The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-21

seals along the coast ia almost phsnom.
inal, It being difficult to ovsrstats their
number, which appears to be countless.
Herd after herd Of thousands in number
are vending their way to the north. Old
settlers say that never in their recollec-
tions were the the animals 50 numerous,
and had It not been for impropitious
weather the catches Of sealing schooners
would have been enormous.
Minnie Wallace. a ahandsome young singer
ton Of ssli.afflictcd injuries. She died 70.
iusing to reveal the name Of her seducer.
The sale Of Shorthorn cattle at Dexter
Park, Chicago. the property Of H. Y. Atrill
and William Murray, Ridgewood and Cal.
oness herds was the best occurring in Chi
cago in some years. Many Of the most
prominent breeders in the country were
present and made the bidding lively.
Twenty.three head were sold at $13,250.
Grand Duchess Of Ridgewood, third, calved
Dec. 8, 1882, j. j. Hill, St. Paul, Minn.,
80, $50; Grand Duke, Rihgewood, second,
sss5. w. '' 80 ''''~' ''' : "'''
The Western Boot and Shoe Manufactur-
ers Association met at Chicago and unan-
itaously adopted the following: Wish
ing to encourage and protect honest labor,
| we hereby resolve that We will not know.
ingly employ an nvowed anarchist Or So
| cialist.
In the house Of commons, Mr.. Jennings
moved to impose tax on imported for
eign manufacturers that compete with
English manufactures. and to reduce the
duties on tea, coffee and cocoa, with the
object OF increasing the revenues and inn
proving the condition Of the depressed in.
| dustries. The motion was ncgatived with.
out discussion.
AT Upton, Ind, the family OF Urich
Gates, five in number, are lying ut the
point OF death from tornado injuries. One
.! them, Grace, nine years old, il deal.
Miss Barger is still alive, but unconscious.
Mrs. Mark Tucker and one OF her children
are seriously injured. A Mrs. Jones Of At.
tica, Ind, is reported among the injured.
She had several ribs broken. Mrs. Nathan,
Courtney Morchead and james Adle are
not expected to recover. The distress Of
the sufferers il great, and will have to bc
alleviated by outside aid. Tho estimate
OF damage and loss has increased to $780,
900.
The amount Of Montanas gold and sill.
yer production during 1885, according to
actual output is believed to have been $15,-
100000.
Bradstreet's reportsn slow Improvement
in general trade in the west with no im.
prOvelnent in large cnstern cities.
| Mr.. Stephens. the Englishman who is en-
gagged in ma king tour around the world
| on bicycle, has been arrested at Herat
while crossing the frontier OF Afghanistan.
Ottawa, Ont, Special: In the senate
| O'Donahue, in moving for the papers con.
nected with his appointment to the cabinet
in 1882, made some important disclosures.
He announced the withdrawal Of his sup.
port from the Conservative party and
showed how he and the Catholics OF Onta-
rio had been deceived by the government
with respect to Irish representation in the
cabinet. He asserted that the present
government was controlled by the Orange
body Of Ontario. lie read letttrs from Sir
John Mcdonald. proving his 20 'Donahue ~
appointment to the cabinet in 1882. in or
der to capture the Irish vote; but as soon
as the elections were over. he ca used the
!.lake, who, he said, would lead the Cana.
dian people to victory over the corruption.
ists at the next election.
Juan Galindi IL celebrated smuggler, has
been killed in the Mexican village Of Piote.
He WIS apprehenCled by Mexican rangers.
who shot him while making the arrest.
just before he died, Galindi confessed to
having participated in the assassination OF
John Kent, superintendent OF the Mexican
the leader OF a band Of smugglcrs and horse
thieves notorious throughout Northern
Mexico.
Sixty-four members Of parliament, fol-
lowers OF Lord Harrington, met and re-
solved to oppose the second reading Of the
home rule bill. Harrington in IL twenty
minutes speech, declared: The pledges
from Liberals to oppose the bill were
sufficient in number to make it's rejection
on the second reading IL certainty. de-
feat of the bill would cast heavy RESPONSE
biity on him, which, however, he was quite
prepared to accept.
The president has nominated Henry +.
SeverenS judge Of the western district of
Michigan in place OF Judge Whitby. deceas.
cd. Judge Severens is q law partner OF
Congressman Burrows, and recommended
by him and by the other republican mem
bers from Michigan, with one democrat,
Fisher The opposing canlislatc was Mr..
Norris Of Grand Rapids who was recon.
mendcd by six democratic representatives
from Michigan.
Graylock Hall the most famous summer
resort ofnorthern BERKSHIRE county. Mass.
was burned last night. Loss, SAC, 900; in
surance, $4,000.
The house committee on postoificcs
agreed to recommend nom n-concurrcnce in
the Subsidy amendment und that ap.
propriating $4,000 for the pay Of
the postal car service added by the
senate to the postofficc appropriation
bill. All the other senate a,nendmen tn are
concurred in. All the democratic members
Of the committee present voted against the
subsidy amendment, and all the republi-
can members, except Messrs. Guenthcr and
Wakefield. for it.
A $4,000 libel suit was begun in the
circuit court at Chicago by County Com
missioner Mccarthy against tho Chicago
News and victor +. Lawson, its publisher,
and NJ. Z. Stone.
Emma Fleetwood and her brothers,
OF their aged parents on April 8, 1884,
were acquitted.
Eliza and Maggie St. Eennis OF North.
bridge, Mass. while walking on the railroad
track on their way to school were run
over and killed.
There were 15G failures reported to
Bradstreet's during the week ending 14th
inst, against 172 in the preceding week and
164, 1877, 1G6 and 11S in the correspond.
ing weeks OF 1885, 'S4, 'S3 and 's2 resi- sl,cct.
lively. Among those reported embarrassed
were: Peter Simpson, woolen mlanufactnr-
err Milbury, Mass. Henry c. Walters, dry
l 6OSNS. DsSoNAJ - >$s = eAsS ~ ASs s'ISSuSSA
company, novelties, Wallinsford. Conn;
l. c; Bernays, .jewelry, Little Rock: Ark;
Israel Farjeon, jcwelry, New York; the Al
bion Marble company, Rutland. VT; Isaac
Well & Co., wholesale clothing st. Joseph,
Mo-; Tyson & Brother, millers. Baltimore,
Md; the H. T. Duke company, manufac.
turers steam hcaters, Cincinnati.
The postm aster general has appointed
Hon. ID. T. Patterson, son-in.law Of en-.
President johnson, who was formerly
United States senator, postmaster at
Home, Green county, Tenn. The Office pays
$14O a year. Mr.. Patterson. at the re-
quest Of his neiyhbors aud as an accommo.
dation to them accepted the office
Washington special:-Mai. David G. Full
ton was nominated mar shall for the West
ern district of Wisconsin. He is resident
Of Hudson and one Of the most prominent
Democrats in the state. He served in the
army and had IL good record. and has been
for several years one OF the ma nascrs Of
the national home for disabled volunteers.
L. w. Pitcher. a wealthy and hitherto
reputable member Of the Chicago board OF