The Irish standard., 1906-03-24
FROM THE CAPITAL,

Connolly & MeDevitt, Funeral 81.
reetors and Enbainers, 1ss.1s1 w. 7th
ST., St. Paul, MINI. Tel. r. c. 2s4o;
N. w. Main 2127.J. Res, Dale 2o7.L.
Insurance Commissioner O'Brien left
Monday for Chicago to meet the COM
mittee selected at the recent gathering
Of insurance and state officials to pre-
pare a uniform insurance code. Mr.
O'Brien is chairman of the committee.
The committee will endeavor to pre-
pare uniform code which congress
will likely be asked to adopt for the
benefit Of the District Of Columbia
Other states win then be asked to
enact similar legislation.
Though William Troy was nominated
for alderman in the Ninth ward on the
democratic tickets on the face Of the
returns, Alderman Brennan, who was
defeated by 80 votes, says he will apply
for a recount. The papers in the case
have not yet been filed but Troy says
that he is quite as anxious for the re:
count as is Mr.. Brennan. Mr.. Troy
also says that If the recount proves
Brennan was nominated he will take
off his coat and work for him at the
election.
The demurrer interposed by former
State Insurance Commissioner Elmer
H. Dearth to the indictment charging
him with receiving q 5000 bride from an
insurance company, has been overruled
by Judge John Day Smith at Min
neapolis. and the defendant must stand
trial.
An examining board has been APP
pointed by the secretary Of war to
meet at Fort Smelling next week for
the examination Of officers with view
to their early promotion to the next
higher grade. The board consists of
Lieut.. Col. w. L. Pitcher. Twenty
eighth infantry; Majs. s. E. Allen, ar
tillery corps, and Frederick w. Sibley,
Second cavalry, and Capts. J. H. Par
ker and John ]. O'Connell, Twenty
eighth infantry. Capt. John H. Card
ner, Second cavalry. and Lieut.. LAW
renee o. Matthews, Twenty-eighth in
fantry, both stationed at Fort Smelling,
have been ordered to report to the
board for examination.
Mayor Smith refuses to be drawn
into the workhouse tangle. When 1t
was called to his attention Monday
morning that Mfr. Murray's term OF
office as q member of the board had
expired, he said: Il shall make no re-
appointment just now. Let the present
members Of the board fight the thing
out. shall not mix up in it one way
or the other"
Margaret McA1ahon, boarder at ST.
Joseph's hospital for the past c'gh:
years died at that institution Curly
last Sunday morning at the age of 70
She was a sister Of Rev. 1fulvihill. o:
st. Louis, Mo. The funeral services
occurred at the Cathedral at 8 O'Clock
Tuesday morning.
Miss Catherine Hedrick, aged IA
years. died at st. Joseph's hospital on
the 18th inst. The funeral took plao-
from her aunt's residence. Mrs. James
Mcclure, e76 Dayton avenue, Tuesday
morning. Services were held at St
Luke's church at $3.50 o'clock.
AS the result Of what is described in
st. Cloud as the direct influence of
President James J. HILL" the Great
Northern road has made rate on
granite from st. Cloud to Chicago. that
will permit the quarrymen Of the Min
nesota city to compete with granite
producers Of Vermont In supplying
material for Chicago buildings. For
less than car load LOTS the rate on
monumental stone" has been reduced
from IS cents to 80 cents hundred
pounds. For carload lots the rate has