The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-30
Pensions for Northwsstern Soldiers.

In addititn to the pensions secured for
the Northwest through Senator Sawyer OF
Wisconsin are the following:
s. Sherwood, Tenth Iowa; r. w. Moore,
First Wisconsin; 8. j. Brown, inspector
scouts; widow Of T. H. Knill, Second Wis
consin; j. w. Robson, Sixth Wisconsin; X.
Monahan, Twenty third Wisconsin; j. L.
Hunter, First Minnesota rangers; G. Wells,
One Hundred and Ninth New York vol
James, Thirteenth Michigan; mother Of T.
Douglas: G. Rogers, captain Fifth Wiscon-
sin; mother OF r. B. Livell, First Wisconsin,;
F. w. Putney, Second Minnesota cavalry;
T. Fagin, Seventh Iowa.
Bills for pensions to the following, which
have not passed the house, have been re-
ported favorably by Mr.. Sawyer:
NJ. Romaler, Thirty seventh Iowa; A.
Denny, captain and quartermaster, Sec
ond Wisconsin; B. Fisher, increase; l..
Hudson, Third Missouri; widow ofV II.
Rider, Third Iowa; X. Farnum, Thirteenth
Iowa; j. B. Skaggs. quartermaster; j. s.
Maxey, Fourth artillery; widow OF H.
Banker, OF Indian war, 1912: II. r. Duke,
Seventh Iowa; mother OF Lieut.. Ii. T.
French.
The senate has passed bill to grant
pension Of 500 q month to Gen. j. r.
Kelley Of West Virginia, late major general,
United States army. Gen. Kelley raised
the first regiment Of loyal troops south OF
Mason & Dixon's line during the late war,
and was commissioned colonel OF the First
regiment Of Virginia volunteers on May2 25,
1861. Gen. Mcclellan directed him to as
sumo command OF all the local troops in
West Virginia, and on June I, 1861, he
fought the first battle Of the war, near
Grafton, w. Va, with Confederate force
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routed, there being large number killed
and captured. He was twice wounded ,and
is seventy-nine years old.
Senator Mcmillan introduced a bill to
pension Archibald Money, formerly q cor
poral OF the eighth Minnesota regiment.
Postmasters commissioned:-Mo
Albrite, A. E. Simpson. New office estab.
lished: Iowa-Shady Grove, o. NJ. Kenney;
Reedsboro, Alger county, A. Gibbs.
Capt. E. E. Dougherty, who was in COM
1l1 mand Of the party that captured John
Wilkes Booth. was licensed as trader at
tho cheyenne Indian agency, Oak.
Among the nominations confirmed were
those OF Indian Agents w. H. Black, Sac
and Fox agency, Iowa, and James Nc
Laughlin, Standing Rock, Oak. The Domi-
nation Of A. b. Keith, postmaster at Deni.
son, Iowa, has been rejected.
Senators Edmunds and Hoar publish a
card Co the effect that they have never de-
nounced the G. A. r., or objected to the
statute giving preference to soldiers.
The charges filled against the nomina-
tion OF G. Wise, postmaster Of Hamburg,
Iowa. which caused an adverse report and
re estion by the senate are quite numer.
GUS.
The house committee on the judiciary
los Il <1,o% %o1, - I, A<.-
vent the adulteration or imitation OF food
products. This action was taken for the
reason that the committee believes the
bills to be unconstitutional.
Among the combinations announced
we're those OF E. G. Ross, governor OF New
Mexico; w. s. Rosecrans, register OF the
treasury, and r. E. Withers consul to
Hong Kong.
The house OF Charles B. Kimbellin Chica-
30 was burned recently, nearly causing the
death OF his wife and son. Loss $4,000. 1t
10 now believed that the fire was caused by
the throwing OF q bomb. Mr.. kinbcll is
the treasurer OF the Singer Il Salcott com
pany, which firm had considerable trouble
with its quarrymen ut Lemont a year ago.
Kimbell has all along refused to discharge
his non-union men.
. The switchmen on railroads at Chicago
excitement but thus far no violence.
The government will compel the Sierra
Lumber company Of California to pay up
~, 213, 600 for stolen timber.
F. D. Commann, in the Mitchell, Dak.,
jail for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, gets out on straw bail and disap.
pears.
A shower visited Fargo. D:,k., the first
since last fall. The ground was very dry
but no damage had been done by the
drought.
Peter B. Kissam died at the village oi
Marshall, Wis, where he went few days
ago to recuperate. Death was hastened
by dropsy. He was about sixty years OF
age. and thirty years ago came to Madison
and became a member Of the powerful law
firm OF Collins, Smith & Kissam.
Edward T. Shaw, who for twelve years
has carried the mail between the local post.
Office and the railway station at Beverly,
Mass, was arrested. He confessed to hav.
ing robbed the mails for several years, tax.
ing between 3. 900 and 4. 900 letters and