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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
MANY FARMERS OBJECTiNG
Plan on Foot TO Combat Cattle DIP .
ping Order.

A special meeting of the board of coun-
ty commissioners was held at Huron to
consider the order recently made by the
state board directing all cattle in Beadle
County to be dipped-applying the same
to healthy as well as diseased cattle.
Scores of farmers and cattle owners in
that county are vigorously opposing .-.e
enforcement of the order SO far rs it APP
plies to cattle not affected with scab or
other disease. \ large number attended
the meeting Of the commissioners, and
in several townships a canvass has been
made for signatures of those opposed to
the order referred to; and should the
matter find it's way into the courts quite
a fund has ben pledged TO pay the eX-
peEse of litigation.
The state board has been asked to
modify the order to apply only TO dis
eased cattle.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
THE FOCUS.
Choice Of q Place Now q Point IN
the Peace Plans.

Gradually the negotiations for peace
in the far east are nearing a focus, says
a dispatch from Washington. The one
point TO which the energies of those be,
ing directly concerned in them now are
being directed is the choice Of a place for
holding the conference Of the plenipoten-
tiaries Of the belligerent powers.
1t is known officially that three cities
now are under consideration by Russia
and japan. These cities, named in the
order for the likelihood Of their final Sc.
lection, are Washington, The Hague and
Geneva.
Thus far no decision has been
reached.
Paris and London have been eliminat,
ed from the question. 1t is understood
that the Russian government objects to
an Asiatic city, its preference being for
ing to the holding of the conference in
Paris, the japanese government express.
ed a willingness to consider places which
Afforded adequate facilities, although il
Is assumed that Japan's preference
would be some far eastern city, practi'
cally within the theater of war.
Finally, however, the selection seems
10 have narrowed down to the three cit
les named. Objections have been made
by the Japanese to The Hague, but it is
not believed that these objections are
fundamental or unalterable. However
rs the situation now is, Washington ap,
pears to be the city most likely to be Sc,
lected. 1t can be said, on best authority
tsat if the conference is held in the
United States, it will be in Washington
No other place in this country has beer
considered seriously.
An announcement of the selection OF
he place of holding the conference is ex
.ected within a few days.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
HiGHMORE
High Pressure System Will be Use0
with an Artesian Well.

A Sioux Falls contractor has virtually
closed a contract with the authorities
of Highmore for the construction Of a
municipal system of water works at that
place. The ~propohed new plant will be
and air pressure system and will be com
plete and up to date in every respect.
Water for the system will be taken from
an artesian well, which was sunk some
time ago. ~
The new water works plant will Cost
about $4,000, and will give Highmore az
abundance of water for fire PROTECTOR
and domestic purposes.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
TRAGEDY AT YANKTON. \
Coiored Man Dies in Hospital as the
Result of Gunshot Wounds.

Granville Thornton, colored, died at
the Yankton city hospital Monday as the
result Of a revolver shot received in a
quarrel Sunday night.
Thornton had been drinking and quar-
relied with Sam Carr, cOlored, his room
mate. Carr put Thornton and his pos
sessions out in the street. Thornton, SO
Carr claims, drew a knife and attempted
to force his way back into the house.
Carr met him in the doorway with a re-
~volver, and when he was within three
feet of the door fired. the bullet going
through ThorntOn's left arm and abdo-
men.
Carr was arrested by Sheriff Wright
without difficulty.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
DENSEO FORM.
Plans Were on Large Scaie-South
Dakota Counterfeiters Had Con-
federates-Oue of Them Was In
Omaha-Other News.

A Sioux Falls special says: That 9TH
| ers besides Levi Clark, the counterteiter
arrested at his den in an old cemetery
| near Sioux Falls, and a man giving his
name as A. j. Sharp, arrested at Iank-
ton after having passed spurious coins,
were concerned in the plot to manufac-
ture counterfeit coins on a large scale
and food the country with them, is shown
by the fact that Il third man, who APP
peared at Omaha, was without doubt 4
confederate of Clark and sharp. a
fourth man was also, it is believed, inn
plicated.
1t develops that a short time after the
arrest Of Sharp a satchel was shipped
from Yankton by a stranger. The satch-
ell was directed to A. j. Sharp, Omaha,
and was delivered in that city TO q man
representing himself as Sharp just about
one hour before the authorities in that
city received a telegram from South Da-
kota i%nstructing them TO arrest the man
who called for the satchel.
That the gang of counterfeiters was
not broken up any too soon is Indicated
by the manner in which the counterfeit
half dollars circulated by the gang con-
tinue to appear. Some OF the spurious
coins were passed upOn business men at
some of the smaller country towns, as
well as at Yankton, and the authorities
now have about forty Of the spurious
coins which have been surrendered to
them by persons who were victimized by
the swindlers during the few days they
were able to carry Oh their operations.
The case against Sharp has been great
ly strengthened by the arrest of Clark
in Sioux Falls. The dies and molds cap
tured with Clark are understood TO agree
exactly with the spurious coins circulated
by Sharp at Yankton. even to the date,
and the possession of the outfit by the
federal authorities will prove a strong
factor in the conviction Of the two pris-
OnprS.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
TOBACCO TRUST INQUIRY.
Secretary Adjudged Guilty OF Con
tempt Of Court.

William II. McAllister, secretary of
adjudged guilty Of contempt in the Unit
ed States court at New York for having
refused to answer questions before the
federal grand jury in connection with
the so-called tobacco trust.
Judge Lacombe fined McAllister So
and ordered that he be taken into Gus
tody by a marshal until such time as he
purges himself of contempt by answering
questions, producing books and papers.
McAllister furnished $1,000 bail for
his appearance, pending an appeal to the
United States supreme court.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
HANGING PuT r
Murderer Barker Was Not Executed
at Lincoln Friday.

A Lincoln, Neb., special says: Frank
Barker, the Webster County murderer,
was not hanged Friday.
The supreme court Thursday reversed
the ruling Of Judge Holmes and granted
IA hearing to test the sanity of the con-
demned man.
Judge Holmes stopped the execution
and ordered a jury trial. This may take
a week or two.
Barker was convicted of a brutal dou-
BILE murder--the killing of his brother
and his brothers wife to secure their
farm, and thus be able TO marry a young
woman. The crime was committed near
Red Cloud, Neb. Barker is % years of
age.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
VANCE REFUSES TO EAT.
Incendiary Declares He Will Stafv'
to Death in Prison, =

John s. Vance, who WIGS recently taken
from DeadwoOd to Sioux Falls by the
sheriff of Lawrence County to serve a
term of one year for arson, is refusing
to eat any food. Harry Trathen, sheRf
of Lawrence County, who took him,
states that the prisoner refused to eat
anything from the time he left Dead
wood.
Vance is the man who set fire TO his
dwelling house and shot his COW because
his wife had commenced proceedings for
a divorce. He declares he is not hun
cry and proposes TO starve himself to
death
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
ACTS AS A STAY.
Certificate Of Probable Cause in Case
of State VS.. jackson.

Carl Sherwood, of Clark, Monday af-
ternoon secured from tn esupreme court.
at Pierre a writ of error and certificate,
of probable cause in the case of the state
VS.. Carl Jackson, who was charged with
wrecking the First Stale Bank of Clark,
and making false reports to the bank ext
aminer as to the condition of that instil
tuition, and for which he was given 4 sem
tence of one year in the penitentiary.' 70
The certificate of possible cause acAs
as a stay of proceedings until the cast
can come before the sunneme court at the
October term.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
DELL RAPIDS GAS PlANTA
City Has Leased IL, with Privilege
Of Buying.

The gas plant recently completed in
Dell Rapids is now in operation. The
plant was put in by the Dell Rapids
Gas Company, which concern was organ
lied by local capitalists. The contract
for the plant was let to the Municipal
Gas Company, of Minneapolis, and it
cost about So, 1900. The city has now
leased the plant from the local COM
pany and will operate it, with the priv
lege of buying as soon as it has enough
money to pay for it. Three miles Of
mains were laid and forty street lamps
erected. The plant is a model one in
every respect.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
JAPS a r
Will Refuse to Discuss Peace in the
French Capital.

The report of the japanese minister ut
Washington telling OF his interviews
with President Roosevelt and announcing
the proposal that the peace plenipoten-
tiaries of Russia and Japan meet in
Paris, and the appointment of NJ. Deli
doff, Russian ambassador to France, as
Russia's chief plenipotentiary, was re-
ceived at Toxic Tuesday.
Japan will refuse to have the meeting
take place in Paris because it is the
capital of Russia's ally, and also on ac-
count of the great distance from Japan
and the delay involved.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
VETERANS IN A WRECK.
Conflicting Reports as to Number OF
Persons Killed in the Accident.

A special train carrying confederate
veterans to the reunion at Louisville,
KY, was derailed near Golden Gate, ILL.,,
on the Southern Railway.
The Louisville office Of the Southern
Railway has received a report that one
person was killed and five injured in the
wreck at Golden Gate.
telephone message from Albion says
five persons are known to have been
killed. Albion is eleven miles from Gold
en- cate.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
New Peace Agent al work.

While apparently trere was no surface
change in the teamsters' strike at Chica-
go Thursday, a powerful agent for peace
was at work. Grand Master J.. q. Han
rahan, of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Fireman, arrived in Chicago, and
after a conference with the mayor an
nounced he would use his good offices to
settle the strike.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
PLACE IS NAMED.
Peace Representatives VIII Meet i'm
Washington.

Official announcement is made that
Washington. ID. c., has been selected as
the location for the peace conference.
The announcement came in the form of
an official statement issued by Secretary
Loeb by direction Of the president. The
statement is as follows:
when the two governments were I'M
able to agree upon either Che Foo ar
Paris the president suggested The
Hague, but both governments have now
requested that Washington be chosen as
the place of meeting, and the president
has accordingly formally notified both
governments that Washington will be 80
selected"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Put Ban ON Telephones.

The national conference of the old
German Baptist brethren at its session
at Flora, Ind. decided that the members
should not permit the use of the tele-
phone In their homes, and that any men,
Der now using a telephone should have
Il removed from the house.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
PATRICK TO DIE.
Stay of Execution OF Death Sentence
Denied.

The New York court of appeals at AL
bany Tuesday refused to grant a stay of
execution of the death sentence to per-
nit a motion for a r~eargument in the case
murder of William NJ. Rice.
The court will fix the date of execution
this week.
The crime was committed with the
hope of securing possession of the Rice
estate.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Christian Convention Closes.

The state convention of the Christian
church closed at IIighmore with the cleo
ton OF officers. During the last year new
churches were organized at Oacoma,
Presho. Lead, Britton and Castalia.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
WATERFOWL Fair and Races.

The WATERFOWL Fair and Racing Asso-
citation will hold a three days race meet
in that city OH July 4, 5 and 6. Two
thousand dollars will be hung up in
purses, and it is expected that there will
be some very fast horses from other
states in attendance. WATERFOWL will
celebrate the glorious Fourth.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
SEQUEL OF Feud.

What is believed to be the sequel of a
feud Of long standing resulted at Vol
dosta, Ca, in the assassination Of the
17-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter
of w. l.. Carter, formerly a Baptist
minister, in the yard of their home. 1t is
believed the victims were shot by ne
groes.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21

s. A. Hayes, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank. of Lexington, Okla, which
failed recently, has been arrested OH a
federal warrant charged with making
false entries to deceive the bank examin-
err and with making false reports to the
comptroller of the currency.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
A Sugar Beet Experiment.

A number of the farmers living in the
country tributary to Scotland, at the So
licitation of the commercial club of that
place, will this season experiment III the
raising of sugar beets. If the beets are
found to be all they should be an eff
fort will be made to establish a beet SUI
gar factory at Scotland and have the
farmers in that vicinity engage in the
raising of sugar beets ON a large scale.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Loyer Uses a GUN.

At Glen Carbin, H., a sheriff's posse
is searching for August MARCEL, who is
charged with having shot and killed Mrs.
Josie Heller, and slightly wounded Frank
Heller, tire parents Of Mary Heller, who
had refused to permit MARCEL to pay at
tentions to their daughter.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Chinese Boycott Grows.

A Tientsin special says: The boycott
ting of American goods by the Chinese
guilds is daily assuming more serious
proptrions. The guilds have quietly de-
termined to carry the boycott through
and the aspect for American manufac-
turers is rather gloomy.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Success with Winter Rye.

Charles Hargett, a Mcpherson County
farmer is proving by experiments that
winter rye will do well in that part of
the state. He has a ~twenty-acre field
Of this variety of rye. The grain is now
nearly -four feet high and is headed out
In the past the farmers in that region
have not taken much interest in winter
rye, being doubtful of its success.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Monitor Puritan Aground.

The monitor Puritan was reported to
De hard aground off Point Lookout in the
reserves OF the District of Columbia. All
Potomac. She has on board the naval
adjudged guilty of contempt in the Unit
efforts for two days to float the ship
have so far proven unsuccessful.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Whipping Post az. Bc-cseo-a.

Owing to the recent arrest Of John
Dyer, of Beresford, on the charge of
wife beating, the authorities are being
advised to provide a whipping post for
the suitable punishment of others who
may be arrested OH a similar charge, in
order that wife beating may be discour-
aged in that community.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Dipping Tank at Hudson.

The first dipping tank erected in Lin
coin County will be opened at Hudson
for business on Thursday. There is not
much skin disease among cattle in that
vicinity, but it was deemed best to wipe
out what there is and keep the horses,
cattle and sheep free from all skin trou-
BILE.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Valuation OF Deadwood Property,

The total valuation of property in
Deadwood, according to the assessors
books just turned in, is $1,591,46 OF
this amount the personal property is
$471, 1856, and the real estate is SLIP
1873. The assessment on mortgages
amounted to about $4,000 this year,
while last year it was about 100000.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
subway Tramc Resumed.

For the srs. time in more than thirty
six hours through train service in the
great underground railway system at
New York was resumed Tuesday. The
full extent OF the damage caused by the
fiood has not yet been determined
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21

Fifty-ive Russian sailors, SOM Of
them wounded, were picked up eighteen
miles off Mishinia on Wednesday. TWEEN
ty-three of the crew of the Aurora were
landed and ten refugees We're rescued in
the same vicinity.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Tri- state Grain Dealers.

To Judge from the manner in whici,
rooms are being engaged at the SS&
Falls hotels, there will be a very large at7
tendance at the annual convention of the
Tri-State Grain Deaiers' Association,
which will be held in Sioux Falls June 2D
and ~
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Marion to Gel. brate Fourth

preliminary arrangements nave been
completed and the necessary funds raised
for a big Fourth of July celebration at
Marion this year. The program will in
clude the usual literary and athletic ex-
%efcises, bowery dancing, etc, and a good
time is assured.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Lightning Destrovs Harm

Lightning destroyed a barn on tho
Ryan farm, one mile southeast Of Jeffer-
son; also two horses, five sets Of harness.
some hay and grain. No insurance.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
Teachers Obserye FLAG Dax-

The teachers institute, with an enroll
ment of l25, closed at Miller this week.
Prof. kephart was conductor. A flag
day program was given Wednesday.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
MAY HAVE MADE SUICIDE PACT
Two Strike Breakers Asphyxiated
in Chicago Hotel.

A Chicago special says: Two broth
ers, Thomas and ]. I~evean, who came
here from Detroit TO take the places of
striking transfers, were found asphyx-
lated in the room of a small hotel Tues
day.
The gas had been turned on in the
room occupied by the men, but whether
by accident or the result Of a suicide
pact is unknown.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21

The arctic steamer Terra Noval sailed
Tuesday from Tromsoe, Norway, for
Franz Josef land to the relief OF the
Ziegler expedition, headed by Anthony
Fiala, on the America
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21
sioux Uity stock Market.

Thursdays quotations on the Sioux
City stock market follow: Butcher
lsteers, $5,6S Top hogs, $500.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21

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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-10-19

that probably would result in tariff
agitation. aud other legislation at
tempted that would be Of such
character as tn upset business. mat
was the basis of the argument. q.
Was it stated that other insurance
companies bad contributed ? A. The
statement was made either that they
had or that application would be
made to them.
All of which is interesting as u
farther light on Babcock and MS
tariff notions; tactics, rather. Thrte
years ago he used the tariff 10 untaX
beer; now he uses it to "fry the fa'"
out of insurance companies and tar
If benefited corporations. Bab's
boy told playmate that Dad made
$4,000 IN congress last year We
begin to fear that Bah is a statesmen
"for revenue only" and that he Is a
tariff reformer for the same purpose.
1t is fitting, in this connection, 10
say that when Bah was posing as n
valiant, bona fde tariff reducer his
constituents returned him to con
gress in 1902 with majority OF $3.50
and when they found out last year
that he was only fat frier" they let
him just squeeze through witn a beg
carly 385 plurality. And we wonder
how much OF the fat" he fried
from these insurance companies
went into getting that measly plur-
atty. And apropos, wasn't it Bah
cock who undertook the job, given
him by the stalwarts. Of laying L.
Toilette out?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-10-19

st. Paul Dispatch.
a few years ago the Dispatch was
guileleSs enough TO really believe
that Babcock meant business when
he introduced that bill cutting steel
duties in half, and it was beguiled
into saying nice things about the
Wisconsin reformer. ltmight have
known better. Anyway It learned
better when it found cut that he only
used his bill as club TO force the
reduction of the tax on beer. Havi NJ
done that the subsequent proceed
ingsn in tariff reduction "iuterested
him no more In the probing
of the insurance companies Mr.,
Thummel, Legislative agent" of
the Mutual Life, said that his COM
pany contributed $500 to the con-
gra-sional committees fund last
year. Ia this way the story was told;
@ 10 whom was it madea A. 70
the chairman. g, Who was the
chairman A. Mr., BabcoCk. q. Made
by You personally? \. handed it
TO him @ Was it "A check? 4. No
sir. q. Cash? \, Cash. q. Did you
initiate the transaction, or was Mr..
Granuiss the one who told you to do
it2 A. Neither one They came to
us-cAme to me--aud said they would
like to see Mr. Granuiss, ana took
him mot they" now up and intro
duced him. q. Were you present
during the conversation? \ why
yes, ! was there. q What was the
ground upon which the contribution
was suggested a. Well, the gem
eral ground was that there was great
danger Qi a Democratic house, and
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-10-19
MAYOR Rose Out OF Place.
Madison Democrat.

MADISON Democrat,
1t j. scarcely credible that Mayor
Rose OF Milwaukee should, as attor-
nay Tor Mr.. Corcoran, president OF
the Cream city council, set up the
defense that, in selling some $1,000
worth of goods To the mudicinality
his client has been guilty Of no vio-
latiou OF law. Probably the mayor
makes 40 such claim. Maybe the
Information relating To the case has
been reported TO the public ia a man-
ner that misleade. But whatever the
facts, it may properly be asked, What
is Mayor Rose thinking of to he en-
gagged IN the case anyway? His very
presence as the defender of Il brother
official charged with crookedness is
highly offensive. His conduct is
akin to that of several Madison nj
dermen who are III the disreputable
position today Of backing in the
courts a certain SalooniSt who twice
or thrice has pleaded guilty TO the
charge OF committing lawless acts
and duly paid the penalty for his evil
deeds. While Mr.. Rose is mayor his
place distinctly is not the one which
he occupies in this criminal proceed
ing. Ia truth, il he is to figure in the
matter at ALL it should be in the atti-
tude of servant of the people seek
ing TO protect the interests of the
public by casting all his influence
upon the side Of the prosecution.
His present conduct implies an eX-
traordinary iuappreciation of the
moralities and and ethics of the situ-
alton, aud it is not such as lends
to the case any additional element
of purity Mr., Corcorau may be in
noceut, 1t sincerely is hoped that
he Is. But Mayor Rose cannot be
excused for the gross indiscretion
by which he thus wautonly ntfrouts
the great mass of Milwaukee citi-
Zenship.