The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-31
NEWS Of THE WEEK N fPnOMt
IMPORTANT EVENTS At HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Washington.

Washington.
Director North Of the census bureau
has asked the house committee ON cen.
u for an appropriation Of $14 ,000, 900
70 sefray the cost of taking the census
Of the United States for 1910.
Responsive to numerous petitions
from Western commercial organiza.
lions, Representative Kahn of Califor-
MIA has introduced a bill to provide for
the defense Of Pacific coast ports.
Surgeon General Rixey Of the navy
has asked the house committee on ma.
val affairs to recommend an appro-
priation Of 5 1900, 900 for the construc-
ton and equipment of a navy hospital
ship.
The aeronautic board Of the army
signal corps threw out all the recent
bids for dirigible airships as unsatis-
factory. 1t is understood the designs
submitted were deficient in speed re-
quirements. New specifications will
be drawn up and new bids asked for.
Secretary Root has strongly urged
on congress an appropriation OF $780,
900 to enable the government of the
United States to be represented in
the exposition to be opened at Quito
Aug. 10 next. to celebrate the Tooth
anniversary of the independence of
Ecuador.
william Chandler of the Chandler
Dunbar company of Sault Ste. Marie
has agreed upon a quit-claim deed
with the war department and he de-
partment Of justice whereby all obsta-
cles In the way of the speedy widen
ing Of the canal locks at the 500 are
removed.
Senator Deliver has introduced a
tngton tor the use Of the department
Of agriculture to cost $1,750,0O0. The
preamble OF the bill states that the
aumber OF employees Of the department
has increased from 100 to 2,100 since
the building now nearing completion
Was commenced.
People Talked About.
Rear Admiral Frank Courts, U. 8.
r.. retired, died in Washington, aged
sixty-thres years. He was q native of
Ohio.
Betsy Bennett. ninety-ive years Of
age, daughter of Obeju. chief Of the
tribe Of Ottawa Indians, Is dead at
0andusky. Ohio.
Col. John I. Handley. supreme vice
president Of the Federal Union OF
America, died Of appendicitis At his
home in Denver.
James Bigheart, ex-chief Of the
Usage Indians, who 1t is claimed was
the richest Indian in the United
States. is dead of paralysis at his
home near Bigheart, In the Usage Ma
ton.
O.. 8. Sisson. n Of the leading
Grand Army men Of Wisconsin and
known throughout the Northwest.
where he for many years acted as PEN
sion agent, il dead in La Crosse. aged
sixty-two years.
Rev. j. w. O'Bryant, who has been
pastor Of the Hyde Park Methodist
church at st. Joseph, Mo-, has resigned
to become q street a conductor. He
says he can make moro money As =
conductor than as q preacher.
At the end Of fifty years continuous
service, during which time he never
had q wreck, Lawrence Gagin, the old
est engineer In point of service in the
employ OF the Chicago & Northwest
ern railroad, will retire on q pension.
John Ball, seventy years old, said to
- q descendant Of the brother of the
0rst president OF the United States
and one OF q number Of heirs to the
Joseph Ball estate OF Philadelphia,
which il said to be worth 500. 0OO, 900,
dropped dead at Hartford City, Ind.
DIR. F. NJ. Michaels, m occulist Of
national reputation. Is dead. at Bing-
hampton, N. Y. Several weeks ago Dr..
Michaels partook Of tainted chicken
and ptomaine poisoning resulted. This
developed into tuberculosis. termina-
ting fatally.
Isaac N. Hascall, at one time acting
governor OF Nebraska and for many
years q prominent politician, died in
Omaha Of paralysis. He was a mem
her OF the Nebraska constitutional
convention and cast the deciding vote
which made Nebraska q free soil
state.
Crimes and Criminals.
Casimir Duzicki,. a Polander, was
killed In a street fight at Detroit. Mich.
when two groups of foreigners joined
IA battle in the street.
william Brown, a youthful bandit.
confessed that he shot and killed Pc
nceman William r. Mooney of Chi
cago. The confession was made to
Chief Of Police Shippy, and it clears
Z 5 one Of the mysterious policemen
murdsrs which confront the city force
The jury in the case of the State VS.