The Irish standard., 1906-07-14

sagement with President Roosevelt he
frankly said the thing nearest his
heart In America was the development
OF a reciprocity sentiment between
New Zealand and the United States.
When Sir Joseph returned to the sta.
ton two hours later he remarked:
RECIPROCITY is not an easy thing to
bring about in this country"
Suits were filed in the United States
court at Austin by the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe and International &
Great Northern railroads attacking
rates established by the railroad COM
mission of Texas.
Ten thousand miners in the Hook
ing district struck again, after work.
ing less than two weeks under the
agreement made at Columbus in June.
The city council of Peoria, Ill.,, de-
clared every seat on the board of
school inspectors vacant and called
special election for August 8, to
elect an entire new board.
Elihu Root, the American secretary
of state, was entertained at luncheon
at Porto Rico by George Cabot Ward,
at the Union club. Others present
included United States and insular
officials, the military and naval au-
thorities of Porto Rico and several
merchants and bankers.
President Roosevelt filled the place
of solicitor to the department of com.
merce and labor by the appointment
of Charles Earle. This place was
made vacant by the appointment of
Edwin W. Sims, as United States
district attorney at Chicago. The
president also appointed Richard K.
Campbell as chief of the bureau of
naturalization.
A cloudburst in the country, just
back of Wellsville, O., sent torrent
of water down McQueen's creek and
Trotter's run, causing loss of thou
sands of dollars.
One killed, another fatally injured,
while three are seriously burned, is
the result of fire in a soda bottling
works at Neadville, Pa.
Congressman Henry Cullen Adams,
of Wisconsin, died at Chicago as re-
suit of his efforts at the session just
closed while in a weak physical con-
dition.
President and Nine Fallieres gave
brilliant dinner at the Elysee pal
ace, Paris, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth.
w. W. Rose, mayor of Kansas City,
Kan, was granted writ of error by
David J. Brewer, justice of the United
States supreme court, which stays the
judgment of the Kansas supreme
court in filming Mayor Rose $1,000 and
demanding that he relinquish his Of
flee.
Grain fires have swept over large
area about Modesto, Cal. Over $1,000
acres of wheat, barley and pasturage
have been destroyed and numerous
ranch houses and barns burned.
| The sixteenth annual congress of
the American Whist league opened at
Boston with nearly 200 players pres
ent.
The dry dock Dewey arrived at
Olongapo. The trip from Singapore
was uneventful
DR.. James l.. Green, superintendent
of the Nebraska hospital for the in
sane at Lincoln, has resigned. DR..
Green has accepted the superintend-
ency of the illinois hospital for the in
sane at Kankakee.
John R. Morgan, aged Is years, a
prominent lumber man and banker,
died at Oshkosh. He was president of
the Morgan company. He was also
vice president of the National Union
bank.
George Proctor VANITY, United
States judge for the western district
of Michigan, underwent a surgical on.
GRAFTON in London and failed to rally.
More than a dozen passengers were
cut and bruised when trolley car at
Wichita. Kan, jumped the track and
rolled down an embankment The
track had been weakened by heavy
rain and the car turned entirely over.
A conference between operators of
the Ohio district known as the Pitts
burg vein, and representatives of he
miners organization looking to a set
tlement of the strike troubles in the
Southeastern part of the state was be-
gun at Cleveland
The navy department was advised
that the United States army transport
Thomas which went ashore at Guam
was fioated.
Several trainmen hurt, one perhaps
fatally, one passenger injured and 9TH
ers shaken up, is the result of COL
lision between an outward bound pas
senger train and switch engine in
the Omaha yards at Saltwater, MINI.
Deputy Sheriff Murray arrested
Capt. R. w. Talbot, of the mine guards
at Bradley, o., and Guard T. B. Pres
ton for murder growing out of the
shooting at the mines Of the United
Staes Coal company July 1. Guards
are deserving Bradley for fear of pros
ecutions.
Natal troops have completely sur
rounded and defeated rebel body in
the Umvoti district Five hundred and
forty-seven rebels were killed and few
escaped. There were no white cas-
ualties.
The biennial convention of the
North American Gymnastic union, bet
ter known as the Turner's, was called
to order at Newark, N. j., with about
100 delegates present.
Charles Bowman, of Clinton, Ia, a
graduate of the Iowa university, class
of 1895, has been elected president of
tho Montana Cfoto Coboo1 of nf;,o,