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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
CHARGED WITH
FOUR MURDERS
ITALIAN IN PRISON ACCUSED OF
BRuTAiLY KILLING FOUR
PERSONS.
POINT PLAINLY TO CRIME
FRAGMENTS OF HUMAN BODIES
WASHED UP ON STORE BY
RIVER WATERS.
POINT PLAINLY TO CRIME

Florence, Colo, Jan. 11.-That En-
cole Ruffetti, Dominick Minichietto
Joseph Minichietto and Mrs. Frank
Palmetto, who mysteriously disappear
ed in this city. were murdered and
their bodies then chopped to pieces is
the positive opinion of the police. The
disposition of their bodies is believed
finding of human lungs, thorax and
a piece of a tongue in the Arkansas
river.
1t is believed that other CHASTITY re
mains are being scattered along the
bed Of the river by the swift current
and towns below have been notified
to watch for the appearance of any
evidence of murder that may come to
the surface
Partner Is Accused.
Tony Bovori, who Is in Jail charged
with the murder OF the Minichietto
brothers, is said by Chief Of Police
Furniss to have confessed that he kill
ed a man in Italy before coming to
America. Bovori was engaged in
market gardening here in partnership
with the Minichietto brothers, and is
accused by the police of having MUIR
dered them in order to obtain their
money and other property. He had
$3.50 when arrested. Ruffetti was an
old man, employed in the garden. The
police believe that he was killed be.
cause of his knowledge of the other al.
legged murders. His name was added
TO the list Of missing last night.
Bloody Ak Found.
Mrs. Palmetto was young divorced
woman, who disappeared two months
ago. She had kept house for Bovori,
but repeatedly refused to marry him.
All her clothes have been found in b.
vori's cabinet. A blood-stained ak was
also found there, and Mexican wom-
an has informed the police that she
washed the bloodstained clothing for
Bovori.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
Accidental Happen ,nas.

Fire In the heart of the business
section OF New Orleans caused dam
aga astimated at SEQ. 900.
The factory of the Cummings
Leather company at Woburn. Mass,
was destroyed by fire, causing q loss
of 5000. ,99s#ss
John G. Cautley, retired British
army officer, was struck by a trolley
oar at Buffalo, N. X, and died half
an hour later.
Two stubborn fires burned sinful
taneously in East Boston one day last
week. causing a combined loss of
about $250, 000.
The Grenock inn at Lee. Mass, one
;of the best known hotels in the Berk-
shire region, has been destroyed by
IRE. Joss, $10o, 900.
The large Of the two Colby mills
at DoWagiac, shsich., burned, with 1n, !:
900 bushels OF grain and /, 400 barrles
of -four Loss, s5o, 900.
Mrs. George Keuhns and her ave-
year-old son were killed and MT.
Keuhns was fatal IL injured. a rail.
way grade CROSSING at steubenville,
Ohio.
ndrew Man Ion, forty years Old, Of
ilwaalkee as found asphy MATED In
81 foprail house IN Ghicagos He was
~ denti $50 through perss found il his
he aReid ntaI n sSi arpe az j q,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
People Talked About.

Cyrus j. Lawrence, aged seventy-six,
OF the banking firm of Cyrus ]. Law.
renee & Son, Is dead in New York.
Mrs. George A. Gormly, prominent
In society circles at Pittsburg and a
daughter of Gen. Alexander Hays, is.
dead. following stroke of paralysis.
Peter Steele, travelling chairman OF
the Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen.
Is dead at Ottawa, Ont, from injuries
received by being run over by street
car.
Abraham p. Geldfaden, aged sixty
seven, poet and playwright, who some
times was referred to as the Father
of the Jewish Drama, died in an East
side tenement house In New York
Albert August Mack, associate pro-
lessor Of piano and theory of music
In the college Of fine arts of Syracuse
university, well known as the com
poser Of songs and piano pieces, is
dead.
l.. @. Stosrs of Lansing, Mich, aged
seventy, secretary OF the Michigan
state board OF charities and correc.
ti2ns. died suddenly of heart failure
on train near Somerset. Ky. Mr..
Storrs was noted criminologist.
William H, Tuck, chief justice of the
supreme court of New Brunswick, has
sent his resignation to the department
OF justice at Ottawa. Although seven
ty-six years old, he was in robust
health until a few weeks ago, when
he sustained injuries by fall from
street car.
Capt. Daniel Ellis, aged seventy
years, the celebrated Union scout Of
East Tennessee, is dead at Elizabeth
4 ton, Tenn. During the Civil war the
Confed eracy set a price on his head,
but he nevertheless succeeded in pilot
Ing thousands OF East Tennesseeans
and Western North Carolinans
through the Confederate lines to Ken
lucky where they Joined the Union
regiments.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
General News Items.

Liquor valued at $1,000. seized in
raids, was poured into the sewers at
Topeka, Kan, by county officers un-
der orders from this court.
Half a dozen suits for the recovery
Of thousands Of acres of land, estimat-
ed to be worth several million dollars,
have been started at Denver by the
government.
Directors of the Northern Pacific
railway declared quarterly dividend
of i 3-4 per cent on the common stock.
This is unchanged from the last pre-
vious quarter.
John &c Crockett, formerly clerk Of
the supreme court Of Iowa, has been
appointed assistant reading clerk of
the sensta. Seven u tive contestants
had been tried for the position.
According to reports that have been
gathered from all over Chile the pres
ent prospects for the new year are ia.
vorable. Wheat crops are excellent
and 1t is stated will permit an export
of 10000 tons.
Since 1900 the picture of Gov Will
lam Goebel has adorned the Kentucky
state treasurer's checks After a con.
ference with Gov. Wilson new checks
have been ordered with Henry Clay'sl
picture instead OF GoebePs.
Gen. Hempartzoomian Boyadiian,
head OF the Hunchalsists or Armenian
olutionary society, has arrived in
New York. He comes to attempt to
organize his countrymen in Ameri-
Ca into armed bands to rescue their
scountrymen from Turkey.
Miss Annie Hall Of Cincinnati, a
daughter Of the late DR.. John Hall, an
arctic explorer, presented before the
sup |, Il, ems court at Coiumhus her own
case growing out Of the administration
of the estate of her father, her brother
being the adverse one in the contro-
versy.
A decision handed down In the court
OF appeals at St Louis sustained the
decision of the court of criminal, cor.
rection in which Frank j. Schatt. pro-
priesor of a barber shop. was convict.
ed OF violation Of the Sunday closing
law BY shaving customer on the Sab
hath day. sI3$
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16

Albert Moulton and his wife, each
aged more than seventy-five years,
were burned to death III fTe that
DESTROYED their home at Auburn. N. H.
While d. Vigil, his wife and grand
child. aged six, were crossing the rail
road track near Trinidad, Colo, the
wagon they were riding in was struck
by passenger train. Vigil and the
child were instantly killed and Mrs.
Vigil SO badly hurt that she win die.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN EpITOME
IMP oRrANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
! BRIEFLY TOLD.
Washington.

The senate has confirmed the NOM
nation Of John G. Capers OF South
Carolina to be commissioner OF inter-
nal revenue.
The house has passed bills authoriz.
Ing the construction of bridges across
the Missouri river at or near Coun-
eli Bluffs, Iowa, and across the Mis-
sissippi river at Burlington, Iowa.
The house committee on immigra>
ton has authorized the appointment
by Chairman Howell of subcommit-
tee to inquire into the operation Of the
immigration and naturalization laws.
BY the provisions Of bill intro
duced by Representative Gaines, S.
600 is appropriated for the locating,
marking and properly protecting the
graves OF American soldiers killed in
the battle OF New Orleans.
The monthly statement of the COL
lections OF internal revenue shows
that for the month of November, 1907.
the receipts fell off $5,626,000 as COM
pared with November, 1906. Spirits
show the largest decrease, being $4,-
$4,000.
"A resolution authorizing the presi-
dent to expend $1,373,643 in the ac.
quirement Of consular lands and
buildings In China, Japan and Korea
was offered In the house by Mr.. Par.
kins OF New York, the money to be APP.
propriated from the residue Of the
Boxer indemnity fund.
Representative Moore has intro.
duced bill for the punishment of
train wrecking by imposing penalty
Of Imprisonment for ten years and a
hne OF $4,000. Where death results
from such wrecks the bill would have
the offense dealt with as murder in
the frst degree.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
Row Is Fatal to TWO.

iShopville, Ky, Jan. 11.7r-In an alter.
cation between Postmaster Harvey
McHargus andAClaude Price, McHargus
was shot and killed and Price was
probably fatally stabbed. The trouble
is said to have been the result of Nc
Hargus ordering Price to refrain from
calling on young woman in the post
masters home.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
Indicted for Land Era,,de

Denver, Colo, Jan. 11.-An indict.
ment was returned by the federal
grand jury yesterday against e. M.
Briggs of Durango, Colo, and Welch
w Nossaman of Pagosa Springs, Colo,
on the charge of conspiracy to obtain
s 900 acres of government land by Tile
gal methods.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
STOLE GRAIN FROM CARS.

Wholesale Arrests of Railroad EN-.
ployes Expected at Clinton, Iowa.
Clinton. Iowa, Jan. II. - Warrants
are out for dozen Clinton employees
of the Northwestern Railway compa.
ny, and wholesale arrests are prom.
Used soon. The men are accused of
stealing shelled corn and oats from
cars in the Clinton
yards by boring holes in the cars and
allowing the grain to run down into
sacks.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
Historic Rnila...

Newbern, N. c., Jan. 1.-THE old
historic building which was part Of
Gov. Tryon's palace before the Revolu.
tionary war was destroyed by fire yes
terday The building was used as a
residence and was in a state Of excel.
lent preservation, notwithstanding it's
extreme age.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
MAKE KILLING AT POKER.
Village CounciImen Seize Players
Cards and Tables.

Monticello, Mimi, Jan. Il. Last
night about 10 o'clock four members
of the village council raided the sa-
loon of Ed Pesbla and arrested r.
Schomber, Charles Boyd, D. w. st.
Arnold and Ernest Holler. Tables,
cards and money also were taken and
the prisoners ordered to appear in
justice court. The council has been
trying to put a stop to poker playing
for some time, but heretofore has fail
ed to catch any men at actual play.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
Seeks Death Under ..Trzin.

Newark, N. j., Jan. 12.-Mrs. Henry
o. Boeme5 of Orange, N. j.. committed
suicide yesterday by llneeling in front
OF an express train on the Lackawan-
na railroad as 1t was approaching
hoseVlile Mrs. Boehme was mentally
deranged.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.

Valuable Gems Are Stolen, With No
Trace of the Thieves.
Chicago, Jan. 11.-Thieves entered
the residence OF Samuel Schwartz, in
Waulegan, yesterday and took $4,000
worth of jewelry. mostly diamonds.
The police are baffled, as there are
no signs of ingress or egress,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
Switchman Is kiIIed

st. Paul, Jan. 12.-B. Beselves was
killed in the Minnesota Transfer rail-
way yards yesterday while switching.
he was knocked down and the wheels
OF two cars passed over MIN.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
FIND cATTLEMAN GUILTY.
Jurors Convict p. A. Yeast of Land
ConspiracY

Omaha, Jan. 11.-Perry A. Yeast, a
prominent cattleman who has been on
trial for conspiracy to defraud the
government in land entries, was yes.
terday found guilty and recommended
to the clemency of the court by the
jury. Yeast, it is claimed, had many
thousand acres of the North Platte for
est reserve under illegal fence. How
ever, the count under which he was
found guilty was Of conspiring with
old soldiers widows to obtain land
fraudulently.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
Presidential Appointments

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE president
yesterday sent to the senate the nomi-
nation Of Fred T. bennett, of North
Dakota to be commissioner of the gen
eral land office: also the nomination
OF James F. Tracey of New York to be
a member of the Philippine commits
sion and secretary Of finance and jus.
.tice.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
MEET AT FARGO JAN. %.
North Dakota Republican Central
Committee Called

Fargo, N. d., Jan PA call has
been issued for meeting of the Re-
publlcan state central committee in
Fargo jan %, for the purpose of max
ing the apportionment and fixing the
date Tor the state convention to select
delegates to the national Republican
convention and possibly to select
presidential electors. These. two ac=
tons are the only ones that ESCAPED
the primary election law.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
Two Killed in Mine.

~ int., Jan l1--Mack st
Clair and Solomon Lawrence, shot
firers, We're instantly killed in an ex.
plosion in the mine of the Princeton
Coal Mining company yesterday. The
explosion was due to windy" shot.
The mine was badly damaged.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
GIVES LIFE FOR ANOTHER.
Man Is Killed While Saving Woman's
jfe

Life.
New York, Jan. 11.-Frank J. Nc
Brien, a wealthy retired business man,
having q home at Richmond Hill,
Queens county, was killed yesterday
in saving the life of Mrs. Mary Scheele
of Brooklyn, who had fallen in the
path of Long Island railroad express
train. Mrs. Scheele had attempted to
make crossing after the gates were
lowered, and in her nervousness
stumbled and fell upon the tracks.
Mr.. McBrien dragged the woman to
safety, but in SO doing swung himself
in front of the locomotive.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
Lad Kills q BURGLAR

4 dreensiburg, Pa. Jan. IL. Paul
!. :Bo 2, fourteen years old, shot and
kilied a negro burglar who broke into
me home of his father at AIverton.
near here.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
Liniment Kills Woman.

Appleton, Wis. Jan. 11.-Horse lini-
ment taken by mistake for the grin.
caused the death of Miss Sarah Eber..
hardt, aged thirty-three years, Of the
town OF Ellington, yesterday.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
FOUND FROZEN IN HAY.

-6ohemIah WanderS From Pcorhcise
at Wabasha, MINI.
Winona. Mimi, Jan Hired Den
yer, residing near Minnesota City,
brought into Winona man found in a
half-dazed condition in the center of a
haystack on his farm. The fellow
had dug into the stack to keep warm
and was frozen when found. A bit of
paper in his pocket stated that he
had been charge in the poorhouse in
Wabasha county for a year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
POLICE D|SPERSE
THE SOCIALISTS
SUFFRAGE DEMONSTRATION ~
9RUssiAN LANDTAG is Elk.
CITING.
WOMEN INSULT THE POLICE
Won BuELow SAYS SECRET VoT
ING WILL NOT BE PERMITTED
IN PRUSSIA.

Berlin. Jan. l2-The socialists yes
terday organized suffrage demonstra-
lions before the building of the Prus-
sian landtag, in which radical reso-
luton, demanding universal suffrage
in Prussian elections was to come up
for discussion.
The excitement reached the highest
pitch when a detachment Of mounted
police wheeled around the corner from
Wilhe1mstrasse and approached the
landtag at brisk trot.
Insult the Police.
Their arrival was greeted by cry
Of rage, and the women members OF
the socialist clubs screamed insults IN
the faces of the police and brandished
extra editions of the Yorwaerts, in
which an article said that the hour
had come for the masses to demand
representation in parliament.
The mounted policemen quietly
formed into line and pressed steadily
upon the crowd, which was dispersed
in two minutes.
1t is not believed that the demon
stration will have any political effect
whatever. 1t was wholly a socialistic
affair, being quite without the support
of the other sections of the popula-
ton.
Won EueloW Is Firm.
While the socialists compose the
most numerous party in the kingdom,
their influence over the government
has been greatly diminished through
the election reverses they sustained a
year ago and the complete isolation
of the party.
Various speeches were made in the
landtag on the question at issue, but
at the close Of the session Prince Won
Buelow, the imperial chancellor, de-
clared that manhood suffrage, as it
exists for the reichstag, would not be
for the good of the state, and secret
voting would not be permitted in
Prussia.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-16
500 Farmers Attend

Hayfield. Mimi, Jan. IA farmers,
institute was held here yesterday, at
tended by nearly fifty farmers from
this and surrounding counties.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-26
Eecocnized Likeness.

A Parisian dandy of the first water, the Comte de S, had crayon picture of himself made, which he afterward pretended to find fault with
 It does not bear the slightest resem- blancc to me" he said, and will not take it."
 The artist protested, but all to no avail All right, monsieur" he re- marked finally, If it is not at all like you, of course I cant reasonably ex- pect to get paid for it.
 After the count had left the painter added to the portrait a magnificent pair of ass ears and exhibited it to the gaze of the curious public.
 It had not been long so exposed when the count broke into the artists studio in towering rage and, finding that threats availed him nothing, at last offered to buy 1t at considerable advance upon the original price
 Tt was not strange that you failed to recognize your resemblance to the picture at first" said the painter, de- termined to be revenged for the slight put upon his work But I knew yor would notice the likeness as 500 added these ears"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-26
Society at Caracas.

The ladies of the government werel the most gorgeous of tropical butter flies. They wore all the colors at the same time and jewels in profusion. but you seldom looked farther than she paint and powder. I had seen q, darky girl in Porto Rico powdered un- til she looked like rusk but she was at rest. These gaudy panish, Spanish Indian, SpaniSh-negro creatures were pinked and scarleted and whited on face, throat and neck until the origi- nal color appeared only on the upper arms and after they had danced for tn hour one thought of the delta of the Mississippi in the old green geog- raphy, And so we all danced, painted and unpainted alike, and only the un-i believable forescent description in the next mornings paper can give an adc-I quate conception of what the Cara uuenians thought of it.-Atlantic.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-26

Sheldon. the young student. was shot 10 death on Wednesday, said today that investigations by the private de- tectiyes whom she employed satisfied her that the boy was murdered and not self slain, as the police pretend to believe.
 The detectives tell me- said Miss Gould, that young Sheldon's ankles and wrists were tied with cord so skiIIfully knotted and twisted that it would have been impossible for him 10 have done the tying himself.
 Resides, they have found that the lock on the rear door of Dean Shows house had been forced and broken showing that the burglar or intruder entered that way and hid in the eel lar where he was confronted by young Sheldon"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-26
HARD LUCK FOR BARRIERS.
To Be Shut of From National
 League Passes.

Cincinnati, O., Dec 26.-No more Will the hotel waiter receive baseball passes in lieu of tips. Likewise will the tonsorial artist be compelled to pay cash for his admissions to the na- tional pastime, even though he mas sages the map" of the games big stars. The baseball magnates have decreed that passes are not legal ten der, and for that reason shall not be used in the future either to secure fa- vors or in other ways take the place of Uncle Sans currency.
 It was beginning to be d joke the way passes were scattered around by the ball players" declared President Hermann of the Reds, and for that reason there is movement on foot to put an end to this promiscuous dis tribution of skulls
 Every morning during the local playing season there was a steady stream of callers at our office from the visiting teams, and every man asked from two to six or eight tick cts for that days game, the limit be- ing raised as the men got better ac- quainted with Business Manager Bancroft.
 And in the afternoon when these tickets were presented for admission, they almost always were in the hands of barbers, barkeepers, haberdashers and people of that class-men who had not the slightest right to any courtesies to the Cincinnati club
 The pass evil is worked in other cities in the same manner and it's about time that a halt was called. Next season there will be a clean sweep of the pass hold-up, which probably will mean slightly de- creased attendance and largely in creased revenue for the c1lIbS ''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-26
PLOT IN ATTACK
 UPON FALL|ERES
Would Be Assassin of Presi. dent of France Confesses.
IS A ROYALIST PARTISAN

Jean Matts, Who Assailed Head Of
 the Republic While the Latter, Was
 Walking With His Secretary and Military Attaehe on the Rue d'Etoile,
 Boasts That He Was Only Doing His Duty and Obeyine His Own Conscience.
 Paris, Dee. 2G-What was at first supposed 10 be merely freakish at tempt by harmless lunatc to annoy President fallieres proves today, ac- cording to statement made by the chief of the secret service. to have been part 0f a royaIiSt plot against tho chief executive of the French republic. Papers found in the possession of Jean Baptiste Mattis, the would be as- sasSin. show thai he had promised to kill M Fallercs and that he and his confrcrcs are Royaists who are work ing 10 overthrow the republican form of government.
 Mattis confessed today under close questioning that he is n member of the Bourbon Legitimist society, whose aim is 10 place one of the Orleans princes on the throne.
 While President Fallieres, accompa. nied by NJ. RamOndou, his secretary. and Colonel Lasson, military attache at the EIysee palace, was taking a morning stroll Mattis, who had been lying in wait suddenly jumped upon the president from behind and threw his arms about his neck.
 Colonel I.asson and Secretary Ra. mondou sprang to the assistance oe the president, dragged off his assail- ant and turned him over to two spe- cial detectives who had been follow ing the party on bicycles.
 President Fallieres' cane was broken in the struggle, but beyond cut on the ear he was not injured and insist ed on continuing his walk.
 During the examination Mattis boasted of being Royalist and talked confusedly of having done his duty" and obeyed the dictates of his con. science" Heaps of the Royalists' re- actionary literature were found by the police when they ransacked his resi- dence.
 Various attacks on NJ. Fallieres have been made since his election as presi. dent of the French republic. An an- archist by the name of Civillo was ar- hn ;n Aug. 21, 1906 on the charge of plot ting tc assassnate NJ. Fallieres. At that time a number of bombs and other explosives were discovered in Civillo's home.
 In September of the following year six anarchists were arrested on suspt- cion of having plotted his death.