The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-24
Woodrow Wilson has suggested the

The senate passed a resolution ex-
tending the time Of classification OF
asphalt lands in Oklahoma.
Bulgaria is negotiating for a loan
of forty million dollars.
Secretary Nagel ordered the depor-
tation of Edward +. Myths.
The Irish home rule bill passed the
| house of commons by a majority or
ITO.
The threat of Bulgaria to resume
the war is apparently not an empty
one.
Dissolution of the Union Pacific
Southern Pacific merger is proving a
difficult task.
Edward Burleigh, republican, was
elected United States senator by
Maine legislature.
Balkan nations want the world to
know they are not afraid to renew the
fight with Turkey.
A drastic provision is aimed at the
powder trust in the fertilization ap
preparation bill.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
ruled that babies capnot be trans
ported by parcel post
The cruiser Denver has been order
ed tx Acapulco, Mexico, TO protect
American interests.
Woodrow Wilson says he is open
to suggestion from any member OF
the democratic family.
The treasury department has made
tentative plans for the reorganization
Of the customs service.
House democrats met in open
caucus and adopted the report on
standing committees without a sign OF
a storm.
The Tennessee legislature in its
first joint session failed to elect a sen
ator for either the long or the short
term.
Senator-e1ect George w. Norris OF
Nebraska. has made arrangements to
be on the ground when the Legislature
casts the formal ballot for him.
A bill to amend the Panama canal
act so as to eliminate provision for
free passage Of American cOast-wise
shipping was introduced by Senator
Root.
An investigation Of the affairs OF
the Crow tribe of Indians by the De-
partment Of Justice will be recon-
mended to the senate by its commit
tee on Indian affairs.
At Calgary, Alberta, the packing
Plant of P. Burns & Co. was destroy
ed by fire. The loss, including meat
in cold storage, will probably be in
excess Of 100000
It is announced that the represen-
tatiyes Of the six power group OF
bankers, meeting in London, have ap-
proved the agreement with respect to
the proposed loan of $120, 100000 to
China.
Dark days are ahead for the boot
and shoe industry in the United
States in the opinion of members of
the National Boot and Shoe Manufac-
turers' association in annual conyen-
ton in New York.
With honors BETTING his achieve
ment, Captain Roald Amundsen, dis
coverer of the south pole, was enter
tanned in Washington as the prin-
cipal guest at the annual banquet of
the national geographic society.
The president and Mrs. Taft gave
the second reception of their last
winter in the White House with the
justices of the supreme court and of
Washington and the officials of the
Department of Justice as guests of
honor.
A bill to increase the size OF the
supreme court Of the United States
from nine Justices to eleven was in
troduced in the senate by Senator
Gore. Under the organization act Of
1887 the court was constituted of a
chief justice and five associates.
Nearly 1000, 900 parcels post pack
ages were sent through the postof.
fees of the fifty leading cities of the
country during the first week of the
operation Of the new service, accord
ing to Geographic reports received by
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
The Bulgarian minister of finance,
M. T%heodoroff, about whose mission
to st. Petersburg there has been much
mystery, declared that the purpose of
his trip to st. Petersburg n to other
European countries was to arrange
for a Bulgarian loan after the war had
ceased.
A new trial for Leonard OLSON, a
socialist, whose debarment from citi-
zenship by United States District
Judge Cornelius Hanford last spring
resulted in the bringing of impeach-
ment charges. during the investiga-
ton Of which Judge Hanford resigned,
was provided for in a stipulation
signed by United States District At
torney Beverly w. Conner and counsel
for OLSON at Seattle. This action
was taken in accordance with in
structions issued by Attorney General
Wickersham.
g3~eraonas.