The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-01
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| tlatS, Il. murray OF NOrthcote, and NJ.
McGlynn, who lives near this place, each
losing a team. Scott R:ddell lost a
wagon the same night. The sheriff was
notified early Monday morning and steps
were at once taken to catch the thieves
and recover the stolen property. Word
was received Monday afternoon that one
of the teams had been seen at Bowes-
mont, N. D., at 5 o'clock in the morning.
Sheriff Anderson and Deputy Sheriff
Swenson are out trying to trace up the
miscreants. -Hallock Enterprise.
1oelandio Fishing Outrage.
The following in brief is story print
Iedby sI4redeifer," newspaper publish:
ed at Reyjavik, the capital of Iceland OF
an occurrence Of short time ago.
ut seems, that according to the laws
OF Iceland, which are similar to those OF
many other countries in like cases, there
is limited distance from shore. into
which no foreign vessel may come to fish.
An English schooner captained by a
Swede and hailing from Hull, has been
with other a persistent poacter within
the prescribed limits, and thusArespass-
ing upon the means of livelihood of the
native fisherman. This schooner and her
captain had beed so fragrant in defying
the laws, an attempt was made to arrest
the captain and crew by the sheriff. who
found the schooner as usual fishing with
in the limits near Deerforth.
Sheriff Hafstein, with crew of five,
Johannes Gudmundson from Bessastad,
Gudmunder Jonsson, Bakka; ion Thor.
larson. Jon Gunnarsson and Gudjon Sol.
berg, Fridrikson, went alongside the
schooner; but the crew suspecting the
nature of the visit, though the sheriff had
a cloak over his uniform, ranged them.
selves at the side and refused to allow
the boats crew to come aboard. The
sheriff them showed his authority but the
crew still threatened violence. While
parleying the boats crew had taken hold
OF a cable attached to scoop net in
order to hold the boat, as the schooner
was moving through the water. All a,
once without warning the cable was sud
denly slackened from the schooner, the
cable passing under the boat; at this in.
slant the steam windlass ON the schoon
er was set at work, the cable frightened
and catching under the boat, upset it,
throwing the boats crew into the water
Three OF the men, Gudmundsson, John.
son and Thordarson were drowned al
once, the others with the assistance Of
the sheriff, who is a good swimmer,
managed to get and cling to the boat,
while the crew of the schooner looked on
and gave no assistance.
People on shore looking through tele-
scopes saw what was passing and two
boats went to the assistance of the men.
but wnen tie boats came near the
schooner the men in the water were at
last thrown ropes and hauled on board
the schooner, nearly exhausted. As
soon as the boats from shore came
alongside the men were placed in the
boats and the schooner put off to sea.
Iceland is under the protection OF Den
mark and it is the duty of the Danish
government to protect its fisheries and
its citizens from outrages like the one
above related, but that government has
always been very Indifferent in such mat.
tiers. Foreigners from all countries lex.
cept America) trespass year after yea,
upon its fisheries, SO the principal means
OF obtaining livelihood for many of the
inhabitants is thus destroyed to create,
or less extent. This is one of the CHIEF
causes of the discomfort of the people
with their government, that they are no,
allowed themselves to provide any ade.
quate protection in such cases nor does
the Danish government furnish it. Ifthe
widows and orphans of those who los,
their lives in this affair are to obtain any
indemnity, and the rasca! who committed
the outrage is to receive any punishment,
it must be negotiated between the gov
ernments of Denmark and Great Britain.
The past experience has been that the
government at Copenhagen is poor
negotiator in like cases, and the people
OF Iceland trust more to the fairness Of
the British consul at Reykjavik, that he
will present this case impartially to his
government, than they trust to the in
fluence of the government of Copen.
hagen with the court of St. James.
| 1t is a pity that Uncle Sam has not a
consul at Reykjavik too, who could put
i'll good word for the poor Icelanders.
| Married.
HuNTER-LoGAN-At Grafton, on the
l4th inst, by Rev. DR.. Mcdonald. Mr..
Thomas NJ. Hunter to Miss Lille Lo.
gan, both of Crystal. N. ID.
The Minneapolis Twice-a-week Farm
er's Tribune is not an agricultural paper.
1t is newspaper similar in size and
makeup the Dailv Tribune II l. .,Ii..-