Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-23

Cincinnati was dltcned just Horth VI
Rensselaer,, Ind. One passenger and
mail clerk were slightly injured.
John McMackin, former labor COM
missioner. poisoned himself BY acci-
dent at his home in livingston manor,
New York, and died two hours later In
great agony.
Four young people were drowned
by the capsizing of q gasoline launch
near River Park. Man. The accident
was caused by the launch striking q
sunken pier.
8 A mixed train on the Franklin q
Pittsburg line was derailed at Red
wood, Va, and the conductor, man
agent and three passengers were IN
jured, none fatally.
The eleven-month-old child OF D. A.
Haviland of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Tell
face downward into a tub containing
a few inches of water and was
drowned before help reached 1T.
Miss Mary Skinner was drowned in
ST. Joseph river at Mishawaka. Ind.
Miss Skinner was canoeing with ]. G.
Miller of South Bend. The canoe shot
over twenty-foot dam. Miller saved
himself.
Clarence Williams, the fifteer-year-
Old son of Eli Williams Of Rattlesnake
Canyon Mont, was killed by the &C.
cidental discharge of small caliber
rifle in the hands of one Of his play
mates.
Edward l.. Schram a brakeman en-
ployed on the Toluca-Cody cutoff OF
the Burlington road, was instantly
killed at Toluca, Wyo. He was help
ing make up train when he fell be-
tween the cars and was cut to pieces.
q Criminal.
A well dressed young man giving
his name as Alfred Johnson attempted
to steal the cash drawer from a jewel
ry store at Berkeley, Cal, while the
proprietor's back was turned.
James O. Higgins, an advertising
solicitor of Butte. who has been en-
ployed by the Mckee Printing COM
pany of that city, is under arrest In
Salt Lake City on the charge Of en-
bezzlement.
r. E. Drake, treasurer of Elkhart
county, Indiana, committed suicide be-
cause OF i'll health, following the loss
sof $4,000 of the county funds by the
failure Of the Indiana National bank,
which he had to replace.
John Donahue, wealthy farmer,
was shot and killed at his home near
Colville, Kan, by his wife, whom he
Donahue was seventy years of age,
and had lived near Colville more than
q quarter Of a century.
Five armed men attempted to hold
up a camp of fifty Italian laborers at
Almond, N Y. The Italians, how
ever, drew knives, whereupon the
raiders opened fire and wounded three
of them seriously. They escaped with
out securing a dollar.
In restaurant at Winfield, Kan,
Frank Cochran, armed with butcher
knife, assaulted and dangerously
wounded shorty Myers and drove
every one from the place. Cochran
then viciously attacked Officer Krue-
ger and was shot and killed by the
latter.
Joseph Castleman, living In Weake-
ly county, Tennessee, called at tho
home OF his divorced wife and killed
her with a shotgun and then killed
himself. He was sixty years old and
she was fifty. The tragedy resulted
from her suit Of divorce, which was
recently granted.
Albert M. Crone, charged with the
killing Of his former sweetheart, Miss
Bertha Bowlin, at Kansas City last
month. was held on the charge Of
first degree murder without bail at his
preliminary hearing. Miss Bowlin
died as the result OF an assault upon
her and her escort. Frank Kern.
othe rwise.
". M. Hays OF Minnesota, deputy
secretary OF agriculture Of the United
States, has been offered the position
of director 81 the Pennsylvania agri-
cultural experiment station and dean
81 the agricultural department.
w. H. whiteman. former Judge 81
the supreme court of Arizona and
later ad3utant general Of the, terri.
tory, is dead at Terminal island, Cal,
81 softening ot the brain. Judge
Whiteman was q native OF Ohio and
about sixty years OF age.
The Democrats and Lincoln Repub
|Slicans are urging Rev. Hugh r. Nc
IGettigan, pastor Of st, Joseph's Cath
Ole church at Ashland, Pa. to accep,
the nominal lon for the legisl aturesss
the Second district. Father McGel
l2tigan IS q student Of political economy
After az absence Of eighteen years
during seventeen Of which no wore
Ito indi that he still was alive hai