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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
DEATH CLEARS 1T.
Secret of the Famous Gainsborou.sIl
Painting Now Made Public.

Secret of the Famous GainsborouEIl
Painting Now Made Public.
Chicago, Feb. s. - The Varsity fiat
Henry ]. Raymond, and knawn as the
Napoleon of Crime" is dead in Lon
don, and with the announcement of his
death yesterday all the details of the
discovery Of the famous Gainsborough
painting were made public in Chicago.
When the famous picture was re-
stored to it's owner in Chicago last
April there were many surmises as to
the medium Of return. William q.
Pinkerton, who made the formal an
nouncGlnent of the recovery of the
painting refused to confirm or deny the
stories. Now that Worth is dead Mr..
PinkertOn can speak. as Worth gave
him written permission to reveal the
GainsDorough secret after he had died.
Wrapped in oilcloth, the canvas was
handed over to c. Moreland Agnew
one morning last April in Chicago by
Worth, vino, twenty-five years before
had
Cut the Painting
from it's frame in the Agnew galleries
in London. The return of the painting
took place in Mr.. Pinkerton's private
office. The owner of the picture hur-
ried back to London for fear the Unit
ed States authorities would demand a
customs duty on the work which had
been secreted in this country for fifteen
years. 1t was while in London that
Worth conceived the idea Of carrying
off the picture. His first plan was to
roo the Royal Academy of its art treas
urrs. Then he changed his mind and
directed his attention to the Gainsbor-
ough painting. Assisted by his part
ner, he climbed into the Agnew CALLER
les and one night cut the painting from,
its canvass and
Carried 1t Away.
Worth owned a steam yacht and the
canvass was taken aboard and con :
cealed until he sold the vessel to LORD
Lonsdale. Then he took the picture to
Paris and finally brought it to America,
where it was concealed for fifteen
years. In the meantime Worth was
arrested in Brussels and forced to serve
seven years. Mr.. Pini1e:ton had known
worth for thirty years. Two years ago
Mr.. PinkertoI received a telegram
telling him that ain important letter
was at his home. The letter was from
Worth who asked an interview. This
was granted, and Worth said he was
going to die and wanted to turn up"
the Gainsborough picture in order that
his two children who had been edu-
| Gated in Il convent, might enjoy the
| proceeds. Through hitch the picture
was rot recovered at that time. Worth
| returned to London and early last
spring fulfilled his bargain.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
THREATEN VIOLENCE.
Armed Deputies Sent to Keep Down
Strikers.

Armcu Dcput1eS sent to Keep Down
Strikers.
Connellsville, Pa. Feb. S.-Last night
on a special train Sheriff Frock, with
fifteen heavily armed deputies, hurried
to Brownsville, near which point 200
striking Italians threaten violence. A
late telephone message from Browns
Vile says there is no outbreak as yet
but trouble is expected at every mo-
ment. The strikers were employed by
the contractors who have charge Of the
grading for the southern extension of
the Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad
from Fayette City to Brownsville.
These men became dissatisfied with
their wages and struck, making ugly
threats Of violence against the con-
tractors. They threatened to burn the
property of the contractors and then
the sheriff was sent for. It is said that
there are number of bad negroes
among the Italians and that these are
the leading spirits in the trouble.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
ALL FOR SCIENCE.
Physician Offers to Submit to Exper.
iments Under SnrueOnsa Knife. s,!

Physicinn Offers to Submit to ExDer-
iments Under Surgeons Knife.
New York, Feb. S.-Dr. James Edwin
Russell Of Brooklyn yesterday offered
to submit his body for an indeterminate
series of experiments under the sur
geon's knife, to be continued until his
death or physical collapse. He stipu-
lates that his wife and family must be
amply provided for before he submits
himself to the knife.
DR.. Russell is forty-four years old
and has practiced more than twelve
years in his neighborhood. He says
he is al excellent subject, as he is In
the prime of life, in good health and
without an ounce Of superfluous flesh.
He is willing, he says, to make this
voluntary sacrifice in the interest of
science. He said:
IF a man makes this sacrifice from
a sudden and generous impulse he is
called a hero. If he does it deliberately,
with full knowledge of the dangers,
he is too often called a lunatic or a
fanatic. know full we'll that shall
be called lunatic by many and a
charlatan by others, but this does not
deter me from my intention. Ny plea
is for human vivisection, and I am
fully aware that in
Making Such n Plea
am shocking the sensibilities of many
and ami likely to incur the condemna-
ton and active hostility of many more.
But neither am I greatly concerned
aront that. familiar as I am with the
fact that any new departure or radical
measures are beset with the most vio-
lent opposition. 1 often think that the
cause of vivisection has suffered most
at the hands of it's friends and advo-
Gates.
Il offer myself as a subject for vivi-
section in any direction or along any
lines that may be selected. I will my
self, when able and competent, assist
my rivisectors by such notes as may be
Of interest to them and to me, the ex-
oeriments to continue until I am ex-.
hausted or until I succumb. But should
survive at the end Of a year of obser
walton and experiment I hereby stipu-
lat that may elect to be released from
further service"
DR.. Russell was graduated from the
Homeopathic medical college in this
city in 1880. His wife declares that she
will appeal to the authorities.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
FIGHT FOR LIBERTY.
Serious Battle of the Political NAL
contents Win Prison PcOnle

Colon. Colombia, Feb. s.-The rumor
that the Libertador had been SUM! at
Puerto Colombia, Colombia, by Ven
e2utlan mnn-of-war, is; unfounded.
According to news received here ycSter-
day the LibertadOr was at CartaEena,
Colombia. last Saturday and left Sun
day, after coaling and taking on board
supplies for an unknown destination.
The Llbertador was formerly called the
Ban Iiigh and is now operating in the
interests Of the Matos revolution
against President Castro of Venezuela.
Other news received here from Carta-
ReEtl tells that ninety-tour politica!
prisoners; who Were lodged in prison in
that city. managed to escape Feb. /.
Th escape was attended by a serious
affray, in which the commander Of the
prison and the fort and several others
were killed. Recapture has not been
effected.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
TOUR CHILDREN CREMATED.
Fire Spreads So Rapidly as to Cut
OFF All Escape.


OFF All Escape.
Cumberland, Nd, Feb. s. - At 8
o'clock yesterday morning the farm
house of William p. Robertson, about
twenty nine miles east of here, on the
Maryland side of the Potomac river
was entirely destroyed by fire and four
Of the Robertson children, Pearl. Owen,
Fife and Joseph, the Oldest aged ten
and the youngest four years, were Gre
mated. The fire, which is thought to
have started from sparks from an open
hearth, spread so rapidly that Mr.. and
Mrs. Robertson found all means of es-
cape gone for the children, who were
asleep in another room, and were com
PEELED to jump from a second-story
window in their night clothes in order
to save their own lives. The parents
made several futile attempts to reach
the children but were driven back by
the flames. Mr.. Robertson claims the
hearth fire was we'll covered and that
the fire, which started on the lower
floor, must have been of incendiary Or
igin.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
NO PARDON FOR YoyNcEHs.
state Board Says Their Application
IL PrematlIre.

st. Paul. Feb. THE state board OF
pardons, after a long executive session
yesterday, denied the petition of Cole
man and James Younger for full par
don. The board issued the following
statement: -.,..
'Arplication denied for the reason
other considerations aside-that it is
premature. The petitioners are OH pa
role by virtue of an act of the legis-
lature extending the parole system to
life convicts, and no decision should
be made in this case that cannot be
properly followed in other cases. The
petitioners have been on parole less
than seven months, and we are unwil-
ling to establish precedent for the re-
leasing of life convicts who have
served on parole that length of time,
except in cases where the facts be spe-
cial and extraordinary
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
GERMANY IN SAD DISORDER.
Engcrness to Sell to Foreigners Is
Gycr-Stim u lated.


Gvcr-Stimulnted.
Berlin. Feb. THE annual report of
the trades guild, the chief corporation
Of business men in this city, fully con-
firms the statements regarding the dis
tressed condition of trade in Germa ny.
It states that the situation Of industry
and commerce was worse last year
than in 1900. The purchasing power of
the people had diminished and the
number of workmen who had fallen
out of employment was increasing
steadily. There had been heavy losses
in agriculture from the winter SOW
irgs and there had been a diminished
harvest. Compared with the year
1S99i900 the exports from Germany
had risen 47o,0oo,0Oo marks; but the re-
port adds that this is not so much due
to success in foreign markets as to eff
forts to sell products to foreigners at
any price in consequence Of there be-
ing no demand at home. The report
strongly advises the revision Of the
bourse regulations.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
FINDS A BLOODY SUIT.

Boy Discovers IL It1OO1-Stained and
StiH-Frozen Suit of UndeHweNr.
Duluth, Mimi, Feb. S.--The police OF
Duluth are at work on what may re-
veal crime. A suit OF mems under
clothing, vest and pair Of socks. sat
urated with blood, were found beside
the read short distance from the
boulevard, by a. boy, who made a report
of the discovery to Chief Troyer. The
underclothing was slit in two OF three
places with a sharp knife. The police
are mystified The bloody garments;
were frozen stiff.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
schIey,. Bir Time over.

Knoxville. Tenn, Feb. 8,-The visit OF
Admiral and Mrs. schley to Knoxville
ended last night SO far as entertain
ment features are concerned and the
visitors will leave to-day for Washing
ton. "A reception rendered the admiral
by the Cumberland club last night was
the closing feature. The entire club
house was decorated handsomely in
the t1i- color. The punch bowl was Ing
bedded in the hold Of q miniature of
the Brooklyn made from choice low
ers. The admiral spoke briefly, thanh
Ing KEoxvillc for it's hospitality.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
STATES GREETING TO HENRY.
Gov. Van SAINT and STAFF Will Go to
Milwaukee,.

Milwaukee.
st. Paul, Feb. S.-Since Prince Henry
can't come to Minnesota Minnesota
will go to Prince Henry. Gov. Van
SAINT said yesterday that he and his
staff would go to Milwaukee While the
prince IS there to extend to hi1n Min
nesota's welcome to the United States.
Gov. Van SAINT received yesterday from
Baron Won Holleben, the German am
bassador to the United States, a reply
to the governors invitation to Prince
Henry to visit ST. Paul. The ambassa-
dor regretted exceedingly that the
princes time WAS SO occupied that he
would have to deprive himself of the
pleasure Of seeing st. Paul and Mime
sofa. He also conveyed the regrets OF
the prince.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

Tiffin, Ohio. Feb. S--Russell E. Drake.
the abseonding insurance agent who
was captured in Mexico after a two
years chase, pleaded guilty to the
charge of forgery yesterday and was
sentenced to the penitentiary for seven
years. Drake claimed just before be-
Ing sentenced that he had been led TO
commit the crime because of financial
straits and disclaimed any criminal in
tent He is predisposeds to consump-
ton and may not live to serve out his
time. The total amount Of his pecula-
lions is about $4,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
QUARREL OVER ESTATE.
Heirs of "BOb Kncebs," the Fam on
Horse man, Mt War.

Heirs of ''Bob Kncebs.'' the Fan. GUS
Horse man, at War.
Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 3.-The chill
dren of the late famous horseman, Rob-
ert T. Hall, known in racing circles as
Bob Kneebs," have fallen out over
his estate. Mrs. Ellen G. Jekyll, a
daughter, has secured an injunction to
restrain the widow and son from dis
posing of any portion of the personal
property of the horseman, including
race horses, harness, iewelry> etc. A
bill of sale to the son just prior to the
death of "Kneebs'' is attacked on the
alleged ground that ''Kneehs" was OF
unsound mind.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
BELIEVE REYNOLDS INDICTED.

Grand Jury Adjourns, and 1t In
Thought Sioux Falls Man VIII BE
Tried. ~
Orange City, Iowa. Feb. 8. - The
grand jury has gone home, and. as no
discharge was entered in the murder
cases against F. ~. Reynolds It is
reasonably supposed that he has been
fndicted for killing Rev. Samuel Croft
ton, the blind negro. The trial Of the
case has been continued until the April
term.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
KNOCK M'CLEARY's DtLL.
WOo1Erowers Resolve Against Olco
Bill and ShOddymalSerx.

Helena, Mont, Feb. I'm the Pacific
Northwest woolgrowers' convention
yesterday resolution was adopted in
dorsing the manufacture and use of
olecmargarine and pledging the sup
port Of the association to assist in the
defeat of the McCleary oleonargarine
dill ROW pending before congress- There
were but three negative votes. A reso-
luton asking that congress pass a bill
requiring the marking OF goods con-
.aiEing shoddy was passed unanimous
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
Land Office prosnerity.

Crookston, Mimi, Feb. T. - The re-
ceipts at the. Crookston land office for
the month of January show an increase
Of $4,000 over the corresponding month
for last year. One hundred and TWEEN
ty-cigilt homestead entries and 122 final
proofs were made.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

The aunt and sister of the Columbia
university professor who served a
summons on that learned gentleman in
\ pic, are following dignified prece-
dent. Death serves many summons
In a pie.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
WHEAT FOR SWEDEN.

steamer Chartered for the First Di-
rect Shipments.
Portland, Feb. STEAMSHIP Matilda
has been chartered by Kerr, Clifford &
Co. of this city to carry 5000 tons of
choice milling wheat from Tacoma d.
rect to Stockholm. This will be the
first shipment of wheat from the
Northwest Greet to Sweden.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
ENTIRE FAMILY OVERCOME.
Escaping Fuel Gas Eunocates On
and Others May Die.

and Others May Die.
Erie, Pa. Feb. 8.-The entire family
of Grant Shirley, Lake Shore railroad
brakeman, including his wife and five
children, We're overcome by escaping
fuel gas at their home Wednesday
night Neighbors forced an entrance
to the house yesterday and found one
child. u seven year old boy, dead. The
mother and two other children were
still unconscious last night and may
not recover. Shirley was away on his
run. The accident, it is supposed, was
due to the fuel gas shortage. The fire
in the heater went out during the night
and an increase in pressure filled the
house to suffocation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
scILEY DECISION DELAYED.
SalnpSon's Attorneys File Brief Pro
1estinGc AEninRt Schl1Y,s Clailns

SaInPSOn's Attorneys File Brief Pro-
testing Against Schley's Claims.
Washington, Feb. s. - Quite unex-
pectediy the counsel for Admiral
Sampson yesterday presented to the
president a brief in the Schley contro-
versy AS a result the president has
postponed making his decision as to
Schley's appeal until after his return
from Charleston. The Sampson docu-
ment Isl short and is devoted entirely to
one subject, namely. a protest against
the claim set up in Admiral Schley's
appeal that he9was in supreme COM
Inand during the battle off Santiago.
Secretary Long yesterday issued an or
der retiring Admiral Sampson.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
Burned to n Crisp.

Waterloo, Iowa, Feb. Z. Mrs. Ed
rSushner and two children We're burned
to death in their home last night in a
fire caused by the overturning Of a
lamp. One other child was fatally
burned and three injured.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

1 Lord Alfred Douglas has resented
the snub given him by the Metropoli-
tan club Of Washington by writing a
sonnet on America. In time we may
hope to recover from the blow, but it
lis q cruel revenge.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

In order to encourage them to keep
on kicking against American competi-
ton, the American Shoe company is
furnishing footwear to half the people
of England.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

A German ship that is now building
will break the record for crossing the
Atlantic. It is always well to announce
these things in advance, because the
performance may not come up to the
advertisement.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

Mr.. Chamberlain ought to learn that
even when it is a stained glass house
the occupant needs to be cautious
about throwing stones.-Detroit Free
Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

Edward Everett Hale urges young
men to converse with intellectual SUI
periors. His advice isn't intended for
young men who have just gone
through college.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
KILLED A LION.

Reservation Hunter Near Pierre Gets
Rare Pelt.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. S.-A. A Reddick
killed mountain lion on the Lower
Brule reservation, twenty miles south
east Of here. The animal measured
eleven feet from tip to tip, aid was
one Of the largest Of its kind.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
Mysterious Deaths of Horses.

Spearfsh, S. D., Feb. 7.-Horses are
dying or the range near Slim Buttes,
north Of Spearfsh, from some cause
that mas not been explained. They are
taken by the malady while seemingly
in the best of condition, becoming list
less, losing flesh rapidly and showing a
whitening Of the hind quarters. Death
usually follows in a few days. Quite Il
number of valuable animals have been
lost within the last few months.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

A proud Partisan bacteriologist has
discovered the bacillus that causes the
hair to turn white. Anybody can be
that kind Of bacteriologist by worry
Ing hard enough.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
FIRE IN A HOTEL.

Minneapolis Hostelry suffers to the
Extent of 100000.
Minneapolis, Feb. Sire Quilted the
Vendome hotel, five-story building
between Hennepin and Nicouet ave-
nues, on Fourth street. early yester-
day morning. The guests in the hotel
had narrow escapes but an got out
safely. The total loss is $4,000 Of
which $4,000 was on the Venaome. The
insurance will aggregate a9,T50 Of
which $4,000 is on the Vende1ne.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

Miss Metcalf, the successful Chicago
writer Of fiction, declares that all he1
ideas, plots and inspirations come
while she is asleep. They come by the
mince pie route.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
ICl,iI.l's Skull Frncture,J.

Faribault. MIMI, Feb 7.-Frederick
Rand. aged twelve years, a public
school pupil. fell headlong down stairs
and sustained injuries which are likely
to prove fatal. His skull was fractured
and left arm broken at the wrist.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

A Michigan scientist has made the
interesting discovery that the soul is
located in the spine. Alas for the
henpecked man, who has no backbone!
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

There is large stock of gold in the
British treasury uncalled for. At least
1t has not yet heard the appealing
voice of the war department.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

A real princess who is living in
Paris does her own housework. Let us
hope she is endeavoring to start a
new fad and that it will "take."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

''The Lord loveth whom he chast-
eneth." So does Rudyard Kipling, lord
Of lesser dominions by the right and
might Of genius.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

Watch that fellow on the corner. He
is modestly booming himself for the
next presidential nomination. The
woods of every city in the land are full
Of them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

The man who invented the word
'kleptomania" saved a lot of well-to-
do families from Observation-Disclosures
Record Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

Capt, Hobson has declined to discuss
the story that he is going to run for
congress-which looks as if it might
be true.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
Railroad Man Loses Has Leg..

4 Red Wing, Mimi, Feb. g. ". w.
Warren, at one time conductor on the
Milwaukee river division, lately ems
ployed by the Great Western, was rim
over by an engine and one leg COM
pletely severed. The other leg may be
amputated. d!
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

Sir Thomas Upton has ordered
Shamrock III. AS we have said before,
Sir Tom is jolly good fellow" and
dead game SPORT
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

Rural Mail Cnrrier Dies While
Mnking His Delivery.
Prairie du Sac, Wis, Feb. 8. - Theo-
bold Fuchs, rural mail carrier of Sank
City, was found dead in his cutter sew
eral miles west of that village yester-
day morning .of paralysis. He was
about seventy years Of age.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

Canton. Ohio, has man who can
smoke through his left ear. Ohio
never would listen to outside advice
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

It Is not true that there are microbes
IN Philadelphia's drinking water. Mi
crobes can't live in it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14
Blackleg Among Cattle.

Sturgis, S. D., Feb. 6.-Cattle men OF
he range north and east of here haze
noticed great many cases Of blackleg
Lmcng their cattle lately, and are be-
coming anxious. Many have reported
CsSeS.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

Russia is talking about abolishine
hogging in the army and this is-let's
see-1902.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

The Prussian government 10 figuring
81 huying coal mine for the p,nposs
kn9hting the coal trust. II the trusts
Ag thetr own graves they cannot make
arov abont having to occupy them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

That extraordinary empress is back
In Pekin with the smile of seraph
and 300 carts of silver.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-14

Careful screening of yellow fever pa
tents in Havana last year practically
banished the disease from the city.