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The Irish standard., 1896-06-06


The sequel to the Billings perjury case
will be that Of the, people against John
R. Howard, charged with jury bribing.
Yesterday the Wright county jury, Sit
ting at Buffalo,. Wright county, indicted
Howard. He was Immediately arraigned
and trial was set for June %. Frank D.
Larrabee, who was Billings attorney
and who has sworn a mighty oath never
to let upon the Great Northern outfit I'M
til he had landed some of them in the
penitentiary, was present during part
of the time when the grand jury was
considering the matter, land after the
Indictment was returned, he was retain
ed by the county attorney OF Wright
county to conduct the prosecution.
The witnesses before the grand jury
were Sheriff Holmberg, Mrs. Osborne,
Billings, Otto, the juror who was said
to have been bribed by Billings, and the
letters and kilograms introduced by the
defense in the Billings case.
Howard is the assistant CAIN agent OF
the Great Northern road, and it is
charged that it was through his instruc-
tions and connivance that Billings ap-
preached a juror in Czech case, which
was one for personal damages against the
Great Northern road In the jury was
Otto, who at first listened to the emissary
of the railroad, but afterwards agreed to
a verdict of $4,000 for the plaintiff. Mr..
Larrabee, who was the plaintiffs attor-
ney, always claimed that he should have
had verdict for two or three times the
amount. Billings went before the grand
jury in Hennepin county and told what
he had done and implicated Howard:
However, Howard was not indicted and
Billings was-for perjury in his story to
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OLD SETTLER
The Annual Reunion Shows a Falling
~ < of in Numbers

- < Off I'm Numbers "
Many faces that have gracsd the gather
ing in former years were absent when the
old settlers of Minnesota met for their an
nual meeting at the rooms of the State HIS
torical Society Monday morning in st. Paul.
The mortality has been great among them
during the past few months and many deep
ly mourn the departed friends.
One face of the living was missing, that
of Col. John H. Stevens, Of Minneapolis,
who rarely, if ever, has missed a meeting
of the society, and whose absence this
time was perforce of paralytic stroke,
which he suffered Tuesday morning Of last
week. A message of coincidence was sent
to the colonel, who was represented in the
meeting by his sister, Mrs Robbins.
Gen. Becker, on behalf of the committee
on membership and obituary, presented a
long report. 1t showed 101 active members
and 161 associate members, total of 262.
The death roll, as he made it out, num-
bered 100 members Some of those who had
been reported dead are alive. Two or three
were present, and others are in distant
parts Of the country, but perhaps others
who had passed away had not been report
ed, but their names were still on the list Of
the living. During recess the society wa4
photographed, and then officers were elect
ed as follows: A. H. Lavender, st Paul.
president; P. K. Johnson, first v.ce-presi-
dent; H. N. Setter, second vice-president;
A. l.. Larpenteur, recording secretary; j. B.
CLANCY, corresponding secretary; Capt
Russell Blakely, treasurer. Col. Monfort, of
the Windsor, invited the association to dine
with him, and the invitation was accepted.
Following the dinner addresses were deliv-
cred by Gen. George l.. Becker, ex-Gov.
Alex Ramsey, H. L. Moss, Parson K. John
son, w. B. Bronson. t.lt.s4 ~
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Nee,s Remains.

p The remains of Coleman Nee, the switch
man who was killed in the st. Louis lorna
do, arrived in Minneapolis over the Mime
apolis and ST. Louis road on Monday night.
They were accompanied by John Nee, a
brother. The funeral was held at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning fom 31411a Twentieth ave-
nue. south, and later from St. Charles Cath
Ole Church. The Sw.tchmen's Mutual Aid
Association had charge OF the services.
Mr.. Nee was 80 years of age, and had
been in the employ Of the Wabash at St.
Louis for three years. At the time of his
death he was coming from the Missouri Pa
cific yards, and noticing the storm cloud ap-
preaching, took shelter in q hardware store
at Seventh and Spruce streets. The build
ing was blown down, and Nee's neck was
broken. He remained in the ruins from $50
to 1890 in the evening, before being DIS
covered. @
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Washington, June 3.-Immediately after
morning prayer the senate agreed to a mos
ton of Mr.. Vest Dem. NJ, to proceed to
the consideration of the presidents veto
Of the River and Harbor bill despite an
objection of Mr.. Pettigrew (Rep. s. d.,
who desired to proceed with the considera-
ton of the conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill. The negative
votes were given by Senators Bate, Brown,
Chiffon, Harris, Palmer. Pettigrew, Prit-
chard, Morrill,, Teller and Villas The vice
president stated the question to be on the
passage Of the bill the objections Of the
president to the contrary Notwithstanding
Mr.. Vest said there were. statements in
the presidents message, as to which, with
all due respect to the president and his
high office, something should be said in
defense of the two houses Of congress. He
should endeavor to say just as much about
the bill as was absolutely necessary.
While, unquestionably, the president of
the United States had the constitutional
was not his idea of the constitution that
the veto power should be exercised as one
Of the ordinary instrumentalities Of admin
istering the government The veto power
had been exercised only seven times in the
first IS years Of the government, twice by
Washington and five times BY Madison;
never by.John- Adams or Thomas Jeffer-
son. Mr. Vest proceeded to discuss the
message in detail and pointed out various
inaccuracies an it, The president had
rhetorically charged congress with extrav-
agance, but If the president, had turned.
to the river and harbor bills enacted IN
cred, that, considering the size Of the
country and demands Of internal COM
merce, the bin was coinpa lively econom
icals s55I ~ &. F35
4 Arguments In favor ~ the passage Of
the bill were made by Messrs. Sherman.
.(Rep.sO d, Berry Dem. Ark y, PettigreW
.(Rep. 81 D.), Stewart Cop. Neb.l. and
HaWIey (Rep Conn. III n
Bate BEN. Tenn, 81, spoke IN s,lrs
port slllff. osans
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TO REACH The DYING
Father Dolls Engaged Special Train
and Arrived i'm Time.

= anu 1%TTIVSQ III ~ H111Cs
On recent Saturday, Father Dolls, the
rector OF Great Falls, Mont, received news
from Neihart that six men were killed in
the Broadwater mine by explosion and that
there were several dying. He was called to
go out, but the distance was seventy live
miles over the mountains and there was no
train that day. He decided to engage a
special train at $3.50, and left at 6sp. m. and
reached there at 1Op.sm He had time to
anoint three Of the wounded, of whom two
have, died since and the other is not ex-
pected to Eve. On Sunday afternoon he
read the burial services over the remains Of
seven miners and returned to Great Falls,
reaching town at midnight. When the SUI
perintendent of the mine learned of the ex-
pense incurred by the priest he gave him
check for the amount.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Hennepin Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Ericls O.

Lunke. neceased: -
Annie ]. Lu1ke,. the administratrix Of the
estate OF said deceased and her petition
praying for the allowanceSof said account
and for a decree assigning the residue Of
said estate to the persons by law entitled to
the same. #aa e. q ',4At fs.
!. II Is Ordered shat said petition be heard
at a special term Of said court 70 be held
all. the Court Home IN the City Of Minne-
apolts. In said County on Monday the 18th
day Of June, 1870 at 10 o clock IN the fore
given to all persons Interested, By publish
Ing this order once In each week for three
successive weeks prior toiHaid day Of hear
printed and pub IN raid county. 7s
8 Dated: ats day Of
Nay, Vi Ii
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RQSCOMMON.

The police in all the out stations ad-
jacent to Roscomon, especially those in
the direction of Galway, have for some
weeks has been busily engaged looking
out for man, supposed to be Morrissey,
who was sentenced to seven years penal
servitude for robbery of money near
Castlerea, about six years ago, but who,
1t is said was released before his time.
1t is reported that several robberies have
again recently taken place, and that this
man has been seen in the district; but
all efforts to secure him have been I'M
successful. A few weeks ago it was re-
ported that man resembling him had
been seen at the Old Castle, Roscommon,
but on the police searching the place on
the following day no trace of him could
be found.
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TIPPERARY,

A Press Association dispatch states
that Mrs. William O'Brien has purchased,
for the sum of f75O the fee simple Of the
ground on which New Tipperary is built,
and has presented it to the townspeople.
New Tipperary consists of four streets
of shops and dwelling houses, which
were built at a cost of over f15,0OO. The
property will be administered for the
benefit of the townspeople by three trus-
tees, of whom DR.. j. f. Organ chairman
OF the Tipperary Town Commissioners,
has consented to act as chairman.
At the presentment sessionsof the bar
ony of Lower Ormond, held in Borriso-
kane, Mary Dwyer, of Summer Hill, Ne
nagh, applied for f100 compensation for
the. malicious destruction by fire of cat
tie. her property at F'alvey's Lane, Ne
nagh, on the night of the 18th of January
last. William Dryer, son Of the former
applicant, also applied for f100 compenr
sation for the malicious destruction Of
q COW house, stable, horse harness, hay,
and straw burned on the same occasion.
The court awarded f40 compensation i'm
each case, to be levied off the parish of
Nenagh.
. At the last meeting Of the Clonmel
board of guardians, Mr. Shanahan, re-
lieving officer, was suspended for having
taken credit in. his account for the main
tenance Of a boarde -out child; named
Flynn, who had been in the workhouse
hospital since August last. Mr.. Shana-
han, who has been rs years in Office,
handed in his resi- nation, but 1t was not
accepted, and the attention Of the local
government board was called to the
matter. IL S.5 Y
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OT1EEN'S COUNTY.

The tomb of the late Col. Fisher, at
Rathsaran, near Errill was maliciously
broken open on the night of May 9, and
some wreaths on the graves OF. some
members of a. family named Hopkins,
who were relatives Of Col. Fisher, were
taken away TIL monument was costly
one. The outrage has aroused consid-
cradle Indignation in the locality, where
the Fisher family were deservedly pop
ular.
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I el'a'sIk ,r \ | /
o'BFiINS BROS. PRoPRIEToRs
The Sister of Mercy


I The Sister of Mercy.
written for the Irish standard.)
4 Calm and pure, serene and mild,
Il Chaste as the Virgin undefiled;
Looking in thy face we may
But dream OF Mary to whom we pray.
/ Beautiful face! banded in white
Rejecting the eternal light
OF Gods mercy.
I The mother of God has chastened thee,
Has made thee holy in the sight
SOf God and world has made thee see
Only thy duty in the path of right.
Sweet soul! free from worldly faint
4 Leading the life of Saint.
Sister of Mercy.
Led from the valley Of life, sent
4 From the world TO Gods great sisterhood.
Like an angel from Heaven she went
# Into the shadow of suffering to do good.
/ Vision Of mercy; leaving all behind,
Healing the suffering, sick and blind.
Mother protect her. .
How her heart bled for them, how all did
love her
, Among them she led the life Of the blessed;
She made them dream Of sister and mother
When her tender hands laved them and
lulled them to rest.
Sister Of unfortunates; bringing from above
The blessings Of Heaven and teaching the
love
OF God our Father. .l#
Into the ranks of the crippled and lame,
There where the wounded ones lips
twitched with pain;
Where fearful contagious malignant breath
Threatened the one who entered with death.
Brave heart! she fearlessly staid by their
side
Drying the tears of the ones that cried.
Mother watch over her. f&- II.
Soothing the sufferer Of every land,
LAYING their wounds with tender hand,
Comforting their sorrows, thou also dost
Bring back to Gods fold the ones that are
lost
Saviour Of souls! bending low, 49,.
Washing their souls white as snow.
Sister Of Mercy.
"a. halo of happiness will surround
Thee for laboring in the Lords vineyard,
And Gods bright angels will hover around
To bring thee the happiness of His reward.
Sister of Heaven! thy soul SO bright
VIII bask in the everlasting light
OF Gods Mercy.
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SLIGO.

Mr.. P. A. McHugh, M. P, addressed a
large Irish meeting in the Temperance
Hall, Sheffield, England, on May 4. The
meeting was presided over by DIR. Shee-
han, of Attercliffe. Mr.. McHugh, in the
course of a speech which was very cor
daily received, stated that the Irish
Party, would, of course, support the sec
ond reading of the education bill, as they
were bound to support any measure
which improved the position of the vol
,untary Catholic schools, as nearly all
the voluntary Catholic schools in Eng
land were almost exclusively used by
the children of Irish parents.
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Hennepin. Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate Of Daniel Nc
Ginty, Deceased.
on reading and filing the petition Of Mary
Ann McGinty of Hennepin County, Mime
sofa. representing that Daniel McGinty has
lately died ntestate resident end insab
OF Minnesota Leaving goods, cl1attels q. and n !
estate within this County, and praying that
administration OF his estate be to her grant
ed: .ssf
it Ia Ordered, That said petition be heard
at a special term Of this court, to- be held
at the court house in the City Of Minneapo-
lis, in said County on Monday, the 18th day
Of June, 1885, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon;
and that notice Of such. hearing be given
to all persons interested, by publishing this
order at least once in; each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day Of hear
ing in the Irish Standard, a newspaper
printed and published In said County.
Dated at Minneapolis this 18th day Of
May, 1896.
-. BY the Court,
~ JOHN H. STEELE,
W. H. H. P1LGRAM. Attorney for Peti.
toner, 222 Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis,
MINI.
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Finally Passed,

Washington, June 3.--The senate passed
the river and harbor bill over the presi-
dents veto by the necessary two-thirds
majority: yeas, Sc; nays. 5--Messrs. Bate,
Chiffon, Hill, Smith and Villas.
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5WEsTMEATH.


~. WESTMEATH.
We regret to announce the death OF.
the Very Rev. Patrick Cough, p. P, Tur-
botstown, second son Of the late Mr..
Cough, Nanny Water, parish OF Stamul-
len. At an early age he eyinced strong
inclination for the church, and, giving
up a lucrative position in the world,
passed on to Navan Seminary and the
Irish College, Paris, and was ordained
in Maynooth. He was held in high es-:
TEEN by his bishop and brethren in the
church, as a good priest, and his,amia-
BILE disposition endeared him to all who
had the pleasure Of his acquaintance, es-
pecfa-ly to the poor and lowlY. He quiz
city departed this life. at his brother res
idence, Ellistown House, County Dublin,
in the 58th year Of his age and the Goth
of his sacred ministry
WEXFORD.
A death of a painfully sudden nature
took place on May 8 at Rathnure. It APP
pears that q farmer named John Coady
was engaged casting on that day, and
about o'clock he took the horse to
water it, He pumped a quantity of water
into a bucket, and while doing SO was,
CUSCl NCu NY ills 1dIlAC1} WAO was 0t0A0-
ing near by, to stagger and fall. The
father rushed over and found him in an
unconscious condition. Rev. A. Cava-
nagh, P. p, was quickly summoned, but
before his arrival it was found that life
was extinct. The deceased was aged 40,
and leaves wife and family after him.
An inquest was held, and the medical
evidence showed that death was due to
cardiac affection, and verdict was re-
turned in accordance with the testimony.
On May z, the sad news was received
in Enniscorthy by Mr.. Walter Boggan,
of the death of his brother, Rev. Law
renee Boggan, G. c., in San Francisco,
where Father Boggan had been staying
to recruit his health. which for long
time past had been very, frail and pre-
vented him attending to his ecclesiasti-
cal duties Father Began was born In
the parish of Glenbrien and received his
preparatory education in st. Peters Col
lege. He afterward went to Maynooth
for his ecclesiastical studies, and after
brilliant course there, was ordained
priest. in $780,. His first curacy was
Rat11anagan, but after, a stay of eight
months there, owing to failing health, he
had to relinquish his duties; and at the
advice of his medical attendants he went
to California but as the result proved,
only to die there.
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WICKLOW

On May II, the remains of Mr.. T. B.
Miller, for many years the respected pro-
prietor of the Leinster Arms Hotel, En-
niskerry, wer inferred in Enniskerry
churchyard There was very large and
representative attendance at the funeral,
indicating the high esteem in which the
deceased was held and the regret at his
demise. The chief mounrners were
Messrs. John Thomas Evans, (stepson),
Thomas Telford, and Thomas Collier
(nephews). Among others present were
a large number Of clergymen from the
surrounding district. The funeral ar
rangements were carried out by Mr.. w.
Collier, Bray, brother-in-law of the de-
deased. .s.,.e -
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MAYO.

Sir Henry Lynch Blosse has been unani-
mously elected chairman of Balla dispen-
sary committee.
A meeting of the dispensary committee
of the Castelar, Union was held on May g,
Mr.. James DAILY presiding for the purpose
of elect:ng a. medical officer for Lahardane
dispensary district, at salary of clio a
year, and ELS as sanitary officer, registra-
ton fees, in room OF DR.. Feeny, deceased.
The candidates in attendance were DR..
MacHale and DR.. O'Mailey. On division
there voted for Dr. MacHale eleven and for
Dr. OMalley nine. MacHale was declared
elected.
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LOIIT:H

In Drogheda, on May Is, an inquest was
held before the borough coroner, on the re-
mains of William Healy, a pipe-maker,
whose death took place with alarming sud
denness in the house Of Mr.. ]. Murrey,
Green Lanes, where he lodged. Deceased
had worked at his trade all the previous day,
and was suddenly attacked with retching
during the night After hearing the medi
cal evidence, a verdict of death from the
bursting of an artery in the lungs was re-
turned.
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his numerous prizes he got very hearty
z4 II. ss9
LONGF F

LONGFORD.
An account Of a desperate encounter be-
tween young men comes from the Ballina-
muck district. It appears that two brothers
named Michael and Pat Cassidy, along with
a number Of others, attended q dance IN a
neighbours house on May Day. They were
all sober when they left; but shortly after
leaving, as result Of an Outstanding griev
ance, Pat Cassidy, it is alleged, struck a
youth named James H: Doyle, who retail
lated and forced the fight, using a knife,
with which he struck Cassidy in the neck.
Michael Cassidy, seeing his brother assault
ed, went to his assistance and was also Sc
verely wounded. Doyle was arrested and
lodged in Mullingar Jail, and subsequently,
on the charge of stabbing Patrick Cassidy,
he was returned for trial to the quarter SEES
sions, and in the case of Michael Cassidy a
weeks remand was granted, so as to COM
plete the dispositions. The prisoner was al
lowed out on bail. the security being ESQ
and two bonds of f25 each.
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on the previous Mig De. John ]. Todd.
sdeposed that death was caused BY heart
disease. Verdict accordingly Z. .9s
..W,ATERFQR5

ssSsss WlATERFORD. z5
The deaths registered In Waterford
City, for. week ending May 8, were at
the low annual rate of 125 per 900 pop.
ulation.s .s a b. ,s9. lg&ssys #
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MONAGHAN.


A considerable number of applications
to fix the rents for the second statutory
term having been served by Messrs. Bell
and M'Cartan, solicitors, Of Downpat-
rick on behalf Of tenant on the estates
of Mr.. A. w. Ancktell and Gen. Nugent,
in the barony of Ards, and Lord Dun
leath, Capt. Shelton, Mr.. James Craig
and Count RUSSELL in the barony of Lee
Gale, for the next sitting OF the county
court, on the LIST Of June, the several
solicitors for the respective landlords Of
these estates Immediately replied with
notices to stop further proceedings in
the county court and transfer the hearing
of the notices to the land commission.
This action by the landlords solicitors
is subject to much comment in the dis
trict, and it is thought that there must be
some understanding between the land
lords and their legal representatives ON
this matter when such representatives in
Dublin, Belfast, and Downpatrick have
concurred in almost simultaneously
making a like application.
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MEATH.

OF May II, an old man, named John
Cregan, while in charge of horse, the
property of Mr. Curry, Shane, received a
severe kick on the body from another
horse, which stood close to him. The poor
old man, who must have been seriously
injured, was conveyed home by Mr.. Cur
ry in his own gig.
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news FROM IRELAND
ARMAGH.

On his return from his recent visit to
Belfast, on Mays Mr.. John Dillon, NJ. p
broke the journey at Lurgan, and re-
manned the guest of Mr. 6. ]. Wake, OF
that town, accompanied by Mr.. McGhee.
M. p, and Mr. John Ferguson, of Glass
gov. The Lurgan Hibernian Fife Band
escorted Mr.. Dillon to the station in the
evening and large crowd cheered him
warmly as the train left for Dublin.
Previous to his departure from Belfast
Mr.. Dillon has an interview with the
Most Rev. DIR. Henry, bishop of Down
and Conner, by whom he was courteous
ly received. * -
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CAVAN.

It is a matter for congratulation that
there is prospect of reopening the coal
mine at Kilnalick, County Cavan, which,
so far as we can judge, never got fair
play. 1t was worked for some time, not
without success, by a small company;
but on the first trouble with water it
was abandoned. Since then there have
been periodic runlors of it's reopening.
Specialist opinion has been had that the
mine abounds, not in coal mere, but in
aluminium, much more valuable find.
The coal is of the anthracite variety,
and is therefore, not only we'll adapted
for domestic purposes, but for brick
kilns or lime kilns it Is admirable; and
lime is in special request in Cavan, not
for building purposes only, but. as a fer
tilizer.
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KERRY


Great mortality recently manifested itself
among a herd of cattle, belonging to Mr..
Fidler, grazing on an ev;cted farm, near
Ardfert, in the county Kerry, eleven of the
animals having suddenly died. 1t was at
first supposed that they had been poisoned,
but veterinary surgeon, who Inspected the
carcasses, has. expressed a fear that the case
is one of anthrax, most virulent and
highly contagious disease, and the intestines
have bene sent to Sir Charles Cameron, in
Dublin, for scientific examination.
A sad accident, resulting in the death OF
an estimable and popular young clergyman,
Rey.l 7. ;.sShanahan, curate to Rev. A. W..
=Mlnphy ;prior, occurred on the even
ingsa9. l4aNl:2th, near Caherciveen. The
iassY safelA gentleman had gone to Caherci-
;;Ysenh Alla morning, to attend the monthly
;nleItoa npfefenece; and in the evening set
:1ut All htlHeback on his return journey; but
'Mhen INIT Hin emile or two Of the parochial
house %1 was violently flung on the road,
probably from stumble of his horse, and
wien fakenEup was found to be unconscious.
He was removed as soon as possible to his
house; where he was attended by DR. Man
MIX. Coherciveen, and DIR. Healy, Dromid,
but. Notwithstanding their efforts and the
most assiduous and skillful treatment, he
died Of concussion of the brain, without hav-
ing recovered consciousness, on the morning
Of the 14th: inst.