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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
CORBIN. REPORTS.
xiewA tho Work and Needs Of the
MilitnRy Establishment.

Washington, Oct. t9s-The annual
report Of Maj. Gen. Henry c. Cor
bin, adlutant general of the army.
comprehensively rewiews the work,
condition and needs of the military
establishment:
Gen. Cerbin submits a table to show that
the army in the Philippines is to be re-
duce9 by expired enlistments at the rate
Of about 1900 a month from now on un-
til June. 1902. The question whether the
regiments thus depleted in strength are
to remain SO, or be recruited to their full
roster. he says. is one requiring the very
earliest consideration, for II the latter Is
contemplated 1t is already time to begin
special recruiting.
The losses from all causes in the regular
army and the volunteers from July /.
1900, to June 80 last, totaled 1924 officers
and men In the former. and S.l9l in the
latter. The casualties to the troops in the
Philippines since the date OF the first ar
rival, June 30. 1898. to June 30 last, were
t1S officers and S,37S men killed. and 1872 Of
hcers and 2646 men wounded. Gen. Cor
bin dwells at some length on the subject of
the volunteer army in the Philippines, and
calls attention to the promptness and dis
patch with which these regiments were
brought home and mustered out.
The general devotes special attention to
the question of the instruction of the
army. He believes that the system Of
training for the officers should begin with
elementary technical instruction at each
post and terminate in the higher training
which would be provided at war col
lege, the speedy and complete organization
of which he considers most desirable.
Gen. Corbin recommends that the old
law requiring that each candidate from
the ranks for a commission in the army
be "noncommissioned officer in good
standing who has displayed an aptitude
for command and control of men" be re-
vived. While great many excellent
young men have come into the service as
officers under the present law. which opens
the way for commissions to enlisted men
who have had two years service. Gen.
Corbin says there have been a number
of others who have entered the army as
officers in this way who are not up to the
requirements of their rank.
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ARBITRATION REPORT.
Unions of Employers and EN-
plOycs Lead to Agreement,

Washington, Oct. 19.-The indus
trial commission has made public it's
report on labor disputes and arbitra-
ton. 1t is n comprehensive docu-
ment, reviewing the testimony of
the witnesses who have appeared be-
fore the commission and taking up
in detail the evidence on collective
bargaining, Cancellation and nrbtra-
ton and the laws and court decisions
governing labor combinations. The
report says:
Local systems of collective bargaining
and agreements between employees. II Is
stated have been most highly developed
in the building trades. the brewery. boot
and shoe. baking. wood working and
Woodworking trades some branches of
the clothing trade and the transportation
business-in other words. where both en-
ployes and employers are most strongly
organized. BY far the larger number OF
written agreements prescribing the con-
ditions of labor are made between organi-
cations OF wOrkingmen on one side and
employers acting individually on the
other.
A growing movement Is noted toward es-
tablishing state and local machinery for
arbitration In the bituminous coal indus
try. where there is now, at least In most
mining districts. no effective method for
disposing of the minor disputes which
arise from time to time.
The report praises state boards Of arbi-
tration for doing much toward furthering
Industrial peace.
Legislation establishing compulsory ar
bitration has been enacted only in the
Australian colonies of New Zealand and
West Australia. where the system Is far
reaching. The representatives OF employ
.ers and workingmen who testified before
the commission almost uniformly oppostd
compulsory arbitration.
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that the government endeavored to
break the fall by giving him the OPP
ton of resigning, but that Butler de-
clined to give way. The morning pa
pers all express sympathy for the un-
fortunate ending of brilliant career;
but they are unanimous that no other
course was open after his indiscreet
speech.
Whatever may be said of his South
African campaign, from which he was
peremptorily sent home by Lord Rob-
erts, Buffers previous service to the
country brought him fame and laurels.
When he went to South Africa in Oc-
tober, 1899, he looked back upon rec
ord of nearly 40 years of fighting. He
commenced his military career as an
ensign in the Sixtieth rifles, and re-
ceived his first baptism of fire in the
Chinese war of 1860. In the same year
he also received his first step in promo
ton. In 1873 he underwent the hard
ships of the Ashantee war and was
present at the capture of Coomassie.
For distinguished conduct in that en-
gagement he was honored with q C. B.
and was promoted brevet major.
It was in the Zulu war that he earned
his V. C. In command of his light horse
he fought in billy-cock hat and shoot
ing jacket and proved himself born
leader of men. March 20, 1879, was q
memorable day for Butler. At dawn
he led small body of troopers up the
Inhlobane mountains, where they were
surprised by an overwhelming number
of Zulus. For some hours the fight
waged fierce and deadly. He saw one
of his troopers hemmed in by Zulus
and making brave stand against fear
full odds. Butler promptly cut a way
for himself through the swarming
blacks and rescued the hard-pressed
soldier, who. however, was destined to
be killed later in the day.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
ENGINEERS NEEDED.
Extracts from the Annual Report of
Admiral Melville. Engineer
in Chier of the Navy.

Washington. Oct. 10. Admiral
George Melville. engineer in chief of
the navy, in his annual report urges
that the young cadets at Annapolis
be not allowed to specialize altogeth-
er in other directions, but that they
be assigned in fair proportions to the
engineering divisions. He points to
the disablement of torpedo boats as
a striking result of the lack of en-
gineers, for these boats have no COM
missioned engineers, and advises that
large number of junior officers be
sent to the navy yards for practical
engineer training.
He asks for a new building at An
napolis and an appropriation of $780,
600 for experimental work. He wants
to test liquid fuel, the steam turbine,
and electricity as prime mover, in
Guiding the storage battery.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK,
Trade Will This Ycnr Exceed
All Previous Records.

New York, Oct. 19.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
"Unfavorable signs are rare in the bust
ness outlook. Manufacturing industries
enjoy exceptional activity and most job
bers and retailers find no occasion for
complaint. Mild weather is the one In
fiuence that may be charged with retard-
Ing retail merchandise distribution. get
there is general confidence that any sales
thus postponed will be made up later.
The same influence is invaluable in ia
cilitating the handling of crops. erecting
buildings and other outdoor work. AL
though a nth of the year is stlll TO be
heard from. including the usual interrupt
tion of elections and possible disturbance
of legislation, there Is ample evidence that
the volume of legitimate business Will
largely exceed all previous records. Spec
ulation Is comparatively quiet both In Sc
curitles and options on leading products,
which emphasizes the activity In trade
channels as shown by bank exchanges for
the week at New York. SO per cent. larger
than last year, and S.4 above 1885, while
at other leading cities the gains were 1913
and ~ per cent. respectively.
Strength without imitation still sum-
marizes the iron and steel situation. De-
spite two months Of interruption by the
strike, evidence accumulates that the year
VIII surpass all records in production of
hHlsHeu material, anG consequently III con-
sumption of ore and pig iron. Orders al
ready booked for delivery far into 1909
promise that next year will bring stll
higher records, and the steadiness of prices
makes the outlook especially favorable,
much of the profit that shoes make must
soon deteriorate in quality II better quo
tations are not forthcoming. Leather has
begun to exhibit sympt oms of speculation.
but buying by the leading manufacturers
Tor actual CONSUMPTION already reaches
n large total. Fluctuations in cereals were
small. with markets dull and feature
less"
Failures In the United States for the
week number 1913, against 1888 last week, and
2223 this week u year ago"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
A LITTLE GIRL HERO.
Ne"cues Two Babes from Burning
Grass and Then Falls Exhausted
Amidst the Flames.

Milwaukee, Oct. ga journal spe-
cial from Appleton, Wis, says the
eight-year-old daughter of Reynold
Ludeman, living near Clayton, was
burned to death after rescuing two
little children, aged two and four years,
respectively, from a section of burning
grass in field near the homestead. Mr..
Ludeman had set fire to the grass and
cautioned the children to remain away
from the field. The little children dis
obeyed and were in danger of being
burned to death when rescued by the
Oldest child, who sank to the ground
from exhaustion after the heroic act,
and was burned to a crisp.
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Acc0MPLIsHEs HIS PURPOSE.
u. santos-Damont. Succeeds I'm Cir
cling Ei6el Tower at Paris
with His Balloon.

Paris, Oct. 21.-M. Santos-Dumont
made good his promises and theories
Saturday afternoon. He left the Aero
station park at St. Cloud in his airship
at 2:44 O'Clock and rose to the height
Of about $50 meters, directing his huge,
batlike machine toward the Eiffel tow
er, which he doubled and then returned
to the point of departure in exactly 20
minutes from the time he rose into the
air. AS a matter of fact, however, the
official time Of the fight was some
what longer, though still within the
90 minutes stipulated by M. Deutsch.
president Of the Aero club, as the time
within which the prize of 100000
francs ($20,O00 offered by him for the
feat, must be gained. Comte de Dion,
the member of the Aero committee
who held the stop watch, declared, as
soon as Santos-Dumont set foot on
the ground that he had not gained the
prize, since he had spent 40 seconds too
much time in his descent.
However, hearing Kisses and shouts
of derision from thousand spectators
who had witnessed the plucky exploit
and who were enraged at the thought
that the reward was to be withheld, M.
Deutsch himself stepped forward,
crying in voice loud enough to be
heard by everyone within a radius of
hundred yards:
"In my opinion, my brave young
friend, you have amply gained the
prize"
n. santos-Dumont has made several
attempts previous to his present success
full effort to win the prize of $4,000 Of
fered by NJ. Deutsch this year to the aero
naut who should steer balloon from st.
Cloud around the Eiffel tower and back
in 30 minutes. Six airships have been con-
structed by the young Brazilian, each be-
ing regarded by the inventor as an i'm
provement on its predecessor.
M. Santos-Dumont made trial Of his
first Siderable balloon in September, 1893.
when he proved the possibility of steering
an airship. Further tests and trials have
been intermittent during the last 10 months
at Nice and Paris.
For the Deutsch prize eight aeronauts
were announced to be in competition with
M Santos-Dumont, namely: MN. Tattin,
Rose. Alder. Capt. Renard, Baron Bradsky.
Don Sariate. Marquis de Dion and M.
Deutsch himself. OF these. only M. Rose
has SO far attempted the course, but with
out success.
On three occasions in his attempts for
the prize, July IA, August and September
10, M. Santos-Dumont narrowly escaped
disaster from his balloon being driven
against trees or high buildings.
M. Santos-Dumont is Is years old. He
was born at Rio Janeiro in 1873, his father
being "the coffee king" of San Paulo. He
Is of French descent on his mothers side.
AT IL years of age he drove steam engines
on the railways of his fathers estate and
became clever mechanician.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
A UNIQUE RAILROAD.
IL Ia Maryland and In Twenty Miles
LOnE-COnductOr IL Also
General Manager.

A railroad owned by one man is
Maryland's latest contribution to the
chapter of unique things. This road is
20 miles long and runs from Brandy
wine to Mcchanicsville, in the southern
part of the state, says Golden Days.
Its corporate name is the Washington
g. Potomac Railroad company. The
single train which runs each way daily
is made up of the engine, one freight
car, and one combination baggage
and passenger car. The sched-
ule is liberal, and no hurry is manifest
ed in train movements. The conductor
of the train, who also acts as baggage
master upon occasion, is general man
ager of the road. He issues orders as
general manager and obeys them as
conductor. When, as conductor, he
thinks the schedule should be changed,
he notifies the general manager (him-
self, who, if he thinks it advisable,
makes up new schedule and issues
running orders accordingly to the con-
ductor (also himself), and the latter
obeys. There are no ticket agents
along tae route, and the conductor
coll.cts fares us on street railway,
punching hole for each fare in o
slip of cardboard. Then he goes into
the baggage car, sees that the trunks
are properly delivered, and looks after
express and mail packages. Although
the road cannot boast the accommo-
datsns of trunk lines, it is really q
greet convenience to the county
tar sagl. which it passes. 1t has been
KEEP: Essng almost entirely through
the STE sts of the young manager-con-
dussss, who is hard working, untiring
and popular. He has been busy i'm
2royaAg the roadbed recently.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
More Soldiera Slain

Manila, Oct. 19.-Five hundred bolo-
men attacked q detachment of 4G men
OF the Ninth infantry at Bangaion. on
the Gandara river, island of Samar,
Friday, killing ten and wounding six.
The remainder of the company ar
rived on the scene in time to prevent
further slaughter and routed the enc
my, killing over 100 of them. 1t
lis believed that the enemy only re-
tired for reenforcemcnts. AS soon as
the news was received at Catbalogan
two gunboats were dispatched, Gen.
Smith going in person to the scene.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Tt is probable that Pittsburg viii,
have a system of elevated roads in tho
aear future.
The United States supreme court has
issued an order assigning Hawaii to
the Ninth California circuit.
Vitellius. the glutton, who for q
short time ruled the Roman empire,
had = waist measure of 62 inches.
The original word translated apoth-
ecary in the Bible is believed by some
authorities to be better translated by
perfumer.
The Orinoco is only 1000 miles in
length. but is much larger than might
be supposed, owing to the heavy rains
of the tropics.
claims to be the third in commercial
Importance on the Gulf of Mexico, be.
ing excelled in exports only by New
Orleans and Galveston.
Bach's B minor mass was lately
given ut Helsingfors, Finland, and the
enthusiasm was SO great that it was
repeated three times. Paris is said
formances of this great German mas
ter.
A japanese firm has leased an old
brewery in West Berkeley, CAL, and
proposes to manufacture liquors for
the japanese residents of this country.
japanese beverages made here can be
sold at price much lower than the cost
of the imported liquors at San Fran.
cisco.
When an Arabian horse finds itself
wounded and perceives that it will not
be able to bear it's rider much longer,
1t quickly retires from the conflict, car
rylng its master to place of safety
while it has still sufficient strength.
But if the rider is wounded and falls to
the ground, the faithful animal re-
mains beside him. unmindful of dam
ger, neighing until assistance is
brought.
DIR. o. L. Fassig, in the Monthly
Weather Review, shows. rs the result
of an investigation of records, EXTEND
ing from 1917 to the present time, that
neither exceptionally warm nor ex-
ceptionally cold summers have INV
more relation to the succeeding win
ter temperatures than normal sum-
mers have, and that, broadly speak,
ing. there is no regular alienation.
or period, in atmospheric tempera-
tufes. The investigation was under.
taken with view of testing the sound.
neEs OF such popular beliefs as that an
extremely hot summer precedes a cold
winter.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
EX-GOVERNOR DEAD.
Dies ut Minneapolis After Long
and Useful Life.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 19.-John S.
Pillsbury, former governor of Minne-
sofa and one of the states foremost
citizens. died early Friday morning Of
Bright's disease. His illness was
comparatively brief owing to his adj
vanced age. He was over 70. lie was
a member of the famous family of
flour millers and in spite of numerous
benefactions leaves large fortune.
He served three terms as governor,
from 1876 to 1882.
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TURNED THE FAUCET.
Ana Then This Fair Young Daughter
OF Eve Had Her Curiosity
Satisfied,

a. daughter of Eve who was v;s;t.
ing in New York learned vo1r,h,.
lesson the other day. but whether she
prohts by it remains to be seen, saws
the New York Times. She is visiting
Ut the house of Il friend, and with
her nat on was about to 20 out one
a1terhoon. But first she went to n
big set bowl in the dressing-room to
wash her hands. The house is n largo
one, and the bowl sets in a big slab
OF marble, with II formidable array of
FAUCETS above it. There was one
strange feature about two of these
faucets. They were those ut the ex.
IRENE ends on each side of the bowl,
ana they were tied with strings as if
TO warn the unwary against touching
them. But of course there could be
no reason, when there was n faucet
over set bowl, for not using it. so
the young woman, with her curiosity
well aroused, turned on the water
from the extreme right-hand faucet.
Probably Eve herself had not her
curiosity so quickly rewarded. AS the
young woman reached for the fnucet
she leaned well over the bowl, when
whist! from the center of the bowl
there came straight up in her face,
in her eyes, her nose, her mouth, over
her hat, and over her collar strong.
fine spray which soaked everything
it touched. 1t did not take long to
get out of it, but it was very wet
young woman who sat down to gasp
and rose up again to recurl her hair,
dry her bedrnggled feathers and put
on fresh collar. Those are delight
full sprays and do the complexion no
end of good, but they must be taken
in homeopathic doses and without
hat or collar
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A REAR ADMIRAL DEAD.
ut Hartford, Conn.-His
Career.

Hartford, Conn.,, Oct. 21.-Rear Ad.
miral Francis NJ. Bunce, U. s. N. Gre
tired), died Saturday morning at his
home here.
Admiral Bunce's death, while sud-
den. was not entirely unexpected, as
his family had been warned to- expect
the worst. Last May cancer Of the
tongue developed and an operation in
Boston resulted in the removal Of the
admirars tongue. In September the
disease attacked the throat and the
patient grew weaker from that time,
fighting hopeless battle with the
courage which has always character
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
Mon u ,nent Unveiled.

Philadelphia, Oct. 21.-Tbe first
monument erected at Valley Forge
in memory Of the revolutionary SOL
diers who died there during the win.
ter of 1777-7s was unveiled and dedi.
Gated Saturday by the Daughters of
the Revolution. The principal speak
ers were Gov. Stone, Senator PEN
rose. Peter Boyd. of Philadelphia,
and Miss Adeline Wheelock Sterling,
president general of the Daughters
of the Revolution.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
Ell Reno Prise Winner Dead.

Lawton, Okla, Oct. 22.-James d.
Wood, who drew the capital prize in
the Lawt0n land district at the FL
Reno lottery last August and select
ed claim valued at nearly $4,000,
is dead of typhoid fever after a brief
illness. Before his death all the con-
test against his quarter section claim
adjoining the town of Lawton had
been disposed of by the interior de-
partment, and his widow will come
into undisputed possession of the
property.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
Southern Bank Fails.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. GA Constitution
special from Eufaula, Ala, says: The
Eufaula national bank, the Oldest
financial institution in the city, closed
its doors Monday. An unusually heavy
run on the bank ana poor collections
are assigned as the cause of the sus-
pension of business. No statement has
been given out. The institution has
for years enjoyed the patronage and
respect 1T the business community,
and it's closing was great surprise.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
B.stt,ns ana worry,nx.

Men waste their brain and nerve cap
ital y thousand ways. There is q
terrsA1e loss in most lives through.
fIettaos and useless worry. The
friction which this worse than useless
habit causes. in the delicate life ms,
chimney u appatling.-Success.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
REAR ADMIRAL FRANCIS NJ BuNcE.
lied the man. Two weeks ago he
took to his bed and had been prac-

lied the man. Two weeks ago he
took to his bed and had been prac-
tically confined there since.
Francis Marvin Bunce was born De-
cember 8 1885, and was appointed to the
naval academy May 2S 1852. He served
with distinction in the civil war. taking
part in the blockade of Wilmington, N. c..
and in the capture of Morris island, s.
G. July 10, 1868. he commanded the ex-
petition which cooperated with Gen. Gill
more in the reduction of the confederate
works on the island and was in the at
tack on Fort Sumter. September 8, 1863.
He served on the monitor Patapsco in the
siege of Charleston. In November, 1863,
he was wounded by the premature explo-
sion of shell in the turret Of the Patapsco.
He was on the staff of Admiral Dahlgren
and received honorable mention time and
again for gallant conduct
After the war he achieved distinction In
taking the monitor Monadnock from Phil
adelphia to San Francisco that being the
first extended voyage of an ironclad. He
received captains commission in 1888
and was made a commodore in 1895 In 1898
he was given the rank of rear admiral.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26
Football Games.

Result of football games Saturday:
illinois "a, Chicago 0; Michigan 20,
Northwestern 0; Wisconsin 20, Knox S;
Purdue 10, De Paw 0; Harvard 6, West
Point o; Yale 20, Penn State 0; Prince
ton IS. Brown 0; Pennsylvania 6, Buck
nell O; Cornell II, Carlisle 0; Dart.
mouth 6, Williams 2; Columbia IL, Ham,
ilton O.
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Liberty He'll to Go south.

Philadelphia, Oct. 1s. - Both
branches of the city council unani-
mously passed Joint resolution au-
thorizing the councils joint commit
tee on Charleston expedition to take
the Liberty bell to the southern city,
where it will he an. attraction in the
Philadelphia building. -Four Phila-
delphia policemen will guard it dag
and night while it is Mt the EXPOSE
ton.
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Dropped Dead.

Davenport, Ia, Oct. 22.-Charles
Beiderbecke, a prominent jobber of
this city for the past 30 years
and president of the Iowa National
bank. dropped dead of apoplexy at
Macon. Mo-. Monday.
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Cost Of the Canal.

Washington, Oct. 21.-rhe isthmian
canal commission will estimate the
cost of the waterway at 100000, 900.
The Panama route is found cheaper,
but the adyisability Of recommending
Its purchase is not yet determined.