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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
GROVE NEARLY CAPTURED,
Suspected Kidnapper 0blfged t.
Hal Leave Part of His .RniMent.

Suspected Kidnapper Obliged to
i;t Leave Part OF His NniMent.
.]St. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. 28.-Pat Grove,
for whose arrest there is a reward of
S25,000 in case ne IS proved to be the
man who kidnapped the fifteen-year-s
old son of Edward Cudahy of Omaha.
has been lodging the police and de-.
tectiYe force of this city for three days,
and yesterday SO artfuily disappeared
from his place Of concealment as to,
entirely battle the officers. Grove was
located Tuesday night at the home Of
woman with whom he, has been as
sociating for several weeks. and after
the house had been surrounded early
yesterday morning Grove in some way
eluded the; net that had been spread
for him, and all that the officers could
find upon entering the house was the
woman and a portion Of Groves raj!
fnent. Grove talked to Patrolnan Ed
Long Tuesday night at the Hotel Don
,oyan and made that officer believe that
he tCrowe) was no longer wanted for
the kidnapping He was seen by and
talked with Polio rnan Charles Scott
Tuesday The woman y with whom
Grove has been associnting is said to
have, given the officers some important
infoTInat ton, and one aof, the detectives
said that sorne: of he s25, 900 secured
from Mr.. Ciilahy has been recovered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

SPekin Dec. 80. The continued re-
.ceipt of reports Of disturbances In the
province Of Chill have resulted in the
sending of; mil tary forces to thes ;couns
try east of Pelsin. Two companies OF
Germans from Tung Chow, $50 cavalry,
100 infantry and some artillery under
command Of Lieut.. Col. Theodore
Whit, U. S. A., from Pekin,, and sew
eral companies Of British troops from
Men-tsin will start to-day to clear
up the country. q
The objective OF the expeditions Is
Lanhow, where last week 1t was re-
ported that twenty-one native Cath
SOlics We're killed. Four Of them were
burned to death in q temple. This is
the nefghborhood where the Catholics
have been collecting indemnities for
damages sustained during the Boxer
troubles. In addition to money in
demnity they have demanded the head
of a native for every Christian China
man who was killed. .{5
ii Hung. Chang and Prince Ching,
the Chinese peace commissioners, have
heard from Emperor Kwang Su. The
court objects 'strenuously to reducing
the forts, and also to allowing perma-
nent legation guards. which it seems
to think could be made sufficiently
large at any time desired to menace
the court itself. It was decided to
hold further communication with the
court before seeing the ministers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
SHOT by a BLONDE WOMAN.
Grand Secretary of Mnsona of Indi-
ann Severely wounded.

Grsnd Secretary of Mnson~ of Indi-
ann Severely Wounded.
.l4 Indianapolis, Dec. %. ~ William III.
smythe, secretary of the Grand Ma
sonic lodge of the state, was shot in
the head in his Office in the Masonic
building. Mr.. Smythe claims wo-
man did the shooting, but the police
have so far been unable to locate her.
It Is thought he cannot live. The
wounded man was in a semi conscious
condition when found, but he was able
at intervals to utter few coherent
words. The police asked Mr.. Smythe
who did the shooting. He told them
his son would give them the informa-
ton. He was able to say, however.
that he was seated at his desk when
blonde woman entered his office and
asked to use the telephone. He said
she had been in several times before
and the last call irritated him and he
refused her request. He claimed that
after he refused her the use OF the
telephone she drew q revolver from
the bosom Of her dress and fired. :.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
CAUSES IRRITATION.
Activity of Germans I'm Districts I'm
sgf der British Control.

Pekin, Dec. 2s.-The activity Of the:
Germans in districts under British
control has caused much irritation.
The feeling is SO acute that the ques-
ton has been raised Of the British
Withdrawing from the allied command.
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee
yesterday notified the various COM,
manders of the allied forces that a
company of French soldiers encoun-i
tered $500 Chinese imperial troops
Dec. % at point about thirteen miles
east OF Ashobhan. In the fight which
followed the French are saidt o have
captured five flags, four guns and
twenty caissons. Many imperial troops
are said to have been killed. The Chi
nege retreated toward Kuanshin and
at last accounts the French were pre-
pairing to follow them. In his note
fWaldersee requests the commanders
of the various troops to look out fol,
this Chinese force, and IL possible TO
destroy it. 53Bf ,sg. th4
This announcement on its face looks
serious, but there is no doubt that,
like previous official accounts OF fights
with the Chinese regular soldiers, the
report of the affair is an exaggeration.
sIteis peticeable that no reportfis made
of any French 7casualties. This has
been the case in all the battles between
the foreign troops and the Chinese
during; the. past three months. The
foreigners always fight against over
M1ielming numbers, ding to- these
reports. and MANY Chinese are sfaugTl-
tered, while the allies don't seven shave
any men wounded sss u sii
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

"a young western attorney was re-
Gently asked why he had so strenuous
~ defended a woman who could not
pay him. II can never forget" he re-
Piled, that she lived at the end Of
my long paper route when I was
~ struggling college boy. More than
once in winter her kind heart prompt
e6 her to rise very early to- have a
cup Of hot coffee ready for her news
boy. fearing lest he might perish with
the cold" Such acts defy commercial
repayment" as much as mother-love
or sister influence. How does the old
Persian poet put it?
In Times fieeting river
The image Of that little vine-leaf lay;
lmmovably unquiet. and forever
y trembles, but it cannot pass away
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

Marriages in Hindostan are very
simple. and are usually arranged by
the parents of the principals. When
an alliance is agreed upon, the bride
end groom are brought together, and
perhaps see each other fer the first
time. The bride playful.y skips
toward the groom and seats herself
beside him. The priest ties a corner
OF the brides veil to the groom's
shawl, and this simple, proceeding
makes them man and wife.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
SUED THE SHERIFF.
Widow Got Five Thousand Dollars
for the LynchinE OF Her Husband.

Widow Got Five Thousand Dollars
for the LynchinE OF Her Husband.
Indianapolis. Dec, IS. Ons the night
of Sept. Ia, 1897, mob broke into the
Ripley county Jail at Versailles and
brutally beat and afterward hung five
Of the prisoners, among them being
William FL. jenkins. His widow went
to Illinois and there took out letters
of administration and s45 aftarWard
brought suit In the federal court here
against Sheriff Bushing for failure to
protect her husband from the mob
and against seventy citizens Of the
county, charging each with completely
in her husbands murder. Yesterday
the suits were all compromised and
withdrawn. the defendants paying Mrs.
Jenkins $1,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
iREcovERlsD HIS BOY.

Mt. Miller Locates HIS wife nnd
Child In n Boarding Houxe. .
Indiana polls, DEC. .2s. Sidney Miller.
the seven-year-old son Of Samuel d.
Miller and a grandsonEof Former Unit
ed States Attorney General w. H. r.
Miller, who was kidnapped by his
mother Wednesday evening, has. been
recovered by his father. Mrs. Miller
and the child were found at Lawrence.
six miles east OF the city. asleep IN
the home of a man named Marshall.
where they had obtained lodging for
the night. Mrs. Miller gave up the
child and was not placed under. ar
rest /. f t5l q 81 ~. ~ fE4
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

Ezafy Baird Of Fond iu Lac. Wis,
and Miss Clara Elmer of Oshkosh made
asa 2ngements to be married at the
home Of Mrs. King in the former city
the other evening. When the justice
examined the marriage license he
found THE i've days limit required by
the instrument had not expired. The
wedding party waited until after the
midnight hour, the justice returning at
about o'clock in the morning to tie,
the knot.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
'.a WE
Domestic.

Smallpox is spreading sin Eastern.
Utah towns. 53.s s5
The natural gas supply is failing at
I Akron, Ohio.
The Dewey arch in New York has
been entirely removed.
The, season of 1860 is a record break
err for Minnesota iron mines.
Fourteen hundred coal miners are on
a strike at Wil,.esharre, Pa.
. "A receiver has been appointed for.
the Order OF. Chosen Friends.
The supreme court holds that Gov.
Pingree's pardon of Gen. Marsh is val
IA. .'4.i,
The Iowa State Medical board has
refused to award ,osteopaths certifi-
Gates.
Eleven hundred sick soldiers from
the Philippines arc expected soon ut
San Francisco.
A national Republican. organization
is to be maintained to preserve the
party strength.
A successful surgical operation was
recently performed ON a patient who
| had been hypnotized.
The National Civil Service Reform
1 league. declares that the civil service
! law is being. violated.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
| Buffalo has started from New York
| on a trip around Cape Good Hope sfor
t Manila.
3. Games 4. Archibald, war correspon-
l dent, has just returned from the
Transvael. He does not think the war
l over by any means.
Secretary Of the Navy Long has pur-
/, chased. d site for residence at Colo
4 RADIO Springs, Colo, which he will erect
at once. Mr.. Longs wife and daugh-
ter have been there for a year.
An earthquake shock lasting nearly
a minute was felt in Joplin, Mo- re-
A Gently. The, motion was from north
4 to south and OF q qnivering nature
4 No damage Is reported. 9}ft n
4 The American Institute OF Architects
1 tas selected Buffalo as the city. !: n
1 which TO hold their next annual com
vention. Robert body &C Boston
was reelected president. sSs3 "
/ Sol wolfe, proprietor of one ne the
/ largest clothing stores ia chicago. haa
fled q petition in bankruptcy. HiSs ii
i sets estimated at $50, 600. 1 9 .lss
x-commodoress 81. ID. MergaH 8soi
I New FORK, who win have cha
4 the Columbia III her races With Il tn
new defenders. VIII have the ojd
champion Aiioat early In April;
= = - q -
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

The house in Peekskill in which
Henry Ward Beecher wrote "Nor-
wood" has been opened for free IL
orary and reading room for Pcekskill
people. This has been made possible
through the generosity Of Dr.. John Ne
well Tilden, who for many years was
. practicing physician in Peekskill and
later was principal Of the military
academy there. The institution will
be known as the Beecher Free Reading
Room.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

The President usually Issues his
Thanksgiving day proclamation just
before the November elections. In that
way he saves himself from the shafts
OF the jokers. Were it issued after
election, q Presidents attitude Of
thankfulness would be ascribed to his
own party's victory, if it had achieved
q victory. II defeated he would De ac-
cused of "whistling to keep his cour-
age up"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
Casualty,

An electric car at East Liverpool,
Ohio, crashed into house and injured
six people.
A wind and rain storm recently did
considerable damage in and around
San Francisco.
William Hanna, aged seventy-three,
prominent manufacturer of Mon
mouth. ILL.,, was killed in a runaway.
Andy Nonick and Mary Lacsah Of
Cambridge. Ohio, are dead from drink
ing too much Jamaica ginger at their
pre-nuptial celebration.
Charles Plantz, member of the
Batavia high school Is dead at Aurora,
ILL.,. as result of injuries received in
football game four weeks ago.
Fire almost completely destroyed
The A. 7. Steward pump and pillow
works at Carnegie. Pa. The loss on
:he buildings and stock is estimated
at $175,000, with an. insurance Of about
two-thirds. N.
Thomas r. Mcguire, assistant city
attorney of Dubuque, Iowa, died. as
the result of accidentally shooting him.
self while cleaning a revolver. He was
thirty years of age and one of the
leading lawyers OF that section.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
Foreign.

Il ~ & /
Damarlaland and Great Namaiqua
Land. ~
English capitalists WIN sbdild rail-
road to Ncme..,S. n 8
Only seoOoo.ooo OF silver is in circu.
tlation in Mexico. q.
Thirty thousand dock laborers at
Antwerp are on a strike.
Surdistan and Armenia are ready
for a revolt against Turkey.
Colombian. government troops .de-
fented the rebels in q decisive engage
sl,aelifs sssSs d
Two Boers commanders Invaded
Cape Colony at points Q hundred miles
apart.
( The Moorish government pays the
United States indemnity claim sof
5000. 4. AZ ,as.s4.s
d England will take. energetic meas
trres no. collsct@an Indemnity from
Turkey. Il Il 4. iis ss$ 81
The Ghilian government has invited
tenders for 70 900 tons Of coal and 400
freight cars. y
"A committee has been appointed in
A/OnSOA ~ OASSA LIE A9AASASA
war department: 81 W 4, s.. 3..8
Cana ians III North sydney. B. G..
complain that Americans are given
preference BY mine operators,
A Berlin coal mine syndicate has
agreed ito produce 10 Der cent less COIL.
n order TO keep pg ices as ct present.
fiIe San shl balssis II Yokohama has
h f4ilg1 agatHs result of thesA efalcattsn
81 ne Toxic st branch yI IS 800 gpq
N the MosIern sxcesses against TIE
EiChfi& tian pdlbiilation n the, Oentfai
provinces of Turkey. 200 Christians
svssrs k1isd, & 4 y N s 81
ri talists ne plap9ing Il
canal bstwesn tie tolea and lie Don
rivers; n 1aussiay At d point where they
sers ssparateds ny only sixty miles.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

University chaperones are the latest
Viennese novelty. In consequence of
ohe riotous and insulting behavior Of
the male students when the women
tried to avail themselves of the newly
granted permission to attend lectures,
many mothers of women students have
registered for the university lectures
In order to accompany and protect
their daughters. The pioneer was the
opera singer, Arabella Szilagyl.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

The first authentic discovery of
traces Of a prehistoric race in Alaska
was made recently by prospectors in
the foothills Of Mount st. Elias. A
copper mine was unearthed which had
been worked ages ago. Kettles, tools,
spear-heads and other articles. made
IN crude manner from copper, were
found.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
peuple Talked about.

| Il. I'd
Lieut. Hobson.s condition is much
improved.
Roland Reed, i'll in New York. has
passed the crisis and is now on the
road to recovery.
Jeheil Tone. senior member of Tone
Brothers, wholesale grocers, died at
his home at Des Moines, Iowa. aged
sixty sovcn.
w. ]. Bryan announces that he will
soon start a weekly newspaper at Lin
coin to defend the principles set forth
in the Kansas" City platform.
3 Cen. and Mrs. ID. W. T>iagler an
'nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeths Moore Flagler, to
Dr.. George w, McEleen Of Baddeck,
Care Bretcn, Canada. , as.r;.s 8ts'at :ss n I,
DR.. Charles, Taft Of Mount; Vernon.
N. died recently at his residence,
aged sixty-five years, Of cancer of the
throat. DR.. Taft attended President
Lincoln on the night that he was shot
by Booth. - A ,,si4,e
Mrs. Blanche Ellen Burlingame Of
Chicago, a descendant OF the aristoc-
racy Of England, Ireland and France.
says she has just Inherited IS, 600, 600
from her uncle. Sir Martin Cary. one
OF the wealthiest and most philan-
thropic lords Of (, Western Irelana. 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

Some at least Of the great redwood
trees Of California will be preserved,
the state having recently come into
possession OF about 400 acres OF red
wood forest through the will of the
late Col. ]. B. Armstrong Of Clover
dale, Sonoma county. The tract is
TO be held as a public park.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
$lIflle 81 BE 5.
Wnshlngton Notes.

W0shlnGt0A Notes.
Y Congress has reduced the number OF
Indian agencies from fifty-two to for
ty-four. III 4. M KS
Morocco pays the Indemnity de-
manded for the murder of q r,atural-
ICED American.
President Mckinley has planned to
visit California in May and return via
the Northwest. 1.
The house defeated bill to give
preference to ex-soldiers In govern
ment appointments.
The military court of inquiry has
commenced its investigation into the
Booz affair at West Point.
The house committee has taken ia
vorable action on the Hopkins reap
portionment BILL which leaves the
membership at 357, as now.
Senator Carter of Montana has In
troduced a comprehensive resolution
for a full Investigation Of the charges
against Judge Moves of Alaska.
The newly-elected commissioner
from. Porto Rico, M. Degeta, made his
appearance at the capitol the other
day for the first time, and was cordial
ly welcomed by senators and repr-
sentatives.
The lowest bidder for the contract
for furnishing seeds for congressional
distribution during the fiscal year 1902
received by the agricultural depart
'ment was the New York Market Gar
den association at $160,155.
The secretary of war has cabled in
structions to Maj. Gen. Macarthur at
Manila to begin the work of return
ing the volunteer troops from the Phil
'ppines, in order to permit Of their dis
charge in this country by the Goth of
June next. @
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04
iiu'illlfer- Gx'prfs!I5.
5PEMBINA NOnTII DAKOTA.

Miss Clara Barton, head of the Red
Gross society. has placed with . Arm
Ut Kittrell, n. G.. On order for 1.00o.-
900 strawberry plants. These plants
will be distributed among the fruit
growers Of Texas who suffered so se-
verely from the great September
storm. Il,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

~ IsO$ AfA Y = - -
s.& some Time, Although There Has
Been No Talk OF : divorce
Father ana SON. In Hot Pursuit. OF
the Fugitive. sss N IL
Indianapolis Dec. 2S Mrs. Samuel
D. Miller, whose husband Is ex-At-
torney General Miller's son, yesterday
kidnapped her little son and fled from
the city. &, s II
Mrs. Miller was q Miss Karcher OF
New York, and is q very beautiful wo-ll
man. Seven years ago she married
Samuel d. Miller In Washington. The
young couple came to this city where
Miller occupied a high social position.
and lived here for. two years. + Mrs.
Miller, however desired to go back to
New York, and finally induced her
husband to establish himself In the
lived there for two or three years.
Young Mr.. Miller decided that 1t would
be to his best interest to return to
Indianapolis and jain his fathers law
firm. His wife refused to accompany
him to this city and continued to re-.
side in New York. While the young
couple have not been living together
there has never been any talk of a d.
vorce and no papers have ever been
filed to that end Us
The Abduction. 8
Two or three days ago Mrs. Miller.
came quietly to this city and regis
tered at the Denison hotel. She had
two or three interviews with her hus-,
band and seemed to be very anxious to
see her child. She assured her hus-
band that she had no desire or inten-
ton to take the child back to New
York with her.
Yesterday afternoon the boy and
nurce called on Mrs. Miller at the,
Denison. She sent the nurse out to
get check cashed and while the
governess was gone ordered a carriage
and made arrangements to leave.
When the governess returned Mrs
Miller announced they were going for
drive. They started in a close cars
riage down South Meridian street, to.
ward the depot. The German govern
.ess. suspecting foul play, jumped out
Of the carriage while 1t was OH run.
ran to telephone and notified the
father and grandfather. Mrs. Miller
Immediately ordered the carriage to
drive to lsrightwood, and when the
two Millers arrived at the union sta
ton there was no trace of the woman
and boy. Two hours later they learned
from the hackman when she had gone,
and it is believed she intended to take
the Big Four accommodation train at
Brightwood and then take the Knick-
erbocker train at Anderson Of Muncie.
At 6:20 o'clock the two Millers started
on the Knickerbocker to run her down
before she got out Of the state.
4, Entire Force EmDloycd.
w. H. H. Miller and son returned at
10:40 last night from points along the
Big -Four. No trace Of Mrs. Miller ard
the stolen boy could be secured. From
the ticket agent at Brightwood it was
learned that the woman and boy did
not take train there. The two Millers
were met at the union station on their
return by three detectives and all
went to Mr.. A1iller's Office. The en-
tire police and detective force Of the
city was employed to search the city
for the woman and boy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-04

The French chat nber OF deputies has
adopted the amnesty bill. .ss " 81
The first native political party In the
Philip Zines under the Stars and
Stripes, e being formed @ u Ss sa a
Il develops that the latest misunder-
standing regarding the Chinese peace
proposals was due to acable error.
a The London Daily Chronicle states
that a contract for q, 900 tons OF steel
rails and fish Plates, for the Victoria,
railways have been placed with the
Illinois Steel company Of Chicago.
Fifty Cape Colony Beers, now in
Amsterdam with their families, have
been granted permission to settle in
German Southwest Africa, the Ger
man government having Just consented
to the purchase OF lands by them in
Victor Collin, q Belgian correspond
ent, writing from Tien-tsin, says the
American soldiers in China are con-
sidered by public opinion second only
to the Cossacks in looting. M. Collin
accuses the Americans Of opening cof-
fins and robbing the bodies.
Two letters have appeared in the
London Times, signed Behind the
Scenes" declaring that at the moment
Of the outbreak of the Transvaal wal. .
M. Declasse allowed DR.. sLeyds, then
in Paris, to use the French foreign.
Office cipher code in telegraphing to
Pretoria, and also promising moral
and material aid" to the Boer cause.
Criminal. 4f5as
Gladys Desmond committed suicide
In O Cincinnati rooming house.
Edward Freeman, prominent young
stock broker Of Green Bay, Wis. shot
himself and will probably die. Money
matters are said to be the cause.
Jessie Morrison, whose. trial at FL
dorado, Kas., on the charge Of killing
Mrs. DIN Castle resulted in asdisagree-,
ment Of. the jury, has been admitted
to $4,000 bail
Paul Antoine. the French consul in
San Francisco, who recently attempt,
ed suicide by shooting, on account of
the threat of his wife, whom he had
married clandestinely, to expose their
alliance, is dead.
The body of man identified as
Claiming 3. Barnes, a notorious train
robber, was found recently near the
scene of hold-up nea rNew Orleans.
The man had committed suicide, real.
izin- that the wounds received In a
fight with officers We're fatal. r5
+ New charges have been preferred
against District Attorney Asa Bird
Gardiner of New York. 1t is alleged in
general that the district attorney has
interfered with and hindered the at
torncy generals Office in the prosecu-
ton of cases wherein violations Of the
election laws are charged.
Stuart Robson, the actor, had a mar
row escape from death while passing
through Danville. Ky. recently. Two
revolver bullets passed through the
windows of his compartment and shat
tered the woodwork over his head.
James Stout, one of the richest young
men in that part OF the state, was ar
rested, charged with the shooting. He
is thought to be mentally unbalanced.
and fired at the train for amusement.