The Irish standard., 1906-11-03
FROM THE CAPITAL.

FROM THE CAPITAL.
James H. Burns. editor OF the Here
aid. Is a candidate on. the Democrats
ticket for representative in the s7th
district. Jim" is ono OF the best
known men in this city or county. He
IL able and fearless, and the interests
not only Of his district. but Of the
state as well. will be faithfully, and
intelligently looked after in case 81
election. Success to him.
Mrs. Frank A. Day, wife Of the
chairman Of the Democratic state CEN
tral committee, was taken i'll with q
stroke Of paralysis Tuesday forenoon.
Dr.. 8. q. Cobb was called, and Mr..
Day Is now considered out Of danger.
Patrick Esan, who has been a resi-.
dent of st. Paul for rs years, died
Monday morning Of paralysis at his
residence. 1877 Lee ave.. He is survived
by widow and eight children, the lat
ter being: Dennis Egan, Mrs. Will.
Jams, Mrs. Kasenow, Mrs. McTeaxuA
st. Paul; Mrs. McGinnis, Rockford, 1l1.:
Mrs. Mcdonnell, Monticello, wis:
John Egan and Mrs. Mary Mullen,
New York.
The annual report Of the Great
Northern railway to the state railroad
and warehouse commission, filed we'd
nesday. shows that Of the total earn
ings Of $46.4s4.226. the earnings ap-
porttoned to Minnesota are $20,.
oSo.ass. OF this amount $8,4ss,1s6 is
passenger revenue. sa34,es7 mail,
$2o6.9s7 express. $41.as1 baggage and
storage, and $152,sso other revenues.
making the total passenger earnings
$4,16s.e12. The total freight earnings
were $15.sse.7s5. The Minnesota oper-
ating expenses wife ss.s4s,s7s, Of
which $2.s2s,s72 was tor maintenance
OF way and structures. $1,s2o,226 for
maintenance OF equipment. $4s24, 3o5
for conducting transportation, and
$s75,578 for general expenses. The per
cent Of expenses to earnings was
1887 in Minnesota, as compared with
1915 for the entire line. The report
shows total of 1929 men employed
in this state q total of 3,475, 1o7 days,
and receiving $7,09o.95s, an average az
s2o4 per day.
Mrs. Hannah Grant, a. resident Of
st. Paul during half a century. died
suddenly last Sunday morning at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. j. Connolly,
1913 Cook st. She complained of being
Ill early in the morning, and she was
assisted to bed. A few minutes later
she died. Dr.. Arthur w. Miller was
called to make an investigation, and
he and Deputy Coroner DR.. T. J. Ma
loney decided that death resulted from
natural causes. Mrs. Grant was born
in Ireland 70 yearsSago. The funeral
was held at st. Patrick's church tues.
day morning.
Word has reached st. Paul that Geo.
P. Dougherty, a former resident Of
that city and son of Mrs Mary
Dougherty, ess Dayton ave-, has been
killed in an accident at Conneaut, o.
Mr.. Dousherty was injured Friday of
last week, dying few hours later. The
body was brought to st. Paul, and the
funeral was held Wednesday morning
from st. Tinke'a ch,,rct, Mr. 'rn,sI.
erty would have been 80 years old
Tuesday. and was born in this city,
He had been absent about two years.
John G. Forbes, 50 years old, 1858
Lookout place, connected with the en-
cheering department Of the Great
Northern railway, was found dead in
the bathroom at the home Of his
brother. T.. A.. Forbes, about z O'Clock
last night. Death had resulted from
gas fumes escaping from small gas
heater. Just outside the bathroom
door was a small dog owned by him.
also dead. Apparently Mr.: Forbes, who
had gone into the bathroom to take
bath, had lighted the gas heater and
did not notice the escaping fumes until
too late to save himself. His body
was discovered lying on the floor. It
is not known at just what time the
death occurred. -
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