The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-11-18

sic men appear to lose courage.
Word has been received of the killing OF
four men by an accident in the Rocky
mountains, occasioned by " train breaking
loose on a steep grade and colliding with
another train. j. c. Code, William Earle,
G. E., and a man named Ross were killed
and 81 number OF Others wero seriously IN
jured. G. Wellman, brakeman on the
Central Pacific railroad. was killed by an
other accident at Field in the Rockies. d.
McFadden, another man, was cut to pieces
by q third accident at Donald station.
Tommy Warren OF Louisville and Patsy
O'Leary of Cincinnati foughttwelve rounds
near Muldraught Hill, Meade county, KY,
for the fea~ther-weight championship and
$1,000 a side. The fight was with kid
gloves, and was governed by the Police
Gazette rules. The mill was awarded to
Warren on q foul, allowed by O'Leary
leaving the ring in the twelfth round.
The Kilrain-Herald fight near Baltimore
was stopped by the police after considerable
slugging.
The blu ttons on the dresses OF the Grand
Duchess Vladimir are worth S., 600. Each
one is a work of art.
Zambesi ad vises say that the Austrian
explorer Hinkelmann was captured and
murdered by a native chief. The chief had
Hinkelmann's ears am%putated and his
heart cut out. and presented them to the
Oldest member OF the tribe. Hinkelmann's
companion, " young Englishman, escaped.
At the inquest in the case of Fred Arch
or in London, it was proved that Archer
had sustained no losses in betting, and
that tho cause of his arrangement was ty-
phoid fever, aggravated by the weakness
due to the restricted regimen which he had
adopted in order to reduce his weight. A
verdict OF suicide while insane was rem.
dered. 1t is reported that Archer leaves
$3.50, OOO.
Miss Winnie Davis is at Syracuse, N. Y,
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Emory.
Hon. James w. Whitney OF New York.
has been engaged to defend the condemned
anarchists in Chicago.
Judge J. Alice. president OF the Roanoke
Zinc and Silver Mining company, has sold
the mines near to Roanoke, N. c., to j. Fl.
Bartlett Of London, Eng, for $500, 900
cash.
The following summary OF the propaga-
ton and distribution of shad during 1856
is froma Forthcoming bulletin Of the Uni
ted States fish commission: The total
distribution of shad fry for the
season OF 1886 aggregates over 80, OOO,-
600. AS the entire number of shad taken
for market is something lsss than 6,OOO,.
600, it will be seen that for every shad tax
en- from the waters this season for market,
fifteen young shad lave been artifcially
Matched and returned. The entire cost OF
production and distribution has been less
than $50, OO0, and therefore the young fish
have been produced and distributed over
the entire United States at the cost OF
about $215 for q million, or forty.six
young fish for each cent of expenditure.
For the entire time up to and including
1882 there were produced by artificial
propagation alone 200, OOO, 600 young
shad, while for 1886 alone the production
was over 30, 600, O00.
Prof. Foster, the Iowa weather prophet,
predicts a great winter torn from the
4th to the 18th OF December. He gives
the railroad companies fair warning to
prepare for a great snow blockade. Re.
member the date-December 4.
The coroner's jury at Rio find Brakes
man Wells responsible for the recent dis
aster.
Roscoe Conkling, recently addressing q
jury about an opposing witness, graphic
ally remarked: Gentlemen, I think l can
see the witness now-his mouth stretched
fountain of falsehood and a sepulcher OF
ru,n-"
Gen. Adam Badeau. ~ex.consul general to
London, is being sued in the United States
district court, New York city, for $1O,.
572. Ga for fees received during his term OF
Off ce. ah ich he failed to turn over when he
settled his accounts.
In the great lockout of employees OF
knit-goods manufacturers, of N. Y, after n
good deal of f~ruitless negotiation with
agents OF Knights of Labor, the manuiact-
urers adopted the following ultimatum:
The mills will be opened to all persons,
whether they nave been previously in our
employ or not, On the basis OF an agree
ment by those whom they employ thut
they will acknowledge and respect the
rights Of the employer to hire and dis
charge as he deems best and not interfere
with other employees, including those who
have been at work during the recent strike
and lockout.
The North Carolina senate stands 27,
straight Democrats, 8 Independent Demo.
Gratis and 20 Republicans. The house, 81
straight Democrats, 8 Independent Demo-
crats and 81 Republicans. No Labor can
didates were elected.
A meeting OF the railroad commissioners
of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin,
and the territory Of Dakota will be held in
Des Moines. Iowa, Dec. Is prox., at tho
capitol building. Minnesota will be repre-.
sented at the meeting.
Mrs. John Bigelow Of New York has
| started the fashion OF wearing low hats at
the opera and theater. 1t isnow consider
| ed vulgar to wear te~n-story hats at a
place OF amusement. -,
An article in the Warsaw Gazette has
caused q sensation in Vienna. The writer
warns Poland that in ~clinsing to Austria
| Hungary she leans upon q decayihg en-
pire whose miserable collapse is drawing
near; that the empire will soon be parti.
toned as was Poland amid the exulta.
tions of one-half OF the people, who a1e
now living in grumbling discomfort under
the Hapsburg scepter.
At q meeting Of the packers association
of Chicago, the resolution not to employ
members of any labor organization wa re-
scinded and the following adopted: Re.
solved, That while we will not exclude from
employment the members of organizations.
we will exercise the right to employ and
discharge whom we please, and conduct
our business on the ten-hour plan and &C.
cording to our best interests. The above
was signed by all the members. 2
A fire, supposed to be the work Of an incen.
diary, devastated Calgary town, N. w. T.,
destroying property to the extent Of $780,
900. I. G. B aker Il Co., q well known
Montana supply firm, lost $780, 600 worth
of stock. The town has no fire brigade or
appliances to prevent fire. The fire de