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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
Topic Occupies the Attention of the
Presbyterian Assembly

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 81. Sun
DAY observance was the question
which took the major part o. the Pres
Dyterlan aSsembiy'S time yesterday.
Most OF the long afternoon session was
devoted to earnest and often excited
discussion OF the report of the special
committee on Sabbath observance. In
the end the committees eight resolu-
tons were adopted with slight amend
ments and two more were added. In
the discussion the Sunday street car,
the Sunday train and railroad eXcur-
sion, the Sunday newspaper, the Sun
day-working Presbyterian and every
form of activity which is not in har-
mony with the literal meaning of the
fourth commandment was condemned.
Those who desired sensation had to
get along with this talk and the indig-
nant comments which were made
when another special committee re-
ported that ii had not been able to
keep congress and the president from
granting the Roman Catholics permits
sion to erect a chapel on the West
Point military academy reservation.
In the debate which followed nearly
every speaker gave evidence of being
ulbueu WITH the Ieellng expressed Ill
the words of the committee: The
American Christian Sabbath is in inn
minent peril; in fact. in many of our
large cities and in other parts of our
land it is already nearly lost. This
means that American liberty and
American institutions are in peril, for
of these the American Sabbath has
been both the foundation and the pro-
lection"
ST. Louis, Cincinnati, Topeka, Kan,
San Antonio, Tex, and Winona Lake,
Ind, are the places that are DESTROYS
of having the next assembly, but it is
understood that st. Louis will with
draw because it wishes to have the
convention in 1908. when the louisiana
Purchase centennial is to be celebrat-
ed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
SWEPT BY TORNADO
FOUR PERSONS KILLED AND OTHERS
FATALLY INJURED.
northern Part of Delaware County, Iowa.
Swept bya Cyclone-Demoiished Every
thing in It's Course-Farm Houses and
buildings Totally Destroyed or Wreck
ed-Damage to Property Is Beyond
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DO Great Damage
in Ohio-Hail, Wind and Rain work
Ruin.

Manchester Ioda, May 19.-The de,
tails of the cyclone which passed over
the northern part of this county are
most narrowing. AS a result four per-
sons are dead and three others fatally
injured
The storm started on its path of de-
struction three miles north of Greeley
about $50 o'clock, taking direction
due east for about six miles, then
veered northeast for four miles demol-
ishing everything in its course Every
farm house in the track of the storm
for width of forty rods is either to-
tally destroyed or wrecked At the
klauss cemetery only one monument
is left standing and some of the tomb
stones were found two miles away.
The schoolhouse was blown TO pieces
ana the NJ. Il. church is wreck.
{. Mierson, j. b. Jacobs and George
Lange were returning from Export
ana were caught directly in the path of
the storm. Jacobs and Lang jumped
out of the wagon and were carried up
into the air and their bodies came to
the ground mangled almost beyond
recognition. Mierson whipped his wag-
on out of the wind and jumped from
the wagon and escaped with slight in
jury. The team turned and ran into
the storm again and both horses were
killed. The storm exhausted itself q
mile north of Colesburg. The damage
oprOperty is beyond estimation.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
JAPs WANTED IN HAWAII.
Sugar Planters Contemplate Import
ing Thousands of LabOrcrs.

Vancouver, Il. c.. May 20.-Advices
from the Orient by the steamer En-
press Of India are as follows: Sugar
plantation owners in Hawaii have re-
solved to issue orders for some six or
seven thousand Japanese laborerS re-
quired for the ensuing four or five
years, before the United States law
for the prohibition Of the immigration
Of contract labOreTS comes into force.
Americans are making efforts to OBJ
tain a concession for constructing a
railway from Seoul to Gensan. In
formation has been received from the
consular representative of Japan in
Italy that line of Italian steamers is
20 be run between Venice and Japan
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
Good suhstifvtc for Irrigation.

Pierre. $. D., May 21-One farmer
in the Hills country, who tried it, says
the best way to assure a supply OF
moisture on field is to hold the snow
there in the winter. To do this he has
prepared long string of movable
snow fence. which he locates in sec
tons over the field where it will hold
the largest amount of snow drifts, and
by this means has been able to secure
crops on land which had been flooded
by snow when fields adjoining were
complete failures on account OF the
drouth.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
ANDHEE AGAIN.
Le''er IN Bottle Found ON Tho
Northeast Coast of Iceland

Leith, Scotland. May 2o-The Nor
WeSian ship Viking, which arrived
mere yesterday from Soydisfiord
brought a report of a letter written by
froI. Andree which was found in n
bottle early in April near Ritotapp on
IAe northeast coast of Iceland bv n
farmer named John Magnusen. The
letter was then in a bottle. was adj
dressed to Polar Expedition at Cote
perg' and bore Andrecs own stamp.
win the request that it be placed i'm
Use nearest postoffice. Magnusen. it is
sad, gave the letter TO a merchant.
SVehn Einason, at Thistlefiord. who
mailed it, and it is expected to arrive
AZ It's destination in the course of a
lew days. Al the same time the Vik
Ing brought letter TO a prominent
iceiander now in London. advising him
OF the facts, AMI requesting him TO
telegraph to the king Of Sweden and
10 the polar expedition at Goteberg.
" hich was done.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
FIRE IN A CAPITOL,
The Wisconsin state House Was
Threatened

Madison. Wis. May PA small fire
occurred in the capitol building yes
tertlay morning and for time threat
ened considerable damage. A pile Of
wood stacked between the engine
room and coal vault caught fire during
The night from spontaneous combustion
and Smouldered until early in the
morning. when it was discovered by
Waterman Farlan, who was just COM
ing to work. Attention was first called
to The blaze by smoke coming through
the coal holes in the walk outside the
building The laborers about the
building soon put out the blaze and
the loss will be only about 500 The
building is insured for 100000.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
md EIk,s Fnte Postponed.

Sioux Falls, s. d., May 21.-John
Bad Elk. the Sioux convicted here of
the murder of an Indian policeman on
the Pine Ridge reservation, will not
be hanged June 1G, Judge Garland,
of the federal court, having granted a
writ of error, as applied for by s. b.
Van Buskirk, Bad Elk's attorney. The
case will accordingly be passed upon
by the United States supreme court.
Arguments will be made before that
court next October.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25

Young Lady Teacher Subjected to
Indignities by wOuId-Be Incendia-

Lincoln, Neb., May 20.--Miss Lethee
Watson. teacher of elOcution in Cotner
university, was found by students
late last night, bound, gagged and un
conscious in room Of the university
building. Cotner is the seat Of the
Christian church UNCONVENTIONAL col
lege, six miles from Lincoln. Accord
ing to the story of Miss Watson she
was alone in a class room on the
fourth floor of the building and over
heard two men plotting TO burn the
university. She surprised them, when
they Knocked her down, bound and
gagged and locked her in room. She
was not badly injured. No arrests
have been made
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
ALGER NOT IN 1T.
Mcmillan Wants n Third Term as
Michigan Senator

Michigan Senator
Detroit, Mich, May 20.-At confer
ence held between Senator Mcmillan
and several of his political friends. Re
publican leaders from various parts of
Michigan, it was decided that Senator
Mcmillan will be candidate for a
third term as United States senator.
According to the expressions of some
of those who Were in the conference,
the senator and his friends do not ap-
prehend that Secretary Ayers candi-
dacy for the senatorship will develop
into anything formidable. Among
those present were Senator Burrows
and several congressman and ex-con-
creSSmen.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
MARKED FOR MURDER.
'hihcsc Slave Dealers Offer Money
Tor the "RemOyaI" of Energetic
Opponents


San Francisco, May 20 - The Call
Gays: The Bow Wah Tong. or. in Eng
llsh. the Chinese Slave Dealers asso-
citation, has called upon the highbind-
err association to rid the Chinese com
munity Of three men. A price has been
set on the heads of three members of
the Chinese Society for English Edu-
cation because it is believed that they
are responsible for the organization Of
a vigilance society among the white
people who wish to put a stop to the
iniquitics Of Chinatown. On the head
OF Ong Fon is set $1,000; Chin Jim is
rated at $500. and Chin Suey at the
same figure. The Slave Dealers asso-
citation is composed of something more
than hundred Chinese, who represent
an ownership in more than 100 slave
dens and about 1,40O human chattelS.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
Divorce I'm High Life.

London. May 20.-In the divorce di-
vision Of the high court the Rt. Hon.
Sir Francis Henry Jeune granted di-
vorce to John Blundell Leigh because
Of the adultery Of his wife. daughter
of the marquis Of Abergavenny, with
the young earl Of Cotterham.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
Hastings Insane Asylum.

Hastings. Mimi. May 21.-The deeds
of the property for the asylum site
have been delivered and the warrant
for S15.Oo0 from the state auditor re
ceived by w. b. Gergen, city treas
urer. The bonds voted by the city to
pay the additional amount on the asy-
lum site have been purchased by the
First National bank and the former
owners of the land are receiving their
money by city orders.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
BIG FIRE At CHICAGO.
Almost Half a Million Dollars Worth
of Property Destroyed

Chicago. May 10. - Almost half a
million dollars worth of property was
destroyed by n fierce fire in the lum-
Der district. The flames were confined
TO the block bounded by Loomis and
Latin streets and Twenty-first place
and Twenty second street. Four large
lumber firms suffered by the fire and
the combined loss will probably
amount to over 100000.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
Cranes Arc Dearer.

Fresno. Cal, May 10. = The Raisin
Growers association. which controls
all the grapes produced IN the five GEN.
trail counties of the state, has fixed
the price of the second crop of Musca-
tel wine grapes at SO ton, an ad-
vance of 81 over last year.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
CAPTURED by Police.

Lansing, Mich, May 20.-James Fl.
Brumm, who murdered Mollie Flagler
at Diamonddale Tuesday, was cap
tured by the Lansing police. About 3
a. nj. Brumm appeared at his mothers
home here. He was exhausted, half
famished and in state of complete
mental collapse He had eaten nothing
in tLirty-six hours and had been on a
constant march through the woods all
that time. He is undoubtedly insane.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
KENTUCKY ROUGHs.
Discharged Soldiers Disgrace Them
selves and Their state.

Chattanooga. Tenn, May 20. - A
number of muStcred-out Third Ken
lucky soldiers who passed through this
city er route home. created a good
deal Of terror and wrought more or
less damage along the line to LeXing-
ton by firing promiscuously from the
cars. At the Chattanooga Driving
park they fired upon number Of
blooded horses, killing two of them, it
is said, and wounding others. Many
of the stations along the line were
perforated with lead and message
was sent up the road for all agents to
be on the look -out to avoid being shot.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
Troops ri walker.

Walker, Mimi, May 2.-Gen. Wade
is here and has inspected Fort Bacon,
and in view of the feeling of unrest
evidenced by the people here ne VIII
rot have the troops removed, but VIII
increase the garrison as soon as troops
can be spared from other points.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
RUSSIA INSISTS.
has Refusal to Grant the Con
cessfon Ii Not Accented.

NeIUsuI To Grant the Com.
cessfon Is Not Accepted.
london, May 2O.-The Picking CORE.
,pohdent of the Times says: "M De
ai n, RUSSIAN minister to China, de-
M' ueS 10 accept the refusal Of the
ra nese government to grant the rail
10. concession to connect Picking
.',a Russia's present railway system
r. manchuria. He will insist upon the
saht' Unless Russia is resisted by
~ ne other power China will yield.
We is surrounded by calamities
nuusht upon her by Italy. France and
ss Al while England's hands are
eu ny the Anglo Russian convention"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
4 RED LETTER DAY
OPENING OF THE GREAT PEACE
CONFERENCE

r de Staal, the Russian Commits.
sioncr, as a. Mark of Respect to
the Gar, Is Elected Permanent
Chairmnn-DeIegate Send "a Tele-
gram of COnSratulatiOn to the
Car President Mckinley Also
sends Congratulations - NJ. de
staaTs Proposal That the Ses-
sions lie Secret Is Adopted.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
PRIVATE LAUNCHING.
Only n Limited Number Of Guests to
See Liptnn's lncht Take Wafer.

London, May 10. Sir Thomas Lip
ton, the Associated Press is Informed,
has limited to fifteen the number of
guests to be present at the launching
OF the Americas cup challenger, Sham
rock. The date of the launch will not
he made public. The prince of Wales
and the duke of Xe-Coburg will have
a private view Of the Shamrock about
June T.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
ALFONSO,S BIRTHDAY.

American Guns sound Differently to
to Young King Than Year Ago.
Gibraltar, May 19.-In honor Of the
thirteenth birthday of the king Of
Spain the land batteries here and the
American cable steamer Hooker,
which arrived May Is, from New
York, fired salutes and the vessel was
dressed with bunting. The Hooker
will continue her journey to Manila
to-day.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
Rockhill In WasI,furtop

aShlngton, May 2O.-W. w. Rock
,a n' United States minister to Athens
ae arrived in Washington and called
pay MS respects to Secretary Hay.
MI, settllng up some matters of
me business Mr.. ROckhill will as
" @ae the duties of director of the bu.
10 u ol American republics, to which
snmittee u'i'e
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
Killed hN "a Tree.

New Paynesville, Mimi. May 21.-
Peter Israelson, of the town OF Union
Grove, Meeker cour ty, was killed by
n falling tree which he and another
man were telling. He was promi-
nent scandinavian and leaves fam
lily.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
Murdered n Constable.

Tendon, Ont, May Is. - Marion
Browne was hanged for the murder Of
Constable Toohey, which occurred on
June "a, 1898.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
Accidentally Shot

stephen, Mimi, May oO.-Charles T.
,u,ham, travelling salesman for hoot.
=, snoes, accidentally shot himself
n, 'ne leg: The wound, although pain
Is not considered dangerous.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
POLICEMAN SHOT.
Killed by the Murderer for Whom
He Was Seeking.

Washington, May 10, : Police Ser
geant Fritz Passau, in searching a
house west Of Georgetown for the MUIR
derers of the Rosensteins at Boyds,
Md, was shot and killed, supposedly
by Humphrey Brown, alias "Dick"
Brown, the alleged murderer, who is.
now lodged in the Georgetown station.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
William Mckinley"


llchtened and generous initiative Of
your majesty.
William Mckinley"
The Hague, May 2p.-The peace con-
ference called by the car of Russia
was opened at = O'Clock i'm the hall OF
the Huis Ten Bosch, or "rhe House Of
the Woods" two miles from The
Hague NJ De Beaufort. president Of
tbe council. minister of foreign affairs
of the government of The Netherlands.
delivered the inaugural address and
welcomed the delegates.
NJ. De Beaufort spoke OF the high
honor Of the choice of The Hague as
the meeting place for the conference,
and extOlled. the noble initiative of the
ear. saying this would be a red letter
day in the history of the century. and
expressing the hope that his majesty
would be able to look back mt to-day
as the most glorious day of his life.
He concluded with calling attention to
the allegorical group over the doorway
Of the hall, peace entering TO close the
temple of Jesus. and said:
II trust this beautiful allegory will
be good augury Of your labors, and
that after you have completed them
you will be able to say that peace,
whom art introduced into this hall, left
It to spread its blessings among the
whole of humanity"
The delegates decided to send the
following telegram to the cZar:
"The peace conference lays at the
feet Of your majesty its respectful
congratulations upon the occasion Of
your birthday, and expresses its sin
ere desire to cooperate in the good
and noble work in which your majesty
has taken generous initiative. and for
which 1t begs you to accept its humble
and profound gratitude"
81 De Stael, the Russian ambassador
to Great Britain and head of the Rus.
san delegation, in formally assuming
the presidency of the conference. said
his ilrSt duty was to express TO NJ. De
BEAUFORT his sincere gratitude for the
noble terms in which he had referred
IL his august master, adding that his
majesty would be deeply touched as
well by the spontaniety with which
The high assembly has associated itself
herewith. After making his address,
DE Staal, in behalf of the confer
'hce telegraphed 10 the queen Of The
Netherlands as follows:
The members of this conference as
'einhied for the first time in this beau
ilui HuiS Ten Bosch, hasten to lay ut
ne feet Of your majesty their best
wishes, praying you to accept their
homage of gratitude for the hospitali-
y you have graciously de!gned to Of
er them"
me reading was loudly applauded
a. lie Beaufort was appointed honor
~ president, and the leading Dutch
eiegate. A. =. c. Van Karnobeck,
offEer minister Of foreign affairs and
epu'y, was appointed vice president.
uter the appointment of nine score
a'ies Nj. De Stalls proposal that the
essions be secret. was adopted. The
ext session will take place on Satur-
ay' when the delegates will arrange
nc programme and appoint commit
,S' The conference then adjourned.
Inc session only lasted twenty-five
hnutes and the apparent unanimity
'Spiayed was considered to augur
ell for the outcome
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
IHIO CATCHES 1T AGAIN.
High Winds, Hail and Rain Cause
Heavy Damage.

Cleveland, Ohio, May 10. - Another
bad storm swept over Northern Ohio
yesterday afternoon, being accompa-
MED by high winds, hail and heavy
rainfall. At Norwalk the rainfall was
four inches, trees were blown down
and havoc was caused among the tele-
graph and telephone wires. At Upper
Sandusky hail stones rs large as hick-
DRY nuts fell. Jacob Miller's brick
yard sheds were blown down and sew
eral houses unroofed The rainfall
was three and one-half inches. At
Bucyrus, it is said, hail stones nine
inches in circumference fell Windows
were broken, stock stampeded and
crops beaten into the ground A heavy
rainfall followed the hail
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25

The New York Life's new policy.
given to the public March list, is an
ideal contract of life insurance and is
simnered down to the simple question
OF the payment of premiums. 1t is aD
solutely non-forfeitapfe and incon-
testible from date of issue and is the
most liberal policy ever written by any
company. Women are insured on
equal terms with men. r. N. Staples,
Special Agent, Sioux Falls, S. ID.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25
Damaged by Hail.

Columbus. Ohio. May 19.-Specals to
the State Journal tell of great damage
wrought by a heavy hail storm. A
dispatch from Wooster says: Hail
did great damage near here. Hail
stones of enormous size fell with such
force as to kill sheep and poultry.
They went through wooden roofs like
bullets and whole orchards were
strinped.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25

washington, May 20.-The following
cablegram has been addressed by the
nresident to the emperor of Russia on
te occasion Of the opening of the dis
armament conference:
.To His Majesty, Nicholas H.. En-
neror Of Ali the Russias, ST. Peters
burg: on this day Of good omen
send my heartfelt congratulations on
tie opening Of the conference at The
Hague. which has It's origin in the en-
lichtened and generous initiative OF
your majesty.
-"\yilliam McKinlpy"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-05-25

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