The Irish standard., 1894-11-03
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For tho Week Ending Oct. 81.

For tho Week Ending Oct. 81.
Snow fell in many northwestern
states, reaching depth of inches at
Sioux City, Ia.
Cyclist johnson broke all records at
Buffalo. n. Y, by riding an unpaced
! mile in 1857 DO
A. j. Holmes, for twenty years one
OF the millionaires of San Francisco,
died at the almshouse.
Six worlds bicycle records were
lowered at Waltham, Mass. Tyler
made a flying mile in l:43 3-5.
Mrs. Margaret E. Easter. author of
many popular poems, died at her home
in Baltimore, aged 55 years.
| Prince HohenloheL angenburg has
:, been appointed governor Of Alsace-
Lorraine by Emperor William.
President Cleveland has for the third
: time within a year appointed John
Beard postmaster a Danyil1e. Ill.
| Seven mem bers of the notorious
Cook band of outlaws were captured
and were taken to Fort Smith, ARK.
! Rev. DR.. Andrew P. Happier, who
spent forty-four years as a missionary
in Canton, China, died at Wooster, Q.
Clarence FL. Blackan, a Boston
architect, fled insolvency papers. His
liabilities were estimated at $4,000
The third attempt in two months
was made to burn the Akron Building
Metbodists of New York celebrated
on Sunday the founding Of the first
Methodist Episcopal church in Amer
lea
DR.. Eugene Crowell: the author Of
! two works on spiritua}isln. of which
! he was strong advocate, died at New
/: York. ..
cattle and dressed meat at Ham burg
has been extended to other German
! ports.
| Stern K Co, New York shirt manu-
/ facturers, failed for 1850, 600 and Louis
S. Stern, one Of the partners, drowned
| himself.
j. D. Roe fatally shot Ed McAlester.
his rival for the affections of a young
| lady at Dayton, Mo-, aud then killed
himself.
| Illinois supreme court has declared
| unconstitutional the law exerupting
building and loan associations from
taxation.
d. w. Caldwell, president OF the
Nickel Plate. was made president Of
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railroad.
A French secret society called The
Macquereaux" was alleged to be re-
sponsibe for the murder of two women
in Denver.
Stanley Knowles, one of the A. r. q.
strikers, has written a confession OF the
train wrecking conspiracy at Battle
Creek, Mich.
Rewards are offered by the postmas
ter general for the arrest and conyic~
ton of highway mail robbers and post
Office burglars.
Through al error in enrolling the
bill, Pennsy }vania's marriage license
law will not become operative until
Octo Der 1, 1898.
The men who robbed the Pacific ex-
press Office at The Dalles, Ore, Of $14,
900 were captured and nearly all the
booty recovered,
The wholesale millinery establish
ment of J. j. Porter & Co. at Pitts
burgil, Pa, was destroyed by fire, the
loss being $3.50, 600.
Fire at Kansas City, Mo, Tuesday
destroyed the store and stock Of the
Green Grocery company. Loss, $l1o.~
900; insurance, sos, 0C0-
In his annual report Commissioner
Of Education Harris points out the
great educational influence of news
papers and magazines.
Henry ", Purchase. Of Philadelphia,
was awarded damages Of $4,000
against the Pennsylvania railroad for
injuries received in train wreck.
Two men entered the jewelry store
in Chicago OF the Brethauer company
in broad daylight, locked the atten~
dant in the vault and carried off $6, 600
worth of goods.
Judge Advocate General Lemly, Of
the navy, in his annual report favor
ably comments on the new law permit
ting alien sailors in the American navy
to be naturalized.