting of the archbish-
ops of the Roman Catholic church in
Washington.
Announcement that Jacob Schiff of
New York had donated 100000 for
the establishment of two normal
schools for the training of Jewish Sab
bath school teachers was made in Gin
cinnati where one will be located.
New York gets the other.
The bureau of insular affairs of the
war department has invited bids for
$1,000,000 of the sewer and water
works construction bonds of the city
of Manila authorized by act of con-
gress.
The American fishing schooner
Charles Levi Woodbury. was captured
by the Canadian cruiser Kestrel after
several shots had been fired and taken
to Vancouver on a charge of poaching.
The Young Woman's Christian asso-
citation began it's second annual meet
ing in st. Paul.
A conference for the betterment Of
trade with Canada was held by bust
ness men from many states at Detroit.
Nine persons were killed, 60 hurt,
seven perhaps fatally, in Cleveland,
and n killed and a dozen injured in
Ashtabula by a storm which swept
northern Ohio.
Mrs. Helen Boyle, kidnaper of Will
lie Whitla, was positively identified as
Anna McDermott formerly of Chicago.
London received a report that the
sultan is to remain on the throne of
Turkey and an amicable agreement is
to be reached by the opposing fac
tons.