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STEAMER CARGO TAKES FIRE
Monterey Is Beached While Crew
FIGHTS Flames.

New York, July 7.-While the Ward
line steamer Monterey, Capt. Smith.
which arrived last night from Vera
Cruz, Progresso and Havana, was be-
ing inspected by the health officer at
quarantine, dense volumes of smoke
suddenly poured from the forehold,
where were stored 800 bales of hemp
and a quantity of sugar and wood.
The smoke was so dense that il
was impossible to get into the chain
locker to weigh anchor, and the
steamer was headed for the mud fats
off Clifton landing. where she was
beached. The captain did not sum.
mon assistance. but relied on the
steamers fire-fighting apparatus,
which proved sufficient. The fire was
discovered at Z o'clock and was under
control two hours later.
Part of the cargo has been damaged
by fire and water.
The steamer had on board 120 pas,
sengers. rs in the saloon, 80 second
cabin and II s%teerage. Among these
there was considerable excitement fol-
a time. but nothing approaching a
panic. Soon after the steamer ground,
ed all but thirteen of the passengers
were taken off by tugs. The remain,
Ing passengers will be taken off to.
day
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-11

Fishing from a small pier at Three
Lakes, Marquette county, Mich. the
small son OF Ole Lund, section fore
mar at that place, fell into the water
and was drowned.
The Frisco's fast south-bound train
vas wrecked near Fayetteville, Ark.
as the result of a washout. The in
juries were confined almost entirely
to cuts and bruises.
The Calhoun building, home Of the
Condor training school at Huntsville,
Ala, burned. Prof. j. e. Condor,
principal, and several students mar
rowly escaped. Tie building cost
$500 600.
Helen Kohler, eighteen months old,
of Waterloo, Iowa, ate eighteen of
the cbocolate-coated cold cure tablets,
commonly sold as a remedy for that
ailment, and shortly afterwards went
into commissions. Her death followed
two hours of agoniziag pain.
Driven by a pressure of 100000 gal
Ions of water, Joe De Witt, a boy,
was swept from the basin of a swim
ming pool in Greenwood, Mo, and
carried $50 feet through a drain into
the river Des Peres, and then cast
upon the bank, bleeding and ex-
hausted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN tPITOMt
DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS.
Washinaton Notes.

Public Printer Stillings has an
nounced the appointment OF Capt.
Henry Brian, at present chief clerk OF
the government printing office, as
deputy public printer.
The secretary of the interior has or
dered patented to the Northern Pa
ciflc railroad lands included in list No.
139. embracing S1,039 acres in the
Miles City district, Montana.
Examinations will be held in vari-
Gus cities of the country on Aug. 1,
under direction of the civil service
commission, for railroad accountants
to be employed by the interstate com
meree commission. They will be en-
ployed in the examination of the books
OF railroads.
The general land Office has an
nounced that 1884, 600 acres of land ad-
Joining the Bitter Root national for
ests In Idaho, and 1877, 500 acres be-
tween the Diamond Mountain and the
Plumasia National Parks in California
will become subject to settlement on
Sept. 80 and to entry on Oct. 80.
The government has never paid for
the funeral expenses Of President
Garfield. This feet developed in
Washington when the will of William
r.. Speare, the veteran undertaken,
who conducted the services. was filed
for probate. The claim, which has
been pending for twenty-six years, is
an asset of the estate.
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Accidental Happenings.

A dozen people were badly hurt In
the derailment Of al electric car OF
the Old Colony street railway line at
Brockton. Mass.
While driving stock across the track
William Half, a farmer. was struck
by an ore train near Waucedah, Mich,
and instantly killed
Tampa, Fla, causing much damage
The Methodist tabernacle and several
residences were blown down.
Earl W., aged ten, and Robert D.,
aged six, sons OF Joseph Virgins,
were killed near Battle Greek. Mich,
by being run over hy a train.
Maggie Coskins, aged sixteen years,
was fatally wounded at Butte by the
accidental discharge Of a revolver
which her brother was taking from a
trunk.
While swimming in a small creek
on his fathers ranch near Big Tim
Der. Mont. John Widdicomb, twelve
years old, got beyond his depth and
was drowned.
Mineral Wells. Tex, with nearly
10000 visitors from ali over the South,
was threatened with a total destruc-
tion by fire. The total loss will ex-
coed 800, 900.
Stanley Boone. sixteen years old,
was drowned in a pond near Tabor,
Iowa The boy, who could not swim,
went in bathing In the pond. He was
alone, and It is not known how the
accident happened
Two carloads Of giant powder
standing on a side track Of the Ore
con Short line at Backs Hot Springs,
Utah. caught fire from burning grass
and exploded yesterday afternoon,
Earring heavy buildings in this city
and breaking windows for miles
around.
Word was received at Billings
Mont. from Big Timber OF the drown
ing Of John W~iddicome. Jr., the sew
enteen-year-old son OF John Widdi-
come. The lad Ii said to have hecn
bathing in Boulder river and al car
risd down BY the rapid current
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Domestic.

The epidemic of typhoid fever in
Pittsburg is gradually assuming seri-
Gus proportions. In June there were
49S new cases.
Commander Robert e. Peary will
not start on his seventh expedition
for the North pole until the middle of
July. He had expected to start on the
first. He has ordered the Roosevelt
equipped for a t~hree-years' voyage.
Hoke Smith was ~inaugurated gov-
ernor of Georgia last week. The oath
of office was administered by Chief
Justice William H. Fish of the SUI
prenie court before the joint session
OF the two branches of the legislature.
Notices were issued at Springfield,
ILL.,, TO a number of former state treas
urers and auditors that unless they
pay into the state treasury within the
next thirty days fees which they col
lected while in office proceedings will
be commenced In the courts to collect
the fees.
Charles Fl. Meyer was retained as
president and William D. Haywood as
secretary-treasurer OF the Western
Federation of Miners by the fedora
ton at Denver, although they are i'm
prisoned in Idaho ON the charge Of
completely in the. murder Of Former
Governor Steunenberg.
Members of the American Society
of Equity, composed of farmers, met
at many of the county seats in South
ern Indiana and pledged themselves
TO hold their wheat this year until
they are paid 81 a bushel for it. It
Is estimated that from 800, 900 to $780,
600 bushels of wheat were pledged.
Home Colony, established by anar-
chists on Henderson bay, Wash. about
ten years ago, is breaking up. Mem
bers are reported to be quietly leaving
since Emma Goldman visited the
place a few weeks ago. The colony
owns 219 acres, divided into two-acre
tracts. but all have never been occu-
pied.
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SENDING FLEET TO PACIFIC PAhi
OF PLAN WHICH SENT DRY
DOCK TO ORIENT.
NOTHING TO Do WITH JAPAN
POLICY OF LATE SENATOR DAVIS
is NOW BEING CARRIED
OUT.

Washington, July THE contirma'
ton by Secretary of the Navy Metcalf
of the plan to send a naval fleet to
the Pacific waters, coupled with a be-
lated admission at Oyster Bay of the
correctness of that report, is consider
ed important for several reasons.
OF course this action on the part OF
the administration has no connection
with the war scare about Japan, but
it is not out of place to say that what
ever of misinformation and scare
stuff has been floating throughout the
to the want of candor among the OH
Gals of the government in dealing
with the subject.
1t is regarded as unfortunate in
every respect that in several Of the de-
partments here, notably the state and
navy, there is a disposition toward
secrecy and the giving of misleading
answers to direct questions, which
makes more for trouble than does all
the war scare stuff printed by the
yellow journals printed in this coun-
try and Japan.
The fact is that the sending Of the
| big ships of the navy to the Pacific Is
in line with a policy adopted long ago,
and for which the preparations, in
Guiding the sending of the dry dock
| Dewey to the Philippines, have been
in progress for two years.
Urged by Minnesotan.
More than this, it is due to the
memory of the late Cushman X. Da-
Wis, so long senator from Minnesota
and chairman Of the foreign relations
his policy is approved now that the
United States is devoting increased
attention to the Pacific.
Through all the later years Of his
life Mr.. Davis omitted no opportunity
for directing attention to the increas-
ing importance to the United States
of affairs in the Pacific. His views in
that direction were strengthened by
his service on the peace commission
after the Spanish war.
More Ships and More Men.
Ever since the acquisition of the
Philippines the government has been
engaged upon plans for strengthening
its hands along the Pacific and doing
everything ossible to enforce the open
door policy in trade as well as to pro-
tect American interests in the Philip
pines and Hawaii, as well as in the
Orient generally. Much of the pres
ent program for the movement OF bat
tleships constitutes a mere practice
cruise, but the larger part of the fleet
will not be returned to the Atlantic
and the next session of congress will
witness increased pressure for more
ships and men to strengthen the navy
on both oceans.
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.JAPS Will NOT
RENEW TREATY
UNLESS CLAUSE RESTRICTING
IMMIGRATION is ELIMi-
MATED.
NAVAL MOVE PEACE MEASURE
INTENDED TO SHOW WORLD
WHAT AMERICAN NAVY is
ABLE TO DO.

| Washington, July 9.-That the JAP
| anese government will not consent to
the renewal of the present treaty with
the United States if this government
reserves the right to insert a clause
in the compact excluding Japanese
coolie laborers from continental
| United States is indicated by semi-of-
fetal advices p%urporting to give the
views of Foreign Minister Hayashi,
which were received here yesterday
from Otoki Yamaoka, the personal
representative of Count Okuma, lead
er of the Progressive party.
Naval Move a Peace Measure.
Oyster Bay, n. Y, July 8.-The sig
nificance of Rear Admiral Brownson's
addition to the somewhat meager in
formation which has come from Presi-
dent Roosevelt regarding the contem-
plated two-ocean of the
Atlantic b~attleship fleet is regarded
here as having been overlooked in the
comment, expert and otherwise,
which has since been INDUCED in on
both continents.
Show What We Can Do.
When he left Sycamore Hill to take
the train for Washington the admiral
had one thought which he wished to
emphasize-that it was desirable and
important to demonstrate to the world
how quickly the American navy could
transfer its fighting strength from
one ocean to the other. President
Roosevelt has been consistent in ad-
vocating a large navy as the surest
guarantee of peace between the Unit
ed States and all foreign powers. He
now proposes to give the world a
somewhat startling demonstration of
what the American navy is capable Of
doing to protect either or both of the
extended shores of the United States.
Guarantee of Peace.
While it is asserted with all posi-
BILE emphasis that there is no founda-
ton for apprehension of trouble, i'm
mediate or future, between the Unit
ed States and Japan, the proposed
demonstration with the fleet can be
looked upon in no other light than
that President Roosevelt intends to
use the American navy for exactly
that purpose for which he has advo-
Gated it's augmentation, a guarantee
of international peace.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-11
ROCKEFELLER TELLS LITTLE.
Oil Trust Magnate Was Willing but
Unsatisfactory Witness.

Chicago, July 9.-John D. Rockefel-
Ter, president of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey, occupied the.
witness stand in the United States.
district court Saturday while Judge
Lands piled him with questions re-
garding the financial strength and the
business methods of the corporation
of which he is the head.
Mr.. Rockefeller was a very willing
and an equally unsatisfactory witness.
He was ready to tell all that he,
tically nothing. The net result of his
examination was that he believed that
during the years 1903, 1904 and 1905,
the period covered by the indictments.
on the which the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana was recently convict
ed, the net profits of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey were approx
imately 40 per cent of an outstanding
capitalization of 500. 000. 000.
Told by Rockefeller and Aids.
Briefly summarized, the secrets re-
vealed by John ID. Rockefeller and his
associates we're
Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sey holds s499. 500 of the 81, O00, coo.
worth of the capital stock of the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana.
Outstanding capital stock of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
amounts to sos. 200, 900.
Net earnings of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey for the years,
1893, 1894 and 1905 approximates
$179, 500, 1000.
Dividends paid on the capital stock
of the Standard Oil Company OF New
Jersey during those years approx
mated 40 per ent of the amount of
the stock, or nearly $1,000 900.
The Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey holds by far the major por-
ton" of the stock of the Union Tank
Line company.
The Union Tank Line company
with a capital of SO, 500, 900, is $4,000
600 in debt and has paid no dividends
since 1901.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-11
People Talked About.

Gen. Lono. the Spanish minister OF
war, is dead.
Hiram Ayres, the inventor Of giant
powder, died at Akron, Ohio, aged
e~ighty-four.
Mr.. Hubert Henck, theatrical mag
nate, died at his home In Cincinnati
after an illness lasting several months.
Rev. T. r. Easton, pastor of the Wal
nut Street Baptist church in Louis
Vile, is dead from a stroke OF apo
plexy.
Miss Elizabeth Nye, the famous
sculptress, known throughout Europe
and the United States, is dead at Aus
tin, Tex. Heart failure was the cause
Of death.
1t is reported in New York that
James b. Duke, president Of the tobac'
co trust, who recently was divorced, is
to marry Mrs. Ingman, a beautiful
Southern widow, in Europe next
month.
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END OF BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR.
Report of Senate Committee Will Be
a Compromise-May Re-EnIist.

Washington, July 8. - The report
upon the Brownsville investigation by
the senate committee will not be
made until congress onvene in De-
cember, but it may bet set down at
this time that it will pave the way for
he discharged colored soldiers to re-
enter the army. Senator Foraker may
be satisfied with the conclusions of
the majority of the committee that
he will make no minority report
There are assurances also that Presi.
dent Roosevelt will be satisfied with
this result.
The program as outlined provides:
Ffrst-The committee will make no
direct charge in its report that the
negro soldiers, individually or collec.
lively, shot up the town of Browns.
vile, but will let the people draw
their W conclusions from the testi-
mony taken in the case, which will be
printed and made a part of the re
port.
Second-The committee will recon.
mend the passage of a law by con.
gress which will authorize the dis
charged soldiers to re-enlist without
prejudice" and their army status to
be fixed as Ii was before they were
dishonorably discharged, providins
each soldier who desires to re-enlist
shall make a statement that he die
not participate in the shooting.
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Crimes and Criminals.

A pickpocket secured the richest
haul that has resulted from the Brook
lyn bridge crush for a long while
when he stole $3.50 from the pocket
of Peter Worth, a bookmaker.
Ira Dexter of Algona, Iowa, indicted
by the federal grand jury for the frau
dulent use Of the mails, was found
guilty and sentenced to three years at
Leavenworth penitentiary and fined
$500.
Following a terrific struggle for the
possession of a razor. J. M Cole, a
farmer OF Brinkley, Ark, was dis
armed by his wife, who cut his throat,
and, continuing the struggle, was
killed by the woman.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-11
From other Shores.

Robbers entered the residence OF
Prince Charvodeze at Tifis, Russia
killed the prince and plundered the
house.
Prince Egbir Mira, the son of
Former Governor Zuli Sultan, killed
his mother at Ispahan, Persia, because
she refused to supply him with money
to continue his designations.
All I'VE England the bad weather
Is seriously affecting agricultural in
terests. The land is waterlogged and
large tracts of grass are rotting at the
roots. The fruit crop is a practical
failure.
Despite the loss in time o~ccasioned
by the strike of steamshovel men in
May and by the heavy rainfall, the
earth taken from the Culebra cut dur
ing the last month exceeded half q
million cubic yards.
Vice Admiral Count Won BaudisSin
who commanded the imperial zach,
H~ohenZollern on the occasion of the
visit Of Prince Henry of Prussia to the
ShitSu osotCo AZ lVuGs mas ucth DIo
NOTED to the post Of chief of the ad
miralty staff.
Count Peter Heyden Is dead at Mos
COW. He was a member of the first
Russian parliament. founder of the
Peaceful Regeneration party and
leader of the zemstyo movement that
preceded the c~onvocation OF the first
parliament.
The towL of Quevedo, an important
center in the province OF Los Rios,
Ecuador, again has been attacked by
a band OF rebels who we're ~repulsed
by the government forces The reb-
els had eight men killed and several
wounded, while the government forces
lost six killed and two wounded.
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An Awful Threat.

Willie, stop teasing that dog"
IT won't"
stop it, do you hear?"
Il won't"
Willie, If you don't stop teasing that
dog III make you read the presidents
message clear through"
I'll stop. ma"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-11
State Reaa,ia stolen.

Dublin, July 8. - A portion of the
state regalia, valued at SYST. 600, has
been stolen from Dublin Gaze. The
safe in which the regalia was kept
was forced. Sensational develop
ments are expected.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-11
BOY AND FATHER DROWN.
Heroic Parent PIunges to Death Whe,
Son Is In Peril,

Rochester, N. Y, July 7.-Charles
Beck, sixteen years old. attempted tc
swim the canal with his trousers on
Yesterday. but his strength deserted
him in midstream and he called for
help.
His father. Lewis Beck. heard the
boys cries. He ran to the canal
jumped In and succeeded In reaching
the boy. but both sank.
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Suicide In Jail.

Albert Lea, Mimi, July z. - Nick
Rose, alias Joe Russell, arrested on
suspicion OF being a man wanted in
the Black Hills, South Dakota, for
horse stealing, took his own life
some time between 9 and IL o'clock
Last night.
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Fifteen Dead; Sixty HUT.

Pittsburg, July z. - All records OF
fatalities following the celebration OF
Independence day in Pittsburg were
broken this year Fifteen violent
deaths were reported to the coroner's
ONCE, while the number Of injured
was three score.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-11
o is
Army Of Men Fight to Save 10000
Acres OF Cultivated Land.

Bakersfield, Cal, Jnly Z, Uninter-
ruptedly the waters Of Buena Vista
lake are still pouring through the
great gap of "a broken levee. and
slowly the food is spreading toward
the San Emidio road, where an army
of men and horses is feverishly at
work on an embankment that II is
hoped will save $4,000 acres OF cult
waited land from inundation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-11
BUILDINGS COLLAPSED.
Two Old Brick Blocks in indianapolis
Fall Down.

indianapolis, Ind, July 8. - Two
brick buildings. three stories high,
near the northwestern corner of Me.
didian and Maryland streets, in the
center OF the wholesale district. col.
lapsed, causing a loss of 100000.
A subsequent fire in the debris er.
tailed a considerable portion of the
loss. The buildings were among the
oldest In the city.
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Orchards Story Attacked.

The defense operated along nearly
all of its lines. There were attacks on
Orchards testimony at several points;
there was a showing that union min
ers had been abused by the mine own
ers and militia at Cripple Creek and
Telluride: hat Pinkerton agents had
advised violence and endeavored TO
prolong a strike; a woman who serv-
ed with the relief committee that look
ed after the families of the deported
miners at Cripple Greek swore that
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-11
Bank Robbers Sentenced.

Window, Mimi, July 7. - The two
bank robbers. White and Chester.
were sentenced by Judge Brown.
White receiving ten years and Ches,
ter nine at saltwater prison.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-07-11
From "the states.v

Mrs. Morningside (showing the EN-.
bankment to Mrs, ~Struckoyle OF the
States)-That monument? Oh, that's
Cleopatra's Needle. 1t came from
Egypt. you know. and is literally COW
cred with hieroglyphics.
Mrs. Struckoyle-Goodness gracious!
And haven't the sanitary authorities
ever tried to exterminate them?
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Killed by Explosion.

P~lattsmouth, Neb., July 8. A. 3.
Freeman was instantly killed and b
o. Wurl seriously injured by an ex-
plosion of gas in the basement OF thel
building occupied by them as a gro
Gerry store.
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Bar Testimony Of the Defense.

Boise, July 6.-At the adjournment
CT the Steunenberg trial Wednesday
the prosecution served motive of its
intention to submit motions to strike
out evidence of the defense unless the
connecting-up testimony that has been
nrnmised is forthcoming
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Beginning of End in Haywood Trial

Beginning of End in Haywood Trial.
Boise, July 7. - The beginning
of the end of the Haywood trial was
reached yesterday. Counsel for the
defense announced that, with the ex-
ception of three or four witnesses,
their case in direct is before the jury.
Charles H. Meyer, the accused presi-
dent of the Western Federation of
Miners, will be called as a witness on
Monday next. He will be followed by
William ID. Haywood, the defendant.
Judge Fremont Wood has asked
counsel on both sides to submit their
requests for instructions to the jury.
Agree on Instructions.
He has notified counsel that he will
consider these requests and will
agree with counsel as to what his in
s%tructions shall be in order that the
arguments on both sides may be linn
tied to what the jury shall be allowed
to consider as evidence.
In adjourning court yesterday aft
ernoon until next Monday, Judge
Wood said he hoped the interval
would be utilized by counsel in prepa-
ration that would prevent further de-
lay and bring the case to as speedy a
close as possible. Counsel for the de-
tense and for the prosecution, after
the adjournment yesterday afternoon
were willing to admit the possibility
of a verdict or disagreement in two
weeks.
Discredit Orchard.
The five witnesses on the stand yes
terday morning added support to
those who have preceded them. They
were called to testify concerning con-
ditions existing in Colorado during
the the disturbances at Cripple Creek
and to show that there was no reason
to call out the militia. Orchard was
further d~iscredited by Owen Barnes,
a miner, who lived near the Independ-
ence mine, and who Orchard said as
sisted him in the manufacture of
bombs. Barnes said he knew Orchard,
Adams, Easterly and others, but fiat
ly denied that he ever planned or dis
cussed any criminal expedition with
Orchard.