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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
NOT A MAN WENT TO WORK.

striking Machinists mt Braincrd Un-
moved by Company's Ultimatum.
Brainerd. Mimi. April 26-At Z o'clock
yesterday morning those interested in
the machinists' strike gathered about
the entrance of the Northern Pacific
shops to ascertain how many, if any,
OF the lnachinists who went out last
Saturday morning would go back to-
work yesterday. General Manager
Cooper of st. Paul gave the men All OPP
portunity to $50 20 work yesterday
morning. but in case they did not the
master mechanic was instructed to
give them their time and consider them
as permanently out Of the employ Of
the company Not single man Went
to work, and now the situation seems
more serious. TO add to it's seriousness
the apprentices in thu shops. numbering
forty -nice. Walked out at o'clock, so
that part OF the shop has but few men
at.WOrk now. the number. including the
handles" and a few machinists and
apprentices who ',tayed. together with
the foreman. The railroad company
has 4 corps of competent secret service
men ir the city, but there is no likeii-
hood Of their being needed, as the men
are all orderly and are fighting open
and aboveboard
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
!: News ST the Northwest,l@
a BIC snow.

AM a 9yfit dy ralE Xstst n lti STA
Ricc & Dorton's Com ell " Company In
{5 st. Paul. t-
d Lovers Of vaudeville and burlesque
can get their moneys worth at the Star
Theater, st. Paul. next week, April go,
when Rice Il Barton's Big Spectacular
Extravaganza will hold the boards.
There is said to be everything in this
show that goes to make up a good bur-
lesque. There are scores of pretty girls
who do not hesitate at hign-kicking;
comedians who do ridiculous feats and
say mirtliful things: girls in dainty Co.'S
tunes who do good singing and dainty
dancing; and. to top it all off, there
will be a bunch of Hawaiian maidens
to do that sinuous Honolulu dance. The
show will open with what is called
Brown Among the Daisies which
gives that big. fat. good como
dian, Charles Barton. a chance to show
himself, which he does to good advant-
age. In the olio are Rice and Elmer,
Miss I6ylla Vyner. Esther Sisters, Null
en- and Dunn, Miles and Raymond, Eek
hon and Gordon. and others. The pro-
gram closes with Il hilarious farce, en-
titled "Raiding the Tenderloin,'.. in
which Charles Barton will be ably as
sisted by George w. Rice to give ka-
leidoscopic production of some of the
happenings Of that notorious district
ofsGreater New York.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
wrist Of the person to be made prls-
oner. when the pressure on the pro-
jecting rlace Of the trigger releases
the locks and allows the jaws to shut
over the wrist.
Natural Ga. .sdu.try at pl.t.burr.

Natural Gas Industry at PIttsburs.
A recent French report recites the
following statistics regarding the nat
ural gas industry in the Pittsburg re-
gion. The beginning of the exploita-
ton was in 1882. In 1884 the Phila-
delphia Gas company, which now
controls the industry, was founded.
AT present the capital invested Is
about s44,oO0,0O0. the area of land ex-
plotted is about $4,000 acres, there
are 1900 gas wells, of which only
some 300 are III use They produce
more than 3,112,OO0 cubic metres OF
gas which are distributed through
more than 2,400 miles of pipes, en-
ploying some $500 workmen in their
use and care. Some 500 manufac-
tories and 10000 private houses pay
annually about $2,75O.OOO for the gas
supplied to them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
New Incand scent Bulb.

E. E. Rines, an Indianapolis cleo
t.:cian, has invented an incandescent
bulb by which the degree Of illumina-
ton may be varied. His invention
is especially designed for dwellings,
hotels and hospitals. He has taken an
ordinary sixteen candle power globe
and arranged it so that 1t may be
turned to use eight, four or two can
die power. This is done by using con-
nections that are different from the
old style, and two filaments-the little
wires that curve round inside the
bulb.
BY turning the globe little, the
light may be reduced from sixteen to
eight candle power. A little farther
reduces it to four, and still farther to
.wo. Then, if it is desired to have Six
teen candle power again, one just turns
it back and the light burns bright. The
advantages of this system in sick
room will be appreciated by hospital
authorities, Rines thinks. The saving
in power is an advantage to wcllings,
he says.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
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RESUME OF rn1
=! WHEK's PRocHRDINos.
In, the SENATE.
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Washington. April %. - Without a
word of discussion Of the merits of the
measure the senate yesterday passed
the river ana narbor bill, carrying APP
preparations Of about $4,000, 900. So
thoroughly had the bill been consid-
cred by the commerce committee that
every senator was content that it
should pass as reported from the COM
mittee. AS no senator was prepared
yesterday to begin debate on the Phil
1ppine government bill the measure, af-
ter few minutes of informal discus
sion. went over until to-day.
In the House,
The house yesterday entered on con-
stderation of the military academy ap-
preparation bill. In addition to the reg
ular items It contains provision for
the extensive improvement of the
grounds and buildings at West Point.
These improvements are to cost $500, =
900, of which little over $3,0O0,0O is
appropriated in the bill. Twenty-four
OF the thirty pages were completed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
Does Away with Cindors.

The need of practical spark and
cinder arrester for use on railway loco
motives is apparent to all who travel.
as frequent fires are ignited by the
sparks. and the cinders have dis
agreeable habit of making known their
presence in various ways. George S.
Parshall of Sistersville. w. w., be-
lieves he has designed practical ap-
paratus for the work of confining the
sparks within proper bounds. a pic
ture of his locomotive attachment be-
ing shown in the Illustration.
At the rear of the smokestack on
the engine is placed branched tube,
with perforated cylinders at the ends
of the branch. The top of the stack
is provided with a deflector. which
throws the smoke and cinders back
into the rear pipe. where the air cur
rent divides, portion of it passing
out through the top while the main
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02

first spread horizontally by means Of
an ordinary dispenser of about 20 de-
grees, with a cylindrical lens running
vertically. Each lens distributes in
an angle Of 20 degrees the whole of
the light falling upon it, causing a
superposition of the images of all the
lenses and effecting an equalization OF
the unevenness Of the protector rays.
In front OF this a second lens is at
tached which disperses the light YER
tically on the same principle.
When adjusted at a maximum inten-
sity and uniformity. the illuminated
square has width and height OF IS
ceItimeters, with the dispenser a dis
lance of ~ meters from the illuminat-
ed surface, the current being about 35
amperes at the focusing arc lamp. If
the current is increased to SO am
peres and a somewhat larger dispenser
Is used having a mirror Of 600 MILL
meters in diameter instead Of 4oO
millimeters, as in the former case. the
area Of the illuminated square will be
SO by SO centimeters.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
BURNED FROM HEAD TO FOOT.
st. Paul Woman Catches Fire From
q Burning Match.

st. Paul Woman Catches Fire From
q Burning Match.
St. Paul, April 26. -. Miss Christina
Olson, living over the saloon of Pat
Filbin. $40 Robert street, was burned
last night while lighting lamp. She
is at the city hospital and the doctors
say that she cannot recover. While
lighting lamp she dropped the burn
ing match on the floor. She placed the
lamp on the table and noticed that the
match had lighted the carpet. She put
her foot on thu blaze to extinguish it,
and in doing so her clothing caught
fire Her screams attracted Mr.. Fill
bin, who was in the saloon. Re found
Miss Olson standing in the center of
the room. completely enveloped in
flames. Mr.. Filbn called for help. pro-
cured bedclothing. which he wrapped
about the burning woman and succeed
ed in partly extingnishrg the flames.
Almost the entire surface of Miss OIL
sons body was burned and charred.
Only small portion Of her face and
feet escaped the flames.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
Fast Riding for Con.umptlv...

A London physician tells the Times,
in letter, that he has noticed among
patients taking the open air treat
ment for consumption beneficial ef-
fects produced by riding in motor
cars at a speed of from thirty to fifty
miles per hour. The swift motion
through the air is credited by him
with causing. along with a marked
feeling Of exhilaration, increased ap-
petite, improved sleep, healthy
glow tending, after a few days treat
ment, to become permanent. and a
diminution of the tendency to cough.
Youths Companion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
TAKES AWAY CHILDREN.
Divorced Wife mt Last Rcgains POs
sessi0n Of Her Little Ones.

Divorced Wife mt Last Rcgains POS.
session Of Her little Ones.
Yankton, S. D.. April ga pathetic
scene was witnessed at the. Pierce ho-
tel yesterday vixen Peter Kohm Of
Emery was parted from his three chill
diem, who were taken to Chicago by
two lawyers. where they will join their
mother. The father was beside him
self with grief and was with difficulty
restrained from doing violence to the
lawyers. About nine months ago Kohm
Is said to have, kidnapped his children
from his divorced wife and escaped
with them to this state. He had mar
ried again and was comfortably settled
when he was found and the law ap-
pealed to to restore the children to the
mother, who had been given the Gus
tody of them. s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
Reds win Get More.

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 26. The 9TH
er day after twenty checks had been
issued to Sisseton Indians on payment
of $40 per capita by the government,
further distribution Of the money was
discontinued IN accordance with in
structions from Washington. It is ex-
pected that payment will be completed
in the rear future. and that larger
sum will be appropriated to each In
dian. as the tribe mas petitioned for $780,
900 said to be due Oh former payment,
when the Indians asked for 100000 and
received only $3.50, 600.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
WORK OF INVENTORS
LATEST DolNos IN THE REALM OF
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Device Intended to Do Away with Fly
ing Cinders-ssarchlixh In Photo
graphic Work - New Incandescsot
Bulb Of Value.

searchiiEht In Photographic Work.
In photography, art printing and
many other similar kinds Of work, it
Is necessary to work with surfaces IL
Illuminated as evenly and as brightly
as possible. Such work is now being
largely done abroad by means of pro-
jectors OF the same general construc-
ton as the ordinary searchlight as
to form, electric current used and
type of feeding mechanism employed.
but the projectors are fitted with
transverse dispensers. as indicated in
the accompanying illustration, taken
from the Scientific American.
The rays from the parabolic glass
mirror, which are almost parallel, are
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
s!N'|o N, m IN Tnf. D !, (
'7DLIzzARD IN NORTH DAKOTA.
HEAVY SNOWFALL IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
CROPS WILL Be MUCH BtNtfIIfD
! RADICAL CHANGE BRINGS FIRST
MOISTURE IN SOME SEC
TIONS.

st. Paul. April 24-People who dressed
' in skirtwaists or appeared in shirt
sleeves Monday were yesterday wear
ing winter wraps and ear muffs: those
who shivered through Sunday and Nom
y day were dressed in summer costumes,
yesterday.
Sections Of the country that Monday
were being parched by blazing sun
and hot winds are now quenched by
colicus rains, while other sections that
'twenty-four hours before were crying
quit to the clouds were yesterday being
bathcd in warm sunshine.
Where balmy breezes prevailed few
hours before a typical winter blizzard
was raging yesterday-a foot of snow
; in North Dakota and two feet and a
. half Of the beautiful in the Black Hills
OF South Dakota.
Benefit to Crops.
While climatic conditions throughout
the entire country during the past
: twenty-four hours have undergone q
radical change, it mas been a change
that is of benefit to crops in every Sec
ton. Practically The first rain of the
season is falling in Minnesota and
Wisconsin. 1t will be Of great benefit
: to the spring wheat in Minnesota, espe-
~ciafly In the southern portion, whe ~
the complaint Of dry weather was par
ticularly severe.
The heavy snowfall in the Dakotas
will do no damage other than to delay
> seeding a few days. A severe storm
prevailed in some sections of Wiscon
sin. and three or four fatalities are re-
ported. A heavy snow storm prevailed
In Wyoming and Nebraska, where
The Terrific Heat
of Sunday and Monday was expert
enced. Rain fell in Colorado, Kansas
;, and Missouri, cooling the atmosphere
and coming to the rescue of the crops.
At some points, notably st. Louis, the
rain fell in torrents. The hot wave
Travelled eastward and southwark, and
complaints of heat came from as far
East as New York and as far south as
Memphis. One case of sunstroke oc-
'-curred In New York city. In Cincin
natl the. thermometer registered "a de-
grees. A cold wave is now coming and
there will be a. decided change during
the next few hours. Freezing tempera-
ture is reported from Utah and Nevada.
Chicago experienced unreasonably
warm weather, but relief is in sight.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
Low Barometer and Auroras.

M. Stazzano has heretofore noted
several facts going to show that the
aurora borealis is Of terrestrial origin,
that it is Intimately connected with
the phenomena classed as meteoro-
logical; and now shows from statis-
tics that low pressures Of the baro-
meter are the sign of the most direct
connection, auroras increasing In fire.
quency with low pressures. They act
not only to extend the aurorol zone
which, in both hemispheres, follows
tie line of polar pressure, but also
the period Of the low pressure influ-
ences both the diurnal and the MONTH
ly period of the aurora.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
BUILD TWO NEW ROADS.
La Crosse Capitalists will Use Thei
Money.

La Crosse Capitalists will Use Their
Money.
La Crosse. Wis. April 26.-Articles Of
incorporation Of La Crosse and Black
River Falls Rail1cad company were
filed yesterday with the secretary of
state. The incorporators are prominent
capitalists of La Crosse. The capital
is placed at. $4,000. The company will
build an electric line to Black River
Falls. fifty miles northeast of here. A
company was also recently Incorporated
to build an electric line to Viroqua,
thirty-6ve miles southeast, under the
name of the La Crosse & Eastern. The
building OF the roads is looked upon as
the beginning of new commercial era
in this city.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
Improved Handouts.

With the ordinary Aandcuff there
j., not little opportunity for strong
prisoner to escape before the brace
lets can be clamped on the wrists and
it would, perhaps, be an advantage to
the man making the arrest If the
jaws were arranged to lock automatic
ally as soon as the cuff touched the
wrist. This is the end sought to be
attaired by Frank A. Headson of
Lafayette, Ind, with the invention
shown IN the accompanying picture.
This arrangement provides an auto
matte trigger to close the jaws in
stantly when brought into contact
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
BABCoCIx ALL RIGHT.

reports That C0nEresslnnn II seri-
3.} Es d ously IN Are Untrue.
Madison. Wis, April a. s-. Reports
sent from Washington of the serious
sare stated by Col. Casson. sergeant-at-
arms Oe the house, who Is here. to- be
absolutely untrue. His only trouble Is
serysipeiass from i.Icl he Ii recover
ing nicely. The telegram from his At Il
tending piay,,iela says that when M-.
Bhbcock sets around lie. win 10 "a bet.
tsr health than Tor Yeas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
DRUNK AND JEALOUS.
Reasons Alleged TO He Given for
Shooting Wife. sS#

Reasons Alleged to He Given for
Shooting Wife.
Neillsyille, Wis, April 26.-Ferdinand
Haack, who shot his wife at the village
of Thorr, in this county, was brough.
here by Sheriff Campbell and confined
in the county Jail. He confesses having
shot his wife. saying that he had been
at Wausau about month and had only
been home. for two days. He said he
had been at Stanley, where he became
intoxicated, and on his return home
he quarreled with mis- wife and shot her.
1t appears that jealousy on the part Of
the husband was the cause OF the
tragedy. The coalition Of the wife s.
critical. The bullet entered the abdo-
men and has not been located. She
will probably die. Hack is about
forty years OF age and his wife is for
ty-two.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
Mechanism for sprl.riug Jaws.

+ 81 IT,
with any object between them and
also arranges FOR the release OF the
jaws by closing tie hand slightly
on the handles Of the bracelet. AS
will be seen. there is sliding, OBJ
long handle inside the main frame.
with connection to the trigger plate.
The jaws are pivoted on either side
Of the sliding pin OF the trigger with
a rack mechanism controlling their
action. Each Jaw ID also provided
with spring adjusted leading block.
which serves the double purpose 81
holding the jays open until the trir-
gsr Il sprung, and &c locking thsm
IN their closed yoslsionl To put the
handeuR into uRs II u graspsf ih ona
hand ana suddsnlt slippsd over ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
NORTH DAKOTA TIED UP.
Trains Delayed by the Fierce Storm
Set-B&cl for Seeding.

81
jamestown. N. D., April "a. = The
f1ercest April snow stormaever known
in this section of the state began yes
terday' morning about 1:30 O'Clock, and
at noon was increasing in fury. 1t is
estimated that over foot of snow has
fallen. Snow is drifting and railroad
traffic is at standstill. The weather
is not cold and it is not thought there
will be any loss Of life. 1t is feared
that spring lambs and spring cattle
may suffer some where not in barns.
The storm is worst between Buffalo and
Dawson, 1t will give seeding a great
setback, ana will result in flood, as
it surely will melt quickly. In James
town business is almost at standstill.
Few people are in the streets, and it
vas with difficulty they moved through
the drifts.
Fargo, N. D., April 24.-North Da-
fota is experiencing ali kinds of wealth
er EARLY yesterday morning rain be-
gan and continued until 8 o'clock,
when a heavy hail and sleet storm, ac-
compa MED by lightning, occurred.
Following this sncw began. and con-
tinued steadily with considerable wind.
The worst feature Of the storm is the
great delay to seeding.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
CODURN ACQUITTED.

Duluth Cadet Not Guilty Of Charges
Preferred Against Him.
Washington, April 26.-Congressman
Page Morris has. been advised that Fred
Coburn of Duluth, cadet at Annapc-
lis naval university, has been acquitted
Of charges preferred against him some
time ago of making disturbance. Co
burn was accused of making false
statements and denying that he was
the instigator of row among the ca
diets. He was ordered for trial and
cleared of the charges.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
LAST DRINK TOO STRONG.

Graduate of Cornell Swallows Horse
Imminent nnd Dies.
Bemidji. Mimi, April &c - Frank
Haven Gied suddenly at Grays logging
camp yesterday. victim of his appe-
tite. Running out of whisky. it is said
he drank horse iinament. He is from
New York and was graduate OF Cor
nell university,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
Rob Exnr..ss Office.

LIE Roy, Mimi. April 26. = Burglars
broke into the Great Western depot at
this place and stole several express
packages. The safe was unlocked. At
the Milwaukee depot the robbers found
the safe locked and unsnccessfully at
tempted to blow it open No money or
anything Of material value was secured
by the burglars No clue.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
Operator Beco me. In .a ne.

Nora Springs, Iowa. April 26.--Clar-
ence Kiley, the only son OF J. E. Kiley.
the roadmaster Of this division of the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids s Northern
railway. became suddenly and violently
insane and has been taken to the hospi-
tai 4 The imn,e liare cause is supposed
to be the brooding over the loss of his
as telegraph operator at
Burlington. {.. d N .js3
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
Quick Retribution.

La Crosse, Wis. April 26.-The drug
store of. Leonard f: Hanson of Osseo,
burned while mis- aged father was be-
ing taken to Jail by Sheriff 1mnlell on
a charge of assault and battery en-
tered BY, the son. There was quarrel
and the. son ordered his fathers arrest.
say it was the hand of God
retribution.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
wasl,out. Arc Feared.

Deadwood, S. D., April 26.-With the
snow from two to seven feet deep in
the Black Hills. heavy rain set in
yesterday. It was a regular downpour
and melted the snow at an alarming
rate Streams are rising and washouts
are feared
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
NOTED ELK WOULD DIE.

j. A. DifcnbnuSh of Baltimore At
temps Suicide.
Helena, Mont, April 26.-J. A. Diffen-
baugh Of Baltimore, past exalted ruler
of the Elks of that city and a promi-
nent Mason, while temporarily insane
cut his throat with razor and slashea
his wrists He missed the larger ar
teries and will recover.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
DIAZ TO VISIT EUROPE.

President of Mexico VIII Apply to
COnRress for Leave of Absence.
Berlin. April 26.-According to dis
patch received in Hamburg from a
Mexican banker, President Diaz Of
Mexico intends to ask the Mexican con-
gress for leave Of absence to make a
trip to Europe next May. President
Diaz purposes to install Senior Imam.
tour, the minister Of finance and COM
rerce. as executive during his absence.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
When Did Life Begin on the Earth

When Did Life EeStn on the Earth9
The epoch of the beginning of life
on the earth cannot be carried back.
according to the reasoning of Mr. F.
]. Allen, farther that the date of the
appearance of water on the earth's
surface. The powerful :hocks of light
ming which must have occurred con-
tinually in the damp, warm at
mosphere then existing, led to the pro-
duction of ammonia and the oxide OF
nitrogen, as happens to-day. These
substances were carried down in So
luton by the rains and on the surface
of the earth met solutions of carbonic
acids and the Chords, sulphates and
phosphates of the alkalies and metals.
This was then the first opportunity for
the formation of varied heterogeneous
combinations and for the coming into
being of the first living substance.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-05-02
WHOLE BLOCK BURNED.

Rcd Oak, Iowa, Suffers Loss of
%225. 900.
Des Moines, Iowa, April 26.-Fire at
Red Oak yesterday burned one whole
block from street to street. entailing
loss of $225,00O, Of which but one third
is covered by insurance.