The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-19

iff's posse, the boy highwayman who
robbed the First National bank of
Highland of 81 800 on Friday, escaped
arrest by contriving unnoticed to mingle
with his pursuers and join in the chase.
In robbing the bank the boy held up
the cashier and two other officials with
a pair of big reYolvers. On joining his
pursueTs in the grove. he lent one of
his pistols to a member of the posse.
At the first opportunity the youthful
robber disappeared and then the truth
dawned on the chagrined mar-hunters.
They have not found him yet.
Pueblo, Colo.-In a dismal attic room
of an unoccupied building which it was
learned that he owned, E. S. Owens,
aged 65 years, was found dead in
chair Saturday morning by policeman.
Death was due to natural causes.
Search of the room revealed papers IN
dicating that the man, who had lived In
apparently abject circumstances, was
owner of real estate in Pueblo worth
$4,000. Wednesday he was taken i'll,
but refused to call doctor.
Tangier-It was reported here last
Saturday that Raisuli, the famous BAN
dit, had been poisoned. Raisuli has
been reported dead number of times
Victoria, B. C-From Enoshima the
steamer Suveric brought news of the
drowning of thirteen students whose
boat was capsized by heavy seas when
returning from an outing. The drowned
students were mostly sons of naval Of
ficers. One of the students reached the
beach, being found clinging to an oar by
a fisherman, but he died on the sand
after being landed.
London.-Patliamen and minis
terial quarters are political boiler
works. The air throbs with threats
and counter-t threats, the Liberals are
telling the Irish they intend to do so
and SO, and the Irish resorting: "If you
do we will chuck you out"
"Chuck us out reply the Liberals,
"and the Irish party will go back to
another generation of impotence"
Today the following letter was re-
ceived from prominent Nationalist:
II believe the government is 'dished.'
The Irish will support Premier Asquith
only if before retaining office he gets
guarantees that he will have the power
to deal with the lords veto at this ses-
sion. I do not say that we will deal
with the lords seriously later in the ses-
sion, unless it is known beforehand that
the dealing will be effective. L con-
slider it unlikely that Mr.. Asquith has
these guarantees from the king. If he
wishes to keep office with the intention
of asking for them when the time comes
he will not keep his Albert hall pledge,
which must be carried out literally.
80 far as I can see at present his
only way to do this is to resign at once
on the kings refusal. If he does not do
this he cannot count on Irish support
for one day. 1t seems as If he would
have to carry his budget through the
forebearance of the Tories
Undoubtedly the Irish are bent on
preventing the Liberals from lodging
the lords problem and thereby indefi-
nitely Sidetrack home rule. There is no
evidence, however, that the government
has any disposition to dodge the lords
problem. On the contrary, the cabinet
is solid for dealing roundly with the
lords and only wishes this issue deferred
until the budget is passed, money for
carrying on the kings government be-
ing absolutely necessary. If the AS
quitn government cannot obtain the
money it must give place quickly to one
that can.
Americans on holiday i'll Paris re-
Gently had a curious experience. They
were leaving a shop in which they had
spent the sum of $50, and found their
passage barred by the assistants, and
the manager, who appeared at this mo-
ment, without the least ceremony be-
gan to search the pockets of the two
customers. On finding about $4,000 in
their possession the manager smiled
and informed them that they were the
"swindlaires American" for whom he
was looking, and that they would now
be escorted to the police station. Two
policemen were accordingly summoned
and a cab was hailed for the two
Americans, who soon found themselves
before the commissary under the ac-
cusation of passing false money. An
expert was hastily summoned, and aft
er he had examined their gold he de-
clared that it was good. On learning
that the Americans were no "swind-
laires," the manager of the firm burst
forth into profuse apologies. Some days
ago two Americans had left &c in false
coins, and when he saw thee two GUS
toners that morning handing out the
same sum of money he had naturally
suspected them. The victims of the err
ror left the police station laughing
heartily.
DuDnn.-1o inquire into the causes of
decline in the fax growing industry in
Ireland, committee has been appoint
ed by T. w. Russell vice president of
the Irish department of agriculture and
technical institution.
Palmo.-Driven helplessly from her
course, in one of the widest storms
that has swept the Mediterranean in
forty years, the French Transatlantic
Steamship company's steamer General
Chanzy crashed at full speed in the
dead of night on the treaehcrous reefs
near the island of Minorca and all ex-
cept one of the 157 persons on board
perished.
The sole survivor is an Algerian GUS
toms official, Marcel Rodel who was
rescued by fisherman and who lies
in the hospital at Ciuda-dela, raving
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