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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
Casualty.

The premature explosion of a blast
In the Herman quarry in st. Louis
county caused the death OF two men.
A solid half block of buildings at
Birmingham, Ala, was totally destroy
ed by fire. The loss is estimated at
$3.50, 900.
The town Of Estilville, in Virginia,
was swept by a disastrous fire. Two
hotels, a number Of stores and several
| residences were destroyed.
Mrs. Tom Stewart was killed and
| her husband and three-year-old child
| we're probably fatally injured in a run
away accident at Columbia, Mo.
The plant of the Steelton Electric
Light company at Harrisburg, Pa,
| was destroyed by fire, involving a loss
Of $50, 900, on which there was no In
surance.
William Brown, Jr., was mistaken
for q deer by Herman Allen, aged IA,
OF Ishpeming, while hunting near Big
Bay, and was shot and probably fatal
ly wounded.
The east-bound Atlantic express on
the Erie railroad was wrecked at a
coner, N. Y. The passengers escaped
With q severe shaking up. Two train
men were killed.
The tannery Of the Michigan Leath-
or company, located at Mill Creek,
Mich. was destroyed by IRE. The loss
Is estimated at over $100, 000, with in
surance to cover.
Two heavy freight trains on the Bal
timore & Ohio collided near Warren
Ohio. Fireman Cook and Brakeman
Harrison were killed and Engineer
Murphy was badly injured.
Fire at Knoxville, Tenn, DESTROYED
the clothing stock OF Suttle & Beeier.
the stock Of the International Harves-
ter company and other firms, causing
q loss OF 1920, 900. Origin unknown.
John ]. Merriman, an employe OF the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad, was
struck by the Chicago limited at Mar
shalltown and instantly killed. Merri'
man leaves a wife. He was IS years
old.
All but one Of 400 girls attending
the parochial school of st. Annes' par
ish at Lawrence, Mass, whose lives
were endangered by fire In the build
ing. escaped without injury, although
twenty-five Of them were caught In
nets By flremen as they were droBped
from q thirdstory window by q teach
Or.
-Four men were blown to pieces By
N EXPLOSION It the laboratory Of the
international Smokeless Powder and
Chemical company at Parlin, N. /.
what caused the e~xplosion will never
"a lnoNn. - only tho four men we're
n ~ building 1t the time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
General.

Gov. Gooding of Idaho will designate
his daughter, who is fifteen years old,
to christen the ~battleship Idaho when
the latter is launched, Dec. 8.
Prof. John L. Morris of Cornell died
at his home from apoplexy. Until he
retired last year Prof. Morris had
been at the head of the mechanical
arts department of Sibley college since
1868.
Col. Francis Wister, a veteran of the
Civil war and a member of one of the
most distinguished families of Phila-
delphia, died at a hospital after an
illness of two months. He was 81
years old.
A comic opera, "The Little Rescu-
err" has been composed by Master
Robert Brain, aged nine years, son of
Prof. r. D. Brain, a musician OF Spring
field, Ohio. It Is planned to give the
opera in a short time.
At "a conference of theatrical man
ayers arrangements were completed
for an original presentation at the Co
lonial theater soon after the first of
the year OF a dramatization Of Gen.
Lew Wallace's Prince of India" More
than 500 persons, including a Turkish
army of 200 and a Roman army of a
like number, will be employed in the
production.
The truth Of a dispatch form Mil
waukee stating that Frank G. Bigelow,
the defaulting bank president, nov
serving a sentence in the federal pris.
on at Fort Leavenworth, is in a seri-
GUS condition was denied by Warden
McClaughey. Bigelow, said the war
den. is somewhat depressed in spirits,
but is physically stronger than when
brought to the prison. Bigelow says
he feels well.
The greatest excitement exists at
Marinette, Wis, over the discovery Of
a large deposit Of iron ore OF a good
quality near Miscouno island, on the
Wisconsin & Michigan railway, and
every available piece OF land In the VI
cinfty IL being bought up.
Wlll1am n. deaTSl, Can0luat0 lOE
mayor Of New York on the municipal
ownership ticket, certified to the sec-
rotary Of state that his total cam
paign expenses were $e6.S43. This
breaks the record for such expenses,
which was formerly held by Gov. Hig-
Gins, who spent Turing the last cam
paisn $4,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
Z z n Is DEAD.
Was for Years Prominent In Minneso
IA National Guard.

Was for Years Prominent In Minneso
IA National Guard.
st. Paul, Nov. 28.-Brig. Gen. W. B.
Bend, for years one Of the foremost
figures In the Minnesota national
guard, and for nearly thirty years a
prominent business man of st. Paul,
died suddenly at his home, 239 Sum,
init avenue, at 8 o'clock last evening,
after a short illness. Gen. Bend had
scarcely known a sick day in his life
until a week ago, having always en-.
1oyed robust health. A week ago a
carbuncle foormed which developed
into blood poison and the end came at
8 o'clock last evening. Gen. Bend was
one of the oldest living members of
the Minnesota national guard. He
was born in New York city in 1887.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
RESUME OF TIE NEWS
Reliable Brief
From the Capital.

From the Capital.
Secretary Shaw received a con-
science contribution of $500 In an en-
velope postmarked st. Louis.
Secretary Wilson appointed DR.. A.
d. Melvin of Illinois as chief of the bu.
feau Of animal industry to succeed
DR.. Salmon, who resigned some time
ago.
BY a vote of 8 to S the board of con.
sulting engineers of the isthmian
canal commission, a body which, II
President Roosevelt realizes his hopes
embodied the greatest and most rep
resentative engineering talent in the
world, placed itself upon record as
favoring the construction of the Pan
anna canal on the sea level. This de
cision represents the outcome of near.
" three months hard work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
SUSTAIN sCHANDEIN WILL.
Daughter Is Chief Beneficiary Of 81,
000,O Estate.

Milwaukee, Nov. 2S.-Judge Carpen-
ter, in a lengthy decision, sustained
the will of Mrs. Lisette Schandein
and admitted the instrument to pro-
bate. The will makes Mrs. Jacob
Heyl the chief beneficiary of the ST.
600, 900 estate, and Mrs. Ella Frank
and Emil Schandein, two other chill
dren, we're cut of with a small allow
ance. The contestants sought to
break the will, alleging undue inhu-
ence on the part OF Jacob Heyl.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
Crlmos and Criminals.

The trial Of Capt. Benjamin D.
Greene, Col. John F. Gaynor and 9TH
er swill be called at Savannah, Ca,
Tuesday, Jan. 3.
The st. Joseph, Mo-, police arrested
v men charged with stealing more
than $4,000 worth Of merchandise from
the Burlington route freight cars.
John P. Sevener, Fred Roberts, AL
Lindermar and T. S. German were
hanged at Carson, Mo-, for the murder
OF Jack WEIGH in Humboldt county, in
1903.
John Clancy shot and killed Mrs.
Maud Ellis and dangerously wounded
Duncan Veach "a b~ystandcr, at Hop
kinsville, KY. Jealousy isN salt to
have been the cause.
In a saloon brawl ear Fort Giver,
Mich, Alexander Gravel, aged 50, was
shot and instantly killed, and Richard
Gravel, aged 3S, was fatally wounded
by William Lind, a bartender.
Lieut.. Hugh Kirkman, Eighth cav
airy, has been arrested at Manila on
a charge of forgery. He is accused OF
being short in his accounts, it being
alleged that he forged a check to make
good an amount said to be about $500.
Because they objected to his atten-
lions to their sister, w. N. Jones shot
and instantly killed Harry Britton, 10,
and probably fatally injured Britton's
brother Frank, at Nyack, N. Y. The
murderer then escaped, and a posse is
hunting for him.
The grand jury at Dubuque reported
after the longest session ever held and
returned 1874 indictments, breaking all
records. Nearly all of them are
against the owners Of slot machines
in the city and county. Prominent
business men and former city officials
are included.
Lying on a couch at his home in
West Philadelphia, David F. Rowe was
shot four times by Caspar Cooper, his
son-in-law, who then fed from the
house and killed himself instantly by
sending a bullet through his head. The
father-in-law's wounds are serious.
The shooting followed a quarrel.
A. s. Busby, for four years assistant
financial agent of Texas, in charge Of
the penitentiary at Rusk, Texas, was
convicted by a jury Of embezzling ST.
500 of the funds of the state and SEN
fenced to serve three years in the pris-
on which he formerly managed. The
trial was bitterly contested.
Louis Ojalethe, a Finlander who is
to be tried on a murder charge at Red
Lodge, Mont, in a few days, made a
desperate attempt to cheat the law by
butting out his brains against the
steel framework Of his cell. Sheriff
Potter thinks the Finn Is preparing to
work the insanity dodge on the jury
and will place a guard over him.
George A. Weaver of Altoona, a first
rear law student in Dickinson college
at Carlisle, Pa, while on his way to a
rendezvous to be initiated into a Greek
letter fraternity, was attacked by
toughs, who sandbagged and robbed
him. Weaver thought the attack was
a part of the Greek letter ~society's
ceremony and made a vigorous but un-
availing protest.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
STUDENT JUMPS TO DEATH.
caves Note Saying That Religion Is
Cause of Her Act.

leaves NOTE saying mat Religion IL
Cause of Her Act.
Winona, Mimi, Nov. %. - Miss
Myrtle Cory, a student in the elemen-
tary course at the normal school,
twenty-three years Of age, walked to
he middle of the wagon bridge across
Lake Winona at the church hour yes.
terday morning and jumped into the
water. Persons at the end of the
bridge saw ner go over, but were I'M
able to reach her in time to save her
life. Prior to jumping, she took off
her Jacket and fur, and in the pocket
of the jacket she left a note addressed
to Father, mother, brothers and sis
ters," asking them to forgive her for
the act, saying 1t was caused by re-
ligiOn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
STEALS TO GET INSURED.

Sioux City Man Puts Up Stolen Watch
to Secure Policy.
Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. %. - The
seem to have lessened the value Of
insurance in the estimation of c.. A.
Carpenter, who was so anxious to Sc
cure a policy for the protection of his
parents after his death that he stole
a watch from Peter Nelson, his land
lord, and put it UP as security with
the agent whoswrote him a policy. In
the police court the young man made
no defense and pleaded guilty.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

Somebody says that the turkey. not
the eagle. ought ITO be Americas, ma
tional bird. The turkey would GER
tainly 50 better with Americas ma
tional flower. the toddy blossoms.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
DEATH IN SHOOTING AFFRAY

Woman Claims Killing OF Man Was an
Accident.
Mason City, Iowa, Nov. 2S.-P. Rey-
nolds was shot and killed last night.
He and Miss Caddy O'Brink were In a
room alone. and she says they were
scufiing over the revolver when the
weapon was accidentally discharged.
The bullet struck Reynolds over the
left eye, killing him instantly. The
coroner will make a thorough invests.
cation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

Mark Twain will be 20 years old on
the Both of this month. He regards it
~ q joke, but does not go so far as
to insist that it is aNgood one.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
M'cURCY WILL QUIT MUTUAL.
Resignation to Take Effect As Soon
As Successor IL Named.

New York, Nov. %. Richard A
McCurdy, president of the Mutual
Life Insurance company, has resigned.
The date Of his resignation depends
only on the time required by the
trustees to find his successor.
Quickly following the retirement of
President McCurdy, his son. Robert
H. McCurdy, general manager of the
Mutual, and his son-in-law. Louis A.
Thebaud, the general agent for New
York, resigned.
A tentative offer to head the COM
pany was made to James B. Forgan.
president of the First National Bank
of Chicago, who once was an equita-
BILE director. His bank is one Of the
leading financial institutions in the
Middle West. Mr.. Forgan decl; ned to
consider the offer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

A cat that was once one OF King
Edwards pets has passed his 18th
birthday anniversary in Philadelphia.
King Edward neve did neglect the
kitty.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

It II fitting that a Boston man
should be appointed public printer.
Boston has been a great center of the
printing industry ever since the days
Of Franklin.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
Falls OF Train on TrestIe.

Helena, Mont, Nov. 28.-John Cope
land. a cattleman living at Chinook,
while passing through Helena on a
stock train, fell from a trestle and
sustained serious injuries, not regain
ing consciousness for some time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

4 would be interesting to know how
the story Of Alice Roosevelt jumping
into . tank Of water was Started. i.
u utterly untrue. Probably the fabri-
Gator was himself tanked up to begin
with.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

We raise only 5000. 900 bushels Of
peanuts annually in this country, and
cfrcuses and baseball games are in
creasing In popularity every year. This
Is = view-with-alarm.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

In Russia whips are used to subdue
the populace. What would happen II
: platoon Of policemen should attempt
to whip : crowd Of American citizens
y painful to contemplate.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

One d the philosophers says this
country II much in need Of men who
viii put character above wealth. This
n0r6list should study the United
Htetee senate and take q more hope.
1n1 view.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
Fle.r Mill Destroyed.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Nov. 26. The
plant of the Decatur Milling company
at Decatur was totally destroyed by
fire early yesterday involving a loss OF
$50, 900; insured for $50, 1000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

The story that the tenor Caruso has
/, his wardrobe 1000 fancy w~aistcoats
must make Tim Woodruff wonder
whether life Is really worth living.
after all.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
Lamp Explosion Hurts Two.

La Crosse, Wis, Nov. 26.-The ex-
plosion Of a lamp at the home of Jo-
seph Smith, La Crescent, caused the
total destruction of the property and
severely injured both Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

George Bernard Shaw neither
shaves o wears a collar. Some day
ne may attempt to start a new relig.
ious sect.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

The public debt Of the United States
Nov. 4. less cash In the treasury,
amounted to $1,OO2, GAG. 125-fgures
that would have made the father of
his country worry.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
Killed bv His Horse.

Ashawa, Mimi, Nov. 26.-Peter An
derson, woOdsman for Dan Haley,
logger, of North Ashawa, was killed.
His horse stampeded, caused by >
moose. He was a resident of SUPERIOR
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

Times indeed have changed when
the autocracy issues m~anifestoes hum
bly, asking the common people ii they
will please be good.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
One Year for Robbery.

Winona, Mimi. Nov. rs. = John
Brown pleaded guilty to robbing the
Kellogg postofice and was sentenced
by Judge Morris to n yea at Still.
water, where he has previously served
three terms.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

A woman In Connecticut looked un-
der her bed for ten long years before
she found q man there. And then
she had him arrested!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

BY discharging from government pc.
sitions q few grand dukes, the czar
evinces q very fair notion of the duties
Of housekeeping.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

J. Pierpont Morgan handed $50. 900
to WadsWorth Athenaeum in Hart
FORD. Conn.,, and thought no more
about 1t.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

People who are planning to swear
on Jan. l will find 1t a good plan tt
practice just a little now.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

The per capita circulation in the
United States now is $31.69, but Mr..
Rockefeller has considerably more
tEan that.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
TO INFLUENCE WITNESS.

WAN on stand III Car Case says De-
Tense Offered Aid.
Yankton, S. D., Nov. 28-In the Sam
Carr murder trial yesterday, in cross
examination, Walter Wilson, q star
witness for the state. was asked IL he
had not been promised some immuni-
~ by the state In a case Of assault
pending against him If he gave dam.
aging evidence against Carr, the de-
PENDANT. Wilson denied it, but said
he had been offered help II he would
give his evidence so as to clear Carr.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
IMPURE DRINKS At WiNONA.
SaIoonkeepers and Grocer Each Are
Fined $25 and Costs.

Food Inspector John McCabe has
made another raid In WinOna and
captured three offenders in his drag
net. Mic Grathen and Charles Holz,
saloonkeepers, were each fined $25
and costs for keeping a%dulterated
blackberry brandy, and j. Bart
Taisey, a grocer, was fined $25 and
costs for keeping evapOrated cream
containing less than 20 per cent but
ter fat.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

Mrs. Russell Sage, in the North
American Review article, is particu
larly down on bridge"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

A New York broker who hastily
wrote" for $4,000 is now rejecting
at leisure In jail. charged with forg-
cry.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

Nearby" eggs SIS cents a dozen
Are any OF your hens beginning to sa.
"Cutter-caw-caw!"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

Education has been SO nihilistic in
Russia that great difficulty is had in
getting rid OF it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

That Seattle fiance who insisted IN.
on an examination of his loved ones
lungs must have been married before.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

Perhaps J. p. Morgan meant to abate
Z nuisance by buying that very old
plano for $500.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01

Edison says. I'VE sleep too much.
The we" he speaks OF are no
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
wlLLIAu ". DownlE

Eggs are going higher The posi-
bility OF q ham and eggs" famine II
awful.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-07-20

LosT-Pin with A. 7. 2. engraved
on front and o. N. ID. w. on back.
Finder return to NEvADAN Office and
receive reward.
ID. Mcdonald went to Salt Lake
last night on No. 6.
A party composed OF the following
went to. Coyote Creek last Saturday
to spend a few days hunting and fish
ing: Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Lemaire an,
baby, Mrs. w. Licking and children,
Mr.. A. Pate, MI. and Mrs. L. E. Ken
drick and family, and Miss Bea
Cooper.
Work Oh the Free Gold Mining &
Milling Co. at Berlin is progressing
rapidly and at the bottom of the shaft
which is down about 70 feet good ore
is being extracted. The company
have leased the Cirac Mill which is
near there property and will put the
same in repair to work the ore. AS
work progresses the property improves
in value.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-07-20

Mr.. Frank Curieux and Miss Jen-
ME Adele Gregovich we're married in
Eureka ON Wednesday, July II, 1905.
The ceremony was performed at IL
O'Clock in the forenoon by District
Judge Peter Breen.
The bride wore a handsome costume
OF white net oyer white silk and car
ried a bouquet of white carnations.
She was attended by her sister, Miss
Lena Gregovich and Miss Bell Weber
OF Beowawe as brides maids. Mitch
Gregovitch and Louis Gregovich, uncle
and brother of the bride, acted as
groomsmen.
The bride was born in Eureka and
is "a graduate OF the Eureka High
school, and for several years she has
been engaged in teaching in the
schools OF Eureka county. She has
a charming personality, Is highly ac-
complished and is one of the beauti-
full girls of the Silver State. She will
be the jewel of her home.
He is a fortunate young man who
may say of her in the language of
Shakespeare:
"She is my own,
And | as rich i'll having such a jewel
As twenty seas, if all their sands were
pearls,
The water nectar, and the rocks pure
gold.
The groom is a native son of Me-
yada, bis birthplace being Unionville,
Humboldt county, at which place the
writer and Mr.. Curieux attended
school together. He is a young man
upon whom Fortune has smiled in
maIy ways, and who is worthy OF
them all. lie is engaged III business
in Beowawe and is Il good, thorough
business man, and popular with every
one and those who have his acquaint-
ance have only words of praise for
him.
The writer join the young couples
many friends in Battle Mountain in
congratulations in wishing
his old schoolmate and estimable
bride a long life OF happiness and
prosperity. May heavens choicest
blessing be theirs. 4. +. w.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-07-20
Last Nights Fire.

Al about 8 O'Clock last night a fire
broke out in one of the Japanese lodg-
ing houses in the eastern part of town.
The origin of the fire is not known.
The building burned WAS made entire
" OF ties, and burned fiercely Tor over
an hour. As sooL as the flames were
seen u crowd congregated near the
burning building but not until Fire
Chief "Bill" Altepberg and Geo. Hiu-
man arrived on the scene were any
| efforts made to subdue the flames.
Chief Altenberg, assisted by the cou-
rageous Will Woolcock. Geo. Human,
and several others Immediately set to
work to tear down the building AID
save as much Of the building as posi-
BILE and prevent nearby buildings from
catching fire. Mike Yirt done heroic
work in saving one tie from destruc-
ton. II. r. Lemaire deserves partic'
ular mention tor his goou WORK ,tflough
late on the scene he managed to
break three ties. M. Horton done al
fective? work with his squirt gun, and
Y. G. Gelcich was in the back ground
taking snapshots by the light OF the
moon of the disastrous conflagation.
Frank Eads furnished water to the
japanese bucket brigade.
Last nights fire again shows the
dire necessity for means OF fighting
fires in Battle Mountain. Had that
fire started in the business district 1t
is hard to tell how much damage
would have resulted. Wake up you
property and provide some
means for protecting your property.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-07-20

good on train No. 8. allowing pas
sengers to connect with train No,
Il paily at Davis, Cal.
Twenty one deyround trip tickets
will be sold on payment of $500
in excess of above rates, going
trip under same conditions with
stopovers allowed returning.
Eleven days extension will be
made on these tickets at Portland
on payment of $500, and twenty
days on payment of $1,000.
Excursionists can avail them
selves of steamer ride, Portland to
San Francisco,on payment of $500
at the former point.
Sixty day round trip tickets, al
lowing stopover, will be sold at all
points in Nevada, up to Sep
TENDER Both. going via
Sacramento and returning via
Salt Lake City, Utah, or vica
versa, at rate of $4,000.
For further Information apply
to Agents Southern Pacific Co.,
or to
A. Fl. RISING,
Acting ID. T. & Pac. Co., Reno. New.