Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05

The largest seizure of smugglcd
opium in years was made at San
Francisco last week. The contra
band drug, consisting of 1920 half
pound cans valued at $4,000, was
discovered inside of the shcating in
the hold of the steamer Oceanic from
Hong Kong. The duty upon the
opium amounted to $1,000.
\ bomb was thrown Wednesday
into the main building of the South
Side plant of the Milwaukee Street
Railway Company. There was a
tremendous explosion and in a
moment the interior of the building
was in a blaze. In a few minutes the
fire was beyond control, and in less
than an hour the entire plant was
consumed. entailing loss OF $50, 600.
A convention that is something
of novelty in American politics
was in session at Marshiield Thurs
day. 1t is composed OF members eff
the bar association Of the counties
comprising ten judicial circuits, and
its object is to select candidate to
succeed Judge William p. Lyon on
the supreme bench OF the state.
This is the first convention of the
kind ever held in Wisconsin.
Ex-Gov. and Senator p. Baldwin
is lying at the point of death in
Detroit, of a complication of diseases.
He was governor Of Michigan from
1869 to 1873. and served out Senator
Chambers uncXpircd term, from 1881
to 1883. lie is best known as bishop
maker of Michigan. every Episcopal
bishop chosen in that diocese for the
past twenty-five years having been
his selection. lie is scventy-nine
years of age and worth $500. 600.
-Four persons we're killed and twice
that number were injured Thursday
morning by the collision Of a street
car and a locomotivcin Chicago. The
street car was crowded and was ,ross-
ing the Fort Wayne railway tracks
when Fort Wayne train crashed into
it so suddenly that the occupants had
no time to escape. The engineer Of
the train and the watchmcn at the
crossing. of which there were two, one
On the track and the other in the sig
nal tower. are under arrest.
One of the strangest murder cases
ever brought to light in eastern
Arkansas is one in which John
Thomas, thirteen-year-old boy. is
charged with the murder of his
mother on Monday south of Brinklcv.
The boy acknowledged the murder
and gave as Il reason that she got Il
gun and compelled him to shoot her
under threat that she would shoot
him il he did not do as she told him
to do. Medical experts believe the
boy sane and that his story is correct.
An enthusiastic audience which
filled the Winsol thcater at New
York where John L. Sullivan is play
ing was treated to a stirring speech
by the cx-champion Friday night.
The conquered champion said he had
not the remotest idea of lighting
Corbett again. Sullivan also said the
allegations he made against his
hackers were based on sound facts.
So far as the reports were concerned
that he is crazy, he said they were
all bosh, as his personal appearance
and speech could prove.
Michael Beacon. farmer living
several miles south Of Sioux City in
Nebraska, was transacting business
in Hubbard Saturday and. getting
through late in the evening, started
to walk down the railroad track to
his home. When about mile and
Il quarter from his destination he
stepped from the track to await the
passing OF a train. In so doing he
slipped and fell. breaking his leg.
He lost consciousness aud suffered so
from his injury and the cold that he
was unable to realize his terrible
position until Sunday. He started
on his hands knees and crawled to
to his home. When lie arrived there
he was totally exhausted and in a
pitiable condition. Besides having
one of his legs broken, both feet and
the lower parts Of his legs were frozen
solid and will have to be amputatcd.
In crawling over the frozen ground
he had torn the knees of his trousers
out AID the flesh on the knees and
the lower part of the legs and on his
hands was horribly torn and cut.
He is not expected to recover.
Failures For 1892
The number of failures occurring
in the United States in the year 500
as reported by r. G. Dun g. Co. is