The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-12-28


NEWS ! FROM IRELAND | D
Nv @. q NTRIM. . u
Locally there is nothing to- record IN
connection with the Belfast strike, ex-
/ cept that the evil effects Of st are daily
becoming more visihlg. The men have
+ evidently settled down for !. a long and
grim battle VITA the ship yard masters,
Eand with the exception Of the laborerf
|they seem to regard the prospect with
| of the time. concerts are being held in
| have been provided by. The. committee.
Only about thousand men are now at
work at. the Queens island, the a usual
| number being nine thousand. i. .
/ In Belfast, on November %, Alderman
IPirrie, "a director Of the firm of Harland
& WoiH, = was atsa special meeting OF
the BelfasslsfCity Council. unanimously
! nominated Lord Mayor, Of Belfast for
| 1896: The Lord Mayor-Elect, replying to
representations by the Councillors, prom
| .sei to promptly use his influence TO eff
feet a settlement OF the shspbu.TQing dis
/ pute. ~ ~s2.-. - - g
MI. William Bell, a welt-known Bel
fass merchant. was Killed on Nov mber
2S, while hunting with the North Down
Harrsers. He was thrown from his horse
and. stunned, and While on. the ground
another horselnan jumped on him, and
his neck was broken.
ARMAGH 49,
| On November %, intelligence reached
Ballymena of the sad death by burning of
a wounan named Sarah Wilson, aged so,
/ Of Isaan dsstomn. It appears that she re-
sided with her brother who IS a miner,
and whether in lighting his lamp, or
cooking at the fire she caught the flames
cannot be discovered, as no one was with
her at the time. On the arrival of the
Martinstown constabulary her oharred re-
mains were found lying on. the floor.
On November %, Mr.. w. H.. Atkinson,
Coroner for North Armagh, neld an in
quesi in Portadown, ON the body of an old
woman named Mary Ann Campbell; who
had died suddenly at her residence in
Curren street a few hours previously. DR..
Dongan, J. P, -'deposed that the woman
died from syncope, the result of weak &C.
ton of the heart, and the jury found ac-
cordingly.: ~. u.s.
- CAVAN.
There is a good prospect, of railway ex-
tension in Cavan in the near future. For
many years the people of Peterborough
and a large district surrounding were
very anxious to have railway line made
to the town, and repeatedly brought the
matter before the directors of. the Great
Northern to extend their, Line from Car
rickmacrQss, via Sherlock, and with the
Midland directors to extend their line
from Kilmainhamwood or kingscourt.
Representatives have recently been made
by committee of Bailieborough mer-
chants to- the Irish Government on the
subject, and a satisfactory; reply was re-
ce:ved, the result being that engineers
are actually engaged at present in map
ping line.
. CLARE -
At Ennis on November "A, Very Rev.
Father Begley, o. S. F., late of Cork,
was presented with a massive gold Mon
STRANGE and an address from the Third
Order Of st. Francis, attached to the
church of st. Francis, Broad Lane Cork
= nc VI GCCCuIISS W6IE 1lltSoI 1uLGIESSG.uS.
The following gentlemen Travelled from
Cork as a deputation to represent the
Order, bearing with them the massive
Monstrance: Messrs: P: J. Byrne, SUI.
perior; James Murphy, Assistant Super
Tor; James G. Gallagher Treasurer;
Frank w. Dillon, Assistant Treasurer,
and W. O'Connor, Treasurer to the pre-
sentatsoll fund: ~ t. ::
With much regret we have to- announce
the death OF Mr.. John Seaman, Of Gar
ranboy, House, Killaloe, which took place
on November 20, at his residence. Mr..
Scanlan's decease was quite unexpected,
and up to q few days before he was in
his usual good health. He was an ardent
Nationalist, and was a. generous sub.
scr5ber to every patriotic object. - H..
i+o CORK. -.
The tenantry of the eAldMorth property,
at Cuppage, near Glanworth, held a meet
ing, recently, at which,: in response to an.
offer from the landlord, it was unan;-
mcusly decided to tender for the pur-
chase of their holdings al thirteen years
purchase, based on the valuation There
are iwo evicted tenants on the property,
and the negotiations for purchase arose
cut of an effort to get these areinstated :
Mr.. Stephen -;Greian, j: u p, Banter,
has also written to his fkildorrery ten
ants, stating that ne is prepared to re-;
ceive proposals for the purchase by them
Of their farms. conditional on the rent
being paid, in. full, UP to last gale day,
The Rev Father. Cahill, Glanworth, IS
acting on behalf Of the Aldworth tenants,
and sale will probably be effected
In Cork. on the evening Of November
80, at the meeting of the National So
ciety,. Mr.. E. Ryan presiding, the follow
ing resolution was adopted: THAI: we
sincerely deplore the death of Mr.. Denny
Lane, one Of the purest and most con-
s.stent Of irish Nationalists, and one
whose name will always be remem bered
as being associated with every Irish
Nationalist movement, from: Repeal tos
Home Rule; and that I'VE respectfully
tender TO his bereaved family our deepest
sympathy in "a loss which, while more
particularly theirs: IS shared by Irishmen
all over he world"
I AS a result Of the late municipal elec-s
tons decided in Cork. the Nationalists
iost one seat and the Tories another,
while the Redmondites gained two. The.
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