The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-23
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Washington.
The bureau of insular affairs Of the
war department has invited bids for q
100000 1890 4 per cent bond issue
Of the city of Manila.
Goatskins to the value of $4,000 900
were imported into the United States
in the fiscal year 1906, against $1O,'
100000 worth decade earlier.
The clerical force of the Mare ISL
and navy yard has forwarded numer-
o:sly signed petition to Secretary Bon
aparte requesting an increase of Is
per cent in salaries.
The ban has been placed ON Sunday
bayy playing in the army by Secretary
Taft, according to a letter received
from Washington by Lieut.. Col. Sharp.
commanding at Fort Logan.
Rear Admiral Willard Bronson will,
it is understood, soon be recalled to
take what has become the most i'm
portant post in the navy, namely, chief
of the bureau of navigation, to succeed
Rear Admiral Converse.
The announcement is made in the
annual report of the chief of engineers
that the secretary of war has approved
site for the proposed bridge across
the Mississippi river between st. Paul
and the military reservation.
A plan for concrete maritime high
ho OF 1f Do tn
be used as a substitute for the ditch
as at present projected, has been sub.
mitted to President Roosevelt by Col.
Alexander Hogeland, known through
out the United States as the Father
of the Curfew."
Secretary Shaw again has an
nounced his determination not to aid
the money market now, declaring that
the present money stringency was
brought on by stock speculation and
that he does not propose to have tho
United States treasury used as gam.
bling bank.
The interstate commerce commits.
sion has declined to issue an order
compelling railroads to report all cases
of false billing, classification, weigh
ing, representation Of the contents of
packages or reports of weight, by ship
pers, delivering freight for transporta
ton, in order that the shippers may
be prosecuted.
Criminal.
Mrs. ]. N. Camp, a farmers wife,
oear Atlanta, was bound with leather
strap and assaulted by negro at her
home.
The Midland Bank of Newton, Kan.
was held up by one man and robbed of
$1,000 in currency. The robber es.
capped.
District Attorney Jerome of New
York said that the trial of Harry Thaw
would be moved for the first week in
December.
Wesley Hardway, a gang boss, was
instantly killed and three negro work
men badly wounded by Fred Adkins at
Huntington, w. Va.
Grieving over the sudden death of
her brother, Miss Petronella Romeiser
of Belleville, ILL.,, leaped from the third
story of her home, receiving fatal in
juries.-
Adam Teugal, wealthy and promi.
nent German of Dubuque, committed
suicide by hanging. Dependency
over i'll health is assigned as the
cause.
E. E. Clark, arrested at Pittsburg
two weeks ago after desperate fight
with officers, charged with passing
forged checks, was sentenced to four
years in prison.
Every member of the Centenary col
lege faculty at Jackson, Miss, except
Prof Moncrief, resigned as a conse-
quence of the recent stabbing of Rev.
DR.. Miller by Prof Moncrief.
The jury in the trial of Mrs. Mary
Lingafelter at Coshocton, N. Y, for
completely in the forgery involved in
the failure of the Newark (Ohio) bank
two years ago, returned a verdict of
guilty.
William Phalen, an aged mining
prospector. who was arrested at Sac
ramento, Cal, for swindling number
of citizens out of several Thousand dol
lars by false representations, was sen.
fenced to ten years in prison.
Personal.
DR.. Frederick F.. Dewhurst, pastor
of the University Congregational
church, died in Chicago of pneumonia
Reese Wiggles, who claimed to be
the smallest man in the world, being
four inches shorter than Gen. Tom
Thumb, died at Retreat, near Wilkes
barre, Pa.
Miss Kathleen Clayton, daughter OF
Gen. Powell Clayton. former ambassa-
dor to Mexico, was married to Arthur
Grant-Duff, British minister to Cuba.
in Washington.
John Calm yelling. for many years
one of the vice presidents of the ILL
nois Central, died at his home in Chi
cago.
hi Isaac r. Taylor Of Jersey City one
I 81 the most prominent lawyers at tho
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