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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
AMss GETS SIX AND HALF YEARS
eermer Chief Of Minneapolis Police
Eorce Declares He 10 Not Guilty


Minneapolis, Oct. 4. - ed Ames,
former chief OF the Minneapolis po-
lice force, was sentenced at 1890 yes
terday morning to six and one-half
years In the state penitentiary at
Saltwater for receiving a bride OF SIS
from Addie Mills, woman OF the
town. for protection" Before pass
ing sentence Judge Brooks asked the
defendant If he had anything to say.
Ames replied:
"The verdict is a great injustice. I
am not guilty"
Ames' attorney, Victor WEIGH, be-
fore the sentence was passed, urged a
lenient sentence in view of the char
acter of the states witnesses. A stay
of fifty days was granted, during
which time a motion for a new trial
will be argued, and II 1t is not granted
the case will be appealed to the SUI.
preme court.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
Wanted on Several charoes.

Washington, Oct. 5. - Edward r.
Dana alias Moncrief, alias Davis,
was arrested here last night charged
with presenting worthless check to
q pawnbroker in the plrchase of a
diamond ring. The man is said to be
wanted on charges of forgery in Chi
cago, Toronto, New Orleans, Detroit
and Los Angeles in amounts ranging
from 800 to 50 400.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
Slaughter of Dous.

Grand Rapids, Wis. Oct 4. - Six
dogs were shot here as result of the
hydrophobia scare. The city council
has passed an ordinance which COM
pels all persons owning dogs to keep
them at home. Armed men have been
employed to patrol the streets in
search of dogs. They are ordered to
shoot any and all dogs at sight.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
Wants Law to Fit the case.

Winona, Mimi, Oct. 5.--The board
of park commissioners here will ask
for legislation next winter to permit
cities OF the size of Winona to take
property by appraisernent and assess.
ment for park purposes. A splendid
park system in Winona is blocked be-
cause OF defects in the old law In this
respect.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
DuLUTA GETS CONFERENCE.
Methodists at Morris Vote in Favor Of
Zenith City.

Morris, Mimi, Oct. 5.-By an unan-
imous vote the invitation of the First
Methodist church of Duluth for the
conference next year was accepted.
A large number of the younger minis
ters are this year not asking for ap-
pointments, but intend to attend the
university and theological seminaries
to better prepare themselves for their
work. Rev. II. w. Knowles of Duluth
gave a rousing address on civic fed
Grafton Of the churches, advocating
the regulation of saloons, gambling
and Sunday baseball
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
POSTMASTER is INDICTED.
Others Also Accused Of Wrong Doing
by Grand Jury.

Others Also Accused OF Wrong-Doing
by Grand Jury.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Oct. 5. - The
grand jury in the United States court
finished its work ard adjourned last
evening. William A. Worth, postmas-
ter at Buena Vista, was indicted on
the charge of embezzling $1,000;
Peter McAndrus, Joe Bunge, A.
Brownell, Mel Lacey, William Bru-
nette, Peter Reese, John Johnson and
Wah-da-na were indicted for alleged
violations of the liquor laws. Nc
Andrus pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced TO two months Imprisonment
and to pay a fine Of 800. Peter Mar
tin stood trial and was acquitted.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
Will Not Testify.

New York, Oct. 5.-Mamie Melando,
one of the important witnesses in the
Molyneux case and who was reported
to have disappeared, has been found
in Newark. She is said to have de-
clared, however, that she will not
again go through the ordeal of testify
ing.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
Roh Earh,s Shaver a, llhnrtx.

Canyon City, Colo, Oct. 5. Ed
O'Kelly. slayer of Bob Ford, who MUIR
dered Jesse James, was released from
the penitentiary yesterday, his COM
muted term of twenty years having
expired at midnight. O'Kelly shot
and killed Ford in a dance hall in
Crede.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09

Chicago. Oct. 5.-To prevent the al
legged tobacco trust from monopoliz-
ing the raw material the indenendent
cigar manufacturers have started a
$3,000e00 stock company to fight the
combination. The new concern is be-
ing underwritten by tle Union Trust
company of this city.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Wife Of Dead Man and Her Brothe
Bound Over for Trial.

Bound UVer TOT RAJ.
Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 4. - The pre-
Ilminary examination of Mrs. William
LANCE and her brother, Carnhart Con-
TORS, has been finished at Mound City.
The state occupied two days in evil
dence calculated to show that the
prisoners murdered William Lange,
the woman's husband, near Herreid
on May %. When the state closed,
William Wallace of Aberdeen, attor-
ney for the defendants, waived further
examination. putting in no evidence
whatever. The accused were bound
owe, to the circuit court for trial, and
the case will come on at the term to
begin on the 7th inst.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
KILLED IN UTAH.
Man Charged With Arson Is Killed In
Mine.

Deadwood, S. D., Oct. 5. - Howell
Davis, who has been wanted at Dead
wood for the last three years on the
charge Of arson, was killed recently
at the Daly-West mine at Park City,
Utah. Davis and Michael Connolly
were arrested for setting fire to the
Green Front saloon and dance hall in
Deadwood, and were released on
bonds. When their cases were called
Davis could not be found, and his bond
was forfeited. Connolly was tried,
convicted and sentenced to term in
the penitentiary.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
WAITS EARNED OUT.
Two Hundred New York Childr
Find Homes at Appleton,

THU rIOHHtS dI WppTclOUs
Appleton, Wis, Oct. 4. - Two hun.
bred street waits from New York city
arrived here yesterday under the
chaperonage of representatives of the
fresh air society. Each had a mum.
bered ticket sewed on his or her cloth
ing Corresponding tickets were held
oy the people who had agreed to
adopt them. An exciting time ensued
at the depot when each child attempt
60 to discover the whereabouts of its
foster parents in the crowd which
1ammed the streets.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
ALLEGED BURGLAR HELD.
Caught In the Act at Bristol While
Entering a Saloon.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Oct. 4. - A man
giving his name as Thomas Reed, and
who claimed to have been working on
the railroad at Bradley, has been ar
rested at Bristol on the charge Of
burglarizing a saloon at that place.
He was caught in the act by Night
Waterman Gus Hanson. Reed, when
taken before a j1stice for his prelim-
mary hearing. waived examination,
and in default of bonds for his APP
pearance at the next term Of circuit
court was lodged in Jail at Webster.
1t develops that he is also wanted at
aradley for the alleged robbery of the
store Of II. Y. Scarborough short
time ago.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
DRIVEN OUT OF TOWN.
Mine Boss Is Accused of Levying
Tribute

Terry, 8. D., Oct 4.--Harry Collins,
a shaft foreman at the Horseshoe
Mining company's mines, was driven
from town early yesterday by an in
furiated mob of several hundred min
ers, who threatened his life. Collins
was charged with extorting several
dollars a month from the wages of a
Slovenian miner as the price of hold
ing his position. The miners union
attempted to secure his dismissal, but
being unsuccessful, they marched to
Collins home and drove him out of
town, threatening vengeance If he re-
turned.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
EXPLOSION IN MINE.
Fourteen Men Have Probably Lost
Their Lives.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. A special TO
the Times from Black Diamond,
Wash, says: Fourteen men we're
working in the fourth level on the
south side of the Lawson mines be-
tween 10 and IL o'clock last night,
when an explosion of fire-damp oc-
CURED. All are supposed to have been
killed. Five bodies have been takeS
out A special train is leaving Seattle
with the coroner and physicians. The
lawson mines are the property of the
Pacific Coast company.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
CORN CROP WAS DAMAGED.
Official Report Credits Wisconsin
With rs Per Cent Of a Crop.

With rs Per Cent Of Crop.
Madison, Wis, Oct. 5. In his
monthly crop report, just issued. Sec
rotary True of the state board of agri-
culture estimates the corn crop of the
state at IS per cent of the average
Frost did considerable damage last
month. and much of the corn is soft.
Potatoes are estimated at SO per cent,
some complaints being made of rot
ting in the ground. Pastures are put
at los per cent buckwheat, Sc; late
apples, So; beans. 9S sorghum, n.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
MONEY FOR HAMLlNE.
Or. Drideeman Secures $4,000 at the
Conference at Morris.

Morris, Mimi, Oct. 4. - DIR. j. II.
Bridgeman, president of Hamline uni
versity, yesterday morning addressed
the Northern Minnesota conference Of
the M. e. church in session here in
the interest of this university. At the
conclusion of his address subscrip-
ton was taken for the endowment
fund of Hamline and $4,000 was quick
ly subscribed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
HE HAD HIS FLING.
Cashier Of Newbro Drug Company
Fugitive From Justice.

Fugitive from Justice.
Butte, Mort, Oct. 4. Assistant
Cashier Fred H. Warner of the New
bro Drug company. the largest in
Butte, whose parents are highly re-
spected people living at Lansing,
Mich, is a fugitive from justice with
the charge of grand larceny hanging
over his head. He Is short a sum
approximating $4,000 which is said to
have been squandered upon one of the
demi monde queens. He was tracked
to Great Falls, but there all traces OF
him were lost.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
FALLS FROM TRAPEzE.
Performer Injured at kenosha Street
Fair.

Kenosha, Wis.,, Oct. 4-W. p. Perrin,
a professional trapeze performer re-
siding at Wilmington. N. c., met with
serious If not fatal injuries during the
street carnival here last night. The
man was performing on a trapeze
forty feet above a paved street, and
while attempting difficult feet he fell
to the pavement. He was picked up
unconscious. An examination showed
that the man had suffered fracture
of the left shoulder blade and had sus-
tanned internal injuries. The acct
dent was witnessed by a crowd of
5000 people.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
Street Ealr = Success

Eau Claire, Wis, Oct. 4. = Secre-
ary stussy states the receipts of the
nrst two days of the street fair have
oeen larger than those of any previous
idlr' The attendance on the third day
has been still larger
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
pinhtheria Endemic

Huron, s. d., Oct. A disease In
many respects resembling diphtheria,
is prevalent here, and from it three
deaths have occurred In as many days.
The city schools we're closed on Tues.
day.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
Earthauakea Near nom..

Rome. Oct. 5.-A violent earthquake
was felt last night at TERM, about
fifty miles from here. The inhabitants
wern manic stricken and fed to open
spac-S a nImscr OF houses were
darfr sf
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09

Mother Gray's sweet Powders for Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray,
nurse In the Children's Home In New
York. Cures Feverishness. Bad Stom-
sch. Teething Disorders. move and reg
ulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms.
Over 10000 testimonials. At all drug
gists, csc. Sample FREE. Address
Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy. N. L.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09

II is the purpose OF the Chilean gov.
eminent to bring about great econo-
mics in the budget. A saving of ST..
100000 will be effected in one depart
msnt alone.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
Can Hold uno,. s,r,s Mon.v.

:, Nortnheld, Mimi. Oct. 4. The
Northheld National bank has been
SSesignated as depository for United
States funds,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
Fight With Band of Hriqands.

Athens, Oct 5.--A report has been
resolved here from Thessaly that
Turkish troops have had an unsuc-
cessful encounter with large band of
brigands near Greuena, Macedonia.
Five soldiers were killed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09

DON'T SUFFER- WITH CATARRH
Use Coles Carbolisalve. The old reliable
remedy. Guaranteed to give satisfaction
or money refunded. All good druggists at
BIC and SOC.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
SENT TO THE pENITE TIARy.
GIendive Court Disposes Of Two Grim
inal Cases

Glendlye. Mont, Oct. SIN the dis
trict court Matthias CARAT, charge.
with an attempt to commit criminal
assault on little girl, entered a plea
OF guilty He was sentenced to four
years imprisonment at Deer Lodge.
Green Reed, charged with grand lar
ceny, also entered plea of guilty and
was sentenced to one year In the PEN
itentiary.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
Arm Torn OF.

!, n1aalaton, Mimi, Oct Aloe Wilson
=, ~ hebron, Ind, had his arm torn on
lhreshing machine near here.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09

A man who runs into debt will re-
greet 1t in due time.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
COMMITTED eieAMY.
WatertoWn Man Was Nine Days Pre-.
vious In Remarryino

WATERFOWL. S. d., Oct 5. - Gust
Paul, liyirS near this city. unwittingly
committed bigamy a few weeks ago.
the facts of which have Just come to
light. Paul thought that his wife had
secured a divorce from him, and on
Sept. remarked, but the divorce was
not granted his first wife until Sept.
IT, nearly two weeks after he had
married a second time.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
ltlIIa wife and self.

PForsa. H.. Get. S. - Lee Scott, a
-far,r~- --~gtcrfav esot ana kita his
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
SHOT BY SWEETHEART.

Tragedy at Waterloo Which May Re.
suit In Death.
waterloo, Iowa, Oct. 4. Fred
wheeler, a railway pilot, was shot last
night and seriously, IL not fatally in
Jured by Miss Mary Cummings, with
whom he had been keeping company.
Inc couple had quarreled frequently.
MISS Cummings is being held pending
.ne outcome of Wheelers wounds.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09

A man is not necessarily idle be-
cause he is not effectively performing
labor.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-10-09
.iurX.

ury' I.
the trial q
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claimed ina. ina
committee
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[Game.

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Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14

Kepner, Osceola; r. b. Coe. David City
Frank Horst. Madison; r. ]. Kombrfnk.
Central City; Thos. Nelson, Diller; Frank
Coye. Emerson; F. r. Janda. Wahoo; John
Badman, Dewitt; +. Bange, Marysville
r. G. Wagner, Arapahoe, Neb. w. p,
Hohenschuh. Iowa city, Ia; George
Brown. SUPERIOR, VIM. Hobson, Weeping
Water; +. w. Herrick. Columbus; s. @,
Hersman. Red oak, Ia. NJ. A. wessen-
donck, New York; r. ]. Cowles. ~gton,
Ia; J. A. Hershey. Burlington, Ia. j.. G.,
Phelps, Lincoln, Neb. j. t: Hamilton, st
Paul, MINI. Horace Mol, st. Louis. Mo.
q. p. Rose, Springfield, o.; c. E. Leedom.
BiufS. Ia. f 8 Il. KxiSole;k. f TineoTnr: lung i. ".
owen, Chicago; f. A. Post, Allegan, Mich.
II. w. Baumgartner, Topeka. Kan; A. l.
Gon, Des Moines. Ia; H. A. Fritz, Fort
Dodge, Ia; Frank Rosebrough. ST. Joe;
Grant Latin. Burlington. Ia; ]. T. oil
more, Chicago; c. J. Schenck. Burlington,
Ia; l.. Davis, Fremont, Neb. G. Carroll,
ST. Louis, Mo; S. Reppert, West Point,
Neb. c. f. Matthews. Burwell. d. II.
Culbertson, Albion; II. Blush, Avoca: II.
A. Baer, York; Max Egge, Grand Island
st. Joe; F. NJ. Willis. Waterloo, Ia w.
w. Albert, Rushville; c. ]. From, Newman
Grove; c. A. Carlson, Hastings; VIM. ],
McCarter. Philadelphia; Guy Kerner, San
Francisco; p. Verplanck, Chicago; James
Godfrey, Philadelphia; DR.. Albert Baker,
Boston; Joseph Hrosch, Kansas City; Rob-
ert NJ. Cameron, Schuyler John G. Smith,
Falls City; j. d. Zettle, Columbus; G.. w
Duf1eld, Denver; Horace Burroughs. Bal
timore; w. w. Wells. Chicago; II. G. Olone,
Kansas City.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.

John G. Wharton. Edgar A, William and
Claire ]. Baird have formed a partnership
under the name of Wharton & Baird Sons.
Roy Page, who stole a horse and phaeton
from l.. N. Gonden, pleaded guilty before
Judge Baxter and was sentenced to two
years in the p~enitentiary.
William Norton, an insane prisoner in the
county jail, tried to butt his brains out
by dashing his head against the stone wall.
He only succeeded In inficting a scalp
wound.
w. ]. Peterson. who says he had a leg
crushed by coming in contact with an Elk
horn train last January has brought suit
in the county court against the Fremont,
Elkhorn 81 Missouri Valley Railroad com,
pany for 500 damages.
Burglars entered the residence of George
d. Patterson, 3lN Cass street, Thursday
afternoon during the absence of the family
and stole several rings and articles Of
Jewelry to the value OF $40. Entrance was
gained by unlocking the front door.
The Omaha Bar association will meet at
the rooms OF the Commercial club at 1880
Saturday evening and all of the members
are requested to turn out. There will be an
interesting program, the feature Of which
will be a paper on "Chief Justice fancy"
by I. +. Congdon.
Building permits have been granted as
follows: To A. c. Busk to erect at Thirty
fourth street and Hawthorne avenue "A
brick dwelling to cost $500; to the Mutual
oil Tank Line company to erect at Elev-
enth and Clark streets a warehouse, office
and barn to cost $500,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
LITTLE BOY D0UBLY SOAKED
~Pickaninny Taken 10 Police station
in Helpless state of In
tOxicatiOn

odora Reid, c%olCred, drunk and sleeping
in a Farpam street car.
They did not, however. send the patrol
wagon for Dora Thursday night, because Pa
trolman Cunningham brought lin into the
station at midnight on his arms. soaked
from rain and helpless. Dora is, pos
sibly, 9 years old, and very small and very
black. He is the little coon who dances
to such admiring circles on the streets, and
his success is his undoing; for in addition
to coins, some of his admirers treat the
little dancer to sips Of beer, SO that the
police have frequently to return him to his
home, PIT North Eleventh street, like n
limp little bundle of rags. But 'Dora's
mother says, mo, sab, Odora not drunk.
Dat chile jus run about so hard he dat
tired, he CANT help fall over asleep like
dat"
'Dora's father, who is a mason's tender,
does not know what to do with the child,
for he will neither go to school nor stay
at home.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
NOT LOOKING FOR TROUBLE
German Vessels Go 90 Venezuela
Merely to Safeguard Kaiser's
Interests.

BERLIN, June 1S.-The Foreign once
here is without details OF the reported bonn
bardment OF the seaport OF Laguira, Vene-
zuela, by the forts and the Venezuelan war
ship in consequence Of a revolutionary
movement in the suburbs. The Foreign Of
ace. however, takes the occasion OF this
inquiry to say that the cruisers Gazelle
and Falk we're ordered to Laguira simply
to safeguard German interests and that
their presence in Venezuelan waters is in
no way connected with Germany's long
pentlng claims against Venezuela. AS soon
as order is restored the cruisers In ques-
tion will leave Venezuela.
The directors Of the great Venezuelan
railway from Caracas to Valencia held a
meeting at Hamburg today and declared 0
dividend Of one-half of / per cent. The
great Venezuelan railroad is a German
concern. The chairman Of the company
affirmed at today's meeting that the rail
road had not been sold to an American
company.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
You Will Be Happy If
You Are Well.
PaIns'S Celery Compound
BestOws That Health and
Vigor That Makes LiV-
ing a Pleasure.

II you are sick and out-of-sorts in June.
1t is in your power to make yourself
healthy. strong and happy.
There is not the slightest reason why
you should go through the hot summer
weather feeling sickly, miserable. ~languid.
and meiancholic. To be well aud strong
means happiness and true 10y. and this Is
the season when you should be bright,
hearty and gladstone.
II you are sleepless. rheumatic, neural
gle. dyspeptic, or have the shadows OF dis
ease lowering over you; IL you are not az
bright. energetic and strong as you were
some weeks ago, the use OF Paine's Celery
Compound will tone up and fortify your
whole system, cleanse the blood, correct
digestion. sharpen the appetite. and con-
duce TO restful sleep. Thousands once In
a half-dead condition owe their present
good health to the use OF Paiue's Celery
Compound. Mr.. VIM. S. Gibson. Of Pleas
%ureville, Ky, who, through sickness and
suffering, was brought near the dark grave
writes as follows, regarding his marvel
Gus cure:
II have been broken down in health
and strength. nervous system shattered,
kidneys out Of order, and nervous tremb-
ling spells of and on for the last ten
years. l have taken three bottles OF your
Palne's Celery Compound and all OF the
above mentioned troubles have left me,
and ! can now do a good days work.
l go about my business all day long and Il
don't worry me, and l now feel better
than I have in ten years. I have a good
appetite, and can eat and get around on
foot as active as when l was a boy. My
age is 60 years."
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
The
illustrated
Bee.
KIDNAPPING SCHEME FoILED
wholesale Plot to ExtOrt Money from
Wealthy People IL I'm
covered.

BUTTE, Mont, June 13.-The police un-
esrthed a startling scheme today to do
a wholesale kidnapping among the wealthy
families Of Butte, The alleged leader of
the gang. Samuel Consentino. is under ar
rest,
An attempt was made several days ago
to kidnap Hazel Gindrup, the 12-year-old
niece OF Harry Symons. a merchant, and a
day later an attempt was made to steal
the infant child of William symons.
Descriptions Of the mel given to the po-
lice led to the arrest OF Consentino. Among
the people whom 1t was proposed to kidnap
and hold for ransom were the youngest
son Of Senator W. A. Clark, Mrs. Lulu F,
Largey. a wealthy woman who makes her
home in Butte and New York. and a mum
Der Of leading merchants. bankers and min
ing men.