The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-02-12
Condensed General News.

Mr. Ule0etOno mas issued his .elec.
aon address to the voters Of Midlo.
Icy upon which he asks that constituency
to return him to the house OF commons to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the fact ofhis ac-
cepting office. In this the prime minister
Will state: The new government will insti-
tute an inquiry into the entire land qucs-
tim In Ireland and into the question
whether there exists any necessity for the
introduction Of any specially coercive meas
ures In legislation Tor the irish people; but
the main policy Of the government shall be
: to endeavor to reach the source and seat
of the mischief generally admitted existent
in that country.
Pierre and Jean Baptiste vandal. who
were sentenced to seven years imprison-
ment In the penitentiary for having taken
part In the Northwest rebellion, have
been pardoned. It is expected that the re.
lease of other prisoners confined for the
same OHenses will follow.
Thomas Morley, an escaped murderer,
indicted for killing Marein Archer, OF Or.
ange county, Indiana, in 1882, has been
captured near Little Rock, Ark.
A terrific explosion occurred recently at
the Miami powder works, at Goes, Station,
near Xenia, Ohio. where the large powder
mills were blown'to atoms and Gustav
Snyder, superintendent Of the works, so
badly bruised that he cannot recover. The
powder house OF Stanley, Sarrell e. Co.,
New York, exploded at shaft No. 22 OF the
new acqueduct, on the Fordham Landing
road. The shock was felt Tor a radius oi
many mile. in all directions. and the dam.
age to the surrounding neighborhood was
heavy.
The Ohio committees are still wrestling
with the legislative deadlock.
boat and drowned five Austrian seamen.
The United States court in indianapolis
entered judgment in favor OF the plaintiffs
IN the case Of forty-two Wholesale firms OF
New York. Boston, Chicago and other cities
against Michael Fletcher Of Lebanon, Ind.
1t was charged that Fletcher obtained $780,
900 worth Of goods from the firms and dis.
posed Of them without paying for them.
A vote in the house shows that the silver
men have large majority.
Senator's Edmunds and Pugh, by di.ec.
tion OF the committee on the judiciary,
called upon the presi dent to inform him
that the committee would feel called upon
to report against the nomination Of Judge
Merrick OF the District Of Columbia, who
was appointed to the district bench last
summer. The only objection to Judge
Merrick was his age, for after n service OF q
little more than two years he would be
ectired upon life pension, and the COM
mittee did not think the appointment oi
ncn of his age should be approved of by
the senate. The president promptly no.
piled That Judge Merrick WAS giving satis-
faction and he did not see that his age dis.
qualified him in the least. Therefore he
could not Justly withdraw his name.
Ellen Gehan, waiting maid OF the late
Mrs. Roebling, wife Of the famous John w.
k0 FnSroVa L., A
suit to recover $50, 600 from the Roebiine
estate, she alleging that Mrs. II. promised
to leave her well of.
p. n. Smith, the attorney, shot at Eliza.
beth, Stearns county by r. o. Kempfer
will not recover. Kempfer ia forty.eight
yeurs old. and was formerly a resident of
Madelia. Wntawan county. When twen-
ty-four years old he represented the
Twentieth district in the legislature.
Archbishop Gibbons says that $500, 900
will soon be raised for the proposed Ro-
Z man Catholic university. Bishop Marty
of Dakota is collecting money from the
German Catholics.
The wife Of Senator Mcpherson gave an
elaborate and beautiful breakfast party to
young ladies, in honor of her guest, Miss
Dillon. the daughter Of Prof. John F. Dillon
OF New York. Two tables were set with
eight debutante's Mt one table and sixteen
Hyoung ladies at larger board. The tables
were decorated with large central cushions
OF roses and other choice flowers and bas.
kets OF maiden-hair fern graced the ends Of
the tables.
Washington Star: A newspaper CORE.
spondent recently poked fun at a western
congressman for q ''spread eagie" burst Of
passage was quotation from Macaulay
f,11 ko &1,o -
Nexcalings, four miles from the city Of Mex.
leo. This is the first snow that has fallen
in that vicinity since 1856. The weatheris
much cooler than is generally experienced
in that latitude.
The agreement between France and Ger
many regarding their respective possessions
0n the west coast Of Africa and in the South
sea has Dec.. submitted to the reichstag.
The agreement cont aims an amicable under.
standing with respect to the rival claims OF
the two powers to the territory lying on
Biafra bay, Germany surrenderins her as.
sumed sovereignty and protectorate over
all that part Of the country lying south Of
the river Congo, and France abandoning iii
claim to any territory north OF that river.
Scott, clerk OF Arrapahoc county, Colo.
although indicted for falsiiying the records
and admitting it, has obtained bail and
holds onto his office. He can't be dislodp.
ed until convicted. and Denver people are
excited.
Capt. HcndsoD, who has arrived from
Legiep, one. OF the islands of the Marshall
group, relates the circumstances OF the
seizure OF Legiep by Germany last Septem.
Der. He states the German vice consul, a
captain and thirty armed men landed from
German war ship and raised the German
flag against the protest OF DR.. G. H. Ingalls,,
an American who is one of the three Cuu.
casians engaged in business on the island.
The party after being on the island forty
five minutes took the flag down and re.
turned to the war ship, which proceeded to
other islands i'll the group and repeated
similar demonstrations on each OF th.m.
DR.. Wood, ex-dean Of Beach medical
college, indianapolis, who absconded re-
Gently, has not Been heard from, but two
Of his wives have turned up. He owns
valuable property in Haushviile, Ind.
Near Colfax, Wash. Ter, Eugene Evans
was shot and killed by Edward Crane.
Work has already commenced on the
Cascade division OF the Northern Pacific.
Fifty men are working at the mouth of the
tunnel.
Solicitor General Goode is preparing a
bill to be filed against tine American Bell
Telephone company to vacate and annul
it's patent. He says that the suit will be
instituted as soon as the papers can be
prepared. and that no decision will be
reached in regard to the place OF bringing
It until all the papers are ready.
It is learned from reliable source that
the president has determined to let the
question OF naming successor to Judge
Advocate General Swain, who is suspend
ed from duty under sentence OF q general
court martial, remain in allegiance.
Edward Crowl has been arrested for for.
gerry at Cleveland, Ohio.
The United States grand jury at Calves.
ton returned a true bill against the four
deputy sheriffs from Hill county, who beat
the conductor Of a Missouri Pacific passen.
ger train, terrorized the passengers and in.
teriered with the running OF the train.
They are charged with obstructing the
mails.
Miss Amelia Hagerman OF Cincinnati
caught hold OF a desperate burglar and ex-
convict named German, who was rummag.
ing In the house, and held him until help
Aeame.
: Police Justice Mech OF Chicago brought
suit in the circuit court to recover $27, 900
from Rev. DR.. A. E. Kittridge, who, he
claims, ibeled him in his sermon. DR..
Kittridge 10 pastor OF the Third Presbyter.