The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-19
General.

Placer gold has been discovered in
the State of OaXaca, Mex. at the head
waters of CcataZOaOOloOs river.
The battleship Indiana has been sue
cessfully placed in dry dock at Hall
fax, y. s.
Authority has been granted for the
Milliken National Bank Of Decatur,
ILL.,, with a capital of 100000
The Iowa Pain Manufacturing Com
pany of Ninton has decided to move
its works to Fort Dodge.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt has dealt
naval red tape a hard blow. He has
issued an order that reduces at one
sweep the number of reports required
to be made by these officers from 217
to 80.
Thomas ii. Lynch of Wichita, Kan,
has just returned from Ireland, where
he succeeded in establishing his claim
TO an estate valued at 100000. which
has been in the family for twelve cen
turtles.
The commissioners of public lands of
Wisconsin have requested the legisla-
ture to fix the minimum price of pub
lie lands at So per acre, to direct that
all be appraised, and that thereafter no
lands be sold at less than the APP
praised value.
An immense structure is in process
of construction near Easton, Pa. for
the use of the Edison Concentrating
company. which separates the iron ore
from dirt and rock by the Edison pro-
cess.
a general advance of ID per cent,
%benefiting every branch Of the trade,
will be asked by the Window Glass
Workers association at the annual
wage conference with the manufac.
turers at Chicago next Wednesday.
The record for the fastest trans-Pa.
cific ocean trip was made by the Royal
Nail steamship Empress Of Japar on
her last voyage from Vancouver to
Yokohama. The time consumed was
ten days three house and thirty-nine
minutes.
A board Of officers headed by Capt.
Baird, Sixtieth cavalry, has been or.
dered to meet at Fort Leavenworth.
Kan. Sept. l for the competitive ex.
animation of about twenty enlisted
men for promotion to commissioned
grade.
The building Of the Siberian rail
way has been OF great benefit to the
lumber trade Of the Pacific coast. Tho
Glen Turrett, q new freight steamer OF
3.O26 OnS net, now at Shanghai, has
been chartered to take lumber and rail
rOad ties from the Columbia river tC
NladivOstOck.
At n meeting Of the supreme officers
of the Catholic knights Of America a,
Vincennes. Ind, DIR. Il. j. Brennan OF
Indianapolis was elected supreme med
Washington. ID. c.. was chosen editor
OF the Bulletin. the official organ OF
the order in this country.
The officers of the interior depart
ment are preparing a public notice tC
be posted ut point on the borders OF
the forest reservation adjoining the
Yellowstone National Park, warning
all persons against trespassing on the
lands, especially against hunting on
the reservation II shooting the game
AS Il result OF having sold goods
manufactured i'm the Minnesota state
prison, several merchants In Hudson
Wis, are TO be arrested o nthe charge
Of violating the state prison labor law
The arrests will serve as test cases
for the new law, which demands tina,
all prison-made goods must be fully
labeled.
The Union Iron Works of San Fran.
cisco has telegraphed the navy depart
ment asking permission to supply the
arImor for the battleship Wisconsin,
which they are building, just as the
Cramps have done In the cas- Of the
Alabama. In reply the firm has been
notified that the department will enter
into correspondence with them On the
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