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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
Forest Fires.

HELENA, Mont, Special Telegram, July
3l.-From Helena west, north and south
a great black cloud Of smoke hangs over the
country, and for six days the sun has not been
able to pierce the darkness Granville Stuart
estimates the damage each day the fire
continues at $500, 600. At Missoula the
Streets buildings and sidewalks are covered
with ashes. The air is like q blast from a fur
mace. Thu atmosphere is filled with crisp m
bers that have descended like o light fall
Of snow. It is estimated that the loss In
gate in the neighborhood Of $25O.6oO.
Fire IS now raging in Boulder oan-
yon, n has been most destructive
OF property. In the neighborAood OF
the great mining camp OF Ph1lipsburg the
damage has been immense, while the town
of Granite is in imminent danger OF being
destroyed. The mountains about the city
are almost all ablaze and the heat and
sitting smoke are almost unbearable.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

The c~oroner's jury has found the
South Fork Fishing Club OF Pitts
burg responsible for the poor condi-
tion Of the dam whose downfall
caused the Conemaugh disaster.
Members Of the club are among the
Wealthiest men in the State, and the
property owned by them aggregates
thirty-aye toforty millions ofdollars.
Many suits will be instituted for
damages, or rather the result will be
made dependent upon some test case,
which, if successful, will carry many
others without further controversy.
Large numbers Of losers have con-
~rfibnted q fund to prosecute this test
case. II
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
Human Trust.

CHICAGO, July 31.-All the ballet girls IL
the West will soon be under the control of q
wealthy English syndicate, which has head
quarters and resident partners in Chicago.
English capitalists are now looking at the
theatrical business OF America as well as the
beer business, with the view Of investing
their sovereigns and controlling players and
play houses. The intelligence that . New
York manager had been offered $780,
600 for q Jwo-thirds interest," in
his houses was hardly received
from the wires when a novel and ex-
tensive trust was discovered within the
walls Of Chicago itself. W. H.Morton, Of the
Columbia theater, is the agent of the British
company. Associated with and interested
with Mr.. Morton in the venture are David
Henderson, of the Chicago opera house, and
Horace McVicker. It has become 30 difficult
to secure o good ballet that such a scheme
was absolutely necessary, to say nothing of
the profits as q business enterprise. Mr..
Morton has already secured three thousand
girls for his trust. Some of them receive q
regular salary, others haIf-pay, but all will
be at Mr.. Morton's beck and call ~ Is
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
A Bad SMash.Up.

CINCINNATI, July 31.-The fast passenger
train hat left Hamilton tonight going west
collided with o freight train coming east
at Q bend in the road at Ogleton, two
miles east OF Oxford. The spushers is
an engine used to go out with freight trains
and assist their engines by pushing at the
rear of the train. These pushers go as far
as Oonnersville mi then return to Hamilton.
sometimes returning with freight cars.
1t was . pusher running wild, return
ing from Co~nnersville. that collided
with the passenger train. The lat
ter was running at very high speed. The
place Ii remote from telegraph stations and
definite news IL hard to obtain. It ia known,
however, that it was q bad smash-up. Fire
man Lee was killed outright, a Mr.. Dady is
dying, Baggage Master Shimbs was killed,
Engineer Dougherty was badly hurt and
q MI. Brannan, O fireman, was severely
hurt Seven Of the injured were brought to
Hamilton by q relief train late tonight. It
il believed that the number Of Filled and In
bred Will not be greater than. twelve OF
fourteen. This report was obtained by tele-
phone from Hamilton, and the news there at
This hopr q not Yery definite.
Another dispatch states that bpt three or
four ~tratnlmeI were killed and several badly
injured, Whils still another places the list Of
deala at from six 70 twenty people, e ID I'M
possible 70 get definite Information tO-night.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
Dire Dis aSter Averted,

CHICAGO, July 31.-The Transcontineptal
association to-day finally succeeded in stavr
ing off the disaster that has threatened II,
and securing an extension of existence for q
period OF three months ut least The dispute
between the Southern Pacific and the Cana
dian Pacific was settled by a compromise.
The latter. though still refusing to abrogate
its differentials entirely, agreed to reduce
them to the extent OF 25 to
35 per cent, which ia a greater
concession than was offered last week. The
Southern Pacific accepted the proposition
on trial for ninety days, agreeing to suspend
action on its notice Of withdrawal during
that time. This restores harmony for the
time being, and 1t Is not believed that the
quarrel will again be revived. The Northern
Pacific, which had also given notice of with
drawal On account Of it's controversy with
the Union Pacific. will hold Its notice in
allegiance pending the negotiations now In
progress between the officials Of the roads In
New York. a
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

crate and the changes asked 1ess material
they are accustomed to when plans foi
public buildings are submitted to the
people who are to occupy them. Some
OF the changes in the plans sugge est
ed by Postmaster Flynn will be
made; others are not intellectually prac.
tfcable. The designers say they have
strained . point to make the building o.
large as possible. so they fear there will be
no money available for al elevator. They
say. however, that room has been left for nm
elevator In the hallway, and that 1t can be
put In at any time before or after the build
ing 10 finished. II there. is any money left
after putting up the building 1t will be used
for an elevator; II NOT, the Duluthites must
hustle for an appropriation. The designers
fully understand that tho building ia too
small for the purpose It ts designed to serve,
and have 80 planned 1t that IL can be en-.
larged ut any time by an addition to the
back. &
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

The richest man in Australia il
said to be ascetic James Tyson.
Heis credited with being the possessor
of from $3,OOO,O 900 to $4,000, 600.
He has never tasted wine or spirits,
nor has he smoked one ounce of to-
bacco., r,..
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

In 1882 Robert Aitken, printer
and bookseller in Philadelphia, pub
lished the first American edition OF
the Bible in English, the publication
being in quarto form. In 1701
Isaiah Thomas, of Worcester, Mass,
printed in folio form an English edi-
ton of the Bible in English to be
published in America, and the first
to be issued in folio form in this
country.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

The largest dynamo in the world
is being made to the new electric
works at Deptford, England. The
Shaft of the macL ne will be turned
out of a block of steel weighing rs
tons which has just been cast in Glas.
gov.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
Miscellaneous.

Between $4,000 to $4,000 coal miners in
the Conceivable (Pa) district will strike for
higher wages.
1t Is said that an attempt is being made
to sell the new Merchants bridge at St.
Louis to Jay Gould.
1t is probable that the dominion military
system will be extended to the Northwest
this year.
The work of the Idaho convention is rap
idly lie airing IN end. The bill of rights was
suhjected to a general discussion and was
finally passed.
The rivers Neisse, Bober and Zacken have
again overlooked thor banks. and q repeti-
ton ia feared of the frightful disasters of the
Sd of August last.
A syndicate has been formed which has Sc
cured the gas rights in Indiana of between
$4,000 and 10000 acres, and will pipe the
natural gas to Chicago.
9 Senator Evarts' law partner, Mr.. Beaman,
states that he knows that Mr.. Evarts did
not draft q constitution for the North Dako-
ia constitutional convention as has been re-
ported.
The writs of habeas corpus and certiorari
in the Ives and Stayner case were dismissed
in supreme court chambers ut New York
without argument, and the prisoners were re-
turned to Ludlow street Jail.
At a meeting of the general committee of
the Pennsylvania coke workers arrangements
we're made to carry on q long struggle. The
strikers, numbering over ten thousand, are
confident of success.
The statement that the Standard Oil com.
pany hos bought up all the white lead COM
panies in the United States and pays about
100000, O0Ofor them, is emphatically denied
by President W.. P. Thompson, ofthe nation
al lead trust.
r The latest development in trusts is the
English syndicate that is trying to corner
the enameled md patent leather trade of all
America. There are in the United States
t~wenty-six factories. Their total capital is
about 8 5 5000, 900, and they employ about
1000 men.
Special Agent M. Krebs, who was sent out
to allot the land OF the Indians ut the Devils
Lake reservation, Fort Totten, N. D., has re-
ported to the Indian Office that oil his efforts
are dissatisfied and decline to take lands in
severalty. They claim that through some
error in boundary lines they have been cheat
| ed out of "a 900 acres ofland. They all ask
that each child be given $50 acres of land,
| instead of 80 and 40 acres, as is provided
for the allotment law. Another objection ol
| the rcd men to the seyeralty proposition is
that under the new relations they would he
called on to pay taxes.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
From Foreign Shores.

Cretan Mussulmans have burned over 1OO
houses in a village near Cansa. The insur.
gent leaders have appealed to Greece for as
s%istance.
The British bark Mallsgate, from Newcas'
tie, N. s. w., for San Francisco, hos been
wrecked on Middletown reef. Part OF her
crew are missing.
Ex-King Milan and Regents Belimarko-
vich, Grives and Ristics are comforting to.
gether ut Vranja on the dynastic question
and King A~lexander's relations to ex-Queen
Natalie. Fl
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

Bells are tolled insome of the wine
districts of Franco when there islike-
ly to be a severe frost. The inhabi-
tants ut once hurry out Of their
houses and place quantities of tar
between the rows of vines. Then q
signal is given to light the tar, and
in q few minutes a dense cloud OF
smoke arises which completely pro-
tects the vines from the frost.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

THERE is a larger proportion Of
the boys and girls of New Jersey
than of any other state in the Union
who 60 to Sunday school. 1t ap-
pears by statistics recently taken
that there are just about 100000
children in the 1897 Sunday Schools
of New Jersey.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

A MONTREAL collection plate re-
vealed the fact that 200 Of the con-
gregation had contributed / cent
apiece to the church funds, while
1879 had given 5 cents a piece, and
668 10 cents apiece.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

Much scientific interest, fnot COM
mercfal value, attaches to the recent
production Of chemical sugar in the
laboratory ofthe University Of Wurz-
burg. .Glycerine was used 40 the
stevt'. int in the experiments.
position and treatment
reagents, . colorless
" btained, which unlike
to BE- q genuine
e ID every respectlike or
al sugar, except nbeing
capable Of rotating . beam Of po-
.Ssk.dlight. Thediscoverers Fischer
afsl arssrbw continuing their
re. Fitha viewtogivingthe
Aoptical activity to the new.
IL. which they have named
A%F#f%IXfAS&XA
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

THF motion lately made in the
house ofcommons by Mr.. Labouchere
in favor of abolishing the hereditary
principle in the house of lords, came
SO near success that a change of less
than thirty votes from one side to
the other would have turned the
scale. Scarcely any attempt was
made to defend the hereditary legis-
lators.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

The authorities of William and
Mary College, at Williamsburg, Va,
have just received, a letter from R.
W. Glider, the editor of the Century,
and his sister, in which they say that
they have in their possession the old
bronze sun dial which was taken
from the institution, and which the
p present owners offer to restore.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
TO BE DECIDED.
The Last Council Held Before Sign.
ing Begins at Standing
Rock Agency.

STANDING Rock AGENCY, N. D., Special Tel.
egram, July 31.-The last Of the councils FOL
explanation and catechism was held to-day,
and the rolls will be opened at the agents Of
nee for signatures. About the same number
were present to-day as at the other talks
here. and generally the same individuals.
Gov. Foster opened the ball with q short
talk, In which he hoped no one would at
tempt his opinion till he had heard the EVIL
dence. John Grass. as usual, was spokesman
for the Indiana Maj. Warner too the floor
to answer the questions ana objections OF
John Grasa He explained the provisions
for taking land as laid down In the treaty
of 1858, and showed wherein they dif-
fered from the present treaty. He also
compllmented them upon the advancement
they had made in agriculture, and assured
them that the great father was very proud
to nee It Mention was also made OF the
amount Of land each Indian could take under
this bill, az we'll as the amount OF money to
BIZ received from their lands IL even only
one-third should be sold. tt major con-
cluded in these words: @We are sitting here
a. judges to weigh the evidence and decide,
and q Judge who determines q case before he
hears the evidence is neither fair nor just"
/, After quite an elaborate explanation from
Gov. Foster of the right of eminent domain.
and a further question from John Grass, to
which Maj. Warner made satisfactory an
swer, Gen. Crook proceeded to ~.
COVER HIMSELF WITH o 80
by one of the most impressive talks of the
entire series Of meetings since the begin
ming, concluding as follows: IF the chiefs
do not accept this new order Of things they
must give way to those who nave brains and
vigorsr to do 30. No power can prevent it, for
1t is the march of progress and must come.
We want to explain this to you fully, SO that
you may provide against the failure. You
have families whom you love, and I know
that your worry is what will become of
them when you die. The only safe
way is to get your Land. have It
yours. and then when you die 1t will
belong to your families. Each of yon must
decide for himself, and the chiefs should re-
momber that they are responsible il their in
1uence leads you astray. You will find that
the government is your best friend, both past
aud in the future. I think you have now
heard the bill fully explained and must un-
derstand it. The rolls will be opened at 10
O'Clock tomorrow in the agents office, where
those who wish may sign. :" The situation here
ut this time is unlike anything at the other
agencies. The Indians seem to have a more
complete and intelligent appreciation Of the
principal features OF the bill and to discuss
them with more acumen
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

A NEW work on "Half a Century OF
Music in England'' draws the inter-
esting contrast between the time
when Lord Chesterfield warned his
son against being a fiddler, even in
the amateur sense, and the present,
when a prince Of the royal blood is
the most noted amateur in England.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08

The New York Herald 10 Of tho
opinion that English capitalistswho
are investing barrels ofmoney in this
country will get a great deal of ex.
perience through their operations.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
BottneQu Pioneer.
JOHN W. BENNETT, Editor 1 P ublisher.
BoTTINEAU; NORTH DAKOTA.

BEES settled In the top Of q house
near Atlanta, Ga, eight years ago,
and the other day, when the gable
end was removed the entire roof was
found to be filed with honey.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
Fooled tho Dakota Authoriti,

FOOIed tho Dakota AuthOrItl0R ~
WATERLoo. Iowa, Special Telegram, Jul,
SIN. u. Billings, who escaped from the
sheriff at Gary, s D, arrived here to-day.
He went to the clerk Of the court ana rot q
copy pf his bail bond, stating that he
waptedit so that if the reports from Dakota
should AXE any tronble he conld surrender
himself on the charge Of murder, for which
he was held. he said that the trouble II.
Dak9tfa grew ont Of q di41cuIty
over ap old case In WaYerly.
This evening 4 dispatch WINS feceiyed from
Gary, ~inst1ncting the sheriff to afrest and
hold him. The otlcer went after him, but
Billings surrendered himself III exoneraMon;
OF his bond IN tho case against him for m4r-
DEL, and - now In jail IA that charge, and
the Dakota authorities are too lata
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
Want Eleyator Facilitios.

WAsHuEGToa, Special Telegram, July 3l.-
The snperYisinR arohitept Of the treasury has
rsceivsd the letter Of Postmaster Flynn of
Dplnth complaining that plans were not;
aatdsfaCtory. The designers planned the best
building they could for the money ~ their
disposal, which Was only $131,6OO, after
paying BIG. 800 for the dte. They succeeded
that 4, the complains made are more mod
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
RESUMEOPTHENEW
a Condensed Summary Of the Import.
ant Telegraphic News Of
the World.
In Washington.

The civil service commissioner has decided
to recommend to the president that the civil
service rules be 50 amended as to exempt
from examination clerks on river steamboats,,
who, also at a nominal salary, act as postal
clerks.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
Burke to Ret urn.

OTTAWA, Ont, Special Telegram. July 81.
Sir John Thompson lost no time after hear
Ing that the appeal hadbeen refused in issuing
his warrant for the extradltion of Burke,
the Chicago suspect, from Winnipeg, which
he signed to-day. The warrant was for
warded:to Winnipeg this afternoon.
.- READY TO Return . .
WINNIPEG, Special Telegram, July 81
Chief Hubbard Of Chicago arrived to-day
for the purpose Of escorting Martin Burke
back to Chicago. There are now five officers
In the city, including the chief and Lieut..
Ross, and they will be reinforced at the
boundary by three or four others, and an
additional force will Join at St Paul. So
that the rescuing party that carries of Burke
will have to be pretty strong. This after
noon Chief Hubbard had consultation with
MI. Howell on matters relative to the case.
Gov. Lawler will take Burke as far as the
boundary, and will then transfer him to
Chief Hubbard. Il Is not expected to leave
before Saturday, which Ii the earliest date
the extradition order can reach here from
Ottawa. State Senator Kennedy returned
south to. day to his home at Appleton, Wis.
He found himself unable to carry out his
purpose of remaining and accompanying
Burke south, owing to inability to spare the
time. Kennedy had a long talk with Burke
in his cell last night, during which no doubt
he impressed upon his client the Importance
Of him keeping his mouth shut while on the
way to Chicago. Liza
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
The Markets.
NEW YORK..

Wheat,-No 2 red, SSc.; No 3. red, Sac;
No ! red, $1@1.0 ON; No l white, CSC; nm.
43I3c.; elevator, 44N@44Mc.; Oats, No 2
white, 33h@34c.; mixed western, 26@29c.:
do white. 34@4Oc.; No 2 Chicago, 26Ac.;
Eggs, western, 13@1311c.; Butter, western
dairy, lo@l2Aac; do creamery, llh@l7c:;
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
82Na4: No. 8 spring wheat nominal; No. 2
red, s2Nc; No. 2 corn, 84sssc; No. 2 oats,
nominal: No. / fa1 seed, 3i.ssh; prime
timothy seed, 41.48: mess pork, per Dbl. $11:
lard, per 100 lbs, : 6.17h@6.2 30: Butter.
finest diaries, 11h@12c.; fair to good,
9@10. Eggs, dull and unchanged.
MINNEAPOLIS. II
WHEAr.-No. !, northern, 9sc@$1; No. 2
Northern, s9@9Oc: No. 8 Northern, $4,000.
s4@s5c. Feed, sIs.So@tI4. Flax, si.a7;
Chicago, 81. 33. Four.-Patents in sacks to
local dealers, $5.45@5. IS; patents to ship,
sacks, car lots, . .2545.4O; in barrels, II .45.
@5.65: delivered at New England points,
9s.25@s.49 g; New Points, 36.15@6. 30; de-
1905. Is; bakers here, 38. 6O@4.l5: super.
no. nssi I'd dos : sss, e. . aes sfs 5 'l.o0o.
Prices on incoming trains only: Wheat,
No. ! hard, 81 f.o8; No. / NortherI, 95
@96e; No. 2 Northern, S2@86e. Corn, N..2,
34k@36Iac; July, 351sc; No. 3, 85c, Cats,
No. 2 white, 97H@28Ac; July, 20k@2SIsc;
No. Z. 22@25e: Rye, No, I. ! Barley
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
Double

DOuDt0 EXeCutJOus
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 3~1.-Charles digger,
the murderer OF two policemen last August.
and Harry Smart, murderer of Meisner Green
and wife. were hanged here to-day. When
the rope was cut both men shot down
through the traps. Smart turned round and
probably diod instantly, but digger slipped
through the moose, the rope catching him
over the chin at the lower teeth. He was
seemingly unhurt, and was drawn up by the
rope until his shoulders came through the
trap, when the deputies took him by the
arms and pulled him upon the scaffold. A
new rope was brought into service, and when
the moose was adjusted Dilger asked:
sWhat's the matter?" When being told sthe
rope has slipped its knot" he said: @This
shows I should not die" He placed himself
upon the trap the second time by making
two hops. The drop wa again sprung and
he strangled to death.
The crime for which Charles digger paid the
severest penalty OF the law was an especially
brutal and revolving one; the double murder rs Of
James W. Jones and Joe Rosenberg were startled
by cries of murder" "help," In q female voice.
The cries came from the house No. 90 Lafayette
Dileer in the act Of beating Mary Burns. with
whom he was living. but what took place in
there has never been discovered. A few minutes
later D1ger ran OOWn one sIreet Win Dl0OQ
streaming from his head. He was arrested two
hours later. In the hallway Of the landing on
the second floor was the dead body of Officer
Jones. He had been killed with q knife. In the
room occupied by Dilger and the woman Officer
Rosenberg was found, insensible from a knife
wound on the right temple He died the next
afternoon.
The crime for which Harry Smart was hanged
was the murder ON the 5th of July. 1883, Of
Meisner Green and an abandoned woman named
Belle Ward. The mur.'er was committed in q
row boat and the conviction was upon circum-
stantial evidence.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
OULUTU.

Wheat. No. 1 hard cash md July, 901c:
Augnst, S61ac; September. S3c; October, S4f;;
;,ecember, Sic; No. | Northern, cnsh. O3c,,
No. 2 Northern, cash, S2c. Augustcorn 35Ncs