The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-09-16
GENERAL NEWS.

Edward H. Hartman, the greatest
railroad financier and organizer the
world ever has known died at his
home at Arden, N. Y, surrounded by
his family and physicians after an
illness of several months. Tributes to
his greatness and power were received
from hundreds of the leaders in the
worlds finance. Mr.. Hartman was 81
years old. Simple arrangements were
made for the funeral.
Commander Peary arrived at Battle
Harbor, Labrador, and sent a brief
summary of his discovery of the north
pole. In earlier messages he declared
DR.. Frederick Cook never found the
pole and quoted the Eskimos as proof
OF his assertion. DR.. Cook in Copen-
hagen, replied that he had been there,
believed Peary also succeeded and de-
clared he would produce his proof at
the proper time.
DR.. Frederick E. Cook sailed from
Christiansand, Denmark, for New
York, and on his arrival about Sep
TENDER 20, will produce proofs in refu-
tation of Commander Peary's charge
that he never did reach the north
pole.
John Dorsey, an employe of a wild
west show, was arrested at Omaha
charged with numbering Othello Rat
lift, aged II years.
Jack Johnson, the worlds heavy
weight champion, defeated AL Kauf-
man in a ten-round fight at San Fran
cisco, although he failed to knock him
out.
Scott Sprague was shot and killed
IN Cincinnati and his wife, formerly
Miss Cross of Rockford, ILL.,, was held
by the police until it is determined
whether he was slain or had commit.
ted suicide.
President Taft summoned ATTORNEY
General Wickersham to Beverly to dis
u with him the Ballinger-Pinchot
quarrel.
John Early, who was held in Wash
ington as a leper, but later declared
not to be suffering from the disease.
was U off the United States pension
rolls.
orv1lle Wright, accompanied by the
wife OF an officer of the German army
made a thrilling airship flight al
Berlin. "
J. P%ierpont Morgan, the New York
banker, has offered, it is said, to fur
n1sh DR.. Cook with any money he NAV
need to bring proofs from Greenland
that he discovered the north pole.
The board Of trustees of the Won.
ans Home Missionary society of the
methodist church met in Cincinnati
ine ~treasurer's report shows $500. 0OC
raised for home mission work within
the last year.
colorado has received s5,41O as q
tax on the estate of the late Gen w
y. Palmer, founder of Co1or.dr
Springs. It was the second lareesi
tax v e paid the state.
Col. George W. Goethals. chief an
g1neer OF the Panama .isthmtan cana,
commission. arrived at Beverly. Mass
% consult with President Taft con
corning a successor to Gov. !. 8
Blackburn of the canal zone, who suh
mltted his resignation last week
Excitement has been caused in Hon
duras by a rumor that the Unite(
States Is preparing to establish a pro
~tectorate over the republic.
United Spanish War Veteran.
opened their sixth national encamn
ment at Tacoma, Wash. Chicago seek,
the next encampment.
In the Oklahoma state suit to prc
vent the piping of natural gas to Kan
sas, the attorney general for Okla
homa has filed an amended answe
and a motion to dissolve the iniune
ton recently granted the Natural Ga
COMPANY of Kansas, and other col
.por2tions.