The Irish standard., 1908-02-15
nv PASSING

Finally a statesman has arisen who
would pension the unemployed, and he
doesn't appear to be from Ohio. No.,
he halls from good old Massachusetts,.
Charles Francis, former Minneapo-
Titan and one of the popular newspa-
per men Of the city, died in Chicago
one the 10th inst, of heart disease. His
wife and two sons survive him.
Governor johnson, it is said, may
forsake politics for the national lee
ture field. Personally, without uues-
ton, he would be much the gamer by
such course.
Martin w. Littleton, who handled
the Thaw case in the last trial, re-
ceived $4,000 for his services. This
is one of the largest fees ever paid in
any criminal case heretofore tried in
that state.
All is over in Ohio so far as Fora
ker is concerned, says Taft's manager.
The senator from Ohio doesn't seem
to fully realize this remark of Mr..
Vory's, from the amount of noise he
is still making.
John Lind of Minneapolis and Henry
B. Hovland Of Duluth were appointed
regents of the State University on
Thursday last by Governor Johnson.
The retiring members are J. T. wy
man and S. q. Comstock.
Count Laszio zeno Maria Henrik
Simon Szechenyi, who recently mar
ried Gladys Vanderbilt. was McKen-
ny-at least the counts old family
name was McKenny, SO it is claimed
He is thus figured out to be a Glare
man, barring objections.
There isn't anything to arbitrate"
was stereotyped phrase in New
York last year, but somehow the rec
ords now show that over 400 disputes
between employers and employees were
settled in that city through arbitration
from January, 1907, to January, 1908.
Secretary Taft has given up all at
tempts to reduce his weight, his
friends announce. The coming Repub-
lican presidential candidate needn't
worry on that score. He'll come pretty
near being featherweight before the
campaign has closed.
While there seems to be little SYM
pathy for John L. Gleason in his long
drawn out suit against the board of
regents of the university of Minnesota,
yet the decision Of Judge Fred V.
Brown that the university can sue or
be sued will be found good law.
The Wisconsin Democrats in con-
vention at Milwaukee last Thursday
chose delegates to the national con-
vention at Denver pledged first, last
and all the time to the support of
William j. Bryan. First to get into
the field with its delegates. Wisconsin
is simply setting the pace.
William Jennings Bryan will deliver
lecture for Catholic charity this (sat-
urday) evening in Chicago, under the
auspices of the Catholic woman's
League of that city. 1.-THE Prince Of
Peace" will be the distinguished lee
turer's subject and the big Seventh
Regiment Armory promises to be
crowded to the doors.
James Manahan of ST. Paul, who
has recently. returned from an extend
ed trip to the East, says the sentiment
in New York is overwhelming for
Bryan and that the delegation from
that state will be for him without any
question Of doubt. What has been un-
derstood by all good judges for some
time past is simply reiterated now by
Mr.. Manahan.
While the entire school was at mass
Tuesday the girls Indian school and
the dormitory attached at De Smet,
Idaho, on the Coeur dAlene reserva-
ton, were totally destroyed by fire.
The fire originated in the third story
in the girls dormitory by the falling Of
stove pipe, it is thought. Not even
the personal effects and books of the
Indian girls were saved. The loss is
$4,000.
Rev. Father I. A. Baart. pastor of ST..
Mary's church of Marshall, Mich, and
one of the recognized authorities in
this country on the canonical law Of