The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-29

Twelve persons, nearly all OF them
re~volutionists, escaped from jails at
Mcxicali.
A Christmas present of $50, 900 was
voted to the employees OF the Central
Trust company by directors OF the
concern.
Both houses Of congress have ad-
journed for the holidays.
The house concurred in the action
of the senate abrogating the treaty
with Russia.
A re-survey of public lands in the
Sixth Nebraska district is urged by
Congressman Kinkaid.
Col. w. F. Cody Buffalo Bid is
going to put in another season at he
show business.
The urgent deficiency bill, carrying
appropriation of s2,270, 000, was pass
ed in the House.
The government, alleging an illegal
combine, has brought suit against
the keystone Watch Case company.
Rev Charles v. T. Richeson, ac-
cused of murder, injured himself
badly in his cell of a Boston prison.
In a message to congress the presi-
dent said wool duties were too high,
and revision should begin immediate
ly.
Congressman c. o. Lobeck of Ne
braska will file as a candidate for
denomination as congressman from
the Second Nebraska district.
Twenty-Five damage suits, aggregat-
ing $82,40O, we're filed against the
Bayless Pulp and Paper company OF
Austin, Pa, and against President
George C. Bayless.
From an authoritative source it was
learned that the likelihood OF any
further advance in prices by the
United States steel corporation is
rather remote.
Suits in bankruptcy of the Western
Steel corporation, showing liabilities
of 81, 493, 400 and assets Of 1888, 965,
were filed in the United States diss.
trict court at Seattle.
Amendments to the articles of in.
corporation of the Minneapolis e St
Louis Railroad company have been
filed, increasing the capital stock
from $40, O0O, 600 to $50, 0OO, 900.
The will of John r. Walsh, the Tor.
mer Chicago banker who died early
in November following his release
from the Leavenworth ~penitentlary,
was admitted to probate.
The Jewish Chronicle say that the
leading Jewish institutions in london
have decided to urge the abrogation OF
the Anglo Russian treaty, which diff
ferentiates against the English Jews.
Edward II. Shuster, cousin OF
Morgan Shuster, treasurer general OF
Persia, is in New York, en- route to
Teheran from the Panama canal zone
He is going to help the treasurer gen
eral in his trouble with Russia.
T%wenty-three sticks of high-power
dynamite were found by a gardener
buried in shrubbery at the residence
Of Arthur Let's, owner OF two of the
largest department stores in Los
Angeles.
On or before July 1, 1912 is the
lluuC LAM " JAC pay uASAS w AA
of the 100000 pesos, as indemnity
for subjects of that country massacred
in Torreon by Mexicans during the
recent revolution.
Rose Eytinge, at one time one OF
the most popular leading women on
the American stage, died on the 21st
at Amityville, L. l., from a paralytic
stroke. The body will be taken to
Washington for interment.
Captain Samuel II. Harper, 68 years
old, mayor of Ottumwa, former state
commander of the Grand Army OF the
Republic, and twice state senator,
died of heart trouble. He was cap
tain of the Forty-sixth regiment Unit
ed States colored infantry during the
Civil war.
Twenty-Five damage suits, aggregat.
ing SS2,400, were filed against the
Bayless Pulp and Paper company OF
Austin, Pa, and against President
George c. Rayless, individually, to re.
cover for losses caused by the going
out of the mill company's dam at
Austin on September 80 last.
At New Rochelle, n. Y, character
izing the age as one Of the greatest
unrest and discomfort which the
country ever knew, Jacob Gould
Schurman. president of Cornell uni.
versity, discussed conditions and pro
posed remedies in an address before
the Peoples Forum.
At Portland, Ore, Mysterious Bill
ly" (Amos) Smith. at n time q
we'll known welterweight prize fight
er, was shot and probably fatally
wounded by A. B. Loomis, captain OF
a river steamer. The shooting was
said to be the outcome OF a series OF
Quarrels in which the two men had
engaged.