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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11

Carrie Swain, the actress, was granted di-
vorce from her husband in st. Louis recently
Hefailed 70 appear, and the divorce was grant
cd by default
James Kink, eighty five, the Oldest New York
policeman, is dead In the Astor place riot he
succeeded in effecting tho escape Of Macready,
the actor, by Disgusting him.
Engineer George D. Melville, United States
navy, is in Washington, in answer to . congress
sional subpoena to appear before the Jeanette
expedition investigating committee.
Philip Rasgue, . Frenchman employed in
The southington Conn., silver-plate shop, has
received papers which identify him as being a
descendant of Napoleon I, and titles to an es-
tate in France valued at $2D, ,0Jl
Tho saddest feature Of Gen. Mackenzie's
case is the fact that he was to be married with
In short time, when his mind failed him, his
betrothed being Mrs. Sharp, lovo Of his
youthful days, who married and became wild
ow sinco hsr first acquaintance with the gem
eral
Mra Anna Ottendorfer, wife Of the editor Of
the New York staats -Ze,tung, is dead, after .
very brief illness, while her husband was in
Albany. Mrs. Ottendorfer was the widow Of
Editor Uhl when she married Mr.. Ottendorfer,
and added several million dollars to his already
large fortune She had just completed the
great German hospital at o cost exceeding $780,
Doc, which she presented to the hospital society
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11
xhs oaass Of tie oiaotaaaaa AasAs.

had charged the immortal land now thoroughly
was tried for the murder Of William KIRK, j pablo
sentiment was generally expressed, AT last we'll
hang murderer in Cinoinnatts Both thosS
stand plain English were sure tho murder could
be nothing else than murder in tho first de9roe3
OF that ct furthenost, two or three Of the juror1
given them p.rteas1y 70 sSat thsi1
only business was TO report upon the truth ol
the facts that had been presented. and that they
aaa .ss AZ sIssp s is9 a:s
to have recoknized their duty plainly, and dis.
covered no way to any verdict except ono q
the court for information, and asked II they could
verdict. Tho court replied that they could,
deliver veriot. tie eou1t.soom psss Wss Packed q
with humanity. and dim atty was experienced il
making NAL . passsge way for the entrance Of Juror.
Berner was not guilty Of murder in the first
possible under the indiotment there arose r' cry
and anger, from the whole audienoo. Before Q
minute bad passed. the boy was taken through
snS snS grHase t down the back stairs
Jati.thus cheating the noisy crowd out Of
. Do him bodily harm, Tho = oeals N sstsd II.
tho verdict Of each and every ons
Of them. m They said they had ne
such wtsh. The same, thing was asked Of the
polling from that jury. Il WAS not necessary y Il
Ssk the court what he thought of tho verdict.
With an Indignation that he shared with hun.
dreds of others around him, he could not rcfrair
irSm expressing himself 1 in an nndertone. Eta
customary thanks to tho jury for their faithful.
ness ness IN doing their duty, he simply said: -Ths
Jury Is dismissed. The twelve men arose from
out OF the court room amid great tumult. The
prisoner's counsel also left, and went down thu
street. The prosecutors had welded 20 strong Q
chain of evidence that Berner's counsel. bcforl
witch psa Would Hf ops n th
prisonment for LIE. That Cincinnati wa, @
burst which has A1itS followed is Is shown @ 01s +,
l lsss ! IMeaa.y, Ffesssns % v. Pssseay. 1: d &:
board Of trade, said. on change: 4 think it
aisgraceful and disgusting beyond expression.
Inc time has come when tho people themselves
Will rid tho county Of the expense Of trying
tractors was broken up on reception Of tho news,
and there was but ono opinion: @Tho sooner jails
are destroyed, police disbandcd and tho the old
time ~ California vigilance committee is inaug.
urated the sooner there viii be security for life
discussed BY the sheri1 and his deputies at the
jail. before the verdict had bcen known an hour.
The jurymen remained in the grand jury room
tor mours; aWaitinf to regain thel
public ken, it seems, and would fare Ill at the
hands Of the ri0ten Their names are Samuel
Edwards. John Wilsey, Francis Buck, Elwood
HenIte, Michael McGuirc Louis Harmeyer, Hem
Charles +. Dollahan, A. F. Shaw and L. 4. PHI.
lips
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11
Watch 1z.kins in switzsrlsnd.

Notwithstanding the immense NUM-
ber of watches made in other countries
the Swiss watches still continue to be
in demand. It is estimated that there
are about $4,000 workmen engagedSin
this industry in Switzerland. In The
competition with other countries they
manage to hold their own very well, |,
being largely aided by the belief that
their watches are made by hand. Il il
q fact. however, that machinery is en-
played in the making Of watches in
Switzerland to o considerable extent;
although thu fAet II kept nn
ground. Maome cantt tt0ns
ture Of cheap INIT ation eold
watches has been recentl
composition used in the
these imitation metals which a !:
II explosive Inst aslight blow vilko ~
d onatipn Of an alarming chaxeces
/ Excsllent horolog schools ~ y.
.lhad ihsop9h0ut the ccaAt AtSys ~
i1Ijli n tbatrAdA1
= 6san ~
& III - - |li w. s| sS go
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11

,,;:,s Jss. Disav, oaaoasa = ssppors Of hi.
frank Bergman, Budd "a aassisk driver.
/ !. ghesaaa = Green, ooleesa eeAel ~. = W.
0reen. q Psxis. ~, coael laa ~ Dscsnp
Anton Singer, g Cutasr ssse1I !, slqsnaAksr
John 0oeNe, ~ eprinG Hszsse. haEteNdeT for
Russell on Race, between 1uuft6Snd Fnth.
Semuel 6o1sn, S9 WeGt Third street. en-
Sployed - HuNlyan1 On, Vine t3tbGE, between
Fourth and Fifth, died Of heart diaeg1o during
tho excitGmenk :,
ysccb Mstser, % Buckeye sess segAecuttu
Fred 6leussers Logan, Ohio employed %
Four bodies unindsntiasd ass yssx4 tIabteG
At hospital lying dead, are: .3ss s Il :, !:
John J. Hennessy, Smith stresk, Widowef, no
tamily; sh0s In abdomen. :1sss.
Henry j. Pieseri residence unknown, Ih0s in
right breast - 80 ., ~ :
Unknown man, shot In head.
Walter Fay; carriage maker, so East
Sixth street; shot through both thighs and
scrOtum - -
Peter Roell; IS, brewer, Freeman avenue and
Liberty, shot In left hand and rightlse.
Conrad Breslau, Sycamore and Ab{kail sAot
through the BODY - :
Capt John Desmond, Lytle Grays, shot
through head; sole support Of widowed moth
or. A member Of the law Arm Of Healy. Brsn.
on q Desmond. =.
The list Of the wounded ia tool long toprint II
shows there was good deal Of wild and caro-.
lees ahooting. At last accounts all was quiet
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11
The Drain-tile Theory Of the Ohio
Floods, <,

A correspondent Of the New York
Evening Post lays special stress upon
the agency of drain-tile in producing
the Ohio floods. He says that more
than 80, 900 miles of drain-tile had been
laid in the state since 1876" The fever
has ragged throughout Indiana and Ohio
with equal violence, and though have
no official report of the work done there
I feel confident I am safe in stating
that in the three states more than
100, 900 miles of the tile have been laid.
Now let us consider the effects. The
general surface of this whole region is
so level that it abounds in swamps,
sloughs and areas of low, wet land of
greater or less extent. There is hardly
o farm which has not more or less of
such land, which heretofore has been
useless, but which, when drained, has
proved to be the most productive land
on the farm. These areas consequent
ly have been everywhere the,
first to be drained, to the immediate
and manifest improvement Of the pro-
ductiveness of the farm, and equally of
the health ofits occupants. But, on the
other hand, these areas have heretofore
been the reservoirs into which the rains
and melting SHOWS of all the tributary
surface have slowly found their way by
intiltration; and after days and weeks,
during which evaporation was constantly
in progress, the surplus or overflow has
reached the river. Now they have been
provided with artificial substitutes for
natures slow methods, and the inn
mediate discharge is secured of all these
natural reservoirs through the drains,
which carry off in few hours an acces-
sion of waters that would otherwise
have reached the river only by compar-
atively small installments, after pre-
colatimg for weeks, or perhaps months,
through sloughs and swamps, and losing
q large portion by evaporation. This
effect is perfectly obvious and undepi-
able; and, taking into account the a.
most incredible extent to which this
work of drainage has been carried, is
| the result tdisproportionate to the cause
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11
A Tricky Insurance Company

From tho Arkansas Traveller.
Shortly after fire the other day, q
colored gentleman called on the insur.
ance agent and said:
"Wants my money, cap'in."
Il don't owe you any money"
"Ain't vessel de sho'ence agent?"
"Yes, 1 am IN insurance agent"
"Den yer owes me money, fur my sto
burned up endurin de late fire, sah."
"You were not insured in any com.
pany."
"De debil I want"
Come, get out of here?"
"Hole on, boss, an let me 'splain.
Wuz Mr.. Jones 'shored in your COM
pany?"
Eyes"
"Wuz Mr.. Jacksons?"
eyes"
"Wall an good. Now, my sto' wuz
ies betwixt Mr.. Jones an Mr.. jackson.
De walls o'dar sto's made de walls o. my
sto'. Eff you'd took dar sto's erway,
my sto woulder been gone. De inshoin'
O. dar own sto's, insho'ed mine, doan
yer see?"
''No. I don't see."
.'Den I amt goin' ter git nothin', is I?'
"No."
''I'll recolleck dis, sab, an see whut
de cout 'ous'll hab ter say" and turning
away, he muttered: "EfTder knowd de
comp'ny wuz SO tricky, I wouldn'ter set
de blame sto' 0fire,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11

Lorenzo Dimick, formerly of the arm Of
Crosby & Dimick, and largely interested in ms
rine insurance UP to the first Of the year, when
the firm dissolved, has been arrested charged
with divering large amount Of insurance
funds. Bail required is $4,000 The attor-
ncy for the Thames L Mersey Union Of Phil
adelphia, and State Of Pennsylvania insurance
companies furnishes the following figures rep
resenting ths amounts of premiums diverted
to the Continental company, to which Dimick
was the representative; Thames & Mersey Un-
ion, Philadelphia, sas,0D; State Of Pennsyl-
yania, 5000 Dimick's brother, Richard, was
his book keeper, and several transfers and al.
1negea n: fraudulent entries were made BY him.
land marine department of the Continental
company. As such officer, he received. 70 per
cent, and . contingent of IS per cent on the pro-
fits Of his department. The commission went to
tho firms credit contingentto his own. Gilman
Hubbard. of the Continental, claim they have
full confidence III Dimick He has not secured
sS0,CU0 bail, and is under surveillance at his
home, being unable to be moved.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11
TERRITORIAL NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The xarsls Mountain Opening.

DEvns LAKE. OAK, Special: Gen.
@. O. Clements returned to Devils Lake
from Washington the Sd, with copy
OF the following executive order:
Executive Mansion, March 20, 1884,
It is hereby ordered that the tract Of
country in the Territory Of Dakota,
withdrawn from sale and settlement and
get apart for the use and occupancy Of
the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa
Indians by executive orders dated Dec.
u, 1882, except townships 1872 and 1853
north, range u west, be and the same
are hereby restored to the mass of the
public domain. CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
By virtue of this, order the Turtle
Mountain reservation is reduced by two
townships, and il opens up 4l5 900 acres
Of valuable agricultural and timber land
in the DEVILS Lake land district, includ-
ing the base Of operations Of the coal
mining syndicate in the extreme western
portion, to public settlement. There
10 great joy here over the order,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11
M or,m.ual cslsudsr.

L F. Ransdall, postmaster at New Castle,
Ky., is defaulter to the amount Of $780,
Ransdall has disappeared The government
agent il in possession of the Office.
Tho two half-breeds, John and George
Stevenson, convicted of the murder Of John
Mccarthy, were hanged at Regina capitol of the
Northwest territories, under mounted police
administration.
G. woimers, alias Schubert, has been arrest
cd at Houston, Tex, charged with embezzling
e2G, ,0)O while treasurer of St Claire county,
Ill II is alleged that he left his wife, but
married another at Houston.
AT Fairview. Ky., John ". Gibson, . young
rough, walked ipt6 grocery and fired two pis-
tol balls into the heart of John Mccoy, killing
him instantly. No reason Is assigned for the
deed Gibson escaped bnt party Of citizens
ore In pursuit, and will lynch hlm il caught
News comes from Glenyilie, Richie county,
West Va oftlie murder OF Mrs. Eliza F. Rich
srdson, . widow living on Cedar creek, in the
extreme partof the county, by Jane Thompsoa,
notorious character, assisted by two other
women ct present unknown. Tho trouble grew
ont Of dispute between Mrs. Richardson and
the Thompson over the ownership Of An old
hsn ~,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11

There is y pleasing little = =:
connection with the carnival q U
mans getting erich in a;dsy,yS ~
most unparalleled in th Q histos q
vince Of Quebec Frenchmen. u
Laporte livesin slittle story and
gray slate-colored house near tllH
secom market, where he kept 81 - E 8
tail fur store. Here he has lived q ~
past fifty years on the hill just over J
ing the old Bonsecour Church, theS +
est sacred ediace in Canada, being H1
o hundred years ago. Baptiste was pooiSs
for though his furs were always Of thz
best quality and ''the finest in the wse}
his establishment was comparatively Shs
known and consequently little patron-
lied. -
Things went on pretty much the
same for Baptiste for twenty five years.
He left with his dog, gun and snow
shoes every fall, and returned home in
the spring to his Marie, with his to-
boggan we'll packed with precious nu.t
valuable furs to be sold for the next
season. He generally did not manage
to sell more than half his stock out
from year to year, but by an ingenious
plan his wife managed to preserve these
furs, so that when the time came for
Baptiste to summon up all his enter.
prise and attract customers to his shop
they were i'll as perfect order asf he
had just stretched them ON the itt1i
pine twigs after shooting the anima1
in tho bush. Baptiste decided to M
main home this winter to enjoy thd
carnival. He did not wish to takead4
vantage of the opportunity to mako
money, like too many other tradespeo&
pie, but merely TO enjoy himself. Howl
ever, n happy thought struck him, ar3:
papers.
1t grew very cold day OF two aftess
the opening OF tho carnival, and as aiS
American gentleman said, the mercury
having got SO high up in tho glass DUR.
ing the first part of last week that.it
almost took two thermometers spliceE
together to gauge it,. was row to bsI
found down knocking the bottom QUITO
the concern" This change persuaded
the American visitors who had comes
here unprotected against the frost ftlrsSS
ther than by a"plug" hat and silk
handkerchief to ego in for furs andy
Baptiste's was soon found to be tlieXe
cheapest place in the city. In two
days his whole stock was sold with the !
the exception of half dozen red foxS
skins and half as many silver fox slins,S
the latter bringing him i'll the pelt, $15Qgs
for fho 1nt Rnnticto v.c+orflo,- ,yoSs{
poor French Canadian flrrier. To-
day lie is, thanks to the ca.nivals,
worth $4,000. He had several daugh-s,
ters, who were always employed evcnsII
ings making up the furs he brought
home.-Montreal Correspondent Buffa-
10 Commercial =
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11
Dynamits in Prison.

The recent sudden removal of convict Irist
Invincibles from Irish to English prisons is at.
tributed to the discovery of a conspiracy to de.
str Mstroy Mount Joy prison by the use Of dynamite
clandestine correspondence with conspirators
outside: Letters were found in James Mullett'a
cell which disclosed the plot The prison war.
dens were to be br1bed with money from
O'Donovan Rossa's fund to convey an internal
machine into the prison. One letter intercepted
contained an order for tho murder Of Patrick
Delaney, one Of the Phoenix park conspirators
by throwing him over the balcony when he
should leave the prison sfter mass. Delaney
still remains at Mount Joy for safety. MANY
wardens have been dismissed. A Dublin cor.
respondent denies upon the highest authority
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11
Riot Rs1nnsutu,

Gov. Hosdly, in. letter of thanks to sheriff
Hawkins expressed approval Of his conduct,
but remarked that it was not proper to express
which must be made. 7. E. Campbell, lead
ing lawyer for Berner, asks an investigation
by Judge Matthews, on the ground that news
papers have charged that the jury was cor
ruptingly influenced The first sentencing Of
Judge Johnston's court Belle Osborn (colored)
convicted of shooting with intent to kill, ro-
ceived seven years. The only other case where
the crime was homicide was John Murtah, who
pleaded guilty to manslaughter. It appeared
he struck the man with his fist and the plea
was accepted and . sentence Of five years given.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11
ANY ooxczxrnAr1ox.

0en. Sheridan Summons Gen. A. A. Terry
TO Weshdngton to Consult Upon the Az
fairs at Fort Smelling, Including the
Building Of New Barracks ana the Quar-.
ter1n4 OF . Large Number Of Troops
There.
Washington, Special Telegram, March a-
"You have sent for Gen. Terry to come from
st. Paul to Washington" +" said your corrcspon-
dent to Con. Sheridan, this afternoon.
eyes" replied the general, 81 wanted Terry
to como down here and help mo to secure an
appropriation for new barracks at Fort Smell
ling He is 9 good tslker, and understands tho
situation and the congressman take good deal
Of stock in what he says. do not know any
oiacerin the army who is more highly respect
want 42O0, 600 to build new post It will cost
more to fix up the present barracks than to
build new ones. We want new and q nice
post up on the higher ground above the old
one. 1t will cost about ea0,O0O, il tho SOL
coets in one year"
"How do you figure that out?"
ut is my policy to concentrate tho army, -
far asI can, in large and convenient posts. II
costs good deal less, and the railroad facilities
are so good now all over the West, that We can
or than We can sustain them in the outlying
frontier posts. My policy is to concentrate
them at convenient points where the railroad
facilities are good St Paul is .
very convenient location, and want big
post there with q regiment Of cavalry and
another Of infantry-say twelve or fifteen hun
dred men. They can go to Fort Keogh from
1t Paul as quick and as easily as from tina
posts in Northern Montana, and at great dealj
less expense to tho government
"How do you figure out that you can save
enough in q year to build new post?n
''In this way: Including tho transportation
OF clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, and!
quartermaster's supplies, with the expense of
day to Keep ioS ioS infsnsry s soldiers siieg pss Il
Fort Smelling. and 46l. 80 to keep 100 cavalry
men at Fort Assinaboine, for example, it costs
s52:OS day to keep 100 infantrymen. Tho
saving, then, in keeping tho mon at Smelling,
is s2135per day for hundred infantry, and
mon The saving in year at Fort Smelling is
Oil, 5S5 40 for infantry, and ~, $50 for csval-
rymen. 1t is an argument in favor of economy
that nobody can got round, don't you see?
Then take an estimate of 500 men. The saving
to the government would bo 457, 800 IS in
keeping that number OF infantry at Fort Snell-
ing year and $112, 185in keeping 800 cavalry
men. Then take an estimate Of thousand mem
the savings would be SIZE, $3.50 year on in
fantry and $225, 800 year on cavalrymen. Sup
pose put regiment Of 800 cavalry at Fort
Smelling. II would save the cost Of tho post in
. single year"
:'What is the proepect Of getting the appro-
II think it is good II congress wants econ
omy, have given some arguments they can't
Gen. Terry will leave st. Paul for this city on
Monday or Tuesday.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11
Great Torest ri.,.

For three days and nights the most destruc-
tive fires ever known, have been devastating
the southern border Of North Carolins, extend
ing into six or seven counties. Vast forests Of
long leaf pine were attacked These form the
chief source Of timber supply. High winds
famed the flames into fury. Hundreds Of thous-
ands Of trees were burned. Some Of the
largest turpentine orchards in the state were
ruined and many farm houses destroyed A
number Of towns narrowly escaped destruction
At Manly, ON the Raleigh Augusta railroad, .
number OF houses were burned Large stores
OF lumber and railroad sills on the line of the
road were burned, and a dozen turpentino dis
tlerios ruined The country in great stretches
is but . blackeued wilderness. The extent of
the disaster is not yet known or fully realized
Many families are homeless. The fire swept
ifty miles In one direction and thirty In an
Grs Was caused By Burning brush. High wind
drove spsrks into the tnrpentine woods The
ares sxtended fsr into South Carolina. On the
line ~ tbs Charlotte, Columhis q Augusta ran.
sread szaane hsys besa supning through miles
~ III Two 49sldn1l An1 efSht or een haSuS
! 6; & q 81 3 = ! e. g