The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-18
NEWS FROM IRELAND
ANTRIM.

ANTRIM.
At Belfast, on April 16, Messrs. Work.
man, Clark & Co. launched from their
north shipyard steel screw steamer,
named the Yangtsze. This the first Of
two vessels under course of construc-
ton, and is the sixth built for the China
Mutual Steam Navigation company, of
London, by Messrs. Workman, Clark &
Co. and she has been especially design
ed to suit the Eastern trade. The di-
mansions of the steamer are: Length,
450 feet; breadth, SO feet; depth, IS feet S
inches, and she has been built to class
100 AL Lloyds, and has board of trade
passenger certificate.
CORK.
On Jan. 81 Coroner Murphy resumed
the inquest at the morgue, Cork, on the
body of Richard Hawkins, aged u, who
had been found dead in Gillabbey quarry
on the previous Wednesday morning.
The circumstances pointed to deceased
boundary wall of the laneway over the
quarry Both the corporation and Mr..
Jennings, owner Of the laneway, denied
liability for the condition of the wall.
The jury returned verdict of death
from shock, and did not attribute foul
play to any one, but added rider that
they did not hold the corporation re-
sponsible, and calling on Mr.. Jennings
to repair the wall.
CLARE.
On Jan. 26 one of the largest, most
representative and enthusiastic demon
strations yet held in connection with the
establishment of university for Catho-
lies in Ireland took place in the town of
Ennis. The entire county and all class
es and creeds were fully represented at
the meeting. 1t was presided over by the
bishop of the diocese, Most Rev. DIR. Nc
Redmond, who was moved to the chair
by two Protestant gentlemen, and the
resolution affirming the justice of the
Catholic demand was proposed and
strongly supported by several represent
alive Protestant gentlemen of the coun-
ty. The gathering was most remarka-
BILE one. The spacious court house in
which the meeting was held was
thronged to inconvenience, and hun
dreds of people were unable to gain ad-
mittance.
DUBLIN.
The following were elected members
of the common council in the recent
municipal election in Dublin: Fitzwill-
lam ward, Aid. William Ireland, Thomas
Anthony Joynt, Thomas D. Pie, Patrick
w. Corrigan; Mansion House ward, AID
P. Dowd, T. Kelly, D. Talon, P. Little;
Merchants Quay ward, Aid. John Hen
drick, John Patrick Cox, Michael Nc
Govern, Joseph Hutchinson; Royal Ex-
change ward, Aid. William Russell, NJ.
Murray, A. Beattie, James Brady; South
City ward, Sir Robert Sexton, D. L.,
Ald.George Healy, George Macnie, Henry
Brown; South Dock ward, William P.
Cotton, alderman, Daniel Burke, John
Clancy, John James O'Meara; Trinity
ward, ]. M. Meade, alderman, j. Doyle,
G. O'Reilly, P. Meagher; Wood Quay
ward, John DAWN, alderman, P. Mccall,
M. Herman. R. Dodd; Arran Quay ward,
James Cumins, alderman, John Keogh,
Richard Jones, William Coffey; Inns
Quay ward, Lenehan, Downes, Richard
son, O'Neill; Mountjoy ward, Aid. John
J. Farrell, Joseph Clarke, William j.
Leahy, John Kennedy, sr.; North City
ward, Aid. James Hennessy, Patrick
White, John Long. Michael Cauty;
North Dock ward, Labor Alderman Tim
othy c. Harrington, Edward Holohan,
Daniel L.. BERLIN; Rotunda ward, Aid.
William Doyle, J. P. Nannetti, H. B. Ken
needy, P. O'Hara; Ushers Quay ward,
Aid. M. Flanagan, William H. X. Red
mond, Bernard Gorevan, John Gibbons.
GALWAY.
On Jan. % magnificent demonstra-
ton in support of the United Irish
league was held in Glenamaddy. Rev.
Walter Conway presided, and, in an
able speech, drew a graphic picture of
the evils inflicted on the country by
landlordism and grazierism, and exhort-
ed the people to be organized and united,
and they could insist on the right to
live in their own land. Mr. Sheehy, NJ
P, Mr.. Fitzgibon and John O'Donnell
delivered eloquent and impressive
speeches, ana resolutions in favor of the
union of all Irish Nationalist were
unanimously adopted
KERRY.
On Jam o. in the land judges court
Dublin, before Justice Ross, in the mat
ter Of H. A. Herbert's estate, which in
cludes Muckross Abbey, at the Lakes of
Killarney, an application was made to
dismiss petition for the sale Of the es-
tate The Standard Insurance company
which had purchased the fee in remain
der, and are in possession Of the mort
cages, desire to sell parts Of the estate
to tenants, and the remainder, including
Muckross Abbey, in open market The
matter was adjourned for week.
KILKENNY.
The recent municipal elections in Kill
kenny resulted in the return of the fol-
lowing: St. Canice's ward, John Coyle,