The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-29
the = u, ,rer. ana Ra,,.oana.

the FARMERS ana Railroads..
Railroad Commissioners Austin, Becker
and Gibbs and Secretary Warner met ~
large number OF representative farmers
anu business men ut Moorliea,l, Mimi. The
meeting was opened by "a long speech by
Gov. Austin. who related the history OF
railroad Legislation In tho state. and tho
difficulties met and the opposition of rail.
road managers to the enforcement OF tho
law. He touched upon the Farmers aili-
ance executive committee passing rcsolu-
tions condcinning the commissioners when
they were fighting the peoples
battles against the power Of monopoly,
He made use Of the word cranks to some
alliance men. etc. He stated he would
soon call u meeting to give all counties in
the state opportunity to bc heard. also
the railroads. on the question OF reduction
Of freight rates. He advised farmers to
send down able men to represent them aud
unfortunately referred to them us attor.
neys who would have to meet sharp ut.
torneys Of railroads. Mr.. Probstreld,
secretary OF the Moorhead Farmers nj.
lance, resented some references made
~ Gov. Austin in a sharp speech,
referring s.,E ,. TO- u well known re.
that hu would shake the railroads
over certain hot place, and that the
farmers had been shaken over that place
so long they had no money to hire attor-
neys, but wanted the commissioners to
cope with tho railroad ATTORNEYS. Messcrs,
Wilson. Smytl,, Canning. Burtick aud
Others made speeches. The folio wing rcso.
lu,i0ns embrace the demands of farmers
Whereas. We find in the official report
OF Inc statisticinn of the department. of
agriculture for April, '1SSS, that the rate
rtnt .,e
grain in car load lots over the Chicago,
Milwnukee q st. Paul railway between
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Chicago, u dis.
tnnce of 40 miles, is IL 1.2 cents pcr 100
pounds; assuming this is an equitable aud
reasonable rate for TRANSPORTING
wheat .l2O miles, TO transport 1t .IO
miles. the distance between Mnurlca. aud
st. Paul. Minneapolis and Duluth, II
cents ncr lOO pounds wnulti tr an equal
ana reasonable rate. But allowing that
on account Of tho great competition
among numerous railroads between st.
fnul. Minneapolis and Chicago, anl tile
larger volume Of traffic. by which they can
afford to transport wheat mt II lower r,le
than between Moorhund and st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth we will add 40
per cent To this equal ruto nccur,il. To
distance, which will make it ~ rate OF
?.?9 cents. or, to avoid fractions IN
cents per 100 pounds. We deem 10 per
cent in favor OF the roads reaching unr
wheat than any other two roads in the
United states, is sufficient therefore,
Resolved by the Moorhcml alliance, tl.nt
the hoard of railroad nni warehouse com.
missiOners of tho State Of Minnesota bc
requested to make and order the rate of
10 cents per 100 pounds in car load lots
Tor the transportation OF wheat aud other
grain from Moorhead, to So. Paul, Mime
npois and Duluth, and the same rate ON
Hour. potatoes. lum!mr and hay. to tako
effect ON or before the l;,tll day OF Au,,st.
1883. and just and equal rates from tl.
intermediate points to the terminal points
ahOvo named.
Resolved, That we also request u pro.
portionate reduction according to cnssili.
cation on the transportation of cattle,
hogs, sheep horses. coal aud wood IRON
the same date rs above.
Forty-twO miles of tho Manitoba road Il
branch from Helena to Butte are com
plcted. There are thirty miles lett and tho
line will probably DO completed by the
middle of July.
The excitement over the big disaster to
CloIuet, Minn.. still continues. luvrstisa.
tion shows that the rrcater uurt of the
logs which came down there were caught.
Very lew of them got into Duluth harbur.
The boom at Fond lu Lac was broken
and they came down into St. Louis hay.
Ii the logs could he handled To advantage,
at Duluth, the loss would. perhaps, hardly
be 30 great az estinln'cd, Owners al the
lnGs are already figuring Will, saw mill men
there on saving the logs at Duluth.
Shotwell. Clsrilew e I.otlllnarrn, whole
sale dealers in drygoo,ls and mu:mf;,ctur.
ers OF clothing. Minneapolis, who have su,s
pended. have an office in tllnt city Some
time ago they got into IL difficulty from
which they were released by ~ loan of
$l50. 900 which has not been repaid. Their
creditors there think their liabilities will
exceed 5000, 900, the greater purt Of which
is due in Now York.
The postofcc department is now pre-.
pared to consider tho claims OF p.stnlus.
ters who haxe suffered loss of postal funds
by tire burglary or in transit. or by una.
v2idahlc casualty since Marcl, II, ls'GT.
All claimants must present their claims
within six months alter May ., ISSS the
date OF the approval OF the act under
which payment will be made. Blanks and
all needed information will he supplied by
the assistant attorney general for tho
postoiIice department.
The Millers National Convention in ses.
sion at Buffalo, New York is in favor nf
the import duty ON Canadian
wheat.
The marriage OF Miss Mollie Garfield to
!; \ Stanley Brown and that OF Miss l:cllo
Mason, OF Cleveland. to Harry Garfield.
eldest son OF the dead PRECEDENT. took
place Mt the home of the family. The Ger.
emony was performed in the Garfield me.
mortal room by Rev. W. V. W. Davis, O,
Worcester. Mass., tho former pastor ri
tho Euclid Avenue Presbyterian church,
OF Cleveland. Both the brides were mem
bers OF his congregation during his paste.
rate in Cleveland.
A bronze equestrian statute of Israel
putnan. the revolutionary hero, erected
by the state. was unveiled at brooklyn.
Conn; Hon. Morris W. Seymour,
oi the statue commission, made the
prcse ntation, and Gov. Lounsbury
the address, receiving it on behalf OF
the state. Prof. Johnson. OF Trinity
college. read u poem and Henry &. Robin
son OF Hartford. delivered the Grafton. A
grandson and great-grundson of the old
hero were present, and the latter did tho
lnvciling in tho presence ola large corl-
course OF people. civilian and military.
monument to the soldiers vi the late war,
the gilt OF Il private citizen, waa subse.
lucntly unveiled.
a StlHwnttr Jury has givcu ex.Warllcu
Reed, OF tho state prisom,a verdict OF
81 900 in IL civil suit for damages against
Warden Stordock for libel in giving pub.
lefty to charges OF improper intimacy
/. it'll female cOnvicts against his prel.r.s.
'or in office. \ motion fnr IL new trial
will bc made, and the case will be takon to
.he supreme court il necessary.
John Mcvey and John Mccarthy, of
1eyeand, o., were quests Mt the Wimtlsnr
Hotel in Binghamton, n. Y. On retiring
ID next morning Mccarthy was dca, and
ion. He may recover.
Grover Cleveland is II Winona bull du..
)ne night burglars attempted to break in.
street. The dog grabbed the first one l,y
he leg. when the other came up ana
Knocked him over with club. The two
hen ESCAPED
Mrs. Margaret Conlon is in jnil ut Trov,
:; u, CHARGED with the mnrd"r of Mrs
ellen Laundriaan. Her acco,nplccs. her
luaband. Putrick Cnnlon. and PntricL
dullholland. are also in Gust ody.
Miss Grace Stevenson. aged eighteen
|rowned herself in the Obi" rover. near her
!omc in Dslhi She was the daughter of
v. l.. Stevenson. aud II bright aud prom.
sins girl. No motive for her act rnn IL.
assigned by her parents. Her co,rlurt
Iftcr she left home was lmculiar. She had
man row her across the river and after
10 Ind gone slIc deliberately walked into
he water. Her body was recovered.
Notwithstanding the reports circulated
bout the Mnilan tunnel TINT Z, vim: was
n Vrnf M "a