The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-07-28
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN KENNY.

DEATH OF MRS. JOHN KENNY,
A Sister Of M. j. Mcdonnell, OF
Gracevile, Passes Away After
a Long Illness.
A Ladies' Auxiliary, A. O. e., will be
organized next Monday evening at Still
water. The indications point to good
membership at the outset.
Fire at IL o'clock tuesday night de-
stroyed all the business stores in Cham
pin save one. Fl. F. Faber & Co.'s gen.
eral store, William Reem's general store
and W. G. Valleys iewelry shop we're
totally destroyed. 49,.
On Saturday, July 14th, fire was dis
covered in John Keenans residance on
Fowler street in the south end of Fari-
bault. An alarm was given and the ire
department hurried to the scene, and
after short struggle had the flames un-
der control, but Lot before the kitchen
and the roof of the main building were
considerably damaged. The greater part
of the furniture was removed, though
somewhat damaged. The origin OF the
tire is unknown, but. it is said to be the
work of an incendiary.
Judge Nelson, of ST. Paul, is still
grinding away ON the strike cases. There
were number Of arrsignments Tuesday.
The following from Willmar pleaded not
guilty and gave bail for their appearance
at the September term Of court in Min
neapolis: Arthur Blackburn, Charles
Nelson, Frank O Flair, John r. Norlander,
George Carruthers, W. I. See. Peter
Bondy, A. T. Bogart and r. w. jackson.
III. Egbert, William Davis, Paul Beau
dreau and G. NJ. Amoe, Of St. Cloud,
pleaded .. guilty and will furnish hail.
Bonds were fixed at $1,000 in conspiracy
cases and $100 in obstruction cases.
Mrs. John Kenny of Tara, Traverse
county, Minnesota, departed this life
alter protracted illness of nearly two
years duration, caused by cancer Of the
stomach, says the Graceville Transcript
of recent date During the last half
year of her lite she was in constant pain
and agony which ehe bore with remark
able Christian patience. Mrs. Kenny
died on July II, fortified by the sacra-
ments and all the consolation that
could be given her by the Holy
Catholic church, OF which she was
q devoted member. Deceased was the
|only living. ulster OF NJ. J. Mcdonnell, of
Grsceville, and was born in Gilmore,
Kilkenny county, Ireland, and was 50
years old at the time Of her demise. She
leaves husband, two sons and daugh-
ter to mourn their loss, the daughter be"
ing the youngest, age ID. ...s"
Hearing .rumor that Capt. W. FL.
Snallwoud aud Fl. G. Kendall, prominent
Republicans of Duluth, had come out for
the Populist state ticket, g correspondent
of the Globe interviewed them With tbs
following result: Capt. w. H. Smallwood
said: II have not said that / would sup
port Mr.. Owen for governor, but pro-
sumo that I shall and also the whole
Populist ticket. Believing as ] do on
the silver question, it is impossible for
me to vote the Republican ticket. I can
not accept their platform. The Populist
platform suits me much better, and ON
the silver question my views are en-
bodied in their platform. Since the an
nouncement of tine Republican platform
and Gov. Nelson's speech Of acceptance,
I have told every Republican candidate
for Office that I have met that I would
not vote for him" 81. G. Kendall de-
clined to be interviewed. He would
neither affirm nor dony that he would
support Owen for governor, stating sim
ply that he had been Republican for
twenty i've years. {.
Edward Murphy, the l5-year, old boy
employed by Judd & Thornton. the
printers, fell down the freight elevator
shaft at the Spaulding, Wednesday,, says
the Duluth Witness Of the 18th inst, and
received injuries which terminated his
young life within half an hour. The boy
was delivering the bills of fare to the
hotel as was his daily custom. He always
took them up to the kitchen going up in
the rear Of the house. At. 11:3O that
morning he took the bills down as usual.
At II. SO o'clock he was found in the we'll
Of the shaft with his head fearfully
crushed, his arm broken and his body
bruised and bleeding. He had evidently
fallen from the basement foo, Z distance
| Of ton feet He was unconcio1la and -
maina3 90 The ambulance was called,