The Bottineau pioneer., 1888-04-12

come a law. ~
Senator Daniel OF West Virgins a, intro.
duced a bill to repeal the law which pro-
vides: No person who has served in any
capacity in the military, naval or civil
service Of the 80 called confederate states
in insurrection during the late rebellion,
shall be appointed to any position in the
army OF the United States.
The President sent the folio wing nomina.
tions to the Sanate: Brig. Gen. George
Crook to be major general. Col. John r.
Brooks. OF the Sd infantry. to be brigadier
general.
The House committee on manufacturing
has begun an inquiry into the alleged
Standard Oil trust, under the authority
conferred upon the committee by the
House to investigate all trusts and COM
binations.
Kennedy Porter, son OF ex.Gov. Porter,
OF Tennessee. was probably fatally sh OF at
Pals, Tenn, by Will Edmunds. The origin
| OF the difficulty is supposed to be the at.
tention OF young Porter to Edmunds' SIS
| ter.
A British cabinet council was held, the
absent members having been hastily sum-
moned by telegraph. It is supposed that
the subjects debated were the procla-
| nation OF League meetings and the situa-
| ton OF Germany anent the proposed mar
riaeo OF Princess Victoria and Prince
| Alexander.
A French anarchist named Morele has
been arrested in Geneva on charge OF at
tempting to blow up with dynamite the
| Church of the Sacred Heart, at Montmatre,
| q suburb OF Paris.
The Senate committee on education and
labor gave a hearing to several clergy men
from q distance representing various Sun.
RI oha sn%s Il
Gated an amen 1ment to the interstate law
looking to the stoppage Of Sunday trains
Representative Mcdonald has been in.
structed by the House committee on pub
| lie lands to report favorably his bill to de.
clare forfeiture OF the Hastings & Dakota
railroad land grant lying opposite that
| part OF tho road not completed in the con.
tract time.
An extensive diamond robbery from
! Burt & HurIburt Wholesale jewellery at
| Detroit. Mich, has just leaked out. The
diamonds taken are valued at $40, 200.
| No clue to the thieves.
sofa public buildings pretty close atten.
ton. Senator Spooner still has the St.
Paul bill in his subcommittee. Senator
Sabin consented to a cut OF $50, 900 in the
amount for his Saltwater building so as
not to endanger the other Minnesota bills.
Information has been received at the
| department that two German convicts.
| Finsterwalter md Riperger who were re-
| turned to Germany by the commissioner
| OF immigration at New York in February
| last, are about to renew the attempt to
land in this country. They are assisted
| by " German benevolent socity. Their al
legged plan is to sail from England to the
United States under assumed names. In.
formation has also been received that a
female convict. 'assisted" by the same
benevolent society, has sailed from Brennan
for this country. Instructions have been
sent to the proper officers at all Atlantic
ports to prevent the landing of these i'm
migrants and others OF their kind.
An immense land slide near Lanesboro,
Mimi. has blocked the Southern Minnesota
division so that all trains are being sent
around by way OF McGregor, and trains
arc running west OF Fountain. The track
is said to be buried under seven feet Of
earth.
Four men were killed by dynamite
mill explosion recently at Miller's station.
The shock shook buildings in Valparaiso.
The President appr owed the act grant.
ing a pension to Mary s. Logan, widow oil
Gen. ohm A. Logan; the act to increase
the relief of William G. Galloway, late cap.
tain in the army; the act for the relief ol
Frank Baker. and the act making an ap.
| preparation to construct q road and ap-
proaches from Pineville La, to the ma
tional military cemetery near that town.
George Schwartz, the defaulting treasur.
er OF Crystal Falls, Mich, was arrested at
Milwaukee. He was found under the as.
sunsd name of Howard, living with a
his flight Schwartz admits that he made
way with $4,000 or $1,000 OF public
moneys. He is about % years OF age.
| Mrs. Mary Sharp, OF Wanemee Pa. was
| in the manufacture OF whisky, when the
pot containing the same toppled over in Il
hot fire. The fluid blazed, setting fire to
| her clothing, and she was burned to death
| in few moments. Three of her children,
who tried to save her, were also burned
John Sharp, who was at work at the time,
is reported to have become insane.
The Boston Herald states Frank Law.
son, a freight clerk OF the Boston & Prov.
idence railroad in that city, has abscond.
ed and is $1,000 or $4,000 short in his
accounts,
At Decatur, ILL.,, while shooting at a
target with revolver. Willie. the 17.year.
old son of DR.. Cass Chenoweth, accidental
ly shot and killed George, the three. year.
old son OF Thomas Weaver.
Gen. Won Loe, who was sent as a special
| envoy to England to announce to Queen
Victoria the accession OF Emperor Freder.
ick to the throne OF Germany. has been
| decorated with the order of the Red Eagle.
Ex-senator" Roscoe Conkling has been
confined to his home with an abcess in his
right ear. His physicians have ordered
complete rest and quiet.
Four hundred miners in the Bevies, Mo-,
| mines have quit work on account OF the
refusal OF the operators to pay them 55
cents per ton instead of so cents.
A sad sensational story is reported
from Moscow. The beautiful daughter Of
q Russian army officer rented room in
that city, and directly she had taken pos
I session OF it the police appeared and fore
ed the door, whereupon the lady jumped
from the window and was morJally in.
jured. Her trunk contained dynamite
bombs. which on investigation were intend.
ed for the purpose OF assassinating the
Car. ~." ~.
A United States senator who has con-
ferred with the president on the vacant
chief justiceship says that the president
promote no associate justice; that hs
should not make the assign ment from the
| south; that he should not appoint any
one over sixty years OF age and preferred
| to find one from fifty to fifty.five, if pos.
sible; and that he preferred d Western
man. ....
Two thousand people witnessed an
event never before heard OF in the history
OF Clark county, Georgia. Rev. DR.. Pridges,
! eighty -four years Old, preached his own
funeral sermon in small country church
SIX miles from Athens. He had his grave
dug and coffin made for the occasion. He
| and his assistants sung the first song