The Irish standard., 1906-05-26

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years has an assembly been 50 stirred
as it was over this issue.
Francisco Elizado, of Laredo, Tex.
stabbed to death his 15-year-old step
daughter because she wished to marry
against his will and then plunged the
knife into his heart.
The charges for automobile hire
during the first two weeks following
the Frisco fire is likely to develop in
to a scandal. There are not more than
1000 machines in San Francisco and
all Of them could be bought for the
amount charged for the hire of half
the number
ferential passenger rate war, members
of the Trunk Line association and the
Central Traffic association held a
meeting in New York at which the en-
tire dispute was finally adjusted.
Excitement over having caught big
fish was the cause of Barney and
Henry Lehman, is and Is years old,
at st. Cloud, Mimi. losing their lives
fl Mathew lake. The boat was cap
sized.
Tsle American Red Cross received
$4,000 from the Japanese Red Cross
for the relief of San Francisco This
brings the japanese Red Cross contri-
buttons to $4,000.
| The Missouri supreme court upheld
the lower courts decision in imposing
death sentence on Edward Boteman,
negro, convicted of having criminally
assaulted Myrtle Digby. white girl.
The supreme court rendered de-
cision in the case of Senator Ralph
| Burton, Of Kansas, affirming the deci-
sion Of the United States circuit court
for the Eastern district of Missouri, by
which Burton was sentenced to six
months Imprisonment in the Jail of
Iron county. No. required to pay a
dne Of $500 and deprived of the right
to hereafter hold office under the gov
eminent.
| w. H. Stuart, the American vice con-
sui. was shot and killed from ambush
near his country place at Batum. The
assassin escaped. Mr.. Stuart was a
British subject and one of the largest
ship owners and exporters of Batum
| More than 600 marines will confront
liberal leaders on the isthmus of Pana-
ma in case they attempt to promote
riots and revolution at the time of the
election in Panama On June 90
A noraml increase in the lumber IN
dustry of the United States is reported
by the census bureau. Capital invest.
ed, $517, 224 1923. in increase of 20 per
cent; total value of products, $780,
1883. an increase of 26 per cent.
A substantial increase in the carriage
and wagon industry of the United
States is reported by the census bu-
reau.
| The Chilean government has accept
ed the invitation of the president to
participate in the naval and marine ex-
position in Hampton roads next year,
commemorative Of the tercentennial of
the settlement of Jamestown.
Richard II. Greener late commercial
agent at Vladivostok, has received the
order of the Double Dragon Third
Glass from the Chinese emperor for
services rendered distressed Chinese
subjects during the late war.
Charles H. Graves, American minis
ter t. both Sweden and Norway, has
been selected to represent the president
as a special envoy at the coronation of
King Haakon at Christiania June 80.
Ambassador Casasus, for the Mexi-
can government, and Secretary Root
signed treaty regulating the use of
the waters of the Rio Grande, which
a source of friction.
At a dinner by the New York Civic
Federation Supreme Court Justice Will
liam ]. Gaynor made an attack on cor
porations to which August Belmont,
who was also a guest at the dinner,
made spirited reply.
Thelma Debaugh, said to be connect
ed with wealthy Kentucky family.
ended her life by taking poison in a
Chicago levee resort.
With his wife suicide by poison
Robert T. Paine, the sculptor, maIlet
in hand, quietly entered the studio in
New York and shattered into frag-
ments his masterpiece and life work
heroic model in clay of Neptune and
his mermaids.
An effort to bring the coal operators
and miners of Michigan into confer
ence to reopen the Michigan coal
mines failed.
The estimates for all expenses Incl
dent to the construction Of the Pana-
ma canal for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1907, are s26.34S,2S1.
Allan Dowell, 40 years Masonic
lecturer died at Kansas City, aged 73
years. He was an authority on free
Masonry.
According to statement by S. H.
Pearcy a large landowner in. the Isle
of Pines, revolt against Cuban a,l-
thority in that island will occur in the
near future unless the United States
resumes control over it.
LawTen:e Muan. aged 30 years, snot
his wife in the head and then shot
himself. They had difficulty over
money.
The tipple of the Hazel Kirke coal
mine near Bentleysville, Washington
county Pa, was burned. The 500
miners made their escape.
The pope has selected a magnificent
triptych, by German painter of the
seventeenth century, as wedding
present for King Alfonso.
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