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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-12
The Pioneer Express
WAR.

N
As we write on Wednesday, the news
is that the Japs have struck the first blow
at the Russians and hit hard. Three
Russian battleships lie on the beach at
Port Arthur with holes in their sides
made by the torpedoes from the Japan
ese torpedo boats, which made night
attack on the fleet and from present ac-
counts got off with little or no loss. The
sympathy in this country is almost who'll
ly with the little Japs, and consequently
the above will BE- consid Tered good news.
We look to see the laps win at the sea
fighting, because from the fact that they
are islanders they are fishermen, and
consequently good sailors. The Russians
are good fighters on land, however, and
so far as we have been able to judge the
laps are also. We hope that things will
shape themselves in such a way that the
other nations may be able to keep ont OF
1t, and especially Uncle Sam, but the
fact that these two nations are fighting
for territory that does not belong to eth.
er Of them, makes the matter somewhat
of an international question and it is pos
sible that the whole Of Europe and per-
haps ourselves may be involved before
the matter is settled. The questions are
very momentous. Shall China be dis
membered7 Who shall share tts pieces?
What shall our share bei I. may be that
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-12

sl25. 900, 600. The greatness Of this fire
is only exceeded in the history Of this
country by that of the great fire in Chi.
cago, which entailed loss Of 500, 600,
600. The fire occurring in the business
part OF the city did not make but COM
paratively few families homeless. Re.
markable to state there was not life
lost in the fire. The lnsur ance compan.
les were hit hard and will suffer about
s90, 900, 900 loss.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-12

N Ralph Wheelock's popular column
in the Minneapolis Tribune there recent.
ly appeared an evidently carefully written
article on the Care Of the Hands
Down ia the Flour. City advice Of tia,
nature may be aprop pos but up this way
the good old rite ~ sping' your hands
skillfulli iIconce ealed and beating thsm q
the limit will und doubtedl dly continue e
prevail Chronofype. b s$s .ssS
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-12

The PIoNIIR ExPR1ss 10 sent only on the di-
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ordered stopped and al arrearsges paid.
Tho rate Of subscription 10 alike to all, e2.00
Der year. Subscribers paying in advance have
the choice Of several premium papers In sddt-
NOn.
plimentary only, and while We desire them 10 be
considered - invitations TO subscribe, they will
NOT be continued except upon request. 5
medium in the county, having moro general
ejaculation than any other paper. Card Of rates
sent on application.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-12
Nearly Forfeits His Life.

A runaway almost ending fatally, start
ed ahorrible ulcer on the leg of. B. Or
.ner, Franklin Grove, Ill. For tour years
it defed all doctors and all medicines.
But Bucklen's Arnica Salve had no trou
.ble to cure him. Equally good for Burns,
Bruises, Skin Eruptions and Piles. 25c
at T. r. Shaw's the druggist.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-12

Entered 1t the postonace At Psmbin. :. second
class mail matter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
Bl, 5 WEEKLY REVIEW Of TRADE.
ild feather Checked the Distfi
tieg of Seasqnahss Goods.

7Naw York, OFT. s.-R G. Dun &
Compauy s weekly review OF trade to-
Borrow viii say;
ssild weather early in the week
shocked the distribution Of seasonable
aoods. bat aa a perm ane1t value IN
Facilitating the harvesting of cotton
and late grain. Subsequently the tenn
Derasure fell, restoring retail trade IL
soaring apparel, fuel and similar pro-
duets to greater activity than was ex-
erienced q year ago. Building oper-
ssfons are active, strengthening the
markets for lumber and materials.
Manufacturing plants are making
sfeady gains, particularly in the lead
ing industries aud it is significant
ssat reluctance to do business has
shifted from buyers to sellers, elimi.
mating largely the concessions IN
,rices that prevented, stability. La
bor Is unusually we'll employed, judg-
Sne by the official compilation of the
nnions. Railway freight blockades
cause some complaint which is re-
markable in view Of the restricted grain
rnoysment a..d earnings in the three
1Eaeks Of October were 8. per cent
larger than in 1903.
Textile manufacturing returns are
again irregular, owing to the fact
SSaE expectations Of increased activity
= cotton goods were not realized.
Eaiinres this week numbered 2S
against 253 last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
Russians Driven From Shahke
River.

Gen. kuroki's Headuarters in the
Field via Fusan, Oct. 28.-The Japa-
nese gave a stirring exhibition OF
sharp and determined fighting ,ester-
day. They drove the Russians from a
high hill, 10 miles east of the railroad
in Ges. Kuroki's front, which is I'M
portaut strategicaily as post of ob-
servation and was the only point south
of the Shake river Which the Rus
slams held. About Il regiment of Rus
SLAMS were entrenched there with FIVE
machine guns.
The Japanese rushed the Russian
Trenches, shot many Russians az they
were running down the hillside and
captured two machine guns The
Japanese had 20 men killed and so
wounded. The Russians lett 30 dead
on the field There was hand to
hand fighting when the trenches were
taken. The Russians retired across
the river. When the japanese flag
was raised over tower sunnounting
tire bill the Russian batter les shower
ed shrapnel on it for aa hour, bat with
out resalt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
TWENTY LIVES LOST IN MEMPHIS.
Bank and Office Building Collapsed
Buryjng the Inmates Beneath
Tons of Debris.

Memphis, Tenn. Oct. 31.-With al
awful crash and without warning the
Boyle building, occupied by the Con-
tinental Saving Bank and a. aanumber Of
Offices, collapsed this morning at $50
and at least twenty lives are believed
to have been snuffed out in death be-
meath the trap. Only one man escap-
ed alive, John Fisher,a tailor WHO
was on the top floor and who is Sc
riously injured. A score of policemen
and others rushed to the scene and the
work of rsscuing the victims is new
going on bravely. Business in every
direction is paralized blythe awful
catastrophe and every efcrt is being
made to get out the bodies Of tie
dead. The building was next to the
site of the proposed sky scraper Of
the Tennessee Trust Company excaya-
tions for which caused the collapse Q
the Boyle building.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
IN DESPAIR He ENDS gie LIFE.
Suicide of Edgar Alien, a South,
ern Republican.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 28.-Edgar al
len former United States district at
torney, prominent Grand Army man,
and who bad figured here i'll Republi-
can politics in reconstruction days, was
found this morning near Union The
clogical Seminary, in Renrico county,
with bullet through his head and q
pistol clutched in his hand. It is re-
garded as clear case Of suicide.
On the back of a letter found on
the body in lead pencil is written the
following:
"Give Judge Witt my record during
reconstruction. 1t is in Eickenrode's
book, and my little book case, and
ask him to write my true history and
defend me from my defamers, of whom
W. has been tie worst. lbope my
false friends will be truer now.
commend my only boy to the President
who ignores the forty years his father
bas given to the Republican party.
Eddie, Edith, lola, Edgar, Stella and
the little ones will grieve for me, but
don't blame me, for have done my
best for you all my life.
The letter, whicL is a bulky one,
and which has not been opened, was
addressed to Edgar Allen, .Ir. The
dead man was neatly dressed as usual.
Recently the Republicans here had
heen in factional fight. Allen lead
ing the "outs'' against the "ins.:'
Edgar Allen was an Englishnan ly
birth, came to Virginia Immediately
after the war between the States, in
which be served in the Federal army
and was Republican member of the
Underwood Constitutional Convention.
He has been very bitter against the
officials in the Federal building since
he was succeeded as district attorney
by Judge Z. L. Lewis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
JAPANESE MINISTER ILL.
Mr.. TakahIra Operated On for Ap-
pendicitis. His Condition is
Considered Serious.

New York Oct. 50,-An operation
for appendicitis was performed on
japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira in
hotel in this city today.
Tue case is said to be serious one
and attaches Of the japanese lesation at
Washington have been summoned to
the minister's bedside.
Mr.. Takahira arrived here from
Washington Friday night and imme-
diately after being assigned to q roon
at the hotel complained Of illness and
asked that a physician be sent for.
The physician found the minister suf-
feriug much pair but remedies were
administered which eased his suffering
and allowed him to pass the remainder
of the night comfortably. Saturday
however the minister would retain no
food and this with other symptoms
caused the physician to believe that
the case was one of appendicitis and
today when it was positively diagnos-
ed as such an immediate operation was
decided upon.
Sadazuchi Ucbida, the japanese
consul general of this port, said after
the operation:
1.-The minister rallied after the ope-
ration and while his condition is tar
from being good it is favorable and
there is every reason to hope that he
will pull through. The minister is 81
years OF age and has wife and three
children living in Toxic -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
TYNER's HOT WORDS.
In An Open Letter TO President
Roosevelt.
He Says Latter's Charges Are False
the Records Show 1t and the Presi-
dent Knows 1t.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-President
Roosevelt TODAY received an open let
ter from General James N. Tyner,
former assistant attorney general FOR
the postofice department, who sew
eral months ago was acquitted OF the
charge OF conspiracy in connection
with the alleged favoring Of certain al
lleged get-rich-quick concerns. Inc
letter, says the writer, was prompted
by the recent appearance In popular
magazine Of an INSPIRED article,
which is such deliberate tissue OF
faleshoods and. is circulated, with such
an evident purpose that ne could not
ignore it's General Tyner bitterly
arraigns President Roosevelt for ms
unwarranted proclamation OF guilt, 7"
and poceeds: stYour accusations are
false and have been proven. false, ous
have no further means OF estbllsh-
| ing> this except by going into the
courts, and have too much respect
for the high Office which you occupy
TO do this. In my letter to you OF De-
cember 2, 1908, protesting against
your unwarranted proclamation, | de-
fed you to produce a scintilla OF evil
deuce in support Of your accusations
and now, after I have gone TO trial
and every act of my riyate and OF
fetal life has been laid bare and not q
particle of evidence has been produced
against me, you seek to shield yourself
by saying was not tried of what you
accused me of, but for something
else. That is false the records show,
and YOU know it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
THE TREASURY DEFICIT.
Expenditures Many millions Be-
yond Receipts.

Washington, D. c.. Oct. 27.-For
the twenty-six days of October the de-
fics in the treasury department
amounts to IS, 655, 562 and for the fiscal
year, nearly one-third OF which IS
gone, s21, ,5l3, TT The total e2psndI-
lures for the present fiscal year to
date are just few dollars short OF
800. coo. 600 more than they were for
tbe same period of tie last fiscal year.
which indicates an increase In expeu-
ditures fer the fiscal year Of $50, OO0,-
coo. No wonder the acting secretary
of the treasury is trying to create IN
belief in the figures presented by
Judge Parker. The immense growth IN
expenditu res over the last fiscal year
is so plain as to create the belief that
the deficit this fiscal year, without
counting single dollar Of extraordl-
nary expenditure, will run to $40, 0O0.-
600 or more. TIE fetal receipts for
the fiscal year to date have been Sl79,-
1T, ,S99 and the. total expenditures
$500. eo1, OF, making q Deficit OF S2l,-
513. .176. The figures for exactly the
same period Of the last fiscal year
were: Receipts from all scngces, slS2.-
2eS. 800: expenditures, $3.50, 736, 697,
showing surplus of 5l,529.s s03.
How there can be an honest expecta-
tion that this tremendous difference
il, expenditures can be overcome dur
ing the remainder of the fiscal year
no fair-minded official in the treasury
has an idea. The figures show that
the expenditures for each month Of the
present fiscal year, have averaged
about s5, 800. 00O in excess of the same
months of the last fiscal yer, fore
shadowing q heavy deficit for the year
unless there should be an Increase in
recsipts to meet the enormous exoen-
ditures that are known to be sched-
uled for payment.
The deficit this fiscal year would
have been 81, 600, 900 larger but for the
payment of over $1,000, $50 by the st.
Louis exposition on the amount it
borrowed from the government in the
last fiscsl year and which the Repub-
licans said should not be charged to
the regular expenditures.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
GOVERNMENT SCHOOL STATISTICS.
The Average Schooling Given EaeI,
lnhabitant in 1870 Was 672
Days Against 1884 Days
in 1903.

Washington, DC 30.-The report Ct
the commissioner of education for tie
fiscal year ended June 30, 1904, shows
that 16, 009, 3el pupils or 20 per cent. CT
the entire population of the county,
attended the public schools during that
year. AS compared with the previo1s
six years, this percentage shows a
slight decrease in the number of total
population. The total cost of the pub
lie school system is given as S251. 457,
625. This is an increase of SIG, 90, OGO
over the previous year. It amounts to
s3.l5 per capita of total population
and s22. Is per capita per pupil.
Since 1870, the proportion of male
teachers has decreased from 80 per
cent. of the entire number to 26 per
cent. of the entire number the past
year. The average compensation for
male teachers was $40 So and $40. 81 fer
femles.
The enrolment in the private
schools for the year is given as !, ,O9s,
S76.
The report estimates that the average
schooling given to each inhabitant
in 1870 was 672 days and III 1903, ], ,G3z
days. Last year ], 578, 632 colored chill
dren were enrolled in the common
schools for that race in the former
Is slave State and the District of Co.
lmbia. Since 1875, it is estimated
that s13O, 100000 has been expended IL
the education of the colored children
in the former slave States and nearly
$500, 900, 000l for the same purpose fo-
the white children of the same sec
ton
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
REsTERS COTTON STATEMENT.
Receipts at all United States Ports
are 2,65O,3I2 Against $780,
ia Last Year.

New CLEANS. Oct. 28.-Secretary
Testers weekly cotton statement isued
TODAY shows for the % days of October
an increase over last year of 449, 600, and
an increase the same period year be-
fore last of 100000.
For the 5S days Of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead OF
the same days of last year l,06l, OCO
and ahead of the same days year be-
fore last 495, 600.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the, past week has been 544, $50
bales against 492, 1924 for the sa.
seven days last year and 454, $50 year
before last.
The movement since Sept. 1st re-
ceipts at all United States ports to be
2, $50, 3l2 against 1880, ia last year.
Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio
and Potomac rivers to northern mills
aud Canada $1,000 against Al, AL last
year; interior stocks n excess Of those
held at the close of the commercial
wear 3Se, 814 against 252, S76 last year !;
southern mills takings 396, 600 against
S33, 2S6 last year. The total movement
since Sept. 1st is 3, 525, 130 against
2,464,3l7.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 305. 563 against 215, SOB last year,
making the total thus far for the
season /, ITO, 52e against l, Isl. $50 last
year. The total takings Of American
mills, north, south and Canada, thus
far for the seaosn have been 746, 29O
against 603, 604 last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the %
leading southern interior centres have
increased during the week 90, 2S5
bales against an increase during the
corresponding period last season of
191, ,0I7.
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number of bales brought into
sight thus far from the new crop, the
supply to date is 1857, ,097 against
632, 4Ie for the same period last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
SELECTING a COURT 0: | CURRY.
Russia, England, France and Two
Other Neutral Powers Will
Have Representatives.

London, Oct. 31.-The Cabinet met
this afternoon to consider the points
Of inquiry into the North Sea affair.
Reports were current here this
morning that the board of inquiry in
to the North Sea affair will consist of
one Russian, one English and one
French official. The report is uncon-
6rmed. 1t is thought likely this num-
Der may be- added to by two persons
from powers less vitality interested.
Premier Balfour and foreign secre-
tarv Lansdowne both called on NJ.
Cambcn, the French Ambassadr today
ana personally thanked him for his
efforts in behalf Of peaceful settle
ment of the difficulty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
The Colorado Mine Horror.

Trinadid, Colo, Oct. 29. There is
absolutely no hope for any of the
twenty-three men who we're caught
in the mine explosion at Mine No. 8.
at Terrao yesterday afteroon and there
is NO possibility of any Of the bodies
being recovered for many days. The
mine is all absolute wreck and the loss
to the Colorado Iron and Fuel Com.
pany will reach $3.50, COO OF the en-
tombed men, a majority we're Slavs.
The mine is still full OF gas and
smoke and the fire is apparently rag
ing in the far chambers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

BaGalo N. Y. Oct. 3o.-From some
cause which cannot be definitely eX.
nIained the Ontario elevator collapsed
soday and sank into the waters of the
Egans slip. It is believed the earth
ss4fIed and caused the accident. The
sIsFator contained about 5000 bu.
gsssls of barley large portion OF
.Eaict lies at the bottom OF the slip.
sss loss on the grain and building is
aStina9ed at sS5.oo0. Charles Bartho-
aDy 62 years old, the elevator supereln-
4andent was seriously injured.
Clemson College, Oct. 30.-The ex-
nsrimental station barn valued at
910O0, Il valuable cows and 2oo0 bun
slass oa fodder were burned Saturday
ipbt. The origin xof the IRE is not
gEnown. The f,arn Was snsHred fer
ss,D0o
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
ELECTION BETTING.
Republicans Wager Roosevelt Will
Garry New York.

New York. OFT. 25.-One Of the in
terestiug developments in election bet
ting yesterday was toe speculation IS
to pluralties in this state. Even
money was bet that President Roose-
velt would carry New York state by
$4,000. 1t is estimated that about
$500 was wasered at evens on isis
probability yesterday. Allen. Nc
Graw s Co. and Sheffield & McCol-
logh were among the large betters.
There was no change in the ODDS on
the contest at large President Roose-
velt continues a to l favorite and
several small bets were made at that
figure.
Nest of the lets in the contest be-
tween Judge Herrick and Lieut. Gov.
Higgians were made at 10 to 8, favor.
ing, the latter. W. Marco bet So, 40s
to ss, COO on Herrick. He had $40, 0G(
to wager at evens that Judge PerricE
would win.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
FIRE At BIsRoPVILLE.
Building and Contents Valued al
$4,000 With no Insurance.

Bishopville, Oct. 3i.-TisdaIe's gin
house with it's contents was destroyed
this afternoon by FIRE. The fire origi-
mated in one Of the gins and it IS.
thought that there was a match IN
the cotton and when it reached the
gin through the fues- it was kindled
by coming in conact with the machic-
ery.a The loss was about 5000 with
no insurance Mr.. Tisdale had So, 0C0
INSURANCE but the company cancelled
the policy few days ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
RUSSIANS INDULGE IN BIG Talk.
Officer of Baltic Fleet Tells What
They Would Have Done if At-
tackled by English.

Vigo, Spain, Oct. 29.-An inter
view was granted your correspondent
today by one of the officers of Admi-
raj odjestvensky's fleet. He made
the following statement: News of
the settlement of the dispute reached
US at o'clock yesterday afternoon
when we Immediately dismissed our
pilots and banked our fires. Previous
to this We had prepared ourselves to
Issue forth to a glorious death. Every
preparation had been made to give
battle to the English feet, gdespite the
great Odds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

London, Oct 29.--The wedding of
Miss Pauline Astor, daugher of Will
liam Waldroff Asttor, the former
American millionaire, who has sworn
allegiance to King Edward, and Cap
tain Fl. Spencer Clay was snlemnized
at 3 O'Clock this afternoon at ST. Mar
garet s church, the bishop OF London
officiating. The wedding was one of
tic NEST brilliant affairs of the season
and was attended by large and dis
tingzi>hed company, including Am
bns>ador Choate, secretaries White
and Carter of the American
embassy, besides the nobility and
fashion Of England.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
Report From Marshal Oyama.

Washington, Oct. pa dispatch
received by the japanese Legation
this morning from Toxic says: Mar
shall Oyama reorts that on Oct. 9th,
detachment OF our right army at
tackled the enemy, at Tai Wou Shan,
consisting of two battalions Of infan-
try. The detachment met with stub
born resistance, but finally occupied
Via Tou Shan and captured two ma
chine guns. On October 26th the
enemy continued cannoding until the
afternoon when they retired There
was no other engagement of impor-
tance that day
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

London, Nov. Lord Lansdowne,
foreign secretary, Lord Selboarne,
first Lord of the Admiralty and Count
Benckendorff, the Russian Ambassa-
dor, had long conference last night
which continued until a late hour.
After the conference summons were
issued for another cabinet meeting
to be held Wednesday. Ramors which
are not confirmed are current that a
serious hitch has occurred in the ne
gotiations regarding the North Sea
affair.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

St. Petersburg, Nov. 1.-The gen.
eral staff has expressed the belief, that
General Kuropetkin is preparing to re-
tire from the Shake river as socn as
the japanese advance developes. They
have no hope that the Russians will
be able to hold Mukden, but deter
mined stand is expected to be made at
Tie Ling, to the north of the Holy
City.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
! Gen. stoesseI Holding Gut at Port Arthur
nesnife PriYatinns and Difficulties.

Mukden, Oct. 31-All indications
today point to the early resumption
of the battle on the Shake river.
Last night the japanese begal bonn
bardment of the Russian right which
continued for some hours. This morn
ing the Mikado;s force crossed the
Shake river to the Southeast of Muk-
den. Their object is not clearly mani
fest but the movement may pressage an
attenp to outaank the Russian forces.