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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
WESTERN CANADA.
Crop Prospects and Climate About Ed
from Mrs. 9. A. Brigham. Late


from Mrs. s. A. Brigham. Late
g.. of Mason City.
The following extracts from an In
teresting letter to the Mason City (Ia)
Republican, written by Mrs. s. A.
Brigham, late of that place, but now OF
Ross Creek, Alberta, Canada, so near
ly describe most OF the districts OF
Western Canada that we take pleasure
In presenting same to the attention OF
our readers:
Ross Creek. Albert, N. w. T.. Canada.
Aug. 7, 1899.
Editor Mason City Republican-Dear
Sir: We are located in the Beaver
Hills, 30 miles from Fl. Saskatchewan
and SO miles from Edmonton. To the
east Of these is an immense area OF
bottom lands, which furnishes abund-
ance Of hay for the settlers. II is dot
ted with small lakes, the largest OF
which Is called Beaver Lake, 16 miles
in length.
The Beaver Hills are covered with
small green willows which are easily
gotten rid of before breaking up the
land. Here and there poplar. birch
and tamarack trees abound. Small
meadows are numerous. The soil In
these hills is much richer than the bot
tom lands, being kind Of black leaf
mould. There Ia no tough sod to
break, and 1t 10 very productive.
Wheat oats and barley do finely and
vegetables are the finest that can be
grown. Potatoes especially are large
and solid, easily producing from zoo
to 300 bushels per acre, and best OF all
never ''taty bug" to wrestle with.
Wild fruit, Strawberries. gooseberries,
saskatoons Tor pine berries), raspber-
ries and cranberries, are found In the
hills. Small tame fruit does finely. the
red and white currants In my garden
are as large again az common sized
ones.
We have long days during the
months Of June and July; one can see
10 read many evenings until 10 o'clock
In the twilight. Some nights less than
; hours Of darkness, and the birds are
singing at 2 o'clock. Then again. 1t
rains 80 easily. You look toward the
gentle shower follows, the sun shines
forth again, and in little while you
forget 1T has rained.
SyCluHeS are uuhuoWu mere 'tAo ZIG
thunder and lightning Is very light.
We had two storms this summer ac-
companied with wind and hail, but
nothing to lodge the grain. The aver
age heat is about IS degrees. We had
three or four days in July a. 80. The
nights are always cool.
The winter season is one OF great ac-
tivity. All the fencing is gotten out
then and logs for the farm buildings.
BY paying % cents you are granted a
permit at the land Office to cut logs
upon vacant lands. The roads are
good and smooth, for the snow never
drifts, not even around the buildings.
and this is great saving OF time to
the farmer. Hay Is hauled from the
bottom lands all winter long. and .
man can work outside every day ~ tar
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
MORE CHINAMEN MUST RETURN.
Ihey Can No Longer Linger In the
Land of Liberty.

Fargo, N. d., Feb. 3.-Three more
Chlnament were ordered deported by
Judge Amidon on the hearing OF the
eighty held for alleged violation OF the
exclusion act. Four who claimed to be
members of the Wah Hing company
OF Chicago were given n hearing. N.
Ioak spoke English so auently. and
MS chief witness, II. M. Barnes, book
keeper for Marshall, Field 4 Co. testi-
ned so positive to his identity that the
court admitted him to the United
states. N. Luen, N N. Chuck and N.
Quien all convinced the court OF hav-
Ing once lived In Chicago, but they
were unable to establish satisfactory
company.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
CLOSE TO CIVIL WAR
ARMED CONFLICT Is THREATE>En
IN KENTUCKY.

.ihsh between the Executive
ard Judiciary Powers Occurs and
still Greater Clash Is Imminent
-Beginning of the Crisis Il nj
Hand--Omcers of the Court Ar.
rested by the Military While At
tempting to Serve a Notice of Lee
gal Proceeding Upon Gov. Taylor,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
ATTEMPTED TRAIN wRECKING.
Huge Timbers Were Piled Upon the
Trnck-Wreck Narrowly AHerted.

frack-Wreck Narrowly Axerted.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 3.-It has just
become known here that a futile at
Tempt was made to wreck passenger
train No. ~ on the Milwaukee-Prairie
du Chen line Of the Chicago, Milwau
kee e. ST. Paul road at a point near
Avoca late Monday night. The train
was running east mt a high rate OF
speed when the engine struck large
pile of timbers, each eight inches
square and sixteen feet long, that had
been placed across the tracks. Only
me high speed of the train saved IL
from being wrecked. The engine pilot
was badly damaged in hurting the oD-
struction from the tracks.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
TWO LIVES LOST.
Ex-Mayor and the Proprietor of
saloon Burned to Death.

saloon Burned to Death.
Grand Forks, n. d., Feb. 3.-Fire ia
East Grand Forks destroyed the Kel-
ly & Gillian saloon and burned to
death W. ID. Kelly, one of. the proprie-
tors, and Il. ]. McAdam, one of the
Oldest residents and former mayor OF
the city. The men were not missed
until Wednesday night and the bodies
were not found until yesterday morn
ing 1t is supposed that in passing
kelley's place they had smelled es-
Gaping gas, and had gone into the
basement by an outer stairway to in
vestigate. The theory is that on en-
terlng they had lit match, which
caused the explosion that occurred
about 5 o'clock. badly shaking the
building and setting 1t on fire.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
sdicide mt DasseI.

Dassel. Mimi. Feb. 4.-Peter Matt
son. a farmer living about two miles
from here, committed suicide by TAX
ing poison, presumably strychnine. No
cause is given for his deed except an
unso,nd mind.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
IN THE HoUGHTON YARDS.
~. Paul and south shore Trains I'm
COllisiOn.

Houghton Mich, Feb. 3.-The Chi
cago inbound train of the st. Paul
line ran into the rear end Of the South
Shore train, carrying Northwestern
sleeper, in the Houghton yards last
evening. The rear engine and coaches
or both trains were badly battered, but
no lives were lost and none OF the pas
sengers received serious injuries.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
Charges Against an Attorney.

Pierre, s. d., Feb. 4. - The case OF
appli alton of s. NJ. Howard of Gettys-
burg for admission to the bar was be-
fore the supreme court. May charges
were filed by those opposing admis-
sion, and after the hearing the court
decided 10 withhold admission for the
present.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
uua.on Depot burned.

Hudson. Wis, Feb. 4. = The lower
Omaha railway depot, together with
the freight building, was destroyed by
are. Loss approximately 5000; in
sured. The fire was first discovered
In the office by the night police.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
ThE0LDEST MAN I'M AMERICA
Tells How He Escaped the Terrors of Many Winters
by Using Peruna.

Isaac Brock, a citizen of McLennan
county, texas, has lived III years.
He now Hvcs with his son-in-Law at
Valley Mills, Texas.
In speaking of his good health and
extreme old age, Mr.. Brock says:
"Affer q man has lived I'm tho
world as long as I have, he ought
to have found out great many
things by experience.
"One of the things 1 have found
out to my entire satisfaction Is tho
proper remedy for ailments that
are due directly to the effects of
the climate.
"During my long life I have
known q great many remedies for
coughs, colds, catarrh and diar-
rhea. had always supposed
these affections to be different dis
eases, but in rearing DR.. Hart
mans books Ihave found out that
these affections are the same and
that they are properly called ca
farrh.
81 had several long sieges with
the grip. At first did nor know
that Peruna was q remedy for this
disease. When I heard that In
grippe was epidemic cafsrrh, /
tried Peruna for la grippe and
found Ii to be Just the thing.
Gas for DR.. Harfman's remedy,
Pe-ru-na, 1 have found 1t to be tho
best, If not the only, reliable rem.
edy for these affections. IL has
been my standby for many years,
and I affribufe my good health and
extreme old age to this remedy.
Very truly yours.
A1 &sk,
For free book on cafarrh, address
The Peruna Medicine CO., Columbus,
Ohio.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08

lily TO do this, but we are con-
WI 10 think that il would not
aanlouarly in a case like the presently
NE proper course to pursue. This is
~ pDnopelate court, and parties have a
a VA determination of the facts in
act instance by the trial court.
s,less il such determination is
nonged by either party then this
a :. need not go beyond it's ordinary
D,,ote duty of considering whether
Facts justified the decree. We
,rt this is one of those cases in
i IN Il is especially important that
~, ~ should be full and clear finding
,he facts by the trial court The
astions are difficult, the interests are
= and therefore the aid of the trial
~, should be had. The writer of
- opinion appreciates the difficulties
s;eb attend a trial court in a case
~ This. In Smythe v. Ames, (supra,)
similar case, he, as Circuit Justice
-ssiding in the Circuit Court of Me-
soska undertook the work of examin-
- the testimony, making computa-
ans and finding the facts. 1t was
tsrv laborious, and took several weeks.
was a work which really ought to
ave been done by master. Very
f;rely the practice pursued by him in
kueed thetrial judge in this case to
Personality examine the testimony and
make the findings.
COMPETENT MASTER.
We are ali of opinion that better
oraetice is to refer the testimony to
some competent master, to make all
needed computations, and find fully the
ACTS. 1t is hardly necessary to OBJ
,erye that in view of the difficulties
md Importance of such a case it is
IMPERATIVE that the most competent
and reliable master, general or special
hould be selected, for it is not light
natter to interfere with the legislation
State in respect to the prescribing
I rates, nor a light matter to permit
uch legislation to wreck large proper
' interests.
We are aware that the findings made
v the master may be challenged when
resented to the trial court for con-
Iteration, and 1t may become it's duty
, examine the testimony to see wheth-
? those findings are sustained, as like
Yise II sustained by the trial court 1t
lay become our duty 70 examine the
for the same purpose. But
eiore we are called upon to make such
yamination we think we are entitled
have the benefit of the services of a
ompetent master and an approval of
Is findings by the trial court. AS we
ave said, those findings may not be
by either party. and IL so
.rge burden will be taken from the
ppellate court.
For these reasons we not merely
verse the decree of the trial court
U. also remand the case to that court
it'll instructions to refer the case to
,me competent master to report fully
le facts, and TO proceed upon such re-
ort as equity shall require.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
A~1 NssN,

For a free book on cafarrh, address
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus,
Ohio.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
Some Hope for Goebel.

The condition of Mr.. Goebel was
last night considered better than at
any time since he was shot. The iron
will and determination OF the wound
ed man that he will not die by an as
sassin's bullet is. however, still consid-
cred the main factor I'm sustaining him,
but last night the attending physicians
for the first time held out some hope
for his ultimate recovery.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-26

issued sometime during the day. The
amount of the reward has not yet been
fixed by the bank directors"
Alvord pretty and interesting chill
dren left their home yesterday morning
Their mother dressed in blue, stood at
an open window, threw a kiss 10 them,
and exclaimed: "By-by, children, I'll
soon be with you" She raised her hands
10 her face with despairing gesture and
disappeared
The children their governess and John
II. Murphy were driven TO Yonkers. where
they took a train. Mr.. Murphy, I'm the
attempt TO conceal the children's desti-
nation, bought tickets only so far as TO
Cold Spring, and returned to Mount Vcr-
non.
The children safely arrived at their
grandfathers house, which is built In the
Colonial style and stands on
blum overlooking the Hudson, mile
away from Stockport station.
The property was left by the father OF
Mrs G. l.. Alvord, Sr., who died in 1857.
William Alvord, another son of c. l.. Al
word. Sr., lives at Stockport where the
Alvords own wharf and do a docking
business.
William Alvord is forty-two years of
age and has been married eighteen years.
His wife was Cornelia Smith. daughter
Of Irwin c.. Smith. an old friend of the
Alvord family. Irwin @. Smith recently
purchased fruit farm in the vicinity of
Kinderhook village. six miles from Stock
port and on the Albany g. Hudson Elec-
trio Railroad.
Last summer the defaulting teller went
to Stockport in his steam launch. He
took the whole Smith family on the river
20 Albany on one occasion. and shortly af
ter that Mr.. Smith. Sr.. II is said. bought
his new farm, which stands In his wifes
name.
At Alvords home in Mount verm n all
information was refused today.
IL has been learned tnat the man seen
riding i'm cab i'm Mount Vernon yes
terday supposed TO be Alvord has turned
out to be banker who much resembles
Alvord. As far as known, Alvcrd has not
been seen in Mount Vernon since Thurs
day last, the day on which he disap-
peared.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-26
LOSS $4,000.
Fire Sweeps iha Business poI-
ton Of Falls Village, Conn.
Started In Grocery.

Falls Village. Conn, Oct 2G-The town
hall. Methodist church and Falls village
Savings Bank were burned to the ground
this morning, involving a loss Of $4,000.
The town is without fire department.
and before assistance could arrive from
Lymerock. the blaze which started I'm
the grocery store of @. w Hall on the
ground floor OF the town hall, threatened
to wipe out the village, a hish wind car
rying the flames rapidly before It.
Many families removed the furniture
from their homes IN anticipation % a
general conhagratiou. out the efforts OF
the volunteer bucket brigade were at
length succes:ful I'm quelllng the blaze.
The bank officials removed most OF the
furniture from the bank and the bank
books which were in fre proof safe are
supposed to bc uniDiured.
The losses are estimated as follows:
Town hail $1,000. Insurance $50 dam
axe TO stoci. IN stores $4,000. Insurance
$500: Methodist church 5000. insured !:
post office, loss sio0. no insurance; Falls
Village Savings Bank s6O00 insurance
$4,000.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-26
BIG MAINE SH|P-BU|LD|NC PLANT
TO- Be MOVED To THIS CITY,

tive OF the firm says several desirable
sites have been found and are now under
eonsidera tion.
This shipbuilding plant has been in ex-
istence since 1925. and was started as a
private corporation. II has remained in
one family since that time. end is now
being organized into a stock company.
The plant covers 20 acres, employs 800
hands, and has three schooners on its
ways now. in the process OF erection.
They will be launched in couple OF
weeks
Some OF the largest schooners that visit
this port, as well az most OF tho smaller
ones, have been built by this firm.
one OF the chief reasons for leaving
ter into steel construction. as we'll as
wood. The railroads in Maine charge ex
orbitant prices TO convey the steel. The
lumber used I'm building the ships has al
so to be brought from the south, as the
old oak supply is practically exhausted IN
the Maine woods
Another important fact is that Nara
gansett bay is always open In the winter,
In marked contrast TO the Maine rivers,
which are closed nearly the entire win
ter, necessitating the shutting down OF
the plant.
This new enterprise will unquestionably
be heartily welcomed here. as II will help
10 restore TO Providence the proud pres
tige IL once held in the maritime world.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-26
BOERS ARE
AGAIN
ACTIVE.
They Capture the Town Of
JacObsdal After Stubborn Re-
sIstance by the Garrison.

Cape Town, Oct. 2s.-The Beers haye
captured Jacobsdal. Southwest of Kim
berly after a $ Unborn resistance upon
the part OF the garrison. which consisted
of detachment OF Cape Town High
landers. The latter suffered severely
losing "a out OF 50 men.
KRUGER'S PLANS.
Paris, oct. 2s.-Dr. Leyds, the Trans
vaal agent, who is in this city for few
days was questioned by a representative
of the Associated Press today with ref
erence 10 the plans of former President
Kruger. He said:
Most of the stories published on the
subject are ina ginative. Mr. Kruger Will
land at Marseiles and shall go TO meet
him. But, IL is not true that / have seen
NJ. Delacasse Cthe French minister of for
eign affairs, or that i am in any way ar
ranging a reception which will be en-
tirely In the hands of the French them
selves.
Nothing has yet been indefinitely de-
cided upon az 10 the details of Mr.. Kru-
gers stay In Europe. But Mr.. Kruger is
an old man and not accustomed 10 a cold
climate, so IL is likely he will sojourn in
the neighborhood of Nice for the winter.
have no reason to believe there is any
ground for the statement that Mr. Kru-
ger intends to visit President Mckinley"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-26
MYSTICSHRINERS
KoTa Temple Of Lewiston, Me-,
Guests Of Palestine Temple
Of This City.

The members of Kora Temple. Mobiles
OF the Mystic Shrine. OF Lewiston. Me.
who are to be the guests OF the Mobiles
of Palestine Temple for several days, ar
rived in this city yesterday afternoon
and were taken at once TO the Narragan-
sett hotel
They rested until o'clock, when they
were taken TO Music Hall 10 witness sew
eral novices welcomed into the order.
After the ceremonies all marched 20
the Trocadero where banquet was
served.
This afternoon they VIII be driven
around the city and through Roger VIII
liams Park I'm carriages a stop Will be
made at the Casino. where refreshments
will be served. This evening all will
journey to tho Trocadero again, whero
another banquet Will be served.
An excellent program has been ar
ranged and n most enjoyable occasion
Is the order.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-26
MRS. HART
GIVES UP
PROPERTY
Companion Of DafauIter SChrel-
her Turns Over S24,000 TO
the Looted Bank.

New York. Oct. 26.--The Elizabethport
Banking company, from which young
William schreiber stole lSrre over $780,
oOc in two years, has made settlement
with Mrs. Annie Hart, upon whom much
OF the money was spent.
BY the terms OF this settlement, Mrs.
Hart has made a general assignment TO
the bank OF all of the property of which
she was possessed. except the household
furniture. her wearing apparel and so
much of her jewelry as she can prove
was not given TO her by Schreiber.
The property turned over included three
horses and carriages, Jewels valued :
about $4,000 and a few securities which
the. bank officers believe 10 be OF some
value.> All OF the property is valued at
about $4,000.
In consideration of this assignment, the
bank has executed TO Mrs. Hart gen.
eral release of all claims against her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-26
Republicans Will Name May
orally Candidate Tomorrow.
Choice Will Fall on Either Col. GOff or
Alderman vinCent--Tha Granger
Opposition Grows.
support at the polls which he has been
led to believe he will receive.

support at the polls which he has been
led to believe he will receive.
INDIGNATION is EXPRESSED.
There Is great deal OF Indignation
among the Republicans of the Second
ward at the impudent conduct OF certain
Democratic ward heclers at the Republi-
can caucus last evening. These men de-
liberately packed the caucus and as a re-
suit the Republican ticket failed of nomi-
nation.
Pressure is being brought to bear upon
DR. Sullivan and his associates on tho
Republican city council ticket TO run on
nomination papers. but these gentlemen
have not yet arrived at any definite con-
clusion as TO their line of action. One
thing has been made clearly evident. all
Second ward Republicans state. and that
is that the caucus law needs amending
without delay.
HAS DECLINED NOMINATION.
1t was stated today that Mr. Albert
Babcock. who was nominated by the First
ward Democrats for candidate tor the
common council has declined the nom-
nation, on the ground that he is not a
Democrat. The ward committee will
probably find somebody TO All his place.
There was some talk today, of Council
men Grinnell and Eccleston. of the Fifth
ward. running on nomination papers, they
having been dropped at the Republican
caucus last evening, but me friends OK
both gentlemen say there is no truth In
the statement, for both gentlemen are
recognized as true Republicans undes'
all circumstances.
/ Tomorrow is the last day on which
nomination papers can be filed. and IL
should be borne in mind that. unless ar
rangements are made with City Clerk
Clarke for a later hour. the office tomor-
row closes at noon.
COUNT OF THIRD WARD.
The official count of the votes cast in
the third ward at the Democratic city
council caucus on "Wednesday evening was
made by the board OF canvassers and reg
istration TINS morning at the request OF
Mr. Dennis III. Sheahan.
The count showed practically no charge
from the wardcn's count the few changes
being so slight that IN no case were
there more than two votes different
The official count resulted aS follows:
Dennis r. Mccarthy. Soj; Dennis VI. Shea
han. 2s6 Thomas a. Crawford go; John
j. Devlin. 2e5 John c. Dunn. 2se: John w.
Flanagan. 29s; Augustine G!biln. c6J; Jas.
" Lovett 216; Timothy r. Moiloy 2yi;
John Y. Raftery, go.
Messrs Dennis +. Mccarthy. Thos. A.
Crawford John J. Devlin, John w.
Flanagan and Timothy u. Moiloy. there
fore, remain the nominees.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-26
MILITARY NIGHT.
Members Of the Militia Spend
an Enjoyable Evening al
Keith'S New Theatre.

A military night was held at Keith's
Theatre last evening by various organiza-
tons of the Rhode Island Militia. short
parade was made previous to entering
tho theatre, headed by Church's band.
In the following order: First Machine
Gun Battery, Battery A, the Hospital
Corps, Sd Division Naval Battalion and
the Signal Corps OF Pawtucket.
They filed nearly the whole OF the par
quet 10 the number OF $50. and the off,
GERS and guests occupied the lower boxes.
Among the guests were Brig Gen. Kend-
all, brigade commander. and Lieut.. Col.
Arthur " Warfield, brigade assistant ad-
jutant general
Much of the success OF the occasion is
due TO the committee; Corporal Dubois,
and Privates Arnold and Taylor, OF the
Machine Gun Battery.