The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-12-31

the house. The only theory that can
lie given for the cause of her death is
that she turned on the gas connection
With the stove by accident and was
overcome by the fumes.
Edwin Hawley, president of the
Minneapolis 4 st. Louis, announces
in Il circular letter that ON Jan. /
his company will assume the operation
of the Des NIoins 4 Eft. Dodge rail
road, which has heretofore been oper-
ated by the c., r. 1. 4 P. Ry. The
new line Which the ST. Louis will take
over extends from Des NIoines to Ruth
ven, Ia, and it connects With the NJ
4 st. l.. at Spencer, Ia, OH the south
western division, and again at Angus.
Ia, on the Des NIoines division. In
all, 157 additional miles Of railroad
will be added to the mileage of the NJ
4 st. L.. Which will give it Il direct
entrance into Des Moincs over it's own
rails. The new line will have the
effect Of bringing a number of first
class Iowa towns into direct commune
cation with Minneapolis and will be
of great benefit to the iobbiug interests
of the city as we'll as the travelling
public.
With the Inauguration Of AIayor-clect
Jones but few days off, gossipers are
turning their enegries toward the
police department. All sorts of changes
have already been made by the gossip
ers and there are yet many to follow. a
fair investigation, however, has shown
that there will be many of those now
holding police positions who will go.
Chief among them is Edwin Connors,
now secretary to Chief of Police Con-
roy. Mr.. Connors is slated to leave his
present position, but determined eff
fort is being made by number of his
friends, among the business and pro-
fessional ranks, to have him retained
OH the force as a detective. Already
considerable effort has been brought
to bear upon Mayor Jones in Mr.. Con-
nor's behalf. The latter is considered
a very efficient official. Because of
his long police experience and as police
reporter ON local dailies, he has been
as familiar with police work as any
one in the city. During the present
administration he has been a faithful
worker and has done much in helping
his chief.
1t now transpires that James Hamil
ton, one of the men who lost his life
in the Croker hotel disaster, was going
under an assumed name, and that his
true name was George F. Peterson
The body was disinterred Tuesday af
ternoon and absolutely identified by
the elder Peterson as that of his son
George +. Peterson enlisted in the st
Cloud company Of the Thirteenth Min
ncsota regiment at the outbreak of tht
Spanish-American war and was Will
them in the Philippines. For the las
five years his parents, who live at st
Cloud, have not heard from him. While
Peterson was working at Mic Ronner'
livery stable under the name of Ham
ilton, he met former friend by thu
name Of Fox. After the tragedy il
which the young men lost Ills life, Flo,
remembered that Peterson was goin:
by the name Of Hamilton. He accord
ingly notified Peterson's parents in ST
Cloud of his suspicion that the bod.
of the man identified as Hamilton wa
in realty their son. Further investiga
ton proved such to be fact.
Daniel O'Connell, a resident of Min
neapolis since 1887, died Sunday a
his residence, 2G47 Grand avenu
south, at the age Of seventy-fve years
Until about two years ago Mr.. O'Con
nell had been in the best Of health
but about that time symptoms Q
dropsy appeared, but he was able t
attend to his duties as court baili1
until about November /, when Ii
was forced to resign his pos
ton. Mr.. O'Conncll was born i
county Kerry, Ireland, on Novembe
II, 1929, and came to Canada in 1885,
and twelve years later settled in wis
consin. In 1881 he located on farl
near Milbank, S. D., where he reside
until 1887, when he came to NinneaI
oils and entered the service Of til
Milwaukee road. Later he was al
pointed deputy sheriff under Sheri
Megaarden and served in that capacit
until shortly before his death. NJ
O'Connell is survived by his widow
three sons and four daughters, all {
whom, with the exception Of one sol
reside in Minneapolis. The funer;
2 was held at 8 o'clock Tuesday mornin
2 from St. Stephens church. Intermel