The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-12-05
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I Postmaster General Payne viii re.
colhtend to congress an ARRANGEMENT
Tor 1cent postage to Europe. 81
Universal free mail delivery in the
United States is possible in the near
future. Nearly one-third Of the avail.
able territory now has such service,
there being 1850 routes.
The monthly statement OF the col.
lecttons OF internal revenue show that
for the month of October the total re.
ceipts were $20,64O, 499, q decrease ol
1901. ,.. 4 q, 5l2.1'.,. -, !
The congressional delegation from
the State of Washington expects this
winter to secure favorable action by
congress on a bill to throw open the
south half Of the great Colville Indian
reservation. in Stevens county.
Representatives of the Pacific Cable
company have asked the attorney gen.
eral for conference upon questions
at issue regarding the laying OF the
proposed cable, and next Friday has
been decided upon for the meeting.
The Chicago, Indianapolis & Louis.
Vile Railroad company has filed with
the interstate commerce commission
its answer to the complaint Of the
Kentucky state railroad commission
regarding an alleged merger of inter.
ests among the railroads of the South.
The answer denies that the road is q
party to any Of the combinations al,
legged, or to any OF the contracts, ar.
rangements or agreements alleged in
the complaint. @ T 7
Personal Mention. 8
Charity" Virgins, the mother Of
Blind Tom," the negro musician, is
dead at Birmingham, Ala She was 10s
years old.
| Judge Jabez G. Sutherland, formerly
one of the most prominent lawyers of
Utah and author of several standard
works Of law, is dead In Berkely, CAL,
after q long illness. aged seventy-sev-
State Senator G. G. Hinkley died at
Fletcher's sanitarium in Indianapolis.
He had been treated there for several
weeks for growth on the leg, but
during the last few days had been
gradually sinking because Of hemor.
hayes.
]. H. Cultivate, one of the most
prominent and wealthy citizens of
Cleveland, died in New York as the re.
suit of a surgical operation. His bust
ness interests were largely in extens-
i've ore holdings in Northern Michigan
and Minnesota.
State Senator G. G. Binkley is dead
at Indianapolis. Mrs. Binkley and chill
dren, Mrs. L. ]. Templeton of Mime
apolis and Mrs. Edward Pearce of Bal
timore, George Templeton of Chicago
and H. G. Binkley of indianapolis, were
at the deathbed.
Juan b. Wandesford, AN artist with
an international reputation, is dead in
San Francisco. He has been declining
ever since he lost several valuable
pieces of his handiwork by the destruc-
ton Of his home at Haywards by fire,
several years ago. He was native of
England, eighty-five years of age.
Sin and Sinners.
Thieves sawed off the great tusks of
Jumbo H., at Cleveland. and carried
them away. The elephant had died a
few days before.
Harlan Buckles, who was sentenced
to life Imprisonment for the murder of
Robert L. Reid, deputy marshal, was
hanged by mob at Elizabethtown,
KY.
Judge Adams of st. Louis, sentenced
on four counts, John w. Holleck, a
farmer and alleged pension agent to
ten years Imprisonment for pension
frauds.
Miss Blanche Wilderman, aged twer-
ty, daughter of Judge Alonzo F. Wild
erman, of the circuit court of Belle
vile, ILL.,, committed suicide with car
bolic acid.
Master Mechanic c. w. Tate, of the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad,
was shot and killed at Waukegan, Tex.
Sheriff Anderson has arrested Tom
Futrell, freight conductor
Mrs. Rosetta Elzler, "beauty special
| list" was arrested at Peoria, ILL.,,
charged with the death of Mrs. Hattie
Hart, at Pekin, who, it is alleged, took
a bottle of the specialists beauty
medicine" containing arsenic.
Jackson Stoll, vice president of the
w. T. Akerson company, of Paterson,
N. j., committed suicide in San Jose,
CAL, by swallowing half bottle of
chloroform. He had been there about
a week. Letters from Paterson. spoke
of shortage in church funds of ST.
500. IS
Silas Mcintosh, who is in Jail at
Jackson, KY, for contempt of court, in
refusing to answer questions put to
him by the grand jury in its investiga.
ton of the assassination Of Marshal
James Cockrell, has consented to tell
all he knows. Some startling disclos.
ures are expected.
From Other Shores
Arthur Henty. the well known a,l-
thor and former war correspondent, is
dead In London.
I Premier Dancer has reconstructed
the Bulgarian cabinet, which resigned
recently. There are no important
changes IN the ministry.
A fresh eruption of the volcano