The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-23

Richard Ely Colt, q noted haractcr. died
ofapoplexy in New York. Mr.. Colt was 81
years old, a son Of Richard Ely Colt, and
born in Springfield. Mass. His grandfather
was q captain in the revolutionary army.
His father was u cousin OF Col. Samuel
Colt, the inventor OF Colts revolver.
Pierre Lorillard is spending $500, 900
ior tho Improvement Of Tuxedo Park.
The continued hot weather in the north.
west is believed to have thinned out the
crops in several localities.
Mint Warren, farmer near Bcloit, kills
himself by shooting.
=. r. Duquasie skipped out Of choteau
with about $500 belonging to the Odd
Fellows lodge.
c. Y. Singleton was killed at Kings
Mountain. KY, in fight with negro labor
srs. One OF the negroes supposed to be inn
plicated was jailed. Sheriff Meniifce received
q telegram that Others are resisting arrest,
and has started with arms and ammuni.
ton to aid the King Mountain officers.
Rear Admiral Wordon died recently. He
bore conspicuous part in the war ot the
Rebellion, and was promoted through the
various grades OF tho navy until, in No.
vcmber. 1872. he was made rear admiral.
The president has denied the application
Tor pardon in the case Of James Milton,
now undergoing sentence for demanding and
pension case. The president says: Ths
oiienss for which this prisoner was convict
cd consisted in extorting from q soldier for
procuring his pension, 5000, when he was
only entitled to SO. This crime is seri.
GUS one, and It's bad consequences are far.
eeaching, involving extortion from soldiers
who put themselves in the power OF PEN
zion agents. and leading to criminal prac.
tices fn the procurement Of pensions. The
people who make IL business to procure
pensions are often Of such character as to
need all the restraint, and when guilty, all
the punishment they receive.
Col. William H. Glider, OF the Herald,
pho intended to leave New York on a jour.
ney to the North Pole, was detained on the
charge of stealing $1,000 bond OF the
Manhattan Elevated Railway company.
Sally Adams, the professional swimmer,
was the complainant.
The latest advice in the Yellowstone Park
trouble is that Ellwood E. Thorne 0f New
York purchased thepark property for $23,.
900, which he was to turn over to the
Northern Pacific.
Princess Pauline Of Rsuss, duchess Of
Wurtemberg, is dead.
Parnell and his chief followers are to en-.
ter upon political crusade to instruct
English workingmen on the Irish question.
Orion and Henry counties are greatly OK.
cited over revelations made by an investi.
CATION Of the accounts OF Charles w. Nc
Govern, who has decampe.i for parts un.
known. McGovern has been a thriving law
yer and real estate dealer at Orion for six
years, having lived there fifteen years.
A young man named Percy Abbott. who
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to purchase goods for bis fathers store,
went on q jamboree, and the next marning
was found by an officer lying on Clark
been robbed Of $3.50, a diamond ring and
stud and gold watch and chain.
! The acting secretary Of the treasury has
sent the senate u letter from the treasurer
Of the United States recommending that
tho sum appropriated for the recoinase Of
gold and silver coin for the current year bs
increased from $4,000 to $4,000. In
his letter the treasurer says: The demand
!or subsidiary silver coin Is largely in o..
cess q the supply in the trearury Offices