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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03

Fire at St. Louis destroyed property
worth $50. 1000. Two firemen were Sc
riously injured.
Property valued at $25 1000 was de-
stroyed by a fire in the business Sec
tion of Cory, Pa.
Fire originating from a defective gas
lighting system destroyed three bust
ness blocks in Perry, Iowa. Loss, $780,
900.
The city prison at Jacksonville, In
Calhoun county, Alabama, was burned
and Richard Walker, the only inmate
creniated.
The immense sawmill plant OF the
GernIan-Americln Lumber company at
Midvale, Fla, was destroyed by fire.
Loss, 500, 900.
A passenger train ran into the rear
end OF a freight train at Springfield.
Ohio. Eighteen passengers were in.
jured, hone of them seriously.
Elias LehteneD and Joseph Bardeso.
no were instantly killed in the Colby
| iron mine at Bessemer, Mich, by fall
ing 500 feet to the bottom Of the
shaft.
An %interurban train from Seattle
| and a work train collided a mile north
Of Milton, near Edgewood, Wash,
Four persons were killed and twelve
injured.
Charles Thomas was found dead be.
side the tracks at Rocker, Mont. His
body was decapitated and the indica.
tons are that he was run over by a
train of ore cars.
Before the eyes Of his young wife,
George Davis lost his life in an unsuc'
cessful attempt to rescue John Arke,
an eig~ht-year-old boy, from drowning
at Morristown, n. j..
James Harris, his wife, thirteen
year-old son and three-year-old daugh.
ter, were asphyxiated by natural gas
which escaped from a stove In their
home at Niagara Falls, Ont.
The bodies of Edward Lidridge and
| Albert Caromfy were found along the
| railroad tracks at Clark's Summit, Pa,
The bodies were badly mangled. 1t is
| supposed they were struck by a train,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN fPITOMt
DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS.
People Talked About.

Marie Jose Fameto died at Madrid
Mt the great age Of 125 years.
Charles C. Lord. n OF the pioneers
of Chippewa Falls, Wis, is dead OF
tuberculosis.
George w. Hewes, widely known as
a t~eIegrapher, was found lead in bed
ut San Antonio. Tex.
Edward H. Thompson. Sr., president
of the Maryland National bank. died
suddenly at his home in Baltimore.
Andrew Gleason, a notable figure In
church and political circles in the ma
tional capital, died in Washington OF
paralysis.
DIR. Frank +. Beckwith, formerly
professor OF obstetrics at Yale medical
school. died In New Haven, Conn.
from apoplexy.
Father NJ. j. O'Dwyer, founder and
pastor of the Sacred Heart Catholic
church i'm Kansas City, was found dead
In bed In that city.
Charles Beckwith Fink. editor of the
Latrobe (Pa.) Advance and a pioneer
newspaper man, dropped dead at his
home from apoplexy.
Charles II. Keep, assistant secretary
of the treasury, will succeed F. ID. Kill
burn as state superintendent OF banks
for the State of New York.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
Accidental Happenings.

Two boys were drowned In a pond
near Grcyville, ILL.,. while skating.
A fire in the business section of
Greensburg, Pa, caused a loss Of $780,
600.
The Joyce general store in Kamrar,
Iowa. was burned to the ground. Loss
$10.ese.
The Roman Catholic church at OF
sego. Mich, was burned, following a
Christmas celebration.
Rose Bros department store at
Manistique, Mich. was destroyed by
FIRE. Loss, 6 10000. Insured.
Falling into a sponge mixer full of
dough, which he was feeding. n. ID.
Van Kirk Of Columbus. Ohio. vas
whirled round and round until every
bone in his body WIS crushed before
the machine was stopped and he was
extricated q corpse.
In . head-on collision at Brookville,
Nd. between two Big -Four freight
trai.s, Fireman Frank Morris and Der!
my. I farmer who was riding on one
az ne engines, yer killed. and u
nsoslsy. another farmer. wa fatally
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
Domestic.

J. Pierpont Morgan gave a $500, O0O
mansion to his son, j. Pierpont Nor
gan, Jr., as a Christmas present.
The 10000 employees of the Illinois
Steel company at South Chicago will
receive a raise of 10 per cent in
| wages.
One hundred thousand dollars has
been pledged for the erection of Z
monument to the late Joseph Jefferson
in Central Park, New York.
J.. j. Hill, who has acquired a consid,
cradle interest in the First National
Bank of Chicago, has been elected a
director of that institution.
Arnold Lee & Co, stock brokers OF
New York, who recently failed, have
| effected a settlement with creditors on
the basis of 80 per cent IN cash and Of
per cent in notes.
st. Louis has an infant prodigy in
nine-months-ol Eugene Barbara
jacques, who is able to talk and talk
plainly. She is said to possess the
mental faculties of a child of three
years,
Elaborate preparations have beel
made at the City of Mexico for the en-
tertainment of the Mystic Shriners
who will come from the United States
| to participate In the limitations there
in January.
The total value Of the mineral pro
| duction in the United States in 1905
| amounted to s1,625,S77.127. being al
increase over 1904 of over $3.50, 600, 900
| according to a statement issued by the
geological survey.
Iowa farmers this year raised a croI
that is just $121. 230.SS7 better than
the average crop of the last seventeen
years. The total value Of the products
| Of the soil in Iowa this year was 1890.
| 495 ,421, and the average value of the
crop for the last seventeen years il
5000, 264 .534.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
Crimes and Criminals.

City Marshal Frisby of Lamar, Colo,
was shot and killed by two strangers.
who escaped.
A. l.. Porter was arrested at Ozark.
Mo, charged with killing his wife by
breaking her neck with a club.
One negro was killed, N fatally
wounded and others seriously hurt In
a drunken brawl at Topeka, Kan.
A duel with p%itchforks between two
grooms employed in a fashionable rid
ing academy in New York resulted In
probably fatal injuries to Thomas Con-
nelly.
A jury at Salina, Kan, returned a
verdict of not guilty in the case OF
Mrs. John Caldwell, charged with the
murder of her husband. This was the
woman's third trial.
AS the result of a dispute over a dt
viding fence, Elijah Covert shot and
instantly killed Charles Thorpe a
North Vermont, Ind. Both men are
prominent farmers.
Proprietors of thirty.seven factories
and business houses in Springfield. H.,
charged with violating the child labor
law. pleaded guilty and were each
fined IS and costs.
John Houser, who lived ten miles
northeast of Charles City, Iowa, COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat.
The rash act was due to a bud
mind caused by old age.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 stolen by
William C.. Anderson, former assistant
paying teller OF the First National
Bank Of Kansas City, who was arrest
ed at Anstin, Tex, last week, has been
found In Austin.
The dead bodies of George Patter-
son, a cab driver, and Alice Clark,
boarding house keeper, were found in
different rooms of the boarding house
in Jacksonville, Fla. The indications
are either suicide or murder.
Arthur c.. ,Metzeler, a drug clerk at
Indianapolis. shot and killed Albert
Harvey. q negro, In the store. Metze-
Ter says that the negro started to go
behind the counter. ignoring his pro-
test, and the shooting followed.
Antanas A. Joels was arrested
charged with being a fugitive from
justice. The arrest was made in
Brooklyn. where Jocis had taken
rooms for himself and wife. on the
request of the police OF Chicago. Joels,
the pelice say. is wanted for a defal-
cation Of $1,000.
Robert Widgren and Herman Oberg.
partners in a coal business. were found
dead In a room in the tear of the coal
oface In Chicago. A broken gaspipe
and escaping gas gave rise to the be-
lief on the part of the police that
Widgren had Intentionally severed the
pipe to kill himself and his partner.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
RESULT OF GRAND JURY'S PROB
ING OF NEW YORK LIFE
COMPANY.
ARE CHARGED WITH FORGERY
GEORGE W.. PERKINS AND CAAS.
s. FAiacHiLD MUST FACE
TRIAL.

New York. Dec. 30.-The grand jury
vestigating the affairs of the New
York Life Insurance company yester-
day returned indictments charging for.
gerry in the third degree against
George W. Perkins. former vice Dres'.
dent Of the New York Life and a mem.
Der of the firm of J. p. Morgan & Co.
and Charles s. Fairchild. a former sec
rotary Of the treasury, president of the
New York Security and Trust compa'
ny (now out of existence) and a mem.
Der OF the finance committee OF the in
surance company. Mr.. Perkins was in
court when the Indictments were an
nounced. He was formally arraigned,
entered a plea OF not guilty and gave
bond in the sum of $4,000. Mr.. Fair,
child is at present in Europe.
Find Six Indictments.
Six indictments we're returned
against each of the two defendants,
but all are based on the one transac'
ton, known as the "Prussian loan,
the specification under the charges OF
forgery being the Justification of book.
keeping entries.
The grand jury coupled with the in
dictments a presentment in which the
Jurors placed themselves on record as
being convinced that in doingNthe acts
charged against them Messrs. Perkins
and FairchiId were Influenced by a
desire to benefit the policyholders."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
SWEPT BY FIERCE STORMS
RAILROADS IN NORTHERN ENG
LAND AND SCOTLAND ARE
TIED UP.

London. Dec. 3o-It is many years
since Central Europe generally has
suffered so severely from an arcuc Wis
itation as it has this Christmas week.
From France. Belgium, Switzerlahd
Germany and Austria-H Hungary ths
same tale is repeated OF heavy snow
storms. the interruption OF railroad,
yehicular and telegraphic communities
ton, the loss Of life and general dis.
comfort and inconvenience in the
towns as well as in the country dls
tricts.
According to reports received from
northern points in the United King
dom the storm situation is growing
worse
Heavy Loss Of Life.
The heavy snow storms are accom-
panied by violent gales and have re-
suited already in a serious railroad &C
cident near Arbroath. Scotland. in
which sixteen were killed. Railroad
trafHc in Northern England and IN
Scotland is becoming completely tied
up.
Many trains are snowbound and pas
sengers are suffering from cold and
hunger. The gales have caused manV
minor casualties along the coasts.
Disasters at Sea-.
Among the worst sea disasters thus
far reported is the wreck Of the JAP
anese liner Ava Maru. through la
swapping of her anchor cable. No lives
were lost in this accident. but the
steamer threatens to become a total
loss.
In the mountain districts of France
there is much suffering. Ia Belgium
ice is forming on the Scheldt and
other large rivers, and az communica-
ton with points in the Hertogen for
est is at a s%tandstill.
In Switzerland. Austria and Hunga-
ry the weather is of unusual severity.
Germany reports the heaviest general
snowfall in many years.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
j. J.. HILL SOON TO RETIRE.
Says He Will Shift Burden Upon His
Son First of Next July,


st. Paul, Dec. 80. - James ]. Hill,
president of the Great Northern rail
road, will retire from active business
and active management of his many
mammoth enterprises July /. 1907.
The announcement comes from Mr..
Hill himself. His successor will be his
second son. Louis w. Hill. first vice
president of the Great Northern.
From time to time in the past few
years there have been rumors that Mr..
Hill was planning to retire. The def,
mite time for the retirement has never
been announced until yesterday. when
Mr.. Hill himself named July 1 next as
the date for getting out of harness. He
said:
Il have planned to retire as soon as
| could safely do so. BY that time !
shall be able to leave the work OF q
lifetime, the business here, on a safe,
sound base that will endure
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
cAssATT DIES IN HARNESS.
Railroad President and Financier
Passes Away Suddenly.

Philadelphia, Dec. 80. - Alexander
Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company and one of the fore
most railroad men and financiers in
the country, died suddenly at his resi-
dence here yesterday. Mr.. Cassatt,
who was a little more than siXty-seven
years of age, was stricken with heart
disease shortly before l O'Clock and
died before assistance could be given
him. His malady is known profession
ally as "the Stokes-Adams symbrone.'
Though Mr.. Cassatt's death was en-
tirely unexpected, he had been in i'll
health for nearly a year. His condition
was aggravated by an attack of whoop-
ing cough, which he contracted from
his grandchildren while at Bar Harbor
in September. He never entirely re-
covered from the effects of the attack.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
SHOT BY A NEGRO SOLDIER.
Chinaman Wounded While Resisting
Hold-Up,

Ell Reno, Okla, Dec. 30.-Resisting
an attempted holdup in his laundry
last night, Lee Sung. a Chinaman, was
shot and dangerously wounded by an
unknown negro, who wore the uniform
of the United States army. The as
sailant escaped. Soldiers from Fort
Reno, the sheriff's force, police and
many posses of citizens are searching
for him.
The numerous outrages perpetrated
by negroes, believed to be discharged
soldiers OF the Twentv-fifth infantry,
have aroused the public to an intense
degree.
The negro was dressed in the full
uniform of the United States army,
but 1t is not known whether he is ID
member of the negro troops now sta
toned at Fort Reno or one of the dis
charged soldiers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
INJUNCTION
FOR STOCK ISSUE
ATTORNEY GENERAL z. r. YOUNG
FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST
GREAT NORTHERN.
PLAINLY IGNORING The LAW

st. Paul. Dec. 2S.-Attorney General
Young yesterday began suit in the dis
trict court TO prevent the proposed Is
sue Of $780, 00, 900 new stock of the
Great Northern, which was to have
been made Jan. 4.
The court is asked 10 issue a perma-
nent injunction against the issue OF
the stock and a temporary restraining
order, pending the hearing Of the suit.
The complaint says that the stock
of the Great Northern is limited bv It's
charter from the state to $50, OOO.O 600
and that additional stock can only be is-
sued with the consent of the state rail-
road and warehouse commission. after
a public hearing as to the necessity for
the issue.
Unauthorized Increase.
The complaint says that on March I.
1906, the road had increased its stock
to $3.50, 900 900. some of the increase
being without authority, and that 1T IS
now proposed to add $50, 10000 900 more
Jan. 4. The interest on this $6O,0O0,-
600 at 7 per cent, the complaint points
out, will add $4,200,O0O to the annual
fixed charges of the road, a great part
of which of necessity will be paid by
the people of Minnesota in freight and
passenger charges.
The complaint insists that the road
should have given the commission no.
tice of the proposed increase that it
might inquire into the purposes for
which the money is to be used and the
necessity therefor.
Violation Of Law.
All these facts the complaint holds,
constitute a gross subversion and vio-
lation of the law, which will result In
great damage to the state if not pre-
vented.
Reports from New York say that
news of the beginning of the action
caused a decided drop in the price OF
the stock of both the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
oliver Herford's Wit.

An editor was talking the other day
in New York about the wit of Oliver
Herford.
cit is its unexpected quality" he
said, that makes Herford's wit so de.
liehtful.
HE sat In my ONCE n afternoon
when q young novelist entered.
"Mr. Herford.' said the novelist
eagerly. II value your opinion very
much. Now l want you to tell me can
didly what ycu think Of my new book
No. no.. xNid HEREFORD hSrriediy:
let us remain fsiepds.'"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
Jenries sions for fioht.

San Francisco. Dec. 80. - Articles
we're signed yesterday for a fight for
the heavyweight championship of the
world and a $4,000 purse at Rhyolite.
New. next April between .Ieffries and
William SQuires Of Australia.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
HOLDS PRIESTS WILL VALID.
Illinois Higher Court Sanctions $50,
600 Beouests.

Rock Island. H., Dec. 30.-A verdict
declaring invalid the will Of Father
Thomas Macklin. a Catholic priest.
who left an estate worth s150,000. was
set aside yesterday by Judge Gest on
the ground that the verdict was not in
accordance with the evidence. The
issue hinged on the sanity Of the
priest. who died W years ago of a
disease that puzzled experts.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03

Washington. Dec. 2S.-The coroner's
jury returned a verdict of "unavoid-
able accident" in its inquest cver the
body of Samuel West, the fourteen
year-old colored boy who was run over
yesterday and killed by Joseph Lei
ter's automobile.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
GUNS REcoIL KILLS FARMER.
Butt Strikes Him in the Abdomen
With Fatal Effect.

Eldora, Iowa, Dec. 28.-Samuel Wis
ner a veteran of the Civil war. died
from the effects Of injuries received
while examining a shotgun. He at
tempted to raise the hammer or the
gun, when it suddenly was discharged
and the force of the explosion was SO
great as to jar the mans intestines,
the gun being held against the abdo-
men as it was discharged.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
Aoed Victim Of Hvdrophobi..

New York. Dec. 20. - Mrs. Charles
Weeks. sixty, of New Rochelle, died
at her home here from hydrophobia.
She vas bitten three weeks ago by a
small fox terrier that her husband
found In the street.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
FOREST RESERVES.
More Than 100000 Acres Withdrawn
From Settlement.

wore nan l,oUo.uoO acres
From Settlement.
Washington, Dec. 80. - The acting
commissioner of the general land Of
fee has announced the withdrawal OF
537 500 acres OF land for forest reserve
purposes, included in the Sacramento
range of mountains in South Central
New Mexico. The acting commissions
err also announced the withdrawal OF
512.720 acres in Routt county, Colo
RADIO. west of the continental divide.
for similar purposes. He also with.
drew for forest reserve purposes 483,-
600 acres of land lying in Southwest.
ern Colorado, nea Durango, and 1856,
$50 acres in California adjoining the
klamath forest reserve, on the wes.
and the Oregon border on the north.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
Dynamite Kills Three.

Fargo, N. d., Dec. 30.-Three Men
were killed and a third sc badly in
jured that he may die by an explosion
of dynamite which was being thawed
between Hawley and Muskoday, small
stations on the Northern Pacific. about
fifty miles east Of Fargo.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
lroouois Fire Victim piss.

Chicago, Dec, 30. - After suffering
for three years. lacking two days. from
injuries received In the IroQuois thew
ter fre Mrs. Carrie Kun, wife OF .
wealthy business man Of this city.
died oysster6ay.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
MANY ARMY CHANGES DUE.
Generals Bell, Whit and Funston to BE
Promoted.

promoted.
Washington, Dec. 30.-There will be
a number of changes In the army dur
ing the next few months, the most i'm
portant of which will be the promotion
Of Brig. Gen. Bell to the rank of major
general. Gen. Bells promotion will
take place upon the retirement of Maj.
Gen. Jesse NJ. Lee next "Wednesday.
Maj. Gen. Wade, the senior in his
grade and the second officer in rank IN
the army, will retire April Ia. This
vacancy will, in all probability, be fill
ed by the promotion of Brig. Gen. Will
liam s. McCaskey, now in command of
the department of Texas. Gen. McCas-
key will retire Oct. 2 next.
Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston or
Brig. Gen. Wint will be promoted after
the retirement of Gen, McCaskey.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
GREAT STRIKE is POSSIBLE.
Forty-two Western Railways May Re
fuse Demands Of Trainmen.

Chicago, Dec. 30. The probability
Of serious trouble between the forty
two Western railroads and their en-
ployes, who have demanded a Is per
cent increase in wages, has become
more likely. The managers of the
roads affected have decided that no ac-
ton will be taken until the trainmen
make fresh oyertures.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
Boy Killed While Hunting.

Jessup, Iowa, Dec. 30. Charles
Freezing, fifteen years old. was instant.
~ killed while hunting rabbits near
here. Just as a companion had taken
aim at a rabbit the boy ran in front
of the gun, the charge blowing the en-.
tire top of his head of.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
BRYAN win De- candidate.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 29.-In an inter.
view here yesterday William J.. Bryan
practically admitted that he would be
q candidate for the presidential nomi-
nation before the next Democratic na-
tionAl convention.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
Raid stouohton saioon..

Madison. Wis. Dec. 30. - whole
sale raid on Illicit saloons was made
by ofacers last night at StouEhton.
Outfits and goods Of eight places were
seized and carried 10 Madison. The
p~ropristors were arrested.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03

Willmar, Mimi, Dec. 30. - Peter
Lundquist. a farmer living in the own
ship OF Lake Lillian. this county, com
mitted suicide by hanging. Financial
troubles are said to be the cause az
his act.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
Fight With Pitchfork,.

New York, Dec. %. - A duel with
pitchforks between two grooms en-
ployed in a fashionable riding academy
resulted in probably fatal injuries to
Thomas Connolly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
Decapitated hx Train.

Butte. Mont, Dec. 2S. - Charles
Themes was found dead beside the
tracks at Rocker. His body was de-
capitated and the indications are that
he was run over by a train of ore cars.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
twenty-five ton. Of Hay Burns.

Faribault. Mimi, Dec. 80. - About
twenty-five tons of hay were burned on
the farm of Samuel Van Selous. The
fire was started by sparks from an
engine of the Rock Island railway.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
BOTH DREW GUNS.
Herder Was Too Quick for Camileor
and Shot Him Dead.

and Shot Him Dead.
Rock Springs, Wyo., Dec. 30.-Word
from Rifles ranch, fifty miles out or
the range, tells of the fatal shooting
yesterday of a man named Camileon
by YAM Rodriguez, a herder. The
men quarreled yer some sheep which
Camileon claimed, but which the herd,
er refused tc release.
Both men drew guns, but Rodriguez
was a trife quicker and dropped his
man in his tracks, the bullet entering
Camileon's head and killing him in,
stantly. Rodriguez mounted a horse
and was last seen in the Bitter Creek
country. A posse is in search of him
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
NO FUEL; WOMAN FREEZES.
Homesteader Reports Death Of Claim
holder.

Ray, N. D., Dec. 2S. Amel Low
renee, a homesteader living "a here,
went 10 his claim just before the re-
zen blizzard and since has been now
bound, only reaching town yesterday.
Lowrence reports that a woman
who held a claim near his own was
frozen to death. She had no fuel in
her shack and was unable to withstand
the severity of the weather.