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OFFICERS INSTALLED.
Lafayette Post, No. 20, g. A. r., Under
New Administration.

Lafayette Post, No. 20, Department of
the Potomac, G. A. R.. held its annual In
stallation of officers yesterday evening. The
exercises included an address by Dr. Elmer
r. Reynolds on What the Grecians DID"
and a musical and literary program that
made the occasion q most enjoyable one.
The most important event Of the evening
was the presentation of costly silver coz
fee service to the retiring commander. DR.
Elmer r. Reynolds. by his comrades IN La
fayette Post. Mr.. Chas. f. Benjamin pre-
scented the gift and made a short speech
acknowledging the posts appreciation of
DR.. Reynolds work during the past year.
The largest piece in the service bore the
following inscription: "Chevalier g. r.
Reynolds. Commander Of Lafayette Post,
No 20. Department Of the Potomac. @. A.
r. From his officers and comrades, 1903. >"
Each piece bore the commanders mono
gram.
The following officers of the post were
installed: Commander. w. c. Butler: SEN
Tor vice commander, j. c. Ford; junior vice
+. Benjamin: Quartermaster Lawrence
Wilson; adjutant. Briscoe Goodhart; sur
geon, Casper A Weber; officer of the day,
H. w. Burns: member department memoir
ial committee. e. j. Sweet; member de-
partment relief committee, J. G. Bridiham
delegate to Temporary Soldiers Home on
Missouri avenue. H. w. Burns; mastering
officer. J. c. Upton.
The Lafayette Relief Corps also installed
its officers for the ensuing year. Mrs. Gra-
ham being the new president.
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CONSIDERATION DEFERRED,
District Appropriation Bill Await
Conclusion Of Other Matters.

1t has been expected that the Commits
sioners would appear in conference today
with the House subcommittee on appro-
priations for the District of Columbia, but
the Commissioners received word that the
entire appropriation committee 10 busily en-
gagged with the consideration of the Iegis-
lative, judiciary and executive bill. and
hence it is impossible to take up the Dis
trict's affairs at this time.
AS soon as the committee has finished
with the matter now before it and has con-
sldered the urgency deficiency bill. 1t is
stated, the District appropriations will be
taken up. 1t Is thought the Commissioners
will be requested to appear before the sub
committee the latter part of next week.
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AS SPECIAL GUESTS.
Newspaper Men Entertained by Sena-
tor Kearns of Utah,

Newspaper Men Entertained by Sena-
tor Kearns Of Utah.
The Washington newspaper correspond
ents who attended the irrigation congress
last September at Ogden. Utah. were the
guests of Senator Kearns last night at a
dinner given In their honor at the Raleigh
Covers were laid for twenty five. and the
evening was one Of great enjoyment. The
guests were met in a private parlor on the
first floor by Senator Kearns. and an hour
was pleasantly spent in rehearsing the
trials and pleasures of the trip.
Senator Smoot and Representative How
ell of Utah were present, as was Mr.. Van
Colt, prominent attorney OF Utah. After
the dinner had been served the roasting
commenced. Senator Kearns announced
that before the speaking began the diners
would go into executive session. where
upon the doors were closed, and. as he ia
cetiously remarked. to insure secrecy, the
newspaper men were locked inside.
Mr.. Arthur w. Dunn made merry mas
ter of ceremonies. and every one present
trip west were made the basis for numer-
GUS toasts and roasts. It was past mid
night when the guests departed.
Among the newspaper men present were
John NJ. Carson. Arthur W. Dunn, Edgar c.
Snyder. r. H Lindsay. Joseph A. Brock
ons, c. A. Hamilton, g. c. Rowland. J. e.
Jones, Frank II. Hosford, j. D. Whelpley,
Albert Halstead. Z. c. Little. DR.. Edward
Bedloe, e. F. Coyle, H. ellison Gardner
Felix Mahoney. C. K. Bergman, Hal H
Smith and Reginald Corbin-
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Richard Bailey. an employee Of the Penn
sylvania railroad. fell into the pit at tbs
round house. corner of South Capitol and
G streets southeast. this morning and sus-
tanned injuries about the head and body.
He was conveyed to Providence Hospital
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to BreakEVer Rex

first Hour Sale day and ideal dur
nj the o com in und
ct ii unhedo v
wi Deserve IN estimation for wher
mg wei m
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
Hard TO Explain.

A lawyer who appreciated a first
class joke on himself was at the Gait
House last night. Phil b. Nelson, Of
Roanoke, Va, is his official title.
when a barrister OF only a few
months experience" said he, II had
occasion to examine a negro witness. I
was getting along fairly well until I
asked the negro what was his occupa.
tiln.
Use a carpenter. sah.' he said.
"'What kind Of q c~arpenterY I
asked
They call me a 5ack-leg carpen-
ter, sah.'
"'What is a Jack-leg carpenter
"He Is a carpenter who is not q
fust-class carpenter. sah.'
"'Well, explain fully what you un-
derstand a jack-leg carpenter to be- I
insisted.
Boss said the witness, Il declare
I dunno how to 'splain any mo-, 'cept
to say 1t am jeS the same difference
'twixt you and a fust-class lawyer"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02

Of this gigantic crop, the value of which
this year will be between $500, 900, 900
and SG0O,O0O,000, has resolved itself into
a fight between the spinner and the &C
tual producer, and the world of finance
will watch with keenest interest and
anxiety during the next few weeks to
see the outcome of the struggle.
Heretofore the producer has had little
or nothing to do with the fixing Of the
price Of cotton. The struggle has been
between the ~spinners of Manchester and
Fall River on one side and market ma
nipulators on the other. But this year
the manipulators have not secured pos
session Of the crop. The farmer himself
has become the manipulation, and posi-
lively refuses to sell unless he can get
his own price for it.
In other words, the farmer declines to
sell his cotton unless he can get 10 cent?
per pound or better. This il what he
thinks it is worth, and he does not intend
to take less. The movement is general
throughout the South. From every State
In the cotton belt within the past few
days have come reports that farmers
who hauled their cotton to town and
could not get 10 cents per pound prompt
ly hauled it home again, or else stored
it in warehouses to await an advance
in the market.
And, for the first time in history, the
farmer can afford to do this. He is pros
porous. He doesn't need money. Sew
eral good crop years nave made him In
dependent. For the first time since the
war the cotton planter is free from debt
and has money In the bank. His obliga-
lions are no longer pressing.
The total crop will be In the neighbor-
! hood Of 100000 bales
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
MUNICIPAL BAKERIES.
Italy Takes Steps to Head OFF the
! Bakers of Csntsnia.

IItaly Takes Steps to Head OFF the
! Bakers of Csntsnia.
: Italy is trying the experiment Of
che "municipalization of bread"-that
is, its preparation and sale by the
municipal authorities-to head off the
greed of the bakers, who in frequent
cases have formed unions for the pur-
pose of keeping up the price. Cata-
mia, in Sicily, has municipal bakeries.
These bakeries make a speciality of
bread and the experiment of starting
them has turned out so well that the
municipality is able to sell the staff
of life at about twO~thirds of the price
1T used to be sold for in the town,
pay it's bakers higher salaries for
lshorter hours than obtain in private
establishments and still make quite a
goodly profit, says the Municipal Jour
NAL and Engineer.
Granddaughter has a population of
about 100, 0O0-undertook its rather
novel enterprise last October, being
practically forced into doing so by
the greediness of the local bakers. The
price of bread in the town had been
loutrageously high for some time, and
@t last the people got so angry that
THE municipal council, headed by the
Mayor, ordered hat q reduction Of IA
per cent be made in the amount then
charged. The bakers struck as one
Man, and then it was that the munich
Ipality opened somewhat hastily i'm
'provised bakeries of its W where
bread was sold at the reduced price.
These shops were a success from
the start and the municipality lost no
time in submitting a more ambitious
scheme to the citizens who approved
IT. New machinery was bought, the
Ecity's business vas extended and the
price of bread was made still lower.
tFor a long time the private bakeries
showed fight, but now most of them
have gone to the wall. However, it
ts calculated that the municipal bake.
shops save the public about $1,000 q
day. Meanwhile the profits on Cata-
MAS bread business for the last three
amonths-particularly expensive ones,
Itoo-ls estimated at about S1,400.
The bread now provided is made
from unadulterated flour, which the
private bakers used or not, according
to their individual notions of the moral
obligations they were under to the
community which they supplied. All
Italy is looking on this and a few
similar experiments-one at Perugia
and at Forll, with much interest
and tile surmise that something of
much social and economical import.
ance may grow out of il.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
Six Doctors Failed.

South Bend. Ind, Oct. 24.-(Special..
After suffering from Kidney Dis
ease for three years: after taking treat
ment from six different doctors with
out getting relief, Mr.. j. o. Laudeman
Of this place found not only relief but
a speedy and complete cure In Dodd's
Kidney Pills. Speaking OF his ure
Mr.. Laudeman says:
Eyes, | suffered from Kidney Trou.
BILE for three years and tried six doc.
tors TO no good. Then l tool just two
boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and they
not only cured my kidneys, but gave
me better health In general. or course
/ recommended Dodd's Kidney pills to
others and l know a number now who
are using them with good results"
Mr.. Laudeman's case Is not an ex-
ception. Thousands give similar expe-
riences. For there never yet was n
case of Kidney Trouble from Backacne
TO Bright's Disease that Dodd's J 4.
ney Pills could not cure. They are the
only remedy that ever cured Brights
Disease.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
WHERE RUSSIANS FIRED ON BRITISH VESSELS.

Ing the Moulmein. They steamed away
Mortified to find they were being fired
upon.
First one and then another trawler
was struck by flying shot. What seem
ed to be a round shot went through the
Moulmein's galley. The Mino, lying
near by, also was struck with many
shots, but fortunately the damage was
above her water line and none of her
crew vas struck.
warships Sail Away.
The bombardment lasted about
twenty minutes. When it had ceased
the fleet sailed southwark, and some
of the trawlers sent up rockets. The
Moulmein steered in the direction Of
the rockets. Soon cries were heard,
and the Crane was found sinking with
another trawlcr taking off some Of her
crew. Those seriously injured were
removed to a mission ship and the
bodies of Smith and Leggett were
placed aboard the Moulmein. The 9TH
er men with minor injuries were put
aboard the trawler Sea Gull.
British wrath has been aroused to
the bursting point and talk Of war
with Russia Is on the tongues Of
crowds that have thronged Downing
street since the news came. The Cars
Baltic fleet has fired on the British
flag. 1t has shed British blood. Its
victims were steam trawlers and their
crews, all defenseless and engaged in
the peaceful occupation of fishing In
the North Sea.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
LIFE TERM FOR THUGS.
Chicago Resurrects an Old Law to Apr
MY to "HoId-Up" Men,.

piy 20 Up NAcus
Imprisonment for life is the new rem
edy for the 'hold-up' evil in Chicago.
Within a week no fewer than min con-
victed robbers have received life SEN
fences in the Cook County Criminal
Court.
That the nefarious business Of the
hoid-up man and the man guilty Of muir
derous assault with q revolver or other
deadly Weapon has received a severe
blow In the new departure" whereby
life sentences are inflicted. Is freely pre-.
dicted in police circles and among the
attaches of the States Attorneys office.
Lawyers also arc OF the opinion that
the life sentence will have n whole
some effect upon the footpad and u
him to stop and think before ne ventures
to risk passing the remainder Of his life
behind prison bars as the penalty for
assaults or robberies in which deadly
weapons are used as the means Of hold
ing up the citizen whose money or other
valuables are sought or obtained with
the aid of armed force or violence.
1t Is the recrudescence Or resuscita-
ton of an ancient and forgotten law,
that has brought this new weapon with.
in reach OF the courts for the punish
ment Of held-up men. Under the Hi.
nois statutes ordinary burglary Is pun
ishable with Imprisonment for from five
TO twenty years, and ordinary robbery
with Imprisonment for from one to four
teen years. But il has always been the
real law, under the statute now resusci-
tated, that the robber or burglar who
commits an assault in connection with
his crime, or has deadly weapons on his
person at the time, could have been pun
ished with Imprisonment for his natural
life. He was not so punished in recent
years and it is the revival Of this legal
p~roviso, which had been suffered to be-
come obsolete, that the authorities and
citizens In general are at last finding
what appears to be an efficient remedy
for lettering the further development Of
the local hold-up industry" If, indeed,
it does not effectunlly solve this most
pe~rplexing problem OF the Chicago police
in these latter days.
When the constant menace 10 society
and the public safety that obviously re-
suits from the presence Of an armed
horde of thugs is considered the extreme
penalty of life Imprisonment does not
seem too harsh. 1t will always be in
the power OF the board Of pardons to re-
lease men for whose reform there is
hope. The other ~convicts, those whose
deeds Of blood aRd terror show that re-
lease would mean only a renewal Of
crime, cnn be safely kept out of temp
tation under this new enforcement of an
old law, so long as life remains to them.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
Storm Cannons.

The story cannon now in use along
the southern side Of the Alps, where
damage from hailstorms during har-
vest time Is imminent, look like q huge
megaphone, such AZ boat-crew coaches
use, and they are set, with their wide
mouths gaping skywand, beside little
houses that look like sentry boxes.
When they are fired they boom like
sure enough" cannons. and send re
verberating, echoing, boom-booms car
roming about among the hillsides; but
instead Of a ball or shell, or other sim
liar ~projectile, they emit a ring OF
smoke which grows larger and larger
as 1t ascends, until at last, before 1t
breaks, 1t is big enough to surround u
ten-acrc field. What the effect Of a
smoke ring upon a mischievously in.
tent cloud is l cannot exactly say, but
instead OF hail, only rain falls when
the guns are used, and damage to
crops Is prevented.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02

The fishing feet from Hull, England,
was attacked by the Russian Baltic
squadron in the North Sea shortly
after midnight Friday night. Two
fishing boats were sunk by shells and
two others were badly damaged, but
remained afoat. Two fishermen are
known to have been killed, and it is
believed that the entire crew Of anoth-
err, the Wren, persisted when their
craft went down, as both boat and
crew are missing.
The vessel known to have been sunk
Is the steam trawler Crane. Captain
Smith and Mate Leggett Of this craft
were beheaded by a shot, and it rs
said that every member of the crew
was wounded. Eighteen wounded men
are in Hull under treatment.
Hulls Riddled by Shots.
The news was brought to Hull by
the steam trawlers Moulmein and Mino.
which arrived at Hull Sunday, seri-
ously damaged by shots, the latter
having sixteen holes in her hull.
The news created an intense sensa-
ton and Indignation in Hull. The
Moulmein arrived with her flag at half
mast. Her skipper states that the
trawlers were fishing about 900 miles
east by north Of Spurn Head at /
O'Clock Saturday morning, the weather
being hazy, when the outlines Of sever
al vessels, apparently war ships sail
Ing in a line, were dimly seen.
While the crew were watching the
war ships searchlights were flashed
upon them, in the glare of which the
Moulmein's crew observed what they
took to be torpedo boats approaching,
APPARENTLY with the intention Of board
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
A CRUSHING BLOW
FELLED LIKE AN OK AND DIZZY
AND SLEEPLEsS FOR WEEKS.
Rough Experience OF II. G. II. Ward. of
GIrnrd, Kansas, n Veteran OF
Co. Ii, 55th Indiana.

nousn experience OF II. Y. II. WnrGs Oh
GIrnrd, Kansas, n Veteran OF
Co. Ii, 55th Indiana.
A reporter who was seeking for Mr..
Ward to get his confirmation Of a state
ment that had been made concerning
him by a fellow-townsman, found that
stalwart carpenter engaged in putting u
new window frame in an old house. In
response TO m inquiry, the robust work
man dropped nimbly to a seat ON tho
window bench, and said
Eyes; I owe my recovery to DR.. w.
liams' Pink Pills and / am always glad
to tell the story for the sake of others.
In fact, l think there are only two kinds
Of medicine worth buying-at least, only
two kinds that ever did me any good
and one Of them is DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People.
"You soc, it was this way / was at
my work in 1899 when I felt as IL I had
been struck on my head by sudden
blow. My heart seemed to stop and the
doctor said it missed every other beat.
I went through the battle of Richmond,
Kentucky, but I never had been through
anything like this before. I thought
surely I was going to pass in my checks
this time.
"After that I had very trying dizzy
spells. / had to give up work altogether
and spend every other day in bed. For
two months / did not leave the house.
I could not concentrate my eyes on any
object; l was in . state Of extreme
nervousness all the time. / would lie
awake at night from nine o'clock nm
til daylight. My circulation was bad
and my feet always cold. The doctor
admitted that his medicine was not do
ing me a bit Of good.
"Then / decided to try DIR. Williams
Pink Pills, about which Ihad read in an
advertisement. After three or four days
use / realized hat they were helping
me. / began to take them In January,
1898. BY the middle Of February / was
out and in March / resumed work as
usual. ! sleep without difficulty, my
dizziness has never returned, and my
feet are always warm when they should
be. You may say that / think DIR. Will.
liams' Pink Pills can't be beat for nsr-
vousness and difficulties Of the blood"
They are sold by all druggists threagh-
out the world.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
Eour Thousand Godfathers.

Princess Irene Of Prussia Is better
provided for In the matter of god
Fathers than any other woman in the
world. She can boast of no fewer than
1000 godfathers. and how she came
10 obtain so many is a pretty story.
When she was uorn the war of 1866
was drawing to an end, and peace be-
Eng concluded just at the time Of her
christening, her father, Prince Henry
OF Hesse, requested all the officers and
men of the regiments under his COM
tmand to stand godfathers to his little
daughter. whom he named Irene
Peace In commemoration Of the end
Of the war."-London Tattler.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02

Jacks OF kinney ulSOr-
ders which kept me in
the house for lays at a
time, unable to do any
thing. What I suffered
can hardly be told.
Complications set in,
the particulars of
which l will be pleased
to give ia a personal
interview to any one
who requires informa-
ton. This l can con-
scientiously say, Doan's
Kidney Pills caused a
general improvement
in my health. They
brought great relief by
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
Deafness Cannot He Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure Deafness. and that Is by ~constitu-
tlonal remedies. Deafness Is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining OF tba
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets infLamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness Is
che result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken cut and this tube restored to its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an inflamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case af Deafness tcaassa by oataTTh} that eanno!
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir.
cularS, tree.
Ed. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
The City's Pitfalls.

Idle Thc-Phew! Never had SIGH a
marrow escape in all the years I've been
trampin'. These ere big cities is full o.
pitfalls fer the unwary.
Tattered Tom-What happened yc?
Idle TIM went into that big build
En-, TO tell me tale of woe, and where
dye think 1 found meself2 1t was an
employment ofice-an' twenty different
persons offered me work afore I could get
out.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
NO CHANCE FOR THE SCULLYS.
Cotton Growers Will No Longer Sell
to Market Manipulators.

Never in the history of cotton growing
in the South has a market presented
such a perplexing problen as that of to-
day. Veteran spectators and the most
eminent crop experts candidly admit
that they have encountered a veritable
Chinese puzzle, and will not attempt to
predict the end. A new and decidedly
novel element has entered the market.
For the first time on record the control
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02

hessening the pain and correcting the
hction of the kidney secrctions."
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price, so cents. Foster-Mil-
burn Co. Buffalo. n. Y.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
Cars Baltic Fleet Sinks British
Fishing Vessels.
ENGLAND IN A RAGE.
Britons Demand Quick Apology aad
Ample Reparation or War.

charmed Boats Bombarded Mt Mid
night without Warnin2 BY Baltic
Squadron War Craft Steam Away
After Attack, Making No Attempt to
Learn Damage Done Russian Crews
Believed to Have Mistaken Trawlers
for Japanese Destroyers, Which Had
Been Reported Lying in Wait.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
Political Notes.

Leslie Nj. Shaw, Secretary Of the
Treasury, opened the Republican CAM
paign in Ogdensburg. n. Y.
The Montana Supreme Court has de-
cided that the anti-trus. Republican and
Democratic tickets, nominated by the So
called Heinze factions, should be exclud-
ed from the kallD'
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02

The late Anton Tchechoff was an init
mate friend of Cork and T%olstoi, and 1t
was the remarkable success of the former
that encouraged him in his literary
Efforts.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
An kxpianallon.

Nixon-Your wife is almost a midget.
Why did you marry such a little woman?
Homer-Because of the proverb which
says: "Of two evils choose the least.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-02
A VOICE FROM THE PULPIT.

Rev. Jacob d. Van Doren, Of 81
Sixth street, Fond du Inc, Wis, Pres
Ayterlan Clergyman, says: 81 had at
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