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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25
Casuultics.

Cecil Robinson. eleven years old. shot
and instantly killed his seventecn-year-
old sister Matte ut the Robinson home
on Jefferson avenue in Indianapolis.
The shooting was accidental.
Three children locked in Il house at
Eufaula, Ala. were burned to death.
Their parents had gone to church and
the house caught fire in their absensc
Levi l.. Potter colOred was killed in
Philadelphia by an electric shock
caused by his umbrella touching Il liy
wire
Nels Osen, son of Hogan Oscn of
Martcl, Wis. was killed while moving
4 traction engine on II hill near his
home by being caught between the
engine and separator.
The largest shaft AMI rock house Of
the Calumet and Hecla mine at Calu-
met. Mich, was burned. Loss. 5000:
insured.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25
Personal Mention.

John Fleming. manager Of the Nation.
al Sporting club, died in London
William Elwood, an actor whose
real HIme was II. f.. Haffcnaglr. is
dead, aged thirty five.
Homer Nash Hubbard, one Of Chi
cago's wcalthiest pioneers. is dead aged
seventythrec.
Mrs. Charles l.. Tiffany. wife Of the
head of the great iewelry firm. is dead
ut her home in New York, aged 81.
In Il quarrel ut Lexington, Ky. over II
debt j. j. Ryan was shot and killed by
Merritt Martin.
Albert Oliver Wilcox. n we'll known
abolitionist and advocate of woman
suffrage and temperance. is dead mt
Saratoga. y. ", aged eighty
Leonard Helm. aged -. Bavarian.
once a colonel in the German army.
died in the city hospital ut st. Louis,
in abject poverty. He was of royal
parentage.
Gen. Charles +. Iovey. a well
known lawyer of Washington, Is dead,
aged 20 years. He served during the
war as volunteer officer and had u
fine record.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25
Crimes and Criminals.

Fritz Meyer Of New York has bcpa
found guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree for killing Policeman Smith.
Sebastian MutZger, il well-to-do farm
or of Daggett, committed suicide by
hanging. He leaves widow and three
children.
Ten shots were fired from ambush 1T
Frank Dellingor of Elwood. Ind. while
he was going home after dark. but u"
escaped injury.
Lars Nelson ran from two policemen
who accosted him on the street ut mid
night and was shot by tham, receiving
injuries that will prove fatal.
Aid. O'Mallcy has demanded the dis
charge of Policeman John +. Seder-
berg, alleging that he was implicated
in the conspiracy To take the alder
mans life.
Alfred Johnson quarreled with Pat
rick Walsh in Il keIsington saloon ana
then tried 10 scalp him. A cash several
inches long was inflicted. the wound
reaching from behind tie right ear pas 4,
the back Of the heal, barring the skull,
John Basili AID Mrs. Pasuuele Caro-
folio. said to be members OF the famous
band OF cOunterfeiters Of which the
woman's husband is credited with being
leader. were arrested by officers If the
United States secret service.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25

The Zuni Indians have concluded not
TO torture witches hereafter Here is
reform in an unexpected quarter, and
IL is the more surprising b,cluSe Spain
seeks to torture in Spain. Cuba and
the Philippines, while the sultan both
tortures and assassinates. Presently,
with the progress of the Zuni Indians
before them, the Christian govern
ments of Europe may pluck up cour-
age and conscientiousnes sufficiently
to protect the men and women who be-
long 70 their own church.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25

Progress toward reform in weights
and measures by the two great nations
Of tho world continues In the United
states g general law providing for the
use of the French metric system
throughout the country was near en-
actment by the last congress, and the
English parliament has, only few
weeks ago, passed an act legalizing the
system in Great Britain, step toward
its early exclusive adoption The
congress Of the United States has new
er exercised the power granted it in
the constitution by establishing a def
mite system of weights and measures
for the whole country, and all stand
ards in customary use are legal only
by authority of state legislation.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25

To the Editor:-The affairs Of Cuba
have reached crisis. Spain tries by
perfidious diplomacy to win where her
sword has failed. The offer of au-
tonomy is a device to change the pa
t-iotic sentiment of America, and to
betIay Cuba by false promises. In
this way she triumphed twenty years
ago This time she must fail. Au-
tonomy is another term for IMPOSE
ton and fraud The Cuban League Of
the United States has long since ex-
posed and condemned this hypocrisy.
Since then more interested forces have
supplemented this opinion. The states
men of Cuba repudiate 1t. The COM
manders in the field say "Independ-
minister to Spain proclaims it to be
an impracticable sham. More than all
this, in the city of New York recently
a meeting of Cubans, who together
represented more than one-half the
property values of the entire island,
merchants, bankers and planters in
exile. who today bear the burdens OF
the war by their contributions to its
treasury, in very decided language de-
CARED that no oEer from Spain will
be considered short of absolute indie
pendence. All that remains is that we
should now move steadily onward to
the assured victory which this league
has heretofore pledged. Our duty is
to influence the representatives in
congress to grant belligerent rights.
The serate has already done so. Be-
fore the New Year is ushered in may
the lower house respond. Then log
ical!y fellows independence. The pres
ident must not falter now. and 1t is
the duty of this league to see to Il!
that he shall not viii you give this
the publicity of your rnal?-Ethan
Allen. President of the Cuban League
tof the United States.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25
A FIGHT FOR L,rr
Hatr-lifting Experi.

Hatr-Ihftfng Experie,
sineer. I'VE Of an
Birmingham, Ala, Nov. .,
freight train dashing soutnm.,
the Louisville K Nashville r, T.a
the rate of thirty miles a'irod
last night one of the most tbr,u s'
counters ever recorded in faa .''a
ton occurred. Two mon y
and crazed by drink. the o. one \
ana conscious of deadly pe pi1er
IN Il ne and death struggle !, en- u
or a locomotive which ena ~ 'hl
death of the negro and ,ba nuea Y
escape from the same fate BY ,0s
man. " ule
When Train No. %. soutb H.
here last night at LOS, En,in"unc
op ana Fireman Crag. colorasr
pied the locomotive cab N.Y.
miles from the city Bisbon" aei
fireman to stir up the fire m
paiu no attention to the order
was repeated. This time ha ~,
oath, and. springing from ~
drew a revolver and sudaan,
without warning, fired a sSaa
blank at the engineer Tn
missed him and the engines,
the revolver from the negro'.
just as the latter was abont =
second shot. Crag. now cro,aa
rage, instantly drew n knisa
grasping the engineer by the sho
pulled him from the box and -
in Il dozen places across tba
Mr.. Bishop had a pistol in his hin
ct but he was held for a time i
n position that he could NOT ro,
Finally, after n desperate Str
during which the two men roIla,
ana over on the floor of the cab
op managed TO draw his uivio
fire. The bullet struck the ne
the breast and penetrated his
Without II groan he fell back I'M
darkness TO the ground. The II,
that time was near OXmoor m
was halted by the wounded enc
who told the crew of his thrilgt
counter. Bishop says his watch
alone saved him from a death IA
the hands Of the negro, who "
his knife with the savagery Of
mon.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25

Planning to help poor family, VINO
lived on broken victuals gathered from
door to door. a good woman gave the
mother a days work and paid her q
dollar. Two or three days later, says
the New Unity, the woman called 10
express her gratitude. The childrcn
mad always wanted to so to the mat
inee, and the dollay had taken them
all! Sometimes 1.-THE destruction o.
the poor is their poverty" Again, 6
in this case, it is their idiocy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25

An assassin made an attempt upon
the life of the President of Mexico. He
was arrested and held in confinement.
BY the connivance of the chief of po-
lice, a mob gained possession Of his
person and put him to death Their
act of violence was intended as an act
of devotion TO, and affection for, wise
and good ruler. To the president him
self the form of the compliment robbed
it of its value. It's lawlessness de-
feated his purpose to give the criminal
a fair trial He held those who took
the mans life in q vulgar fury to be
guilty Of murder. Accordingly he
caused the arrest of the chief of police,
who, after confessing his fault, COM
mitted suicide in prison. Other per-
sons in authority, who had approved
or failed to resist the attack upon the
assassin, were promptly deposed from
Office; and twenty-one participants in
the actual killing OF the man were ar
rested and held for trial. This is the
way President Diaz deals with lynchera
and their abetters. 1t is a good way
1t emphasizes the fact that mob ven
geance, while ii may seem an act OF
justice in the abstract, really defeats
justice and imperils society by its
method.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25
MUST KEEP orr.
United states Authorities win
NIT No Invasion OF the Indiau

United States Authorities VIII
init M Invasion Of the Indial
ervation.
Wichita, Kan, Nov. DE. H.
the boomer who is endeavoring
raise n party of volunteers d
the Wichita mountain country,
lahOma Territory. states that
been notified by the federal Otit
the territory that any attempt 10
bly, lead an expedition across d
of the Indian reservation will u
with severely. United States tro0
iHc called into service.
News has issued an address
followers in which he practicaDy
the United States authorities, AM
forth the claim that the treaty
United States with the KiOvI
Comauche Indians expired on N
and that the land. having reyS
the government cannot be CT
settlers and prospectors.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25
Port Arthur to Europe

Kansas City, Nov. II. III
contract closed by Preslden.
Stiliwcll, of the Missouri Ma
Texas Trust company. a llhe J, y
pean steamers IS to he eslapn'
Port Arthur, Tex. The conlpa
be known as the Port Arthur
Atlantic Steamship company !!
first steamer will sail from !,
thu. Oh Christmas. ana VIII e'''
class cabin passengers as
freight.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25
TO CALIFORNIA

Now is the time to go anu
ton the route to take.
Quoted excursions cave oi''
m. every Thursday. No trans -.
right through to San Franz ;
Angeles. Cheapest way 'ne
Portable, too. Forty doIlaf' c.,,
Five dollars for a BERTH !,
Office and get IN inforna'', ~.h
Francis, C. P. A., .maha'
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25
WEYLER DENIES THEN
lie Did Not Make Statements|
hnfCI to Him.

Madrid. Nov. o1.-The captal
eral Of Galacia has telegraphea|
government here, saying that
interview which he he'd yes
with Gen. Weyler. The former
general OF Cuba, the latter con
exculpated himself of the s'a'
attributed to him upon the OccA
his leaving Havana. aud allfn
devotion and adhesion TO the
mcnt.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25
CrouS in Russia

st. Petersburg, Nov. 2i'in n
try of agriculture publishes a,I
the crops of the RUSSIAN e a,s|
1897. as follows: Kye, o@|
FOODS: winter wheat, 156,ooovSI'
spring wheat, 32l,3l4'oVo iy ysS]
515.522, 900 pools; barley 1T|
pools; buckwheat. 469'o,',S, Mi
millet, maize and peas, q !. nO|
pools. A pood is equal 10 o0p'|
weight.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25

There are two remarkable state
ments. One is that heat is warm, and
the other that the New York Sun is =
Republican paper.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25
At,cr,utrd Train W,

Grecnyillc, Ohio. Nov II wr
ly attempt was mace " az
fast New York and ChicasV ala,
the Erie railroad Of TINS i p~ !
wreckcrs had piled iron pla mot
track. but in such a way ' u,
tire train passed over the .,,a q. %,
ing derailed. This is lle ~ IN
tempt to wreck n tram ie. AFRO /
few days. and detectives '''
locate the fends.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25

Seth Low has long believed that Of
flee has been seeking him with a.
anxiety that amounts to severe pain.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-11-25
plTH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS Of THE PAST WEEK IN \
CONDENSED FORM.

A General Resume Of the Most Inn
pOrtant News of the Week From
All Parts of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged I'm Con-
by Busy People.
The age-herald., 1897-11-09

Athens Female college has eighty seven pupils in ths boarding department.
The age-herald., 1897-11-09
]. R. GUN APPOINTED.
Succeeds Dan Cooper as United States com-
 missioner-Mail Service Improvement

Special to The Age-H raid.
 Huntsville, Nov. 8.-James R. Guin has been appointed United States commits sioner to take the office formely occu- pied by Marshal Dan Coopsn The ap- pointment was made Saturday night by Judge Bruce.
 Postmaster McGehee made an improve ment in the local mall service last night by inaugurating 8 o'clock collections which will be kept up regularly in the future. Hitherto the latest collection of mall has been made at 5:S0 p. m.
 w. B. Causey a young man convicte q in the United States court of robbing the Plsgah, Ala, postoffice was sen tenced Saturday night to two years hard labor in the pen5tentiary at Columbus, O. Causey only secured about $25 from the posttoffice and this he returned after being arrested. Afier sentence>had been passed upon Caussy the court adjourned. Ninetytwo cases were disposed of during the term of four weeks
The age-herald., 1897-11-09

 member of his lamfay to meet a violent death Ons brother was k He'd in Athens, lGrceea; another in q row In Texas, and John in the negro br-tlle1 at Rssssmer Catcher was buried here. Report has reachsr here that the two Cofley Boys. Jack and WiD, who left here several months ago with their fami- ly fer New Orleans. aLe both sick with yellow fever.
 The Howard- Harrison Iron Co. is get ting cut some big .shipm nts for Texas and other points which have bsen ac- cumulating on account of the quaran- tine
 In a shooting serape this everfng at the slag pit between two negroes, Tobe Cairheart and Ed Robertson, the latter lIsceived a severe scalp wound. Both are in jail, Robertson charged with as sault with intent to kin, and Calfrheart with assault with weapon.
The age-herald., 1897-11-09
HON. JAMES H LITTLE DEAD.
Passed Away Yesterday at His
 Home in Livingston. ~
ONCE A BRILLIANT LAWYER
While Solicitor of Jefferson County His Mind Became Impaired, and He Was Pro-
 nounced lncurabIe by Experts.
specal to The Age-Herald.

Specal to The Age-Herald.
 Livingston, Nov. s.--James H. Little died at the residence of his mother, Mrs. Laura Little. at 1 o'clock this morning.
 About two years ago while holding the position of county solicitor of Jefferson county and -rsSIiling at Birmingham. his mind became affected.
 He was carried to several noted insti- tutons for the insane. but no relief could be obtained. Finally he was brought back to his old home, and for more than y.ar has been watched and cared for by loving hands at the resi- dence of his mother.
 Up to five weeks ago he had lucid in- tervals, although his disease. was pro- nounced by experts to be incurabls. Five weeks ago his disease became much worse ard he 4las been gradually sink ing until death came to his reli;f. His once stalwatt form is very much ema- ciated, and, as he lies in his burial robes, he wil not weigh more than u-Venty pounds.
 The interment will talk place here to- morrow, and he will be laid by the side of his father Hon. William G. Little.
 The dec-ased moved to Birmingham during the "beSm days" where he rapid ly mads his way to the front and became a leader among headers of the young democracy. His famous debate With Col Shepherd a few years ago is well remembered. A wife and a littla 5-year- old girl survive him.
 James H. Little was born in Sumter county Alabama, in 1862. He was the son of W. G. Little, a very prominent lawyer of tEat county, and who served two terms as president of the state senate.
 He took a collegiate course at the Uni versity of Alabama and was graduated there tn 1880 He also took the law course in 1882 and was admitted to the bar in the same year. He located at Livingston wherls he remained until De- cember, 1S77 and established there high reputation for legal talent and pro feesionlal Integrity. In December, 1887, he removed to Birmingham and at once obtained a handsome practice
 In 1892 he was elected solicitor of Jef- ferson county the duties of which office he discharged with ability until Decsm- Der, 1895, when a total failure of his health compelled him to give up hts du- tics. From that time until now he has resided with hs mother in Sumter coun- ty, rl.ar Livingston, but his health did not improve.
 In 1890 he married Miss Eliza Mat thews daughter of George L. Matthews, of Montgomery.
 A. G. Smith, c. l.. Matt hews, his fa,ther-in-law, Robert H. Lowe and c. w. Ferguson, want down Hast night to at tend the funcral services today.
The age-herald., 1897-11-09
BESSEMER NOTES.
Jefferson County Sunday School Association
 Organized Crooks Discharged

Special to The Age-HeraId.
 Bessemer, Nov. S.-The Jeff rson Coun- ty Sunday School association was or ganfzed here Sunday by Rev. S. A. Rus sell, of Annizl,on, with tine following temporary officials: I. s. Chandler. presi- dent; w. H. BranDon, secreitary; Rav. w. R. Ivey, Rev. M. w.. Robinson, A. w. Adger, B. c. Jones and Bryan Waller, executive committee.
 IA county convention is to be called In this city on Dec. g and 10, to which thI= ministers of every denomination, every Sunday school supeintendent and three delegates from each Sunday school will be accredited and a permanent county organization effected.
 The following entertainment commit tee has been appointed: Presbyterian church, Miss Kate Giles; Cumberland Presbyterian, Mrs. l.. H. King; Baptist, Mrs. c. J. Sharp; Episcopal, Miss Julia Houston; Methodist Miss Jennie Randie.
 All delegates appointed and purpe sing attenda nee are requested to notify the president.
 The state association meets I'm Bir- mingham the latter ps@t of December, and 1t was largely to prepare for this that the organization was formed. A committee Is now preparing a pro- gramme for the convention.
 William Crooks was Discharged at the preliminary hearing today, the testimony showing that he was justified in killing the Birmingham Greek, Jchn Catch T. Crooks sthlot Catcher last Friday might in a shady resort on Twenty-first street, the bullet wounds proving fatal late Saturday ev+ning. Tine trouble was over an inmlate of the house, am octeroon wo- man, and it was proved that Catcher was the aggressor.
 Catcher Is said to be the third male
The age-herald., 1897-11-09
AS VIEWED ABROAD.
President of New York Stock Exchange on Eu-
 ropean View of the Cotton Market.

New York, Nov S.-WaIter T. Miller,
 president of the New York cotton ex- change, who returned from Europe a few days ago, made the following state ment concerning the cotton market abroad: 'I find the general situation abroad with regard to trade and com- merce favorable and by no means unsat- isfactory, as I understand has been ths impression in Amercia for the past month or two. Certainly in England and on the continent just the contrary was the case. As to the prices of manufac- tured goods, of course buyers decline to buy long stocks as long as the south persists in offering cotton down. When enough cotton is marketed to relieve the producer and he feels able to hold some cotton, buyers of manufactured goods and the traders in cotton will probably be anxious to invest in cotton.
The age-herald., 1897-11-09
QUEEN 6 CRESCENT ROUTE.
hortest and Quickest Line New Or
 Ieans-Solid Vestibule Trains.

Shortest and Quickest Line New Or
 leans-Solid Vestibule Trains.
 The Alabama Great Southern Railroad with its connections. formerly the Queen & Crescent Route. is the shortest and quickest line from Birmingham to New Orleans. A solid vestibule train leaves Birming ham at 1925 night, arriving New Orleans 11:45 next morning. This train carries Pullman's handsomest drawing room Buffet Sleeping Cars. day coaches, baggage and express cars through with out change.
 The evening train leaving Birmingham at D. m. carries elegant Pullman Union Sleeping Cars from Birmingham to New Orleans without change, arriving at New Orleans at 6:30 next morning, mak- ing connection with Southern Pacific for the west.
 For comfort and speed. travel via the Queen & Crescent Route.
 c. M. BILLHEIMER, Traveling Passenger Agent Alabama Great Southern Railway. No. North Twentieth St. Telephone 846.
The age-herald., 1897-11-09
TWO sN,KS OF FLOUR
Got Arthur Thomas and Ed Harris in
 Trouble.

Arthur Thomas. conored, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff J. B. Marshall yes terday evening on a charge of grand lar- ceny. It is claimed thlat he was the 'pal' of Ed Harris, who was bound over by Judge Feagin under bord of $200 on a Nike charge.
 It is alleged that the two men stole two sacks of ffonr from a freight ear on the sfdetrack of the Louisville and Nashville railroad about one week ago. Harris was arrested by Officer Hamilton and easily convicted.
 T'h6rnas succeeded in eluding arrest until yesterday evening. He is in the county jail, but protests his innocence. A warrant was sworn oll't "a gainst him by Deputy Marshall, and he will be tried this morning in the inferior criminal court.
The age-herald., 1897-11-09
NEWS OF THE STATE.

The Cherry cotton factory, at Florence, was slightly burned a few days ago.
 Florence officials will enforce the ordi- nance against throwing trash in the street.
 Florence public school children will hold a chrysanthemum show Nov. IS.
 Henry and Charles Allen were bound over at Florence for making moonshine whiskey.
 Roy Cozad. aged 12. died at Sheffield of pneumonia.
 There is talk of holding a county fair in St. Clair next year.
 The Troy municipal campaign is get ting lively.
 Ozark has established compulsory vac- cination.
 The Randolph county school teachers will be paid this week.
 Sure enough frost has appeared at Eufaula.
 DdWSOH Wdue, WHO lives HedI FIJI faula, was severely burned a few days ago. A lamp exploded in his hands and set his clothes on fire.
 Simeon Wilson, Jr., died of smallpox at Henderson. There has not been a new case of smallpox in Troy in week. The exact date of the first issue of the Troy Daily Standard has not bsen am nounced. Emmett Mccormick fell from his wheel at Eufaula and broke his arm Saturday.
 Several cases of scarlet fever exist at Anniston. Miss Lottla Hough died at Talkvile recently The Morgan County Good Roads con | vention which met at Hartsele, after appointing a committee to formulate plans to be submitted at some future | meeting, adjourned. THs United States court at Huntsville | has adjourned. round bale cotton compress has been established at BoaZ. Athens Female college has eighty seven pupils in tn, boarding department The Opelika postoffice contest is still undecided. Both applicants are still hopeful and deny the report that the president says that he will appoint AT,. n,it fri e1,dc or,rsoan. a more confident. | A n1ch visfn of gold has been found mean. Chulafinnee, sixteen miles from l Admission. Anniston merchants say that business | is gradually improving.