The Irish standard., 1906-06-09

seriously cnd many others slightly In
jured as the result of the overturaing
of a crowded electric car at Moore's
Corner in East Providence, R. I.
Herman G. Ferry, president of the
United Mine Workers Of Illinois, has
signifed his intention of resigning his
position.
Spain is to be drawn upon by the
isthmian cana. commission for labor
ers.
A fitting climax to the attempt to
murder the king and queen of Spain
was the Identification and suicide of
the anarchist who threw the bomb at
them, Manuel Morales. He died at
night lying in lonely road, unshriv-
en- and unattended. In the little town
of Torrejon de Ardos, midway be-
tween Madrid and Alcala.
A very insignificant fire was the in
direct cause of heavy damage to the
stock of the Haiden Brothers depart
ment store at Omaha. The fire start
ed in a furniture store room at the
rear of the building. 1t had done no
more than 100000 damage when it
started the automatic sprinkler which
flooded the entire five floors of the
building, causing a total loss of $780,
900.
Ray Reber, of Byron, aged II years,
was shot and killed by his sister, aged
seven, at Rockford. They were play
ing when an old shotgun in the hands
of the girl was discharged.
DR.. Samuel P. Boardman, wealthy
citizen of Springfield, ILL.,, was found
dead in the reservoir of the water
works.
The new gymnasium of Culver
(Ind.) military academy was totally
destroyed by fire of unknown origin.
The executive committee of the
Bankers Association of Illinois has de-
cided to hold the annual convention in
Springfield September rs to q.
The United States grand jury at Las
Vegas, N. NJ, has returned indictments
against the Santa Fe railway company
and the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany for granting and receiving re-
bates on coal shipments.
Attorney General Ellis has ordered
Assistant Attorney General Harrison
to begin custer proceedings against the
Indianapolis Bridge company for fall
ure to comply with the laws of Ohio.
Twenty people were poisoned by
drinking soda water from a fountain
that had just been installed at Bucyrus,
o. Lead poisoning is thought to be the
cause.
Former Gov. Yates resumed his
speaking campaign at Greenfield, ILL.,,
addressing large meeting in the park.
FIe denied that he had withdrawn from
the race.
At meeting of the Democratic con-
gressional committee of the Fifth Ken
lucky district Congressman Swager
Sher]ey was declared the nominee.
Isaac Storm, eight years old; Clar-
erce Wendt, ten years old, and Honas
Hegman, nine years old, of Ashland,
Wis. were drowned in Chequamegon
bay.
A broken rail wrecked train at
Forest City, ILL.,, carrying 500 Dunkards
to their national convention at the
state fair grounds at Springfield. None
were killed, but Is were injured, nine
severely.
WI Ting Fang, former Chinese min
lister to Washington, has left Picking
on leave of absence. 1t is said that
he will probably live in Shanghai, be-
ing disguised with Chinese official
life.
Drs. P. Arosemena, A. E. Morales
and B. Parres and Gen. d. Diez, Of the
liberal party in Panama, arrived at
New York on the steamer Alliance
from Colon. They come to urge the
mediation of the United States gov
eminent in the approaching elections.
Representative Robert Adams, of
Philadelphia, commits suicide at
Washington because Of financial
troubles.
At the final session of the meeting
of the American Surgical association,
at Cincinnati, DR.. Dudley P. Allen, of
Cleveland, the retiring secretary, was
elected president.
Gov. Pardee, of California, has is
sued proclamation converting a spe-
cial session of the state legislature to
assemble Saturday next.
At the annual meeting of the Kan
sas City live stock exchange resolu-
ton was adopted advocating "a rea-
sonable and practicable inspection of
packing house products" and that the
packers should not be required to pay
for such inspection.
A fire at South Boston, Va, entailed
a loss estimated between $25O,00O and
100000. A lighted cigarette or match
thrown into a Stable started the fire.
Emperor Francis Joseph has invited
the chiefs of the German and Russian
stats to attend the Austrian army
maneuvers in Silesia during the month
of September.
Sixteen men charged with particle
pating in the lynching of John v.
Johnson, at Wadesboro, NJ c., were
held in bonds of $4,000 each for trial.
Malcolm R. Patterson, of Memphis,
representative in congress from the
Tenth district, was nominated for
governor of Tennessee by the state
Democratic convention.
Business maintains wholesome prog
ress and mercantile collections i'm
prove. A goou gain is noted in COM
parison with the corresponding period
of any previous year.
The Windber coal strike which has
been the cause of bloodshed is over.
Five DersOns were killed and oaton