The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-02-19

uv IOHOSCOne WrlGe: he Ol0 what he
could for his country, his God and truth;
and lie died poor, but left to his country
" stainless name, aud unblotted record,
an immortal memory"
News COMBINATIONS.
The German Judge who sentenced Capt.
sarnuw, who was found guilty OF having
furnished information conce: ming German
tOrttications and armaments to the
French authorities, stated that u bureau
exists in the French ministry OF war whose
duty it ia to discover German military Sc.
crets. and that this bureau employed Sa-
rauw, paying him 6,OOO francs monthly
Tor betraying plans Of iortresses, mobilizl.
tiOn, etc.
The News states: Mr.. Parnell Mt Gal.
way, London, threatened that II Mr.. Hca-
ley and Mr.. Biggar did not permit him to
ination to Capt: O's,ea instead OF Mr..
Lynch. the local choice, he would resign
and retire from political Lille. The Irish
leader made it cloar that he meant Just
what he said. But this game cannot be
played too often. This threat is Mr.. Par.
nells last card. 1t may some day he
trumped by acceptance, and then be fol.
lowed by necessity by resignation.
The Academy of Meteorological Acrosta.
tion of Paris will, on Feb. 26, celebrate the
centenary OF AraSo's birth by " balloon
ascent.
The appointment of ladies OF the bed
chamber in tho British royal household
have been filled. The duchess Of Roxbury
becomes lady in waiting, und the dowager
duchess OF Athoi and the other ladies OF
the bed chamber retain their posts.
Queen Victoria has given the Egyptian
war medal for Suakim to Miss II. NJ. Bur.
leigh for her cur, III the sick and wounded
during the campaign in Egypt last year.
Moniteur. the organ Of the pope Of Rome,
favors home rulein Ireland Us quite com.
patible with legislative unity"
The Canadian governments deficit ia
over 81. 100000.
The British board Of trade returns show
that last year the wheat imports from In.
din into England exceeded tho go from Rus.
sia by 5,6O4 cwt. The United States il
tho only country supplying England will:
more wheat than India docs.
The leading merchants ut Windsor, Can
ada, have organized u company, and will,
in April, begin the construction Of an elcc..
trio street railway.
There has been Obstructive floods in all
the north Atlantic coast states, inaictinq
all sorts Of damage. The Connecticut and
other rivers are Very high and steadily ris.
ing, and people living on the banks arc
monientarily expecting q breakup Of the
ice, which, il it comes, must work great
damage.
Republican members OF the Iowa lcgisla
ture have agreed to limit prohibition le.is
| latiOn to the correction of defects in tn,
present law.
Richard Norton. an escaped lunatic
jumped into Montana mine and wa.
fatally injured.
The st. Louis, Des Moincs & Northern
marrow gauge road is to be extended to st
Paul.
The house committee on labor agreed tc
report fnvoraby respecting O'Ncill's bill
provldins that no property shall be eX.
empt from seizure and sale upon which u,
execution is made for personal service rem
tlered by any mechanic, laborer or servant
to nn amount not exceeding $lOO. 1t is
provided that the bill shall apply to the
District OF Columbia and the territories
and that all actions under the bill shall bc
commenced within six months alter thu
service was rendered.
The scene at tho White House Fri
day the II inst was ono Of the most brill
'NHe cNc' "itHessru IHcrc. Inc OCCASION
was the presidents s reception to the dipl0
matte corps. In spite of the disasrcei.b bic
weather the attendance was unusually large
and two thirds Of the diplomatic corps, {;
large number Of officers OF the army and
navy. judges Of the supreme court, tho
cabinet ministers and muny consressncr
and government officials, with the ladie.
Of their families. were present. The pr,si
dent was assisted in receiving by Miss
| Cleveland, Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Endicott
Mrs. Whitman and Mrs. Villas. Anon:
theprominent people present were Juds,
Thurman OF Ohio and eX-Sccreturys Bout
well and Mccullough.
The state department is investigator;
the complaints Of party OF English miner,
ut Mount pleasant, Pa, who allecc that
they had been duped into coming TO thi.
country by an agent in England who mis-
represented tho facts. The matter la,
been referred to the British minister, ant
by him to Secretary Bayard.
The senators arc on their dignity bcc,lus
diplomatic reception Mt the White House
Hon. George c. Bates died in Denver. III
vas one OF the founders OF the Wing party
famous in defending John ID. Lee, leader o
the Mountain Meadow mussasre in Utah
He was seventy.one years old
Robert Houston shot and killed ID. w
Barr on the streets Of Havana. III. Boil
parties reside at Bath. The shooting is th
result Of an old grudge, growing out OF
case of long standing.
Gen. John NJ. Schofield, now senior n,aio
general Of the United States army, entered
West Point in 1853. nine years after Han
cock.
Gen. Crook will adopt stringent measure.
to keep the Apaches on their reservation
1t is stated Mt Helena, Mon, tina
Thomas Cruise, the millionaire miner, il
soon to I've married to Miss Carter, n dress
maker in that city. Cruise is over sixt,
years old. Ho worked IL single claim, dis
covered by him in 1860, for over twent,
years, and then sold it for $1,000, 900
The bride will receive check for $500, ,OO(
as ~ present from her lover.
There were 227 failures in til
United States reported By Bradstreet'
during tho week ending 18th. against 2s'
In the preceding week, and 273, 2I3, 221
and 15O in the corresponding week Of 1856
1854, 1883, and 1882. respectively. Abou
72 per cent were those OF small trndcrs
whose capital was less than 5000.
Harriet Gross, Of Now York city, VIII
died recently, left her entire fortune q
$4O,O to her servants. Her brothe
contests the will.
Henry J. scudder, n well known lawye
and ex.congrcssman from the New Yor
district now represented by Mr.. Belmont
IL dead.
During n quarrel over some property n
San Francisco, Timothy Whelan, aged 27
struck his father, aged sixty four, over tn
head with q" axe, crushing in his skull an
killing him. Timothy then sta bbed himse
in tho breast and throat with penknife
Charles Mix, blind Winnebago Indian
formerly a scout for the government, la
just received $4,000 back pension.
There seems to he no doubt as to Ger
Terry's promotion. 1t il Il question in til
minds Of some, however whether Geu
Howard will be the other fortunate officer
Should he fail OF promotion Gen. Miles
counted upon. He has good record, an
in backed by Shermans influence. Ger
Crook comes next In order. with Sheridan
backing. His chances are generally consid
cred small.
w. l.. Arnold. general merchandise a
Alpena, Dak., failed. Liabilities, $4,000