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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-10-04
Miscellaneous.

The white people oil along the line of the
Illinois Central railroad in Mississippi and in
every county in the delta are actively engag-
ed in preparing themselves for an nnticipat-
ell general attack to lie made by the blacks.
Public Printer Palmer has dismissed thirty.
eight Of the employees in the government
printing Office. They were from all depart.
mente-composing room, press room and
bindery.
In addition to the loss by fraudulent coup
ons, it is now feared that the state OF Louis
iana has lost large sums by another fraud
The Picayune's Baton Rouge specinl says
that ieves warrant, drawn three or four
years ago, for over $500, was recently pre-.
sented for payment. Suspicion was aroused.
as the levee fund hos never been short, npd
there was no reason for holding warrant
uncashed for 80 long. On inquiry 1t was
found that the warrant had been presented
and paid about the time ofits date. How
1t became loated is not known,
and 1t is suspected that many
s,ich warrants have been paid more than
once.
An old woman who had led q roaming iifa
as q pcddler, and who has made her head
quarters in Niles, Mich, for ten years past
is believed to I've Mrs. Bender, wife Of John
Bender, aud mother Of Kate Bender, tho no.
torious murderers of Lal;etto county, Kan.
Mrs. Francis E. McCann of Mcpherson
county, Kan, was, some timo ago, infortnsd
by an old woman she had befrisnded that
old John Bender and his son John were in
the woods ia Wontculm county, Mich, and
that Mrs. Bender vas in Niles. She ut once
wrote to the postmaster as, city marshal "f
Niles. Their investigations resulted in find
ing an old woman whose photographs has
been identified by several parties as Mrs.
Bender The woman, however, claims to
have been 10 Niles when the Kansas murders
were committsd. Tho matter is being inves'
tigated.
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THonAs AVA, EDISON,
n. ar.s, Inventor.

Edison first saw the light in Milan,
Erie County, Ohio, February IL,
1s47, SO thathe is still a young man.
The number Of patents already
granted him approaches two hun.
dred. He is Of mixed Hollander and
English blood, his grandfather hav.
ing been q Dutchman who settled
near Newark. N. j., and who married
into the Ogdens, a family of English
descent. Ellison began his working
life as u news boy when only about
eight years old, ut Port Huron.
Mich. Five years afterwards, lie sue
ceeled In procuring contract for
the exclusive sale of newspapers on
the Grand Trunk Railway of ofCanada.
to which flct is due the report that
he is a Canadian. His business grew
rapidly under his clever and cnerget.
ic management, and was supple.
mented by an essay in journalism,
the Grand Trunk Herald, which
no printed With -la;s-own typo e,ad l.;s
own hands. fhe progress OF the war
at this time assisted his paper, which
had at one time $50 subscribers.
Dropping his publication, lie began
the study of chemistry, prosecuting
it in connection with his newspaper
business. When his experiments on
the train had resulted in his setting
fire to y car by the ignition Of pllos.
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The Casualty Calendar. !.

Five fires were started at once by incendia-
ries ut Chnrlesto own, w. Va. Property val
ued ut over $75, 900 WIS destroyed.
According to anew directory atJ ohnstown,
Pa. that city suffered q loss Of $500 people
in the flood,
William Schropp, Samuel Stotsfand Henry
Reed were killed and number of other work.
men injured by the explosion Of Lafiin q
Rand powder mill an Cressona, 70.
The body of Richard May bury, shockingly
slisRgured, was found under the ruins caused
by thu recent land slide at Quebec. The num-
Der of bodies recovered to date is forty y-four'
Nicholas G. Demarest, Sheriff of Bergen
county and one of the best, known politicians
in Northern New Jersey, was struck by an
Erie express train and literally ground to
Tisces.
A Rock Island suburban truin was run in
to ut Chicago by freight train and a paas
enger coach was crushed. Five persons were
scaldcd to death, and many injured. Tho
wreck appears to have been entirely due to
the almost criminal carelessness of Engineer
Seth Twomblcy, son Of the master mechanic
OF the rOad. Inc passenger troin WAS Eun
ming on time, the signals were out at the
eemaphore; and yet the freight train, regard
less of time and signals, plunged into the
passenger couch at the rate of twevla miles
an hour-all within the city limits. The en-
gineer reversed, but not until within a few
rods of the passenger coach, and entirely too
late to he OF any avail. both engineer and
flrcmsn leaped for their lives and escaped un:
injured. Twombly at once took to flight and
has not been heard from. 1t is stated that
he was addicted to drink, and the presump-
1ion il that he was intoxicated Mt the time
ftlfe disaster
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A Very Astonished Musician.

One adventure of dead Bottesini's
should aforementioned. Hcwas play
ing one night at Antwerp, and there
was n full room, and considerable
curiosity for his turn to begin.
He took his place beside his colos-
sal double bass and commenced his
variations. The public were clectri.
fed and SO was the player No one
who knows the double bass could
say of the instrument that it was
squeaky and shrieky. 1t has It's
faults, but at least, shrillness is not
one of them. The sounds came forth
that evening piercing and pathetic.
The player looked terrified; his in
strument seemed bewitched, and the
sounds continued even when the bow
was not drawn across the strings.
Fora moment Bottcsini faltered,
and then plunging his hand into the
internalcavities ofhis big instrument,
he drew it back very hurriedly. He
introduced it again very carefully
and took out and held up to the au-
dience IL cat. The entertainment did
not end there. There were kittens to
follow.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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Residing on the south side is Il man
whose physician has strongly advis-
co him tn indulge in /. roguiar cxer-
else, This young man has been trou-
blcd with insomnia and is OCCASION
ally afflicted with somnambulism.
lie bclies, however, that he has the
making of an athlete in him, and
when he received his physicians in
structions he resolve to bring it out.
So lie had Il horizontal bar erected in
tho back yard OF the house. and up
on this ho practiced daily. His
principal feat was to grab tllcsmooth
bar with both hands and swing
around with great rnpidity. One
night last week til. young mans
mother was awakened by tllcnosie OF
il door closing. She arose and tip.
toed toward the back part ui the
house, Looking out of the window
she saw her son, clnd in his night
gown, revolving on the horizontal
bar with lightning rapidity. Amaz-
cd at the spectacle Of the gyrat-
ing son and his Tapping night gar
mcnt she aroused his father and told
him about it. The old gentleman
arose, donncd his pants and went to
the rescue. When he succeeded in
stopping the revolutions ofthc flying
boy he learned that he was asleep
and that he had posed as IL solnnam-
bulist athlete. lie awoke him with
some difficulty and led him back to
his bed. Now the young man has
his parents lock his doors and Will
dows when he goes to bed. lie is
anxious to regain his health, but he
will not go SO far as to do Il horizon
tai act i'll his nightgown-Chicago
Herald.
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p'iorHs, ile was forced To abandon it,
lilo next pursued telegraphy as u
means of livelihood and became cx-
traotlinnrily apt as an operator. In
1867, while living in Cincinnati, lie
began experimenting with the view
to sond Two lupssc,tSorH at 0lice over
/ one wire, and slrcee,lc,l in doing this
in Boston not long afterwards. This
was the first Of the many inventions
, which have earned for him and his
country, immortal honor Ills
ph"nogtapll FIRST attracted 'i!le at
tcntion nf tic leading scirntitic men
of Europe by reason OF its exhibition
ut the French Institute in 1878. No
: nettcrislea oftllcmultiplicity md vail
ueo OF his inventions can Eegiven than
By mentipMingthe loa.ling features of
ills exhibit ia Paris w 1llc Electrical
Exhibition, 1881; where his was the
lurgcst, most Important mud most
varied Of the many exhibits. II in
aiiea his sxstsn e M electric @ .,ia lighting
electric machine, his microt:lsincter,
, which measures The sflallpst changes
in temperature; his o,loroscopc,
Which sonders visible the presence of
certain essential oils and hydrocar-
bon vapors, and also registers their
action; his electromotogrlph, which
relroduccs the human voice at IL dis
tnnce, like the telephone, but with Il
1rrnlGr intensity, md 80 furti.. Mr..
Ed;son's; career as an Inventor, brill
innt though it is, ,willprobably prove
but II portion oftllc obligation which
the world will owe him for some of
the most delicnte as well MS service.
able application Of electrical science,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-10-04
A London Fad.

An American who has returned
from Europe has this to say con-
cerning q popular "fad"::-W do not
suppose you will believe me, but it is
q fact that l saw dozens ofwomen in
London who wore IL single eye glass
or monocle in the street. The first
woman saw on Bond street, and
she must have been at least 43 years
old. She was tall and slim, and her
face was lined and scanned with dis.
sipation and care. She stared at
me supcrciiious through Il single
glass which was attacled to n thread;
and nearly tell backward off tho
curb. Before l had gone n dozen
PAGES further1 saw another woman
pull her eyeglass up from the sling
by which it was suspended from her
dress, stick it in her eye precisely as
q man might have done, and glare
earnestly through it at II sporting
newspaper. Then kept my eyes
open, and counted half II dozen
women with eyeglasses before got
away from Bond street. 1t was n
whim, pure and simple, and an awful
atfectation."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-10-04
Beecher and Ingersoll,

AhSluk NuuTCu
Once Col. Ingersoll was thrown ac-
cidentally into the society of Henry
Ward Beecher. There were four or
five gentlemen present, all of whom
were prominent in the world of
brains. A variety of topics We're
discussed with decided brilliancy, but
no allusion made to religion. The
distinguished infidel was, of course,
too polite to introduce the subject
himself, but finally one of the party,
desiring to see Il tilt between Bob and
Beecher, made playful remark
about Col. lngersol's idiosyncrmsy,
us he termed it. The Colonel at
once defended his views in his usual
apt rhetoric; in fact lie waxc,l clo-
quent. lie was replied to by several
gentleman in very effective repartce,
Contrary to the expectation of all.
Mr.. Beecher remained IN abstractcd
listener and said not n word. The
gentleman who introduced the topic
with the hone that M~. pn"..,.~-
would answer Col. Ingersoll ut last
remarked:
sMr. Beecher have you nothing to
say on this question:"
The old man slowly lifted himself
from his attitude and replied:
Nothing; in fact, if YOU will on
cuse mo for changing tho converaa-
tion, ! will say that while yougcntlc-
men were talking my mind was bent
upon u most deplornble spectacle
which witnessed to-day.
''What was it," at once inquired
Col. Ingcresoll, who, notwithstanding
his peculiar views Of the hereafter. is
uuted for his kindness of heart.
why" said Mr.. Bcechcr, "asI was
walking down town to-day | saw
n poor lame man with crutcllrs
slowly and carefully picking his way
through q cesspoul pf mud, in the
endcavor to ocross the street. lie had
just reached the middle of the filth
when 4 great big hnrl, rnIiiaa, i.ii-
self III l,aspattere,i, rushed upto lin.
and jerking the crutcles from under
the unfortunate man, lott llimspr,wl-
ing and helpless i'll the pool ofliqnil
dirt. which almost cngullc.l him."
"Whnt u brute he was.' said Gel.
Ingerscll,.
"'Wliif'a brute he was" they alt
echood.
"ies," said the old man rising
from his chair and brushing back his
long black hair. while his YES gilt
tered with their old time fire ~ Nq
i,ent tHe!:. pn t4i:' inG,:lsoii; ''ytn,
EOl. lngersoll, and youurc that mnn.
The human soul is lame, but christi
anity gives it the crutclrs to enable
it to pass across the pathway OF life.
1t is your teachingsthnt lsnnal5 these
srnllclle!. lloin undcr 1t ana lc;,vt il! IL
helpless aud ru'l,lerlcsa wreck in tho
slough of despond. II rohbiny the
human soul OF its only support on
this eartll-religion-bc your pro-
fession, why ply it to your hearts $
content. 1t requires an architrr. to
erect Q l.u:l;,ilg, ,,n llccnuiury may
leduce it to nsllcs.'' ''
The old man sat down and silence
hrQoded over tho sreua. Cul. in;.er.
soil found tnat he had ~ master in
his own power of Illustration and
said nothing:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-10-04
Unshipping His Ituddcr.

A veteran tar, who had served
many years in the capacity of bout
swain, on getting past exertion was
appointed by his commander, in
grateful memory of his former con-
duct, IL kind OF sub.garlencr ut his
country seat near Philadelphia.
Jack had not long been in possess
sion of his new post when he perceiv-
ed every morning on walking over
the gardens that several of the beds
were paved about and the borders
destroyed, indicating by their marks
the stealthy visits OF some canine
wanderer
Jack Immediately communicated
the news to the commander, who
concurred with him in his opinion as
to its cause and advised him to go
to the garden few hours earlier in
the morning and give the intruder q
warm welcome. Jack accordingly
did so. Hiding himself in the shrub
berry, hesoon espied n long, lean dog,
between IL pointer and n mastiff,
spring upon the garden wall, and
jumping into the garden and began
running about and exploring, with a
degree Of activity and keeness, the
depth OF a strawberry bed.
Jack watched his opportunity and
at the moment the dog had burrow-
cd his head out of sight in leaves, the
tar stole behind him with u spade
and ut a blow struck off his tail; the
dog sprnng over the garden wall
again, yelping. Some time after,
when tho commander came into the
garden. Jack accosted him:
"All right, your Honor; we were
boarded by n dog, sure enough, ofa
long, sharp, sailing build, rather
white about the bows and dark in
the midship."
"What did you do with him, Jack?"
II prevented his finding his way
back here any more"
"iou did not kill him, Jack?"
"Oh, no, | laid by upon the look
out in the slubbery, and when seed
him dowse his bows in the strawberry
bed | dropped softly astern and with
this here tool unshipped his rudder
that's ALL"
The dog never came back to trou.
ble Jack.
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Kaiser and Minister.

Berlin Letter.
Although his age and infrmitics
render it difficult, the Great cllancel-
lor remains standing whenever he is
received in audience by the young
Emperor for the transaction OF any
State business. On the occasion OF
his first interview after his accession
to the throne, Kaiser Wilhelm, mind
full OF the fact that he was indebted
for his acquaintance with stntccrlit
to the greatest living master hereof,
and thut he had been brought up,
one might almost say. at the very
feet otBismarcL, urged tllcold Prince
to he seated while reading his report.
The Chancellor, however, absolute
ly refused to comply with the mon
nrcl's request in the matter. PAR
don me, SIR he remarked. AT the
present moment ] am not alone in
the presence of my young King, who
hOnors me with his friendship and
confidence, but am also in the
presence of the representative of the
principle of royalty, in transacting
State affairs with whom no I'russinn
Minister can do otherwise than re-
main standing.
The Emperor remained silent for Il
moment, and then grasprd both the
Chancellor's hands, cXclniming as he
did 80: "You are quite right. Thus
it has always been, and thus il shall
remnin." 1t is, however; due to the
Kaiser to add that liz invariably
arises from his cl,uir and remains
standing whenever the old Piince is
discussing affairs OF state with him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-10-04
Poison Rings.

In ltaly the poison ring was rar-
ried to the perfection of malicious
imagining. Tnc "ancllo morte" was
occasionally resorted to as n means
ofputting an enemy out OF the WY:
! hollow point in Tho l,ezcl, worked
by a spring, communicated with tl;n
receptacle behind, for tlc ,;o'4r.. y,
such ii way that it's v:,, v:,,,;,inous w..,r"r ~ ~.
could, il giving his adversary n
hearty grip of the hand, iuNirt n
mortal scratch. Tho point was
Mslloned to look iike.nn ornament
30 dcudlyand enduring was the pois-
oncontained in these rings, thatsomc
twenty or more years ngo death was
nearly occasionel l,y lmnlli:iY one
unwittingly. a curio iancicr was
turnlngover gems in n shop in Paris.
when he foil ininting and was with
difficulty restored. twas found that
he had been wounded! hy II poison
ring.
This instrument of destruction was
e''o "'AH III ltilioua aIillcS. III OItiet
that the owner might commit sui
eide rather thnn tall into an cncmy.s
hands. Another kind was furnished
ut the back with :, slide, which could
he sli ipped back by the wcal~r, who
would drop the poison into the wine
he offered toa hated guest. This
kind was affected by C;rsar Horgin,
whose own signet ring bore an in
scriptionlittle suited to his character
--"Fais CO que dois, avi"n que pour
ra." Another form of poison ring
was the one which had for it's hezrl
the key to ciskct. The wcarcr
would hand his ring in II confidential
manner to IL visitor, and desire him
to hand him some article from his
jewel box. The key, in being turned
in q somewhat stiff lock, would give
tn" nnwary conlidnnt IL prick. which
had for him fatal rcsults.-I.onlon
Standard.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-10-04
Daring Traln Robber, In xIs,i.sinpf.


The Mobile & Ohio south bound mail and
passenger train wus held up by trnip robbers
Mt RucLo+,,,o u;s, -. -
-. "4'''' 'ue' oe'ose 1"e tram
leu D"ckatuhna Two men mounted behind
the tender of the train and climbed
over and covered Epo;noor yo.L Eo,,o, ,,a
E;,,,,o,, u..e.-.., 1
-, fireman Ano""s nus' with their revolvers.
The robbers were disguised with red banda.
na handkerchief over the lower mart of,be;r
face.. The Leader ordorod +ha ar,;rao, g.,
IL. IN -. M ."n.' o'u''.' =, ."e e"s'"ecr ~
pun oue una 10 stop nj tile bridge two miles
that the c.nress md mil cnr shon,,,
~ -, .,,o c,-.,,.- 49, =, Iu' eAou'u ~,
oe on 'he iurther sue oi the nridge lrom tile
rest of the train, the bridge being trestle
over deep crcek.' "You obey instructions
or ~. do,+h nho s,;a NJ. a..
Vi ~ oea."' ne eoio' ihe engineer run inc
and put it just where the man with the pis.
tol wanted, Then there onnc,re1 n t,;r,
"pr'''e' u ..'''"
roooer' disguised Ike tile other two. These
three made the engineer and fireman come
with them to the express cur and the on.
r. nnnia Mun ~ eao ou' 49,. ~ pressan ~. 'onn
M numnns mnns. 70 open & tue aoor M o. tho cur.
,,,.t .h ooui WI" "'leuuy open
'.ot uuo i"s oh i,, "Is.ea m.'e. uoor was
e,useI ..i;,s una ioekea. Duhnlns Mas seated
Will ais . ohek W tne uooI, unu Mei.
1 rouHu ne iUokeu U, GOWN lhe muA.ie OF thrGS re-
volvers. me command was gwen and Dun,
lanH openea .ne parrea aoor anu IN the chiei
roIoer Jumpsa, .hc o!nee Two remnlnine nmt n,
,a sue 10 guulu IN. .ne engineer ahd nreman. Inc
,eaaer .ae mate .h 'ne messenger aump the con.
'.;s; .en;s y. t .he sa'e ,nto cansas suck, pu1
m",S mnnn;S, . Ina. ~ was no nos th eoseay %atcheu
uui,hins snossa ndn ZONE OF .ne money asiue SO
lnaG apoat s ~ Sd'oou wns modem, me robbers
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From Foreign shores.

Emperor Francis Joseph has ordered the
stoppage ofthe prosecution againts the 322
striking miners charged with participation in
the riots in Styria.
The rumor of Miss Margaret Blaine's en-.
gagement to Walter Damrosch is confirmed.
Miss Blaine and Mr.. Damrosch first met on
Carnegie's coaching trip to Scotland, both
being members OF the pnrty, and their en-
gngement followed. The wedding will prob
ably take place next spring.
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to kin her II she told anyone. While at Mrs.
Williams' house, Haywood confessed to hav-
h6whe had managed to escape ali suspicion
by playing q trick on her. He had stuffed
q coat and placed it together with a hat on
the woodpile, and Mrs. Williams. seeing that
supposed It was Haywood, and it being on
the woodpile at the time when Williams was
killed. Mrs. Williams herself cleared Hay.
wood BY stating TINT she saw him ut tho
gro has not yet been caught, but his arrest
was expected at any moment and, il caught,
it 10 very likely that Judge Lynch will hold
o special court and mete out terrible punish.
ment to him.
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A YOUNG Napoleon of the rail hns
croppedinto prominence at Williams.
port, Pa., A colored boy has
there been iailed for stealing a loco
motive.
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People in Print,

Gov. Gordon of Georgia has granted the
requisition of the governor Of Alabama for
Pat Calhoun and ]. D. Williamson, principals,
and Henry Jack und Jack King, seconds. in
the recent duel in Cherokee county, Ala.
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RESUMEOFTHRNEWS
A condensed Summary Of the Import.
ant Telegraphic News Of
the World.
In nWashlnutol.

Moi William Warner of Missouri has fanal.
~ declined to accept the ONCE Of commits
sioner Of pensions, which was rendered him
by the president.
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SAM DICKEy, the clown, who has
often set the circus in Il roar,
died in II Michigan poor
house and was buried in Pottcr's
field. calais! poor icrick!"
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JOB DEPARTMENT.
THE PIONEER EXPRESS
JOB DEPART16RNT

u complete and vel supplied With ls1sss seyso
ftypa Our prices ars ~ low - ~ eeu.
DISSENT with . legitimate busdneea
We kssp Constantly On hand lanas md v>ssna
etooE Of Letter heada. note hes0S bNl hea6S
mont monthly yseass0eatA 9ss cspa foolsSan busins
0s9S sna9gsaa ~. labels. enyeiopeS ball pess
mental, On shoES notice.
We kssr - hand full lias Of Legal Dissla
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Wheat, No. red, s4@s4Ac.; No. 3 red
s1s4c.; ungraded red, 77@7sc.; steamer No
white. Ale; ungraded mixed, 40G41s4c
Oats, No. 2 white, 2shc.; mixed Western,
241a@2Sc; white do, 29@3Gkac.: No. 2 Chi
cago 27Ac. Rye, Western. 4s@52c. Butter.
Western dairy. 9@l2kc.; do creamery. 100
23Kc.; do factory, 7la@12c. Eggs, Western
fresh 10L2GllOc
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The Markets.
CHICAGO,

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
No. spring wheat, 6s@6Yc; No. 2 red. 7slac;
No. 2 corn, 32@32ac; No. oats, 19M@19ss
No. rye, 41Ar; No. barley, nominal No.
fax seed, 1.26; prime timothy seed, 81 30;
mess pork. per bbl. $11; lard, per 100 lbs,
$5.9714. eggs, 16kc.
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FOULPLAY.
A Novel.
CHAPTER xXv-coSrISuED.

BY CHARLES nEApE AND DION porcrcAuLr