The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-27

The wife Of Delegate Raymond Of Dakota
died at Washington.
Bradstreet says the heavy snow has had
depressing effect on business.
/ Oregon legislature balloted all winter for
Senator and adjourned without election
Roswell Miller becomes general manager Of
the Milwaukee road, with ]. +. Tucker as his
aSsistant
AFree Baptist conference at Fairbanks, Iowa,
partially confirm the charges against Rev. J.
The late duke Of Buccleuch in his will ar
ranged for the management Of his estate for
1,3OO years to come
The subscriptions in Ireland to the fund for
the family Of the late A.. N. Sullivan now
amount to s3O,0O0.
A fire at Emporia, Kans., destroyed the dry
goods store Of D. Thomas 4 Co Loss, $780,
600; partly insured
The Hamburg, Iowa, floor factory was
burned together with its contents Loss, 49,.
100; insurance $4,000
Ut. Michael's orphan asylum amidst Joseph's
convent, on Mount Oliver, Pittsburg, was par
tally burned. Loss, $4,000.
George N. Anderson, of sheboygsn, en-
Wis, was billed by falling tree.
Tho dwelling house and portion Of It's con-
tents belonging to Mrs. Thomas X. Wilkle, Eau
Claire. was burned Loss, 1890.
The Robesonis furnace plant at Reading, Pa,
has been sold to William r. White and Mrs.
Henry Borie, Of Philadelphia, for sS7,OOO
Maj. Burke is in Washington, hoping to &C.
cure an appropriation of $500, 600 for the New
Orleans exposition, now $500, 600 in debt
Fire at Troy N. Y, destroyed the store Of J.
Leroy Pine COMPANY, manufacturers Of SUPPLIES.
Ex-Gov. Moses OF South Carolina was SEN
tenced to six months in the house of correction
at Boston, for swindling Col. Higgfnson out Of
Special Examiner Rathbone declares that
Commissioner Of Pensions Clark is a liar, and
that he is trying to make himself solid with tho
Democrats.
George II Mills, who murdered his wife,
Eliza F. Mills Oct q. 1881, at their residence in
Williamsburgh, N Y, was sentanced in Brook.
lyn to be hanged April 1O
Mischievous students at Harvard college
wound large wooden tube with heavy wire
and exploded it at midnight by means of .
fuse, creating great sensation
Under tho terms Of the new extradition
treaty with Great Britain, defaulting bank off,
will no longer find an asylum in Canada.
Yet another terrible example An Alliance
Ohio woman gave birth to twins in roller
,sy,tr sl..Sk Al. - 4 "A
| stated whether the twins were right and left
Richmond business men adopted resolutions
crtcising the recent decision of the United
States court, and calling on all good citzens not
to pay taxes in coupons or Virginia state bonda
Mr.. Munroe Of New Haven, Ct, manager Of
the Marquand estate, has given, $4,000 for
the endowment fund Of the Yale divinity school,
and the money has been paid in. The total
fund 10 now $4,000
One Of the acts Of the late plenary council
was to present the pope with the name of Rev.
John 8. Foley for bishop. Father Foley was
chancellor to the council He is the brother Of
the late bishop Of Chicago.
The Spanish government has instructed the
Spanish minister at Washington, in case tho
proposed Spanish American treaty is not rati.
lied by the senate before the change in the ad-
minstration Of the United States government,
he shall, on April withdraw the concessions
relative to sugar which Spain offered to Amer
tca, with the hope of securing its ratification.
Postofices Established Wisconsin: Eleva,
Trempeleau county. Postmasters Commits
sioned-Andrew J. LINDSAY, Bay Center, Oak.
Frank W. Hunt, Fort Buford, OAK; William
H Harris, Chaplin, Iowa; John W. Lickens,
VI. Dawson, Phiilipsburg, Mont; G. o. Hsrt.
Driftwood, Neb. John d. Leland, Leland,
lows; A. O. Hollanger, Eleva, Wis.
Aletter has been received by 7. J. Luttrell,
sonian club of Cleveland, Ohio, stating that
permitted to allow negro man to march
through the line and present President Cleve-
land silver bouquet MIR. Luttrell wrote in
response that Mr.. Cleveland was not receiving
any presents from any source whatever.
The British Parliament opened on Thursday
last The police allowed no person topass the
gates unless able to show he had right to on
ter. Gladstone, upon entering, was loudly
cheered In the house Of lords the government
Was at once ssssiled BY the Conservatives with
tentions in the soudan Earl Granville, minis
ter for foreign Affairs, replied He frankly
stated that the government eft it entirely to
Cen W0lseley to decide whether tho British
forces should proceed to attack Khartoum at
once, or delay an attack until later-say some
time next autumn Gladstone replying to inter-
rogatories, responded in much the Same tone as
that used by Earl Granville in the lords. He
added that the present situation did not al
low the government to make oyertures
to FL Mahdi, because such overtures might
defeat their own object The policy of the
government to evacuate Egypt event
ually remained unchanged He had done
all he could for Gen. Gordon, and was not
to be held responsible for his death. sour
policy in the 6oudan is still for evacuation
Recent events there prevented the immediate
application Of this policy. Tho fall of Khar-
toum Affected, in military sense, the whole
dtustion in the Soudan. Lord Wolseley has
been advised to take what measures he sees
6t to overthrow the Mahdi at Khartoum. No
further communications will be made to the
1.hdi, but any received from him will be con-