The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-04
General.

General.
The gunboats Newport and vicks-
burg will probably have their trial
trips within the next two weeks.
A $4,000 gold brick has been brought
to Baker City. Or. from the virtue
l. ire.
The Catholic University of America
has received a check for $15OOOO, be-
queathed by Patrick b. O'Brien, who
died in New Orleans last October.
The Slayonic Society of the United
States is holding it's sixth annual con-
veDtion iE Wilkesbarre. Pa. Delegates
are present from many states.
Owen Ziegler outpointed Kid La
of the Quaker City Athletic club at
Philadelphia.
w. III. Bassett and j. G. McCullom
have opened up some ore assaying
from $40 to $3.50 on the Buckeye Boy,
at Trinidad. Col.
The town Of Spencer. Iowa, is nego-
tiating with Mrs. Phoebe Lincoln for
the establishment of a. school there.
Mrs. Linc0ln's school at DEBORAH has
an enrolment Of over 400 students.
The Indians on the Crow reservation
will SOW 1.500 acres of grain during
the coming season. and are preparing
ito plant several hundred acres Of po-
tatoes. 81
Before the Peoples Athletic club ut
Cincinnati Jim Freany and Charlie
Burns. local sports, fought savagsiy
with gloves fer $500. Freany knockcl
paprrne mt Tn Tho <4fkD.
Judge Van Meter Of Chillicothe. o..
farmer and formerly attorney, is un-
derstood to be the candidate for gov
ernor whom John Mclean will sun
port.
Mrs. Ferdinand Garesche Of st. Lou
is hoe received a telegram stating that
her great-niece, Miss Madeline lie
CleN, fourteen years old, was among
those burned to death in the charity
bazaar holocaust at Paris.
In British Columbia airy miner, be-
fore working in mines, even for wages,
must get a government license costing
So. It Is proposed to abolish this tax,
as to the working miner, but not as to
the prospector.
The Indians on the Shoshone reser-
walton have thus far this season sown
125,O00 pounds OF grain. and It is ex-
pected they will SOW as much more he.
fore the closing Of the planting sea.
son.
In the Pennsylvania senate. the bill
prohibiting the public exhibition Of
Photographic productions of prize
fights was passed. The bill now goes
to the house for public action by that
body.
A gold brick weighing twenty-threc
and one-lalf pounds and worth $3,7OO
has been forwarded to Salt Lake
City from the Dexter mine at Tusca-
rora. New. The :orick represents run
Of five days.
The committee Of the lower house Of
the Prussian diet has rejected the
associations which contravine the
Of the state or public security may be
dissolved by the police.
Fire destroyed William Klinkle's
pool hall, Maggie Brothers barebr shop.
L. Z. McGilvery's loan and insurance
Office and q. NJ. Smiths general mer.
chandise store at hardwood, Iowa.
The buildings are supposed to have
been struck by lightning. Loss. $1,000.
The biennial convention Of the Inter.
national Brotherhood Of Railway
Tminu,en has opened at Toronto. Del.
egates from nearly every state in the
Union and Province Of Canada are in
attendance.
The first woman to be graduated by
the faculty Of Union Theological semi.
nary at New York received her diplo-
ma at the sixty-frst anniversary and
commencement IF that institution. She
is Emily Grace Briggs. daughter Of
Prof. G. A. Briggs, who was suspend.
ed ny the general assembly after til.
al for heresy in 1894. D.
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