The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-07-28

empt nave refused to- tender ar
apology to Justice Wright at Wash
ington.
The reciprocity bill passed the sen
ate by a vote of SO to 81.
Announcement is made that there
is soon to be an advance in sugar
prices.
The southern section of Hiatt has
been drained Of troops for the cam
paign in the north.
Union and confederate soldiers met
on the tiftieth anniversary of the bat
tie OF Bull Run and held a jubilee.
The census bureau says farm lands
have more than doubled in value in
the last ten years.
The New York state legislature,
which has been in continuous session
since January /, will take a recess I'm.
til September 6.
New York city was oy~ercharged
S17,S3O for the fire works with which
it celebrated July 4, according to a
report made to Mayor Gaynor.
Representative Burke of South Da.
kOta was elected a member of the
house committee on expenditures In
the interior department.
The public health is watching close.
ly the appearance of cholera in New
YORK and is cooperating in every way
with the health authorities Of that
state.
Several cases of cholera have beer
discovered among the crew of the
German steamer Hisnania, which ar
rived at Mahan, Spain, from Italian
ports.
The department of agriculture crop
report showing the condition of the
principal crops on August !, will be
issued at 2:15 p. m. Wednesday
August 8.
BY the accounting Of the executors
OF the estate of the late Mark Twain,
accepted by the probate court, the in
heritance tax to be paid the state
amounts to ~$5,167.O1.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
designated the main postoffices in
New York, Chicago, Boston and st.
Louis as postal savings repositories.
They will begin to receive deposits on
August /.
President Simon of Haiti appears
doomed to follow President Diaz Of
Mexico, and to give way to another
revolutionary government, according
to adyices reaching Washington.
The city council of Bontam, Tex.
has passed an ordinance providing
that no one may sell peanuts on the
streets OF BOnham until he has suf-
fered the amputation of both legs.
A subcommittee of five members
or the senate committee on privileges
and elections will determine wheth-
er the charges affecting the election
OF Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin
shall be investigated by the senate.
Barney Dreyfuss, president of the
Pittsburg club of the National league,
purchased Marty O'Toole, ST. PauTs
spit ball pitcher, for $22.50, the high
est price ever paid for a ball player
in the history of organized ball.
Three armed thieves invaded the
heart of the tenderloin in New York
at It's gayest hour, smashed a Sixth
avenue jewelers. window, shot his
clerk dead, seized $4,000 worth of
diamond rings and escaped in a taxi
cab.
More than 1900 horses died from
the heat in New York city during II
days. One packing company suffered
a loss of 10000 in horse flesh and
another corporation met with a loss
of $4,000. The total loss is set at
$500. 900.
One of the biggest hospitals in the
world, the Pitie in Paris, which has
been opened, is already receiving its
first patients and it is expected that
before the lapse OF two months all
of the 98S beds will be filled.
Within ten days thousands of men
probably will begin the construction
OF the most elaborate system of I'M
thoroughfares in the world.
The entire new system, involving the
Of approximately 1925
900 900 was awarded to the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company.
President Simon of Haiti appears
doomed to follow President Diaz OF
Mexico, and to give way to another
revolutionary government. according
advices reaching Washington. In
the opinion of Captain Dismukes or
the gunboat Petrol, watching the ope-
of the revolutionists at Coma
vies, the latter already practically
are victorious and all the important
towns except the capital are in their
possession.
F. G. Lewis, president Of the Lewis
company Of ST. Louis, tes-
,ified before the house committee on
in the postofice depart
nent that whereas a few years ago
he was worth 2,000, 900 to 5000, 900,
was compelled to borrow money
o come to Washington to appear as
] witness.