Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-06-06

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Chnlalongkorn l., king Of sian, has
arrived at BADEN Baden, Germany, 70
take the waters. He il accompanied
by numerous suite
John Brinsmead, pioneer In piano
making in England, and his wife will
celebrate next month the seventeen
anniversary of their marriage.
The first anniversary of the death Of
Michael Davitt was celebrated In the
Carmelite church at Dublin by the
singingsof requiem mass. A large
number Of persons attended.
The Brunswick diet unanimously
elected Duke Johann Albrecht of Neck
lenburg-Schwerin to be regent of
Brunswick. after having previously
fixed the civil list at 1915 900.
The Prussian government intends in
1908 to begin the electri6cation of sew
eral of the state railroads of Western
Germany. Experts say this will result
In a reduction in operating the roads
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King Edwards new turbine yacht
Alexandra was launched at Glasgow
and was christened by Princess Lou
Use, the duchess of Argyle. The vessel
is intended for the private use of the
king and his family.
The Guatemalan congress has ad-
journed Gen. Mariana Serrano has
been elected vice president of the re-
public and Juan Barrios, who is now
minister Of foreign relations has been
chosen second vice president.
Note my words" said Count de la
Vaulx, the greatest among the aero
nauts in France; lin ten years all gov
ernmeRts will have service of steer
able balloons. 1t will be as important
and necessary as the submarine is to
the maritime power
The question of who will represent
Lady Godiva in the coming Coventry
pageant in London has been settled by
the choice Of La Milo. the professional
statnary poser. Her costume will con-
sist of pink feshings with a gauze
cloak hanging ever one shoulder
Accidental Happenings.
Fire in the building occupied by
Oaks & Calhoun at Rochester, N Y.
caused damage amounting to about
100000
The steamer Mahanna reports that
while in the storm on Lake Huron
Seaman Bert Cole was washed over
board and drowned.
The French cruiser Clancy, which
went ashore on one of the Saddle ISL
ands May 20, will prove e total loss
and has been abandoned.
c. E. Arnold, well known capital
list and mine owner of Missoula. was
instantly killed in runaway accident
at the Success mine at Wallace.
An interurban electric car was run
into by a train ON the Glover Leaf road
at a crossing at Granite City, ILL.,, and
thirteen laborers on the car were in
tured.
Jack Miller, foreman of the electric
light company of Menominee. Mich,
was severely burned about his face,
arms and hands by an electric current
while repairing motor,
BY the explosion of several hundred
pounds OF powder at the storage house
of the Farnsworth mine, near Sulli-
van, Ind. two boys were blown to
pieces and several others were serious
.ly injured
Anna Beltz. an eighteen-year-o girl
of North Liberty. Iowa, after chewing
gum, was seized with commissions.
Her throat was badly burned and she.
may die. 1t is believed that the gum
gum was poisoned. The whole affair
is a mystery
Curiosity proved disastrous to Chas.
5Furman, travelling salesman of Man.
chester. Iowa. Furman found a dyna-
mite cap. and thinking it was rife
shell he picked at it with toothpick.
An explosion occurred which cost Fur
man one finger and badly shattered
his hand.
The steamer G. F. Bielman and her
consort, the barge McLachlan, bound
from Duluth to Cleveland with iron
ore, ran on a reef in Lake Huron, a
mile and half of Port Austin, Mich,
in heavy snow storm. The Port Aus
tin life savers succeeded in bring
ashore the crews Of both vessels.
Arthur Woods was asphyxiated and
Everett Hall was rendered unconscious
in peculiar manner near the mouth
of the tunnel of the Billings & North
Bern road near Stanford, Mont. Wood
had charge of a gasoline engine and
HE was his helper. They used a
small house built over the engine as
a sleeping place, and in some way
fumes from the engine got into the
place while they were asleep and SUI
located them.
Domestic. is
Gov. Hughes has vetoed the New
York teachers bill which sought to
equalize the salaries OF the women
school teachers Of New York city with