The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-19
GENERAL


states that on May next. there will be
general strike Of trades for eight hours.
The special session OF the New Hampshire
legislature has closed The regular session,
at which successor to Senator Blair will be
chosen, will begin on the 31st inst.
There arc possibilities o. the passage of a
free coinage bill now on account of the
strngency OF money that did not exist
short time ago.
Chcngo is about to declare herself ready
for the worlds fair, thus enabling the presi-
dent to issue the necessary proclamation to
| foreign nations.
! The Oklahoma council passed the correct
ed bill locating the capital mt Kingfisher
Two legislators engaged in II istic encounter
| in the chamber over the bill.
Complete returns for mayor of Boston give
Matthews, Democrat. 32,3O7; Merrill, Repub-
liean and Citizens, 19,9Ss; Shapleigh, Prohi-
bitionist, 1887.
Chicago police have informatian that
Millionaire Campbell in alive, md that lie
was seen n few days ngo in Detroit. Mich,
OH his way to Canada.
There is great suffering among the striking
miners families at Monocnn, ". Va, Unless
the strikers surrender. 1000 persons will be
evicted from the company's houses.
The United States supreme court decides
against Clifton Holden, the Minnesota mur-
durcr now nn!er sentence of death and
holds the Minnesota law regarding capital
punishment to be constitutional.
Washington and San Francisco dispatches
both deny and confirm the report sent out
from the latter city that King Kaakaua
annexation of Hawaii.
w Noc,punu w tt CY,.,..l Mt.
gate Fred T. Dubois and Gov. G. l.. Shoup
are the candidates for the United States Sen.
ator from Idaho. 4 lively contest il expect
ed.
v. A. Meyer & Co., the splendid cotton
dealers OF New Orleans in n circular to cred
itors ask an extension of time and say they
can pay every dollar o their indebtedness,
which amounts to S1,750,n00.
The liabilities in the Chicngo Safe and
Lock companys assignment are roughly es.
timated Mt sGOOOOO. chiefly money nd
vanced by the missing millionaire, B. H.
Campbell.
"Sketchy" Scott, one Of the most noted
and desperate criminals in the west, died in
| penitentiary at Jeffers on City, Mo. The
remains We're taken to Peoria, ILL.,, and
buried after dark.
1t is announced that capitalists of Chicago
have obtained control of the latest invention
in the way ofligh explosives and will soon con.
troll the markets Of the entire country. doing
away with the manufacture of dynamite.
The representatives of the barb wire man.
ufacturers of the United States who have
been in secret session in Chicago, have I'D
journcd sine die without completing the pro-
posed trust.
Advices received by the Canadian govern.
meht indicate that the Cree Indians are be.
coming lisaffected and are showing strong
disposition to join the Sioux on the Ameri.
can side in the Messiah craze. In fact, it is
SAID that some have already crossed over.
Mr.. Ammidown, of the firm of Ammidown
& Smith. extensive dry goods merchants of
New York, has made personal assignment
to save the firm. He had endorsed $3.50, 900
OF paper Tor the Rittenhouse Manufacturing
company.
Before the congressional committee on
immigration in San Francisco. Collector
Phel ps stated TINT the duty on opium from
July. 1883. to November 1890. was about
S1.TG0, 900 and half that amount more had
been smugSled in.
The indictment against Mrs. r. A. Hamil-
ton, Joshua Mann and Mrs. Annie Swinton.
charging them with conspiring to ds.raud
the late Robert Ray Hamilton by passing off
n wnif ns his child. has been dismissed owing
to Hamilton's death.
The total population ofthe country, in
ciuding 1ndians, will reuch 60, 3,OOO,O 900. Al.
ready the census Office has actually returned,
in round figures, 315. 900 Indians and whites
in the Indian territory. These, with the
population OF Alaska. estimated at 3S 900,
will bring up the total population OF the
country to 63.000.000. q numerical gain OF
1900, 900 for the decade.
Mrs. Adams, widow OF the late DR., ". H.
Adams. for many years president of the
Illinois Wesleyan university, has recovered
q Judgment against the Mutual Life Reserve
Tie dcfcndant resisted the payment OF the
policy on the ground that this installments
due FIVE doys before the deceased died we're
not paid
1T is understood that the Republican mem.
bers Of the census committee have reached
an agreement upon reapportionment bill
of the house consists Of 332 members. This
understanding has been arrived at after
mature consideration and consultation with
their party associates upon the floor. The
ratio of representation IL one member to each
173.sO1 OF the population.
While preaching to large congregation
OF the East Milestone Reformed church atNew.
Brunsyick. n. T., the paste Rev. Dr. Strong
said: man may fell as easy as q star
from heaven The next instant his face
turned ashy pale, he clutcbed wildly at the
pulpit for support. and dropped on the floor
in fit ofuppole1y. He was taken home and
died the next morning. He was about sixty
years of age.