The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-25

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shorpshooters are rapidly multiplying
in the army as the result of the re-
cent act of congress authorizing an
increase of pay to those who show
themselves unusually proficient.
Worthan Brothers company, dry
goods dealers at Rockford, ILL.,, was
placed in the hands of a receiver. AS
sets, $4,000; liabilities, 100000. The
failure is attributed to the injudicious
report of a commercial agency.
At the Sixth congressional district
Republican convention at Kearney,
Neb., Congressman M. P. Kinkaid
was renominated by aclamation.
In quarrel with his neighbor be-
cause his chickens trespassed, James
Whitehead shot and killed Ira Gay at
Clinton, Ia.
Illinois Democrats in state conven.
ton at Peoria by vote of 1,O17 to 581
tabled resolutions asking for Roger
y. Sullivan's resignation as national
committeeman and Endorsed Bryan.
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, said he had not observed
any sentiment in Tarlmany for the
nomination of District Attorney Will
liam Travers Jerome for governor by
the Democratic state convention, but
there was, he said, plenty of senti-
ment for w. R. Hearst.
The presidential boom of Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon, for 1908, which
was launched recently by his own con-
gressional district, was given. an en-
thusiastic Endorsement by Illinois Re-
publicans. The mention of Cannon's
name brought the convention to it's
feet and there was enthusiastic cheer
ing.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at the
gold camp of Ramsey, about Is miles
from Virginia City, New. Tom Ram
sey, a millionaire mine owner of Gold
field, shot and fatally injured man
named Brown, who had, it is alleged,
jumped one of his claims.
A private message from Ell Paso re-
ported positively the arrest of Paul
o. Stensland, fugitive president of the
wrecked Milwaukee Avenue State
bank, at Aguas Calientes, Mexico.
The large kitchen at the national
soldiers home near Hampton, Va,
was completely destroyed by fire.
The managing director of the Tan
ganyika Railroad company writes to
the London Times denying that John
D. Rockefeller is financing the way.
A western Ohio interurban car
jumped the track while going at full
speed at Grid ersville, o., killing three
persons and injuring over 20.
Articles of incorporation were filed
in South Dakota for the Sioux CITY,
Pierre & Northwestern railway. The
line is to run from Sioux City to
Pierre, thence to Minneapolis.
Rumors are rife in Zion City. It is
limited on all sides that a visit made
by Voliva to DR.. Dowie may have as
its object the compromise of the war
ring interests in the city and their
union for the benefit of the city's in
terests.
The steamship Lucania, which sail
ed for New York from Queenstown,
took among her passengers Paul Nor
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. James K. Hackett
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Mackey.
Representative Nicholas Longworth
of Cincinnati. was elected secretary of
the International Policyholders' com.
mittee of the New York and the Mu.
tual Life Insurance companies.
Fred o. Murray, collector of Gus.
toms, and formerly deputy county
treasurer. was acquitted at Buffalo, N.
Y. of the charge of grand larceny in
connection with the graveyard" scan
dal.
Secretary Testers statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton shows
a total of 1,976,713 bales, against L.
10000 last week. OF this the total
of American cotton is 997,713, against
1,095,940 last week.
Acting Attorney General Robb
handed down a important ruling for
bidding importation Of Mexican Ia
borers under contract for railroad
work.
Scarcity of labor is the cry all over
the northwest from the head of the
lakes to the wheat lands of the Da-
kotas, where the demand has reached