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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-15
SOUTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY.
Attendance of 500 Next Year Conf
IDENTIFY Expected.


The prospects for the most successful
year yet at the state university are
good. The demand for catalogues has
been great, and numerous applicants
have been received from this and other
states. Applications for rooms in East
and West halls are coming in fast. ami
many rooms in private families have
been spoken for. An estimate of the
attendance for the next school year
would be safely placed at $50 students.
But there are six weeks left for adver-
Using on the part of the university, AMI
for hearing from new students. So that
1t Is not too much to hazard an attend
ance of 500 during the year 1912. A
large freshman class is promised.
The regents, II is understood, have
settled on an instructor of engineering
an able man from the University Of
Michigan having been chosen, but up to
date no word has been received as to
whether he will accept or not.
No dean has been chosen for the Jaw
course, but President Droppers will ar
rive In Vermillion, probably, next
week. and will give the matter imme-
date attention. The course will extend
over three years.
Prof. Foster. who will teach Greek.
will arrive the first week in September.
Miss Price will this year offer a course
in library economy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-15
Am Auto STAGE Lime.

Wyoming is to have the first auto
mobile stage line in the country.
1t will be operated between Bunalo
and Sheridan, and the vehicle will make
the round trip of 100 miles every day.
1t will be a regular covered stage, with
accommodations for nine passengers
and their baggage, and when stretch
of level road is reached, or the passen-
gers want to hurry up, 1t will be sent
spinning along at the rate of eighteen
or twenty miles per hour.
A ten-horse- power gasoline motor
will be the propelling power. and with
It the stage will weigh $500 pounds.
It's cost will be 81 per pound. For nine
months in the year the roads between
Buffalo and Sheridan are hard and
dry, and during the other three months
of the year they are generally In fair
condition.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-15

Aunt Sylvia Reed. ninety years OLD,
an ex-slave, has been saved from going
to the town poor house, and has been
sent by friends back to Dixie. as she
wished to spend the remainder OF her
life where she lived as child.
The letter she wrote to Miss Emily
Stuart Webb, the poetess. tells OF her
Joy at getting back to Waynesporo'
va She wrote:
~ got home at lass an foun' de ole
bous, but mos all de old folks gone.
7 wants 10 see de cotton a-growin' agin
befo go; den I shall be ready to Jine
all dem OATS sleepin' in de ole berrying
groun under de hill.
Miss Weed, aided by James G. Will
son. one of the selectmen of the town,
sent "Aunty'' Reed to her old home
Greenwish Comm Special to New York
World.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-15
NATIONAL MEETING.
sioux Falls Makes Ready for Annual
Congress of Farmers.


The work OF preparing for the TWEEN
.y-first annual convention OF the Farm
ers' National congress, 20 be held in
Sioux Falls Oct. lilo, has commenced,
and the business men and citizens are
determined that all who attend the
gathering will go away well satisfied
with their treatment. The programme
for the convention has just been COM
pleted, and Is as follows, emitting mi
nor features:
At 10 a. M, Oct. I, the convention will
be called to order, and addresses Of
welcome will be delivered by represent
atives of the State Of South Dakota and
city of Sioux Falls. Gov. Savage Of
Nebraska; ex-Gov. w. d. Hoard Of
Wisconsin; President j. H. Worst, Of
the North Dakota Agricultural college;
Col. B.sF. Clayton of Iowa. and others,
will make responses. President r. G..
F. Candage, of the Farmers National
congress. will, at the afternoon session.
deliver his annual address. John Ham
ll.cn, of the board OF agriculture OF
Pennsylvania. will read paper on
The State Department Of Agriculture;
Its Mission and Organization" At the
evening session, Eugene Secor of Iowa
will give the gathering his views on
Some ProhIems Confronting the
American Farmer" An address, $50
cial Life for the Farming Community"
will be delivered by o. G. Gregg Of Min
nesota.
Wednesday morning, Oct. address,
1.-THE Rice Industry; It's Relation to the
Other Agricultural Interests Of Our
Country" by J. r. Foley Of Louisiana
Address, "The Nicaragua Canal; Its
Importance to Farmers in the South
and West" by Harvie Jordan OF Geor-
gia. A paper on THE Truth About the
Oleomargarine Business" will be read
at the afternoon session by Charles Y.
Knight of Illinois. Among those who
will dicuss this impt rtant question VIII
be j. Sterling Morton OF Nebraska, ex-
secretary of agriculture, and w. d.
Hoard ex-president of the Farmers
congress. At the evening session, Pres
| ident J. w. Heston, of the South Dako-
Ia Agricultural college. will read pa
per. An address, THE Farmstead
Beautiful" will be delivered by DR.. E.
Benjamin Andrews, chancellor Of the
University of Nebraska.
Thursday morning. Oct. 3: Paper,
state Control OF Animal Diseases" by
| Leonsrd Pearson. B. 8. ", M. d., state
veterinarian Of Pennsylvania. Capt. F.
J. Merry of Iowa will follow with an
address on a subject to be selected.
"Soil Culture in the Semi-Arid West"
will be presented by Prof. w. III. Camp
bell of Kansas, an authority on the sub
ject John p. Brown Of Indiana Will
speak on Ancient American Forests,
Living and Petrified." At the evening
session Mrs. Bertha Dahl Laws OF Min
nesota will give her views on THE
American Girl and the Home" M. F.
Greeley of South Dakota will read a
paper on "The Farm Home and Life
Friday, Oct. 4 An address will be
delivered by ]. r. Dodge Of Washing
| ton, d. c., on "The Present Status OF
Wool Growing" An address "The Re-
lation of Mining Industries to Farm
Ing" will be delivered by Congressman
f. w Martin of Deadwood. During
the afternoon session the final reports
of committees will be made and officers
elected for the ensuing year.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-15
He Knew How to Handle EN-,

sDon't pick me up!' growied the pao
man from Siwash; I'm live WIRE
..Thanks for the warming said the
rentlemanly bartender. but it's all
safe enough when you have the nip
pers properly insulated.
Whereupon. he seized the I've wire by
the left ear with the Ice songs and
hustled him hastily through the outer
Plain Dealer.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-15
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
1hreshfng Machine Owner Killed
by Engine and Tender.

w hm8hm0 anu
Information OF a fatal accident near
Davis was brought to Sioux Falls by
Frank Smith. a resident of that place.
A German named Frederick Batterman
owned a threshing machine, and while
moving 1t from one farm to another.
met his death. Reaching hill. which
the engine could not readily climb. Bat.
terman stopped the machine for the
purpose OF taking up some slack in the
chain which connected the engine and
machine. The engine had stopped on
the dead-center, but this fact was not
noticed by Batterman. He went be-
tween the engine and the tender and
was fixing the chain, when the ponder
Gus engine moved backward, catching
the unfortunate man between the en-
CINE and tender and crushing him to
death. The victim had no relatives In
the United States. He came to Ameri-
ca from Germany several years ago.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-15

La Crosse, Wis. Aug. &c. w. Page.
one of the oldest settlers OF this city,
died last night aged eighty-fcur. He
was the first plumber In this city. and
lived here nearly nifty years.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-15

r. v. Jones. the crop expert. contrib
,,ea the following to the Minneapolis
Journal:
The three states of Minnesota. North
yakota and South Dakota have raised
ia 0OO, 900 bushels of wheat In 1901. The
estimated result is as follows:
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-15
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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-15

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-29
Chinese Suffered Severely.
GEN. KETTELER'S REPORT.
Inflicted Immense Damage on Chi
nesc, He Says.

Inflicted Immense Damage on Chi
nesc, He Says.
Pekin, April 2S.-The report of Gen.
ketter, received here from Kuo Lu, diff
iers from the other reports concerning
the German-French expedition previously
received. Gen. Kettler's report shows
mat the Chinese troops did not leave the
province until they were forced to do So
pc entire brigade commanded by Gen.
hettler, met the enemy on April % and
lhfi'ted immense loss upon them. The
report does not give this loss. The Ger
mans had one officer and three soldiers
klIed and twenty-eight soldiers wounded
Ihe Chinese were forced to leave the
province and We're fully demoralized. The
French authorities stated that the Chi
nese had crossed the border of the prov
lhee on April 10, in which case they must
nave subsequently returned
II Hung Chang says it is impossible
10 believe that Gen. Lui Kwang Ting
would have so flagrautly disobeyed his
orders, and anxiously awaits the Chinese
reports of the encounter referred to by
Gen Kettler.
~ Hung Chang returned calls to the
inherent legations yesterday and con-
EIdtulated Special Commissioner Rockhill
ol me stand taken by the Americans in
NHe matter of indemnity. 1t is not gem
F'aIF thought among the ministers of the
io"els that Mr.. Rockhill's efforts in this
direction will prove successful, though
most OF them admit that they must be
huIded IN the mater by the instructions
ley receive from their home govern
ments.
'hanee Signs Death warrants.
Nlne Cinnamon will be executed to-mor-
70" m the American district for highway
."ooery and violence The men in ques-
"on We're tried ana sentenced according
10 Chinese law, but they are the first of
su. ~, sentences to be approved by Gen.
zen. Gaselee, the British commander,
' officers Of his staff ana the entire
"'I'sh contingent gave "A farewell enter
.@Hihent to the American officers last
1'sht All officers who were not actually
uuty we're present, and the utmost
'husiasm prevailed Speeches were
'lahe by Gen. Gaselee and Gen. Chaffee
''y' IL is said ot German headquarters
'l the brigade Of Gen. Kettler is re-
'''"'Hs 10 Pao Ting Fu.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-29
FATHER OF THE TELEGRAPH.
James Douglass Reid, Who Saw Its
Inception, Dead

New York. April 2S-James Douglas
Reid. known to telegraphers throughout
the country as The Father Of the Tele-
graph" died this afternoon at his resi-
denoe in this city. He had been ill for
many weeks.
James Douglas Reid was born in Edin-
burge. Scotland, March %, 1919, and came
10 America in 1884 His entrance into the
telegraphic service was in 1916, when he
assisted in the organization of the Allan
tic and Ohio Telegraph Company for the
construction of a series of lines connecting
Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Buffalo, Detroit,
Cincinnati, st. Louis and New Orleans,
the most extensive series projected at
that time Becoming acquainted with
Prof. $. r. 3. Morse, mutual attachment
SpranB up between them, which led to Mr..
Reids appointment as superintendent OF
the Magnetic Telegraph Company a line
extending from New York to Washington.
81 the same time retaining his connection
with the Atlantic and Ohio Company He
entered the service OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company in 1856. wherein he re-
mained until 1889, when he was appointed
United States consul to Duufetmline,
Scotland. through the influence OF Andrew
Carnegie who as boy had served as a
messenger and telegraph operator under
Mr.. Reid at Pittsburg. He relinquished
this office in 1897
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-29
SAVANNAH GA, MONDAY. APRIL 20, 1901
PORT ARTHUR TO BE OIL PORT.
BiE Sale of Land to Standard oil
Company Held Up.

Kansas City. Mo-. April 2s.-Foreign
stockholders of the Port Arthur Land
Company have interposed an objection to
the sale of 2S,OOO acres of land at Port
Arthur, Tex, negotiated last week. ac-
cording to local officials of that compan ny.
Negotiations for the sale of the land,
which lies around Port Arthur and be-
tween that city and Beaumont practically
were consummated in Kansas City hast
week, for a sum said to have been $3.50
per acre. The prospective buyer was w.
j. McKie of Corsicana, Tex said to be
the legal representative in Texas of the
Standard Oil Company. The property is
in the hands of Z. L.. Martin, Arthur e.
Stillwell and J. nIf Trimble of this
city, former owners Of the Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf Railway, as trustees.
These officials assert Ahat they have full
power to dispose of the property.
Mr. Martin confirmed the sale of an un-
divided half interest in the land, but
said:
Some one seems to have wired some
OF the foreign Stockholders in the COM
pany that we were about to give away
A good thing. They notified us not to de-
liver the deeds until they had further in
formation on the subject In the mean
time, however, the deeds had been sent
to Corsicana, but we telegraphed the
bank there to hold them until further
notice"
Mr.. Stillwell declines to discuss the
details of the deal He says, however,
that the result of it will be the centerlng
OF the oil Industry of Texas at Port Ar
thur.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-29
THE PRESIDENTS TRAIN.
One of the Handsomest Ever Run
over nm American Railway.

One of the Handsomest Ever Run
over an American Railway.
Washington. April 2s.--Standing in the
yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany here is the train which will carry
the President and his party for the next
seven weeks throughout the length and
most of the breadth of the United States.
1t reached here this morning and Is one of
the finest trains ever run over an Ameri-
can railway system. The start will be
made at 1880 o'clock tomorrow morning
with Engineer Frank Larmond's hand on
the throttle. w w. Albright as COR
ductor will be in charge. Both are trusted
emp;oyes of the Southern Railway. Not
detail has been overlooked for the COM
fort and convenience of the guests. The
Southern Railway Company will have
charge of the train from Washington to
New Orleans. At this point the party
and train will be under the supervision
of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The train, which is practically new, is
made up of seven cars. The Presidents
own car is the Olympia in the rear of the
train.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-29
TO RECEIVE THE PRESIDENT
New Orleans Has Prepared an E1ab-
crate Programme.

New Orleans April 2S.-The programme
for the reception to President Mckinley
and party is complete. The train will be
met by military and civic parade, which
will escort the visitors to the st. Charles
Hotel. where there will lbe a banquet in
the evening.
Thursday morning there will be a car
riage ride to points of interest, including
a special reception by colored people at
the Southern University About noon
there will lbe reception by the Louisiana
Historical Society at the Cabildo. where
the transfer of Louisiana territory took
place, in what is now the Supreme Court
room. and an ovation by school children
in Jackson Square opposite, where the
American flag was hoisted. The party will
then board the steamboat City of ST.
Louis for a view Of the harbor, escorted
by the gunboat Scorpion. revenue cutter
Stranger and a large feet. The visitors
will then be escorted to the Southern Pa
cfc depot where their train will start to
the West.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-29
SLEW MANY CHINESE
,-ox wALDERsEE REPORTS on
GERMAN EXPEDITION.
GERMANS HAD HOT FIGHTING.
ou,vEsE DEFE EATED AFTER STUB
BORN RESISTANCE.

,ormans Had Four OILERS and Three
Men KILLED and 81 WOunded-L-
,tnur Chang Can Hardly Credit
,he News--A Farewell Banquet
Given American Officers by Gen.
coseIee and British Contingent.
commissioners ROckhiII ON Ameri-
can Position.
por,in April 2S.-The German war Of
Goo has received the following advices
from Count Won Waldersee:
opekin. April 27.-Three engagements
occurred April % and a fourth April "a
at the great wall, between four columns
,,r5or Gen. Kettler and the Chinese troops
under Gen. Lin. The Chinese were ev-
orvvhere defeated, and after a stubborn
,osistance were forced back over the wall,
tairg forced back as far as Kan Lieu.
Casualties. four officers killed and three
mon killed and thirtytwo wounded. The
French troops were not engaged"
The following additional dispatch re-
eardins the four engagements was receiv-
cd from Count Won Waldersee:
,'Pekin. April 2S-The following reports
only arrived last night owing to the diff
Guilty of communication:
cen. Kettler's brigade reinforced,
marched in four columns against the
great wall, Col. Ledebur's being the right
wing. then those commanded by Col.
1Io9meister. Col. Wallmerich and Maj,
HuehlenfeIs. Ledebur reached the wall
April q after a slight engagement near
Hal Shan Kwan.
Eleven Hours Fighting.
"Hofmeister drove back the enemy
April %. On the same day Huehlenfeis
encountered strong party of the enemy
orcupying bastion on the nights COM
mandins the pass The enemy fought
stu5bornly in a particularly strong po-
stion. which was taken only after eleven
lours fighting.
"HuehIenfeis and Lieut.. Reichert were
slightly wounded and Lieut.. Dreiwels was
seriously wounded. A standardbearer and
another were killed and six men seriously
Gnd ten slightly wounded.
"Wsllmerich attacked and dispersed
April g. far superior force of the enemy
in a strong position east of the breach of
Hse Ho and effected a junction on the
battlefield with the battalion under Maj.
MueImsnn from Using, Ching, which.
taking up the pursuit overlook the enemy
in a fresh position 10 the south. This was
captured and the enemy were pursued as
far as Ku Kuan. Wallmerch followed
tlem thither.
Chinese Suffered Severely.
The enemy suffered severely. Eleven
old and two quick firing guns were cap
tured. on our side one man was killed
and three were severely wounded and nine
slightly. Lieut.. Duesterburg was shot
through the right arm.
The enemy are everywhere in retreat.
Gen. Won Leesel has arranged with Gen.
Baiiloud that the French troops shall oc-
cupy ku Kuan for the present and secure
his left flank.
ketUer's brigade is marching by short
stages to PaO Ting Flu, and Huehlenfels'
battalion along the mountains to Pekin.'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-29
BEET SUGAR CULTIVATION.
The Industry on the Increase in
North and West.

Washington, April CSC. #. Saylor, of
Iowa, the special agent in charge of the
beet sugar investigation of the Depart
ment of Agriculture is in Washington
and has submitted his report to Secre-
tery Wilson. lie says this year shows a
very active tendency toward the insti-
tuition Of new beet sugar enterprises.
Next autumn. he says. Michigan will
have three new factories and Ohio. In
diana. New York. Colorado Utah, South
and North Dakota and Illinois will in
stall new factory enterprises, making
thirteen throughout the United States
now in contemplation. A conservative es-
Innate, he says, is that there will be
forty-two beet sugar factories in opera =
ton throughout the United States by the
end of next autumn Everything indi-
Gates that the industry is thoroughly es-
tablished throughout the country. Mr.
Saylor says
Even in the incipiency of the industry
these factories have shown good profits.
They have maintained themselves without
any apparent real contest with the sugar
trust The sections of the country tnat
seem most adaptable to the industry are
where conditions cali for new resources.
as In Michigan, where there has been a
phenomenal increase in the last three
years largely due to the waning of the
lumoer industry of that region. There
Will be fourteen factories there next sea
son. California is the leading state in pro-
ducuon, with eight factories, including the
largest in the world The immense
amount of pulp and refuse Ieft after the
extraction of the sugar appeals to the
FARMER and corollary industries that grow
out OF farm products. No other feed, Mr.
Saylor says, is so valuable and so chesr
Tor the dairy and stock feeding interests
as beet pulp
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-29
CAILLES CAMP BROKEN UP.
worst Filipino Commander of the
Lot Has Narrow Escape.

Manila, April 2S.-Capt. Wilson Chase,
with a attachment of the Twenty-first In
fantry. on April %, surprised the camp
OF the insurgent Gen. Cailles, at Dugot-
Dugot, situated nine miles northeast of
Cavint in the province of Laguua.
Cailies was at his camp at the time of
the attack, but managed to escape. Capt.
Chase's force captured his adjutant gem
eral, five other of his staff officers, four
teen men, twenty rifles, a large amount
OF ammunition and stores and all the pa
pers and personal effects of the Filipino
general. The insurgent Maj. Veo was
killed during the engagement, as were
Corpl. McGill and Private Tipps, both be-
longing to Company A of the Twenty
first. Several columns of the American
troops continue vigorously to pursue Gen.
Cailles.
Gen. Cailles recently offered a reward
OF 10000 for the head of Capt. Edward
". Jones, Jr., of the Eighth Infantry.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-29
FARMERS ARE HEAVY LOSERS
Thousands of Acres of wheat De-
strOyed by the Flood.

Evansville, Ind, April 2S.-The river reg
listers 424 feet tonight and will be fall
ing by morning. The greatest damage
in this region is to farmers. II is esti-
mated that 10000 acres Of wheat between
this city and Paducah, KY, are destroy
ed The losses to houses aggregate $780,
600. Over half million bushels of corn
are destroyed in the crib. The lumber
men along Green river estimate their
loss at 100000. Merchants in this city
lose considerably by the water creeping
through cellars. The loss to farmers
along the Wabash river is heavy, 200 900
bushels of corn being swept away. Three
farm houses were destroyed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-29
PRODUCE TRAVELLERS MEET.
Adjourned mt Whining ton TO Meet at
Macon in July.

Wilmington. ". c., April 2S.-The con-
Guiding session of the third annual meet
Travellers Association adjourned early
this morning with the election of the
following officers: President, A. Il. Make
ly Of Buffalo: vice president. s. s. Sudler
of Boston; secretary and treasurer j. r.
Franklin, Baltimore.
The appointment of executive and other
standing committees was delegated to the
president.
Macon, Ga, was chosen as the place
for the next annual meeting In July.
Reports of all the officers showed the as
sociation ito be I'm a healthy and prosper
GUS condition. The membership is made
up of travelling representatives of lead
ing fruit and produce commission houses
in all the large cities of the country.