Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-03-31
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Condensed From the Latest Associated
Press Dispatches.

Press Dispatches.
Roger Q. Mills has been chosen
United States senator from Texas, re-
celvlng almost q unanimous vote of
the house and senate.
The town OF Ballyclough, south of
Dubuque, Iowa, was completely wip.
ed out by fire few DAYS ago. The
loss Was heavy and there was no in
surance.
Tine Canadian Pacific trainmen on
the eastern division have followed the
lead of those on the western division.
and have gone out on strike. The
trouble has assumed serious aspect.
j. j. Hill OF the Great Northern raj!
way is largely interested in project.
ed line OF road from Sioux City, Iowa,
to Chicago, crossing the Mississippi!
river between Lansing and Muscatine,
Iowa.
AT Evansville, Ind, Rev. John TEN.
pie has been sentenced to seventeen
years in the penitentiary for man.
slaughter. He killed Warren Gray,
who was acting AS peacemaker between
Temple and his VIE.
Michael Smith, OF Dubuque, Iowa,
nis wife and eight children were pois
oned by eating beef affected with
iumpy law. The mother and one boy
are still sick and may die, but the
Others are out OF danger.
Mrs. Fannie Schade committed sui.
eide at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 3 lew days
ago. She shot herself five times with
a revolver--three time IN the right
breast, once In the abdomen and the
last time IN the right temple.
The Chicago, st. Paul aud Kansas
City railway has been leased to the
Chicago & Great Western railway com.
pany ior a period ofninety nine years.
The general offices OF the Kansas City
branch Will remain in st. Paul.
A decree has been issued by the
Austrian minister OF commerce SIN.
bouncing that from April / next a d.
rect postotfice money order service
will be established between Austria
Hungary and the United States.
The recommendation OF the board
OF pardons that Editors Mellen and
Porter, OF the Beaver (Pa) Star, sen.
fenced to SIX months Imprisonment
.or libeling Senator Quay, ne pardon
ed, has been approved by Gov. Patti.
son.
A few nights ago woman named
Jessie Osgood was shot at her home
on Fifth street Milwaukee. Via. bv an
unknown man. After firing at the wo.
man the would-be murderer commit
suicide. 1t Is probable that the wo.
man will die.
Henri Roche!ort, the notorious edi.
tor OF the Paris Intransigeant, has
been sentenced to PRISON for one wear
and to pay Il fine OF 5000 francs for
having published insulting articles
against Quesnay de Paurepace, the
public prosecutor.
James Gray who acknowledged him.
sell 10 be murderer, and who WAS
sentenced to the Illinois penitentiary
Tor the term OF 80 years, but who was
afterwards found not to be guilty of
the crime, died in prison q few days
ago before receiving pardon.
The Great Falls & Canada is the de-
iendant at Helena, Mont, in thirteen
suits brought in the United States
court. The company is charged with
importing thirteen laborers under
contract from Lethbridge, Can, to
work on the line OF the road. judge.
mens against the company OF 81 600
III each suit is asked.
The trial OF John jacobson, at
Ashland, Wis, charged with man
slaughter, is ended, and the Jury re.
turned verdict OF not guilty.
jacobson was charged with the owner.
ship OF q set gun set in the woods near
Ashland, and which, instead OF kill.
ing q deer, caused the death OF Ed.
Sweeney, who stepped on the string,
causing it's discharge.
The body OF Robert f. Hogg was
found a few days ago underneath the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
bridge across Mill creek near Clinton,
Iowa. 1t was frozen in the ice. 1t is
supposed Hogg STATED to walk to
Comanche, five miles distant, where
mis- vile was visiting, and in some way
Tell through the bridge, unless ne was
foully dealt with, as 10 suspected by
some.
A feminine kidnaper was arrested in
Chicago q few days ago after three
years escapefrom Justice. The culprit
is q good looking, well dressed woman
OF thirty-fve who gives her name as
Mrs. Mary leighton, alias hurry
After her arrest she broke down and
admitted that in 1889 she carried off
twelve.year old Mable Hopkins from
the little ones home on Washington
boulevard Chicago.
Commissioner Morgan, OF the Indian
Office, has decided to begin an Indian
school at Fort Shaw Mont Vha,,,,;