The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-06-30

olllcer TO the grade OF nrSt 1leuten9n
Is almost without precedent in til,
history of the marine corps.
Otherwise. & =.
/ The skeletons of five cave dweller!
were recently found in. Montana, ~.
! The Wisconsin, national guard ha.
| been recognized on the regular arm,
basis.
i" The Northern Pacific will. cut passen
ger rates in; Manitoba from 4 to :
cents per mile. -s*E
| The government report shows a re-
duction of % per cent in spring wheat
acreage. The condition is 91.4, agains,
1908 last year. '''''
Wage scales have been agreed upoi
whereby the Is 900 iron, steel and tin
workers of the country get an in
crease of 25 per cent. 3
INSTRUMENTATION council issues m
appeal%to Southern governors, legis
lators and judges to prevent lawless.
ness and lynching & ].
James G. Miller, who was formerly
in business at Sioux City, Iowa, filed
petition in bankruptcy at Chicago
Liabilities, $500 No assets.
The Northern Pacific railroad reports
gross earnings for May, $2,031, 7S1, a
decrease. compared with May last
year of $685..
General Greeley is in receipt Of ca.
blegram from Maj. MaXfield, announc.
ing the arrival of the ecable ship Hook.
er at Ceylon, with all on board in good
health.
In mass meeting at johannesburg
the Uitlanders declared that mo senti-
ment would be satisfactory which does
not provide for the recognition. Of equal
political rights for all.'' !
The North American. saengerbund
celebrates its golden jubilee at Cincin-
natl June % to 80. A hall with a seat
ing capacity of 1850 has been erected
with a stage for a chorus of 1000
Some Of the most prominent physi-
clans and citizens of Chicago are ar
ranging to organize society to be
known as the Illinois Society for the
Prevention of Consumption.
The Peoria Steel and Iron works of
Peoria. ILL.,, lately sold to the Republic
Iron and Steel company, will resume
operations at once, employing 500 men.
The works have been idle since the
new year.
DIR. John s. Scott, assistant state vet.
erinarian of Illinois, has been ordered
to proceed to Lincoln and other public
institutions to make tuberculosis tests
Oh the cattle furnishing milk to the in
| mates.
The revival of business in the United
States has resulted in a large influx OF
| the poorer classes from Europe, nota
/ bly, Italy. The immigration authori.
ties are lcnient when they know the
immigrants are coming West.
The survey for the submarine cable
Which will connect Germany with thu
United States, via the Azores, was
practically completed when the cable
laying steamship Britannia came into
, port.
A consul of a foreign power states
he overheard officers of the late Cuba1
army fabricating the dispatches re
Gently sent to the United States, tina
the Cubans had absolutely refused t.
accept the American gratuity.
Capt. Weber's new 1,2OO-foot chan
mel las relieved the city of Havana q
100 years. accumulation of dumrnge
which was the principal yellow fevel
breeder. Some 10000 barrels of linn,
We're used in the vicinity.
The Afro-American council has is
sued an appeal to governors of South
ern states ito prevent lawlessness ant
to secure to all citizens the protection
to which they are entitled under tn,
laws
The McDorough estate, which own
the building in which the Californi.
theater islocated at San Francisco, ap
piled for writ Of injunction restrain
ing the production of ''The TURTLE al
leging that 1t is immoral.
The second annual reunion of tho
Benbow family, with 48O members
ended at Muncie, Ind, after the cleo
ton of officers. j. II. Berkey of Mon
roe, Wis, was elected recording secre
tary.
Representatives Of all vehicle whee
manufacturing concerns west Of Pitts
burg met at Chicago and adopted
new graded price list to supercede tn
old one as the latter had become un
s,ited to present conditions.
/ Unsuitable grounds on which to pitcl
their mammoth tent at Indianapolis
may be the cause Of sending the in
ternational Epworth League conven
ton elsewhere. The capitol grounds
are considered insufficient, and u,
other site as yet seems available.
Judge Tuley Of Chicago has write,
an open lettersto the secretary Of tn,
Democratic league in which he say
that renewed prosperity has killed FREE
silver as political issue. and suggests
that 1t be dropped altogether from til,
next national platform.
General Secretary Edwin A. schell
OF the Epworth League, denies the re
port that either the date or location n
the biennial Epworth League conyen
ton Is to be changed. The convention
Will be held at Indianapolis, Ind. JUL
20-2S. and It is said that fully 5000
J people will be In attendance.