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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02
A MISUNDERSTANDING.

The Pembina PIONEER EXPRESS favors
a primary law, but not one that will be
intended or SO drawn as to interfere with
the control of political bosses. That is
exactly the position that everyone ex-
poets Jud LaMoure and every other poll
tlcal boss to take, so the PIONEER EX-
PRESS remarks will more likely awaken
than allay further sentiment among the
people for primary law that will enable
the people to govern themselves. The
plea that other states with primary laws
have political Bosses dosn't count; that
is not the kind of primary law North Da-
kota Wants. Push the primary law issue.
Grand Forks Herald.
The Herald is usually fair in political
discussion. In this case, the Herald
either willfully distorts or e'se did not
catch the meaning because we did not
write clear enough, though the mean
insinuation and gratuitous slur on MIR.
LaMoure would look more like malice
than misunderstanding. So far as he
is concerned, we have not the slightest
idea whether Mr.. LaMoure favors a
primary" law or not and we don't be-
leve the Herald is any better informed.
But that the Herald may get at the gist
Of our belief as to election laws we will
venture to repeat in the form of propo.
sitions.
First. No law can force voters to at
tend to their duties as citizens at any form
Of primary Or general election.
Second. Ifvoters would attend eau.
cuses and vote intelligently and inde-
pendently they could express their choice
for candidates and the same would be
effectual a
Third. A large number Of states Of
the east have primary election laws,
some Of them for many years, and the
evils Of "bossism" are just as plentiful as
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02
FOR HUMANITY.

Our war with Spain was called "war
for humanity" Its final results are still
matters of the far future. But in so far
as we know and believe that republican
ism is superior to imperialism, the re-
suits to nearly 5000, 90, people. ifsuc.
cessfully worked out, will be grand and
may be grander than even the most san.
guine can as yet imagine.
Four hundred years Of Spanish rule
has done but little to uplift the people oi
its colonies. Spanish rule has nearly OF
quite obliterated the aboriginals, and re.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02
WHEAT PRICES.

Farmers that can, will hold their grain
this year at present prices. However we
hope that none will be so foolish as to
store it in public elevators and then wait
for the price to rise. Every bushel
stored in an elevator is a "bear." AS to
price we can only repeat our old advice.
Farmers cannot afford to speculate.
They cannot be we'll informed enough OF
the situation to make anintelligent guess
as to future prices. They can however
make these conclusions from past exper-
ience. The average price to farmers has
been not over 60 cents. Wheat above
60 cents is more likely to fall than to rise.
Wheat at 50 or SIS cents is not likely to
tall much below. Wheat at As cents is
about at bottom. That is, when awheat
is from so to SIS cents, if the farmer is not
pushed for money and has granary room
he is rather more likely to gain by. hold
ing. When it is sixty cents or more the
chances are for less than more in the flu
ture.
There was time when wheat prices
were made in Liverpool, and based on
the crops of the world, but last years
experience with a short crop all over the
world except in America, resulting in the
smallest visible supply known for many
years, and the collapse of the Letter cor
ner, all go to prove that America is the
great balance wheel of wheat production
and this year we have big crop. How
ever no man need take our advice.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02
A CHANGE OF HEART.

Mr.. Loucks, who has been in past
years the leading populist of South Da-
kota, has concluded to hereafter work
with the Republican party. In a long
letter to the republican state convention
he gives his reasons. In brief they are
about to this effect. That while his
views on finance, corporations, and 9TH
er peculiar doctrines of the populist par
ty have not changed to any great extent,
yet because of fusion and machine rule
the populist party as such is complete
failure and is practically only wing OF
the democratic party. That when it
comes to choice between the demo-
cratic and republican parties, he was a
Lincoln republican, and the republican
party is historically the party of progress
and reform, and The only party to which
to-day we can look for progress and re-
form, the democratic party being only a
party of opposition and negation.
1t seems to us that any intelligent man
ought 10 come 10 pretty nearly the same
conclusions. Every man knows that the
$50 cent silver dollar" the 'l6 to L. is
sue is forever dead. That there may be
and will be reforms in our currency and
banking systems there is little doubt but
that the chief and practically only plank
of the Chicago platform will ever be a
distinct issue in presidential campaign,
no one believes. The election of 1896
and the subsequent events have forever
placed this nation on gold basis. And
as for tariff, it will never be any more
than ''for revenue only" though that rev.
enue will always be raised largely on i'm
ported manufactured goods for the addi-
tional and incidental purpose of protec-
ton.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02
sTRADDLE-BUa POLITICS.

The Chronicle came out last week with
its usual straddle-bug political platform,
and endorses even before their own con-
ventions have endorsed or nominated
them, full set ofcounty officers selected
from all the political parties.
We do not wish to be understood as
'criticising Mr.. Fairchild's right to support
Just whom he pleases for political pre-
ferment, but Mr.. Fairchild should not
claim any political preferment as par
tizan "after the war is over"
In this connection, we may say, that
til. PIONEER EXPRESS has nothing but
the kindest personal feelings for most of
the men mentioned by the Chronicle, but
the PIONEER EXPRESS believes parties
are political necessity, and it is also
necessary to political parties. to nomi-
nate and try to elect their respective par
tizans to run the government. 1t would
be an apparent absurdity to attempt to
keep up a political party which would
bodily vote for men whose principles
were opposed to that party's platform.
Not little of the troubles and dissatis-
faction in the present fusion of the pop
ulists and democrats comes from voting
TOR men good men" who are really op-
posed to the principles OF half the men
who vote for them.
The voter who splits his ticket is not
. partizan; that is, he is not good dem
ocrat, populist or republican. We
admit that in rare cases. that Tor distinct
personal reasons that voter mayightly
vote for candidate Of mother party: but
that is the exception to the rule.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02
THE NEW FossroN sRANcs

The new branch from Crookston to
Duluth via Fosston ON the G. N. is COM
pleted and the distance saved is about
one hundred miles. That this road will
be success from the start is apparent
and the development of the country
through which it passes will in a short
time make large local traffic. The
time is coming and not far away, when
there will be several lines straight to
Duluth from the Red River Valley.
Both the 500 and N. P. will find it al.
most necessary to have such lines in
order to compete with the Great North
ern. Duluth is the natural seaport of
this valley. Our grain trade is already
enormous and growing. Our coal does
come and the greater part of our mer-
chandise should come through Duluth.
Northern Minnesota has the lumber and
wood that we need on these compare
lively, treeless prairies, and Northern
Minnesota is likely to develop into manu-
featuring and mining by reason of its
water pow and natural resources, and
we want what they will manufacture, and
they will want the food we raise. Half
the stuff we buy and sell comes and
goes through Duluth, but is diverted
on the way two hundred miles south
ward to Minneapolis and St. Paul, to be
reshipped from thence, with the accrued
profit and freight for us to pay. Lumber
cut seventy-fve miles from our doors
has to be taken by the same route with
the same results.
1t needs no prophet to see that this
will change. There are good business
reasons for it, and that is what builds
railroads and develops countries and
cities.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,
STATE OFFICERS

q. 8. Representative, NJ. N. Johnson va
Senators, H. G. Hansbrough, w. N Roach.
Governor, Frank A. Briggs.
Lieut.. Governor, j. NJ. Devine.
Secretary Of State. Fred Fa!ley.
State Treasurer, Geo. E. Nichols.
State Auditor, N. B. Hannum.
Attorney General. John Cowan.
Supreme Court, Guy C. H. Corliss, Alfred
Wallin, j. NJ. Bartholomew.
Railroad Commissioners, John F. Gibson,
Geo. II. Keyes, L. L. Walton.
g. Halland.
Commissioner of Insurance, Fred B. Fan
cher.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor,
II. q. Thomas.
SENATORS.
First District, Judson Lam Moure. Pembina.
Second District. James Dobie, Tyner.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
First District, Alex Duncan, Bruce, ]. D.
Second District, Thomas Guinan, St.
Thomas, II. N. JOY, Hamilton.
Judge of the District Court, Seventh Ju.
Clerk of District Court, Frank A. Hart.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
States Attorney, A. L. Miller.
Sheriff. J. e. Truemner.
Auditor, Donald Thomson.
Treasurer, Whitfield Douglas.
neSlSteT Oh Dceus, Js M. Cnl1lOlm.
County Judge, e. W. Conmy.
Superintendent Of Schools, G. E. Jackson.
Surveyor, F. E. HebeEt.
Coroner, DR.. j. c. Sutter.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First District, f. G. Myrlck, Pembina.
Second District, s. j. gfusson, Mountain
Third District, Geo. Taylor, Bathgate.
Fourth District, j. P. Hicks, Neche.
Fifth District, H. P. Ottem, st. Thomas.
COUNTY JUSTICES.
G. q. Asselstine, Hamilton.
P. 81. Mcmillan, Hamilton.
I. E. Mussell, Drayton.
S.:A. Armstrong, Bathgate.
COUNTY CONsTABLEs.
Charles Edwards, Drayton.
Andrew Darling. Crystal.
E. A. Nevers, Cavalier.
JohnsLindsay, st. Thomas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02
The Pioneer Express.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For Congress,
B. F. SPALDING,
Cass County.
iFor Governor,
f. B. FANCHER.
Stutsman County.
sFor:Lieutenant Governor,
J. NJ. DEv1NE,
LaMoure County.
&c. YOUNG,
Pembl na County.
For Secretary of State,
Richland County,
For Auditor.
A. N. CARLBLoM,
Sargent County.
gu < JOHN F. cowAN,
Ramsey County.
For Insurance Commissioner.
GEO. W. HARRISON,
Ransom County.
b. w. DRIsCOLL,
Walsh County.
For superintendent Public Instruction,
]. G. HALLAND,
TrailL County.
For Commissioner of Agriculture,
II. U. THOMAS,
Benson County.
For Railroad Commissioners,
L. L. WALTON,
H. ERICKSON.
JOHN sIMoNs,
Barnes County
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02
States At1ornev.

thereby announce that am candi-
date for the Office OF States Attorney, in
and for Pembina county, subject to the
approval of the democratic county con-
vention. Respectfully yours,
WILLIAM McMURcHIE.
$40 st. Thomas, N. d.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02
The Weather for August.

Mean temperature ISL; maximum 80
on 8rd; minimum 80 on 18th; rainfall 2:l6
inches; clear days 10; partly cloudy 9;
cloudy 8. u, w. C. SHORT,
Observer,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02

The PIONEER EXPRESS is sent only on the di-
rect order of subscribers, and is continued until
ordered stopped and all arrearages paid.
per year. Subscribers paying in advance have
the choice of several premium papers in addi.
'tiOn.
plimentary only, and while we desire them to be
considered as invitations to subscribe, they will
not be continued except upon request.
The PIONEER EXPRESS is the best advertising
medium jim the county, having more general
circulation than any other paper. Card Of rates
sent on application.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02

A. H. Anderson, the photographer,
will be at his studio, above the drug
store, Pembina, on the 1st and 3rd Mon
days and Tuesdays OF each month.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02

Insure in an old, reliable company,
the St. Paul Fire and Marine, and il loss
occurs. the pay will come. 6. w. RYAN
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-02

Headache Cured Quickly.
Take DR.. Davis Anti Headache. Al
druggists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-12

NOT LOST

No, your time is not lost u reading ads They
point out to YOU the way get the greatest VaLue
exchange your money. 1t is often problem to
know where the best place is to 40 T0ur general trad
zng A trial at OuY New Store VIII SOzVe the problem.
We have a much larger stock than ever before and
our prices lower than merchants in general We
have price o1ZVWe sell fo1 cash-a1d afford to
sell for less than credit stores.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-12
Davis is the SHOE Man.

He will supply your difficult and at the bottom
prices Still selling Woonsocket Rubber Boots 235 They
will have be Overshoes and Leggngs great
variety prices beaten quality considered
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-12
GEO. Il. DAVIS:

Our guarantee is like a Bank /
: Check-if your purchase does |
not suit you, bring back the I
| goods and draw your money.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-12
Boys and Gents
CLOTHING

At prices that find buyers Our clothing sales this
nearly double that of previous And why shouldn't
be when sell suit worth $50 for 500, 1000 Ulster
for 750 and Odd Pants in heavy gray 1875 150 75
200 and $50 These bargains worth looking after Boys
suits at 125 to 500 Our Little Giant Suits with knee pants
500.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-12
STANDARD !
PATTERNS

They all others We the for the Buterck
Patterns for but owing the demand for the
popular and to date Standard Patterns,
PEELED make the change The change has been made by
the leading merchants neghborng The Standard
stylish economical and in price from Sc
to 90 cents while the in Buecks cost from
to 40 each the best and cheapest buy the
STANDARD.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-12
We have
DRESS GOODS

in fine variety from yard to 1926 The best values
Plain and Brocade Black Goods to be found
We the agents for the celebrated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23
EMBARk1NG At SANTIAGO.
Nearly All the Spanish and the Fifth
Corps Have Left.

A dispatch received by Adjutant General
Corbin last night from General Shaf>er in
diCates that, with the fall of Santiago. D.
-T2G Spanards surrendered. OF this number
a few less than 5000 were guerrlias and
volunteers, making the total number to be
returned TO Spain about 2L00J. Borrowing
is the text of the dispatch
II 1ecomme,Id that all the Mauser rifles
and the ammunition for the same be ship
ped to some arsenal in the north with as
little delay as possible, to prevent rust.
There are several millions of this ammrni-
ton and probably Io,oeo or 1900 stands of
these arms Of course, large mueller of
those turned in were ReninSt0ns and an
oth@r inferior weapon. The surrender at
Barracoa shows total OF 23,lEe .''Irren-
dered, II little less than 1850 of them teinS
Suerrilias and volunteers, leaving about
my original estimate Of u 900 to be ship
ped. So far no sickness among incoming
regiments.
In another dispatch General Shafter re-
ports that he now has sufficient transports
at Santiago to bring the remainder OF the
American troops to the United States Inc
Spanish prisoners are being embarked to
return TO Spain, and Shafter expresses the
belief that all will be en- route to their
home country by the latter part OF the
week. The dispatch follows:
1.-The Berlin has just arrived with the
9th United States Volunteer Infantry on
board. There are now plenty OF trans
ports here and in sight to take all the pal
ance Of the troops and q large NUMBER OF
convaisscents. The Spanish ,'risoLers Will
all be loaded by Saturday; many are gong
on board today; / think will leave either
the afternoon of the 24th or the morning
of the 18th
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23
COREA TO BE SURVEYED.
Reform to BE Made in the Assessment
of Lands.

According to a report made to the State
Department by United States Minister Al
len, Corea has never had a proper
survey made of it's lands The treas
ury department knows in rough
manner the extent of titled fields as
they existed few hundred years ago, but
new land brought under cultivation is apt
to be known only to the country officials
who draw much of their considerable reva-
nue. from taxes on this new land. The
people, of course, get no relief for they
will be most thoroughly taxed whoever.
gets the money. Taxes are now paid in
kind, and land is listed as rice land, which
Is the best and most profitable, or upland,
such as is used for barley, wheat, beans
etc.
1t has now been decided to have a COM
piete survey made of the whole peninsula
preliminary to a just and proper assess
ment. An American, Mr.. r. Krumm of
Columbus, Ohio, graduate of the Ohio Uni
versity, has been engaged as chief engi-
neer of the Corean government for the
direction of all engineering work, such as
the laying out of irrigation works roads,
bridges, Notifications, ETC." Mr. Krumm
has a hve-years' contract with the govern
ment at a compensation of $500 per month
for the first year, and increasing $50 per
month each year. He will also have house
and certain expenses furnished. Mr..
krumm is now engaged with the engineer
ing force of the Seoul-Chemulpo railway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23
MRS. MOSELEY DEAD.
Wife of "A Soldier Whose Wberenaout.
Are Iukaouu

Mrs. Eva Moseley. whose husband Den.
hett Moseley, enlisted in the Sd Virginia
Regiment as volunteer to go to the front.
oieo at Columbia Hospital Saturday. Her
enects have been turned over TO the police
ana her body is at the undertaking estab-
hshment or Nichols & Schippert Mai. Sri-
Vester telegraphed to the woman's father
MI. Il. L. Strickland, at Savannah. Ga
last hlght, and received a response that hs
Would forward the money to pay the ex-
penses of a Christian burial.
Dei nett Moseley. who is said to be related
20 fIoflda chief executive is about for-tv-
nve years old. '
a year ago he was married at DanvtIle
va he was q widower with one rbIId
"niie the woman he married was a widow
Win three children. The four children ara
ECW IN Danvfile. Mcseley had worked in tbs
government printing office, but early In ira
summer he got the war fever and enlisted
soon AFTER ne reached Camp Alger he ex
pressed Willingness to give up the mus
ket ana return TO his wife and owing 10
ner untlrlns efforts h was finally given
ms discharge. His wife was boarding AT
the house Of Mrs. Jasper. on PennsvIysn MIA
avenue. She was sick and was taken To
coIunnia Hospital where the doctors found
IL necessary TO perform an operation.
As already stated, she died Saturday Her
nusDands whereabouts are not known nv
the police IL is likely that Mrs, MoseIev's
Dody VIII be buried tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23
CONDITIONS AT CAMP WIKOFF,
Gen. Wheeler Reports on the Dise1n-
barkatioR of Men.

Gen. Wheeler Reports on the Dise4is-
bnrkatioR of Men.
Major General Wheeler commanding at
Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point reported yes
terday as follows to the War Department
respecting the condition of the troops:
Twelfth Infantry on the Breakwater,
18th On City of Macon and 21st on Mortera
not yet diseTbarked. The LIST, Sd and It'll
Regulars, 33d and 34th Michigan, LIST Hi
nois and District of Columbia regiments
yet to come. Ninth and 10th Cavalry dis
embarked last night and 18th Infantry this
morning. They marched TO camp in very
good condition. The health of this COM
mand is improving rapidly. Out of 800
sick whom personally inspected this morn
ing only some twenty seemed to be without
hope Of recovery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23
DIED.

Dull. On Monday; August %, 1893, at O'Clock
pm, MARGARET A DULL. beloved wife Of
D. e Dull, aged sixty years.
interment at baltimore, Nd. Baltimore papers
please copy.)
HALL The remains Of the late WIN. T. HALL,
Congressional cemetery "Wednesday August ~
1885, at 4:30 O'Clock pm.
LEE On Monday August % 1895. ALBERT
LEE, the beloved husband Of Elizabeth Lee and
The loving father of Rebecca and Albert IT,
Funeral from First Baptist Church at o'clock
pm Thursday, August 10
RICH. On Monday, August %. 1895 in the twen-
y-eiShth year OF her age MARGARET W
Wife OF Dr Frank II. Rich and daughter Of the
Funeral from her late residence 1886 street
northwest Wednesday, August "a. at I2:3O
O'CLOCK Pm inferment at Reisterstown Nd
SARGEANT. On Monday August q, 1855 WILL
a5 s son "a LonaIu a AM laoa j. sarFeAht'
Funeral, private, from e23 MARYLAND avenue north
east, Tuesday. August D. Iuterment at Glen
wood.
SafOoT- On Tuesday, August %, 1885 at a:l5
am, after a lingering Illness THOMAS W.
SMOoT aged seventy three years
Funeral from his late residence. 921 Georgia ave-
nue. southeast on Thgrsasy. 18th at pm
copyD
WAL RICHARD TAPPAN. Of NJ A. and
Kate Tappan. aged twenty -six years.
Wednesday. at O'Clock. Friends ara cordially
invited TO attend. -
In Memoriam.
BLANDFoRD. In loving remembrance of my dear
husband and our father. GEORGE w. BLAND
roED; who died one year ago today. August
BY BIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23
SWORD FoR DEWEY.
It's Characteristic will Pc Simple and
Solid Elegance.

II
The design for the memorial sword the
government is to present 10 Rear Admiral
Dewey, according to The act of Congress-
has been finally detersninAd upon by the
committee having the subject in charge
consisting of Acting Secretary Allen sena-
tor Lodge of Massachusetts, and Prof. Oh
liver of the United States Naval Academy
The design selected was submitted by Tiff
fanny & Co. of New York. Its marked char
acteristic is It's simple and solid elegance
The hilt of the sword as originally sub
mitted showed an eagles head, but this
was changed to plain and solid but highly
traced gold handle. The blade is DANA
seemed" being subjected. to that process by
which the famous Damascus blades were
made. One side of the blade bears the in
scription, The gift of the nation to Rear
Admiral George Dewey. u. s. N, In mem
DRY of the battle of Manila bay. May |.
1885, The scabbard is of dark blue dam
aseened metal with tracery of gold. One of
the most marked features of the original
design was at the end OF the scabbard,
where in miniature crown. presumably
the spanish crown, was being run through
py this Dewey sword The committee re-
leeted this suggestive feature, and instead
or the pierced crownzthere are substituted
two doiphins.