The Irish standard., 1906-04-28

"AlGu le Was GAIT! luS Ill HIS pOCNeC,
Harold Carmichael, II years old, was
killed. and his companion. Frank Nc
Claren, was injured The boy was
disemboweled.
The White Rock mineral spring a.
Waukesha, Wis, has been sold for
$2,500,000 to the Wilson Distilling
company. of New York.
The Russian frontier town Of PHI.
wishlt was swept by conflagration.
Eighty buildings We're burned to the
ground.
The supreme court of the United
States settled for all time the bound
airy dispute between the states of Iowa
and Illinois, declaring that the bound
airy should lie directly along the mid
die Of the main channel of the Missis-
sippi at the place where the nine
bridges mentioned in the original de-
cree cross the river.
William Miller, wife and little child
and Mrs. Miller's sister, of Gibson
county. Indiana, ate mess OF greens.
supposed to have contained poison.
j. Pierpont Morgan has bought the
celebrated Oppenheim collection of
Cologne. In many respects it is the
finest collection in Europe.
George Fletcher. the Oldest British
subject, so far known, died in County
Tyrone, Ireland. He was lis years
old. King Edward recently presented
Fletcher with a gold snuffbox.
In re hD
almshouse have protested to the
board of aldermen against being
served oleomargarine. They demand
pure butter.
Fire destroyed the Methodist Episco-
pal church at Iowa City, Ia. for the
second time. The loss was $4,000; the
insurance, $4,000.
AS the result of dust explosion in
a mine Of the Colorado and Fuel Iron
company, 40 miles west of Trinidad, -
miners are known to be dead and one
other is missing. with little hopes of
being found alive.
Notwithstanding the presence OF
nearly 10000 soldiers, the whole COL
liery district about Lens, France, is
virtually in q condition of revolution.
Robbery, destruction and violence con-
tinue. Orders to the troops are not to
interfere with the strikers unless in
self-defense.
Assemblyman Fred H. Hartung was
adjudged not guilty Of accepting a
bride by jury in the municipal court
at Milwaukee.
The Baltimore police are searching
for man who has thrown vitriol upon
feamle children. Twenty-three COM
plants have been recorded against
him.
A son was born at Stockholm to
Princess Gustavus Adolphus, formerly
Princess Margaret OF Connaught.
Charles F. McKenna of Pittsburg,
Pa. judge Of the federal court OF Porto
Rico, cabled his resignation to Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Edward G. Stoiber, a millionaire
mining man. formerly owner of the
Silver Lake mines and mills near Sill
verton. Col. died at Paris, France. Of
typhoid fever.
Mrs. Margaret Mather, mother Of
Robert Mather, president Of the Chi
cago & Rock Island Railroad company,
died at Galesburg, ILL.,. aged rs
Robert E. Drake. street railway law
yer and financier. noted throughout
New York state, was killed at Lyons.
N. Y.
Struck by batted ball while watch
ing game on the grounds Of St.
Johns orphan asylum at Philadelphia,
11-year-old Thomas Brown. an inmate
of the home, had his neck broken and
died almost instantly
Announcement was made that an
drew Carnegie had agreed to give the
Illinois Wesleyan university at Bloom
ington 100000. providing that 100000
was raised by the trustees. The offer
was accepted.
Two highwaymen were seen to
hold up. rob and throw man off the
Commerce street bridge at Dallas,
Tex, 90 feet down to the bank of
Trinity river. His legs were broken.
Robert Ramsey, machinist of Ne.
vada, Mo-, while beating his way on
Chicago & Alton train, fell under
the wheels at Bloomington. ILL.,, and
was killed.
Skip" Wilson. one OF the proprie-
tors of wild west show, is dead and
his partner. William Duvall. was IA
tally injured as the result of battle
with officers on the public square at
Richmond, Mo.
A procession of 1000 Catholics from
neighboring villages tried to recapture
their church at I.esnos, Poland. A
furious fight with Mariavits ensued.
in the course of which II persons
were killed and so wounded.
Joseph e. Smith, colored, was hanged
at Fort Madison, la, for the murder of
Mrs. Ida Cannady at Buxton. Ia. on
October 1G, 1903. He met his fate
calmly after a restful sleep and a
hearty breakfast.
The court at Sunbury, Pa, consid-
cred the application of A. Herndon for
wholesale liquor license. He Tipped
coin with the attorney for the petit
toner, and the lawyer won.
The post Office at Cavalier, Pembine
county, N. D., was robbed of $1.1O0.
$500 OF which was in stamps.
State Secretary NJ. r. Filming of the
Illinois Association of Letter Carriers
issued call for the eighth annual
convention, the date being fixed at
May 30 at Elgin.
K. &. Dun & Co. report trade condi-