The Irish standard., 1906-08-04
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Sue ieVOlutlOnlStS. All the vast stores
OF artillery arms and ammunition
stored at Sveaborg are now in the
hands of the revolutionists, with the
path clear for the landing of other
great stores of arms held ready for
shipment to the revolutionaries as
soon as landing could be made safe.
The Nebraska Prohibition platform
reasserts adherence to the principle of
no traffic whatsoever in liquor, but
insists that the people have the right
to vote out the saloon by states, coun-
ties or municipalities, and to that
end declares for the enactment by the
next legislature of a county option
law.
William R. Hearst has decided to
run for governor of New York as an in
X dependent candidate. The state COM
mtttee of the Independent league, a
Hearst organization, decided the
league shall hold state convention in
September II to nominate Hearst for
= governor and put full state and ju-
dietary ticket in the field.
An important informal conference
commission and representatives of the
Western Trunk Line association and
the traffic officials of various southern
and southeastern railroads took place
In the hearing room of the commits.
sion at Washington. 1t related to the
construction to be placed by the
commission on the recently enacted
railroad rate law
President Roosevelt has contributed
one dollar to the Republican national
congressional committees campaign
fund in response to general appeal
for one dollar contributions
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller
reached Cleveland. They were driven
directly to Forest Hill, their suburb
an home. Mr.. Rockefeller greeted the
newspaper men who had gathered at
the Union station most cordially. He
said he was glad to get back to his
old home.
The Negro Young Peoples Christian
and Educational congress having for
its object the educational and moral
uplifting of the race, began a five
days session in Washington. Sever
. al thousand delegates are in attend
ance.
Excepting slight brush in the res
olutions committee over Congressman
William Alden Smiths resolution
pledgfng the party to the direct nomi-
nation of United States senators, the
Michigan Republican state convention
i was featureless and partook more of
the nature of ratification meeting
than a convention.
The negro who was charged with
criminally assaulting Miss Annie
Poole, a young girl in Lakewood, an
. Atlanta, Ga, suburb, was captured and
lynched.
-Four men were killed and a fifth
man is missing, as result of an ex-
plosion of guncotton in the works of
the Cooper Chemical company on the
outskirts of Newark, n. ].
After crawling on hands and knees
for great distance through the for
est, Duyo Rogich, of Milwaukee,
wounded in three places by Clarence
Dietz, reached the homestead of
Charles Johnson, at Dadison, Wis, and
was later carried into Winters, where
he secured medical attention Slight
hope is entertained for his recovery.
v James H. Sage. of Troy, N. Y, a
nephew of the late Russell Sage, Tues
day declared that the will of the de-
ceased millionaire will be contested.
DR.. James D Eggleston, Jr., son of
the president of the Pacific Express
company, and who has been practic-
& ing as a dentist in Denver, was ar
rested on the charge Of counterfeit
ing.
William Woods. of st. Louis, shot
and killed his young wife, who had
been some time residing at Mobile,
Ala, with her sister, Mrs. Thomas.
Secretary of State Root, speaking
before the Pan-American congress,
gave valuable advice to Latin America
regarding working out the problem of
popular self-government. The prob.
lem, he said, is difficult and labori-
Gus one.
The will of Russell Sage bequeaths
all of his estate to his widow, Margar-
ct Olivia Sage, after the payment of
5000 to each of Mr.. Sages nephews
and nieces and $4,000 to his sister,
= Mrs. Fanny Chaplin, of Oneida, N. Y.
Mrs. Chaplin died since the will was
made.
The protected cruiser Milwaukee
fulfilled all requirements of the gov
eminent in four-hour straightaway
run of 100 miles out to sea-
Congressman Henry McMorran, of
Port Huron, was renominated by the
Seventh Michigan congressional dis.
trict Republican convention.
A band of Tartars attacked eight Ar
menians near Arax. The corpses of
:, two of the Armenians were found on
( the spot.
Several Lettish revolutionists &C.
cused of five political murders at
Mitau, Courland, were condemned by
court-martial to be hanged.
The New York Press says: evil
liam R. Hearst will be nominated for
governor in Carnegie hall on Tuesday,
September II, or on the following day.
At the close of the convention the
nomination will be rendered to Mr..
Hearst at mass meeting in Madison
Square garden.
Francis R. Reynolds, a bookmaker
and racing man, was found dead at
the bottom of an air shaft at New