The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-11-27
The new Texas stock assessment shows
that there are in the state 14.9OO,OOO
head, valued at STA 100000.

Canadian Pacific will ask for another
$lO, 900, 600 subsidy, with which to buy
all the railways in the maritime provinces.
The ceremonies incident to the inaueura-
tion ofProf. Charles X. Adams as president
of Cornell university took place q few days
ago.
The official vote OF the entire state oi
Iowa gives Larrabee 5,216 majority over
all; Hull, 1854; Akers, S,6G7; and Beck,
7,115.
William Walter, o Riverdale Qll.) farm.
mortgages on his property and promissory
notes aggregating 100000 have come to
light. His property il only worth $4,000.
Walter is thought to have gone to Iowa,
and 10 said to be in concealment near
Cherokee.
Mrs: Maria P. Storey, the first wife Of the
late Wilbur +. Storey, who was divorced
from him about twenty years ago, was al
lowed by Judge Lullyn OF Chicago to plead
| as one oil the defendants in the chancery
suit OF Mrs. Eureka G. Storey, widow oi
| the deceased, against Anson C. Storey and
| other heirs for the enforcement of the last
will.
Lord Hotchkiss, one OF the swell COW.
boys OF Custer county, Montana, wagercd
he could walk from his ranch to Miles City,
distance Of twenty-five miles, in foui
hours and hall. The bet was laid, and
accompanied by u horseman his lorlship
tackled the trail. He arrived in Miles City
in just four hours and four minutes, and
pocketed the cash.
William II. Heath, Of the firm OF Heatl,
q Co., ol N. ", which failed on Oct. 2, with
liabilities OF 81 100000, was arrested mt
the instance Of q. Z. Morosini, and in dc.
In NJ l,n:
the Ludlow street Jail. His Indebtedness
to Morosini is $5iO, 900, and u suit was
brough by the lattor and an attachment
served upon property OF the firm. Mr.
Morosini, in his sworn allegations against
Heath 4 Co. charges them with fraud.
The Iale Alumni ssociation Of Washing.
ton, at it's annual meeting, elected for its
officers for the ensuing year: President,
Hon. Morrison II. Waite, 1887; first vire
president, Francis Miller, 1852; second vice
president. Gen. +. Whittlcscy, 1s42; sec.
retary, William A. Maloy, 1854; treasurer,
George +. Whittlesey, 1873; historian, Col.
l. Edward Clark, 1s55;executiye committee,
Col. Garrick Mnllery, 1850; John Addison
Porter. 1878; Henry II. Elliott, 1871 Hen.
ry X. Willard, 1879; Joseph C. Hornblower,
| 1869.
circular to the National Land league
by President Egan, designatcs the following
persons as a committee, with the president
Of the municipal council OF the league ut
New York, to suitably receive Purnell and
colleagues on their arrival, and escort
them to tho national convention ut Chica.
go; The members Oi the national execu.
tive committee Of the league, Rev. Charles
oReilly, Patrick A. Collins, James Mooney,
Alexander Sullivan. Rev. T. j. Connly,
John Boyle O'ReilIy, Gen. NJ. Kerwin,
Patrick Ford and John +. Finerty.
The Bulgarians on the l 9Th again rep,,lscd
the encnly back eight kiloneters Subsc.
quently the Servians opened a strong artil.
lery fire from the right wing. The Bulpari.
ans stoutly defended their positions and
again rei,ulaed the Serviuhs. The Servian
force congists Oi three batalions oiiniantry.
ono OF artillery, aud squadron Of icavalry.
The victory finally belonged to the Bul.
garians. The latter further repulscd a Ser.
Wan attack on Glintzi, taking several pris.
oners. The behavior Of the Bulgarian
troops was admirable.
Preparations are making to give Parnell
n rousing reception on his arrival in New
York.
Field Marshal Count Won Moltke cele.
brated the elghty-fifth anniversary of his
birthday recently, at Kreisau, in u royal
manner,
Alexander shorlff, a delegate Of the Cam.
adinn federation. has been rcmanded for
n week at tWolverlnmpton, Eng, for oh.
tanning money by falsely stating that he
owned 10, 900 acres oilanl OH the S,skatch-
evan river.
Prince Hohenlohe, the new Covcruor.ctn.
eral OF Alsace-L Lorraine, in u speech ut
Metz cndeavOrcd to demonstrate that the
people oil Alsace- Lorraine were much better
oil under German than they were under
French rule.
Anderson, the steward OF Hon. Claiborne
Hardy, has been taken to Inverary, where
he will he formally charged with elopinp
with a ward in chancery. Anderson is a
married man and cloped with Miss Ridge,
way. who was under the guardianship oi
Sir Gathornc Hardy.
NJ. DeI.esseps celebrated his eiehtieth
birthday on the 10Th. He received MANY
presents. All the foreign ambassadors and
prominent persons In Paris visited him
and paid their respects, and ex-Empress
Rraphed their congratulations.
London cable: Little interest, com.
paratively, is taken here in the Burmnh
campaign. The resistance being so slight
now that the Minhla forts are silenced
there is nothing to stop the advance nth
the Ava forts, twelve miles south of Manda.
lay, are reached. They are not SO formid.
able as Minhln. King Theebaw's reign will
be over in short time.
Tho grand jury at Montreal returns a
true bill against j. Vanasse, editor, and j,
Lessard, manager Of lie Monde, for Grim.
ina!ly libcling Mayor Bcaugrand. The
ncti on arose from structures pms sed on the
mayor for having the Gangnon patients
removed by force to the smallpox hos.
pital,
Moro Servian Victories recorded, but the
bulgarians In one hattie defeat the enemies
with hoayy loss. 1t IL believed that Aus
tria and Russia will be drawn into the fight
before long.
There were from Z, 900 to ] o 900 persons
present at the final meeting OF the Riel de.
tense committee at Montreal. L.O. Davids
presided. Resolutions were passed con.
demnng the government for the execution
OF Ricl.
Mr.. Bright, speaking ut Birmingham said
that he thought that the days ofgrcat and
powerful estates were passing away. He
favored a wide distribution OF land, abOli.
tion Of the game laws and moro equal tux.
alton.
The British forces in Burmah have car.
ried the forts in the vicinity Of Minha and
captured the city after three hours firing
from the floating batteries, the armed
launches and the heavy guns on board the
stoamers.
Burglars fired the houses OF William Ash
and William Bryant in Bullitt county, Ky,
and during the confusion stole $4,000, pro.
ceetls OF cattle sales made that day. One
colored boy was burned up, and several
members Of the families had marrow cs
capes.
In Emperor William's speech Mt the open.
ing OF the reichstag he urged increased
grants for the army and navy.
Nine. Christine Nilsson left Berlin in rath.
or n disappointed frame Of mind in consc.
quence Of the very lukcwnrm reception
which she met from her audiences.
Emperor William has decided to decline
the projected ovation in his honor on the
occasion q the twenty fifth anniyersary OF
his accession t0 the throne Of Prussia,
Quinn Harrison, tho grandson Of the
Nev: Peter Cartwright. a pioneer Methodist
minister, assaulted his sister, Mrs. A. Ely,
OF Chicago, mt Springfield. ILL.,, breaking
one Of her ribs and infilcting, it il feared,
fatal injuries. Harrison's father, one oil
the richest farmers in Sangamon county,
was buried Wednesday. This attack grew
out OF a disDute over tho den II ma n "a ,,ro,,.