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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-12-12
LUMP SUM FOR CANAL.
Ten Million Dollars for Perpetual
Lease.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The canal con-
cession will be secured from Colombia
and it will be for a lump sum without
annual rentals. This is the demand
of the United States, and the Colon
bian government is inclined to grant
it, II the payment is increased from
100000 to $10,000,OO0. The per-
petual lease Of territory will also be
granted. The report from Bogota that
decree has been issued calling q
congress to meet in March is not det-
rimental to the consummation of the
negotiations for the Panama canal.
The president can and will wait for
the Colombian congress to ratify the
treaty; then he sends it to the SEN
ate. But he can call the senate in
extra session to ratify, without calling
congress in extra session. He has full
power to make treaty with the con-
sent of the senate, and when they
have acted on the treaty the money
for the payment of the $40,O00,O00 to
the Panama Canal company and for
a concession from Colombia will be
available. He can begin the con-
struction of the canal without fur
ther legislation by congress.
The prospect of securing the con-
cession from Colombia for lump
sum is gratifying to the administra-
ton and to congress. This has been
one of the most serious bitches in
the negotiations. Colombia not only
wanted payment of 100000 900 down
but an annual rental of 100000. The
senate would not ratify such treaty.
1t will ratify a treaty that provides
for the purchase outright of the terri
tory for the canal.
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/, !. SION :! I'LL ]! !. & 'TREAl 5.
Reciprocity With cubans viii et
Completed In q Few Days.

u
Washington. Dec. 6. The OUTLOOK
for reciprocity with Cuba is consid
cred good by those senators who viii
have charge Of the treaty and are
kept informed by. the state depart
ment regarding Gen. Lasker Bliss
work at Havana.
The state department will not con
firm the report from London that the
treaty was to be signed in Havana
yesterday, but information from Min
lister SQuires is to the effect that the
treaty has been practically agreed
upon and will be signed within a few
days. The provisions of the treaty
are similar to those of the reciprocity
bill before the senate last session fol
a 20 per cent reduction on Cuban
products coming into the United
States, and reductions ranging from
20 to 40 per cent to be granted on
various products of the United States
imported into Cuba.
The Cubans' principal objection re.
garding reduction on imports from
this country were that 1t would re-
duce the revenues of the government
at time when this might
Seriously Embarrass 1t.
Three representatives of European
governments in Havana encouraged
this opposition to prevent any tariff
discrimination In favor of the United
States. Gen. Bliss has demonstrated
to the Cuban authorities that re.
duction in the tariff does not mean g
reduction in revenues, but, on the con
trary, an increase in revenues, owing
to the increased importaNons.
The Cuban authorities have also
learned through diplomatic sources
that the United States will see that
the provisions of the Plat amend
ment are observed by Cuba whether
embodied in permanent treaty OF
not. In this way the situation has
been cleared, and there is no doubt
that the reciprocity treaty will be
signed. It will be sent to the senate
for ratification, and Senators Elkins
and burrows, who led the opposition
to the reciprocity BILL, say they will
raise no objections to this plan.
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....O''1l;Sr'e;;s|!s''.
Resume Of tho Weeks
Pfoeeedinfs

Washington, Dec. q. The opening
Of the Fifty-seventh congress in the
house was as: usual q spectacular
event. The galleries OF the freshly
decorated hall were packed to the
doors with people prominent in SO.
ciety and politics. The members were
good natured and jovial and there was
no outcropping of partisan feeling.
Speaker Henderson received q cordial
reception as he assumed the gavel,
but beyond this there was no demon
stration. The proceedings were pure.
ly perfunctory. A. prayer, the calling
OF the roll, the swearing in of mem
bers elected to fill vacancies created
by death or resignation during the
recess, the adoption of customary
resolutions to appoint committee to
wait upon the president to inform him
and the senate that the house was
open for business and to fix the hour
OF meeting summarizes what was
done. Then the death of the late
representative Charles W. Russell of
Connecticut, which occurred In the
early fall was announced by his sue
cessor, Mr.. Brandegee, the usual res.
olution OF regret was adopted and the
house, as a further mark of respect,
adjourned until to-day, when the
presidents message will be received.
The session lasted less than an hour.
In the Senate.
The senate was In session twelve
minutes yesterday, the first day of
the session, and adjourned until to-
day out Of respect to the memory of
the late Senator James Mcmillan,
Who died during the recess. Many of
the senators were early on the floor
and kept busy exchanging greetings
with old acquaintances.
The galleries were packed to suffo.
cation and hundreds stood outside the
corridors, anxious to gain admission.
Among the interested spectators were
several members Of the diplomatic
corps. Senor Quesada, the Cuban
minister, occupied conspicuous
place and exhibited much interest in
the proceedings. The absence of Rev.
DR.. Milburn, the blind chaplain, was
particularly noticed. His place yes
terday was taken by Rev. E. j. Pref
lyman of Washington. No business
was transacted beyond passing the
customary resolutions that the senate
was ready to proceed to business and
fixing the hour of converting the ses.
sions at IL o'clock.
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VICES USUAL END.
Death Follows carousaI of Two Men
and Two Young Women.

Death Follows carousai of Two Men
and Two Young Women.
Glassboro; N. J., Dec. 6. - Angus
rousal in which two men and two
young women were engaged ended at
an early hour yesterday morning
when Matte Thinner shot and killed
herself in the presence of one of the
men.
The young woman, who was about
twenty-one years old and beautiful,
came here five weeks ago from Grand
Rapids She went to a boarding
house with a man who introduced
himself as her husband and gave the
name of Mcdonald.
About ten days ago she met man,
Charles Jackson of Boston. Wednes-
day afternoon he introduced her to
E. E. Walton Of Detroit. Luella Nor
ton, who boarded in the same house,
was called in and the party of four
took supper in restaurant. After
ward they went to the rooms of Miss
Thinner, where
The Quartet Drank
wine and cocktails and played cards
until after midnight Walton and the
Morton woman then went to her
room. In few minutes after a shot
was heard and Jackson came to the
door, saying: "For Gods sake, come
quick. Miss Thinner was found on
couch in her room disrobed and
with revolver in her hand. She had
shot herself through the temple, dying
almost instantly.
1t appears Miss Thinner left her
home in Muskegon ten weeks ago and
her mother, Mrs. Martin Cook, had
written her begging her to come
home.
The jury exonerated the men. of all
blame.
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WORST iN HISTORY OF the CITY
THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE AND
TWO OTHER BLOCKS
DESTROYED.
URGENT CALL foR ASSISTANCE
FIRE THREATENED TO WIPE OUT
III THE ENTIRE 1us,NEss
III. DISTRICT.

Saltwater, Dec. 6. Residents OF
Saltwater were awakened shortly af.
ter 3 o'clock yesterday morning by
the changing of the fire bell, and the
'conflagration that followed was one
OF the hardest blows dealt to this city
In many years. s
4 The handsome Grand opera house
block, owned by Helen M. Torinus,
Hon. e. w. Durant and the estate of
"a. T. jerks, was totally consumed,
and the loss on the building is esti-
mated at $4,000, aside from individ.
ual losses and damage to the Hol-
combe and Disch blocks, which will
bring the damage up to at least $3.50.
900.
3 The fire was first noticed near the
stage Of the opera house, and although
the department hurriedly responded
to an alarm, by the time a stream
was playing on the building the entire
second floor was on fire. The flames
gained rapid Roadway and soon
reached the grouSd floor and base
ment, where ]. o. Holen & Co. car
ried stock of groceries. They have
large wholesale and retail trade and
carried large stock. After the in
terror of the building had been wiped
out the front and rear. walls
Fell With Crash,
and it was: feared the south wall
would topplR. over on the roof of the
building occupied by William Kenne.
men & Sons, but the wall is still
standing, although it is leaning badly
and will have to be taken down.
After the department had been
working on the opera house fire about
two hours the roof of the Disch block
caught fire, but the flames were kept
from reaching the two lower floors.
The Holcombe block was also dam
aged. These blocks are the property
of c. Henningsen, who values them at
$4,000 each, and carried an insurance
of IS, 1000 on both buildings. The fire
threatened to destroy almost the en-.
tire business part of the city, and q
request for aid was sent to st. Paul.
At, 6 o'clock the st. Paul apparatus
arrived, in charge Of fifteen men, but
the fire was under control and Cfief
Johnson told them not to unload.
The city council and citizens, how
ever, appreciate the arrival of the st.
Paul apparatus and firemen, notwith.
standing that their services were not
needed.
+ Many plate glass windows on the
west side Of Main street were cracked
by the heat and will have to be re-
placed. Burning brands and sparks
were carried into the residence dis
tricts to the northwest of the fire, but
the roofs of the buildings were COW
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TOM REED NEAR DEATH.
His life ls Menaeed by Rright's Dis.
sSs 5S ease.

Washington, Dec, s. Ex-Speaker
Thomas B. Reed is critically i'll and
there is grave doubt of his recovery.
He is suffering from acute Bright's
disease, which was developed by the
attack of catarrhal appendicitis. He
was unconscious all last evening and
vain Efforts were made 10 check the
speed Of the uraemic poison by In
jections Of saline solution. Early in
the evening DR.. Goodnall, noted
specialist of Philade lphia, was SUM
mOned by wire. He arrived at 1890
3p. ~. The very nature of the case
and Its rapid development cause the
sgravest alarm. f.s N . sss5
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WIFE AND FLANNELs GONE.
Theatrical Man Loses Spouse and Un.
dArmAar

Theatrical Man Loses Spouse and Un.
derWear.
Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 6. Thomas
Lennon of the Lennon Theatrical
company, which is playing at Lau-
rens, Iowa, is in deep trouble. Yes
terday his manager, Fred G. Hay
worth, he says, skipped out with the
company's money, taking Lemons
trunk and clothes, not even leaving
him his underwear. Lennon is keep.
ing the wires busy in an effort to find
Hayworth. Lennon has had much
trouble of late. A month ago his wife
deserted him for another man, which
caused the actor to begin divorce pro-
ceedings at Logan, Iowa.
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is MAULED AND ROBBED.

Freight Conductor Is Left in Serious
4 5s Condition.
Crookston, Mimi, Dec. 6. Freight
conductor Harry e. Walker Of this
city was assaulted by three men at
the South Crookston bridge, almost
under the glare Of an electric light.
He was brutally beaten about the
head and was knocked unconscious.
His ASSISTANTS robbed him of a few
dollars, but did not succeed I'M get
ting large amount Of money which
he had on his person. His condition
is serious. ii &,8s M H 5s55s "a g
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oOlLTY "a TRlYlN!a 1 To5 klLt.

Wisconsin Jury oonviets Mar Who
4 Hit suspsnder Button. ~
Oshkosh. Wis, Dec. 6. fter being
out i've hours, the jury In the case OF
the state VS.. Charles Gaffney, charged
with attempting to- murder Dr. O G..
9Ht'a Is both Of Neenah. brought ia .
verdict n ofsgudfty. otion for new trial
was overruled. Gaffney fired three
shots at DR.. Hanlon. Two Of the; bull
lets took eject sin the physicians
body and one would have caused
death had It not been detected by q
.suspender buckle. Carney alleged
that Hanlon had, robbed him Of his
Vile, but the judge told the jury there
was nothing in the evidence to sus.
tain the charge. , VI .3. s 81 iiif5 Il is
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Old Enough Is Know Better.

Old Enough 90 Know Better.
Charles City, lowe, Dec. w.
Langsworth and Thomas Stafford are
In Jail here for the robbery of q store
at Nora Springs, twenty miles west OF
here. They were arrested while In
the act of burglary. The former Is
ifty-nine years Of age and the latter
fifty one. Longsworth has a wife and
children living Ia q neighboring town.
1T u supposed they are the ones who.
burglarized A store " at Elma some
two weeks ago. s7S
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-12-12
BULLET IN \ BRAIN i
Boy Shot While Hunting Will Re.

Boy Shot While Hunting Will Re.
tx 5;v cover. "a
Fort Dodge, Iowa, Dec. 6. Edwin
Olson, fourteen years old, is living
and seems on the high road to re-
coyery, with 22-caliber bullet in his
brain. The boy was shot week
ago while hunting. Death was at
first expected in q few hours. but he
has grown stronger and Is perfectly
rational, and there seems no obstacle
to his ultimate recovery. Physicians
Tear that an operation would cause
death, and the bullet is left where it
lodged in the upper part of the brain.
The boy is q son Of Stewart Olson Of
Thor. 4sfs sasai ,a
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SHAMROCK III. HAS CLOSE CALL.
Fire Does Great Damage in shipbuiId-
ina Yards.

London, Dec. 6.-The Shamrock Ill,
Sir Thomas Lipton's new challenger
for the Americas cup, had a narrow
escape from being burned last night
in "a fire which did great damage to
Denny's shipbuilding yards at Dunn.
barton. Only strenuous efforts saved
the challenger, now well advanced in
her construction. All the material
parts Of Shamrock III. are safe, al
though the construction of the yacht
will be delayed for some time. Ship
builder Denny said he feared at one
time there was not the slightest hope
Of saving the challenger. The fire
was OF accidental origin. The damage
is estimated at 100000 and about 700
workmen will lose their employment
temporarily by the fire.
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sTEPFATHER Is eUlLTY. Z.

Wisconsin, Man Convicted Of Attempt
III! 2,l to Xii Boys. n.
Appleton, Wis. Dec. The trial Of
John g. Holmes OF this city, charged
with an attempt to, kill George and
Martin Walter, his stepsons, on the
night of Feb. Is, 1902, came to q
termination yesterday In the circuit
court In Shawano, the prisoner re-
ceiying N sentence from Judge Goo
land of8ten years at yVaupun.
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\ IN tl,a q ~

II -
Washington, Dec. 4. The senate
yesterday began the real work VI dis
posing Of the business before e: II.
though the session lasted only an hour
and g half. When an adjournmsnt
WAS taken at 4 80 o'clock out Of re.
spect to the memory OF Representa-
tives De Grafenreid and Sheppard Of
Fexas the bill to amend the immigra-
ton laws was under discussion.
EARLY In the day Mr.. Nelson, from the
committee on territories, reported u
substitute for the omnibus statehood
bill, with the recommendation that
Oklahoma and Indian Territory be- ad-}
mitted into the Union as one state
under the name of Oklahoma. When
the immigration bill was brought up
Mr.. Quay precipitated discussion
over the status of the statehood bill
which was terminated by a ruling by
the chair that beginning Dec. 10 it
would be the unfinished business and.
that at the closing hour each day It
would be laid before the senate un-
less displaced by vote OF that body.
In the House. 5,s
The house yesterday passed the:
bill to appropriate $4,000 to defray
the expenses Of the anthracite coal
strike commission and then adjourned
until Friday, when the London dock
charge bill will be considered. There
were two hours Of discussion on the
commission bill, during which the
presidents course in creating the
commission was highly commended.
except by Mr.. Burton, Missouri
Democrat, who contended that the
commission was created without au-
thority of law or constitution. There
was some criticism of the feature Of
the bill allowing double salaries to
members of the commission now in
government employ, and also because
the bill left the amount of the COM
pensation of the members to the pres
ident. But all amendments were
voted down. The bill was passed
without division.
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DEADWooD SITE GOOD ONE
People OF the South Dakota Town
Pleased With Selection. Z

Deadwood, s. D., Dec. he site
submitted by R. n. Maloney for the
5000, 900 federal building to be erect
ed in DeadWood has been selected by
the treasury department at Washing
ton, at the price stipulated by Mr..
Maloney, $50, 900. The selection is.
highly satisfactory to q majority Of
the business and professional men as.
well as the. heaviest property owners:
IA Deadwood. II Is centrally located,
being sas nearly midway Of the town
az Y would be possible to determine
upon. sis !! :Sa ss.aS .3S
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VOTE IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Final Figures Of the Recent Election
Are Compiled.

Pierre, 8. D., Dec. 6.-The total vote
cast in South Dakota for congressman
was 1869. The Republican vote was
48,454, the Democratic 20,S14, Social
list 2,73S and Prohibition 2,3l7. The
Socialists showed greater strength
than the Prohibitionists. Vote on the
different candidates.: Burke, 4S,31O;
Martin, 4S,454; Wilson, 21,113; Rob-
inson, 2O,s14: Knowles, 2,738; Price,
2,57S; Kelly, 2,317; Smith, 2,251. For
governor the vote was: Herried, 49,
1876; Martin, 21,396.
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FARMER HANGS HIMSELF.

5rooded Over Loss Of Daughter Until
He Became Insane.
Charles City, Iowa, Dec. 6.-Julius
Schuknecht, an old German sixty-ave
years Of age, committed suicide by
hanging himself in the hay NOW Of
his barn with a baled hay wire. He
was temporarily insane. About a
year ago he attempted to kill his wife
and then himself with q butcher knife.
He was afterward sent to the indie
pendence asylum and lately released.
The death Of q favorite daughter
some years ago was the cause of his
alteration Of mind at stated inter-
walls.
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y! 'Il.ls ~ e. ssclAF.FoEp WITHOUT
sLiaHTEsT TRACE OF
Il vvEAs<NEss.i B
ne 5C0msiiI ]; TWO MURDERS
KILLED 4 HIS sTEPsoN AND AN M
u.s. DIAN SCHOOL TEACHER AND,
FARMER.

Sioux Falls, s.. D., Dec. George
Bear was hanged & at 9:O3 yesterday
morning. Displaying the utmost nerve,
h Bear was led. on to the scaffold at
1902. Quickly the moose and cap were
adjusted, and just q minute later the
trap was sprung which hurled Bear
into eternity. & 8
80 Not sign Of weakness was made
by the Indian. While the moose was
being adjusted Rev. William Holmes,
an Episcopal minister of Indian blood,
from the Santee agency, Neb., was Of
sfering upa last tprayer~for the victim.
At 1908 the trap was sprung and
thirteen minutes later Bear was pro-
nounced dead by the physicians. The
body was taken In charge by Rev. Mr..
Holmes, who left with it at once for
Bears home on the Brule reservation,
where he will be buried by his friends.
Only a small crowd OF legal witnesses
and newspaper men were present, be-
sides the government officials.
George Bear and John Shaw, his
.stepson, had cut some hay on shares.
Shaw sold some Of the hay to liv-
-erymans at Bonesteel. A question
arose as, to the division of the money.
Bear referred the trouble to John G.
Tayloe, q school teacher and reserva-
ton farmer, having charge Of the
P0nca Creek division of the Rosebud
reservation. Tayloe had no authority
to settle the dispute, but wrote to Maj.
McChesney, agent, and told Bear that
the agent would settle 1t. About Oct.
l Bear borrowed q shotgun of q white
man, saying he was going to hunt
chickens. Oct. 8, while out in his
buggy with the
Shotgun by His Side,
he saw Shaw going to town with a
load of the hay which they had q joint
ownership in. Bear drove up to the
wagon and asked Johnny Shaw, for q
/ writing which would show his
(Bear's) interest in the hay. Shaw
refused to give him any satisfaction,
and Bear, who was behind the load,
on which Shaw was standing, shot
him in the back. Shaw fell of the
load, when Bear walked around in
front of Shaw and shot him in the
breast. b.
Y There were three witnesses to this
murde Shorty-thigh, Mrs. Shorty
thigh and John Shaw, Jr., son Of
the murdered man. @
Beer fired one shot at Shorty thigh
and chen got in his buggy and started
for the schoolhouse, some three miles
away. where Tayloe was holding
school. When he reached the school
he entered and found Tayloe. Mrs.
Tayloe, Cain Milk and Daniel Milk
were sitting on the platform. Tayloe
said: Hello, George, been hunting
chickens?' ttf& Il
Bear replied: eyes. have killed
one and now I will kill another" He
raised his gun and fired the piece
while only six feet distant from Tay-
Toe. The charge entered the right
breast, tearing an immense hole in
the coat and the breast. Tayloe sank
to the floor and died Immediately In
his wife's arms. 5tfs 5. s ss 81 4, ~
Bear then returned home and slept
over night. The next morning he
went to Bonesteel and gave himself
up. I; 4 Il l.s3 5i3s5 Sss i5s
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In the Senate,

Washington, Dec. 6. - The senate
was in session yesterday for one hour
and five minutes, most of which time
was spent behind closed doors. After
the reception of the number of bills
and petitions and the adoption of a
concurrent resolution calling on the
president for the papers in the Plus
fund case, recently arbitrated before
The Hague tribunal, Mr.. Beveridge
had read the resolutions adopted by
the delegates to the Oklahoma non
partisan convention favoring the adj
mission of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory as one state and opposing the
house omnibus statehood bill. The
senate then went into executive ses-
sion and at 1: so adjourned until Mon.
day. 4
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KICKED TO DEATH.

Aged Resident OF Belle PLANE Who
Left slxty-Eight Descendants.
Belle PLANE, Mimi. Dec. 6.-Peter
Becked, the first German settler IN
this vicinity, is dead here as the result
Of being kicked by = horse. He was
found in an unconscious condition
and never revived. For. some years
he had been engaged In the brick
business, and was well known
throughout the state. He was seven
ty-two years OF age and Is survived
by q Nj widow, 5 children, 46 grand
children and ~ great grand children.
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Arrest ed 4 urde

SS Brainerd, Mimi, Dec. So Roa Ital.i
sians. L,ligr and Ponnnaia Rnggiere.
we're aTTeste In this city charged
With the murder pf another Itaiian at;
/ Eorsy Mont. The sherin " that!
splace 81 hers and will take them back,
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FALL PROVES FATAL.
Houston County Farmers Mishap re
.y9 suits In Death,

Houston County tanners Mishap Re
4gg suits In Death.
Winona, Mimi, Dec. 6. ~ William
Dyer of Houston county, just across
the line from Winona county, was
thrown from his wagon near La Cres-
cent last week, while driving home
from La Crosse, and sustained in
juries that caused his death. He
drove off the road and was thrown
down an embankment, suffering q
fracture of his left hip, the bone pro.
truding through the flesh. Death was
due to the shock and loss of blood,
He was one of the early settlers of
Houston county.