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A PITIfUL COERCION SCENE.

The shocking, outrageous and heart
less manner in which Irish evlctions
are still carried on is enough to bring
the blush of shame to every falr-minded
man. An eviction took place on the 3rd
inst. at Knockbrack, IN the county
Limerick, which, according to United
ireland, makes one of the blacklist
chapters in the history of Coercion rule
in Ireland. The holding in which 1t
was witnessed was that Of q man named
Hartnett, and the landlord is Mr.. Els
monde, of Borrisokane. Hartnett IS a
feeble old man of 81 years, an invalid,
Although DR.. Bolster, Of Newcastle,
certified that he was unfit for removal,
he was brought out and placed upon the
roadside, and when Father Casey en-
4deayored to get to him to administer
the last sacramen, IS of the Church the
man being apparently in adying state
he was pushed back rudely BY armed
policemen acting uuder orders Of Dis
trict- Inspector Rice. Of Kilfnane. Later
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UNITED Ireland: There is no police
force, properly so-called, In Ireland-no
men whose duty is the prevention and
the detection of crime. The petted and
pampered military force on which Mr..
Balfour lavishes his praises are an army
CT occupation. They are merely lnstru-
ments for the extortion of rack-rents,
the encouragement Of evictions, and
the enforcement Of Coercion. Mr.. Bal
four's despotism could not last one hour
in Ireland if his Royal Irish Pras.orian
Guards were disaffected Or diminished
It has been said, ''you can do anything
with bayonets. except sit on them. :"
Mr.. Balfour's acrobatic Coercion in Ire
land bellies the aphorism. He has sat
on boyonets for the last three years IN
Ireland, though we are glad to believe
he found the seat somewhat uncomfort-
able. He has no real support in Ireland
but police bayonets, except, indeed,
police rifles and police batons.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31
PLUOKY MRS. BARRY.

Balfour and his 0,OOO military have q
Job on their hands now, that will tax
their skill to the utmost, A little over
a week ago widow named Mrs Jane
Barry, residing near MltcheIlstoWn,
was notified to vacate. Mrs. Barry took
no notice Of the advice she got, and pre-
pared to meet the police. A few days
afterwards the landlord and an army
of police proceeded TO eylct her. She
was willing to pay her rent and did not
propose to move, and as the house she
occupies with her family is the once
famed castle of Monaniny, with walls
seven feet thick, she defi5d the landlord
and police. After hammerins away for
two days to get an entrance. the police
notified her that unless she surrendered
they would bring up a battery Of ar
tiIlery and lombard the castle. She
laughed at their threats and told them
that they might do as they pleased but
she would not give up her home. Fail
inc to crush her by threats, the police
settled down to a regular siege Of the
castle IN the hope of starving out the
plucky widow, Here is woman who
is willing TO paw he1 rent, but the land
lord will not accept it. He wants to
get POSSESSION Of her home and force
herself and her family to leave the
country. Like all other Irish tenants,
she has no doubt improved the place
since she got it, and made it habitable,
and now the land ord. seeing her enjoy
ing little comfort, seeks to throw her
out without any cause, or compensation
for her improvements. 1t is the old
story of the landlord grabbing all and
leaving the tenant to the mercjes Of the
world. The people Of Mitchellstown
have seen many hard sights in their
time and this is only one Of a Thousand,
The latest returns from Mrs Barry's
battle ground were that she was still in
possession, and the police were getting
tired and hungry.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31

The NORTH: The police commission
middle is just as thick as ever The
Mayor and Mr.. Guile, after returning
from the east, are masters of the situa-
tion as absolutely as ever before, Mr..
Gjersten having to content himself
with whatever those two dignitaries see
TT to do. The humlliating and utterly
useless in this situation seems to be re-
allZed by Mr. Gjersten, and a rumor is
gaining ground to the effect that he
contemplates resigning his Office OF
commissioner. The IRISH STANDARD
has no desire to harmonic matters be-
tween Mayor Babb and Commissioner
G1erstein. If the latter had been true
to the principles Of his party. Mayor
Bat,b would have staid with him. There
will be no tears dropped in the com
rnunity if Gjersten resigns; on the con-
trary, peace will reign supreme in police
circles.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31
GAN II BE POssIBLE7

The London correspondent Of the
Leeds Mercury sent an important des
patch to his paper last Monday which
| if true will be glad news to the Irish
people. IT purports to be true version
OF Lord Salisbuiy's views Oh the irish
question and which will be considered
at the next session of parliament. 1t
says that according to this usually we'll
informed authority, the two bills deal
ing with the Irish question, which have
obtained the sanction of Mr.. BalfCur,
as wei! as Of ihe other members Of the
cabinet, and which will be introduced
che first week Of the next session, arc Of
q character to completely silence all
opposition OH the part Of the Liberals
and Homerulers. The Irish land bill
scarcely makes a pretense Of withhold
ing single demand made in recent
years by the Irish party, and the local
government measure for Ireland is al
most as thorough a surrender to the
clalnls Of the opposition. 1t this report
is correct, the government will, without
doubt, dispose of the hom9-rue agita.
ton by passing two such measures. but
some allowance must be made for the
fact that the Mercury's authority is a
Tory M. p, who makes no secret of his
disgust at the governments surrender,
and 1t is quite likely that this surrender
Is not as complete as he deems it, to be.
However, it is certain that the cabinet
have decided upon a new departure in
Irish politics, and though the reform )
proposed may fall somewhat short Of
Mr.. Parnell's hopes, it's equally certain
that since the great Irish leader was let
into the secret a month ago, of the
nature Of tbs reforms projected, his,
opposition to the ministers has lost air
its old bitterness and rancour. and his
tone has become almost conciliatory.
MIR. Parnell himself has been pledged
TO secrecy, but too many people are
already in this confidence of the govern
ment to admit Of their plans being
hidden from view much longer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31

IF THE followers Of Mr.. Parnell who
supported the Tory government, merely
for policy sake, had chosen to back Mr..
Morley's amendment to the Royal"
grants bill, the Radical vote would have
been somewhat over 200. As it was, it
reached 1874. These figures must natur.
ally drive some reflection into the skull
of the most idiotic Tory that ever
basked IN his allegiance to that stupid
party. There will never be another
British parliament as conservative as
the present s'blokes." No wonder his
ssRoyal Nibs'' the Prince of Wales
would like to have his amiable mother
abdicate in his favor. 70 come down
to plain common horse talk the whole
''Royal'' outfit are at the present day,
and have been for years. nothing more
nor less than lot of .'blue blooded
paupers," living in luxury and grandeur
on the fruits of the labor of the work
ing people Of England and her colonies.
IF Albert Edwards prince of Wales}
succession to the throne is postponed
much longer he may have to get down
to hard pan and work for living, like
every Other honest man.
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plains itself. Mr.. o. Brien was sent to
Jail last Monday for two months, be-
cause he refused to keep silent on the
wrongs Of the Irish people: My Dear
Mr.. O'Brien: Feeling the greatest ad.
mlration for your splendid exertions on
behalf of the oppressed and suffering
tenantry of Ireland, whose cause you
have defended so nobly and 50 effective
ly. though at the cost OF many months
of trying imprisonment and consequent
loss of health and strength to yourself,
I felt that your self-s acri6clng efforts
should have the support of all those who
respect your courage and who SYM
parhize with the cause Of the oppressed,
I, therefore, have much pleasure in
handing to you cheque for e500, to be
applied to the Evicted Tenants Fund,
or, in any other way. which you may
deem necessary and good in support of
the victims o: the class of Irish land
lords represented by creatures of the
Ulanricarde type who have found
champion in Mr. Smith Barry, and
financial supporters, it is said, in sundry
Tories and TTnionists. who are too
ashamed of their deeds to give their
names Your coadjutols, Mr.. John
Dillon and Sir T. Esmonde, are for
wardlng large sums from friends Of
ireland at the Antidopes, and it is We'll
that YOUR English friends should show
also in some tangible form the faith
which is in them-faith in the lrlsh
leaders and faith III the Irish cause.''
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31
PROGRESS OF THE OHURUH.

One Of the grandest celebrations IN
the history Of the Catholic Church in
America will be the establishment OF
tbs Catholic hierarchy Of the United
States. It will be held next November
ia Washington in conjunction with the
convention Of laynen, to discuss mat
tsrs OF great interest to Catholics as
we'll as the dedication of the new
university. Il will be one Of the most
important series OF events in the his
tory OF the Church. Delegations from
Rome, as we'll as from all other coun-
tries, will serve TO make the event the
more important. Few. not excepting
many people of the u nSted States have
any conception OF the strength OF the
Church IN America 10 day. It is by far
the most powerful religious body in
this country now. While internal dis
sensions and desertions are being daily
recordea among fhe ranks of the oppo-
sltion, and while these have never lot
an opportunity to strike blow at the
Church, still she has grown and will
continue to spread Id spite Of all Her
holy teachings are convincing the public
mlnd that no power ON earth can stop
her onward progress. They may harass
her, and put their priests In prison it
they will, but that will not serve to aug
mant their forces. It will be proud
day for the Church when the corner
stone of her national university will be
LAID,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31
can be seen day after day sitting in hack
alleys discussing how this or that Cath

can be seen day after day Sitting IN DacR
alleys discussing how this or that Cath
Ole can be doomed" This is particu-
larly true of certain police officers, who
seem to think that they are paid by the
city to run down their Catholic snbor-
dinates, and get them removed. if pos
sible, from the force. They have used
their po ltlons IN bringing others in
compelling them as it were to join the
crusade against Catholicism. They
have left nothing undone to accomplish
their purpose Police officers. who a
short time ago were quite liberal in
their views on religious questions, are
-dav bitterly opposed to any one who
does not think or this question as they
do. They were coerced, as it were, into
it, to avoid the wrath of their superiors,
who seem bent on that one particular.
How it comes that these men, whose
duty it is to protect the peoples inter-
ests should be tolerated On the police
force for moment, is something
strange. Instead of attending to their
duties, they pass their time in watching
the Catholic mem bers of the force, in
the hope of being able to prefer charges
against them The police commission
has serious t SIX before it. To make
the department as Efficient as possible,
either the Catholics or the Anti Catho-
lies must go. It was thought by those
who have watched the movements Of
the members Of this contemplate orga-
niZation. that time would heal all the
wounds, but the idea was misplaced
There is no other alternative for the
commission. 1t must either turn the
police force over to this new society or
cut Off the heads OF some Of the leaders
who are now members Of the force.
Which will 1t do. 1t cannot look on
and allow the department to be de-
stroj ed, the efficiency of the force must
be maintained, and Immediate action is
necessary. The IRISH STANDARD has
had very little to say on this question
heretofore, but it proposes to come out
now and demand that the commission
take some action IN this matter. The
Antl-Catholic society has no place
among American organizations, and
those police officers who are connected
with it are not fit to wear the uniform
they have disgraced. 1t is an onerous
duty that the commission has got to
perform, but we believe 1T is equal TO
the emergency.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31
PROMPT ACTION REQUIRED.

The anti Catholic movement, which
showed it's hand for the first time in
Minneapolis last fall, is still with us.
Since the last election in which 1t played
a small part, the organization, Or rather
some of its leading members, have spent
much time in trying to induce others to
Join. 1t was thought|at one time that
many prominent cit izens were con-
nected with this movement, but it has
since developed that it is made up of
the very poorest timber in the city.
During the past SIX months it has fig
ured to a great extent in police circles,
and the departm to-day is divided On
that very point. Prominent members
Of the force have peen seen to enter diff
ferent halls in the city where such
meetings are known to have been held.
Avowed members of the organization
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31

TIE AR1sH STANDARD IS the only Home RUE
organ in the Northwest.
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sale at the principal news-stands in this CITY,
and by newsboVs
Advertising 1ates will be made known by ap-
plying at this office
When writing matter for publication IN LIE
IRISH STANDARD be sure and sign your proper
name. not necessarily for publication, put rs a
guarantee Of good faith.
Ia every instance correspondents Will please
he as brief as possible.
To insure publication IL the 1oito"lns ISSUE
Of The IeIsE STANDARD contributions should
reach this Office at least b7 " ednesday noon
Subscribers will please be careful III e wing US
their perfect address, and thus avoid any COM
ulaiut through failure to receive their paper.
In changing your place Of residence, notify US
Immediately. of the fact, and forward your fu'i
name, giving number and name OF street to
which YOU have removed. also your former
address.
All letters addressed to Manager IRISH
STANDARD, IA Third Street South, Room 70, .
will receive Immediate attention.
Matter of al official nature. such us calls Tor
rexula, or special meetings Of societies, memo
rial resolutions, etc., will be charged for blythe
line. +,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31

AN effort has been made by Eli Gjert-
sen, brother IT Police Commissioner
Gjertsen, to make the pubic believe
that the police commission made SIS out
of the sale of lot in North Mtnneap-
Oils which was purchased some time
ago for police station. He claims that
he offered the lot for 50, 1875 to the police
commission, but that they accepted c.
L. Gove's bid of $4,000 in preference.
On the day the bids in question were
submitted to the police commission,
Gjertsen did not offer his lot at all. and
not word was said about the sale until
a week ago, though it was made July 3.
The Gjertsen family are helping the Re-
publican party down the hill very fast
and the Democrats can afford to look
on and laugh.
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on HarSnett's daughter again called on
Father Casey to attend her father. and
when he endeayored to reach the side of
the old man he was thrust back again
bY policeman with fixed bayOnet.
Hartnett, in whose family's possession
the holding has been for over three hun
dred years, owed only a year and a
half's rent Father Casey borrowed the
money, ard got it rendered in full, with
costs, to the landlord, but without
avail. To add to the horror of this
inbuman transaction, Hartnatt's poor
old wife was short time back smitten
with paralysis, and, like himself, now
lies hopeless Invalid.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31
SATURDAY, AUGUST 81. 1889.
DISAPPOINTED Lam DLORDS.

Very little has been said recently
about the landlords combine in Ireland,
and il looks now as if less would be
said in future. The action Of the Irish
tanantry in meeting the enemy in the
open field by forming a defense league,
has given the new combine black eye.
The landlords expected to be able to
crush the unfortunate tenantry at will,
and torce them to give up their hold
ings and leave the country without a
protest. But in this they were mis-
taken. Reports from Ireland are very
encouraging on this point. The Irish
people are rapidly 3oining the new Or
ganization and protecting one another
against Che cruel and heartless enemy.
Already many eyicted families have
found relief in the new organization,
They have been taken care OF, and the
land OF which they were deprived has
been allowed TO lie unoccupied, They
axe in a better position to light now
than before. The landlords were
little shortsighted when they undertook
10 form their syndicate. They expected
to have assistance from Balfour in car
rYing out their nefarions schemes, but
when they learned that parliament
must condemn the tenants line of
action, then courage failed them. They
nevertheless continued their War of ex-
termination and Will continue TO do SO,
unless tbs government puts a stop to it
which it Will not likely do.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31

The Annual Convention of the irish
National League, of Britain, will take
place On Septemb Der %, next, at Man
chester. Large numbers of delegates
will be present from all parts of the
country, and it is expected that the re-
ports will show that the organic alton is
in b tier condition than eyer and that
its membership. has largely increased
during the past year. Toe London
Parliament will adjourn about the close
Of the present month and many of the
Irish representatives will attend the
Convention at Manchester
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31

NORTH Dakota Republicans have
nominated the following state ticket :
Governor, John T. Miller, Riehland
county; Lieutenant Governor, Alfred
Dickey, Statesman county; Secretary OF
State, john Flittie, Trail county; Audi
tor Of State, John P. Bray, Grand Forks
county; State Treasurer, L. E. Booker,
Pembina county; Attorney General, G..
F. Goodwin, Ransom county; Congress,
Fl. G, Hansbrough, Ramsey county;
Supreme Court, Guy G. Fl. Corliss, J. M.
Bartholomew, Alfred Wallln; Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, William
Mitchell, Cass county
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31

CATHOLIC Union: The action Of the
English postoffice authorities in tamper.
ing with President Harrison's letter oil
thanks to the Lord Mayor Of Dublin fol
contributions to the JohnstOwn suffer.
ers, Is an insult to the United States
The fact that the Chief Magistrate of
this great Republic cannot write an
acknowledgment of Irish generosity
without the missive being opened and
read by government hirelings is com
mentary on the INSCRIPTIONS and des
picable length to which British es
piOnage will 20.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31

FARGO ARGUS: W. T. Miller, who
has the reputation of being a we'll IN
formed lawyer, is a candidate for a
place On the supreme bench, before
the Democratic state convention. Mr..
Miller is conceded to be a gentleman of
rare attachments and good address.
The worst can be said of hlm-he's a
Democrat. That is good fault to
have.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31
ENGLAMD'S REWARD FOR IRISH
BRAVERY.


lnhumanity to man, it is when we
look back to years gone by, when Eng
lands flag was Haunted to the world
bidding defiance to all nations, and
when the time came to defend the honor
and dignity of that banner Oh high the
cry went forth: "To armsl to arms! We
sons of Marsh Where. then, did chat
proud monarch procure the material
with which to fight the battles Of those
daYs2 1t is hardly necessary to 20 into
details on this subject at this late day,
but ii memory serves US right, and we
rather think 1t does, the back bone Of
the British army, as constituted in
those days, was recruited from the
green hills of ireland, from the cabins
and mountains, from the towns and
cities, brave men and true went forth
in thousands to don the uniform and
shoulder the musket of q British soldier,
sacrificing home and friends-~ln fact,
all that was near and dear to them to
assist in maintaining the honor and
dignity of nation that is now seeking
by every means in it's power to per-
secute, degrade and humlliate noble
and generous people in the eyes OF the
world. Nor is this all. When we recall
to memory some OF the more recent acts
of degration and cruelty Inflicted on
Irishmen by this despotic tyrant, it is
enough to make poor humanity boil
over with indignation at the wrongs
inflicted on our countrymen in the land
OF their nativity, and brings us back
with many sad recollections to the days
when the penal laws, with all their
cruelty and torture, were enforced IN
Ireland-laws the most villalnous and
despotic tsat eyer disgraced the statute
book Of any nation protesting chris
tianitY or civilization, And yet this Is
the nation that poses itself before the
world as model of purity, righteous
hess and justice. This, then, is the
manner in which the true and faithful
Irishman is recompensed for his Ser
vices to his Queen and country by q
tyrannlcal and oppressive government
some Of whose members know more
about panJering to the wants and ne
cassities of mongre) bull dog than
they do the wants OF suffering humanity.
But day of retribution will come, let
us hope, in the near future, when those
autocratic ''blood hounds LII the Brj-
fish parliament, who have been instru-
mental in bringing about the state of
affairs that at present exist LII that
little green isle across the sea will be
made to feel 1T an honor to lick the dirt
in Ireland that, poor Patrick and
his ancestors have trod in. Coming
events cast their shadow BEFORE" is an
old auage that has been realized as
often as it has been written, and we
sincerely hope and trust That in this
instance 1t will not prove an exception
to the rule, and that ee'r many moons
have cast their shadow over. the blue
canopy Of heaven
The news may be waited across the deep sea
That Ireland's contented, happy and-FREE!
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IT IS said that the Shah during his re-

IT rs said that the Shah during his re-
cent visit to England expressed the
greatest admiration for Secretary Bal
four and his methods of dealing with
the Irish, and promised him If he would
go to Persia that he would give him a
high Office at his own limit as to salary,
There is nothing strange in this. The
Shah saw in Balfour man fit to rule
savages and hence the fine offer he
made him,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31

a STREAM of nearly 100000 worship
pers passing through St. Peters in Rome
during thirtv-six hours, on the Feast Of
SITS. Peter and Paul, is very effective
rejoinder to the claims Of some of the
atheistic mob who figured conspicuously
in the Bruno manifestation, that the
people of Rome only wanted an oppor-
tunity to abandon the faith of Christ.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31

The news from Rome on August
stated that the Holy Father had finished
an Encgciical on devotion to the
Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph. In it
the Sovereign Pontiff recommends that
the faithful should have recourse to
these powerful intercessors in order to
obtain peace and aid in present diff
GuIties.