The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-04-27
summary Of General News.

A conflict between the real and the ideal
has arisen in the midst of those charming
songsters the Boston Ideals. Mr.. Foster,
the advance agent, engaged Miss. Beebe, as
she says. with the expectation that he could
call on her in her room. MI. Wheeler, the
business manager, however, was the recep-
lent of this privilege. Disappointment en-
FILTERED Fosters good intentions, and Miss
Beebe and Mr.. Wheelerwere both discharged
and Foster made business manager. As
MISS Beebe has husband lingering in the
back ground, q divorce suit is relied on to
give the Ideals some free and unsavory ad-
vertising.
When T. B. Keogh succeeded Robert NJ.
Douglass as United States marshal for the
Western district of North Carolina, Doug
lass refused to turn over to his successor
certain official records, alleging that they
were necessary to the settlement of bis &C
counts with the department of Justice.
Thereupon, the attorney general directed
the United States attorney Tor that district
to make an effort to have Douglass indicted
on charge of ubstracting government pro-
perty. The presiding judge of the circuit
is father-in-law of Douglass. An attempt is
being made to bring about settlement of
the difficulty.
The long contested suit of O'Neil VS.. the
Chicago and Northwestern railway has been
tried before jury in the United States So.
preme court three times. The last trial was
concluded Friday by verdict in favor of
the plaintiff for SIS, 600, the full amount
prayed for. O'Neil is young nan who
lost leg while in the employ Of the North
western company at Dubuque, He was
run over by switch engine through the
carelessness of the engineer.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
French, in speaking of the tariff bill, said it
was evident tn t the government would be
involved in q large number of suits on &C.
count of the doubled meaning of some of
the provisions OF the bill. Within a few
days questions have been brought to the at
tention Of the department " ich will most
certainly result in numerous law suits un-
less the decisions are altogether in favor of
the Importers, which is not at all probable.
Mayor Edison OF New York made an areu.
ment recently before thecommittee on cities
of the legislature at Albany in favor of his
bill clothing the mayor with power to ap-
point chiefs OF departm ents and commission
ers, and depriving the board of aldermen of
the right to confirm nominations of the may
OF: He said the present system was demon
alizing and dangerous to public interests.
The statue ofthe late Prof. Henry, the
first secretary and director of the smithso-
MAN institute which has been erected on thu
Smithsonian grounds has been unveiled
with appropriate ceremonies, in the presence
OF Q large nunber of spectators, Including
many persons distinguished in the social,
political, literary ard scientific world.
The constitutional prohibitory amend
ment was defeated in the Pennsylvania
house on third reading. A motion to re-
consider was made, but was elected by q
vote of 81 to Isl. In the senate bill pro-
hibiting treating" passed to its third read.
ing.
The New York senate, by 10 to 8, has re.
jected q motion to pay $15, 900 to Mrs. Martha
Washington, widow Of DR.. Lawrence A.
Washington, Of Denison, Tex, for the pur-
chase of certain relics Of George Washing.
ton.
The site for the new Macalester, college
buildings at st. Paul, were located lest week
near Summit and Smelling Avenues.
The indianapolis telephone mandatory
Ia to be removed to Chicago.