The Irish standard., 1894-04-14
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

MlMlEalIR NEWS ITEMS.
I'll: al For ths wess Ending April u.
The Aspen rational bank Of Aspen.
Col, went into liquidation.
Gov. Flower, of New York. has signed
the bill making hazing felony.
Daniel Baugh celebrated his io5th
birthday at his home near Jefferson
vile, Ind. 60.
s,randma" Goenen (colored) died in
!. Indianapolis. aged 100 years, month
and 4 day:
Tie New Haven Comm chamber of
commerce cele brated its one hundredth
anniversary.
An Indianapolis doctor discovered
diphtheria becilli on the cover of
public library book.
Ben King, aged IS, the Michigan poet
and humorist, was found dead in bed at
Bowling Green, KY.
I Latter day saints, in session at La
moni, Ia, agreed to discourage the use
of the term Mormon.
lie Caron, the British spy, is said by
London paper to be alive and on the
way to distant colony.
Michael Mastropietro, head OF New
Jersey Italian bank, has left the coun-
try owing depositors $4,000.
Kansas populists have decided. to
make the freight rate question the issue
in the approaching campaign.
The prairies in western Kansas were
swept by destructive fires aud many
stacks of straw were consumed.
Marietta CO., pioneers celebrated the
towns l04th anniversary. Douglas
Putnam, son of the founder, presided.
All the big worlds fair buildings
were. sold at private sale to- l.. G. Gar
rett, St. Louis contractor, for So. 900.
A mob burned the French missions at
Hsianfu, China, and maltreated the
priests. France has demanded redress.
Extensive preparations were being
made in the rural districts of Utah for
large Mormon immigration to Mexico.
Prof. Ira Mayhem, Michigan pio-
neer and widely known as an educa-
tor, died at Detroit. He was 80 years
old.
Joseph Knisely was awarded the
purse of $4,000 in the six-day fasting
match with Ashley Fields at Bourbon,
Ind. *.
Elizabeth Addison Williams, who
lives miles west Of GAINESVILLE, O., cell
ebrated the 1O6th anniversary of her
birth.
The region about Durango, Col, was
In feverish excitement over unparalleled
gold findings in the La Plata noun
tains. s..r-.. ~
An attempt to wreck the Lake Shore
flyer at Huron, O., was discovered just
in time to prevent terrible catas-
trophe 5....
AT caucus of house democrats in
Washington resolution declaring for
repeal of the state bank tax WAS
adopted.
!, A tornado which swept through
Coffey county, Kan, destroyed many
buildings and did great damage to fruit
and grain.
Richard Wistar, who had lived like a
pauper, though worth jointly with. his
brother $s,ooo,ou died at Atlantic
City, N. J. .".
Two persons were killed and eight
injured by the crumbling of the brick
support of frame house in Williams
burg, N. Y.
In an interview with Paris news
paper correspondent. King Hum bert de-
clared absurd the statement that Italy
desired war.
Judge Wiley declared the Indiana
fee and salary law unconstitutional be-
cause Shelby county was excluded from
its provisions.
The detectives of the treasury depart
ment in Washington discovered dan
perous counterfeits of $40 and 800 bills
in circulation.
A female keeper of toll gate near
Brownsville Pa, refused to permit
passage of Coxey's army until $3.50
had been paid.
The marquis of Ailesbury, who mar
ried Dollie Tester, a music hall singer,
and whose debts are computed at ST..
$50, 900, is dead. ..
Alma Rogers, of Dixon, ILL.,, died from
the effects of a bullet shot he received
in the eye at the siege of cksburg
thirty years ago. "a
For making a vicious assault on his
guard Assassin Prendergast was again
committed to the dungeon in the coun-
ty Jail at Chicago. --s~:
William Faber, aged 81, of Chicago,
quarreled with his wife, aged 81, and
securing revolver shot her dead and
then killed himself
In runaway at Shelbyville, Ind,
Mrs. Charles Tanner and daughter
were thrown from their vehicle and re-
ceived fatal injuries ~
Bandits who held up Rock Island
train near Pond Creek, o. r., met