Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-16

Taft is sure of republican nomination
and that Harmon is the only man
| with show of defeating him.
Great Britain and Russia are about
to revise their joint agreement con-
| corning Persia.
| The house army bill provides for
material reduction in cavalry strength.
President Madero has been weighed
in the balance, and it is feared he IS
found wanting.
w. J. Bryan is to be the first wit
ness called in the money trust investi-
cation at Washington.
Thirty-two indictments against al
legged dynamiters were returned by the
grand jury at Indianapolis.
Samuel Gompers reiterated his de-
NAL that he willfully defied an injunc-
ton of the court.
Lieutenant General Sir Robert Ba-
den-Powell arrived in Chicago with a
message of peace.
The United States is again called
upon to keep watchful eye on the
malcontents of Mexico.
A system of wireless telegraphy in
the Philippine islands was recon-
mended by President Taft.
Testimony was given to show the
Swift group of packers had knowledge
, Of the system of margins.
A reputed holy man is welding, &C.
cording to the duma, too great infiu-
ence with the Russian court.
Testimony of witnesses went 10
show that the minds of packers on
prices were remarkably alike.
Field Marshal Wilhelm Won Hahnke,
one of the best known and most popu-
lar soldiers in Germany, is dead
A bill reducing from five to three
years the requirement for settlement
on homesteads passed the senate.
The health of Morse, the paroled
banker, Is improving, and he VIII
soon go abroad for recuperation.
At New York dinner Judge Gross
cup and George w. Perkins took turns
, in flaying antitrust enactments.
The senate finance committee de-
bated the Hepburne bill to repeal Ca
madam reciprocity, but took no action.
The house resolution declaring
against a third term for presidents
was withdrawn without vote being
taken.
President Taft and Rear Admiral
Wainwright will speak at peace
meeting of the navy league on Friday,
February %.
The 1912 convention of the Amer
lean bankers association will be held
in Detroit in the week beginning Sep
TENDER 9.
President Taft sent to the senate
the nomination of Hal J. Cleve OF
Washington to be registrar or the
land Office at Spokane.
Brigadier General Charles A. Whip
pie, paymaster general of the army,
applied to be placed on the retired list
under the thirty-year service law.
There are 270 Indians entitled to
allotments in the White Earth rese:-
walton for whom there is no land, &C.
cording to testimony given by Agent
Howard
The government brought three &C
tions in the federal district court
against the Erie railroad for violation
of the sixteen-hour law in relation to
employees.
Two army officers made an aero
plane flight in war department ma
chine from Doeberitz, near Berlin, to
Hamburg in two hours and fifteen
minutes.
Fire at Kansas City almost COM
pletely destroyed the stock OF the
Margolis Jewelry company at 1907
Main street, causing total loss of
nearly 100000.
Inaugural day in Arizona has been
changed from Monday, February II,
to Wednesday, February IA, accordip
to a statement made by Cover" or
Elect w. P. Hunt.
The nomination of Former Cover
nor Myron r. Herick of Ohio to be
ambassador to France was sent by
President Taft to the senate. He will
succeed Robert Bacon.
Secretary McVeagh announced that
he would appoint, before February IS.
an entirely new board to prepare
standards for testing purity of tea i'm
portations next year.
One fireman was seriously injured
and loss of 100000 was caused when
fire destroyed a three-story brick
warehouse of the Chicago Railways
company at 3907-11 West End avenue.
The Turkish cabinet decided to put
into force the order for closing all
Italian institutions in Turkey, includ-
ing private banks, insurance COM
panies and the orphanage of Scutteri.
Major Frank White, twice governor
of North Dakota and who served with
distinction in the Philippines during
the war with Spain, has announced his
candidacy for congress from the Sec
ond district.
Charles H. Walters, former vice
president of the Mansfield Rubber
company and interested in concerns in
three state, was arrested in Gallon,
O., on charges of larceny and embez-
element aggregating $16,654S3.