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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-07
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81 Hest but hseexsra. i. 4, l733'5i
New York, June .1.-While Gov.
Norton was reviewing the parade at
the stand, In Madison Square he sud-
denly turned pale and abruptly sat
down. The next instant he lurched
forward md fell, striking his H.ad
aEaillst q rough scantlinR on the re-.
viewing. stald. A. w. Cole, his pri-
vate secretary, sprang forward and
caught the KOvcrnOr's head and raised
1t. Ex.Prcsidcnt Hnlrison was only a
moment behind Cole and they, with
the assistance OF Mayor Strong. lifted
the governor from his chair and laid
him upon the floor Of the reviewing
stand. A young lady came forward
and offered silver flask Of brandy.
Gen. Harrison poured some of the
brandy into glass Of water and then
pressed 1t to the governors lips. Gov.
MortOn's face was very white, but
when band came by playing stirring
march. he struggled to got on his feet.
Gen. Harrison bent over him and put
ting his lips to the governors car,
said, "NOw. governor, you must lie
still. You have been overcome with
the heat. We hnve sent for carriage
and we Will take you away" The
governor Was lying behind a board
partition about 30 feet high. "Tea
away that PARTITION" exclaimed Gen.
Harrison, and In = twinkllng three big
policemen had torn down the parti.
tlon. The governor smiled family and
again struggled to get on his feet. He
was assisted this time by: Mayor
Strong, Mr.. Cole and member Of the
governors staff. II must review the
parade" sud the govern1r. "No. no. I"
demonstrated Gen. Harrison. TYou
nre not fit; you must cosne with me. -
Il will review the parade" insisted
the governor, and he stood straight az
m arrow and looked out toward the
avenue. A mighty cheer went up
from 10000 throats. and tile governor
raised his Int, which had been placed
upon his head. AS he did 40 lie
swayed from side to side. and would
have fallen had not strong arms sup.
ported him. The governor was then
helped down to his carriage by Gen.
Harrison and others. The General got
Into the carriage with the governor
John Jacob Astor and two other mem
l,ers Of the governors staff climbed In
and the carriagc was driven to the
Fifth Avenue hotel, whpcN he soon re.
covered,
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A woman Desperate.

Pineville. Ky. June IA hattie &C.
Cured on Straight Greek, is miles
from here, in which Long John Helton
was killed and Jim Balcher and .Chas.
John were badly wounded. Those on
the other side were George Taylor,
Jim Taylor, George Arnett and a
woman named Sarah Grifith, who can
handle a Winchester with the hest Of
men. The Helton crowd was sur
rounded and fired upon from ambush.
They returned the fire. and think some
Of the Taylor crowd were wounded
and carried to the mountains. Tho
battle grew out of a series of law
suits and controyArsy between John
and the Tayiors over the possession Of
some property.
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Twe llillion IN Is.ue,


Duluth. Minn., Speciality noon the
Jury In the biggest case ever tried here
had been secured. 1t is suit brought
by the McKinleys and others against
the Lake Superior Consolidated Iron
mines to recover nearly $7OOOOO for
fraud In obtaining control Of the cell
ebrated Mckinley mine. The Jurors
are Thomas GragOn, w. r. Sacheaud,
Patrick Carey Of 1T. Paul; A. Terry,
6lsyton: ~. n. Hoagland, Marshall;
r. L. Phillips. Chester; Henry Halls.
Fairview; J. A. Nbyes and w. A. Wal
lace. Warren; Victor Berggrcen. For
est Lake. and j. q. Netzer Of Pine
City. Judge Shaw Of Minneapolis has
been retained to assist the Rockefeller
attorneys. 1t is expected that the case
will occupy six days. Some Of the
po..At4 involved In the f1,2JO.OOO Mer-
ritt suit against Rockefeller are also
involved insthis, and a dozen Merrltts
and their attorneys arc ON hand to
pick up things.
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PoLIor PoIsosna.

4 wsnan's Death Asesuiplishea 4.
Order to Gaia llsney.
San francisco, May go. w. Win
throp. assistant superintendent Of
Laurel Hill cemetery, was arrested
this morning In connection with tho
mysterious death OF Mrs. Jennie
Matthews last Saturday. Mrv.
Matthews died very suddenly while
decorating the grave Of her child, Her
little daughter, who was with her, said
Winthrop gave her mother q Dill. but
he denied the statement. An analysis
Of the woman's stomach, however, de-
veloped the fact TINT It contained
strychnine. Evidence is said to have
been found now that Mrs. Matthews
had her life insured for $1,000 q few
days before her death and that Win.
throp 10 deputized In the policy to hold
the money 10 trust for her daughter.
Minnie. q chl1d six years old. Mrs..
Matthews husband did not know his
wife had her life insured until after
her death, and now the policy cannot
be found. No charge was made against
Winthrop. but he was locked up and
Will be held pending Q further investI
CATION Of the case.
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WILLIAMS PLEADS.
rnaeF the Inaict.ent for the Msraes
-, Ok II. w. Thomas.

o -
HnaeP the Inalctnent fer the MurAes
s, ef II. w. Thomas.
Minneapolis. Special.-Frits L. Will.
ians, with his head erect and his eyes
looking every one sqtnarely In the face,
$as brought into the court room at
the district court this morning to list
en- to the reading OF the Indictment
charging him With the murder OF HI.
W. Thomas. That he expects to. -
cleared Of the RSIy Charge Aaalnsts him
was shown BY his confident air. There
was. however, q nervous betrayal un-
der the exterior calm, and although
be has al. along expected the indlct-
ment to charge, him with murder In
the lirst degree, It could easily, be seen
chat he was trying to hold himself to-
gether. william pleaded not guilty,
and his trial was ret for june ~.
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strs1a lassa ~ y

stfoya 00eA Sea111 Y M; ~
! Can any one exp.aiH ia M u ~
cret Of the popularity ofs the detsstaHyaS
mode Of singing which II now ptaes
uced 30 extensively In oaf cityf II
need scarcely add that 4 refer to what
.is commonly. called the tfemolo. It
came into fashion about forty years
agO, and Ii 1t not time ythat that fash.
ion should die a natural death2 Nine.
In Grange was the first who intro
duced 1t here. She was much hefalded,
and, therefore, was believed to he o.
fine singer. to the extent that she drew
fair audiences for short time. But
people soon weariel OF her peculiar,
style, and ceased going to hear her.
She was passee when she came to this
country, and It was said that 1t was,
to cover q broken-lown voice that she
had recOlGse to the now hackneyed
vibrata. However, many deluded sing.
ers, considering that her. style must be.
ono OF the good thing which come to
us from Europe, strOve, but too sue
cessfully, to imitate-it. 81
When I was studying vocal music
great care was taken to Impress upon
my mind the extreme Importance and.
beauty of firm, pure and steady tone,
with Its gradual crescendo and dimin-
uendo. All, with what infinite pains
l tried to produce my notes. without
q shadow OF wavering or change of
quality! And now, to think that the
beautiful sOsenut0 Is considered Of but
small account by 30 many people who,
! maintain. ought to know better. I
have seen a room full OF people moved
to tears by pathetic song rendered
by a we'll sustained voice, and with
distinct enuncintion of the words; yet
who would ever dream Of weeping
over the most touching ballad IN tho
world when sung In the miserable.
shaky style now in vogue. which al
ways leaves the listener In doubt as to
whether he is hearing sung C-sharp
or -, F-sharp or G.?
Among the best vocalists belonging
to our city and its vicinity this tremolo
is often adopted. For some reason
sopranos and barytones use It most
frequently, and, I may add, ad nau-
seam. 1t Is more than disagreeable on
the stage and In the llarlor. 1t Is be-
yOnd endurance when 1t obtrldes IT.
self In the church service. No place
or occasion Is safe from its ilnpertl-
nent intrusion. I have heard a so-
piano II good standing profane the
lofty strains of II Know that MY Re-
deemer Liveth" by her tremulous rem
uCAfh6 -O6zessA~Ne~ Ak Waa inannro.
priate.-Correspondence Of the New
York Tribune.
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SOUTHERN VISITORS.
They Are Given . Rousinw Recep-
tlon In Chicago.

They Are Given . Rousing Recep.
tlon In Chicago.
Chicago, June 1.-Cheers for the
gray haired warriors of the South
rang out In the First Regiment armOry
Inst night amid the rattling of rifles
and the tramp of Northern militia
hall sat youth and beauty amt Old age,
all doing honor to gallant men who
had fought for the Confetleracy. The
eyes Of the fair women of the South
who snt In the balcony became bright.
er and their hnndkerchiefs fiutterel In
tho mir like the snowy wings of a
myriad Of sen gulls as the Columbia
post. g. A. r., band struck up the first
bars of "Dixie." Their hands np-
plauded the musicians aud their pulses
heat quicker as maryland, My Mary
lnnd." came from the brassy throats Of
the Instruments. Thousands crowded
in the armory to take part In the re-
ception to the Confederate generals
and the fair Southern visitors who
came to Chicago to attend the delica.
tion Of the monument at Oakwoods.
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IN THE sLUns.
Vest ssDeriezss Neral Mayor Teurs
In the TenaerloiI District.

Vest ssDerisz's Neral Mayor Teurs
In the Tenaerloll District,
West Superior, Wis, May 20-Iml.
tating DR.. Parkhurst and other sensa-
tIonal divines, Mayor Starkweather.
the ex-rector, has made an extensive
Summing trip. He, In company with
9 police ofncial, took in the tenderioin
district and the various shows. I The
mayor will say nothing about the OBJ
5ect Of his visit. The situation with
regard to the gamblers IL constantly
changing. The gambling rooms have
opened and closed several times With
IN two dayA The chief trouble now is
over the question Of who. shall be the
gambler-in-chlef. The man who Ias
enjoyed this distinction has been dfe-
placed, and there 10 . Jolly row. on tho
inside. Mayor Starkweather, who
boasts that the newspapers can't mud.
die him, malntains q most discreet
silence on the subject and q hard to
get At. sf@ -
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CycIonc Jn Nebraska.

Chapman. Neb., June IA cyclone
one mile wide struck near here to-day
and demolished everything in its way.
The home Of A. Pailor was blown 10
pieces, fatally ininring Mrs. Ballor and
two children. The clothes OF the other
two children were literally torn from
their bodies l,y the force of the wind
Many other buildings were damaged.
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sAisty-EAtse ~ salAEsssRave nee.
!, UEevvAsa - the SbanlsA Maver.
Ottawa, Ont, June "details have
reached this city OF q terrible accident
which occurred ON the spanish river,
By which - naen lost their lives. The
victims were lumberlnen., They had
encamped for the night On a crib Of
square timber moorad to the shore
near the head cf the rapids, which at
that point are very lrecipitous and
rocky. All had gone to sleep without
leaving watchman to guard the crib.
Some time during the night the crib
broke from its moorings and carried
ito cargo Of sleeping men, all unmind-
ful Of their fate. into the surglng wa.
tors below. The crib was broken to
pieces on the rocks, and not man es-
capped to tell the tale. The Spanish
river flows into the North Channel Of
Lake Huron at point north Of Mani.
tou Island. Near it's mouth ID n small
hamlet Of perhaps 100 Inhabitants, sit.
uateil on tho Zoo branch Of the Can
adam Iacitlc railway. Tho entire
ctuntry therenbouts ID q numbering
district. r
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JAPANs SICK AND WOUNDED.
Medical aad Surgical Aspect Of tho
Japs' Side Of the War.

Medical aad Surgical Aspect Of tho
JaDs' Side Of the War.
Great progress las been made IN:
Japan In medicine, and especially ii
military surgery during tho last few
years. The surgeOn-general has point
cd out that the mortality among the
wounded In the Satsuma war was ~
per cent, while In the present war It
has dropped to 4 per cent. The ARMIES
OF Japan are accompanied by 1,86O
medical attendants, Of whom $50 are
surgeons. The barrack hospitals I'm
Japan are large and IRE equipped with
the latest appliances. ;ssT
The largest Of these hospitals iosat
Hiroshima. The stan consists Of 10
surgeons and dO1 nurses, In addlti0A
to lib surgeons and nurses from III
Ned Cross society, in which many &c
representatives of the japanese NJ
bility serve. The same society 6a5
13S practitioners and nurses In th4
have been obtained in the present 49,
In japanese surgery, medical practie0
and sanitation. are largely due to M.
kitasato and other pupils Of the .grelE
medical schools Of Germany. Ss
go AAAA0OsSN Wu0 VuC VI Iuk5
eminent Of DR.. Koch's students, and
was associated with DIR. Behring II
some Of the researches that culmlna-
ted In the discovery of anti-toxine.
The army Of japan has been as for
tunate In regard to disease as it has
been in the results Of its numerous
encounters. The London Times states
TINT the combined mortality from dis
ease and the loss in battle has only
been about 1900 lives out of the
armies. which numbers $1,000 men,
and the navy, which consists of u
ships. The comparative immunity
from sickness Is believed to be largely
due to the rice diet. 1t is probable
tint such achievements were never
before realized in the history of war
fare with 80 small an expenditure OF
human life.-American Machinist.
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Anaal Review.

Berlin, June 1.-The annual review
Of the garrlson Of Berlin took place to.
day on the Templehof parade grounds.
The emperor, empress, the young
princes and other members Of the i'm.
perial family, In addition to number
Of royalties, were present. The em.
peror led the Second regiment of the
guards past the empress, and after dc.
liyering q speech. hls majesty rode az
the head Of the color company to tho
castle. He was heartily cheered.
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Cherokee, Iowa. June Mrs. N.
Bruce received severe and probably
fatal injuries while returning from the
cemetery after burying her 18-year.
old daughter. The mourncrs' carriage
was thrown down an embankment,
and Mrs. Bruce received severe frnc-
turc Of the spine and is hurt internal
ly. Mrs. j. A. Wakefield was also Sc
vercly bruised about the head and
face. 1t Is thought that Mrs. Bruce
will not recover.
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born in Lithunia in 1S45. His student
days were spent Mt Warsaw. He
spent some years In California, and
his descriptive articles Of our "Far
West" published In a Polish paper,
won him the first tangible recognition
among his countrymen. He has been
prolific writer, and his novels and
sketches contributed to various jour-
nails cannot he enumerated here. He
has travelled the world over, and de-
picta no type OF life that has not come
under his own observation. Henryk
Sienkicwicz is a great creative genius
and his individuality is completely
identified with his work. His deep
patriotism, cosmopolitan sympathies,
his humor, pathos and love of nature
are striking qualities Of his work.
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Chicago Road Race.

Chicago, June 1.-The ninth annua,
Chicago rOad race, covering a course
Of fraction over 18 miles from the
Grant monument In lincoln Park to
South Evanston aud return. was run
today. and resulted in a victory for
Homer FnirmOn. of the Chicago Cy-
cling club. Fairmon started from 8
minutes 45 seconds In the handicap,
and made the run In 81 minutes and
S6 seconds. George H. Emerson won
tue time prize In 5?:14.
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Transfer of Forsaosa.

Shanghai, June Lord ii Chang
Fang, son of Ii Hung Chang, witt,
John w. Foster. will start of the Pes.
cadOre to-day to formally transfer the
island Of Formosa to the japanese.
The Japanese have landed at the town
Of Taifehfu. a place of 10000 inl,abi.
Of Formosa. They have informed the
authorities that they intend to take
possession Of the island. Fighting Is
lnminent.
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A Valuable Grin.

New York, June 1.-The Morning
Advertiser snys to-day: When the as.
sistant secretary Of the treasury went
on hoard the steamship City Of Parls
lie carried grip snck In which were
carefully laid away s:O.OOO.OOO worth
Of United States bonds. of the Inst H.
sue. These bonds will be plncc.l In tho
hnnds of European bankers and finan
ciers.
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Clou,li.ur.t I'm Texas,

Dallas. Tex. June IA special to
the News from San Angelo, Tex. tells
OF disastrous cloudbnrst which oc-
CURED yesterday along the johnson
and Devil rivers. Five bodies hnye
been recovered from draws" viii i,
were flooded by the storm. and 1t ia
feared that number Of settlers In the
valleys Of the two rivers have per-
reacil sevcfai larse Is lunches III that
section. The draws" which have wa
ter In them only short time after
rains, were flooded.
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Millers win I,cor,orate.

Milwaukee. special.-Early In June
the Aiillers' National association,
which has for the fourteen years Of its
existence practically ade Milwaukee
Its business and executive headquar-
tcrs. will he incorporated under the
laws Of Illinois. and permanent head
quarters will bc established either in
Chicago or Washington. A repre-
sentative Of the reorganized concern
will visit tlIe countries Of South
America aud Europe In the -four in-
forests.
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MORE LlsRRAL IN LAND.

.'
1Asf NSfshssHSH Hasias Rsssiverss II.
auguFate . New Pelicy.
Tacoma, WASH, June 1.-The North.
ern Pacific land department to-day an.
nounces that beginning June 1, the
nate Of interest on contracts for tho
purchase Of lands will be reduced
from . to 9 per cent, All the railway
lands are being reappfnised. Land
Agent Cooper aays rcappraisement
will probably result in IN average re.
ducti0n Of prices of one-third COM
pared with the price at which they
were formerly listed. The object Of
the change Of policy is made by order
Of the receivers. g. r. Eaton has re.
signed as assistant land agent Of the
Northern Pacific. He resigned Just
after Land Agent Schulxe's death, but
has remained at the request Of tire
ofacials until the investigation into
Schulze's affairs was finished. Eaton
entered the department in 1881 Mt
Portland, was made chief clerk in
1887, and In 1859 he became assistanI
general land agent.
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Foh A NEW AsYLun.
State BOARD Of Iowa ON . Tour
1mvestlgatIOn.

State Roarsi Of Iowa ON . Tour ei
Investigation.
Sioux Falls. =. d., Specialized. Jud
Lake of Independence, Iowa; Gen. Ed
Wright. superintendent Of public
works Mt Des Moines; Architect II. d.
JOsslyn Of Cedar Rapids. and Supt.
Hill. Of the Iowa state insane asylum,
spent yesterday In this. city inspectln.
Sioux Falls stone. They are the board
appointed to select material for the
construction Of the $SOO.OOO state In
sane asylum to be erected mt Chero-
kec. Iowa. The building will he 1000
feet long and 700 feet wide. The COM
mittce seemed greatly pleased with
the stone. and the chances are greatly
IN favor of the choice being made IN
favor Of 1t when the selection II made.
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Prof. Chas. II. Drew. as Chemist to
the Minnesota State Dairy and Food
Department. has officially examined
every baking powder cold in the
State. lie gives the preference to the
Royal over all others. He says II is
an absolutely pure cream OF tarta.
powder and Of the very highest leay.
cniNg power.
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When Curtis VIII Ne Tried.

Anamosa. Iowa, Special. : Editor
Curtis of Mankato was brought be-
fore Judge Thompson this morning
and pleaded not guilty to the charge
Of bigamy. His case will be tried In
September. 1t is supposed that after
he serves bis term on the charge here
he will be tried ON q similar one In
Illinois. He was placed under $1,000
bail, and being unable to giys-it, now
lies In tall -. \. a
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The Duke Recovcrs

Seville. June 1.-The Duke Of Or.
leans, head Of the royal house Of
France. has 80 far recovered from the
injuries which lie received willie out
hunting rs to be able to leave here to-
day for Gibraltar OH his way to Lon
don, where 1t is expected the marriage
Of his sister. the Princess Helene of
Orleans. to the Duke Of Aosta. nepi,c;y
of the King Of Italy. viii take place on
or about June
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jail Breaker Killed.

Henderson. KY, June John ].
Swanagan, colored, was killed to-day
while attempting to break jail. A
CUft1lUIAcy 10 coCatIIc nu t,e~.., H....>l
to exist between several OF the pris-
oners. which, when they attempted to
accomplish 1t, resulted In the death Of
the leader. Swanngan was n power.
full fellow, and before he was subdued
he whipped Jailer Kohl, Deputy Juilcr
Whitehead and three negro TRUSTEES.
During the fight Whitehead received a
blight on the arm which may prove
very serious. Jailer Kohl was badly
bruised, but not seriously hurt. The
negro fought desperately for his liber-
ty until dubbed to death. The coro.
ner's jury returned a verdict ex0ner.
ating the jailer and his assistants.
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Pure baking powders are one of the
chief aids to the cook III preparing per-
feet and wholesome food. While those
are to be obtaired Of well-cstablished
reputation. like the Royal. Of whose
purity there has never been ques
ton. It Is proper to avoid all others.
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BAKER on THE SEA.

fhe st. Paul Diplomat Headed for
Washington, Juno 1.-Hon. Lewis
Baker. United States minister to Mica
lngua. Costa Rica and Salvador, ar
rived at New York from Central Amer.
lea Inst week and Immediately sailed
for Europe OH the City Of Rome, ac-
c0mpnnied by Mrs. Baker. Their des-
tination is Glasgow. where they will
remain for six weeks or two months.
This trip is made. 1t ia understood, on
account uf the illness Of Mrs. Baker.
Some time ago Mr.. Baker was granted
an definite leave of absence from his
post In Central America.
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southern Dsvelopnent.

Chicago, Specialize conference Of
prominent railroad and business men
called to encourage the development
of the Southern states was held at the
Auditorium hotel to-day. The meet
Ing was largely attended, and impor-
tant steps we're taken toward Q sys-
tematic boom Of the South.
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Condition Of Traae.

New York, May. a. = Bradstrest's
says: The moderate reaction In Tia
stock market, caused primarily By -
peafed frosts and reports Of severe
damage to cereal crops and other farm
produce, was followed only In part by
corresponding cheek to the move
ment In general trade. Not one Of the
larger grain states confirms the re-
ports Of severe damage to wheat aud
corn with which the exchanges have
abou16ed, and there u hess reason Is
believe N the extent Of Il % currently
Gspostsa. -