The Irish standard., 1894-07-21
THE IRISH STANDARD: SATURDAY, JULY II.
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

+ Ml-N0)R N ENY'6 IL MS
II For the Week Ending July rs.
Nearly the entire town of Hudson,
Mass, was destroyed by fire, the loss
being nearly $3.50, 600.
South Dakota prohibitionists put .
ticket in the field headed by N. q.
Alexander for governor.
Edwin Traughber (colored) was
lynched by mob near Adairville, KY.
The cause was unknown.
Mrs. Polly Hoch. aged 90, was burned
to.death while smoking a pipe at her
home in Winamac, Ind.
j. j. Corwin covered the distance be-
tween New York and Chicago on Q
bicycle in eight and half days.
The New York constitutional con-
vention decided by vote of 81 to 40 to
let The present jury system stand.
Crops are in need of rain throughout
the northern states. In Iowa and Wis
consin corn is in critical condition.
Twenty dwellings were destroyed
by fire in San Francisco and two little
sons of E. Leidecker were burned to
death.
Striking miners ditcbed Big Four
express train at Fontanet, Ind, where
by two men were killed and four badly
injured.
Several railroads have already given
notice that >they will not reemploy
member of the A. r. U. or any labor
agitators.
L. D. Alexander & Co., commission
merchants of New York, have failed,
with liabilities of $500, 900 and assets
$50, 900 less.
A bolt of lightning struck the steam
ship Mexico at Algiers, La, and in-
jured twelve persons besides killing
Peter Thompson.
A bullet-proof shield invented by q
Passaic IN. J. man was given thor
ough and satisfactory test by members
of a shooting club
Richard w. Woodward, of MARSHALL
town, Pa, claims to be heir to prop
erty in the heart of New York City
worth $500, 100000
Receivers were appointed for the
umbrella trnst by Judge Gildersleeve,
of New York, the liabilities being es-
timated at 81, 100000.
The Chippewa Indians at grand
pow-wow held near Fond du Lac, Wis,
chose Aunimosson to be head. chief
of all the Chippewas.
The homes of James Butler and John
Carter, at Steelton, Pa, were wrecked
by dynamite. They had taken the
places of men on strike.
Oscar E. Ward man, stockyards
engineer was attacked by strikers in
Chicago and fired into their midst, IA
tally wounding Albert Miles.
Sixty-five strikers have been arrested
charged with participation in the riot
at Pratt's, Ala. Ten companies Of
troops are guarding the mines.
Masked men took a negro named
William Bell from his home near
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, and riddled him
with bullets for burning barns.
The Brazilian congress has declared
the result of the vote for president and
vice president Barras and Pereiva re-
ceived an overwhelming majority.
Forest fires in New Jersey obliterated
the village of Greenbush. The resi-
dents, aware of their danger, had
driven their stock to a place of safety.
Nathaniel D. Wallace, of New Or
leans, member of congress in lSS6-'s7
from the Second Louisiana district,
died at Asheville, N. c., aged 4s years.
The call has been issued for the
quarter centennial. convention of
North American Beekeepers, to be held
at St. Joseph, Mo-, October 1e, II
and Is.
BY the death Of an uncle in England
Arnold N. Clements, of Springfield,
Mass, becomes heir to the great Eng
lish estate known as Silby hall, val
ued at 95O0,00O
The good government clubs of New
York city are seeking the aid Of the
newspapers of the state in the move
ment to separate the municipal and
national elections.