The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-31
NEWS NOTES.
CONDENSED.
LBeiling Down Of the More Impor.
taat Events Here and There
Foreign.

\ Foreign.
The estate Of the late Consueio,
Aowager duchess OF Manchester, Is
valued for probate at $~1,634,33O. Al
ter making provisions for her grand
. the Viscount Mandville and the
younger children Of the duke OF Man
chester, the residue of the property
was left In trust for the duke for life
and for the successor to the title.
The Baroness Vaughan quietly bid
farewell to Belgium.
A Los Angeles man told OF cases OF
extreme cruelty practiced by ZelayA
The pope appointed Rev. James
O'Reilly. now rector Of st. Anthony
Of Padua, Minneapolis, Mimi, to the
bishopric Of Fargo, N. D., and Rev.
r. NJ. Fallon Of the provincial oblates
Of Buffalo, N. Y, to the bishopric OF
London, Canada.
The Reichsrat at Vienna rose after
. continuous sitting Of eighty-six
hours and after passing a bill modi-
flying the rules Of procedure which
authorizes the president of the cham
Der to suspend from one to three SIT
tings any deputy insultin, him or dis
obeying the rules.
Commander Robert e. Peary smiled
broadly when informed that q Copen-
hagen dispatch had been received
quoting q paragraph of the University
Of Copenhagen In its preliminary
examination of DR.. Cooks records, and
failing to find proof that the physi-
clan had found the North pole.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Grabiel H%anotaux. in IN article ap-
pealing for public support of the re-
Gently organized Franco-American
committee designated to improve the
economic and social relations Of the
two countries. and of which he IL pres
ldent. predicts that the United States.
which now holds the balance of power
In the Pacific, II destined some day
70 intervene in the quarrels OF tho
great nations of Europe.
An oficial telegram from Buenos
Ayres states that the authorities hav-
ing the 1910 exposition In charge have
sst apart q special building for Ameri-
~ railway exhibitors.
General.
Thorough investigation fails to
show that DR.. Cook got to the north
pole.
Albert F.. Woods has been selected
q director of the experiment station
and dean of the Minnesota ~agricultur-
q school.
County Marshal Mayes Of Kansas
City shot and killed a negro who had
0rst wounded the oficer.
The supreme court handed down
some decisions and took q recess Of
two weeks.
President Taft yielded to the de-
mands Of both Secretary Ballinger
and his critics for q public ~investiga.
ton Of the whole subject matter un-
derlying the so-called Ballinger.Pin-
chot controversy.
Among United States marshals
named by President Taft vas Creigh.
ton N. Foraker Of New Mexico, who
has held the ONCE there for sixteen
years.
Approximately 10000 acres Of public
land have been withdrawn from entry
IN the west. according to an announce.
mont 1t the interior department.
1--WE will report q general river and
harbor bill about the first of Febru-
ary." said chairman Alexander Of the
house committee On rivers and har-
bors.
Industrial education, what 1t has &C
complished and its present conditions
In all probability will be made the
subject Of 4 general investigation un.
der the supervision of the bureau OF
labor.
Reports from the east say Mr.. VIII.
lard has been offered the presidency
az the b. & o. railroad.
Aside from having hundreds Of lives
and millions Of dollars worth Of prop.
erty involved in marine disasters. the
United States life saving service man.
AGED to render assistance to many un.
fortunate persons In distress.
Every American who takes his cup
81 coffee might like to know that in
tho ten months Of this year he has
helped use up Just @64.0O0.000 worth.
or S46. 000. 900 pounds.
Testimony Of the Brokaw divorce
went to show that the plaintiff made
the money Of the millionaire ny.
The N~icaraguan %insurents are
growing tired Of awaiting attack, &C
cording to advices received IL Wash.
1ngt0n.
Fight persons were fatally injured
and ! number Of others less serious
Il hurt in the wreck on the Southern
railway near Greensboro.
Tue attend1nce ut the Omaha Corn
ah0wa fhA last day WAS Q.363. This