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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
Heavy Defalc.tion In Ohio.

The grcatest excitement prevails in Clevc
land, Ohio, in financial, business and social
circles over the reported dctal,mtion of City
Treasurer Thomas Axworthy left the rity
Sept. 2s, going direct to New York city. from
where he is said to have left for Montreal,
canadn, Sept. 90. Axworthy's bnn,lsmcn,
consisting Of United States Senator Payna
and J. II. Wade, .Jr., who are on his bond
for $780, 900, had u hurried meeting las,
night, and attachments were Immediately
taken ont. one for $500. 200 and the 9th
by the National Bank Of Commerce for FL
600. TO secure themselves on Axwor,hy',
paper. All Axwor,hy's property in the city.
consisting of large amounts of real rsta,
hnd luke vessels, were also attached, aud
garnisl,nents were served on all local bank
where city and personal money was on .lc
post. and on the numerous firms in which
the .lefaulting treasurer is interested. All
city funds have hereto OfOre been deposited il,
the various banks il, s,,e trcasnrer's own
name, but II recent law compelled The deposit
ing Of all funds in one bank selected from
bids. This law took effect last week and pre-
cipitated the crash. Axwortly's reasons fol
cmbczzling are unknown. He was considered
very wealthy, and rated. by thnse in Il posi-
tion to know, ut over &5OO.Oo0. Mnny lc
lieve that he was caught in Hutchinson
deposit in various city banks about
s3jO,O00 in Treasurer Axwor,hy's
name, but how much of it is
city funds and how much personal i, is I'M,
possible to tell. Axworthy was u, III" Wind
sor hotel, New York. on Sept. 20 hui lr+t
the same day. 1t il lcarnci this afternoon
that Axworthy has fled to Europe cablc
gram. known to have been from lin. was
received by one Of his married daughters her,
on the 2Oth, dated Liperpool, which rud
worry" A full investigation of the city
trcasurrr's accounts has been made whrl
show TINT here should be to the credit OF
the city department 1916, G,ss7.Gl. To offset
this there il in the bnnks here s4I7.l50.Ol
making the deficit $429,i37.5O. ], is ru.
morrd that just before leaving New York Ak.
worthy drew 200, from the American Tx.
change bnnk in New York. whirh is the East
crn depository ofthe city funds and bonds
but this is denied by the bank officials.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
Sin rul,r Scene 1. Church.

4 sensational incident happened ut the
funeral services ofC. S. Squires, who was as
'stant postmaster at Chicago for ninetccr
lars. after having worked his way up from
crrand boy in hcpostal service. Mr. Squire.
was reduced to a chief ccrkship and subse
qnently suspended. his friends claim that h,
died Of broken heart. The funeral tool
place with high Masonic honors in Im1nnnue
Baptist church. one of the most prominen,
congregations in the city. The church VA,
crowded to overtlowlng Dr. Lorimcr pro
nounccd the eulogy. and his eloquence iaG
already greatly wrought the audience when
lie said:
sce in the dead before me the nrrain
ment of civil service. think as lie lies there
that he declares the failure Of the system
Our ideal is still beyond our intellect, MOI
will justice and purity prevail in the civil s-r
vice until preferment shall be given upon Il
scale of talents and fitness.
There was u moment of silence, mud then
the big church rang with an UNDERSTANDABLE
outburst Of applause. Knights Templar in
regalia and plain business men alike ex.
citelly shouted theirnpproval, notwithstnnd
ing the sacred surroundings and presence oi
the dead. DR.. Lorimcr iesought order. saw.
ing, Not here! Not here!' but adding. Had
this loved and lovnble man his just deserts
lie would be still actively among us. or VIC
would have been mourning for the dead post.
master Of Chicago. and not a clerk Of the
registry department So intense was the
agitation of the audenceit was with difficult y
that the church could be cleared.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
A...A., i,vss : Dl,.,,is,.

Wa. .AssSsSsIEanR..l..-x
dercd decision ii Sslebrated case Of
John 8. Kidd, plaintiA III efor W I, E, Pear
.on nnas T inr.A...Ss 'sr,da ~. ~ ~ 1om,
eoa .'iu o. D. 4eU1 M N'u. "ae u" low"
distiller, who ciaameaf fsas6 under the state
prohibition law tho officials could not
nrcvent the uanuS. 8 az intox,cnt;n.
i;ono, -. o,rc-t s.gssss;ss.oth.. .toto ne .
hquor 1or cxPors p1osnor etate. Tic
ought to restrain the tate officers from
,nsing up his dtstille! He claimed thut
he was licensed by tho t64gd Of supervisors Of
Polk county to ~ liquor for me-
chanical, medical, ciRaary and sacra-
mental purposes. durin& the period Of the
alleged violations 0e the law. His
poses without the state = clnimcl came un.
der the head oeshtssssste commerce, con-
trollahle only BY con1sss; and the state
Law, lift sought to prsyl1t that commerce
came in conflict with tn constitution Of the
United States. He alno claimed that the
statute legalized the manufacture of alcohol
for certain purposes, aa4 thus recognized the
mercc. and not per q . nuisance. Judge
Lamar read the opinioE Of the court, which
was long and comprehensive. He said:
1t was Of the genius eAd character of the
whole government thatats action should up.
ply to those external thtngs which we're COM
plctely within state. The manufacture OF
liquor within the etate.al Iowa was no less IL
business within that eate because the man.
utacturer intended e4porting it. 1t was
clearly within the pOwSEpf the state to regu.
late the manufacture "a liquor within its
limits, whether for slEa.stie or for foreign
consumption. the ~ made n grave
error IN saying tsAt tho stutute
nu!homzed the manufacture OF alco-
mol. Inc law contained u sweeping prOhibi-
fion, and all that saved it from complete alb
olition were the exceptions in favor ofalcohol
used for mechanical, medicinal. culinary an,l
sacramental purposes. The decision of the
supreme court OF Iowa is affirmed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
Murder at Noorhead,

A terrible tragedy was enacted ut More.
head, Minn., in which one man was killed
and another fatally wounded. The police
have been on the track Of a man who was
suspected of robbing the Manitoba house at
Fargo. He was traced to Moorhead. and
found at a dance. The officer from Fargo
called to his assistance Officer Pete Poull,
and they went to hall to arrest
the suspect. They met him on tho stairs.
and lie immc,liatel! pulled revolver
the sidewalk, when Pete roul
attempted to arrest him. The mnn, who is
known by name as Murphy, shot ut him,
sending bullet through the officers heart,
killing. him instantly. Officer Thompson
started otter the murderer and was shot
at twice. lie opened fire on Murphy, and n
wcll-,lircctcd bullet struck him in the neck,
laying linn out At present he is alive. hut
there are no hopes Of his recovery. Officer
Poull was married man. thirty years old.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
Murder in italian st,le.

Francisco Iata. Natalie Sehatano ann
Giuseppe Canizzaro. who have been occupy.
ing cells in the Tonbs. ut New York on sus.
pician Of being concerned in the murder o
Antonia Flaccimio, whose dead body was
found in the street near Cooper Union. have
all made confessions to Inspector Byrnct
about the murder. Flnccimio was marked
ont for death for some time back
ms the Maize 1t Furnishes by death any
member who divulges its secrets, or gives
information to the police concerning
the identity Of any Of Its members who have
violated the laws Of the land. Flaccimio had
done both and knew he was to die. He nr.
ranged with his son TO carry on his business
in case of his sudden disappearance. On Sun,
day. Oct. IA. he was enticed into tho Italian
restaurant at No. q st. Marks place. md q
game of cards was made The grounds for
quarrel between him md Carle Quartenaro.
The three men imprisoned now swear they
saw Carlo and vincenzo Quurtenuro follow
Flnccimio into the street. Francisco la,u
says that he accompanied Flaomio. anG
that he sought to prevent he murder. Vim
ccnzO made q lunge at Flaccimio and lata
dashed him aside. Carlo Quurtenaro hen
jumped forward and plunged II dirk into
Flnccimio's breast There were altogether
nine Italians on the scene, nnd all, with the
exception of Carlo. returned to he r.st aurant
and took the oath Of serrry. inspector
Ryrnes says that several reputable Sicillians
Lave to belong to the Matte" As matte,
of protection to themselves. The police TX.
lNct to- have the murderer aud his brother
under 1ftVst,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02

From til" London Daily News.
1t appears to he probable that
Prof. Nrun:ivr, of the Hamburg MAJ.
rine Observatory. will succeed in
getting a South Polar expedition or.
ganizml. Ii might have been sup.
posed that until some greater meas.
ure of slcrcss had attended similar
adventures in the arctic regions the
most ar;lclit advocate of such
schemes would have doubted the
wisdom OF rNposin" human lives and
treasure to the risks of antarctic
seas. All the best authorities are
agreed that the difficulties to be en-
con,'tered i'll the South are lnuch
greater than in the North. ami the
hi'!eous stories which gained currency
after tie return OF the last nrtic eX-
petition might well have sickrncd
the bol''cst OF this generation sutfi-
GENTLY to odctnrth"in i'romHn assault
upon TIL" stronghold Of King Winter
i'll the South. In comparing the
difficulties oi lle,i" and antarctic ad-
venture Sir Wyvill" Thompson says:
"We can only anticipate disaster,
multiplied II hundred fold, should
the South Pole ever become Il goal
of rivalry among nations.' For
various reasons the great lone land
under the Southern Cross is more
difficult ofacccss than the North.
1t is much colder there than ins the
artic circle. There seem to he no
such warm currents ;s are to be
found i'll the North--sucll, for instance,
as the Labrador current, or that
round tn" southeast ofSpitzbcrgcn
Such cnannlions from the torrid re-
gions of the earth do much to miti-
gate The ri"ors OF the northern seas
ut certain points and bring about
the most striking variations of tenn
pc,ssture, breaking up the ice at ccr-
tain seasons, and opening the way
to navigation Iar beyond points 9TH
crwise ol,tainablc. Any enterprise of
this kind will, OF ofcoursc, he pushed on
during the summer notwithstanding
january, February. and tie early
part of March, that is. But even in
the height OF summer Tie tcmper;l-
turc OF the air in antnrctlc regions is
always below he freezing point of
SEA water, ana bitter tc,npnstuous
winds and logs' unh binding SNOW
storms are all but incassant. No
arctic explorer has ever gone beyond
the bounds of vegetation. At least
lich"ns and seawced have been found
wherever northern nnv;"ators have
penetrated. but in the awful solitudcs
OF the South Sir James Ross found
not the ttlintn5t trace of vegetable
life, either ON the land or in the sea,
Yet he never came within less than
100 miles of the south pole. The
magnetic pole has been approached
within 1870 miles. and it seems posi-
BE hat important scientific results
might he nj tuinrti by covering that
further distance; but even this is
,1Ouh1 FIJI
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
Personal Talk.

Col: r. NJ. Pulsifer's shdden and mystcri-
ous death caused IL sensation on the streets
and in the hotels of Boston. There are only
seven persons who have seen the body. and
only these seven know whether Col. Pusiter
ended his existence with u bullet. The un.
dertaker denied the story of the shooting.
and finally said that Mr.. Pulsifcr died Of
heart disease. But in spite of this statement
It is given out on cxccllc mt authority that
Mr. Pu!sifcr went to his room ut lslington,
l,ut on his dressing gown, and shot himself
through the heart 1t is rumored that he
let letter to his wife it is said that Col.
Pnisiiier had life insurance policies aggregate
ing 100000 payable to his widow.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
Horrible Superstition In Russia.

From the Boston Globe.
In Schclcrschin. an out-of.the-way
town in Russia, leading. Jewish
inhalitant died and was buried. A
short time afterwards his grave was
found open. and IL little distance of
lay his skeleton. from which every
scrap of flesh had been removed.
The deed was traced to two men of
evil repute, who finally confessed
that with the flesh cut from the corpse
they had hoped to makcan ointm tment
which, rubbed upon their bodies.
would make them invisible and en-
able them to commit crimes with i'm
punity.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
Illegal Railroad Tariffs.

Chairman Leeds. ofthc Trnnscontinental
association. telryrnrhcd from Washington
to the Northern Pacific nt ST. Panl saying
that the tariffs, ngninst which Chicago mer
chants have made so much complaint were
declared ilegnl by the interstate commerce
commission, because they Disseminated
against individuals aud localities. Mr. Leeds
also said lhat he had ordered Tariff No. g.
in force in place Of them TO apply
to Nil points az far west us the ninety
seventh meridian. which means the
Missouri river. The tariffs declared illegal
are commodity tariffs. made for the benefit
of the manufactures in this way: The trnns-
continental lines desires to compete with
vessels gcing from New York 10 tho Pacific
coast. aud considered Themselves justified in
making rates from New York lower than
from intermediate points i'll order to
meet the water competition. nnt they
made a set Of commodity tariffs for the ben
eft Of mans taStc>y. eply.. Low rates were
made to apply at points Hnly where the com
modify was ,nanuiaeturs 20 that dealers in
the ssne goods IN othe pwns did not get
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02

the benefit. For instance, on articles mann
factured in New York the rates to tho Pacific
coast were lower than from Chicago, shut.
ting out Chicago wholesalers Of the same
goods. The rates now ordered into effect by
Chairman Leeds make the same rates on any
one commodity irom New York as from ali
y box Of soap can he shipped from New York
to San Francisco Mt the same cost as from
Chicago or st Paul. The change il an nd.
vantnget to wholesalers over the old rates.
but puts merchants in compctition with each
other all over the country, the length Of
haul cutting no figure in the cost Of freight.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02

take core Of him. The prisoner was asai,
called up and Judge Jamieson allowed him *
go on his own rccogniznnce, euspendinp sen
tence: His brother, Richard Greene, tool
him home to his residence, No. 60 West
Madison street. Richard Greene is q vctcrar
deal ofproperty.
cited by the mysterious murder of four ne
groes within ten days. The first victim wnt
John Hill, respected negro mechanic who
wasSupposed to have been mIrderGl for his
money. His dead body was found on the
street With his thront cut and Is knivs
wounds IN the body. The body Of an un
known negro was found in the woods a few
found in the river near by, the throats o.
both having been cut from eur to eur. The
body Of tho fourth victim was found in ths
woods ncar town. The officers have NO fl,
been unable to obtain any clue. All the
victims had their throats cat.
Howard Burgess tho son of a clergyman
IN lewiston, Me-. was formerly employed
~ the Equitable Printing Company in New
York. Two weeks utter his engagement hs
stole several gross of envelopes. lie was
forgiven by his employers. He. then stole
500 worth of type and was again pard0ned
He stole four canes, two umbrellas and the
ovcrconts Of tho firm which employed him
but Mt his fathers request he wss retained in
his position. Rufus Batchclol , member 81
the firm had Burgess call upon MIN to receive
lecture ON morals. Burgess left Mr. Batche
Tors presence in tears. He clipped
into d cloak room on his why out.
however, and stole $3.50 worth Of clothes.
He then left town. A reward il offered fol
'arrest. -
A sheboygah, Wis sensation has eliminated
Mt Chicago in the arrest for embczzlement ol
+. W. Rockow. He was located in Browns
hotel where he Was living with his mistress.
Mrs. Neff, under the alias off. W. Brown o'
Hamilton, Ont: Rockow was the sheboygan
agent for the Esterly Harvesting Machine
company, a married man with three children,
and respected citizen. Ten days ago he
Disappeared, leaving his wife and children,
and it was then discovered that he was 81 ).
500 short in his accounts. He was seen in
Chicago short time afterwards, and nn
officer made Rockow's acquaintance ut the
hotel and placed him under arrest. The
woman with whom he has been living wit.
messed the arrest md was much affected. II
10 said that Rockow has been representing
himself to her Us an unmarried man.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
WARDwELL 4 THOMPSON, publl.her,
slisaiptis.. q rsr Aa.,n. /, Aa,.,e..
PlTH OF THE NEWS.
Ths Very Latest Associated Pres, Tele.
- grams Greatly Cosdeased.
About Washington.

The conference Of the Indians finally broke
upin row ut Washington. Fifty of tile
lndians have signed q letter to Secretary
vaes Rejecting the governments proposition
snd demanding that they be paid sl.25 per
ecre for nl land ceded to the government.
lndians from the Lower Brale and Crow
Creek agencies and one or two from the Pine
Ridge agency. have sigNcd n letter stating
that they represent the intelligent part of
Indian delegation, and that they accept tho
E0vernmeats proposition us fair aud just.
Ihey urgv the government to stand by ite
Proposition and 60 with it to the Indians On
the reservation. They nfso charge the ma
{ority with acting in bad faith. John Grass
y tsH leader Of the minority.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
No More Big Timber Rats.
rom tie Hanrnr con.ncrcial.


Mr.. Lcary, who has built the great
timber RATS at the .'oggins, Nova
Scotia, has instructed his agent to
sell the timber used in frames and
other materials OH hand mt the
Finger Board. as he will build no
more ,mfts. The expense of con-
structing and then OF breaking up
RATS renders the big raft SYSTEM
more expensive then vessels. i
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
Methods. /. D.ket.,

The report Of Statistical Secretary A. r.
fost to the North Dakota Methodist confer
c,!ce in session at jamestown, showed the
following facts in relation to the years
work:
Number ofprol,ationers e74. increase SO;
number Of full members 9, 900, increase $40;
number Of children baptized 341; increase
20; number Of adults baptized 80, decrease
2; number Of churches -, increase 8; value
Of church property s99,sOO, increase &l4,-
700; numbe of pnrsonnges III, increase 2;
number Of Sunday schools 05, increase 2;
number Of officers and teachers, 60; number
Messrs. Bilbie, Plnnnette and Mitchell were
nude the committee to prepare and submit
to the legislature new marriage law. The
conference adjourned after the reading Of the
following appointments.
fnrgo district7D: c; Plarnette, presiding
elder; Bismarck; J. N. Van Every: Casselton,
Stephen whitfor.i: Elliot. +. s. Preston; For.
60, George :. White; Gladstone, Thomas
Mitchell; Ashley, to be supplied; jamestown,
to he supplied; jamestown cirruit, John
ptets; La Monre. Whitman and Lisbon, c.
.. Roellr: Mandnn. G. s. Lane; Minor, E. r.
Lucells; Ripon, William n. Spoor; Monango,
Us. Munroc: Oakcs. to I've supplied; Sheldon,
er City. +. s. Cook; Valley City, to be supplied;
Wahpeton,J. W. Mower; Winchester, x. r.
Garry: York Colony, to be supplied.
Grand Forks District-A. b. Foster. pre-
siding elder: Acton, c. J. Berkcr: ArdOck, r.
Hamer; Bathgate. ". X. Morrison; Drayton,
H. p. Cooper: Eldorado, to bc supplied;
Grafton. D. n. Parker; Grapd Forks, H. G.
ton. W. ]. Bnrton; Hillsboro, j. II. NSCon-
nehay; Hunter. H. c: Jephcott; Mnyville and
Portland, D. Z. Irwin; Minto, J. II. Yost;
Pembina. {. II. Tleglawny. ST.. Thomas,
Jesse Carr: Walhnlla. ]. d. Parsons; West
Point. I. II. Sheckler.
Northwest District-J. A. Hovie, presiding
elder: Can,lo f. W. Hines: Church's
Ferry, A. j. Gooifriend; Cold Harbor, Rich
ard Hockings: Devils Lake, +. p. Hall; Bot
tineau, +. A. Hnnke E,linburg. G. w. Xiv.
er; Hope, +. A. Swankey; Hanna, c. e.
Fnirbnnks: lnkstcr. s. r. Beer; Lnngdon,
D. f. Baldwin; Lakota. $. NJ. Gordon: La
moure, !: II. Van Wien; Michigan City, j.
Alonc; Milton, C. NJ. Recs and Ii. G. Sarvis;
Minot. c. F. Green; New Rockford, T. W.
Hudson: Pnrk River, W. f. Loomis; Rugby
Junction. James Draper: ST. John, j. c.
Strutllers: Towncr, ]. A. Martin.
1t will he seen by the above list that new
district, the Northwest. has been formed. II
is snii that some one of the ministers wished
the district named after Devils Lake, but the
bishop emphatically remarked that he did
not want to see that name appearing any
where in the recorde of the Methodist con-
(oroOcn
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News Generalities.

News Gener0IttteS.
A statue of Gen. Ulysses $. Grant. present
cd to the city of st. Louis by the Gran,
Monument assmiution of Missouri was un
vciled with imposing ceremonies.
The Rnnd-Avery Company, the largcs,
printing hOusc in Boston. assigned to Nnth
nniel J. Bradley. Their liabilities are about
@1iO,OOO and assets are estimated at ovcl
100000.
An item of railroad importance is CLEANED
Mt Duluth. 1t IS no less than hat Jay Gould
and the Union Pacific have taken hold Of the
Duluth, Huron l. Denver road. and that the
scheme will be revived and the road built nt
an early day from Duluth southwest to con
ncction with the Union Pacific at North Platte
The information is from good source.
A Drookings Oak telegram says: Abou,
a week ago Mrs. Alex Young who has been in
poor health for some time. came to town to
take the train for tho East for medical treat
ment, but Will" here grew worse and was
remained, until it was announced
that she had died. Arrangements
were made for the funeral, and when
the coffin was being trimmed, she came out
OF her stupOr and is now conscious. Her
chances for recovery ure good.
Corwith & Co.. lead dealers ofChicago have
failed. The senior member Of the firm lives
IN New York. The Immediate cause of the
collapse Of the firm was the refusal of the
Union National Bank ofChicago to further
extend the time on overdrafts to the amount
of $4,000. The bank sued out attachments
and placed them in the sheriff-s hands. The
sum named is said to represent but n small
portion of the firms indebtedness to the bank,
and is only climax to IL long series of over.
drafts to pay margins to sustain the pig lead
trust.
Two hundred prominent citizens of Winni.
peg were sworn in as special constable ol,
Saturday Oct. 20, and proceeded by n special
train over the Northern Pacific track to the
Canadian Pacific crossing. Tracklayers had
not reached the Canadian Pacific railroad
track and it was decided not to effect
n crossing, the citizens returning
to town. One hundred and fifty workmen,
under Supt. White, are grading the Cnnalian
Pacific track. and declare they will not allow
u crossing till the matter. is settled in tn
go out in hundreds to back up the Rcd River
Valley trncklayers should the Canadian
Pacific men object. Bloodshcd is feared.
The United States supreme court rendered
decision in the celebrated color blindness
ease The Nashville, Chattanooga St.
Louis Railway company was fined in the
state court of Alabama for employing con.
dnctOr who had not been examined for colo,
blindness as required by the laws of the
state. The company sought to prove the
law unconstitutional. The supreme court,
through Justice Field. holds that if, as hus
been previously affirmed by the court. the
state has the right to examine railroad en-.
ploycs for general fitness, it may also cx.
anime them US to their fitness in one particl,.
lar. The judgment of the lower court il
affirmed