Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

AS president OF the Illinois branch
of the American National Red Cross
society, Governor Deneen issued an
appeal to the people OF Illinois to con-
tribute to the aid of the flood suffer
err in he,lower Mississippi valley. The
governor estimates there are 25,00O
persons homeless and destitute.
The total of the Titanic's survivors
was officially placed at 705 by w. w.
Jeffries, general passenger agent OF
! the White Star line. He accepts the
statement of the Carpathia as to the
number OF the survivors, giving them
BY cabins as follows: First class, 2O2;
second class. lis, third class, IT'S;
crew. 206; officers. 4; total, 7O5.
Mayor Carter III. Harrison of Chica-
go and National Committeeman Roger
G. Sullivan, refusing each suggested
basis of compromise, continued their
bitter fight for control OF the Illinois
Democracy by holding two distinct
Democratic state conventions at Pc
oria and naming two sets OF delegates
from Cook county and the state-at-
large to the Democratic national con-
vention.
Judge Carpenter of the United
StGtpS ut
be appointed to the circuit court Judge
ship made vacant by the resignation
several months ago OF Peter S. Gross
cup, according to reports. The ap-
po1ntment of Judge Carpenter by Pres
1dent Taft Is expected within the next
few days.
j. Bruce Ismay, managing director
OF the White Star line, told the u s.
senate investigating committee that
ne did not enter the lifeboat before all
women and children on the Titanic
mad chance to leave the vessel
Forty-eight delegates instructed to
vote for Theodore Roosevelt in the Re-
publican national convention were
elected from Illinois districts Two
Taft delegates were elected from the
Fifth district. the only one in the state
carried by the president in the prefer
entail primaries.
Four delegates at large to tho Re-
publican national convention were
chosen by the Connecticut Republican
convention at New Haven. and in
structed to vote for the denomination
of President Taft. Ten district dele
gates were chosen. All but four
were instructed for Taft
The first Christian Conservation
Congress. the climax of the men and
religion forward movement, opened in
Carnegie hall, New York, with long
list of notables as speakers and dele
gates.
The family of Gen. Frederick Dent
Grant has not yet made public any OF
the arrangements for the generals
funeral. 1t is stated at Governors
island that until Mrs. Grant and her
son are ready to make known their
wishes the government will not COM
plete the details for the military serv-
| ices
| The Cunarder Carpathia, laden with
sorrow for world, crept to her pier
in the North river at New York and
discharged to the hysterical embraces
of hunGNeds of half-crazed friends and
relatives the 745 survivors of the
"$10,000,000 unsuitable Titanic" which
went to the bottom of the Atlantic
with 1858 souls on April IA.
Announcement has been made that
the Evansville Qnd.) wooden mills, re-
Gently closed because of bankruptcy
proceedings. will start up soon and
employment will be given more than
100 operatives.
A stand in favor Of the REQUIRE
ment Of health certificates before
marriage has been taken by Judge
Backus in the municipal court Of Mil
waukee.
| j. NJ. Diment has issued a call for
the First congressional district con-
vention at Rochester. Mimi, May Is.
The Michigan Central and the To-
ledo & Ohio Railroad companies arc
defendants in suit at South Bend.
Ind. in which Special Examiner Hen
| derson charges discrimination In
rates on coal shipments
Ono man was killed and almost
score Of messengers were injured In
collision Of two interurban cars ON
the Detroit United Railway, two miles
east of Lima Center. Mich. The cars
collided head-on.