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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
THE SPAMARDS ACTIVE.
Gen. Blanco Keeping His Men Busy
Building Earth Fortifications
Along the Cuban Coast.
ARE GOOD TARGETS FOR OUR SUMMERS.
Efforts to Establish Teiegraphic Commu-
Houses and Batteries by Way of Prep
aration to Meet the Invasion They
Know Is No. Very Far on.

OK BOARD THE DISPATCH Boat KATE
SPENCER. OFF CABDENAs, May 9.-Via
Kew West, May 1.-THE Spanish SOL
diers are displaying much activity
along the line of coast from Bahia
Honda, As miles west of Havana, to
Cardenas, 65 miles to the eastward. As
the ships of the bloclSading fleet have
instructions to prevent the erection of
new Notifications, and have at various
points shelled working parties, the
task of strengthening existing de-
lenses and throwing up earthworks is
carried on principally at night, save in
the Immediate vicinity of Havana.
The narrow escape of the Vicksburg
and Morrill,, on Saturday, when they
were decoyed within easy range of the
Santa Clara batteries, just west Of
Moro castle, has taught some of the
unarmored ships a lesson, and it is not
likely that that class of boats will ven
ture within close range of the modern
high-power guns again. Along the
coast fresh sand batteries are being
thrown up almost every night. but
these works are of flimsy character.
and would be reduced by the fire of
the big guns in a few minutes. The
officers of the blockading fleet believe
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
RELIGION AND TREACHERY.
spanish Priests and Nuns. While Begging
Mercy for Sick and Wounded, Tried to
Lure Our People Into q Tran.

Hone KoSG, May 1o.-1o a. M
lGreenwich time). A fresh example of
spanish treachery seems to have come
to light. 1t is said here that the priests
and Sisters of Charity of the Cavite
hospital, in a procession, bearing
crosses, ETC., petitioned Rear
Admiral Dewey not to massacre the
sick and wounded, which, naturally,
he did not do. The Spaniards, it is as
serted, thereupon thanked the Ameri-
cans for their humanity, and repaid
them by informing them of a narrow
channel which, they said, was not
mined, while the broad channel, they
explained, was fully mined. An in
vestigation upon the part of the Amer
leans, however, revealed the contrary
to be the case, and the mines were
blown up by the sailors of the Amer.
lean fleet.
Rear-Admiral Dewey, it is said here,
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
IOWA TROOPS FOR THE FRONT.
The Second Regiment VIII Go First, Ow-
Ing to the Seniority OF the Col
onel Commandiny

DIES MONIES, Ia, May J1.-Gov. Shaw
has decided that the Second regiment
VIII be the first to go in response to
the war department The decision was
reached on receipt of the following
telegram from Adjt. Gen. Corbin
Secretary of war instructs me to
ask you to send regiment in order
seniority colonies"
The Fourth, Third and First will be
the order if the rule is followed hence
forth
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13

Oapt.-Gen. Blanco is wasting a good
deal of energy in the erection of insig-
niheant shore batteries. The strength
enlng of the more formidable works
about Havana is very different thing
II may be, however. by the erection OF
THESE light batteries, which must be
abandoned as soon as the serious work
OF the fleet begins, Blanco puts heart
In his starving soldiers and imbues
them with the idea that Yankee in
vasion can be repealed at any point.
The Hornet and the Winslow, now
oioekading Matanzas, have had live
~ time for several days Smelling Span
lsh details at work on batteries and
telegraph lines outside of the entrance
OF the harbor. There, as at other
points, most of the work is done at
night, and each morning sees fresh
earthworks thrown up, like fresh ant
nils, against the rusty green of the
coast line.
On sunday morning the Hornet found
aparty putting telegraph line from
the lighthouse and signal station,
mile east of Matanzas harbor, to the
battery west of Point Satanilla, on the
other side of the bay. The batteries
ashore are said to be of some mag
hltude, mounting a few high-pow-
er guns. To stop this Geographic
activity, the Hornet steamed Quietly
IN and dropped a shell in the midst of
tue workmen. They. scattered like rab-
DIS and the line grounded then and
mere. Several other telegraph par
ues have been discovered in the same
way at other points. 1t is evil
eentiy the intention of the Span
,sn to establish communication
oy wire with all their coast block
houses and batteries, with view, pos
s'oly' of massing troops and guns to
oppose landing whenever threatened.
however, they viii probably carry
.nelr wires behind the first range of
hiiis, where they will be less subject to
sudden interruption.
IL IS not possible that there are
ehough guns at the command of the
spanish to mount them in all the sand
batteries springing up, but as there is
q railway from Havana to Matanzas,
tuite close to the coast, the authori-
ives may be deluding themselves
with the idea that they can transport
neavy guns to the batteries nearest the
threatened landing point whenever
sneir watches telegraph the appear
coast.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
Deafness Cannot ne Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inhamed condition of the mu-
eous lining of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube gets inf1amed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases of of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inf1amed condition
of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free. 80
+. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
AOMIRAL MoNTEJo DEAD.
oPuiace of Manila Said to Have
A'iied the Spanish Naval Commander
When He Fled from Cavite.

LONDON May 11.-A. special from
shanghai says that it is reported there
Una. Admiral Montejo, the commander
VI the spanish fleet, who escaped from
.avi.e by running along the shore to
Manila with his two sons, was killed
oy the populace of the latter place.
IL is added that the hospital of San
Rogue, filled with Spanish soldiers.
was set on fire by shells from the Bos.
.on' and that Sisters of Charity were
Killed while removing the wounded.
Massacres are reported to have oc.
CURED outside of Manila, the insur.
gents outchering even the Spanish
women and children.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
IrCnicnl Ifs.

II manners make the man that explains
some mems undone condition.
If man is ruled by his feelings he is apt
to travel in zigzag course
II riches didn't have wings there would be
fewer flyers in the stock market.
II man could only see himself as others
see him he wouldn't say word about it.
II 4 man thinks life isn't worth living he
can very easily find a way to give it up.
III the saloons were open on election day
1t might be possible to poll full vote
If Eve hadn't been forbidden to eat that
apple the chances are it wouldn't have hap
pened.-Chicago Evening News
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
Confirmation from London,

New YORK, May ia special from
London says that a cipher dispatch re-
ceived there from Cadiz reports the re-
turn to the place last-named of four
cruisers, one torpedo boat and three
torpedo boat destroyers. comprising. it
is alleged, part of the Cape Verde
island fleet.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
Watched by spaniards.

PORT Az PRINCE, Hayti, May IL
The minister of the interior has re-
ceved a dispatch from Mole st.
Nicholas, saying two American war
ships are there, and that a Spanish yes
sci is watching outside. The announce
ments are not fully credited.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
SIMPLY A WILD GOOSE CHASE.
While Sampson Has Been Sailing to Meet
tho Cape Verde Fleet the Latter
was Returning to Cadiz.

WASHINGTON, May u.-News has just
reached the navy department that the
Spanish Cape Verde feet has arrived at
Cadiz. NA
Secretary Long has received dis
patch from the naval attache at Lon
don confirming the state departments
cable that the Spanish Cape Verde fleet
is at Cadiz. @
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13

Aliens Foot Ease, powder for the feet.
II cures painful. swollen, nervous, smarting
feet and instantly takes the sting out Of
corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Allen Foot Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot. tired, ach-
Ing feet. TN It today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13

Experienced Mothers and Nurses of our
large cities do not now dread the teethng
period OF children since they can give
Dr.. Mo6eus TEETHNIA (Ttethin0 PD,oderx. }
TEETHINA Aids Digestion, Regulates the
Bowels and makes teetbing easy and not q
period OF suffering and dread.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13

inds the insurgents growing danger
GUS 1t is added that he can not con-
troll them. nor can he enable the Span
iards to do so.
There is one japanese warship at
Manila.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
she Was surpri.~a.

Mrs. Huntley-It must have been very an.
moving to have had to appear in court
What did You do when they asked YOU to
give your age?
=, Mrs. Dustleigh-Why, gave it, of course.
my goodness! And didn't they fine YOU
for contempt" -Chicago Evening News.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
Attempted to Run the blockade.

KEY WEST, Fla, May 1.-THE Nor.
wegian steamer Bratsberg, apparently
irving to run the blockade, with cattle.
has been brought in here
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
Repartee.

II we were asked to define repartee most
Of us would say that it was the brilliant
thing. we thought of saving when the occa-
sion for saving it bad slipped away from US.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline
Great Nerve Restorer. Free % trial bottle 4
treatise. DIR. Kline. e33 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13

There never was day that did not bring
its own opportunity for doing good, that
never could have been done before, and never
can be again.--W. II. Burleigh.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
A small Prize.

AEY WEST, Fla, May 1.-THE schoon-
= fernando, captured by the Vicks-
'slS, has been brought in here.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
A Natural Erect.

"I'm good deal stuck on those Jewels
Mrs. Bongpong is wearing tonight" 81
don't wonder at it. Everybody says they
are paste. '-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13
A Round Of Pleasure,

Relle-How would you like to enjoy a cen.
fury of bliss?
Bettie-Oh. have, you know. Will and
enjoyed one last summer, on his tandem
-Yonkers Statesman
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13

Marriage is failure only to soured people
who cannot find marrying mates.-N. o.
Picayune.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13

Piso's Cure is wonderful Cough medi.
cne.-Mrs. W. Pickert, Van Siclen and
Blake AYES, Brooklyn, N. Y. Oct 26. '94.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13

To Cure = Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money if it fails to cure CSC
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-05-13

Tie pulling of sound tooth tries the
acoustics of the dental chamber.-Chicago
News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-04
COUNTY SEAT POLITICS.

No voter in Pembina ever changed his
ballot to vote against Cavalier candi-
date or one who lived in that locality be-
cause of such candidates attitude on the
county seat question.
But we do object to any candidate who
will have any official business in settling
such question if such should arise, pledg-
ing himself to Cavalier in advance, and
then come to Pembina for further assist
ance.
Pembina also declines to vote for a
man for the Legislature, who if such mat
ter should come before that body, would
Jas shown by his past record, do all he
could against our interests.
In the former case we are not certain
of the facts, though we will be before
election day; in the latter case we already
know our man, his record is in the coun.
~ books, and his name is Joseph Morri-
son. Mr. Morrison perhaps is honest
and conscientious in his beliefs, but it is
certainly a self:evident proposition that
his beliefs are Numerically opposed to
the interests Of this city-and that is
where politics" comes before party.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-04
a hearing. We could do no more.

a hearing. We could do no more. If
the voters of this county think that to
insult both the flag of friendly nation
and the flag Of this country is a recon-
mendation for the best office within
their gift and worth $1s5 a month, then
we shall do as we did with the courts,
bow to the powers that control, because
we can't help ourselves.
We also have especially opposed Mr..
Joseph Morrison. Not however for his
personal character, but for his personal
opinions as we have expressed elsewhere
in this and other issues. Mr.. Morrison,
personally, is good, law-abiding and
public spirited citizen. We believe how
ever, he is wrong politically, and his ac-
tions prove that he is not friendly to this
city or its interests.
If any, or even all, of the rest of the tu-
sion candidates for county Office should
be elected, we think the principal loss
would be to the republican party, in that
it would do much to keep our party in
the minority, in the future and the effect
would be more state and national, than
in the particular duties of the Offices
which the victors would occupy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-04

Another fool campaign yarn has been
sprung on Mr.. Quackenbush. We call
it fool yarn because if true we cannot
see that it ought to cut any figure. 1t is
that Mr.. Q. has all his worldly possess.
ions in Manitoba. 1t is founded on the
fact that Mr.. g. did go over to the Rainy
Lake country and prospected for gold
and still has few claims there, but un.
fortunately for himself and others inter.
ested with him, no gold in paying guam.
titles has yet been found in his holdings,
and very small sum of money, much
less than the expense of oflocating and
prospecting incurred, will buy Mr.. Q's
interest. Mr.. Q. has half section OF
land near near Neche which he farms,
and that is his long suit" as far as
wealth goes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-04

The opposition papers-no, only some
of them-are making dirty fight ON N
c. Young, saying that MIR. Young llad
moved to Minnesota and is not a resi-.
dent here. Of course this will have nc
effect on Pembina county people who all
know that Mr.. Young ''has been in thei,
midst" all these years. But for the sake
of fpeople in other counties, document
reciting the fact of his residence here has
been circulated during the past week and
bears the signature Of very large pro:
portion of the principal people of the
county, including very great number
of prominent populists and democrats,
who believe in fair play.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-04

We remember John Thordarson way
back in the early SOS as one of the very
first pioneers in the township of Carlisle,
and he was good man then. Honest,
industrious, intelligent and man whom
all his neighbors liked. Later he sold
out and went to Thingvalla township and
i'll the interim we have only OCCASION
ally heard of him, but always as doing
well, and branching out as business
man as we'll as farmer. And now he
has been selected as one of the candi-
dates on the republican ticket for the
legislature in the Second District, and
many old acquaintance and friends from
this corner of the county are hoping that
next Tuesday he may be successful in
his election.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-04
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

q. 8. Representative, MN johnson.
Senator'S, b. c. Hansbrough, W. n. Roach.
Governor, Frank A. Briggs.
Lieut. Governor, ]. NJ. bevine.
Secretary of State. Fred Falley.
State Treasurer, geo. e. Nichols.
State Auditor, N. D. Hannum.
Attorney General, John Cowan.
Supreme Court, Guy G. d. Corliss, Alfred
Wallin, j. III. Bartholomew.
Railroad Commissioners John F. Gibson,
Geo =. Keyes, 1: I; Walton.
g. Halland.
Commissioner Of Insurance, Fred B. Fan
cher.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor,
H. q. Thomas.
sENATORs.
First District, Judson Lam Moure. Pembina.
Second District, James Dobie, Tyner.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
First District, Alex Duncan, Bruce, ]. d.
Wallace. Drayton.
Second District, Thomas Guinan, st.
Judge Of the District Court, Seventh Ju.
dicial District, O. E. Sauter, Grafton.
Clerk of District Court, Frank A. Hart.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
States Attorney. A. L. Miller.
Sheriff. ]. e. Truemner.
Auditor, Donald Thomson.
Treasurer, Whitfield Douglas.
Register of Deeds, J. NJ. Chisholm.
Comfy Judge, e. W. COnmy.
Superintendent Of Schools, c. E. jackson.
Surveyor, f. e. Hebert.
Coroner, DR.. j. c. Sutter.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First District, F. G. Myrick, Pembina.
Second District, s. j. Sigfueson, Mountain
Third District, Geo. Taylor, Bathgate.
Fourth District, j, P. Aicks, Neche.
Fifth District, II. P. Ottem, st. Thomas.
COUNTY JUsTIC4s.
G. q. Aseelstine, Hamilton.
p. 81. Mcmillan, Hamilton.
I. e. Musssll. Drayton.
s. A. Armstrong, Bathgate.
COUNTY coNsTABLEe.
Charles Edwards, Drayton.
Andrew Darling, Crystal.
E. A. Nevers, Cavalier.
John Lindsay, st. Thomas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-04
REPUBLICAN.


and make no other mark whatever on
the ballot. A voter desiring to vote a
straight ticket this year need not spend
a moments time in the election booth
as he simply has to make one mark; and
one mark means vote for republican
United States senator and for republi-
can member of the house OF representa-
tives. AS the Chicago Inter-Ocean says,
a vote against the republican ticket this
year will be primarily vote to condemn
the conduct of the war, to discredit the
war president and the war congress, and
to repudiate the work of the army and
navy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-04

Mr.. Conmy's friends boast that he has
saved many dollars to the people for
attorneys fees. On the other hand the
people are paying him $l85 month,
with considerable accruing fees for other
"ex-officio" business-which one would
think was pretty good pay for his
charity" There's many man work.
ing ten hours day, month in and month
out, for one-sixth of that amount and
some of them would be glad to change
work with Mr.. c. even without a change
of salary, and there's lots of them could
and would do his work just as we'll as he
does-and almost any of them can write
better hand.
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The Pioneer Express.
THE OTHER FELLOWS.

So far this campaign we have said but
little about the other fellows. The rea.
sons are obvious, in most cases we have
nothing to say. With one or two ex-
ceptions they are respectable citizens,
and pleasant, decent and capable men;
and in general able to fill the offices
to which they aspire with at least rea.
sonable ability and honesty. And we
are glad that it so, because in so evenly
balanced county as this is politically,
there is possibility that some of them
may win. and it is satisfaction to know.
even by the defeated candidate, that ex-
cept for his politics, the winner is good
man for the place, and there is no par
ticular chagrin in being beaten by good
man.
We have said there are exceptions.
In the case of one of the opposition
candidate, he disgraced himself and his
party by insulting both the English and
American flag on Memorial day and as
saulting a seventeen-year old boy to 60
it. To some, this seems worthy and
: patriotic act. Others believe that the
writer planned and schemed to 'bait" a
poor, innocent victim of national pre-
judice into display of passion, and that
as father, the writer sent his son with
an English flag to shake before Mr.. Con-
my on purpose to raise that gentleman's
ire. To any one desiring to believe so
absurd and cowardly thing, argument or
denial would be useless; anyone beIiev-
ing us capable of such an act, would
certainly disbelieve our word, hence we
leave that phase of the matter to the
common sense of the people. 1t is stat
ed that this is a personal matter with the
writer. We admit it, and we think that
any other man, worthy the name Of faith
er, would consider it somewhat personal
if his boy should show him blistered,
bleeding hand and say, ''See what Judge
conmy did, tearing the American flag
from me-
But personal as this matter is to the
writer, the PIONEER EXPRESS has only
treated the incident as impersonal as to
IFS editor. Beyond simple statement
of facts at the time, as matter Of
news, this paper has said nothing:about
the incident except in answer to editori-
al expressions in other papers and al
lowed = great deal to 60 unanswered, ,un-
I'll at this time. We do not ask any vot-
%er TO vote for or against Mr.. Conmy be-
cause It was our boy that was the victim
Of his assault That is our personal a.
fair. We asked the court to settle that.
part but were denied even admission 81.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-04

The opposition papers have been
making great outcry on the change in
the place Of marking ballots, saying that
the republicans did it so that people
would make mistakes and still put the
cross to the left of the fusion candidates
and thus unwittingly vote for a repub-
lican. But we don't remember that any
paper has warned the voter from putting
the cross to the LEFTiof the republican
name as he has also been in habit Of do.
ing. The cross is to be made TO THE
RIGHT IN THE SQUARE NEXT TO THH
NAME, and this is just as true of the re.
publican column as Of the fusion column.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-11-04

VIM. ]. Watts has been clerk of the
largest township in the county for several
years and given excellent satisfaction.
1t is evident that his experience as a
township official will give good know
ledge of what the people want and need
in town and county legislation. He is a
farmer and knows what the farmers want
and need, and he is man whose reputa-
ton for honesty and intelligence is known
for the best among his own neighbors.