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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16

Huron, s.. D.. March O.-1he artcsian
well aud irrigation convention has closed
a two days session here. The sentiment
Of the convention was pronounced In
favor Of sinking artcsial wells for irri.
CATION purposes, although. irrigation IL
not absolutely essential to secure crops
It has been demonstrated t:lat irrigation
instires a more abundant yield and in
snres protection against loss by hot
Winds. Several wells will be put down
the present season. A permanent or
gnnixatfon was perfected by naming Hon.
X. B. Hassell of Red6eld as president,
Asher r. Pay Of Huron, secretary; g. w.
Nfrlagang of Aberdeen, treasurer. A
committee was appointed to prepare an
address to the people of South Dakota
or the subject of artesian wells and ir-
rsation. Plans were outlined to secure
state and national aid In perfecting a
practical system of irrigation for South
Dakota and for filing low places, lake
beds and streams with water from ar.
'tti!an ,vells.,
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Secret Undcrstn n.iinr.

San Francisco. March 1O.-The steam,
ship Gaelic. from Yokohama and Hong
Kong, with adviccs to Feb. ~, arrivc,
today. 1t is reported that Russia am,
China have come to n secret understand.
ing regarding the l'amirs. According tr
Shanghai paper, Count Cas-: mi. Russian
minister ut the Chinese capital. has ~.
ceived the highest decoration lying in the
power of the emperor Of Chiua to give,
namely: The Shunng Lung. or double
dragon. first division, first class. This
honor is the highest ever conferred ON :,
foreigner. The paper remarks TINT Count
Cassini must have rendered extraordinary
services to China or China must bc cX-
trelEely anxious to propitintc the Russial,
,l,l.,r
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
1IS IrHSsr5ea Ans1e-.


Minneapolis, March 1O.-The answers
OF the Akeley and Itasca Lumber com.
panies In the suits brought against them
as the result Of the Donnelly legislation
ere all ready. These answers allege that
the bid Oh which they secured the ground
was far above the market value, and this
same allegation is what other operators
In the field have always said; that the
Akeley company ran prices far beyond
the actual value of the timber. The
Akeley company says that it purchased
the right to cut the timber from the lund
In question at public sale, Sept. u, at
which there were large number of 9TH
or bidders, and that the Akelcy bid was
the highest. 1t alleges that after secur-
ing the land It made contract with the
1tasca Lumber company to cut timber
from those lands, that company taking
G45,0:}O feet of saw logs tlerefr0m. The
company asserts, also, that it is willing
now, and offered before the commence
ment of this suit, to surrender the per-
NIT to the state and pay u fair market
price for the lumber it had cut.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
COUGHLIN GOES FREE
"NoT GUILTY. Is THE VERDICT OF
THE JURY.
rhe Second Trial of the Detective
Charged With Completely In the
Murder OF DIR. Cronin Results In
His AcQuittal-Touchin Scenes.

Chicago, March 9.-The happiest man
on earth probably is Daniel Coughlin.
When the clerk read out the words:
I'VE, the jury, find the defendant. Daniel
Coughlin, not guilty." warm flush went
over his face which before had been of
deadly white. He half-rose In his
chair and was tho next instant pushed
back by Attorney David, the law part
ner Of Mr.. Donohoe, who has SO stoutly
defended him throughout the long trial.
Then 1t was push thut almost swept
the happy man off his feet. Newspaper
inea, old-time friends of the prisoner be-
fore his troubles, came upon him in
body and nearly wrung his hand off
Its all right, boys. All right"
Gasped Coughlin, as he reached for three
or four hands ut once. Its all right,
boys; 4 won't forget you. You treated
me all right"
Then the prisoner worked his way up
t. the jury box and shook hands with
as many of the men as he could reach,
but the crowd was too much for him,
and yelling aud cheering 10 show its
delight, il pushed him away from the
box. Hc gave up the effort to greet
the men who have given him freedom,
aud. in company with the bniliffs, started
10 leave the room, passing behind Judge
TLthill's chair. Just as he was directly
hcll,ld the judge cry Of make way
there; open up a passage; make way"
WAS heard ind two stalwart bailtfs
pushed through the crowd, end close be-
hind them, her hat awry, her veil half
W., and gasping with sobs that ,hokcd
her, came MIS-. Coughlin. Dan was
stritlins for liberty Us though he wore
sevcn-lcague boots.
''Dan come back, here's your wife,"
called fifty voices, and Conglli, re-
;ted his steps. Just ut the foot of
the little flight of stairs leading up 10
the judges rOstrum he met his wife.
The woman gave IN incoherent cry, her
arms went up, fastened themselves
around her husbands neck, and then she
gave way utterly. She only said: Dan,
oh Dan," hut no where, not even in
Dan Coughlan's heart, was there such
joy as in the bosom of the little woman
who claslRd tight against her husbands
heart, aud felt him hers again. Cough
lin bent his big blond head until his
mustache swept her check, and then the
two rocked to and fro until the woman
WIS able to stife her motion, and then
she was lel away by Coughlin's father,
who was happy enough to dance jig,
but gave his entire attention to his hat,
which he kept p, tting ON and taking of
with marvellous rapidity. In few min
utes he, with Mrs. Cougblin, who by
this time was radiant, left the room, and
the great trial was ended.
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Colfax, n. D., March 1O.-G;corge An
dorson. living two and half miles north
east of Colfax, brought in some very
fine specimens of ccal which were found
OH his farm while drilling we'll The
specimens are similar to the Sand Cooley,
Mont. coal, and ure pronounced l,y cx-
perts to be- even better. II is the inte,,-
tion of Mr.. Anderson to sink q shaft as
soon as spring opens and commence
operations. There is no doubt that there
Is any amount of coal in the vicinity Of
Colfhx. as it has been found on several
occasions. Colfax is twcnty-one miles
from Wahpeton. ON the Great Northern,
and is splendid trading point. There
is u good Hour mill. two general stores,
one elevator, Il blacksmith shop, lumber
yard and Il good hotel.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
nrecke.r.axe-roll.ra Case.

Washington, March O.-Congress,nun
W. 9. T. Breckinridge, the. long titled,
the silver-tongued orator of Kentucky,
son Of Presbyterian minister, veteran
of the Confederate army, member of
one of tile most distinguished familits of
his state aud heretofore conspicuous as a
politician and church inan, began to.
~ y the role of defendant in suit for
E5o.COO damages for breach of promise
and seduction, brought by Miss Madeline
": Pollard, also Kentuckian. Last
August the suit was filed, u few days
after tho second marriage of Col. Brcck-
inridge: Since then both parties to the
suit have been engaged in taking tcsti-
lnony In Kentucky and Cincinnati, the
attorneys for Miss Pollard cndeayoring IN
substdatinte; her assertion that Col
Breckenridge seduced her when girl in
seminary at Cincinnati, was the father
OF her three children, and had made re-
peated Promises to marry her; while the
statements secured. by Mr.. Breckinridsc
tend to blacken the character Of the
plaintiff. After jury was chosen the
court adjourned until Tomorrow. Miss
Pollard was not present to-day. but will
be in attendance hereafter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
Nuns Are unhela

T Sioux Falls. s.. D., March 9.-sfotlier
Superior Stanislaus, Of the ,ocpl parochial
school. has just returned from q visit
to. Cardinal GibbGps at Baltimore and
Mgr. .Satolli at Washington relative to
the denunciation by Flther Nolan, the
Catholic priest here. of the scho:l and
sisters who conduct 1t. Fa,ker Nolan's
thafges were spoken from :h. ltar. and
are thnt the siEters are cnly purading in
Crsaline nun costumes, that they are
rot nuns at all, but street-walkers. He
forbade his parishionclx from sending
their. children to :he school. Mother
Stanislaus brings peremptory order
from Mgr. Satolli commanding Father
:Nolan to retract his charges in as public
9 manner as he made them and to rein.
state tie school and support 1t. Father
Nolan, :who is backed by nearly the on.
tire Inrish, refuses to rctrnct, ind tho
case. will. be settled. in Sa:olli's court.
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ains Expissls1.

Kansas City, Special-Two men were
instantly killed, two fatally burned and
6ve others dangerously hurt in au ex.
plosion at the Kansas City Clay and
Coal company's coal mine near Leeds,
six miles southeast of Kansas City yes.
tetday afternoon. The dead are Eu.
sens Parker, colored; Thomas Dusgins.
The "a injured are O. L. Wilson, fatally;
West eatterley, William Fuller, 8. Far.
Eeal. colored: Benjamin Mardsst, colored; !;
William Harris, coiored: William Mur.
ray. will die. The mine had been In IN
rreefe condition for some time, and had
been condemned BY the state mine In.
spector. There were 1l6 men In the
mine at the time, and II 10 miracle that
%. few were killed and injured, % they
were au working ON the same level. As
soon. as the survivors could recover from
tho shock they Get about rescuing their
unfortunate associates. and In q few
hotrs, had succeeded in taking out ali
the dead and injured.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
Drew Lots tfor 0aee,

Sioux Falls, 8. D., March 9. - The
election which was held in Sioux Falls
township on Tuesday was notify con-
tested one. There were thirteen Offices
to fill and thirty-six candidates to choose
from. Eighty votes were cast, and
about half of them were Gust by the can
didates themselves. j. A. Waring and
+. NJ. Carter each received forty votes
for township assessor, and the matter
was decided by drawing straws, the
former winning.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
The EluI,t Ia Io.f.

Grand Forks. y. D.. Special.-The
death of +. w. Hunter, business man
nscr of the Herald, occurred at Albu.
Gucrqrc. n. Mex, yesterday. Mr.. Hunt.
er became connected with the Herald in
the fall of 1880 as travelling solicitor. and
on the death of Cyrus ]. Hunter in
lS92, was elected his successor rs secr.-
tary and treasurer of the Herald Print.
ing company and business manager,
Sht ltly aftcrward he sustained serious
illness developing into an affection If the
hrgs, follow ed by consnmpti III. For two
yei RS Mr.. Hunter made. brave fight
against the malady which at last proved
fatal He was an active. upright busi-
ress man, of tireless and spotless intec-
tity. He leaves wife and four childr.:a.
lnterment will take place ut Paisley.
Ont
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
Indictment. Set Aside.

Council Bluffs. Iowa. Special.-Judse
Deemer to-day ut Atlantic. Iowa, set
aside the indictment against Charles +.
Chase, editor of the Cass County Demo-
crat, and postmaster, in the defunct Cass
County bank case. Chase was INFLICTED
for conspiracy to defraud; the charge be-
ing based on the ground that he certi.
fed to the publication of q surrender Of
charter. when he only published the
notice in few of his papers. Judge
Deemer held that the charge was not
sustained by tho facts.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
Carey II. c..h,..

Osage, Iowa, March GA. NJ. Kenyon,
q carpenter, opening bunch Of shingles,
found the following written with a
pencil: on one side Of the shiugie: "Who-
eyer gets this shingle will bear in mind
that the writer is Carey, the Livingston
bank defaulting cashier. I am going
East in box cur of shingles; stayed in
butte two: days and am beating my way.
The detectives of Butte and Montana are
d, smart lot, but not smart enough for
yours truly. l had good laugh COM
ing through Livingston when some of
'thes trainInen were telling me of Carey.
the cashier. My girl Is In the passenger
coach, leaving Helena to-day, Aug. 26,
1893. Yours truly. Carey" On the
otller side of the shingle is drawn a
picture of bird, underneath which is
written: "On the Hy; notify the police"
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Proving the Allegation.

Toulon, March 9.-The evidence which
Is being furnished the commission
charged with investigating the allegations
made against the French nLvy and the
coast defenscs of France increases the
gravity of the charges made. In sub
stance it was asserted that the ma
jority of the French war vessels were
practically useless and that the Frcncl,
coast was almost ut the mercy of an
enemy with n large fleet such us the
one possessed by England.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
mas NO Flaw:

Minneapolis. Special-Pool selling will
stop short. The missionary work done
Scsterday by several aldermen who want
ed to find flaw by which the rool room
ordinance could be taken back to tie
council, and who found what they sup
IOsed was a favorable loopholc. have
teen disappointed. The new ordinance
became law this morning, and u good
law at that. OF the latter fact there
seems to be no doubt, for attorneys have
% given their opinion. The official pub.
lication of the Nordeen ordinance has
been made, and If pool sellers will east
their weather optic upon the document
they will receive hat as to tlleir future
lin" Of action, which will save til ,n sv Nv
coin md more trouble.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
Inst of a Mated sc..,

Stockton. Cal. March 1O.-.J,.nrs $,
walker, II noted scout OH the plains for
mrhy years, Is dead after short illlrss.
ne had been here several months witt,
MS brother Samuel, and engaged in the
real estate business. Deceased was w III
known III the Irl'li, II Territory. and an
iiltllElt" friend of Capt. Pine of Okla.
l'"lna. He. with his surviving brother.
h'ld recently planned trip to Europ,.
with Il WIN W..St show.
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DI..e ut Fnirn,ont.

Fairmslt. Minn., March 1O.-Fairmont
experienced Il $1.sU fire last night, one
OF the most exciting aud disastrous in
the history of the city. Had it not been
for the stiffness of the mir and IL slight
rain which had fallen just previous to
the breaking out of the fire and the OK
cellcncy of the water works system one
whole block could not have been saved.
The burned building was u livery barn
belonging to Z. l.. HOuseman; insurance
500,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
Roster Rexlsterinr.

Madison, Wis, March 0.-Wi.n the
t.1cuit court opened this morning Il. J..
Lamb opened the case for Il. NJ. Bash
ford, outlining the defense which the at-
torney generals partner has to the
charges made against him relative to the
rttter contract. At the conclusion of
Mr.. Lambs address the court adjourned
to o'clock to permit the attorneys to
nttt nd the funeral of til. wife of mem.
Der Of the bar. This afternoon II. w.
CtynOweth will speak for Mr.. Clancy,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
LeEnl Technicalities.

Minneapolis, March 0-Argument was
continued this morning in the Markham
case by County Attorney Peterson on
the point that no evidence shall be intro
duced that bribe was asked by Mark
ham from E. w. Backus and H. C.
Akely for the purpose Of proving the
action of James r. Glass or to impeach
the defendant. One point raised by the
defense, that the indictment ia insult
ficient, Judge Hicks decided in favor Of
the state.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
A Life for a Life,

New Brunswick. n. j.. Special
News has just been received here from
FIT Kiln Park that Boyd Baker, u young
burglars who had killed his wife and
child. The two negroes, Moore Baker
aud William Thompson, entered the
house of John Baker, in Franklin Park,
six miles west of this city, for the plr-
pose of robbery. Upon being discovered
by Mrs. Baker, who was up with sick
child. the robbers killed both her and the
child with an Ak. Mr.. Baker then spranx
from the bed and shot one negro dead
and fatally wounded the second with an
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
FiEht RoseAeu,

London, March 8. - The Associated
Press agent In this city. has received
from John Redmond, NJ. p. for the city
of Taterford, IN address to the Irish
people. 1t says: I'VE warn our fellow
countrymen that Gladstone's retirement
now from the leadership Of the party can
have origin only In scheme to defeat
the hopes Of the Irish people BY the aban.
donment Of home rule, or by such COM
promise as can only be regarded by Ire
land as au insult and mockery." 1t
says that home rulers have no confidence
in Rosebery and will not support him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16

Utica, N. Y. Specialize coroner's
inquest IN the student banquet affair
was resumed ye+t erdhy. Il. e. Taylos,
I ingen's room mate, upon taking the
stand, by advice of counsel. refused to
answer questions. The jury Immediately
went into executive session. at..l Tlylor's
attorney was excluded from the room.
The following stud'nts are under arrest
by order of the coroner for refusing to
answer questions: +. l.. Taylor. Plain
field, n. j.; G. L.. pingcns, Buffalo; =.
II. Mitchell, New York city, and Z. IL
Gorby, Pittsburg.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
L. r. Luther in Jail.

Crookston, Minn., March 0. Il. r.
Luther, formerly express messenger on
the Great Northern, running from here
to St. Vincent, was arrested in St. Paul
Tuesday and examined ut Warren,
charged with stealing money from ex-
press packages. Luther was discharged
about a month ago for crooked work.
The amount taken is no. yet known, but
money is missing. The express packages
have been traced to him. He was nut
under . $1,000 bond in default of which
he is now In Jail. Luther was well
known and quite popular.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
ME-. Porter Banouetea.

Rome, March GA banquet was given
last evening at the Grand hotel In honor
of Mr.. Porter, the retiring United States
minister. The guests included Mr.. Wayne
MacVeash, the new representative. Ar.
Porter offered toast to King Humbert
and Baron Blanc. The foreign minister
In reply expressed the sincere and; cordial
friendship and high esteem they had al.
ways felt for him. Baron Blanc con-
cluded by offering toast to President
Cleveland, which was responded to with
enthusiasm.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
Change of Venue.

/, Atlantic, Iowa. March 0. - The case
against A. w. Dickerson, cashier of the
Cass county bank for fraud and fraudu.
lent banking, came up in the district
court to-day. His attorneys fled a
claim for change of venue. The states
attorney asked time to file q counter pe-
tition, and the case has gone over until
next week. Yetzer was not arraisnej
and Dickerson has not been found,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
Cola i'm the Treasury.

Washington, March 6-The amount. Of
gold paid out by the treasury during the.
month Of February in the redemption Of
United States treasury notes was 319,.
192,6O9, and the amount paid during the
five days Of the present month was 4829;-
Ola. The total amount received at the.
treasury department In payment Of
principal, premium and interest in new
1904 bonds is 58,2a5,812. The amount
Of net gold in the treasury 10 slowly but
regularly increasing. The figures at the
close Of business yesterday was $1O7,.
2O5.870.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
MRS. Floyd.

Minneapolis, March 0-Mrs. Floyd was
again en- the stand this morning, and DC
knowledgcd that she thought Scheig's
business proposition to her boys some
what strange. She had accertcd the ar
r"Egement for $75 month, made by her
sons, as perfectly right, however, for
she knew Scheig could not be forced 70
do anything he did net want to do.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16

New York, March 10. - Brndstrrcts
says: Bright and warm weather l,us
stimulated retail lines in IL number of
cities. Favorable trade conditions center
Mt Chicago and st. Louis, the former r,..
porting the best weeks sale of dry goods
for months. bringing the total for the
year into favorable comparison with hat
Ill the lik" portion of last year. Jol,brrs
in hats. millinery and dry goo.ls ut ST.
Louis also report continued Improvement.
with II favorable comparison thus far
during the year with last year. Mil
waukee bankers rcprst increased demand
for accommodation, al other evidences
OF improv, ment in trtIe. while at ST.
Paul spring trade is in full swing
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
Shot by n VIE n.,,..

Oklahoma, Okla. March 10. - John
Meier has been shot and killed tw.ly.
a 'ics southeast of this city by Jake Col
Inns. They had been to Norman und be-
came intoxicated. When they reached
hcme Collins abused and beat his wife.
and when Mosier took her part turned on
him end shot him. killing him instantly.
Collins :: was arrested and is in JUL ut
Norman
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
MeKins.e War.i.s,

London, 'speaeal-1ne Times this
morning prints q column article on the
history Of BOSS" NcKans Of Couey
island. It says: "Everybody In Q 20
sition to judge believes that his down.
fall will have decided influence III the
way Of purifying elections throughout
the states Of the Union. It b startling,
however, to think that sSch career a.
his 10 possible In the very heart Of the
Oldest and richest aud most highly edu
Gated section Of the Iation.':
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New Jersey Trovble h. Ce..t.

Trenton, N. J, March 6.-Ths' rival
sensational trouble Ii Transferred. to the
supreme court to-day on an order direct
Cd against the presidents Of the rival SEN
ties, Maurice A. Rogers and Robert
Adrian, to show cause why one and
etch of them should not be REGARDED %
having usurped, iutruded into and, ualaw-
fully executed the Office of .president Of
the senate Of New jersey. a full bench
was present, and the court was crowded,
with representatives of both parties, ::
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
Well K.own Minister Dead.

Delaware. Ohio, March 6.-Rev. Dr.
Frederick Merrick, aged eishty-fohr, who
has been connected with the Ohio Wes-
leyan university in this city, for over
fifty years, being president from 1850 to;
1874, died from the effects of q stroke
Of paralysis at his home here today.
He has gi,en his entire life, together
with property valued at $4,000, to the
college. Az an educator, minister. and
teacher he was known In nearly every
state In the Union. =,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-16
t.adfss After the. J;int.;

.Hdren, s. d., March 9.-The. cra,sasie
against saloons and houses. of:: III. repute
has. begun hefe. A delegation of ladie,
waited :on Mayor Myers to-day, re.
quesane that be close places. where, they
clsimed liquor was being soid: and other
places where. prostitutes were kept. He
asked than IL .they had evidence sgainst
any particular place. Their answer was
TO, they had simply heard about these
places, and requested hin, to close them.
The mayor told the ladies if-'they would
secure evidence he would close the places.
The ladies went to the Methodist church
where q Crusade meeting .was being held
and reported that the mayor would not:
close the places: 49,. .,..3..