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The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
SCORES anti. CANTEEN LAW
ACTING JUDGE ADVOCATE TELLS
OF ITS EVIL RESULTS.
Great Injury to Military DiscIpilnsA-
Report Shows Decrease in Num-
Der Of Courts Martial.

Washington, Aug. l9.-'The annual
report of Acting Judge Advocate Gen.
eral Porter shows that there was q
decrease of 683 in the number Of
courts martial in the army during the
last fiscal year. The total number
was 1913, including 80 officers, % of
whom were convicted.
Among the enlisted men by far the
greater number of court martial trials
were on account OF desertion. there
being no less than 1lOl cases, and
732 cases of absence without leave
Four officers were dismissed by SEN
tence, as against IA last year.
The report dwells upon the evil re-
suits following the passage of the anti
canteen act, which, it is said, has
undoubtedly caused the location near
military reservations Of resorts for
the sale of intoxicating liquors which
pander to the appetitcs and passions
of these enlisted men, who, largely by
reason of the prohibition in question,
frequent the same These resorts are
beyond the control Of the military au-
thorities and their presence is highly
detrimental to military discipline"
Attention is called. to the continu
ance of the practice Of selling cloth.
ing issued to enlisted men in spite OF
the efforts looking to Its suppression
and 1t is suggested that the limit OF
punishment should be increased and
provision made for taking up the uni.
form clothing of a soldier upon his
discharge, at an appraised value, thus
emphasizing the fact that the war de-
partment regards the uniform cloth.
ing issued to a soldier for his use in
the military servicesas the property OF
the United statess in the same sense
as his horse, arms or Announcements.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
VENEZUELA ls INVADED.
force from British Guiana Crosses
Boundary and seIzes BaIata.

Georgetown. British Guiana, Aug. 10.
Much excitement has been caused
here by the invasion of Venezuelan
territory by Capts Calder in the COM
mand Of small frontier force from
British Guiana and his seizure Of q
quantity of balata (the gum of the
bullet-tree, used for insulating wires,
etc., which it is alleged had been col
Looted on British territory.
Capt Casder's force went down the
Barima river and crossed the boundary
into Venezuelan territory, where
Capt. Calder, at the point OF a re-
volver, demanded that the Venezuelan
commissioner surrender to him 1000
pounds OF balata. The commissioners
gave up the gum. He has made pro-
test, however, to President Castro
and the British consul here against
the seizure of the balata and the In
vaston of Venezuelan territory. Fears
are entertained of retaliation at
Morawhanna, the British frontier
headquarters. There has been much
trouble over the balata trade for some
time and the British omcials have
made strong attempts to prevent IL.
licit trading in the gum.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
FRiCk WOULD NOT DIG UP PAST
Objects to Calling in Question Acts
Sanctioned by Usage.

New York, Aug. 22.-Henry C.
Prick, who came to town from his
summer home for a brief period to at.
tend the meeting of the finance com.
mittee of the United States Steel cor.
poratlon, made a statement regarding
general conditions as he viewed them
He said II find nothing in under,
lying conditions to warrant the appar.
ent great lack OF confidence which now
seems prevalent.
Now that the government ia de-
termned to- enforce the laws hither
to dormant. would 1T not be we'll that
actions of the past. sanctioned by Gus
tom and usage at that time, should
not be called in question under the
new order of things, but that such ac.
tivity as the government has shown
should be taken as evidence of its
intentions as to the future and serve
ms fair warning to the arrangements
of all corporations? or course, where
corporations are still acting outside
OF the law unknowingly 1t is to be OK
pected that they should he set right
but am sure that can be accomplish
ed without harm to any one and with
out the least injury to credit If the
situation is properly and intclligently
handled by the administrations
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
ANOTHER FATALITY.
A Little Child Is Killed Near Osseo
Mimi,

Minneapolis, Aug. 21.-Another IA
ta2ity has been added to the list of
injuries and damages inflicted by the
storm which dealt death and destruc-
ton to the summer colony at Lake In
dependence and which swept Mime
apolis on Sunday evening. The tor
nado was not confined to the vicinity
Of Lake independence but swept thru
the northern part of Hennepin coun-
ty. Tillie Putzlier, years old, daugh-
ter of Andrew PutZlier, living near
Osseo, was killed in the wreck of her
home by the tornado. The house was
blown away and the child was caught
in the timbers and crushed.
Ingle Kimmile, a man living near
Osseo, was caught in the tornado and
blown against pile Of stone. sustain
ing serious injuries. A man and wom-
an in a buggy were struck by the
full force of the storm and blown out
of the rig, which was destroyed. The
woman's nose was broken and the two
were otherwise badly bruised.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Leaving a note that she would rath-
er face death than meet her husbands
wrath when he learned that she had
Incorporated $500 of funds of ST.
Johns Evangelical Lutheran church.
Mrs. Andrew Goetz left her home in
West New York Friday and has not
been heard from since
John Goldie, the famous steeple-
jack, fell Tuesday morning from the
top of the Townsend chimney, in
Glasgow, which is 44S feet in height,
and the highest in the world His
body was mutilated beyond recogni-
ton.
Great Britain has accepted tenta-
tive proposition of the United States
to submit the Newfoundland fisheries
dispute to arbitration at The Hague.
Meanwhile last years modus vivendi
will continue.
William Jennings Bryan was in the
wreck of a Chicago & Northwestern
train near Relvidere. Ill., 1t was the
fourth time the same experience had
hefallen him while going to the Rock
ford ChautauGua
Mayor Taylor of San Francisco be.
gan the promised cleansing of the mrl,
nicipal departments by sending a mott.
fication of their removal from office to
four OF the police commissioners.
The chief of police and several Cos
sacks were killed at kryvoiosera, Rus.
STA. in an encounter with reds, in
which two anarchists also were slain.
The incoming steamer Norfolk ran
aground in tho fog in the Potomac.
The passengers were transferred to
!. another boat.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
Ex.SPEAkER MILLER is DEAD.
Was Driven from Chair When MueI
Ter Bill Was Passed in 1908.

st. Louis, Aug. 22.-John Henry
Miller of McLeansboro, ILL.,. who was
speaker of the Illinois house of rep.
resentatives in 1908, when the Mueller
law was passed, died here at the Wash.
ington hotel of acute pancreatic affec.
ton. He came here ten days ago
from Chicago.
Miller was driven from the speak.
ers chair to permit the passage OF
the Mueller enabling law in tempest
uous session. He was literally chased
out of the assembly hall by infu.
rated members, after the gavel had
been snatched from his shaking hands
Several Of Miller's friends shielded
him from from the fists of the irate
members, but score were hurt in
the melee, and when it was all over
Charlie" Allen was chosen speaker
pro tenn. and the Mueller law was
passed.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
Thieves make
II III
A HEAVY HAUL
THREE SACKS OF REGISTERED
MAIL DISAPPEAR WHILE
MAIL CLERKS SLEEP.
The Amount Taken is Unknown but
Supposed to be Large. Robbers
Slip into Car Where Stations are
far Apart.

Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 21.-Three mail
sacks containing about a quarter of a
million dollars disappeared from a
Burlington train Sunday night between
Denver and Oxford, Neb. The post
Office officials have Just made the theft
public. The train left Denver with
seven sacks and but four remained
when it reached Oxford. Detectives
and postoffice officials are at work on
the case.
Supt. ]. NJ. Butler Of the sixth divi.
sion of railway mail clerks believes
the robbery took place just west Of
the Nebraska line. Both mail clerks
were asleep while the train was pass
ing over long stretches of track with
few stations.
Work Of Sneak.
Butler believes some one slipped
into the mail car and threw three
sacks out of the window. He has
ascertained that the valuables were all
in two of the sacks, one being empty.
Seven sacks of registered mail were
placed on the Kansas City train. leav-
ing Denver over the Burlington Sun
day night. These sacks were des-
tined for Chicago. and we're supposed
to be placed on the Chicago train at
Oxford. Neb. Two of the registered
sacks were missing when Oxford was
reached.
Postofflce officials have all been
warned to be cautious about giving out
information on the robbery.
Robbery Is Admitted.
According to reports made tonight
to railway postal officials in Lincoln,
the amount of money stolen from the
postal car on the Burlington last
Thursday night was not $250,000. as ut
first .rumored, or anything like that
sum. but the authorities refuse to say
just what the amount is.
That some money is missing. and
that it disappeared near Oxford, Neb..
is not denied. The packages were
sent from Denver for Chicago. and
their disappearance was first noticed
when the checking up of registered
matter began just after the train left
Oxford. It is denied tonight that
there was any transfer Of mails from
| one car to another Mt oxford.
Denver Officials Hopeful.
| Denver, Aug. 21.-The Burlington
| officials in this city say they have no
knowledge Of the disappearance of the
registered mail sacks on that road be-
tween Denver and Oxford, Neb. They
said all che information they would
have would come thru the postoffice
department.
The Denver postoffice officials say
they believe mail bags containing
money were missing and that they
of them has been found and the rob.
berry theory gains credence.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
GEMS OF MRS. STANFORD SOLD
Amount Realized $35o,ooo Proceeds
Go to University.

New York, Aug. 22.-Announce-
ment is made here that almost all the
diamonds belonging to the estate of
the late Mrs. Stanford, widow of Lee
land Stanford, have been quietly dis
posed Of and the proceeds are to be
devoted to the Leland Sta1erd, Jr.,
university, in compliance with the
will of the owner. The sale took place
in a wholesale house in London under
the supervision of a committee con-
sisting of Timothy Hopkins, Joseph
D. Grant, Charles D. Lathrop and
Whitelaw Reid, United States ambas-
sador to Great Britain. 1t is said $780,
600 has been realized, which falls
considerably short Of the appraisal
made by experts, which was 100000
Nearly all the gems had interesting
histories, one of them having been
owned sby Empress Josephine and
worn by her on the occasion of her
marriage to Napoleon l., while an.
other belonged to the Marlborough col.
lection.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
Taft Starts on Lono journey,

Washington, Aug. 19.-On a pilgrim
age that will encircle the globe and
in fulfillment Of a promise to the
Filipinos to return to Manila to at
tend the opening Of their first legisla.
tive assembly, Secretary of War VIII
liam H. Taft left here Sunday night
on the first stage of the journey.
w. w. Michler, of Mr. Tafts office,
and an attendant accompanied the
secretary. Mrs Taft and son, Charles,
will Join the secretary in the Yellow
stone park for the remainder Of the
trip and Fred ". Carpenter, secretary
to Mr.. Taft. will join the party at
Seattle. The first stop is Columbus,
o., where Monday night Mr.. Taft will
deliver a notable speech before the
Buckeye Republican club
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
Making Machinery.

saltwater, MIMI, Aug. 21.-Without
waiting for the construction of any
portion Of the new state prison, a
start has been made. under the au-
thority of the last legislature, in max
ing farm machinery at the old prison.
]. H. Downing Of Minneapolis. a prac.
tical machinery man, is In charge He
has patterns we'll under way for a
binder, mower and a horserake-the
three kinds Of machines to be made
A name has not been yet determined
upon, but the plans are based on the
latest improved machinery.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
eddy Case COMES To
A Sudden terminus
BEGINNERS OF SUIT FOR Ac.
COUNTING OF ESTATE DECIDE
TO DISMISS 1T.
NO PROFIT is ONE
CAUSE OF ACTION
Burdens and Disadvantages to Be
Endured Are Too Great Declares
Senior Counsel ChandIer-lnterest.
ing Developments in Trial.

Concord, N. H., Aug. 21.-The ia.
nous suit in equity brought March
/ by George w. Glover, son of Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy, and others as
next friends" against Calvin S. Frye
and others for accounting of the prop.
erty of the aged head of the Christian
Science church, came to an abrupt
end when it was announced the suit
had been withdrawn.
Immediately after the opening of
court in the continued hearing re.
garding Mrs Eddy's competency be.
fore Judge Edgar Aldrich and his co.
masters, William E. Chandler, senior
counsel for the next friends" an
nounced that he had filed with the
clerk of the court a motion for the
dismissal of the suit. :.
Mr. Chandler said that there were
many reasons for this action, but that
the principal one was "the unprofft-
ableness Of any immediate result of a
decision in our favor upon the exact
issue as now framed, compared with
the burdens and disadvantages to be
endured by us, both before and after
such a decision"
Chandler Addresses Court.
This was the second day of the sec.
ond week of the masters hearing upon
the competency of Mrs. Eddy. Upon
the masters taking their seats. viii.
liam E. Chandler, senior counsel for
the next friends, addressed the court,
saying:
MAY it please the court, it will
doubtless be relief to the masters to
be informed that the counsel for the
next friends have this day filed with
the clerk of the court motion for the
dismissal of the pending suit and that
they hereby withdraw their appear
ance before the masters without ask
ing from them any finding upon the
question submitted to them by Judge
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
REASONS FOR DESERTloNS
SMALL PAY AND ADJUSTMENT
OF CANTEEN ARE BLAMED.
Maj. Gen. Greedy, In Annual Report,
Urges Higher Wages for Officers
and Men.

Washington, Aug. 22.-The annual
Washington.-The annual report
of Maj. Gen. A. w. Geely, com.
manding the northern division of
the army, which includes the depart
ments of the lakes, the Dakotas and
Missouri, says that the main reason
for desertion. according to the univer.
sal opinion of a large number of com
missioned and noncommissioned of.
f1cers, is the small pay, seconded by
the lack of the canteen and resultant
trouble in dives surrounding the army
posts and "the low standard and gen.
eral worthlessness of recruits
The moral deterioration of the re.
cruits is characterized as a corollary
of the small pay given men.
Gen. Greedy urges increase of pay
of officers and men, f1ve-year term
OF enlistment, material increase in
strength of the infantry and restora-
ton of the canteen privileges to the
extent of selling beer, or, If the can
teen is not restored, that there should
be legislation restricting the use of
liquor by all federal officials and en-
ployes.
He says it is beyond reasonable
doubt, that the establishment of the
canteen decreases drunkenness, and
that it's elimination has largely in
creased liquor drinking and dissipa-
tion among enlisted men.
Discussing camp instructions and
post schools, he expresses the opinion
that there is a tendency to over educa.
ton, by books and lectures, both as
regards officers and enlisted men.
Gen. Greedy holds that the army
ration, while excellent in quality and
doubtless of sufficient nutritive value,
in quantity and variety does not sat
isfy the American soldier. When not
supplemented, through supplies from
gardens, post exchange profits, ETC.,
it furnishes only a meager, monoton-
GUS diet. He says that various edibles
found on every American table, even
of the poorest people, are entirely
lacking in the army ration although
they appear on the naval list.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
Cleveland Is Able tn Trave,

Whctfield. N. H., Aug. Eek Pres.
ident Grover Cleveland. who has been
III during most of the summer at his
home in Princeton, N. j., is expected
at his summer home in Tamworth he.
fore the week closes. He has so far
recovered. it is stated, that he is now
able to travel. Mrs Cleveland and the
children will he here with him and II
Mr.. Cleveland's health permits the
while family will remain until late in
the season
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
war Problem. at Fort Riley

Washington, Aug. 19.-Between
September l and I. the operations
against the earth Todoubt erected at
Fort Riley, Kan. by the engineer
troops will commence. Various prob
lens are to be worked out, the first
three having to do with material, In
Guiding projectiles, explosives and
tests of means Of fire control and the
fourth to be tactical in character. In
the latter various arms of the service
and also the Kansas militia will par.
ticipate
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
SEES NO LOGICAL
REASON FOR WORRY
LESLIE SHAW ON FINANCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS.
WEALTH SOURCES SAFE
Former Secretary Of Treasury, How
ever, Intimates That a Period
of Depression Is at
Hand.

SHAW, former secretary OF the treas
ury, authorised the following inter-
view on the present financial and in
dustrial conditions Sunday:
Our farms produce more than &c.
500,000,000 per annum, and the pros
pect is good for an average crop. Our
mines yield more than $500, 0O0, 900
and our forests more than 1000, 000,-
900, and neither Of these sources of
wealth has been exhausted. The out
put of our factories, In other than food
products, is $12,000,O 100000, and no
fires have been extinguished. The
railways earn more than $4,000, 000, 900
and they are all In successful opera
ton. The pay rolls of our factories
and railways aggregate approximately
$500, 100000, and the scale of wages
has not been reduced.
I'm other words, the real sources Of
the peoples wealth have not yet been
affected, and the ability Of industrial
concerns to pay dividends is not meas
ured by the market price Of their
stocks. Logical reasons for serious
conditions are therefore wanting. Psy-
Geological reasons are never wanting
The Expected Will Happen.
1T judge correctly, the people will
have exactly what they expect. If
those who have money in the banks
withdraw it and lock it up; il the
banks refuse to grant aocommoda-
tons, and If the consuming public de-
cline to place orders, then we will
very soon witness the effects Let
these who think that times Of disas-
ter follow each other at regular inter-
walls bear in mind that this country
never yet experienced period Of Sc
we're depression that was not traceable
to financial or economic agitation or
legislation, and usually to both.
TN 1893 the redemption of green
backs in silver instead Of gold was
openly advocated; the party in power
was under promise to remove the pro-
tective tariff from industries. and the
free coinage Of silver at the ratio of
16 to 1 was championed by prominent
members of both parties. The country
might have survived any one Of these
sources of alarm, but 1t could not sur
vive all three.
Going Too Fast q Gait.
"At this time no one questions our
financial system and the tariff will not
be touched for at least 18 months.
"Some check in the speed at which
we are going is most desirable, and
the checking process has probably be-
gun. It will require fair measure of
confidence and courage to prevent I'M
due retardment in our industries
Capital cannot be forced into activity,
but it can be forced out of activity.
have never seen the time when unt.
versal sanity was more essential to
our we'll being"
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
CORNER STONE LAID.
President Presides at the Cape Cod
Memorial.

Provincetowa, Mass. Aug. 21.-The
laying of the cornerstone OF the Cape
Cod Pilgrim memorial monument in
the presence of President Roosevelt,
Governor Guild and distinguished
guests completed yesterday the foun-
dation of one of the most imposing
structures along the Atlantic coast,
commemorative the first landing with
In a few feet of its base, of the Pill.
grim Fathers. During the ceremony
President Roosevelt spoke in defense
Of his antitrust policy from which, he
declared, he would not waver.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
Live Stock.

Chicago, Aug. 81.
CATTLE-Good to prime steers. $500
7.35; fair to good steers S.. 75GO650: inferior
to plain steers. s4,50l5.50: Texas steers,
81. 25G575: plain to fancy cows. $4,000 so;
plain to fancy yearlings. s5.0o@65O; plain
to fancy heifers. s3.75G550; good to choice
feeders. A.0094.90: good cutting and fair
beef cows. $2.5od375: common to good
earning cows, s1.5oa2.25; common to
choice bulls, $3.5od510; calves, $5.ool7.6O.
HOGS-Heavy packing sows, S.. 6oD5 re:
choice to prime heavy shipping barrows,
S5so16.oo; mixed packers. with barrow
tops. $580D5.90; light barrow butchers.
s. 0hg6.l5: rough sows and coarse stays.
t0:oo05. 80; throw-outs. all weights, 1900
6.25: Digs. $5.25@6.00.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
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THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

Chicago. Aug. a.
FLOUR-Market steady. Spring wheat
special brands. $40 Minnesota. hnrd ma
ent jnte. s4a5GlA.90: straight. export bags
S4,0oM42o; clear. export bags, 81 1913. 40
low grades. s2.65Ml2.75; winter wheat. pat
ent. $3350410 TO-; rye -four, white. 81 22aaG74 10
dark. $35nd4.0n.
WHEATMarket strong September
S9Rc: December. 94laG94Ac.
,CORN-Advanccd sharply September,
56MG58Ac; December. 54AMb5s.c.
OATS Higher September. 4sHM49Mc:
May, 4S449Mc.
BUTTER-Extra creamery. per h., 24h
d26kc; firsts, 22G23c; seconds, 20n22c; dali
ries l7Q2lc.
NEW PoTATOEs-Choic to fancy, "a
975c: fair to good, GS670c.
LIVE POULTRY Turkeys. per lb., lie;
chickens. fowls, PIC; ducks. 1oc
EGGS-Cases included. 13hd15hc per
doz.; cases returned. 13Gl5c; extra high
grades. 20c.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
Ex.Mayor Commits Suicide.

Louisville. KY, Aug. 22.-Hon. Paul
C. Barth, for year and a half mayor
of Louisville, and ousted recently by
the decision of the Court of Appeals,
shot and killed himself Wednesday.
Mr. Barth ended his life in his private
Office at the headquarters of the Utica
Lime company. of which he was gen.
eral manager.
The Irish standard., 1907-08-24
Fatal Powder Explosion

Racine, Wis, Aug 22-In an explo-
sion in one OF the Latin Il Rand pow
der mills at Pleasant Prairie Norman
Phillips, of West Virginia, rs years
old, was killed. and Walter Harrcn
and John Nolan we're fatally burned.
The damage to the buildings is light.
This is the same mill that exploded
several months ago, killing nine men
and injuring others.