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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
DISASTER IN CHICAGO.
One Man Killed and several Per-
sons Missing

sons missing
One fireman was killed and several EN-
ployes may have lost their lives in fire
which destroyed the enamel sign factory
OF the Charles NJ. Schonk Company, 10
Is Park Street, Chicago, Tuesday night.
Until the ruins OF the building have been
searched it will not be positively known
whether any of the employees were killed
either in the explosion, which started the
fire, or by the falling of the walls and
floors which followed soon after.
While the fire was at its height one of
the walls suddenly collapsed and num-
Der of firemen were precipitated in the
debris. With the exception of Lieut..
Henry Bassett, of truck company No. "a.
who was crushed to death, all Of the EN-
ployes were injured in the panic that fol-
lowed after the fire broke out, and for 4
time there were all sorts Of rumors as 10
the number Of persons killed.
There were forty girls and thirteen men
and boys employed in the factory, and
according to the officials of the company
all but two persons have been accounted
for. The police and fremen, however,
declared that several of the employees
were unable to make their escape and
were in the building at the time the floors
and walls collapsed, and until the debris
is cleared away the number of casualties
will not be positively known.
The employees who are said to be miss.
ing by the officials of the company are
Margaret Becker and Henry Saute.
The employees were distributed in all
parts of the building. The majority OF
the girls and boys were employed OH the
upper floors, and considerable difficulty
was experienced in rescuing them, as the
fire spread yer" rapidly on account of the
combustible material used in the factory
When the fremen arrived the younger OF
the employees were panic-stricken and
Were vainly endeavoring to reach the
street down the fire escapes. A number
became damned together and We're unable
to make any progress. With the help OF
the firemen and the police, however, or.
der was soon restored and the majority IF
the employees were soon assisted to The
street.
The employees who were injured were
hurt in the jam on the FIRE escapes, but
the condition of none of them is serious.
Fireman Bassett was killed while run.
ming away from the building in an effort
to escape from a falling wall. The QUITE,
nI d.,
was crushed to death. The body was re-
covered a few minutes later.
The loss of the building which was de.
stroyed and the contents was estimated al
$3.50 900.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
BANKS IN TROUBLE.
Three Chicago institutions are Fac
ing q Crisis.


A Chicago special says: Action has
been taken by Comptroller of the Curren-
cy Ridgely that will compel the Chicago
National and Home Savings banks and
the Equitable Trust Company, dominat-
ed by John Il. Walsh, of Chicago, to
wind up their affairs.
The other national banks of the city
have come to the rescue, and it is declar-
ed on the authority of the clearing house
association, the comptroller and also by
the officers of the Chicago National
Bank, that not single depositor will lose
a cent.
The difficulties Of the three banks,
which are practically branches of the
same institution, ave attributed by the
comptroller to large loans made by the
Chicago National Bank to railroad, coal
mining and other private enterprises con-
trolled by Walsh.
National Bank Examiner c. III. Bos-
worth has succeeded Mr.. Walsh at the
head of the Chicago National Bank, and
the places of the directors have been fill
clearing house.
Back of the new management stand the
allied banks of Chicago, who have pledg-
ed their resources that every depositor
shall be paid to the last cent and that
no customer of any one of the three in
situations shall lose anything by reason Of
the suspension.
Had not this action been taken by the
banks of the city disastrous panic might
have followed in the financial world. AS
it was the only effect in this city was the
decline on the local stock exchange of
212 in the price OF National Biscuit com
mon stock, which has employed the
Equitable Trust as transfer agent, and
had besides dealings with the Chicago
National Bank, but it is not affected by
the failure in the slightest degree.
The closing of the two banks had the
effect also Of shutting off all demand on
the local exchange for bank stocks, none
of them being purchased.
The immediate cause OF the collapse of
the institutions controlled by Mr. Walsh
is said to be the large amount of money
which they have loaned to various private
enterprises of Historically the Southern
Indiana Railway and the Bedford Quar-.
ries Company, of Indiana.
Mr.. Walsh claims if he could have had
a little more time and been left untram-
meled in his operations he could have
saved his banks and made enormous prof.
its for himself and his associates. He
bases this statement on the estimate of
the bonds of the Southern Indiana Rail
road Company. T.
The comptroller, the state auditor and
the members of the Chicago clearing
house committee place the value of the
bonds at one-half the valuation of Mr.
Walsh, and it was their refusal 10 accept
his valuation that caused the Suspension
of the banks.
The liabilities of the three institutions
are estimated in the aggregate at $26,.
000,0 00
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
LANDS ALLEGED DEFAULTER
Man Wanted in Memphis is Caught
in South Dakota.

United States Marshal Laughlin re-
turned to Pierre Wednesday night from
a trip to the forks of Bad River, bring
ing back with him II. ]. Freeman, alias
w. Fl. Horton, who is wanted ut Mem
phis, Tenu., on a charge of embezzling
$25, 900 from the Chickasaw Savings
Bank and Trust Company. Freeman was
a teller in the bank and last year became
tangled up in the .,ully cotton deal and
is alleged to have taken the money to
carry his deals. After leaving Memphis
he went to Costa RIGA, but was COM
PEELED to come back to this country on
account of the unhealthfulness Of the
climate in that country.
After wandering about in the west he
secured employment with the engineer
corps of the Northwestern road and was
located by Marshal Laughlin, who made
a hurried trip Of about 100 miles to cap
ture his man. Authorities from Memphis
viii take him back. and he announces
that he will go without requisition pa
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
Unknown Man Wrote Apparently
Misleading Letter to Relatives.

An Armour special says: This county
is all torn up over the disappearance Of
one Joe Weingarten, who wrote his broth
er in Chicago on the 22d of November
the following letter, post dated Armour,
s. D.:
''To All that Are Dear to Me: | am
now, believe, near the end; am in a hos,
pital suffering from a bullet wound which
| received while in Il game of cards. The
doctors say | may not recover. | had
$500, which | gave to the hospital. Was
thinking of coming home soon, so goodby
all. God be with you. Joe"
This letter was received by his brotheR
who FASTENED to Armour expecting TO find
Joe at the point of death, and was very
much surprised to find that Armour did
not possess a hospital and that there was
no man answering the description Of the
writer to be found in the city.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
DECLINATloN NOT SURPRISING
Regents Expected Chalmers TO De-
cline University Presidency.

a Pierre dispatch says: The declination
of DR.. Chalmers OF his appointment to the
presidency of the state university and the
reasons which brought it about are being
variously discussed, and in some quarters'
it Is stated that the decination came as
surprise to the board of regents, and
I'm others that he is to be retained at the
head of the agricultural college. These
statements are both without foundation,
as it can be stated positively that the re-
gents were not only not surprised at the
declination. but would have been surprised
had il not been handed i'll. AS matterE
OF feet the letter of declination was writ
ten at about 3 O'Clock in the morning and
after the board had unanimously conclud-
ed to rescind its action taken nearly
year ago in selecting Chalmers to the
presidency.
DIR. Robert Slagel, who has had Won
derfully successful career az president or
the state school of mines, will succeed
Chalmers as president of the agricultural
college at Brookings within few days.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
BIG WRECK LOSS.
Thousands in Money and Jewelr y
Was Destroyed.

:esides the loss of life in the Santa
Pc wreck at Lang, Kan, Tuesday, there
was about $1,000 in gold and $4,000 in
currency and many thousand dollars
worth of jewelry destroyed by the ex-
press car attached to the train taking
fire.
An Emporia, Kan, special says: There
is no doubt here that the ditching of the
Santa Fe passenger train at Lang Tues
day, in which Engineer Harry Davis aud
Express Messenger Elmer Derrick were
killed, was the work of train wreckers.
1t has been discovered that the tool house
near Emporia Junction was broken into
and a claw bar and wrench stolen. The
wrench and claw bar were found in a
meadow near the scene of the wreck A
claw bar and wrench were stolen from
the same tool house when a Santa Fe
passenger train was ditched near here
last May.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
NORTHERN PACIFIC ROBBERY
Men Who Held Up Train are Still
at Liberty.

A North Yakima, Wash, special says:
The robbers who held up the North
Coast Limited on the Northern Pacific,
at Hillside Siding, at Yakima canyon.
eleven miles north of here, evidently
boarded the train while at this place, as
the train did not stop until it was COM
PEELED to do so by the robbers at Hillside
Siding.
A boy who was on the blind baggage
is being held at Ellensburg. He says the
two men got on top of the mail car at
this place and rode to Hillside Siding. At
that point they climbed down from the
car to the rear of the tender while the
train was running at full speed. The
engineer and fireman did not see them till
they pointed guns into their faces and
commanded them to stop the train.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
NEW WATERFOWL PLANT.
III. j. Frick Company to Establish
Distributing Warehouse.

The Fl. j. Prick Company, manufacture
ers of engines, threshers, and sawmills,
is taking initiatory steps toward estab-
fishing distributing warehouse at Wa
tertown. j. A. Reynolds, representative
of the company, has been in the city ne
gotiating for site on the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad. About week
ago H. G. Pine, from Des Afoines, was
at Watertown looking over the situation,
and it was after his visit that the COM
pany definitely decided.
The Frick Company is owned by the
great steel magnate, II. j. Frick. and is
one of the largest concerns of it's kind
in the country.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
TAKEN OUT ALIVE.
Workmen Caught in a Tunnel In
New York.

Workmen Caught in a Tunnel In
New York.
Two men who had been in the East
River tunnel of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road in Long Island City, l.. L., nearly
forty hours We're taken out Tuesday af-
ternoon.
The rescuers penetrated the tunnel in a
boat, while other workmen were attempt
ing TO force hole through the cement
roof of the tunnel.
When the rescued workmen had recov-
cred sufficiently to speak they said they
were the only men caught in the tunnel.
and the 200 rescuers. who had been work
ing desperately to dig the men out, ceased
work.
The men were imprisoned by cavein.
The tunnel is being built under the East
River to Manhattan island.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
DESERTS A BURNING SHIP.
French Steamer Fails to Assist a
British Shin.

Capt. Jepson and officers of the British
steamer Arranmore, which has arrived
at Boston, Mass, after an eventful and
perilous passage from Antwerp, were
much incensed over the failure of a
French freight steamer, which they be-
lieve to have been the Bordeaux, in ac-
knowledging their signals, but not offer
ing assistance when informed that the
Arranmore was on fire. The crew fought
flames for three days.
Signals were hoisted by the Arranmore
stating shat the vessel was on fire in the
after hold. The French vessel acknowl-
edged the signals and informed the OFF,
GEES of the Arranmore that their signals
were understood. The French steamer
however, steamed steadily by, and an
hour later had disappeared. That night
the fire subsidized.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
DAN GER NOT OVER.
American Marines VIII be Landed
at Shanghai.

Armed guards and patrols are main
tanned at Shanghai, China. to cope with
n possible renewal of disturbances. The
streets are open, but looting is greatly
feared.
the United States cruiser Baltimore
will land a force at once. The British
cruiser Diadem is sending 500 men
ashore. Other warships are expected.
and it is reported German troops are COM
ing from Kiaochau.
The Chinese newspapers say the row.
dies proposed to take advantage of the
mixed court dispute to attack and loot
the foreign settlement.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
SHOOTING STILL a MYSTERY
Sioux Falls Man Refuses to Tell
who Attacked Him.

Oscar Nelson, young man who sever
al weeks ago was shot three times, and
who while in wounded condition walked
several miles to a farm near Sioux Falls.
where his brother was employed, has re-
covered sufficiently to leave the hospital.
For some days he was unconscious and
nothing could be learned as to the iden-
tity of his assailant or assailants. When
he regained consciousness he refused to
throw any light on the matter, and the
police were completely baffled in their at
tempt to arrest the person or persons who
shot the young man.
Nelson still refuses to tell anything
concerning the attempt to murder him,
and it is likely the shooting will always
remain a mystery.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
MONTANA BOY MURDERER.
A Youth of Nineteen Confesses to
Many Crimes

James Sherman, a 19-year-old boy of
Lewiston, Mont, accused of the murder
of Sam Studinski, uawnbroker, on the
night of August %, has confessed, stat.
of Sam Studinski, pawnbroker, on the
himself alone, as well as the dozens or
more Of mysterious burglaries in Lewis
ton during the past year, and also the at
tempted poisoning of the county attorney
and his family Dec. l. Russell Hartop,
David Atkinson and Walter Goosch have
been released from custody and DR.. f. A.
Long is expected to me released soon.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
STRUCK Ignite COAL,
Excitement Over Find on Farm
Near Sioux Falls.

Information has been received of the
striking of a vein of Ignite coal 4 feet
thick and 20 feet below the surface of the
ground on farm in Lyons Township,
near Sioux Falls. The vein was struck
while the farmer who owns the land was
engaged in sinking a we'll After explor-
ing the depth of the vein work was aban-
doned until machinery can be secured for
the purpose of opening up the vein and
discovering if the coal is in sufficient
quantities to pay for mining operations.
A great deal of excitement prevails over
the discovery among the farmers of the
locality.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
Harry McCarl Killed Himself After
Prolonged destination

Harry McCarl, son of s. II. McCarl,
of Bookings, took his own life Monday
evening. For some time he has been dis
sipating, and narrowly escaped being run
over by a train while asleep on the track
recently. He came home from neigh
boris after supper, went upstairs. and,
taking shotgun. placed the muzzle near
his face and discharged the piece.
The coroner says the gun made a
frightful wound and death was instan-
tanpouS
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
Barker Accused of Another Murder

Since the conviction of w. w. Barker,
ut Aberdeen, of murder in the first degree
for the staying of Lee Zook in box car
at Hecla on Sept 4, it has developed that
II Barker had been acquitted he would
have been arrested Immediately on a
charge of murder which he is alleged to
have committed at Forsyth, Mo-, on Dec.
10, 1903. The authorities of fancy
County issued a warrant for Parker's ar
rest. which has been in the possession of
Sheriff Anderson for some time.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
Explosion in New York.

Three We're killed and seven injured by
an explosion of dynamite in an excava-
ton for a new building opposite the Wal
dorf-Astcria Hotel at New York Tues
day. The explosion was caused by work
men attempting to redrill partially drill
cd hole in which several sticks of dyna-
mite had been left
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
Farmer Committed suicide.

The Hand County sheriff went thirty
miles to the southeast Wednesday after
Benjamin Wenseel, charged with crim;-
nal assault on his 12-year-old daughter.
After the sheriff's departure the coroner
received a message to so to the Wenseel
home, where man Yves found dead. II
is presumed Wenseel killed himself.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
.Press Ageat. cared For.

President Roosevelt Wednesday ap.
pointed Joseph Bucklin Bishop as a
member of the isthmian canal commission
to fill the vavancy caused by the resigna-
aion of Chief Engineer Wallace. Bishop
has been secretary and historian Of tho
commission.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
Named Medical Examiner.

The governor has appointed DIR. A. G..
Allen, of Deadwood. Il member of the
hoard OF medical examiners TO Take the
place of DIR. j. w. Freeman, Of Lead,
who hes resigned
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
Lincoln Man Shot,

Oliver III. Tibbetts. an old soldier living
at 1895 O Street, Lincoln, Neb., was shot
and dangerously wounded Tuesday morn
ing. his wife was arrested and charged
with the shooting. Domestic strife is
supposed to have been the cause of the
trouble.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
Sioux Falls LIQUOR Men Win.

The Civic League, organized by Sioux
Falls citizens some weeks ago for the
purpose of seeing to it that the liquor IL
cense laws were enforced more strictly
i'll that city, and which instituted actions
against half dozen local saloonmen for
alleged attractions of the law, failed to
secure convictions in the first two cases
which We're tried in the state circuit.
court
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
REVOLUTIONARY Ou,breaks.

A dispatch received from Batoum. in
the government of Kutais, Transcau-
there. 1t says that the streets were bar
there. 1t says that the streets were bar
ricaded and that fierce lighting took
place. The military employed artillery.
and many persons, including subjects If
the Ottoman empire, were Killed.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
New sioux Falls Business House

An important addition to the whole
sale interests of Sioux Falls will be the
establishment of wholesale seed house
by II. +. Parker, one of the pioneer busi-.
ness men of that city. He has ordered a
$4,000 stock, his intention being to es.
tablsh the house at once
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
shanghai is Quiet.

All was quiet in Shanghai "Wednesday.
business has been resumed, but the vol
unteers and sailors landed by the war
ships remain on duty as precaution
against a renewal OF rioting.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
Armour,s New Bank.

The First National Bank of Armour
opened its doors to the public last Mon
day, Dec. is. Tile institution has a capi-
tai stock of $50, 900, with circulation Of
$500.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
Reform school Burned.

A boys reform school located some
distance outside of Washington. ID. c..
caught fire carly Tuesday morning and
the main building, in which were housed
300 boys. was totally destroyed. The loss
ia $4,000. No lives were lost.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
Droppers Stays Till june.

At Aberdeen the regents Wednesday
afternoon unanimously adopted resolu-
stions retaining DR.. Garrett Droppers as
temporary president of the state univer-
sity during the remainder of the school
year.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
Black Diphtheria.

Black diphtheria caused the death &c
two children Of MIR. ;ind Mrs. Alan
Pichcwski. of Webster, aged rcspectiyeiy
8 and IL years.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
LA Follette's Resigp ation.

AT Madison, Wis, Gov. La Toilette at
noon Tuesday sent his resignation as gov
ernor to the legislature to take effect thu
frst Monday In January
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27

Wednesdays quotations on the Sioux
steers. S3.00l5.0o. Top hogs. S4.85.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-12-27
M,CaIl is Very III.

President John A. Mccall. OF the New
York Life, is very i'll with pneumonia at
New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
The Nickel Plato Road.

Normal rates have been restored by
all lines between Chicago. Buffalo, New
York, Boston and other eastern points,
and the Nickel Plate Road is still pre-
pared to furnish strictly first class
service between Chicago and the east,
in their three daily through line. Meals
served as you like, in the dining car,
either a la carte, club or table de hote,
but in no case will a meal cost more
than one dollar. Our rates will be of
interest to you, and information cheer
fully given by calling at IL, Adams
street, or addressing John Y. Callahan.
general agent, 113 Adams street, room
298, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-12
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

City Council Chamber. Rock Island,
Ill. Sept II, 1Se5.-The council met
at 100 p. m, Mayor McCaSkrin pre-
siding and all the aldermen present ex-
cept Trefz and Dauber. The minutes
of the last regular and adjourned meet
ingS were read and approved.
The mayor nominated Hamlin Hull
for superintendent of streets. Con
firmed 10 TO /. Aid Brooks voting no.
The mayor nominated James Brinn
for patrolman. Confirmed, 9 to =. Aids.
Anderson and Eckhart voting no.
The mayor nominated Charles Gin
name for patrolman. Confirmed by
unanimous vote.
The mayor nominated Frank Skin
ner for patrolman. Confirmed. 10 to 1.
Aid. Brooks voting no.
The mayor nominated Dennis Nc
Carthy for patrolman. Confirmed b.?
unanimous vote.
The Clerk presented the bond of
James w. Cavanaugh. as superintend-
ent of waterworks, in the sum of 81
900.
Aid Anderson moved that the bond
be received and approved. Carried.
The clerk read petitions from Ward
& Mcmahon, the Reddig company, and
Rosenfield Bros, for permission to
make sewer connections. Referred to
the sewer committee with power to
act.
The clerk read a petition from prop
erty holders on Nineteenth street from
Seventh to Tenth avenue, asking APP
prevail of a private contract entered
into with the Thomas j. Peter com
pany by them for the Improvement OF
the street by an asphalt pavement
Aid Anderson moved that the peti
ton be granted. Carried.
The clerk presented an ordinance for
the improvement of Nineteenth street
from Seventh to Tenth avenue by an
asphalt pavement 30 feet in width.
with concrete curb and gutter.
Aid. Anderson moved the immediate
consideration of the ordinance. Car
ried.
Aid. Anderson moved the adoption
of the ordinance. Adopted by unani-
nous vote.
Aid Robbins offered a resolution de-