The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-19

the other two were badly damaged. If
the harbor was properly opened up it
would be sufficiently secure and these
three crews would have saved their boats
without risking their lives
FERMANAGH.
A monster Nationalist demonstration
took place in Lisnaskea on Tuesday, LIST
Of November. Several resolutions were
adopted, the first appealing to all sec
tions of Irishmen to unite. the others,
touching on the land question, financial
relations and the Catholic university
question. Messrs. Jordan, McHugh,
Davitt and severa other prominent men,
bers of the Irish party delivered ad-
dresses.
GALWAY.
On the evening of Oct a. an import
ant general meeting of evicted tenants
was held at Looscaun, near Woodford, in
accordance with resolutions passed at
previous preliminary meetings on parts
Of the C1aricarde, Lewis and other cam.
paign" estates. The chair was taken by
Mr.. Francis Tully. After full discussion
a declaration was adopetd, that the
evicted tenants on the Clarincarde and
other estates consider that in the cir
cumstances in which they find them
selves placed it is absolute y necessary
that a conference of all Ireland evicted
tenants be convened, at some convenient
center, for the purpose of taking action
on the resolutions to be submitted hereto
and that the Irish Nationalist M. P. be
requested to bring this subject before the
notice of parliament: That the fight
against planters, landgrabbers be renew
ed and committee formed in every dis
trict where evcted tenants are so that
| they may be at any time required ready
to cooperate with each other when the
date Of the conference is fixed. That
the evicted tenants of all Ireland form
| one solid organization for the purpose
of taking a steps possible to secure
their restoration to their homesteads."
KERRY
An old man named Bait Sullivan was
killed on the railway rtack near Glen
beigh, on the night of Oct rs. There is
q farm-crossing at the spot, over which
the unfortunate man seems to have been
passing, when a train, in the darkness,
knocked him down, infiicting fearful in
juries. His body was found by miles
man next morning.
KILKENNY.
On the evening of Oct. %, as Mr.. Pat
rick Hickey, a respectable farmer, of
'rhe Island" sort distance from Fresh
ford, was returning on his Car from
Ballyragget. after delivering load of
corn at Mr.. Morton's place, the back
band of his car broke, and he was thrown
to the ground and injured to such an
extent that he lay unconscious for some
time, when he was removed to the Fresh
ford hospital and Immediately attended
by Rev. M. Murphy, c. c., and the
medical officer of the district. He was,
at last accounts, In a rather precarious
condition.
KILDARE
On Oct. 81, at the Sacred Heart Presen-
tation convent kilcocl1, Sister Mary Pc
ter Hanrahan passed peacefully away.
The Office and high mass for the repose
of her soul took place in parish church
; of st. Coca. on the "a. The celebrant
was Rev. Fr. M. Carton, G. c., Kilcock;
deacon, Rev. FIR Harris, C. G. Mary
borough; subdeacon. Rev. FIR. Herman,
C. c., Kilcloon; master of ceremonies
Very Rev. DR.. OLoan, of Maynooth Col
lege. A large number of clergymen and
an immense congregation were present
LIMERICK.
Il A desperate affray occurred on the
night of Oct. "a, on the river Maigue a
tributary of the Shannon. Three fisher
men named John Tobin. Thomas Tobin
and John Farrell were in the boat. en-
gagged in fishing, when a bailiff named
Madigan, rowed up and attempted to
seize the fishermen's nets. A desperate
struggle ensued, with the result that
three revolver shots were fired and two
of the fishermen were wounded. The
fishermen eventually overpowered Mad
igan, took the revolver from him and
rowed up to Limerick, where they report
ed the occurrence to the police. One OF
the fishermen, Patrick Tobin, died at
Barringtons hospital next morning. He
had three bullet wounds, one in the abdo-
men proving fatal The other wounded
man. John Farrell, who was shot in the
thigh, Is progressing favorably. Madi-
gan, who is from Askeaton, has been ar
rested and there is great Indignation
among the local fishermen and their
friends at the shooting of 'robin.
MAYO
l A Castlebar correspondent writes that
an action is about being taken against
Mr.. bowling, d. l.. for wiring orders to
the police to smash the band instru-
ments at the recent National League
meeting in Castelar, which the police
attacked, and endeavored to prevent, an
act which has been universally condemn
ed He also hauled down an American
flag belonging to an American citizen
and pressman there He was asked to
give up the flag, and having refused to
do so, other steps are now being re-
sorted to in order to ascertain whether