Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-18

| NeSuSatlOU Oh CHARGES OIL 6IdAL Al
awarding Of shoe contracts.
Congressman Longworth says that
at birth a man has his choice between
bald head and brains. His owl
choice, he says, IL apparent.
AT Alton. ILL.,, Allen Soroggtns was
sentenced in the city court to ten
years In the penitentiary on a charge
OF having enticed into white slavery
Grace Whaley, IA years old, Of Alton
Robert r. Moore, who ran for
comptroller on the same ticket with
Mayor Gaynor. was appointed city
chamberlain to succeed Charles H.
Hyde.
TIE draft OF the arbitration treaty
between America and Great Britain
has advanced SO far toward compile.
ton that 1t will be ready for submits.
sion to the British government with
in two weeks. @
A bill aimed at the United States
Machinery company and its alleged
monopoly of the shoe manufacturing
machinery business was introduced in
the house by Representative Peters
Of Massachusetts.
The international opium conference
which was to have met at The Hague
on July / has been postponed for one
year. Germany, Japan and Portugal
are not prepared with the data which
Great Britain desired should be pre-
sented at the opening Of the confer
ence.
The Japanese have robbed a con-
sulate at Algun, Chinese. town Of
Manchuria on the Amur, 10 miles
from the Russian frontier, and this
has caused the Russian government
to inquire the reason for this step and
whether it was taken for strategical
purposes.
The indianapolis & Southern rail-
way was sold at auction for $2,50O,-
900 to the Illinois Central railroad.
The sale was mortgage foreclosure
proceeding brought by Charles A.
Peabody and Alex g. Hackstaff Of
New York.
The independence of the Philippine
islands is contemplated In joint res.
olution introduced by Senator Gore
Of Oklahoma.
Lewis M. Hedges, one Of the most
widely known old-time showmen and
for years manager for the late P. T..
Barnum, died at his home in Chicago.
The American Federation Of Labor
issued an appeal for funds for the de.
Yense OF the McNamara brothers, ii
jail in Los Angeles for using dyna.
mite.
The Kansas state board of railroad
commissioners refused to permit the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad to
issue 1O2,0OO.O00 in bonds on the
ground that the proposition is too in
definite.
At Oklahoma City the democrats
were victorious in the first city cleo
ton under the commission form of
government.
Insurrectos made an onslaught on
Juarez, but commander of the feder-'
ais In the city says he will die before
he will surrender.
Germany has warned France of the
dangerous consequences likely to fol-
low the occupation Of Fee by French
troops.
curb on the leasing at high prices
of patented machinery by the manu-
facturers thereof was proposed by
Senator Gore Of Oklahoma
Prof. Fred Lemar Charles, associate
professor Of agricultural education in
the University OF Illinois. committed
suicide by choking himself with a.
.bookstrap.
The body Of Halsey G. Ives, the art
director Of the city museum Of st.
Louis, who died at London, was Gre
mated at Golden's green. The ashes
will be sent to the United States.
Gen. Thomas T.. James, president
OF the Lincoln National bank and for
merly postmaster general in the cab
met of President Garfield, was married
at Tenafly, N. j., to Mrs. Augustus
Gaffney, Of Rochester, who was di-
vorced from her first husband. The
general Is 80 years old, ana has been
married twice before.
AS viewed at Washington the log
lcal program Of Adadero is next to
march on Mexico City.
John M. Stahl, legislative agent OF
the farmers, national congress, says
that body opposes reciprocity.
Rebels at Aqua Prieta have estab-
lished provisional government.