Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-24
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Foreign.

Premier Rios of Spain gave it to be
understood that the Moroccan confer
ence would meet at Madrid.
The international earthquake confer
ence is meeting in Berlin. Ambassa-
dor Tower received instructions by
cable to represent the United States.
Marshal Feizi Pasha, commanding
the troops in Yemen, Arabia, reports
the repulse of the insurgents after an
all-day fight at Secy-el- Hamis. The in
surgents lost heavily.
The Mexican Central railroad has
begun active preparations to change
its fuel system for coal and wood to
oil, and within few weeks the COM
pany will erect several huge tanks for
storing oil at various points.
The Canadian militia council has de-
cided to build modern fort near
Kingston to protect the passageway
to the Great Lakes, sld powerful forti-
fications are planned five miles below
Quebec to guard ,ie entrance to the
st. Lawrence river.
Gen. Macarthur, accompanied by
aide de camp, Capt. Parker w. West
of the Eleventh United States cavalry,
has left Oku's headquarters in Man
churia for Japan. He will visit Corea,
China and India before returning to
America.
A dispatch from fekin stated that a
thousand Lama priests have killed or
wounded many French missionaries
and other Catholics in the province of
Honan. M. Dubail, French minister,
made strong complaint to the Chi
nese government.
The Venezuelan government has
signed s1,000,O0O contract with the
Schneider company Of Cruesot, France,
for eight batteries of 75-millimeter
campaign guns and four batteries of
mountain guns of the same caliber.
President Castro, who has been on a
visit to Gygue since July 10, has re-
turned to Caracas.
News has been received from Port
Arthur that over seventy vessels, in
Guiding the battleships Peresviet Pol
tava, Retvizan, Pobieda and Halna
and the cruiser Bayan have been
raised and the work of salvaging the
merchant steamers sunk at the har-
Dor mouth for blocking purposes has
been let by the Japanese.
Details regarding the drowning of
Miss Helen Dunlap Hunt, an artist Of
Philadelphia, at Brest, France, show
that she was sitting on rock engaged
in painting when she was surrounded
by the tide. Being a good swimmer
Miss Hunt, dived, but her ankle struck
an unseen rock, causing a sprain and
she was unable to proceed and sank
She was twenty-four years old. 81
General.
Baron Sannomyia Yoshitane, grand
master of ceremonies at the imperial
court of Japan, is dead from cancer.
R. w. Scott, secretary of state. has
invited Baron Komura to visit Canada
after" the peace conference. and the
Japanese minister has accepted if en-
gagements will permit.
F. Clay Elkin, postmaster at Lex
ington, KY, since 1898, died suddenly
of heart disease at his home. He was
"a years of age, and was the youngest
first-class postmaster in the service.
1t is reported on the best authority
that the Yaqui Indians of Sonora,
Mexico, are now asking peace and that
negotiations are actually being carried
on looking to that much-desired end.
William L. Russell, the newly ap-
pointed American minister to Venezue-
la, and Judge w. ]. Calhoun, whom
President Roosevelt appointed special
commissioner to Venezuela, arrived at
Caracas.
On the Island Of Hawaii smoke is
issuing from the crater named Mokua-
weoweo, one of the outlets on the slope
of Mauna Loa, from which the last
lava flow Of that mountain came about
two years ago.
Word was received at North Sgd
ney, N. S., that Capt. Mosher and crew
Of the schooner Garland, who were
reported lost when that vessel was
capsized of Lingan Head, had landed
near Port Moriene on this island.
William n. Myers, chauffeur. was
convicted In Philadelphia OF involun-
tary granddaughter and sentenced to
eighteen months imprisonment for
running down and killing fve-year-old
Tidon Sarver. The jury was out all
night. At the trial 1t was shown that
Myers had been driving the machine
IN a rapid and negligent manner.
Upon hearing that his residence had
been robbed. Edward M. Teall. presi.
dent of the Chicago Underwriters as
ISOLATION, left his summer home and
went to Chicago. Among the plumber
were two burglar insurance policies,
which We're taken from writing desk.
Mr.. Teal said he appreciated the hui.
NOR displayed by the thieves, but he
could not see logic in the attempt to
save their opponents from paying FOR
the stolen articles. M
Insurance Auditor Pearce of Nebras.
.ka announced that the insurance de,
partment Of Nebraska, working with
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Louisiana. Ken.