The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-18
his wife and seven other persons lost th.ir'

VOAOMC vlls
lives.
There ID Q general lockout among the
painters Of Chicago, and /, 400 iourueymsn
are idle. The forty shops oi the master
painters association have shut down, to
protect, 1t 10 said, I've shops in which strikes
had becn ordered by local labor organise
tions.
At the Maine Republican convention
Hon. j. r. Bodwsll Of Hallowell was nom
mated for governor ON the first ballot.
DR.. A. G. Hamlin OF Bangor was his only
competitor.
President Cleveland and his bride havs
under serious considerations q proposi.
tion to make q tour OF the states, with q
select party OF friends. In q steamer some
time during the summer. As soon a. con.
gress adiourns they intend to spend some
time In the New England seacoast and
mountain regions, thence 20 to the Adiron-
dacks fora lew days, and thence to Buffalo,
the old home OF the president and his wife.
1t 10 proposed to leave Buffalo in August
on 9 private steam yacht which has been
rendered the president and his party, and
the trip will include Lakes Erie, Huron
and Michigan. and possibly Superior, max.
tngs tops at various points OF interest,
Chicago will be the iarthest objective
point Of the trip.
Tho religious rito Of marriage between
Adelina Patti and Signor Nicolini was per-
formed In the protestant parish church ut
istrssdgynlais. about seven miles from
Craig-y- Nos, Nine. PATHS residence. The
eeven mtles Of roadway along the Swansea
valley between Craig-y-Nos and the church
was spanned with triumphal arches the
whole way, and the entire population OF
the valley turned out. NJ. Magnan, editor OF
the Paris Figaro, grve the bride away, and
MIR. Ganz, the operate conductor, acted as
best man for thegroom.
Julius Scherick, well known cotton
broker OF st. Louis, and his chief book.
keeper, X. l. Kimblcm, were arrested on a
requisition from thogovernor Of I4o uisiana,
charged with obtaining IS, 900 from Thorn.
as Rogers OF New Orleans in the sale Of
100 baies OF cotton, which proved not to
be OF the grade represented.
Gov. 0arcelon was nominated for con.
gress by the Democrats Of the Second dis
trict OF Maine.
Senator Riddleberger made an ineffectn.
a. eitort to get up boom for open execu-
tive sessions, but the senate frowned It
down by the majority Of % votes.
Very quietly, within the past few weeks
France has annexed the Comoro islands in
Mozambique channel between the Island OF
Madagascar and the African continent, and
England has annexed the Kermades islands,
six hundred miles northeast OF Now Zealand.
The kermadees have no Importance, as
they are small rocky, ,uninhabita BILE isiantls,
but they were seized TO prevent Franco or
Germany from seizing them. The French
gain something by their seizure, as the
Comoros are four in number and contain
seventy thousand people, who cultivate
sugar and raise other articles for export.
The pcssessi IN Of the Comoros will give the
French some strategic advantages, il they
conclude to continue their efforts for the
possession OF Madagascar.
Mrs. John Balfour, q handsome md
charming contralto singer OF Chicago. has
inherited $500, 900 by the death Of an old
sweetheart, who took to China instead Of
to drink after his rejection.
Bishop II. A. Nicely, OF the Protestant
Episcopal church, is lying very i'll at Port
land, Maine.
aai. Devices, Ninth United States caval-
delphia. -
Apprehension is felt among settlers in
northern Nebraska over n proposed visit
oi 900 Sioux to some Crows at Rosebud
]. B. Leguard OF Chicago is sentenced to
pay about $1,000 Mt Omaha, for land
frauds in Nebraska.
Francis Murphy, the temperance apoatlc,
is said to have captured the heart Of
wealthy Pcnnsylvanin woman who was ell
gagged to marry a young jeweler. The wed.
ding takes place this month.
Tho case OF tho State OF Wisconsin vs..
The Peoples Insurance company OF New
Orleans, one of the several cases commenc.
ed ut the instance Of Insurance Commits.
sioner Spooner against 'outside" conlpa-
MES for neglecting to comply with the law
requiring monthly statements, ETC., and
providing forfeiture OF $500 for contin.
ued neglect, was decided in tho United States
court in favor OF tho state.
A deputy United States marshal and Col.
kiersted lett Columbus, o.. and went into
the country nine miles from New Straits
vile, O. A suspected house vas at once
surrounded. Inside n complete outfit oi
dies and engraving plates were found, to.
gether with about$ 10 ofbogus silver dollars.
The men arrested were j. A. Brown and
George Miller. alias Berry.
Ex-State Senator William Banchert OF
Taylor, Iowa, died Of paralysis.
The remains Of Mrs. Arthur H. Noyes,
known to the literary world as "Toler
King who died at Grand Forks, Oak,
were taken to BaIraboo, Wis, for inter
ment.
There was a brisk tornado in Northern
Dakota few days ago. 1t became dark
and the air was full Of flying lumber and
dust. It looked like q very dangerous af-
fair. People ran to their homes, many
getting In the cellar. AtCrookston, Minn,,
the Germania hotel, owned by Charles Net.
ger, was completely demolished, injuring
Mr.. Netzcr, but it is thought not fatally.
There wero twenty-five people in the hotel
at the time. and It is marvellous that more
were not injured. Thenew Catholic chul eli,
partially completed, was RACED to the
ground. The west front OF the Crookston
house was completely severed from the rest
OF the building and all the windows on the
south side OF the Commercial hotel were
blown in.
The Redeuut house. Hudson's Bay store
and other buildings burned at Rat Portage.
Loss, $4,000.
DR.. Holmes ia to take the LII degree
at the English Cambridge on the 18th inst.
Archbishop Tachc is to undertake tho
education Of Riels children.
Mary Anderson arrived at Liverpool and
left for London.
The senate committee OF commerce is at
work five or six hours every day on the
river and harbor bill, and hopes to com
plete it soon. Senator Mcmillan said: He
was under obligations not to disclose what
the committee had done. but the nppropri-
ations for improvements in the northwest
would not be any less than was given in
the house bill, and in some cases they might
be increased.
Charles Bauer, one OF the men under ar.
rest at Milwaukee, for noting pleaded
guilty In the criminal court, and was fined
$3.50 and costs, the latter being $50. It
was shown to the jury that Bauer was not
melting tho mob when arrested.
Senators arc preparing programme Of
business, the purpose being to select those
measures for consideration which are not
calculated to provoke partisan opposition
or protracted debate. The Republican
senators had q caucus some time ago and
decided upon the list Of measures they do.
sired to have action upon, which list was
submitted to the Democrats. The latter
have held conference, and as the result
the following have received the approval OF
both sides: The bankruptcy bill, bills to
forfeit land grants and to repeal the pre-.
emption and timber culture and desert
land acts, veto Of tho Des Moines liver land
bill, and the resolution relating to consitl.
arfpo oxocnfiva L. ,.,,, .,,