The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-10-05

| Walter Robinson, a negro twenty-si1
years old. Mun5on's opponent, was ar
rested.
From Other Shores.
An entire feet Of 600 fishiak junks
was lost In the typhoon at Hongkong
This increases the mortality to 10000
persons.
The Marquis Paliavicini, Austro
Hungarian minister at Bucherest, will
succeed Baron Won Calice as ambas
sador Of Austria-Hungary at Copenha
gen, who at his own request is re
tired.
The junction Of the two ends OF the
Weissenstein tunnel has been effected
In Switzerland. Construction Of the
tunnel has been proceeding for two
years under enormous difiiculties, ow
Ing to hot springs.
The Paris Temps says It learns
from an absolutely unquestionable
source that the latest consultations oi
medical advisers of the sultan of Tur
key established that Abdul Hamid 4
suffering from cancer Of the kidney.
Col. Lee, commanding a column
against the Pulajanes, reports that 8
company Of infantry by mistake fired
into q detachment Of scouts at night
on the Isle of Leyte, p. I. There were
no casualties. Gen. Wood is investi
eating.
A plebiscite at Lausanne, Switzer
land, resulted In the prohibition of thu
sale OF absinthe in the canton Of Vaud
The sgitation was started on account
OF two peculiarly brutal murders by
confirmed absinthe drinkers, who
killed their wives and children.
| The situation in Morocco is becom
ing daily more menacing. European
properties at Tafilett, Rif, Mogador
I Casa Blanca and even Tangier are
Threatened. Natives are equippine
and organizing as II for a holy war
and the sultan's authority Is non-ex
istent
The taxation reform bill was intro
duced In the second chamber of The
Hague parliament. It reduces the tar
on sugar to 10 forms per 100 kilo
grams and increases the excise duty
on Holland gin from So to so forins
per hectoliter. The bill increases the
revenue by 100000 forms.
i The steamship Manchur3a, which
was foated recently, is now in charge
Of United States Marshal Hendry al
Honolulu, under an attachment placed
blythe Pacific Commercial Cable com
pany for 100000 for the services ol
the cable company's steamer Re
storer In salving the Manchuria.
Otherwise.
Albert Coldwell, thirty-eight years
of age. died at hospital in Olympia
Wash, from the effects of protractet
attack of hiccoughs.
| The Anaconda Copper Mining com
pany has declared quarterly divi
dend of $3.50 per share. This com
pares with its last previous quarterl.
dividend OF $1.371-2 a share. TIL,
par value Of the stock is $3.50.
| A 500-pound octopus was caught b,
fishing pcrty in Mississippi sound al
Mobile, Ala, and killed after strug
gle that lasted eight hours. The oc
topus towed the boat of the party
stern first, for ten miles It finally
was killed with rifles.
| Marshalltown has decided to carr,
to the United States supreme cour
the case Of Shaw VS.. the City of Mar
shalltown In order to test the new
Iowa soldiers preference law. Twice
it has been held unconstitutional II
the district court, but the state su
preme court has upheld the law.
The New York World prints 3
statistical story which AYERS that 4,00(
persons have been put to death with
out warrant OF law in the last twenty
Ave years. Ninety,hve per cent o1
them, 1t declares, were negroes
charged with assaults on white WON
en-. The method of execution com
prised hanging, shooting, fogging ant
burning at stake.
The board Of supervisors OF Sar
Francisco has adopted q resolution
granting Mayor Schmitz leave to alb
sent himself from the state for sixty
days, dating from Oct. 1. The resolu
| ton set forth that It was the purpose
Of the mayor during his absence to en-
deavor to effect q settlement with for
eign insurance companies. and alst
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