The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-28
News in General.

f.. L. Dudley, the new general manager Of
the St. Paul ( Duluth has announced, as his
first official act, the appointment Of A. H..
Plough. general freight agent of the Central
Iowa, to lie the successor Of E. F. Dodge,
general freight and ticket agent. No success.
or to +. A. Rockwell hos yet been appointed.
N. II. Adams, commissioner of education,
snys that more than L., ,OOO, 900 of children
attended the public schools some part of the
past fiscal year and OF these 5000, 900 were
In average duly attendance. In both re-
spects the Southern stntes, once so back ward,
have made greater progress than other parts
of the country.
A mild form Of Pinkeye is reported among
the thoroughbreds in Kentucky. A large
number of the sucklings at Mr.. Belmont Is
farm have been complaining. but are now on
suckllngs is considered the most promising
ever bred on the place, and there are several
likely candidates among them for the Futuri-
ty of 1889.
worm designated by the farmer as the
boil worm hns made it's appearance in Wan
amingo township Goodhue county, Mimi,
and is destroying the corn i'll lnrge quantities.
They devour the kernels wholly, making
paths around the cobs. Their ravagcs com.
mcnced about two weeks ago and have been
very severe. The turner's ara considerably
alarmed over the appearance of this new
pest.
The British consul ut San Francisco has
received information that the British gov.
ernment has forwarded gold and silver med
ais and other testimonies to Capt. II. NJ.
Hayward, of the Oceanic steamer Mariposn,
and to Chief Officer Hurt and four snil0rs Of
the same steamer, as a reward for their SER
vices in rescuing the crew of the British bnIk
Henry james, which wns wrecked on Palmyra
island q few months ago.
Father Flatly, of st. Mary's church, Mnl-
den, Mass., announced at all the masses that
he had received instructions from the arch.
bishop that at meeting Of the church dig.
nitaries, held ct Baltimore, instructions were
Issued that oil Catholic parents must send
their children to the parochial schools under
pain Of sin. A number ofchildren who hnve
formerly attended the public schools, begnn
at once to attend the parochial schools.
The story has been published in several
leading papers--emanating from lndianapo.
lie and Evansville-that Gen. Hovey, the he.
publican candidate for governor, Is likely to
be arrested by the federal authorities for IN
in these accounts that Gen. Hovey is charged
with having franke,l newspapers through the
mails containing his biography and that
postal inspectors arc now engaged ut Evans
vile gathering evidence upon which the gen.
eral will be arrested Tho associated press
correspondent had a brief interview with Gen.
Hovey upon the subject. Gen. Hnvey said
he wished they would arrest him. He denied
that there was the slightest foundation for
the story.
This in sample telegram which dnily ar
rives from Jacksonville, Florida: Tie day
(Sept. III has been dark, ruiny and de-
pressing. The official bulletin of Dr. Mitchell,
president of the board of health, for the "a
hours ended at 6 p. M, reports: New cuses,
4s; deaths, II, Ms follows: J. W. White, col.
ored; Mrs. Ashpen, Lulu Keller. James Nolan.
Samuel Burby, Rodger Vaughan, child oi
Jasper Dey, 8. j. Whittier and - Sim.
mons; total cases to date, 6S4; total deaths,
80. Rev. Theodore NJ Smith was reported to
be In a critical condition this morning, but il
easier tonight, with some hopes of his recov.
cry. Hon. H. A. Lengle il still seriously iii.
but somewhat improved. Some Of the cases ea,
reported today should have been reported
Yesterday, but the Physicians were lnte in III.
agreed to pay for medicines for tho poor and
nurses for the hospitals.