The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-03
Miscellaneous News,

The prohbitionists of the Third Mime
sofa District nominate Z. A. Fosncss fn,
Congressional hnnors.
A telegram from Fort Assinaboinc says
there is no truth in the report that twu
white children found with the Canadian In
dinns were stolen from that post.
The persistent reports concerning the
health of Jay Gould eliminated in the Iub
cation of rumOrs that he il insanc His
friends did not need the assurance of his son
George. Gould, who pronounced the story
simply Il ridiculous lie
An Omaha l,re special from McCook saws:
Chairman Hoge and Murphy n,l.lmssr,l u
meeting Of Burlington strikers in that city
The question OfcOntinming the II rikc was put
| and decided III til" affirmative. IIogc and
Murphy then left for Denver.
The Prohibition convention mt ST. james,
Minn.. nominated Morris Bradford for repre-
sentative. and adjourned to meet in Mu.cln
later to nominate II county ticket. Tho
eight Legislative district is composed OF
Watonwan and Cott ttonwood counties, and
there was but one Delegate from Cottonwood
The Minnesota Republican State ccntril
committee met in st. Paul and issued n call
for the Republican state convention to meet
Mt st. Paul ON the 9TH dny OF S"ptcml"r
next. The May convention consisted Of 800
delegates. When to this number are ndlcI
the so new county dclegntes mt large the
total vote in fhe next convention will bc
swellal to 40.
The sand fly hns captured Chicago. The
advance guard of this little pest began to ur.
rive scvrr;, days ago, but later they invaded
the town and the business portion near the
nual visit orr. but the Oldest inhnbitant fails
TO remember the time when they We're ns nu
merOus as this year. They covered the side
walks in some placcs nnkl" deep.
The leclinatiOn of Speaker Carlisle to
spenk at the Piedmont thnntauqua aftc,
having accepted the invitation to do so. aud
with an Atlanta committee of escort already
in Washington. cr:at~ considerable con
sternatiOn among the Chatnulua nuthor
tics. The refusal is likely to create hitter
ness. Efforts are being made to induce Mr.
Carlisle to reconsider his determination.
There is only one feeling among the mem
bcrs Of tho Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers in regard TO the alleged dynamite
conspiracy among members of the Brother
cept the fact that cithcr IIOge or Murphy. or
any Of the brotherhood Ofiitri,, al4, guilty.
nnd many men claim that the clnrgrs have
been manufactured by Pinkcrton men to ,li.
vert public sympathy from the Brotherhood.
The new federation oflabor known us the
trades congress Of Dubuque has just com
,letel its organization and adopted n con.
similar to those Of other labor organizations
with this addition: We hold that the soil
of this country is the inheritance Of the pco
pie. and hence all should have free and c,l,,al
access to the soil" The congress il opposed
I to joining any political party ns IL body. hut
will us. its influence with the ing DOW.
ers to secure its objects.
Quite ruin, wind and hail storm passed
over the north and east part of Bc;,dc ruHl,
ty So far as heard from, u dozen farmers
| wells barn blew away, ns did Donald Muir
rays house Ti.lwrll was probably fatally
injured by IL splinter being driven into his
groin The fa,lniIy had gone to the cellar
| and he was about going wien the house h,
was in was demolished, with he effect stated
Actual loss to the farmers will bc light, tit
| the most Of them are protected by hail in
| su ance.
The annual sun dance of the Blnrkfirt nt
the reserve at Glrichcn British America llnt
Just concluded. NrHrly three Thousand
braves were in attendance. Objects of in
terrst to the visitors at the reserve were u
couple of white little children. who were kept
| by one Of the sQuaws as members of her
family. The sNuaws of Crow Foot's trim
keep several stories in circulation as to tho
origin Of these strange littl, youngsters. II
| il said the children were vt Oen some Lime ngC
from Fort Assinaboine, Mont. and that theiI
fnther il m American officer qnar.errd there
/ Some people who have become interested in the
| two little ones have attempted to induce. the
squaw to allow them to be sent to the Indian
separate herself from them.
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