Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-09

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lar localities, to
ment. Very few John y. Fi+v~eraN
Of the old war horses who were seen
in the same hall on a similar occasion a
couple OF years ago, were visible.
The Decorations.
The decorations Of the hall were con-
fined to a rather liberal display of ma
tional colors in flags and streamers, in
termingled with the green flags and harp
device, so dear to patriotic Irish hearts.
Over the big organ depended a life-like
oil painting of Robert Emmett, while
above the foot-lights lowered a pike that
did valiant service on the soil of the old
country in the stirring times of 1898.
Around its staff was circ1ed a tattered
and blood-stained Irish flag, that, could
it speak, might unfold Il tale of the
struggles of Erin's SONS on the battle
field in the closing days of the last
century.
The Convention Opened.
Secretary Sutton called the v
ton to order a few minutes before noon.
He expressed his regret that painful cir
cumstances prevented the attendance of
President Fitzgerald, and the first vice
president, Patrick Marsin of Baltimore,
both of whom are on beds of sickness,
He went on to say that they had assem-
bled from all parts of the country in
spite of a hostile public opin-
ion created - God knew and God
help them - by men themselves
Irish. They had met, however, for a
sacred purpose. They should think
only of the land that gave them birth,
"but for Gods sake" concluded the
speaker, as he brought his fist down on
the desk, 'don't let the old cause die.
Keep the movement going, keep it on a
business basis, keep it in line for VIC
tory Secretary Sutton concluded by
reading the call for the convention.
ONeill Ryan, of St. Louis, was chosen
chairman by reclamation. He made an
earnest address, which was repeatedly
p~unctuated with applause.
IN the motion Of DR.. Gallagher, of
New York, a committee of one from
each state represented, and one peter
Boyle, of Ontario), from Canada was ap-
pointed on credentials and a recess was
taken.
The Afternoon Session..
1t was not until after 3 o'clock that
the committee on credentials came in
with it's report. This document in
formed the $50 delegates in attendance.
and fully one-half of whom were Chi
cagoins, that credentials for 500 people
has been handed in and that the states
of Illinois, Nebraska, Connecticut,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Wiscon-
sin, Missouri, Michigan, Colorado,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Mary
land, New York, Georgia, Kansas,
Louisiana, as we'll as the District of
Columbia and Canada were legally rep
resented. The report was accepted with
a roar of applause. The temporary or
gan1zation was made permanent after
M. E. Cannon, of Iowa, had declined a
nomination for the craftsmanship, and a
recess was taken until morning,
Four Persons Killed.
AKRON. o., Oct. 1.-Freight train
No. 50 on the Erie railroad collided with
section = of passenger train No. 2 near
Kent. -Four persons were killed, in.
Guiding the engineer and fireman of the
passenger train, and thirty persons in
jured. The train was occupied almost
wholly by members of the DIN family,
gong to their reunion at Bennington,
1t was a foggy night and the collision
occurred on a long all thirty feet high,
in the middle of which was a bridge
sixty feet long over the Pittsburg and
Western tracks. Part of the passenger
train was on the bridge when the crash
came. The engines plowed into each
other and reared high in the air, and the
cars on each side crushed
together like cardboard. The pas
senger train consisted of five
sleepers, five day coaches and a baggage
car. The latter and the first day coach
were damned into bits and the occu-
pants buried in the debris. The stove
was overturned and the flames burst out
in an instant but the hard work prompt.
ly quelled the fire. Several of the in.
jured will die.
Rushing Work on the Tin Mills.
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., Oct. 1.-Work
on the new Black Hills tin mill is being
pushed, the force of graders having
lately increased by twenty-five new men,
the immense size of the plant necessi-
Eating a large amount Of excavation and
leveling of the hillside on which it is to
be situated. The company saw mile
are running almost day and night in
getting out the large and massive tim
bers which will be required in the erec-
ton Of the building.