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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-25
Domestic.

Equal suffrageists of Iowa will soon
ally themselves with the Labor party
and do their best to further its cause.
This was the sentiment prevalent at
the state convention of suffragists
held at Des Moines last week.
The installation of regular trans
Atlantic wireless service was accom-.
plished by William Marconi and his
assistants at Glaze Bay, N. F., last
week Mr.. Marconi stated that more
than 5000 words had been transmit.
ted between the station and Port
Morien and the Irish station.
The first railroad ever built in Low
er California will be in operation in
a few days, and will come under the
jurisdiction of E. E. Calvin, general
manager of the Southern Pacific. This
line was built by E. H. Hartman, and
Is known as the Inter California rail
way, and runs southwark from Calex
leo as far as Paradones, 81 IL miles
Miss Helen Gould formally opened
the new railroad brach of the YOUNG
Mems Christian association at Eu
genie and Tom streets, st. Louis, in
the name Of her father, ay Gould. The
fact that she declared it opened in hel
dead fathers name came as q great
surprise to those present. Miss Gould
was the guest Of honor at a banquet.
Dispatches from the center and
South of France confirm the worst re-
ports Of destruction caused by the
floods. Great distress has resulted
Railroad tramc is disorganized. For
tunately the storm center IL now 70
ling seavard.
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PRESIDENTS HUNT ENDS.
Got Three Bears, Six Deer, a Duck
Turkey, Possom and Wildcat.

STEAMBOAT, La, Oct. %. I'VE got
three bears, six deer. one wild turkey.
twelve squirrels, one duck. one pos.
sum and one wildcat. We ate them
all except the wildcat. and there were
times when we almost felt as if we
could eat it,
This was President Roosevelt s
summing up of the results of his hunt
on Bayou Tensas and Bear lake. He
arrived at o'clock yesterday after
noon at the residence of Leo Shields,
where he will be guest until he
makes his departure for Vicksburg"
to-day. He came in OH full gallon.
and accompanied as he was by about
a dozen of his hunting companions, all
mounted and attired in hunting garh,
the cavalcade presented a tab1eau as
picturesque as it was animated.
Only Two Bears Left.
The president is slightly more,
bronzed than when he entered the will
derness from this point fifteen days.
ago, but Notwithstanding this fact and
the additional circumstances that the
stain on his clothes bears evidence of
contact with the cane and other
brush, he was never in better spirits
in his life.
Eyes, we got three bears" he added,
"all that we saw, and think a pretty
good record. am perfectly satisfied
You might add" interjected one of
the Metcalf brothers, who has been
the presidents principal guide through
the hunt, that we hunted in coun-
try of vast extent, and in which there
are but five bears all told, and that
of those. as you see, we got three"
Asserting to this amplification Of
his statement, the president entered
upon an enthusiastic account OF his
hunt. of his life in camp and the meats
| which he had been supplied while
there.
Postum Was Fine.
Was the possum good?" he was
asked.
Absolutely the best dish we had.
except the bears liver" he responded
with relish.
The president when he said this
stood on the lawn in front of. Mr..
Shields house. Around him were
gathered Mr.. Shields and number of
| guests whom he had invited to dine
with the president. The president
never appeared i'll a happier frame OF
mind than on this occasion. He de-
clared that his health had been per-
feet, his appetite equally good, and.
with the exception of day or two
lost on account of rain. had been In
the saddle every day from daylight
to darkness. He ended by declaring
that he had never in his life had finer
| sport.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-25
LENDS FUNDS IN WALL STREET
w. G. Rockefeller Tells Of Leaning the
Standards Surplus.

New york, Oct. 10. - William G.
Rockefeller, assistant treasurer of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey,
testified yesterday in the governments
suit for the dissolution of the oil COM
bine, that the Standard was heavy
lender Of it's surplus funds in Wall
street, for which it obtained the pre-.
vailing rates of INTEREST,". Mr.. Rookie
Teller made this declaration when ask
ed to account for loans of $4,000, 900
made by the Standard Oil Company of
New York in 1906 to interests other
than the Standard" OF the $2O,000,.
600 loaned to P. S. Trainor by the
Southern Pipe Line company, Mr..
Rockefeller said he had no knowledge.
After several statements concerning
the business of the Standards pipe
lines had been placed in evidence. an
adjournment of the hearings was an.
nounced until Dec. % in order that
counsel may have time to inspect the
evidence.
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NEGROES START FATAL RIOT
One Policeman Is Killed and severa
Are Wounded.

One Policeman is Killed and Several
Are Wounded.
New Orleans, La, Oct. 20.-A party
of negroes barricaded themselves in a
downtown house last night and start.
ed a small riot. One policeman was
killed and several were wounded.
The trouble started in front of the
Second German Presbyterian church,
during services, when several negroes
became boisterous. Patrolman Cam.
bions, who attempted to arrest them
was killed. The negroes ran to a
nearby house, which they barricaded
With shotguns, revolvers and raors
they awaited the police, few of
whom stormed the house.
Sergeant Wheatley was mortally
wounded and Patrolman Wenck and
Corporal ]. w. Dunn received serious
wounds.
The riot ended after an hour and a
half siege of the house by the police
The officers routed the negroes by
burning them out, mortally wounding
one and arresting five others.
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NEW HEAD FOR RfME BANK.
9. N. MiLLIKEN CHOSEN PREsE-
DENT-cHANGEs ~ OTHER
BANKS.

New York. Oct. 22.-At late hour
last night the Associated Press was
assured by the clearing house commit
tee that the Helmet Morse and Thorn
as interests had been eliminated from
the banking organization of New York
city, and in the light of this fast the
clearing house association announced
its readiness to lend all necessary aid
to any of the banks that have been
under suspicion, the clearing house.
investigation having established their
solvency. 1t is believed that this ac--
ton will prevent any crisis in New
York banking circles.
Changes in Bank Officers.
William N. Havemeyer, one of it's
directors, was yesterday elected to
the presidency of the National Bank
of North America. succeeding Alfred
H. Curtis, resigned.
1t is understood that the Mercantile
National bank will undergo process
of slow liquidation
At special meeting of the board of
directors of the Mercantile National
bank yesterday afternoon, Seth NJ.
Milliken was elected president Of the
bank to succeed f. Augustus Heirze,
resigned.
Able to Meet Crisis.
The clearing house committee is
perfectly satisfied with the reorgani.-
Zation of the Mercantile National
bank and will see that that bank is
enabled to meet any crisis that the
widely published stories about its con-
dition following the collapse of the
Heinze corner in United Copper may
force it to face
MIR. Milliken, who heads the new
list of officers of the Mercantile Ma
tional, is one of the best known of
New York capitalists.
Following conference of the d.
rectors of that institution last night.
it was formally announced that Will
liam o. Allison would succeed Orian-
do F. Thomas as president of the Con-
solidated National bank
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FOR ASSOCIATING WITH flNNS
WEALTHY SOCIALIST CHARGED
WITH GIVING FINANCIAL AID.
TO REBELS.

st. Petersburg, Oct. %. = William
English Walling of Indianapolis, Ind,
his wife and his sister-in-law, Miss
Rose Transgy, were arrested in this
city last night by force of gendarmes
because of their association with sew
eral members of the Finnish Progress
sive party. A representative of the
American embassy appeared at the
headquarters in their behalf, but he
can take no action until to-day.
Is Wealthy Socialist.
Mr.. Walling is wealthy socialist
He is a grandson of the late William
H. English, who was vice presiden-
tial candidate in 1880. when Gen. Han
cock ran for the American presidency
For several years Mr.. Walling has
taken an active interest in the Rus
sian struggle, and this is the third
time he has visited Russia.
The Films with whom the Wallings
have been associated were arrested.
Books and Papers Seized.
The arrest took place at the Hotel
de France, one of the leading hostel
ries Of this city. The rooms of the
Walling party and the Firms were
thoroughly searched, and the gen.
darmes took possession of a large
quantity Of books and documentary
material.
Mr.. Wallings is intimate with many
leading revolutionists and Liberals.
He is accused by the police of furnish
ing financial aid to the revolution,
though this charge is not the founda-
ton Of his arrest.
Another American Wanted.
It was impossible to learn last night
what the charge was against the
Films. This will determine the accu-
sation against Mr.. Walling, but a
member of the secret service who &C
companied the gendarmes who made
the arrest said the order of arrest had
originated in his section and that the
secret service had been shadowing
Mr.. Walling constantly for two years
past.
The police have been instructed to
look also for James M. James, a New
York newspaper man who has been
over here for New York weekly and
several socialist papers. -
Asks Uncle Sam to Take It Up.
Indianapolis, Oct. 22-Capt. William
E. English of this city, uncle of Will
liam English Walling, last night re-
ceived a cablegram from ST. Peters
burg stating that there was no cause
for anxiety and requesting that gov
eminent pressure be brought to bear
OH the American embassy at st. Pc
| tersburg for assistance.
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John Klinehart, who lives north Of
Nashua, Iowa, was impaled on q pitch
fork. one Of the tines penetrating his
intestines.
Six people were killed and fifteen
injured in collision between north
bound Southern railwa ypassenger
train and freight train at Budd, N
c., near Greensboro.
Ernst Neidert, nineteen, son of
Chris Neidert, a wealthy retired farm.
er Of State Center, Iowa, was instant
ly killed by being struck by a
North Western fast passenger train.
Fifteen or more persons were in
jured, several of them seriously,
when on a south side elevated train
which crashed into the rear of a South
side elevated train at State and Van
Buren, streets, Chicago.
Arthur Onweller was killed in an
automobile accident at Morenci, Mich.
Mr.. Onweller had purchased new
automobile and was taking his first
ride in it. His wife and two children
We're in the machine with him.
While saving trunk from the sec,
ond story of his burning dwelling H.
Medd, a Watertown, Iowa, laborer,
was badly burned about the hands.
arms and face. Mr.. Medd risked his
life to save his valuables.
The magazine of the Petroles Tor.
pedo company, near Petrolea, Ont, eX-
ploded with terrific force. Residences
within a radius of mile of the maya
zine we're more or less damaged. No
one was in the building at the time.
One man was killed, six persons
were dangerously and probably twen-
ty-five others slightly hurt when an
Elberon avenue car jumped the track
and went over a twenty-five-foot EN-.
bankment at Mount Hope, in the west
ern end of Cincinnati
Twenty-Five persons, the majority
of them seriously, but none, it is be-
lieved, fatally, were injured in troll
ley collision on the Buffalo & Lake
Erie Traction company line at Erie,
Pa. All the passengers had miracu
lous escape from death.
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Casualty.

S0o0atSys
Five men we're drowned by the over.
turning of scow in the Illinois and
Michigan canal near Joliet, Ill.,
Francis Hays, three years old, fell
into water tank on the farm of his
grandmother near Waterloo, Iowa, and
was drowned.
One man was killed and three 9th.
ers fatally injured in a boiler explo-
sion ut the sawmill of Jacob Markle,
Fear Puxsutawney, Pa.
Matthew Glovoski, Eve years old,
and his sister Lucy, eleven years old,
were run over and killed by a Lake
Shore train at Lorraine, Ohio.
While trying to cross the Cumber
Nashville, Tenn, in a skin T. J. War
mack and his two sons were drowned.
Assistant Secretary of State Robert
L. Bacon figured in heroic rescue on
the Charles river, when he jumped
from the Harvard launch Veritas and
swan to the rescue of two boys who
had capsized in canoe. He saved
the life Of one. The second boy was
rescued " T. 8. Reed. q student Of
Harvard, who. followed Bacon into the
water
One man was killed and the steel
steamer John w. Moore was sunk IN q
collision between the Moore and
Queen CITY 81 the. Detroit river, lust
above M Ians Kilng crossing. u
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-25
TWENTY ARE LOST IN WRECK.
Danish Vessel Goes on the Rocks OF
Scotland and Crew Is Lost.

Scotland and Crew Is Lost.
London, Oct. 20. - The Danish
steamer Alfred Erlandsen has been
wrecked on the rocks off Castle Point,
near st. Abb's Head, Scotland. She
went ashore during gale last night
and twenty of her crew were drowned.
A lifeboat which spent the night look
ing for the survivors had narrow es-
cape, being frequently swept by heavy
seas. .~ $500
The Alfred Erlandsen was of 954
tons, was engaged in carrying lumber
from Libau to Grangemouth, and was
driven on the rocks early yesterday
evening. The position of the accident
prevented the establishment of com.
munication with her, and before a life.
boat could make it's way through the
heavy seas the steamer broke up and
apparently all her crew were drowned
Several bodies were washed ashore
yesterday.
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Crimes and Criminals.

Mrs Bertha Lund, who strangled
her three children three weeks ago at
Buffalo, N. Y, has been committed to
the hospital for the insane.
Four men and three women, one OF
the former a government mail carrier,
were ambushed and killed east of Her.
mosillo, in the lower Sonora country,
by YaQui Indians.
The Bank of Wharton, Ohio, was
looted by craftsmen who, it is said.
secured a large sum of money. Sew
eral stores were also robbed. Blood
hounds are on the trail of the robbers.
Matt Candy, young white farmer,
is dead, and his brother, o. d. Grady,
is seriously wounded as result of a
shooting ARRAY which occurred in
front of their home at Halls creek.
Ala.
The trial Of William Stout of Vim.
ton. Iowa, on the charge of murder in
, the first degree had sudden termina-
ten, when by mutual. consent the
charge was made manslaughter and
the prisoner pleaded guilty.
During a pistol duel at Peoria, ILL.,.
with a burglar who had robbed a res.
idence of several thousand dollars
worth of diamonds, Ed Barrett, a pc.
liceman, was shot and killed. The
man who fired the shot escaped.
A man giving the names of Ford
and Wilson has been arrested at Miles
City on suspicion of being the person
wanted at Belle Fourche, S. D., fol-
the forging of $3.50 check.
Jacob Dittinger, aged ffty-nine
years, Of New York, committed suicide
in an unusual manner. Placing a
stick of dynamite in his mouth and
holding it in his right hand, Dettingel
exploded the dynamite, blowing his
head off and shattering hehand that
held the explosive.
Dollar Bay, four miles north Of
Houghton, was the scene of volume
of HOUSEKEEPING one night last week
The Donlan hotel, the leading one o.
the town, and four private residences
were broken into, but so far as can BIZ
ascertained no plumber was secured
in any case. At one house the burg
lar took off two storm windows before
he could effect an entrance to thu
house. only to be discovered by tn.
inmates.
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ASSURANCE OF soLvENcY OF
MERCANTILE BANK CLEARS
THE AIR.
BELIEVE FURRY IS OVER
RAILROADS CARRIED DOWNWARD
BY METALS AND AFFILIATED
STOCKS.

New York, Oct. 20. - While by no
means "Black Friday" yesterday
was far from being fair day in Wall
street, and when trading closed genu.
inc satisfaction was expressed that a
short Saturday and a Sunday would
force lull during which many adjust.
ments will be possible.
The prompt action of the clearing
house committee in eliminating the
Mercantile National bank as a dis
quieting factor should result by Mon
day in clearing the atmosphere. Yes.
terday, however, this influence was
Offset by frequent rumors that at the
committee meeting at which the sol.
vency Of the Mercantile had been
established, there had been further
discussion in which other banking in
stitutions were involved.
Stocks Go Down.
The clearing house committee min
imized consequent fears by declaring
that the condition of the banks gener-
ally is satisfactory.
In the stock exchange the metals
and affiliated stocks continued their
downward movement, carrying with
them the general list, particularly rail-
way shares. The selling was heavy,
with the market feverish and suscepti-
BILE to vague influences. Call money
touched 10 per cent an hour before
the close. Smelling broke 9 1-8, SELL
Ing down to 81 IA; Amalgamated Cop.
per, AIS, dropping to "A IL. Both of
these stocks are now low records. A
long list of other properties, includ-
ing such prominent railway issues as
Union Pacific, st. Paul, Great North
ern, Northern Pacific and Reading
also fell away. Support and short
covering assisted a closing rally after
various rumors had failed to mate.
rialize.
FURRY Is Over.
The change in the management of
the Mercantile National bank, the
presidency of which was resigned by
F. Augustus Heinze Thursday, was
made complete yesterday. Following
AIS AuNeSIl6dllou VI Iue 1uSIltutloLI, LuS
clearing house committee extended
the bank cash assistance, but as a
condition precedent demanded the
designations of the directors.
William B. Ridgeley, controller of
the currency, it was unofficially an.
nounced. will accept the presidency.
Conservative Wall street men ex.
pressed the opinion that the furry is
over SO far as serious results are con-
cerned.
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LONG VOYAGE IN THE AIR.
Signal Corps Balloon Covers 500 miles
Winninu lahm Cup.

Signal Corps Balloon Covers 500 miles,
Winning Lahm Cup.
st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 20.-Swinging
through the atmosphere at speed
roughly estimated at twenty-five miles
an hour, the United States signal
corps balloon No. 10, in which ]. c.
Mccoy and Capt. Charles de F. Chan.
der assembled here Thursday evening,
passed over Illinois and Indiana
Thursday night and across Ohio yes
terday, and at nightfall was apparent.
" about to land in the vicinity OF
Point Pleasant, w. Va. The distance
covered, on straight line measure.
ment, is approximately 500 miles, and
the voyage won for the aeronauts the
1Ahm cup.
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SHOT IN CLASS ROOM.
Theological Student Wounded at PEG

Theological Student Wounded at PEG
ria, III.
Peoria, ILL.,. Oct. 2O.-Louis M. viii.
son, a student at the Eureka college
theological seminary at Eureka, Ill.
this afternoon shot John Walsh, a
classmate, during the assembling of
the class for recitation.
Wilson fired revolver point blank
at his victim, the bullet lodging in
Walsh's neck near the jugular vein
Walsh's condition is serious.
Thursday afternoon Wilson chal
lenged Walsh to a fight, which was re.
fused.
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Three Die II Ran Wrsck

Washington, Oct. 20. Three per
sons killed and thirty-seven moro or
less injured. one Of them probably a.
tally, is the result Of the collision at
Rudd, N. c., between . Southern rail-
way passenger train and freight
train. s5
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ROOSEVELT KILLS A BEAR.
Telegram From Bear Lake to J. M
Parker Conveys the News.

Parker Conveys the News.
New Orleans, Oct. 0.-News of the
killing of a big black bear by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in the canebrakes near
Bear Lake, La, reached New Orleans
yesterday in a telegram to John M.
Parker, one Of the gentlemen who in.
vited the president to hunt in the state
and who himself was member of the
hunting party until business required
his return to New Orleans several
days ago.
The telegram to Mr.. Parker was
signed by Mr.. LEO Shields, another
member of the party, and read as fol-
lows:
President Roosevelt killed great
big bear. Went into thicket after
him.
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NEWS Of THE WEEK N fPI1OMf
IMPORTANT EVENTS At HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Washington.

"A new rural mail route out Of
frankfort, Sping county, s. D.. Is Or
dered to begin Dec. 16, to serve eigh-
ty-five families; out Of Ross, Ward
county, N. D., to serve LOG families;
out of Wheelock, Williams county, to
serve 107 families.
COMPOUNDED with a statement by
Henry A. Castle. former auditor Of the
postoff1ce department, that the govern
ment for a long time had lost an av.
erage Of $1,000 daily through error
and fraud in the money order system,
the congressional commission which
is inquiring into postal methods, has
gone far enough to decide that impor-
tant reforms are necessary in the con-
duct of the service.
Application for writ of mandamus
was made to the supreme court Of the
United States directing the court to
issue a writ of error in the case OF
Thomas B. Clement Of Faribault.
MINI, who has been convicted and
sentenced to eight years imprison-
ment at Saltwater for misappropra-
ton of bank funds. Application for
a writ of certiorari in this case had
previously been denied.
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Open Swedish BAPTIST col,eo.

st. Paul, Oct. 22.-The new Swedish
Baptist college,. or the Bethel acade-
my, was dedicated yesterday by Rev.
Magnus Larson of the First Swedish
Baptist church of ST. Paul The new
academy has been instituted by the
Swedish Baptists of America.
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Killed in Auto Accident

Pontiac, Mich, Oct. 22.-In an auto.
mobile accident here yesterday Harry
Wood, aged forty, was killed and Karl
f. Smith, an automobile tested for
local factory, had his right arm
broken.
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Shoot. Wife: XII. SELF.

Brunswick, Ga, Oct. %. Crazed
with drink and jealousy, William Raj
ney, a young grocer Of this city, late
last night shot and MORALLY his wife,
He then placed the revolver to his.
head and fired, dying instantly.
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Many Flshlnol eoia Z =, 2 M y 4 =, 3,

Trondh3enl, Norway, Oct. ~. S4
violent b hurricane has been raging
over the province Of Ffnmark since
last Thursday. Many fishing hosts are.
missing and up TO the present time
seven lives have been lost
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Check Rubonie Plague.

San Francisco. Oct. %. =. No addi-
tional cases of bubonic plague have
been reported since Oct. 16, and six
more patients have been. discharged
as cured since the 14th.
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/ Conductor KIM Paesanuar.

San francisco, Oct. %. Following
a quarrel over q transfer sip on u
Polk street car. Charles Moss was
shot and instantly killed and two
other passengers wounded By the CON
ductor. .3 IS, a a; NJ En- " ,i8,
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Minnesota Hay Now s21 a Ton.

WtuneSoeA nay NOW vi Ton.
Chicago. Oct. 2e-No. 1 timothy hay
seld here yesterday at $21 per ton,
which Is the highest price ever paid
for that commodity in this city at this
season Of the, year. Choice timothy is
quoted at about 81 ton higher than
The No. /.