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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-30
ADAsTARDLY Assault.
The Perpetrators May he LyncheAtl

The Perpetrators May he LyncheAi ~
CaDtnred. X s M s@
Ortonville, MIMI, July 23.-The most
horrible. crime ever committed Ii Big
Stone county was perpetrated IN the
town Of Prior, sixteen miles from u 10
city. Two tramps called ut the farm
house of Arthur Matthews, a promi-s
nent young farmer, and finding Mrs.
Matthews alone took possession Of the
house, and after compelling her to
provide food assaulted her in.thc most
dastartlly manner. After this they
checked and beat the defenseless w0-
man into inscnsihility and took tefuge
In the wooded ravines along Big Stone
lake. When Mr.. Matthews returned
he found his wife mere dead than
alive, and it was some time before she
could tell. the dreadful story. The
alarm was quickly given and the
whole country was soon in search OF
the wretches. A messenger was also
sent to this city to notify Sheriff RAN
dali, who left for the scene Of the
crime with posse of officers. 1t il
thought that il the miscreants are cap
tured before the arrival of the sheriff
they will be lynched, us the greatest
excitement prevails.
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$1,000, 900 AT STAKE.
Ocean Liners. Racing Against ii
~ Tariff BILL

Ocean Liners. Racing Against the
Tariff Bill.
New York, July 25.-According to re-
ports circulated around the custom
house there has been in progress dur
ing the week an exciting race across
the Atlantic. Fully a dozen huge
liners and freighters have been striv-
ing to make port before the tariff bill
becomes a law. Large sums are at
stake, according to gossip, upon the
timely arrival of the Paris from South
ampton and the Umbria from Liver
pool. If they get in before the tariff
takes effect it will mean a saving of
81, 100000 in duties to the importers.
They have vast cargoes of wool.
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AlRBlTRATI MAKING
NJ ,sss N FAIR PROGRESS i
Thsy suceeed In taettiaR the Opera
ssS TOYS y Cah : Meetins. All Prom-
,ss iaents Eir,as sisning the Cail-
Littte Danger Of Any Conaict &
Present "a M,a;ch Depends ON the;
sltuation q West yirsinia-Or-
81 ganisers At Work. N Ne Il

Pittsburg, July q. The situation in
this district is not materially changed.
The effort Of the arbitration commits
sion have been so far successful that q
Gull for a meeting Of operators on
rrEesday next has been issued. It is
signed by W. r. De Armitt, for the
New York & Cleveland Gas Coal COM
pany; j. 81. Zerbe, for the Ohio u
Pennsylvania Coal company; q. p.
Young, for M A. Hanna & Co.; q. W.
Schlendeberg, for the q. u. Robbins
company and other leading operators
of the district. These names to the
notice OF a meeting is sufficient. guar
.antee Of the success Of the gathering
in point Of attendance. w. F. Rends
will also be asked to sanction the sign
ing Of his name to the call. He is now
In Chicago.
The Canonsburg region has pro
-duced no sensational features. The
near the Allison and Boone mines to
but sas the hearing In the Injunction
case was postponed until Monday
there Is little danger of any conflict at
present because the mine owners have
announced that their mines would re-
main closed down until after the hear
ing. AS far as the injunction is con-
csrEed the strikers claim that 1t will
have no effect, as it restraints them:
from what they have no intention Of
doing. They say they will modest no
one; that they are content to wage q
battle Of peace and order, and that, as
they have public sentiment on their
side, they are bound to win. Should
the injunction be made perpetual the
operators, 1t is surmised, will make an
attempt to. resume work. If they do
there will be trouble as long as there
are any strikers in the vicinity of the
mines.
There IRE rumors of march on the
mines of the New York & Cleveland
Gas, Coal company. The Turtle creek.
Sand creek and Plum creek mines are
working steadily and without interior
ence. The employees claim that they
will pay no attention to the strikers,
and want to be left alone. On the 9TH
rer hand, the miners officials claim that
their organizers, who have been at
work in secret, have laid the founda-
ton fora general laying down of tools
when the proper time arrives. Much
depends on the situation in West vir-
ginia. II that. section comes out, the
New York & Cleveland mines will nat.
urally be the pivotal point. p
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BIZ MUSTERED OUT.

Several South Dakota Companies
May Leave the Service.
Pierre, s. D., July 25. The adjutant
general has issued a circular stating
that it is the purpose to reduce the
numbers of companies Of militia in the.
state to twelve, eight stationed east OF
the Missouri river and four in the
Black Hills. As there are now nine
organized companies east of the river,
Il will be necessary to muster one out
of service. Lieut.. Frost will make q
special inspection of the companies in
the fall to determine which one or
more of the existing companies will be
mustered out. There are now several
applications on file for permission to
organize new companies. and where
the reports of inspection are not satis-
factory, the companies may be COM
PEELED to give way to new organiza-
tions.
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Fight Over q Girl,

Alpena, S. D., July 24.-An attempt
to kidnap a girl of about ten years
nearly broke up the camp meeting
near here this week. BY some means
the girl had been induced to enter the
Der, of this county, The girl accom-
parted her to the camp and in the
midst of the service the girl was dis
covered by her brother. With q lot Of
friends he started away with her,
when the trouble arose. Mrs. Adebar
claims she has papers giving her the
charge of the girl, and her brother con-
tends that the girl is being deprived Of
her liberty, and has been for several
weeks. A ,.,..,...a yeps.s
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Recovering From the Cyclone.
Glenwood, Mimi, July 23.-The sur-
ferers in the cyclone Of July are all
improving and several new buildings
have already been erected in place OF
those destroyed by the wind. Carpen-
tiers have been in demaud at Lowry.
1t Is reliably reported that the 500
Railroad company will erect at Lowry
a fine depot with living rooms up
stairs for their agent, G. E. Rurfield,
who lost two houses and their con-
tents. The company has also prom
ised to replace everything he lost in the
way of furniture and household goods.
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DISCHARGED TOO SOON.

Woman, Released From an Insane
Asylum. Suicides.
Webster City, Iowa, July 25-An army
instant MIR. Sarah ]. Leach, formerly
Of Marshalltown, but lately of Abbott,
Hardin county, was taken before the
commissioners Of insanity of this coun-
ty and the attempt was made to have
her adjudged insane and sent to the
asylum, but the commissioners dis
charged her. Yesterday afternoon 1t
was discovered that she had taken a
large dose of morphine with suicidal
intent. Medical aid was called in but
she died.
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DECLINE TO BID.

-Armor Companies DO Not Want the
Government Contract.
Washington, July Is. Secretary,
for supplying armor for the three bat
tleships, Illinois, Wisconsin and, Ala
tions placed by congress upon the
price to be paid for armor. Both Of
the companies decline firmly to bid
within the $500 limit on the ground
that it is not possible for them to pro-
,duce armor Of the quality they have
been supplying to the government ut
that figure.
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American. Pre.ent.

Winnipeg. July 25.-Americans' day
at the fair was a great success. Over
1900 from Minnesota and North Da-
kota arrived by four special trains.
The grounds are decorated with Amer
lean fiagr.
Whalebacl<s for the Yukon.
West Superior, Wis, July 25.-It is
said that the American Steel Barge
company has arranged with sylrli-
cate interested in the Alaskan gold
fields to construct several small ves-
sells on the whaleback plan to navi-
gate the Yukon.
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Less villainous.

Ortonville, Mimi, July 24-Fuller de-
tails from the tramp Outrage in the
town Of Prior indicate that the assault
was not rs serious as first reported.
The lady, Mrs. Arthur Matthews, suf-
fered no further indignity than to be
roughly pushed and jostled, in which
her outer clothing was somewhat torn.
Sheriff Randall and posse caught two
tramps near Clinton, but, Mrs. Matth-
ews failing to identify them, they
were discharged. There is no further
excitement.
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More LAYING.

Sioux Falls, s. D., July "a. - Judge
Jones has recognized as valid the law
attaching Union county to the Second
circuit by granting an application for
nm order of publication sent up from
that county. An irregularity in the
enactment of this law Is likely to take
the matter to the supreme court.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-30
Cali for Reer stau,n..

st. Louis, July 25.-The rush of st.
Louis brewers to buy beer stamps be-
fore the new tariff bill goes into effect
has exhausted the supply and the au-
thorities have ordered an additional
supply from Washington. A similar
was on hand VIXEN the run be-
gan early in the week. OF this amount
:$l61. 600 worth was taken by one firm
of brewers, who have applied for
more.
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German Epyyorth Learue.

Cincinnati, July 25.-Over 100 del
egates besides. the visitors were pres
ent Mt the seventh annual convention
of the German Epworth League of
America. The religious exercises were
conducted by, Rev. j. Klein Of Louis
vile. Most of the, day was devoted
10 considering constitutional amend.
,ments. but all were recommitted.
Papers were read by Rev. G. r. Blu.
mey of Minneapolis, Rev. e. Rosser Of
Dayton and Rev. ]. II. Schunmetpfen-
mig. Reports were presented from
eight state leaguea
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-30
Di.n.trous storm IN Philadel,

Disastrous Storm in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, July %. On Of the
most disastrous wind, rain and hail
storms which has visited here IN q
long time swept over Philadelphia and
contiguous territory. Houses were I'M
rooted, trees uprooted and cellars
flooded. In the outlying districts grow
ing crops were damaged to the extent
of thousands Of dollars. An entire
row of three-stOry buildings in course
of erection Mt Fifty-second and Vine
streets was almost totally demolished.
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NEW DEAL AT wAHPEToN.

The Dead Letter Prohibitory Law
Proves Very Much Alive.
Wahpeton, N. D.. July 24.-The blind
pig case against Levi Vacloin called
for crowded court room. The states
evidence proved rather convincing,
while Vacloin's lapses of memory re-
garGing his government stamp and is
kegs argued against him. The jury
returned a verdict Of guilty. Two
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-30
Had a Bad ram.

Dennison. Mimi. July "a. = Jens J.
Seltun, while repairing the hay carrier
track in the barn Of County Commits
sioner Heffernan, fell a distance of
thirty-six feet, breaking his left arm
in two places and injuring his head
quite badly. He will recover.
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Caught at Winona.

Winona, Mimi, July 23.-J. G. La
grave. Mrs. J.. Williams and niece,
Miss Smith, are under arrest here, La
grave on telegram from Des Moines
charging him with larceny, and the
two women on telegram from Du-
buque charging them with obtaining
money under false pretenses.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-30
Hurricane n New York.

New York, July 25. - A deluge of
rain, accompanied by a hurricane of
wind and vivid display of lightning,
fell in this city. The storm lasted for.
an hour, doing considerable damage to
property. Telegraph and telephone
places and for q time communication
with other cities was seriously inter-
,rupted. "A number of persons were
partly stunned by lightning.
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or for Alaska.

LIE Mars, Iowa. July 25.-Mrs. Har-
lit of Oconto, Henry F. Cochems of
Sturgeon Bay and G. A. MCGEE of Mil
warkee will leave this city in few
days for the Alaska; gold fields.
Hewitt is a nephew Of Gov. Scofield
and MCGEE and Cochems have been
students in the university and are well
known through their work in the last
political campaign in this state.
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IRA ans at Pipestone.

Keokuk. Iowa, July Is. = Two chill
the past week this city has been infect
ed with tramps and petit thieves.
Numerous cases of housebreaking
have been reported. Last night the
Omaha depot was broken into, but the
fellows were taken in tov by the
marshal just as they were making an
exit. Other arrests have been made.
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Prominent Man

Prominent Man Crushed to Death.
Red Wing, Mimi, July 24.-Hartson
E. Perkins met with an accident which
caused death. He was loading team
OF, four horses when In some manner
he slipped and fell under II wagon load
of &. 600 pounds.
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Fiye Mon KllIed.

Bridgeport, Conn, July 25.-A ter
rihle explosion occurred on the steam
.er Nutmeg State, Of the Bridgeport
Steamship line, while she was laying
at her slip ut the foot Of South street,
and as result four men are dead,
three others are thought to be fatally
injured and a number are In q serious
cordition. The steamer was damaged
about $1,000. 49, \
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Lutheran Teachers Adjourn,

Lutheran Teachers Adjourn.
Milwaukee, July 24-The Northwest
ern Lutheran teachers conference adj
journed to meet in Chicago ne It year.
A committee appointed by the local
conference of Chicago to report plan
for the creation of teachers pension
fund presented several suggestions.
There was short discussion of the
project, and it was decided to bring
up the matter at the next conference.
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Anton klaus Dead.

Jamestown, N. d., July "a. = Anton
Klaus, widely known as the Father
of Jamestown" died suddenly ut the
Gladstone MOTEL after an illness Of a
few days. The immediate cause of
death was heart failure. Klaus was
well known in Green Bay and Milwau-
kee, from which section lie came to
jamestown In 1875.
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Former Senator Doolittle Very M.
Milwaukee, July 23.-A special from
Racine. Wis.,. says: News is received
that ex-United States Senator James
B. Doolittle, who has been in the East
for some time, is lying very i'll at Prov
ilence, r. l.. and hardly expected to
recover. Mr.. Doolittle is nearly eigh-
ty-three years old,
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Groccrs Asked to Help.
Columbus, Ohio, July 25.A commit
tee of Hooking Valley miners are here
to solicit -four, meat and such from
wholesale grocers who do business in
the valley.
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TRACKS WASHED OUT.

Tr~ins Are Delayed on the Northern
Pacific by Heavy Rains.
Grand Forks, N. D., July 3-Yhere
are two extensive wash.outs on the
Northern Pacific between this city and
Winnipeg Junction. The one at Ulen,
where. considerable new road bed has
recently been constructed, was the
most extensive and serious. Another
Eash-Qnt was discovered at Fertile.
Tie train going east was unable to
proceed further than Fertile. ...a
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-30
WATER IS RECEDING.

Ada Now Out of Danger From the
Flood.
Ada. Mimi, July 25:-The water is
receding here, but heavy storm is
coming up from the northwest. and
rain is falling now. The lake is in it's
banks again. Ada is out of danger for
the present. No train has come over
the Great Northern since Wednesday.
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Mabel, Mimi, July %. 81 Work has
commenced on the water works plant
here. 1t will consist of reservoir on
the bluff. west of town, with q steam
pumping outfit.
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TRAMps GET ANOTHER TRAIN.


More Trouble I'm Nebraska ON the
Omaha-Three Trains stopped.
Omaha, July 25. = When the first
north bound freight on the Omaha
road reached Takemiah 1t was imme
diately taken possession of by tramps
congregated there. The crew under
took to eject the hoboes but could not
succeed. The train was held there.
Another freight train and a mail train
are standing on the main line. waiting
for the captured train to move. On
the mail train is force of United
States deputies to prevent any inter-
ference with the mails.
Webster City, Iowa, July pam army
of tramps swooped down upon Jewell
Junction, just south of here. and took
the place by storm. Instead of travel
ing in small parties the hoboes have
now changed their tactics and go in
large groups. twenty-five of the party
lett on one train last night and the
towns ahead were telegraphed the
fact. Officers, assisted by citizens, in
duced the hoboes to go before any
damage was done.
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Powers Should Pay the Indemnity.
st. Petersburg, July 25.-The Novoe
Vremya urges the powers most inter-
ested in the settlement of the Eastern
question to pay Immediately on be-
half of Greece the whole of the war
indemnity as the only means of fore
ing Turkey to evacuate Thessaly,
which is indispensable If the tranquil
ity of European policy is to be re-
stored.
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who Burned the Churche

Ackley, Iowa, July 25.-On the Goth
rlet Somers. the woman accused Of
arson in setting fire to the Mount Hope
Methodist church and the barn of the
parsonage, has been released on her
Owl recognizance pending the TAX
ing of testimony of the wife Of
Rev. J. T. Smith, pastor of the burned
church. This is equivalent to dis
charge. Mrs. Smith is now quite sick
and will pot be able to give her tes.i-
mony for'a month.
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Minnc.ota Man killea.

Dickinson, n. D., July 23.-Theodore
johnson was run over by freight car
and had both legs cut of above the
knees. His right arm is broken in
several places and the doctors shy he
cannot live. johnson had been work
ing in the brickyards at Glendive and
was working his way east in hopes of
getting good wages in the harvest
fields. His parents live in Duluth.
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BOUND Foa THE YUKON.

y e afF1 .
Great Demand 1t San Francisco for
Transportation.
As San Francisco. July Do The demand
for transportation to Alarka har In
creared 70 rapidly that. the Pacific
Coast Steamship company has decided
to place another steamer on the north
ern route. The steamer State of Cal
ifornia will leave here on the 9th, con-
Meeting with the George w. Elder at
Portland on the Both. Advices from
the North have been received to the
effect that all recommendations on the
steamer Topeka, which leaver Puget
sound on the 28th, and the Alki, which
will sail in August, have been sold and
that no further transportation can be
had on either vessel.
Seattle, Wash, July 25.-The steam
ship Queen sailed for Alaska. carry
ing Alb passengers, of whom 1853 were
from Seattle, bound for the KlQndyke
gold fields. The others were Eastern
and Christian Endeavor excursionists
going to Dyea. The steamer carried
400. tons of freight, consisting Of bag
gage and provisions.
Look Out for Yourself.
Ottawa, Ont, July 25.-Clifford Sif-
tor, minister Of the interior, has is
sued statement to the press to the
effect that the government will not be
responsible for getting provisions into
the Yukon during the approaching
winter. He liz afraid that the rush
there may lead people to go in with
out taking the necessary provisions
with them, and has, therefore, thought
it well to remind all who contemplate
such movement that the food sup.
ply there is very limited. The. govern
ment, however, is preparing to make
some shelters for parties going in and
out of the country.
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Colored Mon Get. = p,um

COl0red Man Gets Plum.
Washington, July Is. = Henry A.
Rucker, who was nominated for in
tercal revenue collector for Georgia, is
q colOred man residing IN Atlanta. He
has but recently come into the contest
for the place, and the Georgia senator's
had only brief notice Of his probable
appointment. Neither of them is pre-
pared to say whether they will favor
or oppose his confirmation.
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Lawyer. Took e1s.O00.

Racine, Wis, July 24.-The John g.
Como will contest, which has been
dragging, in the courts for some time,
was definitely settled in the county
court. Charles HI. Carpenter was APP
pointed special administrator and $685.
OOO was left in his hands to distribute
among the heirs. The attorneys fees
amounted to $4,000.
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KENT BECOMING BLIND.
Swidensky Said to Have Declared
the Alleged Wife Murderer Inn0-

the Alleged wife Murderer Inno-
cent.
Fargo, n. d. July 2s.-Judge Camp
bell of Mandan is authority for the
statement that Myron r. Kent, alias
w. w. Pancoast, who is confined in
the Bismarck peniteEtiary for life,
charged with instigating the murder
of his wife, is becoming blind. His
long excitement during the two trials.
the SEPARATION for his execution and
the sensational communication of his
sentence resulted in nervous trouble,
which seems to have settled in his
eyes. 1t is reported that recently
while temporarily i'll the brutal self
confessed murderer, Swidensky, who
Is serving a life sentence forhthe same
crime, made a statement to an attacbe
of the penitentiary in which he de-
clared Kent was innocent.
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BEHIND PRISON BARS. Z

Two Winona Counterfeiter. Face
Long Terms.
Winond, Mimi, July 23.-John Rudd
and Frank Betlach are behind prison
bars here, and will SO remain until the
December term of the United States
court in this city. They were arrested
at Wyckohf on charge of counterfeit
ing, had their hearing at st. Paul and
were sent here for trial.
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A BadgeF Pioneer Dead.
Fond du Lac, Wis.,, July 24.-Gustav
A. Kretlow, aged fifty-three, pio-
neer resident and prominent Mason.
is dead. He was born in Prussia in
1913, and settled in Milwaukee in 1917.
He came to Fond du Lac in 1865 as a
cigar manufacturer, was elected chief
of police in 1874 and served thirteen
terms. He was a leading secret So
ciety man.
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Stronger Than Ever Before.

Stf0M8et Than EveF BefOFe.
Jacksonville, Fla. July, 25. = Gen.
Emilio Nunez has arrived from Key
West. Asked with regard to reports
that the insurgent cause is weakening,
he said: 1.-THE revolution in Cuba is
stronger than ever before and Spain
will be compelled to leave the island
soon IL the Canovas government does
not strike decisive blow.
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Released on Parole.

Winona. Mimi. July %. = Herman
FelstOw. who was sent from here to
tie penitentiary in February, 1896, for
two and half years. has been re-
leased on parole. His offense was
stnbbing Ernest Scliwanke.