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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
LANDMANN FOR RECEIVER.
Named to Take Charge Of Failed Scot.
land Bank

Information has been received to
the effect that Paul Landmann, a
prominent resident of Scotland, and
who on two occasions was a candidate
for nomination on the Republican
state ticket to the office of state treas.
urer, has been appointed receiver OF
the First National bank, of Scotland,
which recently was closed by Geo. A.
Silsby, national bank examiner for
South Dakota. Mr.. Landmann will as
sumo the duties Of the position as soon
as his bonds are approved by the
comptroller of the currency.
1t is probable that the exact con-
ditiOn of the affairs of the bank will
not be known until he has made &
thorough investigation and report. Thd
bank had on deposit about $4,000 be-
longing to Indians residing in Charles
Mix county. These deposits are Sc
cured by bonds which are believed to
be good, SO it is thought the Indian
depositors will lose nothing by the
closing of the bank. In addition there
were deposits aggregating about $77,-
600 belonging to residents of Scotland
and BonhOmme county.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
LoWLANDs VAST SEA.
River Is Ten Miles wide Near YER
million.

With the water knee deep in their
sitting room and steadily rising, John
Peterson and his wife Sunday after
noon repeatedly refused to leave their
farm house, six. miles east OF Vermill-
ION, 8. d. They declared they would
share the fate of their live stock. A
party Of rescuers in charge Of Louis
Larson was forced to leave them af
ter two futile trips in a rowboat. Mr..
Peterson is 80 years Of age. The res
cuing party left them a rowboat.
When the sun sank below the No
braska bluffs Sunday evening it's rays
glistened on sea Of water covering
all the lowlands for ten miles west Of
Vermiliion. A solid gorge Of ice at
the mouth of the Vermillion river has
backed UP until II extends for over ten
miles, blocking the channel as far as
Hagen's bend, near Gayville.
The water continues to rise rapidly
over the bottoms near Meckling and
Gayville, covering high bottom land
that never before was submerged.
BY Sunday night all the farmers on
the lowlanGs west of town had moved
back to the bluffs and are staying with
their neighbors.
Lars Mortinsen, who reached Yer
million Sunday evening, lost thirty
hogs in thirty minutes at noon when
the water suddenly reached his place.
The agent for the Milwaukee rail-
road az Yankton notified all of the
farmers he could reach by telephone
on the lowlands west of Vermillion
that a special stock train would be
run from Yankton at o'clock and
would stop to pick up any live stock
that was in danger. Twenty-Five car
loads left Meckling Sunday for the
Sioux City and Chicago markets.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
BLIZZARD IN GERMANY.
Many Persons Reported to Have Been
Frozen to Death.

Reports of severe storms, snow, rain
and high water on the rivers are re-
ceived from various points in Ger
many. There has been a heavy fall
of snow for several days past in South
Germany and in some parts of the
black forest the snow is six feet deep.
There has been a heavy fall of snow
on the Rhine and in the Thuringian
mountains. Several cases have been
reported of people losing their way
in the snow and being frozen to death.
Mountain villages are inaccessible.
The heavy snow extends into Alsace,
where there is serious interruption to
traffic.
A hurricane-like storm, accompa-
MED by snow, is reported in the Wis
tula region, where much damage has
been done.
The Rhine was rising rapidly Fri
day and gained five feet at Cologne.
All tributary rivers are carrying
high water, and the valleys are part
ly flooded. Shipping on the Rhine
has been endangered and barge traffic
on the Weser has been suspended.
The emperor has dictated Prince
Ratibor to proceed to Emden and re-
port on the damage sustained by the
government buildings and wharves
from the storm.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
RUSH WORK ON HILLS LINE
Northwestern Expects to Have II
COmpleted July 1,

Contractors state that thirty day.
will be sufficient time in which "a
complete the necessary grading on
the Northwestern and for laying the
remainder Of the track on the line be-
tween Rapid City and Pierre. At pres.
ent trains are running from Rapid
City as far as Wasta, a station at the
Cheyenne river, a distance Of some,
thing over fifty miles. While this
train is doing an unusual passenger
business, yet the important feature ID
the amount of hay and grain that is
being shipped over the road to the
farmers along the line. Not less than
100000 will be saved to the stock
men because of the fact that they
can thus secure feed for their cattle
during the bad weather. Hitherto at
this time of the year if feed ran low
| it was impossible, because of their To-
cation and bad condition of roads, to
obtain any. This winter has been UNI
usually hard on the stock, and it is
feared that a loss Of SO per cent does
not eXaggerate the situation. This
loss, however, would be much greater
were it not for the fact that feed is
being secured.
AS the Northwestern has laid track
some fifty miles or more west OF
Pierre, there remains only little over
| fifty miles yet to lay, and indications
ore now that the road will De into
| Rapid by July 1. The heavy grading
is completed, and good progress is be-
ing made on the bridges. However,
the bridge on the Cheyenne river hal
been in a precarious condition beA
cause Of the ice jams which have
! formed above, taking out fourteen OF
| fifteen piles.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
TRAIN FALLS FORTY FEET.
Three Lives Lost I'm Wreck Near
Dubuque.

Dubuque.
A combination coach and loaded
car OF train No. 1913 on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul narrow gauge
railroad between Bellevue and Cas-
cade. Ia, jumped the rails at a curve
on a trestle over a small stream near
Washington Mills and fell a distance
of forty .eet Friday, the coal car land
ing on top Of the coach, in which
were ten passengers. The coach was
completely wrecked. one passenger
was killed and two fatally and seven
seriously injured.
The dead: Mrs. John Rohan, Fill
more, Ia.
Fatally injured: Conductor Ted
Martin, Bellevue, Ia; Miss Mary Nc
Laughlin, Bernard, Ia.
Seriously injured: James Fonda
mail clerk, leg broken, badly cut and
bruised. H. E. Fairn, Dubuque, Ia.
badly cut and bruised. Mrs. Davis and
son, Cascade, Ia, severely cut and
bruised.
Mrs. Rahan was crushed to death
Conductor Martins back is broken
and he is internally injured. Miss
McLaughlin's back is reported broken
The cause Of the derailment is no.
known.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
GREEKS HELD IN BONDAGE.
Government to Investigate Padronc
System in This Country.

Government to Investigate Padronc
System in This Country.
A thorough investigation is to he
made by the immigration bureau of
the department OF commerce and la
Dor of the alleged Italian padrone
system, with particular reference to
the importation of large number OF
Greek boys into this country, who, it
is said, are held In bondage
The charge Is made that Italian
padrones import Greek boys to New
York and then distribute them
throughout the country to work as
bootblaclSs The boys, it is alleged, are
required to work for nothing save
their keep for the first year. 1t is un-
derstood that the Greek government is
lending its good Offices in an endeav-
or to break up the traffic.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
SNOW BLINDNESS STAYS.

Dakotan Suffers Apparent Permanent
Loss OF Sight.
That snow blindness may cause per-
manent blindness even weeks after the
original attack is shown by the case
of Peter Peterson, prominent farmer
residing in Deuel. county. Several
weeks ago he was troubled by snow
blindness but after few days his
eyes apparently resumed their normal
condition. Now, however, without the
slightest warning, he has become
totally blind, and physicians state that
there is practically not the slightest
hope Of his ever recovering his sight.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
Mitchell to Have Ball Team.

Arrangements are being made to
have a semi-professional baseball
team in Mitchell this summer and the
fans are taking hold of the idea in
enthusiastic shape 1t has been five
years since there has been anything
of a ball team in Mitchell, and in that
time the fans have become more nu-
merous and are willing to support a
good team. Three or four professions
al players will be secured and the ball
ance of the team will be made up from
local players.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
TO END DEADLOCK,
Rhode Island Republicans Expect to
Unite on Senatorial Candidate.

idhoue isiand Republicans Expect to
Unite on Senatorial Candidate.
The deadlock in the state legislature
over the election of a United States
senator is to be broken by the Repub-
lican state central committee, accord
Ing to information gained, the plan
being to unite the Colt and wetmore
forces and thus to secure the election
OF q Republican candidate. For six
weeks ballots to the number OF twenty
six have been taken. Col. r. II. I.
Goddard, Democrat has led with Al
votes; Col. Colt, Republican, has SO;
Senator Wetmore, Republican, 81, and
former Gov. Utter l. Senator Wet
more's term will expire March 4. The
Republican state central committee, 1t
is understood, will meet next week
and will. 1t is expected, indorse a can
dfdate to unite the votes OF the party.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
KANSAS LOSES LAND SUIT.
Victory for katy" Road in Federal
Supreme Court.

The stubbornly contested case of the
state OF Kansas against the United
States, which was brought as an orig
inal action in the supreme court of the
United States, was decided by that
court Monday by Diminishing the states
petition to be adjudged the
owner as trustee for the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas Railway company
of vast and valuable tracts of coal
and farming lands in Indian Territory.
The courts opinion was handed down
by Chief Justice Fuller.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
BATTLE ON THE ISTHMUS.
Nicaraguans Win After Six Hours of
Hard Fighting.

The Nicaraguan forces on Feb. 20
captured without opposition the town
of Ell Triunfo, in Honduras, and
Thursday, after six hours of hard
fighting, the Nicaraguan army occu-
pied San Bernardo, an excellent posi-
ton, owing to the fact that it is in
communication by land and water with
the Nicaraguan base of operations
Many Hondurans were killed and
wounded, and the retreating army left
quantities of ammunition and many
rifles on the field. The casualties on
the Nicaraugan side were a few
wounded.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
ELECTRIC LINE TO SIOUX FALLS.
Promoters of Two Projects May Join
Interests.


A proposition to unite the Sioux
City q Ireton Interurban Railway
company, which is promoting a line
from Sioux Falls to Sioux City, will
be considered at q meeting of, the
Sioux City & Ireton company, which
will be held in a few days.
The union of the two companies
would provide an electric line between
Sioux Falls and Sioux City, running
through a fertile country which for
the greater distance lies midway be-
tween the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul and Great Northern roads.
The route planned for the upper
end Of the line runs from Sioux Falls
through Canton and Hawarden to a
connection with the Sioux City g. Ire
ton at q point about seven miles south
of Ireton.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
Best mTwino Sullivan.

Harry Lewis, Of Philadelphia, re-
ceived the decision over Mike Twin
Sullivan, Of Boston, in a ten-round
bout in Denver, Colo. Lewis was
stronger and had much the better of
the early rounds, but Sullivan came
back strong later. not sufficiently,
however, to gain him draw.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
DARING TRIP IN BALLOON.
London Woman Sails Across the Eng
IiSh Channel

The Hon. Mrs. Hartford, of London,
has made daring and successful bal
loon trip across the channel. The as
cent was made at Chelsea Thursday
night. Mrs. Harbord was accompa-
The balloon crossed the channel in the
neighborhood of Calais and descended
at $50 o'clock Friday morning at
Stavelot, Belgium, in the midst Of a
violent snow storm. Mrs. Harbord is
the second woman to cross the chan
nel in a balloon.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
Brookings, View Hospital.

The new Brookings hospital, which
has been in process of construction
the past six months, IS nearly COM
pieted and will be ready TO receive pa,
dents in about month. The hospital
was built by the Erookings Hospital
company, incorporated. H. Fishback.
George r. Sexaur and Drs. b. T. Green
and f. p. Boyden were the incorpora-
tors. Drs. Green and Boyden Will have
the management OF the hospital.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
MAY USE DYNAMITE.
VermiIlion Banker viii Stand Expense
of Blowing UD Ice Gorge,

There is no change in the flood
situation at Vermillion. The river ia
at a standstill and the waters on the
low lands south and east of the city
are gradually working off through the
Vermillion river. The Missouri south
west of town threatens to make a new
channel. Butler Bros, on the Ne
braska side, will investigate the gorge
with q view to using dynamite to
break it, Banker d. NJ. Ingman, Of
Vermillion, agrees to stand all ex-
penses.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
Mystery Is Solved.

The mysterious disappearance from
Aurora county last fall of a man
named Ed Smith has had sensation
al sequel, for it develops that man
who committed suicide while in the
employ of r. A. Ford a Sphinx county
farmer, was the missing man, for
whom scores of men searched follow
ing his disappearance last fall in the
belief that he wandered away while
temporarily deranged.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
WIZ Fight s-Cent Fare.

It was officially announced at the
office of President McCrea, Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company, that
the Pennsylvania railroad would do all
In its power to prevent the passage Of
the 2-cent fare bill by the legislature
Of Pennsylvania.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
CAR SHORTAGE STILL SERIOUS,
Grain Dealers Unable TO Buy Corn
from Farmers.

The shortage of cars on the Armour
division of the Milwaukee road is be.
coming something serious. The eleva-
tors are all filled with grain, and the
local dealers are unable to buy tho
wet corn that is offered by the farm
ers at any price. The four towns
of belmont, Armour, Corsica and
Stickney could use 100 cars in a week
to move the grain now on hand but
the dealers are hardly awarded ono
car each in that length of time
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
Primary Law in Kansas,

The Fitzpatrick primary election
bill. amended SO as to prohibit the is
suance of free passes to delegates to
conventions by railroads, was passed
by the senate late Friday by vote of
"a to 16.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
To Wed Rich Italian

Formal announcement was made
Sunday night OF the engagement OF
Miss Elizabeth Johnson. only daughter
OF Mayor and Mrs. Tom L. johnson,
Of Cleveland. o., to Signor FREDERICK
Mariani. wealthy Italian.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
Legislative Smallpox Epidemic.

J. M. Dougherty, of Howard coun-
ty, Mo-. an engrossing clerk in the Mis-
souri, house of representatives, was
stricken with illness Sunday that was
pronounced smallpox. He is the fourth
man to contract the malady.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
America Loees Chess ,Tatch

America lost the International cable
chess match with the British team,
which was finished Saturday The
Aeers was ~ to 5h.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
CRAY Man pcaes cold

Philip Muensch, OF Freeman, wens
crazy last week undressed himself and
ran about five miles through the snow
before he was caught. His feet were
badly cut and he was nearly chilled to
death.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
Teachers Seek Honestec,ls

The inability TO resist the tempta-
ton to make entry of homesteads In
the coded portion OF the Rosebud
Indian reservation in Gregory county
has caused shortage OF school teach
srs in Gregory county.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
ENGINEERS Get n Raise

The Louisville AID Nashville rail-
road Friday granted an increase In
wages of 10 per cent to its engineers,
effective March /.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-02
sioux CI.y Lave stock nrnrket.

Mondays quotations on the sioux
CITY i've stock market follow: Butcher
er sssers, s4.7s $50. Top hogs, ss.s5.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-19
RUSSIAN PEACE MISSION.
M. de Martens VIII Sound PozCerS-
Governments Attitude.

ST. Petersburg. Jan. 1S.-M. de Martens pro-
fessor OF international law at St Petersburg
University who for the last ten years has been
prominently connected with arbitration matters
and is member OF the international tribunal
at The Hague. will leave 81. Petersburg to-
morrow on a confidential mission to Berlin.
Paris London and other capitals. I'm order 20
obtain the views OF the powers rega riding the
programme and date OF the next peace confer
ence at The Hague. He expects 10 confer with
Ambassador Tower at Berlin on the attitude of
the United States Until the results OF his trip
are known. the date of the conference cannot be
even approximately stated. but IT is hoped here
that the meeting will take place some time
next summer. Before his departure from this
capital. NJ de Martens will receive instructions
personally from the Emperor. TO whom the con-
ference is one Of the most cherished objects OF
the future. NJ. de Martens said to-day:
Russias attitude on disarmament and other
subjects eXtTaneOus TO the programme proposed
tive. His matesty's Views on disarmament have
not changed since the MuraviefY note of 1898
proposing no increase in armaments and con-
sideratiOn OF measures for their reduction He
is only too willing to again discuss tho subject
II 1t is acceptable 10 the powers who rejected
II in 1899.
NJ. de Martens personally is in favor Of dis
cussing the Drago Doctrine. but no official over
lures for its inclusion in the programme have
been made.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-19
FINDS CRATER UNSAFE.
Villages on Slopes of VesuUius Said
To Be an Danger.

Naples. Jan. 1S-A representative of the
government who has made an examination Of
the crater of Mount Vesuvius reports that he
found it unsafe and that there is a possibility
that parts of 1t will fall in, producing eruptions
of greater less severity The villages on the
mountain side are consequently in danger.
Professor Chestoni, well known geologist
has declared that there is great similarity be-
tween the Kingston earthquake and that which
occurred in Calabria in September. 1905. The
professor was sent 70 Calabria as president of
the commission appointed by the Italian govern
ment TO study the phenomena. He is Of the
opinion that Kingston may be submerged. and
he attributes the earthquake there to magnetic
disturbances caused by recent eclipses.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-19
AID FOR RUSSIAN REvoLUTIoNIsTs
Joint Committee of Social Democrats Will
Collect Funds to Further Fight.

An official report was made yesterday 20 the
New York section OF the Socialist party by the
New York branch OF the Russian Social Demo-
cratic party of secret meeting OF delegates from
twelve groups. held at No 2Ss East Broadway
called to consider ways and means of aiding the
Russian revolutiOnis.s
II was resolved TO direct the twelve organiza-
tions to select a joint COMMITTEES 10 raise money
with more concerted energy TO further the cause
OF the Russian revolution, the committee to con
sist OF one member from each central body and
the money. when collected. 20 be sent to the CEN
trail committee of the Social Democratic party in
Russia. 1t was also decided that every national
organisation represented at the meeting should
elect delegates tho Red Cross formed by
the members OF the revolutionary party in this
city who believe there will be great revolution in
Russia
New-York tribune., 1907-01-19
FRENCH BISHOPS REPLY.
Protest against "ViOlatiOn of
Chwcks Most Sacred Rights"

Paris. jan 1S.-The text OF the Episcopate's
address 20 the Pope was made public to-day In
addition 20 assurances OF adhesion 10 the Pom
tiicaI judgment the ecclesastics protest against
the violations OF the most sacred rights OF the
Church." and declare that religious peace can
only be restored by respec: for the hierarchy,
the inviolability OF property and full religious
liberty"
The signers of the document energetically re-
pudiate the insinuation that the Pope is act
ing under foreign influence and that the French
Episcopate follows him more from discipline
than conviction. They say that the Episcopato
is working and will continue to work in behalf
of complete liberty OF conscience and is ready
10 make sacrifices which compatible with
the faith and with honor"
The bishops have unanimously decided to
create a central diocesan fund to aid the poor
dioceses. Reports from various bishops. how
ever show that the dioceses are in fair financial
condition and that they have ample resources
to meet all the charges OF the coming year.
Rome Jan. lS.-The answer received here by
courier from the assembly of French bishops TO
the last Papal encyclcal has created great sat
isfaction, well as hope for the future. The
passage OF the answer, In which the bishops say
IL Is untrue that they are dominated by the
Pope has caused particular qualification. When
this massage was read to the POntiT he
claimed "Our adYersaries never viii under
stand the sublime pleasure Of this unicn.'
New-York tribune., 1907-01-19
ELLIS ISLAND GOT TO THE BALL LATE.
Ferryboat Stuck in the Mud and Waiting
Dancers Watched Her for Two Hours

A number OF the government employees at Ell
sion branch OF the Department OF Commerce
and Labor last night. because the feTTyboat Ellis
Island was stuck III the mud within a stones
throw OF the island FOR two hours
u was foggy and thick when Captain McClel-
land started from the Battery with about a
dozen night employees OF the island, who were
30 relieve members Of the day force who we're
On hurry 90 get away 90 attend the ball She
went aground when near che island, and as the
tide WAS low. IL was deemed best not TO attempt
90 try 20 force her free, there are some sub
merged rocks near that point. So she waited
two hours tll the tide rose and iioated her of