The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-02

vOLUlR VII.
One Of The senators, says Warrington
correspondent, prehaps the most popular
IN society, is Wade Hampton Of South
tieman-handsome, dsisrsntisi and chival.
rous. His manner toward women is the
quintessence Of chivalry. He bows to any
Of them, no matter what her rank, with all
the profound deferenes With which mon.
archieal subject lowers tho head before the
throne. In fact. Senator Hampton il one
OF those men who honor women simply. be-
cause they are women, and would fight and
die for them for the same reason. This, at
least, u his reputation among those who
know him we'll.
The citizens Of Helena, Mon, were
startled one morning recently by the swing.
ing form on q telegraph pole opposite the
court house In course Of erection Of what
appeared to bs . man. It was an ef1gy OF
]. ]. Palmer Of st. Paul, the new con.
tractor on the court house there, and bore
on the breast Palmer, 8-7.77," the cabal-
istic figures Of the Montana vigilantes.
l1a Another s etasy T. on telegraph pole on Main
man. What next!" Aiew days ago Palm.
er reduced thswases oflaborers from $3.50
to $1.75.
James Gordon Bennett ID living the life Of
q prince far Of from his base Of supplies.
He sailed in his yacht. the Namouna, re-
Gently from Algiers for Greece.
Ex-Sherin Hoyt Of Trumbull county,
Ohio, 10 short in his accounts.
All attempts to start freight trains on
the Missouri Pacific's lines are effectively
resisted by the knights. Leading Knights
make gloomy predictions OF trouble. A
new secret order, the knights Of Industry,
10 organising in Boston. The executive
board Of the Knights Of Labor is over
whellned with applications to organize new
assemblies.
The following iourth-class postmasters
..ne b.. been sppSntd .. DakSsa sst,d RR Ry1
Billings county. P. Tammany. Minnesota
Lydia, Scott county, w. NJ. Young.
Postmasters COmmissiOned-Minn
Polsdam, F. Petrech.
The prince Of Wales suffers much from
dyspepsia and confines his diet largely to
lean mutton and stale bread.
Patti writes to the Paris Figaro, explain
ing how it happened that she was Kissed
off the stage at Valencia. She says the
public in that city presisted in demanding
the production OF I'll Bacio," and that
her refusal to withdraw "Traviata" led to
the hostile demonstration.
London Cable: Suspicious are freely ex-
pressed in London that no collision sunk
the Oregon. The Cunard company is call
ed upon by the press to allay them.
G. A. Burgess, Of the stock firm Of Steret,
Haines Il Belts, Chicago, died in the hos
pital, having taken poison.
All hope for the steamer Rapidan, which
left New York. Feb. 2, for Costa Rica, has
been given up. Hers is undoubtedly one OF
those mysterious cases where q staunch
ship sails out OF harbor and is swallowed
up by some unknown fate. She left with a
crew Of % men and one passenger, Senior
Gonzales, wealthy Costa Rican, and some
live stock. The loss on the cargo il abo out
$45. 900.
Roscoe Conkling is said to receive $3.50
per day for conducting the Jake Sharp in.
vestigation.
Rudy, counterieiter at Storm Lake,
Iowa. is arrested, tried and bound over for
trial at Sioux City.
The Iowa legislative committee at Mus.
catine fail to get much evidence against
Judge Hayes.
John Zienner shoots himself and Miss
Julia Fisher in Chicago.
Mr.. Irons, chairman Of the knights Of
Labor committee in st. Louis, threatens
the stoppage Of every railroad wheel in the
country il the Southwestern strike Is not
soon settled.
Other Chicago papers will follow the Trib.
une and cut the price to three cents.
A resolution was introduced in the house
calling upon the secretary Of the interior
for copies Of all letters aud documents re.
lating to the granting Of leases for hotels,
ETC., in the Yellowstone National park.
These privileges were leased about two
years ago to Rufus Hatch, and it is alleged
that the Northern Pacific railroad is en-.
deavoring to secure leases, with other par
ties, through the interior department, to
tho prejudice Of Hatch.
w. B. Jordan OF St. Paul, gets q large
Indian beef contract for Montana.
A students rebellion is in progress in the
Wisconsin university at Madison.
Gen. Terry will have command OF the d.
vision OF the Missouri.
w. H. johnson, Butte, Mont, lawyer,
goes crazy.
Alderman Jachns OF New York is under
$685. 900 bonds for accepting bribes.
Mrs. Paran Stevens. we'll known in soc-
ETY. circles in New York, and the owner Of
the Victoria hotel and other valuable Fifth
avenue property, appeared before Justice
Van Brunt in the supreme court as defend
ant in suit brought by Miss Sallie j. Glib
bons for $1O, 900 damages for using abus.
i've language.
Rev. John Rankin, aged ninety-three,
one OF the Oldest abolitionists in the Unit
ed States died at Ironton, Ohio. He it
was that related the incidents that gave
al, oko.l ~1oS fsol,
Fred Gould was killed ut Galveston, Tex,
by the explosion OF an old shrapnel shell
which had been found buried near the spot
where the Confederate forces had estab-
lished Notifications in 1862.
William Denny Brereton, son Of q Yonk.
ers, N. Y, millionaire, caused sensation
by clipping with his mothers seamstrcss.
The family is ono Of the oldest and richest
in the state.
Mrs. Maria Longworth Nichols, widow
Of the late George Ward Nichols, worth
So, ,O0O, 900 in her own right was married
at Cincinnati to Bellnny Storer, well
known lawyer.
London cable: Cardinal Manning, reply
ing to the letter OF layman, in which the
writer asked II it were compatible with his
fidelity to hechurch to ally himself with the
Primrose league, writes that there is moth
!hB Al tH0 pIeUeut IultH ol tHc fFIWrOSe
league to prevent a faithful ca tholic joining
it. The activity OF this society is very
great now throughout the country, and it
il constantly growing in power and infu-
ence.
At Chicago, John Fremer called upon
Miss julia Fisher, who had rejected him OF,
account Of his drinking habits. They had
been alone but . moment when Fremer
drew . revolver and shot the girl and him.
self. He 10 dying, and she 10 dangerously
wounded. 4l
The Opelousas, La, court house b burn.
Cd, with the records.
The report Of the Commissioners Of the
Northwest mounted police shows: During
last year there were seven cases Of high
treason and ninety.two OF treason and
felony. The first report on the Riel out
break was received by the government ON
July 13. 1884, from Maj. Crozier, who at