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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31

Prince Alphonse, the nephew of the
Prince Regent of Bavaria, is the man
Of the hour in Bavaria. He has re-
cetved the Blue Letter." which means
he has been officially degraded. He
was not severe enough to please the
military, and the mistake he made was
to manifest too much consideration
for the horses in his care. During
the last maneuvers, on reaching a steep
and stony descent, Prince Alphonse or
dered the men to dismount, SO that the
horses might be spared. It is claimed
the order completely upset the plan oil
action. Popular feeling lis intense
against the authorities who have
brought about the princes dismissal
It is believed to be the first time a
Bavarian prince has received the blue
Letter."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
ADOLIsHING RED TAPE.
sensible Regulations Are Being In
trOduced i'm the War Department,

sensible Regulations Are Bcfnr Tn
troduced i'm the War Departments
Washington. May ga general or
der issued by the war department
amends the army regulations SO as to
allow of the procurement of supplies
and the engagement of services i'm the
army by oral agreement in the man
ner common among business men when
there IS Eo time For advertisement.
Another paragraph of the regulations
is amended so that military ssores and
public property condemned and or
dered sold may either be disposed OF
for cash at public auction or to the
highest bidder in sealed proposals.
The sale may be suspended by the Of
ficer III charge when, in his opinion,
better prices can be obtained, except
in the case of condemned animals.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
ASKS AN INVESTIGATION.
Offices of the Endowment Rank, X.
p, to BE Inquired Into.

Offices of the Endowment Rank, *.
p, to BE Inquired Into.
Milwaukee. May 24,-The board of
control of the endowment rank,
Knights of Pythias, has asked the de-
partment of insurance of the State Of
Illinois to conduct thorough official
examination of the accounts and con-
dition of the organization and Supreme
Chancellor Ogden H. Fethers has
called a special convention Of the SUI
preme lodge to meet In Chicago July 9
to act on the report. The insurance
commissioner Of Illinois, Henry Yates,
a brother of the governor of the state,
has stated that in conducting the ex-
animation he will invite the insurance
departments of neighboring states to
assist him. l..
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31

East TaWes, Mich, May &c. = The
wooden steamer Baltimore foundered
IN Lake Huron near Au Sable, yester.
day morning and twelve of her crew
OF fourteen were drowned. Two men
were washed about in the lake for
several hours, dashed to a piece of
wreckage, and were finally picked up
by the tug Columbia and brought here.
George McGinnis, deckhand, one OF
the rescued. went crazy from his ex-
pericnce. The other survivor, Thomas
Murphy of Milwaukee, second engineer,
was able to tell the story of the disas-
ter. II was some time after the CO.
lumbia had brought the shipwrecked
men into port before Murphy was re-
vived sufficiently to tell his story. The
Baltimore foundered about 6 o'clock in
the morning and ne was in the water
until late in the afternoon, exposed to
the n"tfeting Of a furious northeast
sea.
We were bound from Lorain to
Sault' Ste. Marie" he said, land had in
tow large steam drill and scow. When
off Thunder bay Thursday night Capt.
Place saw that the steamer was MAX
---o
Waves Had Smashed
IN the engineers quarters and the
Mushrooms ana the water was running
into the hold. Capt. Place decided to
turn about and run for Tawes for
shelter. Everything went all right I'M
til we We're off Au Sable. when the
steamer struck heavily on the bottom.
The seas broke over her at the same
time and carried away the deck house,
then the after cabin and finally the
smokestack fell. Beth rcc:!s forward
broke in Two ;1st aft of the forward
LIGHTHOUSE. and we knew that it would
oe only few minutes before the
steamer would go to pieces. 1T is
every man for himself now.' shouted
capt Place, We took the captains ads
wee, wee, a'la every man started to save
'tn self as best he could. Some Of the
boys took to tie rigging, hut :Mofo1innis
and I dashed ourselves to q! ri.gbolt in
a piece of the after cabin, and we were
washed overheard shortly afterward.
The strain was too much for McGinnis
and he went crazy before we had been
in the water long. He tried to throw
me off the wreckage, but talked to
him and encouraged him to hold on.
Twice he got loose and
Tried to Drown Us Both,
but each time I succeeded in uuieting
him. ] told him a boat was coming to
take us off, and then I would get him
tied fast again. The Columbia finally
came along and picked us up just as
was about to give up hope. am afraid
all the rest of the crew were drowned,
including Mrs. Place. 1 only wonder
how 1T was we lived through 1t all.
Our wreckage was big enough to make
a raft but it was small, and the seas
swept it constantly"
The tug Columbia lost a drill scow
with six men on board just before she
picked up the men from the Baltimore.
The Columbia went out again in the
afternoon and found the drill making
good weather. The men We're taken off
it and they were badly frightened as
the scow had neither boat nor life pre-
servers. Capt. Memo Of the steamer
City Of Holland claims that the gale
was one OF the worst in fifteen years.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31

washington. May 26-There was a
report around the war department yes
'terday that Aguinaldo desires to visit
tne United States, and that he has
mace request for this privilege. Mo-
pooy could be found to yerify the re-
port. but the statement is that the
former Filipino chief has said that he
desires to visit the United States to
se"uy the language and the institutions
~ oroer mat he may return better
ntseo 70 assist his countrymen under
.he poi1cY of control to be established
py TINS government. !, These are busy
llines IN the war department in con-
ns with matters pertaining to the
rh'I'ppfne islands. While It is possible
tnat secretary Root NAV be- ahie ia
d1spense with some part Of the large
Iorce IN the department that.was made
necessary on account of the Spanish
war, especially such clerks and officials
as mad particularly to do with the
olscnarge OF duties relative to the army
IN the field, the general
Suspension OF Hostilities
IN the Philippines is adding greatly to
the work of the department in respect
10 civil affairs in the islands. The re-
port of the Philippine commission in
regard to the civil government was
received at the department. yesterday,
anu 1t will require some time and la
Dor to go over it's various provisions
pefore the plan is approved by the Sec
retafy OF war and President Mckinley.
The task Of providing the new govern
ment g regarded by the insular bureau
officials as tremendous one, but it is
believed that the commission has pro-
weed plan that will be satisfactory.
In the main the electoral franchise is
extended to all residents Of the island,
but the right is withheld from those
who are In arrears for taxes levied in
der the authority of the United States
and also to those who participated in
the instruction after April of this
year and other like provisions.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
KILLED BY GAS.
Another Fatality In "A Well in South
Dakota.

WATERFOWL, s. D., May Paw. A.
Boughner, a welldigger, was killed by
foul gas while boring well near this
city yesterday. The we'll was ninety
feet deep and Boughner started togo
down. When down about twenty feet
he called to the men above TO- pull him
up, but before they could comply he
let go his grip Of the roc to which he
was clinging and fed. to the bottom.
Efforts to recover bis body have been
unavailing up to the present time, as
the well is full of gas and no one will
venture down. An air pump has been
sent for.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31

Fresiaent WIN DeEin HIS Hon, erard
Z Trip To-day. u.s.
San Francisco, May 26. President
Mckinley has completed his program
in this city, having met every organiza-
ton included IN the original schedule,
and Mrs. McKinley's health has SO far
improved that the president aud This
party will begin the return Journey to
the national capital at 10 q. IN. to-day.
The presidents public functions yester-
day included reception at the Scott
residence to the members OF the for.
eign consular representatives OF this
city, reception at the palace hotel by
the Sons and Daughters Of the Ameri-
can revolution and the Loyal Legion
and a review OF 1.-The school children of
Oakland. The president spent the
evening quietly at the Scott residence,
resting and experimenting arrange
ments for his departure.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
ARMY ASSIGNMENTS.
Gen. Macarthur to Command II
rnaun ,.f ,,,nnf NJ N.,l

Gen. Macarthur to Command The
Department of Dakota.
Washington, May 26.-fnstead # he
ing assigned to duty in the United
States upon the expiration Of their
present leave Of absence. Brigadier
General Fred D. Grant and Major Cen
eral ). C. Bates VIII return to their
stations in the Philippines. When Ma
jor General Macarthur returns he will
probably be given a short leave and
then be put in command of the depart
ment of Dakota. Major General S. 3.
M. Young will take command Of the
departments of California and Column
bia.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
DAG COLLEGE MEET.

MinnexSta, wisconsin and other
States Will Be Represented.
Chicago. May "a. - Entries for the
annual athletic, meet of~the big univer-
stiles scheduled for June IL at Marshall
field were made known yesterday by
the managing committee Of the Inter-
collegiate Conference association. AS
was expected, athletes are named from
eleven schools-Chicago, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern,
Iowa, Illinois and Indiana universities
and Beloit and Albion colleges. Min
nesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa
have named an unusually large list Of
athletes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
Boats for Steel COmnnny.

Duluth. Mimi, May 24.-Fifty-five OF
the largest boats on the great lakes
were formally transferred to the Unit
ed States Steel company yesterday
when bills of sale of the Bessemer
Steamship companys lake fleet to the
Pittsburg Steamship company, the sub
sidiary corporation that will operate
the steel trusts lake business, were
flied in the local customs office. The
consideration was given as 81 and 9TH
er valuable considerations. The Besse-
mer company was formerly one Of the
Rockefeller concerns.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
COWBOY CREATES PANIC.
tides Into Dakota Town While Sick
With Smallpox.

Sturgis, S. D., May 24.-Sturgis was
thrown into panic yesterday by
cowboy riding into town all broken out
with smallpox. He rode straight 10
Smith & Sessions Office, but was not
allowed to go inside. For nearly an
hour he was kept standing in the mid
die of. the street waiting for the proper
authorities to arrive and take charge
of him. Passers-by were not notified
until almost upon ann, and the result
is a badly frightened community. The
sick mans name is Eicklund, and ne
has been out on the range near Indian
creek where other cases have been.
He has been isolated over on the poor
farm under the care of Theodore
Keffelcr. This is the first case to
reach Sturgis.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
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WOULD BUY LAWSUITS

Whs4s state Auditor Tells Purchas-
!, eri ~ Duluth q Iron Range Lands.
Duluth, Mimi, May IS. State Audi
tor Dunn, at the sale of school lands
here, threw q hot shot at the Duluth
& Iron Range railroad. which had.
posted "a warning against purchasing
certain state institution lands adver-.
tised for sale because 1t claimed them
under a decree Of the United States
court. Mr.. Dunn said the state knew
nothing about 1t until recently, and
that he did not believe Judge Lochren
knew they We're in the decree. He,
warned people against buying lands
from the Duluth & Iron Range, as they
would buy lawsuits. He said the mat
ter would be in the courts again soon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
ADA HUBBELL GONE.
Star witness in saltwater Prison
Conspiracy ease II MISSING. HI. .

.Ny
Star Witness in SALTWATER Prison
Conspiracy Case Ii Missins.
" Saltwater, Mimi, May The Rob
erts prison conspiracy case;$ which was
to have come UP for hearing this morn
Ing, will go over till next term as the
star witness has mysteriously disap-
peared. Ada Hubbell, the st. Paul
woman involved in the plot, has been
for some time in the custody of the
sheriff here and had a certain amount
of liberty while working around the
house. Tuesday night she went to her
room as usual at 8 o'clock, but in the
morning was not there. nor is there
any trace of her. Patrick F. Cunning
ham, who recently pleaded guilty IN
the prison conspiracy case, was SEN
fenced to the reformatory at st. Cloud
Leland, the prisoner, declares that Ada
Hubbell has undoubtedly committed
suicide and believes her body VIII be
found in the lake. The Leland anu
Roberts case was continued to Novem-
ber IT,. s%.' ..
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
FIGHT AGAINST SECRET ORDERS
United Presbyterinns Would Shut
Ma2nus Gsllf Of &IaAu

United Presbyterinns Would Shut
Masons Out of Heaven.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 26.-The i'm
portant topic yesterday before the
United Presbyterian general assembly
was q revisionaof the creed in order to
provide that no member of any secret
society can be member of the church.
The matter was discussed for more
than two hours but final discussion was
postponed till later in the session. The
Masonic and Odd Fellows orders were
special objects of attack, one delegate
going so far as to say he believed no
member of a secret society could ever
reach heaven.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
New Gasoline Engine.

Howard. S. D., May 26,-Martin Hay
land, blacksmith at Fedora, in the
western part Of Miner county, has m
vented a gasoline engine which prom
Uses to make his fortune and revolu-
tionize light motive power. 1t is an
engine with four cylinders arranged
tandem, each automatically fed, COM
pressed and exploded the explosion
timed to keep the piston head continu-
ally under pressure of explosive force
on both the forward and backward
movement.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
Vicious Boy Sent IN J,t,

Winona, Minn.> May 26-Fred sher-
man, a sfxteen-year-old boy. was dealt
severely with in the municipal court.
He had been stealing ride on the
Wlnona & Western train and was mt
Off by Conductor Mccoy. The bow
threw stone after the train and hit
the conductor. who was standing on
the rear platform. The boy was sent
to the county Jail for five days.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31

The forestry Department of the St.
Louis fair Intends to have an exhibit
ton that will Re an object lesson to
all WING see It Of the practical side Of
mood w61tSthg in all its phases and
brEhehess 1t will show tb., woods Of
the country and tbs uses to which
they are adapted, IL will endeavor to
show where they grow, at what price
the standing timber can be bought,
the size of xhe tract. accessibility, and
everything that a prospective pur-
chaser would want to know.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
NOT roo Old TO LOVE.

Groom of sevehty-Four aud Bride
One Year Younger.
New Richmond, Wis, May 26. - Or.
Joseph johnson Of this city, one Of the
Oldest practitioners of ST. Croix county,
and Mrs. G. Folsom, one OF the pioneers
OF Polk county, were united In mar
riage IN the Episcopal church in star
Prairie. The groom has passed his
seventy-fourth milepost and the bride
has seen seventy-three suAahaers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
DAYLIGHT Nnhhn.,...

Wassca, Min, May GA bold ,dav-
light robbery was committed in this
CITY, s'rank Preusser. who recently
came mere and bought a blacksmith
SHOP, was held up and relieved OF $3.50
in Fred Sebastian's saloon. Shortly
after a young man named E. G. Smith
was arrested and a large part of the
money has been recovered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31

In the new mint in Philadelphia the
United States will have the finest, cost
Hest, and most complete money-mak-
ing establishment of it's kind in the
world. The granite structure was COM
menced two years ago and will cost
about $2,00O,0O0, including the me-
chanlcal equipment. costing 5000 900.
There will be "a coming presses in the
new mint,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31

Dickinson, N. D., May 24.-John r.
Mcdonald, arrested in April on a
charge of cattle stealing. gave cash
bond of $1,000, and was a happy man
for about five minutes, when he was
rea1rested and is in his old cell. The
move was complete surprise to Nc
Donald and his attorney. After
brief consultation Mcdonald gave him
self up on the original charge and had
the $500 returned to his friends
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31

1t is too soon to tell whether the
reduction in the size Of the page which
several metropolitan daily newspapers
are making is merely an advertising
experiment, or the beginning of an
important permanent change. The
daily newspapers are much too large;
they absorb SO much TIME as to leave
little for more serious reading.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
LIVES WE'RE LOST.

Great Destruction by Storm In North
Carolina.
Charlotte, N. c.. May 26. - Eeporte
from remote counties in the mountain
districts show great destruction by the
storm. In Bakersville sixteen resi-
dences and the Baptist church were
washed away. Quinter Moore and his
son were drowned. Every house in
Magnetic City, village in Mitchell
county. was destroyed. AT Roam Meun-
tain station twenty residences were
swept away and one man, John Nc
Kinney, was. drowned, while an IN
known man was killed by landslide.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
WENT ASHORE IN A GALE.
Crew Of Wrecked Schooner Res.
cued With DifIiculty

Grew OF q wrecked Schooner Res.
cued With Dimculty.
Milwaukee. Wis, May 26. - The
schooner c. H. Hsckley, Capt. William
Oertei, went ashore in a northeast gale
off Port Washington at 12:45 yesterday
afternoon. The Milwaukee life-saving
crew was notified and at once went to
the scene of the wreck with a big
wrecking tug. After considerable ex-
ertion the six members of the crew
were rescued and brought back
to this city, though the schooner is an
utter wreck. She broke in two on the
rocks under the pounding of the waves
and her crew was hanging to the rig
ging nearly exhausted when the life
savers arrived.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31

Since the day when Jesus Christ CANA
here to suffer poverty and painful
death, lived life of absolute devo-
ton to the poor and to the weak. No
man, OF course, has emulated the ex-
ample which Christ set when he lived
With the poor, worked for the poor,
spoke for them. prayed for them and
died for them. But no man succeeds
1T all in big way unless in his ma
4ure the dominant factor is sympathy
~ the other little human beings fas-
Sened to this globe as he is, and shar-
Nc with him its hopes and troubles
as ia yicissitudes
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
GEN. BLOOD AT WORK.

Concerted Action Against the Beers
in Eastern TransvanI.
Cape Town, May ga great con-
certed movement under Gen. Blood
against the Beers is proceeding in the
Eastern 'Transvaal. Commandant VIII
joen has been trying to escape to the
north, but so far without success. The
movements of the various columns I'M
der Gen. Blood have been attended
with the usual sniping by small parties
of burghers. {.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31

Brakeman Narrowly Missed Death.
Belmond, Iowa, May rs. - Brakeman
Bert Dean fell from an iowa Central
train here, breaking his leg and sprain-
Ing his knee. He had marrow escape
from instant death by being run over.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
Conference Closed.

Wabasha, Mimi, May 25- - A very
successful Congregational conference
closed in this city after a session which
lasted two days. Ministers and dele
gates representing the Congregational
churches of Southeastern Minnesota
were in attendance to the number of
seventy-five.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
SHE STARVED 1IERsELF.

Method of Suicide Selected by Min
neapOlis Woman.
Minneapolis, May 25.-Starvation was
the strange form of self-destruction
chosen by Mrs. Petronwelle Peterson.
aged ffty-tWQ, who died at her home
in Minneapolis. Mrs. Peterson suf-
fered from cancer for many years.
Physicians held out but slight hope of
her recovery. Mrs. Peterson decided
to starve herself to death, and thirty
six days ago Bic stopped taking food.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31

A physician who has recently re-
turned from Persia says that the ma
tives still believe that human tears
are remedy for certain chronic dis
eases. At every funeral the bottling
OF mourners' tears is one OF the chief
features of the ceremony. Each of the
mourners is presented with sponge
with which to mop his face and eyes,
and after the burial these sponges are
presented to the priest, who squeezes
the tears into bottles, which he keeps.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
Nnrd Fight With Fire.

Duluth. Minn., May 26.-Fire broke
out In the Mitchell & Mcclure lumber
yard, and for time the entire plant
was In danger of destruction. The en-
tire department and several fire tugs
fought the fire and held it down to
liss of about $4,000; fully insured.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
Fihnlly WON Bis Ca.e.

Rapid City, S. D., May 25.-The long
fought case Of Thomas Sweeney in his
four railroad cases has finally been
dismissed by the supreme court of the
United States. The DEGREES, in the four
cases, with interest and costs, amount
to over $4,000. The final decision was
in favor of Sweeney
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
Makes n Fortune in on

Fort Dodge, Iowa, May g. Can't.
Terrill of Belmond, who is the owner OF
$500 acres Of land in the new Texas
oil region, is one of the many who have
struck it rich. He recently sold 400
acres for $4,000, or s2lO per acre. On
the remaining land he has just located
a large gusher and the prospects are
that he will be a millionaire before he
is through.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
sNsas,ni
Ask No Clen,encx

Washington, May 25.-The five West
Point cadets Enthusiastically, Cleve-
land, Kellar, Linton and Mahaffey-'
fSey sis haas s It sed wss
service of the New York and Der
mudez Asphalt company, This came,
about through Gen. FrAfcfs A. Greene,
one Of the chief officials of the trust.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
Moose In1nde.n yillnr,

Stephen, Mimi, May 26. = 4 large
moose passed down one of the streets
of the village Thursday, evidently
deeming life safer amidst the haunts
of man than roaming the wIlds of
Roseau county. He quietly logged
along until the village dogs got after
him, when he took to his heels
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-31
Eden VALLEYS FIrst ,.Ieire

Eden Valley. MINI, May &c. ~ The
State Bank of Eden Valley lost it's
building by fire. A millinery store
also burned. This was the first fire
in the business section Of the village
since its organization.