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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10

Washington, Jan. 6.-For the second
time since the negotiations among the
roteign ministers began at Pekin the
American government a found IL
necessary to appeal directly to the
powers to help the ministers over a
diplomatic barrier which they were
Unable to scale. The first instance OF
thss character was when the ministers
were considering the punishments Sec.
tons of the demands, to be made of
China. The second case involves the
question of indemnity. According to
ndvices to the state department from
Minister Conger the outlook is hopes
less for an agreement among the diplo-
matte representatives as to the amount
and character of the Indemnity TO be
insisted upon by the powers. Acting
on Mr.. Conger's advice the state de-
partment has asked Japan and the
reveral powers of Europe TO begin the
consideration at once through regular
diplomatic channels Of the indemnity
question. As the other ministers at
Pekin are supposed to have advised
their respective governments of the
hopelessness of reaching a conclusion II
appears to be assured that there
VIII Be No Dissent
from the suggestion of the United
States. The Russian government sug-
rested early in the negotiations be-
tween the powers that the matter of in
IDENTITIES be left to the adjudication
of the permanent tribunal of arbitra-
ton appointed at the outgrowth or
The Hague disarmament conference.
This idea was Endorsed by President
Mckinley. No conclusion in the mat
ter was reached, however, and the
ministers at Pekin were left to wrestle
with the task OF bringing into accord
the divers views of their governments.
AS some of the ministers were bound
by instructions which gave them little
IL any freedom of action the present
deadlock was inevitable.
The question of making new COM
mercial treaties to which China has
assented presents another diplomatic
tangle. 1t is probable that the minis
tiers will be unable to agree on the
terms of a general treaty of commerce
with China which VIII be acceptable
to their governments, and the course
suggested by the United States in re-
Card to indemnity is likely 20 be fol-
lowed. -
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
queen yictoria,s Neatness.

Although Queen Victoria, like many
elderly ladies. prefers the dresses she
has worn for some little time to new
ones. and is most conservative as TO
their style, no one is more datntiy par
ticular than she that no mark or STAN
soil them. For this reason she VIII
never allow her skirts to drag in the
dust, and much objects to the practice
in others. When about to engage IN
the quantity of writing she still gets
through, 1t is her custom to wear a
pair of outer sleeves over those or her
dress. in Ease a spot Of ink should
squirt on them. The queen Is also ex-
ceedingly particular about the materlai
and fit Of her shoes, wearing In the
house those made of the thickest black
silk. Victoria r. /. has always peen
celebrated for her pretty arms and
hands. which, to this day, ARE SOFT.
plump and unwrinkled. She takes no
little pride in them, always using SOFT
water and the purest a and having
a carefully-prepared cream rubbed on
them at night.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
. northwest news :
ron oufTiSG TtsrneaX J
serentesn ;MaH -te, DO, Eprmer. Are
go ~ Arrested. eTr ~sHa

- - 1870
y Arrested. tHr "'
Milwaukee,, Jan. 6~.-Seventeen we'll
to-do. farmers on the Oneida Indian
reservation have been arrested by the
United States marshal, charged with
cutting Timber belonging to the gov
erpment to thesalue, Of s4s, 600 1.-the
same time the government Is prepaTins
to: 1fing, suit against a number. of
-promiheNt mill owners In the northern
part of,the. state te1recovar tie values
of the lumber which Will apprQximate'
$50, ocO. Three Numbering firms are ina
volved 1T is charged by the govern
ment 1frt the Indians cut more tim
Der tHdn they We're permitted to. The
Indianss however, claim that the right
to- cut timber was an unlimited oneT
The result is that there win be a Dug
fight b~etween'the Indians and the-fnhf
owners on one side and the government
on the other. 1t will result in definitely
determining the rights OF the Indians
as to hands hat a been allotted them
and as to the rights, of the Indians as
citizens. The arrests were made on an
order .~received from Washington.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
RUEED BY j. j. HILL.
Great Northern Mfgnate May Man
age Five Rig Railroads..


age Five Rig Railroads..
New York. Jan. Observation-Disclosures
reports are to the effect that James j.
Hill is to become chairman of the d.
rectors of the Erie railroad and is to
have most intimate relations with the
directors OF the Northern Pacific and
Baltimore & Ohio. 1t is generally be-
lieved i'm Wall street that Mr.. Hill
his friends are now the owners or a
controlling interest in Milwaukee,.
Some of the strongest influences In
the Milwaukee management oub the
report that Mr.. Hill proposes to lease
that road to the Northern Pacihc or
to the Great Northeri, but they are or
the opinion that he, with Mr.. Morgan,
who is practically in control OF the
Northern Pacific, proposes some kind
of a combination that will bring the
Milwaukee property ultimately in con-
nection with the Erie and Baltimore
e. Ohio, or both. into the Atlantic n
Pecifc system controlled through the
modern arrangement known as COM
munity of interest and ownership.
Probably his combination will be Ell
fected through placing the direct
management OF the great properties In
volved in it into the hands Of Mr.. Hill.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
NEW RAILROAD ron sT. PAUL.
Rock Island Buying Property for
Deb0t and Terminals.

.Rock Island Buying Property for
Depot and Terminals.
ST. Paul, Jan. 5.-St. Paul is to have
another railroad. The Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific is reported to be buy
ing up property for a depot and ter
minals IN the eastern part of the city
wherever it can pick up a desirable
piece. The Burlington, Cedar Rapids
e. Northsrn is owned by the stock
holders. of the Rock Island. r. r. Cole
is chairman of the directors of both
companies. The Cedar Rapids road
has been building toward st. Pap
during the past year as fast as 1t could
grade and lay the track. Rails are laid
as far north as Owatonnas President
Ives of the Burlington. Cedar Rapids
& Northern, with his attorney. were In
the city yesterday and confirmed the
report that his road would be In ST.
Paul within a few months. Should the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
be absorbed by the Rock Island. as Is
generally believed, st. Paul VIII gam
another great trunk line.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
Is DEAD.
rhe News Kept n Secret From His
Followers in the Philippines.

New York, lam. G.. - Benjamin Ide
Wheeler, president of the University
of California, who is nov staying AT
the waldorf-Astoria hotel, has received
Information from secret sources in the
Philippines to the effect that Aguinaldo
is dead and that his death occurred no
less than SIX weeks ago. The news
has been kept secret by Aguinaldo's
followers. it is. said, Tor h purpose or
prolonging the rebellion, since 1t was
believed that the news of the CHEERS
death would cause such discourage
ment and alarm that an utter capitu-
lation would result.
President Wheeler obtained this
news through several Filipino children
who have been placed in his care by
their parents. Two are the sons or
Buencamino, a wealthy citizen of Ma
Mia. who, befor the advent or the
Amer. ans in the Philippines, had been
an active leader of rebellion against
the Spanish.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
CHECK
Albert Lea Business Men Victims OF
m Clever wind1e


a Clever Swindle.
Albert Lea, Mimi, Jan. 5.-Monday
last a man described as about twenty
six years old went to Walter Thomp-
sons shoe store. the Jensen shoe store
and Johnson, Chamberlain & Co.'S
clothing tore and purchased goods.
and at each place paid a check for sly
purporting to have been drawn on the
First National bank of this city by the
Albert Lea Milling company. The next
day was a holiday and now the checks
have been presented for payment n
are found to be forgeries. The rs
Representing the amount of the check
was put in with a perforator, the reve-
nue. stamp was cancelled with a stamp
of the initials OF the mill. while the
checks were those of the bank in ques-
ton. The checks were presented to the
Albert Lea National bank. where the
mill does its banking, and accepted as
genuine, but when the clearing for
the day was lone the bank discovered
the fraud.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
sage. Trust in Providence.

Russell Sage was asked h other day
what he would do If he had to start
in life with only 10 cents In his pocket.
The man who has more money than
any other financier in America, re-
piled:
$50 long as I have Providence with
me and my health and strength. I
should feel like a man already rich.
II I had to take my choice Of beginning
again either with 81. O00.000 or with
Providence, 1 should choose the latter.
The 81, 000, 600 would not last much
longer than a 10-cent piece. but with
Providence to look out for me and sug-
gest ways and means. I should soon be
able to look a roll of money squarely in
the face."-New York World.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10

London Jan. 6..-Earl Robertspis all
ready immersed In his arduous duties
at the war office. He will take no hol-
iday. The war Office yesterday Issued
n list of casualties during the war in
South Africa which shows that the to-.
tai deaths wereT Goa officers and 11,5b4'
men. In addition to this 4 officers and
243 men died OF wounds or disease af-
ter returning home. "
There is no further news from Lord
Kitchener, whq.. according to a Cape
town dispatch, is calling for 5000 men
TO guard the Rand mines. Enlisting in
Cape Colony continues active and 500
men will leave Cape Town for the
north within the next few days.
~ Information regarding the invasion
is scanty. Col. Williams attacked the
eastern invaders near Middleburg but
failed to dislodge them. He has since
been joined by Lieut.. Col. Grenfel and
the Beers have retired.
Gen. Brabant has arrived at Graaf
Reinet. Advices from Maseru say that
three separate columns are still pur-
suing Gen. Dewet but with no success
beyond taking % prisoners. Cannon
| firing is. constantly heard. All the
English have deserted Ficksburg. talk
ing their stocks Of grain across the
border and the Beers have looted the
town.
Defense of Cape Town.
Cape Town, Jan. 6.-Recruiting for
the colonial defense is>proceeding, salts
factorily. Nearly 400 men enlisted yes
terday morning.
A Boel prisoner who is on parole has
published an appeal TO the Burghers OF
the Transvaal to stop their hopeless
and useless struggle, and to throw
themselves on England's justice and
mercy.
Two hundred Beers have ~recrossed
the Orange river, going north. The
Russian commandments. Petrowsk and
Duplooy, were killed in the fighting at
Utrecht Dec. %,
Governor of TransynaI.
London, Jan. 6.-The following col
onial Office appointments were an
nounced last evening:
Sir Alfred Miner, governor of the
Transvaal and British high commits
sioner; the Hon. Sir Walter Francis
Hely-H Hutchinson governor of Natal
and Zululand since 1899. governor OF
Cape Colony: Lieut.. Col. Sir Henry
Edward NcCallum governor of New
~foundland since 1898 and aide-de-camI
to the queen since 1900, governor OF
Natal: Maj. Hamilton John Good
Adams resident. Commissioners OF the
Bnuchuanaland protectorates), lieuten-
ant governor of the Orange River col
ony.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10


DR.. L!ewellyn Jordan, Medical Examiner
of u. S. Treasury Department, graduate Ok
Columbia College, and who served three
years at West Point, has the following TO
say of Peruna,
"AIlcw me to express my gratitude
to you for the benefit derived from
your wonderful remedy. One short
month has brought forth a vast change
and I now consider myseifa well man
after months of suffering. Fellow
sufferers, Peruna will cure you."
,Catarrh is a systemic disease durable
only by systematic treatment. A remedy
that cures catarrh must aim directly at
the depressed nerve %centers. This is what
Peruna does. Peruna Immediately lnvigor-
ates the nerve centers which give vitality 20
the mucous membranes. Then catarrh dis
appears. Then catarrh is permanently cured.
Peruna cures catsrrh wherever located.
Peruna is not a guess nor an experiment-it
is an absolute scientific certainty. Peruna
has no substitutes-no rivals. Insist upon
having Peruna.
A free book written by DR.. Hartman,
on the subject Of catarrh in It's differ
ent phases and stages, will be sent free
to any address by The Peruna Medi
cire Co.. Columbus, Ohio.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
MANY SMALL CAPTURES.
American. Keep the Fiiipinos Pretty
Well stirred Up.

Manila. Jan. 6. - Generals Wheaton
and Bates report many small captures,
the destruction of insurgent camps
and the seizure ,of supplies, animals
and other necessities. Among the cap
tures i'm Smiths district was Col.
Tchon. the insurgent governor of Tar
lac. Gen. Grant is personally in COM
mand of a mounted expedition i'm the
mountains Of Southern Papangas,
which, he says, Is the only locality
where the insurgents are In force In
his district. Insurgents entered Gapan
and San a in Gen. Funston's dis
trict during the eth and burned a
score of houses. The hrins was IN
effective.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
OVERCOME.
Capturle Prisoners Lock Him Ira jail
u md EScaHc.

Capturde Prisoners Lock Him Ira JAIN
80 and Escape.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, Jan. 6.-Marshal
Kortie of Whittmore caught two men
stealing tubs of butter from a cream
cry, had arrested one of them and was
taking him to jail-when the other
struck him over the head with some
blunt instrument. and when he came
TO himself he Was bound and gagged
and his prisoner had escaped. The
thieves had tied him and locked him
up in his own Jail. The captive
shall finally succeeded in getting the
gag out of his mouth and soon
the town. 1t was discovered that the
thieves had stolen $50 pounds of butter,
but 1t was all. recovered The thieves.
were~later captured in Emmetsburg. q
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
Her DIRECTIONS.

A Fifth avenue photographer is tell
ing the story Of an incident which
amused him, though it involved a
compliment which he missed.
A woman came into the building and
asked IL the best photographer in the
citv had a studio there, with a hair
dresser's establishment under It,
You're in the right place, madam
returned the elevator man.. VINO was
questioned, "for this Is the pest pno-
tographer in the city, though there Is
no hairdresser in the building.
The woman rose with a sigh. Il sup
pose I have made a mistake she SAID
IT wanted the hairdresser. New YORK
Times.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10

Milwaukee, Jan. 5.-A candle at the
base Of a Christmas tree set fire to
one of the rooms of the childrens' free
hospital on Farwell avenu and caused
a small sized panic in the neishbor-
hood. There were ten children in the
hospital when the fire broke out, but
all were safely removed and the hre
extinguished with small loss. MISS
Emma Kelly. the surgical nurse, n
Miss Isabel Ross. another nurse, a a
narrow escape.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
Returns Home and Is Arrested.

Sioux City. Iowa, Jan. 5.-After be-
ing a fugitive from justice over a year.
joseph Dolan. living on a farm near
Danbury, this county, came home n
was arrested on a charge of forgery.
He is in jail in default of bonds. the
grand jury indicted him a year ago
for the alleged uttering of a forged
note for 5000. The note was bought
for $40 by Albert S. Wendell, a prom
inent stock buyer here. who will prose-
cute Dolan.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
Coughed 1T Up.

.old Hardest swallowed a dollar the
other day."
"You don't tell me! How that man
loves money!"
.eYes-well. them there was a charity
collector came around and asked Hard
frst TO contribute, and, strange to say.
he did"
BLESS my soul! How mueh!
HE coughed up a dollar.-ohio
State Journal.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
WRECK ON TIEE GREAT WESTERN,
baggage Gan Demolished md Con.
tents Buresd.- No One Seriously

tents Buyiesd. -. No One Seriousiy
Hurt. sH.
st. PauI,s5an. E-.Chicago Great Wes-
tern passenger train Mol, from Chi
oaeo. was wrecked near Sergeant,
Mimi. No one was seriously injurd.
The train consisted Of eight cars and
was drawn, ~ two engines. Afew
miles out ,ohs Sergeant the train had
gained a speed of about thirty-ive
miles an hour. and the second engine
struck a defective rail which Broke.
The forward engine had passed safely
over. In the crash which followed
the baggage car left the track and was
demolished. the wreckage catching
fire and destroying car and contents,
The other .seFen ears also left the track
but did o tturn over, and nc n was
injured except Buffet Car Attendant
Hudson, Baggage Agent Green and
Conductor Healy, all of whom were
bruised and somewhat cut.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
smuIIpox Renches Dubuque.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Jan. 6. Smallpox,
which is so prevalent between here and
La Crosse. has reached this city.
Martin Dale, a laborer from Waukon,
was taken with the disease and is in
the ~pesthouse. His companion, FRED
Roby. is also in charge of the au-
fhnritieS.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
Ellxs Mt

Hudson, Wis, Jan. ga new lodge
of Elks was organized here with much
pomp and enthusiasm. District Depu-
ty Thomas b. Mills and a eam from
West Superior lodge were mere 10 IN
stall the officers and give the q a
stare. A special train in the evening
brought a large number of Elks from
st. Paul to witness the ceremonies.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
many FROZEN TO DEATH.
Mothers on Reaching
Home After n Drive.

Lawrence, Mass, Jan. 6.--The
m~onths-old baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Beaulie was frozen to death In
its mothers arms. The parents live
on a farm in Methuen. about three
miles from this city, the father being
manager of the farm. They brought
the baby with them to Lawrence to
make New Years calls and missed the
late car for home so they drove home
in an open wagon. 1t was pos
hat the infant was warmly
up, but on reaching the u the
mother was Mortified to find her bapy
frozen to death.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
old Loax seriously burned.

La Crosse. Wis, Jan. 5.-Mrs. Rebec-
ca Smith. nearly eighty years of age,
was nearly burned to death while
kindling a fire in her Kitchen Stove
Flames burst through the front OF the
stove and set fire to the wooden dress
she wore. The old lady was so SLOW
in smothering the fire that she sus-
tanned probably fatal injuries.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10

lie Roy, Mimi, Jan. 6.-The city au-
thorities rounded up a gang of young
men who have beer in the habit OF
using indecent and profane language
on the streets and insulting passers-
by. and each was fined $40 and costs.
wv. Collins, father of one of those ar
rested assaulted Marshal Boyd and
managed to release his son. but e,him
self was arrested and fined $40 and
costs.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
STRANGE DECLINES.
Bryant VIII be Appointed WiscOn-,
sin superintendent Of Public Prop

Madison, Wis, Jan. 6.-Iohn Strange
Of Oshkosh, who was offered the POSI-
ton of state superintendent OF pubic
property by Goy.-elect La Toilette ana
who had accepted 1t, has declined the
appointment and George Bryant or
Madison will be appointed. Gen. Bry-
ant is chairman of the Republican
state central committee n a lifelong
follower of La Toilette. Gen. Bryant's
appointment takes him out of the list
of possibilities for the adjutant gen.
eralship.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
WARS AWFUL ROLL
HEAVY LOSSES TO BRITISH ARMS
IN SOUTH AFRICA.

List Of Casualties shows Thas Ia
/. Total Deaths Were 6O1 Omcers
and 1854 Men-Many More Die Of
Wounds and Disease After Re
turning Home - Information Re
garding h Invasion Of Cape
.TDxn Is Scanty-RccruitinE Con-
~tinues Active British Desert
Ficksburg.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
Confcssen His Guilt.

La Crosse, Wis, Jan. s. Charles
Klein, janitor OF n of the city branc
s~choolhouses, was arrested. charged,
with making a criminal assault on his
twelve-year-old daughter. He ad-
mitted his guilt to the police and later
PLEADED guilty before the court and
was sentenced to two years at Wau-
pun. The little girl is in a serious
condition.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
big Lumber Deal Contaminated.

Marinette, Wis, Jan. 6.-Tne largest
lumber deal of the year was consum-
mated this week. The Diamond Match
company purchased of the Jacob
Mortenson company of Wausau 10000
600 feet OF lumber, the seasons cut or
the during 1901. The consid-
Grafton is over $500, 900.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
co Rebab;utnte the BaItimore.

Washington, Jan. 6. The naval
board OF construction has decided to
almost completely rehabilitate the
cruiser Baltimore, now lying at the
New York navy yard. Her improve
ments will involve an expenditure OF
about. $500. 900 and take at least q year
and q half.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
CIT 70 Iowa,s Normal Library.

Cedar Falls. Iowa, Jan. 6.-The state
board of examiners has donated to the
state normalc school a model library OF
63S volumes, among which are some
of the latest and best books for young
people. The gift was secured through
President Seerley, who is a member OF
the board.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
p,. land peal in Anokn.

Anoka. Mimi, Jan. 6.-The largest
realty deal eve contaminated ! n An
Okla county took place this week when
+ w. johnson of Minneapolis solo to
George Dayton of Mobiles county $3.50
acres in the townships of Ham Lake
and Columbus. The consideration was
$36,o0 0
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
Kin,,nr In SPANISH.

Kipling's plain Tales From the
Hills have been translated into Span
ish by Don Augustin F.. de Laserna,
formerly vice president Of the chamber
of deputies. The translation is said TO
he an excellent one, and there are now
few literary persons In Spain unac-
ouainted with the British author In
question.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
A FIRE Loss.
Large Increase Last Year Over the
LosScs in $3.50.

New York, Jan. 6.-Fire underwriters
suffered terribly during 1899, says the
Journal of Commerce. The aggregate
fire loss of the United States and Cam
ada during the year just closed was
sls3. 1862, $50. The total losses for 1898
were Sis, $50, SEQ, and for 1899, sl36,77S,-
200.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
EaRTHaUAKE IN MISSOURI.
r. Is severe Enough 10 Break Win
dow Pnnes.

st. Louis, Jam. 6.-Telegrams TO tne
Post Dispatch from Nevada. Eldoraoo
Springs and Appleton City, Mo-, say a
distinct earthquake shock was felt at
9.12 d. m. yesterday. At Eldorado
Springs window ranes were broken
and other slight damage occurred.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
ALLIES IN A TANGLE
MINISTER'S UNABLE TO AGREE ON
QUESTION OF INDEMNITTEs.

..~rectIy to the Powers to Help the
Ministers over a Diplomatic BAR
;rier Which They. Were Unable to
Scale - Second Time Washington
q.
HAS Gone to the Reconsideration
,of New Commercial Treaties Will
another Diplomatic Tansie
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-10
Powder NIL, Explosion.

Kenosha, Wis, Jan. SAN explosion
OF ten tons of powder wrecked one OF
the large buildings of the Latin q
Reed powder mills at Pleasant Prairie.
No one was seriously injured.