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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

Karl Bismarck. claiming relationship
with the late German prince, is held in
New York on a charge of burglary.
For smuggling in some cheap jewelry
! ard odds and ends. worth less than 500
Mrs. Marie EngeIl was fined $500
Baltimore.
Nina A. Phillips. lately arrived at Nj
agara Falls. from Cattteragus, COM
mitted suicide on the American side, by
Jumping from the Goat Island bridge.
A new counterfeit $40 gold certificate
is being circulated, bearing Check let
, ter A, Plate No. 81. act of July 10. 1852:
]. w. Lyons. register: Ellis II. Roberts,
treasurer.
Josh Anderson was hanged to the
crossbeam Of the city scales at Owens
bcro. Ky. Last Thursday night he
went to the home of his wife and shot
her dead.
The arrest Of three men and woman
at Chicago for alleged forgery devel-
oped 5000 stamps, thought to be a part
Of those taken from the local office last
fall.
William Oberg, n negro. identified by
Virginia Tucker as her assailant. was
tied to tree and burned at CLAYTON.
Miss. He died protesting his limo
cence.
A. r. Sullivan. an attorney of Den
yer, was forcibly held a prisoner for
day and night by Michael O'Keefe, in
the Iatter's room, on the claim that the
lawyer owed him $4,000.
John Kane was taken from bed by
masked men, smeared with varnish and
Iampblack. strung up, and. later let
down upon a promise TO leave the
neighborhood of Royal Center, Ind.
Norman p Keene and Samuel p Ia
Dor, brokers of Rochester. n. Y. are
under arrest there on charges of grand
larceny. The Metropolitan Stock Ex-
change Of Boston is complainant.
Joseph Fenniger aged thirty years, a
coal miner, shot his wife to death in
Evansville, Ind. because she would not
live with him. He then shot himself in
the mouth, and is in a serious condi-
ton.
A Denver G. Rio Grande passenger
train, on the narrow-gauge line to Tel
luride, Col, was held up at Denver nv
four men, who blew open the exn~"~'
sdtes ana robpeu tine pdSoeHSeiS' MAJ
ing a clean sweep.
Chicago police are investigating the
death of Dominica Peracco. formerly
laborer for the Great Western Railway
company, who was taken with a violent |
At of coughing upon swallowing a doc |
tors prescription.
The jury in the Streeter murder trial |
at Chicago, after being out thirty-four |
hours, was unable TO agree. and was /
discharged. William Force was ac- I
quilted, but Capt. Streeter and his con- |
federates, McManners and Hoeltke, |
must stand another trial.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
Che news
From the Capital.

President Roosevelt has approved the
report of the army uniform board. and
the order will go into effect Jan /. 1t
affects officers dress alone.
Information received from Venezuela
caused the navy department to send
orders TO Kingston for the United
States gunboat Marietta to proceed at
once 10 La Guayra waters She will be
the third United States warship there.
The Topeka and Cincinnati have been
there three weeks.
Maj. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton has closed
his active military career, having
reached the statutory retiring age of
sixty-four. He is at home in this coun-
try, where he recently arrived from the
Philippines. The vacancy caused by
his retirement has been anticipated by
the appointment of Brig. Gen. John Q.
Bates, now commanding at Denver.
II is possible that the division of the
Philippines viii be abolished when Gen.
Davis takes command on Sept. 30, and
that II will be a department divided
into different districts, rs the reduction
of the troops in the islands and the
changes incident to the return of Gen.
Chaffee to this country makes this
change advisable.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
OF the Week


Cholera is on the increase in the
province of Pangisaugan.
Beers who remained in the field to
the end of the war are irreconcilable,
and the settlement of many questio rs
viii be difficult.
Several thousand Austrians made
demonstration against the All-Deutsch
party, during which Herr Iro, member
of the reichsrath, was shot and serious
ly wounded
Russia, through her ambassador has
demanded S4,50OOO0. interest due on
awards 70 Russians for property de-
stroyed by Turks during the Russo
Turkish war.
A telegram from Perth. Western Aus
tralia, confirms the statement that Sir
Arthur Lawley, the present governor Of
the colony. is to be governor of the
Transvaal.
The marriage of Prince Mirko Of
Montenegro to Mile. Natalie Constan-
tinovitch. cousin of the king of Servla,
was celebrated Saturday at Cettinje,
the capital OF Montenegro.
The emperor Of Korea received John
Barrett. commissioner of the st. Louis
exposition, in audience. July l, and ac-
Cepted the invitation for Korea to par
ticipate i'm the exposition.
Turkish troops used Macedonian wo-
men and children of a captured town as
screen and stormed a Macedonian
stronghold. which they captured and
then massacred the survivors.
LANG Chen Tung, the newly-appoint-
cd minister 20 Washington, expresses
his pleasure in being sent to the United
States, and tells of the grateful feeling
in China towards America.
Rear Admiral Coghlan and suite. Of
the American cruiser Brooklyn, which
brought the body of Lord Pauncefote
to London, were entertained at lunch
con by the marquis of Lansdowne.
An encyclical !etter from Pope Leo
Nil. has been received at New York.
The chief topic is the eucharist. and the
pope strongly asserts the doctrine that
ii is the real body and blood of Christ.
il is understood in Sydney, c. b., that
a syndicate is being formed in England
to acquire and develop coal areas ad-
Joining the Dominion company's prop
erty. The Gowrie and BlockhOuse coll
lieries are particularly mentioned.
A private dispatch from Warsaw says
the agricultural societies of Poland are
ne gotiating with American manufac-
tUrers direct for the purchase of ma
chinery, excluding the German middle
men. This step IS believed to be aimed
also at German machinery.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
Foreign Notes.
The American Ice company is expect.
ed to omen In London soon.

The American Ice company is expect
ed to open In London soon.
Cholera cases average forty daily at
Manila, about two-thirds resulting fa-
tally.
At the military review at Longchamp,
over 500 soldiers and spectators We're
Frustrated by heat.
The censorship of kilograms has been
abolished at Cane Town, except in the
case of press dispatches.
The trade unions of Cienfuegos have
quit work in sympathy with the strike
of men unloading timber.
It IS believed that President Castro of
Venezuela viii be obliged to leave the
country inside of two weeks.
The czar has appointed King Victor
Emmanuel honorary colonel of the
Fourteenth Lithuanian dragons.
Troops in Mindinao will proceed
against the Moros. and will be replaced
by battalion of the Eleventh infant
ry.
Several deaths from cholera have oc-
Cured in the Forbidden City" and
the disease is spreading inland from the
coast.
L. f. c. Gordon. the newly-appointed
British minister. presented his creden-
tails to President Palma with the usu-
al ceremony.
The king Of Wurtemberg. while
cruising OH Lake Constance, rescued
three German aeronauts who had been
thrown into the water.
Chiefs In Samoa who have defied the
order prohibiting the sale of kava. the
national drink, were arrested by Capt.
Seebree. of the gunboat Wheeling.
The leading dailies of London predict
the decadence of the cotton industry in
England, as America is too strong a
competitor and India is erecting mills
OF her own.
Cardinal Rampolla. the papal secre-
tary OF state, informed the pope OF the
death of Archbishop Patrick A. Feehan
of Chicago. The pontirf was much
grieved, and retired to pray fer the re-
pose OF the late archbishops soul,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
SOUTH DAKOTA CROPS.
Weather bureau Reports Conditions
ms Favorable

weather bureau Reports Conditions
Favorable.
The temperature during the week av-
eraged about the normal. possibly a
little below, and there was much sun
shine. The showers that occurred were
fairly well distributed and were gener-
Gus in some localities. There was a
little local hail injury. but confined to
small areas. The soil is generally sutfi-
GENTLY moist, but some localities will
soon need more rain. The conditions.
on the whole were generally favorable
for the healthy progress OF crops.
Late wheat and oats are heading well.
Early wheat is generally filing In the
middle and southern counties, and some
fields of early oats are beginning to
ripen in the southern counties. Rye
harvest Is in progress, and some early
barley has been cut I'm the extreme
southern counties. both crops promis-
ing good yields.
Corn, though on the whole. still back
ward, has made rapid growth. Guilt
walton, though retarded by rains i'm
some localities, has generally pro-
crossed well. and In some of the more
southern counties considerable OF the
earliest corn has been laid by.
Millet and fax continue to make a
healthy growth.
Potatoes are doing well. and are, on
the whole. very promising.
Where not damaged by the frost OF
June 81 and the gale of June "a, fruits
are doing we'll
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
DELEGATES ARE NAMED.
Gov. Herreid Names Delegates TO
Commercial Congress-


Gov. Herreid Names Delegates to
Commercial Congress.
| Gov. Herreid has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates from South Dakota to
the thirteenth annual session Of the
Trans Mississippi Commercial congress,
to be held in st. Paul, Aug 1922. 1902:
Hon A. d. Kittredge, Sioux Falls. s..
d., United States senator from South
| Dakota
Hon. Robert ]. Gamble. Yankton. s.
D.. United States senator from South
Dakota.
Hon. C. H. Burke. Pierre. s. D..
congressman.
Hon. f. w. Martin, Deadwood. s. D.,
congressman.
c. ]. Mcleod. Aberdeen. S. d.
Judge John E. Garland, Sioux Falls.
s. u.
Judge ID. Haney, Mitchell. s. d.
III. l.. Loucks. Altruria. 8. ID.
A. o. Ringsrud. Elk Point, S. d.
David Williams. Webster, s. d.
Geo. N. Williamson. Eureka, S. d.
III. r., Horner. Pierre. s. d.
Harry Sanborn. Huron. 8. d.
M. r. Baskerville, watertown, s. d.
The subjects for discussion cover irri-
cation. rivers and harbors. inter-ocean-
ic canal, Pacific cable, merchant mar
Inc, st. Louis Worlds fair, 1903 trade
with the Orient. consular service, rail-
road transportation, statehood, preser-
walton OF forests. beet root sugar, trade
with Mexico. advantages of American
travel, exports and imports through Pa
cific and Gulf ports. need of home fac
tories, good roads and drainage.
Prof. N. Il. Hansen, professor OF hor-
ticulture at the state agricultural coll
iege, Bookings, s. D.. and Gen. w. Fl.
II. Beadle, Ill. D., president OF the state
normal school at Madison, s. D., will
deliver addresses before the congress.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
People Talked About.

Andrew Carnegie has given 10000 to
East Bourne, Sussex, Eng, for the es-
tablishment of library. for which the
duke of Devonshire has given a site.
]. w. Johnson, well known horse
man, died in st. Louis from the effects
of a horses kick. He was the owner OF
the horses Guide Rock and Deblaise.
Andrew Carnegie has offered G1S,000
to Finsbury. in the north of London:
$4,000 to Hammersmith, a suburb Of
London, and $4,000 to Londonderry for
public libraries.
William H. Williams, general man
ager of the Union News company. died
OK heart disease at his home in Orange,
N. ]. He was born in New York State
siXty-two years ago.
william Still. who was widely known
as the father of the underground"
railroad and one of the best educated
members of the negro race, is dead at
his home in Philadelphia.
+. S. Mills, the Cleveland representa-
tive of the United States Steel corpora
ticn, has been appointed an assistant
10 First Vice President Sidney Sayley,
with headquarters in New York. Mr..
A F. Harvey succeeds Mr.. Mills with
Office in Duluth.
Or. A. NJ. Callahan. clerk of the dis
trict court of Topeka, Kan, Is dead.
He was one Of the most prominent Ma
sons of the country. At one time he
was granl commander of the Scottish
RITE Masonic body, grand high priest
of the Royal Arch Masons and grand
commander of the knights Templar.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
CLEANUP OF sILvERa
First Cyanide Plant ia Work silver
Ore Succeeds.

Ute SucceeOSs
G. A. Allen, Frank Allen and c. II.
Krause have started their cyanide plant
on the tailings OF the old Iron Hill Sill
yer mill at Carbonate camp, near Dead
wood. The Allen brothers had the plant
In operation last summer. and cleaned
up over $4,000 in silver. 1t is the first
plant 20 be operated on silver ore in the
Back Hills, and was an entire success
giving an average extraction of 65 per
cent, running twenty-five tons a day
II has now been enlarged TO treat sixty
tons, and will run as long as II is posi-
bic to work out of doors this fall. The
plant consists of a steam pump and a
series of tanks, all out in the open, and
the tailings are handled with a team
and scrtpar. A number OF minor i'm
provements have been added TO II, and
1t is believed better results will be OBJ
tanned this year than were possible a
week ago.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

Eskimos claim to have found the re.
rains of Noah's ark away up near the
arctic circle. Can it be possible that
Noah started in search of the pole
without first having a relief expedi.
ton provided for?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
HIRE MEN To FILE.

Big Cattle Companies Hire Men 20
File on Fenced Lands.
Men are being engaged by the differ
ent large cattle outfits TO file upon land
enclosed by their fences, so as TO avoid
having TO move the fences. Most OF
the men engaged are given two-years'
contracts, with the agreement that they
are to receive 5000 apiece for each quar-
ter-section they make proof on. A large
number of men have been hired in this
manner during the past few weeks.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

Nation, H., July 20.--In q treis,'
wreck on the Big -Four at Lena, lnu'
Yesterday wickliffe Killefer engluee,,
~ this city, was killed. The engine ~ ~
five cars were destroyed. Cars pr
iecting from siding caused the Wre..
Several trains following Narrowly e
capped being wrecked.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

The announcement that an Eastern
railway has provided a special ticket
six feet long leads to the fear that
the traveller of the future will need
en- extra piece of luggage In which
to carry his transportation permit.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
REPLY TO JUDGE TAFT.
Commission OF Cardinals Is PrepRr-
ing One.

Ing One.
Rome, July 1e--After the pope had
read the last American note on the
subject OF the friars and their lands in
the Philippines, Cardinal Rampolla,
papal secretary of state, convened the
commission of cardinals to consider
reply. So far no answer has reached
Judge Taft, though in personal let
ter TO Cardinal Rampolla. Judge Taft
said:
las the document from Secretary
Root is conclusive, and as I wish 70
leave Rome as soon as possible, beg
your emiusuce secure me and the gem
tlemen accompanying me a farewell
audience as early as his holiness will
de'gn to grant It."
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

The car has decided that hereafter
heswill meet all classes of his subjects
and hear their grievances. This will
likely prove much better than to allow
the ''classes" TO take the initiative in
securing interviews.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

The New York Judge who has de-
cided that $4,000 year is the least
possible income that will support Il
society girl must have daughters who
are spending the summer at fashion
able resort.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
GIFT From oarnegie.

New York, July 19.--Andrew Carne-
gle has promised 10 give Clark univer.
sity $1O00 900 toward the s250.00o needed
to secure bequest OF 100000 under the
will OF the late Jonas G. Clark. says a
Worcester, Mass, dispatch.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

No matter how many canal COM
panies are Incorporated in New Jer-
sey, Uncle Sam is likely to handle
the pick and shovel when it comes to
actually digging through the isthmus.
The biggest corporation in this coun-
try is the people
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

sportsmen from the northern part
OF Wisconsin report that It is SO cold
The hsh are wearing pond lily leaf NIT.
tens on their nns. but allowances
must be made for the effects Of dis.
appointment on the general nature
OF the complete angler.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
BeIsian Conce.sions In china.

London, July ia dispatch to the
Morning Post from Brussels says that
the king of the Belgians has obtained
several important railway concessions
in China. He has acquired a majority
OF shares of the Canton Hanow road.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
slow Recovery.

London. July 1s. The recovery of
Mr.. Chamberlain, injured by being
thrown from a cab. Is retarded by re-
current weakness. His loss of blood has
led TO an intermittent pulse Complete
rest and change Of air is ordered.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

Rev. Mr.. Scudder of Jersey City ad.
vises the clergy to "eat more ginger.
II some OF them would eat less ginger
and more fish 1t would more to the
purpose.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

The way the young king of Spain
is behaving toward his mother seems
TO show that the maternal slipper
was not properly exercised in his ear
lier years.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
Took CnrhoIic Acid.

st. Louis, July 20.--Maud McMaIinss,,'
aged eighteen years, formerly OF I've
Paul. yesterday morning died 10 ~
city hospital from carbolic acid po.sv ID.
Ing. According to her roommate go
Taylor. she committed suicide Sar
of a quarrel with Frank Miller X
lover.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

An Indiana lover who sang Good
Morning, Carrie" beneath his sweet
hearts window was shot by irate
neighbors, who claim they thought
1t was tom cat.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

Why not speak good word for
Alfred Austin? His coronation ode
contains nothing that could bring the
faintest blush to the cheek OF mod
esty.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

Wholesale grocers of Chicago have
ORGANIZED a corporation with $5O0O,OOO
capital and a New Jersey charter.
Reports compiled by the Southwest
ern Grain Journal show that the Kan
COO bushels.
Russell Sage has purchased tract OF
co.. 600 acres of long-leaf yellow pine
land in Southern Mississippi. II is said
he will hold the timber for fancy prices.
The Neue Freie Presse of Vienna
states that J. p. Morgan has made an
offer to the Austrian council of indus
try to build and operate ships for the
Austrian trade.
William Miles. one Of the oldest cit-
izens of Brooklyn, and we'll known In
the leather trade and in banking circles,
is dead from heart disease. Mr.. Miles
was ninety years old.
State Excise Commissioner Culinan
of New York announces that there are
5000 licensed hotels in the State of
New York, and that about $500 Of there
are situated in Greater New York.
The valve on a locomotive whistle at
Oyster Bay, N. Y, broke, and the es-
Gaping steam kept the whistle going for
n quarter of an hour, long enough to
call together all the people in that Sec
ton.
Howard Freeman. the holder Of the
twentv-mile worlds bicycle record. de-
feated Gus Lawson at Atlantic City,
n. j.. by half lap in a most sensa-
tional finish, he going the distance in
1:1S lis.
Cant. Richmond Pearson Hobson of
Merrimac fame. rescued Miss Mary
Cert, a young lady we'll known 'n st.
Louis society. from drowning In the
Mississippi river. opposite the Chautau-
qua grounds, near Alton, Ill.
The reproduction OF the Robert
Burns cottage, together with Stirling
castle. which has been planned for the
ST. Louis fair, will cost about SIS, 00c.
The Burns cottage would be too small
for an exhibit Of the poets manu-
scripts and other relics. and these win,
therefore. be displayed In the replica Of
the castle.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

trade journal reports that the Wis
ible supply Of caviare has been great
ly reduced. This is calamity that
most persons can view with stoical
indifference.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

A Chicago man has been elected
president Of the American Whist
League. Yet they say the people OF
that city are NOISY.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
HEsAvY RAIN At JOLIET.
Many Streets and Yards Are over
flowed.

HDyyes.
Joliet, Ill.,, July 2O-A rainfall OF near,
ly four inches last night has cause
another flood in Joliet. overfo"ns
streets and yards adjacent to sprins
and Hickory creeks. and creating alais
among hundreds OF families. Severe
manufacturing plants have been con gu
PEELED to close by high water. the ~
nois river Is rising rapidly at this pol.
and farmers along the lowlands
again anticipating damaging noous'
The river has gone up a foot and Is -
creasing each hour.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

Edward Ffuhl of Wilkesbarre, Pa.
wants the court to let him change his
name. 1t would surely be fool cour,
that denied such petition.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

Sunday is said to be King Edwards
unlucky day, a discovery that ought
TO admonish him to try the expert
ment OF spending 1t as other persons
do.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

Having received your semi-annual
dividends. are you going to buy a yell
low automobile or a porterhouse
steak?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

New York doctors who do business
In fashionable circles are getting
ready for an epidemic of perityphlitis.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

The Minneapolis police situation
surpasses that of New York in that
the trains have to be watched lest
the force run away.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

Fortunately the reading public was
prepared for the WORST before Poet
Laureate Austin's coronation ode was
printed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

II the woman who asserts that Rus
sell Sage gave her a quarter is de-
clared insane will Russell get his
money back?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

There are doubtless many men In
this country to-day who would not
mind swapping their $40 Panamas for
75-cent umbrellas.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

King Alfonso wants to visit the
European capitals in search of wife.
Unfortunately his wish is likely to
be gratified.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

There is nothing SO becoming 20
Jury briber as short hair and striped
suit.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

Dom Paul" has hung up the re-
ceiver and turned away from the tel
ephone with sad sigh.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

A member OF the Austrian reichs-
rath lost his ear In duel; but 1t was
his tongue that got him into trouble.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

The men OF Kansas want farm
hands. but the Kansas girls prefer
bank clerks.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24

A match game is talked OF between
the American appendicitis and the
British perityphlitls.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-24
NURDE
Proper End
natid

""Nbs|
Waukesha,
Amend, who
the murder d
May term of
ted suicide b]
ing to poison|
wife had not
he was arres|
Yesterday Id
tried to get \
refused, and
sugar bowl.
I'll, but will
quently comm
saloon.