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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

In by-gone days the paternal British
government caused the great forests OF
ireland to be destroyed. Then, in its
wisdom, it made it penal ohfense to
work the coal mines, so that the Irish
should burn English coal. Dean Swift
advised his countrymen to burn every
thing from England except the coal,
but they did not follow his admonition.
The Irish import about 100000 tons
of coal from England every year, not
withstanding the fact that 2oo,ooo,ooo
tons of the inhammable mineral lie un-
touched beneath the soil of Ireland.
The new local government bodies have
decided to use Irisll coal in future in
the warehouses, asylums and other in
situations under their control, and thou
sands of tons of it have been already
ordered by them for the purpose. 1t
will be interesting to watch the action
OF the British authorities and of the
landlords in the matter. The men on the
local government boards want the re-
sources of their country developed. The
working of Irish collieries will give en-
ployment to laborers, and the money
hitherto expended in the purchase of
English coal will remain in Ireland for
circulation among the people.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

and the commonwealth of the nation.
1t is second landlordism, more wicked
than the frst-and shuts out the people
f,om the land. If Meath were planted
in farms ranging from twenty to hun
bred acres, and specially if the people
owned the land, it would be restored to
the intention OF the Creator, it would be
more productive for the nation; and
town and country would share equally
in prosperity. Would that some phi
lanthropist moved by the sense of past
wrongs, would make beginning! God
would bless the work. There would be
no injustice; it might rather be gain.
1t must, some day or other, revert to
this, for the present system cannot and
should not be retained; and it were bet
ter to do it by gradual growth than by
universal compulsory legislation. Then
production would be more varied, would
be greatly increased; wealth would be
dispersed among the many; there would
be larger demand for labor; and the
problem of providing for the unem-
ployed would be largely solved. I know
the question is bristling with difficulties,
and objections by dozens come to the
lips. One asks where is the capital to
be got to work out this project; an
other signs out that labor does not pay
These are samples. But, let me ask,
where is capital got at present to work
the lands OF Meath? You know thte an
swer. Is there not vast capital in the
intelligence of mems brains and the
power of mans right arm? Ought not
government that pretends to be pa
ternal, and that looks on the settlement
OF the land question as high public
policy for the pacifcation of the nation,
be prepared to come to the peoples aid
at the most convenient terms, and even
at the risk of loss? They squander
money without scruple or cavil or re-
turn in the most wretched OF the colo
nies-why not be generous at home?
And it will repay. Twenty farmers on
a thousand acres of Meath land will paw
vastly more to the exchequer than one
grazier. And if labor do not pay-and
| freely admit that there is some room
for complaint-how is it that the smaller
farmers have held their own better than
even the large farmers or big graziers?
These are questions that should receive
consideration; but the main question
that underlies the desolation and stag
nation OF Meath is want of populations;
and | would rejoice to see the day when
the new policy would be adopted and
the plantation of the Irish Celt be be-
gun.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

ers to congratulate him was the German
admiral. Dewey acknowledged the cour-
tesy and assured Won Diederichs that
all their personal differences were of
newspaper manufacture. The biggest
Anglomaniac who owns an American
paper is James Gordon Bennett, the son
of Scotchman. He spends all his time
in Europe and has no sympathy with
American institutions. He is more OF a
Briton than an American. It is the
height OF his ambition to bring about
an alliance between the two great
Anglo-Saxon nations" and involve this
country in a war with Germany, the
greatest Of England's commercial rivals.
In that he will fail, however. This coun-
try desires to retain the friendship of
all nations as we'll as England, and the
lying inventions of the New York pa
pers will be taken by the American peo-
pie at their proper value. ~
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

stubbornly refused to remove the Re-
publican incumbent on the pretense that
| his services could not be dispensed with
because of his superior qualifications.
The action. of the two commissioners
brought forth strong protests from the
farming districts with the result that Mr..
Clausen rendered his resignation. In his
letter to the commission he said:
During the fifteen years of my con-
nection with this department l have en-
deavored to discharge my duty honestly
and impartially without fear or favor. l
regret that my administration has not
met the approval OF all parties or at all
times, although that is the ideal which l
have endeavored to approximate"
Though the governor was opposed to
the retention OF Mr.. Clausen, he was
generous enough to say that he was re-
garded as one OF the ablest, if not the
ablest, wheat men in the United States.
But the farmers had lost confidence in
him and desired successor. The Re-
publican papers say that it was politics
that actuated the governor in appoint
ing Mr.. Reishus. The governor simply
fulfilled the. promise made by him to the
farmers during the gubernatorial COM
paign, and if that is politics let the Re-
publican organs Of the milling corpora
tons make the most OF it. 1t is absurd
for these organs to claim such a pre-
eminent ability for Clausen that no man
is fit to take his place, and that he should
therefore be retained indefinitely. His
successor, of course, has not been grad
ing grain for fifteen years like Clausen,
but that fact does not imply that he can
not perform his duties satisfactorily to
all interests concerned. He is owner Of
two large farms himself in Lyon county
and raises a large quantity of wheat
every year. He is man of splendid
education, having attended the State
University, and he served two years as
a member of the state senate. He is
man OF honor and integrity who will try
to discharge his duties with fairness and
equity and the grain men and millers OF
Minneapolis will soon ascertain that
Gov. Lind has made no mistake in ap-
pointing him as chief grain inspector.
He will be found fearless and incorrupt-
ibe, and worthy of the confidence not
only OF the grain growers but of the ele-
vator men and the mllers.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

Says the Chicago Chronicle: Like
the Honorable William Mckinley, the
Right Honorable Joseph Chamberlain
is these days much pestered and dis
tractcd by traitors The trouble is
practically the same in both cases. In
this country the "copperheads" ques-
ton the wisdom OF the assimilative pol
icy, thereby giving aid and comfort to
MIR, Aguinaldo. In England the oppo-
sition objects to war with the Beers in
the interest OF Mr. Cecil Rhodes and the
mine owners, thus encouraging Mr..
Kruger to persist in his foolish and ir-
rational defense of Boer autonomy. 1t
is clear that both branches OF the
Anglo Saxon race will have to meet
this situation. The minority must
somehow or other be kept quiet or else
be put i'll jail,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05
OVER THE NORTHWEST.

Melrose, Minn-Rev. Father Richter
Of St. Boniface church, oficiated at the
recent marriage of w. J. Stephens and
Miss Ella Barrett. The bride was at
tended by Miss Winnifred Moarnan, a
niece, and the groom was attended by
Mr.. John Kraker, son of Hon. Jos.
Kraker of Melrose. The bride wore white
dotted muslin and carried brides roses,
and the bridesmaid wore blue lawn and
carried cream roses. The bride is an
accomplished young lady who has taught
for two years in the high school with
signal success. The groom is brilliant
young attorney. The wedding was a
quiet affair, none but the immediate
friends being in attendance. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. James
Barrett, parents of the bride; Mr.. and
Mrs. John F. Barrett, of Melrose; Alex
ander Stephens, senior and junior, OF
Hammond, Wis, father and brother OF
the groom; Miss Hanna Stephens and
Mrs. w. ]. Mooney, of West Superior,
Wis, sisters of the groom; Hon. w. F.
Donohue and wife; John H. Wall and
w. H. Helsper. After the ceremony a
sumptuous repast was served at the home
Of the brides sister, Mrs. c. ]. Moarnan
The young couple will be at home to
their friends at Melrose.
Glencoe, Minn-Miss Madge O'Don-
nell, who had been visiting with friends
in Minneapolis, was taken seriously i'll
in that city, on last Saturday week and
an imperative message by telephone
called her parents to her bedside. On
Monday afternoon she was removed to a
hospital, where an operation for appen-
dicitis was performed, from the effects
OF which she is rapidly recovering.
Graceville, Nina commission con-
sisting of w. C. Whiteman, A. B. Camp
bell and D. P. O'Neill has been appoint
ed to appraise state and school lands In
Big Stone county, in anticipation of a
sale of such lands by the state auditor
some time in September. Mr.. White
man was appointed by State Auditor
Dunn. Mr.. Campbell by Gov. Lind, and
Mr.. O'Neill by the county commission
ers. The work of appraising these lands
will begin at once.
Slayton, Minn.-Matt Hoye, second
son OF Peter Hoye, died at the home Of
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05
THE DUBLIN MUNICIPAL BILL.

Some time ago the Dublin aldermen
resolved to bring five suburban towns
into the corporation in order that the
inhabitants thereof may bear a proper
share OF the municipal taxation. The
mayor and council of the city of Dublin
have limited powers under British law.
| For instance, the mayor exercises no
control whatsoever over the police. The
aldermen cannot annex to the city prop
er any outlying towns without the sane
ton Of the London parliament. They
have no power to remove distractions
like Nelson's pillar from the public thor
oughfares, though they mar the beauty
OF the streets and are looked upon as
denominations. In short, the capital of
Ireland in which stands the parliament
house that once echoed with the elo-
quence of Grattan and a Flood is
mainly dependent on the British gov
eminent for its advancement. No won
der that its growth and development
have been retarded. Though one of the
finest cities in the world it has not in
creased its population during the reign
of Victoria, and in recent years it has
been outstripped not only in population
but in trade and commerce by the
Orange city of Belfast.
About a month ago private bill was
introduced by T. M. Healy in the house
of commons for the admission of five
suburban towns into the Dublin NUM-
cipality. In his speech advocating the
measure he appropriately compared the
suburbs of Dublin to warts which drop
off corpse" So impressive and con-
vincing was Mr. Healy's speech that the
house of commons passed the bill. 1t
then went to the house of lords, and
there it was amended so as to include
only one suburban town. The aristocrats
OF the upper chamber were influenced
in their action by wealthy Dublin men
who have accumulated fortunes in the
city and now reside in grand villas in
the suburbs. They object to the alb
sorption OF the suburbs in order to es-
cape taxation. The bill in its emascu-
lated form came back to the commons
last Monday, and after considerable dis
cussion the amendment was rejected by
large majority, several members of the
government and many Unionists hav-
ing voted with the Irish Nationalist.
Mr.. Carson, Conservative member for
Dublin, represented the inhabitants of
the suburbs, and Mr.. Healy represented
the Dublin corporation. The latter de-
manded the whole bill or nothing, and
succeeded by his eloquence in getting
one house against the other.
This may appear small matter to
American readers, but in Ireland it will
be considered great victory. The atti-
tude assumed by the Irish members in
refusing any compromise has created
friction between the two houses of par
Lament. After the lords rejected Glad
stones home rule bill, the commoners
took no action. Now they have, and it
will be seen whether the hereditary rul-
ers will dare to oppose them. A strug-
gle has arisen which may eventually end
in the abolition of the upper house.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05
More About Father .Egan.

The midland Review" has the fol-
lowing to say OF Rev. c. L. Egan, O. P,
who died on July 9TH at St. Louis Ber-
trand's Convent, Louisville, KY, and Of
whom sketch appeared in these col
umns last week:
In the hands Of Parker, a Mary
Hartwell Catherwood, Longfellow or
even Parkman, his biography would
read like a romance. And yet his life
was one OF unpretentious simplicity and
,lnwearied devotion to duty. 1t is safe
to say that he never seemed to himself
hero. 1t is pretty certain that he
would never allow himself so to be
called.
Father Egan was born in Tipperary,
ireland, seventy-seven or seventy-eight
years ago. After coming to this coun-
try he taught school in various parts of
Kentucky. AS teacher his bent was
toward the practical, the mathematical,
the philosophical. For years he taught
at old St. Thomas College. At an adj
vanced age he entered the ranks of St.
Dominic, and in 1855 made his religious
profession at St. Rose Convent, near
Springfield, Ky. AS priest his field of
labor was spread far and wide. From
the Atlantic in the East to the Gulf Of
Mexico in the South, in the West, the
North and the great Northwest, it was
given him to labor. Wherever his duty
lay thither he went unfalteringly.
His first charge was in the city of
Washington. While there the great
civil struggle broke upon the country
At once he saw the need of priests to
minister to the dying soldiers. He did
not hesitate; he offered his services.
They were accepted and he became
chaplain in the Army of the Potomac.
Here for years he braved death, but
neither shot nor she'll, exposure nor
hunger had terrors for him. One ia
miliar with his career writes: ."In the
thickest of the raging battle, amid the
hail of shot and shell and charge Of
horse and bayonet he was to be seen
wherever there was wounded or dy-
ing soldier. He never cared for him
self. To him Blue and Gray were alike,
and to them alike did he administer the
sacraments of God" It was while serv-
ing in this capacity that he formed an
ardent and intimate friendship with
General Grant-a friendship that was
broken only by the death of the great
general. .-
On the conclusion OF the war he was
again stationed in Washington; after
ward at Sinsinawa Mound, Wis; Min
neapolis, St. Mary's of the Springs and
numerous places else-South, East,
West and in the great Northwest.
Twice was he prior Of st. Rose Con-
vent, where first his vows were made.
His declining days were spent at St.
Louis Bertrand Priory here, where, full
of trust, he waited for the end. The
elsie of Saints" never sent forth hum
bier, more pious, unselfsh missionary.
His entire life was a conservation to
God and duty, and after the long, long
struggle we feel that under the smile of
God he rests in peace.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

Gen. Russell A. Alger, ex-secretary
OF war, was welcomed home to Detroit,
Mich, by his fellow citizens, last
Wednesday evening. In brief speech
he said: wherever the American flag
was planted by the American soldiers,
there it stands, and there it shall stand
forever" The "embalmed beef secre-
tary evidently forgot that Cuba was
promised its independence by the con-
gress OF the United States.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

William Waldorf Astor recently gave
biographical sketch OF his great
grandfather, John Jacob Astor, in the
Pail Mall Magazine, OF which he is pro-
prietor In it he claimed that the old
mans father was the grandson of a
French nobleman who fed to Germany
upon the revocation OF the Edict of
Nantes in 1902. A celebrated genealo-
gist named Lathrop Wilmington shows
that young Aston is mistaken. Instead
of being the grandson OF French no.
bleman, John Jacob Astor was the
grandson OF peasant, and the son of
butcher in the village OF Waldorf, Ger
many. There was not drop of noble
blood in his whole body.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

We are beginning to entertain poor
opinion OF the Canucks. The other
day in the parliament at Ottawa Sir
Wilfred Laurier introduced a resolu-
ton OF sympathy for British subjects in
the Transvaal republic, "of which her
majesty is sovereign" Instead OF
shouting give la republique" the lions
whelps jumped to their feet and sang
God Save the Queen" We fear the
loyal subjects OF Victoria will get into
trouble if they don't mind their own
business and let international affairs
alone.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

Trade is following the flag in the
Philippines. During McKinley's war Of
benevolent assimilation" we have ship
ped to Manila $71,635 worth OF beer
and $34,571 worth OF distilled liquors.
So says o. P. Austin, chief OF the bu-
reau Of statistics of the treasury depart
nent. The beverage, which cheers but
to inebriate, has been chiefly consumed
by the American soldiers of slavery.
Our gallant boys in blue cannot be
called the soldiers of liberty while they
remain in the Orient.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

Surgeon-Major R. c. Warne, of the
First South Dakota Volunteers, writes
to Senator Pettigrew and denounces the
war in the Philippines. He declares
that the administration made stipend
Gus error when it first began to attempt
to conquer the islands. He declares
that instead OF the insurgents it was the
American government that displayed
treachery in making promises to the
natives that it evidently did not intend
to keep.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

The dum-dum bullets, which were
discussed at The Hague conference and
condemned by all nations except Eng
land and the United States, are used in
Mauser rifles by the guards OF the state
prison at Joliet, III. The chaplain OF
the institution thinks they deserve no
condemnation, as they probably will
never be used to fire at an escaping
prisoner. They are English, you know,
and that is why they have been intro
duced by the Anglo Saxon authorities.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

Father T. H. Malone says in the Col
orado Catholic: There is general no
ton prevalent in certain quarters that
Mr.. Justice McKenna, who was first a
cabinet member, was appointed because
of Archbishop Ireland's influence.
Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Mr.. Justice McKenna owes his appoint
ment both as Cabinet minister and JUS
tice of the Supreme Court to the Unfit
ence Of the Southern Pacific railway.
His Catholicity was never a considera-
ton Of the president or his advisers.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

Says the New York World: If it is
perfectly right and proper for the Do
minion of Canada, with the approval of
Great Britain, to grant no license to
mine in the Yukon or permission to
obtain any facilities in that country" ex-
cept to British subjects, then it is per-
fectly right and proper for the Boer re-
public to establish a similar exclusion
against British and other Uitlanders.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

In its editorial on the death of Inger-
soil, the Boston Pilot says: God gave
this man the eloquence and personal
magnetism, which rightly used, had
made him an apostle. God gave him
success, wealth, domestic happiness,
friends. Nay, even, God gave him sew
eral unmistakable warnings of his ap-
preaching death. But the man, with a
perversity that looks like monomania,
used every one of the Divine gifts
against the Giver.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

The Rev. Matthew Russell, S. J., who
has just issued a new volume OF verse,
"Idylls OF Killowen," is brother OF
Lord Chief Justice Russell and one OF
the staff of eight Jesuit professors at
the head OF the University College, ST..
Stephens Green, Dublin, all that sur
wives of the attempt to found Cath
olic university under the rectorship OF
the late Cardinal Newman.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05

Sir Henry Irving and Miss Helen
Terry are coming on theatrical tour
OF twenty weeks in the United States.
81 know from past experience the hos
pitable welcome which awaits u.s. says
the great English tragedian Sir Henry
has always spoken we'll OF the American
people. In that respect he is different
from the English lecturers.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-08-05
THE CHIEF GRAIN 1NsPECroRsH1p.

Despite the fact that the farmers Of
Minnesota had desired change in the
Office Of chief inspector of grain, and
that Gov. Lind in compliance with their
demand had recommended E. S. Rel
shus for the position, two members Of
the railroad and warehouse commission