Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN EPITOMf
important Events at Home and on
Foreign Shores Briefly
iys Told.
Washington Notes.

miftee on postoffices and post roads
virtually tabled the ocean mail sub
sidy bill
Ont Of 1.053,992 pieces OF mail mat
ter received in the dead letter office
during the month OF March. over 600,-
900 we're returned to the senders,
breaking all records for this Office.
Alvey A. Adee, second assistant sec
rotary OF state, has left Washington
on his annual bicycle trip of Europe.
Mr.. Adee is expected to be away from
the state department for two months.
Examinations for the naval acad-
envy will be held on April II in the
leading towns and cities OF the coun-
try under the auspices OF the civil
service commission. to fill $50 vacan-
cies in the next fourth class.
After years Of unsuccessful effort
to introduce Egyptian cotton into the
Unisad States, the bureau Of plant in:
dustry of the department o: agricul-
ture reports that promising results
have been secured in New Mexico
and Arizona.
Believing that the government
could save approximately $4,000 a
year by establishing at the navy yard
In Washington it's own plant for the
manufacture of iron steel and brass
fabrics, Representative Carey has in
troduced resolution for the build
Ing OF such q plant.
Personal.
Charles n. Parker, ninetytwo years
pf age, and the Oldest Harvard alum
nus, died at his home in Boston. He
was a member Of the class of 1888.
Miss Anette Loeb, daughter OF
Charles Loeb OF New York, was mar
ried In Rome to Signor Arturo Luzza-
to, member Of the Italian parlia-
ment.
Langdon Smith, newspaper CORE
spondent and one Of the best known
special writer's in New York, died of
malignant erysipelas at his home in
Brooklyn.
Jack London and Mrs. London have
resumed their worlds cruise on the
yacht Shark. They sailed from Pa
peete, Island OF Tahiti, on March rs,
bound for the Island OF Morea, in the
PDmetu group.
Father" Il. S. Coffin Of Fort Dodge,
Iowa. founder Of Hope hall for ex.
convicts, known nationally as tenn
perance worker and benefactor, was
married quietly at Detroit, Mich, to
Mrs. Nellie Ingels. Mr.. Coffin Is
eighty-five years old and his bride is
much younger.
William Il. Shut, ST., died at Hot
Springs, Ark. He was former mayor
Of Springfield, ILL.,, twice a senator and
under Clevelands second administers
ton was United States district attor-
ney for the Southern district Of Illi-
nois. He was the law partner at the
time of his death of Gen. John M.
Palmer
Foreign.
PHO Guerra, the leader OF the last
Cuban revolt. was named as COM
mander Of the armed forces in Cuba,
with the rank OF major general.
One of the principal tax collectors
Of the province of Almeria. Spain, has
Ned from the country, having, it is
charged, embezzled 100000 of the
public funds.
Advices from Seoul say that insur-
gents are showing increased activity
In the neighborhood Of Seoul, several
minor fights having occurred lately
The insurgent element has been en-
collraged by the attitude OF certain
members OF the Korean court.
4 Count Leo Tolstol has written to the
'rolstoi birthday committee express
Ing appreciation for the honors which
are being arranged for him, but final.
" declining to accept them. AS
consequence the birthday committee
has ceased It's preparations to cele.
brate the event.
It is believed that a great scandal in
the commissary department OF the
French army has been discovered and
developments are awaited with keen
interest. 1t was learned recently that
the rations sent to some OF the gar.
risons on the eastern frontier were un-,
fit for consumpt ion
Crimes.
man supposed to be Abner Bos-
worth OF Hardwood. Pa. committed
suicide at Columbus. Ohio, by jump
Ing from the State street bridge into
the Seioto s3s=
Clarabe Hayes. aged twenty-five
years, Of Alton, HI, was given life
sent enceS In the penite ntiary after he
had pleaded guilty to the charge Of
numbering his wife Ian. 1s this year.
John Webb, business man OF
Butte. Mart, must serve five days in
the county jail and pay the county SIS
4 asa penal IT, ts.s Contempt Of court.
Such Nas the frsling Of Jud &c George
3 I. snssiOSiIis1 sfiiiSJ
of Jury lamp ring III the case against
Bouche another merchant.
Count rfeit dimes and quarters and
Il al drug has the same effect as
plum are ada risoners in the
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