The Irish standard., 1906-08-18
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MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
That the Ann Arbor railroad carried
ice and supplies free for the Toledo
Ice & Coal company and forced other
ice concerns to pay full rales was the
startling testimony gained by Judson
9. Clements, interstate commerce COM
missioner, at an inquiry at Toledo.
The subcommittee of the Interna.
tional American conference on the
Drago doctrine agreed ON resolution
even more general than the one on the
programme. 1t recommended that
each American nation at it's discretion
request The Hague tribunal to study
the questions of the forcible collection
of public debts and pecuniary claims
of all nations.
The Moscow police discovered an.
other depot of bombs, which con-
tanned also 80 pounds of dynamite
and 5000 rifle cartridges.
David R. Francis, president of the
St. Louis exposition, has arrived at
Berlin, to express to Emperor Will
liam the thanks of the city of St..
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and diploma of the exhibition.
After devastating 10 Ogden viii
lagos, the Mad Mullah, inflated by his
success, attacked the sultan of Mi
jertain's territory. Both sides lost
heavily. The sultan had nine near
relatives and 700 warriors killed.
All Russian emigrants entering
Prussia must be provided with a
passport and sum of money, for
adults 500 and for minors SIS.
Frank E. Gavin, of Indianapolis,
was nominated for congress by the
Democrats of the Seventh district
Since the fire which destroyed the
greater part of Syrian, July 10, SO
persons have been missing, and it is
thought they have persisted in the
conf1agration and that their bodies
were consumed.
The fighting between Greeks and
Bulgarians at Ahiotu on August ~
lasted from dawn until eight o'clock
In the evening, in the course of
which seven were killed.
The Philippine war veterans were
entertained at Fort Des Moines with
a review of the Eleventh cavalry, the
regiment which was kept from the
Fort Riley maneuvers in order to at
tend the encampment.
Secretary of War Taft has declined
to grant the application for clemency
made by Sidney S. Burbank, late first
lieutenant of the United States army,
49, Grand army visitors at Minneapolis
devoted themselves to regimental re.
unions, sightseeing and receptions
given by the Ladies of the Grand
Army, the Women's Relief Corps and
other auxiliary organizations, all of
which kept open house.
Admiral George Dewey was elected
governor general of the Order of
Founders and Patriots of America to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
OF Robert B. Roosevelt
Plans are being perfected to have
all colored troops in the United States
army stationed at one post because
of race feeling that exists at many
points where both white and colored
soldiers are stationed.
Former United States Senator Lee
Mantle, of Butte, announced his can
didacy for United States senator from
Montana.
c. B. Heath, one of the cattle kings
In the early days of Kansas, died at
Junction City, Kan, aged 67 years.
The New York cotton exchange will
be closed Saturday, September 1 and
Monday, September 8, Labor day.
A new morning newspaper, to be
known as the Washington Herald,
will be published at Washington, be.
ginning about October L. Scott c.
Bone will lie at the head of the en-.
terprise.
The Forty-second district Demo.
cratic senatorial convention at Salem,
ILL.,, nominated S. ]. C. Beckemeyer,
of Carlisle. and John A. Read. of Eff.
fingham, for the legislature.
The Forty-second district Repub.
Hcan convention at Flora, ILL.,, nom.
mated Charles McMackin, of Salem.
for the legislature.
At the Republican convention of the
Second Maryland congressional dis.
trict, Robert Garrett was unanimously
nominated for congress.
Frank Kowalski, paying teller of the
wrecked Milwaukee avenue bank. at
Chicago, committed suicide by shoot.
ing himself through the head.
Republicans in convention at Ma.
con, Mo-. nominated Dr. Edward B.
Clements for congress in the First dis.
trict.
Between 40 and so passengers were
Injured. none fatally, but several seri.
ously, when the north-bound train of
the Fort Worth & Denver railroad was
wrecked few miles south of Fruit.
land, Tex. The sleeper and chair car
left the track and rolled down an EN-.
bankment.
GAINESVILLE. Wis, was visited by ter.
rife rainstorm, causing several thou
sand dollars damage by the washing
of streets. In one place 200 feet on
Washington street was washed way
for depth of 30 feet and a width of
20 feet. The business streets were
flooded.
Jere M. Hunt, city passenger agent
Of the Chicago & Alton railroad, died
at st. Louis from kidney trouble, at.
ter less than days illness.
The so-called Boykin anti-bucket-
shop bill, adopted by the house of rep.
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