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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

May wheat reached its highest price
since 1891 on Feb. 10, selling on the
Chicago board Of trade at $1.09. Many
factors have combined to cause this
advance, and 1t is now generally con-
ceded that wheat will go higher be-
tore the new crop is harvested. It is
Known that Europe is confronted with
an enormous shortage. Liverpool has
only enough wheat to last a week.
The crop in the Argentine does not
meet expectations. On the top of all
this the winter wheat district is bare
Ut snow and subject at any time to a
Killing freeze. The following daily
quotations since January 16 show the
Steady rise in wheat: Gle, $3.50, 91A,
e1%c, &c, 931zc, $3.50, s4ac, s71sc,
essc, s4%c. 95Ac, 95Ac, 94sac, 951sc,
CSC, s4Ac, 96Ac, 95%c, 9eAc, s77sc,
ss3sc, $3.50, $1.03A, s1.o6. While the
Cuban war scare may have had a slight
effect on the recent quotations. experts
claim that the prime factor is a
scarcity Of wheat, and expect steadily
advancing prices. Joseph Letter is
chipping 100000 bushels OF wheat to
New York for foreign consumption,
and II necessary can dispose Of his en-
tire enormous holdings abroad. It
yeems that when Armour was short
december wheat he borrowed 5000, 900
mshels from q Minneapolis operator.
dc IL now attempting to buy this, and
3 compelled to bid against Letter for
what little comes to the northwest.
een wheat markets.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

perfect the Oh 1nix u tior IT two new
{ regiments 0f artillery which congress.
has granted. Three weeks ago last
night the 3.s
Maine was Blown Up.
AS It was last week Mt this time, 30 Il.
is now; nothing Is known officially as
to the cause Of the disaster. The
court Is at work hard; that is all that
is known at the navy department.. It
ia not even known when It may he
expected to finish it's work. But the
importance of its report does not d.
minish In the slightest degree BY the.
lapse Of time.
Senior du Bose called at the state de-.
partment and had half-hours con-.
ference with Judge Day. He brought
no dispatches and the talk did not re.
late to the present strained condition,
of affairs, but was rather an informal
discussion Of the condition Of affairs in
Cuba. In the course IF the visit It was
suggested by Senior du Bose that some
of the newspaper correspondents at
Havana were trespassing on the priv
ileges which the Havana authorities
had accorded them. The new Spanish
minister, Senior Barnabe, will arrive
in New York to-day on German line
steamer. He is expected at the lega-
ton the following day, and arrange
ments then will be made for the pre-
sentation of his credentials to Presi-
dent Mckinley. There will be the
usual exchange of Fluctuations, which
Will be of more than passing interest.
Senior Barnabe left Madrid before the
recent critical junctGre was reached.
and at the time of his departure the
rev commercial treaties were upper
loost in the interest of the Madrid au.
thOritieS.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

From the ancient Virginia city OF
Alexandria comes a suggestion with
reference to the problem of dealing
with the village hoodlum. 1t has been
q custom in that city since the aboli-
ton OF the whipplng-post to permit
the parents or guardians Of minors
convicted OF petty offenses to fog
them at the cell door OF the police
station in lieu of any other punish
ment. 1t is said that the practice has
proved satisfactory. Recently it has
been proposed to incorporate in the
state law a provision that minors
convicted Of misdemeanors shall be
punished by dogging with the sane
ton Of their parents or guardians"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

The entire history Of Russia seems
% favor the supposition that she at
some future time has a destiny to full
oil. From small beginning she has
sfssn to IN unparalleled power. What
ct first vas only the consolidation of
some Insignificant barbarous hordes
has becomssan empire Of gigantic d.
1sen1tona Utmost every year adds
new stren6fi TO her powerful arm, new
wealth % her vast resources. Other
Stations have grown to maturity. de-
Eyed and passed away within the per-
ll1 1 hsr history, br4 RuasiA xemains.
- I'M
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18
Accidental Happenings.

Shreveport, La. suffered a loss OF
S175. 600 recently by the burning of one
Of the finest brick blocks of the CITY.
Fire broke out in the business por-
tion of Buffalo Center. Iowa, q town Of
500 inhabitants. destroying six of the
best buildings and for q while threat
ening the entire town. The total loss
was about $4,000; insurance, un-
known.
The steamer Topeka has arrived ut
Seattle from Juneau, Alaska. The Of
ficers report that, by n terrific wind
storm. the steamer Oregon was blown
ashore on juneau flats. Several SOL
diers We're hurled bodily against the
side of the vessel, and some were
killed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18
Otherwise.

jeff Thorn Sam Fitzpatrick's middle
weight, is expected to return to Amcri.
ca soon, and will then go after Charley
Golf.
The pack train department of the,
government Alaska relief expedition,
which has been lying at Departure
|! Bay, B. c., since Feb. Is, has again
started for Taiya.
Admiral Bunce, commandant at the
Brooklyn navy yard, has received per-
mission from Washington to open q
subscription list at the navy yard for
the benefit Of the families of the men
killed on the Name.
Fourteen prominent citizens of Edo
RADIO Springs, Kas., including the pas
tor of the M. E. church, have been
sued for SANDER by Miss Anna Hack
Ter, daughter of the NJ. E. Sunday
school superintendent.
The Old Times distillery, owned by
Jack Daniels, near Lynchburg Tenn,
has been seized by United States reve-
nue. officers. The daily capacity of the
distillery is 400 gallons, it being the
largest one in the state.
Mrs. Marie Ptacek, a young Polish
woman of st. Joseph, Mo-, has gone
securing divorce from her. She had
left him because he was not good
looking.
Three large beet-sugar factories are
to be erected in Nebraska at once, by
Philadelphia capitalists, who will In
vest $780, 1000 in the project. The sugar
trust is suspected of having a hand in
it.
Douglas L. White & Co. Of Albany
purchased 100000 feet of lumber
from A. Spies of Menominee, Mich,
and the Holt Lumber Company Of
Oconto. The consideration was $780,.
600.
The Boston Transcript prints an in
terview with Arthur 7. Lyman treas
urer Of the Lowell Manufacturing COM
pany, concerning q proposed combine
Of manufacturers Of ingram carpets in
this country with a view Of controlling
| that market.
The commissioner Of the, general
land office wired Col. Green, an In
spector of the land office who is now
In California, to Proceed to Rapid City.
/ 3. d., AMI make IN investigation Of tho
matter Of the removal Of the land OF.
dee from Rapid City to Dead wood.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18
Foreign.

The French government has dis
missed NJ. Leblois, one of the wit
nesses for NJ. lola, from the position
of deputy mayor Of the Seventh aron-
basement o fParis.
France has just bestowed the Cross
of the Legion of Honor upon Mile.
Marguerite Bottard, the Oldest nurse
In the Saltpetriere, where she has
worked for fifty-seven years.
The London Morning Post announc-
es the approaching marriage of e. II.
Craig, son of the late incumbent of the
Malbouf church, Paris, to Miss Almira
Reed Of San Antonio, Texas.
The Cairo correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Mail says it has been def
nitely decided that the Sirdar, Gen.
Sir Herbert Kitchener, shall lead the
advance Of the Anglo Egyptian forces
on Khartouln.
Acting in pursuance Of the general
demand for an increase in the arma-
ments of the Argentine Republic the
government will send special mill
tary commission to Europe to pur-
chase ornaments.
The Spanish government will invite
tenders for the monopoly Of the i'm
port and export, refining and sale Of
petroleum and other mineral oils. The
monopoly, it is stated, will be sold at
auction on March %.
A dispatch to the Berlin Lokal An
zeiger from Warsaw says the police
have prohibited all festivities in con-
nection with the centenary of birth
of the poet, Adam Mackiewicz. The
prohibition has made a great sensa-
ton.
The British Columbia provincial
government has given n satisfactory
answer to the committee of the board
of trade who urged the immediate
construction Of a railway from Tele-
graph creek to some point in Northern
British Columbia SO as to give an all
Canadian route to the Yukon.
DR.. Van der Heyden of Yokohama
has just built an antiseptic dwelling
house, supposed to be microbe-proof.
The walls of the building are plates Of
glass set in metal fastenings and made
air-tight. Near the roof there is n
small opening for the outflow Of air
from the living rooms, SO arranged
that no air can enter that way. Air
from outside can get in only through a
tube, whose opening is at some dis
lance from the house. The air that
enters is filtered first through cotton
batting and then is sterilized by pass.
ing through glycerine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

How is it that no proposition can
be found so bald of sense and utterly
foolish that 1t does not find advocates
In congress? The attacks and ridicule
OF debate have no effect whatever on
the advocate; he goes right on, Just
the same. He that is foolish is foolis'
still. In this matter congress is a
queer body. What, after all, is the real
purpose and place of a general debate
in congress?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

Death itself to the rejecting mind is
less serious than marriage. The older
plant is cut down that the younger
may have room to flourish; few tears
drop into the loosened soil, and buds
and blossoms spring over it. Death
Is not even blow; is not even pulsa-
ton, but pause. But marriage I'M
rolls the awful scroll of numberless
generations. Health, genius, honor,
are the words inscribed on some; on
others are disease, faulty and infamy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18
Personal.

Retired Chief Engineer Rutherford
OF the United States navy is dead at
Harrisburg, Pa.
Frank ]. Parker, the old-tima billiard
player and at one time billiard cham
pion of the United States, died at his
home in Chicago Of paralysis.
Harry Meredith, an actor who has
played in all the principal cities of the
United States, died in New York, aged
eighty-cight years, Of paralysis.
!. Gov. Budd Of california has In.
formed his friends that in view of the
retirement of Senator White he will
be candidate for the United States
senate provided the next legislature is
Democratic.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

The industries Of Great Britain suf-
1ered loss Of many millions through
the labor disputes Of last year. Strikes
seem to be taking the place Of war as
. waster Of substance. How they may
be done away with is a problem worthy
Of the most strenuous attempts at So
tuition.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

The best place for Q pure food
show 10 the family dining-room. The
exhibit ought to be continuous. The
adulteration Of food products inter-
1eres with the success Of the exhibi-
tton, and therefore every family has
Q measure OF failure in making its
display Of articles fit for human con-
sumption.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

It will be news to most persons that
there IL Lord Henry Somerset. Not
only that. but his wife counts him
among her charities and gives him two
thousand pounds every year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

"A clergyman says dancing must be
wrong because women prefer to dance
with men and men with women. II
anybody favors dancing after that he
must be lost to the power Of all argu-
ment.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

Friendship is a vase which, when It
is hawed by heat, or violence. or accl-
dent. may as we'll be broken at once;
It can never be trusted after. Coarse
stones. II they are fractured, may be
cemented again, precious ones never.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18
|.P|TH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

A General Resume of the Most Inn.
portant News Of the Week From
All Parts OF the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged in Con.
venient Form for Rapid Perusal
BY Busy People.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18

The 500 counterfeit bill In. ceased
20 worry capitalists. but parasraphers
should be on the alert. There is . new
counterfeit quarter in circulation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18
gioueer- Cypress.
eDMB1NA. NORTH DAKOTA
In the French chamber az denut,..
the fist is mightier than the sword.

Convict labor is to give ~ good
roads. There IL no other proper use
for 1t and there IL no proper obiec-
ton to It.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18
working Nay AMI NirI,t.

Reading, Pa, March 1.-THE Car
penter steel works has effected the
lease Of the large plant OF the, :Dia-
mOnd Steel company. The two plants
will run night and day on projectiles#
as soon us necessary machinery 10
procured. A large additional force
will be employed. s555ss
The age-herald., 1898-03-15
CLOTHING OF THE
 NAVAL MILITIA Representative Elliott Talks With Officials Regarding It. MOVEMENT OF WAR VESSELS Stated by Naval Officials That the Marbehead Was at Tampa Simply to Take on
 Supplies for the North At-
 Iantc Squadron.
MOVEMENT OF WAR VESSELS

Washington, March H.-Representative Elliott, of South Carolina, called at the navy department today to talk with the officials respecting the clothing of the naval militia. Under the existing regula- tions the department has no authority to expend any of the small allotment of funds made by congress for the use of the naval militia for the purchase of clothing. It is all consumed in the purchase of boats, equipments, arms, books, signal flags, etc. For several years the militiamen have been trying hard to secure a modification of the law that would permit of the application or at least a portion of the militia appropria- tion for the purchase of uniforms. This has been accomplished at last through the inclusion in the pending naval bill of a suitable amendment. However this new clause under ordinary conditions would not go into effect before July fsnext. Repre- sentative Elliott Is endeavoring to secure the departments aid in having the section to go into effect immediately upon the passage of the bill. The department Is thoroughly committed to the measure.
 Simply Took on Stores
 It is now stated at the navy department that the Marblehead, which arrived at Tampa Saturday night, was ordered to that place simply to take on stores for the North Atlantic squadron. The torpedo boat Foote arrived at Charleston yester- day on her way to Key West to join the flotilla- The Fern sailed yesterday from Sagua for Key West, having, 1t is pre- sumed delivered all the stores for the stores for the starving reconcentrados, which so far have been received from the central relief committee, New York.
 The battleship Iowa came over from Tor tugas to Key West yesterday. The An napolis has arrived at Curacoa. The train ing ship Essex sailed from New York for Portsmouth.
 The ordnance department of the army has sent an invitation to all of the firms which have in the past proposed to build disappearing gun carriages, in answer to the department advertisement to come forward at this time and submit on their own behalf proposals for building such car riages. They are invited to state how many carriages they can undertake at one time and are enjoined specially to state the exact time to be consumed in making them.
The age-herald., 1898-03-15
WOELF JOEL KILLED.
Nephew of Barney Bernato Shot By an At-
 tempted Backmailer.

Capetown, March H-Woelf Joel, the trustee of the estate of the late Barney Barneto, the South African millionaire, was shot in his office this morning at Jo- hannesburg by former soldier Von 'veltheim. He entered Mr. Joel's office and demanded e2,5OO. Being refused, he snatched a revolver from desk and fired. The bullet entered Mr. Joels forehead and he fell to the ground dead.
 MT. Joel and MT. Strange, his manager. received Won Veltheim in MT. Strange's room All three had revolvers, circum stance explained by the statement that the meeting was not an ordinary one. The first shot is said to have been fired by MT. Strange at Von Veltheira. who had tried to seize MT. Joel's revolver.
 Von Voltheim then fired at MT. Joel, the bullet entering his eye and causing almost instant death. Several shots were after ward fired. 'The motive of the crime was failure in an attepmt to blackmail."
The age-herald., 1898-03-15

new revenue cutters not exceeding in 'as-. gregate cost the sum of $1,025, ,OO0 The na= tlonal quarantine bill was made the regular order of business and will be taken up probably on Wednesday.
 MT. Hoar called up a resolution reported by him from the judiciary committee pro- viding fort submission to the legisla lures of the various states of a proposed amendment to the constitution of the Unit ed States relative to the succession to the presidency He desired simply to place in the record certain information bearing up- on the success and briefly to impress sena- tors with the desirability of passing the resolution at an early date In order to remedy manifest defect in the constitu- tion. isf55i'..is.
The age-herald., 1898-03-15

In the case of Capt. Oberln M. Carter, U. s. A., the public sees the most sensa- tional embedding case of the century. Capt Carter is accused of stealing some thing like $9,0O0,O0O of Uncle Sams money. His trial has been going on for several months. -
 The captain is accused of stealing the money through contractors He was placed in charge of government work in Georgia and was given many millions to spend. It is alleged that he paid s, ,00) 900 more than he should have done, and that contractors who received the bids for gov ernment work paid Capt. Carter immense sums in return
 Capt Carter graduated from West Point in 1880 with the highest general average ever made in the academic department. In the military part he earned the rank of ad- jutant the best position in the academy.
 Upon his graduation Gen. Miles looked - n M. - -H---.---.-- - Matanzas was got rid of in a business-like way and the Fern then sailed for Sagua Ia Grande, where the same programme was gone through on Sunday.
 United States Consul Barker boarded the Fern upon her arrival at Sagua. He was -oVerjoyed to see an American ship once more, even though it was only the little Fern. The consul said there were about 25,O 900 starving reconcentrados in his dis trict
 An officer of the Fern said to the corre spondent of the Associated Press today: "It seemed as if the gladness of the wretched Cubans at our arrival was stified by the overpowering dread that hangs above the people of Cuba, and that could not be dispeled even with the coming of the food for which they longed. Naturally we saw little. Ours was no exploring trip. But we saw enough to convince us that the stories emanating from Matanzas, and es- pecially from Sagua la Grande are not ex- aggerated."
 The Fern probably will go back with more provisions about Friday. 9~
 The torpedcss and shells which arrived Saturday were transferred today to Fort Taylor and considerable local excitement was raised over rumors that they were being placed in position. An officer, how evsr denied this report. More torpedoes are expected and some of these win be taken to Tortugas. The torpedo boat Winslow has arrived from Mobile and the schooner Bruner from Philadelphia is here with 1900 tons of coal for the fleet. 1N i.s
 The fleet is reported stationary. J.
The age-herald., 1898-03-15
UGLY RUMORS
 ABOUT HANNA Due to Fact That Coal Was Bought by Government
 From Cleveland.
By HAROLD EVERETT CLAY.

 Washington, March 14-Col. A. M. Shook, of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company; MT Haas. of Birmingham; Com missioner of Labor Johnson, of Alabama, with Representatives Underwood, of Bir- mingnam, and Gaines, of Nashville, called Rt the navy department this morning to urge the officials there to consider bids From Tennessee and Alabama before malS- Ing any more contracts for coal. The south ran furnish coal at almost a dollar a ton less than the Cleveland, O., company.
 MT. Roosevelt promised that no dlscrimi- paition would be made and that he would order the commdssary department to look up the matter. There are more ugly sug- gestions being made due to the fact that bOOOOO0 tons of coal contracted for Satur- day was purchased from firms in Caeve- land, Hanna's home, when the same coal could have been had a dollar cheaper, either in Tennessee Alabama. MT. Un- derwood said that he had called the atten- tion of the department to thts matter on previous occasions.
 About two weeks ago." he said, 'I called at the navy department, and, In be- half of a number of Alabama firms, offered the secretary to sell the government coal n any quantity wanted-Pochahontas Eraded-which is the standard for naval ase the world over, at $1.S0 per ton. l am therefore unable to see why the depart nent should pay s2.9O for the same grade of coal in Cleveland"
 It was stated here today that one Of the excuses given by the department for not purchasing Alabama coal was that it did not care to expose the warships to the dan gers of the entrance to Mobile bay. As war ships have visited there quite recently and as coal could be shipped to Key West from Alabama easier than from Cleveland, their excuse has little weight
The age-herald., 1898-03-15
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