Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
OF the Week
Otherwise.

the city, the gambling resorts at Butte
have been closed.
Thomas Gahan, for many years ma
tional Democratic committeeman from
Illinois, died in Chicago of Bright's
disease.
Sixty process engravers struck at
Detroit, Mich, in a dispute over
wages, thus tying up every engraving
plant in the city.
John Baird, aged 80, father of Mrs.
William ]. Bryan, died at Lincoln,
Neb., of the infrmiHes Of old age. He
was a native of Illinois.
The lower house of the Michigan
legislature passed a bill prohibiting
the manufacture, sale and possession
OF slot machines for gambling.
President James W. Alexander Of
the Equitable Life Assurance society
has resigned as trustee of the major
ity stock left by the late Henry B.
Hyde.
d. P. Stubs is dead at Fairfield,
Iowa. He was one of the best known
members of the Iowa bar and a for
mer member of the Iowa general as
sembly.
The first class of cadets, including
ia members, started FOR a three-day's
tour of the Gettysburg battlefield. The
object of the visit is instruction in
strategy and tactices.
The present storm is the worst in
the history of Montana. more than 30
inches of snow having fallen in the
last three days. Sheepmen will suf-
fer heavy losses, as this is the lamb
ing season.
Word from the old Iowa home of
James Wilson, secretary Of agricul-
ture, says that the secretary will be
married again. The name of the fan
Gee is secret, although she is said
to be a department clerk.
James ]. Jeffries, champion heavy
weight pugilist, will retire from the
into business with his brother Jack in
California, according to a statement
made by him in Cincinnati.
Speculative politicians say that FL
mer Dover, now secretary Of the Re
publican national committee, may sue
coed Mr. Cortelyou as postmaster gen
eral if Cortelyou becomes president OF
the Equitable Life Insurance COM
pany.
At the semi-annual conference OF
the bishops of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, north by resolution para
graph sixty-six of the discipline was
was given the force Of law The par
agraph provides that 40 divorce ex-
cept for adultery shall be recognized
by the church.
Mrs. Nettie Cravens, who claimed to
be the common law wife of Senator
Fair of California, is dead at Mount
Pleasant hospital at Washington,
Iowa. She was brought to the hospi-
tai recently from Burlington, derang-
ed mentally. Mrs. Cravens leaves sew.
eral sisters and brothers.
Judge Alfred of the criminal court
at Indianapolis indicated his interpre-
tation Of the new cigarette law, when
he instructed the grand jury to find
indictments where evidence showed
that cigarettes or cigarette papers
were founu in the possession of any
person, whether consumer or dealer.
May Wood, who sued ex-Postmaster
General Wynne, now consul general
to England, and ]. Martin Miller, con-
sui at Ai-La-Chapelle, for $4,000 for
conspiring to obtain from her the
Platt letters says she will file charges
in the state department against
Wynne and Miller in an endeavor to
have the mremoved from Office.
Although no announcement has been
made, it is said at Macon, Ca, that
the marriage arranged between Mrs.
Ilah D. Jordan of Macon and Senior
Luis Corea, Nicarauguan minister to
the United States, has been broken off
because of the notoriety which attend
ed the engagement. Mrs. Jordan's
family has made no statement, hop
ing the matter would simply die out.
There were ninety-three smallpox
patients in the isolation hospital in
Chicago one day recently. the largest
number that has been there since it's
establishment. 1t is also the largest
number of smallpox victims which
the city has had on it's hands in one
day since the epidemic of 1895, but no
alarm is felt by the health authorities,
IS CT the the patients are recover
ing and several are nearly ready to be
discharged. Fourteen Of the patients
are babies.
The Sons. Of the American Revolu-
ton concluded their business sessions
with the election of officers for the
ensuing year. Gen. Francis Henry
Appleton of Massachusetts, defeated
James Denton Hancock of Pennsyl-
vania for the presidency after a spir-
tied contest. resolution was adopt
ed asking congress to make an appsb-
priation for monument to mark the
grave OF George Wythe in st. Johns
churchyard, Richmond. He was one
of the signers Of the Declaration Of In
dependence.
Church circles at Urbana. Ohio, are
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