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

At Ghamokin. Pa, the local assembly
knights OF Labor have surrendered their
charter. alleging ill.treatment from head
quarters.
Brace Brothers, OF Pittsbure, have com.
menced "a suit for $4,000 damages
against trade assembly for ordering 3
boycott against them.
Mayor! Hewitt Of New York ,tSlessra phes
to tho Mayor ol Bismarcka thanking him
for the tender OF relief to New York . torn
sufferers, butsaying that they do not need
any assistance.
Mayor Hewitt declares that the Irish
flag will not he hoisted on the City Hall,
on st. Patrick's day, notwithstanding the
resolution OF the board OF aldermen or.
dcring it h oisted.
1t is stated that the earnings OF the
Northern Pacific company for the first
thirteen days OF March showed an increase
OF 100000 over any similar period OF the
same month in the history OF the compa.
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Hogan Shelstadt OF Sioux Falls has been
adjudged insane by the board OF insanity.
Shelstadta arrangement was caused by
religion. He experiences spells when he
thinks he must make sacrifice by killing
his children.
Reports received from 300 points
throughout Kansas. Missouri and 'Arkan.
sas show that fields throughout this n.
tire section, covering three entire states,
are in the lest condition ever known at
this time OF the year.
As New York with it's outlying suburban
districts slowly emerges from the ice and
snow. further reports Of loss Of life from
the late blizzard come in. Just how many
people have met their fate in tho icy blast
is not known, but thirty deaths were re.
ported the first day after the snow was
cleared away in some parts Of the city.
The caisson Of the third pier OF the Chi.
cago Il Northwestern railroad bridge
across the Missouri river ut Sioux City
was safely lowered to itB foundation. The
pier is the highest in the Missouri river.
Tho caisson weighs i, ,S999 tons and forty
the bed OF the river and the foundation. u
distance OF ninety.two feet.
A serious railroad accident occurred OIL
the Mexican National railway, SO miles
south Of Saltillo. A construction train
taking large number of Mexican la borcrs
from Saltilio to the end OF the track, while
en- route ono cur containing 30 men jumped
the track and rolled down an enbunkment
killing six, seriously injurins 20. The train
was under control OF n contractor and the
company was not responsible for the ac.
cident.
Several gigantic oil schemes are in pro.
cess OF incubation in Detroit, Mich. The
stockholders are dire tors in the Stand.
ard Oil company, the International, Con.
tinental. Alpha and several independent
companies as we'll as producers OF crude
from Ohio and Pennsylvania. Tho object
appears to be the control o; tho Interna.
tional Oil company, which owns all the
European patents. The European oil
business is worth from S15, 100, 900 to
$50, 100000 n year. The Standard com.
pany is fearful OF losing its grip.
Mr.. David Dobie, OF Dobic e. Stratton, of
Hayward. the heaviest logging operators
on the adjacent Indian reservation, says:
'Theinvestigation going on at Washington
has been instisated by the random charg.
es against Agent Gregory, which have no
other foundation than the personal feeling
against him. en.endercd by the failure Of
various parties to get as soft thing as
they thought they ought to have. Tho
Indian agent has merely exercised his dis.
cretionary powers to say who shall buy
and who shall not. l emphatcnlly deny
that we have received any spesial favors
from Agent Gregory or his subor,linates
in the way Of private information, as has
been charged. any more than we received
from the former agent, Durfee."