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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06
SECRETARY HAY BAFFLED.

Though we pay but little attention to
what is said by Otto Carmichael in his
Washington correspondence to the Min
neapolis Times, yet we think his letter
OF April 20, which appeared last Sun
day, is worthy of consideration. In it
he shows good reasons why the McKin-
ley administration has changed in regard
to an alliance with England, and how
Secretary Hays pet scheme has been
frustrated by the opposition of German
Americans. Every little" he says, twill
be heard about an English understand
ing from now on, but so far as the
actual truth is concerned the facts point
to the direct conclusion that American
diplomacy was working towards prac-
teal understanding with England"
He declares that the voice of the Ger
man voters has alarmed Mckinley and
recalls to mind that Murchison letter
and the bouncing of Sackville-West
contributed to the defeat of presidential
candidate. Now the political diplomats
are seeking cover. The administration
is strongly protesting through various
means that no English understanding
or alliance was ever contemplated, and
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

Our esteemed contemporary, the Sat-
urday Budget, of Quebec, says of the
Irish Crimes Act: Although crime is
virtually unknown nowadays in the
Green Isle, we have the government
proclaiming to the world that it is alb
solutely necessary to keep that unfor-
tunate country under the ban of an obi
Gus and oppressive law different from
any other in force in any other part of
the United Kingdom and we have the
so-called attorney general for Ireland
save the understanding the retention
OF this instrument of tyranny and dis
trust, not because the state of the coun-
try actually Or prospectively calls for it,
but just to have it handy in case Of
emergency. Just imagine an attorney
general for Scotland getting up in par
lament and making such declaration
as this at the expense of his own coun-
trymen, branding them, so to speak,
with special. infamy. If such thing
were to happen the world would never
lear the last of it. But Irishmen are
expected to take such invidious treat
ment kindly and to lick the hand that
snites them.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

A correspondent gives the following
facts to show the federation of Roman
Catholics to Unionists and Protestants
in the recent county elections in Ireland:
Besides the O'Connor Don, Lord
Frederick Fitzgerald and Viscount Dun
cannon, score of other Unionists and
Protestants were elected in overwhelm-
lngly Catholic constituencies, and in nu-
merous cases the opposition of the
priests had the opposite effect to that
which they intended. A true Irish Ma
tlonalist never, it is said, will take any
dictation from priest or parson. In the
county Antrim, Catholic nominated
an Orangemen, but he was not success
full at the polls. In another and most
Catholic district of the same county a
Catholic nominated a Unionist and he
was elected. This praiseworthy tolera-
ton it must be mentioned, however,
was but seldom reciprocated by the
Unionists and Orange Protestants."
The correspondent would have been
more accurate had he said that such toll
Grafton has never been reciprocated by
Onionists and Orangemen. Where
they are in the ascendancy no Catholic
has ever been appointed to any office in
their gift.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

pic. 1t is to their own interest to SYM
pathize with the people in their aspira-
tons for native parliament. The soon
Ell all sections OF Irishmen unite in their
claim for home rule the better for them
selves. Ii the aristocracy OF Ireland
take up the cause of self-government and
demand the restoration OF the Dublin
parliament the statesmen of England
will lend them willing ear. Until they
favor national self-rule they will exert
no influence on their countrymen and
be kept from public Office. Local gov
ernn ent is stepping stone to national
seli~government, and that will speedily
come if the Nationalist parliamentary
leaders bury the Ratchet and unite in a
solid body for liberty and independence.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

A brutal wife-murderer who was re-
Gently hanged at San Quentin, CAL, imi.
tated Durant in becoming a Catholic
before his execution. A priest was by
his side on the scaffold when he was
launched into eternity. What does Fr.
Mahony, of Mendoza, think of that!
What does our esteemed contemporary,
the Catholic Citizen, OF Milwaukee,
think Of it? If they were consulted in
the matter the wretch would have died
without any priestly ministration. The
peritent sinner may now be in Purga-
tory to prepare him for a heavenly man.
sion.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

A special dispatch from Muncie, Ind,
to the Chicago Tribune says that lee
turer on "Romanisn" was pelted in that
town the other day with eggs and
stones. His name is given as Rev.
James Williams, OF Pittsburg. Pa, and
he is said to have been formerly Cath
olic priest, but where he oficiated in a
clerical capacity is not told. He is evil
IDENTIFY an impostor who understands the
art of advertising. The attack upon
him, if there was any, must have been
made by his anti-Catholic supporters,
who took good care not to hit him.
Catholics are too sensible to notice such
mountebanks The occupation of the
"ex-priest" is gone since the collapse of
Apaism.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

In reply to correspondent in Ana
conda we would say that Donnelly, the
great Irish pugilist of his day, defeated
two Englishmen named Cooper and
Oliver. The former he met in Kildare
and the latter in London. The prince
regent afterwards George w. is said
to have knighted him, as in his latter
days he went by the name of Sir Daniel
Donnelly. He was born in Dublin in
1875 and died there in 1890 at the age
of a. He received public funeral and
10000 persons followed his remains to
Bully's Acre. In early life he was a
carpenter. He was man of great
strength, but not a scientific boxer
Corcoran and Ryan preceded him in
the fistic arena. 1t is said that Ignatius
Donnelly descends from the famous
buffer" and judging our distinguished
citizen by his intellectual combativeness.
we are inclined to believe that he has
the fighting blood OF Sir Daniel in his
veins. The Sage of Nininger, however,
is shorter in stature than the pugilist by
several inches. In his prime the hero
OF the ring was Hercules in physique
and could knock down an OK with a
blow OF his right fist In his fight with
Oliver he used the right hand sparingly
through fear OF killing him. Having
conquered the Englishman on his native
heath, Donnelly retired from the arena
and spent the last year of his life in
giving boxing exhibitions. The death
of the Irish champion was universally
,lamented by his Celtic countrymen.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

The Union League, of Chicago,
Republican organization, realizes the eff
feet produced by the anti-expansion
mass meeting held in that city last Sum-
day, and is going to counteract the i'm
preston made by getting up a counter
demonstration tomorrow. Instead OF
having Chicago men as speakers the
partisan club has invited General Wheel
er, Lyman Abbott, Cush Davis and SEN
ator Frye to defend the policy Of the adj
nlinistration. The two senator's are
largely responsible for the blunder in
the Philippines. They have already
spoken on the subject, and the country
cares little for what they may say again.
They are on trial themselves.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

The latest exploit of Colonel Funston,
as given in a Manila dispatch, is the wild
charge he made with nine Kansas SOL
diers on thousand Filipinos in their
trenches at Calumpit. OF course, the
"rebels' ran like rabbits from the fe-
rociors fools. Who counted the num-
Der of Filipinos? The cable liar fo:got
to say that Funston killed them all with
his Krag-Jorgenson rifle. Such deeds
of heroism may do for the marines, but
sensible men are slow to believe such
Observation-Disclosures yarns of daredevil
try about Kansas cowboys.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06
that the best that was hoped for was an
era OF Anglo Saxon good feeling.

that the best that was hoped for was an
era OF Anglo-Saxon good feeling.
According to the correspondent John
Hay is the man who was engineering
the alliance scheme on the part OF the
administration. While ambassador at
the court OF ST. James he was doing
everything possible 10 promote it, and
after returning to take Days place as
secretary OF state much was expected
from him by the English. Chamberlain
crossed the ocean to have consultation
and doubtless he suggested the policy
OF imperialism adopted in the case OF
the Philippines. Cush Davis, one of the
Paris peace commissioners, heartily
favored an alliance and declared that all
the land in the eastern hemisphere north
OF the~equator ought to belong to the
mighty Anglo-Saxon countries that
could bring about universal peace by an
alliance. He insultingly added that he
did not care how European powers re-
garded the scheme. He speaks that way
no longer for obvious reasons. As Mr.
Carmichael says. ''any plans or prepara-
tons to form far-reaching policy for
this country must OF necessity be laid
aside when large number of votes be-
come concerned. The very security of
the present administration is threat
ened."
There is no doubt that the Mckinley
ties realize the folly OF their intended
alliance with Great Britain. There is
no doubt but they realize the folly of
purchasing the Philippines in the inter-
est OF trusts. In the next campaign
they will be driven ANONYMOUSLY from
power. "Republicanism versus I'M
perialism" will be the slogan, and the
oligarchy with Mark Hanna as their
manager will be swept away by tidal
wave OF indignation from men of all
parties who believe that a government
OF the people shall not perish from the
earth.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06
THE B1RrHDAY.oF CROMWELL.

The three hundredth anniversary of
the birth of Oliver Cromwell, the Eng
lish regicide, was celebrated in London
on April rs. 1t was during the delivery
of an eulogy on the monster that DR..
Parker, of that city, consigned the soul
Of the Sultan OF Turkey to the internal
regions and denounced the Prince of
Wales for being a patron of horse
racing.
To Irishmen OF Nationalistic princi-
pies the name OF Cromwell is the most
odious in Anglo-Irish history. In 164o
he arrived in ireland, accompanied by
his son-in-law Ireton, with seven regi-
r'erts of infantry, four OF cavalry and
one OF Dragons. He besieged Droghe-
da. of which Sir Arthur Ashton was
commander, and for refusing to surren-
der the town he issued orders to give
nc quarter. Its gallant commander,
with his officers and three thousand SOL
dicrs were slain. With 10000 ferocious
fanatics OF the Puritan type it took
Cromwell two days of cannonading be-
fore he gave the word to storm the
town, and twice the besiegers were
hurled back with severe loss by the
Irish. The third time Cromwell led his
columns, won the breach, and entered
tic town to wreak his. fury on its brave
defenders. Many non-combatants, in
Guiding the clergy, were mercilessly
slaughtered with the Irish troops. Writ
ing of the holocaust Cromwell said: 81
wish that all honest hearts will give the
glory of this to God alone, to whom,
indeed, the praise of this mercy be-
longs" The persistency, however, with
which he afterward tried to defend his
bloody work, is an evidence that his
conscience was greatly troubled.
When he took Wexford he repeated
the atrocities committed at Drogheda.
Priests and friars, women and children
were brutally murdered by his soldiery.
Lingard, the English historian, says that
no distinction was made between the
armed soldiers and the defenseless citi-
zens, NOR could the shrieks and prayers
of three hundred females who gathered
around the great cross preserve them
from the swords of these ruthless bar
barians"
James Anthony Froude is the only
English historian who justifes this con-
duct of Cromwell, and though CARLYLE
eulogizes him as a grand character he
does not attempt to palliate his san
culinary deeds in Ireland. His name is
one of execration in that country and is
a synonym of infamy after the lapse OF
ESQ years. In his war of determination
he permitted every license to his brutal
soldiery and allowed them to indulge in
indiscriminate slaughter, regardless OF
age and sex. He was the typical Anglo.
Saxon butcher, and hence in these day.
OF warfare he is considered worthy OF
Fcomnemoration by his countrymen.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

In leading article under the head of
Benevolent Assimilation" the National
Waterman says: Who will consent to
put an army into the hands of men who
ask that we debauch the national con-
science and become the assassins of lib
erty anywhere? Is it safe to do so?
Let every honest American stand up
right and with right hand upon his
heart, and eyes turned toward heaven
register vow that Old Glory shall
never be desecrated; that its folds, flap
ping in the breeze, shall ever remain an
inspiration to all men to be free. Let
benevolent assimilation" with oblivion
be the fate OF any American statesman
who ever attempts to hoist that flag as
an emblem Of ignoble conquest
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

Perry Belmont has married the di-
vorced wife OF Henry T. Sloane, a
wealthy New York society man. He
will be remembered as the gold Demo-
crat who lately engaged in discussion
with VIM. ]. Bryan. The fact that he
was instrumental in causing the separa-
ton OF married couple for the purpose
OF marrying the woman himself will not
exclude him from the charming society
Of the New York 400.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

A fearless and outspoken editor OF
Cleveland, Ohio, has gotten into hot wa
ter tor criticising corrupt officials. Wal
ter hurt, the editor of the Calling Gun,
has been arrested and indicted for send
ing obscene literature through the mail,
though nothing calculated to shock pub.
lie decency has appeared in the pages OF
his publication. He will undoubtedly
DC convicted, as an example to others
who condemn corruption in high places.
1t IS said that Mark Hanna and his
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

The Boston Republic says: Another
Catholic is to have place of honor in
Statuary Hall at the national capital.
The state of Maryland has appropriated
$4,000 for statue of Charles Carroll of
Carrollton. Mr.. Carroll was one of the
signers of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence and was the foremost citizen of
Maryland in point of position, intellec-
tual endowments and fortune.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

The Springfield Republican says:
"Agunaldo should post himself on
Yankee history and mediate thereon
On the first page he would find the
story OF the noble but unfortunate red
man, how he rebelled and how we took
his scalp, his pony and his land. Then
how, when we had punished him, we
sang the doxology and sent missionaries
to Chrlstlanize what remained of him.
Then when we landed at Plymouth
Rock we dropped on OUR knees, and sec
ond we dropped on the aborigines.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

They now intend to use the Indians
for fighting the Filipinos. The author
tiles at Washington have authorized
their enlistment for that purpose. In
the days of the Revolution the British
engaged them against the colonists. but
then they used the tomahawk and scalp
ing knife. Now they will use the Krag-
Jorgenson and bayonet.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

The following item appears in the
New York Freeman's Journal from the
pen of Rev. DR.. Lambert, the noted con-
troversialist: There is a new Protestant
sect over in Ottawa, Canada. Its lead
ing and distinctive doctrine is that every
hog has devil These Scrofulites
think it their mission to kill all the
hogs they can find. Their neighbors
object to this result of private judgment
and its application to their pig sites, and
as a consequence the Scrofulites are
prosecuted" by the civil authorities.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

Says Father Malone in the Colorado
Catholic: Colonel Bryan was, we be-
lieve, the first public man of prominence
in the United States to raise his voice
in opposition to the imperialistic policy
of Mr.. Hanna and the Republican party.
At the time many thought he had made
mistake. Time has demonstrated the
correctness of his views, and shows that
Colonel Bryan had grasped the situation
more clearly than any of his contempo-
raries.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

John Redmond is not pleased with
the Nationalist victory in the late cam
paign. He regards the defeat of the
Unionist landlords as a fatal blunder
and attributes the blunder to Dillon
and Davitt. He says that the best pol
icy for Ireland to pursue is Ito make
friends with the mammon of UPRIGHT
eousness." That was the view held by
Parnell, who encouraged landlords to
join his party, and 'that party is mine"
quoth the Wexford obstructionist to ma
tional unity. The people have repudi-
ated Redmond's pernicious principles.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

We regret we cannot give the Stats
tics demanded by our esteemed cores
pondent at Moorhead, MINI. They
can be found in Mulhall, but we have nc
copy of his work conveniently to hand
The other statistics referred to can be
found in Cardinal Gibbons Faith O.
Our Fathers and other similar publ
cations.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

Says Rambler" in the Buffalo Union
and Times: The bloomin' hold Pell
Nell Gazette sneeringly refers to Cap
tain Coghlan, of the Raleigh, as can
Irish sailor intoxicated with popularity"
The first shot at Manila on May I, 1898,
was fired from one OF this Irish sailors
guns. Pity it wasn't turned on British
ship as were the guns of that other Irish
sailor, Jack Barry, some years since.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

The city of New Haven, Conn.,, has a
Catholic mayor for the first time in its
history. The entire Democratic ticket,
headed by c. T. Driscoll, was triumph
antly elected after the bitterest opposi-
ton from the Puritan element. Dris-
coils plurality over Farnsworth was
1885.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

AT the request OF more than twenty
well-known Iowa 1rishmen, Hon. John
Brennan, the patriotic editor of the
Northwestern Catholic, of Sioux City,
Iowa, has issued call for conference
OF lrish-Americans to meet at Marshall
town, Iowa, on Wednesday, May 10, to
take steps for the reorganization of the
forces OF the disbanded Irish National
League.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the New
York World, says in an interview with
a London paper that united democracy
will support Bryan for the presidency
il he keeps the silver question in the
background, and makes the fight on
trusts and imperialism.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

The first of May was celebrated this
year as Dewey day in commemoration
OF the victory achieved by the naval hero
in Manila bay on May I, 1893, when lie
destroyed the Spanish fleet.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

Thomas G. Hayes, the Democratic
candidate for mayor of Baltimore, de-
feated his Republican opponent, William
T. Master, by majority of nearly 5000.
The Mckinleyites are trying to explain
how the landslide occurred.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

In letter to member of the Ger
man reichstag anent the Samoan affair
Michael Davitt refers to Chief Justice
Chambers as "nominally an American,
but in reality an Englishman who is
anxious to promote an Anglo-American
alliance"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

William J. Bryan says: II oppose
Christianity fred out OF Calling CUR.
The man who is hit does not need the
gospel" General Slaftcr believes 9th
erwise and would kill half the Filipnos
to civilize the other half, and Mckinley
endorses his brutal utterance.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

Last Monday Secretary Hay paid to
M. Cambon, the French ambassador,
four treasury warrants of $4,000 900
each, TO be given to Spain for the ces-
sion OF the Philippines The Spanish
government was notified of the payment
by cable, and the money was deposited
in {: Washington bank.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

Other Protestant sects may object to
this latest development of Bible and
private judgment, but they must not
forget that these Scrofulites are their
brethren, inasmuch as it was following
the Protestant rule of faith that led
them to following the hogs.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

Admiral Dewey recently said that the
unpleasantness which he had with Ad-
miral Won Diedrichs in Manila bay was
nothing but sensational newspaper in
vention.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

1t is now reported that Mrs. George
who undoubtedly killed Saxton, is going
to lecture on women's rights. She will
draw crowded houses throughout the
country.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

The Beers and the British are pre-
pairing for war. The Dutch republic
l.lay be crushed by superior force, but
Paul Kruger's men will send many red
coats to eternity before the war is over.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

The government has at last issued a
permit for the erection OF Catholic
chape! on the West Point reservation,
and tile bigots feel unhappy in consc-
quence.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

At a banquet rendered to Alger i'll
Detroit the other evening, General Wes-
ley Merritt eulogized him in the most
extravagant style, saying that he was
the best secretary of war the world has
ever seen. Such high praise OF the
Michigan ex-lumberman will make the
angels weep.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

1t is said that the kaiser read and
enjoyed the satirical poem ON himself
which was recited by Captain Coghlan
at the New York dinner.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

The Economist, Of Nelson, British
Columbia, does not relish the idea oi
celebrating the American Fourth of July
In the queens dominions. 1t sensibly
objects to the day being made a Canadi-
ian national holiday, as suggested by an
Anglo-American, contemporary.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

Rev. Washington GLADDEN., OF the
Congregational church, paid a loving
tribute to the memory of Bishop Wat
terson i'll an address from his pulpit in
Columbus, Ohio The late Catholic pre-
late and the Protestant minister were
warm friends.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

In 1895 the population OF Boston was
$4,000. OF this 100000 were Irish;
10000 "od Americans; $4,000 Scotch;
10000 Jews; 10000 Germans; 10000
French; 10000 Scandinavians; 10000
negroes; 1000 Chinese, and 1900 Por-
tuguese. The remainder was made up
OF other nationalities.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06

The St. Paul Pioneer Press stigma
,izes the opponents of Hannaism as
"copperheads. The Nova Scotian who
edits the organ of rascality employs the
same arguments against the Filipinos as
were used by Tory editors against the
Americans who condemned the atroci-
ties Of George III. in the Declaration Of
independence.