The Irish standard., 1906-03-03

Former Premier Balfour was re-
turned to parliament from a London
district by large majority over the
liberals.
One man was killed and two over
come by smoke in a fire in q Chicago
rooming house.
President Roosevelt, in an address to
the navy, quotes Admiral Toso's warn
ing to the Japanese on the need of pre-
paredness for war.
A corporation with capitalization
of So, 100000 is about to be formed by
the Rock Island and Lake Shore rai.-
roads with the Reed system of electric
interurban lines to tap all the cities OF
any size in Illinois and Indiana with
a terminal in the La Sale street sta
ton, Chicago.
Five men, were burned, two fatally,
by the explosion of gasoline lamp in
the corridor of the county Jail at Law
ton, Okla.
Since January l 1000 passages for
emigrants have been booked in London
by the Salvation army for Canada.
Samuel P. Langley, secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, and known as
q scientist throughout the world, died
at Aiken, S. C.
An explosion in the mines at Piper,
Ala. killed six miners. Several were
badly injured. The explosion was
caused by gas.
Five bandits wrecked the Peoples
bank, at Kenney, ILL.,, and made of with
$500 in gold and silver coin.
Death came to Bessie Cole, daughter
of Stephen Cole, of Bloomington, Fay
cite county, o., after spell of sneezing
which lasted ten hours. A physician
was summoned, but his efforts to check
the sneezing were of no avail. The
breaking of blood vessel caused the
death.
six missionaries were killed at Nan.
chang, China, by rioters. Fourteen
Americans escaped. A United States
gunboat has been ordered to the scene.
President Roosevelt again inter-
vened as peacemaker between the coal
operators and miners, and as result.
of letter written by him to President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers
another national convention will be
held in Indianapolis March is, at
which the operators and men will seek
for peace.
Diplomats in St. Petersburg think
that France and Germany are on the
verge of war.
Fruit growers of California fear
heavy loss as the result of a decision
of the United States supreme court up
holding railroads in famous shipping
case.
Consul Ayme of Para, Brazil, de.
clares the activity shown by West In
dian volcanoes presages a great catas-
trQphe.
The United States and the republic
of San Marine, the Oldest and smallest
republic in existence. have entered into
a treaty Of etraditlon.
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, appealed to Pres
ident Roosevelt to hold up the appro-
priation bill until the provision abol-
ishing the eight-hour labor law in the
canal zone is out.
The family of Anderson Fowler, &
wealthy packer, who died in Genoa,
Italy, learned on the arrival at New
York Of steamer on which the re-
mains were shipped, that the body was
buried at sea by the boats officers.
The car, in order to quiet popular
discomfort, has formally summoned
the Russian parliament to assemble
May 1.
Mrs. Yerkes-Mizner declares she still
loves Miner and he can have all her
money. She denied separation.
The Cash Buyers union. a Chicago
concern with capital stock of $5,0O0,-
900, has been placed in the hands of a
receiver and criminal prosecution of
officers may follow.
Four insurance companies notified
w. D. Vandiver. the Missouri insurance
commissioner, that they would with
draw from the state March 1. when
their present licenses expire.
The main post Office at San Diego,
CAL, was entered by robbers and an
of money estimated at $4,000
was stolen.
The trial of Joseph Letter, owner of
the Zeigler coal mines, where some 60
lives were lost in an explosion last
April, on a charge of criminal negli.
gence, was begun at Duquoin, Ill.
The supreme court of Missouri held
that witnesses were compelled to an
swer questions in the Standard OIL
hearing in st. Louis. This decides the
point on which H. H. Rogers declined
to answer questions at the hearing in
New York.
Former Speaker David B. Hender-
son, of the. national house of repre-.
sentatives, died at Dubuque, Ia, Of
paresis. which attacked him nine
months ago.
G. Augustus Seton, under conviction
for the forgery of Norfolk and Western
stock certificates in New York, con-
fessed to a $4,300.C00 plot and two al
legged accomplices have been arrested.
Former State Senator Frank French,
of Sacramento, CAL, accused of accept
ing bribe. was acquitted by a jury
in the supreme court.
President Roosevelt is growing sus-
picious that China Is not acting In good
faith. and military preparations con-
tinue. Gen. Macarthur Is to command
the American forces If an army is