The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-04-02
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It Is reported that Commissioner Sparks has
decided to reverse his order suspending sur
yeys until after settlements are made.
Mr.. Hill, OF Ohio, offered a bill ia the House
to enable the people Of Dakota to form con-
Dakota.
The Pieneer car shops Of the Northern Pa
ciffc, at Brainerd, were burned Sunday morn
ing. The loss is put at about $100, 00O, covered
by blanket insurance.
The Senate has passed the bill providing for
the study in the schools of the territories and
the District Of Columbia of the nature of aIco-
holic stimulants and narcotics. Fifteen States
have enacted similar law.
1t is estimated that the G. N. Nelson Lumber
company owns 1,0OO, ,0OO, 900 feet Of pine tribu-
leO,00O,OOO on the ST. Croix. It is said that the
company contemplates building another mill
IN addition to its plants at Cloquet and Still
| water. Il
The Cook County, Illinois, public building is
| constant menace to passers by from the fall
| ing OF stones. Now it is said the capitol at
Albany, New York, may collapse at any time.
millions are spent is a disgrace to States and
the nation.
It is thought that the Illinois Central railway
will relinquish the lease Of its Iewa lines next
year when the contract expires They have
been constant drain on its treasuary under
the lease through which they have been operat-
ed. The main line extends from Dubuque to
Council Bluffs.
1t is said big railroad deal has been con-
summated whereby Washburn's Sault Ste Marie
road has been consolidated with the Canadian
Pacific, the latter company and the bank Of
Montreal furnishing the capital with which to
finish the uncompleted portion Of the ''Soo''
road. When completed, this road will bring
the northwest as near the seaboard as Chicago
now Is and save the freight charges from here
to Chicago. 1t is stated that the Manitoba sys-
TEN is In the deal.
A Washinton telegram says each of the law
yers engaged as special counsel in the the tele-
phone case, with the exception of ex-senator
Thurman, have already presented their bills
for $1,000 on account. The bills were for
warded by the attorney general TO the secretary
them unpaid, with the statement that there is
no appropriation or authority for sach expeG-
diture. Unless congress makes the necessary
appropriation a strike is expected.
Congressman Stephenson, of Wisconsin,
says that the committee OH public lands, Of
which he is member, has decided upon rec
ommendng that the homestead law, which
now requires settler to live on his land five
years before becoming the owner, be changed
so as to reduce the time to thirty months, with
provision that at least ten acres be under
cultivation for that length Of time. This is in
addition to the other recommendations that
the pre-emption and timber culture laws be
repealed.
A steam road carriage has been invented bv
a aFrcnchman. This Is an ordinary four Wheel
ed vehicle with boiler holding seven and one
half gallons of water, Of two and one-half
horse power, with seat behind the engine for
two persons. The boiler is fed Willie the car
riage is in motion by pump and by, an injec-
| tor when at rest. Fuel sufficient to drive sixty