The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-12-31
NEWS FROM IRELAND
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maintain their bad eminence as the most
intolerant public body in Ireland. The
action of the water commissioners, in
rejecting Roman Catholic applicant for
position in their employment, and sub
sequently employing an admittedly in
ferior Protestant candidate, is strongly
commented on, even by the English jour-
nails. The London Truth says, on the
subject: THE Belfast corporation have
just given an Illustration of the religi
Gus intolerance which seems to be in
variably manifested when any public SER
want, however humble, has to be ap-
pointed in that city. 1t was decided to
appoint an inspector to superintend the
construction Of an engine and boilers for
the commissioners at Kilmarnock. The
engineer recommended the appointment
of man whom he considered the best
qualified of the candidates; but this man
being Roman Catholic, the recommen-
dation was disregarded and the situation
given to Protestant There would be
pretty cutlery from the Irish Protestant
camp If similar course We're taken by
Roman Catholic board"
ARMAGH
An extraordinary scene took place, on
Wednesday night, Dec. Z, in the Tontine
buildings, Armagh, during the perform
ance of sensational play called THE
Drama of Life Just as the heroine
was about being put to death by the gull
lotine, an excited member Of the audi
ence, a young man named John Mcken-
ma, cattle dealer, jumped on the stage,
and, brandishing a chair drove off the
assailants of the actress heroine, whom
he put to ignominious flight and Selling
the young lady, who was apparently
thunderstruck at this unrehearsed and
novel scene, rescued her from what
evidently appeared to his excited imag
fnation to be very perilous position.
The curtain was at once dropped, shut
ting off the actors, actresses and the cN-
cited youth from view, and the audience,
among whom panic had almost set in,
were left in Il state of utter bcwilder-
AucuI CuOl NY dllSi WuIu, Ho"SVGi, lllG
curtain was again raised and the play
was proceeded w. McKenna having
made his way out through an ante-room
and down to the street, where shortly
afterward he was placed under arrest for
creating disturbance.
CAVAN.
A. Tho v,;ptor accj1oc for JI1Ster In
Belfast on Dec. Z, a young man named
Thomas Kelly, said to be an 1rish-Amer-
lean, was arragned for the murder Of his
father, Bernard Kelly, hotel proprietor,
at Ballyconnell, on the 9Th of October
last. Evidence for the prosecution show
ed that there were over one hundred shot
wounds in deceased's heart, liver and
other organs. 1he defense set up was
that the gun by which deceased was kill
ed had gone off accidentally, and that
the prisoner was greatly distressed after
the occurrence, and sent for the doctor
and the priest for his father, who was a
man of about So years, was very popu-
lar man in his district, and had no
enemies. The relations between the
father and son were not good as the pris-
oner was in the habit of going into the
shop connected with the establishment
and taking whisky and money. Tho &C
cused was found guilty, and was sem
tencei to death, but was recommended to
mercy.
CORK
At the meeting Of the Cork board CT
guardians on Dec. 8, an interesting dis
cussion took place on the Irish Catholic
University question.It arose out Of the
resolution on the subject, forwarded by
the Fermoy board Of guardians, urging
on the government the establishment
of a Catholic univertity. On the rcsolu-
ton being read Mr.. Atkins at once pro-
posed it's adoption, and the resolution
was supported by the majority of the
guardians, Protestant members OF the
board voting for 1t, as we'll as Catholics,
and the chairman, Mr.. Howard, finally
declared it passed unanimously.
DONEGAL
At the Ulster winter assizes In Bel
fast, on Dec. 8, the Irish attorneygen-
eral prosecuted in sensational murder
trial A farm laborer named Hugh Boyle
was the prisoner. His father. Connal
Boyle, of Donegal, a farmer, had been
found dead in his own house, ut Meen-
derrynasloe, on the morning Of the 3lst
of August last, his head covered with
wounds, and his pockets riflcd. The
crown alleged that the prisoner-who
was on bad terms with the deceased over
some dispute about land-hal travelled
secretly, from Shipaw farm, near ltdin-
burgh, where he was employed as har
vest laborer, to the dcccascd's residence.
committed the murder, and returned
next day to Shiplaw The evidence was
entirely circumstantial, and the jury
failed to agree
DUBLIN.
On Dec. Redmondtc conference
was held at the Mansion house, Dublin.
under the presidency of the lord mayor,
at which a resolution was adopted stat
ing that the conference designed to ''see
Ireland reunited on Independent prin-
ciDles." but approved of Mr.. John Red