The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-10-10
washington Notes.

Acting Secretary Spaulding OF the
treasury has approved plan for yell
Inv fever institute within the marine
hospita. service, whose object Will be to
collect facts and make investigations OF
the subject of yellow fever.
warrants were drawn recently at the
treasury department In settlement or
the salary due the late president at the
time Of his death. The amount was
sIS56.sS. Warrants also were drawn
covering Mr.. Roosevelt's salary to Oct.
or seventeen days, aggregating ST.
BOOTS.
Ambassador Choate has applied TO
the state department at Washington
for leave of absence, and proposes to
sail for New York in a week from next
saturday II is believed Mr.. Choate's
visit to Washington is inspired mainly
by his desire to obtain an agreement
on the canal treaty.
DIR. silva, the Colombian minister H..
Washington, has received a personal
message from Bogota. announcing a
cabinet crisis there. The dispatch Is
from his brother-in-law, Mr.. Miguel
Abadia Mendez, who announces that
the crisis has resulted In his appoint
ment as minister of foreign affairs.
The Japanese government has been
Informed, courteously, that the United
States officials had no intention to dis
eliminate on account of race in max
Ing the personal examinations in quar-
antine at San Francisco and Honolulu,
which have led to the filing of remon-
srances by the former government.
BY direction of the president certain
lands along the northern and south
ern boundaries of the military reser-
yation at Fort Sill, Okla, and located
on the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache
reservations, have been added to the
Fort Sill reservation for the use and
benefit of Apache prisoners of war.
BY direction OF the secretary Of war,
The Sixtieth. Sixty-first, Sixty-second,
Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth, Sixty-ffth,
Slxty-eighth, Seventeen and Seventy
first companies of coast artillery have
been relieved from duty in the division
Of the Philippines and. ordered TO pro-
coed TO San Francisco by the first avail
able transport.
Orders will be issued soon by Lieut..
Gen. Miles, commanding the army to
provide for the addition of ten COM
panes Of coast artillery. The ma
terial for these companies has already
been secured, but the issuance of the
formal order is withheld until arrange
ments can be made to receive the men
at the stations they will occupy.
The official estimate for the fiscal
year beginning July 1. 1902. which POST
MASTER General Smith will submit to
ungress at the opening session, calls
for an aggregate OF s6.250, 900 for rural
free delivery service throughout the
country. This Is an increase Of 81
$4,000 over the expenses of that rapid
ly-growing service for the currenHyear.
Accidental Happenings.
The pork packing establishment or
Henry Muhs, at Passiac, N. j., was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss Is estimated
| at $4,000.
The upper floors Of the Pennsylvania
Door and Sash company's plant at
Pittsburg were completely burned out.
The stock destroyed was principally
door and window frames. The loss VIII
reach $4,000; well insured.
In fire which destroyed barn on
the farm Of Peter Vrenderburg, near
Springfield, Ill.,, are race horses Cutting
and Lillian Brook were burned to
death. Cutting has record OF 2:13,
and Mr.. Vrendenburg has refused $4,-
700 for him.
Criminal
Homer Fite Of Georgetown shot and
beat his wife until she viii die, and
then shot himself Mrs. Fite said he
shot and beat her after a quarrel He
then went to the mill where ne was en-
ployed ard shot himself dead.
William Hoepprer, a former conf
Genital bookkeeper for the A. w. Fla.
Der company OF New York city. who
disappeared June Is last, after having.
Is alleged, em5ezzled between $4,000
and $4,000 from the firm, has been ar
rested at Buenos Ayres, Argentine Re-
public.
The indictments against Fire Com
missioner ]. j. Scannell and William l..
markham OF New York, for alleged ir-
fegllartiss in the purchase of depart
ment supplies were dismissed by Judge
1iidsrsleeve IN TIE superior court. Per
MISSION was given the district attorney
V resubmit the case to the grand jury.
IN casting UP the body Of an un-
snown woman at the foot OF Grace
ana avenue, Chicago. the waves OF
lake Michigan have thrown a mystery
l'o the hands Of the police. Aside
uom the battered skull, a severed left
ssi and severe cash below 1t. small
sole In the left temple of the woman's
1ead may lead to the discovery OF a
Orutal murder.
Foreign Gossip.
nerr krupp, the gunmaker, has pur-
'dsed a palatial residence in Berlii,.
Is said the British government
u'emplates calling upon the colonies
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