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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21
PITH OF THE NEWS
DIGEST OF TIE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
| Comprehensive Review of the
Important Happenings of the
Past Week CuiieI From the Tel
egraph Reports The Notable
Events at Home and Abroad That
Attracted Attention.
Accidental Happenings.

Four men were killed in a railway
collision in Iowa.
A Canadian barge was wrecked on
Lake Huron and five persons were
drowned.
John S. Lackey, the race horse breed
.r and owner of the big stables at
Cambridge City, Ind, was probably
fatally injured i'm fall from a bicycle
'ulky while driving at a PIP clip on
ais track.
A coal train on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna IL Western dashed into the rear
end freight train Mt Nayaug. Pa, re.
Gently, wrecking the caboOse Of the
freight and killing Joseph Parry and
Patrick Mullen, brakemen.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

Great Northern Has a bad Wreck in
Montana.

Harlem, Mont, Sept. 16.-There was
a bad wreck on the Great Northern
four miles west of here. Passenger
train No. was derailed from some I'M
known cause, the engine, tender, bag.
gage and mail cars and two coaches
leaving the track. The injured: Mail
Clerk Lannon, badly shaken up, but
not serious; Fireman McDermott, back
injured; Engineer Jones, broken arm;
Harry Lund, stock inspector, slight;
John Fleming, stock buyer, slight; Tom
Matthews, Fort Benton, slight; Sheriff
Tom Clary, Fort Benton, slight. All
the passengers were more or less shak-
en- up. The mail car was badly bat
tered up.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

The state w. c. Il. u. convention at
Madison elected officers as follows:
Luella A. Ramsey. president, Woon-
socket; Anna y. Simmons, vice presi-
dent. Mitchell; Laura G.. Smart, CORE
spending secretary, Brookings; Mrs.
Echenbach, treasurer, Watertown; del
egates to the national convention, Mrs.
Johnson, Clara Mcdonald, Highmore,
and Lizzie Bidwell Of Mitchell. Two
state songs were adopted and resolu-
lions were passed in favor Of equal
suffrage, calling upon President Nc
Kinley to enforce the law against the
army caDteen. against standing
army and traffic in girls, against seat
ing COngressman-elect Roberts, in ia
for Of purity and the curfew orlin-
ance. and against the state diSpensary
system.
Fire at Lead partially destroyed the
home Of City Councilman John Daily,
but the prompt action Of the fire de-
partment saved the building and sur
rounding houses. The cause of the fire
is unknown and as this is the third
fire inside OF three days. the other two
having been in thickly- settled parts Of
the city, much uneasiness is felt by
the citizens and extra police are on
duty
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21
EoreiHn

Another cyclone swept over the West
Indies recently.
The Venezuelan rebels are getting
the best Of the government.
Individual boycott OF the Paris ex-
position Is becoming general through
out Europe.
A new cabinet has been formed in
Venezuela, with Senior Calcano as for
eign minister.
An epidemic Of typhoid fever has
broken out In the MoabAte quarter In
Berlin.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21
PoIygamist Pays his Fine.

Salt Lake, Utah, Special.-Heler J..
Grant was arraigned before Judge
Norrell cn the charge Of polygamy, to
which, by his attorney, Franklin 5.
Richards. he pleaded guilty. The de-
PENDANT waived the time for passing
sentence, the court ruling that this
could be done in cases Of misdemeanor,
when Judge Norrell ordered that he
pay fine of 800 or be imprisoned in
the county jail one day for each dollar
thereof unpaid.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21
Otherwise.

A boom is promised on the Messam-
bria iron range in Northern Minnesota.
Arizona cowboys have deadly fights
with MeXicans.
An attempt Is making to constitute
Fond du Lac, Wis, q considerable rail
road center.
A fund of $4,000 will be raised at
Chicago to secure the next Democratic
national convention.
A member Of the industrial commits.
sion testifies, placing the profits Of the
Standard Oil company at $5OOOOO, 900.
Returning fishermen say codfishing
on the Labrador coast is poor and that
the fishing this year has been almost a
failure.
Michael Duffy, who was one Of New
YOrk's Doodle aldermen in 1894. has
filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabili-
ties, $3O3,67O.
join the Baltimore & Ohio, Illinois
Central and Union Pacific In new
transcontinental system.
The executive committee Of the West
ern Union Telegraph company has rec
commended the declaration of the regu-
lar quarterly dividend Of Ia per cent.
Peter Pearson, an Oklahoma man,
has invented a system Of wireless tel.
egraphy which he claims is perfectly
successful.
Col. Ohan Perry of indianapolis tele-
graphed from Denver, Col, that he had
sold the Big Five Mining company's
holdings in Boulder county to British
syndicate for s., 5OO,O 600 cash.
Rain has improved the crop outlook
| in Western India, and the fears of a
| famine have been removed. The
weather conditions foreshadow more
rain.
A hearing in the action Of the state
of New York to recover $1,5O0.OO0 in
penalties from Armour & Co. Of Chi
cago for violating the anti-oleomar-
garine laws.
Fires have been lighted in 2S5 indie.
pendent pots, and the first window
glass Of the season was blown at And.
erson, Ind. ON Friday. All the other
independent cooperative pots will
start this month.
A report via Mexico has it that the
United States is to acquire territory OF
the Amazon claimed by Bolivia, and
South Americans fear the Yankees
will get possession Of the whole Soutl
American continent.
Up to July of the current year the
Mutual Insurance company Of New
York has returned to its members
$500, STO,737, or over half billion OF
dollars, and its accumulated assets OF
that date We're $2SS, 536 All.
A programme for the repnion of tn,
Society of the Army Of the Cumberland
in Detroit Sept 1927 has been adopted
by the chairmen of committees havin:
charge of the event. The principal pub
lie gathering will be addressed by ex
Congressman Charles Il. Belknap, an,
the reunion will conclude with the so
ciety's annual banquet.
Prof. Campbell, through the grea
telescope at the Lick observatory IL
California, has definitely ascertaine'
that Polaris. popularity known as tn
north star, Is triple system. Two o
the bodies In this system revolv
around each other in a period of fou
days, and at the same time move In
much wider sweep around the thir,
body In much the same way as do tn
stars and the moon around the sun
The separate bodies which compose tn
system cannot be seen with the tele
scope. nor Is II likely that they viii
ever be seen by any instrument.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21
Disnsfrous Erasf.

Plainfield, Wis, Sept. IL. - The re.
suit Of the hard frost here was very
disastrous, as corn was not fully ma
tured and will be badly injured. Buck
wheat was also nipped, and the all.
important crop potatoes-was killed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

Chief Justice Chambers OF Samoa
has resigned.
The rapid rise of the rivers SaiApach,
Ems and Traun. in Upper Austria mas
flooded the country, interruptlng ran,
road communication. At lschi ana
Ebonsee several small bridges nave
been carried away and many famiiies
hive been driven from their homes.
Rain continues falling everywhere.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

Wit, bright, rapid and blasting as the
lightning, strikes and vanishes in ar
instant; humor, warm and ell-embra
cling as the sunshine, battles its object
in genial and abiding light.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21
Labor mt n Carnival.

Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 17.-The To-
cal labor organizations arranged the
carnival programme for last evening.
Twenty-Five hundred workingmen and
over 100 floats We're in line. The pro.
cession was followed by addresses.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

When a woman doesn't want to ex.
press her opinion in words she merely
shrugs her shoulders, and that set.
ties it.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

Brains count" says a college presi-
dent. OF course they do, but some
times they get pretty badly mixed up
in their figuring.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

Mules in the Transvaal are briaging
500 each. 1t is hoped that this viii
not lead any diplomat to make an ass
Of himself.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21
NAMED FOR JUSTICES.
Union Convention of south Dclsotn
PopuliSts. silver Republicans and

L
PopuIiSts, silver Republicans and
Democrats.
The Union convention. comprising
Populists, Democrats and Free Silver
Republicans. met ut Mitchell Thurs
day in Joint convention, fer the purpose
Of placing in nomination three candi-
dates for the supreme court. y tenn
porary organization was effected by
electlng John Colvin of Mitchell chair
man. and +. &. Boheri OF Clark secfe-
tary. Committees on credentials, per
manent organization and resolutions
were appointed, and an adjournment
taken until 7:30 p. IN. At the evening
sessions the credentials COMMITTEE re-
ported. seating delegates from forty
counties. The committee on perma
nent organization recommended that
the permanent officers be continued.
The committee on platform and reso-
lutions made their report, and it was
adopted rs read. Chicago and St Lou
is platforms were reaffirmed and Bry-
ans nomination in 1900 favored: de-
nounced the present supreme court for
its subserviency to corporations, and
pledged the nominees TO be free from
such influence; denounced the Philip
pine war as Reputation of the De
claration of Independence ana the
Monroe doctrine and an assault on lib
erty everywhere. They demand polit-
zeal independence for Cuba and that
the Filipinos be assured that they will
be assisted to erect republic of their
own, to be governed by themselves.
The formation Of industrial trusts was
denounced. They demand the enact
Of lnx llinu rn1an1ntinn
and destruction of national bank notes
and that they be replaced with govern
ment legal tender; extended congratu-
lations to the South Dakota regiment
on its safe return from the Philippines
and commended the course of Gov. Lee
and Senator Pettigrew on their efforts
to secure the discharge of soldiers up
on the expiration of their terms of en-
listment. Senator Pettigrew was pres
ent ard delivered a speech. At late
hour nominations We're taken up. Ed
mund Smith of Rapid City was named
by acclamation in the First district.
Judge Bennett and w. ii. Thomas
were nominated for the Third, and
finally the latter withdrew, and Ben
nett was nominated by reclamation.
G. Il. Kennedy Of Canton ana s. III.
Wright Of Chamberlain were named
for the second district. InaSmuch rs a
Democrat ana free silver Republican
had been nominated, Wright with
drew, and Kennedy. Populist, was
nominated by reclamation. Judge
Bennett was nominated. notwithstand-
ing his old statement that he would
not qualify If elected. The convention
adjourned at midnight.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

A miss may be as good as a mile, bu
with designing widow in the race &
man is safer at two miles.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

About the time a mans argument 1:
exhausted he begins to lose interest ir
the subject.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

Revenge may be sweet, but overin.
diligence in sweet things make:
trouble.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

Fortune gives to many too much
but to no one enough.-German Prov.
erb.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

When man neglects his duty he
always says it resulted from his ab
sent-mindedness.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

A book may be as great thing as
a battle.-Disraeli
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21
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seaboard.
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be ruined
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

No one knows the weight of another's
burden,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

No one ever heard of appendicitis re
sulting from a diet of sour grapes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

Put Yourself in His Place" is the
office-seeker's favorite novel.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-21

George +. Hinkins of st. Paul was
elected president of the National Rail-
road Blacksmiths' association.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-22
BEWARE OF FOOD SAMPLES.

Quite recently in New York two deaths
occurred from poisoning by the use of
powders sent to the victims by mail In
Leavenworth. KanS.. the other day near
ly every doctor in town was called to
attend the children who had gathered up.
eaten. and been made ill by samples of
an article left at houses by canvassers
for advertising purposes.
Alum baking powders have always
been favorite articles for this sampling
business. Yet there is nothing more liza
BILE to lead to danger than the practice
of using the various san,saes of baking
powder left at the door They are pre-
scented by irresponsible parties, in appear
ance are not distinguishable from ar
senic, and indeed in Indiana some time
since one package was found, after it
had caused the death of the housewife,
to have been mixed with mar poison.
1t is safer to refuse all samples of
food or medicine offered mt the door
Pure cream of tartar baking powders
sell upon their merits, and are never
peddled or sampled.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-22
STORY OF A SLAVE.

To be bound hand and foot Tor years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George d. Williams,
of Manchester, Mich, tells now such q
slave was made free. He says: MY
wife has been so helpless for five years
that she could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles of Flee
trio Bitters, she is wonderfully i'm
proved and able to do her own work. -
This supreme remedy for female dis
eases quickly cures nervousness, sleep
lessness, melancholy, headache, back
ache, fainting and dizzy spells. This
miracle working medicine is a eodsend
to weak, sickly, run down people. Every
bottle guaranteed. Only 30 cents. Sold
by all Druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-22
PERSONALS.

Mr.. W. c. Petty, of Carthage, spent
yesterday in the city.
Mrs William T.. Shipp and children
have gone to Lincolnton.
Col Thomas S. Kenan has gone to
Washington City for few days.
Prof. j. Y. Joyner. Of the State Nor
nal and Industrial College, is in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Jerman have gone
to Ridgeway to spend Sunday with rela-
tives.
Mrs. w. T. Tucker, of Portsmouth,
North Blount street.
Major III. H. Grant. of Goldsboro. pay
master in the United States Army spent
yesterday in Raleigh
Judge Iimberlake was here yesterday
on his way home from Wilmington where
he has been holding civil term Of
court.
Prof. w. l.. Poteat. of Wake Forest.
College. is in the city. He is member
of the board of trustees of the Baptist
Female University.
Governor Russell returned from
Southern Pines yesterday morning. In
his party were Mrs. Russell, Major and
Mrs. Davis and Auditor Aver
Rev DIR. w. s. Long of Elon Col
lege, was in the city yesterday on his
way 10 Youngsyille to preach today
He will return to Raleigh this afternoon
and preach Sunday at the Christian
church.
Mr.. James A. Bryan. Of Newbern.
spent Thursday here and left yesterday
morning for home. He came here to
look after the A. & y. G. Railroad cases
which are to be argued in the Supreme
court today.
Capt. w. X. Beavers, Of the Cover
nor's Guard will. on his return from
Cuba. accept position with the Royal
a. Borden Furniture Company. The
friends of this firm will be glad to see
Captain Beavers back in his old place.
Mr.. +. III. Busbee has returned from
Greensboro. where he was representing
the Southern Railway company in n
hearing to assess damages so the Postal
Telegraph Company can put up a line
along the Southern. After long fight
with the Southern and Western Union
on one side and the Postai on the other.
the Postal won. AS soon as damages
are assessed. the Postal will have n
line from Greensboro to Charlotte.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-22
MODEST. AS HE Is GREAT.
. Characteristic Letter Written by
General Robert +. Hoke.

The United Daughters of the Confcd-
cracy of Salisbury recently changed the
name of their chapter to the Gen. X.
+. Iokc Chapter, and General Hoke
was notified of the change. Here is his
reply which has just been published:
Raleigh, y. c.. March II, 1899.
Miss Fanny McNeely. Recording Secre-
tary, Chapter L. ID. c.:
appreciate most highly the honor
you have shown me in changing the
name of your chapter from Rowan to
that of Robert Il. Hoke, but | feel as if
it should not have been changed from
Rowan, as that county furnished so
many gallant and brave soldiers to our
war. whose noble needs should be repre-
scented by the name of your chapter Of
the Daughters. They fought the battles
and should never be forgotten.
/ thank your chapter for this great
attention.
Very respectfully yours.
Il. +. HOKE.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-22
sS9Rewco321 6zgoY $50
SHIPPERS AND MOTHS
AND MORE
CORRESPONDENCE.

That Virginia Ham you sold me Tor
five cents Il pound had shippers in It,
1t reminds us of Il story of an lsraellte
who sold an old colored man an over
coat who, after trial went back to him.
Boss dat air cote whar you sole me
las weak dun got Maws in hit.
.Morts' mein Colt in Himmel, vos
it Ka-na-ery pirds vot you cggspec to
puy nit tree tollar obergote.'
If that handsome spirited 6-year-old
Phaeton horse is sound and gentle, ana
my wife and children can drive him mp
to a running train, will give you forty
five dollars for him.
Ny friend, you have made mistake,
it is a Bull Yearling or Billie Goat
you wish to buy. We do not deal IN
them.
We do not advertise off Color Grocer
les or Horses. We do sell hrst-class
stock cheap, whether in the Grocery
Shop or in Geranium Valley.
If we sell Virginia Hams that III
good condition should bring 1112 cents
for sc. pound, we always explain the
reason why. We guarantee everything
we sell to be as good as we say 1t is.
Nothing less, often times it is better.
We do believe and do guarantee "Rol-
Ter Champion" Flour, Holloway, But
ter. Seal Brand Java and Mocha
Coffee to be the best money will buy.
We have an extra nice lot of South
ampton Hams at 15c, and some North
Carolina Cured Hams which we think
as good at 1215c. per pound. Nee Nir-
ginia Cured Sides at Zoe. a pound. a
few a barrel packages of 3-year-old
North Carolina Family Roe Herr'ngs at
$500 per package. Irish Mackerel,
white and fat; new North Carolina Her
rings and other seasonable goods.
Whole Wheat Flour and Choice line
of Cereals and Matted goods for Dys-
peptics.
Grated Bahama Pine Apple and
Peaches for Ice Cream. Burnetts EN-
tracts, an elegant line of Fruits, Vege-
tables, Meats and Fish, Deyiled Crabs
especially seasonable, no charge for
shells. California Seedless Oranges,
Baldwin Apples, never finer.
Stuffed Mangoes and Cucumbers and
Geranium Valley Onions, Sweet, half
sweet and Sour Pickles of every descrip-
ton, and things and things and other
things.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-22
CITY ITEMS.
The Board of Agriculture will meet
here next Wednesday. April 18th

The Board of Agriculture will meet
here next Wednesday. April 18th
The Raleigh Blade, negro organ, says:
City politics among some of our coiored
hustlers are getting IL little warm. Some
of them desire ticket. while many do
not
Apex is growing. The News this week
gives two sure proofs: Since 1894 the
postoftice receipts at Apex have in
creased nearly 100 per cent. The cash
trade has increased nearly 80 per cent. :
Rev. A. G. Davis, pastor of the colored
PRESBYTERIAN church in this city, has
accepted call to Lumberton and VIII
soon move to that place. He has won
the confidence of both races during his
residence in Raleigh.
The pictures of Alfred Moore and
James Iredell, justices of the United
States Supreme court. will be presented
to the North Carolina Supreme court
next Saturday by the North Carolina
Sons of the Revolution.
Deputy Sheriff MOring. OF Iltt coun-
ty. brought three convicts to the peni-
tertiary yesterday--all negroes. One of
them gets twelve years for burglary, one
ten years for larceny and the third SIX
wears for the same offence.
Mayor Powell is a lucky man. lie has
been reelected treasurer of the Royal
Arcanum for the tenth time and no
body can be found willing to run against
him for mayer. 1t looks now that he
will he reelected by reclamation. He
deserves to be.
Greene Maynard. the Fusion watch
man mt the A. and NJ. College had to
walk the plank yesterday. He is sue
ceeded by James Swindeli, who was
Waterman before Maynard was elected.
1t is not known whether or not he will
go into the courts to get his office back
but he'll be ont of the position if he
doesn't. The place pays $500 a year and
it's a month and a half yet before May
nards year is out.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-22

Our delivery wagons deliver ice each
morning and evening to all regular GUS
toners who will get tickets and let us
know their names and places half day
in advance.
Drivers will sell tickets and ice for
cash at same old low prices. We cannot
fill orders for small lots promptly unless
such orders are given before wagons
leave Factory Those wanting small
lots quickly. can get them at cellar,
under our office, 107 Fayetteville street.
Tickets for sale at from go cents per
100 pounds down.
Ice well packed for shipment at 80
cents per 100 pounds per Express.
Raleigh, n. c., April IA, 1899.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-22
WILL NOT CRY.

Had as Soon be ut the Foot of the
North Pole Searching for Fire as iii
Russelfs Presence
The Dayie Record is new Republi-
can paper published mt Mocksville. 1t
copies the statement that Governor Rus
sell will not resign and will not leave
the State" and says:
I'VE are one Republican that will shed
no tears at Governor Dan RusselFs de-
parture from Raleigh. We never met
him but once. having called TO pay our
respects to North Cardinals Chief Mag
istratc. For the same length of time,
we had as soon have been at the foot
of the North Pole scratching for fire.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-22
A NEW SWITCH BOARD.

The Telephone Companies Here Greatly
Improving Their Service.
The business of the Interstate Tele-
phone Company here has outgrown its
plant and Il new switchboard. of the
newest and most improved pattern has
been ordered and will soon be put in.
Il am in receipt of a telegram from
the factory that is making it, said Man
ager VIII Wynne yesterday. stating
that the switch board is about compile
ted and | am expected it here in "a
few days
Then. as already stated. the Bell Com
pany is putting in about Il mile of heavy
copper. lead-cOvered cable to take the
place of the numerous single wires II
has on the principal streets of the city.
These additions to equipment will
greatly improve the service of these
companies.