Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-17

to look over canal work.
Reyolutionists In Honduras are said
to be gathering in force for onslaught.
Mr.. Bryan has been making some
speeches in Speaker Cannon's Illinois
district.
Surprising gains by the socialists
were made In New York state.
Congress meets the first Monday In
December, the session ending March
8. 4th.
|. The lower house of the next con-
gress will have democratic majority
of about forty.
i According to the recent elections
the lower house of the next congress
will be democratic.
Dix (dem.) was elected governor
Of New York, Notwithstanding Roose.
velt's vigorous campaign.
1t Is figured at this time that AL
drich's majority for governor in Ne
braska will reach $4,000.
Just for the present Teddy has
nothing to say about election results,
but will be heard from later.
Secretary Ballinger blames his OPP
ponents for the unsettled conditions
regarding the Alaska coal lands.
Mayor Dahlman of Omaha, who
made the race for governor of Nebras-
ka, though defeated, is not cast down.
/ Roosevelt has given notice that he
is going to take good rest To all
/ callers word is handed out nothing
doing"
The main building of the Ontario
Wheel company works, with all its
contents, was destroyed by fire. Loss.
$4,000.
President Taft will have number
Of important measures before the
next congress and hopes to get action
upon theul without delay.
4 Rev. Dr. Charles Hummer Burch,
arch-deacon of Richmond, Staten Is
land, has been elected bishop suffra-
gan of the Protestant diocese of New
York,
/ John j. Smythe was sentenced to
death in Norfolk, Va. for the murder
| Of his wife. Bullets intended for
| Mrs. Smythe also killed 12-year-old
daughter.
\
senator from Nebraska Is son of
the late P. w. Hitchcock, who also
served term In the United States
| Senate.
The San Juan, Porto Rico. branch
of the Union Bank of Halifax, has
! been merged with the Royal Bank Of
Canada.
The Panama national assembly ap-
proved resolution instructing the
executive to recognize the Republic
of Portugal.
| Republicans propose to get busy at
| the coming session of congress, which
ends the 4th Of March. There is
much that Taft wants done before the
democrats take hold.
| After an illness of less than four
days, George A. Rasmussen, an in
structor in the Sioux City high
4 school. died Of infantile paralysis. He
was the third adult to die in Iowa
I OF that disease
8 1T Is feared that Solomon, settle.
| ment of dozen houses on the beach
of Norton sound, twenty-three miles
| east of Nome, was wiped out by the
unusual tidal disturbance which sent
a flood in from the Boring sea.
1. Assistant postmasters who hope to
1 be transferred into the permanent
service Of the government under the
| civil service recently issued by Presi-
! dent Taft must first stand rigid
examination as to their efficiency.
! Asbury Spicer, who has figured
conspicuously in the Breathitt county,
Kentucky feuds for many years, was
given a life-sentence In the state
penitentiary for the murder of
Nephew Asbury Fugate last spring.
/ Twelve friends OF the late Rattle
| Siedenburg, business man who died
| in New York last October, are direct
ed by the terms OF his will, just filed
| for probate, to eat. dinner costing
| $500. or $41.66 2-3 q plate, at the ex-
| pense Of his estate.
Vital questions concerning the Is
sues Of stocks and bonds by the rail
roads engaged in Interstate COM
merce viii be investigated by the
Railroads Securities o m m 8 10 n.
| which Will begin public hearings prob
ably on November %.
Asbury Spicer, who has figured con.
*splcuously in the Breathitt county
(Ky.) feuds for many years. was CIV
en- life sentence in the state peni.
Tertiary for the murder of Nephew
Asbury Fugate.
! The New Mexico constitutional con.
svention disregarded the advice given
by Theodore Roosevelt to make
constitution easily amended and
adopted an article requiring two
thirds OF each house to propose an
amendment and big majority of the 1
electorate to approve.
I Carl Rohr. a defaulting bank clerk
! OF the National Union bank OF Water.
town. N. r. whose alleged shortage
lis 5000. was arrested at Seattle
Persona.