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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
WOULD RAISE $50, 900.
Scheme Of Pierre Business Men to
Raise Money for New Capitol.

AT a meeting in Pierre recently, attend
ed by the leading business men Of the
city, it was decided to take definite ac-
ton toward securing the necessary cash
by sale of state building lands to secure
the required $4,000 for the erection Of
the wing OF the new state capitol. In
the conference it was proposed that a
company be chartered under the state
laws, to issue stock to the amount Of
100000 for the purchase of 13,0C0 acres
of the state building lands. The amount
appropriated for the construction of the
wing is S1J0,000. which is TO include the
cash on hand for that purpose. The
amount on hand is $4,000. \ COM
pany could lake the whole amount
ana put up the cash and sell
the land IN terms which would allow
them to get out on the deal. while the
state, not being in condition to make the
terms, could not make the sales.
The fund now on hand will put
in the foundation, and will be used
at once for that purpose, while the
money from the sales Of land can be
used in the construction work next year
and the building pushed to completion.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
STRIKE STILL is ON.
No Immediate Prospects OF q Set
Element.

After a conference lasting for FIVE
hours between the Employers Associa-
ton and the committee appointed Tues
day night by the teamsters' joint council.
with full power TO settle the Chicago
strike, all negotiations were declared off
ut 8 o'clock "Wednesday night, and there
is no immediate probability of a settle
ment.
The union submitted q number Of prop
o~sitions which the employers fatty re-
fused TO consider ut all. Chief among
these was that if the strike was declared
OF all police and deputy sherilfs who
are now protecting non-union men should
be withdrawn.
The employers refused to consider such
a proposition for an instant, declaring
that they would maintain the guards as
long as there was the slightest chance Of
violence.
The teamsters also demanded that If
the strike be called off the business
houses refuse to receive from or deliver
to the express companies any merchan-
1ise. This proposition, which was a vir-
tual demand that the boycotted business
houses assist the teamsters in boycotting
the express companies, was also prompt
ly declined by the employers.
Another demand bly, the teamsters was
that all strikers be given positions be-
fore any new non-union men are hired.
This was also refused.
There were q number of other demands
made by the teamsters which might have
received favorable consideration, but the
parties to the conference were so far
apart on the chief demands made by the
unions that there was no use of taking
them up.
There Is a faint possibility that the
conference may be resumed. but unless a
radical change is made in the position of
one side or the other there is no prospect
,f a settlement of the strike.
The Team Owners Association, whose
proposition to arbitrate the question of
making deliveries to the boycotted houses
has been refused by their drivers, has ar
ranged for a mass meeting to consider
he forcing Of the strike on the part of
heir 5000 drivers. The meeting has not
ret been called, but will probably be held
at some time within the next thirty-six
hours.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
AWAITS cZAR'S WORD.
Pence is Now Thought TO be a
Strong Possibility.

Beyond the statement that the advisa-
bility Of continuing the opening OF peace
negotiations TO President Roosevelt in
have decided that the time has arrived
to indicate to Japan Russia's desire to
end the struggle, was presented in a ia
vorable light, no definite announcement
can be made at St. Petersburg at this
hour regarding the result of Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff's conference with
Emperor Nicholas on the subject Of
Count Cassini's dispatch concerning the
presidents practical tender Of good Of
fees. 1t can, however, be stated in addi-
ton that Grand Duke Alexander Mich
aelovitch, the emperor's brother-in-law,
who undoubtedly exercises a greater per-
sonal influence with his majesty than
any other member of the imperial family,
and who, until the disaster to the Russian
feet, was the most uncompromising adj
vocate of war to the last ditch, has join
ed Grand Duke Vladimir, uncle of the
emperor i'll counseling the conclusion Of
peace. Grand Duke Vladimir at a re-
cent family council, while urging the fu-
tility of continuing the struggle, stoutly
maintained that the loss Of Manchuria
and even Il portion of Eastern Siberia
would not mean the ruin of Russia's pres
tige, but that she could continue to grow
in influence and power, just as Great
Britain did after the loss of her Ameri-
can colonies.
Another important convert made by
the advocates of peace is Admiral Alex
Jeff. With Grand Duke Alexander Mich
aelovitch, Grand Duke Vladimir and Ad-
miral AleXieff or the side of peace the
backbone Of what has been denominated
the war party seems to have been brok-
ell. Nevertheless, the final word rests
with the emperor himself.
A Washington special says: Pending
the decision of the car regarding war
or peace in the far east the president
and the European ambassadors with
whom he is daily comforting have agreed
that silence regarding their activities is
necessary, and word to this effect has
been passed along lest Russia take Of
Tense and so contrary to what the neu-
trail powers believe to be for her own
advantage.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN a CON-
DENSED FORM.
Raid Counterfeiter's Den-Federai
Officers Make an Important Cap
ture-Plant Found in Cemetery
Ex-Convict Said to be the Leader.

Recent mysterious movements in the
vicinity of what is known as the old
Rowland cemetery, situated near Sioux
Falls, have been explained by the dis
covery by the United States authorities
in Sioux Falls of a counterfeiters den
in the old home of the dead.
The federal authorities succeeded, as
the result of a raid OH the den, in cap
turing the man who, it is alleged, Is ne
maker of a great amount Of counterfeit
coin, which has ~recentaly been placed III
circulation at Yankton and other places
in the southern portion Of the state. Inc
prisoner is Levi Clark, an ~eX-co2vict, b"
having served two terms in the sioux
Falls penitentiary on the same charge
on which he has now been arrested for
the third time.
Clark has been watched by the federal
authorities for several days, or ever since
it was discovered that spurious coins
were being placed in circulation ut 1ank-
ton and elsewhere in the state. Since
being released from the penitentiary af-
ter having served his last term he has
been hanging around Sioux Falls, ald
was at once suspected OF being at least
the maker of the mOlds in which the
counterfeit coin was manufactured, as he
has a mania for making such molds.
The capture of the dies and molds midi
Gates that Clark was a confederate OF Il
man giving his name as A. e.. Sharp, who
was recently arrested at Iankton on the
charge of passing counterfeit money i'll
that city. The coins which led to his de-
lection and arrest were counterfeit half
dollars, made OF pewter and given Il
silver finish by being dipped i'll quickSil-
yer.
The dies and molds captured i'll the
counterfeiters den in the cemetery near
Sioux Falls exactly tit the coins passed
by Sharp at Yankton, which points to
the fact that Clark was engaged simply
to manufacture spurious coin VIE
Sharp, and perhaps other confederates,
took care of the matter of getting the
counterfeit money into circulation.
BY the raid on the cemetery and the
capture of Clark the federal authorities
feel that they have accomplished Il good
piece Of work and have broken up an
expert band of counterfeiters before they
had scarcely got started in their danger
u occupation of flooding the country
with spurious money.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
MINISTER IN DUEL WITH COW
Divine is Severely Bruised, but
Saved His Boys Life

y duel between Rev. III. w. Jamison,
pastor Of the Congregational church, and
Il vicious COW presented an exciting scene
ON West Hemlock Street at Beresford.
The tussle was a severe one and resulted
in numerous bruises on the head and face
Of the reverend gentleman, but he is re-
joicing rather than complaining in that
the affair resulted in the saving of his
little boys life.
The hoy was playing upon the lawn
Wien the COW, thinking he had gone too
close to her calf, made a charge upon
him. Rev. Mr.. Jamison, realizing the
danger in which the boy was, made a
rush for the animal and grappled with
her. He is a la of powerful physique,
and this fact may account for his in
juries being no greater. Rev. Mr.. Jami-
son is well known in Congregational cir
cleS throughout the state.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
MAY GO ON THE STAGE.
Mrs. MolineuX-Scott Has $1,000 Il
Week Offer.

Wallace ID. Scott, of Sioux Falls, hus-
band of the former Mrs. Roland Il. Moli-
neux, Thursday departed for New York
City on legal and other matters. Spe-
cial interest attaches to his visit to New
York at this time, for it is supposed that
before his return he will enter into Il
contract on behalf of Mrs. Molineux-
Scott for her appearance on the New
York vaudeville stage late in the sum-
mer.
Soon after being divorced and remar
ried Mrs. MolineuX-Scott entered into an
agreement with one Of the leading vaude-
vile managers of the metropolis. but she
withdrew at the last moment and return
ed to Sioux Falls with Mr.. Scott. Her
former offer of 81, 900 per week was re-
Gently duplicated by another manage
ment.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
IDEAL CROP CONDITIONS.
Prospects Could Hardly be Better
in Dawson County.

The crop conditions in Dawson County
are of an ideal nature, the warm wealth
er of the past few days having given the
grain n great impetus. During the month
Of May $50 inches of water fell, SO that
there is abundant moisture for the pres
ent. Farmers throughout the county
bring in the best possible reports OF the
growth of the crops and state further
that wheat is not showing any effects
form rust of last season. \ larger acre
age of corn was planted this season han
last, and thousands of acres will be bTok-
en- this season for farming purposes next
year. In the various parts OF the coun-
ty there are eight or ten steam plows
ut work breaking up the sod.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
SHEA is IN FULL CHARGE.
No Peace in Sight in Chicago Team
ster's strike.

Peace in the teamsters' strike at Chi.
cago is as far off as ever.
The railway express companies are
still firm and policemen and deputy sher-
ifs will not be withdrawn from trucks
and wagons if the Employers Associa-
ton can prevent their withdrawal.
President Shea seems to be in full con-
troll Of the transfers again. 1t is ex-
pected So, 900 will be contributed for
strike benefits, and this, he says. will
keep the strike alive for at least two or
three more weeks. Plans are said to
have been matured by the teamsters TO
continue the strike ''all winter"
At an informal meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Team Owners As
ISOLATION Thursday it was decided to con-
tinue to he neutral, so a spread of the
strike is not likely for the present at
least. al
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
NORWAY WlTHDRAWS.
VIII No Longer Recognize King
oscar as Sovereign.

The storthing at Christiania, Norway,
Norway and Sweden under one king to
be dissolved; that the king has ceased to
act as king of Norway.
The storthing further empowered the
present state council to act as the gov
rnmen of Norway until further notice
and to exercise the power heretofore ap-
pertaining to the king.
An address to the king was adopted
declaring no i'll feeling was entertained
against him, his dynasty or the Swedish
nation, and asking his cooperation in the
selection of a young prince of the house
Of Bernadotte to occupy the throne Of
Norway.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
PANIC In A THEATER
SEVERAL PERSONS HURT IN a
CHICAGO PLAY HOUSE.
Caused by Boys Fighting Over Seats
in TIT Gallery-Sornebody Yelled
Fire" and There Was "a Frantic
Rush for the Doors.

A fight between boys in the gallery Of
the Academy of Music, a west side thea
ter at Chicago, Thursday night created
q panic among the audience aud before
it subsidized several people had been
bruised and one boy so seriously hurt
that it was found necessary 90 remove
him to the hospital.
The performance, which was the
"Kreutzer Sonata" was nearly couclud-
ed when two boys became involved in a
fight over the right to occupy certain
seats. Other boys joined in the fracas,
and in u minute a free fight was raging
in the gallery.
The uproar overheard alarmed the peo-
pie ia the balcony directly under the gal
lery and they commenced to leave their
seats. The attendants Of the theater did
their best to quiet the disturbance, but n
crowd of people was soon pushing to-
ward the exits and they were powerless
TO hold them back. The panic quickly
spread to the first floor OF the theater.
Manager Roach, OF the theater, step
ped to the front of the stage and en-
deavored to allay the excitement, but
just as he commenced to speak somebody
in the audience yelled fire" and a rush
for the doors took place. Dozens of wo-
men screamed wildly and rushed for the
exits and it was impossible for the FIRE
men and policemen stationed in the build
ing TO check them. Il. b. Meyers, one
of the doortenders, closed the doors lead
ing into Halsted Street, but several men
tore him away and throwing open the
doors ran into the street.
At the first sign Of trouble Policeman
O'Rell had turned in a riot alarm. ara
n large force OF police from Desplaines
Street police station was quickly on
hand, but by the time they arrived all
the audience was in the street.
Reuben Moses, one of the boys who
caused the trouble, was knocked down in
the panic and badly hurt. He was taken
TO the hospital for medical treatment and
was then locked UP in the police sta
ton.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
ACCUSED OF MURD e r.
Widow OF a Kansas Man and a
NeighbOr Are Arrested.

Mrs. w. A. Edwards and Jasper Dunn
have been arrested at Independence,
Kan, charged with the murder of Mrs.
Edwards husband in October, 1908.
Edwards, a well to do farmer, 35 years
of age, living a few miles north of that
city, and who was insured for $1,000 in
the Modern Woodmen, died after a lin
gering illness that baffled the skill of
two physicians. The widow collected the
insurance and soon after Dunn, a neigh
Dor, went to the Edwards home to live,
a proceeding that aroused suspicion and
the arrest.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
COuNTERFEiTER ARRESTED.
A. j. Sharp Bound Over o Pass
ing Spurious Money.

United States Deputy Marshal Jerry
Carleton, of Sioux Falls, arrested A. j.
Sharp IL Yankton ami took him before
United States Commissioner E. Il.
White and charged him with the crime of
passing counterfeit money.
A number Of spurious half dollars Were
found on Sharp's person and several
Yankton business men who had been vic
timized appeared in court to testify
against Sharp. Sharp waived the prelim.
mary hearing and was remanded to Gus
tody. He will be tried at the next term
of the United States court at Sioux
Falls.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
HAVOC OF FLOODS.
Great Damage bone In Wisconsin
and Michigan.

The storm damage to western Michi-
gan is estimated at 100000. says a De-
troit special. The loss in Grand Rapids
and vicinity alone will reach 100000.
Word has been received from the vii
injured there. Thirteen houses and
eighteen barns were blown down in the
vicinity of the village.
Fond dg Lac, Wis, is battling with
the worst flood in its history, and, with
more rain threatened, the whole city may
be under water before another day.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
BROWNS IN JIM RIVER.
ole Swenson Accidentally Loses His
Life Near Riverside.

Ole Swenson, who resided near Mt.
Vernon, was drowned while fishing from
Il boat on the Jim River, neal Riverside.
Swenson and another man rowed to-
ward the dam and were drawn into the
zach current before they realized where
they were, and when the boat got unuer
the fall it was instantly capsizcd and
the men were thrown into the water.
Swenson was unable to make any head
way against the current and hung TO the
boat. while Rogers took his chances and
SWAN for the shore. Swenson,s body was
recovered an hour after the accident
hapDened.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
ROYAL A WE'D.
Ceremony Takes Place in Chapel
In Berlin.

Crown Prince Frederick William and
Duchess Cecilia, of Neutrality-suspicious.
in, were married by DIR. Dryander, court
chaplain, in a small chapel at the palace
at Berlin at 5 o'clock Tuesday according
to the ritual of the Lutheran church, the
ceremony lasting precisely twenty miu-
utes.
About half Of the 400 persons present
wer princes or special ambassadors of
otht, countries, with their aides de
camp. Ambassador Tower attended as
extraordinary ambassador for the Unit
ed States. The other guests were diplo-
mats accredited to that court, members
of the cabinet, generals and admirals.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
BREACH is WIDER.
Little Hope for Settlement OF Scan
dinavian Row.

Stockholm advices state that King Os-
EAR has refused to receive a deputation
appointed to present him the Norwegian
storthing's address.
The request that the king receive the
deputation was sent by the president of
the storthing, Berner, who received a
telegram from him reading as follows:
AS do not recognize the revolutions
airy steps which the storthing, in viola
ton of the constitution and the act of un-
ion, and in revolt against it's king, has
unfortunately taken, / decline to re-
ceiye the deputation."
The king Is receiving many kilograms
expressing sympathy and devotion frofs
all parts of the kingdom.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
Accounts s4o.oOO short.

VIM. W. Karr, the accountant of the
Smithsonian institution at Washington
and discussing agent for the eSyern-
ment bureaus under it, has been arrest
ed, on the charge of embezzlement which.
from his W confession, aggregates
$4,000. His stealings, he confessed,
have been going on for the last fifteen
years. He is so yeara OF age.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
Vegetation i'm Fine shape.

The weather bureau at Pierre reports
a total rainfall of 4.23 inches for the
month of May. Only one shower came
with a dash which allowed the water TO
run off, all the rest coming in soaking
drizzles which went into the ground, and
vegetation was never in better shape for
that section of the state for the first of
June.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
MAY BE FATALLY HURT.
w. A. Hossnck Badly Crused by a
Pile Driver at Parker

w. A. Hossack, foreman OF the Omaha
Bridge Company crew 81 bridge builders,
was badly injured at Parker Wednesday
forenoon by the piledriver falling off the
bridge upon him, fracturing his hips and
injuring him internally. His home is at
Falls City, Neb. He is Il single man
and is a member of Mt. Hope lodge, l..
o. o. f., of Schubert. Neb. He is re-
ceiving surgical treatment at one of the
hotels in Parker, but will probably be
crippled for life if he RECEIVERS.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
To Pray for Pcace.

A call to prayer for the restoration of
peace between Russia and Japan was
received Tuesday at the Salvation Army
headquarters at New York from w.
Bramwell Booth, chief of the i~nternation-
al staff in London. The call was made
by direction of Gen. Booth.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
Carnegie's orr Rejected.

Gov. James X. Vardaman, at Jackson.
Miss. made the statement that the
board Of trustees of the state university
had declined the offer of Andrew Car
negie to give the trustees $4,000 provid-
ed Il like amount was put up by the
state for the purpose of building and
e~quipping q library at the university.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
Can Now Be Extradite d.

Judge LaFontaine, extradition com
missioner at Montreal, Tuesday gave a
Judgment i'll the case of the Unitct
States VS.. John +. Gaynor and Benja-
min ID. Greene, committing both for ex-
tradition and ordering them back to Jail
officers.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
Drowned While Bathing.

Fred Nelson, the 2-year-old son OF
Hans Nelson, a farmer, living eight miles
north of Pukwana, was drowned while
in bathing in a pond near his home, with
two companions. He was swimming
across the pond for the third time when
taken with cramps and before his COM
panions could render him assistance went
down in seven feet of water.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
Nan Patterson Quits stage.

Nan Randolph Patterson, discouraged.
disheartened and completely broken in
spirit, has severed her connection with
the Romance of Panama Company, at
Altoona, Pa, with which she was tour
ing, and has gone 10 her home in Wash.
ington. ID. c.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
strike Leads TO Bloodshcd.

At Saginaw, Mich, the first bloodshed
in connection with the street railway
strike, which began Sunday, occurred
Wednesday afternoon. Deputy Sheriff
Fred Harris shot and instantly killed
Henry Wick, Jr.. and wounded Tor
renee Kelly and Wallace A. Douglas.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
Riyer Is stitl kising.

The Grand River is still steadily ris-
ing at Grand Rapids, Mich The only
encouraging news from up river
points, where the water is reported to be
stationary o. falling. About 100 con
cefas, large and small, were closed
Thursday because OF the food.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
Died OF His Injuries.

The young man, August Allen, whose
legs We're cut off Wednesday night by
cars in the Chicago and Northwestern
railway yards at Huron. died from the
effects of the injuries Sunday. 1t is not
positively known how the accident oc-
Cured, but as Alien was under the infiu-
ence of intoxicants late in the afternoon
it is thought he laid down on the tracks
and fell asleep.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
Government ship Ashore.

The steamer which went aground near
Freeport, l.. l., late Monday night. and
transatlantic liner, proved to be the
Uuited States surveying ship Caucus. 1t
is believed she will be floated without
damage.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
FLOOD AT GRAND RAPIDS.
Lower Part OF the City is Under
Water-Factories Closed.

At Grand Rapids, Mich, twenty facto-
ries were compelled TO close down We'd
nesday because of high water. Two
thousand five hundred men are idle. The
Grand River is entirely out of its banks
and residents in the southern end of the
city have been driven to the second sto-
ries of their homes.
At Fond du Lac, Wis, further damage
from flood is past. The damage will not
exceed Tuesdays estimate of 100000.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
Many Homesteaders Coming In.

During the month of May there were
$50 original homestead entries filed at
the United States land office in Cham
berlain for lands in Lyman County along
the projected extension Of the Milwaukee
Railroad. This is a large increase over
the filings on Lyman County lands dur
ing the month of April, when the mum
Der was 260.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-14
Federal Jury Drawn.

Oliver s. Pendar. clerk of the United
States court i'll Sioux Falls, and ID. S.
Glidden, federal jury commissioner have
concluded the work Of drawing a petit
jury for a regular term of United States
court to be held at Pierre. The members
Of the petit jury win be required to re-
port at Pierre at 10 O'Clock on the morn
ing of Tuesday June 13.