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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17
TORE A CITY.
Arkon, Ohio, Visited by a Tornado
Of Terrible Power.

AKRON, Ohio, Special.-At $50 this
evening, in the midst Of a most terrific
cloud-burst, this city was struck by the
worst tornado, beyond comparison, which
has eve r been known here abouts, except
ting perhaps the Sharon cyclone of Just a
month ago. The storm struck the southern
part of the city doing damage which cannot
be estimated at this writing, but fully 100
buildings are completely demolished. Hun
dreds more are badly damaged and a stretch
two miles long is RACED of trees and build
ings of all sorts. The full force of the tor
nado developed just west of Main street,
following a northeasterly course through
the Wolf creek valley, The house
of Dominick Greader, at Cross and
Washington streets, was unroofed and
Mrs. Greader was slightly injured.
The wind struck Gebhart Herman's house.
down to supper. Tie tornado struck the
house in all its fury and hurled the dining
room like a flying top, landing it fifty feet
away. All the occupants were more or less
bruised. Mr.. Herman was pinned dow
in the debris, n only the energy of de-
spair, when he smelt the odor OF the fire
near him, enabled him to extricate himself.
Recovering, he found
HIS LITTLE GIRL BURNING
by the overturned stove, and before the
flames could be extinguished she was fright.
fully burned about the back and limbs. At
the corner of Brown and Exchange streets
0. c. Bakers grocery was torn to pieces.
His wife and daughter were in the build
ing at the time but they made good
their escape to the cellar and were saved,
but Mr.. Baker is missing, and 1t is feared
that he is dead in the ruins. Thefamily of
Melvin Irish had just seated themselves at
supper when Mrs. Irish, warned by some
intuition, cried run to the cellar: a cyclone
is coming She and her two children
crash, but Mr.. Irish was caught by q heavy
timber snd bis spine was seriously injured.
Afr, frtfh was probably fatally injured. The
extent of the tornado is at this time unex-
plored, and the damage cannot be stated.
All descriptions Of the story show that it
was rotary In its molten, and this ia shown
by the skewing of the buildings 1t struck
and the tRiating off Of the big trees in its
path, 4haetraek was between fifty and one
hundred and fifty feet wide.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

0ffain fell. Atl1:3O last night d magnih-
cent electrical display began. Terrible
lightning flashes and peals D thunder fol-
lowed each other at intervals. Just at a
quarter to midnight cainea flash and report
which awoke half the inhabitants Of
the city from q sound sleep.
The sound was terrific. Every
telephone bell in the city was
Sc. to ringing violently and telephones in
useless BY the fash. This great flash was
accompanied by an amazing electrical dis
play. Operators at the main Western Union
office say a huge ball OF fire, reddish in
color, hoated across the room when the
great lightning fash anne Several wires
were burnt out. At the Illinois Central
was observed. The lightning struck the,
tower of the depot and followed the wires
through the building to the operators
room. Here it burned out the instruments,
set the train sheets on fire and splintered
the floor. Operator L. B. Hull, who was
seated at the desk, was
KNOCKED TO THE FLOOR.
He got up an put out the fire In the floor
with the assistance Of tho depot master.
Operator Hull declares that balls of FIRE
played around the Instruments as the flash
came. Police and others who were on the
streets at the time say q huge meteor flashed
across the sky. They describe a ball OF
greenish fire as big as a nail keg. Directly
over Main street it burst with a sound like
the explosion ola n Pieces few n
fire filled the air. Ten minutes after this
fash the western horizon was lit up with q
glare of fire, The department was called
out. but the fire was found to be several
miles outside the city limits. Balls of fire
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

That was an incident worth noting.
Ex-president Cleveland appeared be-
fore the supreme court OF the United
States and his application for adj
mission to it's bar was granted. Two
Of the members of that court. he had
appointed and he. now q private cit
lien and modest lawyer, applies for
admission to the bar just as any
other lawyer must who has q case to
argue there. This event never hap
pened beiorein this country, and il no
other country in the world could it
happen. Il fullyillustrates burden
ocratic institutions.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17
EPITOME Oh NEWS.
A Choice Collection Of the
Latest News Greatly
Condensed.
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Louis Martin, the priest unfrocked in Wis.
eonsin because he married, has disappeared
from Montreal, where he has lately been, and
is believed to have gone back to the church.
IS, Hon. Richard Vaux was nominated for
congress BY tho Third district Democratic
convention in Philadelphia, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Samuel j. Ran
dali.
Pro-. Esbert, of Buchtel college. who was
out in the storm at Akron. Ohio, calculated
that it was travelling at the rate Of foul
miles q minute. so that its track of about o
mile and a half through the city was ira
versed in little more than twenty seconds. II
moved in almost q straight line through a
we'll settled part Of the city, and scarcely g
foot Of the mile md O half but is strewn with
splintered house timbsrs. broken furniture,
~uprooted trees and leveled barns and out
houses.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

Brother Bill.

Some years ago, when pianos were
not SO numerous as at the present
time, an Arkansaw man, q genuine
character, who had been born and
bred in the backwoods. happened to
be in q river town on the banks Of
the "Father of Waters. when one Of
its largest and most magnificent
steamboats, was lying at the pier.
Our hero was magnificently clad in
Q Wolfskin cap and blue homespun
trousers thrust into his enormous
cawhide boots. His huge rough
hands were adorned with massive
brass rings and also by several warts
as large as nutmegs. Attracted by
the sound of music The genius strolled,
on board the boat and accosted the
captain;
"Mornin', stranger. Pretty pert
music hereabouts. Where might it
be, stranger"
In the lower cabin, SIR
Thought / take a look at The ma,
chine?"
Certainly. Dir; walk down.
1he gentleman from ArkAnsaw
needed no second invitation. He
went down stairs into the cabin and
approaching b einstrurnent. literally
devoured it with his eyes. Theyonno,
lady who was seated at it continued
playing and the man from Arkansaw
was wrapped in silent wonder.
At length, when the sound ceased
ne raised his cap respectfully and "a.
dressed the audience:
I. Ladies', ! am much Obliged to
fnr the Kindness you have done ma
never heard one Of them thines he.
fore and | never 'spect to again. >
You appeared to be very much
pleased with it," observed d LADY.
Why, yes, madam, / am some
what, and perhaps / should like it
better # I had an ear for music. Ike
my brother: Yes, / like it well
enough. but If my brother Bin conli
only hear that ere thing ladies he,
tear his shirt and fall right thru. itIn
The ladies had the sense tp 1aalch.
played another piece, and then Tie
ArkansaW man went on shore highly
delighted.-Sunday Mercury.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17
injunctions and the status at prssentis high
" sensational.
FLASHES.

FOREIGN FLASHES.
The frst Brazilian Republican congress
will elect o president Of the republic and
the constitution viii be promulgated before
August.
A member of the English house Of lords, is
in Denver with two detectives from Scotland
Yard looking up the history OF Victoria
Woodruff.
The Rome correspondent ofthe London Dali
~ News says that the pope Is satisfied with
the German governments concessions to the
clergy, and disapproves the course of the
Centerists in insisting upon further conces,
sions. 1&%t.~E II
A sensation has been caused in Russia by
the discovery that large and systematic
thefts of bombs and shells from the maya.
zines at Scbastopolh have been going on. M
merous employees at the magazines have been
arrested. a# t--
Negotiations between England and Ger
many on the African question are tending
toward q satisfactory settlement. German
papers state that Germany claims the Nile
from Lake Victoria northward as the divfd-
ing line between the English and German
spheres. Il
Mr.. Gladstone spoke at the Golden club in
London. He said that free traders must re-
cognize with great disappointment how much
ground had been lost by their doctrine with-
in the last twenty-five years. Protection
Was applied now in America, not only to
goods but to persons, as was instanced by
the treatment of the Chinese. The great re.
public had never accepted the doctrines Of
flee trade. At one time there had been q kind
of qualified progress toward them, but this
being checked opinion became actually retro.
gressive.
French journals are inclining to the opin-
ion that the United States squadron of evo.
luton is being sent to Brazil in view of tho
threatened complications between that coun.
try and Italy, and that the latter country is
being egged on by Germany. As Italy has Q
grievance against the South American
power, it will be better to allow her to take
the initiative, and then excuses will not be
lacking for Germany to sustain the Italian
demands. France would witness with the
utmost complacency any attempted bully
ing of Brazil by Italy, confident that the
United States, as shown by it's late action,
will warn any European power against un-
warranted hostilities in the Western hemis.
phere.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

THE prize of 10000 francs offered
blythe French Academy for some GER
tain test of death, looking to the
prevention of being buried alive, was
given to a physician, who announces
that on holding the hand of the sup
posed dead person to a strong light,
if living a scarlet tinge is seen where
the fingers touch, showing that the
blood continues to circulate, there
being no scarlet when the subject ie
really dead.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17
Horrib BILE Tragedy.

A CHASTITY crime was committed BY q farm
er residing four miles from Mazeppa, MINI.
His name was Constantine Schaffer, who de.
liberate!y murdered his wife ind child, and
then added his own corpse to the mum Der.
A neighbor happened to gorto the house on
an errand, and not being able to call out the
family, went to the large stock barn, I'M
there found ABOUT twenty head of cattle in a
famishing condition. He then returned to
Schaffer, wife and child on the 1oor of the
bed room. As far as can be discovered, the
facts are as follows: .Schafer killed his wife
and little child, dragging them out of the
bed onto the floor. The wife lay with
her face down, the babe across her, and
cut with a razor. He evidently committed
tho deed before he bad prepared for bed, as
he had all his clothes on excepting his boots
and stockings. He had washed his feet and
put bis stockings on the stove door to dry
He cut his thu ont In the kitchen, then walked
She was O handsome, lovable woman and
q favorite among her acquaintance.
No cause can be found for the rash deed, and
it is the opinion OF friends that the net was
committed in a fit of insanity caused by either
passion or on spur Q! the momsnt. His hat
was on his head and he was dressed in q suit
OF blue denims working CLOTH cs, She had on
" nm undershirti or waist on, and the babe its
night dress. The relations claim no contcn-
tions or known family discord existed. Heap
peared to think o great deal Of the child. and
the crib chair and swing hung from the ceiling
evinced his love for it. The finding of two
razors and the blnody hammer shows very
Clearly thecareful preparations for the crime,
while the phil Of water just used for q bath.
the stocking hung on the oven door to dry
and the boots standing in their usual place
by the stpys show evidence Of his Intention
to peacenbly retire Tor q nights rest. What
changed his mind and caused the awfultrasaa,
edy will never be known, as he has lett
no scrap or writing showing his inten-
tions. He hnd carefully planned his
springs work and industriousIy carried it
ont, He was not on the best ofterms with
the owner ofthe farm md was unreasonable
ut times in his demands, INDUCING IN q war
nf wards Upon slight ~provocntions with the
Owner. who would somstimas not agree with
his plans regarding crops. They were mar
ried in April, 1885, her rarns being Anna
O1Leary.- Shs lived Mt zumbrota al that
time. They we're Catholics.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

1T COSTS Uncle Sam to run the Gov
eminent in oil it's branches upwards
of $21S, 600, 900 per annum. On the
basis of 65, 600, 900 population, the
cost of Government per capita is
$3.50, or about $1O.6 for each fam
lily. This is cheap compared with
European countries. The cost OF the
German empire in 1889 was about
$3.50 a head; of the French Republic
about $19 and about $7Oper family.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17
DESERVED CONSIDERATION.
Rapid Development Necessitates
More Surveys In Washington

HapIQ DSV0IOPTnSnC C9SStta
More Surveys In Washington
- State.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram.
Representative Wilson Of Washington
appeared before the subcommittee on APP
preparations and was heard in reference to
needed increase Of appropriations for sur
veys In his state. The COMMISSIONS Of the
general land Office wa present, and SUBJ
stantiated the statements made by Mr..
Wilson. Chairman Cannon, when Wash
ington was reached, stated that the State of
Washington was deserving the fullest con-
sideration. Mr.. Wilson stated that money
should be appropriated for the survey of
act for state institutions, SO that the state
might make its selections. During the
years 1886, 1887 and 1888 only 4Oo, coo acres
were surveyed. The rapid settlement Of
The country has left only 100000 acres Of
surveyed lands, and this is the
refuse senss,.d q Th. o The % Zoo acres Is
not large enough to allow the surveyor gem
eral to select lands for the state. He re.
ferred to the town site OF Port Angelus,
which had been set aside by the govern
ment tw%enty-one years ago, and all lots sur
yeyed and plated had been sold, and rec
commended that the additional 1900 acres
We Nv ONCc pl6JtCu. AS ~ WIS IuOFG likely
that the government would get more than
the cost Of survey the committee decided to
recommend 5000 for the survey Of Port
Angeles The committee instructed the
commissioner to give q pro rata statement
of the amount he would allow each state.
Mr.. Cannon said there was no doubt but
Washington had been neglected, and its
rapid development necessitated a large ap-
preparation. Mr.. Wilson prefers to have
the amout fixed in the sundrycivil bill now
under preparation, as it is then sure Of pas
sage. The withdrawal OF arid lands will
no doubt leave many, states with small ap-
preparations, and the deserving states will
this year get increased amounts.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

A terrific hurricane did considerable dam.
age in and around jefferson City, New, but
90 far as reported no lives we're lost.
A steamer belonging to the Wells Stone
Mercantile company, engaged in hauling a
raft of logs, blew up at Sandy lake, near the
Sault, four men meeting death.
While LATE Barnes was driving through a
field south of M INSTALL, Ind, with four chill
drsn in his buggy, a hickory tree was blown
down. falling across the buggy. Two of the
children, one bis son. aged four, and the
other Della Nance, aged twelve, were killed
outright and one seriously injured. Barnes
was also badly hurt.
A Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul train
struck q buggy at Main street crossing in
DEBORAH, Iowa. In the buggy we're Miss Alice
Glover, Mrs. Aaron Sheets, her daughter and
son. Miss Glover had a leg and an arm
broken and received other injuries which are
fatal. The other occupants of the buggy
were also seriously injured, The buggy was
broken into splinters,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17
She Didn't Like Church o.
gans.

"A novel ease has just ended ii the
common pleas court ct New Phil
adelphia, .. The Centenary Metho-
dist Episcopal church purchased a.
organa short time ago on payments
OF Professor Ortt, and IL seems 81.
account Of this the congregation Be-
came sadly divided. The testimony
showed that there was q pious old
lady particularly, known all over the
neighborhood as Aunt Eliza" who
looked upon the organ as the crea.
ton of the devil. She attended SER
vices regularly, but the minute the or
gan began playing the oldladywould3
walk out Of the church. and cit upon
the steps until the music ended, and
she would return for thesermon, at
the close of which, whom the music be-
gan for the closing hymn, the old
lady would resume her seate on the
church steps and then return. for the
benediction.
The organ being the cause Of so
much trouble, the trustees yer at
their wits ends how to get rid OF it.
One rainy morning Professor Ortt,
having occasion to pass the church,
was amazed to see the organ sitting
out in the corner ofthe field. There
was no shelter over it, and the neigh
boring chickens found II q pleasant
place to roost. The professor
broughtsuitat once against the trus-s
tees Of the church. The testimony
developed the fact that the trustees
had thoughtlessly set the organ out
in the weather merely to please old
pious aunt Eliza" The case was
hotly contested and q verdict rem
dered in favor of professor Grit for the
amount of the purchase price Of the
organ.-Chicago Tribune.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17
pins.

C TRIALS of the latest express COM
pound locomotive in England, with
a special train of eighteen carriages,
developed the unparalleled speed of
about ninety miles an hour. The
highest speed, as measured by o
stop watch, was just over ten seconds
per quarter mile run, r
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17
Why They Went out

Why They Went Out
She was younger and more iano-
cent than she probably would Be att
er a few years.
why are all those men going
out?" she remarked, as the curtain
fell on the first act.
His heart rose and fell with violent
emotion as he answered:
"SupposeI follow themand see?"
eyes, do" and her natural wom-
ans curiosity became his salvation.
ut wasn't much," he remarked on
his entrance; "only a man next door
giving out paper collars for hot
throats."
And by~averting his face the breath
of suspicion never reached her.
Philadelphia Times.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

AN Omaha paper has it that 100000
pounds of olemargarine are used in
that city every month. As it is I'M
derstood to be sold as olemargarine,
and not as butter, the Omaha paper
thinks it's all right, as it believes OLE
margarine, while cheaper than butter,
to bea perfectly wholeso me article of
food
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

EIGHT pin manufactures in New
England produce annually z, 900, 900
packs of pins. Each pack contains
$3.50 pins, which makes a total year
ly production of 6, 72O, OO0, 900 pins.
These pins are usually putupinlarge
cases, each Ease containing $4,000
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17
THE Xxi TS.
The Latest Quotations from West
ern Markets.

AuO LATEST 0uOIaVtCnS from vest
ern Markets.
WnEArzNo; 2, Spring, ssM@s4e.i No s
Spring 75@S3c.: No. 2 red. 93h@94e,
oArs-No. 2, Csc.
RYE-No. 2, 491c.
BARLEY-No. 2, 55@57c
BUTTER-Elgin creamery 23h@24c.; West
ern creamery 20@22c.
EGGs-Quist at lie.
ST. PAUL.
WHEAr-No. 1 hard, Sc; No. I Northern,
S5@S6c.; No. 2 northern; S2c. ,
CoRN-No. 8, Bic.
oATs-No. 2pi4edl, 24c.; No. 2 white, 25Ac;
BARLEy-No: 2, 5oe55c.; No.. 8. 4o@45c.
GROUND FEEp-No. 1, s1a@1a.25.
B~RAN-Bulk, $40.
HAY-Upland prairie, $3.50; No. /, se.75;
timothy. $3.50.
EGGs-Fresh. $3.15@3.30.
BuTTER-Extra creamery, 15@16c.; dairy
l5@1se; roll and print, s@12c.
MINNEAPOLIS.
WHEAr-No. / hard, soc; No. / Northern
S91ac: No. 2 Northern, S5@56c.
FLoUR-Patents, sacks to local dealers,
$5@5. 20; patents to ship, sacks, car lots,
$4,000. TO-; in barrels, $4.65@4. s5; bakers
here, $3@3.60 superine, $1.7O@2. SO; red
dog sacks, $1.1O@1.25 red dog barrels,
$1.2501.50 $50 "'
CoRK-Fair mixed, 80A@31Ac.
pAFs-NQ. 2, 25Q25Hc.
BARLEY-29@35c.
HAY-Upland prairie, Sc. SOFAS.
BUTTER-Fair' to fancy creamery, 1O@17c.
per b; diaries, medium to fancy, false.
grease and packing stock, 5000.
Al e..
WHEAT-No: 2 spring, s5Gssc; No. ]
Northern, 90@91c.
CoRN-No.3 q, @32G32hc.
OArs-No. 2 white. 27Ae.
RYE-No. /, 5O@5O11c.
BARLEy-No. q, 44c.
Eaas=Fresh, 1O1sc.
BuTTER-Dairy, l3@14o,
CHEEsE-Cheddars, 9M n1Oc.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

ACoUPLE of bulky and thoughtless
oxen made a drive for a window full
of green house plants in restaurant
at East Jordan, Mich, and before
they could b. headed offthe sidewalk
and window were smashed to small
rsoooc
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

ANDREW CARNEGIE claims that col
lege graduates have been as a class
of little Importance in this country.
Carnegie does not know much about
the history of professional base ball.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

Mrs. KELLEY, the mayor-elect of
Edgerton, Kansas, has not yet as
sumed the duties of her Office, owing
to adomestic exigency which required
her presence at home. Mother and
child are both getting along nicely.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

JEAN INGELow is now more than
55 years old. She has never married.
She lives in a pretty home in Ken
sington, England, where she devotes
her time to caring for her mother and
to works of charity.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

Moor BERNADoTTE, who claims t.
be a nephew of the king of Sweden,
has just finished a ten days term in
Pittsburgh Jail on the charge of be-
ing q suspicious CT character.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

The ancient Greeks used olive leaves
for ballots, and the Australian votin 6
system is a revival of the practice in
Rome 1000 years ago.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

A MORMON, with 2 wives and IA
children, were found in Provo, Utah,
recently, living in a hut with one
room -. -
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

IT is always best to choose a tall
man for state treasurer, SO that he
maynot be found short when he goes
out of office. + ~
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

TWINS were born in Cotton, Col.
The boy weighs 1 pound and IA
ounces, while the girlscales 2 pounds
and IA ounces.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17
The Old, Old Story.

= a HUGI6 COuguy D IE6IH8 TIT -1@1s $50 ~--s
A headache oft; Q daily chifs.ir
Aslower walk; q quicker.ed breath
A frequent talk Of flooding death.
No strength to rice from day to day;
From loving eyes he fades away.
Now lifts 20 more the weary head
The struggles DER; tho man il dead.
Such - the fatal progress Of consumptions.
How often ia repeated the old, old story.
Yet not half so often as it was befors the
knowledge caNeto mankind that there was
Q discovery in medical science by which the
dread disease could be arrested in it's early
stages and the patient restored to health.
Medical Discovery.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

IT is currently reported that Henry
M. Stanley is to be elevated to the
peerage under the title of Lord STAN
lev of Congo.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-17

At Williamsburg, Ohio, William WinterGs
and Susan Luther drank q pine OF whisky
and are dying, Paris green was found Ii tkes
hottie. How it came there is q mystery.