The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-03-02

The canopy rises to considerable height
and is supported by Irish red granite
shafts. The effect Of the entire work Is
exceptionally artistic and impressive.
Cork.
At the meeting OF the Improvement De
part1nent OF the Cork Corporation, on Feb
| ruary LIST, a letter was received from the
Secretary's Office, Dublin, acknowledging
the receipt of the resolution passed at g
special meeting of the Corporation, asking
for the reprieve of Twiss and stating thai
Of a prisoner were invariably made il
I writing. The Mayor expressed his inten-
ton OF presenting the reprieve petition In
person:
A National meeting was held in Black.
,zpool5 on February LIST. Speeches were de-
livered by Messrs. NJ. Healy and Gran
M. P.'s, who expressed the hope that dur
ing the year all would unite in opposing
the common enemy, but ii a contest We're
forced on the Nationalists, they were GER
tain they could more than hold their own.
A special meeting of the committee OF
the Cork Branch of the National Fedora
ton was he'd on January 18TH to take
steps to secure response to the appeal
Of the Chairman of the Irish Party for
funds in .suJtain1uent of the National
| cause. Or. Edward Magner presided. On
| the motion Of Mr.. Daniel Horgan, seconded
! by Mr.. Thomas Goggiu it was decided to
| hold public meeting Of the Na5ionalists
! Of the city and Liberties, on the 1th OF
\ February, to forward the fund, and &
| committee was appointed TO make arrange
| ments.
We regret TO announce the death Of Mi
J p. J. Neilan, of kanturk, which occurred
| on January 21st, after a brief Illness. The
| deceased was for g. time acting editor OF
the Dublin Nation, and since he ceased to
| be connected with that paper he was
! prominently identified with the Irish Land
! and Labor Association. Mr.. Neian con-
tracted cold some weeks ago, and despite
skil.ful medical treatment he succunbad
| as stated. His funeral which was repre-
| sentative and largely attended, took place
on the evening OF the I'D.
! Carlow.
| The visit paid so recently to his friends
IN Carlow, by Father Edmund j, Dillon,
/ from his far-aWay mission in Trinidad.
! renders more painful the SAD news Of his
! death, just received by his father, Ny
| Edward Dillon, Of the Town Hall Father
| Dillon died Of aneurism CT the heart, after
! a long illness borne with most edifylng
! Christian resignation. The deceased was
! born at Kenagh, county Longford, on the
! 18th OF April, 1861. Eleven years ago
! October, l3S3-he went out to work as a
! priest in the Archdiocese OF Port Spain
commencing his career as parish priest
| in st. Vincent, was transferred to st.
+! Lucia, and then, after short stay in
Grenada, was appointed parish priest Of
La Brea, where he remained two years,
and was finally translated to Montserrat
He subsequently obtained leave Of Absence
and OIL his return was placed in charge Of
the newly-created parish Of Sangre
Grande, parish with great extent and
with bad roads. necessarily entailng upon
its pastor heavy and harassing work.
which, in his enfeebled state, proved fatal.
The warmth and geniality of Father Dill
Ions nature, and his large-hearted hospi-
tally, made him MANY friends, and his
funeral, at Arima, Furnished ample proof
Of the great esteem in which he was held.
Cayan.
The Spring Assizes for the County Of
Cavan vii Open on Monday, March 4th.
Dublin.
The Dublin Evening Mail states that
MIR J. c. O'Donel, the Chief Divisional Po-
lice Magistrate, has forwarded his resgna=
ton Of the post TO the authorities, ard will
cease to discharge the duties Of the Office
at an early date.
epidemic is still in Dublin. the general
health of,the city IS good. The deaths for
the week ending January 26th numbered
20s, pe1ng "a under the average for the
Gliding week OF the last 10 years.
Thomas Player, aged SO years, paint
!. eIr. died suddenly on January 18th, at IA
Harmony row. Dublin. DR.. Keny, City
Coroner, held an Inquest on the body.
Dr. Fottreli, who made the post rortem
examination, deposed that death resulted
from apoplexy. Verdict accordingly.
There were run, il Ireland, in 1894, the
large number Of G99 horse races, the none
tary stake value Of which was e41,o49- In
1S45 the number was 323 and the value,
1851 In 1SA7-43, the time of the famine,
the figures FELL but rose again, and in
1874 the Calendar states that 410 races,
worth t33,6l7, war decided. To the for
nation Of the Leopartstown Club and the
Increased value Of prizes offered at the
Curragh, Cork, ANA elsewhere, the present
high figures are due.
An International hurting match. between
the Gaelic Athletic Associations of Ire
land and America, to be played next sum-
mel, in Dublin, is on the tapis.
A lady named Mrs. Letitia Gore Jones.
residing at No. 19 Northumberland road,
Dublin, came by her death on the night
Of January Goth, under tragic circum-
stances. She had LETT her lodgings about
10 o'clock OH that day, and returned soon
after remaining in the house for the
remainder Of the day. About 3 O'Clock
servant named Margaret Brady was with
her hut left~the room for O. few minutes
and went down to the kitchen, On her
return to Mrs. Jones' room, sha found her
mistress lying partly with her face and
hands across the fender and her clothes
on fire. She at once raised an alarm,
and Drs. Wallace, Beatty and Bai, ot
Merrion squase were sent for, bur on ar
rival pronounced life to be extinct. The
deceased went to lodge at IS NoTthumher-
land road about year ana a half ago. and
had no relative in Dublin except Mrs.
Hunt, of Prospect House. Terenure. When
she went to lodge with Mrs. Eddington the
latter noticed that she vas suffering from
! weak action of the heart and from bron-
caused by reason OF d fainting tit, which
brought her in contact with the fire.
An epidemic OF smallpox is reported to
be spreading in Newry, where ID cases
have reported. The patients in almost eV~
ery instance are mil)werkers. The au-
thorities are making every sanitary effort,
and taking all possible precautions 10
STAMP 1t out. The fire brigade station has
been placed at the disposal of the dispen~
sary medical officers for vaccination pur-
poses, and all the mill hands in the town
!. are to be vaccinated. Two deaths from the
! disease have already been reported. one
Young child and the other young man
who was among the first victims, named
Patrick Mooney belonging to Kiln street,
Ballybot, nill-worlSer. 1t has been ascer-
tanned that the disease was carried from
Dublin to Newry, a young man who was
working Their having returned to Newry
after suffering from the epidemic The
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