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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
Round for Ala.ka.

Seattle, Wash, Special.-The steam
CT Victorian has started for Alaska on
her initial trip, with 105 passengers.
The steamer Cleveland also sailed for
Alaska with two tirst-class and 125
second-class passengers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
READY no FIGHT.
Wisconsin Man Will BE on Hand II
Vented.

Madison, Wis.,, Special.-Gov. Sco-
field has received offers from over a
dozen persons by telegraph or letter
Offering their services in case of war.
Cd. ]. A. Watrous Of Milwaukee has
asked to be appointed captain of the
first company after the national guard
haS gone out. The war spirit is espe-
cislly strong in the northern part of
the state. Raw recruits of the local
militia are receiving special drill. The
Wisconsin guards consist of $500 men,
20q officers, and could be modified ut
Camp Douglas in ten hours.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
DEATH TO SIX.
Fircmen Lose Their Lives in a Burn-
ing building.

ing Uu1ld1nB.
Kalamazoo, Mich, Special Fire
broke out in Hall Bros laboratory,
and while firemen were trying to put
out the fire in the second story, q ter
rife explosion took place below. blow
ing UP the entire side of the building.
The first explosion was followed by
two others. Firemen on the ladders
were blown in every direction by the
fearful conclusion. The flames shot
high into the air and it looked for a
minute as If there would be an awful
confiagration. Horses were thrown
down and windows in the vicinity
shattered. Work of rescue began Mt
once and the building was left to its
doom. Six persons were killed and
four severely injured.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
Fire at Appleton.

Appleton. Mimi, Special George
w. NIillers residence was completely
destroyed by fire, together with its
contents. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by the explosion of a
night lamp. The loss is $1,000; partly
covered by insurance.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
VIII Study Sociology

Winona, Mimi, Spccial.-At meet
ing of those interested in the study Of
sociological problems, held at the Of
tice of DR.. Engelken. a club was Or
ganiZed and officers elected.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
MANIAC MOTHER.

jumped Into the Lake With Her
Babe I'm Her Arms.
Benton Harbor. Mich, Special
Mrs. George Davidson, aged twenty
eight years. left her home at st. Joseph
clad in a night dress, with her two
weeks-old baby in her arms. The
woman, with the child, jumped into
the river. The woman's body has been
recovered. Insanity was the cause.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
wnnt Mob Law stopped.

West Superior, Wis, Specialize
colored people of Superior met and
adopted resolutions condemning mob
law in the South, and invoking the aid
of the government in suppressing the
persecution of colored people by mobs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
Re.id,rce Burned.

Grand Forks, N. D., Specialize
residence of II. C. Cunningham, three
miles from Thompson, has been entire
~ destroyed by fire, with its contents.
Loss, $500; insurance, $1,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
wi.con.in Central Wreck,

Milwaukee, Special.-A bad acct
dent occurred on the Wisconsin Cen.
trail railroad at Franklin Park, Ill.
Two Waukesha men were in the wreck
and as far as is known were the only
Cnes to receive injuries. 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
ONE MILLION SHY.

Letter and Other Capitalists Trying
to Buy Warrington Gaslight CONF
pany.
Washington, March 6. The Star
prints an interview with Representa-
tive White OF Chicago in which that
gentleman is quoted as saying that q
company Of capitalists, in which L. u.
Letter and himself are interested, have
made IN offer OF 100000 for the
plant and good will Of the washington
Gaslight company. The offer, the arti-
,cle states. Is under consideration by
the company, the principal reason for
delaying IN answer. being due to the
4 fact that S., 600. 600 Is wanted. Il,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
Easier to Collect.

Fergus Falls. Mimi, Special-Coun-
ty Treasurer Butler has just returned
from Il tax collecting trip through the
county and has collected $4,000 more
than last year, visiting the same vii
lagos,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
Goes to Chicago University.

Chicago. Special.-Dr. Charles r.
Barnes. head professor of botany. of
the University Of Wisconsin. has ac-
cepted an offer from the University
OF Chicago to ill the newly created
chair of plant physiology at the latter
institution,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
Collapse of sculYolding.

Osceola, Wis.,, Special.-A part Of
the scaffolding used in the construc-
ton of the new bridge at this place
gave way. Eight worklnen were
thrown to the ice below and all were
injured. two seriously.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11
WORK Of G NCRE:'SS

Washington, Feb. %. - During the
greater part Of the senates session the
right of Henry w. Corbett to seat
from Oregon was under discussion.
Mr.. Thurston Of Nebraska, In nm ex-
tended speech opposed the admission
Of Mr.. Corbett, while Messrs. Foraker.
Kyle and Mantle supported Mr.. Cor
belts claim. The vote on the case, it
has been agreed, will take place to-day
at 3 p. M. The pension calendar was
cleared by the passage Of several pri-
vate pension bills. A few bills Of
general character were also passed.
Mr.. Hansbrough Of North Dakota Sc
cured the adoption Of resolution call
Ing upon the secretary Of the navy for
the reason why he shipped certain
freight over the Canadian Pacific raiE
road to Mare Island. CAL. and asked
whether the freight was offered to
railroads running entirely within the
Hampshire introduced and had adopt
ed resolution requesting the presi-
dent. IL not incompatible with the pub
lie interests, to send to the senate
copies of all reports and communica-
lions received by the state department
since Feb. "a, 1895, from Tomaso Es-
trada Palma or any agent of the Gu.
ban insurgents which relate to the
state of war in Cuba, or such parts of
said documents as it may be deemed
advisable and proper to communicate.
In the House.
The house did not complete the con-
sideration of the sundry civil bill, but
Chairman Cannon held the floor with
1t unit adjournment, refusing to yield
to Mr.. Boutelle, chairman of the naval
committee, who was anxious to secure
consideration for the bill reported by
his committee for the relief of victims
and survivors Of the Maine disaster
About twenty pages of the sundry civil
bill were disposed of. Many efforts
were made by different members to in
ject river and harbor items into the
bill, three Of them being successful.
Mr.. Lewis Of Washington created
something Of sensation by Offering
this resolution as an amendment:
Resolved, That congress disap-
proves Of Minister Woodford rendering
a banquet to the Spanish cabinet in be-
half Of the United States. and express
Ing the sense that the relations be-
tween Spain and the United States
should, until the inquiry as to the
cause of the Maine disaster be de-
termined, remain only in the formal
and official way demanded by the
heads of the respectives nations.''
Mr.. Cannon interposed point of or
der against the amendment and was
promptly sustained by the chair.
Washington, March Hon. Henry
w. Corbett was denied admission to
the senate as senator from Oregon
on the appointment by the governor
bY the decisive vote of so to 49, The
speeches were made against the adj
mission of Mr. Corbett by Mr.. Bacon
of Georgia and Mr.. Burrows of Mich
igan, and in favor of his admission by
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama. After dis
posing of the Corbett case the senate
began the consideration of the Alaska
homestead and railway right of way
bill and had not concluded when it adj
iOurno6
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Entail Runaway Accident.

Fatal Runaway Accident.
Dodgeville, Wis, Special.-Miss o.
lie Richard, a prominent young woman
here, was thrown from cutter in q
runaway and died of her injuries
shortly after.
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SPANISH EM1ssARY.
Said to BE Buying Minnesota Horses
for Cavalry Purposes.

Vernon Center, Mimi. Special
This week a man claiming to represent
the Spanish government has been
buying some of the best horses in this
section for use in the Spanish cavalry.
He has purchased several fine drivers
at and near Amboy, and he paid big
cash prices for them. He is also buy
ing up some of the lest draft horses
for other uses in the Spanish army.
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I'm THE HOUSE.


Tho house passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill after four days de-
bate. The most important action was
the elimination of the appropriation
for representation at the Paris exposi-
ton on point Of order. The sudden
change of sentiment in the house
which is often witnessed when men,
bers go on record was twice illustrat-
ed. On Friday the house, in commit
tee of the whole. where there is 10
record of the vote, knocked out 6 pro-
vision in the bill for an appropriation
to pay those who furnish the govern
nsent with information leading to the
conviction of the violators of the in
terral revenue laws, and yesterday, in
committee, an extra months pay was
voted to the employees of the house.
Both of these propositions commanded
a very respectable majority in the
committee, but when the members
voted on roll calls in the house both
of them were overwhelmingly defeat
ed. Several minor bills were passed
after the sundry civil bill was disposed
of.
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Washington, March 2.-Shortly after
tue senate convened Mr.. Perkins of
California, of the committee on naval
affairs, presented a favorable report
on Mr.. Bacon's resolution providing
for the erection in Statuary hall of
the capitol of bronze memorial tab
let, commemorative Of the officers and
sailors who lost their lives in the
Maine disaster in Havana harbor. Mr..
Morrill, suggested that Statuary hall
was scarcely proper place to erect
the tablet and Mr.. Hoar of Massachu-
sets thought some other place for it
might better be designated. The reso-
luton was SO amended as to provide
for the erection of the tablet at some
suitable place in the capitol. AS amend
ed the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Hoar then renewed his motion
that the senate disagree to the house
amendments to the bankruptcy bill
aid that a committee of conference be
appointed. MIR. Stewart of Nevada
said that he was opposed TO an invol-
untary bankruptcy bill at such time
as this, and he wished, before the
measure was sent to conference, to
pACoChC oOAO AAAOA AA0SAOA NupOA lllC
subject that would be valuable to the
conferees. "The house bill assumes"
Mr.. Stewart began, that any man
who cannot pay Ills debts is criminal.
1t is the most atrccious bill that could
be framed in the present condition of
the country" Mr.. Hoar said he
thought the senate conferees might be
trusted to properly represent the SEN
ate on this bill, and he appealed to Mr.
Stewart to permit the measure to go
to conference without further debate.
mo appeal to me need be made in be-
half Of this diabolical BILL" exclaimed
Mr.. Stewart. II propose to discuss
this matter fully in order that not only
the ,conferees but the country may
know what the bill MEANS" Mr.. Stew
art spoke until o'clock, when the
Alaska homestead and right Of way
bill was laid before the senate, Mr..
Stewart announcing that he would
continue his address at the next SEES
sion. Mr.. Rawlins of Utah continued
his speech in opposition to the general
feature Of the bill. The senate, ut
1886 p. M, went into executive session,
and at 3:45 adjourned. 11gs3il'
The house entered upon the consld-
eratlon Of the Loud bill relative to
secoLd-cless matter. The bill Is identi-
m Il 4 ,x,ifl tho 5h;ll7eroccod' ut tho loSt
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The house entered upon, the consld-
Grafton Of the Loud bill relative to
secoEd-c class matter. The bill Is identi.
cal with the bill passed at the, last
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-30
THERE WAS ExTRAVAGANCE.
knights of Pythias Investigating Commit
tee Will So Report.

Indianapolis, August 29.-The supreme
lodge knights of Pythias was in session
all day. 1t adopted the new ritual for the
uniform rank in modified form. The
committee appointed to investigate the
charges Of extravaganza against supreme
lodge officers and to secure if necessary
the name of the informant, will report to-
morrow that there has been extravaganza
but no criminal misconduct.
The ways and means committee decided
to recommend per capita tax of six
cents for the support of the supreme
lodge, which with $4,000 estimates income
from the sales of supplies and $500 in
come from the supreme representative
tax of $50 each against grand lodges, will
give an income of about $4,000 a year.
The supreme lodge decided to borrow
$25, 900 for the expenses of the supreme
| lodge. The supreme tribunal concluded
| its work today and adjourned after
| settling several cases. among which was
| that of Ward ct al against the Grand
Lodge of Rhode Island. Grand Lodge
sustained.
| John Ii. Alexander of Leesburg, Va,
was reelected supreme tribune for five
years William Boynton Gale of Boston,
succeeded George d. Seay on the tribunal.
W. ID. Kennedy was reelected supreme
recorder.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-30
CITY OF PORTLAND.

To the Electors of the City of Portland:
Notice is hereby gwen that the Board OF Reg
session at Room number Eleven d1l City
Building upon each of the twelve secular days
prior to the State election, which occurs on
Monday the twelfth day of September next be-
tenth, inclusive. The first niue secular days of
SAID session, viz: August goth to September 7th
Inclusive, will be for the purpose of receiving
evidence touching the qualification of voters in
said city, and to revise and correct the voting
lists of the several wards therein, from nine
clock In the forenoon to one o'clock in the after
noon from three till five o'clock in the afternoon
and from seven till nine IN the evening. except
7th) when it will not be IN session after five
o'clock in the afternoon. The sessions ON Sep
TENDER eighth. ninth and tenth will be for the
purpose to enable the board to verify the cor
rectness of said lists and for closing up the
records of said session.
All registered voters who changed their resi-
dence frcm one Ward to another previous to
April l. 1898, and have not had their residence
properly corrected on the Voting List of the
ward where they resided on the first day OF
April should notify the Board Of Registration in
person or In writing of such change, Room No.
H. City Building. on each of the nine secular
days, August 10Th to September eth, 1898, inclu-
sive set apart as above indicated, for the revis-
ion and correction OF the Voting Lists.
During said time, said Board Will revise and
said city shall be governed by said REVISED and
corrected list, and no name shall be added to or
stricken from said lists on said day OF election.
aud no person shall vote at any election. whose
name Is not on said lists, but the board of regis
tration will be in session on the day of election
for the correction of errors that may have 0c-
CURED during said revision.
MONROE A. BLANCHARD,
MICHAEL G. MCCAIN.
Board Of Registration of Voters.
Portland August 20, 1898. aug2ad2w
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-30
Nothing Broken.

A recent bride in Washington, who re-
ceived many handsome pieces Of glassware
and china among her wedding gifts, is ex'
ceedingly proud of her treasures and has 8
perfect jewel of maid, who hasn't broken
a single piece. One afternoon not long
ago the mistress came home and found the
maid out. An hour OF SO later the do
mestic returned. Her arms were full Of
bundles, and she carried a basket. Hel
face was radiant
"Oh," she said, "the table was perfectly
lovelyl 1t was just exactly the way you
fix yours when you have company-can.
dies and everything. 1t was just too sweet
Everybody thought So
"What are you talking abouta" asked
the mistress.
''Why," answered the maid, "the
luncheon my sister gave today. didn't
have time to ask you, but I knew you
wouldn t mind Nothing's broken" And
unwrapping her bundles, she disclosed tc
her mistress astonished eyes the very pick
of all the cherished wedding china and
glass, not to mention sundry pieces Of sill
yer. They had adorned the luncheon, and
the table was perfectly lovely. FIX
change. - s
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-30
GERMAN PRESS COMMENT:


How the Cars Peace Proposal Is Viewed
In Berlin.
Berlin, August 29.-The North German
Gazette referring today to the Gar
conference proposals remarks:
"Our ornaments were never INTENDED
for selfish ends, but only for our own
protection and for the maintenance OF
peace. We are willing to give fair trial
to another method OF attaining the OBJ
ject at q smaller cost.
The National Zeitung says: 1.-The Gar
and his ministers have not deluded them
selves with the idea that they can rid the
world of the causes which for years
have been responsible for the growing
ornaments. When a great power, how
ever, addresses such proposals to others,
thew will be recognized everywhere as
deserving of the most serious considera-
tion."
The Vossische Zeituug expresses the
opinion that the Importance of the note
does not lie in the proposal for confer
ence, but in its conception.
The Post warmly eulogizes the Gar
motives, which, it adds, "Must every
where arouse sympathy"
can yet appreciate the real significance
of the note. It's bitter. sweet reception
in France shows it will not meet with
universal approval"
According to the Hamburg correspon-
dent the note will remain forever an i'm
perishable monument to the fame of Em-
peror Nicholas. Continuing, the paper
says: sit stands to reason that Germany
welcomes the proposal in the most glad
manner and is prepared to cooperate il
the sacred work. :"
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-30
LINING THE SOIL.
When Limo Is Ipjurious-The Only Way
to Use 1t Successfully.


to Use 1t Successfully.
Excessive amounts of lime, especially
on light soils, may have an injurious
action. The instances in which lining
is undesirable are stated as follows by
DR.. H. ]. Wheeler, who has thorough
~ Investigated the action of lime IN the
soil at the Rhode Island station:
Freshly Stacked lime upon light sandy
soils containing but small amounts OIL
organic matter hastens unduly the de-
composition of the organic matter ana
thus renders the soil more open ana less
retentive of fertilizers and moisture
than before. If freshly Stacked lime
must be used upon such soils, it should
be applied in small amounts and at not
too frequent intervals. Clay marls are
much better adapted than other forms
of lime for the improvement OF such
soils. In lieu of such mari, wood ashes
or lime which has been exposed to the
action of the air for long time might
be preferable to lime freshly prepared.
Before the advent Of complete ferti-
lizers it was common adage that linn
ing "makes rich fathers and poor sons. !"
If lime is used alone, it serves to liber-
ate potash, nitrogen and perhaps some-
times phosphoric acid, and the extra
drain Of increased crops on the soil nat.
urally leaves it finally in worse con-
dition than at the outset. In other cases
the soil reverts after many years to its
former state of unproduotiveness with
out appreciable injury.
Continued success from lining can
only be obtained by the use of the other
essential manurial fertilizing constitu-
ents in connection with the lime. Few
if any cases are on record where soils
originally in need of lime have failed
to. continue to give good results from
lining when care was taken to main
tain supply of the other essential con-
stituents and where lime was applied
in moderate amounts.
There are impure forms Of lime which
after burning will harden like cement
and which on this account may have an
injurious action upon the soil. If pull
verified without burning, they are capa-
BILE Of yielding good results.
Dolomitic (magnesian) limestone con-
tains widely varying percentages OF
magnesia and lime. Such stone if con-
tanning high percentages Of magnesia
may sometimes prove objectionable if
used exclusively. = When such material
is applied to soils, the lime is removed
by crops and the drainage water more
rapidly than the magnesia, and If the
lime thus becomes practically exhaust
ed the residual magnesia in the soil may
have an injurious action. This can,
however, be overcome by adding more
lime. Rather than use such lime for
long periods of years on the same land
it would be preferable to alternate fire.
quently with lime containing little or
no magnesia. Some magnesia in lime is
by no means Objectionable and may on
certain soils prove positively beneficial.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-30
HELD BY SHERIFF.

Washington, August 29.-Captain Louis
G. Duncan, surgeon of the 22nd Kansas
regiment. is held by the sheriff of Fairfax
county, Va, to answer to an Indictment
charging him with DESIGNATING confeder
ate graves at Bull Run, near Manassas.
1t appears that DIR. Duncan whose case
has now become famous, was not
sentenced to five years imprisonment as
reported from Camp Meade, Pa. but
escaped much more lightly at the hands
of the military court, there being lack
of evidences to prove that he actually took
part in despoiling the graves. A clash be-
tween the state authorities and war de-
partment may result.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-30
ODD NUMBERS in PRICES.
Fascination of the Bargain Counter
Nine Cent Goods Sell Better Than Eight

Fascination of the Bargain Counters.
Nine Cent Goods Sell Better Than Eight.
In speaking of special sales the other
day and of the figures that seem to attract
the public the most, as well as the class of
customers who frequent these sales, an old
and successful merchant said:
"There is a fascination In odd numbers
that always draws purchasers. Now, J
will call your attention to some of the
marked down articles that are being sold
on our bargain counter. Notice those
neckties that are marked at 37L cents,
three for ST. 1t is an actual fact that we
sold twice as many of them at 3715 cents
as we would sell at 35 ard we sell as
many again by allowing three for ST..
When a man sees them selling at 8715
cents, he NATURALLY imagines that they are
30 cent goods, and he reasons that he can
get three cheaper than he can one, SO he
takes three, He really does get bargain,
but he would not take it at less attract
i've figure.
Speaking of odd numbers, it is a curl
Gus fact that some are much more attract
i've than others. Nine cents, for intance.
is one of the most attractive figures and
sells more goods than cents wonld.
Thirteen and II cents are by no means so
good as 10 cents for running off an extra
line, while 81 and 2S are comparatively
poor sellers. Thirty seven and a half cents
is a great favorite and better than 40 by
far. Forty nine used to be much better
than it is now. I attribute the fact that
it is less popular to the number of Jokes
that have been made upon it,
'When you get above so cents, people
commence to look more at the real vai,e
of thing and less at the price CHARGED
Seventy mine cents is great fayorite and
90 is one of the best figures still Hiatt we
have to sell at, although not SO good as n
used to be. 1t will sell, however OK ner
cent more goods than will s1."-Wash.
ington Post.