The Irish standard., 1893-02-11

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Dan Emmett, the negro minstrel who
wrote .Dixie," is in destitute circuu-
stances. tits suggested by 8 Southern
paper that fund be raised to relieve his
need. q
A biography OF the late DR.. Jonn Gil
mary Shea, the American Catholic his
torian, is being prepared for publication
by his accomplished daughter, Miss
Isabel Shea, who was for many years as
ISOLATED with her distinguished father In
his literary work. Up to this time the
only reliable sketch of the great histor-
ian appeared few years ago in the
Washington Church News:
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The first division Of the present session
of the British parliament resulted in On
unexpectedly large majority for Glad
stone. The division was on a motion to
adjourn and was taken after Mr.. Morley
had finished speech. Although the
motion was supported by Mr.. Balfour
and other Conservatives, the govern
ment was given q snap majority Of 81.
The announcement of the figures was
received with vigorous cheers by :the
Liberals.
The late Bishop Dwenger, when con-
secrated bishop of Fort Wayne in 1872,
was the youngest Catholic bishop in the
world. Ellis first work as bishop was de-
voted to the development and organiza-
ton of the parochial school system in
his diocese. He established diocesan
board and introduced uniformity Of
teaching and grading, modelling his sys-
ten on that of the public schools OF this
country. In 1884 he had sixty schools
in operation with eight Thousand pupils
in a Roman Catholic population of
eighty five Thousand.
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! On the shores of Alaska, about thirty
miles off Port Clarence and facing the
waters of the Behring Strait, are about
two hundred of the most curious island
ers. The natives dwell in caves and live
on whale blubber, seal and walrus meat.
A year ago Captain NJ. A. Healy, OF the
United States cruiser Bear, heard that
the natives we're on the verge of starva-
ton and sailed to Alaska to help them.
He found them in sorry plight and left
them an abundant store of food and
clothing.
The value of the estate OF the late
James G. Blaine has not yet been fully
determined, and, even If it were, it is not
likely that the amount OF his fortune
would be given needless publicity. Those
who have had occasion to interest them
selves in Mr.. Blaine's monetary affairs
estimate his estate to be worth between
$3.50, 600 and $1,OO0,OO0. A considerable
part of this handsome competence came
from enterprises in which Mr.. Blaine
was concerned with his friend and ally Y
Stephen B. Elkins. Mr.. Blaine is one
of the very few statesmen OF America
who left large fortunes.
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Judge Stephen Mahoney, of this city,
Is in receipt OF letter from the seore-
tary of the National Federation Of Amer
lea with headquarters at New York, ask
ing his co operation In establishing a
branch Of the organization in Minneapo-
lis Judge Mahonsy has every dispe-
aition to succor the Irish cause, but he is
everse to taking any action which may
give rise to the suspicion that he is q
pa 'ty man in Irish politics. He earnestly
favors the union OF all Irishmen in the
cause of their country, but is unwilling
to take sides with either McO arthyites or
Redmondites. During Land League
days Judge Mahonsy was constant at
tendant at Irish meetings in this city,
and at the Swestnan reception he made
one OF the most patriotic speeches of the
evening.
:
The st. Paul Globe recently accused
Senator G. K. Davis of saying in speech
during tho Minnesota election that
Knute Nelson, the Republican candidate
for governor, had come from land and
9 country "where popery has had no
footing for over hundred years." The
Northwestern Chronicle telegraphed tc
Washington asking Senator Davis il he
) made use of any such expression. lie
promptly denied that he had. Senator
Davis also wrote to the Globe denying
the statement attributed to him and de-
clared it fabrication. It is now in
order for the Globe to give it's authority
or confess that it was imposed upon by