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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
DAKOTA NEWS ITEMS.
North Dakota Teachers As.
SOcjation.

The North Dakota Educational as.
sociation opened at Fargo with an at.
tendance OF about hundred teachers
and county superintendents. Prof.
John Ogden OF Mcintosh county was
made temporary chairman, Prof.
Kennedy OF Hillsboro secretary, and
Judge Brerty OF Grand Forks editor.
The address OF welcome was de-
l,veled by Mayor Edwards and re.
spon'led to by Prof. Ogden. Among
those present were Territorial Super
intendent Dye, Assistant Wilson,
President Sprasue. of the Grand Forks
university, and President Grove, oil
the jamestown college. A large mum.
Der OF very intesting papers were read
and discussed. President Srrague de.
livered u very able GRAFTON upon Mil
ton rs nm educator.
Resolutions were adopted settin.
forth that some OF the public lands
set apart by government for educa-
tlonal purposes are improperly occu.
pied and petitioning congress TO
remedy this abuse; advocating the
adoption OF the township system OF
schools; urging u close and practical
working union between universities
and high schools; and f.vorins
legislation requiring county super.
intendents to hold at least first
grade certificate from the territorial
board OF education. The following
officers were elected:
President, Col. sprague, Grand
Forks; vice presidents, Mrs. b. S.
Spur. Valley City; DIR. John Ogden.
Mcintosh; secretary, ]. Kennedy,
Traill; treasurer, c. ID. Abbey; execu.
tive committee, A. S. Parsons, C. T..
Jackson; librarian, William Mitchell.
The next convention will be held at
jamestown, Dec. 81, 1855.
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BiIIings Held for Killing Kingsley.

AT Wavcrley, Iowa, NJ. l.. Billings Was
held for the murder OF w. 8. Kingslcy.
Tho verdict OF the coroner's jury was us
follows: Thes jurors upon their onths do
say that on Dec. 81, 1887, w. $. Kingslcy
came to his death by means OF n wound in.
fictcd by u pistol ball shot and discharged
from n pistol in the hands oi NJ. Il. Bill
lings which instantly killed Kingsley, and
that such killing was deliberately premcdi-
tated and fcloniously and OF his malice
aiorethousht done by said Billings. From
the testimony it developed that Billings
had forged his own wifc's 8 nane to notes
directed to the lawyer the contents Of the
note being full OF loving terms, md asking
Kingsley to meet her at her own house
while Billings was away. Kingsley replied
in good faith, declining to make the assgna.
ton and warning the supposed female
writer to desist from her course. OF course
the reply fell into the hands OF Billings.
The latter even went so far as to prepare
notes OF hnnd filed out, conveying all
kirgsley's property to himself. 1t is be.
lievcd that on the day OF the shooting Bill
lngs went to Kingsleys Office to try by
blackmail to get him to put his signature
to the notes. The evidence as to the black.
mail and forgerics was direct, but there
was no witness to the shooting and that
part will have to be proven by circum.
stantial evidence.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
honors From the Popa.

Baltimore Special: 1t il rumored hero
that in connection with the papnl Jubilee
number Of honors will be bestowed by tho
pope on the clergy AMI faithful in different
parts OF tho world. Among the new car.
dinals to be named are Dr. Walsh, arch
bishop OF Dublin, and in the United
States Archbishop Wood Of Boston or
the Venerable Archbishop Kcndrcth OF st.
Louis. The nrchbshops Of Mexico and
Rio Janicro. Brazil, will also receive the
red hat. This, for the ti-st time in the his.
tory of the papacy, will give II majority OF
tho college to foreigners. the Italian cartli-
mails being in tho minority. Among the
new archbisliops and bishops who are to
be appointed will be Rcv. John Foley of
this city to be appointed to be coadjutor
to Cardinal Gibbons, and Bishop Ireland
Of st. Paul is to receive the pallium and
will have new diocese comprising Mime
sofa ond Dakota. Dr. Chappcll OF Wash.
ington is also spoken OF in connection
with the SEQ Of New Orleans.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
Disastrous Railroad Aoolden,,.

The win ter season has opened with SOW.
eral very serious railroad accidents,
though without great loss Of life. On Sat-
urday Dec. 81, two trains collidsd on the
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railway
five miles west Of Mcadvillc, Pa.
Both trains were over two hours lnte,
and the express being entitled to the right
OF way. The freight was running without
orders, simply taking it for granted that
the express was in. Both engineers and
fircmen OF the two colliding engines wore
crushed between the iron ruins. the man.
gled bodies OF Engineer Swan and Fireman
Humes pinned to death, just as they were
on the point OF leaping from their engines.
Tho scenes were very horrible, but very
much like others with which every reader
is familiar. The following is q list OF
killed. Engineer +. P. Swan. Mendville; en-.
gineer William Goose. Meadville; fireman
Arthur Irwin. Meadvillc: fireman Edward
Humes. Cambridge. Ohio; William H. Ste.
train. The list Of wounded 10 long But
none nre likely to result fatally.
Two last mail trains (Number and 81
met whilst running Mt full speed Saturday,
Dec.31st, about twelve miles below Somcr.
set, and caused a irightful casualty. Tho
accident was caused by conductor md en-.
gineer misreadins their orders. They aro
ootn amongst the Oldest employees. None
OF the passengers were injured. On tho
south-bound train the baggage master and
mail agent was killed. On tho enorth.bound
train the baggage master was killed and
the fireman badly injured. The mail and
baggage cars were destroyed and the smok.
ing cars OF both trains are badly damaged.
The following is the list OF tho dead and
wounded:
EXPRESS MESSENGER POWELL KILLED.
Lee Withrow Of Cincinnati, baggage mas.
ter, throat cut. mouth crushed in, terribly
mangled otherwise. Lawrence Collins,
baggage master, from Ludlow, Ky.
Injured: James Severance. Jr., mail
agent. and son ofJamcs Severance OF STAN
ford, NY, travelling for j. N. Robinson &
Co. Louisville, fatally injured; Pete Muir.
phy, fireman OF engine SO, arm broken; Pat
Taylor, engineer, ugly cash in the face and
one OF his eyes knocked out: William Mich.
nel. engineer, escaped with few bruises,
which will not prove fatal.
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Foreign News Nuggets.

Daniel Wilson, ex.President Grevys son.
in.law, will hereafter reside in Scotland.
Theodore Tilton lives in remote quar-.
ter OF Paris and lately dresses very shah
billy.
Preparations for the opening OF the Nun.
itoba legislature on the 18th are being
made. The session will be u lively one.
Thomas Sexton, member Of parliament
and lord-mayor elect OF Dublin, who has
been suffering from an attack Of typhoid
fever, has had a relapse, and is again in a
dangerous condition.
papal encyclical to the Bavarian
bishops urges better enforcement OF the
concordat. 1t says: The church has OBJ
served her pledges while the state has neg.
lected it's pledges. 1t is necessary to guard
the religious education Of youth. Secular
schools are danger to the state itself.
The encyclical precedes demands ny tho
papal nuncio for the extension 9th. rights
OF priests to regulate schools.
Ottawa Special: Tho recent decision OF
the informal revenue commission at Wash.
ington that every bank in the United
States. whether state or national, is liable
to a tax OF 10 per cent on the amount OF
Canadian bank notes it uses for circula.
tion, or is paid out by it, has attracted
some attention here. American silver
brought into Canada, under the Canadian
law as it stands, is liable to Il duty OF 90
per cent, and this provision may possibly
be more rigidly enforced in the future than
it has been in the past.
The pope on the Sd granted IN interview
to Engenie Veuillot. the distinguished
French writer, and his son. After speak.
ing in high praise OF their efforts in the
Catholic cause, his holiness expressed re-
gret at the present sad position OF France.
but said he was confident that she would
rise again to her old place in Christendo ON
and exercise unbounded influence in the
. world. Tho pope then n,aeta aeer1ed .hd to the
lutionary spirit iermenting i'll many
states. and said he was prepar-
ing two encyclicals dealing with
socialism. the license OF the press aud the
great power OF universal suffrage, which he
considers terribly menacing. He also in.
tended. he said. to define certain points
upon which good Catholics have confused
and dangerous ideas. The land and Irish
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
Tho Weather Of the peparted Year,

F.: +. Lyons, observer ofthc signal corps,
U: 9. A., has prepared tho annual review
OF the weather as observed ut tho st. Paul
station for tho year 1887, which will indi.
cate generally tho weather of the North
west. The mean temperature OF the yea
just ended wns AZ degrees. The annual
normal for this vicinity is 43 deg. Last
year was much colder tlian 1872, ~, '7s;
slightly colder than 1879, 80, 'sl, 'sa
and ~; il differed but slightly from 1871,
'73. "a, '76. 's3, 1874, 's5 and 'SG, but was
decidedly warmer than 1875. that being
the coldcst year since 1870. Its mean
telnperature was 40 deg. The warmest
year nince 1870 was 1877, its mean being
40 deg. The maximum temperature last
year was % deg. and the minimum :,G he.
low zero. Tho dates were July Is and
Jan, IL respectively. The total prccipita.
tion for the the year was 25.S5 inches; the
normal IL 3.15 inches ercater-that is,
there was that much deficiency for last
year. Tho wettcst year since 1870 was
1881. and the drycst 1856, the totals be.
ing 39.1G and 22.99 inches respectively.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
Malt Fare to the St. Pau, Ice carni.


J.N. Abbott has sent to each passenger
agent OF the various st. Paul roads the
following circular in regard to the carni
val:
For the winter carnival and ice palace
celebration at st. Paul, the lines in this
association are hereby authorized to sell
excursions tickets to st. Paul at rate Of
one fare for tho round trip from Chicago.
Milwaukee. Pcoria. Des Moincs, Rock
Island, Burlington. Council Bluffs,
Omaha and intermediate points; tick
cts TO be on sale from Ian. 81 to Feb. 9
inclusive, good for return ON or before Feb.
S, and to be limited to continuous pas ye
in each direction; and from the points
'.bove named the standard iron clad form
OF ticket shall be used. 1t shall be option
al with the lines to sell tickets OF adniis-
sion to the ice palace, but il sold the price
oil same $50 cents), shall he added to the
excursion fare. Rates from tho above
named points may be used as basing rates
by association or connecting lines who
comply with these conditions.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
Wonderful Railroad Building.

The Chicago Railway Age says: The
year 1857 has surpassed all other
years in the extent oi railway mileage
construction in the United States.
Our returns show that during 1887 no
less than 1924 miles of new main line
track wero added to the railway system of
tho United States, no account being taken
Of the odd hundreds OF miles OF side tracks y
built, ncr OF the thousands OF miles %!
main liue tracks relaid.
When in 1852, during period OF ext iii
ordinary activity, 11,5Gs miles OF new
road were built, it was generally believed
that these figures would not again lc
equaled.
A rccapitulation OF the construction il.
the different sections Of the country shows
that the greater part of this prodisious III.
crease oil railways has taken place in
FEW WESTERN STATES.
New England and New York contribut,
scarcely anything to the grand total, THE
great Middle states u very little aud the All
tlitions in the Southern states not as large
as many anticipated, although Alabanl;,
presents IL fine record with over 500 miles:
Georgia adds 23O miles, Florida nearly
2UO. and Kentucky aud North Carolina each
little less than that. The Northwestern
states, including Michigan. Illinois, Iowa
and Minnesota. have shown very consid.
cradle activity, but the great rush o! rail
west oi the Missouri river. Kansas leads
with tho total OF 900 miles; Nebraska
comes next with 1,1Ol miles. al!
most cuualcd by Texas with 1.o5i
miles. Then in order come the fol-
lowing: Colorado, SIS; Dakota, 100;
Michigan, 700: Montana. GIG; Missouri,
sol; Indian Territory, 1872 and NO on
-Four states and two territories namely,
Kansas, Texas, Nebraskn, Colorado, Da,
kota and Montana. together show an ad-
tiition of over G.io0 miles. or about one.
hall OF tho entire years mileage o!
the country. Many OF the lines
lively level country, requiring but
little grading and bridge building; but ON
:he other hand many lines have been very
costly; for example those over tho Rocky
mountains in Colorado, the southern Pa.
citic cxtention in Northern California,
the Atclson's Kansas City and
Chicago cxtcntion; tho Northern
Pacific work on the Cascade mount
aims and Others. Moreover several OF
the companies have purchased costly ter.
minal facilities in large cities while nearly
all have ma'lceXtcnsive purchases OF c iup'
hcnt. 1t is probably fair to assume that
tho total cost OF roadway, bridges, sta.
tion buildings, terminal facilities aud equip.
ment of these new lines averaged S25, ,UOu
per mile, at which rate it APP
pears that not far from $325, OO0,.
900 have hecn expended on the
lines completed during the year. The mon.
ey which has thus been expended has ton.
porariy employed large army Of work.
men and has also Furnished permanent
employment to anothc: great army. prob.
ably acgrcsatins G5,OOo persons. The
railway mileage OF the United States II,
the commencement "f 1857 was stated 10
be 1885 miles. The extension for tho
year hero recorded increase it to $780,
miles.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
PI1H OF the NEWS.
Mews from washington.

The public debt reduced, in round mum.
bers. $14.5s4.O0O in December.
Delegate Clifford OF Dakota introduces
all his bills in the house in o lump.
The coinage at the mints during Decem.
Der. 1887, was S5.762. .665. Of which So.
7S5, 200 were standard dollars.
Naval circles have been thrown into q
state OF CONSERVATION by reports from Cal
iiornia relative to the discovery OF grave
defects in the steel intended to be used in
the construction OF the cruiser Charleston
now being built in that state.
from West Virginia, Mr.. Faulkner. is the
youngest man in the body, being six
months the junior Of his colleague, Mr..
kenna. and nine months younger than Mr..
Spooner OF Wisconsin. He will be forty
years old in March.
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota:
Virgil. H. j. Warren. Minnesota: North.
Maple Bay. Z: N. Halleckson. Wisconsin:
Brown Deer, FIG. Millbrath; Rochester,
w. Il. Hoyt: st. Nathans, J. S. Chase;
Stockholm, G. +. Hibbard. Fourth class
postmasters Observation-Disclosures: Dales.
burg. J: c. Westburg. Iowa: Reelcs, En-.
ma E. Reel.
The appointment OF successor to OK.
Land Commissioner Sparks is frequent
subject OF conversation among men having
business with the land office. Very many
express the hope that Acting Commission.
er Stockslager will receive the appoint.
ment. as he has shown 4. disposition to
push business since he has had charge. and
there is already great difference in the
way the general land Office is run.
The following pensions have been granted:
Wisconsin: L. Dunkark, Newtonburg;
9. Hamilton, Milwaukee; j. Harting,
Dickeyvillc; b. Norman, Coleman: A. Steb.
bins, Mclrosc; W. Hawke. Plattevillc; w.
styer. Weston; NJ. Duquettc Prairie tlr
CHEN; T. II. Asbury, Victoria; n. Devor.
eaux, Waukesha; &c. Bertrand, Sparta.
Dakota: w. G. Kinney, Huron. Minneso.
ta: A. +. Mcdonald. Minneapolis; G. b.
Stiles, Fulda; X. Knudtson, Norcross; j.
A. Ammundsen, Wild Rice.
The second controller has delivered q
decision in the case OF Gen. John c. Ere.
mout. who was lieutenant colonel in the
Mexican war. Fremont was tried and
sentenced to be dismissed. The president
approved the sentence, remitted the pen.
atty and ordered the officer to report for
duty. Fremont rendered his resignation
on the ground that he was not conscious
Of having done anything which mcritcd
the sentence. 1t is concluded that Ere.
mont is entitled to the three months extra
pay Tor Mexican war service.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13

Tho Sixty.eighth general assembly oi
Ohio convened on the I'd. Tho house
elected l.. T.. Lnmpson speaker, David
Lannins clerk and the balance OF R6pubii.
can caucus nominees. Thirteen members
Of the Republican senate caucus made
nominations for officers, selecting j. c.
Richardson Of Hamilton president pro tenn.
The other Republican senator's ignored in
the caucus combined with the Democratic
snemhers and organized the senate by elect
ing officers headed by 4. +. Davis as prcsi.
dent pro tenn. Six of the Republican eau.
Gus nominees were defeated and the other
four elected. The governors y message WAS
read in both branches.
At Kansns City, the establishment of the
Stevens d Brace Iron COW ,sany WAS
burned. Loss on building S25, COO; fully
100000.
President Cnrnot of France hns one SON.
in-law, and with three murriagcablc
daughter, prospect OF three more.
Bishop Whipple is credited with saying
that as long as an Indian has an aims.
house to so to lie will be - pnuper; in 9th.
e, words, an Indian won't work.
The house had its frat bill day on
the ith and there was u dcluse-902 pub.
lie bills. Nincty-iive per cent OF tho hun.
drctls entered by the journal clerk are old
acquaintances. In most cases they were
the BILLS OF last congress. and they viii! go
down to the printer again to be set up and
printed just AZ they were last wear, and at
the end OF this session, or OF the congress-,
the printed bills will be sold ns waste pa.
per.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
Granite Riverside Monument.

Adolph l.. Singer. ex.presidcnt OF the
board OF Aldermen OF New York, and n
member OF the subcommittee on designs
OF the Grant general committee, sail re-
Gently: The main trouble is that every.
body leaves the work for somebod: else
to do. One trouble was an indciiniteness
Of the amount to be raised and another
WAS n difference OF opinion among tho
members Of the committee as to whether
they should advertise for plans. without Il
specified cost, before collecting the amount
expected or should advertise now upon an
estimated expenditure. The fund now, il
all outside moneys were collected. would
reach S130,O00. 1t is earning interest at
the rate OF So, 600 per year, and the total
expenses Of the committee are not over
$500 year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
A correspondent OF the spnn

A correspondent OF the Springfield
Republican quotes the following from
letter received from Jenny Lind
while in London in 1882: ~ am
more touched than words cun say
that l should be remembered in your
great country, America. and so long
as my life lasts will continue to feel
grateful for such faithfulness. gave
the best | had to her world, but |
have received back the hest gifts hui
man hearts can give-that OF endur.
ing friendship"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
AFamIly Who'd Out.

In Lee county. Georsin, Nathan Reed
who did not live happily with his wife.
murdered his whois family and then com.
mitted suicide. lie sent u lali.g:own boy
who lived with him after doctor. When
thr doctor and tho boy returned they
and in them tn, ciiur-ed hodiss OF Reeds
wife and their six children. :. further
search OF tho premises disclosed Reed II
body in the well with his throat cut.
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questions are believed to be the subject, to
which he alluded. The pope gives the jubi.
lee gilt money to St. Peters treasury to be
expended in npropagandism. The artistic mr..
ticles will be placed In the museum OF the
vatican and tho objects Of worship in tho
vestry OF st. Peters. All the rest will DO
given to the hospitals.
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Delegate Clifford Of Dakota introduced
Two bills for the admission OF North and
South Dakota, already printed in the Plo-
SEEE fEEss; bills allowing the Duluth g.
Manitoba road right of way through the Fort
Pembina military reservations; throwing
open TO settlement abandoned and useless
military reservations; providing for Il COM
mission to negotiate with the Sisse.on ard
Wahpeton Sioux Indians for modification
OF present treaties and agreements; grant
ing section III, near Rapid City, to
that town; granting certain sections
of land near Grand Forks to the
North Dakota university, and granting
the Yankton & Missouri Valley railroad
right OF way through the iankton Indian
reservation. Clifford also introduced bill
providing for the opening of the Great Sioux
reservation. 1t is practically the old Dawes
bill with the tribal patent clause stricken
out. lie also offered bills granting the Du-
luth, Wutcrtown & Pacific road the right to
build IL bridge across the Missouri river at
some available point in Charles Mix county,
Oak; to establish two new land districts
with the land officers at Pierre and Cham
berlain contingent upon the opening of tho
Great Sioux reservations; granting section
of land to Aurora county, Oak. for the cs-
tablishmcnt Of reform school, and provid-
ing for an inquiry into the losses sustained
by settlers who had been deprived OF their
rights On the Grow creek and Winnebugo
reservations by the summary closing of the
reservations by order of President Clevc.
land.
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Rev. w. H. Hollister OF Bcloit. Wis. who
has been engaged in the work of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in Fon du Lac,
Sussex, Brookfield and other places in Wis.
consin, left accompanied by his young wife,
for Bombay, the couple having entered the
service Of the Methodist Episcopal mis-
sionary board for missionary work in In.
dia.
At Chillicothc, o., n committee o! Meth.
odist ministers have found Rev. II. Wal.
lace guilty OF making lovo to three women
that he was to marry them. He is suA-
pended, pending an appeal to the confer.
ence.
A mixed train on the Pittsburg & West.
ern road. composed OF seven freight and
two passengers cars, went through IL tres.
tie near st. Petersburg. Pa, and was pre-.
cipitatcd To tho bottom OF ~ gully, dis.
tnnce Of thirty feet. Almost instantly tho
wreck took fire from the car stoves, and in
short time the entire wreck was IL mass
OF flames. The passengers all succeeded
in getting out OF the wreck ard no loss OF
life has been reported.
The pope has conferred the grand Cross
OF the Order OF Plus X. upon u Il the special
cnvoys sent to congratulate him upon his
jubilee.
The Saskatchewan hotel and contents
burned ut Minnedosa. Man. Loss, $4,000;
insured for $1,000.
The French government has conferred
tho de coration Of the Legion OF Honor up.
on Cnrlnal Oampoli;l. the paral secretary
OF state.
Tho National Zeitung says: "Gcrmany
neither expects nor desires war. Prime.
Bismarck has thrown into the scale the
decisive word OF peace
For several days a story has been in CT,
culation that President Cleveland would
shortly after the reassembling Of congress
send in IL supplime entary message definin:
his position on the tariff. The president
said: "This is absolutely absurd
The severest storm OF the season ragged
oil over the Northwest, on the 3Uth and
3lst, and trains were badly delayed.
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OF this question OF law to the courts, and
In order to effect this result tho facta
should be laid before the grand Jury, and
proven an indictment found and tried.