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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-10-31
FINANCIAL STORM
IS SAFELY PASSED
UNITED ACTION AND WISE coUN.
Sells HAVE SOLVED THE
PROBLEM.
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STABILITY IS. ESTABLISHED
THE SITUATION IS ONE DEALING
SOLELY WITH SUPPLIES OF
CURRENCY.

New York, Oct. 80. - The feeling
among banking authorities is that
united action and wise c%ounsels have
already accomplished much in proving
a solution for the financial problem
with which they have been called on
to deal during the past week, and
that with remedial plans now further
perfected the promise is strong for
the uninterrupted maintenance of
financial stability. Yesterday was
marked by the usual Sunday calm.
which gave the financial leaders an
opportunity to ease the tension Of
overweight nerves experienced dur
Ing the past week.
Presidents Support.
The departure of Secretary Cortel-
you for Washington removed a con-
spicuous figure from the field, but it
was felt that with President Roose-
yelt's strong support, as expressed in
mis- letter made public Saturday night,
Mr.. Cortelyou's presence in Wash
lngton was favorable to such further
government assistance as might be
required.
At the clearing house there is much
evidence in preparation for the issu-
ance of the loan certificates. Another
evidence of activity was the small
knot of people gathered at some Of
the institutions where runs were in
progress last week. waiting for an ad-
vantageous position on the opening Of
business to-day. :.
viii Hold Onto Cash.
The indications are that banking in
stitutions will not pay out large
amounts in currency to-day, except to
meet legitimate requirements of their
clients for current business. Curren-
cy will be paid on small checks as
desired and to provide funds for pay
rolls and other legitimate and ordi-
nary uses. "a.
One prominent banker pointed. out
that it could not be brought to the
attention of the country at large too
strongly that the present situation is
one dealing solely with the supplies
Of currency, and that neither. the, bus
mess credit of the nation nor its in
~iustrial and agricultural prosperity Is
affected. 81.
Country Extremely Prosperous.
In this respect there is a sharp con-
:rast with the conditions prevalent In
1893. At that time many factories
we're closed, railroad business was at
a low ebb and all parts of the, country
were feeling the strain of acute bust
ness depression To-day, on the con
.rary, the country Is extremely pros
porous; manufacturing plants are gun
ming at full time to keep up with or
iers demanding output to their fullest
| capacity. Railroad earnings are the
highest ever known, and the crop
prospects are excellent. The banks
themselves, especially those of New
York, have in their vaults interest
bearing securities of the very best
character, on which in all ordinary
times they would be able tic srelize
arge sums of money. 1t is with these
securities and collateral that the
| clearing house certificates will be is
sued to the extent of rs percent of
their salable value. Thus 1t will be
seen that every SIS of loan certificates
Issued is secured by 500 worth Of
property.
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Gen. James r. Grindlay, an employe
Of the state controllers office at AL.
bany. N. Y, was killed in. an automo'
bile accident.
Damage to the extent of 5000. 900
vas caused by a fire which destroyed
the big factory OF the Schwab Bros.
company In Brooklyn.
A Big Four train struck a hand car
at Versailles, Ohio, on which were
nineteen Greek laborers, killing three
and injuring five of the others.
Fire at volga City, Iowa, destroyed
Beven's hotel and a store, with con.
tents and damaged adjoining build
ings. Loss, $4,000; partly insured.
In an automobile accident at Ponti.
&C. Mich, Harry Wood, aged forty.
was killed and Karl e. Smith, an au-
tomobile tester for a local factory,
had his right arm broken.
An interurban car of the Indiana
Union Traction company jumped the
track Just east of Anderson, Ind, turn.
ing completely over, fatally injuring
three persons and slightly bruising a
of others.
The Garth Lumber and Single
company's mill at Garth, Mich, was
burned. The company's store and a
portion of the lumber were saved.
The mill was insured for $4,000 with
various companies.
The British freight steamer Queen
Christina struck on the rocks near
Crescent City, Cal. The steamer is
on a sunken rock with water all
around her md will be a total loss.
All the members of the crew reached
shore safely.
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From Other Shores.

The Pan-Russian society Of sugar
manufacturers estimates this years
yield of beet sugar at 1880, 900 pools.
At a meeting of the shareholders Of
the Barnum & Bailey show In London
a resolution was adopted ratifying the
sale of the property to Ringing
Bros. of Wisconsin.
Eight soldiers who had been en-
fenced at Tifis to Imprisonment in the
mines for connection with the revolu-
tionary military organization, escaped
while they were leaving the court
house under escort.
M. Inber, political editor of the
Odesski Novasto, has been sentenced
to four months Imprisonment In a
fortress by the court at Elizabeth
Grad, Russia, on the charge of having
published an untrue statement.
Bernard Shaw, the famous play
wright, has given England another
shocking surprise by declaring him
self In favor of polygamy. He de-
clares his belief that the necessities
OF the race demand greater birth
rate.
The London board Of education is
tired of having women teachers marry
and quit their positions as fast as
they become really competent. So a
new order is to be issued requiring
them to sign bonds not to resign for
Ave years.
At the court of sessions In Edin-
burg. Scotland. counsel for Earl Ross
lyn announced that he did not pro-
pose to proceed with his appeal
against the decree of divorce granted
to the countess, who was formerly
Miss Anna Robinson of Minneapolis.
The National Association OF Ger
man Jews, at their convention In Ber-
lin, adopted resolutions demanding
equal rights for Jews with Christians
In military and civil government and
~condemnirg the policy of the govern
ment's offering special rewards to
Jews who relinquish their faith.
The late Duke and Prince John Hen
ry XI. of Pless left cash accumulations
amounting to $21, SOC, 600. His success
sor Is his eldest son, John Henry,
prince of Pless, who visited America
as Emperor Williams representative
at the New York chamber of COM
merce celebration in 1902.
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Crimes and Criminals.

DR.. r. r. Cross OF Oregon, a prom
inent dentist and for many years a
resident of the isthmus, committed
suicide at Panama.
Eugene Davis. who as vice presi-
dent OF the C%apuzaya Mining compa-
ny was indicted with Treasurer r. c.
Bryan on the charge of obtaining
money under false p~retenses, con-
spiracy and embezzlement. has been
released on $4,000.
Carson Emery was arraigned in
court at Logansport, Ind, charged
with snoring SO loudly that he kept
his neighbors from sleeping. HE
lives two blocks from me- said Louis
r. CARRIER, the prosecuting witness,
'but last night he kept me awake by
his snores." Police Judge Smith put
Emery under $50 bonds to keep the
peace.
Hundreds of residents of Waterloo,
Iowa, thronged the city hall and
threats of violence were directed
against Daniel Stager, a barber, who
was arrested on q charge involving
grave consequences. Bob Kennedy, a
negro, also was arrested. 1t is alleged
that Elsie Graham, twelve years old.
and her sister Dolly, about sixteen
years OF age, were victims Of the pris.
oners.
Charles Marie and Antoine Dusman,
charged with the burglary of the
Swan & Parker jewelry store at indie.
~pendence, Iowa, were taken to Water.
loo from Moberly, Mo-, where they
were captured after a desperate fight
with guns. When arrested the men
had $500 worth Of jewelry on their
persons. which had been taken from
the jewelry store. The total OF the
booty was $4,000.
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BANKERS TO STOP
DRAIN OF Cash
ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS AND Do
LUTH BANKERS ACT IN
SElT-DEFENSE.
FOLLOW LEAD OF BIG CITIES

st. Paul, Oct. 29.-The bankers OF
the three large cities of the state mel
yesterday and adopted the measures
that the banks of all the large cities
in the country have taken to prevent
q drain of cash. The banks In the
large business centers decline to shiI
money at present, and the Minnesota
banks, In self-defense. will adopt the
plan in force In other cities.
The following was adopted and
signed at the meeting held yesterday:
I'm view of the action Of the banks
in the central reserve cities OF New
York, Chicago and ST. Louis in refus.
ing to ship money against balances
due as, be 1t
Resolved. That for the protection
Of our commercial interests and fol
the purpose of preventing a drain OF
money from the banks, the banks and
bankers of Minneapolis, st. Paul and
Duluth, do hereby agree to adopt sub
st~antially the plan recently adopted
in New York, Chicago, st. Louis.
Pittsburg, Milwaukee, Indianapolis
Des Moines and other cities, viz:
Require Notice.
That we will o pay ont money
on checks, certificates Of deposit OF
drafts, except for small sums, and
that for the present no money will be
furnished to bank correspondents;
but we will certify checks On balances
in our hands, payable through our
clearing houses only. The savings
banks and trust companies and the
savings department of banks having
such departments will require the six.
ty and ninety day notice to which
they are entitled by law.
when it is realized that SO per cent
of the business of the country is trans.
acted by means of checks and only Z
per cent by means of money, it will
be readily seen how little inconven'
fence will be caused to the business
community by the plan adopted by the
associated banks.
Will Be Temporary.
The payment of checks and drafts
through the clearing house will pro
coed in the usual way through the
regular channels. These checks and
drafts may be deposited in the bank
as heretofore, and their protection ha
been fully provided for by this &C
ton.
Outside of the above restrictions
business will be conducted as usual
and it is believed that these condi
tons will be temporary and of short
duration"
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Helen Whites. aged nine, died at
iowa csty. Iowa. from eating poison
ed candy.
r. Z. Lockwood, a well known Ida
no newspaper man, accidentally shot
and killed himself at Reggia, Idnho.
Charles Ferguson of Des Moines
laughed himself to death. While az
the home Of his brotherin-law. the
latter joked about the fact that Fer
guson. being six feet tall, would have
to sleep without sheets in any hotel
except In Texas. When the new Tex.
a. law was explained the man gave a
tremendous laugh. fell to the floor and
died.
Passenger Train No. 4. the Califor-
MA limited. east-bound on the Atch.
json. Topeka Z Santa Fe railway. was
ditched at Earl, Colo. Engineer John
Thomas was killed and Fireman Al.
bington was fatally injured.
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NEGRO SHOT AND BURNED.

Taken From Jail by Unknown Persons
and Summariiy Executed.
Byron, Ca, Oct. 20. - John Wilkes,
a negro, robbed two small boys of rs
cents. When the town marshal made
an effort to arrest him the negro at
tempted to shoot the officer. A gen.
eral fight ensued, with the result that
the negro vas locked up. Late last
night unknown persons forced an en-
trance, dragged the negro from his
cell and riddled him with bullets. The
body was then burned.
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Domestic.

DR.. r. J.. Allen of Aurora, Ill, who
has entered on a sixty-day fare of pea.
nuts, says that up to the fifth day he
had lost five and one-half pounds In
weight.
The johnson Express Company of
Chicago made a voluntary assignment
of it's property. The liabilities OF the
company are given as $69. 00e and the
assets as $780, 0
The Standard OIL company has ac-
CURED 700 acres at Bay Way, e a
Elizabeth, N. j., and will Immediately
Eastern refneries.
The stockholders Of the Norfolk &
Southern railway have voted conf1r-
nation of the plans Of the board OF
directors to issue mortgage bonds in
the value Of $3.50 900.
Ida county, Iowa, boasts a genuine
Roosevelt family in Mr.. and Mrs. John
III. Cassen and their fifteen children.
The Cassens have been residents Of
Ida county twenty-five years and
while rearing this large family hive
become wealthy.
The Texas Farmers Union Cotton
company nnounce that no further ad-
vances will be made in cotton. and the
effort to hold the crop Of the state for
Is cents is believed to be q failure.
More than $4,000. 900 is tied up in
loans on the crop.
Clergymen of Philadelphia have en-
tered a vigorous. campaign to stop Sun.
day baseball at League island. Hav.
Ing found that the protests to the com.
mandent are ~unavailing. they have de-
! cided to petition President Roosevelt
to prohibit a sport which the ministers
say is harmful to the city.
Miss Helen M. Gould was accorded
the honors of a general oficer of the
| United States army by the oficers
and enlisted men of Fort Leaven.
worth in the review OF troops. She
appreciated the compliment. the first
! Of the kind . paid to . woman at
that fort.
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CRASH GOING AT FULL SPEED.
Two Killed and Forty Hurt, Some Of
Thorn Fatally, in Texas Wreck.

Two Killed and Forty Hurt, Some Of
Thorn Fatally, in Texas Wreck.
Dallas, Tex, Oct. 29.-The Missouri,
Kansas & Texas south-bound passen-
ger train No. 207, heavily loaded with
passengers coming to visit the Texas
state fair, collided with a freight en-
CINE while running at full speed seven
miles north Of Dallas early yesterday.
Fireman f. G. French of Denison was
instantly killed and forty or more per-
sons were injured, some of whom, it is
thought, will not recover
Both of the engines were practical
ly demolished. The baggage a was
thrown upon the tender, the trucks of
the coaches were turned almost COM
pleter around, the ends Of three cars
were stove in and the first two coach
es were t~elescoped.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK IN fPITOMt
IMPORTANT EVENTS At HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Washington.

After q conference with the presi-
dent, Secretary Garfield announced
that he would offer Lieut.. Steckler Of
the Philippine scouts the Office OF
/, agent at the Kiowa Indian reserva-
ton.
Lieutenant Commander E. Fl. Camp
bell, navigator of the cruiser Milwau-
kee, has been designated to succeed
Capt. Diehl is Judge advocate general
OF thes navy. Capt. Diehl will com
mand the b~attleship Idaho when that
vessel Is commissioned next January.
David Parkhurst has been appoint
Cd postmaster at Firman, Beltrami
county, Mimi, TO succeed II. Grant, re-
signed: Charles J. Johnson OF Gar
field, Douglas county, Mimi, vice r.
@. Bergsten. removed; John w. Shin
nick at Fo~restville, Codington county,
6. d., vice s. ID. Jones, resigned.
The annual report of Commissioner
of Pensions Warner shows that al.
though there are $4,000 fewer pen.
sioners on the rolls than there were
q year ago., the total annual expendi-
lures on account Of pensions, due to
the increased rates paid in many
cases, is now greater by more than
or wounded in a railroad wreck at
Orio, Spain.
The Hartford Manufacturing COM
pany of Hartford. Conn, which had
the contract up to July / last for
manufacturing stamped envelopes
and newspaper wrappers, has made q
cash payment to Postmaster General
Meyer Of 100000 as a settlement for
all damages and injuries which the
postofice department may have sus-
tanned by reason of the comrany's
failure to furnish paper up to the con
tract.
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HISTORIC HOME IN RUINS.

Gen. Don Carlos BueI's Place In Ken
lucky Burns.
Evansville, Ind, Oct. 29.-Tnforma-
ton received here yesterday from
Rockport. KY, states that the his
toric home Of the late Gen. Don Carlos
Buel at Airdrie. on the Green river.
was destroyed by fire last night. The
home was occupied by Gen. Buel dur
ing the Civil war, and for many years
he operated iron furnaces nearby that
were worked by convict labor. The
loss will be heavy.
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DRY GRASS IS FINDER.

Prairie Fires Are Menace to Town and
Farms.
Little Falls, Mimi, Oct. pa prai-
rie fire was started by sparks from a
passing train yesterday. The grass
was as dry as powder and the firemen
struggled five hours before the confa-
grafton could be put out. Several
acres were burned black and bare.
Section men were called in to assist
the iremen and the fire vas finally put
out.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-10-31
People Talked About.

George Frederick Bodley, the IA
NOUS London architect. is dead.
Rear Admiral Selfridge, U. s. NJ, re-
fired, was married In Boston to Miss
Gertrude Willis Of Jamestown, r. /.
John j. Madden, one of the first set
tiers Of Plymouth county, Iowa, is
dead. He helped to build the first
railroad through Iowa.
The will of the late Robert N. Car
SON. a millionaire of Philadelphia, who
died suddenly In a theater there last
week, provides for a $4,000, 600 institu-
ton for orphan girls, patterned after
Girard college In that city.
The duchess of Marlborough, who
was Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, ar
rived In New York on the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm III. The duchess was
accompanied by her father. and never
looked In better health.
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SWEPT BY PRAIRIE FIRES.

Much Destruction Is Done by Flames
in South Dakota.
Huron, s. ID. Oct. 29.-Pairie fires
along the line of the Chicago & North
Western and Great Northern railways
between Huron and Cavour during the
last three days have been highly de-
%structive. Immense quantities Of hay
and feed have been destroyed and
some valuable tree claims were seri-
ously damaged.
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MAKE EVANS VICE ADMIRAL.
Plan to Raise Rank of Commander o
Great Battleship Fleet.

Great Battleship Fleet.
Washington, Oct. 20. - The great
battleship fleet which Is to make it's
way from the Atlantic to the Pacific
will probably be commanded by a vice
admiral, and that officer Is now Rear
Admiral Robley d. Evans. OF curse
this is conditional upon congress CIV
ing its sanction to the proposal that
will be made by the executive to es-
tablish this new rank in the navy.
Rear Admiral Evans is going to sail
In command OF the most powerful fleet
that ever gathered under the Ameri-
can flag. Not only that; he CON-
mands more ~battleships of modern
type than any other naval officer in
the world, and the only officer whose
blue pennant floats over a more nu-
merous feet of all kinds of warships
Is Lord Charles Beresford, and he is
Of even greater rank than a vice adj
miral, being an admiral like Dewey.
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pos.otsce Robbers Sent un.

Ottumwa, Iowa, Oct. 26.-J. C. Tai
bot, aged twenty-three years, and
Tom Wilson, aged twenty-four years,
yesterday were taken to the federal
p~enitentiary at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, to begin serving sentences for
robbing the postofice at White City,
Iowa.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-10-31
Sick Man Drinks Acid.

Ottumwa, Iowa, Oct. 30. - Charles
Armstrong, a prominent and wealthy
citizen of Osceola. who attracted ma
.ional attention two years ago by fast
ing for thirty days, committed saicide
at his home yesterday by drinking car
oolic acid. Dependency over i'll
health was the cause.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-10-31
HUNTER BLOWS UP TOWN.
Hardly a Whole Window Is Left After
Explosion In South Lorain,

Hardly a Whole Window Is Left After
Explosion in South Lorain.
Lorain, Ohio, Oct. 29-With an ex
plesion which shook every building in
The city the powder magazine Of the
Krantz Hardware company blew up
Saturday, killing m man.
Hardly a window in South Lorain
is left intact. The entire fronts of
several stores are out, the Methodist
church Is badly wrecked and CONNER
cial buildings and private houses all
oyer South Lorain are damaged.
The opinion is expressed by the
Krantz Hardware company that the
explosion was caused by some one
shooting into the building. 1t was
probably somebody hunting in the
woods,
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Bumper Potato croc.

Washburn, Wis, Oct. 29.-Teports
from all over Bayfield, county are that
the crops just harvested have far ex-
ceeded the estimates of a couple of
months ago and the farmers are en-
tirely satisfied. The potato crop turn
cd out to be & bumper one.
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Holland Is Found Guilty.

Pittsburg, Oct. 29.-Paul r. Holland,
cashier of the Turtle Creek
National bank, recently tried on twen-
ty counts, was convicted in four
counts Of e~mbezzlement and four for
abstraction of money.
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A DEARTH TRIAL.
Securing Jury Second Time In Mime
apoIis.

Minneapolis, Oct. 81. - Elmer II.
Dearth, former insurance commission
err for Minnesota. is again on trial on
a charge Of accepting a bride from w.
F. Bechtel of Minneapolis, then presi,
dent of the Northwestern National
Life Insurance company.
The first trial of the former commits
sioner on the same charge was stop
ped in Minneapolis last summer when
one Of the jurors died suddenly.
The case is being heard before
Judge John Day Smith. John F. Dahl,
assistant county attorney, is prose
cutting the case, and John Lind is APP
pearing for Mr.. Dearth.
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Forty-eIqht Hurt h wreck.

Providence. r. l., Oct. z9.-Forty.
eight persons ERE injured. eight OF
them seriously. as the result of a col
liston Of electric cars on the Paw.
tucket line. IN North Main street
here last night.
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KILLS SELF AS POLICE LOOK ON.
Convict Who Had Broken Parole
Shoots Self in Police Staten.

st. Paul, Oct. 20. - Rather than
again face a prison sentence, William
Dlackman of Minneapolis, a paroled
prisoner from st. Cloud, shot himself
at the %sergeaut's desk at the central
police station Saturday. dying instant
ly. Blackman got a reformatory sen-
tence a year ago for forgery and for
the last four months has been on pa
role. He was employed in M~inneapo-
lis, but left the place a few days ago.
thus violating the parole. He was
arrested on the street in this city and
taken to the station, and while his
name was being entered shot him.
self.
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TWO MINERS KILLED.

Man Is Struck by Piece Of Board as
He Is Descending.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 20. - Jacob
Hyoonen, a miner employed at the
Canister mines at Bovey, was killed
while descending the shaft ON a lad
der. A piece of board fell when he
was within fifty feet of the bottom
and knocked him off the ladder.
Timothy Sullivan was killed near
Biwabik by a Missabe road train.
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Three killed by ExpIosIon.

Santa Barbara. Cal. Oct. 29.-Three
men we're killed at Santa Maria. in
this county. yesterday by the explo.
! 81 = charge of dynamite with
which they were trying to dynamite
the casing Of the Syndicate oil well.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-10-31
Russ Bandits Murder Family.

Elizabethgrad, Russia, Oct. 20. "A
score of armed men surrounded the
estate of M. Kelepoffsky, administra-
tive chief OF this district, and slew
Kelepoffsky. his wife. mother and two
children.
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WINDOW FoRoER FoiLEn.

Attempt Is Discovered but Man Es-
capes Capture.
Window, Mimi, Oct. ga stran-
ger forged the payee's name to a
check he found given by Frank Sa-
bothka, a thresher, on the Window
National bank for $40. The forgery was
discovered Immediately. but the for
ger escaped on a train. The sheriff is
after him.