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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
Crimes and Criminals.

Fred Van Meter is in Jail at Gallipo'
lis, Ohio, charged with having poison
: ed his wife.
Two hundred masked night riders
visited Dycusburg, KY, and burned
Benefits tobacco warehouse and dis
tillery. The loss is about $4,000.
George w. Smith of Boone, Iowa,
Democratic candidate for county su-
perintendent of schools, committed
suicide by hanging. No cause is
known for the act.
A dynamite bomb was exploded un-
der the general store of Samuel Let
sovic at Export, Pa, demolishing the
building. Letsovic received, threat
ening Black Hand letters.
After reading several chapters OF
the Bible and kneeling with members
of the family in prayer, David P. Otis
of Birmingham, Ala, retired to room
and blew off the top of his head.
S. Thompson, aged sixty-five, of Col.
vile, Wash, a veteran of the Civil
war, has sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary for horse stealing. He
confessed. Old soldiers of the state
however, will make an effort to have
Gov. Mead pardon Thompson.
Oscar Hogan (colored) was sen
fenced in the district court at Ottum
wa, Iowa, to the state penitentiary al
Fort Madison for life. Hogan assault
ed we'll known Ottumwa woman las
September. The assault was the mos
brutal in the history of the county.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
RECEIVER NAMED FOR VILLAGE.
illinois Town Still Ruled by Laws
Made by Louis XIV. of France.

illinois Town Still Ruled by Laws
Made by Louis XIV. Of France.
Belleville, ILL.,, Feb. 11.-Judge B. r.
Burroughs, presiding in the circuit
court here, granted the petition of the
Federal Union Security Company of
Indiana for an injunction to restrain
George Lepeich from further action as
supervisor of the village and common
fields of Cahokia and from collecting
rentals from the tenants of the 600
acres of valuable lands of that historic
settlement. Frederick B. Morrills of
Belleville was made receiver.
The court order results from an ef-
fort to readjust the affairs of the vii
lage, which were tangled.
The office of supervisor of Cahokia
was created in 1922 and has been con-
tinued since with the same powers.
The village is still governed by the
laws given it by Louis XIV. of France.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
Domestic.

The trustees of Hanover college, at
Madison, Ind, elected Prof. w. A.
Mills president of the institution. :,
J. c.. McClaim. receiver of the PEG.
pies Bank of California, Pa, says that
1000 Irregularities have been found
in the books of that institution. The
shortage will reach $4,000.
According to an average established
by investigation undertaken by the
Pittsburg survey, typhoid fever cost
Greater Pittsburg the sum of $751;
1856 for the year ending June, 1907.
A bed for the sole use of persons
injured in automobile accidents is to
be endowed in the new Garetson hos
pital at Philadelphia by members of
the Quaker City Ladies' Motor club.
The city council of Stockton, CAL,
has passed an ordinance closing the
saloons on Sunday and compelling the
restaurant and drug stores to refrain
from selling liquor on that day.
Instruction in the science of physi.
cal culture will form a part Of the
work of the summer school at the Uni.
versity of Utah this year. The stu.
dents will be qualified to teach physi
cal culture.
The trustees Of Columbia university
have appointed Prof. R. C. MacRae to
the chair of humanity, a new depart
ment, established under an endow
ment Of 100000 made to the univer
sity for that purpose.
Coal shipments from the Pittsbure
district to the Great Lakes will begin
in March this year, one month earle,
than in former years, in order to pre-
vent congestion at the lake ports and
to eliminate higher charges as the
season advances.
The program for the twelfth trien
NAL convention of the Internationa
Sunday School association, to be hell
In Louisville, KY, July 10 to %, ha,
been tentatively completed. Their,
will be nearly $500 delegates entitled
to seats in the convention.
The increasing number Of drownirI
accidents each summer has induced
the faculty Of Columbia university t,
institute a course Of lifesavina. TIL,
lessons will be given in the big tanl
In the university gymnasium once
d week by the swimming instructor, IN,
the course WIN count each studen
two credits toward his degree. Fl.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
LID PINcdEs FILTERS.
Saloon Men Who Violate Law Are
Quickly Punished,

Winona, Mimi, Feb. II. - The LID
must not be tilted on Sunday in Wi
mona. Any effort to get around the
law causes trouble Anton Pellowski
was fined $40 and costs for keeping
his saloon open last Sunday. A cou-
pie of his customers sneaked in the
back door and bought couple of beers
and some alcohol. They then hasten
ed to the city prison and told the po-
lice. Pellowski is the fourth saloon
keeper to be fined since the lid went
on.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
is IN CONSTANT TERROR.
Franco Prediets That Passions Of Peo-
pie VIII Explode With Violence.

Bordean, Feb. 9.-Former Premier
Franco of Portugal arrived here yes
terday. He told the manager of the
hotel where he and his party took
apartments that he would remain over
night. He did not say where he pur-
posed going from here, but it is be-
lieved that his ultimate destination is
Switzerland.
Franco looks haggard and appears to
be preoccupied. He looks constantly
to the right and left, as if he felt he
should be prepared to forestall some
impending physical danger.
Suffers No Remorse.
Senior Franco was approached for
an interview. He explained that under
the circumstances he preferred to say
nothing, but he authorized member
OF his party to say for him that he
suffered no remorse for his conduct as
statesman. On the contrary, he was
firmly convinced that the policy he
had pursued was the wisest one DOS
sible.
Portugal was in state of demorali-
zation,' said the spokesman for Senior
Franco, land every excess of liberty
today, while having an apparent eff
feet of tranquility, will in reality only
add to the violent passions of the peo.
pie, which later will explode with
greater violence.
No Revolution Planned.
Senior Franco does not believe
that the murders of the king and the
crown prince resulted from an elaho
rate political plot; they were the acts
of mad men instigated by a passion
for the money received for their crime
The best proof of this is found in the
fact that after the assassinations
when the monarchy was PASSING
through its critical hours and the ma
ton was without government. no Sc
rious attempt was made to proclaim :
republic
All Ready for Funeral.
Lisbon, Feb. 9.-The simple but i'm
pressive funeral service to-day will b,
the final act in the bloody tragedy O
Saturday. All the arrangements TO
the solemn march throughout the cit,
and the ceremonies at the church o
San Vincente have been completed
Additional troops were brought int,
Lisbon yesterday to accompany tn,
cortege and line the route of march.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
Crushed by ROCK !,

Calumet, Mich, Feb. "a large rock
fell on Charles Haapaja, a miner work
ing in the Champion mine; breaking
his back, both legs and several ribs,
crushing him to death. A wife and
three children in Finland survive him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
Eve Ruined nv Ic;c,.

Waterloo, Iowa, Feb. 8. - While at
play, knocking icicles from the caves.
Willie Evans, aged seven, failed to
dodge heavy one, which penetrated
his right eyeball. Surgeons removed
his eye and hope to save his life.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
BIG ONES GET DockED''. ).

Presidents OF TWO RAILROADS VIII
Have Salaries Cut 10, Per Cent.
Cincinnati. Feb. 11.-Vice President
Murphy yesterday stated that the man
agements Of the Cincinnati, New Or
cans q Texas Pacific railway and Ala.
hama Great Southern railroad have de-.
gtermined to put into effect on March i.
1908. i reduction IF 10 per; Gent In the
oayg LIZ the presid dent. Vice, presidents
and other general ofncials and en-.
2smploye srecsiving monthly Salaries
81 1850 and over.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
TEN KILLED IN MINE.
Explosion Occurs in Coal Mine at Port
Hood. N. S.

Hood, N. s.
Port Hood, N. S., Feb. Silk Goa.
miners and four leaders were crushed
to death yesterday as the result of an
explosion in the Port Hood mine of the
Port Hood. Richmond Railway Coal
company Whether the explosion was
due to- gas, fire-daEap CT gunpowder re-.
mains to be determined by coroners
jury.
The accident occurred about 1870
o'clock yesterday morning, soon after
the days work had begun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
INDIAN BURNED TO CRISP.
Clothes Saturated With Alcohol While
Sleeping Near a Campfire.

Sleeping Near a Campfire.
Menominee, Mich, Feb. 11-Michi>
gabee, an Indian of the Pottawattamie
tribe, near Wabeno, Forest county.
Wisconsin, burned to death. Michiga-
bee was returning with his father-in-
law, Curly Jack, from Wabeno. Michi-
gabee had quart of alcohol in his
pouch. Night falling upon them, they
built fire near the roadside and lay
down.
Rolling around during the night the
bottle broke in the pouch and Michi-
gabee's clothes became saturated with
alcohol. Coming in close contact with
the fire the body was in flames in a
second. The body was burned to a
crisp.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
STILL AFTER KELSEY.
Hughes Expected to Ask for Removal
of Superintendent of Insurance

"FS' '''sS''s1S"t VI tIIo0TdIECe
Albany, N. Y, Feb. 11.-That Gov,
Hughes will renew to the senate this
week his recommendation of last year
that Otto Kelsey be removed from
the office of state superintendent of in
surance on the ground of inefficiency
is the general expectation here, though
the governor will say nothing on the
subject. There have been various ru.
mors that Mr. Kelsey would resign and
thus avoid an open contest, but these
appear to be without substantial foun.
dation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
FATAL BLAST At DULUTH.
Wisconsin Central Foreman Is pyin.
and Four Others Injured.

Duluth, Feb. 11.-Five men were in.
jured, one Of them fatally, by q prema-
ture explosion Of dynamite yesterday
In the tunnel work that the Wisconsin
Central road Is doing here In building
terminals. Napoleon Perren, the fore.
man, was fatally hurt He II thirty
years old and single. James; FRESHLY
Altert Mucray and Fred. Jerome were
seriously injured but VIII rsoovsf. ;sss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-14
FAMINE IN coPPERDom.
Twenty-Five Carloads Of Foodstuffs
Tied Up by Storm.

Houghton, Mich, Feb. 11.-A fam
inc in fresh meat, fruits and vegeta-
bles which existed throughout Copper
dom ended Saturday, when twenty-five
carloads Of perishab!e goods reached
Honghton after being storm-bound i'll
Milwaukee and Chicago since Tuesday
night.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
CHILDREN'S LOVE
SAVES MANS LIFE


Chillicothe, o., Dec. 27.-The jury
In the Williams murder trial found
the West Virginia mountaineer guilty
of murder in the first degree, with
a recommendation of mercy. 1t Is
generally agreed that IL the murder
er had not evidenced such great
love for his children he would have
gone to the chair.
On the night Williams killed old
Benoi Swiger, his guest, another
mountaineer, he took the three little
motherless children with him out into
the terrible winter night in an effort
to place them with a friend across
the county, where he expected to
leave them until they could be sent
on to West Virginia to join him. Had
he not taken the children with him
he would in all probability have es-
capped the officers 1t is generally be-
lieved that Williams killed the old
man in cold blood on account of an
old grudge due to quarrel of years
standing over Swiger's alleged i'll
treatment of Williams sister
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
convention
Sales Agents Of the Ber-
ger Company this
Week.
BANQUET SATURDAY

This week will be a big one for the
sixty or seventy travelling men and
sales agents of the Berger company,
of this city, for ali of them have been
called in for their annual convention,
which is fixed thing with this COM
pany. Many of these men have al
ready arrived ana at the opening ses-
sion, which takes place at the Court
land this evening, all are expected to
be here. Among those who have al
ready arrived are: William Langen-
bach, general manager of the branch
houses, who has just returned from
San Francisco; Albinus Eangenbach,
of Philadelphia; w. G. Myers, of Jack
son, Mich; George F.. Schafer, of Au-
rora, H.; Charles G. Chase, of Pitts
burg; Blair Epperson, of Indianapolis;
George Belding, of Minneapolis; Her
bert Saxton, who has just returned
from the Pacific coast. The eighteen
members of the Berger Veterans"
composed of men who have been with
the company continuously for the past
fifteen years, will be guests of honor
on two occasions during the week.
They will be given places at the ban
Quet which winds up the festivities
next Saturday evening and at the Soc
ial session, which takes place New
Years eve.
The convention which opens Monday
night, has three sessions on Tuesday
and Wednesday each, two on Thurs
day, three on Friday, and one on Sat-
urday. On Thursday night q New
Year eve party will be held; Satur-
day afternoon a trip will be made
through the factory; and on Saturday
night the concluding feature, the ban
quet, occurs. Morning sessions will
last from to 1880 o'clock; after
noon sessions from 2 to o'clock and
evening sessions from 1880 to 10
o'clock.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
MARRYING PARSON"
WILL WE'D NO MORE.

Youngstown, Dec. 27.-Rev. F. s.
Whitslar, the marrying parson" of
Youngstown, the Gretna Green for
Pennsylvania, is through. Beginning
with the new year he will unite no
more copies in marriage. AS a vale
dictory he leaves as a warning to
young folk who may be considering
wedlock, this advice:
Don't marry hastily Be sure OF
yourself and of the one whom you
would make your life partner. Mar
Ty for better, not for worse"
OF the thousands of couples united
by Rev. Whitslar he says he has
heard of but one that ended in the
divorce court. -
"That is arecord of which 1 am
proud" he declares. Many times |
have sent back loyesick couples to
their parents. Think 1t over awhile
yet, | would tell them; don't be in
a hurry"
Last year Rev. Whitslar reformed
s75 marriages. This year, however
he asked his friends not to direct
young copies to him. Nevertheless 217
couples came and were married.
"But no more" says the aged pas
tor, 'I'm through"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
CORDETT SAYS BURNS
NEVER A CHAMPION

Ogden, Utah. Dec. 27-James j..
Corbett said this afternoon after
reading account of contest careful
ly: Can see only one answer. We
are going to have a black man for
champion, not because he won cham
pionship from Burns for he did not.
Burns never was a champion, even
If Jeffries gave title to him. A cham
pion cant give a championship away
if he doesn't fight again and defend
it. Public makes another champion
to take his place Public never looked
upon Burns as a real champion but
was willing to, If he could do some
thing and show he was best man out
side of Jeffries. Jeff won't train
again. Who can beat JohnsonP There
Is no one in plain sight. Johnson has
everything that goes to make up a
champion. Who is good enough to
get this championship? Outside AL
Kaufman l can't see any one. He's
young and might come through all
right, but he will have TO get much
faster to have a look in with John
SON."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
ANNUAL BANQUET Of
CANTON COUNCIL, u.C.T.

Canton council, No. Al, of the United
Commercial Travellers, held it's fif-
teenth annual banquet at the Court
land Hotel, Saturday night. 1t was
unanimously declared by those pres
ent that the banquet was one OF the
most successful in the history of the
local organization. One hundred Can
ton members, together with their wives
and friends, attended. At six o'clock,
while all of the guests were standing.
the Rev. E. o. Buxton, of the First
M. E. church, pronounced the invoca-
ton. While the banquet was being
served, music was furnished by Emer-
sons orchestra.
After the repast, the choice OF dane
ing or euchre was left to the guests
Some immediately repaired to the ball
room, where the dancing continued,
with intermission for buffet lunch at
II o'clock, until midnight. Others of
the guests were entertained at point
euchre. Mrs. w. H. Leonhart, won
the first prize, sterling silver fork,
and Mrs. Charles Klein, the consola-
tion prize, a sterling silver spoon.
The mems prizes, scarf pins, were won
by William Voges and Edward Hay
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the banquet consisted
of H. o, Rtngle, H. H. Bowman and
H. M. Dine.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
WHAT THE WORLD WANTS

w. S. Jenkins, pastor of the Congre-
gational church, of Akron, spoke upon
What the World Wants." before an
audience of $50, at the mems mass
meeting at the Y. M. c. A. Sunday
afternoon.
He told of how the world was ac-
customed to dogmatical Interpretation
Of the religion of Jesus Christ, and
of the need Of the assertion of demo-
cratic religious principles on the part
of the massfs. There are three dis
tinct elements in religion, he said
the scientific spirit, that which seeks
the TRUTH the democratic spirit, that
of knowing the truth for oneself; and
the spirit of social development, or
the equality Of man. The essentials
to these elements, he said, were four
in number: Liberty of thought; in
telligence brought about by broad ed
ucation and training, and by bringing
the man to belive that his toll is Gre
ative and not drudgery: opportunity
to get pleasure and reasonable wealth;
and integrity, by which the people can
put absolute trust in the men who
represent them.
Another feature of the afternoon
program was the solo rendered by DR..
S. b. Dudley.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
SAM PATRICK
Brought "Jack" johnson
Big Black Demon Into
LimeIight.
BEEN AROUND WORLD

Jack" Johnson, who defeated Tom
my Burns, Saturday in one of the best
championship battles ever pulled OFF,
has the distinction of being the first
championship title of the world. He
broke into prominence in 1901 when
he entered the ring with some good
and celver boxers, including Jack
Mccormick, of Chicago. Although the
colored champion gives Galveston,
Tex, as his birthplace, he can be rat
ed as product of the metropolis Of
the west as 1t was in Chicago that
he got his first real start.
The Chicago followers of the game
recall him when he made his early APP
pearance in their city. He always
was good drawing card, as, in his
apparently careless style, the real clev-
erness of the big black man was ap-
parent. He made several appearances
against men of his own color, such as
Klondyke, who he fought with at the
Lyceum theatre, with Malachy Hogan
refereeing, and was then sent up
against Frank Childs, of Chicago. This
battle was fought In 1904 and after
six rounds of most desperate fighting
he was given the decision.
Johnson then commenced drifting
all over the country and Joe Jeanette
served as trial horse for him. They
met in the arena several times but in
none of the four bouts was decision
rendered From this time on he kept
on improving In cleverness as the sea-
sons passed on and at last he was
finally talked of az possible champion
ship material.
Never was there question about
the cleverness of the big black demon
or about his ability to land a knock
out blow. But there were considerable
arguments as to whether or not he was
able to stand the terrible punishment
In a championship bout. On one or
two occasions he wilted under severe
and hard punishment dealt out by his
adversaries and It was generally
thought that he might collapse in a
real hard struggle. Still, when he won
and then knocked out a tough boxer
like Jim Flynn in eleven rounds at
San Francisco, his ability was general
ly recognized In boxing circles.
Sam Fitzpatrick can be credited with
the bringing of Johnson into the lime
light. He was an Australian and was
in the boxing game about the time
Bob" Fitzsimmons, Peter Jackson
and Joe Goddard fourished, and was
well versed il handling his fists. He
recognized that through actual lack of
other material, Johnson had as much
claim to the prominence as any other
man of his weight and he Immediate
ly prepared to boost the black mans
stock.
The first step taken by him was to
follow Burns to the coast, challenging
him for bout and later follow him
to England. Johns II proved to be
great drawing card in the English mu-
sic halls ard he added to his reputa-
tion by defeating AL Mcnamara in
four rounds and by putting Ben Tay-
lor out at Plymouth. No sooner had
Burns left for Australia until Fitzpat-
rick and johnson again followed him.
So the bout just decided means prac-
tically the termination of long chase
that has gone completely around the
world
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
CAMPBELL ACCEPTS
FOR JACKSON DAY

The committee on arrangements for
the Jackson Day banquet of the
Young Mems Democratic club, to be
held on January z, has received from
Ex-Governor Campbell, his formal ac-
oeptanee Of the invitation extended to
him some time ago to be one of the
speakers of the occasion. Another ex-
cellent speaker in the person of John
McSweeney, of Wooster, has been Sc
cured for the function, and altogether
the prospects for a highly successful
banquet are looming up very brightly.
There will be another meeting of the
club at the headquarters at the corner
of South Market and Seventh streets,
this evening. Further arrangements
for the banquet may be made.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
SUED FOR KEEPING WAGES.

Columbus, o., Dec. 27-The first
case brought by State Shop Inspec-
tor John H. Morgan under the pro
vision of the law against child labor
foibidding employers from with
holding wages of minors, is against
the Edward Wren Co. of Springfield.
II ia charged that the company re-
tanned the wages Of a girl because
she was short in her cash receipts.
She demanded her money and the
company refused to pay 1t. There
are five similar cases against other
Springfield merchants To be tried at
the same time.
Inspector Morgan has been adVis-
ed that 1t is the purpose OF the CleVs-
land employer found guilty of violat-
ing the law against the employment
Of minors to contest the constitu-
tiOnality of the act.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
CROOKED POLITICS
IS VOTERS FAULT

Toledo, o., Dec. 27-In an address
before the Chamber Of Commerce at
its banquet In the Hotel Seeor last
evening Congressman Burton took oc-
casion to give the common people and
voters In general a fine dig for the
existing political corruption.
In his speech he said that the ir-
Irregularities and imperfeetlons in the
existing political conditions were In
the largest measure the fault OF the
people Themselves for not paying
enough attention 10 the politics in
which they should be most interested.
He then went on to show how and
20 what extent the businessman
should be interested in public life.