The Irish standard., 1894-05-19

PASSED TN RE VIEW Il,
The number Of persons Of Irish birth
in London is estimated at 900, which
lis more than the population Of Dublin.
Somebody has truly remarked that the
man who loves his country best is not
generally the one who jumps the high
est, yells the loudest and kicks up the
biggest racket. There is patriotism in
silence that sounds louder than the
braying of bigots.
So
Queen Victoria appreciates the good
work done by the "Little Sisters Of the
Poor" Whenever she goes abroad she
commands that the leavings from her,
sumptuous tables be care lly gathered
together and given to them for the relief
Of her INDECENT subjects.
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The Pacific Irish American, published
in San Francisco, is one of our valued
exchanges. We find in the latest copy
to hand paragraph from TIE IRISH
STANDARD on G. w. Smalley and Henri
eCaron, which it enormously, but We
think inadvertently, credits to the Chi
&C., s~hf ~
but then again it isn't.
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The Liberal ministry has issued an Or
der to the Crown solicitors of Ireland to-
the effect that when empanneling juries,
they shall not inquire into this religious
or political opinions of the men who are
summoned to act as jurors, and that no
person shall be directed to stand aside
on account Of his religion or politics.
If that order is observed man can get
fair trial. and jury packing for convic-
tion or acquittal will be at an end dur
ing the present administration.
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Bourke Cochran is said to be the
greatest newspaper reader IN Congress-
and that is why he is so familiar with
the live topics of the day. About the
first thing he does after the house con-
venes is to send for all the leading morn
ing papers of New York and retire TO-
the lobby back of the speakers chair to
peruse them. He reads very rapidly,
throwing one paper to the floor as
fast as he has caught it's main features.
and taking up another, till the whole
pile is exhausted.
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A German tailor named DOVE has IN
vented a bulletproof coat aud proved its
efficacy lately by letting the Russian am
bassador fire two rifle shots at him point
blank. The bullets were embedded IN
the cloth without injuring the wearer.
A horse clad in q garment of the same
material stood fire with equal impunisy;7.
The German government has offered
Herr Dove 5000, 900 marks for the ex-
elusive use of his invention and the
secret of making the cloth. The bullet
proof coat weighs six pounds.
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Thomas Coxey, the father Of the "Gen-
eral" of the commonweal army, is DEM
ocrat who. does not like the uotoriety
his son has achieved. He says that
"Jake" is a stiff .necked, cranky, pig
headed fellow, and that he sternly op-
posed the quixotic movement from the
start, but without avail. "Jake'' does not
obey his father politically, and has ideas
Of his own as to how the government
should be run. Coxey Jr. owns a stock
farm and quarry near Massillon, Ohio
and is in pretty feir circumstances.
The German government has abso-
lutely forbidden theatrical performances
in the French language in Alsece, and
French troupe which was giving benefit
for charity in one of the towns was per-
emptorily ordered to leave, and the the
atre was closed. French is tolerated.in
Lorraine, and Metz has French theatre
with French company. The people of
Alsace are indignant at the German
officials for attempting to boycott their
native language in this summary manner
and they are firmly resolved to resist the,
work of Germanizing their province.
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At the convention of German Catholic
societies held this week at Sheboygau.
Wis, Archbishop Katzer recommended
that no reference be made to the A.P.A,
in their resolutions. He instructed them
to completely ignore the A. p. A. but ad~
vised them to explain their position az
citizens from Catholic standpoint. The,
Archbishop we'll knows that there is but
feeble opposition against the German
Catholics from the Orange and Tory