The Irish standard., 1897-04-17
NEWS FROM IRELAND.

NEWS FROM IRELAND.
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ANTRIM. u
Mr.. James Ross, highly-respect
Catholic citizen Of Belfast, died on Tues
day, March 2, at his late residence,
Cliftonville, Antrim road. The deceased
gentleman, who had attained the ad-
vanced age of eighty-one, was born
near Belfast, and at an early period of
his career embarked: in the building
trade in conjunction with his brother,
the late William Ross, of Clonard Mills,
Falls road. In a later period of his
business career, during the episcopacy
of the late Most Rev: DR.. Dorian, he
was selected by the Catholic committee
to build the present st. Mary's hall, on
Bank Lane. Mr.. Ross was sincere
Catholic and staunch Nationalist. At
one of the largest open air meetings
held by the Catholics of Belfast to con-
denim the action Of the. late Judge keogh
in connection with his notorious judg-
| ment in the Galway election petition,
the chair was taken by MIR. Ross. At
the time of the riots in 1856, Mr.. Ross
was appointed one of the commissioners,
in conjunction, with the late Sir Edward
Harland and Sir Andrew Reid, to whom
was entrusted the disposition of the pc
lice force in those troublous times. The
! deceased also gave evidence on the part
of the Catholic body before the Riots
Commission. presided over by Judge
Day.
ARMAGH.
On March Is, an inquest was held ut
Ballybrannon, before Mr.. Atkinson, cor
oner, on the body of farmer named
John Graham, who was burned to death
| under very sad circumstances. Deceased,
who lived alone on his farm, was about
| making himself some tea, when he fell
forward into the fire, and was burned
! about the head so that he died shortly
| after his condition was discovered. An
open verdict was returned.
CARLOW.
Previous to the opening of the assizes
for Carlow, the county grand jury
adopted the following resolutions:
''That we, the grand jury Of the County
of Carlow, consider that the report of
the Royal Commission on the financial
relations between Great Britain and Ire
land requires the early attention of her
majesty's government, in order that the
exact amount of the over-taxation dis
closed by the report may be ascertained,
and measures OF relief recommended to
parliament" and further, "that we re-
spectfully that her majesty's govern
ment will take immediate steps to ex-
tend to Ireland the provisions of the
| Agricultural'rates act of 1896, and thus
strive to relieve the agricultural depres-
sion in Ireland in the same manner and
to the same extent as the provisions of
that act have relieved the occupants of
agricultural lands in England, Scotland
s'nu "s'ies' -.
...: CORK. :;t.:...a.-- !:
AT the opening of the Cork assizes,
on March 16, Justice O'Brien congratu-
lated the County Cork grand jury on
what he called "the improved condition
of the district" He regretted, however,
that intimidation, though diminished,
still existed to some considerable ex-
tent, as shown by the fact that a hun
dred and fifty-five evicted farms were,
notwithstanding the greed of the agri-
cultural class to acquire land, in spite
of all obstacles, still inlet. The num-
Der was less than 1t had been, but the
diminution, he said, was less attribute
| BILE to decreased intimidation than to
arrangements made by one estate for
the restoration Of number OF evicted
tenants.
In Fermoy,- on the morning of March
Ia, a dreadful and fatal FIRE occurred.
on Barrack Hill. by which. the licensed
premises of Mr.. Lawrence O'Donnell
were totally consumed, and Mr.. r. B.
Lewis, proprietor of touring dramatic
company, who was lodging in the house,
was. burned to death. The fire was dis
covered about three o'clock, and is sup
posed to have originated in the shop.
The inmates having been aroused, Mr..
Lewis, after. saving the lives of two
ladies through a ,seeond-story window,
went back to get his money, amounting,
it is said, to 5000, and lost his life in
the attempt. The house itself was in
sured, but neither stock nor furniture
was covered by insurance.
Another explosion occurred on March
18th, on board No. launch, belonging
to the warshfp Howe, at present sta
toned at Queenstown. While the launch
was at the East Ferry, the explosion
took place, through the door of the
boiler giving out, and injured one of
the men, Stoker Wilson, seriously. The
injured man was removed to the Royal
Naval Hospital at Haulbowline, whers
his injuries were attended to.
On Sunday, March IL, a largely at
tended meeting was held at Eallymaco-