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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01
NEWS OF TlR WEEK sUMAARIZRD.


New York speoial:-At quarter IA 9 S'ciock
IN Monday the fanailS carriage drove up to the
house AfOw moments later Gen. Grant was
standing in the doorway As he advanced
toward the edge Of the stoops the crowd raised
their hats to h,m, and he smilinsly nodded in
csse hs en,d1s 5ss H. sr a. stssgks out St il
M gonssai stood in the full ii' glare Of the the
midsummer sun inhaling the balmy breezes
OF spring that were waited over from the
PARK r;r.s, He vas tightly wrapped. HIS heavy
suit Of dark cloth; and . largo red scarf pro-
tected his throat Ho wors tall silk hat
snd 70. carried = small. thin cane in his hand.
As ne walked down the steps it Was evident
that nd wanted to conceal his weakness and
appear stronger than he really ia He gave
Inaided and without faltering. The rest Of
tho party followed on behind him The een-
eral entered the carriage frst, and after he
eIsa., nia sestod himself comfortably the others
.s.owed. .sG.llowed. As they drove away there WAS .
ehght cheer from the crowd.
Gen. Grants appearance was disappointing
% those who had inferred from the reports III
had also take place He looks like 1 very Sick
man yet The eftee.s1 his long sickness are
Rn'niy N.Y. and distgessingly apparent in his face,
hs! changed from steel gray to . snowy
white; the broad face Of years ago is now long
drawn out and thin, and he has
none Of the ruddy color that once Character.
ized 1t It is in his way cf waking,
however, that the change is moro noticeable
All traces Of his scadief-like bearing have dis
appeared His shoulders are stopped, and he
bends oyer like man approaching his Tooth
year. He walks slowly and carefully, and Al
ways bears heavily on his cane. The drive
lasted about twenty minutes. When Gen
Grant reached his room he looked out Of the
window . moment at tha crowd. When thew
began to notice him, however, he disappeared
Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Ssrtoris and Mrs.. Jesse
Grant afterward drove out in the same car.
riaga
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a Tsrrlel. Tragedy in oonn.o..ou.,

Barclay johnson, the son Of j. Agustas
johnson, lawyer Of 52 Wall street, Now York,
graduate of Harvard college and Of the Col
umbla college of law, shot and killed his
mother and sistor and then committed suicide.
at his home in Greenwich, Conn. johnson
was supposed to have been insane. He
took walk with his mother and sister
IN the morning, and returned to the
u, mouse, u.s., ,,sa3 complaining Of severe pain
lunch, however, and with his mother and sister,
started out to take another walk Miss johnson
was extremely beautiful She started out in the
best of spirits and seemed determined to over
come, if possible, her brother's melancholy.
chatting. AT the rocks at Indian Harbor1 Hb1 po,nt ON.
they stopped for rest Charles F. Adams, a
young farmer, was at work across the point in
his garden. Suddenly lie heard pistol shot
lie looked across tho inlet and saw q little pu d
OF blue smoke rising above tho rocks. Then
he saw a girish figure scrambling over the
a Hash OF light appeared, and before the sound
mad reached the farmers ears tho girl turned
and fell PROSTATE at her brothers. feet. dead Ad-
ans started toward tho PROSTATE girl. This
all occurred within very fcw minutes and
before Adams had gone a yard, johnson had
stopped over tho bodies moment to see
how thoroughly he had dono his work, then
placed the mllzzle into his mouth, and fired.
The ball passed clear through his head
and he dropped to the ground a corpse.
Five persons witnessed tho occurrence, but
none OF them saw tho party before their at
tontion was attracted by the first shot, how
ever, and mono Of them know what occurred
between johnson and his mother and sister be-
forc he fired Young johnson was Just be-
ginning the practice of law. Johnson's mother
was sister of William Walter Phelps
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The experiment Of shipping live cattle from
Oregon to Chicago has proved failure.
L P. Plummer post. G. A. r., of Minneapo-
Lis, Mimi, has rescinded the resolution con-
demDing Gov. Hubbard.
The New Workers have . little less than four
weeks in which to make up tho pedestal fund,
- Bartholdi writes that tho statue will reach
New York on May 20. Never did people show
less enshusiasm over very large gift
The famous clipper ship Young America.
world-renowned for fast voyages to California
and China, is now in Philadelphia. She was
built in New York in 1853 by w. H. Webb, and
has been in continuous service ever since
Last year she was sold to parties IN Austria,
who changed her name to Mirosley.
The contracts for wagon transportation in
the military department of Dakota have been
awarded as follows: From Glendive to Camp
Poplar river, to J. L Burns of Glendive; from
Custer station to Fort Custer, to Paul McCor.
mick Of Junction City, Mont; from Custer to
Fort Maglnnis, to s. Buford, Junction City,
Mont from Broadwater Landing to Assina.
boine, to ]. W. Power of Chicago; Helena to
Fort Assinaboine, to J. w. Power, Chicago:
Bartlett to Fort Totten, to Frank Palmer OF
Fort Totten; from Bismarck to Fort Yates, to
J. Keown Of Bismarck; from Running Water
to Fort Randall. to D. l. Pratt of Fort Randall !;
from Fort Pierrc to Fort Meade, to Walter B.
JordoQ Of 81 Paul,
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!. l.: sinSe sssu@mins The dtties Of this office m.
foreman Of the Mare Island navy yard In e1cc
uonsi IN past years, particularly in 1852. Ate,
reading the testimony in the contested eiectio,
case case Ct Buck -: Dudley, takon in the fall O.
vote df the Yard was practically eocrced aud con
trolled by the foreman, other with of withon'
orders. The men were obliged to take tlleir bal.
lots in folded form from table presided owe,
p one or more Of the foremen, hold the bal
lot IN sight whilo walking to tho polls ons
hundrnd feet distant, between men stationed
for me purpose OF preventing any change o.
without the voter having had the opportunity Il
isee or know its contents, or to exercise an,
'sh1tce fur. .Nhbnl he should cast his ballot ::
find that the sand fHrsmen who conducted
this proceeding arc still at tho Yard in ti,t
various departments. Great complaints madi
but have already read sufficient OF thi
sworn testimony to satisfy me that the MOI
who were engaged in that proceeding as fore
mon, directing and controlling il, should b,
cleared 6iit Of the yard in the interest Of dc.
cent government, and Il tiny similar proceed.
Ing Or snStbinE like IT.. " attempt to coorct
the vote Of the employees Of tie Sard. b
place hereafter, whether IN the Interest
OF the dominant party or otherwise,
viii apply : similar remedy. APPOINTMENT
In plaes OF the persons discharged will bs
made temporarily and on trial until officieni
men ehall have been obtained. In this confiec.
ton ! deairu: " say that tbs bureau officer,
here complain greatly of tho delays and tl,i
extraordinary expense required to do work a
tho Marc Island yard ask your special at
tention to these matters, in the hope that You
will cooperate with me in an effort to brine
the yard to greater efficiency and eliminat
these Objectionable features from IL
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FROM WASHINGTON.

Tho president shook hands with $50 preach.
ers at one standing the other day.
Delegate Toole Of Montana saws Samuel
Hauser, Helena banker, will probably be
the next territorial governor
Secretary Whitney has received telegram
from Admiral Jouett: "The situation is un-
changed Everything is quiet on the isthmus
beardslee reports no fighting around Car
tagena for fortnight.
Mr. Lawton of Ga, has declined the Russian
mission. An intimate friend received tele-
gram from him requesting HIM to convey to
the president his declination. It was under
$1,000 that he does this to relieve the president
OF all embarrassment and to avoid possible
controversy In the senate next session.
In tho United States district court st Little
Rock, George l. Douglass, Of the department
Of justice, Washington, entered suit against
Logan b. Roots, John D. Adams, J. D. Chides-
ter and others for $l74, ,COO alleged over paid in
the famous star route contracts several years
ago. This is one Of numerous suits to be
brought in different states sgainst the con-
tractors
Anthony NJ Kelly of Virginia, recently nom
mated and commissioned United States minis
ter to Italy, will decline the position, not wish
ing to embarrass the administration by reason
Of objections that might be urged against him
BY the Italian government Mr.. Walker J
Feam Of Louisiana has qualified at the state
department as minister resident and consul
general to Komanla, Servla and Greece George
II: Williams who WAS appointed United States
minister to Haytl March 8, last, will be super
ceded as soon as his successor can be deter
mined upon. The president has appointed
Christian M. Seibert Of New York to Be secre-
tary Of the legation of the United States ct
Chill; he also appointed the following post
masters: Francis NJ Householder, Nobles-
vile, Ind Nelson Brnett, Jefferson, Wis. !;
George NJ Houston, at Harrionville, Mo-, Or
lando W. Powers to be associate Justice OF the
supreme court of the Territory Of Utah
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Things in General.

Now that the President is seated, the
Cabinet chosen and the country safe,
suggests the New York Commercial
Advertiser, let every man go to work,
and, 80 fur as in him lies, hel p to make
q lively spring trade.
Several weeks before Christmas the
yacht Iolantlle. having three men on
board, sailed out of Port Phillip Bay,
Victoria, and was never seen again. On
the Goth of December q huge white
shark was caught ut Frankston. small
village near Melbourne. Some of the
loungers on the beach facetiously sug-
gested that relics of the missing crew
might be looked for inside the missing
fish. The shark, therefore, was cut
open and in its stomach were actually
found human head, mass of soddrn
rags, broken wooden pipe, and gold
watch and chain. The watch was i'm
medistely recognized as having belonged
to one of the yachtmen who had been On
board the lolanthe.
Says tho Lancaster (Pa) Intelli-
gencer: "a young man sat down at
dinner the other day with gentleman
worth million dollars, who had been
in public life for half century, who
had counseled with Presidents and had
dined with Kings. They had beefsteak,
boiled potatoes. milk and pie. Tho
next day he was invited to dine with
Solomon Shoddy, who, in his rise from
the position of scullion to one of opu-
lence, had learned nothing. There
we're thirteen courses and nine kinds Of
wine, the best that money could buy.
And yet the little dinner was the hest,
even for guest who knew not dyspap.
sia and had no dread of indigestion.
A Hot Springs, Ark. correspondent
says: "There is a constant stream Of
people going and coming every day.
Many come here as Il lat resort, ard
ind the long sought cure; many get
relief and die but it is stated that du.-
ing the past ten years upward of 30, ,OoO
people have been cured of diseases here
who have been consinered past recovery
by eminent physicians Of the country"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01
barclay Johnsoa's breadth, Deed:

Coroner Holt Of Bridgeport, Conn.,, began an
inquest on tho victims of tho murders in tho
johnson family. Rev. J. G. johnson, Congro.
gational minister of Rutland, VT, aud an unclc
of Barclay johnson, tho young man who shot
his mother and sister and killed himself, testi.
fed that there was no hereditary insanity in tho
family He could not account for insanity on
tho part Of his nephew except by excessive
Office duties which caused him TO write and work
at night, and caused a, strain on his mind The
witness produced this letter, which was found
in tho pocket of Barclay johnson after his death:
Greenwich, Conn, April 81, 1Ss5-lf ]
succeed in accomplishing what think must be
done, word or two of explanation will prob.
ably bc received with interest. l think am
saving my mrotllcr and sister from an unhappy
fate. If there iH q just and glorious God these
two vii so to tho happiness which thoy do.
serve. II there is 10 God then they will simply
find their rest"
At the close of tho letter he wrote: II am
conscious of tho cnormity of what have done
and intend to do. hut at tho same timc have a
suspicion that have become insane Why did
not somo one recognize my wcakccss, my great
need OF help, and help mo when there was
time?s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01
The wat,rtowu, Wis. R,pud,..,on.

In the United States circuit court at Madison
Judge Gresham rendered decision which
practically relieves the city of Watertown from
paying its bonded railway indebtedness Of
over 81, 100000 The city repudiatcd its in.
debtedness several years ago, and for long
period resorted to strategy in having nc
city officers, and prevented bondhold-
it This feat was finally accomplished, how
ever, and the test case, involving saO,6W, OF
Metcalf against the city was brought Defen-
dsnt city set up the plea Of tho statute of linn.
itations, and United States District Judge Bum
rendered . decision in it's favor A rehearing
vas then had before United States Circuit
Judge Gresham, who affirms Judge Bunn's de.
cision. The fact occasioned great rejoicing al
Watertown. Tho case will probably be an
pealed to the United States supreme court
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01
Reported Fight At Fort t,tk.

A Battleford Special of tho Goth says: Scouts
from Pitt report finding it abandoned, badly
wrecked An Indian told them there had been
afight and two police were killed, and that the
police and others in the fort had taken to boats
IN the hope of reaching Battleford They have
been out five days, and should have been hero
long ago. It Looks as if the whole party
had been captured or killed from the
river banks. Besides the police under
Inspector Dickens, were Factor Nc
Lean, Of the Hudson Bay company, and family
Of S eight, and James Simpson, Stanley Simpson,
9. Quinn and wife, Mr.. and Mrs Mann and
three children, Alfred Quinn and several others
The story of the escape is extremely improbable
as it is not likely such large party would be
driven out of the fort and allowedto escape
The Indians stated that Riel threatened to take
Battleford soon. Troops were promised for
our relief three weeks ago, but none have Is
yet turned up. The river is low
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01
Another sharon Cas-. on til. 4s,,r.

Mrs.. Alice Winans, who says sho is the wife
OF Ross R. WinAns, the millionaire. has begun
Z suit Tor divorce, in New York, which was sent
present living in Scotland, where ho owns an
estate nearly two hundred miles In cktent.
Mrs. Winans was . Miss Spolfield. She
says that whilo acting as . governess
II r. ,Myealthy l,ondon family She met
Mr. Winahs in 1871. She declares
rage agreement, but no ceremony was per
formed. In May of that year he brought her
to this country. They lived together three or
four months as man and wife; Mr.. Winans al
ways introduced her as his wife, and she ac-
khowledgcd that she was Mrs. Winans Then
he deserted her, leaving her nothing to live on
subsequently s Mr.. Winans married 4 sister Of
Whistler, the artist, and is now living with her.
Mr. Winans says he never married Miss Eool-
held though he lived with her
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famous Mexican beauty, daughter Of Don Pat
riclo Ailmo. . millionaire Irish. Mexican dtsen
Of Monterey,

famous Mexican beauty, daughter Of Don Pat
rici0 Nilmo. . millionaire Irish. Mexican eitisen
Of Monterey.
n X. Fox, who put up the diamond belt for
the contemplated Sullivan Ryan fight, regard
ing it ~ boxing match only, has decided to
throw up oil connection with tho affair He
has written to Sullivan that rather than bs re-
gsrded y attempting to break the law, he will
withdraw in toto from the match, and as far ~
he is concerned, it must be, and is now Oh.
Tuesday was good day for Gen. Grant and
and he took ride in the park. He was not
20 we'll later in the evening. DR.. Douglass
did not seem Is cheerful over his patients con-
dition as nsusl .'.I wish thor5 had
been Some mistake about the liagnosis,o he
said, sorrowfully shaking his head 'sThe
general is not only my patient, but one Of my
dearest friends on earth II there had been
mistake Iwould gladly admit it, but it cannot
be. There has been no mistake. Tho cancer
ous growth is painfully apparent and is be-
coming more SO evcry day. The swelling at
the base Of tho tongue still continues with
little sloughing. see no hope Of ultimate 70.
covery.s
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Another Account Of Tie xiiiisx Of ..r,ao,

Another Account Of The 4iilins Of Darrios
Thessn FraASisco Bulletin publishes the fol-
towing particulars Of the death Of the late
President Barrios of Guatemala, obtained from
L. u. Parrott the Guatemalan utntNi Of this
city, who returned here On tho steamer Gre
NADIA from Gaathhaala Tho engagement In
which Rarfios was killed was between one
battalion Of the Guatemalan troops and much
larger body of San salvadoreans. Barrios
gave tho order to attack, but no advance
movement ,,s,, had been made, IS the troops were
unaer command Of an unpopular officer, and
refused to obey hin. Barrios WAS in his tent
with two Of his oficefs when this informatioi
VAS brought to him. TN the refusal Of both
shese officers to assume command he. left the
tent ahd while proceeding to the front Of The
column he was intending to lead he was shot
ny sharpsheo!er from . tree. The bullet en-
tered his right sbaulder, passed through his
heart heart, and out through the left side Mean
while the battle had commenced and in short
While both sides withdrew from the battle field
put not until determined and successful ef-
fort had been made to recover the body Of
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01
Til, Russo-Atghan Fight.

A letter from Baku confirms tho first &C.
count Of tho battlo at Penjdel, and states tina,
the Afghan force consisted of 400 men.
The writer, who had been with Sir Pete,
Lumsden, but who loft him before tho bat.
out the winter have bcen trying "a
excite and irritate tho Afghans, and
that only Sir Peter Lumsden's influence
prevented bloodshed long ago. Col. Alikhan-
OF advanced to Aktapa ut about tho end OF
November. before the boundary commission
had arrived, and battle with tho Aflians was
narrowly avoided there It's rumorcd at Balka
that tho czar within year or two will go tc
Sarnarc and to the ancient palace of Timoul
Lung, to be crowned emperor of Central Asia.
Russia is organizing great fairs at Baker ant
Astrakhsn.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

Sargent D. Bagley, New York lawyer, Is
mysteriously dead.
A dispatch from st Louis givos the particu-
lars Of the elopement of Mrs. Anna Stclnreil
negro coachman, and stated that tho husband.
who is wealthy physician of Memphis, was
following the runaways
Baron Magri, who is thirty-fou inches tall,
and whose brother recently married Mrs Tom
Thumb, was brought into the Tombs police
court, at New York, by Ida Newman, who is
five feet seven inches tall, and who charges
the baron with being the father of her child.
The baron gave bail and tho case was ad-
jOurned.
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THE CASUALTY RECORD.

a waterspout swept away fifteen dwellings,
with their inmates, at Kingman, Kans.
A special from Kingman, Kan, details .
disastrous flood which occurred in the MINES
cap river, and which is supposed to have been
the result of water spout Fifteen dwellings
were swept into tho current with men women
and children in them and at the mercy Of the
waters. The number drowned is unknown.
though four women and one man are known
to have been drowned, beside, certainly, sew
ersl children
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Mr.. WALTER has received in Balti-
more a bronze reduction of the figure
''Mjlitary Courage" which is to COM
plete the group of statuary presented
by him to that city. 1.-THE figure"
says The Sun, sis that of helmeted
warrior. The left hand grasps the
hilt of sword, the right clasps the
warriors thigh. The right arm. bare
above the elbow, Is powerful piece
of modelling. The tgure, indeed. is
ian extraordinary piece of work, and
sthe statuette might be placed beside
the bronze reduction, in MIR. Walters
possession, of Michael Angeles superb
Meditation without suffering disas-
trously from the comparison. The
original is in green bronze, to conform
to the Barge statues. 1t will be placed
at the western end of the square, look
ing up Monument street. 1t is ex-
pected from Paris some time next
month";"
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1aoaasnt Of til. ,Gor.y Letter scandal.

New York Special: The suit brought BY
Kenwsrd Philip for $4,000 against the New
York Tribune, for damages sustained by the
charge made against HIM that he had written
the Morey letter, resulted in verdict Of 45,.
Co., Mr.. Philip testified that tho allegations
made in the Tribune were false; that he has
been newspaper writer for about twenty -foul
years, and had been connected with nearly ov
cry daily newspaper published in New York and
Brooklyn.
aDid you write the Morey letter9n
81 did not had nothing to do with the
composition, or the writing, or the publication
Of it. never saw it until It was in print; new
or saw the fac-simile until it was published in
the papers,"
The jury, after short absence, returpeS
with verdict for the plaintiff for s5,0o0
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Mrs. SENATOR MALONE is a claim.
ant under the French spoliation act to
the amount Of 100000. She wishes
1t distinctly understood that she does
not indorse her husbands reputation
views beyond certain limit,
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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, Lady Rose.
bry. Lady Rothschild, Mrs. Gladstone,
and other well-known ladies have
formed committee to raise funds to
provide assistance and comfort for the
sick and wounded soldiers in the
SOudan,
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MAUD HewE writes from New Or.
deans that she doesn't care what peo.
pie prcdict about the possible .failuro"
OF the exposition, since sit is grand
er thing to see and fail in than MANY
OF the great successes she has seen in
her lifetime.,
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RERE AND THERE.
NINE. JENNY LIND GoLpscHx1pr Il.
losing her health, and thinks of reduc.
ing her hours of labor at the Royal
College OF Music in London.

w. D. HowELLs is authority for the
assertion that no woman who studies
Greek ever marries. That is not the
only c"use OF single blessedness, how
eyer.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Monsignor A. j. Glorieux was consecrsted
Catholic bishop of Idaho at Baltimore.
B. W. Townley of Kansas City is one Of tho
neirs Of the famous Townley estate in England,
now in litigation, involving between ol5G. 200. .
600 and s2OO, 100000
Eugene Kelly, Jr, son Of the well-known
irish banker Of New York, passed through New
Laredo, Mex, ON his way to Monterey, where
he will be married, TO Seporita Sara Glmo, the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-01

ANNA DICKINSON now believes that
she can make great success of her
''Anne Boleyn" abroad, which is very
possible, as she is not at home in that
character.