The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02

The Paris auto bandits, Monier, Cal
lemin and Soudy, were executed at
dawn Monday.
Secretary Bryan's grape juice"
dinner received attention from all
over the world. English papers now
refer to WHISKY Washington"
Total appropriations made by the
last Nebraska legislature beat the
record by $1,430,000.
Since the tornado, 1000 changes in
address have been filed at the post
office in Omaha, showing that more
than 5000 people have been COM
PEELED to abandon their homes on &C
count of the storm.
The per capita value of Nebraska
farm property is 56.5 per cent more
than the average valuation OF the ten
states OF the corn-beit. These states
are: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
and Kansas.
Definite plans for the construction
OF n Of the biggest and most expen-
sive hotels in the world are said to
have been completed for Chicago's
down town district. The new hos
telry is to cost $1,000, 900, and will be
and Madison streets.
In compliance with an order from
the war department, seventy-five in
surgent state troops, who were pris-
oners in Douglas, Arizona, since they
fled to this side during the battle Of
Naco, were marched across the line
recently. The Ninth cavalry border
patrol is ordered similarly to dispose
Of all prisoners held at Nogales and
Naco, Ariz.
The lives Of 100 miners, possibly
100, were snuffed out when a disas-
trous explosion occurred in the Gin
cinnati mine of the Monongahela Riv-
er Consolidated Coal and Coke com
pany at Fin~leyville, Pa, about TWEEN
ty-seven miles southeast of Pittsburg.
Over threescore of workmen in the
mine escaped to the surface, crawling
most of the way on their hands and
knees through deadly gas fumes and
over debris. A number sustained
burns.
Antonio Musica, aged and infirm,
had to be carried into the court
IN New York to make his plea of not
guilty on the Indictment charging him
and his three son with %swindling
bankers and importers through the
United States Hair company. Musica's
CnpC pno1n cinnrlnr r1Nac tIDln
ago, but the father was SO feeble that
his arraignment was postponed. On
account of his physical condition no
date was set for the trial and his bail
was continued.
Coal mine accidents took a death
toll last gear Of 1880 men. according
to a statement made public recently
by the United States bureau of mines.
The statement adds, however, that
these figures represent a death rate
Of only 3.15 In every thousand men
employed, the smallest rate Of NOR
tality since 1899. The number OF
tons of coal mined in proportion to
the number of lives sacrificed was
the greatest on record. There are at
present, according to the statement,
a total of 100000 men employed in
the industry.
Hotel men say the new Nebraska
hotel law will prevent designation
houses from masquerading as hotels.
Omaha, Lincoln and other cities have
numbers of such "hotels," and more
than ever since the Albert law went
into effect. The new law is aimed at
this distinction through requiring
that any place holding itself out to
the public as a hotel and using the
name "hotel" shall be a place with
n or more dining rooms or cafes.
serving meals to transient guests all
in the same building and under the
same management.