The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-08-31
member for the north division of Ken
sington. and has been in the civil SER
vice in India All Americans know
who Jennings is.

who Jennings is.
TWO MORE JUDICIAL MURDERS
! were the outcome of Balfourism IN Ire.
land last week. Two peasants, who
have been in jaiiat Londonderry for re-
slsting eviction that is, Tor barricad-
ing their homes against the police on
the Oiphert estate in Falcarragh. have
just been thrown out of prison in time
to die from typhoid fever, when careful
nursing in a hospital was their only
hope of recovery. At the time OF a
visit to Londonderry Jail, just after the
wholesale evictlons from Olphelt's
Donegal bogs last May. this jail Was
crowded to such al extent that many
prisoners were locked up elsewhere. If
typhoid fever is in the jail-and none
but the unfortunates, their keepers and
her gracious ma ajesty's ministers know
to what extent it is raging-the mortal
ity will be terrible.
A MINISTER S VISIT TO GLADSTONE.
Rev. DIR. Theodore l.. Cuyler Of
Brooklyn, who has been in England all
summer, has just paid Il visit to Glad.
stone, and had an Interesting conversa-
ton with the great statesman. DR..
Cuyler saws that i'll the course Of their
interview Gladstone expressed much
enthusiasm about America, and re-
marked that bis first impressions were
gathered from the perusal of Marshall's
Life of Washington, more than half a
century ago. Mr.. Gladstone regarded
the rapid growth of the plutocratic in
fluence in politics and the loose condi-
tion of marriage and divorce laws as
formidable dangers to the United
States. The conversation turning on
John Bright, he spoke of him with the
deepest affection, and said that in the
memory of his dear friend the past three
years are as if they had bever been.
WAR is JUST NOW RAGING
along the Irish coast, but passen zers
crossing the Atlantic need not be
scored when they are fired at. Even an
Atlantic Inner is proof against Old Eng.
lands broadsides in the present combat,
1t is amusing to read, the papers Just
now, for they talk of this piece Of sham
in all seriousness, and record each day
the number of ships taken, the ports
which have been bombarded, and the
defenceless towns which have paid a
ransom. They devote columns to 1t.
and speak of the enemy in way which
makes one feel creepy sensation down
the back. However, there is one com
fort-it is not real. If it were, no pres
ent sized newspaper could contain all
that the scribblers would write about it.
PARNELL's LETTERS.
In the House of Commons Thursday
evening, Mr.. Sexton asked Home Sec
retary Matthews whether he had au-
thorjzed the post Office officials to open
letters from America to Mr.. Parnell by
his mother, or to open the letter from
President Harrison to tine lord mayor
of Dublin. The home secretary replied
that there was no reason to suppose that
either letters addressed to Mr.. Parnell
or the letter from President Harrison
had been opened in the post Office. He
had not authorized the opening of let
ters. If any were opened, ii was with.
out the knowledge of the home Office.
An inquiry into the alleged opening Of
President Harrison's letter is proceed
ing.
Mr.. CoNYBEARE NOT SERIOUSLY ILL.
In the House Of Commons Monday
for Ireland, declared that Conybeare.
member from the Camborne division of
Cornwall, who is confined in prison on
a charge of cOnspiring to oppose the
law, is not seriously i'll. The speaker
declined to allow a motion to adjourn.
Mr.. COssham (Liberal) moved to recon-
nit the Irish railways bill, He advised
the government to let the measure de-
scend into the grave, like the tithes bill.
Mr.. Storey (Radica.) denounced the rail
ways bill as tending to demora|ize Ire
land. lie said that landlords would
chiefly be benefited bY the proposed
English loans, while the treasury would
never get the money back. Mr. Coss-
hams motion was rejected-156 to 80.
The minority chiefly consisted of ex-
treme Radicals.
THAT LETTER AGAIN.
In the House of Commons, Tuesday
evening, Mr.. Balfour, chief secretary
for Ireland, announced that it would be
impossible to pass an Irish Sunday clos
ing bill at this session. Postmaster
General Raikes. in reply to question,
assured Mr.. Healy that there was no
warrant in existence authorizing the
postal officials to open letters in Eng.
land or Ireland. If letters were opened,
he added, proof would soon be forth
coming, and the openers would be liable
to criminal proceedings.
DILLON'S HEALTH.
John Dillon writes from Australia to
his friends that his tour has been most
successful for the cause of Ireland, but
his health is bad and interferes with
his progress. He hopes, however, that
his strength will hold out long enough
to permit him to finish his mission.
HIS RELEASE DEMANDED.
Mr.. Conybeare the Liberal member
Of Parliament for Comborne, who still