The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-03-26
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provisions in the auti.polyesmy bill dis
franchising women.
The linseed oil mills OF varnsy, Taylor &
Co., on the middle grounds along the river
above the Union depot ct Toledo, burned,
The loss 70 coniectured TO 1875, 900.
What those who witnessed the encounter
designate - the greatest middls-welsht
fight on record, was fought at Rye, just ON
the border line bstween New York and Con.
necticut. The contestants were George Le
blanche OF Boston, Mass, and Jack Demp.
soy Of New York. The stakes were 81, 600
. side, and about 1000 made up by Ger.
tain well-known gentlemen Of that city.
Jack Dempsey was the winner, thirteen des-
pcrate rounds being bitterly contested and
1t 10 declared that better and moro man.
fully fought fight was never Witnessed.
Tho government. it 10 learned at Of.
tawa, decided not to send O flying column
through the Northwest Territory for the
present.
Preparations for an imposing cslebra ation
OF Emperor Willism's birthday are making
In Berlin.
George Ksnnan, the American traveller.
who has been roaming around the Kant.
chatkan corner Of Asia, has reached Irkutsk
ON his way hither.
A member Of congress from Maryland Is
the subject Of much ridiculs for having
printed in the Congressional Record .
speech that was never delivered, but sp-
p.ars with the words applause" and
''laugater" and loud applause" sprinkled
through it literally.
Aspeeial ageut Of the postofice has been
sent to Madison, Conn.,, to look into q
case 81 boycotting. It appears that the
inhabitants OF that place are displeassd
With their nsw postmaster. and a. his SAL
ary belongs to the fourth-class, 1t .is reg.
ulated by the number ofstamps he cancels.
They are determined to starve him out.
Every merchant In the town is republi.
can, and they have posted notices in theic
stores requesting people to purchase stamps
OF them and leave their letters to be mailed
It is estimated that the funeral OF sena.
tor Miller will cost the government 500.
600. A special train has been employed to
take his remains, his wife and daughter
and n committee OF one senator and five
congressman to the Paci3c coast, q train
Of Tour cars for ten persons, and the gov.
ernment foots the bill.
It is said that J. ]. Hill and p. H. Kelly
have induced the president and the secre.
tary OF the interior to revoke Sparks or
der regarding patentsto settlers.
In addition to the six candidates recent
y applying Tor admission to the United
states naval academy, over one hundred
vacancies remain to be filed by the an.
pointment by members OF congress. There
is vacancy In the Fifth Minnesota dis.
trict, represented by Mr.. Nelson. Iowa
has five vacancies. as follows: Second dis.
trict, represented by Mr.. Henderson: Fifth,
represented by Mr.. Frederick; Sixth, rep.
resented BY Mr.. Weaver, and Tenth, rep.
resented BY Mr.. Holmes. Young men re.
siding In the districts named who have not
reached seventeen years, and who desire to
enter the naval academy In June next,
should address their respective members
Of congress-.
Mrs. Mary E. Campbell, mother oi the
late Lewis d. Campbell and grandmother
Of Congressman ]. E. Campbell OF Ohio, will
reach her one-hundreth birthday on the
goth inst.
Frank James 10 reported to have declined
an offer Of $25, 600 year to travel with
Forepaugh's circus. saying that he prefers
to remain a clerk In Missouri.
The state railroad commissioner Of Mis-.
souri, thinks the great strike in fair way
for settlement.
DR.. Austin Flint. ST., one OF the leading
physicians OF America, and well known in
Europe AZ well as in this country, died at
his homo on Fifth avenus New York from
cerebral apoplexy.
A bill for a school Of military instruction
OH the Fort Riley reservation is prepared
by Gen. Bragg.
Samuel ]. Randall has been notified by
1000 voters that in case Mr.. Cadwalader
is confirmed as collector at Philadslphia
they will vote and work against his re.elec.
tiun.
The appointment Of Civil Service Com.
missioner Trenholm as controller OF the
currency is said to be direct blow to the
Louisiana lottery. He was strongly sup
ported for the place by both the South
Carolina senators and by the entire delega-
tion of that state in congress. It is we'll
known that Senator Wade Hampton il
strongly opposed to the lottery.
Senator Dolph has taken the seat for.
merly occupied by the late Senator Miller
Of California, and Mr.. Teller has chosen
the seat vacated by Mr.. Dolph.
Brig. Gen. Stanley, commanding the de.
partment Of Texas. has ordered the estab-
lishment, Of permanent camp at Eagle
Pass. which viii be substation OF Fort
Clark. The garrison will be q company OF
infantry from Fort Clark.
At Elroy. Wis.,, the jury In the case OF
Robert G. Niccolls. the would.be express
robber, who secreted himself in . box, but
was captured in the express car at Elroy,
brought in verdict Of guilty. He was
prosecuted Tor entering q car with intent
August.
The greater portion of the officers and
crew OF the wrecked OREGON shipped for
England ON the Catalonia, which sailed
from Boston recently.
Rha<3n Y~1.~.J ~.
dubbed the "1ndiana Of New England. y
and hence the legislature has passed q
stringent divorce law.
Jefferson Davis has written letter ofli.
cially accepting the invitation to lecture in
Montgomery in behalf Of the monument to
bs erected on the capitol grounds in
memory OF Alabama soldiers who died in
the civil war.
In mitigating the sentence ofdismissal to
one years suspension in the case ofSecond
Lieut.. Edward 8. Avis, Fifth infantry, who
was tried by court martial at Fort keosh,
Mont. some time ago on charges Of alicious
accusations OF perjury against a brother
officer, the president says: Lieut.. Avis II
seriously admonished that in charging an
alleged crime upon brother officer in the
civil courts he should be above even tho
suspicion Of improper intentions; that he
should not be carried away by his zeal and
his feelings; and that he should not, in 90
doing. seek tie punishment OF q person,
but simply the vindication Of law and jus.
tice.
A memorial service was held Sunday the
21st inst, at Davenport, Iowa, to Kellogg
Nichols, the murdered express messenger.
There were, In attendance besides number
Of railroad brotherhood msmbers, the
lodges Of the A. O. U. w. society Of Daven.
port and Rock Island in full regatta.
A Yankton, OAK, dispatch says: A
special train with boats and men has gone
to the relief Of settlers in the flooded dis.
trict, Elk Point, where an ice gorge has
formed in the Missouri river. The over.
flow covers the bottom land to Q depth OF
twelve feet. and immense loss OF live stock
has already occurred. The people are ON
housetops and barns awaiting the arrival
OF relief parties. The Inundated district
covers tract twenty-five miles long by six
in width.
The Irish Defense union hns written q long
letter to Mr.. Gladstone. giving it's views on
the Irish question. The union declares,
first. that social order does not exist in Ire.
land. Second, that the Irish farmers have
been encouraged to repudiate the land acts
OF 1870 and 1881, and, third, that the de-
sire for self government IL really Q desire
for comDleEA independeneA