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sly INDICATE In CONTROL
OF WESTERN MARYLAND
Washington County Turns
Over Its Share of Stock.
Question Of a President for the Road
Still in Abeyance-Two Strong
Possibilities.

| BALTIMORE, June 16.-The commits
special meeting today to receive pay
ment fer the county's interest in the
Western Maryland Railroad. F. 5.
Landstreet. of the Fuller syndicate, ac-
companied bv Senator McCOmas and
George r. Gather, were in Hagerstown
missioners at noon.
Mr.. Landstrect carried a New York
draft for $4,000, which is the amount
agreed upon in payment for Washington
county's interest. In change for this
draft the syndicate receives the 1924 eco
Of preferred stock ard $4,000 of com
mon stock held by the county. With this
the Fuller syndicate completes the ac-
QUESTION of a majority of the common
stock Of the Western Maryland Railroad,
exclusive of what it will get when ii
receives the 4.oOO shares owned by the
city of Baltimore.
For probably the first time in the his
tory of the company control CT its stock
Is lodged with a single interest. Until,
nOWcVGf. the syndicate receives BATH
mere city's intorcsi it cannot exercise
this; CONTROL as the company surrender
ed to the city the right TO appoint a
majority Of the members Of the board
of directors IL consideration OF the large
sums advanced TO build the road.
Presidential Possibilities.
The question Of a president is still
en- unknown quantity. Mr. Landstreet
will. II IS understood, look after the
plans CT the company in and about Bal
timore. and b. scme is spoken CT as a
possibility for the presidency. Mr..
Landstreet. however, some time ago sait
that in his o.inion one of the officials
of some of the other Gould lines will lie
appointed
This has brought out the name OF
Joseph Ramsey, jr., president Of :hc
Wabash. who is in personal charge Of
the extension to Pi'ts5urg. In view of
ability shown in coping with the opposi
tion of the Pennsylvania road there is
strong belief that the Western Mary
land may be added to his presidential
duties.
The Pennsylvania-Gould fight is shift
I'd TO Baltimore Icy !hc purchase cf the
Western Maryland, ard all is smooth
sailing on the Pitt 3urs extension. Mr.
Ramsey would. {; IS thought, be more
vliuahle as president CT the Western
Maryland on this account than any
other ran.
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mbers in rank o be 4 reara
of the Cistobal
months
holds the splendid
leship in the Santiago
by getting
ly the Navigation
the the action Of President yesterday.
of his
Gass
brd gener
promotion class who
lie ar
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SPEECHES FAVORING
THE PANAMA ROUTE
Continued from Second fase.)

| the consent of Costa Rica. which had
| not been referred to at any length b.
/ the advocates CT the Nicaragua route
Tentative treaties had been made with
| Colombia for the Papama route, and
with Nicaragua, but Costa Rica had no.
cnly proposed nc terms, he said, but
bad stated her inability TO enter into
any treaty without amending her con-
stitrtion.
Whether this amendment would be
mace was entirely probicmatic2i. and
thus the way to the selection of the
Nicaragua route was blocked by an i'm
passabie barrier, which nigh: be re-
moved: but which was none the less a
positive bar while IL remained. and CT the
removal Of which there was no present
prospect.
Mr. Kittredge expressed an ardent
wish for the completion of an isthmian
canal in the shortest possible time, but
realized that 1t ccrld not be gratified
oy selecting route where no canal
could now be built and excluding a
route where a canal could be built at
c1ce
1t is the plain fact" Mr.. Kittredge
continued, which we must look in the
ace. of which we are warned. and of
which all the country will sooner or
later become aware. II it is not aware
now, that to pass the House bill can
nave absolutely no other effect than
to delay indefinitely the construction of
an isthmian canal
ITO pass that bill will be a perfectly
futile proceeding. 1t will direct the
President to do what we know he can
cct do and will mean simply that there
hall be no canal. This is net a matter
9f argument or inference. but of plain
indisputablc fact officially known. and
for that reason. IL for no other. | am
against that bill"
Mr.. Kittredge then took up several
points made against the Panama route
by its opponents and argued against
them on the basis of the testimony
taken by the committee. He also dis
cussed at length the legal aspect of the
Panama company's title. asserting that
the proceedings of the French courts
were entirely within the requirements
of the French law. and that the COM
pany could give a clear title to its
property.
Cost of Waterway.
In conclusion. he said it could not
be told what the Nicaragua Canal would
cost, while the cost of the Panama
Canal was known. The Panama route
would be better and more useful as WE'LL
as cheaper. and besides, work could be
begun at once upon it. while there was
no telling when the Nicaragua Canal
could be even started.
The Panama route was better. he said. |
for another reason-it was shorter AS
to the engineering questions involved in
its construction he thought the opinion |
Of the experts of the canal commission |
as to its feasibility was ample. AS to
the questions OF navigation he was sat
isfied with the opinions of the sea cap
tains.
On the questions of concessions and
legal difficulties. his investigations had
him that the way was open
at Panama and absolutely barred at
Nicaragua. Therefore he would sup
port the so-called Spooner substitute.
Mr.. Perkins was slated for a speech
after Mr.. Kittredge, but postponed it
until this morning. an agreement hav-
ng been made that the canal bill be
AIKEN up Immediately after the routine
morning business at IL O'Clock.
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.BROOKE'S FRIENDS TO
URGE HIGHER RANK
Would Retire Gallant Officer
as Lieutenant General.
Southern Members in Congress Not Un-
favorabIy Disposed to This
Distinction.

Friends of Majo. General Brooke are
his retirement reconsidered by the House
Committee on Military Affairs. The
measure which has already been acted
upon in the Senate proposes to retire
General Brooke with the rank of lieu
tenant general.
1t was voted upon in the committee
several days ago, and a decision reached
to report K adversely, on the ground
that it would establish a bad precedent.
A bill to retire Surgeon General Stern
berg. who now holds the rank of briga-
der general, with the rank of major
general, was recently defeated in the
House.
Has Many Friends.
General Brooke. however. has many
friends in the House who are fayorably
disposed to retiring him with the rank
of lieutenant general. They believe that
his record entities him to that distinc-
ton He is at the head of the list of
major generals. has seen a great deal
OF active service, and was severely
at the battle of Cold Harbor.
He will retire under the age limit next
month.
A number of Southern members are
not unfavorably disposed toward Gene--
al Brooke because of the fact that he
" ent further than did many other COM
during the Civil War in pro-
tecting from destruction the property in
the territory in which his command OPP
Grated and in granting protection to the
wives and children of those in the field.
petition was in circulation yester-
day asking the Committee on Military
Affairs to reconsider the case of Cen
,ral proOEa
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Sues After Thirty Years.

WILKESBARRE, June 16.-After be-
de Creas today began suit for a divorce
rem his wife, charging that she no long
II cared for him, and had fallcn in
owe with Rocco Jetch. whom he names
rs correspondent. They were married
in Italy. but have lived here for fifteen
years.
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COLOMBIAN FORCES
REPORTED IN BATTLE
Important Engagement Said to Be
Taking Place Nea- Aqua Dulce-
No Details Obtainable.

KINGSTON, June 16.-It is reported
that the Colombian Gunboat Boyaca re-
turned to Panama on Tuesday last after
an engagement following the discmbark-
ing OF an expedition at Las Pescaradillo.
She took back thirty wounded men.
1t is rumored that an important battle
is taking place near Aqua Dulce, and
that both sides have lost heavily.
IL VIII be impossible to get a reliable
report of the result for several days.
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GRAND DUKE IN HONGKONG.
Boris, cf Russia, Arrives on French
Cruiser-Chinase to Entertain Ex-
Minister to London.

HONGKONG. June 16.-Grand Duke
Boris. Of russia. arrived here today Oh
the French cruiser Kersaint rom Sal
son. &c viii remain here two days and
then proceed to Jaran.
Tho Chinese here are arranging to en-
tertain Sir Chih Chen Lchfeneloh, for
merly Chinese minister to Great Brit
ain. CT his arrival from London.
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GRIEVANCES AGAINST HOUSE
DISCUSSED IN SENATE

CONTINUED from Second Page.)
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Monument to General Mercer.

Among the measures passed IVES one
reported from the Committee on Libra
ry by Representative Wooten appropria-
ting S25.C00 for the erection Oh : MONT
ment il Fredericksburg. Va, to the
memory OF Gen Hugh Mercer, Revo-
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A Holiday Party.

Miss Blanche Scallen gave holi-
day party on Friday evening, January
Bird, at her home, 2546 Cedar avenue,
for Misses Mary and Caroline Gleason
who were home for the holidays from
st. Clara college, Sinsinawa, Wis.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with red carnations and smilax.
, Games were played and prizes
awarded. Violin and piano selections
were rendered by Misses Martha and
Bruins Matz, of st. Paul. Light re-
freshments We're served, and the re-
mainder of the evening was spent in
dancing. The guests were Misses
Mary and Caroline Gleason, Agnes
Taaffe, Catherine Foley, Sadie Wall,
Agnes LeDuc, Bruins and Martha
Matz, Earle Lawler, Tom Swift,
Arthur Cheney, John Foley, Sylvester
Watkins, John Gleason, James Guilty
and James Trowne. The Misses
Gleason and Matz returned to Sinsin-
ava last Wednesday to resume their
studies.
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rITOs w. ISNT IT,
Attorney for Administrators.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE sA1u.

"oh4uAHE HoltLCLOSUNU SALU.
Default having been made in the payment
and Six t$1.D000W Dollars, which is claim
cd to be due and Is due ut the date of this
notice, upon certain Mortgage, duly exc
cnted ana delivered by Darlington Phelps
gogors, to Patience Sutherland, Mortgage,
benrlng date the 18th day of September,
ls,6, and with power Of sale therein con.
t mam;si,, duly recorded In the office Of the
OF Hennepin and State Of Minnesota, on
the 10th day of September. 1896, at 8
o'clock p. M, In Book AL Of Mortgages, on
page 444. md no action or proceeding hav-
Ing been Instituted, mt law or otherwise to
recover the debt secured by said Mortgage,
or my pnrt thereof;
NOW. THEREFORE, NOTICE is HERE
by GIVEN, That by virtue OF the power Of
slnnt to the statute In such case made and
provided. the said Mortgage will be fore
closed by sale OF the premises described
In and conveyed by said Mortgage, In Hem
described as follows:
Lots Number Three (3) -Four (4), TWEEN.
t t,na ,sn e. Twenty-eight t2s,, Twenty
and Forty nine (40), ali of Phelps Island
Lark First Division, md Lots One ~,
Two ~, Three C3), -Four ~, Scvrnty-five
,o al ana Seventy-six 90, nll In the first
First Division, according to the pInfs the herr.
OF recorded In the office of the Register Of
Deeds Of said IIennepin County, State Of
Minnesota. with the Entertainments and ap.
nurtennnccs: which sale will be made by
the Sheriff Of said Hcnnepin County. at the
front door of the Court House, In the City
of Minneapolis In said County ana State.
on the 18th day Of February. 1902, at ID
O'clock q; M. of that day, at public ven
due, to the highest bidder for cash, to pay
SAID debt OF Nineteen Hundred and Six
Dollars. and interest, and the taxes, il any.
on said premises, and Fifty Dollars Al.
torncy's fees, MS stipulated In and by said
Mortgage In cnse Of foreclosure, and the dis
bursements allowed by law; subject to re.
demption Mt any time within one year from
the day OF sale, as provided by law.
Dated December 23rd, 1901
PATIENCE SUTHERLAND,
~ Mortgage
Attorneys for Mortgage,
Htchfield, MINI.
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Alexander McKendry died January
2 at the home of his sister, Mrs. Gle,
Sol Fifth avenue north. He was
railroad employe and his age was 80
years. His funeral occurred at 8 a.
m., January 4, from the Immaculate
Conception church. Interment was at
st. Mary's cemetery.
Mrs. Margaret Kehoe, wife of John
Kehoe, died Tuesday last at the family
residence, 544 Sixth avenue north,
leaving three children besides her hus-
band. The funeral occurred yester-
day morning from the church of the
Immaculate Conception. The inter-
ment was at st. Mary's cemetery.
Her mother and sister came here from
Pennsylvania to attend the funeral.
The deceased was about 81 years Of
age
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so popular have their anniversary
balls become, and this year will be no
exception.
Speaking Of the state contest and
the friendly rivalry among the differ
ent divisions, we might give the diff
ferent division presidents opinions
when asked what their divisions are
doing or will do: Tom Devine says
No. 1 always did give good account
of itself and will not fail now. John
d. Higgins says No. might have
been little slow in the past but look
out for us in the future. Jim Maloney
says, mo. 3?' What are you talking
about? Find one that will do better.
j. ]. Regain says No. 4 has more good
hustlers than any division in the coun-
ty. We know what that means. Jas.
Hawkins says our territory is small
around Merriam Park, but No. 5 will
try to 'Correll' them all. Tom
Greene says No. has just woke up,
and will not go to sleep again. Dan
Kennedy says, II am doing most all
of it myself, but you bet it counts
with No. T." J. P. Kyle says, Il have
just been elected. Wait until get
properly into the harness, and No. s
will give you a surprise" r. J..
Clarke says, Don't talk about No. O.;
they can't beat U.S." We know what
Bob means, too. J. J. Gleason says,
mo. 10 is the youngest division but
we will be the biggest yet" and he
means it.
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LIST OF BOOKS
On Sale at The Standard Catholic
Book Store,

Among the books that can be Sc
cured ut the Irish Standards New
Catholic Book Store, 81 Fourth street
south, End floor, are Mitchell and Nc
Geoghegan's History of Ireland,
Moore's History of Ireland, McGee's
History of Ireland, Life of O'Connell,
Wild Irish Girl, Life Of st. Patrick,
Father Firms Works, Mrs. Sadlier's,
Banim's, Lovers, Gerald Griftin's,
Christine Faber's, Irish Saints, Burke's
Reply to Froude, Faith of Our Fathers,
My New Citrate, Life of Emmett, New
Ireland, Michael Dwyer, Collins,
Davis Fairy Tales, Story of Ireland
Willy Reilly, Speeches From the Dock,
Dalaradia, O'Neills and O'Donnells,
Plain Facts, Mirror of True Woman
hood, and many others. Handsome
prayer books, bibles, rosaries, st. An
thony pictures, and everything in the
line Of religious articles all ut lowest
prices. When in need of anything in
this line be sure to call and look over
the stock. Mail orders receive prompt
attention.
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Grand Dramatic Entertainment.

On Thursday evening, January
10th, the st. Charles Dramatic club
will present at DANA hall, corner of
Fifth street and Cedar avenue, &c.,
Sydney Grundy's three-act farce en-
titled, 'The Arabian Nights" The
cast will be as follows:
Arthur Hummingtop. Thomas Swift
Ralph Ormerod. $500. Joseph Lawlis
Joshua Gillibrand. =. John Bliechfeldt
DoDson. ...... Felix Richard
Mrs. Hummingtop. .... Ethel Gibbs
Mrs. Gillibrand. ..... Clara Siverling
Rosa Colombier. Margaret Swift
Daisy Maitland. ... Grace O'Rourke
Barbara. .......... Mary Armstrong
The play is a lively comedy and is
full of action from start to- finish.
Arthur Hummingtop, having read the
Arabian knights, becomes so i'm
pressed with the character of the
Caliph Haroun AL Raschid that he
resolves to impersonate him. He ac-
cordingly disguises himself and sets
off for ramble in the park. There
he encounters young woman who
has lost her way in the fog and see
ing her shivering from cold he wraps
lis pocket handkerchief about her neck
and accompanies her to her destina-
ton. In parting he forgets the hand
kerchief upon which Mrs. Gillibrand,
his mother-in-law, has inscribed his
full name and address. The next
morning this woman, who proves to
be Rosa Colombier, an adventures,
! comes to Hummingtop's house and
insists on remaining. Whilst Hum
mingtop is expostulating, his mother
in-law enters the room and he, in or
der to account for Rosas presence, in
PRODUCES her as his niece, who, that
day was expected from America.
Later on Daisy Maitland, the niece,
arrives and during the remainder of
the play the fun is fast and furious.
The club, under the direction of
Mr.. Eugene Dougherty, has worked
very diligently and pleasing per-
Torrance is sure to be the result. The
South Side High School orchestra of
twelve pieces, directed by Arthur Con-
DRY, will furnish the musical program
Twenty-Five cents will be the admis-
sion fee.
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PROBATE NOTICE..

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
llcnnepin. Probate Court.
In the Matter OF the Estntc Of John Ander-
son, Deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate
of John Anderson, deceased, late OF the
County of llcnnrpin ana State OF Mime
sofa, being granted to Joseph A. O'Brlen,
OF said County ana State,
IL is ORDERED, That six months he
and the same is hereby allowed from and
after the dntc Of this order, In which all
persons having clnms or demands against
the said deceased are required to file the
same In the prObnte Court of said County,
for examination and allowance, or be for
ever buried.
1T is I'UltTIIER ORDERED, That the
first Monday In July, 1902. ut 10 o'clock 4.
m, at II general term of said Probate
Court, to he held Mt the Court House In the
City of Minneapolis. In sa d County, be
and the snme Is hereby appointed us the
time and place when and where the said
Probate Court will examine and adjust suid
clnns and demands.
AND IT is FUtTIIER ORDERED, That
notice Of such hearing he given to ali cred
itors and persons Interested In snid estate
by forthwith publishing this order once In
cnch week for three successive weeks In
the Irish Standard. Il newspaper printed
and published in said County.
Dated mt Minneapolis, this Both day of
December, 1901.
by the Court:
II. c. HARVEY,
Judge of Probate.
Attorney for Administrator
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WIT AND WISDOM

A lawyer of some distinction who
began practice in n small New Eng
land town, says his first client re-
quircd a deed covering certain parcels
Of land sold to n neighbor The clients
bill was 50. This was objected to
as exorbitant.
Il told him." says the lawyer, "that
to enable him to draw the deed l
studied two years in the Lancaster
Academy, and this cost me 5000; then
| spent four years in Dartmouth Col
lcgc, which cost me $3.50 n year or
more, and then went to the Harvard
Law School for another year Mt cost
of $500.
$50 you see, Mr.. Hines, that to get
the necessary education to do this
work l had to pay out $1,7OO, and yet
you think my charge of So is u large
one.
"rhe man looked Mt me for a mo-
ment in amaZement, and then ex-
claimed; Gosh! What darned fool
you must have been before they be-
gun on you"
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St. Paul A. O. H. Notes.

The members of the A. o. III. in
Ramsey county are more active this
season than ever before, and the in
crease that will be shown in the men,
bership within the next few months,
will prove the interest that is being
taken in the order by the members
generally. On December 21 the coun-
ty degree team initiated 81 candidates,
putting them through the four degrees
under the new ritual, in the presence
of one Of the largest meetings held in
st. Paul for several years. Some of
the divisions are determined to carry
off the best, prizes offered by the
state officers, and any division out
side of st. Paul winning the first prize
will have to show very large in
crease. The divisions are now form
ing classes for initiation early next
month, and the probabilities are that
another joint county initiation will be
held before the contest closes. The
younger men Of our race are realizing
that the benefits derived from men,
bership in the A. o. H. are far ahead
of any organization in the country.
No other society gives the same bene-
fits at such small cost, and no other
society is as prompt in paying death
benefits. We might call attention to
the case of our late brother John e.
Dempsey, who was killed in the
Washburn building fire December 20.
The funeral was held from his late
residence on the morning of Deem
Der 80 and on the same afternoon,
December 80, his family received a
check for $1,000, the amount of his
A. o. H. insurance policy.
The annual balls and socials of the
different divisions are becoming popu-
lar. Div. No. gave successful ball
Thanksgiving and Div. No. rs annual
November 8, and Div. No. As New
Years ball taxed the capacity of
Music Hall. Div. No. 8 gave it's first
annual ball on Jan. Z at Music hall,
and Judging from the attendance, it
will not be it's last.
Div. No. 1, Daughters of Erin, will
give their eighth annual ball at Cen
trail hall on Monday evening, Jan. 10.
This was organized on Jan. 10, 1894,
and as they generally give but one ball
a year on or about the anniversary of
the organization, it is often difficult to
find hall large enough to accom-
modate the large number that attend,
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EX-Shcriff Thomas Dunn, of New
York, tells among other stories the fol-
lowing:
II went to church service, and the
man in the pulpit announced solemnly
that it was necessary to buy coal to
heat the church during the winter, and
that the collection would be for that
purpose. A man in the front pew
Wlnkcd when the offcrtory basket was
placed before him. He was always
liberal man, and the minister won
dered why he did not make a contrib
ution. After the service the minister
went to his parishioncr and asked:
"Why didn't you make a contribu-
tionY'