The Irish standard., 1895-12-14
NORTHWEST NEWS

and the third floor will have large hall.
The special committee appointed by the
city council has unanimously agreed to
recommend that the city buy lot from
Wesley Carter, and pay him $4,000 for
the same. Mr.. Carter has agreed to ac-
cept this amount, and has agreed to
build 1O0-barrel flour mill. and put up
an elevator of 10000 bushels capacity
Mrs. Scanlan the wife of Thomas Scan
Ian, who conducts restaurant near the
Great Northern depot, was badly burned
by the explosion of gasolene. Mr.. Seal
Ian picked up a heavy fur coat and
wrapped it about his wife, and thereby
saved her life.
Aberdeen, S. D.-Last Sunday night
Rev. J. D. Houston made a. savage attack
on Col. r. G. Ingerioll, whom he stigma
tized as a reviler of the character OF his
own father, and man without education
and OF no substantial knowledge of the
law. In his youth pope Bob he said
WEES a frequenter OF saloons and low re-
sorts. and had net improved much in this
respect in later days. He was once in
dicted, in fact, and the Illinois court rec
ords will show it, for being mixed up In
a saloon broil. He had no credit and no
standing in the city OF Peoria and mas
frequently BEEN too drunk to fill public
engagements. His own daughters had
drank wlne from his table until intoxi-
cated to such a degree as to require as
sistance in getting from the room. "Prat-
ing of science and philosophy" continued
the u1hAster, ''he has no more knowledge
OF either than q hog has Of Sunday"
Duluth, Minn.--Daniel McFadden,
~ bo T Hnr Union
was killed by St. Paul &c Duluth short
line train last Saturday afternoon just
after jumping off freight train that was
moving in the opposite direction, not be-
Ing aware that the short line was ap-
preaching He was the head Of the
strongest labor body in the Northwest
and was considered very brainy leader
He it was who last win ter made the COM
promise on behalf Of the head Of the lake
Iongshoren1en with the Lake Carriers
Association, consisting Of the great body
of vessel owners, which set the base for
all the parts of the lake and prevented q
big strike.
Crookston, Minn-Last winter M. @.
German. of Perham, Mimi, walked the
whole distance to Washington to person
ally interview Hoke Smith and interview
ally interview Hoke Smith and persuade
him to reopen a land contest case in
which German had come out second best
before the local and government land
office. The man made a, good showing,
which warranted Secretary Smith in
granting the request, and the case is now
on Before The United States land office
In this city. The taking of testimony will
occupy some days, after which the find
ings will go to Washington to be passed
upon.
Yankton, S. D.-State Auditor Nipple
declares that it is impossible to say how
much the shortage will be when the
property of ex-Treasurer Taylor shall
have been sold He further adds that no
action can be commenced against Tay-
lor's bondsmen for several months, or
until the property taken by the state has
been sold and the proceeds turned into
the treasury Taylor may be out of
prison long before this occurs, and it is
calculated that eventually the state will
lese $125, 600 and the bo adsmen will cs-
cape payment Of any shortage.
Kalispel, Mont--After being out Is
hours, the jury brought in verdict OF
pcauittal in Roy Goodwin's trial, much TO
the surprise of almost every one. The
state established the fact that on the night
Of Nov. 4, the night Goodwin ordered the
Great Northern strike. Goodwin and a
mob were at the roundhouse aad at that
time engines were killed and the trun-
table blocked Notwithstanding the evil
dence, the jury said the defendant was
not guilty although ON the first ballot the
jury was evenly divided--six for convic-
fHnn and CIV fo1. ar1l]jtt3I
Grand Forks. n D.--Special agents for
the Great Northern Express Company are
collecting evidence in regard to the loss
Of a 81, 500 money package at Kindred. 1t
has developed that the express company
ls quite we'll satisfied as TO the Innocence
of Richard s. Haynes, formerly agent at
Kindred 1t appears that Haynes lett
work about the time the strike came on,
out of sympathy, but some other party
stole the money from the depot officials
Glepwood, Minn.--William Hogan,
young man living in the town OF Leven,
about Is years of age, Wednesday morn
Ing took a large amount of paris green
with suicidal intent. Soon after taxing
1t he began to experience great pain ana
told his parents what he had done. They
Immediately secured medical aid. he is
still alive and it is thought he will re-
cover His mind was unbalanced by re-
ligious matters.
Crookston, Minn.--The Polk county
grand Jury took a whirl at Editor +. }.
Duffy. of the East Grand Forks Courier,
lately, with the result that he was IN
dicted for criminally libeling A. G. Rhine
hart. of that city. The publication OF the
libelous articles occurred in connection
with the fight which has been made
against the gambling fraternity OF that
city of late and the accusation was that
Of bribe taking.
Winona. Minn-A mass labor meeting
was held here last Saturday night. NJ
r. Neary, of Minneapolis, vice-presideut
of the Minnesota State Confederation.
presided, and spoke briefly. Other speak
ers were President Woodward, OF Mime
apolis, OF the Typogra phical Union, and
NJ. E. Murray. president of the lnterna-
tional union of BARRIERS. The address OF
the evening was delivered by Mr.. Erwin,
of st. Paul
Woonsocket, S. D.-George W. Cork
tngs. a prominent grain dealer operating
g. line of warehouses, is in parts unknown
His account with his commission houses
at Minneapolis is overdraWn $4,000 ana
with Milwaukee parties $4,000. The
bank here and one al Mitchell are let
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