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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-09
CIeveIand's Paramount Commission
er Succumbs to a Long Illness,
Dying of Lung Trouble.
His Busy Life and Connection With the Affairs
of Hawaii at the Time of the Hauling
Down of the Flag, Raised by the United
States Minister, Ten Years Ago.
tAssooaArED PRESS oAsLEaRAMo

MACON Ga, March 8-James H. Blomt former member of
Congress from this district who has been known for
the title him by President Cleveland
occasion of the appointment commissioner investigate af
his today His lungs have been affect
and he has weakened steadily years he
stricken with paralysis.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-09
RevoIutionists Defeat Government.

PANAMA. March desperate battle just reported Gen
Ferrera leader government killed and his entire staff
captured The rebels completely successful and the federal troops
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-09
Santo Domingo Is Shaken.

SAINT THOMAS, D. w L, March S-Heavy earthquakes are
reported from of Snto Domingo Volcanic
outbr feared
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-09
Rioters Kill a Policeman.

street car employees this morning In the
battle policeman Many rioters arrested before the
mob dispersed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-09
To Aid Beecher Mem oriaI Fun d.

NEW YORK March 8A great meeting held tonight
in the of plan funds for the Beechr Memorial
Addresses were Justice
the United States Supreme Court
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-09
Family of Five Is Destroyed.

SEATTLE, SNes from Dawson city that an en-
family consisting OF the father mother and three children was burn
ed to death in a road house, that place
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-09
Six Die in Hotel Fire.

ELKINS w Va Sin fire which destroyed the Prin
pal tonight guests burned to death The extreme cola
made it impossible to fight the fire with any success
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-09
Miners Die by Gas Explosion.

FERGUSON c., March sBy explosion of gas in mine
here TODAY four miners lost their lives
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-09
Cleo de Merode to wed.

PARIS 8C1eo Merode, the French beauty
marry wealthy Pole Rumors have connected her with many
marriages enphacaly there mis-
take
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-09

Continued on Page p.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
sheep GROWING IS PROFITABLE.
One South Dakota Man Has Realized an Independ-
ent Fortune

here. Last year, after nine years
experience, he sold all his stock and
earthly possessions, clearing up sew.
eral thousand dollars after paying his
debts made by starting with sheep on
shores, and with his family he depart
ed for Zion City, where he now lives.
Dozens of wealthy men here owe
their start to sheep in this way. Sen.
atcr Saltmarsh says that any land is
worth SO an acre for sheep raising.
with wool and mutton at low price,
but sheep are unpopular notwithstand.
ing Wolves multiply and thrive near
a sheep herd requiring wakeful vigil
ance on the part of the herder to keep
them away. Those who start with
sheep scon change to cattle, If they
have to do the work themselves, say
ing that the life of the sheep herder is
little better than penal servitude. But
Senator Saltmarsh has risen from pov.
erty to wealth and influence, besides
being the means of many others be-
coming wen off, ell because of sheep
on shares.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

Matters are progressing finely
toward the success of the corn palace
IN Mitchell, which will be held Sept
% to Oct 1, inclusive. The exterior
of the building has been absolutely
cleaned of the corn and other decora-
tions which have remained on the
structure since the last palace and the
new decorations will be started this
week. The decorative work will be
under the direction OF a. Rohc ct Law
renee, Kan, who has had charge OF the
work since the first corn palace was
erected in 1892 This work will be
done later this year in order to have
the corn and grasses fresh when the
palace opens. The interior of the
building will be decorated and every
thing in connection with the fall event
will be on a much larger scale than.
ever before. The leading musical
feature will be the Banda Rosa OF
fifty musicians, which will give two.
concerts each day. Hays and Healey,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

BY furnishing sheep to farmers on
shares, originally placing about 100 to
the man, which plan he has followed
since earning by school teaching at
Miller in 1888 money enough to buy the
first 100 Frank Saltmarsh has become
independently rich, while scores Of the
men who have taken the sheep on
shares, although doing the manual la
Dor, have also become wealthy.
One instance of one of these men
rising from poverty to wealth and in.
fiuence in Dowies Zion because to Mr..
Saltmarsh and his sheep scheme of
making men rich is interesting. His
name is Byrd Gilbert, who left the
state heavily in debt, intending TO
make the money and send it back to
his friends, as he was strictly honest.
Failing to make more than bare liy-
ing in Missouri, he wrote back to Mr..
Saltmarsh to see if he would start him
on ranch with few sheep IL he
would manage to get back. Arrange
ments were made, and he began anew
with the sheep twenty miles south of
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
AGE NOT REDUCED.
Consent Remains at Sixteen Years In
South Dakota.

Exceptions have been taken to the
statement sent from Pierre to the eff
fect that the code commission reduced
the age of consent from sixteen to
fourteen years. The exception is well
taken, SO far as it refers to the COM
mission, as they made no such change.
The statement was founded on what
the new code showed after it was
printed, and corrections had been
made which were in error In the adj
vance work which was first printed.
The change, instead Of being on the
part of the commission, was a failure
on the part of the printers in making
change which was noted. After the
statement sent from this city the mat
ter was investigated and the error dis
covered and corrected by the printers
at a heavy expense to themselves be-
fore any of the completed codes had
left the city.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
EDITORS HAVE DELIGHTFUL TRIP
Safely Return From an Outing at Salt Lce. Denver
and Other Places

the splendid pool of medicinal hot wa
ter and breathe the pure, piney,
mountain air. The press boys got into
rather swift company here, being side
tracked near the Colorado Hotel, with
the private cars of some of the
wealthy men of the East A dip in the
pool and tallyho ride through the
glens entertained the boys here, the
city of Glenwood extending the hospi-
tally.
Again attaching to the Denver &
Rio Grande railway, the party had a
day ride through the mountains, past
Leadviile and other notable places, and
landed in Colorado Springs the same
evening. Here the party made the as
cent of Pixies Peak, and experienced
the sensation OF a snow storm on the
mountain top in August. The next
day a trip to Cripple Creek, over the
mountains, was made. returning in the
afternoon. The Chamber of Com
merce of Colorado Springs treated the
boys very handsomely
At night the car was attached to the
Denver e. Rio Grande again, arriving
in Denver the same night. The next
day was spent in viewing Denver, the
local press and Commercial Club act.
ing as host. The day terminated with
dinner at the city park pavilion, with
many eloquent after-dinner speeches
from both guests and hosts. That
night the press car was attached to
the Burlington & Missouri River At.
lantic Flyer, which landed the party
in Omaha on time, Friday, Aug. %.
From here the members separated to
return to their homes by local roads,
all uniting in the expression that one
Of the most enjoyable trips in the his.
tory of the association had been ex.
perienced.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

The members of the South Dakota
Press Association, their wives and
children, who started on the annual
press outing on Aug. II last, returned
home on schedule time. Secretary
Farley, of the association, who ar
ranged the details Of the trip and ao
ocmpanied the party, reports de-
lightful time and the fullest hospital
lty on the part of the western people
whom they visited.
The party left Omaha on Tuesday,
the 18th ult, after a ride about town
with the local entertainers and visit
to the local parks and resorts. They
occupied the Pullman sleeper ST. Leon
ards for the full ten days of the trip.
The Union Pacific carried them direct
ly to Salt Lake City, where they were
received by representative Mormons
and Gentiles and were kept busy for
two and one-half days visiting Great
Salt lake, at Caltair, and the sanato-
rum pool, with it's medicinal waters,
rode about town and visited the vari-
GUS points or interest. Brigham Young
and his works grew considerably on
the visitors at close range. A special
organ recital was held in the taber-
nacle for the Dakota press party.
Congressman Martin, of Deadwood
met the boys at the Mormon city and
joined the party, participating in all
its pleasures. From Salt. Lake the
Denver & Rio Grande railway carried
them over a route almost submerged
with passenger travel to Glenwood
Springs, COL, viewing on the way one
of the most magnificent scenic lines of
travel in the world. At Glenwood Is
a very fashionable summer resort, fire.
quented by wealthy people from all
over the country, who come to battle in
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
1.-THE HIDDEN FoRTUNE.'
J. J. Steele Is Not Pressing 1.-THE
Stock in Demand

T. j. Steele, formerly general man.
ager OF the Hidden Fortune company,
has just returned to Deadwood from
Belle Fourche. He learned of the talk
about his putting the company into the
hands Of a receiver for the first time
here. Steele has nothing but the best
of feeling for the company.
While the note or $28 5000 is past
due by few days, he has the prom
Use of Secretary H. j. Maybam that it
will be paid in full by the 10th. The
comply is doing all it can to get the
mill below this city In shape for
steady operation. A mistake was
made in its construction by the Den
yer concern which built the plant, but
it is not SO serious but that 1t can be
fixed up. There was more free gold
in the ore than expected, hence
change in the method of treatment A
large force of men is at work on the
improvements.
Black Hills people ale wondering
why Hidden Fortune stock is selling
SO low. Every person out here with
money 10 invest Is PICKING up. CnlS
stock. 1t will some day be as it was
with Homestake stock twenty years
ago, when it was being kicked around
the streets for almost nothing. There
are millions OF tons of millable ore in
the Hidden Fortune mine and there
will be no difficulty in treating it when
the mill is finished the second time
Black Hills mining men are looking
for great raising of stock prices very
soon. 1t is believed that bedrock has
been reached The Horseshoe COM
pany is operating its 509ton cyanide
plant at Terry so that returns will
soon be forthcoming from that source.
This stock has also been down very
low.
In an interview Mr.. Steele stated
that he intended to do all he could
do to help the Hidden Fortune COM
pany through While he wants the
note paid as soon as possible, he does
not intend to do anything that will
work harm against the other stock
holders He firmly believes that the
Hidden Fortune company will soon be
q dividend payer.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
TEN ACRES WELL WORKED.
stoddsrd's Increase This Year Will Be
Between So 900 and $4,000.

r. d. Stoddard has been for several
years cultivating a garden of ten acres
near Pierre, and has irrigated it from
spring when the rainfall was not
sufficient to keep the vegetables grow
Ing rapidly. This year he has three
acres of cabbage which he says win
net him $500 an acre; while he has al
ready marketed 500 worth of tomatoes
from a quarter of an acre, with the
prospects good for receiving as much
more. All kinds of vegetables are
abundant and of the best quality. He
estimates his return from the tract
this year at between $4,000 and $4,000.
Mr.. Stoddard will take a private ex-
hibit both to the state fair at Yankton
and to the Central South Dakota far
at Huron
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
THE USUAL WAY.
Pulled Gun From the Wagon by the
Muzzle.

The first accident of the hunting sea-
son was reported from Mount Vernon.
Clarence Pine and party of friends
had been out hunting prairie chickens
all day, and on returning to town in
the evening Pine climbed out of the
buoy and pulled his gun out of the
vehicle by the muzzle. The gun went
off and portion of the charge went
into his right elbow, tearing away the
bone and making a frightful wound.
The physicians cut out the elbow joint
and placed the bones together with a
possibility of their knitting together.
1t may be that Pine will lose his arm
eventually.
Horace Shepherd, who was standing
twenty-five feet away, was struck in
the breast and stomach by some of the
shot. Eighteen OF twenty shot were
picked from his flesh, and two were
flattened against his breast bone.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
CORN DOING WELL.
Will Need From Two to Three Weeks
More

More.
The following is the weekly crop re.
port of the South Dakota section of the
government weather bureau:
The weather during the week was
cool and mostly cloudy, with frequent
showers, which retarded stacking,
threshing, haying, millet cutting, and
the harvesting of little wheat and
oats yet to be cut in the. extreme
northern counties, and also in portions
of the Black Hills region.
Stacking of small grains is, as rule,
well advanced, but considerable yet re-
mains unstacked, and there are re.
ports of injury to some wheat and oats
by sprouting in the shock from .por-
tons of the upper Sioux and James
river valleys.
On the whole, threshing is backward
and the shocks are in damp condition.
Corn is generally in good condition.
out the cool and cloudy weather and
rains retarded the maturing of the
crop, which is very uneven in point Of
advancement, the nearest to maturity
being in the middle and upper Mis-
souri, and upper James river valleys,
where early varieties are principally
grown; however, reports indicate that
the bulk of the early planted will prob
ably need from two to three weeks,
and the late planted three to four
weeks, of favorable weather to place
1t beyond danger of injury by frost
Some of the latest in the southeastern
counties is very backward and may re-
quire immunity from heavy frost un-
til after October LIST. Some of the
earliest planted is now glazing in a
number of counties.
Early flax cutting and the maturing
of the late sown progressed slowly.
The crop, however, continues promis-
ing.
Millet has done very we'll; consider.
able of the late sown is very heavy.
There is increased report from some
localities of potatoes rotting, or max
ing second growth.
Haying is, as rule, far advanced.
There is some report of injury to hay
in windrow.
Pasturage is good. The rains. are
somewhat retarding the ground curing
of native grass for winter grazing on
the ranges
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
BUSY AT WORK.
MitcheIIs Forty Thousand Dollar Cap
itol Bujldinu

Active operations are now in force
on the new city hall building at Mitch
ell, in that the workmen are digging
trenches for the concrete foundation.
The masons will commence to lay
stone on the structure Sept. Is. It Is
the intention to erect the basement
story of the building before winter
sets in and finish the entire structure
next year. The building will be three
stories in height and will have front
age of -sixty-five feet, while the entire
width of the center part will be
eigltty-five feet. 1t will be 107 feet III
length over al. The entire work will
be done by ljcal contractors, and the
builG.ng viii cost the city fully $4,000
before 1t is finished.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
MANY HOMESTEAD FILINGS.
Much Government Land Taken Out OF
the Market

the Market.
The land Office record at Pierre for
the month of August shows III home
stead filings and CT declaratories. This
means that over $4,000 acres more of
government land west of the river was
taken out of the market in August,
with total of 23S filings of all kinds.
Besides the filings, 81 cash entries, 8
final homestead proofs and l timber
culture proof were made, granting
final title to settlers of 1000 acres of
land. Seven new contests were filed
in the month.
The state auditors offic is being
flooded with inquiries as to why pay
ment has not been made the deficiency
wolf bounty claims which were pro-
vided for by the last legislature. The
claims are being paid as fast as the
office can get to them in the rush u
assessment work, but much more of
the delay Is occasioned by the form
in which the claims are presented,
many of them coming in as assigned
claims, with the assignment in such
vague form that there is question as
to just who should receive the money.
The report of business of the Office
of secretary of state for the month of
August, under the new fee law, shows
fees collected to the amount of ST.
29015, as against s1,610.45 under the
old law for the same month last year.
The average filing fee for corporations
this year is 1870. Ninetyfour char
tiers were granted to domestic corpora
tions last month, with a total COM
bined capital of s55,941, 100, while for
August last year 126 such corporations
secured charters, with a total capital
of over $200,000,000. Besides the Co
nestle corporations, last month three
banks secured charters, with a total
capital of 100000, and two religious
institutions were chartered, Twenty
six notaries were commissioned.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
FARMERS RETALIATE.
Post Their Farms Against the Hunters
of Chickens.

Lake county's game wardens having
been particularly active in the arrest
of farmers who were after the prairie
chickens little prematurely, the
farmers have played even by placard-
ing their farms with the inscription,
mo Hunting Allowed" This has made
it pretty hard for Madison hunters to
get crack at the sportive chicken
without squaring himself with the
practical farmer. One can go Tor
twelve miles from Madison in any d.
rection and find the road lined wrh
these signs. A party of Madison sports
was obliged to camp out fourteen miles
from town to get any hunting grounds,
and even then it required some sub
Sliding.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

The annual campmeeting Of the
State Holiness association closed AT
Sioux Falls. The following officers
were elected: President, Rev. j. E.
Norvell; first vice president, Rev. P.
N. Cross; second vice president, Rev.
f. M. Isaac; secretary. M. Rogers;
treasurer, Charles Goldie. 1t is the
intention of the officers to organize
branches In every county in the state.
This work is done in conjunction
with the National Holiness associa.
ton, which is pushing its organiza.
ton into every county In the Unltsj
States.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
RESORT TO OLD TIME PRACTICE.

Ten years ago the spaying knife was
freely used on the western ranges, and
this was followed by cattle shortage
which sent the prices of all kinds OF
cattle flying to point which they had
not reached for years, and hundreds OF
owners begun breeding to meet the de-
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
N|TCHELL'S GREAT CORN PALLCE
Success of the Exposition Is Now Assured-Will Be
on Greater Scale Than Before.

a specially team from Chicago, has
also been engaged to appear on the
program with the Banda Rosa. Spe.
cial attention will be paid to the street
attractions this year, and while all the
contracts have not been made yet,
there will be sufficient to keep the
crowds we'll entertained when there is
nothing going on in the palace build.
ing One of the big features of the
corn palace will he the exhibition OF
the counties within the corn belt dis.
trict of South Dakota, where will be
displayed the products of the farm.
Aurora, Brule, Buffalo, Hanson, Ly.
man and Sanborn counties have made
application for space in the building
and the workers in those counties are
getting their products together for
this great event. South Dakota has
had big yield of all kinds of grain
this.year and the success Of farming
in the state will be well displayed
through the agricultural exhibits.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10

mand for young cattle. This or some
other reason has. again forced the
prise down, and the sDayer is again at
work. If this movement goes as far
as it did ten years ago, the man who
right now gets his herds in shape to
begin breeding, will be in shape to
meet the demand for young cattle
when it comes along within three
years from now.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
Eioht Persons Injured.

Butler, Pa, Sept. S.-A freight car
projecting from siding to the edge Of
the main track sideswiped ami ncom
ing passenger train last night in the
yards and eight people were injured,
two seriously.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
PRESERVING PHOTOGRAPHS.
Work Of South Dakota Historical So
cicty

CICty.
Prominent persons of South Dakota
have furnished the state historical So
ciety with photographs of themselves,
and Secretary Robinson has arranged
to file and preserve any photographs
sent to him. He desires photo
of any resident Of the state who will
forward it to the society and desires
that any such pictures sent in shall
have brief biographical sketch writ
ten on the back of the same.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-09-10
Two Bows Burned to Death.

Scranton, Pa, Sept. S.-Two young
sons OF M. Epstein, living with their
parents over junk shop, were burned
to death last night by fire which de-
stroyed the building. The fire is sup
posed to have been incendiary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05
wv "John Dale Convict" Doom Manchester Etc

description of Ned Coxen sergeant
puzzled, for he believed his could faithat
if the in the house.
But said Frank, "how do you know he there?
You he always enters the place the
is possible he go in without landlord
knowng?"
Eyes, that's Peters, said the sergeant,
Jes take the galley Colleys wharf Silent
boat is there
hour returned.
"The boat is gone sir"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05
CHAPTER xxIV.-continued.
ON THE TRACK.

ON THE TRACK.
HE sergeant more; but Frank noticed
. he dropped behind half pace tho to keep
him easily in sight. 1t the young
uncomfortable feeling but he deter
1t -AA- mined to show resentment.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-25

RAILWAY COMPANY
Provides the best train service be-
tween Blackjack, Bemidji, Walker
and intermediate stations and Mime
apolis, ST. Paul, Fargo and Duluth
and all points east and west. Through
coaches between Blackjack and the
Twin Cities. No change of cars.
Ample time at Brainerd for dinner.
TINE CARD