The Irish standard., 1907-03-09
FROM THE CAPITAL.

Kane has returned from months
trip to old Mexico. Mr. Kane was
with Il party who travelled through
the eastern part of Mexico. He was
not at all favorably impressed with
his observations of the country
John Fitzgerald, superintendent of
the workhouse. is seriously i'll with
pneumonia. He has been ailing for
some time and Tuesday his Illness
took turn for the worse and was
diagnosed as being pneumonia.
Ex- -Sheriff Anton Miescn has begun
suit against the county of Ramsey
to recover $3,s9S.2o for the service OF
personal tax citations for the years
1904 and 1905. A. similar action was
recently started by ex-Sheriff Justus.
but failed by reason OF the action OF
Judge Orr III sustaining the demurrer
to the complaint interposed by the
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County Attorney O'NeiI.
The case Of Thomas Kccgun VS..
The Chicago Great Western road, re-
! Gently begun in the district court, has
been settled and dismissed. the ncces-
sary papers having been filed Wednes-
day by the parties. Keegan claims to
have been injured Dec. 1. 1906, while
working in Il car at South st. Paul.
The complaint alleged that another
car was brought in collision with the
ono he was working in and he was
thrown violently to The floor. He
asked amages in the sum OF $4,000.
! II. A. Kennedy, superintendent of
the Great Northern at Spokane, is to
have a better position than was at
first supposed. 1t was reported Tues
day that he would be given the posi-
tion of general superintendent to Sue
cecd George Il. Sadc, who has re-
signed. Wednesday it was ascortained
! that new position is to be made for
Mr.. Kennedy. that Of assistant general
manager. and he is to have direct
supervision OF the superintendent.
Rev. John A. Ryan, of st. Paul's
seminary, gave an address on social
ism last Tuesday night before the
knights Of Columbus at their hall on
Cedar st. DR.. Ryan is the professor
of ethics and economics at the semi
nary and has given the subject Of So
cialisnl much study. He is the author
Of "The Living Wage" During the
while a. great many Of the plans pro-
posed by socialists are con,mcndable,
they were nevertheless ilnpracticable.
Government ownership Of industries,
he said, was the main issue Of the So
cialists, but there was an objection to
this plan, in that it would tend to-
make the government despotic.
Funeral services for Thomas Foley,
the railroad contractor and wholesale
| ing at the Cathedral. The body had
been taken at $3.50 o'clock from the
house, 2s6 Summit ave. Despite the
large size of tho church three quarters
Of the seats were occupied. Men prom
inent in the railroad world, in finance
and in trade were present Sisters of
| ,lr.te
from the College OF st. Thomas ap-
peared among the gathering. The
honorary palbearers were Frederick
Weyerhaeuser, G. r. Macdonald, OF st.
Cloud; George Reynolds. Of st. Cloud;
C. D. O'Bricn, James Mcclure, J. c.
McConville, John Cauineld and DIR.
Angus Mcdonald. Peter Liesen, D. II.
wetherby, W. J. Gill, H. A. Baker, @.
r. Strong, J. p. Murnane, u. z. Will
Jams and Rudolph Ebert were the ac-
tive pallbearers.
Mrs. Patrick Gallagher of Portland
ave. is very i'll, and in st. Joseph's
hospital for treatment.
Division No. I held its regular meet
ing at Hibernian hall on last Wednes-
day evening and was largely attended.
Oficer Thomas J. Mccarthy, who
has been at deaths door at st. Joseph's
hospital for several weeks and who
had typhoid pneumonia and was oper-
ated on for appendicitis, is now out
Of danger.