The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-24
Otherwise.

Spanish American sailors are de-
sorting in order 10 avoid fighting
Spain.
The steamer NOyO has left Seattle
for Copper river Alaska, with 200 pas
sengers and a large amount of freight.
The cause of the delay in issuing the
Chinese loan has been removed 10y the
committee of the German boerse
granting il official quotation.
Tie Fourth National Bank of Phil
adelphia has S330,0O0 in gold engaged
for import This makes the total of
the present engagements by all i'm
Eortcrs sd $4,000.
GOV Russell of North Carolina re-
ceiyed Il message from President Me
kinlcy asking how many troops the
state could furnish in ease of hostili-
Ties. The reply of the governor gave
10000 as the number.
The call for the Indiana State Pro
hibition convention, May 24-J. has the
apportiOnment of delegates based on
the combined vote in the last presiden-
tial election for lowering and for
Bently.
The Third National Bank OF -.
Louis has been approved as reserve
agent for the Natiol al Germ an-Ameri-
can Bank of 81. Paul; also the Flour
City National Bank of Minneapolis
for the FIRST National Bank of Pierre,
= ID.
Everything is aStir and hustle ut the
navy yard at Vallejo. Cal. Hundreds
of workmen are being added 10 the
usual force To rush the work of pre-
pairing the Charleston, Philadelphia.
Hartford. Pensacola and Adams for
service.
A,ticles of Incorporation of the Amer
lean Thread company. with an author
lied stock capital of Sl2,OOO.OOO. We're
filed with the secretary OF state at
Trenton, y. j. The incOrporators are:
Peter Lowe. Charles y. King and En-
nest +. Charles, all Of Jersey City.
Counsel for Edna Wallace Hopper
said that papers had been prepared AT
New York i'm an action against De
Wolf Hopper for divorce. Counsel de.
clined to say on what grounds the act
ion would be based. but minated
that ii would not be the statutory
ground.
The resignation Of eight trustees OF
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church.
of which the Rev. Or. John Hall is
pastor. We're accepted by the church.
recently. The designations were from
john Sloane, J. J. McCook. T.. Francis
Hyde. James X. IesSup. Henry l..
Smith. Malcolm Graham, III. h. Barnes
and Alexander Macon.
Dr. William ii. Maxwell. borough
supe rintendent Of schools in Brook
Ign, was elected superintendent of
schools Of New York by the board of
education. which received through its
sDccial committee official notification
OF the refusal of President Andrew :.
Draper Of the University Of Illinois, to
accept the place.
The Eank of Abbeyvillc. ia. has
assigned. President j. j. Michigan
was absent at the time of the assign
ment, and the cashier II. +. Latham,
left OH II train for Savannah immedi-
ately after the assignment. Max r.
Lund was appointed assignee The
safe has not been opened. and II is
said the wrong combination has been
given.
The examination of the business OF
Rapid City. =. d., land office. with a
view to removing II to deadwood. will
not be done for some time. Land
Commissioner Hermann has received
u letter from Special Agent Green.
who was detailed to perform the work.
saying that he will not be able to
reach Rapid City for at least three
weeks. 1t is probable. therefore. that
nothing will be done In the matter for
Il month AT the earliest.
Land Commissioner Hermann has
written a letter to Superintendent of
Logging Rosa. in charge of the cutting
Of dead aud down timber on the In
dian reservations, cautioning him
against allowing any laXity in the
prosecution of that work. Although
Hermann will not admit that there
has been any falling off in the amount
of work performed. II is estimated that
the late reports do not show up so
well as those rendered for the first
month or two after operations were
begun.