Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-24

Archbishop Ryan's funeral took
place at Philadelphia on. the 18th
Detective Patrick J. Keely of Chi
cago was found guilty of perjury.
General Navarro, at the head OF
a thousand federals, marched into
Juarex.
Periodical publishers made reply
to the statement Of Postmaster Gen.
eral Hitchcock.
An extended drouth which threat
ened the wheat crop OF western Tex
as, was broken.
The United States court Of appeals
decided that Oklahoma's Jim Crow
law is constitutional.
President Taft began his campaign
for Canadian reciprocity in an ad-
dress at Columbus, o.
The contract of a loan OF 100000
900 to Honduras by American bank
ers was signed in New York.
There is proof that the w. L. Scott
mausoleum at Erie, Pa, was entered
and the remains of a woman taken.
The impression is growing deeper
and deeper about the capitol that an
extra session of congress is likely.
The New Haven chamber Of COM
merce passed resolutions unanimous
ly approving reciprocity with Canada.
A pouch of mail originating in Colo
RADIO and en- route for the east was
stolen from truck at Council Bluffs.
President Taft and Champ Clark
declared themselves in accord in
speeches at the Pan-American con-
ference.
Nicaragua has been placed under
martial law by President Estrada as
a result of the magazine explosion at
Managua.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyman Befkowitz and
their five children were killed by H.
Illuminating gas in their home in
Philadelphia.
Fifty republicans from over Ne
braska organized progressive re-
publican league in Lincoln and de-
clared their principles.
One less contestant appeared before
the book committee of the Methodist
general conference in the race for
next years meeting, as Chicago with
drew.
The daylight closing saloon bill, pro-
viding that saloons must not open
before 6 o'clock a. M, and that they
must close by p. M, was passed by
the Texas senate.
President Taft's plan for Canadian
reciprocity is extremely likely to re-
ceive Endorsement by the Illinois
legislature, despite Speaker Cannon's
avowed opposition.
Several hundred clergymen in
Chicago started a movement, further
ed by the Chicago Christian En-
deavor union, to relieve mail clerks
and carriers of Sunday work.
Under the terms of the treaty pro-
viding for the arbitration OF the
Chamizai zone case, the United
States and Mexico exchanged pre-
sensations of their respective cases.
C. H. Markham of Chicago has
been elected president of the Ocean
Steamship company and the Central
Georgia railway. Mr.. Markham is
president of the Illinois Central rail-
way.
Declaring the proposed reciprocity
agreement with Canada a measure OF
the utmost value to both countries,
the Boston Boot and Shoe club at its
annual banquet passed resolutions
favOring the measure.
The French government is not
much interested in the plan for re-
ciprocal trade relations maturing be-
tween the two great governments of
North America, while French export
ers are plainly apprehensive.
The condition of Miss Clara Bar
ton, founder of the Red Cross, who
has been ill with bronchitis at her
home in Glen Echo, aMryland, sub
urb of Washington, has so greatly
improved that DR.. Hubbell of Glen
Echo regards her as out of danger.
A convention of women, held in the
state house at Pierre, S. D., took first
steps towards the organization of a
"woman's party" The organizers
will seek political preferment accord
ed them under the constitution of the
state, without waiting for the full
voting privilege.
Federal Judge Hough at New York
denied the motion to appoint
guardian for Joseph G.. Robin, the al
legged bankrupt and fallen banker.
A remarkable petition was received
by Postmaster General Hitchcock
from citizens of Fairbanks, Alaska,
requesting the establishment in that
city of a postal savings bank. The Pc
tition is twenty-four feet long and
bears the names of many hundreds OF
citizens of Fairbanks.
The Canadian reciprocity amend
ment had it's first actual advance Sat-
urday when the committee on ways
and means reported favorably to the
house the administration bill embody
ing the compact. President Taft can
get the agreement past congress if
he can force vote in the senate this
session.
The New York Rockefeller insti-