The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-26
WORLD HAPPENINGS IN BRIEF

a ulSpalcn from IeSuclSdlpd Says
that the Uonduran revolutionary forces
have been dispersed.
A vote of confidence was given he
unionist government in the house OF
commOns'at Ottawa, Ont.
A block in the ENTER Of Catletts-
burg, Ky, was destroyed by ire, caus-
ing a loss estimated at 100000.
Proclamation of a new car in the
T~rans-Caspian province is reported In
a wireless dispatch from Moscow.
Federal agents at Waterbury, Conn,
seized tons Of literature and locked
up 2O4 persons in radical raids in that
city.
John Bloom and Andy Thompson
died ut a lumber camp near Mar
quette, Mich, after drinking moon
shine whisky.
Prohibition and woman's suffrage
bills failed Of passage in both houses
of the Philippine island territorial as
sembly at Manila.
Minister of Transport Farrari at
N'iAAS dllllOulNtu llldl liz SoNNi
would assist all persons desiring to go
to Russia on business.
A bill making work compulsory and
heavily taxing idlers and social para
sites has been introduced in the cham
Der OF deputies at Rome.
Fire at Dayton, o., destroyed the to-
bacco warehouse leased by the Ameri-
can Sumatra Tobacco company of New
York, causing $1,0OO,000 damage.
President Edmund James James,
head Of the University of Illinois for
10 years, rendered his resignation to
the board of trustees at Urbana.
Federal Judge Rellstab at Trenton,
n. j., denied the application of Fie'
genspan, brewer, for an injunction
against the enforcement Of the Vol
stead act.
\ monument commemorative Amer
lean collaboration in the war will be
unveiled on the banks of the Marine on
Columbus day, October II, according
to the Petit Partisan.
a large party of masked armed men
attacked the Higginstown village po-
lice barracks near Waterford, Ireland,
killing me policeman and seizing
rifles and ammunition.
A Shanghai dispatch says warfare
has broken out in Houan province be-
cause Of the effort of the Picking gov
eminent to appoint WI kwkang-Hsin,
governor of the province.
a pension Of $4,000 yearly was
granted by the territorial legislature
at Manila, Il. l., to Gen. Emilio Agui-
nGldo, leader of the Filipino insur-
gents against the Spaniards in 1896.
Gen. Franchet d'Haperey left Paris
for COnstantinople in a special train
10 take complete command of the al
lied troops there, while Il British add
all naval operations.
Vice President Marshall said at
Phoenix, Ariz., that he was not to be
considered a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for president. "In
fact" he said, II intend to retire from
public Office when my present term
expires"
The allied governments will receive
no further loans from the American
government, Secretary Houston an
nOunced at Washington. Loans made
to the allies to date total $9,659,S34.-
649.94 of the $10,0O0,0OO,0OO authorized
by congress-.
The loss to the government as a re-
suit Of the Supreme courts decision
declaring stock dividends not taxable
as income will be nearly half a billion
dollars, according to an estimate by
COMMISSIONS Of Internal Revenue
Roper at Washington.
An authorized peace-time army of
$4,000 enlisted men and 1890 off.
GERS was approved by the house al
Washington, which by n vote of 79
to % refused to amend the army re.
organization bill so as to fix the maxi.
mum strength at 226,OOO men and H..
200 officers.