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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
General News Condensed.

NsftAwssesrn 1Ailroad Din veSs~A.
President Cleveland has vetoed . bill,
granting the right u way through the Indi.
snrsservations Of Northern Montana to the
eDt: Paul &Nanitobo railroad. The prssidsnt
said:
The reservation referred to, strstches
across the sxtsems northern part
81 Montana Territory. with British
America for its northern boundary. It
eantatns IN ARA Of over thirty thousand
square miles. Il 10 dedicated to Indian
occupancy BY the treaty Of Oct. u. 1855,
The surrounding country b sparssly sst-
tied. and have been unable to a.
certain that the necessities OF commerce
or any public sxieencies demand this
tegtslation which would affect 90 seriously
the rights and interests Of the Indians oc.
eupying the reservation. The bill 10 in the
nature ola general right Of way for railroads
through the Indian reservation. The In.
dian occupants have not given their con.
sent TO u. neither have they been consult
% felardinsit, nor b there any provision
In II for occurring their consent or asree-
ment to the location or construction OF
railroads upon their lands. It ignores the
right Of the Indians to be consulted "a to
the disposition Of their lands. It invites q
general invasion Of the Indian country"
The veto OF President Cleveland viii seri.
ousIy affect the plans Of Mr.. Hill and the
Manitoba company. Mr.. Hill h Q had in
view for q long time the building Of . line
from DEVILS Lake to the Great Falls Of tho
Missouri, and also a line north from He.
lena to u connection with the Canadian
Pacific. The latter is now in process Of
construction, and because Of the veto, will
not extend beyond Benton or some point
q that vicinity south OF the reservation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
DID 1T FOB aLo}

1eeahaEAy AAseacan Il 0usegSDl ID
ewanmisg ths Whlrlpeol Rspids In Mag
axa 1ivses Ceniug Out Win Only olisht
Drsisa
Bu1yALo. N. Z, July 11.-vsry few Of the
talb to-day hAd any idea that another ad-
Whtrlpool rapids, In which Capt Webb lost
has besn making preparations for the a.
tempt, but few really believed that his oour-
Ne would hold out long enough for him to
nake It such, however, was not the case.
md about o'clock this afternoon Graham
HaRted ON his perilous voyage, which he que
oeedsd in accomplishing. Graham had told
2 reporter al about his plAns and stated that
he would carry them out at the time he did,
but requeated that thetime be not eiven in
publfshins tho article, for fear that the
authorities. would prevent him in his
purpose Accordingly very few were among
the spectators Graham kept the cask in
which he intended 70 make his tripin .
saioSn s;.s. n IN this city About II O'Clock last
panied BY seves>l friends. started for the
fallA They arrived there about O'Clock
this morning and unloaded the cask at q
point on the American Side Of the river be-
low the falls and about three hundred rods
arrested him on suspicion Of be- BE-
ing q Tonawanda horse thief. but
his Buffalo friends secured bis re-
lease on bail. When everything was
ready Graham got into the barrel and closed
the menhole at the top At this point Of the
river the current is very slight A small boat
towed the cask out into the river to . point
where the current would catch IL, and where
Graham was started on what might have
turned out to be his trip to eternity The
towing process took only few minutes, and
then the stream caught the cask and started
1t toward the whirlpool. At first It moved
slowly down. then faster and faster, until
its full force. The cask bounded
up. and down over the great waves,
and several times turned complete
somersault, but the wider portion remained
uppermost although It turned around like q
top The cask kent pretty well in the CEN
ter OF the river until it reached the whirl-
pool, when 1t struck a strong side current and
was carried swiftly through reaching the
wators beyond in safety. From here tho
journey was comparatively quiet The cask
was picked up at Lewiston, about five miles
below the starting point. and Graham
crawled out of the barrel with only q slight
bruise on his arm. He remarked, sWhen I
OF jerks. but | am not hurt bit" Graham
fs native of Philadelphia, thirty three years
old. and . cooper by trade. He ia Door
man aud did this thing for glory The cask
ts seven feet long and thirty three inches In
diameter at tho widest portion, twenty three
inches at the top and eighteen inches at the
bottom. 1t If bound around with iron hoops
which weigh $50 pounds. The ballast which
was attached to the cask to keep it in posi-
tion weighs 24O pounda Graham will proba-
bly, repeat the trip He says he will yet 20
over Horseshoe falls
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
GRANDEUR MOST TERRIBLE.
Details Of the Alo.t Destructive Volcanic
Eruption In the Worlds History-A Sea of
lire 12O Miles Long amt Twenty Miles In
Hrsadth-Whole Villages Engulfsd-Great

Details OF tho Moot Destructive Volcanic
Eruption I'm tho Worlds History-A Sea of
Fire 12O Miles Long amt Twenty Mile. In
Brsadth-Whole Villages Eugulfsd-Great
Loss Of Life.
San FRANc1sco, July 1.-THE steamer
Alameda, which arrived to-day from Aus
tralia. brings particulars Of the fearful vol
canic eruption in New Zealand last month,
and which is among the most destructive
in the worlds history. The first reports
Of the volcanic disturbances came from
lauraguary in Oakland Lake district. The
natives Of that village were sharply
awakened ,M~rn,as r from sleep At O'CLOCK in the
lightning. which continued at rapid. inter
vals hp to a. M, when q tremendous
earthquake occurred followed quickly by
otherR The shocks were SO violent that
people jumped from their beds and fled for
with them except their children. The
earthquakes continued to follow one
another In quick succession up to 2 n nl.,
when leaden- colored cloud was observed
advancing from the south. sprsading out
until 1t covered the sky. While still moving
1t burst with sound Of thunder, and shortly
aftelward showers OF fine dust began falling
Accounis from other points state that Mount
Iarewera was the first volcano to break
.oAous uhu unuiy were Gue uuuteb bet II
issuing from its crater than the en-
tire Paeroa range Of mountains
belched forth in sympathy hurting
flame. burning lava and stones over the
surrounding country. For the first time in
tradition the extinct volcano Eurapeaha was
awakened into activity. The entire country
to an extent Of 12O miles long and twenty in
breadth was nothing but q macs of flame
and hot, crumblinR soil. which in places rose
to height of 4, 900 feet, capped at the high
est point by the Tckopha geser, said to have
been the grandes5 in the world During all
this time showers of dust continued to fall,
until 1t became SO dense as to make
the day as dark as night, and not until the
second day did the dust cease falling 1t
was noticed that the dust emitted strong
sulphurous smell Numerous small native
villages were totally destroyed. Wairea was
covered to depth Of ten feet with dust and
ashea Rathomanaha was completely en-.
quilted, as were also some other small vii
lagea One hundred and twenty persons are
known to have lost their lives, among whom
were several English residenta The loss
of cattle starved to death from the
destruction of pastures by dust is
very great, and great distress exists
throughout all the Auckland Lake district.
OAe old man, chief at RatOrna was dug out
alive after having been buried in ashes for
1O4 hours. Every effort was made to save
the lives of others, but In most cases where
bodies were found they were dead At tine
date Of the departure Of the steamer Almeda
from Auckland the volcanoes were still very
active and the temperature Of the hot lakes
was increasing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
A WelI-Read Man.

Let man be stepped not only in
Shakespeare but in literature generally,
yet. if he be ignorant of Milton, or.
failing Milton, of Homer. Eschylus or
Dante. lie is, beyond doubt, an ill-rcad
man. He. therefore, it seems fair to
contend. who draws from these two
fountains the main supply of his intel
Iect''al enjoyment. may, so far as other
springs are concerned. 90 where he
ple;lses. He need not trouble himself
about what he ought to have read. but
may Just read what he plcases. None
has any right to lightly esteem his lit
crary taste because he has not read this
or that author When such monu-
mcnts OF genius as those in which he
delights lie before him. it is PERFECTLY
eXc'sable if he leaves lesser works
alone 10 the blue-stocking who asks
him whether he does not adore Swin-
burne. he may with no sense of inferi-
ority reply: Madam. l have never
read !. line of his poetry-~but come and
read with me this magnificent passage
from Paradise Lest" To his cynicaIi
friend. who a,lmres the bitterness of
Pope's ''Satires. and is astonished at
his ignorcnce of them. he may make
answer: keep Your Pope to yourself;
l am reading 'Othcllo' there is bitter.
ness enough thcre!' While, therefore,
II would. Of course. he foolish to claim
any merit for u man who should con-
fine himself exclusively to Shakespeare
I'M! Milton (ihough some not unknown
men have been ''men of one book" I" and
that book not always such n great ono
as the book OF Milton or the book of
Shakespeare; as, for example, Sir
William Jones, who Invariably read
through. every year, the works of
Cicero J. it seems safe to maintain that
wiih them for faandation. he NAV
ba'id amy supec-structure he pleases.
And with sacA q foundation he is, in
the best 2onse OF the term. u well-read
n.an - !caApie Ear.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
Wholesale Slaughter for Fashions
Freaks.

How enormous has been the slaugh-
ter of innocent birds for the purpose of
identifying ugly and hcartless women
is shown by these statistics: England
imports from India, Africa and Amer
ica $l0,OOO,O00 worth of feathers and
birds every year. One and half
million exotic birds. including 25O. 600
humming birds. are annually imported
to France and England. The ostrich
feathers alone do not imply slaughter
Of the birds for the sake of a fashion
which fortunately is now being frown-
ed on by the more sensible women.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
INDIAN NERVE.

Devils Lake Inter Ocean: Alex Robinson,
formerly Of st John, but now of this city,
was an eyewitness recently of barbarous
sun dance participated in by some of the
perforated himself through the muscles of
the breast, passing o pointed stick from
nipple to nipple beneath the muscles. He
then tied q string to each end of the stick
and fastened the strings to the bride of his
horse Walking backward he led the horsc
about tho hills and over the ground where
the sun-dance was taking place. Another
equally nervy and equally foolish buck
forced pointed stick through tho muscles
of one Of his arms Through the wound
thus made string was passed. and To tho
ends Of the string was fastened piece OF raw
meat. The buck then paraded about drag
ging the meat on the ground. The object Of
this act Of self inflicted cruelty wBs to skeep
the devil away" These are the Indian chill
dren whom Uncle Sam is spending large
sums Of money to civilize.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16

There seems to be q conspiracy be:
tween two hens, horse, aud the dog
Of South Windham, Conn, farmer to
deprive him Of h,s rights in eggs: One
9,i the hens daily lays an egg in tho
aog-Aouse and the dog daily eats it.
The other hen lays her eggs in the
horses mangcr, and he eats it. In
deed. SO fond is the steed of fresh eggs
that lie sometimes lifts the hen off the
nest to see if the egg has been laid.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
Beeeher's Preaching in London.
LONDON IulY l1-ReY Henry Ward

LONDON. July l1.-Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher preached In Union chapel. Isling-
ton. TODAY, taking his text from John. xviii,
20. %. %: Christian Unity by Loves Pow
er." He argued not SO much for theological
O. spiritual unity, Of which he spoke hope
together and working for larger humanity.
Among his best friends were Catholic priests
He refuted the attacks made upon him by
the English press for Joking in the pulpit,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
THE FISHERY QUESTION.

WAsmSaFoN. July II. Representative
Boutelle Of Maine has received the following
reply to his request that the state depart
ment give immediate attention to the state
ment telegraphed him from Eastport that
Mexican boats were driyep away from st.
Andrews, n B.. on Friday by q dominion
cruiser:
pssr SIr: haye just received your telegram
~ this date, stating that you had dispatch
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
Reduction in Manitoba I.a,lroad Rate.

Tho railroad commissions Of Minnesota
have mudc an elaborate report on certain
complaints OF excessive freight rates on
the St. Paul Minneapolis e. Manitoba rail
road. A summary u the earnings and ex-
penses OF the Manitoba road for 1883,
1884 and 1886 is given in this report,
The result showing that the earnings Of the
creased 1921, 1OS.6S and that the expen.
ses had actually increased. The board
then deemed it necessary to modify it's re-
quests, and suggested q new schedule on
wheat, coarse grains. flax seed, flour, feed
and milstufis in car load lots. a summary
OF which is appended:
From 10 to 20 miles, increase Hc every
miles, varying from sc to &c; % to 1914
miles, increase Nc every miles, varying
from GKc to 17e; 210 to $50 miles. in
crease Ac every 10 miles, varying from
Nc; 27O to 300 miles, increase
Ic for 30 miles; $50 to 400 miles. increase
1c for so miles. On lumber, 20 to so
miles, increase Hc every 5 miles, ranging
from sc to Sc; GO to $50 miles, increase Hc
every 10 miles, ranging from Sc to 19Hc;
$50 to 29O miles, increase ~; 80 to $40
miles, increase 1c every 20 miles, ranging
from 21c to 24c; $40 to 400 miles, increase
1c. On hay and stone, car loads, from 10
w ScN AtiCoI iuStGdpC GNCIJ Az IHtIch, ~ ~
some cases, Ac in others, none in others,
ranging from Be to 1Hc; 1s0 to 1855 miles,
no increase; 200 to 21O miles, increase Ac;
225 to 240 miles, increase Ac; $50 to $40
miles, increase every 10 miles, in some cases
10, in Others kc, in Others none. 800 to
345, increase Kc; 3GO to $40 increase
lgc; 1856 to 400. no increase. Horses and
mules, car loads. increase every 2 miles, 50.
varying from So TO SO; from 10 to 400
miles, increase every miles, in some cases
S3, in others 81, In others Soc, varying
from s12 to $50, Oncattle, sheep and hogs,
car load lots, from 2 to 265 miles, increase
every s miles, in some cases So, in others
81, in Others SOC, in others none. varying
from 81 to $40; from 275 to 4O5 miles, in
crease every 10 miles, in some cases 81, in
others soc. varying from $4,000 to $50.
The report in its conclusion states that
q very barge reduction has been made, and
that the board has never found before an
instance where SO large q concession has
been made covering 80 great volume OF
traffic. the commission says it believes
that the new rates are reasonable.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
PEMBINA, PEMBINA COUNTY,

es, srS2 z.:sgcst . H. that = Amsrse.. A. sees< ass
T;ss,seIai,,e H;ss driven sMsy q the dominion eraas
no American boats will be allowed .
tsce herring for any purpose, and 70
this you invoke the Immediate attention
Of this department. on the I'd Of June last yoa
called at this department. in company With
senator Hale Of Maine, and then drew my atten-
ton 70 similar threat OF Interference With The
purchase OF small herring for canning ~ sars
dtnes from the Canadian WaterA On the sAIno
oay made representation Of the ALLEGED threata
20 the British minister ct the capital and drew
bis attention to the ALLEGED violation OF lawful
commercial tnterCourDe between British sub.
4scts In Canada and citizens Of the United
States. / was in hopes that further interferenOe
with recognised and legitimate trade would b
prevented, but will again address the British
minister upon the subject II will assist mate
rally In all such cases Of alleged violation oe
commercial rights. II accurate and full state.
ments Of oil tho facts IN each case be procured
and forwarded to this department. accompapicd
by afndavits A great deal Of loose rumor and
sensational statement would be thus disposed
Of and tangible basis be laid for clsims Tor
compensation by the injured parties. I have the
7. +. BAYARp.
Mr. Boutelle has telegraphed to Eastport,
requesting that full and accurate sworn
statements Of the interference complained of
be prepared aud forwarded ut once to the
department Of state.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
Minneapolis Post once Robbinr.


At an early hour last Friday morning It
was discovered that the safe IN the stamp
department oil the Minneapolis postotfice
had been broken open between 1880 and
a. M, and a large quantity OF postage
stamps and currency stolen therefrom.
There Is no mystery about the manner in
which the entrance was effected.
The stamp room 30 called, ia completely
issolated from the Others and located in
simply entered through one Of the main
doors, forced open the window at the left
OF the door opening into the stamp room,
then opened the door from the inside. They
then proceeded to drill a hole four inches
In depth in the sale door between the hand
Ie and the combination, enabling them to
force back the the bolt with apparent ease
by merely striking the handle. The drilling
shows the work OF a practical mechanic,
seem burglar proof, even to novice. and
its most formidable characteristic is the
words stamp department"
Alter gaining entrance the thieves took
out the currency remaining at the close uf
business on Thursday. the loose stamps
deposited at the Same time, and four origi-
nal packages OF stamps weighing thirty
pounds each and divided as follows: Three
packages Of two.ccnt stamps and one of
o"e-ee"V' .hahine co'ti iohu ol ISO
pounds. package Of one-cent stamps
valued at $4,000. $27 in currency, and
81 .35o in loose stamps were left in the
sale.
After securing the booty, the thieves pro-
ceeded to IL stable located ON the alley di-
rectly back OF the postofiice and provided
themselves with transportation facilities
by breaking into tho stable harncssing up
a horse owned by Mail Carrier Heinmann
and llitching the animal to u delivery wag-
on of Hickey. Middlemist Il &Taylorlcit near
the stable. Tho government property was
loaded into tho wagon and driven out to
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16

California has an estimated colorel popula.
zion Of $500.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
Dakota, FRIDAY, JULY l6, 1885.

(snd repeated his known views ON laughter.
He evoked suppressed laughter by hts quaint
Ee1mileA The chapel was crowded
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16

we're III progress. She entered q lOf;m where
her husband was sitting, shot him down
killing him instantly.
X. w. Morrow, sheriff and tax collector
for Howard, Tex, and adjacent counties
has fled. He is short in his accounts
$4,000. Morrow was under $4,000 bonds
for killing o man. 1t is believed that hc is
in Mexico.
City, Ind, by Charles Weissman. Dceter
mistook Weissman for man lie wished to
chastise.
The deepest well in the world is ut Home.
wood, Pa, and is G,O0U feet below the sur.
face.
Tho late William H. Cole representative
from the Third Maryland district, was bur.
ried ut Baltimore recently.
Jay GOulil's residence at Irvington, y. y,
Is assessed SD. 900, although said to he
worth 81 100000.
The census recently taken ut Victoria,
Is. e., shows that the Chinese exceed the
whites by lO7.
The Grand Duke Nicholas OF Russia il an
enthusiastic cntonolosist, and has lately
been butterfly hunting in the Hiinnlayas.
The Bankers and Merchants Telegram,
company got II verdict Of S24O,OOO in the
long pending suit for damages against the
Western Union.
Twelve ont Of fifteen counties in Virginia
which voted on the question have decided
in favor OF prohibition.
The Maryland Supreme court decides
that a colored woman is not entitled to
bring suit for bastardy.
A. W. Farmer and his son William fatal.
ly shat each other in n drunken quarrel at
New london, Mo.
/ -aan named Loh, who has been assist.
ing soseph II. Keall in looking after the in.
terests Of tho oleolnargarine bill, asserts
that Reall has collected many thousands
Of dollars from the farmers OF the country
the passage Of the oleomargarine bill, and
has pocketed nearly every dollar.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-03-25
THE DEMOCRArIC NORTHW EST THURSDAY MARCH 25 1886

glance around, saw he, the people
were hiding their faces in their pray
er books and hsndkerch;efs. and that
their shoulders shook. BE fed
through the vestry, Broadlands follow
ing him.
What q smurmur OF talking aud
laughter rose from that distinguished
congregation as 1t left the church and
got into the long string Of carriages
which waited outsidel There was no
wedding breakfast, but there we're the
most delightful afternoon teas that
day, for everybody who had been
present had to relate the story to in.
Vulnerable friends.
Verriner left town by the irst train
to Dover, and when he was next heard
of had been living for some time in a
very warm country. He was among
savages, and his ferocity had earned
him an enviable distinction in the
most elevated circles.
AS for Hetty, she braved her moth
er's tears and her friends reproaches
without dismay She was quite con.
vinced she had done the right thing
And so were her friends when, In the
first SHOWS OF winter. they we're bill
den to grand country welding
which made this devil OF a girl the
Marchioness af Broadlands.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-03-25
She Was in Trouble.

A young woman, befurred and eye
glassed, sat near the stove weeping. 1t
was not hearty, yard-wide weep, but
a furtive dropping of half-repressed
tears upon the corner of scented hand
kerchief- merely bit of thaw in a
cold wind.
I'm trouble, missp'' queried the gray
haired and sympathetic passenger.
"Ye-yes," was the sniveling reply.
'May inquire the nature Of your
woe, young ladyp Possibly ] can COM
fort you" -
And for answer she snuffled up two
or three times in her nose, reached into
her dress pocket and pulled out crum-
pied telegram, saying: "Read that"
The sympathetic passenger adjusted
his spectacles, hemmed and hawed,
turned half round in his seat, and cam
tously held the orninous missive to the
light. He read:
"COme home at once. Your dOggie
is sick. - Chicago Herald.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-03-25
THE FARMER

In search Of a new home, where he can 20.
cure better returns for his labor. should re-.
member that the Wabash is the most direct
route to Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska.
and all points South, West, and Northwest.
and that round-trip land. explorers tickets
ticket Offices. Descriptive advertising mat.
ter OF Arkansas and Texas sent free to all
applicants by addressing tho Genenal Pas.