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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-06
Eggs BY The Acre.
From the Santa Barbara Press.

Last Tuesday afternoon Captain A.
LARGO, the well-known fisherman, re.
turned to port after five days cruise
among the islands of the coast. His
voyage was something out of the ordin-
airy way and his route was one seldom
taken by him, or, in fact, any other
coaster. The most interesting portion of
Captain Larco's story was his description
Of an island covered with eggs. He says
that a short distance from San Miguel
Island, standing out'lone and solitary in
the Pacific Ocean, there is rock with a
surface of about three acres. The sides
are precipitous and almost inaccessible
except during calm weather. While be.
Gained near the rock he visited it and
was amazed at the scene presented to
vision. The island is covered with a
layer of guano, in which sea fowls of
all description were found laying or in
cubating their eggs. The surface APP
peared to be- almost entirely covered
with eggs, principally those of the sea
gulls, shaggs and small bird known as
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-06

The difficulties attending all efforts
for an economical administration Of
governmental affairs are made palpable
by the intense opposition disclosed to
the consolidation of revenue districts.
Though acting in strict accordance with
the law of congress, which rendered it
necessary to discharge few surplus Of
fcials, the president, and Secretary
Folger have been criticised without the
slightest reason, and pestered day and
night by kilograms and personal solicita-
tons from politicians to violate or evade
the law for the purpose of saving few
useless officials from being relegated to
private life. But happily the admins
tration is firm and the reduction will
take nlaco
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-06
The Careys Coming to America.


London Cable: The families of Peter and
James Carey left Dublin for Liverpool on
the 26th. Peter is with them in England,
and Dublin letter states that james Carey
left Dublin recently for England, and that
he will sail next week for Nova Scotia,
W here he will determine whether hewill
settle in Manitoba or British Columbia.
Carey's house has been without police
guard since the 9th, and it is completely
coated with mud thrown at it by passers.
by.
The National Nliller's Association.
At the annual meeting in Chicago of the
National Miller's association several oues-
tons as to the good of the organization
and future movements were discussed, az
ter which the annual election of officers
occurred, resulting as follows:
President. Christian, Minneapolis.
First Vice President-C. a. Seyiet, High
land, III.
Second Vice Presiaent-Homer Baldwin,
Youngstown, Ohio.
Secretary and Treasures. q. Seaman,
Milwaukee.
The subject of rates of TRANSFORMATION
with view to overcoming the advantage to
grain shippers who could hold and shin
at most favorable seasons, was referred to
committee. A member who lately re.
turned from Europe reported large guam.
titles of -four in store in foreign countries
and crops prospecting unusually we'll. He
predicted that fancy prices would not rule
for flour the current year. Reports on
crops from their section of the country
by other members indicated about an aver.
ege production, this concluded the DELHI
erations of the associations and they ad-
iourned.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-06
THE CASUALTY RECORD.

AT Pawtucket, R. l., the Dexter Yarn
company's mill, office d storehouse a
large wooden building, was destroyed. The
mill was used for the manufacture of knit
ting cotton. Books and papers of thecom-
pany and private papers of 81. n. Thomas,
president were saved. The total loss was
$115,000 Insured.
Heavy rains have caused extensive floods
in Michigan, especially the western part.
All railroads are suffering FROM extensive
washouts of bridges and culverts. Grand
Rapids bad no regular trains running the
past two days. Other roads in that part
OF the state have experienced considerable
delays.
The store of John McCulloch, near Gar
field, OAK, was burned with its:contents in
the absence of its owner. His wife and two
children were in their home over the store,
and got out without saving anything ex-
cept what they had on.
Last week in Cincinnati, Mrs. Mary
Meier was delivered of snake twenty-five
inches long. For four months she had
been crazed by strangling in her throat.
Mrs. Pope of Milan, Tenn, was .tung on
the nose by bee and died from the effects
in few minutes. She was apparently in
good health.
Twenty.three collieries were flooded out
by the June rise in Pottsville, Pa.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-06

Professor Elisha Gray, the electrician
n a letter to the Chicago Tribune and
Professor Swing, on the Racine tornado
and tornadoes generally, says they are
short lived and expend their force in
from one to fifty miles ordinarily, but
sometimes retaining their force for long
er distances, even to hundred miles.
In regard TO their character he says:
''The immediate cause of the terrific
force of the tornado is electricity" and
farther he states: We can manufacture
miniature tornadoes in the laboratory
with no other force than electricity, that
show all the characteristics of their
larger brethren" This is indirect oppo-
sition to the vacuum theory so called OF
which so much has.been written, though
the latter has much that is at least plaus-
ible in its favor.
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The investigation which is now going
on in Washington ofthe doings of chief
architect Hill of the treasury depart
ment, is laying before the public and the
administration some valuable informa-
ton, which will be likely to stop impor-
tant leaks in the future, in the way of
the purchase of building and other ma
terial at several times its value. The
mystery as to how it costs the govern
ment about three times as much as it
does other parties to build anything, is
being laid bare, and hereafter, perhaps,
it may be able to do such things at no
more than twice their actual cost. It is
the fashion of certain class of newspa-
pers and public men tn sneer and scout
at all such investigations and discredit
those engaged in such work, but the
great masses Of people of both political
parties take avery different view Of
things. They want honest and econom :
ical administration and joyfully hail every
indication of progress in that direction
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FOREIGN NEWS GOSSIP.

FOhE1GN NEWS GOSSIP.
Mr.. Willaman, charge d'affaires of Rus
sia, wasrecently presented to the president
and delivered letter from the emperor of
Russia, expressing his appreciation at the
action of this government in accrediting
Mr.. Hunt as special representative to Mos
cow on the occasion of the coronation or.
dering vessel OF the navy to Russia,
and directing the presence Of Admiral
Baldwin At the ceremony.
Great alarm prevails in Spain over the
outbreak of cholera in Egypt. The sanitary
council had advised that maximum pre-
cautions of quarantine be imposed on all
vessels arriving at Spanish ports from Egypt.
The council also requested the ministry to
urge the British government to comply
with the advice of the Constantinople sani-
tsry conference.
At meeting of the British ship owners
IN London recently, opinions were received
from eminent English counsel which were
decidedly against the Count de Lessep's
monopoly of the work of constructing ca
nails across the Ishmus of Suez. A commit
tee of ship owners will forthwith demand
power to construct the second canal.
1t is subject of much comment in Berlin
that Bismarck's health recently prevented
him from receiving the Prussian general,
Manteuffel.
On the second ballot for member of the
German reichstag, for the First district of
Hamburg, Herr Bebe], Socialist, defeated
Herr Rabe.
Mrs. Kitison will sue the city of Winni-
peg for the death other husband.
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HOW STA6FS ARE ROBBED.
A Lady Relates Her Experience in New

a Lazy RELATES Her Experience in Neyad.
From the Sacramento (Cal) Record Union.
Mrs. Pratt, wife Of Superintendent R. h.
Pratt, who arrived home yesterday from
Sierra Valley, in addition to the mountain
ar, had, while travelling in stage between
Randolph and Truckee, the enjoyable and
impressive experience Of capture by stage
robber. There were three men, two ladies'.
and two children in the party besides the
driver, who were taking in the mountain
scenery and expatiating upon the climate,
when masked man, decorated with a
double barreled shotgun, which was 8. full
COCK, and with sword bayonet attached at
the muzzle, revolver and a Ratchet. step-
ped out from behind tree standing by tie
track and demanded the driver to halt.
his persuasive command was oebved. when
he told the driver to throw out the expresa
box and open it. The driver replied that
ne couldn't, as it was chained down and
locked. This was too thin" for the party
just then in command, and with show Of
compelling obedience in summary man
ner, the driver got the box out. The robber
directed the inmates of the stage to get out
and stand on the other side Of the road.
which they did. The driver then, under
instructions, broke large rock upon the
treasure box in trying to break it open, but
not succeeding, the robber threw his batch.
q. to him, and after considerable effort with
this he succeeded in gettingit open. The
robber then directed TINT be should bring
the box under tree by the roadside, which
he did, and then returned, under orders mi
nutely given. to the stage. The robber
then cody but cautiously laid down his gun
by the side of the box, and getting down
upon his knees took out what coin there
was, and went through the letters and pa
pers with the utmost GOODNESS and deliber-
alton, not appearing to be in the least
hurry. Coming across two Chinese checks,
ne swore in q foreign dialect, and SAID
These checks can make no account. y
Having abstracted 1922 il. coin aud papers,
he kindly replaced in the box all the papers
and articles he did not want, and permitted
the driver to take it into custody again and
the passengers to resume their places in the
stage. He then said politely: "Good oven
ing to you ALL" and ordered the driver to
drive on, while he left the, road and passed
over the hill, stopping to see that the stage
passed quietly along without institutinp
measures looking to his apprehension.
The passengers were not molested as to
their valuables, which was fortunate, Of
there were q great number of fine gold
watches in the party, besides several hun
dred dollars in money.
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A Thief's Wonderful Exploit.
Tho oacane of John Frankford, with

The escape of John Frankford. with
Clearance A. Dunn and ]. Lewis Robson,
three desperate horse-thiefs was re.
markable exploit in its way. Frankford
q short time ago was arrested for horse
stealing, and was placed in the iron
apartment of the West Chester (Pa.)
Jail. The cell is completely lined with
boiler-plate iron q half inch thick. III
you get out of here, Frankford," said an
officer, "you can get out of any iron cell
in the world" Frankford smiled, and
said he wouldn't be in hurry.
1t did not take long for Frankford to
discover that IN the adjoining cell, which
was also lined with plate iron, was
another horse.thief, J. Lewis Robson.
Frankford at once planned for MS es-
cape and Robson agreed to join him:
fitted them rudely into large handles
wrapped in rags. He transformed these
knives into saws. On one iron plate
were nine heavy bolts that fastened the
plate in Frankford's cell and then ex-
tended through a twenty.inch stone wall
and fastened plate in Robison's
cell. These bolts were
fastened by. heavy hammered heads,
and were almost flush with the plates.
The plates were white-washed. Frank
ford, with his rude tools, sawed the bolt
heads and Robson pulled the bolts out
from his cell. This work was slow, and
Frankford made wooden imitation bolt
heads, whitened them, and deceived
the jailer.
When the iron plates were removed
in both cells the twenty-inch wall was
tunneled, and Frankfort was able to get
into Robison's cell. During the day
they could put up the plates SO snugly
as to deceive the most experienced eye.
The stones, of course, were also nicely
laid in, and the mortar and sand con-
cealed' In their mattresses. The two
prisoners at night then worked their
way through the iron ceiling of Robison's
cell up into the upper tier cell occupied
by Clarence A. Dunn, another horse
thief under sentence. This very diff
cult task was safely performed, where
upon the three cut their way into the
attic. thence through the roof, then low
cred themselves to the ground by
blanket ropes and escaped.
To reach the roof they had to saw
through six-inch joist twice. All this
work had to be performed in silence,
and in the dead of the night, with two
old knives and the iron bolts they
pulled out of the wall by which the
plates were fastened. Before going the
desperate men with false keys unlocked
side door at the Jail anu liberated
thirteen prisoners, in Jail for various
petty crimes.
Late the same night they were cap.
tured by citizens at the point of the pis-
toll. They are now back again in Jail.
frankfort takes his recapture very
coolly, and says that he showed what he
could neutrality-suspicious. New York
Sun.
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Iceland is represented as almost in a
starving condition. The loss of stock
during the terrible winter of year
ago was the greatest known in the his
tory Of Iceland, save during the erup-
ton of Hecla in the 18th century; and
about 100000 worth of stock persisted.
This is terrible loss of working capital
to naturally poor people of but 70, 900
souls; and it must mean added poverty
for some years till the focks can be in
creased by their natural growth. The
only solution of the problem presenting
itself to the Icelandic people seems to
be the desertion of the country; and
there is movement for a large migra-
ton to America, particularly to Dakota.
But money is so scarce in Iceland that
the people cannot even realize on their
personal effects and land.
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Dyspeptlcs and Durg Stories.

DR.. Felix l.. Oswald, writing upon
Remedies from Nature" in the Popu-
lar Science Monthly for July, says:
But nine out of ten dyspeptics resort
to the drug store. They get a bottle OF
"tonlc bitters." They try DR.. Quack's
Dyspepsia Elixir" They try ''blue
pill" in the hope of rousing nature, as
it were, to a sense of her proper duty.
: Now, what such "tonics," can really
do for them is this: They goad the sys-
tenn into the transient and abnormal ac-
tivity incident to the necessity ofexpell-
ing virulent poison. With the accom-
plishment of that purpose the exertion
ceases, and the ensuing exhaustion is
worse than the first by just as much as
the poison fever has robbed the system
of larger or smaller share of the little
remaining strength. The stimulant has
wasted the organic energy which it
seemed to revive. But" says the pa
tient, IF a repetition of the dose can re-
lieve the second reaction, would the re-
suit not be preferable to the languor of
the unstimulated system? Wouldn't it
be the best plan to let me support my
strength by sticking to my patent tom
ic?"
Yes, it would be very convenient, es-
pecially in times of scarcity, if a starving
horse could be supported by the daily
application of patent spur. It would
save both oats and paths. Even fas-
tidious nag could not neIp acknowledge
ing the pungency of the goad. But it so
happens that surfed horses are some
what short-lived, though at first the diet
seems to act like a charm. For day or
two the drug stimulates the activity of
the digestive organs as we'll as of the
mental faculties, but the subsequent
tient soon chooses the alternative Of an
pleasant phase of the febrile process be-
severe; the jailed system is less able to
make up for the difference, the dose of
the stimulant has to be steadily increased.
The invalid becomes bondman to the
drug store, and hugs the chain that drags
him down to the slavery of confirmed
poison habit.
Circumstances may differ. A dyspep-
tic who intends to make his own quietus
within month or two, and in the mean
while has a certain amount Of work to
finish, would be justified in stimulating
his working capacities by all means, in
order to improve to the utmost whatev.
er chances of mundane activity remains
to him. But he who intends to sta /,
has to make up his mind that recovery
cannot be hoped for that he has not
only discontinued his. drug, but expia-
ted the burden of sin which the stimu-
liant outrage has added to the original
cause of the disease. Nature has to
overcome the effects both of malnutri-
ton and malpractice. The drug has
complicated the disease.
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The Failures of the Week and Quar-.

Bradstreet's Journal furnishes the follow
ing: There were 165 failures in tue United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
week ending June 3oth.,-thirteen less than
the preceding week, twelve more than the
corresponding week of1ss2, and sixty.two
nlore than the same week of 1881.
The number OF merchantile failures re.
ported to Bradstreet's for the second quar-
ter OF 1883 shows considerable decrease as
compared with the first three months of The
year, but striking increase when compar-
son Is made with the second quarter of 1882,
each week in the frft quarter of18s3 was
24t; in the second quarter 1872: in the
first quarter OF 1882, 1876; in the second quar-.
Ter OF 1882, 115. As;prsviouslY pointed out,
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Southwestern Kansas, or m ore properly
the lower Arkansas valley, is in the midst
of hal vest. This section, includipg,the coun
ties of Sedgwick, Butler, Cowley and Sum
ner, never had finer crop of wheat. These
counties will cut about 25O.OOO acres, OF
from 1000, 600 to 100000 bushels. The
oat crop, which is ripening rapidly, will be
simply immense. The counties named have
nearly 45O, 900 acres of growing corn.
The supreme court of Ohio gave out it,
opinion in over 5000 words on the Scott
liquor tax law, holding it valid and
constitutional, except the second Sec
ton, wherein it is held not to apply to
leases executed prior to the ,assage of til {
act, as no contracts made can be violated.
Within the past six months the Boston
port physicians have examined 23,53o as
sisted emigrants. Many of them were toe
feeble by reason of age or other imfirmity
for self-support, and must be aided BY pri
vate and public charities. Most of then
are without luggage and scantily clothed.
The failure of Henry W. Wright of 1lerrill
Wis.,, was the cause of great excitement al
Oshkosh. It is said that the liabilitie.
would be upwards of $500 600. although tn
principal attorneys in the case say they
sets are placed at $4,000.
The amount of capital invested in build.
ing improvements during the past year in
Faribault is $162,815. Several business
blocks and residences are now in process O,
construction that are not included in this
list.
The Dominion minister of militia has de
clined to grant the request of the Victoris
Rifles to cross the line to attend the review
at Champlain on the Fourth of July.
The statae of the late President Gen
Zachary Taylor arrived at Loui syille from
Carrara, Italy, and will be unVeiled as soor
The first wheat of the season was eceiyed
at Kansas City, on the 26th. It was shipped
from Oxfold, Sumner county. Kans. The
quality was very good.
Evangelist Moody's Mortified, Mass,
school for girls received last week be.
quest Of $4,000 from Boston man.
The report of a fight between two mimic
tiers in Hartford babtismal font 10 sa;5 n
have been wholly unfounded.
The Bessemer steel works at Bethlehem
Pa, have shut down. One thousand men
are out of work.
| Nashville has a new National bank with
$Soo, GOO capital, and to be called the Ameri.
William stagg has been appointed State
sieasurer OF Michigan, vice Humphrey re
Great preparations are making for the
opening of Yello xstone Park hotel An.
gust l..
Ceder Rapids broiled at lob degrees in the
shade Friday. Mitchell Dak., took it at IS,
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Arrested for Selling Forged Bonds.

New York Special, 2sth: Isaac A. Briggs,
broker, and Wesley Lion, lawyer, both of this
city, with Emil Brio, lawyer, nearly seventy
years old. of Stamford, Ct, were arrested on q
charge of selling forged Missouri State bonds
10 Edwin R. Kirk, resident of Hoboken, N. j.,
doing business IN this city as sail maker.
Kirk was induced to purchase bonds at their
face value, $271, 1s5, but subsequently be-
coming suspicious, he instituted inquiries, by
which he learned that Brio had similar bonds
Autographed in this city on the representa-
ton that he was 3 State official of Missouri
Briggs was sent to State prison some years
ego for attempting to blackmail J. J. Astor
Brio ranks as professional forger, and wss
arrested in Michigan in 1868, in company
with his father, Charles Lacia, and Wesley
Lion on charge Of selling forged bonds, but
was released on bail and has never been tried.
When Briggs was arrested there was found in
his Possession bonds Of the New York &. At
lanta Railroad company and Chicago, Brazil
d Ohio Railroad and Coal company. They arc
supposed to bc bonds of mythical companies
prepared for swindling purposes.
The EcenSno IourpoJ NJ 1F;,o..n.1:..k
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The great failure in Chicago Of the
lard men scarcely made ripple after a
few days though the losses Of the specu-
lators are set down at over six millions.

General William F. Sherman will re-
linquish the command Of the army to
General Sheridan next November and
take up his residence in st. Louis. His
actual retirement will not, however,
take place until February s, 1884, upon
which date he will be "a years of age.
His status from November until Febru-
airy will be that Of leave of absence.
Under the recent act of congress, the
general will retain his full pay and emol-
uments after he goes upon the retired
list.
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sixty.fve immigrants exclusive of "a
number of children, have arrived in Alex
andria, and will select homes in Douglas
and pope counties. They bring large
amount ofgoods from Sweden and, are well
supplied with money having already de.
posted over IS, 1000 in the bank of Alexan-
dria. Some of these fami lies have $4,000
to $40, 900 apiece, and nearly all of them
from $4,000 to 81 900 apiece.