The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-04-07


be in excess of 100000, against which
there are assets of about $250,000, 8
portion of which is worthless.
The latest advices received from
Japan have shown famine conditions
In Sendai and the northern provinces
to be SO serious that, the New YorI
State Red Cross has determined tc
raise not only money but food in this
country for the relief of the starving
Japanese.
The sawmill of Edward Diefendor1
at Chittenango, N. Y, was blown ul
by a boiler explosion. Edward DEF
endorf, Jr., and Patrick Baker were
instantly killed and John Higgins and
Jesse Kelsey fatally injured.
While resisting arrest on q minor
charge, Robert johnson (colored) was
shot and instantly killed by Marshal
Webster Roberts, also colored, at
Wyoming, o.
Baron Rosen. the Russian ambassa.
dor to Washington, received dis.
patch from st. Petersburg announcing
that rumors of probable anti-Jewish
uprisings in Russia are unfounded.
The Ohio senate killed the primary
election bill, for this session, by re
fusing to agree to the amendments
proposed by the house. This bill has
excited interest all over the state.
The German government has placed
an order WITH the Krupp's Germania
works for battleship of $4,000 tons
Walter Wood and Stuart Wood
members of the firm of r. d. Wood
& Co., iron manufacturers of Philadel-
phia, were found not guilty in the
United States court here of accepting
a rebate on shipment to Winnipeg
The suit was brought under the Elkins
anti-rebate law.
The Iowa anti-pass bill is virtually
q law, or will be as soon as Gov. Cum.
minis can at1x his signature to the
measure.
The Ohio general assembly has ad-
journed until 1905, the terms of the
members having been extended as 9
result of the biennial election amend.
ment to three years.
The Moroccan conference reached ar
agreement on all points, the result
seeming to be a victory for France.
Secretary Root will drop reciprocity
for the present and endeavor to settle
other questions with Canada.
Indictments against New York ship.
pers are sought by the interstate com.
merce commission for alleged billing
frauds.
The general store of G. NJ. Hatch, In
which the Bridgeport, Conn.,, post office
is located, was broken into and robbed
the robbers getting $4,000 in money
and stamps.
John Culver, aged "a years, q retired
business man of Mcpherson, la.
dropped dead from heart failure while
strolling along the platform at the
Union depot at Denver, Col.
St. Paul put on it's holiday attire il
honor OF It's fiftieth anniversary as &
municipality, and celebrated, with pa.
rades of bands, military and civic OF.
CARNATIONS.
Plato Lacey and c. F. Bollacker. ;
merchant, were crushed to death under
the falling wall of burning three
story brick building at Reid City
Mich.
A bulletin issued by the department
OF commerce and labor shows that The
trade of the United States with Mexico
in the fiscal year 1905 aggregated il
value $92,000,000, as compared witt
$31 100000 in 1895 and $1S,OOO,O0O il
1885.
Licensiado Cleto Gonzalez Viquez
formerly minister of finance, has beer
elected president of the republic o.
Costa Rica.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Frederick w. Whittredge, of New
York, as special ambassador to repre-
sent the United States at the wedding
of the king of Spain.
The annual conference OF the Ma
tional Municipal league will be hell
at Atlantic City, April "a to ~.
The Theodore Roosevelt, a swift
lake passenger steamer, was success
fully launched at Toledo, o.
Senator Tillman announces he will
make his campaign for reelection OF
the South Carolina dispensary prob
lem.
An aged Indianian says he was swim
died in Chicago out of $4,000 through
land bond deal, and caused the ar
rest of two men, one IS years old.
Mrs. Storer denies that she used +;
letter from the president to aid Arch
bishop Ireland. She did use letter BY
Mr.. Roosevelt when he was governor
of New York.
The government canal which will
furnish water power for building Sal
river dam at Roosevelt. Ariz., is ready
for opening.
John Alexander Dowie was deposet
as leader Of Zion at a dramatic meet
ing. He was branded as fraud b,
the chiefs Of his church. and the in
surgents was Joined by his wife ant
son. Deputy Overseer Voliva, recent
ly placed in charge of the community
was elevated to the leadership by tn,
disafected people.
Seventeen German soldiers wer,
killed in an engagement with Hotten
totts In German Southwest Africa.
Reckless automobilists killed q DO,
and fatally hurt two women in New
York.
Conservative estimates place tn,
number Of seals already taken during
the season at $50, 000-the largest catcl
of the past 40 years. It is believed