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The Irish standard., 1898-04-09
A CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL.

The Irish Standard finds it an agree
ablo duty to announce that preliminary
steps have been taken to establish a
Catholic high school in this city, the
same to be conducted by the Christian
Brothers, a body of men who are recog-
nizcd everywhere as eminent educators
OF youth. In every large city Of the
United States tho Christian Brothers
have taken first rank as teachers, and
men arc now filling exalted positions in
every walk of life who once were their
pupils. The Catholic boys of Mime
apolls arc to be congratulated on the
opportunity to be soon presented 10
them for the acquisition of a business
education to prepare them for honor
able careers. Tho mayor of Chicago
Carter Harrison, Jr., and the leading edi-
torial writer Oh tho Chicago Chronicle,
besides host of men in the Worlds
Fair city, now occupying lucrative and
honorable positions. We're students Of
tha Christian Brothers, who disciplined
their minds and prepared them for the
various avocations Of life In which they
arc engaged. The proposition for the
establishment OF tho Catholic school for
boys in this city came from Brother
Baldwin and tho brother adjutor of the
Do La selle Institute. OF Chicago.
Tho editor Of tn Irish Standard can
speak from personal knowledge Of til,
Chicago institution under their manage
ment. During visit he observed the
methods of teaching and the proficiency
OF tho students in the various branches
of learning. Tho commercial course is
thorough, and graduates can find posi-
tons on tho presentation of their Dip
Tomas. so high do tho Brothers stand
AS educators in tho estimation of the
people. Although fostered by the Cath
Ollie church the schools conducted by the
Brothers arc open to every one, irrespec-
two of creed, and students Of all relig-
ious beliefs are enrolled on the register.
In examinations for cadetships at
West Point and Annapolis the prizes are
frequently won by the pupils Of The
Christian Brothers when thrown in COM
petition with tho pupils of the public
schools.
The building to be erected by them in
this city will be located at central point
and will be commodious two-story
brick and stone structure. They expect
the hearty cooperation of the Catholic
citizens in their undertaking. and they
deserve to get it.
1t is grand thing to have a school
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

William Baldwin, the president Of the
Young Mems Democratic club, of this
city, should be made to descend from his
high perch in order to preserve har-
mony among the local democracy, the
leaders of which he has assailed In the
public press. The Irish Standard thinks
it injudicious for this ambitious young
fellow to attack the men who labored
early and late for the success Of Bryan
and bimetallism in the memorable CAM
paign of 1896. Our recollection is that
Mr.. Baldwin was no enthusiast for the
Chicago platform during the time re
controlled the ephemeral sheet called the
Democrat. He appeared to us to have
run 1t for revenue only, regardless OF po-
litical principles. We have no desire
to do the young man an injustice, but
true democracy that we consider, him
unworthy Of the confidence Of the silver
leaders whom he abandoned In the time
Of battle to help In the election of gold
bugs. The Young Mems Democratic
club will make a mistake in retaining
him for its president to- enable him to
achieve political distinction to the det-
riment Of the party. What Is required
at the present time to insure success in
the coming campaign is unity and good
feeling among the Democrats, and II
Baldwin intends to be disturbing e!e-
ment the sooner he is relegated to OBJ
scurity the better. Young Democrats and
old Democrats must pull together :os
victory. .
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

where Catholic boys can obtain q first
class liberal education and where their
faith will DO safeguarded and nourished.
Hitherto the Catholic boys OF Mime
apolis have had only the public schools
to enter after receiving an elementary
education in the parochial schools. It
is notorious fact that some of the
Catholic boys who received instruction
In the public schools and then graduated
in the State University have lost the
faith of their parents and no longer at
tend Catholic place of worship. Their
minds have been poisoned by the con-
conctlons of Myers and Swinton, whose
so-called histories are used as text
books in the public schools, and In their
higher studies in the university they
learn nothing to enamor them Of the
church and Its dignitaries in past ages
II the Catholics of this city desire their
boys to possess a sound Christian and
secular education to enable them to cope
honorably with others in the contest Of
life, now is the acceptable time for them
The archbishop and clergy favor the
establishment of the school, and the lay
men should stand by them shoulder to
shoulder for the sake Of their children.
We do not wish to mako any invldious
comparisons between a Catholic high
school taught by the Christian Brothers
and the city high schools where ladies
predominant as teachers; but we have
no hesitation in expressing preference
for men In moulding the characters Of
boys in their teens. We therefore hope
that these trained educators of youth
will receive every encouragement from
the Catholic community to start high
school at the earliest possible moment.
Such a school is needed in Minneapolis.
and once in operation, it will thrive and
prosper.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

Some funny anecdotes are told Of the
late Judge Goggin. Of Chicago, who was
an Irishman from rebel Cork. The at
torneys thought it good joke to ask
for IN adjournment Of court on the oc.
casion OF Queen Victoria's jubilee. A.
ter listening impatiently to some fine
eulogies on the old lady Of Buckingham
palace. Judge Goggin arose from his
seat On tho bench and said: who was
It that reduced the population of Ire
land from 100000 to 5,O00.0oO?" The
assembled lawyers stood with meekly
bowed heads, and before anyone could
think UP an answer to this question an.
other was propounded with indignant
sarcasm.
who rode from Queenstown to Cork
when the dogs gnawed the bones az tina
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09
RRANN is NO MORE.

On the first OF April-All Fools Day
w. G. Brann, of the Iconoclast. and Capt.
M. T. Davis riddled each other with bull
lets in Waco, Texas. Both Of them died
the following day. The trouble between
them grew out Of the attack made by
Brann In his paper on the Baylor uni
versity, Baptist institution attended
by the daughter Of Davis. At the time
that Brann accused the students of the
college Of immortality, he was assaulted
by them and barely escaped lynching at
their hands. He was forced to make a
retraction and was ordered to leave
town. Being a courageous man Brann
refused to emigrate, though he was con-
templating to remove his paper from
Waco to st. Louis.
The Irish Standard chronicles the I'M
timely and awful death of Mr.. Brann
coincidence to his afflicted family. In
many ways he won the admiration of the
American people. He was man Of
great mental endowments, and in the use
Of invective, often degenerating into
billingsgate, he stood without rival in
American Journalism. His mind was
broad and he despised religious intoler-
ence. AS an American he loved the stars
and stripes and was opposed to an An
glo-American alliance. He held hypo-
critics In supreme contempt and dashed
the pharlsees numerically. When Catho-
lie priests and sisters were misrepresent-
ed by sectarian bigots he used his tongue
and pen In their defence. So ably did
he vindicate the Catholic church from
their aspersions that many supposed him
to be Jesuit in disguise. In the last
issue of the Iconoclast he told CORES
pondent what he thought Of Mrs. Shep-
ard and ex-priest Chiniquy. Had Brann
lived In a more civilized community than
among the bigoted Baptists Of Texas, he
would have used more elegant language
in his magazine than it contained for the
past few months.
WV WILL ely oAotltoi OC "AtA eLO AOuCCA
Press in It's Characterization of the de-
ceased Journalist when 1t says: From
attacking the private lives of the prom!-
nent and successful men of every quarter
OF the union and levying blackmail as
tho price Of silence from those whose
slips or frailties his keen hyena-like
appetite for filth had enabled him to
scent, 1t was an easy step to the most
scurrilous assaults on men and women
whose only offending lay in their up
Brightness and virtue"
Brann never attacked men and women
for their "uprightness and virtue" and
our St. Paul contemporary is guilty Of
calunlny when it says so. Every evil
doer and hypocrite feared him, while TIP
right men and virtuous women had
champion in him. His bitterest enc
mics never accused him of beng black
mailer. and the editor Of the Pioneer
Press took care he was dead before he
made tho uawarrantab!e charge.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL.

The United Ireland, of which Timothy
Harrington, NJ. p. is the patriotic editor.
does not think the local government bill
such a great boon as many have been led
to suppose from the unanimity with
which it was received by the several
Irish leaders In parliament In the
course of leading article on the bill.
tho United Ireland says:
We are very far from regarding the
measure as by any means complete
concession Of what is necessary In local
government. Some Of the Irish prophets
on tho Nationalist side might very we'll
repress their enthusiasm with regard to
a measure which looks democratic
enough in theory, but which in practical
working will be altogether governed and
directed at every turn by SO narrow an
oligarchy as the local government board.
In one sense it is satisfactory to find that
the second reading debate developed no
feeling Of antagonism to the principle OF
the bill; but we think, on the other
hand, there are serious defects in the
measure which it would have been we'll
to direct attention to at the second read
ing stage, and which seems to have been
passed over too lightly. Tho financial
provisions Of tho bill are wholly made
quate and admitting as they do Of no
elasticity, except so much as the Irish
ratepayers themselves Will have to bear
the cost Of, they afford very unsatis-
factory basis for any development of To-
cal government. The alternative pre-
sented to tho new local government
bodies is that they must effect an econ
omy on tho present expenditure, or the
ratepayers will themselves have to bear
tho whole burden Of any future extra
cost. We do not attach great
deal Of Importance to the views of the
financial clauses presented by Mr.. Davitt.
1t is not so much a question whether the
landlords are to be relieved, as whether
an unduly heavy burden falls upon the
local ratepayers. No doubt the gov
eminent grant Is bride to the landlords
to secure their acceptance of the measure
and to many OF them the remission of
the half-poor rate which they had for
mcrly to pay, will mako considerable
increase in their yearly income But
if they are to DO deprived Of tho excep-
tional privileges which they had as grand
jurors and ex-ofticio guardians, it only
seemed logical that they should also be
relieved of the extra tax imposed on them
in connection with these privileges.
While therefore, we go entirely with
Mr. Davitt in objecting to tho financial
provisions of the bill for their made
quacy, we think he was wrong in raising
tho question OF relief afforded to the
landlords, and particularly wrong in sep
arating himself from his party in the
vote which was taken on tho question.
Every financial proposal in any bill call
crlated to confer any advantage upon
Ireland is steadily and persistently op-
posed by certain radical reformers in
tho house Of commons. Whatever their
action may be en- the abstract-question
OF homo rule, they are always careful to
SEQ that Great Britain must have the
best OF any financial arrangements,
either with regard to homo rule or local
government, and every Irish Nationalist
should bo on his guard against giving
mcnt.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

In answer to Juvenile correspondent
we would say that Let you and I the
battle try Is dramatically incorrect.
The limo appears in the old ballad of
- "Chevy- Chase" in which the nomlnative
CTS used for the objective me" to
make 1t rhyme with try" You remem-
Der Grants memorable saying: LET us
have peace" The pronouns following
"let" arc always In the objective case.
That is according to the usage of the
best speakers and writer's, and it is
upon that usage that the rules Of syntax
are based.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

victims of famine that strewed the road
side? Who" turning to Ossian Cameron
and shaking his forefnger, "killed So
900 Scots in the reign Of William III?
Remember Glencoe"
Concluding. Judge Goggin said that
Queen Victoria might be we'll disposed
decent sort of old person, but she was
more or less of an expense to her sub
jects and no great friend to them. He
said that the court would, in considera-
ton Of the premises, proceed to do bust
ness as on days when there was no
jubilee.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

Joseph J. O. Clarke. the author Of
the poem entitled "The Fighting Race"
which appeared in these columns last
week, is the editor of the Criterion" a
New York publication. He served for
many years on the editorial staff of the
New York Herald and was subsequently
managing editor Of the Morning Journal.
His poem on "Kelly and Burke and
Shea" has been extensively copied from
the New York Sun, in which it first ap-
peared from his pen.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

ArDeTLy from tue puDllC library, WHERE
1t was obtained by pupils Of the public
schools for supplementary reading in
history at the suggestion of New Eng
land she-pedagogues, who teach the
young idea" on the narrow Puritan
plan. One Of the ancient females who
acts as principal Of one of the schools
got blue in the face when demonstrated
with on the use Of Cofin's book and
snappishly exclaimed: II have no in
tention of doing injustice to Catholics"
A fig for this old school ma'am's inten-
toni The condemnation Of the book by
two liberal Protestant ministers before
the library board will produce no effect
upon the peculiar mind of this Puritan
spinster. She has the warm sympathy Of
Mrs. Jennie G. Crays. president of the
school board, who thinks Collins manual
Is charming production which should
be read by the adult population as we'll
as by "the boys and girls Of America"
to whom 1t is addressed by the author.
The Irish Standard Will closely watch
Mrs. Crays and the schoolma'am refer
red to and help to broaden their con-
tracted minds, If they do not cease this
kind Of work In non-sectarian institu-
tons.
Rev. Martin Mahony, OF Mendoza, has
published in the Milwaukee Citizen the
bill of fare served to Moshik on the eve
of his execution in this city, from which
it appears that the murderer had big
appetite. Perhaps Father Mahony
thinks he should have been launched
into eternity on an empty stomach, but
the jailor thought otherwise and gave
him plenty to eat. Father Mahony drags
the Irish Into the case, though Moshik
and his victim were Polanders and the
priest on the scaffold was their country
man. The young attorney appointed by
the court to defend the murderer bears
an Irish name and has no cause to be
ashamed of 1t. The Mr.. Clarity men
toned by Father Mahony conducted his
side Of the case with such professional
dignity and brilliant ability as to estab-
fish fine reputation for forensic elo-
quence and legal acumen. He won the
esteem Of lawyers, judge and jury and
drew encomiums from the press for the
manner in which he handled the case
Every body talked of his great effort,
and an illustrated sketch Of the young
man was given in the daily papers,
Knowing all this, Father Mahony should
not try to cast odium on his name, be-
cause it happens to be Irish. He obeyed
the court in defending murderer and
displayed the wonderful powers OF mind
with which nature has endowed him.
Those who listened to his address to the
jury were moved to tears, and the jury In
recognition OF their respect for him de-
layed bringing in verdict Of conviction,
though they found his client guilty on
the first ballot. In view of these facts
no slurs should be cast upon Mr.. Gar
rity by Father Mahony or any one else
for appearing in the Moshik case at
the request Of the court, and the Irish
Standard will not allow it without utter
ing protest in his vindication.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

The New York Freeman's Journal
hammer out In St. Louis who petitioned
the authorities to change his name from
Patrick to Percy is a pervert from the
faith Of his Irish parents. This Is an
additional reason why the authorities
should grant his petition and unloose
the name Patrick from his personality.
A perverted Irishman going around I'M
der the name Patrick is as funny sight
as sandwich man going his melancholy
rounds on Broadway.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

Ex-Mayor Oakley Hall, Of New York,
and his wife have been received into the
Catholic church. Speaking of his con-
version. Mr.. Hall said: II have had
many warm friends among the Catholics.
Among them were Archbishop Hughes
and Cardinal McCloskey. All that is
true. elevating and enrolling in religion
is, I believe, to be found in the Catholic
church, which is gaining thousands of
converts-both here and in the old
world"
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

The jury in the case of Selma Clewett
against the House of the Coed Shepherd
failed to agree after being out more than
"a hours. They retired for delberation on
Tuesday noon and on Wednesday after
noon sent word to the Judge there was
no possibility of agreement They were
then discharged. What Butts will do
the trial seemed to be quite satisfactory
to the representative of religious in
tolerance. There seemed to be no
Catholics among them, judging from
their names.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

Col. Cavanagh has been restored to the
command of the Seventh regiment Of the
Illinois National Guards by Gov. Tanner.
Brig.-Gen. Wheeler was requested to re.
sign and he did so with all his staff.
Riley Tanner and his acknowledgement
have made blunder in treating Col.
Cavanagh and Brig. Gen. Wheeler 80 ar
bitrarily.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

lean priests and nuns have replaced the
English ones there, and are to certain
extent governed from New York. while
nearly all the trade is with this country,
Tho entire West Indian archipelago will
soon be ours. God grant us to know our
duty in the circumstances and to do 1t.
Domino salvam fac rempublicam!
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

A woman notary public was recently
married at Denver and the question
arose as to what name she should sign
in her official capacity. Tho matter was
referred to tho attorney general of Colo
RADIO, who decided that she should con-
tinua to sign her maiden name. mas
much as he could find no authority of
law for her dropping it.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

Chaplain Chadwick, of the Inflated
Maine, has been notified from Washing
ton that he has been promoted to the
rank of lieutenant In the United States
navy.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

Tho United States ranks fifth among
tho naval powers of the world. The Or
der Is: Great Britain, France, italy.
Russia, United States, Germany, Japan,
Spain. 1t is therefore obvious that the
United States need not fear Spain in tho
naval conflict soon to occur.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

Says tho Chicago Tribune: Boston,
from being the most American city in the
United States o century ago, in 1890
contained IL larger proportion Of foreign
born population than any other city in
New England the ratio amounting to
over SO per cent of tho whole.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

Larry Godkin, the Irish Orangeman
who edits the New York Post, Is
ashamed OF tn: American flag. and has
hauled it down from the pole on the
newspaper building. Larry and men OF
his illl have never respected the Stars
and Stripes.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

Dean Stanley upon his return from this
country to England, was asked if he had
been surprised at anything. He replied:
CHIEFLY by my own ignorance" Where
upon the Congrcgationalist says: Dean
Stanley seems to have been even a great
er and wiser man than wo thought"
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

Six hundred Sioux Indians have ten
dered their services to Gov Lee, OF
South Dakota, to reinforce the state
militia in case OF war with Spain. Most
OF these mobile red men, were with Sit
ting Bull at the Custer massacre and arc
under the leadership of six fighting
braves from Pine Ridge agency.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

w. Fl. Harvey, better known as
Coin" Harvey, is suffering from acute
appendicitis in Chicago hospital and
Is not expected to recover.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

The Cuban insurgents will attack
Havana as soon as hostilities on the
ocean will commence between the United
States and Spain.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

Mrs. Della T. Parnell was buried be-
side her distinguished son. Charles 8.
Parnell. in Glasnevin cemetery.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

There are more Irish women than men
emigrating to America at tho present
time. The arrivals for the past seven
months have been 1876 males and 1884
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09
females. The new Corners among the
Irish are the women and children Of
Irishmen already settled here.

The jury in the Clewett case is said to
have stood Z to for the House of the
Good Shepherd.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09

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Canada. To any other part OF the world
the postage will be soc per year add1'
uonal.
The Irish standard., 1898-04-09
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