Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-06
NEWS OF The WEEK IN IPHOMt
Important Events at Home and on
Foreign Shores Briefly
Told s5 !
AT the Capital.

bureau OF equipment after retirement
until further orders.
Satisfactory assurances have been
given the navy department by the Off
cials and citizens OF New London,
Conn, that there will be no further
discrimination against the enlisted
men of the navy or the uniform of the
United States in the places Of public
amusement in that city
In response to an invitation extend
ed by the United States government
IN behalf of the geological survey,
Great Britain. Germany and Belgium
.awill send to this country next month
their leading experts in the proven
ton Of mine disasters to aid in the
inauguration Of the work here.
Col. Thomas w. Simons, corps Of
engineers, has been placed on the re-
tired list of the army on his applica-
ton. after more than thirty-seven
h years of service. Col Simons is now
employed on the New York canal
commission. He was formerly super
intendent Of public buildings and
grounds in Washington.
The attention Of all recruiting Off
GERS is called to a circular issued at
the war department forbidding the
enlistment In the regular army Of a
man who has been a member of the
national guard OF state, or territory
until he presents satisfactory evil
dence that he has been honorably dis
charpnd frnp, tho caruioa
Personal.
Mrs. III. w. Burkett, mother Of
United States Senator e. ], Burkett Of
Nebraska, died at Springfield, ILL.,, aft,
or a long illness.
Franklin T. Howe, one of the oldest
newspaper men in Washington, is
dead of heart failure He was for
many years news editor of the Wash
ington Star
In connection with the meeting at
Sheffield, England, OF the British Med
ical association Sheffield university
has conferred the degree Of doctor Of
science on q number of the delegates,
including DR.. Murphy OF Chicago.
Stephen G.. Grubb, Civil war vet
eran, whose action at critical mo-
ment is said to have saved Gen. 5Sher-.
mans entire store Of amnlu1ition just
before his famous marsM fySm Allan.
ia to the sea, is dead at Tacoma,
Wash, aged seventy-three years.
Rex Beach, the novelist, who has
just returned from bear-hunting
trip In Alaska is confined in hospi-
tai at Seattle. suffering with seri-
Gus attack of iritis which may result
/ In permanent loss of sight. The at
lection resulted from exposure while
hunting in the Copper river country.
Casualties.
"a fire which started in the stables
pf the Oregon Transfer company at
Portland, Ors destroyed an area equiv
alent to four blocks and caused a loss
estimated at S250,000
While swimming In Huron dam at
Houghton, Mich, Arthur Trathen,
well known young man, was seized
with cramps and drowned His. body
was recovered two hours later.
James HanleY. a Copper Range
brakeman, was thrown from a coal
train ii the Houghton yards. Several
cars passed over him and he was so
badly injured that he cannot live,
The three children OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse. Doke were burned to death in
their home at Fortoria, Ohio. The
parents had gone down town shopping
and left the little ones at home. lock-
ed III the house.
Sven Syennfngsen, commissioner of
/ highways 81 Mellen township, near
sMenominee. Mich. was terribly injur-
cd BY the explosion of dynamite caps
which he carried In his hip pocket. 1t
~ believed that he cannot recover
Two Ishpeming young men are
dead, the result Of accidents Bert
sSedgman. thirty years old, was
drowned In Escanaha river while
Jaw INNING His body was recovered,
Clement Gibbs, aged nineteen, was.
thrown by u horse and his skull was
fractured.
Forty pa saengers were badly shaken
sSup aud bruised when the Omaha hyers
on the Rock Island was derailed at
4 inetesnth street, Chicago. The
SGditching sof the train by q towerman
& prevented q disastrous collision with
Halt imore \ Ohio passenger train.
u 'ile two trains were rushing along by
splne mis- take toward the same