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MARCUS AuRELIus HANNA.

Mrs. Hanna had left the room only a
short time before.
The last sinking spell began at ex-
actly $3.50 o'clock. Drs. Carter and
Osler were then in attendance. All
members of the family We're sent for.
Mrs. Mccormick, one of the senator's
daughters, and Miss Phelps niece.
We're present when the end came. Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Hanna We're to first to
arrive and they withdrew Immediately
to the chamber of the senator's wife to
summon her to the bedside. 1t was
while they We're absent the senator
breathed his last.
In the meantime Mrs. Mccormick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons and III. NJ. Hanna
had entered the room. Mr.. Dover stood
In the door,
There were no distressing incidents
attending the last moments. 1t was a
sinking spell which terminated in ten
minutes. Just after his eyes closed in
death Mrs. Hanna was able to come
into the room.
She bore up well under the ordeal,
and she is showing calmness and braS-
cry. She had been in almost constant
attendance on her husband though
realizing fully there was no hope for re-
covery Nevertheless the remon-
strances of the physicians and the
added implorings of her children that
she take some rest We're unavailing un
til late in the afternoon, when she was
attacked By violent headache. She
was given q narcotic and then she re-
tired to her chamber, but requested that
a call be sent as soon as there appeared
to be change for the worse.
Kept Alive by Stimuants.
For the last two days Senator Hanna
had been conscious only at intervals.
and then only to obey mechanically
some instructions given him by the
physicians. Fourteen hours before the
end was announced life had practically
been suspended, the Pickering spark be-
ing kept aglow by the most powerful
scientific agencies.
Five minutes before death came, Cen
eral Charles A. Dick came from the
bedside with the announcement:
He Is worse, and has only few
minutes at the most"
That statement Immediately prefaced
the last official bulletin, which read:
Senator Hanna sank gradually dur
Ing the afternoon, and died quietly at
6:40 O'clock"
Mr.. Dover, the senator's secretary,
read the bulletin to newspaper men
who were waiting. Word went over the
hotel like a flash. The lobby was crowd
ed and score of friends were waiting
in Mr.. Dover's room. Though it was
known five minutes before that the
word probably would be the announce
ment that the senator had breathed his
last. the effect to his friends was almost
that of a sudden snock. No attempts
were made to restrain grief. Senators
Fairbanks, Scott and kittredge broke
down. They had remained at the hotel
the entire day and knew there was no
hope, but that proved no guard against
the tears which sprang unbidden to
their eyes and ran down their cheeks.
General Dick wcpt his sorrow at >ae
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Russians Get Cav.


Ying Kow, Feb. 16.-Threatenlls
demonstrations have been made against
the British gunboat Espiegle and tha
United States gunboat Helena by Rus,
sian soldiers, whose assaults upon and
depredations against other foreigners
continue
The civil administration is making
every effort to arrest the offenders, and
has assured Captains Barton and Saw
yer and Consul Miller that full repara-.
ton will be made.
Russian authorities deny the report
Of the loss of Russian vessels near
-Hai-Wei.
Hamburg, Feb. 16.-The American
line steamer Batavia has embarked
over 1000 refugees at Vladivostok. She,
will land them at Moji, Japan, or Kiao
Chou, the German concession on the,
Shantung peninsula in China.
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ARE THEY sAFs7
Fear is Expressed for the Security !.
Missionaries in the
Far East

Philadelphia, Feb 1s.-Relattyes and
friends of missionaries now stationed
in Korea, Manchuria and Japan are
alarmed for their safety. Nothing has
been heard from many of them since
war broke out :
Rev. S. w. Thomas, editor of the
Philadelphia Methodist, and of the
Methodist Missionary board, said to-.
day all missionaries stationed near the
seat of war had been notified to use
their own judgment in remaining or
fleeing from their stations
New York, Feb. ia cablegram
from Seoul reached the Office of the.
Missionary society of the Methodist
Episcopal church today announcing tha,
safety of all Methodist missionaries in
Korea and the safe arrival from Shane.,,
hal Of the Methodist bishop. !.
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BIG LAND FORCE.
Astonishing Statement That . Fore. ef
10000 Men Extends Along Fight
ino Front Of Tho Yaiu.


London, Feb. 18-According to specia.
dispatches published here this morning
from Toxic the Russian squadron has re-
turned to Vladivostok.
The Toxic correspondent of the DailS
Mall says in a dispatch that two Russian
warships appeared of Oh island, tn the
southern part of the Japanese sea, Sun
day.
The correspondent at Chemulpe of the
Daily Express makes the astonishing
statement that Japan has already landed
10000 troops in Korea, $1,000 of whom arc
extended along the fighting front, south
of the Yula river
No other war news Of Importance ap-
pears in the London newspapers this
morning. but the press attaches tho
greater significance to the departure OF
Viceroy Alexiefr from Port Arthur, and
comments upon the sudden throwing of
Russian troops into New Chwang as In
dtcating Russian apprehensions that Port
Arthur Is in danger and that the Jap
anese attack may not after all be made
where 1t Is expected on the Yalu.
All the reports tend to confirm the Inn
preston that Russia has little or noth-
Ing to expect from sea operations.
According to dispatch to the Paris
edition of the New York Herald 400 tor,
pedoes. being two-thirds of Russia's en-
tire available supply OF these articles.
were destroyed on board the Russian
cruiser Variag at Chemulpo.
The Toxic correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle cables that it is stated officially
that several thousand Russian troops
have reached Antung, and that it is ru-
mored that 10000 Russians have arrived at
Ping Yang, on the Tatong river, in Gem
trail Korea.
The Chronicle. however. regards this
rumor as improbable, unless the invasion
OF Korea preceded the outbreak of hos
tilities
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Fined for Contempt Of Court.


lam G. Rice, in circuit court fined DR..
Herman H. Drechsler for contempt of
ourt, in refusing to deliver to the re-
eiver appointed by. the court, certain
books and accounts belonging to the
Inn of Terrence & Drechsler. This
lrm began business in Deadwood last
September and about the first of the
present month disagreement arose be-
ween the two members and DR.. Tor
ence asked for the appointment of a
eceiver. The petition was granted and
". A. Remer, formerly sheriff OF Law
'ence county and clerk of the house of
representatives during the 1901 session
# the legislature. was appointed re-
eiver. He made formal demand upon
Or. Drechsler for the books, which the
after had removed from the Office, and
vas refused.
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600 RUSSIANS ARE
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Troop. Lost Their Way During
Terrific Storm on
Lake BaikaI.
THE BoYARlN BLOWN UP
Russian Vessel Runs Into One of II.
Own Mines in Same Manner az
Did the Yenesei, and 1877
Are Killed.

Berlin, Feb. 16.-The ST. Petersburg
correspondent of the Tagliche Rund-
schau says 900 Russian soldiers were
frozen to death while marching across
Lake Baillal in Eastern Siberia.
The correspondent adds that the
temporary railroad across the lake is
not yet completed and that a large de-
tachment of troops was sent on a twen-
ty-two- mile march over the ice covered
lake, and 1t is presumed that a part
of these troops lost their way in the
snowstorm and perished.
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CAPTAIN ASKED PROTECTION.
But IL Was Refused Commander Of


London, Feb. 1S.-The Seoul correspond
ent of the Daily Mail, in the course of a
descriptive narrative of the Chemulpo
battle, says that before the fight the cap
tain OF the Russian cruiser Variag held a
conference with the British, French and
Italian captains aboard the British cruis-
er Talbot, in which he asked for the pro-
lection of the foreign warships in leaving
the harbor The request was refused.
The British launch delivered protest to
the Japanese admiral Immediately before
the action. The Americans present re-
Grained from attending the naval confer
ences, or partaking N the demonstration,
although some of the Russian wounded
were received on board the United States.
gunboat Viclsburg. l
While the Varias was being sunk, her
captain. fearing that the japanese would
reach the vessel Lefore she settled down.
requested the captain of the Talbot to fire
at her weterline. This request also was
refused
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Locked Selves in Cabin.

New York, Feb. 16.-A Sun special,
says that among the forty-nine killed
on the Variag was Midshipman Count
Niron and among the sixty-four.
wounded was Captain Rudvent.
Other Russians who died had locked;
themselves in their cabins before the,
Variag sank.
The vessel lies on her side and can
be distinguished during low water. Her
starboard guns are still mounted and
1t would be very difficult to recover!
them. Japanese colonists at Chemulpol
have applied for permission to try toi
float her and they also want to attempt
to raise the Koreitz and Sungari, which,
are also visible !
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Rich Ore Find.


Lead. S. D., Feb. 15.-The Orc Hondc
dining company has discovered ore in
he bottom of it's shaft near Kirk. 1t
; the most important discovery made
W this company. The ore is free mill
ng in character and is worth from $40
o SIG a ton gold and belongs essen
tally to the Homestake belt system.
.he saft of the company is about 500
eet deep.
The Hidden Treasure Gold Mining
ompany is purchasing an entire new
ioisting plant to be installed. at its
haft along upper DeaGwood gulch, a
nile and a half west of Lead. The
haft was started several months ago
md is fifty feet deep.
4. G. Drum and Fred Clark of San
francisco, the former vice president
nd the latter director of the Home
take Mining company, have been here
his week on Homestake business. Mr..
Clark is private secretary for Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst.
Much attention is being paid the
'enobscot Mining company by reason
# the rich developments the past few
months. The latest is the discovery of
I. body of ore assaying $1,000 a ton gold,
his body being narrow fissure lying
dong the upper ore shoot. 1t is one
VI the richest finds yet made in the
.arden City district.
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MISSIONARY CONVENTIONS.
ieveraI Districts of tho Sioux Fall.
Conference to Participate.

Canton, 8. d., Feb. 15.-The Method
SITS OF the Sioux Falls district of this
tate will hold series of missionary
onvent!ons. commencing on the I'd of
lext month in the towns of Canton,
Parker. Lennox. Alcester. Hudson.
Hurley, Worthing and Marion. These
conventions are to partake somewhat
# the form of missionary revivals, but
hey will be attended by four delegates
rom each church from the respective
;harges. There are four subdistricts
n the Sioux Falls presiding elder dis
rict. The first meeting will be held at
canton March 3, and will be addressed
~ Rev. ID. d. Smith, missionary from
he Methodist church in British India.
Papers will also be read by several of
he delegates. The conventions are to
he conducted under the supervision Of
Presiding Elder Jenkins of Sioux Falls.
Oscar Berkelund, arrested in Lyon
ounty. Ia, a few days ago on the
!harge of several offenses, was yester-
lay released from custody on $4,000
,onds. In this city yesterday afternoon
3erkelund said that he was being made
he victim of a conspiracy. and that he
would be able to prove himself clear of
IL charges. His bonds are signed by
everal prominent Rock Rapids bank
RS.
Knut Helgerson, residing few miles
ast of this city in Iowa, was taken in
harge yesterday afternoon by the off,
ers of Lyon county charge with in
anity. He is a prominent farmer in
hat vicinity and has accumulated con-
iderable property. Hegerson imagines
III sorts of things, and among others
s the idea that Montgomery, Ward &
%. desire to purchase his cattle, some
# which recently died, and he insisted
pon shipping the dead carcasses to
he above department store in Chicago
express.
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Has Been a Successful, Year.

ion Creamery company of Clarno has
elected officers for the ensuing year as
'ollows: c. w. Shirley, president; C..
J. Moose, vice president; Nils p. john
,on, treasurer and secretary; John
oonahue, Detlef Johanson, j. w.
Srampton and H. j. Madison, directors.
rhe creamery received last year L.
l55,7S7 pounds of milk. paying for the
,ame S1O,810.53. The average price
vas SO cents per 100 pounds.
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Russian Souadron Stopped.

Paris, Feb. 16.-A Figaro dispatch
from ST. Petersburg today says:
IT has been decided to hold the Rus
sian squadron from the Mediterranean,
now in the Red sea. and bound for the
far east, at Jibutil, French Somaliland.
until further orders.
Admiral Rojdestwensk, chief of the
marine staff. is going on to assume
naval command at Port Arthur.
The stopping of the Russian squadron
at Jibutil may lead to international
complications, Jibutil being a neutral
French port. II is understood France
leave.
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DEATH CLAIMS
MARCUS HANNA.
Distinguished Senator Passed
Peacefully Away After
Two Month illness.
WAS A BRAVE STRUGGLE
For Last Few Days He Was
Conscious Only at
intervals. -~
ALL COUNTRY MouRNs
In the Death Of Senator Hanna tho
American Public Loses One of tho
Foremost in State, Politics,
Capital and Labor.
/ COUNTRY MouRNs

Washington. Feb. l7.-Senator Mar
Gus Aurelius Hanna died at 6:40 o'clock
p. m. Monday at the family apartments
in the Arlington hotel, after an illness
extending over nearly two months
filled with apparent recoveries followed
by relapses and finally drifting into
typhoid fever, which in his weakened
condition he was unable to withstand.
When the end came all the members
of the senator's family We're in the
room except Mrs. Hanna, the senator's
wife, and Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hanna.
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Russians Leave Seoul.

Seoul. Feb. 16-The Russian minis
ter and all resident Russians left the
city last Friday on a special japanese
train. Upon it's arrival at Chemulpo
the party Immediately went on board
the French cruiser Paschal which has
700 Russians on board. The Paschal
was delayed at the last moment owing
to objections raised by Japanese au-
thorities as to the disposition of the
Russian refugees, which was consid-
cred by them most unsatisfactory.
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Investigating Coal Find.

Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 15.-E. H. Cur
Ter, the North Dakota coal mining
nan who has taken up the investiga-
ion of the coal discoveries in the
southern part of Brown county. only
l few miles from Aberdeen, is making
ease contracts with a considerable
vicinity of the find. and in the spring
will begin the tests which will tell how
vide in extent the deposit is. When
he first samples of the coal were sent
east for examination the experts who
:ested them declared they could not
'ave come from South Dakota
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Aberdeen Weddina,

Aberdeen, SD. Feb. 15-The marriage
II st. Marks Episcopal church Thurs
lay evening of Miss Mildred Sloane to
Robert Hollister Angel of the Olwin-
Angel company, was the most import
INT event CT the kind that has taken
place in Aberdeen for long time. The
:hurch was crowded with people in
1ited, and after the ceremony we'd
ling dinner was served at the home of
he BRIDE Mr.. and Mrs Angel have
zone east and will be awsy couple of
months, visiting cities of the Atlantic
oast, including New York and Wash
ngton.
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loss of friend who had been brother.
Spontaneously outbursts of unstinted

loss of a friend who had been brother.
Spontaneously outbursts of unstinted
tribute were heard on every side. Men
who are acknowledged leaders of the
political parties, kings of finance and
commerce, and men selected to serve in
the highest positions in the nation.
were among those who expressed the
country's tmmeasurablc loss.
Friends at once took charge OF the
funeral arrangements. which have been
detailed elsewhere.
Senators and Representatives visited
the hotel throughout the evening. and
many of the dead mans friends were
admitted to the death chamber. Post
master General Payne sent word ia
President Roosevelt, and he expressed
deep sorrow at the fatal termination oj
the Illness.
ssThe last ineligible words spoken by
Senator Hanna were pathetic ia hi.
attempt to maintain to the last ,h1
hulnor which was characteristic of hi,
life. Yesterday morning he moved hi,
head Slightly and his eyes rolled a liz.
tie to the right and then to the left
The nurse, IN close attendance, antici.
pated his want, and bending to the pa.
tents ear asked If he was looking foi
his handkerchief.
Il think my wife has my handker.
chief" the sentor Whispered.
Mei}sbers of the family, eager fol
any sign of consciousness or recogni.
ton the senator might display vert
told of the remark, and they at once
recognized it as one of his favorite re.
jOinders in good natured plaguing il
which Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna often in.
dulged.
About ii o'clock yesterday the sen.
ator became unconscious, and there.
after, though the physicians and mem.
bers of the family strained every nerve
TO 1ofo <~G
senator did not speak a word that coul}
be understood. nor did he appear to
know what was going on about him
Occasionally he mumbled few sounds
but nothfng could be made of them
and mis- little pleasantly We're the lasi
words spoken.
AsDeath Mask Is Taken.
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ATTACKED BY P. N.
iuron, Man, Secretary to coe .. craw.
ford, Viciousiy Assaulted by
C.. NJ. Cooper.

Huron. S. D., Feb. 15.-Walter Hub
iard, secretary for Coe l. Crawford,
vas viciously attacked at noon today
~ Postmaster c. N. Cooper in the Of
Ice of the Richards Trust company.
Cooper is under arrest and the affair
aused much excitement.
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institute Conductors Selected.


Pierre, S. D., Feb. 17.-State Superin.
tendent Nash has finished meeting with
district school officers of the different
counties OF the state: arranging for ex-
aminations next month, and selections
of his list of institute conductors for
the coming year.
The list selected for the conductors is:
l.. G.. Avery Madison: Mrs Anna S.
Clark, Deadwood; S. K. Clark, Tyndall;
j. b. Clendennen, Worthing; C. S.
Cobb, Hot Springs; w. l.. Cochrane,
Aberdeen; e. e. Collins, Vermillion;
j. N. Davis Sturgis; w. p. Dunlevy,
Pierre; G. H. Ellingson, Canton; f. K.
Eyerly. Brookings; E. 7. Fitch, Water
town; r. L. Flanegin. Alexandria; f.
H. French, Elk Point; w. w. Girton,
Madison; S. G. Hammock, Aberdeen;
Mrs. Olivia Heron, Academy; j. II.
Hetley, Andover; M. o. Hill, Brook
ings; r. H. Hoff, Mitchell; A. b. Hum
bert, Rapid City; ]. Jones. jr., vermil-
lion; o. H. Jones. Sisseton; j. G. KEEL
low, Bristol; G. F. Kephart, Beresford;
II. +. Kerr. Brookings; D. F. Koehler,
Aberdeen; B. NJ. Lawrence, Flandreau;
j. C. Lindsey Gary; A. A. Mcdonald,
Sioux Falls; r. B. McLenon, Huron; c.
b. Pickerell, Woonsocket; NJ. H. Man
uel, Huron; F. G. McClelland, Sioux
Falls: M. M. Ramer, Milbank; F. L.
Ransom, Redfield; G. j. Schellenger
Selby; A. H. Seymour, Arlington; G.
M. Smith, Vermillion; e. M. Stevens
Rapid City; L. A. Stout, Mitchell; Alex
ander Strachan, Deadwood; Mary j.
Windle, Mitchell; H. K Warren, Yank-
ton; c. M. Young, Vermillion.
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Newspapers Consolidate.

Parker, S. D., Feb. Nv. H. King,
editor of the Leader, has purchased the
Press from Mel. T. Hoyt and will COM
btne the two publications.
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Elite cIuh Entertained.

Spencer, Ia, Feb. 15.-The Elite
:lub and others were we'll entertained
asst night at masquerade. It was
argely attended.
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Sculptor Dunbar. and that was done
early last evening. The cast will be
perfect, and strange as 1T may seem,
will show the face in usual fullness
The senator's face shows little emacia-
ton. and owing to the constant use Of
oxygen had taken on what appeared
TO be coat of tan which gives it al
most lifelike appearance.
President Roosevelt called at the Ar
hngton last night personally to express
his condolences to the members of the
late Senator Hanna's family. He saw
Mrs. Hanna, H. M. Hanna, the SEN
afors brother, and Dan r. Hanna, the
senator's son, and remained with them
tor some time.
Some consideration has been given
by the president and several members
of the cabinet to the question of ac-
eompanying the funeral party to the
place of interment in Ohio The pres
ident would like to go very much, and
1t is possible he may so. The matter,
however, is still undecided
OFFICIAL FUNERAL TO BE HELD
In the Senate Chamber Services Will
Be Conducted Tomorrow.
Washington, Feb. 1s.-Both houses of
congress will adjourn today Immediately
upon the announcement of the death of
Senator Hanna. No business will be
transacted in either house. AS soon as
the senate meets Senator Foraker will an
nounce the death of his colleague, Senator
Hanna and will offer resolutions Of regret
and for committee to take charge of the
funeral arrangements. A committee con-
sistng of twenty senators will be named
by President Pro Tenn. Frye and the ser
geant-at-arms will be directed to make
the necessary arrangements for the
funeral services both here and at Cleve-
land
The resolutions will be sent to the house
at once and General Grosvenor will pre-
sent resolutions of regret on the part OF
the house. AS soon as these resolutions
are adopted Speaker Cannon will name a
committee of those Of the house to ac-
company the remains to Cleveland. The
house committee will consist Of the en-
tire Ohio delegation and such others as
may be selected by Speaker Cannon
The flags on the capitol will be at half
mast today and remain so until after
the funeral. The desk of Senator Hanna
In the senate chamber vii: be draped in
mourning and remain covered until after
he is buried.
There will be an official funeral in the
senate chamber at noon on Wednesday,
the body lying in state in the senate mar
BILE room in the morning. The senate
will adopt resolutions inviting the presi-
dent, members of the cabinet the supreme
court. the diplomatic corps, the lieutenant
general of the army, the admiral OF the
navy md the house of representatives to
attend the funeral services. Other de-
tails are yet to be arranged
1t Is expected that three special trains
will go to Cleveland Wednesday after
noon, one with the body accompanied by
the senator's family. another with the
senator's who desire to attend the funeral
at Cleveland, and another for the house
of representatives.