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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04

Manslaughter In this country has in
creased from 1,448 in 1886 to more than
$4,000 in 1896. says Texas Farm anc
Ranch. Italy has long been considered
the most homicidal Of nations, but we
surpass her more than ten times over,
and more than five times in proportion
to population. Our increase in this one
crime has been 100 per cent per an
num, or 1000 per cent in ten years.
This Is not all-other crimes against
persons and property are similarly in
creasing. Convictions for crime are
not keeping up with the ghastly pro.
cession. There are two reasonable ex-
plantations Of this disagreeable fact:
As people we are becoming altogeth-
er too clamorous for personal liberty, /"
and hence tolerate, and often champion
customs and institutions that breed
crime. Also. our courts have ceased
to be q terror to evil doors. The en-
tire legal fraternity, from the highest
Judge to the most contemplate petit
logger, unite in their devotion to alb
surd formalities and obsolete prece-
dents which multiply indefinitely the
chances Of the guilty to escape punish
ment. The proof Of guilt may be new
sr SO absolute, yet unless all the musty
formalities be fully complied with, no
linal conviction can be had. Thus the
law has become a thing for public con-
tempt. and inspires but little fear on
the part Of the criminally inclined.
There Is another cause which no doubt
operates to a considerable extent to IL.
crease crime. Poverty has alwayy BEEN
q contributary factor in criminal an
mails. This poverty may be real, ~ d,
merely comparatiye-the result Il tho
same. Unless an unexpected reform
shall soon bean accomplished fact, tha
result II the near future IL fearful q
contemplate. '. y. &. .s So
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04

Owner" the. famous dog travsIer.
,has e. Jast turned his toes % the al.
sizes. After accompanying postal clerks
on nearly every railroad line 81 thia
country, and after making : tour gof
Japan and losing an ear II q nght 81
Hong Kong. hesbecame cross q. Clsve.
land the other, day and tried TO ~ 4
railway mail. clerk. It was then that
{ bullet from cops pistol ended HE
earthly career o. . poor dog thak had
;wearied Of q good thing. /. W NTH
the favored dog, so It is with man. No
matter howseaAys the life. hs.will soma.
times become . little cross ana tirsd.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
Personal Mention,

Personal Mention.
Rev. DR.. Lorimer has just celebrated
the sixth anniversary OF his going to
fremont Temple as its pastor.
Mrs. Julia McCarver, widow Of Gen.
McCarver, the founder Of Burlington,
Iowa; Sacramento, Cal, and Tacoma,
Wash, is dead at Tacoma.
Cardinal Camille di Rendo, arch
bishop Of Benevento, is dead. He wac
born in 1847 and received the hat In
1887.
E. II. stroch, who rowed in the OK
ford crew In the races with Cambridge
In 1894, 1895 and 1896, died yesterday
Of peritonitis. ~
Traugott Schmidt OF Detroit. Mich,
saloon passenger on board the steam.
er Trave. died on the passage from
Bremen to New York.
Ex-Gov. Altgeld has been for two
weeks a patient in the Sacred Heart
sanitarium. The ex-governor has been
suffering from nervous prostration and
locomotor ataxia. He took the Kneipp
cure.
The name Of Miss Yvonne Carleton.
the actress, who was taken to hos
pital in San Francisco suffering from
insanity, is. Minnie Fay Burns Chand-
Ter. and she 10 the wife Of George II.
Chandler. formerly Of the Standard
Oil company at Omaha.
j. Williams Thorne, who was con-
spicuous in the ranks of the Abolition
lists. died at his home In Salisbury,
Fa.. aged eighty-one years. He was a
prominent agent in the work of help
ing runaway slaves into freedom by
means Of the underground railroad.
Paderewski aroused greater enthu-
siasm than usual in Paris recently by
his playing ut concert In the Gate
Theater. gotten up to procure money
to erect monument to the composer.
Henri Litolff.
: Another gift to Lehigh university
from Mrs. Ethel e. B. Coke has been
made. In the shape Of fund Of $2O.-
600 established in memory Of her hus-
band. Eckley B. Coke. who was a
trustee Of the university. the income of
which Is to be devoted to the support
Of poor and worthy students.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
No slavefI;y.sin Zau.ibar,

l5. IS J, ~ ~ 1suO1tW1F.1t -3Ia'.g8
Washington. May g. United States
Consul Mohun at Zanzibar has In
formed the state department that the
sultan, Hamud Bin Mohamed Bin
Said. on April q last. Issued pr0cla-
nation 9abolishing the legal status of
slavery In the islands Of Zanzibar and
,Cemba. 81 ,,l3i y 4
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
Comes Il Coain<.

Philadelphia, May 2S.-Advices from
Cuba were received by the local junta
to-day to the effect that Gen. Gomez
will temporarily resign as commander
OF the insurgent forces and come to
this country rs secretary Of war pro
tenn. Of the Cuban republic to confer
with President Mckinley on the Cuban
situation. During his absence Gen.
Garcia will command. !.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
Foreign Notes.

gs'-5is <1OESl80 NOteUs
Lord Wolseley proposes to begin re-
form in the army by abolishing the
cooked hats and feathers worn by star
somcers.
Hayre has sent a bronze statute Of
Francis l., weighing a ton, to st. Pet
sersburg 40 present from the town to
the Car.
Ian Maclaren is responsible for the
statement that Harold Frederic is tie
most popular American author IN Eng-
land to day.
3 It's proposed to extend the Victoria
Eembankment In London from the houses
l01 parliament to Lambeth bridge at
e cost Of 100000. q
NetS - q defense against torpedoes
ma torpedo dist barge tubes placed
above the water line are to be discon,
tinusd in the French navy. az
81 Lord ROsebefy has accepted the hon.
2oFaly presidency Of the associated 70
cteties OF Edinburgh University, In sue
9ce11ion to EmeritHs Professor Mason.
copy Of Keats poems, first edition.
WITH the poets autograph on the ~
leaf following the words, ITO W.
Wentworth. with the compliments Of
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
Reasonable.

MouMy Murphey Say, the boss II
the Brooklyn free lodgin' house links
,heis er Wit. ss ss5
Lapgpid Leary-Why 20, Mouidy
MoLldy Murphey (disgustedly ID
Why, Las night, wen crawAshed III
takfn' the free bath they make yense
take eft youse want ter snooze deres he
said 40 how ! oughtn't ter kick: dat.
ia beS:gettln' OF dirt cheapl BROOK
lyn Eagle. Nj
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04

It is the opinion Of many that Russia
Turkey and Greece. Russia has her
weather eye on Turkey. Agents Of the
:zar are said to have provoked the mas
sacres Of the Armenians-merely for eff
eect. Russia don't pretend to want the
entire earth, but she does want Turkey.
Watch her try to gobble it-when the
tine comes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
10 Builda TI,r,l,ack.

Biwabic, MINI. May %. - The Du-
luth & Iron Range Railroad company
has let the contract to w. =. Dorwin
to build two and one-half miles Of
track to the Roberts mine. near Nc
Kinley. Skunk Bros. will clear the
right Of way. This work will furnish
men for two or three months.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
/, Jsnes Pleads Guilty,

q OOMSb FIe1O1s 0ulttye f3fll
New York, May %. Latimer Ridley
Jones, the New York h0rseman who
was sextradited from England two
months ago to stand trial for f0rgeries
aRgregating 100000. has pleaded
guilty on one charge to forgery in the
third degree. Sentence was postponed
until Wednesday next. Il
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04

IL the house Of commons the presi-
dent OF the board Of trade. Mr.. u. +.
Richie, introduced a bill to legalize
the metric system Of weights and
neakDreS. "a he ss5l . 3s;5
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
Eseapinx Duties.

Liverpool, May 2S.-At the request
OF several large shippers the Cunard
Gteamship company will dispatch the
steamer servfa for New York on June
rs instead Of June 22. in order that
goods on her may reach the United
States sbef0re the pending tarifE bill
goes into effect.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04

A genius has discovered way Of
making buttons out Of milk. Buttons
made out of milk would probably be
:ound we'll adapted to go with watered
silk.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
.PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS JF THE PAST WEEK in a
CONDENSED FORM
4 ae.eral Rssane Of tho Nest Ia-
Dortant News OF the Week, Fron
All Parts Of the Globe. Boiled
4 Down ana Arranged IN Csa.-
venient Forn for Rapid Perssal
NJ Busy People. II
Washinrton Talk.

President Mckinley and cabinet, the
vice president and members Of both
houses Of congress will be at the West
Point military academy on Monday.
May 81. to attend the unwilling Of the
battle monument
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
The garments of salvation are not cut
n the worlds tailor shops.
Those Who get the most satisfactory
views Of the airship are those who look
through several glasses.

The advertiser who pays his bills
promptly is the one to whom the pub
Usher is willing to grant favors in the
natter Of position.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
CAN'T HAVE THEssALY.
Turktsh ClAlms ConsiAered Prepos.
sag NM sS teroou.

Tuskish ClAlms TConsiAercd PEepos.l
Berlin. May Is. According to dis.
patch to the Frankfort Zeitung from
Constantlnople Count NIuravief. the.
Russian foreign minister. told the
Turkish ambassador at st. Petersburg
that Turkey must renounce her Inn
possible claim to- annex Thessaly. He
added that In his opinion the claim
mad only been advanced 10 prOlOng the
negotiations. or as pretext for re-
newing the war, which Europe would
on no account permit. This statement
& so Impressed the sultan that he has
been making special efforts to restore
friendly relations with England. and
to this end ordered the whole palace
entourage to attend the garden party
given ut the English embassy in hon
or Of the queens Birthday.
The Turks Reinforcing.
London, May %. The correspondent
Of the Times at Salonica. wiring on
Wednesday. says: Il have just ar
rived here after passing through Laris-
sa. Elassona and Sorovitch. En- route
/ there Is steady forward movement
OF reinforcements along all the roads.
uc !OICc uuUSTf EUu6lu fuuSd = 9COul.
nland must now be close ON 100000
men,.
TheSGrand vtsier Heard From.
London, May 2S-A Gispatch to the
Times from Constantincple says: The
attitude Of the grand viaicr is the sub
ject Of much comment Fie was re-
garded as merely the obedient instru-
ment of the sultan: but he now shows
unexpected vigor as IN advocate of an
exacting policy toward Greece. The
reply of the porte confirms the report
that it would not discuss the condl-
TORS Of peace.
Tho Turk Will Talk Peace.
I London. May % The correspondent
Of the Daily Mail at Constantinople
says: The porte has, replied to the
note OF the powers and consents to ne.
g0tiate for peace provided the Greek
commanders first eign an armistice.
As soCn as this Is done the government
will negotiate as "a the peace condi-
tions with the ambassadors, and the
I; treatye will he signeds by the Turkish
and Hellenic plenipo tentiaries in Tes.
sGly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
was recentiy soId 81 y

antnos was recentIy soM iAS
for $3.50. ss B, i,s
! Austraila's rabbit plague B. = q 81 u
come to an end, owing TO- lGrgo
expectation Of frozen rabbit foT tha
London market. From yict1fia alone
1900 rabbits day, or over SO0O. 600
= year, are shipped now. an Il
The British steamer Ethelte Y. cant.
Israeli which sailed from Philadelphia
on May 10 for Port Antonio. jamaica,
has arrived there and reports having
been chased by q spanish RuEhoat on
Cape Maysl, Cuba. 4. iii is
The Sultan Joined the othef roWneaS
hends Of Europe the other day 81 con-
doling with France upon the Paris
tragedy. He ssprays the Providence
which protects u to preserve France
in the future !s@a
Horntio King, postmaster general In
the Buchanan administration and q
literateur Of some note, ID seriously
i'll at his home in Washing ton - the
result Of an attack Of the grip during
the winter, from which he has never
rallied. Is. ! Z 5a5$ a
Paris papers are congratulating
France and the world In general that
uMS TSSt0t 6CClOeuI 10 Ma AO1& 0AO NO
serious results. While crossing the Rue
de Provence he was run down by a
cabman and badly shaken up. He was
covered with bruises, but so fur as
known no bones were broken.
The Prince OF Monaco has written to
the Compagnie Generate Transatlan-
tiQue expressing his willingness to offer
q reward for the detection Of the steam
er which passed one Of the boats Of
the foundered steamer st. Naxaire with.
out giving the sufferers in the boat any
assistance. zs f
A monthly steamship service be.
tween Tacoma and Papete. the chief
seaport Of Tahaiti and q hundred 9TH
er South Sea islands, has been ar
ranged for by the French government.
The purpose is to provide for the
transportation of correspondence. mail
matter. passengers and government
supplies between France and her colo
MES in tie South seas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
Criminal.

. 49, CRIMINAL.
George A. Taylor. teller at the
Third National Bank Of St. Louis, has
committed suicide Taylor, who is q!
married man, had clasped in his hands
letter from another woman and her
photograph.
In the case Of Lieut.. e. 3. Fafrowa
charged at Pittsburg with conspiring
to defraud an insurance company, the
jury returned verdict Of not guilty
and assessed the costs upon the coms
pany.
Standing beside the Indian monu-
ment commem0rating the Fort Dear
born massacre. which stands adjoin-
ing George n. Pullman's residence at
Calumet avenue and Eighteenth street,
Chicago. an unidentified man shot him
self dead.
The mutilated dead body which was
found Monday evening in an old els.
tern at Memphis is that Of Ernest
Stanley, the nineteen-year-old son Of
q wealthy merchant Of Tuscumbia,
Ala. Frank Parro. an Italian truck
farmer, Is under arrest.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
Casualties.

N0U001tt6Us
Fire did s1oo.0o damage in Jersey
City, N. j.
At Dayton, Ohio, Clarence Wolf, aged
nineteen, shot and MORALLY wounded
his brother George, whom he mistook
for. q burglar.
The mines ON the upper level Of the
old Scotch hill are on fire and threaten
the existence Of Newburg, w. Va,
which built over the mines.
Jacob Brooks. an old soldier and
pioneer Of Sibley, Iowa, was thrown
from hia buggy and had his right
thigh bone broken.
Mrs. Daniel Gilligan Of Jefferson.
Iowa. aged eighty, was found dead
upon the floor Of her bed room with
her head II q pool Of blood and one
eye badly discolored. A coroner's
jury returned Q verdict Of death from
heart failure.
Gus Anderson. Of the Duncombe
Stucco mills, Fort Dodge, Iowa, start
ed to dig up an escape pipe. The steam
had saturated the surrounding soil to
such an extent as to undermine it and
itcaved IN with him. He was dug out
Immediately but had inhaled poison
GUS gases and died in a few hours.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-29
On Prohibition Law.
work on the Liquor Problem Reviewing Results
In several States.

Numerous inquiries are made by letter
to State Librarian Carver for information
respecting the workings of the Maine pro-
hlbltion law, and statistics to prove or
dlsprove its benefcent effects.
The law has been in operation since
1871, with short intermission. No eff
Tort has been made in the State to COM
pie statistics showing it's effects in rela-
tlon TO the increase or decrease of crime,
or as TO Its effects upon the industrial in
terests OF the State. But the works not
eo below in the State library contain the
only statistics available in reference to
the matter and the conclusions arrived at
IN the investigation of the liquor roblem.
The report of the royal commission on
the liquor traffic in Canada can be found
at the State library, in seven large vol
umes. This commission was appointed
IN 1892. Sir Joseph Hickson was appoint
ed chairman. They investigated the
liquor laws of the United States and vari-
Gus other countries and gathered such
statistics and data as could be obtained.
These, with the conclusions arrived at by
the commissioners were embodied in this
report. The first six volumes contain
the evidence collected by the commission
ers; the seventh, the summary of their
work.
There is another work Just published.
entitled 1.-The Liquor Problem in Its Leg
lslative Aspects by Frederick H. Wines
and John Koren, under the direction of
Charles W. Eliot, Seth Low and James &.
Carter, the sub committee of so to inves-
tigate the liquor problem. Houghton.
Mitffin 4 Co. are the publishers.
This book contains an investigation of
prohibition in Maine and Iowa: the dis
pensary system of South Carolina the
restrictive system in Massachusetts the
liquor tax system of Ohio, PENNSYLVANIA
and Indiana; and the local option law of
Missouri.
While the believer in prohibition may
not believe in all the conclusions arrived
at he will be interested in the facts and
figures gathered in this work, which indi-
cate the results of the different kinds of
liquor laws.
The general conclusion arrived at by
this commission was that no liquor law of
any description has been entirely salts
factory in its workings.
Anyone interested in this subject NAV
have access to these works at the library.
kennebec journal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-29
Health and Enjoyment.

There is PROBABLY nothing that will give
as much enjoyment and at the same time act
III such a beneficial manner, as Moxie Nerve
Food. Moxie has become the most popular
temperance beverage ever used IN America
Whoever once drinks Mpxie soon apnre-
clates its high value. 1t refreshes, and by
Its wonderful power of strengthening the
nervous system, enables those who use it to
withstand the trying heat of summer. Wo-
men especially, worn out with household
duties or shopping in hot weather, find
MoNie to be more than beneficial. Such q
wonderful effect has Moxie upon the nerv-
Gus system that the most gratifying results
have been obtained by using it in nervous
troubles. Such diseases even as insomnia
nervous prostration and paralysis have
yielded to treatment, when the patient has
been given MoXie. Moxie is the product of
a reputable physician, and while it is re-
freshing and healthful it is perfectly safe to
drink as much of it as anyone might desire
as it is in every way absolutely harmless.
The enormous amount of MoXie that is
used each year and the wonderful way that
the demand continually increases, is sutfi.
Gent evidence that it is not only loved, but
appreciated by the thousands who are esir-
GUS of using temperance beverage, and one
that they know will at the same time enable
them to maintain good health.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-29
Girls Home at Belfast.
One of Names Most Worthy Charitable Ins
tutlOnS.


One of the least known and at the same
time most needed charities in Maine is the
Girls Home which was established in Bel
fast less than two years ago by the Chill
dren's Aid Society of Maine.
The object of the home is to furnish a
temporary home for girls from three to
sixteen years of age, until suitable per-
manent homes can be obtained for them.
During their residence at the home the
girls are sent to school and are taught to
do housework in the most approved way.
An effort is made to have them adopted
into worthy families, but when this plan
fails they are to be kept at the home until
they are old enough to go into service,
when places will be found for them, the
home still keeping supervision of them
for year.
With the exception of the industrial
school for girls at Hallowell, the Belfast
home is the only institution for girls in the
State, and differs from the industrial
school in that only girls are received there
who, by death or desertion of parents, are
left homeless, while to the industrial
school, which is State institution, girls
may be committed who have been convict
ed Of petty offences. What the Good Will
farm and the home recently established at
Deering are doing for boys, the Belfast
home is doing for girls.
During the recent Unitarian conference
in Belfast an opportunity was given the
delegates to visit the home, by invitation
of Mrs. E. A. D. burlington, one of the
directors, and parties were delightfully."-
entertained by Mrs. Sanborn, the efficient
matron.
The home is two-story house situated
W., e.
the center Of the city, commanding an ex-
tensive view of the beautiful Penobscot
bay. Connected With the house is a farm
Children S Aid Society," All the rooms are
tastefully furnished by individuals or So
ceties throughout the State, and are as
coy and comfortable as those enjoyed by
more fortunate children.
Although the home was opened less than
two years ago, thirty-two girls have been
admitted and have passed out again to de-
sirable permanent homes. Into it's open
doors will be received homeless girls from
every town in Maine as fast as room is pro-
vided.
Ellsworth has played less prominent
part in the support OF the home than many
Maine cities, but the circles of the Kings
Daughters, the Band Of Helpers and the
Willing Workers have recently given it
their support, agreeing to take care of two
little girls while they are inmates Of the
home. The work is yet in its infancy, and
more money is needed, that in time to
come a new and larger building may be
erected, that every bereaved and neglected
child may find in the truest sense, a home
All strangers in Belfast are invited to
visit the home, and none can come away
without the desire to give his mite to the
Children Aid Society Of Maine [Ells-
worth American.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-29

The first college debate Of the year at
Colby will occur near the end of the fall
term. The question to be debated is:
Resolved That the United States Sen
ate should ratify her treaty for Hawaiian
annexation The contest is open to all
members of the college including the in
coming freshmen class. Each man will
be restricted to five minutes and will
speak something argumentative or ora
torical, either original or selected. The
six contestants who rank highest, both as
writer's and speakers will be chosen to
take part in the college debate at the end
of the term. Out of the six it is prob
able that three speakers will be chosen to
represent Colby in the intercollegiate de-
bate later in the year.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-29
Electric Bitters.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited for
-y season, but perhaps more generally
seded in the Spring, when the languid ex-
aa'ted feeling prevails, when the liver is
.fpi and sluggish and the need Of tonic
ud aterative is felt. A prompt use of this
'e4clne has often averted long and perhaps
1AI bilious fevers. No medicine will act
--fe surely in counteracting and freeing
l 'g System from the malarial poison. Head
me, Indigestion, Constipation, Dizziness
RI 10 Electric Bitters. Only fifty cents
tore
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-29
Bucklen'S Arnica Salye.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns. and all Skin Eruptions, and positive
ly cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by Kilgore & Wilson.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-29

soon found that she had real blood
remedy at last. She says: CATER tax
ing one dozen bottles of S.SS. I am
perfectly we'll, my skin is clear
and healthy and l would not be in
my former condition for two thousand
dollars. Instead fdrying upthe poison
in my system, like the potash and
arsenic, S.SS drove the disease out
through the skin, and 1 was perma-