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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
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1xS100 0omua&0mo0S OF . O0a3o0o &0Is.
Dispatches from English sources confirm the
news Of the French success at Foo Chow, and
even carry the story to . later Aour Of Saturday.
When Admiral Courbet ordered. his ironclsds
10 open fFe be Was calamity responded to by .
squadron Of ten Chinese gunboats on the
River Min. These were onicercd by Euro
peans, and the Chinese gunners served their
pieces well, but the caliber of the guns wa
too small for tho shot 10 inilict serious injury
on the French. The latter fred with terrible
effect and the discipline WAS perfect From
the n, moment the French guns got the range
on on, the Chinese aes boats Ii.iless rain Of
craft steamed hitler and thither. One BY
one they went down with great gaping holes
in their sides, until seven Of the well-fought
gunboats had sunk, with the dragon Dag
still flying. The remainder were captured
The French hest now moved up Tie river Nv and
took position opposite the great arsenal Of
Foo Chow. It's danking forts and water batter
les replied ct first with some spirit, but the
French shells were dropped beyond them in
the arsenal itself. A tremendous explosion
that shook the earth showed that French
From that moment the Chinese firing ceased
For three hours the French guns poured .
storm Of shells upon the arsenal, which was
now on fire in several places. The signal to
cease firing was at length given, and IL WAS
seen that the place was utterly destroyed Tow
ard nightfall several detachments Of sailors
and an marines landed without oPpositaon. The
was in the hands Of the French. No advance
was attempted on the city Of Foo Chow itself.
The French feet cannot ascend the river any
further.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
Mr. 3lains's History.

Henry l. Dawes, United States senator from
Aassa chuetts. says: II had been in congress
six years when Mr.. Blaine came into public
life, and I have known him from that LAY to
this intimately, both in his private life aud In
his public course. have watched his career,
and I think that I am able to Judge whether 8
man is honest in public life or not, and I should
befalse to my duty and to the truth i'll did NOT
declare my solemn conviction that there IL no
man in public life whose public and private
character is more free from stain than Mr..
Blaine's. Ihave known him thoroughly. Ihave
summered with him and wintered with him. I
have been on intimate terms Of friendship with
him; have differed with him on political ques-
tons; have qnarrelsd with him, and have con-
tided in aud trusted him believe him to have
been actnated by the purest motives in al his
public acts, and to be ambitious to connect his
name with an administration Of this govern
m men. that shall comprehend the grand possi-
bilities before tho American people. and shsil
assert the power Of the republic wherever n
flag floats I make no reserve in this indorse
ment of Mr. Blaine I draw no distinction be-
tween private character and public life. I
know oil that is said about it / have in nv
casion Of the opposition to him by the 60 called
Independents. There are two sentences
in those letters which it il possible
for human ingenuity to turn against 8
man of perfect probity. They arc capable
Of construction perfectly honorable to him.
faint or corruption, / prefer to put that honor.
able construction upon those words. There
are those calling themselves Independents who
prefer to twist and torture them into something
that they deem dishonorable. Ihave read late.
y speech Of . distinguished individual, TAX
TO an argument Of great ingenuity To satisfy
himself and his hearers with Elis bad construc-
ton Of those sentences. ] can't understand
the man who prefers thus to put an evil intent
upon words capable Of good intent ! cannot
willing to turn his back on . long life OF dis
tingnished service without fault that he may
the more successfully make the worse appear
the better reason"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

Huron, OAK, specisl:- Between and 4
Thursday afternoon o funnel-shaped cloud was
seem mile and half northwest Of this
city going sQutheasterly. At Risdon's, .
large stock barn and sheds were torn
to atoms and scattered over the prairie
His loss Is $3,0M Crossing the Jim river,
aix large stacks Of grain belonging to
@ E. Lyman, were carried away. The
pf town, was torn into kindling wood Il WAS
: new building nearly ready for occupancy.
Crossing the railroad, the Cook farm, three
miles southeast Of here, was struck Two
houses standing about twenty feet apart were
lifted from their foundations, carried three
rods and torn to slivers. Mrs. g. W. Cook and
eight-year-old daughter, in the house at the
time, were carried several rods and left in Q
field. When found HrA Cook was badly in
jured about the head, anda thigh broken The
girl was also severely hurt
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
Gurrieaae ta lraa3toha.

Hurricane In lRaA1toba.
A terrific storm Of cyclone character pre-
vailed OF Winnipeg Wednesday night doing in
calculable damage to properly in towns and
ging crops TO an extent not yet asoertained, Al
though believed 70 be large. Rain poured,
lightning followed, ndtremend0us crashes OF
thunder prevailed al the evening.
Clouds driven by wind advanced upon each
other like opposing armies. They burst in
The fearful onset upon each other, and for an
hour or more waged war attended by disas-
trous results. The roof WAS wle0ched Of
the Hudsgn Bay stores and torn to pieces,
damaging surrounding buildings
No iess than ffty buildings in The city of Win
pipeg were damaged by the storm. Roofs were
carried away ends were blown out Of houses,
chimneys were blown down, plate glass win.
dows were broken, signs were knocked endwise,
telephone and telegraph wires were prostrated,
and general havoc committed Reports from
twenty or thirty points in tho province show
that tho storm caused results much similar to
those witnessed in Winnipeg
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
What Night 1avs Happened q
Tie 0soGly 1xplorees.

An ex-naval Officer who has unques-
sionablemeans Of knowledge about what
he was talking, told Record reporter an
interesting story recently, which throws
some light upon the official responsible
ity for the misfortunes ofthe Greedy
party. He said that one day, almost
Immediately after the return Of the Gar
lington party On the Yantic, Engineer
Melville received . telegram from Sec.
Rotary Chandler, who was at the Ho&-
man House, New York, asking him il
he would 60 ON an EXPEDITION to flnd and
relieve Greedy. He promptly respond
ed yes, and few hours afterward took
. train for New York. where he met the
Secretary and unfolded . plan for an ex-
petition, which could have been UNDER
taken at once. He proposed that the
Yantic should ct once be loaded with
provisions, and with eleven men he
(Melyille) should be sent ct once to
Cape York, where they could DO left
with the provisions and equipment, and
the vessel return home. Then Melville
and his men were to carry out q perfect
y feasible plan for reaching Cape sa-
bine with food, where he felt satisfied
that Greedy was, and bring them safe
back to Cape York. This plan a. sx-
planned to Secretary Chandler, met with
his approval, but before adopting il he
finally submitted il to the Naval Board,
which at once rejected it and succeeded
in inducing Secretarv Chandler n aban.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
A.ota., ,.ops..s Worth Pol. x...,

A80t1o3 830V0009 NORM roe NQ3t,
The New York Yacht club, Of which James
Gordon Bennett, Jay Gould and Cyrus W.
Field, JE, are members, entertained the Of
fcials Of the Greedy relief expedition at dinner
few days ago. Chief Engineer Melville Of
this city madea long speech, in which he cot
forth the feasibility Of settling once for all the
question Of an open arctic sea, and that, too,
without loss Of life He stated his will
ingness to take command Of such an
expedition, and that . moderate sum
would be sufficient to cover all tho ex-
pensea. Young Mr.. Field, in answer, said that
vanced by Chief Engineer Melville, and that he
Was perfectly willing to advance half the sum
requi1ed. te meet heenpenses Of Tie expedition.
present would put their names down for the
remainder: Tbs they q once agreed to: The
is no doubt that an arctic expedition under
Melyille's command will sail from On American
port In the fall of 1885 Lieut. Melville viii
obtain leave Of absence from the navy without
pay for two years for this purpose
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
Senatorial Contests.

The congressional committees Of both par
ties, especially of the Republican party, are
preparing to give considerable attention in the
coming campaign to the election OF legisls-
lures which are to choose senatora Already
the field has been thoroughly looked over and
the situation pretty carefully diagnosed
eleven Republicans and fourteen Democrats
complete their terms Of Office ON the 4th OF
March next The Repu blicans who go ont aso
Cameron of Pennsylvania, Cameron Of Wis
consin, Morrill, of Vermont Lapham Of New
York, Blair of New Ham pshire, Jones of Ne
vada, Ingalls, Of Kansas, Allison Of Iowa,
Logan Of Illinois, Plat Of Connecticut
and Hill of Colorado It 10 pretty
well understood here that Cameron of Penn
sylysnis, will desire . reelection, and that
such desire on his part is equivalent 70 an
course, return. senator Blair Of New Hamp-
shire would like to come back, but to do this
he will have to he up pretty early in the MORN
ing, for Secretary Chandler is looking to that
position. Senator Ingalls, Of Kansss will doubt
less come back, rs will Allison Of Iowa The
name Of the Hon. Andrew Shuman, chief editor
Of the Chicago Journal, who has had , good
deaf OF political experience, il being mentioned
for Logan's place. Ex-CongressmaQ FarWell,
co m, and WHO'S man Of resifh and az.
perience a. legislator. miaht prove : csndi-
date eS's s''-'''
OF the fourteen Democrats, whose terms ex-
election of successors 70 Willisms. of KENTUCKY:
Jonas. of Louisiana: Groome. Of iarvlsni: and
PeDilleton. of Ohio, In Missonr; Il "a cxnected
that senator Vest will be retnrned Tn Indians
there is likely to he pretty hot fiaht over the
legislature Congressman Calklns the present
canli,iate Tor eovern,r ~ that stat. las an ava
on the senatorship. and shonl.l he smcceed In
carving the state and ieo;sistnra for tSe Re-
pubiicaas. he will be likeiv To be elected M
Voorhses' successor In f.lifornia the IA.
pu5licans believe that thew will elect a leeis.
faturo and Republican successor to senator
Farley. On tie other hand. tI.e Democrsta
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

Seven miles south Of Grand Forks. on
the farm Of Thomas Nelson, an attempt
WAS made by two men to steal three
horses from the stable, which was re,
sisted by . hired man, Ole Nessland,
The thieves were mounted, when he
fired on them with q revolver, wound.
ing one severly. They returned the fire.
putting two bullets through his hat. hut
not hurting him. Both The theiyes e..
osped to the woods, 3
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

94AV O00S12006UU R2XERR0.
MADAM, may kiss these beautiful
children?" inquired the candidate, q
he leaned over the front gate.
Certainly, sir; there ID no possible
objection.
"They are lovely darlings," said he.
after he had finished the eleventh. I
have seldom seen more beautiful babes.
Are they all yours, marm2" s
The lady blushed deeply.
"Of course they are, he continued:
tho sweet little treasuses! From
whom else, marin, could they have in
herited these limpid eyes, these rosy
cheeks, these profuse cnrls, these come
~ figures and these musical voices?'
The lady continued blushing.
by the way, marin, said he, ssmay
I bother you to tell your estimable hus.
band that . candidate for-called mp
on him this EVENING""
AAlasl good sir," quoth the lady, 81
have no. husbandl"
"But these children, madam-you
surely are not widow?"
II feared you we're mistaken, sir,
when you first came mp. These are NOT
my children. This is an orphan ssy-
lum."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
Ansrieaa Naval oaesrs, views,

W&ASS0& SoV0A SA3O10 V4OWUS
Warrington, Special:-Naval officers her
are discussing the war between France an
China. and comment upon the easy destructio
after commercialadvantages, said one naval
dcer, "and they propose to get them ct d
cost That is the policy Of England and 81
many. There 10 no consideration Of morali
Of human Justice Ct human right that
policy favorable to their commerce. rec
lect once that the Japanese government wan
70 establish quarantine in order to prev!
the spread Of cholera. Our minister, a.
Bingham, consented, but the English and d
man minister refused because II would int
fore with their commerce, and when the Jal
pese stopped one Of their vessels, man.
b.rbor TSsre nse ae
Of nation like England or Germany are
volved, to talk about justice. or even mere
rtAey recognize nothing Of the sort"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
1upert..t 70 pa,xxn.a.


Hon. O. z Marvin, Of Rochester, Olmsted
Co, MINI, general superintendent Of the dairy
department Of the worlds exposition, has ia
sued circular letter to the dairymen Of the
world. stating the amount and division Of pre-
miums and the conditions Of competition there
for In tho agricultural department es6, 600 IL
offered in premiums, Of winch Ola, 600 IL sp-
propriated for the dairy diviaon-s60D for
dairy stock, and $4,000 for dairy products,
appliances, etc All entries for dairy machinery
and appliances must be made by Nov. Is, and
goods received by Dec. 1. All entries for
dairy products must be made BY Dec. Is, and
goods received by Jan s, 1885, between which
time and Jan. Is the awards will be made
Correspondence is especially invited from
state spperintenlents, Secretaries Of dairy and
produce exchanges, manufacturers Of dairy
products. Address iii correspondence * ct Is
Charles e Marvin, general superintende dairy
department. Rochester, Mimi.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

News has been received at Austin of tho dessh
Of Judge A. H HAYWOOD at Washington.
Judge Harwood went to Austin in August 1871.
to take charge Of the Austin Transcript he
was county superintendent Of schools for some
time. and was postmaster for three years Just
previous to 1880 He sold tho Newspaper In
1880 In January, 1850, through Alexander
Ramsey's inf aance, be secured position in tie
position until his death He leaves . widow.
His only son, Willie, died some time ago.
While living st Austin he became one Of De
most prominent antagonists Of Judge Sherman
Page IN his notorious quarrel
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
y. otery.a xubeo,l.ty.


The imbecility ofW. F. Storey, prophet
Of the Chicago Times, was established beyol
question Thursday, and Judge KnickerbscN
appointed Austin l. Patterson conserva tor
his estate, which consists mainly Of the Chicl
80 TmeA Patterson has been business mani
ger Of the Times for good many years, 81
y technically the fittest person for the pod
ton. Nrs: Storey, however, wanted to get Il
Of him and manage the property herself. q
this end charges were made againl
his integrity, which the court seem
not to have credited The meilic1
experts say: Eat the medical examination Las
Saturday. Dr.. Lyman said, 'sas to the condition
ically termed pafisis, or partial paralysis. tend
ing toward complete paralysis, and mentally
found him In state OF complete Dement'S. II
tests applied were variona In my opioaon
he has no notion Of what is said to him. or WIS
y going on around him. He is approaching
the conclusion Of his disease, the average dur
alton Of which il two or three yeara"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
A Notable Cemetery.

In ancient days saints remains, il
they could be obtained, were buried
near the altar of the church dedicated to
him. The relics Of the holy man made
the place sacred, and 80 appealed to the
imagination that men desired to he
buried near the saint.
As the space was limited, the burials
in the church were restricted to the
bodies of men eminent for their piety
or high in rank. But those who could
not he buried close to the sacred re-
mains were anxious that their bodies
should repose as near to them a.
possible. To CRAFTY this pious wish the
churchyard was consecrated as q burial
place.
When churchyards in cities and towns
became unhealthy, cemeteries were es-
tablished in the open country, where
the dead might Ike buried out Of sight,
but amid trees and flowers, natural
scenery and works of monumental art.
De Amicis, in his "Spain," describes
the notable cemetery of Barcelona. He
says:
A silent city trayersed bv long, de-
serted streets. asnked by straight walls
of equal height, shut in at the end by
other walls.
The dead are placed in the walls
lengthwise, arranged in different rows,
like the books in a library. For every
casket there is q corresponding species
of niche in the wall, in which is writ
ten the name of the person buried.
Where no one is buried, the niche bears
the written word p ropriedad, which sig
mites that the place has been purchased.
The majority of the inches are en-
closed by glass, others by gratings,
some by q fine wire netting. and con-
tain viriety of objects, placed there in
honor of the dead by their respective
families, such ms photographs, little al
tars, pictures, embroideries, artificial
flowers, and, not unfrequently. triflea
Us,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
The Checklist Girl,

The Brooklyn Union-Augus has an
account OF the Checklist" servant girl
on record. There are some in Troy
who nearly equal her, however:
Bridget Gildea, an eighteen year old
servant girl, sued Mrs. Edward RIVER
before Justice Courtney this morning
to recover 80, one months wages.
Mrs. Ryer said: cit took the R1rl
three hours to iron five pillow cases,
When would wake her up at s O'Clock
on Monday morning to do the washing
she would tell me that she didn't want
to get up before daylight, and the wash
ing could wait. I told her to press the
water ont Of snma va"etahles and ahe
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

The king of Sweden is to be the guest
Of Lady Breadalbane, in the second
week Of August (about the 12th); and
Nine. Christine Nillson. the Swedish
Nightingale, has been invited by Lady
Breadslbane TO pass q week ct Yarmouth
Castle to meet her king,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

NY sssTls;'|
! ! : : = : !; :.
uaita slats + 81 III y
q y ~ y 20 IN u
Ne world - = pslt eslpelly go p
The state q M - and q 'vva1le
Comfy. ny. Cur - eGloa u e.
a. ~ 1879 reNcAe6 = ~ = l60. 900
p01nds, hut q looo "a ySG1d w. en-.
puted - not moro thaa 66y 90 pounda.
This yeaf larger acesa9S hss besn
planted. but prices have advanced o. -
count Of TIE decreased STOOLS. The ~.
nal annual consumption 81 The world
y about 100000 pounds, but II b ex.
pected there viii bsA considerable IN.
crease this year, = also In other esssn-
tial oils. on account of specialization Of
cholsya. Peppermint u grown 70 best
advantage Ia good garden soils, but 10.
quires On abundance Of moisture. An
acrs will grow plants enough 70 Yield
from eight 70 fifteen pounds Of oil, 40
cotding TO the ago Of che plant and the
locality, and the price IL lrom 18.26 to
1915 pound. There are no large
farms entirely devoted TO this product.
but It 10 cultivated in small quantities
BY many fArmers. 1t ID used in medi-
cine, confectionery and for perfumeey,
and ID diluted with alcohol and water TO
70 make essence Of peppermint. Il IL
also largely used by sanitary engineers
for testing joints and traps. few drops
OHSNa S~n> n. n - n =
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Royal Phelps will provides that $780,
300 shall be paid to Ills son in-law, John
Lee Carroll, Of Maryland. His grand
ION, Royal Phelps Carroll, and biz nep-
hews, Of the Wilbur family, are to re-
,eive the bulk Of his property.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

~.
A9sloo1suHn y 1aA11. n Y Il
\ n following slaAs, distriss - go vaAlzs
eavo ben anno9nced: "a :
@ lmnnDuRA u
& bAAs 1air-ovaaoaaA, gspA q .. 10 II. IL
- md Il
souths.. alianssets Hsir-Aa Roehsssss,
ioepk l, "a and g :,
Wright Oounty-HowardI aks, sspk 10 II,
! &sssinss uasoo Industrial As,ossssaoa r.ir
-aasen Sept 10, "a, and 10
1eukato 1--we STOCK md Fair Associates
=. Gr q Wing County -BrainsrA sspk II
Mower County-Austin, scpk ia II, and
ncLsod oouny-Huschinsoo, sspk ~ IS
Morrison coanty-nsas Falls, sspk ~ Is
Todd County Prairs. Sept ~ and
q Montsna Territorial Fair-Helsna, Sept 9,
wisconsin STATE AGRICULTURAL soc,esy-Madi-
son. Sept Is, 10, "a, Is and ~
a. southwestern Wisconsin Industrial Associs-
6on-4ineral Point Sept 4. & 4 And 4.
Central Wisconsin Agricultural and Nechau.
ical WATERFOWL, Sept II. II. IL.
80 and 81. ~
j 8 ri. coan.y. wi.-Had.on, Sop. ~
a Crosse County, wiA-salem. Sept q %
~: Lexicon g \ County wa-Bl.ck River Falls.
&C. 0hipPe = Z, County . ws,-chippeva Falls,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

waite Beaver, q M. 1raak 1svsu.
The above well known plainsman, author
and wonderfully gifted physician and surgeon
has opened An Office in Bk Paul, Iinn.. WHARF
he will spend the second and fourth vcsks Of
every month. His remarkable success ii H.
treatment Of female diseases especially, has
vaat $500
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

the highest trees.
Between the monuments are busl
gratings and fower-beds, and at
entrance, between. this and the ct
cemetery. there is superb mar
church surrounded by columns, h:
hidden by the trees. ...
On leaving this garden one eros
once more the deserted streets of
metropolis, which seems more sill
and sad than at ones first entrance.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
The Black Hawk War Of 1873

There are frequent references in
papers to the "Black Hawk War;:
many will he glad to know what it
During President Jackson's first
ministration, the Sac and Fox Indl
OF illinois, under their leader, Bl
Hawk, gave the government so m,
trouble rs to cause war. Their la,
had been bought by the United Sta
q quarter of o century before, hut
Indians still continued to live on til.
and when tho mark of civilizst,
brought settlers to their borders I'll
refused to withdraw and held out
successfully against the troops of
government of Illinois that at last G.
eral Scott was sent against them W
nine companies Of artillery. His trot :.
being overtaken by cholera in Chicago
he could not reach the scene of action
but General Atkinson, in several de
cisive battles, the last Of which occurre
August z, 1882, defeated tho Indian
and took Black Hawk captive. Afte
spending some years 10 The East, I'll
Indian chief saM tho lutiiity Of rasfsl
iance 70. 70 powsslu1 3 M |. apd .Wa
Allowed Il NJ Ne u u 4 I ~ Is A.
n Q6 R .s III Il ssts i;
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

Lorillard, the rich horseman, is re-
ported as often saying he wouid rather
win . $500 purse with horse Of his own
breeding than the richest stake In the
country with anotllers,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

Heed the signals Of Nature before II II To-
lasa Burdock Blood Bitten viii sssiss you.