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Nuggets Of Foreign News.

The London Chronicles Rome CORE
%spondent says: The Pope is about to is.
sue a document condemning the "Plan OF
Campaign" and b%oycotting and forDiddine
Catholics to resort to such practices.
The greatest excitement now reigns in
Cuba owing to General Marin's procla-
nation declaring the provinces ofHavana.
Montzas, Santa Clara and Pinar del Rio
in a state OF siege. Gen. Marin says his
action is due to the enormous increase OF
bandits, kidnapping, arson, etc.
There are signs hat all good republicans
in France are determined to do all in their
power to avert the danger of a dictator
ship. The changed attitude OF Clemenceau,
until his language left no further room to
doubt his ambitious projects, is no less
significant than the recent vote OF the
chamber in favor OF Floquet's ministry.
It is reported that as a result OF many
conferences between p, esident Sutherland
and members of the Ottawa government
the latter have decided to grant a hand
some money subsidy of some thousands OF
dollars per mile to the Winnipeg & Hudson
Bay railway. 1t is expected thatthe coin.
pany will be in a position to let contracts
for the prosecution OF the work on a large
and vigorous scale during the coming sum
mer.
About fifteen hundred students assem-.
bled in the Latin quarter marched to the
Hotel Du Luvre; shouting Down with
Boulanger," ''Down with the DICTATOR
etc. They came into collision with Il crowd
OF B oulangerists and were driven into the
boulevards in disorder. Reassembling,
they attacked the Boulangerist newspaper
Offices. The ~Boulangerist party, following.
attacked the students with loaded sticks
and many were wounded. Finally the
police separated the combatants and ar.
rested a large number OF them.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26
Personal News.

United States Minister Pendleton is
rapidly recovering, He is attended by his
daughter, who hurried to his bedside from
Italy. where she was On a tour for her
health. Mr.. Pendloton's physician advises
him to abstain IRON work for q long time.
Senator John c. Spooner has accepted
an invitation to deliver an Grafton at the
unwilling OF the monument to Wisconsin
soldiers who fell at Gettysburg, The ex.
e~rcises will be on That historic field June
80, and it is expected that 500 Wisconsin
ex soldiers will participate in them.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26
Mr., ConkIInR'9 Funeral.

Funeral services were held in Trinity
chapel, New York, over the remains of
Roscoe Conk1ing. From early morning
dropping, rain .sodden flags hanging at
half.mast on the city hall and numerous
public buildings as we'll as private re.
before the hour for the funeral people be-
gan to gather in West Twenty-fourth
street and silently gazed at the windows
of the rooms in wi ich Mr.. Conkling died.
A detail OF police formed q line on either
sido OF the stoop leading to the house
and through the line there were
permitted to pass only the relatives and
friends OF Mr.. Conkling. The lid which
closed the face Of the dead statesman from
view had been fastened in it's place soon
after the body was received in the casket,
and was not removed. At 9:45 O'Clock
the coffin was lifted from the stands on
which it rested, and was borne from the
room to the waiting hearse. The pail
bearers were J Judge Shipman, Mayor bram
3. Hewitt, S. L. NJ. Barlow, Clarence A.
Seward, Manton Marble, Senator John P.
William A. Wallace, Walter S. Church
AID Isaac H. Bailey, They were
followed by Mrs. Conkling. supported by
the arm Of Col. Frederick A. Conkling,
brother OF the deceased statesman, his
daughter Mrs. Oakman, and her husband,
Walter G. Oakman, his niece and nephew,
Miss Laura Conkling and Aid. Conkling,
his nephews, Judge Alfred Conkling Coke
and Mr.. Howard Conkling; Col. Fred D.
Grant and his mother Mrs. U. s. Grant,
Mrs. Jessie Grant and Mrs. U, 8, Grant
and their husbands, and q few other
Immediate friends. Immediately q fter
the last carriage door had closed on it's &C.
cupants the funeral procession, simple and
~unostentatious as that OF the humblest
citizen, began it's short progress to
Trinity chapel, in the adjoining block.
When the sad procession entered the
| chapel the huge organ pealed out it's soft
notes, and the choir chantsd 20 Paradise!
o Paradise!" Every seat in the chapel
was filed, and the aisles were crowded. On
the steps leading up to the altar magnif.
cent floral offerings were laid. The casket,
with it's simple black covering, was
placed ON the bier in front of the altar.
Upon it were placed wreaths ofimmortelles
and lilies. together with lunches OF white
and purple lilies, Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix
al the officiating clergyman. The re-
mains were taken to Utica for interment.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26

Nichols majority 10 probably more than
sc, 600. Thu Republican convention OF
Georgia elected Sherman delegate to Chi.
cago.
The st. Paul Distillery Company will be:
gin work at once, erecting o 5000 blshel
plant in South st. Paul. 1t was original
ly intended to build q 1000 bushel struc'
ture, but the encouragement the com.
pany has received has led it to erecting
the largest distillery in the United States,
at the present time.
The feature OF the annual conference OF
the Mormon church, which has just ended
at Salt Lake, after a four days session.
was an epistle signed by MILFORD Woodruff
in behalf OF the twelve apostles. which
differs materially in tone from similar
papers issued by his predecessors. III that
it makes no reference to polygamy. The
late President John Taylor used to make
use OF these epistles to advocate polygamy
and argue its rightfulness by references to
the Old Testament.
Farmers in the counties OF Texas and
Kansas adjoining Indian Territory, who
have been sorely annoyed by horse thieves,
organized q force OF vigilantes INT ran
down and fought a gang OF outlaws, who
Scar Face" The result was that one
vigiIante and five robbers were shot
dead and three outlaws were killed after
being captured. including Seal Face. who,
although nearly dead from the loss OF
blood. was dragged to death, suspended
by a iariat from the pommel OF a saddle.
The three remaining members OF the gang
escaped.
Tom kaigler, q negro preacher living on
a Georgia plantation, has created consid.
cradle excitement among the negroes on
account OF a revelation he claims TO have
had. He says hat the Lord has revealed
to him that on a certain day he will carry
all the negroes to Egypt, and that he
(Tom) is to be the leader. The day and
hour OF departure is set. What causes the
prophecy to be believed is that the older
negroes say that before the war the same
prophet prophesied that the negroes were
to be set free, and that the prophecy was
literally fulfilled. They are getting their
clothing and other things in readiness for
the departure.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26
An important Decision.

A very important decision has been
rendered by the supreme court OF Mime
sofa. 1t defines the power OF the railroad
ind warehouse commission, under the act
OF the last legislature, as to the constitu-
t%ionality and construction OF that act.
The railroad commission applied to the
supreme court for a writ of mandamus
against the Milwaukee Railroad Company
to compel it to rednce rates On milk to
what the commission believed just and
reasonable. The writ is granted. Fol-
lowing is the syllabus:
State OF Minnesota, ex. rel. Railway and
Warehouse commissioners, OF Minnesota,
REALTORS VIZ. the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway Company, respondent. Syl.
labus: Under Section 3, chapter 10, laws
Of 1887. the determination OF the railway
n warehouse commission as to what
are equal and reasonable fares and rates
for the transportation OF persons and
property by a railway company is conclu.
sive and in proceedings of m%andamus to
compel compliance with the tariff OF rates
recommended and published by them, no
issue Gun be raised or inquiry had on that
question. The authority thus given to the
commission to determine the exercise OF
their discretionary judgment what are
cation OF legislative power. Section 8, re.
ferred to, passed the supreme court o
currently with q district court, with origin.
al jurisdiction OF all proceedings by man.
damus therein provided for to compel
com pliance with the provisions of the act.
Writ granted. Let the writ issue as pray
ed for. The decision was proposed by
Judge Mitchell.
President Dinsmore, OF the Adams Elk
press Company, died in New York. He was
70 years old, and known throughout the
United States as a veteran in the express
business. The remarkable development
of the American Express system, which is
superior to anything OF the kind elsewhere
in the world, is due in great part to his ef
forts during the last half century. Mr.
Dinsmore suffered from affection OF tn
liver. which confined him to the housd
about three months ago.. He wa
a strong nerved man, and has acknowl
edged since stricken with the ailment tina
he has been suffering from it for a much
longer time though he never complained
Last November he was operated on TO
cataract, and though this fact had no di
rect influence upon his present illness, i
proved a great drain upon his vital ener
gies. During the winter he has been dowr
only twice the last time being two days be
before the blizzard.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26
The Record of Casualties,

Asad cas OF drowning occurred four
miles above Delano, MINI, in the south
fork OF Crow river. Mary HEM, her
brother. sister and her lover, Andrew Bic.
bel, OF New Ulm, were crossing the river in
a boat. which, by accident, was upset.
Andrew Biebel and Mary Hem were
drowned, but the others were saved by
c~linging to the boat.
At st. Louis q fire started in the Bethel
home, ~ five.story building used as Beth.
ell church and a cheap lodging and board.
ing house. 1t is said to. have contained
from forty to seventy people. James
Smith and James Fox, sleeping in the tor
story, were badly burned. They report
that about fifteen men were on that floor
and it is feared that several OF them arr
still in the building. The fremen entered
the building and a few moments later
brought out the body OF a man burned be
yond recognition. but supposed to be 6
negro named Grant.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26

culties following the presidential election OF
1876, Mr.. Conkling took q conspicuous part,
notably in the framing and passage Of the
electoral commission act
Perhaps The greatest mistake in lifo was
his resignation from the United States SEN
ate In 1880. It was occasioned by what he
deemed the arbitrary and unjust conduct of
President Garfield In insisting on the con-
firmation OF Gen. Robertson as collector Of
the port ct New York The public were not
fair fame of Mr.. Conkling suffered ut the
hands OF popular resentment. After retiring
to private life he devoted himself to the
practice Of law in New York city, M man
aged several important cases with great sue
cess. 80
oNKLN AND BLAINE.
Mr.. Conkling's quarrel with Mr.. Blaine,
arising from personalities used in debate in
the house in 1865, has exercised remarkable
influence upon the fortunes of the two men
and upon the political. history OF their
MI. Blaine in the Cincinnati convention Of
1875 and again at Chicago in 1880, and
elected NJ. Cleveland president. 1t also led
indirectly to the quarrel Of Conkling with
Garfield, tho resignation of Conkling and
Plat, the assassination of Garfield. and the
tions in New York state. Mr.. Blaine
did not enter congress until 1868, or
four years after Mr.. Conkling, but in his
book he thus speaks o? him: "The ablesr
l. most brilliant man of the New York
delegation was Roscoe Conkllng. He had
been elected to the preceding congress when
only t~wenty-nine years OF age, and had ex-
hibited an eloquence and readiness in de-
bate that at once placed him in h front
rank. His command of language was re-
markable. In af1uent and exuberant die
tion Mr.. Conkling was never surpassed in
either branch OF congress, unless perhaps
by Rufus Choate." Mr.. Conkling did not
often speak in those days, but on a few
occasions he gave such evidence Of the
possession of those powers of e%loquence to
which Mr.. Blaine refers that he quickly
took a as one Of the orators Of
congress. The day that congress convened
IN December, 1861, he created a sensation
by introducing a resolution requesting the
secretary of wal ito report to the house
whether any, and If any, what measures
have been taken to ascertain who is respon-
sible for the disastrous movement Of our
troops at Balls Bluff" The secretary Of
war, in answer to MIR. Conkling's resolution,
stated that Maj. Gen. Mcclellan, command
ing the army. lis Of opinion that an inquiry
OF the subject on the resolution would at
this tim be injurious to the public service"
Mr.. Conkling was not satisfied, and i'm
mediately offered another resolution looking
to the same end. The debate which followed
brought him out in his first forensic effort
His speech on his occasion gave him ma.
tional fame in q day.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26

A Concord lady who recently sent
fifty cents tor a box of ribbons "war.
ranted all silk" in answer to a Maine
firms glowing advertisement, received
q small lot of worthless cotton rib
bons and q printed card, which "add.
ed insult to injury" by the inscription:
-"some folks expect the earth for
ton cents."-Concord, N. H., Monitor.
That advertisement appears in quite
q number OF pretentious publications,
and should receive the attention such
q swindle deserves.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26
Cities in tn e Moon.

A letter from Berlin to a prominent
gentleman OF this city, says the New
York Sun, contains a very interesting
communication concerning the alleged
discoveries by DR.. Blendmann, a pro-
lessor in the Royal Academy in Ber-
lin, of evidences that the moon is in
habited. DR.. Blendmann processes to
to have discovered that the tele.
,scopic observations made up to the
present time have given a negative
result on account of the excessive light
that lrradiates from the lunar disk,
which prevents On exact examination
of the surface. DR.. Blendmann soft
ened the light by using the condensed
smoke of camphor. He had to make
hundreds OF trials before finding the
exact measure OF softening required
to obtain a perfect image ofthe moon.
He then took with a rejecting
telescope a very detailed and correct
Photographic view OF the disk OF the
moon, which he afterward exposed un-
der a powerful solar microscope. Tho
circle obtained in the photograph had
in the microscope an apparent dame
ter of over 33 feet. In this way, the
story is, he was able to perceive that
what have been believed to be seas are
really regions covered with rich vege-
tation, and what have always been
taken for mountainous regions are
deserts and seas. One can see, the
letter says, with striking distinctness
cities, towns, and villages. and there
are strong indications o: commerce.
With a full moon DR.. Blendmann has
obtained Photographic views, SO dis
tinct that they indicate that if larger
telescopes could be used the discovery
would be still more completely con-
frmed.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26
General News Items.

Agent Sheehan, OF the White Earth res.
ervation denies the statement that he has
been melting the Indians against the Mel.
son bill. -,..
Carnegie, Phipps & Co.. have decided to
resume work at the Edgar Thomson steel
works at Braddocks; Pa, with nom union
men. Knights OF Labor are greatly incens.
ed and trouble 10 feared L.
Coy. Church has instructed lawyers to
bring action against the Sioux City Jour.
nal for publishing the interview OF NJ III.
Day. in which that gentleman alleges that
the governor secured his dwelling house in
Bismarck through fraud.
The now contract OF the government
with the st. Paul railway, whereby that
road is to carry the fast mail from Chica.
20 to st. Paul. and the Northwest for four
years more, goes into effect May !, at$the
expiration Of the first contract.
The news from Louisiana shows that a
heavy vote was polied and that only q few
votes were cast for the Republicans.
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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26
Feathers Are Unhealthy.

Don't like your bed, Mr.. WithersP'
mo, ma'am, I do not"
s.You're the first boarder / ever had
that kicked on the beds. It's an insin-
uation against my establishment, sir"
Cant help it.
Feather beds, too, for every boarder
in the housein
That's just it I'm satisfied that
they're unhealthy"
Feather beds unhealthy"
.Yes, ma''am.
What makes you think sop,
THAT spring chicken you had for
dinner to-day. He slept in feathers,
and see how tough he wasr'-Chicago
Ledger.
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* butcher named Stubs in Claws
worth, England, in climbing a fence
recently, stumbled andfell. FL remain'
"a suspended by his feet from a wire
over the top rail, his head and
shoulders in ditch in which four feet
ot snow had accumulated. He man.
seed TO clear the snow from about his
lace, but: he could not right himself,
and remained in that position for
eighteen hours Of the storm. The
desperate nature Of his struggles was
shown BY the fact that he had torn
sway tho ditch bank and rooted out
I'M -ushwood and turf to the dis
four on Ave feet around him.
dreadflliy ~frostbltten when
(, md died shortly after
q The effects of the exposur~
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26
Criminal

N. B.. Lester, the murderer OF Lieut.. j. T
Lane, was hanged at Lebanon, Tenn
He made u speech, saying that Lane had
destroyed the happiness OF his family
and made n prostitute OF his wife. He de
clared he was ready to die, and was going
straight to heaven.
Joseph NJ. Brown. engineer on the switch
engine, at Nebraska City, was beaten near
ly to death by three men whose identity
is not fully established. Brown a way
laid and assaulted with clubs as he was
returning from the depot. His skull was
broken, his jaw fractured in three places
and all his teeth were knocked out. HI
took the place Of u striker.
William Spurgeon. the cashier for Hurst
Purne.l e. Co., OF Baltimore, who fled ir
December, 1856, after having stolen thou
sands OF dollars from his employers has al
last been captured at Springfield, Mo. The
fugitive was tracked by Police Marsha
Frey to that place, where he q living I'M
der the assumed name Of Samuel Whitney,
and arrested. A detective left for Spring
Geld to bring the prisoner to Baltimore.
A drunken fracas between several sol
diers at Fort Maginnis, Montana, resulted
in Private Fremont Johnson, Company D.
Twentieth infantry, getting p fractured
skull with a club by Private August Max
Ter. Johnson's injuries will result fatally
Makler has fled. Several soldiers concern
ed in the affair will be held to await trial
This is the ninth desertion in a month.
Philip Held, q young farmer living fouI
miles west OF Lemars, Iowa, shot and in
stantly killed his mother, and shortly aft
er committed suicide. Trouble which hat
existed for some time in the family culmi
mated in a squabble over selling a horse
Thu only witness to the murder was Mat
tie Thomas. She says the man fired tw,
shots at his mother, and then went up
stairs and shortly after the neighbor
heard another shot, and on going up fount
that he had sent q third bullet into hi
head. The dead woman was fifty-sevel
years old. She had q brother serving
term at Anamosa for ma%nslaughter. TIL
sanity OF the family is doubted.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26
A Plague of t
A recent number of the Pekin G

4 A recent number OF the Pekin Ca
,zette contains a memorial to the EN-
peror from the Governor OF Uliassutai
sta ting that owing to the appearance
OF swarms of rats it has been found
necessary to alter the routes Of the
Government courier service in three
of the postal stations in the Khalkha
region In Outer Mongolia. For two
years past the pasturege of the dis.
tricts in question has suffered severe.
ly from the rayages Of these vermin,
and last year nearly every blade OF
grass was eaten up: The whole coun-
try has been honey.combed with their
burrows, the horses and camels are
in q furnishing state and there is no
means Of keeping them alive. The
burrows are q sourcesqf great danger
to the mounted courier, and tha
want Of forage renders il il impossi.
bic to maintains supply Of animals
for the services.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26
Wealthy Negroes.

John w. Cromwell. q negro Journalist
in Philadelphia, has compiled an inter-
esting exhibit Of the business condi-
lions Of his race in America.
The Carolinas take the lead in the
number of well TODD negroes. North
Carolina has twenty who are worth
from &c. 900 to $50. 900 each. In
South Carolina the negroes own $10,-
600, 600 worth Of property. In Charles
ton fourteen men represent 100000.
Thomas r, Smalls is worth $4,000, and
| Charles G. Leslie is worth $4,000.
The family Of Noisettes, truck farmers,
| are worth $3.50, 600. In. the city saw
ings banks the negroes have 1874, 936.
IS on deposit. One man has over $5,
600. He recently bought a $40, 900
| plantation and paid ST. 200 in cash.
In Philadelphia John Mckee is worth
half a million. He owns 400 houses.
Several are worth 300, 600 each.
The negroes Of New York own. from
five to six million dollars worth of real
estate. P. A. White, a wholesale drug
| gist, is worth quarter of a million and
has an annual business of 5000, 600.
Catherine Black is worth $3.50, 900.
In New Jersey the negroes own So,
600, 600 worth of real estate. Balti-
more has more negro home owners
than any other large city. Nineteen
men are worth a total of $500, 900.
John Thomas, the wealthiest, is worth
about $3.50, 600. Less than a hundred
negroes in Washington are worth a
total Of 81, 900, 600.
In Louisiana the negroes pay taxes
IN $4,000, 900 in New Orleans and
$50, 600, 900 in the state. Ionic Lafon.
81 French quadroon, is worth 81, 1OO,-
600. The Mercer Brothers, clothiers,
carry a stock of $500, 600. Missouri
has twenty-seven citizens worth ST.
O00. 600, in amounts ranging from $780,
600 to $3.50, 600.
The richest colored woman of the
south, Amanda Enbanks, made so by
the will of her white father, is worth
800, 600, and lives near Augusta, Ga.
Chicago, the home of 49, 900 colored
people, has three colored firms IN bust
ness whose proprietors represent $780,
900 each, n $15, 900 and nine &c.,
600. The Eastlake furniture company
is worth 500, 600. A. j, Scott has
$4,000 invested in the livery business.
and is worth 800, 900, including a we'll
stocked farm in Michigan. Mrs. John
Jones and Richard Grant are worth
$40, 900 each. A. G.. White of st.
Louis, formerly purveyor to the
Anchor line of steamers, after financial
reverses, has since the age of As re-
trieved his fortunes and accumulated
$4,000. Mrs. M. Carpenter, San
Francisco colored woman has a bank
account of $50, 600, and Mrs. Mary
Peasants has an income from eight
houses in San Francisco, q ranch near
San Mateo and 800. 900 in govern
ment bonds. In Marysville, Cal,
twelve individuals are the owners of
ranches valued in the aggregate at
from $3.50, 900 to $3.50, 900. One of
them, Mrs. Peggy Bredan, has besides
q bank account of $40. 600. These
statistics show that the brother in
black is making some Roadway in the
world, He is learning to 'tote his
| own skillet. "-Erchange. &
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-26

The great Hungarian patriot, Louis
Kcssuth, believes that his life is near
ly ended. He has been residing for the
last twenty-five years at Turin, Italy,
engaged in completing his biography.
He is nearing the eighty-sixth year OF
his age. Those who had the privilege
OF listening to his wonderful %eloquence
in this country will experience q feel
ing of personal bereavement when
word is received that the Ex-Governor
of Hungary is no more.