The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-29
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Jones, OF Nevada, was in his seat in tho
senate on the goth for the first time this
season.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate: Charles J.
Canda. Of New York, assistant treasurer
OF the United States Mt New York; Peter
Gallagher, OF Virginia, Indian agent OF the
Fort Hallegany, Idaho.
Lieut.. james w. Graydon, late Of the
United States navy, claims to have invent.
ed new dynamite projectile which prom
Uses to add new horrors to war. His dis.
covery consists in II method Of lnanuiactur-
ing missiles charged with dynamite, which
can be fired from a gun and depended upon
not to explode until contact with the
target is attained.
civil service has unanimously instructed
Representative Pulitzer to report adverse
" bill introduced by Representative
Seney OF Ohio for the repeal Of the civil
service law. A sub committee consisting
Of Representatives Clements, Pulitzer and
Spooner Of Rhode Island was appointed
to consider nll bills relating to the repeal
OF the tenure Of office act.
The Marquis de Casa Larglcsia, now
Spanish minister at London, has declined
the office OF minister at Washington, and
has been placed on the retired list. Senior
RIM Gomenz has been offered the WASH
ington post.
The earl OF Airlie was married to LADY
Mabel Gore, at st. Georges church, Lon
don. The earl OF Arran gave the bride
away, and the prince OF Wales signed the
register.
At Angola, Ind, David Jacobs was sen.
fenced to the penitentiary for tw.nty.one
years for numbering Jacob Bixler, u farmer
living near Angola.
David p. Mish, son OF ]. 8. E. Mish, the
well known proprietor OF the principal re.
tail millinery establishment of San Fran.
cisco, was shot and killed by DIR. J. A. Nc.
Donald rs he was fleeing from the latter's
house, where he had been discovered in the
room OF the physicians wife.
In 1884, Mike Kurtz, alias "Shceney
Mike" and William Porter, New York
cracksmcn, robbed n jewclry store in Troy,
n. T., OF Sic, 900 in jewelry and made
their escape to Europe. Recently Kurtz
returned to this country and went to
Florida. A detective Mt Jacksonville was
notified Of his presence, and arrested him,
and twenty minutes after tho arrest Kurtz
received q telegram warning him OF his
danger.
o. B. Corsett, cashier Of the Devils Lake
bank, recently failed, who started for the
East, was arrested so miles from Devils
Lake on q tclegraphed charge preferred by
George Wilson, u dcpositor in the bank.
Holly Epps, the murderer, was hung by
mob, at Vincennes, Ind, to a tree in the
court house yard, and the body was sold
to doctors for dissection.
Sam Stone and Charles Van Studiiord,
st. Louis dudes, are about to fight duel
about New York girl visiting in that city.
The tax commissioners of New York city
have fixed the total taxable real estate at
81 ,206, liz, 4O4.
President McCosh OF Princeton wants
about 100000 to transform Princeton
college into a iull.fedsed university.
Jefferson Boiling is on trial in Newark,
Ohio, for the murder OF his father.in.law,
j John Douglass, last October.
While Mrs. DELPHI Williams OF Waynes-
boro, Ga., was sittingin her open door she
was shot through the head by an unknown
assassin and killed instantly.
Stephen Campbell was found guilty Of
wife murder at Danville. Ill. The pecul.
iarity OF the case is that the crime was com.
mitted twelve years ago. He disappeared
ut the time, and was arrested in Vermillion
county few months ago. His own testi.
mony convicted him.
Tobias Epstein, q dry goods merchant,
was committed for trialin Toronto recent