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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
The Baptist Convention.

At the annual meeting of the Bapiists wi
the United states at Washington. several
Thousand l'ersons were in attendance. unu
day was given up to n convention To dis.
cuss the proposed esta ahlishnenl of ~ yeu.
erai Baptist education society. This con-
vantion was due tO IL suggestion by Ur.
Mo"rhouse at the annual ine,t ting Gi th.
home missionary society last year. Rev.
Dr. y. e. l.oriner of Chicago wns elected
chairman: His subject was tho Iap.
lists and higher education in tho North.
west. He tepreca ted the ,luctrinc that ~,
ii:ion had no place in college curriculum.
IL such ductrincs prevail the only schools
where religion would hm Taught would bo
those "f the Roman tatholiccl,uwl,, which
meant TINT this people would become IL
Roman Catholic people. or what was in.
ilniteiy worse, an amarcl,icai "r attic.
istic one. Dr. Lorimcr referred to mmi.ra.
lion amt Romnnism rs thu perils that
threat enc,l the West. AZ the pi esent rate
OF increase, he said there wnuI,I hc -,
OO0. 900 OF people OF foreign birth west of
the Mississippi in the year lam. They
hh !. lie said. no,hin. 4" l,om Tor from Hn.
,nnn'sm. pom the conclusion nf nr,
L"ri;ner'a address some time was riyeu to
general ,lscMssinn.
" was decided TO iurui an educational
society. EniIication of the two branches
os the church was favored. The principal
address was by ,hc Rev. Ilr Way.
land Hoyt Of Philadelphia, who said that
the president nf the United Staets mirbt.
IN his opinion, have been engaged in icttcr
business than when he gave official rrr,,..
milton q" Rnmanism Ivy sendin. a .it to
the pope. This sentiment was rnrejyeJ
with rncfcrorls applause
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
Laid to Rest.

The funeral of the late Commodore n
w. kittson took place from his resi,lcuc.
on Summit avenue st. raul, Minn., on the
lith inst. The funcrcal services were pri
ynte. and were attended only by members
ot the tamily and IL few intimate friends.
1t was II ead and sorrowful company that
gathered in the halls, and the magnificent
surroundings had as little effect in nssnar.
ing the grief OF the hcrcnved, an the most
humble outage. The only thought tn oc.
cupy the minds Of those present was that
the beloved form lying before them was
still and pnlscless. and tho kindly light OF
his eyes gone forever.
Tie remains were laid in tho main par
ior and were surrounded by u prof,son
of beautiful, pure white lowers. The fun.
cral services were conducted by Rev Will.
lam NJ. l'"lm. "i the ihurrh OF the Good
Shepherd. The ritual used was that of the
Episcopal church. and in tho darkcnctl
rooms, surrounded by tho insigniil OF
mourning. the services were very solemn
and impressive.
=. The mcmbcrs OF the family present were
Morman kittson, Rev. Henry kittson. Lewis
kittson, Hercules Il lttsum. L.coyle kittaun,
Alfred Kittson. Miss Annie Ki,tsnn, Miss
Marie kittson, Mrs. John Baker Mrs. Lev is
Baker. .Ir., and the cummndorc's nephew.
Ernest k,ttson. The pail hearers were
Mcssrs. !. V. ID. Heard, Alexander Ramsey
II. II. Gnlusha.W u. Marshall, a. II. Will
cr, y. j. Hill, George Il. Finch and Lewis
Baker. Anlon. those who were prescn L
were noticed ten. II. II. Sibley, Maj! Pond
and Mai. Ncwsun. The body was inferred
in Oakland cemetery by he sido Of the
late Mrs. Kittson aud - son who has
died.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
A Story About Tasoo.,.

Afhirag" raper says there a,s new aud
important Developments in the ;in"ll mur.
der rase. This is on the authority of {,
y. Stone. who says thu, in II short time
the public will t'e enlightened mud all the
mystery surroundin. tr crime CLEARED
away. Tascott is found. That j. to- say
he has never been lost. ir"plr who have
been at loss TO account for l,n ability ni
a comparatively inexperienced hoy with
ont means or any iricnns 4" .rn,ic tl,r ,u.
lice Tor three months with ,hr skill oi ~
practical crook VIII" has ample money aud
friends at command, may In assured that
W. II. Iascott had no such abilityantl has
done nothing OF the kind. The least a.lroit of
three or fonr who partiripatO in the crime
he was quickly apprchc,.rd aud prompt
ly scGucstered for the good of TIN cause
1t being shouted from the hou.rt ops mean
while that llc was the inan and the only
man wanted. This was the riever, tnou- ii
somewhat harkneyud schcme put into op.
cration hy Capt. BonIicll and Mr.. stone
Tor Tie purpose of relieving tho accom-
plicr of anxirty ON their own arrount.
l"'n. Tascott was no sno,i On earth,
said the papers informant sr,ppos.
eh To he on tho inside; "aud deserve.
ca I" TIC punished on general prin.
ciples. but he did not tirr ,l,c
shots that killed SnrlI. He had not lii,
nerve To att"mpt n burglary like that per.
petrated in SMELLS house. He was IL mere
hog aud is valuable to tho Officers more
hsn yS Is n%E SEs 'ltSa lSse6pt aE %ahS ii hs tti;y
the man they are loOkin: for"
I'm sure he isn't. In the tirs: place
they know where he is and have known al !
along, and in the second place there il
much larger game to he ba:scd Tascott
is II cat's.rhw.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
England's Safety.

In connection with tl" recent assertions
OF tho London Daily Telegraph with refer.
ence 10 the English army and navy, Lord
Eandolph Churchill has written IA letter
to that paper in which he says: "Your
statements are supported by tina highest
military authority to IL greater extent
than either You or he public appear TO he
aware OIL He then refers To the inquiry
made by the committee. and quoted the
replies OF the Duke Of Cambridge justiiyin.
the Telcsraph'a statements, which, he says,
form an instructive commentary upon
the present system of war office atlmiuis.
tration, which continues To spend about
twenty millions yearly, mostly derived
from taxation, and which may claim last.
ing glory Tor having produced these sub.
lime results.
''fhc Duke Of Cambridge ndhcrcs to the
statements made by him before the com
mittcr. continues Lord Randolph. "and
the premier, instead oi permitting. himself
to censnre Lord Wolseloy. would better
have rcassnrcd and sootI,cd tho public
I1ln9- il be- had been able to disprove and
nation OF our military condition, which
has been given To parliament itself by thu
highest military authority"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
Record OF casua,ue,.

A. Chicago recently the cande factory
of Fitzgerald n Co., known IA tho bear.
bern Manufacturing. company, WAS lnrned.
Loss SlOO,O 900.
A. Pierre. Dakota, "A short time ago,
fire damaged the Walls House to Ill. e>.
tent of ,5n". ZIP prompt action ri Tie
t;remen TIL" main buil.lin. was saved
large new scnw. 1oadel with building
et"ne. WAS struck by the tug JAS Barlom
near Fond du Lac, MINI. and sunk in
twelve feet nf water. II was the lar:cs St
scow on Lake Superior.
AT New York the Jury in the Hatch in.
quest returned II verdict that HntcI, came
tn his death by accident, his fall having
been due to his fear of exposure aud oi
violence at the hands nf the inmates t,f
Mrs. S,oiicld's house. They also found he
was enticel into tl,u house by Ferris and
by Mrs. Scniield, and these Two were held
in S:'0on bail each pending the action of
the grand Jury.
Specials from 'vcral points alCny the
upper Mississippi river give accounts Of
great losses to property owners and vast
foundations. The levee that protects Snv
Bottoms has given way and the men who
were engaged instren.thrning in the levce had
to run i"r their lives. The water covers
the l,nttom,s which are in Illinois and en-
brace about 1m', 600 acres of land and
reach from 81 point opposite Louisiana.
Mo, to 81 point opposite Hannibal AT the
brnn,lest place they are nearly five miles
wide and the overflow makes n great and
turbulent sea.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
Sat Down on wolselex.

In the British House of Lords Niscuun,
Harding asked the government as TO the
truth OF the reports that England is de-
fensclrss that her guns are the worst in
the world, and that many of her ships and
ports are unarincd. The Duke of Cam.
bridge denied that the country was in i'm.
mincnt danger. The sensational articles
in the press purporting To have emanated
from the highest authority had not cnliln-
ated from him.
Lord Salisbury said the government
such matters. Nothing could bc
more insane than to explain to The
world England's strength and the nature
OF the precautions she was taking. The
fact was that there had been II acOnsiicrab bio
increase of preparations in recent years.
Since 1881 The army hal been incrcas
ed from lSl,2l1 mcm ri all arms To 2l2,
40. Lord Salisbury strongly condemned
Lord Wusrlcv's recent speech at IL ban
uIet. Lord Wolselev n,igIittn have spoken
in parliament, where his statements could
have lccn answered and rcfuted. The
tone OF panic which pcrvaded the language
used outside OF parliament was not shared
by the government, which WAS fully con
scious that To disregard the dcienses of
England in the present state nf the world,
would be IL very grave dcrclirtinn nf duty.
Lord Salisburys speech in the house of
lords has caused sensation in political
and military circles. The attack on ten.
The general opinion il that Lord WOlseIey
will rcs:n after rcrlyn. iO tho premier.
Liberals are inclined to support Lord
Wolaclry's position. which is approved by
all the military members OF the house OF
commons
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
miscellaneous News Wo,e,,

4 very rigid -nl"k" ordinance has been
passed Icy the city council OF 81. Paul.
Mimi.
Acts ri vine'rr have been rrsurtci TO AT
Ashland, Wis, by the Ion: shorcinen, to
prevent n"n,lnioI men from working
The Republican convention at Scdalia.
Mo-. nominated hv acclama,ion Elhcrt i;
kimhall, commander of the department
OF Missouri, ii. a. H., Of Nevada, Mo-, for
Governor.
The statement is made that Henry Vii.
lard is to.Ic elected president of the Oregon
Trnnsc mental company. The World.
"Sdn"y Dillon, .he present president.
will retire. but will be retained
in tho hoard oi directors in the
Willard interest. as will also ". l.. Bull.
Who the new mcn are who will bc elected
cannot yet be asccrtained.'
The Equitable Life Insurance company
has notified the agent at Chippewa Falls,
Wis, Of heir willingness TO pay the 81 800
Insurance to Mrs. William Wiliams. whose
husband was drowned recently. Andavits
of prominent citizens were made that the
men were believed to he in the river. Mrs.
Shay, whose hushanl was also diounctl,
will without doubt receive the $1,000 in.
euranrc which il in different societies.
3 The centennial meeting OF the Preshy
tcrian general assembly. the supreme cccl"si.
astral court OF the Presbyterian church
in the United States. is in session at Phil
adelphia. There are over five hundred
delegates or commissioners in attendance.
representing every state and territory ir
the Union.
A farmer recently arrived at Racine
Wisconsin. from North Paint with II largo
box filled with dead birds nf II species I'M
known in that locality. The farmer states
mat the ground at North Point in covered
Tor miles with thn,,.nmls upon thousand.
vi vi dead birds. They lave II very lin,
..n p,"msse. The supp"-iti"n is that the,
"'' driven there bs tns r..lut wipdstoru
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
Along Lost Daughter,

This story WAS considered interest ing
enough TO hc teicrra phcd by the assora ted
press from Boston hciu. condensed from ~
lengthy romance Just developed by the
Boston Globe
IN lSG2 one Dr. August Franklin came
to Nantucket, ond soon became leading
light III society, gaming the confidence and
esteem Of all who knew him. Finally he
began to nay marked attentions to a
young lady who was handsome aud we'll.
to-do, He wits accepted, thu bridal prep
aratiOns were made, the day was
se,, hut the doctor suddenly appeared
III at case. He sent word To his
betrotheh that tho wedding could
never take place. AMI before the people OF
Nantucket could recover from their sur.
prise lie sold out his lucrative business and
lett Nantucket. Sixteen months later he
returned and attached to his card, in.
forming the public Of his return to prac.
t'ce. was the ann nOunccmcnt that he would
resume the family name OF Franklin Au-
gnst'is Ellis. This change OF name ere.
ated "A sensation but his business increased
and hc continued to make money. lie had
however, become addicted to the use OF
morphine. So firm n hold had the habit
taken upon him that he died IRON its ei.
mains nov lie in the cemetery there. He
lett will by which three sisters were be.
gueathcd some slo,OOO. The attorney
for the sisters, George II. Newton, OF Mon.
son, who visited California last October.
chanced to meet Mr.. T.. NJ. Cleveland,
a. former acquaintance OF Ellis,
who told tho attorney. greatly
to his surprise, that the doctor
had been married in 1860 to ono
Martha Pity, dnughter of wei. II ny widow
at Snylcsvillc. Ala. by whom it was as.
ccrtaincd he had ono daughter. Also that
on May >. 1861, the doctor had suddenly
deserted his wife and her mother, taking
with him the proceeds of the sale Of tho
later 9 plantation. some So, 900. and had
never afterwards been seen by them.
Mr.. Newton secured the assistance OF %.
T.. Hall, OF Collinssville, Ala, who in .Jan,,-
ary last succeeded in tracing the long lost
daughter to one of the "mOonshining' dis.
e;foitIT7cd; G4'saHsriea ailpe r'aptjly
sl,e had i,cen subjected To all the drudgcry
that could bc imposed upon her, and that
she had practically been The slave of an
old eccentric "mo"nshincr. although her
character was above suspicion. She told
MIR. Hall that her mother had been dead
about years. She was brought 10 Col.
linssvillc, where she WAS at once identified
by her aunt ON account OF her striking re.
semblancc TO her mother. The clergyman
who married Dr Ellis, ;lmi several witnesses
OF the marriage have been found and steps
will l,c taken at once To secure for tho
young lady her rightful share OF her ia-
ther $ estate.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25

The las, time tla, the beautiful
Adelaide Nelson played Juliet in New
York, says TIA" New York sun, she
had badc Romeo Il lingering farewell
and was turning away from h" hal
tuny whun II s,rldcn whim seemed to
srihr her. and, wheeling ahou, swiftly.
she rnll.h! his face in buth irr hands.
and. leaning forward, .:lzed into his
eyes. The house was still as d,Hth.
The audience, already seriously
wrought upon, and feeling parlied.
arid and ',nrouh. leaned forward
ncrvnuSly. Two thousand eyes were
rivr,rd upon il" actress. l'lclc was
~ long wait: then She slowly pressed
her lips To Romeo : and seemed lost
to everything gn"",itd her. 'I'l" people
sa, like stones. a programme iIoni,d
down from above ami icll nthwnrt Il
wonlnn's honnc, and she did not raise
her hand Ia remove II. \ spn>tnl
coll.hcd. Juliet rais"l her head
slowly and .litl.d away. looklng back
over hcr shoulder as she disappeared
with an expression shat no man who
saw il, will nvrr forget, There was II
Ion. silence and then Inc play went
on. But no one nlld III" slightest
attention Ia ii. Onr lay one the
people rrlaxrd their atrnll.l aud in
tent ATTITUDES and LEANED back in
'lcir chairs. There WIS u" rustic or
noise The wnnnl, did NOT notice
lr programme on her bonnet until
I he curtain fell.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
Decision on Tree Claims:

The secretary Of tho Interior has estab.
lishcd new principle in the nati"rof co,.
tcats against tmh"r rnltnr. entries.
Amelia Waite had nlnl. ii,nher culture
entry for eighty ~ rr- al land in the
Tracy district, M'nn. lanes I.ndcrman
initiated contest against the al
Iese'i entry. charging noncompliance
with the law in :le matter
OF pIantin: and cultivatns trees,
and wifi: his affidavit of contest
tiled his application for entry OF the land.
The tcstinon. at the hearing established
The fact thas Mrs. Waite had planted and
had in good growing condition one. half
the quantity Of timber required by law.
The secretary claims that she may amend
her entry bo reinquishins one half the
land she had entered. and on sub
mitiinr final proofs showing full
compliance with legal requirements recei ve
patents for the remainder forty acres
The practice heretofore has BEEN TO con.
slider II timber culture entry ns an entirety y
and upon evidence by II contestant show
ing failure tn make u full compliance with
law, to cancel tn" whole entry, allowins
the contest ant II preference to enter thu
land in controversy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
Crimes and Criminal.

George Benson. the Patti ticket swind,er
awaiting extrn,iition to Mexico, Killed
h'nhaeif in Ludlow street Jail New York, ty
throwing himself over the staircase rail Ia
the stone floor bolow.
BThc sheriff from Miner county. pakot.
arrived in Superior. Wis. and arrest Ell
Jacob ,IacObsOn, who left that count .
thEe. weeks nsu with mortsared o pro"ertyI e"a,y
Tile officer returned with the prisoner.
Policemen Thomas DonneIIau and vii.
liam Pennington were shot by Jnck Rich.
artison, at Lexington, Ky. Rirha r,son
was resisting arrest. charged with insult.
ing a lady. .Donnellan has died, hut
Pennington is not seriously injured.
Richardson has been arrested and Io,lpcd
in Jail.
I. 4. Antierws, aged fifty and haiIinr
from Cleveland. ohio. attempted 10 com.
nit suicide at 81. Cloud. Mimi. while sui.
ter,ng from insanity. He savs his name,
and his brother, a. e. Andrews, came from
Fars" aud took him home To Ohio. Us
had stabbed himself in the side and cut 81
cash in his throat
The body. ni i. H. Kiel. n prominent,
citizen of Oshkosh, Wis, WAS found in
Cedar river at McnUmiuco. He had l,cen
inspecting II bridge and at first IL was
Thought no was drowned. but exnmina.
tinn revealed the Tact that he was murder.
ed aud rnhhed and the body thrown into
the river. No clue to the murderer.
The jury IN the case Of the State against
y. W. P"tts wcrc out seven minutes nj
l'es M"inrs ,iurn. which time they agreed
unnn u verdict Of guilty. Potts is one oG
the notorious constablcs who are indicted
Tor receiving b'ibes from liquor dealers to
secure distni rsal of sps pending. and to
grant immunity to viola tors OF the liu,,ur
Inv.
Tho bnndsmen of I.atimcre Jones. the
young hnnncier who ia awaiting trin,
charged with forgerics amounting between
S3OO. 600 aud SiOO. 900 we're notified by
the New York district attorneys Office to
produce him in general sessions. They
f..ilcd to do so, and his honI si5'.
900 was declared forfeited. and Judge
iildersleeve issued IL bench warrant Tor
his arrest.
While Marshal Winkerman and Night
foiiceman l.ocsch were attempting to ar.
rest Wenzcl Martinka. OF New Tim, Mimi.
who had been Iuarrelns with his wife,
Martinka broke away, aud rcfusiu. to
stop when commanded to halt, five pis.
tol shots were iiretI by the marshal and
night police. Ono of them went through
Martinkas right lung. He was not ca,r
turetl until he had ran several blocks. lie
WAS taken to the hospital. There are hut
shght cl'ancss of ll.; recovering.
The horrible AMI uniusttiable murder of
title Maggie Gau:Ian was avenged at Chi.
ago by the lan.in. Of the cOlOrcl murder.
.r, Zeph Davis. The execution took place
IN the Jail aud ON tho same yaIlows from
which the anarchists were swung of a few
months ago. Davis was restless during
The early pnrt Of the night hut shortly
alter o'clock he droppod into ~ hcavy
.ininber and did not awaken until Sorlock
n the morning A minister administered
spiritual consolation. aud he lreakfastcd
quite heartily. Davis expressed penitenre
or his crime, and met his chd with iorti-
tutle
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25

ant-Colonel has fallen. The time
has come to advance the standards Of
the Second Corps. With loud cries
and a. sudden forward surge in which
all semblancc of formation is lost, the
Union troops move upon the now fall
tcrlnS foe. One moment more and all
is over. The most OF the surviving
Confederates throw themselves on tho
ground, u few thousands seek to- rs-
cape capture and retreat hurr
town the hill and across the
which is once more shrickiny with he
lire OF tho artillery, now reinforced by
Fithlugh's, WhccIcr's. AIrxandirr's.
and other batteries. Then did the
Scrond Corps 90 forward. gathering
up battle flags in slcavcs, and gather
ing in prisoners by thousands. Thir-
ty-thrn standards and 900 prison
ers are the fruits OF thn, victory. And
so Fredericksburg WAS avenged. One
mans words spokeu there on Come.
terry Hill, amid the graves OF 1000
Union soldiers, have forever mad. all
other mems words concerning I;ettys-
burg, except in simple narrative, poor
and tritc, empty ana vain: Tho
world will little note nor long rem.em-
Der what we say here, hut it can never
forget what they did here
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
\ Kentucky Con:reSSman'SO Ora
tory.

Washington Dispatch: Mr.. Woiforl
the Kentucky Congressman makes
three sprcrh", where amy othcrmcmhcr
nf the pr"s"nt House makes one. He
is rapidly Developing intonn infection.
His '.holt is wnrrlains and pension
uiil~. His -,'ytr oi oi;,,ory is the
i,n,Ilrtm t;iyrhim tlcrisc oi n loyal
widow whose wood-pilc melted away
III the sixties as he result oi the
proximity Of Il camp. For tive
minutes Mr.. Wolford talks with .rav
i'v; then his arms begin to swing
Tho rrrspiration comes on, in hi@
drops and rolls down his face. His
voirequlvc,sandt takes on thetrcmolo
of the ramp-mee,ing exhorter. Al
length he wecI,s. Ii seems as ii he Is
about to hc overcome with emotion
Not so. He is now in his red heat
and he maintains il until the rap o
the gavel informs him that his time Is
up. Then the tcars stop. the deel
rich color gradually rc,edes, the
mrspiraiion dries, the broad face eN-
nlnds with that happy look, and Mr.
Wolford is serene and at peace with
I'LL the world again.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
Gov. Curtiu's Story.

EN-t;ov, Curtin. oi Pennsylvania, iu
a speech in ,h" house the other day
told II very good story To point an a.
tack he WAS maxim. ON soi"oi the Re.
puhIi,a,ns as follows As to these
b!oodv-mnletl men. some al whf,,"
side ~ the house, heSc warriors who
can l,ever be appeased, they remind
,nn ,f u nutui character who lived in
my town years ago. He was an old
fellow; think hr had been wagon
master in the revolutions; that WIS
the traditiomoi the town. Tie used to
tell a story nihi> warikc achievements
in battle. and he told il so often I hat
lir cam" ia believe it and WHEN .,tran-
.rrs would come to the little village
in which he lived they would give
Capt. Curry i'llat w;ls his mann,
II drink or two aud get him tu tell he
81 Dry. The story as he told i, WAS
n,orn like this: AT the battle OF
Monmouth h"would say, "nltiongn
in the ligh, horse, fought thai, day
on foot, sinshri with my sahcr cuts
one and two aud II hcnd went oti here
and II limb wen, oif there. until he
blood actually ran into my shoes.
iI.ar.shtcrI i pile oi dead l,odieS
surrounded me: war excited. and I
wHs still slnshng away when ielt II
tonrh OH my shoulder. ] looked up
and there was Wasllingi on l.auglf-
ter ] shall never forget the soem-
nifty of his appearance or the gravity
of his speech. lie gazcd at me for -
moment without speaking. and then
said, "i"nng man, restrain your im-
,mtuosity' In thcnamc ofGod do not
make a slaughter house out oi he field
OF battle Renewed laughter.