Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-12-26
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The British turbine torpedo boat de-
stroyer Tartar broke all records in her
final trials, attaining a speed of
37.037 knots
WI Ting Fang, who has been reap
pointed to the post Of Chinese ambas-
sador to the United States, has left
Pekin on mis- way to Washington.
The construction Of second Sim
p1on tunnel will begin as soon as prac-
ticable. The national council of
Switzerland has approved the plan.
The Austrian government rapudi-
ates all connection with or sanction Of
the propaganda hostile to Argentina
now appearing in the Austrian press.
"a small Bristol china teapot, pre-
sented to Edmund Burke by the found
er of the Bristol factory, was auction
ed at London and brought the remark
able price Of $1,000.
France and Belgium have concluded
a convention which provides for the
maintenance of frances preferential
rights in the Congo Independent State
after the annexation of that territory
to Belgium.
The diocesan authorities have inves-
tigated the miracle alleged to have oc-
Cured in the village church at Brin,
France, recently, and found it to have
been an optical illusion caused by the
reflection Of church image upon the
sacred wafer as the candles moved.
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1t was announced at Copenhagen
that wireless telephone messages had
been transmitted successfully between
the Weissen Zee wireless station at
Berlin and the Lyngby station near
Copenhagen. The distance is about
200 miles. Prof. Poulson, the invent
or, said he hoped to communicate
with America via ireland; by telephone
in February next
The throne has sanctioned the CON
struction of telegraph line into
Lhassa, the capital Of Tibet and the
residence Of the supreme head of the
Lamaist hierarchy. This innovation
was recommended by the Chinese res
idents of Lhassa, who, since the adj
vent OF the British expedition OF 1867
has been working for the enlighten-
ment of the Tibetans.
Casualty.
The Mercer county court house, To-
Gated at Mercer, Pa, erected forty
years ago, was totally destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at $780,
900.
Seven fremen were injured, one
perhaps fatally, in the burning of the
Saginaw Produce and Cold Storage
.company's plant at Saginaw, Mich.
The property loss was about $40, 600. d
The three band mills Of the Chicago
Lumber company we're destroyed by
fire at Manistique, Henry Hammel, a
night foreman, and Night Waterman
Andrew Norton being burned to death.
The property loss was 100000.
Miss Alice Perry OF Waterloo, Iowa.
sustained fracture of her left wrist
in peculiar manner. She is en-
ployed in the remodeltng department
of the Hieber haberdashery, and while
wringing water from "a pressing cloth
she broke her wrist.
William A. Schwartz, aged twenty
nine, policeman of Pittsburg, while
cleaning his revolver accidentally.
shot and killed his mother, Mrs.
Rachel Schwartz, sixty-one years old,
and was so crazed by the accident
that he made several attempts to end
his own life, but was restrained by
relative s . =sssssss.:@
Carrying out a mock lynching,
Willie Gordon, a sixteen-year-old me-
gro, was hoisted to shafting at a
tMfen1ph lis manufacturing concern by
several companions. Before he could
be released his clothing caught in a
belt and his head and arms we're sew
cred from his shoulders. Several OF
the participants In the affair, all Of
whom were negroes, were arrested on
the charge of Involuntary manslaugh-
ter.
Domestic.
The supreme court Of Illinois has
decided that Mayor Busse had no
power to remove the app0intees OF.
Former Mayor Dunno on the board Of
education. 81.
Farmer Burns defeated M. j.. Dwyer3
In q wrestling bout at Omaha. Dryer.
hurt his hand In the last fall and Will
be forced 70 give up wrestling for
some time.
It is reported Robert @. Wheeler Of
Chicago Is to marry Miss Lydia
Thatcher, daughter OF Mahlon D..
Thatcher OF Pueblo, Colo, whose for
tune il. listed at $3O,, OOO, UOU. MISS
Thatcher Is one OF the Thatcher
twins. widely known for their beauty.
Jack Osnrfen Of Philadelphia
made his first appearance In the ring
last week since his recent fasco with
I,nnniv Burns In California, and
knocked out 81 81 HE, Tdeveron, the Eng.
Ilish heavyweight IN the opening .oulld
ibefore the Industrial Athletic club.
| Ins i lecture Ia Baltimore Prof. VIII.
liam II. BROOKS az Hobart college said
Iahat with the aid Of radium i yonng
i 81 oman could retain all OF her fresh.
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