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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-07-12

JeaIeusy GAUSS : renas oirl ,
& COAiAlt AupAeP.

C0AIilt Murder. n
+ Ramlr0n, Tex July 6.-The mystery
OF the hanging Of Albert Blackman'
was fully explained when his fiancee,,
Miss BESSIE Harris, made q full con.
fession III court. Hhc. said; that Black.
man, who was well-to-do young man,
had been courting her for some time in
opposition to the wishes Of her pa
rents. Her father and mother objected
to the young man., and commenced O
systematic attack upon her Jealous na-
turc. They told her Blackman was
simply making her ridiculous, and TINT
he was engaged to another girl. At
her fathers suggestion she requested
OF Blackman that he give her a test Of
his love by letting her hang him, prom
Using to cut him down in time to save
Ills life. Rlackman was so desperately
In love with the girl that he readily
submitted to the test. On the night Of
the murder she. took q long walk with
him and lured him, to a lonely spot,
where her father was In hiding with
I rope. Excustng herself for n mo-
ment she procured the rope, and, re-
turning. placed 1t about Blackman's
neck. She says he expressed little fear
of the results, as he felt sure she did
not have strength enough to pull him
from the grUdsszl. a ftesf -ti,e -fussos lslil
been placed over the limb and drawn
tight, her father appeared, and he and
the girl pulled Blnckman from the
ground and tied the rope. The Door
fellow struggled terribly, and she
would have cut him down, hut her fa-
ther mentioned the mythical other
young woman. and ler heart hardened
toward the lover yvho yvns sInv,I,,
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FIGHT on a TRAM.


EnEage in . hattie.
Chicago, july. GA desperate fight
occurred to-day ON a picnic train on
the Santa Fe road between the train.
men and gang Of toughs who are
known as the Henry Street Gang"
Conductor A. B. Talbert was shot In
the leg, receiving a painful flesh
wound. and Brakeman Harry Read
was badly beaten and bruised. Two
members Of the gang were seriously II
not fatally hurt. One was struck on
the head with coupling pin in the
hands Of Talbert and the other suf-
fered at the hands Of Brakeman Read.
who struck him across the face with
a loose section Of the air brake and
was knocked from tho train. He was
unable to rise, and was carried off 10y
his cOmlranlons.
The trouble occurred OH train that
was carrying lnrge crowd OF picnick-
GrS to the grounds ut Columbia Park.
Two Of the gang started to tight for
the purpose. 1t il supposed, OF creating
a row, during which their comrades
could rob tho passengers who were
watching the progress Of the fight.
The conductor attempted to part them,
when -sUssr. Of tie gang attacked him.
He was struck with the butt end OF a
revolver and knocked to the floor and
was seriously pounded before he could
rise. He finally managed to regain
Ills feet. and tho fight being In the car
directly behind the engine, lie ran out
OH the platform and grabbed 4 COUP
ling pin from the engine tender. One
Of the tOMglls was about to hit lin
again with revolver. hut Tnlhert was
tic quicker. aud hit the fellow had
blow with the pin, knocking him clear
Off the train. The others then opened
fire. and about twenty shots were sent
Mt Talbert. only one Of which hit him.
He received Il flesh wound In the left
leg. which will not prove serious.
While all this was going on Mt the
front end OF the train brakeman Read
WIS having n hot time of 1t I'm the scr-
ond cur from the rear. lie heard the
shots fired at Jallert and was hurry
Ing to the scene Of the trouble, when
he saw four men trying to conceal
themselves in n closet. lie pulled the
door shut and called for help. The
men managed to break the door 0pcn
and went for the brakeman. They got
him down between the car seats and
pounded him viciously with the butt
enl Of their rcvOlvers. Two of the
men ran out, and Reed. who is Il pow
"rful man. made short work uf the
two who remained. ne he chased out
or the car. and the other lie knocked
to the floor. The fellow who had been
chased out returned and attempted to
SHOOT Reed. but was given blow
sGunrely across the face with a section
of the air brake known us the dummy
brake. He fell from the car and wns
picked up and carried off by his COM
'nnnions. Several shots were fired Mt
Reed. but none Of them took effect.
During the progress of the fight the
passengers on the train were In n
state of panic. Several women tainted
and children were placed under the
seats to escape tho flying bullets.
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Fad Of the Famous Barret Scott
Murder Case.

Fad OF the Famous Barret Scott
Murder Case.
Butte, Neb., Special.-'rhc famous
Barrett Scott murder case was con-
cluled to-day by the acquittal of Null
lihan, Elliott and Harris, the three
vigilantes who were accused of hang
ing the dcfaulting treasurer Of Holt
county In January, 1895. That is the
final chapter in one Of the most sensa-
tional affair In the history of the
West. Scott, while treasurer Of Holt
county. stole $1OO,OOO and fed to Mex
leo. He was extradited and sentenced
to the pcnitentiary for five years. In
fuential politicians, his friends, II was
charged. prevented his incarceration
in the pcnitentiary, and while enjoy
ing his freedom pending the supreme
courts action, he wns taken from his
,NNegy Hby . sdosen masked men and
6 sh9RXe&. .It wss alleged to be the work
Of theiss1 vigilantcs who hourished In
NOrtbyegt Nehraska in the pioneer
days.
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QPrENuElu OPTIMISTIC,
the Northwest


Fine Crops aud lsettcr Feeling in
New York. July =. Ansel Oppen.
helm of st. Paul. IL prominent capital.
list. r;iilroad and real estate man OF
the Northwest. is ut the Fifth Avenue
hotel. lie says that business ia I'M
proving In Minnesota. "Givo us ten
days or two weeks more OF good
weather." lie said. land there will be
one of the most boumtiful wheat crops
In the Northwest that has ever been
seen. 1t IL IL wonderful outlook. II
the crop comes to harvest in accord
ahce with present Indications, II will
tend I" start business wonderfully,
"'rhe people are in Il much better
frame of mind. There is less talk Of
hard times. Firms that were slaky
or ruined during the worst Of the
trouble are building themselves uD
again"
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FORCIBLE ENTRY.
Exciting Development. in the We
Sunerlae Steel plant 6,...

Exciting Developments in the West
Superior Steel Plant Case.
West Superior. Wis.,, July 6.-':here
Is n new feature in the steel plant
case. Judge Ludwig of Milwaukee
has issued an order of restitution di-
recting the sheriff of Douglas county
to reinstate Receiver Kelly to the
Charge Of the plant and to Keep him
there. Mr.. Alvord has not been served
with an order as yet holding him I'm
contempt, and does not Il ink he will
be. last night the order of the MIL
waukec court in favor Of Receiver
Kelly was carried into effect. Fifty
deputies In charge Of Under Sheriff
Wilcox went to the steel plant, which
llas been held for Mr.. Alvorl by n
party consisting of Edward Rutyai,cr.
Michael COuglan and Michael. Burke.
Abundance to the plant and surrender
OF lis possession were demanded. md
refused. The deputies then broke
down the DOORS took charge of tlle
plant. and placed Mr.. Alvords men
under arrest OIL a charge of resisting
officers.
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WOODWARD Is ALL RIGHT.
And Aboard british Steame
bound for New York.

And Aboard n British Steamer
Dound for New York.
Minneapolis. July 6.--Thafe IL now
not the slightest doubt about Frank
Woodward, the Minneapolis rewspa-
per man, as to whether he is living or
dead. A letter from him, received by
his mother this morning, explains ali.
1t reads:
ION Board s. 8. Arbanhu, Port Of
Cardtnas, North of Cuba, June q,
1&l5.-Dear Mother: After many
trials. dangers. illness. accidents. and
so forth, including n shot in the arm.
l am now on board the British steam
ship Arbanllu. bound for New York.
will he there July 5 If NIL goes well. I
will have some great stories. and will
then write you n longer letter. Per-
haps ] may come home for short
time. We have only n few minutes to
get the mail, 30 cannot write any
more. This goes to Havana and will
he posted there for New York"
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Knrr RAE cnEW .1YslIlK
How HIS snakesAlD Msled No. -
In . schsonetss Iloa0 =

s.4, In . scheonetss HoaH0 Il - A
The three-masteds schooner
which recently arrived I'M
Rio Janeiro. has ON boane' "
gian sailor by the name ON
ten, who. by his associLsa
counted one Of the handles.
ever shipped before the r.
The schooner carried q; %
Of hides. coffee and 9th, u
disc. Three days out frourA
came necessary for Lars 10! .
the hold to secure an axe, VIII \,
been left behind when the icatI kno
being loaded. He was searching q y
FOR the implement when he Hafn u,
peculiar kissing sound apparen&ysGsi
about ten feet away to his left TS{id
did not frlghten him at first, but WI
1t was repeated, louder than hefpi 4
he became a little nervous. I'LL
The next morning he conn IT,
story ta -o1e Of the sailors, q aIslIDws;
cointryman named lels Petcr6ln -
cordingly the hatch was reopened ~
the two men went into the hold. &
+ The lantern which Jansen caff3 II
had scarcely softened the glooMsof 4
hold when the same old hissin6s sSo1
echoed through the room. Su1 ~ sf
and almost simultaneously. Their 1S :,
were fastened upon o. sight
sent violent shivers down the TT
columns OF both men. Coiled upon
bale Of hides and preparing f6E
strike was an enormous serpent. A
eyes were like balls Of fire, and Sa5S1
emitted that peculiar Kissing N
Its poisonous fanga darted out IT
Its narrow jaws In menacinR l7l N
ner. II
The ships crew was alarme6 II q VI
for several days no one wnas Coz
ageous enough to go into the hold. Il
became absolutely necessary 10 10.
on the seventh day out. howexs, ~
after arming themselves with }w
vers, and being reinforced byFsC
Martens, both Jansen and Pete.
returned to the hold to aAnlhilate
unwelc2@e nassengeE. EetegseDS
good n7Arksman, and the 6fE.
pierced the snakes head. ssssSys
The snake was of dull grnyE ~
with spots Of darker fray on Iltk
lower side and with brownish b1acl
stripe along the back. II measlru
eight feet nine inches In length, - n
at the largest part Of the body meaSa
ured seven inches in circum Asal
How 1t ever got into the
mystery. but 1t is believed n >A s.
ried in with one of the baf lHs.ie
Times. AT NJ
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SHOULD BE STOPPED.

CnSsarranted Seizure of an Amer.
lean Yacht by q Spanish Gunb0at.
New Orleans, Special-A Cable dis
patch from Havana states that the
yacht Nepcnthe has been seized by the
Spanish authorities. and that her own
ers, George Agar and Bishop Dudley,
have been Imprisoned. Both Of these
gentlemen arc prominent In social and
business circles, being members of the
cotton and sugar exchanges. The
Nepentlle left here a few weeks ago
on a cruise along the Florida c0ast
and then smiled across to Cuba. 1t is
said that the yacht was Oyerlhauletl by
2 Spanish gunboat and towed inte
Havana. 1t II supposed that the yacht
was suspected Of carrying flIbuster-
Ing expeditions. There are several
Others In the. party besides the two
ownen, hat It II not known whether
they were all placed in confinement.
The affair has created great excite
mont here ard steps have. l,een taken
70 lay the matter before Secretary Ol.
u 5sS5
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Rejected L.ver,. Revenge,

Lcnont, ILL.,, July 4.-In the village
Of Romeo this morning IL house CON
tainfng five women was blown to
atoms by dynamite placed beneath 1t
by the rejected lover of one of tho
women. All the inmates were in
tured. three perhaps fatally. Luke
Hoyle and Tin Hoisc both aspircd to
the hand of Mollie Bicrs, and when
Hoise was chosen Hoylc stole enough,
dynamite from the drainage canal
works TO revenge himself in this man
her. lie was caught,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-07-12
QUEER HOOD POISONING.
Mystcrious Deaths Alnrm pcouie In
North NnJ.nt1

"uS"sSsouH neUtuS -AI0rm Icsb3blc In,
North Dakota.
Mayville. n. d.. July 4.--'rhe anx.
iety and excitement over the eases of
microlIe blood poisoning continues mn.
alated, -Four days after the two
death srep0rted in these dispatches
of June %. Julius Bye, who attended
the two men during their sickness.
was taken i'll with the same symp.
toms-swelling OF the tongue. pcrvcrt-
cd vision. and complete physical OK.
llaustion-and died during the night
Of June 30. Three others have lust
been declared subjects of the same
dread malady. The county and state
boards OF health are here holding an
autopsy upon Bye's body, and they
Will send blood and other matter from
the body to Chicago expert chemists
to he examined. to have the spccies
OF bacteria identified. All taken sick
have been attendants upon the dead
In their illness. Nine pllysicians have
examined the cases, none of whom
were able to identify the disease, be.
yond the general term. blood poison.
Ing" Tho origin Of ,le INjse hing is
yet Il mystery.
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A RIOT in BOSTON;
ssLITTIn Red sCnooL Housnv
- CAUSES a DIG Kow. &


Boston, Mass, July CA parade Of
the patriotic societies Of Boston and
vicinity at East Boston ended In q
Pitched battle between some Of the
paraders and the spectators, In which
sticks, stones and revolvers were used
with fatal eect. John w. Willis, q la
borer OF East Boston, one of the spec
tatOra, was shot and instantly killed;
Michael Boyle of East Boston had his
head split open by club and now lies
dying in a city hospital; young nun
named Stewart had his nose cut OF. by
Q saber in tho hands Of one Of tile pa
raiders; Patrick Kelly sustained q Sc
we're scalp wound, whether from bull
let or club is not known, and Officer
A. 9. Bates WIS hit In the mouth by a
brick thrown by an unknown person,
and lost several teeth, besides suffer-
Ing from severe hceratto s,.i,l, n,
It is claimed that the trouble all re-
suited from the persistence OF those
who managed the parade In introduc-
Ing q feature font representing the
"IIittle He'd School House." which
from its association as the emblem Of
the American Protective Association,
has become obnoxious to many per-
sons, especially those who do not SYM
pathtze with the A. f. A. movement,
AT several points the feeling Of the
crowd was given vent in Kisses Mt the
1000 paraders and the school house.
but no further demonstration was ex-
htbited until the rear of the parade
Ind reached Putnam street, when the
crowd tried to OverturE the Inst car
rlage. Word was sent to the front for
police assistance, and a squad Of some
twenty officers was sent buck. A skir-
mtsli followed between the crowd md
the officers, and Michael Bowie re-
ceived q fractured skull. A nun by
the name Of Stewart, of Brooks street,
had his nose cut off by a saher in the
hands Of Albert E. Andrews Of Ever
cit, II private IN the Roxbury Horse
Guards.
When the paraders were proce.dl ag
In companies group of between 10
and 90 was surrounded on Bonrder
street by q crowd. who commenced
hootlng and throwing stones. A dozen
revolvers were drawn, and in response
to the fustlade of stones eight or ten
shots were fired. The firing of the re-
vo!vers brought n large body of the
police to the spot, and the mob was
soon dispersed. AS the scene was
cleared the. officers found John willis
dead In the street with a bullet hole In
his right side. and. Patrick A. Kelly
lying seriously wounded about the
head. 1t was learned later that, several
other persons Ind been slightly in
1ured, all Of whom were taken away
by their friends. The police arrested
Harold Brown and John Ross as tho
principals who did the shooting.
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Spring whcn, Al, Right.

Washington. July 4-The weather
bureau in it's report of crop conditions
for the week ended July /, says: Cool
weather has retarded the growth of
corn in the Dakotas. and while No,
braska and Minnesota report the cron
backward. 1t is in good condition.
Spring wheat Is now heading. and the
condition of this crop continues 70.
vonble. Light frosts occurred In
portions Of tho Dakotas, Minnesota
ard Wisconsin OH the 2Sth and Goth.
causing slight damage In localities.
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New Phase Of rr,lnY;

The Trilby craze has moi ~
ed from our midst. hut that
still hope is shown Inv tho factS
Boston uninne methn,,s NJ .dS
arc enployetl TO attroct nnlIe.;S
the Potter decentralization NJ rS,sa
riers novel. At thc concln.iSs.ss
matinee performon ncn IN that III
other DIV tlc stage mana ~ar ~
forward and hristiv o~nia sna.s ~
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STATE INSTITUTIONS.


Auditor Dunn In the Wholesale Coal
= Dusiness.
st. Paul, July GrState Auditor Dunn
to-day began sending out circulars for
sealed proposals for supplying the va
rlous state institutions with coal for
the year ending July 81, 1896. Bids
will be received at the auditors office
until Aug. 1. at 2 p. III. Bonds will be
required Of the bidders for the faithful
performance of their contracts. The
institutions to be supplied with coal,
together with the number of tons for
each. are: The insane hospital Mt ST.
Peter, 4,075 tons; insane hospital at
Rochester, 4,45O; insane hospital at
Fergus Fails. 3.15O; capitol Mt st. Paul.
80; Faribault schools for the deaf and
dumb and blind. 7.171: reform school
at Red Wing. 1900; soldiers home Mt
Minnehnha State Park. 1910; reforma-
tory ut st. Cloud. 1853; state univer.
sity. 2,4O0; experiment station mt st.
Anthony Park. 10; state public school
at Owatonna, 900.
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Ing to the matcl. they were married
secretly In Salt Lake City. aud on re-
turning to her homo In San Fruncisco
second ceremony was l,ci formed ly
q priest. Corbett being II Catholic.
Mrs. Corbett. whose maiden name
was Miss Olive Lake. was born IN
New York twenty-five years ago. She
is graduate of the state normal
school ut San Jose. Cal. In appear
ancc she IL rather tall. with large
wondering blue eyes and a curly mass
OF soft blonde lmir Tie divorce pro-
cecdings will be carried on as secretly
us possible,
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A Smokers Req.

The following story Sss-s ~ y
Diogenes is perfectly authentic. -
King Frederick William ~. slk,
the Rhine provinces in tha
1sa3 lie made a short staysE4
where .he called at The h0u ss~rxs
Oldest man In his kingdom, Eyed vg6
years. He fount; him c0mfortaSly
seated IN IN old arm chair okin& 8
pipc-hts inseparable companl0n. q
the kings arrival lie rose to hfa fdEt
and stepped forward u few PAGES, hi
his majesty made him sit down ~ n
aud talked to him with the
freedom, the old man putting aWASse}
his pipe all the time. When ab09t ~
leave. the king asked him if ~ HI E
any wish that it was In his power N
crafty.
mo, thanks. your majesty, IkkS
oil I want in this world" was (h9j
ply: 4
we mortals have generally somk ~
ticular desire or aspiration.
"Wcll, sire, now come to tf1ink
1t. might have a favor to ank.
doctors insist or nay taking
every day OH the fGult4 t4rtE I
time pass the powder mAHazfi
sentry shouts to me from afars
the pipe out of your mouth, II u
walk very slowly the pipe soS i
every time. Now, II your ~ 4
would be good enough to 0rdS
sentry to let me smoke my nj
peace all the way should consi
the greatest kindness you c0uldes
fer on me for the rest Of my. r
life" sss..s E.
The order was given a.
fellow enjoyed the privile1o ~
than two years. and died Il ~
the pipe in his mouth
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PATENTS VOID.
aad Blow to the American Fib,
Chamois Company.

sssss AbaO" 10 tue American Fiber
Chamois Company.
Cleveland. July 4. The United
states circuit court has handed down
decision which may prove to be a
Knockout blow to the American Fiber
Chamois Company of New York, and
may be the forerunner' of tho outcome
af many actions commenced III fed
eril courts by citizens throughout the
United States The fiber company
brought suits against various firms
here for infringement Of their patents
In the manufacture of fiber, which ia
largely used in making women's gar
ments. The court holds that the pat.
ents held by the plaintiff company
are absolutely void. Similar suits aro
PENDING against big dry goods houses
or fiber manufacturers in nearly all
of the large cities throughout tb>
country.
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Modern E.o.h A.a..

Waycross, Ca. July CA most in.
teresting case Of the Enoch Arden kind
has just come to light here. The mar.
ties gre ID. ID. Brown, who returned
yesterday after an absence Of twenty
five years and found his wife hapDiiy
remarked. Brown in Frcnchmon
with IN interesting history. lie was
In prison twenty-five years I'm France
for murder. Brown has gone away
again. discouraged and hcart-broken
over his unkindly fate.
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araud stand coII.n..,,

Buffalo. N. Y, July G-The Press Cy-
cling clubs meet at the Driving Park
this afternoon terminated in a had ae-
cident. During tile programme the
grand stand collapsed. seriously injur-
Ing 10 of the occupants, three sustain
ing injuries which may result fatally.
They are: Frank l.eymonvester, spine
broken; John G. He'll, three ribs brok-
en-; Mrs. l.. NJ. Eirick, both legs brok.
en-. The others sustained more or less
severe fractures and contisions.
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YALE WINS.
fhe Harvard Crew IL Beaten By
NlRe Lengths.

the Harvard Crew Is Beaten By
Nine Lengths.
New London. Special.-Yale won
the fourth consecutive victory over
Harvard In the university boat race
here to-day and won easily by nine
lengths, one minute below the best
record, the official time being 2l:3O.
The conditions Of water aud wind
could not have been more favorable.
Harvard had slight advantage at
the start, but when a mile had been
rowed Yale was a length and half
in the lead. The story Of the race 10
told in the record Of. the official time,
which Ii as follows: :.
First mile. Yale 5O4, Harvard $40;
second mile, Yale 1921, Harvard
1927; third mile, Yale 1859, Harvard
1921: fourth mile, Yale 2l:o0, Har.
ward 2215.
Two members. Of the Harvard crew
We're badly exhausted by the time the
course had been rowed. but YaIe an
peared ut for . continuation Of the
work.
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MRS. O'LEARY PASSES AWAY.
She Wa. the Owner of Chicago,

She Was the Owner of Chicaxo,.
Fire Cow.
Chicago, July G.-AIrs. Katherine
o!Leary. owner of the cow which
kicked over lamp in October. 1871.
md started blaze which cost Chicago
SlO.UW.MN. died lust night of acute
pneumonia. A large concourse of rein.
lives and friends were at the residence
last night pnying their respects of
tympatly to the family. A three-story
stone front brick structure occupies
the site where In 1871 stood the
o'I.eary cottage. The place owes its
interest to nothing but the fact tllat
the great Chicago fire originated there.
Ihat the story of Mrs. OI.eary's cow
and the lnmp-laugllcd at by somc-is
true. is youclled for by the Chicago
Historical society. Upon large stone
IN the front Of tho house mt No. IN
do dc, kovcn street appears these words:
Tile great fire of 1871 originated
hero. aud extended TO Lincoln PARK
Chicago Historical Society, 1881"