The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-03

ed mineworkers Of America, has been
reelected.
The Portuguese premier, DR.. Duarte
Leite, on his return from Oporto, VIII
hand to the president Of the republic
the resignation Of the cabinet.
Chairmanships of vacant house COM
mittees are soon to be awarded.
Chief of Police McWeeny says Chi
cago a have a wide open New Years
eve celebration.
J. p. Morgan told the house CON-
mittee there could be no such thing
as a money trust.
With nothing to gain by delay.
Turkey is expected to be willing to
resume peace negotiations.
President Taft told congress he was
not playing politics in placing fourth
class postmasters on the CLASSIFIED
list.
The Portuguese government has au-
thorized the American and British
Protestant missionaries to undertake
the teaching of natives in Portuguese
Africa.
Bubonic plague has broken out near
Popovka, in the government OF Sama-
ra. Twelve persons have died OF the
disease and eight persons are unoer
treatment.
An attempt at wholesale prison de-
livery by soldier prisoners at Fortress
Monroe was frustrated hen a speclal
guard detected the men saving iron
bars in a prison window.
Two violent earthquake shocks oc-
Cured at Messina and Reggie di
Calabria, Sicily. The disturbance
caused a great panic, although there
were no casualties.
Frank Crouch, accused Of having
kidnapped the grandson OF l.. ID. Gale,
a wealthy New York banker, OBJ
tanned a license to marry the mother
| of the child, Mrs. Laura Gale in Den
yer.
At a private Chicago bank which
advertised to pay 100 per cent inter
est a year, ION all deposits from n
sent to SIS, OOO, 000," vas closed with
the arrest of F. B.. Carson, it's pro-
moter.
The international institute of agri-
culture at Rome has reported the
years average crop figures. Fol Ger
many, wheat, 100, 227 900; rye, 456'-
COS, 600; oats, 965, 1895, 900, and barley,
1859, 927 900 bushels.
Senator Brown, chairman OF the
subcommittee of the judiciary com
mittee OF the senate, has called a
meeting Of his committee on the
Booker contract convict labor bill for
Thursday morning, January 3.
The countess of Aberdeen, whose
husband is lord lieutenant OF ireland.
will visit the United States directly
after the holidays and will be a guest
at the British embassy in Washing
ton.
Lee S. Overman, junior United
States senator from North Carolina,
was operated upon in Washington Tor
appendicitis. The operation was en-
tirely successful and his physician
said conditions were entirely favor
able. The senator stood the operation
very we'll.
At New Rochelle, N. Y, Waldorf
Miller, who, contrary to the predic-
ton of physicians, has lived for near
ly eighteen months with a broken
back, celebrated his Christmas by
going out for his first walk in the
streets since July 3, 1911, when he re-
ceived the injury while diving.
Relics of the poet John Greenleaf
Whittier, including autograph letters
from notables all over the world and
manuscripts, we're burned or seriously
damaged by smoke and water in a
fire which partly consumed the build
ing occupied by the Whittier House
association in Amesbury. Mass.
The United States battleship Arkan-
sas with President Taft aboard, sailed
from Colon Thursday evening for Key
West. The presidential party went
aboard the Arkansas about an hour
prior to it's departure. Col. Cocktails,
the chief engineer, boarded the battle
ship Delaware, which accompanied
the Arkansas.
Members of the Chicago law and or
der league and the anti-saloon league
announced that investigators in their
employ had reserved tables at down
town cafes to observe the New Years
eve celebrations. Notes Will be
taken and il the crowds become too
frolicsome stories will be written
about the gaiety and given he news
papers.