The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-05-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK N tPT0x[
Important Events At Home and %
Foreign Shores Briefly
Told.
Washlnoton.

Wu luz dllS, luO OuA4SSC
ter to Washington, has accepted an
invitation to deliver the commence.
ment address at Iowa university in
June.
The new pension act which went
into effect on April 10 gives to POI $40
widows and other pensioners an in
crease Of 81 month. All pensioners
getting less than $12 will receive the
amount without the necessity Of put.
ting in new claims.
The retirement of Rear Admiral
Very will result in the promotion Of
Capt. William s. Cowles to be rear
admiral. Capt. Cowles now holds the
rank O. rear admiral. but only by vir-
tue of .he fact that he is chief OF the
bureau If equipment.
Delegate Andrews of New Mexico
has Introduced in the house a bill for
the establishment in DOna Ana coun-
ty, New Mexico of an annex to all
national homes for disabled volunteer
soldiers. the annex to be for tho ex.
elusive housing of married survivors.
Personal.
William Fiss, reputed to be one of
the largest horse dealers in the
world, is dead at Buffalo, N. Y.
]. A. Matthews, once prominent in
Missouri state politics and general
manager of the Omaha (Neb.) Her
aid in 1SS7.SS, died at ST. Louis. aged
sixty-seven.
w. C. Leckie of Dowagiac, Mich.
prominent in the order of Elks and
for many years manager of the Beck
with Memorial theater there, is dead
from a complication of diseases.
James H. Neal. formerly well
known in Ohio politics, died in New
York from paralysis. Mr.. Neal served
as consul at Liverpool England, I'M
der Cleveland's second administra-
ton.
Rev. DR.. Russell ]. Wilbur, former
dean of the Episcopal cathedral at
Chicago, has been formally received
by the Jesuit Fathers in their novi-
tiate at Floreissant, a suburb of St.
Louis.
P. S. I.amoreaux, a manufacturer OF
Beaver Dam, Wis.,. has been appoint
ed by Gov. Davidson as regent of the
University of Wisconsin for a term of
three years. He succeeds Maj. C.
Mead OF Plymouth.
Emile Gibhardt, noted professor of
literature, is dead in Paris. He held
the chair of letters in several famous
universities and was decorated with
the Legion of Honor for his contri
buttons to literature.
Rev. William S. Friedman has been
elected rabbi for life of Temple EN-
manuel at Denver at the annual meet
ing of the congregation. Rev. Mr..
Friedman has already served this con-
gregation as rabbi for eighteen years.
Andrew Carnegie has promised
Wells college at Aurora, N. Y, $40,.
coo for library to be called the
Frances Cleveland library, after Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, an alumnus of the
college, on condition that it raise an
equal sum.
V. Kejuin Wellington Kee of Shang.
hal, China, son of the Chinese secre
tary of foreign affairs, has been elect
ed editor-in-chief of the Columbia
Spectator, the university daily paper
Kee for two years has been member
of the varsity debating team.
Sir Adolphe Caron, a former mem
Der of the Canadian parliament, died
at the Royal Victoria hospital at
Montreal after short illness from
pneumonia. Sir Adolphe was minis
ter of militia at the time of the North
west rebellion, in 1885. and for his
services in suppressing it was knight
ed by Queen Victoria.