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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-01

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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-01
Dental Notice.

Dr. Falcon leaves June Goth on three
months visit to his home in Canada, and
his Office in Pembina will be supplied
the first ten days Of July, August and
September, by Or. Ralston, of Grand
Forks, who occupied the place two years
ago during the doctar's absence. {
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
Holy Cross Forest Reserve.

Washington. Aug. 2S.-The President
has signed a proclamation creating
the Holy Cross forest reserve in Colo
RADIO. with an area of approximately
100000 acres. This reserve adjoins the
Lewisville and Gunnison reserves. and
covers the headwaters of the Grand
river. for the protection OF whose How
the forest is immensely valuable.
This area was examined and mapped
last summer by an agent of the forest
service. His report showed that in
order to supply the timber needs of
the miners in the region it was neces-
sary 10 create reserve and get IL un-
der administration as soon as possible.
Forest Inspector Smith Riley of the
forestry service has been instructed by
telegraph 10 take charge and will prob
ably establish headquarters at Glen
wood Springs. An application for the
purchase of 81 900 worth of timber re-
ceived by the forest service before the
proclamation was signed has been re-
ferred to Riley for immediate action.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
THE PRESIDENT DIVES
IN SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOAT
Sound--Remains Under Water
for Fifty Minutes.

Oyster Bay. Aug. 26.-President
| Roosevelt late yesterday afternoon
made descent in Long Island sound
on board the submarine torpedo boat
| Plunger. He was aboard the vessel
about three hours. At one time the lit
tie boat was submerged for fifty min
utes, and in that time was put through
all of the submarine feats of which
she is capable.
The President expressed tonight his
delight. at the novel experience, and
said that he was immensely impressed
with the boat and with the manner in
which she was handled.
In thus braving the dangers of sub
marine maneuvering, the President
has endeared himself to naval officers
| and men the world over and made
Lieut.. Charles II. Nelson, commander
of the Plunger the prOudest and hap
piest man in the IT, S. Navy.
Shortly after 3 O'Clock the President
went aboard the Plunger from one OF
the launches of the naval yacht Sylph.
As soon as the President had de-
scended into the boat the manholes
were closed and. conveyed by the ma
val tender Apache, the Plunger started
for the sound. No maneuvers were at
tempted until the vessel was well be-
yond the entrance to the bay stiff
northeast breeze which had been blow
ing since last night kicked up heavy
sea in the sound. but the Plunger be-
haved beautifully. The water where
the trial took place is about forty feet
deep. too shallow, in the opinion of
| lieutenant Na1g IA
enable the vessel to do her best work.
Soon after the vessel reached neces.
sary depth Of water she was directed
downward until she rested on the bot.
tom of the sound. Then the mechan-
ism of the craft was explained min
utely to the President by Lieutenant
Nelson, so that afterward he expert.
enced no difficulty in understanding
the maneuvers which were performed.
While the President thus was rest
ign on the bottom of the sound in
submarine boat, storm forty feet
above him was raging unnoticed. The
rain descended in torrents and the
northeaster whipped the surface OF tle
water into big rollers, but il was as
quiet and peaceful where the President
sat as an easy parlor would be.
During the operations of the Plunge-
the tender Apache remained within
short distance prepared to render any
assistance that might be necessary.
She was not needed. however. and the
Plunger returned TO her moornS with.
out an untoward incident. The Prcsi.
dent shook hands with all the crew as
he left the vessel to return TO Saga,
more Hill.
In describing his experience tonight. |
President Roosevelt expressed great
satisfaction with the manner in which
the tiny vessel was managed. lie re,
marked particularly on The possibili, ,
ties of the submarine torpedo boats in |
actual warfare. lie related the details I
of his experience with evident pleas. |
ure
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
NEARING DISSOLUTION.
Peace Conference Is in Danger o,
Breaking Up.

Portsmouth, y. H.. Aug. &c.
The peace conference seemed headed
straight for the rocks. Despite the
fact that every question OF principle in.
volved in the quarrel between the two
countries has been settled in favor o'
the victor and that apparently only
words and money" still separate
them, the negotiations seem pn the
verge of a final rupture. The air was
filled last night with gloomy furebud-
inSs. as superficially everything lndi-
Gated that to-day's session of The con.
ference will prove the farewell scauce.
Two cmperors, one a. st. Petersburg
and the other at Toxic. are the deter
mining factors in the pending negotia
tions.
Although the negotiations tcmpora-
rily are suspended at Portsmouth. they
are proceeding actively through Presi-
dent Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill. He
is in practically constant communica.
tiOn with the 81. Petersburg and To-
kio governments. BY both of the war.
ring nations his good Offices have been
sought and his efforts to bring their
plenipotentiarics into accord and thus
prevent n failure Of the peace confer
ence are unremitting.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
cIoudburst Cost Thirteen lives.

Trinidad. Colo, Aug 2G.-Thirtccn
lives were lost in the food caused by
cloudburst near Tabasco and Ber-
wind and more bodies may be found.
No accurate estimate of the total dead
can be made. It may not be increased.
although reports are current that more
than thirty people arc missing. The
known dead are:
Henry o'Neil. William Raboe. Mrs.
Joseph Neitry. twoyear old child of
Mrs. Neltry, Pascal Canto. Joseph MAJ.
2oco. William Rairoili, James Smoth-
erland. Antonio Constantine. Pascal
Bartolomo. three Italians unidentified.
Twentyninc houses were washed
away at Tabasco. tweni J. une of them
inhabited by Italians, ami eight inhab-
tied by Americans. 40 one has an ex-
act idea of what the population of the
twonty-one houses inhabited by for
eigners was. but the eight houses,
which were new ones put up by the c.
F. and /. Company, were inhabited ny
Americans and nearly all have been
accounted for.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
Dreadful Famine in Spain.

Seville, Spain. Aug. 2S.-Heartrend-
ing reports continue to reach the pro-
vincial authorities from the outlying
famine-striCken districts.
The latest reports received from
Osuna and Almogia. the respective
mayors OF which notify the authorities
that their resources are exhausted and
that they are unable to further assist
the famished laborers and the women
and children. as the distress is tou
acute.
At Ecija the population has looted
the bakers stores.
The mortality in several provinces
among infants and aged persons is at
taining terrifying proportions. and in
many localities the working people are
living on roots.
The government has organized pub
Vic works on small scale. employing 5
nbout 600 men. but this is mere drop
In the ocean of misery. as moderate
calculation shows that 100000 are out
OF employment.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
Detroit Tunnel Beuun.

Detroit, Aug. 26.-Work on the rail
road tunnel which is to be constructed
under the Detroit river between Wind
sor and Detroit began yesterday when
a force of workmen commenced sink
ing the initial shaft on the American
side. A similar shaft will shortly he
sunk on the tunnel line on the Cana
dian side. While there Is still much
preliminary surveying and testing 10
be done. the location of the tunnel is
practically decided upon.
The actual length of the under
ground portion of the tunnel will he
two and six-tenths miles and the dis
tance from surface to surface almost
exactly three miles. 1t is estimated
that between two and three years will
be occupied in the construction
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
To PROBE EQUITABLE
FULL INVESTIGATION SOUGHT
Company Joins State in Asking That
Its Affairs Be Subject to
Careful Review,

New York, Aug. 25.-The Equitable
Life Assurance Society to-day Joined
with the state of New York in asking
for a full investigation in court of its
directors and officers and their alleged
wrong-doings in managing the moneys
of the society.
The document which announced this
determination was the answer of the
forty nine Equitable directors to
charges made against them in connec-
tion with a suit brought against the
Equitable society by the state.
Admission is made that some Off
cials of the Equitable have been guilty
of improper and illegal acts. In all
thirteen charges are answered by the
directors. Among these answers they
admit the s250,O0O loan to the Depew
Investment Company.
They admit the s6S5,00O loan of the
Mercantile Trust Company, but waive
responsibility in this loan so far as the
board of directors is concerned. and
indicate Messrs. Alexander, Jordan and
Deming as the persons having the most
intimate knowledge of these transac-
tions.
The charge that excessive salaries
were paid TO officers of the Equitable
is not directly answered, but admission
is made that under guise of salaries
excessive fees were given to certain
Equitable officials who were also di-
rectors in other companies. In defense
the answer states that these practices
were not known to the whole board of
directors.
Outlining their belief as to the best
policy to pursue in fixing the blame for
the Equitable scandals, the directors
say first that the blame for alleged
cases of misconduct will be found to
rest on individual officers, and not
upon the directors as body. Having
made this explanation, the answer then
admits in a general way the wrong
doing charged.
The first charge specifically an
swered is that premises on Broadway
were let at inadequate rentals to the
Mercantile Safe Deposit Company.
This is admitted, but it is denied that
at the time this lease was made James
II. Hyde. James w. Alexander. William
Alexander, Gage L. Tarbell. Valentine
p. Snyder. Thomas ID. Jordan. Charles
B. Alexander, Henry r. Winthrop. AL
win w. Krech and William II. Mcin-
tyre were stockholders and directors in
the Mercantile Safe Deposit Company.
As to excessive and unwarranted
loans to agents, the reply admits that
they were made.
The S10,O00.0OO surplus held by the
Equitable society is the final item CON
sidered by the directors. and In sub
stance their reply on this charge is
that they do not know precisely what
their rights are regarding the surplus.
and that they are willing to leave this
matter for the courts to decide.
In conclusion, the answer says:
Wherefore, this defendant Joins in
the prayer of the plaintiff in this ac-
tion, and thereon submits its rights and
interests in the matters in question to
the judgment of the court"
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
Peace Outlook Desperate.

Portsmouth, n. H.. Aug. 25.-The
prospects of peace seem desperate. but
they are not hopeless. despite the pre-
vailing pessimism. There is still a
chance, and the forces working for
peace are continuing their labors. The
President failed twice. but he is fight.
ing on. The result of Ambassador
Meyers audience at Peterhof was un.
satisfactory, hut at least it was not a
rebuff. II left the door open. and
within n few hours after the receipt at
Oyster Bay of Mr.. Meyers account of
his audience. the President had sent a
new appeal through NJ. Witte.
The emperor had already i'll effect
declined the proposed compromise of.
fered by Japan. He had refused it be.
cause. under disguise, Japan offered
to withdraw an article asking remun-
GRAFTON for the cost of the war on con
dition that Russia re-purchase from
Japan the northern part of Saghalien
at fixed price of 1,200, 900, 900 yen
the estimated "frias de guerre." Every
message received from Peterhof. in,
cluding those that came early today.
was intieNible upon that point.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT HAD
Result Now Depends Solely on Action
of the Two Emperors-crisis
is Imminent

Portsmouth. n. H.. Aug. 2S.-The
life of the peace conference today
seems 10 hang by a thread. but the
thread will not be broken today. At
10 O'Clock last night after conference
between Mr.. Takahira and NJ. Witte,
in the latter's room in the hotel annex,
lasting thrce-quarters OF an hour, the
announcement of a postponement was
made.
NJ. Witte explained to the Associated
Press that Mr. Takahira had told him
that no new instructions had reached
him from Toxic, and, fearing none
might be received before the meeting
scheduled for this afternoon, he had
suggested the propriety of postponing
the meeting until Tuesday. To this NJ.
Witte said he had readily assented.
Mr.. Takahira made the following
statement to the Associated Press:
"lnasmuch as this conference las
initiated by the friendly office OF cour
President, after consultation - felt
that we should be cautious about ter.
minating its labors."
Pressed as to whether he regarded
the situation as hopeless. Mr.. Takahira
said:
mo, not hopeless. but almost hope
less"
This in itself, from one VINO mas
spoken always in the most guarded
fashion, is sufficient to show the des-
perateness OF the situation. The real
crisis in negotiations is at hand. 1t is
very acute. but if it can be tided over
for few days without a rupture. a
basis of peace acceptable to both sides
may come very suddenly. But to savo
the situation now Japan must speak.
If on Tuesday she has nothing to offer.
all is over.
NJ. Witte. even if he would. is power
less to take "A new step. His hands
are tied. He now occupies the role of
IN imperial messenger who transmits
his masters orders to Baron Komura.
and Baron Komura turns them over to
Toxic for the response.
The conference room has ceased 10
be a place for negotiations. II is sim
ply the place where the emperors of
the warning countries exchange their
communications by the hands of their
envOys. And upon the point of in
demnity or reimbursement of ''frais de
guerre." under any disguise. Emperor
Nicholas has given the Japanese en-
peror his last word.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
Drowning at Cripple Creek.

Denver. Colo. Aug. ga Cripple
Creek dispatch last night says: Alex.
Bliley, well-known mining contrac-
tor and prominent business man. was
drowned this morning in six and half
feet of water in the shaft of the City
of Cripple Creek mine.
Mr.. Bliley. who had a contract for
pumping water from the mine. at G
O'Clock descended to the lower level
with his son TO see that everything
was in working order. The son was
sent to point twenty feet higher and
returned in few minutes. He found
his fathers hat floating on the water
The alarm was given and Willard
Wyatt and j. S. Walker descended to
the pump to bring Bliley to the sur
face. if possible. before life had left
his body. After hard work the body
was raised TO the station. but the man
had been dead several minutes.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
kitch.,erc curzon Quarrel.

s1hIa, Aug. g-The publication of
a strongly wordtd protest by Lord
hltcheher, commander-In-chief of the
forces in India. against the alleged mis-
representation of his views by Lord
Curzon TO the home government, and
detailea reply by the viceroy, main
and reiterating that Lord Kitchener's
reorganization scheme would concen.
trate all the power at army headauar-
ters, has created fresh sensation and
still further embittered the feeling be.
tween the two opposing factions.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
Great Hosts of Grand Army of the Re-
public Coming toADenver.

Denver. Aug. 2S.-Next week the
streets of Denver will be swarming
with people. Not less than 125, 900
are to be provided for in this city. and
unless the public awakens to the re-
spopsibility that will be imposed upon
it to keep its promises of entertaining
this vast throng from all parts of the
United States. 1t will find that il has
invited guests and forgotten TO provide
the promised hospitality.
officials of the Santa Fe road alone
have stated to the executive commit
tee of the G. A. h. that it is preparing
TO bring in 5000 from the state OF
Kansas alone. while the Union Pacific
says it will bring in 10000 from the
same state.
More than a month ago the chair
man of the Western Traffic Association
stated that 10000 people had already
booked for the trip, and since then
thousands more have signified their
intention of being here.
Perhaps 100000 persons will he here.
The Union Depot Company will build
Two large baggage platforms to handle
the encampment traffic alone, and will
install forty-four extra bagEagemen.
who will work on regular shifts night
and day. Besides that. J. G. Campbell.
basgagemaster at the depot. says that
fully 100 extra men will have to be en-
gagged to work through the cncamp-
ment week.
Every hotel and rooming house and
private home will be taxed to provide
quarters. The hotels will turn ordi-
naries and bathrooms into dormitories
and install cots. All the school houses
will be turned into sleeping quarters
for the soldiers. and 6,00O mattresses
alone have been contracted for to fur
nish free beds to the soldiers who are
coming who could not afford to make
the trip if they had to meet all of these
cNpCnSaS,
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
Western Pacific Bond Issu.

San Francisco, Aug. 26.-The stock.
holders of the Western Pacific rail.
road have met here and formally voted
to Increase the capital stock OF the
company from $4,000, 900 to S75 ,O0
600. w. ]. Bartnett. Judge J. +. Vaille
OF Denver and several local parties
held the stock proxies of George 1
Gould and other easterners to vote at
the meeting. Mr. Bartne'' ~, -srst,i, no
president and chief coupel of the com.
pany, Mr.. Vaille isrhief counsel of
system.
nsPresenta..ves. Of the New York
,,s uaisins nl9ps which recently took up
me Soo,oo'oo0 bond Issue of the com
pams WEI present at the meeting. The
for grading the roadbed are
W pe ii within a few days.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
Railroad Reaches Aztec

Denver, Colo, Aug. ga Republi-
can special from Durango last night
says: The Pennington broad gauge
railroad has reached Aztec, but no cars
will run over the line for a week vet.
There are no passenger trains ready
for the line at present. A car has
been sidetracked for a temporary
depot. Fruit shipments from Aztec will
be handled by freight and work trains.
The line will be extended to Farming
ton as quickly as possible. 1t will
not reach there in time for the fall
fair, however.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
Ssnitarium for Foresters.

Buffalo, n. Y. Aug. 25.-At Wednes-
days session of the American Order of
Forester.s' convention, Supreme Chief
Ranger Delly read his report, showing
increases in grand and state courts.
Ohio and Oregon We're the only states
to show marked loss in membership.
Establishment of sanitarium in
Colorado for members afflicted with
pulmonary diseases was recommended
by the chief ranger. The report of Su.
preme Secretary McMurery showed
an increase of 1926 in membership
during the last two years. The pres
ent membership of the order is 235,-
ocQ
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
New Wireless instrument.

San Francisco. Aug. 25.-A new
wireless instrument, weighing but a
pound and half, and found by eN
haustivc tests to give better results
than the more cumbersome machines
now in use. has been invented at the
Benicia barracks by Hugh Annis, a
a young soldier of the signal corps.
fly walking on the surface of the
box can be distinctly heard through
the receiver at a distance of several
feet, while if placed on the ground the
machine will record the footsteps Of
man walking 100 or more feet away.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
yellow Fever Slightly Abated.

New Orleans. Aug. 25.-Following
is the official report mp to 6 p. IN. yes,
terday: New cases, IA; total to date,
LOCO: deaths, Z; total to date. 22G:
new foci, 10; total, $50. Remaining un-
der treatment, PSF.
The rather mild expression of hope.
fulness which DR.. White made few
days ago is made more emphatic by
the steady Improvements in the figures
from day to day and predictions are
now freely being made that victory
will be accomplished before frost ap.
pears.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
Object to Japanese.

Buffalo, Aug. 26.--The Foresters Of
America, in biennial convention here,
Today unanimously passed "a resolution
favoring exclusion of Iapanese from
the United States on tbs same line as
the Chinese exclusion.
The resolution was introduced by
+. |. Wolfe of California. president pro
TEN. of tie California Japanese Exclu-
sion Society. He explained that the
reso Itipn was directed against only
the japanese and Korean coolie ele.
ment, which, he said, is a., detrimental
as Chinese coolie immigration.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
Boston Carpenters Win.

Boston. Aug. 26.-Six thousand union
carpenters of Boston received an in.
crease of wages under the decision of
Judge George T. Wentworth. to whom
as special bitrator the EMPLOYERS
and unionists submitted the question
of new woiking agreement.
Judge Wentworth grants the five
main demands of the carpenters. in.
Guiding an increase of from 81 cents
an hour to Al cents, or from SO to SO. %
for an eight-hour day; double time for
all overtime, instead of time and a
half, and an eight instead of a nine
hour work day for all shop and mill
hands.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
Air Brakes for Freight Cars.

Chicago, Aug. 25-The Tribune
says: "A move to be inaugurated by
the Pennsylvania company next sum
mer will assist the Interstate Com.
merce Commissions fight for the
equipment of all freight cars with air
brakes. After July l. 1906, it was an.
nounced yesterday. the company will
accept no car from foreign line un
less it is equipped with air brakes
The road also will refuse to let any OF
its own cars not so equipped go be
yond its lines"
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30

A New York man was advised by a
fortune teller to bet on the races on a
certain day. when, she assured him. he
would be lucky. He took sl62 of his
employers money when the day came
and went to the track to make his
fortune. Yes. he's in Jail now.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
Will Furnish King for Norway.

Stockholm. Aug. 25.-According to
good authority. the feeling in govern
ment circles regarding the accession
by Bernadotte prince to the Norwe-
gian throne has undergone a complete
change. King Oscar no longer opposes
the acceptance of the crown by his son
Charles. AS soon as the union be-
tween Norway and Sweden is dis
solved his answer will be given and it
probably will be affirmative.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30

The house in which Juliet is sup
posed to have lived at the time Ro
meo used to sing under her window
has been bought by the city of Verona
for $500. The cable does not say
why ]. Pierpout Morgan didn't bid
II in.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30
To Sell soycotted Goods.

Shanghai. Aug. 2S.-The Chinese for.
.ign board has appointed special
commissioner to assist Chinese mer.
chants here to dispose of the enor-
nous quantity of American goods con.
tracted for before the boycott was an
nounced. hoping thus to avert finan.
cial panic.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30

A railroad charged consignee five
cents for demurrage; the latter de-
INJURED to paying the sum: the road
is suing the consiGnee. who will.
doubtless, demurely enter demurrer
10 the demand.
The Lamar register., 1905-08-30

Japan's use of the word ''lobst err in
n complimentary sense is commend
able. In this country the name is
often applied in a way that is grossly
unjust to the respectable crustacean
properly entitled to it.