The Irish standard., 1906-04-14

A. L. McKneely, of Brooks, Ca, shot
and killed his nephew, Robert Morrow,
neighbour, and Il 12-year-old boy and
was killed by j. T. Hinson, while in
the act OF aiming Il gun at Mrs. Hin
son. The amputation of Mr.. Putnam's
left arm became necessary.
In the French senate Baron d'Es-
tournelles de Constant urged an inter-
national agreement providing for d
gradual naval disarmament.
The police of New Rochelle. N. e.,
stirred by the killing of two women.
set traps for autoists and captured
several
A New York magistrate prevented q
gang of pickpockets from robbing q
passenger on street car.
The death rate from consumption in
Chicago has decreased 54.4 per cent.
in the last half century.
Zionists at San Antonio pledged
loyalty to John Alexander Dowie and
condemned his wife at a meeting at
which the deposed leader spoke.
The governor of Tver, Russia. was
killed by bomb in the principal street
of the city. He was reactionist.
France is seriously disturbed by
labor wars. and the troubles probably
will result in the election of reaction
aries.
Joseph ("Jocko") Briggs was &C.
quilted of the murder of Hans Peter.
son, Chicago tobacco dealer who was
slain during the hold-up of his store.
John A. Linn. clerk of the circuit
court of Cook county, Ill.,, pleaded
guilty to conspiracy to defraud Cook
county and was sentenced to an indie.
terminate term.
Thirty-five automobiles were de.
stroyed and loss of 100000 caused
by the burning of a garage at New
York.
Carnegie's kiss leaves nothing to be
desired. says Mrs. J. H. Eichberg. of
Atlanta, who declares that the iron.
master far outshines Hobson.
Prospects for the winter wheat crop
in most sections of the country are
bright, little grain having been winter
killed.
Interest in the coming all-American
congress at Rio de Janiero is aroused
in Washington by the injection of the
Calvo or Drago doctrine that collec-
tion of debts by war ships on the part
of European nations should be de-
clared against.
Mrs. Mary Scott Hartie. of Pitts
burg. Pa, declared her millionaire hus-
band laid a plot to ruin her good
name.
John d. Rockefeller, Jr.. told his
Bible class that there is no happiness
in merely possessing money.
To choose good wife look at her
tongue and into the garbage can is the
advice of a Cleveland evangelist.
The Mormon church ousted two
apostles who took plural wives re-
Gently.
The Kansas supreme court at To-
peka ruled that the Kansas City live
stock exchange is an illegal trust and
that all mortgages made through it's
members have no standing under the
law
Bishop McCabe in sermon at
Brooklyn declared that the Methodist
church is opposed to labor unions.
At u meeting in a New York church
the assembly made an appeal to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to intercede to prevent
atrocities IN Congo Free State.
Labor unions and reform bodies
have launched a new political party,
the Chicago Progressive Alliance. to
fight graft and bossism.
Reports from the Pacific islands
swept by the recent hurricane tell of
death of $50 persons and destruction
of $1.500,000 in property.
Russian liberals have elected 178
members of the new national parlia-
ment.
Gov. Hanly, of Indiana. in denying
petitions for the pardon of Slrerrick,
again severely scored the convicted
auditor of state.
The city of Philadelphia has brought
suit for s5O00,00O against the deWsed
dlG llltSo I'LL SlCctlS ia WILL
Fourteen Russian soldiers have been
butchered for refusing to fire at the
execution of the leader of the Sevdsto-
pol mutiny.
Kingdom Gould, heir of George Gould,
was operated upon for appendicitis in
the New York home of his parents.
On suit brought against the
Thompson estate of St. Louis. II. Clay
Pierce seeks to control Tennessee rail-
road property worth nearly $13,0O0,O00.
A clerk in the New York registrars
office confessed to certifying to 5000
papers.
Andrew e. Fields, the yellow dog" of
the Mutual Life Insurance company,
denounces officials and promises to tell
all he knows, regardless OF whom it at
fects.
The Hungarian crisis is settled. The
parliamentary government will be re-
established. Commercial union with
Austria until 1917 is assured
The supreme court of Kansas grant
ed decree in Topeka ousting w. w.
Rose from the Office of mayor of Kan
sas City, Kan, for tolerating joints.
This decision was made in spite of the
fact that Rose had resigned from the
office
William Allen White, in reply to
Representative Curtis, of Kansas, said
congressman have messenger boys
jobs merely.