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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
POPE DEFIEs FRANCE.
Attitude of Pontif Brings on Alarming
Crisis.

France now seems to face an alarm
Ing religious crisis. Sunday nights
reports of the pope's eleventh hour
rejection of the governments final
,proffer under which Catholic worship
could be continued under the Common
Jaw turns out to be only too true, and
the deadlock now is apparently COM
plete According to the pontiff's or
ders declarations under the law OF
1881 are not only prohibited. but the
parish priests must remain in their
churches until driven out by violence.
The official confirmation OF this
communication has created sensa-
circles.
Cardinal Lecot, archbishop of Bor-
deaux; Archbishop German and 9TH
ers, who already had advised compii-
ance with the law. have hastily in
structed that their former advice Is
null and void, and Sunday in all the
churches of Paris bishops and priests,
after mass, read the letter from Cardi-
nal Richard, archbishop Of Paris,
communicating the decision Of the
holy see to continue services in the
churches, but abstain from any declar-
alton" and Cardinal Richards own
instructions, i'm view of the order is
sued by the project of the Seine Sat-
urday, not to permit for the present
the employment OF ceremonial draper
les at marriages or funerals.
The church wardens, whose legal
existence expires Tuesday, were thank
ed Sunday from the pulpits of the va
rious churches. Prayers were offered
for the protection Of God during the
coming period of persecution.
The government regards the action
of the pontiff as little less than sum
mons Of the French Catholics to open
rebellion, as rendering the situation
exceedingly grave and possibly entail
ing the most deplorable consequences.
Premier Clemenceau and M. BRAND,
minister OF public worship, were in
conference all day Sunday. There is
no sign of the co. eminent faltering,
but 1T recognizes that it may be forced
to resort to extreme measures.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
NEGRO STARTS BATTLE.
Two Persons Killed and Two Wound
ed i'm Mississippi.

Two persons dead, two seriously
wounded and two slightly injured is
the result of fight which occurred at
Greenville, Miss, Friday
Felix Holman, & negro, hailing from
Arkansas, shot and instantly killed Sc
lima Holman, a negress, in Mrs. Pratt's
boarding house for negroes.
Officer P. A. Abercromlin, with B.
Golfer, William Vaught and Enoch
Thompson, entered the boarding
house to arrest Holman. The negro
Immediately fired on the party. The
first shot killed Thompson instantly.
Another shot struck Acting Officer
Golfer in the body, and he is in a pre-
carious condition. officer Abercrom-
lin had his right thigh shattered by a
bullet. n. o. Wainer, a business man,
was struck in the leg by a stray bull
let and slightly wounded. After emp
tying hts pistols at the party the negro
fled from the boarding house and was
fired upon by officers and citizens He
was finally driven into a warehouse,
and after a threat was made to burn
him out of his hiding place he sur
rendered to Sheriff Crouch and was
lodged in Jail. Holman was shot in
the arm.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
DENsED FORM.
Authorities Stop Wedding-Had near"
Threat of Groom, Who Is q Hail.
Blood Indian, to Desert the Bride
Other State News.

After a marriage license had peeh
partially made out the county authori-
ties of Minnehaha county stepped III
and prevented the marriage OF joseph
Vollin, a mixed blood Indian, ana
Miss Maggie Galbraith, Of Dell Rap
ids.
Vollin was arrested a few days ago
and lodged in the county jail on
charge of seduction preferred by the
girl. The girl was DESTROYS OF Vollih
making reparation for running her
and was ready to marry the mlSea
blood, but it came to the knowledge OF
ele county authorities that Violin haa
stated that if forced to marry the girl
he would desert her as soon as the
marriage ceremony was performed
and the marriage accordingly was pre-
vented.
JUST what will be done in the mat
ter has not yet been decided. me
girl met Violin last summer while ne
was temporarily in Sioux Falls with
q bunch Of horses which he had ship
ped from Montana.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
LIQUOR MEN WILL FIGHT.
Temperance People VIII Try to Amend
Dakota Law.

The officers of the state Anti-Saloon
league, representatives Of the w. Z. l.
U. and of the prohibition party were
in session in Mitchell concerning the
formation of the county option bill, as
an amendment to the present state IL
quor law. 1t is on this proposition
that these three temperance bodies
are to operate in conjunction before
the legislature this winter. The county
option bill is designed to give every
voter in the county an opportunity to
vote on the question whether licenses
shall be issued in any town in the
county. 1t is we'll known that the
sentiment in the country precincts is
against license, and with the farming
element voting on license the promo
tiers of the option bill feel safe in say
ing the license will be defeated in the
greater majority of the towns of the
state. The liquor men are making
ready to fight the bill when it is pre-
sented, and they are confident they
can defeat the proposed sweeping re-
form.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
witch CORN GROWERS.
South Dakota Association VIII Hold
First Meeting This Month.

At Mitchell on Dec. IS, 10 and 20,
1906, the South Dakota Corn Growers
association will hold it's first meeting.
Every farmer who is interested in
better seed and better crops should be
present. Prof. Hume, dean of corn
department of the University of Illi-
nois, will have charge of the corn
school and will be present during the
session. He is authority on corn and
farmers should attend and gain infor-
nation which will put money into
their pockets.
Premiums will be offered and the
meeting will be beneficial to all who
attend. Lectures will be given by
men who have made a study of the
raising of good crops. 1t is expected
that excursion rates will be given on
all roads. Watch this paper for fur
ther announcements and write H. c..
Warner of Forestburg, or A. E. Cham
berlain, of Howard, for further infor-
nation.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
SHAW TO THE RESCUE
PROVIDES FOR RELIEF OF THE
FINANCIAL STIsINGENCY.
Secretary Finds that Great Prosperity
Not Only In u. S., but Throughout
World, Has Brought About tho
Present Financial Difficulties.

Secretary Shaw had an interview
Monday with the bankers committee
now In session in Washington, d. c.,
and later in the day made the follow
ing announcement:
II have received In the last ten days
an unusually large number of letters
from business men representing ali
sections OF the country complaining Of
the extraordinary high rates OF inter-
est have conferred during the same
period by letter or personally with a
large number of bankers scattered
through the south and middle west as
well as i'm the east. have today con-
ferred with the committee of the
American Bankers association
now In session in the city.
These gentlemen represent Chicago,
st. Louis, New Orleans, Atlanta, Pitts
burg, indianapolis. Des Moines and
other cities.
From the best information / can
get / think the following describes
the situation fairly well:
"Our blessings are the real cause Of
the actual stringency in money recog-
nized everywhere. An unexpectedly
large crop and industrial activity have
caused an unprecedented demand for
money
There is no occasion for alarm, bu,
I believe there is occasion for relief.
This / have decided to grant in the
following manner:
Il will deposit $10,000,O00 in exist
ing depositaries in the cities designat-
ed below, to be secured by bonds ac-
ceptable for savings bank investment
under the laws Of New York and Mas
sachusetts, taken at 80 per cent Of
their value, these deposits to be re-
turned one-half on the Goth of jan
uary and the remainder on the 1st of
February. j will also buy 10000, 600
OF the bonds of 1907 at the following
prices: Registered bonds ex-interes.,
at 101 and coupon bonds at 102. In
the event that the bonds purchased are
now held as security for government
deposits, security of the character
above indicated will be accepted in
lieu thereof. Not more than $1,000
900 worth. however, will be purchased
from any single institution under these
conditions. The deposits will be made
as follows:
New York and New Orleans, ST.
100000 each; Boston, Philadelphia
Baltimore, Chicago and ST. Louis, ST.
100000 each; Cincinnati, Louisville,
Atlanta and Memphis. $500, 900 each. ;"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
WOMEN WIN A NOVEL FIGHT.
Force New York Butchers to Cut Meat
Prices.

PriCeS.
The women of the east side, New
York, are winning their fight against
the butchers who recently raised the
price of meat. In turn the packers, it
is stated, have capitulated to the re-
tailers upon the threat of the latter
to close 500 shops that cater to the
teeming tenements in the congested
districts.
Thursday many retailers reduced the
price of meat from 16 to IA cents q
pound, and trade began picking up.
AS the tidings spread crowds congre-
gated around the shops until the po-
lice had to dispense them.
Mrs. Esther Dolobofsky. who start
ed the agitation, said she was pleased
the battle was won. She said the pick
cts would be kept out, however, until
all the shops capitulated.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
FoRBIDs EXCESSIVE SPEED.
Burlington Road Issues Instructions to
Trainmen.

Excessive speed in passenger train
service has been expressly forbidden
by the management OF the Burlington
road in circular issued to train
crews and enginemen by Daniel Will
lard, second vice president. The circu-
lar states that excessive speed is not
necessary even in maintenance OF the
fast passenger schedules. In order that
there may be no excuse for engineers
disobeying the instructions, the off,
cials have installed speedometers in the
cabs OF all passenger engines. The
practice OF favoring engines on grades
to the extent Of losing time and gain
ing the time BY running at high speed
down grades is wrong and is the cause
OF frequent criticism by passengers.
The circular states even and smooth
running is urged, and the comfort and
safety OF passengers is declared to be
the matters for consideration rather
than the making np OF lost time.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
BIG IRRIGATION DITCH.
The Work Near Belle Fourche Is Be-
ing Pushed.

ing Pushed.
The newly elected board OF directors
of the Belle Fourche Water Users as
ISOLATION, which has charge Of the wa
ter to be used along the irrigation
stream to the various ranches has just
met and organized. BY next April
water will be furnished to about 5000
acres of land under the ditch, and in
the spring Of 1908 the greater part OF
the large acreage will be served. Work
on the big dam at Owl creek has been
suspended for the winter owing to
the fact that there was so much water
and dirt to be moved that 1t could not
be done satisfactorily during the cold
weather. The men employed here have
merely been transferred to other parts
of the enterprise. The big steam
shovel has been moved to the large
side cut and work on the main canals
is being pushed. A great number or
farmers who have been awaiting the
date of the water delivery before max
ing locations will go in next SPRING
and as two railroads are already plan
ming to push through this irrigationi
region before the close of another1
year there will be a number of new
villages and towns organized in this
section.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
JOINS OIL CRUSADE.
Gotham Finds Bad Looking Contract
with Gas Company.

A contract made by the Consolidat-
ed Gas company, Of New York, with
the Standard Oil company, calling for
the delivery Of 255,000 gallons Of oil
to the gas company at as cents a gall
Ion. has been found by Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Burr. who has been
investigating the cost of manufactur-
ing in New York. The price named
in the contract is said to be / cent
per gallon more than is paid to the
Standard OIL company by any other
corporation. Mr.. Burr said that the
difference in the cost of oil of l cent
per gallon means a difference of S
cents on every 1000 cubic feet Of gas
sold.
Therefore it can be readily under
stood why the price paid for oil is n
very important factor in sustaining
the legal rate of 80 cents for gas In
New York.
The Consolidated Gas company has
pleaded in the gas hearings that il
was compelled to buy all It's oil from
the Standard Oil company, because
that was the only oil producing cor
poration that could supply all the oil
needed.
In summing up its cost for produc-
ing gas, the Consolidated Gas COM
pany included the cost of oil at the
quoted rate. Mr.. Burr also made
public the statement by accountants
who were engaged by him to examine
the company's books. The statement
purports to show that gas, according
to the company's books, costs $3.50
cents per 1000. instead of 74.S1 cents,
as the company claimed.
He also finds, he says, that William
Rockefeller, James Stillman and 9TH
| er wealthy men are directors in both
the Consolidated Gas company and
the Standard Oil company.
John A. Carver, of counsel for the
Consolidated Gas company, said:
THE figures were not cent a GAL
| lon over what was paid by other COM
| panies. On the contrary. the price
| was less than many companies were
paying in the city Of New York"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
FAILED ON CONTRACT.
Mail Job i'm Black Hills is Abandoned
by Man Who Has 1t.

Daniel L. Hartself, who has had the
contract to carry the mail between
Deadwood and RoubaiX six times
weekly, has defaulted on his contract
and the responsibility of carrying it
now rests upon his bondsmen, George
Glover, son of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy,
and VIM. A. Clark. Neither of these,
men is in the mail carrying business
nor have any desire to be.
Hartself had sub-let the contract
and the sub-contractor threw it up,
leaving Hartself without teams or any
other means of carrying the mail. If
the bondsmen are not able to carry it
as contracted they will be required to
pay the amount of the bond
The real difficulty in the matter was
that the expectation that the passen-
ger and express business would pay a.
profit. The camp of Roubaix, how
ever, has gone down hill and there is
not sufficient business to make tho
running of the hack any object.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
AT LAW OVER Dogs BITE.
Extensive Litigation Over Small Case
in Charles Mix County.

Extensive Litigation Over Small case
in Charles Mix County.
A dog bite has caused a lawsuit In
the courts Of Charles Mix county,
which, before it finally is adjusted
doubtless will reach the state supreme
court. The suit is entitled Burk vs..
Potter. The plaintiff instituted the
suit for the purpose Of recovering
damages from Potter because dog
belonging to Potter bit him when he
went upon the Potter premises In
search of a scoop shovel. The case
was originally instituted before JUS.
tice at Wagner, but the defendant
took a change of venue to the court
of another justice and demanded a
jury trial, which was held. This re-
suited in the jury returning verdict
awarding Burk damages in the sum-
of $40 against Potter. 1t is announc-
ed that Potter refuses to abide by the,
verdict and will appeal the case to-
the state circuit court, which will con-
vene in Charles Mix county in jan.
uary. Everything indicates that the
case finally will reach the state SUI
preme court.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
MINISTER SHOT BY DAUGHTER.
Philadelphia Clergyman Had Made
Violent Attack on His Wife.

Violent Attack on His Wife.
Miss Mary McAntee Monday shot
and probably fatally wounded her
father. the Rev. John Quincy Mean
tee. at their home in Philadelphia.
The shooting. according to police off,
Gals. followed a quarrel between Rev
Mr.. McAntee and his wife, in which
the minister. 1t is asserted, was trying
to throw Mrs. McAntee down the cell
lar stairs. The daughter, who was
in the upper portion of the house,
rushed downstairs with a small re-
volver I'm her hand and fired three
shots at her father. one OF the bullets
penetrating the brain. Mrs. Moan
tee and the daughter told the police
that the husband and father had been
drinking lately and had been quar-
relsome and caused them much trou-
BILE. A short time ago, the daughter
said, he had choked her and tried to
throw her over a stair rail-
Mother, daughter and a colored
servant who was In the house were ar
rested.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
SHOPLIFTERS BUSY.
Yankton Merchants Suffer in Rush Of
Christmas Buying.

Yankton, like Aberdeen and some
other towns, is having its share OF
shoplifters during the busy Christmas
season. One firm reports the stealing
of bolt Of silk, a number Of bottles
Of perfumery, etc. Other houses re-
port similar thefts. The result is ex-
ira precautions have been taken by
Yankton merchants, who are now very
wide awake to the situation.
Several merchants said there would
be no mercy shown the offenders if
caught this time, as was extended in
the case Of the woman and daughter
caught back in the spring, whose tears
and distress melted the hearts of the
complaining witnesses and they were
given an easy sentence. The first shop
litter caught will be given the limit
this time, no matter where the blow
falls.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
USE A KNIFE AND CLEANER.
Peacemaker Seriously Hurt in a Fight
at Huron.

at IuEoH
William Johnson, negro, and Chas.
Abraham, an Egyptian, got into an al
tercation at the Dakota house at HUI
ron, Tuesday, in which a knife and
meat cleaver played a prominent part.
The knife was in the hands of the ne
gro and the cleaver was handled by
the Egyptian. The two men were
slashing each other vigorously when
Mrs. Johnson, wife Of the negro, in
terfered and was struck on the left
arm with the cleaver, severing the
arteries above the elbow joint and
making a wound that came near re-
sulting in death from bleeding. The
Egyptian was badly hacked, but the
negro received only a few small CASH
es. The three participants in the fra
cas- are employed at the Dakota house
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
Dog Died OF Grief.

Deaths from grief are not SO un-
common amongst canine pets as some
may suppose. One such occurred at
Yankton last week when "Rocksie' a
pure bred and imported English fox
terrier, died, after refusing all food
and comfort, since the leaving of his
master, Hon. Felix digger, for Cali
fornia, which was only a few days pre-
vious.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
TO MEET AT MITCHELL.
Call Issued for Convention of Retail
Merchants.

A. F. Grimm, of Parkston, presit
dent, and L. S. Tyler, of Sioux Falls,
secretary Of the South Dakota Retail
Merchants association met at Mitch.
ell to arrange for the location of the
next convention Of the association,
with Sioux Falls and Mitchell as can.
didates for 1t.
The officers decided on Mitchell for
the convention and the dates set are
Jan. Is, 16 and II. Mr.. Tyler ex,
pressed the opinion that the attendt
ance next month would be the Target
in the history Of the association. The
work accomplished in the past yea,
has aroused the interest of the bust
ness men to the highest degree.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
EIOPES WITH WTFE'S SISTER.
Dakota Farmer and 17-Year-Old Girl
Are Missing.

Dick Fucker farmer, living east
of Hurley, and a Miss Smith, the IL
year-old sister of Fuckers wife. have
disappeared from this vicinity. Pluck
er recently sold his farm and convert
ed everything possible into cash. The
girl had been keeping house for her
father, who is using every means to
locate the couple. Sheriff Mumby and
States Attorney Jones, Of Hurley,
have taken the matter up and are
making thorough search for the
missing couple,
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15

A number OF sampans (smali har-
Dor boats) belonging to the japanese
at Toxic Sunday while returning from
trip. A number of the boats were
overturned and sixty men were drown
al
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
INDIANS LIBERAL GIVERs.
Sioux Women Contribute Large Sums
to SUPPORT OF Church.

The Indian women Of South Dakota
whs are members of the Episcopal
church, in particular. are shown in q
decidedly favorable light by the flnan-
cial report OF the recent annual convo.
cation, which has just been made
public.
The report shows that during the
year the Sioux women Of the state
contributed to the Episcopal church
the aggregate sum of $5,16362.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15

Pope to Promote Private Physician.
The pope has expressed his intention
OF appointing as his private physician.
In succession to the late DR.. Lapponi,
DR.. Ettore .Marchiafava.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
POPE'S PHYSICIAN DEAD.
DIR. Lapponi is Victim of Cancer and
Pneumonia

DR.. Lapponi, OF Rome, PHYSICIAN to
the pope, died Friday morning OF can
Ger of the stomach and pneumonia.
When Lapponi was sinking the pope
sent him an apostolic benediction, and
when the news OF the death OF the
doctor reached the pontifr he was ex-
ceedingly grieyed.
1t is reported that before losing con-
seriousness Lapponi, referring to the
pope. said; He has strong consti-
tuition and. having studied him care
fully, l think he will live longer than
Leo XII"
The deceased physician was very
popular in Rome.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
citizens Seize Coal.

The citizens OF Latham and Allan
ia. Kan, who are facing a coal fam
inc. stopped through freight train on
the st. Louis and San Francisco and
took two ears of coal at each town.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
Trial Of Packers Postpone,i.

The trial OF the packing house cor
porations Of Chicago. indicted for con-
spiracy In restraint of trade. was
Monday continued until Jan. 10.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
Ear,h snakes in Californin

Two earthquake shocks were felt at
Santa Maria, Guadaloupe, and other
places in California Thursday evening.
No damage was reported.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15

Unknown Vessel Wrecked.
A message has been received from
Seattle stating that an unknown vessel.
was wrecked Off Cape Flattery Sunday.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-15
Sioux City Live Stock Market.

0OuA Sity 1--we ctOck Market.
Mondays quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Butcher
steers, $5.ee. Top hogs. $3.50.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
paaisreed Wheat and Oats for High
Altitude Ranches.

The Agronomy department of the Col
orado Agricultural Experiment station
has several thousand pounds of Colorado
No. 81 oats and Colorado No. 50 wheat
for distribution at reasonable price.
these grains were developed at an alti-
mde of 7 800 feet and are calculated for
grain regions of Colorado between 6,OO0
and 5000 feet elevation.
Colorado, No. 81, is an early maturing,
heavy white oat, which the State Exper-
iment station has been several years in
Developing. Colorado. No. 30, is a me
dunn Hard, plump spring wheat Of good
milling quality; short straw but well
hlled heads of early maturing type. 1t
rpens from ten days to two weeks earlier
than common wheats. 1t is very desir-
able type for the higher attitudes.
All ranchmen desiring these grains in
amounts from ten to one hundred pounds
each, should send in their orders at once,
to w. II. Olin, Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins, Colorado, stating
amount desired, in pounds.