The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-15

Conn.
! During the races at Lexington. Ky.,
Tom Meade, the well known bookmak-
er, was robbed of $1,000 by an I'M
known thief. The successful working
Of this scheme to beat the bookies
without placing a dollar on the races,
Is due, in part, to the new police force
on the track.
/ John Stahl, a furnace helper en-
ployed at the Pittsburg wire works at
Braddock, Pa, was almost instantly
killed by single blow from the fist
OF Charles Edwards, q colored man.
The men guarded over charging the
furnace. Edwards handles billets Of
steel weighing $50 pounds each as IL
they were blocks Of wood. He cried
like child when Stahl died.
From Foreign Shores.
\ Emperor William will not attend the
races at Cowes this year.
! Heinrich Gotham Won Treitschke,
the German historian, is dead. He
was born in 1884.
1t is said that Russia IL preparing
to strike Afghanistan before British
| force could reach it from the other
| side.
The Dutch forces are Smelling Lamps
aang, the chief village of Loe Koe Mar,
Java, the leader Of the Achinese who
rejected the ultimatum of Holland.
The Carthage, Mo-, ministerial alli-
ance has published a card urging
Christian people to stay away from
the lecture to be given by Col. Robert
G. 1ngersoll. &
The North German Gazette says that
the statement that the imperial chan
cellor, Prince Hohenlohe, will be alb
sent from the remainder Of the session
Of the reichstag is unfounded.
The Gillian minister Of finance, Sc
| nor Perez Arce, declares that the ru-
on the part of Chilli are malicious in
ventions.
Prince Christian Of Schleswig- Hol-
stein, husband of Queen Victoria's
daughter, Princess Helen, was knock
ed down by cab in Praed street, Lon
don, and slightly hurt in the ribs. He
! was able to proceed to Buckingham
palace.
The report is confirmed that the
Italian government has given Gen.
Baldissera, the commander Of the Ital-
ians in Abyssinia, full liberty to evAt-
uate Kassala. The semi-ofacial Cor
riere NapoH declares that the evacua-
! ton is perhaps only a question Of days.
Godfrey Drage, member Of parlia-
ment for Derby, was married to Miss
Ethel Ismay, eldest daughter Of Mr..
Ismay of the White Star line Of steam
! ships. The ceremony took place at
Thurslaston, Cheshire. Mr.. Drage has
written treatises on the foreign labor
| question and is the author Of Cyril"
q novel.
The Nicaraguan government Is cele-
brating great victory over the in
surgents. Having captured La Paz,
Pueblo Luevo, Pital Momotombo and
| Canas from the rebels, the government
now controls the eastern part Of the
Leon railroad. Three officers and some
men were killed on the government
side, while 20 officers and 500 men
among the rebels were slaughtered.
| miscellaneous.
|, Thomas Q. Seabrooke, the comedian,
has been sued for separation by his
wife, Elvia Croix Seabrooke. upon the
| ground Of cruelty and abandonment.
William Rue owner Of the stallion
Gambonito, 2:19 1-2, that won !, the
championship medal at the Worlds
fair, died at Danville, Ky, Of blood
| poison.
The body Of Alexander Knopfel, a
prominent merchant Of Bay City.
Mich, was found in the Ohio river
near Cincinnati, The body was tdenti-
fed by papers found on it.
John Donahue, veteran Of the Mevi-
can war and who surveyed large
part Of the gulf and Pacific coast re.
gions, died at Newmelleray monastry,
Dubuque, Ia, aged 80 years.
i At a meeting Of bondholders Of the
Omaha & St. Louis railroad held in
New York it was voted to accept the
proposition Of syndicate believed to
represent either the Wabash or Rock
Island companies.
The Arkansas compromise bill ia
settle the claims between the general
government and the State of Arkansas
was finished by the house committee
on public lands, which has been work
ing on 1t.
Mrs. Ludwig George Of Laramie, be
came insane over the action Of the
Wyoming state land board indispos
sessing her Of section of LEASED
school land and was captured while
ON her way to the state capitol will
a revolver to shoot Gov. Richards
president Of the land board.
The first big rally Of the volunteer
in New York city filled Carnegie Mu
sic hall at New York. The strength
of Darlington Booths new evangelical
organization showed on the stage will
its rising tiers of benches. occupied b!
more than 200 officers and soldiers ant
q band.
Miss Matte Reed, who was stricke,
with paralysis while teaching in tn
high school at Anderson, Ind, die.
the following day. She had been II
,, the schools for eight years. When sh
was stricken her pupils began crying
This was mistaken by the pupils Il
other rooms for a cry Of fire and til,
500 stampeded. Several were injure,
In the rush to get out
Workmen have begun to remove tn