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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
HUNDREDS OF FRENzlED LADS
sTAMPEDED IN A MARROW
STAIRWAY.
STRUGGLE FOR FREE TICKETS
YOUNGSTERS EAGER TO GET
AHEAD SAID TO HAVE
SHOUTED "FIRE."

Indianapolis. Ind, April 19.-Fren.
lied by a false alarm of fire several
hundred eager newsboys, struggling
to ATTAIN their share of free tickets to
a local theater, stampeded in mar
row stairway in the Masonic temple
last night, crushing the life out of four
boys, and it is believed fatally injur
ing several others.
The tickets were being distributed
by a representative of a patent medi-
cine company. Long before the time
appointed for the distribution the
stairs Of the Masonic temple at the
southwest corner of Washington
street and Capitol avenue were crowd.
ed with a
Flushing, Yelling Crowd
of newsboys, each anxious to be first
to receive his pass. When the dis
tribution began the excitement be-
came more intense and the efforts Of
several policemen who had been de.
tailed to prevent trouble were unavail.
ing. 1t is stated by witness that
some of the boys anxious to bet ahead
of those who were in front, shouted
fire" Instantly those at the top,
facing about, with almost superhuman
strength, began to force their way to
the bottom of the stairs. Shrieks and
personal encounters followed for
few seconds, when those at the head
of the stairs fell headlong on the
struggling mass at the bottom of the
stairs. Instantly policemen from the
central station who responded to a
riot call, began the work of rescue.
Four boys were
Dead When Extricated
from their position at the bottom OF
the stairs. Others, believed to have
been fatally crushed, were taken out
as fast as they could be disentangled
from their frenzied companions, who
fought and chung to each other in des-
peration. The immence crowd of peo-
pie from the business district attract
ed by wild rumors, jostled about the
bottom of the stairs and hampered the
work of the police and ambulance
corps.
The dead were hurriedly placed in
ambulances and sent to the morgue
for Identification. The fatally injured
were sent to the city hospital and the
city dispensiary, while many VINO re-
ceived only slight injuries were made
comfortable in carriages and sent to
their homes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
MANS TRIAL POSTPONED.
Letters Surrendered to Actress Coun-
sci After Legal Battle.

Letters Surrendered to Actress coun-
sci After Legal Battle.
New York, April 10. - There were
two developments in the Nan Patter-
son case yesterday, another postpone
ment of the trial of the actress until
to-day and the surrender by the dis
trict attorneys Office of the letters
and other effects whose recent seizure
from the trunk Of Mrs. J. Morgan
Smith, Nan Patterson's sister, caused
widespread interest. The bundle of
letters, after considerable legal spar.
ring, was finally returned to Mrs.
Smiths counsel, Mr.. Limburger. Mr..
Limburger believed that he had got
everything seized by Mr.. Rand, and
added that this is just the beginning
of the suit which was argued Wednes-
day to prove the permanent posses.
sion Of the property. Mr.. Jerome said
this was an end Of the suit, as the
effects had already been given up SO
far as he knew.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
Washington.


The state department has received
the following cablegram from D. r.
Birch, American consul at Malaga,
Spain: wv heat duty has been re-
duced so per cent on account of the
failure of the crop. Advise sellers
American wheat in demand"
Speaker Cannon has pulled up
stakes for the season and departed
for his home in Danville, Ill. He will
oversee the spring blowing and attend
to the necessary chores around the
place until June, when he will come
East again and act as one of the WISH
tors to West Point.
1t is predicted by treasury experts
that there will be a greater prcduc-
ton of gold this year than ever before
in the history of the country. Rich
veins of, the precious metal have re-
Gently been discovered in Nevada and
the general outlook for gold mining
has caused some comment in financial
circles.
Inquiry at the state department into
the report which reached San Francis
co that man named Gardener is be-
ing illegally imprisoned in Guatemala
City, develops the fact that the per-
son is really an American lawyer NAM
ed Joseph F. Darling and that he ac-
tually has been in confinement for
about month. He is accused of con-
tempt Of court. The state depart
ment has referred the matter to Mr..
Merry, the American minister.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
Accidental Happenlnos,

Fire destroyed much of the business
portion of Sunield, Mich, causing a
loss of $4,000.
Three men are believed to have
been drowned when the tug Greenville
capsized in the Hudson river near New
York. The others were saved.
Two children of Byron Sweeney, a
farmer of Marshalltown, Iowa, burned
to death in bed. The house caught
fire while the parents were at the
barn.
Henry Monroe, his wife Anda, their
child and brother OF Monroe, were
asphyxiated by gas at their home in
Chicago. A leak in the gas pipe was
responsible for the accident.
One person is dead one fatally in
jured, and five less seriously as the re-
suit Of fire in saloon and boarding
hose at the corner of Broadway and
Elizabeth streets, Grand Rapids, Mich
Train No. %, between ST. Louis and
Cleveland, one of the fastest train on
the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
st. Louis railway. was wrecked at
Bellcfontaine, O., and several persons
were hurt.
In the destruction by fire at Bay
City, Mich, Of the Bay county poor
house, the thirty-eight inmates were
thrown into panic. A paraiytic
weighing 200 was rescued from the
hospital in q WheelbarrOw
Joseph Prestralli. head timberman in
the Baltic mine at Calumet, Mich, was
killed instantly: He was superintend-
ing the timbering of dangerous ground
and was struck by falling rock A
wife and family in Italy survive him
An unidentified tramp was burned
to death in box car on the Milwau-
kee road at Green Island, Neb. He
lighted a match and quantity of
shingles caught fire. His cries at
tracted a score of workmen, but they
We're unable to rescue him.
Julius Hardy, Joseph Byers ana
George Wagner, cattle feeders at the
American distillery at Pekin, ILL.,, were
scalded to death. The men were
working OH top of tank of hot dis
tillery feed when the boards gave way,
precipitating them into the boiling
mass.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
TERRY M'GovERN ESCAPES.
Gives Keeper the Slip While Walking
in Grounds of SanitarilIn

in Grounds of Sanitarium.
Stamford. Conn.,. April 19-Terry Mo
Govern, the rugilist, who was brought
to the Stamford Hall sanitarium Sum
day night, escaped from a keeper yes
terday afternoon while taking walk
on the grounds of the institution. The
keeper followed McGcvern but was
unable to overtake him. Word was
sent Immediately to the sanitarium
and a hunt was made for McGovern,
but without success. Aside from no
tifying the police, a watch was kept
at the railroad station in the belief
that McGovern would board train for
New York. The fact that McGovern
escaped from the sanitarium was not
made public until an hour and a half
after he disappeared. McGovern, ac-
cording to the sanitarium physicians.
is suffering from nervous, mental and
physical exhaustion, and it was ex-
pected that he would stay here sew
eral months.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
Otherwise.

Mayor Dunno appointed Clarence S.
barrow to have charge fall the trac.
ton litigation OF Chicago.
j. A. parshall of the United States
geological survey confirms the report
of the discovery of rich gold deposits
near Kendall, Unitah county, Wyo.
William Potratz, a farmer near Sum
ner,Ia., owns a sheep that recently
broke all records by giving birth to
six lambs at once. Three of them
died soon afterward, despite efforts to
raise them by the bottle process The
litter is said to break all records.
Judge Handlin of Assumption, ILL.,.
established new precedent in pro-
cedure when he stepped down from
the bench and administered two black
eyes to J. Fl. Pratt, an attorney, who
had refused to desist from line of
argument for which the judge had just
fined him IS for contempt Of court.
Detroit will be the future home OF
the little school house in the upper
peninsula in which Justus H. Rath-
bone wrote the ritual of the Knights
Of Pythias in 1860. The building has
been bought by a syndicate of mem
bers who will present it to the order at
the grand lodge meeting for preserva.
ton in such manner as the lodge Shall
determine.
1t is Macedonian cry that State
Supt. Of Schools Riggs of Iowa has
raised for more teachers. Cupid and
! more stringent requirements educa-
tionally have united to cause such q
dearth of teachers as never was
known. A dozen towns cannot find su.
| perintendents, and hundreds Of rural
teachers are wanted, but not obtain
able.
David Braham, the well-known com
poser and orchestra leader, is dead at
his home in New York from kidney
trouble, after an illness Of several
! months.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
Grimes and Criminals.

w. H. Hunt, former president of the
defunct Pan American Bank of Chi
cago. pleaded guilty to an indictment
for embezzlement.
Floyd Hale, "a negro. was indicted
for murder at Pulaski, Va, tried con-
victed and sentenced to be hanged, the
proceedings lasting less than one
hour. May II was fixed as the day of
execution.
Prof. T. r. Dunlap, former vice pres
ident of Jarvis college at Thorpe
Springs, Tex, has been arrested on a
charge of arson. On the night of
March 20 the main building of the col
lege was burned.
Stewart Champion, manager of the
Jed Strong plantation near Tuscaloo-
sa, Ala, has been assassinated. Cham
pion was sitting before the fire hold
ing his baby, when shot was fired
through the window, killing him and
slightly wounding the baby.
Crazed by grief resulting from adj
ninistering strychnine to her two chill
dren in place of quinine, Mrs. Mamie
Bowie of Chatham, Va, committed sui
eide by shooting herself through the
heart. One of the children, Annie, is
dead, and the other, Cabel, is in a crit
cal condition.
Samuel Flugburg of Chesterfield.
Mich, prisoner in the county Jail at
Mount Clemens who has been despon-
dent for several days, purposely set
fire to himself in his cell and was so
badly burned that he can not live. He
was in Jail charged by his wife with
Using indecent language.
James Callen. aged six. of Hunting
ton, West Va, became enraged at his
sister because she refused to play with
him, and grabbing his mothers hat
pin stabbed his sister five times The
little girl ran screaming from the room
and fell dead in her mothers arms. the
hat pin having pierced her heart.
Harry Izenberg, Russian Jew who
for three years was student at the
University of Kief,. committed suicide
at Rock Island, ILL.,, by hanging him
self to a tree with towel. He came
to this country three months ago to
escape CONSUMPTION. Brooding over
troubles in Russia is the cause as
cribed for his suicide.
While Camille Saraono, 10 years Of
age. lay sleeping in his home in Brook
Ign, man broke through a rear win
dow of the house and cut the youths
throat, almost severing his head. Sa-
raono died shortly after the deed was
discovered. The police are searching
for Paul Catilino, a man Of Sc, by
whom Saranon was employed.
In a riot at Schoenville, Pa, in
which bricks, beer bottles, clubs and
stones were freely used as weapons,
three men were shot, one fatally, and
one woman was badly injured. The
riot started over the arrest Of Mrs.
Agnes Sadna, Polish woman. by fiji
teen detectives. Some 1900 foreign
residents surrounded the detectives
and in the rioting which followed the
prisoner was freed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
Resume 81 the new$.

A somewhat serious collision be-
tween workmen and police occurred at
Madrid on the Gale San Bernardino.
The police charged the workmen sew.
eral times and numbers of the latter
were injured.
The German crown prince, while
tooliIg a four in hand coach, has driv-
en- the coach into wall by the road
side near Potsdam. The coach was
completely wrecked, but the prince es.
capped without injury.
The success of the German imperial
loan has been beyond the most san
guine expectations. It was covered
fifteenfold, many tenders coming from
foreign countries. including the United
States, and even Russia.
According to the Rome Italia, the
Countess Montignoso absolutely de-
MES the report published in the Off
cial press of Saxony that she will re.
turn her child, Princess Anna Monica
Pia, to the king of Saxony, her former
husband, in consideration of yearly
pension of $4,000.
Commissioner Jullundur reports
that as a result of his investigations
he estimates the number of the fatali-
ties resulting from the recent earth.
quake in the Kangara district at TO-
900, and in the Paiampur district at
5000. The total number of persons
killed at Dharmsala was 424, besides
the Ghurkins, who We're crushed to
death by the falling of the stone bar
racks.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
THOUGHT THAT FRENCH Au-
rnoRITlEs CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE.
JAPs CAPTURE GOLFERS
SEVERAL VESSELS ARE CAP
TuREp OFF THE COAST OF
COCHiN.cHINA.

St. Petersburg. April 19.-The news
that vessels of the Russian squadron
have put into Kamranh bay, north OF
Cape Hadaran, north of the east coast
of Cochin China, bears out statements
in these dispatches week ago tnat
Admiral, Rojestvensky probably would
seek shelter off that part OF the
Cochin China coast, and there coal
and make his final preparations be-
fore embarlllng on the final stage OF
his Journey. No definite information
is obtainable as to the leugth OF the
Squadron's Stay
at Kamranh bay, or whether the war;
ships have already sailed, the admiral
ty, even if it knows, being naturally
silent on this point.
"You may be sure" said an officer:
chat every precaution will be taken
against a torpedo attack. RoJestven-
sky can be relied upon to protect his
Ships
Among the navel men the idea that
Admiral Rojestvensky has divided his
squadron Is llOl cAllCl 1tlAiSN'
No confirmation has been received
here of the reported naval engagement
north of the Natuna islands which. ac-
cording to the British steamer Telc-
machus, which has just arrived at
Hongkong, took place $50 miles north
of the Natuna islands on the afternoon
of April -.
Breach of Neutrality.
London, April 19.-In the absence OF
further information regarding the po-
sition of the Russian and Japanese
fleets. the London Morning papers
are keenly discussing the neutrality
question, for the most part in strong
rro-Japancse tone. The Morning Post
takes the milder view that kanmanh
bay is a mere fishing port and unable
to provide coal or other supplies to the
Russian squadron, which probably
took shelter there to replenish from
its own golfers, and that though a
technical breach of neutrality has
been committed, the French autnorl-
ties could hardly be held responsible
unless it can be proven that they had
previous knowledge of Rojestvensky's
intentions.
Taking on Coal.
The Daily Mails correspondent at
Singapore gives a further report from
the North German Lloyd steamer
PrinZ Heinrich that on Friday. April
IA, the Russian cruisers Dnitri Don
skoi and Rion We're scouting outside
the DAY while tug was bringing
GOLFERS alongside the warships. which
were coaling, and that many boats
were transferring provisions to the
Russian vessels.
The correspondent at Hong Kong OF
the Daily Mail reports that the steam
er North Anglia late Friday night
sighted a strong fleet of cruisers of
Bombay reef steering south and using
searcnlights. The North Anglia was
unable to distinguish the nationality
Of the cruisers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
!. Firms CLOSE, MORE MINES.
six Hundred Men Added to Hundreds
Already idle at Hihbing.

Duluth, Mimi, April 10. Finnish
miners who went on strike week ago
at the Fnlll-Rust and Sellers mines,
and who have since forced nearly
1900 men to abandon their work at
Chisholm, Hibbing and Buhl mines,
succeeded in closing the Mahoning,
Agnew and Albany mines yesterday
afternoon, adding nearly 600 more
men to those on enforced vacation.
Supt. West CT the Hull-Rust mine
has been served with notice by the
strikers that if he did not have his
pumps up by 10 o'clock this morning
they will use force.
The strikers have been so much en-
couraged by their temporary successes
in frightening their fellow countrymen
into
Abandoning the Mines
that they have become so emboldened
as to dictate to the owners of the
mines. This is not at all encouraged
by the business men of Hibbing, CHS
holm and Duluth, for at meeting
held to-day the matter of calling upon
Gov. Johnson to send troops to guard
the properties will be brought up.
Since the closing Of the mines a
week ago the losses to the merchants
and workmen has been between $4,000
and $1,000 day, to say nothing of the
expense to the county in maintaining
a force of fifty deputy sheriffs at the
mines,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21

A fashion journal tells the women
that .cheery colors should be worn to
dispel the gloom of rainy days"
Nothing. however, can ever dispel the
gloom Of the average fashion journal
from a purely masculine point of
view.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21

An orator with influenza can spread
microbes among the audience for
distance of forty feet. And fallacies
for an infinitely greater distance.
Moral: When at meeting keep your
mind open and your mouth shut.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
Squadron Sighted.
Frost Dar,aae, in illinois.

Cairo, Ill, April ia severe frost
in this section has greatly damaged
fruit and vegetable crops. til testi-
Fmated that fully SO per cent of, the
fruit crop is ruined. Early vegetable
crop is regarded as q total loss.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
CHARGE CRIME TO SOLDIER.

Him of Killing Indian Girl.
Marshalltown, Iowa, April 19.-The
coroner's jury investigating the death
of the Indian girl Ma-Sha-Che, re-
turned 4 verdict of murder with a
blunt instrument in the hands of Geo.
Soldier, who was the last person seen
with her. Soldier was taken to Cedar
Rapids by federal officers. Another
young Indian named Poweshiek is
said to he suspected of completely in
the crime. 1t is believed there is suf-
ficient evidence to convict Soldier. He
was the divorced husband of the girl.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
FIRE LOSS At MERRILL.

Drying Warehouse Of the Wright Lum.
Der Company Destroyed.
Merrill, Wis, April 10. The dry
warehouse of the H. w. Wright Lum-
Der company caught fire yesterday
morning about l o'clock and burned.
Loss about $4,000. A heavy wind
was blowing aud for time it looked
as if the lumber yard Of the Wright
company and the sawmill and sash,
door and blind factory of the A. H.
Strange company were doomed, but
the tiremen after much hard work
were able to confine the fire to the
lumber warehouse.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21

Sir Oliver Lodge has now discover
cd an electric current that will dis
sipate fog. A current SO vast and
powerful as that must be thing to
dodge, for it reads as il it would dis.
sipate people.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
Land Seekers Pour In.

Chamberlain, S. D., April 19.-There
is an immense increase in filings on
Lyman county lands at the Local
United States land Office. land seekers
coming in by the train load. More
than 1000 filings will be made this
month.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
JAPs TAKE GOLFERS.
Several Vessels Are Saptured of the
Cochin-China Coast.

Cochin-China Coast.
Saigon, April 19.-The Japanese re-
Gently captured large number of
golfers off the coast of Cochin-China.
Six men, supposed to be Japanese,
landed some days ago at Cape st.
James, near here, from an Annamese
junk, and after brief stay, re-em-
barked.
A number of Russian warships are
anchored in Kamranh bay, where they
are revictualing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21

Piano manufacturers are confronted
with the necessity of making stronger
instruments. When Paderewski is in
good form he can hammer the life ous
OF one in two sittings.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21

Chang. Barnum's old Chinese, giant
has started in as religious revival
list. If Chang ever really gets. hold
of doubter. it is probable that the
doubter will "see his way" to going to
the mourners bench.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
WAR is PREDICTED.
Peru is Said to Be Preparing for a
Fiaht With Brazil or Chile.

Pcru Is SAID 70 BE preparing TOT
Fight With Brazil or Chile.
Rio Janeiro, April 19.-The Journal
de Commerce. asserts that Peru is
making great military preparations
against Brazil or Chile, and that Peru
has purchased 10000 rifles in Austria
and $4,000 in Germany, and that three
armored cruisers have been bought in
Italy The paper asserts also that the
Peruvian government is about to
adopt compulsory military service.
The Peruvian government denies the
statement, but in official circles it is
believed that there is some truth in
the matter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21

The war correspondent who was
given a glimpse of the cars 1925 ,000.-
600 gold hoard was rot staggered in
the least. He. has Just made out his
expense account
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21

Arthur Mcvickers., eight years old,
has been sent to Jail at Harrison. N.
j.. for stealing q bucket Of coal from
q railroad company. It's serious
matter in New Jersey to steal any
thing less than = railroad or sena.
sv.ial tcga. -
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21

An Ohio man wants divorce he
cause his wife kicked him while he
was praying. Possibly he was praying
that he might become widower be.
tore it was too late.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21

Or. Hills declares that our peonle
are losing their imagination" Doc
mas evidently not been keeping up
with our justly celebrated fish and
snake stories.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
COL. LUSk RELIEVED.
River Officer Given Leave of Absence
to Recuperate His Health.

nIVcT O1VCCV S1IVSN Leave OF NUSC1SS
to Reeuperate His Health.
La Crosse, Wis, April 19.-Accord-
ing to orders received from the war
department Col. James l.. Lusk has
been relieved from the charge of river
work between st. Louis and st. Paul
on account of sickness, giving him a
leave of absence for recovery. The
order assigns Col. c. S. Richie, an Of
flcer of the engineering corps, who for
two years has been stationed at Chi
cago in charge of the construction Of
the Hennepin canal, to the vacancy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21
Shoots Wife and seif

Subert, Neb.. April 10. George
Huiggle yesterday fred Ave shots into
the body OF bis wife, and, going to a
room upstairs. shot himself through
the heed. Both will die.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21

Bathing" says a New York sun
worshiper. "is the curse of the earth -
1t is curious how people begin to de-
splse water as soon as they strike
New York.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21

The New York Times has been tell.
Ing how ito get heat from a fan"
That's dead easy, when it's a baseball
fan-they get heated so soon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-21

The Birmingham Ledger tells of a
local dairy farm that brings in $1,000
year. Good money in the water
wagon sometimes.