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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
Crimes and Criminals,

James Lynch. who escaped from the
Utah penitentiary, was recaptured.
Alleged frauds have been discover
ed in desert land filings in Montana.
The meat trust is accused of rob-
bling the people of millions of dollars.
Anarchists and Socialists at San
Juan engaged in a fight with the po-
lice.
In fight at a dance at Columbus.
Tex. one man was killed and others
badly hurt.
The st. Louis grand jury has re-
turned another batch OF indictments
for naturalization frauds. rs
Dan Pitts OF Anna. H.. while drunk,
cut his wife's throat, killing her. His
stepson then killed him.
Earl Ellsworth. who recently con-
fessed to numbering his parents In
Chicago. was given q life sentence.
James B. Preston was arrested at
Chicago for stealing goods from his
employer. and within an hour his
sweetheart turned over q diamond
ring and and other jewelry given her
by Preston.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
SW[PI BY FLAMES
BUSINESS SECTION or ABER.
DEEM. WASH, WIPED OUT
BY FIRE.
FOUR MEN LOSE (HflR LIVES
PROPERTY LOSS Is ESTIMATED
At ABOUT ONE MILLION
DOLLARS.
osus n,atcc anC NvNaasSrcn
FOUR MEN LOSE fHfIR LIVES
S ARE DYNAMlIfD
BUILDINGS
IN AN ATTEMPT TO STAY THE
PROGRESS OF THE
FLAMES.

Aberdeen, Wash, Oct 49, Fire
that burned from o'clock yesterday
morning until in the afternoon
caused four deaths and destroyed
property valued at approximately one
million dollars. 1t practically wiped
out the main business street of this
town, which Is built mostly of wood.
Ten business blocks and residences
were destroyed. Every business man
In the city is loser, either by fire,
water, removal, breakage or loss by
theft. Not anticipating that the
flames could get beyond the fire de-
partments control, many waited until
the fire was close upon them before
starting to move out. The streets
were soon strewn and Uttered with
all kinds of material and the rush and
haste of teams and people in every
direction caused great confusion.
The fire started in the old Mack
building on Hume street, which had
been regarded as a fire trap and
dangerously constructed building. It
was three stories high and was occu-
pied by numerous single men who
cooked their own meals chiefly on oil
stoves. 1t was in a room on the third
floor
Where the Flames Started,
and the interior of the building was a
mass of flames when the alarm was
sent in. The four dead men lost their
lives in this building. From the Mack
block the fire spread to the fine new
hose house and headquarters Of the
fire department. Great volumes of
flames shot into the air and the heat
became unbearable block distant
The flames spread with remarkable
rapidly, licking up building after
building despite the heroic efforts Of
the firemen.
In order to stop the further progress
of the flames dynamite was used on
several of the buildings upon which
the flames were advancing. Tele-
phone messages brought the fire de-
partments of Hoquian and Montesano
to the scene and they did effective
work
Aberdeen has population of about
1000, and the chief industry is lum-
herring. Several large sawmils are
located near the town. but the fire
dis not reach them
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
From Other Shores.

Joseph Chamberlain Is confined TO
his bed by govt
Lord Londonderry succeeds the duke
of Devonshire as president of the
council.
The insurgents at Monastir have
been practically annihilated and the
district is quoting down.
Ballantyne, the ex-immigration in
spector, who is accused os completely
in the issuing of false Chinese GER
tificates. has been arrested at Shang-
hal.
Twenty thousand Socialist workmen
on parade at Bilboa, Spain, were at.
tackled by clericals and in the riot
four persons were killed and twenty.
nine injured.
Tie American whaler Joseph Man
ia. i16 tons, owned in Providence
Mass. was wrecked near Royal
Azores and her crew Of fifteen PortI'
guese islanders was lost.
Premier Balfour has filled all the
vacancies in the cabinet. The marquis
of Salisbury. son of the late premier,
becomes lord of the privy seal. the
place formerly held by his father.
Some concern is felt at Amsterdam
for the safety of the Dutch steamer
Argus, used as training ship for
naval cadets Two cruisers have
started to search the North sea for
the missing vessel.
A priest at Meiden, Bavaria, re-
fused communion to sick woman
until portrait or the empress was re-
moved, on the ground that her low
cut dress was an evil spectacle for
youth. He Is now under arrest for
lese majestic
I4arado Toledo, the insurrectionist
who has been operating in Albay
Philippine islands. for some time
past has surrendered with thirty OF
his men and ten guns. The only band
now operating I'm the province of Al
hay Is that commanded by Sari, pos
sessing, 1t Is believed, some ten guns
A commission is now engaged in
reducing the number of municipalities
in the different provinces of the Phil
ippine islands. This will greatly re
duce the expenses of the government
1t is officially announced that the
car has abandoned his proposed visit
to Rome. The reported cause Is that
the Italian government was unable tc
guarantee his safety
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
WAR IN MONGOLIA.
Chinese Troops Reported to Have Al
tackled the Russians.

IdCNCU TIC huSSiduSs
London, Oct. 20. Cabling from
Tien-tsin, the correspondent of the
Standard says the Chinese governor
of Shan 81 province reports that Gen.
Tung Flu Slang Is attacking the Rus.
SLAMS in Mongolia The correspond.
ent explains that this possibly refers
to some interference with Russian
surveying parties on the Urga-Kalgan
railway line
British Minister as Mediator.
ST. Petersburg, Oct 10. - news.
paper published at Port Dalng is re.
sponsible for the report that the
British minister to Japan, Sir Claude
Macdonald, has undertaken to medi-
ate between Russia and Japan, and.
having secured Japans consent to GER
tain proposals, is now negotiating
with Russia. These proposals are that
Russia shall restore Manchuria to
China, and that the principal Man.
churian towns be opened to foreign
trade; that Russia withdraw all her
troops from Manchuria with the ex.
she renounce her forestry CONCESSIONS
on both sides Of the Yalu river as
well as the Yongampho concessions,
and that the whole country south of
the Yalu be admitted as belonging TO
the sphere of Japan.
Danger of Conflict Averted.
Paris, Oct. 90 Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador to the United
States, has been interviewed on the
Far Eastern question. The ambassa-
dor said that the danger of a conflict
which was real a few days back,
seemed to have been averted, and
that if ever a conflict came it would
rot be provoked by Russia Continu-
ing, he said: Our rights in Man
churia are undeniable. We made the
country, which until quite recently,
was a mere haunt for bandits. We
now have a vigilant police there, and,
moreover, we have built the railroad
This does not mean that we intend to
annex Manchuria, but, having in
Cured enormous expenditures and
possessing immense interests there,
we insist that these be safeguarded,
and we expect to realize our legiti-
mate benefits"
Japan Is for Peace.
Yokohama, Oct. 20. - The Japanese
minister of war, Lieut.. Gen. Terauchi
XII, denies that the army is DESTROYS
of war and says that the cabinet is
unanimous in wishing peace with
honor.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
Washington Notes.


1t Is said that the call for the extra
ordinary session of congress to meet
Nov. 9 will be issued probably on the
Goth inst.
The Aztec club, an organization OF
officers who fought In the Mexican
war and their descendants, met in
Washington. Gen. Franz Pinto Is
president.
The United States naval observa-
tory is making observations Of the
great spots on the sun, the largest
group ever seen. The disturbed re-
gion is $4,000 miles long by $4,000
miles wide.
According to information from The
Hague, Wayne McVeagh, counsel for
Venezuela and creditor nations OPP
posing the claims of England, Ger
mnay and Italy, saved himself from
recall by his sudden departure.
The Dominican government has in
formed United States Minister Pow
ell that In view of his protest 1t will
recall the bill now before congress
providing for the neutrality of Domin-
lean waters, AMI declaring certain
harbors to be free ports.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
THE ONE OUTLET SHE so MUCH
NEEDED is GRANTED
TO HER.
OLD DISPUTE AT LAST StTTltD
NO AMEh..AN CITIZEN LOSES
FOOT OF LAND HE THOUGHT
HE OWNED.

London, Oct 20.--The Alaska boun-
agreement whereby all the American
contentious are sustained, with the
exception of those in relation to the
Portland canal, which Canada wins.
All that now remains to be done is
for the commissioners to affiX their
signatures to the decision and CON-
plete the map which will accompany
it. On the map will be marked the
boundary line definitely fixing the
division of American and British
territory on such basis that no
American citizen will lose a foot OF
land he already believed he held,
while the United States will
Get All the Waterways
to the rich Alaskan territory with the
exception of the Portland canal, which
gives Canada the one outlet she much
needed.
The long-standing dispute was set
tied after week of keen, trying and
secret deliberation between the arbi-
traitors. Up to noon Saturday there
was an acute possibility that a dis
agreement would result and the whole
proceedings fall to the ground. Lord
Alverstone, though openly inclined TO
believe in the justice of the American
argument thar the United States was
entitled to the heads of inlets as con-
tanned in question 5, held out that
Canada had established her case in
questions 2 and 3, dealing with the
Portland canal
After luncheon Senator Lodge, Sec
rotary Root and Senator Turner
agreed to cede these points and to
start the American boundary line
from the head of the Portland canal,
thus giving the Canadians that chan
mel and some small islands, on which
there are only a few disused store
houses. This accomplished, the ma
jority of the tribunal agreed to fix,
with this exception, the entire boun-
dairy as outlined in the American case.
Whether Messrs. Aylesworth and
Jett, the Canadian commissioners,
will refuse to sign the decision and
make it unanimous, is not yet known,
but it will not affect the validity of
the agreement if a minority report is
submitted.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
People Talked About.

Mrs. d. l.. Moody. wife of the great
evangelist. is dead at East Mortified,
Mass
Walter NJ. Field of Portland, Me-,
died on a Santa Fee passenger train
while on his way home from New
Mexico.
Mrs. Sherman, motherin-law of
Bradley Martin, died at Bradley Mar
tins country place at Balma Caan. In
Vernshire. Scotland.
Mrs. Tree, wife of ex-Judge Lam
bert Tree of Chicago, former United
States minister to Belgium and Rus
STA, died aboard the steamer Cam
pania while at sea. Death was due
to syncope
DR.. Marcus Jastrow, rabbi emeritus
of the Rodef Shalom congregation in
Philadelphia, Hebrew scholar and ed
ucator, and one of the best known
Jews in the country, died at his home
in Germantown after brief illness.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
Casualties.

An electric car at McKeesport, Pa.
ran away down hill, jumped the track
and injured sixteen persons.
A sailboat containing four soldiers
was overturned in gale at Mobile,
Ala, and two were drowned.
Henry Brown of Trenton, N. j., sup
posedly insane, broke into Peter
Katz's house and was shot for a
burglar.
j. w. Schwarz, wealthy Brooklyn
merchant has received injuries which
are likely to prove fatal in the upset
ting of his automobile.
No. 22 in the Hanna, Wyo., coal
mine has just been opened and TWEEN
ty-four decomposed bodies of victims
of the disaster of June 80 found
Julian Monroe Of New Yc-k looked
for gas leak with a lighted lantern.
He found 1t, and the explosion which
followed injured him and five others.
William Beals, an aeronaut at San
Francisco, was killed by falling from
his parachute Maud Penny, aged
seventeen, leaned out of car window
to witness the descent and her head
struck an iron post, killing her.
While "A force of workmen were en-
gagged in raising bents for bridgework
across Yellow creek, near Ashdown,
Ark. on the Frisco system, rope
broke and the falling timbers pinioned
eleven of the men to the ground.
Foreman John Mosher was killed out
right and three others were seriously
injured. Seven others were slightly
hurt.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
AtRSHIP THAT FLIES.
San Francisco Inventor Sails the Air
for Two Hours.

San Francisco inventor Sails the Air
for Two Hours.
San Francisco, Oct. 20.-Dr. August
Greth, who for year past has been
unostentationsly' working on an air.
ship, yesterday surprised the residents
OF San Francisco by sailing over their
heads for two hours, directing his ma
chine almost at will and demonstra-
ting that in many essentials he has
solved the problem of aerial nayiga-
ton. DR.. Greth had previously tested
his airship by making ascensions with
the balloon held captive by long
rope, but yesterday was the first time
that he had gone skyward free. The
balloon is cigar-shaped and has a
capacity of $4,000 feet Of gas with a
lifting capacity of 1900 to 1000
pounds. The car is similar in con-
struction to that used by Santos-Du-
mont, and weighs about 500 pounds.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
Otherwise.

Yellow fever continues to spread IN
Texas and Mexico.
The Clarion Steel company will
fight the steel combine.
d. Leroy Lesser says Schwab
wrecked the shipbuilding company.
Nine plainly marked spots have
been discovered nthe sun.
A grand jury will investigate the
school board scandals of Kansas City,
Kan.
Archbishop John Joseph Kahn of St.
Louis died in a Baltimore santa
rum.
DR.. Thirkield says the convict lease
system of the South is school OF
crime.
The New York court of appeals
handed down a decision against faith
healing.
The Standard Oil company has again
advanced the price of oil, making 1t
81 .65. the highest in three years.
Negotiations are pending for the
dmlCdDIe VI Tic
strike in the Victor (Col) district.
The labor commissioner of Colorado
declares that labor organizations in
the West are controlled by Socialists.
John l.. Sullivan will probably never
again talk of getting down 20
weight" He jars the scales at 800
now.
The American Grass Irvine com
pany has sold its unfinished plant at
Glendale. n. Y, to the j. w. Bishop
company.
The British flag, cut to ribbons, was
found draped around the base OF Ma
than Hale's statue in City Hall Park,
New York.
In tho German Lutheran conference
at La Porte, Ind, the public school
system was denounced as tending to-
ward infldelity.
"Tobe" Irwin. who had his jaw brok-
en- In his recent fight with Billy Otis,
expects to he able to fight again in a
couple of months.
Jack O'Brien Of Philadelphia will
shortly leave England for home. as he
is finding few matches over on the
other side. There are many clubs
seeking dates with him there.
kid" Herman and Brooklyn Tom.
my" Sullivan, who fought twenty
fast rounds in Kansas City recently.
have been rematched. The date for
the return engagement is Oct. %.
The old Chimney Butte" ranch
made famous as the ranch established
by President Theodore Roosevelt when
he was Bad Ds.a. Lands eattieman, mas
been sold by the Northern Pacific road
| to Ferris Bros. of Medora.
AL Weinig. the lightweight of Buff
falo, arrived in San Francisco from
New York, looking for fight Weinig
was Offering to fight Fitzsimmons be.
fore he went West. but none of the
fight club managers took his challenge
seriously.
Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan is be-
ing booked for boxing instructor of the
| Missouri Athletic club. to replace
Tommy Ryan, who resigned. Sullivan
| has only one other rival. Frank Erie.
AS Erne is now a student at Columbia
university. New York. 1t Is improb-
able that negotiations with him will
result In anything.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
MILLER JURY FAILS TO AGREE
Bribery Trial at Cincinnati Results in
Disagreement.

Cincinnati, Oct. 20.-The jury in the
case of Daniel Voorhees, Miller and
Joseph M. Johns, on trial in the fed
eral court bore on the charge of an
alleged conspiracy to extort bride,
reported shortly before midnight that
1t was unable to agree and was dis
charged The trial attracted unusual
attention as it was the first one under
the many recent indictments for al
legged frauds in the postoffice depart
ment The defendants renewed their
bonds for new trial and District At
torney Mcpherson was unable to state
whether there would be any hearing
of the case set for the present term of
court. While neither side indicated
any qualification over the result it
was evident that the many employees
of the government who were present
were disappointed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
GREAT MILITARY CAMP.
Troops Assembled Ready for the
Maneuvers.

Troops Assembled Ready for the
Maneuvers.
Fort Riley, Kan. Oct. 20. = The
largest military camp ever formed in
this country in time Of peace is now
located here on the government res
ervation. About 10000 men are here
and to-day it is expected the total will
be increased to $4,000. The general
scope of the maneuvers, which will
commence in full strength to-day and
continue for fortnight. is the most
comprehensive that has been ar
ranged, and practically every situa-
ton soldier can be called upon to
face in time of war, save the two SO
eminentiy disaSrees5ie - danger or
death and lack of rations - is COM
prised in the program. Il IS safe to
say that from sanitary point of view
no better camp was ever devised.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
MANY ARE KILLED.
Disastrous Rear-End Collision on the
Pennsylvania Road.

Disastrous Rear-End Collision on the
Pennsylvania Road.
Trenton, N. j., Oct 20. - Fifteen
persons were killed and about forty
injured in collision which occurred
on the Belvidere division of the Penn
sylvania Railroad company, near
Washington crossing. The persons
killed and injured were laborers who
were on a work train and were on
their way to work at Washington
crossing to repair wash-outs along
the road. Only two or three of those
who are injured will be permanently
manned.
The train bearing the men who
were killed and injured was made up
of four cars-two coaches, in which
the men were riding, and two fiat
cars in the rear. The train stopped
near Washington Crossing to receive
orders respecting the passing of the
regular passenger train. While the
train was standing on the track it
was run into from the rear by gravel
train. The two fiat cars telescoped
the two coaches. There were about
$50 men in the two coaches. As soon
as the accident happened the Italians
became frantic and made an attempt
to do bodily harm to the crew of the
gravel train. Word was sent to Tren-
ton for police assistance, but the men
were finally quoted by the foremen.
The railroad authorities here are
reticent as to how the accident oc-
Cured, but il is believed that the
gravel train either failed to see any
advers signal or that the flagman of
the first train failed to go back suf-
ficient distance.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Judge Emmons win find fine field
of endeavor in Nome, where unique
bal Mosques are advertised in the pub
lie prints as festive occasions to be
avoided by all persons whose feelings
are easily shocked.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
MILLIONAIRE DISAPPEARS.
Believed to Have Ecen Murdered in
Mountainous Regions of Virginia.


Mountainous Regions of Virginia.
Big Stone Gap, Va. Oct. 1S.-E. l..
Wentz of Philadelphia. twenty-eight
years of age, general manager of the
Virginia Coal and Iron company, in
terested In coal lands in Southwest
Virs inia and Eastern Kentucky and
himself millionaire, left Big Stone
Gap on horseback for Kelly View,
twenty-five miles east of here, on
Wednesday and has not been heard OF
since. All circumstances point to the
conclusion that he has been murdered
in the mountainous regions. A hun.
dred men are now securing this Sec
ton of the country. The horse ridden
by MIR. WentZ was found Wednesday
afternoon by youth and to the sad
die was attached the coat worn by the
missing man.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
steamer Goes to the Bottom.

Alpena, Mich, Oct 20.-The steam
er Wyoming went to the bottom of
Thunder bay, opposite this port, yes
terday. The boat had been found
waterlogged and was towed into the
bay and saved from singing in deep
water.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
INSURANCE NOT LARGE.
About $4,000 Carried on Aberdeen,
Wash, Property Destroyed.

Aberdeen. Wash. Oct 90. The
business men of the city estimate that
the loss from the big fire here at not
more than 100000. while the insu--
ance experts say that it will not ex-
coed $500 Goo, on which there is about
$150,000 insurance. Loss of life IS
known to be three men, bat there ara
rumors. that fourth man persisted In
the Mack building.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

French aeronauts have succeeded In
crossing the English channel in a
halloon People who have crossed the
channel In boats unanimously admit
that they don't know of anything
when might more fttingly be crossed
IN q balloon.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Seventy-five teachers in Chicago's
public schools have resigned this sum-
mer to get married. Well, It is pleas
anter. after all, to teach your own
children than It is to teach the boys
and girls Of other people.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Old wine. old shoes and old friends
have always been declared the best.
Now an old horse has paced mile in
1867, breaking the record of Dan
Patch.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

One of the designs for the Upton
testimonial shows the American In
dian buffalo, seagulls and American
eagla with delicate trim :ssss;;iiiss, com
prising dainty festoons of Indian corn.
For heavens sake. cut out the corn!
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Patti actually has new picture for
advertising purposes! What has hap
pened to the old one. taken when she
was ninetecn-with which we are all
familiar? Did the negative get
broken?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

It is stated that bridge whist Is suf-
fering from decline in popular favor.
Perhaps the bridge sharps have sue
ceeded in harvesting all the other fell
lows money.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Officers are trying to prevent the in
mates of the Pennsylvania peniten-
tiary from making counterfeit money.
1t is too bad that man can't work at
his trade.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Noah Roby of Plainfield N. j., who
clnfms to be 1872 years old, is down
with the measles This second child
hood business appears to be dangerous
IL 1t is carried too FAR.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
STRUCK BY TIDAL WAVE.
Unfortunate Accident on cunarder Re-
suits In One Death.

Liverpool, Oct 20. The Cunard
liner Etruria reports that last Satnr-
day night when she was of Fire ISL
and, tidal wave broke over from the
rear. smothering her decks. Two
bridges we're smashed and the rails
were carried away. An English saloon
passenger, w. w. Hill. was so seri-
ously injured that he died. His wife
suffered dislocation of hip and had
q leg broken.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

George de Pima. the purchaser of
shamrock I, might as well abandon
the idea Of converting her into a
cruiser; she couldc't overhaul any
thing In case of war
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

"Dey say dar am a black sheep in
eb'ry family" unused Uncle Rastus.
wonder how de cullud man am
'sposed to 'stinguish de one In his