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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
Gossip About Willard.

The telegraphed from New York TO tne
effect that Henry Willard is soon to he in
control oi the Northern Pacific railway
and the Oregon ~ Transcontinental com
pnny again arouses a. good deal OF inter.
est in Milwaukee. owing to the Tact that
the Wisconsin Central railway is also con
trollc'l by Willard and his friends. Some
interesting facts have transpired about
Wizards relations with the Oregon ~
Transcontinental company aud the North.
rrn Pacific railroad. When the money
market was tight aud the comunny had
difficulty to- nret. the demands upon il, Mr.
Willard came forward, and, on II few days
notice furnished the Oregon Trancsontl
n"n:al company with $4,000, 900. which
relieved il OF all its embarrassment, and
placed it on II lirm footing. lie
also found purchasers for the Ore.
gnn Railway aud Navigation bonds
thus iurnishin. to that company all
tho money it required. This year Mr.. Vii
lard took IL large part of the Mort hcrm
Pacific third mortgage bonms. Mr. Vii.
lar,is friends in Germany have not only
been willing to furnish large SUMS Of money
FOR these hut are ready to continue to do
so. so f,r Az may be required, aud they
have purchased II larS" amount, oi the
Oregon transportation comp.ny'- stock,
with the expectation that Mr.. Willard will
hereafter be prominent in tho management
ol the company.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
Criminal Calendar.

George Mcknight one OF the veterans at
the Soldiers home. in Milwaukee, com.
mitted suicide by shooting himself through
the head. lie WAS about forty eight years
of age and during the war served in the
Fourteenth Michigan regiment.
Dan Morris, of th. firm Of Morris .v
Travis. has Just returned to Montana
from Maple Greek. y. W. r., where he lett
slim Jim, IL noted horse thief who got
away with thirty seven head OF horses be.
longing to the people of Montana safely
in the hands of the queen.
George Thomas. !, petdler shot and kill
ed Maggie Wise. II divorced woman ut Gin.
cinnati. He then shot himself through the
temple. Thomas and Mrs. Wise had been
living together iur some time as man and
wife. Recently they had violent quarrels.
He went t" the house under the influence
OF liqnor. and IL quarrel arose, which end
e;; in tn" death OF both.
Paul Grotkau, the Miwnukce socialistic
leader, who was sentenced to the house OF
correction about u year ago, but who en-
tered prison April 5, this year, while an
appeal was taken Co the supreme court.
has been released by a writ of habeas cor
pus,s before Judge Johnson Of the supreme
court who decided that the term oipunish-
ment had ended with May Z, 1855.
News Of the murder of Joe Banville by
nn Indian has just reached Tower, Mimi
Bauvilie WAS attentive to the suuaw Of Cut
Face aud caused jealousy. Cut Face laid
for Banville, placed gun at his head and
tire'i blowing II part off. John Durand.
Eanvile's partner. surrounded by In.
dians, carried Banvile to a wiswam near
by and started Tor Tower, eighty miles
distant, chased by Indians. Whisky has
made these Indians furious.
a tragedy growing out OF religious diff
Guilty between Edward Wilman and his
miic. occurred 81 few miles from st. Charles.
Mich desire by Mrs. Wilman some
in,e ago TO unite with the Advent church
met with strong opposition from her hns
hand, an she finally left him and return
ed to hcr fathers house. Wilman drove
M to the house and found Mrs. Wilman
vii. through the breast and an inst ant
later slot himself through the heart. Mrs.
Wmnn will die.
Corner Mcfarland has just returned to
Mason City, Iowa, from the scene OF the
brown poisoning affair. 1t has develop.
e., during the trial that for several years
mast there has been considerable domestic
trouble in the family. Once during the
winter Brown attempted to force Mrs.
Brown into signing deed transierrin:
some real estate, and because she would
not sign it he arose in the middle OF the
night, took down a double barreled
shotgun, and threatened to blow his own
brains out. Mrs. Brown gives evidence
that she believes Brown guilty, but he
protests his innocence and at the same
time declares that lie would rather suffer
than to have his wife suffer for the crime.
Evidence Of jealousy was also given,
Thomas Barrett, n private Waterman,
~as shot and killed at kis rssidsnss In
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
People Along the MIes,sslppt River
In Great Distress from Floods.


The great Hood that now prevails along
the Mississippi river has never been equal.
ed hut once. the single exception beng in
1851.
Above and below Quincy are over one
hundred miles OF levee for the protection
OF fully 100000 acres OF land-thc most
productive farming lands in the valley.
The scene Of desolation between Quincy and
Hannibal in simply pitiable. What was IL
', lew days ago fertile valley, teemias With
abundant crops,is u vast eXpanse of " ater,
deserted by every living thing. The water
y pouring over the topof the levee besides
rushing through the breaks from 300 to 400
yards wide with irresistible force. On the
dry places on the embankments are
hundreds OF cattle, horses and hogs
without food and no prospect Of drink
except when in danger OF hciny swa-
lowed up by the Hoods Across on the op.
posite bluffs are gathered hundreds of
men, women and clildre" in small groups.
desolate, forlorn, despnirin.. They look
upon The ruin wrought. upon farms laid
waiste. property destroyed, homes almost
completely under water furniture floating
away aud stock drowning. Many oi them
are utterly destitute, having neither
sufficient clothing nor shelter nml
bravery of more fortunate neigh
bors, who are making every cxertion TO
relieve their immediate wants. Railroads
running into Quincy arc seriously cmbur.
iaSscd and the lo<aes to railroad interests
will l. mech more serious than has been
anticipated. Factories and warehouses
alon. the river are seriously embarrassed,
nn,l large bindings ar. being gradually
undermined by the rushing waters.
Evcrywlcrc there is ruin and destruction
and HE pictures OF the iortitunlc of the
distressed people are inconceivable. The
names and location Of 600 refugees are
given. They are not in such absolute mis-.
cry and want, however, as are the much
greater number in the Sny district south
ot Quincy. There the roadway, tho bluffs
and all dry places are occupied by persons in
tents. under hastily constructed sheds, in
wagons :ad with no covering except the
most scanty clothing. Women and CHI
dren are weeping over the catast ru,,hc
whirl has ovcrtnken them, and are in sore
need uf clothing aud food. They are IL he
roic lot, however. for even those who had
nothin. hut n wagon. IL few pigs and chick
ems, declared that they would be able to
get along, and urged the relief committee
from Quincy to 90 further with the small
amount Of supplies they were able to car
ry with them.
The women in many instances had total.
ly inadcHuatc clothing; some were without
shoes and stockings; children were in /, earh
titte,I only for the hottest weather in com.
Portable homes; and tho men had only
very msager outfits. Some OF them show
ed the effects of exposure and toll in CIT
deavoring 10 save the lcvec and thus se.
cure their stock and crops. All came
away from their devastated homes in pre-
cipitate Hight thankful that they and
theirs were not swallowed up by the tor.
rcnta
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
Double Railroad Wreck.

A railroad wreck followed in ten min
ntcs by another wreck, occurred at II point
fifty miles from Kansas City. whore the
HANNIBAL & Wabash roads run parallel.
The accident resulted in tn" death OF four
men and the injury Of three others, one OF
whom will die. The late terrific rain had
washed away bridge over IL III.
vine, and the first accident occurred
when an cast hnund Rock island
freight train was thrown into the ditch.
y. Eorstnn, u brakeman ri E.dscrton.tnrr
ti"n, Kan, was on top "i one OF the
ears that went down int" the debris. liz
wns crushed beyond recognition. lmlmc.
da,cly afterwards Edwardr. Armstrong,
IL brakeman, was sen; ahead To la. Tin"
Hannibal freight. lie ni-tuok the tracks
and WAS walking aIon. the Wabash road
when the Wabash freight dashed around
~ curve aud Instantly killed lin.
The Wabash train met the same fate
IN the Rock Island, as the two
bridges were only two feet apart aud
WEI connected aud he heavy cars i,l,iug, Il
down on the wreck al The first train. I SO
dead bodies werr tnkrn out tsunnai;ew.iId.
Neither of ln men ccul'i lie recognized. and
il is supposed they ".r. tramps. Engineer
Ben Mcclellan. nj the Wabash, trair, was
badly hurt in lrmp,u. aud Ben Norris. {,
negro youth WIS =" badly hurt tla; he
is expected L., die. .iniIn snyder. thu Rock
Ialnni fireman. also >t;lrr.tl slight injuries
II will hr some trn,r before che track car
he cleared Meanwhile. both roads will
nsn mthrr trnckS.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
n TlsAGM ENT.

What II, while sit here alone,
voice have not heard for years
Should greet mc In tho low, sweet tono
That once was music to my ears;
And should start from memory = sway,
And turning, find you sitting are
Unchanged, AS though 'twcrcy ycs,. :,lay
Your feet went trippingdown tho stair.
Ori! upon some summer day,
Mid song of birds and hum OF bees,
should go down the WOO 'land way
To our old tryst beneath the trees;
And starting back in glad surprise,
should behold you waiting there,
The old light shining in your eyes
The sunlight tangled in your hair.
In vain; shall not see the glow
vi winc-brown eyes or catch the smile
oi ruby lips; but yet know
That you are near me all the while.
For so loved you in that range
on sunny Acars that my poor heart
Would bleed air"sh and count il strange
10 think God held us lar apart.
And 80, when evening shadows Green
And night falls softly Ger the lea,
You touch my cycids aud sleep,
And sleeping, dream OF heaven Il nd thee,
And when some summer morn shall break
That finds me chilled by deaths cold
dew,
You need but kiss me, shall wake,
And waking, hc in heaven with YOU.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
improved Crop Conditions.

While the cold weather OF the past week
has prevented much growth in vegetation
the absence OF rain has given the farmers
IL chance to catch up with their farm work
Wheat seeding is now practically completed
except in q few counties where the weuthr
has been very bad. Not much more wheat
will be sown, but it is not too late tn SOW
flax, oats and barley and some wheat
land that was too wet will be put to those
crops. In the Red River valley, where h..
bulk OF the wheat crop is raised, the
weather has been favorable and tile crop
is now in the ground and much OF it is up.
There has been very little rain in the eX-
treme Northern part ri the valley, and
beyond Grand Forks there has been none
since seeding began. Tie crop is in no way
affected. however, and the outlook is very
promising. Most Of the wheat in the val
ley was sown about as early as last year.
In the lower part where there was more
rain the work is from ten days to tw"
weeks late, but the crop is now all IN.
Officials ST the Manitob. road say tho
acreage in the sections tributary to their
lines in Dakota will be from 10 to l1 per
cent larger than last year, aLl with fair
harvest they expect to move lo,p0o,0on
bushels on their lines alone this year.
The cool weather has caused the wheat I"
stool well an,, the officials nny the prog
poets Tor IL lis -roo we're "sser mute
favorable.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
Rivers and harhors.

The senate has very mucl, changed the
River and lIarbGr bill as it came from
the house. Following are tie important
changes for Northwestern rivers and har.
bors:
Oconto, Mis-, house s., 900, senate 500.
bile until the city shall repair the old pier.
Hay Lake channel cut down to S25u, 900,
but restored to 5000, 900. Fox River.
Wis, 100000. This WAS the house fig
ure, but the se'.atc committee added
the following amendment ''Five
th"nsand dollars, or SO much
thereof MS may be necessary to open
the south outlet Of Lake Winnehnuo at
Ncenah, 40 as to make navigation practi.
cable during low water; 81. 900, or 80 much
thereof as may he necessary 10 bc used in
constructing a levee at Portage, Wis, to
prevent the overflow of the Wisconsin riv.
or into III" Upper Fox" Six thousand dol
lars is appropriated by the river and lar.
bor act Of Aug. :. lSSI,for a lcvce ut Por.
tasc to be expended for the same purpose;
Slo.W'' or so mnch thereof
the secretary of war it is deemed neccssa-
ry. for constructing sluicc in the second
or lower dam at Appleton. Wis, OF sufli-
cicnt capacity to relieve the river above.
The $4,000 appropriated by the river
and harbor act OF July 5. 1884. to be
used in making a channel between Dcpere
and Green Bay. to be used as soon as
practicable on the lower Fox river in
buoyinc, Strengthening and opening the
channel of said river between tho cities to
II depth OF not less than twelve feet at low
water, the measurements to be based on
the lowest recorded gtase of water in Lake
Michigan. st. Croix river, Wis, house,
100 senate. $40, 900.
THE RESERVOIR SYSTEM.
The entire paragraph making an apprO
priati.n of $4,000 for coEtin,iin. tho
operations upon the reservoir. at
the lnadwatcrs OF the Mississippi
river is stricken out. This includes
the provisions giving the secretary
oi war authority to make regulations for
til protection ui the reservoirs which Col.
Crooks laborctl 30 long on and which Mr..
Nelson succeeded in getting in the bill in
the house. II also wipes out the proposed
.augin. operations at st. Paul. The com
mittee was unanimous in rejecting this mat.
ter. Mr.. Sawyer indorscd tl,r opinion of he
| committee. freely expressed, that this great
reservoir system is Il fraud. kept mp en-.
tirey for the us. oi ~ lew saw mills and
| losgers. and that the gates of the dams
are only opened when il is desired to
| float the seasons cut of logs. II is not
considered advisable to spend the public
money in supporting private enterprises.
| and the purpose of tn. committee is To let
these great reservoirs drop into decay un
less individuals lind it to their interest tt
keep up the works.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
a Shocking Tragedy.

Mrs. John Bryant was shot and killed
ut Curtis, Nubraska. by her father. Vii
liam Grecilwuo'l. Some months ago Miss
Greenwood confessed that she had been
sc,ltrcI by I.emuel bryant and in t.mc
would give biz TN tu Il child. She and her
friends thcrcupnn compelled Bryant To
marry her. But bryan, never lived with
her after their murria.. and refused l"run'
tribute To her support or have anyilm. 4"
do with her. Several indictment. were
found against him by the grand ,miy Tor
various vifcnsrs. He WAS compelled to
Jump ,hr country and has not since been
heard OF. The unfortunate girl VIII" had
lett her home returned to her fathers =
house and gave birth t"a child. Mr.. Green
wool immediately after the birth rushed
into the room and shot her to death. MIR.
and Mrs. Ratrli!ic we're Is.ssin. the house
on the way to Curtis Mt the time he
did the shooting. Mrs. Greenwood riis,"l
ont with the infant in her arms, Not yet
dressed, and screamed. For Coils sake
talk. An,ic's baby and take care Of il. for
Greenwood has shot her; don't come near
the house. tor hc threatens to shoot 'h"
first person who comes there. Green
wood soon afterwards lied and has not
been captured. A posse OF citizens from
Curtis are now hunting for him and will
lynch linn il they catch him. The dead
girl WAS seventeen years old, and formerly
dining room girl at Curtis.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
Keeping Away the Frost.

Regulations have been established in
the coffee districts in Guatemala by
which the farmers ale required to
build furnaces ON their lands, and
whenever signal is given to Indicate
the danger OF frost, to light in them
fires OF Tar, pitch, or other substance
likely to make great smoke and
keep ava. the frost.-New York Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
A Novel Point,

message from the president rcturnins
without approval the senate li.l for the
relief OF l.. j. War'lcr, recently post imastcr
at Lawrence. kam., for an allowance of
Si25 Tor extra clerk hire WAS laid before
the senate. The grounds OF the veto are:
Such allowances are fixed by tho post.
master gcncrn, aud in this case two appli-
cations for additional allowance had been
declined. The expense was, therefore, in.
CURED ut the poStmtster's risk and the
passage OF special acts in such cascs would
have u dangerous tendency to encourage
postmastcrs to substitute their own iu,lg
mrnt Tor that OF the department and t"
relax wholesome discipline. The time al :.
lowed by the constitution inr the appro-
val of bills expired in tl,is ease on the
18th inst. The senate adjourned from
May z until May 2i. The message was
drawn and cnsrusscl on the 18TH. TN
tho 18th the message and bill were tender
e,l TO the secretary OF the senate, who ,ie.
rIincd to receive them on tho ground that
they could only he presented To the senate
in actual session. and they were therefore
transmitted as soon ns the senate con
vencd. with this cxpiar"tion.
Mr.. h"ur said the comin.,"''. .."..:. .'.
cd IL very import..nt constitutional uucs.
tioil, and moved it's reference to the com
mittee on privileges and elections, whirh
was agreed to.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01

II rom the Eoston Rcrord
81 happened TO bcin one ofthe wards
OF the Childrcn's Hospital some time
ago." said u lady TO the historian the
other day, "at the hour when at the
beginning OF the short winter twilight
the children had been prepared for
sleep Ii was II beatitii, sight to see
the little convalcsccnts kneeing in
their little cots and lispimg Our
Father" and Now | lazy me down
to sleep and even more touching
and beautiful to see those who were
too weak TO rise lit Ing il"lr my veal;
hands in prayer. suddenly one little
baby in Il distant corner set upa
pitiiul, wailing cry:
al want to 90 home; want to 60
home
"'rle words were taken up and re
peatcd from many cot. II brought
| the tears into my eyes, and l said to
! the nurse:
"''rhls must be very hard for you
| to bear?
"'It is. shcSail. but we generally
expect to hear hat when nightfail
| comes. libth itii't l'NS NlilC tWdS
the time Tor such as are able to sit
up, and TIN" other poor little things
lie very patiently all day. but when
The evening comes, and the prayers,
there seems to come II great longing
for heir homesand for their mothers
There is little we can do TO prevent
it, it generally ends when one by one
they drop Off to sleep
while was walking through one
OF the corridors OF the City Hospital
happened to pass the ward where
the fever patients lay. and heard
these same words, but uttered this
time in delirum, and from the lips OF
strong men. Ii the ciliIdren's cry had
been wofully pitiiul, this was still more
so, and the thought came that in
many cases the oftrepeated prayer
would be answered before many days -
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
Science and the e,b,e.

At the session OF tho general assembly
Of the Southern Presbyterian church ut
Baltimore. tho case OF Rev DIR. Woodrow
Of Georgia was resumed, and he continued
the presentation OF his appeal. He quoted
from his speech and writings in which lie
supported the idea OF evolution, and said
He had been charged with subordinuting
the Scriptures to science. This was not
true. lie had never spoken or written n
word which could bear any such construc.
ton. He had never taught word that
would throw O doubt upon the headship of,
Adam, without regard to the manner IN
which, OF the material OF whichGod formed
his body. Ho believed Adam was II miracu.
ous creation. He held all his beliefs to the
teaching OF the Holy Scriptures and to
nothing else. So he holds his opinion us to
the formation OF Adams body. Upon any
subject of which the Scriptures are silent
he accepts natural history MS his
guide, but only OH such subjects. As u
church court the general assembly had
nothing to do with his vicw outside the
teachings of the Bible. All it has to do s
to discover il his tcachngs conflict with
the Scriptures, and il they do not then
The case must end. lie quoted from Pad
:lin.ton. Brown and others their views Of
The dust Of which man was formed, mean.
ing dust from which, through steps from
one stage TO another, man came to have
DOMINION over all other living
creatures. 1t made no difference
whether the formation OF Adams
body was mediate or immediate. lilo was
made n living soul, and God made cove
nant with him. Tho presbytery of Aus,,st:.
could not find conviction against the
speakers belief for he hadnot antasonized
the Bible. lie had not taught that God
had performed his works supernat,lrally.
That will have to lie determined by each
individual mind. He believed that God
| formed man out Of the dust of the ground
and yet ho WAS chnr;c.asN:tf '-- a.
trary to the Bible and the standards .,c-
cause he went beyond aud believed be.
you'd what was not contained in them or
upon. which they were silent. To sustain
I lie synod Of Georgia would be to condemn
all who bclievo there may bc some truth in
evolution. II was "a iiict that the church
had ncv er failed in deciding on science to
lecide wrong.
Rev. William Adams of Augusta, tho
prosecutor followed in defense ut the act
ion Of the Georgia synod in suspendins Mr..
Woodrow. lie said that MIR. Woodrows 8
doctrine served to unscttlc the minds OF
4 he church people, and that the question
should he disposed OF by tho convention
now and forever
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
PEMBNA PEMBNA

through the Yankton Indian reservation.
Washington Territory. Ths house com.
mittee OH Indian affairs ofdaesd q favor.
able report on tho house bill granting to
tho Puyallup Railway eombspy right Of
way through the Puyallupi ilpdian rcserva.
tiOn, WASHINGTON TerrikoeHc
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
Who Was the Forgor?

Maris ~ Smith, brokers. Of No. 20 South
Third street Philadelphia, are the firm
whose name was used by the person or
persons who sent tn Secretary Fairchild
the bogus offer OF 81. 2i5. 900 Of bonds on
the 18th. a member OF the firm said:
y letter was sent to Mr.. I'airchild which
contained IN offer of J0oJ,unO Of \ l.2
per cent bonds ut Sl.oS. and 500, 900 of
!! per cent bonds at Sl.27. Both were ac
ceptcd by Mr.. F;tirchi'l. There was no
attempt OH the part OF the f"r."r, who
ever le was. to initiate the firms sigma
tnrt: The first intmation we had OF the
matter WAS when Assistant United States
Treasurer Page informed ,is that the
bonds offered by us had been accepted
by tho government. ! scut word I"
Mr.. Page that We had not Offered the
bonds tn the government. An investisa-
tun then followed, and ~ soon ms We snw
the letter we informed Mr.. Page that n
furgcry had been committed Detectives
were put upon the case at once, and al
though II certain party is suspected OF the
crins,n no proof of his guilt has been diSc"v-
cred. The thing was done "f course for
stuck jnbl'ing purposes, aud the market.
as vou know, improved after the announce
,nnnt nf the purchase. The government
ram hold he fur:cr. il he il apprehcnde,i,
and suppose he can hr Hcvrrly punished.
We are now doing ai We can to discover
the guilty larty
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-01
The l,eutenant oenAral.

Herald's Washington special: From thor
oughly reliable sources. 1t illearned that the
story of Gen. shcriden's illsem was only half
told. He has been very III, Indeed, daager-
ously 20. For twenty.four.hc hours from Mon
day dinner hour, his coaditiSi, was such
as to cause his family physician to
tear his demise Mt NIX. moment. He