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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
FIREMAN WILL DIE.


Waterloo, Iowa. Feb. 10.-During a
heavy fog two Chicago. Milwaukee u
st. Paul trains had disastrous wreck
near Doran junction. 1t was a head
end collision between a west-bound
passenger train and an east-bound
freight. Both trains were complete
wrecks. Frank Hubel, fireman Of the
passenger train, was buried under the
coal tender and was not found for an
hour. His injuries are fatal The
baggagenan and postal clerk were
both seriously injured. A number of
passengers were badly scratched and
bruised.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
Cat.rrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat Of the disease. Catarrh is q
blood or constitutional disease. and in order 70
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts
directly on tho blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not Q quack medicine.
in this country for years. and is regular pre-
scriptton. It is composed OF the best tonics
known, combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces The
perfect combination Of the two Ingredients Is
what produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo, O
Sold by druggists price 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
GERMANY WILL 1,ArIFY.

The Samoan Treaty Sure Of Favor
There.
Washington, Feb. 10. Assurances
have reached the state department
from the German government that the
Samoan treaty, which was ratified by
the United States senate about g. week
ago, will receive the ratification of the
bundesrath and the reichstag within a
week. There is said to be, practically
no opposition to the treaty in the Ger
man legislative branch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
Nicnrnsuan. win Resist.

Kingston, JAM, Feb. 1O.-Accorling
to mail advices from Blue1iclds, re-
ceived yesterday, popular excitement
in Nicaragua is increasing against the
urgency Of Norway in demanding a
settlement of the claims growing out
of the alleged i'll treatment of Nor
wegians by the Nicaraguan govern
lnent during the Reyes rebellion last
spring. It is believed that President
Zeleya intends Ito resist the payment
of the indemnity and that he is occupy.
ing strategic points along the coast
with Nicaraguan troops.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.

The United States contains 81 milk
condensing factories.
Gasoline was sponsible for 1856 fires
in Chicago during 1899.
The girl who talks with her eye
brows cultivates wrinkles.
Turkish women are legally marri-
ageable at the age of nine.
Two parts Of sweet oil and one OF
water will relieve sunburn.
Don't FUSS too much over children.
Let them amuse themselves.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
Hangcd tor pIur,ler,

Charlotte,- n. c., Feb. 1O.-William
Truesdale, colored, was hanged here
Yesterday for the murder of Ills sweet
heart year ago. He had to he taken
to the scaffold. being overcome with
fright. He protested his innocence to
the last.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
No Wonder,

Deacon Wright was sorry could
not go to the prayer meeting last even
ing. Did you have good meeting?
Deacon Goode-A beautiful meeting.
1t seemed like foretaste Of heaven
or it did until Brother Smith and
Brother Brown began to argue about
the beginning of the twentieth cent
ury. am sorry to say that from that
time on it looked more like q ward
caucus than a prayer meeting.-Boston
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
The Old MINI. oucrx.

$50 you want to marry my daugh-
ter?"
eyes, sir"
"Do you smoke?"
mo, Sir"
'srake her! I've married off six
daughters, and all their husbands have
a particular fondness for my brand of
cigars. You're a velty."-Syracuse
Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

The man a woman is in love With iass
always hero. even If he is cross-eyed.
No woman can make man weak;
who cannot first make him think ~
is strong.
When woman argues politics Il ~
minds you Of an old bachelor trying nv
tell cute baby story. 81 Az
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
Ern. Get. the Dccl.,on,

Chicago, Feb. TO-, A decision on
points at the the end of the six rounds
was the best Frank Erne, the light
weight champion, could do with '.Chi.
cago" Jack DAILY in the fight at the
Fort Dearborn Athletic club.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
TRIBUTE TO A HERO
GEN. LAwTON,s REMAINS LAID TO
REST AT ARLINGTON. ~

Sorrow OF the Whole People Ex-
pressed In the Impressive Ccre-
monies at the National Cemetery
President nnd Cabinet, High
Army and Navy Officers und Dis
tinEuished Statesmen Pay q
Token of Respect to the Memory
of the Nations IIero-presislcnt
STRIKER Delivers nn Eloquent
Funeral Grafton.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
Thrown out Of Work.

Shamokin. Pa. Feb. 1O.-Four thou
sand men and boys We're thrown out of
work yesterday by the collieries of the
Mineral and United Coal compa mics
being closed down owing to scarcity Of
cars. Work will soon he resumed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
Uncle Has 1t.

Miss Roxy-Where's the umbrella I
gave you?
Gayboy (her fiance)-That is 1t.
Miss Roxy-Nonsense! The one I
gave you had a heavy silver handle
That has no handle at all.
Gayboy-Well-er-y you do
not put the handle up for the rain; i
er-put that up for the dust.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
colored nan Jerked Hene

Colored Man Jerked Hence.
Philadelphia. Feb. 1O.-Phil Stairs,
colored, who, with George Weeks, on
Christmas day. 1903, murdered Mrs.
Alice Grey, was hanged yesterday.
Weeks will be executed next Thursday.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
suicide Of w. II. 1<napp.

Chicago. Feb. 10. William Moore
Knapp. registered at the Hotel Grace
from Milwaukee. committed suicide in
his room ut the hotel. He is believed
to have been travelling salesman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
OLDEST MANN AMERICA
ellis How He Escaped the Tenors of Many Whit
by Using Peruna.

Isaac Brock, q citizen Of McLennan
county, texas, has lived III years.
He now lives with his sOn-in.Law af
Valley Mills, Texas.
In speaking of his good health and
extreme old age, Mr.. Brock says:
s:Affer a man has lived in the
world as long as I have, he ought
to have found out a great many
things by experience.
zone of the things have found
out to my entire satisfaction is the
proper remedy for ailments that
are due directly to the effects Of
the climate.
"During my long life I have
known a great many remedies for
coughs, colds, cafarrh and diar-
rhoea. had always supposed
these affections to be different dis
eases, but in rearing DR.. Hart
mans books have found cut that
these affections are the same and
that they are properly called ca
tarrh.
81 had several long sieges with
the grip. At first I did not know
that Peruna was remedy for this
disease. When I heard that Ia
grippe was epidemic catarrh, I
tried Peruna for Ia grippe and
found it to be Just the thing.
GAS for DR.. Harfman's remedy.
Pe-ru-na, I have found it to be the
best, If not the only, reliable REM
e6y for these affections. 1t has
been my standby for many years,
and Iaffribu:e my good health and
extreme old age to this remedy.
Very truly yours,
M,1 @eN
For a free book on cafarrh. address
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus.
Ohio.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
The Senate.

Washington. Feb. S.-A lively tilt be-
tween Mr.. Depew Of New York and
Mr.. Pett:grew was the feature in the
early proceedings of the senate yes
terday Mr.. Depew read letter from
President Schurman. Of the Philippine
commission. fatty contradicting state
ments made by Mr.. Pettigrew in a
speech several days ago and then COM
,nented caustically upon the methods
OF the South Dakota senator in tradic-
ing the evidence Of such men as Presi-
dent Sclluriuan and Admiral Dewey
Though the statements of AguinaldO.
Mr.. Pcttigrew replied sharply. repeat
ing much that he has said heretofore.
but principally rciterating the state
ments which had called forth the de-
malls of both President Schurman and
Admiral Dewey. Discussion of the
financial bill was then resumed,
speeches being made by Mr.. Turner of
washington, Mr.. Bate of Tennessee
and Mr.. Allen of Nebraska, all in OPP
position to the pending measure.
The House.
The house finished the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill yester-
day, passing 1t substantially as 1t camc
from the committee. There was some
discussion Of the Philippine question
and the war situation in South Africa.
the principal feature being the speech
OF Mr.. Shafortil in favor Of mediation
In the British Boer war under the pro.
visions Of The Hague trenty. The
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
The Senate.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Gallery
OF Louisiana, in discussion OF the
Philippine question in the senate yes.
1rrday broke new ground i'll develop
ing his position as an anti-eXpansion-
ISL LII response to a question as to
what. in the present circumstances, he
would do with the Filipinos, he said,
with Characteristic courage Of convic-
ton: ''Tuln them loose as soon as we
can get rid Of them. That would be
better for them and infinitely better
for u.s." MIR. Caffery's argument was
mainly discussion of the constitu-
tional question. He maintained that
the constitution extends absolutely
over the Filipinos, and that they are
entitled to all the rights and privileges
Of citizens of the United States guar
:ln,ced by the constitution.
The senate in executive session rati-
fled The Hague peace treaty, also the
cxtradtion treaty with Argentine Re-
public. Both were adopted without
objection or division.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
The Senate.

Washington, Feb. Until the finan-
Gal measure now pending before the
senate is disposed of finally it will lie
considered by the senate each legis-
lAtiyc session to the exclusion of all
but purely routine business. This de-
,cisiOn will have the effect of cutting
off debate on the Philippine question
and other matters except by unan>
nous consent, unless senators choose
to discuss other matters in the time
they devote to the financial bill. Mr..
Gallery spoke OH the Philippine ques.
ton, holding the United States should
restore the status quo and then confer
independence OH tie Filipinos. Mr..
Butler of North Carolina discussed ut
length tho proposed amendment to the
constitution OF North Carolina in an
swcr to speeches delivered by Senators
McEncry and Money.
The House.
The Philippine question again occu.
pictl the attention Of the house yestcr-
day with Il slight depression concern
in" the war in South Africa. The
feature Of the debate was the speech
of Mr.. Williams of Mississippi, who
presented an argument against tho an
rexation of the Philippines which at
tracted much attention. 1t was de-
voted almost entirely to the CONNER
...ial aspects Of the acquisition. holding
that the absorption of the islands
would be ultimately ruinous to the
American producers of cotton, rice. to-
~bacco, hemp aud sugar. Mr.. Morris Of
Minnesota made an exhaustive legal
argument i'll support of the right to
hold and govern the islands The
other speakers were Messrs. Gibson Of
Tennessee, w. A. and H. Z. Smith of
Michigan. Cochran of Missouri and
Neville of Nebraska. The general de-
bate Oh the diplomatic bill closed yes
,erdny and to-day it will be taken up
for amendment under the tlve-minute
rule.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-02-16
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RESUME OF THE
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The Senate.
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AuG senate.
washington. Feb. g. An effort by
senator Pettigrew to discuss the Phil.
1prine question in the senate Yesterday
was OF no avail, as he Was met by Il
point of order which took him from
inc hoor. He had gotten only SO far
as To charge that the great journals of
the country would not publish the
facts concerning the Philippine war.
Subsequently he offered another reso.
luton on which he will speak next
week. Senator Allen of Nebraska con
Guided his speech in arraignmcnt of
Secretary Gage because of his trans.
actions with the National City Bank of
New York. He had previously intro.
'duced resolution providing for an in
vcstigation by the senate Of the treas
ury department, but objection to it's
consideration sent it over until next
week.
The House.
Inc house yesterday devoted it's at.
'tcmt:on to the Indian appropriation
bill. 1t got no further, however, than
the appropriations for Indian schools,
where an effort was inaugurated by
Mr.. Fitzgerald Of New York to author.
nc the secretary of the interior to con-
tract with schools for the education of
Indian children where the government
lacked facilities. No provision is made
for contract schools in this bill. 1t is
claimed the present school system is
inadequate.
Washington. Feb. 5-Thc house Sat-
urdAy passed the Indian appropriation
bill. 1t was slightly amended in unm-
portant particulars. An attempt to
revive the policy of making contracts
with religious schools for the education
OF Indian children, which has been
gradually abandoned by the govern
mcnt during the last five years, failed.
on the ruling Of the chair that the
amendment offered was out of order.
The latter part of the session was de-
voted TO eulogies upon the life and
public service of the late Representa-
tive Ermentrout of Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.

There has been quite a change in the
manner in which negro dialect is read and
written within the last five years." said
Miss Marion Lowell of Chicago at the
Raleigh recently. Miss Lowell was pupil
of the late Steele Mackaye. and for sew
eral years past has been giving dramatic
readings through the west.
Il never realized this" she continued,
until a few weeks ago, when 1 CHANGED to
visit Opie Reade, the famous novelist. Mr..
Reade wrote sketch for me one Of the
characters of which was a negro. The
character was that Of an old slave who
had been reared as a body servant to a
wealthy planter. In reading over the
piece 1 found there was no dialect and 1
asked Mr.. Reade if this was not an over
sight on his part. He told me 1t was not.
He did not think negro in the position Of
the one in the story would talk In the
dialect commonly attributed to the south
ern slaves. And when you think Of the
matter the dialect does seem out OF place
These slaves were very often sent to the
same schools with their masters and they
are always associated with educated and
cultured men. They never hear anything
but the best English, and 1t is ridiculous
to think they would talk anything else.
II had never seen anything exactly like
the language in my sketch before, but Mr..
Reade told me 1t was very common. On
1nVoStl8dtlOu lOuiiu lHdt WAal ne odlu
was true In many Of the later works the
dialect has been cut out entirely, and the
negro Is made to talk as correctly as the
white man. II in reading such matter the
reader will simply give soft intonatfon to
the speeches and sound the AS like 'ah'
the effect Is much more pleasing. and the
true dialect Of the negro Is obtained"
Colonel Charles BentZonf, United States
army, retired, stopped in the city for sew
eral days during the early part Of last
week, accompanied by his wife. Colonel
Bentzoni is one Of the most famous globe
trotters living. He has visited almost
every corner Of the world. He came to
this country many years ago from Prussia
and entered the army. After his retire.
ment he spent most Of his time travelling
about the world, visiting all the eastern
countries. His wife was the Countess
Schlotterbach Of Prussia. They were on
their way to New York, and only remained
here for a few days at the Cochran.
archaeological researches have shown
that old paper money is usually tenanted
with legions Of bacteria, many of them
belonging to pathogenic varieties" said
DR.. Charles Ford Of New York at the Eb-
bitt the other day. 1T would be rather
easy to jest upon this matter were it
not one Of very decided Importance. In
this country the currency bills pass from
hand to hand until they become the torn
and filthy rags that are finally sent back
to the treasury for redemption. The trou-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-22

From the New YOrk Times
Banana skins are really excellent for
cleaning tan shoes. People forget this now
and again, and for their benefit the in
formation is repeated frequently in wo-
mems magazines devoted to household mat
tiers. But the latest votaries OF the banana
skin shoe cleaner could not have been read
ers of the women's magazines; in fact. they
were hardly old enough to read anything,
but they were assiduously at work sitting
on the sidewalk of one of the poorer streets
of the city rubbing their shoes with the
skins They were very little tots, a boy
and girl, and whether the shoes were tan
or not 1t would have been hard to tell they
were so old and shabby.
But the children rubbed away vigorously.
and when the little girl found there was
too much of the banana on her hands she
would wipe them carefully on the waist of
her little gown. 1t didn't make much diff
ference to the gown. for that was not clean
anyway.
When last seen the children were still
working away seriously. 1t would be in
teresting to know II 1t was only by acct
dent that the children were cleaning their
shoes in this way. or If by chance the lit
tie bit of information concerning cleaning
shoes had percolated down by means Of the
missions to these little tots in the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-22
THE SOLITARY DRINKER.
Peculiarfties of the Superior Being
When He IndulEeS.

A quiet well-dressed gentleman entered
the cafe of a fashionable uptown hotel a
few evenings since and with slight nod
of recognition to the swell barkeep leaned
carelessly on the mahogany rim of the bar
as he filled his glass with the bright red
fluid which cheers and makes the hat mt
tight the next morning.
THAT man." said the mixed-drink COM
FOUNDER, represents a distinctive type OF
men who patronize us. He is the solitary
drinker. He has been coming here for years
and always alone. You noticed that he took
what men cali big drink-that Is. his
glass was more than half filled-aud our
glasses are large.
His finish is In sight. OF all the types of
drinkers l observe the solitary drinker is
the deadliest. He drinks thus because he
loves 1t. Men are gregartous animals who
like company In their conviviality. But
the solitary drinker prefers to reverse the
rule. In his room he undoubtedly has a
bottle which he hits as often as the one
hand out to him. He likes to come here,
stand up and take his medicine without a
word.
1.-The habitual solitary drinker is usually
a gentleman. Sports desire other sports
with them, to whom they may talk. track
and ring and game. Men in the lower
walks of life find their pleasure with other
men Of their class. This man is a high Of
fetal upon whose affirmative or negative
largely depends the policy Of great de-
partment. He is essentially man of intel
lect and stimulants are his very life. yet
he never gets drunk in the sense the term
is usually understood. He is alone to him
self. His pleasure consists in feeling the
fascinating effects of liquor gradually steal
over his senses, slowly to overcome and I'LL
timately to blunt them. In the initial stages
his intellect is keenly alert and his reason
ing faculties acutely differentiated. Once,
in an unusual burst of confidence. he told
me that his best thoughts came to him
while in this state Of transition to complete
mental obscurity. and that he then decided
upon the administration Of the heavy re-
sponsibiities Of the morrow which rested
upon .him.
Were he to drink with other men, he
said, the trend of his thoughts would be d.
verted to the topic of the moment, usually
one in which he was not interested. For a
better reason he preferred to drink and get
slowly Intoxicated alone. The solitary
drinking habit, however, is a deadly one
and, If persisted in, becomes uncomfortable
and fatal to the victim"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-22
REMEMBERED DRIFT FOUR.
How n Man With a Pick Got Well OFF
Out of an Abandoned Mine.

From the New Orleans Times-D Democrat.
This little story was told by a mining
man from New Mexico who was talking
after supper the other night about the
queer ways fortunes were made in the
west:
About a month ago 1 read the death no.
tice." he said "of Il man l used to know
very well. He was formerly common
mine laborer, and at the time he died he
was worth probably a couple hundred
thousand dollars. The way he made his
money was peculiar. While he was still
swinging pick at 81 80 day he was en-
ployed in gang at work on a certain
properly in Colorado. The location was ex-
celent and there were valuable mires all
around it. but they had gone down sew
elal hundred feet and tulneled in every
direction without finding the vein. One
day this man of whom l speak was al
work in one of the side excavations, known
as drift four when he saw. or
thought he saw, the indications of
rich ore. and put small fragment
in his pocket for inspection when he came
up. little later the workmen put a
blast in tho side and withdrew to another
tunnel to get out of the way of the ex-
plosion. When the blast went off 1t caved
in the whole drift from one end to the other.
L would have cost several thousand dol
lars TO duplicate the work, ana as the
company that owned the property was al
ready discouraged It decided not to do it,
Meanwhile my man quietly went to an
assGyer and had test made of his little
sample of ore. 1t ran so high in gold that
IL almost took his breath away. but he
said nothing and went on swinging pick
at $3.50 day, while the company kept on
growing more and more discouraged and
more and more involved That continued
for nearly two years. and at last there
came n day when the works were closed
down for lack of funds. Then our friend
went to the president and asked him what
he would take for a twenty-year lease.
They agreed on $500 year. and everybody
thought the miner was crazy. He had saved
little money. and he went straight to
work on drift four. Long before he got to
the he was fiat broke and working on
money he had almost pawned his soul to
borrow, but he struck 1t at last. and in two
months took out 100000 net. Then he sold
his lease for a good round figure and start
ed in to enjoy life. Poor fellow! he didn't
last very long. By the way. l was presi-
dent Of the original company"