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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
CHANGES IN FACULTY.
Opening Of Year Finds Many New
Teachers at Yankton College.

Teachers at College.
The opening registration of students
at Yankton college shows a distinct
increase over the number of last year,
and all indications point to an unu-
sually successful and progressive
yea The most important changes.
however, are In the personnel of the
faculty. Miss Alice r. kingsburv has
returned from her year of study in
Paris and and Leipsic to resume her
work as professor of modern Ian
guages. Prof. George H. Durand,
who for several years has held the
Of English, has been granted
leave of absence for a year of study
abroad. During his absence the work
il the college will be in the hands of
Miss Adeline NJ. Jenney, a former
Instructor in English in the institu.
ton, who last year received her mas
ter's degree from the University Of
illinois. DR.. r. c. Mullenix begins
this year his work as professor of
biology.
DR.. H. H. Armstrong comes as pro-
fessor Of Latin after brief terms of
teaching service in Juanita college,
HUNTINGTON. Pa, and Whitworth col
lege, Tacoma. Wash. He is a gradu-
ate of the University of Michigan in
1901.
r. c. Umberger, Yale, '0S, comes to
take charge Of mems athletic work
and to assist IN the department OF
n athematics. Miss McEbright (
Akron, Ohio. will take charge of the
work in oratory. Miss E.. Fern Smith,
recently a student in the Oberlin Con-
servatory of Music, comes as instruct
or in vocal music in the Yankton col
J, ee conservatory. De Witt Smith of
yankton joins the faculty as assistant
secretary.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
GAS RTLT SHOW AS FINE AS ANY
Pierre Exposition Draws Large Crowds
And Has Good Exhibits.

The second annual Gas Bit exposf-
ton drew large crowds at Pierre. The
agricultural exhibits equal those seen
at any agricultural show in the state
this fall. The apple exhibit from
Stanley county is as good as the state
can produce. Sully county also makes
a feature of it's fruit production.
Beadle is the first county to come to
the exposition with an exhibit outside
the Missouri valley. and is strong on
its grains Of all kinds. Hyde county
is showing what they can do on the
high prairie in the way of agricultural
products.
One of the exhibits which is attract
ing q great deal Of attention is that
from the ~Shaffenberg farm, eight
miles south of Fort Pierre, in Stanley
county in which the production Of a
sod crop by one homesteader is at
tractively arranged. 1t consists OF
corn, wheat, oats, speltz, buckwheat,
non corn, sorghum, with alfalfa promi-
nent, and all kinds of field and garden
vegetables. The N feature which
makes it prominent and gives 1t In
terest is that the land on which it
was grown was prairie sod a year
ago..
The government Indian school has
a private exhibit, showing what can
be done by the Indian boys OF that
institution in the way Of farming, and
their showing is one which need not
suffer in comparison with the exhib-
it's of any farm. The interior OF the
auditorium building is beautifully dec
GRATED, with corr as the prominent
feature in the decorations, and grain
predominates in all the exhibits.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
In and About the State
COMEDY OF ERRORS AT h.LPENA.
Citizens Trailed Each Other For Yeuu-
men.

men.
Alpena was the scene of an inter-
esting and exciting comedy Of errors,
which was caused by the telephone
wires entering being temporarily plac-
ed out of commission by the abun-
dance Of electricity in the air. and the
belief that the wires had been cut by
yeggmen preparatory to making a
raid.
Scene 1.-Grant Anderson decides
to remain in his place. of business
and watch it during the night to pre-
vent an expected raid by tho yegg-
men. Mrs. Anderson becomes alarm
ed by his prolonged absence at the
store. At midnight, DR.. D.. D. Burns,
M. G.. Shull, A. F. Pearson and j. w.
Doubenmier return to Alpena in an
auto. They are spied by Mrs. Ander-
son, who tells them of her fear for her
husbands safety, and they g~allantly
promise to go to his store and ascer-
tain If he is all right. They first try
the front door, but receiving no re-
Spouse go to the back windows and
door and finally make Anderson u n
derstand what they want.
Scene AT this %juncture two other
Alpena men, Walter J. Smith and AL
bert Kaye, return to town from the
country, where they spent the early
part of the night. They espy the
four men in the rear of Anderson's
store and instantly conclude that
craftsmen have entered the town and
+ about to rob the Anderson store.
Kaye decides to do some detective
work On his own account, and takes
up a position in the shadow Of the
Presbyterian church building, In the
vicinity of the Anderson store. l.. D.
Miller, another citizen, who was stir
ring on that eventful night, comes
along at about this time and discovers
the suspicious character in the
shadow of the church. He summons
a friend and together they watch the
suspicious character, finally conclud-
ing hat he is a spy n picket for the
yeggmen.
Scene 3.-Having decided to sur
TOund and capture the suspicious char.
acter, they make an effort to capture
Kaye, but he considers discretion the
better part of valor and fees, believ-
ing his pursuers to be yeggmen. He Is
so fleet of foot that his p%ursuers give
up the chase and return to the Ander-
son store.
Scene 4.-Kaye, noting that the
supposed yeggmen have abandoned
the chase and returned to the Ander-
son store, turns about and follows
them to Illustrate if possible the rob-
berry of the store.
Scene 5.-Noticing that the lone
yegeman whom they chased is again
returning to town the pursuers again
give chase. After much lodging the
pursued and pursuers suddenly come
face to face as each party was steal
ing around a corner Of the Presbyter-
Ian parsonage for the purpose OF cut
ting off the retreat of the other.
Scene 6.-They recognized each
other before the shooting commenced,
and before any lives were lost, and
mutual explanations followed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02

The Chamberlain Indian school has
received its full quota OF pupils from
the reservations according to the
government requirement. and the
continuance of the institution Is as
sured for the present. All indian
schools we're affected by a ruling OF
the interior department that solicit
ing for new pupils for government
Indian shoots must be made by the
sunerintendent of the school in person.
but Superintendent Young OF this
school has ACCOMPLISHED the work in
time for the formal opening OF the
school year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
TAFT'S SETTLEMENT OF THE
FRIARS' LAND PROBLEM.

In the whole story Of Judge Taft's
executive and diplomat there is no
more creditable chapter than that de-
voted to his adjustment of the contro-
versy concerning what were known Al
the "Friars' Lands in the Philip
pines. Those lands, consisting OF
some 100000 acres of the most fer
tile soil in the islands, were held by
priests of certain religious orders, but
were occupied inc farmed by native
tenants, who complained that the
rentals exacted by their clerical land
lords were excessive. Upon the with
drawal Of Spanish authority from the
Archipelago the Friars' Lands became
the subject of earnest controversy.
The farmer tenants contended that
the property should be taken from the
in small parcels by the actual occu-
pants. There was a demand, indeed,
for the contiscation of the property
and the priests themselves, in their
ignorance of American methods, were
fearful that such a course might be
adopted.
1t became one Of Mr.. Taft's tasks
to settle this serious dispute, and h8
accomplished 1t in q manner which
not only greatly increased his own
popularity and enlarged American
prestige in the islands, but developed
among the clerical authorities and tho
tenant farmers a vastly more neighbOr-
ly spirit, and a more harmonious
community of interest than had eyer
existed before. Mr.. Taft carefully in
the Friars' Lands. He consulted tina
clerical landlords, the higher church
authorities and the tenant farmers
Then he went to Rome, where ais
proposals for an amicable adjustment
If the controversy received the cordial
approval Of the papal authorities.
The Friars' Lands were purchased for
A sum a~pproximatlng $7,OOO,OOO.
Clerical landlorGism ceased and the
property was divided into small par
CAO yin VA CooJ W blOA
tenants and others DESTROYS of engag-
ing in agriculture.
The real Importance of this trans
lction Is appreciated only by those
amiliar vita the manifold and deli
ate problems which have been en-
.ountered in the work of American
.zing the Philippines. The settlement
If the affair by Mr.. Taft removed per-
nanently a fruitful source of friction
,etween the civil and the religious in
erests Of the islands. 1t laid the
o%undation for kindlier relations and
more intimate cooperation bet veen
he civil government and the autnori-
les Of the church. 1t set before the
Filipinos a high example of American
friendship and fair dealing which ID
ound to exert a wholesome moral
md educational influence for many
years to come.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
AUSTRALIA TC, START NAVY.
Visit Of American Fleet Inspires Con
summation Of Project.

Melbourne, Sept. 26. The British
admiralty has given its general ap-
provGl to the scheme of the Australian
commonwealth for the formation of a
fotilla of six torpedo boat d]estroyers,
nine submarines and two depot boats
as the nucleus Of an Australian navy
The idea of building up a local navy
in Australia in lieu of the customary
annual contribution to the imuerial
forces gas given great impetus by the
recent visit of the American battle,
ship fleet.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
M DEPENDABLE Policy.

The difficulty with the Democratic
party and the reason why the Ameri-
can people thus far have manifested
their distrust of it is because it has no
policy which the country a depend
upon. Its whole stock in trade is that
Of irresponsible criticism and obstruc-
ton, but when charged with the re
sponsibility for doing anything it utter
" fails.-Hon. VIM. Fl. Taft, at Greens
borO. North Carolina.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
Free Trade FaIlacy.

Our free trade friends have told N
for years and years that If we do not
buy we cannot sell, but we have gone
on doing both at a wondrously increae.
ing rate, b. ling just enough more
than we buy ) meet all foreign obli-
cations and keep our gold as a bulwark
OF redemption. That has been the Re
publican method, and that Is going t.
continue to be the Republican method.
James S Sherman.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
BIG MOB ATTACKS WORkMEN,
One Man Is Injured by Pursuers-Po
lice Called, but Crowd Disperses.

Winnipeg, Sept. 26. - Yesterday,
while a rang of twelve strikebreakers
in TIE st. Boniface yards were placing
on the rails a locomotive which was
off the track they were attacked b?
about a hund1 ed strikers and We're
forced to fee.
Richard Brown, a strikebreaker,
was overtaken and was beaten insen-
sible. He was sent to the hospital
and a dozen police were hurried to
the scene, but the mob had disappear
ed
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
Cou nterfeitinq CHARGED.

Beilaire, Ohio, Sent, 2G.-Frde Nil.
Ter, J ohn Miller and Minnie Hathaway
alias Mile, were arrested here Lass
rieht by United States MARSHAL vii.
liGms on c,araes of grand larceny
and counte .feiting. They are wanted
at H~i.lsdalt, Mich.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
FAST MAIL IN COLLISION.
Running Slow Because Of Fog-Three
Mail Clerks Slightly Bruised.

Utica, N. Y, Sept. 26.-In a heavy
fog that prevailed yesterday morning
the w,sst-bound fast mail on the New
York Central railroad ran into a West
Shore passenger train that had been
held In one of the blocks near Little
Falls. The mail tain had been
brought to slow speed because of the
fog, otherwise there probably would
have been considerable loss of life.
The injuries are confined to railway
postal clerks, three of whom were
hurt.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
Pal er Strike ctttlnd,

Boston, s ept. 26-News Of a settle
Nent Of th., strike Of paper workers,
which has been in rrogress nearly
two month";, was received last night
at some of the mills Of the Interra.
tioral Paper company in New Eng.
land.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
Check cholera Il ODESSA.

ODESSA, S.l t. 26. $50 TIL e~Dnrnicipal
aut critics have been successful in
g G ling II cholera in THIS city.
r. o e have been only four cases this
Y elk, with VIC deaths Not a single
case was r. ported yesterday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
NO FEAR OF COAL FAMINE.
Ignite Deposits at Very Door o.
Butte County Settlers.


Homesteaders in the northern part
OF Butte county are already we'll pro-
vided with fuel for the coming win
ter. In the past summer numerous
Ignite coal bodies have been opened.
1t is said Their is not q single home
stcad In that section that has not coal
within five miles Of it. and that near
" all of them have a vein on their
own homestead. These coal bodies
extend throughout the northern part
o. the state and up to the North Da-
kota line. A few weeks g All e"ort
vas made by Eastern spectators to
secure the rights to the coal mines,
hut an organized effort by the home'
steaders defeated the plan.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02

for . considerable period, engaged -
such enforcement, with marked a.
cheney and success. 1t proposes for The
presidency 4 candidate who declares
his purpose to continue and complete
that enforcement Of the law, and whoso
competency to do SO with success has
been proved. Mr.. Bryan does not b.
lieve in the regulation of railroads. He
does not believe it practicable. He -
CARDS it as bound to fail, although he
is willing to criticise the Republican
party for not accomplishing that vast
and complicated task all at once.
1T is natural to observe that, If the
people of the country desire railroads
to be regulated, and the laws regard
ing them to be enforced, it would DO
wise to entrust that regulation to Mr.
Taft, who believes in regulation, and
has faith in the wisdom and effective
ness of the law, rather than in the
hands Of one who believes that all ef-
fort to regulate must prove futile.
h Democratic Record.
"What is furnished by the record Of
the Democratic party at large to show
that 1t Is competent to maintain the
prosperity we have, and execute the
proof whatever of that is offered. All
The evidence we have is the other way.
The majority of us have not yet for
gotten the second administration OF
Grover Cleveland, which ended only on
The 4th of March, 1897. The Democracy
hen had its opportunity to show the
world what it could do with govern
ment, for 1t possessed the executive
tttice, a majority of the Senate, and Z
majority Of the House. Its opportunity
o exercise that control for the public
benefit was wasted. Discord and con-
usion reigned throughout the entire
four years. Incapacity to reach prac-
zeal conclusions or to take any effect
We action was demonstrated. No prom
ses were kept. No reforms were ac
,omplished. 1t became apparent that
he sole cohesive force that bound the
democratic party together was the de-
sire for office, and, once in Office, in
stead Of progress, we had all factions
pulling different ways, totally incapable
If agreeing upon q common course Of
'onduct.
Are the people Of the United States
seady to repeat that experience Of
democratic governments"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
FIND IRON NEAR FARiBAULT.
Assayists Make Encourage Test
From Surface Specimens.

from Surface specimens.
Faribautt, MINI, Sept. 26.-Messrs.
Leary and Marks, owners of the farms
on which considerable iron ore has
been found, have had more Of the
samples sssayed by experts. The
farms are located about six miles
south Of tie city. 1t is possible that
this find IL the lost vein OF the great
Mesaba range. The result of the
later ASSAYS have proved very salts
factory and encouraging to the own.
prS
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
Wou, ted by Ex 3iosion.

Tibbng, finn., SEN &c. Mrs
Tfe~osn Polil }, an italian woman, We.
llown ), b. the ex"lo ion of a ni>
q e. supposed to have Ell lyman
mixed with floor sweepin. IS and is no.
expected to live.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
OPENS WAR WITH TURKEY.
Bulgaria Masses 100000 Troops to
Hold Railway.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 26.-Bulgaria
yesterday refused Turkeys demand
for the surrender Of that part of the
Turkish Oriental railway which cross
es Bulgaria.
She backed up her action by calling
out 100, 200 serve troops. which will
be modified on the Turkish frontier.
The action is believed to be prelimi-
nary to Bulgaria's declaration OF in.
dependence and her rejection of the
suzerainty Of Turkey.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
ROBgERs GET AWAY.

Crack a Bank and Have an Automo'
bile Handy to Escape.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 27.-Oficers
left here Yesterday morning for Col
ton. a small town on the South Dako.
ia Central railroad, northwest OF
Sioux Falls, 10 take the trail OF yegg.
men who robbed the Cotton Savings
bank, afterwards making their escape
in an automobile.
The cracksmen dynamited the safe
and demolished it, but secured less
than 81. 900 in money.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-02
GUIDING BIG CANAL.
Cr-in7ce Work Pushed on 4ia Sioux
River Near Sioux Falls. j.,

T'VCT VSdT OFUNN tt ,
The work Of constructive q nam
~ct' DRAINAGE canal in the re~ion
p'cnr the Big Sioux river, nortN Of
gionx Falls, is p~rogressine ranidlv.
"ha contractor who is digglnc the
mini tnre Panama canal eXnects to
co rloto the work before winter sets
IN vhen the county commissioners
~iN fe'e steps to have BRIDGES con-
str ,c.e across the canal AZ points
wfars It is crossed by highways
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
BOX NEARLY FULL
Work Of Securing the Thaw
Jury Progressing.
Eleven Of Required Number
Passed for Cause.

New York, Jan. with nine jury
men Professionally selected, one hundred
new veniremen reported to Justice
Bowling in the criminal branch of the
supreme court this morning for duty
IN the case of the people against Harry
Kendall Thaw, who is charged with the
wilful murder of Stanford White While
there were nine jurymen in the box this
morning that is no sigr that there will
be even that many when court ad-
journs tonight. The nine men have
been passed for cause, by both sides.
and accepted by the court, but the
prosecution and the defense in the case
each have thirty peremptory chal-
lenges. all of which may be. exercised.
T1r.e after time, while the Jury was
being selected for Thaw's first trial the
jury box was filled when one side or
the other exercised a peremptory chal-
Ienge, thereby vacating a seat. OF so
much Importance is the case-one side
is lighting to inf1ict legal punishment
on man accused of murder the other
Is battling for the life of that man
that it is hardly likely that either side
VIII be satisfied with a jury until all Of
Its peremptory challenges have been
exhausted. OF the 300 veniremen sum
moned, 100 of whom reported Yesterday
100 today, the others under order to re,
port tomorrow, not one has escaped
close scrutiny from detectives repre-
sent1ng both sides of the case. The dis
trlct attorney has been over the list
carefully and his detectives have look
ed up the records of all of the men
summoned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
UNITE CRAWFORD CASES
Judge Pollock Decides That Different
Actions May Be Consolidated.

The fire insurance companies which
held policies on the old Crawford theater
building when it burned and suits against
whom are now pending in the United
States circuit court and the state district
court to force collection, won the first
round in the United States circuit court
today when Judge Pollock decided that
the issues set up in all of the suits might
be Joined and that the result should be de-
terInined upon the decision in one of the
cases. A demurrer which was advanced
against this stand was overruled by the
court The Bank of Topeka and the Amer
lean Amusement syndicate are the plain
tiffs in the case.
Five of the cases were changed from the
state court to the federal court and five
still remain in the state court. The court
decides that there is question of law in
volved and as a result a special master
is likely to be appointed to hear testt-
mony and the suits will therefore never
go to jury, as was first anticipated.
In addition Judge Pollock enjoins the
prosecution of the suit against the five
companies in the lower court, the injunc-
ton is not, however. directed against the
court itself The companies involved in
the controversy are New Haven Fire Sc
curity, Prussian National, Agricultural
Spring Garden, Milwaukee Mechanics,
Western Assurance, Commercial Union,
and American The total amount of inSur-
ance carried in these companies was $22,-
500. The refusal to pay is based on the
fact that the value of the building was
placed at an excessive figure. There are
still other questions raised in addition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07
SEVEN WERE DROWNED.
Skif Carrying Gas Company's Em-
pIoyes Overturns in the River.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. IA skfff
containing nine men was overturned
in the Missouri river near Kickapoo
Monday, and seven of them were
drowned The other two. William
Sharp and Frank Logan. were rescued
by Ernest Schwertzer at the risk of
his life.
The dead:
FRANK HILL. "a years of age;
leaves widow and six children.
RALPH HILL. IL. water boy.
CHARLES BAKER. AZ; leaves wild
ow and four children.
JOHN BAKER. 20.
ELMER HUNDLEY. age unknown
GROVER HUNDLEY, age un-
known.
UNKNOWN SWEDE.
All but the Hundleys and the Swede
were residents of Kickapoo.
The men were employed by the
structing a pipe line under the river.
and had been working on the Missouri
side of the river. and the accident
happened when the men were rowing
to the Kansas side preparatory to re-
turning to their homes. They had
proceeded about a third of the way
across. but the current and wind be-
ing swift the men decided to turn
back. In endeavoring to turn the boat
q wave broke over it. causing it to
capsize, and throwing the occupants
William Krumm has stationed men
along the river to watch for the
bodies An overturned skin is re-
ported to have foated by the terminal
bridge here at 1880 o'clock. but none
of the bodies has yet been recovered.