The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
Otherwise.

VIII meet in Ottumwa May % and q.
A long message from Gov. Pingree
urging increased taxation Of railroads
was read in both houses of the Mich
igan legislature.
Harry b. Hutchins. dean Of the law
department of Michigan university,
has accepted the presidency of the uni
verSity i'll the absence of President
Ahgell.
A confectioner in Washington. ID. c.,
of the name of Hebner. died from grief
at the death of his mother-in-law. 1t
is believed to be the only case of the
kind on record.
A bill has been filed in the superior
court at Chicago for a receiver for the
Globe Safety Deposit company. which
was a part of the defunct Globe Saw
ingS bank.
At Davenport. Iowa. Farmer Martin
Burns defeated Dan =. Mcleod i'm the
wrestling match for the worlds cham
p%lonship, $1,000 a side and - per cent
of the gate receipts.
The National Association Of Flint
Bottle Manufacturers met at Pitts
burg TO orange a uniform price list.
The delegates refuse to say whether
prices will be advanced or not.
The annual report of the Michigan
Central shows total earnings for 1896
of S13.S12,G ga: expenses. S10,:592 $50:
net earnings. S3.429,264. This is a de-
crcase in net earnings of S3S,925.
The employees OF the Akron, Bedford
II Cleveland railway have been mott
fled that their wages would be in
creased from date from Il TO 20 cents
per hour.
1t is reported that Hon. Tom L..
! Johnson is Il candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for senator from
Ohio. His only opponent thus far is
John r.. Mclean of Cincinnati.
Capt. J. +. Merry. assistant general
passenger agent of the Illinois Central
railroad. denies the story that he has
resigned his position with the railroad
company to go intO the newspaper
business.
The office of assistant general man
ager of, the Canadian Pacific railroad
has been abolished and Thomas TAFT.
who formerly held that position, has
been appointed manager of the line
east of Winnipeg.
III court ut Muncie. Ind. has Or
dered the sale Of the plant of the Com
mon Sense Engine company. The
plant is worth 100000. The claims for
delinquent wages, amounting I 81, IJO.
We're made first liens.
Gov. Holcomb Of Nebraska has act
ed favorably on the application Of DIR.
X. l.. Griffin, surgeon general Of the
national guard. granting him indefinite
leave of absence 10 go to ThesSaly and
enlist in the Greek army.
Among the arrivals Mt San Francisco
from Australia by the steamship Ala
media was Hon. Richard J.. Seldom,
premier of New Zealand. and his fam
lily. They are en- route to England to
witness the queens jubilee ceremonies.
The differences between the miners
in the employ of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron Il Railroad company, have
reached a critical stage and it cannot
be denied that a general strike is
threatened
Judge Birdsell Of Webster, Iowa,
was called upon to give an opinion
concerning the right of the Illinois
central 10 compel passengers to show
their tickets before entering the train.
He held that it vas perfectly legiti-
mate.
bN'h SolllltIlN u iltlSDuES. anu lJIn
Lynch of San Francisco. managers of
Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey, met at
New York and closed a bargain with
William A. Brady, Corbett's manager.
for a meeting between these two
pugilists.
Welter-weight George Green a
discovered a pugilistic novelty in the
person Of Billy Elmer. Green's new
find 10 tnl aud I.tb,, n,V t;.lt, N. 4 tp
pounds. Green has succeeded in
matching him against Jim Ryan of
Cincinnati.
About 1OG delegates from all parts
OF the United States and Canada at
tended h opening session at Kansas
City Of the annual convention of the
International Association Of Machin-
lists of North America. The convention
will remain in session during the
week.
There will be four intercollegiate tri-
Angular races at Poughkeepsie, y. Y,
the dates of which are as follows:
Wednesday, June 23, Yale. Harvard
and Cornell ~freshmen: Friday. June
-. Yale. Harvard and Cornell varsity;
Wednesday, June 30. Cornell. Column
bia and Pennsylvania freshmen; Fri
day. July ., Cornell, Columbia and
Pennsylvania varsity.
An important order prohibiting n
pension claimant, whose claim has
been adjudicated, either favOrably or
unfavorably, from filing papers for it's
reconsideration II ~disallowed, or for m
increase IL the pension has nee issued
under one year from date Of the pre-
vious consideration Of the case, is con-
templated by the commissioner Of pen
siOns. Mr.. Roberts, known es Robby
Roberts. ended his life at Hampton,