The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-12

ucdu Oh Steers. tne property VI u. 10
Newman. brought n duty of $ 1,296 e
the duties fixed by the Wilson bill.
Three hundred members of the Sew
enth regime II, |. y. g., at Springfield.
ILL.,, had trouble with citizens about
some kegs of beer. One citizen had 4
bayonet run into his eye.
Everett Ruggles has just discovered
that the lady whom he recently we'd
ded Is an heiress. h will receive one
seventh of n New York estate valued
at about $750,OO0.
Judge Sanborn arrived in Denver
and caused the decree of sale of the
Mon Pacific railroad ordered by the
United States court to be duly re-
corded in that district.
The grand jury ut Leadville, Colo.
has brought in two indictments against
Judge Owens for failing to enforce the
laws against gambling and Sunday
opening. The sheriff is in the same
boat.
On the state railways in Germany
the carriages are painted according 10
the colors of the tickets of their re-
spective classes. First class carriages
are painted yellow. second class green,
end third class white.
A. part Of the new soldiers mOnu-
ment ut Stamford. Conn. is q relic
that will be greatly treasured by that
town. Ii is enc of the guns with which
the Kearsarge sent the Confederate
cruiser Alabama to the bottom.
Paris and MarseilleS are now con
nccted by telegraph lines entirely UNI
foreground. They are placed in iron
pipes and buried four feet beneath the
surface. with manhOles 5000 feet apart
and cost s 100000 to bury the wires.
The Golden Rod Silk company Of
Paterson, n. j., has given notice of its
failure and a receiver has been APP
pointed. Liabilities. S103.O 600: assets,
about $4,000. The failure is due TO a
strike.
The first summer school of instruc-
ton " held in Dubuque is open. 1t
is 4 private enterprise gotten up by
Dubuque educators ut an expense OF
$4,000. 1t will last all the month.
Many eminent teachers are present.
Owing to new regulations in cOnnec-
ton with taxes. a nuniber of manufac-
turorS and s~tOrekeepers in Madrid have
closed their premises and attempted to
create disturbances. They were sup
pressed"
A statue of the late Vice President
Schuyler ColfaX is to be erected in
South Bend, Ind, his home and where
his family now lives. The decision
was reached ut 4 meeting of the Com
mercial club, the leading business or
ganization of the city.
Land Commissioner Hermann has
sent back to the Marquette land office
the contest between the Michigan
Land and Iron company and the set
tiers. This will cause an open court
contest fer $4,000 acres of land and
may jeopaldie the title to nearly ten
times that much.
The Egyptian intelligence depart
ment has received word of heavy tri-
bal fighting up the Nile between the
dervishes and the Jaalons. The derry
ishes, under one Of the generals of the
khalifa. defeated the JaalOns in n
pitched battle and occupied Metemnsh.
The Jaalons lost 1000 killed.
Albert and Clara Franks of Toledo
We're found in a Lake Shore stock ear
mt Butler, Ind. by a conductor, beating
their way TO Klondyke. The woman
had on mems clothing and was good
looking. They had a large sum of
money. but were beating their way to
save ii to buy their outfit for the gold
fields, which they expected to reach
early i N the spring.
At the request of Judge Owens at
Leadville, Colo, the district attorney
nolled twenty-scyen indictments re-
turned by the grand jury against the
city and county officers for failure to
enforce the laws. The judge refused
TO have the two indictments against
himself nolled. but this will be done
when another Judge is sitting.
A recently patented swinging sofa
is designed to take the place of a ham
mock. and is fitted with spring steel
arms attached to its base at each end,
and projecting upward to hold the. ends
OF the straps which support the hang
ing soft, n cord being attached to one
end 10 rock the lounge when q person
is lying down.
Many years ago n German couple
named Colombo landed ut Castle Gar
den with a child supposed to be their
daughter. They located at Sioux City
and accumulated considerable proper
~. In 1880 the husband died. Anna,
the daughter, asked for a share OF his
estate. Mis. Colombo refused. saying
the girl was II waif. The girl brought
suit and has finally won her case.
The Osborn chateau. one of the finest
architectural triuniphs of the century,
will be opened soo as q Home for
Aged and Friendless Women. II was
built by Charles Osborn. the New York
banker, and after his death was occu-
pied by his son, Charles, who was wild.
est known because Of his elopement
with Fay TempletOn. His conduct