The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-08-02
General News Items.

SAAS AWE AV0rhcs
The prohibitionists of the Third Mime
sofa District nominate c. A. Fosness for
Congressional honors.
John Mackay is said to have disposed of
his cable to Jay Gould for f11, 900, 900.
Gould refused the cable at these figures, but
finally offered $11. 00O, O0n which was accept
ed.
Southern Illinois farmers are complaining of
the ravages of chinch bugs, which they claim
are more numerous and destructive than
ever before. A committee Of fifteen will meet at
Louisville, Clay couny. to qevise means to
get rid OF the pests. Prof. Forbes, state en-
tomologist, will address the meeting.
Great Falls, New Hampshire, 10 excited
over the supposed dopement of Emery ].
Randall, paymaster and treasurer Of the
Great Falls Manufacturing company, APRON
inent citizen, and Mrs. Juliette Worcester,
The parties left Great Falls q few davs ago.
Randall has q wife and two daughters. 1t is
supposed the couple have gone to Europe.
While Q son OF Sidney K. Ayers was blowing
on one OF the historical mounds OF his IA
theirs fnrm near Delton, Wis, the pillow
struck against an obstruction which proved
to be to oil appearances the petrt6ed body of
a human being. Both arm and lower limbs
are missing. but the head and shoulders arc
O most perfectly defined. The outlines OF the
face are almost distinguishable.
Mr.. O'Connell, chief clerk of the New York
of common pleas, has lodged a COM
plant with the authorities In Ireland, in
which he says his steps are constantly logged
by detectives, and asks to be relieved of this
unwarranted surveillance. He alleges that
since his arrival in Ireland he has visited re-
ligious and charitable institutions In Cork,
and everywhere he has gone detectives have
Swallowed him.
The Lake Superior gold shaft at Ishpening,
Mich, is being sunk as rnpidly az possible.
A syndicate Of Detroit capitalists, at the
head Of which is Gen. Russell A. Alger, sent
I'll expert to examine the mine. His report
was favorable, and the syndicate will buy q
controlling interest Of $4,000 shares, paying
IS per share. The rest Of the stock IL prin-
cipally held by local capitalists.
This report OF San FRANCISCO, grand jury
ment is severely criticised. Crime Is declared
to be organized for offensive purposes.
Twelve or fifteen hundred of the criminal
class control affairs. TO offend this Grim.
inal element is to invite complete political
ostracism. The Chinese quarter is declared
to be hideous and filthy beyond measure, and
yet the evil spreads instead of being sup
pressed.
Although the figures for the Northern Pa
cifc railroad are not yet made up, they are
so nearly complete that the company h as
sured OF o surplus of nearly half q million,
which is the la1 gest that it has ever had for
a single year; The gross earnings as as Ppq6.
Gus year, and probably the largest gross In
crease reported by any company in the o
try this year.
Information has been received from Cr1ttenr
den county, Ark, to the effect that the grand
jury which has been investigating the Danish
ment Of 10 negroes by an armed organize
ton has made its report. The result is the
return of nearly 40 indictments. The grand
jury found that anonymous notes had been
sent to a number Of white men by negroes,
giving the whites five days to leave the
country. Upon receiving the threatening
epistles, the whites met, armed and escorted
out of the county the negroes implicated. =
William. McMiehaels, a young reporter for
the St. Louis Post Dispatch, eloped with
sixteen-year.old Frances Paupeny, 8 member
of the best ~Carondelet, families, and the pair
turned up recently in Belleville, 1ll3s looking
for a marriage license. On account Of the
girls youth the license was refused, and
then the reporter telegraphed to her father.
father armed himself with q pistol and
went to Belleville. Meeting the reporter In
the county clerks Office. he tried to shoot
MIN, put was prevented. Inc father etOrIned
and swore, but was finally prevailed upon to
consent, and the pair were married.
Joseph Schwab departed from his home In
Manchester, Iowa. for Alaace on the 26th Of
last September and has NOT since been heard
from. 1t was reported by the steamship
company which sold him his ticket that q
person bearing Joseph schwab's name had
crossed the ocean In one Of their vessels. His
brother in Alsace had been looking for him,
but he did not come. Sept. 40 the body of Q
murdered man was found IN Chicago and
taken to the morgue. No one appearing to
identity the remains, they were photographed
and placed in 9 vault. Not long ago the
Odd Fellows Of Waterloo instituted q search
for 9 missing brother. The picture of the
dead man In Chicago. resembled their man so
much that they believed it was he. Then
came the search for the murderer. Every
clue was followed, and finally q man wa ar
rested In France charged With the crime. In
the prisoners possession was found a return
steamer ticket bearing Joseph Bchwab's
name; also 8chwab's watch, finger rings and
some Of his clothes. DEMONSTRATION IL being
pushed by Mrs. Schwab, who b now IL
Waterloo. ,