The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-16

East walnut hills. He resigned bis position
at the bank last Nay, aud has not since found
employment .-.5-,..s,,..,-..7
The Sth inst being the occasion Of tho twen-
ty-hrst birthday of Prince Albert Victor, old.
est son Of the prince Of Wales, It was made the
occasion Of rejoicings throughout tho country.
IN London the day opened with The ringing Of
beils, hosting OF dags and music at 81 Johns
palace. The University Of Cambridge sent d
sddress Of consratulatton to the young prince.
William Vaughan shot and killed his wife n
Gr11ton, W. AA, to whom he had been married
four weeks. Vaughan used shotgun, nrinf
through window. The shot took effect in thu
woman's temple and produced instant death.
younger sister of the dead woman was or
her Up at the time Of the shooting Jealousy
was the cause. The parties were prominently
connected.
In the south Of Spain. It's greatest force waa
experienced Lejs. whore 800 houses were
Most Of the inhabitants had left or were Sleep
ing In tents King Alfonzo has started for thu
scenes Of disaster. Three hundred Thousand
dollars have already been subscribed KIM
AfOnzo has taken with him 31OO, 200, which hi
ferers
Gen. Sherman, in answer to question - 70
the effect Of Gen. Grants declinahon to receiva
the fund being raised for his benefit, said:
0foourse, that will put . stop to the whole
thing, and nothing nov will be done about it
I presume, though, that the local defenss
dtn. Grant has friends who will look ont fol
his interests, outside Of those who were In.
terestng themselves in his behalf in this par.
6cular instance
Parnell addressed meeting at Tpperaryre
Gently. Four years sgo, he said, men of Tip.
perary helped him unfurl the banner of the
and had proved Of great service to the Irlsb
people A similar point In the history of Ire.
land hsd now been reached. What agitation
had already gained was in6nltesiml as com.
pared with the full reward to be secured by It
He believed the great power Of franchise re-
Gently conferred would be judicously used
Postofices discontinued: Minnesots-Ceerc
Gordo; mail to Dawson. Postmastsrs com.
missioned-Adolph Miller, Richardton, OAK;
Richard II. Copeland, Willard, Oak. James g
Miles, Hector, MINI. Frank g. Blakefeld,
Fish Creek, Wis {; e & Foster, Audubon, To-
"a; y: D9nn;n, IndependsnSe, Iowa; g R
born, Iowa; o. Zlevig, Wilmar, MINI. William
= Vans, Deuster, Wis. James E Kennedy,
Durbin, Oak; J. Il sokol, Baldwin, Iowa; 4
+. Goode, Mark, Iowa
The marriage Of Lieut. James Defrees Mann,
Of tie United States army, and Miss Katie
Ray, daughter Of A Ross Ray, one Of WASH
ington's wealthiest citizens took place in 81
Johns church recently. The groomsmen
we're Lieutenants Augnr, Brown, Allen and
Davenport, If the cavalry crops; the brides
maids Miss Ayer, Miss Miles, Miss Thorn and
Miss Greer. A reception was held In the after
noon at Mr.. Ray r sidence. and Lieut. Mann
go direct to Fort Leavenworth, his post
The Posts dispatch from Berlin says the act
ivity Of the Congo conference of the American
delegates, Kason and Sanford, seems to indi-
cate wish to make Il clear that America will
In the future be more concerned in European
interests than heretofore The active partici.
by Bismarck, and the fact excites the suspicion
Of other powerA There 10 curiosity to know il
German-An1ericAn CO. operation thestens Brit
1ah hposseesionstn In America as well as in Africa
The subject isa very prominent topic Of con-
The secretary Of the Protestant Educational
institute has written Earl Granville, secretary
Of state for foreign Affairs, asking whether Err
ington, the unofficial British representative u
the Vatican, 10 authorized to negotiats With ths
Vatican, In reference to Catholic missions in
India Such action, the writer says, would be
unconstitutional and prove, injurious to the
CAUSE A dispatch from Rome 70 the Exchange
Telegraph company seys:g Signor Nacenni,
papal under secretary Of state, denies that Er.
ringtoa is accredited to the Vatican either on.
cially or unofacially
About year ago Frank q. Martin, Gilistint
postmaster st Pierre. OAK, left that town lesv-
ing the Office el 800 short He had taken I'd.
vantage Of the postmaster's absence and drawn
money orders on various points of the country,
sent tie advices, and ct his leisure proceeded
to collect them. Martin managed TO cover his
tracks well, and was not caught He was
man Of good address, and tie son of Rev. John
Martin, Of st Helena, Mob. About six weeks
just outside Of Kansas City, and it was supposed
Me man had committed suicide rs :
L Tho Indian Lease Investigation has thus fa,.
developed no very startling frauds, bnt thsr,
prevails . lively expectation of somethingts
come. Capt solomon Tgtsle md J, W. Han.
ilton, both Of Kansas, members Of the Chefokes
Live Stock association and sub leesees Of tha
lands held by that association, were examined
by the senate committee on Indian affairs re-
about 6,OC0, ,OO0 acres, rented from the Cher.
okees at two cents an acre, aud that the sub
lessees paid two and half cent? an scre Sen.
ator 'Harrisop asked what use was made Of ths
.susplus Senator IngsllG objected ON the ground
that this was inquiriDg into the Privste bpsinsa
Of the witnessel