Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-21
From the Capital.

From the Capital.
Chairman Overst-eet has made It
clear to the house eoEnittse On post
Offices, in an address, that he recognlz-
led 1-cent postage as a probability OF
the near future.
Midshihpman Miner Meriwether, Jr.,
who was tried by court-martial for
causing the death Of Midshipman
Branch, has been sentenced to con-
fnement to the limits Of the naval
academy for one year, and to be pub
licly reprimanded by the secretary OF
the navy.
Senator Nelson has reintroduced his
bills which came over from the last
congress providing for a grant from
the government to Minnesota Of a
tract of eighty acres to be incorporat-
ed in the Itasca Park. Also his bill
providing lights on the navigasle
waters of the Warroad.
The new battleship Louisiana was
sent over the measured course near
Owls Head and easily exceeded the
government reqllirments of 13 knots
an hour. The maximum speed devel-
oped was 1924 knots, and her build
ers express ccnfiannoo +hct= the ship
can attain a speed of 10 knots.
Crimes.
Elsie Parker, a colored woman "a
years old, was stabbed to death in the
corridor Of the West side police court
in New York. William Williams, aged
19, was arrested, charged with the
murder.
The theft Of a $4,000 painting by
Greco, entitled Christ at the Cross"
from an art gallery in Madrid, became
known in New York last week Gus
toms inspectors have been requested
to watch for it.
q. / Mendenhall, real estate deal
er, was found dead in his Office at
Mount Vernon, Ohio. Usually he car
ried large sums of money, and the
fact that his pocketbook cannotl be
found causes suspicion of foul play.
Pickpockets stole $4,000 worth. OF
diamonds from Mrs. William H. Crane
of Staten Island. The stones were set
in six rings which she was carrying
in small handbag during a trip to
Manhattan. Mrs. Crane is the wife of
a contractor.
Vernon Briscoe, 25 years old, was
arrested in Chicago by postoffice in
spectors on charge of having forged
postal money orders. Briscoe was for
merly employed at a substation in
Philadelphia, but has been living in
Chicago for a month.
Matthew Daldes, convicted Of beat
ing his wife to death, was sentenced
to prison for life at Orange City, Iowa.
Baldes' crime was committed on Oct.
10 on his farm near Hawarden, Iowa.
Sentence was pronounced by Judge
Hutchinson.
There has been series of robberies
of business houses at Gladstone, Mich,
recently. The safe of the Rosenblum
department store was blown open and
about $500 in change stolen. The safe
of P. G. Lindglad was broken open
some three weeks ago, evidently by
the same persons. There is no clue.
Antoinnette lTolla, the Italian woms
an who shot the man who tried to win
her from her husband last March, was
sentenced to be hanged on Jan. 10
next. Mrs. Tolla, who has two chill
dren, was at her home at Kingsland,
N. j., when Joseph Sonta came there,
making love TO ner, ana she snot him
five times with a revolver. II
Three packages containing jewelry,
watch cases and works to the value OF
$4,000 disappeared from an express
wagon at Houston, Tex The packages
were left under the seat while the
driver stepped across the street. When
he returned they were gone. They
We're consigned to a jewelry house in
Houston and. were about to be deliv-
cred.
Mrs. Morris Natal, " years of age
and the wife Of a wealthy resident Of
Asbury Park. N. j., was attacked by
burglars while alone in her apart
ments. Diamond earrings were torn
from her ears, rings taken from her
fingers, and finally she was left bound
and gagged. She died from suffoca-
tion before her plight was discovered.
p S. Norben was arrested at a Fort
Dodge (Ioway hotel by Chief Tnllar
on the suspicion that he had been con
nected with q series OF burglaries
which recently have occurred in that
city. A grip continuing more than fifty
different varieties 81 burglar tools was
found IN his room at the hotel. Nor.
ben dressed III the height Of fashion
and posed as . man Of social distinc,
ton.
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