The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-17
Crime. ana Criminals.

Crimes ana Criminals.
Because Of failing health, Mrs. j.
Myers, a wealthy Pittsburg lady, sui.
cided by jumping from pier.
Matt Aubrey, Jr., former son-in-law
Of Chief Justice Fuller. was arrested
at Chicago for alleged forgery of a
check at Milwaukee.
Three burglars dynamited the safe
in the store of the Kelly Plow compa-
ny at Longview, Texas. Quite sum
of money was secured.
Bradley, the soldier who shot Gov.
Smith, Of the Soldiers Home ut Los
Angeles, Cal, has been found guilty of
assault. but recommended to the mer
cy Of the court.
Robert T.. Rink, Jr, aged twenty
eight years, took his life at Pittsbure
In the same manner us that adopted
by Mrs. Ayres at Penn Van, N. Y,
last week, by closing himself in q
trunk and taking poison.
Charles Blanchard, who, with John
blanchard, is under arrest at Olean,
N. Y, has confessed that he and his
companion are members Of gang of
counterfeiters who have been operat-
Ing In that state for several years.
The body Of Mrs. Mary Mcintyre,
aged sixty years. was found dead in
her home in Flatham, ILL.,, near the
Pana Coal company's shaft. terribly
mutilated, and the indications are that
the woman was murdered for the pur-
pose of robbery.
Tom Salmon, former president of the
Red Lodge MONTY miners union who
killed Supt. O'Connor Of the Rocky
Fork coal mine for discharging him.
and who was subsequently repudiated
by the members Of the union, was re-
Gently hanged ut Red Lodge. Salmon
died game.
There were three cases last week of
the abuse of citizens of Havana upon
the part of American soldiers. Upon
two occasions soldiers took eatables
from street vendors, refused to pay for
them and struck the vendors and citi.
zens who took their part.
Causnlities.
Speaker Wright of the California leg
islature has resigned.
j. G. Raymollr's mahogany lumber
yards and Austin's box factory at Chi
cago burned. Loss, $325,OOO.
st. Luke's German Evangelical
church, Belmont avenue and Percy
street. Chicago, was partly burned.
Loss, about $4,000.
Three Lives were lost in Il snow-slide
at Apex, Col. The dead are Mrs. w.
II. Rudolph and her two children, aged
two and four years.
A British steamer. whose rame has
not been learned, went ashore near
Sand Key lighthouse (Fla.) Her car
go Is cotton and slaves from Calves.
ton.
Fourteen persons We're killed by an
explosion of gas in the mine near Ma
Zarron. Spain, twenty miles west of
Cartagena.
The carpet factory Of William Judge
& Bro. Front street and Columbia av-
enue, Philadelphia, was Quilted by fire.
Loss estimated at 100000, covered by
Insurance.
The new Light Guard armory at
Manistee caught fire and was n total
loss. The building was the old Congre-
gatiOnal church. and was remodeled
about year ago for the use of Com
pany B.
The six-stoly building. 91S and 900
Penn avenue, Pittsburg, occupied by
the New York Biscuit company and
the La Crosse Glass Art company,
was damaged by fire to the extent of
$4,000.
The United States steamer Bear has
arrived at San Francisco, Cal, four
days from Seattle, at which port she
remained some time after returning
from the Arctic, where she was sent
to relieve the ice-bound whalers.
Fourteen families We're rendered
homeless by fire which destroyed q
tliree-story tenement house at 124-1o6
Fifty-second street, Chicago The
building. which was worth $4,000,
was totally destroyed.
An investigation is being made of
the causes of the death Of William Ma
gengast. aged eleven years, at Clcve-
land, Ohio. The lad was vaccinatod
at free dispensary on Jan. 4. On
Thursday he called to see the physi-
clan. His arm was terribly swollen.
That night he was attacked With
symptoms Of lockjaw, and died the fol-
lowing morning in great agony.
The twelve-year-old son Of John
Goddard, at Sacramento, Cal, was ac-
cidentally shot dead by his brother,
aged fifteen, while they were attempt
ing to perform trick with shotgun.
A boiler in H. M. Loud Sons & Co.'S
mill at Munislng. Mich. exploded. kill
ing Night Watchman Dan McFaran
A piece Of the boiler weighing half q
ton was thrown 600 feet.
General.
Trolley cars for Egypt are ordered In
America.
The United States may intervene in
the Delago Bay dispute.
Kentucky distillers form combina-
ton with capital of $32 100000.
A deal involving 100000 feet of
lumber Is completed at Marinette,