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The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

The Windy City by the shores Of Lake
Michigan, can boast of a clergywoman
named Rev. Anna Shaw, who is a veri-
table "daisy" of the progressive kind.
Henry Clay once said that he would
rather be right than be president of the
United States. This female preacher
says, II would rather be a policeman
than be president" And then she pro-
ceeds to say from her dainty pulpit tuat
what New York and Chicago need is
2OO uniformed policemen Of the feminine
gender, to walk the streets. She init
mates that Van Wyck and Harrison as
mayors have no knowledge of the exist
ing psychological conditions. that make
women the most active police officers,
and says: From the ranks of the Sal
Walton Army and the American Volun-
teers could be obtained on short notice
200 women whose presence on the streets
OF Chicago would do more toward tina
elimination of crime than many times
that number Of men," Perhaps the rev.
erend lady is right The mayors of the
two big cities referred to should give the
women chance and appoint Anna Dick
inson and Anna Shaw as chiefs of police.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25
The following dispatch from Londo

The following dispatch from London
speaks for itself: There is a great deal
of interest in the outcome Of the Duke
Of Norfolk's petition to the Marquis of
Salisbury 10 admit Cardinal Vaughan to
seat in the House of Lords. The Vat
lean is backing the appeal and the Pope
is keenly interested. 1t is generally felt.
however, that with such men as the
Duke of Norfolk. the Marquis Of Ripon,
Baron Petre. and others in the House
of Lords. the Catholics are already we'll
represented"
Cardinal Vaughan is Tory and an
opponent of Irish home rule. In view
of that fact his religion is all right with
the hereditary peers. He is as loyal and
staunch an upholder of British royalty
and aristocracy as the Protestant arch
bishop of Canterbury, and deserves a
seat in the upper house with the hier-
archy Of the established church Of which
Victoria 'by the grace of God" is the
she-pope The Pope Of Rome may con-
slider 1t an honor for Cardinal Vaughan
to occupy an exalted position in the
government Of Protestant England, for
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

against mightier power is only conson-
ant with the condition of human things.
That they might have prevailed if the
support on which they had reckoned had
not failed them in their hour of expecta-
ton. and If the serpent Of tleachery
had not entered into their ranks. was
also within the domain Of human prob
abilities. That they deserved to con-
quer we all maintain, and let us con-
tinue to assert the principles inculcated
in their lives by leaving nothing I'M
done on our part to follow in their foot
steps in our own way to attain the same
desired consummation The spirit Of
the men of SO still lives. 1t only needs
concentrations; it only requires con-
genial ground to flourish. 1t abides not
with faction. 1t cannot animate the
truculent. 1t breathes through the man
who loves his country. 1t enlightens
the man who sinks his personal feelings
for the common good. We are no less
eager than the men of '9S to build up our
is easier for us If we be only united is
largely due to the work begun by the
patriots Of hundred years back. Their
drawing of the sword prepared the way
for our constitutional effort, and the
popular progress of later days is rs
much due to their Instruction as to the
more peaceful but now a-days as effectu-
al methods Of ourselves. The right Of
rebellion is strongly inherent in us. We
are an unconquered and unconquerable,
race. Any mischance that arises with
regard to the. fate and fortune of the
Irish national cause is due to treachery
from within. We win all along the line.
We only fail when the recreant sons
action throws our train off the rails
This is the lesson of our history, and it
should not be forgotten this Christmas.
The memories of the men who did not
hesitate to shed their blood for our
country should urge lis to better things
and to national union. Next year We
celebrate these memories cordially. That
celebration should find us worthy to
celebrate. 1t is incumbent on us 10
continue the fight begun by the men of
'9S. We are not worthy to continue the
fight unless we prove that the national
spirit is strong enough within us to
keep us united.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

aught we know. The Duke of Norfolk
is supposed to have considerable influ.
ence at the Vatican and has undoubted-
" interested Leo XIII in the matter.
The English Catholics are extremity So
licitous to display their loyalty. In tho
days Of O'Connell they opposed the re.
peal Of the union so stubbocnly that the
great tribune said they were most I'M
grateful in return for the boon Of CATH
Ollie emancipation which he had obtained
for them in 1929, after they had been
kept out of parliament for nearly 300
years. The Catholics of England are in
crates and are behind their Protestant
fellow countrymen in the cause of lib
erty. The infidel Bradlaugh was bet
ter friend of Ireland than is the Duke
of Norfolk, and John Morley would rath-
er see Ireland enjoy political liberty
than would Cardinal Vaughan We do
not care whether or not the successor of
Cardinal Manning gets into that den of
thieves known as the House of Lords.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

George W. smalley is a cad Of the
first water, who has lived so long in
England that he does not know his own
countrymen. He will be remembered
as the special London correspondent Of
the New York Tribune, and he is now
acting as the New York correspondent
of the London Times and other British
government organs. At meeting in
Greater New York the other evening he
caused a sensation by saying that Eng
land had shown great deal Of for
bearance in the Venezuelan question.
and that the European powers have
come to think of the United States as
menace to the peace of the world
Senator Hawley replied to the Donation
allied creature by saying that he was
extremely sorry to learn that MIR. Small
ley misunderstands his own country.
Smalley should have remained among
the British aristocracy.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

that fact It will be remembered that
during the duke of York's visit lead
ing writer for the "Daily Independent"
(Redmond's organ), accompanied that
parsonage in his peregrlnatons and
wrote glowing descriptions for a London
paper Of the enthusiastic receptions
given to him by the Irish peasantry
He drew on his vivid Imagination to
m1srepresent his own countrymen In
the interest of royalty and all for British
gold. We repeat that such men as he
will oppose the union of Irishmen to the
bitter end. for If union was effected
his occupation, like Othellos, would be
gone
We would suggest to the Nationalist
of Ireland to go SLOW in turning their
backs upon the English Liberal party.
The Irish party in parliament cannot do
anything without the cooperation Of
either Of the British parties. The Liber-
al party has done all it can for home rule
until the veto Of the lords is utterly abol-
ished. To accomplish that end q reform
In the electoral laws is necessary. The
one man. one vote bill must be passed.
by the parliamentary representatives
and that in itself is a big step in ad-
vance. Then will come the battle be-
tween the democracy and the aristocracy
for the abolishing Of the veto now
exercised by the peers. Last will come
home rule for Ireland, if 1t comes at all,
and to hasten the passage of that meas
ure the Irish Nationalists must unite
among themselves and depend on the
Radicals and Liberals Of Great Britain
to carry out their program.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

Our esteemed neighbor. the North
western Chronicle, sheds an extraya-
CANT quantity of precious printers ink
in administering rebuke to one P. v,
Collins. publisher Of the Northwestern
Agriculturist Of this city, who is al
legged to have written and printed in
his sheet. presumably for the benefit Of
the farmers Of Minnesota, sketches Of
Mexico, containing ISLANDERS of the Cath
Ole church in that benighted country.
We do not know Collins or his paper
except by reputation, and have not read
his description of the Catholic church
in our adjoining republic, but we are
sure that our esteemed contemporary is
mistaken in giving his name as "Pat
Collins" and stigmatizing him as "a
traitor to his race and faith" The CITY
directory gives his name as Pearl and
not Patrick. He may be the descend
ant Of an Irish Catholic who abandoned
his faith for power and pelf. or he may
not. He may be of the family of Wilkie
Collins or some other English Collins.
and may honestly inherit his prejudices
against the Catholic church. All wa
know of him is that while conducting a
paper in St. Peter he was horsewh1pped
by an indignant citizen, and that he was
member of the jury that recently ac-
quilted an employe of the Great North
ern In this city, who was charged with
bribing a juror. In gratitude to the
jurors the accused man after his &C
quittal treated them to supper at ore
of the leading restaurants, and for ac-
cepting his hospitality the Minneapolis
Times criticised them rather severely.
Whereupon Pearl V. Collins wrote to the
Times proclatning that he was the fore
man of the jury and succeeded in adyer-
Using himself and his agricultural paper
In great shape. The Times replied TO
him rather caustically. Since then we
had not heard of the gentleman until we
saw his name in our contemporary of
the SANITY City. We voluntarily give
all this information regarding him to
the readers Of the Irish Standard and for
the enlightenment of the Northwestern
Chronicle.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

Sir Robert Peel, grandson Of the Brit
1sh statesman after whom the Irish
"peelers" or policemen are called, re.
Gently preferred to retreat rather than
to fight the Italian duke Of Ctrelia,
Thirty-five years ago, the father of the
present baronet escaped from duel
with the O'Donoghue of the Glens who
was stigmatized as "a manikin traitor
devoid Of respectability" by Peel while
acting as chief secretary for Ireland in
the Palmerston administration. His
father before him. the celebrated prime
minister. was challenged in turn by
Daniel OConnell, Lord George Bantnick
and Disraeli and managed to escape
each and every time. The Peels have
preferred to use their tongues instead Of
their pistols and have not exhibited
much physical courage. The Italian
duke made the present Peel apologize
or take a dose of lead, and he humbly
ate the leak.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

Our compliments to the Irish Stand
ard of Minneapolis on the commence
ment OF Its thirteenth volume under
such propitious skies. The Standard Is
one Of the most vigorous papers in the
country.-Buffalo Union and Times.
We thank FIR. Cronin for his kind
words. There is no editor in America
whose opinion we value more highly
than that Of the bdg-hearted and broad
minded priest whose writings we always
read with profit and delight in the in
teresting pages Of the Catholic Union
and Times. We wish him a merry
Christmas and happy New Year. and
Dig chunks Of prosperity for his paper
In spite of Mark Hanna and his advance
agent from Canton.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

by implication, a scoundrel. To fitch
good name is only poetical robbery.
and none at all when done on 10, 900 900
SCALE" We admire FIR. Mahony for his
defense of the priests. 1t Is about timo
for the priests to defend themselves
flom the vilification Of the Brattons.
When laymcn undertake to defend them,
there are some priests who criticse and
ridicule them for their pains. This we
Know for IL fact. Therefore the priests
should initiate FIR. Mahony in vindicat-
ing their sacred profession from the
slanderous attacks CT Ignorant liter
ates,' who ought to occupy seats behind
prison bars for defamation of char
acter.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

The Irish Standard regrets to an
nounce the death of Mother St. John
who officiated for many years as the
head of the Holy Angels Academy in
Minneapolis. She died last Saturday
night at St. Joseph's Academy. st. Paul.
and was buried last Tuesday. Her name
In the world was Miss Eliza Ireland
she was the sister Of the Archbishop Of
st. Paul. and of Mother Seraphine, of
st. Joseph's Academy. The many read
ers of the Irish Standard who knew tho
deceased will pray for the repose of her
soul. May she rest in peace.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

There died recently at Washington
MacMurrpugh Kavanagh. third secre-
tary Of tho British embassy. He was
the son Of the Kavanagh who represent
ed Carlow In the British parliament --
q man without arms or legs and yet !.
splendid horseman and oarsman He
was an unpopular landlord and fell into
disfavor Mt the time of tho Land League
Tradition has 1t that Klvanagh's de-
formity was q judgment on his mother
who broke the arms and legs of cru
cifix to show her distaste for Catholic
emblems.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

Rov. Geo w. Pepper. tho eloquent and
patriotic Irish Methodist minister, says
that Mckinley's pastor at Washington
who preached against Catholics on
Thanksgiving Day, is not an American
at ALL but an Englishman who came to
route. He formerly had charge at
Toronto, and will soon return to that
Orange stronghold.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

ly takes up a reliable Protestant writer
and compares what he says to that re-
lated In THE Story of Liberty" He
goes even further. He takes I'D a
Catholic historian like Lingard and sees
what he has to say on these subjects.
Finally, he becomes convinced that in
his school days he was the dupe Of lying
writer's and ill-lnformed teachers, and
he resolves to study more and more
about the Catholic church, until at last
he breaks the shackles Of Protestant
prejudice and joins the fold of the ma
ligned church of the ages. George Par
sons Lathrop and his wife, Rose Haw-
thorne, entered the Catholic church in
the way we have described, and so have
many others. Their greatest regret has
been that for many long year they had
been the victims of deception at the
hands Of such lying historians and
writer's acs Charles Carleton Coffin.
What opinion can they entertain of the
lady teachers who urged them to read
such books? They cannot have an ex-
allied idea of their scholarly attachments
or liberality Of mind for causing them
so much labor in after life in trying
to remove early impressions and arriv-
Ing at the real truth by reading i'm
partial history. Their judgments being
now matured they take the advice of
Bacon and ''read not to contradict and
confute; not to believe and take for
granted, but to weigh and consider"-the
only safe way to acquire accurate in
formation.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25
A. M. B. Elections.
Special to the Irish Standard.

Special to the Irish Standard.
Brainerd, Mimi, Dec. 2O.-At the last
regular meeting of Saint Francis branch,
Catholic Mutual Benefit association of
this city, the following named Members
were duly elected to serve as officers for
the year 1898; Chancellor, w. H. Meek
ms; president, John H. Koop; first vice.
president, John A. Prayer; second vice.
president, Joseph Bisiar; treasurer.
Frank Sherman; insurance and record
ing secretary, Thomas H. Murphy: finan-
cial secretary. John A. Denis; marshal,
Joseph Albert; guard, F. B. Ruff; board
of trustees, D. NJ. Clark, Sevirn Koop,
NJ Cullen. Jos. Albert, Geo. Keough;
medical examiner. DR.. w. Hampstead
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25
BANKER CAGES BILL.

The financial scheme submitted nv Ser
rotary Gage Ito commit the country
more thoroughly to the gold standard"
is being adversely criticised by leading
Republicans all over the land, who think
that If it Is pushed by the Mckinley
administration the Democrats will carry
the elections In '9S.
The language used by Mr. Gage is not
IN line with the platform adopted Inv
the Republican party at St Louis which
pledged the party to maintain the exist
Ing gold standard until an international
blmetallic agreement can be reached.
The WOlcott commission was Amounted
ny tho president to go to Europe for the
purpose of urging the great powers to
hold an international conference on the
money question; but after laborinr for
several months to that end the commits
sion returned home without accomplish
ing anything. The prevailing opinion is
that the Mckinley cabinet, inspired Dy
Gage. did all in it's power to prevent
the Wolcott commission from fulfilling
the mission for which it was ostensibly
sent abroad. Cages plan was to kill
bimetallism and establish q permanent
gold standard in this country forever.
That he cannot do with the aid OF his
own party, for the benefit of his breth i.
rem, the national bankers, and hence
Gage has proved his incompetency as
secretary OF the treasury and may be
forced to resign. He is not satisfied
with the existing gold standard. and with
a Dingley tariff bill he cannot run the
financial affairs of the country without
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

The death of Charles A. Handy prcsi-
Publishing company, and founder and
publisher Of the American Catholic
Quarterly Review. took place recently
at the st. Charles Hotel, Atlantic City.
list whose demise is sincerely regretted
by those who have known his career of
usefulness.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

The Irish Standard begs to acknowl-
lectures on international Law" in
pamphlet form. 1t is unnecessary TO
say that the addresses are brilliant and
profound in their nature and worthy of
the chairman of the foreign relations
committee of the United States senate.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

The Irish Standard Is in receipt of a
vigorous communication from Mr.. Thos
Morgan, Of Marquette Mich, in which
he pays his compliments in plain
"Anglo-SaXon" to Rev. Van Ness. whom
FIR Lenihan. of Marshalltown. Ia. ro
Gently slcnccd in an able manner. We
indorse the sentiments of Mr. Morgan,
and wish him merry Xmas and Il
happy New Year
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

If the Minneapolis public schools close
on the first of March for want of funds
to run them, why cannot the pupils go
can imagine how much worse the tinan-
cial condition of the public schools
would be If all the children attending
the UNCONVENTIONAL schools were let
loose to attend them.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

Says the Irish World. Under McKin-
ley the Irish have been worse treated
than by any administration since the
days of Fillmore, the Native American
president.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25

The Christmas edition Of the Ana
ccnda Standard is truly superb and illus
trates the energy and enterprise Of
Western journalism. We congratulate
our Montana contemporary upon the Is
sue of this magnificent number.
The Irish standard., 1897-12-25
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-07
ANNIE PICKETT ARRESTED
She and Another Woman Cap
.s1. tured in Sacramento for
Robbery.
The Pickett Woman Is Considered
the CleYerest Pickpocket in
the City.

Annie Pickett, notorious pickpocket.
was arrested yesterday in Sacramento,
and Policeman AL Wright left in the
afternoon TO bring her back to the City.
Another woman was with her, and she
was also placed under arrest. She is sup
posed to be Mamie Bonner, another noto-
rjous pickpocket.
These two women are wanted here on a
charge of grand larceny, the complaining
witness being George Hill 963 Eighth
street, Oakland.
Hill came to the City few weeks ago
from the East with his wife. for the bene-
fit of her health. They were boarding at
927 Geary street on December. That day
Hill, while walking along O'Farrell street,
and finally induced him to enter saloon
with them. They went into rear room
and there Hill was relieved OF $500.
On discovering his loss he went to po-
lice headquarters and reported 1t. He
was advised to swear to warrants for the
arrest of the two women, but he declined.
as he did not wish his wife to know of
his experience. He wanted the police to
compel the women to return the money
and say no more about;t, but they refused
to move in the matter unless Hill would
agree to prosecute them.
Hill placed his case in the hands of
private detectives. They rounded up the
women and got them to consent to return
the money last Friday. They failed to
keep their appointment and quietly left
the City. Next morning Hill swore to the
warra nts for their arrest and description
of them was sent broadcast from police
headquarters.
Both women have been arrested many
times on charges OF grand larceny. but
they always succeeded in being acquitted,
rs they were too clever at the business to
leave loophole for the police to secure
direct evidence against them.
They have also been arrested several
times for vagrancy. but by some means
only known to the initiated they were
never convicted. There is charge of va
grancy now pending against the Pickett
woman in one of the Superior courts, and
if the present charge OF grand larceny
should fail it will be pressed against her.
The Pickett woman is one of the clever
est pickpockets known to the police. She
has an innocent-iooking face, which she
uses to advantage in entrapping her
numerous victims.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-07

1O-DAY'S SELECTIONS.
First race-Osric II, Arrezzo, Philip II.
Second race-Miss Cunnin CHAM, Carrie
o, Boreas.
Third race-Yankee Doodle, lamar II,
Howard s.
Fourth race-Lady Diamond, Flash
light, Petrar h.
Fifth race-SalvabIe, Alvarado, Kam-
sin.
Sixth race-Salisbury ~. Tom EImore,
Peter the second.