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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-22
POOR CROPS.

The crop situation is undoubtedly very
serious; probably more serious than for
many years, if not for any year since
settlement. There are yet localities and
fields that would produce fair crop if
immediate soaking rain ensued. But for
many fields this statement is no longer
true and no amount of rain would pro.
duce even yield to pay the expense of
seed, labor and threshing.
The effect on all branches of trade is
already very apparent and most parti-
5cularly in the agricultural supplement- and
machinery trade, and scores Of orders to
the wholesale houses for harvest machin-
cry are being revoked, and doubtless the
same is being done by dealers in other
goods.
Many farmers will plow down the
present crop and sow barley or flax and
some will plant fodder corn. In view of
the certainty of a shortage of hay such
crops will be very valuable for fodder,
perhaps nearly as much as good yield
of wheat. The principal trohble with
present sowing however is the lack of
moisture to germinate the seed. II
sown and terminated at once, barley
would undoubtedly mature and fodder
corn produce good yield.
In 1885, or thereabouts, the spring was
somewhat similar to this season. A field
of about thirty acres sown to oats and to
barley was seeded, plowed in, the last
not later than June 10th. July 10th not a
spear ofoats or barley was above ground
and investigation proved THAT the seed
though buried thirty days showed no
signs of sprouting. A rain came about
July 18th. July 18th the grain came
through the ground with remarkably
thick stand. Frost came early that year,
somewhere about the third week in
August. The oats never headed, but
yielded about two tons Of good hay to
the acre; the barley headed out in good
shape and with ten to twenty days more
of good weather would have filled and
'ripened. As it was it made excellent
feed from the sheat when cut with the
binder. From which experience we
think it possible, with favorable weather,
to raise and ripen crop Of barley inside
Of fifty days and a crop Of oats inside Of
sixty-fve days. And slow termination
is the only risk the farmer runs who sows
now to prevent atleast good yield Of
valuable fodder.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-22

/ We wonder how many American
"Boers" will now turn Boxers. Really
as an abstract theory, much Of the argu-
ment in favor OF the Beers is equally
applicable to the Boxers. They are
fighting for their religion. They want
their own form Of government, etc. OF
course there is a great difference between
a Boer and Boxer personally. But un-
doubtedly there is somewhat ofa differ
ence between the Bocr and the higher
types of European civilization. B.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-22

Last fall l Isprained my left hip while
handling some heavy boxes. The doctor
/ called on said at first it was ! slight
strain and would soon be well, but Il
grew worse and the doctor then said I
had rheumatism. I continued % grow grow
worse and 4 could hardly set around Is
work. went % j drug store and Tie
druggist recommended met try Cham
beriain's pain balm. tried tt and one.
half ofa So 50 cent bottle cured cur. me "a entirely.
IpoMI recommend n ~ al my iriienssi 81 !:
ABcocK I;ris, ID lorl Me
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-22
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

0ssS.. O11NVAss.s
q. 81. RApresentative, B. =. spalding.
!. esnatDrs, H Q. Hansbroughs =. McCumbef
Governor, b. =. Fanchler. sss !.
Lieut. t.Governofs y. =. Dev1no.
eecretaIy OF State, Fred Enlley:
stste Treasurer. p: ~: DriscoM.
Attorney General, John Cowan:
Judges Supreme Court, n. 9. Young Al.
fed Wallin, ]. u: Barthol0mew;
RAILROAD CommlselonefsaJ JonR cAAonss
y Henry Erickson, Z. Z; Malton.
superintendent OF PuDnc AnstFuct1on' =.
g. Halland. =, u,
Commissioners OF Insurance. g. W. haiti
son. .FS :
Commissioner OF Agriculture ana Aspor,
b. q. Thomas.
s.NAr0Rs:
First District, yuqson LaM0ute; ;3 Ss f9MDlna. ns
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-22

For thousand years China's doors
were absolutely closed to foreigners.
For q hundred years China has sought to
keep them closed against the knocking
Of all civilized nations, but has been com.
pelled to open them in part. All the
great powers have for years been look
ing for opportunities to gain footholds in
China, and Russia on the north and
England on the south have been most
successful.
Now, China, in its pigheaded stupidity,
gives these hungry nations the oppor-
tunity to close their iron jaws on the
meal they have long hungered for.
The possibilities in this most serious
situation are very great to the whole
world. Immense as is the feast. the
question Of fair division, if divided, will
be hard to decide by the selfish and pre-
JUDGED partakers, and it might be that
the riots Of this Chinese barbarian Boxer
mob shall result in war of the great
powers Of the whole world; and though
Uncle Sam is trying his best to protect
his own citizens there, as far as possible
independent Of other nations, yet to
some extent he has to make common
cause, and this may bring us into un-
pleasant predicaments in spite of our
selves.
The greatest hope for peaceful so,u-
ton, after China is ''pacifcated," is the
jealousy and power of the European
nations, which may in Asia as it has in
Europe, prevent any one nation being
too great ahog.
But this is the beginning of the end OF
China. 1t is the old story Of civilization
VS.. barbarism. Injustice, selfshness,
slaughter are incidentals, but the final
results are for the betterment of the
world.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-22
sumuaons.

In District Court. Seventh Judicial Dist: al Of
North 3DAkota, County of Pembina. 5S
Defendant. !i5it 81 s. n Ss9 81 "a g -s7 y
The State % North Dakota TO said defendant:
You sre hereby summoned to nnewsr tho com.
plant "a this action and TO serve copy OF yo1r
aftee the service Of this summons upon you, 81
elusive of the day OF service, and IN case of your
failure t0 appeaf or snswer. Judgment win he
1ken e4asrst you By defaAt for tho relief; de
manded ln the cOmplaint ss IS e s.3sss
/, Dated e 8 Grand Forks, \. p. this eth dsy of
+ Sss BosAnD d BoeARD, u
81 Attorneys for PiaIntiH,
Rooms 2019 Security RloCS
Il! ss 4! Grand Forks, Nj. $aS
. !. yert0Ati scompla laint aAd avit wsEe AlSd In
Fsmhln ~ ~ agays 2. iso1I
AosAnp ksD.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-22
WORKS BOTH Ways.

Mr.. Mandan Pioneer asks MI. Grand
Forks Herald to explain Why it favors
the referendum and opposes resubmis-
sion which is; form OF referendum, which
isIrather 4 poser for Mr.. G. F. II. n.
Now if Mr.. q. F. II. will ask Mr.. M. r.
ia oexplain why il favors resubmission
and opposes the referendum, the why
nesspf The wherefores Of both explana-
tionss nigh be Of interest to 4 listening
world as;s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-22
OH1NA.

China has practically declared war
with civilization. International law and
custom makes it obligatory for any gov
ernment to protect the lives and property
of foreigners residing within its jurisdic-
ton. Failing in this, it is law and GUS
tom, for the foreign nation whose sub
jects are in peril to land its own forces
within the limits Of the nation which
through weakness or malice fails in its
duty, and protect its own subjects.
Within year or SO a secret society
called Boxers have been at work ap-
parently- attempting to kill all native
Chinese Christians and incidentally for.
eigners. Churches, schools and other
missionary property has been burned
thus destroying an immense amount Of
property owned by foreigners. This
societ, has Of late risen to large numbers
and are armed and organized into 4
regular army. The Empress mother 81
China, who q short time ago forcibly
deposed her son, the emperor, is appar-
emily in open sympath with the Boxers.
Appeals to the Chinese government to
restrain the Boxers and protect foreigners
and foreikn property have gone. I'M I'M
needed Then Russia, France Germany.
the United States and other countries
sent war ships and troops to protect
their own people. The news IT fIssiSl
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-22
Entered at the postonace at Psmbins as sscon,
class mail matter.
The Pioneer Express.
For President.

For President,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
Of Ohio.
For Vice President,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
Of New York.
Both nominated by acclamation Thurs
day, by ihe national republican conven-
tion at Philadelphia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06
THE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Fall River. Mass. May . (SpeciaD.-Brokers re-
port that there has been little change in the bust
ness in the local print cloth market There
slight Improvement in the trading. the sales being
loO00 1900 in excess Of the total Of the week
before. but that regarded strong enough
call a change in the situation. The total Of
sales a little less than 10000 pieces, and all
were odds. There sale of regulars. and
scarcely any demand for them The members OF
the Selling Committee appear strong in
their determination hold up prices and during
the week they refused the offers OF printers for
small lots At a lower rate than the market quota
ton. One printer offered to take lot Of goods #
the committee would make q concession, but that
body informed him that, while the members re-
GREETED the general duness in the distributing and
the retail trade the stock hand at present
so. small and so well distributed that It could be
ca rrfed for many weeks. together with any accu-
mutation that of the mills have, without
Despite the fact that outside markets
ported as dropping below the local market quota
ton manufacturers here will make a reasonable
form OF guarantee to maintain prices until Sep
teulber The mill confident that there will
be a demand from the converters in the near fut-
r,re and as they still well sold ahead and can
afford 10 hang for some weeks II will be diff
cult arv buyer obtain concession in the
market The market IS quoted quiet and firm
at 80 cents regulars and cents for ssh inch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06

conditions of said corporation for the purpose Of
The market value OF me ne stock OF SAID
pGolGation OF said report was and sun Is a listed
That subsequent to and because of the making
and publication of the said report and statement
diminished about one-third. or 33'a per cent; that
the object and purpose of the said Gates in causing
publication was to induce owners and investors in
actual value the said Gates having previously dis
posed of large blocks of the stock or the American
Steel and Wire Company, preferred and common,
That many of the same persons whom by the
aforesaid report and statement, said Gates induced
and caused to sell said stock of said corporation
viously by public written statement report. signed
by himself induced 10 BUY the said stock at a
price greatly IN excess OF the price at whlch II was
subsequently, sold by them because of the aforesaid
published by The New-York Herald April L. 1900.
That the said LATTER statement to wit: The one
sued, made and published by said Gates on or
apout Feoru2ry ~ I*" copy OF which IS mere mere
Incorporated herein and at large set forth and
One portion of this latter statement to which
Telerence Is herein specially ana partcgiary MADE
Steel and Wire Company, of which AZ all the times
Gates Eas and sun is director, ana chairman
of the Board OF Directors:
tngs for the present year as shown thus far augur
In c0ncImdnr desire to saw That if is the tIidg-
of the directors of this company that the
preferred stock stands toward the plants. prop
critics and assets in the same relation that the
bonded Indebtedness does in other corporations.
The common stock in the judgment of the d-
rectors occupies a position like the preferred stock
OF most other corporations, and We believe that
those owners of stock who will hold Il will
find it a safe stable and desirabl investment
This statement made by Gates February %
I9GO caused the preferred stock and the common
stock of the American Steel and Wire Company to
sell in the open market at very high prices. Upon
the publication of the statement made by Gates
on April Il 1900 the preferred stock and the
common stock of the American Steel and Wire
Company diminished very greatly in the market
value and have not since regained any part OF
the depreciation caused
THAT said allegations contained in said state
men- and report published in The New-York
Herald April l.. 1909, and hereinbefOre alleged
be false and untrue were known at all the
times hereinbefore mentioned by the said Gates 10
be false and untrue. and made and published and
caused be made and published and COucurred in
consented in their making and publishing by
said Gates, while knowing the to be false
and untrue. ard for the purpose and objects here
inbefore
Wherefore. I charge said Gates with a INSIDE
meanOr in violating Section GIL Subdivision . Of
the Penal Code of this State, and ask that he be
apprehended and dealt with according to law"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06
CONTRACTS FOR AsPH4LTING STREETS

James p Heating. the Commissioner of High
ways yesterday awarded contracts for paving with
asphalt several streets and parts OF streets in the
boroughs Of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The Abbot
Gamble Construction Company and the Hastings
Pavement Company got the work az g 30 square
yard for asphalting and s. cents for concreting
The prices are about 40 cents a square yard more
for asDhaIting II was said than when the Of
Ia Dor was less than at present
The streets TO be repayed West One-hundred-
and-eighty- hrst-st from kingsbridse Road to
Eleyenth-ave.; West One-hundred- and twenty
ent hist. from the Boulevard TO Manhattan-st :;
West hundred forty -hrst-st.. from Lenox
10 Seventh West one hundred and NIFTY taird
st. from Eighth-ave; 70 Macomb's Dam ROAD;
VEST thirteenrh-st., from Seventh
ave 70 St Nicholas-ave. West one hundred-and-
sevsnth-st from Broadway to Riverside Drive. and
West One-hund-ed- thirty fourth-st.. from Am
sfardam-ave TO the Boulevard. Manhattan, and
parts Of Kingsland-ave.. Avenue u, Prescott Place
ar,9 Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06
COL. MILLrKEN,s WIFE POISONED
OVERDOSE OF BENzoIN TINCrURE CAUSES
HER DEATH

MIS- Elizabeth Miken. wife OF Colonel James
roster Miiiiken. the lawyer, died at her home,
No Sl12 West Thirtieth-st yesterday afternoon.
rom oenzotn poisoning caused by an overdose
Vi oenzoln tincture, believed 10 have been taken
oS aceloent Before her marriage Mrs. Milliken
WAS employed by drug house. and became &C
Nudlhteo with drugs used in compromising toilet
preparations. Recently she had been making
toilet preparation. and her husband was about
10 form company for the sale OF the prepara-
ton' which consisted of benzoin gum and alco
hoi. The woman, her physician and husband
say, had been frequently attacked with acute
gastritis her latest attack occurring last week
II is believed that she was making some of the
preparation when she seized with at
tack Of gastritis and drank some Of the benZoin
uncture, which consisted OF the gum and 80
per cent alcohol, 10 ease her pain. She was thir-
ty-one years old
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06
IN MEMORY OF CHANCELLOR wcILL
THE EAR OF NEw-JERsEY PAYS TRIBUTE TO
THE LATE JrRIsT.

The courtroom Of The Hudson County Court
Eouse Jersey city. was crowded yesterday morning
with members Of the New-Jersey bar. who assem-
bled TO pay tribute 70 the memory OF the late
Chancellor Alexander T. McGiIl The memorial
meeting was arranged b. the State Bar Associa-
ton In the assemblage We're Ex-Governor George
T Werts. Vlce-Chanceliors PiJney. Grey Reed.
Emery and Stevens. Supreme Court Justices Dixon,
Judge Nevirs. Judge Barkalow, Judge Abel L.
Smith Judge John A. Blair. Judge Lewis, Judge
Parker. Judge Grouse ex-Judges Bedle, Norman
and Garettson. Prosecutor Erwin Mayor Hoos. ex-
Assemblyman McEwan. Senator McDermott and
the attaches OF the Court Of Chancery.
The meeting called order by CORTLAND
Parker. OF the oldest members OF the New
jersey bar who later vacated The chair on the ar
rival OF Chancellor Magic. Counsellor z. A. s
Lewis elected secretary. NJ. Parker spoke
% the recent losses the New-Jersey bar had sus-
tanned II the death Of President Hobart, Al
torney-General John p Stockton and the chief
OF the judiciary. Chancellor MCGill He stated
that NJ was personally acquainted with all the
Chancellors appointed since the revision OF 1874.
and said Chancellor McGirs strict attention 10
duty placed him on level with his predecessors,
and added His mantle has fallen worthy
shoulders. AL believe
VIce-ChancclI Pitnoy. Justice Dixon and Judge
Resolutions presented its report, which was
adopted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06
PEACE FERTILIZATION FoR VENEZUELA
PRESIDENT CASTRO To ISSUE ONE on MAY -
THE ANNIVERSARY or THE STARTING OF
THE REVOLUTION.

OaHcisI mail advices from Caracas. Venezuela, 10
ConsuI-GeneraI Elias Gonzalez. in this city, are TO
The effect that President castro viii issue formal
proclarna ton Of peace on MAY . This date has
been set because il the FIRST anniversary OF the
r.--f-- Of the Castro revolution against exPres-
dent IEnacic Andrade- Il is more than year
since VenezleIa has been free from resolution. and
the occasion viii % duly celebrated.
General Jose Manuel Hernandez who was the
chief NJ -he recent rebellion against President
Castro = now believed 20 be ia Guiana IN the
Orfaoco region. lie has abandoned his rebels His
chief u stan General Samuel Aeosta. was killed
IN battle.
Iher- ara many followers Of General iterlar1rz
Fr sr.-.oas however. who nave been plotting
aerfrsr re Government and some have been eN-
Had DIT Herbert Lobo and Senior II )iaFaria.
yrhr v--e thus banished arrived here Friday.
U~ Foho vvh0 was the secretary OF the FanE or
Veraz-lel4 srsur rvgeniy-nine days IN prison. ana
then decided leave benezut!a -AiIiTI imam 4S
main in prison Indefinitely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06

BoOkkeepers giving up the old style steel
eraser, il has doubt seen its best days.
The steel eraser or knife formerly used to re-
move ink blOts by scraping and scratching.
would often dig a hole in the paper. while the
H H. Collins Ink EradicatOr will remove the
largest ink blot from the paper without injury
or showing the slightest trace of its use
1t is put UP in boxes at % cents, and is for
sale by stationers and newsdeaerS throughout
the world, it will be mailed free to any ad-
dress on receipt of the price by the II. II. Col
Inns Ink Eradicator Company. No. - Union
Square, NeW-YOr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06
MANY MORE JAPANESE TO EHIGR4rE

Tacoma Wash. Nav 5-Officers Of the steamship
Tacoma which arrived from Yokohama yesterday
speaking to-day of the great number OF Japanese
focking 10 the United States and British COlumbi
say il Is current talk in Yokohama that thirty
thousand Japanese viii leave their native country
this summer for British Columbia and II is be-
Ieved the number coming 10 United
States will be enormous. The steamer TOsu Maru
is due on the sound with sixteen hundred
Japanese on board. ana the Dalnyvostock one Of
the Tacoma liners. viii be here in few days with
nine hundred more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06
HAY LrrBER SHIPMENTS.

Chester VI. May 5-The lumber mills OF ms
section are turning great amount Of material
unusually leavy shipments having heeh maze II
April The Griffith mills az Denny me iaIEes' ~.
Vernon sbt-res 800 900 feet in the month. and
the firm reports contracts hand that II VIII re-
quire six months 70 I'll and aggreeaune 2"''oD
feet The mills al Groton and Orange are 10 De
started .. o,oe and soor TWO additional mills az
Peru and me AZ Dorset will begin work The
plants are ali under control OF the Grlnlth inter-
esfs and total capacitS u -'S'N'OVS 49, 70
l4l.pIr q month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06
D4v4GE TO STATE FRUIT CROP.

LYONS, N Y May 1.-The fruit crop in Wayne
County has been damaged greatly by heavy frosts
=, +be last TWO nights. The damage greatest
along NE Ontario. in the apple belt Last night :
Cr0sf was general and heavy. Indications for
extraordinary yield OF peaches ana apples were
good until this week
Farmer y Y May THE rainstorm which set
=, Yesterday afternoon changed at dark.
ga an inch Of snow covered the ground this
to THE mercury dropped to 80 degrees. 1t Is
tnsrsd that considera bic damage has been done to
Emit as APRICOT peach and cherry trees In
blossom.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06

The steamer San Marcos. of the Mallory Line
brought into this port yesterday morning in
d badly disa BLEED condition. She towed 20 the
Brooklyn drydock FOR repairs by the steamship
Nueces. OF the line Just outside OF Galveston
from which port she had sailed for Newton the
San Marcos broke her tail shaft, and was lying
helpless in the trough OF the when sighted by
d passing steamer and lowed into Key West. From
that port she continued her journey 10 this port
a. the end of the line OF the Nueccs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06
MANY PASSENGERS on THE LUC4yI4
SEVENTY PERSONS LEFT ON THE PIER FOR LACK
OF ROOM

OF ROOM.
4 crowd of passengers sailed for Europe yestcr-
day the steamship Lucania. Of the Cunard Line.
Most Of them were bound for the Paris Exposition
Many forced take passage in the steera &c
because OF the lack OF cabin accommoda tons. In
the first cabin 3l5 passengers, and into the
steerage had been crowded 800. The second cabin
was also crowded, and seventy-five persons We're
left on the pier for lack of room in the vessel
Among those who sailed Phya Prasiddh Min
lister from Siam to the United States. While here
he made a careful inspection OF the New-YOrk
Fire Department. with view OF recommending
the Introduction Of a similar system in Siam. As
he crossed the gangplank ne said:
/ am very sorry that l could not stay here longer
This. however, is my first visit this country
and | shall be back here again. This Is a great
that is new and interesting.
Another passenger was W r. Hosmer director
of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. who IS going TO
Paris to study the exhibits In transportation
chinery the Exposition The names of other
passengers who sailed the Lucania pub
ltshed in The Tribune yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06
DETAILS or THE LOSS OF THE GLEyEIG
THREE OF THOSE on BOARD WERE SAVED BIT
THIRrY-TIsREE WERE LOST.

San Francisco May 5.-Partculars of the loss of
the British steamer Glepeig, bound from Melbourne
m GinDsland were received by the steamer Ala
media The cable reports received last month had
IL that all hands were lost, but the mail advices
state that three were rescued. and that
twenty, pa ssengers and thirteen of the crew went
down with the vessel The wreck was caused by
the steamer sprtnzing a plate in a storm. There
was p heavy sea on. and il with difficulty that
the boats were lowered TWO women passengers
were placed in one feboat with two officers and
several amen The second boat swamped, and
an hands were lost. The boat with the women
has never been heard from.