The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-10-12
General.

Democrats held n tWO-days' caravan
at Dallas, Texas.
Chambers has broken out among the
government stock ut Fort Riley, Kan.
Yellow fever has broken out at Tam
riCo. There have been seven cases TO
date.
The rubber trust is scored in decis-
ion hy the United States circuit court
of appeals.
The Norwegian Pioneer Association
of America held it's second triennial
meeting.
n rubbernGse sturgeon weighing
siXty-oight pounds was caught in the
Mississippi at Savannah, Ill.
Homer j. Beaudet. builder has filed
petition in bankruptcy ut New York.
Liabilities, SSS'3,GO7; no assets.
Imports Of dry goods and merchan-
disc at the port OF New York for the
week were valued at $1l ,53S, 562.
The Seventh National Bank of New
York has passed into control of a syn
dictate. headed by First Assistant Post
master General Perry s. Heath
William Stewart, an aged farm hand
working for Edward Hamilton. near
| Charlottesville Ind. eloped with Ham
iltons fifteen-year-old daughter.
| The Worcester Spy. the oldest news
| paper in Massachusetts. was sold by
| William s. Walker of Chicago to
| Charles Mutt OF New Rochelle, y. Y.
A syndicate has purchased the Nick
| erson shares of First National bank
stock at Chicago. They number 1000
| with value estimated ut S2,100,O0O.
| The trial of DR.. j. w. Smith. at Ow.
ensville. KY, on n charge Of killing
Henry Craig. near Darlington. twenty
two years ago, resulted in an acquittai
Tie factory Of the Peoria Rubber
ana Manufacturing company. ut Pc
Oria H.. has passed into the hands of
the American company and is now n
part of the trust.
The fourth annual convention of this
National Embalmers' Association con
vened at Chicago. with nearly 1000 del
| egates present from all parts of tn,
United States.
The Sterling cycle works ut Kenosha
Wis. have been transferred TO the
American bicycle company, known a.
the trust. The consideration is as
sumed to be $4,000.
Negotiations are pending between
agents of the British government anC
dealers at ST. Louis for 1900 of til,
finest pack mules that can be secured
to be shipped to South Africa.
The Lutheran general council decide,
to send missionaries to Porto Rico. VIII
| oh, I,
es and advance the work of the demon
nation in every way possible.
The gold output for the Cripple Creel
district for September amounted to 81,
131, 900 surprising all records The tn
production of gold in this district from
the time of its discovery in 1891 t
date, is S62, O57 ,202
The committee of superintendent
and police Of the Paramount Park com
mission of Philadelphia decided to rec
cmmend to the commission that auto
mobiles be allowed to enter the park
being restricted to certain drives.
The petition to place the name O
Mayor NJ. Jones Of Toledo. Ohio, on tn
Australian ballot, as an Independent
candidate for governor. has been file
with the secretary of state. The pet
ton contains about 1,4O0 names. <.t
The son Of Gen. Sanguiily and tn
three other young Cubans who were al
rested and locked up at Havana for IL
moving the Spanish flag from til
premises Of the Commercial fire BRIG
AIDE and from the Spanish Clerks clul
will be released on bail.
In q decision handed down by ia
United States circuit court of appeal
at Chicago, the verdict OF $5I 900 TO,
merry given against the Worlds C.,
lumbar Exposition company I'm fayo
OF the republic Of France is reverse
ana new trial ordered.
DIR. Calvin Ellis, class of '4G. VIII
died In 1888, and whose will has Jus
been prObated, left to Harvard uniyel
sity, $4,000. Most of this sum is I
be devoted TO the education of his ds
scendan;s and also for malntainin
three professors at the medical schoo