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The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

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The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

THE National League has ordered its
branches in the County Kerry to pre-
pare for general strike against the
payment of exorbitant rents.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

If any credence can be placed in re-
cent dispatches, it is not likely that
Chamberlain and Home Secretary
Matthews will speak as they pass by,
although tear bedims the latter's
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14
THE TORY MINISTRY.

Lord Salisbury has found 1t by nc
means an easy matter to form his Min
istry, and now that the task is almost
completed, it is doubtful if ever Brit
ish Cabinet lacked strength to greater
extent than this one. The following is
the personnel OF the new Ministry, up
to the present time:
Prime Minister and First Lord Of the
Treasury, the Marquis OF Salisbury;
Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary
in the Conservative Cabinet Of last year
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, the
Earl OF Iddesieigh; First Lord Of the
Treasury last year.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord
Randolph Churchill i; Secretary for In
Ola last year.
Lord Lieutenant for Ireland, the Mar
quis Of Londonderry.
Secretary for India, Right Hon. Fred.
Arthur Stanley; Secretary FOR the Colo
MES last year.
Chief Secretary for Ireland, Si1
Michael Hicks Beach Chancellor of-the
Exchequer last year.
Secretary of War, Right Hon. w. Fl.
Smith !; same office last year.
First Lord Of the Admiralty, Lord
George Hamilton; same Office last year.
Lord High Chancellor, Baron Ha]a-
bury same Office last year.
Lord President of the Council, Wis
count Cranbrook; same Office last year.
President for the Board of Trade
Right Hon. E. Stanley; same Office
last year.
Postmaster-G General, Lord John Men
ners same Office last year.
Commissioner of Works, Right Hon
D. Plunkett same Office last year.
Lord Chancellor Of ireland, Lord
Ashbourne same Office last year.
Attorney General, Sir r. E. Webster.
LORD Chamberlain, the Earl of Athol.
Judge Acknowledgement, Right Hon
w. Marriott.
Secretary of State Tor India, Sir r.. A
Cross
Lord Privy Seal, Earl Cardigan.
Colonial Secretary, Right Hon. E.
Stanhope.
Lord Advocate, Right Hon. J. H. A
Macdonald.
Solicitor-General for Scotland, J. P,
Bannerman Robertson.
Master Of the Horse, the Duke OF
Portland.
President of the Local Government
Board, Charles Thompson Ritchie.
Junior Lords of the Treasury, Col
W. RI. Roland and Sydney Herbert.
Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess Of
Buccleugh.
Baron Henry de Worms has been ap'
pointed Secretary Of the Board Of
Trade, with the management OF the at.
fairs Of the Department in the House Of
Commons. 8
Under-Foreign secsetary, sirJ. Fer
guson.
Under-secretary for India, Sir J. E
Gorse.
Under Colonial Secretary, Earl Dun
raven.
Financial Secretary to the War Office
| Fl. 8. Northcote.
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
W. L. jackson.
In Ireland the appointments hay
been received with the profoundest dla
satisfaction. It is not natural to believ
that the appointment Of the Malquls 9
Londonderry to the Lord Lieutenanc
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

AS the Grand Army veterans marched
through Oakland, California, Monday.
each man was presented with a bou-
quet by a school-child.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

The produce association of Egypt
announces that the cotton and maize
crops are normal, but twelve days late,
owing to the lowness of the Nile.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

To Maurice Healy is given the credit
of winning West Belfast for Mr.. Sex
ton, by attending carefully to.the regis
tration of Nationalist in that elector-
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

CHURCHILL will scarcely again at
tempt to draw the wool over the eyes
Of the Nationalists, and anything he
does now can be counted on for keeps.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

would be received as anything else
than snub. It is not his political
prominence or executive ability that se-
cured him the Office, for he is almost en-
tirely without political record. Ex-
'cept for his being an freshman it is diff
fcult to understand why Salisbury
should consider the appointment a suit
able one. The only service he ever rea-
dered his party was contesting Durham
in 1874 and the Montgomery district in
1877, and was unsuccessful on both oc-
casions. Later he found haven Of
rest, in 1878, when the County Down ac-
cepted him as her representative in Par
lament. OF late years Lord London
derry has become an aristpcratic coal
dealer. He is descenda4 bit of Earl
Castlereagh, the traitorou$ nobleman
who committed suicide after selling the
old Irish Parliament. Perhaps no name
is more detested in Ireland to-day than
that of Castlereagh. The new Lord
Lieutenant is 81 years of age.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach as Chief
Secretary for Ireland most assuredly
will not be received with unalloyed
pleasure. His advocacy of the sup
preston Of the Land and Labor
League will not be forgotten for some
time by the Irish people. Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach is 40 years of age, and has
held a succession of minor offices in the
Tory governments since 1868. He was
Lord Beaconsield's Colonial Secretary,
and has lately come into prominence as
one of Lord Randolph ChurchilI's
pawns.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

WEIGHED carefully. the following
from the London Standard has a pecu-
liar Significance: "Lord Hartington's
language is all that the Conservatives
have right to expect. There is little
doubt that as long as Lord Harrington
continues Of the same mind, Home
Rule for ireland is impossible. He
still seems to dream of uniting thescat-
tered hostile Liberal sections, instead
of looking to q new division OF parties
more in harmony with existing public
opinion. This, to our mind, is the
only weak point in his conception OF
the present crisis"
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

IRELAND is once more a seat of
learning. This time she has educated
the people of Wales to sue for their
rights.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

Mr.. GLADSTONE, who was returned
to the House of Commons by two dis
tricts, has decided to sit for Mid
lothian.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

SIX men were killed by the collapse
of a railway tunnel in process Of con-
struction at New Ross on Wednesday.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

IT is just possible that the new Cabi-
net will endeavor to crush the Land
and Labor League.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-14

JUSTIN MCCARTHY has very poor
opinion of Home Secretary Matthews.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-02

The funeral of DR.. Fontaine, who
was accidentally killed by the falling
of a hydraulic machine, was to have
taken place yesterday, but was oblig-
ed to be postponed, the authorities
having claimed the body, which has
to be carried to the morgue and sub
mitted to post norton examination.
1t will be a great boon to society when
official red-tape receives it's death
blow at the hands of public opinion.
The farce of carrying off a dead body
to hold a post norton examination,
when all the circumstances attending
the death are clearly established al
most suggests the idea that the au-
thOrities suspect DR.. FOntaine of feign-
ing death "tO gain his private ends"
The case appears almost as absurd as
one on record, where a wag tied
drunken man up in a sack and sold
him to a doctor for dissection. AS he
was leaving the surgery with his mon
ely the doctor, observing movement
of the sack, called after him, "Here
| say, the mans not deadm $50 much
the BETTER" replied the wag, "yOu can
kill him when you want him !"-[ Paris
Paper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-02
BLAINE AND EDMUNDS AT AR
THURS FUNERAL.
This Ought to be a Lie.
NeaD York World.

Mr.. Blaine was inside. He had come
around in handsome brougham drawn
by well-grOOmed team of horses
He was unaccOmpanied. In the libra
ry was the sage of the senate, George
F. Edmunds, with a sash of white
bunting and an edging of black drawn
over his left shoulder. Mr.. Blaine, on
his way to the second story, front,
where the body lay, paused for mo-
ment at the library door.
"There is hardly any use to intro
duce you two gentlemen" exclaimed
Col. McMichael.
The Vermont senator advanced in
his genial way with extended hand.
80, no." he said.
go, no; not at ALL" remarked Mr..
Blaine, turning his back and walking
rapidly away. Those who saw the in
cident were greatly surprised.
Mr.. Blaine looked for moment at
the dead face, and left the house as he
came unattended, and without seeing
there either the president or Mr..
Hayes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-02
SQUIBS.

A Boston woman, by way of expert
ment, recently tied a pedOmeter to hel
| chin and discovered that she talked 81
miles between break fast and lunch-
Life.
In place of the chestnut bell, we
now have the electric button. You
are invited to press it, and the point OF
needle runs into the finger. We are
humorous natiOn.-[ Life.
Regular Caller-"I'd like to see
your father, Tommy, if he isn't engag-
ed" Tommy-"He is but what's the
matter with Clara? She isn't engag-
ed."- Lowell Citizen.
mummy, Pve gotta wicked thought!'
"What is it, darling2" 81 used to
think you were the most lovely wO-
man in the wOrld-and now | don't."-
Punch.
eyes, sir, that is the best quail dog
in America. Look at him now" "He
seems to be pointing toward that res
taurant." eyes, sir, and I'll bet a
hundred dollars that if you go in there
you will find somebody eating quail on
toast.'-[ Rambler.
A Lynn clergyman relates that on
one occasion, after marrying a couple,
an envelope was handed to him, which
he supposed, of course, contained the
marriage fee. On opening it he found
slip of paper on which was written,
eve desire your prayers" Lynn
Item.
The Right Rod. Dame-"Arrah,
thin, Dinnis, hear yez haz been fish
in to-day instead of goin' to school 2"
SOn-"Well, Oh didn't catch nothin' if
Oh did" Dame (serene but decidedly
-''That's because yez didn't have the
roight kOind o. rod, Oh suppose. Yell
catch sOmethin' now wild the rod Dim
holdin', yez can bet !"-[ Judge.
A neighbours little son, two years
older than my eldest, when he heard
that Vice President Hendricks was
dead, came to his mother and said {:
"Was he Il republican or democrat 2"
ga Democrat" answered his mother.
"And died a democrat !" said the little
boy in tone of horror lowered to a
stage whisper Babyhood.
Stories of bright sayings by little
ones are numerous nowadays. This
one of Sam Robin is told by AriO Bates
in Harper's Magazine: Arrayed in his
new suit, he was at first speechless
with delight. Then he burst out "Oh,
mamma, pants make me feel so grand
Didn't it make you feel grand when"
But an awful consciousness came over
him that this bliss had never been
shared by his mother, and he laid his
wee. chubby hand pityingly against
her cheek, saying patheticaIly "POOr
mamma! poor mamma ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-02
MEN AND ISSUES FOR ,ss.
The Great Stimulating E'orc,
Toledo COMMERCIAL Rep.


The president is in danger of finding
himself without party. By playing
the mugwump to a certain extent, he
democratic party to show coldness, or
at least luke warmness for his admin
istratiOn. Then his partial adoption
of civil service rules has chilling eff
feet upon the party. The recent cleo
tiOns were significant. The democrats
resolved, in their nominating cOnven-
tiOns, that the administration is enti-
tied to the confidence and support of
the party, but all know that this was
not an expression of real sentiment.
The great stimulating force of the
democratic party has been the doc
trine that to the victOrs belong the
spoils. Nothing but the hope of spoils
has given vitality to the party. 1t
has been held together by the ''cOhe-
sive power of public plunder," and
President Cleveland, in endeavoring
to run the party machinery without
the oil of plumber, will discover that
he has attempted an impossibility
The present prospects are that two
years hence he will be without strong
following in his party. His appoint
ments have not strengthened him. The
men who control the party have been
ignored, and when the time comes,
they in turn will ignore the president.
He can not carry the mugwumps on
one shoulder and the democrats on the
other. There is no ground upon
which the two can unite. If he pleas
es one he must offend the other. The
democrats will demand for leader in
1888 a clean-cut democrat, one who
will "ieed his lambs" upon the best
that the government affords.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-02
The Insult to Blaine.
NeaD York TJ-ibaE1le.

Erroneous reports being in circula-
ton in regard to a scene between
Mr.. Blaine and Senator Edmunds, it is
proper that the facts be accurately
stated. On Sunday afternoon Mr..
Blaine paid visit to the house of ex-
President Arthur, and, as he entered
the parlOr, Senator Edmunds came for
ward with great apparent cOrdiality,
extending his hand and saying, CHOW
do you do, Mr.. Blaine ?" Mr.. Blaine
stood with hands holding his hat in
front of him, in the position familiar
to all who have met him, and made no
response, simply looking Mr.. Edmunds
in the eye. Seeing some embarrass
ment, Clayton McMichael said: "You
know the senator, Mr.. Blaine 2" Mr..
Blaine remained perfectly silent, and
Mr.. Edmunds at length, apparently
cOmprehending the situation, reiterated
to the sofa from which he had risen. A
few minutes later Mr.. Blaine expressed
to Mr.. McMichael and Mr.. Miller his
sincere regret that an act imperatively
demanded from him should have oc-
Cured in the house of mourning. Mr..
Blaine made no explanation of his mo-
tive, but the presumption is that he
was not anxious to shake hands on
Sunday with man who had gratui-
tously slandered him on Saturday.
The marvel is that Mr.. Edmunds made
the approach. 1t was on Saturday
that Mr.. Edmunds's letter was pub
lished by his friends and apparently
with his approval, distinctly intimating
his belief that Mr.. Blaine was a dis
honest man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-02

editors clammy brow. He opened one
eye. There sat Prohibition gazing at
him with pensive cOme-to-stay gilt
ter in his eye. "There is no conces-
sion but death, and suicide is DEATH"
growled st. John at the fOotboard.
Strains of music floated in upon the
sufferers ear. His door opened, and
pushing the matted hair from his brow
the editor saw the salvation army en-
ter, approach the prOhibitionist and
place golden jews-harp on his head.
"Sing on, sweet muse" said an army
officer. Gland in hand we'll place the
lily in every bar-room." "Pretty rich
soil for tender fruit" cried a voice upon
the editors pillow "Shut off that
side line," yelled the raving newspa-
per man. "Gim-me latest from Wis
cOnsin," he continued as Governor
Rusk jumped down out of the side
board and filed the room with his
presence. "D'yOu say killed a mob ?"
politely inquired the governor. 81
predicted your election" replied the
editor, extending his hand. "How do
you do, sir 7" exclaimed a gruff voice,
grasping the extended palm. "WhO
are yOu-Cleveland 2" suggested the
editor mugwump. "Not much, sir.
Pm $4,000 plurality for Blaine from
Pennsylvania" "Fhat settles it, my
name is Tammany," groaned the mug
wump. "Gaze upon me-" said Penn
sylvania, for Blaine, sail things come
to him that waits"
There was brief struggle. When
the deliLium drifted from the editors
brain, he found himself bruised and
winded, with clasped hands, kneeling
before his washstand. A sickly smile
accompanied him, as he stole sheepish-
ly back to his bed. 81 thought they
had me that time," said he, shiveringly
pulling the wraps about his ears.
Weak, perspiring, trembling, he wait
ed for the next division of the process
sion to come along. But it came not,
and his lips seemed to move in thank
fulness as calm and silence rested down
once more upon his household gods.
He participated no more in the angry
turmoil, but as he saw the picture gal
lery of successful candidates move tri
umphantly by his desk, he dipped his
wearied pen once more into his ink,
and wrote his parting headline, eve
won. Goodnight"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-02
THE EDITORS DREAM.
Waterbury american

1t was election night. His head had
been thumped and bumped about from
eight o'clock in the evening until four
in the morning, with majOrities, plu-
ralities, republican gains, democratic
losses, "knifngs," "splits," the baleful
influences of the mugwump, and his
brain reeled from questioning, wonder
ing, estimating and swearing, at what
would be the general effect of the Ia
Dor vote and the Onslaughts of the
prohibitiOnists. The "ticker" in his
room was still. He had condensed his
last "return," dragged forth from his
feverish brain the last brilliant "head-
ing" A smile waited aslaut his care
worn features as he thought how great
was the life of the newspaper man,
how he played upon the keys which
held the harmony of nations life.
And then he thought of sleep.
To sleep, perchance to dream. Yes,
he thought he would try it any way.
about him, and wandered into the
early morning air. He heard the tick
of the telegraph torment battering
away at his brain, like rain drops on a
tin roof. He glided swiftly by the
fearful of hearing them ex-
claim, CLOVIS George running 2" and
"What's the latest about the war-gov-
ernor's son 2" Sneaking into his quar-
tiers, he saw double row of figures,
the republican gains in the third dis
trict, staring at him from the wall.
His brain went to work summing them
up, while he put his trembling frame
away for an hours rest.
Legislature certainly republican.
Every man will be returned, possibly
a gain of twO," came from Pennsylva-
MIA. Roosevelt admits his defeat"
yelled a democrat from New York.
mine towns for LOunsbury," Whisper
ed Fairfield county. aye shades of
Horace Greeley" groaned the editor,
stake him off" "Kings county piling
things for Peckham," replied Horace.
Lodges majority conceded" "Still
in Doubt" came from Boston. "All in
but back districts, which are certain,
and Bob will get there" said the Tay-
lor family in Tennessee. Fraud
Fraud l contest the ward" howled
his book case, and the editor saw big
chair walk over and sit on the foot of
the bed, armed with big ballot and a
small bottle. "Down with the saloon,
the chair. Certainly re-
piled the editor, sadly; "we'll make
EN- when the polls open. Good even
ng."
Down deep into his pillow went the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-02
Why Not Close Up the Ranks:
OIoneLnal6 PLnial DenLe1- Dem


In pursuing the conservative course
he did when he entered upon his Office,
President Cleveland acted wisely. He
could not with safety have done other
wise. The first thing the new demo-
cratic party had to face was popular
distrust. For years the people had
been told that a change of administra-
ton meant danger. For years they
had been told that a democratic adj
ministration would unsettle business,
create panics, and bring the country
into disorder. A change of political
parties, it was constantly said, until
the country half believed it, would
be followed by radical changes of gov
eminent policy, dangerous expert
ments, and general upheaval that
would work disaster to business inter-
ests. The feeling of distrust thus Gre
ated, without reason, perhaps, but
still natural, kept the democratic par
ty out of power for years. When, fl
nally, democratic administration was
installed it had to face this doubt and
distrust. This was the first problem
that confronted the democratic admin
istratiOn. 1t had to convince the peO
pie that their fears were grOundless,
that the change brought with it no
peril to business, no violent unheavals,
no rash experiments, but that with the
government in democratic hands all
public interests were safe and all pri-
vate interests we'll defended. 1t was
for this reason, we think, that the adj
ministratiOn proceeded with such great
and cOmmendable caution. It's con-
servatism was the prudence and safe
ty of the party. I'm pursuing such a
policy the administration did the best
for the country and did the best for
the party, even if it did seem hard
ship to democrats that the offices were
denied them even though it risked,
as it had to risk, mourning the enmity
of it's own partisans. Grover Cleve-
land, in the course he took, laid the
firm foundation of democratic ascend
ancy on the rock of public confidence
and so did well. But has not the time
now come when the president, should
give to the party which elected him
and to which he must look for support,
that full recognition that will remove
all feelings of dissatisfaction that may
exist? There is now no feeling of
distrust in the public mind as to the
of the democratic party to
direct the affairs of government. There
is no longer any fear that a change of
political control means ruin and disas-
ter to business. The country is pros
porous, doubt has disappeared, dis
trust has given place to the most per-
feet confidence. Why, then, should
there be any hesitancy in removing
the remaining republican Office hold
ers7 Why should they be allowed to
Why not bring the demo
cratic party solidly and tremendously
to the support of the administration
by showing that President Cleveland
trusts it even as the country trusts it 2
Why not close up the ranks now SO as
to be ready for 1888 To keep re-
publicans in Office now can do no good |
and may do harm. The time has come
when they should go.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-02

his daily paper at breakfast, when his
wife was startled by sudden exclama-
ton.
"What is the matter, Harry 7" she
cried. "YOu look as white as ghost
You must be i'll %
He folded the paper, and thrust 1T
in his pocket, with a faint smile. 81
felt sudden pain, dear, that was all.
I'll take a walk around the grounds,
and the fresh air will revive me-"
When he found secluded spot, he
took out the paper with a trembling
hand, and re-read the paragraph
which had so moved him. 1t was the
confession of a murderer in California,
who had suffered the extreme penalty
of the law. He had killed his cOmrade
they were Understanding a drunk
en- carOuse. He was man of superior
education, in fact, graduate of HO-
mer college, but was seldom sober.
He positively refused to give his real
name, but was known as Clary among
his comrades.
He told the clergyman who attend
ed him in his last moments that he had
left home in a fit of modification, and
had been ashamed to communicate
with his mother. She was probably
dead, and for her sake he hoped so.
Drink had mastered him while at col
lege, and had never lOOsened its hold
of him in all these years.
He had had dear friend who tried
to save him, but it was not to be. He
had often tried to give up liquor, but
something was always whispering
zone drop more," and the drop mad
dened him, and threw him back in the
gulf. He hoped his friends would
never know how he died.
Amy wondered at her husbands
sadness for many days after that
morning. He never told her the truth,
but his mourning for his unhappy
friend was long and deep.