The Irish standard., 1898-08-06

The steamer Dorlc, from the orient
brought $3.50, S44 in gold from Hong-Kong
for San Francisco banks.
A private dispatch from San Juan do
Peurto Rico says that 1000 volunteers have
surrendered to the Americans
The Ninth Illinois regiment has been or
dered from Springfield to Jacksonville.
Fla. to join Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lees
corps.
Gov. Shaw, Of Iowa. has gone to visit
troops Of that state located at Chicka-
manga, Jacksonville, Tampa and WASH
ington.
Theron Cumins. president of the Grand
Detour Plow company. aged 70 years, is
dead at Dixon. III. lie was a native Of
Vermont. and had lived in Dixon Sc years.
The village Of Mediana, Spain. has been
wrecked BY cyclone which killed many
persons. Several houses at Hornillos have
been engulfed by the floods and number
OF people have persisted.
The details Of another horror on the
Valdez glacier, in which Frank c. Fleming.
OF Chicago. lost his life. are told by re-
turning Copper river miners now on the
steamer Oregon at Seattle.
Capt. N. Robbins. superintendent of the
Eleventh life-savins district, comprising
all stations on Lake Michigan. died of APP
oplexy at Bailey's Harbor, Wis, while on
the revenue cutter Fessenden.
1t takes only two minutes and a. half
now for letter to go between the New
York and Brooklyn post offices. This 10
over the Brooklyn bridge began Tuesday.
Postmaster-General Emory Smith has
issued an order modifying a former ono
prohibiting the dispatch of mail to Spain
or her dependencies, SO as to permit pos.
tai communication with Ponce. Peurto
Rico.
Flour went down rs cents a barrel in
Chfca0n Tnandav hA
It had held at five dollars nearly month,
This is 1925 cheaper than It was in the
middle Of May. when Joseph Letter cor.
nered the wheat market.
At Anadarka, o. T.. negro named Bar
rett was killed while trying to enter the
teacher at that place. Miss Stokes heard
him opening a window and fired six shots
Into his body, killing him instantly.
The financial embarrassment Of s. O..
Fisher. OF West Bay City, Mich, the we'll.
known lumberman. became public through
q meeting Of the representatives Of eight
local banks. which held notes aggresatinR
$780, 900 bearing Mr.. Fishers signature.
/ At indianapolis Wednesday only pre-.
liminary session Of the republican state
convention was held. The delegates NUM-
bered 1875. After tho organisation, tho
body adjourned until $50 q. m. to-day
(Thursday). when the state ticket will be
named.
The state department has been advised
by United States Consul Wildman at HonKI
Kong that all prisoners taken by Aguin.
aldo, the insurgent chief, including monks.
are treated with perfect humanity" and
that all reports to the contrary are alb.
solutely false.
It IL reported from London that Mr..
George N. Curzon. the parliamentary ssca
rotary for tho foreign ONCE. has accepted
the office Of viceroy Of India, In succession
to the earl Of Elgin. Mr.. Curxon married
Miss Mary Letter, the daughter Of Mr. L.
z. Letter, Of Chicago.
Col. r. T. Blees, who had been nominated
for congress- by the republicans Of the
First Missouri district, has declined the
honor. owing to the duties Of his large
business and III health. The congressional
committee will meet in Macon Saturday
to Ali the vacancy.
The Joint wage committee Of the National
Association OF Flint Bottle Manufacturers
and Glass Workers 10 meeting in Pitts.
burgh to arrange the scale for the next
year. The workers made demand for an
advance OF II per cent. but the manu-.
facturers opposed It.
Capt. Goodrich. commander Of the st,
Louis, seized Arropo and Guayama and
hoisted the stars and stripes over both
places. BY this stroke Gen. Miles will be
able to land troops at the southwestern
corner Of the island and cut off 40 miles
OF the march upon San Juan.
The chamber Of commerce of San Fran.
cisco has received letter from Admiral
Dewey, thanking 1t for resolutions adopted
In his honor. and expressing his pleasure
that his work in the far east has con-
tributed to the material welfare of San
Francisco and the west coast Of the United