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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20
miscellaneous.

w. III. Treworgy, a wholesale lumber
dealer of Boston, has assigned. Liza
bilities, 100000.
Charles G~luckseilig, a Chicago re-
sorter at Paw Paw lake, was driven in
sane by the heat.
Henry Reinhart of Sioux City has he
gun proceedings to regain control of
property worth 100000 which be Tut
in the hands of his son n year ago. He
alleges acknowledgement.
Most Of the large cities in the United
States We're well represented n the
eleventh annual convention of the Nal
tional Retail Butchers Protective 1850
citation which assembled at Denver.
The retiring board ut the army head
quarters in Chicago has concluded the
examination Of Capt. Hayden. The
examination of Lieut.. Golden was next
taken up.
Judge Carl Epler of Quincy, Ill, has
sustained the state inheritance tax in
a long opinion in the case against the
estate Of Abram Benton, a deceased
millionaire.
The work incidental to the incorpora-
ton of several thousand federal offices
in and around New York and Brooklyn
into the civil service in accordance with
the presidents recent order is practi-
cally completed.
The richest gold placer mines of
Alaska have been transferred to Cana
dian territory and miners are now pay
ing miners tax to British authorities.
The transfer of territory is the result
Of reSurveys recently made.
The Clyde line passenger steamer
Seminole arrived at New York from
Jacksonville and reports that on Ler
last trip from this city she was at
tackled by a school of six whales and
sustained more or less injury 10 Ter
hull and machinery.
One of the United States consular Of
ficers stationed in Germany has sought
to attract the attention Of American
manufacturers to the danger of accept
ing resident Germans As agents for the
sale of their wares without taking pre-
cautions TO learn something of the
character Of the person selected.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20
Labor Dn f.roclu nation.

Gov. Sheldon has issued the follow.
ing proclamation:
'ln conformity with an act OF col'
gress, approved June %, a. u. 1874
designating the first Monday OF sep
TENDER celebrated and known as Ia
bor's holiday rs Il legal, public non
day, |, Charles H.. Sheldon, governor
of the State Of South Dakota, DO heie.
by appoint Monday, the Nh GA! VI
September, y. ID. 1896, IA legal hoiiua!
throughout this state, ana ASK at te
hands of our people Il faithful oDsei,
ance. No people in the Union leei q
deeper, heartier sympathy win al y
hopes and aspirations of LABOR Wan
the people Of our state. None recos
niZe more fully than we II JUST cialn'
of the men who labor with their nahua,
All thoughtful men are WillinS " "a
by all the means in their power III ny.
ing to secure honest, intelligent iapv,
the full reward to which it Is eh.iusu,
The comforts and luXuries when ".
enjoy are the products OF hulnan
hands, directed by human SIKH. Letui
all observe this day, by uniting he"i ~
ly with those who are supposed " ~
especially interested. in doing all wiz
lies in our power L build up ana emu IN,
bic the character of American WoihiH7
men"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

1t is interesting to note that Spitz-
bergen has been crossed and recrosSed
for the first time in the history of eX-
pioration. but it would be still more in
tcresting to know what earthly use Sir
Martin Conway's exploit will bGto the
world. 1t can hardly add sufficiently
to scientific knowledge TO justify the
risks that We're taken. Explorations
in lands capable Of settlement are one
thing, and explorations of barren
wastes quite another.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20
NOEk
The state Board of Equalizatio
Conn plcteS It's Work


Completes Its Work.
The state board OF equalization has
completed its work and has made the
following levies:
General FUND. = mills; one-tenth of a
mill special sinking fund; one and
e~ight-tenthS mills bond interest and
sinking fund-this includes payment Of
100000 state bonds payable next year.
Making a total state levy Of 4 mills.
The rate of taxation on corporations
was fixed at 81 mills and the yalua.
tions are left practically the same as
last .ycar. The assessment on bank
stock was raised TO GO per cent Of
stock. The representatives Of the sey.
eral railroads We're here asking for re-
auctions. but did not receive much
benefit from their efforts. Valuations
Oh certain branches were reduced,
while others were raised 20 a point
which kept the valuation in total at
practically the same rs last year. One
popularity in the statements of the
roads presented 10 the board was that
the Northwestern road showed that
its cost of operation in the state is
Sl'-o LcI every uoiiaI eallcu, "hic the
Milwaukee n st. Paul road, running
practically through the same portions
of the state with very near If not the
same service, showed that their oper-
ating expenses we're 81 cents Tor every
dollar earned. The valuation Of real
estate Is reduced Sl,3UO,OOo, and ue
total valuation of the state VIII prop
ably be reduced between S2,OO0,WWah ana
S3,UOO,000; the figures not being den
mite until the work Of footing up Is
completed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20
CABBAGE INSECEs.
Fred h. Lake Issues Press hu In.
No. rs I'm Relation tn Cnbpnse

Fred h. Lake issues Press Jul In.
No. rs I'm Relation tn CnD""s
sects. a,
Dakota cabbages r injured p!rhe
least five worms and one louise.
best remedy is to sprinkle the capuas.
with hot water ut 1870 degrees fahi ,u,o
heit. If boiling water be poureu ,sb
the sprinkler it will be o o eno tar
when it reaches the plants. h'' must.
in the water will be of beneht, coil
ing the cabbages with fine, dr! ans
will check all insect pests. Inc he
which bore into the leaves may m
killed by busting the moist leaves with
one par of insect powder miAeu cred
four parts of -four and closely CIV, Of
for n day before using. \ SPA c.L
one ounce OF paris green in hllee nonns
Ions Of water is effective Oh ~
plants, but should not be used ~ - noi.
heads. rs there is great dahsel Ui,as 70.
soning the people who eat the ives
The lice on the under side OF t"e with
may be killed with hot wat" s,roug
Kerosene emulsion or with not, ers.
soap suds. Hand picking 'medy.
brood Of worms is an effective re
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20
Casualties.

-Four workmen were SuffOcated by
Sulphuric acid and II at the chemical
works on the outskirts of Camden, y.
=.
Lena Rivitt. aged sixteen. and Cora
Goannette, aged ten, We're drowned
while bathing in Pinedale pond, ear
Athol, Mass.
The steamship st. Paul, which went
ashore in a fog near Monterey. Cal. is
still firm on the rocks, and will probab-
ly be a total loss.
While Alvin Main. a farmer ear
Pittsiield, H., was driving his family
home from church Sunday his four
year-old boy fell between the wheels
and was instantly killed.
George and Isaac Ferguson, aged ten
and eight years respectively, were
drowned while wading in the swift
Waikiki river, nea Middletown, y. Y.
Their father was unable to swim, and
saw both of them drown.
-Four persons were drowned in Lake
Michigan recently ut Double l. Gap, Il
mile north of Benton HarbOr, Mich.
They We're: Martin Manning, James
Butterick, Fra TX Yelring and Il strang-
cr named "Frenchy."
While temporarily insane from the
excessive heat. w. ID. Lally, q Cleve-
land railroad contractor, jumped from
a fourth-stOry window ut the Hotel
Boyer Pittsburg, Pa, and was fatally
hurt.
The steamship Etruria. of the Gu
nard line. while passing Liberty ISL
and, New York harbor. outbound,
struck and sunk II grain elevator.
Those ON board the elevator were
picked up by a tug.
The Toledo & Ohio Central paSsen-
ger train collided with a yard engine
hauling ears. at Columbus. Engineer
Charles Vance. of the gard engine. was
instantly killed. Engineer &. Il. Guilt
son of the passenger train, is SO badly
bruised that he may not ecover.
Serious floods have caused much
damage on the Mosquito coast. Sew
eTal villages have been destroyed, the
telegraph lines to GreytOwn are down.
and the Colombian schooner Pioneer,
trading between Colon and Blueiields,
has beer lost.
George Stanley. Conway Fleming.
John Fleming. Arthur Brown and
Charles Fleming. all residents of La
monte. PettiS county, Missouri, We're
poisoned by drinking water from n jug
that had contained embalming fluid.
A fire at the Anamosa Uowa) peni,
Tertiary started in the cellar of the
prison dining room. The entire entry
building was destroyed, including a Ii.
brary of 1900 volumes. The loss is
10000. No difficulty with the prison
crs was experienced.
Fire destroyed the Atlantic saw mills
the Old Dominion guanO factory and
the Merritt wrecking warehouse and
the docks at Norfolk. Va. The fire 20
cred several blocks of the water front
The heat Frustrated twenty-five fire
men. The loss is 100000.
The seven-year-old sol Of Mrs. Mary
Bingham fell from the fourth-story
window of the Arcade hotel at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, n distance of fifty feet
to the stone pavement below. Nc
bones We're broken. but conclusion OF
the brain resulted and the boy will die
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20
PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK In A
CONDENSED FORM.

A General ltesumc Of the Most 1M-
nIl Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down ana Arranged I'm Com
venient Form for Rapid Per.
Hsal by Busy People.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

A Yankee has invented n clever
means of Kidding n house Of mice and
rats. He makes imitation cats of card
board or tin and then coats them with
a luminous paint that shines in the
dark. This fierce Tabby is said to rid
a house Of vernin i'll a week.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

More reports Of the barbaritles prac-
ticed upon the Clbans of all ages, sex
cs and condition. merely remind the
people that Spain, instead of being a
civilized nation, is still dwelling in the
shadow.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

1t is a common practice in China to
cool wines or any other liquors by
wrapping the bottle in a wet cloth and
hanging 1t up in the sun; the water in
the cloth becomes converted into va.
por, and thus cold is produced.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

A new railroad bicycle. for use in
track inspection. telegraph repairs. etc,
goes at the rate of forty miles an Eour
when required. with II single rider and
his tools; and it is said to climb grades
with an ease that is a wonder 10 vet.
efan wheelmen.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

Chief of Police Conlin of New York
has a new bicycle built expressly for
him; but we doubt if he will catch up
with evildoers any quickly than
Chief Byrnes used to do on foot.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

The Y ray is said to furnish the pos
tive evidence of death which has
been so long desired rs n preventive Of
premature burial. Photographs of a
living and a dead hand taken on the
same plate, show a very decided diff.
ference.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

The defeat of from 5000 to 1000
Matabeles by 100 British troops af-
fords a measure of the efficacy of the
machine gun. The British could not
have withstood the onslaught of tho
natives had the arms Of the latter been
equal to their own.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

Perhaps. after al. the best solution
of the tramp problem is to face the
keep them tramping. Ii every COM
mun,ty does this we will soon have
them over in Canada or in the distant
sea-.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

Queen Victoria has had several tele-
phones installed in Windsor castle. 1t
is safe to bet that no telephone girl
will ever tell her: Line is busy.
Please call again."
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

Those who suffer from a sensitive
skin, subject to frequent irritation and
roughness, should eve wash in hard
water. Boiled water will often prove
of benefit To delicate compilations.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

Ii Hung Chang says he can't stay
long with us on his coming visit. If it
is financial embarrassment that wor-
ries Ii, he might call on some of the
newspaper editors for assistance.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

Turkey is said to be willing to have
the Armenian difficulty settled by IA
concert of the powers. The difficulty
would be in arranging this concert
without war music.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

In an argument the average man
does not listen TO what the other fel-
low is saying, but spends the time
formulating Il reply.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

Young Vanderbilt is reported 10 have
said that as soon as he got married he
was going to work. He will probably
find It hard scratching to support o
wife.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20
MILLER, SOUTH DAKOTA

Some people are born great, SOM
greatness and forget TO return it.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

A volga special says: Mrs, rted TO
Pay and daughter Anna and the
drive home from this city over.
horse became frightened anu injuries
turned the buggy, infiictlns shc died
upon Mrs. Pay from when - almost
,nortly after. Her daughter
razed with grief.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

1t is said that Ii Hung Chang Is
after the American dollar. What is
the matter with his staying here and
starting q laundry.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-20

The neglected summer girl refuses TO
believe that there are $4,000 more
men than women in the United States
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-01
ANNIE RECH INQUEST.
der BY tho CorOner's Jury Damaging
letter Read in Court Room.

Atlantic City. N. j.. March 3l.-The
Annie Rech the woman whose remains
were found buried at Estelville on Fri
day last, resulted In verdict being
rendered this afternoon holding the
husband, John Rech, responsible for
the death of his wife, by strangulation
The examination of witnesses brought
to light many sensational facts. among
which was a letter written by Rech tC
his attorney Carr0ii Williams. of Phil
adelphia. In which he acknowledged his
guilt. The reading of the letter. In the
court room was in the nature Of a sur
PRISE 1t being generally understood that
Prosecutor Perry would withhold 1t fol
q time yet. The letter was mailed In
Philadelphia, bearing the post mark OF
that city, received at "Station w." Its
contents We're in German, and trans.
lated to the jury the letter reads as
follows:
Mr.. Williams:
in the lower part Of my house and there
was BESSIE ready to go away. That made
me so mad that I strangled her, and af-
ter that ! did not know what should do,
and then buried her in the field. The lit
tie one is 5l4 Call0whill street in board.
am miserable. His board Is paid for two
weeks. You attend to him.
(Signed) John Rech."
"Spikey" Jones. upon whom suspicion
was tried to be thrown. told straight
forward story. relieving any doubt that
he had q hand in or knew of the murder
until he found the body.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-01
NEW HAMPSHIRE IN LINE.
DhoInas b. Reed for First Choice for
President,

Concord, N. H., March 3l.-The New
Hampshire Republican state conven-
tion met here today and elected dele
gates to the national convention. Sem
ator Chandler. president of the conven-
tion i'm the course of his remarks said:
I'm 1894 there was IL Republican upris-
ing which gave greater ma jorities
against tho Democracy than ever had
been known since the organization of
the Republican party. and today there
is a settled determination in the minds
Of the American people TO restore, in
November of this year. the Republican
patty ees- -'pnrt- -c.lQpl etc power in state
and nation than II EYER yet possessed
This" Senator Chamdler said. they
hoped and trusted to he accomplished
under the banner OF that energetic
strong. positive, and magnificent New
England leader. Thomas b. Reed
The platform adopted declares for
the Mckinley tariff sound money poll
cy and reciprocity.
Coming down to presidential candi-
dates the platform says
1--WE recognize as most conspicuous
among such candidates New England S
noble and illustrous son, Hon. Thomas
H. Reed. of Maine. and that pure and
able statesmen and champion of pro-
lection, the Hon. William Mckinley, Of
Ohio.
I'VE will give the electoral vote Of
New Hampshire to any nominee who
worthily represents the party. but we
prefer one Of these because either Is in
himself q platform"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-01
STATE NEWS NOTES.

The state department has granted a
dissolution decree to the Titusville Oil
exchange.
Examinations will be held by the state
pharmaceutical examining board ia Pitts
burg April IL. and in Harrisburg April II.
The board of public property yesterday
ordered a warrant to be issued to W. i.
Stevens for forty acres Of unclaimed land
In Lackawanna county.
The Hhrtranft memorial commission
met here and signed the contract for the
erection Of the monument The work
will be done by Mr. Buckstuhl, the New
York sculptor.
The governor today issued requlsition
on the governor of Indiana fOrNthe arrest
of Abe Lloyd, who Ii charged In Lawrence
county with prize fighting. Governor
Hstings also issued another reQusitiOn on
the governor II Indiana for the arrest Of
John Webster, who Is charged with riot
and aggravated assault and battery in
Beaver county.
The following charters were granted
yesterday: The Rlairsville Manufacture
ing company, of Indiana county, capital
$4,000; j. 8. Cillatt Merchandise company,
Of Tyrone. capital $4,000: Electric Mutual
Casualty association Of the third-class,
headquarters IN Scranton, no capital
ytock. and the East Dnquense Land COM
Hany Of Ptttsbiirs, capitli ~ 900.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-01
NEEDLE IN HIS BODY.
| Convict Relieved Of an UnwslcOme Pas
seuger Carried Since 1884.

Columbus. Ohio, March 3l.-Dr. Tharp,
the state prison physician. today re-
moved from the body of James Morris.
a federal prisoner from Newark, Ohio.
a needle which he swallowed forty-two
years ago, when he was IL years old.
Morris says the needle has panied him
at different times and in different parts
of his body all his life. At one time 1t
was in his right knee.
He has made several applications to
the prison surgeons to have it taken
out, but they regarded 1t as one of the
many ruses of prisoners to get out of
work. Today he sent word to the hos
pital tina: he could feel the point of
the needle protruding just below the
heart. He was admitted to the hos
pital and in a short time the needle
was easily taken out. 1t was badly
corroded, but the point was still sharp
and the eye perfect. DR.. Tharp says
he has known a number of cases like
this. but none where the needle stayed
in the body so long
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-01
STEEL POOL.
The Combination an Important Step in
the Direction Of Bringing the In.
dustries Together.

The Combination an Important step IN
the Direction Of Bringing the In.
dustries Together.
Philadelphia, March 3l.--The forra-
ton of the steel billet pool, which has
just been announced is regarded in the
trade as an important step In the di-
rection of gradually bringing all the
various branches OF the steel industry
in this country into combination FOR
the purpose of controlling and regulat-
ing prices aud insuring to the manu-
facturers fair profit. Following close
upon the formation of this pool was
the meeting In New York on Monday
for the purpose Of forming structural
steel beam pool.
Already the manufacturers or steel
rails. tires. wheels locomotives and bill
let's have organized for the purpose OF
controlling and regulating the price OF
the products, leaving the forge mas
terS, the castings makers. the team
manufacturers and the plate makers
still TO come. 1t Is expected that the
branches win all eventually organized
into pools, thus bringing every branch
OF the industry under CONTROL. The
plan as outlined by u gentleman In this
city. largely Interested In the manu-
IactuIc III Stcei ulu StteI piouucis' Ia
not to bring all of the various branches
Of the steel Industry into one COM
bination. but to have each branch or
ganized separately
As the various branches are all more
or less intcrdependent. 1t Is claimed
that It will be comparatively easy to
keep the members of the various
branches in line. Any Infringement
Of the rules or regulations Of the pool
with which a member is connected, or
any cutting Of prices; will result In
prices being advanced upon him when
he comes to purchase such materials
as he may need from other branches OF
the industry. In this manner 1t is also
expected to control those who may de-
cline to- enter the pool formed In their
branch.
The advance in the prices Of coke and
ore during the past several weeks IL
said to have been the direct cause of
the billet pool being formed. These
advances forced the price of billets
from $l7 to $l9.75 per ton. and with the
formation of the pool an additional 20
cents per ton was added. bringing the
cost of billets up to $50 per ton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-01
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today:
Cloudy; Probably Rain; East Winds.

l Quay Men Bolt a Convention.
Methodist Conference Opens at Bing-
hamton.
Spanish Army Meets Another De-
feat.
Rech Murder Inquest.
. Congressional Proceedings.
Prof. Coles Weather Predictions for
April.
Industrial Topics.
Market and Stock Reports.
3 Nocan-Obsequies of Rev. Gerald +.
McMurray.
Brief Sketches of Our City Fathers.
The Day in Lackawanna Courts.
Editorial.
General Political Gossip.
S NocaD-Farewell to Rev. DR.. ". H..
Pearce.
Sessions of the Wesley League. +
Controller NOtz in a Stew.
Drowned in the I.ackawanna.
Tried to Hang Himself.
6 Why Women Are Suicides.
Half-HOur with Famous Musicians.
Magic Without ANY Spirits.
The Next Legislature.
Theatrical Gossip.
Happenings In Our Busy Suburbs.
W. W. Baylor Endorsed by Third
District Democrats.
Lackawanna Hospital Sued.
s (Sports)-Comparativ Strength of
Eastern League Clubs.
Review of All Sports.
Carbondale May Sell.
Dick CrOker's Horses.
Base Ball, Bicycle and General
Sporting Miscellany.
9 Why He Left the Democratic Party.
Colonel Alexander X. Mcclure.
Superstitions of Theatrical Folk.
Curious Marriage and Divorce Laws.
Massachusetts New Governor.
10 tStory)-"Nor King Nor Country"
Incidents in the Careers of Famous
Statesmen.
II The World of Womankind.
Three-ScOre Years Old.
Machinery Run by Air.
EX-Premier Francesca Crispi.
12 News Up and Down the Valley.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-01
Steamship Arrivals.

New York, March 3l.--Sailed. Aller for
Bremen. Arrived out: Veendam at Rot
terdam, AnchOria at AIoville. Kensington
at Antwerp Kaiser Wilhelm II at ST.
Michaefs (machlnery derangcd) Sighted:
Havel. New York for Bremen. passed the
Lizard; Teutonic. for Liverpool. passed
Brow Head Palatia, New York for Ham
burg. passed Prawle Point Phoenicia,
Hamburg for New York. passed Lizard.
Sighted: reutonic New York for Liver
pool. passed Daunt's Rock 1912 D. m.
March 81. New York. for Southampton,
passed the Lizard 3l7 u. m. April /.