The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-02-18

pa, Mexico, indian IN tnat V'clnlty
are in an ugly mood and an uprising
is thought not improbable.
William c. Proctor announced that
he had withdrawn his offer. OF $780,
900 for the proposed graduate college
Of Princeton university.
A cable message received by rel
atives in Baltimore from Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony J.. Drexel, who are in Lon
don, announces the engagement OF
their daughter.
Rear Admiral Sebree, commander
Of the Pacific squadron, notified the
navy department that he transferred
his flag and staff from the cruiser
Tennessee to the cruiser California.
The average wages Of laboring men
belonging to trades unions in Kansas
were @24 more in 1909 than they were
in 1908.
President Taft will celebrate st.
Patrick's day with the Irish at Chi
cago, having definitely accepted an In
vitation Of the Good Fellowship club
Of that city.
Senator Curtiss of Kansas intro
duced to President Taft eight Kaw
Indians. In honor Of the occasion the
braves were attired in gorgeous native
costumes.
Sensational testimony was given by
the nurse of Colonel Swope at the In
quest at Independence, Mo.
Macon of Arkansas renewed his
charge that the immigration commits
sion was an expensive luxury.
Archbishop ireland justifies the re-
fusal of Pope Plus to receive Former
Vice President Fairbanks.
All differences between men and
railroad management in Mexico have
been settled.
Vice-President Sherman is urging
the reelection Of Senator Smooth Of
West Virginia.
A bill which would do away with
the employers liability law attracts
attention in the house.
The bill providing for federal chart
srs for corporations will be intro
duced in congress.
1t has not yet been proved that the
high cost of living is a result of cold
storage.
Niagara Falls was selected by 4
young woman of Buffalo as a at place
to end her life.
Newton w. Gilbert Of Indiana was
nominated by President Taft rs vice
governor Of the Philippines.
The Nebraska board of education
requested the resignation of Presi.
dent Crabtree of the Peru Normal.
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 $500 bail.
Congress adjourned promptly on
learning the death Of Representative
Lowering of Massachusetts,.
washington.
The president has issued 4 procla.
nation granting the minimum tarifi
rates of the Payne-Aldrich act to Ar
gentina, Brazil, Uragua, Paraguay,
Mexico, Panama and Liberia. Figures
supplied by the state department as
to the trade with these seven cOu
tries show that during the year 1905
the United States. exported to Argen'
tine goods to the value Of $34.351. 600
and imported from Argentine goods
valued at @12. 567 900.
President Taft sent 4 specia
message to congress urging relief fol
a number of workmen injured on the
Panama canal prior to the passage
of the act of May 30. 1908, which
definitely fixed the compensation tt
be allowed injured employers, or t
be granted their families in case o.
death.
Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich
retired, was a witness before the
house naval committee and while hi
did not directly attack the Meyer
plan, he said he did not believe Sec
rotary Meyer had given the Newberr!
plan sufficient trial before replacing
it with another. He said the Now
berry plan would ave the navy de
partment upwards of a million dol
lars annually.
On the basis of IN equal distribu
ton of the money in circulation IL
the United States on February l {
person would have Is cents less thar
ne or she had a year ago. The cir
culation per capita on February l wat
$34.82; a year ago it was $35.
President Taft will leave to Attol
ney General Wickersham the selee
ton of a successor to Wade H. Ellis
the special assistant in charge of trus
prosecutions, who resigned severa
days ago to enter politics in Ohio.
A resolution asking the secretary @
state to inform the house whethe
twelve cotton-growing states had rel
resentation in the diplomatic and col
sular service in the foreign countrie
that purchase American cotton, pa
ticularly the United Kingdom, Franc