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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
REVIEW OF TRADE.
X. q. Dun Says More Men Are at Work
Now Than a Year Ago.
New YORK, Dec. l7.-R. q. Dun

New YORK, Dec. l7.-R. G. Dun Il
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
'Dun's Review is enabled. by the kindness
OF several thousand manufacturers who have
forwarded statements of their pay-rolls for
November this year in 1898 and in 1892. 10
make a very encouraging comparison
OF earnings for that month, which
shows an increase in total payments
OF Is . per cent. over last year, but a decrease
OF 1873 per cent. in comparison with 1892 The
accompanying statement of hands employed
shows that in the establishments 1912 per cent.
more persons were employed than IA year ago,
but SO per cent. less than in 1892. The average
earnings for over $50 900 hands is 4 per cent.
larger than in 1893. but is l4H per cent. less
than in 1872. and this statement takes no ac-
count of hours of work in the months compared
or of the establishments not working at all
this year. In some of the industries more
hands are at work than in 1892, but in others
the decrease is large.
Contradictory changes in business are quite
in order at this season. Neither the larger or
ders in some branches, nor the depression OF
prices in others, afforded "a safe indication OF
the general movement. But the working force
does not lessen more than usual for the time
of year, the demand for goods does not seem to
diminish, though in most departments it is
considerably below the capacity of works in
operation, and the volume OF business trans
acted is a little larger in comparison with last
year than in November.
The failures during the month have been
swelled by many mlSfortunes AZ the south. APP
parently due to the extreme depression in cot
ton, so that the Liabilities for the first week of
December amounted 10 E4,O36 S66. of
which Sl,4.7,4 AS were OF manufacture
ing and S24O 45l of trading con.
Germs, the aggregate for the corresponding
week last year being a, FOL 400. For the month
Of November the compete statement of h.
bilitles covers II. 09i. 306, OF which So 2S2, 500
were OF manufacturing and s. ,G8O,0 $50 were OF
trading concerns. The failures for the past
week have been $40 in the United States,
against 39 last year. and 40 III Canada, against
Az last wear"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
AWFUL
A Correspondents Version Of the AtrOci-
ties OF Port Arthur.

'NS "a INV
New YORK, Dec. 21.-The World
prints the following special advices
from its correspondent, James Creel.
man, who was with the japanese
army, dated Port Arthur. November "a,
via Vancouver, December 10:
The struggle for the emancipation OF Corea
has been suddenly turned into q savage war
OF conquest. 1t is no longer a conflict be-
tween civilization and barbarism. Japan for
the last four days has trampled civilization
under the feet OF her ~conquering army. The
taking OF Port Arthur and the possession OF
one Of the most powerful strongholds in the
world was too great n strain upon the Japanese
character, which relapsed in a few hours back
into the british state from which it was awak-
ened a genera ion ago.
Almost the entire population found In Port
Arthur has been massacred and the work Of
butchering the unarmed and unresisting in
habitants has been continued China is now
at the mercy of the island empire"
After detailing the circumstances Of
the fighting which ended in the cap
ture of Port Arthur, the correspondent
tells how the Chinese mutilated the
corpses of the japanese dead. He says:
Il saw the Japanese dead on the road with
their heads gone and their bodies mutt
liltu' StNCTdl toTpStS we're without udluS'
two had been butchered like sheep and their
hearts and livers torn out.
LAS the Japanese troops moved on they saw
the heads OF their slain comrades hanging by
cords, with their noses and ears gone. There
was a rude arch in the main street decorated
with bloody japanese heads. A great
slaughter followed. The Infatuated soldiers
killed every one they saw. No attempt
to lake prisoners was made. Women
and children were hunted and shot as
they fed to the hills with their protectors.
The town was sacked from end to end and the
inhabitants were butchered in their own
homes. The van Of the second regiment
reached Fort Ogunsan and found it deserted.
Then they discovered a junk in the harbor
crowded with fugitives. A platoon was
stretched across the end Of a wharf and fired
into the boat until every woman, man and
child was killed. The torpedo boats outside
had already sunk ten junkS filled with terror
stricken people. / am satisfied that not more
than 100 Cinnamon were killed in fair battle al
Port Arthur, and that at least 1000 unarmed
men were put to death"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
The sly Fox.

Two Colorado men were out driving
near Pine Creek. when they saw n red
fox coming down the road at full speed
and about twenty feet in the rear a
wildcat. The men had a view of the
race for nearly a mile. The pace was
terrific, and neither runner seemed to
gain an inch on the other for the whole
distance. But the cat evidentally had
more endurance, and would have over
taken the fox had it not been for the
men in the buggy. Reynard chose the
least of two evils. and ran up boldly,
passing the men like an arrow, but the
wildcat stopped at sight of them, and,
after a seconds hesitation. skunk into
the bushes and gave up the chase
Golden Days.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
Must Not Discriminate.

WASHINGTON, Dee. lS.-A cable mes
sage has gone from the state depart
ment in Washington to Madrid giving
formal notice to the Spanish govern
ment that if trade determinations
against the United States do not cease
measures will be adopted 10y the pres
ident for the protection of American
commerce under the authority of the
act of congress of August Is, 1890, en-
powering him to stop the Importation
of goods from countries that persist in
such determinations.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
800 Reward, 500,

The reader of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catalrh Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
beings constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cur is taken internally, acting directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving Il e patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting naturein doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura.
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails TO cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
ADDRESS, T. j. CHENEY q Co, Toledo, o.
tfy Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills, % cents.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
A NOVELIST a
Robert Louis Stevenson Passes Away in
HIS Sa nIoa Home.

His samoan Home.
AUCKLAND, Dec. lS.-Advices from
Apia, Samoa, of the late of December
$, are that the novelist, Robert Louis
Stevenson, had died suddenly of apo
plexy. His remains were Inferred on
the summit of Pala mountain, 1900
feet high. At the time of his death
Mr.. Stevenson had half completed the
writing of a new novel.
Some timecago Mr.. Stevenson. who
was suffering from lung trouble,
came to the South Pacific for his
health. He became enraptured with
the Samoan islands and decided to
take up his residence and spend the
rest of his days there. He took a close
interest in Samoan affairs and mas
written many letters to the news
papers in favor of the natives as
against the treaty powers under whose
direction the government Of the islands
is conducted.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
A MISSOURI BANK FAILS.
Slater Institution Goes Under, with Heavy
Liabilities wings Bank Closed.

LlaDitIties- savings Bank Closed.
SLATER, Mo-, Dec. 1S.-The Citizens
stock bank, capitalized at 500, 600,
closed Monday and is in the hands of
c. p. Storts as assignee. Joseph Field,
caLhier of the institution, also made
an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors. The failure is a bad one,
and will catch many creditors heavily.
Among them are said to be various
st. Louis and Chicago institutions.
The banks liabilities amount to about
$3.50, 000, and assets, excluding consid-
cradle worthless paper, will not eX-
coed $3.50. 600.
The failure was precipitated by a
call of the state officials for a state
ment, which showed that of the cap
ital stock and $3.50, 600 of deposits there
is in the vaults of the bank less than
81, 900. The failure caused great ex-
element and precipitated a run on the
Slater savings bank, capitalized at
$50, 900, and resulted in the bank be-
ing closed also.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
WAS A A BLOW.
\ Pugiiist Never Receivers consciousness
After Leaving the Ring.

After Leaving the Ring.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 17.-Andy Bow
en-, of New Orleans, was defeated by
kid" Lavigne, of Saginaw, Mich, in
the Auditorium club arena Friday
evening. The purse was So, 900. of
which $500 e to the loser. The
Michigan lad had the fight all his own
way from the start and gave Bowen
an awful beating, and finally knock
ing him out SO effectively that Bowen
had to be carried out of the ring in a
senseless condition.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 1S.-Andy Bow
en- died Saturday morning at 7:15
o'clock while Father Delaney was pray
ing over him. He remained uncon-
scious from the time the fatal blow
was landed and was conveyed from
his dressing-room at the club to his
home on Thalia street near Magazine.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
FEARED
Discovery of a Shortage Leads to a Tragedy
in Iowa.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Dec. 1S.-John
Huntington, remittance clerk in the
Citizens state bank, of this city. shot
AMI seriously wounded +. n. Hayden,
o. Chicago. and A. Cromwell, of Mime
apolIs, respectively superintendent
and inspector of the Fidelity and Cas-
ualty company, of New York city, and
then committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head Sunday
morning at about 11:l5 o'clock in the
private Office of the bank, at the cor
ner of First avenue and Main street.
There was a shortage in the bank
accounts of $500, and this caused the
act. The shortage dates from last
July. On the 10Th of that month four
$500 checks passed into the Citizens
bank. Only three of those checks
have ever beer accounted for. A most
searching investigation was held, and
resulted in the production of strong
circumstantial evidence that the
amount had been misappropriated by
Huntington.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
DEATH OF A JURIST.
James Gillfallin, Chief Justice of Mime
sofa, Expires at ST. Paul.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. l7.-Judge
n~esota, died at his residence in this
city Sunday morning from n complied
ton of kidney and liver troubles. He
was 80 years old. He enlisted
as a private when the war
broke out, but was soon chosen
captain and later made colonel of the
Eleventh Minnesota, serving until the
close of the wal. He was appointed
chief justice of The state in 1889 and
three times thereafter elected. If he
had lived his term would have eX-
pired January |. A wife and six chill.
dren survive him.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27

q little now and then, with n gentle,
cleansing laxative, thereby removing of
Tending matter from the stomach and
bowels, toning up and iilvigoratiug the
liver and q~uickening its tardy action,
and you thereby remove the cause of a
multitude of distressing diseases, such as
headaches, indigestion, or dyspepsia,
biliousness, pinples, blotches, eruntions.
boils, constipation, piles, fstulas and
maladies too numerous TO mention.
If people would pay more attention TO
properly regulating the action OF their
bowels, they would have less fire.
quent occasion to call for their doctors
services to subdue attacks Of dangerous
diseases.
That, Of all known agents to accom-
plisli this purpose, DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets are ~unequaled. is proven bv the
fact that once used, they are always in
favor. Their secondary effect is 10 keep
the bowels open and regular, not TO fur
tlier constipate, as is the case with other
pills. Hence, their great popularity,
with sufferers from liabitual constipation,
piles and indigestion.
A free sample OF the pellets" 4 to ?
doses) on b1al, is mailed TO any address.
postpaid, on receipt OF name and address
postal card.
Address, WORLDS DisPENsARy MEDI-
CAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo. n. y.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
A San Francisco Drug Clerk Assaulted
and Robbed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17.-Eugene
Weir, n drug clerk, was killed Friday
morning by burglars, who sub
sequently riled the cash reg
lister. Weir was about to close up
the store in which he was en-
ployed. Later a policeman found
the door open and discovered the
remains of the murdered nan in the
cellar with twenty-eight stab-wounds
in his breast and side. The proprietor
subsequently found almost all the
money in a secret hiding place, only a
small amount of silver being left in
the cash register.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
VII Contest IarsneY's Seat.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. - Col. K. II.
Van Horn, editor of the Kansas City
journal, republican candidate for o
gress in the Fifth district of Missouri
during the last election, has fled no.
ticc of contest with the clerk of the
house against Representative Tarsney.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
ENLIGHTENMENT Charged.

Sioux FALLS, 5. d., Dee. 1S.-The
public examiner has requested Gov
Sheldon to suspend from office Treas
urer Welbes, of McCook county. The
eason is that the public examiner
found the treasurer short in his ac-
counts between $4,000 and So, 600.
Welbes was arrested for embezzlement
and placed in 81, 900 bonds.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
COLLEGES IN LUCK.
A Decision Rendered In Their Favor Re-
garding the Fayerweather Estate.

New YORK, Dec. 1S.-Judge Truax
Monday decided the Daniel Ii. Fayer-
weather will contest in favor of the
five colleges which sued the estate.
The decision practically upsets the
whole disposition of the estate, which
is worth about SO, 600, 900.
The action was brought by Dart
mouth, Amherst, Williams and Hamil-
ton colleges, and the University of
Rochester, and these will get big slices
of the estate.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
4 Disgrace To Illinois.

CHICAGO, Dee. 19.-At a well-attend-
ed meeting of war veterans and others
held in this city the present state of
the monument of President Abraham
Lincoln at Springfield was declared a
disgrace to Illinois and entirely IN
worthy the spirit OF the American
people.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
New Canadian prcmier.

LONDON, Dee. 1.-THE Times Friday
definitely that Hon. Mac
kenZie Eowell. Canadian minister of
trade and cOmmerce, has consented 10
form a ministry for the iSniuion of
Canada
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27

Nor HIS WEAK PoINT-Ajax-''Wert thou
not wounded in the battle to-day, Achilless
MethoughtI saw thee stricken by a Tro-
jan spear" Achilles-''I was stricken,
Ajax; but, fortunately, lgotitin the neck"
Puck.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1894-12-27
In Our Great Grandfafher'S Time,

pills were in
al use. Like the
luuderbuss" of
hat decade they
big and CUM
y, but inefec-
III this cent
ury of enlight-
ennlent, we have
\ DR.. Pierce's
\ Pleasant Pei
} lets, which
- cure all liver,
stomach and
bowel derange-
nlents III the
most effective
way.
Assist Nature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-17
FEW n1EMnE.ss PKEsEN
House Discusses the Report on the De-
aciency Bin and Again Refers It.

House Discusses the Report on the De-
hciency BIZ and Again Refers It.
WAsHINGTON, Aug. 17.-There was q
mere handful of members present
vest .rday when the speaker called
the house to order The deficiency
appropriation bill was taken up for
further consideration. Mr.. Savers mo
ton to insist on disagree ment on the
Southern Pacific claim am nd
ment was adopted Unanimous con-
sent wa asked that the senate 81 bsti-
tute bill for the exclusion and de-
portation of alien anarchists which
had just be n received from the sem
ate, should be taken up for Onsider-
alton. Objection was made by Messrs.
Tracey and Warner of New York and
considerable disturbance was cause /.
The bill was withdrawn and referred
to the jud ciary committee.
The conference report on the gen
eral deficiency bill reported to the
house by Mr.. Sayers announced an
an agreement on the Southern Pacific
amendment, the senate conferrees
having receded. The bill to repeal
the free alcohol clause in the tart
bill was passed. At 4:45 p. m. the
house adjourned until next Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-17
BRIEFS BY WIRE.

Delegates representing Ohio labor
un -Ons met at Column bus and formed
an independent political party.
d. Grant Armstrong, dying at Gov
ington. Ky. confessed TO forging his
brothers name to notes aggregating
$4,000
George Fisher stabbed. proba bly, IA
tally, Philip Wild Of Spiczards. Mo,
because Wild asked him to pay little
bill.
G. T. Drake has sued the Chicago
and Alton railway for $50. OO0 damages
for injuries received while acting as
an eng Ineer-
Congressman James B. McCreary has
written to the chairman Of each
Democratic county comm ttee in Ken
lucky announcing n candidacy for
the United States senate
Miss Mamie Elmore created a SEN
sation in KeoAuk by clipping with a
married drummer named Mitchell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-17
HouseWays and Means Commit
tee Proposes Tariff Changes.
It is at Work On Several Pro-
posed Amendments.
DIAMOND SCHEDULE.
The Obscure Reading in It to
be Corrected.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE ways
and means committee met yesterday
to consider several amendments to
the tariff. One OF these. to restore
alcohol used in the arts to the dutia-
BILE list, was adopted and subsequent
~ passed by the house Another was
proposed by Representa- Tarsney
making lead ore containing a prepon-
derance of silver free of duty. This
was voted down by a party vote, the
Repu blicans present overcoming the
five ,mocrats. Mr.. Tarsney will
again to-day when another meeti-g
will be held.
Chairman Wilson viii also propose
an amendment to correct an obscurity
of the general tariff bill on diamonds
in tn. free list. It was intended to
make glazer and other diamonds free
but tn = pun et1 ltioa of the item is SO
defective that the treasury officials
think it may admit all diamonds free,
and fear if duty were assessed i'm
porters would promptly appeal to the
courts Mr. Wilson is confident that
the senate and the house will make
the correction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-17
ne KNEW


From Telling.
The minister had just returned from
trip abroad. and that Sunday afternoon he
was telling the children of the Sunday
school about it.
Now, dear children, - he said. 1.-THE ship
that I went across the ocean on was a
great ship. 1t was much larger than the
boats you have seen here In the harbor
II were to tell you just how large it was,
you would all be surprised, but when you
grow older you viii learn all about those
things, and there is no need of my taking
up this valuable time with such a doscrip-
ton when there are things much more in
teresting to talk about.
But, as 1 was saying, it was a great
ship. And on our way back there arose
tremendous storm. Large as the ship was,
it was tossed about like eggshell by the
mighty waves Of the sea. It rose and fell
and pitched and tossed, and there were
many on the ship who thought that II
would sink. The storm gathered in fury.
The waves grew higher and higher, and
finally the captain and the officers Of the
ship grew anxious. They talked In low
voices among themselves, and soon the pas
sengers learned that they were afraid that
tho storm would overcome the ship and
that we would all go to the bottom of the
sea.
T thought that would never see my
dear children again. i remem bered the
Sunday school and all the friends IN my
congregation, and the events Of my past
life came wildly before me. Then I went
to my 6tatcrooIn. The waves were still
higher, and tho ship was being tossed
about at fearful rate knott down in
my staterooIn, and + But dear chill
dren, who can tell mo what / did?'
The children We're intensely interested
in the recital, and for moment no one
answered. Then q little fellow who sat
on the front seat raised his hand and said,
stPlease, sir, I know
wen, said the minister, what did
do while 1 was knceling there in my state
roor1?''
II know continued The little fellow,
''for 1 did it when We went to Crystal
Beach, but it 1vouldn't be polite to tell
here. buffalo Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-17
BETTER SEND 4 DRAY
III You Want a Cop r Labor Commits
Todd R-port-

III You Want n Cop r Labor Commits
sIoner Todd R-port.
Labor Commissioner Todd has just IS
sued prospectus Of his annual report
which is a remark able document
This prospectus contains 725 pages,
weighs two pounds and a half and costs
20 cents a volume to send it through the
mails. This book is, according to Dir
Todd simply "extracts from the ninth
annual report of the bureau of labor and
Industry of Kansas"
Mr.. TodIs full report is still in the
hands of the printer, and when com
plated will contain over eleven hundred
pages. Persons wanting copies Of the
report viii be expected to send an ex-
press wagon to the state house after
them. as It will bankrupt the state TO
send the documents out through the
mail
Two thousand copies of the Extracts"
have been printed, and the state printing
committee has agreed to order LOU
copies Of the full report