The Irish standard., 1905-02-04

Machine company at Camden, N. j..
caused loss estimated at 100000.
Charles Wyman, recently convicted in
San Francisco, Cal, of fraudulent vot-
ing at the primary election held last
year, was sentenced to three years i'm
prisonment in the San Quintan state
prison.
Rev. |. N. w. Irvine has issued a state
ment announcing that he had given up
the fight against Bishop Ethelbert Tai
bot.
Guayuina Caro-. a blind girl, II years
of age, was found murdered at Lamar,
Col. in the restaurant owned by her
Uncle Julio Rodriguez, where she slept
Her head had been cleft open with an
ak.
Thomas B. Knapp, a resident of Iowa
Falls, Ia, since 1854, dropped dead at his
home. He had been very prominent in
the republican party and held many po-
litical Offices. He was SO years of age.
Princess Victoria. daughter of King
Edward, has appendicitis.
The federal grand jury in Oregon
found another land fraud bill against
Senator Mitchell and Congressman Her.
mann.
Under President Roosevet's order the
heads of the beef trust may be tried on
criminal and civil charges.
The Kansas legislature voted to in
vestigate corporations in that state.
Carroll d. Wright. United States la
Dor commissioner, has retired after 20
years service.
Senator Bard, of California, alleges
that the Indian trust fund is misused in
supporting sectarian schools.
The senate committee will, it is said,
recommend the expulsion of Smoot and
will scathingly condemn Mormonism.
Resolutions urging the ratification of
the arbitration treaties pending before
congress are adopted at meeting Of
Chicago business and professional men.
Protestant ministers of Chicago plan
series Of revival meetings in tents for
the summer.
The Notwithstanding interests
have obtained control of the Vanderbilt
lines, the greatest railroad merger In
and financial circles in New York.
The Salvation Army established free
soup kitchens for poorly fed school chill
dren in New York.
! For the six months ended December
81 last, 4OO,063 immigrants were adj
mi.ted to the United States, against
323.64l for the corresponding period in
1902 and 4O3,9GG for the corresponding
period in 1908.
DR.. Henry Boynton, author and lee
turer, died at his home in Woodstock,
VT, aged 81 years. He had written q
number of historical and biographical
books.
Representative w. l. Nolan, of Min
neapolis, introduced in the lower house
OF the Minnesota legislature law es-
tablishing the whipping post as a
means of punishment for wife-heaters
A stranger, recently run over and
killed on the Place de la Concorde, in
Paris, has been identified as former
Chief Justice Kelley, of the interna-
tional court of appeals of Cairo,
Egypt.
Reports from Colima, Mex, state
that the volcano Collma is again ac-
tive.
Rev. Father Edward S. WEIGH, who
died in Washington few weeks ago,
bequeathcd 100000 to Boston college,
The supreme court OF the United
States has taken a recess for three
{, weeks.
! w. V. DAILY, prominent mining en-
gineer and mine owner, just arrived
at Tucson. Ariz., from Minas Prietas,
says that the Yaqui outbreak in Mex
leo is very serious. There are probably
300 Yaquis out, divided into from -
to is bands.
Frank Furlong, 10 years old, who has
been on trial in New York, charged
with the murder of his aunt, Mrs.
Margaret Keller, was found guilty Of
murder in the first degree.
Alderman Jacob Ellen, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, found guilty year ago
of receiving a bride from Liant K.
Salisbury, who was working in the in
terest of promoters of proposition to
install for the city water plant, was
sentenced to fine of $500 or fout
months in Jail. Ellen went to jail.
Robert B. Armstrong, assistant Sec
rotary of the treasury, has rendered
his resignation to President Roosevelt
to take effect on March next and 1t
has been accepted.
The administration plans the amend
ment Of the Santo Domingo protocol 80
that objections may be overcome.
President Roosevelt sent message
to congress urging legislation author
izing the collection of statistics on
marriage and divorce.
Johann Hoch, credited by the Chi
cago police with 20 wives, was arrested
in New York when he tried his hurry
up wooing method on widow.
The boiler of Rock Island freight
locomotive exploded while running at
high speed near Scion, Ia, killing En-
gineer William Kirby, Fireman G. r.
Smith and Brakeman P. Kelly.
It Is feared in St. Petersburg and
London that the attack on the British
consuls in Warsaw will cause compli-
cations. The British ambassador has
protested.
Secretary Hay will send to the senate
treaty to take the place Of the protocol,
through which the United States intend
ed to take charge of the financial affairs
Of the government of Santo Domingo.
A cablegram has been received an
pouncin1 tho dooth of Hop (,bric+;oo m