The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-01-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.
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denseI Form.


Grant Edwards. the youth who re-
Gently murdered his sweetheart, Lois
Hodge, at Webb Guy. Mo-, died In jail.
Lewis Muhlner was sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment at Oakland, Cal,
for killing his sweetheart, Jennie
Lewis.
George z. Wiltshire has been APP
pointed receiver of the First National
Bank of Newport, Ky, which failed a
few days ago.
The secretary of the interior has is
sued a requiSition on he treasury for
S13,15O.O00 for next months quarterly
payments of pensions.
The senate committee on Indian af-
fairs has authorized Il favorable re-
port on the bill prohibiting the sale OF
intoxicating liquors to Indians.
Ludwig, Meyer X Thompson of Will
ton, Wis. ha sc made an assignment
to j. Fl. Hefrerman of Reedsburg. AS
sets ard liabilities about $4,000.
Barney ThOle. n section man, was
run down by n switch engine and in
stantly killed At Mason City, Iowa. He
leaves a wife ard three small chill
dren.
jerome j. Bingham. u prominent
member of the Milwaukee bar, died
very suddenly after returning to his
home from a short walk. He was II
years of age.
The steamer Shawmut, having in
tow the barge Atlas. arrived at Boston
from Galveston with $50 bales OF
cotton. the largest consignment ever
brought 10 that port.
Superior Judge Slack Of San Francis
co decided against Lillian Ashley. who
sued f. J. Baldwin. turf man and mil
liOnaire ranch and hotel owner, for
100000 for seduction.
1t is announced that on the occasion
Of the queens jubilee her majesty will
knight the mayors of the five largest
Canadian cities. Montreal, Quebec, OF
tawa. Toronto and Hamilton.
The London Chronicles correspond
at Vienna reports that Il CONSTANT
nOple dispatch says that the porte has
ordered the Persian border to be cor
doned in order to exclude the plague.
A London Daily Mail dispatch from
Madrid says that the sever weather
has resulted in great distress especial
ly in the province of Seville. Bread
riots have occurred in several towns.
The Atlas line steamer Allegheny,
which sailed from New York Jan. rs,
has arrived at Kingston. jamaica, and
claims that she lowered the record
from New York to Kingston by about
five hours.
The rivers and harbors committee Of
the house are to make n visit to Mo-
bile, New Orleans. Sabine Pass, Hous-
ton. Galveston and Chattanooga to eX-
anime the government works and
needs at those points.
An interesting item on the manifest
OF the steamship Australia, just ar
rived at San Francisco from Honolulu,
is 204 bags of taro -four, the principal
ingredient in the famous Hawaiian
dish known as pol
The president has approved the act
providing for the construction Of q
bridge over the Red river between Ar
kansas and Texas; the act to validate
the acts, appointments and services Of
certain deputy marshals in Indian Ter
ritory.
The president has sent to the senate
the following nominations: War-Sec-
ond lieutenants 10 be first lieutepants:
Samuel Burkhardt. ,Ir.. Twenty-fifth
infantry; J. Il. Normoyle, Twenty
third infantry; Robert Alexander, Sew
enth infantry.
Representative Fischer, from the
committee on Indian affairs, has sub
mittcd a favorable report on a bill ap-
prOpriating $4,000 to make final set
Element with the Waalem band of the
TillamOk tribe of Indians of Oregon
for coded lands.
The forty-fOurth annual business
meeting Of tho American Society of
Civil Engineers, which was in progress
for two days at New York, wound up
with II reception at the Waldorf to
Benjamin NJ. Harrod of New Orleans,
the newly elected president.