The Irish standard., 1906-08-04
The hanging Of Alien Mathis,

manner in the yard of the county jail
at Mayfield, KY. 1t was only SO min
utes from the time the jury was sworn
In until the negro was pronounced
dead
Mrs. William Ellis Corey, wife of the
president of the United States Steel
corporation, obtained decree of d.
vorce and custody of her 16-year-old
son, Allan Corey, in the Second dis
trict court of Nevada. Mr.. Corey made
no attempt to contest the case.
John D. Rockefeller and his party
have left Tarrytown, N. Y, for Cleve-
land.
John A. Cooke, former circuit court
clerk, was found guilty at Chicago of
conspiracy to defraud Cook county.
His punishment was fixed at not to eX-
coed five years in the penitentiary and
$4,000 fine.
positive announcement from Pres
ident Roosevelt that he will not be a
candidate for the third term was made
in letter addressed to Mrs. L. A. Kin
ney, of Peoria, by Secretary William
Loeb for President Roosevelt.
Foreman Ed Rolls and Constable
Andrew Wade were seriously shot
while trying to arrest Michael Joi, an
Italian laborer, on a charge of melting
riot at Shelbyville, III.
Lewis White, brakeman, was killed
and number of persons were in
jured in the wreck of Chicago &
Alton mixed train, five miles east of
Greenfield, Ill.
The revised regulations for the ap-
plication of the meat inspection law,
recently adopted by the Bundesrath,
show a considerable increase of Sc
verify in the provisions of the law.
c. A. Fairweather, guard of the Uni
versity of Illinois football team, has
been engaged as athletic director for
Beloit.
The dead body of Joseph Barden-
heir, jeweler, missing since July %,
was found in the woods three miles
east Of Madison, Wis. He had been
robbed and murdered
Harry Mitchell, aged 20, an old SOL
der and one of Buffalo Bills" scouts
when fighting for the government, was
found dead in bed near Berrien Cen
ter, Mich.
While swimming in the Wabash riv-
er few miles below vincennes, Ind,
G. K. Dryhead, aged 35, business
man of Lawrenceville, ILL.,, was
drowned.
Odessa police arrested so employees
OF the custom house who We're on
strike.
An anarchist threw a bomb into
shop at ODESSA and wounded a clerk.
The jury at Helena, Mont, in the
case of w. j. Walsh and Michael Don
ahue, on charge of having illegally
fenced 1850 acres of government
lands, brought in a verdict finding
Donahue not guilty, but holding Walsh
responsible for the erection of the
fence.
The international executive board
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea levied so cents per capita tax
for the use of those who We're idle
during the suspension of work.
Ben Caffyn, left fielder for Des
Moines, Western league, team for two
years. has been sold to the Cleveland
American league team. Caffyns price
is said to be $4,000.
John Lawrence Toole, the comedian,
died at Brighton, Eng, aged rs. John
Lawrence Toole started life as a wine
merchants clerk at the age of 20. He
was advised by Charles Dickens to
adopt the stage as profession, which
he did, making his first appearance in
1853.
John Alexander Dowie has tele.
graphed to friends in Mexico that his
Mexican plans remain unaltered and
are, If anything. more firmly estab.
lished than ever.
Samuel Demont, cripple, of Union
City, Ind, shot his wife through the
heart and head, instantly killing her,
and then fired two shots into his own
body, one in the breast and one in the
head.
Charles Fisher, a car repairer, of
Lafayette, Ind, jumped off the pilot
of an engine on which he was riding
directly in the path of another train,
and received injuries from which he
died.
The recklesness of four men, none
of whom could swim, or handle boat,
caused the drowning of two girls ac-
companying them and one of the men
in Lake Hopatcong, N. j.
Two yachts, crowded with excur.
sionists from Philadelphia and it's sub
urbs, who had gone to Angelsea, N. j.,
for the fishing. were capsized in an
easterly gale on treacherous Hereford
bar of that port and eight persisted.
William F. edeman, a policeman
attached to the Alexander avenue sta
ton in the Bronx, and Alfons Mano.
dino, 10 years old, whose life the po.
liceman was trying to save, met death
| in Cromwell's creek, near Macomb's
Dam park.
Five persons were drowned near
Fulton during squall on Lake Neah-
tawanta, their boat being capsized.
Thirteen machines made the entire
trip Of 1,14S miles from Buffalo to
Breton Woods, N. H., for the Glidden
trophy without penalty. The Deming
trophy will go to c. w. Kelsey, Mr..
Post, member of the committee, hav.
ing withdrawn because of his official
capacity. Both had perfect scores.
The secretary of state of Missouri
issued charter to the ST. Joseph &
Southern Railroad company, of st.
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