The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
NEWS Of The WEEK IN tPTOMf
important Events at Home and on
Foreign Shores Briefly
Told.
WASHINGTON.

Washington.
WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minis
YER to Washington, has accepted an
invitation to deliver the commence
ment address at Iowa university in
tune.
The new pension act which went
INTO effect on April 10 gives to 201 $40
widows and other pensioners an in
srease OF 81 a month. All pensioners
getting less than $12 will receive the
AMOUNT without the necessity Of put
Ding in new claims.
The retirement of Rear Admiral
Very will result in the promotion of
Capt. William s. Cowles to be e
admiral. Capt. C0wles now holds the
rank of rear admiral. but only by vir-
Sureau OF equipment.
Delegate Andrews Of New Mexico
las introduced in the house a bill for
The establishment in DOna Ana coun-
~, New Mexico. of an annex to all
aational homes for disabled volunteer
6Olulclo, tIc dulIcA W uC " ilo z n
slusive housing OF married survivors.
Personal.
William Fiss, reputed to be n Of
the largest horse dealers in the
world, is dead at Buffalo, N. Y.
J. A. Matthews, once prominent in
Missouri state politics and general
manager of the Omaha (Neb.) Her.
aid in 1888, died at st. Louis. aged
~sixty-seven.
w. C. Leckie Of Dowagiac, Mich,
prominent In the order OF Elks and
tor many years manager of the Beck
with Memorial theater there, is dead
from a complication of diseases.
James H. Neal. formerly we'll
known in Ohio politics, died In New
York from paralysis. Mr.. Neal served
rs consul at Liverpool. England, IN
der Cleveland's second administra-
ton.
Rev. DR.. Russell J. Wilbur, former
lean OF the Episcopal cathedral at
Chicago, has been formally received
by the Jesuit Fathers in their novi-
tiate at Floreissant, q suburb Of st.
Louis.
p. 8. Lamoreaux, q manufacturer of
Beaver Dam, Wis, has been appoint
Cd by Gov. Davidson as regent of the
University Of Wisconsin for q term of
three years. He succeeds Maj. c.
Mead Of Plymouth.
Emile Gibharlt. noted professor Of
literature. is dead in Paris. He hold
the chair Of letters in several famous
universities and val decorated with
the Legion of Honor for his contri.
buttons to literature.
Rev. William 8. Friedman has been
elected rabbi for life Of Temple EN-
manuel at Denver at the annual meet
ing Of the congregation. Rev. Mr..
Friedman has already served this con-
~gregation IS rabbi for eighteen years.
Andrew Carnegie has promised
Wells college at Aurora, N. Y, $40.
900 for q library to be called the
Frances Cleveland library, after Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, an alumnus of the
college, on condition that it raise an
equal sum.
v. Kejuin Wellington Kee Of Shang-
hal, China, son OF the Chinese secre-
tary Of foreign affairs, has been elect
ed editor-in-chief OF the Columbia
Spectator. the university daily paper.
Kee for two years has been a member
Of the varsity debating team.
Sir Adolphe Caron, a former mem
Der Of the Canadian parliament, died
ct the Royal Victoria hospital at
Montreal after a short illness from
pneumonia. Sir Adolphe was minis
ter Of militia at the time Of the North
west rebellion, In 1885, and for his
services in suppressing 1t vi knight
"a by Queen Victoria.