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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-17
feet that the bank would not lose the
whole amount and that it would not
affect the institution.

feet that the bank would not lose the
whole amount and that it would not
affect the institution.
Popular Young Man.
Young Chisolm was one of the mos.
popular young men socially and per.
sonally in Birmingham.
It is stated that practically all of the
money embezzled by Chisolm has been
used In speculation in cotton futures
and that his losses have extended over
a period Of several months. It is un.
derstood that he traded under an as.
sumed name, made all his payments
for margins in cash and that not one
of his intimate friends knew aught of
the transactions.
Fight Over Receivership.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-The banks of
the Chicago Clearing House associa-
ton have offered reward of $4,000
for the apprehension of Paul o. Stems.
land. fugitive president of the Milwau.
kee Avenue State 1Snk. The failed
bank has two receivers now. Judge
Gibbons. in the circuit court, yester-
day afternoon appointed the Chicago
Title and Trust company as receiver,
the appointment being made on petit
ton of one of the creditors of the in
stitution. Following the appointment
OF the trust company demand was
made upon John G. Fetzer, who was
appointed receiver Of the bank by
Judge Bretano, in the superior court
last week, that he turn over all books
and papers to the new receiver. Attor.
neys for Receiver Fetzer advised him
to refuse to comply with the request,
and bitter contest as to who shall
be receiver is sure to follow.
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WEEKS HISTORY IN fPIIOMt
ALL THE NEWS THAT Is WORTH
TELLING CONDEMNED FOR
BUSY READERS. .
At the Capital.

Commander ]. c. Fremont has been
appointed naval attache at the Ameri'
can embassies in France and Russia.
The attorney general in an opinion
addressed to the secretary OF the
navy holds that the so-called eight
hour law does not apply to vessels or
ships under construction for the navy
by contract with builders at private
establishments.
Among the recent recruits for the
navy have been a number Of young In
dams who were educated at the Car
Isle Indian school in Pennsylvania.
Edward M. Ellis. a grand son OF Red
Cloud, the famous Sioux chief, Is one
Of these. He Is a petty oficer.
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THAI no REPlr % puRFosES o IN
MEETING OF EDwA'!R.p AND 4
IA 4S - n r. /:
{ syyiLLlAAl. ISss .s;
GAR ASKS KINGS ADVICE / ! | ]
TWO MoNARcHs WILL HOLD CON.
FERENcE TO FRAME = RI.
sPoNsE. NJ

n London, Aug. liking Edward and
Queen Alexandra returned to London
yesterday from Cowes to prepare for
the kings annual trip to Marienbad,
on which he will start to-day. The
king will cross the channel in the roy!
al yacht Victoria and Albert to Flush.
ing, where q special train will convey
him to Friederichshof. where he will
mest Emperor William Aug. IS.
There has been endless speculation
on the political significance of the
meeting Of the monarchs. The Pail
Mall Gazette says that recently an au-
tograph letter from Emperor Nicholas
to King Edward was brought by spe-
cial messenger to the Russian cmbas.
sy here and delivered to the king per-
sonally by the ambassador, and that at
the same time, other personal letters
from the Russian empress were re.
ceived by relatives in this country.
Asks Edward's Advice.
The Russian emperor's letter to the
king is known to have been request
Tor advice on the situation in Russia.
A reply is said to have been sent and
almost Immediately afterwards the
meeting between King Edward and
Emperor William was arranged. After
the conference at Friederichshof
Joint letter, 1t is expected. will be sent
to Emperor Nicholas, containing the
advice of King Edward and Emperor
William.
Grand Duke Alexis is staying at
Hamburg and probably will represent
the Russian emperor at a further royal
conference, which, If necessary. Will
take place.
Accept Heyden's Program.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 15.-Indica-
tons at the meetings of the central
committee of the old Octoberist party.
which closed yesterday, point to the
amalgamation of Octoberists with the
new peaceful party of regenerationists
and the acceptance Of the program
drawn up by Count Heyden, M. Ouch
koff and others.
The police of st. Petersburg yester-
day captured the wooden model Of a.
field gun which had been used for the
training OF company of revolutionary
artillery. The police also seized a
factory which was engaged in making
shells and bombs, of which fifty and a
quantity of dynamite and pyroxiline
were captured.
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Criminal.

Within five minutes after the police
of greensboro, KY, raided his saloon
to arrest the players in a poker game,
Scott Mccormick died of heart dis
ease.
w. j. Walsh, convicted of illegal
fencing of public lands in Meagher
county, Mont, was sentenced to twen-
ty-five hours in jail and fined $500 by
United States Judge Wolverton.
A quarrel over cents led up to an
alteration at Evangehne, La, which
terminated in H. c. .Gfeggs being
stabbed eight times with carving
knife and fatally wounded by w. H.
Crouch Of that place.
Twelve men in a coroner's jury in
New York brought in a verdict of
guilty, but killing justified, in the
case of Frank Farone. who stabbed
Bazzio Cambello Of Schenectady. All
the evidence at the inquest tended to
show that Farone, returning suddenly
to his home, found Cambello in his
apartments with his (Farone's) wife.
Charles e. Richmond, station agent
for the Crooked Creek railroad 1T Lee
high, Iowa. is in the county jail on q
charge Of embezzling 800 Of the com.
pany's money. The prisoner has se.
cured good legal assistance and will
night the charge. Richmond has been
agent for fonr years md was always
regarded DO honest .siss III sS
VvfI1ta m TT ranichnr v,1;nt ~h,1a ,,,,as.
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70 RUN DOWN THE PuLAJANEs.
Gen. Lee Says Campaign Will Be Wig
orous and Persistent.

orous and Persistent.
Washington, Aug. IA vigor.
BUS campaign to quell the Pulajanes,
In the island of visayas, has been de-
sided on by the military authorities in
the Philippines. These natives recent
" have given the authorities much
trouble, and they have made numerous
attacks on peaceful inhabitants.
The war department has received
copy of an order issued by Gen. Jesse
VI. Lee, commanding the department
Of Visayas, directing the disaffected
Island be divided into two districts
Ind reassigning the troops, the aimrbe-
Ing to distribute them in such a man.
ner as will make it possible to run
iown the outlaws without the neces-
sity Of undertaking long and arduous
marches.
The order says:
"Oficers in charge Of districts will
have general supervision Of their dis
tricts for the preservation Of order
Ind the protection Of peaceful inhabi-
tants and will cooperate with the on
GERS in other districts as much as pos
sible.
"All columns and escorts will be Of
sufficient strength to obviate the posi-
bility Of any reverse. s
while the campaign against the
outlaws will be conducted with the ut
most vigor and persistency, 1t will be
st the same time marked with that
spirit Of humanity which characteFlzes
our forces" Id. 4, 3,$ss .,.5 y
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Daniel Winn. coiored, shot ana killed.
dis wife and then took his own 1lfS 1t
Lake Fore0t, near Chicago. The shoot
Ing followed brief quarrel.
Stuart Burnsy. ! teamster, was
killed In the corral Of the Headlight"
stable ct Tonopah, New, and John Ke:
man., another teamster, was fatally
beaten BY robbers.
Angered because his bride Of three
months declared that she would no
longer live with him Edward Culm
shot and killed her on the street ct
Erie, Pa, and then turned the weapon
on himself. Culm will recover.
A warrant was issued for School In.
spectbr Arthur G. Lee Of Detroit,
Mich, charging that he offered School
Inspector Anthony NJ. Treppa $1,000
to influence him to vote In Lees ia
for for president Of the board Of edu-
cation.
Karl Cook, who said that he was q
lawyer from Washington, D. c., was
arrested at Oyster Bay by secret ser
vice men while attempting to climb
Sycamore hill. Cook was sentenced
to five Gays In the county Jail at Min
cola on the charge Of vagrancy.
Charles Nickel. newspaper publish
OF and former United States commits
sioner at Medford, Or, was sentenced
to thirteen months Imprisonment The
crime for which Nickel was convicted
was conspiracy to suborn perjury in
connection with the Miller incart
land fraud conspiracy.
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Pass sllll | !
! Death | /. on | \ CAR ] ! 4 1 |l
ACTIVITY OF TERRoRisrs suRE
70 LAND SOME BIO pen.
soNAaE.
BULLETS FOR. GRAND DUKE
CARS SOLDIERS ATTEMPT 40.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CALL
FOR GENERALS.

81. petersburg, Aug. 14.-DtSpatcheS
received during the present week
have showI that the widespread agra
rian disorders have extended into sew.
eral more provinces of Central Russia
and are especially grave in Poltava.
The police also report a portentous
increase in the activities Of the terror
lists, which it is thought will hardly
fail ito remove some high parsonage"
It is believed that sentence of death
has been passed upon the emperor.
The attempts made upon Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch and Gen
Kaulbars fortunately were frustrated:
but this was due more to the remiss.
ness Of the conspirators than to the
activity of the police
Girl 10 Bold consplrator.
Barbara Printz had actually succeed
ed in obtaining an audience Of Gen.
Kaulbars, governor general Of Odessa,
and was on her way to his palace
when she accidentally dropped the
bomb with which she intended to as
sassinate him.
Gen. Kaulbars reported the attempt
upon his life to Emperor Nicholas
and received a message of congratula.
ton in return.
Bullets for Grand Duke.
It was while he was personally put.
ting the imperial guards in the guard
camp at Krasnoyel Selo that Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch narrow.
ly escaped assassination.
It is learned that the troops were in
extended order and engaged in volley
firing when the accident" occurred,
rendering it difficult to determine the
regiment from which the bullets came.
The grand duke, surrounded by ofa-
GERS and aides-de-camp, was Of on one
side, out of the line of the fire.
Duke Refuses Command.
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch,
the Associated Press is informed by
member of his encourage, has declined
to accept the post of commander-in-
chief of all the troops Of the empire
where martial law exists"
Whether this wassdecided before or
after the attempt on his life at Kras-
noye-Selo, Aug. 10, is not known, but
the ostensible reason is that Grand
Duke Nicholas believes that such a
post should not be given to grand
duke but to purely military man. He
advocates the appointment of Gen.
Linevitch. The emperor has not final
~ decided the matter.
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Casualties.

An elevator in which nine mine1s
we're going down coal mine at Cnar-
leroi, Belgium, dropped 900 yards,
smashing the car to atoms and instant
~ killing all its occupants.
In attempting to board a movine
train at Lawler, Iowa. Bert Carter
fell under tine cars and had his leg
crushed so badly that amputation was
necessary. 1t is feared he will die.
The fire which started in the Inter.
national exposition at Milan, Italy,
caused damage of 100000 to $1,000
600. The palace of decorative arts,
with 1000 exhibits, is mass OF ruins.
Charles Mccain, fireman, was
killed, and A. w. Loakman, engineer,
was severely injured when part of a
coal train jumped the track and fell
twenty feet down an embankment at
Chicago.
A terrific wind and rain storm
struck Harrisburg, Pa, recently, In
stantly killing Charles M. Richwine
and Chic Befrandi and injuring sew
eral employees of Pawnee Bills Wild
West show.
Hiram B. Helmick and his bride OF
two weeks, while driving from Benton
Harbor to st. Joseph, Mich, were
ground to pieces beneath the wheels
of an electric car which struck the
vunabout in which they were riding.
William johnson, balloonist, fell
1000 feet at Little Falls, near Utica,
N. Y, when a parachute apparatus
failed to work. He struck on some
railroad tracks, receiving injuries
which will undoubtedly cause his
death.
Nathan R. Mitchell, twenty-seven
years old, formerly Of Mineral Point,
Wis, was killed by a premature explo-
sion in the Ophir mine at Butte, where
he was engaged in experimenting
blasting operations. He is survived by
a widow and one child.
There was serious fire at Potts.
vile, Pa, in the East Pine Knot col.
liery Of the Philadelphia Coal and Iron
company. The fire started in the bill
er house and six boilers were rendered
useless and six buildings nearby were
destroyed. Loss estimated at $780,
900.
Two persons were killed in a wreck
On the Panhandle road, two miles out
side of Pittsburg, Pa. The wreck &C.
Cured at switch, but until investiga-
ton Is made it cannot be learned
whether the switch was opened or
there was some obstruction on the
track.
w. I. Fletcher was instantly killed,
Lee Brooks, negro, was covered with
burning alcohol and received burns
which will prove fatal, and the entire
building was Quilted by fire as result
of an explosion in the rectifying room
of the wholesale liquor house of Jopht
& Co., at Houston, Tex. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
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Foreign.


Herbert H. d. PIERCE, the newly lp.
pointed American minister in Norway,
has arrived at Christiania.
Three thousand men employed in
the Laurion mines in Greece have
gone on strike, and the troops there
have been reinforced, as trouble is
feared.
Serious riots of unemployed per-
sons occurred at Cape Town, when a
mob of white and colored men looted
many shops. The police were almost
powerless.
Lord Haddo, eldest son of the earl
of Aberdeen, lord lieutenant Of Ireland,
former governor general of Canada,
was married to Mrs. Cockayne, a wild
ow, at st. Columbia's Church of Scot.
land, in London.
Generals Andres and Negrier fought
duel with pistols in the park sur
rounding the residence of Prince Jo-
achim Murat, in Paris. Gen. Andre
fired without hitting his opponent, and
Gen. Negrier declined to fire. The
principals left the field unreconciled.
The judicial committee of the Brit.
ish privy council has recommended
the dismissal of the appeal Of Duns-
muir VS.. Dunsmuir and Hopper VS..
Dunsmuir, which resulted from the
suit of Edna Wallace Hopper to break
the. will of the late Alexander Duns-
muir, her stepfather, in which his
brother, James Dunsmuir, former pre-
mier of British Columbia, was the prin.
cipal legatee. +.
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h, Monon Train 10 Wrecked. Il.
Chicago, Ang. 1.-THE Monon pas.
senger train from Cincinnati was
ditched 3ns north Of Rensselaer,, Ind.
One passenger and mail clerk were
slightly injured. .,yss Il s-
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lsirninsh u Ala.,s lAug. rs thin
twelve hogfp yesterday Alexander -.
lChisclm, paying siler of' the First
National Tbank. was arreeted, chargeds
With the embexx lenent of teI, 200 ~
the bank fund Was given j. pr0lim
inary hearth before United stateS
Commtssio Toner R b. Watson, put under
bond Of 360, 600, and failing to make
IL u Ia the custody 9o4 the United
States ofncials 1T one .of the principal
hotels Of the city. During the after
non w. 4 Sims and g. N. Hayes, man
ager ana assistant manager of one OF
the chief stock and cotton brokerage
houses In the city, were arrested,
charged with aiding and abetting the
embexxlement OF the national bank
funds. Il I'D .s.l & # y
Brokers Give Bonds.
y, They were also given preliminary
hearing and Sims bond was fixed at
$50. 900 and Hayes ct $4,000. Both
have given bond and are at liberty.
The shortage at the First National
bank was discovered while Chisolm
was on his annual vacation. The bank
has a. large reserve fund on hand, and
1t was from this that the, amount was
taken. There was no regular time for
counting the cash In the reserve fund,
which accounts for the fact that the
shortage was not discovered sooner.
ORcials decided to wait and allow
Chisolm to return voluntarily.
4 Confronted BY omctals.
When he stepped from the train yes.
terday morning he was confronted by
the federal officials and several direct
ors Of the bank. He at first stuutly
denied any knowledge Of any short.
age, but later, in the presence Of the
directors, made full confession.
w. P. G. Harding, president of the
First National bank, made a state
ment during the AFTERNOON to the eff.
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CUMMING FORCES TRIumPH.

Frank Wood Of EsthervIiIe Heads lows,
Central COMMITTEES. 3s y,
az Des Moines. Aug. Is. ~ rank WOOD
c s' tteemap. from Baskerville. unan.
imrously was elected chairman Of the
Republican state central COMMITTEES &
the meeting held here. This Riyea the
:Cummtns leaders complete control of
the state Organization. & 4
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Personal Mention.

William 1mre, one of the founders Of
the White Star line, is dead at Liver.
pool.
Charles s. Carey, leading lawyer
and solicitor of the treasury under
President Cleveland, died at Olean, N.
Y, last week.
Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson, wife Of the
Boston hnancier. died at Dreamwold.
Mr.. Lawson's summer home at Seitu
ate, Mass. Mrs. Lawson has been sui
fering from heart disease for several
months.
Samuel Untermeyer, counsel for the
international policyholders' committee,
has declined to be q candidate for
trustee Of the Mutual Life Insurance
company and the New York Life In.
surance company.
The celebration of the seventy-fifth
birthday of Mrs. e. e. Dixon Of Ma
son City, Iowa, brought together a
family representing five generations,
now all living. Mrs. Hits Of Amigo,
Wis, the head Of the line, is ninety
four years of age and is still hale and
hearty.
Mrs. Florence Mayblick, looking
much improved in health and under
the assumed name of Mime. F. Che
ney," arrived at New York recently on
the French liner La Gascogne. She
declined to tell her plans. Mrs. May
brick has been abroad for three
months. .
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JAPAN NOT EXALTED.
Killing Of Seal Poaehers Called Triv.
iai ARRAY.

Killing Of Seal Poachers Called Triv.
iai ARRAY.
London, Aug. 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graphs Toxic correspondent says that,
despite alarnist reports, there is no
danger OF the killing Of Japanese
poachers on st. Paul island, Alaska,
assuming q state OF international grar
ity.
The American ambassador at Toxic.
the correspondent adds, assured Japan
that his government will investigate
carefully and equitably, into the mat
ter, and said he hoped that Japan
would not allow the cordial relations
existing between the two countries to
be interfered with BY % trivial an af'
fray. .5t5#3 ss Il MI
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-07

on horse back. Well l got on
my horse and wanted him to
walk but George thought other
wise. His long legs would reach
under the horse and he ran.
| was scared but away we
went, | holding on for dear
life. When he got to the stable
he stopped so short. Over L
went on the ground but no dam
age was done. / can do better
now.
Had a house full last We'd
nesday night. Mr.. Hollister
preached a good sermon about
searching the Scripture.
One of our neighbors has
been taking lessons in fruit
growing. There is lots to it
that one needs to know.
Our school closes this week.
Miss Fitzgibbons has given
good satisfaction as being a
No. | teacher.
Now | am going to try that
plan to drive away rats, but
first | suppose | will have to
catch one. Now if | do that
and drive them away then the
rest of the neighbors will do
likewise. Now the question is
where will they finally go to.
Will Rowe has been on the
sick list but is better now.
About the first of next week
the dirt will fly from the dredge
boat near Calhoun.
George Miller has been fix
ing a we'll for Frank Donaldson
near Magnolia.
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Fell down Stairs

Mrs. Margaret Henry, OF Oma-
4 ha, mother of Mrs. j. j. Sulli-
van, OF this city, fell down stairs
at her home in that city yester-
day afternoon and injured her
self very sesiously. Mrs. Hen
ry is an Old lady, and it is fear
ed her injuries may prove fatal.
Mrs. Sullivan and son John, left
for Omaha last evening.
Mrs. l.. M. Walker left on the
noon train for Boone, Iowa, as
delegate for the w. Il. c., after
which she goes to Savanna and
Chicago for a visit with friends.
I. V. Bird. of this city, who
is taking the law course at the
Michigan University, at Ann
Arbor, has been elected presi-z
dent of the Iowa Ssssgl,,tv Of that
institution.
coslnesls OF aay grocery
store ase WORT. one hundred
cents Oh tic l|sIlaf at Brad
ley's.
Fred Brown purchased the
Babcock residence this after
noon from Mrs. c. w. McGav-
rem; consideration $4,000.
The coroner's jury investi-
eating the wreck at California
junction were unable to reach
a verdict last night and adjourn
ed to meet Wednesday night at
1000 o'clock.
Ned Cox is an Omaha visitor
today.
Miss Fila Fensler returned
from Cherokee this afternoon,
and will spend her summer va
cation with her parents in this
city.
Fred Brown yesterday sold
his Cottage on 9th street to
Fred Voss, who will occupy the
same.
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Mondanin

Harrison briggs was doing
business in Mondamin Monday
and Tuesday.
Mrs. Everett McClannohan
met with a painful accident
Sunday afternoon. While sit
ting in a buggy leading a horse
the animal SHE'D jerking the
lead strap, which had a buckle
on the end of it, through her
hand severely decorating the
index finger.
Quite a number of our citi-
zens visited the scene of the
railroad wreck at California
junction Monday.
| Miss Carrie Zahner and Miss
Blanche shai-pnack OF Moaale
attended the alumni exercises
here Saturday evening.
j The alumni exercises Of the
Mondamin high school were the
best we have ever had. Straw
berries and ice cream were in
abundance and the best. Rex
McFarlane, as president of the
alumni welcomed the class of
1906 with an appropriate adj
dress which was responded to
by Mr.. Jesse Philips. All for
malities were dispensed with
and the young people and old
ones too had a general good
time. Miss Lottie Burcham
acted as toast mistress and sue
ceeded in making almost every
one present say something. The
impromptu toasts were all right
and far ahead of the cut and
dried things we are used to
listening to- on such occasions.
The Mondamin orchestra added
much to the success of the eve
ning's entertainment. The solo
by Miss Mable Mickey was
very good and her encore "The
Maid Of Japan was especially
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Elrndale Items.

[ visited the Frazier Sunday
school last Sunday. They had
childrens day exercises and a
very interesting program. had
to take a part.
H. w. Clover hauled into the
Valley, June 5, twenty seven
cases. Pretty good for one
days haul. 1t keeps the berry
man jumping to do all the work
now.
George Knowles visited me
last week. 1t seemed good to
see him once more. When /
was a kid and he was a big kid
he got me to ride my first
horse. / was afraid to go out
of a walk and he was at home