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great man as he came into their horizon.
They did not kill the prophet who had
been sent to them but followed him
reverently, a5fectlonately, and to their
country's highest good. One place OF
honor after another was thrust upon
him, and not one of them with the trace
OF an effort to obtain it. His most con-
fidential correspondence shows 1nvari-
ably the same sincere conviction, when
ever any such advancement Was pro-
posed FOR him, that it was entirely be
yond the range Of his abilities and that
it was his duty to urge the selection OF
some one else. The popular recognition
Of his sincerity deserves to be recorded.
1t was an honor to both sides-Wash-
ington's unaffected reluctance to accept
the offices provided for h1m, and the
peoples intense belief that he was the
Heayen-sent occupant of those particu-
lar positions.
Have our people changed their ideal
or changed their nature in the past
century? 1T would seem that one or
other Of these events had taken place,
in the view ofshrewd politicians. This
is period Of Oar history in which a
vacancy in Office is a signal for self
seeking candidates for nominations on
either side to publish and push their
claims" to trumpet the superiority Of
their chances, to have their committees,
workers, newspaper organs, and all the
other apparatus of selt-laudat;on, care
fully oyerseen by themselves and paid
for by themselves or their admirers. Is
this the way in which the American
people Of this generation is condemned
to seek and discover its ideal?
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Prior Lake.
Special correspondence to The Irish Standard.

Special correspondence to The Irish Standard.
Miss Anna Carrigan had the pleasure
Of enjoying the first boat ride Of The
season on Prior Lake.
Will Carrigan, who had been laid up
FOR a few weeks with sore arm, is able
to be around again.
News.has-just reached her, of the
sudden death of Patrick Roach and
mother in Washington Territory. of
small pox. Mr.. Roach and mother resid-
ed in Prior Lake for a long time where
they were.much. esteemed.
A new photograph gallery has just
been opened in the north end Of town
which has become very attractive re-
sort for the young ladies.
j.. j. Carrigan has been delivering
some portraits here, which are models
ofsart in their way. 81 @ B. N s4.
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Then. and Now.

When New York City commemor-
ates, this month, the first inaugurati On,
says the Century Magazine for April, it
is but fitting that the occasion should
be permeated with the personality of
Washington. in the spirit Of Lowell's
noble aposthrophe to Virginia in his
ode, "Uuder the Old E!m:''
Mother of States and undimnished men.
Thou gavest us country, giving him,
And we owe always what we owed thee then
And yet the ''plain people" of his time
should not be denied the merit, great in
any people, Of a prompt and whole
souled recognition Of their ideal in the
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HASTINGS.

Special correspondence to / 4le Irish Standard
Mrs. Sarah Murphy died at her resi-
dence On Fifth st. Friday, at o'clock.
She was 63 years OF age. She was bur
led On Sunday from the church Of the
Guardian Angels in st. Boniface GEM
etery. She leaves one son, z. Il. Muir
ply, to mourn her loss and his many
friends sympatize with him in THIS his
hour ct bereavement. May her SOU!
fest III peace. She was an CID settler
end will be missed by all.
The people of Hastings were shocked
to hear of the death Of Mrs. Nicholas
.McGree at her home in MArshan, after
a few days illness Of pneumonia. Mrs.
McGree was 81 years old and had re-
celyed all the rites of her holy religion;
a Christian, teaching her children by
precepts and example to be true to all.
Mrs. McGree was a loved wife and true
Christian mother, charitable to all her
friends and neighbors. She was an old
settler of Marshsn, coming to Mime
sofa from st. Louis with her mother
and brothers, Peter, John, Stephen,
Malachy and Patrick Collins in the
year 1857. She was married to Nicholas
McGree on the l4th Of April 1860, in
Rasting gs by the Rev. Father Murray.
She leavs a husband, four sons and five
191phtarS tn mourn her loss Nav hpr
soul rest in peace. She was buried
from the Bel!ewood church and inferred
in the Bel]ewood cemetery on Wednes~
day morning last. B. B.
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Good at Publishing Their Differences.

AT meeting of the municipal coun-
Gil of the Irish National league, held in
New York Tuesday night, John Dewey
submitted the facts concerning his con-
troyersy with Patrick Egan. The even-
ing Telegram of Wednesday last pub
lished Washington special, stating
that in an interview Mr.. Egan had
charged Mr.. Devov with inspiring the
attack upon the genuineness of a cable
dispatch describing Mr.. Egan's serv-
ices in unmasking ligott, and had call
ed Mr.. Devoy traitor. Mr.. Devoy tel
egraphed Mr.. Egan that unless the
statements were repudiated he would
hold Mr.. Egan personally responsible,
and take steps to indicate his charac-
ter. Dispatches were also sent to the
president and the secretary Of state,
complaining of Mr.. Egan's conduct.
Mr.. Egan replied that he had not given
any interview about Mr.. Dewey to any
paper, but he had no hesitation in ex-
pressing his belief that Mr.. Devoy was
the author of the untruthful attack up
on him. Mr. Dewey rejoined that MT.
Egan's utterances, not his opinions,
were in question, and demanded pub.
Lie denial Of, OF apology for the use of the
word ''traitor.' Mr.. Egan replied that
whatever Ills private opinions might
be, he had not used the word referred
10. IF Mr.. Dewey believed he. could ex,
act anything further, be could so tc
law. Further correspondence was de-
clined. Mr.. Devoy responded that he
had solicited no correspondence. To
decline it was, therefore, an imDerti-
nence. He had demanded public con-
tradjction of foul SANDER. As Egan
had in the sneaking and cowardly way
that characterized him insinuated the
same slande1 before, there was reason
to believe that he was correctly re
ported.
sHa y hn hest can snffar hest can do
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date for Mayor was elected in Hudson.
The only spirited fight made was that
for supervisor of the Second ward, John
Moe, democrat, Of the Central hotel, de-
feating j. r. Isin.
The result Of the eleciian last week
in Prescott is as follows: Mayor, j. S.
Clements; clerk. Geo, e. Price, treas
urer, L. j. Griffin; assessor, Samuel Nc
Donald; police justice, W. Il. Miles; al
dermen, swan Johnson, Anton ALERT.
and O. G. RollistaE; supervisors. w. Z.
McGray and D j, Dill, constal1les. A.
D. Miller, Jonah Wehrman, and Albert
Herulanson.
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saltwater.
Special CORES pondence TO tho Irish stanaarss

Special CORES pontlence TO tho Irish Stan,tarei.
Hon. Hugh j. Mcclure, CT Chicago,
was tl!e guest of John O'Brien OH Sum
day last.
Work on the Saltwater Electric Street.
Railway is progresslng rapidly. A large
force of men are at work laying the
track and the power house Will soon De
ready to receive the electrical apparatus.
Manager Hewitt says that cais will be
running by June lst.
Martin Mower has leased sufficient
number Of the shares Of the st. Croix
Broom Co. to q syndicate Of Saltwater
lumberrnan, to give Them q controlling
interest in the affairs OF the company.
The officers OF the 1ew company are as
follows: President, J. S. O'Brien;
general manager, William oauntrv;
secretary aud treasurer, S. Z. Eicllard"
son; Directors, y. S. O'Brien, Wln.
Sauntry and Samuel Mcclure.
At the meeting Of ;loe City council,
Tuesday evening, the newly elected
rnayor aud aldermen were installed aud
took tl,eir seats in the council. Il. a.
Hopkins was re s;eetel city ctsrIl. J. N.
5ear!es ciIy attorney and &. w. Clarke
city engineer. John S. Glennon re-
ceiYel 5he appointment Of street COM
missioner and L. y. Castle was 40
pointed assessor. Officers I.e Mars aud
Evans were relieved from further duty
ard Octave WilletJ aud john Naggerty
were appointed on the police lorca
On Sunday evening last E. most sue
cessful rally was held Of the Saltwater
branch Of the Catholic Total Abstinence,
Union, in the basement Of ST. Michaei's
church, which was crowded to excess.
w. J. Shortall, county president, occu-
piod the chair, and conducted a meeting
with which every one present Was de.
lighted. Hugh j. McG ulre, president
Of the Chicago branch, 3 born orator,
was the first speaker, and Che rounds Of
applause showed how bis address WAS
appreciated. lie dwelt especially or
the influence Of women in this work.
and as he laid their duty bare, full as-
sent was given to his pleadings. His
effort in behalf OF total abstinence will!
long be remembered by those present.
Miss Mol1ie MoGee followed With a
recitation we'll received. Hon. j. NJ.
Castle III his short address, dwelt on the
Of temperance woflS. and
that now the brightest inteliecjs Of the
country were foremost in the work He
contrasted the standing Of the church
members now with what it was III Still
water many years ago, and chat to their
pastor, Rev Father Murphy, the Total
Abstinence Union owed much. Master
Fred Wall gave recitation, followed
by Z. E. Burke, Sr., Rev. Father Nc.
Carren and John OBrien, state presi-,
1ent> in short addresses, yet all to the
point, Father Murphy closed with
appeal, showing that only
small part of the battle Of temperance
had been fought, urging those who had
not yet Joined to become members of
either the Father Mathew, Crusaders,
tie Cadets or the Wonlen's S society. Nc
more encouraging meeting than this
has been held. and the people are ready
TO fight King Alcohol,
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He who best can suffer, best can do.
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WISCONSIN.

WISCONSIN.
VIM. Gleason. Of Minneapolis. who
had the contract for putting IN sewer
on Tower avenue, Superior, last sum-
mer, is again in that city.
Th 8 Peoples and Democratic eandi-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-20
AN ALBANY FIRE.
Fire IN a Rag Warehouse Results In Sc
eral Fatalities.

Fire IN a Rag Warehouse Results In Sew
eral Fatalities.
ALBANY, n. Y, Sept 1o.-Fire broke out
at 80 O'Clock yesterday afternoon in an
upper tloor Ct McArde's four story rag
and junk warehouse. Thirty or forty
women and girls were employed in the
building. Many of them fed down the
stairways and fire escapes, but some were
cut eff by the dense smoke. One girl fell
from third story window and was prob
ably fatally hurt. Another followed q
moment later and was badly injured.
Another vas probably fatally burned.
1t is reported that several persisted in
the building, but nothing definite
can yet be lie armed. The loss will be $40.
900. Daniel Cannon, q boy, appeared in
a window aud jumped. receiving fractured
ribs. Richard Gamble jumped down the
elevator shaft and was fatally injured.
Mrs. Powers jumped from the fourth
story window and fell upon pile of iron.
She was horribly bruised and will die.
The latter two were taken to the hospital.
The fire originated in the second story,
over the boiler, but from what cause is
unknown. Most alarming reports are
circulated and il willr require a long search
to reveal the truth or falsity OF the excit-
ing rumors. A large number were en-
ployed asserting the junk, many of them
women. Two women are known to have
persisted in the flames.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-20
A MILLIONAIRE KILLED..
An Old Man Seeks Revenge by Shooting
the Man He Claimed Had Ruined Him.

An Old Man Seeks Revenge by Shooting
the Man He Claimed Had Ruined Him.
New YORK Sept IF. w. Gesswein,
the millionaire importer and manufact-
urer of jewelers. tools and supplies. at SO
John street, this city, was shot and killed
by Christian Deyhle yesterday morning
about l0:45 O'Clock in his private office,
the result of a business quarrel over a re-
flector which Deyhle claimed he had
patented. The two men had been at law
about the patent, and Deyhle had been
beaten in his suit.
Deyhle had been accustomed to call up.
on Gesswein frequently at his store on
John street, but after his defeat in the
courts he discontinued his visits, and
nothing had been seen of him for the past
six months until nine O'Clock yesterday
morning, when he walked into Gesswen' g
store on the ground floor and inquired for
the proprietor. He was informed by one
of the clerks that Gesswein had not ar
rived, but was expected shortly, and took
a chair. remarking that he would wait for
him. Nothing unusual was noticed about
his manner.
When, half an hour later, Gesswein en-
tered the store Deyhle gave a nod of rec
ognition, arose and approaching him.
said that he came on private business and
was invited into the office upstairs on the
second floor, where they were alone with
the door closed
After having been closeted for some
time a shot was heard, and when several
clerks rushed into the room they found
Deyhle standing with a smoking pistol in
his hand aud Gesswien sinking on a
lounge. He died without saying a word.
He was forty-one years old and Dey hle
sixty nine. Deyhle said he shot Gesswien
because the latter had robbed and ruined
him. He had no regrets as he was an old
man and had no money to go into business
or to secure admission into the home for
the aged. He was taken to the Tombs.
Inquiry among jewelers. shows that there
is general bei.f that Gesswen had
wronged Deyhle aud had practically
robbed him of his invention. Gesswein at
first bought quite large quantities of
Deyhle's reflector. but finally ceased to
patronize him. Deyhle made inquiries
and became satisfied that Gesswein was
making the refectors himself, an in
fringement suit failed on technical
grounds and Deyhle was unable TO carry
the proceedings further
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GETTYSBURG MONUMENTS.
Dedication BY Respective Regiments on
the Battlefield.


the Battlefield.
GETTYSBURG Pa, Sept. Ply esterdav
was devoted to the special dedication OF
the Pennsylvania monuments by their
respective regiments. Each dedication
was attended only by the survivors of the
commands. No system was observed and
each regiment went on its own way.
The following monuments were dedl-
Gated: One Hundred and Fourteenth Col
lis Zouaves, Fifty sixth, Twenty -eig nth,
formerly commanded by General Geary
Ninety-third, Ninety fourth, One Hun
dred and Fortieth, One Hundred and
Forty eighth beavers regiment), One
Hundred and Seventh, Seventy-third. Oae
Hundred and Sixteenth, One Hundred and
Twenty first Ninth. Seventy fifth. One
Hundred and Eighteenth, Corn exchange.
knapp's battery, One Hundred and Forty
seventh, Ninetieth, One Hundred and
Tenth, Sixty-second. One Hundred
and Forty ninth, the Buck Tails,
Seventeenth cavalry, Ninety first, Sixty
seventh, Twenty third. Seventy-fourth,
Sixty first Seventy-second, Twenty
ninth. Second cavalry, Forty
second, battery F, One Hundred and
Ninth, Ninety sixth. One Hundred and
Thirty ninth, One Hundred and Forty
first, Ninety-eighth. Sixteenth cavalry,
Twenty-seventh. Eighteenth cavalry.
One Hundred and Sixth and One Hun
dred and Fifth. The crowd was terrible
and many were without sleeping quarters.
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COLONEL FLETcHER's CASE.

He IL Sentenced BY Court Martial to BE
Cashiered-The Sentence DisapprOved
By the General of the Army-A Case Of
Prejudice.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1I-Some time ago
a court.martial was held at Fort Omaha,
Neb., that attracted great deal Of atten.
ton throughout the country. J. 8.
Fletcher. Lieutenant. Colonel of the Sec.
ond infantry, was accused of conduct I'M
becoming an officer and a gentleman
technically, and in the ordinary language
conduct unbecoming a soldier. His &C.
cusers were the officers of the post at Fort
Omaha and the principal witnesses against
him were his wife and sister.in- law. The
case Of this officer has become q matter Of
National importance throughout the coun.
try, especially in military circles, and not
only military men, but civilians are In.
terested in it The case can not be decided
for at least ten days more. The court.
martial that tried Colonel Fletcher found
him guilty of the charges alleged against
him and sentenced him to be cashiered
from the army. 1t Is believed throughout
the United States, both in military and
civil circles. that the officers at Omaha
were prejudiced against Colonel Fletcher,
and that the women in the case, who are
his wife and his sister law, were or
ganized TO destroy him. The proceedings
in the court-martial came on to Washing
ton in due time and were referred to
the Judge acknowledgements bureau
in the War Department. The whole
case was looked into carefully
and the Judge Advocate General decided
to knock out the report and findings of the
al ho
Gates office it went to the General Of the
army. who is at present John NJ. Schofield.
Schofeld looked into the case very
thoroughly and concluded to agree to the
findings of the Judge Advocate Generals
office. From the General of the army, &C.
cording to the red tape management of the
War Department the report should go TO
the Secretary of War. 1t happens now
that the General of the army is acting as
Secretary of War and he did not care
to act in a double capacity in a
case of such Importance in ilitary
circles as that of Colonel Fletcher.
In other words, he did not care to
approve as Secretary of War what he
approved of as General of the Army. But
there is no doubt that Colonel Fletcher
will prevail over his enemies. The court
martial at Omaha found him guilty and
sentenced h m to dismis sal from the army.
That sentence has been repudiated by the
Judge Advocates office; it has been re-
pudiated by the General Of the army and
from all accounts it will be repudiated
within a few DAYS by the Secretary of
War and by the President of the United
States few days later. Fletcher was
done up by the court martial, but the
thinking men of the army here have saved
him.
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BALTIMORE CELEBRATION.
The First Days Celebration of the Defense
of Baltimore.

The First Days Celebration Of the Defense
of Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept 10.-The six
days celebration of the anniversary of
the defense of Baltimore in the second
war with Great Britain b,gan yesterday.
The parade started at ten O'Clock. First
came the city officers and the Governor
of the State; then historical floats
representing war and peace escorted
by guard of honor composed
of descendants of men who took part in
The war of 1872 Though Eben Appleton
refused to loan the Star Spangled Banner,
the guard of honor was not without q
suitable flag to carry. Furled above the
heads of the descendants of the defend
ers of Baltimore was a flag in exact imi-
tation of the Star Spangled Banner made
by the ladies OF Baltimore
Thousands Of men were in line in the
parade, including Grand Army veterans,
firemen, secret and German societies and
trades unions. There were also a
great many Industrial floats. Fore
most among them were six floats Of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, Civ
ing a complete historical sketch of that
great corporation from its early organiza-
ton to the present beginning with q
passenger coach drawn by a single horse,
the application of horse power to rail-
way cars two years later, the double
deck sleeper run between Balti-
more and Frederick in 1898, also propelled
by horses; the sail car conceived by Evan
Thomas in 1929, the Page electric motor Of
1851 and the latest, most approved aud
thoroughly vestibuled cars, of which a
view is obtained through an opening in .
tunnel.
There came over from Washington in
the private car Baltimore President Har-
rison, Secretaries Window and Tracy and
Marshal Ransdell. From the depot the
President was escorted to the grand stand.
He received hearty cheers on all sides.
He made no speech.
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Won BY Searle.

LONDON, Sept. 10.-The race on the
Thames for 5000 and the championship
of the world, over a course Of four miles
and three furlongs, between William
O'Connor, champion oarsman Of the
United States and Canada, and Henry E
Searle, the Australian, was rowed yester-
day and won by Searle. At Hammer
smith bridge, one and three-fourths
of mile from the start, Searle led by two
lengths. He won by six lengths. Odds
of one to four were given on O'Connor.
Searle won the toss for position and chose
the Surrey side of the river. O'Connor
had the best of the start and led by a half
length to the boat house. Searle's time
was DAD
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-20
MOUNT ATHos MONKS.

Religious Community Into Which
Women Are Not Allowed to Penetrate.
Nothing is more curious than to
study the effects upon large society
of the total exclusion of the female
sex. 1t is commonly thought that
men by themselves must grow rude
and savage; that it is to women we
owe all the graces and refnements of
social intercourse. Nothing can be
further from the truth. l venture to
say that in all the world there is not
SO perfectly polite and orderly soci-
ETY. as that of Athos. As regards hos
pitality and gracious manners the
monks and their servants put to shame
the most polished Western people.
Disorder. tumult. confusion seem i'm
possible in this land of peace. If they
have differences and squabbles about
the rights Of property. these things
are referred to law courts and de-
termined by argument of advocates,
not by disputing and high words
among the claimants. While life and
property are still unsafe on the main
land and on the sister peninsula of
Cassandra and Longos, Athos has been
for centuries as secure as any county
in England. So far. then, all the evil
dence is in favor of the restriction.
Many of the monks, being carried to
the peninsula in early youth, have
completely forgotten what woman is
like except for the brown, smoky pict-
ures of the Papagia with her infant.
in all the churches, which the strict
iconography of the Orthodox Church
has made as unlovely and non-human
as it is possible for picture to be.
So far. so well. But if the monks
imagined they could simply expunge
the other sex from their life without
any but the obvious consequences they
were mistaken. What strikes the
traveller is not the rudeness, the I'M
tidiness, the discomfort of a purely
male society; it is rather its dullness
and depression. Some OF the older
monks were indeed jolly enough; they
drank their wine and cracked their
jokes freely. But the novices who at
tended at the table. the men and boys
who had come from the mainland to
work as servants. muleteers, laborers.
seemed all suffering under a perman-
ent depression and sadness. The
town of Karyes is the most somber and
gloomy place l ever saw. There are
no laughing groups, no singing. no
games among the boys. Every one
looked serious, solemn, listless, va
cant, as the case may be, but devoid
of keenness and interest in life. At
first one might suspect that the monks
were hard task-masters. ruling their
servants as slaves; but this is not the
real solution. 1t is that the main
source of interest and cause of quar-
rel in all these animals. human and
other, does not occur. For the dull
ness was not confined to the young
monks or laity; it had invaded even
the lower animals. The tom-cats,
which were there in crowds. passed
one another in moody silence along
the roofs. They seemed permanently
dumb. And il the cocks had not lost
their voice and crowed frequently in
the small hours of the morning their
note seemed to me a wall, not chal-
lenge-the clear though unconscious
expression of a just want in their lives.
-Murray's Magazine.