The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-29
General.

Sanitary conditions at Manila are in
bad shape.
The rough riders hold tournament
in New York and Brooklyn in lieu OF
parade. The proceeds go TO sick
soldiers.
The revenue cutter Grant, which
went up into Alaskan waters in fruit.
less search for Spanish privateer, ha1
arrived ut Seattle from Sitka.
The directors Of the National Linseed
Oil company of Chicago state that a
reorganization and the addition of sew.
eral millions of capital is necessary.
The furniture of the battleships
Kearsage and Kentucky, orders for
the making of which just have been
received at the Portsmouth navy yard,
Is to cost nearly 100000.
The United States steamship Mo-
hican, which arrived at San Francisco
from Honolulu Wednesday. is to be
Oyerhauled ut the navy yard, and will
then proceed 10 Samoa.
The United States ship Bennington
sailed from San Francisco for Homo
lulu, and the transport Condor. loaded
forces, sailed for Manila.
A tract of land near Ponce. Porto
Rico. is TO be bought and an American
cemetery established in which the
bodies of soldiers who fell during the
campaign can be buried.
Marshall Field declined to sell the
Woman's Temple at Chicago to the
German banking firm which was ne.
Gotiating for it. He says ii will not be
sold TO any one except the w. &. II. L.
Word was received at Victoria. Il. c.,
from Ottawa that checks had been
issued to the individual beneficiaries
under the sealing award. Tn total
amount is $500, 1SS damags and S172.
96S interest.
Word was received at Victoria, Il.
c., from Ottawa that checks had been
issued to the individual beneticiaries
under the sealing award. The total
amount is $500, 1856 damages and Sl12,-
96S interest.
The Chicago & MinOnk Coal and Tile
works, with offices at 2O1 Western
Union building, Chicago, and control
ling mining property ut Minonk.
Woodford county, ILL.,, is in the hands
OF n receiver.
The suit brought at Cleveland, Ohio.
by the Royal elan of the order of Scot
fish Clans Of America against Archi-
bald McLaren, the Commercial Nation
nj bank and the National Bank of
Commerce, has been settled out OF
court
Gen. Stephen NJ. Weld OF Dedham.
Mass, who was offered a position on
the war investigating commission by
President Mckinley, has decided not
to accept. He says his business af.
fairs forbid giving time to the work
Of the commission.
The steamer Coptic sailed from San
Francisco for the Orient, carrying 20
soldiers for Manila under Lieut.. Gal
breath. This detachment will probably
be the last sent to the islands unless
the troops now there are unable To cope
with possible conflicts with the insur-
gents
The Twelfth infantry. L. s. A.. go
officers and men. arrived at ST. Louis
in sections. under the command of
Maj. W. III. Humphreys. This regi-
ment, which took n gallant part in the
battle of I'll Caney, came from Mon
tauk Point, and will be stationed ut
Jefferson barracks, near the city.
The Golden Tunnel group in Miller
river district, Wash, is showing up a
large amount OF the richest free gold
that has been uncovered on the west
ern slope OF the Cascade range, assays
showing over 500 to the ton, and 1t
g estimated that there are several
hundred tons In sight ready for ship
mept