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The evening world., 1904-05-06
PELLS IN TANGLE
OVER BIG ESTATE
Papers Filed In Suit by Alex
ander M. Pelt Against His
Brother, H. Archie, Asking for
Removal as Trustee.

Papers were filed in the Supreme
Court to-day in a suit by Alexander
Mercer Pell against his brother. H.
Archie Pell. asking for his removal as
trustee of a trust estate created for
the benefit of his wife and young son
The wife. Mary Hutton Pell. is named
as a defendant, but in her answer TO
the complaint she also asks for the
removal OF H. Archie Pell as trustee.
while Beverly w. Robinson, as guard
ian of their son Leslie Hyde Psll
throws hi=Self upon the protection of
the Court.
In his complaint filed by Morris A.
Ely, Alexander Mercer Pen hays that
the trust was created by an agceement,
April %, 1908, between him and his wife
and H. Archie Pell, under which Alex
ander Mercer Peh transferred to Archie
Pall, Pelham Farm. in the own Of
Springfield. N. Y; the house and 10.
No. 1S2 West Thirty-irst street. and ali
his interest IN the estate OF his mother.
Caroline C. Psll, n his aunt. Victoria
j. Cheever, in trust. II. Archie Pell
to manage the property as trustee,
ard nay tho net income to MARI
Hutton Pell during her lifetime, and at
her death to their son, Leslie Hyde
Pell. who was to receive the property
itself on the death of his father. Alex
ander Mercer Pell.
The complainant alleges that II.
Archie Pel has violated the trust agree
mont and threatens further to violate II
Archie Pell,s insolvency il ap~prehended,
and he alleges that II. Archie Pell is
and an unsuitable person
to execute the trust, having failed and
to make an accounting.
H. Archie Pell. answering through
Edward J.. Collier, denies the charges,
and Mary Hutton Pell In her answe |
through Luther G. Billings, jr., Joins in
for the emova1 of H. Archie
Pell as trustee on the same grounds as
those set forth in her husbands COM
The evening world., 1904-05-06
FIRE BOX 10 CAUSES WORK.
Chief Kruger and Men Rave Dim
Guilty In Finding Blaze,

There was confusion among the fire.
men gam to-day in trying to locate a
nre which had neeessitated the sounding
covers the entire lower part of the citv
from Morris street south. THe
three are Broadway and Morris
street, and Whitehall streets and
bowling Green and State street, ~
The fremen finally located the fire In
a nat IN h hve-story. old-fashioned
brick building at Nc. 26 Greenwich
street. The fire itself was trihing and
was soon. extinguished.
Deputy. Chief Kruger, in speaking OF
the, trtplicate box and the confusion II
makes, said:
noyance and trouble. but It would be
worse " we had another number. The
new number would have to be a high
one, and would endless Confusion
as all the high numbers are UPTOWN"
The evening world., 1904-05-06
Man Paid for Obtaining Jobs in
Police and Fire Departments
Sentenced to Three Months
and $500 Fine.
ACCOMPLISH BEYERS GETS
SIX MONTHS SENTENCE.
Sonner Admits He Made Nearly
$4,000 During Seven Years
and that He Kept It All
Himself!

Emil Sonner, who ran a bureau for
the taking Of money from men anxious
to become policemen or firemen. was
sentenced to serve three months in tho
city prison and pay a fne Of $500 to-
day. Rudolph Beyers. his accomplish,
who was for fourteen years a police
man, and wears a medal OF honor for
bravery. was sentenced to serve six
months in the penitentlary and to pay
a fine of 500.
The men were put on trial Jointly be-
fore Judge Olmsted in the Court OF
Special Sessions. Sonner entered a plea
Of guilty and confessed. testifyins
against Beyers.
He SAD he met Beyers eight years
ago. n that IL was his own sugges
ton to get money for places on the
Police or Fire Department. He agreed
TO pay Beyers $50 for each applicant he
brought. According to his recollection,
the policeman introduced about ten
men who were anxious to get into the
department..
About how much did you make out
Of 1t In the seven years you engaged in
me business" asked Assistant District
Attorney Kresel.
II think between $4,000 and 6 $4,000"
replied the witness.
sonner said that he got some men on
the police force, but that he never gave
any Of the o to men higher up. He
kept 1t all. His scale of prices was $3.50
for an appointment as patrolman, $500
for promotion to roundsman, $4,000 for
promotion TO sergeant. n 5000 for ap-
pointment as police rgeon
The evening world., 1904-05-06
PLEDGE WITH A STRING.
Man wears He'll Take Only Two
Drinks q Day.

Patrick Fox, of No, tG Tenth "
nue.. was arraigned In the West side
Court to-day on complaint of his wife.
who charged him with tntoxication.
Magistrate ommen asked Fo4 II he
was willing TO take the pledge.
Yes, You Honor, but I need a
couple of drinks h. day."
How about that?" asked the Court
of Mrs. Fox.
~ am willing TO let him have a
couple OF drinks a day" she answered.
The Magistrate thereupon adminiG-
tered the pledge to Fox with the re-
serve clause that he wal to, have not
more han a couple of drinks a dan,
and that these were to be taken only
at his home.
The evening world., 1904-05-06
MRS. OSBORN HAS
THIEF SET FREE
Theatrical Manager
Asks Mercy for Buttons"
Who Robbed Her of Jewels
Worth $1,000.

william H.. Ricketts,. formerly the
buttons for Mrs. Robert Osborn, the
FORMER theatrical manager and fashion
authority. who pleaded guilty on We'd
nesday to grand larceny In the second
degree, was arraigned for sentence be-
fore Recorder Con to-day
rho boy is only sixteen yeaaa old. and
his fathers ~pleadlngs so impressed
Mrs. Osborn that although the boy had
stolen about 5000 worth of Jewels. she
saw the Recorder to-day and asked him
10 suspend sentence. This the Recor-
der consented to do.
The evening world., 1904-05-06
POLICE HERO TO ASYLUM.
Allison Crnxed by Medal Given Hin,
for Bravery in the War.

Justice Bischon' in the Supreme Court
to-day committed Policeman William
Allison to the Middletown Asylum after
DIR. Valentine Wildman had reported
hat he was insane.
Allison recently received a medal
awarded him for bravery during the
he imagined he was entitled TO be q
police commissioner or at least an in
spector.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
PLAIN TALK TO CHINA
UNCLE SAM TALKS BUSINESS
TO THE cELESTIALs.
whatever American Interests Seem
60 Demand, He Will Dispatch Gun
boats TO Protect Them, Regardless
OF Chinese Superstition or Protests.

China has been informed that the
Washington government claims the right
TO dispatch warships not only TO those
Chinese ports declared by treaty to be
open to the world, bat also upon the in
land waters of China wherever Ameri-
cans may be aud where by treaty with
China they are authorized to engage in
spreading the gospel"
That the official details on this sub
ject may be known, the state department
has decided to publish the correspond.
ence between Mr.. Conger, the American
minister at Pekin, and Rear Admiral
Robley ID. Evans, late commander IN
chief of the Asiatic station, which fol
lowed protest of the Chinese govern
ment against the visit of the gunboat
EViilaiobos last summer in the Yangst,
valley, whittier she was ordered by tn,
coca,ander IN chief Of the associated
feet to gather such information as would
be of assistance in rendering then
prompt help in case of an expected ma
tive outbreak against foreigners.
The taotai of Kiukiang protested tt
the American consul at Hankow agains
the visit of the Villalobas to Manchangor
the ground that bad men" inhabited
that section, and he declared that the
viceroy had informed all the foreign
consuls at Shanghai to instruct theiI
captains not to visit Poyang Lake except
on most important business. Minister
Conger called on Admiral Evans for the
facts. A long correspondence ensued,
Admiral Evans stoutly maintaining that
American warships had the right to 60
wherever Americans were allowed to re-
side and engage in business.
Finally the correspondence reached the
state department. and after a careful
reading of the arguments on both sides,
Secretary Hay has approved the stand
taken by Admiral Evans.
1t seems that Minister Conger, after
receiving the protest Of the Chinese au-
thorities, wrote to Admiral Evans. ask
ing him to point out the provisions of the
treaty which gives our gunboats the
right to go where they please in the in,
terror Of the empire, except on rivers lead
ing to open ports. The admiral, in reply
said that whereas there may be no ex.
press treaty stipulation, he took the stand
OH the most favored nation clause as
allowing our gunboats to cruise in any
waters where armed vessels Of other ma.
tons are allowed, as in the case Of Pc.
yang Lake and neighboring waters.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
pENsED FORM.
Preacher Has Many Wives-he''
Charles A. Lyons Had Mania for
Marriage-Pleads Guilty and VIII
Serve Four Years in Prison.

"Rey. Charles A. Lyons, who was ar.
rested at St. Paul few weeks ago anu
brought back to Sioux Falls on tne
charge of bigamy preferred by Sioux
Falls young woman, and who, from WHIT
can be learned has during the last lew
wears. had mania for marriage, APP
peared before Judge Jones, OF the STATE
circuit court in Sioux Falls, and PLEADED
guilty to the charge against him.
He was Immediately sentenced 10 I'M
prisonment for period of four years IN
the Sioux Falls penitentiary. Lyons is
one of the smoothest villains with whom
the authorities have had to deal for some
years. 1t has been definitely ieafneu
that he has four or five wives, ana the
officers believe that when all the returns
are in it VA be found that he has mar
ried women in practically all OF the more
important cities of the United states,
and at the most conservative estimate
has as many as twenty or twenty-five
wives in different parts of the country.
The field of his matrimonial operations
extended all the way from CANADA 70
California. Lyons, while in jail PRIOR 10
pleading guilty and being sentenced, as
sumed the role of injured innocence, de-
claring that the women he married ran
after him and that he could not % oth-
erwise than marry them.
Lyons came to Sioux Falls in May or
last year, and for time made his home
with Rev. E. A. Orr, pastor of the Chris
tian church. He exhibited credentials
which pere perfectly satisfactory to the
clergymen of the city. He for time
occupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church and also the pulpit of the Baptist
church. During this time he was also
employed in a local book bindery.
Last summer the supposed minister OF
the gospel met and married Miss Emma
Purvis, who was then employed as stem
ographer in local bank. He pressed his
suit with the utmost ardor. and on Oct.
3 last they were married. They lived
happily together, and Mrs. Lyons was
nearly distracted when on the 22d of De-
cember her husband mysteriously disap-
peafed. She was sure that something
had befallen him, believing that he either
was the victim of foul play or had wan
dered away while temporarily insane.
For weeks her friends endeavored TO
convince her that her husband was vii
lain and that he had deserted her, but
II was not until month or two ago that
she became convinced she had been de-
serted and that her husband was yet
alive. Her love then turned to hate, and
she started systematic search for him
in order that he might be arrested and
punished for his deceit.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
TO KILL THE GAR.
Dynamite Plot Thwarted by the
Authorities.


A st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Breslau Zeitung reports that the author
hies detected tmd thwarted a plot TO at
tack the car with bomb during the
spring parade in st. Petersburg on May
10.
The car always reviews the parade on
horseback, taking a position before and
slightly to one side of the pavilion, from
which the czarina and the grand duch-
esses view the pageant. The municipal
ity erects grand stand, tickets to which
are sold publicly, the names and address
es Of the buyers being noted.
Most Of the persons in the front rows
could easily throw an object to the place
where the car stands, and the authori-
ties naturally reserve the right of can
ceiling the sales of tickets if the buyers
are not known to be absolutely trust
worthy, and they subject the occupants
of the grand stand to the closest scru-
tiny.
Just berore the car arrived on the pa
rade ground on May 10 it was noticed
that the daughter of leading Russian
psychiatrist and privv councillor. Miss
Merezhevsky, who occupied one of the
lodges nearest the pavilion, was nervous
and excited. Risking scandal should
their suspicious prove to be unfounded,v
the police ordered her arrested, which
was effected unobtrusively. A search
disclosed a skillfrlly constructed bomb
concealed in her clothing. The girl did
not deny her intention Of hurting the
missile at the ear, but refused to give
any other information.
Miss Merezhevsky has been an attend
ant at the courses in the Workmen's uni
yersity. 1t is rumored that she has been
hanged, and her father is Frustrated.
Gar Nicholas arrived at Poltava We'd
nesday afternoon, and was welcomed by
an immense crowd. After visit to the
cathedral he drove through the streets,
which were decorated with flags, to the
parde grounds, where he reviewed the
troops.
In a brief address to the soldiers he
said he was sure they would maintain
their ancient military renown, and con-
cluded by blessing the regiments and
presenting them with ikons.
His majesty left Poltava at s o'clock,
amid scenes Of great enthusiasm.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
HOBsoN ON EASTERN WAR.
Mcrrimac Hero Believes America
May Finally be Involved.

Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobsor
spoke at Wichita, Kan, of the situation
in the far east as possibly presaging 0
world war;.
There seems to be an undercurrent In
Russia's favor" he said. Germany
Italy, and probably France, are fayora
BILE to Russia. The war might thus re-
suit in a partition Of China. If it does II
will involve all the great nations Of the
world and we will be drawn into it. The
war may be over in a year, the powers
interfering for humanity's sake to put q
stop to bloodshed.'
Capt. Hobson expressed the opinion
that Japan would win il the war lasted
only a year or less. If it last longer
he believes Russia will win.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
TO BE GREAT LANO RUSH.
Yankton Making Preparations &c
Care for Many Thousands.

Special Agent Hunt, of the interior de-
partment, was in Yankton to make ar
rangements for registration for the open
ing of the Rosebud reservation. Mr..
Hunt said:
ut will be necessary to have three
large buildings to use as offices. l ex-
pect that the registration will number
10000. OF this number Yankton will
get the majority, on account of her SUI
perior hotel accommodations and railroad
facilities If the rush becomes too great
for the hotels and lodging houses the city
must furnish accommodations for the
crowd"
The mayor and council assured Mr..
Hunt that everything would be done as
he wished. A committee was appointed
to secure the largest hall in the city as
a place of registration for the men, an
other building for women and third for
old soldiers, who will register in large
numbers
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
GROUND TO A PULP.
tanner H. Gould Run Over by Train
East of Pierre.

The passenger train due at Pierre at
1915 O'CLOCK Tuesday afternoon ran over
and ground 10 pulp tanner I'll. Gould on
stiff grade about five miles east of the
city.
The trainmen say Gould was lying on
the track near the bottom Of the grade,
and as soon as he was seen n warning
whistle was blown and he raised his
head to look Mt the approaching tain,
but did not get off the track as it was
expected he would when he raised his
head. The efforts to stop the train We're,
unavailing on account of the grade, and
the whole train passed over him. The
engineer says it looked to him like case
of suicide.
Gould left Pierre about noon to walk
to Rosseau, and no one knows how he
happened to be on the track.
His father has been notified at South
Bend, Ind.
The remains were turned over to the
coroner, and the jury returned verdict
of accidental death, generating the rail.
road employees from blame.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
TEXAS TRUST CASES.
Corporations Win First Fight in
{ the Courts.

The railroads and express companies
won the first contest in the antitrust
suits recently brought against corporate
interests generally by the district attor-
ney at Austin in the name of the state of
Texas.
The suit passed upon was the one in
which the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
road and the Pacific Express Company
were being sued for violating the anti
trust laws by entering into conspirac
to keep any other express company from
doing business over the katy systems.
The damages asked for in this case and
some forty others Of a similar nature
amounted to something like $4,000, 900.
Judge Brooks, Of the district court,
ruled in favor of the corporations by
sustaining their demurrer and denial Of
any violations of the antitrust laws.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
PREPARE FOR THE ROUNDUP.
South Dakota Stockmen Arrange to
Take Account of Property.

Preparations are rapidly being COM
pleted for the annual spring round up Of
cattle on the great ranges of western
South Dakota. Thousands of bronchos
are being gathered for the use of the vast
army of cowboys and stockmen who will
participate in the roundup.
The roundup this spring will be more
important than for years past owing to
the severity of the spring storms, two of
which were experienced during the month
of April-much later than sual.
Opinions as to losses differ greatly,
some stockmen believing that the losses
during the winter and spring will exceed
10, and may go beyond Is per cent.
Those who take this dismal view state
that the roundup will develop the fact
that the losses, especially in the Belle
Fourche district, are greater than the
owners are willing 10 admit.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
TROOPS HUNTING MoRos.
Philippine Natives Likely to be Sc
Yerely Punished.


verely Punished.
The Moros who attacked the American
troops on May and killed two officers
and number Of men may be severely
punished by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood,
who is marching on the band with a
force Of $50 officers and men.
Maj. Gen. Ainsworth, military secre-
tary, received cablegram from Gen.
Wade, commanding in the Philippines,
telling of this expedition and adding:
1.-Two of the number who We're pre-
viously reported killed have come in. 1t
is learned that four more who We're re.
ported killed are alive.
There is no trouble outside of Ais
band. Piang is friendly to the United
States. Everything is quiet in Cottaba-
to valley, people are planting crops and
are anxious to have Ais band taken,
and are furnishing assistance freely and
willingly. Ais outfit is in the country
east Of Lake Lignasan, which is swampy
and almost uninhabitable."
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
SUGAR BETS IN BLACK HILLS
Large Quantity OF Seed Received
For Eyperinent.

A large quantity of seeds for sugar
beets has been received by the farmers
in the cicinity of Belle Fourche, and ex-
tensive experiments will be made with
them during the coming season. Recent
ly tests were made in Butte County by
farmers to ascertain what percentage of
sugar the beets will carry, and it was
found that the average was about %
per cent, which was the highest of any
of the other counties in the state.
The farmers who expect to receive
benefit from the large irrigating system
near Belle Fourche are making calcula-
tons to put in sugar beets as a crop 70,
viding they can get them to the market.
1t is understood that eastern capital is
looking around for a location for a sugar
factory.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
DEATH FoREToLD IN A DREAM
Frank Lane, Drowned i'm Oklahoma,
Was Warned by Mother.

The body of Frank Lane, who was
drowned in a creek three miles southeast
of Hinton, Okla. Thursday, has not been
recovered, although dragging has been
going on continuously day and night.
Lanes mother, who is resident Of An
adarko, dreamed recently that her son
had been drowned near Hinton and
week ago last Monday she wrote to him,
requesting him not to go fishing any
more. Lane thought little of the warn
ing and on Thursday went to his fate in
the manner described by the mothers
dream.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
NO BREAK IN ILLINOIS.

Republicans Continue Fruitless Bal
loting-Talk OF AID journinR.
Fifteen minutes before the opening Of
the Illinois Republican convention at
Springfield, ILL.,, Wednesday, the Lowden
delegates formed a procession and march
ed into the big hall led by band. Each
carried big placard with the motto
"Lowden, forever" This demonstration
was for the purpose Of offsetting the eff
feet of the story that Lowden was about
to withdraw from the race.
Among the delegates there is growing
inclination for recess of thirty days,
but so far as known none of the candi-
dates is favorable to such course.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
Say He Died for Love.

A Big Stone Gap, Va, special says:
Edward l.. Wentz committed suicide be-
cause Of his love for Miss Cornelia
Brookmire, beautiful girl whom he had
known for several years, and to whom
he has willed the sum of 100000. 1t is
now learned that the family has feared
ever since young Wentz disappeared in
October that he had committed suicide
because Of the parental opposition to his
marriage to Miss Brookmire.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
TO BE FREED FROM siaAMIsT
Wife OF REV" Charles Lyons viii
Secure q Divorce.

Mrs. Emma Purvis-Lyons, the Sioux
Falls wife of "Rev.' Chas. A.. Lyons,
the self-confessed bigamist, who was a
few days ago sentenced to term oe
four years at hard labor in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary, has instituted suit
in the state circuit court in that city for
the annulment of the marriage of herself
and Lyons. Prior to being taken to the
penitentiary Lyons willingly signed the
necessary papers which will enable the
plaintiff to secure divorce without un.
necessary delay.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.
Lake Madison Veterans Association
TO Meet at Dell Rapids.

The old veterans of Sioux Fells and
throughout that part of the state are TAX
ing great interest in the approaching an
nual encampment Of the members Of the
Lake Madison Veterans Association,
which is to be held at Dell Rapids, Min
nehaha County, OH June IA, 10 is and
II.
At meeting Of Dell Rapids citizens
committee was appointed with full power
to perfect all arrangements for the enter
tainment Of the large number of old sol.
diers and others who will be present.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
A HAPPY SURPRISE,
Brother, Last Seen % Years Ago,
Appears at Sisters Home.

A happy reunion occurred the other
day at the home of Mrs. Peterson, wife
of prominent farmer living near Orient.
She answered knock at the door, and
then, to her great surprise, she saw her
brother, j. Jensen, whom she had last
seen in Denmark twenty-three years ago.
Jensen since that time had visited many
countries, and fought with the Beers in
the South African war, but this was his
first visit to the United States.
Mr.. Jensen and the bride he brought
with him will locate permanently near
the home of his sister.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-25
Charged with Arson.

Saturday night the hotel building own
ed by Charles Jolitz at Deadwood was
discovered to be on fire. The landlord
arose and discovered John Elmer, well
know house mover OF Deadwood and
Lead, standing close to the burning fire.
Jolitz gave chase with d gun and cap
tured Elmer and took him to the county
jail. He is now being held by the court
for arson.