The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-11-25

England, has in his possession . watch
made in 1895, and said to be the firs'
watch made in England. It once belonged
to Queen Elizabeth. 1t has only onehand
Early rising and early going to bed clubs
are being formed in some parts OF England
The members pledge themselves to be up al
z a. m. during q large part OF the year.
! London cable: The acquittal efthe thre,
I%,socialists in France is exciting much dis
i,cussion, not all OF a complimentary tone
towards the powers that be. The jury wa
~.eareiully impaneled under the Dufavre law
voted by the Versailles assembly for thu
purpose OF e~xpurgating all radical pre- rev
dictionary dement's from the assize court
juries SO that the result OF the trial is par
ticularly surprising.
John w. Mackay has returned to New
York, and Indignantly denies that his lam
lily have any intention OF ever living
abroad.
John Esten Cooke, the author, died al
his residence in Clark county, Va. Mr.
Cooke, who was a lawyer as we'll as a nov
elist, was born at Winchester, Va, Nov. 8
1880. Besides other works he published
Leather Stocking and Silk, ~ 1.-THE Virgin.
ia Comedians" and a life OF Gen. Robert
E. Lac. He served as an officer of the Con
federate ,army during the civil war.
The half-denied JUNIORS OF Secretary La.
mare matrim onial intentions were started
afresh by the announcement that he has
leased and furnished the large, comfortable
residence of Capt. s. l.. Breeze. OF the navy,
at 1915 N street northwest. Since he be.
came secretary Mr.. Lamar has been camp.
ing on the top floor OF the Portland fiat
here, and this new move seems to indicate
the action SO long rumored.
Mr.. Bayard lett town to 60 to Boston.
He takes his youngest daughter back to
school.
A bird's-eye view from Trinity spire, New
York, would disclose, it is said, 16, 900
saloons in sight-12, 600 in New York and
1000 in Jersey City, Newark and Pater.
son.
At Bear Creek, Ark, lightning struck the
house OF William j. Rodin and killed a boy
and girl. aged respecti yely twelve and six.
teen years.
Frank Sherwood was fatally stabbed in
Chicago. Peter Madden is under arrest.
Fire at Port Arthur did SIS, 900 worth OF
damage.
The oldest saw mill in Duluth, owned by
R. s. Munger and Owen Fargussen, and
operated by Taylor & Sons, situated on
the lower end OF Fifth avenue west, near
the passenger depots, caught fire and
burned to the ground. Loss about 49,.
600; insurance 81. 5OO.
"Wiggins is more a charlatan than a
crank said Maj. Powell, director of the
geoiogicalsurvey. His prophecies are non.
sense. and entitled to no credit whatever.
He talks from no knowledge and no data.
Earthquakes are of frequent occurrence.
Thov mn, nd M orl 1~n nxnt 1~&ss~>ko
them. We may expect, but we can't time
them. There is no special cause for appre.
hension at the present time. 1t is cons6l.
ing to think. too, that though earthquakes
are frequent, not more than one in a thou.
and is destructive"
Treasury officials expect that as soon as
the silver certificates are issued the circula.
ton OF standard dollars will greatly de.
crease. 1t is thought hat no one will want
the coin when he can secure the small bills.
A treasury official said: The demand for
these bills is likely to be enormous, and
the $50, 600, 5000 of ones that we are al.
lowed to issue will be as a drop in the
bucket. One dollar greenback issues have
petite for small bills that will rapidly con.
sumo these. l think, however, that con.
gress will authorize an extra issue.
Thirty buildings at Deland, Fla, were
burned. Loss, $4,000.
Bernard Baer, the famous Arkansas
millionaire, is dead. AZ ~ 81
Washington Special: Bureau chiefs are
pegging away on their annual reports with
great industry, as the heads Of depart.
ments have %intirnated a wish to see the re.
ports Immediately after Oct. 1. First Az.
sistant Postmaster General Stevenson has
Onf q mod aoo1 Nf hso ror~rf torokhor IT,
will recommend that the government pay
the office rent at %third-class postofices.
The total number OF postoffices has got up
to 81, 142, OF which 2,276 are presidential
and the rest are fourth class. Seventeen
per cent Of the fourth. class postmasters
were removed in the last fiscal year, and
about as many more resigned. Over 500
died during the past year.
Tennessee has an attorney general nam.
ed George Washington Pickle.
Rose Terry Cooke, the %authoress, is pas.
sionately fond OF flowers, and spends most
OF her time in her garden.
DR.. Mark Hopkins, though in his eighty.
fifth year, continues to instruct in moral
philosophy at Williams college.
William K. Vanderbilt has ordered a
$50, 600 billiard table.
AOh oNhAA IA AdA AldNac VIC Op6IlluE
speech of the Ohio campaign at Ports.
mouth, Ohio.
The Democratic state convention met at
New Haven. Hon. A. H. Burr was chair.
man. TIL following ticket was nominated:
Governor, Edward S. Cleveland; ieuten-
ant governor, Edward P. Bradley; Score.
tary OF state, Byron F. Mahan; treasurer,
w. w. Skiddy; controller, Malcolm r. Girls.
void.
According to Jewish reckoning this year,
1886, is 5647.
Gov. Pierce appoints George S. Engleat-
torney general for Dakota.
New Jersey Democrats nominate Judge
Roberts Green for governor.
8 Advices from the Southwestern coast OF
Texas, particularly in the region of the
mouth of the Rio Grande and from some
interior points. give accounts OF q great
rain storm and much destruction OF prop
erty during the last few days. Over two
hundred houses in Brownsville were blown
down and a large number damaged.
Neal Dow lost $40, 900 by the defalca-
ton of Cashier Gould at Portland.
The following have been nominated
for Congress: N. w. Nutting, Demo.
craft, 9th Pa; Oscar L. jackson, Republi.
IAN, Oath N. Y; Robert Smalls, Republican,
9TH s. c.; Edgar Terhune, Democrat, LIST