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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-16
J. r. Fowler is up from Giddings.

j. r. Fowler is up from Giddings.
Willard Nye and family were over
from Canning Monday.
Mrs. J. S. Robinson of Missouri VAL
ley, Ia. is the guest of Mrs. j. e. Nipple.
Gus. Bergen and Fay Hockett are
home from Butte county, having
brought q bunch of horses with them
w. L. Booth was over from Canning
yesterday.
Walter Owens of Blunt is registered
at the Grand Pacific.
The kleinschmidt brothers report a
haul Of $50 lbs. of fish Tuesday
The Laughlin family of Webster
township was represented in Pierre cir
Gus day by the younger members.
II. Karcher and G. K. March and
family expect to start Saturday on an
overland pleasure trip to the Hills.
The disbarment proceedings against
Attorney H. Il. Elliott began yesterday.
An answer was filed tospart of the COM
plant and a demurrer to to the balance.
Attorney Thayer appeared before the
court in behalf of the defendent.
State of South Dakota T..
County of Hughes IN county ooufV
In the matter of the estate of William S.
Wells Deceased.
Notice of hearing Probate Will.
The State of South Dakota sends greetings
to Emma l. Wells, Glenn Wells Emma i.
Conner, nee Wells, William g. Wells, William
A. Stanley Legatees under the viii Of Will
liam s. Wells, deceased;
Notice is hereby given that James t..
Hill. interested in the will of the deceased by
virtue of an interest in certain land devised
Hereunder, has filed petition in this Court.
together with Il duly authenticated copy OF
the last Will and testament Of deceased, from
which it appears that the same has been duly
admitted to probate and the said Emma /.
Wells. executrix named therein appointed
I.executrix in the County Of Madison in the
be Omitted toprobate in this County it is
| Ordered that said petition be heard before
this Court at the Court House in the City OF
Pierre in the County OF Hughes and State of
South Dakota on Saturday the 9th day of
| July, 1904, at 10 o'clock A. M.
Dated at Pierre. South Dakota, this 15th
day of June. 1904
j. K.Breeden,
Attest Judge Of the County Court.
James w. Morse,
Clerk of Court.
BY Mary j. Morse. Deputy.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-16

E. w. Caldwell went to Sioux Falls
yesterday
Fred Ebert was down from Fielder
yesterday,
Mrs. 0. N. Hoyt has gone to Des-
Moines for a visit.
Mr.. Gray, the Blunt horse dealer was
over to the sale yesterday.
Peter Alleman, ST., was Peoria visi-
tor in the city yesterday
Nels Peterson was Byron township
resident in town yesterday.
Mrs. George Millett of Fielder visit
cd in the city a few days this week.
Miss Winniefred Mead is home from
Ohio where she has been attending
school.
S. S. Ruble was made president of
the board OF embalmers at the meeting
at Mitchell.
The Kelly residence property on
Pleasant Drive has been purchased by
Mrs. Il. d. Rowland.
A. A. Calhoon and sister were over
from Blunt Sunday to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. w. E. Calhoon.
| A procession of 27O Indian children
from the school passed through the
streets Monday on their way to the
circus.
| There will be dance at the rink
Friday evening the last one before
Peck's orchestra will be broken up fol
the season.
The tiremen gave very successful
and profitable dance Monday night
They added over a hundred dollars tC
their treasury.
An interesting game of ball is pro
missed for tomorrow (Friday) on the
home grounds between Pierre and
| Highmore.
Elmer Budde is absent from the city
Oh a business trip. He will make some
| purchases for the store and have The
| goods in stock soon.
i The stockmen down in the vicinity
of Raber and DeGTeY are holding 6
meeting today to see about construct
ing dipping tank in their locality.
| The funeral of Mrs. w. e. Calhoor
occurred Sunday, the services being con.
Quoted at the home by Rev. G. L. Not
son. In spite of the stormy weather &
| large procession attended to the GENE
| terry. The NJ. b. A. lodge attended in {
body. Mr. Calhoon and family have ths
| deep sympathy of all.
| Quite a large delegation of Pierr,
people left for Yankton Monday to at
tend the meeting of the Masons ant
the Eastern Star. Among them wer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodner, Mrs. Lumley
Mrs. Farr, Mrs. p. E. Rose, Mrs. Ksh
Mrs. Laughlin, Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Ash
DR.. Clark and Fred Williams.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-16

Henry Shirley was down from Peoria
Tuesday
Peter Pearson of Blunt was capital
city visitor Monday.
Miss Margaret Lockhart is visiting
in Grant county.
People in from the rural districts re-
port the country looking fine.
The Mosely ranch near Fielder sent
down several horses 10 the sale.
j. Geltz is out at the VIM Schumack-
er ranch building a stone milk house.
Howard Fuller returned Tuesday
night from the u. S. ID. at Vermillion.
Robert Fisher and Ernest .Northduft
were over from Snake Butte township
Monday.
Mrs Lawrence returned to Huron
Tuesday after visit with the family
of II. e. Smith.
Peck's orchestra went to Harold Fri
day and played for a pleasant and large
ly attended dance
Andy DeHart was down from Can
ming to the horse sale bringing with
him team to put on the market.
Frank Lynch was down from Peoria
yesterday and brought with him a
young horse which he sold to E. f.
Clifford
Andrew Forsythe has been down
from Fielder for several days dispesing
Of fifty cords of wood which he brought
down from his place by boat.
The mission school at Oahe conduct
ed by L. l., Riggs is closed for the sum-
mer and the Indian children gone to
their homes on the Cheyenne.
| Robt Lumley was in from the up
country ranch couple of days this
week. Robert has place we'll fitted
up to carry on large stock business.
| w. w. Ballard of the Ballard Steam
Heating Co., of Des Moines, Iowa, is in
town for few days. This is the firm
that put in the heating plants in the
banks last winter.
Fred Finder was over from his ranch
south of Canning yesterday. Mr.. Fin
der said he would have had some horses
for the sale if ten head of his had not
! been stolen the past year.
George Schlosser of the S. d. News
paper Union at Sioux Falls was in the
city yesterday on business. He fitted
out the company which is establishing
three newspapers across the river with
| plants.
II. I'll. Brekke of tVallep Twp. was in
the city Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr.
Brekke.is generally supposed to have
made good sized wad in the stock
business, and now talks of taking &
we'll earned rest the balance of his days
to enjoy life.
/. I. l.. Riggs has several men as worl
yet putting the finishing touches on his
house at Oahe. It's made out Of nat
| i've rock. is unique in its design and al
together a handsome structure. Messr
Stevens, Sorensen, Mclaughlin an.
4 Mat Mosely are working on it.
1 The post office at Fielder is, liable t,
be discontinued soon. Asa matter o
accommodatieAGeo Meilett has acte
as postmaster Tor several years, but th
duties are numerous, the pay small
and no one cares to run it. The rura
delivery will give the people of tina
section good service.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-16
STRAYED.

A two year old Clyde mare, light bay,
star in forehead, dark name and tail,
not branded. Ii found or taken up
please notify Mrs. Rebecca Pearson,
Pierre, S. D., and receive reward.
4W3.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-16

Into each life some ruins must fall,
Wise people don't sit down and bawl;
Only fools suicide or take to flight,
Smart people take Rocky Mountain
Tea at night.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
HOUSE PASSES
THE NAVY BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The House
passed the naval appropriation bill to-
day after having had it under consid-
Grafton for a week There was a party
contest on number of proposals dur
ing the day and especially on an effort
of different minority members to secure
an amendment to fix the price. of ar
NOR plate at the figure bid by the Mid
vale Steel Company. Several amend
ments were ruled out on points of OF
der and the Republican leaders by par
liamentary tactics left the question OF
armOr plate in the discretion of the
Secretary Of the Navy. An Intellectual
attempt was made to have the eight
hour law applied to all ship construc-
ton. The contest over submarine boats
was exciting and an amendment finally
was adopted which leaves the question
Of the type of boat open, but increases
the amount of the appropriation for
such boats. The minority failed to Sc
cure record vote on the proposal to
recommit with instructions, the pro-
posed instructions being declared out
of order.
At D. m the committee rose and
the bill was reported to the House
Meyer (Dem.) of Louisiana moved TO
recommit to the Committee on Naval
Affairs, with instructions to report a
bill providing for a coaling station at
Olangapo, P. l., eliminating the pro-
vision for two armored cruisers
placing a limit of 1898 a ton on armor
plate, or, as an alternative. directing
the Secretary of the Navy to erect a
Government armor-plate factory; pro-
viding that all ships authorized by the
bill, except the battleships, shall
be constructed in Government yards;
providing that no part of the money
paid for armor plate shall be paid to
a concern in a trust, and limiting to
eight hours day work on all Govern
ment contracts.
Foss made the point OF order that
new legislation was proposed by Meyer,
and was sustained by the chair.
Payne cut off further debate by
moving to recommit the bill to the
Committee on Naval Affairs, and then
he and his Republican associates de-
feated the motion, 1873 to SO.
The bill then passed without opposi-
ton and the House adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27

FIRE VISITS
ROCHESTER

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Feb. 26. = At
ing streams Of water on the ruins of
most of the retail drygoods quarter of
Rochester. Three of the five depart
ment stores in Rochester were con-
sumed in a fire to-day which caused
a loss of more than $1,000 900. The Sib-
ley, Lindsay & Curr Company, the
largest retail store in Rochester, was
destroyed. OF the loss $735,O0O repre-
sents buildings, and the remainder
stocks and furnishings. 1t is said that
25O0 persons were thrown out Of work
by the fire.
The burned region lies on the north
side of Main street, between ST. Paul
street and Clinton avenue, north running
from ST Paul street almost the entire
length of the block. The fire started
in the store of the Rochester Drygoods
Company and worked west, burning
only one store east of this establish
ment, that of the Walkover Shoe Com
pany, before it's progress was checked
in that direction. Next was the store
Of the Beadle- e-Sherburne Company,
which was destroyed.
Then the marble block occupied by the
Sibley. Lindsay e. Curr Company, was
destroyed and finally the thirteen
story granite building, the lower floor
of which was also occupied by the
Sibley. Lindsay & Curr Company and
the upper part by offices, was attacked.
Only the front wall of the marble
building is standing tonight. The shell
of the granite building is intact and
the floors are in place, but the building
is gutted.
The Sibley Lindsay & Curr Com
pany's six-story wholesale building, to-
gether with the stables in the rear, was
destroyed, with all it's valuable con-
tents, this loss being placed at $1.45O,-
600.
There were livery stable and some
frame dwellings on Division street, a
narrow thoroughfare running in the
rear of the burned stores, and these
were damaged by water and falling
walls.
No one was injured except Assistant
Chief Frank A. Jaynes, who was struck
by a flying nozzle. The power on the
trolley line running along Main street
was cut OH " dNOlQ lTOIn eleC-
tricity and no cars have run through
the block where the fire occurred. All
other traffic has been stopped and
probably will not be resumed until
Monday.
Following are the largest losses:
Granite building. 5000. 900: Marble
building, $4,000; CornweIl building.
$50, 900: Kirley building, $4,000: Sibley,
Lindsay & Curr Company, s25OOOO.
The loss in stock was as follows:
Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company. re-
tail S35O, 900, wholesale $1.250. 900; ten
ants in Granite building, 5000, 900; Bead
Ie- -Sherburne Company. $4,000 Roch-
ester Drygoods Company, S150,0OO The
smaller losses foot up $S0,000.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
WE'LL KNOWN AUTHOR
TOURING CALIFORNIA
Cyrus Townsend Brady Confident
That the Japanese Will Eventu-
ally Down the Russians.

Cyrus Townsend Brady of New York,
author and newspaper correspondent,
accompanied by his wife. arrived in
this city yesterday and is staying at
the Russ House. Mr.. Brady has been
travelling through the southern portion
of the country inspecting the Santa Fe
reading-rooms with S. E. Busser. super
intendent of that department Of the
company He regards the railroad read
room as one of the great educa-
tional movements of the age.
OF the war between Japan and Rus
sia, in which he is deeply interested,
Mr.. Brady expresses the opinion that
the Russians will not stand up against
their formidable little opponents, who
are fighting along American lines OF
warfare. He was a classmate al the
Annapolis Naval Academy Of several Of
the present commanders of the Japan
ese navy and he relates many interest
ing "reminiscences of their life together
at that institution. He expects to re-
main in California for some time.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
TEXT OF TREATY
BETWEEN MIkADO
AND KOREAN RULER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The Jap
anese legation has received from Toxic
the text Of the treaty between Korea
and Japan, by the terms of which
the japanese Government guarantees
the independence and the territorial in
tegrity Of the Korean empire. -
The treaty was signed on February %
at Seoul Its text follows:
Mr.. Hayashi, the Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary Of
eral Ye Tchi Yong. the Minister of
State for Foreign Affairs ad interim
Of his Majesty. have agreed on these
following articles:
Article For the purpose Of main
tanning permanent and solid friend
ship between Japan and Korea and
firmly establishing peace in the Far
East. the imperial Government of
Korea shall place full confidence in the
imperial Government of Japan and
adopt the advice of the latter in regard
to improvements in administration.
Article 1.-THE imperial Government
o. Japan shall, in spirit of firm
friendship, insure the safety and re-
pose Of the imperial house of Korea.
Article III-The imperial Govern
ment of Japan definitely guarantees the
independence and territorial integrity
OF the Korean empire.
Article IV-In case the welfare of
the imperial house of Korea or the ter
ritorial integrity of Korea is endan-
gered by the, aggression of a third
power or by internal disturbances, the
Government of Korea shall immediate
ly take such measures as circumstances
require, and in such cases the imperial
Government Of Korea shall give full
facilities TO promote the action Of the
imperial japanese Government. The
imperial Government of Japan may,
for the attainment of the above men
toned object, occupy when the circum-
stances require it such places as may
be necessary from strategic points Of
view.
Article 5-The governments of the
two countries shall not in the future
without mutual consent conclude with
a third power such an article as may
be contrary to the principles of the
present protocol.
Article "Details in connection
with the present protocol shall be ar
ranged. as the circumstances may re-
ouire, between the representative of
Japan and the Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs of Korea"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
TRY TO KILL
UTAH SHERIFF
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SALT LAKE, Utah. Feb. 26.-One
man dying, one fatally wounded and
two others injured is the result of a
battle between bandits and an officer
of the law on a passenger train on the
San Pedro road tonight. The battle
was the result of an attempt on the
men supposed TO be the perpetrators of
the robbery of railroad laborers at
Calientes a few nights ago.
Two men acting suspfciously boarded
train No. 2 at Modena, near the State
line, and the Sheriff at Milford was
notified. When the train arrived there
at 1850 o'clock tonight he entered the
day coach where a number of Italians
were. He was followed by the Town
Marshal and several men acting as
deputies.
When the Italians saw the Sheriff
they opened fire on him, thinking he
was a robber. A general fusillade fol-
lowed, the foreigners doing most of the
shooting. The Sheriff lost a finger, the
Town Marshal was shot through the
hand and a man behind him was struck
in the head and probably fatally in
jured.
During the excitement the two strange
men seen boarding the train at Mo-
dena slipped from the train and started
up the track. When the shooting
stopped the Sheriff took the guns away
from the Italians and marched them to
the city Jail. Then he formed a posse
to hunt for the escaped men. One of
them was found a short distance from
= Ixrir1 no q h.
pumphouse. shot through the abdomen.
His name is not known. He is fatally
injured. The second man has not yet
been captured.
The shooting caused a panic among
the passengers on the train, which was
delayed at Milford more than an hour.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
SHOT
CAUSES ALARM

Considerable excitement was oc-
casioned in the vicinity Of Pine and
Jones streets shortly after IL o'clock
last night by a pistol shot and the sub
sequent arrest of a suspected burglar.
The scene of the affair is in the center
of the fashionable boarding house dis
trict, and il was some time before the
guests of the neighboring hotels had
sufficiently composed themselves TO
again retire.
While Mrs. George n. Howard was
sitting in her apartments in the The
Newport" 101S Pine street, she was
startled by some one eRdeavoring to
unfasten one of the windows from the
outside. She summoned her husband,
George n. Howard of Shreve & Co,
from an adjoining room and. upon
raising the blinds, both were startled
to see a fellow on a shed in the rear Of
the house. peering into the rooms occu-
pied by Mrs. Green. Howard at once
dispatched his wife to notify Mrs
Green and then gave the alarm.
E. c. Price of the treasury depart
ment of the Southern Pacific Company,
who resides in the house, got a glimpse
of the fellow and fired shot at him,
but without any known damage How
ard saw the man jump from the shed
and run uD the street.
Special Officer c. S. Mahnke and Pa
trolman Daley were in the vicinity and
hastened to the scene. At the corner
of Jones and Pine streets they met a
fellow perspiring freely and out of
breath. He was placed under arrest
and taken back to the Newport. ."
Howard, although unable to positively
identify him, said that he resembled
the man he had seen on the roof. When
taken to the Central Station the pris-
oner gave the name of Henry Noon and
stated that he was a sailor on the ship
Lismore, which came over from Oak
land yesterday.
His only explanation of his presence
in the neighborhood in question at such
a late hour was that he was merely
taking a stroll. His statements were
contradictory and his name was placed
on the detinue book pending an inves-
tigation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
NO CAMP SITE
TO Be CHOSEN
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 26.-It
can be definitely stated there will be
no purchase of a camp site in Califor-
MIA or any other Western State this
year. The army staff has suggested a
desire that the pending bill be amend
ed so as to cut out the names Of all
States or more definite locations
and leave the several appropriations
remain. placing the money at the dis
posal of the staff to purchase the sites
where they deem best. The military
committee having the matter under
consideration has not taken kindly to
the proposition. Not wishing to fly
directly in the face of the expressed
wish of the staff, nor yet willing to
concede as much as they require the
committee will allow the bill to die
1t is understood that the staff intend
ed to purchase three sites, one of which
was to be in Kentucky, another the
Chickamauga Park and the third not
stated. There was to be none, however
on the Pacific Coast.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
Death of Louis EIkus.

Louis Elkus, a well-known citizen,
passed away yesterday at his late
home. 1928 Pacific avenue. Mr.. Elkus
was rs years of age and native of
Germany. He leaves a wife and eight
children, Albert. William H., Eugene
s., George w, Edward NJ. Louis A.
and Charles de Y. EllNus and Mrs. S.
s. Kahn. The funeral service will be
held at the residence at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning and the interment
will take place at Home of Peace
Cemetery. special train leaving
Third and Townsend streets at 11:40
a. m.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
Runaway Girl Arrested.

Nellie Emerson. the 17-year-old
daughter OF James Emerson. a ship
carpenter living at 556 Fifty-ninth
street, Oakland, was arrested last
night by Patrolman Pearl in a lodg-
ing-house at 1877 O'Farrell street and
placed in charge of the matron at the
City Prison. In company of Mabel
Radcliffe, young woman, Miss Emer-
son ran away from her home on the
18th inst The police were notified
and last evening she was arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27

about the forts from a distance. We
saw the Novik, the Askold and the
Bayan fleeing into the harbOr, thus it
being apparent that the blocking opera
ton had not much effect. Our squadron
then fired into the harbor, and we saw
flames and considerable smoke. We
withdrew after fifteen minutes she'll
ing. While our cruisers were thus en-
gagged in firing we saw one of the en-
emy's tOrpedo-boats destroyed Our
squadron received no damage. Vice Ad-
miral Togo is still on the scene"