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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
BRULEs' AGREEMENr
IHdipns VIII Surrender Lor
of Land ~


CAamberlain-Parties returning f,,.
Lower Brule agency report thai ' ),
negotiations carried on with tho O..
there by Inspector James McJ.n
lin, Of the Indian bureau. have hs
successfully concluded BY tho oas zen
ment reached the Indians will sn,ass
der in the neighbOrhood of six or ae
en- townships of land, thi, to be to wv
from the western portion of thu ran nea
walton. The land retained NV ~
Lower BruleS is bounded on tho we
by the Missouri river, and is trovorsas
by number of creeks. Thar 10
surrendered and opened to white g,
Element in the future is good nrair,s
land. 1t lies partially in the piar,s
| and partially in the chamberlain lana
districts, the northwestern corner ~
il being only few miles from w.
town of Fort Pierre. The surrenSa.
| of the land will necessitate the ~
| allotment Of the Indians on tina, No.
ton of the lands To be retained. Tina
land thus relinquished to the govern
ment is intended to COMPENSATE tha
government for land proposed 10 Ls
purchased from the Rosebud indians
] for a portion of the Lower Brule triha
which has moved TO the latter reserra
ton. and desires TO remain there her
manently. The negotiations with tba
| Lower Brules brought out curon>
| fact. A total of $50 men, women and
| children compose the faction which
wishes to remain on the Rosebud M.
| ervation. while there are 4GS men. wo.
men and children who are content to
| remain on the regular Lower Bue
| reservation. Notwithstanding the dit.
ference in numbers, those DESTROYS Of
| remaining on the Rosebud reservation
have n majority of eight male Indians
over the age of eighteen years, the
| necessary legal qualification TO en-,
| title an Indian to sign treaty with
| the government. Inspector McLaugh
| lin has now gone to the Rosebud res
| eryation. where he expects To secure
the signatures of the Lower BruleS
| now there, as well as strive 10 secure
| the consent of threefourthS Of the
| male adult Indians there TO the pro
| posed permanent residence OF the Low
| or BruleS on that reservation. The
| RosebudS. in council some weeks ago
| decided that they wanted $l.25 per
acre fer the land so occupied. The DEL
/, egation from this reservation, which
recently visited Mclaughlin, will need
10 obtain the signatures Of three
| fourthS of the male adult Indians
there to ratify this agreement. When
| all this is done, congress Will have To
Fl, ratify the agreement. go
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

The official announcement of the APP
pointment of James {. Plant OF Mn
neapOlis TO be computer OF the super
wishing architects office has been made.
Lieutenant Commander Charles II.
Craven, l.. =. n. retired, died ut
" aShinston. aged tifty-five years. lie
was the oldest son of the late feai
Admiral Thomas I. Craven, ana was
horn at Fer. prcble, Ne
A cablegram from London was re-
ceived at SanF'ranCisco announcing the
death of Herman Liebes. founder of
the fur house of III. Liebes CO..
which is said To be the largest Of It's
kind in the United States.
III. II. Cowley of Spokane. Wash,
mas won his suit against the Northern
Pacific Railway company. involving Il
section Of land in the heart of the city
valued at S1.000,0O0. The case has
been in the courts ten years. CONVEY
is president of the Traders bank ana
an old settler there.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
WnAhingfOn.

China has at last been supplied with
4 money-order system. and the regula-
tons have been reported to the state
department by United States Minister
DENLY at Pekin.
The secretary Of the treasury has re
ceived through the British ambassador
information that the Canadian govern
ment would hereafter allow Am arcan
vessels To carry II erchandiSe from one
port iii Canada to another
Senator Jones of Arkansas has intro
duced bill defining contempt of Unit
ed States courts. 1t provides for n
hearing as on any other charge in
cases of indirect contempt. which are
defined as acts of contempt committed
not in the presence of the court.
Consul-Generai Frank f.. Mason. at
Frankfort. has transmitted To the state
department significant publication
from one Of the leading German Da-
perS, warning the agrarianS in that
country against pressing their warfare
upon United States products.
The Nicaraguan government has
made some changes in the concession
to the English Atlas company for the
construction of its railroads loss the
isthrus. and these changes are report
ell to the state department by Unitcd
States Consul Sorsby at San Juan del
Nortc.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
Otherwtae.

JEFF Thorn Sam Fitzpatrick middle
weight. Is expected to- return to Ameri-
ca soon, and will then go after Charley
Golf.
The pack train department Of the,
government Alaska relief expedition.
which has been lying at Departure
Bay. Il. c.. since Feb. IS. has again
started for Taiya.
Admiral Bunce. commandment at the
brooklyn navy yard has received per-
mission from Washington to open Il
subscription list ut the navy yard for
the benefit of the families Of the men
Killed on the Maine.
Fourteen prominent citizens of Edo
RADIO Springs. Kas.. including the pas
tor of the NJ. T.. church. have been
sued for SANDER by Miss Anna Hack
ler daughter of the NJ. T.. Sunday
school superintendent.
The Old Times distillery. owned bv
Jack Daniels. near Lynchburg Tenn.
has been seized by United States rcve-
nue. officers. The daily capacity Of the
distllery is 400 gallons, it being the
largest one In the state.
Mrs. Marie Ptacck. Il young Polish
woman of st. Joseph, Mo-, has gone
crazy as the result OF her husbands
securing divorce from her. She had
left him because he was not good
looking.
Three large beet-sugar factories are
to he erected in Nebraska ut once. by
Philadelphia capitalists. who Will in-
vest $4,000 In the project. The sugar
trust is suspected Of having a hand in
H.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
SPORTING Notes


George Barrett, the jockey, is dcnd
at London.
Jim DAILY. the Buffalo middleweight.
has gone to San Francisco in search of
a match with Alex Greggains.
There is talk Of match hetwce.,
Billy ROtchford of Chicago and pedlar
Palmer. in London during Derby week.
Matt Matthews has issued Il chal-
lenge to meet Dick Burge Of England
for $1,000 Il side. Matthews will fight
in America or England.
Joe Elms, the cOlOred American box
or. is To be given another chance with
Johnny Simpson before the Olympic
club or Birmingham. Elms was worst
ed some time ago by Simpson.
Jack Everhardt. the Southern light
weight. Is in Chicago. He is looking
Tor match with any man in his class.
Everhardt is willing to box either Tom
Tracey or George Kerwin ut Chicago.
In a twenty round contest between
VIII Curley ond Billy Murphy. tn.
Australian, for Il purse Of SST5 and n
side bet Of 500 at Gwynett's circus nj
New Castle, Eng, Curley Knocked the
Australian out in the twelfth round.
Lord Chesterfield. the San Francisco
steeDlechase winner, appears 10 out
class all the jumpers on the coast. His
sire, Chesterfield. was bred In Victoria.
Australia, in 1876, and is now owned
by DIR. Brownhill, Lakeville Cal. lie
is royalty bred
John III. Minds. ex-captain of the
University of Pennsylvania foot BAH
team. is an inmate Of the university
hospital, with muscular rheumatism
His right knee is swelled to twice its
natural size and is twisted out of lis
normal shape. Since he has been nj
the hospital weight Of ten pounds
mas been kept constantly on his knee
Just now serious the case will be can
not be told.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
THE SAME GID GAME.
4 south Dakota bachelor Goes VI
gnfnst IL.

gnfnst IL.
Lead-About two months ago gen
tleman of this city answered an az.
vertisement In a matrimonial paper
which gave the description OF charm.
ing young lady with the usual "Oblec'
pleasure and possibly matrimony. Inc
correspondence developed rapidly un
Ill the gentleman became infatuated
and proposed marriage, which was
promptly accepted. photographs were
exchanged and the impulsive gehue'
man could scarcely wait the day u.
pointed for the marriage. In one Q,
the lady's long missives she intimale'
that she desired a u Itch. The gente
man procured 2. expensive laa!
gold watch and presented it TO he''
Other costly gifts were sent to 'he
lady. A few months ago the letters
from the lady became chilly, ana 'Ie
gentleman, becoming uneasy, wrote
friends i'm the lady's family. He wa
greatly shocked To learn that the iiu!
was to be married to another mar III =
few days. The Lead man imploreu
her 10 give up the other marriage anu
offered her money to come 10 Law
Word was received few days W.
that the marriage with the other iilan
had occurred In the Indian Terri'olE
where the lady resides. The Lead fiIan
has begun active operations to RECEIVE
his property sent to the lady as gii,oo
which he estimates to be worth slv%
besides 500 in money, which he SEN
voluntarily. A few days ago an o e
press package, marked value S iov'h
came addressed to his name, but WIZ
Mrs" prefixed. Being unapie No
produce Mrs" in his family .a sns
package remains in the express oh'''
Cncalled for.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
RAILROAD FOR THE HILLS.
BURLINGTON May Build From Dead
wood to Newcastle.

Deadwood - Several of the highest
officers of the burlington system nave
just made trip TO the Black Hills
and along the Wyoming division
the road. chiefly for the purpose Of
looking over the proposed route BE-
tween Deadwood and Newcastle.
Is stated that General Supcrintendea
Calvert, who has personally inspected
the route as surveyed, has recon
mended the building of the road.
can he built as cheap as most Western
roads and much cheaper than the
roads running through the Black Hills:
IL is estimated that the building u
this road will triple the output OF coal
and coax from the Cambria and New
castle mines. The distance from the
coal mines TO Deadwood by the pres
ent route is 165 miles, and by the pro
posed route it will be lessened 10 90
The present train tonnage from Euse
mont TO Deadwood is about 2oo IONS
to the engine. over the proposed roue
il is estimated train of 600 tons can
be hauled. At present twelve enslhes
and twelve train crews are engaged N
hauling the freight from Edgeinoh' )"
DeadwOod. and on the new road lno
service will be reduced One-half. lhe
consumption of coke by the smeldels
in the Northern Hills is enormous. Inc
ores from Montana used for huxins
purposes by the shelters would come
III over the proposed route ut SAVING
OF seventy-five miles of distance: /.
1t is reported that rich boa! u
free milling ore has been struck ID lne
workings Of the Wells-Fargo group N
Blacktail gulch. belonging to the Goiu>
IN Reward company.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
Accidental Happenings.

Shreveport. La, suffered Il loss Of
Sl1J.O0O recently by the burning of one
Of the finest brick blocks of the city.
Fire broke out in the business por-
ten of Buffalo Center. Iowa, Il town OF
500 inhabitants. destroying six of the
best buildings and for Il while threat
"ning the entire town. The total loss
was about $1,000; insurance, UNI
known.
The steamer Topeka has arrived a,
Seattle from juneau. Alaska. The of
iiccrs report that. by terrific wind
storm. the steamer Oregon was blown
ashore on Juneau flats. Several sol
dicrs were hurled bodily against the
side of the vessel, and some were
killed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

How is it that no proposition can
be found so bald of sense and utterly
foolish that it does not find advocates
in congress? The attacks and ridicule
of debate have no effect whatever on
the advocate; he goes right on, just
the same. He that is foolish is foolish
still. In this matter congress is a
queer body. What, after all, is the real
purpose and place of a general debate
in congress?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

May wheat reached its highest price
since 1891 on Feb. 10. selling on the
Chicago board of trade at $1.09. Many
factors have combined to cause this
advance, and 1t Is now generally con-
coded that wheat will go higher be-
fore the new crop Is harvested. 1t is
known that Europe Is confronted with
an enormous shortage Liverpool has
only enough wheat to last a week
The crop in the Argentine does not
meet expectations. On the top Of all
this the winter wheat district is bare
OF snow and subject at any time to a
killing freeze. The following daily
quotations since January Is show the
steady rise in wheat: Gle, 91$c, 91A
917sc, 02c. S3kc, $3.50, 94%c, 97bc,
967sc, 94Bc, 95Bc, 95Ac, s4Ssc, 95Bc,
CSC, 947sc. 96Ac, 957sc, 967sc, 977sc,
9shc, 1890, s1.03h, $1.06. While the
Cuban war care may have had a slight
effect on the recent quotations, experts
claim that the prime factor is a
scarcity Of wheat, and expect steadily
advancing prices. Joseph Letter is
shipping 4000,000 bushels OF wheat to
New York for foreign consumption,
and If necessary can dispose of his en-
tire enormous holdings abroad II
seems that when Armour was short
December wheat he borrowed 5000, 900
bushels from a Minneapolis operator.
He is now attempting to buy this. and
rs compelled to bid against Letter for
what little comes to the north,N4.-
ern wheat markets.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

From the ancient Virginia city OF
Alexandria comes suggestion with
reference to the problem of dealing
with the village hoodlum. 1t has been
custom in that city since the aboli-
ton Of the whipping-post to permit
the parents or guardians Of minors
convicted of petty offenses to fog
them at the cell door OF the police
station in lieu Of any other punish
ment. 1t is said that the practice has
proved satisfactory. Recently it has
been proposed to incorporate in the
state law a provision that minors
convicted of misdemeanors shall be
punished by flogging with the sane
ton of their parents or guardians"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

Death itself to the rejecting mind is
less serious than marriage. The older
plant is cut down that the younger
may have room to flourish; few tears
drop into the loosened soil, and buds
and blossoms spring over It. Death
is not even blow; is not even pulsa-
tion, but pause. But marriage un-
rolls the awful scroll of numberless
generations. Health. genius, honor,
are the words inscribed or some; on
Others are disease, faulty and infamy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
.PITH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

nortant News Of the Week From
All Parts Of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged i'm Con-
venient Form for Rapid PerusnI
by Busy People.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

The industries of Great Britain suf-
fered loss Of many millions through
the labor disputes of last year. Strikes
seem to be taking the place Of war as
a waster of substance. How they may
be done away with is problem worthy
of the most strenuous attempts at So
lutio.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

The best place for a pure food
show is the family dining-room. The
exhibit ought to be continuous. The
feres with the success Of the exhibi-
ton, and therefore every family has
measure of failure in making its
display Of articles fit for human con-
sumption.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

Friendship is vase which, when it
Is flawed by heat. or violence, or acct
dent may as we'll be broken at once:
1t can never be trusted after. Coarse
stones, if they are fractured, may be
cemented again, precious ones never.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

A clergyman says dancing must be
wrong because women prefer to dance
with men and men with women. II
anybody favors dancing after that he
must be lost to the power Of all argu-
ment.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

1t will be news to most persons that
there is Lord Henry Somerset. Not
only that, but his wife counts MIN
among her charities and gives him two
thousand pounds every year.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

The 500 counterfeit bill has ceased
to worry capitalists, but photographers
should be on the alert. There Is a new
counterfeit quarter in circulation.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10

Convict labor is to give us good
roads. There is no other proper use
for it and there is no proper objec-
ton to X.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-03-10
SOUTH DAKOTA

In the french chamber or deputies
the fist is mightier than the sword.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06

stand these terrible wounds and to
which he is indebted for his life per-
haps more than to any other cause
sticks to him yet. and he is one of the
most joval Of men. enjoying a good
Joke as much as anybody. He tells this
in himself:
When canvassing for governor he was
invited by a lady who knew OF his loss
Of limbs to make her house his home
and he accepted. She ordered her man
servant. who knew nothing of the gen
erals misfortune, to see that he was
comfortably put to bed. The darky felt
proud of the honor of serving a dis
tinguished general and the next gov
ernor and the general was inclined to
be communicative, which delighted the
negro very much and made him feel at
home with his guest. When he took the
generals arm oil and laid it on the
table he commenced to express grea,
sympathy. saying: ut sho' is bad for
a man to loss he arm dat erway! An
de Yankees done dis, did dey?" When
the general told him to take his leg oil
the negro thought he was joking, bu'
went at it in businesslke way, though
he was most ready to shed tears OF sym
pathy this tire. Placing the leg or
the table by the side Of the arm. ant
lookingat the general, he said: "umph
leg off on one side an arm oil on t'other
Dat is too bad to cut man up in da'
sort o way!" The general saw his op
portlnity for little fun had come, SO
leaning his body forward, said: Come
now, take my head off" But the negro
was gone.-Nashville American.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06

The first important movement after
the battle Of Bull Run was the cam
paign which marked the confederate
line in the west and gave the Mississip-
pi river above Vicksburg to the control
Of the federal government. Gen. Grant,
who had already begun to show great
military ability, moved against Fort
Henry on the Tennessee river in CO.
operation with the gun boat feet under
Commodore Foote. Grant and Foote
captured Fort Henry January 9, 1852
On the Cumberland river, only about
IL miles from Fort Henry, was the con
frderate fort, Donelson. After Etub
born battle. in which the union loss
was $500 men. this fort was also sur
rendered and with II $4,000 confederate
troops. This broke the center Of tA'
confederate line Of defense in the west
and forced them to fall back from
Nashville and other points. = Bostor
Budget.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06
I.ans DELAYED Report.

Col. "Dan" Macauley sent an aid
out before battle In the Shenandoah
valley to ascertain the force Of the en-
envy. This was the last Col. Macauley
saw Of the officer. One day when Mao
auley was holding court in Indianapo-
lis as mayor, one-armed man came in
and said: Colonel, have to report that
I found the enemy in force He was
the captain who had been sent out to
reconnoiter several years before. He
had been wounded, captured, and had
a leg asnputated and was sent to HE
home in Massachusetts when ex-
changed. Passing through lndianap.
oils il occurred to him that he should
report to his commanding oflcer.-Mc'
Cures Magazine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06

results, except that the Doodle in the
second was much larger than that in
the first. This will do for tonight,
said the Frenchman, as we went to his
quarters. ! asked him how much
money he had captured.
"0h, don't know; we will count It,.
"There was something over $500.
asked him what he was going to do
with it.
"Oh, we give this to the Christian
commission
"We went through the camp every
night for some time and got rich hauls
at each tent visited, so the captain must
have gathered in several thousand dol
lars. | was anxious to know what dis
position was to be made of the money
Though private, I realized that l was
his coworker, and told him Of my anx
iety.
"Oh,' he said, that's all right! W.
won't bother the Christian commission
until we get large amount to turn
over
"We never got q sufficiently large
amount to turn over; at least, none wal
turned over."-J.A. Watrous. in Chicago
Times Herald.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06

Some bicyclists Of Portland, Ore,
wea- pneumatic shoes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06
FjFTEEN.YEAR-OLD OFFICER.
Served on His Fathers staff in the
War.

ITO the Editor: In your issue OF Sun
day (1Sth) last note an article entitled
Youngest in Command etc, and re-
lating to Lieut.. John McAdam Webster,
One Hundred and Ninety-seventh in.
fantry, who was commissioned when
he was just 16 years of age, When !
was in the army of the Potomac
served in Abercrombie's brigade and
remember seeing young stripping
dashing about who was delivering mes
sages. etc. ascertained that he was
our generals son, who had been APP
pointed a volunteer aid-de-camp ON his
fathers staff. At meeting OF some
old soldiers not long SINE | met him
after 80 years, and in the course OF
conversation found that he lacked three
months of being Is years OF age when
he was commissioned second lieutenant
in the One Hundred and Twenty-sey-
enth infantry. The family records
show that Lieut.. Abercrombie was born
March II, 1s4S, and appointed second
lieutenant One Hundred and Twenty
seventh New York infantry January IL,
1868. after he had served for almost a
year as volunteer aid-de-camp on his
fathers staff through the peninsular
and other campaigns.
II have seen his commissions, and
have been told by his old lieutenant
colonel, s. L. WooMord, now minister
to Spain, that he was one Of the brayest
men he ever saw, and was invariably
mentioned in general orders after al
most every engagement in which his
brigade or regiment participated he
lives in Chicago, and no doubt would
give you any data in confederation OF
nv statement. have seen his pic
lures and believe that he was absolute
ly the youngest officer who actually
served In the field In command OF
troops.
"When last / met him he was OF the
pension Office.
JOHN T. WILLIAMS"
Chicago Times-Herald-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
sTyx. A BATTERY DOG.
He Did the Work of a Man 1t the
emma.

He Did the Work OF q man ~ tne
Guns.
He was a fox-terrier in the days
when fox-terriers were not so common
as now, and he made his appearance In
the battery one morning Just as we
were "hitching up" at daylight to re-
sumo the march interrupted by a
nights rest in the vicinity OF small
town in Louisiana. He attracted my
attention by running up and placing at
nv feet small stick and then backing
off a little way with every muscle OF
his body on the stretch, asking me as
pleadingly as II he spoke to throw it
that he might have the exquisite
pleasure Of catching 1t to be brought
back again and thrown.
The captain Of battery has at such
a time something else to do than throw
sticks for dogs to fetch, and when
styx saw me mount my horse he aban-