The Irish standard., 1891-11-21

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child had been sick with Group and
Mrs. Mcnamara was heating cloth
saturated with camphor, lard and tur-
penrine over the stove, when it took
fire, the flames enyeloping the .ress Of
the little one. Miss Mary & As, who
was in the house at the ]@a lmnle-
diately threw a large clctu over ,5he
baby and thereby smothered the flames,
but not before the right leg Of the hoy
was badly burned. Mrs. McNama ra's
hands were also seriously burned. J. 'he
child is now considered out of dangt er.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The county commissioners Friday
effected settlement with ex-T1easurer
Williams, of Aberdeen, who had over
$40, COO of the county funds in the bank
of Haggerty & Co., when it collapsed
year ago. Williams pays the county
half the amount III cash. gives the
county all his claim against Haggerty &
Co., and also a quarter section }of land
| and three lots in this city, the real es-
! tate being valued at $2,175.< AS there
was considerable doubt about the per-
sonal responsibility Of the treasurer,
the funds being placed With HagertY &
Co. in good faith, the settlement is
highly creditable to MIR. Williams, as
well as satisfactory to the country.
A. party who had just arrived at
Pierre from the CHEYENNE agency con-
firms the report of alleged frauds at the
agency on the part of government Of
flcials. Inspector Sessney is now at the
fort examining witnesses. There have
been rumors of fraud in the air ever
since the late Indian uprising one year
ago. at that time supervision over the,
agency was given into the hands Of the
military authorities. They found ON
numerous occasions that contractors
who had contracts for furnishing beef
were furnishing very inferior quality
and refused to receive the beef on nu-
merous occasions. This displeased
Schoenfeldt, the agents clerk, and he
uttered many threats, which led Can't.
Hurst to make an investigation. This
caused the department. to send ogt In
spector SeseneY, who has had no lss<ou-
hle sin.@fnding plenty OF evidence to-.
convict several Indian Interpreters and
Clerk Schoenfe DIT, son. .in-law Of Agent
Palmer. Nothing has been found to
directly impllcate the agent. Indian
inspectors. when put on the stand, tes-
tilted that they had been in the habit of
permitting cattle TO be brought in and
sold to the agency and sold at g cents
per pound, and they got them passed
through as cattle belonging to Indians.
The law permits Indians to turn in
cattle at this price, and for this they
received SIS per head tor each animal.
Besides this big source of revenue, they
bought hay for SIS per ton and turned it
in at $40, the government limit. 1t is
impossible to tell the amount of the
steal, but it will run into the thousands
of dollars.
NORTH DAKOTA.
John f. Hayes and Miss Nellie Clarke
were married at the Catholic church,
Bismarck, at O'Clock Wednesday
morning. according to the holy rites Of
the Catholic church. Mr.. Hayes is a
brakeman on the Northern Pacific and
was ia charge of one Of the work trains
at the bridge last summer. Miss Clarke
is resident Of this city. Mr.. Hayes
and his sister came up Tuesday from
Jamestown.
Next Wednesday. SAYS Fargo dis
patch Of 18th lust, Archbishop Ireland
will lay the corner stone OF the new
Catholic cathedral here. Several bish.
OBS and over one hundred priests are
expected to be present. The church
will be l60 by IS feet with tower 150
feet high, and will COST $40 900. 1t Will
seat 1000. The foundation is nearly
flushed. The cathedral will be of
stone throughout. 1t will be finished
by Aug. Is next year.
WISCONSIN,.
The Rev. Father White, Of Hudson,
participated in the services of the con-
secration of the new st. MarY's church,
at Freeport, Illinois, on Wednesday,
the 28th ult,
Rev. Father D. F. Thill, pastor Of st.
Mary's church. Milwaukee, has resign
ed on account Of his failing health. and
Will take the pasrorate OF st. Law
rence's church at Jefferson, which will
entail less hard work upon him. The
change was made on Thursday Of this
week. Father ThilPs resignation as
pastor of st. Mary's church was ten
dered some time ago and pending the
selection Of his successor, who will be
the Rev. Father Willmes, Of Port
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