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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
WRECK AT
The Engineer and Fireman r
Killed near Hinton, La.

htIIeu nohI HtItOus Ia
A %southbound freight train on the
Great Northern Railroad was derailed at
Hinton, twelve miles north of Sioux
City, Ia, about 4:40 o'clock Monday
morning, and in the wreck two men were
killed and another badly injured.
The accident was the result Of a com
mon mistake on the part Of the engineer
Of the train and the towerman who is OH
duty at the crossing of the Great North
ern and the Illinois Central, where the
smashup occurred.
About one mile north of Hinton the
Illinois Central road and the Great
Northern roads cross. From Sioux City
to this point the roads run parallel, with
the Northern OH the east and the Central
on the west. Above the crossing near
Hinton they continue to run parallel as
far as Merrill, but the Northern is on
the west and the Central on the east.
AT this crossing there is a tower. A
Over the tracks of the Illinois Central
the Omaha runs it's trains past this point
while the Great Northern uses its own
track alone.
The towerman Of the Illinois Central
was OH the lookout for the fast Omaha
train which is due in Sioux City at 4:10
O'Clock in the morning. 1t was reported
over an hour late out of LeMars. He was
expecting it along at any moment and
clearance. He saw a train approaching
on what he thought to be the Central
track and supposed it was the Omaha
fast passenger, No. 10. The train had
approached to within about fifty rods of
the crossing when he saw that it was a
Northern freight train. He made an at
tempt to throw the levers and give it
clearance, but was too late.
In a moment the train had jumped the
track and had plowed its way for q dis
lance of forty rods, taking with it in its
course the tower and two freight cars
which Were on a siding. The engine
toppled over on it's right side and the
cars piled up in an indiscIiminate heap.
Engineer Gilbertson stuck to the throt-
tie and was pinned down under the en-
gine's ponderous mass as it came to the
earth. Fireman Hanson went down be-
tween the wheels of the tender and had
both legs severed. Brakeman j.. J. Hale,
who was OH the engine at the time of the
wreck, attempted to jump, but was
caught and was badly injured about the
head and breast. The death of the EN-
gineer was instantaneous. The fireman
died several hours later at Samaritan
hospital, Sioux City.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
FOR STATE SCHOOL OF MINES
Legislature Will be Asked to APP
propriatc $4,000.

The State School Of Mines, of Rapid
City, is expecting a liberal appropriations
from the state legislature. Thirty-fve
thousand dollars will be asked for TO
maintain the institution, including the
salaries, library, field exploration, i'm
provement Of grounds, experimental sta
ton and maintenance. This will be the
amount needed for each year, 1905 and
1906. In addition to this amount $780,
900 will be- asked for to be used in q
complete renovation of the metallurgical
laboratory and purchase of new machin-
cry for the same, for the equipment of
shops and heating plant. These figures
have been submitted to the state board
of regents and have been approved by
them. The attendance this year is about
$50, which is as large as it has ever been
at tins time Of the year.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
ARMOUR is T IT.
Place for Firemen's Tournament
Soon to be Decided.

Members of volunteer fire departments
throughout the state are looking forward
with interest to a meeting to be held ut
Armour next month by the board of con-
troll Of the State Volunteer Firemen's
Association for the purpose of selecting
the time and place for h, ding the next
annual tournament of the association.
The town of Armour will be among
those which will strive TO capture the
prize. Several other towns will doubt
less announce their candidacy during
the next week or two. The town select
ed as the place for holding the tourna-
ment will be required to furnish the
board of control with a guarantee of
$500. The coming tournament will last
four days and it is expected at least 500
firemen will be present.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
Prof Ruid pies IN Texas.

A dispatch has just been received at
Ames, Iowa, telling of the death of Prof.
j. l.. Budd, at San Antonio, Tex. The
cause Of his death is supposed to have
been c%onsumptien Prof. Rudd was one
OF the best and widest known horticul-
turists in the State Of Iowa. Through
twenty-five years of experience as pro-
fessor of horticulture at the Iowa State
College he was known from coast to
coast.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
LIKE CRONIN CASE.
Feared Owen Kelly May Have Me-
similar Fate.

AAAbt ho'Ns
Many of the features which marked
the celebrated case of DIR. Cronin, whose
murder was the result of a Fenian quar-
rel in Chicago, seem to reappear in the
strange disappearance of Owen Kelly, a
well to do merchant and manufacturer
of Philadelphia, Pa, of whom all trace
has been lost to his friends and relatives
for seven weeks since Oct. %. On that
day he attended a meeting of the Cont
mental Trust Company, of which he was
a director. He left the meeting, and no
friend Of his has laid eyes on him since.
The hospitals of Philadelphia have
been searched for him, the passenger lists
of all steamers leaving Philadelphia
New York since Oct. % have been scru-
tinized, and the police of Philadelphia
have worked in vain to find him.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
CRYING FOR T
severe Drought in Western Part OF
Pennsylvania.

Dispatches from western Pennsylvania
are to the effect that industrial activity
in many centers is threatened on account
of the protracted drought. Unless con-
ditions change soon it is possible thou
sands of men may be thrown out Of en-
ployment in the mills, mines and coke
fields. This has been the longest drought
and the driest year, according to the
records, for that section since 1871.
are experiencing great difficulty in keep
ing their tanks supplied.
In towns along the Pennsylvania Rail.
road the various water companies have
ordered all bath tubs shut off.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
DEATH IN CURLING IRON.

Society Girl Has Narrow Escape
from Death by Blood Poisoning. A
Miss Edna Findahl, a young society
girl of F~landreau, narrowly escaped los
ing her life as the result of getting her
curling iron too hot.
While arranging her hair the iron
slipped and burned her on the forehead
severely. When the burned spot had
commenced to heal the wound was acct
dentally re-opened, with the result that
blood poisoning developed.
Her life was saved only by the most
skillful work of the physicians.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
Good Profit i'm Trapping.

The days of the trapper are not over
in South Dakota. A number Of men are
engaged in trapping far bearing animals
IN different parts OF the state. A FUR
ner County man. Fred Robinson, has
met with great success thus far this win
ter. He operates along the rivers, and
little lakes in the~southeastern part Of
the state, and already has trapped mink,
muskrats and other animals in sufficient
numbers to pay him a profit of several
hundred dollars.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
JUDGE "RoAsTs" A JURY.
Had Acquitted an Alleged Horse
Thief in Brown County.


A sensational scene occurred in cir
cult court at Aberdeen when Judge Jas.
Fl. Mccoy, Immediately after the conven-
ing of court the other morning, admins
tered a severe rebuke to the jurors who
had acquitted Charles Baldwin of the
charge Of horse stealing.
The evidence against Baldwin, who
was accused Of stealing a team Of horses
from Senator Koepsel, Of Groton, in
September, was quite clear, and the
states attorney was confident of n con-
~viction, especially as Baldwin himself
was the only witness for the defense.
The jury, however, after being out for
over three hours, returned a verdict OF
acquittal.
Judge Mccoy reminded the jurors that
the present term Of court is costing thu
pay of Brown County about $2Ck
a day and informed them they they were
making a farce of the whole session;
that the county has a good states attor-
ney and a good sheriff and that those Off
Gals should be supported and upheld,
when the evidence would justify it, but
the jurors would sit in the jury box and
take the word Of a horse thief in prefer
ence to the sworn testimony of honest
and reputable farmers i'll the vicinity Of
Groton. He further stated that the ac-
tons of the jurors were such as were
calculated to make Brown County a
lurking place for horse thieves, and con-
cluded his lecture by saying that the
county commissioners should go to the
expense of having the jurors photo,
graphed and the picture hung up in the
court room as a precaution against their
ever again being drawn for jury duty.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
AGED MAN LOSES a LEG.
John Mashek, of Kimball, Suffers
AmDutatiOn at II.

To have withstood the amputation Of
a leg after having passed his I'D mile
stone was the experience of John Ma
shek, a prominent resident of Kimball.
The aged man about a week ago acct
d~entally dropped a loaded rifle, which
was of 44-caliber. The weapon was dis
charged and the bullet struck him just
above the ankle and shattered the bones
in a frightful manner.
1t was decided to amputate his leg in
order to save his life, and three physi-
clans performed the operation. While
he stood the operation very well it was
feared that owing to his great age he
would not be able to survive.
But he continues to do nicely and is
bearing his misfortune quite c%heerfuIly.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
Haley Gipe is Sentenced.

At New Castle, Ind, Judge John Nor
risfi in the circuit court refused the ap-
plication of Haley Gipe for a new trial,
and sentenced him TO Jeffersonville re-
formatory for from two to fourteen
years for involuntary ~manslaughter.
Gipe was indicted for the murder of Mrs.
William Starbuck and her infant child.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
JAPS TAKE STRONG FORT.

They Explode a Mine Under Forth
fcations and Then Charge
Toxic advices state that the Japanese
fired an immense mine under portions of
the north fort on East Keekwan noun
tain at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. The
infantry Immediately afterwards charged
and occupied the fort with a heavy force.
1t is reported the japanese have seized
a strong position about 1000 yards
to ~assaulting the new town and pushing
between Lao III mountain and the RUS
sian headquarters at Port Arthur. The
fighting against Sung Shu mountain con-
tinues.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
FOUR DIE ON AN OIL BARGE

An Explosion On the Boat is Follow
ed by "a Fire.
-Four men lost their lives and four
others were severely burned in a fire on
a Standard Oil barge which was sighted
off Long Branch, n. T., Sunday night.
-Four survivors of the crew were taken
to New York Monday. An explosion,
whether Of gas or the boiler is unknown,
was followed by n fire which quickly
reached a tank containing 100000 gal
Ions of petroleum oil, and the vessel was
soon ablaze. The flames spread so rap
idly but four of the crew were rescued
by the crew of an accompanying barge.
They were severely burned.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28

FINE CATTLE ARE BURNED.
Twenty-six Head OF Blooded Cattle
Burned to Death at Parker.

Twenty-six head of blooded Shorthoru
cattle, the property Of A. H.. Krauskup,
Of Richmond Center, Wis, and Robert
son & Bissell, of Lodi, Wis.,, were burn
at Parker at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning
in a fire which has every appearance Of
having been of incendiary origin. The
cattle were brought there by G. S. Kel-
sey & Son, of Springfield, s. d., who are
managers for the Wisconsin importers
and who brought the imported stock to
Parker for sale. Twenty-one head Of
cattle which were in the barn were got
ten out.
The loss will run close to $4,000, if
indeed it does not exceed that amount,
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
BIG STOCK SALE AT MITCHELL
Expected 1900 Breeders and Farm
ers will Attend.

A big combination breeders sale of
pure-bred live stock will be held in
Mitchell Feb. /, . and 3, which will con-
sist of German coach and Percheron
stations. Shorthorn, Hereford and Alb
erdeen-Angus cattle, Shropshire and
Hampshire sheep, and Poland-China, Du-
roc-Jersey and Yorkshire hogs, which
will be sent here by fifty-one breeders of
the state.
This sale will occur at the annual con-
vention of the South Dakota Live Stock
Breeders Association. The business men
of this city have arranged to hold the
sale in the corn palace building, as be-
ing the best place in the city for the
event.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
SCHOOL BOARD HANDIcAPPEc Q
Dell Rapids Bond Proposition is
Defeated.

At a special election held in Dell Rap
ids Tuesday to vote on the proposition
to issue bonds in the sum of $4,000 to
build a new school building the measure
was defeated by 43 majority.
The question of issuing bonds in the
sum Of 81 800 to refund outstanding
bonds carried.
A light vote was cast. The result of
the election is somewhat of a surprise,
and as q result the school hoard will be
unable to meet the demands for more
school room at this time.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
Woonsocket ..Jo,n,s" Closed.

Woodsocket's mayor, Samuel A. Ram
sey, has won in his long fight against
the selling of intoxicating liquors in that
town without a license. When he was
elected mayor last spring Ramsey de-
clared his intention of closing up any
illegal place.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
Erick sons Plrad Not Guilty.

Otto Erickson. who is charged with
the murder of James Garrett, and his
brother, William Erickson, also supposed
to have been implicated in the crime,
pleaded not guilty before Judge Rice at
Belle Fourche, and the case has been
set for trial Jan. %.
Blak .r rGetS Two Years Seutenck
j. w. Blale-ter, who was found guilty
II Il q clit court Of having robbed Hal
sey o. or. of W~csiport. Of 500, was
ep;trf 1, 20 two years in the peniten-
;oux Falls by Judge j. II. Nc
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
Lease on life Eytended.

Philip Nagel. sentenced to be electro.
cuted at Columbus, o., on Dee. % for
the murder of Vim. Wade at Upper
~Sandusky. o., has been granted a respite
to Jan. 20.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
OHIO NJ o
Two Are Forced 10 Suspend Because
of Chadwick Exposure.

w ooSPOhu
of Chadwick Exposure,
The First National Bank of Conneaut,
o., and the Marine Bank, of Conneaut
Harbor did not open their doors for bust
ness Tuesday.
The suspensions resulted from runs on
both concerns during the past few days.
Officials claim theconeerns are entirely
solvent and declare business will be re-
sumed again in q short time.
Cashier Lilley, of the First National
Bank, said:
Ever since the exposure of the Chad
wick matter our depositors have been
Withdrawing their funds. We do not
hold any Chadwick paper, but there was
n general feeling of unrest
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
Mine Nuns Are in Peril.

Thrilling rescues by firemen of nine
nuns, Sisters Of the Hotel Dieu, Chica-
go, marked the progress Of a fire that
swept through their convent and de-
stroyed it Tuesday. Two of the nuns
were injured. The stairs fell before the
sisters could reach them.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
INFLUX or IMMIGRANTS.
All Records TO be Broken During
Present Fiscal Year.

A Boston special says: The prediction
that the fiscal year ending in June, 1905,
will see the greatest influx of immigrants
into the United States which the country
has yet seen was made by the commits
sioner general Of immigration. Il. Il.
Sargent, who made an official inspection
of the local station. Mr.. Sargent said
that the coming immigrants are showing
a notable deficiency in desirable qualities
for would-be citizens of t~hecountry, being
inferior morally and physically, while
financially they are almost paupers.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
See Trouble in Balkans.

At Salonica, European Turkey, the
constant arrival Of munitions Of war has
led to a revival of the talk of the posi-
bility Of a campaign against Bulgaria.
Two more shiploads of munitions have
arrived at Salonica from ~Constantinople
and four more are expected shortly.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
Famous Inventor Drops Dead.

Charles LaDow ell known inventor
and manufactul' of agricultural imple-
ments, dropped dead on the street Sat
urday at Albany, N. Y. He was ia
nous both for the large number of pat
ents issued in his name by the United
States patent office, being supposed
TO hold the record IL that respect.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
seyastopoI seriously Damaced.

Observations taken at Port Arthur
Tuesday showed the Russian battleshi,
Seyastopol to be listing 10 degrees, prob
ably as the result of the last Japanese
topedo attacks.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
Fireman ia Killed.

An engine of a southbound Burling-
ton passenger train from Omaha for
Kansas City jumped the track at Bev-
erly, No.; Wednesday and turned over.
Peter Calcutt, of St. Joseph, Mo, a. fire.
man, was killed. None Of the passen-
gers were injured.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
Fine Church for Sioux Falls.

Rev. H.. r. Best, pastor of the First
Baptist church in Sioux Falls was m
powered to appoint a committee whose
duty it will be to raise a fund of $4,000
for the construction of a new church
building.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
Washington Club. House Burns

The Metropolitan club house, famous
as the home Of men prominent in social
and official life at Washington, ID. c.,
was completely Quilted by fire Wednes-
day. The loss is estimated at from
100000 to 100000.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
New Bank in Mexico.

A new bank. with $4,000 paid up
capital furnished by Boston, Los Angeles
and Indianapolis capitalists, has been
organized at Mexico City, Mex, to be
called the Mexican Banking Company,
limited.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
scarIet Fever E,rido,nic

Scarlet fever is causing alarA in Ec;
land. Three towns in taat gieinity are
now spotted with the disease, and se.ioa (
are closing in theuupe Of 81 tmp,ng ~
cat. No deaths ret resulted
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28
Sioux City Stock Market.

Wednesdays quotations on the Sioux
City stock market follow: Butcher steers,
$3.OOd4.G5. Top hogs. $3.50.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-28

st. Petersburg advices state that mo-
bilization Of the reserves is announced
in several military districts. This is the
third and most extensive mobilization of
the wal and will add about 100000 men
TO the army in the far east.
The sun., 1904-08-28
From the Liverpool p


In 1880, when the railwa was opened DO.
tween Liverpool and Manchester. the Liver
pool terminus was at Mapping. Limo street
tunnel was not completed unta about six
years later.
At first the service consisted Of three trains
each way on weekdays and two on Sundays.
but this was soon found to be insufficient.
After Lime street station was opened there
were six first class trains and six second class
trains each way on weekdays and two Of
each description on Sundays. The journey
of thirty lone miles occupied nearly two hours.
which led to complaints that the speed was too
great to be pleasant and caused dizziness.
On the other hand sanguine expectations
were indulged in that in course OF time the
average rate of travelling would be at least
double the ordinary speed OF the swiftest
conveyances drawn by horses. IT was antici-
pated that the general adoption OF railways
would lead to "A vast decrease In the con-
sumption OF oats and hay by the substi-
tuition OF steam engines In lieu Of horses.
and that portion OF the soil which has hitherto
been allotted to the growth OF such produce
may be appropriated to the raising of food
suitable to the human species "--nn important
consideration in the time of the Corn laws.
1t could not have been foreseen that the rail-
way system, so far from superseding horses.
would lead to an immense increase In the de-
mand for them.
The sun., 1904-08-28
Education in Germany.

A lucid and compact exposition Of tho
whole machinery of education in Germany
has been prepared by Prof. DR.. W. Lexis
of Gottingen and translated into English
by Prof. DR.. G. J. Tamson OF the same
university, with the title, "A General View
of the History and Organization OF Public
Education in the German Empire" "a.
Asher d Co., Berlin). 1t is condensation
OF a larger work in four volumes. edited by
Prof. Lexis at the instigation OF the Prus-
sian Minister OF Education for the st.
Louis exhibition.
1t gives valuable information. accom-
panied by mass OF statistics about the
universities, the secondary and elementary
schools, technical and special high schools.
girls schools, and SO forth. Its chief
faults are, perhaps, too great condemnation
and disproportionate weight assigned
to Prussian institutions as compared with
those OF other German States. The little
book will be extremely convenient to per-
sons who already know something about
the state of things in Germany.
The sun., 1904-08-28
STRANGEST OF SOVEREIGNS.
Such Il His Majesty the Emperor OF eura-
kaftA.
From the century.

FROM the CeutVf0.
There Is an empire on this planet which
for strange originality might as well be stu
ated in Mars 1t ia governed by two emper.
ors at the same time. and withal IL not larger
than the State OF Delaware. Both emperors
reside in the same city, each has his own
resplendent court, enormous revenues, ar
mics, imperial chanoellors. government ON
GERS and courts Of Justice.
Only ono Of these emperors II known TO
the outside world. and he only to slight OK
tent. The name and titles Of the leading one
would easily fill a column: his subjects. a
million in number. call him the Susuhunan.
and he modestly signs himself Pakoe
Bowono X.-"Nail OF the Universe. the Tenth.
In him his people venerate not only their
sovereign ruler, but also their religious pontifi.
placed so high above them that none dares
approach him upright or cover him with
glance; his state ministers, and even his own
brothers, crouch before him with folded hands
az IL in prayer and with downcast eyes. Yet
he ia a powerless puppet in the hands OF
small European nation, and may not even
receive or despatch letter without previously
submitting 1t to the Javan representative
of the Dutch. He actually rules his empire.
every square inch OF it. which he calls his
personal property; yet he may not walk or
ride outside the palace gates without the
formers permission. He keeps thousands Of
swords sTUoPs az and nd ride rides. Hmaaons with ancient
iances, bows and arrows; yet he is virtually
a prisoner in his own palace. the grounds OF
which cover nearly a square mile. where there
are hundreds Of buildings. the most e%Imp- %
rooms and stables, with many thousands OF
attendants Still he has no kitchen and no
cook, his own meals being sent to him daily
his people. who depend for their livelihood
entirely upon him yet he may not trust nt,.a1 any
with women Thousands OF the latter are at
his beck and call hundreds he calls his more
or less legitimate wives. who have borne him
throne which is one Of the Oldest and most
eminent in Asia.
This curious parsonage u his Majesty the
Emperor Of Surakarta.