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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
City Dads in Bio Scandal.

Chicago, Feb. 8. 1--WE have the
names of all the aldermen whom the
tunnel people influenced, and evil.
dence against the council members
will be presente."
This was the announcement yester-
day of Charles Dold of the Chicago
Federation of Labor committee which
Sunday presented new charges to the
federation. While the labor man was
talking Indications in the criminal
courts were that preparations were
making for big inquiry.
Big Scandal Scented.
1t is rumored that a special grand
jury will be called as soon as the trial
of Albert G. Wheeler of the Illinois
Tunnel company and others is ended.
Assistant States Attorney Olson has
no cases to prosecute at present and
is looking up law outside of the
states attorneys Office. 1t is believed
that the biggest scandal in the city
council for years is to be caused
"Not only have we the names of
aldermen influenced through a big
bribery fund, but we have the name
of the man who engineered the case
for the tunnel people," said bod. "a
man not now an alderman, but who
was leader in the old council gang,
also acted as go-between.
when the Wheeler case comes to
trial we shall be represented by Clar-
ence S. Darrow as special counsel.
Probably we shall not 20 into the
broader investigation until after the
trial of Wheeler. But the federation
may instruct us otherwise"
Confers With Mayor.
City Clerk Bender and Assistant
Corporation Counsel Sexton were in
consultation with Mayor Harrison
yesterday afternoon concerning the
indictments returned by the grand
Jury.
1t was announced that the CITY
clerk was considering fling charges
with. the civil service commission
against Chief Clerk Edward H. Ehr.
horn, who was indicted along with
WheelerD Loeffler, Novak and Hig.
gins.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
Accidental Happenings.

The Southern hotel at Champaign,
ILL.,, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $751;
900; covered by insurance.
The Peabody building on Washing
ton street, Salem. Mass, was destroy
ed by fire, entailing a loss estimated
at 100000.
An explosion of natural gas in a
Touring mill at Decatur, III, seriously
burned three employees and caused a
fire which destroyed the mill. Loss,
$4,000.
The fumes from hard coal stove at
st. Louis caused the death of Mrs.
Louise, Mullen, colored, and her two
grandchildren, Mora and Clarence
Jones.
One man was killed and five others
badly injured in a head-on collision
near Ardmore, I. T., between a north.
bound passenger train on the A., #. &
S. F., and an extra freight.
While coasting at Bloomington, Ill.,,
Earl Reynolds was killed, Thomas Da-
Wis was fatally injured and three other
children were badly hurt. The killed
and injured are all small children.
A bob, holding seven high school
students, tearing down the coasting
hill on Broad street at st. Joseph,
Mich, crashed into a telegraph pole
and several were injured, one fatally.
Ernest Morcum, miner in No.
Franklin Junior mine at Calumet,
Mich, walked into the shaft and drop.
ped two levels and was killed instant.
ly. He came from Cornwall few
days ago.
With an explosion that stirred the
entire city, the municipal gas plant
blew up at Bellefontaine, Ohio but the
fire that followed the explosion was
soon conquered The explosion was
the result of the breaking of the water
seal in the purifier the escaping gas
becoming ignited. The explosion tore
off the roof and blew oslt the walls. 81
While preparing to blast frozen iron
ore in the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton yards at Toledo, a workman
was warming stick of dynamite
when it caught fire, setting ablaze the
workshop, in which quantity of dy
Mantle caps were stored. A terrific
explosion. followed, instantly killing
one man and seriously, though not ia
tally wounding five others. 49,:
In a fire which started in Wyck's
planning mill at West Thirty-second
street and Twelfth avenue, New York
and quickly spread to the John Stan
ley soap works and threatened a large
amount of property, one fireman was
seriously injured and twelve horse.
were burned to- death,
Capt. Charles M. Davis, steamshi,
inspector and for ten years one of the
best known wrecking masters on tn,
Great Lakes, is dead as the resultfof :
fall through-an. open hatch of steam
er tosthe. hold, a distance Of twenty
tate feet. ~ Milwaukee. ~ /, y
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
EXTENDS RATEMAi<lN0a POWERS
TO INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION.
WILL BE RUSHED THROUGH
DEBATE WILL BEGIN TUESDAY
MORNING AND END WEpNEs-
DAY AFTERNOON.

Washington, Feb. 5. - The H.pub-
licans of the house of representatives
in conference yesterday afternoon
adopted as party measure the bill
extending ratemaking powers to the
interstate commerce commission, as
agreed upon by the committee on in,
terstate and foreign commerce and
known as the Esch-Townsend bill.
The conference instructed the house
committee on rules to bring in rule
providing for consideration of the
measure beginning at II o'clock Tues
day morning next and continuing un-
til o'clock Wednesday, when vote
shall be taken. No amendments will
be allowed to the bill, although the
first vote is to be taken on the Davy
bill, as the Democratic substitute for
legislation Oh the railway rate subject.
The conference, which lasted three
hours, developed
Opposition to the Measure.
The only test vote takea was on a
motion to postpone ths y after for a
further conference next --'uesday. This
was lost-44 to 107. Efforts were
made to amend the bill during the
conference, but all Of these failed.
Fault was found with the bill on the
ground that it did not include regula-
ton for the private car evil and ter
minal charges. The advocates Of the
bill contested these criticisms, claim
ing that authority was contained in
the bill to correct the complained OF
evils.
Messrs. Mahon and Sibley of Penn.
sylvania were conspicuous in their
opposition to any legislation at this
time, both contending that sufficient
time had not been given to the con-
sideration of the subject. Pennsyl-
vania, Mr.. Mahon said, was the state
most affected, and he thought that the
millions of money involved in the pro-
posed legislation should not be jeop-
ardized by hasty legislation.
Speaker Cannon Advises.
At this juncture Speaker Cannon
advised his associates that if action
was to be taken at all it must be done
now. The speech that most impressed
members was delivered by Mr.. Payne
of New York, the majority leader, who
in answer to Mr.. Mahon's allegations
that the proposed bill would result in
confiscation and great hardship, said
that the bill in it's present shape did
not provide for anything more than
what was in the original interstate
commerce act, and which had stood
for ten years, at the end of which time
the railroads raised the question Of
the legality of the enforcement of the
decisions of the commission as to
rates, the courts sustaining the con-
tention that there was no power vest
ed in the commission to fix rates. In
other words, he said, the very law now
proposed was in effect for ten years
and had operated to the satisfaction
of the railroads.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
WHOLE soU i is ISOLATED.
Not In Many Years Has Such Serious
Stress Of Weather Prevailed.

Stress Of Weather Prevailed.
e Louisville, KY, Feb. s. Not in
many years has the South been sub
jected to such severe stress Of
weather as has prevailed over the ter
ritory from Texas almost to the, At
lantic coast and from the Ohio river
many miles toward the Gulf Of Mex.
leo. The damage from rain, snow and
sleet has been of diversified nature
and widespread. From the peach dis.
tricts of Northern Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee conc reports of heavy
money loss by reason of damage to
fruit Trees, from Texas is heard much
Of interruption to business, and near
ly every city in the South reported
damage to telegraph, telephone and
electric light. service. while in the
vast stretches of country between
cities telegraph companies have lost
heavily on account of damage to poles
md wires, to say nothing of loss to
revenues by reason of
Impaired Facilities.
The city Of Atlanta, which, under
normal circumstances has about lao
wires running in every direction. was
shut off entirely from the outside
world for many hours yesterday, and
Macon, Ca, could find no means of
communicating beyond it's city limits.
Vicksburg and Natchez, Miss, have
)een shut off by wire for thirty-six
hours.
The telegraph companies have thou
sands of men at work in the sleet-
BOUND territory, but as these squads
Fan work only during the day time
he restoration of the wires will be
edious and long continued
The telegraph companies, owing to
impaired facilities, were forced to
:oute kilograms originally intended
between cities only short distance
apart, over territory covering thou
sands Of miles, and involving much
delay.
A conservative estimate from Chat
tanooga places the property loss from
the unprecedented freeze in that Sec
ton of the fruit belt at, 100000.
Chattanooga, for the first time in it's
history, was
Completely Ice.Bound,
and reports that on the line of the
Western & Atlantic railway between
Chattanooga and Atlanta over 400 tel
egraph poles are down and 200 are on
the ground near Macon, Ga. The eff
feet on full grown peach trees and
the 1905 yield has not yet been de-
termined, but if this crop is killed it
will mean heavy loss.
Cattle in Texas are believed to
have weathered the cold snap but are
IN poor condition.
Beaumont, Tex, reports three days
Of intermittent rain and sleet and a
siege Of cold weather unparalleled in
years.
Thsre is heavy running ice in the
Arkansas river at Dardanelles, and
the river is frozen at Little Rock
The Ohio river is ice-bound from
Pittsburg to it's mouth.
In Louisville dynamite was used
yesterday to break a gorge which
threatened damage to many boats.
There is no prospect OF a resumption
of river traffic for some time to come.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
NORTH DAkoTAN IN A MYSTERY.
Robert Campbell and Spouse Prjncj.
pals in Trauedy,

Anderson, Ind, Feb. S.-Mrs. Rob,
ert Campbell was found dead and her
husband in dying condition in their
apartments in this city last night.
The coroner, who found among their
possessions box marked "quinine.Y
but which contained corrosive sublim-
ate. is holding an investigation. The
husband is not expected to live. Mr..
and Mrs Campbell came to Anderson
from Norwood. N. D., about four
months ago. Is
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
FAMILY is POISONED.
Coffee Evidently Contains Substance
That Has Fatal Effect.

Eldora, Iowa, Feb. 8. = Benjamin
Walton, aged eighty-six, died sudden
ly last night at his home near this
city, and it is claimed that he was
poisoned from drinking coffee. His
aged wife is not expected to survive,
andea son is i'll from the effects OF the
same coffee which all of the family
drank last Friday evening. All sui.
Tered intense agony and they are UNI.
able to determine how the coffee be.
came tainted with the poison which
is responsible for the sickness and
death.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

A Portuguese scientist has produced
a great sun furnace in which the con.
centrated rays OF the sun prove able
to melt every known substance From
all accounts, he should try it on the
Boston girl.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

A girl complained to the police be-
cause a man remarked as she was
passing by: Where are you going,
my pretty maid?" and yet the young
man says he was only. refreshing his
mind with daily bit Of poetry.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

A French scientist announces that
no woman who gossips can hope to
live to a great age. He's mistaken
If he had ever experienced any of the
pleasures of village life he would
know that gossips never die.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
CHILDREN PERISH in FIRE.
While Mother Is Absent They Set
~ Fire to House.

Berlin. Wis, Feb. 8. Three chill.
aren Of Harry Eaton Of Poysophi, a
boy Of i've years, a girl of three, and
2 baby, were burned to crisp m a
log house while the parents were
away for q short time yesterday The
mother had gone to neighbor's for
milk. It ;is supposed the. children
played with the fire In the stove.
which Started the fatal blaze.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

A dyspeptic bachelor complains: "l
have never yet seen the woman who
can be made to realize the Importance
of hurrying." Did he never observe
the results Of an announcement of a
tempting bargain sale?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
TO APPOINT GEN. RossER.
President Has Berth for Former Con-
federate General. -

Washington, Feb. 5.- President
Roosevelt intends to give Gen. Thorn.
as L. Rosser OF Virginia federal APP
pointment, probably either the post
mastership Of Charlottesville or the In
ternal revenue collectorship of the
Second Virginia district. Gen. Rosser
was the youngest brigadier general in
the service Of the Confed eracy, and
served also as q volunteer ofiicer ;ii
tie Spanish American war. ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

Now that some Pittsburg men have
offered a prize of $1,000 for the best
peace novel, a good many people are
wondering just what the book will be-
Of course it isn't likely to be story
of married life.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

Gov. Pennypacker i, approvingly
quotes the history of an editor being
shot. by politician. II any politician
in PENNSYLVANIA wants to shoot an ;edi-
tor he can get pardon in advance
from the governor Of the parrot-like
name. s.,> s:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
FIRE FORTY mindless
Examinations Are Too Much for some
OF the Naval Cadets. /, VII !,

Annapolis, Nd, Feb. So AS a re-
suit Of the recent semi-annual exam.
ina nations at the naval academy, the
designations Of six midshipntan Of the.
third 1lll { class and thirty-four Of the.
fourth class have been called for.
Seven midshipmen 1of the third class
and an equal number OF members OF
the second class have been dropped
back4to the next lower class. Il 5 3sss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

A New York man has paid 10000
for a variegated carnation. He should
be careful. The relatives of rich men
who do queer things are having them
shut up in sanitariums.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
MILES OF TRACK WASHED OUT

All Traffic in San eernardino County,
CAL, Tied Up.
Los Angeles, Feb. 5.-News reached
here late last night of extensive wash
outs on the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe railroad in San Bernardino
county. It is stated that long stretches
Of track have gone out near Beau
mont, and that all traffic is tied up for
the time being. The Southern Pacific
has sent 500 men to the scene.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

Grimes and Criminals.

Crimes and Criminals.
Mrs. Stella Mcdonald, alias May
Stella Davis, and Frazer Mcdonald, al
legged counterfeiters, are held at Chi
cago to the federal grand jury in $4,000
bonds.
The dead bodies Of an unidentified
man and woman were found in a room
ing house in st. Louis. A bottle which
contained carbolic acid was found in
the room and it is believed they COM
mitted suicide.
Peter Miller, Democratic election
Judge, was found guilty at Denver OF
suppressing ballots and making false
certificates at the November election
by jury in the criminal court. Sen
| tence was deferred.
Mrs. May Brown, who shot and kill
ed her husband, John Brown, barber,
was acquitted of a charge of murder at
Houghton, Mich. Brown was shot dur
ing a Quarrel over his inattention to
her and his drinking.
With her clothes burned from her
| body, Agnes Pears, maiden lady, liv-
ing alone near Philo, Ohio, was found
dead in her home by a neighbor. This
torn-up appearance of the room gave
evidence of foul play.
Three United States revenue agents
broke into the home of Edward An
derson at st. Louis and arrested three
men, a girl and a boy on the charge of
manufacturing oleomargarine without
paying the government tax.
James Simpson, president of the
Bullfrog Mining company, was shot
and mortal1y wounded at Goldtield,
New, by Thomas Shipp, a mining pros
pector. The shooting resulted from a
disagreement over mining deal.
The grand jury returned ten indict
ments charging embeZzlement and
false pretenses, six against P. T. Hays,
former cashier of the Orange Growers
National bank, and four against Col.
]. w. Dish, formerly right of way
agent of the Salt Lake railway.
The Farmers and Merchants bank
at Canadian, 1. T., has "been looted.
The safe was blown and $1,000 taken.
Later two unknown men were found
dead along side the railway track and
it was evident they had been shot and
thrown from a train.
In street duel at Jacksonville, Fla,
William Nunes, a prominent contrac-
tor, shot and fatally wounded his son.
in-law, Frederick De Fraties. De Fra
ties married Nunes daughter last De-
cember, and she had complained to
her father that her husband abused
her.
Frank c. I.ory. alleged to have Sc.
cured more than $125,0O0 on gold mine
swindles while having headquarters at
Tex, and turned over to II. II. Whit
lock, sheriff of Vermillion county, ILL.,,
who had warrants and requisition pa
pers. Lory has been in Galveston for
some time since as solicitor Of in.
surance.
An unsuccessful attempt to wreck
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas fast
mail from Texas, running at the rate
of sixty miles an hour has been made
in deep cut three miles southwest Of
Moran, Kan. A tie had been placed
across the tracks and derailing iron
fastened on the rails. The force with
which the engine struck the tie snap
ped it in two and threw it with the de.
railing iron to one side.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

Friends of Cornelius Vanderbilt are
congratulating him on winning $780,.
900 in Wall street: but if he has won,
somebody must have lost. Don't
cheer, boys, those poor fellows are
dying!"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

Many of the men who have resolved
not to waste any money this year
started out by buying the most expen;
sive ledgers on the market to keep
their personal accounts in.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

A new and excellent use has been
found for silver dollars. When SHOW
eled out in large quantities it has
been discovered that they act instant
ly in stopping run on a bank.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

The California prune crop this year
is 15O,O00,0O0 pounds, but if you are
tired OF the clearinghouse, why don't
you get married?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

Harry Lehr has announced that he
is going to retire from society," This
could have been arranged years ago
without checking up the great throng
in the least.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

Humanity should show .ts gratitude
Ito those who have. conferred great
4 benefits upon It. The earth Is studded
With monuments to selfish and ambi-
| tions Dotentates. Let us have more
TO those who have lessened suffering.
mot tu0To8ae6 IL. 81 8s VI h; I'll 49,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

Stoessel is meeting the usual fate
of the hero. A lot of generals who
did not have chance to try feel that
they could have held the fortress in
definitely.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
FlREMAN's BRAVE ACT.
Remarkable Display of Courage In
Face of Grave Danger.

Face of Grave Danger.
New York, Feb. 5. - A remarkable
display of courage and GOODNESS in the
face Of grave danger was witnessed
yesterday when the driver of a fire
engine was thrown from his seat by
a collision and the horses started on a
wild run. The drivers life and pos
sibly the lives of other persons was
saved by the prompt, cool action of
Engineer Corley, who climbed around
the swaying boiler and down to the
pole until he got possession of the
reins and brought the frightened
horses to a standstill.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

The Chicago woman who has made
record of fifteen children in twelve
years ought to have gold medal or a
government pension.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

The price Of whisky has been re-
duced, owing to an oversupply Some
OF the people who swore off must. be
sticking to it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

A Frenchman who had fought seven.
ty duels died the other day from nat.
ural causes. Is it necessary to add
that they were French duels?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

A Boston woman wants a divorce
because her husband forced her t.
live in Philadelphia. Cruelty is
proved
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

That Berlin magistrate who decided
that poker is not game of chanc'
probably had the experience of all
poor players.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

The young man who ran away with
his mother-in-law, twice his age, must
have made a mistake in the dark.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

A gentleman whose wife hit him
and gave him appendicitis is trying to
get divorce. He ought to get doc.
tor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

Col. WatterSon writes that Paris IS
not as frisky as it used to be- Thu
colonel is sixty-fve years old.-Wash
tngton Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

An Ohio man burned $40 bills for a
pastime. Naturally he now sojourns
In an asylum.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

When the devil can't find any othe,
way to make trouble he has a girl
marry q man to reform him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10

K::E Peter of Servia is talkins
aboH: abdicating. He has had the
honor. Now he wants to live.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
Foreign.

The Bolivian congress has approved
the treaty of peace and friendship
with Chile.
Minister of Finance Pacsogu has re-
signed in consequence of campaign
against him by M. Balongdics, King
Peters private secretary.
Gen. Torres and Gov. Ysabel, with
Mexican troops, are pursuing the va.
qui Indians. Torres is considered the
best Indian fighter in the Mexican
army.
Herman Corrodi, the painter, is
dead in Rome. He was born in Zurich,
lived many years in Rome, and was
personally acquainted with almost all
the European Royalties.
The governmental sanitary work re.
Gently, authorized by the Cuban con.
gress in the principal cities is being
inaugurated under the personal super.
vision of the secretary of public works.
The Ladrones, who captured the
wife and two children of former Gov.
Thias in the attack on San Francisco
de Malabon on the night of Jan. "a, de-
mand ransom Of $4,000 pesos for
their release.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-10
Plenty Of people would feel better
u they forgot all about their health

Miss Daisy Letters titled husband
may be q joy forever, but he doesn't
look It.