The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-29
Notes From Washington.

for about month, has returned to
his duties at the senate.
The controller of the currency has
issued call for the condition OF ma
tional banks at the close Of business
on Monday, June 18.
A bill was repassed by the senate
providing for the disposal OF the lands
OF the Fort Rice reservation in North
Dakota, under the land laws.
The conference report on the execu
tive, legislative and judicial appropria-
tion bill was adopted by the house,
which passes the bill, the senate hav-
Ing already adopted the report.
The house adopted the conference
report on the bill providing for the
subdivision Of land entered under the
reclamation act. This bill fixes the
farm units of not less than twenty
acres nor more than 160 acres.
Senator Morgan recently celebrated
his eighty-second birthday by making
long speech in the senate in support
OF the bill for sea level canal across
the isthmus Of Panama.
Without sending the nomination Of
John G. A. Leishman OF Pennsylvania
| to be ambassador to Turkey to com
mittee, the senate confirmed it within
a short time after it was received
from the president.
A Minnesota firm, D. H. Freeman
| & Co. Of st. Cloud, was awarded big
| irrigation contract by Secretary OF the
| Interior Hitchcock. 1t Is for con-
structing the canal work and other
excavations on the lower Yellowstone
project In Montana. The award was
made at $245,13S.
Senator McCumber presented to the
senate petition from the board Of
| trade of Superior, Wis, for an investi-
| cation OF the grain inspection prac-
/! ticed by the Mines ota authorities.
The board claims shortage OF about
100000 bushels on account OF the
! method used. The senator urged the
investigation as in the interest Of all
| parties concerned.
The house has passed the bill in
! troduced by Representative Volstead Of
Minnesota, proposing the reimburse
ment OF receivers at general land Off
ces for moneys expended in contests
over entries on the public domain. The
Volstead bill proposes a permanent
| statute on the subject to cover the de-
cision made In this connection by the
controller of the treasury.
Another star was added to the Union
when President Roosevelt signed the
bill admitting Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory as one state. The meas
ure also provides that Arizona and
New Mexico may be admitted to state
hood as the state OF Arizona, provided
the people of the territories vote in
favor Of admission on tSe terms sub
mitted to them by congress.
Crimes and Criminals.
While attempting to escape from a
policeman at Chester, Pa, William,
alias Chick" Horsey, q negro, was
shot and killed.
The federal grand jury at Omaha
returned indictments against thirteen
prominent Nebraska cattlemen In con-
nection with land fraud cases.
Edward L. Groves, real estate
dealer Of Springfield, ILL.,, was found
dead in hotel. He had commit I'd
suicide by taking carbolic acid.
Four dead and one perhaps fatally
! injured, all white men. is the result
OF an attempt BY three life-term con-
victs to escape from the Angola (La.)
state convict farm.
Police Omcer Spellman of Denver
was shot and killed by negro whom
he had placed under arrest. The shoot
ing occurred In q district inhabited
largely by negroes.
Mrs. Sallie Bode, wife Of railroad
engineer, was shot and killed at Sa-
lida, Colo, BY Mrs. Harold Hutchin-
con, wife Of q switchman. Jealousy
was the cause Of the shooting.
]. B.. Binns. formerly . lieutenant
IN the United States army, committed
suicide by jumping overheard from
the steamer Ohio while the vessel was
en- route from Nome to Seattle.
Unknown persons cut with dia-
mond or other instrument nearly ev.
cry plate glass window on Main street,
Dubuque. Scores Of windows were
ruined and the damage will run into
the hundreds Of dollars.
| Fred Price. wanted in Portage, Co
lumbus county. Wis, has been arrest
ed 1t Belgrade. Mont, and Is held at
Bozeman pending the arrival Of an
o1Acer. Price Is scharged with a ques-
| tlonable bank transaction.
y Jury IA the st. Louis circuit court
| acquitted Sergeant J. ]. Connors Of
/ the ST. Louis police force, who was
| indicted % charges Of bribery grow
\ ing out ot the investigation Of alleged
|seeraft' a thS department.
penitentiary Guard c. G. Guant shot
ana killed Rattard Smith. negro por-
ter = the Pacific house saloon at JEFF
fersdn City, Mo-, because Smith had