The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25

Alviccs from the rod l:ivcr of tho South
report that damage done To the inhahit-
ants of the He'd River valley during the
past lew days is almost beyond computa-
tion. and tho overflow th. lnrscst since
lS:,;. Most oi the plantations near the
river have been covered with water 1 to q
feet deep and many miles OF fencing. cribs
and harns have been washed down and
carried away.
Lightning strlmk u 2o,opo barrel tank at
Oil 'ity. Pa, belonging 10 the Keystone
Refining company aud IL tremendous fire
was the conse' lticncc.
An explosion in the Capitol iron Works
at Topeka. kan., resulted in the death of
Gus Ackcrsnn.
John Giphart, OF Pittsburgh, was muir
lcred in the Jail mt Peru. Iud., by Aiolph
Boyer "a companions.
The secretary nf the interior in "a recent
circular says tina, II town site where the
inhabitants are in number 100 and less
than 200 shall embrace not exceeding go
acres; and in cases where tho inhabitants
nf such towns are more than 200 ard less
than 900, shall embrace not exceeding
$40 acres, ete. There is no law presrrib.
ing the acreage OF the sites of the towns
containing less than 100 inhabitants, and
so the town site in sucl, case, Hlinil he re-
strictcd to the land actually orcnpicd for
town purposes by legal subdivisions.
Tho chest affection with which tho ON
psrnr Of Brazil has been suffering has
abatcd. but the patient now shows symp.
toms OF paralysis.
A special from Anaconda, Mont, To tho
Miner says that William pwyer, n former
brotherhood engineer Of tho Burlington
and WHO lately went to work as - switch
man ON the Montana l'niou railway, had
both legs cut oil while attempting To make
- runnin. switch. lie died n short time
after the accident.
John I.aify and John Curry oi kcukuk.
Iowa, were drowned at Warsaw recently
by the OvCrturiins Of ~ boat.
Joseph brunswick. the eldest of the three
brunswick Erothcra the well known hill.
lard table manufacturers, died AT his resi-
lcnce in Chicago. He was born in Switzcr.
land 6I years ago. and has been n resident
OF Chicago since lS.II.
The great international and Interstate
drill opened recently. opened at Austin,
Texas, with IL large attendance. Thirty v
companies were in camp. The event was
the largest and most successful celebration
ever held in the South.
Stephen von kcgel. an Austrian million.
aire. committed suicide. lie WAS heir 10 n
vi -V.ooOsOpo loTlIlb. l1C was
styled the abandonment man in the empire.
The Pope will issue encyclical letter
praising the government and the episco
pacy OF Brazil Tor the abolition OF slavery
in that country.
The offer OF 81 o, 900 reward for the cap.
ture OF Tascott, tho murderer of Million.
nirc Smell. has expired by limitation. Not.
withstandins the dozens oi arrests made
all over the country, the real Tascott is
still at large.
A pigeon message service is to be catah
lished in connection with the signal Office
at Key West, Florida. An order has hcc
promulgated by Gen. Grccly for loft fin
tGres and training baskets. The first pur
pose Of this service is to bring the adjacen,
islands. especially tho Bahamas. into com
munication with Key West, ami thence b,
cable with the main land. Those familiar
with the use OF pigeons AZ message bearer
tnlievc the experiment will be success
The only drawback they see is the loss u
birds in the sudden storms.
BY the sinking OF n steamer in the sein
fourteen psrsous we're drowned.