The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-28
HERE AND THERE.

Barker Bros, bankers and brokers OF
Philadelphia, full for three millions. Whar-
ton Barker is a member Of the firm.
Tho congressional judiciary committee to
investigate charges against United States
District Judge Boardmnn, has arrived ut
Shreveport. La.
The purchase by the Rockafallers of 1OO,-
600 shares Of Northern Pacific stock causes
much speculative gossip. 1t is affirmed and
promptly denied that Willard is to be ousted.
The drillers- in the various block coal
mines in the vicinity of Brazil, Ind. arc out
on q strike for an advance of from t1.S7ka
to 81 per day.
Rev. Oswald Birchall Of London has for
warded to Ottawa u request, backed by in
fluential names, for the surrender of his
brothers body to Mrs. BirchaIl.
Gov. Steele Of Oklahoma has returned the
bills to the Legislature without his signature
or approval, locating the capital at King.
fisher. This leaves the capital at Guthrie.
Judge Bookstaver, of the court of common
pleas OF New York. has granted q motion to
appoint Q receiver for O'Donoyan RoBsa' 3
paper, tho United Irish maq
Owing to tho lax management of the Min.
neapolis workhouee many prisoners have
been escaping for some time past, the mum.
Der being estimated ut $50:
Tho will OF the late Robert Ray Hamilton
has been offered for probate In New York
The document makes no mention of Hainil.
toms wife. The bulk oil the estate is left to
the children.
At Peoria, ILL.,, all the freight handlers,
switchmen, engineers and fremen o. the
Peoria & Pekin Union, 23O men, have gone
on strike. The men wanted their pay Sat
urdays instead of Mondays.
The annual meeting of the Law and Order
society will be held in Pittsburg. About 100
delegates. representing ali the law and order
organizations in the country, are expected
to bein attendance.
A rcmarkab bic surgical operation had just
been performed in New York upon Judah
Halprin. Russian. 1t is thought il is the
first OF it's kind ever performed in this
country. The operation was the removal of
the entire left arm, shoulder blade and collar
bone and the muscles attached thereto.
A short time ago n package OF Louisiana
lottery prize lists was seized ut Winnipeg by
custom authorities. The matter was re-.
ported to Ottowa, and it is learned that the
minister Oi customs hos ordered the release
of the package and also informed the officers
that they had no authority to seize such
packages
A rumor was started in some unaccountn.
ble way that the Citizens' Savings bank, ut
the Bowery and Canal street, New York, was
in trouble. This caused quite run OH the
bank, and the police had to keep the excited
depositors in order At the close, of the day
President Quintard said that about $780,
900 had been pnid out. He said the bank
was all right and could meet all demands
The books OF the bank show surplus of
81 100000.
The excitement at New Orleans over the
Italian or rather nti.ltalian issue growing
out Of the recent assassination of Chief of
Police Hennessy is becoming more inten-
siGetl, and it is feared that serious dis.
turbances are yet in store. An Ital.
ian Catholic priest who is also the editor
oi an Italian newspaper, has issued call on
the ltnlian government to place nm Italian
man. Of war in the Mississippi river for the
protection of the Italian residents.
Hon. John II. King OF Cham ber!ain, S. D.,
railroad commissioner, snid in an interview
that the Indian scare "is so ridiculous as to
be almost fake" He says the Indians we'll
know If they were to countenancc an upris.
ing they would forfeit all their rights under
solemn treaties, compacts and agreements
since 1868. and would lose all claims o
lands on the united portion of the Sioux res
ervation and all the millions of dollars to be
paid them under these treuties and under the
last agreement made with Gen. Crook.
The dreadful spotted fever. that made its
appearance last March near Fountain Head,
about fifteen miles from Gallatin, Tenn, kill
about 90 per cent. of the victims, hns reap.
peared. James Simpson. living in the affect
ell section, lost three grown sons, oil in about
two days. He has since moved within about
three miles of Gailatin, and now his daugh-
ter has n genuine case. The young lady is
about thirteen years old, and the doctors
do not know how to handle the disease.
Spotted fever is IN epidemic cercbro.spinnl
menengitis. and is disease OF the nineteenth
century. The death rate is so per cent. its
average duration is about fourteen days
but death often occurs in n few hours.