The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-05-13

the 1nQlVlIudIlJy Oh the ~HuepcHucA
party with a close alliance with either
democrats or republicans, in the
opinion of w. r. Hearst.
Max Berbohm, the writer and critic,
and Miss Florence Kahn, an Ameri-
can actress, whose home is in Mem
phis, Tenn, were married in London.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
will contain an item of $50, 1000 to en-
able the department of justice to con-
tinue the investigation and prosecu-
ton of sugar customs frauds.
The kings bench in London con-
firmed the lower courts order for ex-
tradition of Frank Matusio, wanted
for alleged forgery in st Louis.
Approximately 5000 trainmen and
conductors employed on the lines of
the New York Central east Of Boston
will receive wage increases averaging
80 per cent.
The demand of the administration
for two new battleships will be grant
ed, the senate committee on naval
affairs having practically decided to
accept the provision of the house bill
On this subject.
The federal government will con
struct a wireless station at Omaha.
The house passed a bill providing
that Indian lands near Falls City in
Richardson county, Neb., be included
in the Nemaha river drainage i'm
provement now being made.
After twelve years the Inflated bat
tleship Maine is to be removed from
Havana harbor and the bodies which
went down with the vessel and will
be inferred in the national cemetery
at Arlington.
The Minnesota democratic state
convention will be held in Mime
apolis July 90.
The National Conservation congress
will not be held in st. Louis in
August. j. B. White, chairman of the
executive committee of the congress,
has announced that Theodore Roose-
welt will address the congress-.
At a meeting of the trustees of the
National Society of the Sons of the
| American Revolution, it was decided
to hold the next convention in Louis
Vile, KY. The session closed with a
banquet.
The funeral of the late Bjornstjeren
Bjornson, the Norwegian writer, who
died recently in Paris was held at
Christina with imposing ceremonies.
1t was attended by the king and
queen.
So badly slashed is the senate rail-
road bill that its final passage by both
houses is a matter of doubt.
Six indictments were handed down
by the special grand jury of which
John d. Rockefeller, jr., is the fore
man. which has been investigating
the 'white slave" traffic in New
York.
John Quincy Adams Ward. one of
his home in New York.
A Nicaragua citizen has written
the American consul that cruelties
are being practiced in Nicaragua.
The directors of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company declared the regu'
lar quarterly dividend OF 1h per
cent.
ion, with a membership of 1000. has
sent an ultimatum to eighteen rail.
roads entering the city.
b. p. Waggener has been made gen.
eral solicitor of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad company for Kansas, Ne
braska and Colorado, with headquar
terS at Atchison. Kan.
William H. Burfet, one of the big
gest and heaviest men in the world
died at Locust Valley, N. Y. He
weighed 568 pounds.
Six Indictments were handed down
by the special grand jury of which
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., Is the fore
q which has been Investigating
the white slave" traffic.
The national party prohibition con,
vention may be held in Des Moines in
1912.
The election contests involving the
seats Of Representatives Joseph F.
O'Connell of Massachusetts and Al.
bert Estopinal of Louisiana, both
democrats, were concluded by house
committees.
Mr.. Bryan says his poll of legisla
tors shows the initiative and referen
dunn would pass the Nebraska house
without difficulty.
Non-residents can maintain suits FOL
divorce in the state of Kansas if the
person against whom the action is
hrouCht CON ho corvod in tho ctoto
Senator Hale denied that fear oil
defeat prompted his announcement Of
coming retirement from the senate.
Personal.