The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-02-25

says that in his attempt to cross the
Atlantic in a dirigible balloon Joseph
Brucker, the aeronaut, will be accom-
panied by Colonel Shack and A. Mes
ner.
Representative Hayes, n of the
leaders of the house insurgents, is in
danger of being defeated at the next
congressional election because of his
opposition to the house organization.
More than 100 members of the Ma
tional Editorial association, which
concluded it's annual convention at
New Orleans, left on the steamer
Cartago for Panama.
The Paris Figaro announces that
President Fallieres will give a grand
fete at the Elysee palace on he oc.
casion of ex-President Roosevelts
visit there.
Colonel Erwin S. Jewett, general
agent of the passenger department OF
the Missouri Pacific railway, and
generally known as the dean OF the
railroad profession in Kansas City,
died suddenly of heart failure.
The Burkett bill for federal inspec-
ton of locomotive boilers was taken
up by a senate subcommittee.
Rumors are afloat regarding dam
age to the winter wheat crop of Ne
braska by cold weather.
Republican leaders in New York are
determined to extend the bribery in
v%estigation.
President Taft Is dissatisfied with
the progress shown in some of the
bills in the senate.
Mrs. Anna Christian S%preckles,
widow of the late Claus S%preckles,
died in San Francisco.
Former Vice President Fairbanks
was the luncheon guest of Ambassa-
dor Hill at Berlin.
President Taft promised a special
committee of the military order OF
foreign wars to go to New York on
March Is to have the insignia of the
order conferred upon him.
Mr. Fairbanks gets many cables OF
congratulation on his attitude toward
the vatican.
The Iowa Supreme court of Iowa
upheld the constitutionality Of the
Ceson removal law which provides
that public officials may be removed
for intoxication.
The adjustment of seventeen out
of eighteen pension agencies in the
country is recommended to the house
by the appropriations committee in
the report on the pension bill.
DR.. Hyde of Kansas City was ar
raigned for murder in the first degree
and released on $780, 900 bail.
Congress adjourned promptly on
Lowering of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Marsh of the New York cotton
exchange characterized the bill to
regulate exchange transactions as fu-
tile and unconstitutional.
The French steamer General Chanzy
was wrecked off the coast of Minorca
and one hundred and fifty-six lives
were lost.
The supreme court of Kansas or
dered the county clerk Of Wyandotte
county to put. all property of the
Cudahy Packing company OF the tax
rolls. The company claimed that the
finished product is not taxable.
The government will probably dis
continue the practice o. printing
stamped envelopes with the address
of business firms in the corner.
Mrs. Sarah Bailey, grandmother OF
Governor Stubs of Kansas, died at
Emporia, aged SO years.
The dedication of a new gymnasium
building was the chief feature of the
celebration of founders day at the
Kansas state normal school at EN-
roria.
The Bennett white slave bill reg.
ulating the traffic in immoral alien
women was passed by the senate.
The rivers and harbors bill carrying
appropriations of more than $35,O0O,-
900 with authorizations of work that
will cost more than $1,000, 900 addi-
tional was passed by the house.