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The Irish standard., 1899-04-08
CANAL COMMISSION.
Study Both the Isthmian and
Nicaraguan Routes.

Washington, April 3.-The isthmian
canal commission, recently authorized
by congress, will be appointed by the
president this week. There will be
seven members. The names definitely
fixed upon are: Rear Admiral Walker,
Brig. Gen. Haines, Prof. Haupt, of the
Nicaraguan canal commission; Civil
Engineer Noble, of Chicago, member
of the Ludlow canal commission; Maj.
Frank Symonds, corps of engineers;
Civil Engineer Voigt. The seventh
member of the commission may be
Civil Engineer Morrison, of New York,
whose name is under consideration by
the president, and who has been in
Washington during the past three days.
Under the terms of the act of con-
gress the commission will examine both
the Panama and Nicaraguan routes.
The president is anxious that it shall
begin it's work Immediately, as he de-
sires it to submit its report to the first
session of the next congress in order
that an appropriation may be obtained
from that body for commencing the
work of constructing the canal.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08
American Ladies of Title.

Here is list, the most complete yet
published, Of fifty American women in
England who bear titles, most of whom
are represented in the English House
OF Lords through their husbands:
Lady Abbinger.
Marchioness OF Anglesey.
Lady Bennett, who was Lconora Van
marter Of Tacoma. and whose husband
is heir to the sixth Earl OF Tankerville
Lady Beresiord, who, as every one
knows, was the daughter of Commodore
Price of Troy and New York; widow Of
Louis Hammersley OF New York, and
afterward widow OF the eighth Duke Of
Marlborough, was married to Lord
William Beresbord in 1895.
Lady Terrence Blackwood
The Hon. Mrs. Robert Boyle.
Lady Buckley. wife OF Sir Edmund
Buckley and widow of A. ]. Butron of
Chicago.
Lady Arthur Butler !
Lady Randolph Churchill, widow of
the brilliant Lord Randolph Churchill,
and daughter of Larry Jerome OF New
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The Name of Bridget.

1t would seem as If reform Journals
ought to be the last to bring offensc to
respectable class in the community.
Perhaps it is lack of thought that causes
the official organ OF one OF the great
social settlements in this country to re-
Ter to hired girls as Bridget" and it is
certainly lack OF good taste. One Of
the first elements OF good breeding is
to call things by their right names and
avoid the use of slang. IT, applied in
this case the principles OF good taste
should prevent the use in sober, ear
nest discussion OF the word Bridget"
for domestic servant, hired girl or
whatever may be meant, says the Colo
RADIO Catholic.
Further, it is a notion not borne out
by observation that there are so many
hired girls nowadays OF the name Of
Bridget as to warrant it's becoming a
generic term for the whole class OF fe-
male domestic help Some people evil
IDENTITY think it gives touch OF hu-
NOR to their remark to use such ex-
pressions as, Bridget" for hired girl,
"Irish trick" for some petty under
handed deed. and so on.
To those who understand the real
greatness OF the name OF Bridget" and
who claim for their own the adjective
Irish this too common use of both
seems not only unjust, but unkind and
unworthy of cultured people.
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FUNNY H0NEYM00Ns.
centric People in This and
Other Countries.

A few years ago newly-wedded
couple living ten miles southeast of
Brookville, KY, took as honeymoon
trip a wagon ride to witness the hang
ing of Robert Mclaughlin, which oc-
CURED at Brookville.
A short while since an adventurous
couple spent the first days of welded
life on the summit of Mont Blanc.
The ascent. extremely hazardous by
reason of terrific snowstorms, being
successfully accomplished, and the
summit reached, the bridegroom, in the
presence of the guides, embraced his
young wife, to whom he swore eternal
fidelity, and received from her lips an
equally fervent assurance. Then the
descent was commenced, and the
couple, after three days absence, ar
rived at Chamounix, where they were
accorded an enthusiastic reception.
There are of record four honeymoons
known to have been spent in Mammoth
cave, Kentucky.
In the neighborhood of Dobschau.
a small Hungarian town, there is
an extraordinary ice cave. The roof,
the walls, the floor are thickly coated
with ice, which in places assumes most
fantastic shapes. In this cave, some
16 years ago, couple named Kolcsey
elected to pass the week Immediately
following their marriage. They took
with them a plentiful supply of rugs.
blankets and warm clothing, but, not
withstanding all precautions. their ex-
perience was not of sufficiently pleas
ant nature to tempt imitators.-Cin.
cinnati Enquirer.
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Wage. of 10000 Advanced.

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 5.-The Car
negie Steel company, limited, will to-
day post in all of its various plants a
notice of an increase of wages to its
unskilled, or common laborers, the adj
vance to date from April 1. The order
will affect 10000 workers in the COM
pany's employ and means an annual
extra distribution of several hundred
thousands of dollars. Under the ad-
vance. which is entirely voluntary, COM
mon labor will receive $1.40 per day,
other labor in proportion.
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Oliver Goldsmith.

There is no name in Irish, or, indeed,
English literature regarded with more
kindly and affectionate feelings than
that OF Goldsmith. For more than cen.
tury the author OF The Deserted Viii
lage" has been a household word. not
Only in the English speaking countries
but even in regions where, even in his
most ambitious moments, he could
scarcely have deemed that the light OF
his genius would penetrate.
His works are as familiar to the
French as those OF Saint Pierre and
Moliere; the German peruses them with
a pleasure kindred to that with which
he turns the pages Of Wilhelm Meister;
the Spaniard places them on the same
shelf with the comic opera OF Cervantes;
nay. they have even been translated in
to the Northern and Oriental tongues
and the adventures, pleasures, disas-
tiers, punishments and rewards OF the
Primrose family are read with delight
under the burning sun OF Persia. and
awaken the laughter and tears OF thous-
ands in the long nights OF the Swedish
Winter.
Oliver Goldsmith was born at Pallas
Queens county. In his sixth year his
father Protestant clergyman. who was
the type OF the "Vicar OF Wakefield"
removed to Lissoy, the locale OF the
Deserted Village" where he was sent
to school. where he is said to have ex-
hibited some few flashes OF that talent
which was rather late in arriving at
maturity. In l745 he was entered as a
sizar in Trinity where he remained till
he got his degree of A. B.; but there
is no account OF his having distinguish,
ed himself in any way while there.
In the Spring OF 1883 he started on a
Continental tour. "alone. uniriended,"
to use the words OF his own Traveller"
with 70 other means OF paying the ex-
penses OF his journey than that derived
from his flute. Il had some know-
NNoN VI ii'uoiN. says WIFI Il
tolerable voice, and now turned what
was my amusement into present
means OF subsistence Whenever
| approached a peasants house toward
nightiall, played one OF my most mer-
~ tunes. and that procured me not only
a lodging. but subsistence for the next
day"
In 1856 he arrived in London, where
We get glmpscs OF his life in some OF
TIE anecdotes related by himself in af-
ter life, and in some of his letters which
have been preserved. In letter written
to some relatives, he says: you may
easily imagine what difficulties l had to
encounter, left as was without friends,
recommendations, money or impu-
dence: and that in a country where
being born an Irishman was sufficient
to keep me unemployed. In 1870 he
published The Deserted Village" the
popularity of The Traveller" preparing
the way, and its sale was immense. He
died April 4, IVA.
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|
Lady's Grand Council OF the Primrose
league. and is the founder OF quarterly
magazine, Of which the first number has
not yet appeared. but which, it is said,
will contain list OF titled contributors
the like OF which no magazine ever saw
before.
Lady Cook. OF course. was the aston
ishing Tennie Clatln OF New York. and
is equally astonishing to-day as the head
OF the firm OF Lady Cook s, Co., brok-
ers. Her husband is Sir Francis Cook,
one OF the Oldest and richest baronets in
the kingdom
Countess OF Craven. otherwise the
Bradley Martins pretty little daughter
Cornelia. and wife OF William George
Robert, fourth Earl OF Craven and lord
OF 10000 acres.
Lady Curzon OF Keddleston. daughter
OF L. I. Letter OF Chicago and Wash
ington. and now occupying the dizzy
position OF Vice Queen OF India. Her
husband. George Curzon, the new Vice
roy OF India, is one Of the most bril-
liant, lucky. and promising men in Eng
land
Lady Cunard, who married Sir Bache
Cunard, one OF the owners oil the Gu
nard line of steamships. who is a daugh-
ter OF the late F. F. Burke of Chicago.
Viscountess Deerhurst, stcpdaughter
81 Charles Bonynge.
The Hon. Mrs. Herbert Eaton, wife
OF Colonel the Hon Herbert Francis
Eaton. and daughter OF o. F. French
OF New York.
Countess OF Egmont. who is daughter
OF Warwick Howell OF South Carolina.
Countess OF Essex. second wife OF
George Devereg, De. We're Capcl, and
daughtere OF Beech Grant OF New York.
Lady Evans. wife OF Sir Francis
Henry Evans, X. c. NJ. G.. NJ. P, and
daughter OF the late Samuel Stevens
OF Albany.
Lady Fairfax.
Viscountess Falkland. who was Mary.
daughter OF Robert Reade OF New York
and is now wife OF Byron Plantagenet
Cary and twelfth Viscountess Falkland
Lady Gordon Cunning. who was the
daughter OF Commodore Garner of the
New York Yacht club.
Lady Graham. wife OF Sir Robert
James Stuart Graham and daughter OF
Charles Burns OF Brooklyn.
The Hon. Mrs. George Haldane-
Duncan.
Baroness Halkctt. daughter OF An
son Phelps Stokes OF New York.
Lady Harcourt. wife OF the distin-
gulshed statesman who lately resigned
the leadership OF the Liberal party, and
daughter OF the historian, Motley.
Lady Heskcth, whose father was Sha-
ron. one OF the bonanza kings OF Cali
folnia
Lady Home, who was Amy Green OF
San Francisco.
Lady Frances Hope.
The Hon. Mrs. Dudley Leigh, wife
OF the Hon. Francis Dudley Leigh and
daughter of N NJ. Beckwith of New
York.
The Hon. Mrs. Roland Leigh.
Lady Lister-kaye, who was the
daughter OF Antonio Yznaga.
Duchess OF Manchester, daughter OF
Antonio Yznaga.
Thr Hon. Mrs. Archibald Marjori-
banks.
Duchess OF Marlborough, daughter
OF w. X. Vanderbilt, and wife OF
Charles Richard Spencer Churchill,
ninth Duke of Marlborough, Prince
OF the Holy Roman Empire, and Prince
CT Mindelleim in Suabia.
Lady Naylor-Leyland, daughter OF
William Selah Chamberlain OF Cleve-
land. Ohio.
Countess OF Oxford. daughter OF
D. c. Corbin OF New York.
The Hon. Mrs. Venables
daughter of Francis c. Lawrence OF
New. York. She was the wife OF the
seventh Baron Vernon.
Lady Wolscley, wife OF Sir Charles
Michael Wolscley and daughter of Dan
iel I. Murphy OF San Francisco.
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Killed by His wife.

Chicago, April 4.-Before his two
children, aged and years, Joseph
Brown was stabbed to death Monday
by his wife, Clara. The murder was the
outcome of family quarrel. Brown
had beaten and kicked his wife until,
in mad frenzy. she caught up a butch
er knife and stabbed him five times,
death following Immediately after.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08

boston, April 5.-Kear Admiral C. c.
Carpenter, retired. committed suicide
Saturday in sanitarium in this city.
Admiral Carpenter was called from the
retired list to active duty in charge of
the navy yard at Portsmouth, N. H.,
during the war, while Commodore
Remey was on duty at Key West. Ad-
miral Carpenter had brilliant record.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08

New York, April 4.-For the first
time since he was taken sick Rudyard
Kipling got out of bed Sunday. He
celebrated this final evidence of COM
plete recovery by writing public let
ter thanking all those who extended
sympathy and well-wishes during his
illness.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08
When Travelling

Look out for your comfort and con-
venience. Two fast trains, equipped
with Pullman sleeping, dining and cafe
cars, leave Minneapolis and St. Paul
daily via Wisconsin Central lines for
Milwaukee, Chicago, and Eastern and
Southern points. Ask your nearest tick
ct agent for further information. Jas. C..
Pond, Gen'l Pass. Agt., Milwaukee,
Wis V. c. Russell, C. P. & T. A., 23o
Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08
Flood in wisconsin,

La Crosse, Wis, April 6.-La Crosse
river, which empties into the Missis-
sippi at this point, is overtiowing it's
banks.s and the La Crosse valley is
flooded from North La Crosse to Bangor,
distance of 16 miles. Much damage
has already been done to farms in the
valley, and water is filling the base
ments of many buildings in the village
Of West Salem. The water is rising
rapidly.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08
Insurance Statement.

LADIES' AUXILIARY, A. o. H. LIFE IN.
SURANCE FUND-Home Office, Saltwater,
Mimi; Mrs. Mary d. Daley, President; Mary
T. Grady, Secretary Organized October, 1896
to accept service in Minnesota: Insurance
Commissioner.
Net assets, Dec. 81, previous year,. $58.77
INCOME DURING 1898.
Mortuary and reserve assessments.. 321 90
Membership and examiners fees....... 1928 90
Total paid to members. $3.50
From all other Observation-Disclosures. LIS
Total income 81 GIG. IS y
DISBURSEMENTS DURING 1898.
Commissioners salaries and expenses
of agents and organizers. ............. $15.17
Salaries of officers, employees and
aminers' fees .......................... 8N.73
All other disbursements. 2S4 ct ~
Total disbursements s117537
Excess of income over disbursements. $5O1.5S
ASSETS
Cash in office and in bank. ............ $3.50. 35
Total admitted Observation-Disclosures. 560.35
LIABILITIES.
Losses unadjusted and reported ........ $320. so
Advance assessments and dividend
obligations 1.75
Total liabilities. Observation-Disclosures. $322.25
Balance to protect contracts. $G36.l0 +
EXHIBIT OF CERTIFICATES OR POLL. J
CIES, BUSINESS OF 1898.
ALL BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA.
No. Amt
In force Dec. 81 beginning
of year,. ........................ 81 900
Written during year. bS6 293, OOO.O
Iotal ..................... .11Vd ooo.oVV.VV
Ceased during year. "a 10000
In force Dec 81 (end of yr.). go. 1913 SIG, $1,000
Claims unpaid Dec 81 (begin.
ming OF year, ........... ..........
Claims incurred during the year. 8 10000
Total ...........................1 U6 538, 0OOO0
Claims settled during the year...... ..........
Unpaid Dec 81 (end of year,. 10000 4
Amount collected during year.. 10000
State of Minnesota, Department of Insurance.
St. Paul, April A. 1899.
I, the undersigned Insurance Commissioner
of the State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that
the Ladies' Auxiliary A. o. H. Life Insurance<
Fund above named, has complied with the
laws Of this state relating to Insurance. and is
now fully empowered through its authorized
agents, to transact its appropriate business of
Fraternal Assessment Insurance in this state
for the year ending January 31st 1900
]. a. OSHAUGHNESSY,
Insurance Commissioner.
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Strikers Win,

Wheeling, w. Va, April 6.-The
strike of the operators and conductors
of the Wheeling & Elm Grove Electric
road was settled Wednesday, the COM
pany granting the mems demands, 20
cents an hour and nine hours work.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08
Harrison Reelected.

Chicago, April 5.-Carter II. Harrison
(dem.) was yesterday reelected mayor
by plurality of about $4,000. The re-
publicans were generally successful in
the elections held throughout the
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Total ................. ..lVfo o5o,Vo.VV
Claims settled during the year,. ..........
Unpaid Dec 81 (end of year,. 5000

Madison, Wis, April SIN the cleo
tions yesterday the two republican JUS
tees of the supreme court were re-
elected, and the republicans elected
mayors in ~ cities and the democrats
in 18.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08
Placed In Jail.

Chicago, April a.-John Collins and
Mary Ann Ingersoll, the kidnapers of
Gerald Lapiner, arrived in this city
from gainesville, O., and were placed in
iai1
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08
On Trial for Murder.

Canton, O., April 5.-The trial of Mrs.
Annie George for the murder of George
d. Saxton, brother of Mrs. Mckinley.
began here yesterday.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08
Will Leave May I.

San Francisco, April ct is ex-
pected that all the troops which are
now under orders to go to Manila by
way of San Francisco, a portion of the
Sixth artillery, selected light artillery,
Twenty-first and Thirteenth infantry,
will leave here by the 1st of May. The
returning transports from Manila are
expected almost Immediately, the Ari.
IONA and Scandal being due this week
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08
l-KnOwn Artiat Dend

Well-knOwn Artist Dead.
San Francisco, April 6.-Joseph d.
Strong, the artist, died here Wednesday
from the effects of an operation.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08

Wheat Prices Fall in Chill.
Lima, Peru, via Galveston, Tex, April
6.--There has been a heavy fall in the
price of wheat in the Chilean market.
The Irish standard., 1899-04-08

Amount collected during yr.. II 26,441.OO
State of Minnesota, Department of Insurance.
St. Paul, April 4, 1899.
I, the undersigned Insurance Commissioner
of the State of Minnesota, do hereby certify
that the A. o. H. Life Insurance Fund, above
named, has complied with the laws of this state
relating to insurance, and is now fully en-
powered through its authorized agents, to
transact it appropriate business of Fraternal
Assessment Insurance in this state for the
year ending January 31st 1900.
J. A. O'SHAUGHNESSY,
Insurance Commissioner.
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Subscribe for The Irish Stand
ard. Two dollars per year.
People's voice., 1899-04-27
Important to Homesteaders.

The Ute reservation, located near
the southwest corner OF the state Of
Colorado, will be opened for settle
ment May 4, 1899, as per presidents
proclamation. The lands are subject
to entry in compliance with the laws
Of the United States regarding occu-
pancy Of government land by bona
fde settlers.
The Great Rock Island Route runs
through cars to Colorado Springs aud
Denver, and there connection is made
with the d. & R. G. for Durango,
where the land office is located aud
adjOins the reservation. Bear in mind
that no lands can be filed upon until
after II o'clock noon, May 4, but II
you desire to secure quarter section
you should be there at that hour.
The Rock Island Route has issued a
folder, and you can receive one by
requesting it Of any representative of
the road or address by postal card
E. W. THOMPSON, A.G.P.A.,
Topeka, Kas.
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G.P.A., Chicago.
People's voice., 1899-04-27

A. G. Lambe, broken hearted and
filed with grief, boarded a Rock
Island train this morning for Wichita
to resume the search for his daugh.
ter. He returned from Wichita and
Andover last week, having failed to
fnd her. The person who bought a
ticket at Wichita for And0ver was
not his daughter, but a woman solici-
tor. Mr.. Lambe feels certain that bis
daughter is yet in Wichita. She was
seen walking up Douglas avenue last
week. A Journal reporter talked TO
Mr.. Lambe at the depot this morning.
His sole object seems to be to find bis
daughter and get her to return home.
He is 10 ignorance of any wrong that
may have been committed upon her
and OF the motive that actuated her
10 leaving home. II he can find her
he will receive her with open arms.
Mr.. Lambe stated that his greatest
aim in life had been to raise his child.
rem properly, and his daughters
strange actions are thus all the more
hard for him to account for.-Journal,
Monday.
People's voice., 1899-04-27

Washington, DC, April A.-Infor.
nation received at the war depart
ment indicates that General Otis
is about to execute another i'm
n, 'rtant movement, the einitial features
of wb. rh are shown by today's press
sdvices tr, m Manila. The objective
mint is tho IN urgent town of Calum.
pit, being aeo.t eight miles
northwest of Malo,os. 1t was here
that the insurgents concert. "'eu Si'er
being driven out OF their capita. Sev' v
ting up a new capital, and making
the base of their operations. In
moving on this stronghold General
Otis proposes to conduct two distinct
operations.
The first one, under Major General
Macarthur, has for its purpose push.
ing straightforward from MalolOs
along the railroad and striking at
Calumpit from the south. The Sec
ond one is under Major General Law.
ton, who, with his flying column, is
moving far around to the northeast,
to the large town of Norzagay, from
which point he will turn abruptly
west toward CalumDit. This last
will take about ten days, and military
stretegists look upon it as another
effort to flank the insurgents by get.
ting behind them at Calumpit, similar
to the flank movement which General
Macarthur attempted to execute at
MalabOn.
People's voice., 1899-04-27

]. L. Kise is being "deviled" to
death today. Saturday night at the
union depot he put up a job on Louie
Smith Of the Journal. Louie was
waiting for the train for Kansas City
to leave, and left his grip in the
dep Vt while he walked around outside.
Kise to,Hk the grip into the cellar and
filled it VII scraps Of zinc. Louie
boarded the ira u with the grip with
out letting the cro,.1d know he was
onto anything, and at h ahsas CiIy he
boxed the zinc and sent ~ oacK 10
Kise by express. Kise was exp, ctlng
an express package from his caste. u
kin and cheerfully paid the charges,
45 cents, and lugged the box home and
opened it in the presence of his fam.
lily. The "bOys" at the depot soon got
onto the turn the joke had taken, and
made life a burden to him. They
have dubbed him Zinc Kise.-Tues-
days Journal.
People's voice., 1899-04-27
Glorious News

Comes from DR.. D. B. Cargile Of
Washita. l. T. He writes: "Four
bottles of Electric Bit:ers has cured
Mrs, Brewer Of scrofula, which had
caused her great suffering for years.
Terrible sores ~ould break out on
her head and face, and the best
doctors could give no help; but her
cure is complete and her health is
excellent. This shows what thous-
ands have proved-that Electric
Bltters is the best blond purifier
known. It's the supreme remedy fol
eczema, letter, salt rheum, ulcers
boilsand running sores. stimulates
liver, kidneys and bowels, expels
poisons. helps digestion builds up the
strength. Only 50 cents. Sold by f
B. Snyder, druggist. Guaranteed.
People's voice., 1899-04-27

In McClure's Magazine for May, j.
L. Steffens, city editor OF the New
York Commercial Advertiser, will
tell the story Of Theodore Roosevelt's
experience and dealings with party
leaders and political reformers from
the moment he began to be named
for governor Of New York down to
the present time. 1t is no ordinary
story, and it has never before been
told in full.
People's voice., 1899-04-27

Charlie Ransom, Rock Island coz.
ductOr running between Kansas City
and Caldwell, is having a fearful ex-
perience with sickness and death.
He was taken sick with spinal menin-
gifts at his home in Kansas City two
weeks ago, and for awbile was not ex-
pected to live. A week ago Saturday
he began to improve, and last Friday
his wife became suddenly i'll, and died
Saturday. The day she died, their
daughter became i'll with pneumonia,
and Monday both Of them were re.
ported very low.