The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-05-14
DULUTH NEWS.

Division No. J., A. D. H., at its last
regular meeting resolved to keep all its
members who so to the front in good
standing while in the service Of the
United States. There is one member at
present in the service Henry Murphy.
AT the meeting held last week at the
mayors office to discuss the question of
raising a fund to purchase arms and
ammunition for the Cubans, it was de-
cided to put the project ON foot. The
plan is to get enough by contributions in
Dublin and throughout st. Louis county
to procure 500 guns and 200 rounds of
ammunition for each. Winchester re-
peaters were decided upon as the best
arm. 1t will be impossible at present to
procure Kreg-Jorgensen guns, the arm
with which the regulars are equipped.
Each gun with its ammunition will cost
about SIG. The name of the donor or
society or one of number of individuals
giving piece will be engraved On the
lock plate of the weapon, and two re-
ceipts will be sent with each one, in
English and in Spanish The man in
whose hands the gun is placed foc SER
vice will sign a receipt, and it will be
returned to the donor so that it may lie
known that the gun has reached hands
that will put it to proper USE 1t is
intended to ask the mayors of the range
towns to cooperate in the work and help
make the project, the first of the kind
in the country, success, and thus set
an example that will be followed by
other localities. with the result that the
Cubans may be enabled to lend more
efficient hand in working out their sal
walton. AS committee, the mayor,
Bishop McGolrick, Col. Harris and F. E.
Wyman, were appointed to wire Con-
gresham Morris to telegraph the in
structions of the war department.
Mrs. Clarence Coleman, Of Marquette,
arrived in this city Friday morning Of
last week to join her husband, who has
contract on the government piers to
be built here. They will make their
home at the St. Louis
f. l.. Ryan left Friday of last week
for months visit in the East
According to letter Contractor Nc
Donnell has recently received from his
brother, who is at Phoenix, Ariz., for
his health, they are having hot time
in that town. Between the 1O6 in the
shade temperature that comes with
balmy spring, the war has stirred up
the Spanish contingent Of the popula-
ton to fever heat. There are quite a
number of Spaniards in Phoenix and as
that place is not near large military
force, as is Key West and most of the
other points where there are large Span
ish colonies. they give free expression to
their feelings and indulge in anti-Amer-
lean demonstrations.
AT meeting of the Ladies' Catholic
union, held Tuesday evening of last
week, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Mrs Killorin,
president; Miss Jennie Porier, vice
president; Mrs. Corcoran, secretary and
treasurer. The following program was
carried out last Tuesday evening:
Leader, Miss Ella Lennon; scripture
reading, Miss Schneider; Indian Secret
Societies. Mrs. Corcoran; "Hiawatha,"
Miss Killorin; essay, Miss Jennie Poi
rier: humorous reading, Miss Josie
Phalen; Catholic Belief" Miss Nc
Nulty.
One thousand people in the city of Du-
luth are absolutely homeless and prac-
tically helpless on account of Sundays
fire on Minnesota Point, and it has be-
come apparent to the city authorities
that something must be done to aid them
and prevent the continuance of the suf-
fering. Therefore Mayor Truesen
asked for contributions of money and
supplies for the aid of the fire suf-
ferers.