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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
From Other Landa.

The Copenhagen correspondent Of
the London Daily Mail says: 1t is
reported that Emperor William will
come here in the middle of July, and
will also visit King Oscar at Stock
holm.
Announcement is made that within
twelve years a constitutional govern
ment will be established in China and
that the intervening time will be en-
ployed in bringing about the reforms
needed for SO great q change.
In spite OF Indian Secretary Brod-
rick's denial. it is reiterated that Lord
Curzon OF Kedleston has informed the
British cabinet that unless important
notifications are made in the orders
recently issued (giying Lord Kitchener
supreme command of the forces in In
dial he will resign the viceroyalty.
The possibility Of the retirement OF
Lord Curzon has caused an immense
sensation In India.
Secretary Frank N. Fowler of the
Northwestern Grain association has
issued his report covering the wheat
acreage. In, Manitoba and the North
west there are 4,619. 400 acres of wheat,
compared with 3,429. 400 last year. an
, increase OF 1.19O, 900 acres. The condi-
tions, says Secretary Fowler, are IA
vorable. except for too much moisture
in the Red river valley in Manitoba.
The Danish cadet training schooner
Georg Stage was rammed and sunk by
the British steamer Anaconda. The
Georg Stage sank in one and one-half
minutes. Twenty-Five cadets were
drowned and fftv-seven rescued.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
POSTMASTER is ROBBED.
Had Just Closed Office Wrer Con-
fronted bv Masked MeN.

Mitchell. S. D.. July 2.-Last night,
as F. j. Smith, postmaster az Loomls,
a small town seven miles north of
here was closing his office, he was
greeted by two masked men as he
stepped into the street, who demanded
him and his wife. who was with him,
to hold up their hands. The robbers
went through Smiths pockets and got
about $3.50 in cash and checks and q
watch. They marched the postmaster
and his wife into the postofice and
forced him TO open the safe and Sc
cured s140 in stamps. The ROBBERS
made their escape before any alarm
could be given.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
LOCO .suhs A7E LOST IN FLOOD
Great e ssster Owe rWhenns Mining
CITY Of Guana iato, Mexico.


City Of Guanajato, Mexico.
City of Mexico. July 4-Reports are
current here that from 100 persons
up, with one report claiming even
1000, have been drowned in d great
food at Guanajato, mining city, now
the important seat of activity of sew
eral large American and British com
panies. The wires were down all day
yesterday and the roads impossible,
No news has been received directly,
and two reports are current, one say
ing 1000 persons We're drowned and
the other 100 were killed.
1t is said Guanajato is completely
flooded and water already invading
the higher parts of the town, while
there are fears that the Laola dam
may give way, which would mean
Complete and General Ruin.
The city is built in a great gorge in
the mountains and the streets ramble
up the mountainside in picturesque
fashion.
The storm began furiously on the
night of June 80, and after midnight
not one OF the inhabitants dared to GO
to bed, SO tremendous was the fury Of
the elements. The water rose in the
lower or business streets, flooding the
shops and damaging thousands of dol
lars worth of merchandise The low
er streets became raging torrents as
the water poured in rivers down the
upper streets. Doors were smashed in
by the
Force Of the Water
and windows were no protection
against the furious flood. Later ad-
vices state that ii is known that over
one hundred lives were los, at Guiana
lato. dispatch to President Rob-
lnson or the Mexican Central railroad
says there are 1000 dead at Guanaia-
10. The town of Mara flo, just below
1uanaJato, was completely wiped out
The raging water is carrying the
dead through every street. Messen-
gers say the water stands three feet
deep IN houses and shops in the lower
part OIL the city, and the panic-stricken
people have gone into the mountains,
carrying their valuables. The storm
began to abate at O'Clock in the af-
ternOOn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
WHEAT SMUGcLERS FINED
Nineteen Canadians Plead Guilty to
CHARGE.

Fargo. ~ D., July 2.-There was a
Wholesale pleading Of guilty to SNUG
Cling charges in the United States
court before Judge Amidon. Through
their attorney, nineteen Canadian
farmers pleaded guilty and fines were
imposed aggreeatine over $500. These
men had been indicted. but had not
been arrested as they remained on
the other side Of the lines. They haG
more or less business to transact in
the United States, and die not want
the charges hanging over them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
SALOON MEN RESIST ORDER.
Put Back Chairs and Tables and Like
iy Will Make Test Case.

Deadwood. S. D.. July 1T is like
ly that the saloon men here will make
a test case over the removal Of chairs
and tables from their saloons. Two of
the saloon men have put back chairs
and tables, contrary to the removal
order from the sheriff. The sheriff
has notified them again to clear their,
places. Col. w. H. Parker, the ag
gressive states attorney who put the
"lid" on, is prepared to meet any legal
procedure that the saloon element
may take.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
CROPS DAMAGED EY HEAVY RAIN
Part of the Sioux River Valley About
Canton Is Under Water.

Canton. S. D.. July "A frightfug
storm, accompanied by thunder anC
lightning visited this section vester-
day morning. Rain poured down in
torrents for several hours. filling
streams and doing great damage tc
crops, buildings and bridges. Several
miles of the track Of the Milwaukee
road between here and Hartley are
washed away or are under water and
traffic over the road is suspended
The Sioux river left its banks and is
rising at the rate of foot an hour
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
ENJOYS GIVEN
FULL POWER
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES NAMES
OF JAPANESE AND RUSSIAN
ENJOYS.
WILL MEET EARLY In AUGUST
lNTRUSTED WITH FULL POWER
TO CONCLUDE A TREATY
OF PEACE.
ARRANGE FOR AN ARMlSTlCL
NEGOTIATIONS ARE NOW IN
PROGRESS TO STOP THE
FIGHTING.

Oyster Pay. n. Y, July 4.-Oficial
announcement was made by President
Roosevelt yesterday of the names or
the Russian and Japanese ENJOYS to
The character and ability OF the men
selected by both belligerents is an
earnest of the desire of their respec-
tive governments to conclude, if pos
sible, the tragedy being enacted in the
Far East. The plenipotentiaries are:
Russian Ambassador Muravieff,
formerly minister of justice. and now
ambas dor to Italy, and Baron Rosen,
recently appointed as ambassador to
the United States to succeed Count
Cassini
Japanese-Baron Komura, minister
Of foreign affairs, and koeoro Taxa
hira. minister to the United States
Given Full Power.
The plenipOtentiaries of both Rus
sia and Japan will be inIrusted with
full power to negotiate and conclude a
treaty of peace. subject. of course, to
ratification by their respective home
governments.
A day or two ago the Russian and
Japanese governments formally COM
municated to President Roosevelt the
names of the plenipotentiaries they
respectively had selected. Acting as
an intermediary, the president com
muniCated the names of the Japanese
enyOys to the st. Petersburg govern
ment and those of the Russian repre-
sentatives to the government of Toxic
Having received from both govern
ments assurances that the
Selections Were Satisfactory,
the president, according to his agree
ment with the belligerents, authorized
| the public announcement of the en-
| yoys.
The presidents announcement CON
cludes the preliminary negotiations
for peace. Minor details remain yet
to be arranged, but the conference
now seems to be assured While no
absolute date of the meeting of the
CINoNS has DSSl SSl II has D6oU u0-
termined that the first session will be
held in Washington about Aug. l.
Arrange an Armistice.
st. Petersburg. July 4. Negotia-
tions for an armistice between the
armies of Russia and Japan, it can be
definitely stated. are now in progress,
presumably at Washington, but they
have no reached a stage where any
further announcement can be made.
The decision seems to rest with
Japan. which country is weighing the
REIMBURSEMENT of he prospects Of
bettering her present advantageous
position against the enormous cost in
lives and money of another great bat
tie.
The chances for decisive and final
japanese victory. it is believed here,
are no better now than before LAO
yang and Mukden, and it is pointed
out that it is idle to talk of Vladivos-
tok falling like a ripe apple into Jap
| ans hands before the peace confer
| ence meets.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

The remarkable cone that once rose
from the crater OF Mont Pelee is said
10 be sinking slowly back into it. II
the islanders will accept friendly
suggestion they will clap the lid down
firmly on the volcano when the cone
disappears.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
ANOkA HAS 6AD BLAZE.
Fire in Saloon Threatens to Become
General Confiagratior.

Anoka. Mimi. July "A fire broke
out in the basement OF the saloon OF
Frank Stcadman at 1890 this morn
ing and damaged the building and
contents to the extent of 5000. The
building is located in the center Of the
city in one of the most thickly occu-
pied blocks. But for the prompt action
of the fire department iE directing
eight streams of water on the blaze,
there might have been a general con-
fiagration.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

A stone was turaed to some purpose
when the heirs Of the late Phineas ].
Stone. old-time mayor OF Charlestown,
found that his brothers forgotten note
for $4,000 had grown 10 be worth
over $4,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

The Montana train robber who has
been sentenced to prison for fifty years
ought to be thoroughly reformed be-
fore his term expires, if Imprisonment
can do it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
RAINS THREATEN CROPS.
Farmers Already Are Losers on Ac
count Of Wet Weather.

La Crosse, Wis, July 4.-Continued
rains, which have brofen the records
for moisture for several years. threat
en- to ruin the crops in this part of the
state and II Minnesota The berry
crop has been almost entirely ruined
and rust is found among corn and
grain. The loss, it is claimed, will be
great.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

Mrs. James Brown Potter denies
that she borrowed $4,000 from Lon
don attorney-cuite an interesting va
ration Of the enterprising press
agents overworked lay Of the stolen
diamonds.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
WIND uNRooFs HOUSES.
chautauqua Tent Is Blown Down and
Crops Are DAMAGED

Ottumwa, Iowa, July 2. - Several
houses were nnroofed, many trees.
were uprooted and number OF
wires were blown down by a vino
storm which swept this vicinity yes
tercay afternoon Great damage re-
suited to crops throughout Wapella
county. At the Chautauqua grounds
a large tent was blown down and
hundreds of people were drenched by
rain. No one was seriously injured.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

According to Prof. Elihu Thoms son s.
explanation anybody can Withstand .
current OF half million volts through
his body. Prof. Thomson is merely
discoverer-not physical phenom-
onOn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

A woman wants a divorce because
her husband has been reading the
Bible to a charming little widow.
Some women just cant think of hav-
ing their sisters saved.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

The London Outlook scores baseball
% "diabolically noisy" To which 1t
may be retorted that at all events 1t is
not. like cricket, diabolically slow.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

The Car is having constructed for
his own use bullet-proof automobile.
and he would doubtless be glad to re-
ceive sealed proposals for the con-
struction Of some bomb-proof pajamas.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

4 candidate for an important ONCE
81 New York presents as bis platform
the fact that he Is ''fhe father Of a
fcrmer prominent varsity football
nan" We hasten to add that he does
not 70 - far as to claim to have in
herited his greatness from his son.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

Somebody is trying to make the
public believe that the apex Of the
prince of Wales crown is tuft OF
'.periwak feathers that cost $4,000.
Every hear OF the Periwak?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

Justice Brewer thinks it possible
that we may have woman president
before gray hair shall cover the heads
Of the women here tonight. That
was very gallant.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

The New York people are to be al
lowed to get drunk three times year
and go unpunished. Civic pride prob
ably will make them stick to Manhat-
tan cocktails.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

Young Ziegler, who has inherited
the duty Of finding the north pole, may
discover that a number of explorers
are strongly disposed to contest the.
will.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

who is Riley?" asks one Of the
leading London literary papers, speak
ing of American poetry. He's the man
who keeps the hotel.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

Twenty millionaires sailed from
Europe on the same steamship. The
power OF affinity may send that boat
on the rocks
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
Montana Bank Is Looted.

Great Falls, Mont, July 4. The
Bank OF Bait, Mont, was broken into
yesterday. The safe was blown and
about 81 geo stolen.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

In an eastern divorce suit a woman
was charged with being too fond OF
dry goods and the man OF wet goods
Such combination is grounds for di-
vOrce
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

Fighting has been resumed in the
Jackson's Hole country. Isn't 1t about
time to have the simple life estab-
lished there, forcibly if necess ary?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

A glass-eater has committed suicide
because OF too much competition,
probably from persons trained at
.sQuick lunches
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

Mr.. Rockefeller must have used a
mashie when he drove his golf Dall
into the robins nest and broke three
eggs.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
COSTS ODESSA MANY MILLIONS
Damage From Revolutionary ince"
diarisn Placed at Forty Millions.

diarism Placed at Forty Millions.
Odessa. July At is estimated tha'
the total damage done by revolution
airy incendiarism will hsufe up pe
tween $4,000, 600 and $40 .ooo,ooo.
The greater part of the eieVale'
railroad, factories, packing houses
magazines, private buildings, foilihs
plants and road level railway, seven
Russian steamers and more than Nll!
sailing craft were all destroyed.
The public is distracted All xmas
of contradictory reports are RTE con
cerning the squadron.
Rebel Warship Sails.
The Kniaz Potemkine sailed SAL
urday. apparently in the direction o.
the Roumanian coast and nothing
since has been heard of her. with he'
departure the situation tor the mo
ment has taken more favorable turn
Vice Admiral krueer's squadron
having left for Sebsstopol, the Geors
Pobiedonosetz is the only Warshll
remaining here.
The only element Of immediate
danger from mutinous sailors no"
appears to lie with the kniaz Potem
kline.
The British consul has arranget
with -four British steamers and one
Norwegian steamer TO remain or
port so as to be in readiness in case
Of danger to remove foreign subjects
Ask Forgiveness.
The crew of the Georgi P0hledon
osetz sent forty men ashore yesterday
morning as hostages and have asked
the emperor's forgiveness for having
mutnied. pleading that they have no
damaged the ship.
According to some reports the sur
| render of the Georsi PohiedonOset,
was conditional upon the crew beini
Informed as to what their punishment
| would be.
The vessel lies in the inner harbor
in a position very unfaVOrable tol
bOmba riding the city. She is complete
ly under the heavy guns now mounted
in the boulevard overlooking the har
bor
Admira Kruger Gives Up
St. Petersburg, July 4. - The un
precedented spectacle of powerful
modern battleship cruising around n
the Black sea in the hands of a crew
who, under the rules of international
+ law. cannot be regarded as other than
pirates. and of the admiral in com
mand of the EuXine feet frankly con
Tossing his inability to cope with the
situation and ordering the fires of his
, warships to be drawn, has srupetiec
the Russian admiralty.
On the Georgi Pobiedonosetz, which
cast its fortunes with the Kniaz Po
temkine after its arrival at Odessa
and landed its officers. the more loya
, or more timorous portion of the crew
again gained the upper hand and
agreed to surrender and
Disarm the Ship.
| The rest of the squadron returned tC
Sebastopol withom venturing to take
ND the gauntlet thrown down by the
mutineers on the kniaz POteml5ine
, and Admiral Kruger. after council
of war finding that he could not de
pend upon his crews. ordered the
fires drawn beneath the boilers Of the
ships and gave permission to all the
disaffected officers and sailors to quit
the vessels and go ashore. The sail
Ors of F'katrna ii. We're known to be
so mutjnous thar The batt1eship was
left behind hea tne squadron started
do q }l.ls - n e n
and lie 3htp liSaiD 60
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

Johann Hoch claimed to be a great
grandson of Marshal Ney. 1t is always
a safe claim to make. Nobody can
disprove it,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

George Ade played in ball game
the other day and didn't make hit.
The pen is mightier than the bat, as
far as George is concerned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

Russell Sage warns women to keep
cut OF Wall street. Apparently Uncle
Russ" is not too old TO be partial 10
the ladies.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

How many columns of space Go you
suppose the first woman president
message would occupy?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

Wherever King Peter is annoyed be-
cause his crown sits uneasiiy he
should remember how he got it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

The word selfishness was coined
within the past two centuries. 1t is a
very useful word now.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07

Among the yellow perils that de-
serve attention the dandelion should
not be carelessly overlooked.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-07
81 WIIilAM w. DOWNl

At New York hotel, run for nil
lionaires, portion of turkey costs five
dollars.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22
FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING

Countess Witte, in commenoration OF
tbe successful mission of her husband
has given fI,ooo to the poor OF St. Pc
tersburg.
Thanksgiving is coming. Brenham
Tex, reports an order for 100000
worth of turkeys for the Northern
market
AS result of the closing OF the sa-
looms in Minneapolis Sunday, 10000
Minneapolitans took the electric cars
over to ot. Paul and spent $4,000 there
Tor Sunday drinks.
There are 10000 more men than wo.
men in Iowa. and the state is also short
OF school teachers
OF all sad words coined by Boston
headliners this term "whistlers," for
whist players, Is the sorriest
Referring to the fact that an Ameri-
can in England had said that for less
than penny mile one may travel on
an English railway in compartment
nearly equal to the American Pullman
OF parlor car, the London Globe says
that large force OF private detectives
has been set to work to try to discover
which railroad the American was speak
u,a al
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22

The world is better than IT was
better and wiser. There is more
charity. more rational religion. more
money spent for moral educational,
charitable and humanly helpful pur-
Soses than ever before. The people
as whole. high and low. live better.
have more comforts and convent.
ences and luxuries--are better housed,
better clothed. better fed, better edu.
Gated than their ancestors we're.
While this is an era of great develop
ment OF wealth. the accumulation OF
great fortunes, the exploitations OF
many schemes OF graft and greed, the
people are not mere money worship.
ers. Dishonest men and worshipers
OF the golden calf have always exist.
ed. They are more quickly and ruth.
lessly exposed and condemned than
ever before. The world is not grow.
ing worse. 1t is growing better.
Senator Hoar was sane in his belief
that to-day is better than yesterday
and that tomorrow will be better
than today. Nashville. Tenn. Ameri-
can
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22
PASSING OF PoRRDCE.
hsskes Way For the Better FOOD Of
Better DnY.

"Porridge Is no longer used for
breakfast in my home" writes loyal
Brlton from Huntsville, Ont This was
an admission of no small significance
to one brought mp" on the time-hon-
ored standby.
zone month ago" she continues. 81
bought n package of GrapeNuts food
for my husband. who had been an in
valid for over a year. He had passed
through severe attack OF pneumonia
and la grippe combined. and was left
In very had condition when they
passed away.
"I tried everything for his benefit,
hut nothing seemed TO do him any
good. Month followed month and he
still remained as weak as ever, / was
almost discouraged abont him when
got the Grape-Nuts. but the result has
compensated me for my anxiety.
I'm the one month that lie has eaten
Grape-Nuts he has gained 10 pounds
in weight, his strength is rapidly re.
turning to him. and he feels like new
man. Now we all eat Grape-Nuts food
and are the better for II. Our little q.
year-old boy. who used to suffer from
pains in the stomach after eating the
old-fashoned porrldge, has no more
trouble since he began to use Grape,
Nuts. and ! have no more DOCTORS bills
to pay for him.
I'VE use Grape-Nuts with only sweet
cream. and find 1t the most tasty dish
In our bill OF fare.
Last Monday Tate teaspoonfuls OF
Grape-Nuts and cream for breakfast,
nothing else. then set to work and got
my mornings work done by 0 o'clock,
and felt less tired, much stronger than
II l had made my breakfast on meat,
potatoes. etc, as used to. ! wouldn't
be without Grape-Nuts In the house
for any money" Name given by Pos,
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's
a reason.
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