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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-08

immed iately "a the speene. Hundreds
ofequipagesstrea1ned along the Champs
D,Elysees, their occupants with anxious
and tear-stained faces inquiring for
their relatives. There were many heart
rending scenes Of grief and despair.
One lady rushed about frantically call.
ing her daughter by name. Some one
told her the girl wat safe, whereupon
she jumped, danced, screamed, then
rushed to the goodman to tell him to
drive home and fell In dead swoon.
Another lady went insane. A third inn
agined in her frenzysthat she recognized
her daughters dress, and Historically
called upon her husband to tell the
police to prevent the child from going
to the bazaar. Cabinet ministers, am.
baasadors, noblemen. end members Of
the highest social and financial circles
were side by side with the lowliest and
the poorest, anxiously inquiring for
their missing relatives.
-: Horrible Sights.
Words would fail to describe the hor-
TOR Of the scene at the Palais De lin
dustrie, where the bodies are exposed
on the side next to the avenue Banton,
in a portion of the building now in
course of demolition. Here in large
room rudely covered with rough planks,
and on sheets spread over planks, the
bodies as they arrive from the am
balances are being placed in three long
rows. Here is exemplified death by
fire with all it's horrors, bodies COM
pletely nude, limbs twisted in the writh-
ings of agony, some still having shreds
of clothing which assist recognition In
spite of horrible Disagreement, bones
visible through fre-eaten flesh, some
merely skeletons or grinning skulls
blackened with smoke.
Twelve Bodies Identified.
Only IL bodies have been recognized
with certainty. They are the bodies Of
Nine. Henriette Hinihadal, Baroness
Elizabeth St. Martin, Viscountess Marie
Bonneval, Sister Guinoux, the superior
OF the sisters of the convent of st. VIM
cent de Paul at Rainey; Nine. de Gran
cy, Comtesse St. Perier, Comtesse Miri.
mel, Comtesse Broderville, NJ. Victor
Cosselin, Sister Leonie Guillaume, Mes
danes Haussmann and Schlumberger.
One Hundred and Eighty Wounded.
The wounded are now known to num-
Der at least $50. Nine. Flores, wife Of
the Spanish consul, expired at the Hos
pital Beaujon, where are several others
injured. NJ. Faure has visited the hos
pital and Palais d'Industrie to pay his
resnects to the dead.
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A Jesuit Missionary.

When Senator Vest was pronouncing
that grand tribute to the Catholic mis-
Ssionaries among the Indians, he had in
mind such men as Father Adrian Hoec-
ken. who died recently in Milwaukee,
nays the San Francisco Monitor. He
Mas In his s3rd year and had passed
thronghs hardships before which a man
sef ordinary courage would have sue
eslnbed. .i.
1866 the noted Father Desmet left
d ouis with q band Of missionaries,
4 ere Father I1oecken and
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NILES MA GO.
President Grants Permission for
His Trip Abroad.
WILL WATCH CONTEST IN GREECE.
His Object 10 to Make Q Personal
Study Of the Military Features
of the War Between Turks ~
Il. 5 and Greeks. -

washington, April oU.-0en. Mics
has received the formal assent Of the
president to his projected trip to Tur-
key and Greece. The order reads:
''The president grants you permission to
proceed as soon as practicable to the seat
Of war in the Levant, and II authority
therefore be granted to you by the re-
the Turkish and Greek armies, or both, as
in your judgment may be desirable The
president further grants you authority
while in Europe to visit such other coun-
tries as may In your opinion offer the best
opportunities for military observation and
ut such times as you may deem most ex-
pedient.'
Gen. Miles will be gone two or three
months, as in addition to making per-
sonal study of the military features OF
the contest between the Turks and the
Greeks, he proposes to inspect the mil:-
tary establishments of the principal
European powers, Germany, France
and England and possibly Russia. The
result of his observations will be en-
bodied in an official report to the presi-
dent.
Congress Meets and Adjourns.
Washington, April 30.-Both houses
of congress adjourned until Monday
after very brief sessions and without
transacting important business. In the
senate several resolutions were agreed
TO, including one calling for any adj
ditional Cuban correspondence and
another for information as to the cost
of producing white pine lumber.
Resolution ON Floods.
TNo ~>,.l1 V1o.k
of Missouri, introduced resolution in
the senate Thursday directing the COM
,mittee on commerce to report at ths
beginning of the next session the causes
of the Mississippi floods and means of
preventing them; whether they were
due to the destruction of timber at the
headwaters, whether system Of out
lets was practicable, concerning the
condition of the levees, whether the
continuance Of the Mississippi commits
sion was advisable, whether the jet
ties should be continued and what the
cost of comprehensive works would be.
He gave notice that he would call it
up at the next session of the senate.
Accepts Appointment Conditionally.
Washington, April 30. - w. ]. CAL
,houn, the lawyer of Danville, ILL.,, who
has been selected by President McKin'
ley to represent the United States at
the Spanish investigation into the death
of DR.. Ruiz, the American dentist, al
legged to have been murdered in Cuban
prison, has accepted the appointment:
conditional upon the health of his wife,
who has been i'll, becoming sufficiently
improved to permit him to leave this
country.
:----.'. The Tariff.
Washington, April 30.-At Thursdays
session of the senate financial commit.
tee no conclusion was reached as to the
fixing of a time for reporting the tariff
bill. In the senate Senator Allen (pop.,
Neb.) introduced an amendment to the
tariff bill for the abrogation of the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty on July i,
1898.
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!. Galesburg, ILL.,, May 6.-The state g.
IA. r. encampment Wednesday was
opened with reception to T. 8. Clark
son, Omaha national commander of G.
r. At one o'clock the grand parade
was formed, ard, under direction Of
Capt. T. L. McGirr, of Galesburg, chief
marshal, marched over six miles OF
streets for hours. A sham battle on
Knox college campus between COM
panies of Knox cadets and Sons of Vet-
Grams followed. The first meeting Of
the G. A. r. was held in the afternoon.
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Gen. Miles Sails,

New York, May 6.-Maj. Gen. Nelson
IA. Miles, u. s. A., and Gen. Horace A.
Porter, United States ambassador to,
France, were passengers on board the
American line steamer st. Paul, which
s4Ailed Wednesday for Southampton
Gen. Miles is going abroad to observe
the military operations in the war be-
tween Greece and Turkey, and is ac-
cempanied by Capt. Maus, of his staff.
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Ask for Arbitration.

Springfield, ILL.,, May THE employees
Of the Gartside coal mine at Murphys'
bore have filed with the state board
of arbitration petition asking for an
arbitration of existing difficulties at
that mine, alleging that the owners Of
the mine have made a general reduction
of ten per cent. on wages for mining
coal, which is far less than they can
work at and make living. As the oper-
ators have not Joined the employees in
O request for arbitration, there can be
no arbitration. -
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Queen Signs Cuban Reforms.

Havana, April 30.-News has reached
here from Madrid that the queen regent
has signed decree providing for i'm
mediately putting in operation the
scheme for reforms in Cuba already
agreed upon. A mail steamer was de-
tanned "a hours at Cadiz in order to
carry the decree establishing the work
of reform, which will begin in the prov
irces of Pinar del Rio, Havana, Matan.
zas and Santa Clara.
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VICTORY FOR GREEK ARMIES.

ssvlCIOHY tO6 0hhkN MINNIE IL
King GEORGES Troops Defeat Tsrlka
Athens, May 6.-Ten thousand Turks
attacked the Greek position at Yelestino,
The firing ceased at four p. m. Wednes.
day, and 1t Is evident that the Greeks
have met with great success. There has
been great slaughter at Pharsalos,
where a battle is proceeding. Stimuli
taneously with the attack at velestino,
the Turks attacked the Greek outpostA
at Tartar, near Pharsalos. It is said
both attacks were repulsed by the
Greeks. Gen. SmolaIski telepraphs:
1.-THE brigade at Velestino was deluged
with blood"
Six divisions of Turkish troops have
marched forward to Pharsalos, and it
is understood that the porte has given
Edhem Pasha free hand.
An American man-of-war has Joined
the international squadron at Phalerum.
The Greek government has protested
to the powers against the acts Of vio-
lence and rapine being committed by the
Turks in Thessaly.
Larissa, May 6.-The soldiers who
were wounded in the first engagement
at Velestino are now coming into the
hospitals of Larissa. The latter are
well organized with the materials which
the Greeks abandoned. The inhabi.
tants of Larissa denounce the COM
mander of the Greek troops and even
accuse him of treason. They hope for
TN early Intervention upon the part Of
the powers in order to prevent the COM
plete ruin of the country. It is stated
here that the crown prince of Greece
ordered Larissa to be burned, previous
to evacuating the place. But, it is said,
there was no time to carry out his in.
London, May GA dispatch to the;
Times from Constantinople says that
the special and extraordinary expenses
of the war department from March 49,,
1895, to April 10, 1897, were e 900, 900.
Rome, May 6.-Riccotti Garibaldi has
telegraphed from Athens saying he is
returning home, as there is nothing for
him to do in Greece.
Athens, May 6.-The Greek feet has
captured at the entrance of the Gulf of
'Salonica a schooner in which Sir Ellis
Ashmead Bartlett, the Anglo-American
member of parliament, recently visited
the Turks. The vessel will be taken to
the Piraeus for examination. It is re.
ported that documents of a seriously
compromising character have been
found on the schooner. These will be
turned over to the government.
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was one of the best known officers of
the modern navy, saw hard service be-
fore, during and after the civil war and
served in all parts Of the world on inn
portant naval and diplomatic missions.
During the last administration he and
the president had a, serious disagree
ment resulting from the admirals
criticism in an interview of the policy
of the administration.
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Will Resume Work.

Baltimore, Nd, April 9o.-The plant
of the Maryland Steel company, located
at sparrows' Point, will resume OPP
erations in full next Monday, after an
idleness Of three years. The works will
furnish employment to over 1000 men.
The company has large amount Of
work on hand, and it may be necessary
to keep the plant going day and night
during the spring and early summer.
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Under Arrest for swindling.,

1O4 ~
New York, May e.-F. M. Edwards, for
many years manager of the Great Vest
ern Printing company, of St. Louis, and
who has been highly-respected citizen
of that city, has been arrested here,
charged with swindling. It is alleged
that Ewdards, by means of bogus
checks, has victimized many theatrical
people, as we'll as number of persons!
in the photographic and printing trade
all over the country. tits said that war;;
rants for his arrest have been sworn:
out in Philadelphia, Boston, Montreal;
and Chelsea, Mass.
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Peoria Plumbers Strike

Peoria, ILL.,, May All the Journey
men plumbers in this city went out on
strike Monday for nine hours pay for
eight hours work. The. Master
Plumbers association refused to .ac-
cede, and building operations will be
greatly retarded.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-08
More Gold Engaged.

Boston, April 80. - Kidder, Peabody
& Co.. bankers Of this city, have en-
gagged 100000 in gold for shipment to
Germany by the steamer Lain, from
New York, Tuesday, May 4. This firm
shipped 100000 by the steamer Nor
MAMMA, which sailed Thursday.
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Late Ex-Gov. Porter buried,

Late EX.G0V. F0fteF DUf1e0. !
Indianapolis, Ind, May 6.--The body
of tho late ex-Gov. Albert G. Porter.
was laid to rest at Crown Hill ceme-|
terry. The family refused an invitation
to have the body lie In state ct the cap
itol. Ex-President Harrison, Gov
Mount and ex-Gov. Matthews were
among the honorary pallbearers. |
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-08
Yetoea CurfeW Law.

Lansing, Mich, April 80. Gov. Pin.
gree vetoed the Donovan curfew bill,
which provided for the arrest Of chill
dren allowed upon the streets after nine
p. m. The governor characterizes the
oct as interference by the state in mat
tiers of purely domestic concern.
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Gen. Mile. on for the War.

washington, May .6.-Maj. Gen. Mel
son A. Miles on Tuesday left the capital
on his way to the j i sect .f1 Of war in Eu-
rope. He was preceded to New York
by Capt. Maus, bis personal aid, and
Mr.: Dawson, his Feersfary. The party
will sail to-day from New York on the
St. Paul, and on, arriving OH the con-
tinent will 60 strAlshS by rail to Brin-
dist. III ~
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aent to Priaon Tor Life,

= Sent to Prison for Life.
Clinton, 1a.,' May 54.-Christian Eek
erlebe. for the murder. of Nina Kiel
near Bellevue on July 4, 1896, was SEN
fenced by Judge Waterman to life Inn
prisonment Monday and was taken at
once to Anamosa penitcntiary.
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steamers Gaaltae at SEQ.

.,... Steamers Eaal4ae at sea.
Aberdeen, Scotland s May 5.-A coli
ilsion has occurred IF Girdleness light
house between the British steamers Col
lynee and Gringos. !The Collynee sank
and II Of her creM were drowned.
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Flames in q Nlisoonsi

Flames in Hiisoonsin Town.
Mineral Point, NisH May s. = Fire
Tuesday destroyed bali block of bust
ness houses here. 1s4hsstotal loss Is $40,-
GOO; insurance, $4,000.
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Eixht-Hour Bill Rejected,

London, May Elm the house of COM
mons the miners eight-hour bill intro
duced by William Allen, liberal member
for Observation-Disclosures. was reject;
ed bv vote of 227 to 1856.
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woe IN PARIS.
9fS Breaks Out Il . Basas
Crowded with People.
TERRIBLE RUSH FOR LIFE ENSUES.
In the Panic Many Are Tranapled to
Death. While Others Fall Victims
to the Flamos-More Than 100
Dead, AID $50 Injured.

Paris, May Sire broke out at four
o'clock Tuesday afternoon in a crowded
charitable bazaar In Rue Jean-Goujon,
at which the Duchess d. Uzes and other,
well-known patronesses were present.
More than 100 persons are known to
have perished, and it is feared the num-
her will reach 200. The known wounded
number $50.
The building in which the fire broke
out was temporary structure Of wood.
The flames were first discovered above
the stall occupied by Duchess Dues
and while the place was densely crowd
ed. The bazar is an annual function
presided over by the leaders OF Paris.
ian society. A terrible panic and crush
followed the alarm of fire. There was
wild rush for the exits, and the weaker
persons were borne down and trampled
upon.
A Heap Of Ruins.
The Bazaar is heap of smoking cin-
ders and ashes. Ambulances are con-
veying the recovered bodies to the
Palais De L'Industrie. Enormous
crowds of people are gathering around
the scene of the fire. Among them are
q large number of liveried servants in
quiring for their mistresses and the in
dications are that among the dead are
number of French aristocracy, although
it is hoped that the missing ones may be
The Yale expositor., 1897-07-30
NEWSY CONVERSATIONS.

The New York and Brooklyn elevated
railroads are to be operated by cleo
tricitv as soon as a change can be made.
A trestle on the GAINESVILLE &c Ohio
River railroad, near Marie tia, gave
way as an excursion train was passing
over and two cars plunged through
and were wrecked. About Is persons
were seriously injured, number being
burned, but il seems a miracle that
no one was killed.
Frank M. Reed, of Anderson, Ind,
claims to have completed a system OF
gas generation from crude oil burner
which is capable of producing 80 per
more heat than from coal, and would
enable the largest warships to carry
fuel enough for trip around the world.
He also has invented an absolutely
bullet and shell proof storage tank.
One nan at the valves could take the
Mace of 30 stolxers now necessary on a
GREAT war vessel. Reeds representa-
| tive is at present de monstrating these
inventions before the authorities al
Washington.
The treasury department has de-
cided that the new tariff bill went into
effect at midnight on the 23d, instead
of the afternoon of the cath, owing u
the fact that the law does not allow
the recognition of a fraction of a day
The effect of this decision cannot ye
be estimated, but IL Is known that n
least s4OO. 900 will be saved to 'ucl
Sam by the advance on the enormou
sales of beer and cigarette stamps an
in the customs receipts on large car
goes which arrived at New York an
Philadelphia on the cath after strenr
ous efforts had been made TO get ther
! IN before the bill was signed.
The Yale expositor., 1897-07-30
showers Helped Growing Crops.

Weather Observer Schneider's report
SAYS: "The general weather conditions
have been favorable TO all growing
crops and to harvest work. Wheat
harvest has progressed rapidly and
much of the crop has been secured.
Thrashers are beginning work in the
southern counties and report fair
weld of fine crop; rye that is yet stand
ing is in fine condition. Haying has
also been rapidly pushed. The nearly
normal temperatures and very bene-
fetal, although unevenly distributed,
showers have given corn splendid
growth. greatly improved the condition
of potatoes, beans and garden truck
and have headed out oats very fast.
The showers have been insufficient in
the northerly section of the state, and
there is considerable complaint from
there that the weather is still too dry
for oats, potatoes and pastures. In
those sections there is also much com
plant of the ravages of the grasshop-
per and the potato bug. Apples con
tinue to drop badly, but other fruits
except peaches are fairly promising
Berries of all kinds are plentiful The
very hot dry weather of the early
part of the month has burnt out mucf
young clover"
The Yale expositor., 1897-07-30
THE TELEGRAPH.
INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT
NEWS MATTERS.
Youngstown. o., and Vicinity Suffered
Heavy Damage from a Cioudburst
Messages by Carrier Pigeons Say
Andree Discovered the North Pole.
rhs North Polo pl.corered.

A special dispatch from Copenhagen
says that carrier pigeon has just been
caught in the vicinity of Tromsoe
island. near the north point of Norway,
from which place Andree sailed in his
balloon north pole expedition, with
the following stamped upon it's wing:
North pole pas,eI; fifteenth. An
other pigeon caught at Sovede, in
Rifylke, carried the mes are, North
pole, l42 w 1862" on its wings and is
thought to be one of Andree's pigeons.
London: A keen interest is felt in
geographical circles here as to the re-
suit of Andree's expedition and this is
greatly increased by the arrival of the
pigeons at Soevde and at Tromsoe is
land, though there is some doubt as to
whether either bird came from Andree.
/. Scott Kettle, secretary of the Royal
Geographical society, says: ut is csr-
tain that il the wind were south
erly when he assembled Andree would
cross the polar basin and come out
near the Boring straits. 'l42 w means
the coast of North America and If such
a wind prevailed. under the most fav'
orable circumstances Andree would ar
rive there. If the inscription means
this, it means also that Andree ha:
passed right across the pole. There Is
no especial anxiety felt here as t.
Andrees fate, because even if the bal
loon comes to grief Andree will be nj
worse off than Nansen was after leav
ing the Fran"
Stockholm: DR.. Ekhola, who was as
sociated with Andree in the projected
balloon expedition of last year, doe
not believe that the carrier pigeon
captured are from Andree.
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Michigan g. A. r.. in Good shape.

Col. C. ". r. Pond in his semi-annual
report as assistant adjutant-a enerai
and assistant acknowledgement OIL
the Michigan q. A. II. says there are
no delinquent posts in the department.
The gain in members during the term
ending June 30 last, was 9O3. Inc
losses: BY death, 177; by honorable
discharge, SO; by transfer, 1873; by sus-
pension, 572; by surrender of charter
three posts and 40 members, making a
total loss Of 961 members. This leaves
the showing for the department. at the
present time, 3s3 posts, 6,03s members.
Col. Pond reports the inquiries being
made as to the national encampment
at Buffalo in August, as very
good reason for anticipating the larg'
est turnout of Michigan veterans since
the Detroit gathering in 1891.
The Yale expositor., 1897-07-30
Cloudburst at youngstown, q.

A tremendous cloudburst struck the
Mahoning valley near Youngstown,
and Crab creek, stream ordinarily 20
feet wide, became Ii rushing torrent
1000 feet in width, flooding the entire
valley and causing great damage, both
in the city and along the railway lines.
Several people are supposed to have
been drowned. The entire county east
and west for 20 miles was flooded and
the damage will be enormous, the rail-
roads being the heaviest losers. Many
residences at Youngstown were flooded
the occupants being taken away by the
police and fire departments. The Ma
honing Valley electric lines were flooded
out and all the bridges washed away.
The Catholic church at Niles was struck
by lightning and nearly destroyed by
fire, while business houses and manu-
featuring concerns were flooded out.
Henry Myers, while standing in front
of his residence, was struck by light
ming and killed. Railroads were forced
to completely suspend operations.