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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-14
Insurance sensation Promised

Insurance Sensation Promised.
Denver, Aug. SIT is announced that
State Auditor Parks, who is ex-officio
insurance commissioner, is about to
spring surprise upon some of the
leading insurance companies. Several
companies, it is said, have recently
been sending circulars to their policy
holders containing the assertion that
IL the Democratic party is successful
in the coming election their policies
will be worth but half the amount on
which the premiums have been paid.
It in said Mr.. Parks has been quietly
securing collection of those circulars,
which he claims are evidences of in
solvency on the part Of the companies,
and he now proposes to cancel the IL
censes of all such companies which
arc now doing business in this state.
1t ia claimed that the auditors judy
mcnt in such cases is final, and that
IL he insists upon this course the COM
panies will be barred from doing bust
ness in the state.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-14
Sale Of N. p. Lands.

Seattle, WASH. Aug. 6.-All Of the
lands of the Northern Pacific railroad
in the State Of Washington, compris-
ing 1902 sections Of patented and an
indefinite quantity Of unpatented land,
were sold at public auction by Special
Master Alfred L. Carey. The sale was.
under decree of the United States.
circuit court of the Eastern district
Of Wisconsin. The property was.
bought in by Edwin w. Winter for
the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany, Of which he is president, for ST.
705,20O. A private bidder attempted
to purchase one tract Of 100 acres, but
Whter bid it up to SIS, 600 and took it
at that figure. There was no opposi-'
ton after this. Winter purchased the
next tract at 500, with an option to
take the rest of the patented land at
the same figure, which he promptly
covered, depositing $4,000 in NORTH
ern Pacific bonds. The remaining
lands of the company were knocked
down to him for lump bid Of $685.
600.
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Naturalization Refused.

Washington, Aug. Gin refusing to
grant naturalization papers to two
young Italians to-day, Judge Cole, Of
the district supreme court, held that
no one who is in ignorance of the con-
stitution of the United States is COM
petent or entitled to become admitted
to citizenship. The young men ex-
planned that they had come to this
country before reaching their majority
and that they have ever since resided
here, but when questioned by the
Judge they confessed they did not I'M
derstand the constitution and were
even doubtful as to the form Of this
government. Judge Cole thereupon
decided them to be ineligible to citi-
zenship on the ground that they could
not swear to support something they
do not understand.
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EXCITING INCIDENT OF TUE STRIKE:
IN CLEVELAND.
4 Supposed Attempt to Dlow % -
Non.Union laen's Boarding House
Results IN . Running Fi1e BE-.
tween Rioters and llilitia-Tsn to
q Twelve Thousand Men May DO On
& Sympathetic strike.

Cleveland, Aug. 6.-Sh00tlng ~ eol-
,diers and rioters marked the opening
Of another day In the vicinity Of the.
Brown Holsting works. At 1:30 this.
morning two men stopped In front OF
Mrs. Lind's boarding house. a few
squares from the works, where man
named Gettner, who is employed at
the works, boards. The two men
yelled for the '.scab" to come out, ana
then they began to throw stones ut the
house. Presently one Of the men dred
at the door, the bullet passing through
the panel and entering the house.
The noise attracted the attention OF
the militia, and detachment Of Com
pany I men were ordered to the scene
on the double-Quick. As the soldiers
turned neighboring corner the two
men started to run. The lieutenant In
charge shouted ''Haltv' The pursued
men paid no attention to the order,
and the soldiers began firing ut them.
They returned the fire and for few
moments there was lively fusilade.
One Of the men suddenly made a cry
and was heard to groan. A moment
later, however, both had disappeared
in the darkness. The affair caused
the utmost excitement in the 1eigh-
borhood for a time. The bullets struck
several houses. Two went clear
through the side of grocery store.
The soldiers and others believe that
the two men had planned to blow up
Mrs. Lind's house. t
About $50 non-union men went to
work at the Brown works this morn
ing, under guard Of a large force Of
militia and police. An enormous
crowd of strikers and their sympa-
thizers were present, but no trouble
occurred. On every street within
radius Of nearly mile Of the plant
both soldiers and policemen patroled
the sidewalks, Many Of the soldiers
were double-armed, carrying belts and
revolvers as we'll as guns. A number
OF the strikers also carried guns. At
a meeting Of the executive committee
of the locked-out men this morning it
was decided to ask the central labor
union at it's meeting this evening to
declare a sympathetic strike. If this
ia done it will call out probably TO-
600 to 10000.
It is not likely now that the sympa-
thetic strike will be ordered. Eight Of
the leaders of the central labor union
who represent different trades were
interviewed, and all but two Of them
expressed themselves as opposed to
such strike, declaring that it would
be unwise and could not benefit the
Brown strikers. The question will
probably be decided at the meeting Of
the union tonight.
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Prisoners Shot.

Havana, Aug. 6.-Brig. Gen. Esha-
que, with 700 reinforcements, arrived
by the transatlantic mail steamer
Catalina from Spain yesterday. The
same vessel brought a quantity Of
munitions Of war and 100000 in
silver consigned to the captain gener-
al. The prisoners Of war, Antonio
Pena Lopez, an insurgent lieutenant,
and Marcisco Rodriguez Lopez, a pri-
vate, recently contaminated, were
shot In the Cabanas fortress here Mt
sunset last evening. Another prisoner
from Santiago, Nunez Bravo, a rebel
project, was shot ut Santo Domingo
yesterday.
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Got Into BAD Company,

San Francisco, Aug. 8. = James A.
Campbell, a Honolulu millionaire who
disappeared last Monday, returned last
night With bullet-hole through his
hat and an exciting tale about an ad-
venture with robbers. Campbell says
that while he was drinking in a private
room in saloon he was confronted by
two masked men who demanded
money. The millionaire refused the
demand, and in, the fight that followed
q bullet. went through his hat, and
Campbell says he was robbed and kept
. prisoner. for two days. When re-
leased last night he was given a nickel
for car fare.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Lnteat Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

LnteAt Quotations From Grain anu
Live Stock Centers.
Chicago, Aug. S.-Wheat - August,
IS BIC; September, IS 3-sc; December,
80 1.8c; May, CSC. Corn August,
q Sac; September, "a 14c; December,
25c; May, ~ Csc. Oats-August, lie;
September, IL 1-2c; October, 1850;
December, II 7-Sc; May, 19a2Oc. Pork
August, $685.; September, 500; Oc-
tober, 500; January, sos. Lard
August. $500; September, $3.50; DC.
tober, $3.50; December, $3.45; January,
$3.& 1-2. Ribs-August, $3.4O; Septem-
Der, $3.42; October, $8.45; January,
$8.b5. Rye-Cash, 30 1-2c; September,
Sic. Flax-Cash, N. W., e 1-4c; Sep
TENDER, Il lac; December, y41-2c.
Timothy-Cash, $40; August, 1892;
September, $3.50.
Chicago, Aug. 8.-Hogs-Market &C.
tive and &c higher; light, $3.35a3. 20;
mixed, $3.2Oa3.60; heavy, $2.90a3. so;
rough, $20Oa3.O5. Cattle-Market &C.
tive and higher; beeves, $3.4Oa4. IS;
cows and heifers, $1.40a4.10; Texas
steers, $2.5Oa3.15; Western steers,
$2.S5a39O; stockers and feeders, $3.50
a3.6O.
Minneapolis, Aug. S.-Wheat = Au-
gust closed at 53c; September opened
at So 1-2c and closed at Sc; Deceln-
Der opened at 50 14c and closed at
So Csc. On track-No. hard, "a 3-4c;;
No. Northern, So BIC; No. 2 Northern,
53c.
Milwaukee, Aug. s.-Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat weak; No. 2 spring,
IS 3-4c; No. / Northern, Coo; Septem-
Der, 501.4c. Corn steady; No. 3, Csc.
Oats firm; No. white, q Csc; No. 8
white, 21a21 1-2c. Barley nominal; No.
2, 80 1-2c; sample, 32a3S 14c. Rye
steady; No. /, 32c. :.
South st. Paul. Aug. s.-HogstMar-
ket 1Oa15c higher; quality fair; sales
ut 42.7Oa3.3O. Cattle-Market steady;
good demand for fat cattle; fair de-
mand for good stockers; sales at Sits
a3.7 1-2.
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Mlscelleneous.

Congressman III. G. Logenslager was
renominated by the Republican con.
vention Of the First district, which met
at Woodbury., n. ].
Because Of depression in business,
the Pennsylvania railroad decided to
stop oil work OH it's line wherever pos.
sible, in order to reduce expenses.
1t is said, on excellent authority that
ex-District Attorney John r. Walker
will, in few days, institute proceed.
ings in the federal court against the
brewers combine which has existed al
Kansas City for some time past.
Among the speakers who will take
the stump for the Populist ticket will
be Senator Butler and ex-Chairman
Taubeneck, Eugene v. Debs of Terre
Haute, Robert Schilling of Milwaukee
and Senator Allen of Nebraska.
The wage conference of the chimney
branch of the American Flint Glass
Workers association is being held at
Pittsburg, and the prospects are that
settlement will be made on the basis
of last years scale. About 1000 men
are affected.
A wage scale to govern the shipping
interests Of the world has been drawn
up. If the shipowners fail to accept
it, seamen say, a strike will be de.
clared, which will be felt wherever
men trust their lives to the decks of
vessels.
G. H. Duggan, owner Of the half.
rater Sophis, has admitted having
fouled the buoy at the end Of the
ninth mile in the Ogdensburg IN. "
yacht race. although unseen by the
judges boat. Inc international cup
was given to Peul Buffers Vesper.
The great auditorium in st. Louis.
in which the Republicans and Popu.
lists held their national conventions,
will be turned into a Madison Square
garden for horse shows, bicycle meets
and other great indoor sporting enter
prises the coming fall and winter.
Within mile Of the white sands Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, where thou.
sand summer visitors daily battle in
the ocean, giga1tic man-eating shark
was captured. The great fish became
entangled in the cets of some fisher
men, and he was towed into shallow
water and killed.
William w. Borst was appointed re.
cciver Of the Denver, Lakewood 4
Golden railroad by Judge Hallett in
the United States district court at
Denver, on application of the Farmers
Loan and Trust company of New
York. The company is in default on
the interest OF $627, 600.
At New York a meeting of promi.
nent sporting men and managers of
different athletic clubs has been held,
to form protective league. After con.
siderable discussion 1t was agreed to
name the new organization the Ameri.
can Sporting Protective League. Ite
object IL to promote all kinds Of pro.
fessional sport.
Maj. George A. Armes, u. 8. A., re.
tired, who achieved national notoriety
last fall by delivering a threatening
letter to Gen. Schofeld on the eve Of
his retirement as commanding general
of the army, came into prominence
again by being the cause Of writ OF
sequestration issued by the district
court to secure pay Of alimony and
costs in divorce suit,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-14
cADBAGEs ON VINES.

A New Deal in Vegetables Made BY
Mature 1n Iowa.
Lake: Park, Iowa, Aug. SIS. r. Buff
FUN, market gardener living near
here, has one of the most remarkable
vegetables on record. In his cabbage
patch last year occurred "snrout,"
by which plant, instead of making a
head in true cabbage style, assumed
the form of a vine. At the axis Of its
leaves thirteen cabbage heads Of about
two pounds weight were formed. The
plant went to seed, something unusual
for first year cabbage. Tie seeds
were formed in the ugual manner, all
the earliest cabbages OF. the vine
throwing out a seed stalk. Mr.. Buf-
fun saved the seed, and, on planting
1t this year, it grew well, and many Of
the plants have assumed the vine-likc
habit of the parent, although the ma
jority have returned to the natural
form of cabbage. It is believed, how
tablished. Mr.. Buffum has been ex-
perimenting With the plants and finds
that IL the heads are cut of as soon us
they attain a. weight of about one
pound, the. vine, like cucumbers, will
continue to form large number OF
heads. The variety of cabbage from
which the sprout occurred was Salzer's
Lightning. The vine cabbage is the
most grotesque appearing plant im-
aginable. The leaves are thrown out
in pairs and the cahbages lie around
under them like pumpkins. The vines
are about ten feet in length. The new
variety is bound to become popular,
owing to It's remarkable bearing quail
ities, and also because 1t natures cab
bage within two months from date Of
planting.
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ERlljO1 q
BE PAGES THE FASTEST. FOUR
HEATS EVER MADE
The Last ono 10 the Fastest saursA,
Heat Ever Paced or TrotteA ana
Il Only : orarter OF = second
Below the Record for . siAgls
Hsat-The onderful Work of .
Wonderful Horse. =

eSs.AOVos O4AVs aug 0s-NOOeEt Js
again demonstrated that he is the
greatest PAGER ever harnessed to q
sulkY. Frank Agan was the favorite
10 the free.tol>all pace, and relying
upon bis remarkable performance at
cleveland, nearly every horseman on
the track backed him to win. Previous
to the second heat Of the great race
Robert ]. had q few hackers outside
OF Hamltn and the attaches Of the
Village Farm stables. When Robert
J. took the second heat, however, by q
me squirt at the finish the big crowd
became enthused and he at once be-
came hot favorite. It was evident
from the first that Robert was to be
driven to win, and the fact that Agan
was 90 heavily backed made 1t certain
that the race would be hotly contested.
And 90 It was. It was the greatest
race OF the year, the fastest four con-
secutive heats and the fastest fourth
heat ever paced or trotted on any track
being made. In the first heat, paced in
208 81, Agan lowered hts record half
second and broke the track record.
The second and third heats, in 2:O4 IL.
were considered phenomenal, but the
crowd was not prepared for the great
surprise when the fastest fourth heat
ever paced or trotted was made, the
time being 2O2 81.
When the first heat was paced the
sky was covered with heavy dark
clouds that foreboded q storm, and
scarcely O breeze stirred. The track
was faster than any. day since tho
races began. The immense grand stand
was filed with people, and there was
q perfect jam in the betting sheds.
There were three starters in the race:
Frank Agan, driven by Mccarthy;
Robert j., driven by Starr, and Ruben
stein, driven by Laird. Geers expected
e DIVE Robert J., but had not suf-
ncfenty recovered from the accident
OF Wednesday,. In the first heat the
horses started away well, Agan tax
ing the lead and holding it all the
way around, with Rubenstein second
and Robert ]. third. In the second
heat ASan took the lead and Ruben
stein dropped behind Robert ]. before
the first quarter was paced. Robert ].
kept close second all the way around
to the stretch, when he began TO move
up. Just at the finish Agan was pulled
OF his feet and Robert ]. went under
the wire length ahead. The third
heat was almost q repetition Of the
second. Agah took the lead and Rob-
crt ]. Rugged his sulky until they came
into the stretch, when Robert ]. moved
ahead easily. In the fourth heat q
pretty start was made and Rubenstein
set the pace, the three horses going in
bunch almost to the three-quarter
pole. with Agan in the lead. After that
Rubenstein dropped back ED Robert
J., as in the previous heats, Rugged
Agan's sulky until they turned into
the stretch, when Robert. J. moved up
and paced under the w:re q length
ahead Of Agan. The time by quarters
in the last heat was: IA, 1:O1 IL,
1:31, 2:02 81. 4
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M fi,e amount Of work Nikola Tesla.
sssVi,e electrician, does is phenomenal.
& iiSlife is passed in his laboratory
& om rising until late 1T night, and his
ssg2 IRE served there. He never goes
!. y Entertainments or receptions.
% u Heyes that plenty Of sleep goes
n xr8 toward preserving the body, but
1 does mot himself practice what lie
X breaches. He has not time.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-14

milo min tie il the rate at which
{ Sople are soon to travel by trolley be-
Il AN Washington and Baltimore. Go
Il III at that speed it isn't safe to allow
TIE trolley to leave the wire; and such
"a contingency has been provided
against by supplying each motor with
two trolley arms, set tandem. each
i having two wheels.
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A9a1H ~ sVA ~ {1ovepa ~ - ,DetaatSl
nj n th0 - N Sa1SF III sslss

sa11 ~ NA ~ ~ vey1IS aeIs lDe9oAt6a
NJ; " \ - th0 0onaes ~ Is0lda ss 81 i;ssSS
Ilondon, Aug. The msmbers of
the house Of lords showed great inter
ct to-day In the committee stare of
the Irish land bill. There was ! larg-
er muster Of peers present than was
F the case with any measure since the
home rule bill. The debate soon de-
veloped into a defeat Of the govern
inent on Viscount Templetown's
amendment asking that the several
classes Of each holding should he as
certained and that the fair rent should
be baved on the assumption TINT all
improvements were made or acquired
BY the landlords. The marquis Of
1Ansdowne said that the government
could not accept the amendment as It
would overburden the land commits
Noners with minute details and in
volve great expense. The marquis OF
Londonderry, the earl Of Mayo, the
earl Of Winchelsea, the duke Of Aber-
corn and others supported the amend
ment which was finally adopted by a
vote Of 127 to 81 amid cheers. Lord
Rosebery, Earl Spencer, Baron Her
schell and the opposition peers sup
ported the government.
A long discussion followed on Bar
on Cloncurry's amendment to clause
4, to exclude from the operation Of the
bill holdings to the value Of ESQ yearly
instead OF E1O0 Baron Cloncurry's
amendment was carried by q vote Of
107 to 60 In spite Of the governments
opposition.
Baron MacNaughton then moved the
omission Of the clause relating to town
parks. The marquis Of Lansdowne
and Baron Ashbourne contended that
this clause was non-contentious, but,
nevertheless, the clause was omitted
by vote Of IS to a. .7a
The defeat Of the government spread
disnay among the ministerial men,
bers OF the house of commons who
We're listening to the debate, and they
rushed back to the lower house in
order to announce the defeat, thus Gre
ating quite a sensation. It is the gem
eral belief that the defeat of the GOV
eminent means the abandonment Of
the irish land bill. Numbers Of Irish
landlords besieged the hourse OF lords
In endeavors to interview particular
peers on the subject. It is understood
that when the bill returns to the house
OF commons the government will then
move to disagree to the various PEERS
amendments which were carried
against the government. Should the
lods then persist in maintaining their
amendments there will be no Alterna-
tive for the government but to drop the
bin. Timothy Healy and John nillon
already regard the bill as dead unless
the government shall make a strong
effort to undo the mischief done bv the
house Of lords. Gerald Balfour, the
chief secretary for Ireland, vas great
" disappointed at the action Of the
lords, but he thinks that the bill can
be saved IL the house of commons will
emphasize it's disagreement to the
lords amendments.
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III schlatter, the "Divinc Healer" has
|aken to riding q wheel That settles
eS las Nobody will believe now in his pre-
j1lsGaeions to divinity, and the exercise
GETS may turn him into sensible
i1i Iys and give him the idea that he is
~ any better than ordinary mortals.
III to be hoped, however, that he will
& develop into a scorcber.
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fhe Cleveland strike, out Of which
yeral riots have grown, is in a fair
= Of being settled. 1t has cost both
3es heavily, has necessitated calling
some Of the militia, and will add
farially to the local taxation. We
nder how many million dollars have
- -, wasted in useless efforts Of this
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Failed TO Fuse.

Hastings, Neb.. Aug. 8.-The Populist
state convention was dominated by
request was withdrawn. The place Of
attorney general was left vacant, but
It lie considered practical failure Of
fusion.
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rain is hurredly building war ships
k tie pdriose Of making herself more
erful; but she viii have to put
bting men into the ships, as the
SlpS cannot fight alone, and thus far
HUI Spanish soldiers in Cuba have
Inyyn that they are lacking In the ma
II Of which fighters are made.
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III italian physician has been max.
Interesting experiments as to the
lSAet of fatigue on the nervous system.
i5Ifln ty-four bicycle riders. who had
Il hen thirty-two miles in two hours
q sga quarter, were xa1lined as to
\ hearing, and n every instance
q found to be defective. After a
q sIs9Isl,ours' rest their hearing became
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sS )n cadet at West Point who hazed
0thar d to be confined for year
the limits Of the barracks.
right. The way to enforce regu-
aons against brutality is to provide
eayY penalty for their infraction.
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SS Y Sof Napoleon's heir, cut when
!.1 enpsror was on board the Belle
pRstat Plymouth, in August, 1916,
mt with the letter to Mr.. Capel
0f Troston, Suffolk, was sold ut
In London, the other day,
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EVIL Doings.

EVIL Doings.
The mine Of the old Pittsburg Coal
company at Hymera, Ind, was burned
by strikers.
One of the robbers Of the stage near
Cripple Greek, Col, on July %. has
been arrested.
It is reported that a race-war has
occurred about fifteen miles east Of
Jasper, Fla, in which six men were
killed and seven seriously wounded.
James Casheraga, alias George vii.
son, was hanged in the federal Jail at
Fort Smith, Ark, for the murder Of a
man named Thack. He protested his
innocence. :
I. N. Coffee, president Of the Illinois
state hoard Of pharmacy, was stabbed
and killed in Cairo by DIR. Crabtree, in
front of the latter's drug Etore. Crab
tree is in Jail.
The case of Ed Perry, who was to be
hanged at Ava, Mo-, for killing three
members Of the Sawyer family, early
last fall, has been appealed to the SUI
preme court.
George Mcconnell, grand keeper Of
records and seals of the knights Of
Pythias of Oregon, has disappeared,
and his accounts with the order are
about $1,000 short. 1t Is said he has
gone to his former home In Canada.
Jesse Wilson of Massillon, Ohio, ac-
cused his wife of having improper rela-
tons with other men. She denied tile
accusation, when he threw her on the
bed and cut he: throat. She is not ex.
pected to live. Wilson is in Jail.
Frank Ccnnors and Steve Brady,
each about twenty-five years old, tried
to hold up Barte nder James Maloney,
In Maloney Bros saloon at Kansas
City, Mo-. and Connors was shot and
perhaps fatally wounded by the bar.
tender.
James Byers. employed at Moran,
Ind. as agent for the Vandalia Rail.
road company and the Adams Express
company, killed himsalf. Byers was