The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-25
Otherwise.

John Paul Bocock, we'll known as a
writer of fiction and travel, is dead at
Wayne, Pa.
The building trades lockout in New
York is complete, and 10000 labor.
ing men are idle.
The cementworkers of America de.
cided to hold their next meeting at
st. Louis the first week in June, 1904.
At the 147th commencement of the
University of Pennsylvania degrees
were conferred upon nearly 500 gradu-
ates.
Gov Bailey of Kansas has issued a
proclamation calling together the legis-
lature in special session to deal with
the food situation.
The next annual congress of the
National Prison Association of the
United States will be held In Louis
vile, KY, Oct. to s.
The whaling ship Gjoa, with Capt.
Amundsen's magnetic north pole ex.
petition on board, sailed from Chris.
tiania, Norway, recently, at midnight.
w. c. Kitterman of Blokow, Mo-, has
invented an electrical rural mail de-
livery system which will be financed
by capitalists of st. Joseph. II con-
templates two boxes, for receipt and
delivery.
Robert A. Ammon was convicted at
New York of felonously receiving
stolen money, the proceeds of the $50
per cent Franklin syndicate frauds.
The amount specifically stated was
$30.500.
The lines of communication of the
British forces in East Africa are again
threatened by the Mad Mullah, and a
regiment of British soldiers has been
ordered to proceed to the scene from
Eden, Arabia.
Chauncey Dewey, Clyde Wilson and
w. J. Mcbride, charged with the muir
der of the Berry family two weeks ago,
have been held for trial at St Francis,
Kan. Since arrest they have been
guarded by company of militia.
Clarence Mason OF Bedford, Mass, is
suffering from an attack of blood poi
soning as a result of being branded at
an initiation CT the secret society of
the local high school. Joseph McIn-
tyre, another student, is in serious
condition.
A court-martial has been ordered
for the trial OF First Lieut. Hamilton
Foley of the Fifth cavalry, on the
charge of embezzling soldiers pay, ir-
regularities in the pay accounts, inn
properly contracting debts and deceiv,
ing his superiors.
Philadelphia's famous relic Of 2evo-
lutionary days, the Liberty bell, and
the memento of the Civil war, John
Browns bell from Marlboro, Mass, are
features of the annual celebration of
the anniversary of the battle of Bun.
ker Hill at Charlestown, Mass.
The literary authorities of Columbia
university have acquired what Is be-
lieved to be the most complete collec-
ton of anarchistic literature in. the
world. The collection was purchased
for 500 from the administrators of the
estate of French anarchist who died
in London last winter.
The first glove contest at Memphis
for two years was held on barge in
the Mississippi river. The fight was
witnessed by a large crowd and result.
ed in draw of twenty-round contest
between Johnny Reagan OF st. Louis
and Johnny Kelly of Chicago, bantam.
weights.
The ministry of commerce has an
nounced that Austria has decided to
officially participate in the st. Louis
exposition and that the government
will appoint one of the higher officials
commissioner to build pavilion on
the grounds assigned to the great
powers.