The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24

General.
Smallpox caused h closing Of the
Richview Gll.) schools.
Wisconsin university will send two
boat crews East this summer.
Phillips. the young Chicago s%peculat-
or, has been forced to the wall.
A project to build a stadium for the
Olympian games is Chicago is pro-
posed.
An important capture Of a large Fill
nipo force has been effected in Batan-
gas.
Senators Allison and Dolliver were
reelected to the senat by the Iowa
legislature.
Emperor William will christen his
new yacht Alice, in honor of Miss Alice
Roosevelt.
The prolongation Of the Boer war has
caused a heavy demand on the markets
of the United States.
The Chicago board Of trade adopted
resolutions approving Dewey's verdict
in the Schley controversy.
Atlantic liners recently sustained
wirele IS telegraphic conversation for
three days in mid-ocean.
Daughters of the Confederacy in
Kentucky have asked the legislature to
suppress Uncle Toms Cabin"
Richard Croker has retired from the
leadership Of Tammany Hall, and Lew
is Nixon was chosen as his successor.
1t has been decided TO present Admi-
raj Schley a handsome gold and silver
] loving r11n IN tho nnoa sim nf his visit
to Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. 5 AND 6.
The Peoples Bank of gainesville.
Ohio, has closed it's doors on account Of
the suspension of the Euclid Avenue
Trust and Savings Company Of Cleve-
land.
The United States signal service has
succeeded in establishing a wireless
telegraphis communication between
one of the Florida keys and the coast
of Cuba.
Andrew Carnegie has offered the city
of Columbus, Ohio, $3.50, 900 for library
purposes, provided a suitable site is
furnished free and the council appro-
PIRATES $40. 900 annually for it's mainten-
ance.
It is announced at Richmond, Ind,
that, by gifts from Sarah Hollings-
worth and Zachariah Stanley, late
prominent %Indianans, $40, 900 have been
added to the endowment Of Earlham
college.
The discovery Of Oil in Texas in an en-
tirely new field is said to have increased
the wealth Of Former Gov. Hogg over
49, 00, 900, he owning in fee simple 270
acres of land of the 400 acres composing
the elevation on which the oil is found.
Ex-Gov. James D. Porter has been
elected chancellor of the University OF
Nashville. He was a few months ago
elected president Of the Peabody Nor
NAL college, and is now the official
head of both institutions, which are
conducted as one.
The Tanamo Bay company, capital
81, 000, 900, was incorporated at Trenton.
N. j. The object of the company is to
raise sugar cane. Incorporators: Fred
erick de Saldo. New York; Anthony B.
VANDERBILT and Gonzalo G. Wander
keift of East Orange.
The Robert S. Hobbs company. in
corpcrated, was declared insolvent ir
the court of chancery at Trenton, N. j.
The CT mpany manufactures wall paper
at Beverly, N. J.. Samuel Courley, Jr.,
a stakeholder and creditor, alleges that
it has liabilities Of about $50, 900.
The North German Lloyd company
has ordered the biggest steamship II
the world, and the first to cross the At
lantic in less thar five days. The new
vessel will be christened the Kaiser
Wilhelm II. The vessel will cost 3d..
$40, 1000, and will carry 1000 passengers
apr, a rrew ~ .5A5 mon
The steamship Etruria of the Cunard
line recently came to her dock in New
York showing many signs of the rough
voyage she. had in crossing. Most of
the forward rail on her promenade deck
was gone, having been washed away by
an immense wave which struck her
Thursday morning.
It now develops that William Cod
dard of Louisville, who was killed at
Greensburg, KY. after returning from
a hunting trip, had his life insured. for
$35, 900. His father was named as ben
efciary. A fortune teller predicted his
death about six weeks ago. and God
lard then took out half a dozen poll.
cies.
A proclamation calling for. a NC
Kinley Day" will not be issued by Gov.
Gambler Of Georgia, because, under the
laws Of the state. he is not authorized
to issue such a proclamation. He will
however, through the press Of the state
urge the people to observe Jan. %. Nc.
Kinley's birthday, a. q memorial day