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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

THE street commissioners are getting
some wholesome advise these days from
people who do not care to take mud
bath when crossing the streets. The
people should unfold their tales Of woe
to the city council. and when the new
charter goes into effect June |. a dele
CATION of representative citlzens should
wait on Mayor Winston. assd ~. lest
him to see that the Foufti an,a nth
ward aldermen do not spent AL the
ward funds in grading aud 6xing no
around their own homes SO that when
spring comes a few dollars may be-
found in the treasury to put the streets
in passaDle condition. The street COM
missioners would willingly employ men
to keep the streets clean had they the
monev to pay them. 3nt il there is no
money it is not the commissioners
fault, as the alderman have charge OF
that and we hope sometbtnn will be-
done soon to remedy this evil OF long
standing.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04
WHY THINGS ARE so.

We are sorry to see such bitter feel.
ing displayed on both sides in the Sligo
election contest. OF course Parnel]
wants to see his side WIN; while Davitt
and others of his class are uncomprom.
Using McCartbyites. The fight for SUI
premacy between these two factions has
BIZ en- more bitter than was necessary
and this of coarse has done no good. Ii
has only been the cause Of widening
still more the breach between Parnell
and his opponents. 1t may have been
q source of amusement to some, but ii
certainly was not to the credit of IRISH
nationality, nor for the benefit Of the
Home Rule cause. We in this country
look upon such business as very bad,
and no doubt it is, bat the Irish people
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

ONE Of the great advantages Of the
of United States products can buy these
products for much less money than We
can, That is certainly fine law that
discr1minates againt us in favor of q
people who earn their bread under un-
der some other flag. But the friends of
the bill will tell you that you can get Is
pounds Of sugar for dollar. When
will the people of the United States
wake up and see their condition just as
it isp
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04
Ir was hoped that the Democrats an

IT was hoped that the Democrats and
Republicans of saltwater would save the
expenses OF a double ticket and decide
on ticket acceptable to both. But as
usual the Republicans wait to dictate
the whole ticket, leaving che Democrats
nothing to do tut endorse it which the
latter refused to agree to. The Demo-
Gratis think E.. w. Durant the present
mayor is good enough for ANYBODY, and
they are right: while the Republicans
seeing they cannot run things as they
would like, are trying to summon up
courage to endorse Fred Scott whom the
Independents are in favor OF. SILVIA
ter never had better mayor than E. w.
Durant, and the people OF the pris N
city Will make a mistake if they fail to
Ie-eIect him.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

LIFE insurance companies doing bu.
siness in Minnesota have reason to be
proud of last years showing. Accord"
ing to Commissioner Smith there were
Dec. 81, 1890, % 645 insurance policies in
force here. The amount OF the policies
was $63 ,345, 800. During 1890 369 poll
cies ceased to be in force, their amount
being $l1 ,726. $50. The premiums re-.
ceived during the past year, including
credits and cash, amount to 81 GAG, 49,
56. There were $6l2,094 SO in losses
paid. and $7l1, 80 represented losses
incurred. This is not a bad showing
for Minnesota these hard times.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

Gov. MERRIAM vetoed the Trust Com
PAW bill. and when the Senate tried to
pass the measure over his veto. it failed
in not having the required majority.
Senator Donnelly announced that he
would stand by the Governor; that he
had made a mistake in voting for the
measure in the Fl rst place and was glad
that he was being afforded an apportu-
nifty Of correcting his mistake and when
the votes were connted it was found the
bill was defeated.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

MINNEAPOLIS is gong to have another
garbage crematory. Well, before any
thing further IN the matter is done, let
it be put away out in the country. SO far
I'D fact that it will not be possible tor
any one to take exceptions to it. That
was the great fault with the Kilyington
crematory on Hennepin Island. 1t was
built in the center of the city, and was
q constant distributor of bad odors and
the like. DR.. kilvington claimed that
it was absolutely free from offensive
smells, but that was not so. It could
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04
BALFOuR's STARVATION WAGES,

Recent advlces from Ireland ON the
way Balfonr is distributing relief to the
famine stricken districts, do not speak
we'll for lreland's chief secretary. For
many of those people who were almost
totally destitute several months ago,
little OF nothing has been done. For the
benefit of those OF our readers who are
not familiar with the history of last
years crop failure in ireland we may re-
mark here that while there was a very
Door potato crOp everywhere in ireland.
the counties on the west coast suffered
most in this respect, After parliament
had been invoked s. dozen times to do
something fer those poor people, MANY
OF whom were without the necessaries
Of life, Baifour came forward with a
measure OF relief by which he expected
so be said-~to not only bring needed
relief, but leave something that would
benefit the country for all time. He
proposed to build some lines Of rail-
roads, AND In other ways relieve the dis"
tress. How far Balfour has carried out
lis promises ia we'll known. He has
done almost nothing in way Of helping
the unfortunate people. Many OF them
are worse off to day than they ever
were. Balfour nayer intended to help
the Irish people. He made promises it
is true, but shat is all tbs Tory party
has ever done for Ireland. Lord Sails.
bury promised Parneil, some five years
ago. that il the Irish parliamentary
party would stand by him and his party.
the Tory government would vote q
Home Rule measure to Ireland. We
all know how Salisbury kept that prom
Use. We know that Buckshot Forster
never attem pied to enforcs the coercion
act with half the cruelty and vindic
tiveness that BalfOur has done. We
can seq for ourselves the starvation
wages he is paying the laborers III Gal
way. Just think of Is cents q, day
and figure how far that would go to
wards supporting a family 10 matter
how small. Still Balfour has the cheek
to stand up aud say that he is doing
more to help the people in the longest
ed districts than the whole Irish parlia-
mentary party. Balfour is irving to
make some political capital out OF his
railroad scheme, but we do not see how
he possibly can. What benefit is 1t to
people to be worked like horses and not
half fed? The Irish people do hot OBJ
ject to work, but they do OBJ
ject to being paid starvation wages.
Ireland cannot expect any benefit from
the Tories. They are haters of Ireland
and her people, and they will never do
ANYTHING for that unhappy country I'M
less Obliged to. Ireland must look to
the Libe ais far relief, and no more
empty promises from Tory leaders can
be accepted in exchange for votes.
Balfour is no doubt trying to get on the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

HERE is the latest from France-not
in dress but in law Il new law recently
promulgated empowers French criminal
courts in dealing with certain cases to
postpone sentences for first offences five
years in the hope OF the offenders re-
Formations; and if there is no second Of
fence, the sentence is then void. But
should the accused be arraigned SEC
ond time and found guilty there is no
redress and the law takes its course.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

CARTER HARRISON wants to be mat.
Or of Chicago again. but he has not that
strong backing for the place that he had
in former campaigns. The Democratic
central committee decided at one of
their meetings last week that Mayor
Creiger was the regular nominee of the
convention and that Carter Harrison
must stand aside. Should Carter decide
to remain in the field. the Republican
nominee will probably be elected.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

THE Malta are not all dead in New
Orleans yet, Last week a shoe manu-
factu1er named Monteleone had some
trouble with his workmen, and so he
had a number of them arrested. lie
was immediately notified by the Mati:s
not to prosecute the prisoners, and be
willingly complied with their request.
There will have to be some more butch"
ering and lynching done there, and
very soon too.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

THE question of new capitol build
ing has come up. but it is far from So
luton. There is no doubt about the
fact that we should have new build
ing; that the present structure has seen
its days of usefulness, and should be
replaced bv new building. Where that
building should be located IS matter
for the people and not US to pass 90.
But some decided action should be
taken at once on that question by the
legislature.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

A BIG change has come over the
Grand Opera house. Manager COnklin.
who has been the right bower of the
theatre since it first opened, has retired
to become manager Of the Arcade In
vestment companies. He will however
remain with the theatre for another
month wien he will retire. Mr., Conk
lin has been connected with the Grand
Opera since it, first opened. and has
made an able manager. 1t is thought
that Charles +. Parker his present as
sistant Will be appointed to his place.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

BURGLARS were on the move last
week in this city, but from the amounts
secured it is evident they were novices
In the business. For the next month
we NAV expect to hear of some men
'siust out Of the woods" complain OF be-
ing robbed of their winters earnings.
Keep your money In YOUR pockets, and
do not let everyone within a block OF
you know that you have few dollars
left,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

THE Republican state central COM
mites did not paw all the bills con-
tracted during the late campaign, if the
proprietors of the French paper, j.
Echo d. Quest, are correct in their
CLAIMS. They have already secured
counsel. and begun suit against Tams
Bixby. the Govern Or's private secretary.
for 5000 90. for the use of that paper
during the last election. Bixbv says
the claim is correct, but that there is NO
money to pay the bills. THIS is nice
state of affairs.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

THE Canadian Pacific railroad Off
Gals have made extensive arrangements
towards building manv branches of
railroad in Manitoba the coming season.
If this railroad would give the Manitoba
people halfway decent rates there would
be better feeling in the province to-
wards this monopoly. But the railroad
company does not care about feeling. it
Is money they are after.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

no the Russell block will not be re-
built by this present owners. they hav-
ing already offered ii for sale. This is
probably due to the fact that Sol Smith
Russell, the largest stakeholder, does not
care to cancel his theatrical engage
ments TO look after the rebuilding OF
the block, and thinks it better fer him
self that he dispose Of his interests
therein. 1t is good property and will
bring handsome figure,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

at first suppose. In the first place our
elections follow so closely upon one an
other here that we think, comparatively
speaking, nothing Of them: while in Ire
land they have elections only once IN
every seven years, unless some member
of parliament dies or resigns. We can
Judge from our own representatives how
many Irish members of parliament re-
sign in the course OF a year. This
feature you see tends to make elections
very important and exciting. They are
not the every day commodity that they
are here, and We might here refer to the
| recent elections in Canada to bear us
out in this statement. As in Great
Britain and ireland general elections
are held only once every seven years IN
Canada. During the late election mat
tiers became SO warm in Winnipeg one
evening that one man was thrown bodi-
~ from second story window, because
be did not approve of the speakers sen
timents. This was followed by dis
graceful row in which several prominent
citizens were roughly handled. In To-
ronto worse row than this was raised
The Tories were holding forth at one of
the halls when row was started up by
some dissatisfied ones. the result YVES
that two~thirds of the chairs were
smashed and twice as many heads
cracked. and all because there was an
election pending. The damage done to
the hall was represented at the time to
be about $500. Still we must admit
that that WAS not in accordance with
our style Of doing things and why were
things SO? Simply because those neigh
bors of ours do not revel III the beauties
Of an election every two years, or often
er as we do and elections are great edu~
Gators. 1t is during these times that
the people read the newspapers, ac-
quaint themselves with the issues of the
day, and the doctrines of the different
parties. They discuss the questions at
issue between the opposing factions, and
thereby get new light therein upon
them. 1t is thus that we are educated
to observe the election day here az we
would Sunday almost. Had our Cana
dian friends the same advantages there
would be no necessity for pushing a
man out of building through the sec.
ond story window because he did not
clap his hands every time the friends Of
tho speaker did; nor would there be any
bills 10 pay for damaged hall furniture
ss was the case in Toronto. Tue same
can be said OF ireland. Had the people
Of that country the same educational
advantages fro,n a political standpoint
that we have here matters would be
different II w6 had elections no oftener
than ones in seven years we could count
in advance on there being lively time
ahead OF us,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

THERE were some 1900 bills intro
duced in the legislature this wear.
Doubtless a good MANY Of them will
never be considered at all. The session
must close April 81. and a great many
important measures have been intro.
duced which will necessarily take a long
time. We are satisfied that when tile
present legislature will have adjourned
it will haye 50 per cent more to it's
credit than aLy of the past legislatures.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

A CHANGE that will be decidedly new
will soon greet us in the shape of silver
certificates in place of silver dollars as
now. After July next no more silver
dollars will be cvined. The secretary
of the treasury was empowered by con-
gress to recon So. 500, 600 of subsidiary
coin now IN the treasury, and this will
probably be done after the beginning Of
the next fiscal wear.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

The suggestion that prisoners. who
have served term at the wOrkhOuse
be checked cut at the central police sta
ton INSTEAD of being liberated at the
warehouse when their terms have ex.
pired, is q good one. After prisoners
Leave the central station for the work.
house that is the last Of them untIl they
show up again charged with some other
crime The checking. out process would
be protection to Jhe superintendent
of the WOlkhouse a. we'll as q pI6venta
tive against further occurrences OF
SchWab's mistakes.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04
EDITORIAL bREVlTIES,

TIE Northern Pacific proposes to ex~
tend it's lines further into Manitoba
this wear. a. number of engineers are
now at work laying out lines of road,
and the people are correspondlnGly
happy.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04
SENATOR EpMUNDg has recQpsidered

SENATOR EpatUNpe has rec0nsidered
his determination to resign. He SEEK
SO many young and aspiring politicians
whose lustra would throw his record in
the shade. that he THINKS be mad better
stay where he is. II we remember we'll
it WAS Edmunds who tried few years
ago to have the senate approve an ex"
tradition treaty with Great Britain that
made political offences extraditable.
He was anxious to turn over few
Irish. Americans to John Bull who were
making liz unpleasant for him.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

THE Bjjou theatre has risen from its
ashes, and is one OF the most handsome
structures in the city. When cOmplet-
ed, which it will be in few weeks. it
will be the leading theatre of Its kind
in the Northwest.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04
THE legislature Is giving good dea

THE legislature Is giving good deal
Of we'll merited attention to the laws
governing building and loan assocla-
lions. We have a great number of
these associations in this state, and
while some OF them are doing just as
we'll by their members as if they were
regulated by the most stringent laws.
still there are others that need to be
looked after very closely.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

SECRETARY NOBLE whispered to a
friend a few davs ago that he would
soon GET cut of the cabinet. The news
papers goC hold Of 1T, and now Noble IS
doing all he can towards satisfying
President Harrison that he did not
mean what be said. Harrison IS cabinet
ia ali torn TO pieces nsw, and to Keep
peace in the family he nay be forced to
declare several secretarysbips vacant.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

THE suggestion that fire alarm boxes
be placed IN the different schools IN the
city is good one and cannot be carried
out any too soon. The necessity OF this
precaution might be demonstrated at
any time, and the sooner this protec-
ton is gwen the children the better.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

THAT curb and gutter resolution,
which Mayor Winston vetoed, is cans.
ing any amount of talk among the
alderman and those directly interested
in the matter. Every one outside the
interested parties gazs with amusement
on the opposing parties.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

HARRISON HARRINGTON & Co. have
purchased piece Of ground on 1st ave.
ncrth and Sd street. on which they will
erect handsome seven-story building.
1t will be the largest wholesale house
west of Chicago. This purchase would
indicate that the wholesale business is
centering on Sd street north.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

not be expected that dozen dead horses
could be burned up without creating
more or less offensive smells. II located
on the workhouse grounds, let our idle
prisoners up there be put to work on the
building. Something should be done
towards keeping this standing army OF
Migrants doing something,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1891.
TT MAY BE WAR.

The recalling OF Baron Fava, the Ital-
ian minister at Washington, by the ltal'
ian government has caused great deal
of comment throughout the country.
The state department at Washington
WAS much surprised last Tuesday when
Baron Faya presented the departme mt
his recall and demanded his passports.
1t il said that it was all owing to the
action of the authorities here in their
course in the New Orleans trouble. 1t
ia Of course to be regretted that such de-
lay, if there is any, should cause the
Italian government 10 aot 80 hastily in
the MATTER. They ought 10 have given
themselves q little time to consider the
question, az we'll as given the New Or
leans grand jury an opportunity of in
syuiriuz INTO the so-eaIled massacre and
reporting thereon. Sons ct course
shrink this action OF ITALY means war,
while others regard it AS bluff"
What would Italy gam by going 10 war
with the United StatesS True, our navy
III tot what 1t ought 10 be, and should
Italy send over some of her ironclade
our fish in New York and other eastern
hsrbors might get bad scare. If this
little ripple between the United States
sud ItGly vii! be the means of sending
.t1r fsy 1n62fS
bers OF the Malta in thls country, it will
have done us a great service. Italy Is
unloading her surplus populatlon here.
and many Of them are sworn members
of shat nurderous organ zation--tbe
Malta. America has always welcomed
foreigners to her shores who were will
ing to Join hands for the countrY's good
but we do rot think that such men az
the murderere OF Chief of Police Hen
messy, Of New Orleaus, were ever IN
vitad TO come here. The people of New
Orleans say shat they have nothing to
he sorry for in the killing Of eleven
Italians in the parish prison, and we be-
iieve they know what they are talking
about. The italian government acted
too hastily, and in not giving the depart
ment of state at Washington time to
make u satisfactory report ON the mat
Ter, have served to complicate matters
still worse. It Is thought that Gov,
Nichols letter YVES the cause OF the
Baron s recall. When Secretary Blaine
received il f. few days ago. he ssnt it to
Baron Fava, who III turn cabled it to
his government, thinking it was our
governments ultimatum in the matter.
How difficult it will be to restore matters
to their former condition between the
Two countries is difficult to prognosti-
cate al This writing. If we must fight to
defend our country's honor then We will
fight. In the meantime we would advise
all Italians here to become naturalized
rs soon as possible. Later accounts go
10 shop that the New Orleans trouble
had little, if anything, to do with Fava's
recall. The trouble probably lies with
Fava himself who III some way dis
pleased King Humbert. Hence the
formers recall.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

Lena Larson has sued Drs. Chase and
Hall for 5000, because they dissected
her husbands body without her permits
sion and the sight of the body in that
condition gave her a great shock.
The city physician cannot be too care
full in exercising mis- judgment in such
cases and not cause the family Of the
dead any more grief than is absolutely
necessary.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

NOME of the members of the park
board do not like the new city charter
because it has put an end to the board g
powers in the matter of issuing bonds.
If the old board had been little more
discreet the legislature would not have
interferred with the present body. "Ex-
travagance in youth brings want in old
ace ~
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

THE grippe is PLAYING havoc in Chi
cago, and other large cities Of the coun-
try. The epidemic itself is harmless,
but it is usually followed bv pneumonia
which generally claims its victim by
reason OF the fact that the latter is In
no condition to Withstand q trying i'll.
ness.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

right side of the irish people now.
knowing that it is only q question Of a
few months when the country will be in
the throes Of a general election. By
that tine we hope to see the present
differences in the Irish parliamentary
party am.cably settled, and people
united on that great question. lome
Rule for Ireland.