The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-10-21

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: families. Since the disappearance {
| Hugh Fox, the states chief witness
there are good grounds for the belle
that no convictions will be made any
way.
Judge VIM Lochren, Commissioner o
Pensione, has been home this week TO
the purpose of removing his family t.
! Washington, D. G. In an interview OF
the pension question, Judge Lochre1
said: my policy, and no one else ha'
anything to say about 1t, is to carry out
the pension laws honestly and fairly
constituting them literally; see to 1t as ia,
as possible that pensions are granted tc
those who deserve them and are entitled
to them under the laws, and to the full.
est extent; see to it carefully, as far ae
we are able, that persons not entitled to
pensions do not get them, and that il
they are on the roll through fraud, error
or mistake the roll shall be corrected
No occupant has yet been chosen for
the chair of chemistry at the state uni
versity, made vacant by the resignation
of Prof. James A. Dodge in August. The
applicants for the position are numerous,
and as the committee of the faculty ap-
pointed some time ago to recommend
one for selection has not yet made any
report, speculation is rife in regard to the
probable choice The leading candidates
are: Pro. Harris, assistant in the depart
! ment of chemistry at Amherst; Prof.
Orndorff, of Cornell; Prof. Frankforter,
of the University of Nebraska; and Prof.
Delos Fall, of Albion college. Prof. Har
ris is now in the city, presumably await
ing developments.
The public school system Of Minnea-
polls has been visited this week by three
ladies who hold responsible positions in
tho public schools of Philadelphia. The
visitors, who are still in the city, ARE Miss
Schrader, one of the teachers in the
higher grades Of the Quaker City schools,
Miss Kirby, assistant uperintendent,
and the Misses Dermiscor and Fait, also
teachers in the Philadelphia schools
Supt Jordan has also extended the cou,-
tes;es of the school to D. D. Snow, super
intendent of the Auburn, N. Y, schools,
who has been in the city several days.
All of the visitors have been greatly sur
prised at the magnitude and excellence
of the Minneapolis public school system.
Miss Kirby is quoted as being especially
pleased and gratifed. Nothing SO COM
plete or modern was looked for by any
of the visitors, although the fame of the
Flour City schools has gone all over the
country.
Attorney General Childs has set on
foot proceeding in the district court to
have paid over to the state, as first pre-
ferred claim, the states deposit in the
Bank of New England. The attorneys
for the creditors of the state bank con-
slider that Attorney General Childs has
! made the present move to cut them off
/ and get his claim into the supreme court
so as to head off the creditors. When
the State bank made it's assignment, the
! attorney general made similar motion.
| At That time the court decided that the
state was sufficiently protected by the
bonds securing it, and that these should
be exhausted before the claims of the
state could be preferred. It is under
stood that Attorney General Childs viii!
bring the matter into the supreme court
during the present term. Counter depo-
sitions of the bank people are now being
sought for with the purpose of fighting
the attorney general, in order that they
may have chance to argue the matter
in the supreme court, as the opposition
do not propose to have supreme court
decision sprung ON them unawares.
| German comedy will be the attraction
at the Bijou the coming week. Com.
mencing Oct. 22d, Chas. a. Gardner, the
we'll known Teutonic comedian, will open
up q weeks engagement in his new and
successful play, "The Prize Winner
Mr.. Gardner is conceded to be one of the
most successful impersonators of Ger.
man characters on the stage today. The
same attributes that contributed largely
to the popularity of j. K. Emmett are If
q measure possessed by this comedian
He is. beyond question the leading ex
ponent OF Teutonic impersona.ions in the
dramatic profession. His new play
'sThe Prize Winner" was written by Jas
r. Garoy and DR.. E. Wood. The Cor
mans have long been noted for their
tention to gymnastics and in. this pla,
this departure is ably illustrated. The
story is one of peculiar interest which
4 includes number of scenes of strong
and thrilling interest. Mr.. Gardner il
said to find the character we'll suited to hit
dramatic abilities and one in which he il
said to win splendid success. He will b