The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-19

The Grant monument committee las decid.
ed to accept the design submitted by John
{. Duncan.
Cassius n. Clay has been elected over Proc.
tor Knott or chairman of the constitut ion.
al convention.
The land Office at Buffalo, in the public
land strip, has been ordered to be removed
to Beaver.
Ninc breweries in Boston and vicinity have
been discovered by the government measur-
er sent there from Washington to be using
diversified packages.
The agricultural college faculty at Lansing,
Mich, Inns suspended number Of students
for taking o freshman from his bed and
1ragging him through q river.
The total debt of Canada is 1896, ,559, $40.
1T the close of the fiscal year, June 30, Inst.
it wns seas ,O4s. .63s, being derrease dur.
ing July and August of 81 ,4SS, ,7OS.
Mrs. Maybrick, who is n prisoner FOR lie in
England for the poisoning of her husband,
has just finished the year Of her solitary con.
ilnement. Efforts Tor her pardon are still
being vigorously pushed.
The Fourth Ohio district Democratic con-
vHntfon took the 7l5th ballot, which showed
no change, scarcely more than half Of the
regular delegates being present, their places
being filled from persons on the street,
The Baltimore Shot and Lend company is
reported to have determined to sell out to
the American Shot aud Lead company. The
new company is to have tower in each oil
the large cities in the country and o cupital
of 80, 900, 900.
Natural gas has been found one mile north
of Brooklyn Ind. The ground is sunk to q
depth OF five or six feet. with great erevices
from which Missing sound is heard. The
people are afraid to set the gus on fire fear.
ing an explosion.
The Colonial Un brrlla Manu- featuring Com.
pany Of Toronto. Ont, has mnde nm assign.
fully covered by the nssets. All tho heavy
creditors ore in England and the United
States.
The Nevada state convention adopted O
platform in favor of the development of the
resources of Nevada, free coinage, the re.
striction of immigration through the revis.
ion Oi the naturalization laws and the Aus.
tralian bnllot.
Washington Park, Chicago, will not be
rendered to the world fair directors. Such
is the unanimous decision of the South Park
commissioners, but in the preparation OF
Jackson Park aud Midway Pluisu nee for the
purposes of the fnir they will meet the direc
tory in II cordial spirit tor operation.
1t is announced that the women suffragists
of South Dakota propose to adopt modern
campaign methods to some extent and not
content themselves with an exposition OF
principles. The rights they now have of
voting for school officers they propose to cx.
ercise ns n leverage to get other rights rs
far ms possible. This, at any rate. il the re-
port that comes from certain of the sufra.
gists who nre OH the ground.
The death of n. r. Wheeler Mt Norfolk,
Va, was indirectly due to u resolution offer.
ed by him ut the Grand Army convention
! ut Petersburg rejecting on the Confederate
business. and was very popular with the
people Of Norfolk. The resolution he offered
was in the shape Of Il petition to congress to
stop the manufacture Of the Confederate flag.
which Wheeler termed IL "contemptible rng."
His action aroused the people, and affected
Wheeler's business. Iiesoupht relief in drink.
md to an overiHdulsence is attributed his
death. Wheeler was nn x-Enion Soldier.