The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-04-29
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I. Ford Stanley will continue 81 Office ~
governor general 81 Canada tor son.ss
time yet, as Mr.. Gladstone desires tbs
presence Of Lord Aberdeen, who has peen
nominated as Lord Stanley successcr,
in. the House Of Lords until the Home
Rule measure has bean disposed Of.
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Thomas Allen, who served under Wei
lington in the war with Napoleon, an:I
under General Scott in the Mexicaa
War, and who enlisted at the age of Y
for service in the Civil War, is still liviny:
at the age of lob years, in Tyler count.
West Virginia. Mr.. Allen is what msss
be appropriately called an old veteran.
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The royal train in which Queen Wis.,
toria travels never exceeds twenty five
miles an hour during the night. the OBJ
ject being to prevent her majesty trotx2
being disturbed while she is asleep. Tie
carriages of her suite were built TOR her
some years ago at the suggestion OF En-
press Eugene, and have never been nsed
by any one else.
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The Rt. Rev. Monsignor William Seton,
D. d., of Jersey City, N. j., will give the
commencement Grafton this year at the
University of Notre Dame, Ind. Mgr.
Seton belongs to an old American family
which has been distinguished IN various
walks oil life. It has given to the Chprcla
Mother Elizabeth Seton, foundress Ct
the Sisters OF Charity in America. and
the Most Rev. James Roosevelt BaJleys
eighth Archbishop of Baltimore. Nor
signor Seton is good public speaker,
and we'll known besides as the author CT
several popular books, and contributes
to the magazines.
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The Duke of Devonehire has deter
mined to pass some little time with tha
duchess on his Irish estates at Ldsmore,
county of Waterford. 1t is long since on'
of the Cavendish family has set foot III
Ireland, associated as it is in their minds
with the murder of Lord Frederick Cav
endish, the memory of which can never
fade. But the duke has shown that be-
understands the duties and responsible
tiles of an Irish absentee landlord, enc
as neither he nor his agents have eve.
made themselves unpopular on his Irisl
estates he is wise enough to detersaine
to pass portion of his summer in the
Emerald Isle.
In recent lecture in London Sir Joh1
Lubbock gave some Interesting remanis-
cences of mixed metaphors perpetrate(!
by speakers in the House Of Commons by
which he showed that Scotchmen are
able at times to wrest the laurels from
Irishmen in the matter of Hibernichms,
He recalled one speech by solemn High"
lander in which he gravely informed the,
House that q certain appropriation OF
G2,O0O,OO0, for the Afghan war was f
''mere flea-bite in the ocean," while an
other Scotch member remarked that
"you may depend on it, sir, the pale face
of the British soldier is the backbone OF
the Indian Army
XXX
Secretary Carlisle has appointed Jere
miah orr urke, of Newark, N. j., super
vising architect of the treasury depart
ment at Washington. Mr.. O'Rourke lie
native of Ireland, is fifty five years old
a cultured gentleman, staunch Demo
crat, and for thirty years has done work
in New York and New Jersey, having
built some of the finest Catholic schools
and churches and ecclesiastical and pri~
vate houses in bot states. He will give
up large private practice and devote
his entire time to the government work
He is graduate of the Dublin School. OF
Design and Fellow of the American
Institute. He was appointed upon the
recommendati.,n of Senators Smith and
Mcpherson.
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Webster Flanagan, who first achieved
national repute as the gentleman who
asked in the Chicago convention of 1885,
tho momentous question, "What are we
here for?" is ayerse TO giving up his pres
emit job as collector of customs at E.
Paso. In a letter to his Republican
friend, Senator Sherman, OF Ohio, which
he signs "Cheerfully yours, Webster
Flanagan" he says: ANY kind words
spoken in my behalf to Secretary Carlisle