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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-04
Battle in a Dakota JURY Room.

Sioux Falls Special: In the district
court rather IL remarkable proceeding was
introduced ON the oath inst. The case OF
0le ana Gunder Thompson against j. A.
Pettigrew has been ON trial til rec days and
was given to the jury about 6 O'Clock last
night. This morning the jury came into
court with "a sealed verdict, but before the
verdict was presented. the fact came to the
knowledge of the judge that one OF the jury.
men had taken to the Jury room q
bottle of liquor and had used the same too
freely for his own good. The Judge set the
verdict aside and administered u most
scathing rebuke to the jury. The case il
one which has been once before tried and
was taken to the supreme court, where the
Judgment was reversed aud the case re-
manded back to the district court for a
new trial. The question involved is u mat.
ter "f damages occasioncd by the con-
strucfion Of the st. Olof mill DAM and tho
setting aside Of this verdict will neccssitats
another expensive trial.
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Personal Gossip.

Peter Donohuc, the millionaire and pio.
nccr OF California, died in San Francisco.
Gen. Longstrcct il writing articles on the
war which will appear in the Century maya.
zine.
Col. w. i. Royal. with his wife and
daughter, will leave in IL few days to Join
his regiment in Arizona.
Vice President Hendricks had an attack
| OF paralysis several years ago, and expect
| cd to die by that disease.
Hon. JamcsG. Blaine presented st. Mark L
| home OF Augusta, Me-, With one pound oil
silver dollars recently at pound party.
Rev: Charles Hawlcy, d. d., has just died
at Auburn, n. ", aged G6. He was one oi
the most prominent men in the Prcsbytcri-
an church.
Capt. Alva bradley, the largest ship own
cr on the Northern chain Of lakes, died ut
his residence in Cleveland. He was seventy
one years old.
Lord Adclbcrt Percy Cecil, ~ younger
brother OF the earl Of Exeter, is preaching
in New York as ln evangelist, in halls and
out OF the way places.
Miss Mary X. Smith OF Raleigh, N. c., re-
Gently deceased, left $40, 900 TO the Prot
estant Episcopal diocese OF North Carolina.
and q ST. 900 plantation to the trustees
OF the state university.
Hon. Thomas A. Doyle, the successful
Democratic candidate for Mayor OF Provi-
dcnce, Il. j., has been elected mayor by the
Republicans seventeen times. They de-
clined to nominate him this time and the
Democrats took him up.
Col. II. ii. Finley. formerly Of St. Paul
and known in connection with the Wash
burnc-Donnclly congressional contest. and
as private agent OF S. j. Tildcn, sails for
Europe Dec. 3 on IL political errand that
will take him to Paris and Berlin.
The most notable social dcbutantes in
New York the coming season will be Miss
Edith Minturn, niece OF Mrs. William b.
Aster, and Miss Annie Webb, sister to u
son-in-aw Of William ii. Vanderbilt. Both
are,of course, young and pretty.
Benjamin johnson, aged 20, died in the
.Jeifersonville, Ind, pcnitentiary. He wasa
native Of North Carolina and II member of
the legislature at one time. He served IL
ten year sentence in Sing Sing. n. Y. and
has been in the Indiana prison for IL years.
Senator Dorsey, previous to the star
route trial. was the sole owner OF the mag
nificent Palo Blanco ranch, said to be
worth S2,OOO,OOO. After the trial Col.
Ingersoll, his attorney, and MIR. Murry
Nelson acquired an interest, and Mr.. Al
ley bought twO-thirtls interest in the cat
tie which Dorsey had Sold for which he
paid $75O,OOO. Atthat time OF the divis-
ion there wasno incumbrance on the prop
erty, except $1,000 which the company
had borrowed from Mr.. Alley.
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Secretary Of Dakota.

WASHINGTON Special. Capt. Mccormick
Of Grand Forks was appointed secretary
Of Dakota. to succeed Senator Teller's
kinsman. T. II. Teller Of Ohio, who has
held the office since February, 1888. This
appointment resulted from the canvass
made by Mccormick for the marsnalship.
The plum lie has secured is hardly as big or
juicy az Capt. Maratta's but there is a
great deal Of respectability going with
the office. The secretaryship is worth
$1,SOO year, while tho marsha lship is
worth $4,000 or 50, 900, and commands
more patronage than any other office in
tho territory. Tcller's term had two years
yet to run.
Capt. Mccormick is about fifty-Gve years
Of age, and has been resident OF the terri.
tory for q number OF years. He has al.
ways been identified with the Democratic
party, and has served in several public ca
pacities, with credit to himself and benefit
to the community. He has served as may.
or OF Fargo, aud was delegate to the Chi
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to Cleveland, Ohio, ana has now deser ted

her.
Evanston Gregg, formerly OF Milwaukee,
and an uncle Of Gregg Bros, grocers, has
been murdered at Tin Cup, Col. Three Of
Mr.. Gregg's married sisters live in Mil.
waukce.
Theodore Wagner, IL prominent citizen Of
Alkali, Ore, committed suicide by taking a
dose Of poison. Flo assigned no reason Tor
the deed, and it is generally attributed to
temporary insanity.
A sensation was created at Springfield
Ohio, by the sudden disappearance OF Mrs.
Lemuel Lewis leaving husband and chill
dren. 1t is alleged that she ran off with u
man named Noah Lewis.
The jury it the case Of Mrs. Amanda Nc.
Daniel. charged with being IN accomplice in
the assassination Of her husband, Lewis
Mcdaniel, on trial ut Jacksonville, Oregon,
has returned a verdict Of not guilty.
Nine saloonkeepers from as many differ.
ent parts ot Iowa were convicted of violat-
ing the internal revenue laws in the United
States court at Dubuque, aud fined from
$40 to 5000. with costs, in some cases
amounting to $500.
At midnight recently band Of masked
men rode into Sparta, Ga, forced the jailer
to open the Jail, took therefrom Alexander
Etherbridge, and rode away with him. 1t
has been learned that he was shot to deaf b
several miles from town.
In the stomach al Steward Richardson,
who died in West Chester, Pa, recently,
there was found poison enough to kill five
men. His wife, sister'in-law and his wife, y
paramour were arrested, but no evidence
oil his murder was found against them.
In Spring Grove county, Va, John e.
Newby, y married man OF Spring Grove,
hearing that Tucker was cohabiting with
his wife, met Tucker. A quarrel ensue,l,
during wich Newby attempted to shoot
Tucker, but missed his aim, the load strk.
ing Stephen Pierce inflicting fatal injuries.
Newly il still ut large.
The Sioux Indian. "Packs the Prairic
Chicken" who outraged Miss Maynard, 1.
school teacher, near Valentine, North Nc
braska, and who escaped from the guard.
house at Fort NiObrlra, where he was con.
fined to prevent lynching, was rccapturcd
a. few days ago ut Rosebud agency in
Dakota, and again escaped.
Mrs. st. John and Mrs. McCus, Of Louis
willie, KY, quarrclcd. They occupied rooms
in tho same block OF flats. While Mrs.
McCuc went out to buy a turkey for
Thanksgiving, Mrs. st. John entered her
room and sprinkleo red pepper in large
quantities on the bed and on the floor
The result was that Mrs. McCuo went into
convulsions and will die.
A party Of young men visited tho house
OF James Wilkinson, young farmer living
few miles from Onancock, Va, to give
the couple, who were married the evening
before, IL charivari. Some one in the crowd
fired through one Of Wilkinson's windows
smashing the glass and tearing the sash
out. The bride screamed and Wilkinson
fired into the crowd, severely wounding
Thomas Mcars and peppering several 9th.
ers with shot.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-04
A Cruel Stepmother,

At Delaware, Ohio, Mrs. William Dunlap,
who had formerly moved in good society,
being a. member OF a lending church, was
sent to jail Tor sixty days to subsist upon
city to her stepchildren. The story Of her
cruelty as brought out at the trial is
most shocking, A few days since
she covered the body ofonc OF the children.
a little girl, with soft soap, pumped cold
water on the little one, and scrubbed her
with a broom. The other child, a boy,
had been suspended in deep well by q
rope. Other cruelties were clearly proven
by the Humane society in the prosecution.
The woman was followed to the jail by q
crowd OF 300 Opeoplc, who jeered and hootsd
and talked OF tar and feathers.
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Decision ON l,arb.d yy,r..

Judge Brewer Of the United States din.
trict court ut Des Moines has rendered an
Important decision in the case OF Wash.
burn & Mocn vs. Tho Grinncll Barbed Wire
Company. A decision was made last spring
sustaining the validity OF the Glidden pat.
ent and the right of plaintiffs to control 1t.
1t was decided at that time that the master
in chancery should determine the amount OF
damages to be pnid. He fixed the sum ut
S41 $50. The defendants excepted and ar.
gued the case at the last term OF the federal
court in this city. Judge Brewer in his de-
cisinn now reduces the amount from SAL
$50 to about $24 900, stating that while
that amount for damages was probably
too low, he would fix the royalty which the
company should pay hereafter at figure
which should be large enough to compen.
Rate.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-04
Foreign Gossip.

The English court goes into three weeks
mourning for King Alfonso.
Woodsidc, the Irish champion, lower.
ed Princes fifty-milo bicycle record.
The new American minister has prcs cnt.
cd his credentials to King Humbcrt.
The British expetlitionary force has cap-
turcd Mingyan after a sharp fight with the
Burmese. Three Of the British were wound.
cd.
1t is rumored ut Vienna that King Milan
OF Servia has secretly visited the Emperor
ot Austria, for the purpose OF securing ns-
sistancc.
A cable dispatch announces the death, at
southampton, England, Of X. Johnston
Niven, at one time Oh the New York bench,
better known in political and railway
circles.
derry, in which the windows OF houses Oc.
cupied by Protestants were smashed, and
tho barracks OF the Salvation Army wreck
cd. About 20 Loyalists were injured.
Queen Victora has written letters to
Prince Alexander OF Bulgaria, containing
lavish cncomiuns Of his strategy, and she
marks all the criticisms Of Alexander .
gcneralship which appear in the leading
German newspapers, and sends him cx-
tracts from the official English Servian re-.
ports.
The Pail Mall Gazettes analysis of tho
returns shows ~ Conservative gain OF 80
seats and IL Liberal gain Of 36, but their
gain is still insufficient to give the Conscrv.
ativcs IL clear majority. The Liberals
now claim to hold lGl seats, against 159
for the Conservatives, 2G for the National
,sts and for the independents.
Berlin has Il sensation OF the first order
in the trial and conviction Of the Mar
cheese Rita Candicc, the daughter OF Mario
the tenor, and Grisi. Tho Marclcse has
been prosecuted under fourteen charges OF
having swindlcd jewelers. hotel keepers and
motlistes OF large sums OF money and un-
der various false pretenses. She has been
convicted Of all the charges, and has been
sentenced to eighteen months imprison.
ment
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General NewA

Minnie Dishcr OF Columbus, Neb., has
been asleep twenty-nin days.
There will be recount of the ballots to
settle ChicagO's mayoralty contest.
The doctors are wrangling over the treat
mcnt given Vice President Hendricks.
Governor.clect Leo Of Virginia says he
has no idea OF becoming u candidate for
the senatorship.
Only s22 900 was offered for the Bona.
parte estate at Bordcntown, n. j, and the
executors Withdrew the property.
Albany, n. ". reports IL total property v
valuation OF $66, 42O, 900, of which about
So, 900, 600 is personal property.
Among the Republican candidates for the
higangovernorshipa are Jay Hubhell, Col
G. I. Osborn Of Marquette, and G. L. Hol-
land OF Houghton.
About s 100, ,OOo has been RAISED during
the past few weeks in Worcester Mass, for
the erection OF u Young Mems Christian
association building.
Rev: DIR. Smith, president OF Trinity col
lese Hartford, Conn. has declined the po.
sition of bishop OF Easton, Md, to which
he was recently elected.
While Elizur Wright was insurance COM
missioner OF Massachusetts, he was OF.
fered $4,000 IL year by certain insurance
men il he would resign. He declined the
offer.
1t is stated that Charles Crocker, vice.
president OF the Southern Pacific Railroad,
has purchased 100000 acres OF land in
Utah for a stock range. Half is railr Dad
land and half is from the government.
Mr.. Sam Lazarus Of Sherman, Tex, lost
| 81 600 diamond while on his ranch near
that town. Methodist preacher having
come to dinner, the cook killed IL chicken,
and i'll its cr,lw was found the diamond.
Letters ofalm ministration have beengrnnt-
cd upon the estate OF John Mccullough, I no
it company. The property is valued at
$l5,OOO of which $4,000 is in personal
effects. Mr.. Mccullough died intcstatc.
Gen. Terry has issued orders relieving
Maj. Alexander Sharp, paymastcr U. $.
army, from duty in the department OF Dl-
kota, to enable him to comply with orders
from The war department, directing him to
take station in tho department of tho
East.
Two young descrters from the regular
army named Harry Clinton and Harry
Dodd. Of Company L, United States reguIar
infantry, were arrested at Joliet. Illinois
They were trying to beg IL meal at a res.
taurant, when the chief OF police noticed
they had on military shoes. lie arrested
them and they confessed. They enlisted at
Denver last April.
The Omaha company. through their at
torhcy, have posted notices Of prosecution
to all treApassers ON their lands in Rock
county, and several suits have been com.
menced. In u majority of cases the squat.
ters are poor men, and leave as soon AZ
| they arc confronted with notice, but a
| few arc determined to make q fight and
await the result in the courts.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-04
Criminal Calender.

William aaron shot himself in tho head
ut Pierre, Dakota, dying aim ost instantly.
In Doolcy county, Ga, Calvin T.. Powell
was shot and killed by John +. Klegs dur.
ing IL quarrel,
4 Sioux Indian is wanted in Nebraska
for "traging ~ school teacher. having cs.
capped from his captors ut tho Rosebud
agency.
Jennie McElroy, an Indi ana country belle,
clopcd with ~ flash Buffalo drummer,
named Redmond, lastMarch. He took her
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-04
cago convention which nominated MIR. Clsve.
land.
ANevU. 9. Attoru.v.

The p 'esident appointed John N. Baxter
OF FaribMult to be attorney uf the U. s.,
Tor the district OF Minnesota. Mr. Baxter
went to Faribault fifteen years ago, making
his debut in public life there us a bricklayer
Hs was steady and Industrious, and no ono
was surprised when about three years later
he began the study OF law with Batchellor
q Buckle. From that time ON his pro.
gress was rapid. He served several terms
as county attorney, and was considered
the best prosecuting attorney in the state.
he prosecuted the Younger brothers when
they were convicted. He has been mayor
oi Faribault several times and occupied
several positions on tho school boards.
lie was state delegate to the Chicago con-
vention OF 1884. He is about forty years
old, has family, ard has always been q
Demncrat. Gordon +. Cole thinks that
Faribault to a man will applaud his selec.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-04
How Election. in England ar. Conducted

Elections are not in England, as with us,
accomplished in one day. When n general
election for members of the house Of COM
mons takes place, the voting in continued
Tor about two weeks, daily, in different
p.rts OF the United Kingdom. The election
officers oil each county and borough ap.
point polling days in their respective dis
tricts. In the present election the writs
are made returnablc on Dec. T. Dissolution
of the last parliament has been declared,
and nominations and elections com.
menccd on Monday. In the case OF Il county
the returning officer must give notice Of the
day of election within two days after he re.
celvcs the writ, and in IL borough, on the tlay
he receives the writ. or the next day. In
counties the election day must not be later
than the ninth day after the receipt OF the
writ and in burgh not later than the
fourth day after the writ is received. The
various sheriffs publish in the daily news.
papers the dates when nominations must
be made, and the dates OF polling in the
several districts. Voting will 20 on
all over the Kingdom, first in the boroughs
and then in the counties, until Dec a
or .. Thus the sheriff Of Sutherland and
Ross notifies that in Suth.rlandshjre
the nominations will be made Tuesday,
Nov. "a, the voting will take place Satur-
day Nov. %, and that the votes will be
counted and declared Wednesday, Dec. 9.
Other dates are assigned by other sheriffs
in their respective districts. A candidate
Tor the house OF commons need not be u
resident OF the district in which he is n
candidate. Any Englishman can contest
my district, provided he isproperly quail
flied, no matter where he lives Under the
new franchise law the new house will have
go members against the 652 of the o Id
house. Formerly, most OF the members came
from the boroushs; but now the majority
Will come from the counties, sixty rotten
borouslls have been wiped ont by the new
arrangements alone and 1O4 altogether.
The new lines have been drawn so as o sc.
cure IL fairer distribution Of population
than under the cranky old system. The
new law. however, is yet far from being
wide in it's scope, and it's provisions vet
hamper and restrict. 1t emb0,lcs the most
rigid safeguards against corruption and
bribery which have taxed the ingenuity Of
candidates to cvade.
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Casualty Record.

Travel in New England is impcdcd by
heavy snow drifts.
Arcadia, Wis, had a narrow escape from
being wiped out by fire.
Three persons arc reported killed., and
several injured in bad wreck on the
Northern Pacific near Mssoula.
Mrs. umbuster, living near Black River
Falls. Wis. was found lying ON the road
side dead, about three miles from town. 1t
is supposed she became temporarily insane
A frishtfuI case OF hydrophobia was de-
George Nagclschmidt, ~ four.ycar-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Naselschmidt. The child
was attacked by Il large Newfoundland dog
while playing near his home and died in
dreadful commissions.
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Affair Of "IIonnl." in Georgia.

Atlanta Speciel:-Col. Albert Howell was
mortally wounded by Henry c. Pope in a
dispute at the union depot. Col. Howell
is a brother of Evan T.. Howell, editor in.
chief oi the Daily Constitution and is the
general manager Of the nnion passenger dc
pot. While in his office Col. Howell was
approached by Pope who asked:
"What time does the next train come in
on the State road?"
II don't know" said Col. Howell.
'You ought to know" said Pope "That
is what you are paid for"
II am not paid for any such thing, and
have nothing to do with the affairs of that
road replied Howell.
you are Il id liar" said Pope.
Quick as flash Col. Howell grabbed an
inkstand and hurled it Mt Pope, knocking
him down. Pope Immediately got up and
asked Col. Howell, when and where can
see you, and settle this natter" You can
see me right here. and now." answered col.
Howell, whercmpon Pope drew his pistol
and fired at Howell, hitting him in the up.
per right breast. At this juncturc IL SPECIAL
policeman arrested Pope, and Howell was
taken to the office OF DR.. Dan Howell, his
brother. The patient suffers but little
pain, but is in u critical condition. as there
is great danger Of secondary hemorrhage,
which woull undoubtedly prove fatal.
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Internal Revenue Commissioner's Ne.
port.
annual report OF the internal revenue

The annual report Of oitheinternal revenue
commissioner has been given out. 1t COW
era the year ended June &c, last and cmbr;l.
ces, also, additional informa ion for July,
August and September Of the current fiscal
year. OF the total rcceipts in the United
States Of $112, ,421 121 during the year
ending June 80, 1885, the following col
lectiOns were made in Northwestern dis.
| tricts:
Second, Iowa, s. NJ. Green...... $1,95S,S1l
Third, Iowa, j. Il. Simpson,. lS2,52G
Fourth, Iowa. j. w. Burdotte SO,72l
Minnesota, William Bickel..... 492,7O4
District ofMont., T. =. Fuller. 9O,5S5
First Wisconsin, /. l.. Beam. 2S6, ,563
First, Wisconsin, f.. G. Wall. 179,395
Second, Wis, Henry Hnrnden.. l5l.412
Third, Wis, H. NJ. Kutchin... 241,7 ,745
Sixth, Wis.,, Leonard Lottridgc 173yOl
During the year 664 illicit stills have been
seized, the greater number being in Georgia,
North Carolina and Tennessee. One was
seized in the Third Wisconsin district, be.
ing the only one in the Northwest, and
$2O2 worth OF miscellaneous property in
Wisconsin. A recommendation il made in
regard to salaries Vhat will affect a num-
her ol collectors. 1t ispropcscd to rcadjust
as follows: $25 or less 81, 900; up to S37,-
900, 81, 125; toS5O, ,OOO, 81, $50; $50, 900 to
$75, 900, $2,375 and Hike proportion up
| to 81 100000, collections at IL maximum
salary of 81, 500. In the statistics OF to-
bacco it is shown that 234 factories in
Iowa used 9S7, ,5O5 pounds OF tobacco.
making AZ, 3S4, 900 cigars; 15s in Minneso.
"a used 631, ,732 pounds, making 81.
S65,1g5 cigars; 6 in Montana made
311 ,s'r0 cigars from 1918 pounds OF to.
bacco; 275 in Wisconsin used zoos, 7s9
pounds, making So. 965, 1896 cigars. Fol.
lowing are the statistics OF proof spirits
rectified in the Northwestern states in the
year:
Iowa. Second district.............., s53,1s1
Iowa. Third district 5b'434
Minnesota.................. 1919. .394
Ninntana.............. 3.743
Wisconsin, First district.......... 1,17S, ,G99
Wisconsin, Second district...... 40, ,3:s3
Wisconsin, Third distrct...... lO,937
The largest expectation of spirits during
the fiscal year was 2,113,GGl gallons oi
Kentucky whisky to Bremen This amount
was about nine tcnths of the entire expor.
tation from United States ports, and was
made to escape tax. There were on hand
june 30 in warehouses under bond, in Iowa
465. .OO9 gallons in Montana 9GG gallons,
in Wisconsin 157,2SS gallons. There are
spirits remaining in the Northwest distillcry
warehouses Oct. I, 1855: Iowa, 4s,79S;
Nebraska, 81 ,913; Wisconsin, "a. ll3,
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Now Chief Justice Of Dakota.

The president has appointed Bartlett
Tnpp, OF iankton, to be chief justice OF
the Tcrrit Org OF Dakota.
Bartlett Tripp is an able lawyer some
forty years of age, and resident OF Yank-
ton. During his residence in that city he
has taken an active part in the affairs of
the territory, and, while not generally rec
ognizcd as Il Democratic leader, yet he has
exerted considerable influence in directing
the policy OF the party. He has
been in favor nfdivision ofthe territory, and
was president of the constitutional con.
vcntion that met at Sioux Falls in 1888
At that time his counsels were considered
the wisest, and he did much in shaping the
document framed. During the convention
at that place last September he was pres.
ent Il few days and was one oi the strongest
advocates OF the movement to secure
statehood Tor the northern half OF the ter
ritory. As lawyer lie stands second to
none in the territory, and his appointment
will ri ive universal satisfaction. lie ran
for co ongrcss against Pettisrew III 1850.
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There is shortage of 40, 900 bar.
rels OF mackerel this season, in round
numbers, IA 900, 900 fish.
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MR.. HENDRICKs' CAREER.

Thomas A. Hendricks was born on farm
near GAINESVILLE, Muskingum county. Ohio.
Sept. z, 1919. His father. MAI. John