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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
DEATH CLAIMS NOTED BISHOP.
Charles II. Fowler Of the Methodist
Church Passes Away.

Charles H. Fowler of the Methodist
Church Passes Away.
New York, March 22-Rev. Charles
H. Fowler, bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church, died at his home
here yesterday.
Bishop Fowler has been critically
ill only since last Wednesday. His
death was due to heart failure, result
ing from complication of diseases.
He had been in i'll health for two
years, but during nearly all that time
he took a more or less active part in
the affairs Of the church.
AS late as two months ago he felt
able to make journey to Minneapo-
lis, where he presided at the dedica-
ton of the Fowler Memorial Metho-
dist Episcopal church. His last public
appearance was at Metropolitan tenn
pie on Sunday following Washing
toms birthday, when he took part in
a Washington memorial service. His
last visit to his Office in the Metho-
dist building in Fifth avenue was
made last Monday. On Wednesday he
was stricken with the illness which
resulted in his death early yesterday.
Bishop Fowler's long life was filled
with activity for the church and the
cause of education.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
BIG FLOOD CHECKED BY FROST.
Except for Cleaning Up, Pittsburq Is
Through With Second Flood.

Except for Cleaning Up, Pittsburg Is
Through With Second Flood.
Pittsburg, Pa, March %. - Except
for the cleaning up process, Pittsburg
is through with it's second flood this
spring.
A sudden change to colder weather
at the headwaters Of the rivers and
in the Pittsburg district Thursday
night froze up the small streams and
stopped the torrents that were pour
ing into the lower Allegheny and low
err Monongahela rivers.
The crest Of the flood reached the
city shortly before daylight, at 27.3
feet. At 10 o'clock yesterday the wa
tiers began to recede and by night the
stage was below twenty-five feet, the
danger line.
Many manufacturing plants were
shut down yesterday. but the food did
not inflict great damage upon indus
trial interests. Most OF the resi-
dences surrounded by water Thursday
night are again upon terra f1rma.
Steam and electric railroads have
returned to practically normal sched-
ules.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
Alleged Robbers Of Oriental Linn
tied Are Being Hunted by
Armed Posses.
saw. ! THROUGH STEEL BARS
Delivery Discovered an Hour After Els.
cape, but Men Disappear as if
Swallowed Up.

Helena. Mont, March "a. - In pur-
suit of Charles Mcdonald and George
Frank Hauser, two desperate train
robbers who escaped yesterday morn
Ing from the county Jail after saving
through four sets of steel bars, a posse
of deputies and county officials are
searching the hills near Helena.
Mcdonald and Hauser were to have
been tried next Monday on the charge
of holding up the Oriental Limited on
the Great Northern last September, at
which time they secured $4,000.
Returned Empty Handed.
Two of the three posses that set out
yesterday morning returned at dusk
empty handed after running down a
dozen different clues and spending an
entire day in the search. While the
other and larger posse is still out, it
had not at last reports met with any
better luck, because of the many pros
pect holes, miners cabins and TIM
Der.
Apparently we'll founded reports as
to the whereabouts of the men were
obtained from ranchmen, miners and
others, but all came to naught. and the
impression prevails now that the men
have remained in hiding near the city
during the day, hoping to escape later.
Saw Through Cell Doors.
The men made their escape by saw
ing through their cell doors and then
by cutting the bars between the corri-
doris and also in Jail window into the
yard. They scaled the high wall by
means Of outbuildings and jumped at
least fifteen feet into an alleyway.
Despite the fact that the delivery
was discovered within an hour after
their escape the men disappeared as
If swallowed up. The ground is very
dry and the county bloodhounds were
unable to do any effective work.
The two are regarded as the most
desperate of Northwestern bandits.
That they are armed and will make a
desperate resistance before submitting
to capture is not doubted.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
Secretary Root Accepts Invita-
ton for Battleship Fleet
to Visit Japan.
C0UCntD IN CORDIAL TERMS
Regarded as Demonstration of Good
Feeling Existing Between Two
Countries,

Washington, March 22.-The Amer
lean battleship fleet is to visit Japan.
The desire of the emperor of the ISL
and kingdom to play host of the big
sixteen was laid before Secretary
Root Thursday by Baron Takahira,
the Japanese ambassador. The invi-
tation, which was couched in most
cordial terms, was made the subject
OF extended consideration by Presi.
dent Roosevelt and his entire cabi-
net yesterday. Secretary Root was
directed to accept the invitation and
the acceptance was laid before the
Japanese ambassador late yesterday.
Next Bid From China.
1t is regarded in official circles here
as more than likely that China will
be next to bid for look at the fleet,
and that should this be the case the
invitation would be accepted.
Secretary Metcalf and Admiral
Pillsbury, chief of navigation, are ar
ranging the details of the new itinera.
ry. With the exception of China, it is
believed to have been determined that
all other invitations, should any he re-
ceived, will be declined, for at best
the fleet will not now be able to reach
the Atlantic seaboard before the first
of next March.
itinerary Of the Fleet.
The itinerary which seems to be
the most direct includes stops at the
Hawaiian islands, Samoa, Melbourne.
Sydney. Manila, Yokohama-should
that point be selected as the stopping
point in Japan-possibly Chinese
port, back to the Philippines, and
then home by way Of the Suez canal,
with only such stops as are neces-
sary for coaling.
The acceptance of the Japanese in
vitation is regarded in official circles
as of considerable Importance in the
way of demonstration of the cor
diality existing between the American
and Japanese governments. The add
ed trip is nearly equal in distance to
voyage from New York to Europe.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
Forolnn.

The final reply from Washington re.
garding the immigration question has
greatly pleased Japan.
The Spanish steamer Villa Real has
been wrecked; according to word re-
ceived at Valencia, and her crew of
nine men drowned.
The dominion government ratified
the agreement between Fort William,
Ont, and the Fort William Car com
pany, allowing this city to make con-
cessions that will open factory en-
ploying 1900 men and costing $780,
900.
NJ. Chchegievotoff. the minister of
justice, has asked the dunla for ST.
100000 for the enlargement of Rus
sian prisons, which are overcrowded.
There has been an increase in the
number of prisoners of Ill per cent
since 1906.
1t is reported at Honolulu that the
crown prince of Japan will make his
long contemplated tour of America
and Europe this summer German
Professor Beltzolong of the Toxic Of
flee has been recalled from Germany
to accompany the crown prince.
Lieut.. Gen. Smirnoff was probably
fatally wounded in a duel fought i'll st.
Petersburg with Lieut.. Gen. Focl.
The duel was caused by the memoran-
dun written by Gen. Smirnoff or the
siege of Port Arthur in which he
questioned the courage of Gen. Fock.
The emperor has confirmed the
death sentence passed upon Lieut..
Gen. Stoessel and the courts recon-
mendation for communication of the
sentence to ten years Imprisonment
in fortress. The former command
er Of Port Arthur Intellectually petit
toned for full pardon.
Discovered in the nick of time, a
plot which had for it's ultimate pur-
pose the establishment of military
dictatorship has been nipped in the
bud at Lisbon. According to the re-
port the instigators of the plot were
to have the assistance of several
crack regiments and many army Off
GERS were to lend their aid. All the
officers concerned have been cash
tered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
General News items.

United States Senator William
Pinckney Whyte died at his home in
Baltimore.
The Jefferson street public school at
Little Falls. N. Y. was damaged by
fire to the extent of $4,000.
Traffic Director Stubs of the Har-
riman lines declares that no reduction
of the operating forces is contem-
plated.
John Evans of Neosho, Mo-, was
shot and killed and George Ryan Of
Norwood, Mo-, was dangerously
wounded by an unknown robber.
The Guatemalan congress has rati.
fed the treaties adopted at the Cen
trail American peace conference held
some time ago in Washington.
Emma Goldman was stopped by the
police when she attempted to speak
at meeting in Workingmen's hall
at Chicago Her subject was can
archy and What 1t Stands For"
Billy Papke of Spring Valley, ILL.,,
was awarded the decision over Hugo
Kelly of Chicago in ten-round bout
at the Hippodrome in Milwaukee I'M
der the auspices of the Milwaukee
Boxing club. The bout went the limit.
Edward c. Hefferman, special po
lice officer, was shot and killed and j.
L, Morlin, a. bystander, was seriously
wounded by Donald Starr, whom the
officer had elected from the elevated
station at Jackson Park avenue, Chi
cago. Starr, who was intoxicated,
then shot himself, INJECTING a wound
which will probably prove fatal.
It is, predicted that the cut Of TIM
Der in Upper Michigan this year will
show little II any decrease from 1907.
At Iron Mountain alone the railroad
/ has handled $50 carloads daily for
| the last SsyAral months. 4.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
sLEUTHs FIGHT FATAL DUEL.

Customs Inspectors Kill One Another
in Dry Bed Of the Rio Grande.
Ell Paso, Tex. March 22.-Mounted
Customs Inspectors Charles Logan
and Charles Jones fought duel in the
dry bed of the Rio Grande river in
this city Thursday night and both
were killed Their bodies were found
yesterday morning. 1t is supposed
that each mistook the other for a
smuggler.
At first it was believed that the
two officers had been killed by snug
glers, but this theory is discredited,
as tracks around where the bodies lay
all fit the shoes of the dead men.
Three shots were heard by the people
living in the neighborhood. The pts.
tol Of one of the officers held two
empty shells and that of the other
one empty shell.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
Casualty.

Three persons, composing all the
male members Of one family, were lit
orally blown to pieces by dynamite at
Acme, Pa, while dynamiting stumps.
Four men were badly burned, two
probably fatally, as the result of an
explosion of gas in the Iron Mountain
tunnel mine in Missoula county, Mont.
BY the overturning Of a rowboat
during sudden squall Peter and
Andrew Lacroix, father and son, and
Henry w. Ellison were drowned at
Stratford, Conn.
The steamer Pomona, plying be,
tween San Francisco and Eureka,
Cal, was wrecked near Fort Ross. All
her passengers were saved. The Po-
mona is reported to be total wreck.
AS result Of terrific storms in the
mountains the streams are swollen
and landslides have been caused
which have tied up the overland train
service between Portland and East
Pendleton.
Lee Conk'in, son of G. B. Conklin of
Sioux City, was almost instantly
killed while attempting to board a
Burlington train near the city ticket
office at Council Bluffs, falling under
the wheels.
Fire destroyed the coke washer,
tipp!e, engine house and chemical lab
oratory of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company's mine at Sopris, Colo, en-
failing loss of $150,o0O and throwing
300 men out of employment.
Three men were killed and four in.
jured. two fatally, by the explosion Of
one of the ten warehouses of the
United States Powder company, near
Coalmont, Ind. Nothing is known as
to the cause. The force of the explo.
sion was heard and felt for miles. All
windows in Coalmont were destroyed
and several buildings were damaged.
A baby, aged two and one.half
years, was scalded to death at the
home Of the parents at Waterloo, Iowa.
The mother stepped from the room,
leaving tub half-filled with boiling
water. Into this the child tumbled
and was SO badly burned that death
came soon after.
Feeley Lee, sixteen years old, Of st.
Charles, ILL.,, a student at the Chad
dock training school for boys at
Quincy, Ill. during q sham battle last
evening, In which forty cadets partici.
pated, was shot through the head ana
died shortly aftsFward.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
Crimes and Criminals.

Marguerite Borden, fifteen years old,
daughter Of Henry l.. Borden of Tren-
ton, N. j., shot herself in the heart as
the result of grief.
James johnson, capitalist and lead
ing politician of Chattanooga, Tenn,
committed suicide by cutting his
throat on an Alabama Great Southern
train.
William Carton, an elderly resident
of Fort William, Ont, quarreled with
his wife, and pulling revolver, shot
her through the head. He then shot
himself dead. Mrs. Carton will die.
Angered because of a scolding for
not having sought employment, Mat
thew Kraschefsky, aged seventeen
years, deliberately shot and killed his
father, Louis Kraschefsky, at their
home in Wilmington, Del.
Mrs. Helen Daenzer who conducted
a school of instruction in embroidery
and other fine needlework in Brook
lyn. shot herself to death in a tele-
phone booth after summoning an &C.
QudlllIduCS W CdlC LII lAS OOuy. La
health was the cause.
An Intellectual attempt was made to
wreck two Chicago & Northwestern
trains when some unknown man plac-
ed a boulder weighing over 200 pounds
on the Northwestern tracks south of
Waukegan, III. The stone was seen
by the engineers of the trains.
Following murder and several at
te1npts at highway robbery by negro
desperadoes at New Orleans, the po-
lice raided many dives and saloons
frequented by members of that race.
At one saloon alone los negroes were
placed under arrest.
James Simpson. former paying teller
of the Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tional Bank of Philadelphia, who was
charged with embezzling $4,000 from
the institution, pleaded guilty in the
United States district court and was
sentenced to five years imprisonment.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
MAcDlARMlp is INDICTED.

Fraud. Theft and Perjury Among the
Charges Against Bankers.
Marshalltown, Iowa, March 24-Dr.
Stuart MacDiarmid and Donald A..
johnson of Omaha. president and CASH
Ter of the closed Green Mountain Saw
ings bank, were indicted in seven
counts returned by the grand jury.
The indictments charge fraudulent
banking, embezzlement, perjury, re-
ceiving deposits for an insolvent bank
and making false entries in the banks
books.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
news Of WEEK SUMMARIZED
Digest Of the News Worth Telling Con.
densed for the Busy
Reader.
Washington Notes.

Under suspension of the rules the
house passed the bill providing for the
restoration of the motto I'm Good We
Trust on gold and silver coins of the
United States.
The senate has passed a bill by
which 100000 acres of arid lands De-
longing to the public domain will he
turned over to the State of Idaho for
use under the Carey act.
The purchase of three new steam
golfers with coal-carrying capacity
of 1000 tons, at cost each of $685.
900, has been agreed upon by the
house committee OH naval affairs.
The house committee on naval af-
fairs has recommended bill author
izing $500 additional enlisted men for
the marine corps and the necessary
complement of officers. The bill raises
the rank of the commanding officer Of
The marine corps from brigadier gen.
sral to major general commandant.
The claim of the Countess Buena
Vista against Maj. Gen. Brooks for
$25O,00O damages on account of his
revocation while military governor of
Cuba of her license to slaughter all
the cattle for Havana has been de.
cided by the supreme court OF the
United States against the countess.
A delegation of organized labor,
consisting of the labor committee Of
the Southern railway, called on
Speaker Cannon and expressed the
hope that there would be no further
railway legislation affecting the reve-
nues of common carriers enacted at
this session of congress.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
TO JOIN WATERWAYS TALK.

Burlington, Iowa. March 22.-Thom-
as Wilkinson of Burlington, president
Of the Upper Mississippi River Inn
provement association, yesterday re-
ceived a personal invitation from
President Roosevelt to come to Wash
ington and meet with him and others
in q conference on the waterways Of
the country and their Improvement.
The conference will be held IN May
and will supplement that III which the
governors Of various states partici-
patsd some tins no. EEL. " .lfs5 IA
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
FUNERAL OVER, WIDOW DIES.

Logan, Iowa. March %. Within
twenty minutes after the family had
returned from the cemtery, where It
had buried the venerable Christian
Ehrhardt, the wife of the deceased OK.
pired and a second grief was visited
upon the household. Christian Ehr.
hardt died Sunday at the advanced
age Of eighty. The funeral was held
yesterday and It was followed imme.
diately. by Mrs. Ehrhardt's death.
Both were long residents here. They
had Z family o. I'VE children. Vt
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
BOTH LEGS CUT OFF.

Doctors Hope to Save Life Of Section
Foreman at Morris.
Morris, Mimi, March "a. - Joseph
Schroeder, a section foreman, was
knocked down by an engine and run
over, cutting of both legs just below
the knees. BY amputation the physi-
clans hope to save his life.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
Man Shot bv Rabbit Hunte

Man Shot by Rabbit Hunter.
Elk Point, s. D., March "a. -- Eels
Thompson. an employe of H. A. Schu-
macher in the Milwaukee railroad
yards in this city, was accidentally
shot by Fred Linch while the latter
was shooting rabbits. 5ss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
Bucket Brigade Saves Town.

6UcKeI 6TJ9d0e SdVex TOWn.
WATERFOWL, S. D., March 24.-Fire
which completely destroyed the build
ing and stock Of F. Haight & Co.
threatened the entire village Of Flor
ence for a coupe Of hours. The town
has no fire protection, but every able
bodied man in the place joined a buck
ct brigade and kept a flood of water
pouring over the surrouning blocks,
abandoning the doomed building to its
fate.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
cRAzED By GRIEF.

Brother Of Man Found Dead Is Taken
to Asylum.
Osceola, Wis. March 24.-John Hou-
gan, a brother of Jacob O. Hougan,
who was found on the shore of Sucker
lake last week, was taken to the insane
hospital at Mendoza for treatment. The
finding of the body of his dead brother
caused him to lose his mind.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
Is STUNNED AND DROWNED.

Pearl Button Gutter Has Accident on
the Ice.
Prairie du Chen, Wis, March "a
Charles siama, a pearl button, cutter,
was drowned above the city in the
Mississippi when he stepped from ice
along the shore onto his skiff. The
boat overturned and in falling he
struck his head CT the edge Of the ice,
rendering him unconscious in four
feet Of water.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
BURNED IN JAIL.

Chippewa County Farmer Thought to
Have Set Himself Attire.
Chippewa Falls, March "a. - John
Kohl, a well known Chippewa county,
farmer, wss burned to death last night
in the nev Auburn Jail. Shortly after
he had been incarcerated the Jail
caught fire and Kohl's clothing was
badly burned and badly charred.
It is believed that Kohl set fire to
his clothing. He was arrested for
drunkenness.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
Fire Drives Guests Out.

Chicago, March 22.-Fire resulting
from crossed electric light wires dam
aged the Grand Pacific hotel yester-
day to the extent of 100000, and for
a time threatened the entire destruc.
ton of the building. No lives were
lost, although many of the guests
were compelled to make hasty exits
by the fire escapes and but three peo-
Dlc were injured
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
FALLS ON ICE; DIES.

Boys Injury at First Seems to Be but
Trifling.
GAINESVILLE. Mimi, March 24.-Carl
Samuelson, the thirteen-year-old son
of Mr.. Samuelson of Cromwell town
ship, fell on the ice the other day and
struck on the back of his head. He,
paid very little attention to it at the
time, and the next day went to school.
The following evening he was taken
worse and before a doctor could DO
summoned he died.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
PORTUGUESE AT WAR.

Troops Attack Natives in Guinea and
Destroy Town.
Lisbon, March 22.-An official dis
patch has been received here to the
effect that Portuguese troops made an
attack upon the revolving natives at
Jafuneo and Egine, IN Portuguese
Guinea and destroyed she town of We
rella
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27

Manufacturing Plant Burned.
Watertown, 8. D.. March 24.-Fire
swept the first and second stories Of
the building owned and operated by
the Watertown Carbonating company.
entailing 4 loss Of 81. 900. II
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
Flood Causes Much Distress.

Wheeling, W. Va. March 22.-The
fourth flood in the Wheeling district
within five weeks reached it's crest
last night with 80 feet 6 inches. After
remaining stationary for three hours
slight drop was shown and the food
will rapidly recede. There is much
distress among the poor of the city
and vicinity.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
CATCH ALLEGED sMUecLER.
Special Agent Finds Him at Detroit
and Will Take Him to Duluth.

Special Agent Finds Him at Detroit
and Will Take Him to Duluth.
Duluth, March 22-Official informa
ton has been received here that Har-
ry Manuel, formerly waiter on the
steamer Huronic, has just been ar
rested in Detroit, charged with having
attempted to smuggle furs and laces
into Duluth last August for woman
residing here.
A Duluth woman passenger ON the
Huronic, from Canadian ports, is said
to have purchased the goods across
the border. and while debating how to
get them in free of duty is said to
have given Manuel charge of the
goods. Manuel will be brought here.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
KAUFMAN CASE APPEAL.

It Is on the April Term Calendar Of
the Supreme Court.
Pierre, s. D., March 24.-The calen.
dar for the April term of the supreme
court contains the Kaufman case from
Sioux Falls. Mrs. Kaufman, the wife
Of q wealthy brewer is charged with
the murder of a servant
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
BURGLARS IN LAUREL, IOWA.

Savings Bank and General Store Are
Robbed.
Marshalltown Iowa, March 23.-Tha
Laurel Savings bank and the L. R.
Maytag & CT, general merchandise
store of Laural. Marshall county, were
robbed last night. Sixteen dollars and
twenty cents left in cash drawer in
the bank was taken and $6.75 and
merchandise were stolen from the
Maytag store.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27
HUNTERS BODY FOUND.
Frank Blank Of Red Lodge, Who Dis
appeared Last Summer.

appeared Last Summer.
Billings, Mont, March 24.-News Of
the finding of the body of Frank Blank
Red Lodge man, who disappeared
last summer while OH a hunting trip
in Northern Wyoming, reached here.
yesterday. The body was found in an
unfrequented spot only a short dis
lance from where the hunters had
their camp.
Blank is said to have had considera-
BILE money in his possession. and it is
not known whether he was murdered
or whether he was attacked by an cpl
leptic fit, to which he was subject.