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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
Frozs Her Neighbour In.

Reading (Penn.) Cor. New York
Sun: Mrs. Michael Marsunek was TAX
en- into custody today by Constable
Wise on the charge Of freezing in her
neighbor, Mrs. John Nestle. The al
legation is that when the thermometer
was 10 degrees below zero, before the
Nestles were out Of bed, Mrs. Marsunek
came into the back yard from her own
and dashed water against the kitchen
door. The water froze. A number Of
buckets of water are alleged to have
been poured on the door until a coat
ing of ice froze the door tight shut.
The same thing was done to the front
door, the water having been carried
out through the alley way. When the
Nestles wanted to get into their back
yard it was impossible to open the
kitchen door. Then the butcher came.
and they could not get out the front
door. A Ratchet was passed out the
front window and the ice was chopped
away. The kitchen door was opened
in the same way.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
A Spelling Lesson.

A good story is told of Rev. otti-
we'll Wood. a celebrated English,
preacher. Mr.. Wood had to appear as
a witness in North Country Assize
Court, and was asked and gave his
name in due course.
WHAT" asked the Judge, peevishly,
being rather deaf. Mr.. Wood repeated
his. answer.
Cant hear you; spell it out"
snapped the Judge.
20. double T, 1, double U, E, double
L, double U, double o, D."
The Judge threw down his pen in
despair. This is even q more remark
able name thsx that Of the late Adj
miral w. w. Wood, which the cadets
at the Annapolis Naval Academy, whom
he was an instructor in mathematics
there, always wrote Nv cube, o square,
D."-Buffalo Commercial.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
FOR NAVAL MILITIA.
Auxiliary Cruiser Prairie VIII BE
Devoted to Practice Cruising.

Auxiliary Cruiser Prairie VIII BE
Devoted to Practice Cruising.
Washington, March 1S. - The navy
department has announced the timer
airy of the auxiliary cruiser Prairie,
which will be devoted this summer to
actual practice cruising for the benefit
of the naval militia off the Atlantic
coast states. The cruise will COM
mence at New Orleans April 10. end
ing at Massachusetts about Oct. /,
giving the naval militia Of each of the
coast states full week of actual sea
drill. This is the first time that the
department has been able to devote a
vessel exclusively to use of the militia,
and is considered the greatest aid to
this branch Of the service that has
ever been attempted.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
THE POPE's CONDITION.
Rome Newspapers Lay Stress on
Wcnkneas

Rome Newspapers Lay Stress ON His
Weakness.
Rome. March 19.-The newspapers
Fanfulla and Opinione continue in
their reports Of the pope's condition to
lay stress upon his weakness. The
Vatican functionaries, however, deny
that there is any cause for alarm, and
says that his holiness walks about in
his room and occupied himself in ar
ranging a small library and some pic.
lures in his study. Prof. Mazzoni and
DR.. Lapponi, his medical advisers.
visited him, the former changing the
tight bandage that protects the wound.
The pope conversed with them, and on
leaving they declared themselves sat
isded with his general condition.
Another Operation.
Paris, March 19-The Rome core.
spordent Of the Figaro says the pope's
physicians have decided upon another
operation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
NEGROES SHOT ny MASKED MEN.
a Mob storms the jail ut PSlmetto
Georgia.

a Mob storms the Jail ut Palmetto
Georgia.
Palmetto, Ga, March I8.-A mob OF
masked men stormed the little house
doing service as Il Jail here at an early
hour and shot nine negroes. Four
were killed outright and the other five
We're badly wounded. The negroes
were held for burning tire town. three
fires since Jan. having nearly COM
pletely destroyed it.
The mob rode into the town about
o'clock. The little huse which was be-
Ing used as q jail since the fire was
near the center of the town. The
guard was called upon to turn over
the nine negroes held there for trial
,, on the charge Of arson. He refused
and awakened his assistants. They
were quickly overpowered, however,
and with rush the Whitecaps made
for the prisoners, who had been
awakened by the noise outside. They
began begging for mercy but were
shot down quickly.
The greatest excitement prevails.
Nearly everybody was aroused by the
shooting and spent the remainder of
the night on the street. An outbreak
on the part Of the negroes of the VI
entity is feared. There are many
threats to avenge the shooting Of the
members Of their race.
The Capital City guards arrived and
were put on patrol duty in different
parts Of the town. The citizens are
apprehensive Of an uprising Of negroes
in an effort to have revenge.
Atlanta, Ga, March 1S-Gov. Cand-
Ter has issued proclamation Offering
a reward Of $500 for the apprehension
and delivery Of the first member Of the
mob, and further reward of $500 for
each additional person implicated in
the killing of the four negroes at Pal.
metto. The governor said: 81 regard
the outrage as simply inexcusable.
These men had been arrested, as am
Informed, and proof was at hand to
convict them. The law was amply
able to punish them"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
Samnson,s. Movementn,

Washington, March 10. - Admiral
Sampson reported by cable from Porto
Cortez. Honduras. that he had sailed
last night with the flagship New York
and Brooklyn for Caimenera. where
they would be joined by the Texas,
Indiana, Detroit and Marblehead,
making up a full squadron. and go
southwark for drill Good results are
expected to follow the visit of the
New York and Brooklyn to Porto Cor
tez, in the matter of effecting a settle
ment of the Pears case.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
PEACE TREATY IS RATIFIED.
Queen Regent of Spain ARxes Hel
Signature.

Queen Regent of Spain Afhxes Her
Signature.
Madrid, March 19-'Fhe queen regent
has signed the treaty OF peace between
Spain and the United States.
After considerable discussion, the
new Spanish government abandoned
the idea of again submitting the peace
treaty to the cortes and decided to
have it ratified by the queen regent.
The queen has signed the DEGREES
dissolving the cortes, convoking the
new parliament and authorizing the
payment of arrears of pay to repatri-
ated troops
The signed treaty will be forwarded
to the French ambassador ut Washing
ton, NJ. Jules Cambon, for exchange
with the one signed by President Nc
Kinley. No decree on the subject will
be published in the Official Gazette.
Washington, March 10. - The first
news of the signature of the peace
treaty by the queen regent of Spain
was conveyed to Secretary Hay and
the officials of the administration
through the exclusive bulletin of the
Associated Press. The secretary was
naturally gratified at the action, which
he had expected would follow the
course of the cortes. The action makes
it possible to exchange the ratification
and thus complete the treaty within
the time set by the treaty itself as the
maximum. The protocol was signed
Aug. ID last at the White House by
the president and Ambassador Cam
bon: Dec. 10 the treaty was signed at
Paris by the commissioners; Feb, 6 it
was ratified by the United States SEN
ate after memorable struggle; Feb.
10 the president gave 1t his signature,
and now, seven months and four days
after the signing of the protocol, the
Spanish queen regent gave her formal
assent and signature.
Official news of the action at Madrid
was not conveyed to the state depart
ment before the close Of the depart
ment for the day. M. Cambon called
at the department. about $50 o'clock,
and in the absence Of Secretary Hay
called upon Assistant Secretary Hill.
He told the latter that he believed the
treaty had been signed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24

rid Of one Of the xreatest and com.
monest Of all the eyesofes Of our SPELL
ing. For surely it is an syesore, though
habit may render ,:s inssnsible to it.
to use such numbering mass Of let
tefs as called and stepped for the
sake of designating sounds exactly
analogous to those expressed by bald
and 'weDt.'"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
MORE PRISONERS TAKEN.

A Washington Regiment Gathers In
$50 Near Taguig.
Manila, March 19.-Company G., of
the Washington regiment. has cap
tured $50 additional prisoners near
Taguig, and also seized some ammunt-
ton. Most of the natives arms were
hidden or thrown into the river. The
engineers threw a temporary bridge
across the Pasig river for the artillery
and commissary trains. The Twenti-
eth regiment will return from the
front to-day.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
FIVE MEN KILLED.

Result of an Election Row at Hot
Springs.
Hot Springs, Ark, March IS. - A
shooting occurred here at $50 yester-
day afternoon which resulted in the
death of five men and the serious
wounding of one man. The shooting
grew out Of the mayoralty contest uD-
der way here.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
Trasedy at skaeuay,

Seattle, Wash, March 1S.-A special
from Skaguay, Alaska, says: On Sat
urday Thomas Dugan, a barber, shot
and fatally wounded William NJ. Ray,
a machinist, and then blew his own
brains out.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
Carrfed Away bx lttgh Water,

Omaha, Neb., March Is. = Seven
spans of the bridge at kearney were
carried away by high water in the
Plat river. A large force Is at work
trying to protect the rest Of the struc-
ture, which is 1900 feet long. A
heavy ice gorge has formed at Elmfra,
seven miles west Of Kearney and
threatens the bridge at that point.
Much property at Fremont Is threat
ened with destruction. Dynamite Is
being used to blast out the ice.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
MANY LIVES
WERE LOST
AWFUL CALAMITY. ATTENDS A. M.
TEL FIRE IN NEW YORK.

Windsor Hotel Completely De-
stroyed by Fire-Flames Spread
SO Rapidly That Many Peop1.
Were Cut on From Escape-rrom
Ten to Fifteen Lives Lost and
About Forty Person. Injured I'm
Jumping From windows-wi1a
scenes Of Excitement Within ann
Without the Building-1t VIII Re
Some Time Before n Complete
List Of Casualties Ii Known.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
GOLD HUTCH" IS DEAD.
Former Great Chicago Speculation
Dies of Heart Failure.

Dies of Heart Failure.
Chicago, March IS. - Benjamin r.
Hutchinson, the former board of trade
operator and packer, died of heart
failure at $50 o'clock last evening at
the Lakeside sanitarium, Lake Cen
eva, Wis. He was seventy years old.
The remains will be brought to Chi
cago for burial. Mr.. Hutchinson's
health began to fail rapidly three years
ago, and during the last two years he
has been at the sanitarium where he
died.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
A MOSQUITO FLEET.
One 10 Now Being Formed for the
Philippines.

Washington, March 10. - The navy
department is taking steps toward
the formation of mosquito feet for
the Philippines. The conditions now
prevailing at Luzon indicate that for a
long time it will be necessary to main
tain strict police Of the coast and in
land waters. For the inland work
especially the department will need
some very light-draft boats. For this
work the big ocean tugh that formed
the mosquito fleet that operated
around Cuba during the blockade,
and Of which the government has Il
number, are now being looked over
with view to just this service.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
How Ens,ana s..s %.

Our British cousins have some queer
notions about our customs and man
ners. Here 10 q sample. clipped rom
a recent issue Of q London paper: The
Americans. business-liks a1A prasti-
cal, have reduced present-giving -
the minimum of simplicity. On bixt1-
days and other festive occasions he
heads of rich families merely hand 70
each of their relations alp ot paDQ
lin which you read Good for q hak C0r =
dress, or any other article the roclDosaf
wants), at such and such . plaza ThlD
is signed like check, and there u
trouble ends until the bill comea ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
Attem.,p,,ltled suicide.

Cincinnati, Ohio, March 19.-Abra.
ham Moses, reported to be banker at
Natchez Miss, also operating at New
Orleans as q cotton broker and here
as broker, attempted suicide and
will likely die.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
Six Men Freeze to Deatl

Seattle, Wash. March Is. = The
steamer Excelsior. Just arrived from
the mouth of Copper river, Alaska,
brings news Of the freezing to death
Of six men on Valdez glacier about
the first of March.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
QUEEN REGENT WILL SIGN

Signature To-day.
Madrid, March 1S.-The queen re-
gent will sign the ratification Of the
peace treaty.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
no ID Mu.tered Ont.

Washington, March 19-Four COM
panies Of the Second volunteer engi-
neers, now at Honolulu, have been or
dered to San Francisco to be mus
tered out OF the service.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
Jeb for Gen. Lone Reico.

Havana, March 10. - Gov. Gen.
Brooke will appoint Gen. Lope Reico..
who, with his troops, laid down arms
last December. to the post OF civil.
governor Of the province Of Puerto
Principe.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
POPE WEAKENING.

Indications That the Pontin's End
Cannot Be Far on.
Rome, March IS. - The Messagero
says the pope shows signs of increas-
ing weakness, and that his physicians
are very watchful.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
SOME NEW TRUSTS.

Figures That Should Mako Poor People
Think.
The new trusts established in 1898
would fill columns Of this paper. All
over the country the big manufactur-
ers. street railroad owners, lighting
and power companies, etc., have been
whipped into gigantic corpoBations.t the
combined capital Of which foots up to
the enormous figure Of $685., 1851, 800
almost an even billion. Among the
!; biggest trusts the following can be
named:
American Linseed Oil Co.'S 1Gs750,8oo
American Potteries Co... 13,5OO,00
American Steel and Wire
Co-~----.. -..... .... 100000
American Tin Plate Co... $4,000, 600
Boston Fruit Co. 10000 900
Ressemer Ore Assn ....... 10000, 900
Broom Manufacturers ..... 10000, 900
Cambria Steel Co.......... 100000
Cast Iron Pipe ......... $4,000, 900
Continental Tobacco Co... 3O,O0O;0OO
Consolidated Gas, New York 36,730,000
Consolidated Traction Co.,
New Jersey ............. $4,000, 900
Continental Cracker Co... 100000
Federal Steel Co... 10000. 100.000.0oo
Fire Clay Sewer Pipe. ..... 10000, 900
Hawaiian Com. Sugar Co.. 10000, 900
International Paper Co... 13,040, 900
international Silver Co... 100000
Knit Goods Co... --...... 100000
Kings Co. Traction Co... $4,000, 900,
Met. st. Railway, N. 1000. 10000, 900
Milwaukee Electric Ry. and
Light 500. ........ ..... 100000
New Amsterdam Gas Co.. $4,000, 900
NJ. Y. Gas and Electric
Light ...,,....... .-.-...... 25,ooo.0oo
National Mirror Mnfs. $1,000, 900
Pacific States Tel. Co... 10000. 900
Penn Light and Power Co. 5000, 900
Peoples Gas Light and
Coke. Chicago ...... 3O,0O0,000
Print Cloth Pool ........ $4,000, 900
River Co-operatives' Co... 11,OOO,0 900
Rubber Goods Mfrs ..... 100000
Sash and Door Combine. 10000, 900
Standard Distilling Coco. 100000
U. S. Biscuit Co...... 10000, 900
Writing Paper Mfrs. 10000, 900
The beef trust, 10000 capital.
and the Standard Oil trust monopoly,
$10O,000,O00, existed before 1898; also
the sugar trust, SIS, 000, 900.
In the list Of trusts formed last year
there are companies that produce the
following necessaries Of life:
Hay, fish, rubber, candy, lamp CHM
neys. linseed' oil, thread, snufi, shin
giles. mattresses, pottery, steel wire.
canned goods, needles. ice, ice cream,
cameras, lumber. beer. whisky, scissors
and shears, starch, envelopes. While
since Jan. 1, this year, prunes have
been added to the list and bananas are
threatened.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
F,overa.

Flowers are the beautiful hiars.
glyphics Of nature, with which she ~
dtcates how much shs loves us.-Hx
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-24
s1ED1LL IS DEAD.

Demise in Texas of the Chicago
Tribune Proprietor.
Chicago. March 1S.-Word has been
received here from San Antonio, lex,
that Joseph Medill, proprietor of the
Chicago Tribune, is dead there.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-26

file Hossfeld. Sunday school $50 a, m
All cordially invited.
Emporia Avenue VI. z. church. W. "
! Burns pastor. Sunday school at $40 g. m,
DR.. A. D. Jones, superintendent AT II
o'clock the pastor will preach to the young
people and children. Epworth League de-
| votional meeting Is held at $50 p. m. Sub
| ject, True Penitence." Leader C. H.
Matthias. At 1870 the Sunday school will
| give It's annual missionary concert TO
which all are most cordially invited.
Rev. George S. Cole, D. D., Of Los An
| geles. Cal, viii speak at the Y. NJ. c. A.
rooms. Subject: Selling Ones Birth
| right" Doctor Cole is an enthusiastic Y.
NJ c. A. man, having been closely iden-
titled with the work at Los Angeles. None
can afford miss nearing him. Special mu-
sic by the Y. NJ. c. A. orchestra, which
has been recently organized.
The services a tSt Johns Episcopal
church for the last week in Lent will be
as follows:
Tuesday. 4:3O p. m.
Wednesday, 1870 a. m. and 4:so D. m.
Thursday, 4:3O p. m.
"
All are cordially invited to come to these
short and interesting services.
The special music this morning at the
First Presbyterian church Will be a. fol-
lows: Solo and quartette, Come Unto
Me-" by Blumenschein, and Heaven is
My Home" by Lynes. At the evening
services Mr. McClung and Quartette will
sing an arrangement f"The Palms." by
faWei, and for offertory Mrs. Higginson
and Miss Gallagher will sing IN His
Hand are all the Corners Of the Earth.
Reformed church, South Topeka avenue
and Lewis street Services by the pastor.
Rev. Bruce Griffith, at II a. m. and 40
P. m. Subject OF morning discourse: ."Thv
King Cometh Unto Thee" Evening dis
course for young people: THE Curse Of
Jselessness." Softly Now the Light of
Day viii be sung by chorus choir. Sum-
cay school at 9:45 a. m. Young Peoples
society at $50 p. m. Everybody cordially
invited TO all these services.
Today at the First Baptist church thu
pastor c H. Wareham. will preach at II
a. m. Sunday school will conevne AZ 10
a. m underline care of the superirtend-
eht' !. +. Sherman The B. Y. P. L. VIII
meet at $50 p. m. An account Of tbe
work Of the National Childrens' Home
Finder Will be given at 7:SO p. m. by its
wichita representative. Midweek Rib,A
class on Thursday at $50 p. N. PRAYER
meeting Thursday at 80 p. m. All ara
most cardiaily invited.
German Methodist church, corner East
First street and Emporia avenue. Services
at lo:45 a. m. Subject: The Title on the
Cross And 80 p. n. subject: The
Sermon of the Unfruitful Fig Tree" Ser
wees every nihgt this week except Satur.
day. Next Sunday viii be missionary dav
Tor Sunday school and the congregation.
with appropriate missionary and Easter
services. Our German speaking friends
are cordially invited and made welcome in
all our meetings. Henry Bruins. pastor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-26
COMING LOCAL EVENTS

The DemOss concert viii be held at the
. First Presbyterian church, April 4.
The Central Labor Union will meet at
go this afternoon. over S14 North Main
/ street.
/ The First German Ladies' Aid society
will meet next Thursday at the home OF
/ Mrs. Idle, 133 North Ohio avenue.
/ The board Of directors of the State Fair
/ association are requested to meet at the
/ associations rooms Tuesday afternoon at
. o'clock.
4 The laborers without trades will meet at
/ 10 South Lawrence avenue Tuesday even
/ ing at o'clock. Business Of Importance
viii be attended to.
The Carl Marx club will meet for a chap
ter study in Library hal at p. N. Free
to all. All who favor a new free hall will
come at the same time.
Special meeting Of IVY Leaf Chapter No.
+ Is, O. T. S, Monday evening, March o.
for comforting Of degrees. BY request Of
the grand matron. 7:30 P. m.
The ladies taking part in the carnival at
the Auditorium March % and 30. are re-
quested to meet at the Auditorium Mon
day evening at 7:30 for rehearsal
The Ladies Aid society of the Reformed
church viii hold their annual Easter sale
next Friday and Saturday at Cannes
drug store.
The Thursday Afternoon Cooking club
will be entertained by Mrs. Garst, S34
North Market street. March 80. "Batters'
will be the subject.
Miss Mildred Glover, daughter of Lyman
B. Glover. dramatic editor the Times-Her-
aid, Chicago. is visiting her aunts Mrs.
z. Higginson and Mrs. Mitchell, at sos
South Seneca, West Side.
It is earnestly requested that the Parish
Aid Chapter meet al St. Johns church on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock on bust
ness Of Importance. Mrs. Frank Wood,
President.
Harmony council No. 123 will give lit
erary and msuical entertainment at their
hail. 400 East Douglas avenue, Monday
evening, March p. followed by refresh
ments. for wsich a small fee will be
charged.
There will be an important meeting of
the Young Peoples Chapter on Monday
afternoon, at the home of Mrs. Creditor,
S'1 North Topeka avenue, at 2:30 o'clock.
Every member is urged to come and bring
their thimble.
The ladies Of the First Methodist church
viii have an Easter sale on Saturday,
April !, at George lines & Co.'S dry goods
store. You can buy your cakes. break
cookies. doughnuts, homemade candy
and flowers for Easter A speciality will
be made Of Easter eggs. Decorated eggs
and co-ored eggs may be procured here
without the trouble OF doing the work at
homo