The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-07-31
IN AND AROUND THE CITY.

Newman, who was in Minneapolis last
month. The lad has not since COM
municated with his mother, who is
concerned as to his welfare.
Michael Mckenna, a labcrer who WAS
stopping In Minneapolis for few days
on his way to the Dakota harvest fields,
met his death carry Sunday morning on
the railroad tracks at Franklin AMI
Cedar avenues. Without doubt the in
juries inflicted by the train were suf-
ficient to have caused death, but num-
Der of supicious circumstances, which
surround the case, indicate that perhaps
the man may have been murdered and
his PROSTATE form laid on the track To-
conceal the crime
Chief Stetson, Of the Minneapolis fire
department, will attend the twenty
fifth annual convention CT the Internal
tional Association OF fire engineers, to
be held at New Haven, Conn.,, from Aug,
II to 20.
The ladies' of ST. Lawrence church
gave very enjoyable lawn social Wed.
nesday night at the Coliseum grounds
corner University and Thirteenth ave-
nue. southeast, for the benefit of the
church. The grounds were brilliantly
lighted with colored lanterns and tho
tables were decked with cut flowers
The Hibernian Cadets drum corps of
Northeast Minneapolis delighted the
assembled guests who thronged the
grounds with an excellent program of
music throughout the evening The
guests were served by Misses Cody,
Irwin, Dryer, Finn, Devereaux. Bacon,
Shay and Mrs. Brclerc't.
The big fight at Carson City on March
II between Corbett and Fitzsimmons,
will be reproduced at the Metropolitan,
beginning on Sunday evening, through
the medium CT the veriscope Each
evenings entertainment will last over
two hours.
The value of wheat stored in Min
nearolis' elevators on May 1, at market
quotations, was $9,432 ,19S The city
assessor assessed the wheat at Z cents
bushel, though the market quotation
was 70 cents. The total number Of
bushels in the elevators on May l vas
14,063,096 and the total assessment was
for II, TAI, 455 bushels, which at cents
made an assessed valuation of only
$821,S01. What do the taxpayers think
of it?
Congressman Loren Fletcher is home
from Washington, and he feels happy
over the passage of the Dingley tariff
bill. He is sure that the measure will
restore prosperity very soon, but ON the
currency question he is at sea, except
that he wants NO free and unlimited
coinage Of gold and silver at the pres
ent legal ratio. What Loren does not
know on the coinage question would
make a bulky volume, and yet he ex-
poets, from the tone of his remarks,
to serve his constituents for another
term in congress.
Hon. John Gcodnow, consul general
to Shanghai, returned last Wednesday
from Washington. He made the fol-
lowing statement to reporter: II
have made my fight at the proper time
and place, and defended myself against
was no vote against ne in the senate,
and unanimous consent was given that
the notice Of confirmation be sent to
the president at once, instead Of bein !.
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sions. This result will satisfy my
friends; nothing l can say further will
satisfy my enemies" IIe was confirmed
on July IL. and must be in his office in
China within eighty days after taking
the oath and filing his bond The
friends of Mr.. Goodnow are talking of
giving him a banquet and send-off
before leaving the city for the Orient.
In paying him that compliment they
will rebuke w. D. Washburn for his
malicious interference in the confirma-
tion of the new consul general by the
United States senate.
Frank Healy, city attorney, has fled
his complaint exhibiting the claim of
the city Of Minneapolis in the suit
commenced by A. LELAND, receiver OF
the Washington bank. against Aleck E.
johnson, Marcus Johnson, Andrew c.
Haugan, Peter P. Swenson, Charles M.
Reese, Olaf 0. Searle, Ole E. Brccke
and John H. Field. The claim of the
city is placed at $2G214S.74, less the
amounts paid thereon by the receiver.
The Hennepin County Savings bank,
Hugh Harrison and Joel Bassett, want
the board of equalization to reduce the
assessment, the former on it's capital
and Bassett on his lumber and logs.
Harrison claimed he was unjustly as
Bessed. No action has been yet taken
by the board.
The South Dakota editors with their
wives and sweethearts. were in the
city this week on their annual outing.
They spent Wednesday at Lake Min
netonka.
The Northern Pacific will soon have
ready four-page circular giving min
ute particulars of the Klondyke gold
fields, the methods of mining and the