The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-24
General News items.

Smallpox has broken out among tho
Okunugan Indians on the British Columbia
frontier. Physicians have been sent to vac.
cinnte the tribe.
The 101st annual session of the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian churches was l,c-
gun in the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian
church in New York. Every available spot
in the church was filled long before the meet.
ing was called to order, and many who could
not find seats We're compelled to stand
About five hundred delegates were present
from all over the country.
The audience mt the Acadmy of Music in
Jersey City showed marvellous pluck. The
woodwork underneath the gallery took fire
through leaky gas pipe during the perform
ance Of THE Still Alarm" and the people
sat and watched the real fire scene unmove,I.
When the fireman entered the building II few
persons showed u disposition to rush out,
hut Fireman Coleman dealt one man II now.
erul blow will, his fist. This had tho desired
effect of stopping the rush which might have
resulted in II pnnic. The audience watched
intently the fireman az they battlcd with
and suldmed the flames. The orchestra
played with c0mmcndahc vig0r. which i'm.
parted confidence during the excitement.
Aspccial received from the Yankton In
Mt that place are preparing to ncgotintc with
the government for the sale of about seven
townships of the north part of the rescrva-
tiOn and engineers are now at work survey
ing the agency and the Indinns are selecting
their land in severaIty. The reason aesignci
for selling this land is that their treaty with
the United States only allows them SI5, 900
per annurn and their present treaty will soon
expire. The tract embraces some of the
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settlers is eXt~ctrd to follow it's otcning to
homcstead"rs which will be within 30 tlays,
These lands will furnish homes for 1000
families allowing each one 100 acres.
Cesar W. Bet kman and Mmc Blanche
Roqueplnn were married by Judge Ehrlirl in
the city court New York. The bridegroom liz
the nun who was arrested recently ON a.
charge made by the woman that he had
stO!en 1000 francs given to him for bcr by
her father in Paris. They had lived l. togc, her
in Panama and he bad deserted her She
followed lin to New York, aud insisted hat
he should fulfil his promise to marry her.
lie said he would do SO ifshc Withdrew the
charge. She did so and he fed to Milwaukee.
where she had Him arrested. He was brought
back. and the ceremony performed in I he
city ended the ease. She is Il vivncious
French woman. about 30 years old, and he
is German ten years older.
S. B. sandcrsnn OF Joliet. ILL.,. went to Los
Angeles, Cal Il few weeks ago to settle per-
manently With his wife. He is wealthy, and
five years ago had an only daughter. Estellu,
who at sixteen clnpe'l with james O'Brien,
II handsome brakeman. The girl wished TO
be forgiven, hut Sanderson turned her out.
Her husband was soon killed in an accident,
and she supported herself as governcss.
She recently ,lriitel to Los Angeles, but lost
her position and begun to make IL personal
canvass OF houses for work. She rang the
bell of her father's housr without knowing
he name Of the occupants, and mother and
daughter met for the first time since the cs.
tmngmen'. The rrot!;Sa! was welcomed
and restored from Il hungry, homeIe,. wan
dercr to u home OF wealth.