The Irish standard., 1894-10-06
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the Week Ending Oct. 3.


For the Week Ending Oct. s.
The First national bank at Fayette-
vile. n. Y, closed its doors.
Solly Smith and Frank Erne fought
a terrific ten-round battle, ending in
draw, at Buffalo, n. Y.
Four of the six men under arrest for
wrecking train at Fontanet, Ind. dur
ing the strike have confessed.
w. NJ. Breckenridge and Frank A.
Padgett left Chicago for two years
bicycle trip around the world.
Shanghai dispatches intimate that
the emperor of China may be deposed
in favor Of Prince Kung's son.
Six persons were badly injured in q
freight train wreck at Mansfield, .
Twenty cars were demolished.
Representatives of trust companies
of Pennsylvania met at Harrisburg
and organized a state association.
Gov. Stone has commenced a crusade
against gambling in Missouri by clos
ing all of the houses in St. Joseph.
Four miners who were entombed
ffty-fve hours without feed by cave
in at Carbonate, Pa, were rescued.
Martin Irons, once famous labor
leader, was in Jail at Fort Worth, Tex,
charged with assaulting little girl.
Several of the leaders Of the ex-
queens cause in Hawaii have taken
the oath Of allegiance to the republic.
Five tramps were killed ana two in
jured by wreck on the Chicago &
Northwestern road near, Woodstock,
Ill.
For two years C. M. Fletcher was
said to have been selling to Chicagoans
Missouri property to which he had no
title.
Emma Jacobs, of Lamont, Ia, aged
years, saved Chicago Great Western
train from being wrecked on burned
bridge.
Near Pawnee. Neb., cyclone killed
John Nelson's 9-year-old girl and seri-
ously injured five other members of
the family.
Prof. Vincennes Botta, the cele-
DRAFTED linguist, fell three stories from
his residence in New York, sustaining
fatal injuries
Mill owners and operatives at Fall
River, Mass, held conference, but
failed to settle the strike involving
40, 900 persons.
The republicans of South Carolina
will not nominate state ticket, but
sional district.
Three men held up a Southern Pa
cific train in Arizona and robbed the
express car of $500. One was after
ward captured.
Berry Rich, suspected OF barn burn
ing, was lynched by a band of white
caps in the northern part of Critten-
den county, KY.
R. L. Peace and Ulysses Aaram
fought duel at Canton, Ga, for the
hand of a neighbours daughter and
killed each other.
Post Office department officials have
forbidden the Sunday parade of letter
carriers contemplated by Postmaster
Hesing, of Chicago.
Gen. Egussquiza was elected presi-
dent Of Paraguay to succeed ex-Presi-
dent Gonzales; whose term had expired
while he was in exile.
Moses H. Katzenberger, wealthy
Memphis Hebrew who recently died,
left instructions for the burial with
him of his fishing tackle.
1t is reported in a letter from an
American now in England that Zim-
norman, the bicyclist. recently rode a.
mile in l:45, standing start.
sp The Russian thistle has been found
at Gurnee, Lake county, ILL.,, where it
is supposed to have been brought in
wheat screenings, used for sheep feed
Daniel Kramer and Ellen A. Bail
were married at Rockford, H., as the
result of conrtship conducted by let
ter. Neither saw the other until the
wedding day.
The United States circuit .ourt Of
appeals in Chicago overruled the por-
tion of Judge Jenkins injunctional
order prohibiting Northern Pacific EN-
ployes from striking.