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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-21
I Desaoosatio County Convention..
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Desaoosatio County Convention.
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equally delegates 10 the democratic and
to the independent conventions. =.
Cameron, A. M. O'connor, N. Bryn.
jolfson, VIM. McMurchie, and ]. T.
Duffy were the committee. In answer
to the question, shall they select 70 dele
gatesl Mr.. F. A. Wilson said that only
50 delegates were needed, that they
should not participate in an independent
convention in democratic conven-
ton. but in an independent democratic
convention only. The delegates chosen
to the judicial convention were instructed
to support ]. NJ. cleary Of Langdon for
Judge, and to cast the full vote.
On request Of Mr.. Wilson, the present
county committee appointed by the state
committee, were made the county COM
mittee by the action of this convention.
After vote Of thanks to the chairman
and secretary, the convention adjourned.
LEGISLATIVE CONN6N1lONs
The legislative convention for the 1st
district met Immediately on the adjourn
ment of the county convention.
Mr.. F. A. Wilson was made chairman
and A. Argue secretary.
Mr.. George Taylor, present county
commissioner, was nominated for the
senate.
1t was stated that Mr.. Taylor had posi-
lively declined to run.
Mr.. Taylor, who was outside near the
building, was sent for but refused to
come in.
Pending this matter M. M. Frazer of
Walhalla was made one ofthe candidates
for representative.
Mr.. w. Douglas, the present deputy
treasurer, was nominated as the other
representative.
Mr.. Douglas explained that the nomi-
nation came so suddenly that he hardly
knew whether to accept or decline and
would need time to think about it before
deciding finally.
Reverting to the senatorship the time
being short before train time the conven-
ton voted Mr.. Taylor in as the nominee,
leaving the county committee to fill
vacancies caused by resignation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-21
Justice In Haiti.

Judicial procedure in Haiti is IN Ger
tain Instances not untouched by hu
NOR. A Haitian owed trader s2S. 4
judgment requiring the Haitian to p,,
"a week into court was given. an,
the trader was to send a messepcr,
every week to the magistrate for til,
money. In due time he sent for TIL.
first installment and was inform, Il
that the Haitian had not paid up. b,;,
that he should be thrown into Prise,
for his failure.
Three weeks passed with the same
fesult. One morning the Haitian CANT
to the traders store. He was, he said
poor man, much married, a man tc
whom, therefore, expense came. VIVA,
good. he asked, would accrue to the
trader If he, the poor man, was thrown
into prison? Let the trader forgive
him his debt and earn thereby untold
rewards in a future state.
After some talk the trader gave him
letter of remission, which he went of
to present to the magistrate. The at.
fair was settled, but the Haitian was
struck by the bad grace with which
the magistrate dismissed him, and he
forthwith returned to the trader and
asl-ed him If he had received the So he
dad already paid into court. The trad.
er looked surprised and said he had
received nothing.
'Then, since you have RENTED the
debt, that So is mine.' said the Hal.
tian.
Accordingly. he went of to the cour,
to present his claim. The magistrate
at once committed him to prison. A
consul who had heard the story esked
the magistrate what the Haitian was
sent to prison for.
For contempt Of court" was the
renlY
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-21

The emergency bags sent by church
society to Kansas soldiers in the Pi.i.ip.
pines contained among the necessities a
box OF DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, the
well known cure for piles. injuries and
skin diseases. The ladies took care to
obtain the original Del Wit IS Witch Hazel
Salve knowing that all the counterleit;
are worthless. s.,.,ls n l5.5. .
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-21

6epuhli0an bounty 0cnventlon.

NJ
Rspuh li g pounty 0oavsntaou. 1
ceakinaasd from - ~
Jan,es nanin q George Marlin Of St.
Thomas, seconded by Donald Thomson.
Vote by viva voce. Prof. Martin was
the choice Of the convention.
!. For Justices, Chas. Murphy. Neche;
Biarni Dalstead, Avon; Donald Thorn
SON. Lodema; Jas. Joy, Glasston; were
unanimously nominated.
For commissioner of 18th district, ]. P.
Hicks was unanimously nominated.
RESOLUTIONS.
We, the republicans of Pembina coun-
ty, in convention assembled, hereby re.
affirm our allegiance to the principles Of
of the republican party as set forth IN the
national and state platforms Of 1900.
We point with pride to the reestablish-
ment of prosperity under the wise, pat
riotic and statesmanlike administration
Of President Mckinley.
In the platform of 1898 the republican
county convention of Pembina county
promised the voters that its Legislative
delegation would favor the repeal of the
divorce law and would secure the enact
ment of such measures as would bring
about the reduction in salaries of various
county officers. These promises have
been faithfully carried out, largely due to
the initlatory and conscientious efforts
Of the Legislative delegation from Penn
bina county, and as result the State Of
North Dakota is no longer pointed to
with scorn as the abiding place of those
who seek easy, quick and secret release
from the bonds of n,atrlmony.
The salaries of various county officers
have been reduced and thousands OF
dollars thereby saved to the taxpayers
of Pembina county and the state in
general.
We favor strict and rigid enforcement
of ali penal laws upon our statute books,
pledging our candidates, if elected, to
strict enforcement of the same and to
oppose the repeal OF the prohibition
laws.
We favor economical administration in
all state and county affairs.
Fl. ]. JAMES,
G. S. HAGER,
F. A. WARDwELL,
Committee m Resolutions.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-21
Convention Notes.

The necessity of two days absence at
the conventions this week and the re-
ports thereof, curtails editorial and local
matters to some extent, and the lateness
prevents editorial comment to any great
extent in this issue.
Both conventions were fully attended.
The republican convention particularly.
But heavy rains and bad roads prevented
some of the democratic delegates get
ting there, and some were late. .: Very
few democrats were on the ground be-
fore ten o'clock, and practically no slate
making was done before the first session.
! The peculiarly of the democratic con-
vention was the zone man from each
delegation" going into caucus to make a
slate. OF course ifthere had been any
fights on, the big delegations would hard
~ haye been willing to be equalized with
the little ones in this manner. In this
case it worked all right and promoted
harmony.
So far as old time populism as party
is concerned, there were no signs of it
whatever in the democratic" conven-
ton.
Much speech making was INDUCED in
by the chairmen and candidates, but all
seemed to be democrats" and asked
for democratic" support.
Nobody made any speeches at the re-
publican convention-the Hamilton band
supplied the wind-in musical numbers.
The republican nominations make
some surprises-but they are all good
ones.
The Neche Rough Riders in regula-
ton khaki suits escourted the delegates
from the train. There's John P.-he-
looks dandy-in khaki.
Judge Spencer was at Bathgate and
had considerable amusement in speak
ing to people who knew him we'll, but
failed to recognize him since he has
shaved off his whiskers. Perhaps that
was the reason that the convention as a
whole refused to recognize him, when
the time for instructions to delegates
came.
Chevalier's comfortable hosiery was
sadly missed by convention delegates.
Its loss by fire makes large vacancy in
Bathgate.
As usual the writer met MANY old
friends at both conventions. It makes
such occasions very pleasant from a
social point to meet and shake hands
with SO many especially the old timers.
Election is November 9th. The can
didates will have six week of hustling
and even then wont be able to visit each
individual voter, to say nothing of the
wives and children.
Don't prophesy too strongly as to
probabilities of this or that candidates.
defeat or election. It's new yet, and
there's many slip.
The democratic candidates have 400
to 500 republican majority, as shown by
last election, as a handicap. Also the
fact that this is presidential year. Also
that fusion is dead. Every republican
candidate ought to win easy with these
conditions.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-21
LEGISLATIVE CONVENTION.

LEGISLATIVE CONVENTION.
Aug. Short was elected chairman and
and A. H. Johnson secretary.
]. LaMoure was unanimously nominal
ed for senator.
For representatives of the first legisla-
tive district, l. ]. Chevalier and w. ].
Watts each received the unanimous vote
of the convention.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-21

Large sun spots, astronomers say.
caused the extreme heat this summer,
and doctors declare nearly all the pros
trations were induced by disorders oil
the stomach. Good health follows good
digestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure d.
gests what you eat. fyou have indi-
gestion or dyspepsia it will quickly -,
lieve and permanently cure you. y
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-21
Flour and Feed
Store.

The UNDERSIGNED desires to call
the attention of the farmers and
people in general to the fact that
he Is now prepared to supply all
with Flour and Feed of all kinds
WHEAT, OATS AND BARLEY
Taken in exchange, or for cash.
at the highest market price.
Store on corner Stuts man and
Second streets Penn bina.
FRANK FELDMAN.
Successor to H. G.. Feldman.
Proprietor
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31
CENTRAL AMERICAN REFUGEE
Another Victim OF Spanlsh-Amerlcan
Tyranny Lands at New York,

NEW ORLEANS. March @,-Carlos
Locayo. former governor of Bluchelds,
arrived here last night after an excit-
ing experience in Costa Rica.
He left Nicaragua few weeks ago,
with Miner {. Keith. being depu,iEed
by President Zelaya to place some rail-
road bonds with New York capitalists.
In view Of the strained relatins be-
tween the two countries, he was ar
rested his money taken from him and
he was finally exiled and placed aboard
the ship for New Orleans. He win re-
turn to Nicaragua. The incident is
likely to create further complications.
Locayo was arrested In San Jose, he
CLAIMS. by the order OF the president
OF Costa Rica,
About 5000 was taken from his per-
son. He was escorted to Port Lima and
placed aboard the Hispana, to which
his money was also turned over. 1t is
presumed that Costa Rica feared that
he came there to fomont trouble
Weldon Roberts. Melville Moxley and
Joseph Stringham. members Of the Nj
caraguan canal survey party. were al
so aboard the ship. They were forced
to abandon their survey l75 miles south
OF Colon by the attacks OF the Sasardl
indians.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31
TREMENDOUS EXPLOIT.
Two Ships Race From San francisco
and One Gets Pulled Into Puget
Sound First.

TACOMA. March 3O.-After one Of
the most exciting races in the history
Of the Pacific coast. the bark Gatherer
beat the ship Snow and Burgess to
Cape Flattery, and passing a line to
the tug Tacoma, the only tug In eight,
the Gatherer arrived in Tacoma early
yesterday afternoon.
The two ships left San Francisco on
the same tide March IA, bound for Pu-
get sound, the Gatherer for Tacoma to
load coal and the Snow and Burgess to
Port Blakeley for lumber. During the
fourteen days from San Francisco to
Cape Flattery the two ships were in
sight Of each other every day. Favor
able winds coming up Saturday the
Gatherer made more than two hun
dred miles day from that time until
she was picked up.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31
TO PARIS IN 1900.

Tho passenger department OF the Chi
caso, Milwaukee & ~, Paul railway
has taken advantage ot the current In.
terest In the Paris Exposition and has
printed for free distribution one OF the
mos. charming books OF tho season, on.
titled. "0llmpses Across the Sea-" Ita
contents describe recent voyage
across the Atlantic made by Sam 4.
Glover. journalist and author. ana In.
oludea HIS dlvcraned experiences In
London and Paris, The "Gllmpsea"
arc entertaining ana Instructive 20 the
prospective western patrona OF the Chi.
eAso. Milwaukee 4 81, Paul railway,
who may be contemplating trip 10
Europe, The enterprise 9f tho railway
company In auguraung such happy
departure from the ordinary methods
OF advertising Is oommendable.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31

The decay OF q race h an inevitable
necrsslty unless Il lives In deserts ana
never mixes lta blood,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31
OUR NEW wARsHIPs.
The Specifications Show That They
VIII Be the Best and Most Pow
erful Ever Constructed.

NEW YORK, March S0.-A special to
the Tribune from Washington says:
No warships of such fighting power
have ever before been planned abroad
or at home as the three cruisers whose
details have just been practically COM
pleted by the admirsls of the naval
construction board.
They are really formidable battle
ships, with the speed and staying pow
ers of an ocean liner. Never has such
tremendous battery been mounted
a1oat as the California, the Nebraska
and the West Virginia will carry. Six
ty-six fixed guns constitute their ar
mament and their magazines are to
hold over 400 tons of ammunition.
The board has given these ships 49,
600 tons displacement, 23 knots speed
and with coal bunker capacity Of 1000
tons. a steaming radius of 1000 miles.
They will be the only ships in the navy
literally armored all over their pro-
lection extending from below the water
line above the entire superstructure.
In appearance they will mark not
able departure from existing cruisers
and battleships Of their class, in that
they will stand much higher out of the
water. giving better distribution Of
batteries and quarters and making
them most impressive. Until congress
to contract for the best possible armor
for these vessels the final drawings
cannot be made, nor can shipbuilders
secure all the information required by
them 70 enable the preparation of al
tentative plans.
The general characteristics Of the
ships are now settled beyond material
modification. except that triple screw
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31

machinery may be substituted for twin
screws. The machinery is to develop
over 1900 horsepower to drive the
ships % knots. and this with the stand
ard naval water tube boilers must not
exceed 1000 tons in weight.
The armored protection is TO include
a water line belt of Krupp steel six
inches abreast the engines and boilers.
tapering to sis inches at the bow and
stern. Above this belt there win be a
fve inch casemate extending half the
ships length to protect ten six-ineh
guns. The eight-inch turrets will be
six inches thick, the coming tower
nine inches and the signal tower five
inches. The total weight OF armor. in
cluding the four-inch protective deck
will be l,427 tons.
Among the novelties, the lower decks
will be covered with linoleum, all
woodwork reduced to minimum and
fire proofed; the magazines covered
with non-eonductors of heat and cooled
by refrigerating apparatus; coal bunk
ers arranged for extremely rapid filling
and emptying. automatic water tight
doors between all compartments oper-
ated from several stations. fire main
laid below the protective deck. Space
is provided for six months provisions.
tanks for 5000 gallons Of drinking wa
ter and an ice machine.
Electricity win operate the turret.
turning gear blowers for ventilation,
mechanical bread mixer. laundry. am
munition hoists, gun rammers and air
compressors for torpedos.
The armament will consist OF sixty
six guns, distributed as follows: Main
battery, four S-inch breech loading ri
hes, fourteen 6-inch rapid fire rifles.
Secondary battery, all rapid fire eight
i4-pounders: twelve 3-pounders. four
1-pounder automatic, four 1-pounder
single shot, two 3-inch field guns and
two gatlings. In addition the hand
battery will include 800 magazine rifles
and 200 revolvers.
On the upper deck the tremendous
torpedo boat destroying H-pOunders
will be located and at each corner of
the superstructure a six-inch gun with
an arc of fire of 145 degrees will be
protected in a sponsor.
On the main deck in the estimate will
be placed the battery Of six-inch rapid
firers in broad sides. FIVE on each side.
The automatic 1-pounders will go in
the lower military tops and the single
shot of the same calibre in the upper
tops. There will be two submerged
torpedo tubes. in one compartment for
ward and six whitehead torpedos will
be carried. The aggregate weight Of
this armament exceeds 400 tons.
The construction board has also
practically completed the design for
the battleships Pennsylvania, Georgia
and New Jersey, no material modifica-
tion from the original plans having
been made. They will represent as
distinct an advance in their class as the
cruisers DO over the New York and
Brooklyn. The armament Of tine bat
tleships is not to be positively decided
until the double turrets of the Kear-
sarge are tested.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31
DELAeoA BAY AWARD.
Intense Dissatisfaction Manifested
Throughout England.

LONDON. March sO.--The Daily Mail
commenting upon the award at Berne,
says:
The boundless procrastination OF
the tribunal it is difficult to explain,
for not the smallest trace OF equity
can be discovered in the award Of
the beggarly e6oO,OOO award as COM
pensation of a concession valued at
e6,O0OO0O. We fear the arbitrators al
lowed themselves to be prejudiced
against British interests by the ir-
rational Anglophobia which has seized
upon the Swiss people. BY their con-
duct the arbitrators have struck a
deadly blow at arbitration"
The Daily Chronicle says:
THE award corresponds with the
general anticipation. Portugal is con-
demned to pay including interest,
nearly a million sterling. Probably the
ingenuity of Pretoria was fertile
contributor to the inexplicable delay Of
the arbitration"
The editorial then proceeds to re-
proach the British government With
doing nothing to stop President Kru-
gers open intrigues in the Deiagao af-
fair and says;
We would not be surprised to find
that President Kruger had thought
fully banked a nice sum TO enable
Portugal to pay the indemnity and
so to provide against the contingen-
cy he foresaw so clearly in March,
1885. On the other hand, President
Kruger has had all the value he is
likely to get out of DelagOa Bay and
he IS not the man to pay for favors re-
ceived if they can be had for nothing"
The Daily News says:
The suri awarded is as great a sur
prise as has been the unconscionable
time taken by the arbitrators in ar
irving at a decision"
The Daily Graphic says:
The award is profoundly unsatis-
factory for if there ever was high
handed and unjustifiable raid on pri-
vate property, it was the conhscation
of the Delagoa Bay Railway"
The Times says:
"The company and its creditors will
doubtless consider the sum awarded
far inadequate, but it is probably as
much as they can reasonably have ex-
pected to recover and as much as Por-
tugal can manage to raise without as
sistanee."
The Standard says:
1T would be asking too much of hu-
man nature to expect that the ag-
grieved parties will submit TO their fate
cheerfully. The bill of costs will make
a large hole in the award and it is safe
to say that for every sovereign the
claimants win receive they had built
hopes on at least three and probably
more.
The whole thing is most unfOrtun-
ate, especially as there was no com
pulsion to resort to arbitration"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31
OREGON HIGH SCHOOLS.
University Of California VIII Accredit
outside State Institutions.

BERKELEY, Cal, March 3O.-The
University Of California will extend
its scope over the entire coast by ac-
creditlng high schools outside OF this
state, including those in the states Of
Washington, Oregon and Nevada.
This is the most important move
that has been proposed since the plans
for the new university were made and
it indicates that the university Of Cali
fOrnia will become a Pacific coast in
stitution and not state institution
alone.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31
MARIA TERESA AGAIN.
Spectators in Her Old Metal Raise a
Point as to Her Nationality.

NEW YORK, March 3O.-Gaston
Drake, of Nasua, Bahama islands, with
other Americans, now owns the wreck
of the Spanish warship Infanra Maria
Teresa, lying in two fathoms of water
near Bird Point, Cat island. Drake
and his associates purpose to break
up the wreck for the metal in it.
Mr.. Drake and his associates want
to bring the metal into this country
duty free. Mr.. brakes lawyers asked
the treasury department if this could
be done In reply counsel for the treas
ury department wrote:
THE Spanish war vessel was not the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31
BALLOON THAT MAY BE sTEERED

This latest invention In the way Of
air ships is attracting great attention.
The most wonderful thing about It is
simplicity. It is propelled by a small
double petroleum motor, similar to that
used in automobiles. Ordinary coal
gas can take the place Of hydrogen for
the purpose of filing the balloon, as en-
ly an hour is required for this work
with gas, whereas hydrogen takes a
day. This discovery ought to make the
road through the heavens as free from
danger as does Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters the road through life. Behind It
lie fifty years Of cures. Weakness, indi-
gestion, dyspepsia, debility, nervous
ness, constipation, malaria, or any dis
ease arising from a weak stomach can
not Withstand It. II is an excellent
spring tonic.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31
THE HONOLULU PLAGUE.
Bradstreets' Agent Says It Has Been
Stamped Out at an Expense Of
s2,000,O0O.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 30. H.
Berry, the Honolulu agent for Brad
streets is here on his way East. He
says that the customs reports for the
islands for last year show that the
exports were s22,s2S,741 and the i'm
ports S19,O59,6O5.
OF the exports S21, ,898,1SO represented
sugar.
He added that the plague which has
now been stamped out involved an ex-
pense to the treasury Of about $1,000, =
900 and injured trade.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31
KIDNAPPED IN FRISCO.
Alleged Bank Robber Shipped to Seat
tie in Violation OF Law.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 3O.-John
F. Collins. alias Harper, alias Murphy.
is now on his way TO Seattle for al
legged participation in the theft OF a roll
Of greenbacks from the First National
bank OF that city. In order to circum-
vent his attorney. George d. Collins.
from preventing him from being taken
back TO the scene OF his bold crime.
Chief Of Police Sullivan removed him
from the city prison unknown to his
counsel and placed him aboard the
Oregon express bound for Seattle.
He was accompanied by Deputy Sher-
iff Mcleod OF Seattle. and a detective.
The prisoner was heavily ironed. as
it was feared that he would make a
desperate atempt to escape from his
captors.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-31
soLFILINn.
solallnol solnllnel

OVI0ITHVI 0VIHWIIVT
II you are sick and tired OF rubberu,
which protect your feet from wet or
cold, and wish to save continual ro-
aollng OF your shocsi II you Wish TO
stop greaning your harness and pro-
longing the life OF same at least ffty
per cent, II you Wish to save grcaa-
ing your belts In your manuiactury.
40 10 Peterson y Brown, at Astoria.
ana try case OF aolnline on your
shoes and harness, nuy your shoes
only OF those who have that scientific
remedy, Take no other.
Address. PETERSON n BROWN.
General Agents, Astoria, orcgo.