The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-27
General News u,ems,

The two trustees of the arch bisl,op and
Father Edward Purcell estate have de.
claretl a dividend Of 1 1.2 per cent for the
benefit of creditors.
The upper Mississippi took a sudden rise
and carried thirty thousand dollars worth
Of logs over st. Anthony Falls and floated
them down the river.
The bankruptcy case of Col. Maplcson
the operate manager, WAS heard in the
London bankruptcy court. His liabilitics
stated to be f42, 2,41O. He has no available
assets.
The Secretary OF the Master Brewers
Association in Chicago. claims the strike
IL over as lar they arc concerned, that all
breweries have resumed work with nearly
all the men they want.
The supreme court OF Louisiana has ni
trmed the decision OF Judge Houston,
giving q reremptory mandi,mus to tho
Republicans for commissioner of election
at the varius voting places.
&C. Lewis. mayor Of Olean, N. y, and,
superintendent Of the Eclipse oil refinery
has eloped with katherine Hodges, an
adopted daughter OF one Of Olean's me 1t
prominent citizens. leaving wife and two
children. They have been traced to Bos
ton.
There are in Minnesota seventy. seven
veterans and fifteen dependent relatives Of
soldiers in the charitable institutions Of
Minnesota. 1t is proposed by the military
committee that the government shall con.
tribute 500 year townrd the support OF
each soldier thus dependent upon charity.
The Northern Pacific company has in.
creased the mechanics in the shops ut st.
Paul to two hundred and fifty. The shops
are supplied with electric lights, and the
company will require the heads OF depart.
inents. the boss mechanics, TO live in the
neighborhood OF the shops. SO that upon
occasion the men can works nights.
The last move in the local option contest
in Dakota occurred in the form OF injunc.
tions against those who are said 20 have
the law and order league at Fargo has
been at work collecting evidence against
those suspected, and the new movement is
in consequence thereof. These iniuuctions
were sworn out by District Attorney Pol.
lock. and their service has created consid
erablc excitement.
Rev. Howard T. Widemer, rector of the
Episcopal Church of the Beloved Disciple,
was put on trial at Philadelphia for un.
clerical conduct. The charges are that he
persuaded his wife to agree TO live apart
time, he secured u divorce ON the ground
OF deserti"n, and that he secured the con.
sent OF his bishop to his second marriage
by stating that the ground OF divorce was
adultery.
Ten months ago two Mormon apostles-
John Smith and one ne.Jacobs-hesan n preach.
ing in Calhoun county. West Nirs inia.
Their relations with some young ladies' of
the community caused scandal. and they
were driven away. They had a powerful
friend in William Metz, wealthy farmer.
Since then Metz has been terribly perse.
cuted and his property destroyed until he
is penniless. There is no disposition TO
bring his prosecutors to justice.
Special Treasury Agents Benedict and
Brown reported to the surveyor OF New
York that they inspected Nine. De Fonte.
nelot's baggage upon arrival at the steam.
ship. On top of the articles in one OF her
tr1nks they saw bank bill OF large de.
nomination. They closed the trunk with.
out disturbing the money. subsequently,
after Inspector Robinson had passed the
baggage. they opened the trunk again and
found the bill gone. There we're no duti.
able goods in the baggage. Robinson has
been suspended.
The freight and passenger committees Of
the Central Traffic association met at Chi.
cago, and prepared their reports on the
matters to be transmitted to the general
meeting. Tho question Of reducing east.
bound freight rates to meet lake CONT peti.
tion was thoroughly discussed by the
freight committee, and it is understood
that . material reduction on grain, -four
and provisions will be recommended. The
passenger committee will recommend that
a rate OF one fare for the round trim bs
granted for the republican, democratic and
prohibition national conventions.