The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-02-28
MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS
One hundred citizens Of Point township,
near Chillicothe, Ohio, tired of an epidemic oi
crime. organized into jailing club and in
one night made thirty six arrests.
The senate passes bill making PembinA
n. D.. port Of entry, and Sioux Falls, 8
D., port of delivery, taking slice out o.
the Minnesota customs tistrict.
At Salt Lake City Judge Zane has decided
That six Mormon councilmsn, who received
the highest number of votes in their wards,
are entitled to certificates of election. The
Gentiles will appeal.
The members Of the Manufacturer associa.
tion at Woburn. Mass, voted to close every
leather factory represented in the association
and to keep them closed until the men re.
turn to work ut the factory Of Beggs Cobb.
This means the enforced idleness of 1 500
men.
Anew departure is being made in the fresh
beef business which, If successful, will be the
means Of practically driving the American
articles out Of the market in the provinces
o!Canada. There is to arrive at St. Johns
N. B. over the Canadian Pacific direct from
Winnipeg, three car londs of Manitoba cnr-
casses. each containing forty-fivc. This beet
can he put on the market mt the same fg-
A special from Grafton, W. Va, says: On
the 18th inst. Mrs. William Leonard, left
her home, taking her little FIVE year old
daughter with her and went to the woods.
where she hid, being under the hnlucination
that some one was trying to kill her. She
WINS not found until Sunday morning. The
girls limbs whrc frozen to the knees, and
both the mother and child were nearly dead
rom cold.
The Indians on the White Earth reserva-
tion are reported to be in serious plight,
therranks being decimnted by destitution and
disease. The principal cause of ftle mortality,
which is varioueIy placed at from fifty to
sixty; was the grippe, which swept through
the reservation with almost Us fatal effect )
tliuns were taken sick Mt the snme time lin
mnny cases whole encampments)that they
received little or no attention, and us there
was no food the sick rapidly fell victims to
the combination of starvation and disense.
The Indian commissioner has forwarded to
Capt. D. P. Shuler, Indian agent at White
Earth, Mimi, 81, 900 to be used in relieving
the Mile Lacs Indinns, who are reported to
bc dying from Ia grippe and starvation. The
money comes from the funds reserved for
other Indians, which may he used for sub.
eistence nt the discretion OF the commissioner.
The - 500 nppr oprated by the Iecent net
for the relief o: the STRIVING Sioux at Devils
Lake. N. ID. will he available ~ Eoon us the
president signs the bill.
The rumor is current at Bismarck that the
friends of the lottery bill will introduce u new
measure. This bill, according to the report
will provide for the payment to the state o
$3.50, 900 per year, instend Of So. 900, ns in
the old one. One Of the strongest opponents
o. the measure raid he thought the report o q
new bill was correct, and he fenred the result
as lie did not think the lottery people would
make another attempt unless absolut ely sure
of their ground. Others think there il
nothing in the ruTor. Among these is Sen.
ator Winship who confidently predicts tina,
no further attempt will he made to pass u
lottery hill. 1t seems pretty certain, how
ever, that a0me scheme il being planned by
those who voted for the bill.
The appellate court Mt Springfield. ILL.,, af
Hrmed the suit ofex-Senator Sopthvorth o
Litchfcd. against the Jacksonville & South.
eastern railway, which has attracted some
attention in railway circles. While memlcs
Of the general assembly Sout thworth accept ed
IL pass from the railroad signing the usual
form thereon agreeing not to hold the COM
pany liublc for damages in any way. He
took passage over the limo and while the
train WAS running u rnce, as il alleged, with
II train on n parallel line, it was wrecked,
Southworth sustaining severe injuries. He
was awarded g.. 900 damages by the trial
court, and this decision is declared sound by
the appellate court.