Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-30
sweltering weather In the east

Treasury officials express the opinion
that the alleged sugar drawback
/ frauds, at New York, If they amount
Ito anything Of consequence, may
i5Feach rs high as s1,aG0.9G0.
Young Roosevelt, just married, goes
to work in San Francisco July 1st.
The senate passed bill providing
for campaign publicity after elections.
Two South Dakota ranchmen fought
with revolvers. One OF them was
killed.
Roosevelt has now become editor,
doing work in this line for the Out
/ look.
Wheat went up several cents in Chi
cago on reports of dryness in the
northwest.
Charles K. Hamilton made the trip
from New York to Philadelphia and
return in an aeroplane.
Cooling nights and some rain in the
wheat belt caused sudden reaction in
Tie price of that cereal
Mr Roosevelt made it plain to in
reviewers that he was home for rest
and quiet, and not to talk
The state department has sent a
sharp note in reply to the representa-
tons of President Madriz.
Secretary of State Knox was com
mencement orator at the University Of
! Pennsylvania exercises.
In a speech in the house Repre-.
sentative Ransdell advised immigra-
ton to the southern states.
President Taft eXpounded the doc
trine of square deal to a delegation
of shippers at the white house.
Ex-President Roosevelt will rest
for two months at Oyste. Bay, mean
time not saying word about politics.
The greatest demonstration that
New York ever witnessed was that
pulled off on the arrival of Roose-
velt
Joseph Vending, alleged slayer of
Alma Killner, the Louisville girl, has
been located on ranch near Houston,
Texas
1t has practically been arranged
that the coronation of King George
will take place about the middle OF
May, 1911.
President Taft is anxious about the
publicity bill and is urging that con-
gress secure it's enactment before ad-
| journment.
Fight Promoter Richard has a faint
hope that Governor Gillette of Cali
fornia may relent and let the fight 20
on in San Francisco.
Every member of congress counts
on being able to spend July 4th at
home and not go back to Washington
again until December
Former Congressman Henry Far
sons, aged sixty-six, died suddenly in
Georgia while sitting in chair at his
home. His wife, while occupying the
same chair, expired in similar man
ner short time ago.
Uncle Joe" Cannon did not go to
New York to greet Colonel Roose-
welt When asked whether he would
attend the l.g reception Cannon
sand: Il can't get away at this
time"
Attorney General Wlckersham left
Washington to be absent nearly a
week. At Chicago he will address the
Illinois State Bar association on the
subject of Federal Control of Stock
and Bond Issues by Interstate Car
riers."
The house has adopted the senate
statehood bill, rather than let it
go back to conference, where it was
feared the senate conference would
kill it. 1t prcvids hat congress and
the president must approve the consti-
tutions of the new states.
With the thermometer registering
in the COS thousands of senior week
guests on Thursday watched the Cor
nell seniors march to the armory to
receive their diplomas from President
Jacob Gould Schurman. Degrees were
conferred on FOG graduates.
A special from Williamsburg, KY,
says Rev. Robert Vaniver and Rev.
Isaac Perry, mountain preachers, who
had been holding revival meetings,
fought a duel with knives in the
County Baptist church. Vanover was
cut from ear to ear. He died in a
short time.
Winston Spencer Churchill, secre-
tary of home affairs, gave dinner in
London in honor of William Jennings
Bryan at the house of commons.
BY vote of SO to III, the senate
passed the revised railroad bill after
desultory and featureless debate. All
republican senators voted for the
bill.
The house committee on public
buildings and grounds decided on an
omnibus bill carrying approximately
$2O,000.000. The bill is smaller than
usual on account of the so-called re-
trenchment program. It probably will
be put through during the closing
days of the session.