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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24
Troops in Ireland.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Ireland always absorbs very large
portion oi the military forces at
home, and Just now there are some
200 more troops there than twelve
months ago. Prince Edward OF Sake
Wcimar has command OF about 27,-
300 officers and men. with 1900
horses and so guns, the whole being
divided into three commands. In the
belfast district, under Major General
Wiscman Clarke, there are 4, 800 Off
cere and men, and $50 horses, con.
stitutins II regiment OF cavalry, 800
artillerymen, four battallons and
three depots OF infantry, and a pro-
portion oil departmental troops, In
the Dublin district there are about
$4,000 men. 5000 horses and % field
airy, six batteries OF artillery. three
engineer companies, fourteen battal.
ions and three depots OF infantry,
eight companies OF the commissariat
and transport corps, and two divl-
SlonS OF the medical staff. In the Cork
District, where Major General Steven.
son commands, there are two cavalry
regiments, seven batteries OF artillery,
an engineer company, eight battalions
and two depots OF infantry and a new
departmental troop, making up alto.'
eether $500 officers and men with
1000 horses and 2i field guns. The
present total OF troops IN Ireland is
the nearest approach to the 10000.
which is the highest record OF recent
years.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24
The Cunning Crane.
American Angler.

AMERICAN anger.
"It was about fifty years ago, }"
said DR.. j. NJ. Kendall OF Bowdoin.
ham. "Lwas n youngster and playing
on the bank OF the Kennebec. shall
never forget in my life how neatly
saw a crane get a pickerel dinner
They were driving logs down the
stream. l watched O crane acting sort
of funny, standing perched on one o!
the logs near the shore. I made ur
my mind to see what he was about.
and hid in q clump OF bushes. The
crane had a bug in his bill and Ii,
kept dropping it into the current til
it iloated past him and then grabbed
it again and repeated the same per.
formance. He locked to me us if lie
was going to sleep. The old fellow
kept the bug floating in front of him
for half an hour, when all OF sudden
a big pickerel came up to the surface
and made q dive for the bait. The
pickerel was down the cranes throat
in less than a second, and Mr.. Gran,
Hoped his wings and flew away. He
took the bug in his bill, though. They
look sleepy enough. but they know
more than a good many people-how
to get their bread and butter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24
General News ltens.

John L. Sullivan has accepted the offer
OF Jack knifton to stand before him six
rounds Tor f20O.
The 9th was one OF the coolest days of
tho season. At st Paul the mercury
stood at 81 below; Rochester 81; Nechc,
Oak, sc; Crookston 54.
Articles Of agreement have been signed
Tor fight between Jack Fogarty end Red.
dy Gallagher Of Cleveland on March 26,
within 100 miles OF that city.
The Manitoba railroad bridge is com.
pleted and the rails have been laid. The
bridge is 300 feet long, and the only
one that crosses the Missouri north OF
Bismarck.
Hon. +. S. Converse, treasurer of the
Boston Rubber Shoe company, says that
so many obstacles were encountered that
it was decided not to form n rubber trust
at present.
The Chicago, st. Paul e. Kansas CITY
has issued u circular announcing the
completion OF its line from Dubuque to
Freeport and that now it will guarantee
as good time on freight as any other line.
The suit OF Littlejohn against the Fitch
burg railroad for S2O,OoU damages for
causing the death of his two daughters by
the Deerfeld (MIass.) accident, resulted in
q verdict OF $4,000 damages 500 in
each case. This is tho first suit growing
out OF the accident.
Northwestern Cllroniclc We are glad to
he able to state that Monsisnor Ravoux
hns completely recovered from his recent
illness. The venerable priest has resumed
his custom OF celebrating the HOLY Sncri
flee in the Cathedral, st. Paul. every morn.
ingat half past five o'clock.
Secretary Qui.lcy, OF the board OF trus
tees of the iankton, Dak., Insane hospital,
received the official notification oi the an.
proval OF the plans for the additions to
the hospital building and OF the forward
ing of the plans to the board By Gov.
Church. Advertising for bids for the con
struction will commence at once, and the
contract will be let as soon us possible
under the law.
The jury brought in verdict for tho de.
PENDANTS in the suit OF Frederick H. Smith
Brooklyn, n. y. Tie suit was brought to
recover $40, 900, the amount OF II policy
on the life OF John Tyler, who is believed
to have committed suicide in II hotel in
South Norwalk, Conn. The. jury was OF
the opinion that Tyler contemplated sui
eide when he applied for policy.
AT Dubuque, Judges Couch. Ney and Lin
chan filed dcscisions on the 9th in the
circuit court in granting pcrma nent
in!uncGlons against Samuel j. Cox, Arthur
U Malley, Chris TILL T. Baxleitcr and 10.
seph wilmer. proprictors Of the five prin.
cipnl soloons in Dubuque. These are the
first permanent injunctions granted in Du-
buIue county. Three of the defendants
filed n supersedeas bond and no ticc OF an.
peal to the supreme court.
BY the concurrent action OF the elders
OF the Central and Third Christian
churches OF indianapolis ~ church tribu-
nal has been called in Indianapolis to heal
and pass upon the charges affecting the
ministerial character of Rev. d. X. Van
Buskirk. OF the latter church. The charges
were preferred by pr. j. j. Cole, who aI.
leges that MIR. Van. Buskirk has been guilty
OF improper conduct with Mrs. Martz,
wife OF Rev. Charles W. Martz OF Indian.
apolis.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24
Color Blindness Among Rail.
road Men.
Philadclphin Record.

l'hliadclphla Record.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail.
road Company has resumed the color
test examination of it's train employ.
ees. This test was instituted about
seven months ago, and was the cause
OF considerable hostility between the
company and the men, which was
only settled after the most annoying
controversies. The examinations ut
Richmond Junction recently were
made by W. W. Salmon, who is carry.
inc out the idea OF Professor Thomp-
son, OF the University OF Pennsylva-
MIA. The Investigations consisted OF
tests for color sense, accuracy OF
sight. range of vision and ability to
read train dispatches at different ioci.
About seventy.tive engineers. firemen
and conductors underwent the ordeal,
4 per cent. OF whom were perfectly
color blind, and 10 per cent. addi'
tionallydeticient in one or more OF the
tests.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24

the people OF the embarrassment and loa
through wheat blockades Y" Is the question
heard on gil sides During the shipping
season the large number Of cars Of Wheat
from Dakota caused complete blockade at
duluth, st Paul, Minneapolis and Milwau-
kee As one of tho remedies for
like difficulties In the future, the
commission recommends that every
farmer iail, who has not Q granary Of his own
build one before the harvest Of 1885, The
material for o granary capable of holding
two thousand or more bushels Of wheat will
cost ut the rate Of two cents per bushel-
less than the price paid for storage in one
seaSon-and will serve the farmer q double
purpose; first, 1t will, in q measure. keep
marketable wheat from the speculative
members Of the boards of trade in Eastern
wheat markets and will thus keep the price
OF wheat out of their control It will also
put q stop to
CORNERS IN WHEAT
Second-n every Dakota farmer had his
granary he could clean his wheat, thus saw
ing the dockage and the needless charge for
transportation of the same; his wheat would
be In better condition for the market, md
he could employ the time during the early
tall months occupied In getting it to the
markets In preparing the soil for next aea-
SUMS crop. While cash wheat for November
in Duluth and Chicago has been quoted at
~ and 72 cents, the same grade of wheat for
May delivery has sold for 80 to 81 cents per
bushel The farmers may urge that pressing
obligations with high rate OF interest COM
pei them to rush the bulls,of their whest. to
market within sixty or ninety days after
harvest but such action places them
at the mercy of the wheat
dealer, who can buy the same
grade of wheat in glutted market for 10
or 10 cents per bushe less than he could six
months hence Which is the greater sacri-
fice. 10 per cent per annum on borrowed
capital. or 30 AMI 10 per cent that he loses
on the price of his wheat in an overstocked
market? The commission 1oes not wish to
be understood Us advising the farmer or any
other person to take chances on the future
price of wheat; but it does desire that the
farmers OF this territory should receive
every cent for their wheat 10 which they are
justly entitled. A general system of private
granaries would enable the farmer to place
his wheat on the market so gradually that
wheat dealers would have purchasers ut his
doors, instead of his being obliged to beg
elevator men and railroads TO take his grain
Wheat raising would then be on profitable
basis The commission believes that il this
course should be adopted it would advance
the price of every bushel of wheat in Dakota
ut least 10 cents per bushel-a saving of
millions of dolla,s to the farming class
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24
Criminal, calendar.

Patrick John Hart is hanged at Helena
for the murder Of John W. Potts.
Warrants for the arrest of the men clarg.
cd with assanlting Mrs. Sadie Tibbets oi
Eau Claireare in the hands OF the sheriff
1t transpired ut Philadelphia. that Hen.
ry X. Rees, the embezzling cashier of The
Continental hotel. thirteen years ago en.
bezzled about 100000 from Charles Me.
garGee q Co., paper manufacturers.
At Liverpool, Harry Perkins. who was
arrested on his arrival from America on
the charge ofstealing jowelry from Frede.
rick Cutter OF Bo.ton. wnR arraigned, plead.
ed not guilty, and WAS remanded for a
week.
Capt. Ed Went was arrested at St.
Davids, Mich. on a. tclesraphic request of
officers Of Marshalltown, Iowa, charged
with bignmy. He is charged with having
married II woman ut Marshalltown while
having wife living at st. Davids.
AT Columbus. Ohio. after serving eight
years in the penitentiary on alife sentence
Conrad Rautebach was pardoned by gov
ernor Foraker. The judge that sentenced
Rautebach, as well as the jury and prose.
cutting attorney, now believe than an in.
nocent man was convicted.
AT Mechanicsburg, Ind, John Buttery
went to the residence OF his stcpmother,
Mrs. NJ. Buttery, when he found Frank
Moore and his (Buttery ~ stepsstcr Eta
McMullen. He at once opened fire with a
revolver. killing Moore and seriously
w"nnding Miss McMullen. Buttery then
turned the revolver on himself and sent q
bullet through his head. dying Instantly.
Jack Driscoll OF Dubuque was sentenced
twoyears ago to the penitentiary for high.
way robbery. He secured an appeal to
the supreme court and was released on
bail. his widowed mother furnishing the
requisite bond b. mortgaging all the prop.
erty. Driscoll. when released left the state
and remained in Colorado and Wyoming
until few days ago, when he returned to
Dubuque. The supreme court affirmed
the decree OF the lower court the other
day.a AZ the sher if was about to board
tho train with Kennedy, the wife murderer
whom lie was taking to the penitsntiary.
asked to be taken along to serve out his
sentence. He was accommoda ted.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24
The Poor Book Agent Again.

"ive been bothering my wife, late
ly," said First Ward man to a
GAINESVILLE Gazette reporter, "by the
ringing OF the door-bell when come
home to dinner, and then hiding. At
first she thought it was some OF the
youngsters, but finally found out that
it wasn't. 1t began to look rs though
there might be q surprise party onmy
hands some day, SO decided to keep
still until the family cooled down u
little.
"But Just as l was coming up the
other day | saw somebody on the
front steps. He rang the bell just ns
! always had, and then waited. 1
knew i'll IL minuLe there was trouble
ahead. My wife was not in the kitch.
en-, but could see her through the
window as she grabbed broom and
started for the door. She came
through the front hall with q rush,
and when the door swung open that
broom came down on the peddler's
head SO hard that 1t made his teeth
chatter.
"Perhaps you'llplay that trick on
your poor wife again, will you'll she
remarked, cheerinlly, swinging the
broom around for % cushion carrom.
y think the joke is OH my side this
time
"rhe peddler didn't wait to hee.
any more. The first shock had plant.
ed him in u two-foot snow.drift, and
when he got out he made q bee-line
for the depot. BY the time my wife
had seen her mistake. and when l
came out from behind the fence and
walked up to the door she was the
most surprised womnnt hat ever lived.
She hasn't said II word about door
bells since. But don't know wheth-
er the Joke isn't Oh me after all.
When II mans wife can't tell HIM
from q gone-to-seed book agent it is
time some thing was DONE"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24
Personal hews ho,as.

Lieut.. William S. Davies, Thirteenth in.
fantry, died at Fort Stanton, N. Mex, on
the 4th ci the present month.
Ex-senator David Merriwether of Ken.
tncky: the appointed successor OF Henry
Clay, has recently beeu visiting Washing
ton. He is eighty years old.
The trustees Of Princeton college have
elected Rev. DIR. Patton president OF that
institution, despite the numerous protests
from graduates throughout the West.
Gov. Hill has three pets at the executive
mansion, Albany-two dogs and IL cat.
Ieke is rs homely a bull pup as ever exist
ed. Bruno liz II good ma tured Irish setter.
The cat, great favorite with the governor,
benrs the appropriate name OF Veto.
William l.. Smith, who was assistant
secretary of tho treasury under the late
Daniel Manning, and who is very i'll of
Bright's disease OF the kidneys Mt his homo
at Plattsburg, n. u, is not expected to
live. S. A. Kellogg a former partner of
MIR. Smith, said that in his opinion Mr..
Smith could not last many days longer.
Gen. Charles Fitzsimons OF Chicago was
chosen Tor sergeantat-arms OF the Repub.
lican National convention by the eubcom-
mittee Mt Chicago over Capt. John J..
Healy. The general is regarded as the
candidate OF Mayor Roche and ex-Con.
gresham George X. Davis. while tho cap.
: tain was backed by the old soldier organi-
cations.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24
RAILROADS OF DAKOTA.
4 Synopsis of the Annual Report Of
the Railroad Commission Just
Issued.
General Condition Of the Roads Ex-
cellent and Prospects for Exten.
si0ns Never Brighter.

BISMARCK, Oak. Special, Feb. 1O.-Gov.
Church is in receipt of the third annual re-
,ort Of the board of railroad commissioners
Dakota This board is composed of Alex
irtggs, chairman. Grand Forks; A. Boynton,
ennox; n: 7. Smith, Huron; J. NJ Quinn,
eport the commission says:
In no state or territory in the Union is the
.ailroad problem-the question of policy
ihe poweis of the legislature to control or
estrlct-of greater importance than in Da-
kota, for she Is not only young and grow
cultural district on the continent She is
!oing through o process of DEVELOPMENT, and
ihe relation OF the railroad to the producer
the one paramount question which her
legislators must solve. Since the passage of
me interstate commerce law a renewed con-
ling all past plans of tho courts and the
public, and creating new obstacles Not that
ihe law is detrlmenJ or unjust, but il is
lew and knotty to all who would interpret
t A case of interest decided by the inter
tate commissioners recently, and considered
lere, as it is identical with many
n Dakota The millers of Mazeppa
,ompIalnel TINT the Chicago. Milwaukee, &
IT Paul Disseminated against them and in
avor of the Twin Cities to such an extent
hat it made it impossible for them to COM
es named In reply the railroad company
ct forth that Mazeppa was not on the main
me OF the road and that the slong and short
laul" clause of the interstate law did not ap-
ply. The commission ordered the railroad
:ompany to reduce its rates from Mazeppa
NTH regard to the railroads of Dakota
here is much Of which the commission can
SPEAK WITH PRIDE.
On several Of the lines there have been
improvements which surpass the march OF
abroad progress i'll any other section of the
Union Ralroad building and improve
nent i'll rolling stock and road bed, train
ervice aud time are alluded to, while the
Increased traffic of the roads within Da-
iota show he steady increase In her wealth,
population and prosperity. The total num-
Der of passengers carried by railroads in
Dakota during the year ending June 30,
'ear ending June 30, 1887, the num-
Der was 2OG37.ssO. The total num-
>er OF tons of freight carried in
1856 was u, ,1G4,5 $40, and in 1887.
el61i ,i6S. The number of tons of local
reight carried in 1ss6 was s,7Os. .OOG; in
lsS7. lO.US4. .SS3 The reports of the sew
show that there are 44S railroad stations in
he territory, and 9,29i railroad employees
who received in salary during the last fiscal
year ~ ,9iG.lS5 There are thirteen wooden
britlg, s, with Il total length of 2.i21 feet;
six'G"n combination bridges. mersuring
md there are :i,9l1 swoodcn trestes" and
piles" measuring in the aggregate $50, ,75l
tcet. The E,iirOad crossings ut grade num-
her SO; over grade, 2; highway crossings at
grade, 2.3lS; highway CROSSINGS over grade,
2, and undcrgradc. 10 The following table
shows the miles OF road constructed in Da-
kota in 1887, with the miles OF road now in
opcratiOn:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24
Nuggets Of ForeIen News.

pr. Bramann at San Reno successfully
performed the operation OF tracheotomy
on the crown prince. The patient is pro-
gressing we'll.
At Toronto. the Central bank investi.
CATION revealed the fact that Allan. the
late cashier, who absconded to tho United
States. owed the bank $4,000.
A Toronto dispatch says that A. A.
Allan, the absconding cashier OF the de.
dunct Central bank, il at present in Min.
neapolis endeavoring to obtain situa.
tion.
At Paris N. Wilson has been summoned
to appear before the correctional tribunal
on Feb. 1G to answer charges connected
with the decorating Of N. Le Grand and NJ.
Crespin. The examining magistrate has
advised that Wilson be prosecuted in the
police court.
A Sioux squaw at Col. Cody's camp in
London. has given birth TO q daughter,
This Is the first Indian child ever born in
England. The infant has been named
Frances Victoria Alexandra. in honor Of
Mira. Cleveland. Queen Victoria and tho
princess OF Wales.
Shipping circles are alarmed as to the
whereabouts OF the British steamers Dari.
on, Capt. Mckee; Lufra, Capt. Grimstead,
and Algitha, Capt. Barwise. All three,
each with crew o1 about twenty-five mon,
sailed from Cardiff early in December for
CarthaGena to load iron ore for Philadel.
phia. No tidings have since been heard
from them.
Mr.. Gilhooly was arrested in London
and taken to prison on foot, surrounded
by large crowd The police were un.
able to take the prisoner in car.
riage owing to the crowd. Many members
OF parliament followed the prisoner and
tried to enter the jail, but were barred out
by the police.
j. D: Pyne, NJ. p. for West Waterford, a
Nationalist, was arrested when alghtinc
from cab ontside Of the house of com.
mons. Mr.. Pyne is the gentleman who
shut himself up in Lisiarney castle. in Wa.
teriord and defied the police to arrest him,
and who afterward eluded the Irish au.
thoritiea and escaped to England.
The marquis OF Lansdowne will leave
Canada in March. Lord Stunley has been
instructed to enter upon the duties OF gov.
ernor general the same 'Lonth. A Calcutta
dispatch says that Lord Dufferin. tho
riceroy referring to his resignation, declar.
) cd <hs step was imperative and due to
private rca.ons. There never had been any
differences between him and the govern.
ment. The time was opportune for him to
resi- ign. there being an outlook OF prosperity
and peace.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24

Parliament assembled on the 9TH. The
queens speech opening the session was
read by royal commission. The friendly
relations with other powers arc referred
to and the completion OF the Afghan
boundary demarcation and the conclusion
Az to Ireland the speech says: "The mems.
ures which you passed last session for the
benefit OF ireland have been carefully car.
ried into effect during the period since
elapsed. The result OF this legislation 10
lar as tested by this short experience is
satisfactory. AQrarian crime has tlimin.
iehed, and the power oi coercive conspira.
cies has ssnsibly abated. Measures tend.
ing to develop the resources OF Ireland
Of proprietors Of the soil will be laid be.
fore you."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-24
RESUME OF the NEWS,
WashIneton laeyxa l.ann.


Gen. Berdan submits and advocates an
elaborate pension bill before tho house
committee.
appointed James McConville Of Stuben.
willie, Ohio, to be receiver OF the Metro pol.
ttan National Bank OF Cincinnati.
Postmastsrs commissioned: Wisconsin:
Sagole, p. belong. Fourth.class post.
masters appointed-Iowa: Rsdfeld, Mrs,
+. d. McLucas. Montana: Stickney, r.
n. sticknsy.
The secretary Of the navy has desisnat.
ed Capt. j. c. Watson. Lieuts. Daniel De.
lehanty and g. +. Qualthrough and Assist
ant Engineer !. N. Hollis, board OF in.
spection for duty on the Pacific coast.
The senate has passed the bill to amend
the postal laws so that newspapers now
sent Tree of postage to persons living with.
IN the county OF publication may bs sent
to persons living in other counties when
they receive them at postofficss within the
county Of publication.
consideration Of the proposed extrsdition
treaty with Great Britain until December
was to endesvor to take the so.called dy.
namits provisions out OF the presidential
elcctionss4rom due respect for the Irish
vote. The politicians Of both sides will
claim that IT was their party in the senate
which secured the postponement.
Representative Payson, who has been
appointed a subcofhmittee OF one by the
house COMMITTEES on public lands on the
bill to quiet the title OF settlers upon the
Des Moines river lands, will report it IA.
vorably to the full committee, and expects
It to receive the approval OF that body.
This was the bill which passed both hous.
% last year. but was vetoed by the presi.
dent.
By appointment c. p. Huntington, vice
president Of the Central Pacific Railroad
company, appeared on the 10th before the
house committee on Pacific railroads to
give his views upon pending legislation
touching those roads and to explain the
resources OF the Central Pacific Railroad
company. Mr.. Huntington went over the
same ground he did when before the Pacific
railroad investigation committee in New
York some months ago. In conclusion he
made a proposition for the settlement OF
the debt Of the Central Pacific on the basis
OF $50 semi annual payments-an extern
sion OF fifty-two years, he said, with inter.
est at per cent. Mr.. Huntington prom
ised to lay before the committee, not later
than thirty days hence, definite and au-
thortative proposition for the liquidation
of the Central Pacifc's indebtedness.