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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1901-06-01

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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
OLD WORD ODDITIES.
How Annuities Were Registered I'm
the Eighteenth Century-Aa Odd

How Annuities Were Registered I'm
the Eighteenth Century-Aa Odd
Wedding.
Some curious relics of the eighteenth
century have just been discovered in a
secluded corner of Martins Bank in
Lombard street.
A wooden box, which has lain there
time out of mind, was moved to make
way for other things, and in 1t were
found several bundles of dry, worm
eaten wooden sticks, which had been
there since 1853. They were exchequer
annuity tallysticks.
Each stick is little over foot long,
and has string tied around 1t. The
string, even the sticks themselves, had
partially succumbed to the ravages or
time. and the figures written upon them
in ink in the dawn of the eighteenth
century were as legible as though they
were written yesteid day. The dates
range from 1705 to 1712. There was
good ink in the reign OF Queen Anne.
One OF the tally-sticks bears the
name Moreau, and stood for an annuity
OF Ella There were notches upon them.
large and small, to denote various sums
OF money.
when you lent money to the gov.
eminent in those days" said one OF the
officials In Martins Bank, while show
ing the sticks, "the particulars were put
down on two parts of stick. The Elk
chequer kept one part and you kept the
other" They were all ninety-two year
annuities.
THE last time our people touched
them was evidently about 1888. for the
box as you see. is lined with copy OF
the whitechapel Evening Post OF Feb
ruary in that year.
'The total amount represented by the
whole boxful is G340. I was in hopes
we might be able to claim some money
from the Exchequer with them, but the
money part of the matter was all over
many years ago."-London Daily Mall
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
OF the Week
People Talked About.

Mrs Lillian Breckenridge, wife of
Robert j. Breckenridge, attorney gen
eral OF Kentucky, died after a pro-
longed illness.
Gen. Augustus Stone, a veteran OF the
ClVii War, and since 1884 national bank
examiner In Iowa, died at Burlington
hospital, aged sixty-eight years.
Herbert w. Bowen Of New York was
appointed envoy extraordinary ano
minister plenipotentiary to Persia Nj.
Bowen was minister resident and con-
sui general at Terhan.
| William #. Speirs, former commits
sioner OF the Southwestern Traffic as.
ISOLATION at st. Louis, died at his home
! In Chicago. after a service I'm the rail.
road profession Of thirty five years.
Chief Examiner A. X. sevron of the
| civil service commission has started for
Honolulu, where he and Civil Service
Commissioner Rodenberg. who will join
him en- route, viii look into civil serv-
Ice fr Hawaii. 4 f
William Church, one OF the wealthi-
est men in Denver, died suddenly from
apoplexy., He was born at Quincy, H..
In 1S41. He went to Colorado in 1866,
and made fortune In mining in that
state and Arizona.
DR.. Thomas Rumbold, known in
America and Europe for his contribu-
lions to medical literature and re-
searches In nasal surgery, is dead at
his home in st. Louis. He was seven
ty-one years old. tR
Lieut.. Col. Francis Michler, military
secretary 10 Lieut. Gen. Miles, died at
his residence in Washington, after q
protracted illness Col. Michler was a
graduate of West Point, being appoint
ed from Pennsylvania in 1856.
A sensation has been caused at Cleve-
land, Ohio by the marriage OF Mrs
Kirk ID. Bishop, recently divorced, to
her husbands former coachman, II. E..
Klucher. The couple were discovered
at Kent, Ohio. a small town near C1eve-
land.
George Adams, one of the oldest and
best-known live stock commission men
in the West, died at his home in Chica-
go aged seventy years. Mr.. Adams
came from England, and was instru
mental in starting the stock yards in
Chicago forty years ago.
Barney Rourke, for forty years a
power In East Side politics of New
York, and an idol Of ''de ate," Is dead.
His fortune Will probably exceed $780,
900. Had he been less liberal 1t might
have been much more. In his forty
$4,000 to campaign politics alone.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06

New York, June 2. The conflicting
interests In the Northern Pacific rail-
road have reached a final amicable
agreement upon all matters OF disa-
greement and their future relations to
the property. There has been no an
nouncement OF the terms OF the new
pact, which ends the most remarkable
financial battle in the record of Wall
street, and none OF the details have
been made public. Late yesterday af-
terno0n the following statement went
out on the ticker:
1T Is officially announced that an
understanding has been reached be-
tween Northern Pacific and Union Pa
cific interests under which the compo-
sitfon OF the Northern Pacific board
VIII be left in the hands Of j. p. Nor
gan, certain names having already
been suggested which will especially be
recommended as representative of the
common interests. II il asserted that
complete and permanent harmony will
result under the plan adopted between
all interests involved"
When the statement was shown to
Louis A. Heinsheimer, of Kuhn, Loeb
q Co., he said:
The statement is authentic. We
cannot go into particulars as TO the
settlement or give you any details at
this time. All that we can say is that
there has been a settlement of the diff
ferences that existed and the matter Is
at an end"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Two Proposed Systems-The Decim II
and the Duodec imaI Substitute the
Metric Svatpm.


Metric system.
In view of the recent favorable re-
Port of the house committee in charge
Of the bin to officially substitute the
metric system of weights and meas
ures. 1t may be interesting to call to
mind the very serious objections
which have been urged against the
general adoption of the former. They
are based on the fact that there is a
much more perfect system within al
most an easy reach-a system which
has stood the test of time, and which
has largely persisted in France and
Germany for the practical daily bust
ness needs of the people, despite the
legislation requiring the use of the So
called decimal system. This is the duo
decimal system, which makes twelve
instead of ten it's basis. The great adj
vantage claimed for twelve Is Its divis-
Utility by two. three, four and six.
whereas ten can only be divided exact
ly by two. This repeated division and
subdivision into aljquot parts has
been shown by Mr.. Spencer to be per-
sisted in, and, in fact, essential to the
conduct Of the small retail trade, the
world over; that is, in weights and
measures and in money matters.
Although we have practically adopt
ed the decimal notation in our none
tary system, halves and quarters are
very largely used, and stock exchange
quotation are given in halves, quarters,
eighths, etc. The scheme Of the duo
decimalists is to add two new digits in
I'm place of ten and eleven, so that ten
would represent our present twelve,
and then to use twelve In duodecimal
system exactly as ten Is used in the
present metric system. One hundred
would be equivalent to our present la.
1000 900 to 5,S94.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
Crime. and Criminals.

The safe of the First National Bank
Of Mineral Point, Wis, was robbed of
$4,000.
A negro was burned at the stake in
Florida for assaulting and numbering a
white woman.
Forty five high school boys at Column
bus, Ind, were arrested on a charge OF
Participating In riot.
Miss Aggie Long, fourteen years old,
daughter of John Long. committed sui
eide In the Methodist church at Syca-
more, Ind. by shooting. ~
Miss Nina Whitman. milliner and
|ofessmaker in the employment Of Miss
LOIS Dott Pond, committed suicide by
browning in the Yellowstone river at
|Glendive. Mont.
Because he was called q cheap
skate' at a colored church sociable at
eloux City. Iowa, Harry Baker walked
mile procured revolver. returned
70 the church and s.. three other ne
s,oes' one of whom, Jim Askew, will
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06

Inc Platt amendment has been ac-
epted by the Cuban constitutional con-
Tention.
scheme is on foot to colonize South
un PALESTINE, with Emperor william as
pnncipal surety.
young Italian anarchist, chosen by
:. 10 Kill Emperor William, has COM
hitted suicide.
me Boer general Schoeman and his
daughter have been killed and his wife
INV two others have been badly in
sieu by the explosion Of shell at
me sultan OF Morocco has yielded in
Ne main to the French demands.
mere are still some matters to be set,
ed, but the danger of serious trouble
averted
nerr Brefeld. former Prussian minis
oi commerce and industry, has gone
uastein to take the waters, after
mcn ne viii go on long trip to study
commercial situation In Great
Analn and the United States.
president Errazuriz OF Chile is dying.
mas been In bad health for some
e' ana lately was compelled, by rea-
~ VI MS illness, TO hand over the man
senent OF affairs to the vice president.
'r Alfred Miner, high commissioner
South Africa, reached London re-
a'S and was given a warm recep-
a lie called upon King Edward,
was informed that he had been ele-
Ia'ed to the peerage.
urins the last few days numerous
ahuerstorms have occurred through
Germany. Near Aschaffenburg.
Earia, three persons were killed by
sn'ning. Near Crossen four were
"eu and In Frankfort Forest FIVE.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
Che neWS
From Warrington.

officials say the recruits found
west are a remarkably fine body
az men.
r,e ,nsular department is swamped
nth applications OF schooi teacners
S MO want to go to the Philippines.
l..,rotarv Root has denied the appli-
~, ~ West Point cadets for re-
saarlng of the charges against them
oac,a,s of the postoffice department
aecjde that awards for carrying star
sor,e mails shall be let to local bidders
only.
Tho president has granted. an uncon-
.aonal pardon to Alex. Mckenzie,
W. was confined in the Oakland (Cal)
IN sor contempt Of court.
The navy department has approved
.,s Man of a balanced turret for the
.aw monitor Nevada, and this VIII De
: nracedent for the monitors Florida,
wyoming and Arkansas.
secretary Root has issued general
,rder for the completion of the or
s.rization of the Ave additional in
ssr,rv regiments authorized by the
army reorganization law.
II Is said the government of the
United States will under no circum-
stances consent to any increase In the
chinese tariff unless commercial ad-
4 vantages are conceded In return.
| Secretary Hay has notified the Brit
,sh government that the interoceanio
canal treaty must be drawn on the lines
| Of neutrality and equal tolls to ALL or
sbrogation of the Clayton Bulwer trea-
| ~ will follow.
The secretary of war has approved
the findings of the board, of which
Mai. Gen. John Brook was chairman,
appointed to investigate the claim OF
| Mai William F. Smith, u. s. A., retired.
| that he and not Gen. Rosecrans, con-
celyed the plan for the relief Of Chatta-
rooga, Tenn, by military operations to
| be conducted in Lookout valley, in Oc-
F tober 1868. The board found that Gen.
Rosecrans devised the plan.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
ARREST FOR KIDNAPPING.
DIR. Woodruff and Mrs. Meyer I'm Gus
tOdy Charged with Abduction.

Portland, Or, June DIR. Wylie G..
Woodruff OF Philadelphia. one Of the
star football players of the University
of Pennsylvania five years ago, was
arrested at the union depot along with
Mrs. Edith Meyer of Lawrence, Kan,
on a charge of Kidnapping Mrs. Meyers
baby daughter, Myrtle. DR.. Woodruff,
Mrs. Meyer and the baby were lodged
in Jail. The arrests were made on tel
egraphio Instructions from Chief Of
Police Hayes of Lawrence, Kan. 81
don't understand what the matter is"
said DIR. Woodruff. II came here to
make my home in Oregon. This arrest
is an outrage. and I propose to make
some one suffer-"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
AS VIEWED HY rowsE.

Porto Rican Deciaion Means That
Mckinley Will Again BE Caadf-
date.
New York, June Q. "The supreme
court decision In the Porto Rico cases
means that an attempt viii be made
by the Republican party to elect Presi-
dent Mckinley for a third term. 1t
means an attempt to concrete imperial
ism with it for years"
This was the sentiment uttered by
Former Senator Charles A. Towne OF
Minnesota at the Fifth Avenue hotel
where he is staying.
Il know" he continued, shat the
proposition of running Mr.. Mckinley
for third term has been seriously con-
sidered by Republican politicians"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
Casualties.

An explosion of gasoline wrecked a
house in Chicago and two people were
fatally burned.
At Elkton, KY, In downpour of
rain buggy containing Mrs. r. A.
Morrow, her seven-year-old daughter
and Miss Jennie Craig was overturned.
| All three occupants were drowned.
La Union,' large soap factory con-
|tolled by Messrs. Serrano and Farjas
and owned by various stockholders Of
|Torreon, Mex, has been destroyed by
fire. Loss $225,000. insurance, $4,000.
Several serious accidents have .oc-
Cured among the West Icelandic fish,
|emen, many persons being drowned.
A large boat was captured near the
West Mana islands. and twenty-nine
men and women persisted.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
LEPER SCARE IN CHICAGO.
An Alleged Case In Concealed by
DOWiefteS.

Chicago, June 2.-Health officials are
looking for John Stewart, who is said
to be afflicted with leprosy and is now
in hiding and under treatment by
"Dr." John Alexander Dowie. DR..
James Nevans Hyde is given by the de-
partment as authority for the state
ment that Stewart has leprosy. The
Stewart family is said to have come
originally from the Sandwich islands,
where the supposed leper was born.
Mrs. Stewart, Johns mother, is a fol-
lower of DR.. Dowie. according to re-
port, and believes that Dowie can cure
him. 1t is rumored that Dowie has al
lowed Stewart to mingle freely with
his congregation at the big meetings
held in the Auditorium and the Colise-
nm
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
LOOMS WILL NOT RETURN.
President Will Not Again Expose
Him to Insult I'm venexueIa.


Him to Insult I'm venesuela.
Washington, June at is officially
admitted that Minister Loomis win not
return to Venezuela. There are two
reasons for this decision. In the ffrst
place Mr.. Loomis has suffered In
health at his uncongenial post, and In
the second place the president is not
disposed to expose him again to the
mercfIess attacks he has suffered I'm
Venezuela as result of the execution
OF the orders of the stote department.
Mr.. Loomis, who Is now in Europe
seeking to recuperate. will be given an
other diplomatic position as soon as a
suitable place can be found. Mean
while Mr.. Russell will remain in charge
Of the United States legation at Car
acas for period of time not yet de-
termined upon, but likely to be fixed by
the attitude of the Venezuelan govern
ment.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
PROSPECTS NEVER BRIGHTER.
Railrond Officials Say an Abundant
Harvest is Assured.

Chicago, June 2. Roswell = Miller.
chairman of the board of directors OF
the Chicago. Milwaukee 6 st. Paul
Railroad company and President
Earring, returned yesterday from a
weeks tour over the lines Of the COM
pany in the Dakotas. Minnesota and
Iowa. They are much pleased with
the crop prospects in Dakota, Mime
sofa and Iowa. Prospects were never
better at this season of the year for
abundent harvests in those states"
said President Earling.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
General.

The wife of an American diplomat is
accused of having done some footing In
the palace at Pekin.
Conflicting interests In Northern Pa
ciflc affairs are said to have reached an
amicable agreement
The sovereign camp, Woodmen of the
World, has left the emergency fund as
it has been heretofore.
The Indian tribes at Fort Yates have
rejected offers of railroad officials to
lease their lands for grazing purposes.
The warship Reina Mercedes, cap
tured from Admiral Ceryera at Santi-
ago, is to be utilized asa training ship.
Dispatches from correspondents Of r.
G. Duh & Co. in the winter wheat belt
promise an unusually satisfactory
yield.
The Insurance companies of st. Louis
are discussing a proposition to include
Christian Scientists in the category Of
bad risks"
The live stock industry of Wyoming
is face to face with a grass famine
Trouble between the cattlemen and the
sheepmen is feared.
The test of the new Krupp armor
plates for warships was held at the
Indian Head proving grounds and 1t
proved to be satisfactory.
The fifteenth annual convention Of
the American section of the Theosoph-
ical society opened at Chicago with
over hundred delegates present.
The published report that the pope
has the intention to abolish the apos-
tolic delegation in Canada and annex 1t
to the United States delegation is en-
tirely unfounded.
At the next meeting OF the directors
of the Pullman Sleeping Car company
they will be asked to pass upon plan
for pensioning the $4,000 to $1,000 en-
loyes Of the company.
A majority of $50 patternmakers In
! Milwaukee struck in accordance with
a notice given several days ago. The
| men demand an increase Of 10 per cent
| in wages and nine-hour day.
Porto Rico has more than $500, 900 to
her credit In the United States treas
ury This is the full amount of the
| customs receipts from goods imported
| into the United States from Porto Rico.
Gov. McSWeeney VI ooutH Ssio hHo
stated recently that he probably will be
| a candidate for the United States sem
ate In the coming primary, although he
had no definite announcement to make.
With 81. 900 from Senator Hanna as a
| starter, Mrs. Booth Tucker In one day
raised over $4,000 toward the $4,000
| that will give to the Salvation Army
| the 1872 acres occupied by its farm colo
| ny at Mentor, adjoining President Gar
| fields home.
M. A. Hanna & Co. have secured op-
tions on almost the entire Massillon
coal district. AS the land Is largely
upon the Wheeling railroad. II is
thought that the deal is part Of the one
| by which George J. Gould secured con-
troll of the Wheeling.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
BOERs TAKE FRESH GRIP.
British Repulse Them but Suffer
Heavy Loss.

London, June 2. - A dispatch from
Potchefstroom says the Beers made
two determined attacks on British
convoy in a drift near Ventersdorp.
The wagons had choked the drift. The
Beers were finally repulsed, leaving
fourteen dead on the field. The British
loss, which was severe, is not stated.
British newspapers, which usually sup
port the government, continue to grum-
bic because the British public is being
kept in ignorance of the real facts OF
the war In South Africa. The Beers
apear to be making steady progress in
the south. In Cape Colony near Coles
berg they are reported to have cap
tured 500 horses.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
SLAUGHTER OF STRIKERS.
Forty of Them Said to Have Been
Killed by Russian Police.

London, June 2.-According to a dis
patch received from ST. Petersburg II
appears that the conflict at Alexan-
drovsky, in the vicinity of st. Peters
burg. between the strikers at the
obuchoff iron works and the authori-
ties May 20, when about $500 rioters at
tackled the police, had much more seri-
Gus results than was admitted in the
police report of the affair issued May
q. 1t was then said that after twelve
of the police had been injured they
were reinforced by soldiers who fired
three volleys, killing two men and
wounding seven. The relatives OF the
strikers declare that forty of the men
were killed and that $50 were wounded.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
Arte.inn Wen Caves Pm.

Tyndall. S. D.. June 2.-Workmen on
the artesian well are making slow
progress in cleaning it out. The bottom
of the well seems to have caved In
and the pipe Is probably crushed to-
gether. 1t may be necessary to ADAM
don It altogether.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06

Postmaster General Has Decided to
Leave Cabinet.
Washington, June 2.-It was asserted
yesterday with much positiveness that
Postmaster General Smith has finally
decided to retire from the cabinet. Ru-
NOR couples the names OF Perry 8.
Heath and Vice Chairman Payne Of
the national Republican committee
with tine position. Mr.. Smiths resig-
nation may be rendered to the presi-
dent within few days. :,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
Rieht-of-way Lease. settled.

Black River Falls, Wis, June 1.-The
extra term of the circuit court closed
Yesterday. The cases against the
Omaha Railway company for an In
crease of damages for right-of-way
across plaintiffs land was granted by
a jury in two cases, and the third one
was settled to the satisfaction OF the
plaintiff.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
No Faith I'm Prayer.

"The cashier informed me-" said the
president, that he was strongly tempt
ed to skip with the funds. but that he
locked himself up with them, prayed
over them all night, and finally over
came the temptation"
III know It," said the chief director.
i.T had a detective at the door, one at
each window. and one on the roof.
while he was praying. Con-
stitution.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
Instantly KILLED on the Rail-.

Parkston, s. D., June 2. Reports OF
the killing of Lewis c. Grimm, former
business man of this place and Of
Trip, have reached here from Junior,
Ark. He had recently located at Jun
Tor, and while walking on the railroad
track was run over and instantly killed
by train. The remains were taken TO
wisconsin for burial.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-06-06
R.rrb.rdt,. Son challenged.

Paris, June 2. - Maurice Bernhardt,
the SON of the famous actress, has been
challenged to fight duel. Nine.
Bernhardt is greatly worried and
threatens to abandon her London en-
ragements unless the affair is speedily
adjusted. q