The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-03
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BOILING Down Of EVENTS
National, Political, Personal and other
Matters In Brief Form for All
Glasses OF Readers.
WASHINGTON.
Prospects for peace in Mexico are
again looking up.
President Wilson is hopeful Of the
Colombian and Nicaraguan treaties.
The Standard Oil company lost out
IN . supreme court pipe line decision.
News has reached washington from
unoficial sources that France and Ger.
many have warned Haiti that her Gus
tom houses will be seized unless ar
engagements are made to meet the out
standing Haiten financial obligations.
Sale OF the American battleships
idaho and Mississippi to Greece for
about $12. 1000, 900 was approved by the
house, which accepted by a vote OF
174 to 81, q senate amendment to the
naval appropriation bill to authorize
tie transaction and the building OF a
dreadnought with the proceeds.
"A proposal to re-name Culebra Cut,
0aillard Cut, in honor Of the late
Colonel David d. B. Gaillard, the ar.
my engineer, who chained the foot OF
the mountain there and by his untir-
1ng devotion to duty contracted q
malady which caused his death, was
laid before President Wilson by Rep
eesentative Finley of South Carolina
Attempts by German interests to
Autbid the United States for rights to
construct an i~nteroceanic canal across
Nicaragua were revealed to the sen.
ate foreign relations committee by
Nicaraguan Minister Chamorro. The
minister said Germans had urged that
the $1,000 900 offered by the United
States for canal rights and other con.
cossions was not enough.
President Wilson is expected this
week to announce q decision on tle
petition Of Frank M. Ryan, former
president OF the structural iron work
err union, and the other twenty-nine
defendants In tho dynamiting con-
epfracy who have asked for executive
ciemency. The convicted men are at
liberty on bail, but unless the prest-
dent interyenes they must go to Jail
chs week.
Seventeen railway companies, con-
otituting transcontinental freight
routes, are liable under the decision OF
The United States supreme court IN
the so-called intermountain cases for
many millions Of dollars In reparation
o. shipments made since the institu-
tion Of the cases. The precise amount
involved In claims already dled with
the interstate commerce commission
has not been estimated. but It approx
mates s12.ooo. ooo.
Railroads are not liable for injury
% interstate employees OF members OF
their families riding On passes wlich
eoatain stipulations that tho passen-
- Assumes al risksk while being 80
transported. The United States su-
preme court 90 decided. and held
that . pass 10 not to be regarded -
past Of tho compensation for which
fhe employe works, but 10 in reality
nee and subject to any conditions tho
railroad may impose.
,;r eomssT'e.
| The American typewriter has been
o6apted 70 Bengalese.
!, Cincinnati captured the next con-
Vontion Of the international Associa-
tson 81 Chiefs OF Police. by . vote Of
- - q.
A experiment in navigation In the
0oI Will be carried out Oy u Cana
alan Northern steamer. Royal George.
vhich left Avenmouth for Quebec.
Governor Glynn. In m address to
- graduating class Of the College
e to City Of New York. urged upon
ooyentytwo young men that each
nanso HIS own individual way In life.
u 1nety.year feud over timber Land
when Charles Harris. : farmer.
$50 Instantly killed b. . buslet hred
- revolver Of his brother.
1n Tho slayer save himself mp.
- M brother had attacked him
$3.50 Omp Of tho Modern
ID America reelected A. r.
1lnooln. Neb., head consul
etot1 Tor the NTH consecutive
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