The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
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Juetln MCCARTHY has declined to Writps'
. biography Of Charles Stewart Parrnnsl
fearing that such work would come into!
composition with tho memoir lDeiing pre- ias
pared BY Mr.. Rarnsll's lllydow, and ION
to be published.
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1t has been the law apan that if
woman was not married &c certain aa1Oss
the authorities picked. out a man anllz|
compelled him to marry her. The mikado
has just abolished this rule. Henceforth
Japanese women may enjoy the privilege
OF old maidhood. Whether they do ar
not is another question.
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Although tho recent vote Of the Reichs-
tag authorizes the return OF the Jesnits
to Germany, the matter is by no means
90 easily settled. The opposition OF the
Fedsfal..co is expected TO- @be pro-
nouncs The matter stands about ss
Home Rule tor ireland stands ii Eng
land passed by the lower house. but re-
jected by the upper house..
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Secretary Arnold estimates the cost Of
the strike to the several brotherhoods a.
follows: Engineers, $4,000, ira inmen.
$4,000; conductors $4,000; and tele-
graphers,' $4,000. The total makes tho
next largest outlay By organized railway
labor to that Of the Chicago, Burlington
aud Qalncy strike, which cost the engi-
neers $l,0OO,OOD and the fremen $5O0,OO0
in cash.
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On the first of December Italy adopted
the time Of Central Europe. All the
italian time tables have, by order OF the
Minister of Public Works, been printed
with the hours. marked up to twenty
four, from midnight to midnight. The,
railway clocks have also been modified,
and the hours from Is to "a printed in
red Arabic characters in circle interior
to the old one. The American Society
Of Civil Engineers adopted the "a hour
clock face some time ago.
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The effort made to revive the ancient
lace industries in the lace counties Of
Ireland by training up generation OF
young lace-makers who will work from
patterns of good design based on the best
traditions, Is praisworthy one. Those,
who foster the plan hope to secure a.
teacher lace. worker from the Irish r.
dustries who will make practical DEM
onstration Of her$skill in the art which
may again become one Of the wage-earn-
ing industries of the land of tho sham
rock.
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Toledo, O., is said to possess the unen-
viable distinction Of being the birth place
Of the A. P. A., and it is claimed that the
organization spraDg into prominence at
the time DR. Quigley made his memoir
able fight in the courts on the truant
law. Whatever may have been the ex-
citing cause, it is certain that Toledo has
been and is at fever heat over religious
differences. 1t is now known that the
supreme headquarters. of the A. p. A
were located there for some time and 90
we'll have they succeeded in their work
of agitation and in exciting the preju-
dices and passions of the people that
there is constant danger of bloodshed
They are also deliberately preparing for
such an event. It is unquestioned that
i in the city of Toledo there are more
available stands of arms than in any CITY
Of four times it's size in the union. The
military companies of Toledo are better
prepared to quell riot than the public
is generally aware. Not once but dozen
times have the officers Of these CON-
panies been warned that stands Of arms.
were being shipped into the city to be.
used by private individuals or secular
organizations in case of anticipated
emergency.
The Boston Republic has tho following
to say in regard to the Municipal
League" an organization permeated with
the same spirit which characterizes the
notorious A. P. A. The Boston Munich
Ipal League is the latests addition to tho
political forces Of this city, Its creator
is Mr.. 8. B. Capen, who nurtures desire
to be mayor OF Boston. Its membership
is drawn chiefly from church societies,
the various Protestant denominations
|supplying more than nine tenths Of the
whole. Its purpose is to purity city
politics. It claims to be non.partisan
and non-sectsrian, Of course, but it is,
both partisan and sectarian. II is sort
Of educated A. =. A. That 10 to coy, it
appeals to the intelligent Professionals or
Boston, whereas the 4. p. "A. sppsals to
the ignorant and deprayed. The PA.
is the organized ignorance of tho Pro
testant sects. First Let 10 consider the
purpose Of the league which u to purify
city politics. kre the citizens IN their.