The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-06-15
Criminal Record.

Cubans lynch an agent OF Weyier'
who murdered women and children.
Sheriff Hazen. who is wounded IN
the fight with train robbers, near CAS-
par, Wye, is dead.
At Westclester. Pa, Jonas Preston,
Jr., cOlored, was hanged in the jail Tor
the murder of his wife in February,
1888.
Casimir Baptiste, the Indian VINO,
while drunk, murdered respected cit
izen, Philip Walker, on April 10, was
hanged at KamloOps, b. G.
During quarrel over ditch near
Peoria, H.. Harry Thurman struck
Alexander Hammond with spade,
killing him almost instantly.
Perry Bauer, who is referred to as
the "Bill Alder" Of Chicago, being the
official man-killer Of that town, killed
Fred w. Tucker with his fist.
Three squads OF Usage Indian police
and light horsemen evicted several
hundred intruders from the Usage In.
dian reservation. The destruction or
crops is great.
Freeman Cochran. who killed George
Scarborough near Bethany Mo-, in 1897,
was hanged at Bethany. Cochran ana
StansbrOugh We're farmers, and quar-
relied over woman.
Baron Edgar de Bara and his wife.
Fannie. We're found guilty in the Unit
ed States court at Chicago of having
used the United States mails to de-
fraud residents of Great Britain.
James A. Price. commander Of Rey-
nolds Post No. II, G. A. r., Philadel-
phia, committed suicide by cutting, his
throat with a razor. 1t is believed he
killed himself while temporarily in
sane from Illness and heat.
The Cocheco Savings Bank, of Do
yer, n. H., was enjoined from paying
out or receiving money, and warrant
was issued for the arrest of Harry
Hough. the treasurer, who is charged
with a shortage Of $500
Augustus +. w. Hartman of Milwau-
kee, who was arrested 1T Colorado
Springs, on the charge of attempting
to poison Charles Il. Bivens and fam
lily by mixing strychnine with their
food, has been released, having been
adjudged insane.
Mrs. Belle Marshall Robson, wife Of
~. w 1NOibSOl VI SIiIdSo. III t"Nhts-
five years prominent and wealthy
member of the board of trade, commit.
ted suicide at her home by shooting
herself in the right temple Mrs. RolO-
son mad Tor some time been sufferer
from nervous prostitution.
Otherwise.
The United Daughters Of the Con-
fAh nr0n "a haIh thntr rnl a
Glen Echo, near Washington.
Sixty representatives Of architectural
clubs of Boston, New York, Pittsburs,
Detroit, Chicago. St Louis, Toronto,
Philadelphia and Cleveland. have met
in annual session at Cleveland.
The Omaha and Grant smelter. ut
Durango. Col. has been closed by a
strike. the result of the new eight-hOur
law. One hundred and fifty men are
out.
A Chicago officer Of the WOman's
temple said that 100000 Of the $780,
600 necessary to retire the temple bust
bonds and secure the legal control OF
the building has been provided for.
A farmers combination. which has
for its ultimate purpose the control Of
wheat and grain markets, is said to
have been Termed i'm Sullivan and Nigor
counties. Ind.
The tracks Of the White Pass railway
will be completed to Lake Bennett by
July /. The schedule time from Puget
Sound ports to Dawson will then be
about eight days.
From Eddy, n. NJ. during the month
Of May. 1900 head of catt'e We're
shipped to Kansas, 10000 to Wyoming.
5000 to Nebraska and 1900 to Indian,
Territory.
The officers and executive board of
the National Congress Of Mothers have
decided upon Dies MOines. Iowa. May
3, 1900, as the place and date for the
next congress.
The steamer DiragO. which has ar.
rived at Seattle from Alaska. reports
that the Alaskan rate war is ended.
The old rate of 500 from the lakes to
Dawson has been restored.
Six thousand employees of the Ten.
nessee Coal and Railroad company. nj
Birmingham. Ala. have received an adj
vance OF IL cents per ton. This is
the fourth advance within few
months.
S. +. Lieb. president of the Stanford
university trustees. is quoted as saying
that the property decided to that insti
tuition by Mrs. Stanford Is worth S.,S.
OOo.00o, ard could be converted intC
S15,0G0,00O cash.
Degrees were conferred upon nearly
500 young men and women at the com
n,encement day exercises of Columbia
university in New York. Gov Roosc
welt received the honorary degree OF
doctor of laws.
Steuhenviile. Ohio, telegram says
The big strike of sewer pipe workmeI
OF this valley was settled at confer
ence last night and all works have re
sumed operations. The workmen ac
cepted the advance of IL cents per day
Gov. Savers of Texas has telegraphed
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