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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
MORTON COUNTY.

Mrs. r.. II. Smith of Maudan
sprinkled gasoline on the carpet of q
closet to drive away moths. She had
barely left the room when thereswas q
burst of fl .me, the gasoline vapor ignit
ing by spontanec us combustion. Mrs.
Smith pluokily entered the closet and
carried out the clothes hanging there
and succeeded in smothering the fire,
but ty this time the wood work was on
fire and the lady carried several pals of
water before she had e1tiDguished the
bit Ze,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
Took II CASE.

An Adams Express Employe Missing
with q Package Of Money.
ABERDEEN, s. D., Special, Aug. "a war
rant IS lou for the arrest Of Harry Barr, an
employs in the Adams express office in this
CITY, onthc charge Of embezzling . pack
age containing nearly $500 last night. He
took q train east. T~hepackage was directed
TO the Aberdeen National bank, and young
Barr, 1t IS charged, forged the name O fthe
cashier, thus allayins stspician until this
forenoon, when. both Barr and the money
were found missing. The loss will iall
upon the agent as Barr was not under
bonds. Efforts are being made to capture
Barr. who is supposed to have gone TO the
Twin Cities.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
STUTSNAN COUNTY,

A special service was held in Grace
Epifcopal church At jamestown Sund.y
morning in memory of the laying Of the
corner stone of the church. The in.
terrier was very tastefully decorated with
potted plants. vines ond cut flowers
The sermon was preached by the rector
and was appropriated to the occasion.
In spite of the txcessige heat the church
was we'll filled and presented q very
beautiful sppt arance.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
Notified 81 ri, Nom,..e,.n.

San FR4sclso o, Aug. "a meeting of
Prohibitionis.s was held In this city last
nieht Tor the purpose Of giving Gen. John
Bidwell OF Chicago official notification Of
his nomination for the presidency by that
party. a short notification address Was
delivered by Col. Eli r. Ritter Of Indian
Apolis. Gen. Bidwell in replying eaye a.
surance that lie would do alf n his power
to fulfill The tesst which had bsen imposed
upon hin,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
Are Rasslnx.

ABERDEEN, s. d.. Aug. 8 -Railroad
Commissioners Rice, Mckinney and
Smith are in Blans, this county. on the
line of the Great Northern. today hear
ing aud settling . dispute over the loca.
lion for . grain warehouse. They esti
mate the wheat cr,p lin the state at
65 O0O. 600 bushels. and will take pre-
cautions for ito ready handling and
shipping.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13

twenty years service in the United States
senate and was before that eight years a
member of the house. He is chairman OF
the C mmittee on appropriate 8, a leading
member of the committee on finance and a
recognized leader in financial matters. He
voted against the Stewart free coinage bill
when it passed the senate in July.
Senator Jones has been an earnest advo-
cate oftree silver. He has not spoken often
in the sena'e {, but whenever he has spoken
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
Blew Ont Hsr Rrain.

GUTHRIE. Okla, Aug. Skate Patterson
Of Crescent City at midnight secured =
double-barreled shotgun, walked in her
night clothes to her lovers house, called
him out and shot at him. Thinking she
had killed him. she placed the muzzle Of
the gun in her month and with her bare
feet pulled the trigger, her brains being
blown out. Her lover was unframed
Jealousy was the cause.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
Waiting to See.

Waiting to See.
Toto has been seriously ill and is
still confined to his bad. His uncle
goes up to see the little fellow.
"How are you this morning?"
Don't know, uncle. The doctor
hasn't been here yet."-Figaro.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
FIVE FINANCIERS
Who Will Represent Us in the
) international Monetary
Con eerence.
Allison, McCreary Cannon,
Walker and Neva Il Jones
the Men.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-Thc names of the
five commissioners who are TO represent
the United States at the coming interna-
t'onal monetary conferences are officially
announced. They are Senator William b.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13

The Natural Result Of Thinking.
Bellows-I should think you would
begin to think about getting married.
Breeze-Oh, l have; I've given it a
great deal of thought.
"Well, when does the event come
Off"
"Never."-Boston Courier.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13

in that b ,dy his re-
marks have always
commanded close and
earnest attention. He,
also, is a member OF the
senate committee on
finance.
Mr.. McCreary sue
cseded Perry Bclmon
as chairman oithe com.
lnittee on foreign aft irs
i'll the house OF repre-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
Is tho Insect q Bullf

FARGO. N. d., Special, Aug. 8.-Msj.
Fleming has discovered some insect dam
aging the roots of wheat. There is consid-
cradle scare over il, and it is claimed that
great damage will be done to the crops.
The wheat dies as If blighted. Nearly all
the state is affected.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
CAVALIER OOuNTY.

UUUNTY.
Cavalier County Republican: Ills
with regret we announce that Rev. P. p.
Faruham has received orders to report
at Fargo next week, aud will preach his
farewell sermon Sunday. MIR. Fsrnham
has teen in Langdon but nine months,
but by his kind disposition he has won
the hearts of the entire community.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
FARGO MARKETS.

FARGO. Aug. Q. -Th following VII b n
,pening quotations fol Wednes say MI n 6
ruTniaaed by the Northern Pacifc Elevsto'
company: Nn ,'A~ $50: M I northerh, &c.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13

DuLuTH. Aug.9. -Close-No. I hard cash, sexc;
August $3.50 September $3.50. December. eshc.
No. ! northern, cash, 79c; August, 7skc; septem.
bel. 79kc; December. sOh G. No. 2 northern, cash,
49,. No. 8 northern 63,: rejected, sac. On track
NO. l hard, s3o; No. 1 northern, s1kc.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13

Allison OF Iowa,
Senator John P.
Jones of Nevada.
Congressman ]. B.
McCreary Of Ken
lucky, x-Controller
Henry w. Cannon
of New York and
Gen. Francis A.
Walker Of Mas
s%achusetts.
Senator Allison
has seen nearly
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
PEMBINA COUNTY.

PEMBINA COUNTY.
Deputy Sheriff Eylord and City Mar.
shal Hart Ct Pembina arrested one Al
Moody Wednesday evening upon infor
nation laid by DR.: r. W. Stefk Of Win
nineR. charging him with grand larceny
Of $1,000. aid Mr.. Moody is now in the
county Jail awaiting trial.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
WHEAT NO. 2.
CORN NO. ..
CATTLE.

CHICAGO. Aug. 8 Cattle. slow. 10 to Is cents
lower; best steers. "a f5@5 90; fair to good. $4.2s
@$4.75. others. 3s5a3.95; rangers, s3.4O@4.2 rs;
s%tockers, $2.75@3.25: COWS, $2.50@3 o..
Sheep-Steady; lambs stronger; natives, 50 so
@5.7s; Texans. $s.s74@42 Is; westerns, 81 90;
lambs. s. 5O@G Is.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
RIOHLAND COUNTY.

Harvesting of rye and barley has been
general during the past month at
L~ldgerwood, and by the end of the week
there will be nom of these grains lift
standing. Wheat is ripening very fas.
and will soon be ready for harvest.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
South A,aAoia Aourts

WASHINGTON, Special, Aug. 6-Repre-
sentat. We Picker called up this evening for
passage by unanin,ons consent the senate
bill fixing the time Of holding terms OF
court III South Dakota.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
Held ter Trial.

ABERDEEN, s. D., Special, Aug. SC.
Hannigan was bound over to the grand
jury in $500 Tor stealing two packages d
silk from Luke a Morton's store in this city.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
TRAIL COUNTY.

a fine deer was sighted and later on
plainly seen by DR.. Bates as he was re-
turning from q visit to the north Ct
Hillsboro Thursday evening. Dr,, Nc.
Lain and Taylor have gone in pursuit
in hopes of capturing the fl ,et- footed
creature.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. Aug 9.-It was the bulls turn to be
IN trouble today. ester lay all was strength
and coufdel &c in prices, and the bears were in
a perspiratIon. Today the following was the
very reverse:
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
NORTH DAKOTA.
The News From Over the State Con.
densee and Made Interesting
by Towns.
GRIGGH OOUNTY.

OooperstowD defeated the Jamestown
ball club at Cooperstown Friday by a
score OF 10 to 0, winning the Leland
championship cup A large amount of
money changed hands on the rasnlt
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13

Of the .enth census
and was q member OF
the int q
monetary conferences
held at Paris in 1873.
He is president Of the
.Massach ussetts insti-
of technology,
president ofthe Amer
lean Statistical socie-
.ty and honorary fell
Of the Royal Sta
tisticar Society Of
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13
J. B. M'CREARY.
London,

The place OF meeting of the conference Is
not yet definitely decided: 1t will be In
one O.. the capitals OF Europe, probably
either Brussels or Berlin, the time Octo.
Der. An appropriation of $50, 600 wac made
in the SUI Try civil bill to defray the x
penses Of the United States con:errees.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13

Flax seed-$l.O4.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13

Nd. N. u. 1892 No. 90.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-08-13

%Sold by Druggists. 75c.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
COAL BEDS.

Generally Admitted Th,t They One.
 Formed the Bottom of Lates
 A new theory as to the origin and formation of the vast coal beds of tha world is being agitated in scientific circles. Everyone. probably. who has any mind to think with, has formed some notion as to the original condi ton of this dirty but valuable article of commerce. "Ye Curious Man of the St Louis Republic has heard miners who did not claim even a com. mon school education advance ideas and theories on this subject that would put to shame the untenable arguments put forth by so-ca.led professors of geology" Some geologists have given facts and figures to prove that coal beds are the remains of vast forests which have been covered with allu- vium by some subsistence of the earth's crust Thus shut out from the air the wood and leaves have decomposed and formed into compact layers of solid coal. This theory certainly seems reasonable, but there are dial. culties about it which have not ye, been satisfactorily explained. There is much evidence, nevertheless, that all coal was once in plastic state. this is proved both by the fact of its being found in situations and under circumstances which cannot other. wise be accounted for, and. by the way it varies in character with the strata underlying it The coal beds which lie upon hard rocks are gener. ally bituminous while those overly. ing soft porous stone or clay have been. as it were. filtered, the liquid constituents'of the mixture, such as petroleum. bitumen. etc. soaking downward until they strike the oil shades" leaving only a hard anthra. cite coal vein aoove.
 1t is generally admitted by all geologists that all coal beds once formed the bottoms of lakes; this fact indicates an explanation of the produc. tion of coal which will remove the difficulties of the old theory. .It is hardly conceivable that wood, says Paul Noel. especially through the loss of its hydrogen, should ever be- COllc Coulcttcu itto ~ ouUSldilC6 plaS- tic enough to flow like river taking the impressions of objects along it's banks; but it is not difficult or unrea. sonable to suppose. instead of this that the stagnant lakes of the coal districts were ages ago. when the temperature of the earth was much higher and vegetation more luxuriant than now. was filed with plants and spawn of aquatic origin. and that these dying and decaying. settled to the bottom and formed layer of car boLacious mud of considerable depth. This, in tho course of ages. was con- verted into coal.
 There is one thing in connection with Mir. Noers argument; It is at least as easy to explain the origin of coal by this hypothesis as by the old one.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
ELECTINO SENATORS.
General Dissatisfaction With the Present
 Procedure.


 Procedure.
 Senator Palmer recently spoke in favor of electing United States sen- ators by direct vote of the people. In the course of his argument advo eating the submission of an amendment to the constitution. the senator from Illinois reviewed at considerable length the history and modern modi- fications of that document There is abundant testimony that he voiced the sentiment of large majority of the voting population of the country. The unpopularity of the present sys- tenn of choosing representatives to the United States senate has been materi- ally augmented during the past fif- teen years says the St Paul Globe. Dissatisfaction with present proceed ure has been freely expressed in every state in the union. This dissatisfac- tion has been materially strengthened by the apparent impossibility Of fair investigation of direct charges of leg islative bribery subsequent to sena- torial election. The senate is its own judge of the eligibility of its members. So far it is not recorded that any member has suffered at the hands of his fellow members from any accusa- tion of improper use of money in securing his election. Practically a United States senator once safely housed in the senate can consider himself as within the shelter of an impregnable fortress. This fact per- haps more than any other, has given a color of justice to the murmurs of the people against legislative elections of senators
 That the senate is fast degenerating into body of capitalistic representa- tives is beyond cavil. No one now looks to the senate for our ables: ex- ponents of statecraft or indeed for our most brilliant orators or brainiest men of affairs. What is incorrectly termed the lower house of congress now embraces the ablest representa- tives of the intelligence and forensic culture of the country. The senato- rial triumphs of Webster. Calhoun. Clay and Hayne are not duplicated in these days of patronage barter. The United States has. unfortunately. ceased to recruit its ranks from the list of popular statesmen of the day. simply because the system of election to its chamber is not by popular vote of the people. To remedy this evil is the ob ect of Senator Palmer's resolu- ton to submit an amendment to the constitution empowering the people to ele,t representatives to the senate by direct vote.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08

excitement opened many doors which I entered for preaching the gospel. After awhile came an ecclesiastical trial, in which I was arraigned by peo- pie who did not like the way l did things, and although was acquitted of all the charges. the contest shook the American Church. That battle made me more friends than anything that ever happened and gave me Chris tendon and more that Christendom for my weekly audience. On the demol- ition of each church, we got better and a larger church, and not a disaster, not caricature, not persecution, not an assault. during all these twenty three years, but turned out for our ad- vantage, and ought I not to believe that all things work together for good?" Hosannah!
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
HE WAS THERE.
The Evil One Got Among the Little
 Ones.

The Evil One Got Among the Little
 Ones.
 A large, yellow dog, a homeless and ownerless tramp looking in at the open door Of village church in Florida one Sunday afternoon. His pacticed eye soon discovered a gourd tucked away in one corner and in 1t good two inches of milk the remains Of luncheon which woman had brought for her baby. This he pro- ceeded to make his own. But be had hardly begun operations before the owner of the gourd detected him Reaching out her foot as quickly as possible she gave him gentle push
 The dogs nose was already in the opening as far as 1t would comfort ably go, and at the gentle touch of the woman's foot in went his head ears and all
 Naturally he was disconcerted and attempted to free himself But though his head had gone in 1t would not come out. He began to back; the gourd backed. too Ho raised his head and swung it from side 10 sidci the milk poured out in little rivulets, but the gourd was firm. He backed to one side and then to the other He swung in a circle and battered his head against the floor; the gourd re- mained with him.
 The boys hid behind their books says Youths Companion, and stuffed their hands into their mouths and the girls were divided between desire to impulse to scream.
 The gourd and the dog were so near ly of color as to make it difficult to tell where one left off and the other began.
 It happened that this Sunday was his annual adeross to the children. He was stern. unbending man; he thoroughly believed that all children were born wicked and were to be treated accordingly He was talking o-day about the iniquity of levity on not slow to detect the unusual disor- der. He paused a moment and then exclaimed in laundering tones 'thh- dren. has the evil one got among youP'
 'Yeth. thir." spoke up a very much firmly believing that she was telling the truth and he'th all out of hith thell but hith head"
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08

COURTESY is not hypocrisy; 1t is humanity which We are bound to ren- der to both friend and foe. but fash ionable society does not rest on cour- tesy. which exists of moral right, but it rests on the extinction of truth free dom of thought and expression as s'bad form" it rests on falsehood and elaborate affectation; it gives us a stupid melodrama of empty, malevo- lent gossip and tasteless lip service for the fine genteel comedy of genial and inspiring social intercourse; it stands for wealth. show. greed. no intellectual influence or moral power; it stands for organize1 frivolity and concentrated small talk; it feels nothing but contempt for the romance and heroism of human nature that loses it's life to save 1t Its derision is always excited by anybody who is authentically accused of having done something for nothing.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
Democratic Good Faith in Iowa.

The Democratic members of the Iowa senate have kept faith with the people and maintained a consistent record. Although unable to pass a liquor license bill of their own choos- ing. they have shown their unalterable determination to rid their state. il possible, of the evils of a prohibition which does not prohibit by unani- mously supporting and thus securing the passage of a measure offered by Q Republican senator. The Catch bill as it is called. which has been ap- proved by the senate. is not all that the Democrats desired. but it is long step in the right direction. The county option feature will serve to render it ineffective in many instances
 The Republican supremacy in the house is due, of course, to the infamous Legislative gerrymander, designed especially to defeat the popular will Although the repeal of the prohibitory law was a conspicuous issue in the election of Governor Boise last year. when he had a plurality of about 10. 900 votes the unfair arrangement of the districts prevented the selection of legisla- ture Democratic in both branches
 The Republicans may, indeed save prohibition for little while but by doing so they make the defeat of their own party at the next election more certain and complete. The situation is entirely in favor of the Democrats. who have managed admirably besides keeping all their promises. Chicago Herald.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
Effect on the Southern Planter.

The tariff barons of the Northeast are succeeding beyond expectation in destroying one of the best markets for their wares. As result Of Mo- kinley discrimination against foreign purchasers of American cotton. the price of that staple has declined to a price that leaves the Southern planter absolutely nothing with which to buy foreign goods and the market is still weak. with a downward tendency. When a year comes in which pro hibitive taxes bear so hard on the grain-growers it will be hard to find a Republican voter on these Western prairies even with a spy-glass St. Louis Republic.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
IT is quite possible to construct a.

IT is quite possible to construct an argument to prove that education Is actually the cause of crime. If a man could not write he could not forge. nor would boy read pernicious lit erature if he could read none. The trouble with this argument is that it carries us too far. A blind man is removed from many temptations 10 wrong doing and bed-ridden invalid Is not likely to commit crimes of vio. lence. Nobody therefore. argues that blindness or infirmity is a desir- able condition. There is no blessing which malevolent ingenuity is not capable of turning into curse. There are nevertheless. some useful lessons to be learned from tho figures which show that the spread of education has not prevented the increase of crime.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
Politene.. and Cnndor.

Gilhooly-How do you like our mu- tual friend. Vanderclam?
 Gus De Smith, like him very much He has two qualities that we seldom find united in one and the same man. He is very polite and courteous and at the same time he is very candid.
 Il have only a brief acquaintance with him and must confess that l did not observe that he was particu- larly candid.
 I am not surprised at that If you have only known him a short time. You see he is not polite and candid at the same time. He is polite to yoa when you are present and only candia about you whom you are absent - Texas Siftngs
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08

must be forced into foreign invest
 mont and every dollars worth forced into foreign investment is a victory for the mill-machine owner. The foreign investment of SIP. 25s. S09 of our wealth was a great ''ictory for the 14. 800 machineocrats It was to them President Harrison was talking when he said it was in 'our favor. "-St Louis Republic.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
A Campaign Argument.

Twenty five pounds of granulated sugar for dollar is one of the hard est arguments that the Democrats will be compelled to meet in the coming campaign" Thus does the Iowa State Register seek to keep up the courage of its readers in state that has been lost to the party of high taxes The Register is informed that tn 8 will be favorite text for every Democratic editor and speaker in the coming campaign. It will be told from every hustings and kept standing in every Democratic paper in the land. And with it will be given the further information that the lowered price of sugar has not been caused by the imposition of high taxes, but rather by adopting the Democratic policy of securing cheaper raw ma terials for the use of American laborers In this incident of cheaper sugar will be found an answer to every Republican claim that high taxes add to the prosperity of labor ingmen or aid capital engaged in manufacturing. The experience of persons engaged in manufacture of sugar in this country has been against every argument by which the Re- publican policy of exorbitant taxation has been maintained.
 And it would be we'll for Republi- can organs to address themselves to the task of preparing explanations of the peculiarities of the tariff law so that the people may understand why the policy that has given them .twenty-fv pounds of sugar for a dollar" might not be applied to their woolens and binding-twine- Chicago