The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-06-09
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

The bank at Enterprise, Kan. closed
it's doors with liabilities of 800, 900.
Fire destroyed the greater portion OF
the business part of Maysville, Mo.
The Farmers and Merchants bank
at South End, o. T., closed its doors.
Charles W. Pike, commission mer-
chant at San Francisco, failed for $780,.
900.
Fire at Arlington, Mass. destroyed
four large icehouses and other prop
erty valued at $425.O00.
Edward Daniels, young farmer OF
Perry Landing, Tex, killed three men
with whom he had dispute.
The republicans of the Sixth Ohio
district renominated George w. Hulick,
of Batavia, for his second term.
Leonard w. Marsh, of Kansas City,.
shot his wife and daughter. but their
lives were saved by their corsets.
Drought, cold weather and frosts
have greatly retarded crops generally
in Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri.
Frank Billiard, a negro, was lynched
at Jackson, Tenn. for attempting to
murder Miss Thomas, a white girl.
Rev. Oliver Adams, who had framed
the school laws of several states, died
of old age at his residence in Chicago.
Low temperature and lack of rain
are injuring the crops of Illinois. Lo-
Gusts have appeared in some localities.
The farm and well machinery plant
of r. R. Howell & Co. at Minneapolis
was destroyed by fire. The loss is $780,
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Wheat dropped on the Chicago board
of trade under any price heretofore
made, July getting to 54s4c and June
to 5314c.
Merchants of Milwaukee have asked
the newspapers to suppress news con-
corning smallpox in the interests of
business.
Rev. w. A. Passavant, ST., founder of
hospitals and orphanages in several
cities. died in Pittsburgh. He was 76
years old.
Ex-Premier Casimir- Perier was elect
ed president of the French chamber of
deputies to succeed Dupuy, the pres
ent premier
Bessie Johnston fatally shot Orpha
Snavely at Piqua, o., while playing
with pistol. Both children are under
10 years old.
Despondent from financial reverses
Karl Seigr and wife, of Berlin, poi
soned their four children and then
killed themselves.
Ex-Judge John M. Broomhall died at
Media, Pa, aged 70. In 1884 he was
elected to congress and served three
consecutive terms.
New jerseys supreme court has re-
fused to examine Miss Mary Phil
brooke, woman law student, for ad-
mission to the bar.
Nearly 100000 damage was caused
by confagration in St. Johns, N. B.
Crews of British warships aided in
fighting the flames.
1t was announced that the revolu-
tionists in Salvador had triumphed
completely and that President Ezeta
had fed the country.
Charles B. McCloy, bookkeeper of
the Second national bank at Bay City,
Mich, is missing, and his accounts are
said to be about $4,000 short.
Albert Kreiee. ss years old, shot him
self at Menominee, Mich, and then
jumped into the river and was
drowned. Illness drove him to suicide.
James A. Crawford, state president
of the United Mine Workers. was nomt-
mated for congress by the populists Of
the Seventeenth Illinois district.
Robbers ditched Mobile s. Ohio
passenger train at Fishers Lake, I'LL,
and the engineer and fireman were ia
tally hurt and many others injured.
The four-story building at Omaha 90
cupied by the Manger Printing COM
pany and the Columbia Clothing COM
pany was burned, the loss being $780,
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James O. Fuqua, mayor of South
Enid, O. T., has failed, and the Farm
ers' and Merchants bank, of which he
was president, closed its doors tempo
rarily.
R. 7. Walker, retired army officer,
died at Salt Lake City. He was ma
tive of Pennsylvania, and was
brother-in- law of the late James G.
Blaine.
Harry Gill (colored) was taken from
the jail at West Lancaster S. c., by
mob and lynched, and Hill and Parker,
In Jail for murder at Colfax, Wash,
met like fate.
Senior Megneo, manager of the Pro-
vincial bank Of Buenos Ayres, commit
ted suicide. Irregularities had pre-
viously been discovered in his accounts
to the extent of 81, 300, 900.
Government Receipts.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The govern
ment receipts from all sources during
May aggregated $23, oo6, 1894, about $780,
600 more than during the preceding
month of April, and nearly $4,000, 900
less than in May year ago.
Postponed Again.
CHICAGO, June A further post
ponement of the insanity trial of Prem
dergast, the murderer of Carter Har-
rison, until the fall term of the Grim
inal court has been agreed upon.
Agree to Settlement.
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