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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
FORT KARNIyAL sTORMED.
Great Display of PyrOtechnfcs in ST
Paul


st. Paul, Jan. 2I.-AbOut fifteen thou
sand people We're inside of the walls
Of Fort Karnival last night when the
forces of the fire king made an assault
on the stronghold of Borealis Rex, and
there was at least as many more on
the outside who saved their silver
quarters and got what satisfaction
they could Of the aerial display-and
they saw Il show for nothing. The first
storming was all that the most exact
ing of the carnival directors could
have asked for, and they felt that
they We're justified for their efforts.
The crowd was tremendous, and every
thing went off as though crowds OF
tens of thousands Of people We're mat
tiers to be reckoned with as so many
parcels. If there waS Il drawback to
the event at all it was in Ike size OF
the grounds. The enclosure within the
ice walls is only 600 by 300 feet, and it
was packed TO such an extent that the
merry men in blanket suits who
wanted to fire their little rockets. can
dies and bombs at the ci,idel could not
get 10 their appointed places. But that
made little difference and did not ap-
pear particularly TO affect the spirits
Of I.ederer, the duke of lkeS, who made
hiM&plf Il speech as soon aS the fire
works quit burning.
When the fireworks were started
and their color and brilliancy envel-
Oped the great keep of the our IN Il
halo Of ma2niticenCe the scene was
beautiful beyond description. and sui
ficiently inspiring to move the tremcn-
dOuS multitude to demonstrations OF
applause. For ten minutes the air was
filed with the fiery missiles of the con
tending forces, and the ears Of The peo-
pie aSSailpd by the tremendous noises
incident 10 the carrying on OF the war
fare. Then the scene of the great dis
play shifted. for the thrOng was so
great that the forces of the fire king
could not be brought to the support of
the original aSSailantS. Attention was
directed for the rest Of the evening to
the Fuller street wall Of the fort, where
the Dyr0tpchniStS o up the work
ana made the people TO wonder AT the
possibilities of the magazine. Fol an
hour the eyes of the spectators wore
RECALLED with wonderful confections in
color and light, and there will be some
thousands Of stiff necks in st. Paul
to-day. for the people kept the mus
clos of their neckS strained in a vain
effort { o sec everythi ~ that was GO
Ing on on earth and in the heavens
above AT the same time. There were
about four hundred great bombs and
rockets fired. and they were only used
10 fill in between the more ~pretentious
features.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
CONGRESS-.
Resolution on the Armenian Massn-
cres Adopted in the senate.

Washington. Jan. 2I.-Aftcr a brief
but stirring debate the senate agreed
to the concurrent resolution urging de-
CiSive action 10y the European powers
against Turkey and pledginS TO the
president the support of congress in
HE most vigorous action he may take
for the protection of Americans in
Turkey and the redress for injuries TO
American persons and property. Mr..
Cullom of Illinois. who reported the
resolution. urged its adoption in a
speech which set forth the startling
extent of the masSacreS, the greatest
in the history of the world. the senator
said. Mr.. Blanchard of Louisiana spoke
in the same line. The climax of the
day was reached when Mr.. Frye or
Maine supported the resolution in a
speech which aroused great enthusl-
assn from the galleries for it's express
sions of sympathy with the Armenians
and for its bitter arraignment of Great
Britain'S course toward America. Mr..
Jones of Arkansas gave notice that he
would ask the senate to sit until a vote
was taken on the silver bond bill. Mr..
Baker of Kansas spoke for an hour on
limiting the pending silver coinage
substitute 10 the silver of American
mines.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
HONOEs FOR HELENA.
Mayor steele and His hter
leave for the East.

Helena. Mont, Jan. 2T.-MayOr VIM.
l.. Steele and daughter, Miss Agnes
Belle Steele, left to-day for Newport
News. where the latter will break the
bottle over the United States guuNOat
Helena as she slides down the ways
for her initial dip in the water. The
mayor will do OratOriCal honOrs on be-
half Of the city for which the boat is
named. He is II of the most noted
characters in the state. having been
here all through the vigilant days. the
placer gold excitement In Alder gulch
ami Last Chance gulch. He crossed
the Mississippi river and headed west
ward in 1879, and has never crossed il
since. He has not been out of Mon
tana in twenty years. The young lady
never was out of the state. h iS Il
typical girl Of the West, good looking.
not yet IL. can hunt all over the hills
without getting tired. is "A good shot,
and owns a bull dog that has the street
all 10 himself when they cOme down
town. The mayor is n physician. and
has more friends than anybody, as is
evidenced by the fact that when he il
up for office il is only a question OF
majority for him. He has a better
fund of wild and woody stories than
any ether pioneer. He is Il native of
North Carolina.
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John Helm Is K

Minneapolis. Jan. 27.-John Helm.
who is wanted in this city on the
charge of forging the name of +. w.
Schmidt to IA mortgage deed. was cap
tured yesterday at Castle, n. D., and
will he brought to this city at once.
Helms wife has been under arrest
since Dec. IA, and has been confined in
The county Jail with her three-year-Old
child. being unable to furnish the ST.
)nO bond demanded. Helm. it will be
remembered. secured from Schmidt
deeds and abstracts to valuable farm
property at Medicine Lake, under the
p]retense of making & sale. In reality
ne m~OrtGaged the property t. Burns
Bros. for 5000. representing himself
% be Mr.. Schmidt and having his wife
make affidavit that she was Mrs.
Schmidt and sign the deeds. Helm re-
'eived $500 in each and Il team of
horses. and would have received the
balance had not the trick been dis
covered through the lapsing of some
ire insurance on the farm buildings.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30

RED CROSS
The sultan Reiterates His Refusal
10 Recognize Tint Society.

Washington. Jan. 2I.-Owing to the
energetic representations of United
States Minister Terrell. Miss Barton
and her party will be permitted by the
Turkish government to distribute re-
lief for the distressed ArmcnianS. al
though the Red Cross will not figure
in the work.
The news came to the state depart
ment to-day in a caDlcgram from the
minister to Secretary Olney. in which
he says that while the porte refuses
such permission to the Red Cross. or To
the members of the Red Cross,aS such,
and thereby declines to officially recog-
niZc that society. ii will permit any
person whom the minister names and
approves TO distribute relief in the in
terror Of Turkey, provided the Turkish
authorities are kept Informed of what
they are doing. There can be no ques-
ton that Miss Barton and her party
will he SO designated by Minister Ter
rcll. But it is apprehended that they
will encounter almost insurmountable
obstacles in reaching the field of ac-
ton. as the mountain passes between
the >ca''oard and the interior are now
practically impaSsable, owing to the
deep SHOWS.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
FUN FOR A PATIENT
HE LIVES OF MANY INSANE PEG
PIE JEOPARDIZED.
I'm Inmate of the Mnttewan, IN. W
Hospital for Insane Criminals
Fires the buildings in Five
Places-The Inmates Are Terror
Stricken, hut the Fire Is Exiting
uished without Loss of Life.

A roughkeepsie. \. Y, Jan. 2I.-C. l..
1litchell, IA patient ut the Mattewan
hospital for insane criminals, set fire
10 the Institution in five different
places, and for a few hours the build
ngs were threatened with destruction.
Tire was at first discovered in the Gel
In under the kitchen, which is some
distance from where the patients are
confined.
# No sooner was the effort made TO eX-
anguish the flames than it was dis
covered that the north wing was also
ablaze. directly under where over a
Kindred DatientS were located. Smoke
was fast filling the buildings and the
Da tient were terror stricken. and eS-
peCially the women. The ~pyrOmaniaC
ahd made the nest careful prepare
Hons for the destruction of the build
ingS. as large piles of Shavin2S were
found distributed throughout II of
the buildings. Meanwhile several scat
tpring blazeS were discovered in "a
riOuS sections of the asylum, and soon
the fire was beyond control, even with
the excellent facilities for emergency.
and help was summoned from FORK
Hill Landing, about two miles distant.
The Beacon and Tompkins hose com.
panies arrived in n short time. ana II
Took the combined forces Of the hos
pital attaches several hours to control
the fire beyond the danger point.
8The men patients, Il dozen or more OF
whom had every opportunity of cS-
cape. worked herOically. DR.. Allison.
the superintendent. says the men pa
tients throughout the building acted
10 a manner so cool as to aStoniSh the
dOctOrS. who at first feared IA panic
among the insane, with all of It's terri
Die consequences.
The building under which Mitchell
started the first blaze. near where he
was captured, OOn afterward. in high
Excitement. was not damaged to any
great extent. 1t was n fire proof build
Ing. Immediately after having per-
Formed this work. he started TO an
other wing. where he had put intiam-
mable material. and applied the match
as he went. II was having to combat
with combined conilagratiOnS that
seemed to spring up in every direction
thai caused the hospital people some
anxiety and alarm.
DIR. Allison said it would he impOSSi-
BILE TO give IN estimate of the loss. As
a matter of fact. even under the north
ern wing. where Mitchell had calcu-
lated upon terrible work. the fire got
but little Roadway. although it gave
great trouble before it was eXtin-
guiShed.
Mitchell was sentenced from Oneida
county six years ago for life impriS0n-
nlent. His crime was burglary i'll the
6rSt degree and a reputation for start
IN fires which made him a terror.
None of the patients were injured in
my way.
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VI A e A
The Insurgent Leader Far Gone
With mptfOn.

Havana, Jan.27.-For some time past
reports have been in circulation here
concerning the physical condition OF
Gen. Maxine Gomez, commander-in-
chief of the insurgent forces. One
story has asserted that he was suffer
ing from wounds and that he was Sc
riously iii with fever. 1t appears from
information derived from trustworthy
sources that neither OF these reports
are correct. but it is positively assert
ed that the insurgent chief is a very
sick man. 1t is stated upon the au-
thority cited that the doctors in at
tendance upOn Gen. Gomez recently
held a consultation, and diagnosed his
case as being an advanced stage OF
consumption. complicated with fever.
1t is further stated that the physicians
have come To the conclusion that Gen.
Gomez can only live about two months
longer.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
CLOAK ONER CRIME.
President of a Bank Covers Up an
EmbezzIemen by the Cnshicr.

Cincinnati. Jan. pa strange s'o'y
Is made public to-day, of the loss Of
$4,000 of a special fund deposited by
President Charles FleisChmann of the
Market National Bank OF this city, i'll
the vault in care of Cashier :. w.
Ramp. to he Kept as a special reserve
during the panicky summer Of 1873,
ana only 20 be used in case of absolute
necessity by the bank during MIR.
FleiSchmanu's absence on his summer
vacation. The story goes that not long
afterwards Ramp went to F1eisch-
mann's attorneys and made the as
tonishing confession that he had spent
the entire SUN in gambling in stocks,
racing. etc. F~leiSchnlann, TO save the
credit of the bank, kept the story quiet
and arranged 10 have Ramp elected to
the state senate, as an excuse for sew
ering his connection with the bank.
What arrangements. if any, to pay the
money We're made. is not known. But
Fleischmann says Ramp does not
him Il dollar.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
OOkS Like N On

London. Jan. 21.-II spite of the de-
lialS. official and semi-official. that
nave been made from many quarters.
he report of the offensive and defens-
We alliance between Russian and
Turkey. which was printed by the Pail
sall Gazette on Thursday. is not
siewed with entire incredulity. Spe-
'ial dispatches published by the Lon
Ion newspapers this morning from the
European capitals. notably form Der
in. Paris. and Vienna. show a tenden-
" To admit the possibility that a Rus
;o-TErkish treaty has been concluded.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
ERICSSON ACCEPTED
government VIII Take over the New
TOrDeIO RAnf

washington, Jan. 21.-Secretary Her
oerr has decided to accept the torpedo
beat Ericsson from the builders rbe
Iron Works. subject TO q dock
RAJ at New London, to demonstrate
nat her engines are in good order and
nave been repaired properly since her
ast mishap. The department Ia salts
ned that the boat. when properly
handled. car make at least % knots
GER hour. or a half knot more than is
required by the contract. so that an
,ther speed trial at SEA will not bs
JAILED for. The only deductions made
from the contract price of $4,000
viii be $4,000 on account Of DELAY in
completion of the craft.
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Their Wages Reduced.

New York Jan. 27.-Ahout 80 men,
he employees OF the Consolidated Wire
Works company at Graniteville. :. l..
went on strike to-day on account OF a
'eduction OF wages of 10 per rem in
salaries above SD a week and ; per
cent on salaries below that figure. No
ices i'm regard to the reduction were
posted this morning. A delegation of
employees will probably wait on the
managers in regard to a return to the
CORNER scale Of wages.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
STR ETCHED A ROPE.
Foster Hanged at Chicago
& for Nurdering n SaIOOnkeeper.

Chicago. Jan. 2I.-Henry G. Foster,
colored, was hanged in the county Jail
t0-day. Foster was Il jockey on the
southern circuit some years ago, but
after drifting to Chicago was arrested
many times for more or less serious
odenseS. The crime for which he was
Executed was the shooting of saloon
keeper George w. Wells, who attempt
Cd to save Il citizen Foster had way
AID and was rObbing on the street in
fgOnt of Wells saloon. On the scatfOld
EOster confessed his guilt and hoped
tnat his execution would be a lesson
to all. The drop did not break his
neck, and be strangled to death.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
PROTECTION OF TREES.
legislation to He Sought by the
American FOrestry AssOciatiOn.

Washington, Jan. 27.-The fifteenth
annual meeting Of the American For
eotry Association convened here to-
Az. The main object of the gathering
Ito secure the enactment of a law for
the proper administration of forest re-
serves in the United States, which ag-
gregate 11.:jG4 800 acres. and to secure
the protection of forests on the public
lands. Business sessions were held to-
day. Forestry protection will be dis
cusSed. when speeches will be made
~ Secretary of Agriculture Morton,
president of the associations; Senator
Oubois. Representatives Lacey and Me
RAe and others.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
Left on Lightly.

st. Paul. Jan. 21.-John V. Berg
strom will not be at liberty until the
middle of the coming summer. for this
morning Judge Willis sentenced him
to a residence of six months in the
county Jail Of Ramsey county. Berg
strom is the young man who is charg
ed with the stealing Of a sum Of money
from his employer, the Great North
ern railroad. wh,n he was in a posi-
ton of trust.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30

Washington. ID. c., Jan. -. 1896
Special Telegram.-LiSt of patents is
ued last week To Northwestern invent
OrS:
Frank J. Barnard. J. G. Moore and
j. ID. Atkinson. Seattle. Wash, mag
netic extracting and separating ma
chine: John w. Boggs, Huntington.
Ore. draw-bar for railway cars: Will
lam ii. Campbell. Ortonville, Mimi.
fire-escape: Hermann q. Dittbenner.
Minneapolis. Mimi, engine for log
moving: William Hainsworth, West
Seattle. Wash, MISUNDERSTANDING de,
vice: Alelbert Mecham. Edinburg, n.
d.. s~leigh-brake; John c. Mines. Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa. milk ticket; Rasmus
Peterson, Drammen, Mimi, corn-har-
vester; Gustave A. Scholer, Spokane.
Wash. chuch for watch-crOwn; Eugene
S. Sutton, Snohomish, Wash. door
lock; Henry b. Weiper, Durand. Wis.
horse-detacher; George Il. Wheeler.
Minneapolis, Mimi, car-brake: Ed
ward X. Jones, Portland, Ore. (design'
inscription-plate. T. ID. Merwin. Pat.
ent Lawyer, Pioneer Press Building.
st. Paul, Mimi, and Washington. ID. G.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
MUTINY ON A SHIP
TRAGEDY ON AN AMERICAN VESSEL
AT SEA.
The Crew Mutinies, Kills the Cap
tain, Mate and n and
Wounds the Captains Wife-The
Murderers Quarrel Among Them
selves and Are Arrested by "a Ma
tive King.

San Francisco, Jan. pa firm trad
ing from this city has received adviceS
from tie English consul on an island
Of the Polow group in the South seas
regarding one of the most atrOciOuS
tragedies reported for months. on
Nov. II the crew of the American
trading vessel Maria mutinied, it Is
| said, ana murdered Capt. Brown, Mate
Holman and Il passenger. The cap
tain's wife and their o were nearly
killed by blows from an axe.
The tragedy was reported from Sing
apore, but it was stated that the mu-
tiny took place on the Spanish ship
Maria Secunda. The Maria is an
American ship flying the Spanish en-
sign. The mutiny occurred off Andrew
Island.
Capt. Brown retired at 10 O'clock.
leaving the bOatswain, Il man named
iiover. TO stand watch. Mate Holman
had already turned in. The bOatSwain
stole quietly forward and gave the
word to the crew that the time had
come to act. He secured a sharp
Ratchet from the cooks galley. and
stealing below to the shippers cabin.
he struck at Capt. Brown with the
weapon, nearly severing the sleeping
mans head from his body. Brown
turned on his side and gave
A Dying GrOnn
which awakened his wife. Mrs. Brown
rose on her elbows and shrieked for
help. Mate Holman heard her cries
ana Sprang from his berth to rescue
he woman. Hover had stationed n
Follow boy behind the door of the
mates cabin. The lad was armed with
an axe, and when Holman made his
appearance on his way to the captains
room, the boy dealt him IA terrific blow
on the head. killing him instantly.
y passenger came on deck and was
Gtruck at by m of the sailors. He
ran 10 the rail bleeding from a cut on
his shoulder and jumped into the sea.
The mutineers then took the corDses
NJ capt. Brown and his mate. made
mem fast to an anchor. and pitched
them into the sea. The schooner was
headed for Andrew Island. and Mrs.
Brown and her boy were kept close
prisoners.
II was the intention Of the mutinpprs
[" put them ashore on an isolated
+ reef near Andrew. but before the
island was reached the Chinese cook
SallorS and the bOatSwain got TO fight
ing among themselves. All the mutt.
neefS were more or less wounded.
ih"lr provisions gave out when cruis-
ing OFF Andrew Island. The schooner
was manned by the boatswain and
TWO Chinese sailors. The vessel was
Steefed into port and the king of the
SAND gave the murdererS food enough
o last them several weeks. Before the
vessel sailed again, however. the king
became suspicious. boarded the craft
ma rescued Mrs. Brown and her boy.
The former was more dead than alive.
lhe King then took the mutineers
prisoners. The Spanish gunboat Val
lhsco put IN at Andrew and took the
mutineers to Manila for trial. Mrs.
Brown and the boy were taken to
Nyap by OKeefe'S schooner. They
are now at a traders station. awaiting
news from the Valansco.
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Drank CnrbOIic Acid

Menomonie. Wis. Jan. 2T.-Mrs. II.
Hiley. aged 20 years, died this morn
Ing ut 81. Mary's hospital from the eff
fects Of a dose of carbolic acid taken
Ieet Wednesday evening with suicidal
TENT. She leaves two o John and
Joseph Ellis. merch: nts of this city.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
Billiards. Friends Su~rnrsscI

HudSon, Wis. Jan. 2T.-Maj. Rock
WOOD. secretary of the normal school
agents. appeared ut River Falls this
elternoon with Il commission from
4ov. tpham appointing him the resi-
o9nt normal regent. This causes great
transformation among DR.. Billiards.
Lends, Is he had the unanimous en-
0orsement Of the River Falls people
III the place.
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Mild Censure.

Washington. Jan. 27.-Iittle doubt is
left of the action of a special commit
tee Of the foreign affairs committee
which met today that a resolution will
be brought before the house next week
expressing disapproval of Ambassador
Bayard's two speeches, which were
called to the attention of the house by
Messrs. Mccall and Barrett of MasSa-
chuSettS.
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Crooked Work.

Blue Springs, Neb., Jan. o7.-The
oank examiner to-day reported on the
Bank of Blue Springs. which failed
asst week. He declared the bank to
nave been wrecked and that much evil
fence Of c~rOokedness in the books ex-
sted. He advised that President Will
ans be prosecuted. Williams is under
arrest.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
About the Sa Thing.

New York. Jan. GA Herald spe-
'ial from Berlin says a Turkish func-
~tionary asserts that no alliance exists
between Russia and Turkey, but that
here is ar understanding between the
two countries of so intimate a char
icter that il practically amounts to
The same thing.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
Prisoners Sail for London.

Durham. Natal. Jan. 21.-The English
troops who We're members of Dr..Iame-
sons expedition have embarked for
England on board the steamer Harlech
Castle. while the colonial troops who
were taken prisoners at the same time
go on board the Roslin Castle.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-30
Carbury Convicted of MnnsIaughter

Albert Lea, Mimi. Jan. 21.-The Car
bury murder trial came to an end this
4ffcrnoon. The jury was out two
eCrs and returned Il verdict OF man
eughter In the second degree. lie
IL receive sentence in the near fu-
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Rig IOWA SNINDLE.
4 Trusted EmpicSe Lives on too
High u Scale.

AvOca, Iowa. Jan. 2I.-CharleS Alt
manSDergCr OF MindUn has for years
been the manager of the Seitfert =
Wiesc Lumber company'S business at
the branch office in Mlnden, the head
office being located at AvOra. They
have the exclusive lumber business in
Mindcu.- German town, surrounded
BIZ many wealthy German farmers.
They paid in cash for their lumber. but
AltmanSperger is said 10 have pocket
ed the cash and sent the company
forged notes for the amounts, renew
ing them when due. He stole $1,000
in this way. il is thought. He was
also an insurance maj and stole from
insurers and companies both, many
thousands. lie was treasurer OF the
school district of Minden. and i check
ing of his accounts shows that he is
apparently S2.91l short. Henry Wiese,
the principal owner and heaviest loser
i'm The lumber company. is on Altman
sperger'S school bond. The mans
downfall is due to his extravaganza,
He had built Il $4,000 residence and
kept a stud of racing stock and a ken
mel stocked with 40 or 30 blOOded dogs
for whose care he hired n special o
He is locked up. His total pecuiations
1t is thought will reach $4,000.