The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-30

bullets. The officers sny they did not
re ecognize any OF tho masked men, but u
warrant has been sworn out for the arrest
OF Powell.
a new daily papcr is to be issued from
the office OF the Winona Herald, a com.
pany being established for that purpose
with Ralph Metc"lf ms president and G. II.
BoyntOn managing editor. 1t will be
democratic in politics and advocate tariff
reform.
Duluth is enjoying q gl,ostly entertain
ment of new order. Last fall Peter
knauif, a boarder in Fourth street
| house, while sick from typhoid fever,
hangel himself in tho back yard, and now
residents of the ncighborIood sny his
! spirit appears once week, walks through
the house, then goes into the back yard
and hangs itself to IL ladder.
What is probably ~ case OF suicide has
bccn discovered mt Mccormick Lake, near
Sauk Centre. MINI. A farmer went to call
found the door locked and the house to
all appearances, deserted. Az no one had
nnv intimation that Lloyd was intending
to leave the place, or had left. the man
proceeded to investigate the case. An en-.
trance WAS effected, and u horrible sight
was discovered. Lloyd lay upon the floor
with his throat cut from ear to ear. No
motive for the deed can be assigned.
Oscar J. Carlin. who ia servingn Renten"c
OF four and II half years in the Saltwater
penitcn tiary for highway robbery. and who
escaped last fall and WAS recently recap.
turned, conceived tho brilliant idea ni
playin: himself off ns the murderer Of 4. j.
Smell, in Chic ago. last February. Some.
body about tho prison told him that il he
could get that story believed by the au.
thoritics he would be taken to Chicago
and tried for tho crime; hut before this
could be done IL pardon must bc grant ted
him. Then when the trial came on he
would have no difficulty in proving IN
nlibi, and then-freedom. but when tho
case wus examined. the flmsiness OF the
story became transparent.
Mr.. Taulhee Of Kentucky introduced q
resolution in the house to appoint n spc.
cial committee to ascertain whether the
civil service act has been observed Mt all
times since its passage, and whether the
act lns had amy beneficial effect upon the
public service.
A Chatauqua club has been Organized Mt
Alexandria. MINI. Mcssrs. L. +. Vanhoc.
sen. George +. Hazard. W. S,nolcs. Will
IAN Moses. G. G. $. Campbell, l.. j. Brown.
and j. A. Barnes were appointed Il com.
mittec to iorin stock company.the capt..
nj to be $50, 600 or more and propose the
purchasing of suitable grounds erecting IL
hotel and amphithcatcr. The uutlooS is
exceedingly promising.
Seventy nine prisoners in the government
iaiI at the Fort Smith, Arkansas. mndo IL
desperate attempt to escape. Tho ccilin.
in the old Jail is formed merely OF the
court house floor. When discovered they
had burned almost through the floor. and
had tEey succeeded ingettins the fire started
above, some OF them would doubtless have
been burned up. The guards on the out.
side discovered thom in time toprevent the
fire from spreading
Louise Montague. the ten Thousand dol.
lar beauty that travelled with Forcruu.l,'a y
show. is now living in st. Pail. her hurt.
band being tho proprietor Of q saloon and
restaurant.