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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-06
ERN c,r.

| A union social and concert combined
will be i,eli IN the Ernest school house,
OH Friday, April 18TH. Supper will he
served at Q r. N. sharp, after which a
good program will be furnished. Pro.
ceeds to be applied on Rows. Scott and
Wasl,ington's salary. The committee
arc Mrs. Henry McNIuin, Mrs. L..
Perry, Mrs. e. Lee, Mrs. C. Medium, Mrs.
l.. +. McGuin, Mrs. Charles NIcGuin, Mrs.
WIN. Harvey.
In Justice Court: Barnwell VS.. Cor
bell; suit for damages for no,,-fuliilImcnt
ofcontract. Corbeit signed an appllca-
ton for loan and then went elsewhere
to get It. Corbeil claimed that lie signed
subject to the verbal agreement that if
he could do better elsewhere he should
have the privilege. Darnwell claimed
that while such al agreement was talked
Of, the final agreement was that lie should
procure the loan. Argued, that verbal
agreement contrary to written contract
has no weight. Judgemnt for plaintiff.
Moral: Don't sign papers until you know
what they are and don't write your name
until you are ready.
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Died,


Charles B. Nelson, only son of Hon. y.
f. Nelson, OH Tuesday last, aged 90 yeaA
Charles was a young man offs superior
mind. though Of u quiet nature. lie was
Of a pleasant a,niable disposition. was OF
good habits and was loved and respc ctetl
by all. Until lately lie had been resi-
dent Of Langtlon for some time and was
foreman Of the Langlon Courier while
there, and at which place lie made many
friends. lie had been sick but a short
time Of scarlet fever whicl. developed
INTO diphtheria. Owing to tile nature
Of the disease that caused his death, the
funeral was private; but the sympathy
Of tile community is with the grief strick-
ened parents and sorroving sisters: A
younger brother died some six years
since, Of tho same malignant disease,
which makes tile present attliction dou.
bly, poignant to the bereaved ones.
On Wednesday morning, Mr.. Le,niare
Martineau, of Tongue river, aged IS
years. He was well-to.do farmer and
much respected by his ncixl,bors. lie
was buried yesterday.
Cleveland, son of Lee Scribner ESQ,
OH Sunday last, aged about three years.
The family have the sympa thy Of our ci.
tizens. s,.
AT toilette, on Wednesday morning
: son 81 Mr. W. H.. TAFT, aged about
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Boxclder seeds for sale. Apply 4,
Geo. l.eibingcr ut the Post Office.

NQtiCr
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TUESDAYS business ut the board oil
county commissioners was mn>tl.s pass
ing bills and considering the Hamilton
division matter. the township was di.
videi according to the petition, and the
remonstrants expect to appeal to the
district court.
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Kemp scrVet supper III very tasty
stvle. The prnblna Cornct Band was
present in full uniform and gave the
opening tnneg.
TIE local government. having resumed
active work Oh the Red River Valley
railway by signing Il contract for the com.
pletion of the bridges, will push work
forward rapidly, and in three months
time at the furtliest, trains will be run
ming to the boundary. The government
have sufficient funds deposited to tl,ei,
credit in the Commercial Bank to cover
all immediate requirements in connec.
ton with the road.-Winnipeg Free
Press.
PEMBINA has been in the shadow o1
the wings OF the death angel for the past
week. Never in our recollection has
there been more sickness with go many
fatal results in the same time in this
vicinity. There are still many quite i'll,
but we hope the worst is past. Most OF
the sickness has been from mild form,
Of scarletina, which left the patients, ia
give place to other form ofdisease, some.
times Of the most ma!i.ant type, such
as bronchitis, pneumonia and dipltheria.
TnA contract for the wooden bridging
required on the line of the II. n. v. X,
II. from the boundary to Calgary was lei
by the government OH Saturday to the
lowest tender, Mr.. p. Zindord, of Regina
Mr.. Zindord enjoys the reputation Of
being a very thorough and honest coy.
tractor. lie has deposited a consider.
able cash forfeit with the government
that the work will be completed within
the time stipulated by tile contract, viz
six weeks. This contract does not in.
clude the two bridges over the Assini.
boine, one here and one ut tho Portage
which will be Of iron.-Winnipeg Free
Press. 70
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the PIONRER. EIPRESS,
FRIDAY APRIL 6, 1888.

Entered. at the postoflcs at Pembina a. secon
class mail matter.
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THURSDAY morning, Mr.. j. II. Bosard,
Of Grand Forks, presented the case of
the remonstrants against tile division Of
Hamilton township. to the county
commissioners. There was nothing es.
pccially new in his line ofargulnent from
that before presented ut the former meet
ing, except that lie argued that as Ham
ilton township is organized, that petitions
for division could only be presented to
the commissioners 10y and through the
supervisors of the township.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
MINDS THAT ARE UPSET.
Methods for the Treatment of the
Insane Discussed by Experts.

BUFFALO, n. Y, July 7.-At this
mornings session of the national con-
serence of charities and corrections
Frank B. Sandon presented report of
the committee on the commitment and
detention of insane in the United
States, in the absence of the chairman
of the committee, DR.. Stephen M. Smith,
NJ. D., of New York. The report is the
work of a committee appointed to look
into the subject and is most exhaust
i've one, printed in circular form COM
prising nearly 100 pages. DR.. A. B.
Richardson, of Athens, o., chairman of
the committee on care and treatment of
the insane, came next with a paper on
''Brain Hygiene" The subject was
discussed by Hon. W. P. Letchworth,
Rev. 81. G. Wines, of Springfield. ILL.,;
A. o. Wright, of Wisconsin; Charles F.
Faulkner, of Kansas; DR.. j. B. An
drews, of Buffalo state insane asylum,
and DR.. P. M. Wise, of New York. DR..
P. Bryce, superintendent of the Ala
hama insane asylum at Tuscaloosa, read
a paper on "MOral and Criminal Re
spOnSibility." DR.. G. B. Fisher, super
intendent Of the state almshouse at
Tewksbury. Mass, read a paper on
1.-THE Prevention of Insanity by Timely
Control of Dissolutes."
DIR. O. W. ARCHIBALD, OF DAKOTA,
chose ..'Practical Hints of Care and
Treatment of the Insane," as the theme
for an interesting paper. The doctor is
superintendent of the North Dakota in
sane asylum. Conference adjourned
till this evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
AS CHEAP AS DIRT.
An Alleged Discovery Which Will
Make the Price of aluminium on
Par With That of Conner.

-
NEWPORT, KY, July 7.-Experiments
here, the details of which were made
public to-day, have resulted in an eX-
traordinary discovery. if the statements
made by those interested can be relied
upon. The discovery is that of alumi-
mum, which now costs $4,000 ton, and
is produced only in France, can be OBJ
tanned anywhere by most simple pro-
cess, and at less than one-hundredth
part of the present expense. The i'm
portance of such discovery can be
Judged when it is recollected that
aluminium is the most generally diffused
metal on earth, and has all the beauty
of silver, besides being nOn-tarnishing,
silver. with only One-fOurth its weight.
In addition, aluminium alloyed one
tenth of 1 per cent with iron or steel
increases the homogeneous and tensile
strength of the metal nearly half, while
for electro plating purposes alu minum
is superior to either gold or silver. The
experiments began in an attempt to ex-
tract aluminium chemically from COM
mon clay and cryOlite. This was ac-
cOmplished in novel manner, and the
operators obtained thereby metallic
aluminium, chemically pure. Their
method was based upon the theory of
substitution and smelling the ore in
water-jacketed steel furnace, crucible
being useless to resist the strong fiuoride
iues. When the mass was quite liquid,
it was conveyed into converter, or cov-
cred Stag pot holding about 400 pounds,
and the aluminium extracted therefrom
by a syphon tap. The Stag was returned
to the furnance, serving the purpose of
a f1ue with more ore. This direct con-
tinuous process obviated the necessity
of the usual costly intermediary ele-
ments, and made the aluminium about
as cheap as "copper"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
TELEGRAPHIC TID-BITs.

The French revenue surplus for the first
six months of the year amounts to 28, ,OOO, 900
francs.
At Mt. Paris, KY, yesterday w. A. Thomas,
distiller, assigned. Liabilities. $4,000; as
sets about equal.
Judge Walter @. Gresham sailed from New
York for Europe yesterday. He will remain
abroad about two months.
The Simmons Milling compsny's mill at
Moberly, Mo-, burned yesterday, together
with large quantity of flour. Loss, $50, 900;
insurance, SIS, 900.
W. D. Harper, a saloon passenger on the
steamer Celtic, which arrived in New York
to-day from Liverpool, was taken down with
smallpox during the passage.
Gov. Hill. of New York, has called an extra
session Of the legislature for July II for the
purpose Of apprOpriating funds to provide
work for prisoners in the state prisons.
George w. Childs, of Philadelphia, has
presented to Miss Annette, daughter of Gen.
Agnus, of Baltimore, country seat of twen-
ty-ive acres in Green Spring valley. Miss
Agnus has christened the place Ledgerdale.
The friends OF Walt Whitman, the good
gray poet fear he will not recover from the
illness with which he has been prostrated
for several weeks. The aged poet is now un-
able to leave his bed at his home. 32S Mickle
street, Camden. and he seems to be gradually
growing weaker.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
LABOR'S VOICE.
1t Is Heard Again in Trafalgar
Square--Confiicts Between Po-
lice and PeODIe

1t Is Heard Again in Trafalgar
Square--Confiicts Between Po-
lice and People.
Special Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, July IA large crowd as
sembled to-day in Trafalgar square to
hear speeches from prominent labor
speakers. The police were present with
a strong force and tried to break up the
assemblage. The orders from Sir
Charles Warren, police commissioner,
were to keep the crowd moving, but to
make no arrests. In concurrence with
these Instructions the police pre-
vented the people from con-
gregating, but Messrs. Charles
Conybeare, M. P, and William
Saunders, eX-member of parliament,
were allowed to address the mob as they
were forced through the square. Reso-
lutionS deHouncing Secretary BalfOur
and the gOvernn- ent were adopted as
well as was possible for the moving
mass of excited people to do. Constant
conflicts occurred between the police
and the people, with numerous indi-
vidual rows, till finally the police lost
their temper, and as a result dispersed
the people right and left. They also
made number Of arrests.
The police dotted the square in
couples, and later in the evening. after
Saunders and the other leaders had left,
large body of police from Scotland
yard marched to the square ready for
action. They rudely pushed the people
about, and apparently deliberately tried
to provoke the mob to riot.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
ARMY OF THE LORD.
Saturdays Session of the Chris
tian EndeavOr COnvention--Rev.
DR.. Christie, ST. Paul, Elected
Vice President

Saturdays Session of the Chris
tian EndeavOr COnvention--Rev.
DIR. Christie, ST. Paul, Elected
Vice President.
CHICAGO, July 7.-To-day's session
of the convention of Christian Endeavor
societies was opened with singing, and
the reading of the scriptures by Rev.
Mr.. Bassett, of New York. The COM
mittee on nominations announced the
following persons for election as Off
GERS:
Moderator of the conference, W. J. Van
Patten. Of Burlington, VT; vice Presidents,
Revs. j. W.. Cooper, d. D., New Britain,
Pa; Charles F; Deems, D. D., New York; S.
j. Nicolls, d. D., st. Louis, Mo. Bishop Sam
uel Fallows. d. D., Chicago, ILL.,; Robert
Christie, D. D., st. Paul, Mimi; Charles d.
Barrows, d. D.. San Francisco Cal.
The committee on credentials re-
ported that there was twenty-three
states represented in this convention,
700 societies, and over 1000 delegates.
Treasurer Shaw reported that the
pledges which had been made by the
convention amounted to S6,272.91. Rev.
DIR. Mitchell, secretary of the Presby-
teIian board of foreign missions, then
spoke upon mission work in foreign
lands, after which Rev. ii. A. Schauffier,
of Cleveland, delivered an address en-
titled: ''AmOng Our Immigrant Pop
ulation." Several addresses were then
made and the convention took recess
till 7:30 o'clock.
The evening session was largely at
tended and much enthusiasm was man
ifeSted. AS there were but two speak
erS the applause was more general and
longer continued than on previous night
sessions. The opening exercises were
of the usual order and the first speaker
was Prof. W. X. Harper, of Yale col
lege. His subject was ''The Study of
the Bible" The speaker said that the
Bible could not be comprehended ex-
cept by patient and systematic study.
A cursory review would be of no more
benefit to the student than the study of
few stray verses or the opinions there
on of other people. Miss Frances E.
Willard, president of the National
Women's Christian Temperance union,
was cordially received by the immense
audience by waving of fans and hand
kerchiefS and clappIng of hands. Her
remarks were in advocacy of the sub
ject which has made her so famous, and
while her remarks were not long they
were very we'll received. A song closed
the exercises.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
OFF FOR NONQUITT.
The Swatara, With Gen. Sheridan
on Board, Sails From New York.

NEW YORK, July THE following
bulletin was issued by Gen. Sheridan's
physicians this morning: "Gen. Sheri-
dan passed good night, sleeping
soundly and naturally for great part
of the time. His pulse and respiration
are good, and there is no return of any
unfavorable symptoms" The Swatara
proceeded up the East river at 7:45 a.
m, bound for Nonquitt via Long Island
so und.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Col. Sheridan
telegraphed to Col. Blunt at army head
quarters to-day that the general was
doing as we'll as could be expected.
The Swatara, he stated, was anchored
off New London. Conn.,, tonight, and
would be at Nonquitt about noon to-
morrow.
CONTINUES TO DO WELL.
Special to the Globe.
NEW LONDON, Conn.,. July THE
Swatara anchored here at 6 o'clock this
evening, after a run of ten hours from
New York. The following bulletin was
issued shortly after the vessel came to
| anchor: "Gen. Sheridan has continued
to do we'll. He has shown no unfavora-
BILE symptoms and is apparently not at
all fatigued by the days journey. If the
conditions continue favorable the Swa-
tara will reach Nonquitt tomorrow, and
the general will disembark directly on
her arrival. ROBERT NJ. O'REILLY,
Signed HENRY G. YARRow."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
PITCHERS REGULATIONS.
All the Securities He Stole Have
Been Captured in London.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., July 7.-Union
bank officials have received word by
cable that the whole bundle of securi-
ties, bills receivable, and other property
stolen by Charles A. Pitcher, the de-
faulting teller, have been recaptured in
London, Eng. Pitcher had mailed them
there addressed to ~. A. Roberts" his
assumed name, and believed them safe
from the bank, and that it was in his
power to keep their hiding place secret
until the bank would be ready to COM
promise and come to terms on the basis
of Pitchers holding ON to $50, 900 in
cash. His stealings aggregated S7OO, 900.
1t was the belief of the bank that the
securities were still in the country, but
as soon as Pitchers alias was learned
the principal foreign bankers were
cabled to look out for valuables ad-
dressed to j. A. Roberts. Nothing was
learned until yesterday, when cable
dispatch from Brown, Shipley & Co.,
OF London, was received that a
package to that address had been
received by mail. After other
correspondence the package was opened
and the contents fully identified as the
property of the Union bank. The se-
curitieS will be returned at once. This
puts the bank practically upon It's feet
again, it is claimed, and its only loss
will be the expenses of the prosecution
and the recovery of the documents.
Pitcher is left without anything to me-
gotiate on, and the counsel of the bank
says he can be eXtradited on the ground
of forgery after the Canadian authoris
ties get through with him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
IN BAD ODOR.
"Bloody" Balfour May Resign the
Irish Secretaryship and Joe
Chamberlain Take Office.

'biOOUy' BatIOuP May IeSISn Vic
Irish Secretaryship and Joe
Chamberlain Take Office.
Special Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, July 7.-The rumor of Mr.
Balfour's resignation of the Irish secre-
taryship has been revived. 1t has been
current for at least fortnight in what
may be called ''outside" ministerial cir
cles, though the better Informed Con-
servativeS have secuted the notion that
any such step could be contemplated at
the present juncture. That Mr.. Bal
four will continue long at the Irish
Office is improbable on many grounds.
His recent administration Of the crimes
act and his demeaDOr in the house have
given great OffenSe to some of the
Unionists. Besides this he is suspected,
justly or unjustly, of insisting upon the
passage of the unpopular Irish under
secretary bill against the wishes of a
majority of his own colleagues. In
fact, there is
A VERY SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT
among the Liberal-U UnionistS in favor
Of new departure in Irish policy. In
Nationalist quarters there is curious
report to the effect that Mr.. Chamber
loin is prepared to take Office on condi-
ton that certain points in the pro-
gramme sketched out in the recent
Birmingham manifesto are adopted by
the government. and that active nego-
tiationS are progressing with this object
in view. Even people who are not
prone to this sort of speculation now
admit that Mr.. Chamberlain's action i'll
walking out of the house Of commons
when Lord Harrington and almost the
whole Unionist party voted against the
government has very significant look
about it. Mr.. Chamberlain has since
admitted that he was opposed to keep
ing the appointment of the chief con-
stables in the hands of the magistrates,
but has offered no explanation as to
why he refused to vote against it, al
though he was as free to act in the mat
ter as Lord Harrington. There are per-
sistent rumOrs of other ministerial
changes, all of them based on the as
sumption that Mr.. Mathews is about to
be elevated to the judicial bench and
most of them pointing to the promotion
of Sir John GOrSt
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
INCINERATED ALIVE.
Horrible Death of Four Canadi-
ans Near the $780,

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, July r.
A farmhouse belonging to George
Dobbs, located about seven miles from
here, ON the Canadian side of the river,
was destroyed by fire yesterday morn
ing. Four of the inmates, George Dobbs,
aged seventy-two: David Merrifield,
aged twenty-one; Alice Thompson, aged
nine, and another child, perished in the
flames. The fire started from smudge,
and when discovered by Mrs. Dobbs.
who is seventy years of age, had made
such headway as to be beyond control.
Mrs. Dobbs quickly awoke her husband
and Mr.. Merrifield and descended to the
lower floor. While cropping about in the
sitting smoke, she stumbled and fell
through trap door into cellar and
there made her escape to the open air.
The two men, unable to find any means
of exit in the dense smoke, fell back
into the flames and were consumed.
The children were asleep in another
part of the house and perished without
sound, being probably suffOcated.
The woman, who had no time to put ON
clothing. lay exposed to the chilly air
until morning, when her cries attracted
the attention of neighboring farmer.
She is badly burned, and there is little
hope for her recovery.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
FERDINAND NO. 8 CONSULTED.
Germany and Russia scheming to

Germany and Russia Scheming to
Put a new Ruler Over Bulgaria
BERLIN, July THE czar has asked
in an autograph letter to Emperor
William that Prince Bismarck accom-
pany the emperor to st. Petersburg,
where NJ. de Giers will formally present
proposal for a nominal Russian pro-
tectorate in Bulgaria. The proposal
does not involve the occupation of the
country by Russia. A candidate for the
Bulgarian throne is to be appointed by
an ambassadorial conference to be held
at either Vienna or Constantinople. If
these terms are accepted the car will
order the army corps mastering On the
Austrian and German frontiers back
into the interior. Prince Bismar ok. pre-
siding at a cabinet meeting yesterday,
stated these proposals and said he be-
lieved that they offered chance for a
peaceful solution of the question, and
that he intended to respond by going to
st. Petersburg if the Austrian govern
ment coincided in his views. In official
circles here doubt is expressed as to
whether Austria'S assent to the pro-
posalS can be obtained.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
SIX DID SOME SHOOTING.

A Tragedy in Mississippi in Which
Three Were Killed and Three
Wounded.
YAzoo City, July News has just
been received here of terrible tragedy
which occurred this afternoon at Rising
Sun station, Lefore county, five miles this
side of Greenwood. Bad blood had ex-
listed for some time between S. III. Whit
worth, planter and merchant of that
section, and Henry McCarty, another
local merchant. Whitworth, Mclean
and Hosl1ins on one side, and Henry
McCarty, P. II. Ivey and Sam Austin on
the other side. met this afternoon. The
first three entered the store of McCarty
& Matthews, armed with Winchesters
and pistols. Some words brought on
firing, and Ivey and Austin were in.
stantly killed. Henry McCarty is miss
ing. and is supposed to have been killed
also Whitworth and Ben Mclean are
badly wounded"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08

zette, in a semi-serious vein, insists that
the house of commons must expel either
Mr.. Parnell or Attorney General Web
ster. The st. James Gazette declares
that the question of the moment is
whether Mr.. Gladstone will decide to
remain the associate of
MEN THUS ACCUSED.
The Star, speaking with some author
ity, states that Mr.. Parnell is ready
now. as he was last year, to lay the case
before committee appointed by the
house of commons, where his opponents
are in the majority. I'm such a com.
mittee," says the Star, ''the laws OF
good sense instead of chicanery would
rule, and the result would be accepted
with confidence"
The weight of the Tory press may
force Lord Salisbury's hand and COM
pei him to take some action in the mat
ter. If the government do not act after
enormous pressure has been brought to
bear upon them it will be safe to con-
clude that they do not believe in the
completeness of the Indictment.