The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-07

t0V QVp&Etm0nC OF Vakoe2 and Gen, PottAe
to succeed RuSsr In command of the de.
worth. Under this Arrangement Gen.
Gibbon. now commanding ths department
Of the Columbia will 60 to Fort Leaven.
worth after Gen. Potter retires. Capt. w,
A. Thomas, Fourth cavalry, has been do.
tailed by Gen. Miles, acting assistant ad.
iutant general OF the troops in The field in
Arizona, in place Of Capt. c. 8. Roberta,
ordered to his company at Fort Totten.
Oak. '
Mr.. Strait, from the committee ON pub.
nc lands, reported favorably bill grant
ing OAK ota section In the county Of Au-
rora Tor the purpose OF q reform school.
The following postmasters have been ap.
pointed: Dakota-Larrabee, II. B. Smith,
Hogan, vice Walcott, resigned. Minnesota
Beaver Creek, A Obele, vice Tyler, resign
cd; Corfnna, 8. A. Gordon, vice Ponsiord.
removed.
The records OF the war department show
that Dakota stands charged with $36, ,625
Tor ordinance and ordinance stores issued
during 1867. The arms were issued and
have been lost, rendered useless in the serv.
leo. Senator Ingallsh as introduced @ bill
to relieve the tsffitory Of the charge.
Postmasters commissioned Iowa-Cher.
okee, j. v. Ward; Keokuk, p. Gibbons,
Wisconsin-Broadhead, H. G. Moore; Della
van, H. g. Hunt: Edgerton, j. Dave; Fond
du Lac, 8. NJ. Smead; Medford, NJ. w. Ryan;
Oconto, F. c. Sharp; Wausau, v. r. Incle.
Dakota-Dempster, j. Il. German. Min.
nesota-Lemond, NJ. H. Ansen.
At San Francisco, fire broke out in the
basement OF L. &. f. Emanuel's furniture
establishment ON Market street, and randi
ly spread to W. L. Bancroft 4 Co e. station.
cry and publishing establishment in tho
sa,s, building. In an hour the building,
which is five stories high, was Quilted, and
the entire contents consumed, Losses.
$4,000.
The Dawes bill to provide for the posses.
sion OF lands in severalty among the In
dians after passing the senate Jared badly
at the hands of the house committee on
Indian affairs. Senator Dawes says he
would rather see it defeated than pass as
it now stands.
tor Allison is about to marry q beautiful
young lady OF that city.
The house committee on public lands
will push the bills forieiting land grants
after disposition OF the general appropria-
ti0n bills.
Don NJ. Dickinson oi Detroit, who is in
New York on his way to Washington, SAID
that the newspaper stories about Senator
Jones OF Florida, are untrue. "For some
time past, he said. II have seen Senator
Jones every day. have never seen him
under the influence Of liquor, nor detected
in him the least symptom Of any mental
disturbance. His continued residence in
Detroit is mystery, but when that is
The dragging in OF Miss Palmcr's name is
utterly without Justification, and is n
monstrously cruel proceeding"
G. X. Lord, the general passenger agent
OF the Baltimore e. Ohio railroad, is the
best paid officer OF that company. His
salary is $40, 900 year.
Tho fund for the widow OF Gen. Hancock
now being raised in Boston is nearing the
sum OF $4,000.
Victoria Hanna, q woman living at Kan.
kunna, Wis, was taken before United
States Commissioner Ryan by Deputy
Marshal Marshall on o charge Of sending
obscene writing through the mails. Com.
missioner Ryan held the prisoner for trial.
She furnished $500 bail and was released
from custody.
Suits were begun in the circuit court
against all the druggists in Black Hawk
county, with three exceptions, for violation
OF that section OF the code governing re-.
ports Of sales OF liquor. The actions were
commenced in the name OF N. T. Hamilton,
and were brought by link & Zozzein law.
yers Of Lemars.
Adolph Schenck, who was the chairman OF
socialist meeting held in New York, and
Richard Brauschew. who made an intiun;.
matory speech there, were arrested. In.
dictments have been found against them,
charging them with conduct likely to lead
to u breach Of the peace.
Ex-Postmaster General Hatton, who
called on ex-President Arthur recently,
said: was surprised to find Ten. Arthur
looking SO well. The reports of his condi.
ton have been very much exaggerated. I
find him sitting up, and he neither looks
nor talks like q man dying and who was
given over to melancholy. The color Of
his face was good. should say that he
will live good many years yet.
There were 172 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
week ending Both. against 175 the preced-
ing week, and 167. 151, 1872 and 1O5 in the
corresponding weeks Of 1885, 1884. 1883
and 1882, respectively About so per
cent. were those Of small traders.
The Third Avenue Surface Railroad
company in New York employs cowboys
as drivers.
The postoffice and ten other buildings in
Keystone, Iowa, are burned.
Lotta the actress, has bank account
Of $75O,00O.
James Walker, colored, was hanged in
st. Augustine, Fla, recently, for the mur-
der Of Charles Harper in November.
During quarrel over horse at Will
Jamestown, KY, William NJ. Wainscott
was shot dead, and Turner Holbrook and
Clay Wilson wounded.
]. N. Armstrong, who, in February, 1885,
killed DR.. Ferguson in Perry county, was
hanged in Perryvillc, Ark.
At Mattoon. ILL.,, William Gallamore in
flicted fatal wounds on May Sanders and
then cut his throat. Both are still alive.
The most disastrous fire that has taken
place in Baltimore for many years broke
out in the five-story warehouse, No. SIS
West Baltimore street, occupied by 8. w.
Floss q Co., wholesale dealers in notions
and white goods. The flames spread with
remarkable rapidity, and the entire fire
department was called upon, but u brisk
wind carried the fire to adjoining buildings.
Losses over 5000, 900.
DR.. Reynall Coats, who drafted the nd.
dress OF the native American party in 1914.
died at Camden, N. j., aged eighty-four.
Senator E. F. Hall, a noted Texas poll
tician, famous as heavy drinker and a
quick shooter 10 dead.
There is an extraordinary demand for
Mormon elders in Georgia, and $50 have
been assigned to work.
Joseph Uhlir, near Racine, Wis, shoots
his wife and himself fatally.
Frederick Douglass has written q letter
to Hon. F. w. Bird, saying l am Re.
publican, and did all I could to defeat the
election OF Mr.. Cleveland. He was under
no political obligations to me whatever.
Yet held the Office of recorder nearly
year under his administration. While in
office President Cleveland treated me as hs
treated other officeholders in the district.
II living, shall do all can to elect Re-
publican in 1888; but l honor manliness
wherever find it, and found it in Presi-
dent Cleveland, and should despise my.
self il should let anybody think other.
wise. Whatever else he may be, he is not
q snob and is not coward.
The house which ex-senator Window
built in Dermont avenue, Washington, and
sold to Thomas c. Platt q few days before
the latter gentleman SO suddenly resigned
his seat in the United States senate, was
resold q few days ago to Mr.. Gait, the mil
Ter. for $22, 900. being less than its value.
Mr.. Window occupied it until he took his
seat in the Garfield cabinet. The house
has remained vacant ever since, except tw %