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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06
A War Impendins in Africa.

Ihe Herman papers commencing on the
Zanzibar affair and the latter reports con-
corning the white pasta, state that the
world must be prepared to hear, in a very
short time, of some of the most remarkable
events that have ever taken place in Africa.
blood will flow on the shores of the Nile, but
the result will be q blessing to man.
kind. The contest between the Semit-
ic Arab and the Indo Ger
manic race has reached a crisis in the hot
test zone on earth. Germany is not at all
anxious that Lieut.. Wissman should take
part in a Nile expedition, but on the con-
British or Egyptian government send force
~northward from Wady-Halfa to cooperate
with the white pasha in his advance on
Khartoum. If such an expedition were
successful Germany would reap q considerable
part Of the reward az q great
trade in Africa. Correspondents at Suakim
continue to assert that there can be 10 doubt
ns to the presence of q white pasta in Rahr-
El-Ghazel. During the past few days many
more pilgrims inc refugees have arrived from
that ~neighborhood and they are unanimous
in asserting that an armed force under O
white pasha is OF Darfour and that the ma
tives are in friendly communication with tho
leader. Premier Crispis' interviews with
Prince Bismarck and Count Kalnocky sur
pass in Importance the interviews between
the car and Emperor William. The league
against France has been very materially
strengthened and there is now no doubt that
Prince Bismarck is encouraging Italy to the
adoption and pursuit Of OIL aggressive policy.
Italy is, OF course, a mere cat's-paW in the
hand OF Germany, q fact which PREMIER Crispi
cannot fail to realize, butAthe advantages Of
fered to her by her allies are too ailuring to
be ignored, and she will doubtless have very
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06
The Grow Creek Por.Wov.

The first council with the Indians at the
Crow Creek agency has taken place. The
Indians had previously selected their spokes-
men, oil of whom are chiefs, the orators be-
ing as follows: Head Chief White Ghost,
Chief Drifting Goose, Chief Bull Ghost. The
younger and more intelligent element, how
ever, object to this arrangement
and insist that each one should
be permitted to express his
whistles in the matter; that the interest Of
one Indian OF the reservation is equal to an
other, I'M that it would be impossible for
any one or half-dozen men to express the
strong objection raised to this plan. The
Indians held q big council on the prairie near
the agency, when speeches for and against
were delivered. Certain chiefs who are OPP
posed to the bill ore attempting to intimidate
those favorable by threats Of violence as at
Standing Rock, but it does not appear as
though their bulldozing and i~ntimidations
will have the o~verawing effect that it
had up the river. The younger and more
progressive element is rather independent
and assert that they should be allowed to do
as they see fit, and are not Influenced to any
great extent by the action Of the chiefs who
are opposed. One of the most serious OBJ
structions which is being met, and which will
be met at other agencies, lies in the fact that
those who are opposed decidedly to the rati-
ing their objections known, and work inces-
sanity to carry their point, while those who
would sign are simply willing and do not
exert themselves to any exten5. It'll believed
however, that the commissioners will present
the matter in sue a manner that they will
assert their rights regardless Of the interior
ence of others.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06

tt is strange that while almost
every industry has been greatly i'm
proved during the last twenty five
years, there are one or two trades
which have not advanced astep. The
clay-worker, for instance, uses the
same machinery and methods that
were in use thirty centuries ago.
Wooden ships are made now in much
the same way that they have been
for long years. But of oil industries
that of rope.making is the most an
tiquated in its methods. The rope.
maker still ties a Wad oftow around
his waist as he did years ago and
passes backward 2,16O feet an hour,
coiling up spun yarn and MARINE.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06

Queen Victoria has won a reputa-
ton among English agriculturists as
what may be called a royal farmer OF
the gentler sex. At the show of the
Isle of Wight Agricultural Societyre-
Gently she took three prizes for farm
horses, one for Jersey cattle andfour
for Down sheep, winning the cham
pion prize for the best ram and the
reward for the best pair of ewes.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06

Gen. Boulanger recently said to a
correspondent: "My mother is En-.
glish. Yes, she is still alive. She
lived in Wales for along time. myself
was born at Rennes. I have cousins
in England. They are the sons OF
my mothers brother, who was muir.
dered in 1S4S or 1949 near Brighton.
He was murdered on the cliffs near
Brighton, and robbed, and the as.
sassin was never discovered. A re.
ward of $4,000 was offered by the
Government for the discovery of the
guilty persons, but without success
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06
lgell liz cried and b sob shook III!

angslp ~ cried, and lob shook III
voice.
The Young wife looked up aston.
sished. suffered2 III
6 THAT burglar, you know-it
must have been awful. Oh, you poor
darlingp
Why, George, dear, what is the
natter You speak in riddles.
s But didn't he gag your he asked.
Now, see here, George wish You
would talk sense. What do you
mean?'
aAfter Mr.. Maxwell had finished the
recital Of his adventure he asked:
sWasn't there somebody here using
my telephone?
"sWhy, yes there was, replied Mrs.
Maxwell. IA young and well-dressed
young man, looking like q successful
business man, came, introducing
himself to me as Mr.. Thomas jeff
erson Odell, q speculator," and re-
quested permission to make use OF
your private telephone to send you
a message. Of course, / gave him
permission. He used the telephone
but q couple of minutes and then
came back into the parlor, thanked
me for the favor / had done him and
went away, saying the telephone was
q very useful Observation-Disclosures
business so much.
!" And that was alp asked Mr..
Maxwell, The didn't gag yoa1 and the
servants? He was alone? He didn't
offer violence to you?
Why, mol He was very polite
and gentlemanly-quite as much as
you are at this moment, Georgel'
"tlOh, the devi1l' exclaimed George,
with a wild outburst. What an IN
fernal ass I've made of myself Ex-
cuse me, pet, butt can't help it. I'll
drive over and tell the police about
it.
That's what he did, concluded
Bonfield, "and that's the way came
to know about it. But after talking
the thing over with me, and after
consulting with the smartest detect
ives VI had at the time, we came to
the conclusion that there was no
chance OF recovering the money. The
pair we're too slick. And in spite of
all we've done since then we've head
nothing more of the $4,000, nor of
Mr.. Thomas Jefferson Odell and his
pail q
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06
Pauper Immigration.

The congressional immigration committee
commenced it's inves tigation at Boston. Mr..
Wrightington, superintendent of indoor
poor, testified that the increase of lnnacy in
Massachusetts, was due to immigration.
Fifty-seven paupers have stopped during the
year at Boston. fully $50 paupers, assisted
here by the Luke society, had been sent back.
Trouble had been caused by mission Jews,
the worst class of emigrants. Emigrants Of
the present time were more intelligent than
formerly. The present surfeit of laborers
compels good mel to become paupers, and un-
restricted immigration is the cause Indiscrim-
mate emigration is more an evil than benefit.
The present law is not sufficient. There
should be inspectors across the water. One
way of preventing immigration of convicts
would beto compel every allentto make oath
that for six months or ayear hehad not been
confined in any institution. This witness did
not think it wise to place the business in the
hands of federal officers, states supervision
proving more efficient. Out of Al, 900 emil
grants who came to this part last year 1000
were under contract, and witness favored O.
tax Of $40 per head. This might stop inn
migration to some extent, but the time has
arrived when emigration has ceased to be Of
value to this country. About 40 per cent
went to the interior. Within q few years q
change of feeling has taken place, and some
of the strongest opponents of indiscriminate
immigration were children of immigrants.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06

Arbitration is a better way than
fighting to settle a dispute. The
combatants in the following little
fable realized this fact: ut is q
waste of valor for us to do battle,'
said a lame ostrich to a negro who
had suddenly come upon her in the
desert; '1et us cast lots to see who
shall be considered the victor and
then go about our business" To
this proposition the negro readily
assented. They cast lots-the negro
east lots of stones and the ostrich
cost lots of feathers. Then theform-
er went about his business, which
consisted of skinning the bird.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06
News about People.

The funeral services Of thelate Chief Justice
Jones, Of Washington territory, were held at
Rochester, Mimi. Early In the day
people began to arrive by teams from
the surrounding country, and the trains from
different points arrived during the forenoon
with communicates from Winona, Owatonna,
Waseca, Austin and other places, in uniform.
The number of Masons in line was nearly 600
and said to be the largest Masonic funeral
ever held in Southern Minnesota. ~
Charles Crocker's will, fled al San Fran
cisco, appoints the widow as executrix, and
disposes of an estate worth something over
$25, 250,00O ais follows: Real estate, So,
100000; stocks and bonds, So, 000, 900; &c.
counts, 81, SOC, 900; promissory notes, ST.
100000; cash, 100000, half Of which goes
Francisco and Sacramento, and the other
half is divided among the three SONS and one
daughter, with provision for other relatives
and for family servants. gI ''
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06

days tho engineer In charge softhe construc.
tion Of the bridge had been apprehensive on
account Of the high water and the great
quantity Of driftwood which had been float
ing down and lodging against the trestle or
false work t0f the bridge including the ele-
waited portion oft far out on the Kentucky
side, had been, practically completed for
one time and the workman were engaged
on the channel span. This span 10 the one
that gave away and was Immediately above
the central current Of the river. It was 1O0
feet high and on top oft was q traveller 1O4
feet high. The structure was weighted down
with nine freight cars loaded with pig iron
pounds Of bridge iron to make it steady.
The crash was witnessed by hundreds OF
people who crowded the south end Of the
bridge in Covington. The loss is estimated
at $50 700, and will fall on the Keystone
Bridge company, Of Pittsburg, Pa.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06
A wicked Sea Captain.

Twelve sailors from the English bark Gyfe,
who arrived in New York on the steamer
Persian Monarch, appeared before the British
consul and through Boatswain Bergquest
charged that in their opinion and beliefCapt.
TAFT, of the Gyfe, madea futile attempt to
cast the bark away in the hope of robbing
the insurance companies. The Gyie sailed
from Quebec on July 3, loaded with timber
bound to Greenock, Scotland. The vessel
sprung a leak and returned to St. Johns, N.
F. After being repaired she again resumed
her voyage. She sprang q leak again
on the night Of Aug. 10, but by means
Of the pumps the men easily kept the water
from gaining any Roadway. On the morning
of the Goth the pumps gave out altogether.
and the men swear the pumps, which were
new, had been tampered with. John Brown,
the steward, sWears that ON the Goth he saw
the captain and mate go down into the hold
and the mate boring holes with IN auger.
When the Persian Monarch came to the
Gyfie's assistance all hands with the excep-
ton of Second Mate johnson went on board.
The latter rsfused to leave the vessel, be-
lieving he could keep her affoat. Capt. TAFT
and his first mate, seeing the determination
of Robinson not to leave the vessel, returned
to the Gyfe. but the rest OF the crew refused
to accompan them.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06
Flowers iu the Hat.

It is the custom in the Tyrol for a
man, when he is engaged to be mar
ried, to wear bouquet in his hat.
The damsel gives him, every day or
two, a fresh bouquet, picked from
the hOWer-pots in her window.
Should she prove tickle, and jilt the
swain, the other young men of the
village assemble under her window
and throw down the fower-pots. "a
stranger wonders, on seeing SO many
men with bouquets stuck in their
hats, why they do not marry, espec-
tally as not q few of them are what
we call told bachelors" The ex-
PLANTATION is that the village COM
mune will not allow any person to-
marry unless he can show that he
has laid by q sum of money sufficient
to supports family.
A lady, travelling through Tyrol
in q stell-wagon, q cross between q
diligence and an omnibus, over
heard the driver talking to a man at
his side on the box, and complaining
of his occupation. He had worked
hard for many years, he said to get
money enough to marry; but the
sum was far below what it must be
before the commune would give him
permission to marry the woman to
whom he was engaged. 1T increased
SO slowly that he did not know if. he
should ever get the coveted permits
sion. Sometimes dozen or more Of
engaged young men and women, de-
spairing of ever getting money
enough to secure the commune's per-
mission, go on a pilgrimageSto Rome,
begging their way on foot. When
there, they are married; but, on their
return to the native village, they
are fined as q punishment for break.
ing the law.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06
The Colorado Riot,

The managers Of the Maxwell land grant
In Colorado wore ont warrants for the ar,
rest of sixteen men who participated in the
trouble ut S~tonewall, on the charge OF riot.
Writs Of ejectment against q hundred Others
were also secured, and the United States
marshal proceeded to serve them. Ii is
feared that the serving of these papers will
cause another outbreak, and perhaps more
bloodshed.
The trouble at the Maxwell land grant has
been brewing ever since the supreme COURT Of
the United States confirmed the title to the
the Mexican government to Beaubian and
Miranda, " Mexicans, who were given two
square leagues of 81, 900 acres o fland, pro-
viding that they would cultivate the same.
The boundaries of the grant now contain
1,75O,OOO acres. The manner in which the
grant grew to it's present proportions is one
OF the causes Of the trouble. The settlers liv-
ing within the boundaries ofthe grant charged
that the original property was enlarged by
fraudulent means. The highest tribunal in the
land department. has held, however, there
was no fraud, and refused to set aside the
patent granted by congress. Hundreds OF
settlers have improved homes and lived
there 80 many years that they considered
themselves rightfully in possession and look
upon the threatened ejectment as an outrage.
Soon after the decision Of the court the grant
people proposed to purchase the settlers inn
provements mi stock ut the market price,
after which they were to vacate, or they
would sell them the land ut reasonable
figures. Many settlers accepted the PROPOSE
ton and sold out or purchased land at q
price ranging from $3.50 to $40 an acre.
The grant company claim TO treat the
settlers justly, but charges have been made
that in many instances settlers have been
made to pay an exorbitant price for premises
upon which they, have been living for many
rec FNhn Cnff1or.a - no - ru - H. $685. H.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
News From oil Parts or the World
In q Condensed Form
Washington RriaHets.

out approval the bill for the erection Of a
public building at Sioux City, Iowa. He re-
turned to the house also without approval
the bill appropriating $1,214.51 for the re-
lief OF Clement A. Lounsberry, late postmas-
ter at Bismarck, Oak.
Last Sunday Benjamin Franklin Of Blue
Earth City, Mimi, went to Washington to Sc
cure mn increase Of pension. He was caught
In a blizzard in 1865, and lost both Of his
arms and both of his legs and isnow drawing
$72. He found Mr.. Lind, who went with him
before the committee on pensions ofthe house;
and secured a report recommending 800 per
month. and by unanimous consent, the bill
was passed for this amount. This s probab-
ly the quickest legislation Of the session, with
the exception of the Sheridan bill
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06
Accidents and Casualties.

A west-bound Union Pacific passenger
train, while running thirty miles In hour,
was thrown from the track by a broken rail
near Kimball, Neb. Three sleepers ind Claus
Three passengers were injured slightly.
The excursion boat Tourist tool a party
rom Ashland, Wis, and on it's return trip,
aear the mouth of the bay, Frank Kading
ill overheard and was dro wned. A fresh
wind was blowing and white caps were plenti-
ful. The boat rolled, and Kading, standing
lose to the outside railing, lost his balance,
and as the boat rolled to one side pitched
over into the water.
The other evening, while a party of young
people were returning home from a picnic,
walking on the Chicago & Northwestern
railway track, they were caught on'the high
trestle near GAINESVILLE, Wis, by O freight
train. Miss Maggie Punzle, twenty years OF
age, was knocked from the trestle and in.
ytantly killed. The other members of the
party escaped by crawling out on the end OF
The ties. Miss Punzle struck on the rocks
thirty feet below and was terribly mangled.
A west bound freight extra on the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy collided with the rear
of a construction train at Rock Creek, nine
miles west of Fairfield, Iowa. G. A. Rose OF
Burlington, road master; Patrick Ready and
Patrick Griffin, section men, were instantly
klHeu, ana JOnn Nelly ana lmOtny murphy
injured. Thu construction train had orders
10 pass n passenger train at Batavia, but
undertook to back into Krum, and seemed
TO have been running more than twenty
miles an hour. ~
An electric motor at P~ittsburg. Pa. be.
came uncomfortable and started down the
road at a terrific speed. At the sharn curve
aear Pine street the motor and ear iumned
he rails. turning over several times before if
topped against a telegraph mole. The motor
vas smashed to pieces and the car badly
wrecked several PERSONS were dangerously
aurt. The cause of the accident is attributed
10 insufficient electric current. The motor
vas the property of the Daft Electric com.
pany of New York.
4 man fell down the wel, hole If tho STAIRS
II the Palmer Honse, Chicago from the s;rth
1oor Tbs railing nratectSno tha stairs +
,ot more than two feat. h;gh and tha Won.
lar n thnt similar accidenfa have NOT oc.
.nrrad there before nr n NJ OGDEN wa.
,,mnaonad hat The yvr;st collar hone and
VERY rib on the left ado were hroke and
that the sufferer was bleeding internally. he
He'd before the doctor was through his OK.
animation. The deceased arrived at the
aotel the same day and registered as H. E.
Qaa1 t. ~ Eyo uor;IIn 1pH ssEF@EHSFT SG#
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06

According to the st. Louis Repub-
lie, a man of science has discovered
that St. Louis stands on what was
originally tho Garden of Eden. That
being the case it will have to be ad-
mitted that the. curse was pretty ef:
fectual.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06

On the morning of Aug. %, at
Washington, d. C., the tall and beau
tiful tower Of the Church of the Cove
nant, the Rev. DR.. Hamlin, pastor,
fell with q tremendous crash, taking
with it the entire front portion ofthe
edifice. The loss is estimated atfrom
$15, ZOO to $4,000.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06

A Tennessee negro has been selling
large numbers Of common glass mar
bles to negroes as appreciation against
lightning. He says there would be
lots of money in the business if he
could only get out Of Jail.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06

The United States has about one
half the railroad mileagein the world,
being 10000 miles, which cost So
600. 100000, and give employment
to more than 1000, 900 men.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06

At the first profession altype-writ-
ing match ever held in this country,
and which took place ut Cincinnati
last week, the winner wrote nearly
5000 words in ninety minutes.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-06
News in General.

A singular character has Just been placed
in the insane asylum at Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The wild man was captured in the woods
near Coosa mountain, Shelby county. He is
about fifty years old and his hair and beard
have grown to o great length.
New York telegram says that Pat Kelly
of Minnesnta and several Others have con-
tributed $1O,O 900 to the Democratic cam
paign fund in addition to President Cleve.
lands. Chairman Brice signed his name to q
check for $4,000 as his donation.
Another pocket of quartz was blasted at
the Michigan mine at Ishpeming, Mich.
Twenty pounds or more Of the rock contain
uncovered. gold company to operate the
adjoining property is being organized. The
excitement runs very high.
1t ia stated that William Scully, alias
"Lord" Scully, the alien Illinoisi landlord,
will offer his farm for sale and dispose of oil
of his property in that state. Blythe enforce
ment of the alien land law Scully's system
of crack hunting" hos been broken up. his
tenants refusing to pay rent.
Many residents of Caldwell, Ohio, have fed
from that place to avoid an epidemic of NAL
arial or typhoid fever, which, has been running
for some time at Caldwell. More than a hun
dred cases have been reported, with twenty
five deaths. 1t is o believed to be under
control, and no new cases are reported.
Bismarck, Dakota, will be made q weather
headquarters on q large scale. 1t has been
discovered that the weather" originates in
that vicinity, and in order to give the world
the full benefit of this fact, two additional
observers will be located in Bismarck. Gen.
Greedy lived in Bismarck while he built the
military telegraph lines west of the Missouri.
1t is reported here that cholera is raging
in Pressure Isle county, Michigan and that
the people are dying like sheep, with no doc
tors in the immediate vicinity. Nine persons
nave died in one day. While the report may
time ago people were suffering with bowel
trouble. Officials of that county will investj
gate the matter.
George Burgett of Baraboo, Wis, called at
the armory in Chicago and there found his
runaway son. Little Clark Burgett is eleven
years old and has played truant a number of
times. Once he went as far as Denver, anoth.
er time to Minneapolis, and q week & he
left his home in Baraboo and caught a ride
says the boy is usually well behaved when at
home, but cannot be kept there.
A great commotion was caused in Jack
s~onville, Florida, by a report that the Savan-
nah, Florida & Western railroad refused to
take passengers from that point even on
through tickets to Northern points, where
towns had invited refugees to go. One
passenger was thrown off the train at Lavilla
Junction. as the conductor said that he had
orders not to allow Q single passenger to
leave on the train. No express north nor
any other package will be taken. 1t cannot
be ascertained as yet who is responsible for
this tyrannieal rule.
The first shipment Of bullion was lately
made from Livingston, Montana. The bull
ion comes from thenew smelter ct the Castle
mines, which has been running about o week,
and thn hinmnnt conaiata IF In 000 n0nn1a