Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-27

/ NY So SAACJ COMPANY SuAAOA ON
a loss Of 10000 IL horse flesh and
another corporation met with 4 loss
of $4,000. The total loss is act at
100000.
The hot spell continues at Valdez,
Alaska, and the glaciers are melting
at phenomenal rate.
The census bureau says fam lands
have more than doubled in value in
the last ten years.
Lewis Strang, the famous automo-
bile driver, was killed when his ma
chine went over an embankment.
Three of four men accused of hold
ing up passenger train in North
Dakota were captured by detectives.
Labor leaders, alleged to be in con.
tempt, have refused to tender an
apology to Justice Wright at Wash
ington.
The New York state legislature,
which has been in continuous session
since January L. will take recess I'M
til September g.
New York city was overcharged
$17,S30 for the fire works with which
it celebrated July A, according to a
report made to Mayor Gaynor.
Representative Burke of South Da-
kota was elected a member of the
house committee on expenditures in
the interior department
The public health is watching close
~ the appearance of cholera in New
York and is cooperating in every way
with the health authorities of that
state.
Several cases of cholera have been
discovered among the crew of the
German steamer Hispania, which ar
rived at Mahan, Spain, from Italian
ports.
The department of agriculture crop
principal crops on August 1, will be
issued at 2:15 p. III. Wednesday
August 9.
By the accounting of the executors
OF the estate of the late Mark Twain,
accepted by the probate court, the In
heritance tax to he paid the state
amounts to $5,167O1.
A subcommittee of five members
OF the senate committee on privileges
and elections will determine wheth-
er the charges affecting the election
OF Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin
shall be investigated by the senate.
The postoffice at Troy, Kan, ten
miles from st. Joseph, Mo-, across the
Missouri river, was broken into, the
safe blown open and $115 in silver
taken. The robbers overlooked roll
OF bills amounting to $500 which was
in a small box in the safe.
Louis d. Brandeis, of Boston, who
participated as counsel in the Balm
ger-Pinchot case and other congress
sional inquiries, has been chosen to
act as counsel for the house commit
tee inuestig,atiingg Controller Bay,
Alaska, land claims.
Daniel w. Wilder, author, and
known piinileer Kansas editor
and politician, died at his home in
Hiawatha as result of injuries sus-
tanned when he walked out. of the
window of his bed room, mistaking
the window for door.
In his annual report to the conven-
ton of the Wisconsin state fedora
ton of labor there, Assembiyman
Frank j. Weber, of Milwaukee, or
ganizer and chief officer of the state
body, attacked the boy scouts move.
ment. He declared the boy scouts are
allies of capitalists under the guise
of patriotism.
Assistant States Attorneys Mar
shall and Arnold, of illinois, were
summoned to appear in Washington
on Monday before the senate commit
tee which is investigating the cleo
ton of Senator WilliamLorimer. The
prosecutors sought indictments
against State Representative Lee
ONeil Browne in connection with the
Lorimer scandal.
Attorney General Wickersham has
decided that it is not unlawful for the
United States to deal with the corpo-
rations recently declared by the SUI
preme court of the United States to
be illegal combinations.
On the eve of her departure for
Newport to spend the coming six
weeks, Mrs. Oliver H. p. Belmont
was given a reception by the pupils
Of her Brookholt school of agriculture
of Hempsted. l.. L., better known as
the "suffragette' farm" Resolutions
in honor of Mrs. Beimont.s work
were presented
Directors Of national banks who
fail to hold meetings frequently and
who give other evidences of lack
OF personal interest in the affairs of
their banks will hereafter find ma
tional examiner oyerhauling their In
=stitution at least four times year.
Seven buildings which housed
places Of amusement We're destroyed
and probably 1000 persons thrown
into panic at Columbus. O., by fire
lin Olentangy park. KS
Personal.
Fresident de la Barra is charged
with responsibility for the recent out