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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-07-13

At PHILADELPHIA n.H.n.
Philadelphia. / 0 10 O. 80 O-a14
Chicago ..... 0 0 o Il o 0 o. . g. 3
Batteries; Healy and Farrell; Sanders and
Schriver. Umpire; McQuade.
At Washington R.H.R
Washington. 0 o 80 o. o o. Z IL q
indianapolis. O. o OO1 1 O-28 O
Batteries: Hoy and Haddock; Daily and
Boyle. Umpire: Lynch.
AT Boston R.H.R.
Boston ......O 0 q SO o ola 10 3
Pittsburg. . o 0 o 1 o oil g
Batteries: Bennett. Clarkson and Sowders;
MILLER, Calvin and Garfield. Umpire; Weeden.
AZ New York R-H.E
Cleveland o 10 Q o o O-s7
Batteries: Ewing and Keefe; thinner and
Gouber. Umpire: Powers.
AT Louisville first camel R.H.n.
Louisville -. o l o. z g.
Brooklyn $50, Q 0 Q 0 O p 3 10 8
Batteries: Hecker and Cook: Terry and Wis
ner. Umpire: Goldsmith.
At louisville Second gamcl- R.H.R.
LOUISVILLE. ...s....,....,. Q On 3
Brooklyn. ............ o 1 O-8 1
Batteries; Stringer and Cook; Lovett and
Reynolds. Umpire Goldsmith. Called on &c
count Of darkness.
sColnmbus... 0 o 0 o. fOl $50 q
Batteries: Baldwin and O'cOnnor; viau and
Earle. Umpire: Ferguson.
At Kansas City R.Hn
Kansas City. o 0 o. o 0 o O-O4 4
Baltimore. 0 90 O-4S /
Batteries: Kilroy and Cantx; Swartzel and
Donohue. Umpire: Gaffney.
AZ 1t. Louis R.H.R.
St. Louis...... 1870 o. 8 o
Athletic $500. 0 o o Oil O Ga q
Batteries: Chamberlain and Boyle; Wey-
hing and Gross. Umpire: Holland.
At Wilkesbarre WiIkesbarre, 81; Hart
ford, /.
At Jersey City-Ierscy City, q Worcester, g
At New Haven-New Haven, 4; Lowell, 2.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-07-13

MAHoNY CITY, Pa, July 18.-John
Mcdonald was killed at Boston Run col
hery by fall of coal. His head was
nearly severed from his body.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-07-13
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.

AAAS1S VA tA4S rt0Nhs EFpUuc9 anu retro
lenm Exchanges.
PHILADELPHIA, July 12.-The market was
unsettled. Pennsylvania closed II lower.
Reading declined 5-l1 The bonds were dun
but strong. The Northern Pacifcs were acc
tive and weak. Lehigh Valley and Lehigh
Navigation were steady.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-07-13

The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
seven days number for the United
States, 10l, and for Canada, is, or d
total Of 200. as against total Of 203
last week and 80 the week previous TO
the last. For the corresponding week
Qf last year the figures Mere $40 made
up Of 2I0 failures il the United States
md 124 in Canada.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-07-13

A rise OF nearly a cent in oil is partly
explained by the official report that ex-
ports for the past year have been the
largest ever recorded.
The average Of ell prices Of commodi-
ties has moved upward II per cent. dur
ing the week. The reports from interior
towns shows that while the usual mid
confidence in an early and large fan
trade grows stronger. Collections have
improved where there had been most
complaints and the latest accounts are
more satisfactory than usual.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12
Foreign Jottin:s.

Rooms have been engaged for Gen Boulnn
ger and disparity at the Hotel Continental
in London and the general and his followers
ar, are expected to arrive there during he week.
This move, it Is understood, Is intended to
forestaIl their almost certain expulsion by
the Belgian government.
Gen. Boulnnger, in an interview said l,e
was about to send communication to NJ.
Benurepaire, procureur general at Paris, in
which he would offer to appear ut the nssize
court, and meet any charges tlint might be
brought agninst him in II proper and legal
manner. He declared that he would never
submit to the senate. He denied that he
Boulanger said that he would go to Lond on
if he was expelled from Belgium.
Secretary Estate Blaine has received n
dispatch from Mr.. Charles DENLY. United
States minister to China, relativcto the anti.
foreign riot at Ching -Kiang, Feb. 3, 1889.
Mr. DENLY speaks oi this affair as furnishing
another lesson OF the danger in which forci,s.
ners continually live in China. There is no
transpirc In any part Of the empire. Minor
outrages are continually happening md his
legation, he states, has never l.een without
claims ofsome kind for injuries 10 committed
! Since the suspension OF work OH the
Panama canal over eight thousand laborers
have been repatriated from the isthmus. A
consular investigation shows that there arc
still over three thousand persons on the line
ofthe work who are in n destitute condition.
Some deaths from starvation have already
been reported, and it is feared that many
more will occurr ifprompt measures are not
n knF htyf hA v,<tsn
send the people back TO their homes Ne.
oes.and women and children are the worst
sufferers. Despite the greut distress good
order prevails.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12
P0TP0URRI OF NEWS,
Cleaned from tho Latest Assoeiatsd
Press kilograms and Greatly
Condensed.
Washinxton RudRat.

Won Kwang Pei. formerly Of the Chinese
embassy at Washington, advocates the ex.
pulsion ofevery American in the service Of
China. shi. as reprisal for the exclusion OF
Sninameh nom America. In q memorial on
tne seeSce he refers with contempt to the
Amefgan navy, which lie declares would be
toHssiess in on aggressive movement.
The president appointed Joel B. Erhar,lt
collector Of customs at New York, and Cor.
nelius Van Cott postmaster OF the city Of
new York. These appointments give gener-
a. !satis'action to the persons interested.
lnn is the reason they werc made There
Was general agteement upon Erhardt among
az the New York factions and the opposi.
uon to Van Cott had dwindled down to q
sr'ne. There is not yet perfect harmony as
John W. Knapp. who was chairmsn Of The
Republican state committee In the late cam.
Paign, will probably be settled upon for the
The collector of customs at Port Town.
send, WASH, was notihed by telegraph to
drop Capt. Herbert Bescher from the rolls
the 18th inst. Capt. Beecher Is son of the
late Henry Ward Beecher. He was nomi-
mated several years ago as collector ofcus.
toms at Port Townsend. Serious charges
affecting his integrity were fled with the
senate commerce committee, and he failed
OF confirmation. Secretary Manning, who
telt very kindly. toward Capt. Beecher, there
upon appointed him a special agent of the
efensury department, with headquar.
tr,s at Port Townsend. When Gardner, the
anneged opium smuggler, was arrested at
oedensburg, N. Y, year ngo, certain pa
Pers IN connection with Capt. Beecher were
found in his possession. This and other
matters were brought to Secretary Windom's q
attention shortly utter he assumed control
OF the treasury department, and after a
illi investigation lie decided upon Capt
Beecher's dismissal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12
xlnnesota Swamp lands.

The secretary Of the interior has rendered
another decision affecting The validity of the
field notes of surveys of public lands in Min
nespta, by which the state secured II large
amount Of alleged swamp lnnds. Margaret
s. Spence applied to enter the northwest
quarter dissection 90 town G:, range II,
Duluth land District, but was met with the
protest from the state that those were
swamp lands and belonged to the state A
hearing WIS had; and it was shown that the
lands were high, dry and even billy. The
commissioner of the general land office
affirmed the decision that Spence should
take the land. Tho state appealed to the
could not go back OF the field notes. The
secretary, quoting from the old dccis-
ion of Minnesota against Lachancc,
showed that while the stat" might
elect whether it would select it's
lands from field notes Of he surveys or by
selections by agents the government retained
the right to overturu the field notes and re-
the secretary decided that the field notes
we're false and fraudulent and that the lands
are not swamp lands. lie allows Spence o
complete her entry. This il but one of two
or three eases which will lead up to an entir
resuryey of the alleged swamp lands in the
northern part of the state. 1t is alleged by
officials of the general land Office that great
frauds have been perpetrnted in noting
swamp lands and that the govergmtnt can
only protect itself by resurvcys. The secrn
tary Of the interior has dismissed the appeal
of the Northern Pacific road from the de-
cision allowing William Daw to enter u
quarter section in section l:,. township 13l,
range Al, Fergus Falls land district The
land lies within the indemnity limits OF tho
Manitoba and Northern Pacific roads
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12
Calendar. of Casualties.

bad explosion took place at tho coul
mines Mt Anthracite, Manitoba. Choke
samp which had accumulated in On unusual
chamber invaded q gallery in which a large
Gans OF miners were working, and, coming
into contact with their lamps, caused q ter.
ilhc explosion. A dozen men were more or
less injured, three being seriously burned
and bruised.
Fire broke out in the Standard Iron
works building, at West Superior, and be.
fore the fire department could ret to the
ground the building with its valuable ma
loss will reach about $4,000, with no in
>urnnce. The firm has just entered upon q
very busy season with numerous large con-
traets for machinery for the new coal docks
'lnd other public works.
A fatal wreck occurred on the York river
branch of the Richmond & Danville railroad
about two miles above West Point Va. The
heavy rnins washed out a culvcrt aud n part
81 the dam between the tank pond and the
,'Ver and an engine and seven
freight cars plunged into the wnsh0ut. Two
men-a colored brakeman and the fireman,
young man man named Durvin-were
buried under the cars and killed. The en-
sinecr, named Lynch, was terribly scalded,
but managed to crawl out of the wreck.
The storm of thunder, lightning and hail,
which broke over Norfolk, w., turned to q
'syclone. the wind blowing Mt the rate of 81.
!our miles an hour. The wind came from the
northeast. and blew into the harbor and it's
tributaries, and the tide ut high water was
eighteen inches higher thnn ever recorded be.
lore The lower pert Of thecity was flooded,
and fire broke out on Water street, caused
from slacking lime on the wharf of John o.
tiamage & Son. The entire block, with the
exception OF Savage, Son & Co.'S commission
merchants was IN flames
Several hundred men bound for City Is.
'nnd on fishing trip, got of Harlem
River branch railroad train at Barstow, N.
y. They then got on six ordinary horse
'ars and two fiat cars on the Pelham Park
railrond. One of the fiat cars, on which
sixty nlen were standing, while being driven
rapidly along n sharp curve near City L.
land, wns overturned. The passengers were
thrown in every direction and several were
Nnght under the car. Fifteen men were hurt,
several severely. Jacob Hafelinger's condi.
tion is critical
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12
A Sisters Strange Story.

A Mi'ldlctown, Conn, special to the
New York Sun says: Years ago -
New York man, nlmcd Benedict,
adopted IL young lad namc,l Robert
Kenmore. Robert was given the
name of +. G. Benedict, and grew up
snpposing himself to lm thu son of
Mr.. Ecnc'lict. Upon thedcatll of the
hitter, young Benedict came into
possession OF an estate valued at
81, 500. 900. and learned for the first
time that the deceased WIS not his
own father. Immediately Young.
Benedict set out to find his blood rel
ntivcs, if any were living. He dis
covered II married sister living in
this city, Mrs. Daniel Hills. whom h"
visited quite frequently, nidin" her
and her family, as slr w;ls not bless
rl with n large portion of this
worlds goods. About two wears
H"o Benedict came here and llrwr.I
his sister and her husband to go To
Kansas to- live with him. All ar
r;,nn"mcnts were completed for do
ing this. Benedict went to New York
to close up his business there, since
which time his sister has never heard
from him. She began to scarcl, for.
him which has been >tcadilv pushed
until this morning, when she received
u letter from the postmaster ut
Round Top, VA, saying that Il. &.
Benedict died at that plucclns May.
Mrs. Hills will ut once take steps TO
learn what has become OF the largo
fortune which benedict had at one
time. Ifshc can prove her rrl;tion-
ship, and the fortune is intact, twill
make her rich.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12
from the Northwestern I.umlrrman.

From The North western Iuiuli'rnhfI.
In California tho saw has largely
supplnntcd the nx in bringing down
rdwoo'ls, but the change is severe
upon the wOolmrn. After being
sawed partly through, ~ tree is
forced over by inserting u number of
steel wedges in the krrf. which are
driven in with steel slr'l@cs. They
are set in as close together as posi-
ble, and the drivin" of the wedges
frequently requires three hours or
more. The constant contact of The
steel slcdgcs with the steel wc,ly, $ re-
suits in chipping ofi'frngmrn,s which
fly with great force, and in n,lnlrr-
Gus instances become embedded in
the flesh OF the worimcn. rrpuirin"
surgical operations to remove them.
Many eyes have been lost in this
way. willie arm and shoulder wounds
are frequent. Some means of pro-
lection against the sharp missile is
needed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12
John wolfenbereer. the escnpea conx;,

John Wolfenbcrger, the escaped convict
who shot and killed Sheriff Grecnlcaf, oi
Granger county, Tennessee, was taken from
the county Jail Mt Rutledge and hanged by
the citizens. When captured Woltenberger
was suffering from n wound inflicted by the
Sherift's posse. The citizens surrounded the
jail. but concluded to wait for daylight.
The Jail was strongly guarded by citizens
to prevent WOlfrnbergcrs escape. Before
noon nearly 400 Of the male population OF
Granger county was in Rutledge. About
noon the jail was broken open and the priso-
ner taken out AM hanged. The hanging
was as orderly aA IL legal execution.
Maggie Mitchell is free to marry again il
she chooses. Her petition for u divorce
from her husband, Henry I. Paddock, has
been granted.
Old William Edwards u squaw man. who
had the null contract from Wnshburn to
Conl Harbor, Dakota, wns murdered hy his
squaw wife. The old man. who had vie
and family in Montana, bought the young
Indian girl from her parents for $40. She
had an Indian lover and besides this young
mail driver named Mckay. who was in Ed
wards employ. pro!essrd to I've ma,llv in love
with her. She tried several times to esrape
from her aged husband. hut he hafllcd each
attempt. Old Edwards found himself very
feeble. and started his beautiful hepma,e
out to secure something for the hired help to
ent. She built the Kitchen fire. and. alter
making other preparations, took butcher
knife walked up to her husbands bed and
cut his throat from ear to ear.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12

From Pirk Me- TIP
a fashionable attirad young gcn-
tleman dropped into the G,iety res
taurant ono afternoon, and, after
calling for ~ glass of vrrlnoutll.
turned to the company, and offered
to l,rt on II variety of different sub
jrcts, but found no takers. CHANGING
round contrmptuously, he re-
marked
"iou don't scrm to have much
sport, "rrtlcIncn: but | am bound
To maE"a hot OH something. don't
care what ii is, or how much it is.
Anything yol like, from IL shilling's
worthof cigars to ;thundrcd pounds
Who on.
Slipping Il glass of beer in one
corner of the b;rroom sat IL plain
old gentleman, who looked as
though lie might he IL farmer. lie
put down his glass and said:
"W"ll, sir, ] am in the habit of
making bets, but as YOU so particu-
lnrlv wish it don't mind having u
little ono with you. Ill bet you
llalfn-crown's worth of cigars that
ran pour Il quart of trclclc into
your hat and turn it out a solid
lump of candy in two minutes"
"Done!' said the masher, taking
off his hat and handing it to the
farmer.
1t was II Lincoln and Bcnnet, u
splendid article, that might have
been new the day before. The old
gentleman took the hat, and re-
qucstcd the barkccper to send for IL
quart ftr"acle-"none of fyourgold-
en- syrup, but the cheap sort; that's
the stuff for this experiment" said
he. handing over siNpencc to the
waiter.
The trcacle was brought, and the
old gentleman, with IL grave and
mysterious conntenance, poured it
into the landy's hat while The owner
took out his watch to note the time.
Giving the hat two or three shakes
with Bertraln-likc adroitness, theex-
pcrimrnterplaced it on the table and
stared into j, as if watching the pro.
cess OF qualification.
.'lime'snp," said the dandy.
The old gentleman moved the hat.
"Wrll, it don't seem to be hard
yet said he in IL disappointed tone.
1--we missed it, somehow or other,
this time. so ! suppose I've lost the
bet. Barkcepcr, let the gentleman
have the cigars-halt a crowns
worth, aud here's your money"
"Confound YOUR cigars!' roared
the mnsller. you vespoilcd my new
hat, and you must pay for it.
That wasn't in the bagain,' dry
lv answered the old gentleman, but
l'lltcll you what Ill do. Ill let you
keep the trencln.''
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12
JOB DEPARTMENT..
THE PIONEER EXPRESS
JOB DEPARTMENT.

Bert was 10th to leave the presence
of his idol, but imperative duty told
him that the profits of that days
work would he greatly reduced if he
loitered, and as common sense told
him that his cause would not be ad-
vanccd by doing SO. he reluctantly
gathered up his reins, and away
went the heavy horses with the long
warp.
"llitc, Charlie, drop this in next
time, won't you? And don't let any
one scc!" and Katie scrambled from
her exalted seat and nervously
thrust IL white envelope upon the
table.
Its Charles turn to tramp, this
time. Here, Charlie, NUNS the word,
you know"
Charlie nodded and slipped the note
in his pocket, Just lus the returning
horses reached the barn door, but
Katie had regained her seat and was
watching the groaning press with
flushed cheeks and sparkling eyes.
The neat bale oi pressed hay was
rolled out, and Charlie sprang into
the box to tread another.
Impatient Katie thought it took
Il long time to fill it, but it was done
ut last, the heavy doors slammed
and fastened, the horse started, and
then the perfect bale rolled out to be
weighed.
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12

wsii that II on apology was not Forthcoming
within the next 40 honrs lie would kill him
on sight. Rockwell says he will never apolo.
giEe. and thus the matter rests, Tie affair
hos caused great sensation.
A plan to wreck q passenger train was in.
cludsd In the programme arranged by the
four men, John O'Brion, John Williams,
Jacob. Wilburth and Earnest sseHuth, who
were arrested at Milwaukee for robbing Chi.
cago. Milwaukee 4 st. Paul freight cars.
when they were arrested the matter was un-
der consideration, and they had not got to
the point OF fxingupon any particular train
but O'Brien said the idea was to fasten a
city, and in the confusion following the de-. de-
railment to get away with as much plumber
as possible. Whether they were really equal
TO the execution Of such q diabolicnl piece
Of business or not. they will probably remain
Tor some time where they Gun do no harm,
as they have confessed to having robbed
cars on the Chicago & Northwestern ns well
as ON the st. Paul road. and have likewise
who Is also under arrest Cooper was re-.
Leased several months ago from the peniten.
ttary at Saltwater, Iinn., where he served
term for burglary.
sorosia 8. Alexander, a spinster Of Brut.
"eooEV' w., oUGdineu judgment lOr WV
s47 against her deceased brothers estate
for breach Of agreement. Miss Alexander
taught music In Massachusetts, twenty years
ago. Her brother, wishing her to take cure
Of their aged parents In Brattleboro, offered
to pay her$ 900 per year for NO doing, and
she accepted. About three or four years be.
fore the death Of her brother Miss Alexander
was about to be married, when he wrote to
her urging her not to marry and leave her
parents. He agreed to pay her an additi.
onal 41O, 900 ifshe would remain With her
parents as long MS they lived. With this
promise she '.shipped her lover and the
wedding was declared off Miss. Alexander
remained an old mail and cared for her
father and mother in their declining years,
The old people outlived their son, and are
both still olive and enjoying good health.
Up to his death Alexander did not even keep
his promise to pny his sister tho $1,000 q
year. She received nothing. Alexander
made no provision in his will for the pay
ment Of the 81 900 year or of the $4,000
conditional upon her staying with her pare
nts as long as they lived. jury gave her
$4l 800 but Judge Clifford has decided that
the plaintiif was not entitled to recover the
so, 900 until the death OF her parents, and
entered Judgement against L. S. Alexander's
estate for the bulance.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12
News in General.

The members of the state board of rail.
road assessors, just returned from n trip
through Oklahoma, report army officers n,
saying that thousands of boomers are still
concealed in the brush, and that il the whole
United States army was there It could not
drive them out. Names are taken, but nine
ont Of ten are fictitious. Capt. Woo,ison and
Lieut.. Carson are in receipt of kilograms
daily to hire horses, have them snddIcd and
bridled and in waiting on the arrival OF the
trains Mt Oklahoma City, April 22, at room.
The object is to mount Mt once and by fleet
steeds distance rival boomers on foot and
capture choice clnims. A party of four
Hoosiers with q balloon are camped near
Antelope hills. They make IN ascent in the
morning. drifting in midair until noon. and
speedy horses
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12
Can't Play That Game Again.

The testimony in IL recent divorce
case IN New Haven Conn. consisted
largely of stenographic reproduc-
tions OF conversations held between
the defendant and the correspondent
over IL telephone wire. The Connec-
ticut Senate has just passed bill,
making it IL misdemeanor to tap a
telegraph or telephone wire for de-
tective purposes. Hereafter giddy
Connecticut men can Hello! Hello!"
without fear that the drift of their
remarks has gone into a hostile cleo
trio current. BY the way, what
made the Connecticut Senate 90
nearly unanimous in this matter?