The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-02-11

Edward Payson Weston left Pasa-
dena, Cal, on a walk across the con-
tinent which he expects to complete
within ninety days. He will follow
the route of the Santa Fe railroad to
Chicago.
The opening of homestead settle
ment of the unsold coded lands of the
Chippewa Indians in Minnesota, where
they embrace SO little timber that the
loggers will not purchase it, is con-
templated in the draft Of a bill SUBJ
mitted to the house by Secretary Bal
linger.
Simon Burns, a widely known labor
leader, died at a hospital in Pittsburg,
Pa. He was 54 years old. AS dele
gate to a number of national conven-
tons and as a member Of the first
western wage conference, Burns be-
came we'll known in labor circles
throughout the country.
Medical inspector Henry c. Boyer
or Surgeon F. Stokes will be the next
surgeon general of the United States
navy, according to the present indlca-
tons, to succeed Thomas H. Rixey,
the incumbent.
Congress is holding back on all of
the presidents important recommen-
dations for legislation.
Representative kinkaid says he Will
make statement concerning his Alas
ka coal lands claim.
A mine disaster in Colorado cost
$50 lives, mostly foreigners.
Friends of rivers and harbors say
some sort of a bill will pass this SEES
sion of congress-.
Archbishop Ireland says the trouble
with the American people Is that they
are living too high.
It is said a bill is to be introduced
~suspending the tariff on meat for a
year.
The gay city of Paris is now in
gloom, having something to think
time.
Some one says pay less for amuse-
ments, less for fun, and then therell
be more for the slaughter house mag
nets.
Senator Carter argued in favor OF
his postal savings bank bill.
America is having a touch OF the
old world land question to which we
have hitherto been immune, and do
not yet recognize the complaint.
In a pistol duel at Edgewood, KY,
Deputy Sheriff Gordon Givens and
Benjamin Gatliff, a miner, were each
MORALLY wounded.
Denial is made in the report of the
immigration commission of any great
o~ver-crowding in the cities.
General John T. Wilder, who be-
came famous as the head of Wilder's
brigade during the civil war, celebrat-
ed his eightieth birthday.
Special dispatches from Seoul report
a serious uprising of insurgents at
South Phongan, Korea. Twenty Japa-
nese settlers are said to have been
murdered.
At Pittsburg a dozen foreigners,
save one, entered a meat boycott
agreement. The twelfth choked to
death on his beefsteak.
Warmer said Mrs. Fcrd was not
aware of his shortage with Big Four
at Cincinnati.
The United States and Germany
have reached an understanding avert
ing a tariff a
Secretary Ballinger was criticised in
the senate for sending a bill to that
body.
Large gains in the exports of farm
products from United States for the
last fifty years were shown.
The "dreadnought" type of battle
ships necessitates the enlargement OF
all the dry docks of the United States.
Washington.
On the basis of an equal distribu-
ton of the money in circulation in
the United States on February / a
person would have Is cents less than
he or she had a year ago. The cir
~culation per capita on February l was
$34.82; a year ago it was $35.
In order to meet expeditiously the
needs of the Indian in the handling of
lllC l4ulN SSouA "AlSA Xix oos
eminent holds in trust for him, the
bureau of Indian affairs. in revising its
regulations, will incorporate a pro-
vision enabling superintendent Of
Indian schools and reservations to
give to the Indians from their indi-
vidual funds, without reference to
Washington, amounts not exceeding a
specified sum-, which will probably be
placed at 800, in any one month for
the purpose Of meeting their actual
needs.
In a spirited attack on the postal
savings bank bill, Senator JEFF Davis
OF Arkansas told the senate that it
was a measure in the interest of the
national banks, 1.-The h~igh-collared
ROSTERS, the money sharks, and
money grabbers OF Wall street"
An Increase in round numbers. in
customs receipts of 1913, 1000, 900 and