The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-07-27
Otherwise.

The cruiser Newark has arrived at
lquique, en- route to San Francisco.
The cruiser Yosemite has arrived at
Cavite.
The Alabama Consolidated Coal and
Iron company was incorporated at
Trenton, n. j., with a capital of So
100000.
An upper leather combine has been
formed at New York with capital of
$O,OOOOOO. Thirty of the leading tan
ners will be represented.
The Philadelphia Baseball club has
offered prize of $1,000 to the players
If they win the pennant this year, and
$500 If they finish second.
The Scott street plant of the Amer
lean Steel and Wire company Of Joliet,
ILL.,, has started up after several weeks
and about 700 men are at work
Canadian Pacific railway earnings
for the week ended July II were $567.-
600; same period last year, $436, 900;
increase, $4,000.
There are 2,110 wOmen's clubs in the
United States, having a membership
of 49,, 023. Minnesota has eighty three
with membership of 3,51G.
The Columbus tOhio) city council. by
vote OF 10 to 3, impeached and re-
moved from office Joseph w. Dusen-
berry, director of public safety.
During the past year APPLICATIONS for
patents. trade marks, etc, to the num-
Der of Al $3.50 were made. The commits
sioner asks for new building at
Washington.
Flour dropped 20 cents barrel in
Chicago and is now cheaper than for
some time. The drop is said to be
due to the steady decline in the price
of wheat
Gen. d. s. Stanley, acting president
of the Society of the Army of the Cum
berland, announces the next annual re.
union Of the society ut Detroit, Sept.
20 and q.
An application for charter to build
wireless telegraph from Lake Ben
nett. Alaska, to the Canadian Pacific
railway in British Columbia has been
made at Victoria. Il. c.
An injunction has been issued ut
Fort Scott, Kan, restraining union
miners from interfering with or boy,
cotting non-union men engaged in the
mines in Southeast Kansas.
The third annual convention of the
Priests Eucharistic league, which was
to have taken place this summer, has
been postponed to Oct. Is and 10 next,
and will be held at Philadelphia.
The New York circuit court of an.
peals has decided against the Wrestling.
house Air Brake company i'm it's suit
pt,,ct he
pany for alleged infringement of pat.
ents.
The steamship Olympia arrived at
San Francisco with cases of bubOnic
plague on board, and brought news
that the German infantry had killed
nine peasants who had attacked the
railway near KiachOu.
Former Gov. Campbell Of Ohio and
his faction were defeated in their at
| tempt to control the Democratic sena.
| torial convention. Mr. Campbell will
! probably try to re-enter congress from
his old district
| Gov. Roosevelt's committee which
investigated the alleged canal frauds.
exonerates the state engineer and
superintendent of public works and
reports there are no grounds for pro.
coedings at law against either official.
A scheme TO draw trade away from
al! the big jobbing centers west of the
Allegheny mountains in favor of Bos-
ton has been discovered by agents of
the railroads running east from Chi.
cago Free railroad tickets figure in
1t.
The Pressed Steel Car Company of
Pittsburg has contracted with the Car.
negie Steel company for 10000 tons OF
steel plates monthly for period Of ten
years. This is the largest steel con.
tract ever awarded to one firm and
amounts 10 about $15Q.0OO,0OO