The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-03-13

| Newark, N. j., who has lived with his
wife and son since last October Mt the
Gilsey house. New York. committed sll.
icide there by cutting his throat with
a razor. No reason for his act is
known.
Foreign Gossip.
The practical Bismarck is one of the
most superstitious men in Germany.
Judge r. HI. Cochran of Toledo, Ohio,
! president Of the state board of COM
merce, Of Ohio, is dead.
Ex-State Senator Nichols, the author
! of the famous Nichols law, died at
his home in st. Clairsville, Ohio, of
| pneumonia.
Jere s. Allen, one of the oldest news
paper men in New England, died at
Newburyport, Mass, aged eighty eight
years. He was q bachelor.
Senator. Davis of Minnesota is a
great book worm. He and Senator
Hoar have fine times discussing rare
editions and forgotten literary gems.
Mrs. Catherine Huffman, wife Of Col
Louis Huffman, the wealthiest woman
in Christian county. ILL.,, died at Pana,
aSeU SlXty-tWO years.
Hanford Weiner Edison. instructor of
rhetoric and elocution ut Williams col
lege. has become insane. He is the son
| Of Rev. HanfOId A. Edison of Indian
apolis.
| William III. Luckenbach, d. D., presi-
dent of the New York and New Jersey
synod Of the Lutheran church, at Hud-
son, n. Y, died of paralysis. He was
sixty-seven years old.
Prince AIurat's nephew is to be ex.
amined for admission to the Saumer
cavalry school. He is quartermaster
of dragons at Algiers, and took part
in the Madagascar campaign.
Zola's enemies are preparing an an
thology Of the objectionable words and
phrases in his works, to be presented
to the French academy, when he next
offers himself as a candidate.
DR.. Smith Townsend, for fourteen
years health officer of the District of
Columbia, and during the late war a
member of Gen. Gresham's staff, died
in Washington.
| President Eliot's scheme for shorten
ing the Harvard course has been up
proved by a narrow majority, on an In
formal vote Of the faculty Of the uni
versity. 1t would reduce the course to
i three years.
Etiennc Chatelaine, n pensioEer OF
the war of 1912, died ut Cornwall, Ont,
at the age Of 100. His widow is over
ninety-tive years of age. He has been
! married over seventy years and leaves
over 275 living descendants.
The world doesn't hear much Of John
Ruskin nowadays, but he still lives,
and he has juse celebrated his seventy.
seventh birthday in his rural home In
England. He is able to take long
walks, play chess, read novels and
| ScOld occasionally.
Otherwise.
The pallium will be formally con-
ferred upon Archbishop Kahn Of st.
Louis on May 10 by Cardinal Gibbons
The largest vessel ever built on the
great lakes has been launched at
Cleveland.
Secretary William Porter of the Lou.
isville Fair and Driving association
has resigned and George Lindenbcrgel
has been elected in his stead,
The New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio
railroad was sold ut Akron, Ohio, by
Master Commissioner John T. Todd
for $1O,OOO,OOO.
The directors Of the United States
Leather company has adjourned al
New York without action on the dfvi
dend.
Commander and Mrs. Ballingtor
Booth have been removed from the
head Of the Salvation Army in Amer
lea.
Victor ROsewater, Phi. d., managing
editor of the Omaha Bee, has been ap
pointed regent Of the Nebraska State
university by Gov. Holcomb.
J. H. Nesslage of the firm of Ness
lage l. Fuller, bullion brokers Of New
! York, died to-day. He had been sicl
for about two years with compiled
ton of diseases.
The Illinois state convention Of thu
American Protective association me-
in Peoria with about 200 delegates
present. Nothing was done except II
hear the report Of the committee OF
credentials.
Eight hundred men employed on tn,
Elliott Square building in Buffalo lait
down their tools md left their work
The grievance is that ub-contractol
put some thirty-five non-union men q
work.
Mrs. Jeremiah Lindell, agen ninety
|. three years, who has lived IN st. Loui,
for fifty-seven years, is dead. He
father was related to the historic Lee,
of Virginia. She was the widow o.
Jesse .Ljndell, q prominent merchan
and old settler. who died ID 1867.