The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-02-02
Otherwise.

Otherwise.
| Four hundred employees of the Sus-
| Quehanna silk mill in Sunbury, Pa,
went on strike for higher wages.
| The annual meeting of the Lake
! Carriers association at Detroit, Mich,
| elected Il. j. Firth presidents
| The American Tin Plate company is
negotiating for the purchase, it is re
ported, of the Ohio Steel company's
plant in Youngstown.
Negotiations have been completed
| by which the American Mailing COM
pary secures eight Of the principal
malt houses in the Eastern states.
w, III. Lamb. a builder has filed a
petition in bankruptcy in New York;
liabilities, S267,72 of which 500, 4I9
| is unsecured.
An earthquake shock was felt at
Richview, Ill. The vibrations lasted
companied the shock.
John Maxwell, a Chicago newspaper
man, was, in the federal court. award
ed verdict of $4,000 against Nat G..
Goodwin. the actor for infringement
on MaXwelrs play of Congress
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that
the Addison Pipe and Steel company
of that city is negotiating to form a
combination of all the pipe and steel
companies in the United States.
OF the $14,OOC,OOO of Pacific railway
bonds due Jan. /, all but 1898, 600 have
been paid. The latter remain unpaid
by reason Of non-presentation up to
date.
A Chinese coming from Cuba to the
United States will be required to Sc
cure the necessary papers from the
military government and not the
Chinese consul.
Chicago has filed a petition in bank.
ruptcy. He places his liabilities at
$4,000 and assets at $1,000 shares OF
stock in the Ward Colorado Mining
company. Mr.. Cullerton does not know
the value of the stock.
Gen. Boyer secretary of the Colo
RADIO section Of the Sons of the ReyO-
| luton. has received information from
General Secretary Whitcomb of New
York that it is decided to hold the
The convention will open April 10.
The Chicago Times Herald's Wash
| ingtOn special says: President McKin-
| ley has consented to be present on the
| occasion of the laying of the corner
stone of the new Chicago pOstoffice on
Chicago day, Oct. next. 1t is proba-
| bic that several members of the cabi.
net will accompany him.
The London Daily Mail says: eve
| have authority TO announce that be-
| fore going to the United States Sir
| Henry Irving will open the Lyceum
| theater early in April with Miss Ellen
| Terry appearing in play SardOu has
| written for him on the subject OF
| Robespierre.
| The directors Of the Boston & Mon
! taTa Mining company declared div
idend Of 81, 81 extra per share, and
made the same payable Feb. 20 to
stockholders of record Jan. 20. Last
year the company paid $40 all told
and the present dividend is the frs,
| for 1899.
4 reduction of 6 per cent in wages
has been ordered at the Stephen cot
I ton mills at Calais, Me. The carders
VINO refuse to accept the cut, have
struck. The mills have been import
ing large quantities Of yarn and, it is
said, will be able to run with One-third
the usual number of carders.
The North American of Philadelphia
the oldest newspaper in American, has
been transferred to X. +. \. Dorr, pub
Usher of the New York Mail and Elk
press, and the firm of Clayton Nc
Michael & Sons has dissolved. The pa
per descended from the Pennsylvania
Packet and General Advertiser, which
was started in I'LL.
Imports Of dry goods and merchan
disc at the port of New York last week
were valued ut $500, AS. The ex
ports of gold and silver from that pOr
to all countries for the week aggregate
$92G,O00 silver bars and coin and 81, est
gold. The imports Of specie for tn,
week were 81 ,160, 146 in gold and 1923,
9JS silver.
The motion of Attorney Genera
Monnett for the removal Of Maste
Commissioner Brinsmade Of Cleveland
in the case Of the Standard Oil com
pany, was overruled by the Ohio SUI
preme court The attorney general re
qucsted his removal on the ground tina
the funds for conducting such examin
atoms in his department We're ey
hausted. and on the further groun,
that the master commissioner ha.
granted unnecessary and needless de
lays at the request Of the Standard Oi
company's attorneys.