The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-08
General.

General.
There is a shortage at the head Of
the lakes Of $4,000 tons of soft coal.
Isthmian canal commission is not
likely to report for two or three years.
Congressman Boutell wishes to force
prompt action on pension claims.
Senator Allison says there will be
early and adequate financial legislation.
What was callel Dewey ARCH in
New York is to be known as navy
arch.'
The gas wells of Indiana are rapidly
failing and coal is being substituted in
factories.
The public schools at Bethany, ILL.,.
have been closed during an epidemic
of scarlet fever.
Sister Maura of st. Mary's. La Sale,
ILL.,. inherited a fortune, renowned her
vows and married.
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse made n
record Of 5 days, II hours and q min
utes from Cherbourg.
John H. Havlin of New York has
acquired a half interest in the Grand
opera house at st. Louis.
Miners at New Athens. ILL.,. made a
demand for state scale of wages, and,
being refused, struck.
Admiral Dewey favors the plan of
the Philadelphia Times to bring home
the body of John Paul Jones.
Nearly all the glass workers in Rich
mond. Va. have gone into the union
formed in that city recently.
Shirt factories in Delaware report
the busiest season in their history,
with a shortage in operatives.
Tremendous business has been trans
acted in wool. the sales of the week
aggregating 100000 pounds.
The National Bottle Manufacturers
association has decided to advance the
price of their product 10 per cent.
Fifty-four apprentices and five filters
Joined the striking employees of
Cramps Philadelphia shipyards.
The Contint ntal Sugar Company Of
Cleveland. Ohio. was incorporated in
Nearly eight inches Of rain has fallen
at Ell Reno. O. T.. since Saturday. All
wires are down and traffic is blocked.
The Women's and Young Women's
Christian association will hold its next
biennial conference at Cleveland. Ohio.
A mad dog at Plattville. ILL.,. has
caused the abandonment Of beef as a
table diet. Many cattle have been bit
ten.
At st. Joseph. Mo-, the Western Fed
Grafton of Chautauqua considered dates
and attractions for next years assem-
blies.
An Ame rican League club will be
located in Chicago next spring and
Charles Comiskcy will be owner and
manager.
The Republican League of Pennsyl-
vania has started out to have the next
national Republican convention held in
Philadelphia.
At Marion. ILL.,. armed guards have
been posted to arrest all persons ex-
posed to smallpox, which exists in
Williamson county.
At Buffalo. ~ Y. the strike of the
building trades was terminated. as was
the strike of the machinists of the
Lellig! Valley shops.
St. Louis is struggling with a typhoid
fever epidemic. In this connection it
may be we'll to state that the Chicago
drainage canal is not yet in operation.
More than 400 machinists and helpers
of locomotive works of the New York
Central railroad at Depew. \. u. quit
work because union men were dis
charged.
Iowa will present Spcaker-to-bc Hen
derson with rosewood gavel made
from wood taken from Admiral
Alonteio's flagship, sunk by Dewey in
Manila bay.
Typhoid fever ut the state normal
and industrial college at Greensboro.
y. c.. has made necessary the closing
Of the school until Jan. I. Eighty of
the girl students are ill.,
Norton & Cos: New York bankers.
fled Il petition ut Lima. Ohio. for the
appointment Of a receiver for the
Columbus. Lima & Milwaukee Railway
company.
At Pittsburg. Pa. the iron and steel
sheet manufacturers and their work
men decided that the prices or the last
80, months did not warrant Il change
in the rate of wages. The scale affects
5000.
The Minneapolis. Little Rock & Gulf
railroad was chartered in Missouri,
with capital stock of $2.25O.OOO. The
road will be built from Bowling Green
to West Plains. distance of 90 miles.
and is considered an extension of the
Chicago and Alton.
Col. Joe Hickey. Of the Kingdom of
Galloway. and Capt Wheeler, n man
about New York town. got into fight
ut the WaldOrf-Astoria and both were
elected. together with baggage. Pos.
sibly some people have done worse
than fight in that establishment. yet
permitted to remain in its confusion.