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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
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Germans express fear that Ii Hung
Chang is too treacherous to be trusted.
The failure Of s. Hills was an
nounced on the cotton exchange at
Liverpool. The suspension had no ef-
feet on business.
The China inland mission at Toronto
has received a cablegram announcing
the safe arrival at Hankow OF Miss
Palmer, Of the American branch.
Empress Frederick next month unless
the latter's condition meanwhile should
considerably improve, which is not
probable.
The Berlin Reichsanzeiger publishes
a list OF 300 decorations and titles con-
ferred by Emperor William upon per-
sons in Pomerania in commemoration
of his visit.
Shipping firms Of London engaged In
the Canadian trade have agreed to an
advance OF 10 per cent In freight rates
because of the advance In coal and 9TH
er steamship stores.
1t is said In court circles at Berlin
that Queen Victoria will visit Doweger
Empress Frederick next month unless
the latter's condition meanwhile should
considerably improve. which is not
probable.
The rain in India is favorable to the
crop. A general rain has fallen in all
the famine districts and a good crop is
now assured. The number now receiv-
ing relief is something under 100000 in
all sections.
DR.. Cando, In the Peruvian senate,
brought forward a proposition making
Peruvian pound pieces, as well as
English sovereigns legal tender at the
ratio of ten soils, and also authorizing
the government to coin half-pound
pieces.
The residence Of Lord Salisbury at
London is watched by Scotland Yard
detectives owing to the threats which
are now said to be the work Of prac-
tical joker. Lord Salisbury left
Schlucht, in the Vosges mountains,
a day or two ago for England.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

Philadelphia, Sept. 1s.-The greatest
strike of mine workers in the anthra-
cite coal fields of Pennsylvania, which
represent practically the hard coal
output of the world, began yesterday.
According to President Mitchell, OF the
United Mine Workers Of America, who
Is personally directing the strike from
his headquarters at Eazleton. the sue
cess Of the first days effort to tie up
the mines exceeds the expectations or
the miners officials The hard coal
Eection is divided into four great dis
tricts, La ackawanna, Wyoming, Lehigh
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Otherwise.

A rich gold strike is reported at Ia
mama, B. c.
Many people are in destitute circum-
stances at Nome. Alaska.
The iron ore industry on the Mesaba
range was paralyzed by heavy rains.
New Hampshire Republicans have
nomirated Chester p. Gordon for gov
ernor,
Vessels are In demand az Chicago for
shipment Of grain from Chicago to Lake
Erie.
toria from the Klondike with over $780,
900 in gold.
Z. A. Alexander Of Reading Pa, was
chosen COMMANDMENT chief of the Sons
of Veterans. & ~
A. G. Brown secured $4,000 damages
from the Milwaukee road at Fargo for
personal injuries.
Work on the Duluth & New Orleans
railroad, in the vicinity OF Ames Iowa,
has been suspended.
Republicans Of the Second Wisconsin
congressional district nominated Her
| man p. Dahle Of Mount Horeb foraeon-
! gress. - .8st
Western railroads haye decided 10
hereafter charge presidential and vice
presidential, candidates for special train
service.
Six thousand Democrats are expected
TO attend the meeting of the National
Association Of Democratic Clubs at IN
| dianapolis Oct. Q.
4 Z d.
/ The Rice Lake Lumber company has
sold 1900 acres of land I'm washnuru
/ and Sanger counties, Wisconsin, to an
! Iowa syndicate.
! Uader the provisions Of an act of
| the last lcgislsture OF New York the
state controllers department has COM
4 pleted the purchase of twentySflve
acres at Lake George. Including the
site of the old battlefield OF Lake
George. for state park.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Criminal.

A La Crosse policeman was killed by
thieves recently.
Charles johnson committed suicide
by shooting at West Superior. because
of being Tilted.
Charges have been preferred against
the chief Of police and other police OFF,
ciais of New York. as a result Of the
race riots.
George w. Moore. a prominent mer-
chant near Jackson, MD, while in
sane. killed his wife and two children
with strychnine and shot himself dead.
The grand jury at Marysville. Ohio.
has returned an Indictment OF murder
In the first degree against Rosylin III.
Ferrell for killing Express Messenger
Charles Lane.
W. C. Johnson was murdered by bur-
glars at Carey. Ohio. recently. He had
sold car of celery. and the robbers de-
manded his money. After killing Mr..
johnson. his wife and five children were
bound and tortured until the money
was secured.
The matter OF writ Of habeas corpus
for the release Of Capt. Oberlin c. Car
ter from the penitentiary at Leaven-
worth, where he is serving a sentence
for defrauding the government. will
come UP before Judge Henry c. Cald-
well Of st. Paul.
At Fort Scott. Kan. Ora @. Scott,
aged twenty-five. buried hatchet five
times in the brain of his seventy-year-
old grandmother, Mrs. M. J. Wicker
sham. killing her instantly. He had
Just been brought back from California
on account OF mental arrangement.
e. A. Runyon, banker Of Yates Cen
ter, Kan, has been arrested. charged
with the embezzlement of $4,000. The
arrest was made on a warrant sworn
out by County Treasurer J. 8. Culver.
in behalf Of the officers Of the Citizens
National Bank. Of which Runyon was
cashier.
United States secret service officers
have made an important capture OF
counterfeiters In Chicago. At 237 Illi-
nois street they found man. said to be
John william Keyes. and his wife. VINO
had complete counterfeiting outht.
The metal was still hot, showing that
they had been interrupted in their
work.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
PeupIe Talked Aboat.

Brig. Gen. Innis F. Palmer. United
States Army, retired, died at Chevy
Chase, Md.
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford is to wed
Miss Isabel Hanson, formerly his pri-
vate secretary.
Miss Mabel Mckinley, niece of Pres
ident Mckinley, was married to DIR.
Hermanus Baer.
John J. Hewitt, aged seventy-three,
formerly of Freeport, H.. died at Riv-
erside. Cal, where he was the president
of the First National bank.
H. A. Sober, professor of Latin in
the University of Wisconsin died after
an operation for appendicitis in st.
Lukes hospital at Davenport, Iowa.
Lester A. Rose. well known Wis
consin newspaper man and recently
secretary of the Wisconsin Valley Ad-
vancement association, died in Mil
waukee from heart failure.
Allan Hay, one of the organizers and
the first vice president of the West
Shore railroad, died at his residence in
New York from complications re-
sultant from advanced age.
sister MARY cara, a member OF the
Notre Dame Sisterhood in the see Of
Baltimore. has been appointed mother
superioress OF the Western province Of
her community with headquarters at
Milwaukee.
Capt. Daniel F. Stiles. q. s. A., re-
tired. died at Oklahoma City. Okla. Of
Inflammation Of the bowels. He was a
Grand Army veteran and was promi-
nentiy connected with the opening Of
Oklahoma, being stationed there at
that time.
William Mccoy, the first mayor of
Independence. Mo-, and one of the or
ganizers OF the First National bank Of
that city. died there, aged eighty seven
years. As cashier OF the bark he fig
ured In a celebrated bank robbebry In
November, 1867. After banking hours
he was forced to surrender the key Of
the bank vault to masked robbers. who
secured $4,000 in gold. The robbers
locked Mccoy In the vault where he
had to remain Ave hours. The perpe-
traitors of the robbery were never
punished.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
RAILRoap WRECK.
Two Persons Killed and Several Sc
IS vereiy Injured.

4 Murcie, Ind. Sept. 10. Near mid
night an st-bound express train on
the Lake Erie & Western ran into an
open switch 81 Red Key, crashing into
a freight engine. Fireman Mcclellan
of the passenger train was killed and
Engineer Montague, also OF the pas
senger, had both legs bbroken. Two
unknown tranps are pinioned in the
wrecsaSc, one of them was killed and
the other badly hurt. They cannot be
rescued until an engine arrives from
Muncie. The baggage Ger was swresaed
and many passengers slightly injured.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
JUMPED INTO FRESH WATER.
Letter In Bottle Tells of James
Dignan's Suicidal Intentions.

Saltwater, Mimi, Sept. 10. - The fol-
lowing note was found at the ST. Croix
boom on Saturday by Nathan Roney, the
note being sealed up In bottle:
Sandstone, Mimi, Aug. 13.-l have
taken the Kelley cure and all other cures
for drinking, but ! can't stop IT,: so now
here Al the sandstone quarries on the dam
take my last drink and jump over into
the fresh water of Kettle river, and this
nds the remains of poor wreck of a
man. james Dignan.
Born in Glasgow Scotland. year 1851"
The note was shown to a number of
People here to-day who are OF the opinion
that 1t was merely trick and that no
the has committed suicide. They largely
iaso their calculations on the fact that
T. bottle could not have gone over the
Kettle river rapids and down the st.
iro,:. without breaking.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

An agent OF the department of agri-
culture has just returned from the Sa-
hara desert. where he went to secure
varieties of date palms for use in
Arizona. It IL believed that the date
industry In this country will some time
become very important In the .Sa-
hara the dates grow In the oases which
are formed about wells of water. Since
the French have occupied Algeria they
have sunk many artesian wells, about
which rev oases have sprung up. much
TO the surprise OF the nomads. 1t is
q striking exhibition of the interde-
pendence of the nations that the old
Desert Of Sahara Is at last furnishing
material to help to complete the agri-
cultural resources Of this new and fer
tile land.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
FLAx HARD HIT BY FROST.
In some Localities the Loss Is said
to BE Total. z -

Morris. Mimi, Sept. 10. - A severe
frost visited this section Sunday night.
A great difference Of opinion exists as
10 its effect on the late fax. Reports
from some fields are that the crop 10
totally lost. while from others II Is
not injured at all. Some even claim
that the well-formed husks contain no
seed to be injured. A week ago 1t was
estimated that this county had from
$50, 900 to $4,000 at stake In the max
crop, and the outlook was unusually
encouraging except from a possible
frost coming too soon.
La Crosse, Wis. - The first heavy
frost of the season along the Missis-
sippi valley was reported sunday
morning. 1t was quite general. and In
some instances IL was killing one.
The temperature fell 40 degrees in two
days.
Lisbon, N. D.-There was killing
frost Sunday morning. Unripened max
md most Of the millet were severely
damaged. while tender vegetation was
destroyed.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

The United States produces more
honey than any other nation. As
long a. 30 years ago the product was
16,o00.o0o pounds annually. Twenty
years ago II had risen to $4,000. 900
and ten years ago II was $4,000. 900
pounds. At the present time Iowa pro-
duces 100000 pounds Of honey annu-
ally, and many states including Cali
foinia, produce from 100000 to 81
000.000 pounds year.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
It looks now as II New York's ne,

It looks now as II New York's per-
manent naval arch may never be built
No contributions OF any account have
been received since last April. and the
whole matter is practically at a stand
still. The original intention was to
raise s1.000.o00. This has been cut to
100000. and 1t is doubtful II even SO
much will be subscribed. For the last
three months there has not been
enough cash subscribed to pay office
rent for the committee. The amount
of the subscription to date is $780,
7S0.12 In cash and pledges. with a
great deal more in pledges than in
cash.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

The Hawaiian islands In the Pacific.
recently native kingdom. now ter
ritory Of the United States, will appar-
entity have the honor Of being the first
country to establish the Marconi sys-
tenn Of wireless telegraphy on organ
lied oflcial lines. II is to be tested
on . large scale. and II successful. II
will provide much-needed means OF
quick communication between the is
lands for planters and merchants.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

The principal object OF Maitre La
boris lecturing tour of the United
States next winter. 1t Is said. is to re-
cuperate his fortunes, destroyed beyond
repair In France by his connection with
the Dreyfus case. Not only did his
defense Of the prosecuted captain
bring him no return for his services.
but lost for him his expenses. his neg
1ected clients. and any prospect OF
professional success in the future on
account of the unpopularity of hia
success in the "gTande affaire."
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Tuliyho Party Upset.

Keneshaw, WIS.,, Sept. 10. = By the
overturning of tally-ho coach last
evening between this city and Racine
Mr.. Baker. Frank Johnson and Griffin
Mcclellan Of Racine, George W. Peck,
Jr. of Milwaukee. son of ex-Gov. Peck,
and Misses Blanche Hazelton and
Bertha Pelemeter of Keneshaw, were
thrown violently to the ground while
crossing the Northwestern railway
track. Miss Palemetcr received seri-
Gus injuries.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Flour MiiI Explo.ion.

Madelia. Mimi, Sept. 19.--An expio-
sion occurred in the flour mill OF
Christensen & Henderson. Ed VIII
iams, Hour packer, was severely
burned but VIII recover. The fire was
promptly extinguished. Damage small
and covered by Insurance.. 49, -, "a
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
THE FIGHT BEGINS
MINERS INACCURATE STRIKE IN
ANTHRACITE FIELDS.

Mitchell Says the success
Of the First Days Effort TO Tie
Tn the Mines Exceeds Expecta-
tions-T1e-up In the Lackawanna
and Wyoming Districts IL Al
most Complete-Leaders DeSotins
Their Attention to the Weak
schuyIkiII and Lehigh Regions
No Progress Made I'm the Efforts
to Eject Settlement by Arbitra-
ton.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
RUSSIA WITHDRAWING.
Only 5000 Are i'm Pekin-Americans
Build Telegraph Line.


Peking. Sept. 19.-The Russians have
begun a gradual reduction of their
force here. They have withdrawn five
regiments. Their strength is now
5000 The total international force
numbers 10000, of which $4,000 are
japanese. Baron Nishii, the Japanese
minister. favors Withdrawing $1,000 of
these and holding them as a reserve
in Japan. The Americans have COM
menced the construction Of a perma-
nent telegraph line at Hosiwu. 1t will
extend from Pekin to Tien-tsin. The
country Is still unpacified, the Boxers
not yet being suppressed. Fifteen hun
dred Germans. including a battery Of
artillery, commanded by Gen. Hopfner,
went southwark yesterday on a Sc
cret mission. 1t is reported that their
object is to seize Saing Sang, where it
is believed there are many Boxers.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

Tasmania's Giant Beeches. In Tas-
mania are large forests OF the Austria
Ian beech. q tree which sometimes
measures 30 feet or more In circum-
ference at the base OF the trunk. The
wood is employed for purposes SINH
lar to those served by the beech woods
Of northern forests. but 1t is harder
and heavier polishes easily. and is
very lasting II not exposed to the
weather.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Foa 4 SMALLER PARK.
col. Coopcr Visits Cass Lake and
Makes Statement.

Cess Lake. Mimi, Sept. 10. Col.
Cooper of Chicago agitator Of the park
! che me, was a visitor at Cass Lake
lest week. He said in an interview:
Il have been misunderstood all along
regarding the park. 1t is thought de-
tire the prohibition of all logging,
which is wrong. / want to see II so
rrranged that TIC industry will be
permanent. and l believe II can be, If
iystematic cutting is followed" The
colonel has changed his views consid-
,rably since his last visit. He now be-
l!eves that the area fret proposed was
TOO large, and that much smaller
park will be asked for and secured.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

The last public school in Hawaii in
which instruction was given in the
native tongue has been closed. and
English is now the Official language
throughout the islands. For more
than SO years dual system has been
maintained In court proceedings. All
accused persons having Hawaiian blood
In their veins had to be tried in the
Hawaiian language, even although
they could speak English. In civil
cases where one Of the parties was OF
native descent, the Jury was half Ha-
lwaiian and half white. The territorial
act which made the islands United
States territory provides that only
persons who can read. speak, write
and understand English are eligible
for jury duty.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
, Alcoholic poi.aninn

Leroy Mimi. Sept. .19,r-,Walter Gales
of Lime Springs, Iowa, came up here
to attend the street fair. Toward even-
ing he began filling up on whisky. In
the morning he was found dead IN a
coal shed. ~
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Bis Deal I'm Timber Land.

Milwaukee, Sept. 19.-F. B. Crow Of
Dodge county and other owners at
Oshkosh have disposed of a tract Of
1900 acres Of timber land located in
Ontonagon and Gogebic counties, in
the upper peninsula of Michigan to @.
A. Bergland of this city, the consider
alton being s95,C00. A mill will be
erected at some point on the Duluth,
South Shore & Atlantic for the purpose
of saving the timber.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
SHOT WHILE GAMBLING.
Andrew Wikcn of Eldrcd. Mian.
Charged With Assault.

CroolSston, Mimi. Sept. 10. While
engaged in a poker game at Eldred
yesterday Joe Weigle was shot. the
hall peretrat ting the stomach. Andrew
Wiken was arrested, charged with the
crime. and w2s brought to Crookston.
Wcigle is at the hospital here. Ply
sicians have made an unsuccessful ef-
fort to locate the ball and say he cam
not recover. His home Is at Master
ton. Ohio. Wiken is q liveryman at
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

Chicago Is congratulating itself
and with coed reason--on the steady
Improvement in the health of its inhab-
itants. Records kept by the board Of
health show constant decrease in the
death rate during the last twenty years,
particularly among children. Out OF
every thousand deaths during the first
quarter OF this twenty-year period. Ave
hundred and twenty-five were those
of children under Ave years OF age.
During the last quarter the number
has been only three, hundred and thir-
ty-eight The gain Is attributed to the
diligence of the board of health In
spreading knowledge among the
poorer people of the best way OF feed
ing infants during hot weather. and to
the establishment OF day nurseries. .ster-
ilized milk depots,- floating hospitals,
and other admirable charities.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Miner Becomcs mr.,

Lead. s. D.. Sept ls.Lwhile work
Ing in the Hidden Fortune mine, owned
by Otto Grantz north OF this city, Cant
Grant Todd Of Lead was accidentally
struck in the back of the neck by a
mining hammer. Blindness followed.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
BIG MINING DEAL.
Thirteen Million Dollars TO he Paid
for q Colorado PrnnerfY

Denver. sept. 10. - The News an
ncunees that Thomas F. Walsh VIII
receive sf20e0,0eo for his Camp Bird
mine ct Uuray, Cole, from syndicate
OF English and American Investors,
headed bylA,frsd Belt, the South Az
rican diamond king, and j. Pierpont
Morgan. John Hayes Hammond. the
mining engineer, has arrived at ouray
to make g Anal examination OF the
mine On behalf of the syndicate.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
BURNED A TOWN.
German Naval Battalion I'm China
Captures Liang.

Berlin, Sept. 19.-An official dispatch
from Shanghai says a German naval
battalion. accompanied by forty Ben
gal lancers Captured and burned the
town of Lang Sept IL. A hundred
Boxers were killed. The Chinese reg
ular troops occupying the palace had
previously fed. The German loss was
one man killed and five man wounded
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Farmer. Fire Ln..

Tracy Mimi, Sept. l9.-.Ed Kneif.
farmer living west of Amiret, lost
1.500 bushels Of bats, eight head !of
horses, a large number of chickens.
wagons, harness, etc, bI fire. Loss.
over $500. Fire caught from a lantern
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

!. The Guelph face was certainly not
in the late English poet laureate.s
mind when he created the phrase Tip
tilted Hike the petal OF iiowcr,f to
express a certain type OF feature.
Queen victoria's face, it might be I'M
agined, was sufficiently familiar to her
subjects to those whose souls
cannot rise out Of the fog Of art. IT
Is. therefore, amusing to hnd that the
artist who designed lona ef the stamps
OF the Hanritlus gave her majesty a
retrousse nose. Was this ignorance,
carelessness or preoccupation with the
face Of another ladys
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
SHOT by MS owN ,IEN.
Fourth Infantry OFFICER Killed by
Privafes In scIf-Defcnse. 49,

PrfvnfeN In scIi-UFfShst'
washington. Sept. ls.-Ths war de-
partmant has received Information
from Gen. Macarthur of the tragic
death in the Phnippines~ OF Capt. chas
Mcoueston. OF the Fourth regiment of
United States Infantry. Capt. Nc.
Question, IN At Of temporary insan.
ity. attacked the men OF his company.
He shot one or more. and was shot
himself In self-defersc.