The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-04-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

Johnstownis threatened with another food
People in the lower part OF town have moved
out Of their houses.
In Charleston, g. c., the mercury was down
to "a deg. It is feared that great damage
hasbeen done to the truck crop.
The Canadian government has decided to
expend $4,000 more, or $50, 900 In all, In
purchasing seed wheat for Northwest farm
ers.
G. H. Whitaker 4 Co. wholesale hardware
merchants of Toledo. Ohio, have made an a..
signment. Liabilities, 800, 900; assets un.
known.
The iumbermen Of Bavaria and the upper
provinces OF Austria have formed close
combination with a view to enhancing tho
price of their product
Thirteen of the twenty-five bondsmen OF ex.
State Treasurer Nolnnd Of Missouri have
agreed to settle the deficit BY an equal assess.
ment of 81 $50 each. Fftecn of tho twenty.
five have paid in.
Ladies OF Leavenworth. Kan, are taking q
lively interest in local politics. Six women
have been nominated by Republicans for
members of the city council.
Pratt 4 Kelley. millers, doing business at
Gaylard and Osborne, Kan, have failed for
q large amount. Their affairs are said to b.
in bad shape, their liabilities greatly OK
ceeding their assets.
Union carpenters Of Chicago have issued q
circular notifying union carpenters through.
out the country that they expect to strike
April for eight hours. and asking tina. men
be prevented from coming to Chicago.
The union carpenters of Chicago have de-
cided to strike April for eight houra The
journeymen plumbers have decided to join
issues with the carpenters unless the masters
accede to their demands.
An anti-lottery league has been orgrnized
In Now Orleans by number Of prominent
citizens for the purpose Of preventing, IL pos.
sible, an extention of the charter Of the
Louisiana Lottery company.
In the Ontario legislature a motion has
been introduced to petition the dominion
parliament to take steps to bring about un-
States and Canada.
1t is said that within week or ten days
hall of the glass factories Of the country will
shut down, as the supply Of soda ashis prac.
tically shut off by the strike among the dock
laborers at Liverpool. The price OF glass.
ware hos advanced 100 per cent. within the
is expected.
Senator Washbnrn, in the U. 8. Senate, pre-
sentel memorial from the bricklayers and
masons of st. Paul, asking for the passage OF
an act which will give employment on public
works to American citizens as against those
who are not. The memorial is In printed
form and is like others that have recently
been introduced by senators from nearly every
state.
A tremor OF the earth and sinking of the
houses in the northern part Of Wilkesbarre.
Pa, demonstrated the fact that a cave in
had occurred somewhere in Conyham mine.
A party Of mine explorers made a descent in.
to the workings, but did not deem It advis.
able to approach nenr to the cave. They
find that the cave is in direct line with the
recent settling under the Lehigh Valley rail.
be learned the settling in the interior is un.
doubtedly Widespread and has caused great
damage. The mine is operated by the Della
ware and Hudson Coal company.
The grand jury came into the court in New
York City md handed a long presentmsnt to
Judge Fitzgerald, in which the sherif's
Office is characterized % disgrace to the
city and shame to civilization. The fore.
man of the graud jury, when he handed the
presentmert to Judge Fitzgerald, said that
tho grand jurvs inquiry had failed to reveal
single redeeming element in the management
of the Office. 1t Was black record OF violat-
ed law. tardy justice. forced settlements, cor
ruption and bribery. The shsri6's Office was
alton, and it was no longer q question OF
what ought to be done to remedy the existing
evils, but what must be done ot once and
without delay.