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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
amicable settlement of the miners
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 to
weight" He Jars the secs at 800
now.
The American Grass Irvine com
pany has sold its unfinished plant at
Glendale. N Y, to the ]. W. Bishop
company.
The British flag. cut to ribbons, was
found draped around the base OF Ma
than Hala's statue in City Hall Park,
New York.
In the German Lutheran conference
at La Porte, Ind, the public school
system was denounced as tending to-
ward infidelity.
"Tobe" Irwin, who had his jaw brok-
en- in his recent fight with Billy" OTIS,
expects to be 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. %.
1
The old Chimney Butte" ranch,
made famous as the ranch established
! by President Theodore Roosevelt when
he was Bad Lands cattleman. has
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 Erne.
AS Erne Is now student at Columbia
university, New York. 1t is improb-
able that negotiations with him will
result ia anything
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
WAR IN MONGOLIA.
Chinese Troops Reported to Have At
tackled the Russians.

tackled the Russians.
London, Oct 90 - Cabling from
Tien.tsin, the correspondent of the
Standard says the Chinese governor
OF Shan ST 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 tho
British minister to Japan, Sir Claude
Macdonald. has undertaken to medi.
ate between Russia and Japan, and
having secured Japan's 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
ception of the railway guards; that
she renounce her forestry concessions
on both sides of the Yalu river IS
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. 20.-Count Cassini. the
ID No. To hn Init
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 IL 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
MILLIONAIRE DISAPPEARS.

Believed to Have 5cen Murdered in
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
Vire inia and Eastern Kentucky and
himself a 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 Mr. 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
ZION HOST IN GOTHAM.
Dowie and His Army Prepare for
Reformation of the Metropolis.

heformatlon or the metropOiiS.
New York, Oct 1S.-Dowie's restor-
alton host, 1000 strong. arrived here
early yesterday. Ihey landed at the
Battery and at once boarded cars for
Madison Square garden. AS soon as
the first car started the crowd on
board began singing a hymn, and
large crowd of curious spectators
gathered around those waiting outside
the ferry house. The men were all
dressed in a uniform resembling that
worn by the United States infantry.
The women did not wear uniforms.
The crowd around TIE ferry house
grew so large that il blocked the
street, and the police drove the spec
tatOrs back to the curb Dowie him
self arrived in his special train at the
Grand Central station. disappointing
the crowds who were awaiting him
at the West Shore railroad ferry. A
number of his own people greeted DIR.
bowie, but there was little demonstra-
ton. Elijah" and his elders. chief
priests and patriarchs will have apart
ments at the Plaza hotel
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
MANY ARE KILLED.
Disastrous Rear-End Collision on VI
Pennsylvania Road.

FCUEloJiNdIiid ENSoS'
Trenton, n. j., Oct. 20. = Fiflesi
persons were killed and about ioTll
injured in a collision which occurre'l
on the Belvidere division OF the REM
sylvania Railroad company nes
Washington crossing. The persOl'
killed and injured were laborers WV
were on work train and were %
their way to work at Washins"'
crossing to repair wash-outs alOus
the road. Only two or three oil 'nos'
who are injured will be permanent
manned.
The train bearing the men Wv
were killed and injured was mace y
of four cars-two coaches, in SnNa
the men were riding, and TWO u''
cars in the rear. The train s'opg'.
near Washington Crossing to reesn.
orders respecting the passing OF ~
regular passenger train. WINE =
train was standing on the tracA !
was run into from the rear by graz
train. The two fat cars telescops
the two coaches. There were SVO
$50 men in the two coaches. AS ~.
as the accident happened the ltalia. .,
became frantic and made an at's1 y.
TO do bodily harm to the crew .. =
gravel train. Word was sent 10 ~.
ton for police assistance, but ui' -
were finally quieted by the forens- !.
The railroad authorities mere
reticent as to how the accideh' =.
Cured. but it is believed tia' :,
gravel train either failed to see II !,
advers signal or that the nagilio1 "a
the first train failed to go back =
ficient distance.
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 H. Field of Portland. Me-,
died on a Santa Fe passenger train
while on his way home from New
Mexico
Mrs. Sherman, mother-in-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
Washinoton Notes,

It is said that the call for the extra
ordinary session OF congress to meet
Nov. 8 win 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 10000 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
Old DISPUTE At LAST stTilA

London. Oct. 2O.-The Alaska n,u.
dairy commission Saturday reached ],
agreement whereby all tie Amaro..
contentious are sustained with y,
exception of those in relation 70 \,
Portland canal, which Canada wins
All that now remains to be done .
for the commissioners to afFx tbsI
signatures to the decision and com
plete the map which will accomno,,
II. On the map will be marked n,
boundary line definitely fixing n.
division of American and Britis,
territory on such a basis that \,
American citizen will lose a foot !
land he already believed he beR
while the United States will
Get All the Waterways
to the rich Alaskan territory with n,
exception of the Portland canal vhieA
gives Canada the one outlet she mues
needed.
The long-standing dispute was w
tied after a week of keen. trying and
secret deliberation between the arb
traitors. Up to noon Saturday there
was an acute possibility that dis
agreement would result and the whoI.
proceedings fall to the ground. Lord
Alverstone, though openly inclined to
believe in the justice of the America
argument that the United States va
entitled to the heads of inlets, as con
tanned I'm question 5, held out tat
Canada had established her case ii
questions 2 and 3, dealing with he
Portland canal.
After luncheon Senator Lodge. Sec
rotary Root and Senator THng
agreed TO cede these points and .
start the American boundary Inc
from the head of the Portland cail,
thus giving the Canadians that char
mel and some small islands, on whiel
there are only a few disused store
houses. This accomplished, the ~
jority Of the tribunal agreed to Il
with this exception, the entire b0Ct
Diary as outlined in the American case
Whether Messrs. Aylesworth an
Jet, the Canadian Commissioners
will refuse to sign the decision an
make it unanimous, is not yet know
but IL will not affect the validity
the agreement if a minority report
submitted
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
Resume Of the neWs.

The Honest Elections league of Den
yer has brought suit against several
city officials, charging fraud in regis
tration.
Italians and negroes working on a
fiat building in Chicago became in
yolved in race quarrel and had gen
eral fight.
Arthur Warren, accused of assault
ing an eight-year-old girl at Berwyn,
H., fell into the hands of a mob and
narrowly escaped lynching.
Joseph Spahr, late treasurer for l..
p. Mast & Co., Of Springfield, Ohio,
who died lately. confessed on his
deathbed to a shortage of $4,000.
A negro tried to abduct the eight
year-old son of former Mayor NJ. j.
Dillon of New Rochelle, N. Y, but was
foiled by the boys aunt and sister.
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 a gale at Mobile,
Ala, and two were drowned.
Henry Brown of Trenton, N. j., sup
poseGly insane, broke into Peter
Katz's house and was shot for
burglar.
]. w. Schwarz, a wealthy Brooklyn
merchant has received injuries which
are likely to prove fatal in the upset
ting of his automobile.
No. 90 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 a gas leak with lighted lantern.
He found it, 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
GREAT MILITARY CAMP.
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
eryation. About $4,000 men are here.
and to-day 1t is expected the total will
be increased to 10000. The general
scope of the maneuvers, which will
commence in full strength to-day and
continue for a fortnight, is the most
comprehensive that has been ar
ranged, and practically every situa-
ton a soldier can be called upon to
face IN time of war, save the two so
eminently disagreeable danger of
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
Japan Is for Peace.
MILLER JURY FAILS TO AGREE
Bribery Trial at Cincinnati Results in
Disagreement.

disagreement
Cincinnati, Oct 20-The jury in the
case of Daniel Voorhees, Miller and
Joseph NJ. Johns, on trial in the fed.
eral court here on the charge of an
alleged conspiracy to extort a bribe,
reported shortly before midnight that
it 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 a 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
AIRSHIP THAT FLIES.
San Francisco Inventor Sails the Air
for Two Hours

lOE WV
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 naviga.
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 q
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
Steamer Goes 10 the Bottom.

Alpena, Mich, oct. 20.-The s'e'a 4
er Wyoming went to the bo''om ..s
Thunder bay, opposite this po'V INA
terday. The boat had been iO, 4,
waterlogged and was towed mo assD
bay and saved from singing ID "
water.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
INSURANCE NOT LARGE
About $4,000 Carried on AoerO
Wash, Property DESTROYED :

Aberdeen. Wash, Oct. ~ nd
business men of the city estimate N
the loss from the big fire mere ,..n..
more than 100000, while tne - d.
ance experts say that 1t viii nov Nh
coed $500 900, on which there y ,s ~ 4
$4,000 insurance. Loss OF - az
known to be three men, but M sa |,
rumors that a fourth man peri'"
the Mack building.
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
eeeded in harvesting all the other fell
lows money.
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, seaguils and American
eagle, with delicate trimmings, com
prising dainty festoons of Indian corn.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Judge Emmons will find fine field
of endeavor 10 Nome. where unique
bal Mosques are advertised in the!pub-
lie prints as festive occasions to be
avoided oy all persons whose feelings
are easily shocked.
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 couldr't overhaul any
thing in case OF war.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

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

Seventy-five teachers in Ckicago's
public schools have resigned this sum
mer to get married Well, ii 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

After a thorough consideration OF
the statements made by the powers
with reference to the situation in
Macedonia, the unbiased observer will
conclude that the matter is likely to
be settled only when everybody has
either moved out or been killed of.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Members of the international peace
congress want to hold their next ses-
sion in the United States, where there
are no cannons booming or bullets fly
ing.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

French aeronauts have succeeded in
crossing the English channel in a
balloon. People who have crossed the
channel in boats unanimously admit
that they don't know OF anything
which might more fittingly be crossed
IN a balloon.
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.

ouINS W Otto LGdITIs
Liverpool, Oct 20 - The Cunard
liner Etruria reports that last Satur-
day night when she was off 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 a hip and had
a leg broken.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Noah Roby of Plainheld. N. j., who
claims to be 1872 years old; is down
with the measles. This second child
hood business appears to be dangerous
If 1t is carried too Ear.
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

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

The Connecticut man, who has had
inscribed under his bust in the Gem
etery the words; Going. but Can't
Tell Where" is frank even If he ISN'T
strictly orthodox.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Let the boys play football while they
can, for DR.. Wiley says We are soon
to be a hairless race and then it would
be a.. OF with that sport.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
|DtiGe Of Y
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Monday Of NOV [N,
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IN manner pr
Ina real proper
kouth Dakota, :
Ina prior year
Saxes, both re;
tnpaid thereon
II the office {
Hand County,
toWn Of Miller
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En- hereto ann
Notice is a hs ;,
Ss sold and u
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4 In Witness
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founty Treasu
In the County {
Dakota this i
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treasurer OF
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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

According to arctic explorers there
is enough ice about the north POLE this
year to break the heart of the Ice
trust
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Joseph Jefferson admits that he Wis
tied Chicago in 1889. He stoutly de-
clares, however, that he didn't play
"Trip" at that time.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Glance over the market quotations
and see IL you do not think this is
good time to lay in your winter supply
of steel rails.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
WAGES RAISED 20 PER CENT.
TeIegraphers on Rock lslsad Railway
Secure Their Contention.

Chicago, Oct. photographer EN-,
ployed on the Rock Island railway
system have been granted 20 per
cent increase In wages. The Order OF
Railway Telegraphers announces the
successful termination Of month S
negotiations with the railway officials.
Thirty other committees are making
the same demands of other transpor.
tation companies.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Placer mining machine has been in
vented that will make gold plentiful.
and this will help us to stave of the
trusts for a little while.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

If blood was a merchantable com
modify the Turk would be IN the way
20 make substantial profits
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Barrie's play. Little Mary" has the
yoble theme that england overeats.
Now sor a health food named Little
Mary"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Such a thing as a wild day in stocks
does not appear to rufiie the country
eQuamimity
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

The theatrical manager who sfot up
his company must have been loo@-
ing at the show.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

Dressmakers do not worry over the
bills. That problem is up TO the men.