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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15

Joseph Il. Sullivan, county clerk ut Indian.
npole, Ind, who fuicd for $4,000, is Mrs.
ing from the city and is supposed to he in
Canada. His flight was occnsioned by the
discovery that he has issued fraudulent ware.
house receipts for lnrge consignmcnts of
poultry, products, etc, which he was sun.
posed TO have in his outside business. The
amount Of these receipts is not vet developed,
but it is known that County Treasurer i.oc.
tin, whom Sullivan owed $2l.UOO, has
$4,000 OF them. Sullivan's confidential clerk
and bookkceper, Tom O'Neil who wrote tho
receipts, is also missing Sulvan's dctnlca-
tions md debts are estimated TO run any.
where from $4,000 to S15o.O0O. lie made
u clean sweep of tho money in the county
clerks office, and did not leave enough funds
to pay the salaries due his deputies. He rainetl
money in every conceivable way, and the
sum away with him. His entertainments !,
inside from his legitimate debts, now reach
oh out $4,000.
William I. Cavnnaugh, for the last two
years assistant secrctnry Of the state of Kan
sas was arrested on warrant charging him
with blackmail. State printer Baker receve,
u letter containing q copy of n bill cutting
down the fees of the state printer about %
per cent. Accommodating the bill was note
saying that unless Baker enclosed $GOOin an
envelope addressed to John Baltimore, city
postottice, tho bill would be introduced into
the Legislature. Baker sent dccoy letter
which was called for by tho messenger from
the custody, aud said he had been directed
by Cavanaugh to get the letter, and was at
once arrested. The affair created IL great
sensation, Cavnnaugh being one of the prom.
inent politicians of the state.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
How to Capture the Jury.
rom tho Detroit Free Press.

From tho Detroit Free Press.
The question having arisen, "Why
DO We Eat?" the Parrot challenged
the Owl to IL discussion and left u
decision to the Serpent. The Parrot
went back several Thousand years to
prove that Adam ate and was obliged
to eat, and that all men who came
after him had been obliged to eat,
and used up the best part of two
hours in drawing comparisons, max
ing deductions and clinchipg his
points. When he finally sat down
wet with Precipitation, but fattered
by his own arguments, the Serpent
asked the Owl to begin.
Gentlemen" said the bird, as he
slowly arose, 81 have only q word to
say. 1t is my opinion we eat because
we are built that way"
The Serpent promptly decided that
the Owl had the best of it, and when
the Parrot raised IL howl over it the
Fox chucked him under the wing and
said:
"Bl,b is Al good thing, but brevity
and common sense most always hit
81 jury"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
He Kept His Part Of the Compact.

An old farmer who is q neighbor oi
ours had his smokehouse robbed reg.
ularly every winter, and though he
suspected u colored man who lives
near he could never fasten the theft
upon him. Well. last Fall, when he
was butchering his hogs, he called
in this old darkey to assist. Tom
that was the colored suspects name
helped to kill and dress IL score oil
hogs, and then the old farmer said
to him: "Now, Tom, you can take
one of these hogs home with you on
condition that you won't steal any
ofmy meat this Winter" Tom looked
pleased at first, but as the condition
was laid down an expression of per.
plexity stole over his face. He seemed
to he figuring out u hard problem.
At last he said slowly: "Wel!, mass'r,
l knows Fse losin' a pow'ful lot o.
pork, but guess I'll take de hog nm
call it squar'" Tom stuck to his
compact, and the smokehouse was
not roobed that year, [Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15

For stains on the hands nothing is
superior to salt, withsufticient lemon
juice to moisten it, rubbed on the
spot aud then rinsed off with clean
water.
The first chapter in IL novel has the
following: And so the fair girl con.
tinued to sit OH the sand, gazing up
on the briny deep, OH whose heaving
bosom the tall ships went merrily by,
treighted-uh! who can tell with how
much ofjoy and sorrow. and pine
lumber and emigrants. and hopes and
and salt fish?"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
A Terrible Experience.
per Stony Xiii (N. " Corr.

Upper Stony Kill (N. W Corr
Up here in the sombrc, rugged
Shawnagunks hoop pole cutting is
becoming quite an industry. Chase
Wagonen, who lives here, tramps
seven miles daily to his "hoop
ranch" whichis situatedin agloomy
dcsolatc locality known as Polly
mezottee; just west of the famous
Dark Hole. Several times Van
Wagonen has been obliged to go din
ncrless, owing to the depredations of
quadrupeds who roam about in vast
numbers and comparatively unmo-
Tested. A few days ago Van Wago-
nen took his son, the eldest ofseveral
children, with him for company and
to watch his dinner. Young Joshua
and his father reached their destina-
tion soon after daybrcak, and while
the elder began his daily task, "Josh"
busicd himself kindling q roaring fire
around which he built Il wall of
stones.
At noon n hearty dinner was eaten.
Van Wagonen returned to his work,
and Joshua, after replenishing the
fire, armed himself with his fathers
trusty rifle and started out in search
of adventure and small game. The
sturdy little chap had tramped about
three miles when he heard an ugly
grunt and saw mt the same time a
wild bonrtlnt had been takinga sicsta
on IL pile of sunny leaves. There was
an oak tree near by, and "Josh's"
legs did good service in climbing to-
place of safety among it's branches.
In his haste he dropped the rife, nnd
when he glanced downward the boys
heart turned sick with fear. All
about were sheltered nests of leaves,
which he knew well would be occupied
ut night by score of wild hogs.
The boar was still on tho watch, and
unless he should relax his vigil all
escape was shut off.
Scream after scream and pitiful
cries for help met with no response,
and before an hour passed the hogs
began gathering, and night closed in
dark and cold. The wind cut like a
razor, and little "Josh' was Obliged
to rub his already peeled legs against
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
Women Not (ownr,ls.

"Do the passengers who ride
up with you ever hccomc fright
en"d asked Il Star reporter Of the
elevator conductor at the WASH
ington monument the other day.
Some do and some do not" was
the reply, as the cablr-puller turned
to- explain to lady in the ear that
the trip upward occupied about nine
minutes. I'll tell you he cx-
planned, turning back to the re-
porter "'I'lc first ludy who became
frightened in the monument came
the other day. She was the first
and only one. Wehad hardly started
from the floor when she began to
get nervous, and kept getting more
and more so, and. finally, asked me
to let her off. OF course could not
go back, SO l kept on to the first
landing, two or three levels higher.
and there opened the door and led
l.er out to the platform. She was
very nervous. did not want to
leave her there nlonc, so | called to
Il nice looking young man who was
walking down and asked him If he
would notstny with her until could
get to the top and send Waterman
down to help her. He said he would
and went on. When the wutchmar
went down lie could not find them
she had walked down with thu
young man.
Here the conductor had to inter,
rupt himself to reassure a. man hud,
died away back in the corner of tho
car. that the same elevator had ear.
ried tons and tons OF stone to thu
top OF the monument, and had been
pronounced perfectly safe by all the
authorities. Then he resumed, low,
ering his voice somewhat as he snid:
"On the other hand l have had ia
stop at least twenty times for the
benefit of men who would not 20
any higher. Why, l have seen great
big, strong men, who looked an
though they weren't afraid of any.
thing, get to trembling. and finally
nsk me to let them get off and walk.
Particularly fut men, too," with Il
reminiscent chuckle. "Fat men are
afraid of their weight, particularly il
they are witha large crowd, can't
explain why this should be-" he con-
cludeS just as the car emerged from
the scmi-darkness of the shaft Into
the whittier brighter light of the top
landing, 'but must say that I've
come to the conclusion that the
women are not the towards. after
all; its the men. Ii the women are
they don't show it here"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
Old Enougl, to Marry.

PerryJ. Chance, retired Provi.
dence merchant, the owner of many
houses and various other buildings,
q widower and u man 80 winters,
recently decided that he wanted a
wife, and SO lie asked u lady friend
of his if she knew ofany good woman
about his age whom he might marry.
She said that Mrs. Sarah Ann Tilton,
of Boston. was certainly good, was
3Syears old and might possibly wish
to marry. "l'll see il she'll let you
call on her." said the friend, ''and if
SO will take you there and introduce
you" When she saw Mrs. Tilton the
widow laughed ut the idea, but said
Mr.. Chace might call. At his second
call he proposed, ut the third ar
rangements for the wedding were
made and within three weeks from
the first call the venerable couple
were married, and are now living
happily in Providence.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
Singular Fatalities.

1t was some years ago that four
trusted and popular employees of a
certain well known firm here pulled
outand started in business for them.
selves in the same line. For q time
everything went along smoothly, and
the orders rolled in from their old
customers. Then the head of the
firm went east on business, and a
week or SO later the startling news
came that he had fallen into the ma
chinery of a mill and had been
crushed to death. 1t was not many
months later that the junior member
of the firm went away, and while
travelling he was killed in u railroad
accident. Then the third member of
the firm went away, and while travel
ing he was killed in railroad acci.
dent. Then the third member of the
quartet was lnyteriously murdered,
and now the surviving member 10
wondering if an untimely death is to
be his lot. It was a singular success
sion Of fatalities. Chicago Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
Pcrils of Society Girls.
mil Hamilton.

uuu ItIulitOU.
"Whut are society's pcrils for
young women?" LUST asked a $50
ciety girl" "and she said: "In Wash
ington, lack ofmen." For girls this
is true. There are plenty of men in
Washington. Perhaps in no city in
the United States is society worth so
much while as in Washington, be-
cause 30 many distinguished men
gather there. In no party do you
fail to see groups any one member OF
which would be worth making IL feast
for in other cities. But the distin-
guished men Of Washington scarcely
come ut an earlier period than their
early middle life. They arcin wash
ington because they have already
won more or less eminencc. They
are past the uncertainty, the hest
fancy, tho unreality of life, and are
bent Oh definite pursuits The young
men, the natural mates for the girls,
arein other cities and districts prac-
ticing law, learning to edit newspa-
pers, cantcring over cattle ranches,
preaching sermons to young women
and probably mnkingapoor fist oft,
exploring mines. earIling money,
winning fame. BY and by they will
come to Washington, but in that
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
THE ISLAND BHoILA

Newspaper Opinion In Berlin to the
Effect That Germany Must Restore
Her Authority in Samoa-New War
Vessels Demanded-Thc Following
of Tamasesc Reduced.
BERLIN. Feb. 1.-The Cologne Gazette says:
Germany must restore her authority in Samoa,
which wns Rrievously shaken by the events of
December, and must make an example Of the
misdoers. This military side Of the procedure
is determined upon and IL unalterabe. 1t can only
OCCASION complications with America II hero on
gress desires to stay the hand Of Germany and
officially support Mataafas bind. On the other
nand, the diplomatic side OF the quest ion does
not bear complexion Of wsr fury. In tho nine.
teenth century no battle will be fought over
Samoa Germnny's proposals for settlement
OF the difficulty. now on their way
to Washington. will convince Americans
Of Gerniay's endeavor to deal Justly
with all duly established interests
lu tho rcichstag Admiral Heusnrr pointed ont
the superiority OF other naval powers, and urged
the utmost disputcl, to complete the now Ger
men meu-of-wnr Delay. he said. might have
an injurious effect. All the naval estimates, in
cluding the credits for men-of.war. passed the
second reading In the form In which the budget
COMMITTEES reported them: and tho imperial
budset p.ssed the ssoond rssdint. On the
strength Of The North osrmsa's ossstts't Artteis
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
on Samol, II ts argued hero that the 0s.ma,
commander Is not justified in

SEARCHING FOREIGN VESSELS
xette. referring to the reports from Samoa, ssya
"A declaration of war in an rnationsi sense
o.. on ne part Of tho German consul or the oom.
cansa anains Glter IN sam.a is deplosable rst be.
given by the government, and seeond because
there is no opponent in the Islands against whom
MAJ Nat gould be declared. Tamssese 10 q friend Of
by GERMANY. To declare war against him would
be tantaiponnt TO-, recognising his sov.
e5elsn.SS on x. h1s,, Ihs oe.%;n forces may
prissis. bo engaged in actual warfare, which,
81 a. sG a international war When. sone ye,rs ago
nobody dreamed OF debating war against the
tsle"aiy government OF spain but our ships tried
to capture the Csrltst force as reprisa. The
asa protective measure and by way Of reprisai.
without awaiting instructions, punish the Ma.
taafaites Whether such has been the case re.
mains uncertain. At anv rate such nction would
not amount to declaration Of war"
TAMAsEsE's SUPPORT REDUCED.
. AUcKl AND. N. y. Feb 1.-The latest advices
reduced to 500 men, The British and American
consuls declined TO recognize the right Of the
Germans to establish mnrtlal law Tho German
provided he ruled under German control.
A German trading Firm.
NEW YORK, Feb. e-The Herald this morning
pears to have been right when be said in the
senate on Thursday. It is not Germany. it lie
not Biemarok. 1t is nothing but Ger
man trading firm which has absolute
and supreme power in Samoa. to-day. The
Ger1nan consul takes his orders from this CONF
pany, and instructs the German naval com
mander accordingly. Tho notice of tho German
government to our own, which became public
yesterday afternoon. shows apparently that the
German chancellor does not mean 70 let the
German trading company 90 too far
WAR TALK IS NONSENSE
NEW YORK. Feb 1.-The inns will say: "This
International difficulty. II 1t must DO dignitied
by such a term: comes from the ofilcious med
ding of adventurers in quarter in
which we had no particular concern,
and tho too ready adoption of their
doings BY tho governments. Talk about
war over tho ~retchcd Samoan complication is
nonsense, It appears that Germany has pro. /.
posed m a further conference, and surely out OF
this will come better understanding, TOR now
there seems to be- nothing but confusion and
misunders, antiinU.s
GERMANY's PLANS
LONDON, Feb. THE Standards Derliu cor
respondent says: Germany does not intend, at
least. to annex Samoa, but she IL resolved that
America shall not do SO. At the same time hear
that Germany may occupy any place on the ISL
ands TO restore order. but only temporarily"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
JOB EPARTAsElsI.
the tree bark to keep them from
fnooRsnne An AL.e..L


the tree bark to keep them from
freezing. All through that long,
dreary night the boy kicked and
moved about ON his high perch to
keep the blood from congealing in
his veins; but toward morning his
strength gave out, and when res
c,led by his father and a band Of
Shawnagunk Mountain hunters the
child was lifted from IL terribly peril
GUS position into which lie had fallen
while asleep. One foot dangled with
i'll three feet of the boar's reach. Tho
child was carried home more dead
than alive, and for several days lay
in u perilous condition. The boy
asleep, SO I that "I i1e must % have We fallen allen
when rescued. The wild boar and
three other hogs were shot by the
hunters.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15

A certain Senator, who is a candi.
date for reelection, and is somewhat
nervous over his prospects, was sit
ting at his desk the other day, when
one of his neighbors turned to him
and said: on. why are you
gloomy to-day? You look as though
YOU were frightened about some.
thing" "My friend" was the reply,
"the expression on my face which you
mistake for fright is senatorial dig
nifty Three influenced citizens of my
state are looking in the gallery op-
posite, and am on my good bshav.
ior."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
He denies the charge, and says it is plot to
rnin him

ruin him.
The latest development in the Hawes mur-
der case ut Birmingham. Ala, is the capture
by two Age-Herald reporters of nun sup
posed to have been un eye witness to the
murders. The reporters got OH the mani
trail and followed him two thousand miles,
finally capturing him in Middleton. Tenn.
Of the man who snw the killing OF Mrs. Hawcs.
hut his brother told him he snw II man strike
Mrs. IIawes with n club. Tho lady then run,
and Fannie Bryant caught and finished her
He also snw them carry tho bodies OF Mrs
Hawcs md the little girl through, the WOO il
probably hive an important bearing on the
trial as bringing Fannie Bryant into thecase
The man says two white men assisted Hawes
to dispose Of the bodies.
Details arc ut l,und of the murder of Polirc
Inspector Martin ut Dcryhcg. county Done
gal. Ireland, showing the fight to have been
much more desperate and Of lnrgrr proper
tions than ut first reported. Tho police have
taken possession of II number Of palings
posts. ctc., stained with blood spots corle-
spending with the glslles upon Martin y head
and body. Martin elasied his assailants Will,
his sword und was hinselfcut with various
weapons until he fell to the ground insensi-
BILE. Father McFadden escaped through tho
line Of police and took refuge in house to
hhu "aS subsequently CoutU,Seu
His head and face We're mangled beyond rec
ognition and he died soon after reachpy the
house. Seven const tables we're severely cut in
the melee, one of them having his lips split
with q blow from sharp instrument. Fa-
ther McFadden surrendered to the police md
WIS committed by the magistrate without
bail
Tho denth bed confession Of Ella Swartz,
wife of the brakeman now serving long sen.
tence in Joliet for completely in the great
Rock Island train robbery and the murder
OF Express Messenger Kellogg Nichols. is
made public mt Chicago. According 10 Mrs
Schwartz, her husband gave her S13,50O OF
the stolen money. which she concealed by
rolling the bills up one ut IL time and packing
them i'll cartridge shells. This money, it is
nllesed, wns subsequently on an order from
Schwartz turned over TO Col. W. r Bowman
Of Philadelphia, as Swartz's lawyer. An in-
tcrvicw with Detective W. A. Pmkerton is
printed, relnting conversations in prison
with Schwartz and the latters comrndc,
Newton Watts, which. if true, woull corrob-
Orltc. in n measure. the charge against Law
yer Bowman. Pinkerton is also quoted us
having accused Bowman of receiving the
stolen money. Tho lawyer strcnuously do
MED the charge. Mrs. schwartz was some
time ago repu,liated by her husband. She
died of consumption within the pnst few
days. The expenses of the funeral were de-
frayetl by the Pinkertons. who saw that the
woman was cared for up to the time OF her
death.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
aooD.B,E III aowDr.Do.
Say goodbye er howdy.do- n
What's tha ntlfIa lset vixt Tho temp

Say goodbye or howdy.do-
What's the odds betwixt the twu2
Comin'-goin'-every day
Best friends first to go away S,sss.ys
Grasp Of hands you'd ruther hold
Then their weight in solid gold,
Slips their grip while greeting you-
Say goodbye or howdy-do.
Howdy.do. and then goodbye
Mixes just like laugh and cry;
Deaths nnd births, and worst and best,
Tangled their contrafiest;
Every jiDglin' and weddin' bell .s,s
Skeerin' up some funeral knell-. =
Hero's my song and there's your sigh;
Howdy-do, and then goodbye.
Say goodbye er howdy.do-
Jest the snme to me and you;
'Tain't worth while to make no fuss,
Cause the jobs put up on us;
Some ones runnin' this concern
Thut's got notlin' else tn learn-$.
Ifhe's willin' we'll pull through.
Say goodbye, er howdy.lo!
james Whitcomb Riley.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
P0TPOURRI OF NEWS.
Cleaned from the Latest Associated
Press kilograms and Greatly
Condensed.
boinEs at Washington.

The following official statement comes
from the executive mnnsion at Washington
President Cleveland will return to the state
ni New York to reside on tho expiration of
his term of Office and will, on March s. resume
lfty, having nssoci,ltei himself with tlls Law
hrm of Bangs. Stetson. Tracy & MacFeagh
dispatch from New York quotes Mr. Stet-
son, member of the iirnl, as suying that
the suggestion Of taking Mr.. Cleveland into
the firm had bean made by frieui of Mr.
Cleveland. lie himself had goneto Washing.
ject over with the president. The point OF
changing or adding to the firm name had
not been discussed as yet 1t might remain
unchanged.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
Personal Gossip.

J.y. Knapp. banker. assigned his business
ut Marquette, Mich. No statement has vet
been made. II is said the liabilities are about
100000. The cause of The falurc is said to
be hard collections.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15

4 little powered pine charcoal
scattered over burn will allay the
pain almost Immediately and great
ly facilitate a curc,-Toronto Globe.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15

Wheat, No. ] hard. Jam, s1.14; Feb,
s1.14; Mny, Sl.1s; Track, s1.l5: No.
northern, Jan, 81 .O1h; Feb, $1.Olls; May,
$1.O3ls; Track, 81 .O3oIl Oi: No. 2 northern,
Jan, !2c; Feb, 92c; May, 94c; Track. 95I-
DC. Flour patents, sacks to local dealers,
1906. 80; patents to ship. sacks car lots.
ut New England points, sGsOaIG. .95; New
York points, So. 7O@G.s delivered ut phila-
delphia and Baltimore, $G.G5GG6.s 80; bakers
here; S4.10@9o.1O; superHpe, s2.5O@4. 10;
red dog, sacks. S1.45Gt1 Go: red dog, bbls,
s1.7O@1 .s5. Brun. $9.25G9.75; shorts,
so; corn, samples, 3Oc: with choice,
No. 9 and 3 yellow held Mt 1M:,c. above.
Oats, choice white. 2S@29c Barley,
4O@50. Hay, wild, $3.5O@6 Timoth y$7 so.
G!s25; Feed. s11.5O@12.5O. Flax, $1.54;
Chicago S16O.