The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-04-25

then peaceful and serene world, he shall
| write In blazing letters the names of
| Washington, the statesman and the sol
dier; of O'Connell, the ideal, the liberator,
and Of Emmet, the hero and the martyr.
MRS. DYER LINED TO KILL
That Seemed to Have Been the Record
| Ola Vicious Woman. s&.
London. April 1S.-The developments
in the case of Mrs. Dyer, who was arrest
ed at Reading in connection with the dis
covery of the bodies Of a number of in
fants in the Thames, are horrifying the
country. 1t has been proved that since
Christmas 20 children were entrusted to
Mrs. sDyer's keeping and that only four
are living. The others have vanished.
Prior to Christmas many other children
who had been placed in her charge disap-
peared.- The woman has for a long
time practiced a wholesale system Of In
FAINT murder. 1t is suspected that she
has caused the death of over forty chill
dren She lived in Reading, where she
had the reputation of piety. The police
are tracking her accompliee.
Mrs. Dyer and her sonin-law, Arthur E.
Palmer, were again arraigned in the Read
ing police court this morning and remanded,
pending the result of the further search IN
the river for bodies, which the police are
| now making. While the hearing was il
progress an angry crowd gathered outside
| the court and indu!ged in menacing Ian
guage toward the prisoners. Mrs. Dyer,
who IS a middie-aged woman Of stout build,
| rocked continually backwards and forwards
during the recital Of the accusations against
her, appearing to suffer great mental ag-
ony. = d
The government will crown the edifice
fof the sessions legislation by introduce
ing on Monday the bill of the Rt. Hon.
Henry Chaplin, president of the local
government board providing for a re-
duction of the, rates on agricultural land.
Sir Michael Hicks-B Beach, chancellor OF
the eXchequer, in his budget speech
Thursday avoided making statement
as to the full extent Of the landlord class
legislation that the government will sup
to reduce the whole rating oneshalf,
making the yearly total contributed by
the general taxpayer for relief Of the
landlords about Fl, ,950,00O.. According
to the estimate Of competent authorities
the fight of the session will be waged
over this bill, but the Liberal opposition
will not lessen that determination of the
conservatives to grasp what they can
| while they have their foes under their
feet. The more extreme Tories want all
the land rates to be swept away and take
the coming bill as mere insta1lment of
their full demands. No session that has
been held since prior to the passage Of
the reform bill in 1882 has been so per-
fectly gratifying to the cravings Of the
| Tories for class jobbery, sectarian edu-
cation and war excitements.
The statement made yesterday in the
house by the Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamber
lain, secretary of state for colonies, that
the government had decided to immedi-
ately replace the troops who were going
into the interior of Africa from Cape
town by: battalion of infantry and a
body of mounted men only skirted the
truth. A much greater movement Of
troops has been decided upon than was
indicated in the statement of the colonial
secretary. Atra conference held Thurs
day between the Marquis of LansdoMne,
secretary of state for war; Mr.. Chamber
lain. Communicating Chief Lord Wolse-
ley and Gen. Sir Redvers Butler, it was
arranged to gradually move our English
troops into Cape Colony and Natal. This
measure is taken in direct opposition III
Sir Hercules Robinson, governor of Cape
Colony, and British high commissioner
in South Africa, who has advised the
government that the reinforcement OF,
the British troops in South Africa will
excite the Beers and hinder the prospect
of peace with the Transvaal. +. sT, q.
Gov. Robinson states that President
Kruger has sent a communication to.
him declaring that egotiations between
the Transvaal end Great Britain will be
hopeless if troops are sent to Cape Col
ony. The Globe and other Untonist and
also many Liberal organs protest that
the government ought not to show tim.
!dity before the Beers. and submit, while
the Transvaal, and in this is certainly
teeth, to keeping the British forces On a
mere police level The Globe suggests.
the dismissal Of Gov. Robinson for be-
ing too subservient to the government of
the Transvaal is arming itself to the
voiced conservative feeling. ,S**. :ySs2
The United Press is in a position to
state on authority of a foreign official
that the relations between Russia and
Great Britain concerning Corea are sat
isfactory. Lord Salisbury has received
assurances that Russia does not aim to
interfere in that country. By
General Booth. the commander Of the.
Salvation Army, celebrated the ami
versary OF his birth on April 10 by hold
ing the official staffs of the army in the
morning until: late at night. He has
concluded arrangem ments for reconstruct
United States, Canada, India, South AZ
rica and elsewhere. The "War Cry
says that the generals zeal does no.:
abate and that he is able to work Is,
hours daily attending to the minutest
detail OF the organization. Continuing,
the paper says that he: is not afraid of
the split in the army in the United States,
believing that ultimately the Americans
viii recognize thai salvation lis not ma
5tional, but internationaL ;sS 4 aas,ss i 5s5s
1t lis definitely stated that Lord Dus-s
ferin, the British ambassador to France,
will retire from diplomatic life abouf the
middle of July. 5sss ssa S1 yss
S You seem to look upon a propo-
sal of marriage as an eFeTy day affair." I. I, :
She We'll, no 81. hard l,lss Every
other day I never give snly answer the
same day. e 81 5ss
Miss Beacon 81 I'll - 81 )ear me. Strange,
but I cannot her. n Where sis sDres
den e s /. Young Ia kesid Oh, that's
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