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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
POSTAL CONGRESS OPENS.

Sixty Countries Are Represented at
the Opening Session.
Washington, May G-The Universal
Postal congress met in the great hall
of the old Corcoran art gallery. About
sixty countries, comprising most of
those in the postal union, were repre-
scented. Corea, China, and the Orange
Free State, which are now outside the
pale of the union. had delegates pres
ent. 1t is expected that the work Of
the congress- will extend over six
weeks. The present postal agreement
will be revised and renewed. Several
Important questions will be considered,
among them a proposition to transmit
the official mail Of the countries which
are members Of the union free OF
charge; the question Of increasing the
unit of weight to be carried under
5-cent stamp from one-half ounce to
tlree-fourths Of IN. ounce, and also a
proposition for universal stamp. The
hall presented a brilliant appearance
when Gen. Batcheller, the premier del
egate of the United States. called the
congress to order. The delegates were
attired in dress suits or full court cos
TUNE, their breasts bespangled with
glitterfng insignia and enameled Or
ders. The sessions Of the congress
We're held behind closed doors. Post
master General Gary delivered the adj
dress of welcome.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14

Rare Chance for Wolf Hunters.
Bismarck, N. D., May There has
been considerable doubt about the con-
stitutionality Of the wolf bounty law
passed by the recent legislature be-
cause the tax provided in the bill as
originally introduced was levied on
special property. It has been discov-
cred that the engrossed copy Of the
law on file in the Office of the secretary
of state provides not for tax Of L Of
q mill on the valuation of live stock in
the state, but upon all property, both
real and personal. This discovery set
ties the question Of constitutionality,
bat will be surprise to taxpayers,
who thought the law provided only for
tax on live stock. Under the law, as it
now stands, IN enormous sum will be
collected for the payment of wolf
bOunties.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
IN WISCONSIN WOODS.
Forest Fires Rage in Many section,
4 OF the State.

Forest Fires Rage in Many Sections
+ OF the State.
Milwaukee, May IA special from
Shell Lake says forest fires are burn
ing fercely in alldirectiOns and, unless
rain comes soon, many farmers will
lose their homes. The cranberry
marshes and BURBERRY brush are all
atire and light crop of each will be
the result. Abvices from Spooner say
fires IRE raging north and west of that
point and clouds Of smoke obscure the
sun. A big force Of men is out trying
to check the advance Of the red de-
stroyer. Advfces from Shawano, Wis.,,
are that forest fires are raging on the
Indian reservation northeast of Kesh-
ena, and several narrow escapes from
the flames IRE reported. Several
thousand acres have been burned over
and the timber destroyed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
lsl.AlI N CUBA.
Result OF Gen. Weyler's Inhuma.
'l..e ff.t i, pnI1Nv "a

Result OF Gen. Weyler,s Inhuma.
i. Policy.
Washington. May B. Official reports
OF the most serious character hive re-
Gently come to the state department
regarding the starvation and misery
in Cuba, and Secretary Sherman has
issued special Instructions to all the
consular officers in Cubn requesting de-
tailed reports as to the situation in
their districts. In the course of long
confidential report from AIatanzas,
United States Consul Alexander q.
Brlce says:
"Over 1000 persons have been con-
centrated at this place, thrcc-quartera
Of whom are entirely without means of
support. Women and children are dy-
ing on tho street from starvation.
Death and misery walk hand in-hand.
Among these people there are several
Americans. Yellow fever, smallpox
and other diseases are prevalent. All
this is the result of Gen. Weyler's in
human policy. Aid for these sufferers
should promptly come from the United
States"
Other reports Of q similar character
have been received from the regularly
accredited agents of the United States
and have been placed before President
Mckinley.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
A LAD ON TRIAL.
Charged with Robbing the Mails in
Z 80 ..,s+Fs Idaho.

Charged with Robbing the Mails in
RS i Idaho.
Helana, Mont, May Z. - James Leo
Frew Of Franklin, Idaho, has arrived
in Helena in custody of a marshal. He
was arrested in the Musselshell at the
ranch Of an uncle, and is wanted for
rifing the mail while carrying a route
between Dubois, Idaho, and a small
star route Office between that point
and Nicholia. On April 2, in one Of
the mail pouches he was carrying was
q registered letter sent from Bannack
City, Mont, addressed to Henry Edel-
man, Nicholia, Lemhi county, Idaho.
1t contained $50. Mr.. Edelman never
received the money. The next day
Frew disappeared. Frew is nineteen
years old and of good family. He adj
mitted his guilt and will ask leniency.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
FELL AMONG THIEVES.

A Madison Man the victim of WASH
inEton Crooks.
Washington, May 5. - William Nj.
Foresman, a railroad man of Madison,
Wis.,, was the victim of a knock-o out
drops robbery in q disreputable quarter
Of the city. The robbers secured SIS
and a railroad pass for Foresman and
his wife between Washington and Chi
cago. Three policemen were about to
arrest one Of Foresman's companions
for profanity when the railroad man
interposed and begged him off. Within
five minutes sitter Foresman was
brought into the station house dazed
from choral. His assailants escaped.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
BANKER INDICTED.

Grand Jury's Action In the Case Of
n Prominent Citizen of East sagi-
nav.
Saginaw, Mich, May THE people
Of this city were somewhat startled
by the return Of seven indictments
against Clarence L. Judd by the fed
eral grand jury at Bay City for GRIM
inal acts in connection with the failure
Of the First National Bank of East
Saginaw. He is charged in general
with making false returns to the con-
troller Of the currency, and with fraud
ulent work.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
JESUS rob- DEFEATS REY.
Cabans Claim to Have Won a Signal
Victory.

Cubans Claim to Have Won a Signal
Victory.
New York. May 5. = A dispatch to
the Journal from Havana says:
Cuban troops led by Jesus Robi de
feated the Spanish column of Gen.
Rey. The Spaniards numbered 1900,
or over twice as many as the insur-
gents who were pitted against them.
Rey's rout was so complete that he
has been removed from his command
by Weyler and will be sent to Spain to
military tribunal. The slaughter Of
the Spanish troops by the dynamite
gun was terrible. The insurgents were
practically unscathed, the enemy hav-
ing had scarcely O chance to fire on
them. Garcia decided not to hold Bay.
amo, having need Of the men for more
important work.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Gn.oline Stove Exnlode.

GnSOItne stove Exploded.
st. Paul, May Mrs. William Cod
den was seriously burned about her
arms by the explosion Of a gasoline
stove. The family had retired and Mrs.
Golden was baking bread. The
sleeves Of her dress were turned up,
leaving both arms bare nearly to the
shoulders. While she was removing q
vessel from the stove the explosion
took place. The flames set fire to her
dress and seriously burned both arms
and her face.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Set Aside BY Gcn RrocL.

Chicago, May 6. t-- Gen. Brooke has
set aside the court martial sentence OF
rerrilnand returned against Capt. T..
5. Burbank, OF the Tenth United States
infantry at Fort Sheridan, and re-
stored the officer to his command.
Capt. Burbank was charged with con-
duct 6nbecoming IN officer and a gem
tleman IN falling to- provide for al
legged debts The court martial found
q him not guilty, but guilty Of conduct
to the prejudice of good order and mil.
itnry discipline. In apparent disgust
Gen Brooke threw aside the case.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Confirmed by the senate.

Washington, May 5.-The senate con-
Bethany Storrcr Of Ohio, to be min
lister to Belgium; Robert F. Patterson
of. Tennessee, consul general at Cal
cutta. India; Huntington Wilson of
Illinois, second secretary of legation
at Toxic, Japan; George M. Fisk Of
Ohio. second secretary of embassy ut
Berlin; Charles III. Smith, surveyor Of
customs, st. Louis. Mo-: passed AS
sistant Engineer T. II. Burgdorff to
chief engineer in the navy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
ADMIRAL MEADE DEAD.

Death Resulted From an Operation
for Appendicitis.
Washington, May 5.-Admiral Meade
-retired-U. s. N, who has been i'll
here for three weeks past, is dead ut
DR.. Johnson's private sanitarium.
There were present Doctors johnson
and Wales. Mrs. Meade and Miss Pat
terson, at whose house Admiral Meade
was taken sick with grip, which was
afterward aggravated by appendicitis.
An operation was performed, from the
effects of which the admiral failed to
rally.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
KILLED A NEGRO.

How the Levecs Are Being Held In
Louisiana.
New Orleans, May 5-The river still
remains stationary. Some of the en-
gineers now say that the danger may
not pass for three weeks. The weak
est levee now under treatment is ut
the scene of the Davis crevasse on the
opposite bank of the river The rest
Of the line is being held by levee work
ers and guards. At one Of the levees
suspicious looking negro was killed
for refusing to give an account of him
self.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Dircrences Patched Tn.

Memphis. Tenn. May 5.-The differ
ences between the management and
riders of the Southern bicycle circuit
which threatened to disrupt the sched-
ule have been patched up and racing
will be continued next Friday night ut
the Coliseum with q ten-mile match
race between Jimmy Mcfarland of
California and Jimmy Michael, the
WelShman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Auarcbfst. Shot.

Barcelona. May 5.--Five of the an
archists convicted Of participation in
the bomb outrage on June last at the
outside Fort Mont Jucll. They shouted
"Long live anarchy" just before the
order to fire was given.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Trouble ON the Gold Coast.

Accara, Gold Coast Colony, May g.
1t is reported that Chief Samory has
captured the mission Of Lient. Hen
derson atWa. All the available troops
are being hurried to the front, ms it
is feared Salnory intends to invade the
colony. The object of the mission was
to make treaties with the chiefs in the
hintcrland of the coast. Wa is con-
siderel to be. within the sphere Of
British influence. '9
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Murder and Robbery.

Cleveland, May 5.-Tle body Of II.
II. Osborne Of Detroit, Mich. was
found in the hold of the steam barge
Olympia in the harbor. Osborne's
head was crushed in and his clothing
had been stripped Of valuables. The
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Several Men Injured.

Chicago, May GA ponderous rock,
weighing ten tons, while being swung
from fat car. crashed through the
sides of two cars OH west-bound
Chicago & Alton passenger train.
wrecking the cars and injuring num-
Der of people. ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
conl Yards Seized.

Milwaukee, May 5.-Thc coal yards
9 of. Louis Homer. Jr., & Co. were seized
under executions for S24,30O in favor
of the Second Ward Savings bank.
Other claims will probably raise the
liabilities to $4,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14

The Psalm Singers Sentence.
West Superior, Wis.,, May 7.-E. J.
Lilley, found guilty of taking liberties
with children, was sentenced to two
years at Waupun by Judge Smith,
with one day solitary confinement.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Dunlop Take. III. Medicine.

Chicago, May 5.-Joseph Il. Dunlop,
publisher of the Chicago Dispatch, was
taken to Joliet over the Alton road to
begin his two years penitentiary sem
tence. He was accompanied by Dep
uty Marshal John A. Logan.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
TROUBLE IN NATAL.
Army Reserve to Hold Itself Ready
to March on the Transvanl.

ArMy RehefYc 10 HON. ItScIt Nc0Vy
to March on the Transvanl.
London, May s. - A special from
Cape Town says that the army re-
serve of the colony of Natal has been
notified to hold itself in readiness for
active service. 1t is further announced
that the authorities of the Transvaal
have instructed their field comets to
thoroughly patrol the Natal border and
report instantly any suspicious move
ments. Finally the dispatch says that
a circular from the. Transvaal has
been distributed in Cape Colony, and
in the Orange Free State calling upon
the. Africanders for help. 1t says:
1--WE do not want your money nor
moral support. We want you to come
and help us" !.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Losses by Fire.

Forman, N. D., May 7.-Considerable
damage has been done in this vicinity
during the last two weeks by prairie
fires. III. B. Mills Of Hamin is the
heaviest loser, he having lost his barn
and outbuildings, together with large
quantity Of hay and some seed grain.
Many minor losses are reported.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
wen Known Niuer suicide

Well known Miner Suicides.
Deadwood, 8. D., May Pat Casey
committed suicide by shooting him.
self through the heart. He was one of
: the first men to locate placer claim
in Deadwood gulch in the early days
of 1876, and from 1t lie and his part
ner took q considerable fortune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Plumbers Ask More Pay,

Madison, Wis, May THE journey
men plumbers of this city are trying to
make their employers increase their
pay 20 per cent. Several Of the boss
employers have declined to meet the
request. and have gone to Chicago to
get men to fill the places of the strik-
ORG
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Mnnhunt i'm Marsh fieId.

Marshfield, Wis, May z. - Mayor
Williams has raised the reward Of
fered for the escaped hobo murderer to
$500, and the county may put up a re-
ward by night. A large posse is after
him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14

one Marshheld Victim Dies.
Marshfield, Wis.,. May o. Fred
Meyers. the brewery enploye injured
In fight with tramps, is dead.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14

"Well," said the man without .
newspaper, what IL the news from
abroad to-day? How is the concert Of
the powers getting along?'
'.Poorly, I should judge" said the
disguised man with more news than
he wanted. ut seems to have been
turned Into very low-class, continu-
,us-show vaudeville, Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
child Killed By Carele..ne.,.

Winona, MINI. May Z. - Lydia
Kursa, the two-year-old daughter Of 4.
P. Kursa, fell into n pot of boiling
water and was. SO badly scalded that
size died Immediately.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
Getting Ridiculous.

Hoods Pills sHfs nausea isnsdigs;.oa.
The herald., 1897-04-15
woMAN's CONGRESS
To Be Attended by Notables and
Others

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.-For
months the women of the Pacific coast
have been preparing for the Woman s
Congress of 1897, which is to convene in
this city on Monday, April 20. One week
will be consumed in the deliberations OF
the body and many questions will receive
consideration which have long engrossed
the women of America.
Local managers Of the Congress have ar
ranged for the presence of number of
brilliant workers, and one Of them is q
man. 1.-THE Brahmarchin'' is Brahmin
priest, barely past his majority, who is
said to be possessed of occult lore and
metaphysical prescience to an extraordi-
nary degree.
Helen H. Gardner Of New York, author
of ''Is this your son, my Lord" will be
another Of the notables.
The general subject for consideration
will be education and many learned pro-
fessors will deliver addresses, among
them President Jordan of Stanford Uni
versity.
The following ladies constitute the Ex-
ecutive Board OF the Congress Associa-
ton: Mrs. John F. Dwight, President;
Mrs. Lowell White, Vice-President-at-
large; Mrs. Ada Van Pelt, Recording
Secretary; Mr.. George Oulton, Corre-
spending Secretary; Nine. L. A. Sorbler,
Treasurer; Associate Director, Mrs. David
Starr Jordan, Mrs. Austin Sperry, Mrs.
Henry Gibbons, jr., Mrs. E. w. McKin-
stry, Mrs. T. Garden, Mrs. George W.
Bunnell.
The herald., 1897-04-15
THE PARIS SHOW
The First Step Toward United States
Participation


WASHINGTON, April 14.-The first
step toward the acceptance of the invita-
tion from France to participate in the
Paris Exposition of 1900 has been taken
by the government in the following action:
Senator Mason of Illinois offered in the
Senate joint resolution accepting the
invitation and providing for the appoint
ment of commissioner general, an as.
sistant commissioner general and nine
scientific experts. The sum of $40, 600 is
appropriated to meet the expenses of the
exhibit. The salary of the commissioner
general is fixed at SIC, 600 year. of the
assistant commissioner general at $500
and of the nine scientific experts at $500
a year each.
The expenses Of the commissioner and
his assistants are also to be met with the
sums set aside for their salaries, but a
separate appropriation of $25, 900 is made
to provide for clerical assistance to the
experts. 1t is provided that all the ap-
pointees shall be named by the President
and confirmed by the Senate.
Tho resolution provides for committee
to the Governors Of States to notify them
of the desire of the government to take
part in the exhibition and for them to
take proper steps for the representation
of all States and Territories in the United
States exhibit. The resolution also pro-
vides that the exhibit assigned to the De-
partment Of Agriculture shall begin at the
earliest moment to arrange for the collec-
tion Of o suitable agricultural exhibit.
The herald., 1897-04-15
VESSELS IN TANKS
Will Be Safer Than in the Dry
Dock

WASHINGTON, April 14.-An expert
mental tank, in which the miniature war;
ships will be tested, will soon be con-
structed at the Washington navy yard.
The tank is the first of the kind in this
country and the largest under cover. Its
dimensions closely approach those of the
big drydocks, and its depth will be suffl-
cient to float any of the smaller cruisers.
On all sides it will be covered. 1t will be
just 500 feet long, so feet across and IA
feet deep. Running across and close to
the water will be a carriage, upon which
will be attached dynamo-meter to reg
lister the resistance due to towing a model
through the basin. Models, varying from
ten to twenty feet, of every new ship will be
attached to this machinery, drawn though
the water, the wave motion noted and
the resistance carefully calculated. The
models will be plain affairs and con-
structed only with a view to presenting
closely the actual lines of the ships.
Through these experiments 1t is estimated
that the plans Of all the proposed vessels
can be improved and valuable informa-
tion gathered. The cost of the tank will
be $1O0, 900. The use of such tanks abroad
is common. The tank will be ready in
about ten months.
The herald., 1897-04-15
Disappointed Burglars

About 8 o'clock yesterday morning
burglars effected an entrance to room in
the Hubbard block at the corner Of Olive
and Temple Streets but were frightened
away before securing any plumber There
were two of the night providers. and they
staircase to the second story and raising a
window. One Of them entered room where
a lady was sleeping and began a search for
valuables,. while the second man remained
on the outside to watch.
The occupant of the room was awakened
by . slight noise to find man alongside
Of her bed. whom she took to be her hus-
band. Reaching out her hand. she touched
the form and spoke to him, Immediately
realising that It was an intruder. At this
startling discovery she let out a shriek
burglar out Of his wits. ct least It brought
everybody In the house out Of bed in 9
ji6y. The men ran down the stairs and
for several hlocks BY one Of the male
The herald., 1897-04-15

Sir Spencer johnson, and was shelved in
the Senate owing to the popular clamor
against 1t, although the treaty was in no
sense an abandonment of the Mexican
territorial rights. There has always been
a strong sentiment here against England
for occupying what is believed to be
Mexican territory, but as the time has
passed, it has been seen that it was sound
policy to adjust the pending boundary
dispute, and the treaty is now likely to
be ratified. Business and financial inter-
ests favor the settlement of this question
definitely, as it is possible trouble with
England in the future might result.
The herald., 1897-04-15
An Habitual Liar

TRENTON, N. j., April 14.--Miss Ray
West member of the First Baptist
church, and a daughter of prominent
and wealthy family here, walked out of
church last night branded by her fellow
members as an "habitual liar and slam
derer." She had been tried before the Ad-
visory Committee of the church for circu-
lating stories about the pastor, Rev. Maui
rice Flicker, and had been found guilty.
Although many members of the commit
tee had said in the meeting that they be-
lieved the young woman's intellect was
impaired, the committee drafted resolu-
tons intended to cut her off from the fell
lowship of tho church, and these will be
offered for adoption at the next meeting
of the congregation.
The herald., 1897-04-15
HONDURAS LAND
To Be Made Available by Modern
Facilities

NEW YORK, April 14.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Tegucigalpa, Honduras,
says: The Honduras syndicate, composed
of prominent Americans. today received
from the government valuable conces-
sions. The syndicate is represented by
Messrs. Henry L. Sprague and Washing
ton Valentine and includes the Astors,
Webbs and President Depew of the New
York Central Railway.
The concessions which have been grant,
ed by the administration are Of the most
extensive nature. The American project
ors are empowered to undertake the
building of an interoceanic railroad and
to establish steamship line on the At
lantic coast to connect with New York
The syndicate may also organize banks
in the republic, take measures to ar
range the foreign debt, collect customs,
administer their finances, control the
mining interests of the country and or
range for all immigration privileges.
The Congress will adjourn on Saturday.
The affairs of Honduras are progressing
favorabIy and the administration of Pres
ident Bonilla is very strong.