Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23

Detective Patrick j. Kelly of Chi
cago was found guilty of perjury.
| General Navarro, at the head OF
a thousand federals, marched into
| Juarez.
Periodical publishers made reply
/ to the statement OF Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock
An extended droutil which threat
ened the wheat crop Of western Tex
as, was broken.
The United States court of appeals
decided that Oklahomas Jim Crow
law is constitutional.
| President Taft began his campaign
| for Canadian reciprocity in an ad-
dress at Columbus, O.
The contract OF loan of $10,000,-
600 to Honduras by American bank
| ers was signed in New York.
The impression is growing deeper
and deeper about the capitol that an
extra session of congress is likely.
The New Haven chamber of COM
merce passed resolutions unanimous
| ly approving reciprocity with Canada
| A pouch of mail originating in Colo
RADIO and en- route fer the east was
stolen from truck at Council Bluffs
The directors of the Philadelphia
& Reading railroad company decided
to increase the capital stock by $780,
100000
President Taft and Champ Clark
declared themselves in accord in
speeches at the Pan-American con-
ference
Nicaragua has been placed under
martial law by President Estrada as
a result of the magazine explosion at
Managua.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Befkowitz and
their five children were killed by il
Eliminating gas in their home in
Philadelphia.
Fifty republicans from over Ne
braska organized a progressive re-
publican league in Lincoln and de-
clared their principles.
Federal Judge Hough at New York
denied the motion to appoint a
guardian for Joseph G.. Robin, the al
legged bankrupt and fallen banker.
One less contestant appeared before
the book committee Of the Methodist
general conference in the race for
next years meeting, as Chicago with
drew.
The daylight closing saloon bill, pro-
viding that saloons must not open
before o'clock a. m, and that they
must close by p. M, was passed by
the Texas senate.
President Taft's plan for Canadian
reciprocity is extremely likely to re-
ceive Endorsement by the Illinois
legislature, despite Speaker Cannon's
avowed opposition.
Several hundred clergymen in
Chicago started movement, further
ed by The Chicago Christian En-
deavor union, to relieve mail clerks
and carriers of Sunday work.
Under the terms of the treaty pro-
ss:a::,g fol. the arbitration of the
Chamizai zone case, the United
States and Mexico exchanged pre-
sensations of their respective cases.
Declaring the proposed reciprocity
agreement with Canada a. measure of
the utmost value to both countries,
the Boston Boot and Shoe club at its
annual banquet passed resolutions
favoring the measure.
The French government is not
much interested in the plan for re-
ciprocal trade relations maturing be-
tween the two great governments of
North America, while French export
ers are plainly apprehensive.
The Interstate Commerce commits.
sion will begin hearing in Chicago
on March 20 on 13 applications filed
by trans sentimental rfsaiiiircaGs for re
lief from the operation Of the long
and short haul clause of the new
commerce law
A convention of women. held in the
state house at Pierre, S. D., took first
steps towards the organization of a
'woman's party" The organizers
will seek political preferment accord
ed them under the constitution of the
state, without waiting for the full
voting privilege.
A remarkable petition was received
by Postmaster General Hitchcock
from citizens of Fairbanks, Alaska,
requesting the establishment in that
city of postal savings bank The Pc
tition is twenty-four feet long and
bears the names OF many hundreds OF
citizens of Fairbanks.
The Canadian reciprocity amend
ment had it's first actual advance Sat
urday when the committee on ways
and means reported fayorably to the
house the administration bill embody
ing the compact. President Taft can
get the agreement past congress if
he can force a vote In the senate this
session.
The New York Rockefeller insti-
tute for medical research announced
that the effectiveness Of the anthem
nights serum had been generally ac-
cepted by medical authorities.
throughout the world and that the
new remedy had taken its place with