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The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
KILLED HIMSELF.
Judge Sellers, of Crawfordsville, Ind,
Prominent Attorney md POLL
tician, Commits Suicide.

Charlottesville, Ind, July 15.-Judge
James M. Sellers one of the bright
est and best-known attorneys in In
diana and a prominent figure in legal
and political circles, was found dying
in his office in this city Saturday
morning. He had taken morphine
with suicidal intent. At the table
where the Judge died was letter
that told the sad story. The letter
said that his life was a failure and
that his debts were large.
[Judge Sellers was porn in the county In
which he died In 1S45, and was a close
neighbor and intimate friend of the late
Gov. Mount. He studied law with Dam
iel Voorhees,, and his earliest efforts were
those of cases in which the "TaN Syca-
more" and ex-President Harrison figured.
In politics he was an ardent democrat, and
stood high in the councils Of his party. In
1884 and again in 1883 he was county chair
man. In 1892 he was elected joint senator.
and served as hold-over senator In 1894.
He was the author of several measures
that are now laws. In 1895 Judge Sellers
was urged to enter the race for governor
against his old neighbor, J. A. Mount, and
went to the convention with good support
of the district. 1t developed early, how
ever, that Mr.. Shively would be nominated,
and Mr.. Sellers name was not presented.]
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
PRAYERS ASCEND.
Great Meeting of Omaha
Residents.

Omaha, Neb., July 17.-Rev. F. Mer-
ton Smith, the noted English evan
gelist. who is conducting revival serv-
ices in the cities Of the west, on Tues
day night led congregation of sew
eral thousand people in prayers for
bounteous rain, which will prevent
business annihilation in the corn
belt. An immense tent was erected
at Twenty-irst and Spencer streets,
in small park located in the heart
of the residence district, and in this
were seated hundreds of members of
the congregations of the city. About
the tent, the side walls of which were
raised, was massed crowd of citi-
zens of all classes and all religious
faiths, partaking in the exercises and
lifting their voices in unison in re-
peating the solemn, powerful invoca-
tion spoken by the eminent divine.
So impressive were the services and
so deeply supplicating were the
prayers that a general expression Of
belief was heard that the invocation
would be answered with a downpour
in time to save the crops and pre-
vent disaster
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
MACcABEEs MEET.
Supreme Session Held at Port Huron
Mich.-Maj. Boynton Meets
with Defeat.

Port Huron, Mich, July II. - The
first session of the eleventh biennial
of the supreme officers of the Knights
Of Maccabees and Ladies of the
Maccabees was held here Tuesday
and was marked by the closing Of
struggle which has been pending
since the last session two years ago
between the Markey and the Boynton
factions. The morning session was de-
voted to reports of officers in both
bodies. In the afternoon the Z. o. T.
M. supreme council abolished the of
flee of supreme advisor, which was
held by Maj. N. S. Boynton at salary
Of $4,000 per year. Boynton was the
founder of the order and held the Of
flee of supreme commander until de-
feated by D. H. Markey. The offices of
supreme medical and district medical
examiners were abolished and board
of medical examiners composed of
three physicians will be established at
salary of $4,000 each. DIR. r. E. Moss,
of this city, will be chairman. The
salary of supreme commander was
raised to $500 per year and that of
supreme record keeper to $4,000. d.
81. Markey will be reelected supreme
commander and George j. Seigle su-
preme record keeper without opposi-
tion.
The reports showed the last term
successful, the order at present hav-
ing a membership Of 100000, with a
reserve fund Of $1,000, 900, and to have
paid beneficiaries since the orders e.
tablishment of over $10,000,000.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
DEADLY THUNDERBoLr.
Lightning mt Newcomerstown, q
kills Three md Injuries Two
other Persons.

Columbus, o., July 1e.-A special to
the Ohio State Journal from New.
comerstown, o., says: During a heavy
storm Monday afternoon lightning
struck n straw shed on the farm OF
Mrs. c. McMacklin, about one mile
north of town, instantly killing Mrs.
James Huff, her daughter, Mrs.
Thornton, and the latter's four-ycar.
old daughter. Mrs. Huff's daughter
Myrtle, aged 1G, and another child of
Mrs. Thornton, aged about seven,
were seriously injured. The party
had been blackbcrrying and took
shelter during The rain under the
shed. The shed was knocked down
by lightning and the entire party was
buried under the chatf and straw for
two hours or more, until some parties
near by were attracted by calls for
help from those who escaped death.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
SPLITS THE PARTY.
Bryan Democrat. of Ohio Will Prob
ably Nominate n Ticket of
Their Own.

Cleveland, O., July 15.-On July 81
Ohio democrats who believe in Bryan,
the issues which he represents and
that the recent democratic convention
ignored, will assemble in Columbus
and make up state ticket. Ten men
met Sunday morning in downtown
Office building in this city and decided
that bolt should be made and that
new party should enter the field of
Ohio politics. The attendance at tho
conference was larger and represent
ed greater area in the state than was
expected by those who called the meet
ing. A formal statement of principles
was submitted to the conference and
was adopted. This will be printed and
sent throughout the state to those
who are known to be faithful to the
Nebraskan. A convention was decided
upon, to be held at the Great South
ern hotel on the last day of July. To
this convention may come all those
who sign their names to the declara-
tion of principles.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
QUIT THEIR WORK.
strike OF Union Laborers Against
United States Steel Corporation
10 InAuHurated.

Pittsburgh, Pa, July 1.-THE great
strike of union labor against the
United States Steel corporation has
begun. The conference between the
labor leaders and representatives Of
the corporations adjourned Saturday
afternoon, admitting the impossible
ity of bringing about an agreement.
and an hour later President Shaffer,
of the Amalgamated Association Of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, sent out
q telegram declaring the general
strike. The message went to all the
subordinate lodges Of the Amalga-
mated Association in the mills Of the
American Sheet Steel company, the
American Steel Hoop company and
the American Tin Plate company, and
said: Notify your men that the mill
Monday, July 15."
Forty-five thousand skilled work
men and 10000 unskilled men are di-
rectly affected by this order. The en-
tire membership of the Amalgamated
association is understood to be about
10000, but many outsiders sympathize
with them and will cooperate, enforc-
ing the closing of the mills and the
shutting out of still other workmen.
If this does not bring the United
States Steel corporation to terms the
strike will be extended before long
to the mills of number Of others of
It's subordinate companies. The Fed
eral Steel company, the National Steel
company and the National Tube COM
pany will all have their union work
men ordered out. Practically the
only company controlled by the
United States corporation which will
not be "struck" will be the Carnegie
Steel company, in the mills of which
the Amalgamated Association is not
| organized.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 16.-Reports re-
ceived from all sources connected
! with the great strike of the steel
workers indicate that the members
of the Amalgamated association had
matters we'll in hand and that the
strike order was generally obeyed
Fifty-four or SIS plants of the three
steel companies against which the ini-
tial movement is directed were closed
Monday.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 1e.-The 4,5oo
employees of the National Tube COM
pany, at McKeesport, were notified
Monday of an advance in wages of
ten per cent. The men are not or
ganized, but the Amalgamated asso-
citation was making efforts to induce
them to join the union. Several
months ago the men demanded ten
per cent. advance, but were refused.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
EDUCATORS ADJOURN.
The Convention mt Detroit Adopts n
Declaration Of Principles
Synopsis.

Detroit, Mich, July 13.-The Nation-
al Educational association Friday
night, at the last session of it's for
tleth annual convention, adopted n
declaration of principles declaring
that the problem of elementary edu-
cation is the most important one with
which the state must deal. The work
of the bureau Of education under
Commissioner William r. Harris was
indorsed, and the association declared
that it's powers should be extended
SO that it should have jurisdiction
over educational matters in all OF our
new possessions. Compulsory cdu-
cational laws and the consolidation
of rural schools were indorsed and
state support of institutions for the
training of teachers is recommended.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
ORCHID THAT TAKES A DRINK.
Remarkable Plant Found By m
American Collector In South
America.

What is probably the most extraor.
dinary plant ever discovered has now
been found by E. A. Suverkrop, of
Philadelphia. who, during trips to
South America, has for some years
been contributing to the collection
OF his friend, Prof. N. E. Brown, Of
the Herbarium, Kew Gardens, Lon.
don. The amazing plant which Mr..
Suverkrop has now found is an orchid
that takes a drink whenever it feels
thirsty by letting down tube into
the water, the tube when not in use
being coiled up on top of the plant,
says the New York Sun.
Zone hot afternoon" says Mr..
suverkrop, II sat down under some
brushwood at the side of q lagoon
on the Rio de Ia Plata. Near at hand
was a forest of dead shorn trees,
which had actually been choked to
death by orchids and climbing cacti.
In front of me, and stretching over
the water of the lagoon and about q
foot above it, was a branch of one of
these dead trees. Here and there
clusters of common 'planta del ayre'
grew on it and a network of green
cacti twined round it.
Among the orchids I noted one
different from the rest, the leaves,
sharp, lancehcad-shaped, growing all
round the root and radiating from it.
From the center or axis of the plant
hung long, slender stem about one.
eighth of an inch thick by one
fourth inch wide, the lower end Of
which was in the water to depth
of about four inches. !!
II at once went over to examine
my discovery. Imagine my surprise,
when touched the plant, to see this
center stem gradually contract and
convulsively roll itself up in spiral
like roll of tape.
"But more surprising yet was the
object and construction of this stem.
l found on close examination and dis.
section that it was n long, slender,
flat tube, the walls about one-thirty.
second of an inch thick. cellular in
construction, open at the other end,
and connected at the inner end to the
roots of Il series of hairllle tubes.
by subsequent observations I
found that when the plant was in
want of water this tube would gradu-
ally unwind till it dipped into the was
ter. Then it would slowly coil round
and wind up, carrying with it the
amount of water that that part of
the tube which had been immersed
contained, until when the final coil
was taken the water was dumped, rs
1T were, direct into the roots of the
plant. Tho coil remained in this po-
sition until the plant required more
water. Should the plant, however, be
touched while the tube is extended,
the orchid acts like the sensitive
plant (mimosa) and the coiling action
is more rapid.
II found many of these plants, oil
directly over the water or over where
the water had been. In the latter
case 1T was almost pitiful to see how
this tube would work its way over
the ground in search Of the water
that was not"
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
steamer Reached to Save Her,

New London, Conn, July 1S.-With
40 feet of her bow cut clean off in q
collision with the steam yacht Wild
Duck, on board of which were United
States Senator N. w. Aldrich, of
Rhode Island, and his family, at mid
night, the steamer Trement, of the
Joy line, which left Boston Tuesday
for New York with 300 passengers,
was towed into New London and
beached Wednesday. All her passen-
gers had been transferred to other
steamers in the sound and continued
their trip to New York.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
GOES THROUGH A BRIDGE.
In a Terrible Railroad Disaster
mt Springfield, Ia.

Cleveland, o., July IA special to
the PlainDealer from Conneaut, o.,
says: just after ten o'clock Thursday
three cars of the East end local freight
went through the Nickel Plate bridge
at Springfield, Pa. The train left Con-
neaut only few minutes before the
accident in charge Of Engineer William
Griffith. of Buffalo, and Conductor
Phil A. Moore, of Buffalo. The bridge
gang was at work on the bridge and the
ten men injured are mostly workmen.
\ fill was being made at the bridge, and
about 25 workmen were about the
structure. The Conneaut wreck train,
with local officials and doctors, left for
the scene at II o'clock.
The horrible affair occurred Just
after passenger train No. had pulled
through. The local. after the passing
of the passenger train, passed three
cars heavily laden out onto the struc-
ture to unload stone for the masons
working beneath on the large stone
foundations. The work of unloading
had hardly begun when, without any
warning, the whole structure bearing
the three laden cars filled with la
borers fell with an awful crash into
the valley. So sudden was the affair
that only one man, mason named
George Smith, had chance to leap in
time to save himself from injury.
The list of dead includes: Con.
ductor Phil A. Moore, Conneaut; j.
Seaboss. workman, Clcveland; George
swartz. workman, Springfield; Homer
Beckwith, foreman, Conneaut. Five
Italians. names us yet unknown; Ran.
dali West, Springfield.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
TRANs-M1ssIss1PPI CONGRESS
Twelfth Annual Meeting Of the Or
ganixation ut Cripple Greek, Col.
"A Good Attendance.

Cripple Creek, Col, July 1.-THE
twelfth annual meeting of the trans
Mississippi commercial congress
opened Tuesday with the largest at
tendance and the largest member
ship in the history of the organiza-
tion. Out Of 1000 delegates appoint
ed 1900 were in their seats. The
morning session did no business, but
adjourned on account of kilograms
received from several hundred dele
gates who were unable to arrive in
time. The afternoon session was
called to order by President Walter
Gresham, of Galveston, Tex. After
invocation by Rev. schofield, adj
dresses Of welcome were delivered by
Mayors Crane, of Cripple Creek, and
Franklin, of Victor, and Gov. Orman,
of Colorado. Responses were made
by Cows. Fishback, of Arkansas,
Seay, of Oklahoma, and Prince, Of
New Mexico.
President Gresham then delivered
an address on the objects of the con-
gress, after which resolutions were
introduced in favor of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition and the MIC
aragua canal. A resolution intro
duced by Senator Patterson, Of Colo
RADIO, favoring protection to beet
sugar and strong speech made by
him in it's support brought forth witty
remarks by Congressman Long in IA
vor Of the resolution. A resolution in
favor of department Of mines in
the presidents cabinet was introduced
by Robert Graham, of Cripple Creek.
To-day's programme includes an ad.
dress by John w. Noble, Of St. Louis,
ex-secretary of the interior, on "De-
partment Commerce and Industry" A
strong fight for the next congress IL
being made by New Orleans. Oklahoma
City, Seattle, Minneapolis and Sacra.
mento.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
CITIES SHOW GAINS.
According to the Recent Census Bull.
letin Urban Population IL More
Than One.Third of Total,

Washington, July 12.-The census
Office issued bulletin Thursday con-
cerning the urban population of the
country. 1t shows that 2s,411, ,6ss peo-
pie in the United States live in cities
and towns of over 1000 population,
gain of almost five per cent. since
the census of 1890, when the percent
age was 32.9.
Compared with the returns of 1880
the report shows a gain in the urban
population of the country of more
than third in percentage and of con-
siderably more than double in actual
numbers.
The population of the District of
Columbia is regarded as urban. In
the other states and territories the
percentage of people living in cities
and towns as compared with the en-
tire population of the places ranges
from 91.6 in Rhode Island to 2.5 in
Indian forrif0rv
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
OUT ON PAROLE.
Gov. Snvn;se. of Nebraska, In Lcnicnt
4" EN-S.atc Treasurer BmrtIey,
Convicted of EmbezzIemeDt,

Lincoln, Neb.. July l5.-Gov. Savage
late Saturday night issued an order
of parole to Joseph S. BARLEY, for
mer state treasurer of Nebraska,
convicted of the cmbczzlemcnt of
nearly $500,OOO and sentenced to the
penitentiary for 20 years. Bartley
was released from the prison at ten
o'clock, his parole being made to his
attorney. Charles p. Whedon. Only
the governor, Mr.. Whcdon and War;
den Davis were aware of the action.
BARLEY had only served 40 months of
his term
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
Goc. Through whirlpool Rapids.

Niagara Falls, n. y, July 15.-About
5000 persons saw Carlisle ID. Graham
make his firth successful voyage
through the whirlpool rapids in bar
rel Sunday afternoon. The barrel is
Of locust wood, oval-shaped, except
feet long. 10 inches in diameter a the
foot and 2G inches at the head. With
its 100 pounds of ballast it weighs 1G5
pounds. The start was made from the
old Maid Of the Mist landing below
the falls. Graham was slightly
bruised about the elbows and knees,
but he was otherwise unhurt.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
Victim of n Nlol,.

Montgomery, Ala, July 16.-A mob
of negroes at Courtland on Monday
hanged Alexander Herman, a negro
who was charged with killing Sallie
Swoope. When the officers took Her.
man to the train on their way to Tus-
cumbia to place him in jail for safe
keeping the negroes held the train,
took the prisoner off and hanged him,
afterwards riddling his body with bull
lets. Herman made confession.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
welcome Rnin Comes.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 16.-A por-
tion OF the drought-stricken south
west has been relieved by rain dur
ing the past "a hours. Great good
has already resulted to crops, and as
there are prospects of a further
downfall, it is believed thousands
upon thousands of dollars will be
saved farmers on stock and crops.
Nevertheless much greater quantities
of rain must come before lasting
benefit is done. In the portions of
central and western Missouri, vest
ern Kansas and the territories still
untouched by rain conditions remain
unchanged. the temperature ranging
from % to 106, the latter at Hutch
inson, Kan.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
Slain by n Maniac,

Cheyenne, Wyo., July 15.--Raving
under an insane spell, Ned Hartley
Copeland shot and killed A. p. Rogers
on Union Pacific train No. G. east
bound, Friday night. The crime was
committed near Wamsutta, this state,
just before the train entered the sta
ton. Copeland is the defaulting teller
of the National Bank of Omaha, and
has been pursued by detectives since
September, 1899. Rogers was trans
portation agent for Swift & Co., and
lived at St. Joseph, Mo. He was on
his way home from San Francisco.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
ITALY AFTER UNCLE SAM.
Takes Up the Matter of Lynching Of
Two Italians at Erwin, Miss
Making InyestfvatiOn

Washington, July 1s.-The Italian
government has taken cognizance of Q
recent affray at Erwin, Miss, in which
it is claimed two Italians were lynched
and third seriously wounded. Tho
facts have been communicated to the
foreign Office at Rome and the Italian
embassy here has made represents
tions to the state department. At the
same time the italian authorities are
pursuing an investigation of their own
through their consul at New Orleans
and their consular agent at vicks-
burg, Miss, which is not far from the
scene of the alleged trouble.
Memphis, Tenn, July 1s.-At meet
ing of citizens of Greenville, Washing
ton county. Miss, resolution was
adopted asking the governor to order a
special session of the circuit court Of
the county to deal with the recent as
sassination of two Italians at Erwin.
The crime was denounced in the strong
est terms.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
Directors on Northern Pacific

New York, July Isl. Picrpont Nor
gan announced Wednesday afternoon
that James j. IIill, t. II. Hartman, ii.
Nick. Twombiy, William Rockefeller
and Samuel ltra would be elected o the
directorate of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company to fill the vacancies
to be created.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
OVERLOADED WITH LESSONS.
Many Hours a Day, Says Ethel-
india HndweA.

There 10 only certain amount Of
vital force In each child's body; IL you.
by giving too much brain and nsrve
straining work, oblige all that vital
force to concentrate itself ON the
brain. where is the force which 10 to
form the healthy body to come from?
says Etheliuda Hadwen, in Chambers
Journal. You will not produce nobls.
large-minded woman if you give the
girl-child a puny, half developed body
because you are desirous Of putting
too much music, German and French
into her brain in too short .
time. OF what use Is book learn,
ing to girl who has no healthy
Moreover, too much nerve-straining
brainwork means not merely impaired
health, but also impaired personal ap-
pearancc. A good complexion, good
teeth, fine hair, clear, bright eyes, an
erect. active figure, are not found in
the girl whose brain has been sys-
tematically overworked. Six hours Of
brainwork is the most that should be
expected of any schoolgirl in one day;
but girls of Is and 16 are so overloaded
with lessons that they work, not six
hours, but nine and ten hours day.
Now, an eight hour day of brainwork
is considered quite sufficient for a
strong man; how is it reasonable to
expect that girl who has not only
to cxpend brain power, but also grow
ing power, and whose nervous system
is in such q condition that the labor
is far harder in proportion for her,
shall work for two hours longer per
day than the strong man? The thing
is absurd, and the general result is
that the girls too often, like senior
wrnnglers. have exhausted their
brains and lost all power of original
thought before they leave the acadcm-
ic world and enter the world of action.
Girls should not go to school until
they are seven years of age, and then
should not have more than three hours
of lesson work daily. At the age Of
nine they may study four hours, and
at ~ the hours may be increased to
five. At IA years girl should be taken
from school for year. That year will
be most usefully spent in building up
reserve stock of strength and in
learning housewifely tasks. At the
age of 1s or 10 a girl is apt to become
impatient over tn" routine of house,
hold tasks. whereas the girl of ID or
IS is deeply interested and quite ready
to learn. After years interval she
will go back to school with zest, and
her mind, having had rest, is so in.
vigorated that she more than makes
up in quickness of comprehension and
power for the time which has been
otherwise spent. During this year of
change of work the girl may profitably
read standard romances, histories and
other forms of good literature.
The Irish standard., 1901-07-20
VACANCY FILLED.
Alfred b. Kittredge Appointed Unit
ed States Senator from south
DakOta-His Career.

Pierre, S. D., July 12.-Gov. Her
riod has appointed A. B. Kittredge, of
Sioux Falls, United States senator to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Senator Kyle.
tAlfred B. Kittredge is native Of New
Hampshire. having been born in Cheshire
county, March Is, 1861. His early education
was obtained in the public schools. and
when II years Of age he entered Yale uni.
versity. He was graduated from that In.
stitution in 1882 and at once commenced
the study Of law in the Office of Judge
Veasey at Rutland, VT. In 1884 he entered
the Yale law school and was graduated IA
1855. being admitted to the bar by the 50.