The Irish standard., 1906-07-07

District Attorney Jerome of New
York believes that to put ON the Thaw
murder trial, which would probably
last two or three weeks, in the calen-
dar would be unfair to at least SO or go
per cent. OF the other prisoners. who
have prior claim to have their cases
settled.
Harry Kendall Thaw was indicted
for murder in the first degree for the
killing of Stanford White on the Madi-
son Square roof garden.
A prison keeper offered Harry K.
Thaw lucky rabbits foot carried by
Roland B. Molineux, Mrs. Fleming,
Nan Patterson and Bertha Claiche.
Thaw declined the gift.
Investigation into land frauds in
those states having public land within
their borders was resumed by force
of Is special agents of the interior de-
partment, who were furloughed during
the last three months on account OF
lack OF funds to keep them going.
While cleaning a toy cannon Irwin
Manley was burned by powder ex-
plosion at Cory, Pa, and his two boys,
ten and eight years old, are in a criti-
cal condition. A can of powder was
standing near the trio and the head OF
match flew off when it was struck,
falling into the powder.
At the close OF business on June so
the total circulation of national bank
notes was 1851, 112,36O, an increase for
the year of $65 1925 1854, and an increase
for the month of 1882, 200.
An increase of five per cent. has been
made in the wages of all employees Of
Wolverine. Mohawk, Tamerack, North
Kearsarge, Osceola, South Kearsarge
and Ahmeek mines in northern Michi-
gan.
In an attempt to exterminate his
family, Charles Brewer of Lucedale,
Miss, shot and killed his wife and his
mother-in-law, wounded his wife's
grandmother and his infant child and
then shot and killed himself.
The total assessed valuation of real
and personal estates in New York city
was reported by the tax department
as $6,305, 4,1S5. This is an increase
of $393,649, 95S, as compared with the
valuation reported one year ago.
A surplus of S2O,O24,772 is shown by
the comparative statement of the gov
eminent receipts and expenditures
Tor the month of June, 1906, as com.
pared with June of last year, and a
, surplus of $26,1S7,15O for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1906.
Frank Ensign, of River Falls, Wis,
was appointed by Gov. Davidson, a
member of the board of normal school
regents in place of F. H. Lord, re-
signed.
The resignation Of George w. Per-
kins as trustee of the New York Life
Insurance company was accepted at
special meeting of the board.
Driving at mad pace over the Lon
don Southwestern railway, the Ameri-
can Line Express, carrying 43 of the
steamer New York's passengers from
Plymouth to London, plunged from the
track Just after passing the station at
Salisbury, and mangled to death in its
"ASSNe8SS 90 pdooCllEClS WIZ SdllGu
from New York June % and four of
the trainmen, some of them seriously.
Harry Queal, son of j. H. Queal, the
millionaire lumberman, was sentenced
to five days in the Minneapolis work
house, without the option of fine
for exceeding the speed ordinance in his
automobile.
The emperor suddenly left Trave.
muende, Germany, by special train for
Potsdam. 1t is assumed the trip to
Potsdam means the accounchment of
Crown Princess Frederick William is
near.
Martin Branley, lumber jack, was
found unconscious on sidewalk at
Bemidji, Mimi, with his face and head
badly cut and battered, showing the
imprint of shoe calks. He died an hour
later
Indicted by the White county grand
jury, together with So others, on the
charge of vote selling, George Micks,
of Carmi, ILL.,, pleaded guilty. He was
disfranchised for five years and sent
to Jail for three months.
Business at Batum is paralyzed in
consequence of the strike in the ship
ping industry, which has lasted five
weeks. Robbery and murder in the
streets are of daily occurrence.
Thirty members Of district grand
lodge No. 2 of the Independent Order
B'Nai Birth which includes Ohio, In
diana, Kentucky, Missouri, Colorado,
Kansas and New Mexico, held memo
rial exercises at Cleveland, Ohio, at the
grave of the late Secretary of State
John Hay, the occasion being the first
anniversary of Hays death.
Emperor Nicholas apparently is en-
countering trouble in finding man to
whom to intrust the reins Of power
and effecting an understanding with
the Liberal groups of parliament
With two bullet wounds in his head,
Robert Mcknight, 81 years old, son
of Harry c. Mcknight, of the East
End, lies in the Pittsburg hospital in
a critical condition.
The failure of the White Durham
Shoe company, boot and shoe manufac-
turers of Brockton and Boston, is an
nounced. The liabilities are estimated
at 100000, and the assets at slightly
over 100000.
A deputation of both houses Of par
lament will wait on the chancellor of
the exchequer and the postmaster gen.
eral to urge the government to open
negotiations for penny postage with
the United States.
At GAINESVILLE, Wis, G. w. Hewitt, of