davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
1 4 !
sDlSIRis . y mi \ A u
NJ jUsT skoU lllsslcl IS


n New sollow lng B the
Indictment ~ GeorE Perkins and
Charles S.I Esairch lid On Friday, DIS
tr4ct Attorney Jerome nouncedS Sat
$aufday that ~ had inst begun the In
3vestigation 90 the saflaifs Of the New
4 York Life and that he Will. after Jan.
=, have IN extra dinary session of
the grand jury called to consider mat.
tiers exclusively. s
The Held ~ a vide one and the EVIL
dence that has been given to the dis
,trict attorney. az to crimes which are.
hidden by false entries In the books,of
tho New York company, cover, 1t is.
estimated, transactions involving be.
tween SO, 1000. 900 and $40, 900 900.
Indictment Had TO De Rushed.
The transactions on which the IN
dictment Of Perkins and Fairchild
were founded had to be rushed
through and decided by the December
grand jury because the statute of hnr-
itations, unless indictments were
found, would have outlawed the
crimes on Dec.@31.s
Evidence has been given to the dis
trict attorney of other dealings BY the.
New York Life, in which there was
precisely similar proof. as to the dis
position Of stocks and false entries on
the books of the company, as appeared
In the railroad deals on which the
grand jury acted.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04

ARE CHARGED WITH forgery
GEORGE w. PERKINS AND cnAs
8. FA,RcH,LD MUST FACE
TRIAL.

New York. Dec. 30-The grand jury
which for the past month has been In
vestigating the affairs of the New
York Life Insurance company yester.
day returned indictments charging for
gerry In the third degree against
George w. Perkins. former vice pres!.
dent Of the New York Life and mem.
Der of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co..
and Charles s. Fairchild. a former Sec
rotary Of the treasury, president Of the
New York Security and Trust compa-
ny (now out Of existence) and a mem.
Der OF the finance committee of the in.
surance company. Mr.. Perkins was in
court when the indictments were an
nounced. He was formally arraigned.
entered plea of not guilty and gave
bond in the sum of $4,000. Mr.. Fair
child is at present in Europe.
Find Six Indictments.
Six indictments were returned
against each of the two defendants,
but all are based on the one transac-
ton, known as the "Prussian loan,' -
the specification under the charges of
forgery being the Justification Of book
keeping entries.
The grand jury coupled with the in
dictments presentment in which the
Jurors placed themselves on record as
being convinced that in doing the acts
charged against them Messrs. Perkins
and Fairchild were Influenced by a
desire to benefit the policyholders."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
cAssArT DIES IN HARNESS.
Railroad President and Financie,
Passes Away Suddenly.

Railroad President and Finaneier
Passes Away Suddenly.
Philadelphia, Dec. 80. - Alexander
Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company and one of the fore
most railroad men and financiers in
the country, died suddenly at his resi-.
dence here yesterday. Mr.. Cassatt,
who was little more than sixty-seven
years of age, was stricken with heart
disease shortly before 1 o'clock and
died before assistance could be given
him. His malady is known profession.
ally as ''the Stokes-Adams symbrone.' =
Though Mr.. Cassatt's death was en-.
tirely unexpected, he had been in i'll
health for nearly year. His condition
was aggravated by an attack Of whoop-
ing cough, which he contracted from
his grandchildren while at Bar Harbor
in September. He never entirely re.
covered from the effects Of the attack.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
DEATH ENDS STORY OF CRIME.
Woman Dies While Telling Hew She
Was Shot,

r
New York, Jan. IA young won
an, who with her companion, Sidney
Kaufman, was shot while both were
guests at the Hotel Knickerbocker
early yesterday, died at Bellevue hos
pital. Kaufman is thought to. be fa-
tally injured. Not until told by the
persons in attendance that her recov-
cry was impossible did she admit her
identity, and a statement subsequent
ly made to the police was unfinished
when she lapsed into final uncon-
seriousness.
} The dead woman was Mrs. Eva !
Totten, wife of John Totten of Totem
vile, Staten Island. She was twenty
three years of age, and her husband is
in his eighty-third year. They were
married two years ago. H..
Mrs. Totten told the police that
Kaufman and she were in love and
that he desired her to marry him at.
once. She wished to wait until she
had secured a divorce. Over this they
quarreled and Kaufman shot her and
then turned the gun on himself.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
ApPALlt z q 4 DID Nj On sk,.1'.
aaoRE . OHIO ROAD NEAR ssf
t5sS Il WASHINGTON. 4
OVER Q J q! sixty ARE INJURED
PASSENGER TRAIN coLL,DEs
WITH EQUIPMENT TRAIN
DURING. roc.

Washington, Jan. !. - An appalling
disaster occurred last night At I
O'Clock on the Ba!timnrs & Ohio rail
road at Terra Gotta ABOUT three miles
from this city, In which about thirty
eight persons were killed and over six
ty injured, some Of them so seriously
that they will die, The accident was
caused by the collision Of Train No.
G6, due here at 6:25 p m from F:t. L.
erick, Nd, known as the Frederick
special. with dealh.ad passenge.;
equipment special os eight cars. Over
200 passengers were anoard the i'll
eated train.
Cause Not Determined.
The railway Off c,ais late last night
were unable to assign any cause for
the collision. As soon as the news Of
the wreck reached this city all aml,u
lances available. with as many physi-
clans as could be assembled, we're
sent to the scene. The dead bodies
were found lying beside The track !oi
a considerable distance. A dense fog
was prevailing and made objects per-
ceptible but few feet ahead. 1t was
impossible at first to determine the ex-
act extent of the catastrophe.
Trainmen Arrested.
When the news of the accident
spread about Brocklahd many citizens,
with their wives, fastened To the
scene to give their aid and comfort to
the wounded.
It has been proved that the danger
signal at Takoma Park short dis
lance from the scene Of the accident.
was set when the train of empty pas
senger cars passed. The train was
going at the rate of sixty miles an
hour. and Engineer Hfldehrand stated
that on account OF the heavy fog he
could not see the signal.
Both Engineer Hildebrand and the
fireman on the special train were ar
rested and brought to Washington.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
SHOT BY A NEGRO SOLDIER.
chinaman Wounded While Resisting
Aold.up.

chinaman Wounded While Resisting
Hold-up.
Ell Reno, Okla, Dec. 30.-Resisting
an attempted holdup in his laundry
last night, Lee Sung, q Chinaman, was
shot and dangerously wounded by an
unknown negro, who wore the uniform
Of the United States army. The as
sailant escaped. Soldiers from Fort
Reno, the sheritf's force, police and
many posses of citizens are searching
for him.
The numerous outrages perpetrated
by negroes, believed to be discharged
soldiers of the Twentv-fifth infantry,
have aroused the public to an intense
degree.
The negro was dressed in the full
uniform Of the United States army,
but It is not known whether he is a
member OF the negro troops now sta
toned at Fort Reno or one of the dis
charged soldiers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
BOTH DREW GUNS.

Herder Was Too Quick for camiieon
and Shot Him Dead. g..
Rock Springs, Wyo., Dec. 30.-Word
from Rites ranch, fifty miles out on
the range, tells Of the fatal shooting
yesterday of man named Camileon
by YAM Rodriguez, herder. The
men quarreled over some sheep which
Camileon claimed, but which the herd.
er refused to release.
Both men drew guns, but Rodriguez
was tride quicker and dropped his
man in his tracks, the bullet entering
Camileon's head and killing him in.
stantly. Rodriguez mounted a horse
and was last seen in the Bitter Greek
country. A posse is in search Of him,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
From Other Shores:


Emperor William of Germany is i'm.
porting American mares for his stock
farm.
The Ontario government has solo
the mining rights in the bed Of Lake
Cobalt to a syndicate for $1,035,000.
The French, German and Russian
expeditions have arrived at Tashkent,
Russia, to observe the eclipse Jan. II.
After nine years work Sonora Eleon
of Angus Calientes, Mex, has com.
pleted a dress which is valued at $40.
900.
The summit of Mount Vesuvius 10
covered with snow, producing pic
turesque effect. Snow also has filled
cracks in the volcano resulting FROM
the recent eruption.
The cotton harvest in Central Asia
is extremely good, 1900 car loads, in
stead of the usual 10000, being availa-
BILE for export. Railroads will require
special facilities to transport the cot.
ton.
Nine Thousand of the Inhabitants OF
the town Of Bejar, Spain, decided some
time ago to emigrate in body. The
offer of. the presidents of Uruguay and
Nicaragua to supply ships and funds
was accepted for the transportation Of
the emigrants.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
MANY ARMY CHANGES DUE.

Generals Bell, Whit and Funston to BE
Promoted.
Washington, Dec. 30.-There will be
number of changes in the army dur
ing the next few months, the most i'm
portant of which will be the promotion
of Brig. Gen. Bell to the rank of major
general. Gen. Bells promotion will
take place upon the retirement of Maj.
Gen. Jesse M. Lee next Wednesday.
Maj. Gen. Wade, the senior in his
grade and the second oficer in rank in
the army, will retire April IA. This
vacancy will, in all probability, be fill.
ed by the promotion of Brig. Gen. Will
liam 8. McCaskey, now in command Of
the department of Texas. Gen. McCas-
key will retire Oct. next.
Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston or
Brig. Gen. Whit will be promoted after
the retirement of Gen. McCaskey.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
FOREST RESERVES.
More Than 100000 Acres withdrawn
From Settlement.

More Than 100000 Acres withdrawn
From Settlement.
Washington, Dec. 80. - The actine
commissioner Of the general land Of.
fee has announced the withdrawal OF
537.920 acres Of land for forest reserve
purposes, included in the Sacramento
range Of mountains in South Central
New Mexico. The acting commission
er also announced the withdrawal of
512.720 acres in Routt county, Colo.
rado.. west Of the continental divide,
for similar purposes. He also with.
drew for forest reserve purposes 49,.
900 acres Of land lying in Southwest
ern Colorado, near Durango, and 1867
$50 acres In California adjoining the
klamath forest reserve. on the wes.
and the Oregon border on the NORTH.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04

news d Inf WEEK IN fPITOMf
DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BusY READERS.
People Talked About.

People Tatkeo ABOUT.
Marie Jose Fameto died at Madrid
at the great age of 125 years.
Charles c. Lord, one of the pioneers
Of Chippewa Falls, Wis.,, is dead Of
tuberculosis.
George w. Hewes, widely known as
a telegrapher. was found dead in bed
at San Antonio, Tex.
Edward H. Thompson, ST., president
Of the Maryland National bank. died
suddenly at his home in Baltimore.
Andrew Gleason, a notable figure in
church and political circles in the ma.
tional capital, died in Washington of
paralysis.
DR.. Frank E. Beckwith, formerly
professor Of obstetrics at Yale medical
school, died In New Haven, Conn.
from apoplexy.
Father M. ]. O'Dwyer, founder and
pastor Of the Sacred Heart Catholic
church in Kansas City, was found dead
In bed in that city.
Charles Beckwith Fink. editor of the
Latrobe (Pa.) Advance and pioneer
newspaper man, dropped dead at his
home from apoplexy.
Charles II. Keep, assistant secretary
of the treasury, will succeed F. D. Kill
burn as state superintendent of banks
for the State of New York.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
GREAT STRIKE IS POSSIBLE.

Forty-two Western Railways May Re.
fuse Demands OF Trainmen.
Chicago, Dec. 80. The probability
OF serious trouble between the forty.
two Western railroads and their EN-
ployes, who have demanded q Is per
cent increase in wages, has become
more likely. The managers Of the
roads affected have decided that no &C.
ton viii be taken until the .trainmen
make fresh overtures:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04

0no.at 1t. Louis destroyed TropertSs
worth 10000. Two Arsmen were ae
.iously injured. is
Property valued at $4,000 was De.
stroysd Thy asare In thA business sec
ton Of CORY. Pa Il
Fire originating from . defective gas
lighting system destroyed three bust
ness BLOCKS I'm Perry, Iowa. Loss, 500;
900.
The city prison at Jacksonville, in
Calhoun county, Alabama, was burned
and Richard Walker, the only inmate
cremated.
The immense sawmill plant Of the
German.American Lumber company a
Midvale, Fla, was destroyed by fire
Loss. 100000.
A passenger train ran into the rear
end of a freight train at Springfield,
Ohio. Eighteen passengers were in.
tured, none of them seriously. T.
Elias Lehtenen and Joseph Bardeso.
no were instantly killed in the Colby
iron mine at Bessemer, Mich, by fall
ing 500 feet to the bottom Of the
shaft.
An interurban train from Seattle
and a work train scollided a mile north
of Milton, near Edgewood, Wash.
Four persons were killed and twelve
injured.
Charles Thomas was found dead be.
side the tracks at Rocker, Mont. His
body was decapitated and the indica-
lions are that he was run over by a
train of ore cars.
Before the eyes Of his young wife,
George Davis lost his life in an unsuc-
cessful attempt to rescue John Arke,
an eight-year-old boy, from drowning
at Morristown, N. ],
James Harris, his wife, thirteen.
year-old son and three.year-old daugh
ter, were asphyxiated by natural gas
which escaped from a stove In their
home at Niagara Falls, Ont.
The bodies of Edward Lidridge and
Albert Caromfy were found along the
railroad tracks at Clark's Summit, Pa.
The bodies were BADLY mangled. 1t is
supposed they were struck by q train.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
WILL KILL ships OFFICERS.
British Sailors Threaten Death II
Forced n RSahin

Mazatlan, Mex, Jan. /. - The crew
of the British steamer s. Drumming,
now in port here, have mutinied and
thirteen sailors are in prison at this
place, having been arrested at the re.
quest of the British consul.
The men maintain that IL they ara
forced to reship In the boat they will
kill the captain and mate on the high
seas, for, they assert, they have been
treated as slaves and given improper
food,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
RA'suL, PLOTS WAR.

Report Says German Flag lie to Sc
Hoisted Over Zinat Stronghold.
Tangier, Morocco, Jan. 1. It is
currently reported here that the Ger
man flag is abous to be hoisted over
Raisulis stronghold at Zinat. 1t is
said to be the bandits intention to en-
deavor to embroil the powers in the
meantime by joining forces with the
pretender.
On the other hand, however, it is
stated that Zinat has been sold to q
German commercial firm, which in !.
tends to enter into possession when
Raisuh retires.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
cARuso MUST PAY FINE.

Recorder Golf Affirms Decision Of
Lower Court In His Case. 4.
New York, Jan. /. - Recorder Con
reaffirmed the decision Of the lower
court in the case of Enrico Caruso,
the grand opera tenor, who was ac-
cused Of annoying woman in the
monkey house at Central Park. There
is no appeal from this decision. The
lower court imposed a fine Of SO,
which was the maximum under the
law. Caruso resented the ignominy
carried by the decision.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
70 SPREAD JAP EXCLUSION.
League Plans Legislation Affecting
+ Whole State.

San Francisco, Jan. Il. Aided by.
labor unions and the schmitz admins.
4tratton, the Japanese Exclusion
league has opened q campaign to ex-
tend the exclusion Of Japanese from
public schools throughout the state.
It is planned to secure the passage at
the coming session Of the legislature
.of g sweeping bill making separate
schools Tor Japanese and Chinese a
regular part Of the schoSl system. d
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
Domestic.

Domestic.
J. Pierpont Morgan gave a 100000
mansion to his son, j. Pierpont Nor.
gan, Jr., as Christmas present.
The $4,000 employees Of the Illinois
Steel company at South Chicago will
receive a raise Of 10 per cent in
wages.
One hundred thousand dollars has
been pledged for the erection of S
monument to the late Joseph Jefferson
in Central Park, New, York.
j. Hill, who has acquired consid-
cradle interest in the First National
Bank of Chicago, has been elected a
director of that institution.
Arnold Lee & Co., stock brokers of
New York, who recently failed, have
effected settlement with creditors on
the basis of so per cent in cash and SO
per cent in notes.
st. Louis has an infant prodigy in
nine-months-old Eugene Barbara
Jacques. who is able to talk and talk
plainly. She is said to possess the
, mental faculties of a child of three
years.
Elaborate preparations have beer
made at the City of Mexico for the en-
tertainment Of the Mystic Sbriners
who will come from the United States
to participate in the limitations there
in January.
The total value of the mineral pro-
duction in the United States in 1905
amounted to $1,625,S77.127, being an
increase over 1904 of over $500, 900, 900,
according to a statement issued by the
geological survey.
Iowa farmers this year raised a CROP
that is just $121,230.Ss7 better than
the average crop Of the last seventeen
years. The total value Of the products
Of the soil In Iowa. this year was $780,.
495,421. and the average value Of the
crop for the last seventeen years Il
sos, 264.534.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
oliver Herford,. Wit.

An editor was talking the other day
in New York about the wit Of Oliver
Herford.
/" It Is its unexpected quality" he
said, that makes Herford's Wit % de-.
.lightful. Ss55 3s5s.
" He sat IN my ONCE one afternoon
when young novelist entered.
/. Mr.. Herford,' said the, a novelist
tsagerly, I value your optimism very
much. Nov want you Is tell me- can.
didly Whist you think u ny nsWs book
I. N, I'D Hes6ord husrt sdly:
EIet ~ n IN ~ D !. rs &
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04

Head Hacked With t1atchs4. 81
Kansas City, Jan. homas
flaming, aged eighty years, d wenlthy
property owner Who lived alone, SN,as
murdered some time yesterday At mis-
home IN this city. The head had been
hacked With s 5hatchet.. I'll 'Ss sS5i
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
Academia, Happenings.

Accidental Happenings.
Two boys were drowned in a pond
near GRANVILLE, ILL.,, while skating.
A fire in the business section of
Greensburg, Pa, caused loss of $780,.
600.
The Joyce general store in Kamrar,
Iowa, was burned to the ground. Loss
$4,000.
The Roman Catholic church at OF.
sego. Mich. was burned, following q
Christmas celebration.
Rose Bros. department store al
Manistique, Mich, was destroyed by
! fire. Loss, 10000; insured.
Falling into a sponge mixer full Of
dough. which he was feeding, H. d.
Van Kirk Of Columbus. Ohio. was
winfield round and round until every
bone a his body was crushed before
the machine was stopped and he vaa
extTicated corpse. I
s. II Q hsad-on collision It Brookvills
i ~ between two Zig Four freigh,
trains, mn Frank Morris and Ber,
( Day, . fl1mer who was riding u onl
f1 10 atneas Hero 1lilJ1d and m
=. = snol faslIl,l i. No. fatalsJ
stlj MI
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
Crimes and Criminals.

City Marshal Frisby of Lamar. Colo.
was shot and killed by two strangers.
who escaped.
A. L. Porter was arrested at Ozark.
Mo-, charged with killing his wife by
breaking her neck with club.
One negro was killed, one fatally
wounded and others seriously hurt in
a drunken brawl at Topeka, Kan.
A duel with pitchforks between two
grooms employed in fashionable rid
ing academy in New York resulted in
probably fatal injuries to Thomas Con.
uelly.
A jury at 'Salina, Kan, returned q
verdict of not guilty in the case of
Mrs. John Caldwell, charged with the
murder of her husband. This was the
woman's third trial.
AS the result Of dispute over a d.
viding fence, Elijah Covert shot and
instantly killed Charles Thorpe near
North Vermont, Ind. Both men are
prominent farmers.
Proprietors Of thirty-seven factories
and business houses in Springfield, ILL.,,
charged with violatingthe child labor
law, pleaded guilty and were each
fined IS and costs.
John Houser, who lived ten mflea
northeast of Charles City, Iowa, COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat
The rash act was due to q elouded
mind caused by old age.
Between $1,000 and $1,000 stolen by
William c. Anderson, former assistant
paying teller Of the First National
Bank Of Kansas City, who was arrest
ed at Austin, Tex, last week, has been
found in Austin.
The dead bodies of George PAtter
son, cab driver, and Alice Clark,
boarding house keeper, were found in
different rooms of the boarding house
in Jacksonville, Fla. The indications
are either suicide or murder.
Arthur c. Metzeler, drug clerk at
Indianapolis, shot and killed Albert
Harvey. negro, in the store. Metze-
Ter says that the negro started to go
behind the counter, ignoring his pro.
:est, and the shooting followed.
Antanas A. Joels was arrested
charged with being fugitive from
Justice. The arrest was made in
Brooklyn, where Joels had taken
rooms for himself and wife, on the
request of the police of Chicago Joels,
the police say, is wanted for defal.
cation of $500.
Robert Widgren and Herman Oberg
partners in a coal business, were found
dead in a room in the rear of the coal
Office in Chicago. A broken gaspipe
and escaping gas gave rise to the be-
lief on the part of the police that
Widgren had Intentionally severed tho
pipe to kill himself and his partner.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-04
\ WHOLE CITY IS TERRoRizED.
Reign Of Violence and BIoodshed a
Lodz-Many Are Killed.

Iodz-Many Are Killed. !.
Lodz, Jan. /. The situation here
is rapidly becoming acute. Sanguina-
~ encounters were frequent during
yesterday. Six persons have been
killed and twelve wounded.
The authorities, at first supine, are
now more active, and are preparing to
meet all emergencies. II.
The proprietors Of seven of the
largest factories here, employing 10O,-
900 persons, announced, their intention
of closing their establishments In con-
sequence Of the system of terrorism
inaugurated by the extreme socialists.