The Irish standard., 1906-06-23
Freddie Muth, the seven-year-old boy

John Joseph Kean, a member of re-
spectacle New York family, one time
bookkeeper OF the Harlem bank, a
stockbroker and more recently a real
estate agent, is the abductor.
Twenty years of hard labor in soli-
tary confinement in the eastern peni-
Tertiary was the sentence pronounced
Tuesday on John Joseph Kean, the alb
ductor of little Freddie Muth, of Phila-
delphia.
The pitiaple affair at Bialystok ap-
parently has burned itself out. No fur
Their blcodshed has been reported and
no more is expected, even by the radi-
Gals. While most of the correspond
ents fix the number of victims at 700
dead and wounded, the representative
of the Cracow Nova Reforma, of Wen
ma, considers 1000 nearer the mark.
At Zabludow and Gouiondz, in the
province of Grodno, and at Ossowiec,
in the province of Lomza, ant-Jewish
fights have been started. 1t is not
known how many have been killed. At
Lapy, village near Bialystok, five
Jews were killed and many were
wounded. All the Jewish shops at
Starcheltz were destroyed.
The executive committee Of the Mid
Continent Oil Producers association
issued a circular to members OF con-
gress condemning the section OF the
rate bill which relates to pipe lines.
Ansa Zedin, who gave states evil
Cd %I1 frio1 OF Pioo Of re
revolutionists, which resulted in the
imposition of seven death sentences,
was killed by three unknown men.
The Massachusetts, senate passed to
be engrossed the bill providing that
eight hours shall constitute a working
day for public employee.
At Lissola, near Monastir, a Greek
band murdered eight Bulgarians, in
Guiding two priests.
Ernest H. Denicke, who on April 20,
during the progress Of the San Fran
cisco fire, killed an unknown man on
the water front, was dismissed. The
killing was justified because the VIC
tim was a looter. -.
]. B. Binns, formerly a lieutenant
in the United States army stationed at
Fort Davis, committed suicide by
jumping overheard from the steamer
Ohio while the vessel was en- route
from Nome to Seattle.
Despite the rumor that the miners
in the district in which Indian Terri
tory is included would not return to
work, the mines were reopened.
Neither side is claiming victory in
the settlement of the Ohio mining con-
troversy, but both operators and min
ers express satisfaction that the strike
has been ended.
John NJ. Pattison, governor of Ohio,
died of chronic interstitial nephritis at
his home in Milford, is miles east of
Cincinnati.
Stockholders of the Equitable Life
assurance company by a vote of 667
to 80, adopted the formal resolutions
authorizing the amended charter,
which provides for the naturalization
of the society.
Edwin Higgins, who, during Presi-
dent Johnson's administration was
acting governor of Utah, died at Wash
ington, aged 62 years. Since 1885 he
has been government clerk.
State Insurance Commissioner Wolf
declares that he will eject between 20
and 30 fire insrance companies from
California unless they comply with
the law requiring them to furnish him
with lists of all their San Francisco
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the filing of losses.
The Farmers State bank of Clear
field, Ia, was closed by the state bank
examiner.
Lloyd Emerson, - years old, of Pop
lar Grove, N. Y, who has been visit
ing his grandmother near Mason City,
Ia, was drowned while bathing.
After a protracted meeting at To-
peka. Kan, the creditors of the estate
of the late c. j. Devlin adjourned to
meet in Topeka on July 10 without
having arrived at a decision regarding
the ultimate settlement of the estate.
Oscar Stevens, wealthy mine own
er and cattleman of Montana, died at
Denver, COL, of diabetes, aged 81 years.
He was born in Montrose, Pa.
Mrs. Carl Bode, wife of railroad en-
gineer, was shot and killed at Salida,
COL, by Mrs. Harold Hutchinson, wife
of a switchman. Jealousy was the
cause of the murder.
The presidency of Toronto university
of Toronto, Canada, has been offered to
James H. Baker, president of the Uni
versity of Colorado
The Daughters of Beloit, an organi-
cation of Beloit alumni, established a
loan fund for the aid of girls who de-
sire to take college course.
William Bates of Red Wing, Mimi,
found 8 pearl in clam shell which is
said to be the largest :resh-water pearl
in existence. Its worth is estimated at
from $4,000 to 100000.
Mrs. Alice Olsen was awarded $685.
600 damages at Butte for the death of
her husband in the Michael Davitt
mine. Olsen met his death from a
blast fired, it is alleged, by employees
of the Heinze interests, operating the
Rarus mine, adjoining the Davitt.
The national divorce congress COM
mittee having in charge the drafting
of statute on a uniform divorce law
will meet in st. Paul September 1.
The report has been revived that
Charles M. Schwab will turn up at the
proper moment as candidate for
United States senator to succeed
Francis G.. NeWlands. of Nevada.