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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-23
CHEERFUL REPORTS.
Story Of Existing Conditions in the
Commercial World IL Vcry
Encouraging.

New York, Feb. lG.-R. G. Dun ~ Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade says: "i.nsincss
continues Of good volume In nearly all
parts of the country, and reports IRON
the west and southwest of satisfactory
distribution OF merchandise by jobbers
begin to have Il familiar sound. Heavy or
Gers come from agents on the road. There
is no important change in prices in any de-
partment OF manufactured goods, and some
staples rice While others decline. but the
longer the situation remains as at present
the surer the business world feels about
rise in prices III the future. for the de-
mand for merchandise for prompt con-
sumption does not decrease. Some progress
has been made in the direction of settle
ment OF labor differences in the far west
and the temper of soft coal miners is more
amicable, while there is little concern
among steel interests over the sensational
stories of organization at the mills to en-
force demands for higher wages. <She
staGuard measures OF business make IA
vorable comparisons. AT some points there
are evidences OF an Inclination to delay OPP
:rations in iron and steel until something
lefinitc is known regarding Tie proposed
"omD1nat ton, but this applies only to small
undertakings, which are insignificant in
comparison with the urgent dealings that
cannot be postponed. Purchasers find diff
nculty IN securing even approximate esti-
mates Tor delivery of goods in many prod
ucts and mills are SO far behind orders as
a rule that no new contracts are sought.
structural material and railway supplies
are in greatest request, numerous heavy
orders being accepted this week at full
prices. There is no inclination to shade
quotations of finished forms, and pig iron
at Pittsburgh again advanced.
Failures for the week numbered 257 in
the United States, against 2lS last year, and
in Canada 40. against 40 last year"
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PAID THE FULL PENALTY.
His own Family IL hinged
ut iennctt, Mo.

Kennett, Mo-. Feb. 20.-Jnmes II.
Tettaton was hanged here Tuesday.
lie made a confession on the gallows.
stating that he hired w. T. Barham
and A. j. Ransom TO commit be crime
of killing and burning his stcpnothcr
and her four children. for which he
paid them $500. lie spoke to the pub
lie for IS minutes, and claimed to be
prepared to die.
The crime for which Tcttnton was
hanged was committed on the night
of April rs, 1899, one mile north of
Maiden. Mo, the elimination Of liti-
CATION over his fathers estate. On
than night he shot and killed his half
brother, George Tettaton, aged Is. lie
also killed his strpmothcr, Mrs NJ. j.
Tcttaton, and her three children. Ben,
Ada and Ida, and burned their bodies
in the house they occupied.
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IT DIDN'T GO.
lndcrt00k TO Dazzle His Friends nut
Made H. Fool Of Him
self.

When Il man is under the spell of
great good feeling Oh his own part
he is extremely foolish to become his
own guide and philosopher. He needs
4 restraint of which he is wholly in
capable, sayshhc Detroit Free Press.
Recently ayoung Dctroitcr came into
the possession of fortune left to him
in the old country. Previous to this
windfal he had mingled largely with
men who find work at the docks and
who eat at restaurants within their re-
sources.
"1'Il blind them fellows" was his
comment TO friend. "Wait till you
see me rugged out in full sail. Then
we'll go down there and paralyze
EN-"
He got as close to Solomon and all
his glory as possible. His silk tile was
the best. his clothes were as good as
they make them in dear ole "Lunnon. -
his nccktie would make rainbow look
as though it had never been finished,
his gloves were bright yellow. and
his patcnt-lcathcr shoes looked like
an ebony mirror. Thus he went forth
to dazzle and create envy.
An hour later he Was a total wreck.
The boys had not taken kindly to his
turnout. His hat Vas as an accordion
at peace. His nccl;tic was torn to
ahreGs for relics. His collar stood
straight up by his left car. His clothes
told more plainly than words can do
that he had been in the river. and his
shoes had shrnnk 50 that he was car
rying them in his hand.
But he was more sensible at the last
than at the beginning. lie gave food
and drink to his old chums, and when
some outsider laughed at the appear
ancc Of the misguided youth, they re-
taliated with all the fcrvor of politi-
cal mob. Now he is in high favor again,
and has hours Of enjoyment in listen
ing 10 the dock brigade telling what q
'ool he made of himself.
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HIS WURK ENDED.
Maurice Thompson, the Famoa. Au-
thor, PASSES Away After u Long ILL
ness, at CrawfOrdsvillc, Ind.

Charlottesville, Ind, Feb. lG.-Mau-
rice Thompson, the author, died at
':a5 Friday morning, after an illness
of many weeks. He had been kept
alive for several days by the use of
stimulants. Mr.. Thompson became
unconscious about $3.50 o'clock
Thursday night, and there was no
sign of pain when the end came. His
family was at his bedside.
Inf. Thompson was one Of the best
known literary characters of the country.
lie was born in Fairfield. Ind, September
g. 1874. but spent his early life in the
Georgia mountains, halfway between
Chattanooga and Atlanta, where his father
WAS an extensive planter. He entered the
confederate army in 1862 and did hard scout
&uty. After the war he became chief engi-
neer Of the l.. c. ~ S. w. railroad, and while
engaged in this work met Alice Lee. of
Crawford willie, whom he married. lie lived
with the Lees at their home, beginning the
practice of law. In 1867 he explored Lake
Okeecheehee, Florida, listing its birds.
animals and plants. From his Crawfords-
Vile home Mr.. Thompson sent forth the
literary work which was to win him dis
tinction-irst, book of poems, "lIoosier
Mosaics,' then "Sylvan Secrets" followed
hard by BIRD Notes. From this home
came The Witchery of Archery" which
caused a revival Of this fine old sport. Mr.
Thompson began writing for publication
first in 1878. He had written before this.
but he considered the publication Of his
poem cat the Window in the Atlantic
Monthly as his beginning. 1.-The Witchery
Of Archery was written in 1877 and his
irst novel, ga Tallahassee Girl" in 1881.
His other works have been: "Stories Of
Cherokee Hills, " Ethics of Literary Art"
'"Toxophilus in Arcadia" Ellis Second
Campaign "At Loves Extremes" "a
Fortnight of Folly" 1.-The Ocala Boy
King Of Honey Island" "Hoosier Mo-
sales. Songs Of Fair Weather." "Byways
and Bards' Notes" Sylvan Secrets. +" ''rhe
Story of Louisiana" "Lincon's Grave"
poem), My Winter Garden" md Alice
of Old Eincennes"l
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A DOUBLE DISASTER.
Freight Train Jumps the Track and
Passenger Train Runs Into
the Wreck.

Philadelphia. Feb. 19.-The south.
bound train on the Philadelphia, Will
mington g. Baltimore railroad. which
left here at 1890 in the morning, was
wrecked Gshort distance below North
East. Md, at 1:45 in the morning by
crashing into a derailed freight car.
Engineer Edward Mead. aged 43 years,
OF Wilmington. was instantly killed,
and Fireman George Meyers, of Rid.
ley Park, Pa, had both feet crushed
and sustained a fracture of the leg.
None of the passengers were injured.
AS the Express train was passing the
freight. the latter being on the north
bound track, the axle on one of the
freight ears broke. throwing the car
in front of the passenger train, ca,s-
ing the accident
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LEADING A LIVELY CHASE.
british Trying (" Keep Track OF DE
Wct-Dcruil "a Train and
Secure Plumber,

London, Feb. 2O.--Lord Kitchener,
commander in chef of the British in
South -.frica, trlcgraphing from Pre-
toria to the war Office under date of
February is, says:
de Wet is reported still moving north
and now is WIS; Of Iiopetown. lie will
PROBABLY double hack to the southwest.
The troops are prepared for this.
"A train was G,rai!cd between Ferccn-
ingng and Johannesburg this morning, hut
the Beers were Grivon off before they Sc
curcu much
London. Feb. 2o.-No information
nas been received in London from
South Africa that would give color to
N: report, circulated in the United
states, that Gen. De Wet had been uur-
tured by the British.
The war Office publishes the list o!
British casualties in the fight betwse Il
Smith Dorricn and Commandam Gem
eral Botha, ut Boutwell,, February SAL
ready fully described in Lord Kitchen
ers advices to the war office from Pre-.
toria February 9. The British casual
ties were 81 killed and SIS wounded, and
The Beers were rcpulsed.
London, Feb @u.--The war in South
Africa again furnished the subject
for many questions in the house of
commons Tuesday. The secretary of
state for war. Mr.. Frederick, gave an
official denial of the story that Or
drrS had been issued that all Beers
captured in khaki uniforms were to
be shot. He said that neither Lord
Roberts. Gen. Kitchener nor any
other responsible general had issued
such an order. The secretary of state
for the colonies. Mr.. Chamberlain, in
formed the house that Il proclamn-
ton setting forth the intentions of
lie government in regard to the adj
ministration of the new South At
riran colonies had already been draft
ed, but had not been issued, in def
rrcnce TO the opinion of Gen. Kitch-
rncr and Sir Alfred Miner that the
SINE WAS not opportunc.
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BLOODSHED IN KANSAS.
saloon keepers Wife at wildwood Is
Killed During Raid by
Masked Farmers.

Learcnworth, Kan, Feb. 20.-Nlrs.
Rose hudson, wife of John Hudson,
Il saloon keeper AT Wildwood, II miles
north of here. was shot and instantly
killed at night during Il raid upon her
husbands saloon. Hudson had been
warned to close his saloon, but re-
fused. ABOUT ten O'Clock three men
entered the place aud called for
drinks. When served they raped on
the counter and gave Il signal. IIud-
son .i"ml,d from behind HE bar and
grabbed one of the men. In the
Scrinm"@e Il shotgun. which IL man
carried, was discharged. the con-
tents 'ntrring he wall. Mrs. llud-
son, attracted by the noise, ran
mob of 40 men, most of whom wore
masks, entered in answer to the sig
nal. In the melee that followed Mrs.
Hudson was shot in the head by q
shotgun, the top OF her head being
blown off. William Webb, one of the
raiders, was shot in the shoulder by
revolver. Nearly 100 shots were
fired. Hudson carried his dying wife
into an adjoining room and the mob
retired without wrcclsing the joint.
Four farmers wcrcarrcstrdT Tuesday
forromplirityin the raid and have been
lodged in lhr county jail here. To
day the county attorney says he will
file II complaint against them of muir
der in the FIRST degree. The raiders
burg. Andy Wilson and Turner.
Wi'Ihnrn is but % years of age and
each of the others are 3G. All but
Turner are married. Back Of the al
legged raid there is said TO have cX-
istrd a fr,d Of long standing. Other
arrests may follow.
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Mrs. Nation in Jail,

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 19.-Mrs. Ma
ton is now in the county Jail. as a re-
suit of her trial on a peace warrant
before Judge Hazen Monday. The
warrant was sworn to by the Moeser
Cold Storage company. whose plant
Mrs. Nation entered Sunday morning.
Mrs. Nation acted as her own at
torney in the trial. Judge llazen
placed her under $4,000 bond to keep
the peace, and ordered her to appear
before him at the next term of court.
Mrs. Nation refused to give the bond,
and said she would go to Jail. She
is now detained in the hospital room
of the county Jail, where she will
probably remain for some time.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-23
MOVEMENT PLANNED.
Military Operations Against China to
BE Nesumed-Pian Opposed
by United States.

Peking, Feb. 1S.-A few days ago
Count Won Waldcrsee wrote to the
generals under his supervision noti-
flying them to have all their available
troops ready in two weeks for an ex-
petition lasting so days. Sunday Gen.
Chaffee and Gen. Voyron, the French
commander, received letters asking
for their cooperation and expressing
a desire to know what forces they
can spare.
Ere long an announcement is eX-
pected that the destinat ton of the pro-
posed expedition is Sian Flu. The for
eign ENJOYS believe it's object to be
to compel the Chinese to accept the
terms of the powers. 1t is thought
that when it becomes known that the
expedition has started the imperial
court will hasten TO comply with all
the demands Of the joint note. The
military are much elated over the
prospect Of active service.
Washington, Feb. 19.-It is said un-
eqnivocally by competent authority
that the American military forces
under no circumstances will partici-
pate with the Germans in the pro-
posed expedition to the interior of
China, and although it cannot be
learned that Gen. Claffce has vet re-
ceivcd instructions to that effect, he
undoubtedly will have them very
shortly.
London, Feb. 19.-The Berlin corre-
spondrnt of the Daily Mail claims to
have official authority to deny that
it is seriously intended to send any
expedition into the interior of China.
He claims that Count Won Waldersee
is trying to expedite the negotiations
by "bluiling."
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GrnlIc Art of Rejecting.

1--WE have read thy manuscript"
writes the gcntlcsouled Chinese ed
itor in returning it to the disappoint-
ed author, with delight. BY the
bones of our ancestors we swear that
never have we encountered such q
masterpieces! Should we print it his
majesty, the emperor, would order us
to take it as a criterion and never
again to print anything which was
not equal TO il. AS that would not be
possible before 10000 years, all trem-
bling we return thy manuscript and
beg of thee ten thousand pardons."-
Melbourne (Aus.) Table Talk.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-23
DISASTROUS WRECKS.
Express Train P1unEes Into n WASH
out In Nevada-DOuble Wreck
In Maryland.

San Francisco, Feb. 18.-The South
ern Pacific east-bound limited eX-
press, which left here at ten a. m.
Saturday, was wrecked at Mills City,
New, Saturday night. The fireman
and three passengers were killed.
The conductor, engineer, one brake
man, two postal clerks and one pas
senger were injured. The dead are:
Adolph Bissenger and wife, San Fran
cisco; Clinton r. Coulter, San Fran
cisco; b. L. Whitaker, fireman. All
the passengers were badly shaken up.
The train ran into washout, which
was caused by cloudburst. All
trains east and west were abandoned
for 4S hours.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-23
MAY CO HARD WITH HER.
Judge Refuses to Quash Indictment
Against Mrs. Nation on
Criminal Charge.
THE SALOON SMASHER" STILL IN JAIL
Refuses to Give Pence Bo',d of 90, 900
-sMr. Nation to Accompany Wife
to Peoria Where She Will Edit the
J0urnai for One Day-Denies He
IL Gnin& to Get Divorce.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 21.-Mrs. Ma
TONS attorneys presented a motion
in the district court to qrash the in
dictment against his client on the
ground that the building injured
harborcd IL nuisance and that his
client had a right to abate it.
In denying the motion Judge ID. Il.
Dale ruled Wednesday that it makes
no difference whether the property
destroyed is used for saloon, bank
or a grocery store.
Under this ruling the only point at
issue is whether the accused broke
the glass windows as alleged in. the
complaint.
The complaint in one case is made
by the owner of the building who was
not the proprietor of the saloon.
Is StiIl in Jail.
Topeka, Kan, Fob. 21.-Nlrs. Carrie
Crist and Miss Madeline Southland, are
still confined in the county anil Mrs.
Nation stolitlly persists mat she will
not give a $1,000 bond to keep the
peace and Will remain in Jail. The
other two women are undecided, but
it is thought will secure bonds i'll a
day or two. They occupy the hos
pital ward at the Jail, a large, bare
room, s5 by 40 feet. The furnishings
arc not different from those of the
other cells except that comfortable
beds have been provided. There are
also two tables for writing and Mrs.
Nation has inproviscl Il cupboard.
There has been a constant stream of
visitors to the cell and Tuesday aft
ernoun Mrs. Nation sent down word
that she was not to be disturbed.
Mrs. Nation receives a large num-
Der of letters and kilograms daily.
She spends the greater part of her
time in writing. She has received or
ders for articles from two eastern
magazines and has been spending
most of her time preparing them.
She will receive $25 for one and has
already received q check for $40 for
the other. The articles will be about
1000 words in length.
Cases Postponed.
Topeka. Kan. Feb. 21.-Judge Hazen
postponed the cases against Mrs. Ma
ton and others for the malicious de-
struction of property Sunday, until the
next term of court. which will be some
time in April.
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Boys Terrible Fate.

indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 16.-Albert
Nelson, a 17-year-old curly-headed
boy, employed at the zoo in this city,
was torn and chewed to shreds Fri
day morning by Rajah,. vicious Ben
gal tiger. one of the largest in cap
tivity. The lads duty included the
care of a den of cub lions and O. cage
of quaggas, which were on either side
of the tigers den. 1t is presumed
that Nelson, either in abscnt-mind-
ed fashion or in a spirit of bravado,
entered Raiah's cage
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-23
The Kindly Kaiser.

Emperor Williams kindness of
heart is wei. known, and recently at
the parade at Stettin he gave proof of
it to former sergeant of his, under
whom he had served when he was crown
prince. He recognized the veteran
standin" among a crowd of spectators
and summoned him to him. For some
minutes he chatted pleasantly with the
man, and then dispatched an orderly
tofetch horsefor his former sergeant;
that the latter might be able to ride
about and see the review at his ease
N. Y. Sun.
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Dnn, Carried Away,

ThompsonvilIe, Mich, Feb. TO-
just at noon he dam at the village
electric light plant went out with a
roar carrying four men and team
OF horses, who were working Oh the
structure, with it. Edward and Ern-
est CrandalI never came to the sur
face and were drowned with the
team. Their companions, George
Hiney and A. B. Fox, were rescued
by people on the bank.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-23
Another Cereal Combine.

Akron, o.. Feb. 19.-The plans of O..
C. Barber and his associates interested
in the combination of all the independ.
ent cereal companies have been per.
fected. and the new corporation will be
brought into being in very few days.
1t will be known as the Great Western
Cereal company and will be capitalized
at $3,0O0,0O0. 1t is estimated that the
output of the combined mills will be
about G.00O barrels. or half of the out.
put of The American Cereal company,
known as the oatmeal trust.
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st. Louis Exposition Bill Passed.

Washington. Feb. 1o.-The bill TO au.
thorize the holding of the internation-
al exposition in celebration of the cen.
tennia' anniversary of the Louisiana
purchase at 81. Louis in 1903 and APP
prnpr'ating S5.00n.oDo therefor passed
the house Monday under suspension of
the rules by a vote of 191 to al. The
opposition was hopc!cssly in the minor
lily and the struggle over the bill was
BRIEF. The question of closing the ex-
position on Sunday was not mentioned
during he debate.
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IIIinoix Miners in Session,

Springfield. ILL.,, Feb. 2o.-At Central
music hall Tuesday morning the an.
nual convention of the United Mine
workers of Illinois, for the Twelfth dis
trict. was called to order by President
J. NJ. Hunter, of Streator. There are
ESQ delegates attending,
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EnInI Quarrel Of soIdicrs.

Cairo, Feb. 2o.-A few days ago a
quarrel occurred at Omdurnan be-
tween members of the Thirteenth and
Fourteenth Soudancse battnlions t an
entertainment given by the latter.
Five were killed and 20 wounded.
There had been i'll feeling between the
battalions prior to the entertainment.
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Awarded Damages.

Toledo. o.. Feb. 20.-Mrs. Addie NJ.
Smith was awarded $5,400 damages
dent II. b. Hayes, at Fremont, Tuesday,
for injuries sustained in runaway
caused by dog kept by the Hayes
family. IN a former trial she got
$500, but the supreme court sent the
ease back
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-Four Dodic. Recovered.

Vancouver, u. G., Feb. 2o.-A special
from Cumberland, i. c.. says: Six
hundred feet below the ground and
over thousand yards from the foot
of the shaft No. 5, a little gang of men
are working in an heroic attempt to
reach the bodies of their fellow miners
who persisted in Fridays explosion.
Four bodies have so far been recov.
cred
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Father ana Son Killed.

Amboy. Ill.,. Feb. 15.-William Kreit-
er and his fve-year-old son were both
instantly killed by a north-bound H.
linois Central express Thursday even
ing one mile south of here, at Petit
CREWS crossing. They were crossing
the tracks in cutter.
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Will Fight snn Jose Scale.

Port Clint on, O., Feb. 2O.-Sixty peach
growers of Catawba island have formed
a combination to fight the San Jose
scale, which has been destroying peach
orchards in this country. The asso.
citation will spray the trees with crude
oil exclusively.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-23
A Royal Marriage,

Madrid, Feb. H.-In the chapel of
the royal palace, in the presence Of
the royal family and all the aristoc-
racy and officialdom of Spain, Dona
Maria re las Mercedes de Bourbon y
Hapsburg, princess of the Asturias.
was Thursday welded to Prince
Charles Bourbon.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-23

Cleveland, o., Feb. Colon. Tom
L. Johnson, the wcll-known capitalist,
on Tuesday night was nominated for
the 1nayoralty at the democratic pri-
marics. Mr.. johnson had no opposi-
ton.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-23

London, Feb. 20.-King Edward will
start for Germany on board the royal
yacht victoria and Albert, to visit
his sister, Dowager Empress Fredcr.
lex, Saturday evening. His majesty'a
stay in Germany will probably be
very brief.
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Will Give Her n New Crown.

London, Feb. 2O.-Thc Rotterdam
correspondent of the Daily Express
says: II learn that the national pres
ent for Queen Wilhelmina which had
hitherto been kept a secret, will take
the form. Of a new crown, and that
f2O.OOO has been subscribcd''
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-23
italian E.poxition In Dcrl,n.

Berlin is to have an Italian expo
sition in the geological gardens. There
will be imitation streets of Naples,
Rome. Florence, Pompeii, Venice with
canals), etc.
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Cnllk for ltennrfx.

Washington, Feb. 20.-,rhe comptrol-
Ter Of the currency Tuesday morning
issued call for he condition of ma
tional banks at close OF February 5.