The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-28


MT. Joshua Kemp. In all other divisions
the representation remains unaltered
ssssss ,::s sra-5 ~ DERRY.
The. Unionist party in Derry City have
determined to drive out from the poor
law. board. the. Catholic representatives
for the city, and MI. Ross Hastings, j. P,
and MI. Miller. solicitor, respectively
president and solicitor Of the local Union
list Registration association, have been
nominated Unionist candidates to oppose
| the two Catholic guardians at the coming
election The city division returns four
guardians, and two of these are Catho-
lies. It. was thought that this arrange
ment would fairly meet the feelings of all
the citizens, and as the Unionist party in
Derry had frequently asserted that they
had no objection to an equitable repre-
sensation if properly qualified respectable
Catholic candidates presented them
Selves thenCathoiic citizens put forward
Dr.. Francis Mclaughlin. physician Of
good standing and practice, and Mr.. Ber-
nard Hannigan. O. local justice, and own
er. of considerable property in the divis-
ION. They were, returned, but now again
to be Opposed by the strength of the
Eni0nist party. officially commanded
This assailment Of the Catholic seats. is
creating much feeling in Derry, while the
spirit it .evinces is not deemed good evi-
| dence OF the protestation OF the Derry
corporation that they mean fairly by
their bill now before parliament.
= Derry correspondent te!egraphs that
the alnoltfit of share capital subscribed
FLOR the formation of local company to
reopen the FosFfe 'sf1ipyard now amounts
of t22 600 SO that only e. 1000 is required
to- complete the share capital and en-
able the company to proceed to allotment.
The sale of~Lhe remaining portion of
the ''Skinners, estate, near Diapers
town, which had not been completed
owing to a number of the tenants then
refusing to sign agreements on the terms
offered is now being carried out on terms
favorable to the tenants. Over 100 of the
tenants have signed agreements to pur-
chase. The terms now are IL years
purchase Of their present rents, with
two years rent forgiven.
DONEGAL. :
On Feb. 20 an important meeting was
held at Dunfanaghy to protest against
the further exclusion of that district
from the benefit of public expenditure in
the. constructions OF light railways. and
calling on the government to make a
free grant for.raflway extension in the To-
caiity. Father .McFa dden telegraphed
70 the, promoters to advocate an extern
sion to GWeedore, the choice of route to
be left to the government. Dr. Todd. So
licitor, Derry, moved resolution calling
on the government to provide railway
facilities forztf1e 'congester districts be-
tween Ietterkea1ny and Dunfanaghy, and
protesting against the expenditure of
further public money in South Donegal
The resolution was adopted. - g
t@r. .--,, ...y. DOWN
A lumber of gentlemen have been
nominated. for election as guardians Of
the poor for the Newry Union for the di-
visions Of Newry, Ballybot, Crobrane,
Railymyre and Warrenpoint in the Cath:
Ollie interest. The divisions have dur
ing some years past been represented by
Protestant guardians, who have been
returned at successive elections unoppos-
ed, and considering the very much larger
proportion OF population being Catholic
it seems an anomaly that Protestant
guardians exclusively should have been
returned. The following gentlemen
have been nominated for the Newry di-
vision Messrs. M. ]. McCartan, Jr, James
Mccain aud jeremiah Lowry, and for the
Bailybot division Messrs. John Byrne
Joseph Cardwell and John Maloughney.
1t is probable that there will be a va
caney before long in West Down, as it is
rutllened Gin <.adhcial circles that Lord
Arthur, Hill will shortly be appointed to
"a colonial goyernorship. 49,.
DUBLIN. 49,
I'm ~ 70 CHI lo1f
occurred at Booterstown. whereby Il lad
named Frank Power, of Seapoint, sus-
tanned severe injuries. The boy was
spending the day with comrade named
Charles O'Brien, at the residence Of Mrs.
O'Brien. Booterstown avenue, and young
O'Brien found an old pistol which had
been in the house for a number of years,
and was showing it to his companion,
and in jest pointed it at his head. He
pulled the trigger, and the pistol, which
was loaded, went off, the bullet entering
Powers right cheek. The wounded boy
was conveyed to hospital where, at last
accounts he was getting on favorably
On Feb. 20 q lunatic inmate of the
North Dublin union workhouse, named
John Kavanagh met his death under
painful circumstances. He was eating
his sliDnerso bread and meat, when he
was, CHECKED by "a piece OF food sticking in
his throat 81. -
Aid. Dillon has resigned the alderman
Slip Of the Rotundo ward Dublin.
'Ns.' Un the, evening Of March about s
O'clock "a; fire 1bbfoke out in the shop No.
81 Chapel: street, Dublin, the property of
Mr. Eau renre 7(Tera ghty. Fortunately, the
peoples1ivins: in the house-=five families
in all--made their escape into the street.
The fire, brigade turned Oh a couple of
lines Of hose, and although the fire had
made a good deal of Roadway, the flames
T Quickly succumbed before a copious sup
BY Of water The shop and its stock, the
back parIor and portion of the hall were
Quilted by the flames. Mr.. Geraghty,
who carries on the business OF jeweler
and a general dealer, was out at church
with his wife when the fire was discoy-
cred.
Mr.. George Dollard, of Bleak house.
Clontarf, who recently received injuries
to his left arm while out fowling in the
vicinity OF Coolock, died on Sunday,
March /, at Jarvis Street hospital Dub
lin, from the effects of his injuries.
GALWAY.
The lord lieutenant, accepting the nom
iIlation of the ?Athlone Presbytery, has
appointed Mr.. James Young, BaIlinasloe,
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