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The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
MINNESOTA BANKER INJURED.
Forced to. Quit Chicago Convention
and Return to Home at Tyler.

Chicago. Sept. ,le.-Marcus Laurit.
sen, of Tyler, MINI, owner of four
banks, was obliged to return to his
home. owing, to severe, injuries he
Sustained last sunday, while ON the
way to the bankers convention in an
automobile.
In company with DR.. .Knudsen and
Charles Nelson, Mr.. Lauritsen was
riding along at . brisk rate out OF
Tyler q few miles when the machine
turned turtle throwing the occupants
into q ditch twenty feet deep. Dr.
Knudson, who was running the auto
mobile was not hurt. but Mr.. Laurit-
sen was badly bruised on the arms
and chest and his legs. and one of
his knee caps were injured. = Mr.. Mel
son was rendered unconscious and
was taken back to Tyler.
After receiving medical attention,
Mr.. Lauritsen came on to Chicago by
train and reached here Monday morn
ing. His injuries gave him great
pain and he has been under the care
of physicians since his arrival. Fin
ally he determined to return home.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
NEW CUTOFF TO TWIN CITIES.
Northwestern Railway Will Have
Short Line From Milwaukee.

Chicago. Sept. 1e.-The Northwest
ern road has begun construction on
220 miles Of track which will give the
company a second short and low grade
line between Milwaukee and the Twin
Cities. The new cutoff will start at
Lindwurm, six miles north of Milwau-
kee. and will join the present Chicago
st. Paul line at Camp Douglas. Just
north of Elroy. Continuing on in q
northwesterly direction the new line
will join the present southern Minne-
esota and Dakota lines at Sparta. The
company will shorten It's present Mil
waukee-Twin City route, which IL by
the way of Jefferson and Madison, by
at least 20 miles. In the course of the
present route there are several tun-
nels and some grades which approach
per cent or so feet to the mile.
The exact route through Milwaukee
to Sparta has not been determined but
the line will give large territory an
outlet to the west and the northwest
without back hauling to Milwaukee. 1t
is possible that the company may run
all or some Of its through trains be-
tween Chicago" and the Twin Cities by
the way Of Milwaukee. Although the
distance over the present route VIII
mot abe shortened materially, tho
grades will. 1t is said, be better and
the curvatures loss. It is expected to
make the new. line a veritable race
track on which the fastest possible
speed can be made when required. In
this connection 1t Is also known that
the Burlington Is going to construct q
cutoff which will shorten the present
mileage of that road between Chicago
and the Twin Cities.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
M. q. INQUIRY STARTED.
Hitchcock Appoints Committee and
Postal Notes May be Outcome.

49, Washington, Sept. 16.-In line with
the reorganization Of his department
to place all branches on a business
basis and reduce. as far as possible.
the annual deficit. Postmaster Gener.
al Hitchcock has appointed a COM
mittee consisting of Chief Clerk
Travers,: Of the Office of third assists
ant postmaster general; Frank II. Lit-
tile, an Inspector; Edwin Sands, assis-
tant superintendent division of foreign
mails; Henry D. Temple, assistant su-
perintendent division of registered
mails, and Herbert 8. Wood, chief of
division Of correspondence. to investi.
gate the money order system. Mum
erous plans will be considered by the
committee for reducing. the cost Of
the system. and 1t would not be sur.
prising should the government, as an
outcome return to the issuance OF
postal notes. "' % =
BAILEY ACCEPTS GAGE.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
REMOVAL sTIRs ST. CLOUD.
Mayor Evans ousts Sergeant Whs
Opposed Chief.


st. Cloud. Sept 15-sergeant Ed.
ward Brick of the st, Cloud police de.
partment was removed by Mayor
Evans, and Frank Bettenberg, former
sergeant or policeswas named for the
vacancy. '..is%S''3
Police Sergeant Brick was removed
from office as g. direct result, of q
charge made by him against the
chief of police, alleging attempts to
shield guilty, parties in the. Lizzie
Swintek affair. Sergeant Brick open.
ly declared himself in sworn affl.
davit as a member o. the faction seek.
ing the 5dismfssaf Of Chief Quinlivan,
and there was no alternative for the
mayor but tonrequest the resignation
Of one or. the, other. gu. So, scr
RAILROADS PROFITS GROW.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
More Than Ninety Millions I. Net
Earnings increase for Year.

Chicago Sept: IL the gross earn
ings of the railroads Of the United
States for the year ending June 30,
1909; WERE 81, 437 1856, s4laaccording to
the figures compiled by the bureau Of
railway news, and statistics from the
monthly tll reports of ne Interstate com
merce commission, as given out here.
The operating expenses were $l,611,-
927,766; taxes. $sS,sef,475, and net op-
Grating income, $73e,49e;6oo The av-
erage mileage, covered by these re-
turns in 1909 is 23o. O9s, against 226,-
121 in :1so8-7an increase of 1878
miles. .. .,
These figures i show an i: increase ); of
s12,745.2o4. in gross earnings and Of
900, 718,357 in net OVER 1908. t'
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STEEL WORKERS out AGAIN
=
WANT sTRikE.BREAkING BossEa
REMOVED.
eehoenvilie, Pa, Trouble Renewed,
But Violence Ia Avoided
.. Thus Far.

Pittsburg. Sept. 16.-The car work.
ers' strike at the plant of the Pressed
Steel Car Company, in schoenville.
which was thought settled on Wednes.
day of last week after costing nine
lives and heavy financial loss, began
anew when between 5000 and 1000
employees Of the car works walked
from their work and quietly dispersed
to their homes.
The workmen now allege the car
company officials have broken faith
with them regarding the discharge of
imported bosses brought here during
the recent eight weeks labor trouble
There are fifty deputy sheriffs on
guard at the car plant. Little or NO
trouble is anticipated. however, and it
Is believed that by noon the car works
will again be In full operation.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
GOVERNOR VERY WEAK AFTER
SEVERE OPERATION YEsTER.
DAY AT ROCHESTER.
MRS. JOHNSON STAYS AT BEDSIDE
Work Of Surgeons More Complicated
Than Was Expected and Fears
Arc Entertained For His
Recovery.

Rochester, Sept 16-Surrounded By
watchful. anxious surgeons, Governor
johnson lies in st. Mary's hospital at
Rochester. making brave fight for his
life against heavy odds; suffering in.
tensely, but cheerful through it all. !;
OF the governors relatives, his wifa
alone is with him. After yesterdays
ordeal. which was a hard one, Mrs,
johnson is very nervous, but she ia
bearing up bravely under the circum-
stances and hoping for the best. She
was not in the operating room while
the surgeons were at work, but res
NAMED near, anxiously awaiting for!
word from the doctor. 4
Refusing the soothing use of Sleep
ing potions. the governor is bearingt
his pain manfully. He Is not complain..
ing and now and then tries to cheer up
Mrs. Johnson. who at 10 o'clock, III
was decided. should remain all night at
the hospital. ...t.a, /
Gov Johnson's worst days will ba
today and tomorrow, physicians who
are watching the case say, and IL he
pulls through that period he will prob-
ably recover rapidly.
No complications Of cancerous on
tuberculosis nature were found during
the operation, and there was no pus in;
the abdominal tract.
The mortality in cases like the gov
srnors present one is about 10 per,
cent. according to DR.. w. j. Mayo.
Tho incision is being kept open; that
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
EAaLas' OFFICERS NOMINATED.
Senator Grady for Grand Worthy Vice
President. .-s

Omaha. Sept. 1.-THE nomination
Of grand officers was the principal
business Of the national convention
Of the fraternal order Of Eagles. Sen
ator Thomas F. Grady, Of New York.
was unanimously nominated for grand
worthy vice president. "''"
Frank e. Herring. retiring vice
president; succeeds to the office Of
president. -"
Other officers nominated were as fol.
lows: Grand worthy chaplain, Frank
H. Cole. Englewood, ILL.,: grand worthy
secretary, Conrad H. Mann, Ashland,
Wis; grand worthy treasurer, Finley
McRae. Helena. Mont; grand worthy
conductor. w. A. Disch, Parsons,
Kan; grand worthy inside guard. Ed
ward r. Fuller, Richmond, Va.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
TO PRESS SUTTON CASE. !.
Iowa Congressman to Push Inquiry
Next Winter.

Washington, Sept. 16.-FolIowing
the exhumatioR of the remains Of
Lieutenant James N. Sutton, United
States Marine corps, and the autopsy
on them, it 10 learned the attention Of
congress will be called to the case
next winter. Representative Good, OF
Iowa, expects to introduce resolution
calling ON the naval affairs COMMITTEES
to investigate and report upon the
whole case. 81, I. 4.
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GOV. JOHN A. JOHNSON.

proper drainage may be assured. Last
night DR.. McNevin was asked II peril
tonitis was feared. He said that it
was little too early to say anything
as to that and that even were it to-
develop later 1t wouldAnot for two or
three days. M, .-. .4,,e~
Governor Johnson has, twice befqre
been operated upon by the, Mayos; (
once he went under the knife for re-
moval of ulcers from the intestines.
The other operation was for appendi.
citis. m
This operation was q much more
serious and difficult one than either
Of the others. Before the surgeons
had proceeded far with their work. an
abs0ess, which required some fine and
skilful work to remove, was encoun-
tered. 1t took two hours and ten min
utes from the time the incision into
the abdominal cavity was begun to
complete the work. 1t was 10 minutes
past II when the patient was taken
from the operating room. 4
During the operation there were
present, among other we'll known sur
geons. DR.. v. Bastenelli of Rome, one
of the court physicians to the king OF
Italy; DR.. A. B. Ancker, city physician
Of st. Paul. and DR.. stamm of st. Paul.
with DR.. H. R. Whiterstine, state sem
ator from Rochester.
The bowel adhesions furnished the
most difflcult and most serious partiof
the operation. All of the affected in
testines adhered to each other and to
the abdomen in such a way thatait Ie-
quired the most minute and painstak-
ing skill on the part of the surgeons.
The executive approached the try.
iuing ordeal with great fortitude. He
smiled cheerfully when the doctors
were preparing the gruesome details
for the operation. smilingly saying
goodbye to his physicians and attend.
ants.
As the operation proceeded the
physicians realized more fully each
moment the seriousness ot the situa.
ton, finding the bowel adhesions about
as bad 10 they could be. After 1t vas
over, DR.. Witherstine stated that the
physicians felt confident that. II the
governor rallied from the shock he
would never have q recurrence Of tho
trouble and would be strong man
for the rest of his life.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
TAFr* TO BE. GIVEN AUTO RIDE.
President To. Hold Reception and be
liver TWO Addresses at M1nona.

Winona, Mimi, Sept. 1e.-when
President VIM. H. Taft arrives: here
he will be given an automobile drive
through the principal streets of the
city and around Lake Winona. Ac-
oording to arrangements the ride will
be, Illuminated by red fire for the en-
tire distance, and at regulart inter-
walls fuses which will; burn for ten
minutes will be touched off.
From 1880 p. IA, to s:.45 p. m. Pres.
ident Taft will hold reception at the
Winona hotel, and all who desire to
meet. him will be, given the opportuni-
ty of doing SO. go
At S:45 p. m. the president will
speak at the opera house, and imme-
diately following this at Philharmonic
hail. u = s,.,.... ~. s:.e
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18

Reached north pole,
April 8. 1909.
Lowest temperature,
1873 degrees (Fahr.).
Ice. as we near pole.
becomes chalky, great
strips Of. black .cours-
ing through It.
Sun casts weird rays
when we are about 200
miles from the goal. .
Maximum speed. fer
tty miles in twelve
hours.
Original equipment,
I22 Eskimos, II women,
10 children, 228. dogs
and 46. sledges.
Equipment at the be-
ginning Of final dash,
Is; men, e5 dogs, 5. q
sledges.
! New land il sighted
at "a degrees. B. min.
utes, 30 seconds; lon.
gitude, IS degrees. Q
minutes, 10 seconds.
Beyond seth parallel
ice does are greater.
As. We neaf the pole
ice takes on CLASSY sur.
Party. at pole. Peary
land one Eskimo.
I B q
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
ONE DEAD, s HURT IN WRECK.
Rotten Rail Causes Fatal Accident on
Milwaukee Road.

Rotten Rail Causes Fatal Accident on
Milwaukee Road.
Aberdeen, 8. D.. Sept. 16.-Clem q.
Daley, Of Aberdeen, aged SO was killed
and six others seriously injured when
the baggage car of the Orient Roscoe
line Of the Milwaukee road was do.
rallied. The injured are: John Russell,
Redneld; Art Melgaard and Peter
Johnson. Aberdeen; Marvin Payne.
Harding's Grove; KY: Matt Hammer.
schmidt, Eureka. S. D., and H. b. In.
gersoll, Millard. o,
A rotten rail was the cause Of the
accident.
Daley had been to Orient and had ef-
fected a reconciliation with his wife,
from whom he had been separated for
three years. He was the proprietor
Of q restaurant here.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
No. Clue to Murderer,

Utica, N. Y, Sept: >16.-The police
have run down every possible clue
without result in their effort to find
the murder of little Theresa Proco-
pio and Freddie Infusino, and they are
no nearer a solution than they, were
when the crime was discovered Mon
day. Rewards aggregating $3,26O have
been offered, for. information (which
will lead to the arrest and. cQnyiction
of the murderer. :.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
Reached north pol

Reached north polo
April p. 1905. ~
Lowest temperat ure,
% degrees (Fahr.).
Ice, as party nears
the pole. assumes
G b q ky appearance,
with black lines. q
Peculiar pallor Of
sun il noticed within
200 miles Of the pole. !
:. Maximum speed, four.
teen miles a day.
Original equipment,
II men, 1903 dogs and II
sledges.
( Equipment at the be.
ginning Of Anal, dash;
two male Eskimos, "a
dogs and 8. sledges. r. ,
New land seen at "a
degrees, o minutes, A
seconds; longitude, 8e
degrees. % minutes. &c
seconds. Last sign Of
solid earth here.
Beyond seth parable!
ice fields are more, ex-
tenslye, but assures are
not 30 perilous.
Last. two. days are
Travelled over Ice re.
semblinE q glacial sur.
face"
Party at pole. Cool
and two ESkimO0.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
spreckeIs QUITS LEAGUE.

San francisco. Sept. ia bomb
shell has been thrown into the camp
Of. the political reformers in San
Francisco. by the, resignation Of Ru.
doiph spreckels and his chief lieuten.
ant. John w. Sweeney, from the Good
Government league. Spreckels sent q
polite note, but Sweeney called in per.
son and gave the league officers some
plain talk, declaring that in. indorsinz
DR.. Leland for mayor and Larry Dolan
for sheriff they had sold out the league
'toGavin McNab,. boss Of the demo.
cratic party.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
Big Four Bond Issue Planned.

New. York, Sept. 16.-The directors
Of the Big Four adopted . resolution
which, will be. submitted to the stock
holders at the next meeting. proving
for an issue Of $2o.ooo,eoo worth Of
bonds, the proceeds to be used to
pay for improvements already made
or contemplated. 1t is understood on
" $1o,0oQoo0 worth will be sold ut
present, the rest remaining in. the
treasury until needed. At, the stock.
holders meeting, James H., stillman
was elected ~ director to succeed
James BarAstt, Of Cleveland. resigned.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
TWO nAruRALlsrs DEvouREp.
American and swods Meet Dsath In
Mountains Of + usriaiba.

New Orleans, Sept. 1b.-Dispatches
from Port Limon, Costa Rica, say
two naturalists, William Kohns, an
American, and R. Gueterrech, swed-
ish traveller, were killed Fand devoured
by tigers in the mountains of Turrial.
ba. Their bones, which had been
stripped Of flesh, we're found by res.
cuing parties. A dead tiger, evident
" killed BY one Of the men, lay near.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
TlaREss ABROAD ih.c,TY.
specimen of Royal Bengal Livenine
). :. Tbinse Up at MarsslIIes.. =:

Marseilles. Sept. 15.-A big Royal
Bengal tigress escaped from her cage
son board vessel that>was to convey
the animal to Oran, Algeria, and 10
now abroad in the city. with armed
policemen and soldiers in pursuit. The
animal killed dog with single
stroke of its paw and wounded deck
hand before jumping down to the
wharf and escaping into the city. ~
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
CHILD hAMEs MURDERER:
Fanny !nfuelne. imeIieates italia,
Named MiehohesI.

Utica. N. Y, Sept. 16.-Fanny Infu-
sino says the name Of the man who
shot her and her companions in the
lonely gulch in the outskirts of this
city. was Michchesi. She said that
she did not know him. but that was
the name given to him by Theresa
ProcoDia, who was shot through the
heart. The rewards now offered for
Of the man amount to $500. 't's..
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
Striking Bakers Riot.

Stockholm, Sept. ia number Of
striking bakers made q round of the
bakeries Of the city breaking win.
dows and threatening the mon at
work.
Driven from one bakery by the pc.
lice. they visited another and repeated
their tactics. Several arrests were
made. ~
,, The former employees of the Stock
holm Streetcar Company have offered
to pay the company for the damages
caused its property during the recent
strike. on condition that all the strik.
ers be re.employed.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18

Non.DsiIvsry Of Shares Alleged.
Appleton, Wis, Sept. 16.-Wallaoe
H. Hopkins Of the former Wallace H.
Hopkins company is under arrest in
this city charged by Mayor julius Mar
tens of Kaukauna with non.delivery
of. 800 shares of mining stock which
were paid for by the complainant Tho
stock Is valued at $2,100.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
~ Review Of School chiIdren. =

Entering Chicago on a Lake Shore
train, the president debarked at an
improyisad station at Garfield: boule-
ward, where large general reception
committee greeted him. : The entire
party.Rt once entered and
started for the downtown district IT
was during this ride that Mr.. Taft re!
viewed the school children, They had
been assembled, to the number of $780,
O00,: at several points along the boule-
wards, each carrying an American flag
which was waved wildly as the presi-
dent rode past. The delighted cheers
Of the little ones were acknowledged
by Mr.. Taft with very evident pleas
ure. .~":''
The. president was taken to the
Congress hotel and given brief time
to prepare for the Commercial club
luncheon, which was served in the
gold room Of the hotel. Next he went
to the Art institute and inspected the
"city plan" prepared by the CONNER
cial club. 's:'
Attends 4 Ball Game.
AS he stepped out Of the Art insti-
.tute the Hamilton club took him in
charge and carried him OF to the
West side to see the game between
j the Cubs and the Giants. When he
entered the grand stand the immense
throng that had gathered arose as one
man and cheered their fellow fan to
tile echo.
Mr.. Taft did not occupy a box, but
was placed in chair IL, section l., d.
rectly back Of the players bench and
opposite FIRST base-the choicest loca-
tion in the grand stand. Comfortable
arm chairs. had been put in that sec.
ton end the president was surround.
ed by $500 members of the Hamilton
club. - -
After little rest and chance to
talk briefly with some of the state
leaders of the Republican party, the
president was the guest at seven
o'clock Of the Hamilton club at a din.
ner in the Congress hotekf The din.
ner numbered only 100; and there
were no speeches. y"
AT S:15 Mr.. Taft will appear at q
mass meeting in Orchestra hail, where
Governor Deneen and Mayor sBusse
will make addresses of welcome. The
chief executive then will deliver what
Is expected to be the keynote" speech
Of his tour: An informal reception
Swill follow and the president will
shake the hands of: all who can get
to him. IN. -,
Another short rest In his apart
ments, and he will step across to the
Auditorium theater and spend an
hour at the ball, which the Chicago
bankers are to give for the American
Bankers Association. A midnight HE
is to return to his car, which will
be at the Northwestern station, and at
2:45g he leaves for. Milwaukee.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18

ting features being executed by Miss
Cora Carpenter, instructor in the
drawing department of the Eau Claire
schools 50 ~ go
In contemplation of President Taft's
visit, to Milwaukee during the Wiscon.
sin state fair, the officers thereof, pom
dered at great length upon fitting
tribute to- the honored: guest. at the
same time exploiting some leading, in
dustry of Wisconsin. and finally hit
upon the plan of having a butter bust
made" of him. -" ~ 'fS
/ The bust will be- cold-stored so that
It will not lose it's shape. 'i -. T..
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
sommerviIIe rls Improving,

Sleepy Eye, Mimi. Sept. 16.-George
sommerville, of this city; who was
shot by John Hayner two weeks. ago,
is improving rapidly. He has been
out riding in his automobile a num-
Der of times and, ii. Is said. expects to
be at work again in a few; days. No
operation will be necessary to re-.
move the bullet from his body. y;
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18

Deposeds Sultan Writes Book. ."
:. Constantinople; Sept. 1e.-Accordins
to the newspapers Abdul Hamid, the
deposed sultan Of Turkey. IL writing
history of his reign.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
Michigan Official Convicted.

Michigan Official Convicted.
Marquette, Mich Sept. >15.-Accused
Of embezzlement, Frank Higgins. for
mer assistant postmaster; at sault Ste.
Marie; has been convicted IN the Unit
ed States circuit court. He was
charged. with taking approximately
e2,400 of funds. .,e
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
=. ,RooseveIts 70 DO to AIp,

Paris, Sept. 1e.-Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt. accompanied by her daugh.
tor Ethel. left here for Switzerland.
After q brief tour of the mountains,
they will 60 to Venice and thence to
Porto Maurizio, where they will spend
some time with Miss Carew. Mrs.
Roosevelt's sister.
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18
tMopELeTAFT IN BUTTER.
- $50 =
President viii Gaze Upon Own Like.
ness at Wisconsin State Fair.

Eau Claire. Sept. 1s.-when Presi.
dent Taft reaches Milwaukee on Sept.
IL he will gaze upon his likeness in
one OF the Wisconsin state fair, build
ings III the form Of q bust of butter,
the butter being furnished by the Eau
Claire Creamery Company and the
work Of molding the presidents smil
The Irish standard., 1909-09-18

Morgan, Jr, Succeeds Hartman.
Z. New York. Sept. 15.-J. P. Morgan,
Jr., was elected to the late E. H. Har.
riman's place on the board Of direc
tors. Of the. National City bank.