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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
MINOR ACCIDENTS.


At Port Louis, Guadaloupc. the principal
buildings have been destroyed by fire. The
total OF the losses is $2O0,UOO.
warnie Hallocl. twenty years old, of Ann
Arbor, Mich, wasGroNned near H. oily, Mich,
BY the upsetting ot n sailboat on Rush lake
Mrs. Mary Murray, living White Heath,
ILL, swallowed some beams, which lodged in
her throat and choked her to death almost
instantly.
At Asbury Park, n. j., during storm,
lightning struck some telephone and electric
light wires. One of the wires fell into the
street. where it knocked down several women
and children. They were painfully, but not
seriously injured.
A terrific storm struck GAINESVILLE, Ohio. the
rain all for two hours amounting almost to
cloudburst A small creek in the western
part OF the city overfiowed it's banks and
several bridges and u number of small build
fngs werc swept away. The railroads suffer.
ed great damage to road beds. There was
no loss Ollie.
Tie vest bound passenger train on the
Northern Pacific about four milcs east OF
Drummond ara forty miles enst of here,
Ind the two rear sleepcrs lrrailed and
thrown down small cmbankment. Mary
Z. Carson, fourteen years old. daughter OF
1uJ. NdTsOl, u. - a.. Oh fOft sherman,
was killed by being thrown partly through q
-indow and crushed un,le; a car az it turned
over She lived about one hour. Others
were injured.
Gardiner, Batclelder & Wcllcs' upper mill
was the scene of Il frightful accident Mt
Lyons, Iowa. A rotary saw burst and james
Taylor of Fulton, ILL.,, was hurled to eternity
without an instant's warning. The largest
piece Of the broken saw struck the nntortu-
nate man in the throat, nearly s.verins his
neck and killing him instantly. lie was the
main stay of his mother, who is a widow.
He was about twenty.one or twenty two
years Of age.
remarkable cloudburst on the mountain
stopped the Texas Pacific train, eastward
bound, attached to which was tho special
palace car Mayfower. containing the Lcslies
newspaper party, including Russell Harri.
son. At Van Horn. Texas, it suddenly ran
into an enormous flood oi water, spreading
over eight miles, along the valley and nlIn.
dating the entire town. The train was in
stantly slowed, but the flood from the noun.
tain increased 30 rapidly that the ties we're
washed out from under the train. The les
lie party remains on the ear. us the track is
cut off from the mainland by the water the
roaring Of which cnn lie heard for miles.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
DETERMINED TO DIE.
A Despon'ient Cigarnakcr Holds Up his
Ecef In l,hnLn IIinxrIf


ST. PAUL Special Telegram July Ii.
Rudolph Lutgcns, Il cigarmakcr residing
at los Walsh street on layton's bluil, com
miltcd suicide by hanging himself early
yesterday morning. Mrs. Lutsems, wife OF
the deceased, awolic at 6 o'clock in the
morning, and finding her husband abscn,
from the bed arose To find him. She found
his litclc>s body suspended by clothes
line from the root of the woodshed. lie
fastened the rope TO the beam above by
means of a s'cpladdcr and after adjusting
the rope about his neck lie jumped oil the
Ladder He had. however, made a miscal-
cnia'i"n upon he required length of rope,
and made II SO long that when down he was
compelled to raise his feet to keep them
rom touching the lenr. 1t is stated that
I.utgcns worked by the side Of cisarnakcrs
who Were much more rapid worMmcn than
he, and he became d,spond"nt at being I'M
apc to earn a, much money Ii hey earned.
Deputy Coroner Amos tu,k charge oi The
rAa,,er, and decided an inquest unneccs-
Sary.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
WRECKED BY THE WIND.
Much Damage Dono at Lisbon, n. D..
by Terrific Wind Storm.

Much Damage Dono at Lisbon, n. D.,
by Terrific Wind Storm.
LISBON. y. D., Special Telegram, July 10.
This was terrible day for heat, scorch-
ing sun. cloudless sky and a gale Of wind.
with the Thermometer l02 in the shade To-
night a tornado passed through the center
of the town, All the chimncys in its path
was scattered in the streets. Many roofs
was partly torn off, and barns, summer
Kitchens. outhouscs demolished. Big trees
were snapped like matches. The entire
roof OF the Hotel Horton was torn of, car
ricd several rods and dumped in the river.
No lives lost and no one was injured so far
as known. A few minutes after it was over
another just like it was seen to pass a few
miles south of town going east The dam
age in the aggregate will amount to several
thousand dollars
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
Tie Election BILL.

WAsHIsGroH. Special Telegram. July H.
In the caucus last night Senator rc,tigrcw
led tl.c attack upon the rules which allowed
unlimited debate. He said when the cleo
ton Hill came up he would leave Tor home
and tat he knew enough senators who
would do the Same to leave the body with
ont quorum. When the proposition to
change the traditions Of the senate for II
hundred years will be reported it is expected
that the Democrats will make fierce S,.ug
gle to dctca, it and ii is probable that the
proposition vii! he debated Us long aS they
can hold out, but it is quite likely that i;
will be nut through
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
The Gnysrnmen,,s Plan.

LONDON, July l0.--In the house of com
mons to-day Mr.. Smith, the government
leader, stated that in view ofthc late period
Of the session the government had decided
not TO proceed with the staniin; order re-
lating to the postponement Of the consider
alton Of bills from cne session to another.
1t had also decided to drop the Irish land
purchase BILL and the tithcs bill during the
present session. but TO again introduce
them at the next session. *hich:would open
in November. Mr.. Smith said that he
trusted that before the house was pro-
ro.ucd it would pass the bill providing for
the cc.sion Of Heligoland to Germany.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
Husiness for Men.of-Mar.

WAsHISGroS, July 1o.-InforInation has
been received at the navy department that
trouble is imminent between Salvador and
Guatemala arising out of the recent change
in the government of the former country
1t being thought advisable to have some
American war vessels near at hand, orders
were to-day issued for the United States
Ranger and Thetis. now at San Francisco,
to proceed at once to the west coast OF Cen
tral America
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
airl,wux,nrn In a City.

KANSAS CRY. Special. The vicinity o.
Eighteenth and Dr!pp streets was tcrrorized
by highwaymen with masks AID revolvers
early yesterday morning. Several citizens
We're stopped on the street and robbed ..
their mon Y and watches. The >coundrc!s
also entered the saloon .: X. IL. DAVIS.
where ,lity covered the bartender and hall
dozen customers with rcyulvcr- AID robbed
them all The police have 10; ytt succeed,
u. i'll capturing any OF the Iit.n.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
Tra,nn. Hold In n 10y,

EEEcS ENE!r"E, Special Telegram,
To-day son Of john Simmer of Wah-
pe;om was held UP ty five ,ra,nps near the
OF his watch aud money Mr.. S!,ums,
coming up the ,tamps ram, but three were
ovcrhaulci near the railway shops and
taken to Jail. One OF the others was arrest.
ed in the afternoon and identified by Sim
uer. The last one is still ut large.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
HUNDREDS HOMELESS.
Detail of the Terrible Fire ut Port dc

PoEr OF SPAIN, June 2O-Dctails con-
ccrning the destruction of the town of Port
dc France in the French island Of Mar
Unique have just reached here. Seventeen
hundred buildings were destroyed, among
them many public and government build
ings. cntaiing loss Of $3O)0,O0O. Three
quarters ofthc town is destroyed and seven
clgiits Of the inhabitants homeless. Many
buildings were blown up by dynamite to
arrest the progress Of the flames, but in
doing this several people were killed.
Twelve bodies lave thus :ar been recovered,
but this is not the extent of the fatalities.
The homeless people suffered from cold
and hunger, but sister colonies arc sending
food money and clothing
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18

A METAL has been produced that
will melt ut temperature of 800.
1t is alloy of lead, tin, bismuth and
cadmium, and in weight, hardness
and color resembles type metal. 1t
mclts so easily that, placed on n COM
paratively cool part OF tho stove
with a piece OF paper under it, it will
melt without the paper being scorch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
CHARGED with lu,,n,ic,,le.

WHEELING. W. Va, Spccial.-A sensation
Wa. caused here by the arrest of ii. B.
Bagml~ and William Carter, u business
man o! Wheeling. and Miss Aggic Post OF
West Alexander Pa. on The charge OF !iav.
ing murdered the newly born child o! Ms,
Post of which Carter was the father. 1t is
alleged that when the child was born DIR.
Basnlcy, ut the request oi its mother,
>tranglcd it, and that Carter burned III.
body in crate.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
FROM FOREIGN SHORES.

At Leeds, England, n mob broke Ill the
gas works windows and fired revolvers Mt
the police. Soldiers suppressed the disorder.
The French budget committee has passed
Finance Minister Rouvier's bill for loan OF
zoe, 900, 900 francs in 8 per cent. perpetual
rentcs.
The new Spanish cabinet is composed Of ex.
trcme protectionists. 1t will pursue an uct-
i've colonial policy, but will remain neutral in
European matters.
The Car has remitted the stamp duties
amounting to $4,000, on the lease OF the
new French embassy as ST. Petersburg. This
is looked upon MS a unio ne mark ofhis friend
ship toward France,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18

WA>miy"roS, Special Telegram. July IL.
-To-day the conference report on Com
stocks hill granting right OF way 10 tie
Little Falls, Lake superior " Western over
the led Lake reservation came up and the
Democrats ii!ibuStcrcd. \ Quorum no, be-
ing present. II call o! the i.u>. was ordered.
and finally the conference rcror; was agreed
10 and the bill Will becomes a law.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
I,,.nu ~. i,iil

LoNroN. Juiy ll.-Mr. ra-nri delivered
very conservative speech on the land pur-
chase bill in the house OF commons to-
night, and cn!rcaicl MIR. Ealliuur 10 fur
ther investigate the affairs in Ireland be-
lore gong further. lie said that
ho spoke i'll the interests OF peace. human
ity and justice, not III the interests OF the
pockets Of the plan OF campaign.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
PALMIsrRY.
From the Boston Cour

From the Boston Courier.
Pray read my hand, " he snid with smile
As they sat in the raror bright
and will read yours; it will serve to Will.
The moments away tonight"
She took hishand, and Is lines she scanned.
Then wide she opene her eyes:
YOU'RE in love, ! see, with II girl, said She
About my age and size.
"fou've loved her long ,.nd your love IS
strong.
The lines OF your hand discoac
AMI you'd ask her To he your " lie, but I see
That you're afraid to propose.
But You need not fear, for It's written
here"
The mn;ien fair went on
As the palm she scanned, ito ask her hand
For her heart is already won."
Then TIE youth proposed, and with check
rose hucd,
She answered, "ics." with Il smile.
And Il season OF Oscillation .us,,cu
ln regular Down East style.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
wARDwELL I THoMpsoN publ,,h.,,
Subscription. 4s Per Annum, lin Adva.os
THE NEWS DIGEST.
Interesting News of tho Week
Boiled Down and
Classified.
THE NATIONS CAPITAL,

Mrs. Harrison is dissatisfied with her Cot
tage at Cape Muy point aud the presidential
party will shortly leave there for tho famous
Allegheny mountain resort, Cresson Springs.
The pension Office issued during the fiscal
year just closed. I51 ,65s pension certificates.
Tho number issued during the pre- ceding year
was 145,292. or the number issued during
the year just closed, 6G.G37 were original
pensions. which is an increase OF nearly 15,.
900, as compared with tho number issued
during the preceding year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

Queen Victoria has presented to Miss
Dorothy Tenant. Mr.. Ssunleys flance, n
miniature of her majesty. The portrait is
enclosed in ease set with brinnts, which
also contains lock of the Queens s hair.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10

Mexico, Italy, Brazil. Japan, Africa
and China. I'm these missions thef'
are * foreign missionaries and ~ ha-
tive assistants. making. i'm all, l6i mission
AIRY workers. ~ churches. and l6l stations
making 223 preaching places. The number
of church members is 2.2ll, who have con
trbuted this year. Sl,6Sp~l. There are 90
scholars in our schools. The receipts of the
Board have been 500, IN. This shows nm
average increase In all these points OF inter-
est of more than 100 per cent. in ten years.
This j. healthiul ana cheering growth. The
financial increase Is specially encouraging.
I'm the last three years the contributions
have been S2gI. 5S3.Gl The amount cOntu-
buted in ten years is SSl2b02.O0. ms com
mares we'll with the whole amount conlrihu-
ted i'm the tbirtp-lye years OF the crnNeh-
tOn'~ history. from l>iJ 10 1851 S'ti','tt.-'
This makes "a ratio of some 900 per cont H.
cease between the receipts OF me iast
decade and lhe average decaual
receipts Of the three and "a half decades pre-
yi0us. At This rate the contributions oil 'he
next decade. ending with 1900 VIII be some
- .jUO,OOO or an average OF f-JVWD year.
! That would be- "A handsome closing Of the
nineteenth century, which i truly the mis-
sionary age. Bat statistics cannot measure
the growth Of the work az home and abroad.
/ see w0man's work for missions, some 2.wN
societies having been organized. and ST.
~ .al has been given this year for ioreie
missions. Note the sunbeam. bands, which
lumber now 81. and which gave this year
/ -, 1898.
/ The celebration of the centennial of Bap-
tist missions is i'm contemplation for lN'2
/ 4 committee of which Rev Dr. D. J.. VI.
/ Curry is chairman. has the matter uhd'
/ Amusement.
The report closes with an appropriate mo-
/ flee of tine deaths of three distinguished
/ friends OF mission. Rev. DR.. W. ID. Mcin-
tosh. H. If. Tucker, of GEORGIA, and =. Hen
dersnn. Of AIADama.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10
PICKETT CAMP.
Invitation from Petersburg-The Lee I'm
yelling.

At a meeting Of G. +. Pickett Camp
Thursday night, an invitation from \. =.
Hill Camp, c. v, from Petersburg, 10 at
tend the Memorial-day, on June 9th. was
received, and the Camp resolved 10 attend
The celebration in body.
Major Taylor X. scott and Alexander
Jennings were elected as representatives to
the Grand Camp. Several old veterans were
elected TO membership.
II was resolved that Pickett Camp ac-
knowledge and gladly accept the invitation
10 he present on the 2Jlh instant. and, with
X. T.. Lee Camp. will do all possible for the
entertainment of old veterans visiting n
Richmond. The following committee on
reception were appointed: Messrs. {. I.
I.Oehr, l.. McCurdy, X. y. Northern, i. :.
BurfOrd and A. II. Wallace.
COmrade Dean, on the entertainment at
the Theatre on the 18th, reported that his
committee had made all arrangements, and
il would be a grand success. Major Scott
moved that the Camp invite Colonel Robert
NJ. stribling 20 the un,ciling Of the Lee
monument. Carried.
! The members Will attend the OakwoOd
Memorial exercises.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10
BLUES ANNIVERSARY.
a Speech. "a street Parade. and "a Banquet
nj Might.

The Richmond Light Infantry Blues vii
celebrate to-day their ninety ami
yersary with becoming ceremonies. The
programme this year will be- more yarico
than usual and will be carried out with the
zest that has always characterized The
movements Of the grand old company-the
third oldest military organization in the
United States.
The statue OF stOnewall jackson, IN the
Capitol square, will be visited at 4.3O
O'Clock J.. NJ. and wreathed in flowers,
after which Col. John Bell Bigger, from dry
goods box which has been placed at the base
II the statue, will deliver, in his best style,
a brief address. The command viii then
take the street ears and 20 10 Tweniy-ninih
and .i'' streets, disemDark, march % OAK
wood and participate in the Memorial.Day
exercises. Returning 10 the city at night
Charley siegel, at Sanger Hall, VIII look ont
tor their comfort. and see that they ENJOY
the banquet be will prepare for them.
A history Of the Blues was published III
last Sundays issue OF this paper,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10
PERSONAL MENTION
People Going Away and Keturning-Do-
ing This and That.

judge II. W. Flournoy, who has been out
of the city for several days, was i'm his office
a short while Yesterday.
Mr.. Ben. W. Rowcll. Of Boston. has pre-
scented MIR. Louis Rawlings. of this city.
with one of the prcttic>t uger-claw shrine
and Templar charms and Jewels that is i'm the
city. Mr.. Rawlings will send Mr.. Rowoll a.
piece OF the rope used in pulling the Lee
statue through the streets here.
The funeral services Of Mr.. {. Iudson
Bethel at Pine street Baptist church ye,ter-
day afternoon were conducted by Rev. Dr..
Jolly. ofAshland, Kentucky, his former pas
tor.
The following parties took ont marriage
licenses here Yesterday: Daniel Temple, of
Petersburg, and Elya Tcrcna, OF Caroline
county.
Rev. Or. Jolly. Of Ashland, Ky. will
preach tomorrow at Pine street Baptist
church.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10
tbs SOUTHERN METHODlsTs.
Yesterdays Report of the st. Louis Con
ference.

81. LOUIS. May 9.-'The Methodist Gcncr-
al Conference to-day occupied the entire
session in discussing the right oi the laiiy
IN 'yofa i'm NH church trials. II was finally
decided that the laity are entitled % vote.
several ministers spoke quite strongly In
opposition.
The report Of the Board Of Church EXien-
sion was submitted. and showed that du-
ring the four years ending March OF ihe
present year, 50 churches hat been aided
with donations aggre-ailng ,9l.,'l.
Miss llelcn'- report Of the operation OBJ inc
womcn'- department Of church eNter- 10
showed that during the past four years ~.
adult auNiliarie- with 5.29~ members. and
.j juvenile auNililrics with l2>9 members
had been organized. The funds raised in
three and half years amounted to S"i-
lui H.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10
piles, piesi Itching Piles,

SYMPTOMS: Moisture; intense itching
and singing: most NJ night; worse 10y
scratching. If allowed 10 continue tumors
form. which often bleed and ulccraie. be-
coming very sore. Swayne's ointment stops
the itching aud bleeding. heals uiceraiion,
and in most cases removes the tumors. At
DRUGGISTS. or bv mail. tor 80 cents. Or.
SwaNne a son, PhiiaG .phla.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10

numerous ovcrcoats. supposed TO hc stolen
from the Richmond and DanNille cars. was
identified Yesterday morning as the property
of Mr.. &. \. scott. salesman for Nanccy n
Roshor. Chief Zoe has received a letter
from Mr.. Strause, of Henderson. y. C.. de-
scrihing a coat nc had stolen from him at the
DanNillc depot, and in the Flournoy collcc-
ton thcre is a coat similar in eNery respcci,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10

Lines, chocolate syrup, imperial milk
shakers. rotary" ice -haVors. lime slu, ~
ers. soda. acid, ginger ale extract nut
iulces (the BEST. rock candy syrup, pure va
nilla. lemon and all other fiaNorng eN-
tracts. together with ali kinds Of soda i0un-
tain requisites. at Owens Minor Drug
Company, opposite the posto!lice.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10

Five candidates were raised last night ODD
this popular lodge Of the Ancient order tn
tho sublime degree of Master Mason. over
one hundred Of the brethren participated ln
the pleasing exercises. An adJournile nl
from labor 10 refreshmeut" was had prior
to the CLOSING exercises. which latter were
prolonged Co the early hours Of this morn
inc
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10

Don't run the risk OF your cold getting
well az it-elf-you may thereby drii into "a
condition favorable t0 the development a.
some latent tendency. which may give you
wear, oftuublr. Better cure y0ur cold M
once. with iho heip oi Dr. y. Jafnc's EX-
pcctoraut. "a good healing medicine for all
coughs. sore lun-S aud flr0lt-.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10

CHARLESTON. =. G., MAY @. Special
Diocesan convention adjourned to-day.
The -ec0dor- before adjournment flied ltn-
test against the adoption oi the comprom -e'
which. thel claim does n0t exclude negro
.l.rsymen from the convention. 10 The
Bi-hor choO~o, 90 admit them. lAe protest
b. iilcd hy two cler-Ylueu, eight delegates.
and about lO3 members of the church,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10

The Chesapeake and ohio Railway have
resumed their sunday excursions between
Richmond and Scottsyille on the James
river division. Train leaves Richmond ai
"a. NJ. returning arrive at Richmond az
7:30 T.. NJ. Tickets sold for TINS Tram al
less than half rates.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-10

WE have speedyaud pos. tive cure LOT -
t,rrh. Diphtheria. Cauker ~ tth q. tlefu-
sche IN sHIIoHiS AfARfH ftIEpN. A
rasal Injector free with caca .otl. 30 u
n Won desire health and sweet b cnih iiif' .
SO cents. sod by Bodekef Bfoth.i- nn'
IA. NJ shields & 90. corner 81 F.iin an ''''
Anall slInpls.