Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-13

IHelsingfors, Finland, announced that
jnlneteen soldiers found guilty OF par
lticipation In the recent muttly at
Sveaborg fortress have been shot;
that three civilians convicted of in
element to nlutiny were hanged, and
that others were sentenced to prison
for terms varying from Eve to fifteen
years.
Capt. Olsen, a Norwegian whaler.
who arrived at Victoria, B. c., by the
steamer Tanga, en- route to Norway, to
purchase steam whaling vessels for
Japan, says seven are now in use, tar
Ing whales to coast stations in Korea
and Northeast Japan. The business
was extended to the Japanese stations
only from the beginning of the present
year.
The task Of carrying the malls
from Liverpool to Hongkong within
thirty days has been carried out SO far
on schedule time. The overseas"
mail train reached Vancouver, B. c.,
on schedule time and one hour later
the Empress of China had started her
voyage for Hongkong, which place 1t
Is anticipated she will reach on Sept.
70. The overseas" special left Mon
treal on Aug. 81 with the mail brought
by the steamship Empress Of Ireland
from Liverpool Aug. "a.
Criminal.
George Dugan, sixty-f1ve years old,
living north Of Rockwell City, Iowa,
died at Manson fair as result Of in
iuries received in fight.
The trial of Curtis Jet for the muir
der OF James Cockrill, town marshal
Of Jackson, KY, in July, 1902, has
been continued until Dec. II, 1906.
James G. Van Penny, aged fifty
years, well known Democratic poll
tician, committed suicide at Kansas
City by shooting. He had been de-
spondent over financial affairs.
Eight Wilkes county mountaineers
indicted for illicit distilling have
pleaded guilty in the United States
district court at Greensboro. N. G. The
court will announce sentence later.
Every "joint" or saloon in Dickinson
county. Kan, was raided by the coun-
" officers recently. twenty-five Joint
keepers" were arrested, each charged
with violating the prohibition laws. ,
Vincenzo siciliano, aged twenty-five,
was shot and instantly killed at sault
Ste. Marie. Mich, by Frank Calichiq
with whom he had quarreled few
days ago. Calichio escaped into
swamp.
Frank Robinson was shot and killed
In a saloon at Geneva, N. Y, by Pat
rick McCreery, who is believed to
have mistaken Robinson for a man
named McElroy, with whom he had
quarreled.
Henry Drenter. living near Argo,
Iowa, shot and killed Grace Reed, Sc
verely wounded Sam Moore, success
full rival, and then put the n1uzzle OF
= rifle to his mouth and blew Off the
top Of his own head.
The United States brought suit In
the United States court at Helena
against William Kunro and the North
west Improvement company to recover
500 for timber alleged to have been
unlawfully cut upon public lands.
As the result Of q quarrel caused by
q dispute over the Gans-Nelson fight.
Joseph Lynch, tWenty-eight years old,
was kicked In the head and killed at
Lockport, N. T., 1t is alleged, by a
companion with whom he had been
drinking. John Condery. forty years
old, is under arrest, charged with the
murder. The tragedy took place at
hotel about a mile west OF Gasport.
Boyd Dickman Of Algona, Iowa, has.
been shot and seriously wounded, 1t
la alleged, by Mrs. Lizzie Wolfe Dick
man came to the aid of his father,
who was engaged in an alteration
with Mrs. Wolfe's husband, and when
the woman saw that young Dickman
was too much for her husband, it is
charged, she pulled q revol.ser and
shot him. The woman was arrested
on the charge OF assault.
Otherwise.
The San Francisco street railway
strike has been of1cially declared OF.
Members Of the Chicago board OF
trade defeated proposition to cut the
commission on grain deals In two by
. vote Of 621 to 1T. The rate will re-
main as fxed last March, at 1-4c
bushel. or $3.50 On every j. 900 traded
In.
Refusal to admit several Filipino
students to the Louisiana State univer-
sity has been announced by the
university authorities. No reason Is
given, but It is understood that the
ground taken is possible race preju-
| dice.
Or. Samuel Sheldon, state veterin-
arian, has discovered Texas fever In i
herd OF milch cows near Trenton, Mo,
and has ordered a quarantine. Three
COWS have died from the disease,
which, 1t is believed. was brought
there by drove Of Western horses.
The whole town Of Englewood, d
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