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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
SIX DEAD IN TUNNEL.
Train Parts in Great Bore Under St
Clair River and Gas Is
Fatal.

Port Huron. Mich, Oct. 1O.-Six en-
ployes of the Grand Trunk railway
were suffocated to death by coal gas
early Sunday in the St. Clair tunnel,
which runs under the St. Clair river
from Port Huron to Sarnia, Ontario
A coal train broke in two while passing
through the tunnel and three of the
train crew were suffocated while part
of the train lay stalled in the tunnel
The engineer lost his life when he re.
turned and endeavored to push the
stalled cars back to safety and two
other rescuers persisted in vain at
tempts to penetrate the gaseous at.
mosphere OF the great tube.
The dead are:
A. S. Begg, Port Huron, superintend.
ent of terminals.
Engineer John Coleman, Port Huron
Conductor d. L. Tinsley, Sarnia, Ont
Brakeman Thomas McGrath, Sarnia
Ont.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
FOUNDERS in GALE.
Loss of Steamer in Gulf of St. Law
rence-Nineteen Persons
Are Drowned.

Halifax, N. S., Oct. 12.-News reached
here Tuesday of the wreck of the little
steamer Call, of New London, Prince Ed
ward Island, during last Saturdays gale,
with the loss, it is believed, of. all on
board, some 10 souls, of whom IA were
passengers, all men. Among those on
the steamer was the son of John Fagar,
of this city, one of the principal owners.
The Call was new vessel and had been
busily engeged during the last six
months in plying between New Bruns-
wick and Prince Edward Island ports on
a regular packet service. The steamer
was bound from Tracadie, far up in
northern New Brunswick, to New Lon
don, on the northern coast of Prince Ed
ward Island. 1t had been the custom of
the Call to stop at numerous little fish
ing ports on her way down the coast. and
it is thought that her passengers were
nearly all fishermen.
Last Saturdays storm ragged with
great severity in the Gulf of ST. Law
renee, blowing directly on the northern
shore of Prince Edward Island. The
harbor of New London is difficult one
to enter, and while the reports of the
wreck are exceedingly meager, it is be-
1ieved that the little vessel was caught
in the gulf by the storm, and was either
thrown on the Lodges at the entrance Of
the harbor or foundered short distance
off the shore. There are no telegraph
lines to New London, and the first news
of the disaster, filed at the nearest tele-
graph station, did not reach here until
Tuesday afternoon. This was brief
message to the agents of the steamer in
this city, and contained no details. Later
the report was confirmed by message
to Mr.. Fagar.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
MEN OF THE GRAND ARMY
Their Annual Encampments and Les
sons of Heroic Self-Sacri-
fee They Teach.

once every year the soldiers of the
civil war who still survive are accus.
toned to gather somewhere for their
national encampment. Three days are
given to reunions and business meet.
lngs and parade. This practice, says
Youths Companion, has continued so
long that it has become an old story
in all the northern half of the coun-
try; for the grand army has encamped
both in Maine and in California
1t is an old story in one sense, but
perennially new one in other senses.
This year, for the third time, the
grand army held it's encampment in
Boston. The city was decorated, Of
course, and unusually crowded. There
were blue uniforms and black soft
mats everywhere. The same white
haired men marched in the parade, a
/ little SITTER in the knees and somewhat
fewer in number, and they were
cheered from end to end of the route.
But there was nothing new about any
, OF these things.
Yet the encampment as a whole did
produce-it always produces-some-
thlng new and fresh; rebirth of pa
trlotism, acknowledgment of the
| debt due to these men, new percep-
ton Of what the war cost them.
| No one can watch the parade of the
/ veterans without seeing that the vast
majority Of those in line are men in
moderate circumstances. They con-
slider themselves fortunate indeed that
they are able to be present at all.
Thousands of their old comrades, they
will tell you, could not come because
of the expense.
Here is the new lesson which the en-
, campment teaches, or the old lesson
which it constantly repeats--the life.
long sacrifice of the men who fought
, and lived, as we'll as the short but COM
plete sacrifice of those who died.
The war ruined the chances of finan-
y, cial success for tens of thousands Of
soldiers, who, il they had been more
selfish and less patriotic, would be
richer to-day in the goods of this
world; but how infinitely poorer both
they and we should be in things which
wealth cannot measure or money buy!
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Shot by Insane Man.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Oct 11.-Daniel
Tuisg, Of Chicago, became suddenly
deranSed on Pennsylvania pas
senger train near Warsaw Monday
night and, drawing a revolver, be-
gan shooting among the passen-
gers. Carl Prekham, aged Is, and
George Gault, aged rs, both of Mon
roeville. were hit by the flying bullets.
Prekham was shot near the heart and
will die. The man was overpowered by
the trainmen and passengers and
brought to Fort Wayne, where he was
lodged in Jail.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Estate Given to Heirs.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 13.-The jury in tho
Corrington will case. in which the heirs
sought to break the will, returned q
verdict Wednesday morning, giving the
estate to the heirs. The will of the de.
ceased devoted his. estate of $25O,O00 tc
the. establishment of university. The
case was bitterly fought and lasted more
than a week. Among the witnesses
called upon to testify were DR.. w. R
Harper and Prof. Albion w. Small, of the
University of Chicago. The case will be
appealed to the supreme court.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Placed Under Arrest.

Washington, Oct. 11.-Christopher D.
Marsh, manager of the National Con.
test company, which advertised that
the company intended giving prizes tc
the amount of $4,000 in cash to those
making correct or nearly correct
guseses of the total number of votes
received by the successful candidate
for the presidency, was arrested here
Monday on the charge of setting up q
game of chance. He was held under
bond for appearance in the police
court to-day
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
RETIRED BUSINESS MEN.
Many Find Themselves at Loss for
Something to Do and Take
to Reading.

Successful American business ana
professional men usually die in the
harness. Most Of them do not, mere.
ly from motives Of avarice. continue
to pile up moneys after they have
made fortunes. The ingrained habits
formed by a lifetime's work in one
field are exceedingly hardin many
cases impossible-to break, says the
Chicago Tribune. Most men also find
it difficult to imagine what they should
do with themselves after they retired.
They fear they would be burden TO
themselves and a bore to everybody
else
There are, however, many things
, which business or professional men
who retire while still vigorous can do
to make the latter end of their lives
pleasant and to render themselves USE
full to themselves and to their COM
munities. They can read. The av-
erage man, during his busy years,
hardly takes glimpse into the better
books. II he should reserve some Of
his later years to get acquainted with
the great kingdom of the intellect he
might add much to the pleasure of his
life. The retired business or profess
sional man can travel. Like Diocle-
tian, after he quit the throne of the
Roman empire, he can grow cabbages.
He can contribute needed wisdom to
philanthropic and charitable enter
prises.
But the man who counts on retiring
when he has secured q substantial
competency and leading thereafter q
life agreeable to others should make
preparation for the change. He must
keep at least on speaking acquain-
lance throughout youth and middle
life with the great world outside his
avocation. The money grubber who
has not lifted his nose from his ledger
for 40 years will get little pleasure at
go from Hawthorne, or Macaulay, or
Tennyson, or Shakespeare, or Herbert
Spencer or Plato. He will get equally
little satisfaction from travel, for, as
George William Curtis has said, those
who would see Greece and Italy must
take them in their hearts.
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FOUND GUILTY.
Young Girls Convicted of Completely
in Murder and Sent to
Prison.

Belleville, ILL.,, Oct. 12.-After being
out IA hours, jury in the Belleville
circuit court returned verdict finding
Nellie Gardner and Mabel Wright guilty
of completely in the murder of John
Dunlap and fixed their punishment at
IA years each in the penitentiary. The
girls are 10 years old and in view of the
fact that the charge was only construc-
tive completely some surprise was ex-
pressed over the severity of the SEN
tence.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Not a Murder.

Chicago, Oct. 7.-"Death by strangu-
lation, with suicidal intent" was the
verdict of the coroner's Jury which in
vestigated the mysterious circum-
stances surrounding the demise on
Wednesday of Minnie Harmening, the
17-year-old daughter of Fred Harmon
ing, a farmer living four miles from
Palatine. Until Thursday morning it
was thought that the girl had been
murdered, and, acting on this suppo-
sition, scores of farmers Joined in a
man hunt for the slayer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Other Side Of r.

But" protested the prospective ten.
ant, "the house is awfully damp"
"My dear sir" replied the agent,
"that is one of it's many advantages.
In case of fire it isn't likely to burn"
"And there is no water in the WE'LL"
continued the %ould-be renter.
Another advantage" said tho agent.
"In case your children happen To fall
in it they won't drown."-Chicago
Daily News.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Probable Double Murder

Wheaton, Mimi. Oct. 13.-What an.
pears to be a double murder developed
at Tintah. in this county, Tuesday night
Two unidentified men. both dead and
badly cut up, were found on the track.
Upon examination it was found that
both bodies were cold and stiff, as though
the men had been dead some hours
Suspicion rests upon several persons.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Trial Is Postponed,

Grand Rapids, Mich, Oct. 10.-Wi.h
the consent of the prosecution, Judge
Perkins, sitting in the superior court,
Saturday dismissed the jury panel
drawn for service at the bribery trial
of ex-Mayor George R. Perry, and an
adjournment of the trial was taken for
two weeks.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Fear All Were Drowned.

Berlin, Wis, Oct. 10.-Six boys left
home to cut willows on Cranberry
marsh. None returned. Sunday the
body of one was found in the river. 1t
is believed the six were drowned by
the capsizing of their boat. One hun
dred men are dragging the river.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Cuba Celebrates.

Havana, Oct. 1.-THE thirty-sixth
anniversary of the beginning of the first
Cuban revolution and the declaration of
independence or death was celebrated
here Monday. Business was practically
suspended. Celebrations of the ami
versary are reported to be general
throughout Cuba.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
BOAT UPSETS.
Three Boys Are Drowned While
Crossing Stream Near
Peoria. Ill.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. IA special to the
Journal from Kingston Mines says that
while attempting to cross the river in
skiff, near that place, three boys were
drowned in the river. Two bodies have
been recovered. The dead: Albert
Green, Charles Green and Charles Pear
sons. A storm came up while the boys
were in midstream and their boat was
overturned before they could reach the
shore,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Pleaded Guilty.

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 12-William F,
Fuller, former ledger clerk of the Sec
ond national bank, pleaded guilty in
the United States court to the charge of
classifying entries on his books, and was
sentenced by Judge Morris to serve FIVE
years in Jail.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Burlington, Ia, Celebrates

Burlington, Ia, Oct. 1.-THE Ger
man day celebration here Monday was
the biggest in years. Ten thousand
strangers were in the city. The wealth
er was fine. Gov. Cummins ana Gen:
P. J. Osterhaus, of St. Louis, were the
guests of honor. The allegorical and
industrial parade was mile long.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
More Truth Than Poetry.

The worlds stage, and petty thieves
enact dangerous part, while those who
rob us largely are masters of the art.
The common thieves will stoop to rob
henroost of hen, but robbing banks of
millions make of thieves gentlemen
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Feat of American Girl

Lima, Peru, Oct. 1O.-Miss Annie S.
Peck, the American mountain climber.
has assembled Huascan mountain to q
height of $1,000 feet. She was pre-
vented from reaching the summit be-
cause of immense crevices and snow.
Huascan is 22,O50 feet high.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15

SlDle his advance movement Will force
the Japanese f1anking column to with
draw in order to protect their own base.
Kuropatkin Orders Advance.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 10.-Gen. Kuro-
patliin has issued stirring address TO
his army, in which he asserts that the
Russians have force numerically SUI
perior to that of the Japanese, declares
that the time has come for a forward
movement, and predicts a telling vic
tory for his soldiers.
In his address Gen Kuropatkin says
there will be no more retreats, that the
army is strong enough numerically at
last to defeat the combined armies I'M
der Oyama and that it is going forward
to victory and ultimately to the relief
of Port Arthur.
Situation at Port Arthur.
Chefoo, Oct. 1.-THE Russian agent
here announces authoritatively that
there has been no fighting of impor-
lance at Port Arthur since tie last big
assault on the fortress (fron: Septem-
| Der 10 to September 23). On the night
VI oSloUCl u tuC JdpduCSS lcAOCu d
force from Tache bay and the Russians
retired in the face of superior num-
bers The next day, however, the Jap
anese were driven OUT by an artillery
fire, one gun which they had mounted
being destroyed. The Japanese engage
in commandments for three or four
hours daily.
Relief Must Come Soon.
London, Oct. 1.-THE Morning
Posts Shanghai correspondent says it
is stated that Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel has
reported tina. unless he is relieved be-
fore December he must surrender
Loss Was 1877 Men.
Toxic. Oct. IA corrected list of the
lives lost in the sinking of the Japanese
gunboat Heiyen off Pigeon bay Septem-
Der IS places the total number at 1877
The Hei Yen. which was engaged or
guard duty off Pigeon bay was missed
by the fleet and a search for the ves-
sci was Immediately begun. The pet
ty officers and sailors found on Chiaopai
island reported that at dusk on Septelr-
Der Is a storm came up accompanied
by high seas. The Hei Yen endeavored
to return to her base when she suddenly
struck a floating mine, which exploded
under her starboard side amidships
The vessel began to sink, and an attempt
was made to lower the boats. The boats
were swamped and the crew jumped into
the sea where, owing to the heavy
combers, they were quickly drowned.
The Japanese fleet carefully searched
the patrolled locality, but failed to find
any other survivors.
Whole Army Not Engaged.
st. Petersburg Oct. 12.-Severe fight
ing north of Yentai, resulting in tenn
porary check of Gen. Kuropatkin's adj
vance guard, of which the correspondent
at Mukden telegraphed the first news, 10
not regarded at the war Office as indicate
ing a general engagement. The latest
official dispatches indicating the dispo-
sition of the various corps show that the
whole army is not yet in line of battle
The present engagement may therefore
be regarded as the result of counter at
tack which an enterprising foe like the
Japanese might be expected to make,
but without any calculation to prevent
the Russian advance. Gen. Kuropat-
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A Great Record.

New York, Oct. Sin the 88 years
of the life of the American Bible soci-
ETY. there have been issued 74,441 GA
copies of the Bible, of which l,77O,S91
were in the year just ended, as record
ed in the annual report of the society
which is made public.
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Death of an Inventor.

New York, Oct 11.-Henry A. Gouge.
well known as an inventor Of ap-
paratus for heating railway coaches, is
dead at his home in New Rochelle, N.
Y. He was a close friend of the late
James G. Blaine, whom he accom-
panied on many speaking tours.
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Preferred Death.

st. Louis, Oct. 12.-Rather than have
his finger amputated by surgeon, AL
vim Schreiter, so years old, committed
suicide by drinking carbolic acid.
Schreiter took the poison while the sur
geon was waiting for him to prepare
himself for the operation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
DRY Goods Firm Suffers bv I

III 0OOOo II III k0IIC16 ny
Columbus, o., Oct. 10.-Fire Sunday
burned out the two upper floors of the
five-story building in North High street
occupied by the Columbus Dry Goods
company, entailing an aggregate loss es-
timated at 100000. The Columbus Dry
Goods company was the chief loser.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Board Of Missions Meet

Grinnell, Ia, Oct. IL. - The ninety
fifth annual meeting Of the American
board of foreign missions began here
Tuesday in the First Congregational
church. President Samuel B. Coen.
LII. D., of Boston, presided.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
George Gould Injured.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 12.-1t is reli-
ably reported here that George Gould
sustained broken leg in a wreck at
Wynne, Ark, Tuesday evening. Rail-
road officials here say the report is prob
ably true.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Former Senator Dead.

Garysburg, N. c., Oct. 1o.-Matthew
W. Ransom, formerly United States
senator from this state, and once Amer
lean minister to Mexico, died suddenly
at his residence in Northampton county
at one o'clock Saturday morning.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Imprisoned Men All Dead.

Dessau. Duchy Of Anhalt, Germany,
Oct. lot is now known that all Of
the is miners imprisoned by sudden
thrush of water and mud in the Leo
pold Brown coal mine, near Koethen,
on Thursday are dead.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15

The London Academy of Music medal
for piano forte playing, counterpart
and harmony has been won by Max
Darenski, eight years old. There were
80 other competitors, the youngest Of
whom is rs years old.-N. Y. Sun.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Postage Rates Cut.

Lima, Peru, Oct. S.-Beginning Jan
uary 1, 1905, the present rates of post
age from this country to the United
States, Europe, Asia and Oceanica will
be reduced one-half.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Reports Of Trouble Exaggerated.

Reports OF Trouble Exaggerated.
Nogales, Ariz., Oct. 13.-.rhe recent
Yaqui Indian troubles in Sonora have
been very much exaggerated by some
newspaper correspondents. Only one
district was involved, and it is now thor
Oughly patrolled by rangers and federal
troops, so that traffic for passengers and
freight is entirely safe. All the other
districts are free of Indian troubles.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Died of His Tn i,,r;ea

Grand Junction, COL, Oct. 11.-Frank
Van Fleet, an aeronaut, died Monday
from injuries received in falling when
making balloon ascension in this city
last Friday.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Plead Guilty.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. i1.-William
Powell a negro. formerly body servant 10
Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee, and for 10 years a
regular soldier, pleaded guilty to wife
murder and was sentenced to rs years
5n nrisOc.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Wife Killg Drunken Husband.

jacksonville, KY, Oct. lotion Car
ney was shot and instantly killed at
his home in this city, while he was in
a drunken condition, and attempting
to whip his wife, the wife firing the
shot that ended his life.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
Death of an Actor

Philadelphia, Oct. 11.-Oscar Heller,
formerly widely known on the stage
as Otto Devalle, is dead at his home
here of heart disease. He was 62 years
N1d
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American Nurses Decorated.
Toxic, Oct. 13.-The emperor has
decorated the American nurses with the
Order of the Crown
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ENGAGE IN FIERCE BATTLE
sHARP FIGHTING BETWEEN
NUKDEN AND LIAoYANG.
Japs Check: Advance of the Russians
Many Lost ny Sinking Of Jap
anese Gunboac.

MukOCu, OCL. LA UlOOuS UdIlle Is
now raging about six miles north Of Yen
tai railroad station. The japanese on
Sunday fell back along the whole front
and the Russian advance guards crossed
the Schili river (about half way between
Mukden and Liaoyang), and came with
the Japanese received strong reinforce
ments of infantry and artillery, and not
only held their positions, but even as
sumed the offensive. The fighting lasted
the entire day and night. The Japanese
directed their artillery fire with great
skill and searched the Russian positions
so fier3ely that the Russians fell back
north of the Schili river, which crosses
the railroad seven miles from Yentai
The Russians Tuesday morning resumed
their advance. once more crossing the
Schili river and engaged the japanese
two miles south of it, Aterrific artillery
engagement is proceeding along the en-
tire front. The result of the battle is
still undecided.
Japanese Line Broken.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 10.-Gen. Kuro-
patkins order of the day announcing
his determination to take the offensive
is supplemented by the news that an
offensive movement has already been be-
gun and that the japanese line has been
broken at Bentsiaputze. The Japanese
occupied front of about So miles,
stretching from Bentsiaputze on the
east through Yentai and across the rail-
way to the banks of the Hun river on
the west. The Russian force had been
moving south in close touch with the
japanese advance since October 4. The
Japanese outposts were driven back in a
series of skirmishes, and on October 6
the Russians reoccupied the station of
Shakhe, Is miles south of Mukden, the
railway battalion restoring the bridge
across the Shakhe river the next day in
order to facilitate the advance. Mean
while Gen. Mistchenko's Cossacks
pushed southwestward as far as the Yen
tai mines, defeating the Japanese in q
series of warm skirmishes.
Heavy Blow to Jap Right.
The most important action, however,
occurred on the Japanese right at Bent
siaputze. Here the japanese held a
strong and important position, but it
seems they made the inexplicable omis-
sion to fortify a commanding hill which
was the key to the whole situation. A
portion Of Gen. Kuropatkin' S force made
a strong attack on Bentsiaputze and,
taking leaf out of the japanese book,
occupied the hill from the east and
flanked the Japanese out of the town,
causing serious loss in rear guard
fight. The Russian casualties are re-
ported to have been inconsiderable.
While it is understood that Mukden is
not heavily fortified, Gen. Kuropatkin
has powerful force behind him, strong
ly posted at Tie pass; and if, as he as
serts, the Russians are now powerful