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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
Cbe Free Dress
NEWS OF The WEEK IN fPTOMt
Important Events at Home and On
Foreign Shores Briefly
Told.
WASHINGTON.
BY =. O. sATTERLEE

BY unanimous vote, the house Of
representatives granted the franking
privilege to Mrs. Benjamin Harrison
and Mrs: Grover Cleveland, widows
of former presidents.
Word has reached the state depart
ment that Brazil has given notice Of
the continuation of her 20 per cent re-
duction in tariff rates on certain arti-
cles imported from the United States
The senate passed the house resolu-
tion authorizing the postmaster gen
eral to designate and issue special
postage stamp in connection with the
one hundredth anniversary Of the
birth OF Abraham Lincoln.
The president sent to congress a
message recommending the passage
of law authorizing him to issue a
proclamation setting apart Feb. 10,
1909, as a special holiday in recogni
ton of the centennial anniversary Of
the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
A resolution expressing sincere re-
greet at the closing of their official re-
lations with Secretary Root was
adopted at meeting in Washington
Of the governing body of the 1nterna-
tional Bureau OF American Republics,
attended by all the Latin-American
diplomats in Washington.
President Roosevelt and the nine
members of his cabinet will take with
them as souvenirs the chairs they
have occupied at cabinet meetings
when the president retires from Office
March 4. They will replace them at
their own expense. This has been
the custom Of former presidents and
cabinet members.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
MANY KILLED AND
INJURED IN WRECK
Running at High Speed, Train
Crashes Into Another Which
Had Been Disabled.
BODIES TAKEN FROM DEBRIS
Railroad Company Refuses to Allow
Newspaper Men to Go to Scene
of Disaster. .
BODIES TAKEN FROM DEBRIS

Johnstown, Pa, Jan. 24.-Running
at speed of nearly fifty miles an
hour, the second section of the st.
Louis express on the Pennsylvania
railroad, which left Philadelphia at
1870 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
crashed into the first section, which
had met with an accident at a point
between South Fork and Sumner
Hill, known as running ground"
with terrific force, early this morn
ing, killing and injuring many per-
sons. The second section was a dou-
ble-header, with two large engines.
and is said to have plowed it's way
through the first section.
Hurry Call for Doctors.
Immediately after the wreck hurry
calls were issued for all available
physicians at both this place and at
Altoona, and in less than an hour
fifty physicians were on their way to-
the scene Of the accident. The wreck
occurred between telegraph stations
and it is hard matter to gain def
mite information. When the special
train left this city officers were sta
toned at the depot to prevent news
paper men from accompanying the
physicians.
The latest information at this hour
is to the effect that five bodies have
been taken from the demolished cars
and that many injured have also been
rescued from the debris.
Refuse information.
Pittsburg, Jan. "a. - All efforts to
secure information from the Offices Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
here regarding the wreck near Johns
town have failed. Most of the local
officials are stated at the Offices here
to have started on special train for
the wreck soon after O'Clock this.
morning .
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison
Make Statement in Which
They Defy Court.
JUDGES SOMETIMES 1YRANTS
Leaders Will Accept Consequences Even
if Held in Additional
Contempt.

Washington, Jan. 90. - eve have
not asked and will not ask for elem
ency, and we hope our friends will
not urge us to pursue such course
Loving liberty as free men-as We
dot cannot be difficult to appre
ciate what incarceration in a prison
would mean to us. To ask pardon
would render useless all the trial anG
sacrifice which our men of labor and
our friends in all walks of life have
endured, that the rights and liberties
of our people might be restored. =
Such a pardon would only leave the
whole case in confusion and it would
have to be fought over again from the
beginning
Hits Judge Wright.
This is some of the language used
in remarkable statement signed by
Gompers. Mitchell and Morrison, in
the current number Of the American
Federatfonist, in formal protest
against the action Of Justice Wright
in sentencing them to Imprisonment
for contempt Of court in the Bucks
stove and range case Dec 25.
Samuel Gompers heads his state
ment Judge Wright's Denial Of Free
Speech and Free Press" and he de-
clares: I'VE will not bate single
word nor take letter back" Mr.
Gompers refers to the "intemperate
and vindictive spirit displayed by the
Justice" and to "this TRADE Of judi
cial abuse and misrepresentation" in
a separate statement, but he joins
with Messrs. Mitchell and Morrison
in declaring that they would not zen.
ter into competition with the honora
BILE court in the use Of invectives, ran
cor or scathing denunciation, and
that they should protest against the
courts unprecedented and unwarrant
ed flagellation of the cause and OF
the people we have the honor to rep.
resent"
Accept Consequences.
That the trio of labor leaders fully
understand the responsibility they as.
sumo in making their statements is
though they may be held in additional
contempt, I'VE are willing to accept
the consequences. 1t may be neces
sary to the preservation Of the liber
ties of the people that Judge should
he disobeyed. Judges sometimes
usurp power and become tyrants. Dis
obedience to a tyrant is obedience t.
law
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
CASUALTIES.

Martin Thayer, aged sixty-five, re-
tired shoe manufacturer of Boston,
was killed ny an explosion of gas in
the basement of his residence here.
Seven foreigners, stupefied from the
liquor served at wedding celebra-
ton, were burned to death in a fire
which destroyed three double houses
at Goodtown, Pa.
Six men were killed by an explo-
sion in the Cyclone Canyon coal mine
near Chancellor Cal Details are
lacking, but the men are thought to
have been Italians. ;.
Another mammoth grain elevator
will be built at Fort William, Ont,
this year. The council has been ask
ed to exempt the elevator from taxa
ton and the request will probably be
granted.
In a collision between the Erie rail.
road fire boats Goshen and Suffern,
in the North river, off the Jersey City
slips of the company, one passenger
was seriously injured and both boats
were PROBABLY damaged seriously ana
will be laid up for repairs.
Three persons, Mrs. Maria Diaz and
her two small children, were burned
to death in fire in one-story and
basement house in Brooklyn. When
the firemen arrived the house was a
mass of flames. When the ruins were
searched the bodies were found.
To more effectually clean pair OF
gloves which he had soaked in gaso-
line, Michael Smith, an employe of
the Ottumwa (Iowa) Steam Dye
works, put them on his hands and be-
gan rubbing them together. The fric-
ton ignited the liquid and both his
hands were SO severely burned that
tending physicians think amputation
Of each hand will be necessary.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
is FENCE, SAY POLICE.

Minneapolis Cigar Dealer Accused Of
Running Thieves Clearing House.
Minneapolis, Jan 24.-In the arrest
last night of Marcus Weisman, ci-
gar dealer, following the arrest in
Chicago few days ago of Harold
Kersten and Harley Webster. the
Minneapolis police believe they have
caught one Of the best fences west of
Chicago. The police also say that the
confession Of the two boys has clear
ed up the mystery surrounding about
twenty recent robberies in Minnea1,-
oils.
According to the police the boys
not only confessed to having commit
ted the robberies, but also confessed
tlat they sold the goods to Weisman.
n addition to many other specific
robberies, the boys are said to have
confessed that the mysterious robber-
les at the state university and the
Berkeley hotel were committed by
them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

DR.. III. b. Biggar, physician of John
d. Rockefeller, denies the report that
the oil magnate is suffering from
rheumatism.
Brig. Gen. William p. Craighill. U.
s. A., retired, one of the most promi-
3nent army engineers in the country,
died at Charlestown, w. Va.
Former State Senator Thomas d.
Healey died at his home in Fort
Dodge, Iowa. For years he was legal
counsel Of the Great Western railway.
Rt. Rev. Bernard j. ,McQuaide, bish-
op of the Roman Catholic diocese Of
Rochester, N. Y, and one of the most
prominent prelates in this country,
died at his home in Rochester. He
was eighty-t1ve years old.
Luther Latin Mills, former states
attorney Of Cook county, Illinois, and
for many years one of the most wide
" known members OF the Chicago
bar. died in Chicago, following a
stroke Of paralysis.
Benjamin w. Kilburn, one Of the
pioneers in the art Of stereoscopic
photography and the largest manrfac-
turer of such views In the world.
died at Littleton, N. H., aged eighty
one years.
Henry p. Booth, widely knc---,, in
shipping circles throughout the id,
Is dead in New York. Mr.. Booth, with
James p. Ward, formed the ship
brokerage firm OF James e. Ward &
Co, the Arm that inaugurated the first
regular line Of boats between New
York and Havana. which in 1880 de-
sveloped into the Ward line. He was
seventy-three years old.
Al remarkable woman from an I'M
usual family died at Piqua, Ohio when
Mrs. Rebecca Davidson, the Oldest
woman In Miami county, passed away,
aged nineIysIour years, She has liv.
Ing brother ninety-two years ola, a
brother and twin sister aged eighty
two. and another brother aged eighty.
Out of eleven children in the family.
nine reached the age of eighty or over.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
PLEADS FOR PROMPT ACTIOI
future Welfare of Country Depe ads
Upon Intelligent Regu-
latiOn Now. ..-.

Washington, Jan. 24.-like a fare
we'll to the people Of the United
States, explaining the motives OF his
policies, is the message President
Roosevelt sent to congress yesterday
in transmitting the report of the ma
.ional conservation commission.
While the president makes forceful
plea for conservation of our re-
sources, he takes occasion to review
his administration now drawing to a
close and to state how conservation
Is but part Of his consistent policy.
Equal Opportunity.
"Our aim is. so far as possible,
the message continues, "to provide
such conditions that there shall be
equality of opportunity where there
is equality Of energy, fidelity and in
telligence; when there is a reasona-
BILE equality of opportunity the distri-
button of rewards will take care of
itself
1.-THE unchecked existence Of mo-
nopoly is incompatible with equality
of opportunity. The reason for
he exercise of government control
over great monopolies is to equalize
opportunity. We are fighting against
privilege.
"A,l the acts taken by the govern.
ment during the last seven years,
and all the policies now being pur.
sued by the government fit in as
arts Of consistent whole"
Conservation.
On the question of conservation the
message is emphatic:
'If we Of this generation destroy
the resources from which our chill
dren would otherwise derive their
livelihood, we reduce the capacity OF
our land to support a population, and
so either degrade the standard Of liv
ing or deprive the coming generations
of their right to life on this CONT
nent
'If we allow great Industrial organi
cations to exercise unregulated con
troll Of the means of production and
the necessaries Of life, we deprive the
Americans of today and of the future
of Industrial liberty, right no less
precious and vital than political free
DOM"
recommendations.
The president urges that the broad
plan for the development Of our wa
terways recommended by the inland
waterways commission be put into eff
feet without delay and that the de
velOpment of water power be guarded
most zealously by the federal anc
state governments. He commends tt
congress the conclusions found by the
conservation commission relating Ie
the protection of forests against fire
and their yield of reasonable taxes
and he advocates the repeal of the
timber and stone act and the commu
tation clause Of the homestead law
He favors the use of the grazing
lands and the mineral, timber, coal
oil and gas lands under such condi
tons as will best protect the rights
of the government and posterity, AM
concludes by advocating concurrence
between the states and the nationa
government in all matters pertainin!
to the protection of natural resources
urging the appropriation of at leas
$4,000 for the expenses of the nation
al conservation commission.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
GENERAL.

United States Senator Reed
Smoot was reelected by the Utah
legislature.
In joint session the Iowa legislature
confirmed the vote Of the separate
houses in electing A. B. Cummins
senator.
Leonard Roeder, formerly a shoe
maker of Quincy, Ill, has just reach
ed his Tooth birthday. He was born
in Germany.
William ]. Stone was elected Unit
ed States senator from Missouri
Every Democrat in the legislature
voted for him.
While answering call to quell a
disturbance at Chebanse, Ill, City
Marshal John Riley dropped dead.
The cause of death was heart disease.
Elihu Root, VINO was elected United
States senator by vote of las to 45
for u. S. Ghanler. is heing generally
accepted as the boss of the New York
Republican state machine.
The Canadian Pacific railway fled
plans for the erection at Winnipeg Of
the largest union stock yards in
America outside of Chicago. The in
itiaI expenditure this year on the
yards will be 100000. and on abat.
toir and packing house $750,000.
Eugene A. Laurant was killed at
Artesia Miss. BY Charles Smith, q
wealthy planter of that section. Lau.
rant was a travelling salesman for a
st. Louis Arm. and Smith was one OF
Lanrant's customers 1t is said Lau.
rant was shaking hands with Smith
when the latter pulled pistol and
ired.
The coroner's jury arrived at yer
dict at Bluefield, w. Va, as a result
Of its investigation into the death Of
the sixty-flve men who We're killed in
the I. lex Branch mine explosion lasl
Tuesday. The jury decided the explo
/ sion was caused by an overcharged
shot Of gunpowder and that the sixty
five men came to their death through
mo fault OF the Pocahontas Consoli
dated Collsery company Of the Licl
Branch colliery,
q number Of yonng women students
narrowly escaped being burned t.
death when the dormitory Of Benzo
mia college, at Benzonia, Mich, burn
cd TO the ground. Students who slept
on the third floor We're rescued witt
great difficulty.
Joe Is GUMS san + allan Of Trinidad
shot Policeman Alex Brighton. proba
lbly fatally Wounding him, shot his
||s,wsife twice. one huilets sntering iiel
right side and the other her right
4 rr1. Then he blew out his owT
ii u l, Esq. "a and his spife &C
been quarreling
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
SAYS "eooD-BY, KlI," AT BIER.

Oscar Jacobs on Verge Of Collapse
Beside Slain Girls Corpse.
Sturgis. S. D., Jan. 24.-"Good-by
kid, 1 will never see you any more
said Oscar Jacobs as he gazed with
tear-dimmed eyes at the body Of Elba
Roberts, whom he is accused OF kill.
ing.
The funeral services over the girls
remains were held yesterday, and ia
cobs was taken from the jail to the
morgue for a last look at his alleged
victim, He seemed on the verge Of
breaking down, but recovered quick
ly when leaving the place.
~ Jacobs still sticks to his story that
Elba Roberts killed herself.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
Jealous Girl Suspected Of Waylaying
Alfred Newsstand.

Dickinson, N D., Jan. 24.-Three
shots fred by a girl, it is believed
by the local authorities, nearly re-
suited in a murder inquest instead Of
in the marriage of Alfred Newsstand,
set for yesterday.
Newsstand, who formerly was an
automobile repairer in st. Paul,
aroused the jealousy of young wonl-
an to whom ne had paid some at
tention, when 1t was announced that
he was to wed Miss Annie Stewart.
He was waylaid last night and three
bullets whizzed close to him.
His assailant was concealed by the
darkness.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
! ACCIDENTAL HAPPENINGS.

A passenger train collided head-on
with q freight train two miles west
or GoffeyVille. Kan. Twenty-four pas
sensers were injured, but only two
are IN serious condition.
passenger train ran into an open
switch az Little Rock, Ark, and
crashed into switch engine, killing
the fireman OF the switch engine and
partly demoliShing both engines.
N. n. Stream and his three-year-old
son, living fves miles west OF Roby,
Tex, were burned to death, and 1--WE
other members Of the family we're
probably fatally burned by gasoline
explosion.
John &c. Beatty. aged sixty-ive, OF
Mount Vernon, N said to be q
wealt Thy land owner. was found dead
{ In d bath tub. into which hot water
was running, at Denver. The body
was literally boiled. &
Fire destroyed the entire main dor
nlftory building Of the Odd Fellows
orpllanage Ia the suburbs OF Colds
born, The building was oecn
pied about o children, all 81
ION escaped salniniu red. The build
Ing cost between SIS 900 and $40 1000
me pnll Hing car coIlia
I'D ,T ilh the rear end of a south .bount
B Grand arunk il#ay passenger trair
E, agina an
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
BABY BOY BURNED TO CRISP.
Mother Returns Home to Find Char.
red Remains

st. Paul, Jan. "a. = Leaving her
three-year-old boy in the house alone
while she went to the store yesterday,
Mrs. Edward A. Shafer returned to
find the child writhing in agony on the
rcor, MS clothing burned OF and the;
flesh On the tiny body scared and
charred.
DR.. A. M. Johnson was called and
worked teroically to save the child's
life, but after four hours of agony
death came humanely to the little
ones relief.
1t is thought that the babe awaken
ed during his mothers absence, and
while playing around the coal stove ig-
nited his clothes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28

cummins Declared Elected.
Des Moines, Jan 22.--In joint ses.
sion at noon the Iowa legislature con,
firmed the vote of the separate
houses in electing A.. B. Cummins
senator.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
Landsi!des DELAY Traffic

Seattle, Wash. Jan. %. Destruc-
tive landsliees. carrying hundreds Of
tons of earth, along the line of the
Great Northern between Ballard and
Edmons last night carried away the
telegraph and telephone lines, delay
ing the movement of trains and work
Eng much inconvenience.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
CAPTIVE, THEN BRIDE.
Girl at Winnipeg Says priest Kid.
Mapped Her.

Winnipeg, Jan. 23. - Miss Bronis-
Iowa Izponder, the pretty Omaha girl
who several weeks ago was reported
to have eloped with Father Lubick, is
a happy bride, and Father Lubick, &C
cused by the girl of having held her
in humiliating slavery for weeks, is a
prisoner in the hands Of the police.
The girls story of her experience
since coming here on the invitation of
Father Lubick, who knew her when
she was attached to a Chicago or
phanage, is almost melodramatic.
The man, 1t is alleged, lured her
here with the promise Of a position
as teacher in local college and then
made her a prisoner in his house.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
Three Tots Killed.

Johnston, Pa, Jan. 23-Three chill
dren between three and four years
old were killed, another aged five was
severely burned and two women,
mothers of the little ones, were pain
fully injured at stoughton, when the
children touched match to key of
powder to see it blaze.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
THREE CARLOADS OF FINE.

Waters-Pierce Company to Pay ST.
623,ooo in Silver Dollars.
Austin, Tex jan 23.-According to
Waters-Pierce attorney here the
judgment Of s1,623,000 which was OBJ
tanned by the state will be paid in
silver dollars, delivered at the state
treasury. The judgment and interest
will amount to almost s2.0Oo,0OO. If
the amount is paid in silver dollars
the money will weigh 1o1,425 pounds.
amounting to about three carloads,
and it viii take an expert forty days
to count it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
Early Morning Blaze in Mill City

Minneapolis. Jan. 24.-Fire which
started at $50 this morning in the
house furnishing store Of A. w. Da-
Wis. GA First avenue south, complete.
DIV Quilted that store Mr. Davis loss
on stock is shout $4,000, with $4,000
Insurance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
Ended Life With Bullet.

st. Paul, ian. %. Harry f. Phil
lips, twenty-eight years Of age, COM
mitted suicide by blowing out his
brains. Dependency because OF the
lack OF employment is thought to
have prompted the young man to end
his life. IF.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
SCHOOL BOYS IN FATAL DUEL.
Mother of Injured Swain Says She
VIII Not Prosecute.

Newark, N j.. Jan. %. = William
Pollack, fourteen years old, and Ar
thur Tappan. sixteen years old, both
of Summit, fought a duel in the pub
tic school Of that place yesterday
with jackknives over girl of their
class with whom both were in love.
After six minutes of fighting Pol
lack was wounded over the heart.
He may die.
Mrs. ?ol!ac1,, the wounded boys
mother, refuses to prosecute Tappan,
saying that if her son went into a
duel he must stand the consequences;
that the code of honor should make
no appeal to the courts
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
Cell Iye.re lash for Sect.

& Chicaeo. Jan. "a inspectors Of The
health depart s,tt,si it t. was learned yes
lter6ay, have for several weeks bee
investigs ting charaes that horsefes.7
is being sold in Chicago for beef.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
$500 Team Drowned.

Red Wing, Wis, Jan. 24.--A $500
team of horses, the property Of
Charles. Brown. broke through the ice
in lake PeDin and was drowned, Ap-
other team broke through. but was
rescued. a5s=555s5s5
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
RETURNED TO KILL HIM.
Montana Robbers Murder the Man
Who Had identified Them.

Butte, Mont. Jan. 23.-J. A. Halli-
day, a waiter, was found dying early
yesterday on the floor of restaurant
in Plains. in the western part of the
state, with two bullet holes through
his heart. Nearby lay revolver The
till had been robbed, and Halliday,
having discovered the identity of the
robbers, they returned and killed
him. L. A. Gardner and Indian joe
are under arrest on suspicion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
SENATOR SHOOTS BURGLAR.
Latter Was Trying to Effect Entrance
to Formers Home.

Superior, Wis, jan 23.-state Sen
ator George B. Hudnall shot and dan
gerously wounded a burglar at 3
o'clock yesterday morning. The bur
glar was trying to get into the Hud-
nall residence and did not heed the
senator's warning shout. He was
wounded once in the cheek and once
in the hip with buckshot The man
was sent to the hospital and will
probably live.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
IS, GOO Fire Al Doprher+v

Mason City, iowa, Jan. % %. Over
$4,000 damage was done at Donphertv
by the destruction OF a hotel and
naighboring buildings. ss...s..:..s
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
14e geltrami Wolves Killed In Year

Bemidji, Mimi, Jan. "a. - During
the year 1908 the State of Minnesota
paid $1,O63.50 as bounties for wolves
killed in Beltrami county. according
to the report of County Auditor John
Wilmann of this city.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
lie Lost When Resort Rprn.

Little Falls, Mimi, Jan. %. Fire
DESTROYED q house in the western part
of town, occupied as resort, and
Alex Waltzka, father OF the proprie.
tress, WAS burned to death.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28

ST. PAUL MAN GIRLS TARGET.