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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

DURING the American Revolution
an English magazine published an
estimate of the future population OF
the North American colonies. Plac-
ing thepopulation then at 2 ,0O0, 900,
and assuming that it would double
itself every Is years, the writer esti.
mated that in the year 1890 the num-
Der would have increased to $4,000.
600. As a matter of fact, this is near
the present estimated population OF
the United States.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

from James s. Ferguson's rancho. They was
discovered while departing with the beef, and
were pursued by Ferguson and forty OF his
men. The meat was recovered. Afew days
afterwards Ferguson and six OF his men vera
returning to the ranch at night, when they
were ambushed along the road BY Indians.
Ferguson was shot through the heart. dying
instantly. One of the men wns shot in the
groin and died the next day. Two others re-
ceived serious wounds. The Indians have
since been thoroughly armed. and the settlers
have become so alarmed that many Of them
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. &IE%&
The statistics Of the consumption
and production Of food in the United
States show that it requires 3.15
acres to maintain each person.
Starting on this basis, MI. G. Wood
Davis, Of Kansns, says that the
amount Of tillable land in the United
States will in 9 few years be no
greater than Is required TO support
the population. Hin conclusion il
that when this period il reached We
shall have 40 food products to OK
port, and that We shall require for
home consumption ~ that our
farmers can grow
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

The costliest horse barn in the
world belongs to D. E. Grouse, and
is located at Syracuse, N. Y. It has
now cost the owner, a millionaire
horseman, something like 100000.
Incidental expenses will make the
stable cost little short of a round
million.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

WHEN Rome was an empire the
males wore black for mourning, while
the women indicated their grief by
wearing white garments. In Turkey
at the present day the mourning hue
is violet; in China, white; in Egypt,
yellow;i in Ethiopia, brown; in Europe
and America, black. The mourning
colorin Spain was white until chang.
ed by the laws of 1893.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14
MINOR ACCIDENTS.

MlNOR ACCIDENTS
William Parvell, a colored man, was killed
in Washington, by a shot intended to acare
away dogs.
Fire at. V~eedersburg, Ind, caused loss OF
$100, 900. Among the buildings consumed
are Coleman's heading factory and Nixon's
warehouse, containing 5000 bushel ofwheat.
A Diagonal freight ran into q washout ten
miles southeast of Dubuque. The fireman
was killed and the brakeman fatally Injured.
The track was covered with water and the
train travelled over the road for thirty miles
in the water. At the point where the Diagonal
and Illinois Central cross the ties and rails
were washed out and the freight train was
ditched. &C.
At Gorlitz, Prussian Silesia, q number of
skaters were engaged in repairingthe top Of a
lofty steeple, while q curious crowd below
watched their movements. Suddenly the
staging, upon which there were three men,
gave way and the men fell to the ground. A
shout of horror went up from the crowd as
the men bounded from q projecting port of
the steeple and whirled with fearful velocity
toward the pavement, and for a moment
after they struck the or ound and lay CULVER
ing every one feared to go nearthem. When
they were taken up it was found that nearly
every bone in their body was broken and
NhCh 20 ~ muhSiCu DO W uciy IeCOSuiGlOu.
The town of Bradshaw, Nebraska, was
wiped out by a tornado. The principal
street is filed with the ruins. A few houses
were lie t in the extreme western part OF the
village, but they are without windows and
doors, and their contents were scattered
broadcast over the prairie. The depot
building was completely wrecked, and all the
cars standing or the track blew away, ex.
Mont nnn IN "a ~ fNn rrhsaI vn.,nl H. .-n
without leaving the track to York, a dis
lance of nine miles. This gave the alarm to
the people of York. who sent O messenger,
who at midnight returned with the news OF
the disaster. A RELIEF party was at once sent
out. A Russian settlement near the town
was wrecked, and it is reported that nine
were killed outright. Physicians who left
Lincoln on a relief train report twelve dead
at Bradshaw, and that eight are MORALLY
wounded and about twenty injured.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

The New York Herald tells of q
man in Pittsburg who was convicted
of having quail in his possession in
violation of the game law of Penn
~syIvania. He said the quail had
been shipped to him from Missouri,
and his lawyer claimed that, under
the original package decision, to
punish his client for receiving, hay-
ing u ~disposing Of the bird would
be an interference with interstate
commerce. beyond the powers Of the
state.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14
Stevenson Tells a Story.

Ex-Assistant Postmaster General
Stevenson tells this story on Senator
Blackburn. They wereamong guests
a tadinner party not long ago, when
Mr.. Stevenson, looking across the
table, said:
Senator, do you remember that
day when we were seconds in a duel?"
MI. Blackbu rn promptly expressed
his recollection Of the pleasant
event. and the other guests called
for the particulars Of duel which
had left in the minds Of the seconds
such cheering memories.
We'll, began Mr.. Stevenson. srMr.
Blackburn drove me out to the
ground. 1t was before sunrise, but
we were the seconds, and, of course,
were first on the ground. But the
principals soon arrived. Now, I was
very ignorant about duels. The
principals knew very little, too. But
Mr.. Blackburn was well posted, and
in order that everything should he
clearly understood and satisfactory
he said he would explain the code. So
he took the floor, or rather the
ground, and began to talk. 1t was
very interesting, for, as you all know.
the gentleman from Kentuck il an
orator
Justthent there was an interruption
by the bread-plate. and Mr.. Steven
son paused to help himself to bread.
But the pause continued and Mr..
stevenson was apparently, going on
with his dinner.
Well, but the duel. You haven't
told us how the duel ended, said
several guests, eagerly and speaking
at once.
Oh, itdidn'tend. Itdidn'tbsgin,
said Mr.. Stevenson, solelnnIy nYou
see, Blackburn began Ia talk bofore
sunrise and he never stopped Till inter
shutdown, and then & Wa6 too dark
for the duel. New York Tribune.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

Mrs. E. J. Phinney, president OF the anti
political W. G. T. u, has organized q branch
Of the order in New York city.
Rev. j. Romrain Berry, the new president
Of the general synod of the Reformed Church
Of Americn preached Sunday June 9Th in the
Reformed church at Asbury Park, N. J.
George M. Pullman has offered to take S.
000,0 900 worlds fair bonds ii he will be allow
ed to furnish q site near the city Of Pullman
for the fair.
Col. William A. Stone or Pittsburg, whose
nomination for congress from Col. Bayne's
district created widespread dissatisfa ction
among the Republicans Of the district, has
written n letter to the Repu blican county ex-
ecutive committee asking that new nomina-
ton be made.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14
Profit n Bobfailed wood
chucks.

Unadilla pays ten cents Torn wood
chucks' tail with q view 81 extermins
ating these animals, which ntcertain
seasons Of the year do the farmers
much damage. The boys howevar,
set traps, catch the woOdchucks cub
on their tails, and let the animals 60
that they may rear their young.
Some Of the farmers say that unless
the bounty business is stopped the
town will BE- overrun With chukcs.p
An effort will be made at the next
meeting Of the town. board to repeal
the ordinance granting tho bounty.
Albany Journal.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

The artificial ice companies, about
which there was q good deal OF com.
ment a few weeks ago, are multiply
ing rapidly in Chicago. So radidly
can the factories be built that the
ice combine is staggered and does
not dare to carry out fully it's pro.
gramme to advance prices, although
they have been advanced to an ex,
orbitant figure.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

The low prices prevailing in Eng
land for dairy products and beef
arises in part from the increased pro-
duction of farm animals in Great
Britain. The low prices of American
and Indian wheat has diminished
wheat production in England.
Hence British farmers have changed
over to the raising of cattle in larger
proportions. -. ......
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

The American people annually
smoke, chew and snuff $40, OOO, 900
pounds of the nicotine weed. 1t is
divided up. like this: Cigars. 10000
900 pounds; chewing and smoking
tobacco, 222, 600, 900; snuff, 6,OOO,-
900, and 5000, 900 pounds are used
in the form of cigarettes.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14
HERE AND THERE.

1t is reported that the Louisiana Lottery
company will spend $5, 1000, 900 to secure the
election OF a friendly governor and legisla-
ture in North Dakota.
The Eagle hotel. the leading hostelry in
Pittston, Pa, will be closed by the sheriff,
judgments aggregating nearly $4,000 hav-
ing been entered up against the proprietors.
The Official Gazette, City oil Mexico, refer
ring to the California flibusters. says that
the government of the United States has
taken steps to thoroughly investigate the
matter and to guard the frontier.
The officers Of the United Mine Workers OF
America organization are making another
effort to inaugurate another strike in the
Third Pennsylvania district, comprising
about eight thousandminers, for the Column
bus scale OF wages.
In Columbus, Ohio, no cars were run or
the street railways on Sunday. The strikers
are quiet and determined. In anticipation
of trouble, the mayor has issued aproclama-
ton counseling good order and assuring the
citizens OF ample protection to life and pro.
perty.
A number of families in Waterloo, Iowa,
have recently been taken suddenly very sick
with symptoms of poisoning, followed rap
idly by stupor. There have been no fatal
cases, though in several death was narrowly
escaped. The physicians ascrihe the sickness
to posion with t~yrotoxicaline, the newly dis
covered poison from d~ecomposed milk. 1t is
believed that the recent hot weather caused
this poison TO brcome active.
A year and a halfago Thomas Sutton, then
a bright lad of fourteen, fell from a butchers
wagon and hurt his spine. For o time he
improved rapidly and seemed in q fair way
to recover from the accident, but about four
months ago paralysis set in. His stomach
and bowels became affected, and for ninety
six do vs., ending at the time of his death, not
a morsel of food has passed his lips. For a
while a glassiul OF wine was given each TWEEN.
ty-four hours. His stomach soon refused
this nourishment. Then white Soda water
was substituted. and for the last thirty days
only pure water has been used to moistep
his lips. Death finally came to his relief.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

BY the spirometer, or lung test
showed an average lung capacity
when corsets were worn was 134 cub
ic inches; when the corsets were re-
moved the test showed an average
lung capacity of 1877 cubic inches; a
gain of 33 cubic inches.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

VACCINATION at sea has been de.
clared by q number of New York
doctors as more dangerous than
smallpox, and Cunard passengers,
who claim they are suffering from
blood poisoning in consequence OF
being ~vaccinated On shipboa1d, have
brought suits against the great
steamship line. ~
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

WHEN President Garfield was dying
he ate q peach, and the pit thereofhe
gave to a Grand Rapids man, who
placed it near the G. R. & |. general
Office. It grew, and has developed
into q blossom-covered tree.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14

LOUIS BREsErr, q Port Huron car
penter, was thrown rs feet into the
air by hosting derrick and then
dropped 70 the bottom Of the dry
dock without breaking q bone. II is
feared, however, that he sustained
some Internal injuries.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14
BottneQu Pioneer.
JOHN ". BENNETT, Editor 4 + ublisher.
BoTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA.
Ex-EMPREss EUGENE dcvotes most
Of her time to the preparation Of q
memorial volume containing the let
ters Of her husband and son.

UNCLE JERRY' Rusk is striking
figure when he appears in the Blue
room Of the White houses He is not
enalnored Of formal ceremonies, and
confesses privately that he fidgets
when he finds himself in fine clothes.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14
THE NEWS DIGEST.
Interesting News of the Week
Boiled Down and
Classified.
THE NATIoN,s cAPITAL.

Gen. Schofeld. whs is acting az secretary
Of war, has received In 1ormation from Gen.
Ruger that the trouble on the Rosebud be-
tween the settlers and the Cheyennes seems
to hnva subsidized. The Indians have agreed
to surrender the prisoners demanded by the
authorities.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-14
THE MARKETS.
The Latest Quotations from West.
r Markets. r

WHEAT-No. 2 spring, % to 92Nc; No. a
Spring, IS to IS c.; No. 2 red, 90 to 921ac. :
CoRN-No. 2, 33asc.
OATs-No. 2. 26Ac.
RYE-No. 2, 53c. "
BARLEY-No. 2, nominal.
FLAx SEED-No. 1, $1.45
EGGs-12 to 121ac.
ST. PAUL.
WHEAT-No. ], hard, 80 to Gle; No. /,
Northern 80 to 90c.; No. 2, Northern, SO to
SIC.
CoRN-No. 8, SIC.
OATs-No. 2 mixed, 27c.; No. 2 white, 2SA
to 291ac.; No. 3 white, % to 29c..
BARLEY-No. 2, so to 55c.; No. 8, 40 to
45c.
RYE-No. 2, 37c.
GRousD FEnD-No.1 q, 1925 to 1850.
BRAN-Bulk, 90. so to 10.
BALED HAY-No. /, upland prairie, 80; No.
1, rs; timothy, SO.
BuTTER-Creamery, first; IA to 15c., dairy,
first, 10 to 12c
M~INNEAPOLIs.
WHEAT-No. i, hard. SEQ: No. /, North
ern, 88Kc.; No. 2, Northern, 861ac.
FLouR-Patents, sacks to local dealers,
dog sacks, $1.2O to 1.3O.
~CoRN-Good yellow 321ac.
OATs-Good white, 271c,; fair mixed, 26c.
BARLEY-3O to 35c.
F~LAx-$1.39 to lao. e
FEED-$13 to 49, {.
B~uTTER-Fair to fancy creamery, Ito 14c.;
dair.e s, Z to 14e.
WHEAT-No. 2 Spring, ssh to s9c.; No. /,
Northern, Csc.
CoRN-No. 8, 33c.
OATs-No. 2, white, 2S1ac.
RYE-43Ac.
BARLEY-No. 2, 471ac.
EGGs-Fresh, lie.
Dakota Farmers Alliance.
The farmers of North Dakota met at
jamestown and rejected the independent
political action plan by adopting q resolu.
tion that the farmers will endeavor to secure
just representation through their representa-
tive politicalparties but should these parties,
after being presented with the platform Of
the alliance, refuse to nominate men favor
able to the farmers o convention will be
called and nominations made. In executive
session Fancher made a brilliant speech, ad-
yising delegates to work within their
party and drop the third party idea.
A minority report recommending in
dependent action was presented. but
was lost. A resolution requesting the
Legislature to extend the elective franchise to
women was also adopted. The Legislative
committee reviewed the work of the last leg
I~isature, endorsed it and made demands Tor
the future. They ask congress to pass q
law preventing the importation Of liquor in
to prohibitionstates; also to pass the Butter
worth bill. They demand that the next leg.
~islnture shall pass the Australian election
law and submit to q vote OF the people q
proposition to amend the state con
The following nre the resolutions We re-
commend the passages Of the subtreasury BILL
The morning call., 1890-10-26
The Birdlike Rnt.

and shoulders are uncovered, their fair
whiteness dimly seen giving to the picture
all the effect of Square sh0uldered, tilted
n0sed) hours shining through the fog of q
dream.
Everywhere in the half twilight am con-
can theater-goers would hardly sport even at
the metropolitan Opera House, and which
stand out oddly agains. the background of
the dull, heavy upholstery. Gossamer laces
and fairy mnls sway mistily to meet sump-
tuouS brocades, plastrons stiff with gold
needlework and b0dices cleaning with sill
yer galoon. There is an indistinct vision Of
the high rolling collars lined with feathers
and the fantastic sleeves of the fair and
famous queens of the English court of the
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, mingllng
with the soft, futtering ruffs that family re-
call the statelier fittings which encrcled the
neck OF Elizabeth when she was crowned
the Virgin Queen. There are broad bands
OF FUR warming uncovered bosoms, and flap
ping irills and battlemented epaulets. and
deep tea-tnted ruf1es yelling hinged hands.
There is a smell of roses and waving of rib
bons, and the eyes are strained to follow the
beautiful fineness CT the traceries and the
exqusiteness of the embroidery. 1t is like
a night meeting of fair conspiratcrs, but
til Q dowager in front is a mountain Of beef.
and they tell me there would be CHASTITY
revelations OF paint and washes If the lights
were turned high.
Her Highuess, the Nawab Begun of Ben
gal. is in the audience with number of at
PENDANTS. She Is not an especially prepos-
sessing individual, with her small, slight
figure, salow face and dark eyes cleaning
from deep sockets, but her long trailing
gauze, is strange enough to Western eyes to
be worth word of description. Its sleeves
are wide and hanging, and It's collar high
like Maria Of Medics. The outer draperies
The morning call., 1890-10-26

soft masses of chenille in the folds of the
bodice, inside the cap and lining the sleeves.
A carnatIon gown was made of soft green
Liberty" silk with pink sleeves and cap
petals pinked at the edges and pale pink
bodice folds. The prettiest fr0ck of all, per-
baps, was a pale yellow chrysanthemum
dress gotten up in much the same fashion,
with touches of reddish gold.
A group of girls reminds one oddly this
autumn of the flocks of guls that circle and
sweep about outgoing and incoming steamers
at Queenstown. With every look, every
thrust perkishly up in the air. When half
dozen are chatting the rakish feathers dip
and rise at piratical angles. smart hat
seen at the Somerville Club yesterday after
noon was in folds of cream-colored velvet
fastened with gold buckles. couple of
birds with dark bottle-green pumage fitting
and and all but twittering behind. A small
hat of fawn-colored felt was equally pretty,
bordered with a wide band of black astra-
khan. Two straps of black velvet EN- broid-
cred with steel, rested ON the hair behind,
and black ostrich tips and fancy velvet were
the crown trimmings.
A trim costume in yesterdays parade on
the Row was perhaps especially pretty be-
cause worn by bright and buxom English
girl. The bodice of coppery brown cloth had
sleeves of coppery gold brocade tied in putfS
between the shoulders and elbows. Black
velvet ribbon strings held little muff of
coppery felt, on the top Of which,, in knot
of brown velvet, sat butterfly, a copper
and black and gold. Ii you looked above its
wearer's eyes you saw large hat in brown
meath and resting on the hair. The crown
was hidden under a large box-plait of cop
perry gold velvet and trimming of long
black ostrich feathers.
London danes are wearing three-Quarter
length capes OF fawn or heliotrope cloth with
fhAr ,,nd la. "a tNxDs, Il
yokes, edged with black astrakhan. Mrs.
Comyns Carr wears a pelisse of ruby and
black velvet with sort of cape of jetted gui-
pure Scarlet opera wraps flash everywhere,
edged with ermine and with white silk lin
ings. Scarlet jackets brighten -the foggy
city they have astrakhan vests and collars
and are covered with embroidery or braiding
Copyright. ELLEN OSBORN.
The morning call., 1890-10-26

was a network of tunnels, certain miner
| met his death under heavy fall of earth,
while his companion laborer was unhuTt
| At the time there was considerable talk Of
the affair and some limited darkly that per-
haps
POOR TINS DEATH
Was not accidental after all. Nothing was
done, however. and the subject lost interest
aud died out Tins fellOw-mner, Jack,
toiled as of yore, but 1t was noticed lie never
approached the spot where he had so mar
rowly escaped death, nor would he traverse
the galleries alone. One day when lie and Il
number of others were working together in
a new drift as yet not opened. far from,
the branch gallery connecting with the
main tunnel, their one large torch
went out and they were left in darkness.
One OF the oldest and most experienced
miners volunteered to go to the nearest
working and relight the lamp. and the 9th
erS ceased toll and took the opportunity TO
a few minutes rest For few secOndr
after the footsteps of their comrades dies
recognized as Jacks broke the silencel
There, boys, there goes some one with a,
lamp. I'll catch him and get light" All
eyes were turned toward the gallery but
nothing met their gaze. You had better
come back, Jack" one of the men shouted
after him, but thinking that possibly he had
seen a miner pass the mouth of the room, no
further attention was gwen the matter.
A few seconds passed and suddenly a
hoarse yell of terror burst upon the ears Of
the waiting men. Tim! oh, God, Timp'
then silence, then another yell of horror and
a sound as of a heavy body falling into deep
water. Heavens, boys, Jacks tumbled into
the test hole" calculated one of the men.
Well knowing the uselessness of starting in
quest of the poor victim in the darkness and,
indeed, quaking with inward terror, the
miners awaited the coming Of light. which,
after what seemed to them an age N aily
appeared The party fastened to the test
hole, pit sunk years ago in chamber long
disused, and there, floating on the surface Of
the water twenty feet below was the body
of Jack. When brought to the light of day
a sharp, deep wound on the miners fore
head showed death had been instantaneous
Orders were at once given to wall up tho
entrance to the fatal chamber, and now its
very existence is unknown to the miners
working in the colliery. -PhiladelphiaTmes
The morning call., 1890-10-26
IN A LONDON
PLAYHOUSE.
Evening Costumes DimIy Seen
Amid the Shadows.
Dress Of Mrs. Anna Tadema and Embroidered
GAUGES Of the Begun of Bengal-New
Flower Gowns-Rotten Row.

EGAONDON, Oct. 13.-What a cavern of
Hak shadows is London theater-dim,
k.f brown and dingy-where the pale gas
light struggles with the murk and the jewels
at the Threats of the ladies flash from dark
corners like stars. One is tempted to won
der if scientist could discover in London
ers any trace OF modification Of the eyes.
Like owls, which see at night, the English
woman seems to perform the ordinary func-
tions Of life without difficulty in the candle
darkened houses of a city where, if any
where, the cheerful electric-light cries out
with great cry TO be allowed to disperse
the gloom.
Geraldine Ulmar is singing to great ap-
proval, and my neighDor in the next stall
wears wound about her throat diamonds that
blaZe and rubies that burn. The masses of
precious stones all over the house glitter like
many colored fruit in Aladdn's cave.
Everywhere about me full and radiant arms