The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-17
ceased came to her death by an overdose
ot morphine and ether administered by

Of morphine and ether administered by
Albert N. Kennett.
The Metropolitan National Bank OF
Cincinnati suspends and Vice President
DeCamp is arrested, charged with practices
similar to those Of Harper and Hopkins,
OF the Fidelity bank.
$. :. Totman, q prisoner in the Medina
county jail, Ohio, awaiting transportation
to the penitentiary to serve ~ sentence oi
seven :,, years Tor shooting with intent to
XIII. committed suicide in q peculiar man.
ner. He tore Ills handkerchief in two,
rolled the pieces into balls and pushed
them down his throat. choking himself to
death. Totinan attempted suicide n
month ago by cutting his throat.
Among the passengers by steamer recent
~ was Pat Sheedy. tho we'll known sport
ing man and ex-,n,.nascr Of John l.. Sulli.
van. Mr.. Sheedy confirmed the report that
Sullivan and Phillips had parted company,
and the biz follow is now being looked after
by Ed. Holske and Barnett. He is firmly oi
the opinion that Sullivan is trimming hon.
estly'.. Mitchell has no idea that Sullivan
would get himself into condition. or woul,
meet him in the ring. Mr.. Sheedy rciter.
ates his statement that the fight hetweeu
kiirain and Smith was n barney, and says
that every one III London knows it was.
The New York Tribune publishes digest
OF several thousand letters received from
farmers who would like to have u hishe,
tariff.
AT st. Anne. ILL.,. a fire broke out in
| Joseph Guertln's large general store, and
eleven buildings were burned and damaged
with n loss OF most ot their contents. The
loss will exceed $4,000, with INSURANCE
OF $4,000.
President Means. of the Metropolitan
bank, Cincinnati. is arrested, charged will
having misappied funtls.
The chestnut mare Clemmie G., one ol
the fastcst and most valuable trottrrs il
America, died on the flrm ui W. j. Gore o.
| Cleveland, Ohio. Tho death of the vul,la
BILE mare resulted from IL rupture oi tn,
diaphragm, caused by muscular force whe,
fonlins. She was valued at $50, O,0ou.
In reply to q resolution of inquiry, Sec
rotary Villas has informed the senntc that
1t will require 26, 47I. .GiS acres OF land /.
place the nineteen states which got nc
school lands on an equal footing will
states which were given grants. This is nl
| the basis OF two sections to the township
| 10 bring these states up to AN cVlialit,
with the states which uot two sections Del
township will require 1o.9l?.5S7 acres il
addition to the 26.0oU,O mentinne,
above. The states which got two section.
per township were seven in number, viz
California. Minnesota. Oregon, Kansas
Nevada. Nebraska aud Colorado. Mime
sofa, with an area Of ~. l1!. $40 acres
got 2,9G?.y91 acres. Nrhraska. with a,
area OF 1907, 800, got 3, IIl :l56 acres
A sensational breach of promise cast
was decided in the circuit court at Mnnti
cello, ILL.,, by Miss Dor, lIcrolh Of Lincoln
H., receiving II verdict of S2,5UU ayuins,
Walter y. Iilson OF Monticello, who h,,
promised to marry her and married Mis-
Mary Fuller last August.
Lieut.. David l.. Brainerd, l.. S. A., tin
second cnvalry survivor OF the Greedy Are
tic expedition was marriclv,t Wala Wal
la to Miss Anna. daushtcrHf II. NJ Chase
one Of the old pioneers of Washington
Territory. The wedding was {. very brill
iant affair.
The following patents have been issued
Wisconsin,. G. ,umbcr, Milwaukee. pho
tosraphc accessory: j. .Jrnson. Racine
grain ear door; J. King, Madison. rvIin!c
printing machine; T.. Reynolds, valve gear
a. w. Rider Racine, oil rnn. Minnesota
II. B. Cornish, Blue Earth ity, coffee pot
+. Cole. Minneapolis, dumping car: j
McNaughton aud a. Hcnr,islry, Brainer,l
oil cup; ii. NJ. Young, Minneapolis. appur;l
tus Tor extinsuishing lights of car iam,s
Dakota-C. j. Warren, Jamestown, ca
coupler.
at Cleveland. in the glove fight bctwccl
Re,idy Gallagher Of tlc> Gland and San
Bittle 0f Toronto, there w;lsn M knock out
but the fight wis srirniiiic and clever, an,
the Canadian WAS clearly outsparrcd.
general police alarm was scut out il
New York for Rev. Theodore W. Haven
pastor nf the Congregational Church n
Battle Creek. Mich, who was reported miss
ing. The missing man is twcnty,ei.h
years old and is II son nf he late lislo,
Haven. ot the Methodist church II i
thought that ovcr-study has unbalancet
his mind.
Amos j. Smell OF Chicago, IL millionaire
is murdered by burglars. whom he had sur
prised mt work.
Lieut.. Gerlach has entered on his tlutel
as regimental quarterulastcr at Fort
Shaw.
The secretary OF war forwarded to TIL,
senate II report upon the number and ui
ganization vi the militia throughout tn,
United states aud territories. The rcpor
shows that III the aggregate there are =:
general officers. !, % general staff officers
,Gi'S regimcntal field aud staff Officers
5,3S5 company officers, S,3Il nol-cnin
missiOned officers. 1900 musicians, IL,
33i privatcs, and 1920, 7Gs inorganic,
militia suitable for military duty.
The pope requested Cardinal Si,nconi Il
advise HE Irish bishops TO preach to TIN
people of Ireland respect for the laws, an,
maintain IL calm, prudent line OF conduct
The pope announced an intention to sen,
to Ireland prominent apostolic Ie,ate.
bill has been introduced aud favor;l
bly, reported to the house committee OF
postoiiiccs to provide for IL fourth assist
ant postmaster general.
Patrick o Brien, NJ. T., has been sen
fenced To three months imprisonment b.,
a kilkenney court for inciting tenants mo-
to pay rent.
| The marquis OF lansdowne, governor
general Of Canada. will sucrcc'l the earl o
Duffcrin az governor of India at the end o
the present year Lord Duiirrn lcsirin.
for private REASONS, to return home. LORD
Stanley OF Preston will b. Lord I.nns
downe's successor.
| Charles Tierson, livin. near Hamburg
| Iowa, found two men stealth. his hogs
| IicrsOn had n revolver ana shot gun with
| him and unloadcd both barrels of the alir
| into one Oi the thievcs,a man named Holt
killing him instantly With his revolver ht
shot the other man, who's" nun" is Ram
Pile, twice inilictiny wounds from which ht
has since died. The two m"n are found t.
have belonged to u gan. "i thieves whicl
has been systematically r"bbing hn. pens
| The Illinois catholic diocese has been di
vided into two districts. the line rllnniu.
east and west across the stat" on the lint
dividing St. Clair and Madison counties
The seat Of the new or Southern dioces.
will be at Belleville. bishops for both ciio
ceaes have been appointed. hut only tn,
one for the Alton diocese has been AN.
nounced. lie is Rev. Father james RYAN
priest OF St. Columb;iIls church n, ottawa
H.. in the Peoriu diocese of winch BISHOP
Spalding is the head. This is the first En-
glish bishop ever appointed in this dio.
cese.
October last the Interstate commis-, n
sent q circular letter to the railroads nl
the country which cone within the pro.
visions OF the Interstate commerce act
asking them for Information ~ to their
conformity to til. law. Answers have
been received from nearly all the railroads
a very small proportion %! the roads a,l.
nit that they find il impossible t. observe
the law. Some ui them. however. do say
that if compelled To strictly follow the
law, their roads will inevitably 20 into
bankruptcy. The Burlington. Cedar Rap
ids & Northern takes :: very gloomy view
of the law.
Postmasters commissioned. Minnesota:
I.inwood. Abbie NJ. Holden. Wisconsin,
Amherst. j. Fen Middleton, W. r. Piers
lorff Montreal, +. Day; Shortri!!c. II. C.
Walker.
The following pensions have been grant
ed: Wisconsin,: Widow OF j. Iin.z AIcna
sha. Original-J. G. .Inrson. Mount Ho
reb; s. l.. Morris, Scandinavia. Minncs sota
W. d. sutton, lie Sueur, I. McAndrews,
n S,eur