The Irish standard., 1906-03-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

Otto C. Heggen, of Dies Moines, Ia,
asks President Roosevelt to annul his
naturalization certificate, saying labor
unions have destroyed American lib
Arty.
Six vessels will assemble in Lake
Michigan in August and carry out
naval maneuvers.
British agitation for the protection
Of policyholders in American insurance
companies brought a promise In the
house of lords of a committee of in
quiry.
Railroads have taken the greater
part of the coal output for their own
use, thus practically cutting off the
commercial supply for Chicago.
The sugar industry is being devel-
oped in Mexico. great areas of rich
land which are adapted for the grow
ing of cane being utilized.
William H. Macdonald, the famous
tenor and one of the founders of the
''Bostonians," is dead.
The Morocco conference reached a
solution of the police issue through the
diplomacy of the American delegate.
Despondent because she could not
get work, Gertrude Shand, stenog-
rapher formerly of Pittsburg, Pa, COM
mitted suicide in Salt Lake City by
taking carbolic acid.
Members of the firm of Wood & Co.,
iron manufacturers, were placed on
trial at Philadelphia for accepting re-
bates. This is the first case to be
heard under the Elkins anti-rebate
law.
William Lamb and Jack Bees, miners
in the Happy Rock Mining company's
mine, near Galena, Kan, were killed
when slab of rock Weighing 100 tons
fell from the roof of the mine.
The National Business college in
Quincy, ILL.,, made an assignment. The
liabilities are $4,000 and the assets
100000. but these are largely in notes
given by students for tuition.
The large lumber yard of j., Gibson
McIlvain & Co., in West Philadelphia,
Pa. which contained many million feet
Of lumber, was entirely destroyed by
hre, entailing loss estimated at $780,
900.
Willie Hoppe defeated George slos-
son in New York for the worlds cham
pionship at 1s-inch balk line billiards,
one shot in, by 500 points to 1872.
w. A. Calderhead was renominated
by reclamation by the Republicans of
the Fifth Kansas congressional dis
trict.
Robbers wrecked the safe of bank
at Bentley, Kan, with dynamite and
escaped with $500.
Two miners were killed and q third
probably fatally injured by a fall Of
!. sheii-r0ck In a newsslope Of the H. G.
Prick Coke company, near Uniontown.
Pa.
Trustees Of Northwestern uni.
versity voted to suspend intercollegi.
ate football contests for five years.
President Roosevelt has begun q
crusade to rid the departments Of all
corruption, clumsiness and needless
red tape.
The Mutual Life has begun suit
against Richard A. McCurdy and asks
damages Of $s.25O.0oo on the grounds
Of wastefulness and neglect Of duty.
The Russian oficials are alarmed by
plans of the revolutionists to establish
a government of their own.
The present famine in Japan is de-
clared by the New York Red Cross So
ciety to be among the worst in mod
ern history. It is claimed 1000. 900
persons are starving.
Andrew Hamilton is absolved from
all blame in letter written by John
"A. Mccall, former president Of the
New York Life. the day before the lat
ter's death.
The death list of the train catas-
trophe at Adobe. Col, 1t 10 admitted
will reach between 40 and 60.
An enormous snowslide came down
n the Winfield and Clear Creek min
district in Colorado. killing. 1t is
orted. ut least half dozen men.
he Ohio senate by vote of Is to II
ed the Pollock pool selling bill.
4 lega,ized pool selllDg at races
out Ohio.