The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-20

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The pantsmakersS Of Grsss CIV S; New
York will strike, involving 7.600 work.
men. They claim they cannot Average
more than $1.50 per week. ysorkinR
rom 9 o'clock In the morning until
$50 In the evening. az
s N. 3. Anderson, ! brok er..s N,ytith an
Office at 60 Wall street, New Y0rk. died
OF thirst and exposure In the desert
north OF Phoenix Aris., ana his wife
lies at farm h0uEA near that city is q
critical condition. NJ 3;sllS
The price OF window glass has been
advanced about 3 per cent by the man.
ufacturers. The new rate goes into
effect at once, and Is to continue until
Aug. 10, when probably IL trade war.
rants 1t another advance win be made.
The British ship Cumbermere, coal.
laden, was on fire yesterday at Oak.
land, Cal. almost destroying the yes.
sel. It is said the fire Is SEQUEL OF q
stabbing ARRAY. Some Of the crew are
now In irons, accused by the ships Of
dcers Of starting the blaze.
Hugh White, coal miner, on a ban.
ter, made the perilous leap at Clinton,
Ind. from the summit Of the railroad
fridge to the water, 100 feet below.
AFTER the leap he swan 15O feet In his
heavy clothing, climbed to the top Of
the bridge and again repeated his feat.
The supposed internal machine that
exploded In mail bag during the
transfer Of mail at the Potsdam rail-
way station last week turned out 10 be
only q package Of large torpedoes Of
the kind used by cyclists to brighten
dogs.
The suit which was brought BY Olga
Nethersole against the Messrs. Froh-
man, as Q result Of business differences
during her last American tour, has
Deen settled. The Frohmans have paid
sum OF money into court In settle.
ment and the suit has been discon.
tinued.
Alexander Grant, chief clerk Of the
railway mail service, has been ap-
pointed assistant general superintend-
ent OF that system, succeeding L. H..
Myers OF Virginia, resigned to accept
transfer as chief of the division OF in
spection OF. the second assistant post.
master general. s
The German heirs of the late Mr..
Charles Lux, of the great firm Of MIL
Ter 4 Lux. dissatisfied with the share
allowed them Of the vast estate In
which they are interested, have begun
suit in the United States courtsat San
Francisco to have the settlement set
aside and ask for an accounting.
Lovers Of the Swiss Alps will rejoice
to hear that the dissertation Of the
Jungfrau by q railroad is postponed
sine die. It seems that the promoters
OF the project have encountered insl-
pemble difficulties in connection with
the disputed ownership Of the land
over which the railroad would pass.
A Venetian glass manufactures ia
now making glass bonnets by the thou
sand. The glass cloth Of which they
are composed has the same brilliancy
Of color as silk and is ilnperyious to
water. Glass is also made into a fine
cloth which can be worn next to the
skin without discomfort.
During July the Lake Superior Car
Service association at Duluth handled
15,647 cars, 1900 more than in June.
The shipment Of coal contributed very.
largely to the increase. There were
7,411 cars Of coal shipped, which indi.
Gates an Increase over toe preceding
Fs Sl $ Mt s y,2ls sa rs.' az wnea'
Eugene Eryin Of Dell Rapids, 4. D.,
has III his possession small pitcher
once owned by the poet Robert Burns.
Is OF Egyptian pottery; and was
given to him by Jean Pratt, his wife's
aunt, who died in South Dakota about
ten years ago at the age Of 80 years.
She was niece Of Burns.
The plague Of fleas this year has de-
scended upon Yonkers, Mount Vernon
and other Hudson river towns, and as
IN Washington few years, ago, peo-
pie are leaving their homes to escape
from the millions of these vigorous
little tornlentors..
The sad fate which has overcome the
distinguished Michigan jurist, Judge
Cooley, Is the result Of overwOrk.
What he accomplished in the way Of
literary work alone would have broken
down even a more rugged man than
he, and his labors in his profession
have been long and arduous. 1t is
said his recovery is. hopeless and that
it cannot be long before the country
will mourn. the death Of one Of its most
distinguished men.
German method appears in the com.
preston OF all religious nutrIment re-
CURED by the soldier In the field into u
little book weighing four ounces, the
"Evangelisches Militair Gesang aud
Gebetbuch." Cromwelrs Ironsides.
too, carried their religious literature
about in q very compact shape, while
the modern British soldiers outfit
weighs one pound. 1t is calculated that
with armies Of 100000 men, the Ger
mars would carry about eleven tons Of
sacred literature to the Britishers for
ty-four, leaving them room for thirty
three tons more Of cartridges.
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