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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-21
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DESP ATE FIGHTING IN WHICH
THE GREEksl ARE VICTORS
The Tsrks Make stuSsor. Resi 's.t !
n ance, ut Arc Forced Dasle-,AGany
Greeks Arc HOES u Cemhaf--s % !,
l. nsultaaeo1s Attaels - xicoDolSsi
(; ~ the Gsnboat FIotila- The Gea-
er 4 4 Situation Virtually. I'm;
III changea. s3.,9. & ;5s 4 u 9s, n

Arta, May 18. Desperate fighting
has been in progress ali day near Grl-
boro, on the road to Filippidia. Two
tbrigades Of Greeks. with many guns;
two compnhied Of Sappers and q
squadron Of cavalry attacked the
Turks, who were almost without artil-
lerys The Greeks forced the first
Turkish line Of defense, but met with
a stubborn resistance at the second.
In several places the bayonets were so
close to the cannon. that they (the bay.
Onets) could not be used. Already 500
Of the Greeks are llorsE tu combat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-21
Emperor Willi.m P.t. n.

London, May 16. - The Constantine
pie correspondent of the Telegraph
says: The sultan, acting upon the ad-
Vice of Emperor William. has de-
clared to NJ. Cambon, the French am
bassador, that he cannot agree to-.
granting an armistice until the basis of
peace has been decided upon and ap-
proved by him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-21
Irrcc,euIar.. I)ieni ? p, B.

London. May 16. - The Vienna corr
respondent Of the Daily News saws.
Gen. Sn0lenski has dismissed ali the
irregulars from his camp. BELIEVING
that they are responsible for many Of
the Greek disasters, and he threatens.
to punish with death an yone who in-
trudes among his troops.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-21

Arta. May 16.-The fighting at Girl
boro has ceased and the Greeks have
occupied various heights IN the neigh
borhood. Twenty five officers and 400
men arc hors de combat. The battle
will be resumed tomorrow. The gum
boat fotflla has been attacking Mic
opolis from inside the Gulf Of Ambrac-
sia with simultaneous attack pro-
ceeding from the land side The Turk
ish batteries replied vigorously and
firmly resisted the attack. All the
Greek efforts are now concentrated
upon capturing Nieopolis and Prevesa
before advancing to. Pentepighadi =,
London, May 49, = Except from the.
fighting in Epirus the Turco- Hellenic
situation is virtually unchanged from
what It was yesterday. 1t is tolerably
certain that only few Greek troops
remain in Domokos, the bulk of Con-
stantine's army having withdrawn to
LAMA. where 1t will be In closer COM
munication with Gen. Smolenski. This
probably. explains the reported move
mente of the Turkish army, as q num-
been marching from Trikkala to Colo.
Of Bairam is very welcome to the
fatigued men. The fighting in Epirus
has been indecisive. 1t is believed that
Nicopolis is not yet captured, but only
the heights commanding the town.
The Greeks made pretext of the pro-
lection of the peasants, but they EVIL
IDENTIFY have information as to the rea--
sons of the apparent inactivity of the
Turkish army I'm Enirus. This ia tho
seventh time the Greeks have attempt
ed to advance to Janina and have met
with repulse which the Turks have
neve:- followed up. Evidently there is
something wrong with the Turkish
forces at that point. The recent re-
port that a number of officers were,
taken from Janina to Constantinople in;
chains may, perhaps. explain 1t; or pos
sibly Turkey, is holding her forces there
through fear Of q movement from Bull
garin. 2ssss A
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-21
Criminal.

samuel Davidov. who has been cut
ting quite a swell in society at Cleve-
land, Ohio, for some time past. has
been arrested on the charge of forgery.
Emil Sohlern, a saloonkeeper of Chi
:ago, was shot and instantly killed Just
before midnight last night by one Of
:hree men who entered the saloon for
The purpose Of robbery.
Two women were murdered and a
man nearly killed near Watertown. n.
Y. The divorced, husband of,one Of
the women has been arrested, charged
with the murders.
Isador Weber Of New York city shot
his four-year-old daughter Josie, x.ll-
ing her, and then killed himself with
the same weapon. Weber had been
turned out Of doors by his wife.
A bank cashier in Somersworth N.
f., was attacked and killed and the
bank robbed Of several thousand dol
lars. The supposed murderer has been
arrested.
+. Nicholas, president of the defunct
Bank Of Commerce OF New Orleans,
has been convicted Of the embezzle-
ment Of $4,000. The money was
useA W puIcudSe .luR SE.SpeFNuZ1 SuSSH
plantation and was withdrawn with
out obtaining consent Of The 1fectors.
FSreiga Notes.
The people Of Lesser Slave Lake,
n. W. T., are eating horse flesh to
keep them alive.
According to q dispatch to the Lon
don Times from Cape Town the Brit
ish cape squadron will remain in Del
agoa bay until the middle Of, June.
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria
and the czar were present at a bril-
liant review of the troops Of the st.
Petersburg garrison.
The state department has been in
formed that the government Of R0u-
mania has prohibited the entry Of
Jews into that country.
The Chinese gppsspment has de-
c!ded to establish C ss1f1t{afis naval
Of the Shan Tung promontory on. the
Yellow. sea.
The Chilean squadron has arrived 1t
Rio Janeiro. and been accorded mag
nificent reception. The government
has arranged q programme of public
fetes which will last for d, fortnight. !.
A special from Athens. Ca, says
that q temporary receiver was ap-
pointed for the Northwestern Railroad
Of Gso-gia, now entered under lease
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HAMPERs NEGOTIATIONS

The Rcnumption OF HOatillflSs Com.
plicates the Situation.
London. May 16. The correspond,
ent Of the Times at Athens sayk The
resumption of offensive operations in
Epirus greatly complexities the situa--
ton and tends to hamper the negotia-
tions for peace. The evident intention
Of the Greek commanders is to capture.
the Turkish positions there in orelr to
show that they have not been defeated.
In an interview NJ. Ralli, the premier.
repeated his statement that humani-
tartan motives are responsible for the
advance on Epirus. but he did not deny
the advantages which might be hoped
for from the capture of Prevesa and
the occupation of the adjoining Turk
fslf territory. "NNe are still at war;"
he said, land until an armistice is con-
cluded Greece retains her liberty of ac--
ton We cannot allow our activity TO-
be confined to Thessaly where the
Turks are preponderant. The powers
have hindered us from acting in Crete:
but Greece cannot be barred every
where nor compelled to restrict her.
operations to a limited area. We have
done our best to obtain an armistice.
and until it Is accorded we must act
where and when we can. If we have
not already prosecuted the war at.
various points and among the islands
of the Aegean, it is only because we
have taken into consideration the suf-
ferings to which the Greek population
II light be subjected
The government apparently thinks
that renewal Of the war will hasten
instead of retard the armistice. This
calculation may prove to be correct;
but 1t is more likely that Turkey will
seize upon it as an excuse for delaying
the armistice: and will deal crushing
blow In Thessaly.
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Anxiety in spain.

London, May 16-A dispatch to the
Standard from Madrid says: In Of
fetal circles and in the ministerial
press it is declared that the Spanish
government has received no official in
tilnatio1 Of any change in the attitude
of the United States in connection with
the Cuban difficulty. On the contrary,
the Spanish minister at Washington
has constantly reported that the dis
position of president Mckinley and
Secretary Sherman continues friendly.
Nevertheless the press echoes the
anxiety felt as to the situation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-21
Troops Leavinw Cr.t.

Canea, May 16. - The Greek troops Z
have begun to embark and their de-
parture from the island Is apparently
to be unopposed. = &
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GOMEZ .HEA RID FR ON
THE NEW REPUBLIC WILL NOT Az
SUAE SP AIMS WAR DEBT.


NEW LUMP l00y xO"--x uC SOAIS0kSOAsSA7
ent of the New York Journal has just
and the other Cuban leaders In Cuba,
and ID, the bearer Of the following inn
pOrtant statement by Cen Gomez to
the American people:
"Your correspondent, now in camp,
has requested of me statement Of
the attitude Of the Cuban republic on
certain questions likely to assume
more or less Importance when our
struggle for liberty shall have conclud-
ed. ~.
'crhe question of our acceptance Of
the autonomous terms offered by the
Spanish government has already been
ably answered by our distinguished
representative in the United States.
Estrada Palma. Neither the terms Of
autonomy nor the net of offering them
is worthy of serious consideration 'On
the part Of Cubans, who have become
familiar with the treachery and du-
plicity of Spain and the worthlessness
of her promises.
1--WE do not believe we shall ever
have to call special convention to
consider the framing of a peace treaty
with Spain. Only concession of alb
solute independence will be regarded
as a sufficient basis for treaty negotia-
tions, and this the Spanish govern
ment will not grant.
ut is difficult to discuss without EN-
harrassment the question of our atti-
tude toward any proposition looking to
the annexation Of Cuba to the United
States in event of our ultimate victory
rs there has developed in the United
States strong anti-annexation senti-
ment before the Cubans have indicated
in the slightest degree any desire for
this close relationship. Among the
men now battling for Cuba's freedom
there is strong sentiment against an
nexation to the United States, although
our feelings toward your country are
OF the frlendliest and most sympathet-
ic character. We are fighting for alb
eolute freedom, not only from Spain.
but from any government not of our
own making. We will stand ready to
form with the United States any al.
lance calculated to strengthen our
two countries. commercially or other
wise. but do not believe there Is a
sentiment in either country in favor
Of annexation strong enough to war
rant the hope of the ultimate union of
the two countries in relationship con-
tenplated.
"Any proposition from Spain looking
to the granting of our independence
upon the payment to the Spanish gov
eminent Of a sum large enough to COW
er the expenses Of the war will be re-
jectec by the Cuban republic. We can
wrest our independence from Spain
with our swords without incumbering
our new republic with an enormous
war debt.
I'm :his communication I wish to
again call the attention Of the civilized
world to the warfare conducted by
Gen. Weyler, now in command of the
Spanish forces in our island.
1.-THE horrors of far-of Armenia are
not as deserving of the attention Of the
American congress as the barbarous
and atrocious conduct of this general.
IN. Gomez"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-20

NEW HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACY.
Medicines fresh and specially prepared
for each disease Consultation free, IN
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70 20-Su2t
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1 lot OF Ladies' Dongoia Strap Slippers
81 25 THIS sale.
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Boys Tan Shoes reduced from N;gs
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Two lots OF Gentlemen's Lavn-Tennis
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The Yale expositor., 1897-05-28

born. BY much flogging from a raw
hide instrument, whose like l have new
er seen, they were induced to plod
along. They were thin in flesh, and
lame.
Now and then we saw early wild GRO
cuses and canterbury bells, and the
soft, trailing sensitive plant, with its
silken balls spattered with golden dust.
There were no more houses-only lev
ell, unbroken plain, with an occasional
steep-banked stream, on whose margins
grew a sparse fringe of cottonwood
trees.
A gray wolf trotted out of the tim
Der and stared at us. Deer in the dis
lance bounded away, while one solitary
prairie schooner" crossed our path,
with its jingling kettles hung low I'M
derneath the wagon, grazing the tips
of the grass.
twenty-five miles before another re-
lay" said the driver, land it will take
us all day."
II the driver had been communica-
tive the hours might have passed
quickly; but he was taciturn. Such
pay as he drew from the stage COM
pany was we'll earned. for between the
stubborn mules and the sometimes bad
road he had a hard time of ii.
Toward evening We drew up to a lit
tie shanty, the first building we had
seen for twenty miles, and alighted for
supper and to change mules.
An old woman and her son kept the
house. She was glad to see me-" she
said. "for women don't come this way
much, and l get lonesome"
We had expected TO move on after
supper, but the driver came in to say
that the relay mule had strayed away,
and We should have to wait till morn
ing.
The old woman was delighted, nor
were we sorry. Staging" was losing
its fascination, and we felt much
obliged to the relay mule for running
away.
He'll be back bright and early In
the morning" said the old woman.
"Elnathan, he tied the big dinner-Dell
onto his neck SOS to be sure to find
him. To-morrow's Decoration day; did
you know it?" she asked, as we sat by
the corn-cob fire.
We had almost forgotten 1t. Our
hostess went on:
1--WE always decorate, Elnathan and
me. There amt any graveyards
around here, only just one single soli-
tary grave" She wiped her eyes
which had filled with tears. "See II
out there, thai bit of white loomin' UP
close to the Oarn?"
We could distinguish in the cleaning
what looked like headstone, and told
her SO.
YES" she went on, that's a grave
It's my old man. Jerud: Elnathan's
father. He died three years ago, and
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A FEW INDIANS STOOD ABOUT.
we buried him out there. That head
stone you see amt marble-it's a plat
ter that Elnathan bought up to Wichi-
ia. We couldn't find no headstones
proper, so he got the name and date
painted on this and set it up at the
head. Like to look at it?"
We answered that we certainly
should like to see 1t, and followed her.
In the barn-yard were our mules, some
prairie hay, bunch of last years corn
stalks and a Texas COW with wide
branching horns, look of defiance in
her bony, repulsive shape. The fence
was made of cottonwood rails, and to
the south of il, on tho outside, was the
grave.
At the head was a very large Queens
ware platter, with "Jerud Whitehead"
painted across 1t in black letters. 1t
stood straight up. like any headstone,
and though, as the old woman said,
at sometimes topples over, especially
in the spring when the ground thaws,"
1t was little trouble to right II again.
I'm going to decorate Jerud's grave
tomorrow" she said, on our way back
to the house.
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SEATED ON THE QUILT.

away look in his eyes you hear talked
about And one time he died. We've
decorated his grave ever since, Just
as If he'd been a soldier"
do you have many flowers around
here?" we asked.
ooh, no, there amt no flowers, so to
speak. / don't care much for them 1T
tie wild things, and l amt never plant
ed any poppy seeds and hollyhocks and
geraniums and pinies. I've got some
thing in that trunk over there that's
better than flowers to decorate graves
with"
We looked at the trunk. 1t was COW
cred with calfskin, tanned with the
hair on, the fur side out, and studded
with brass nails. We wanted to ask
what was in it which was better than
flowers to decorate graves with" but
we restrained our curiosity.
That night we went to sleep to dream
OF grassy mounds and shining concave
headstones-
1t was late in the morning when the
relay mule was found; but the driver
starting was postponed. After the
breakfast dishes were washed the old
woman dressed herself in her old-fash.
toned best clothes, put on a bonnet
which had been hers before the war"
and sat down by the ancient trunk.
We did not talk. for she seemed sad
and absent-minded.
She unlocked the receptacle which
held something better than flowers to
decorate graves with, and drew care
fully forth a neatly-folded patchwork
quilt. Then she walked slowly out to
the grave.
After standing for a few minutes
talking with Elnathan, the two took
the quilt by each of its four corners
and spread 1t evenly above the grave.
Then the old woman sat down on one
corner of the decoration" while e.
nathan went away to his work.
The quilt was set in diamond pieces
-grass-green and yellow and blue and
black and purple. 1t was the gayest
of its kind that had ever seen. The
warm spring sunshine lighted I'D the
bright tints into kaleidoscope OF
beauty.
The Texas COW peered through the
not too substantial fence at the amaz-
ing brightness, astonished into a be-
trayal of unusual emotions. Presently
she wisked around the yard in a free
dom of movement which startled me.
The old woman, after sitting for an
hour with her head bent low upon her
loyal breast, rose and folded the quilt.
Ny companion was sure that she had
been asleep, but saw traces of tears as
she laid the quilt away in the old trunk,
remarking, as If to herself:
Eyes, shall always decorate Jerud's
grave. He would "a been a soldier II
It hadn't been for his rheumatic"
Elizabeth Grinnell in Youths Compan-
ion.
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WAS your husband a soldierf" we
asked, sadly and respectfully.
NO" she answered, mot exactly;
but he would "a been. They was going
to draft 'em In our town one time, and
Jerud he was took with rheumatic so
he was confined to his bed for month.
He was awful sorry, for he did want
to fight for his country; and he said
he'd just as soon be drafted as to vol
unteer-it showed how bad they want
ed him.
Then another time" she went on,
Squire Smith offered him five hun
dred dollars to go as his substitute;
and was willing, for we needed the
money bad enough. Jerud got all ready
to start, as peart as could be, but the
very last thing he was took down
with the rheumatic again. Jerud was
as good as could be, and as brave; ana
I've seen him stand in the door leaning
on his cane and cheering the boys when
they marched away, and saying how he
did wish he could go, too.
Well, Jerud,' would say suppose
you start in one of your good spells?
And he'd answer, All right Half a
dozen times I'd pack up his things and
get him ready to go, when all OF a
sudden his rheumatic would come back,
and he'd have to stay at home. So
the war passed, and poor Jerud, he
sighed when the boys came home, and
pretty near almost cried.
"Jerud wasn't given TO work very
much, on account of his rheumatic;
but l never laid that up against him.
We come out here for the stage COM
pany five year ago, and done pretty
well. Elnathan and l done most Of
the work.
at always seemed to weigh on Jerud
that he hadn't been a soldier. He
would sit out on a bench at the door
for hours, watching Elnathan and me
plant the corn, and having that far
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The first fruit planted by Noah when he
left the ark was the grape, the most healthy
of all the products of the earth. All through
the Bible we read of grapes and wine troE
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wine, not watered and sugared Juice that
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avoided water and sugar or any foreign sub
stance whatever. but has his wine fully
matured by great age and careful handling.
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DRUNK FOR TWENTY YEARS.

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BE Careful Be, Careful

in the use of Brandy during the season of
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An egg weighing three and a half ounces
was recently laid by hen on the farm of
Hiram Kirchem, at Cuba, Ga.
Remains of prehistoric man of the mound
building period have been found at Char
lotte, Fla.
1t Is a strong man who can hold his tongue.
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Flatirons should be kept as far removed
from the steam of cooking as possible, as
this is what causes them 10 rust
In the province of Victoria. Australia.
women have been substituted for men at no
fewer than 200 railway stations.
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OF the ffty-one thousand breweries
estimated to be In the world, twenty
six thousand are In Germany.
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JERUD'S RHEUMATIC.
/ ~ ICH-I-TAp

This was the
name that the
brakeman scream
ed, as our train
steamed slowly up
to a low, unpaint-
ed freight house, at
the terminus of the
railroad. One car
conveyed the pas
sengers. three in
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Old floors in sugar reineries are boiled
and the absorbed sweetness extracted be-
fore being burned or carted away.
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Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

Antelopes are becoming extinct in the
western prairies.