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The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
BARGE AND SEVEN MEN Losr7
Ship and Crew May Have Gone Down
in Fierce Gale on Lake Huron.

Alpena, Mich, Oct. Sit is feared
that the tow barge Thomas H. Ca
hoon, owned in Saginaw, is lost with
crew of seven men. The Cahoon,
with other barges, was in tow of the
steamer Homer Warren and anchored
of Thunder Bay Island Saturday
night. The barge broke loose during
the height of the gale and drifted out
into Lake Huron. 1t may have drifted
across the lake to the Canadian
shore, but vesselmen do not think
the barge could have lived in the gale.
The Warren and the other barges, the
Exile and Ida Keith, rode out the gale
in safety.
Port Huron, Mich, Oct. 31.-Capt.
William Somerville, of Berton
Heights, O., his daughter, Miss Kate
Somerville, and the crew of five men
Of the barge Checotah we're rescued
Tuesday by the steamer w. A. Payne,
in Lake Huron, from an open yawl
boat in. which they had put off from
the barge when that craft become
waterlogged off Port Sanilac. The
seven people in the open boat had
been tossing around on the high sea
in Lake Huron for an hour when
rescued. The Checotah was tow No.
2 of the barge Tempest and was cut
loose when she became waterlogged.
Capt. Somerville. his daughter and
crew were landed here by the Payne.
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
CORPORATION ORGANS FOR COLE

Mr.. Cole is going about .he state
assuring the voters that he has not
received dollar of campaign contribu-
lions from corporations and that he
believes that they are against him in
the campaign, nevertheless 1t is pc
culiar fact that the Pioneer Press. a
paper acknowledged to be owned and
controlled by J. ]. Hill, is bending
every effort to secure Mr. Coles cleo
tion. This does not look as though
the great financial interests were OPP
posing Mr.. Cole hard enough to hurt.
Another fact which leads the average
onlooker to doubt that Mr.. Cole is suf-
fering from corporation opposition is
the Chase National bank endorsement,
which the Cole committee is sending
out to every financial institution in
the state. The Chase bank. be it
known, is J. J. Hills Eastern financial
hacker, and is known as the Morgan
Hill bank. These facts make Candi-
date Coles statement look fishy, and
one is led to believe that If his cam
paign was languishing for a dollar or
two that he could easily secure 1t
from these sources. IT. is possible, Of
course, that Tom Shevlin personally
has seen to It that such assistance is
unnecessary.
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03

we'll out in the water. while the
third car was temporarily suspended
on the abutments. There appears to
be an attempt to hold Scott, the dead
motorman, responsible for the acct
dent. 1t is declared that the acct
dent could not have occurred had not
the motorman tried to cross the bridge
at a speed greater than allowed by
the rules of the company. The rail.
road men are satisfied. they say,
that the bridge was securely locked
after the yacht Sinbad passed
through, and that the rails were
properly placed by Stewart, the
bridge tender. There were apparent.
ly no distractions, and it is said the
only possible explanation under the
circumstances is that the jostling
caused the cars to leave the track,
the momentum being so great that
the motorman could not control the
train
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
THE THING OF REAL IMPoR.
TANcE,

The following letter from President
Roosevelt to a woman in Kansas con-
tains a germ of thought of real i'm
portance to Minnesotans in choosing
their governor this fall. It is of small
Importance if he be Republican or
Democrat; but it is of vital impor-
lance that he be good American and
does his duty in straight and decent
fashion:
'White House, Washington, May 4.
"My Dear Mrs. Newcomb: Your
letter to Mrs. Roosevelt interested
both her and me so much that write
just line myself. am sending you
photograph and wish you all sue;
cess in building the little church.
What an interesting life you have had
and how fortunate we Americans are
to have the chance to lead such lives,
and, my dear Mrs. Newcomb. 1T is
OF MIGHTY SMALL IMPORTANCE,
WHETHER WE ARE DEMOCRATS
OR REPUBLICANS. BUT 1T is OF
VERY REAL IMPORTANCE THAT
WE SHOULD BE GOOD AMERICANS
AND DO OUR DUTY IN STRAIGHT
AND DECENT FASHION.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
A SAMPLE MEASUREMENT.

"Mr. Cole, when he was in the leg.
islature. introduced and had passed
the bill providing for taxation of logs
in the county where they are cut.
This has pn thousands of dollars into
the treasures of the newer counties in
the northern part of the state, and this
from property that heretofore had es-
capped taxation. "-Sherburne Advance.
Independent.
As the bill in question never became
a law it will puzzle the taxpayer to
figure out how lit has put thousands
Of dollars into the treasures of the
new counties" or any other county.
The claim. however, is fair sample
of the value of Mr.. Coles legislative
work in behalf of the people. If he
had the necessary force or ability to
accomplish anything he possibly would
have done so, but as 1t is he has been
dismal failure.
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
WAS HE KNOWN 2

Did you ever hear Of Candidate Cole
before the beginning Of the primary
campaign last summer? Sure you
didn't. Yet he has served two terms
in the legislature-such colorless. in
offensive terms, that the people Of the
state didn't know there was such a
man. Other men were heard of-were
leaders-they did something and were
talked about, but not the Cole family.
That aggregation sprung into public
notice when the timber ring wanted
some candidate in the Sixth district to
stop Jake Jacobson. They found up at
Walker an unknown country merchant
who has accumulated considerable
money through Northern Pacific tie
contracts and through other means,
and staked his candidacy. OF him and
his campaign the st. Paul Dispatch
said In its issue Of May 26:
"Of all the candidates Cole is the
only one credited with putting out the
long green and if some of the stories
told arc straight he is handing it out
in chunks. Well, money talks, You
know"
BY the grace Of the notorious Tom
Shevlin, head of the notorious Mime
sofa timber ring, he was nominated at
Duluth, at a cost, Shevlin boosted, of
$40. 600 to himself, and now the state
Is told that this unknown, Shevlin
branded candidate. is a man of the
people, and was leader in legislative
fields. You must "show us"
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
COLES Kaleidoscope PoLlT.
iCAL CAREER.

When Mr.. Cole first came to Min
nesota he was a Republican,; then in
1892 he was a Cleveland Democrat;
in 1894 he again switched and ap-
peared as Populist candidate for the
legislature: in 1896 he was sup
porter of the peerless" w. J. Bryan,
along with the rest of us free silver
"cranks;;" in 1898 he was a candidate
for the nomination for the state SEN
ate on the Democratic ticket In the
Forty-eighth district, but failed to
land. In 1900 Mr.. Cole was appointed
to minor office by Governor Lind,
Democrat. In fact. Mr.. Coles effort to
achieve Office under Democratic and
Populist auspices were dismal and
pronounced failures, so he decided to
again change his political coat. In
1900 he was not an aspirantsfor Office,
but supported the Democratic NOM
inees. but in 1902 he had changed his
residence, moving from Motley to
Walker, and with change of location
he changed political affiliations and
appeared once more in the role of
republican. he announced MS can
didacy for the legislature and was
elected, serving two terms in that ca
pacity. In the fight of last summer
to secure the Republican guberna-
torial nomination the corporations
picked him as one of the instruments
pushed into the melee to beat Jacob
son, and in some way, no one knows
how, and for some reason. which the
corporations will probably not ex.
plain, but which the public can guess,
he was nominated. This. in brief, is
the political history of this chameleon
to date, and as to his future, he has
none, for on Nov. he will be buried
as a public characters finished poll.
tician. "A s
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
MONUMENT TO SEWARD.
SEATTLE Will Honor Memory Of Lin
coins Secretary Of State,

Seattle, Wash, Nov. IA move
ment has been started to erect a mon
ument to William Henry Seward, Sec
rotary of State under Lincoln and
Johnson, by whom was negotiated the
treaty with Russia whereby the
United States acquired possession OF
Alaska for $7,20o,ooO. 1t is proposed
to erect by popular subscription a
monument in the heart of the city
to be unveiled on the day the Alaska
4, yukon Pacific Exposition is opened
Since the acquisition of Alaska b,
the United States more than $1o5. 900.
600 in gold has been dug out of the
ground there and the gold discoveries
were the beginning of seattle's' de
velopment.
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
WORLD HAS LABOR SHORTAGE
Panama Commissioners Unable to Go,
Help for Canal Work.

Washington. Oct. 31.-Through their
efforts to obtain labor for work on the
isthmian canal, members of the canal
commission have found there is a
dearth of labor in practically all parts
of the world.
So great is the demand for labor in
connection with railroad building and
other improvements on large scale
that countries which. formerly have
sent thousands of laborers to this
country monthly are now using their
labor at home.
Leroy Park. the agent of the com
mission who has been in Spain for
months recruiting laborers, has found
many difficulties in obtaining the Span.
ish laborers that have shown them
selves SO we'll adapted to conditions in
Panama.
Many hundreds of the men whom he
has sent to the canal zone are writing
favorable reports to their friends in
Spain and in a short time Mr.. Park ex.
poets to send large number of work.
men.
The isthmian canal commission de-
sires an appropriation of $25. 406, 25s.75
to continue it's work on the Panama
canal during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1908. The estimates calling
for this amount of money were made
public Tuesday by the commission.
The amount appropriated for the
canal work for the fiscal year which
will end June so, 1907, was $25,45S,-
415.0S.
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
1rv to Wreck a 9. q o. sr,oae.

Youngstown. O.. Oct. 31.-An at
tempt was made at an early hour
Tuesday to wreck the new Baltimore
& Ohio bridge in the eastern part OF
the city. Two men. one carrying a
package under his arm, were seen ap-
preaching the bridge by target man.
A heavy explosion followed shortly
afterward. The bridge, though badly
shaken up, was not put out OF use.
The men escaped on a west-bound
freight train, which was searched at
Newton Falls, but no one was found.
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03

Indications point to the fact that the
railway and warehouse commission
are preparing to throw Attorney Man.
ahan out of the rate hearings now
pending before that body. They figure
that II they can get rid of that trouble
some individual and the people will be
kind enough to retire Governor John
son the commission. and the corpora
lions will have an opportunity to rest.
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
Big Shortage Of Cars.

4 e. Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. AT
meeting of the millers of Oklahoma
and Indian territory in this city it
was reported that 5000 cars were
needed to move orders for export of
mill and feedstuffs, and the cars can
not be obtained. Orders are being
cancelled as result. Cotton shippers
sare having the same difficulties. Cot.
Z ton is collecting at shipping points,
but cannot be moved to q compress
to prepare for shipment.
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
Wall STREET FOR COLE
NEW. YORK BANKER ASSURES
MlNNEsorANs THAT "GREAT
INTERESTS" WILL PROFIT
BY COLES ELECTION.

It is a peculiar circumstance that
the great financial interests Of the
East are taking decided interest in
the election of A. L. Cole as governor
of this state. The Republican COM
mittee has sent to every banker in the
state letter from A. B. Hepburn,
president of the Chase National bank,
the strongest financial institution in
the country, commencing Mr.. Coles
candidacy. The Chase National bank.
by the way, is the J. J. Hill bank, and
its president doubtless speaks ad-
visedly when he commends Mr.. Cole
as one who will be acceptable to the
great business interests" of the com.
monwealth. The letter of the Cole
state committee accompanying the
Hepburn letter calls particular atten.
ton to one paragraph in the following
language:
"The latter paragraph in which Mr..
Hepburn states that the great bust.
ness interests OF your commonwealth
will find in him safe, conservative,
and at the same time able, admins.
TRAITOR should appeal most strongly to
you, and hope YOU will give him your
hearty support"
The Hepburn letter reads as fol-
lows:
The Chase National Bank, A. B. Hep.
burn. president; A. H. Wiggin, vice
president; E. J. Stalker, cashier.
New York, Oct. 8. 1906.
J. T. Wyman, Esq, Cor. Second Ave.
and Eighth Street, Minneapolis.
Mimi.
Dear Sir: l am just out of the
Rocky mountains, having spent the
last five weeks on hunting trip in
Wyoming, and will be glad to know
something of the progress of the gu
bernatorial campaign in your state.
The reason of my especial interest is
the fact that the Republican candi-
date, Mr.. Cole, and myself were boys
together in old St. Lawrence county,
New York. We were at that time in
close sympathy and in close touch in
political matters. Mr.. Cole comes from
an excellent family and his father and
brothers enjoy the entire confidence
of the community in which they live.
Mr.. Cole himself is man of first rate
ability, with a high sense of personal
honor and of unquestioned loyalty to
his friends and whatever cause he
may espouse. 1 think he has proved
himself a good business man by his
experiences in your state; he certainly
gave evidence of the same in his
earlier experiences in New York.
always rejoice in the prosperity Of
my friends and was greatly pleased
to have him nominated for such an
honorable and important office as gov
ernor in Minnesota. I fully believe
that, If elected, THE GREAT BUsI-
NESS INTERESTS of your common
wealth will find in him a safe, con-
servative, and at the same time, able,
administrator.
At your convenience shall be glad
to know the progress of the cam.
paign. Very truly yours,
A. B. HEPBURN, President.
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER TAKES
REPUBLICAN STATE CHAIR. +.
MAN TO TASK FOR DIS.
HONEST STATEMENTS. -
BELIEVES THAT THE PEOPLE
CANNOT BE FOOLED az
LIES AND POINTS OUT
COLES ERRORS. @

Hon. Elmer Adams, editor of the
Fergus Falls Journal, Republican
member of the 1905 legislature and \
candidate for reelection, believes In
honest politics. So when DR.. "A. B.
Cole. brother of the gubernatorial can
didatc and chairman of his state com.
mittee. went to Fergus Falls and mis-.
quoted and misrepresented Governor
johnson. Mr.. Adams. in the cause Of
fairness and decency rebuked him al
follows: ~
Measurements Corrected.
Before our political enemies get a
chance to oritioise DR.. A. B. Cole for
certain statements made by him at
the meeting addressed by Mr. Jacob.
son Mt the courthouse we want. to say
that he was wrong, believing that It In
better for the Republican party to tell
the exact truth rather than to make
political capital by incorrect state
ments. DIR. Cole said that Governor
Johnson claimed credit for raising the
assessment on the ore lands in St.
Louis county $60O0O.000. Governor
johnson did not make any such claims
The governor said they were assessed
600 two years ago. which would he .
raise of s32 100000.
'Dr. Cole also said that the gov
ernor forgot 10 tell the people that his
board of equalization had raised the
value of farm lands in Otter Tail counL
ty fifty per cent and that the people
would have to pay very much higher
taxes In consequence. DR.. Cole Is
wrong in this statement. The facts in
regard to the assessment of Otter Tail
county farm lands are these. When
the Otter Tail county board Of equali-
cation had finished the work of equali-
cation in 1904 they left the average
valne of Otter Tail county lands at
| $427 per acre. When the state board
appointed by Governor Van SAINT be-
gan to equalize the lands in the various
counties Otter Tail was found to be
/ altogether too low and the state board
raised Otter Tail fifty per cent, bring,
! ing the average value Of Otter Tail
county lands to $40. This was done
| by the Republican board appointed by
| Governor Van SAINT. So
when the Otter Tail county board
equalized in 1906. which is this year,
they put the average value back down
to $4.24. which was a useless thing to
do in face of the fact that the state
board had previously raised the figure
to $40. The board appointed by Gov,
ernor johnson. finding that Otter Tail
county lands were assessed at $4.24
per acre. raised them forty-five per
cent. which leaves the value now,
ready for next years taxes, at $6.15,
which is twenty-five cents per acre.
less than they were two years ago, so
It will follow that the taxes will be
less unless the town and village school!
boards vote more money. We think it,
better from a Republican standpoint
to do Governor johnson justice and
state things as they are rather than,
to have the opposition papers put the;
party in d bad light for circulating I'M;
| trutha"
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
LATEST FACTS ABOUT AWFUL
TREsTLE HORROR NEAR At.
LANTIc CITY, N. J.
CORONER SAYS LIST
WILL BE INCREASED
Declares at Least Ten More Than
Supposed Perished-Cause Laid
to River Pirates-one Passengers
Thrilling Escape.

Atlantic City. N. j.. Oct. s1.-With
all the recovered bodies identified.
and seven persons reported missing.
the authorities and railroad officials
are certain that the number killed
on Sunday in the draw-bridge dis
aster on the West Jersey Seashore
electric railroad will not exceed 60.
Fifty.two bodies have been claimed.
two of those placed among the miss
ing are known to be dead, and five are
still unaccounted for.
These seven victims are believed to
be wedged beneath the second pas
senger coach, which is held fast in
the muddy bottom of the Thorough.
fare. Efforts Monday night to dis
lodge this car produced little re-
suit. The pond erous trucks, weigh
ing about 100 tons, have sunk deep
into the mud. AS a last resort, it
was suggested that the wreckers use
dynamite to blow up the car, but this
will not be done unless all other plans
fail.
Coroner Says More Are Dead.
Following conference Tuesday
with City Solicitor Wooten, Coroner
Gaskill declared that it is absolutely
certain that more persons were killed
in the Pennsylvania railroad electric
train disaster than is shown by the
number of bodies recovered. The
coroner says he has information
which proves that the number of pos
sengers on the train was at least 81,
as originally stated; that there were
76 through passengers from Camden,
and Is persons riding on passes. A
few got off at way stations, but more
got on at Pleasantville and other
points. The official number of iden.
tilted dead shown by the cOroner's re.
port made at noon Tuesday on the
basis of death certificates assured is
4s. There is one body partially iden
titled, and two unclaimed, making q
total of 81. Five are known to have
been killed whose bodies have not
been recovered, increasing the tota
/ to Sc. Basing calculations on the
coroner's statement there are IS tt
be accounted for. About rs are known
to have escaped, leaving at least ter
more persons who are supposed tc
have persisted in the accident.
The investigation on Thursday
which will be conducted by the cor
oner, promises to be one of great
/ Importance to this city and to the
Pennsylvania railroad. Upon the
finding of the jury and the result OF
the investigation, the coroner says
will depend whether the railroad will
be compelled to build a new bridge
over the Thoroughfare for its cleo
| trio trains.
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
UNION OF UTES AND
CHEYENNES Feared
TROOPS FROM SHERIDAN, WYo.
HURRYlNG TO PREVENT
JOINING OF TRIBES
OTHER SOLDIERS ON
WAY FROM FORT kEOGH
Renegade Indians In suIIen Mood and
Clash ls Feared-Believed Plan Is
to Trap Red Men at Night When
Tooether.

Sheridan, Wyo., Nov. danger
from the 700 or 800 Cheyenne Indians
joining the renegade Ute bands has
become reality. Wednesday six
companies left Sheridan and proceed
ed up Tongue river to Ashland to join
forces with the troops from Fort
Keogh, expected to arrive there by
night. The troops from here can
not hope to make Ashland, eight
miles north, before Thursday even
dng.
"Jesse James" RouscuIp Guide.
This military force is in command
of Col. Anger, of the Twelfth cavalry,
and will be guided by G. G. Rousculp.
better known as Jesse James" Rous-
culp.. He is familiar with the Indians,
and especially the Cheyennes, having
campaigned with Gen. Crook here in
1868. He was also in the battle of
the Little Muddy in 1867, and was
present when Chief Lame Deer, of
the Cheyennes, attempted to shoot
Gen. Crook.
According to Rousculp the Chey-
ennes are ready to fight at the drop
of the hat, and are the best armed
tribe in the west. He says the Indians
have been buying modern arms and
ammunition for the past year, and
the young blood are anxious to follow
in the footsteps Of their old chief
tains, Little Wolf, Lame Deer and
Standing Wolf.
Rousculp's statement explains the
hurried changes in the plans of the
troops under Gen. Anger. They ex-
pected to unload Wednesday at Ar.
vada. but instead they were brought
to Sheridan and the wagons sent
ahead at once. The soldiers will pro-
coed up Tongue river to Ashland, re-
enforced: by two companies from Fort
Mackenzie. The main body of Utes
is still in the vicinity of Moorehead,
but several small bands have been de.
tached, and the troops now lowering
near are unable to keep track of them.
Indians in Bad Mood.
The Indians are sullen, and seem
not at all afraid Of the soldiers. The
troops from Fort Meade, under COM
mand: OF Col Rogers, coming overland,
are expected to reinforce the troops
now watching the Indians before morn
ing, but no attack is planned until the
concentration of the entire forces now
in the Held.
It is thought the plans of Chief
Scout Charles Long will be followed,
and an attempt made to catch the In
dams at night, when all are together.
Private advices received here report
the killing of a sheep herder on Butte
creek, and the destruction of a flock
Of sheep by band of 20 Utes.
The Utes have crossed the Wyoming
line. and are apparently making for
Ashland, appointed as a meeting place
with the Cheyennes. They are going
down Hanging Women creek. Ranch.
men living near Ashland arriving here
say that the report that all the Chev.
Ienne warriors are at work on the Chi.
'cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
construction is mistake. Ranchmen
say the tribe would muster 600 armed
and mounted warriors.
The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
Hoppe Defeats schaefer,

Baltimore, Nd, Nov. 1.-willie
Hoppe Tuesday night defeated Jake
6chaefer in game of billiards, 400
points at 1871 running, but in his
twenty inning Schaefer's score
was $40. Hoppe conceded the 1872
game to Schaefer on Monday nights
score.