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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-06
Russian C.Iuny ia KANSAS,

Topeka. Kan, Dec. 31.-Agent Chas
Kuharrick is here for the purpose OF
locating another colony of russians i'll
Western Kansas. He is contemplate
ing the purchase Of 100000 acres Of
Union Pacific land ut the sale 10y the
special master. which takes place Feb.
IL. with the sale of the Kansas Pa
cific railroad. The lands desired are
situated in Ellis, Trrgo and adjacent
counties.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-06

The Wyoming Supreme Court has
decided that that section of the state
constitution which declares that no for
eign born citizen can vote unless able
to read the constitution, means that
the constitution must be read in Eng
lish. 1t is a reasonable and a right
eous law. The man who has no clear
idea of the meaning of his vote is the
natural prey of the vote buying boss.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-06
Jumped From u Car Wiulur

Altoona, Pa. Dee. 3l-Adam Pfeffer
who had secOnd-clas TRANSPORTATION
from New Tin Mimi. to Hamburg
Germany. jumped through car win
daw OF the Atlantic express east in
the vicinity OF South Fork and was
instantly killed. He was demented.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-06
Horrible T0rturc

brussels, Dec. 3l-l le independence
Beige reports that Il Belgian agent ut
Bona. Congo Free state. has been
sento nced to two years imprisonment
for the murder of his black mistress
in the Aruwimi district He tied his
victim to tree. smeared her with
money ana sugar and left herNp the
attacks of bees. She died after kree
days horrible torture.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-06
AccidcntaIiy Killed uy His Father

Linden Orcn Stin@lcy. prominent
citizen. accidentally shot and killed
his AGED father. Mr.. Stingl"y had
started to leave the house with Il rifle
and In passing through the door the
weapon was struck against the casing
and discharged. the load entering the
back of the fathers head as he sat be-
tween his daughter ana granddaugh-
ter.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-06
The Nations Capital.

Mr.. Dawes. recently appointed comp
troller of the currency. is expected 10
arrive in Washington i'll time To as
sumo his new duties on January /.
Mr.. Eckels. the retiring comptroller
will leave ut once to take charge OF the
Commercial National bank Of Chicago,
rs IL; nrHSident.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-06
Bought by a Sxutlic,t.

New Haven. Conn. Dec. 31.-A SSI
dlcatr las bought the two mills Of Il b
Norwich WOODEN company at the vi
IaGe of Rcam Hill. in the town 81
Norwich. Conn. and will reopen them
Tor the manufacture of textile fabrics
giving employment to 200 hands. The
mills have been closed for several
years.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-06
HiTH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS Of THE PAST WEEh IN A
CONDENSED FORM

A General Resume of the Most I'M
portant News of the Week From
All Parts OF the Globe, Boiicu
Gown and Arranged in Com
venicnt Form for Rapid Per"s"'
by Busy People.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-06

The Boring Sea seal is modest. 1t
does not demand indemnity for the
past. 1t asks only security for the
future.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-06
storm King Stranded

London. Dec. 3l.-The British steam
er Storm King. Capt. Crosby, was
stranded at Deal. but got of and pro-
cteded apparently uninjured.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-06
Person al Mention.

William Schoenlank, the consul gen
eral OF the Central American republics.
Is dead at Berlin
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-01-06

Pittsburg company has secured the
cohtract Tor lighting London with cleo
tricity. The plant will cost S4JO. 600.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
LITERARY NOTES.

Richard Harding Davis first two War
articles for SCribnor's Magazine appear
in the July number. They are THE First
Shot of the War and THE First Bonn
bardment" CMatanzas), with snap shots
of life on the flagship New Yorlt--EnSisn
Boone, who fired the first shot to kill
cleared for action" etc. Mr. DAVIS Will
write of the war for no ether magazine.
The financial Management Of War
by Professor Henry &. Adams, is the
title of a timely reprint from the au-
thor's Public Debt" which is issued by
d. Appleton and company.
Felix Gras' new romance, THE Ter
ror," is said to picture the adventures Of
an "AristOcrat' in the French revolu-
tion. Some characters reappear who Will
be recognized by the many readers of NJ.
Gras' successful REDS Of the Midi
The Terror" will be published imme-
diately by d. Appleton & Co.
The new book on THE Art of Taxi
dermy" about to be published by d. APP
pleton & co. is by the well known author
ity. John Rowley, the head of this de-
partment in the American Museum of
Natural History.
A great many persons are framing the
supplements printed in Lesle's Weekly,
from week to week, and hanging them
up as characteristic war pictures of the
times The douhle-paGe portrait of Rear
Admiral Sampson in last weeks Leslie 5
was fine, but it is eXCelled by this week :
double-paCe supplement, picturing the
intrepid and gallant Commodore SChley,
as he stood on his flagship Massachu-
sctts, during the bOmbardment of San
tiago. This is as fire a specimen OF illus
trated art as we have seen lately.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
Asleep at Their Posts.

For sleeping on post, two members
of the New Jersey infantry have been
before a volunteer Court-martial at
which have Just been promulgated.
One was a sergeant of the guard at
the big gun left at Fort Hancock He
was found guilty of sleeping in tent
and he was sentenced to be reduced to
the ranks and to be confined at hard
labor for three months: a light SEN
tence, as i'm the regular army the pen
atty is $40 fine and six months at hard
labor in time of peace, while during
war it is much more severe.
The second offender was a corporal
and he was acquitted OF the charge
The gravity of these offences was
greater than mere sleeDing on post
for the offenders were officers of the
guard to whom the sentinels reported
and the defence of New York city was
in their hands as they were in charge
OF the costly fortiticatiOns at Sandy
Hook. 1t was their duty If the ap-
proach of the enemy was reported to
them to see that the electric currents
were turned on to fire the submarine
mines; that the rapid-fire guns were
manned and The big cannon in the
gun-litts were trained on the foe.
All this was shown in the disapproval
Of the report for acquittal sent back
by the commanding general. Both men
were volunteers, yet the penalty for
such gross negligence should be severe
enough to be significant warning to
all others in whom such a solemn trust
may be confided
To the civilian the few moments
sleep snatched by a weary soldier
while on duty may seem small mat
ter, but the responsibility thus ignored
is, from a military point of view, sec
ond 10 almost no other breach Of dis
cipline.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
Germany and the United States.

In government circles at Washington
not the slightest credence is placed
in the rumors emanating from London
and probably originating on the Ber-
lin Bourse that the German emperer
is contemplating active intervention in
the Philippines. The kaiser is well
aware that such interference as he is
said TO have in view would involve
this country and Germany in an i'm
mediate and terrible war. TO oppose
the debarkation of our troops at Man
liza would practically transfer the
theater Of action from Spain TO Ger
many. If Admiral Dietrichs should in
terfere in this manner Admiral Dewey
would not hesitate for moment to
attack the German squadron with or
without instructions from Washington.
II war and conquest are to becarried on
under the semblance Of international
law, Germany's alleged opposition to
our proceedings in the Philippines
would stand alone in the history Of the
modern world without precedent, or
even tradition TO justify IL. The os-
tensible reason put forth why
Germany wishes 10 oppose our
landing is the safeguarding Of German
interests in the island. Such a pre-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
Wise Census improvements.

II the senate committee on the cen
sus can have its way the twelfth de.
ccnnlal enumeration will be restricted
to inquiries relating to population,
mortality and products of industry:
will go into four instead of twenty
five volumes and, unlike the last CEN
sus. the volumes of which have not
been completed yet, will be in type
within two years after the enumera-
tion is taken. This contemplated mod
ification of the programme would in
volve economy in time, economy IN
money and a very great saving for
the patience of the people.
There is such a thing as OVERRIDING
a census. In 1892 the census Of the
nation occupied 80 printed pages and
cost $i4,377. Not until 1850 did the
cost exceed sl,OOO,OOO In that year
there were 1859 printed pages, and
bill OF expense amounting to Sl,329 027
The increase since has been in this
ordera 1861 23l6 pages. cost 1922, 272
1870 326S pages. cost S3,336,51l; 1850.
1908 pages, cost Sj,S62, $50; 1890, 26O94
pages. cost $11,546.662 The earlier CEN
euses were confined to an enumeration
of the population, but lately the gov
ernment drag net has been thrown out
to cast every conceivable kind Of
statistical fish, reaching climax in
the VIGOROUSLY bungled Eleventh CEN
sus, the twenty-five volumes of which
| constitute n vcritable graveyard of
| misguided energy
The senators who are in charge Of
the bill providing for the taking of
| the twelfth census have decided that
it is time to put a check upon the
tendency toward census imitation. But
lest the professional statisticians
| should want for employment they have
arranged for the collection under gov
| ernment jurisdiction of special stats-
| tics supplementary to the regular CEN
| sus work, these to be compiled more
! leisurely and without particular refer
| ence to a fixed date of publication. III
! other words, they have made the start
toward a regular and continuous CEN
sue, which is what this country most
certainly needs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
A MiSfit Colonel.

When William Jennings Bryan raised
a regiment in Nebraska it seems
scarcely credible that he realized what
he was about. No sooner had the ad-
ministration accepted his services and
the services of his followers as a unit
in the military organization Of the
United States than Colonel Bryan
let the world into the secret of the role
he was about to play. The governor of
Nebraska gave him and his regiment
a benedictiOn, calling them the first
Silver" regiment raised in the coun-
try, thus publicly proclaiming these
men political emissaries. Mr.. Bryan
was not responsible, of course, for the
governors speech, however near and
agreeable the words were to his policy
and to his sentiments. But he is ac-
countable for that which he himself
said later on. Colonel" Bryan has
taken the opportunity to deliver him
self of the essence Of one of his peri
patetic political lectures He is op-
posed. he says, to the annexation Of
Hawaii. Mr. Bryan as a politician is
free to entertain this or any other
opinion he pleases, but as the colonel
of regiment his duties are to keep
still and obey orders. His opinions on
how these orders are to be executed
must be strictly subordinated to a
higher executive authority. What
should be thought OF Admiral Sampson
if, on the eve of his sailing for Cuban
waters, he had assembled his men and
given them To understand that, al
though he obeycd the orders as they
were given to him and would do so in
future he disagreed with the policy Of
the administration which he vuluntar-
lily undertook to serve and felt at lib
erty to criticize it? He would have
been informed that, although his opin-
ions were his own, they must find
| utterance not as an admiral of the
navy, but as a politician; not on the
| quarter deck, but on the stump.
This is the danger which the raising
and organization of volunteer regi-
ments by ambitious political leaders
involves. They can never forget they
are politicians first and soldiers a long
way behind. They keep an eye to the
chance of winning a wavering constlt-
uency rather than help in the winning
Of battles. There are, of course, volun-
| teers capable OF becoming so wholly
absorbed in their military duties that
every other consideration either OF
business or politics is ignored. The
civil war brought forth multitudes OF
such men, But this is not war which
demands negation OF political ambi-
tion or principles, No one doubts that
we could end the war with Spain very
readily without the help Of William
Jennings Bryan and his silverte war
riors. 1t would be appropriate, there
| fore. If Colonel Bryan should be per.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
MUGWUMP DISTRUsT.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
The underlying cause of opposition 10
national expansion is not the pretended
devotion to our principles Of government
and desire to preserve them, but actually
a deep~seated distrust of them, "Whcn
we have shown that we can protect the
rights of men within our own borders,
say the oppcnents, land that we can
govern great cities like New York, Phil
adelphia and Chicago, it will be time to
consider whether we can wisely invite
distant populations Of alien race" etc,
70 become our subjects and accept our
rule, or our fellow citizens and to take
part in covering us. That feeling of dis
trust of popular government is at the
real root of al this opposition 20 national
extension wherever il exists. II proceeds
on the assumption that we have nothing
in our political institutions worth eX-
tending. IT Is that the American people
are incapable OF self-GoVernment We
have expanded our territory already un-
til II Is of nearly five times the area with
which this republic began and have
built up the great and rich power Amer
lea now is, carrying along with our ac-
Quisitions and our corquests invariablo
and incompatible improvement ana un-
euualled progress. yet these poor crca-
lures declare that We are untt for ma
tional growth because we are incapable
of governing. The extension of the
American system means the extension OF
liberty and self-goveTnment and the dd-
vanccment of civilization wherever II
reaches vet they defame our institutions
by asserting that to extend them is to
steal the rights of others!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
MAID MILLER.

Maud Miller in the summers heat,
Raked the meadow thick with wheat.
The Judge rode slowly down the lane,
Smoothing his horses chestnut name.
with wheat al a dollar per-" said he,
This maid is about the size for me-"
Then he smiled at her and she blused at
him,
And over the meadow fence he elm.
"Win you marry me. sweet mad?" he
said,
And she told him yes, and they were wed.
Alas for maiden, elias for Judge,
For old designer and wheat-ield drudge,
Lord pity them both and pity US all,
For Maud didn't own the wheat at all.
And the Judge remarked when he learned
the cheat:
Don't talk to IRE about dollar wheat"
san Francisco Argonaut.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

text II acted upon would be hol-
low mockery. We have dispatched a
large number of troops to the island
to ensure that very object, not alone
to Germany, but to foreigners of every
nationality. The American flag does
not cover an inch of freebooters ter.
ritory.
There seems to be lurking sus-
piCion on the continent Of Europe that
Germany will not let slip the oppor-
tunity to seize the Philippines by fair
means or foul. She was the first
power to grab a part of China and
the domination of the Philippines is
uf such vast importance in the de-
limitation of the Celestial empire that
the temptation to seize them is thought
to be irresistible. But Germany is
not dealing with China. The United
States, with its wealth, its resources.
it's men and it's money, Is behind the
hero of Manila. What he has con.
quered we shall keep with all the
strength we possess until the time
comes for the readjustment of our for
eign policy. In saying so, we have no
intention of casting the semblance of
a slur on the German people, the Ger
man army or the German navy. In
their degree they are a mighty people
backed by a mighty host of warriors
on sea and land. No one understands
better than the Emperor William that
his great army and navy are neces-
sary to the stability of his throne and
the solidarity of his empire from the
attacks. not of the Americans, but of
his neighbors. The German people
have not built up this great army and
maintained this system of militarism
at the cost of so much blood and
treasure to dissipate it in colonial ex-
pansion where that involves a war
with a country which is at any rate
as resourceful in men and infinitely
more so in wealth thar they are them
selves. There is not the slightest fear
Of Germany reking a war with the
United States. a war of pure aggres-
sion
The United States is the home Of
some millions of Germans or citizens
Of Germandescent. They form one of
the most progressive and patriotic ele-
ments of our common national life in
commerce, art, manufacture, in law,
religion and literature. They are all
Americans without forgetting the
land and stock from which they have
sprung. There are thousands of young
men and young women in the German
empire looking forward to domestic
home in this country. The Germans
are not a Colonizing people. They
prefer to flock where industry is
already established rather than tc
foregather where it has to be initiated
and built up. At the same time it Is
natural that the Emperor william
should desire to see the possessions
which he has added to the empire
colonized by his own subjects. Diplo
macy is not one of the lost arts, thai
two such great and friendly nations
should be involved in a war without
the slightest premonition to the peO'
pie of both, beyond the vague and
indefinite rumOrs Of a few irresponsible
| foreign gossips. The thing is impos
sible
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
COLONEL STONES PLATFORM

1t will be my purpose when elected to
so conduct myself as to win the respect
and good will of those who have opposed
me as well as these who have given me
their support. ] shall be the governor
of the whole PEOPLE of the state. Abuses
have undoubtedly grown up in the lesis-
lature which are neither the fault of one
party nor the other but rather tn ,
growth of custom. Unnecessary investi-
cations have been authorized by commit
tees, resulting in unnecessary expense to
the state. 1t will be my care and pur-
pose to correct these ana other evils in 50
far as | have the power. It will be my
purpose while governor Of Pennsylvania,
as it has been my purpose in the public
positions that ! have held, with God $
help. to discharge my whole duty. The
people are greater than the parties to
which they belong. ] am only jealous Of
their favor. | shall only attempt to win
their approval and my experience has
taught me that that can best be done by
an honest, modest, daily discharge of
public duty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

The war department has done wisely
in revokinG the credentials Of Sergeant
Mahon of the Ninth regiment as the
war correspondent of the Wilkes Barre
Times. The dispute which recently
arose between Mr.. Mahon, Colonel
Dougherty and the newspapers over
clusively that no private soldier or Off
Ger ought to serve at the same time
as an active and critical newspaper
reporter, the two functions being mani
festly antagonistic. The duty of a SOL
dier is not to find fault nor to pose as
martyr but to obey.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

general news of the day and especially
the news of the war. We have beaten,
steadily, day by day, week by week,
every competitor in the field and every
combination of competitors that has been
formed against us, We have given The
news in it's actually, clean, unembroii-
cred, and, save by seemly English, I'M
adorned. Aud this is the first occasion
upon which we have yielded to the temp
tnsjon to say something about it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

BY a reorganization of its proprietary
interests the Wilkes Barre News
Dealer has passed under the immed-
ate management and control of Wes-
ley T.. Woodruff as editor and John j.
Maloney as business manager. Both
are able, conscientious and experienced
newspaper men, who will have the en-
tire confidence of the community in
their efforts to upbuild a onCe-valuable
but lately sadly deteriorated property
The Tribune extends its best wishes
and predicts success.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

mitted to consummate his military
career in the state in which 1t took
mature development. He is obviously
not the kind Of man to be entrusted
with the custody Of human lives on
fields Of activity where weapons and
military experience rather than lung
power are required to accomplish VIC
tpry
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

turned In our favor no year has shown n
balance halt as large as VIII the fiscal
year 1898, the annual average during that
time being but about onc-hfth that which
Will be shown by the year just ending.
o
The following tables show the amount
OF expectations last month, compared
with the corresponding month of each
year since 1890, also the total for eleven
months of each year since 1890:
Exports from the United States during
the month Of May for each year from 1890
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
kIntc.

Goveinor-W A. STONE.
Lieutenant Governor--J. p. S. GOBLIN.
Secretary of Internal Afairs.--JAMES w.
L.ATTA
judge OF superior Court--W. W. POR.
TER.
Congressman at Large -- SAMUEL. A.
DANENrC RT, GALuSiIA \. GROW.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

General Agunaldo evidently consid-
ers that his people have as good a
right TO enjoy life, liberty and the pur-
and it will be hard to argue against
hin.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

The tent-makors are busy. We are
glad to see the most ancient Of all
industrial occupations in full swing
St Paul was a tent-maker and so were
many of his brethren.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

\ French surgeon states that jealousy
can be cured just the same as any
other disease. He would probably ap-
ply the knife to the rival in order to
effect cure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
CORRECT.


\ nation that blows up a friendly bat
tleship, attempts to poison the wells of
our camp ut Tampa, shoots surgeon
standing in front of the hospital tent,
mutilates the bodies Of The dead ana
fires on o funeral will and ought to be
wiped off the face Of the earth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

The real war poet is still missing
There are many excellent adaptations
of old songs to new circumstances, but
the genuine ballad has not yet ap-
peared. Have the American people lost
the gift of heroic poesy?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

Courage and endurance are the foun.
dation requisites of good soldiership
The Cuban insurgents in the main have
both. They can acquire discipline here
after.