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The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12
ThERAILRoAD STRIKE.
1t is Again Limited to the o." Sys-
tenn, and PoWderly Will Assist
the Strikers.

The final result OF the meetings OF the
employees OF the various roads in Chicago,
is announced in the declaration that the
boycott of %" cars has been permanent.
ly raised and that henceforth the contest
will be confined strictly to the 20" sys.
TEN. This raising OF the boycott means
that all strikes now Oh except the %"
are TO stop forthwith and that all
those which are imminent are to be
averted. The business OF Chicago is to be
restored and maintained by the strikers
with strict decorum. Other roads are alb.
solved from the requirement OF neutrality.
and violence is to be discountenanced &C.
cording to the well.known policy of the
Brotherhood OF locomotive Engineers.
A committee OF the striking engineers
and tiremen have had an interview with
General Master Workman Powderly at
Scranton, Pa. They were headed
cisco, one OF the non.commission,
ed and non -salaried officers OF the
brotherhood, whose principal mission in
Chicago was to bring about this very thing.
The conference was suggested by the fact
that they are among the engineers, firelnen
and switchmen employed by the %" to
take the places of the strikers about 800
men who belong to the Knights OF Labor,
The strikers desired to have these men
QtlU. ueTo dCo diSO Juduy hulEuV6 vi
Labor among the train and section hands
who are subject to the orders of the officers
of the order and can be called out so
rs to harass the company. The commit
tee was charged with making the following
proposition to Mr.. Powderly: Ali the
knights OF Labor who are working
as engineers, firenen or switchmen
on the 20" were to be called out
to assist the strikers. Later on the train
and section hands were to strike as far as
they were knights OF labor. If the strike
should extend to any other road, the
knights of labor, were to 60 out on all
such roads as we'll in support of the engi
neers, firemen and switchmen. The strikers
at that time were fully determined to
maintain and enforce the boycott on s"Q''
cars, and were prepared for q general
strike. ~
Mr.. Powderly was patient listener, and
when the committee had finished its wordy
onslaught, he said he would agree to moth
ing which would precipitate q general
strike. The public he said, are the only
sufferers in such Instances, and besides
they were very unsatisfactory to the work.
ingman, and in fact all concerned. A con-
clusion was finally reached, whereby the
general boycott against other roads hand.
ling 20" freight should be raised and the
fight continued against the Burlington
road. With such an understanding, Mr..
Powderly agreed to call out all the
Knights OF Labor among the 90 en-.
ployes. >
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12
A big bone, which local physician

A big bone, which local physicians
OF Carson, New, say is a portion OF q
leg OF man below the knee, was re,
Gently found near Genoa, New. 1t was
two feet long, and at the point where
it joined the knee was eight inches
across, or five times the usual size. II
the man who owned the bone was
built in proportion he must have been
about twenty-five feet high. An act
i've search is being made for the rest
OF the skeleton.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

Near Somerset, KY, Abe Clay, negro,
was fatally shot by Miss Jasper, wealthy
the rssidence Of Miss Jasper about 12
O'Clock at night and tried to gain admit
tance. Miss Jasper refused to admit them,
and they attempted to break down the
door. Miss Jasper shot through the door
at them. "A load OF shot struck Abe Clay
in the abdomen, infiicting fatal injuries.
"A treaty was signed at Tangiers, Moroc.
co, whereby the sultan agrees to leave the
dispute between the United States and
Morocco to the decision Of Moorish
representative and the American consul.
II they mil to agree . European referee will
be nominated, whose decision shall be
fnal. KS ssS n
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

A girl in Manchester, England, tele.
phoned to her fathers Office asking il
her dog was there. The dog was
there and she asked to have
him held up to the telephone. She
whistled and spoke and told him
to come home. The dog pricked up
his ears, and as soon as he was placed
on the floor he started tor home.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12
THE BETRoThAL PosTPoNED.
Prince Aiexsndar and Princess Vic
toria Will Not Plight Their Troths
TIL June-Bismarck Withdraws
His Resign alton,

Prince Aiexsndar and Princess VIC
toria Will Not Plight Their Troths
TIL June-8isnarck Withdraws
His Resignation.
Bismarck has Withdrawn his resignation
solely from the consideration that the
domination OF Empress Victoria would
lead to d speedy breakup OF German unity.
Nothing since the accession OF Emperor
Frederick has occurred that has
so strongly animated the Prnssian
Conservatives against the empress
as the marriage question. 1tnow becomes
known that the empress will impel her
helpless husband to thwart Bismarck,
without regard to the respect due to the
late emperor or the national safety. Bat.
tenberg Is only one chord in the general
discord stuck by tho party OF the empress.
Matters have been concealed by the Berlin
papers or only furtively alluded to which
ought to be discussed with the fullest pub.
licty The Battenberg marriage becomes
almost u minor incident in the court intri-
CUES.
An official note says that, in consequence
OF a memorandum laid before the emperor
by Bismarck setting fourth the difficulties
which stand in the way OF a ma trimonial
alliance between Prince Alexander and
Princess Victoria, it has been arranged that
the affair shall be postponed until the
political objections now raj sed shall cease
to operate. The establishment Of settled
order in Bulgaria and the removal OF all
possibility OF Alexander raising the rally.
ing cry will deprive the marriage OF oil pc.
litical Importance. The visit OF the queen
OF England to Charlottenberg. therefore,
will take place "a arranged, but the be.
trothal will not publicly be brought forward
on the occasion. This is an official state
ment, and simply means that Bismarck's
advice has been overrued. The queen OF
England goes to Berlin with her Batten.
berg proteges to carry out her family pro.
jects without regard for the sentiments of
the German nobility or the German peo-
pie, and equally regardless that her
daughter, the empress, thwarts the
policy OF the minister who made her en-.
press, and without whom imperial Ger.
many might cease to be. Nothing in
Bismarck's life is so honorable, SO full OF
self.command and loyalty to Germany as
his temporary submission to the empress
regime. He has the enthusiastic support
OF CONT Won Moltke and other leaders Of
the army and the leaders OF the Conserva-
tive and National Leberal parties. and the
approval OF theProsressist chiefs. The chan
celor does not therefore rely on the mill
tary party. Hehas the support OF the whole
country and OF the royal heads OF the Ger.
man federation, and IL absolute master Of
the situation.
The proposed marriage is regarded in St.
Petersburg as favorable to Russia, because
it il believed that it would preclude the
princes return to the Bulgarian throne, it
being impossible that a son.in-law of the
kaiser should become Turkish vassal.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

This is the last year in which car
stoves may be used legally in New
York State, according to the law pass
ed last winter. Disasters, such as the
recent one on the Southern Pacific
road, when thirteen cars full Of frei yht
were destroyed by fire from the car
stove, will then be impossible.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

A fire company was summoned by
the prison officials at Mobile to turn
q stream upon refactory prisoner,
who was armed with dirk. While
he was attempting to dodge the ice
cold water the officers rushed upon
him and overpowered him.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

The part of the new French cabinet
officially announced is as follows:
M. Floquet, president of the counsel
and minister OF the interior; NJ. Cob
let, minister OF foreign affairs; NJ. De
Freycinet, minister of war; Admiral
Krantz, minister of the marine; NJ.
Peytrel, minister OF finance; NJ. Lock,
roy, minister OF education; M. Viette,
minister of agriculture.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

Ohio Adventists expect that the end
of the world will come in 1888, and
they are getting ready for ascension
by winding up their business and SET
ting their houses in order.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

Four times has the white house been
draped in mourning since President
Cleveland became it's occupant-for
Grant, for Hendricks, for Arthur, and
for Waite, showing a singular fatality
among great men.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

A Kcntuckian had g. dispute with
his father and brother about an old
wagon box, and while he didn't get
mad nor nothing he concluded to let
them alone, and for thirty.two years
never entered their houses, which were
in plain sight OF his own abode.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

Eli Foster, now a carpenter in CHI
caso, is one OF the IL survivors Of the
Is Union officers who dug the tunnel
out of Libby prison. He is sixty-one
years old. His escape was made on
his thirty y-seventh birthday, and he is
accustom to refer to it as his 'sec.
ond BIRTH"
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

The Ewing triplets OF Lawrenceville,
Ind, are said to be the Oldest, largest
and handsomest triplets in the coun.
try. They are 81 years old. Abel
weighs 225 pounds, Joshua, 243 and
Putnam, 24S.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

The heirs of a. merchant OF Monson,
Mass. received the other day 80 cents,
sent by aman in Pennsylvania, who
wrote that they were to pay for four
apples that he took from the mer-
chants store when he lived there
forty years ago.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12
TRAGEDY IN WISCONSIN.
w. w. Hazeltine OF Stevens Point
Wis.,, Who Killed Morse, Is Him
aalf Slain hx a Ca anIalaf es, .a-EY 4.

Stevens Point has been the scene OF a
bloody tragedy. w. w. Hazeltine, prom.
inent lawyer, was shot and instantly kill
ed while walking on the street. The shots
took effect In HazeItine's head and
shoulder, and when found his
blood and brains were rapidly oozing out
through ugly wounds in the skull. No one
seems to have seen the shooting, but the
occupants oil neighboring buildings heard
q number of shots fred in rapid succession,
and in q few seconds several men were on
the scene, but no one likely to
have fired could be seen. Near
Hazeltine was found a large revolver.
Officer Finch entered the Curran house
and was informed bys Henry Curran that
his brother John Curran had shot Hazel
tine and that he lJohnl desired the pro
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

The true nature OF electricity will be
understood when it is stated
that an electrical signal will travel
one thousand miles in less time than
1t takes a nerve tremor to traverse
the human body.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

VIM. Tell Coleman, the millionaire
OF California who wants to be presi-
dent of the United Safes, pleads on
his own behalf that he has fitness for
the exalted place, having once served
efficiently as president of a California
Virllance committee.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

If the engineers on the 20" were
now to receive the advance asked for
it would take each man twenty y-seven
months to make up for what he has
lost in the strike.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12
Not in session,

The dead lock came by filibustering.
Oates OF Alabama has held the House now
four days, by lilatory motions, in order to
prevent vote on the bin to refund to the
states not in rebellion the direct taxes as.
sessed in 1862.
.tions committee has completed the Iegisla.
tive, executive and judicial appropri alton
BILL and will report it to the full commit.
tee at an early day.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12
ALIttle Storm.

Faribault, Mimi, was visited by q
sprightly April storm. Roofs were torn
Off from stone buildings, signs blown hither
and thither like straws, and dry goods
boxes and hats OF unlucky pedestrians
were sent flying like paper balls. There
was nothing cyclonic in the storm; it was
mainly wind and hail. Coming from
sixty miles an hour, it struck
great violence for fifteen minutes. The first
roof to 60 was that of Mrs. Hendricks
stone building on Main street, which was
blown off to the rear. Others quickly fol.
lowed, among them being that of Voltz
Brothers stone building, the three.story
Union block, 6Ox12O feet in Dimensions,
owned by A. L. Hill, and. the east por.
tion of the roof OF the church Of the
Immaculate Conception, Roman Cath olic.
The roof was also blown off the depot. A
scuttle from one of the buildings struck O
gentleman. name unknown, about thirty
years OF age, on the head, intlicting serious,
though not necessarily fatal injuries. This
is the only casualty so far as is known,
though many ladies tainted from fright.
1t is estimated that the total loss will be
$lO0, 600, and possibly more. The college
buildings escaped unhurt bey ond having a
few panes of glass broken. s
, "e~oSA A..S' A~S o1A eSenoJ! "s.0 esac y
damaged to a. blight extent. At Morris.
town the elevator is blown down and con.
M;'1s rtwo Tse ,,i,as waat =, For;h stann
box cars which were on side track with
tneoi. tne NJ 0o nal noi h"a t.n I one natn
ca''sa .nn 49, ,.oahnrts .Is " "'o t"''e" wv W
*. = - .,,. , ID =,
pa At Houston, Tex, Henry Rega n, a
switchman on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road, shot and Instantly killed ex.polica.
man John P. Butler. The tragedy was the
result OF love, affair between Regan and
Miss Butler. daughter OF the deceased.
James w. Drape OF Pittsburg is in re-
ceipt Ola letter from q personal friend, q
Pittsburger now in Vienna, in which this
passage occurs: saw Mr.. Blaine quite
often at Florence, and it is evident that
he is greatly broken IN health. He locke
every day OF aeventy years, and yet ie only
fifty-eight: Washington excitement and
toomuch hard work have been his troubles,
and any one who sees him will know the
reason Of his withdrawal from presidential
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

Railroad rates, when double what
they ought to be. give the roads a
chance to seem generous when they
offer hall fare for excursions and char
ity.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12


chief justiceship says that the president
indicate these points: That he would
promote no associate Justice; that, he
should not make the assign ment from the
south; that he should not appoint any
one over sixty years of age and preferred
to find one from fifty to fitty.fve, if pos.
.sible; and that he preferred d Western
man. ~.
Two thousand people witnessed an
event never before heard OF in the history
of Clark county, Georgia. Rev. DR.. Pridges,
eighty.four years old, preached his own
funeral sermon in a small country church
SIX miles from Athens. He had his grave
dug and coffin made for the OCCASION. He
and his assistants sung the first song
'Shall We Gladly Meet?" He, then gave
his text, Cor. H., 8, and gave the large
crowd short talk in his faltering manner.
Seven mules were found in the wrecked
coal mine a5 Birch Hill, Mo-, all alive.
They had access to an abundance Of grain
and water, and were in fine condition. This
explodes the THEORY. that the explosion
ofany kind, as such an explosion is always
followed by choke damp, which would
have killed the mules.
The wife OF N. Thiessen OF Mason City,
Iowa,committed suicide by hanging herself
to q rafter. The day before she visited
the bank. drew money she had deposited,
took it home and handed it to her hus.
band with the remark that she would need
it no longer, Her husband on coming
home in the evening found the house locked
and II note on the doorstep stating that he
would not find his wife alive. On breaking
down the door he found her hanging quite
dead about three inches from the floor.
Emperor Frederick is unchanged in rs.
= Is a -.
Alexander. but theEmatter has been post.
poned, and at present q truce is maintain.
ed between the royal party and Prince
Bismarck. Meanwhile treatings on the sub
isct are passing between Emperor Freder.
lex and the Car.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-01-26
Benefits of the Contest.

The late canvass had much in it
to condemn, and the vituperation
and abuse INDUCED in was all wrong,
but the contest was not without it's
decided benefits to the people at
large. The present generation has
not listened SO generally and eagerly.
and in such large bodies, to the dis
cussion of all matters affecting the
State and her institutions and poll
icies. We think, also, that it is likely
that there has been more reading on
political topics by the people Of Lou
isiana i'll the past five months than
during the five years anterior to that
period.
This educates the people in the
subjects which best qualify them to
intelligently discharge their duties
as voters.
Our young men attend lectures on
theology, and law, and medicine, and
science, &c, and why should not the
people at large be permitted to attend
lectures ON politics, and is it not for
tunate for the country that occasion
ally the masses can be sufficiently
aroused and excited to make them
eager to listen and to learn the ar
guments urged by the champions and
orators on both sides of great ques-
tons which, for the time being, are
issues to be settled by the ballots of
freemen.
If the contest had been less excit-
ing, there would have been less in
terest among the people, less atten-
ton to public speaking, and far less
reading on political topics.
On the whole, we are inclined to
the opinion that more good than evil
has been accomplished, and while
there may be some sores left to be
healed, they are in the hearts eff the
leaders, rather than the people. Al
all events, the Democracy Of the
State has had shaking up that will
not soon be forgotten, the people
have been instructed, and, it is moi
unreasonable to believe that much
good will result Especially may We
be hopeful of this, when all Demo
ocrats throughout the State are now
uniting heartily in support of The
ticket,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-01-26
How Wanamaker Succeeded.

I never in my life used such a thing
as a poster, dodger, Or hand-bill. My
plan for fifteen years has been to buy
SO much space in newspaper and
fill it with what I wanted. I would
not give an advertisement in news
paper of 400 circulation for 5000
posters or dodgers. If I wanted to
sell cheap jewelry or run lottery
scheme, might use posters, but 1
would not insult a decent reading
public with hand-bills. The class Of
people who read such are poor ma.
terial to look to for support in the
mercantile business. How do I reach
the newspapers? lido it in this man
ner; never deal with advertising
agents. They always get the profit
advertisers should have. I deal direct
with the publisher. | say to him,
Chow long will you run me column
of matter through your paper for
500 or $500" as the case may be-
I let him do the figuring, and if I
think he is not trying to gouge more
than his share, I give him the copy.
lay aside the profits on particular
line of goods for advertising purposes.
The first year laid aside and spent
$4,000; last year laid aside and spent
$40, 900. I have done better this
year, and shall increase that sum as
the profits warrant it. owe my sue
cess to the newspapers, and to them
I freely give a certain profit of my
yearly business JoHN WANAMAKER.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-01-26

ST.. Louis, ARKANSAS AND TEXAS AND
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILRoADs.-The st.
Louis Republican has authority for
the statement that negotiations are
pending for the purchase of the en-
tire property of the st. Louis, Arkan-
sas and Texas Railway Company by
the Illinois Central, and it lis asset ted
that everything necessary to make
the trsnsfer has been completed ex-
cept few minor details. That pa
per adds:
"When the transfer of the voting
power Of the st. Louis and Texas
Company is effected the Illinois Cen
trail will at once name a new board of
directors which will be selected from
it's own officers and bondholders, but
it is not the purpose to consolidate
the properties The present organi-
cation of the st. Louis, Arkansas and
Texas Company will be maintained
and the immediate operations of the
road will be separate and distinct
from that of the control, but it's gen
eral policy will be directed from Chi.
cago, where will be located the exec
utive, auditing, treasury and pur
chasing departments. The st. Louis
extension project will be abandoned
for the present"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-01-26
Democratic State Platform.

We, the Democracy OF the State of
Louisiana, in convention assembled,
do announce and declare:
1. Our devotion to the time-hon-
ored principles of the Democratic
party as proclaimed by its founder,
Thomas Jefferson, believing that their
recognition and enforcement are es-
sential to the maintenance of free
institutions and popular government.
2. That we endorse the admins
tration of Grover Cleveland, and be-
lieve that the interest of the Union
will be best subserved by his re cleo
ton. We also endorse the admins
tration of Governor Samuel Douglas
McEnery, as a recognition of the
eminent services to the State of a
faithful public servant, and we affirm
that the administration of public
affairs in Louisiana has, during the
last eleven years, brought the State
out Of anarchy, developed wealth
and prosperity, and paved the way to
the high position Louisiana is entitled
to among the States, and we pledge
ourselves to its perpetuation.
8. We pledge ourselves to an
economical administration of public
affairs, to the maintenance of the
State credit by limiting appropria-
tions to the amount of the revenues
and to the liquidation of the State
debt and the prompt payment of the
interest on the same, as now adjusted
by law.
4. That the levee system of the
State is a necessity for The protection
of the lives and property of our citi-
zens, and we pledge ourselves to de-
velop, maintain and protect the same
to the fullest extent consistent with
the finances of the State, as absolute
ly essential to the happiness and
prosperity of our people.
S. We pledge the Democratic
party of this State to an earnest effort
to place the free schools of this State
upon q substantial and satisfactory
basis, and to that end the Legislature
is requested to appropriate sufficient
amount from the annual revenues of
the State to provide for the suitable
education of the children of the State.
6. That it is the duty of the State
to foster and improve all of its great
agricultural interests by adequate
Legislation for their development and
promotion, and especially by the en-
couragement and maintenance of the
Agricultural College and the present
and proposed State experiment sta
tions, and by all other legislation III
the special interest of agriculture.
Z. We are opposed to the employ
meut Of the Penitentiary convicts of
the State in such manner as to bring
the convict labor in competition with
free laboE.
g. We invite to the fertile fields
Of Louisiana immigrants from all
lands, with the assurance that they
shall find here hearty welcome and
happy homes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-01-26
The Vote in Convention.

For information of our readers,
and for future reference, we publish
the vote by parishes in the late Dem
ocratic State Convention. The Con-
vention met Tuesday, 10th instant,
and adjourned sine die on Saturday,
14th inst. Gen. Nichols was nomi-
mated on Friday, 18th instant, and,
on first ballot. His majority was 120
and 5-l2ths.