The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-24
September and October, 1889, ass.mbleo
and elected n. Floquet it's president. There
are 500 Republican deputies Of various
shades. including 120 Radicals, and 211 Of
the opposition including AZ Boulangists.
IN GEN ERAL.

There is more trouble on the New York
Central road, and 1t is thought O strike will
occur.
Cliakir Pasha hos been ordered to revicu.
al oil the fortresses in Crete aud to reinforce
the troops in Sphakia. Fresh emeutes arc
anticipated.
There has been terrible mortality among
the natives in the Soudan, due to famine re.
sulting from lack of rain during the autumn.
The fighting forces have dispersed.
The water in the Conemauga river nnd
Stony creek is ngain Mt food height, and oc.
cupants of houses along the banks ore pre-
pairing to move out.
Tho Mississippi senate passed q bill reauir.
ing voter either to own $500 worth of tax.
able property or to be able to read and write
before lie con vote for mayor.
Another member of the Ohio legislature
died and two more arc not expected to live.
The death OF one Of those now sick would
throw the lieutenant governorship to the
Dem ocrats.
Judge Mcconnell has granted the aprlica-
tion Of kunze the Cronin suspect, for q new
trial. hut declined the motion as to the other
DEFENDANTS Cougllin. Burk and O'Sulli van,
and passed sentence on them.
The proclamation to open the Dakota
Sioux reservation has been prepared und
will be issued in n few days. This will add to
the public domain about / I ,OOO, 900 acres of
land.
The contest over the will of Mrs. Stewart,
widow Of A. T. Stewart has ended in q victory
for Judge Hilton. An agreement was signed
in New York by oil of tho parties concerned,
anu the case was dismissed by the surrogate's d
court.
Charles A. Sweet, rs president of the Third
National Bnnk Of Buffalo, has brought suit
in the New York supreme court against the
Buffalo international Fair association to
iorciose mortgage upon the property ofthe
de!endents for $25O.OOO.
Senator Moody and Pettigrew observed q
map In the cloak room OF the senate which
borc the name of William A. j. Sparks,
lnnd commissioner. They sought the ser.
gcantat-arms and had the map pulled down
and new one put up. Sparks don't go with
Dakotnns.
Ihe house OF representatives of the Missis.
sIppi legislature has adopted a resolution
that no additional expense will be incurred
to prosecute persons connected with the Sui.
!ivnn-kilrain fight except the two principals
Consequently the men recently arrested in
New York will probably not be taken to Mis-.
sissippi
The receiver Of the Mead-van Bokkelen
Company of Chicago alleges that B. o. Van
Bokkelen, senior member of the firm, dropped
between $75. 900 and 100000 of the firm q
money on the board Of trade, and the
members Of the company are ordered to sub
init to an examination before O master in
chancery.
A bill was introduced in the Maryland
house containing all the features OF the Aus
tralian election Law. except the educational
and property qualifications. There are some
members in favor Of passing the Australian
bill pure and simple, including the education.
al feature. but this would doubtless be de.
ciored unconstitutional by the court Of ap.
peals, as it would disfranchise the iIliterate.
In tho new Portuguese ministery A. De
Serpa Pintental. councillor of state and presi.
dent oftlle Cour Des Comptesis is president ofthe
ministery, minister o!thc interior and I'D in.
term ministcr of war; Senior Logronnz is
minister ofjusticc, Senior Branco, minister
of finance; Senior Arroyo o, minister ofmarine;
Senior Riberio, minister of foreign affairs;
Senior Aronca, minister of works. Gen.
Ensco Guedes, governor of tho Indies, has
been appointed minister of war and will come
home ut once. The demonstrations of stu
dents continue to, keep tho city In quiet.
Glynn Petre, the English minister ut Lis.
bon impaired to Senior Comes, minister Of
foreign affairs. England's ultimatum. de.
mandlng the recall of the Portuguese forces
officials and expeditions OF every kind from
the bnnks OF the Shire, beyond the confluence
of the Rus, and south of the Zambezi and
from Mashonaland. II Portugal failed to
reply in twenty -four hours the British lpga.
tion would board the Enchuntress and
await n reply at vigo. The king immedi.
the ultimntu,n. The government replied to
Minister Petro that Portugal, yielding to
strong pressure from II power OF the first
rank, being too weak to Withstand it,,
would order the withdrawal of the Portu.
gnese from the Shire and Mashonaland,
while reserving all rights to the Portuguese
crown in those territories.