Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-07
Foreign.

Foreign.
The second British cruiser squad
ron, commanded by Rear Admiral
Prince Louis of aBttenburg, which
left New York Nov. 20, has arrived at
Gibraltar
The village of Rocca Soraggio, near
Lucca, Italy, with the exception of a
church, has been entirely destroyed by
a landslide. Fortunately, the inhabit-
ants had fed.
For the first time in his reign Of
nearly forty years, King Charles was
too indlsposed to open the Roumanian
parliament in person, and the speech
from the throne was read by the pre-
mier.
Ten thousand persons gathered in
Tournament hall at Liverpool to bid
farewell to Rev. Mr.. Torrey and
Charles M. Alexander, the American
evangelists, at the close Of their sue
cessful revival movement in the Unit
ed Kingdom.
General.
Fred w. Morse of Winnipeg, of the
Miller-Morse Hardware company, ex-
PRED suddenly from heart failure at
the breakfast table.
There is a persistent revival in the
University of Nebraska circles of the
rumor that Chancellor E. Benjamin
Andrews will be called to the position
Of president Of Chicago university.
Mary lane Harris died at &Me=gs z
chelle, N. Y, in her 18th year. Her
grandmother was full-b1ooded Indian
al she claimed to be descendant of
Pocahontas. She leaves three sons,
all of them past seventy.
Announcement was made recently
at the New York Yacht club of the
presentation to the club by King ed.
ward VII. Of a trophy to be known as
"The Kings Cup and to be raced for
annually by American yachts in Amer
lean waters.
The Presbyterian board OF missions
has decided to refrain from lodging
any claim against the Chinese govern
ment for indemnity on account of the
killing Of the five missionaries at Lien
Chou about a month ago, and has so
informed Sir Chen Tung Lien Cheng.
the Chinese minister here: This de-
cision is said to be rather exceptional
in the history of such cases.
Thomas H. Mitchell, a bricklayer.
who earns SIS a day, is reported to
have fallen heir to $9,5O0,OOO, his por-
ton Of an estate of SAT, 100000, left by
two grand uncles In Australia. He
says information to this effect has
just come to him from his former
home, Portumna. County Galway, ire
land. His mother, he said, had in
herited the estate and he will receive
a share. He is awaiting further con-
formation OF the report before he lays
down his trowel.
Iowa's farm lands under cultivation
and their improvements are worth ST.
829, 089, 1872, according to the new 1905
census now being printed. The total
number OF farms given is 209.163. COM
prising a total of 33,12S, 100 acres un-
der cultivation. The census gives the
total number OF cattle as 4,756,322
representing q value OF 500, 997 1924.
Only thirty-seven negroes own and OPP
crate farms In Iowa.
The American National bank Of
Boston has been closed by the direc-
tors after frui.less efforts to have the
bank liquidated by another bank. Ma.
tional Bank Examiner w. q. Neal has
been appointed receiver Capital,
5000, 600.
~ Or Christopher G, y IIssilonlkiilii tte and
his son, Dr. Burton Klonkhite, two st
the best known physicians Of Marion,
Ind. were declared insane by the same
jury and are confined In the county
jail until they can be taken to ST.
Louis, where they will be placed in 4
private sanitorium for treatment The
father and son had Offices together. &