The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
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struction and medical affairs, lis dead
A telegram from Prescott, Ariz.,i ans
nounces the death of Harry G. Mason,
formerly speaker of the Ohio house OF
representatives and q well known at.
torney Of Cleveland. m II n MI M l3ss
Rev. Adam Miller, called ''the father
and said to be the Oldest Methodist
minister in the United States, died at
his home in Chicago, aged ninety-one.
The resignation OF Charles f. Hern-
ley OF Newcastle as chairman OF the
Indiana Republican state committee
has been accepted and James p. Good
rich Of Rochester was elected to the
place. I'll
Henry L. Wilson, the United States
minister at Chile, will be rendered an
elaborate banquet by Chilean friends
in Santiago, Chile, to mark their APP
probation of his friendly sentiments
for Chile.
DR.. w. G. Gray, for twenty-five years
editor Of the Interior, the organ Of the
Presbyterian church, has disposed Of
his interest in the paper and resigned.
The paper has been. incorporated with
a capital of $4,000.
Capt. Lyman c. Aldrich, a distin-
guished Confederate soldier, member Of
the executive board of control endow-
ment rank, Knights of ,Pythias, and g.
prominent Mason, died at Natchez,
Miss, Of paralysis.
George H. Yenowine, one of the best
known newspaper men in the West,
died suddenly in Milwaukee. He was
one of the founders Of the Milwaukee
Press club. Mr.. Yenowine was forty
six years old, and is survived by a Wild
ow and son.
Judge John L. T. Sneed died at Mem
phis, Tenn, aged eighty-tw He was
an officer in the Mexican war, brigadier
general in the provisional army Of
Tennessee after the secession Of the
state, and after the war served on the
Tennessee supreme bench.
Frank Irvine of Lincoln, Neb., has
been appointed to the chair Of practice
and procedure in Cornell, to take the
place of H. S. Redfield, who resigned
to take a similar position in Columbia
university. Mr.. Irvine is a Cornell
graduate Of the class Of 1880.
James c. Henry, the oldest inmate Of
the Iowa Soldiers home and member
of the Independent Brady Guards oil
Detroit, in the Canadian Rebellion OF
+, 1888, is dead, aged ninety three. He
was admitted to the home under a spe-
cial act, on account Of bravery dis
played in the service.
General.
Drought has so diminished the supply
Of potatoes in Cincinnati that 1t has
been possible to corner the market.
The production af the mines of the
Cripple Creek Mining district during
July was $2,312,5O0, an increase of $780,
900 over the June production.
The Youngstown (Ohio) plant of the
tin can trust will be removed to Cleve-
land, where it will be operated in con.
nection with the plant at Cleveland.
The steamer Islander, at Victoria.
from Skagway, had passengers who
came from Dawson in less than six
days, breaking past records. She had
on board $4,000 in gold.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch revives
the story that negotiations for the con-
dry plate factories Of the United States
voojSoSboooS
! are pending.
General Secretary White, of the Gar
ment Workers of America, announces
that the strike Of his fellow craftsmen
! is practically ended, except in the cases
of several firms against whom the gar
ment workers have grievances.
James F. Grinstead, who was NOM
mated for mayor of Louisville, KY, in
the Republican primary, July 16, an
| nounces that he will not accept the
| nominate because Of dissatisfaction
| over the way the primary was con-
| Quoted.
More than half the horses in Chicago
are said to be afflicted with grip. AMI
mails in the stables of both rich and
| poor have high fever and violent fits
| of coughing. The epidemic started in
New York and attacked Chicago two
| weeks ago.
Beginning Oct 1, women will have as
| good a right to enter the freshman
class of Rush Medical college, Chicago,
brought about by the recent action of
which decided to admit women for the
first two years work.
Miss Katherine d. Elwas, niece Of the
| governor of Bermuda, has written let
tiers, now in possession of Robert B.
Roosevelt Of New York, showing the
| needs and conditions of the Boer pris-
| oners. Mr.. Roosevelt suggests that 1t
might be desirable to appoint COM
mittee to investigate this matter.
Work on the naval branch Of the
| Young Mems Christian association, be-
| ing erected In New York city by Miss
Helen Gould, at cost Of $425,000. as a
memorial Of her parents, has been de-
| layed by fight between the Amalga-
mated Societies Of Plumbers and Gas
Filters Of New York and the Plumbers
union Of Brooklyn.
United States Senator Clark Of Mon
tana is in San Francisco. in connection
with the construction of the Salt Lake,
San Pedro & Los Angeles railway,
which, he says, will be completed az
rapidly as possible. He confirmed the
truth of a, recent statement that he is
negotiating for q rich copper mining
concession In Siberia.
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