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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-07
FOR a New judicial District.

A bill has been introduced which
will be of considerable interest to the
people of at least half of the state and
to all of the lawyers. 1t forms a new
judicial district by deviding the Third
and Fifth into three. The new dis.
tricts will be made up as follows:
Third-Beadle, Kingsbury, B~rookings
and Hamlin; Fourth-Spink, Clark,
Codington and Deuel. counties; Fifth
Brown, Day, Marshall, Roberts and
Grant. The reasons urged for the
change are that the railroad onnec
lions OF the counties are such that it
is difficult and expensive to travel over
them and that the two circuit judges
are at present overwOrked.
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Routine Proceeding
SENATE.

In the senate on Wednesday Mr..
Boyce's bill, No. 50, providing that the
service of summons shall be regarded
as complete at the end Of the publica-
ton, passed; also Mr.. Boyce's bill, No.
g., covering bringing of actions under
the justice code; also Mr.. Boyce's bill,
No. IS, covering the same gro und.
The following bills were reported
favorably: Mr.. Rice's bill, No. 40,
exempting from taxation trees and
shrubbery; Mr.. Allison's bill, No. 80;
Mr.. Hokenstad's bill, No. 9, exempting
from taxation volunteer firemen; and
Mr.. Hosmer's bill, No. Is, prohibiting
the doing business in this state OF all
insurance companies except through
the local agents.
The following bills were introduced:
Bill No. III, by Mr.. Wright, defining
rape and the age of consent at 81.
Bill No. l72, by Mr.. Lawrence, COW
ering duties of veterinary surgeons.
Bill No. 173. by Mr.. Schlund, taxing
shotguns and rifles.
Bill No. ia, by Mr.. Howard, provid.
ing bounties for killing wolves.
Bill No. IT'S, by Mr.. Rice, amending
acts for care of insane.
Bill No. l76, by Mr.. Rice, providing
for ~juries for circuit courts.
Bill No. III, by Mr.. Rice, covering
instructions by courts to %juries.
Bill No. 17S, by Mr.. Bennett Of
Clark, covering times of dividing
roads by township supervisors.
Bill No. l79, by Mr.. Bennett OF
Clark, fixing salaries OF railroad com.
misSioners.
Bill No. 1870, by Mr.. FOote, amending
the redemption laws.
Bill No. ISL. by Mr.. Foote, appro-
priating ST., $50 for printing session
laws.
Bill No. 1872, by Mr.. Jacobs, provid-
ing for assessment Of property taken
for public uses.
Bill No. 1873, by Mr.. Schlund, provid-
ing for printing reports OF state insti-
tutions.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-07
To Exempt Railroads.

A bill has been introduced in the
house which is meeting with much
favor. 1t provides that all new lines
of railroads hereafter built shall be
exempted from taxation for five
years. In many counties of the state
there is a crying need for new roads.
In several counties there is but one
line and their rustling members are ex.
erting all their energy to secure more.
They believe that capital should be
encouraged to build these lines and
that the simplest way to give this n
enlargement is to extend this exemp-
ton. This bill is supported by some
Of the ablest members of the two
houses and is meeting with no opposi-
ton. In fact several members are
advocating extending the exemption
to factories and other new enterprises.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-07
Commercial Agencies.

On Tuesday the senate committee
on banks decided by unanimous vote
to pass the bill allowing Dunn, Brad
street and other commercial agencies
to do business in this state. Four
years ago the legislature passed a law
forbidding these agencies here except
through IA resident agent who should
deposit with the state treasurer $780,
GOO in approved bonds as a guarantee
against damage TO any South Dakota
citizens who should be wrongly report
ed. Bradstreet withdrew from the
state at once and while Dunn has con-
tinued their report they have not been
able to make it as accurate as it should
be.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-07

Bill No. l60. by Mr.. Howard, amend
ing to civil suits.
Bill No. 16l, by MI. Howard, relat-
ing to bringing action in civil suits.
f. Bill No. 1872, by Mr.. Howard, amend
ing Chapter Is. laws of 1893.
Bill No. 1853, by MIR. Howard, relat-
ing to the discharge Of mortgages.
Bill No. l64, by Mr.. Schultz, pre-
scribing methods OF assessment.
Bill No. l65, by Mr.. Smith, prescrib-
ing duties of school boards where
location of school houses has been
made by county superintendent.
Bill No. 166, by Mr.. Doran, legaliZ-
ing the incorporation Of Woonsocket.
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discussion, was passed by a majority
of l.. MIR. Sinclair's bill, No. l48,
providing that conviCts shall be con.
veyed to the ~penitentiary by the EN-
ployees OF the latter instead Of by
SherIffs, was defeated. Mr.. Boyce's
bill, No. $50, Mr.. Wilson's bill, No.
1874, and Mr.. LawrenCe's bill, No. Ill,
the latter providing that stock may
run at large from December till March,
were also defeated. (
In the house Mr.. Jones renewed the
motion that the appropriations com
mittee be instructed to report by Feb
ruary 2lst. This is the third time the
question has come up and each time it
has been beaten. At first it was sup
ported by only half "A dozen, then by
about twenty, and today 1T had thirty
three affirmative votes. Bill No. IS
for the protection Of game birds occu-
pied two hours, and after a p%arliamen.
tary jangle, amid great hilarity, it was
indefinitely postponed. A motion
that the clerk of the supreme court be
compelled to render an itemized
account of the receipts of his office vas
laid or the table. Mr.. Miller's bill
No. SO, governing sherih's fees.
passed. Mr.. PERKINS, bill, providing
thde bOIiucthCh VI Souhby OIlSial ohAlA
Justify in double the amount of tho
bond, failed, as did Mr.. Hairs bill No.
l5l, providing that before shipping
any livestock railroads shall post a
notice showing the number Of stock
cars ordered, the name of party order
ing them and the time and place of
loading. Mr.. Egge's bill, No. LAG,
providing that justices courts shall
always be open, and Mr.. Smiths bill,
No. 1873, were also killed.
No bills were introduced in the SEN
ate, but the following were introduced
in the house:
Bill No. 100, by Mr.. Gold, providing
for issue of warrants and amended
warrants based upon revenues
assessed or TO be assessed.
Bill No. 19l, 10y Mr.. Howard, amend
ing compiled laws relative to attach
ment of property of residents.
Bill No. 1872, by Mr.. Cawood, by re-
quest. amending laws of 1891, regard
ing assessments and equalization.
Bill No. 1893, 10y Mr.. Hair, by request,
amending laws of 1891 regarding bond
of state and county officials.
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To Increase Judges Salaries

A bill of considerable Importance to
the judges of the state has been intro
duced by Mr.. MCGEE (Populist) Of
Pennington. 1t provides that the
salaries of the supreme judges shall be
placed at So, 600 and those of the cir
cult judges at $500 per year. 1t also
provides that there shall be charged for
every case brought in the circuit court
a fee of one dollar and for every case
appealed to the supreme court a fee
of two dollars, these fees to be paid by
the litigants. There are appealed to
the supreme court annually about two
hundred cases, and while the number
in the circuit courts is irregular, vary
ing from time to time, there is reason
to believe that the fees will much
more than pay the increase in the
salaries. The bill has not been passed
uron in committee, but it is quite like
ly to become a law.
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Cousin Of Vanderbflts.

Los Angeles, Cal:,-SpeciaL-.B b.
Barnes has been arrested for compile
ity in the Ontario bank robbery four
weeks ago. Barns was at a hotel and
the arresting officer recovered 5000.
He claims to be a cousin of the Van
derbilts, and says his father is in bust.
ness in Austin, Tex.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-07
Another FruitIess Ballot,

Dover, Del, Special.-One ballot IN
the senatorial fight was taken to-day.
IT resulted as follows: Higgins, 8;
Walcott, 10; Massey, 4; AddicSs, &
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-21
STRUCK A ROCK.
Big Steamer State of Missouri
Goes Down
In Fifty Feet of Water on the
Ohio River.
THIRTY-FIVE DROWN.
Yawl Containing Women and
Children Capsizes.

OwENsBoRo, KY, Jan. 2l-The big
New Orleans packet, the State of
Missouri, struck rock on the In
Ind, about o'clock last evening,
and went down in fifty feet of water.
She gave a heavy lurch forward and
rapidly sank Four passengers on
the City of Greensboro, passing here,
were picked up near the Kentucky
shore. They swan for life on planks
and reached the willows One
reached the shore and the others
remained in tree many
hours until rescued They were:
w. c. feathers from Hopkins county,
KY. and a man named Gregory, of
Cave-in- Rock, Ill. The names of the
other two could not be learned.
These passengers report that the boat
struck a rock near the stern and gave
a sudden lurch forward. A yawl was
launched, but SO many people crowded
into it that it was soon sunk. AS the
boat lurched again a second yawl was
put off from the boat in which four
women passengers and some cabin
passengers managed to get places.
Leathers never swan before, but
managed to keep adoat until he
reached the willows. He saw four men
drowned near him, but was powerless
to act One cham bermaid was picked
up by boat from farmhouse near
by and several rescued passengers
were picked up further on and taken
to Louisville by the steamer Tell City.
One yawl that was upset by
frantic passengers was full of
women and children and all are
thought to be lost. There were if
teen cabin and thirty deck passengers
and crew of sixty on board. The
surviving passengers think that at
least thirty FIVE were lost. The cabin
and upper works Of the boat hoated
away The Texas and pilot house
were towed ashore at Rockport. The
City of Owensboro got out part
of the cabin freight from
the cabin deck. Mr.. Gregory
recovered his overcoat which he
had left behind when the boat sunk.
In less than ten minutes from the
time the boat struck she had gone
down At Rockport and here, as well
as at all intermediate points, the bank
is lined with skiffs picking up pieces
of furniture and watching for dead
bodies, but the current is too swift for
small craft; to go out far.
No names of those drowned can be
learned here. The boat is a total loss.
The State of Missouri was built at
Madison, Ind, in 1890, by Kansas
City syndicate. for the Missouri river
trade at a cost of $40. 900. She was
one of trio of fine steamers built by
the same company-the State of Kan
sas and the A. L. Mason being the
others. She was $50 feet long, with
a forty-four foot beam and six-foot
hold. She was never launched on the
Missouri, but placed on the Ohio and
Mississippi, plying between Cincinnati
and New Orleans, with occasional
trips to st. Louis.
Later reports indicate that not
more than ten lives were lost.
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CLEVELAND TALKS.
The Presidents Expresses His Views ON
the Hawaiian Question.

The Presidents Expresses His Views on
the Hawaiian Question.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Elm conve rsa-
ton last evening the president seemed
entirely willing to discuss the Ha-
waiian question. He said: mo in
formation has been received which
indicates that anything viii happen
in Hawaii, making the presence of
one of our naval vessels necessary,
unless we are prepared to enter upon
a policy and course of conduct viola
tive of every rule of international law
aud utterly unjustifable. All who
take any interest in the question
should keep in view that Hawaii
is entirely independent of US
and that in its relation to
US it is foreign country.
A ship has been sent to Honolulu,
not because there has been any
change in the policy of the admins
tration and not because there seems
to be any imminent necessity for it's
presence there. The vessel has been
sent there in accordance with the
policy of the administra ton in every
case of the kind and from motives Of
extreme caution and with a possibili-
ty that the disturbance may be re-
SumeQ, Wnlch ut result IN danger
to the persons and property of Amer
lean citizens entitled to the protec-
ton of the United States. This course
was at once determined upon as soon
as information reached the govern
ment of the recent trouble.
$50 far from having the slightest
objection to making public the in
structions which were given to the
commander of the Philadelphia and
the dispatch he will carry to Mr.
Willis, our minister in Hawaii, 1 am
glad to put them before my. fellow
citizens. Here they are:
" 'WAsHINGToN, Jan. 19.-To Rear
Admiral Beardslee, flagship Ph1la-
aelphia, San Francisco. Proceed with
the steamship Philadelphia with dis
patch to Honolulu Your purpose as
the United States senior naval officer
there will be the protection of the
lives and property of American citi-
zens. In case of civil war in the
islands extend no aid or support,
moral or physical, to any of the par
ties engaged therein, but keep
steadily in view your duty to protect
the lives and property of ell such
citizens of the United States as shall
not by their participation in such
civil connections forfeit their rights
in that regard to the protection of
the American dag. An American citi-
zen who. during a revolution in for
eign country, participates in any at
tempt by force of arms or violence to
maintain or overthrow the existing
government of the United States
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shall protect him against
the consequences of such act Show
these instructions to and consult
freely with the United States minis
ter at Honolulu on all points that may
arise, seeking his opinion and advice
whenever practieabl upon the
actual employment of the forces
under your command, bearing in
mind the diplomatic and political in
terests of the United States are in his
charge. Afford him such aid in all
emerge ncies as may be necessary. At
tention is ca led to article 2s7 of the
United States navy regulations as
amended. Acknowledge by telegram.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-21
SCOTS BODY FOUND.
1t Was Under the Ice in the
Niobrara River.
Had Evidently Been Hung by
Vigilantes.
ROPE ROUND HIS NECK.
Jewelry and Other EffectsFOund
on His Person.
ROPE ROUND HIS NECK.

O'NEmL, Neb.. Jan. 2I.-The body
of Barrett Scott, Holt county's de-
faulting treaaurer, who was Iynched
December 81, was found in Niobrara
river near midnight. A rope was
around his neck and he had been
hanged.
The coroner's jury found that
Scott had been hanged and that
George Mullihan, Moses Elliott and
Merit Roy, those now under arrest,
and other Holt county citizens COM
posed the mob.
The ice was cut where the trail of
the IyncherS had been followed. The
body was lying in seven feet of water
and only short distance from the
bank The body bore evidence that
the victim was dead when cast into
the river. Around his neck was a
piece of rope about three feet long,
Il moose around the neck being
tied in true hangman's style. The
other END showed evidence of having
been cut, showing that Scott had been
hung until he was dead, and then cut
down and cast into the river. The
body was minus a coat, but his watch
and chain and other jewelry, which
was on his person the night
OF the tragedy, were still there.
The face of the deceased con-
firms the truth of the story of Mrs.
Scott to the effect that in the fusi-
lade which preceded her husbands
capture he was slightly wounded on
the side of the face. The crime for
which Barrett Scott paid with his life
on New Years day of this year, was
the embezzlement of $40 600 of the
funds of Holt county and the subse-
quent wrecking of the Holt county
bank, practically impoverishing near
" all of the farmers and business
men IN Holt The amounts stolen
from these contiding people are vari-
onsly estimated, but aggregate about
100000
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Funeral of afiss stevenson.

BLooMINGToN, III, Jan. 21.-The
remains of Mary C. Stevenson, &C.
companied by the vice president, Mrs.
Stevenson and the other two daugh-
ters, arrived last evening and were
conveyed to the residence of the vice
presidents brother John. Private
funeral services will be held at John
Stevenson's house at 1870 p. m, and a
public funeral at the Second Presby-
terian church, conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. William P Kane. Scores of
messages Of coincidence are being
received.
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Ballot Reform League.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 21.-The
Southern Ballot Rights league was
organized here yesterday by few
representatives from this state, Ala
bama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi
and Virginia. J. C. Manning, the
Alabama Populist, who called the
convention was both temporary and
permanent chairman. All the speak
ers joined in saying that the move
ment was not of a political charac-
ter, but was for the benefit OF
all parties and better standard of
citizenship
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-21
100 WOMEN KILLED.

Terrible Result of an Earthquake in the
Ill Fate Town of Knchan, Persia.
LONDON, Jan. 21.-The Times has
dispatch from Teheran, the capital of
Persia. stating the town of Kuchan,
in the province of KhOrasan, which
was destroyed by an earthquake four
teen months ago and which was sub
sequently rebuilt, was again de-
stroyed by an earthquake shock on
Thursday last. One hundred women
who were in bath house were
crushed to death by the falling build
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ON A SILVER BASIS.
United States of Co1ombia Will Adopt Sill
yer Standard.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The United
States of Colombia, which has long suf
fered from an irredeemable paper cur
rency, has taken steps to gradually put
its money on a silver basis. United
States Minister Mckinney has forwarded
to the state department a synopsis of a
law passed Nov. 81, last, by the Colombia
congress, by which it is expected this
object will be attained.
The act provides for the use of such
government funds as shall be on hand
for the purchase and coinage of silver.
The coins will not exceed 80 cents each
in value and will be issued in redemp-
ton of paper fractional currency, which
is to be destroyed. Later notes of a
larger denomination will be retired in
the same way.
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GUTHRIE Ok, Jan. 2i-Seven of the
Republican senators having gone to
Topeka on junk citing trip, the SEN
ate was compelled to adjourn for lack
of a quorum. In the house a bill was
introduced to divide Woods county,
formerly NJ county, in the Cherokee
strip into two counties. Should this
pass county seat wars will result.
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Ten Feet of Snow.

DUNsMUTR, Cal, Jan 2L-It has
been showing heavily all day and is
still coming down. This is the heav-
lest storm of the season. The snow
is from seven to ten feet deep now,
making seventeen feet for the sea-
son. Railway traffic has ceased.
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TO knock Out Grand j uries.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Jan. al The grand
jury will undoubtedly be thing of
the past in this territory when the
present Legislature gets through with
the subject. There are several bills
IN to abolish it, and providing for the
prosecution of criminals by informa-
ton. One of the bills is certain to
become law.
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Three skaters Drown.

Fort MADISON, Iowa, Jan. al
While skating at Green Bay, north OF
this city, Myrtle Townsend, aged IS;
Elsie Hughes. Ii. and George Cross
ley, 10, broke through the ice and
were drowned
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Ransom and Jarvis knocked Out.

RALEIGH n. c., Jan. 21.-At the
Democratic senatorial caucus it was
decided, for the sake of party har-
mony, to eliminate both Ransom and
Jarvis, and Thomas w. Mason ana
Lee S. Overman were nom mated
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READING, Pa, Jan. 81. - Hendle
Brothers & Co., hat manufacturers,
have notified the fnishers they can
only resume work provided they sign
an agreement accepting the recent
reduction in wages and agreeing to
leave the union. A number signed,
but the others say they will not
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Oklahoma statehood.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Those work.
ing for statehood for Oklahoma are
not well pleased over the outlook at
this time. They had been promised
support by Chairman Wheeler, of the
house committee on territories, but
they claim to have reason to believe
that in some way General Wheeler
has been influenced by some one to
not rush the bill out of the committee.
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo, Jan. Elm
a letter to ex-Alderman j. o. Jones Of
this place Senator Vest says that in
his opinion it is not probable that any
action will be taken by the short ses-
sion beyond the passing of the appro-
priation bills
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SAN Francisco. Jan 21.-The flag
ship Philadelphia left here for Homo
lulu at IL o'clock yesterday morning.
but it is expected she will make the
run to the islands in about six days.
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MURDERED BY ROBBERS.
Marshal Helms of Osawatomie, Killed
While Doing His Duty.

OsAwAToMIE, Kan. Jan. 21.-Yes-
terday morning at o'clock burglars
effected an entrance into the post
office at this place by cutting panel
out of the rear door. The safe was par
TALLY blown open by explosives. City
Marshal James II. Helms, hearing the
report, started to investigate, but
when he approached the back door of
the postoffice the robbers fred three
shots at hum, one entering his breast
two inches above the right nipple,
killing him instantly. An alarm was
raised Immediately, but no clue to the
murderers has been secured.
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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

RIsoN, Ark, Jan. 2I.-By the ex-
plosion of a boiler at A. Shallmar's
sawmill, three miles east of this
place, one man was instantly killed
and five others seriously hEF. Dam
age to property, $50, GEO.
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Shot From Ambush.

MoBERLY, Mo-, Jan. 2l.-Late Sat-
urday night David Mason, from am
bush, shot James Hoddick. wounding
him so that he died yesterday. The
cause Hoddick's alleged betrayal of
Mason's daughter. Hoddick returned
Mason's fire, but without result.
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LINCOLN, Neb, Jan. 21.-John L.
Sullivan, who is in Lincoln with his
company. says he will re-enter the
ring next year prepared to redeem
his lost laurels.
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FIRST brigade Ordered out.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. Ex-Governor
Morton last night ordered the First
brigade of New York city to report at
Brooklyn in the morning at o'clock.
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He Wanted to Know.

Jones-What did you mean by giving
me this cigar
Brown-What's wrong with its
Nothing Life.
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Word comes from all quarters that the
neatest and most satisfactory dye for col
oring the beard a brown or black II
Buckingham's Dye for the WhiskerS
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