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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
An Interesting Experiment.

An interesting experiment to the medical
profession is now in progress Mt the New
York hospital. Thomas Young, who was
handling hides in u Wholesale lea thor h ouse
on April IL, had just thrown one from his
shoulders when he felt II sharp sting on his
neck Immediately below his right ear.
Tho following Friday his neck became 30
sore and swollen that lie was obliged to
quit work. Iodine afforded no relief and
on the next Sunday morning he was taken
to the hospital and placed under the care
Of Dr. Gordon. Mr.. Young told the ply.
scian that he thought he had been bitten
by an insect which burrows in new leather
brought from the South and West. Mr..
Young died. An autopsy demonstrated
that the man died OF malignant edema, n
disease which when it aiIlicts cattle is cat.
tie anthrax. II is thought that some OF
the anthrax bacillus was in the hide
handled by Mr.. Young, which rubbing
against an abrasion on his neck inoculat
ed him with the disease. A quantity OF
Mr.. ioungs blood was saved, which il he.
ing examined with the microscope for the
bacillus. When that il found, animals
will he inoculated with it, and the result
carefully noted.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
All About Blaine,

Under tho caption "Mr. Blaine, A High
" Imported Intimation." the New YORK
Sun nlem., prints the following,
A political rumor reaches II. from higl
Republican source and of SO important q
charact", that we publish it prominently
According to this intimation, the last
thing that MIR. Blaine will do as he
in to bring him home to the United
States. will be To renew in the most posi-.
tive Language his refusal to bo the Re.
publican candidate for the presidency
This time. the declaration will be 40 abso.
lutte that it will give to all his friends n
notice which they cannot ignore. He will
say that even il lie should be nominated
by the Republican convention, he will re.
fuse to stand and as it will be impossible
To communicate with him after the publ.
cation of this new refusal unit! the conven.
tiun has met and done its work and ad
jonrncti. his most enthusiastic supporters
Tor hoping that lie may bs induced tu
change his mind and accept the non,ina-
ton.
About the health OF Mr.. blaine, his son
Walker Blaine. OF Chicago, says: II re
ccivcd n letter from my mother 'la ted
Rome. April 10. She says that my father
at the time Of writing was in the very best
of health. He was going out every day.nnl
enjoying his visit to that city IN the highest
degree. Invitations Of a social nature
were pouring in upon him in great mum
hers. and he was accepting AZ many o.
them as his time would permit. There
was not The slightest symptom OF any
ailment about him. Indeed, on tho con
trary. he had not felt SO stron. and Wig.
nrnus for many years"
Walker Blaine also stated that his faith.
er- trip to Europe was entirely for pleas
ure and not for health.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
items About People.

Hon. AbsaIom Townsend, ono of th
oldest and l'estknow residents of fGalena,
and Wisconsin lead mines, ,iiel ut his
home in Shullsburg, in the latter state.
aged seventy.eisht years. lie WAS for
many years prominent in the politics of
Wisconsin, and represented his district for
several terms in the state senate.
Mr.. Phelps WAS upon tho floor Of the
house and senate the other day. II hia
men who have protested that he ought
not to be appointed chief Justice because
he appears like an Ensliahmnn. he un.
doubtcdly failed to accomplish his pur.
pose. Mr.. Phelps looks, talks and dresses
like an Englishnan.
novel marriage occurred at Aberdeen,
Oak. George w. Griswold OF Nina, OAK,
was united to Miss Hattie Hunt OF Chi.
cago, whom he saw for the first time nm
hour before the ceremony. The marriage
is the result OF correspondence begun
ia an industrious youpg farmer in fair cir.
cumstances. Miss Hunt is q rather at.
tractive, bright and modest German girl.
Their meeting, which was warm and naf.
fected. indicated q clear case of love by
correspondence.
Miss Ada Bell Richards, daughter OF the
late Capt. 8. e. Richards of st. Louis a
cousin Of President Arthur. was married
to DR.. Wright OF the Choctaw nation. In.
dian Territory. the ceremony by by Rev.
DIR. Marshall, a cousin OF the bride. The
groom is aquarter bloodcd Choctaw Iu
dian, a son OF the late Gov. Wright Of the
Indian Territory. He is IL we'll educated
physician, 30 years old and quite hand
some. The couple became acquainted
while Miss Richnrds was doing missionary
work in the territory last year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
HISTORICAL,
Cen. Grants Reasons for Accept
ing the Republican Non,in alton
S,> tQES


New York Special: Gen. Sherman has
given tn the North American Review Il copy
"f II letter received Ivy Him from lien.
Grant in June. 1865, in which the great
soldier gives his reasons for accepting the
Republican nomination f"rpresi'ient. The
letter is historical and iutcrenting. 1t ia
az fullOws:
"lfEAn!UAH1EHs az THE UNITED STATES,
WAsHlSGruN, u. G., .Iun" II, lists. =
bear Sir-iour kind favor written from
New Mexico, il received. Inu understand
not occupy for any mere personal consid-
Grafton, but from the nature Of the contest
since he close ot active hostilities. have
been forced into it in spite OF myself. l
could not back down with out, as il seems
to me, leaving the contest for power
for the next four years between
mere trading politicians, the clr-
vhtion Of whom, no matter which par.
ty, would lose to us lnrscIy the results Of
the costly war we have gone through
Now the democrats will he forced to
adopt u good platform and put upon it Il
relia able man. who, ii elected, will disap.
point the copperhcad element of their
party. This will be u great point gained if
nothing more is accomplished. feel very
grateful to the officers of our army whose
military achievements made my reputn-
ton hs we'll as their own, to know that
they support me in this new field. do
not expect or want active support but
merely the satisfaction Of knowing what
your letter assures me OF onyour purt. OF
ficers who expect to make the army their
home for life have to serve under success
sive administrations and should not make
themselves ohnoxioms to any party likely
ever to come into power. shall not ask
you to come to Washington until after
November, and probably not then. For
myself ! ex,ect to be away from here
most of the time, but shall keep within
telegraph and being within the limits OF
my command will exercise 1t.
Yours Truly,
H. s (iR@ST
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
Diligence in Business.

'Dligent in his busincss." 1t is the
man who is dili.ent in his own busi.
ness to whom the exalted position is
promised. There are people, dearly
beloved, who are diiuent in every
body el>e' usiness, and have there
fore no time to attend to their own.
They do not stand letore kings; they
more frequently stand before the po-
lice Judge. Their diligence is not conf
mendabIe. A workman is known by
his chips; so alas! is the faro banker.
DO you be dli.ent in your own bust
ness and be content with its rewards.
You may not walk so many miles in
day as Fitzgerald, but you can sleep
II good deal more in that time, and il
you do not get so much money for it.
nett her do you get so many hli>ters.
On your little salary at the suspenler
counter. you can not clean up $780,
600 on Wall Street this week. But
hen neither can you he cleaned out
OF $50, 900 next week.
You may not be able to set The
fashions in male attire, but you can
fill your soul with nameless 10Y and
an cNaltntion Of celestial birth. and
climb to the top Of high Olympus, and
lean back and pile you feet on the
sofa, and make yourself easy with the
immortal gods. by paying your land.
lady every Saturday and keeping even
with your tailor. You may never be
the Washington correspondent OF ~
society paper, bul then your hair
won't turn white in the asonizel effort
10 explain what it isabout q senator's
wifi. who has red hair. ;reckl.s. no nl,.
per teeth, II hair wart OH her nose,
and a twanc in her shrill voire. that
'makcs her SO bcwitchin.ly beautiful
ard universally admired"
Just l'e '|llgent in your own bust
ness. and wait in raticnte Tor the re-
ward OF your ,lii.;en e. II may he q
little slow in coming. The mills OF
the gods grind slowly, so does hand.
organ on the "last Rose OF summer"
stop. but it always GETS there. And
don't pay more ior the reward than
the reward is wort h. \ MAN who lives
on twenty nine cents day will be
apt TO die wealthy, but he won't die
very tat. II is the liberal soul that
shall bc made lat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
Sharp Letter to sheehan,

In reply to n petition form the settlers
ri crow Wing and Clss counties complain.
ins Of ,lrpredations, etc. which have been
committed by reservation Indians, and
asking that such Indians he restrained
from maxim. incursinns into the settle
mrnt of he petitioners. the department. OF
the interior has addressed the following
litter To 7. J. Shcclan. Indian agent at
the White Earth agency:
WASHINGTON. y. G., April l6.-J. r..
,%lr"hnn, Esq. United States Indian Agent.
White Earth Ascncy-Sir: nm in receipt
uf II letter by department reference from
Hon. knute Nelson inclosing one from
II. e. StionS. dated Braincr,i. April I.
t'u,i-,nittin. three petitions signed by i3l
Persons, settlers in the counties OF Crow
Wing aud Cass. complaining that reservn.
lion lndians 60 into the settlements, pur.
.'t,asc whisky aud commit dspredntionH
ana other olienses, and pray that the prop.
~ Indian agents DO instructed to resi- rain
Ill Indians from making such incur.ions.
N'"u are instructed to make a Thorough
nvestigation OF the subject and take
,l.th prompt and effective meas
nres as will result in keeping the lndianr
ni their reservation. =" 81 Yol
"l say to the Indians that il they con
n'n To annoy settlers that they viii h'
able To arrest and prosecution under tn,
| '.,~a ni the state, Hod further that Ill.
.''iers may becoms exusperatsd and rc
= rttc v,clsnes I'm lses they 40 threaten
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
Decidedly Queer
rom the Atlanta Constitution.

FROM tnc Atlanta constitution.
When an exceptionally warm day
comes along, our Northern visitors
are loud in their expressions of de.
light. On the other hand, when we
nave u touch OF cold weather, they
shiver under their heavy wrap pings
and utter vigorous complaints.
This sstrange. One would natural
ly suppose that the Northerner in the
South would object to the heat,
and feel braced up on q cold day.
Soutllerners, however. are just as
peculiar. When they find themselves
in Chicago in the dead OF winter, with
the Thermometer 20 deg. below zero,
they take the streets and enioy
themselves. Old Chicagoans walking
With them vctheir noses frozen and
are ready tosuccumb, but the tourists 8
from the Sunny South are at their
best. But, when the summer comes,
the Southerncrs who are caught in the
Northern cities pant and blow, and
declare that the heat is killing them.
But it does not pan out this way
all the time. In his second winter in
the North the Southerneryieldst TO the
rigorous climate. and the Northerner
down South begins to enter his protest
against the long summers.
Perhaps the explanation is to be
found in the fact that the change OF
climate is at first Il tonic. Later, tho
tourist. whether North or South,
relapscs into his normal condition,
and what pleased him at first worries
him. OF course there is still another
stage with most people. They become
acclinla.ed and then they are all right
Men from the far North have led an
active life in the South for fifty years.
and sontherners transplanted to the
North have thoroughly accustomed
themselves to the climate.
Generally, however, the Southerner
who goes North, and the Northerner
who comes South, teel braced up at
first, and then suffer relapse. 1t is
only after arclimatization that they
are affected by the climate in their
new homes just as their neighbors are
affected.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
Record Of Casualties.

George n. Baker, a prominent and
wealthy young farmer residing two miles
west OF Fairmont. MINI. WAS struck by
lightning and instantly killed while build.
ing wire fence. rain storm prevailed
ct the time.
Acyclone struck the east edge OF the
town of Pratt, Kansas. lemolishing sever.
al houses and killing Mrs. Wm. Fisher.
Many other persons were seriously hurt
by flyn. debris. This 10 the second cyclone
Pratt has had this spring.
Jacob Haubrich, while unloading wood
at the Empire mill at New Tim, Mimi,
was thrown in front oi the wagon by the
breaking OF IL stake. The team ran away
and both wheels passed over his body. His
injuries are internal and will prove fatal.
At Chippewa Falls. Wis, William Will.
Jams. who is foreman OF the big mill and
an old riverman and John Shea. an old
emyloyc OF the company.aId one perfectly
familiar with the river. insisted on return.
Ing to the city in the skill which they had
been using in breaking IL small jam. much
against the wishes aud advice Of their fri.
low eiitI..nyes aud the manager "f thu romI'
pnny, They started down lie rapids lnt
ne" o"ly gone II few r.,'lr When the b,ai
S;ans'hs'l nnd both were ,vawn 'rt" the
H"es current ard drowned,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
GEN. GRANTS s,RrnpAY
tts Anniversary Celebrated In New
xcrks t: no.ston and H!t,sbu!g, With

In comemoration Of the birthday OF Gen,
Grant. reunions were held aud banqnets
given in many cities. In grand banquet
at New York at Delmin,co's. Gen. Sher.
man presided over the first table, and on
his right sat Chauncey NJ. Depew-the ora.
Abram S. Hewitt. Among them present
were.
Gen. William Malone, Gen. William II.
Seward. tho son OF Llncoln's secretary oi
state Hon. George w. Childs Cyrus w.
Field Rev. John Il. Paxton. Edward S.
iicrrepont. Gen. G, B. Comstock, w. e.
Andrews, Samuel Sloan, Capt. W. W. Pax.
ton, Albert Bierstadt. Gen. Fitz John Por.
ter. Col. A. Loudon Snowden Of Philatlcl.
phin, ID. y. Mills, Gen. Stewart J.. Wood.
lord, Gen. Wager Swaync, Col. Douglass.
Col. Robert q. Ingersoll, Ellio! +. Shepard,
Hon. Elihu Rood and Herman L. Armour.
The menu card was an elaborate one,
engraved on double sheet of celluloic,
shaped like n field tent, and richly trim.
med with colorcd silk. On one side was /.
portrait Of the late general. and on the
other the record OF his life. Among the lot.
ters Of regret we're those received from tho
Hon. William M. Evarts, Gen. j. s.
Moseby, Gen. S. B. Buckner. Gen. j. u.
Johnston, j. G.. Bancroft Davis, Cen y.
II. Sheridan, Gov. ID. b. Hill, Senator John
Sherman, Senator Hiscock and Admiral
Ghcrartli.
President Cleveland sent the following
telegram: "Will recall with heartfelt
homage the virtues and achievements Of
the illustriOus American"
CONFEDERATE TRlRuTEs.
The following are extracts from the let.
tcra read:
Col John 4. Mosehy--l regret that |
cannot he with you on tho occasion to
add my tribute to the memory OF the gen.
erous soldier whose victories in peace were
n" less renowned than in war. With feel.
inss Of pride ] remember that | honorel
him in life, and was not one Of those who
did not discover his virtues until he was
dead.
Gen. james l.ongstrect-I was more in.
d"hte'l to Gen. Grant for personal kind.
ness than to any other friend living or
dead
Gen. Joseph l.. Johnston and Eitz Hugh
Lee also read letters oi regret.
Gen. Sherman in introducing Chauncey
NJ. l,epew to respond to the formal toast
--"rhc Day W. Celebrate, said:
Washinst on never took the oath Of gen.
eral of the army Of the United States. and
was buried II lieutenant general There
have never been in this country hut two
generals, Grant nn.l Sherman lprolonred
applause, and three lieutenant genernls-
Washington, Scott and Sheridan.
Mr. l'"pew delivered II brilliant oration
in which lie compared and contracted
President Lincoln aud Gen. Grant.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
Foreign News Nuggets.

The London Chronicle announces the ap.
proachinc marriage OF lo.cph Chamberlain
to Miss Endicntt, daughter of the Ameri
can secretary of war.
While President carnot, Of France, Was
laying the foundation stone of new lyce
um at Asen. n platform on which were
seated hundreds OF guests collapsed and
all were thrown to the ground. Twenty
persons were injured.
In the Canadian house OF commons Sir
Charles Tuppcr gave notice Of resolutions
which he will move in committee on wavs
and means. designed to secure for Canada
the advantages of f.ee lumber into the
Uniteh States in the event OF the Mills
tariff bill becoming a law.
At the trial OF Fl. McKittrick and George
Wolfe, Tor alleged completely in the Union
bank robbery at Winnipeg. both prisoners
were committed to stand trial at the neA I
aesiza. Diamond. who was dismissed. in
tends taking action against the Union
bankfor $50 ,00n damages for false arrest.
Mckittrick and Neia we're released on S..
600 bail.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
A Farmer punfounded.
m the l;ockland, Me-. Courier.

From the kockland, Me-, Courier.
4 Eockland man who owned a COW
made IL barSin with butcher to kill
and sell it on commission. 1t SO hap
nened that the first offer the butcher
received tor the meat was from the
owner OF the COW, vino did not recog.
nize the carcass. Three quarters of
the meat was sold to him for five
cents Il pound, and he atterward sold
it again at Il small profit. The next
day he bought the ren,alnn. quarter,
beating the accommodation. butcher
down on his price. and sold that
quarter for j, small profit. When he
set led with the butcher for his own
COW he was indignant that this meat
man sold it so cheap. and was dun.
founded when he heard that he him
self vas the purchaser,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
wARDwELL & THOMPSON, Published 9
Subscription. s2 Ter Aunum. in Adv.nc..
plrn OF the NEWS.
Move from Vvashlngton,

W0vvO WVsvs V00uvuVBtVUs "
The president signed Nelson's hill, grant,
ing the Duluth, Rainy Lake Riyer 4 South.
western railway the right OF way through
tho Minnesota Indian reservations.
The report Of the house COMMITTEES on
elections on the Lynch vandever contest.
ed election case Sixth district OF Califor.
nia) will hold that not enough ballots
actually cast were thrown out to have
changed the result in favor Of Lynch, the
Democratic contestant.
The department OF agriculture claims
that the approximate damage to barley,
rye, millet, ETC.. by tho chintz bug was
last year about S6O,OOO.OOO. They at
tackled wheat and rye first, tl,en barley
and oats. and aiterwar,l corn, grass, mil
let, aorgum and broom corn.
With all the expedition possible Speak.
er Carlisle does not now think it probable
that congress will adjourn hefore the mid.
die OF August. One month at least after
the meeting OF two national conventions
will bs devoted to the making Of campaign
w.le larger than any which preceded it
This congress will surpass them all.
The secretary OF the treasury opened
proposals of sales OF bonds to the govern.
ment, under the circular Of April II. The
total amount offered was 81, 1924, 600
Tho secretary accepted the following offers
$50, 900 coupon AZ at 1.25; $40, OOO and
$4,000 registered 4s at $l.24S; $l5,UOt
coupon and $4,000 registered 4s al
$l9l.7O; $3.50. 900 coupon and 5000
registered AZ at SIPS. All the other offer,
were rejected.
The President has sent the followin.
nominations to the Senate: Postmasters
Hiram T. Graham. Eau Claire, Wis.,, Will
Jam H. Clark. Jr., Florence. Wis; James
N. Custard. Hayward. Wis; John Metzer
Little Falls. Minn.; Samuel +. Carroll,
Adel, Iowa; Elias L. Brownell, Spirit Lake,
Iowa; Harry G. Briley. Dell Rapids, OAK.
daniel z. McLaurin, Grand Forks, Oak !
jacob r. Zieback, Scotland, Dak.; John X
prendergast, Webster. OAK; Oliver s
Glenn. Bellevue, Idaho, and William Il
Griffin, Moscow, Idaho.
Mr. Nelson has directed the attention o
Secretary Villas to the fact that the agent
upon the White Earth reservation il re-
ported to have been engaged in canvass
ing among the Indians to eccure their on
position to his bill for the civilization o.
the Chippewas and their request for tlt
adoption o. the agreements made with the
Northwestern Indian commission last
year. lie has asked the secretary to as
certain definitely to what extent Ayen
Sheehan has interested himself in this mat
ter, and why he has taken SO deep an in
terest in it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11

The Burlington & Quincy road has vio.
lated the terms Of the recent passenger and
freight agreement in max ing IL circus con
tract at less rate than that fixed. This
nulliicB the agreement. and leaves the
various roads free to make such rates on
circus transportation ;lS they choose.
The greeting of Queen Victoria in Berlin
was everywhere respectful aud many times
the waiting crowds chcercd with eEthusi.
nsEl. Tho Queen made three visits 20 En-.
Ieror Frederick = sickroom.
Lord Wolseley. at the banquet TO Sir
John Fender dsapproved the present
English army and navy system, which he
said would sooner or later land the coun.
try in disaster.
The Dominion government re 4,,ested the
hill to charter the Western & Northwest.
ern road, now before parliament at Otta
wa, to stand over for another session.
This company contemplated building n
cutoff to the boundary. but the govern
| ment refused It's assent. the intention hc.
ing it is supposed. to not allow more than
the Red River Valley road at present.
In the Canadian house Of commons the
correspondence with the United States
bearing ON the sea tishcri"s question waa
called Tor. Sir Charles Tupper and Sir
| John Macdonald assure the house that
| they had the utmost confidence that the
| United States would Ire forced to com
pensate all Canadians damaged by the
seizures.
The President has issued an order rs.
signing Mnj. Gen. Crook tn I'll. comn,ani
| of the Iii vision III the Missouri and Rriy
Gen. Brooke TO the command ri th4 divi.
Ion ri tbs riatts.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11
Wholesale PojsonjnR.

A Rio .Ianciro letter Ia the New York
Herald says Accounts have been received
from the Southwestern frontier OF San
Panlo OF the alleged poisoning OF Indians
in mass. According to the statements
forwarded thence to San I'aulo a certain
Joaquin Cmeno. who has seventy armed
men under his command. recently as.
saulted large Indian villages, and
while the frightened Indians were
absent poisoned by strychnne not
only the food and drink abandoned by tho
iuyitives but also the wells and springs.
According to Rucnos own declaration he
found, when no returned IL few days later.
1000 cnrpses ri Indians in Il village. He
had poisoned 500 Indians. and he wa.
about to treat similar another in viii ch
5000 Indians resided.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-11

The day was given up tn the speech OF
ingalls, OF Kansas in reply to SEN nator
VOORHEES, of Indiana which i, said to have
been one of the savayest personal philip.
pics ever heard in HE Senate. The situ,l.
ton is thus related by IL reporter. Mr..
Voorhees, Is lcfi b.: the speech In u peculiar
position. Mr., In:ail- in> tied ly Voorhees,
attack upon bi.nseif tn aasu,ns that NoO..
bees was one al tils II ,.sd Cniou lsAdeYa ol
ths rer, looked iutc his military fssopd,