The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-15

thirteen Htabs inflicted With a knife.
Schreeves made no attempt to escape, and
claimed lie acted in self defense.
Considerable excitement was occasson.
ell ut Aberdeen, ID. T.. by the announce
neht that eight saloonkeepers and two
druggists had been arrested for violations
| OF the local option law in force in that
city. The complaints were made by sc.-
erai parties employed, it is claimed, by
the local option league to procure cvi
dence. Saloon men who have been srIin.
nIuor inr two months past under pretcnse
| OF Keeping pool rooms and Temperance
places charge that various pretcnses were
@ used to procure drinks by imformcrs.
Threats of tar and feathers and violence
are freely made against witnesses. Local
optionists have employed attorneys and
say they will see il the law OF the territory
shall be longer violated. In most eases
the accused have waived examination and
given bonds. A serious buttle between
whisky and order is anticipated.
The coroner's jury in the Brown poison.
ing affair at Mason City. To-, made known
their verdict which concludes as follows:
The said jury upon their oath do say that
tho said Hiram L. Brown came to his
death by taking arsenic, poison intention
ally placed in his food or drink by some
person unknown, but the said Jury are led
to suspect from the evidence before them
that H. F.. Brown is guilty OF the deerl. y
will l,e made. The matter will DO investi.
gated again by the graad jury, which con.
venes in September. Mrs. II. II. Brown
has left for her fathers home ip Wiscou,
sin.
Hon. Peter Wright OF Milwaukee. an at.
torney for tho heirs of Mai. Hooe,U. S. A..
who was well known to the early settlers
ni st. Panl. and who died ut Prnirie du
CHEN more than thirty years ago, has
commenced legal proceedings on behalf of
left by him at Prairie du Chen, Madison
and other places. 1t seems that Mai
Hooe leit his will giving all his property
to his widow Tor life. with dirccti ons that
ut her death It should go TO their children
She. however, overlooking the cu,iditinns
OF the will, made absolute comveyances,
and the property for the most part being
OF small value ut that early day, plr"has.
ers gave little attention to tho question uf
title. The widow died short time n.o,
and the heirs now seek to recover the
property OH the ground that her life inter.
est having Terminated they are entitled to
1t. The property involved in tho claim is
about 5000. 900. = 80
A tramp was picked up at Window
watches, some OF them gold, and nl good 4,
handful Of gold rings; three good revolvera.
and :, full set Of burglars keys. lie refus
ed to give his name. saying his friend q
were too respectable. When called OH to
surrender he said hc would die first. aud
made motions to draw his revolver. The
sheriff was too quick for him. ard said.
"Die it is then" when the tramp wiltc,l.
He was taken Immediately where court is
in md ho l,nv ina 4 l,nt
delay.
Returns from all parts OF the state Of
Oregon accessible by telegraph indicate
that Hermann Usepublican for congress
has over 1850 majority. His majority
in Multnomah county, which includes Port.
| land, is $500. The Prohibition vote is
very small. There are Republican gains
in every county in the state. The Demo.
| Gratis carry only two counties in the west.
ern hall OF the state. 1t is the largest Re.
publican majority since the close uf tbs
war. aud is astonishing alike to Kcpubll.
| cans and Democrats. Still more surp,is.
ing is the result in the returns for members
| of the legislature. There are 80 members
in both houses. OF these the Republicans
| will have about Go and the Dem ocrnt. 81.
The eecretnry OF the Treasury transmit
| ted to congress a modified estimate from
the secretary Of war Of an appropriation
for the erection OF the barracks at Fort
| Smelling. The secretary says that IA it il
proposed to increase the garrison. it is rec.
ommcntiet that the appropriation first
proposed S61. 1.0oO, he increased to Sl5o,
600, which will also cover the cost of nee.
essary apparatus FOR heating and lighting
the barracks.
Rev. j. Henry Long. pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Currie, Mimi. was
arrested for riding his bicycle on The street
| This is the second arrest of the kind that
has been made since the law makers ,f tlt
village OF Tracy got together and enacted
the law prohibiting the riding OF bicycles
on the public streets.
The trial OF Diss DE Bar is in progress in
New York. The first witness was the
generals legal wife, who testified I,
that fact. Lawyer Marsh testified ut
length as to- the production OF spirit pict
nrcs by the madame, her slate writing
and her calling np OF the spirits OF Rnphne
and others. with whom the witness con
rcrsed from time to time. AS the witLcss
testified concerning the production o
portraits oi Adelaide Ncilson, Lola Mon
tez. TaphaeI admus. etc. they were pro
duced for the inspection OF the jury.
Elections were held throughout Illinois
for judges of he supreme court. The re.
turns. which are nearly I'LL In. show that
u.
Jacob w. Wilkin, Joseph II. Bailey and
Ben amin Magrlider were elected in the
First. Third, Sixth and Seventh districts
| and John NJ. Schooiielh. Il democrat Tho
present incumbent. in the Second district
This makes the supreme bench OF Illinois
republican for the first time in it's history
Walter. the :..year. old SON of John
NJ lntsoinery, died at Lake City. Mimi. o
pneumonia. which il il thought set in iron
a r. Il
| spinal column several times with an ir0r
bar in the hands oil the six.year. old son nI
Brad Rogers.
A cave.n occurred in the st. Lawrence
copper mine, near Butte, Montana. when
ali the men but four had co,ne to the sur
face. Men were ut once put at work iii:
ging through the cnve-in i'll an cn'ienror tc
rescue the entomhed men. two of whom
could be heard distinctly by hnmmcrin
on the boot wall. Those missing are PA
Murphy. Con Huntington and two mer
who had just gone to work. The cavt
commenced on the 500 loot level AM
200 feet in length. The mine is one Of th'
largest mines in Butte and employees GOt
men. No ore can bc hoisted for some tim
and il will stop the production Of l. 20f
tons Of copper orc per day. The lates
says that the rescuiIg party are within
IL feet of the entonbed men and oml!
two are alive.
| A sensational occurrence took place il
Butte, Mont ana. United States Marshal
Frank Dyer Of Utah has been in Butte +"
several days past. The object OF hi- vsi
was unknown until he arrested IL mat
named John c. O'l'rie,. which is not hi
true name. for killing ii Murmon in l'tal
sixteen years ago. 1t seems that o'lrel
told the story Of his crime to II friend il
Philipsburg some time ago. and it sradu
ally leaked out. OBrien ia Il man abou
sixty years Of age. AMI has figured proni
nently as the discovcrer OF the iamoil
kittie O'Brien mine. He has been pros
pectinc near Woodville for some time an
came to town when the marshall recoyniz
Ell him and served n warrant of arrest
Alter the warrent WAS read, he sai,
That 10 all right. know all about it.
did IL in self.deiense"