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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
A Veteran piRanist.

John Drlano Of La Harpe Illinois, ha:
been arrested on charges of higamy. IL,
is a veteran OF the Mexican and civil wars
He married Mathldl Poole of N"rwicl,,
ohio, and deserted her in 1915. I;- then
married Mary Avery, a widow, AT Auburn,
Iowa. Size died. leaving four children.
reIano married Hannah Cnnrnse at Eos.
cnhel Wis. dnrin. tile civil war. and ale
died Il few months aftcrwarh. Iii, next
victim was Ellen Huttles OF Clai,nn,,n,.
Iowa. whom he deserted in 1>G7. He mar.
ried Elizabeth Fritz at Boscoh"l. Wis. ar,
deserted her. He then married Mary
Holmes. residence unknown, and she mt
the same fate. On Feb IA. 1871,
he married Mrs. Maria Fields nj,
Iron Hill, Iowa. They moved t" Clinton,
and there it was thought Delano was m,ir-
dcred Ly Lyman Kellogg. II. was nssaut.
cd ty Kellogg. but was not killed. Dennn
fed tn La Harrc. in 1871, and has sinr ,
inrmed in that vicinity. lie married. nj.
eighth vile, Mrs. Sarah Atwatcr. at Fonnt
ain Green, in February. 1881. His
seventh vile, Mrs. Maria FIELDS OF Clinton
attempted to get i. pension for H"'ano's
services in the Mexican war. hclie>in: him
to he dead. Dslano hal >ppli"i for pen.
sion, and Mrs. Fields iimiin. out that he
was alive came on from Clinton and ha'i
Delano arrested for bisnmy. 1t is said
that Delano has made two attempts to
marry since his marriage I" Mrs. A'watcr,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
Latin forInterna,use.

From the Chicago Herald.
A lady suffering from her eyes, has
been treated by u London physician
with success. Thedoctor wrote to her
that he could do no more for her:
tempus edax rerum (timc. the destroy.
err was the only thing she could in the
future rely upon. Tie good lady did
not understand Latin and went TO u
druggist, requesting him to put up the
medicine. He gave her ~ bottle OF
medicine, for which he charged her 50.
The medicine agreed with her, and
she improved rapidly. After the
lapse OF nearly two years she went up
to London and called upon her doc.
tor to thank him for the excellent
medicine he had prescribed Tor her.
He was ilslonishcd. After having
understood all the circumstances, in
stead of rejoicing at the progress Of
his patient toward health and sus.
tanning the druggists happy hit, he
induced the lady to institute legal
proceedings for the recovery of her
money. She did, and while there is no
'lonh, that she will succeed in getting
her money back, her faith in the me,li-
cine Is broken, and her health most
probably will break down again.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
Pl1R Of THE NEWS.
Mewa from Wash,nx,on.

Secretary Whitney las decided to modi.
" the iinding Of the court.martial whirl,
tried Lieut.. Taunt and sentenced him to
I've dismissed from tho service for disobe.
dience ot orders, so as to allow him to re.
si.n.
Representative Dorsey, Of Nebraska,
made argument before the House com.
mittce On Pacific railroads upon the bill
to secure the repayment Of the indebted.
ness OF thelUnion Pacific Railroad com.
pany to the government.
Ewing Watterson, son OF Henry Waiter.
son OF Star Eyed Goddess Of Reform"
lame. who was arrested at Wasl,ington on for
assaulting Mrs. Cnkel, handsome young
widow from Virginia, Is free again. Mrs.
unkie tried to secure q place in one OF the
derarttnents. She has been promised a
place il she would allow the matter to
drop. and It has been dropped. When the
case WAS called in the police court no one
appeared to enter complaint and Wat.
terson was dismissed.
Friends who have seen the president In
relation TO the Sioux revention bill state
that he is rather favorably disposed to.
wards 1t. although there are some clauses
and provisions with which he is notentire.
ly satisfied. 1t is not thought now, how.
ever. that he will let them deter him from
signing the bill. 1t is understood that the
persons who form the commission to gain
the consent OF the Indians have already
been selected; that they will be employees
0t the lndain bureau, or at least Of the in.
terior department., and that no outsid.
commissioners will be selrctod.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
the expense o, tho State OF New York 10,

Ine oAp ApenHe OIL tIlc StAte OI GScW fOrk Tor
Mrs. Annie O'Dc'in Diss DO Bar her hus.
band, Gen. Diss D Bar Frank Lawrence,
Sr.. and ankLawrenco,Jr dr., were renrraing.
ed for examination on the charge oi con.
spiring to defraud Luther X. Marsh by
.,,eans OF spiritual manifestations.
Carl Hertz. a conjursr. with the assistance
OF his wife. showed the court that
it was possible to make writing appcar on
folded together and held on Ills witc's fore.
head. the trick being really one OF substi.
ution. Madame Diss De Far, however.
took him aback by daring him to t,y it
with the paper on her forehead, and when
he consented. marking the real blank
sheet by tearing a corner of
It. the opposing counsel neatly shifted
the joke upon hsr by renark.
VII With % the sai Trick MANAGE.
who secured her confidence, engaged her to
appear In public. q nd then exposed her. was
the next witness. lie again went over the
story OF his negotiations, nnd added some
discreditabled details not given in his tda.
Wit. on the strength OF which the matla me
was arrested. He said that she made
love TO him and told him how pretty he
was. The reasons for his regard fnr the
madame were of such nature thathc was
'.s's w oNISnsiu tS Nl'eII tV IIe
whispered in Judge Kilrain's ear. Gen.
Dis Do Bar frowned and said "Oh you
scoundrel." Lawyer Marsh, tho victim.
then gave selections from ~ note book
filled with communications from
the Spirits. Once q message from
Peter the Apostle, OF sixteen Pages,
was written. Mr.. Marsh said. in two min.
utes. 1t took. fifteen minutes to read it
and was a fairly cool sermon. st. An
thony OF Padua was also heard from. Mr..
Marsh declared his unshaken helef that
the communicati ton really came from the
ancient WORTHLESS whose names they bure
through Diss DE Bar. as did the portraits
OF Shakespeare and Claudius, the Roman
emperor. Adelaide Nelson. the actress no.
titled him in advance Through the medium
that he would receive Shakcspeares por.
trait. Carl Hertz. the magician was re-.
called to show how writing coul, be
made to appear on blank for one writ.
ten on. Mr.. Marsh acknowledged he did
not see him make the charge. Frank Law.
renee and his son were discharged on their
own recosnizance, aud the hearing WAS ad.
iourned.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04

The Ohio republican state convention
met and elected delegates at large to the
Chicago convention. and passed the fnl.
lowing resolution.
The republicans OF Ohio recognize the
merits, services and abilities al the states.
men who have been mentioned for tho re-.
publican nomination for the presidency,
and. loyal to anyone who may be selected
present John Sherman to the country as
eminently qualified and fitted for The t,l.
ties Of that exalted office. and the delegates
to the national republican convention
this day selected are directed to use NJ
honorable means to secure his nunina
tion AS president OF the United States.
TIN cAHpIDATEs.
The following were nominate
Secretary of state. Daniel j. Ryan; Judge
of the supreme court, i. J.. bradbury;
member of the board Of public works,
Wells S. Jones.
Delegates at Large Gov. Foraker Will
lam Mckinley. Charles Foster and Isenia
min Butterworth; tes, RobertIHarIar
tcolored). G. l.. Maxwell (coloredJ Frank
Baird and l.. W. Brown.
Electors at large "A. II. Mattox and T..
II. Lampson.
There is no question but that Foraker
will be able to hold the delegation solid
for whatever name he wishes to support
at Chicago as he does here. Tho young
men are earnest in their support of Slcr
man. they say. but they worship Foraker
and Blaines memory ia almost as dearly
cherished as IL that Of Garfield.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
pIss Do Bars Trial,

The female conjuror and spiritualiat is
mn trial in New York TO ascertain whether
she can be held for conspiracy, and seldom
have such proceedings ever been seen in
any court. A professional conjuror
trick was offered in evidence, a theatrical
manager testified that Nine. Diss DE Bar
made love to him and that he had an in.
terview with her, the substan nee OF
which could only be given to
the Judge in private. Luther r. March, n
brilliant New York lawyer, declared on his
..nlcmn oath that spirit scribes had writ.
ten for him; and the hour oi adjournment
found the court room in a.hub. bub with
every body cranns and crushing and
standing ON tables and chairs to catch a
glimpse OF the conjurer trying to catch the
lawyer by sleight-"i-hand performance
ut the JUSTICES desk. Judging by
the number OF letters that are
being received from all over the
country in relation to crooked work OF the
alleged medium, Nine. Diss De Bar stands
avery fair chance Of being supported at
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
Crimes and Criminals.

Gen" Hiss De Bar has admitted that
he was not married to the medium, "Ann
Odelia" Diss DE Bar and that he had a
wife and family in Philadelphia. He said
he had felt right along that the madame's q
spiritual business would get them into
trouble.
Walter Treadwell the cattleman who
shot and killed his partner, Charles Clark,
several months ago in Anthony, Kansas.
his room at that place and shot him. The
cause was Supposed to have been Clark's
intimacy with Trealwells divorced wife.
Treadwcll is ono OF the richest men in Il an.
sas.
drunken fracas between several SOL
diers at Fort Maginnis. Montana, resulted
in Private Fremont johnson, Company d,
Twentieth infantry, getting n fractured
skull with a club by Private August Max.
!er. Johnson's injuries will result fatally.
Makler has fled. Several soldiers concern.
ed in the affair will be held to await trial.
This lie the ninth desertion in month.
Isaac Kirk anl his wife. Puss Kirk,
both colored were taken from their home,
six miles from Galiatin, Summer county,
Tennessee, by u mob and put 20 death,
the husband being shot and the woman
hanged. Some weeks ago the residence of
John kearley was destroyed by II fire OF
presumed lncendiary origin. Suspicion was
directed to Kirk and his wife, and it is
supposed that conclusive proof OF their
guilt was secured. There had been several
fires in the vicinity, and the people were
much aroused in consequence.
Judge Barrett OF New York, granted an
order for the arrest nf Anthony Comstock,
the president OF the Society for the Sup.
preston of Vice. The order was granted
on charge OF conspiracy made by John
Hemmons. Hemmons was dispossess.d
landlord and Comstock conspired to start
gambling at his restaurant and then pulled
him in. Hemmons says the men who
played poker Mt his place were employed by
Comstock, and that it was part OF the con.
spiracy to got him out. For his arrest and
false imprisonment and the damages sus.
tained lie asked judgment for $40, 900 and
costs. Mr.. Comstock denies all the
charges.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
A Novel BIT of Brain Work.

Springfield, Mass, bookkeeper has
perfected u machine that is designed
to aid brother bookkeepers and ac-
co'rtaEt, III s:,i.,ni.ss VI. long lines OF
figures. lie has been at work on the
invention since 1878. and had the
thing patented something like year
ago. The machine is cascd in q light
wooden box about eight inches square
ami tlIree deep, and, lifting The cover,
the interior is seen to hold an en-
amr''e'l white surface, on which are
two dials, and whicMshows the brass
keyboard in the lower left-hand cor
nrr. The larger dial of the two l., on
the left OF the machine, and is divid.
ah into 700 section The rim OF the
smaller dial is likewise cut into TWEEN
ty sections. The hand which moves
about The first dial is called the unit
pointer, That which moves about
th" smaller one Is called the hundred
pointer. \ lttle finger play on the
hrn-.; keyboard makes tn. obier, of
TN 'lialS and the reason Of tl," point.
cr~' nanrrs quickly understood.
l'lit nlno keys on the board are
nll,ul"r"'| from OH" to nine and are
l,larr'l IN regular ORDER bu, also in
two rows. =. t. ii and : being above,
and he ODD, numbers below. Til. kew
is II brass upright. and as the finger
draws on it 81 spring allows it to slip
back toward th" lower end OF the box.
The pulling of each key on the hoard
-errl> ia" unit pointer along on it's
l"rrnry around th" dial as MANY
points as th,re ;ir" units III he mum
t"'r oi III" Key. Pull the . key. and
Tho dial set at u g"eS TO q. Pull the
sam. key again and the unit pointer
moves I" Is. Pull thr l, and 3
ktNS now, and 'h" puln'rrGors consec-
; n1iHriy with IL bop, skip and Jump to
twenty l"lr. When The unit pointer,
k'rpin. up its agile athletics. has
reached liS siAr1in. point again, there
is Il quick little motion on the right
hand dal The pointer then has
"d"l1"'' and gone one, The ma
rhll"s internal rlockwork is more
accurate than ii human head cnn
il"l"'o l". H. isn't troubled with
malaria. nor /, it ever larger in the
lm",nn. ian it WAS i.r night before.
All he accountant has TO do is to run
hls eye up and down The columns,
pulling, each respective key as hcreach-
Is the corresponding figure. a dayis
sufficient in which, to learn the key
h"ard, and the motion OF the hand
| quickly becomes almost in"n'tntsry.
| The expert ran run the figures in his
hc;ld and on the Keyboard simulta-
ncousy, thus proving" his work by
one trip up or down the column.
Carrying is performed 10y setting the
pointer AT the number to he carried.
II" sci The unit pointer all that is
necessary is Il" hold down key and
turn the point forward to IL number
one less than he nnc carried. On re-
leasing Inc ! key the pointer is on the
drsirrln'smber. The hundred pointer
can he moved in either direction.
The han'! easily operates tlenine keys,
lirl>: Nos. - and three with the first
finger. ] aud ) with the second. 6 and
. with the third. $ and . with the
fourth. Ih" inventor claims tor tho
nich'nc llnerrtn. accuracy and sur
l'ri-ing rapi'lity. Tie says un expert
can add 2lD i4,lrc> a minute with 1T.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
Items About People,

Barney Norris tcolored), one Of the
'landmarks' Of the Galena lead mines,
died Mt his home at Galena, Ill.,, in biz
eightieth year. He was a body servant
for John Quincy Adams during the latter
presidential term from 1926 to 1928.
The Omaha World reports sad vista.
tion of death upon the family OF J. H.
Cavanaugh. an attorney Of that city, by
which he lost in few days his entire
family OF four children by diphtheria, which
Gen. w. T. Sherman has sent Invitation
to the banquet to celebrate the birthday
anniversary OF Gen. Grant april 27) ia
seven OF the most prominent surviving Of
ficers of the Confederate army. These are
Generals James Lonsstreet. John B. Cor
don. Simon B. Buckncr. Fitz. Hugh Lee
William Malone. John S. Mosby and Jo'
seph +. Johnston.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
miscellaneous News Note,

A new step under the Kansas liquor law
has been taken. which is the first Of the
kind ON record. All fines AMI costs &c.
cumulated from the prosecution of the
keepers OF "liquor JOINTS run by ire.
sponaibe men. are 10 he charged UP aud
collected from the owners OF the buildings
where auch Joints are run.
A billygoat, which for two years past
has been allowed to run the streets Of Ar.
centine, (kansas,) at will. entered the
council chamber through broken door
and demolished all the records OF the city
and all the day ordinances. Mayor En-
right called a special meeting of the conn.
Gil to consider some plan OF reproducing
the records and ordinances.
The buffalo are not all dead yet. Peter
Nelson ran into hand Of forty. five buffalo
in Hayden valley. hetwspn the Grand can.
yon and the Firehole river in Yellowstone
Park. They wera struggling along leisurcly
on the trail of their leader, and took no
more notice OF Telephone Pete than II
hand OF cattle would where an EXPERT
anowshoer might overtake and pass them
in the deep snow. They halted and allow
ell him to pass without leaving their trails
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04

Mrs. Emily Farlow WIS found guilty of
manslauQhter at Prince Ann. Md. Her
aged husband died last July al s,ryohniu"
poisoning. Her story was that sh" had
given him medicine whirh done him co,n
and then. at his request. mixed another
dose. using strychnina instead nf the m"di.
cine by mistake. This story was diApr..-
Ell by the post,l"riem summation, mn;h.
ing but stryrl,niur Irin. !oun in his st",-
ach. Mrs. Farlow is - v";trs old. Tho de
Tense was insanity. Al through the trinl
she seemed utterly Indifferent to the pro.
ceedinRs,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
the cultivated anthrax poison, re.

the cultivated anthrax poison. re.
pcating the operation q fortnight
later. All the animals thus treated
passed through slight illness. but at
The end OF the month were as well as
he remaining twenty-five. He now
inoculated all fifty with the strongest
anthrax poison, predicting that with.
iii twenty-four hours. or before 9
O'Clock next day. the twenty-five
who were inoculated for the first time
would all be dead, while the others
would be perfectly well. AIarge num-
Der OF cattle proprietors. veterinary
surgeons. cavalry officers, and 9th.
ers interested i'll animals, gathered
next day on the field where were the
subjects OF the experiment. At 2
O'Clock twenty-three OF the unpro-
tected SHEEP were dead; the twenty
fourth died at 3 the twenty-fifth at 1.
But the twenty-five vaccinated sheep
were all in perfectly good condition.
One oi them who had been purposely
inocmlatcd with an extra dose OF the
poison had been slightly indsposed
for 1. few hours, but he was now as
well us The rest. RICHARD A. PROCTOR.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
George Washington, Cn,rtship.

D..
..,,,,, -, , 49,. w.,
'''''' ''''' e'''' '' WY ''N' WASH
lns'"n WAS ordered ny th" quarter
nih~tei general of th" British forces
to leave Nirch..,,r and mrl. nil
lo.,.to Wi,,i,,n,Lur, ,h,r. II, cy.
ulaju ,o Governor ,uI co,,n,il IN
wl,,, =, ,l..,.,,.,,,. ,ouii,io ion ,h. N,r-
ril,i;, ,,n,,,. w.,.. -. r,..,r,l,I ,ln,l.
in,ana ,.,r,i,nu.u,s. Arcor,linglv hc
set n,r on i I,or-..i,rk nccomnnni,,]
l,v hi; ..,~,,,, n5i,. Il; .l,n,
Tho ,ynm.,n b.,I r,,.,,.d Williams
i.rry. ..u ,h. pi,,,iu,;,.,, rivor ,nJ
hnj ..,......,l ON ,i,,. ho,t whom ,hnv
me, Mr.. Cbambrr,,vnc, 81 vir,inin
rru. ,rr,.n. li,;n, IN ,h. nc;rhl,or'
hood. The l,osp.tt,nIn planter insi., ,
.,j tim, Wasl,in.tnu .ho,,ld mt oucnro
TO his hn,,,. II wn., forenoon and
dinner wn,,I,ji,o ..,.y.a a.us,,ol early
and Hi.rr ,ha, Col Washington could
90 furw.ra 10 W,iIia,usl,,,r,. If roh.
must. Besides MI ,hut. there wa, a,
charming yn,,,tr widow nt hi. house,
col. VI hin.f"n mus, have known
lrn.. ,i.r daughter al John Dnn,I,i.lrr.
a,l the wi(n oi .l,,r purkr ,'u-,is'
N,r. u,,a hospitality va harl , q resist
a~hin..nn wnr,li srav 10 dinner il
h,- nn.t would ln, him hurry oiY inn.
no,lrn',lv aft.,wari.
BD.Eop was bi,i,ien to bring his
mastrr'.; hors. around after ,Iinnrr in
l"nr!orr,l himself TO his host. Dinner
i"'ln""''. and III" afternoon went by,
ana Hr.' 'hanio',riayncwns III eXccllt nj
hnnn"r, ~ h" h'pt one eye on III"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
Record OF casuaIt,e,

The upper story Of a fiat building on
North Clark street Chicago, on which men
were working caved in, carrying all the
men and debris through four iioo,s to the
cellar. -Four men were serious injured, two
OF thom fatally.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04

A fire at the Union stock yards. Chicago,
destroyed five barns conta lining 5000
tons Of hay, and two cribs with $4,000
bushels ni corn. Loss. Sio0.OOO.
The run"r, current North about yellow
fever in Southern Florida are exaggerated
There has been II mild type Of fever u:
Plant City. all winter, resembling yellow
iever, but the disease has tor minated.
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A story has lately been told that
illustrates a. r. Stewart t'snoted eco
nomical spirit. He ladgivcn q dinner
and theatre party, aud instead OF
taking his guests TO the theatre in
carriages, ;ls they expected. he hailed
a stage and democraiically hustled
them all into it. Judge and Mrs. I'LL
ton were OF the party. While paying
the fares Mr.. Stewart dropped piece
OF money, and during almost the ell.
tire trip kept turning up the straw in
the bottom OF the stage in search OF
it. Judge Hilton, who was sitting
near HIM, took from his pocket q
nickel. and, passing it to the million
aire. said: "tor heavens sake, Mr..
Stewart. put this i'll your pocket, and
don't kick up any more dust with
trat straw" And here is something
st,,ar about Mrs. John jacob As.
tor. who died not long ago: One
night, when the candle by which the
servants lighted their way to bed
gave out before the allotted time.
Mrs. Astor said to Justine, the old
French woman who had lived with
them for some years, sprinkle salt
around the wick, Justine, and it will
ii i.ht you to bed"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
Americans in London,

a rorrc i'"n,icnt OF the Springfield
Union tells al an American in London
VIII" had occasion to get some encrav-
in. done. lie went to an engravcr q
get II "clit' made, and remarked that
he was not generally pleased with
English engraving thus far he had
found that il WAS inferior to what he
could -ct at home. Handing the en-
gr;,vcr the copy he said "If you can
do as good work as that you may
rake me the engraving" The en-
.raver promised that il should be
done to his satisfaction. In ~ few
days proof of it WAS sent to the office
by an errand boy. The American
looked at 1t, passed il over to his
assistant, aud remarked in the boys
presence: "That is well done; as
good as VIC have been getting at
home" This pleased the hoy, who
added this enlishtenins remark: "Yes,
master took n deal OF pains to please
you; he got an American to make it,"
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siISA tI.:.

The session OF the senate to-day was
opened with prnyer by Rev. pr. II. Pcreira
Mrandez. rabbi Of HE Sunni- Ii and Portu-
gues" congregation "f NJ" iurh, who, ac.
corlin. to the Jewish custom, wore his
nat While engaged in prayer. This is the
second instance probably, in the history
oil the government certainly within the