The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-08-09

The minority report OF the steer w
vestigatiug committee recommends
regulation and not dissolution for Dig
corporations.
Colorado '~regulars' endorsed the
administration of President Taft.
Governor Wilson declared himself
In favor Of gradual revision OF the
tariff.
Governor Wilson is far out at sea
putting finishing touches to his speech
of acceptance.
An epidemic of typhoid prevails in
the municipality of Penuclas, eight
miles from Ponce.
Rebels issue an order that Ameri-
cans in Mexico must fight for rebel
cause or leave the country.
A statement issued at Washington
with President Taft's approval de-
tends the nomination Of Taft.
The United States senate served
notice on all nations of its intention
to uphold the Monroe doctrine.
The president has about abandon
ed hope of opening the Panama canal
on h date promised by engineers.
The American Osteopathic associa-
tion in annual convention at Detroit
elected for the coming year as presi-
dent DR.. c. B. Atzen Of Omaha.
The state department having given
the word, the navy department order
ed the return to America Of $50 OF
the marines now in the neighborhood
OF Guantanamo, Cuba.
Tho Lo,,~4 %o~rStorioc ~ tftnn
considered the Alaska civil govern.
ment bill and refused to agree to the
senate's elimination of the proposed
Alskan senate.
The call for the populist national
convention to be held at st. Louis.
Tuesday, August 13, was announced
by James H. Ferris, chairman of the
national committee.
The German government is greatly
concerned owe the rapidly falling
birthrate In Germany, and the min
istry OF interior has asked various
authorities to make a thorough inyes-
tigation.
President Taft sent to the senate
the nominations of Lewis C. Laylin of
Ohio to be assistant secretary of the
interior and that of s. T.. Wright to
be collector of internal evenue for
Alabama.
Farnum T. Fish, the Los Angeles.
Cal, aviator and a passenger, Morris
Schermerhorn of Maiden, fell fifty
feet in a byplane at the Saugus (Cal.)
race track. Both escaped serious in
jury.
The Turkish government is willing
to enter into peace negotiations with
Italy il they are conducted In a man.
ner compatible with Turkeys honor
and dignity and it's rights are ade-
quately ~safeguarded.
Roy Cox, Is years old, son of a rail-
road man, killed his sister, Melba, 8
years old, at Gentry, Mo. The boy
was playing with a rife and did not
know it was loaded. The bullet went
through his sisters heart.
Rev. Lauritz Carlson, head OF a
Scandinavian mission in San Francis
co, received word that he had been
decorated by King Haakon of Norway
with the cross of the Order Of st.
Olaf, in recognition of his services
as a missionary among the Scandina-
VANS in this country.
The army council, called by Secre-
tary Stimson to determine the needs
of the army, completed its two weeks
of sessions. Secretary Stimson ex-
pressed himself as gratiled with the
work of the council, which reviewed
the condition of the army and formu-
lated suggestions for lettering the
service.
The capital stock of the Standard
Oil company Of California was in
creased from $25, 0 700 to $50. 000,-
900 today. The proceeds of the sale
Of the new stock will be used in IL
quidating the present Indebtedness OF
the company to the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey, about $12, 00O,-
900.
Senator Burton's bill for the ap-
pointment of a commission of seven
members to consider plans for the
celebration of the Tooth anniversary
of the treaty with Great Britain,
made at Client in 1914, was favorably
reported to the senate by Senator
Root from the committee on foreign
relations.
Eight aldermen and the secretary
of the Common council committees of
Detroit were placed under arrest on
charges of accepting brides and con.
spiracy to accept brides for votes and
influence in the passing of a measure
affecting city property recently trans
ferred to the Wabash railroad. At
least six other arrests Of aldermen
are expected.
William d. Miles, former general
manager of the Armour Packing com
pany at Kansas City and one of the
chief witnesses Of the governments
recent packer trial, charged that he
has beer defrauded out of $~169,S4S.74
in a bill for an accounting filed in the
circuit court against J.. Ogden Ar
mour, Charles w. Armour and the
Armour Packing company.
Personal.
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