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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21

New York, June 16. ~ The wooden
side-wheeler Mortified, which has
been in the service of the Staten Is
land Ferry company for the past tllir-
ty-eight years, was rammed last night
by the steel-hulled propeller Mauch
Chunk, used as a ferry boat by the
Central Railroad of New Jersey. The
collision occurred just off the Staten
Island ferry slip at the foot of White
hall street, and in less than twenty
minutes afterward the Mortified,
which was crowded with passengers.
sank to the outer end of the Spanish
line pier in the East river. The Mauch
Chunk, which was badly damaged,
landed two dozen passengers who were
aboard her., Over hundred passen-
gers of the sunken Mortified were
dragged out of the water by people
along shore and the crews of the fleet
of river tugs, which promptly respond
led to the ferry boats call for help. A
few Of the Northfeld's passengers were
hurt in the accident and the police be-
Pieve that some lives were lost. Capt.
Daniel Gully of the tugboat Mutual,
who saw the ferry boats
Crash Together,
bays that Immediately after the col
llslon between twenty-five and thirty
pf the passengers leaped into the
water and that many of those persisted.
Capt. Gully also declares that he is
pure over a hundred of the Northfield's
passengers were drowned. The cap
tains of the other tug boats who were
farly on the scene, however, are in
Filmed to think that the disaster was
Tot SO serious as regards to loss Of
fife. Thus far no dead bodies have
leen recovered. The reason fer such a
difference Of opinion as to the extent
hf the disaster is that the widest ex-
Element prevailed On the Mortified.
fhe tug Mutual saved in all about
twenty-five persons from the North
FIELD, and TIE tugs Upity and Arrow
Rved between them $50 persons. Two
policemen of the old slip station claim
p have rescued nearly thirty people
between them. AS soon as the crowd
Which had followed the sinking ferry
1oat along the river front We're able to
fnder any aid they responded with a
fill, and in many cases men sprang
Into the water
hw,l'T H. TO Save Life.
The greatest service was rendered by
the tug boats, which. as soon as it was
hssible, closed around the Mortified
aid made & bridge to the Spanish line
per, and men and women clambered
over the tugs to the shore. The swift
trimming fcod tide and the question of
Which boat had the right Of way was
the cause of the disaster. Capt. Abra-
han Johnson was in charge of the
Nothfield and Capt. S. C. Griffin was
in command of the Mauch Chunk.
Eadl lays the blame Of the collision to
the ather. Capt. johnson of the North
feldwas arrested about midnight on a
charge of criminal negligence. He is
held without bail and will be arraigned
TO-DAY. Capt. Griffin Of the Mauch
Chunk went to his home in Jersey City
not ling after the accident occurred.
Offices of the Jersey Central railway
gave assurances that Capt. Griffin
would make his appearance in police
court TO answer to technical charge
Ct nna'slaughtar. sge'ssaasass sa e
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
CAPABILITIES.

Over seventy people persisted in the
FIRE which swept the isthmus CT Tehuan-
tepec.
The Grand Forks oil mill burned to
the ground, entailing a loss of about
s35,OO0
Fire destroyed the freight car build
ing of the Omaha plant at Hudson,
Wis, causing loss of 100000.
Fire broke out in the Tenk Hardware
company's building in Quincy. ILL.,. COM
pletely cutting it. Loss, $4,000; in
surance. $4,000. -, ....
E.s ct Kansas City in the tours story
ouiuing Occupied by the Western
Stores company, dealers in dry goods,
furnishings and notions, caused a loss
of $4,000. Insurance ample.
While driving across the tracks of the
Lake Shore railroad at North Fast. six
ten miles east of Erie. Pa, Hugh Walt
ers and Michael Findley were killed and
Bruce IJazlett fatally injured.
After long struggle in the swift cur
rent Of the river at Chicago, James
Walsh, twenty-three years old, rescued
his companions, John Mead, fourteen,
cd E,5o9a Frank, eleven years old,
ar IA drowning. J. iI-l-',--.
Five fishing boats from st. BrieuA,
France, which went on fishing cruise
in Iceland waters, have been missing for
two months, and are now believed to
re fourdered in a gale, April 6.
The entire crews, numbering III men,
are supposed to have persisted.
The towboat George S.Ross, owned by
the T'ittsburg Plate Glass company, was
wrecked by an explosion at Tarentun1.
Pa. Capt. Kelly, who comma nded her,
was killed. Three members of the crew
were badly burned, one of them, the
cook, it is thought, being fatally in
iured. The vessel was valued at $4,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21

An interesting temperance. measure
was presented in the New York legis-
1ature. recently adjourned, but failed
OF passage. It's purpose was to oblige
all saloon-keepers to sell tea, coffee,
milk and chocolate as we'll as intoxi-
cants. The theory of those who draft
ed it was that many men who seek
the saloons for warmth and light and
sociability, and drink from a sense OF
obligation, would be content with TEN
perance beverages, and perhaps prefe..
them, II they were to be had. The OPP
|ponents Of the bill argued that the sa-
loon-keepeers might easily defeat its
purpose II they wished by serving tea
md coffee OF 80 poor a quality that no
lone would drink it; but plan similar
10 that provided for in the bill has been
tried IN certain saloons In England
|1nd with considerable success.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21

Conductor Felix Wright, who op-
crates train on the Illinois Central
railway, collected ticket from Gin
ton to Fulton, sold December 81, 1892,
q few days ago on his train. The old
man who presented it for passage said
ne bought it about eight years ago, but
heard there was wreck on the road,
and was afraid to get on the train.
He never summoned up courage
enough to ride on a railway until re-
Gently.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21

FATE or OTHERS IS UNCERTAIN.
Transport Ingalls,. while m Dry
Dock, Slips From the blocks ana
capsiEes--Irnproperly Placed Hal
last or Shifting OF Blocks uppn
Which She Rested Causes the Ac-.
cident Rotten ola Dry Doclx
overbalance. and sinks in Tifty
Feet Of water.

New York, June 16-While the United
States transport Ingalls, was in the
/. balance dry dock at the Erie basin,
South Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon,
where she was about to undergo ex-
tensive repairs, she suddenly slipped
from the docks and capsized. One
man is known to have been killed and
many injured. There were about 24O
carpenters, machinists and other la
boreEs at work on the vessel and dock
at the time. It is supposed that the
vessel was thrown from an even keel
by ballast improperly placed or by the
shifting of the blocks on which she
rested, causing her to list to starboard,
driving the Snoring beams through the
rotten walls of the old floating dry dock
in which she was Graded. Besides
the machinists and other workmen
who crowded the vessel and dock, pre-
pairing her for a voyage to Manila,
there were supposed to have been
about thirty Italian laborers in the
hold of the ship, employed in shifting
the pig iron ballast. While the work.
men were trying to escape, the dock
itself, overbalanced by the weight Of
the ship, turned on It's side and sank
IN nifty feet of water. A number of the
Men Were Borne Down
into the water and damned under and
beneath the wreckage, Which rose to
the surface. How many were caught
could not be learned last night. Mar :
tin Anderson, a painter, was caught
under the descending side of the ship
land killed outright. Others were
dragged out Of the water badly in
jured or half-drowned and hurried to :
the hospitals. Added to the horrors Of
the night was the uncertainty of the
fate Of the men in the vessels hold.
Some managed to get to the deck and
leaped into the water as the vessel was =
sinking, hut it is feared that the ma
jority were less fortunate.
The ingalls, went into the dry dock
yesterday morning and about $4,000 :
was to have been expended on her re-
pairs. The lock in which she was
placed was a very old one, having been
constructed over fifty years ago. An >
effort was made to close the gate at
the time of the accident, but was
unsuccessful. No one could be found
last night who could give any estimate
Of the amounts Of damage the disaster
had entailed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
ESCAPED AWFUL DEATH.

Steamer Catches Fire While Pas
senScrs Rnd Crew AYE Asleep.
Belleville Ont, June 16.-The passen-
gers and crew of the steamer Hero had
a narrow escape from being burned 70
death in the destruction of that vessel
by fire at Rathbun's Wharf here early
yesterday morning. The passengers
were asleep, as were most of the crew.
Some jumped into the water, but all
were finally rescued. The boats lines
were burned and she then began to
drift, the flames doing damage to other
craft e..
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21

A dispatch from Hastings, Neb., to
the Journal of Lincoln told this thrill
ing tale the other day: "a genuine
tornado tore things up in lively way
between Juniata and Hastings late this
afternoon. While Burlington freight
train was coming into Hastings from
Juniata the wind picked up a large
barn and carried it straight toward
the train for distance of over 100
yards. The engineer saw his peril, put
on full steam, and an exciting race fol-
lowed, but the wind changed its course
before reaching the track. People of
Hastings saw the approach of the
twister and sought places of safety.
The barn was torn into kindling
wood"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
School for Teachers.

Huron, S. D.. June 16.-Hu-on college
summer school and Beadle county in
stitute will begin here on the 17th inst,
continuing six weeks. For the different
departments Of work some Of the best
instructors in this part Of the North
westhave been engaged. Rev. c. H.
French, president of Huron college,
will have charge Of the school. A
large number Of teachers from this and
neighboring counties have signifed
their intention to be present.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
/, INDIANAPOLIS WINS.

Gets Next Meeting Of Wocdmcn
Head Camp. a
St. Paul, June 16.-The next meeting
of the head camp Of the Modern Wood
men will be held in Indianapolis. The
meeting will take place in June, 1903.
The matter was decided at a meeting
Of the head camp yesterday morning.
There were five cities after the meet
ing-Indianapo.is Grand Rapids, Sara
toga, Los Angeles and Denver. The
fight for the meeting has been a hot
one The balance of the day was taken
up with discussion of various proposed
changes in the laws.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
Held 70 District Co.r4.

Clinton, Iowa, June 16.-James Nc
Neil, who shot and so seriously wound
ed Capt. William Dougherty Of the po-
lice force a week ago last Sunday,
had a preliminary hearing before
Judge j. E. Fink. He waived exam
ination and his bail was fixed at $40
600, in default of which he went to Jail.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
With Ills Head Crushed.

Two Harbors, Mimi, June 16. = A
man named J.. E. Swanson was found
dead with the back of his head crushed
in and one leg cut off below the knee,
beside the Duluth & Iron Range rail-
way tracks at Waldo. It is supposed
he was stealing ride and fell off.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
RUNAWAY ORE CARS.
Third Wreck Within a Few Days Mt
Ironyood, Mich.

Third Wreck Within n Few Days ut
IrOnvyood, Mich.
1ronwood, Mich, June 16.-The third
wreck in the Northwestern yards here
within few days occurred yesterday
morning. Six runaway ore cars. heav-
lily loaded, dashed into a coal train, de-
molishing the engine and damaging
two cars. The train crew Jumped and
were uninjured. The coal train had the
track and was making the hill to
Norrie mine at high speed. The run
away cars were supposed to have en-
tered the sidetrack. Engineer Driscoll,
who went through the wreck, is lying
at the point of death at the Union hos
pital. ..-,.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21

The youngest telegraph messenger in
America Is probably Marion Longino,
six years old, and the son of the COVER
nor Of Mississippi. A week or more
ago he startled his parents by telling
them that he was tired loafng and
wanted to go to work to make some
money for himself" To humcr him,
hfs father teld him to go ahead and
set a job, thinking that would be the
,ast ot il. The ycungstef walked up
to the Western Union Eale .srrs once
at Jackson and secured place. He
now feels important and is said to be
one OF the best messenger bays in
town.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21

There has just taken place at Verdi's
house, SAINT Agata, near Busseto, a
great destruction of the late compos-
er's private papers. There had lain in
the building for some years two huge
chests, hermetically sealed. Nobody
knew what was in them, but they were
believed to contain the composers i'm
rsoy.sations and musical compositions
mich he did not Care to publish. On
his will being opened it was found to
contain clause directing that these
two chests, with their contents, be
burned without being opened, and this
has just been done on sort of impro-
vised funeral pyre outside SAINT Agata.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
CRUISER BURNED:

And Several Lives Are Lost In Fire :;
In n Russian Shipynrd.
4 st. Petersburg, June 16.. "A fire at
the Galley's Island shipyard consumed
the slips, the cruiser 5yvitjas and other,
buildings there and large stock OF
TIMBER The flames also lesped the.
Neva- FOntankas canal destroying sew
eral military 4. warehouses filled with:
supplies. Twelve persons lost their
lives The damage done amounts to-
IL, 900 900 roubles.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
sfx Month. for Pension Fraud,

Six Months for Pension Fraud.
s54 Fort Dodge, Iowa, June 16:S--John A.
sBooge, prominent citizen Of Pocahon-
tas county, has been convicted of
fraudulently receiving pension money.
He was sentenced to six months in the
penitentiary and to pay a fine of ST.
6nO sl fse#f 4Hta E}h5 III ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21

Venezuela is placing important or
Sders for materials with German firms,
and and Is inviting Herr Krupp and others
20 tender for the supply of cruisers.
torpedo boats and the like.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
CHINESE SMUGGLING.
Illegal Traffic I'm Orientals on the
Canadian Border.

Vancouver, B. c., June is. - Pacific
Coast Inspector Dunn of the American
Chinese immigration department has
been here several days investigating
alleged border smuggling. He has de-
cided to ask the Washington authori-
ties for the appointment of a special
commission to investigate the illegal
traffic of Orientals across the boun-
dairy. and to make special report call
ing in the assistance of the Canadian
authorities. Chinese in large numbers,
as we'll as Italians, have been stopped
recently While crossing the boundary.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21

Experiments are being made at Tur-
- with some new explosives, one Of
which, called pyristite, has already
eiyen splendid results, and has been
proved to be eight times stronger than
balistite.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
HAN ut $4,000.

Mineral Point, Wis, June IS. - Ex-
animation OF Stewart Jelleft. who was
arrested on suspicion Of having robbed,
the First National bank May 26 was
concluded yesterday. He was held
ana bail placed at SIS, 900. I. II Z
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
Fifteen Killed.

Paris, June 1s. An explosion IN al
cartridge factory situated In the. sub
urb Of Les Molieaux has resulted I'M
the loss OF fifteen lives and the injnring
OF about twenty persons A ma jority-.
fof the injured were women: rs ss3s 5 s.g
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21

2 Grand Duke Adolf of Luxembourg, the
Adest lay sovereign of Europe, has Just
celebrated his golden wedding with his
swecond wife. He became duke of Mas
sau sixty-two years ago, was turned
out by Prussia in 1866 and became
Grand duke of Luxembourg in 1890 on
its separation from Holland at the
death Of King William III.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21

Compulsory prohibition has gained
many recruits in the North Carolina
legislature. The counties of Baden,
Fender Duplin and Madison have de-
clared in favor of absolute prohibit
ton. A step in the direction of pro-
hibdtion has been taken by the Tar
Heel state in its regulation of regis
tered whisky distilleries. A majority
OF North Carolina prohibitionists are
democrats. The prohibition vote in
-. re state last year was only 1000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
From Warrington.

Two cadets at West Point have been
summarily dismissed.
The last Of the volunteers have sailed
from Manila for home.
The president has decided to continue
military rule in the Philippines, and not
call an extra session of congress.
Director Of the Census Merriam has
issued the first half Of the census on
population. and will issue the other half
In early fall.
The department at Washington may
stop all timber operations on the Chip
pewa reservation until congress legis-
lates on the subject.
Col. Henry Jackson, commanding the
Third cavalry, was placed on the re-
tired list on account of age. He is a
native Of England and was appointed
to the army from Illinois.
Commander Thomas S. Phelps has
been detached from duty at Mare Is
land and ordered to the command Of
the Alert, Capt. Perkings having been
ordered to succeed him in charge of the
equipment department at the navy
yeard.
Col. Youngblood Of Alabama, auditor
Of the treasury department, has tend
cred his resignation, and it has been ac-
cepted, to take effect June Is. The
president appointed r. A. Person, as
sistant auditor of the same department,
to succeed him.
Col. Youngblood Of Alabama, audi
tor for the treasury department, has
rendered his resignation and it was
accepted to take effect June Is. The
president has appointed R. A. Person.
assistant auditor for the same depart
ment, to succeed him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
schopner Wree,ked.

81 Johns, y. F., June 16.-News has
JUS been received Of the wnecking Of
the fishing schooner Charton the cliffs
3of Cabot island OF the northeast coast
of Newfoundland. Four persons Lost
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
STHEns MISSING.
Probn bIy More Than Eighteen Per-
iHhel in Port ROYAL Mine.

IFUUHU1y FTUFt INun E1ksNteen Ter.
ishet in Port Royal Mine.
Port ROYAL, Pa, June 16. - Rumors
are abroad that more men than the
eighteen fist unaccounted for were
burned in he Port Royal mine. Two
men from smithton have been missing
since. the right Of the explosion. and
the wild ST Dry was circulated that the
number Of unknown victims would
reach thirty A long time will be re-
quired to ascertain certainly the NUM-
Der Of entonbed. oh Il
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
Ten days intimate acquaintance
Nth poverty will satisfy any man for
I The rest OF his natural life.

The bill permitting Jews to engage
"a secular labor. keep their shops open,
etc, on Sunday. passed the Massachu-
setts House Of Representatives, 80 to
90.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
Warrants for Cattle Rustelr..

Warrants for Cattle Rustelrs.
Fessenden, N. d., June 16-The steal,
Ing of large numbers Of cattle in this
county and adjoining counties has
aroused cattle owners so that warrants
are out for suspects, and officers think
they have clues that will lead to ar
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
Balm Tor Wounded Henri.

Liberty. Mo-, June 16. ~ Miss Lena
BrWhill of Kansas City was given q
verdict In the circuit court here yes
tertay for $4,000 in her suit against
III. III. Norton Of Kansas City for
bfetch Of promise. Il q III. 4
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
BIG b Loss J ! ! ! / LITE
F1rRRYBoAT cRAsHEs lxTo IA
STEAMER LADEN WITH PAS
sEHGERs.
ONE HUNDRED FIND WATtRY GRAVE.

Wild Wild Excitement witch Prevailed
Causes Difference OF Opinion IA
to the Extent OF the Disa.ter--va-
riously Estimated ut Between
Twenty-Five md Hundred
Lives Lost Each Captain Lays
the Blame ON the Other-steamer
Captain Arrested for Criminal
Negligence.
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, Crimes and Criminals.

Crimes and Criminals.
"A Michigan landlord killed his daugh-
ter, fatally wounded his wife and shot
four others in the family, including his
aged mother.
Gov. Gage Of California has offered a
reward Of $4,000 for the arrest and con-
viction Of the persons implicated in the
lynching Ct the five men at Lookout,
Modoc county.
In q fit of temporary insanity recent
ly, Engineer James Stacey of Macon,
Mo-, killed his wife and eighteen-year-
old daughter, while they slept. Stacey
then committed suicide.
Lois Darrell, formerly sergeant in
Troop K, Seventh United States caval.
nv, who was extradited to Cuba from
South Africa, to answer to the charge
of having murdered comrade at Pinar
del Rio, has been discharged.
Fred Derricks. prominent hotelkeep-
er of Racine, Wis, up to two years ago
proprietor of the Wagner house, COM
m!tted suicide by hanging himself in the
hotel cellar. Dependency, caused by
financial reverses, was the cause of the
act.
Owen Logan, a prominent young
stockman of Arkoe, Mo-, was fatally
shot While calling on Miss Jessie Walk
er. near Maryville, by the young wo-
mans father. Logan was paying atten-
tons to Miss Walker and the father OBJ
jected.
At Golden, B. c., Francis J. Lascelles,
fourth earl of Hardwood and half
brother to the present earl, and also
cousin OF Sir Frank Lascelles, ambassa-
DOR to Germany, While insane, killed his
servant Lascelles has been committed
to an asylum.
Frarcisco Alaska, twenty-five years
old, shot and killed his first cousin, Mrs.
Angelina Faia, twenty-seven years old,
in the wcman's home, and then commit
ted suicide by shooting himself in the
breast. The tragedy occurred in ten
en7ent at 163 Eliza beth street, a poor
part of the city. Alaska was in love
with the woman.
Richard Hayden Moulton, the young
man who attempted to shoot May Buck
ley, an actress. about two months ago
in Broadway Rathskeller, New York,
was indicted under the name of Richard
H. Morris. Ee was released on his own
recognizance. He will be taken South
N a short time by his mother.
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