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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
In the House.

Washington. Jan. 23.-Sone OF the old
partisan fire was injected into the pro-
ceedlngS of the house yesterday when
the item in the urgent deficiency bill
appropriating $500 900 for a military
post at Manila, which the Democrats
have been using as text for speeche
in opposition to the Philippine policy OF
the administration Tor the last three
days was reached. Mr.. Cannon, in
charge Of the bill, confessed that the
appropriation vas subject to a point OF
order and IL went over. In lieu thereof
he offered an amendment TO appropri-
ate the same sum for shelter and pro-
lection" of officers and enlisted men OF
the army on duty in the Philippines,
This the chair held to be in order and
It at once became the subject of a very
spirited debate in which Mr.. Richard
son, the minority leader. Mr.. Williams
of Mississippi and Mr. De Almond of
Missouri were pitted against the chair
man OF the appropriations committee.
Partisan applause rang out on each side
to cheer on the respective champions.
and there seemed to he solid line upon
each side of the political aisle. But
when the vote came to be taken Mr..
Cummings, New York Democrat. vot-
ed with the Republicans, turning
angrily on his political brethren as he
did so. and with cinched fist in their
faces. crying out that he hoped he
OF p9suJoI gu u9QM p9zGIBIpd 90 luSIm
vote to protect an American soldier.
The vote on the adoption OF the amend
ment stood ayes 127. noes 100. Before
the general debate closed Mr.. Watson
paid a beautiful tribute TO the late
President Mckinley.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
ALLEGE CONSPIRACY.

Knights of Labor Have Members OF
Opposition Lodge Placed tnucr
Arrest.
Washington. Jan. 26-John Hamer-
-trum, president of the Central Labor
nnion. and Eugene Van Ness, a well
known member of that organization.
we're arrested last night for alleged con-
spiracy, on warrants sworn out by
William Nally and l.. A. Swank, tailors,
members of the local organization or
the knights of Labor. The arrests are
the result of a feud which has existed
between the two bodies since the or
ganization OF thet former. Nally and
Swank recently were discharged by the
firm employing them and claim In was
iue to spitework on the part of the Cen
tIal union.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
GEORGE DIXON DEFEATED.
Veteran Coiorcd PugiIiSt Goes Down
Under n Rim of RLnMs.

Baltimore, Jan. 26--George Dixon. the
veteran colored pugilist, went down and
out last night under a rain OF body
blows delivered by Eddie Lehny 1t
was an excellent exhibition OF sDarrinS.
LeEny had the better OF the argument
throughout. His blocking rendered 1t
impossible for the colored man 10 land
a telling blow, while Dixon proved 70
be shiftisr than his old friends had eX-
peCted and avoided many hard leads.
In the ninth round Lenny landed sew
era hard body blows. When the round
was two-tiirds over the men came TO a
clirch near the ropes and wrestled TO
the center Of the ring. Dixon fell 20
the floor. striking his head and laying
open his cheek. He attempted to rise
but was advised by his seconds to take
the count. ana the decision was given
to Lenny. Dixon was very groggy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
OLYMPIA REuABILITATED.
Deucy'S Old Flagship Thoroughly
Rcfitted and Modcrnized.

Boston. Jan. 26.-The historic flagship
of the Manila bay fight. the Olympia,
will go into commission at the Charles
town navy yard to-day. Capt. Henry
w. Lyon takes command. Wednesday,
Feb -, has been designated as her
sailing day from Boston, and her or
ders now read for Lambert's Point,
Va" After participating in the naval
reception and escort TO Prince Henry
OF Prussia, the Olympia will go south
90 become the flagship of Rear Admiral
Francis X. Higginson, in the important
work of the North Atlantic squadron
in the West Indian and Central AmeTi-
can waters For twenty-four months
the work OF rehtting. overhauling and
me dern:zing the famous ship has been
i'm progress at the navy yard, and a
total OF $500. 900, about 500, 600 less than
originally estimated, has been expended
In the task
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
uNRULy MINERS.
They Make I'm Attack on Car and
One Nan IL shot.

Terre Haute. Ind. Jan. pa west
bound car carrying mail on the Brazil
interurhan line was attacked by a
crowd of miners at o'clock last night
at the Seelyville switch. eight miles
east Of this city. During the exchange
of shots between the non-union train
men and the miners Capt X. II. Hager-
man. a passer-by. was shot in the hip,
but his injury is not necessarily fatal.
II is not known who fired first. but at
least twenty sho.s were exchanged.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
SMALLPOX AT YALE.
student Ia Taken 20 the Contagious
Disease Hospital

New Haven. Conn, Jan. 26--Just af-
ter dark last night an ambulance
1Asked up 10 students boarding
house at l5S Elm street. this city. a few
doors beyond thu vale gymnasium. and
into 1t was carried Arthur Bernard
Recknagle. member of the sophomore
class whose home is in Brooklyn, n.
Y, and he was taken to the contagious
disease hospital at Springside farm.
suffering with what the health officer OF
New Haven, DR.. Frank w. Wright.
thinks is smallpox
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
TO POISON ABE LINCOLN.
Man who Was OTered 100000 Bribe
Is penh.

Is Dead.
Washington. Jan. 26.-James Altman.
VINO yesterday died in Washington, ac-
ccrdirg to his own story refused bribe
OF 100000 10 put poison in cream which
he served to President Lincoln. Mr..
Altman in 1865 kept a dairy on farm
where the bureau of printing and en-
craving now stands. about half a mile
south OF The White House. He supplied
milk and cream 10 the White House
ard Secretary Stanton. In an inter-
view some months ago Mr.. Altman said
that early in April, 1855, he was driving
his milk wagon toward the White
House, two men stopped him and Of
fered him 100000 to put poison in the
cream he was taking TO the president.
Mr.. Altman replied that a roll as big as
the treasury building would not tempt
him to do such deed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

There was never an innocent and
improving pastime. suitable alike TO
the learned and the laity, to compare
in genuine fun and literary profit with
the spelling bee" So general has
become the vice of bad photography
that signs multiply In favor OF re-
vival of the bee" There VIII be a
little more difficulty than of old in
agreeing upon standard, but the
words spelled more ways than one are
comparatively few and not important
Teachers of spelling. the few that re-
main in the schools, should be the first
to encourage the jolly bee" and are
liable not to be the last to be spelled
down.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
police RAID the Bowery.

New York, Jan. e6. - A raid OF I'M
usual proportions was made by nearly
100 policemen on the Bowery last night.
Several notorious resorts were closed
and thirty-two prisoners locked up.
The raids for ashadow the doom of the
Bowery. for they marked the prelim-
mary step in the wholesale cleaning Of
that somewhat famous thoroughfare.
In nearly every raid the proprietor of
the re sort was arrested.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
RAILROAD COMPANY nLAMED.

Coroner's Jury Completes Investt-
cation of the Tunnel Accident.
New York, Jan. 26.--The coroner's in
vestigation into the causes of the re
cent disaster in the New York Central
railroad tunnel was brought to a close
last night, WREN the jury, after being
out three hours and five minutes. re-
turEed verdict completely generating
John M. Wisker ard f. G. Fyler the
crew of the engine that crashed into III
rear end of the train, causing the death
OF seventeen people. The verdict places
the blame for the conditions leading
to the accident On the officials of the
railroad.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
In the sennte.

Debate on the Philippine tariff bin
was not continued in the senate yester-
day, no member of that body being
prepared to proceed with the discussion.
The bill providing for the establishment
of a department of commerce was un.
der discussion for nearly two hours
Little progress was made with IL, as
while the debate disclosed no objection
10 the main features of the bill. there
was a disposition on the par; OF the
senate to give it careful consideration
and 10 perfect the details OF the meas.
ure
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
Aue.ed murderer Captured.

Denver, Colo, Jan. ga telephone
me sage from Fort Collins, Colo, an
nounces the CAPTURE OF II an believed
to be the one who on Dec 81 murdered
Harold Fridborn, aged fifteen years,
and assaulted his sixteen-y ear-old sis
ter, while the pair were skating in this
city. He was captured in a cave TWEEN
ty-two miles north of Bellevue. and
when surrounded, ATTEMPTED suicide.
but succeeded only in breaking his jaw.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
Robbed in Brond Day,,ebt.

Wichita. Kan, Jan. 2s--Mrs, Ange-
lima Anderson was bound and ragged
here In broad daylight in her room and
robbed of 81 100 worth of diamonds and
81 500 in money. She came here n few
months ago and married an eighteen
year. old livery stable boy. who was
taking care of her horse. and is now
sending him to a local college The
woman Is said to be from Racine, wis.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
MIR. DALE SEEKS DIVORCE.
Would Sever Ties with Woman Who
Was Suspected of ChiId-Murder.

Chicago, Jan. 26. - Harvey S. Dale.
manager Of the Chicago branch of the
Union Mutual Life Insurance company,
has filed bill for divorce in the cir
cult court against his wife, Elizabeth
Howe Dale According to the bill Dale
was married to Elizabeth Nicholson
Howe at Buffalo Jan. 4, 1856, and lived
with her as husband until Dec. q. 1899.
AntoniuS Zilles. alias Emmett Corrigan,
is named as the correspondent. Ebert
Waller Is also named in connection
with the charges. Mrs. Dale was re-
Gently under arrest in Hoboken, N. j.,
charged with killing her child After
an investigation by the coroner she was
discharged from custody.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
HINT TO RUSSIA.
England Would Resent the Occupa-
ton of a Persian Gulf Port.

London, Jan. 26. Replying in the
house of commons 70 g question regard
ing the governments Eastern policy
Lord Cranborne, under secretary for
foreign affairs, said the occupation OF
port on the Persian gulf by Russia
or any other foreign power would be In
consistent with the maintenance OF the
status quo which Il was the policy or
the government 10 maintain there. In
regard to Manchuria, said Lord Gran
borne, Il waA the governments policy
30 maintain the status quo in China.
as determined by treaty
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
uoBsoN STAYS IN.
Naval BOARD VIII No, Allow Him to
Retire.

Washington. Jan. 26. A naval re-
firing board has declined to recommend
the retirement of Capt. Richard p.
Hohson. He applied for retirement.
alleging that his eyes were injured by
the heat and glare while he was work
ing on the Spanish Vessels sunk at
Santiago and afterward while he was
on duty at Hongkong. where two ves-
sells of the Spanish fleet sunk by Dew
ey were repaired. The board of ply
sicians which examined him found that
his sight was not permanently i'm
Taired, and he has been ordered TO re-
turn TO duty In connection with the
Charleston exposition.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

The Chicago man who emptied a
pint measure of whisky ut a single
drink and died In consequence was
recklessly imprudent. Every Missouri
colonel knows that there are two good
drinks In every pint of whisky.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

This man up in Vermont who has
new theory regarding the cause of the
movement of the earth and other
planets about the sun may be the SUBJ
ject of long articles in all the encyelo-
pedias some day.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
MERGER OPPOSED.
StocLb older of the Erie Telephone
C0mpnny AppenIS 60 the Courts.

Boston, Jan. &c. - Elmer Nutting OF
Manchester. N. H.. has brought bill
in equity in the superior court here
against the Erie Telephone company
and three voting trustees under the re-
organization plan, and the Old Colony
Trust company, seeking an injunction
TO restrain the transfer OF the property
of the Erie company TO another COM
pany. whose name is unknown 10 him.
though ii Is said to be the Bell Tele-
phone company. The plaintiff Is owner
Of 705 shares of Erie stock and is OPP
posed to the reorganization.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

Buffalo Bill has undergone an oper-
alton for the removal of his hair. IL
the scalp had gone with 1t the small
boy might in time have forgiven the
Indian. He will never forgive the bar
ber
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
dvATIoNs FOR sCHLEY.
Greeted by Crowds wherever His
Trains stops.

Trains stops.
Pittsburg. Jan. 26.-Rear Admiral W.
s. Schley passed through the city last
night ed route for Chicago, where he IS
to he the guest Of the Hamilton club
The train was delayed here thirty-hve
minutes, and during that time the ad-
miral shook hands with 500 people.
made a nice little speech, was cheered
vociferously and appeared 70 enjoy
himself Immensely. The crowd gath
cred at the Baltimore & Ohio station
numbered nearly 1000. and II was
demonstrating 10 a degree. Reports
fron along Tire route from Baltimore TO
Pittsburg tell of n succession OF oVa-
tiohs at all places where the tram
stopped, Cumberland, Connellsville'
West Newton and McKeesport Vieing
with each other in the heartiness CT
their receptions of the admiral.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

The name of the new Siamese min
lister at Washington is Phya Akharaj
Oradhara. The dentists ought to be in
the front rank of the reception COM
mittee.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

Three hundred cooks have deserted
the Chinese emperor. Now, If his
chambermaids will give notice we may
put Kwang Su right in the modern
column.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

Somebody has figured that King Ed
wards coronation will cost s19,O25, 900.
And Andrew Carnegie could foot the
bill and hardly know it.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

Chinese taxpayers have another
groan coming. The dowager empress
announces that she will endeavor to
re-establish the popularity of the court
function.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

II the American schools are not
teaching English there may be comfort
in the suspicion that they are creating
a new language.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

Multimillionaire Rockefeller frankly
confesses that he would give the bulk
of his fortune to possess the appetite
OF his landscape gardener.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
Killed bv BurI'ngton Tr-l,

Deadwood, s. D., Jan. 20. - William
C. Coffman was run over by Burling-
ton train at Englewood. receiving in
iuries from which he died in a few
hours after being brought here. He
was a section man.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

American tailors are cospiring TO get
hold of the London trade. but how dc
they expect to introduce into Great
Britain clothes that fit?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

Joaquin Miller says it is wrong to
exclude the Chinese. Joaquin, how
ever, will have to do most Of the blush
ing himself.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

It has been determined by the agri-
cultural department that the San Jose
scale came from China. Let it be in
cluded in the exclusion act
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
Scare for Mexicnn,.

Mexico City, Jan. Pa sharp earth
quake shock was felt here at 4:10 yes
terday morning, awakening people from
their SLEEP. A shock was also expert
enced at TaNco, State of Guerrero, yes
terday afternoon.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

With Iowa controlling the currency
and the garden seed, the politicians
OF that state ought to be reasonably
happy.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

Young Corbett has decided to aban-
don pugilism and become a surgeon.
He will be able to take up his new du-
ties with a thorough knowledge of
fractures and uppercuts.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

1t Is claimed that wireless telegraphy
was first suggested by the flight of a
pigeon, but why this should prompt
the inventor any more than the throw
ing of a brickbat is hard to imagine
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
q o % % - =
,(SOD&RGSS
~ RESUME OF rHK
WEEKS PROCEEDINGS.
a q o "a - % - .
In the senate.

Washington. Jan. 2i.-Debate on the
Philippine tariff bill will begin in the
senate to-day. In behalf Of the ma
jority of the committee on Philippines
Chairman Lodge yesterday reported the
measure and gave notice that he would
call IL up at o'clock to-day Mr.
Rawlins of Utah, acting for the minorl-
~ of the committee, offered subsu-
tute for the bin of the majority ana
announced that ne would submit some
remarks on Il at the conclusion of Mr..
Lodges statement In support OF the
majority report. During the greater
part of yesterdays session the measure
providing for the establishment of
department of commerce was under
consideration. An effort was made by
Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota to secure
vote, but the opposition to many of It's
provisions became so strong that the
effort had to be abandoned.
In the House.
The time OF the house OF representa-
tives was occupied yesterday i'm gem
eral debate on the urgent deficiency
appropriation bin. An item in the bill
CARRYING 100000 for a military post at
Manila precipitated long debate on
which some of the ablest debaters on
both sides of the house took part. y
semi speech by Mr.. Clark OF
Missouri elected reply from Mr.. Can
non of Illinois, which I'm turn drew the
fire of Mr. De Almond of Missouri.
Others who participated were Mr.. Rich
ardson Of Tennessee, Mr.. Grosvenor OF
Ohio, Mr.. Alexander OF New York Mr.,
Groat of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Williams of
Illinois and Mr.. Underwood of Ala
bama.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

The advance in wireless telegraphy
was the chief scientific event OF last
year.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

Sergeant Kipling has butted into the
British war controversy with a prop
osition to draft soldiers from the golf
links and transfer them to the scene
of actual conflict.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

Don't eat anything. Everything you
eat causes cancer. The scientific sharps
say so. They never eat anything.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

Plethoric wedding fees are in sight
for the st. Louis minister who is urg-
ing women to do the proposing
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

An essay on happiness in the Balti-
more Sun resolves itself into one rule:
Pay all bills promptly
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

The army and navy experts seem to
think that the Gathman gun is just
the thing for some other nation.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
NO PEACE PROPOSALS.
rthu. BnIfour says Beers Have Not
10

Made Advances.
London, Jan. l6. In the house OF
con mons Mr.. Balfour. the government
leader replying TO Mr.. L.abouchere. de-
Med that proposals have been received
by the government from any one pro-
Tossing &c represent the Peer leaders
since the Kitchener-Botha negetia-
lions sor1e months ago.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
The senate.

washing.on, Jan. "a An effort was
made in the senate yesterday by Mr.
Mason of Illinois to obtain considera-
tion for a joint resolution which he in
troduced, extending the thanks OF con-
gress TO Winfield Scott Schley "for his
brave and able conduct OF the American
fleet at the victorious battle of Santi-
ago." The effort, however, was not
succ essful. Mr.. Masons resolution, I'm
addition TO the thanks of congress, pro-
vided that Admiral Schley should be
presented a sword that bronze medals
CONNER orative of the battle of Santi-
ago should be distributed among tho
officers and men under the command
OF Schloy during said battle" and that
$4,000 be appropriated To meet the ex-
peEses of the resolution, ON motion Of
Mr.. Hale the resolution was referred to
the committee on naval affairs.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Tell
er providing for Intervention on the
part of this government in behalf Of
Gen. Scheepers. sentenced TO death by
the British South African authorities
was postponed Indefinitely as Scheepers
already has been executed.
The department of commerce bill was
under consideration the greater part OF
the session, but no definite progress was
made.
In the House.
The consideration of the urgent de-
ficiency bill, which has been under de-
bate In the house since Monday, was
completed yesterday, but owing to the
lateness OF the hour. passage of the bill
was postponed until to-day A sue
cessful effort was made to increase the
pay Of rural mail carriers from $500 to
$500 per annum. Mr.. lin of Connect
cut made the motion to increase the ap-
preparation for this purpose. II was
resisted by Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Loud,
chairman of the postofiice committee.
on the ground that the method was ir-
regular but the members with rural
constituencies supported it and it was
adopted-1o9 TO Is.
Washington. Jan. 25.-The house yes
terday passed the urgent deficiency ap-
preparation bin and devoted the re-
mainder of the session to a private
pension legislation. 1t then adjourned
until Monday. The Republicans forced
a record vote on the amendment 10 the
deficiency bill to appropriate 100000 for
the protection ana shelter OF American
soldiers i'm the Philippines and l6 Demo
Gratis voted for it.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
In the House.

In the absence Of other pressing bust
ness the house managers are allowing
the widest latitude in the debate on the
urgent deficiency bin now before the
house. The irrigation of arid lands in
the west and the advisability of retain
ing control of the Philippines We're the
main topics under discussion yesterday.
The speakers were Mr. Sibley of Penn
sylvania, Mr.. Dinsmore of Arkansas.
Mr.. Newlands OF Nevada. Mr.. Mondell
OF Wyoming, Mr. Robinson of Indiana,
Mr.. Kern of Illinois. Mr.. Gaines Of
Tennessee. Mr.. Vandiver of Missouri
and Mr. Greene of Pennsylvania.