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IRISH STANDARD: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER ROBBED. MINOR NEWS ITEMS. Dies A Railroad Treasurer is Relieved of 825,For the Week Ending Nov. 15. 000 by Highwaymen. Paris has decided to hold a world's JohnCHICAGO, Ill., Nov. 16.-One of the fair in 1900. was most daring pieces of work by highSecretary Hoke Smith's law firm at the in men was accomplished in this city. Atlanta, Ga, has been disolved. John A. Drake, treasurer of the The business portion of the town of did Indiana, Illinois & Iowa railroad, was Portland, Ark., was wiped out by fire. a was sandbagged and robbed of $20,000 in Weiss & Goldstein, of Greenville, the office of the company in the RookMiss., shoe dealers, failed for $300,000. "Blue ery building, Chicago, at , a. m. yestera been Rev. Dr. Morrison, founder of the day. Mr. Drake had the money in a sent Scotch Evangelical church, died in hand satchel and was preparing to go times. Glasgow. out on the road to pay the employes. or Cincinnati wants to spread out, and He had first placed the cash in the vaa in has a plan to annex 75 square miles of lise and was about to leave the office, ran territory. when two men stole up behind him and prison felled him to the floor by several hard At Middletown. O., the Gunckel left blows on the head. The treasurer Banking company assigned with liabroomwas knocked insensible and claims bilities of $200,000. to the that before he could move a finger the The Thuber-Whyland company, in thieves tore the satchel from his hand wholesale grocers in New York city, two and rushed out of the office, slamming failed for $800,000. cut the door as they went. They rode John Palmer, the inventor of the down in an elevator and made their esbaggage check, died at Union City, cape. Mich., aged 85 years. Recovering consciousness, the treasB. Perry Collins, of Washington, and Recent urer crawled to the office door, which is T J. Salmon. of New York, were asphyxnext to the one in which the vault is iated in a St. Louis hotel. full on built, and sat on the floor in a dazed Ben Hyams, a well-known English eight condition against a partition. Mail bookmaker, was drugged at a Liverpool the reCarrier Charles Daly was dropping lethotel and robbed of $10,000. the in ters through the door half an hour afThe banking house of Glembicki in sixtyterwards and heard a moan from the Warsaw, Poland, failed with liabilities pat inside. Opening the door. he discovamounting to 506,000 rubles. figured ered Mr. Drake and alarmed the janiand Grief for the sudden insanity and tors and elevator men. The victim did racken, subsequent death of a son killed Rev. not think he had been unconscious, but wo McKinHenry Kay, of St. Joseph, Mo. could not remember seeing the robbers in Prof. William L. Shoup, who had a TH snatch the money from his bag, and The national reputation as an author of could only faintly describe the one who poputext books, died at Dubuque, Ia. had used the slungshot. He waited in 400. the office until his clerk came, and at 9 At Riverton, Ala., Mrs. Davis and her o'clock went to police headquarters, daughter were killed by a masked robwhere he told the story to Inspector ber, who was then shot by a son. Worth Shea. Then he went to the Plaza hotel, Dr. David Judkins, chief of Lincoln's where he resides. He carefully avoided medical staff during the war, died at wh inister newspaper reporters, although his inCincinnati He was 77 years old. juries are slight. MIN Pansy McGregor, in the 2:25 trot at ildings Holton, Kan., broke the yearling recPRESIDENT CLEVELAND the THE ord, making the distance in 2:25 1/2. govSpends a Day Among His Friends in New The Honduras government has apolthe York City. ogized for firing on the American flag departand Uncle Sam is satisfied therewith. NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-President CleveIn an unofficial trial off Boston, the land arrived here at 7:30 yesterday francs. new cruiser Columbia made the unmorning. He was accompanied by Secissing. were precedented speed of 22.87 knots an retary of War Daniel S. Lamont. and hour. drove immediately to the Victoria hotel, Fifteen cities near central Cuba have where a suite of rooms had been made ready for him. The movements of the declared against Spanish rule and are Var"ST in open rebellion against the governpresident were shrouded in mystery. untain ment. He had breakfast in his apartments negro about 10 o'clock. Shortly after that he Three men attempted to hold up a AND murdrove off in a carriage and was absent train near Lincoln, III. They were nched, from the hotel for several hours. It driven off after shooting Brakeman exS was thought that the president had Trott. broke come here for the purpose of conferring Herman and Otto Habeck, of Wein. a conwith prominent specialists in regard tc Wis., admit that they killed their bulan ailment from which he had been drunken father at the instance of their suffering. This, however, Dr. Joseph mother. D. Bryant, Mr. Cleveland's physician, Peter Barker, once a wealthy man, denies. He said that Mr. Cleveland was cotton was arrested at Kansas City for snatchgrienlat present enjoying good health and ing women's pocketbooks on crowded indithat any statement to the contrary was streets. untrue. apared The women white caps at Osceola, maller SNOWBOUND. Neb., who flogged several girls three esweeks ago, were fined for unlawful asthreeSeveral Eastern Citles Are Covered With sembly. Snow. Ambrose and Joseph Smith were DUNKIRK, N. Y., Nov. 15.-A terrific killed near Mount Pincon, Ala, while Cathsnow storm is prevailing here, assumresisting arrest on the charge of tres71, street. ing blizzard proportions: times. About passing. Near and eight inches of snow has fallen.- Out Eugene Turpin, the discoverer of of door business is practically suspendexplodmelinite, has invented a machine to ed. oven, combat the effects of tornadoes and WILKESBARRE, Pa., Nov. 15.-The up cyclones. V mountains surrounding this city and eye Remains of the late Mayor Harrison and valley are covered with nearly four were interred at Graceland cemetery. inches of snow. The thermometer fell Chicago, in the presence of relatives to 40 degrees this morning and has gone N and a few friends. ten down to 33 degrees tonight, with indireFrank Knox, aged over 100 years, an cations of still getting colder. ex-slave who had been a barber in Libof MI WAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 15.--The first erty, Ind., for a great many years. was npared snow of the season occurred here today. W found dead in bed. reuslly se The Tariff Bill. Robert G. H. Huntington, missing lounges, secretary, has been indicted in Chica go, WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Despite the Carpets for stealing $25,000 of the Home Buildwith eve Schuprecautions of the house ways and ing and Loan association. astonish means committee to prevent its secrets a by The entire rolling mill plant of the of the becoming public property, some of the Whittaker Iron and Steel company at details of the work on the tariff bill are RailWheeling. W. Va., was destroyed by leaking out. There is apparently no verdict 105, 10 fire, the loss being $100,000. doubt that wool, coal and iron ore will Justice Blatchford's memory was be placed on the free list. It is understood also that a material reduction honored by the supreme court in Washosevelt will be made on steel rails. The duty ington. Justice Fuller and Attorney of the General Olney pronounced eulogies. on tin plate, as has been previously andaughnounced, will probably be reduced Joe Kirksey, Will Weiss and Bob Sunfrom 2.2 cents to 1 cent. McKinney were killed by an explosion since in a lumber unill near Beaumont, Tex., Telegraph Notes. and three other men were fatally inABRAHAM COHN, of Chicago, was jured. killed the 15th by the falling of a pile Henry The "Little Red House" in which of scrap iron, where he was working. aurder, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote "TangleJabob Friedman, who was working eyes wood Tales," "The House of Seven with Cohn, was caught beneath the cut Gables" and other stories is to be repile, had his right leg, three ribs and was stored. his spine broken. The Salvation Army. THE Examiner (Dem.) and the ChronNEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The congress of icle (Rep.) of San Francisco, Cal., in of ad the Salvation Army convened at Cartheir editions of the 15th. both dehas Wo manded the impeachment of President negie music hall in this city yesterday.
