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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
Shifting the current.

New York Times The railroads west of
the Missouri river seem to be doing their
ntmostto kill the California passenger
traffic. Up to Jan. the through travel
was enormous, and ther. was every indi.
cation that it would continue to
iacreasc until spring. Since the be.
ginning vi this month, however
there has been u great diminution
in the number OF California bound passen-
gers. The cause OF the decline of patron.
age is no doubt to befound in the Increased
fares. The price OF the round-trip tickets
has been raised from 81 10 to Sl35. and OF
straight tickets from ssl.75 to $91.75.
This trat'ic was nourished by cheap rates
and large commissions, but the latter have
also been greatly cut down. The Florida
lines were quick to note their advantage
and have reduced their round. trip tickets
TO S5o;and their straight" fare to S275O.
As Il consequence there is now IL remarka.
bly, heavy flow of travel to Florida from
points as distant as Chicago and st. Paul
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
Husband and Wife Die To-
gether.

Correspondence San Francisco Bulletin
Er. Bnrley. u wealthy and inlluen.
tial citizen OF Wichita, Kan, dropped
dead while leaning over the deatinbed
OF his wife not long ago. For some
time Mrs. Burley had been very i'll.
ana q short time before her death was
visited by several physicians. includ-
ing her husband, when she was pro.
nounced beyond all hope. When the
doctors made this announcement DR..
Burley threw up his hands and rx.
claimed: "My God, must my poor
wife die?" staggered forward and iell
to the floor q corpse. Death was due
to apop!exy. The sudden death oil
her husband only FASTENED the dea, Ii
OF Mrs. Burley and both wore buried
in the same grave.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
Criminal Calendar.

4. DR.. Jurden Of Chippewa Falls murder
ously attacks Editor j. n. Phillips from
behind. Phillips. though dangerously in.
lured. fires three Intellectual shots at his
assaiunt.
At Buffalo, \. ". John Cullen. IL ship
calker, aged thirty.four years. killed his
mother, Ann Cullen, with an AK. He was
arrested. lie gave as an excuse that he
committed the crime SO that his mother
would not have to go to the workhouse.
BY an unusual combination OF circum.
stances there are now two men in Mon.
tana prisons awaiting only the lapse of a
Jew days to suffer capital punishment.
One is John Hart OF Boulder, in Jail at
Helena under sentence to be hanged fol the
murder of John W. Pitts. The other il N,
L. Scott OF Granite, who awaits n similar
doom in the Deer Lodge penitcntiary
for the murder OF his wife. Hart is sen.
fenced to lie hanged at Helena on the 10th
18th,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
How Each Nationality Hides its
Money.

Commercial Advertiser Tho pcculiari.
ties OF the people OF different nationalities
in their wi.y OF carrying money formed a
topic OF conversation at Castle Ga, den.
Most ol the English immigrants" said
one OF the money changers, Garry their
coin in asmall case in which their sover.
cigns or shiliings fit sn,ply. and have the
keep in u pocket as they would n
watch. AN Irishman always has
his little canvas la: in which he
keeps gold, silver and notes altogether.
But great many of the Irish girls have
their sovere.ns rolled upand sewcd on he
inside ot their dress, very frequently, too,
inside OF their corsets, and often have to
borrow my penknife to cut them out when
they come to get them changed
II have seen some old Germans who
would pull of from around their body Il
belt that am sure must have cost 40
or 90 marks, and fish from i. 3 or four
marks in silver to have changed.
The French mostly carry small
brass tube in which they can place
80 or 30 2o-franc pieces. and remove Them
one at zine. There are very few Italians
who do1't own IA large tin tub. sometimes
loot long, which they have hung around
which they keep their paper money Or siv.
or coins. Swedes and Norwcgans are sure
to have an immense pockctbook that
has generally been used by their faith.
ers and grandiathers before them
and which will have enough leather in it
to make IL pair OF boots. The Slavonians
or Hunsarians generally do not carry
pocketbooks hut they find more ways Of
concealing what money they have than
any class OF people know Of Their long
boots seeIn to be the favorite place. and
in the legs OF them they also carry the
knife and fork and spoon which
they have eaten with on the way
across. But have seen them
take money from between the linin. and
outside Of their coats, which they would
get at by cutting into II buttonhole.
Some of them uss their caps and very
many use their prayer books placing the
paper money on lie inside Oft the cover
and pasting he fly leaf Of the book over
it. But think more OF that nationality
stow away their change inside their stock.
ings than any other place. and don't take
their stockings off from the time it 10 put
there until they want to change it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
RESUME OF the NEWS.
Wash,neton Now. ,,.r,.


Acting commissioner Stoc lager declares
that the people Of Montana are needlessly
alarmed regarding the Northern Pacific
and mineral lands.
Tho bill relating to the increased number
oi military instructors which the secretary
,oi war may detail to universities and col.
.ieass has been reported iavorably from the
senate committe on military affairs with.
.oue'material change. The passage Of this
Oil will allow the Minnesota State univcr.
atty an instructor without being Obliged to
divide her term with Nebraska.
Acting Commissioner OF the General Land
Office Stockslager does not intend to let
false economy stand longer between the
government and necessary surveys Of the
public domain. In . special message ia
congress he asks for $500, 600 for surveys
during the coming year. California and
Washington Territory especially need sur.
veys, and in Montana important SURVEYS
were needed during the past year for use in
suits involving q pecuniary interest to the
government Of $1,OOO,OOO.
Mr.. Thoebe has presented to the House
election committee bill for his expenses
m contestinG the seat OF Mr.. Carlisle. His
bill is 81 500. The most allowed by Law
ssE2, oo2A Tile bill charges 81, 600 paid
seeAr- $ater. an attorney who spoke for
'ssSc bSioAo VH0 COIumtGt06. Mf.
Blakely's fees are charged to the amount
ot $500; Mr.. Wards fees to the amount oI
! $3.50 and an item. OF $500 is charged as the
. NJ az an expert Of Mr.. Pierce, who made
AFFIDAVIT to the statement (which proved
erroneous) that the poll books from Ger.
tain precincts were all in the same hand.
writing.
The president has approved and pro.
muigated a revision Of the civil service
rules which makes several very important
changes in the system OF appointments
upon the tests OF fitness applied to appli.
cants for places in the departments at
Washington and the classified customs OF.
fices and postoffices. The commission has
also revised the civil service regulations
to conform to the new rules. These revis.
ions have been under consideration by the
commission during the greater part of a
year. and both have received careful con.
sideration by President Cleveland. He
read them at length several times, and
made changes and notifications, both ol
matter and phraseology.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
Portraits on American Cur.
renCy.


One-dollar, Wash nston; 50, ,effer-
son; s., Jackson; $40, Webster; 500,
lIamilton; $50, Franklin; 500. Lin.
coin: $500, General Mans field; 81 900,
DE Witt Clinton; $4,000. Madison;
$4,000, jackson. Om silver certti-
Gates: 81, Martina Washington: 50,
General Hancock; $40, Robert Nor.
ris, Thomas a. Hendricks; 500 Com
modore Decatur; $50, Edward Ever
EFT; 500. James Monroe; $500,
Charles Sumner. and Sl,Gon, WI
Marcy. On gold notes: $40. Gar.
field; $50, Sllas Wright: 800. Thom-
as A. Benton; $500, A. Lincoln; ST.
900, Alexander Hamilton; $1,000,
James Madison; Slo,0iW, Andrew
Jackson.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
there with tremendous force. Many build.
ines were unroofed, and the temperature

there with tremendous force. Many build.
tngs were unronfed, and the temperature
rose from zero to 60 above.
The second section of passenger train
ran into the first section near Screvcn, on
the Savannah, Florida IL Western railroad
recently. killing Engineer Devine and sc.
riously injuring his fireman. Four sleeping
cars were burned.
Two sawmills at Port Blakelcy, Old.
posite Seattle, Wash. Ter, the largest on
Puget sound, burned. Tho fire caught
from hot box, and the Winds from the
belt caught the flames and famed the
blaze the whole length OF the mill almost
instantly SO that the men barely had
time to escape. Total loss, $3.50, ,06o; no
insurance.
The train known as Flyer No. 1 on the
burlington & Missouri was wrecked Mt
Cambridge, Neb. The flyer was going west,
and upon reaching Cambridge struck a
misplaced switch, which ran it into car
loaded with hogs on n side track. Every hog
in the load was killed, and the engine badly
smashs ID and several cars tiitched. No one
was killed. The following were injured
more or less: c. +. Born, Granville, Iowa;
Mrs. H. G. Tcrrill, McCook, Neb.; Miss
Fannie Bloom, Denver; X. Gallagher, Gran.
ite, COL; Conductor Odell and Enyinec,
McInrey.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17

tance with mixed amusement and
pity, seriously work d upon his nerve
concertins to have Jack watch him
suspiciou-lv whenever he was any
where near Miss Annie, He Stood it
us lont rs he could, and finally de.
clared his determination to finish the
season in Ireland with the Grenely
pack.
Mrs. Brandow enjoyed hunting dur
ing the rest of the ason more than
ever before. She supplied the Master
OF the foXhounds with Il mount when-
ever she pleased, and was never forc-
ed to make her threatened visit to
mamma.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
Puss Remembered the Old
Trick.
From the Kingston Freeman.

From the Kingston Freeman.
SIT was II white cat" said towns.
man, "and every one in the family
thought II great deal OF it. it was
considered u very knowing cat-one
OF those felnes quitecapablc OF taking
care OF No. J.. One day it WAS miss.
lng. Great was the grief, especially of
the children. Just five years alter
ward that ca, came back to the
house. 1t wus first seen walking on u
stone wall Us it had often been seen
walking there before il so mysterious
iy disappeared. 1t recognized mem-
bers OF the family and purred with
great satisfaction. Some one suggest.
ed that after all it might be another
cat. and test was made which prov.
ed it was the same one. The original
cat had been taught to open one of
the doors by jumping up and striking
the latch with its paws. Puss was
put in he room and the door closed.
In q few minutes it was heard to
strike the latch. The door opened
and the cat walked out.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
Another Dakota harolne.

When mention was made of the heroism
OF the various teachers in Dakota durin,
the late blizzard Miss, Fanny Rawson of
l'rookings, Dak., should have been remem.
bred, Mrs. Rawson was born and brought
up in Rice county, Mimi, where she re.
ccived liberal education. and being EN-.
dowed with the courage which in 80 com.
mon among the Western girls, she sought
her fortune in Dakota at the age of eighteen.
When the blizzard swept over that portion
OF Dakota where she had found home,
she. with fifteen OF her pupils. was compel.
led to face the binding storm or remain
in the school house all night, with but lit
Tie fuel and no food. Knowing well that
they could not face the elements, she kent
all the school with her and entertained
them as best she could in the darkness OF
the night by relating anecdotes and hold.
ing out firmly that all would lie well in the
morning. 1t WAS late the next day before
relief came, but teacher and pupils were
all safe
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
Nuggets Of Foreign News.

Toronto woman steals $12. 900 worth
OF bonds and skips to the States.
The first through train Tor ten days ar.
rived at Winnipeg over the Canadian Pa
cific from the coast on the I'd. Snow slides
arc OF constant occurrence in the noun.
tains.
dispatch from Providence saws that
that city. Bristol, Warren, East Green.
wich and other bayside towns were badly
shaken up by dynamite explosion in
Newport harbor.
Prince Oscar was formally betro thed to
Miss Munck in the royal palace, Stock.
holm, recently; The ceremony was a brill.
liant one and was witnessed by all the
members OF the royal family and the cab.
met ministers. The king proposed a toast
to his sons health.
London Truth: John l.. Sullivan's
friend. Barnard met Jem Smith and Flem.
ing the latter's manager, in Fleet street,
but was unable to arrange a match he.
tween Sullivan and Smith. Smith declined
to fight before the end OF May, while Barn.
ard refused to postpone the fight beyond
the last OF April. Smith stated that he
would proceed to America in the autumn
and would arrange a match there with
Sullivan.
Special from Dublin Two evictions we're
mhhC az NHAl'ulIlI NOuuCy Olare. Inc
sheriff was protected by 200 policemen.
mob tolled the chapel bell. groaned and
threw missiles at the evictors. The police
charged the people, and q hot skirmi ish
took place. Messrs. Roche and Boland
merchants at Longford has been sentenced
to three months Imprisonment each, and
nine farmers to one month each, for taking
part in an unlawful assemblage on the oc.
casion OF the release from prison
Of Father Egan. The trial OF Mr..
Blame. N. P. for Smith Armagh, on
charge OF melting tenants to re-
sist the authorities. took place, and re-.
tulted in IL conviction. He was sentenced
to four months imprisonment. Notice OF
appeal was given. The trial OF Mr.. Cox,
n. r. for East Clare, on charge OF violat-
ing the crimes act by addressing the ten.
ants at kildysart. began in that place.
The people OF KiIdysart and the surround.
nR neishbolhood gathered. and headed by
priests marched toward the court house.
They were charged by the police, who used
their batons freely. AMI cleared the streets
Many persons were injured. The people
collected again. and finally the police de.
sided to allow them to remain.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
Preservation of Timber Lands.

Assistant Secretary Muldrow has sent
to the senate. in reply to an inquiry, let
ter suggesting certain legislation in refer.
cncc TO the preservation OF timber lands
He says: AS preliminary step, it in rec.
commended that all public lands which arc
timbered or sustain forest growths, nj
or i'll the vicinity OF the head
waters or sources OF prominent
streams be at once withdrawn from sale
or occupancy to which they are incident
under existing laws. and that such with
drawn lands be placed under the control of
II forestry division. to DO organized in the
general land office Of the interior depart.
incEt, to be retained as wood land reserv es
for the renewal OF forest on the public do.
main by replanting of denudcd tracts
when necessary. Prior to the location o:
Withdrawn lands, every person undertak.
ing ~ enter or file upon public lands
snail, hcfore the acceptance Of his
application or the issue to him of
receipt from the local land office, make
satisfactory proof at such office that the
land 80 applied for is not timber land as
herein described. and file with his applca.
tion AN affidavit to that effect corr0borat.
ing the testimony OF two witnesses who
have personal knowledge of the land in
question as to its actual character and 10.
cation. 1t is suggested that timber cut
ting be carried on under licenses to he
granted by the department. The telling
or obstruction OF the timber on the prO.
posed reservations or the transportation,
purchase or possession of the timber il to
b" made misdcmeanor punishable hy fine
or Imprisonment.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
THE FIRST BABY.

Tho first-how well remember
Sir iiialmar was he hight.
With u rusty Norscland wurwhoop
He came IN the dead of night.
He met my respectful greeting
With kick and IL threatening frown;
He pressed all the house in his service,
And turned it upside. down.
He thrust. when mceklyi objected
A clinchcd little fist in y lace;
I had no choice but surrcA 'er
And gave him charge os he place.
He needed no creatures easurc,
But oft. with II conpueior's riaht,
He sang in the small hours OF morning
And dincd in the middle OF night.
And oft. to amnsc his Hishncss-
For nanght We feared as his irowtls--
We bleated, and barked. and beloved,
And danced like circus clowns.
FROM Boycsen's Modern Vikings
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
Death of an Old milwaukee, Mer.
chant.

John Nazro, died in Milwaukee on the
9th. Mr.. Nazro was sixty one years OF
age, an old resident OF Milwaukee, always
active in public affairs, widely known and
universally respected. He was born on the
island OF San Domingo. although of
American parentage. He went to Mil
walkee in 1SI7 and began his hardware
and iron business. In 1850 he entered in
to partnership with Henry j. Nazro. In
lsGo the firm name was changed to John
Nazro & Co. Under Mr.. Nazro'a energetic
management the business attained great
proportions, amounting to $1,000, 900 u
year. When the panic OF 1874
came he lost everything he had.
For fonr years following he was
collector Of the port Of Milwaukee,
and for the last few years has run IL bucket
shop in Milwaukee as n branch OF one in
Chicago. Mr.. Nazro is survived by his
wife and his three SONS, John. Charles end
Robert, al! grown up. John has Of late
resided ut Kansas City and Charles ut San
Francisco. Robert has been associated in
bus siness with his father
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
AsvRoLAR's sv.LEr.
itcauses tho Death Of Amos J. .snell,
Three. Millionaire Of Chicago,

Amos ]. Smell, . Chicago millionaire was
found murdered Wednesday morning tAc
Sth inst, his residence, 425 Washington
Boulevard, Chicago.
About 2 o'clock in tho morning o ser.
want girl hoard noise like Q pistol shot
coming from Mr.. Smells room, but pnid no
attention to it. Later he was found with
,, bullet hole IN his left breast and one be-:
hind the lett ear. Mr.. Smell wac one Of
the largest real estate owners in Chi.
cago. owning q great number oi houses
which he rented, and all this business was
transacted In the basement VI his own
house. which WAS fitted up rs an office
The windows and doors we're heavily bar.
ricnded, and there were several large safes
in the rooms in which the milliOnaire's
business was done. The theory is that q
carefully planned robbery had been arrang.
ed.
The door at the head OF the basement
stairs was skillfully forced, and the men
were in the front parlor, when It is snppos.
cd that Mr.. Smell. who sleeps directly
above this room, heard them He left his
bedroom, and taking revolver went own
the front stairs. The folding doors leading
into the parlor were shut. but it is supposed
that he heard the nGise in the room; Tor he
fired shot through tile door. The burglar
opened the door and returned the fire, tho
bullet striking the wood work and rebound.
ing hit Mr.. Smell In the breast. who then
ran back toward the rear Of the hall. The
burglars must have followed him and shot
again, for the murdered man was found at
tho head OF tho basement stairs with u
bullet hole just behind the ear.
The burglars took u check for 5000
made by A. j. Stone, Mr.. SMELLS son.in.
law, payable to Mr. Smell, from the iron
box in the office. What else they secured
Will probably never be known, as Mr..
Smell was the only one to whom the con.
tents OF his strong box were known. MIR.
Smell had been connected with Chicago's
history for many years. He was born in
Little Falls n. u, and came west in 1874,
stopping for few months in Cincinnati
and then coming to this city. little lat.
er he went to Milwaukee,, returned here in
year and opened Al hotel at Schaumbera.
After residence Of six years there he re-.
moved to Jefferson, and there laid the
foundation OF the fortune which ut his
death amounted to about 81, 100000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
Record Of Casualties.

Winnipeg. Man.. had on $4,000 fire a
Ndays ago. the sufferers being Rud ierd 9
Very store aud Waverly's Hotel.
:. .,orts from Fort Mcleod say that the
(<Jept chinook In the mountains struck
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One afternoon late in Ortolmr. Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Brandow stood ON the
veramda OF their hun,in. box waiting
for the horses to he brought around.
Mrs. Brandow's dainty form never
looked dantirr ihnn when
incased in brown habit, her
checks were already rolored
by the sharp Autumn mir, her deep
The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-04

A man working OH the Huntington
bridge across the Ohio, near the foot OF
Central avenue, was stand ng on one OF
the piers at least twenty feet above the
water. All around the base Of the pier
were broken stone, driven piles and all
sorts of debris, on which falling body
would be dashed to pieces. Nowhere about
the pier was there any deep water, save
In u iiHrrUw huie, the upper part Of which
had an area OF not more than four by six
feet. While the man stood upon tho ed &c
Of the pier, unknown to him, a huge stone,
suspended from derrick, was being
swung toward him into its place. It
struck his shoulder, and instantly he was
plunged headong Did he strike the
rocks or pling below: Not at all. He
d,ade Is neat q dive al ever did ths most
expert swimmer directly into the we'll
hole already described, and came out un.
injured. Had he swerved foot to the
right, his brains would have been spat.
tered upon the rocks.