The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-07-19

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does North Dakota need to join hands to end
this provincial degradation and begin the
| glory of our statehood life.
Sixty Canadian laborers, who have been
employed by the Grand Trunk at Port HUI
ron and other points on the St. Clair river,
have been compelled by Custom Collector
Ward to cross to Canada to return no more.
This is done under the alien labor law, pro-
viding that no foreign laborers can be
brought to this country under contract for
service.
The waters that have been sweeping the
valley of the Monongahela and the valley VS.
of it's tributaries are again falling into their
natural channels. They leave desolation aud
ruin. From Pittsburg to the mountains of
West Virginia towns have been ravaged,
manufactures inundated. boats sunk. houses
and lumbertloated off, fields devastated. fam
lies driven to the hills for shelter. The losses
entailed by the flood will not fall short of
$3, OOO, 900.
Two brothers named Andrew and Fred
Netzer started east from Hodges, Mont, on
the Northern Pacific road in u box car.
-Four tramps occupied the car, and they pre-
sented revolvers and demanded money. An
drew jumped from the train and left his
brother. The last he heard of Fred he was
calling murder in Dutch. Andrew continued
to steal rides till he reached Mandan, expect
ing to find Fred already there, but no news
was received of him. He thinks the tramps
murdered him and disposed of his body.
Kerrick & Watson's camp of bridge build
ers, containing twenty six men, who are en-
plOyed in constructing the long bridge of the
Eastern railway across the Femadji river,
Wisconsin, was the scene of what has been
reported to be q wholesale poisoning case.
Near as could be learned fourteen of the
t~wenty-six men were taken sick after supper,
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hash which was served at the meal, from the
fact that only those who partOok of the
hash were taken i'll. The nature of the poi
son cannot be determined as yet, but the
doctor at this early stage advanced the
theory of vegetable poisoning. He predicts
Coleman has fled.
Boulanger proposed the dissolution of the
chamber. His proposition was rejected.
Gen. BOulanger tilereupOn resigned his seat.
Gen. Boulanger. in his speech proposing the
dissolution became so irascible and personal
that he was censured by the chamber, and he
was shortly after challenged by M. Floquet
to fight a duel.
Some weeks ago the citizens of Granite
Falls, Mimi, offered to Tomato $ 5000, pro-
viding the county commissioner would
build a court house at that place of brick or
stone costing not less han $4,000. The
commissioners accepted the propositions,
agreeing to erect a building in Granite Falls
! proposed to put in the foundation this fall
| and erect the building next season.
! John Zachar,, of Racine, Wis. who has ex-
| listed fifty-three days withoutfood, broke his
fast at last. Until now the true reason of
| of his abstinence from food was not known
Last March. or April he had a difference with
his father about wages, and quarrel ensued.
Zachar determined to kill himself by starva-
ton. A reconciliation finally took place,
and he concluded to live. He presents q
wasted and revolving appearance.
The Prussian authorities nave summoned
Queen Natalie to deliver the crown prince to
King Milan's plenipotentiaries. The queen
has refused, and has threatened to forcibly
resist the removal of the prince. She has
armed the members of her household for the
purpose of Offering resistance. .
A fire starting from q hot box after the
mill had been temporarily shut down at noon
totally destroyed the big saw mill atWithee
Station east of Fan Claire, Wis, owned by
DR.. J. Spaulding of Black River Falls. The
lumber yard narrowly escaped. Loss, $780,
600; insured for 100000. Il
Letters to the government and Hudson's
| Bay company from their agents at Hazelton,
| Sk~eenairiver, N. W. T. show that a most alarm
ing state of affairs exists there. Mr.. Hall, of
| the HUDSON Bay company, at Port Simpson,
| Says beg to call your attention to the
lawless state of the Indians on the upper
| Skeena and the apparent inability of the gov
| eminent to keep peace and protect life and
property there. The present state of affairs
| ia O disgrace to the country. Life Ind prop
| erty are openly threatened and the Develop
ment oftrade thereby seriously retarded.
Jacob Miller, a well-known and: wealthy
farmerliving at Herman, Neb., wasfounddead
near HIS home: He had been shot and the
condition of his surroundings shows hat it
is a murder. 1t is a mystery and is being in
.v~estigated. .,~Y>-
The Sioux commission. composed of Jno. N.
| Wright, of Tennessee, the law clerk of the
general land office; Rev., W. N: Cleveland, a
missionary of the Episcopal church at Rose-
bud agency, Ind Capt. r. H. Pratt, 'superin-
tendent of the C,.rlisle, Pa, Indian school,
who are to negotiate with the Sioux Indians
of Dakota for the surrender of a large part of
their great reservation, have left Washing
ton for theeield of operations in Dakota.
Terrible. suffering from the food is reported
in West Virginia. People in the lOWlands
are without food, clothes and homes. The
committee are doing all in their power to OIL
legiate the sufferings. Fully 125 families,
aggregating over 500 people, are suffering
and in need of the necessaries Of life.
Mrs. Meckie Is Rawson, who has been con-
in shooting Atty. whitney, in Judge Halves,
court room, was released upon o writ of SUI
persedeas granted by Judge McAllister. She
gave $500 bond for appearance at the hear
ing ON the writ.
Edward Hilton, manager of the Olympic.
theater in ST. PAUL, was fined $10inJ Jefferson
Market police court, New York, for insulting
ladies on the street. Hilton had come to.
i New York to attend the convention Of the.
grand lodge of Elks md incidentallyt have
q good time. He and O friend were amusing
themselves by laughing and guying at al
the pretty girls who CHANGED to pass their
way. The two men were enjoying themselves
immensely, when Policeman Day, OF the West
Thirtieth streetsstation saw What they were
mp to and run them in,
The Debers mine, In Kimberly, Sonth:
Africa, has been explored. T~wenty-four
whites and two hundred natives were fonnd
to have been burned to death. The cause
OF the fire is unknown.
It is learned that Landlord Scully is about
to sell his Illinois holdings. He owns 29, 900
acres in Snngamon and other counties. For
several years he has carried on the Irish rack
renting system. A bill recently passed in the
Illinois legislature compelled Scully to either
sell these holdings within six years or be-
i come an American citizen. ScullY also owns
enormous tracts Of land IN Nebraska and
Kansas where the same r~ack-renting system
is pursued.
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