The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24
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Foreign.
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.
F. M. Fallon of the provincial oblates
Of Buffalo, N. Y, to the bishopric OF
London, Canada.
An Official telegram from Buenos
Ayres states that the authorities hav-
ing the 1910 exposition in charge have
set apart a special building for Ameri.
can railway exhibitors.
At st. Petersburg, the publisher Of
Tolstoi's book, "The Kingdom Of God
Within U.s." was sentenced to a years
Imprisonment In q fortress.
w. G. Splitter, an American, pro-
prietor Of the Astor house at Colon
and alleged owner of the Cuban steam
OF Otori. was expelled from Panama
territory. He was put aboard the
Royal Mail steamer, Magdalena. bound
for Jamaica and New York, by a de-
cree Of President Obaldia. He is
charged with enticing employees on the
Panama canal to leave their work.
Chan Yin Fang, uccesso to WI
Tung Fang as minister to China from
the United States, accompanied by
his family and a party of forty secre-
taries and Chinese students arrived
In San Francisco on the liner Mon
golia.
A severe earthquake occurred in
Guam. causing considerable damage,
according to a cablegram received at
the navy department. The women's
and children's hospital was wrecked.
There we're no casualties.
Evidence Is multiplying that Zelaya
Intends to retire from the presidency
Of Nicaragua. Reports to that effect
are general throughout that country
and the American consular oficers
seem to give credence to them.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit com.
pany announced the adoption OF q
pension system for its veteran en-
ployes. i
The Towle Syrup company's plant
at st. Paul, Mimi, was almost totally
destroyed BY fire. The loss Is 500. 600.
The house passed the Esch bill, re-
quiring railroads to make full monthly
reports to the interstate commerce
commission Of all accidents.
st. Paul has begun . fight for lower
telephone rates.
Tho interstate commerce commits.
sion ordered = reduction in charges
Of the Omaha & Council Bluffs rail.
road.
Red Cloud. Sioux Indian warrior.
who died on the Pine Ridge agency.
will be buried according to the ritual
of the paleface and not above ground
as he requested.
Alaska's delegate to congress, Jas.
Wickersham. said that upon his ar.
rival in Washington early In January,
he would introduce q bill providing
for the establishment Of q territorial
government for Alaska.
George A. Pickett, Ave years edi.
tor Of the Roswell IN. NJ Daily Rec.
ord, died from tuberculosis.
Iowa has q candidate for the United
States supreme court when there is
another vacancy. He is Judge Horace
e. Deemer. Of the supreme court OF
that state.
After perfunctory sessions of both
houses the Illinois general assembly
adjourned until Tuesday, January 4,
and the prospective battle over deep
waterway. primary and other ylegis-
lation advocated by Governor Deneen
goes over until the new year.
BY putting the Standard Oil COM
pany ON the I'VE don't patronize" list
Secretary Dickinson Of the wal de.
partment has embarrassed the navy
department.
The scent fare proposition on oma.
M street railway has gone glimmer.
Ing.
Francis ]. Henev confirmed the re-
port that he has filed suit in New
York against william H. Croker of
SAN Francisco for $780, 900 for alleged
libel.
President Taft has promised to
speak ct the next meeting Of the
farmers national congress, which
meets IN Lincoln October 8 to II, 1910.
President Taft said at Hartford,
Conn, that the time might come when
. civil pension list will become q ne.
cessity.
Senator Burkett Of Nebraska and
Representative Hull Of Iowa are in q
contest for next falls military tourna-
ment.
Leslie n. Shaw declared tnere II no
doubt IN the minds OF those who have
studied the proposed central bank
that such an Institution would be
owned, or at least controlled. BY the
Standard OIL company:
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