The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-07
TIE EARLY PROCEEDINGS.

Nmu ever Deioic uS OelnB possible heir to
GiGnrd's strength; Matthew or any other
Central Dnkota man oyer-weighted with tho
stigma which undoubtedly attaches in this
convention or lcast to tho Aberdeen cOnven.
tion; Campbell an uncertain member ofwhat
can scarcely be called an equatioW Pplmer
would nuke any combination rather than
allow Ills nomination; favorite sons Of vari-
ous breeds hopeful on account Of the posi-
hility Of dark horse. Thereswas prclim.
ipury tussel over Harness county, Nessrs,
Hs, Snotnnd Van, WormsI being at odds. Ven,
him from. Alex Hughes than moved that
the convention proceed to formal ballot
for the selection Of q candidate. To the Joy
Of everybody the motion was cnrricd and all
nomml,natinE speeches cut of. The roll WIS
called md tho total result announced, as fol.
lows the total, however, not being intlicn-
tive Of actual strength:
o, 8. Clifford, 1851; Harrison Allen, lolh;
9. a. Matthews, G5is: g. A. Pierce, 3S; II.
9. Campbell, 81; N. J. Grigsby, 81; P. J. Me-
ll.9aHshiin. l9as " ~; .; 3 Little, ~; J. II; King,
or, 6; J. Cochran, 6. Total 52s. Necessary
to choice. 2Gi.
After about Is ballots In which the result
was about silnilar to the first one the race
settled settled down to Clifford. Matthew'S and
unKsby. On the 17tL and fnal ballot
Matthews received 361-06 more thnn was
necessary. Mr.. Matthews, tho nominee, was
called to the platform amid cheers, nni mnde
IL good speech, the portion received with
most favor being that in which he pledged
himself to belief in the admission of a North
Dakota's .errand hoy at Washington il
elected. and Of his election lc had no doubt.
| THE coMnINE AGAINST CLIFFORD
| Capt. J. II. Jumper of Brown moved tint
tue ci'nir appoint committee Of nine to &C.
lect territorial central committee to con-
sist OF thirty-sevcn members. An effort was
nude to hnvc the members named by lcgsIn-
tive districts, but it was voted down and the
Mcssrs. J. II: Jumper, Brown; j. E. Ha-
Eart. Cnss; W. $: Sander, Rich'and; J. Z.
West. Ellington; w. A. Bnrtly, Burleirll; +,
A. Schring, Eiiy;J. b. Kelly. Deadlc; b Ii.
Sullivan Aurorn; George II. Rice, Moody.
Judge Moody wnntcd to add W. 7. Cond
M Pennington county, but the chair ruled
him out Of order, ul,,l the committee wns di-
| rerted to meet und report to the convention
4 tomorrow morning nt O'Clock, to which
hour nn adjournment wns then taken. Under
the t. new deal the combine ngainst Clifford
VIII name the committee Moss, Clifford,
Moody and others will; il Represented Mt all,
be 80 by grace of North and Centrul Dakotu
s: =, ..1 .:2:S; For Stealing Opium. =. D.;
| Deputy United States Marsl,nls Cavanngh
and KranA won't to Ogdcnburg aud ma,lo
the most important government arrests
made in this district in yenrs. The PARTIES
arTnsted are Nathan Il Lytle, Jr., deputy
J. cmmmisky. jnnitor OF the government
building, and John W. Stone, ono Of the
most prominent ATTORNEYS in st. Lawrence
county. They nrn charged with having on
or about july lust stolen from the custom
outcome. Of the ,rlrst Of tho Gardeners
,ss Nrre S:'"r s,r. ut with hDs'T%snS,s ns,rjy s So
900 worth Of opium In their posspssion Mr..
Stone il the lawyer who defended the Gard.'
ners when their ease came up. The prisoners
ted to jnil. II is rlnimctl thnt Stone put up
the job. Cummskcy had tho keys to every,
| room in the building, and it was e,isy fOs
him to rencll tho goods. The duty upon
opium IN SO II pound. 80 there was con-
siderable money in the scheme if it was sue.
cessfnlly worked. Imitation cans had hem.
procured and filled with oak blocks weighing
the s,,me ns opium and were left in their
Stend. Gnrdnrr was to receive the opium in
Chicng0 and dispose of it, but was caught in
time. II is understood that ono Of the tlirsN
is rcudy to confess the whole business.
by thu explosion of n threEllcr engine boiler
on the StrnnnllnD firn near Cory, Pa, three
lnborers were instantly killed.
l SN'Gihuiu 1OuL uIUsb, IleuI O1 INC nORtlIpY
ut funding Rock, has gotten himself into
the lookup ut the agency, having been sue
ccsslul in illuminating tho 1nlinns and
keeping them from signing the bill. His
| heart grew brave nial lic undertook to throw
of the reatrnints Of he agency life, and he
wn5 about to leilve tho reservation to head
| oil tho commissioners In their work at Crow
Greek and stir up trouble among the Indians
| there. The agent at Standing Rock ordered
him not to leave he agency, but lie detcd
| his authority and WIS arrested md locked
up. Sitting Bull is In II fair way to get in,
| tho sumo place soon, for which let us rejoice
William Gull aud Charles Mcintyre, the two,'
thieves who ste 10 Herdcr Dnvis' 6um Of no.
nes Oh tho 18th inst, wcrcca! !t'Ircl near Coop
| ertown with the ponies in their possession,
and brought TO Grand Forks. Duk., by Sler-
III Swan. They both admit thcirguilt. Their
trinl comes of soon.
Oliver Webb living IN Roscoe township,
cighty-ffth yenr east his first vote for prcsi-
dent in 1923 for John Quincy Adams. IIo
voted for "I'peranoe and Tyler too in 1910,
for James G. Gluine in 1884, n,nl if permitted:
| to live will cast his vote for Iiurrison and
Morton in November next. :.
Adviccs from Jacksonville, Florida, any
the sanitnry ussociation has decided that tho
be published. The epidemic is certainly
gaining ground. Tho Grand UDion Is dc.
serted. Insurance companies have withdrawn
risks.
Tho governments In receipt Of information
tbnt violent outbreak OfchOlcrn Inns oc-
Cured on board tho Portuguese transport In-
dia bound Within forty eight hours thirty
which were fltal.
by the Overlooking Of tho bnnks of tho
Tcng Chow river, flooding the country for u
mile on either sido 500 workipgmen were
drowned.
s. Tuft Of Mazeppn was brought to Wabn-
sha on u warrant, charged with outruging Il
fourt.en-yeurol daughter of Peter Clement
she wns induced to enter II barn, where she
wus purtially stupiiiel by drinking beer fur
nislcd by man nnincd CoIny and Taft,
and that she was subsequently ravislied
Taft waived examination and was held to
the grand jury. giving bail in the sum Of
of the district court. The prisoner alleges
that he il innocent of the crime charged
Taft is twenty y.cight yeurs old.
There has lHen further trouble between set
tiers ut Stonewall Land company, The set
tlers made good their threats by
burning the dwelling and contents belonging
to +. J. Randolph and wife. Randolph AMI
his wife went to Trinidad, having escaped
with nothing bmt the clothes they wore. j.
". Lewelling, who had been working for tho
Maxwell company, WIS also waited upon by
q hundred armed settlers, most of whom
were masked, and compelled TO pack his out
fit and leave town. Il
stranger, dressed in the attire of II coup.
trynIan, entered F. Ephraim's = store at Grand
Forks nnd purchased suit Of clothes Mt 500.
In payment therefor, lie rendered Epllraim a
check, valued at S67.s5, on the First Nation.
nl Bunk, Of Lnrimorc, payable to Frank |
Smith and signed bye Lnrimore Ephraim,
ut first suspicious, finally took the cheek, re. |
turning tho strungrr IL due-bill for tho bull |
ance. A telegram received from Larimors
latcr by Ephrnim, in response to one sent, |
rend "clrck bogus" and now Ephruim |
mourns his lenl.
Mr.. Willinn c. van Horne, president Of the
Canadian Pacific railway, now living in Mon
treal, former resident of Bloomington,
Joliet and Chicngo. is about to receive tho |
honor OF kMighthood for his labors and sue. |
ccns in advancing railway projects on Cana
dian soil. lie became citizen of tho domin-
ion somo time ngo. Mr.. Yun Horne il u
product of Joliet, ILL.,. where he spent his boy
hood md began his railway career twenty. |
five years ago as night operator for the |
Michigan Central Mt TINT place. He nd |
yanccd rapidly, and was ut one time superiu. |
tendcEt Of tho Chicago & Alton again of the |
Missouri Pacific, and Inter Of the Joliet Iron |
and Stc..l works ut Joliet.
j. Rogers, tho newly appointed receiver /
Of the lnnd Office, hus received his commission.