The Irish standard., 1906-03-24

The name Of Charles 8. Francis. q
Troy, N. Y. former American minister
to Greece, was sent to the senate for
confirmation as ambassador to Aus.
tria-Hungary to. succeed Bellamy
Storer.
Former Lieut.. Schmidt, who com.
manded the vessels Of the Black Sea
feet which mutinied in November Of
last year. was shot at Otchakoff, Rus
STA, with three of his sailors.
The Dorcas custom ore mill, located
half mile north of Florence. Col,
was destroyed by fire. The mill was
built six years ago and was valued at
$4,000.
Ex-County Treasurer George T.
Mayfield, Of Madison. Ind. whose &C.
counts were found short $4,000 has
paid back the principal and 1892 in
interest. The shortage dates back six
years.
Trustees of the New York Life un.
der the Mccall regime will refund
$4,000 paid to campaign funds.
Secretary Root admits that Bellamy
Storer. the American ambassador to
Austria Hungary is to retire imme-
diately from his post. It is known
that there has been some friction with
the administration which Mr.. Root
nor others conversant with the condi-
ton of affairs will discuss.
The Goodrich steamer Atlanta was
burned to the waters edge on Lake
Michigan, IL miles south of Sheboy.
gan, Wis.,, and about five miles out.
The Atlanta is valued at about $780,
600 and the boat and cargo is a total
loss. With the exception of a deck
hand, who was drowned, all On board
were rescued.
Mrs. Ida Donielson, while entertain
ing a party Of frieRds in Kansas City,
Mo-, became enraged at remark of
e. G. Harris. q painter, one Of the
guests. and shot and killed him.
Landslides resulting from storms
killed and injured 20 persons at Rio
Janiero, Brazil. At Peropolis so per-
sons were killed and many injured.
A severe earthquake occurred at
Kagf, Formosa. Hundreds of build
ings were destroyed and many hun.
dreds of people were killed.
A mammoth snowslide In the Mount
S;seffels district, six miles south OF
Ouray, Col, wrecked the Camp Bird
mine mill, farmhouse, boarding
house and reading room. William
Cressey is known to have been killed.
The property loss is estimated at be.
tween 100000 and 100000.
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth, the
Salvation Army leader. is to retire
from active work as the result of 4
breakdown.
Lyman ]. Gage, former secretary OF
the treasury, is to resign as president
of the United States Trust company OF
New York.
The Standard Oil company is pre-.
pairing to make spirited contest fol
what it considers its rights and to
meet the attacks from governmental
agencies.
During eight weeks 1883 rebels
have been shot or hanged by order of
the Russian government in an effort
effectually to crush the radical move
ment.
A partial victory has been won by
the pope in France, the ministry al
lowing some of the new bishops to take
possession of the episcopal residences.
William Carr, a negro, was lynched
at Bayou Plaquemine, La, Saturday
night for stealing and killing a COW.
President Roosevelt announces him
self as heartily favoring the idea adj
vanced by Prof. Edmund ]. James to
invite Chinese students to study in
American institutions.
Damage amounting to 100000 to
truck farms has resulted from the
overlooking of the Kings and San Joa.
quin rivers in California. The flood
around Visalia has not been equaled
since 1862.
Adolf Kraus, of Chicago, has re-
ceived a cablegram from Count de
Witte giving assurances that the Rus.
sian government will do all in its
power to prevent violence against
Jews who are peaceable.
Rev. DR.. Charles H. Parkhurst, of
New York, in sermon denounced the
slaughter" of Moros in the recent bat
tie and criticised President Roosevelt
for. his message of congratulation to
Gen. Wood.
Arbor day was generally observed
by the planting of trees on the prai.
ries Of Oklahoma.
The charge is made that the New
York Life Insurance, company gave
$4,000 to the Republican campaign
fund in addition to the $14S,000 I'M
covered by the Hughes committee.
This is denied by Cornelius N. Bliss.
The mental and physical collapse OF
John d. Rockefeller is feared by Lake.
wood IN. J.) residents.
Railroads are grabbing all the coal
cars they can get in anticipation of
a strike.
Alton B. Parker, at Charlotte. N. c.,
urged southern Democrats to take the
party leadership.
The Japanese house Of representa-.
tives passed the bill for state owner.
ship of all railway lines.
In six months Evangelist "Billy"
Sunday caused the conversion Of 5000
people and was paid $4,000 for his ef-
forts.
The Million club Of st. Louis plans
to boom trade by inviting delegates
from the southwest to attend q confer.
ence IN that citv next month