The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-02-03
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Us For tho Week EndinE Jan. 81.
The Rhode island legislature con-
vened 1t Providence. s s s$1
The business portion of Rosamond,
Ill, was destroyed by fire
Mrs. Fontaine, aged 100 years and 8
months, died at Hancock, Mich.
Ls Seven persons were frozen TO death
in Oklahoma during the recent blizzard.
Goldsmith & Co., clothiers and fur
nishers at Salt Lake City, failed for
5000, 900.
Thomas Moonlight, of Kansas, was
nominated by the president for minis
ter to Bolivia.
Fire destroyed 1924 houses, thirty
godowns and temple in the Japanese
village at Kaga-
Only $500 out of 10000 A4Xa coal
miners are at work, and they at great
ly reduced wages.
Five men were killed and one fatally
injured by the explosion of boiler in
mill at Grow, KY.
Col Irwin, y. s. A., has just received
medal from congress for act of brav-
cry displayed in 1861.
Gov. Mckinley addressed the Sons OF
Ohio at their banquet at the Grand
Pacific hotel in Chicago.
The Turkish steamer Mi was burned
in the Black sea and the captain and
twenty others persisted.
As the result of debate in the Colo
RADIO legislature Col. Fisk challenged
Senator Boyd to duel
Charles Owens, living near Dieh-
atadt, Mo-, murdered his wife and child,
then set Are to the house.
In drunken row at dance in AL
pine, Ark, Lew Jones, Charles Ross
and Sam Powell were killed.
The little son of Thomas Duncan, a
milkman. was drowned at Selma Ala,
In a large can OF buttermilk.
Judge Lee, at Little Rock. Ark, de-
clared null the marriage of a negro and
4 white woman and fined both.
Secretary Carlisle has sent a de-
flciency estimate to the house asking
go, 900 more to deport the Chinese.
Congressman M. r. Baldwin was
hanged in efhgy at Duluth, Mimi, be-
cause Of his stand for free iron ore
Labor representatives metin Chicago
and organized new political party to
be known as the Union Labor league.
American Minister Smythe was said
to have made himself objectionable at
Hayti by giving advice TO the officials.
Brazilian insurgents captured the
government Notifications on Bom-Jeus
island and twenty-five soldiers were
killed.
James T.. Williams, president of the
CITY national bank at Marshallto wn,
Ia, dropped dead on his way home to
dinner.
His advances being rejected, Charles
Drether shot aud killed Mrs. Bertha
Hunicke, Of st. Louis, then wounded
himself.
The Swedish bark Wilhelm was
wrecked ON the coast of CORNWALL and
the captain and five of the crew were
drowned.
Many houses were unroofed, fences
demolished aud buildings in course of
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Baltimore. Md.
Louisiana supreme court reversed
the decision OF the lower court in the
Olympic club case, thus ending prize
fighting in the state.
In u jealous rage a man named Haw-
kins fatally shot his wife at Robinson,
Mich, and was himself fatally shot
while resisting arrest.
Col. Richard Ross, said to be the old
est gambler in the country, died at
Denver lie was born in 1912 and was
in the Blackhawk war. .
While Respondent Mrs. Mary seiden-
topf, wealthy Council Bluffs widow.
committed suicide. She spread rat
poison ON bread and ate it.
Nearly So, 1000, 600 will be required to
maintain the city government Of Chi
cago during the year. according to es-
Inmates sent to the council
Frank Huntsinger, the oldest switch
man in the employ of the Chicago, Mil
waukee s st. Paul, was knocked from
q car and killed at Mason City, Ia.
John 3. johnson and his son George
fought with shotguns and revolvers
while drunk at Los Angeles, Cal The
father was shot in the breast and the