The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-11-05

lease OF supposed lepers on an island
Of the Hawaiian group.
Congressman Fowler has sent q chal.
lenge to Senator Aldrich to debate the
central bank question.
The vacancy left by the death OF e.
H. Hartman in the directorate OF the
Delaware & Hudson company was
filled by the election of Former Judge
Robert s. Lovett.
Modern Greece is apparently in
danger from the rapid emigration to
the United States on the part of the
young men.
furnished by the Red Cross society
will begin about the middle of Novem-
Der, and 1t is expected that several
thousand dollars will be realized by
the Nebraska Society for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis.
VIM. Engle won first chance at the
ADerdeen land drawing. His chance
was worth $4,000. But Engle had
thought so little of his luck that he
filed on some land in Trip county,
thereby losing his right to the Aber-
deem land.
Daniel Edwin Hurley, an actor and
singer connected with the Dolly Var
den company, New York. insane over
religion, built a circle of fire on the
street and stood in the center of it
to burn to death.
Eight hundred speakers in New
York were busy a few days before
election.
Rev. Frederick H. Ward, pastor of
the Baptist church at Freewater.
Ore, pleaded guilty of bigamy and
was sentenced to five years in the
Washington penitentiary.
The Prince and Princess Kuni of
Japan have communicated through
Mr.. Matsui. the Japanese charge
d'affaires. their thanks to the Amer
lean people for the generous hospital
ity which they received while in this
country to attend the H~udson-Fulton
celebration in New York.
BY the terms of the will Of the late
DR.. Levy l. Shoemaker of Wilkes
tarre, Pa. which was filed for pro-
bate. Yale university Is given more
than $500.0 900, to be used in the med
zeal department of the institution.
James A. Patten became approx
mately $4,000. 900 richer through a wild
rise in American and English cotton
markets. He is long about 100000
bales. much of which he accumulated
when cotton was selling around 9
cents q pound. 1t is worth Is cents
now.
Washington.
With the school of ~aeronautics at
Omaha, Neb., closed for the winter,
three of the officers who were in at
tendance have been ordered back to
their commands in other branches of
the army.
Frank Valley Perkins, acting SUI
p~erintendent of the United States
pended without pay and John ]. Gil
bert. inspector of photography and
topography, reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year as the result of charges
of administrative irregularities.
Information has reached the state
department that the celebrated Alsop
claim against Chile, involving valu-
able guano deposits and silver mines.
is in a fair way of settlement.
Orders were issued by the %postoffice
department to all postmasters, railway
mail clerks and other postal employees
to keep a sharp lookout for mail mat.
ter from or addressed to the Cuban
national lottery. The lottery has IN
dertaken to exploit the United States
in violation of the postal laws OF this
country. 1t Is alleged. and more than
each containing money. have been
held and the contents returned to the
senders.
The Chinese government has sent
forty-seven students to American col
leges and universities in compliance
with the understanding with the
United States regarding the DISPOSE
ton of the idemnity RENTED by this
government
The Brownsville court Of inquiry
decided to visit Brownsville, Texas,
late In November to hear any new ma
terial facts bearing on the famous
shooting up" Of that city on the night
of August Is, 1906.
E~x-President Roosevelt has SEM q
story of his exploits in killing wild
beasts Of East Africa.
Tokio-The body of Prince Ito, who
was assassinated October Is by a
Korean At Hardin. M%anchuria. was re.
ceived IN this city Monday with hon.
ors consistent with the DISTINGUISHED
career q. the Japanese statesman.
Personal.
The Minnesota congressman Who