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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
SNOW ENGULFs THEM.
Fifteen Men Buried Alive in Colorado
Mountains.

By the loss Of twelve lives In snow
slide near Silverton, Colo, Monday the
death roll resulting from the great
storm of the past week in the San
Juan mining districts has been in
creased to at least fifteen.
At Silverton. at the Camp Bird mine.
few miles from Ouray, and at Coal
Basin, on the western slope, hundreds
of miners, their wives and children
are facing starvation.
Mills and other mining property es-
timated to be worth $1,000,000 have
been swept to destruction in deep
gulches. The cattle on thousand
hills are reduced to skin and bones
On Cumbres Pass, the highest point
on the narrow gauge road from Du-
range to Alamosa, trainload of pas
sengers Is marooned, dependent for
warmth on a meager supply Of coal
In the engine tender, and for food on
what hardy mountaineers can bring
them with snowshoes.
Railroad traffic is paralyzed and tel
ephone and Geographic communica-
ton is interrupted over at least half
of the state
The body of Edward Kleickner,
Monday frozen stiff in the road within
three miles of his home near Pagosa
Springs, Colo.
Ernest Barnes, aged 80, who left
Walden, Colo, on horseback in the
blizzard last Friday, has not been
heard of since and is believed to have
persisted.
Twelve miners employed at the
Shenandoah mine at Silverton were
caught by great snowslide Monday
and swept to their deaths. Their bod
les have not yet been recovered.
The Shenandoah mine is located on
the east slope of King Solomon noun
tain, in Cunningham gulch, nine miles
north from Silverton. All telephone
wires to the section north Of Towards
vile are out and communication with
the mine impossible. The mine en-
ploys about seventy-five men and is
one Of the largest in the San Juan
country.
An Ouray, Colo, special says: Six
hundred miners employed in the vari-
Gus mines within radius Of twenty
miles from Ouray have been cut off
from all communications with the out
side by snowslides. 1t is feared as
many as twenty miners lost their lives
in the slides. but the exact number
will not be known for days. Twenty
five miles are completely isolated. The
damage may reach S1.000,000.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A con-
DENsED FORM.
May Have Been Muricred-Mystcry
in Death OF South Dakota Hermit
Found Dead in His Cabin-Appar-
emily He Had Been Shot.

Finely educated, without doubt
man of refinement when he lived with
his fellows, and yet meeting his death
amid the most squalid surroundings,
and under circumstances which indi-
cate THAI he may have been the VIC
tim of foul play, was the fate OF
Dave" Rogers, a hermit-trapper,
whose home for some years was on
the Big Sioux River in the southern
part of Lincoln County. Rogers, 1t is
believed, adopted his hermit life as
the result of a disappointment In love
during the earlier years OF his man
hood.
When found the dead hermit-trap-
per was lying in huddled heap on
the floor of his humble abode. Under
him was a 3S-caliber revolver, with
three chambers empty. A loaded shot-
gun with both hammers cooked was
lying on a bench at his back. In the
back of his head was hole, presuma-
bly, a bullet hole. This was an inch
and a half behind and above the right
ear. The hair was slightly powder
burned.
He evidently had been dead for
some little time when found, as parts
Of his body and his face were frozen
stiff. Rats, which are numerous In
the shack" and vicinity, had COM
menced to gnaw the flesh from his
face and head. One of the mysteries
of the case is that the bullet did not
pass entirely through the head, the
caliber of the weapon being sufficient
to blow the head to pieces.
No blood was found either on the
corpse or in the hut, which also is re-
garded as strange by those who inVes-
tigated the case. The door was fast
ened on the inside when the dead
body of the hermit-trapper was found.
Rogers was last seen alive three days
before the finding of his body.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
AID FOR MITCHELL SCHOOL.
Carnegie Offers Dakota Wesleyan
$4,000

S25,OUO.
The announcement was made in the
chapel of Dakota Wesleyan University
at Mitchell Wednesday morning by
President Thomas Nicholson that An
drew Carnegie had agreed to give to
the university the sum of $4,000 as
his portion of a 100000 endowment
fund for the institution. For the past
year DIR. Nicholson has been working
to secure this donation, and he was
aided in the work by leading Method
lists in the east. DR.. Nicholson will be-
gin his campaign of raising the neces-
sary $4,000 to get Mr.. Carnegie's gift.
The institution has never had an en-
downment since it started. Six thou
sand dollars has already been subscrib-
ed to an endowment fund, 900 being
given by Mrs Swift, of Chicago, and
$1,000 by the Woman's Professorship
Association. Notwithstanding the fact
that money is being raised among the
Methodists of the state to build $10,-
600 residence for the president of the
university, which will be started i'm the
spring, and that the Methodists of this
city have decided to to construct a
100000 church this year, they are 60
ing after the $4,000 with very hope
full spirit.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
PACKERS ARE FREED
IMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS BUT
NOT FOR CORPORATIONS.
Need Not Claim Immunity--COurt
Holds 1t Flows to Witness Freely
When Compelled To Give Evidence
Tending to Incriminate Himself.

A Chicago special says: All of the
packers who were indicted by the fed
eral grand jury last summer upon
straint of trade and commerce were
Wednesday granted immunity from
criminal prosecution under the indict-
ments found against the corporations,
OF which some of the indicted individ-
uals are members and others are en-
ployes. are TO stand.
A decision to the above effect was
handed down Wednesday afternoon by
Judge j. Otis Humphrey in the district
court.
Arguments in the case were con-
cluded shortly after o'clock. Judge
Humphrey soon commenced the deliv-
cry of his opinion. 1t was oral, and
the Judge spoke for nearly an hour
before giving the slightest indication
of what the ultimate decision would
be.
He reviewed the case at length in all
its bearings, cited all the essential
facts which had been brought out, and
concluded as follows:
Under the law in this case the inn
munity pleas filed by the defendants
will be sustained as to the individuals
and denied as to the corporations, the
artificial persons, and the jury will
find in favor of the government as far
as the corporations are concerned, and
against the government as far as the
individuals are concerned"
During the rendition Of the decision
the court room was crowded by the
defendants and numerous spectators
Edward Morris and Edward Swift
were in court and both smiled happily
when the decision was announced.
j. Ogden Armour was not present,
but some of the prominent men I'm the
employ of Armour & Co, who were
named in the indictments, were there
and their joy was great. When the
judge announced that the indictments
would not lie against them, they
crowded together and commenced to
shake hands in mutual congratula-
tons. The attorneys for the defense
were also highly pleased.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
BAD DAY FOR SALOONS.
Three Towns I'm Kingsbury County
Vote Against License.

AT Lake Preston there was no con-
test Tuesday over the city officers. but
the interest conferred in the saloon
question. There was very heavy
vote polled, and anti-saloon won by
an overwhelming majority.
Oldham voted out the saloon by a
small majority. They have had q "a
loon ever since they have had town,
and the anti-saloon people did not
have any hope. but the tide turned
their way.
Hetland, the town that became fa-
nous two years ago because of the
case that was carried to the supreme
court making it mandatory to vote
each year on saloons, lost their saloon
through the insufficiency of their Pc
tition for vote. The saloon-.en in
getting their petition had one man
sign who had bought lot but did not
get the deed recorded. and the court
held that he did not come under the
head Of freeholder. SO their petition
was thrown out too late for new one.
The victory of Tuesday makes
Kingsbury county almost dry coun-
ty DeSmet, the county seat, will vote
later. The temperance people have
a strong fighting chance to win.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
REPORTED IN MUrINY.
sebastopol Sailors Said to Have Killed
OfYlcers

Most sensational reports are current
In st. Petersburg that the execution Of
former Lieut.. Schmidt, which has
made deep impression throughout
Russia, has been followed by an ex-
tensive mutiny of sailors at Sebastopol,
the massacre Of their officers and fir
ing by the fortress upon the city. The
truth Of the story is doubted. this be-
ing the psychological moment for
the appearance of such wild reports.
No press dispatches confirming the
story have been received, but IL the
story shall prove true the absence Of
news might be accounted for by the
imposition of a censorship.
The alleged news came In the form
Of two cipher messages to promi-
nent member of the social revolution
airy party. such as the revolutionaries
have sometimes been able to transmit
through accomplices in the telegraph
offices when the public and even the
government has been unable to COM
municate. AS translated and display
ed at the offices of radical newspa-
pers there, the kilograms say briefly
that the sailors. Infatuated by the re-
fusal Of Emperor Nicholas to pardon
Lieut. Schmidt and their fellow sailors,
rose in their barracks and seized and
imprisoned the majority of their Of
ficers. The dispatches add that the
city Of Sebastopol is almost entirely in
flames.
1t is also stated that student at
the chronological institute has re-
ceived similar telegram.
The admiralty processes ignorance
as to the occurrence of any such af-
fair. The papers, in view Of the mem
ace Of the new press law which pro-
vides that they may be closed up for
spreading false reports affecting the
army or navy, are afraid to take
chances by publishing the report
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
NEGROES ARE ALARMED.
Chattanooga Authorities Fear There
May BE Race Riot.

The negroes employed in several
large factories at Chattanooga, Tenn,
quit work Tuesday, presumably on ac-
count of the lynching of Ed Johnson
by mob Monday night. The police
force and sheriffs officials are in con-
ference looking toward measures for
the prevention of a possible riot.
Johnson was a prisoner under fed
eral control and the members of the
mob are amenable to indictments by
the United States grand jury and trial
in federal court. Action by the fed
eral authorities is looked for.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
MERCHANT NOW IN CELL.
An Artesian Man is Accused of Per-
juring Himself.

Robert Read, for some years one of
the most prominent merchants of Arte-
sian, Sanborn County, is an occupant
of cell In the Minnehaha County Jail
in Sioux Falls, with the serious charge
of perjury against him.
The charge was preferred by the
United States authorities and Read
was arrested a few days ago by Deputy
United States Marshal John r. Petrie.
AS the result Of the preliminary exam
iunation of the defendant before the
federal commissioner, he was held for
appearance before United States
grand jury, which will convene in
Sioux Falls on Tuesday, April 8. In
default of bonds i'm the sum of $500
Read was lodged in the county Jail
for safe keeping until the grand
Jury acts upon his case.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
OFFER MINERS AN ADVANCE.
Question Will BE Submitted to the
$1,000 French Strikers.

The miners congress at Lens.
France. Wednesday rejected the COM
pany's proffer of an increase of 10 per
cent in wages. The action of the con-
gress. however, will be submitted to
the referendum of the $1,000 strikers.
The congress has issued manifes-
to calling on the miners to remain
calm, and not to listen to revolution
airy agitators. urging that thus they
will best serve their own interests and
render more likely an improvement in
their condition.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
NO WAR ON HOP POOL.
British Premier Refuses to Get Ex-
cited Over American Trust.

A London dispatch of the 21st says
that In the house of commons Pre-
mier Campbell Bannerman said he de-
clined to embark in crusade against
hop pools I'm America or elsewhere
A member asked for information
about an alleged pool formed by hop
exporter of Wheatland, Cal. and the
employment of Chinese coolies by
Oregon hop growers and expressed the
hope that the British government
would take steps to prevent the pool
from destroying the British hop in
dustry. The premier declined to take
any action in the matter.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
STRONG FLOW OF GAS.
Apparently Rich Strike by Well Bor-
crs Near BridgewateP.

While boring for a we'll on the farm
of Jacob Smith, eight miles southeast
of Bridgewater. a strong flow of gas
was discovered, which continues to
spout forth with great force, and
when lighted shoots a flame into the
air forty feet high Great excitement
prevails throughout the neighborhood,
and crowds visit the well daily.
A number of Bridgewater capitalists
have become interested in the matter
and an attempt may be made to util-
iZe the power now being wasted.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
FATAL FIRE.
One Man Perished in. Blaze at
Cotton.

One Man Perished in. a Blaze at
Cotton.
John Hovde, aged SIS, formerly OF
Duluth, Mimi, was burned to death in
fire which completely destroyed the
Ollie Taylor business block at Cotton,
an important town on the South Dako-
ia Central railroad northwest of Sioux
Falls
Hovde was asleep in the pool hall
when the fire broke out and was un-
able to make his escape He located
at Cotton about two years ago. He has
wealthy relatives at Duluth.
The building was occupied by pool
hall, barber shop and apartments of
the Minnehaha club, a social organi-
cation. 1t was impossible to save any
of the contents of the structure
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
DEWEY FOR BIG WARSHIPS.

Two Great Ships Should Be Author
lied at Once by Congress.
Great battleships like the 18,000-ton
English battleship, Dreadnaught, are
the crying need of the American navy,
according to Admiral Dewey, who ap-
peared before the house committee on
naval affairs at Washington to discuss
the future of the American navy
At least two 1S,000-ton battleships,
authorized at once, in Dewey's opinion.
Dewey believes extensive expert
ments with submarine boats should be
carried on, and that battleships should
not be kept constantly in commission.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Three Crushed to Death.

While operating snow pillow on the
Dayton and Troy traction road, six
miles north of Dayton, o.. Tuesday,
William Humphreys, Bert Hoover and
Gustavus Nicol We're instantly killed
by the overturning of the rlow. The
men were crushed beneath twelve tons
of steel.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28

County Coroner Miller and States
Attorney Orr have returned to Sioux
Falls from Cotton, where they con-
Quoted an investigation into the death
of John Hovde, whose charred re-
mains were found in the ruins of the
Ollie Taylor building, which was de-
stroyed by fire early Friday morning.
After hearing all the testimony the
coroner's jury returned a verdict to the
effect that Hovde came to his death by
being consumed by fire.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
A Chicago Tragedy

Nicholas j. Dickhoff, aged %, OF
Cincinnati, employed as cook in a
Chicago boarding house, was shot and
killed early Monday by Jacob w.
Young, while in the room of Mrs. Mil
dred Amann at the Grace Hotel.
Young, who is IS years old; Mrs.
Amann and Mrs. Mabel Grief, all of
Cincinnati, were arrested.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Indian Held for wife Beating.

young Indian, James Runs-Close-
to-the-Village, has been bound over to
the United States district court in
Deadwood on the charge Of assault
with intent to kill. 1t seems that Mr..
Runs-Close-to-the drank too
freely of bad whisky and beat up his
wife until she was to all appearances
dead
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Married sixty-Four Years.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Loveland, OF
Rapid City, have just celebrated the
sixty-fourth anniversary of their mar
rage For the past twentx-eight
years they have lived in Rapid City,
and the occasion Of their golden we'd
ding fourteen years ago was gayly cell
ebrated They have several children
living.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Seven Near Death.

The entire family of John H. Will
amson, postmaster and station agent
at Glen Osborne. Pa, on the Fort
Wayne Railroad, was found uncon-
scious from escaping gas Tuesday
morning. The family consisted of the
father. mother, and three children.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Two Days i'm Snowdrift.

An Illinois Central train marooned
fin the drifts near Argenta, twelve
miles from Decatur, ILL.,, has been re-
leased and reached Champaign two
days late. Neighboring farmers sup
piled the passengers with food.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
STORM OVER WIDE AREA.
Severe Weather is Experienced in
Many States

Many States.
A Chicago special says: The north
western states were Monday enveloped
in the severest snow storm of the sea-
son, with consequent interruption to
street car and railroad travel. Snow
fell throughout the night in many
states. reaching a depth Of a foot, and
is still falling. The storm was accom-
panied by high wind, causing the
snow to drift considerably, but the
temperature remains moderate
West Of the Mississippi the mercury
is again falling and unreasonably cold
weather prevails in the Rocky Noun
tain region.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Insane Farmer Captured.

John Dobrey the Deuel. County
farmer who mysteriously disappeared
about ten days ago after having shown
signs of insanity has been captured
at Milroy, Mimi, and brought back
to South Dakota. Dobrey was without
shelter during the recent cold weather
and was wandering about the country
almost constantly during the time he
was lost sight of.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
FATAL FIRE IN TUNNEL.

One Death from Suffocation in Tube
Under East River.
A fire among several hundred bags
of hay and sawdust far down in the
Pennsylvania railroad tunnel under
the East River at New York filled a
section of the tube with suffocating
smoke.
The fire was extinguished after hav-
ing burned about five hours.
superintendent of CONSTRUCTION.
Work said one death resulted from
the fire.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Nigeria Rebels Crushed

A dispatch from zungera. northern
Nigeria, to the London Daily Mail
Friday reports that the British punt
tive expedition has crushed the Soko-
to revolt after heavy fighting in which
the rebels twice charged the British
square and We're almost annihilated.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
A TORNADO IN MISSISSIPPI.
Not Known Whether There Was Any
Loss of Life.

A Hattiesburg, Miss. special says:
A tornado passed over southern Mis-
sissippi Monday night Whether there
has been los- of life is not known here.
There has seen no storm in the vi
entity Of Brooklyn, Miss, recently and
no loss of life.
At New Orleans 1t was reported
Tuesday that Brooklyn, Miss, had
been destroyed by a tornado. but later
developments proved the report was
incorrect
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Train Wrecker to Prison

Judge Mcmahon at La Porte, Ind,
Monday imposed an indeterminate
sentence Of two to fourteen years on
Thomas Bascom, of Springfield, ILL.,,
who as telegraph operator in the serv-
ice of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road became intoxicated and threw
switch at Summan that caused dis
astrous wreck
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
NO LICENSE WINS.
Residents of Tea Vote to Banisi; Only
Saloon.

Tea has always had a saloon until
the recent election, and the license ele-
ment rested secure, never dreaming
that the prohibition people were pre-
pairing a coup for them. The ballots
were deposited, and when they were
counted sensation was created by
the discovery that those opposed to
saloons had quietly deposited their
ballots for mo license" with the result
that no license carried by a majority
of 2.
Therefore Tea will have to do with
out saloon during the coming year,
and as the town has no artesian well
it is difficult to see how those accus-
toned to the use Of intoxicating IL
quors will quench their thirst during
the year.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Troops Are Called ONT.

Many attachments Of troops have
arrived at Lens, France, in order to
be ready for any eventualities which
may arise as the result of the miners
strike. About $4,000 men are out on
strike and are parading the towns
carrying red flags.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
License af Corsicc

The municipal election at Corsica
Tuesday resulted in the election of
the entire citizens ticket and the IL
quor question was settled by u vote OF
80 for and IA against license.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Minneapolis Line Plans.

Definite announcement of the plans
of the Minneapolis and st. Louis Rail-
road. SO far as Brown County is con-
cerned, has been made. The road will
enter the county from a southeasterly
direction, about eleven miles from the
eastern boundary line.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Farmcr's marrow Escanc.

Suffering broken leg in a runaway
accident, and lying upon the prairie
for period of over four hours with
the temperature lowering around the
zero mark was the experience of HI.
Haisch, prominent Hutchinson Coun
ty farmer. He was finally found by<two
boys
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Farmers Cooperative Association.

About fifty Douglas county farmers
have organized into a cooperative
stock shippers association, and make
shipments of stock each week. They
further contemplate building an ele-
va.or at belmont and shipping their
own grain also.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Railroad to Seize Coal

A Saginaw, Mich. dispatch says:
The Pere Marquette Railroad has is
sued an order confiscating for its own
use all OF the coal that is mined in
the Saginaw valley between now and
April 1.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Robbers Mako Mig Haul.

As the officials were closing the Mu-
tual Credit Society's bank at Moscow,
Russia Tuesday afternoon twenty
armed men surrounded the building.
and. covering the employees with pis-
tolls, pillaged the place and go4 away
with s425.00o.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28

Paris special says President Fall
Heres consulted Jean Sarrien. former
minister of Justice. Friday afternoon
and offered him the task Of forming
cabinet.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
state Y. nj. G. A. Convention.

They. NJ. G. A. of the state univer-
sity is planning to send a large delega-
ton to Yankton to the annual state
Y. M. G. A. convention, which con-
venes in that city Friday, March %,
and closes Sunday evening, March %.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Gusher In Clay County.

Charles Erickson, living near YER
million in boring for an artesian we'll
struck flowing water at depth of SO
feet The well is gusher, throwing
the water 20 feet In the air.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-03-28
Sioux CITY Live stock Market.

" Wednesdays quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow Butch
er steers. s4.25@5.1o. Top hogs,
s6.221s