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the electors are chosen by a vote Of the
Legislature-not elected for that pur-
pose and, perhaps, not representing the
will Of the people on that subject-and,
in another, the whole electoral vote Is
given to a single person, simply because
one set Of electors received a small
majority or mere plurality Of the pop
ular vote, while, in third, the electoral
vote is divided between two or more
candidates, because the popular vote
was taken by districts, 1t is evident that,
as regards this important function, the
equality of the States and people is
destroyed, and that consequently, great
injustice must be done to one side or the
other in the contest. There are
now forty-fve States in the Union; and
yet, under the practice now prevailing,
a President and Vice President may be
elected by bare majority Of the votes,
or even by plurality, in twelve States
being three less than one-third Of the
whole number-although all the people
in all the other States may vote for
other persons.
New York Sun: England and Ger
many foster their ship-building inter-
ests by liberal subventions. We our
selves began to follow in their steps,
about seven years ago, but it was only
a beginning. Our ocean-borne commerce
is mostly carried on in foreign ships,
and to them we pay the cost Of trans
portation. From the infancy of steam
navigation England has been subsidiz-
ing her ships engaged in foreign trade.
From 1888 to 1848, says Mr. Cramp,
she lavished S29,9O0,00O in subsidies on
her steam merchant marine. From the
last named year onward that policy was
pushed with great vigor. In 1870, when
it was deemed important "to take ad-
vantage of the war between France
and Germany, and also to meet the
threat of new Amersican line," the
subsidies rose to about $6,127, 500. In
1895, the amount, including the naval
auxiliary subvention, was $4, ,455, 900. The
total from 1888 to 1895, inclusive, paid
by the British government to British
steamships, is, in Mr.. Cramps figures,
S244, ,928 900. Some resources have also
been derived from our own governments
mail contracts with British ships To
compare with this we have, meantime,
our governments mail and other sub
sides to American steamships, amount
ing to "a grand total of S28, ,456,7 ,7SO."
The contrast with the British amount
for the same period is striking. Great
Britain even pays subsidies to some
steamships which ply wholly between
foreign ports. Such facts and figures
carry their own lesson.
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VKYANTED--A saleaman in each county to sell
wv our new special varieties OF apple trees
aud strawberry plants. We are oriRinatoTs OF
che earliest known varieties. Wages paid each
week in cash. Address The Western Nursery
Co., Lawrence National Bank Bldg, Lawrence,
Kansas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
THE lATTIMER SHOOTING.
Osroner's Jury Not Unanimous on e.
Verdict.

Osroner's Jury Not Unanimous on the
Verdict.
HAzLEroN, Pa, Sept. s9.-The coro.
ner's jury which investigated the death
OF the striking miners at Lattimer has
rendered the following verdict:
: That from the circumstances Of the
case and the evidence offered the said
Clement Patock and others came to their
deaths by gunsbot wounds on Sept. 10,
1897, at the hands of Sheriff James Mar.
tin and hie deputies, and in this we, the
jury, do oil agree; and we, Phil j. Royle,
Thomas I. Thomas, Barton Ficas and
Peter McKinnon, Of this jury, do further
say that the said Clement Platock. with
others, was marching peaceably and un-
armed on the public highway, that they
were intercepted by the said Sheriff Mar
tin and his deputies and mercilessly shot
to death, and we do further find that the
killing was unnecessary and could have
been avoided without serious injury to
either person or property, and we find,
finally, that the killing was wanton and
unjustifable, but in this we, George Made
and +. j. MacNeal, Of this jury, do not
concur.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
HENRY GEORGE FOR MAYOR

Unanimously Named by the United De-
nocracy Of Greater New York.
New YORK, Sept. 2Y.-The most i'm.
portant development in the Greater
New York political situation was the
unanimous nomination OF Henry
George for mayor by the United De.
mocracy, composed Of numerous free
silver and Bryan clubs which were &C.
tive in the campaign of last fall. Mr..
Georges strength, if he should accept,
would be drawn principally::from the
Democratic vote. The United De.
mocracy also adopted a resolution con-
demning ''the action of the state com.
mittee in refusing to reafirm the Chi
cago platform and in nominating as
candidate for chief judge of the court
Of appeals Alton B. Parker, whose
party fealty is SO doubtful that he is
popularity believed to have voted
against the Bryan and Sewall electoral
ticket last year."
At meeting of the executive com.
mittee Of Tammany Hall the roll of
assembly districts for nominations for
city and county officers was called with
the following results: Mayor, William
Sohmer, George B. Mcclellan, Charles
II. Knox; president of the borough,
George w. Plunkett. Charles F. Allen;
comptroller, Ashbel P. Fitch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS.

No Political Fellowship With Those Who
Do Not Endorse the Chicago Platform.
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 29.-The
Massachusetts Democratic state conven-
ton assembled in this city to nominate
candidates for the various state offices
from the governorship down.
A motion 'that the Democratic party
of Massachusetts endorse the platform
adopted at the last national convention
of the party, held in Chicago, and will
welcome to its ranks all supporters of
that platform and will have no political
fellowship with those who do not sup.
port it, was passed unanimously.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01

retirement might mean the substitution
Of some other name than General B. +.
Tracey's as the Republican candidate
for mayor.
County Chairman Quigg called the
Republican convention to order at noon
and introduced Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff as theft speaker.
On motion of congressman Quigg a
committee Of II to confer with anti.
Tammany organizations was appointed.
The preliminary work Of the convention
having been completed, adjournment
until 8 p. m. was moved and carried.
When the convention reassembles II
is probable that the following ticket
will be placed in nomination: Mayor,
Benjamin F. Tracy; comptroller, Ash.
bel P. Fitch; president Of the council,
r. Ross Appleton.
Mr.. Fitch is a Gold Democrat, and
his nomination is conceded as a recog.
milton of the part the national Democ
racy took in the last presidential cam.
paign.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.

Representation Not Large But the Per.
sonnet IL First Glass.
LINCOLN, Sept. 29.-Aside from the
disappointmentove over a slightly decreased
attendance from outside states that was
expected, conditions for the opening OF
the 9th national irrigation congress
were most suspicious.
Delegates from 10 states were en-.
zolled during the morning, and while
the representation from many of them
was not large, the personnel, in the
opinion of the officers, could be de.
pended upon.
Irrigation topics were discussed with
animation by such authorities as Presi.
dent Moses Of Kansas, DR.. George
Young of Utah, ex-senator Carey of
Wyoming, E. L. Kellogg of Colorado,
and G. H. Hamlin of Texas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
WILL FIGHT THE TRUST.

Prominent Wisconsin Malsters Refuse to
Join the Combine.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 29.-The Sentinel
says: Fourteen Wisconsin masters of
prominence will not join the American
Mailing company and promise to fight
the syndicate to the bitter end. At
Columbus, Burlington, West Bend,
Watertown, Sheboygan, Jefferson
junction, Appleton, jefferson, May
vile and Fond du Lac, there are malt.
houses located that have an annual out
put Of 2,O00,0O bushels. and in Mil
waukee there are three free lance con-
Germs whose capacity approximates
100000 bushe S. making the whole
output of the anti-1, ust houses 5000, 600
bushels, while the men who propose to
join the syndicate control 100000
bushels.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Nebraska Attorney Says He Saw
Her Late in the Month
Of May.
She Consulted Him in Regard to
q Divorce = Others Saw
Her Also.
Talk Of Prosecuting Witnesses
For Perjury--Armedale OPP
dykes Testimony.

TEKEMAH, Neb., Sept. 2o.-H. Wade
Gillis, an attorney Of this place, claims
to have seen the wife Of A. Z. Luetgert,
who is now on trial in Chicago for her
murder, long after the womap's body ID
supposed to have been boiled to pieces
!. in the sausage factory.
He says the woman came to him in
the latter part Of May and consulted
him about getting q divorce. He says:
sit never occurred to me that the
woman saw was Mrs. Lnetgert until
! entered the courtroom in Chicago
Wednesday and heard the woman de.
.scribed by one Of the witnesses. She
had come to Nebraska from some point
to the north, she said, either Michigan
or Wisconsin.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Discourage Uniforms in School.

Discourage Uniforms in School.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The Herald
says: The American Guard, which is
composed OF uniformed school boys, has
come under the disapproval of the
board Of education. Individious dis
tinctions, it seems, have been made in
the schools between the boys with blue
coats and brass buttons and the boys
who could not drill because their par
ents could not afford to buy them uni.
forms. The board of education, while
it has. not forbidden the pupils of the
public schools to join the guard, has
practically discouraged the work Of the
organization.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Iowa's INSANE Population.

Dies MONIES. Sept. 20. The report
of the trustees OF the state insane asy-
lum at Independence asks for an ap-
preparation Of $71,625 for the ensuing
biennial period. There are now yo6
patents in the hospital. The s.unu;.i
cost 10 the counties having patients in
the hospital IS about $3.50, 600. Three
hundred patients were cured during the
past two years. The trustees for the
insane asylum ut Clarinda ask for an
appropriation Of $4,000. The annual
cost OF maintaining the hospital is about
Sl25, 200. There are now 4Sl patients.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
BRITISH ARE SATISFIED.

Believe the Mohmands Have Been SUM-
ciently Punished.
SMLA, Sept. 29.-General, Westma-
colt attacked the Kudakhel tribes, who
had refused to submit. After driving
them out of all their positions he RACED
all their villages and towsn and thus
forced them to withdraw. The British
having now sufficiently punished the
Upper Mohmands the expedition will
begin the retirement from their country
at once.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Stevenson Monument Cast.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29.-The bronze
monument to be erected in Portsmouth
square to the memory of Robert Louis
Stevenson has been successfully cast in
this city. The statue will represent a
Spanish galleon under full sail. The
vessel will be named the Bonav enture.
It will rest on granite pedestal 8 feet
high, and the top of the masts of the
Bonaventure will be 4 feet above that.
The monument is expected to be ready
for dedication on Oct. l6.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Poss1BLEPERJURY PROSECUTIONS

Witnesses In the Luetgert Trial Accused
OF Swearing Falsely.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-Intimations that
perjury had been committed BY wit
nesses for the defense in the Luetgert
murder trial wete heard around the
criminal court building, coupled with
. suggestion Of grand jury invcstiga-
ton. It was said that the prosecution
seriously contemplated seeking the in.
dictment Of Mary Siemmering before
the grand jury now in session. During
the time Mary Siemmering was on the
witness stand she was questioned
sharply by Assistant States Attorney
McEwen relative to her testimony be-
fore the grand ::ary which indicted
Luetgert. She admitted that her story
before that body, as well as evidence she
gave before Justice Kersten, who held
Luetgert for trial was different in mate
rial points to the evidence she gave
at the present trial. Her explanation
Of the discrepancy was that Inspector
Setback had threatened her when she
appeared before the grand jury, telling
her that il she did not testify against
Luetgert she would be punished.
Inspector Setback denounces this
statement as utterly false. During her
story Of what took place in the East
Chicago avenue police station after her
arrest, she related incidents in which
Assistant States Attorney McEwen's
name figured unpleasantly. The nara
ton aroused the blood Of that official,
who plainly says the witness falsifed
and he intimated that she might have
another court experience in which the
charge would be perjury.
An interesting witness at the open
ing Of court was Armedale Opdyke, q
fruit vencer from near GAINESVILLE, Wis.
He was positive, he said that on May 9
he was in the vicinity Of Lake Zurich,
near GAINESVILLE, with q horse and
wagon. On the night Of May he
camped out, sleeping in his wagon. In
small grove near him he saw two
women. They were lying on the
ground and said they were going to re-.
main there during the night. Opdyke
said he carried an armful of hay from
his wagon to the women and they made
bed Of it. The witness positively and
Internationally identified photograph
Of Mrs. Luetgert, as one of the women
he saw in the woods.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Expect a Large Attenannce,

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 29.-The state
university opens Thursday. There are
excellent prospects Of an increased at.
tendance, and the more sanguine be-
ieve there will be ut least 1900 stu.
dents this year. Last year the total
attendance was 1850. The number of
young ladies taking university course
has grown from year to year, until this
term there will probably be $50. to 500.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Raiders Were Turkish Kurds.

TEHERAN, Sept. 29.-The inquiry
made into the fighting which took place
on the Turko-P Persian frontier in August
last shows that the raiders were Turk
ish Kurds, who crossed the frontier
with the full knowledge of the Turkish
military authorities. sacked nine vii.
lagos antsmassacred 800 Mussulmansa and
Christians, including women and chill.
dren. The Persian government is de.
manding full satisfaction from Turkey
Cor tho outrages.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
EIGHT FATAL SHOTS
Demented Iowa Farmer Kills His
Entire Family, Including
Himself.

CARROLL, Ia. Sept. 29.-The slaugh.
ter Of o mother and her six children 90.
Cured at the home Of John Blocker, a
farmer living eight miles northwest Of
here. Afterward the fendish or de.
mented husband at whose hands they
died completed his bloody work by
sending bullet into his own head, in
f1icting fatal wound. The family
were prosperous Germans. and, a. far as
known, lived happily. No motive for
the tragedy has been disclosed. Boeck.
er's victims are his wife and these chill.
dren: Caroline. aged IA; Christine,
aged, 8; Henry. aged 8; Lizzie, aged 6;
John, aged 8, and an infant. All are
dead but Henry and the latter cannot
recover from his wounds.
Discovery Of the Crime.
Blocker had an engagement to help a
neighbor thresh and on his not putting
in an appearance his brother Henry,
who lives about 20 rods away, went to
see why he did not come. The doors of
the Becker house were locked and
there were no signs of life about. Henry
tried to get in the house, but met no re-.
Spouse and finally he kicked down the
door and came upon q terrible scene.
Becker, with his wife and baby, slept
in back room and the three corpses
lay on one bed. The wife had been
shot in the neck with shotgun which
stood in the corner; the baby had been
shot and its head crushed with the butt
Of a revolver. The man, still breath.
ing, had bullet hole
High Up in the Forehead
and by his side was a revolver with two
chambers empty. The Becker homo il
story and q half frame house and ur
stairs Henry and Lizzie lay on bed
with bullet holes in the forehead, the
latter dead, the boy still breathing. II
the opposite corner Of the same room
Caroline. Christine and John were
dead, each with a bullet hole in the
forehead, though Caroline. had two
Becker was 43 years old and for owe,
20 years lived in the same neighbor
hood, in fact, on the same farm.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Tobacco Trust Maenate Dying.

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. ga tele-
phone message from Westbrook says
that Major Lewis Ginter of the big
tobacco firm Of Allen & Ginter is dying.
The message says he can survive only q
few hours at most aud the end may
come at any moment.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Bonanza Farmer Gone.

fAEao, N. D., Sept. 29.-Willianl
Piper. one Of the oldest and best known
farmers of Cass county, died at his
home in Addison township Monday.
He was very wealthy, owning one Of
the largest farms in the state.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Two Blocks Burned.

GALEsBuRu, Ills, Sept. 20.-The fire
which threatened the destruction Of
Williamsfield was brought under con.
troll about midnight. Two blocks Of
stores in the business district were de.
stroyed. Tie 4oss is estimated go. 900.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Report Of His Withdrawal From,
the Mayoralty Contest Denied
! Promptly.
Republican Convention Takes 9
Recess in Order to Have q
Conference.
Henry George Nominated by the
United Democracy--Tammany
Nominations.

NEW YORK, Sept. ga published
statement that Seth Low and his
friends had been discussing the PROPOSE
ton that Mr.. Low withdraw from the
mayoralty contest has received authors
tative denial. TINS disposing Of the sug.
gestion that had been made that Lows
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Some Iowa Miners Return to Work.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Sept. 29.-One hun.
bred miners went to work in the Des
Moines district mines, practically be.
ginning the end Of the local strike.
Sept. /, 900 men struck for q 81 scale,
and few days later agreed on IS cents.
The men who return to work will be
paid the usual fall advance Of 10 cents,
beginning Oct. J.. ~ 80, il
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Hal..cameron Wedding.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 29.-Chandler
Hale. SOL Of United! States Senator
Eugene Hale OF Maine, and Miss
Rachael burnside Cameron, youngest
daughter III ex- United States Senator
Cameron, were married at noon at the
Cameron country place near Harrisburg
in the presence of large gathering Of
distinguished friends.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
RIOT AMONG POLES
Nine Killed and ! Large Number
Injured in q Fight at Girard-
vile, Pa.

GmARDvnLE, Pa, Sept. 2o.-At least
nine men received fatal injuries and
possibly two score others were more or
less seriously woundedin bloody riot
here during the night and early morn
ing. The battle was the outcome Of a
quarrel over the Ha1leton troubles.
Thirty.six men are known to have been
wounded and about 80 more are being
secreted by their friends, who fear that
they will be sent to Jail. Dr.. Charles
schlesman attended ~ Of the wounded,
. Of whom he says will die. Doctors
Monaghan and Donahue attended IA
others, and how many other physicians
cared for is not known. Three other
men have been reported dead, but this
cannot be verified yet on account Of the
uncommunicative nature Of the particle
pants.
The Story Of che Rist.
Several hundrd Polanders board at
William Culacabbage's hotel on Second
street. Joseph Cavendish is proprietor
Of q hotel at the east end Of town, where
several hundred more, Polanders make
their headquarters. Bad blood has ex-
listed between them for q long time and
the recent strike troubles at Hazleton
embittered them still more. Finally
matters came to q crisis Culacabbage
and his followers to the number Of sew
eral hundred, arming themselves with
guns, revovlers, knives, axes and clubs,
marched to Cavendish's hotel, where
several hundred Of their enemies were
celebrating pay day.
The Cavendish men ascertained that
their foes were marching on them, and,
arming themselves hurriedly, awaited
their arrival. After a demonstrative
march the Culacabbage contingent ar
rived and Immediately stormed the
saloon.
First Engagement Lasted an Hour.
Then bloody battle ensued. The
men fought like demons, the. shooting
was fast and furious, and axes, knives
clubs and other weapons were used
with deadly effect. The battle lasted
almost an hour, when the Culacabbage
gang was routed, leaving their wounded
behind. Everything in the house was
smashed and the floors were strewn
with wounded men.
After the routed rioters had returned
to their headquarters che Cavendish
gang armed themselves to the teeth and
marched to the enemy's rendezvous,
where battle still bloodier than the
first ensued. The police and constables
Of the surrounding region were called
to the scene, but were unable to cope
with the rioting horde, who continued
hostilities until morning.
The town people did not sleep a wink
all night, and, while they watched the
progress Of the fight during the night,
they made no attempt to interfere.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Spanish, Squadron for Cuba.

BERLIN, Sept. ga dispatch to TIE
Frankfurter Zeitung from Madrid as
serts that powerful Spanish squadron
will Immediately proceed to Cuba Gil
the yretext Of attending the insta.:a'
ton of the new floating dock 1T Ha.
vana, but really as an answer to tie
dispatch OF the American fotilla Il
Florida waters.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Given Thirty Year. i'm prison.

DULUTH, Sept. 29.-Ettore Catabini,
the Ely Italian who was found guilty
last week Of murder in third degree for
killing Reuthardt Stall in June last at
Ely, has been sentenced by Judge En-.
sign to 80 years at hard labor in the
penitentiary. This is the extreme pen.
atty of the law.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-01
Wi,l Demand an Advanc..,

DULUTH, Sept. 29.-Tue Lumber Fan
dlers' union OF this port has notified
shippers that alter Oct. it will de.
mand an advance III wages from 40 to
80 cents an hour, the same as is paid in
other ports at Cue head OF the lakes.
For Circulating Young Turk Pamphlets
CoNsTANTlNoPLE, Sept. 20.-Six Gus
toms officials have been arrested for
circulating pamphlets Of the Young
Turk party.
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do Observation-Disclosures 10, twp. 1863, range
40 ne Or sec o. twp. 1G2; rAMge
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-29
DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. April 2S.-There was an
irregular demand for all classes os goods
bat any movement of Importance was ex-