The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17

tacHs oil robbers upon mail trains in sparse.
~ settled regions in the far West, and tho
almost constant peril in which lives OF
postal employees are placed by these ma.
raudcrs, the postoiiice department has dc.
termincd to arm. at the expense OF the
government every postal employe on these
exposed railroad routes with weapons Of
The most effective kind. They will be sup.
piled with an abundance OF ammunition
and every convenience necessary for
prompt work.
George w. Chlds went to Washington
to stand godfather to j ohm II. McLeans's
baby when it was christie ned recently.
John Jacob Astor has notified the trus.
tees OF the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
that Ito intended TO give the splendid col.
lection OF laccs owned by his wiic, who
died short time ago, us a present to the
museum. The collection is of great variety
and extremely valuable. Mrs. Aston was
very iond OF laccs, and gathered during her
lie a great mnny OF the rnrcst and finest
specimens and designs, many OF them
bein. masterpieces from the best makers
Of Europe.
otto L. Clarke. accommodations of pen.
slons, who was stricken with paralysis
died in Washington. He succeeded Com
missioner Dudley: lie entered the army
from Rhode Island and went thence to the
pension Office where he was promoted un-
til he was made chief.
A few days ago benjamin +. Butler an.
peared upon the floor OF the lower house
of congress. Very few oi the members
seemed to recognize him. He has grown
extremely aged in appearance and hobbies
about on IL stout cane.
Senator Sabin appeared before the sen.
ate committee on public buildings and
made an extended argument in favor of
the erection of IA public building at Still.
| water.
| The hill to incorporate the Nicaragua Ca
| nal company has been referred by the
house committee on commerce to u sub
committee composed OF Messrs. >ardy.
| Phelps Wilson of Minnesota, Rnyner, pa.
Wis, Durham and Davenport.
| Tho sx children of Lester Sinsletarv, n
| colored man OF Clarendon county, S. e.
| were burned to death.
More fighting takes place ut Shenandoah,
Pa, between Polish strikers and the Police,
and ~ serious encounter occurs between
striking iron-workcrs and colored working
men in Pittsburg.
At Minden, La. Jim Cornelius, negro
fourteen years old, was hanged for the
murder. IL year ago, Of Ernest Wren, four
year-old son OF q. L. Wren, member of the
legislature.
y gay and festive old benedict named
Alfred Colner is now in custody ut Shell
Rock, Butler county, Iowa, charged with
bSamy. He is confronted by two wives.
The Information was filed against him by
his second wife. She was married to Cod
ner in April, 1856. His first wife married
him III Wisconsin many years ago and by
him had twelve children, the eldest being
twenty-three years OF age. todncr says lie
procured II divorce from his first vile.
Subpnnas have been issued for the first
wife. who now lives ut Clarksvillc, and her
relatives in Parkcsburs, Cedar Falls,
and GAINESVILLE.
Ex-senator Angus Cameron OF La Crosse
is said to be II candidate Tor the Wisconsin
govrrnorship, the fourth candidate in the
field.
Amos Grant, n colored farmer in Baker
county, TIA, killed his wife, son and sister.
inlaw and hanged himself.
Rumor has it that +. y. Finney, OF the
Wisconsin Central, will succeed MIR. Cakes
rs general manager OF the Northern Pacific.
At Belmont. o., by the explosion of IL
saw mill boiler one Arnold, Charles Suli-
van, benjamin Travis, Joseph Stubs and
Samuel Stubbs were killed. ard Frank
Warrick ana Martin Gillon were fatally in.
jured.
In Wisconsin, during tho late warm
weather the snow settled considerably.
making conditions II little more favorable
for the loggcrs. Bitter complaints still
pour III. a logger who came down recent.
~ gave his opinion that II number of
camps would break up this month.
On Feb. lth, Rev. Ida e. Hutton opened
the Iowa senate with prayer which il be.
lieved to lie the first instance in the history
OF the country OF such office being perform.
ed by woman.
The gymnasium OF Racine college, near
Racine Junction, Wis, was destroyed by
fire. Loss. ST.. 900. None OF the main
buildings were touched.
at Cincinnati. the jury in the case OF the
United States against Benjamin f. Hop.
kins, late assistant treasurer OF the Fidel.
ity National bank. brought in IL verdict
OF guilty as charged in the indictment.
Negro iron workers in Pittsburr shot
three strikers who had attacked them.
The friends of pure hog lard legislation
have filed in the agricultural department
Tor analysis samples OF alleged adulterated
lard.
NJ. Il. Billings, tho indicted slayer Of
Lawyer Kingsley, alleging that his victim
led Mrs. Billings astray, is using every ei-
Tort to secure n change OF venue from
Bremen county. Iowa, on the plea that the
possibility OF Il fair and impartial trial
The feeling against Billings is very bitter,
and is not confined TO Bremen county
alone and it is not likely that IL change OF
venue will be granted. His trial comes off
next month. He occupies the time in Jail
writing matter for publication. He is mo-
rose and sullen and refuses to talk.
The freight rate war threaten O involve
the entire Northwest and Southwest.
A good deal OF talk has been going on
since the arrival OF the Corean embassy in
Washington, limiting that certain Ameri-
cans were t" be asked by the king of Corea
to accept positions of Importance at the
head OF the military affairs OF that coun.
try.
The secretary OF the treasury has sub.
mitted for incorporation in the urgent de.
iieiency appropriation bill estimates Of
100000 Tor clerk hire in the posto offices
and $4,000 for rent, fuel and light Tor
postofces.
1t is discovered that Charles Gordon. a
Brooklyn official. who died last October,
had been leading a double life. lie lett
tw" widows and two sets OF orphans to
mourn his loss. He lived in u house ON
Henry street and his wife knew nothing of
another family.
The Williams college alumni OF the
w sSS He" WILT secoHu annual felln.
ion and banquet at the West hotel, Mime.
apolis. Judge II. r. Murdoch OF Saltwater
presided. The following officers were elect
ell for the ensuing year: President. Nor.
man ID. Seaver, ID. d., st. Paul; vice presi-
dent, Prof. II. +. Iudson. Minneapolis;
secretary, c. II. Biglow .Ir., st. Paul; ex.
ecutive committee, X. $. Nichols, st. Paul
Howe Paise, Minneapolis; +. n. Van Du.
zee, st. Paul.
Sunday the 9Th, Mrs. Cleveland had a
narrow escape from serious injury while
Mt church ut the hands of II disvraceiul
mob of sigh,seers. She had to be rescued
from the jam by the police.
An express train on the New York. Penn.
sylvania Il Ohio railroad was thrown
from the track by IL broken frog while
passing Steanburg Station. n. y. Steam.
burg is about twenty miles north Of J ames
town. \. y. The following persons were
killed: Miss Hattie Abbot, aged seventeen
OF Sheffield. ILL.,. passenger, en- route to
Boston in company with Mrs Cyra and
Miss BESSIE Battey; George Ellis, Meadville,
Pa, conductor OF freight train, and James
Dean OF Meadville. Pa. brakeman nffreight
train. The injured number o dozen or
more.
Michael Fischer tcamstcr in the EN-.
ploy OF Scgellse, kohlhous IL Co., in j. j.
Dumas. logging camp on the Eau Pleine
river. Wis. was killed by the breaking
away of log skidway.
There is II rumor that +. n. Finny bos
sold out his interest in the Wisconsin Cen.
trial and that he is to have an important
position on the Northern Pacific to sue.
coed Mr., Oakes