The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-03-29

The north.hound passenger train from the
City OF Mexico, on the Mexican National rail.
WY, was wrecked ut Malvato, and lie enri.
neer and fireman instantly killed. II is be.
licved that the disaster was caused by train
wreckers, as large pile of stones was found
ON the truck.
A sensation has been created in Ottawa,
Canada, by the issue Of President Harrisons
proclamation declaring Behring's sea a closed
sea. The action of the American govern.
ment proved u complete surprise to the
members OF the government, who decline to
be interviewed. 1t is stated here TINT the
Cleveland administration and the British
government had been negotinting for two
years pnst in regard to the claim for com.
pensntion for the seizure of three British
ceiling vessels in Behring's sea.
Somewhere about the faiI of 1883 n man
named George Cook came to Winnipeg from
Montana and since that time has been en-.
gagged in various undertakings. For somc
time he worked at Pincher Creek. Among
his other occupations he kept a stopping
plnce at Scott's Coulee. While there he was
married by Rev. W. Brideman to one jose.
phine Munroe, daughter of Francois
MunIoe. who is now living at the
South Piegan agency. Subsequently is was
discovered that Cook had wife living in
Oregon. He has left for Montana, taling
wife No. 2 with him.
The Cologne Gazette, commenting on the
Samoan question, soys that owing to the ut.
titude of America it is natural that Ger
many should seek q full agreement with Eng.
land before the SHmoun conference meets
The Gazette says that neither criminal nor
civil procedure is applicable to the case OF
Klein in America. 1t only remains for Ger
many to bring evidence against him before
consul 1t may be assumed that when Herr
Stenbel, the newly appointed iermnn consul,
arrives in Apia satis action will be demanded
from Mataafa.
As result Of the collapse OF
the copper syndicate, it is expected TINT
Mt least four of the leading English metal
firms will be compelled to assign for the
benefit of their creditors, unless something
totally Unforeseen shall supervene to help
them out Of their trouble. In spite of the
cheerful face md buoyant manner of secre-
tan, the president of the syndicate, il is az.
serted in Paris that he had been irretrieva-
bly, ruined by the venture, having been com
PEELED to sell his pictures and other valuable
property to meet pressing demands. 1t in
also stated that Alphonse Rotlschilds loss
es through the samec channel will aggregate
15,O00,O00.
A blue book on Samoan affairs was issued
in London. 1t contains $50 dispatches. tho
dates ranging from April 10, 1855, to Feb
%, 1889. The dispatches show that En-
gland has been Throughout in cordial accord
with America, and that she declined to nc
cede to Germany's request for assistance
and co operation in the restoring order in
Snmoa until she had learned the American
governments views on the subject OnJan.
20 last Lord Salisbury complained to Count
Won Hatzfeldt. German ambassador at
London, concerning Prince Bismark's state.
many and England wcre" advancing hand in
hand" The British prime minister said
that the views of the two countries were
identical ms far az the future government OF
Samoa was concerned, but not otherwise.