The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-01-25
Other News Jottfngs.


The court has granted decree in favor
Of the plaintiff in the suit for divorce brought
by Mrs. Boucicault (Agnes Robertson)
tor.
A delegation PLEADING business men, live
stock dealers and packers, started to Clicu-
go to resist the effort which is being made
there to induce the railroad companies to
raise the rates from Missouri river points on
dried meats. 1t is believed that Chicago is
demanding restoration of the old discrimi-
nation which diverted packing at the Missouri
river cities.
the alleged nuthoress of whichis is one Of the
queens maids Of honor, will shortly be pub
lished in New York. The book is said to
treat most infinitely of gossip affecting per.
SONS prominent in London society,". Ameri-
cans and others, and the announcement of
its carly appearance hns raised intense ex.
citemcnt among the denizens of the West
End.
It is semi-officialy stated that the of1icnls
of the Union and Southern Pacific railroads
are endeavOring to effect arrangements with
certain lines east to Council Bluffs, which will
give through train service between Sun Fran
cisco and Chicago for the train known as the
TINT the officials hope to arrange for the
shortening Of the time between this city and
New York by over twelve hours On the pres.
cnt schedule.
President Corbin. of the Reading railroad,
has cabled n laconc message to Europe to
the dissatisfied holders Of third preference
bonds. They had told him that they would
begin legal proceedings unless they were pui,i
~ per cent in February, the same ns paid
OH the firsts and seconds, instead of the 2ka
per cent allotted to them Mr.. Corbin's
cnblcgrum reads: 1.-The state courts OF Penn
sylvania are open every day in the year.
Their establishment has been for the adjust
ment ofjust such wrongs or rights as you
claim to have. You know your redress, and
If you have amy complaint | advise you to
make it,"
The secretary of war transmitted to the
house a letter from the chief of engineers to-
gether with copy of the second preliminary
report of the board of engineers appointed
to examine the obstructions to navigation
in the Columbia river at the Dalles and Celelo
Falls and ut Three and Ten Mile Rapids and
to report as to the feasibility and advisability
Of overcoming such distractions by means
Of boat railway at the DaIles and Celelo
Falls. The board concluded that u single
track portage railway, which is estimated
in one year. would undoubtedly he the cheap.
est and quickest solution of existing difficult
tics. The chief engineer agrees with the
board in these views.
The Decembe, report Of the department of
agriculture makes the product of corn
1.9S7.79O, 600 bushels. grown on "a, 5,G7o, ,764
acres, vnlued on the farm at $677, ,561 $50,
or 34 cents per bushel, against 44.4 for the
crop Of 1887. decrease of 23 per cent, the
ume than thut Of 1883. The average " Weld
OF the commercial belt. or seven corn surplus
states, averages 1872 bushels per acre The
wheat aggregate is.414 ,s6S 900 bushels,
grown on 81 ,336, 1873 acres, valued al $3S4,-
2iS,OCo The average yield is therefore ILL
bushels per acr.: winter wheat 10.3 bushels
per acre. The average farm value il 02.6
previous crop, a difference due more to foreign
than domestic scarcity. A comparison of
aggregate values shows that the present
corn crop is worth $31 ,O0O, 900 more tlan
the previous one, wheat $4,000, 900 more
and oats 100000 less.
The case of Lillian Russell, the actress who
refused to wear tights for Manager Duff in
The Queens Mate" and afterward engaged
to appear Mt the Casino, came up in court ut
New York. Manager Duff claimed that Miss
Russell capriciously left him in November,
that she was Il drawing card and that he
could find no one capable of taking her place
in The Queens Mate" that she had engaged
ut the Casino, a direct rival Of the Standard,
ana he asked for an injunction to prevent her
from appearing at the Casino Miss Russell
said that she was subject to colds, and that
It she appeared in tights it would endanger
her health Miss Russell produced doctors
certificate to show how tights endangered
her health Finally the matter was COM
promised by Miss Russell agreeing to give a
bond to pay $4,000 to Manager Dutf as
damages. This was satisfactory to every
body, and the temporary Injunction was dis.
solved. Irtt.se,