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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10
WInona and st. Peter Railroad
lands.

The secretary Of tho interior has directed
the CO ommissioner OF the general land of.
flee to domand OF the Winonn & st. Peter
road the return OF certain evcn.numbered
sections Of land certified to it in lieu of
odd:numbsrsd sections relnquished by the
road from Its grant. because occupied at
the time the withdrawal OF the grant was
made. A full statement OF tho govern.
ment's view Of tho matter, taken up on
tho suggestion OF Congressman Lind, will
ha !ubmitted to the road with The demand,
ana upon the s.uswer of the road will de-
pend the action to be taken ny VI. govern.
ment.. Mr.. Lind mndy an argument bc.
lore the SECRETARY of the treasury on the
question as to the status of lands lying
within granted and indemnity limits at
the intersection OF the two lines OF road,
The St. Paul ~ Sioux City und
the Winona & ST. Peter cross each
other in Minnesota, and were given grants
OF land under the came net. given them the
same right to granted lands lying within
the limits OF both grants. Certain lands
lying within the granted limits OF the
the indemnity limits OF the st. Paul n
Sioux City. Certain of these tracts, hrng
occupied by homesteuders when the
Winona & st. Peter filed it's map
OF definite location, were excepted
from that grant. but being
subsequently abandoned, the st. Paul ~
Sioux CITY claimed them as indemnity. A
ruling OF the department has settled that
IL tract OF land occupied by ~ settler when
n withdrawal is made and subsequently
rclinquishco does not assimilato with the
grant, but reverts to the public domain.
This, Of course. bars the Winona & st.
Peter from Ginning the lands, but gives
the St. Paul g. Sioux City
right in it as indemnity land,
tthe dspnr.c.Et people have held. Mr..
LIND contends, an1,.;, ID. .;,.t neither
road should have tlir lands, but that the
rule enuncatcd in relation To the occupied
tracts should apply to, indemnity land us
well as granted lands. Mr.. Lind's argu.
ment is acknowledged by the law division
to be Wrong ono und Secretary Villas
was considerably impressed by it. Con-
gressmen Rice and Mcdonald were present
at the interior department with Mr.. Lind.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10
worst OF the SEASON.
Tho Reoenk sllzzsrs In the eas.
Completely Eollpses all North.
western 4fforto.

The storm which has ragged at osweso,
N. Y, for several days was worse than ey.
er on the 28th. Deep cuts ON tho railroads
that had just been cleared OF snow were
once more filled up. The Thermometer
was 10 deg. below zero, and the wind blew
60 miles an hour: All trains on the Rome,
Watertown 4 OEdensbulg road were
again abandoned. The Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western was also badly
blocked. and trains were making very
poor time. The blockade was the worst
in years. and every effort was made to
raise IL, but with very little effect,
as the high winds filled the cuts upas soon
as cleared.
Advices from the upper part OF tho state
show that traffic is still held fast IN tho
grip OF Jack Frost. Hundreds Of freight
cars are laid up at East Syracuse, and live
stock Is being unloaded to save from star.
walton and freezing. A family in the town
Of shawangun lost n child by death. The
storm has prevented any arrangements
being made for the funeral.
Eleven passenger trims were stuck In
drifts within fifty miles OF Syracuse. A
snow plow with five engines had been sent
out by the New York Central, but its Ia.
bnrs were useless, as the wind drifted the
snow back on the track as soon as it pass.
cd. The snow In the cuts near Cato is
over thirty feet deep.
All trains ON the Massachusetts branch
OF the Housatonic road were Abandoned.
"A drift near Great harrington, Mass,
eighty rods long and fifteen feet deep was
Cleared one day and filled again the next.
Reports from No,thern New England in.
dicate an uGinte. supted continuance Of
the very cold weather with O. limited move.
ment OF trains. The snow is badly drifted
and it will take some time to clear tho
tracks SO that travel may he resumed.
Reports from susquehanna, Pa, say
It was the worst blizzard ever known in
that section.
Cattle on the cars at Palmyra, n. V,
were freezing to death from the effect Of in.
tense cold and long exposure.
Almost every road in Northampton
county was reported to be blockadcd with
snow from five to six feet deep.
Frank 7. Hartley, we'll known music
teacher, was frozen to death in an orchard
at Southboro, Mass.
Communication northwartl from Phila.
delphia was cut off, aud st was reported
the worst storm for half n century.
From Boston it is reported that -n..et,
suffering prevails all over New England.
Miles o! freight carS were eide.trackcd be-
tween Albany and fPittsfield. Over one
hundred belated passengers were at Pitts.
field, many OF them without money.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10
Bishop ireland In Washington.

Washington Special: Bishop Ireland will
remain here five or six days longer as the
guest Of Father Chnppell, when lie will re.
turn to ST. Paul. At n mectin: in the in
terest OF the new university bishop Ire.
land mado an eloquent address. Among
other things he said
The university was placed in this city in
the center OF American life because hero it
would be most widely known. We are not
afraid OF the light; We court it. All Amer.
leans are proud OF this beautiful city.
They feel that it ia their city and'they arc
at home. Other cities wanted the univer-
sity. They made splendid Offers. In Chi
cago they say, why didn't you locate
the university here? We would have run
up the building for you in IL little while" 3"
But placed anywhere else the university
would have been local institution; now
it will he national.
Bishop Ireland evoked n laugh
at the expense OF Father Chap
pcu by saying that the latter
had promised that Washington would con-
tribute $50, 900 il the university was To-
Gated here. II intend to hold Dr. Chappell.
to this agreement continued the bishop,
'and if you don't contribute the money lie
will have to pay it himself" The bishop
then said that in November 1889, they
expected to open the university. The di.
vinity department would be started first
Will, eight or ten professors, then the 9th.
cr faculties for the department OF philoso.
ply. letters, etc.. until the grand plan was
realized; $4,000 has already been sub
scribed in the city.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10
Husss.s Of Foreign News,

The court Of appeals Of Franco has de.
cided that priests In France are entitled to
marry.
Joseph Chamberlain said that the story
that he WAS TO be governor general of
Canada was absolutely without iounda.
tion.
Lord Mayor Sexton Of Dublin, who has
been III Of typhoid fever. has so far recov.
cred that he 10 able to sign official docu.
ments.
Lady sackville. Q sister.in.law Of Sir
Lionel Sackville West. British minister et
Washington. died suddenly in London Of
heart disease.
David Mason, professor Of rhetoric and
English literature In the University OF
Edinburgh, delivered lecture In that city,
in which he characterised Isnatius Don.
nelly's 6hakspesrean cryptoSram az mis-.
cradle drivel, and tissue Of arithmetieal
puzzles which would b. hissed even in he'd.
lam.
The civilians residing on the island upon
which 10 situated Fort Westmorsla and, in
QueenssoWn harbor, having made bonfires
oi tar barrels to celebrate their release OF
NJ. Brien from Tullimors ieil. the gov.
srnnn6ot has decided upon their eviction,
and s6h3srs will b Used for their eject.
msnt fofthwith.
Wdired Blunt has been suffering from
rheumatism three dsys at Dublin. owing
to his cell being unhsated, II is aileeed the
prison officials refused to permit him to
70 into the infirmary. Cox, II. p, arrested
In London, 70 10 the Ennis jail. The wslls
Of his eel aes ssskins With moistdfs. The
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10
Wants to be Promoted.

Great indignation is heard in army cir.
cles over n petition filed by friends Of Gen.
N. A. Miles, asking for his promotion to
major general in place OF Gen. A. II. Terry,
who is now in Florida on sick leave. Gen.
Miles is now commanding the department
OF Arizona and tho petition which asks
for hin promotion is signed by all the sen.
ntors and representatives ofcongrcss from
tho Pacific slope. He is the only brig.
adler general and the one he de-
sires to snpplant is the only
major general not graduate Of West
Point academy. Gen. Miles attained his
military career as captain in the Twenty
second Massachusetts infantry. and Tor
gallant and meritorious services became
major general of volunteers. InJuly, 1866.
he became colonel OF the Forticth infan.
try, and was the youngest rcsimental com.
mander in the service. He had great in
nuence in military, social and political
circles, not alone from his standing as n
fighter but from the fnct that he is the
nephew OF Gen. W. 7. shcrman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10
A Lady's View of the Harem.

Interview With Ex-Governor Stanford.
During our ten days eojourn in Constant.
noplc, III January of last year, Mrs. Stanford
aud managed TO zee pretty much everything
that was worth seeing, "A fact that was greatly
due To tho nol;r.c-y of General Wallace, the u,
$ Minister at that Capital. For example, Mrs,
Stanford, WAS Il Sncs. i'll several of tho most
aristpr'a'ic larems, while se and / were
acr"itlc'. the somewhat unusual privilege of in
srrr'ins the crown jewels. l may say that
my wife was no; favorably impressed with tho
matrimonial condition Of Turkish women,
for s!tc found tia, even those of the highest
rn'k hn'l hron 20 persistcntly treated a.
ov;lt;r own children that their thoughts and
action' were Of a decidedly infantile turn.
h'hcY play with pet animals as the iittls girls
in this country 90 with their ,lolls are indolent
iii innnner, and. asa rule. s.Ovcnly in dress,
although makinS Il brilliant outward show
when vi-iiols arc expected Their utter scclu-
sion from the world il pitmblc to think Of,
AID must naturally dwarf their intellccts;
wn:i" their enforced lazincss, OF course, tends
I" develop seitishncsS and obesity Many of
'lIcr faces aIc pretty. but they are rarely
Ina ked with tho intelligence that is born az
r'ilc. Of experience and observation. The
r.ic! wife i'll the scragin of tho late Sultan ia
'""#i"ti with profound respect by the few who
'".'t II contact with her, but she told Mrs.
S'.iin.r! that she had not been outside the ha-
rom wall. for twelve years past. Can you i'm
aGtn" an American woman, rich in power,
health and money, who. wond voluntarily sub.
init to such absolute stagna.ions II the ultra
w"nian's rights advocates would only make
visit 10 Turkey they might cease to regard an
American husband az 'that tyIxnt, man.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10
Report Of the Indian Commissions
on tho White Earth and Red Lake
Indian Agreement.

would certainly recommend that the
question OF the ratification OF these agree.
incnts mny receive early consideration by
congress. don't think can place too
mucl, stress on the importance OF a speedy
consideration OF this matter. With refer
encc to the White Earth agreement. it has
long been the declared purpose and carr.
est desire OF this office to consolidate
the widely separated and scattered
tribes and bands throughout the
state upon the White Earth res
ervntion which is in every way most
arrecahly adapted to the purposes OF In.
dian civilization. and large enough to
meet all the iuture wants OF the entire
Chippewa nation within the borders OF the
state. The condition OF some OF these
scattered bands is dcplorable in the ex-
treme. | feel it my duty to ask that the
report Of the committee may receive your
careful pcrusal and attention. 1t gi yes a
most painful account oi the situation and
surroundings Of some OF these scattered
bands, and don t think that the legisla.
tive branch OF the government would fail
to take notice o! n condition OF affairs 80
shockiu, to the moral sense OF an enlight-
ened people il pressed upon Its attention
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10
Monster Of a Locomotive.

Pittsburs Dispatch: The largest passen.
ger engine ever constructed is nov being
built in the Schenectady Locomotive works
Tor the Michigan Central railroad, and is
calcu lated for express and passenger pur.
poses. II is almost completed, and will
b. sent out in few days. It is a ton.
wheel engine. having three pairs OF coupled
driving wheels and four. wheeled
truck. The drivers are sixty.
eight inches in diameter. The
cylinders are nineteen inches in di.
nmeter, with twenty.iour.nch stroke. The
boiler, which is Of Otis steel. is fifty light
inches in diameter, and has 147 two.incf
semi.steel flues. The re-bo- is eight feet
long by forty.two and sevcn.eighths inches
wide. and, like many recently built. 10
placed above the frames. which gives In.
creased width. The tank is carried on
two four. wheel channel iron trucks. The
capacity OF the tank is $500 gallona, and
The tender hss q capacity oi eight tons d
coal
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10
Tho Democratic Con ventIon to he
held In Chicago.

W. G. Goudy has announced in Chicago
that the Democratic convention will lie
held two weeks before the Republican con
vcntion, and that it will probably be held
in Chicago. One Of the objects Of the re.
cent visit Of Mr.. GnudY was to speak a
good word for the convention for Chicago.
1t had been supposed that the Democratic
convention would he held later than the
Republican. The leaders have all spoken
as il that were certain. 1t formerly WAS
the custom for the administration party
to hold its nominating convention
prior to tn" convention oi the
opposition. The different rule which oh.
tains in the Democratic party orraniza-
tion will premit the convention 10 be cali!
ed earlier than June ~. The six months
rule for notice does not run in tho Demo
cratic committee. The Democratic com.
mittec does not meet until Feb. 22.
The reports that the president hns ever
expressed IL desire that the convention
should he held in New York state have
been officially denied.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10
l.. N. Grifl..
rested, charged VI.
Mofiit, OF the Ssttler,

Ia. N. Grlfl.
rested, charged VI.
Mofiit, OF the Sttler,
At Aberdeen, fire destru,
store OF F. H Willis, the billiard q.
OF p. Abelin and the Germania. Loss,
$4,000.
DIR. John r. Logan, u young physi-
clan OF Grand Forks, narrowly es-
cal'ed asphyxation. The gas pipe
leaked in the room in which he slept.
Aberdeen Building and Loan associa-
tion's annua' report shows that $685.
600 has been loaned for the construc-
tion OF dwellings during the past year.
A conservative estimate places the
amount that will be loaned during
1883 at $4,000.
4 prisoner in the territorial peni.
tentiary ut Sioux Falls, is money
lender. He made q loan Of S4OO re.
Gently on a farm in the vicinity.
The question OF the legality OF the
recent local option election at Sioux
Falls, which was brought before judge
Palmcr's court on u writ OF certiorari,
WAS decided in the affirmative. The
liquor men will take an appeal to the
supreme court OF the territory for
final determination.
Six persons perished in the recent
storm in the vicinity OF Faulktor.
Two little German boys, eight and
twelve years old, were out in the EN-
tire storm and all through tho night.
One OF them is likely to lose little
toe but otherwise they are all right.
At Mitchell, the wife OF Eeverett
Smith, OF the United States land of.
flee. died suddenly OF heart disease.
At Aberdeen, the Farmers Mutual
Live Stock association. stock insur.
ancc organized last spring, is about
to wind up its business. Since Dec.
few Of the members have paid their
assessments. The claims for Losses OF
stock now amounts to about $4,000,
and there is not more than 5000 with
which to meet them. No charges are
made against the officers.
The Hyde county treasurer has
turned over all his property to meet
any deficit that may be found in the
public funds by the examining com.
mittce now at work There is a def.
cheney. but how much is not yet
know.i.
Mrs. Fred sassler, OF Willoughby
township, near Gary, who became in
sane over the fate OF her two boys,
who were lost III the late blizzard,
died. and was buried few days ago.
The boys sought shelter in a school
house. taking their cattle with them,
and were saved.
AT Aberdeen, the agent OF an East
ern machine company closed con-
tract FOR 200 drills with the Farmers
Alliance company. The trarsactlor
involves $4,000. {.
W. p. Crenshaw OF Fargo went to
Wapheton and attached the pro.
ceeds oi the Richard Foote company.
He is the one who was horsewhipped
by Miss Fenton, the star actress Of
the company, at Crookston. Out oi
q 500 house Crenshaw secured $50.
The rest was pat out OF his reach.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10
on you t.
and especin
have no servah
out of their appet.
And Mr.. NlayE erry
subject by arising IRON the I.


out OF their appct..
And Mr.. AlayE rrry
subject BY arising s from the
"Would like to 20? oh, granal.
! should! Will we 90. do you think"
The little, wizcncd old man looked
fondly ut her over his stccl-rimmed
glasses.
$50 you'd like to accept Mr.. May
belry's invitation to dinner, eh, Win
ME? You woulln't be ashamed OF
poor old-fashloned grandfather, ell,
among the fine folks OF the family?
Remarkably line folks, hear, for I'LL
! can remember when Joe was a. boy
together with myself. Fine folk. Win
ME, and you think we'd better go?"
II would like to 90. grandpa. !
don't have amy recreations-l don't
want many, for think rontcnded,
homes. Labor is the grandest thing in
the world, and the best discipline
but, somehow. can't tel! why, but !
want TO 90 cnG wear ny black
cashmere, and you'll be 90 proud oi
me-"
proud Of you, indeed, my child, no
matter what you wear. Yes, we'll
CO."
And thus it happened that among
the ten guests that sat downat Josiah
Mayberry's hospitable. overilowing
board that cold, blue.skied day. Win
ME Wilmington and the little old
man was two--and two to whom Ern-
est paid more attention than ever his
father asked and expected. Of course
it was grand successful excepting
the cold hautenr on Mrs. Maybcr.
ry's aristocratic face, ana that was
failure, because no one took the least
notice OF it, so much more powerful
were be influences of Mr.. Mayberry
and Ernest's courteous, gentlemanly
attentions.
81 only hope you are satisfied"
Mrs. JOSIAH said, with what was
meant to be whitening sarcasm, after
the last guest had gone, and she
stood moment before the fire; "a
only hope you are satistied-pai ticn,
larly with the attention Ernest paid
to that young woman-very unneces.
sary attention, indeed"
Mr.. Mabcrry rubbed his hands to.
cether briskly.
Satisfied. Yes, thankful to God
had it in my power to make them Tor.
get their poverty, ii for only one little
hour. Did you see little Jimmie
lIurd's eyes glisren when Ernest gave
him tae second triangle OF pie? Bless
the youngsters hearts, They won't
have ANYTHING to eat for q week"
81 was speaking OF the young wom-
an who"
Mrs. Mayberry was icily severe. bu:
her husband cut it short.
80 you were-pretty little thing as
ever saw. a ladylike, graceful little
gill, with beautiful eyes enough to ex.
cuse the boy for admiring her"
"The boy. You seem to have for.
gotten your son is 23-oli enough to
fall in love and marry, even a poor
unknown girl you were quixotit
enough td invite TO four table"
Twenty hr"e' 80 he il. And i
he wants t" n'fry besrar. and she
is good virruGus sri-why not?"
! A little gasp ii horror and dismay
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-10
Personal News Notes.

Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain is said to be the
most popular society man in Washington
since President Arthur.
Prof. Nathan Sheppard, Of Saratoga. N.
T.. fell dead from npoplexy in the postof.
fee in New York city.
Sir Thomas Esmonde N. p, is now in
New Hampshire. He will remain in thi,
country about three months longer.
Lieut.. L. Il. Hare, Seventh cavalry,
aide.de. camp to Maj. Gep. Alfred H. Terry,
has been granted an extension Of leave for
one month.
Mrs. Anna Parmlee. who was born in
Vermont April 90. 1884. died near Clinton,
N. Y. Her maiden sister Thankful Stan.
ton died two yemrs ago, aged ninety. nine.
Mrs. c. E. Dickinson, wife OF one Of the
best known merchants at jamestown,
Oak. and lady with many acquaint.
ances throughout Minnesota and Dakota,
died . the Gladstone hotel in that place.
John Talen, Texas state treasurer I'M.
der Gov. Hamilton, died at Galveston,
aged sixty.two years. He bequeathed his
fortune, $l5O.O0O. to the City Of Calves.
ton for the establishment Of an industrial
school.
T. F. Oakes, vice president Of the North.
ern Pacific Railroad company, accom-.
panied by his private secretary, N. C.
1hail and other prominent officials OF the
road, arrived at Portland, Or, on the
81. direct from st. Paul.
Miss Grace Weiser, the young Methodist
revivalist. is meeting with excellent sue.
cess in New York. She engaged in evhngel
ical work five yeara ago last September.
and since that time nearly II, 900 persons
have been converted as . result Of her
labors.
The late Captain William Farran NJ Fair,
haven. Conn, lett an estate valued ut
$500. 900 to his adopted daughter, Miss
Sophia Farren, on condition that she re.
mains unmarried. As Miss Farreni is young
and attractive she finds herself in a pecul.
lar and unpleasant predicament.
Hasborth sahlgaard. Of st. Paul. vice
consul for Sweden and Norway, has re-
ceived tho decoration Of ofknighthood. con.
ferred upon him recently by King Oscar.
Tho decoration is OF solid gold. richly
chased and ornamented. and consists OF u
star of the Order OF Wasa pendant from
an imperial crown. The diploma OF knight.
hood accompanied the decoration.
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window frame has rott.d from the effect.
Of the damp.
Record Of Casualties.

At Pittsburg, Pa. Dalzell's lard oil fac.
tory and an adjoining building was burn
ed. Loss, $65, 900; insured
An explosion occurred In the Metallic
Gap Manufacturing company's works near
Huntington Valley station, Pa. Tho works
wore totally destroyed. The casualties
are az follows: Killcd-John CASTOR.
injnredaFrank Groom, probably fatal y;
Robert Fletcher, Owen Groom, John Scott
John Jartlell, William Wolsh.