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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
THROWN INTO AN OVEN.
Horrible Mnrdcr Committed in n
BnlSc ShOp in London

London, NV. -. y sensational
murder was committed in a North
London bakery. \ homeless Pole
named Schneider was given a nights
lodging in the bake house and he muir
dered the bakers German assistant,
throwing him inside the oven. The
baker, alarmed by the stencil Of the
burning body, descended to the bake
house and Schneider tried TO murder
him also. clubbing him over the head
and stabbing him i'll the breast. The
shrieks Of the baker brought the police
10 the spot ana Schneider was over
powered. The bake house presented
evidences OF Il frightful struggle hav-
ing taken place there. 1t was splashed
with blood and strewn with tufts OF
hair. The charred body of the baker 5
assistant was found in the oven.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
ADMIRAL SCHLEY RETURNS.
lie Brings Win Him the Report OF
the Evacuation CommissiOn

New York, Nov. Is. The United
States cruiser Newark, in command
or Commander CaSpar +. Goodrich
and flying the flag of Rear Admiral
w. s. Schlcy, arrived yesterday from
san Juan, Porto Rico, from which
port she sailed on Nov. 6. On board
the Newark with Rear Admiral Schley
were his staff, composed Of FlaS
Lieut.. james III. Sears; Flag Seer
tary Il. W. Wells, Jr., and Ensign r..
McCauley, aide, and Hon. Charles W.
Russell, Of the department Of justice,
legal adviser To the Porto Rican evac-
uatiOn commission. Rear Admiral
Schley had with him the report Of the
commission to the president. consist
ing Of three bulky parcels, in which
the documentary evidence, and esti-
mated to contain at least 600OO,OOO
words, which he Is to take with him
TO Washington. He looked well ana
said he felt WELL though tired and in
need of rest. lie said the meetings Of
the commission with the Spaniards
had been very harmonious.
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Soldiers Doing Police Duty at VIII
minGtOD

Washington, Nov. 13.-A special TO
the Post from Wilmington. \. c.. says:
This city is remarkably quiet, the
turmoil and terrible race conflict con.
sidercd. The military are doing po-
lice duty ut the request OF the city au-
thoritieS, although no martial law has
been proclaimed. There are five COM
p"nies on duty. They are the Fayette-
vile Ritiemen, the Clinton Guards.
the Kingston naval reserves. Con.
Walter Taylor in command. About )
O'Clock in the afternoon there was q
military parade through the streets.
The five companies were in line and
We're accompanies by two Colts rapid
fire guns mounted on wagons. They
were enthusiastically cheered by the
white people. Late III the afternoon
Mayor Waddell called a meeting of
the new board of aldermen. The pur-
pose of the meeting was TO devise
ways and means to suppress lawleSs-
ness and stop Ted-Shirts,' rough
riders and secret committees who
seem bent upon forcing Objectionable
citizens to leave the city. The ne
groeS are thoroughly terrOriZed. Hun
dreds Of them have left the city, flee
ing through the country in all direc-
tons. w. ii. Henderson, the most
prominent negro lawyer here, asked
for a military escort TO the Atlantic
Coast Line station for himself and
family. 1t is believed that the race
war is about over. No negroes have
been shot today and none OF the
wounded have died.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17

TIE MARKETS.
latest Quotations From Grain and
Live stock Centers

"' Nuo'ntions FROM Grain ana
Live stock Centers.
st. Paul, Nov. 13.-Wheat - No.
Northern, G3M64c: No. = Northern. Gil
M62c. Corn No. 3 yellow, 81 l-2In
BE: No. >. 31d31 1-2c. Oats-No. :;
white, 2Jd25 lie: No. 3, 1-2M25c.
Barley and Ryc-Sample barley, 346G
4Oc: No. rye. 4SIIS l-2c; No. 3 rye.
4T0i47 lie.
Minneapolis, Nov. 13.-Wheat - No.
Nember closed at 64c; December
opened at o. lie and closed at 63 lie:
Nay opened ut IS 1-2c and closed at
IA 3-Sc. On track-No. l hard. 81 1-4c:
No. l Northern, Gi lie; No. North
ern, g. 1-ic.
Duluth. Nov. 3.-Wheat-Cash, No.
L hard. 10 lie; No. l Northern, 67c:
No. = Northern. "a lie: No. 3 spring,
I'll lie. to arrive, No. l hard, 40 lie:
No. l Northern &c: December, No. |
May, No. hard, 66 5-Sc: No. / North
err, % 5-Sc. Oats, 25M25 1-2c. Rye,
to arrive soc. Barley. 36d42c.
Milwaukee, Wis. Nov. 13.-Flour is
steady. Wheat higher: NO. l North
crn, 6IWG7 lie; Nc. = Northern, to l.
NG';6c. Oats firm at 26d27 LIE. Rye
stciuN, NJ. L, I'll i--WiD-C. bdIIeS
firm; No. ,, A. l-2c: sample. 40647 1-2c.
Chicago, Nov. 13.-Wheat-Cash, No.
. red, &c; No. , red, 6iG66c; No. =
hard, G3m63 lie: No. 3, Gle; No. l
Northern spring, 65d6Ic; No. >, "a IL
ohG5 lie: No 3, G2MGJc. Corn-No. >,
81 3-4c; No. =, II 3-Ic; No. 3. Bic. oats
No. .. 81 7-Sc; No. ), - l-2M24 3-4c.
Chicago, Nov. Is. Hogs - Light,
s3.9503JJ; mixed, $3.25d3.60; heavy,
$315M3G0; rough. S3.15d3.30. Cattle
--Beevcs. So 90dJ.40; cows and heif-
ers. $1.T5d+.J0; Texas steers, $2.75Gl
4; Westerns. S3.JOd4.JO; stockers and
feeders, $2.9C04.5o. Sheep-Nativcs.
$2.G0NI4.Gj: Westerns, $3.1OM4.5O;
lambs, S3.TJM5.7J.
South st. Paul, Nov. IL. - Hogs -
So. 75(d3.3o. Cattle - Cows. S2d265:
stockerS, $2.75@4; heiferS, $2.T543;
oxen, $3.50; bulls, $2.5OM27J.
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Special Notice.

To The Members OF the Farmers
Alliance & Industrial Union: | have
made a careful investigation from the
best sources OF reliable information
about the Swanson Rheumatic Cure
Co.'S Remedies, and found that they
were giving good satisfaction. I there
fore deem it but an act of simple justice
TO cur members to say, that I believe
that the claims made by the Company
for their remedies will be fully real
lied by those who will give them
fair and reasonable trial. Yours fra
ternally, Jno. c. Hanley, Business
Agt. +. A. & |. u.
st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 2Sth, 1898.
The wonderful success that has at
tended the introduction of So DROPS"
is unprecedented in the history of the
world. Think of it! It has cured
more than one million and a quarter
sufferers within the last three years.
This must appeal TO you. One million
and a quarter people cannot all be mis-
taken. If suffering from Rheumatism.
Sciatica Neuralgia, Backache, Asth-
ma, Catarrh, Sleeplessness, Nervous
ness, Nervous and Neuralgia Head
aches, Heart Weakness, Earache,
Group, LaGrippe, Malaria, Creeping
Numbness, Bronchitis, and kindred
diseases, send 25c. to the Swanson
Rheumatic Cure Company, 167 Dear
born ST., Chicago, ILL.,, and they will
send you by return mail trial treat
ment or a large bottle, 800 doses, pre-
paid by mail or express for s1.00. No
household should be without this great
remedy 80 Drops" Agents appointed
in new territory
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
TEERIBLE CRASH.
Two Trains Collide on a Mountain

Two Trains Collide on a Mountain
Cut.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, Nov. Is. - The
Buffalo express on the LChich Valley
railroad ran into the New York ana
Philadelphia express, going east on
Wilkesbarre mountain ar = o'clock IL
the morning. The train going east,
which was composed OF an express
car, combination baggage. day coaci;
and three sleepers, had the right o.
way on n single track. The Buffalo
express, in charge of Engineer Rohb-
ling, had orders to stop on the noun
tain and let the New York express
pass. As Rohbling approached the
siding he discovered that the air
brakes would not work. The train was
moving about thirty miles IN hour
down grade. The engineer whistlea
frantically for the hand brakes. He
knew the other train was about due.
He reversed his engine and stuck Ia
his post, but could not avert the coils
ion. In less than a minute the eN-
press from the west, drawn by two
heavy engines, hove in sight. \ ter
rible crash followed on II curve in a
deep cut. Five men were killed and
four injured.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
DIED IN AGONY.
Thurman Treatment of Col. Williams
and r. Il, Stuart.

and r. Il. StUart.
Havana, Nov. Is. - 1t is difficult TO
say whether sadness or Indignation is
uppermoSt in the breasts of the Amer
leans in Havana because of the deaths
of Col. Charles w. Williams and L. Z.
Stuart. Both men died in extreme
torture, Stuart having suffered in an
almost indescribable manner. The vi
tality displayed by him was almost
absolute proof that had he been given
n fair chance for his life he would
nave recovered. For more that sew
cnty-two hours the black vOmit was
upon him. Col. Williams suffered less
and was given a better chance for his
life. Had competent American phys
icians and nurses had the care Of
Them the result might have been diff
fcrent. The question repeated by all
Americans is, How long will our gov
eminent leave us to the tender mercieS
% incompetent foreign physicians and
SpaniSh-Speaking nurSeST The at
taches of the Quartermaster's depart
ment are simply panicstricken and
have requested Gen. Wade to give
them transportation home, but he re-
fused.
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PHILIPPINES uNDIsposED OF.
VIII Commission Adjourn Leaving
Them in This shape.

Them in This shape:
Madrid. Nov. ia report continues
To circulate persistently that the Paris
commission will conclude its work
without having come TO any definite
conclusion as regards the Philippines.
The Spanish government is much oc-
cupied with the attitude of England
in the Philippine question, although
Senior SagaSta denied that his govern
ment was about To send 20 the pow
ers prostesting against the action OF
the United States. AS regards the
Philippines it is stated in well in
formed circles that the Spanish gov
eminent has unofficially taken the
opinion of several governments con-
corning the American dCmaBdS and
also that the reSult-which is quite
unOtiicial-is that Spain considers she
can count upon certain amount Of
moral support from at least three pow
ers in the sense that they would use
what influence they could III order
that the sovereignty Of Spain may
continue in the Philippines.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
THE VACANT CHAIR.
The W. C. r. 4. Feels Kecniy Its Ir-
reParnble Loss.


St Paul Nov. 13.-St. Paul is in pos
session of Il thrOng of strange women.
Gathered from every state in the Union
and even from the lands across the
sea. The occasion is the twenty fifth
annual convention OF the National
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. which held its first meeting in
the reople's church. This temperance
host has been gathering for nearly
week. and preparations for its enter
tainment have been going on for
,nouths. Only the ret tine of organiza-
ten was attended to yesterday morn
ing, all the remaining time being CIV
en- to devotional exercises and the sol
eslu and touching memorial service
for the great departed leader. Frances
h. willard. and n number of her de-
voted and faithful co-workGrS, among
the more notable Of whom were Mrs.
Mary L. Burt and Mrs. Ellen Louise
DemorcSt of New York. and Mrs. III.
A. Hobart Of Minnesota. Notwith-
standing the evidences of the deepest
sorrow and sense of loss both to the
organization and to individuals, the
mourning had not the hopclcSSness OF
despair. for the convention is imDueu
with Miss Wizards elasticity ana
hepefulness of spirit, and her optimis-
tic outlook into the future. 1t is I'M
pressed with the responsibility and
importance of its deliberations, but it
has mistaken confidence in the future
of the work. During the morning all
thought of business was laid ASIDE,
and all the minds were centered on the
life, character and aspirations OF Miss
Willard as recalled by memory, or
called to mind by those who had been
clsseIy associated, with her in life.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
Hoods Pills cure all Liver his. IS cents,
Moody SiIcnccd tne Noisy Rough.

on one occasion when Evangelist
Moody was addressing a crowd or
rOughS. man in the rear of the as
sembly kept shouting to the preacher;
old yer jaw, there For some min
ures Mr.. Moody paid no attention to
these insults. but ut length he deemed
it necessary to call the man TO order.
ard, on the repetition of the cry, he
calmly responded: Don't forget that
example is better than precept, my
friend" The desired effect was in
stantaneous-Lad Home Journal.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
Victim of Epilepsy.

Fisher Mimi. Nov. ia man who
gives his name as I.ibbe and claims
10 be travelling for a Chicago jewelry
firm, came in on the train from
Gr0Okston. His strange actions at
tracted attention and the city authori-
ties placed him i'm custody. Medical
MID was summoned and he was pro
nsunced an epileptic. He will be
taken before the probate judge.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
CLAIMED BY wRECKERS.
Any stores on the Maria Teresa
That Can he saved

Nassau, \. T., Nov. Is. - Wreckers
who have arrived here have brought
with them stores from the stranded
vessel off Cat island, which establishes
beyond doubt that she is the Maria
Teresa. AS the vessel is looked upon
as being derelict the wreckerS claim
the right to seize the stores which can
be saved. They report that the water
is up to her bctween-decks, that she
has list to starboard, which side Is
damaged, and tEat she is diSmantled.
The vessel lies between two reefs OH
out.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17

Moorhcad. Mimi, Nov. 13.-The at
tempted train robbery and its failure.
with the prompt capture of the thieves
prcyeS hat Missouri methods do not
ucCeed in Minnesota. Chief Of PO-
ice Murphy made a very clever cap
urc yesterday morning and has six
desperate men in his custody. They
are in all probability the train robbers
and were loaded for any sort of dcS-
perate work. They were arrested ut
the Exchange hotel and are held for Il
hearing. -Four of the men registered
at the Exchange hotel rs III. s. Munot,
city; Harry Morrison, j. Hall, \.
Grant. Minneapolis. Shortly after
saey had been assigned to their rooms
two other men came in and followed
them up stairs. Il. &. Upper, night
clerk ut the hotel. was suspicious of
the men. and when he learned from
Ban McGovern, the Great Northern
operator. the names the robbers had
called each other at the time of the
held-up. he was sure they were the
train robbers. A messenger was sent
10 Chief MuTphys house. The chief
came down to the hotel and placed
guards over the rooms Of the men ana
gave them time to get fast asleep.
About 10 o'clock Chief Murphy and
etiEicer ElStad went to the hotel 10 bag
their men. The chief went into the
room where two Of the men were
SIcping, and one OF them reached for
his gun that was lying on the bureau.
The chief had him covered and told
the "SlecperS" not 10 move a muscle
until he had their guns or ne would
IOw them in two. He pocketcd the
guns aud placed the men under arrest.
The other four men were also nabhed,
likewise four more revolverS ana two
kits of SafcblOWerS' tools and Il dark
lantern.
They are tuch-looking outfit, and
are undoubtedly the same gang that
robbed the elevator man GOWN the
country ana blew the safe in War
iip,d bank ut Battle Lake. When
searched ut the station they had
S113.25 in cash. three gold watches
and two silver witches. The two kits
of tools have drills. punches and skel-
ctCn keys. besides dynamite sticks,
fuses and nitro-glycerine. The men
are old-timers and last night attempt
- to saw the bars Of the cells. They
were searched again and seven fine
saws were found scwed III the flap
Vt coat pocket.
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WAIT THEIR PAX.
Havana Police C1nmOrinE for Back
Pay

Havana, Nov. 13.-FOllowing the ex-
ample Of the Third company, part of
the First and Fourth companies OF
the orden publico tpolice) have de-
marded their pay, now several months
overdue. As result of this attitude
upon the part of the police regular
Spanish troops are now quartered I'm
he streets and Gen. Arolas, at the
head Of two battalions, has been pa
trolling the main thoroughfares. The
city is quiet. The mutineers persist
in demanding their pay.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
NINE. DREyFUs. TURNED DOWN.
Request to send Clothing to Her
Husband Refused

Paris, Nov. 13.--Mme. Dreyfus, it is
said, applied at the office OF the
colonial minister yesterday for per-
mission to send her husband some
warm clothing for his return home.
Her reuest was refused on the ground
that the government would do what
ever was necessary. AT the same time
the authorities read to her letter
from her husband to the effect that.
having for five months addressed ap-
peals for n revision 10 Gen. de Bots
t.etfre without getting any reply and
being wearied and exhausted by his
useless appeals, he would write no
more to his family or to anybody. lie
described himself as Ill and dying.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17

SpiNItRDS EMBkGISING.
The Evacuation of Cuba Is Going on
SNIisfnctOriIy.

Washington, Nov. ia cable dis
patch received at the war department
from Gen. Wade, chairman of the
Cuban military commission, which
says everything is progressing salts
factorily in Cuba and that the Span
fards are moving troops out as fast
as they can secure transports. Al
ready 10000 have gone and 5000 will
embark from Puerto Principe to-day
and to-m1rrow. The department Is
quite satisfied with the report, and il
is belieN ed that the Spanish troops are
evacuating as eXpeditiously as it is
possible within the means of the
Spanish government.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
POWDERLy'S ANNUAL.
home Statistics From the immiErn-
ton Bureau.

Washington, Nov. 13.-CommiSSion-
er General r. V. Powderiy. of the i'm
migration bureau, in his annual report
to the secretary OF the treasury, gives
the total number OF immigrants who
arrived in the United States during
the last fiscal year as 229, 80, a de-
crease as compared with the fiscal
year 1897 of 1888. of the whole num-
her 1878 were males and 1854 fe-
males; 105,13O came into the United
States through Canada. During the
year 1898 were debarred. and Of this
number there were II insane, l idiot,
2,261 paupers or persons likely to be-
come public charge; 25S diseased
persons, convictS, 70 assisted emf
grants and al contract laborerS.
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Carefully Considered.

what" inquired the psychological
student, "do you regard as the chief
end of MANI
Well" answered Mr.. Blykins, sit
depends on what you want him for.
If you want him to do brain work, it's
his head, and il you want him to run
errands, it's his feet,"-Washington
Star
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
FATAL SURPRISE.
Soldiers sudden Home Coming |
Killed HIS Mother,

Lansing. Mich. Nov. Is. Private
Robert ThOrburn, OF Company f..
Thirty-first Michigan volunteers. came
home OIL a furlough, unannounceG,
thinking TO give his mother n happy
surprise. When he rang the door bell
Of his mothers residence 1t was an
swered by her in person. She was so
overcome at seeing him that she sank
to the door and In q moment was
dead. She was afflicted with weak
heart.
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Knocked Out by Jimmy Ryan.

Louisville, Ky, Nov. 13.-Australian
Jimmy Ryan knocked out Tim Franey
in the fourth round of which was
scheduled to be a twenty-round con-
test. The bout was pulled off by the
Kentucky Athletic club and packed
house witnessed 1t. The victor will
fight Tommy Ryan here toward the
end of the month.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
EOuni lend.

Bancroft, Iowa, Nov. 13-John Men
berg, an old German. was found after
dark by the roadside, dead. his team
standing by the fence little way off,
His body was brought to the house OF
his son-in-law. o. III. Carpenter. He
vas afflicted with trouble in breathing
and is supposed to have choked and
fallen out of his buggy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
New Jannnese Minister

San Francisco, Nov. 13. Jutaro
Cormaro, the newly appointed minis
ter from Japan to the United States,
has arrived with his suite, en- route
to Washington. He is a graduate Of
the Harvard law school. He says that
Japan Is satisfied with the steps this
country is taking in the Philippines.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
SepnratOr Burned.

Morris, Mimi. Nov. 13.-The Stinson
Rrothers have lost another separator
by fire. arising from an unknown
source three hours after quitting time.
They lost an engine and separator by
fire a few weeks ago. Sax Brothers
also lost threshing outfit by fire on
their farm lately; at the same time
about $50 bushels Of wheat burned.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
DONS WILL
TALK IT OVER
HAVE NOT REFUSED ENTIRELY TO
DISCUSS PHILIPPINE QUESTION.

At the Next Meeting Of the Joint
Commission the Spaninrds VIII
the Rights of Either Commission
to Discuss Spanish Sovereignty
American Contention Regarding
the Reteatfon Of Public Moneys
md Customs Collections at
Manila.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17
ROBBERS ARE
CAPTURED
,x TOUGH CUSTOMERS ARRESTED
Al MOORHEAD.

u.lievcd That They Arc the Men
Who Held Up the Great Northern
Express Near Fergus FaIls-Dyna-
mite and Burglar Tools of All De-
scripti"ns Found i'm Their Pos
session Nab Them While
As.ccp-Suspccted Of Other Crimes
Attempt to Escape ny Saving
the Bars Of Their Cells. q
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A Climb Of One

How do you keep so young, Mrs.
LightheadT
We'll. never worry about my age"
Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17

Diamond "C' Soap is a high-grad,
laundry soap that can be used liz hare
or soft water.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17

Agitate myself not over small things,
but with equity adjust trifes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17

A cheap coat doesn't necessarily
make a cheap man, but it makes him
feel that way at times.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething sOftens the gums reduces IN
ANIMATION allays pain wind collie. &c bottle.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-11-17

Madrid, Nov. -. - The newspapers
assert that the government OF Spain
is sending instructions To its commits
SionerS at Paris not TO yield on the
question Of Spanish sovereignty over
the Philippines, which is asserted To
be entirely outside of the protocol
wherefore the commissioners are not
authorized 10 discuss it. 1t is further
asserted that the Spanish government
will declare that ii has not been au-
rhOrizCd Ivy the cOrtCS 10 negotiate the
CcsSiou of the Philippine islands.