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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
state News In Brief

Eli Bly, is in Jail at Huron for forging
n so check, signing John +. Wards
name TO it and receiving the money Al
the Standard Savings bark
The contract for the construction n
the railway bridge at Yankton, which
is to cross the Missouri river. has been
awarded to the Edgemore Bridge com.
pany of Wilmington. Del, and work On
the abutmentS will begin OF once.
Hunters returning to Gary from an
Investigation of the chicken crop which
became ripe on the 18th. report a no.
iiccable scarcity of the bird. The size
md quality L nice, but the number Of
birds bagged L.oticeably snail.
Lightning struck the government
warehouse 1T Cheyenne agency. The
fire spread to tn ebarn and other build.
ings included in the square. consum.
ing two stations and other valuable
horses.
Gov. Sheldon has, on petition. par.
ioned Thomas Blue Cloud. who was
confined in the Roberts county Jail on
a charge of assault. Blue Cloud is an
Indian from the S~issetOn reservation,
and the confinement was wearing away
his health.
Fire destroyed the home of John FL
Der consuming his own body and
those of his two daughters, Kate and
Tillie. The family was asleep in the
house. and only the mother and one
daughter escaped. The origin of the
Ire is unknown.
TIL epreSbyterian Church society al
Aberdeen are trying to ARRANGE TO De-
gin tn constitution of a church eN'
fee this fall. They may not be able 70
fully complete the structure, but VIII
finish UP ut least a portion of it, so they
can hold service therein during te
winter, ard comlete the work next sea-
son.
Inspector Mclaughlin. of tie Indian
bureau. has selected the site OF al III
dian school to be located at CHAMBER
lain, provided for in the last Indian aP
preparation bill. Inspector McLaushMl
will select the site for n similar sehoO
at Rapid City. twenty-five thousand
dollars was appropriated ior eaeh :.
these schools. They will be bum lns
fail.
Do. l.. Weaver, superintendent u
construction of tGC Edgemont collpa.
ny, was assisting in the building OF lAs
NJ. T.. church at Edgcm0nt. A iot VI
boards slipped from the roof. stflALs
him on tie bead III d Knocking hllh w
the Scafioid. He fell on the rocks ".
low ana several of the rocks suugA
him as he lay on the ground hs
skull is badly fractured. n ear =
gCnc ana his left eye IL badly lnJure"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
No Conference Held.

Parkersburg. w. Va, Aug. Z-;.a,.d
drew Edminston was to-day eiec..
chairman of the Democratic s,as. tom
ecutive committee, with ssr.
at Parkersburg. The proposed chair.
ence with the PDpulists failed. .,iicts.
man S. II. Piersall. OF the fopu hin
left yesterday. and n letter 1ro'I panll.
setting forth the demands OF tlle polnh
lists could not he found. Col: aar.
Sny del, the Populist candidate iot nciine
ernor, is here, but he refused 10 ue ~ N.
the nomination in the interest on ,olr
sion. The conference was HUE wiIl
postponed, and it is believed 'nei'
be no fusion now in this state
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
The Hall Case.

st. Paul. Aug. 22.-The most uuIl
tiOnal feature of the now faalou tbe
case was developed to-day du.a co,rrt.
preliminary hearing in the poi, ro,. hus.
Wehn Mrs. Hull testified tina w ruilty
band had confessed that he was -teen.
of an indiscretion with her anas 10
year-old niece, the testimony ";orjty
tho nature of q surprise 10 u there
Of the people ia the court room uulls
being only one or two of Mrs. that
confidents who were aware OF and
chapter in the lives Of the miniS
his wife.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
A JAZZ BIRD SHOT DEAD
Futile Attempt of 4. y. ID. Cattle
Rustier, to EScunc

Ray Sewell was shot and killed ra.
Gently ut Deadwood by Fred willard
Seweli was under indictment for cattle.
stealing and broke jail. He went "a
WIZARDS butcher shop, picked up his
gun. and told Willard. at the point of
me gun to say or do nothing. He went
rom tncfe TO q livery stable and or.
dertd them to saddle n horse. The Ev.
'rFhlan: being unarmed. proceeded 10
oney. While the horse was heinz sod.
d'ed' SeWell went out and down Tho
street ana met the city marshal. VIII
ordered him to surrender. but, NOT no.
ing armed was unable 60 take him
Wilsard. who had secured anothor
sun' came up and told him to drop his
snn nut instead, Sewell pulled il on
wizards n both men fired at once
sewers bullet passed over Wi,,ard,s
hea u lodged in the wall of tha "n
fosite building. WillaId's strucr Son
Ell IN the neck, severing the ;ns,,,a,
VEN: ana he dropped dead. The cor.
oner's jury exonerated WiI.rd CUT
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
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Masonic building Mt Aho.s

The Masonic Building association .,
Aberdeen has let the contract for ,,s
new building to George w. Brown ~
Minneapolis. The building will be com'
pleted by Nov. 20. The PRINCIPAL mo
terials L to be white brick and hrow.
stone, and the old colonial style ~
architecture is to be followed throups
out. TIL ebuilding is to be three stors
with basement, and covering a groI
space of 52XS4 feet. The first floor win
be devoted to Il magnificent banout
hall and Il series of club rooms. and
the second and third floors to be lodrs
rooms proper. Every available modern
Improvement in heating, lighting, ete
will be put to use. :
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
NO CONVENTION.
The Democratic state
Decides Not to Call "a

beS ="
At a meeting of the Democratic State
central cimmittee at Mitchell. n resolu-
ton calling off the state convention at
Deadwood and iuiirsing the Populist
state ticket was carried by a vote of 80
to =. and afterwards made unanimous.
The resolution ldCItcd by the cont
mittec is as follows.
Whereas. The Populist state "onven-
ton for the State of South Dakota. as
scmbled at Huron. =. D.. saw fit 10 en-
dorse the candidacy of the Hon. Will
lam J. Bryan, the nominee of the DEM
ocratic national party as president OF
the United States;
Whereas. The action OF the said o
yention vas ratified by the Populist
national convention held in the city of
st. Louis; and
Whereas. We, the representatives Of
the Democracy of 1Ie State of South
Mitchell. :. d., shrdlu rdluShrdlmmmm
Dakota. in committee assembled, are
anxious first and foremost. to secure
the electoral vote of this state for the
nominee of the Chicago convention;
therefore, be it hereby
Resolved. That il is the sense OF the
Democratic state central committee Of
the State of South Dakota. n meeting
whereof was regularly called. and is
now in session at Mitchell. $. D.. that
the action of this committee taken at
Redfield. s.. d.. at the last regularly
JAILED meeting thereof, whereby a state
convention was ordered called at the
City of eDadwood. be and the same
hereby rescindediS hereby rescinded,
and this committee hereby declares
md directs that no state convention for
the nomination of state officers. mem
bers of the national house of represent
atives. or national electors. be held in
this state during the current year. and
we hereby endorse the nominees of the
PopuliSt state convention held at HIS
ron; and be it further
Resolved. That we hereby assert our
unfailinG allegiance to the nominees of
the Democratic national convention,
held at Chicago. and we hereby ratify
aach and every plank in the platform
there adopted, and we hereby pledge
to tn enominees of that convention
the Hon. William j. Bryan of Nebras-
IA. and the Hon. Arthur J. SewaIl of
Maine. our hearty and cordial support.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
TIE CROPS.
weekly Bulletin OF the south Ia
Lntn Station


The latest bulletin says: In several
counties hail storms of limited area
occurred, doing some damage to late
crops. The rains interferred to some
extent with harvesting. stacking and
haying, but not materially. Harvest
of small grain is very near completion
n he central and progressing rapidly
IN the northern counties. Stacking is
tar toward completion in the southern
and central counties and considerable
threshing has been done. REPORTS con-
tinue to indicate that rye and barley
are, as a rule, very good crops. Re
ports as to wheat and oats vary. some
counties reporting excellent results,
Will others report fair to very good.
While the generally cool weather dur.
.ng the week was not the most favor
aDle Tor maturing corn, this crop did
well and has steadily progressed. In
the southern counties much of the
earlier is beginning to dent in many
localities, and the later is generally in
The roasting ear stage. In the central
and northern counties the earlier is
generally in the roasting ear stage.
There Is some report of the warm
weather and lack of ample moisture Of
preceding weeks reducing the ear in
localities, but this complaint is not ut
all general, and the crop. is the most
promising for years. 1t appears hat
the corn replanted because of the work
Of cut worms is nearly up TO the
earlier in point of advancement, espe-
cially in southern and central counties,
and is very promising. 1t is estimated
that most Of the corn will be out Of
danger from frost by Sept. / to 10,
with otherwise favorable weather.
Flax has done we'll quite generally,
considerable has been cut with very
good results and the remainder is
rapidly nearing maturity. Late pota-
toes have been nor or less benefited
by the weather during the week and
promise a very good crop, except in To-
~ctlities. Haying continues. The cool
weather and rains of the week have
kept prairies, especially the shorter
grasses. in green and nutritious condi-
ton in most counties. Millet has done
well and is rank quite generally, with
full heads. The harvesting OF this
crop is in progress and heavy yields
are reported, except IN limited locali-
ties. There is some report or fall
blowing in localities in the most south
arn counties and it is thought that
threshing will become quite general
this week.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
Otherwise,

The City National Bank of San An
tonic. Texas. has failed. 1t was CAPT.
talizcd for 100000.
While in the midst of service at Man
ito, ILL.,. Rev. Il. T.. O'Mahony. pastor
of the Catholic church in that city. be-
came suddenly insane, and created the
utmost CONSERVATION among the on
gregatiOn.
The Elgin Ull.l Sewing machine and
Bicycle factory has closed indefinitely
because il could not borrow money OF
good security with which to pay its
hands. One hundred and fifty men are
thrown out of employment.
Judge Caldwell, of the United States
circuit court. has made an order. upon
application of the Midland Terminal
Railroad company. whose line is the
connecting link between the Colorado
Midland and Cripple Creek, directing
Receiver Ristina, of the Colorado Mid
land, to resume traffic relations with
the Terminal ut once
Il. VI. Petit, n well known business
holder In the wholesale drug house of
Lewis & Co. Defence, Ohio, as well rs
the Defiance Grocery company. has
been taken to the Toledo insane asy-
lum. Mr.. Petit left Hicksville more
than a week ago on his bicycle for
Brookston. Ind, on a visit to his moth
err. 1t was one of the hottest days OF
the season, and he was overcome with
heat, the result Of which was conges
ton Of the brain.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
Accidental HaDpeniugs,

Fire ruined the Woodruff block at
Rockford, ILL.,, causing a loss of over
500, 900.
Engineers Fred Rumpf and William
Johnson and Fireman Huffman were
killed in a head-end collision on the
Baltimore x Ohio Southwestern, near
Torch Hill, Ohio.
According to private advices received
in Philadelphia, ten men of the crew
of twenty-one men of the British bark
Flora Stafford. which was burned at
sea several weeks ago, persisted.
4 skiff in which were three me was
capSiZed in the Ohio river. near Pitts
burg, by the waves of Il passing steam
cr, and two of the men drowned. Their
names were William Hickman and
Thomas Sh%aughnessy.
Fire, which originated in the second
floor of the wholesale wine and liquor
house of John Emmons, 1O3 West
street, New York. caused damage to
the extent of $4,000 on the building.
and about as much on the stock.
Fire destroyed the magnificent resi-
dence of Millionaire Frederick Faux
per in Belvidere. Mass. The loss is
SluO.0OO: insurance. about S50.OOU. Ii
is believed i~ncendiaries are responsible.
as the family is absent.
During n terrific electric storm at
Champaign. H.. lightning struck the
chemical laboratory building. one of
the six main buildings of the UniverSi-
~ Of Illinois. and caused a loss to the
state of $4,000.
y disturbance described as an cleo
trio c~lordhurst, struck n church where
Il meeting was being held at Bera,
Ark, totally demolishing the building.
Rev. w. w. Cochran vas instantly
killed. and Rev. J. w. Van Trease and
Rev. j. j. Colson fatally injured.
Pete Ryan. foreman of the st. Law
renee mine, the property of the Ano-
conda company. and Jack Campbell
and John Manning. two miners. were
killed by IA fall of the cage from the
top of the mine to the bottom of the
shaft, LOO feet below.
n fire ut the Montpelier Industrial
exhibition destroyed the most valuable
pictures and some of the most import
tant papers in the archives. Montpe-
lier university was also burned. the
damage being estimated at 10 1000.
Anarchists are supposed TO have start
ed the conflagration.
Spreading rails, caused by the in
tense heat, wrecked the second section
of the California express on the Denver
N Rio Grande railroad, eight miles
west of Pueblo. Col. The dead are e..
+. Nanport, engineer; w. Il. Reppert,
fireman.
r.
Frank Jacobs. an areonaut travelling
with n circus met with IA terrible death
tn Quincy, Ill. in the presence of his
wife and young child. and an assem-
bled throng. He was having a balloon
race at Baldwin Park with Prof. bud
ley. and his balloon burst 200 feet from
the ground. His parachute failed to
open, and he was dashed to the earth.
Fire Truck No. 9, with a crew con-
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
From FOreiSn shores.

Lieut.. Dan Godfrey. the celebrated
bandmaster Of the British Grenadier
Guards, will retire under the age limit
next month.
Mr.. Thompson. Il son of the late
archbishop of York, has just been ap-
pointed deputy governor Of the Liver
pool Jail.
David y. Burke, who succeeded J..
Judson Barclay as United States con-
SUI at Tangiers, Morocco, has arrived
there.
Spain is about to present q big bill of
damages to the United States because
we allowed filibusters to go to Cuba's
aid.
The government of the Cape of Good
Hope and one of the recent %acuuisi-
tons of the Universal Postal union. is
taking prompt steps to organize q well
equipped postal system in it's domains.
Baron de Hannis, commanding n
strong force, has taken the offensive
against the Mahdists in the upper
Congo. 1t is said the situation causes
the Gre.test anxiety regarding the Sc
curity of the Congo Free State.
The agitators for Sunday street cars
in Toronto have been very active dur
ing the past few days and claim that
they have 1000 names enrolled on
their petition. This will be presented
10 Mayor Fleming within a day or two.
Judgment vas delivered by the chief
justice in the admiralty court at Hall
fax, y. s., in the case of'the seized
American fishing schooner. Frederick
Gering, sustaining the seizure and or
dering the vessel forfeited to the Cana
dian government. The Gering was
seized for fishing within the three-mile
limit.
Prince Louis of Savoy and some of
the crew Of the Italian steamship
Christofero Colombo. were attacked in
the streets of Valparaiso on July III by
a CHILEAN mob. The mob vented its
rage on the prince because of the
Italian unpopularity since Italy sold
the two secondhand cruisers to the Ar
gentine Republic during the difficulty
between the latter country and Chilli.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
crushed to Daa,.

Bcrt Graham, yardmaster
y ", Yards at Edgomont. wa u The B.
. tram ut . O'Clock the othos making
lie had cut off three cars on morning.
. and his assistant had tapan uack No.
charge, The engineer, Oscar Them in
came on waiting for his sigma, p "a
Wnen ne saw a foot sticking ont - - s'op,
west SIDE OF the rail under tho con- Un The
stopping his engine, he rushas
rme spe,. ana FOUND Graham had haa 70
r,,1sE 1ssr o ny the tax car, his face b eJen
1t Is supposed he caught his foot FORM.
form OF the swith. His hoau An The
shipped to Alliance to be emhs was
and will then be sem to his fathNca'
home in Illinois. Graham had nm
been yardmaster about three or ssuly
months, and was esteemed by aro.l
one wi!
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
Two Were Drowned.

James Gillian and family passeu
Mitchcll recently from Boyd counsi
Neb., on jheir way to Day county 'Ihs s
state. to work. They camped on ",
Firesteel creek. W miles north :.
town. ard the two Oldest boys VEN :
swimming. The youngest one ev S'o
not swim and was drowned iid
father attemptc. TO save his son ''
was also drowned. .o,
Their bodies were recovered a Ia
being in the waite an hour. The u &c
ceased man was a member OF the
r. w. lodge at Butte. Ncb.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

Nemesis in the case of Theodore Dur
rant, who murdered two young girls in
a San Francisco church, is delayed at
present by the printing of 2,421 pages
of the transcript on appeal. If this
work, in three ponderous volumes,
fails, the able lawyears for the defense
have-seventeen other devices for carry
Ing the case over to the next century.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

The typewriter continues to intro
duce its lady operators to unusual OPP
~portunities, matrimonial and monetary.
About three weeks ago Johu c. 81
monds of San Francisco died in a New
York hospital, while on a visit East.
from spinal meningitis. His will, filed
at San Francisco last week. leaves all
his property, valued at $4,000, to his
Stenographer.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

Spain is said TO be building four new
battleships. The chief office of such
vessels, SO far as Cuba IS concerned. ND
TO this time, seems 10 have
been TO convey detachments of
Spanish soldiers to the islands as vic
tins for the insurgents machctc. At
the present rate, the close Of the Gu
ban war, whichever way it ends, proba-
bly, will sec Spain n worse bankrupt
E0pntry. iliaa sis has eyer been.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

The Royal Academy Of Music, Lon
don, has both indoor and outdoor stu
year and 10 guineas entrance fee; and
the outdoor 80 guineas n year and >
guineas entrance zee. Some previous
knowledge is required, and the stu
dents must provide themselves with
the instruments they propose or are
appointed to learn.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

The dog-cat, as some n~aturalists call
the cheetah, gets so tame that it can
be trusted to pass the night under, or
even in, it's masters bed, and will play
for hours with aggressive and trouble
some puppies without losing its good
humor. But out in the fields its semi
feline instincts are apt to revive at the
most unexpected moments.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

Rev. Reed of Denver says Park Street
church, Boston, as a means Of grace,
cost 100000. and seats 1900 people
who can afford the luxury. The only
preacher who has succeeded in filling
it in later years called it "a religious
club house." There are q great num-
Der of religious club houses in cities
and villages.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

Down at Old Point, In Virginia, three
ten-inch steel, breech-loading guns are
about to be mounted. They are thirty
one feet long, weigh $1,000 pounds
each, and have a range Of several miles.
Slowly but surely the government is
making u coasts secure against hos.
tile attacks.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

Among the wedding presents received
by the Princess Maud, daughter of the
prince Of Wales, were five bicycles.
which goes to show that even ROYAL
brides are victims Of the duplicate sys-
tenn. Still she may be thankful that
the bicycles were not parlor lamps or
butter dishes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

Many years prior to the British occu-
patton of Egypt some of the people OF
that country worshipped the crocodile
as a god, there being nothing else lika
him. They fed him OF dainties, and
decked him out with jewelry. In other
parts of Egypt, however, the natives
looked upon his as a devil.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

A woman writer complains that her
sex had never enjoyed freedom OF
dress till the bicycle was brought into
popular use among its members. What
they have lacked in freedom of dress
dom Of tongue. BY the bicycle they
are doubly blessed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

1t turns out that n Jealous girl, who
was deserted by one Of the gang, gave
the information that led to the arrest
Of the Chicago desperadoes. It doesn't
pay to trifie with a woman's affections
when you are wanted for highway rob
berry.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

The decision of the Kansas court Of
appeals declaring the divorce law of
that state for the past twenty-five
years, under which many thousands of
persons have been divorced, to be in
effective, is a decision that most per-
sons will think should have been
avoided on grounds Of public policy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK In \
CONDENSED FORM.

A General Ncsume Of the Most I'M
portant News Of the Week, From
all Parts of the Globe, DOilc"
Down ana In Con-
venfent Form for Rapid Ter
usal by busy People.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27

sisting Of Lieut.. EeNden and seven
iiremen, While responding 10 an alarm
at Buffalo. collided with a trolley car,
The truck was crossing the street car
tracks when the trolley. which was
running at full speed, struck it. Every
fireman on the truck was injured. j.
+. Clark was pinned under the 'yrecb
and crushed TO death.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-27
MILLER, SOUTH DAKOTA

A butler and the maid of a we'll
known upper class family in England
row. London swelldom is aghast 1T
the Dissertation.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-29

FOR each justice ee me peace. m snH ~
erai parishes Of the state. tne ~ Elected
Orleans excepted. who shall De e wceS
U sor = term Of four years by the aus,in 1se
r .os within the territorial limits OF tne
iuHsdiction of the several justice, e 90 I'm IN
pe. .T .t,.rs AZ may be fixed BY Law. In
c,t snattess they shall receive no
fees or mileage. but in lieu IA tne eo;S ,,
salary to b. a.ea an. :nnu nsT,,s anu '-
"a lection .. be It further resolved. e!c..
49, .rt,cies one hundred and twenty
eight and one hundred and twe en- n,,'s.
s =. ~" - and the same are hereby abrosat-
ed and repealed. ,o,roN
ope@Ae' VI H. r. LOTT,
p,..,aent Pro Tsmpors of the Senate.
A true copy:
r. Q. ADAMS.
Secretary OF State.