The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-05-07
PASSED In REVIEW.

A stream of water coming from the
Gold B ,g mine in Montana is sad to
cure the taste for liquor, and has been
named the Bichloride Of Gold spring.
DR.. Keely had better buy the spring or
it may curtail the profits arising from the
sale OF his specific for drunkenness if an
enterprising competitor takes possession
of the Montana bonanza.
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England has mortgages on ri h lands
to the amount of SSOOO0O000. At an
average interest of five per cent, this
would make au annual tribute Of S4O,-
100000 year from the little island to
the English capitalists. As the popula-
ton of Ireland is 100000, this would
make an annual interest charge of SO per
head Or $40 per family No wonder the
people are poor.
Stanley, the African explorer, is seek
ing entrance into the British parliament
as a Liberal Unionist. and therefore an
opponent Of Irish Home Rule. There
has long been feeling in England
against Stanley on account OF his ILL
treatment of some Of mis- African party
and his r-fusal to acknowledge his birth
place. The man who is ashamed of dis
birth place Wales} is not fit to be hon
ored by even tho Liberal Unionists.
T. ~
Golightly Morrill, iectured in LIE Sueur
lately, taking for his subject ''.rhe Flying
Dutohman." IT was the Irlshman and
his religion he spoke of instead Of the
Dutchman. and he poured upon them
his filthy vituperation to ths utter dis
gust OF his audience. IF the Rev. gen
t!snan,' says the Sentinel, "feels called
upon to attack any religious or other
Sect it would be in better taste to adver-
tise himself to that cid and then those
who do not wish to hear it can ref ain
from attending" G3lightly cares moth
ing for taste or decency.
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One ofour country exchanges speaks
OF az agent who ls canvasslng for Hay
docks Catholic Bible, and refers to the
fact that it is highly recommended by
the leading priests Of tEls state It's book
shat should be in every Catholic house
hold. And yet there are Protestant min
listers Of the gospel who always tell their
4 = Il
read the Bible! Before Bishop McGolrick,
o. Duluth, was raised to tbe epis;opacy
he procured a large nuEber OF Bibles
that were taken by the members Of the
Immaculate Conception church IN Min
naapolis.
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Capt. Chris Rath, who hanged Mrs.
Surratt and the other alleged E4incoln
| conspirators in Washington, was suddenly
bereft of reason April 6, on the run to
Jackson, Mich, with the mail train He
has been mail agent for 20 years between
Grand Rapids and Jackson, and made
the latter place his headq uarters Or
Wednesday week it was noticed that he
did not throw the mail off and All inves:-
tigatlon found him in thu car surrounded
by the bags staring wildly at vacancy
Captain Rath was Provost Marshal al
Washington at the close Of the war, and
in that Off ,ial capacity had to superiu~
tend the judicial murder OF Mrs Surratt,
for alleged completely in the assassination
Of President Lincoln,--a crime of which
the unfortunate lady was wholly limo
cent. Sho was sacrificed simply to Che
political necessities Of desperate an:t
INSCRIPTIONS clique, But the arm CT
God has not been shortened in their re-
gard; and on every one of them the
Judgment that ''sees in secret" appears to
have visibly fallen. Of the principals ia
tho judicial murder Of Mrs Surratt,--
those, who, from their position, must
have had knowledge of the. truth, ---
N 'st Of them died by their own bands, or
by violence. The others, who were mere
| accessories, withered as does the tree
which thu lightning of Heaven blasts
though it does not strike.
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Father John Conway, the erudita
editor of our st. Paul contemporary. is
| receiving considerable attention Of late
from several lay editors of Catholic pa
pers who disagree with him on the school
question. Father Conway had the te-
| merity Of lecturing before the Protestant
Ministers Club Of his city upon Cath
olic subject, aud that in itself is enoneh
| to condemn him in the eyes of some Of
his orthodox ley brethren of the press.
He had the misfortune of being reported
by member. of the press: gang" who
knew DO more of the subject than
Klckapoo Indian, but who possessed
fertile Imagination and wrote up eensa-
! tipnat report attributina TO the reverend