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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25
POETRY OF THE AFRICAN WAR.

The British poets have taken the
Anglo-Boer war for their theme and arc
inundatng the Usited Kingdom with
their cfiusions. "Owcn Roe the Dub
lin special correspondent OF the Chicago
Chronicle has the following to say on
their productions:
In all nations when war impulses pre-
dominate the people like to hear their
feelings expressed in verse. and so it is
hat just at the present Il flood OF rhyme
Is pouring all over England Even this
country is not exempt from the innic-
ton, for we have some jingocs here
also. Most Rev. Dr. Alexander, Prot
c5tant primate OF all Ireland, has entered
the ranks OF the gloriticrs OF war, and it
'nust be said OF him that, unlike Kip
lag and Swinburnc and Austin and the
rest OF them, he brings poetry and not
Goggercl to apothcosizc slaughter mad
invasion. Here are a couple OF verses
ION him:
And rs note how nobly natures form
Under the wars red rain. deem it true
That he who made the earthquake and the
Pe,chancc makes battles too!
Thr duty done that brings no nations
The ANA Nesciri of some grim and gray
| ~ kempis of the ranks.
With all due respect to the primate
poet and his cloth, it could be said that
he approaches very near to blasphemy
wher lie intimatcs that God is response
Bile ior the manning and carnage and
murdcrous conflict in South Africa.
Neither does he paliate his irrcvcrcncc
when lie says that the phrase anna mes
Girl" is ''thc heading OF remarkable
; chapter in De limitations Christi j"
.S'rcly Thomas Kcmpis, the gentle
lsrrman mystic, never dreamed that his
afnous little book, "Thc Following OF
l'':rist," would ever be used to sound
T., praises OF the Dublin iusilccrs and
j; lydditc shells that blow poor Dutch
., IL to pieces. Such poem as Primate
u .Nander's cannot be ridculcd or paro
i.ed. ii it cannot be condoncd, but it i:
1ct SO will, the dosgcrcl OF Kipling, tho
r;tal Mysteries OF Swinburnc and the
Iaccid lines OF Austin.
Nipling is virilc-mindcd and out
i%ollcn Briton, the poet laureate OF tho
ingo and Tommy Atkins, but his poetr,
Is mainly barrack-room rot, and the de
cadence in English literary taste is sadl,
cyemplifcd in the laudations that ac
company ii they do not exalt him
.veryone, OF course. already knows hi
nest cffusion, "The Absent Minded
Dcggar," and. although as war chan
, it is neither poetic nor inspirating.
"nay be admitted there is homely pa
thos and military swing and dash il
lis lines. Sir Arthur Sullivan has set
- music and disloyal rhymer paro
dics it in the Daily Independent OF thi
81 ), under the title "The Sturdy Minded
Beggar." Although. verify, the parod
IS mere doggercl, I quorc couple O
yc-ses, with their rcirains. as ILLUSTRATIVE
Of one phase of temper aroused by til
ra::
He's sturdy Y, minded ind, beggar, is that sam
And SO will White and Butler surely fin
him
Now they're out, on active service at tn
And they'll leave lot of gallant chap
behind them!
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

but is now the victim OF SANDER and
scurrility. He must not forget that the
attacks upon him were made by men
who are devoid of the broad American
spirit. He is still the idol Of the nation
and generations OF Americans yet I'M
born will love his name. His is one
OF the few immortal names that are not
born to die. The great body of the
American people sympatllize with him,
and we believe that if nominated for
the presidency he would be elected tri-
umphantly in spite of all the bigots of
tine country.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

The following kind words of the
Northwestern Catholic, of Sioux City,
Iowa, are highly appreciated: The Irish
Standard OF Minneapolis has entered on
its fifteenth volume. 1t is among the
most valued of our exchanges; strong,
clean, candid representative Irish-Amer-
lean journal, rejecting the best opinions
OF the race and ever loyalty devoted to
the interests of the Irish people at home
and abroad. 1t ought to receive cor
dial "caed mile failte" in every Irish
home in the Northwest.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

Charles Everson Macrum, who repre-
sents the Mckinley administration as
consul at Pretoria, and who has been
placed in charge OF British interests in
the Transvaal during the war, was
snubbed the other day by President
Kruger, who objected to his interior
ence in behalf OF British prisoners on
the ground that the claims OF the United
States to neutrality were prejudiced by
its evident friendship for Great Britain.
Paul Kruger is fully justified in his ac-
ton. Mckinley is in sympathy, If not
in secret alliance, with the British and
is anxious for the downfall OF the Dutch
republics. Macrum should mind his
own business, ii he has any to attend to.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

We have resolved to say no more in
these columns on the looting OF the
churches in Luzon Chaplains McKin-
non and Reaney have spoken, and out
of respect for their cloth we shall not
contradict them. They say it was the
insurgents and Chinese who did the
stealing, and that the American soldiers
are blameless in the matter. That set
ties it. We will say, however, that in
Our opinion the clalice now on exhibi-
ton in store in this city was not
brought to this country by Cinnamon
or Filipinos.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

were perforated by American bullets on
the historic hill, were all robust Orange
men who were wont to shout "To he'll
with the Pope" we cannot see the pro-
priety OF raising Celtic cross to per-
petuate their memory. Could they be
consulted they would certainly prefer a
statue of King William on horseback to
anything emblematic Of the race and
religion they despised when in the flesh.
Their crumbled remains cannot rest in
peace with Catholic cross over them.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25
Address to IriShmen,
Fellow Countrymen:

Fellow Countrymen:
The Irisilmen ii: England's service
who are sent to South Africa will have
to fight against Irish Nationalist who
have raised Ireland's flag in the Trans
vaal, and have formed an Irish brigade
to fight for the Beers against the op-
pressor of Ireland
Remember Ninety-eiglt
Remember the Penal Laws!
Remember the Famine!
Eng]and's army is small. English
men are not good soldiers. England
has to get others to do her fighting for
her. In the past Irishmen have too
often won battles for England, and
saved her from defeat, and thus have
rivetcd the chains upon their mother
land! Let them do so no more.
Think Of the ruined homes and of the
cmigrant ships. Within sixty years our
population has been reduced by one
half as the direct result OF English rule.
The Beers are making a brave fight
against this rule. Let no Irishman
dare to raise hand against them or
tor our enemy and their enemy-Eng-
land!
In all Our towns and villages we see
the recruiting sergeants trying to en-
trap thougttless Irish boys into joining
the British army. The recruiting ser
geant is an enemy, and it is disgrace
to any decent Irishman to be seen in
his company. But he should he watched
and followed, and the boys whom he
seeks to entrap should be warned and
reasoned with.
In preventing recruiting for the Eng
llsh army you are working for Ireland's
honor, and you are doing something
to help the Beers in their struggle for
liberty.
BY order,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25
In letter to Dublin paper, M.

In letter to Dublin paper, NJ. 7.
Furlorg, of No. 16 South Main street,
Wexford, shows that the Beers do not
discriminate against Roman Catholics
in the filling of political positions in
the Transvaal republic. He gives the
following names of Catholics in office:
DR.. Leyds, government agent in Ell
rope; DR.. Farrelly, government adviser
on international law; Mr.. Hogan, secre-
tary of the commandant-general; Che
lier O'Donoghue, vice-chairman johann
nesburg corporation. He says that one
fourth OF the offices under civil service
rules are filled by Catholics, and that
the grounds on which the Catholic
church and convent in Pretoria are built
were presented by the Transvaal gov
ernment to the nuns.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

A dispatch from La Sale, ILL.,, reports
the elopement from Catholic hospital
in that city OF Sister Maura and John
Gray, an inmate of the institution. The
dispatch stated that the sister had re-
Gently visited in this city, where she had
come into possession of considerable
money to which she had fallen heir,
and that she and Gray eloped upon her
return. Inquiry regarding what might
be known about the sister here revealed
the fact that the telegram contains all
the information the Catholic institutions
here have concerning her. There is
every probability that the dispatch is a
pure fake. "Maura' is the Irish for
Mary, and Irish sisters are not in the
habit of clipping with their patients.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25
THE BOERS AND THE BRITISH.

AS might naturally be expected i'll
these days OF 'ironclad friendship" be-
tween Great Britain and America, there
are several publications OF more or less
influence in the United States which
take the part OF the British in the South
African war. Many Americans OF Eng
lisl descent sec nothing good about the
Beers and side with the empire In a
recent issue OF the New York Indie
pendent is an article by can American
Resident in johannesburg" who blames
Paul Kruger for the war now raging in
the dark continent. He was in the
Transvaal metropolis at the time Of the
Jameson raid and says that prior to
that predatory incursion by the minions
Of Cecil Rhodes the Pretoria government
was ready to grant substantial reforms,
but that all hope of obtaining redress
of grievances persisted when Jameson and
his freebooters crossed the border. After
that reprehcnsble raid for the over
throw Of the republic Paul Kruger's
heart hardened toward the Outlanders,
and he says that one act OF repression Of
foreigners followed another Until mat
tiers became unbearable. Among the
acts passed by the Beers for the safety
and protection OF their country were the
following, which are THUS explained by
the writer:
"The Aliens Expulsion Act gives the
Executive Council power to expel from
the country any foreigner that the presi-
dent thinks dangerous to the republic.
The Public Meetings Act forbids any
public meeting out-ofdoors without the
special permission of the government.
Another law gives the president the
power to suppress any newspaper that
he thinks is dangerous, and under this
law two OF the Uitlander newspapers
were suppressed. but reappeared imme-
diately under new name. The climax
was reached when the subservient Rad
passed a law at the request OF President
Kruger which practically made the
High, Court the puppet OF the Rad"
These acts may appear quite dcspotic
to the American resident, but in reality
they are not. The first act corresponds
with the "alien and sedition laws enacted
in the United States during the admin.
istration of John Adams, when not only
foreigners were expelled from the coun'
try but were prohibited from arriving
here, ii they happened to be politica
refugees. That was the case with Thorn
as Adds Emmett, afterward attorney.
general OF New York state, agains
whose immigration Rufus King, tho
American ambassador in London
strongly objected. So that the first &C
enumerated by this American in Jol,an
1csburg is very mild in comparison witt
ADAMS obnoxious act.
AS regards the second act referred to
it is no more harsh than was the inter
diction OF anarchistic meetings in Oh!
cago at the time OF the bomb-throwine
ard thereafter. 1t is not quite so llarsl
as the prohibition OF meetings of British
subjects in Ireland when armed con
s:abuary dispense the people at tl'
point OF the bayonet Meetings are
proclaimed in Ireland at the sweet will
OF Dublin Castle at any time, and it i
a usual occurrence in that country. Tn,
speakers are arrested and thrown into
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

The hero who receives the plaudits OF
the multitude today may receive their
excavations on the morrow. Admiral
Dewey, who was lionizcd by the people
few weeks ago, is already losing his
popularity He was Kissed in Wash
ington theatcr the other night Tor trans
fcrring to his newly-wedded wife the
house presented to him by the people o
the United States.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

Kaiser Wilhelm is the guest OF his
grandmother, Queen Victoria, at Wind
sor Castle. When landing at Ports
mouth he was greeted with the old
tune OF 20. Willie, We Have Missed
You as an overture to the German
national anthem OF Der Wacht am
Rhein."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

Says the Chicago Chronicle: Mr.. P.
Joubert desires to acknowledge the So
licitous inquiries of his friends occa-
stoned by reports of his demise. Mr..
Joubert is still in the enjoyment of ro-
bust health and recommends the vicinity
OF Ladysmith to British tourists in
search of warm climate.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

Col. John V. Fillmore Blake, OF the
Irish Brigade in the Transvaal, has
among his officers four Irishmen--
namely, Majors Minton and Mcbride,
and Captains Larissey and Mitchell.
They will all be heard OF before the war
is over in way to reflect honor on their
martial race.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

The Boston Republic scnsibly re-
marks: "Englands difficulty is ireland 5
opportunity" This fact should not be
overlooked by Our friends OF the phys
ical force" party. Ii there ever was a
time when England was in difficulty that
time is the present.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

Miss Josephine Drexcl, OF New York
is said to be seriously thirking OF be
coming nun. She is the niece OF Miss
Catherine Drcxel, who is known as
Mother Catherine, and has a fortune OF
100000 i'll her own right She is
only 20 years old.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

at their leisure. His words will be
hailed with delight by the British, but
we think the Germans in Europe and
America will take but little stock in his
utterances.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

The monument to be erected on Bos-
ton Common, to honor the memory OF
the British redcoats who fell at Bunker
Hill, will be in the form OF Celtic
cross, a symbol very sacred to Irish
Catholics, as it typi6es their race and
creed. When it is considered that the
men OF the Eighteenth regiment, now
the Royal Irish Fusileers, whose bodies
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

Since the retirement OF Larry Cod
kin from the editorship OF the New
York Post, the tone OF that paper is
gradually changing to imperialism
Larry was the son OF Wicklow preach
CT and was anti-Irish to the core. He
was right. however, on the Philippine
policy OF Mckinley.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

Says the Chicago New World: The
Beers seem to have treated Father
Mathews, the chaplain OF the Irish Fusi
liers, with very marked consideration
He was almost Immediately released
from custody and allowed to so where
he pleased. Yet we are told that thcsl
people are intensely bigotcd agains,
Catholics.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

There is no reliable news OF the war
i'll South Africa given out by the British,
and the Beers cannot give their side to
the world. A British report issued the
other day from London declared that
the Beers lost SEQ in skirmisll near
Estcourt while the British lost only one!
The story was SO improbable that the
English themselves did not believe it.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

Carrot A. Hobart, vice-president OF
the United States, died last Tuesday
morning., after a protracted illness, at
the age OF IS years. He filled the office
OF ice-president with dignity and made
a good presiding officer of the senate.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

In an editorial on Britan's perilous
position in Africa the Omaha World
Herald says: Is it wonder that Eng
land is turning to the United States
whose capitol she burned in 1914 whose
scamcn she impressed, whose liberties
she denied at the bayonet's'point, whose
rcbclious citizens she aided and allotted
from 1851 to 1S63-ior support and
backing? Little to wonder at here. The
surprising thing is that her overtures
should be welcomed, encouraged, given
promise OF success. The American peo-
pie do not love England, trust her prom
lses or admire her motives. They are
perfectly willing to leave England to
fight her own battles, and il England is
defeated by the Beers the American
people will not be gloomy nor despond-
cnt
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25
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GIRApssl I IsESI coyNc!IS
>lNNF a. ol

William Marconi, the inventor OF
wireless telegraphy is half Italian and
half Irish. His mother was the daugll-
ter OF Power OF Gurteen, in the county
OF Waterford.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25

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Rv order,

Irish Transvaal Committee.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-09-27

in violation Of the spirit and strict letter
Of the law, and have thereby followed the
rulings Of this court in the earlier cases
coming under the provisions of that law.
We have taken into consideration the
fact that the markings required to be
made by the elector as indicating his
choice of candidates, must be made by
pencil, by as many different persons as
there We're ballots cast-that there were
electors Of different ages, conditions of
health and of different experience in the
use of pencils. We have also taken into
consideration the place required by law
where the markings were made. We
nave also considered the fact that the law
docs not and could not possibly specify
the size, the length of the ines compOs-
ing the cross, or the angle at which these
lines should cross each Other-that no
two persons make the same kind or
character of a cross with a pencil, and
that il is "A rare occurrence that the same
person makes the same kind or char
aeter Of a cross with the same pencil
under the conditions impose l..
We have therefore overruled Obie :tions
To the validity of ballots based upon the
following alleged bad markings: In all
cases where the electOr had attempted to
make the cross and had actually made
the s0-called letters "Y,'' a." inverted
"I.'' ~" inverted "V.' Also where the
cross made resembles the figure 1; also
the ~0-caIled double crosses, where it is
apparent the voter had attempted - re-
trace the lines composing the cross; also
crosses made by curved or Irregular
lines. evidently the result OF nervousness
or physical lntirlnity. or the rougnncS~
Of the boards Upon which the ballot was
placed for marking. Also accidental
pencil markings: also ink hlotcheS, evil
IDENTIFY the result OF accident on the part
Of the election officers; also dirty finger
marks; also crosses unfortunately APP
pharlng upon he face Of the ballots
where it is evident such crosses We're
simply the impressions of crosses made
in the proper places upon the ballots
with a soft lead pencil, and such impress
sionS We're made by the folding Of the
ballots; of this class there were a very
large number of ball0tS.J Also ballots
with WordN written thereon IN pencil or
INK where 1t Is apparent ro'n the posi-
tion of the words upon the ballol. the i'm
port OF the words themselves, amt the
character OF the writing, that the Saut
WAS lone 10y the election officers after the
ballot had been marked ahd cast ny the
voter; also ballots marked with large an'
heavy crosses in proper place; also arcl-
dental pencil dots and fine and Irregular
pencil marks; also slight attempted er8S-
urc OF crosses made by the bare finger
also crosses found upon the back of tho
ballots where it is apparent that the sam,
were made from the impression OF thu
pencil i'll the attempt Of the voter tt
-. properly mark his ballot resting upon
stained or dirty board; also some of tn,
a so-caIled stars, evidently the result Of AZ
attempt to rctrace the lines composing a
cross, or an attempt to retrace such line
| 10y one with a nervous hand or up"I
rough boards: also crosses made with
- :. IT. hook at one or the other end OF tin
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-09-27

RelatOr or Respondent or other candidate
for Governor; Ballots marked with the
letter and a horizont4} line drawn
across the same; q ballot with a cross in
the letter "O' of the printed word off
,cial'; ballots marked with a blue or pur-
pie pencil; ballots marked with ink: bal
lots marked with the ordinary business
check mark: ballots with the cross be-
tween the name of the officer to be elect
Ell and the instruction "NOte for one"
etc; ballots with the crosses directly on
the line between the candidates for Gov
erilor and III such a position as to pre-
vent the Court from determining for
what candidate the same were intended
to be cast, have not been held to be void.
but such ballot has not been counted for
the office Of Governor, and other ballots
bearing marks the character of which
renders it impossible to describe.
We deem it necessary to say here that
under the law we have held as valid and
counted all ballots having a proper cross,
not Ill the square prepared thereon III
printing, but after and to the right of the
names Of the candidates voted for.
Accordingly specific objections to the
various ballots marked as exhibits and
flied IN the action nave been sustained as
follows:
In Nye County, Union Canyon Pre-
cinct, Realtors Exhibit No. /; In Cur
rant Creek Precinct, Realtors Exhibit
No. ,; Tyho Precinct, Respondents En-
hibit No. +.
IV0u County WahuSEa p,4rin.t Pc