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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-05-12
A most important detection among the

A most important detection among the
popocratic 16 to l forces of 1896 is Mr..
Wharton Barker, editor of the Philadel-
phia American, which was generally con-
ceded to be the ablest exponent of the
silver fallacy during the campaign. Mr..
Barker is at the present time the populist
nominee for president in 1900, and has
been for nearly year. He,repudiates
free silver through his paper, the Phila-
delphia American. He holds that the
supply of gold has SO greatly increased
within the last few years that the quantity
of money is now fully equal to the pres
ent demand. He does not commend the
present system in its entirety, but simply
disapproves Bryan's idea of free coinage
at l6 to l. He favors paper money, but
will attack the trusts as his main object
and will fight Bryan and the republican
party with equal force, and Bryan's am
fbition will undoubtedly sustain serious
damage at the hands of his erstwhile
warm friend and ally.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-05-12
GIVE THEM A MARK.

We hope the government will carry
out the proposed medal system for the
late and present war. Every regular and
volunteer should be given bronze medal,
showing his company and regiment, and
on the reverse side, if he served in for
eign lands, the word "Cuba, "Porto
Rico" or philippines" Such souve-
mir, while at present would perhaps not
be valued very highly, yet as years rolled
on they would grow very precious, not
only the wearer, but to his relatives and
descendants.
Ifthe U. S. government fails to do this,
then each and every should do it for its
own volunteers. Give the boys mark.
They deserve it. and the honor that such
mark will bring them. They have dis.
tinguished themselves, they deserve {
mark of distinguishment.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-05-12
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

q. 8. Representative, B. F. spalding.
Senators, q. C. Hansbrough,P p. McCumber
Governor, B. r. Fanchier.
Lieut.. Governor, j. M. Devine.
Secretary Of State, Fred Falley.
State Treasurer, d. W. Driscoll.
State Auditor, A. N. Carlblom.
Attorney General, John Cowan.
Judges Supreme Court, N. G. Young, AL
fred Wallin, j. II. Bartholomew.
Railroad Commissioners, John Stmone,
Henry Erickson, I. =: Walton.
g. Halland.
Commissioner of Insurance, G. w. Harri-
son.
Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor,
II. U. Thomas.
First District, Judson La Moure. Pembina.
Second District, James Fuller, st. Thomas
REPRESENTATIVES.
First District, w. ]. Watt, Hyde Park,
]. ID. Wallace, DraytOn.
Second District, e. II. Restemayer, Cava-
lier, Sohn ThOrdarsOn, Hensel.
Judge Of the District Court, seyenth tia 5u'
Clerk of District Court, A. l.. Airth.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
States Attorney, w. j. Burke.
Sheriff. f. j. Farrow.
Auditor, Paul Williams
Treasurer, Robert Mcbride.
Register of Deeds, j NJ. Chisholm.
County Judge, v. Quackcnbush,
Superintendent of Schools, G. e. Jackson.
Surveyor, S. O. McGuin.
Coroner, DIR. Il, +. Erskfne.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First District, f. G. Myrlck, Pembina.
Second District, s. j. Sigfusson, Mountain
Third District, Geo. Taylor, Bathgate.
Fourth District. j. P. Hicks, Neche.
Fifth District, H. P. Ottem, st. Thomas.
COUNTY JUSTICES.
G. NJ Murphy. Neche.
j. II. JOY. Glasston.
e. H Bergman. Gardar.
E. l.. Buck, Crystal.
COUNTY CONsTABLEs.
Thos. McFadden. Neche.
G. E. Flora, Walhalla.
Mars hall Jackeou, Neche.
A. b. Follins, Crystal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-05-12

From the telegraphic news it would
seem that the back bone of the insurgent
rebellion in the Philippines was broken,
and that it would not be long before we
would have peace and our volunteer
soldiers returned home and discharged
with their full duty done, and the work
completed that they enlisted for. Per-
haps President Mckinley and his cabinet
knew and expected this state of affairs,
when they kept the volunteers few
months longer than the technical term
for which they enlisted. And not VOL
unteer who comes home under these
circumstances but will be glad he re-
manned to the finish.
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Entered at the postofhce at Psmbina as second
class mail matter. s4 sa.
The Pioneer Express.
LYNCH Law.

We have been struck by the man,
phases of criticism on lynch law by thu
newspapers, engendered by the late un
happy experiences in Georgia. Some
incline to one extreme and some to ths
other. Some look only at the innocent
victim of the lust of a brute, and other.
seem to see only the barbarisms anc
cruelties of the savage mob.
The difficulty lies in human nature
All men are brutes, but no man need be
all brute. We are all dual in nature
Every man is more or less CDR. Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde" The difference between
a man and a brute is that while both
have similar passions, man is endowed
with brain and judgment and may control
his passions, while the brute is governed
by his passions only. In the case of the
negro ravisher, and the mob, both parties
allowed their passions to run riot and
both were equally brutal.
Lynch law in itself is not necessarily
brutal. Indeed it is often just, and some
times more just than the law itself. II
seems to be right that awful crimes, and
particularly crimes against the person,
and against virtue, should receive sudden
and awful punishment. Just while the
newspapers were condemning the Geor-
gia mob, Mrs. George was acquitted of
shooting George Sexton, amid the plau-
dts ofthe same newspapers, but the
shooting Of Sexton by Mrs. George was
lynch law as much as the horrors enacted
blythe maddened Georgians;and it might
beEquite possible, that if Mrs. George
had the opp portunity, that she would have
been as cruel and savage in her revenge
as were the Others. N
53St We don't believe in lynch law at all,
only ometimes, when 4 seems necessay.
This may seem a little mixed, but we
think ,l llsl that is pretty near public opinion,
and after all the worst thing about lynch
lawis not the punishment dealt out but
the brutafizing effect on the executiuness:
fors s unit tunately, the smell 81 blood
seems olrnake5 good men but unreason.
ii Inc and savage brnte An excited mob
!. has = 4 Ao more reason 81. mercy than j u
5siroys lof stampeded 4 sxas steers.
sS | n ldo not believe that lynch law VIM
ssyes qomple etely stamped out. Men
\. wlllaos stop g rsasoni under strong 81
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Public Improvement Society

Pembina has "public improvement
society" Its object is to clean up, ane
fix up. To plant trees and shrubs, tc
paint and to build fences, to erect new
dwellings and put additions and improve
ments on old ones, and in any way make
things around town look better and be
better, more convenient, more beautiful
and more valuable. This new society
has no particular constitution and by.
laws, has no high salaried officials o,
officials Of any kind. Its membership is
free to all and there is no entrance fee
required. All that is needed is to do
something, and you are by that act,
granted all the rights, privileges and
pains OF full membership. Nobody is
sponsor, father, or mother-in-law of this
society; it owes its origin and continu-
ance to a common impulse; like Topsey,
'just growed, but at this writing it is a
good lively orphan and pretty fair
sized infant.
It IS falr to state however, that last
summer was its first year ofnominal
existence, the first new houses for sever
al years making their appearance. and
doubtless the example then set, has done
considerable to keep the ball rolling.
There is not the slightest doubt that
building, painting, cleaning up, etc. are
very much matters Of imitation and emu
lation. We do these things a great deal
because we see others at il. Men and
women are mostly satisfied If they and
their homes looks as well as their neigh.
bors. y 4, i3
Fhe reporter. having faith in this doe
Erine. started out on Monday to find out
lslas, 4 t,s most prominent members Of
y IT, pablic Improvement society were,
ll'e3| lns E| yhat rights and benefits they.
;isinae membership. The list
o'llowi ~ naeans includes all the
nssnb & ssl thss Sbciety, for ! walk
lboat y Z Z . = g iII & !! !l tllllat nearlyevery.
'cdy e.. i & u q 81 = to nssnbe esship ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-05-12
will have very commodious and beauti-
full home when completed.

will have a very commodiolls and beauti-
full home when completed.
Joseph Caron has Just completed a
comfortable home for himself and family
in the rear of the Catholic church.
The Presbyterian congregation have
purchased the lots on the corner of Sec.
ond and Stutsman Streets, and will re.
move their church building thither and
put it on high foundation with a base
ment beneath for heating apparatus.
T. r. Shaw has contracted to have the
residence owned by him near the coule
moved to the lots opposite Mrs. Ewing's
and will remodel and add to the same,
paint and paper it, for the use of H. D
Mckay and family. Mr.. Shaw also con
templates raising the roof of his home
residence on Bon Ton Avenue.
Ole Palson's new house near the NJ. E.
church is nearly finished and makes a
very nice cottage residence. 1t will be
occupied by County Treasurer Mcbride.
Register Chisholm's new house is en-
closed, and with its pretty surroundings
will make one of the most desirable
home places in the city.
Mr.. Cheney Sr. has his new house on
Stutsman Street ready for occupancy and
is painting it neatly.
Mrs. .Chas. O'Hara will paint her new
business block and residence which she
erected last year, this season.
z. F. Smith is making plans for new
model laundry building, but has not yet
decided on site. The new building
will be about 20x40 and two storys high.
Mr.. Smiths laundry business has SO in
creased that he finds it necessary to get
larger quarters and better accommoda-
tions.
Mr.. George Parker is putting a new
foundation under his house.
In addition to the above details, nearly
all the merchants express their intention
to repaint their store fronts, and there
are many minor improvements, such as
tree planting ETC., which while not of
sufficient importance to detail, yet in the
aggregate, amount to considerable.
There are also two or three enterprises
which have not yet arrived
at sufficient stage of certainty to make
public announcement, but will in all
materialize in the near future.
This much is published for imitation and
If not already a member,
will you join the society?
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here in North Dakota, here in the north
ern part of the Red River Valley, in our
own recollection, two wretches in differ
ent localities came to sudden ends at the
hands of infuriated mobs.
Some crimes seem to require such
punishment; the criminal has by his own
act placed himself beyond the pale Of
law; he deserves no pity. The saddest
thing is the brutalizing effect on the exc
cutioners.
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OFFICIAL PAPER Of CITY AND COUNTY.
TERMS, ms.oo RER ANNvM
F A. wardwell. G. G. Thompson.
wARDwELL q THOMPSON.

Tho PIONEER EXPRESS Is sent only on the d.
rect order Of snbecribers and ls continued until
The rate 81 subscription is alike % to all, $500
per year. Subscribers paying in advance have
the choice of several premium papers in addi-
ton.
.'sample" or s'msrked copies" are sent as CON-
plimentary only,s and while we desire them to be
considered as Invitations to subscribe, they will
NOT be continued except upon request.
The PIONEER EXPRESS il the best advertising
medium in the county, having more general
circulation than any other paper. Card Of rates
sent on application.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-10
RECIPROCITY WITH FRANCE
NeE"''ations Which Have Been i'm
Progress for over a Year Are
to BE Resumed

NEW YORK, March 9.-Henry Peartree
president of the American Chamber of Com-
merce In Paris, who arrived on Tuesda,.
VIII go to Washington to have an Interview
WIN JChn A kasson, the reciprocity com.
missioner. Mr.. Peartree said:
The negotiations between Mr. Kasso,
ana the French government have been car.
i'eu on Tor eighteen months, interrupted
only by the war. The plan which has hoon
discussed has been under section 4 Of thn
Dlnsley law TO arrange for the granting hv
france OF a minimum tariff on American n
GOODS, and, on the other hand, bv tho
united States, reduction of 90 per cent o,,
number of articles imported from France
heaVy increase in exports to France can
pe followed by a surprisingly largo ga,,
IN the same direction If the Americans can
consent to an arrangement in force between
france and twenty-five other nations. IN
Iact' the United States is the only great
country which does not have the advantap.
Oh frances minimum tariff a gain to er-
porters of about % per cent.
trenchmen have little idea of the varie., :,
Oh American manufacturers, and, with n
low tariff and a fulfllment of the plans nou,
pelng formed for an extensive EXHIBIT ot
our products at the coming exposition. the
possibilities of our future trade with France
would pass all conservative expectations. ."
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-10
PROFIT by LOSS.
The Bank of England Makes Money
i'm This Way.

1t is a fact, that to many minds, nc
doubt, must be very curious, that the Bank
of England has always had a pretty steady
source of profit in the loss and destruction
of its bank notes What it has gained OF
late years in this way, reports the London
Mail, we are unable to say, but during a
period of forty years preceding 1892, the
bank has made clear profit of c $3.50, 600
from outstanding paper never likely to be
presented for payment. When the destruc-
tion or the irrecoverabe loss of note can
be proved, in the event of a fire or a
wreck it can, the bank, of course, will al
ways pay the money it represents; and even
when there is doubt about it the cash is
paid on security being given for indemnify
ing the bank should the note ever be pre-
sented. The 100000 worth of paper-or
100000, as it appears to have been reduced
to-taken from PARIS bank will, therefore
not represent a loss unless the crisp little
bilets have some day to be duly honored
at the Bank of England counter. In that
case the cash paid in exchange for them
will have to come out of the Golfers of the
plundered bank.
Many years ago a bank director lost a
note for 100000. But being man of
credit, and as there was no doubt about the
loss of the bill, he gave the usual indemnity
ana got the money. Many years after, when
the man had long been dead, the paper was
presented 1t was payable on demand and
had come from abroad in the ordinary way
of business, and the sum it presented had
to be handed over, and as the indemnity
that had been given was repudiated by the
heirs of the man who had given it, and for
some reason could not be enforced the
bank on that occasion had to put $50 900
on the debit side of the account For once
in way they paid double honor to a bit
of their own paper.
There is another story of a sum of E2O,-
600 which the bank in its early days for a
short time refused to hand over in ex-
change for its own notes. They were pre-
sented by Jew, whose assertion that he
had bought them was not disputed and
whose personal integrity was above sus-
picion. They had, however undoubtedly
been stolen, and on that ground the bank
refused to pay the money. The Jew went
out into the city and began to spread it
abroad that the bank was shaky. and
couldn't cash its notes, and as he backed
his assertion by displaying his indisputable
paper, the assertion would in all probability
soon have caused run on the bank, and
in few minutes a messenger came to say
the notes would be cashed If he would pre-
sent them AGAIN
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-10
SPORTING NEWS,
Winners a. View Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, March 9.-This was the
tlghty-eighth day of the Crescent civ
Jockey clubs winter meeting. weather
clear: track fast. Sir Florian was tbe
ohE winning favorite. Summaries:
f!Fst race mile and seventy yards. salI-
ing seaport won, School Girl second. Al
lantus third. Time: l:ii4 ~
sl1Ii, second race, six and half furIongs.
Phllidias third Time: l:22la.
slhart Ih,rq race race mile and an eighth, selling;
Stsadman third. Time: 157lt
Foufth race, six furlOngs, handicap: Sir
rlorian won, Hobart second Tallahassee
third. Time: LIS.
Firth race, one mile, selling: Mouseltoff
Time l:5 van -
Sixth race. seven furlongs Ma AngeIine
Won Little Sallie second, Protus third,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-10
DEMOCRATS MAKE MYSTERY
Temporary Officers of Convention
Named, but Date of Occurrence
is Not Revealed.

DIES MONIES, March 9.-Cspecial Tele-
gram)-The democratic state central com
mittee at its meeting this afternoon selected
the following temporary officers for the next
convention: Cato Sells of Vnton, tempo
rary chairman; stephen b. Morrisey of
Harlan, temporary secretary; a. l.. Sartor
of Mason City, temporary reading CLERK.
The committe decided to hold the conven-
tion in this city, but did not fix the date.
There was somewhat Of an air Of mystery
about leaving the date open and the mem
bers were not inclined to talk. but it was
finally discovered that Chairman Townsend
and George A. Huffman, the latter being the
committeeman from this district, were ap-
pointed to confer with the populist and free
silver republican leaders so that another
triple convention may be held on the same
day and fusion once more accomplished. 1t
seems as If their preliminary talk the first
OF the week about inviting all democrats, ir-
respective of their ideas on the money Ques-
tion to attend was all bluff and that IL the
necessary arrangements can be made with
the other party leaders, the democrats will
head the fusion ticket again his TALL.
Mrs. Ann Hughes and her granddaughter,
Elizabeth Hughes, were nearly asphyxiated
last night by escaping gas and Mrs. Hughes
still lies dangerously i'll. The gas came
from hard coal stove, which had not been
properly closed. The child will recover, but
there is doubt about Mrs Hughes.
{. IL. Alexander and NJ. ID. L. Jordan
or Dallas, Tex, are in the city and 1t Is
reported that deal has been nearly con-
summated for trading the Dallas street rail-
way for several business blocks in this
city owned by Garret Van Ginkel.
Adjutant General Byers today issued a
call for the election of officers in the new
Fiftieth Iowa to take place at the company
stations on March 90. Adjutant General
Byers commenced the organization of the
new Fifty-second Iowa this evening by mus
tering In the company at Perry Tomorrow
he goes to Sioux City to muster in two new
companies there.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-10
A MATTER or DOUBT.
II Was Hard to Tell whose Funeral
II woutd nc.

II was a hot day on the mountain road
and | had stopped at a spring by the way.
side TO let my horse have a drink and tC
get one for myself, says a writer In tn,
Washington Post As | sat enjoying the
shade and the scenery sweeping out across
the valley below me, mountaineer on a
mule, with n Winchester thrown across hi.
saddle-horn, rode UP and stopped to let his
"critter beast have some water We
passed the time of day and as he seemed
to be in no especial hurry | began to ask
him few questions, including one about
one of the peculiar mountain cemeteries
had seen about a mile farther back
II wuz jst a-goin' thar myself" he said
whats going on?" l inquired "A
funeral?"
ooh, no; not as l knows of. We do most
NV our buryin' on Sundays"
commented upon this and passed on ia
the subject of a store | had seen about
half mile further along than the
graveyard.
ITS Parishs,' he said. "Purty nice
store fer the mountains. too don't you
reckon?"
Excellent. but / didn't have time to ex-
anime it very closely. There was drunken
fellow out in front swinging gun and
making himself so disagreeable that l got
away as soon as could"
The mountaineer's face lighted up at my
Information.
What kind NV a lookn' Teller wuz he?'
he asked. Mighty long in the couplin',
with red whiskers onto his chin and only
one eye?"
THAT was the man, presume, at least,
that describes him. l heard some one call
him Jim
THAT'S him, shore" said my friend jerk
ing his mules head up out of the grass by
the roadside and stfening up in the sad
die. ~ said minute ago." he went on,
that thar wusn't no funeral goin' on at
the graveyard, but thar's likely to be one
eff somepin' don't happen to the contrary.
Air you goin' on over the mountain"
l said l was.
We'll" he said moving off down the
mountain, "you stop at the fust house at
the head OF the branch and tell somebody
that Jim Anglin is down at Parish's
drunk, an I'm headn' ords him. They'll
know the rest. Goodbye, thar amt no
telln' whose funeral it's goin' to be, fer
Jim amt no slouch in settlement NV the
kind that's got ter be betwixt me an him
fer the six hogs NV mine he's shot out of
the woods, jst fer spite
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-10
HELD UP NEAR FORT RILEY.
Practice for Four Officers who Have
Since Started for ManiIn.

c,,,.,, oaoor. ,rho Ioft Nou, yorly for
seven o'.' "No lel' Nv" -,
Mania ABOUT ten DAYS ago were neio up anu
robbed few days before they lett Fort
Riley. Kan, for New York City. The story
of it was told Sun reporter by a Nashville
Tenn, man, who at the outbreak of the war
with Spain, got a quartermasters appoint
ment in the regular army through the in
fluence of Congressman Grosvenor OF ONO.
1T was one night during the cool spell in
Kansas" said the quartermaster, that six
other officers and myself decided to go to
town, six miles away to see show we had
heard a good deal about The snow was very
deep and more was falling, and so we decided
to hitch four mules to an ambulance and go
in that. We had gone about half way to town
when the driver stopped the mules and told
us there was man lying out in the road
ahead of us. We thought, of course, the
man was a soldier-a picket or straggler
from the fort, overcome by the cold. and
we all got out to go to his rescue. We had
scarcely stepped out OF the ambulance before
a pistol was thrust in the face of each officer
and we were ordered to throw up our hands.
The order was obeyed. An artillery colonel
distinguished for his bravery, lowered one
hand to rub his eye which had got full OF
smoke from his cigar, and his temporary
superior in command fired pistol so close