The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-10-10
OF the Ueek


The duchess of Rochefoucauld, who
is a daughter of United States Sen, or
J. H. Mitchell of Oregon, was success
fully operated upon at Paris for ap-
pendicitis.
The society for the protection of the
interests Of the German chemical in
dustry, in session at Frankfort, Ger
many, has unanimously passed reso-
luton against the prohibition of the
use of boric acid for tn representation
of meats.
The decision of the sultan, to per-
NIT four Russian torpedo boats, which
ers, to pass the Dardanelles, is regard
of the international convention, and
action in the matter is expected from
the other signatory powers.
The hackers of the Marcus Island
expedition will make demand upon
the state department to put them in
possession of the island, on the ground
that the United States recognized the
claim of Rosehill to the place years
ago, and accepted bond of $4,000
from the company, as required in the
operation Of g,iano islands. If the
clai mis- overruled, the company will
make claim of 100000 on Japan.
At political banquet given at Ma
that, Department of Charente Inferi-
cure, Premier Combes endeavOred to
efface the damaging effects of the re-
cent. utterances of the minister of mar
inc, Pelletan, and the minister of war,
Gen. Andere. The premier summar-
lied Frances foreign policy as a de-
sire to strengthen the existing good re-
lations with foreign countries, and he
reiterated that there had been no
change in the governments position
since the day he assumed Office.
General.
Philadelphia has won the American
league pennant.
The New York Republicans unani-
mously nominated state ticket, head
ed by Gov. Odell.
Inspectors of the county prison at
Philadelphia paid s14 per ton for hard
coal, bought in the open market.
F. Augustus Heinze, copper million
aire, who is fighting Senator Clark for
political control, is trying to organize
new party in Montana.
Hiram High of Ovid, Mich, called to
Guthrie, Okla, by telegram that his
brother was very i'll, has disappeared
and no clue can be found.
Billy Barrett, the American, beat
Harry Chamberlain of London at Liv-
erpool on points in a fifteen-round
boxing contest for $3.50.
The new British armored cruiser
Drake is reported having steamed "a
knots an hour the fastest record ever
made by British cruiser.
Judge Chytras of Chicago will dis
solve the injunction restraining the
board of trade from trying the charges
against the Weare Commission COM
pany.
The presbytery at Chattanooga,
Tenn, adopted resolutions against a
union with Northern Presbyterians,
unless the creed of the latter is re-
vised.
At a meeting of the New York board
of health, the section of the sanitary
code relating to contagious diseases
has been amended SO as to include
whooping cough.
At the municipal outing at Toledo,
Mayor Jones entered into the sports,
| winning a foot race, romping with the
children, and as climax, stood on his
head for thirty seconds.
A. H. Hummel, counsel for Mrs. FL
liot F. Shepard of New York in her
suit for absolute divorce, denies most
emphatically a report that any recon
Citation has been brought about.
The wife of Senator Hanna, hearing
that non-union painters were employed
on one of her husbands houses, visited
the scene, and forced all who could not
produce union cards to quit work
The continuous rainfall over the en-
tire eastern slope of the Rocky Noun
tains, has saved the late crops, and al.
layed all fears Of a shortage of water.
Forest fires have also been quenched.
Jesse STREET, a bicycle man on the
Indianapolis police force, was sus-
pended and charges formally preferred
against him to the board of public
safety for the expressing of a wish
that President Roosevelt would die.
With a concession of 25 cents an
hour in wages by the city of Chicago
the strike of the Thirty-ninth street
intercepting sewer laborers is ended.
The city retains the right to discharge
any one of the men.
An additional $4,000 has been re-
ceived at Canton, Ohio, from promi-
nent Philadelphians, which completes
the $4,000 that had been promised to
the National Mckinley Memorial asso-
citation. Each contributor gave $1,000.
A telegram was sent by the North
western Kranken Unterstuetzungs
Verein of Chicago to President Roose-
welt and Secretary Hay, in which the
Jews of Chicago rendered their heart
felt thanks for the effort in behalf of
their race.
Four hundred coopers engaged in
the manufacture of whiskey barrels at
Peoria, ILL.,, went out on strike. Their
demands for an advance in wages was
made some time ago and the strike
was called without giving the employ.
ers any notice.
President Edmund .. James of the
Northwestern University of Chicago,
has sent letters to the alumni asking