The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-07-12

nomination at Chicago at one tim
was almost lost to him.
The total number Of victims OF tnS
Eagle park. Buffalo. N. Y. disaster
u placed 1t thirty-nine. Twenty-Five
bodies have been recovered.
Senator Cummins II uncertain which
way he will Jump politically.
The late democratic national con-
vention was the longest ever.
Omaha has taken over the city
water plant at . cost Of $6,50O,O OO.
Harriet Quimby and . male passen-
ger were killed by q fall from an aero
plane near Boston.
Receipts of hogs at the Sioux City
market for June total 2O7 900, estab-
fishing q new high mark.
At Bowling Green, Mo-, Champ
Clark's home folks" received with re-
greet nsws that Governor Wilson was
tho democratic nominee.
The national convention Of the pro-
gressivs party will be held at Chicago
on or about August 1, 1t was an
nounced by Senator Dixon.
The house passed the army bill in
the same form as last February be-
fore the senate amendments brought
1t under the veto OF President Taft.
Several naval officers were retired
July / on their application, thus re-
ducing to twelve the number of Off
cers who must be compulsorily re-
tired.
William J. Bryan, in a statement,
said that the nomination Of Woodrow
Wilson On . progressive platform
meant an overwhelming victory for
the democratic ticket next fall.
At San Jose, Cal, two motorcycle
racers were killed and two others Sc
riously injured while riding faster
than q mile q minute at the race meet
at the San Jose driving park.
Miss Blanche Stuart Scott has the
distinction of being the first woman
to hy IN aeroplane In New England
at the opening of the aviation meet at
Sqauntum, Mass. She used a biplane.
At Philadelphia q coroner's jury
composed entirely of clergymen rem.
dered . verdict of gross negligence
against the driver of an automobile
which had run down and killed q
woman.
At Concord. N. H., the supreme
court denied a rehearing in the case
involving the legality of the %residuary
bequest of Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy
to the First Church Of Christ, Scien-
tist, Of Boston.
President Taft sent to the senate
the nomination Of William Marshall
Bullet of Louisville, KY, to be solicit
tor general of the United States. to
succeed Frederick H. Lehman Of st.
Louis. resigned.
The names Of twelve navy Officers
by the plucking board for involuntary
retirement were made public at the
navy department. There are three
captains. four commanders and five
Observation-Disclosures in the list.
At Minneapolis President C. B.
Goodrich OF the Twin City Rapid
Transit company announced an in.
crease Of wages Of 1000 trainmen
amounting to practically 10 per cent.
Increase was made voluntarily and az
. surprise to the men.
Cecil Brunswick Smith. n of the
best known railway and hydro-elec-
trtcal engineers In the world. is dead
at his home in Toronto Of cancer. He
WAS 4s years old. Nearly every hydro
electric plant in America a either
designed or built by Mr.. Smith.
A coroner's Jury in Chicago recon-
mended that Mrs. Louise Lindoff be
held to the grand jury without bail for
the alleged murder Of her son. Arthur
LindloR, Is years old. She 10 suspect
ed OF causing the deaths Of four other
members Of her family:
David Eccles, the Utah sugar mas.
nate, intestifying for the government
IN the sugar inquiry. told how. In
1907, he had brought the late H. Q.
Havemeyer around to his " price
IN the purchase Of . half interest In
tho Amalgamated Sugar company OF
Utah.
Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrt
son, OF the American Federation Of
Labor, recently sentenced to n year
and nine months in Jail. respectively,
for contempt Of court. fled an appeal
today from Justice Wright's decision
and gave bail. Execution Of their
sentences was staid.
The Pekin correspondent Of the
London Daily Telegraph says that
China absolutely rejects the demands
Of the six-power group. which yer
that the loan must be 5000. O00. 900;
that three European financial super
visors must be appointed, and that the
group must have it's financial agents
In China for Ave months.
Personal.
Congressman George w. Norris