The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-03
People Talked About.

ILL.,. aged seventy-seven years.
The Canadian manufacturers have
decided not to exhibit at the Worlds
Cycle show, to be held at Montreal.
No reason Is given, but it is believed
they do not care to compete with the
United States exhibit.
Peter Wilds, pioneer citizen and
an old soldier, died suddenly at Grand
Haven, Mich. He was in Oswattamie,
Kas., in the ante-belum days, associ-
ated with John Brown in preparing
for his great raid.
Capt. William l.. Merry, the United
States representative in Nicaragua, who
has recently been brought into consid-
cradle prominence by recent events in
Central America, is a retired sea cap
tain. whose former home was in San
Francisco.
Prof. Frank H. Crossette, one OF
Michigan ablest composers, and form
erly famous as band leader and cor
net player, died suddenly at Constant
inc, n. Y, aged siXty-seven. He was
the leader of the Second Vermont Reg
mental band during the Rebellion.
Word was received at Riverdale,
Mich. of the death at Decherd, Tenn,
of j. B. Adams, a once prominent bust
ness man and lumberman of Riverdale.
He was for many years one Of the larg-
est dealers in pine lumber in the Sagi-
nav valley.
Thomas Hawley, New York bust
ness man, died at Newton, Conn.,, of
nervous prostration, aged sixty-ti7e.
He was president of the Hawley
Bros Hardware company Of New
York and San Francisco, and until re-
Gently was president of the Shreve-
port & Houston railroad
James j. Rothrock died at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, aged seventy years. He
came to Iowa in 1860. The next year
he was elected to the house Of repre-
sentatives, but resigned to serve as
lieutenant colonel of the Thirty fifth
Iowa. His army career was a bril-
liant one.
General.
Spain may sell the Ladrone, Caroline
and Pelew islands.
BoOdling in the interest Of U. S.
Grant in the California Senatorial con-
test is charged.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis Railway
company has bought the Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Pacific.
The attorney general of Kansas pro-
nounces the special session of the leg
islature illegal and it's laws void.
Gov. Jones and other Arkansas state
ofticers-elect. took the oath Of office be-
fore the joint session of the general as
sembly.
About 900 miners in the employ of
the Little Pittsburg Coal company at
Lingo, Macon county, Mo, are out ON
strike for higher wages.
The organization Of the New York
Auto-track company was perfected at
a meeting held in New York. The cap
ital stock Of the company was in
creased to- $1O,OOO,OOO.
Orders have been given for the Astor
battery, which recently arrived at San
Francisco from the Philippines, to pro-
coed Immediately to Fort Schuyler, n.
Y, for muster-out.
Nine Santa Fe conductors, running
on the Western, New Mexico & Rio
Grande division, have been discharged
from the service for using the short
fare system.
Senator Butler presented in the SEN
ate petition from sixty-five ex-Confed-
crates of Muscogee county, Georgia,
asking him not to abandon his bill for
pensioning ex-Confederate soldiers.
\. w. Kirkwood, the Oldest engineer
on the Springfield division of the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern, dropped
dead in his cab while nearing Alta
mont, Ill.
1t is stated that labor circles in Ohio
will be agitated in the very near fu-
ture to an extent equal to the recent
stormy scenes enacted at the meeting
CT the State Federation Of Labor.
Senator Simon Of Oregon was re-
Gently asked what he thought of the
business opportunities in Alaska. Gear
pet-bagging is the best business" he
replied. you can just beat the car
pets and keep the dust"
Among the passengers who arrived
at San Francisco on the steamer Nip
hama, via Honolulu, are three emissa-
ries Of Aguinaldo, the Philippine in
surgent leader.
Amid the waving Of handkerchicfs
and general farewells the United States
army transport Grant, with Maj. Gen.
w. Lawton and 1900 troops on board,
bound for Manila, pulled out from East
river, Brooklyn the other night.
The largest gathering Of retail im-
plement men in the history of that
trade met at the opening session Of the
annual convention of the Western Re-
tail Implement and Vehicle Dealers
association at Kansas City, Mo.
The heavy rains have raised the Sci
OTTO river to the danger point, and a
leyee south of West Columbus, Ohio,
has already broken away. Thirteen
families have been driven from their
homes by the water.
The Spanish transport, Munchen,
which sailed from Havana on Dec. %,
having on board repatriated soldiers,
including Gen. Arolas, the former mil
itary governor Of Havana, arrived at
Barcelona.
The Nebraska senate and house have
each passed resolutions calling upon
the war department to investigate the
charges of improper conduct and cruel.
ty made against Col. Stozenburs Of the
First Nebraska
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