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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-07-19
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1ls- 4alle e D YeuNh sygho SAanD
y glsIaaeo& IN slkA1Iga als:
sfy campaisning began way bau1
in 81" said Brig. Gen. Stanton, pav
master general Il the army. 1T ~
{ out in Kansas with old John Bsou1
This was in the border war. old Jo1n
Brown was slender, angular man,
probably over six feet tall, and haA
much Of the physical makeup Of IT,.
typical Yankee. He was q man Of -.
rious mind, very religious, and knew
the Bible almost by heart. recollee1
the last conversation I had with NJ
Brown. I was nothing but boy %
the time, about eighteen years old. q
was on the night after the 6aht q
Lawrence, Kan.
I'VE had been fighting all day with
the pro-slavery people. 1t was very
bright moonlight night, and Brown
and slept under the same blanket
Our bed chamber was the open air.
Brown had spread his blanket In The
warm sand, right at the foot Of Mas.
sachusetts street, which is the main
street of Lawrence. Until we went -
sleep Brown kept up constant talk
with me. Brown told me, and I've
sometimes looked ON 1t as almost
prophecy, all about the war that was.
coming.
"'Slavery and freedom will never
mix said Brown. The country can't
be half slave and haf free. There
will be great deal of bloodshed.
There's a struggle coming. the biggest
one the world has ever seen. It win
last years and rivers of blood win
how. You will see, but I probably
will not I expect the slaves will b
freed, and am as sure Of 1t as am
that we are wrapped In our blankets
here, but don't expect to live to see
1t myself
"Brown was very quiet man in his
manner, and while naturally a soldier.
knew nothing Of military affairs BY
any education he had received. Ho
was absolutely brave, and, in fact, o
sort OF American Cromwell. He made
speech on one occasion to the people
OF town In Kansas, just before theY
went into fight with a band Of bois
der ruftians, who were about to al.
tack them. Brown was we'll educated.
but his speech was homely and plain.
and entirely practical. 1 recollect one
thing lie said, which was really o val.
liable piece of military advice. u
would be good information for an1
army to get just before it went into 4
fight:
and when you shoot said Brown.
In his quiet, practical tone, to the list
ening crowd, 'be sure you see the hina
sights to your rifle. 1t is absolutely
essential, and there is no use shooting
until you do. II everybody who has
shot at me had seen the hind sights
OF his gun would be as full Of holes
as colander.' Washington Star.
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MRS. aoRMAN pRosraATep.
she Learns. Of the rr..,. n....
'fsi Her Hunhnnil sS' y 10

She Learns. Of the Trasis death OF
Her Husbnll.H
st. Paul, July 12.-Thiss morning n
reporter called at 82 IL East Seventh
street to see Mrs. Gorman, the wife
or the man who was shot and killed
In Chicago. - $3.50 -
Mrs. Robertson Of Colorado the
aunt Of Mrs. German, answered the
knock, and said that, her niece wa q
resting, and asked to- be excused. \
She was much affected by the sad
experience through which she and her
niece have passed, and. wept as she
referred to It. 'a '1F s. f7sh So
Mr.. German must have been IN.
sane" she said. why, he never
harmed any one before, and the f,ct
that he could not get home to his dy.
Ing child must have robbed him 1of
his senses. He had not written lis
wife the tale Of his troubles, but all
his letters had been in a bright and
cheerful tone, 80 that we had moi
known Of his difficulties. He must
have become thoroughly desperate,
The baby was buried yesterday, and
now we have not money to send for
his body and bring 1t here for burial
Mr.. Gorman has q brother in Boston
and he may do something to bury tho
dead man. Mrs. German is prostrated
with her troubles"
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1 ]! lnA 4 l|,l ! !. ! |. JULY I Is, 1906. !
.5za!Insrs TRel Cans.
ID. 1esiWaaEes .ses1 10 sxsrsstel.

q d I II, 6Aa.sI. n~,a.y.. - N,
s11 INV ssSss issas 1ss xss.stsa. -
iWlnena, MINI, July 13-Ths NIL
Waukse railroad authorities and the
3polies,all along the line have for sew
lerali m01ehs been puzzled In their ef.
,foft1 to trip up gang Of thieves who
have been operating on loaded freight
cars, stealing At one time aud another
Q large amount Of goods. It 10 now
believed that q portion Of the gang are
under arrest. After considerable in
veetigating work suspicion finally
rested on o freight conductor named
w. II. lsuntin, whose run was be-
tween Milwaukee and st. Paul. Cars
were broken into on his run ON the LIST
Of July last year and on the 18th Of
last month, and property to q consid-
cradle amount stolen. Isuntin lives at
Creme Ray, Wis, and acting ON a well
defined clue the police made a de-
scent on his residence and instituted q
thorough search. They found q whole
sale assortment Of dry goods, boots,
hats, caps and the like, all Of which
have been identified. Two brakemen
named Moffat and Mckenzie were ar
rested on the charge Of stealing the
goods, and the officers then started on
a hunt for Buntin, who was arrested
for receiving stolen property. He was
located at Grand Island, Neb., ard ar.
rested. Yesterday Sheriff T. p. De-
laney Of Brown county, Wis, secured
extradftion papers for the return Of
Buntln from Nebraska, aitl It 10 ex-
pected he will have an immediate cx-
animation, together with the two men
arrested as his accompliccs.
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THE HOSE ON HANSON.
Indignant Fellow Townsmen MAX.
It Very Damn fns Him -

Indignant Fellow Townsmen Mako
1t Very Damp for Him.
Waseca, Minn., July IL. - On Sun.
day the wife Of Hans Hanson, a
farmer here, died In the Rochester
insane asylum, having become insane
from lnck Of medical treatment for a
tumor in the head. Hanson got drunk
Monday and has been drunk ever
since and refuses to bury his wife or
pay for the telegram sent to notify
him of her death. The remains Law in
the Northwestern depot here until
noon yesterday, when the officials had
them buried. Hanson was arrested
last night and put in the lock-up,
About II o'clock a body of citizens
forced their way into the lookup, and
with a section of fire hose played
water on him for about half an hour.
Later they returned and repeated the
dose. The frightened mans cries for
mercy were heard four blocks from
the jail. When aeen this morning he
was In bad shape and was afraid the
mob might hang him before night.
Everything is quiet to-day and he will
not be mOlested,
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BERG CALLS THEM Down.
Three State Enumerator. Divu,g,n,

Three State Enumerators DlvuIEins;
the Count.
st. Paul, July 13.-Secrctary Of State
Berg. who is also superintendent of
the state census bureau, had occasion
yesterday to severely reprimand by
letter three state enumerators, one In
AnOka county, one Mt Mankato, and
one Mt st. Cloud. 1t is alleged that
they have been giving out the result
of their work to the newspapers in
their vicinity, which have published
the exact figures of their count, as re.
turned to the census bureau. Mr..
Berg Is greatly inccnscd at the enu-
melators. aud wrote them the follow.
ing letter:
"Dear Sir: Are you aware that l am
gathering evidence to convict you for
violation Of your oath as on,l,nerator
for the district to which You were as
signed? You lave given out the fig
ures In your district in direct viola
tiOn of your oath. (See sections Z and
IL. census law, inclosetl)
II know you cannot offer any OK
planation in extcnuation of your vio-
lation Of the law. but think you might
inform me what you mean by sucl,
conduct"
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KANSAS FLOODED.

Il
Families Driven From Their Homes
an:l Great Damage inflicted.
Fort Scott, Kan. Speclal.Mrhe hcav-
Test rain that has fallen in this section
Tor. many years occurred last night,
when there was n precipitation Of 4.19
Inches. The Marmaton river and Mill
creek rose rapidly out of their banks,
ana this morning a portion OF the
north side Of the town is completely
Inundated. Families have been driven
from their homes and much damage
to property has resulted. The Mis-
touri Pacific freight depot is on an en-
tirely inaccessible island, and the
shops are under water, necessitating
the suspension of work. The two rIy-
ers lave Joined on National avenue.
and the water is still rising. 80 severe
was the storm that the safest country
roads were for hours impassable.
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A LICENSE TO 1--WE.
The Supreme Court Extends Harry
HayvnrL's Stny.

The Supreme Court Extends Harry
Haywnril's Stny.
st. Paul, July 13.-ln the case Of
Harry Hayward the supreme court
this forenoon filed an order granting
further stay of execution from July
21 pending a decision on the appeal to
be heard mt the October term 0f tile
court. 1t will be noticed that no def
mite time is set for hearing the appeal.
and II allowed TO come up In regular
order 1t may not lie heard until late
next winter. The order is as fcllows:
estate of Minnesota. Supreme Court
rs: The State Of minnesota, ra-
spondcnt. vs.. Harry r. Hayward, np-
pellant: \ motion herein on behalf Of
the appellant for 81 stay of the cxecu-
tinn of the iud -nrnt III this ease Un-
til such time as his appeal ca, he
heard and determined lawn. been
made and duly considered. II Is or
dercd that the execution Of the juti"-
ment In this ease he and the Famn is
hereby stayed until II hearing ard DO
termination Of such appeal can lc
heard in this court at the heXt general
term thereof. Isy the court.
&C. NJ. Start. Chief Justice"
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Whittier was tne only one Of The
leading American authors who never
crossed the Atlantic. Not only did be
never go to Europe, he never went
south Of the Potomac or west of tie
Alleghanles. When the farm at Ha.
verhill was sold in 1886, part of the
price was used to buy a small place q
Amesbury; and that house was Whit.
tiers home for more than half a cen.
tury. After his return from Philads2.
phia, In 1889. he was rarely absen1
froM Amesbury for more than O,
month or two at time. although 10
did once reside the better part OF 8
year In Lowell. He made visits 70
Boston often, and sometimes even -
New York; and frequently he spent
his summers elsewhere; but until lid
death his home was the little house st
Amesbury.-Prof. Brander MattheW0
in st. Nicholas.
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Bombs Used.

Columbus, O., SpeciaI.-A dastardly
attempt was made to blow up the req.
idence of Jerry r. Bliss. director of
public improvements, and small
frame church adjoining, last night. A
bomb was thrown on the porch Of the
residence and another into the church.
Luckily the bombs did not do the work
expected, as the church was only
Partially wrecked and the residence
slightly damaged, small pile of brick
being blown out of one corner Of tho
latter. The bomb thrower evidently
not only intended to destroy the house
but the lives of the occupants as well.
There Is no clue to the perpetrtor Of
the decd.
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STRIPES FOR KonrcAAuD.
FORMER City Treasurer md panL,
of HfinneNMhlin N GnnrfnA

Former City Treasurer nnd nanLcs
of minneapolis n Convict.
Minneapolis, Special.-Kristian Kort.
gard. cS-,ity treasurer. mus. serve
time for wrccking the State bank. The
last hope has gone. for the supreme
court this forenoon handed down a de-
cision denying his appeal for u new
trial. His sentence Is that he shall
lie imprisoned at saltwater on the re.
forinatoly plan. Sheriff IIolmbcry
LEFT at once for Saltwater with Kort.
gard. y dispatch frGm Sheriff HolrN.
berg Mt saltwater states that Kort-
gard was In the BARRIERS chair at the
prison, losing his fine mustsene.
There seems to be some divergence
OF opinion rs to the workings OF the
law under which Kortgaard was sen.
fenced to the states prison on The re-
formatory plan. Tho law is new enc,
being passed III 1898. When man is
given rcformatory sentence lie Is
supposed to he kept in the institution
for at least the shorter peried OF the
time affixed by the law for the crime
bf which he is convicted. Should this
be the Interpretation of tho law as ND.
piled to states Nflscu. -sen1erce ~,
The resonnatory/ n. Kortsaarl will
have to stay ypenitentiary ut
least five yea
Cash,
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IN a HALLS AND TENTS.
0HRIsTlAN HNDnAvORDRs IN srs,
SION IN BOTTOM.


Boston, July 1S.-The great meet
ings OF the Christian Endeavor con.
vention began this morning under IA
v0rnble conditions. The sky was
cloudy, but did not threaten rain. A
large part Of the immense crowd that
attended the meetings vent to Me-
chanics' hall, while the others were
about equally divided between the
tents, Williston and Endenvor, on the
Boston common. 1t is estimated that
almost A,000 delegates attended the
meetings, which were held slmultane-
ously.
Mechanics building has contained
big gatherings Of all descriptions, but
never held no many representatives
from all parts Of America as well az
from foreign lands as assembled there
to-day. Hundreds were unable to gain
admission to the hall, which held IT,
600 people. The stage portion, re-
served for the speakers, was occu-
pied by one section of the chorus Of
nearly 1000 voices. The chorus sang
songs Of praise long before the con-
ventlon formally opened, and contln-
uetl the hymns until President Clark
appeared on the platform. The ad-
vent Of the founder and leader Of the
G. Il. meeting was the signal for the
outlurst Of tremendous applause,
which continued for several minutes.
President Clark called the convention
to order with the gavel presented to
him by the Salem (Or.) G. E. union.
Rev. Smith Baker ..f East Boston
led the devotional exercises. and then
President Clark appointed the bust
ness committee. Secretary ]. w. Baer.
Ilev. +. H. Harwood, Wisconsin: DIR.
Kelly, California; w. H. Leads, Of the
State OF Washington, and Miss Lottie
Il. Virgins of Ontario.
DIR. s. Il. 8. Smiths hymn Of well
come was first read In concert and
then sung with II will.
Rev. Albert Fl. Plumb, d. H.. of this
city. welcomed the delegates In behalf
of the Boston pastors.
Over G,5QO enthusiastic Endcavorcrs
crowded the tent Endeavor. Crimson
and white streamers waved all over
tile tent, the bunting being drapetl
from the great center pole OF the
tent. Flags and colors of all nations
interspersett the streamers and aided
l,y their variety the grand scene.
High above all the fiag of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and the
Stars and Stripes foated proudly.
Tent WillistOn contained fully G,5OO
persons when the exercises opened
there. Rev. DIR. Wyland Hoyt of Min
neapolis opened the devotional eXer-
cises. Rev. Asher Anderson of Meri-
den. Conn.,, conducted the spiritual cx-
crciscs, which followed a hymn OF wei
come written by Rev. s. l.. Smith,
and sung by the choir of 1000 voices.
Addresses of welcome aid re-
sponses were made In the three meet
ings. The report of Secretary Baer
was read in all the meetings. 1t shows
n total Of 41,229 societies and o,473.-
14S members. which is large gain
over last year.
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FRAUD Is ALLEGED.
I'm Canadian Pacinc's Control of the
Du1uth Il WinnipeR.

In Canadian Paciflc's Control of tho
Duluth 4 Winnipeg.
Duluth, Minn., July PA sensation
al cross-bill' and answer in the suit
brought to forcclose the 100000
bond issue on the Duluth & Winnipeg
railway by the Guarantee Trust and
Safe Deposit Company of Pennsyl-
vania, was filed in .lle federal court
here to-day by John G. Hunter, w.
w. Spalding and H. NJ. Peyton, Du-
luth citizens; Senator G. X. Davis of
st. Paul, and the estate of the late A.
J. Sawyer Of Minneapolis, who want
the claim Of the Pennsylvania concern
declared void and the receiver of the
property, w. +. Fitch, who was put
In at the instance of President Van
Horne, Of the Canadian Pacific, sup
planted by disinterested party and
the property sold to TO satisfy just
claims of the creditors Of the com.
pany. Fraud is alleged.
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WAS A CLOSE SHAVE.
A Well Digger Buried by an Tn.
lOoked-f0r Cave.ln.

A Well Digger Buried by an I'm
lOOked-f0r Cave.ln.
Minneapolis, July 13.-Siebert Hola,
a well digger, while sinking u we'll at
the residence Of H. b. Cram. at 1926
Fifth avenue south, this morning, was
buried by cave-in. He was down in
the well about Is feet when it cavcd
In. md lie was submerged In about
five feet Of earth. The Fifth precinct
police station was at once notified and
the police called out Hook and Ladder
Company No. 3. A quick run was
made to the scene, and q castiron pipe
was sunk into the hole. Soon an in
distinct murmur was heard, which In
creased in strength until 1t was iden-
tilted as the voice of Hola. He an-
swered questions put to him and said
that he was all right, only little bit
cramped. He was soon rescued from
his dangerous position.
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Hotel Bupnea.

San Francisco Specialize Arrow
nead hotel, one Of the noted tourist re-
sorts Of Southern California, burned to
the ground today. The cause of the
fire. which started In the cupola, is as
ret unknown. The structure was built
wholly of wood upon An eminence at
the base of the Sierra NADIA nnoun-
tains. There wers about 50 guests. and
very few of their effects were tuyed,
No accidents occurred. The loss can
not now be estimated. The buildIn.
cost $4,000. There was an Insurance
of only $4,000,
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Fur Frnusl.


Charleston. S. c., July 13.-Silas IL
Whcatcroft was arrested at Summer
vile. twenty miles ncrtl If here. twr
weeks ago. by Inspector Fred ID. Pecl
OH n charge of fraudulent use of the
mails, ard is having preliminary ex.
animation before the United States
commissioner. In October. 1894
Wheatcroft rented box in the Louis.
vile Ey.) postotlice in the name of
'"T'he Victoria Providcnt Company"
which was n fictitious concern pre-.
tending to be an appeal to encourage
savings and pay interests thereon. He
went to scve:al Alabama towns ard
had his mail forwarded. When 1t be-
gan to diminish lie concluded lie was
being watched, and he came to Sum
MCrviilc
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stepped on q Train in His sleep.

Stepped on q Train in His sleep.
Winona, Alinn, July 13.-The NOM
Ing passenger, No. z, was delayed this
morning an hour by peculiar acci-
dent. In Wisconsin. between the stu
tions Of Brookings and Oregon, n pas.
seDger of unknown name arose in Lis
sleep, and while the tram was Going
forty miles an hour stepped IN the
platform. he was seen to 90 cut on
the platform. and us lie did not re-
turn, an accident was thought to be
the result. The trnin was stopped and
search on the back track made. He
was not found, and the train again
started. A little further On his family,
which was on board, received tele.
gram stating he was all right and
would meet them at Madison.
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TEACHERS, oErIcEas.
Choice Made By the National Edu.
cational AssOciatiOn.

Choice Made By the National Edu.
cational Association.
Denver, Col, July 13.-At to-tlay's
session of the convention Of the M.
tional Educational association the
nominating committees reported and
the following officers were unani.
mously elected:
President, Newton G. Dougherty of
Peoria, ILL.,; first vice president. Nicllo.
las Murray Butlcr, New York city;
second vice president, Mrs. a. ]. Pc:,-
Wy, Denver: third vice president, w.
II. bartholomew. Louisville, Ky;
fourth vice president, T.. g. Schacfc..,
Harrisburg, Pa: fifth vice president.
w. N. Shcats, Tallahassee, Fla; sixth
vice president, Henry Sabin. Dcs
Moines. Iowa; seventh vice president.
l.. Il. NfcElroy, Portland, Or; eighth
vice president, C. G. Pease, Beatrice,
Neb.; ninth vice president, Henry X.
Patting. Lansing, Mitl:.; tenth vice
president, ID. II. Halsey, Oshkosh.
Wis; eleventh vice president. +. B.
Lewis. Ogden. Utah; twelfth vice
president, Estelle Reed, Cheyenne.
Wyo. Secretary, Irwin Shepard of
Winona, Minn.; Treasurer, ]. C. Nc.
Neill, Kansas City, Mo.
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New York, speclal-Bradstreet'
Says: Notwithstanding the week 10
broken by q holiday, favorable trade
conditions heretofore reported con-
tinue to exercise Z pr nounced infiu-
encc. General advances in prices Of
staples and in wages of industrial en-.
tcrprises 10 prominent feature. Tho
extent Of the voluntary advances in
wages reported within a month or
two has outgrOwn the resources Of
voluntary statistical bureaus which
have endeavored to keep track Of
them, latest ndvices being that moro
than 100000 industrial workers have
received an advance averaging about
10 per cent.
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openly declared some weeks ago that
he would not have the gubernatcrial
nomination on any other than free
silver platform, he would have swept
the convention. This lost lin many
strong friends. Notwithstanding this
he is among the most popular men in
the state. Gen. Hardin ia about 40
years of age. Like most active public
men, he entered the practice of law
ut an earlyz age and became well
known In his profession.
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ROMANCE OF A MISSIONARY.
Old Lovers Unexpectedly Meet nm
an Engagement Follows.

Old Lovers Unexpectedly Meet and
an Engagement Follows.
Council Bluffs, Iowa. Special.-Years
ago the Rev. Clarence Davenport, now
Of Joliet. ILL.,, and Clara Lawrence be-
came lovers. Their engagement, how
ever, was in some way broken off. Mr..
Davenport married another and took
her to Africa, where he staid several
Years. doing missionary work among
the savages. When Davenport and
his wife returned from Africa they
stopped at Des Moines. where she
eied. Mr.. Davenport started again for
Africa. Arriving here lie decided to
stop over at the Christian Home for
Z day. The door bell was answered
by Miss Lawrence, who tainted. fall.
ing into the arms Of Mr.. Davenport.
The latter did not continue his Jour-
hey, but he and Miss Lawrence will
be married here tomorrow.
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Feared Ex,osure.

Lexington, Ky. July ,3.--Earli Tax
Collector Il. J. o. Malloney was to-day
indicted for the embczzlemcnt of SIT
back taxes collected from j. Thomas.
the famous turfnan, and not turned
into the city treasury. This is ore of
scores of similar cases developed hy
expert accountants now going over
the city collectors records for the
past ten years, involving a loss to the
city OF S,D.OOU. AS fast as sl.rrt;r;:es
develop they are charged to Eep.it:
Collector w. l.. Welsh. who was
drowned II year ago Willie fishing. hut
now 1t is known lic committed s"ic:,lc,
knowing exposure was Inevitable.
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ATTACKED DY n.xcmMEy.
Settlers in Nebraska Claim Profcc
ton From the state.

Settlers In NeIsrns!en CIalM PrOfrc-
tiOn From the state.
Lincoln. Ncb., July 13.-Goy. IIol-
comb to-day received atii.larits f"on,
Edward Abel and Joseph l.. Fic:cl.c'.
bearing date Cherry county, in which
they say that OH July 3 fifteen ranch
men appeared and for over half Il day
hy threats and shots, attempted to
force them to give up their claims.
Upon their refusal over twenty shots
were fired by the ranchmen. when
they rGdc away. July 6 they again
returned and fired two sllots into the
wagons in which the settlers We're
sleeping. They believe their lives and
property are in danger ard demand
protection. Tie communication las
been referred 10 the attorney gcnc:al