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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

however. did not become Il matter Of
public nOtOriety until the past spring
when he was compelled to abandon Il
series of joint debates arranged with
eX-Secretary Hoke Smith by reason of
the advice of his physician that it
would imperil his life for him 10 on
tinue the debate, which had attracted
great state as we'll as national interest
by reason Of the fact that ii involved
the position Of the Democratic party of
the state on the silver question as we'll
as the senatorship from Georgia, for
which the ~eX-speakcr was an active
candidate. The silver men won their
fight and Mr.. Crisp would have been
the next senator from Georgia. He
was a forceful speaker. n man Of great
tact and possessed of other qualities
that fitted him for leadership in n
parliamentary assemblage. His first
prominence i'll national affairs came
from the skill with which he led his
party in several warm election con-
tests. The prestige led TO his election
to In SpeakerShip after a memorable
canvass. His chief opponent was Rog-
er .. Mills of Texas.
As speaker Mr.. Crisp was fair but
firm. His rulings have been upheld.
and though sometimes they were the
subject of considerable criticism from
his political opponents he always COM
handed their respect. He was a pro-
nOGnced advocate of free silver and
on II occasion his casting vote as
speaker saved the defeat of a free
coinage bill. On the other hand ii
vas largely due to his firmness in
ruling that passed the Sherman silver
repeal law through the house. his rul-
ing defeating Il formidable filibuSter-
ing movement led by Mr.. Bland Of
Missouri. Mr.. Crisp had been in Il san
itarium for five weeks with malarial
fever.
He was born in England Jan. 10,
1910. while his parents We're there on
q visit.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29
Accidental happenings.

Paul Hogue, aged twenty. attempted
TO kill Il calf ut ST. Joseph. Mich. with
the butt of Il 'Oaded shotgun, and in
striking the calf the gun was dis
charged, killing him instantly.
The asphalt roof Of a one-story
used by the University of Virginia fell
in this morning and caught five work
men, two of whom were killed and
three injured.
Fears are entertained in Philadelphia
for the safety of the banks Argenta.
Silicon and Serena. which sailed several
months z from Greenland to load
cryolite for Philadelphia.
MiscrelntS wrecked Il passenger train
III the Memphis route near Jones
Springs, Mo-. placing IN iron plate on
the rail at Il curve. Charles George. the
fireman, was badly hurt. The passel-
gers escaped with Il shaking mp.
Mrs. Andrew Groves clothing caught
fire from some burning brush as. she
was driving neal Jacksonville, ILL.,. with
two children, and while she managed
TO save them. her own barns were so
severe that she died.
Mayer Bros pottery at Beaver Falls.
Pa. was destroyed by fire. entailing "A
loss of S10O.gO. During the fire a wall
fell and five boys Were buried in the
debris. Two We're perhaps fatally in
jared.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29
Washington Talk.

Justice White, of the United states
supreme court, has appointed GeorSo
= Moore assistant United States attor-
poy for the middle district of Alabama.
The Chinese minister at Washington
will be succeeded ut the expiration OF
his term. eight months hence, by LORD
Lii, nephew and adopted son OF Earl
Ii Hung Chang.
Commenting upon the statement con
tanned in a dispatch from Washington
that President Clevr Gland intends To III
teryene in Cuba in a manner tahta-
mount to the recognition Of the indie
pendence of the insurgents. The I'M
~parcial. published at Madrid. declares
that Spain ought to demand Il full eN-
PLANTATION of the Washington govern
ment.
Henry d. Clayton. United states at
tcrney for the Middle district Of Ala
bama. at Montgomery, was dismissed
from office by order of the attorney
general. Mr.. Clayton is a candidate FOR
congress. and there is a Woll-knoWh
rule of the department which makes
candidacy inconsistent with the holding
Of the position Of United States attor-
n2y.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29
Grimes and Criminals.

A negro dance near S%cullyville. Ark.
broke up in a row. Two negro men.
who's names are not known. We're
killed. Two others are under arrest.
charged with doing the shooting.
AT Il dance near Huntsville. Kan.
Thomas Turner was shot and killed
hy James III. Stanley. a young man.
The young men had been intimate
friends. No cause for the shooting is
known.
T.. +. Clark. son of Il wholesale crnc-
or in New York city. is WuGc" defcG-
ton at the city prison in San Francs
c % waiting for the settlement of II
draft of $3.50 drawn on his father and
refused payment by him.
Five outlaws called nj the house of
II. L. Brooke, Il wealthy rancher of
Tonkawa, .. T., and tried to break
into the house. Mr.. Brooke shot two
of his visitors dead, wounded the
third and chased the other two away
at Il lively rate.
John y. McKane, the fOmer political
boss of Gravesend, is, according To Il
statement that is regarded rs author
~itative, TO be released from Sing Sing
before the expiration of Gov. Morton's
term of office, and possibly within n
few days.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

DR.. William Campbell, president OF
Queens college. Cambridge. is dead.
Mai. :. 7. Dickinson. the well-knoWn
horseman and breeder of horses, died
at New York of pneumonia after Il
brief illness. aged 64.
Jesse K. Howell, for twenty-five years
business manager an part owner OF the
Gate City newspaper, died at keOkuk
Iowa, aged 60.
Herman h. ~Schuaubelt. a brother of
Rudolph ~Schnaubelt. the man who
threw the bomb in Haymarket square,
Chicago, died in San Bernardino, Cal,
yesterday of consumption.
G. W. Katzung. a wealthy merchant
and banker of Fort Scott. Kan, died
of heart disease. He was for years
vice president of the Citizens National
bank.
Willard Sellers, the 1S-year-old son of
w. L. Sellers Of KOkOmo, Ind, died
suddenly of heart disease at Michigan
university. which he had just entered.
He was found dead on the lOoT Of his
bathroom.
Philip +. CclgrOve Of Hastings. Mich,
who has just been elected worlds SUI
| preme chancellor of the Knights of
| pythias. is ~ years Old, Il native of
| India. a graduate of Olivet college, and
II practicing lawyer in Hastings.
Henry Tibbe. Il wealthy citizen Of
this city. aged - years, is dead at his
home in Washington. Mo-. Of pneu-
monia. He was born at Enschede. HOl-
| land. and emigrated 10 this country in
1867.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

The body of James Humphrey. the
ninc-year-old adopted son of John
Humphrey, was found in Il clump of
bushes near Whiting, Ind, with a bull
let-hole through his head. The little
fellow had undoubtedly committed SUI
icide, rs q revolver was iound lying
ear his side.
Albert III. Downcn. forty-five years
old, was arrested at DenNe for high
way robbery. and after Il search OF
his room had revealed Il large amount
of booty. he confessed to fully fifteen
hold-ups in that city as well as to the
murder of one man. Joel Ashworth, i'll
Colorado. and Il nan II woman in
California.
While attending a political meeting
addressed by his father ut Rochester.
Mich, the little thirteen-year-old son
of Congressional Candidate :. w.
Smith was arrested and locked up III
Jail by the village marshal for disturb
ing the peace with Il campaign horn.
The boy did not call for his father.
but calmly awaited his release.
DR.. Alfred Hoyt Of Hayes. Mass,
shot and instantly killed DIR. ltllett of
J%oncsville, La, in the rotunda of the
hotel at Natchez. Miss. He fired four
times in rapid succession. the shots
taking effect in the body of his victim,
who fell lifeleSS to the fiOor. lloyt
was arrested. but released on $1,000
bail. The killing is the result OF an
old GrCdge.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29
section 30 Case Again

washington, oct. -. - Secretary
Francis to-day rendered another de
clslon in the case of Minnesota against
William Craig, involving n forty-acre
tract of land embraced i'm the section
80 case. The decision to-day was ON
a motion filed by the state for n review
or the departmental decision. i'm which
Secretary Smith affirmed the commits
decision denying the states
Application for a hearing to determine
whether the land was swamp nj the
date OF the grant in 1860. The presepr
secretary denies the motion very brief.
~. lie says there Is no specification
or errors set forth. clearly and con
clseiy' as required by the rules of
practice, and further. that the ary,,-
ment presented does mo- raise any new
point OF law or fact presented liz the
state which would warrant u revlew
a. the previous decision. This prob-
ably dlsposes of the contest over ono
or the most valuable tracts of land in
Minnesota which has been before the
interior department in II way and
another for the past ten years.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29
StS VAT sen RELEASED
lord Salisbury Calls Down the Chi.
nrsc Minister.

"TT'
London. Oct. 2I.-Sun Vat Sen. the
Chinese physician who was kidnaped
and kept q prisoner in the Chinese l-
CATION on the charge of having been
engaged IL 4 conspiracy To overthrow
the Manchu dynasty. was liberated to-
day after Lord Salisbury had sent the
Chinese minister a note demanding
the release of the prisoner.
The marquis of Salisbury. after read
ing a number of attidavits in the case,
sent Il strongly worded letter 10 the
Chinese envoy. pointing out that the
method adopted by the legation in ar.
resting sun Vat Sen was distinctly not
needed. as the courts were open 10 the
Chinese officials To obtain any criminal
for legal purposes. The premier said
he could not fail TO point out that the
act sayorcd of unfriendlineSS. as a
seeming violation Of the right of asyl.
um to which England was committed
by every tradition and belief. and he
asked the envoy TO Immediately re-
lease the imprisoned Chinaman. and
SO avoid further un~pleasantness.
Sun Vat Sens friend. DR.. Camille,
who first raised the question of the
ChinamanS imprisonment, went 10 TIE
Chinese legation with a letter from
the foreign office and not long after.
ward he emerged from a side ,l9or
with Sun Vat Fen. They entered a
cab and drove to the foreign Office.
where Sun Vat Sen made a formal
statement of his case. His release was
witnessed by Il large crowd of people.
A representative Of the Associated
Press was informed that in offlclai
circles the detention of Sun Vat Sen IS
regarded las n monstrous abuse OF the
privilege of legation which could not
be tolerated for n moment"
1t appears that Sir Halliday Mac
Cartney. on receiving the marquis Oh
Salisbury's note. went to the BEDSIDE
of the Chinese minister. who Is ID III
health. and explained to him thai le
marquis of Salisbury insisted upon 'he
release of Sun Vat Sen. The Chinese
minister %thercupcn cablcd to Pekin lor
instructions. and on the receipt OF III
answer Sun Vat Sen was released
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29
son or \ KING.
Interesting Character Dies ut RI"
60. n ID.

~. t
Fargo. y. D.. oct. 2I-lohn I. Mhr
or. county auditor. died to-day OF lheu,
mOnia and Bright's disease, all'l"
short illness. This rather compllcl'es
the county election. as the ballots la,1
been prepared and sent u Win MI,
or as n candidate for reelection. Inv
county central committee VIII nom,
mate n candidate who will be 'u'.u
for by means of stickcrs, as the uaiio.s
have already been printed ana syn M
out. George w. Wasem, deputy arun a
tor, will probably he the nominee, lme
death of Mr.. Miller revives an OF rs
peated story that he was an lileSt
mate son of a deceased klhG
Sweden. The story is given seieiI -
credence here, and the deceaseu I,
said to have often discussed the h 10
ter with his intimate frienos' 90
came to the United States wlen qu ue
young and was highly educated "a
had n distinguished appearance III.
was a well known leader III sc""''
navian circles.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29
Otherwise.

lonZo Walling's ease is set for hear
ing by the court Of appeals at Frank
fort. Ky, for November q.
Representatives from local councils
of the National League of Musicians
are in session in Indianapolis, for the
purpose of forming an organization
which will affiliate with the American
Federation of Labor.
The steamer Monowli. which arrived
at San Francisco from Australia, had
en- board about S2,30O,OOO worth OF
English sovereign consigned to Assist
ant United States Treasurer Berry. to
be melted down and minted into
double eagles there and stored away in
the subtreasury.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29
~CHarsTENDOM vs.. ISLAM.
MussuImuns cpn to D
Their Faith.

Constantinople. Oct. 2'.-lne I'm
issued yesterday in ~connccllun 70.
the recent purchases of arms il"nh;rh
suited in a condition of affairs The
is regarded as being very Gra'eu FAX
ministers are opposed to the pon the
imposed on the Mussulmals' out oas.
palace officials insisted that 'he Of
ure was necessary for the delr The
the Mussulman religion. Oh NO..
grounds that the Christians III, and
pairing to attack the Mussuiiinm 4
the European press Is priflsh
crusade against Islam. Inc the
committee appointed to inves,ls com
cause Of the recent disorders n.y. CON
pute that $4,000 Armenlahs heen
stantinople and its suburbs MT ~ the
rendered destitute as a resu''
late maSSacres.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29
T.. l.. HERDA WANTED.
A SaUve Buggy Dealer Leaves Cred
ifOrs to Mourn.

Minneapolis, Oct. -. Minneapolis
police are looking for +. l.. Herda.
who received cOnsignments of buggies
ana carriages from different we'll
known manufacturers throughout the
country, and who assisted in selling
the bankrupt stock of NJ. Roe!ler. at
242 First avenue south. There is little
prospect of finding him now, as he has
been away from the city about two
weeks and has carefully covered his
tracks. Herda is wanted for embez-
Element. 1t is believed that the
amount will reach the thousands. as
he did an extensive business, and from
the number of inquiries that are made
daily at DAB First avenue south it
would appear that his creditors were
legion.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

BY direction Of the assistant secretary
of wal Privates Navajo Bill and Peach
as. Indian scouts, now ut Fort Apache.
Arizona territory, will be discharged
from the service of the United States
on receipt of this order by the com
marding officer Of their station. Bill
will not pass any more; but Peaches
can always be had in canned lots.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

Henry Maher. a burly young laborer.
found n fly in his stew ut Beefsteak
Johns. on the BOwery, the other night,
and promptly whipped all the walters
and kicked down the restaurant door.
If, by one of the strange freaks of
fate. it had been Il cockroach instead,
Mr.. Maher would have murdered n
few people, probably.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

Once more does the French duel
conc 10 the front. An eX-minister Of
public works has challenged a man
who has charged the eX-ctiicial with
corruption. 1t is not likely that the
meeting will have a fatal ending. If
the average French duel can be taken
as a criterion; but even il II does il is
very difficult 10 see how 1t can be
proved by this method whether the
charge of corruption is + or false.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

His death was not altogether a sur
prise as it had been known for some
months that he had not long to live
and never could be a figure in public
affairs again. The speaker had had
several spells of illness in Washington.
He suffered from asthma and later
from heart trouble. His ill health,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

In Washington county, Ala. two men
have been sentenced to life impriSon-
ment for taxing part in "A l%ynching.
This phenomenon is partly explained,
however. when ii is said that their vic
tim was a white Il
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

In the last military year, 250,G61 re-
cruits were entered into the German
army. OF these only 3T4 were Hitter
ateS. OF the number, 2i9,3I3 had re-
ceivel a German school education, and
ol4 had been educated in French ana
other schools.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

An Illicit still has been discovered III
Boston. where it has been in operation
for quite a length of time, occupying Il
whole building. This is an illustration
of the old saying that the most effect
i've way to hide IA thing is to put it
where everybody can see it.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

The emperor of Russia has just
signed IN imperial order decreeing that
thp naval flag of Russian shall hence
forth be the national flag, and 1t is to
be of white, blue and red stripes,
placed horizontally above II another
in the order named.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

We are surprised to observe i'll Il
philadelphia newspaper the statement
that there are more than 5000 KINDS
of mixed drinks in this country. we
did not suppose that any editor outside
of Kentucky had ever investigated the
fascinating subject to such an extent.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

Gen. JimnpZ C~astenInOS, a Spanish
commander i'll Cuba. reports that he
had sixteen battles in two days with
the insurgents and licked them every
time. Jimmy! What a hero-or liar.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

The treasury department employee,
who. unable to raise funds TO get mar
ried. took his own life, should be given
a monument. either rs a martyr to
marriage or ms the prince Of idiots.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29
MR.. CRISP is DEAD
THE EX-SPEAkER PASSES AWAY All
HIS HOME IN GEORGIA.

His Death Is Caused by Heart DIS
ease From Which He Had Been
n Sufferer for Some Time-Hnd
He Lived Mr.. Crisp Would Have
Been the Next senator from
Georgia.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

Some women are glad and some are
sorry thai the movement for short
skirts has not yet reached the point
where Il woman must wear the2l
whether she would or not.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

The secret of perpetual youth has
been discovered a"ain-and, as usual.
the discovercr continues to grow old,
Just like the rest Of us.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

Prince Michael tells no news when
he saws that the United States can ex-
eel Siberia in raising wheat. The
United states can excel the world in
ANYTHING.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

Science never haltS. The kinatoscope
was hailed as Il triumph. ana it was
followed in turn by the eidoscope and
vitaScope. In the biagraph the limit OF
realism seems 30 have been reached.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

Some Of these fad-effected young men
who have run out Of lapels could create
q sensation 10y donning Il coat II vest
unon which none but motto buttons
were used.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29
OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IL \
CONDENSED FORM,

A enera Resume of the Most I'm
pOrtant News of the Week, FRO"
all Parts of the Globe, Boiiea
Down and in Con
vcnient Form for RAPID fer'
usaI by Busy People.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

Secretary Lamont is the proud father
of a new daughter. The present adj
ministration is great on girls.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

Perhaps the sultan will not be so des-
perately wicked if he could be spared
his annual complications with the
Thanksgiving joke.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

Baron G~rebnitZky WIZ ask congress
for Il new treaty. He should at the
same time request a new name.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

Atlanta. Ga. Oct. %. - Charles +.
Crisp, e~X-speaker of the house of rep
resentatives, died here this morning.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29

Chicago. Oct. 25.-The greatest pieco
of personal campaigning ever done bv
n public man in a single city is wha,
will be attempted by William J. Bryan
in Chicago. Details of his Programme
of speechmaking here We're finally SET.
tied upon to-day, and political annals
show few. if any, instances apIroyi.
mating the remarkable character Of
the undertaking by a candidate for
high public office at the supreme crisis
of the final days of a national cam.
paign. The schedule as arranged
showing the halls and tents ali on.
gagged and the precise hour for Mr.
Bryan's appearance at each place
show that the triple nominee il to de.
liver five speeches the night Of his AZ.
rival in the city. The record when
Mr.. Bryan finishes is expected to show
owe thirty different addresses in three
days and onc evening named.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-29
BRYAN IN ILLINOIS
The Democratic Nominee s,o.,
SUirhpr az u,;

The Democratic Nominee s,o,
Number of Points AZ
Peoria. Ill. Oct. 25-Mr. Bryan snoh.
to-day to large crowds az Danrim'e
Mattoon' sullivan. Decatur, Snring6nld
ana several other points. The great
est reception or the day was accorded
Mr.. Bryan when he arrived in paor;aa
The streets were crowded and he wa.
given Il continual ovation from ,t a
time he left the depot until he sta rtns 10y
TO speak. Three meetings were bo,a
here. II in the tabernacle. anothn.
in historic Rouse's hall to an audienoa
made up exclusively Of trades nnioo
men, and a third in the open mir ON
the court house square. Thousanda
were unable to gain admittance :"
the hail and thousands more were nv
able TO get within sound of the speaL.
er's voice at the open air meeting,