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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-02
GO OUT IN DISGRACE.
Gov. Tanner Removes OnicinIs of In
sane Asylum ror Alleged Mall
fcaSnncc in Office.

Springfield, ILL.,. Nov. 2s.-Following
the meeting of the commissioners of
the Illinois asylum for incurablc in
sane at lnrtonvillc, near Peoria, Gov.
Tanner on Monday removed John w.
Wilson, of Kinmun,ly, and Morrow p.
Reed, OF Peoria, from their offices as
commissioners. George G. Rider, of
Pckin, WAS appointed TO take the
place of Wilson. and Edward S. Eas-
ton, of Peoria. to fill the vacancy
caused by Reeds removal. The two
commissioners who were removed are
charged with mnlfcasnnrc i'm Office in
appropriating state funds to their
own use, and the governor informed
them that he would recommend them
to the grand jury of Peoria county for
an investigation. He stated that his
reason for Recommending them to the
grand jury was that he preferred to
prosecute his own wrongtlocrs and
not leave them to his Successors in
Office. The governor stated that it
was not known how much money the
men had misnppropriatcd. The gov
crnor also rcprimnnled r. w. Mcnke,
of Quincy, another commissioner, say
ing he had been very negligent and
careless in permitting these Irregular
tiles without calling his attention to
them.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-02
BODY PLACED IN A TOMB.
Impressive Funeral Rites Over the
Remains of Vice President
Carrot A. Hobart.

eterson, N. j., Nov. ait.--Bccause Of
the funeral of Carrot \. Hobart, vice
president of the United States, Satur-
day, business houses, with few cxcep-
lions, were closed and many private
residences had flags at hall-mast be-
sides other mourning cmblcms.
Thcrewere SO pallbealrrs, eight rep
resenting the United States senate;
eight representing the house of rep
resentatives; eight personal palbear-
ers, selected by Hobart two months be-
fore his death, and eight senate police
who carried the caskct.
The service at the house WAS brief
and simple. 1t was held in the liz
brary. which was banked with flow
ers sent by friends OF the late vice
president. Mrs. Hobart. With her son,
Carrot a. Hobart, Jr., SAT near the
head Of the casket, While near her
were grouped the president and his
cabinet, judges of the supreme court,
the honorary pallbcarcrs and the inn
mediate friends Of the family and the
family servants. Roy. DIR. Magic Of
fercd the prayer. and read a passage
of Scripture. The president. cabinet
and supreme court Judges and those
present took Il last look at the face
of the dead. the caskct was closed, and
all that was mortal of Vice President
Hobart was carried out to the hcarse
by members of the senate police.
The remains were consigned to a
temporary resting place in the recciv-
ing vault at Cedar Lawn cemetery,
near this city.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-02
TREATY NOT ACCEPTED.
United States Rejects Agreement Of
Britain and Germany for Dispose
ing of SnmOnn Islands.

Washington. Nov. 2S.-Thc United
States has declined to accept the
agreement as to the disposition of the
Samoan islands reached by Great Brit
ain and Germany. 1t was possibly the
leaking out of some information to
this effect that gave rise to the re-
port circulated in European capitals
recently of the development of a Sc
rious hitch in the negotiations. AS a
matter of fact, there is no serious
hitch, and the reasons which influ-
enced the state department here in
rejecting the British-German arrange
ment when it was submitted for APP
proval related entirely to minor mat
ters and touched rather upon the
form than the substance of the ar-
rangcment.
Having rejected the tentative treaty
submitted by the other two powers,
our government has in turn, and Mt
the instance of the other parties, pre-
pared and submitted draft of u
treaty which it is hoped will be ac-
ceptable to all three powers. This is
now before the foreign Office at Lon
don and Berlin for consideration, and
it is confidently believed here that it
will received unanimous approval, not
differing in principle, as already
stated, from the original project.
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MADE A NEW RECORD.
Dcrt Rcpinc Wins the Forty-i:i@ht-
Hour bicycle Race ut kan
sus City.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 2S.-Bert Re
pine, OF Nashville, Tenn, won the As
hour bicycle race that began in Con-
vention hall on Tuesday afternoon of
last week, and in winning the race cs-
tublishcd Il new record for As hours.
The distance covered, 96l Is miles, is
81 1-G miles better than the previous
record for similar contest. Charles
w. Miller, of Chicago, the heretofore
unbeatcn champion OF endurance races
made Il determined effort to maintain
his supremacy, but series o. accidents
on the track, Il punctnrcd tire, Il broken
crank and another mishnp, caused him
to lose ground that he could not re-
cover from the lucky Repine and the
equally lucky swcde, Oscar Julius. who
rode without slip or mishap. Julius
finished second TO Rcpinc, Il lap be
hind, and Miller finished Il lap behind
the Swcdc. Young Gus Lawson, of Chi
cago, the 1S-ycar-old boy who rode for
40 hours with the leaders, witlercd un-
der the hot pace of the last day and fin
ishcd six laps behind the leader. Bos-
toms "Flying Dutchman," Frank Wal
Ter, was a bad fifth, finishing three.
quarters of mile behind Repine. Sin
others of the 1 1 starters had dropped
out earlier in the race.
Repine will realize $500 and several
special prizes for his weeks work
Julius gets $3.50; Miller. $3.50; Lawson
500; Waller, SIS; Lingcnfeldcr, SIS
and Niederhofer, 1926,
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ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
While Hunting: Gen. Israel G, Smith,
of Grand Rapids. Mich,
Loses His Life.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 2S.-Gen.
Israel G. Smith, Of his city, aged 60
years, was instantly killed by the ac-
cidcntal discharge Of his gun while out
hunting Monday afternoon. lie was
native of this city, where he enlisted in
1861 rs II private in the Third Michigan
infantry and returned with rank of
brcvct brigadicr general, having made
one of the most brilliant records in the
civil war. lie served the city as chief
of the fire department for several years,
rs superintendent of police for four
years and was collector of internal rev.
enuc for this district during the Cleve-
land administration. lie leaves a widow
and one son, Lieut. Fitz Smith, of the
Twentieth regular infantry. who is in
charge of the custom house at Manila.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-02
IN BUSINESS CIRCLES.
Many Features Serve To Lull None.
tnry nxicties In the East
State of Trade.

New York, Nov. 25.-R. G. Dun & Co.'s
weekly review of trade says: Monetary
anXieties have faded with sales of bonds
to the treasury under the recent offer,
the fall in sterling exchange in spite of
dearcr money abroad and easier here, and
the receipt of about $I1otup net from the
interior during the week. There is no
trouble in the commercial money market.
and loans on securities hay" ruled at easier
rates. While the extraordinary volume of
business throughout the country requires
greater activity in currenty than in or
binary times, there is no Indication that
the volume has not been ample all the
year, and the course of money markets
throughout the interior slows that en-
barrassment here has beer due TO opera
tons of outside industries ard general
trade.
1.-THE iron industry show no yielding In
ma tcrial, but little adva.ce in Bcsscn.cr
pig at Pittsburgh with larsc Inquiries for
next year. Prices of rails are maintained
with one contract reported of l0oOO tons
for Japan, and another pending for South
Africa. single order for car axles covers
$1,000. or $500 tons,
wheat wearied specula:o rs, with scarce
ly any change in prices for the week.
, Though western receipts are SO per cent,
below last years for the week. ard have
been in three weeks about lG.lGl,?I3 bushels,
against 1879 last year. tie decrease in
exports is heavy. "A SleEtrr lorclSh &C.
mand in Atlantic markets. With prices as
low as they have been, ie1 strongly to
prevent rise in prices.
Failures for the week have been 191
| In the United States. against ISIS last year.
| and % in Canada, against q last year"
! Bradstreet's says: "A striking illustra-
ton of the underlying strength of the
general business situation is furnished this
week by the course Of prices. Almost
without exception values Of staples re-
main firm at previous quotations or man.
ifest a still further pronounced tendency
upward. This, too, has occurred in face
| Of rather smaller distribution in the or
binary trade channels than has lecn noted
| in recent weeks. So far rs autumn and
winter trade is concerned the complaint
of unseasonably mild weather restricting
retail distribution is reported from many
| cities Cereals remain on the whole dull
and embarrassing. and price fluctuations
are within an exceptionally narrow range.
with quotations ruling about what they
were one year ago. Iron and steel are
scasonably quiet after a year of uneX-
ampled activity, but the price changes re-
corded serve to mpart an appearance
rather of irregularity thar Of weakness.
Authorities in the trade consider pros
poets of maintenance of pre- sent conditions
of price and demand duril 8 1890 as quite
fayora he''
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-02
THE CURRENCY BILL.
Outline of Principal Features to he
Presented to the Republican
Congressional Caucus.

Washington, Nov. 2s.-The general
currency bill prepared by the repub-
lican caucus committee appointed by
the last congress has received it's final
revision at the hands of the members
and will be given to the press for pub
LEGATION Wednesday, after copy has
been mailed to each republican rep
rcscNtativc in congress. The measure
represents the unanimous conclusions
of the committee and will be called up
for consideration at the caucus of re-
publican members of the house which
is to be held probably next Saturday:
Accompanying the bill is Il report set
ting forth at length the reasons and
necessity which in the opinion exist
for the proposed legislation. The Even
ing Star prints the following rs some
of the chief features Of the bill, and
which in the main are probably fair
ly accurate:
can amendment to the coinage laws.
making 255s grains of gold 900 parts tine
the standard coin measure.
IAN amendment /, the grcenback reis-
sue act of 1875 providing that those treas
ury notes shall be redeemed with god.
and when so redeemed shall not be reis-
sued except in exc ange for gold. This
provision will prevent the operation of the
endless chain, which hitherto has been
the means to raid the gold reserve.
IAN amendment to the specific resump-
ton act directing the maintenance of a
! gold reserve of not less than SloO.o0Oooe,
the maintenance of the reserve at that
figure Row being entirely discretionary to
the secretary of the treasury.
IAN amendment to the national bank
| ing law authorizing banks to he organized
with a capital stock of $4,000. AT pres
cnt the minimum is sac, coo. Another amend
ment TO the same act, authorizing banks
to issue notes to the par value of the bonds
they have on deposit to secure circulation
AT present the limit is 50 per cent. third
| amendment to this act reduces the taxation
| on bank circulation to one-tcnth of one
per cent. This tax is to pay the expense
OF engraving and printing the notes. The
present rate more than meets this en-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-02
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The General Assembly Gives Utter
ance to Its Views ON Several
Live Questions.

Boston, Nov. 24.-After II days de-
liberation, the general assembly Of the
Knights of Labor concluded its bust
ness Thursday afternoon and adjourned
to meet in Birmingham, Ala, in No
vember, 1900. The chief feature of the
closing sessions was the adoption Of
resolutions condemnng President Nc
Kinley's policy on the trust, imperial
ism and labor questions, declaring him
to be the enemy of labor and asking
labor to use its influence and votes
against him in the coming election.
The resolutions also oppose national
banks of issue, request the abolition of
indirect taxation and of the contract
system on all public works; ask that
congress be requested to authorize an
unlimited coinage of silver at the pres
ent legal ratio; recommend that postal
deposit and savings banks be cstab-
lished in connection with post offices,
and that the president. vice president,
supreme court judges and United States
senators be elected by the people.
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but was more gallant to Margaret than
true to his duty. lie babe her good-by,
and as he raised his hat with the words:
"My kind regards to your good mother,"
his eyes met mine and seemed to say:
II decline to investigate you, my dear
sir, for her salle;" though this may
have been supplied by my own guilty
conscience. In moment he was at the
head of his men, riding rapidly down
the road.
''Lieutcnant," said Punk, as soon as
we were out of hearing, 1--WE wasn'tpre
pared for that mectin'. It's my opinion
that lynn is our only weapon, and that
Pm the only one of the party blessed
with an inventive genius and a hard
ened conscience calc'lated to take us
through what's ahead!"
''You are right, corporal. You may
do the talking, and may you be in
spired to lie with such ingenuity and
fervor as to confound all inquiring
rebels and pilot us to haven of rest"
The road for some miles was flanlled
by woods. Scarcely person was on it;
indeed, we went so far without meet
ing anyone that when belated coun-
tryman suddenly doomed up before us,
With q bag of meal thrown across his
saddle-bow, our hearts leaped into our
Threats. We passed him with q
"howdy," and had the way clear for
some time. Coming to a rise in the
ground, we were enabled by the camp
fires to determine the forces about us.
To the west, along the route we must
take, the lights were few and scattered,
but the country was uneven, and there
was certain faring nebulous light on
the clouds which did not like. I
feared force beyond the hills. But
we could neither stop where we were
nor 60 around the light. We must go
straight ahead. We passed down to
lower ground, then over the crest of
the hill. There again, directly before
us, was the faring light.
"Plunk," I said, "therc are troops
over there; that light looks ominous."
"A single campfire would do that"
replied the corporal, reassuringly.
We did not dare pass through
Georgetown; it was too early in the
evening; the citizens would doubtless
be excited by the passage of troops
during the day, and would not be in
clined to sleep; therefore, turning to
the left just before coming to the town,
we passed south of it around the base
of hill, striking the road again mile
beyond.
We had reached the bottom of de-
preston between two hills, and were
beginning the ascent of the farther
one, when we were suddenly brought
to stand-still by 'Halt, thar"
fro BE Continued
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-02
MANS HIS REPORT.
Comptroller Dawes Tells of Banks,
Banking Laws and De.
pOsits.

Washington, Nov. Is. Comptroller
Dawes annual report for the year ended
October 81, 1899, has been prepared for
transmission TO congress. With respect to
the condition of national banks during
the year. as shown by the five reports re-
CURED from the banks, the comptroller
says:
THE number of banks in operation on
September Z, 1895, was 1855, with a paid-tn
capital of s605772.9l0. The individual de-
posits on that date amounted to $780,
I25, 595S1, ard the aggregate resources to
si,65o, 1891. y comparison of the Sep
TENDER returns with those made on Sep
TENDER 20, 1898, indicates an increase dur
ing the year in individual deposits of $il9,-
2l,o59G2: in loans and discounts of $780,
1So, G23.2 20: In amounts due from other banks
and bankers, S160,9?l S9G.6S; in specie, $44,-
G97 225i4, and in aggregate resources, $685.
Ai,oSS.57. On September the net deposit
liabilities of the national banks of the
country aggregated $3,02l AGS, olG.GS, on
which a reserve Of $3.50 5GS $3.50, or 90. per
cent, was held. The composition of this
reserve was as follows: Specie, $S33S ST.
SSSSS: legal tenders and United States GER
tiicates OF deposit for legal tenders, $l27,-
75iGll; due from reserve agents, Sili,l26,-
G6O4d: redemption fund with the treasurer
of the United States. I0,llG,lS0.63"
In recommending to congress improve
mcnts in banking laws as directed by Sec
trollcr before making his chief and new
recommendation for a hond-sccured elas-
| tic circuia ton, repeats his recommended
| ton OF one year ago for a law providing for
an unsecured emergency circulation to
lessen the destructive power of financial
panics, and taxed SO heavily that under
normal conditions it must be retired and
can neither provide profits for the banks
| nor serve as basis for the expansion of
commercial credits.
| The comptroller believes that, in accord
| ancc with the presidents Recommendation,
national banks should be allowed to issue
| circulation to the par of the United States
| bonds deposited by them for circulation,
and that, in connection with the law au-
| thorizing this, provision can be made for
n secured emergency circulation.
Among other recommendations the comp
| trollcr strongly urges laws authorizing the
| incorporation of banks for the purpose of
carrying on international and intercolonial
banking as distinguished from domestic
| banking. He also recommends laws au-
thorizing the establishment in small COM
munitics of national banks with a capital
of $4,000 lie repeats his recommendation
| of one year ago relative to a modification
of tho law restricting loans to any one
| individual to ten per cent. of the capital
| of n national bank. and advises the at
tuching of n penalty for making excessive
| loans after the present section is modi-
fed.
The comptroller also gives in detail the
results OF an extended investigation into
/ the development of all the different bank
I ing systems of the United States during
the last ten years.
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Kill.
THE REAL SENTRY.

We set about making our prepare
lions for the day without word con-
corning the generals visit. After
breakfast Margaret and went out OF
the cave into the sunlight and stood
looking down the valley.
allow long before our watching will
prove effective or useless?'' asked Mar
garet.
eff what we expect does not occur
soon, fear it will not occur at all"
"And must return to my fate"
l did not reply, but looked gloomily
out upon the valley. Turning my eyes
to the south, my attention was attract
ed by what appeared to be small white
dot.
.NVhat's that?" asked.
"a wagon, an army wagon. I've seen
SO many of them that would know one
anywhere"
'And there's another" I exclaimed,
as second emerged from behind hill.
"It's a wagon train"
Slowly wagon after wagon came into
view, till whole train could be seen
like white-linked worm crawling up
the valley.
81 don't see what that's for" NUT
tered; "they have the railroad for any
transportation they may nced.'
SIT looks as if they were going to use
both wagons and railroad" said Mar
garet.
"You have quite head for guessing
things" l remarked, surprised at her
foresight. This was the first evidence
l had encountered of Margaret's think
ing ability; was to have plenty of it
soon after.
During the day we noticed stray
squadrons of rebel cavalry passing
northward. A small drove of cattle
made it's appearance in the south,
logged along over the road, and passed
out of sight. Another wagon train ap-
peared, toiled slowly past, and disap-
peared. Then larger body Of cavalry
went by, perhaps 500 men. l watched
expectantly for bigger game, but was
disappointed. Nothing more of impor-
lance appeared, and gave up my ex-
pectation of some momentous occur
renee.
When we began our watch for the
night, Margaret insisted on taking part.
Nonsense" I said.
II mean it,"
do you suppose two able-bodied
men would permit weak woman to di-
vide watch with them?" And l
stall1ed away without deigning another
word.
PUNK, as before, had the first watch.
At IL o'clock was awakened and walked
to the edge of the declivity to begin my
vigil. The weather was splendid, and
was RECALLED with another view lighted
by the moon. made up my mind to
pace beat like sentinel, that might
be sure to keep awake. chose two
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-02
XIV.
THE LIGHT ON THE CLOUDS

For an hour we watched the slowly
moving bodies of cavalry; then the
ranks began to grow thinner; detach-
ments were smaller; scattered wagons
appeared, numbered up the valley, and
passed out of sight far in the distance.
Ambulances, men supported in their
saddles by their comrades, evidently
ilvalids, followed, the distance between
them and the main body constantly in
creasing. The rear was brought up by
stragglers, with here and there groups
Of army traders, the former devoting
themselves to plumber, the latter bar
gaining, cheating citizens and soldiers
alike with pinchbeck trinkets.
When Punk was aroused and
learned that our object had been ac-
complished by a woman, his mortifica-
ton knew no bounds. He went about
getting breakfast sullenly, muttering
that if we ever got back to the COM
mand he would give up scouting and
turn company cook. While we were
eating our breakfast we discussed the
matter of our return. Should we wait
till evening and sku]k through under
cover of the night, or set out boldly in
broad day? Punk was strongly in IA
vor of waiting till evening, and Mar
garet was decidedly of his opinion. I
would have declined to listen to PUNK,
but was persuaded by Margaret.
We spent most of the day in arrang-
ing the stories we would tell on the way.
At the outset we discovered one fact
likely to cause trouble. PUNK was in
favor of always making an explanation
that would involve the greatest I'M
truth; l was in favor of mild prevari-
cation; while Margaret would have
nothing but truth.
"Lieutcnant," said Punk, 81 suppose
must obey orders, but if this party
is to travel with no other ammunition
than the truth, must ask permission
to go alone"
"How would it do" I suggested, at
tempting compromise, "for you to lie
like a trooper, and for me to travel on
a system of white lies. while Miss Beach
sticks rigidly to the truth?'
"That," responded the corporal,
"would be like the cavalry charging,
the men seated.with their faces to the
crupper, the infantry pouring volleys
into the cavalry, and the artillery fir
ing at heaven"