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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-15
Another a. o. q. ". Decision.

Waterloo, Iowa, Special Telegram, Feb s.
Judge Utt entered judgment in the case of the
state Of lows, OK ect. W. A. Grohen ct. al. vs.
George r. Miller ct al, or the supreme lodge
against the grand lodge of Iowa, Ancient Order
Of United Workmen. A petition for now tri-
al was submitted and argued, and tho lodge
overruled it In 30 doing, he madc state
ment of interest, as showing THO legal status Of
the two bodies. He said:
The decisive. point in the case il whether tho
Ancient Order Of United Workmcn is fratsr-
nal organization or whether it is merely an in
surance organization / believe it to be fra
ternal organization, and being such the court
cannot interfere with its trials and disciplinary
action, SO long AZ property rights are not in
volved. .',
The decision practically leaves the parties
where it finds them, the one adhering to the
supreme lodge and the order at large, and the
other remaining q state institution, existing, as
Its counsel claim, for the purposes of insur-
ance. He then entered judgment on the YER
dict It was to the effect that G. Il. Miller, G.
Godfrey, r. A. Whitaker, ct al, and all their
associates claiming to constitute the lodge Of
the Ancient Order of United Work
men Of Iowa be ousted and excluded from act
ing % such corporation, and that W. H. Gra-
ham, T. O. Rowland and their associates to be
declared to rightfully constitute such body,
and be entitled to exercise it's corporate rights
also, that all books and papers in the hands OF
thu defendants belonging to the officers, which
they claimed to hold, be turned over to the ne
latOra, and that the relat0fs recover tho cost of
the acton TO this judgment and ruling tho
syPropose q eontinue to perform tho duties
|ef Aek 6m0 tnssa thog9h 10 deeision Nd
- N akd stthA S&Se Will "a q d q.
,ogolo oNouS1 1f cn1 !. lSff..as
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Friday, Frbr,,nry q.

SENATE-A resolution was offered fora Joint
committee to investigate removals Of employees
of tho two houses, and tho reasons therefor.
A bill for tho relief of the American merchant,
marine was reported from the committee on
commerce Bills were introduced creating q
commission to investigate and report on the
progress made by the colored people since 1856;
and dividing Minnesota into two judicial dis
tricts. (Mr. Sabinl. Debate ensned on the
Greely relief BILL Mr. Ingalls, sharply criticising
the official action of tho secretary Of the navy
i'll the premises, and Mr.. Halo defending the
secretary. The Mexican land grant titles bill
passed Adjourned till Monday
HoUsE.-Reports were submitted in the con-
tested election cases of Manning va. Chalmers,
Mississippi; and Garrison, va. Mayo, Virginia
In tho first case neither claimant ia awarded
the seat, and in the second tho contested is fs-
yored. The report of the committee on rules
was discussed and adopted. The naval appro-
priation bill was reported A bill was intro
duced appropriating 41O, O,OOO, 600 annually for
the common schools of the country. The bill
providing for the muster and pay OF certain Of
ficcrs and men of the volunteer service passed.
A committee to investigate the Keifcr- -Boynton
charges was announced Joint resolution
was presented appropriating f1OO, 600 for suf-
ferers from the floods in Ohio, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia. Adjourned till the 18th
inst.
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The Starving aai,,o 1ac..

A communication written by Gov. Hubbard
to Maj. G. G. Luce, Indian agent at White
Earth, has been received at the interior de-
partment setting forth the deplorablc condition
Of the Mile Laos Indians. Gov Hubbard SAYS:
Information given mo by ex-senator Sim
st. Paul, and others regarding the condition OF
Indians at Mile Laos leads me to request YOU
to visit them and personally learn the truth
about the situation, which am led to believe il
likely to become fatal to them and disgraceful
to the government unless timely help be ar
forded them. Many of them arc reported to be
in a state of utter destitution Their rice crop
was failure. Their act of violence i'll the de-
suit of the anxiety and desperation which that
failure caused them. They can make no sales
Of their hay because no loggers are going into
the woods there. They have been unable to sup
ply themselves even with deer meat because Of
the lack of snow. am informed they have not
received their annuties.
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Washington, Feb. s.-The president to-day
issued the following order, announcing tho re-
tirement of Gen. Sherman:
Gen. William I, Sherman, general Of the
army, having this day reached the age of sixty
four years, is, in accordance with law, placed
upon the retired list Of the army without the
restriction of pay and allowances. The an
nouncement of the severance from the COM
mand of the army of one who has been 80 many
years it's distinguished chief, can but awaken
in the minds, not only Of the army, but of the
people Of the United States, mingled emotions
Of regret and gratitude; regret at tho with
drawal from active military service of an officer
whose lofty sense of duty has been model for
all soldiers since he first entered the army in
July, 1910, and gratitude, freshly awakened for
services of incalculable value rendered by him
in the war for the Union which his great mill
tary genius and daring did SO much to end.
Tho president deems this fitting occasion to
give expression in this manner to the gratitude
felt towards Gen Sherman by his fellow citi-
zens and to hope that providence may grant
him many years of health and id relief from
the active duties of his profession.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
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A vermontcr at Gettysburg.

+. b. Andrews of Richmond, Vt.
writes as follows: A very amusing an.
ecdote 10 told of Private Jones of the l4th
Vermont Volunteers. On the third OF
July, at tho battle of Gettysburg, the
second brigade was in the union line on
the brow Of the hill. Few of ITS mem.
bers had ever seen battle. Some time
before tho terrific cannonading com.
menccd i'll the afternoon, the aids were
riding in every direction carrying orders
from their superiors. Jones was
heard 10 say several times, II wish
was a big man that
] might ride horse like these officers"
Not long after the sheiling opened from
IL hundred guns on the Union line, pre.
paratory to Pickett's grand charge. The
Nermonters were liuggine the
ground with Iut slight breastwork OF
rails in front of them. The shells were
bursting about and around them In
every direction. George Burnham, q
good deal Of q wag, SAID to Jones, "Don't
you wish You were big man, that you
might ride a horsc?" "No," says Jones,
II wish to Cd ! want bigger than q
pismire." The total loss in this battle
of the brigade was 34s. and of the 18th
regiment 1O7.
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7g.,,,.sdav, Esbrmn,v ,.

sESArE.-A mild sensation was created in the
senate by Mr.. Beck, who introduced rcsolu-
ton directing the committee on civil service to
investigate and report upon the discharge by
the sergeant-at- of colored e,nploye
named Dudley, who had been he said, . soldier
in tho war, and an efficient employc. Mr.. Nor
building for the cong consressional p Iii library % which
brought down upon him storm of objections.
Mr. Morrill, asked unanimous consent to
make few remarks upon tho bill and then let
the senate fix day for its consideration This
was granted, and Mr.. Morrill, proceeded to read
carefully. prepared argument in favor of the
measure which occupied about forty minutes,
during which time Senator Anthony fell ASLEEP,
twice and tho other senators read the morning
papers ptm and attended to their correspondence.
by the presdont conss %saI sfR5 Robert 10
stevens, Victoria, u. c.: Eugene o. Fechet,
Michigan, Pasdel Porte; Philip Carroll, Palcr-
Ont
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After St. Louis had experimental un-

After st. LeIs had experimental un-
satisfactorily III wood, granite, and
other material s'r payements, q hun
lred public-spirited men contributed
$50 eac1 toward fund to test fire.
brick |spaying purposes. The test
was / 4 in the busiest streets. A
comn& tyof engineers and others have
Just reported that ''fire-brick show oil
The; endurance Of granite, and that they
make smoother, cleaner, and less
noisy street. and are moro easily re-
paired and give q better ioothoad to
horses; that neither fret nor fre ii5Scts
Ythaw, and thAf they can nSbe used 49,
thsy bali ths. cost q granite s. IS:
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Alta moeting held on the Sth of Dakotians in.
terested in the opening up of the great Sioux
Indian reservation committee consisting of
Judge c. G. Moody, J. H. King, Barney Caul-
field, A G. Kcllum, and Register L,,se of Dead
wood were appointed committee to visit SEN
ator Dawes, chairman of tho Indian committee
sent out last summer; Mr.. Holman, chairman
Of the subcommittee on Indian appropriations;
Secretary of the Interior Teller and Com
missioner of Indian Affairs Price.
with view of securing concert
Of action. They have already visited Senator
Dawes, who fayors opening the reservation,
but, st the instance of certain missionary soci.
eties wants an extra appropriation for the ben
eft of the Indians in an educational way. This
proposition il opposed by Mr.. Holman, who fa-
vors the original agreement of last year Sec
retary Teller and Commissioner Price are al
ready committed in favor of tho treaty, and i.
Is very likely that if this cannot be concluded
nothing can be done this congress.
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THE GAY HEAD INDIANS.
Brought Into Notice by tho Wreck or
the Columbus.

Brought Into Notice by tho Wreck OF
the Columbus.
Ahe Gay Head Indians inhabited the
recently incorporated Town of Gay Head
on the. westerly end of the County of
Dukes. which embraces the whole ofthe
island of Msrtha's Vineyard. This In
dian town has an area of about 2, 400
acres, which is divided into three penin.
sulas, Nashaquitsa, squipnocket and Gay
Head. This town is nearly severed
from the rest of the island by Menem.
sha pond. At the present time there
are about 2O0 Indians at Gay Head
and unlike many other remnants
of Indian tribes in the Commonwealth,
they have for few years been gra dual.
ly increasing in numbers. There are
about fifty families, and the pee pie mere
have been marked through series of
years for seeing more profitable sources
OF income thin their. isolated situation
naturally afforded, and some of them
have achieved some distinction as eff.
cient masters of vessels. The morals,
education and marked indications of
civilized advancement among them arc
so striking that they attract attention
among those who chance to visit their
sequestered island home.
1fthere is spot in all New England
where recluse might wish to find per.
petual rep0se, free from the troubles
and anxieties oflifc, Gay Head is the
place, and yet the Gay Headers are quite
jealous of the influence and approaches
of foreigners, having had good deal of
trouble with those who have married
some of their daughters and settle.!
among them.
Formerly any member of this tribe at
Gay Head could take up, fence in and
improve as much of the land as he
please J, and when inclosed it became
his own. 1t might very naturally be in
ferred that such q state of things would
engender many disputes and quarrels,
but such was not the case. Such q
state OF things was kind Of ''imperlum
in imperio," not conducted by any code
of laws except bohS and muscle of those
taking up the land. The Gay Head In
dams are mixture Of The red, white
and black races, and there is too, some
Southern blood among them, and also
Portuguese and Dutch; for listen, here
are some of the names among them, to.
wit: John Randolph, Madison, Corsa
Sylvia and Vanderhoop. Through the
intermarrying and the comingi in offor-
eigners it has almost pushed ont the
purely Indian names. They are, On the
who,e, moral, fugal. industrious and
temperate people, and are quite equal
in these respects to white people, with
similar neutrality-suspicious.
Boston Post.
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1ad Hewspaper xaa.

Rockford, Ill, Special: The papers in the
divorce suit Of Laurie Porter Va. Robert p.
Porter arc now on file. The order of the court
gives Mrs. Porter $1,000 and the custody OF
her two children. The entire SUN has been
paid over to Mrs. Porter and she is free once
moro and handsomely provided for The
public think the sum paid was none too large
The bill only alleges dcsertion. this being done
it il said, to save the children modification
when they grow up. An evening paper says
sIt is generally believed that another woman
was at the bottom Of tho trouble, and thai
while Porter lived in Chicago and wrote for the
Inter Ocean he left his broken-hearted wife fol-
many long hours and spent tho time with a
brilliant literary woman. Mrs. Porter finally
took her two children and came back to hcl
fathers home. II is reported that the literar,
woman followed him to Washington, and some
say to Europe"
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4 1.arre p.fa,c.t,on,

Troy, N. Y, special-Henry $. Church. TO,
nearly six years chamberlain of this city, dis.
appeared on tho sth, leaving ostcnsibly fol
Springfield, Mass, on business. 1t was asccr.
tained he was dcfaulter, and an examination
of his books shows defaculation of 77,6o0
and it will poobably be much larger. A war;
rant shas been issued, and q reward Of a., ,OCl
offered for his, arrest 1t is thought that
Church lost much of the money in stocks, hop
He took $500 of the city's money with him.
and is supposed to have left the country. Mr.
Church gave bond for $50,OOO when appoint
cd, but did renew it when nominated for a SOC
ond term 1t is claimed, therefore, that the
faculation during his first term. Mr. Church
was also water commissioner. The common
council confirmed H. Hall to succeed MIR
Church
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HousE-A resolution declaring vacant tho
positions of committee stenographors and pro-
viding another method for their employment
was adopted The rules of tho house were
considered, and during the debate Weller of
Iowa assailcd the Republican party and tho
national banking system, and Mr.. Bedford
made reply. An amendment for committee
OH woman suffrage was voted down by almost
party vote
Mr.. Wakefield of Minnesota has presented in
the house of representatives the petition of 200
citizens of Southern Minnesota, asking con-
grcss for full investigation of the facts In con-
gress to Minnesota to aid in the construction Of
tho Southern Minnesota railway, and for the
forfeiture OF 80 much of tho grant as has not
been earned iii the time limited by law.
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1eisos,laueous xsxs xos...

A4DSV4400oOWB 4OWU A0t00s
st Paul's base ball association is finsily
organized
The census Of Boston shows 1s,3Os more fe-
males than males
St Paul officials say the Northwestern rraf-
fic association is doomed
Ex-Gov. Fairchild of Wisconsin saws Ameri.
can farmers spread over too much ground.
Mrs. White of Macon, ca, aged fifty years.
has eloped with John Rodgers, aged twenty
one.
Perrne & Co., q woolen firm, New York, have
assigned Liabilities; &115, 600; actual assets,
There was m increase Of $25, coo 600 in insur-
ance written in Minnesota in 1883 over the pre-
viOus year.
Anthony Kamm died in the Buffalo, n. Y,
poorhouse from too much sleep, claiming the
Lord ordered him to sleep.
The Astor library has a fund 81, 900, ,2ss, ac-
cording to the annual report Just made. and
Ae, 40 books exclusive of pamphlets.
Mr.. Edward Mcpherson has informed Chair
man Hawley that he will accept tho secretary
ship of the republican congressional committee.
George F. Miles has brought suit to recover
10000 damages from the city of Winona for
walk.
The civil rights bill of the Ohio legislature
has become law. 1t is the same as declared
unconstitutional by the United States supreme
court p
Charles Palmer, baggageman on the Pitts
burg & Fort Wayne railway, has received 125.-
600 for injuries resulting from collision Of
two trains.
Augustus Hall, sole surviving partner Of the
firm Of F. E. Jaeger Co., crockery dealers.
Chicago, has assigned. Liabilities, eGs,OOO:
assets, $4,000
Business failures of the past week rcported
to R G. Dunn & Co. number in the United
States, 232, and Canada, 4G Total e7s; pre-
vious week, 3l7
Psymaster Wasson, now in the Kansas peni-
tentiary, will be released by order of the presi-
martial by which he was imprisoned
James A Grinstead, Of the late private bank
ing firm Of Grinstead 4 Bradbury, Louisville,
Ky, has assigned. Assets, $4,000 to @6O, GOO;
liabilities, unknown, bnt supposed to exceed
the assets.
Mrs. Hardy Of England, on the advice of .
clairvoyant came to St Paul in search Of her
lost daughter, only to learn that she had COM
destitute at Milwaukee
Bradstreets March book will show an increase
of75O names in Minnesota for the three months
covered, and Of these $50 are residents Of st.
Paul During the time named fifteen new post
Offices have been opened in this state.
Sullivan was hissed at San Francisco because
be did knock ont Taylor, and showed his abili-
ity. to knock ont the kings Engliall. ss fol-
lows: seThem that hiaseH in loafera am <
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Astartling Mining episode.

Wilkcsbarre, Pa, Special: Tho borough of
Hazelton, in the lower part of this county, a
city of 5000 inhabitants, was thrown into .
fearful state of excitement by tho caving in Of
an entire square in the central part Of the bor-
by the giving way Of the timbers in nth tho Sugar Sugar
Loaf collery Underneath Three Of four
houses including hotel, were entirely wrecked,
while numbers of others were more or less in.
jured. Tho residence of Master Mechanic
Clark, OF the Lehigh Valley railroad shops,
were sacrificed nor anybody injured It is re-
ported that grave apprchcnsions exist in Hazel
ton concerning further settling Of tho
surface. This is the first time the town is
known to have suffered from cavcin directly
in its business CENTER
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Fersisn F1ashss.

80301B0 41A00o0.
The Victoria Straw works at Montreal has
assigned. Liabilities, $4,000; assets, nom-
ically the same.
The editors in Pama, Majorca, have been con-
demned to eight years imprisonment for vio-
lation of the press laws.
A solemn mass was celebrated in the Sistine
chapel Of the Vatican in memory Of Plus *
The pope, cardinals, prelates, diplomats and
many foreigners were present The chapel
was crowded. The ceremony was unusually
imposing.
The trial of fifty-two members of tile Park
club, London, charged with gambling in play
ing baccarat, at the rooms of the club has ter
minated. The proprietor Of the club and its
members Of the committee were fined 500
pounds each and the players 100 pounds each
A letter from Gen. Gordon, just mado pub
lie, says: 1t is no secret that England has
abandoned all intention Of guaranteeing Egyp-
tim supremacy over the Soudan. It has do
clded that the task is too onerous, and will be
attended with no corresponding advantages. It
will, therefore, allow the people now in rebel
lion to revert to their old sultans.
Patrick James Smyth, member of parliament
for Tiperary, has sent communication to
Dublin papers on ssLoyslists and sNatonlists .,
no ouyo. 4uo u1uUu l6 bLTOuBCE To-
day than it has ever beon. All properly and
culture, and most Of the religion Of the country
are on its side. Tho socialist movement has
practically extinguished nationality.
The transport Poonah at Portsmouth, Eng,
has been ordered to prepare to sail forthwith.
1t will take 500 marines to Saukim. Official ad-
vices from Cairo announce the total number Of
killed near Tokar was {, $50, including ninety
slx officers, sixteen of whom were staff officers.
Baker ?asha telegraphs that he has at present
under his command $500 men, one-third Of
whom arc unarmed. 1t is officially denied that
tribes beyond Koroske are in revolt
Alater dispatch says that Baker was led into
m ambush by sheikh who, pretending to be
friendly, asserted that the rebels in theyicinity
of Tokar numbered less than 1900 men, many
Of whom were unarmed, where there were in
fact fully 5000 well-armed men under Sheik
Khadir and Osman Bignn awaiting his ap-
proach The success Of the rebel stratagem
was complete: Baker Paahs lost his entire
equipment Of guns, camels, stores, arms and
camp utensils
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Ferdinand Wachtel. now SINGING ten.

Ferdinand Wachtel, now singing ten
or at Leipzig, is said to have provoked
the bitter jealousy of his father. The
latter, Theodore Wachtel, was mar
ried man, driving droschke, in Ham
burg, when he discovered his voice.
After his operate successes he left his
wife, or perhaps she left him, their two
children. going with the mother. One
of those children is the tenor of Leip-
zig. The great singer, now the head
Of second family lives in Berlin.
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.Ex-Judge Bleckley, of Gle

,Ex-Judge Bleckley, of Georgia, lives
alone in little cabin on Scrcamer
Mountain, in Rabrn county, Georgia.
Now and then shepherd looking for
lost sheep calls on him, and occasionally
the Judge runs down to Atlanta. "I
have the best of companions" he said
the other day. 81 have thirteen vol
umes- of Herbert Spencer, three vol
umes of Gibbons Rome and nine vol
umes of Thoreau. I read Spencer
when 1 want work, Gibbon when I want
rest and Thoreau when I want recre-
alton" Ill-health prompts the Judge
to seek mountain air.
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iPLl.UuKY MD1AlF WOMEN.
q fslahesasd Chinat ~ Gad some
Scared Rodsklne,

+ IS - - !,,es s
EvOyy spring some royiaS bond ofElst.
had Tndians. On thai,s ~ nnsth a. az.
sSr,,si h,,re .,.s. II. ,.. a." ,s@... .. -. su
sSa.s. .... s'.s, W,Ns s.s.s sue u.netns .CWns OF
aonsans Territory, seopptns In each
the product Of the preyioul season's
shcntir. 4. ~. ~ -. h.,ss,n gsi "a. sn ss.Sns
.sSi s.s.Sses ). ssrv ....u '.ss ~ .osIy
~ = 'svl SH " SAv oacn. snu we Market
y navef overssupplted. esch Flathead
realizes . handsome sum for his seasons
work. Rut I'm. dilnlav onlv 1.
+. No.. ~
...,.sa o.s'ou" So"s'ue:e GU
wss!.ny. 4mmeolstei upon
supplying himself with ammunition, the
hack enters drypRoods store to spend
the remainder Of his money for red
stripAll calico and yOlloW.barred blank.
eg forAimDolf and SousW.
The eQSaWs are not to be trifled with.
They do NIL healtate 10 defend them.
selves when called upon, without asking
Tor the assistance of the bucks: but even
here where they are 90 we'll known, very
few persons ever Imagined that souaw
dared assume the aggressive toward her
liege lord, uptal q re .ent occurrence
proved that such thing was possible,
AZ small lumber. .gf Flathoads were
riding uo the pricipal ,street,0ne 81 the
squaws became incensed at some re-.
mark her buck made. and urpinv
her caynse along side Of his, she
beat him Numerically across the head
and face with the butt end OF her whip.
He tried to catch her arm, but failing,
sprang to the ground and retrea ed down
the street at q rapid walk. He was next
seen an hour afterward. The light Of
proud manhood had vanished from his
eye,. and his face was 10 bruised and
swollen that one could scarcely recog.
n'1e ahni,, him. . s c.,
ing down the street In body when q
small party Of these Indians was in tow n