The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-10

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Paris police and soldiers killed two
desperate criminals after a fierce bat
tie.
Reforms on ocean liners will follow
tho Titanic disaster.
Congressman Sloan protested in the
house against free cereals and meats,
The main building at Morningside
(1owa) college was totally destroyed
by fire.
Methodist bishops favor a reutrn
to the old rule of placing a time lin
it on pastorates.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween house and senate conferees on
the pension bill.
The possibilities OF agriculture in
Alaska are dealt with In a bulletin is
sued at Washington.
There are so many candidates for
Office in Wisconsin the elimination
plan may be decided upon.
Senators declared their opposition
10 any foreign nation securing a foot
hold in Magdalena bay.
New Hampshire republican dele
gates were instructed to stick to Taft
until given their release.
A house resolution was introduced
providing a constitutional amendment
limiting a president to one term.
Little hope is entertained for the
recovery of more than a few addition
al bodies of the Titanic dead.
Representative Stanley attacked the
Roosevelt administration for alleged
favoritism toward the harvester trust.
The house insular affairs commit
tee favorably reported the bill pro-
viding for Filipino independence in
1912.
President Taft denies that he ever
approved at a cabinet meeting the
proposed delay in the prosecution Of
the Harvester trust.
The Wyoming republican and demo-
cratic state conventions to select dele
gates to the national conventions will
be held in Cheyenne May 10.
One side of the main business
street of Terrehern, Man.. vas de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at 500, 600. principally in rail stores.
A broad anti-injunction bill, such a
measure as has long been advocated
by labor conditions throughout the
country, was favorably reported to
the house.
Five hundred employees of the Muir
ray, Utah, plant OF the American
Smelling and Refining company
struck for higher wages. Tho plant
closed.
Mrs. Julia A. Polk, widow Of the
late Jefferson S. Polk, for many years
owner of the Des Moines City Rail-
way company, died at her home, aged
seventy-eight.
The directors of the United States
steel corporation declared the regular
quarterly dividend Of l IA per cent on
the common stock and l "a per cent
on the preferred stock.
Announcement was made by the
Rock Island lines Of the resumption
OF through service by way Of the
Memphis gateway to points south and
west. The food waters have receded.
Secretary Knox sent to congress a
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pressing the thanks of tn people OF
China for this governments recent
message of congratulations and con-
fidence.
Conferees representing the coal
miners and operators of the south.
west renewed their agreement that
there shall be no suspension of opera
tons at the mines while negotiations
for a Ter contract are pending.
Urging q bill to create a Porto
Rican department of agriculture and
labor, Santiago Iglesias told the insu-
lar affairs committee that Porto Rico's
welfare had advanced more since
American acquisition than in previous
years.
Franklin MacVeagh, secretary Of
the treasury, expressed the belief that
the house banking and currency COM
mittee investigating the money trust
would find an evolution in financial at
fairs tending towards a concentration
Of larger power in the hands Of a few
institutions or even Of a few men.
Protestant and Roman Catholic me-
mortal services for the Titanic vic
Tins we're held at Halifax. Burial
services followed at both Protestant
and Catholic burial grounds OF the
ffty-nine unidentified dead sever were
women. Forty-six were placed in one
common grave in Fairview cemetery.
Bishop Austin Bowling. as his first
oficial act, today announced the ap-
pointment Of Monsignor Michael Fla
win, pastor Of Stambrose church, Des
Moines, as vicar general of the new
Catholic diocese of Des Moines. The
new vicar general had been pastor OF
the local church for twenty-seven
years.
The agricultural appropriation bill.
carrying $17.656,976, which is $1.723.-
610 more than the house provided and
$756,96O more than the current years
appropriation, finished by the senate
committee would raise the %appropria-
ton for fighting forest fires from