The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-09

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patment Of Dakota for temporary duty At
Fort Smelling.
In the British army there are now In
every 1000 soldiers 7t0 Enslishmcn. 17s
lrfshmen, 70 Scotchmen and IA OF other
nationality. Eighteen years ago the mum.
ber Of Irishmen was 308 per 1000.
According to the Roman correspondent
OF the London Standard, the Jesuits are
acquiring an enormous amount Of proper
| ty In Romc.
The exports Of iron from Germany, both
rough and manufactured, greatly exceed
those Of 1885. The same 10 also true OF
textile manufactures.
NJ. Gladstone, In his speech at Liverpool
said: Il was here that l first drew breath.
!havedrawnitnows seventy. years. The
time is not distant when I shall pay my
debt to nature, and these possibly are the
last words shall speak in Liverpool. Mr..
Gladstone quoted from the ballad OF
Chevy Chaes," The child unborn shall
rue tho hunting ol that day." and sxciaim-
cd II idle and shallow pretsxts bswilder
the mind Of the people. or II power, wealth
and rank overbear the national sense, the
child unborn shall rue the voting OF that
day. entreat you to resolve that the civ.
iitxed world shall no longer assert that Ire
| land 10 England's Poland, and to determine
that England shall no longer have q Pc.
land. She has had it long enough. Listen
to prudence, courage and honor. "Ring
out the old. ring in the new;'' ring ont the
notes Of misery and discord; ring In the
blessed reign Of q time Of peace.
A sensation has been caused nv an arti.
Gle purporting to contain Important Fem
ian revelations" published in the current
number OF the Fortnightly Review. The
article is captioned "Behind the Scenes"
and il ostensibly contributed by an Irish
| man.
Henry Ward Beecher and Mrs. Beecher
have arrived in London. They were mot
at the depot Ly DR.. Parker, the pastor Of
the City temple, and his vile, and given a
most affectionate greeting. DR.. Parker led
| er followed with Mrs. Parker. The party
were at once driven to DR.. Parker's house
In St. Johns Wood. Mr.. Beecher il in
good health, but says he intends to rest
before lecturing or preaching. He is full OF
the great treat enjoyed by him at Liver
pool. OF listening to Mr.. Gladstones mar
veious oratory, and watching the enthusi-
asm of the vast audience.
William E. Smith, assistant secretary OF
the TREASURY, has resigned. and Hugh Smith
Thompson, governor OF South Carolina, has
been appointed his successor. Gov. Thomp.
son is q native OF South Carolina and lives
crate army, but took no part in politics
until 1876, when he was elected state com.
missioner Of ofeducation. In 1882, and again
in 1884, he was elected governor, and has
won great popularity. Some weeks ago
the president sent for him and rendered him
the position al inspector OF Indian schools,
which Oberly resigned. He declined this OF.
flee, because ho thought it would be no hon.
or to the state for him to resign the gov
ernorship to accept it. He is about fifty
years Of age and is said to be a very ac-
complished gentleman, and in through har.
mony with the presidents policy he has re-
signed the governOrship and expects to be
able to assume the duties OF his new office
as soon as he shall have been confirmed.
r. w. Pearce OF Brooklyn, a bookkeep.
er, who for some time has been claimant
to the estate Of T. H. Blythe, who died in
California three years ago, leaving an es-
tate worth Sc, ,OOO, 900, has just received
letters from his counsel in San Francisco
which make it appear that lie is likely to
obtain the entire property. The contest
is between Mr.. Pearce and an alleged
daughter and other relatives of the dead
millionaire.
Kankakee, ILL.,, Special: Harry Goff,
| agent Tor Chicago firm selling silverware
on the installment plan. was arrested here
by Chicago officer on a charge Of blga,ny,
theft, and desertion from the Seventh
United States cavalry. Recently Goff mar
ried a thirteen-year-old girl in this city.
He is said to have wife in Chicago. Gon
is twenty-five years old.
The Democratic leaders Of the house are
quite jubilant over the action OF the senate
i'll bncking down from it's position upon
the appropriation bills. So far, that body
has yielded every contested point, and the
house leaders say that the senate .thas no
sand"
Mrs. G. Hoffman OF Minnesota and Mrs
II. NJ. Wright Of Wisconsin have been dis.
missed from the office Of the register of the
treasury.
Last winter the supreme court decided
that congress had no power to withhold
the Pacific railroads money due them for
the transportation Of mails and army sup
plies over non subsidized lines, and gave
Judgment for $933, 900 already due the
roads for such service. The secretary of
the treasury called for an appropriation
OF 81, 500, 900 to pay this judgment and to
meet similar expenses for the year just
closed but the house committee on apprO-
priations has refused to grant the demand,
and overrules the decision Of the supreme
court, holding that congress has the right
to refuse the amount due from them to the
government as interest upon their bonds.
The republican judicial convention 1.-THE
11th district nominated Judge Stearns and
chose Ira B. Mills Of Moorhead second
judge.
At tho meeting OF the State Sunday
School Association ut Mankato the report
OF Secretary F. o. Holman, Minneapolis,
was read by that gentleman, who stated:
He regretted exceedingly that it was not
an inspiring one. There is q decrease in
the state Of 1,G06 scholars and 491
schools and 1850 teachers and officers.
The secretary had been unable to obtain
the exact statistics from many counties,
but where the county secretary failed to
report the statistics OF 1885 were used and
no estimates and guesses made. The de-
crease from the report OF 1855 is attribut-
able in part to the different manner in
which the reports have been ascertained.
The railroads plant themselves on round.
trip reduction as practically complying
with the state commissioner thrce-cents
a-mile mandate.
shows: Total liabilities $1O3, 900; total
assets, So, 900.
A woman named Mcbride, q clerk in the
pension Office rented house, put in few
hundred dollars worth OF furniture, got it
insured for $4,000, and then set it afire.
The fire was discovered before much dam.
age had been done, and the woman was ar.
rested.
It is said at the White House that there
is no truth In the report that the presi-
dent has arranged to make tour OF the
lakes this summer.
Lieut.. Goazson has invented method
for firing dynamite shells from ordinary
cannon, which has just been tried success.
fully at San Francisco.
Minnesota was remembered by the presi.
dent in one appointment and ono with
drawal. Dennis G. Clary was nominated
for postmaster Mt Sleepy Eye. The nom.
ination Of Thomas Hall, made for Pres.
ton, was withdrawn, because since the
nomination Preston has. by the readjust-
ment Of salaries, dropped to a fourth.clnss
Office, and the postmaster will hereafter be
appointed by the postmaster general.
Capt. Stratton, chief OF the division OF
registered letters in the postofiice depart
ment, was discharged. He has been in the
Office since 1866.
The president the ended the long contest
over Gen. Fitz John Porter by singing the
bill restoring that officer to the army.
Now he will nominate him as colonelin the
army and put him on the retired list.
d. B. Henderson has presented in the