The Irish standard., 1906-06-02


GERS and IS men, of whom two Off
GERS and II men are dead.
Following the publicity given the
kittie Ward case at the Kankakee in
salr- hospital, sensational disclosures
have been made of an almost identical
happening that occurred at the Bar
tonville insane hospital at Peoria, Ill.,,
on May 4, when Mary Eek, an inmate,
gave birth to a child. BY coincidence
the Eek woman was patient ut the
Kankakee hospital until July 25, 1905,
but the cause of her condition has
practically been traced to the Edgar
county almshouse at Paris, Ill.
Coal operators who are members of
the competitive field association, met
after adjournment that it was likely
that the trouble between the Illinois
operators and striking miners might
be settled within a few days.
There was decrease last year OF
476,9SS tons of British shipping pass
ing through the Suez canal as COM
pared with 1904, while for the same
period the tonnage of German vessels
passing through the canal increased
143,923 tons.
A preliminary census report on the
butter, cheese and condensed milk in
dustry of the United States for 1904
shows the number of establishments
was 1926, a decrease OF three per cent;
capital invested, $477,255, $3.50, increase
80 per cent; value OF products, $685.
lS2, 7S9, increase 20 per cent
The census bureau report ON the
manufacture of steam railroad cars
exclusive OF railroad repair shops, for
the calendar year 1904, shows Is estab-
l1shments, an increase OF II per cent.
The capital invested decreased two
tenths OF one per cent, whereas the
value OF products increased 90 per
cent.
Deputy Police Commissioners Ma.
thot and Wallace, of New York, caused
the arrest of Terry McGovern, James
Edward Britt, Manager Harry Pol
lock, Referee Tim Hurst and IL others
for participating in a prize fight.
Official details of the bomb outrage
at Sebastopol show that six persons
were killed and IA seriously and 40
slightly injured.
The most disastrous flood in Ne.
vada in many years occurred in Col
conda. 1t was caused by the break
ing of the large dam in Pole Creek
canyon, three miles above the sheep
shearing corral of the Golconda Cattle
company. Five mea were drowned
and several are badly injured.
Advices received from Tapachula
and Tonala. in the Mexican state of
Chiapas, show that revolution against
the administration President Estrada
Cabeira, of Guatemala, broke out Sun
day and Guatemala was invaded from
four points by as many bodies of
armed men, all equipped with the best
modern rifles.
The Joplin (Mo.) Savings bank was
closed Monday by order of the state
officials. It is estimated that the de-
positors will be paid only ten per
cent.
James Hayhurst shot and killed his
| wife at his farm north of Arbela, Mo.
Hayhurst then shot himself
Near Arbela, Mo-, Lester Adams
blew off the back of his head with a
shotgun. He became demented over
experiments with liquid air.
| Capt. U. A. Burnham, a veteran Of
the civil war, was suddenly stricken
down at Duluth and died i'll few mo-
ments. Capt. Burnham was rs years
old and saw much fighting in the civil
war
M. Shataloff, warden of the St. Pc
tersburg prison, WAS shot four times
and mortally wounded by an 1S-year-
old youth, in revenge for Shatalotf's
bad treatment of political prisoners.
While Gov. Gen. Tinloseieff and Chief
OF Police Martinoff were driving at
'ritiis bombs were thrown at them. A
Cossack belonging tc their escort was
killed
w. c. Baldwin and his bride of two
| months were found dead in their home
at Canon City, Col. The body OF Bald
win was lying on the floor, the head
blown from the trunk. A shotgun lay
| near by. The wife's dead body was
standing nearly upright against the
wall, the head shattered by gunshot
wounds
l.. M. Dyke, president, and W. S.
Lawley, cashier of the First National
bank of Alfalfa, Ala, were arrested
charged with misapplying moneys of
the bank
Capt. Nunan, of the Altar liner
1onian, which reached Montreal from
Liverpaal. reported that at midnight,
May 81, when in midocean he rescued
the master and crew, Is in all, of the
Norwegian bark, Trio" of Tonsberg.
Memorial exercises in honor of de-
parted comrades were held at Arling-
ton national cemetery. Representative
Jenkins. of Wisconsin, who was pres
emit at the first burial in Arlington in
December, 1861, discussed the subject
| for Il united people.
1t is reported that Gen. NGgi has
wired asking Russia whether is il true
that Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel has been SEN
fenced to death for surrendering Port
Arthur, adding that in his opinion the
capitulation was justifiable.
In a fire at the Kubari colliery on
| the island of Hakkaido, 41S buildings
were destroyed and nine miners Der-
ished.
In accordance with proclamation
Of the president opening to settlement
and entry 100000 acres of the Crow
| Indian reservation in Montana. the