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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-12-21
Romance in Texas.

Houston specisl:-J. W. Rose. wealthy
carriage manufacturer, disappeared on the
ID. His wife ana her supposed step.son
tell the grand jury RISE is Cornelius Ksum,
who In Kingston, N. Y. In 1885. commit
ted heavy forgery, deserted his wife and
three children, came to Texas, made money
and married Mrr. Dagnall. Rose returned
to Kingston in 1876, after the charge el
forgery was outlaWed and prosaissd to bring
his first wife to Texae. Failing. the son fol.
lowed him few moaths ago and threaten
ing exposure Rose shot him six times. Tnt
son showing signs of recovery. was sent IL
Florida, Rose assuring him that his second
wife was only his mistress. and at the sam.
time inducing har to say he did the shoos
ihs. The boy 10 now at Houston, but hi
fathers whereabouts 10 unknown.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-12-21
Frank James Not Vet clear.

Kansas City Special: There was gather
ing here recently Of old time contederates
and companions Of Quantrell aud other
roueh riders Of the "Lost Cause" in order
to assist Frank James, the noted outlaw, in
obtaining bail fer his many crimes. 1t has
been known for some time that the step was
to be taken. and in consequence officers
from various localities were on hand to Sc
cure the prisoner, II perchaDce he was give
his liberty. His bail in the sum of sa,vJ0
for the Blue Cut robbery was finished, but
be was Immediately resrrested
by the sheriff of Galla,in county
upon the charge Of having murdered
Cashier Sheets at Gallatin, Dec. Z, 1869, and
will be taken to that point the l4th.
United States msrshals were on hand With
writs for James arrest for the Nussel Shoals
lAls) robbery, and for stopping United
States mails. A'so m officer from North.
6eld. Minn.. with q reputation from Gov.
Hubbard. The prisoner aud his friends
we're greatly surprised at the course taken
BY tie odiosrx In returning the outlaw 10
bis old quarters ct Gallatin. 1t 10 q 4 known
whaher hs will bs allowed baii In that
oAse.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-12-21
Railroad Construction in the North.
west.

The total new mileage for 1883 on roads
running into Ct. Paul and Minneapolis, is
1873. for2 400 10 1882 and 2.0sl IN 1881.
The actual falling of is not SO great as ap-
pears from this comparison, since the total
for 1882 embraces construction on the Cal
cago system remote from st. Paul, not in
cluded in this years competation. An &C.
curats comparison would show q general
decline from 1881, the great
railload.buildipg year when IL, 900 miles of
new road were built in the whole
country. The Northwestern con-
struction is fairly divided among the great
systems. The Northern Pacific builds 1868
on branches; the Manitoba, eighty.six miles
on the main line, and 38) on branches; the
Manitoba, eighty.six miles in the Red river
valley and Devils lake country; the Mil
vaukee 175 miles, au.i the Northwestern
141, mainly in Northern Iowa a.d Southern
Dakota; All y the Omaha las miles, in North
ern Wisconsin; The tendency of all the
Lines is in the direction of economy, and
next year will probably show much smaller
results,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-12-21
Adiscellaneo5us Ncws fterns,

.t.esS&SSSSAo1YgNO&SeA0
The publishers Of The Scandinavia pApus
Of Minneapolis and d. Paul have orsanis ID
The Scandinavian Press Association Of the
Northwest 70 further ff1eadly intsrcoursa
between tts membefs, entertain visitors, and
discuss matters OF interest to the profession.
The 9mcen are 90 follows: President, tu.
now; secretary, ChfiAtopher BraIdt; CORE.
spondink seoretary, A. Sodertsrom; treasur-
ers II. Eyer. The next meeting will be
neld In 6t. Paul on the drst Thursday In
January. -
5A meeting Of members OF the Wander.
alice family was held -at Philadelphia to
prose stcute their claim to tho property OF
jacob Vandersiice, who died in Dort, Hell.
LAND. tn 1879. leaving an estate now valued
at 650. 600 600. jacob had no children aud
the claimants are descendants Of his fiye
brothefs. -
One Of the lafgest sattie sales on record
was conumnated at Denver, D. d. and J
". Snyder B Co., Of Denver. bought Of sny.
der Bros, at GeorA Aetown, Tex, over 90 600
head OF cattle and 400 horses; consideration,
500. 900 cash. =
The wife ofJohn Horrie Of Homeryille
New Brunswick, gave birth to four boys ON
the afternoon Of the 18th inst. One died
two hours aftrward. The others are doing
we'll.
Tyler 4 Frost, shoe manufacturers. Of
Lynn, Mas, and Joseph Mullet of East
Brook6eld. have failed. Lisbilities not
stated. s'''.e@ . s'''ss
G. B. Wiokham 4 Co., bankers of Tiosa,
Pa. have failed. A Judgment has been en-.
tered against them for $50. 900.
In the vermillion region there is plenty
Of snow :or lunbermea. and lakes are
troxen 80 teams cannot cross,
The st. Paul postofiice is now handling
10000 pieces Of mail per day.
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Diplomatic Residences.

"The row of houses on Connecticut
ave." says The Washington Star ''be'
tween X and I. streets. built by ex. Gov
ernor Shepherd, is famiiarly known as
Diplsmati: Row. At the corner, in the
;ormer residence Of the Chinese L.gt-
ton, now resides NJ. de struve. the Rus
sian minister; next is the house occu
pied by Marshal M:Michael, next door
which are the q ,artments for bach
elor members OF the Diplomatic Corp.
Adjoining this house lives NJ. de Billie,
the Danish Minister. formerly Council.
ior and prominent political character
in Denmark. Count and Countess Lew
enh.qpt Of the Swedish ' Legation; IN. come
the corner house, in which resides at
torney General Brewster and family, !
that recently purchased and occupied b!
General joe Johnston"
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The Bran and Heart.

Every habit has its basis in physical
change. The more we use a1muscle or
nerve, the greater will be the flow Of
blood to it-unless we over use or OK.
hanst it; and exhaustion always tends in
the direction o. death.
enlarged and strengthened, and is sup.
piled with larger amount OF force aud
a freer flow. This causes frequently re-
peated and long continued acts to be-
come habtual. 1t can be seen from this
natural law that when one unduly in
lulges his appetite, propensities and
passions. physical changes are effected
which generally controlthe man az inst
his Judgment and his conscience. IT il
the same with moral acts. The brain al
the man who yields to envy, Jealousy
hate. or avarice becomes SO chtngeGi
emhruted by th' Sc fe lings.
peating acts of Kindness, no, only finds
pense of east. and self denial, but de
riyes his highest happiness from doing
so.
Oftwo men, not greatly alike ut frs,
one may accumulate his millions OILY II
yloat over them; The other to expent
them in world wide benevolence. lr
the case Of the miser, the nervous energy
Is absorbed in mere gain. while the 9th
er powers shrivel and the whole sn,,
bpco.nes ftarsu ly endwarfed. La tht
cast of the philanth-opist, on the cns,
trary. all the powers are enlarged b,
their mutual reaction, and as vi
George Peabody, his scheme of benev.'
lrnce become az grand and variel as Iii
business enterprise.
The snr1e is true in all other cases
I'll cnslavins passions deg,a,le bv
physical law as true and as intvitahe a
hat of gravitatn"n; and all ollie innpnI'
rs, generous elections ard right d. IL,
= llarye and ux the charact. in goud
ness as truly and HI inevitably.
Wonderful and mysterious as thi
.onnection bel ween the miud and y,
rain NAV I've, it certa My exists. Th
wo touch at every ,o!nt. and ever.
toiition. every emotion. and every a.
1t the first stamps itself inielibly ON tn
erond, with a constant tendency to
tixe,lness of haracter ut one pole or
the other.-Youtt,'s Cum,anion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-12-21
AProfessional Beauty.

A few years ago, fashionable society J,
in Engls nd was aeitated by the advent
of the professional beauty" Q name
applied to women whose singular beau
ty tempted them to pose for the admira-
ton of men English society, even Of
the fashionable sort, 10 20 decorous, that
high-bo danes were disturbed BY the
presence of such an anomaly - Q yirtu-
GUS woman whose manner eaid, ~ wish
to BIZ stared at, for enjoy Il" Yet On
the continent su.h women have long
been known, and society there freely
acknowledged their right 70 pose before
all who vii he'd to admire them. A writ
er in the Century. who met an extra
ordinary beauty In ltaiy, the Countess
Castiglione, says her sel'-appreciation
was enormous, and her franknesD In 70.
gard to her beauty was most amusing.
On her return, after short visit 70
England, some one aske her II she had
seen many handso ne women there.
''None more beautiful than myself" VAS
was the brief but pointed reply. s. = /,
Such was the secraxe" she excited thAt
crowd gathered at tho door Of ball.
room to see her enter, and many OF fthem
stood in chairs to crafty their cnrs6asy:
But such adulation did not In the lss1E
disturb her equanimity. 9 might have
been embarrassed II she had not beon
greeted by crowi. b
But it was at her evening receptions
that her self appreciation and love q
admiration were most frankly and bril-.
iiantly expressed. She recllued on q
eo,a, Withdrawn some distance from thu
wall, in graceful pnse and dressed ca
as to display her neck and arms 70 thu
greatest advantage. Near her w1s Z
lamp 30 placed as to throw the proper
lights and shadows on her form ord
features.
Her guests, men Of courae, were seAt.
ed in row at q little distance. Whonce
they might gaze IL respectful admira
ton Now and then she would siGnal Il
one OF them, by . lsnguid movement q
her hand. that he might a,proach hsr
The slsvish admirer would advance Will
y deterential bow. kiss her hand and tel
her she was beautiful. Then he Wouk
pass around the sofa, that he might %
her from every point OF view, and thua
return to his seat.
1.-THE dictionary" }" ays tho wliter !
the Century, ''defines vanity . IN y
fati1n of mind upon slight Gfo1n!s:
therefore, she was not vain. toes hs
grounds were strong" Yet such eAor
muus self.sppreciation, and love 81 %
mlration must haN, bean diskld1 -
refined observer, Nsose tvpo q
hood required the proseuue q 0eeey
simpiicily and fWeotneoD. M ~ {,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-12-21
Failures still Increasing.

There were 259 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstrtet's during the
week ending the 14th, three more than the
preceding week, nineteen more than the
corresponding week of 1882, and eighty. four
more than the same week of 1881. About
73 per cent. of the failures were those OF
small traders whose capital was under S..
600. The important trims reported embar-
raised were: J. P. Billups & Co., cotton,
and Charles Fox's Sons g. Co., manufacture
ers of cloth caps, New York city; the nau-
facturers' bank and Il. r. Kline, agent for
knit goods; Amsterdam. N. Y. McManus
& Dobling, dry goods. Providence, R. l.,
the Grant County bank Of Silver City,
N. M.
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Foreign Items of News.

meeting of Orange .nen. to expras. ;ndio.
nation az the suspeas Ion Of Lord Rossmore's
commission was <ld at Monaghan. lie
iand. A carriage containing Lord and Lady
Rossmore was nharnessed and drawn by
the crowd 10 e place of meeting. A res.
oiull9n was Assed condenning the remov-
a. Of hossmf Ire. The latter s.id that what he
irsa naa a@i.saoy, @ done he was ready to do again.
OF Orans .emen of Ireland passed a strons
Iesoiu' 1..oi Hon addressed to loyalsts of the
br1'f n empire. resenting the insult offered
10 .,yaiists in Ireland through the susren.
81 ~ OF Rossmo- -e's commission, and asking
all to stand by and ior the integrity of the
empire and honor the throne against rapine
and rebellion.
Meetings are being held in various parts
of London in support of the movement to
procure reprieve for O'Donnell. At a
conference Of the St. Bridget club, Holbiop,
the following resolution was passed. We
having heard of O'Donuell,s s last statement
to his brother, made on the 18Th inst. earn.
estly urge the home secretary to obtain the
respite Of O'DonnelI, on acc sunt of what
We are firmly convinced was the n,iscsr-
risge OF justice for daring to defend himself
against the murderous attack of one who
has been most fully described as the most
Infamous murderer of modern days.
The London Times says: There was
never more incorporating defiance flung
in the face of the English nation, or the
government than when Parnell. in Eic speech
in the rotunda at Dublin on The 12sh inst.
declared war on constitutional princi.
pies on the connection between England
and ireland. II will be impossible for the
public men o England to regard this re-
newal of Irish warfare with indifference or
contempt. The situation is serious and will
tax tn ability of English statesmen to the
utmost.
Hangman Binp has arrived to make pre-.
psration for the execution of O'Donnell.
The American minister says he is not .ree
to discuss the steps taken to obtain q re.
spite, as he is hamperediin approaching th.
British government by he result of the
LawsoE case. 1t Is reported the juryme,
have been seen and ehorts were unavsiiin
to get them to Join in memorial for a re-
spite. ODonnell took final leave of his
friends on the l4.h.
In the case of the Central News sgainst
Jndy.in London, fer publishing an alleged
defsmatory article in reference to the tele-
gram reporting the supposed plot to assa..
sinate the marquis of 1ansdownc in Can.
ada, q verdict of not guilty was re-
turned. The Judge thought there was
NO case, as the libel was msinly b critic.
Ism by one member of the press upon an.
other.
The Spanish government has telegrsphsd
the Spanish ambassador at Paris Instructions
to mske representation to France that Il It
should be proved that the French autheri-
nes have acted upjustiiiably in the Gulf Of
- 1-sf- - : ~ : -rl
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Some one offers a. rsxs,n why Eng.
lishmen are unpopular IN Italy the act
that they are unable to see an animal ILL
treated without protesting. 1t is pleas.
Mt to know that the mllord, Manifest 90
much cons. lerstion, even q tho OF.
pepse Of the.F popularity, y
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-12-21

Mrs. Betsey L. Moody, who lives at
Cape Elizabeth, Me-. was born Feb. %,
1852, spl is consequently in the lO2d
year 81 her sge. On Thanksgiving Day
granddaughter, Mrs. john Brown ol
,.,s. st,..a '.. feaF ssnssas'0ns sat at tAs
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Personal Gossin.

The young men VINO were drowned in Al,
tempting to cross from Lake CITY to Stock.
holm on Sunday evening, the ID inst. were
hamed Andrew Barger, nineteen years O
ase, aha John Johnson, about seventee,
yours oio. Tney came from Stockholm. o,,
the day they lost their lives, il. bon
mou1ted on sled, which was drawn h,
LoDs Lundgren, who was on skates n.
f,aftl-s visited . saloon in Lake Cjty and no.
esals more or less intoxicated. Luodpre
sscilned to return with the others, SO fhe,
started bhck without the boat or sled. ann
went down not far from the shore. Thei,
Douies nave not beea recovered. The par
'ents OF johnson live in McGregor, Iowa
At Indianapolis DR.. Edward G,ifitbs
whose daughter, Mrs. E. T. johnson, died
recently from the effects of pistol sh {,
wound, supposed to have been inflicted b,
herself, has brought suit to set side a deed
executed oy er the night before the trasp
edy. He alleges that her husband obtained
the property by fraud and deception. aideo
by Rev. Dr.. Wakefield OF Richmond. Ind.
who was misled and countenancetl The
scheme. The plsintiff charges that John.
sonsfaisely represented his wife to have
been sedqced ty Col. Henry of Knoxville,
Tenn. He says she was shot and killed in
bed. 1ntims'ing foul play.
Edward Hamilton, prominent finaacier.
died here at Portland, O., aged eighty.three
He fenlisted in the Mexican war and wa.
with Taylor 10 his famous charge on Mont
Grey; In 1850 he was appointed seerets'ry
ct the territory of Oregon and serve1 in
that capacity while Gen Joe Lane was
governor. In his later years he lived re.
tired.
John 10th, who so mys,criously dian.
peared from Agate Bay few days since.
puts in an appearance at one of the ,:.mns
at Vermillion lake. He says he we.nuered
about Graz I'd by liquor for days.
Mrs. Allen, wife of the ector xilled in
Vicksburg by Frank STAR, is in BROOKLYN
with her daughter, Miss Dtvin.
Mr.. Mckenzie gets g, 900 We rdict asains
the st. Paul. He stumbled in co an axc.v..
ton. 1 SAs~s"
Edward Hamilton, secretary of orepe,
under Gen. Jos Lane, is de ad. e
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Monday, Deee,nSer ~.


SENATE Mr.. Cspasrun 81 Wisconnn IN.
tredueed a bill regulating elections for
members of congress.
A resolution OF Mr.. VOORHEES, was ssreea
to authorizing the committee on military
affairs to inquire into the expsdiency cf
purcnasins enoampment etou. .ds 0ttipied
ny tht rtv oluttcnStS army at Valley Forte
.or g1uona! park. BE also offered the
Resolved, That la the Judgment of the
senate, the public debt is not Q public
pletstns. and any measure Of financial pol
ICY looking to the perpetuation of the pres.
eht Interest bearing national debt for pur.
poses of national bank ng or any other sc.
count meets the disapproval Of this body,
and should be viewed with alarm by tax.
payers Of the U lited States.
EoUsE.-An immense number Of bills was
introduced, ths following being the princi.
pal one:: Repeating ths pre.emption and
timber culture laws: amending the home.
stead law: preventing tndtie discrimination
in railway transportation; declaring forfeit.
cd lard grants to the Northern Pacific,
HoughtOn 4 OntonagUn, North Wisconsin.
". Vincent extension and Brainefd branch,
Hastings, d Dakota and other railroad CON.
psnies;. appropfiating Sc OoO, 900 for
sslssippt river improvement; es.
tablisbing maximum rats OF fare
on the Uaion Pacific and Central Pacific
rail ways; abolishing the postage of second
class matter and rsdusing drop letter pos.
age 10 one cent; putting salt snd aeficultur.
al alimplements on the free list; regarding the
presidential succession; for civil rights
amendment to the constitutions; appropria.
ting $25 100000 annually for common
schools, for postal telegraph; prohibi.
ting .sseclal legislation; prohibition
amendment to the constitution; re-
lieving the merchant marine:
repealing internal revenue laws; limiting
the disposal of public agricultural lands
to actual settlers; granting women suffrage;
repeating the silver dollar coinage act; re.
moving taxes on national bang circulation
and fixing tine amount of such circulation,
The Gail ofstates Was not finished. A rcso.
luton was adopted calling the attention of
the president 70 the case OF Patrick O'Don.
mel,
Something of breeze was raised jus, be.
!0re adjournment when MIR. Hewitt OF New
York ssked unanimous consent to tff.r
resolution esklns the president to request
the E 'slish gnyrrnment to delay tLe execa.
lion OF O'Donnell's sentence until
the facts in relation tn his trail
could be inquired into, and It oouid be rs.
certained whether or not O'Donnell was an
Americln citizen, and whether he had been
tried in acc 1rdance with English and inter-
national law. The resolution was passed
without discussion and without dissent.
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T.sesdax. Deee,nber IL.

sENArE.-Senator Anthony was present
and took the oath. Bills were introduced
promoting commercial relations between
the United States and Mexico and Central
and South America, and determining pres.
idential disability.
Senator Mcmillan introduced bill for
SENATOR Cameron oi Wisconsin introd dnced
bill to provide for places of deposit and
distribution of public documents.
The president sent large number of
nominations to the senate mostly recess
appointments. Among them were:
Walter Evans, commissioner of internal
revenue; Benjamin Butterworth, commits.
sioner of patents; Albert U. Wyman, treas.
urer Of the United States; Martin g.
Chandler, surveyor general, Minnesota.
Collectors of internal revenue; James H,
Stone, first district of Michigan; John w.
Bur. ette, fourth district of Iowa; William
wv. Carter, seve th district of Indiana. Jacob
Wheeler, eighth district of Illinois; Edwin
Farley second district of Kentucky.
The senate confirmed Walter @. Gresham
postmaster general.
The president has nominated William
Livingston, Jr., TO be collector of customs
at Detroit, Mich.
HoUsE.-Bills and resolutions were In
treduced for q postal savings deposit branch
of the postof8ce department.; enlarging the
powers and duties OF the agricultural de-
partment; establishing oureau of animal
industry and preventing the spread Of cat
tie diseases; making sugar free of duty; call.
ing on members Of the cabinet for informa
ton concerning our relations with
Great Britain; abrogating the Clay.
ton. Bulwer treaty; authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to purchase and
cancel and 4a per cent. bonds instead of
State commerce as q bureau of the interior
department.; putting lumber for house,
fence and ship building on the free list; re.
organizing the legislative power of ah; 70,
general amnesty; for the relief of Fitz John
Porter; ExiDg the postage an first class
matter at two cents per ounce; estab-
fishing the Territory of North Dakota; of
the admission of Utah and Ar.z1pa into
the Union; regarding the duty on wool; re.
tiriHg trade dollars; liA.litlng the coinage OF
silver dollars; repealing internal revenus
laws; civil rights amendments to the con-
stitutlon; surpressing polygamy; increasi
pensions OF One-arniet aud one-legged sol.
aiers; punisbing violation OF the election
laws; regulating interstate commerce,
transferring the Indian bureau to the war
department, for the election OF Territorial
governors.
Delegate Raymond introduced a bill
to establish the territory OF North Dakota
by dividing the recent territory en- the
forty. sixth parallel. He also introduced q
bill to provide two additional judges of the
federal cour. of Dakota, one for the north and
another sr the south part of the territory:
also, a bill to vacate the Fort Randall an
Fort Rlce military reservations.
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Railroad News.

Genaral Manager Van Horne of the Can.
adisn Psciac roads, says no compromise
the Northwest, as they can easily he replaced,
Foreman Dodge, OF the Northern Pacific
shops at Brainerd, died from exposur.
while hunting on the night of the l3;h inst
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Guilty OF not gu,ity,. ssks1 Z; ba
iustice Of . prisoner. ely,ss
"Deu what do yoa want hers j. sns1 -!
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and Second resinsnts ~ expected to b
BUTTER AND CHEESE.

Abstract OF the Proceedings Of tre
Annual Meeting 81 the Minnie.
sofa Butter and Cheese Associ.
ation-Addresses and Discus.