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The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
LAYS DOWN HIS PEN.
Death of Paul Dunbar, Who Gained
Renown as the Poet of the
Negro Race.

Dayton, O.. Feb. 10-Paul Laurence
Dunbar, the poet of the negro race,
died at his home here Friday after
noon of consumption. For three years
he has been seriously III and for a
year critically i'll. but he kept at his
work Internationally and wrote his last
poem for his Christmas book. "Howdy.
Honey, Howdy," just before Christmas.
Mr.. Dunbar was born in Dayton June
q, 1872. and was first newsboy and
then an elevator boy and in his ups
and downs for livelihood practiced
writing. His first poem was written
when he was seven years old His
first work to attract attention to him
was u class poem written for the
Steele high school in 1891 His first
of total Of 81 books was Oak and
Ivy" His poem best known was
when Malindy Sings" which was
written to his mother. whose name is
Malinda. Mr.. Dunbar is survived by
his mother, his wife and two half
brothers. Robert and William Murphy.
who reside in Chicago He will be
buried in Woodland cemetery this
city. the first Of next week. many per-
sons of note being expected to attend.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
PAY TRIBUTES TO LINCOLN.
Notable Observances Of Anniversary
of the Birth Of the
Emancipation.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 13.-Congress-
man Charles E. Littlefield of Maine, Eu-
gene N. Foss, of Boston and Joseph H
Gaines, OF West Virginia, with Briga-
der General John A. Johnston, U. s.
A.. were the orators at the Lincoln day
banquet of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association in this city Mon
day. Congressman Charles H. Grosve-
nor, of Ohio, was unable to be present
and the address on Lincoln was deliv-
cred by the POSTMASTER, Congressman
James F. Burke.
New York, Feb. 13-The twentieth
annual banquet dinner of the Repub-
lican club of New York was held Mon
day night at the Waldorf-Astoria
General Henry Edwin Tremain, presi-
dent of the club. was POSTMASTER. The
toasts included: Abraham Lincoln 81
Gen. Horace Porter; The Republican
Party" Representative ]. S. Fassett;
Shall the United States Make Its Own
Laws?' Representative James 7. Nc
Cleary, of Minnesota.
Washington, Feb. i3.-Anniversary
exercises of the birthday of Lincoln
under the auspices of two patriotic as
sociations were held in Washington
Monday night at the Congregational
church unaer the auspices of Burnside
Post No. 8, of the department of the Po-
tomac of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. Addresses were made by Rep
resentative Graft, of Illinois, Rev. H
N. Couden, chaplain of the house Of
representatives and others. Command
er Tasker announced that President
Roosevelt told him that while his
heart and soul were with those who
We're celebrating the birthday of Lin
coin, it would be impossible for him
to be present at the exercises. Letters
of regret were read from Vice PEST
dent Fairbanks, Speaker Cannon and
Admiral Schley.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
GHOSTS OF ABBoTsFoRD.
Attempts to Create Spooks at Sir Wal
tsr Scott's Home Proved
Failures.

The attempt al making "a ghost OF
Abnotsford" will probably end with
the lady TO whom the name was an
piled. says the London Academy. This
la,iy. the widow Of Rev. John Car
michael, has jus, died at Edinburgh at
the venerable ag. Of 49, When q
child she went as y visitor to Abbots-
ford. and. losing her way on one occa-
sion. opened The dining-roOm door
noisclessly. |, happened that Sir
Walter and his guests were discussing
the question Of the possibility of thu
appearance of Il departed spirit, and
the mysterious opening of the door
at the moment won for the little girl
the name Of the ghost of Abbots-
ford" This name she retained
through life.
Another attempt at creating ghost
at Abbotsford was doomed to failure
Opposite to the entrance to the library
there is an archcd doorway leading to
other rooms. 1t was discovered that
by an arrangement Of lights the
shadow Of person under the arch
could he thrown on the opposite door
with weird effect. But Sir Walter,
when called upon TO witness the ex-
pertinent. did not express approval of
1t. for a reason that even Lockhart
could not guess. SCOTS interest in
ghosts. however. ID notorious, and he
liked telling ghost stories to his
visitors
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
news Of minnesota.
Factory Inspection.

MISUNDERSTANDING to the fac
tory inspection report for the city by
the state labor bureau. there are in the
city Ss,s36 wage-earners Included in
this are the wage-earners employed in
the suburban establishments OF Colum.
bia Heights. Hopkins, st. Anthony
Park. st. Louis park and Wayzata. OF
the total numher Of wage.earners, 2s,-
7si are adult m lies. S6l9 adult females,
and s33 children under l6 years of age,
or GIG boys and sl7 girls. The largest
number of persons during the last year
were employed in the -four and grist
~millinv industry; they represented 6.5
per cent OF the total or 2.473 persons.
OF this number, 90 per cent were adult
males, 10 per cent adult females and
O.. per cent boys under l6years Of age.
In the printing and allied trades, there
were found 2.s5O wage-earners, OF
which S>.4 rer cent we're adult males,
II. 8 per cent adult females and per
cent children
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
SOUNDS YELLOW war ALARM
CON jER DECLARES A R.voLU.
TIoNIs PENDING.
A Rep ,t:tion of tbs Terrible RIOTS
OF a Few Years Ago. Pres
emit Dynas y Doomed.

San FranciscN. Feb l5-M j c. A.
d vo:. general superintendent of the
transport service in San Francisco
shares with other army officers the APP
Frehension of those in the Far East,
In an interv ew yesterday lie said:
rhe awakening OF China is here.
There were in the same rumblings
heard previous to the late boxer out.
hreak. Every army officer expects
trouble in Chine. An officer who ar.
rived here to-day from Washington on
his way to China said he knew the war
department had grave news from Chi.
ma. but was not making it public"
The transport Meade is now on her
way to Manila loaded with troops The
J" 'rren and Crook lie here ready to go
into commission whenever orders come
from Washington to get them ready.
LIS Angeles. Feb. l5.-E iward r..
'o"ser. for many years United States
minister to China and who is now
STAYING ut Pasadena for the winter. in
an interview yesterday on the present
anti-foreirn agitation in China, said:
1.-THE United Should warn China
against repetition of the terrific
riots of few years ago A show Of
warships should be made to impress
upon the government of China that the
trouble must not be repeated and will
not be tolerated.
II am satisfied that serious trouble
will come. but do not expect that it
'vi,l be directed especially against the
United States. but will be against the
"eienine Manchu dynasty.
''The Mauchurians are insignificant
in numbers and the present uprising
10 for The purpose Of establishing a
new dynasty and not to GUST foreign
"rs. The most violent disturbances
will be in the southern provinces and
sill cndanger all foreign interests"
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
The Northern Man in Texas.

As the northcrner listens and looks
in Texas all the illusions he brought
with him are dispelSed. Instead of the
embattled hip pocket there is tele-
phone consultation with ones at
torney. Instead of d shooting ARRAY
there is lawsuit. In lieu of the red
shirt there is boiled and bosomed linen
and the bandana is replaced by COL
lar from Troy. Where one expected
to find leather-trousered cowboys there
are store.ciothed hackmen, including.
at San Antonio. the second son Of q
British nobleman who went broke and
is now earning his living by driving
visitors about the city. AS for law and
order in Texas, man with concealed
six shooter in New York is safer from
arrest than the man with concealed
toy pistol in Tcxas.-Sunset Magazine.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
After the Passes Are Cut OFF.
VICTIMS OF FIRE.
Four Lives Lost and a Number Of Per.
sons Injured at Portland, Ore.
Many Buildings Burned.

Portland. Ore, Feb. 13.-At least four
persons lost their lives in fire that
swept busy commercial district at
the east end of the Morrison street
bridge, spanning the Willamette river,
Monday. Ten or more persons were
seriously injured and were removed to
hospitals or the nearby residences.
The dead are: Nathaniel P. Young,
aged 50, Waterman: Eddie Daley. a
boy; two unrecognized bodies, one
may he woman.
The fire started in the Mount Hood
saloon and consumed that place and
the lodging house above.it, in which a
majority of those killed and inju ed
were sleeping. twenty-five horses.
property of the East Side Transfer
company, were destroyed.
Waterman Young met his death in
a heroic effort to save the horses.
He had made several trips into the
Transfer company's stables and final
ly was cut off by the flames. Looking
from an upper window. he waved his
hands to the crowd below and cried;
"Good-by, boys; l can't get out this
time" and he fell back into the flames
The loss is $4,000.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
PRISON FOR BEAVERS.
For Conspiracy to Defraud Govern.
ment Former Postal Official Re-
ceives Sentence Of Two Years.

Washington. Feb. IA. - George w.
Beavers. the former chief of the salaries
and allowance division of the post Office
department, Tuesday pleaded guilty to
an indictment charging him with con-
spiracy to defraud the government In
connection with the sale of time record.
Ing clocks to the post Office department.
He was Immediately sentenced to two
years In the penitentiary at Moundsville.
w. Va, where August w. Machen, DR..
George e. Lorenz and the two Grs1
brothers already are confined, the for
mer for four years and the remainde:
for two years each.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
MAY NOT eE REBUILT.
Burned Town Of Littleton, w. Va,
Will Probably Lose Its
Identity Forever.

New Martinsyille. w. Va. Feb. 1c.-
Littleton. which was practically wiped
out by fire Friday. will probably never
he rebuilt. Many of the sufferers are
disheartened and have expressed an in
tention to go to other towns. Mayor
Bradley threatened to prosecute the
proprietor Of the one remaining saloon
if he opened, but his order to close
was disaobeyed. Bradley promptly
sent man with sledge hammer to
the saloon, and the latter knocked in
the heads Of over 100 barrels OF beer
and allowed it to flow into the creek.
The fire. which destroyed go buildings,
IA business houses and rendered nearly
1000 persons homeless, was caused. 1t
is said, by the two sons of Harry
Crow. who had been playing with
matches in closet. Many are now
Quartered in tents of the national
guard. which were ordered sent to Lit.
Teton by Gov Dawson.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
SWINDLED HIS WIFE.
Late Developments Prove Disgraced
Peoria Preacher, DR.. Simmons, to
Have Been Forger.

Peoria, ILL.,, Feb. 14.-Sensational de-
velopments in the case of DR.. George
H. Simmons, the banl1er-preacher, who
killed himself Il week ago. were made
In the probate court Tuesday, when
the widow asked the appointment Of
an administrator of the estate. Her
statement showed that her husband
had dissipated $4,000 she held at the
time OF their marriage, giving her
worthless notes representing the
amount. Since his death investigation
conducted by the sheriff showed these
notes to be forgeries. Mrs. Simmons
further said her husband had de-
stroved all his private papers, will,
etc, few hours before his death.
J. A. Tapping, a prominent member
Of the Baptist church, of which Sim
mons was pastor. has been appointed
administrator. He gave bond In the
sum Of 5000. the total property left
to the widow being estimated at $500.
Scandalous methods of banking, de-
clared by many to show wocful laxity
II not criminal intent or criminal care
lessness in the handling of the depos-
itors' funds, threaten to result In the
arrest Of Rev. E. Lewis Kelly, partner
of Simmons.
Mr.. Kelly Is fully cognizant of the
demands Of the deposttors. He asserts
that no banking law was broken, but
he is plainly alarmed by the trend of
events. He has already made arrange
ments with powerful friends to go ON
his bond In case he Is arrested.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
Railroad Taxes.

St Paul-Fears that the railroads OF
the state would contest the payment
Of per cent gross earnings tax upon
their business in the state were set at
r.st when the Omaha paid ITS tax IN
full on it's business for 1895. The COM
pany had paid in sl5O.O0O during the
last three weeks, and sent in its check
to complete the payment of the tax OF
$l63, ss6.43. per cent tax on gross
earnings amounting to $4,09s, 100 %.
The business of the road shows con-
siderable increase and the taxes show
an increase of almost so per cent.
The gross earnings for 1904 were So,
1853, 1856 -, on which it paid q per cent
tax amounting to 81l5,016l3. The
Great Northern also send check OF
$50 900 in~ part payment ot,its taxes,
making total of 100000 paid this
year.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
Capitol too Small.

St. Paul.-The capitol commission
invited the state dairy and food depart
ment and the state board of health to
move from their present quarters on
the ground floor of the new capitol to
rooms in the old statehouse. The COM
mission does not insist that both make
the change, but is anxious that one
should. This is because OF insistance
of the secretary of state for additional
room for.his documentary department.
When the capitol was planned, it was
arranged to give the secretary of state
torney general got the rooms. Peter
+ Hanson. secretary OF state, has never
been quite satisfied with the rooms
which he now occupies, and because
Of his pro,estation the commission is
trying to get ground floor quarters for
his documentary department. now
lodged in the dark and damp basement.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
Blown to De ath

Franz, Mimi. Feb. Is One man
was killed and two ser, onsly injured
by the explosion of Northern Pacific
freight engine.
Arthur Green. the engineer. was
blown thirty yards and was picked up
dead. John Thompson. fireman had a
leg broken, and was badly scalded.
He is injured internally. A brakeman
was struck and rendered unconscious
by piece OF the shattered engine.
The explosion was heard a long dis
lance away. Six c,rs were smashed
and all traffic stopped. A special came
from Staples bringing physicians~and
and wrecking crew.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
HAS BIG MAJORITY.
The House, with Only Seven Votes
Against It, Passes Hepburn
Rate Bill.

Washington. Feb. 3.-The house
Thursday passed the Hepburn railroad
rate bill by vote of BAG to z. Those
voting against the bill were: Little
field. Mccall. Perkins. Sibley. Sotth-
wick, Vreeland and Weeks.
The bill. according to Mr.. Hepburn's
statement in closing the debate.
complies specifically with the recon-
mendations of President Roosevelt on
the rate question. 1t gives the inter-
state commerce commission authority
when a rate has been complained of
as unreasonable" by a shipper. to in
vestigate that Fate. and II found TO be
unreasonable. to name rate which
is to be just and fairly remunerative.
which Is to he the maximum rate to be
charged.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
COPPER WAR. is OVER.
Hsinze Sells His Disputed Holdings
for s25, 900, Thus End
ing Long Fight.

Butte. Mont, Feb. 14.-Arthur c.
Carson. representing Thomas F. Cole
of Duluth. on Tuesday took possession
of all mines and mining property of
Il. Augustus Heinze and the United
Copper company in Silver Bow county,
which have been the subject of litiga-
ton with the Ama!gamated Copper
company. The price paid to end the
great copper war is paced at $25, OOO,-
900. Among the mines turned over to
Mr.. Carson were the Minnie Healy,
Rarus, Cora, Belmont, Nippon and
Johnstown, and the interests of the
Hypockav Mining company, the Guar
dian Mining company and the Montana
Ore Purchasing company. More than
100 lawsuits, involving claims for more
than $50,000,00O, are settled by the
deal which has just been consummated
by Mr.. Ryan and his associates.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
Arrested

East Grand Forks, MIMI, Feb. To-
John Bosnian, who was arrested and
charged with highway robbery COM
mitted 10 Oklahoma. left in custody of
Deputy sheriff Frank Wynne of Nor.
man. Okla. BOSNIAN decided to go with.
out requisition pape"s and expressed
confidence that he could adjust matters
and csc .pe penitentiary sentence.
Deputy Sheriff Wynne stated that
BOSNIAN, who is ranch owner, is be-
l.eved to be tee chief Of a gang of cattle
thieves and outlaws which is alleged to
be the leader.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
MCCALL DYING.
Last Rites Of the Church Administered
to Former Head of New York
Life Company.

New York. Feb. 14.-The last rites
of the Roman Catholic church were ad.
ministered Tuesday to John A. Nc
Call. former president Of the New York
Life Insurance company, at Lakewood,
N. j., where he has been seriously i'll
for some time. Father Healy, of the
Church of Our Lady of the Lake,
which the Mccall family has attended
whenever at Lakewood, officiated. Mr..
Mccall had a sinking spell and the
doctors had been hastily called. His
condition was such that his family
was advised to be prepared for the
worst. Subsequently. Mr.. Mccall raj.
lied somewhat. but his condition re-
mains critical.
The exact nature Of Mr.. McCalps
illness has not been announced by his
physicians. 1t is understood, however,
that he is suffering from liver COM
plant. The disease has progressed
with great rapidity and Mr.. Mccall has
lost at least GO pounds in the last three
weeks.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
Many Condemn Land.

Mankoto Mimi. Feb 9.-Because of
d,latorIness in the conduct of the ne
gotiat ons for the purchase of Mime
opa Falls AMI adjoining property for a
state park, the opportunity for acquir.
ing the property without condemns
ton proceedings may have passed
away. Orange Little yesterday sold
this and the balsnc. Of his farm to Err
win L Buck. real estate dealer, for
SEQ, 600, and it may be that the new
owner will want to hold the property
around the falls for his own private
grounds
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
Tried To Blow up Town

Crookston, MINI. Feb l5-Accorl:ue
TO message rec lived by the sheriff. au
unknown made an attempt to blow ur
the town of Fowlds. new town 10.
cated near the end of the Wilton
logging spur. The man had secured a
quantity of dynamite and was pro.
ceeding to plant it under several build.
ings in the town when number OF
citiznns became aware of his inten.
ton and frustrated it by removing the
dynamite. After being deprived OF the
exn' osives the man is said to have de.
cared that he would secure more and
carry out his plan. Comfy Attorney
Mcdonald of Bemidji left for. Fowlds
on receipt Of the message and he will.
make complete investigation.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
ISLAND OF SOLID IRON.
One Of Pacific Archipelago Almost
Entirely Composed Of
the Ore.

The Northumberland islands belonR
to Queensland, and lie of the east CEN
trail coast of the Pacific, between the
towns of Rockhampton and Mackay.
One of the smallest islands in the
Duke group of this archipelago is Iron
island.
The whole island is iron ore, except
a strip from 60 to 100 feet wide on
the west and a sand fiat across its
northern end. The island is 1890
feet in length and 52S feet in great
est width, its highese point being 100
feet above high-water mark.
1t is estimated by the geological sur
vey that the amount of ore above
high-water mark is 100000 tons, and
that The additional ore available be-
tween high and low tide (23 feetl
amounts to 100000 tons, making q
total OF 2,250.0OO tons of available ore
The rock on the western side of
the island is greenish, highly altered
trachyte. in which there has been
great development of east and west
cross quartz veins. probably formed
the surrounding region. On the south
side OF the island are three outcrops
OF pure white statuary marble, from
10 to 20 feet across and 90 to 60 fee:
in Length.
k is believed by some Queensland
biologists that the ore metasomat-
ically replaced limestone and slate.
and that the formation of ore may
still be going OH. inasmuch as the
ridge top supports figs and scrub vege-
tation, showing that spring water is
still reaching the surface The ore
consists chiefly oi cryptocrystalline
magnetic. with massive hen,atite, and
has scarcely a trace OF impurity. It's
specific gravity is As to 4.6.
Blocks OF ore up TO ten feet in diam
eter are piled up around the base of
the island. No work has yet been
done. but there will be no difficulty
in mining down to tide level. To
work below that level wall of ore
will have to be left to prevent the
entrance of the sea water.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
HocH MAY NOT HANG.
New Evidence Is Filed with Gov. De-
neea-Afadavit of Pathologist
in His Favor.

Chicago. Feb. 13-Affidavits by
Prof. Robert Zeit. head of the patho-
logical department OF Northwestern
university, and by Mrs. Emily Fischer
Hoch. filed at Springfield with Gov De.
neen, add new and sensational fea.
lures to the Hocl murder case. Mrs
Hoch admits that she perjured herself
While on the witness stand for the
prosecution. and intimates that her
testimony was given because of threats
made against her by persons inter-
ested in the prosecution. Prof Zeit's
affidavit is to the effect that the ar
senic found in Mrs. Emile Welcker-
Hoch's body might have been admins
tered after death. His letter Is a
lengthy one. and il recites the effect
Of poison on the human system and
In marked degree denies large part
OF the expert testimony given at the
trial. which resulted in Iloch's convic-
ton. The exact contents of the letter
prepared by the professor is not
known. for neither Attorney Conner
ford nor the governor felt at liberty
to discuss the matter. hut it is said
that he makes u serious charge regard
ing the conduct OF the Koch case by
the states attorneys Office. This
charge is to the effect that lie was
consulted regarding the pathological
conditions surrounding the death of
the woman and that because his opin-
ion did not coincide with the story OF
the prosecution his testimony was not
used
1t is contendcd that the new evil
ds!nce will put different construction
Oil the case and that the governor
should grant stay of sentence in or.
der that Hoch may have chance to
prove his innocence.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
Cost of Living.

The cost of living in this country Tor
the eight years to July 1. 1905. accord
ing to Dun's Index Number. has risen
35.7 per cent; that is. wholesale prices
representing. In due relation to per
capita consumption. the cost of bread
stuffs, meats. dairy and garden prod
ucts. and other food; clothing metals
and miscellaneous products like lum-
Der, glass. paints and drugs have risen
since 1897 from 72.455 to 1892. The
prices Of many hundred commodities.
embracing practically all the neces-
saries Of life. are included in this
reckoning.-N. Y. Times
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
WILL RUN AGAIN.
Announcement of His Candidacy 70,
Reelection Made by Gov. Cum
Minis, of Iowa.

Des Moines. H.. Feb. 1O-Gov. A. B.
Cummins has authorized the Register
and Leader to announce that he will
be candidate this year for the Re-
publican nomination for governor.
The reasons that prompted him to
make the announcement when it has
been stated that he personally pre-
ferred not to run will be set forth later
on in letter to be issued to Repub-
licans of Iowa. This announcement is
a forerunner of one of the bitterest
pre-conventions in the Republican
party of Iowa ever known. The con-
test will be between George D. Per-
kins, of Sioux City, and Mr.. Cummins.
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
Miners Begin strike.

Pittsburg. Pa. Feb. 9.-All the mines
OF the Clearfield and Jefferson Coal &
Iron company, operating at Yatesboro,
Helvetia and Sykesville. are tied up,
the 10000 men employed in them hav-
ing struck in obedience to an order
from the union leaders. Besides the
miners. 1000 railroad men and 500 shop
men are thrown out of work by this
move. which precipitates the long
threatened struggle in the bituminoua
coal fields of western Pennsylvania.