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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-25
Sins and Sinners.

Joe Wright and George Clegg, who
were serving life sentences in the
penitentiary at Chester, ILL.,, for muir.
der escaped.
Five men were killed and sixteen
others injured by boiler explosion in
the Laura mine. near Heerlin. on the
Dutch border.
John Reigle, young farmer living
near Peabody, Kan, choked his wife
to death and then shot and killed him.
self He is believed to have been in.
sane.
The door of the strong box left I'm.
locked, cash to the amount of $4OO dis
appeared from the safe in the grocery
store of Edward Lindwall at STAN.
baugh, Mich. There is no clue.
Four convicts escaped from the state
prison at Iona. Mich, by reaching the
basement with false key while the
prisoners were being given liberty in
the corridors and then breaking their
way through the basement walls.
Because robbers hid his wooden leg.
Oscar O'Harrah, ticket agent at Col.
Tiers, W. Va, was compelled to lie on
his bed and watch two masked men
20 through his clothes, search tina
house and taken $125, watch and val.
uables.
William s. McNemar, a Civil war
veteran, aged sixty-fve years, shortly
after receiving pension check, was
found dead in the willows bordering
Polk creek. near Weston, w. Va, The
body bore wounds supposed to have
been inflicted with club found near
by.
Mrs. Harry Norton, a we'll known
young woman of Belle Plaine, Iowa,
committed suicide by hanging herself
In an outbuilding near her home. It
Is presumed that brooding over her i'll
health caused her to kill herself. Mrs.
Norton was soon to go to hospital
for q severe operation.
Charges Of fraud at the polls in the
election held in Little Rock, when that
city was voted wet" will be filed tr
court by the leaders in the prohibition
movement, according to the announce.
ment Of 3. A. Tabor, field manager Of
\ the Arkansas Anti-saloon league.
While serving warrant on Patrick
/ Kennedy ct Towanda, Pa, Detective
+ NcCracken vas shot Dy Kennedy, and
Dr.. Leonard Pratt. former MAYOR. vas
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-25
erslan.

A great festival was held at Lima
Peru, on the occasion Of the Inaugural.
ton of the Cuzco railroad.
The Canadian parliament has been
dissolved. and Oct. 20 has been
named as election day, on which the
members of the next parliament will
be voted for. ~. r.
The private safe Of M. Alberti, the
sx-minister OF justice who is now IN.
der arrest at Copenhagen, was open
ed and found to be empty. with the
exception of revolver and some
coin.
Reports from the city Of Meerida,
capital of Yucatan, declare that two
authenticated cases of yellow fever,
are in the pest house there and that
four suspected cases are under obse;I
walton.
Details are given in Yakutsk> news>
papers Of revolving case of canui.
balism among the nomadic tribe Of
Lamuts in Siberia. One Of the La
nuts, driven desperate by hunger, de-
voured the bodies Of his brothers
wife and children.
1t is announced that a syndicate Of
British firms is being organized with
large capital to seize the rights in
foreign patents which may lapse I'm.
der the new patent act through foreign
firms neglecting to operate their pat
ents in Great Britain.
1t is officially announced that King
Alfonso and Queen Victoria will short
ly make a visit to Munich, Dresden
and Budapest. They will be absent
for about month and will spend a
portion of the time as the guests Of
the Austrian emperor.
Hon Rodolphe Lemieux, postmaster,
general Of Canada, announced at Lib
eral campaign meeting at Niagara
Falls that the government has COM
pleted arrangements for the Inaugural.
ton at once Of system Of free rural
delivery throughout Canada.
The Canadian government crop re.
port estimates the wheat yield at 1884,.
100000, an average Of twenty-one
bushels. The total yield of oats is
given at 269, 494 900 bushels, an aver.
age of thirty-four bushels an acre. and
the total barley yield is placed at 49,.
4S8.000 bushels, an average of twenty.
seven bushels an acre.
The Russian ministry of the interior
is preparing the draft of new law on
the matter of Jewish restriction. This
project enlarges the zone Of Jewish;
settlement and removes the restric.
tons against Jews holding land. The
ministry of commerce is engaged on a
second project which will entitle Jew.
ish commercial travellers to move freq.
ly throughout the empire.
A. ]. Sousa, who has just arrived in
this country from Japan, says condi-
lions in that country are becoming
worse instead of better, owing to the
refusal of Japanese to fill their con.
tracts. Many Japanese firms, owing
to the depression, are refusing to
make delivery of goods. The post
ponement of the exposition is also
having a bad effect on the markets.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-25
Otherwise.

The opening of a school for deaf
mutes in New York has marked the in
PRODUCTION Of a unique feature in the
public school system of that city,
In quarrel over the ownership of
dinner bucket at Des Moines, Frank
Carson, white, struck Alec Wrant, a
negro, over the head with a shovel
and killed him.
Charging that his deaf mute wife
nags him in sign language, James
William Nash of Newark, N. j., him.
self a deaf mute, has instituted di.
vorce proceedings.
Gov. Magoon has issued a decree
fixing Nov. IA as the date for holding
the general elections in Cuba for pres.
ident. representatives and senatorial
electors.
The National Association of Post,
Office Clerks has voted down a change
in the constitution so as to provide
membership in the organization even
after clerk has been promoted to
Qlgner pOSlLlOQ.
Chicago's population was placed at
1,924,O60 by the official school census
just completed. Americans had the
largest representation in nationality,
being followed by the German and
Irish citizenship.
Promoter Jimmy Cofforth of San
Francisco announces that he has prac-
tically closed arrangements for a fight
between Battling Nelson and Packey
Mcfarland on THANKSGIVING day for
the lightweight championship.
A white Minorca hen belonging to
Charles Ebersole, a truck farmer OF
Eldora. Pa, with record of having
laid five days week during the sum.
mer, roasted on the wagon spring, ana
when Ebersole reached market ha
found her still there, having ridden
five miles without having been dis.
turbed.
Dorothy Roy, a pretty chorus girl
with Sam T. Jacks burlesquers. was
given a judgment OF $1,000 against
Manager Albert Hogge at Des Moines.
Miss Roy sued Hogge because she
said Hogge repeatedly sought to kiss
her and because he made insulting re.
marks about her. She also objected
to wearing tights.
Arrangements for a Marathon race.
the first to be held on the Pacific
coast, have been made by the Century
Athletic club Of Oakland, Cal. The
course Of twenty-five miles win q.
tend from Fruitdals to Hayward'a
overshaded roads and canyons.
Fred schreubel, former proprietor 81
the Turner hotel ct Muskoees. Okla,
Med suit against Gov. Charles Il. Hss.
/ kelI, who II the Democratic national
treasures, for 112. Is & which II
claims q duo him Tor hoard 81 the noyl
,ssnor and family from Arm to 50
teslbsr lSe7 & 81 7l's
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-25
Accidental Happenings.

A spectacular fire at Detroit swept
the Central lumber yard and some adj
Joining frame buildings, causing a
loss of $4,000.
William Gardiner and his wife were
drowned when launch was capsized
in Grand river, at Lansing, Mich, on
Q sunken stump.
Fifteen passengers were slightly In.
1ured when the Chicago-New York
train on the Erie railway was wrecked
In the village of Geneva, Pa.
Emerance Cree, aged three and
one-half years, died in horrible agony
at Houghton, Mich, as the result OF
being burned while playing over bon
Gre.
Two residents of London, Ont, Will
liam Regain and John Richardson, were
asphyxiated in a we'll they were dig
ging for a farmer twelve miles south
of Regina, Sask.
At Sour Lake, Tex, lightning struck
the fve-acre earthen tank belonging to
the Texas Oil company. The tank con-
tanned about 10000 barrels of Oklaho.
ma crude OIL The estimated loss is
100000.
While at work under twenty feet of
water at the bottom of one of the
caissons on which the superstructnre
of the new piers will rest at BalSi.
more, William Small, diver, was
stricken with heart disease and died
before his companions could get him
out of the big tube.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-25
MILL CITY MAN MURDERED.
Wound on Head Indicates It Was
Cast in Water to Conceal Crime.

Lewistown, Mont, Sept. 22.-GeOrge
Bolton, aged forty-five, hailing from
Minneapolis, was the victim of MUIR
der near Garneill, new station on
the Billings & Northern road.
Bottoms body was found lying in an
almost empty irrigation ditch, face
down, in several inches of water. A
bad wound on the head indicated that
he probably was first wounded by
blow and then, placed in the water.
Death resulted from drowning.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-25
.Drouth Causes Anxiety.

Boston, Sept. 22.Anxiety is filing
the heart Of the New England farmer,
for a drouth, which Is pronounced to
be one Of the severest in many years,
has spread itself over the New Eng
land states, causing suffering to peo-
pie, cattle and crops throughout the
country districts. ,.5 81 1r.5.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-25
Tot Would Punch Cattle,

St. Louis, Sept. %. Clad in boys
attire, SO that she would 60 West and
punch" cattle. Martha A. Rinehart,
fourteen years old, Of Lima, Ohio, was
found here yesterday by her father.
The girl told the police that another
girl and boy Of Lima had planned TO
follow her after she had secured work
here.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-25
HONOR FOR BISHOP CARROLL,

Helena Prelate May Be President Of
University at Georgetown.
Washington, Sept. 22.-Right Rev..
John Carroll, bishop Of Helena, Mont,
probably will be tender ed the presi-
dency Of the Catholic university at
Georgetown, to succeed Bishop O'Con-
nell, whose term of office expires
April l.. Bishop O'Conntll will return
from Rome next Thursday.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-25
Play Havoc Wlth ahIpplna.

New York, Sept. Y 20. - Severe
storms at sea, heavy fogs and . smoky
haze on the coast are playing havoc
with shipping schedules, both coast
wise and Transatlantic liners being
seriously affected by the adverse con-
ditions. , g5
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-06-26

Now Haven. Conn, June -. - A.
wild n scene Of jubilation and as pic
turosQue a mass OF humanity as ever
had a settling on a base ball diamond
was that which the alumni OF Yale
university presented as a greeting 10
Secretary William II. Taft as he sat
with hls class OF rs IN the stand on
Yale feld 20 see the annual game be.
tween the Blue and the Crimson. His
cup OF happiness was filed 10 over
flowing. for not only was the crowd a
record breaker IN his honor and the
classes the nolslest ever In their
dances upon the green sward, but Yale
whipped her rival by the score OF
8 10 o IN a game which was full OF
better playing than either team had
shown this season.
As an omen Of good luck Secretary
TAFT marching with Judge Hollister
ln the front rank Of his class and I'M
modlately following band which con-
siantly played the stirring Yale airs.
and nanked on either side by the Stars
and Stripes and the banner OF the
class OF '78. marched twice around the
bali field in full view Of moro than
1900 wildly cheering men and women.
and followed by the reunion classes
numbering several hundred young men
in their fantastic and striking garb.
such as only active schemers can de-
wise and which have made Yale class
reunions SO notable.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-06-26
Set Himself AHre.

Wedding guests 90 the number OF a
score came to the little home at 5l1
Greenwich street. Philadelphia. They
were the friends OF Nathan Presser
lie was 20 have been married Sunday
evening 10 handsome and wealthy
Rose Schattenstein. OF 639 Grant
street. Allentown. and his friends had
come In gala dress to wish him god
speed and to go with him 10 Allentown
for the wedding.
But instead Of place of festival the
laughing visitors came suddenly upon
a house of sorrow. The bridegroomto-
be had poured oil over his clothes and
set a match to them. a moment later
he had been found a whirling pillar OF
flame. in his bedroom and conscious,
but shrieking in hideous ae,~ at the
Mt Sinai hospital, a block away. the
man had died.
He removed the tank from an oil
stove. and after pouring the contents
over his clothing went into the yard,
where he set himself on fire When the
members of his family found him he
was burned from head TO foot and un-
conscious At the hospital he was able
to tell the physicians ne had sought
death by fire.
Twice before when on the point Of
marrying Miss Schattenstein, he lost
the money ho had saved for the occa.
sion Saturday night he said he was
dishcartened and feared he could not
marry. because his money was all tied
up in his business.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-06-26
MISS LEAN Reid

Married 20 the Hon John Ward.
Fife the Grand Duke Michael and the
Countess of Torby The king and
queen signed the register as the wit
ncsscs Of the marriage The wedding
gifts are valued at over 100000.
The bridegroom IS a brother OF the
Earl of Dudley and is equerry in wait
Ing 20 the king The Chapel Royal
where the ceremony took place. was
the scene OF the marriage of Queen
Victoria and several of her daughters
The bride wore a gown of soft white
satin old rose point lace was draped
all over the bodice. and there were
panels of the same lace on the skirt
caught with tiny punches Of orange
blossoms. The lace formerly belonged
10 the brides grandmother Mrs Ogden
Mills.
Attending the bride were three little
girls. two nieces and cousin of the
bridegroom They were dressed iu
white muslin. with pale blue sashos
The pages were two nephews and 6
cousin of the bridegroom. and these
were dressed in coats of blue velvet
with white nankcen trousers. Tho
chief bridesmaid. Miss Jennie Croker
is cousin of the bride She was
dressed i'm embroidered white muslin
with pale blue sash and n large white
hat with flowers.
The officiating clcrgymcn were
Canon Sheppard. subdean of the
Chapel Royal. Dr Grosyonor. of New
York. and the Rev Dr Piers Claugh
ton. rector of Hutton-lirontwood. rs
scx Colonel Ilaliord the owner of
Dorchester houso. where the Roids
live. was best man. The first part on
the honeymoon will De spent at Give
den
After the ceremony there was g
great concourse OF guests az the re
ccption in Dorchester house
Tho brides travelling dress was of
green chiffon with cream embroidery
and croam-colorcd straw hat will
green and white osprs
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-06-26
PERsIANs SHOT DOWN
shah's Troops Bombard Parliament
Building.

buidln0,
Tehoran. June 2f-Aftcr a bloody
feht which was waeed around the
parliament building the city is com.
parativoly quiet. although tho Cos
sacks were camped ln the streets and
squares Cossacks and soldiers sur
rounded the parliament and demanded
that a number OF persons whose arrest
the shah had ordered. De forthwith
handed over 10 them Parliament re-
fused 20 comply with this demand and
shots were fred az the soldiers Sow
oral OF the soldiers being killed Orders
were at once issued from military
headquarters that the parliament build.
ing be homharded. and the lombard
ment commenced soon after l0 o'clock
while this was in progress bombs
were thrown from the parliament
building and the mosque adjoining.
disabling one of tho guns and wound
inc the gunners.
Eventually the halls Of parliament
were cleared but not before many per-
sons had been killed and wounded
The hombardment continued until
O'Clock In the afternoon. when 10 sud
denly ceased IN the meantime the
troops plllaeod the political clubs 10
that noiehborhood and numerous resi-.
denccs of influential members OF pan.
lament in which work they were aid.
cd hy the populace
The number OF casualties Is un.
known. but il will be very large. The
parliament buildings are practically in
ruins
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-06-26
CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN OF
NEW YORK.

This demonstration lasted fortysi,
minutes and is said 10 have broken the
time record for such things in Ameri
can politics. The cue for the enthusi
astic outbreak was Senator Lodges
remark during his opening address as
chairman when he said "The presi
dent is the best abused and the mosi
popular man in the United States TO
day"
Another signal feature was the com
mittee fight on the anti-injunctiot
plank. otherwise the proposed plank
for the platform which was designed
with a view to expressing the admins
trations disapproval OF hasty court In
functions against the presumed rights
Of labor. The struggle resulted finally
in a compromise. both sides yieldinl
IN part, so that harmony might be pre-
served and the party go before the
people with a plank on this subject
calculated TO conciliate the labor inter
ests and at the same time not 10 be
construed as an unwarranted attack
upon the federal judiciary.
The third feature in the group here
set forth as markers for posterity for
the big Chicago convention was neg
ative something that didn't hap
pen. though It was expected to happen
by many persons throughout the coun
try and by not few Of the delegates
In the convention This was the alb
sence of the stampede" for a renomi
nation Of President Roosevelt against
the presidents expressed declaration
that he would abide absolutely by the
unwriiten law that no president shall
serve more than two terms Mr. Talt's
nomination proceeded along smoothly
TO ultimation. the nation was preserved
from any present peril OF the third
term bOgy and the presidents name
preserved to future ages as one who
with a further extension Of power
within his grasp. was patriot enough
10 put aside the proffer for his coun
trys good While as stated a mega
tive feature. this cannot be passed by
~ one Of the few matters Of para
mount force In the history Of the 1905
convention.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-06-26
NOSG
SHERMAN IS ILL
Fice Presidential Nominee Suffering
From Gall Stones.
he IS holding HIS OWN

\ His Condition Continues to Improve
An Operation VIII Not Be Neees.
sary 49, wife and Son Are at his
Bedside.
Cleveland. Juno 24-Reprosontatiye
James S. Sherman, Republican candi-
date for vice president. removed from
the home OF former Governor Herrlck
60 Lakeside hospital. a sufferer from
gall stones. after somewhat restless
night. is reported IN an Official bulletin
as holding his own. II the patients
condition continues 10 improve, the
bulletin said. Il Is not likely that an
operation for the removal Of the gall
stones will be necessary Tho physi-
clans state that Mr. Shermans we'll
known abstemious habits have given
him much bodily strength to resist the
ravages OF the disease
The following telegram was dictated
by Mr. sherman 10 bis secretary In
answer 10 q message OF sympathy from
the presidential nominee. William II.
TAFT.
"Hon. william II. Taft New Haven.
Conn
"My Dear Mr.. Taft-My Illness is
not Of a critical nature, and the doc
tors advised me that I can probably
go home ln three or four days. thank
you ever so much. indeed. for your
cordial telegram. expect TO sec You
IN Washington on Wednesday OF newt
week j. $. SHERMAN"
The unfavorable symptom In the
case Is the continued high tempera'
ture. In the bulletin given out Il was
given as 1924. with pulse normal Mr..
Sherman was restless. The extreme
heat OF the day. running into the nine
ties. aid not add much 10 the comfort
OF the patient
Representative Sherman arrived I'm
Cleveland last Sunday from Clncin-
natl. following a conference with Sec.
retary Taft He went Immediately 10
the home OF Ex-Governor Herrlck. and
remained there until taken 10 the hos.
pltal NJ Sherman felt the pangs OF
pain while coming here and retired
90 his bed on arrival az the Herrick
home His condition became rapidly
worse until it was thought by the ply
fiCians called In 10 attend him that an
operation would be necessary.
when received at the hospital Mr..
Sherman was very restless. with ten.
porature OF l02 and pulse 90. Drs.
Carter and Allen conferred, but post.
poned action until further develop.
monts. His condition has improved TO
such an extent that the physicians
stated their confidence In the quick
recovery OF their distinguished patient.
Mrs sherman and son. Richard, ar
rived In Cleveland from their home in
Utica They hurried 10 the hospital
in an automobile Upon arrival there
Mrs Sherman was so nervous and
weak as a result Of her anxiety that
she had 20 be carried IN a chair TO the
apartments assigned 10 her. She did
not Immediately enter the sick room
OF her husband but remained In her
rooms until she had recovered her
strength The meeting Of the father
mother and son was under conditions
entirely different from those planned
at their Utica home. where elaborate
arrangements had been made for the
Homecoming OF the vice presidential
nominee. Mr. Sherman expressed his
profound interest IN the plans made
for hls reception and voiced his keen
disappointment at not being able 10
be at home.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-06-26
MlrcHELL,s FUTURE
Not a Candidate For Any Political
Office, He Says.

Not a Candidate For Any Political
Office, He Says.
Chicago. June 2f-John Mitchell
former president of the United Mine
Workers of America. iss1od an author
itativo statement refusing TO allow his
name t0 Doe considered as a candidate
for governor of Illinois ON the Demo
cratic ticket or as a candidate for vice
president with Mr. Bryan u ann not
now. and shall not be. a candidate i0i
any political Office OF any hnd.' de
Clarod Mr. Mitchell
Friends of Mr. Mitchell said that Dc
had about decided 90 accept an office
in tho National civic Feleration's
trade agreement department Ho de
sires. thoy said. TO put himself whorf
hts services VIII Doe of the greatest pos
sible value to iaborlng men generally
throughout the country IN this Office
his work would bo On connection With
the efforts 10 settle disputes between
employer and employed without resort
ing to strikes and lockouts Tho Office
carries a salary OF $4,000 a year
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-06-26

Trenton. ~ J.. June 2f.-Ihere De- q
possibility that the legislature may De
called together in special session ioi
the purpose of making appropriations
TO some of the state institutions Sew
eral of the institutions say that az the
last session the two houses cut down
their appropriations t0 q point which
does not permit them 20 properly carry
on their work The matter was the sub
iocf of n conference between the gov
ernor and the attorney general and
while nothing was decided upon. 70 D.
the belief that a special session Wild
be called
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-06-26
Thinks It Saved His Life

Lester VI. Nelson. of Naples, Maine,
saws i'm recent letter. 81 have used
Dr. Kings New Discovery for years, fur
coughs and colds, and J think 10 saved
my life. have found it a reliable rem
edv for throat and lung complaints
and would no more be without a bot
tie than ! would be without food. For
nearly forty years New Discovery has
stood al the head OF throat and lung
remedies. A. a preventive Of pneumon-
ia. and healer o. weak lungs 70 has no
equal. Sold Undergraduate ai White
Il Co, drug store. 5uc and slD. Trial
bottle free.