The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-01-06
General.

Kid Mccoy makes it very lively for
Joe Goddard and gets the decision in
the fifth round.
By vote Of S,316 out of 10000
shares the stockholders of the Nation
al Revere Bank of Boston voted to go
into voluntary liquidation.
Gen. Henry, commanding in Porto
Rico, has telegraphed the war depart
ment that Sergeant Thomas d. Marley,
Company c, Eleventh infantry, died
o. typhoid fever on the 18th inst.
]. II. McKenna, owner of the steam
whaler Fearless, presented petition
in bankruptcy to the United States
court at San Francisco, his liabilities
being $4,000.
The imports of gold during Novem-
Der amounted to $685. POI, and the ex-
ports $913,467. The silver imports
amounted to $2.25S,63 and the en-
ports to $4,O23,O7
Sir Herbert Murray, governor of
New Foundland, has received dis
patch from Joseph Chamberlain, i'm
perial secretary Of state for the colo
MES, in London, declining to disallow
the Reid railway contract.
For the eleven months ended with
November, 1898, the exports Of the
United States amounted to $1.117, $751;
100. exceeding the imports by $751;
S37, GAG, an increase over the same pc
ricd of 1897 of $143,026,115.
Judge Scott has assessed fines. pen
alties and premiums in excess of $780,
600 on the officers of the Omaha expo
sition, and disbarred for all time Car
roll Montgomery, attorney for the ex-
position company.
The United States court of private
land claims at Santa Fe, N. Mex, has
restored to the public domain the
Estina land grant made in 1916 and
contains 100000 acres.
Gen. Manager Hayes, Of the Grand
Trunk system, has recognized the COM
m'ittee of the telegraphers organization
by announcing that General Superin-
terdent Quiggan has instructions to
discuss the settlement with them.
Julius and David Rothschild filed vol
untary petitions of bankruptcy at New
York. the former with liabilities of
S119.9GO and the latter with liabilities
Of S11G,1OO. Neither party has any
assets.
A cablegram from Capt. Baker an
nounces the arrival of the Oregon and
Iowa at Valparaiso, Chile. They will
continue northward to Calloa, their
orders to Honolulu remaining un-
changed.
In the French senate a stormy dis
cussion took place over bill increas-
ing the penalties for espionage and
treason. There were frequent refer
ences to Dreyfus. Eventually the bill.
which provided death for staff officers
who are guilty of treason in time of
peace was adopted.
Judge Taft, at Cincinnati, has issued
an order for the sale of the Wheeling
& Lake Erie Railroad company on the
claim Of the Metropolitan Financial
and Industrial company. The sale
will be for 100000, subject to mort
cages Of $6,O00,OOO, and must be made
within three months.
Capt. Gen. Castellnnos has Informed
Brig. Gen. Clous that the evacuation Of
Havana would be completed on or be.
fore Jan. / next. Fourteen transports
are due to arrive from Spain during
the next ten days. There are 10000
Spanish troops still in Havana, and it's
environs, but the last few thousand
will embark simultaneously.
The American Missionary associa-
ton has appointed one Of it's secre-
taries, the Rev. A. F. Beard, D. D..
and Lucien NJ. Warner Of Bridgeport,
Conn.,, as q special delegation to visit
Porto Rico and investigate concerning
the initiation of religious work there
in behalf of the association, which rep
resents the Congregational churches
of the United States.
Judge Blodgett, in the second jury
session of the superior court at Boston,
directed the jury in the $750,O0O action
brought by G. w. Norton against VIM.
A. Neville, VIM. H. Martin and John
Ballard, of California, to return YER
dict for the defendants, and the jury
did so. Thesuit was to recover dam
ages in that sum for an alleged breach
Of contract by defendants.
The North German Gazette, referring
to Senator Mason's resolution intro
duced In the United States senate,
calls attention to the promise Of Count
Posadowiski-Wehne secretary Of tile
interior, in the reichstag, that an impe-
rial law be introduced providing gen.
eral regulations for the Importation Of
American meats, which, is is hoped,
would avert O possibility of conflict
on claims upon the part Of the United
States, and adds that q law on this
subject Is in course of preparation, but
has not yet been submitted TO the
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