The Irish standard., 1892-06-25

ST.. so PER YEAR. !
going to perdition every day just for tn
want of good orthodox Catholic litera
ture. His appeal was answered in tht
course of time and nice lot of Catholic
books were placed upon the library
shelves-they are there yet just as nice
and clean, save for little dust, as the
day they we're unpacked. SO much fol
oneman's ideas about what mental food
other men are hungering for.
During the cyclone in Steele county
last week Denis Nolan lost his windmill,
buildings, wagons and farm implements.
James Lonergan, of Hartland, lost
everything except his residence. The
husband, wife and two children on the
Southwick farm, Freeborn, were badly
injured. The girl will die. The others
| were dazed and demented. A hired man
Oh the Dwyer farm, in Hartland, was
hurled against tree and has been dazed
since. One death only has been SO far re-
ported in Freeborn county. Three per-
sons are in critical condition. Alto
gether twenty are injured. The pathway
of the cyclone is strewn with debris,
dead horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, furni-
ture, barbed wire fences and every kind
of farm property. A moderate estimate
of the damage in Freeborn county is
$25,00o.
The Minnesota delegation to the Dem
ocratic national convention at Chicago
met last Monday and perfected organiza
tion as follows: National committeeman.
Michael Dorsn, of st. Paul; chairman of
delegation, Judge Thomas Wilson, of
Winona; honorary secretary national con-
vention, o.. Haines, Wabasha; honorary
vice~president, P. B. Winston, Minneap-
oils; member of committee on platform.
Lewis Baker, St. Paul; on credentials.
G. D. O'Brien, st. Paul; on permanent
organization, Alex. McKinnon, Crooks
ton; ON rules, M. Mullen, New Ulm;
Minnesota members OF committee to
notify presidential nominee, G. M. Foote:
to notify vice-president, J. &. Brown.
Duluth. FL. r. Wells made a motion
that Mr.. Doran succeed himself on the
national committee. p. B. Winston and
Frank Nioolin both seconded this and it.
was carried unanimously.
SOUTH DAKOTA,
Judgment for $445, 564 "a has been en-
tered against the Colonial and United
States Mortgage company, of Hull, Eng,
by the North American loan and Trust
company, of Huron. The English syndi-
cate owns immense tracts of land in this
state, and the Judgment is for fees, COM
missions, ETC., earned by the North A.
merican company covering a period Of
ten years. Judge Fuller, OF the sixth
district. issued the judgment. St. Paul,
Chicago and Minneapolis parties are in
terested.
While at Wall lake lest Sunday, Mrs.
Jacob Grey, Of Lincoln county, was fa~
tally injured by bolt of lightning. She
had taken refuge under q canvas spread
between two wagons. The lightning
passed down both her sides. swapping
the steels of her corset Her hair caught
fire and she was horribly burned.
Daniel Mcmahon, of Buffalo county,
who nearly killed bis wife month ago,
was indicted by the grand jury, and the
case will be tried at the next term of
court in August.
Bishop Cotter, of Winona, will ad~
minister the sacrament OF confrma-
tion at Luverne next Sunday at 10
o'clock. In the evening the Rt. Rev gen.
tleman will lecture on temperance.
Langston Truesdale, of Wisconsin, a
brother of Julius A. Truesdale. formerly
we'll known newspaper writer, has been
awarded the second medal in the Paris
salon series of prizes His painting is
cattle picture. In the near future the
artist is coming to Minneapolis to con-
fer with Thomas Lowry and J. j. Hill in
regard to painting some of their live
stock.
T. @. Chamberlain has resigned az
president Of the Wisconsin university.
The action of the board of regents in
overriding his judgment in the selection
of the faculty is primarily the cause.
The board has, since his intention be-
came known, tried in vain to keep him.
He will become the head of the theolo9-
ical department of the Chicago uni
sity.
Patrick mckinley, an old and respected
citizen, died at his home in the town Of