The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-28

miral OF the navy, two other officers oiths
army and two officers OF the navy. The
duty Of the boakd 10 TO adopt and put in
to operation plans and methods for the
construction and armament OF the natural
dcienses by land and water.
Three Thousand men belonging to the
London volunteers. and officers OF the
Same force. have offered to join any army
put in the field by Ulster In rebellion ag,.inst
Irish home rule. The volunteers, 1t is
stated, offered TO equip themselves and to
ward. British Oran9emen are called upon
to hold q mass meeting in London, under
the auspices ot the Primrose club. for the
purpose OF inAugurating league for the
protection Of the s'unity OF the empire. {"
One Of the objects Of the league will be, IL
is declared, to secure the enrolment oi men
accustomed to SERVICE" The Standard
contains an advertisement for an adiutant
for the league.
London cable: Therumors with regard to
Mr.. Gladstone's intervention in this crisis
are conflicting. Only one thing is certain,
and that is that he has given pail hope
parliament. It is stated in some quarters
that, II left to his own choice, hewould dis.
solve parliament at once, but in this desire
he has not the sympathy Of his cabinet.
Lord Tennyson, Robert. Browning and
Sir Theodons Martin are, arranging Tor a
great banquet Co be given in London by
authors and artists in honor OF Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
Sir Thomas Erskfne May, who was re-
Gently elevated to the peerage, with the
title Of Baron Farnborough, is dead.
The debate on the home rule bill was con-
tinued in the house OF commons. Sir Rich.
ard Asheton Cross, Conservative, was the
first speaker. He said "The bill would
not secure u good government for Ireland.
II it were passed there would be two sets of
judges in Ireland. One set would admins
ter justice in revenues and the other would
administer Justice in criminal cases. The
former would be protected by the imperial
parliament and the other would be left to
the tender mercies Of the Irish people. Mr..
Gladstone had said that the union was af-
fected by bribery. but the premier himself
was offering the large bribe of ESQ, 600, 900
to Ireland, and this was not the first time
that he had offered bribe. Parliament
would cease to be imperial IL the Irish mem.
bcrs were not retained.
The particulars OF an attempted assas.
sination and suicide near Town Monument t
Grant county, Or, has just been received.
William Cochran, u sheep ranchcr Of very
bad reputation, waylaid and shot Pry
Wilson, IL highly respected citizen of that
county, with a needle gun. The ball failed
to inflict serious injury. Wilson escape
on n fleet horse, but was followed some
distance by Cochran, who again ~ tempted
to murder him. When the assault bcc:,me
known q crowd Of Wilson'S ncishbors col.
lected. and started for Cocllr,.,.s house,
determined to lynch him. Cochran h.,i
reached his house meantime and hcariu.
the lynchers coming after linn resolved to
commit suicide. lie hastily wrote IL letter,
bade adieu to his grown daughter, took II
dose Of strychninc, and rushing into his
bedroom blew out his brains with IL rifle.
The collector OF customs at Sitka. has
been notified that the practice adopted by
him OF issuing permits to oimport" liquors
consistent with regulations which authorize
permits by the customs officers iii ALASKA
for the landing Of liquors already brou .lnt
to that territory, and no permits to he is.
sued in advance ot importation.
President Cleveland IL negotiating
through one Of the leading real estate u,cn
cies Of Washington city for the purchase ol
Il country residence in the ncishborhotni ,,I
that which Secretary Whitney bought soon
after he entered the cabinet and which liz
occupied last summer.
Mrs. Thompson is confirmed as post
mistress at Louisville, Ny.
p. NJ. Potter, of New York, was ARRESTED
charged with libeling Mine. Di LAMA
daughter OF w. A. Hammond. Bnil wa.
fixed ut 81, 900.
After months of search, Prof. .Jonatila,
Emory Of William and Mary college, Va.
has discovered the aerolitc, which fell il.
Washington county Sebt. IL, 1885. II
was found imbcded deep in the soil %.
Frederick Millcr's farm, two miles north ui
largest aerolite on record, and weighs fully
200 tons. Its composition is chromium
nickel, aluminium, copper, magnesium and
tin.
Malvin a: Thompson, young grocer
living at Chicago was present ut the Hay.
market meeting on the night of May 1, an.
says he overheard August Spies, Schw.,',
and u third man whom edid not know at
the time, consulting about the number ol
dynamite bombs to be thrown into tn
ranks Of the police. Mr.. Thompson over
Had we better not send for morc?' ii.
could not catch the reply, but imme,linte
ly afterwards Schwab and tho third man
went away together, evidently to procure
something. Mr.. Thompson has ident
fled Adolph Fischer, Of the Zeitnng force
as the third party who was consulting Will
Spies and Schwab.
railroad is to be built between Wash
ington and Mount Vernon.
Secretary Lamar removes Agent Nc
Gillycuddy from Pine RIDE agency, Oak.
Ex-Speakcr Randall has written Parncll
expressing his sympathy with tho Glad
stone plan of home rule Tor Ireland.
George w. Monroe and A. i. Smelling
were nominated registers, respectively o
the Bozeman (Mont.) and Lake View (Or.)
land offices.
w. A. Croffut, the well-known New York
correspondent, has joined the editorial
staff Of the Washington Post.
from the arsenal at Rock Island To Franl;
ford arsenal at Philadelphia, and is sue
cecded by Col. Thomas Baylor, OF the ord
nance department..
The pret ident recommends that congress
provide for q survey Of the Alaska. British
boundary.
A. Boynton, OF the Dakota tcrritoria
committee at Washington, issuesu circular
to Dakota Democrats warning them against
Campbell's division programme.
The passage OF the bill directing the study
OF alcoholic beverages in the schools wa,
urged by thousands OF petitions from al
sections OF the country. It passed the
house by an almost unanimous VOTE ant
the announcement. was received with q
burst OF applause from the floor and gal
leries. In the west gallery there were q
large number OF ladies especially interested
in the Temperance cause, and who have
been actively working to secure the passage
OF the bill. They exhibited their gra atiiicl
ton over the result by rising and waving
their handkerchiefs
The orangemen Of Lurgan, county AR
magh, are enrolling themselves in military
associations, organized to resist home rul,
government.
The Russian government fosters tree cul
ture. and has now in one province sever
plantations averaging from $4,000 to 81 !,
900 acres each.
Heavy snow storms have prevailed in tn,
northwest OF England during the past week
and many sheep and cattle have died fron
cold and exposure.
The daughter OF the late Senator Millc
OF California, Miss Dora, will be mnrriet
at the residence Of the family in Washing
ton, to Lieut. Glover, U. 5. n. The engage
mcnt has been Of long duration and til,
wedding was to have taken place last win
ter, but was post poned Oh account Of TIN
illness OF Senator Miller. 1t is the wish o
Mrs. Miller that it occur at once, and tn,
ceremony will be performed in the presence