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THE RIOTS in CHICAGO.
The First Signs of Trouble in the Car
Strikes

The two great street car systems of the
West and North sides OF Ch:cigo ara now
tied up. The strike OIL the West side began
Monday as soon as the last night car was run
into the barns. For time it seemed as if
this new complication could be avoided and
the original strike settled amcably. but the
peace negotiations which were conducted in.
Mayor Roclle's private office, failed because
the Company and tie men could not agree
on the subject of wages.
President Yerkes opened the conference
with on offer to corr. ct the present system
of hours as far as possible. An agreement
was reached on this point, but when the
wage question was taken up the men insisted
upon % cents per hour for grip men, % cents
for trail and grip conductors and - cents
for horse-car men. Mr.. Yerfes offered 20
cents for horse-car men and 81 cents for grip
ear men. The strikers refused to make any
concessions, and after much argument the
conference broke up.
Monday ended with two riots. On the
North Side there was Il severe fight, during
which the scabs drew their revolvcrs, but no
shots were fired. On the West Side the
trouble was easily quelled,
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indians Believed in Dreams

A leading Indian chief in time of great
cnmity between the tribes, would secrcte
himself in woods and cavcrns and call
upon the Great Spirit in prayer. Attcn-
ton was given to dreams, which at this
time were of particular significance. A
dream of war cage lowering near was
especially ominous, meaning victory.
After such dream the chief immediately
appeared among his people and sum
moned them to war, assuring them that
the Great Spirit was on their side.
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House..

YlSTH DAY. The House rejected the con-
florence report on the general deficiency APP
preparation bill.
2i9rH DAY.-In the House, several private
bills wero passed Senate bill to incorporate
the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua
was called up in committee Of the whole and
the vote on reporting it favorably to the
House resulted ayes IS, noes G. The point Of
no quorum was raised and the committee
rose. An evening session of the House was
held for the consideration of private pension
bills.
22oTH DAY.-The House proceedings were
lnimportant.
22lsr DAY.--The House failed to transact
any business of interest, being without u
quorum.
eosp DAy.-Several efforts were made to
ret bills through the House, but in each in
Stance the point of no quorum was sue S
fully made. Mr. Burns succeeded IN
ducfng the House to take up the conference
report on the deficiency bill, and the report
was agreed to. This disposes OF the last OF
the general appropriation bills.
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A COUNTY STARVING.

The population of Ramsey County, Dakota,
is said to be on tue brink Of Starvation.
Mayor Smith of ST. Paul, Min., received an
appeal signed by comfy officials and promi-
neut citizens of Ramsey, urging the people
of St. Paul to take steps at olce to alleviate
the distress existing in the county. The ap-
r. al for aid is accompanied by statement
that recent frosts destroyed thousands OF
bushels of VI heat and left destitute the resi-
denis of all but one of tue townships In the
county. Application has been made TO the
county authorities for assistance, but it has
been discovered that the want is so great that
it would financially ruin the county to at
tempt to alleviate it.
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INJURED BY AN EXPLOSION.

Five workmen were seriously burned by
an explosion of accumulated gases in the
new water works tunnel now being exca-
waited in Cleveland. The tunnel is lit by in
candescent electric lamps, and Electrician
Doyle was extending the circuit of the lights
further into the passage when an electric
spark from one of the wires ignited the gases
and caused an explosion. Electrician FRANK
Doyle, Foreman James Walsh ana diSgers
Bonner were severely burned about the hands
and face. Doyle is the most seriously injured.
The wounded men were all taken to the City
Hncnital and will it is believed recover.
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A COLLECTOR ROBBED.

wm. Endlcy, an Englishman, WHO claims
to represent a New York land Company, ar
rived in Birmingham, Ala, from Walker
County, and claims that lie was robbed of
81. 900 by two hghwaymen. While making
collections for his company he was compelled
10 walk n few miles into the country, and on
his return he was ovcrtallen in n wood by
three men on horseback who robbed him.
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NEARLY SIXTY DAYS RAIN.

Some remarkable weather IS reported from
q section of Colleton county. S. c., about
twenty miles square. For fourteen months
following the great earthquake of August,
1856 there was al almost continuous drought.
SIRENS and springs dried up, crops and cat
tle%perished for want of water, aul it was
difficult for the people to obtain water to
drink A little over two months ago rain
began falling steadily in that section aud for
ffGy-seven consecutive days there were only
two upon which it did not rain. ALT
lowlamds have been turned into lakes, no
crops have been made aud the people are IL
deplorable condition,
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BOYS AND HORSES BURNED,

= livery stable extending from, 4O4 to 40
East Thirty-fourth street, New York was
burned. and in it were burned to death Thos.
Carr, newsboy. Is years old, aud twenty
seven horses. John Roach another newsboy,
who was sleeping in the stable with Carr
was so severely burned tias ne is NOT expect
cd to RECOVER The stable--a one-story
wooden structure--was owned by the well:
known horsemen D. D. Withers who sub-let
il 10 number of cab and truck r1en. The
horsss belonged to them, and in addition they
lost about 80 cabs and trucks stored there.
Their total loss is ahou. $4,000. The loss ON
the stable is about 81 .0)J. The origin oil the
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A TERRIBLE REVENGE.
An Atlanta Woman Bound and Chic
reformed at tho Point Of Pistol.

woman n,nsl Irene Postell was found
near her room in the hall OF u prominent
block, at Atlanta, bounl, gagged, chloro-
formed, with rope tied around her neck
Breathing was suspended and death immi.
nsrt when the police found her. During the
day she had trouble with woman named
Dlnaway, who had threatened to kill her.
Two of Dnsaways male friends went to her
room at the point Of pistol tied her
arms u ID feet, gagged her, and tied tue rope
around her neck 10 CHOKE her to death. The
woman will die. Oae man has been arrested
OIL SUSPECT q,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24

the whole Missisippi is now pouring, has
widened almost 800 yards. The Sny ba.
sin contains 10000 acres Of fine farming
land and it il estimated that fully $4,000
will DO inundated. OF the submerged lands
so, 900 acres arc in crops and the MAORI
ty in wheat. H..
The seventh annual report OF the Bur-
l~ineton, Cedar Rapids & Northern road for
the year ending Dec. 81, 1887. has just ap.
pea red. The total length OF track at pres.
ent is ] ,O46 miles. The gross earnings OF
the company, including all leased roads
md branches, is SO, COS, 962.73. The op-
Grating expenses, including taxes. insur-
ance, and rental, were So, 225, 9O5.77..
Leaving net earnings, over operating ex
penses, $3.50, O5G.9 Dc. The earnings OF the
railroad for 1887 were about $4,000
more than for for 1886. This is entirely
due to the leased lines, and the earnings
having increased over $500, 600. while the
earnings OF the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern proper decreased $3.50, 600 dur.
ing the year. The operation OF the inter.
etate law has injured the prop.
erty. as it debars it from participating in
any business, IN which rates are toolow to
be applied on local business-the main
line earnings having fallen off SITS, 900 in
the last nine months OF the year from this
cause.
The completion OF the auditorium in
time for the national Republican conven.
ton. June 10, is now only q question OF
carpenter work. The roof over the audi.
forum portion is in place, the flooring is
all laid, all OF the big galleries are complet.
ed, and work is now in progress on the
smaller galleries.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24
:. q . -. "a - u :
The Height Of Waves.

1t is a very common phrase to
speak OF the waves, during q storm,
as running mountains high; but this
really means nothing. Accur ate
measurements, made by Scoresby
proved that during storms, waves in
the Atlantic rarely exceed 43 feet
from hollow to crest being $50 feet
and their speed SO LIZ miles an hour
More recent observations in the At
lantic give from44 TO 4S feet as the
highest measured waves, but such
heights are rarely reached. and, in.
deed. waves exceeding 80 feet are
very seldom encountered. The mon.
500 waves at Kurrachee breakwater
works were found to- dash over the
wall to the depth of18;feet, or about
40 feet above mean sea level. The
greatest height Of waves on tho Brit
:ish coast were those observed in Wick
bay-so famous for the exceptionally
heavy seas which roll into it-being
37-1-2 to- 40 feet. Green seas to the
depth Of 25 feet poured over the para.
pet ofthe breakWater at intervals Of
from seven to ten minutes, each wave,
it was estimated, being q mass Of
10000 tons OF water, and this con-
tinnously for thres days and nights.
During severe storms the waves used
to rise high above the top of Smeae
toms Eddystone tower, while at the
Bell Rock the seas, with easterly
storms, envelop the tower from base
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24
Criminal Calendar.

John CORES pleaded not guilty at Red.
wood Falls, Mimi, to the indictment
charging him with murder in the first de.
gree. Judge Weber granted the motion
for a continuance OF his case until the
November term. Cores counsel gave no.
tice that they wovld make u motion that
he be released on bail.
from Noyales. Montana. on the sonora rail
road. killed tho fireman, fatally wounded
the conductor and one passenger and dam
gerously injured Express Messenger Hayes.
After a severe fight the passengers came to
the rescue and the robbers were finally
driven of the train M escaped.
Mcintyre, alias "Slim Jim," and a hall.
breed, named Bruno Azoare, who ran off
a band OF horses owned by Mr.. Dan
Moires OF Fort Shaw, Mont. recently,
were clevcrly rounded up by Capt. Menely
OF Battle Creek outpost, and the men and
horses brought into Mobile Creek. N. W.
T. Mcintyre is notorious in this line,
having already served IL term for the same
trick.
The Omaha depot at St. Peter, MINI.
WAS broken into by burglars, who carried
off a lot OF plumber in the way OF tickets.
The burglary occurred while the station
agent, John Badgley, was away at dinner.
Among other things carried off wero two
2,OOOlnlle tickets, four l,OOO-mile tickets.
three coupon tickets, an l. punch and
about $40 in money. The desk contain.
ing the local tickets Was undisturbed.
Grottkau. the notorious socialist OF Mil.
waukee, will nave to serve a year in the
house Of correction for melting riot. Croft.
xau was sentenced May 7. 1887, but his
case was appealed and delayed in the
courts SO that he was not committed until
April 5. Grottkau's attorneys held that
his term OF punishment commenced on the
day of his sentence and not on the day OF
his commitment. but COMMISSIONS Ryan
held otherwise.
1t is reported from Boston that Harry
Phillips, John l.. Sullivan's manager, had
seized the proceeds OF the big fellows bene-
fit in that city. This report aroused new
interest in the stories that have been cur
rent in reference to Philips's past life.
Detective Haynor OF New York who travel
ed with Philips in Europe under the name
OF Beckwith, says Philips'i is q burglar and
was one OF the men who planned the rob-
berry OF the Grand Trunk vault at Mon.
treal. Philips confederates were arrested
for their completely in the robbery and
Haynor il going to Montreal to testify
against two OF them. The detective says
he has a plan by which he hopes yet to SO.
cur the ~extradition OF Philips for his
share i'll planning the Grand Trunk rob-
berry.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24
FROM GREAT FALLS

The Last Spike Driven in the Great
Fails & Missouri River Railroad
Ceremonies Attendant 1t.
GREAT FALLS, Mont. SPECIAL Telegram.
May 18.-This afternoon the last spike was
driven in the Great Falls & Missouri River
railroad, as the new track to the
works of the Montana Smelling
company are called. Locally this
road is in the Manitoba system and will be
used for the ore. coal and bullion traffic col
lected by the reduction works. The tracks
begin here near the railroad bridge
and follow the west side of the Mis-
souri,. 1t runs near the Black Eagle falls and
other great cataracts of the Missouri. The
last spike was driven by Paris Gibson in
presence of Messrs. McLay, Collins and other
leading citizens. General Manager Child
entertained the party. A party of Neihart
miners have been arriving with
silver ore, which will be stored
to await the opening of the
reduction works. The maps, illustrations
and descriptive matter regarding Great Falls
in last Sundays PIONEER PRESS excite much
interest and elicit general admiration. Ex-
Mayor Sullivan of Fort Benton arrived, on
his way to the Republican territorial con-
v~ention.' Burleigh of Helena is the choice
for delegate to the Chicago convention Of
the North Mantana delegations
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24
The Record of Casualties,

The great dam at Rock Island gave way
on the l4th inst. and placed 200 or 800
families il great danger. There was, how.
ever. no loss OF lie.
A special train on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad containing 40 Baptists enroute
from Minneapolis. Mimi, to Washington,
collided with q freight train pulling in
on a siding. neal Mount Vernon, Ohio.
The passengers were shaken up severely,
but uone seriously injured. Ex.Gov.
Pillsbury Of Minnesota was on board.
A cyclone OF tremendous force whirled
over a portion Observation-Disclosures. Alvin.
slow siding, OH the Nickle Plate railroad,
Il train OF sixteen freight cars was lifted
from the wheels and distributed in piece.
meal across the surrounding prairies. In.
formation has been received hat at Wan.
atah Il number OF houses were unroofed
and much timber in the country uproot-
ed.
A Northern Pacific freight train of TWEEN.
ty-hve cars was wrecked near Superior,
Wisconsin, recently. The engine and five
freight cars were thrown IN the ditch and
badly demolished. A car OF wheat was
lumber piled into the bitches. The engi.
nser and fireman escaped death by jump.
sineirom the cab. A misplaced switch was
the cause of the accident.
Emma Seibert, q young girl employed in
the Mankato fiberware works, was very
seriously injured at Mnnkato, MINI. Her
dress became entangled in some cog wheels
and she was drawn into the machinery.
Her injuries were mostly internal and
their full extent is only to be conjectured.
not having been fully a~scertainsd by the
physicians. "'' '>... 49,
A terrific explosion occurred at the pow.
der house at the Prattsvills brownstone
quarry near Stockton. New Jersey. One
man was killed, several others were injured.
q number OF honses were wrecked and con
siderable property vas destroyed. The
report was heard 20 miles away. Three
hundred kegs OF powder exploded. The ex.
pfosion was caused by workmen dropping
a key OF powder.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24
Nuggets of Foreign News.

The Vatican journals note that Catholic
publications lin ..America..unanimously ap.
prove tho pal'al rescript.
Advices from the island OF Tahiti say
that a party OF natives surprised q French
patrol and killed an officer OF marines and
two sailors.
Archbishop Corrigan has failed to OBJ.
tain from the Pope q condemnation OF
Henry Georges works, which have now
been formally delivered at the Vatican for
judgment.
DR.. Gurdertz. OF Berlin, the royal H.
brarian, had discovered II manuscript rec.
ord Of the visit OF John Dewitt to Lon.
don in 1896, together witty drawings OF the
theaters OF the time OF Shakespeare. Herr
Muller of Bremen will publish the record,
which will be n literary sensation.
The Brazilian legation has received in.
formation from Roderigo Silve, minister of
foreign affairs, that the Brazilian parlia.
ment has approved tho government bill
completely abolishing slavery, and that it
was sanctioned by the regent on the 18th
inst. The minister states also that this
action met with extraordinary mapjfesta-
tions OF rejoicing.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24

During the deadlock in Congress,
Representative Taulbee, of Kentucky,
was the victim of q practical joke
which gave him a severe cold. One
night he fell asleep in the House, in a
big chair near q window. Some wick
ed colleagues found him there, took
off one of his shoes and placed his
bare foot on the window sill. A few
hours afterward he awoke, and found
his shoe hanging.on 9 gas bracket at
the other side OF the chamber, while
he had caught cold through the ex.
posed loot
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24

A will contest in progress at Bur-
lington, VT, wherein q grand nephew
seeks to set aside the testament
az Ephraim Griswold, recalls the muir.
der Of the later's wife, twenty-three
years ago. The story is that Mrs.
'0riswold, who HAD made q small for.
tune - 4 cook for the California
miners during the gold excitement,
WAS killed BY 4 man named Ward, ct
the instieation Of her adopted daugh
ter's husband. Ward was finally
hanged ior thas crime, and the adopt
"a daughter and her husband died
while Iangnishingiin prison.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24
RESUME Of the NEWS.
wash,ngton News ltems.

The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
tions OF Robert B. Roosevelt. OF New York,
to be minister to the Netherlands; Thomas
Browne. to be consul at Paramacabo; o.
II. o. Ernest, to be q member OF the Miss.
issippi river commission
Judge Cooley. chairman OF the inter.
state commission, stated to q reporter
that 40 order had as yet been made by
the commission IN reference to the pro.
posed investigation into the Burlington
strike, and that it was impossible to tell
when the commission would he ready to
begin the Investigation. The judge sale he
was In hopes that q settlement would be
made between the contending parties with.
out the Intervention OF the commission.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24
General News Items.

Work is about to, be commenced on
MinnesotA's second state prison, at st.
Cloud. -. ..
The Northern Pacific railroad company
has voluntarily reduced it's passenger rates
from four to three cents a mile. H.
The Methodist conference in session at
New York, voted that hereafter it shall re-
quire a two.thirds vote to constitute an
election OF bishop.
The managers Of the Northwestern roads
met in Chicago and agreed to advance
rates between Chicago & st. Paul from 20
to 35 per cent. taking effect1June4.
There are now FIVE bad breaks in shy
levce. and the whole Of the Sny bottoms,
reaching from opposite Louisiana, Motto
Hannibal,..M Mo-, III Inundated. The flood
covers an area 100 miles long and fiye
miles wide.
The gap in the Bny levse. through which
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24

Following hard upon the news that
the toboggan is in the hands of "a
monopoly comes the report that a
gigantic Peanut Trust has been FORM
ed. The necessities of life have been
seized by corporations, and now the
luxuries of both rich and poor are
becoming the prey ofmonopoly. Bulle.
tin base ball scores are aboutthe
only JOY still within the reach of the
man without capital.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24
After Peruvian Richness.

NEW YORK, Special Telegram. May IT,
A very general subject OF conversation in
financial circles to-day was o report that the
Peruvian, bondholders, of which ex-Mayor
Grace and his brothers are the chief oper-
ators, had accomplished an arrangement by
which they were to receive payment from
the CHILEAN government FOR the claims which
they had against 1t for certain valuable
property contained in. deposits of nitrate
which Werc recently coded by Peru to Chilli
by u treaty of peace. The arrangement in
wolves the payment Of reveral million dollars
to the bondholders, the control Of the valua-
BILE Peruvian <guan9s beds&and the further
vast wealth that is likely to be derived from
the building Of railroads in Peru and subse-
qusnt development Of Its l~ncalculably rich
mineral ~our It has been learned from
an absolutely authoritative source that q
number Of prominent American business
men are also Interested In the scheme, and
that the business liz an Anglo-American
affair. The completion OF the unfinished
railroads in Peru will make them traverse
one Of the richest mineral sections OF the
world
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24

Andrew Johnson's grave at Green.
vile, Tenn, is on one of the highest
bluffs in the vicinity OF the town, and
the tall, eagle-crowned shaft that
marks the spot can be seen from the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad for several miles. Travellers
approaching the town watch for it
with eager eyes.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24
American Women's Baptist Home
Mission Society.

The President, Mrs. j. NJ. Grouse, of
Chicago, called the society to order. at the
calvary Baptist church. Washington, on
the 18th inst. There was n good attend
ance OF ladies. Mrs. H. C. Miller OF Gin.
cinnati acted as secretary. An address OF
welcome was delivered by Mrs. B. w. Nc.
Cullough OF this city. She said:
The necessity for increased activity in
their work was seen in the large number OF
immigrants pouring into this country. A
short time ago she noticed that $4,000
foreigners had arrived in New
York alone. In order to make
this throng OF people. with
their tendencies to communism, anarchism
and unbelief, law. abiding citizens. it was
necessary to bring them under the intiu-
ence OF the gospel. 1t was especially i'm.
portant to reach the young Of this foreign
population. In addition to this work, the
Indian must be taught. and the materiali.
zation. tendency Of the age, especially on
the young, must be met and overcome.
She closed with In eloquent appeal for
active, energetic efforts to do the work laid
before them. An appropriate response
was made by Mrs. Grouse. Mrs. Grouse
delivered her annual address. which re-
counted the progress OF the work during
the past. She said: sa !
From, the small beginnings OF years ago
when the society Was organized, there are
now 1924 branches and 926 lie members.
In view OF the work to be done, and even
with the gratifying result OF the past, it is
felt that the society was making haste too
slowly. Greater efforts should be made.
What was needed was more women who
were willing to engage in active work, and
she urged Christian mothers to properly
train their daughters. II was especially
important that they should have strong
k01iao md and ~hrn1 1onL r -.
ceiving the applications for teachers Tor
the training schools she found that only
occasionly a girl vas found who could soy
that she was in good health, The de-
mand now for strong healthy women
ought to be a sufficient stimulus for the
mothers to have q care Tor the health OF
the rising generation. 80 90
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24

Two sons of q famous novelist are
engaged IN the lucrative business OF
'stock and station agents" in Veto
ria. Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens
manages the Melbourne branch of the
business, while Alfred Tennyson Dick
represents the firm in the impor.
tant pastoral center of Hamilton. A
son of Anthony Trollope has O. sheep
station in the northern colony oil
Queenland.