The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-12-29
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Considerable activity has been 10
Gently displayed among lhe Belfast
mercantile community in anticipation
of Il possible levy Of extra taxation Oh
lUt1hn articles Cl@alances nave
been extensively made. particularly in
regard to tobacco and spirits. the i'm
preston being chat these two commo-
diti2s would he struck III by tlc chan
collier of tho oXrhequer in his; new
"hl1t@ot.' On" firm is credited With
having paid {60.G'lp in duty during one
week. The Belfast merchants arn all
very "loyal:" hlll they don't want to
shoulder any moro of the burdens of
The Tory war iii South Africa than
they can hclp.
CORK.
At the weekly meeting of til" Cork
Board Of Guardians. on Dee 6. Alder
man Fitzgerald. who was in the chair.
created Il sensation by refusing to en-
terrain Il motion proposed by Alder
man G'tonnol. that the board appoint
two OF its MENTORS to represent the
body ut the National convention in
Dublin. Alderman Fitzgerald refused
either to allow the resolution to be nut.
or to leave the Chair. After a stormy
discussion. all the members except Dr..
Wagner and MIR. Charles G'CallA@hHn
left the boarlroom and held. in The
antr-roOm, Il meeting of protest
against the action of the chairman Al
d"rman O'Connor was moved to the
chair, and the other guardians present
were: Mcssls. i. Sullivan. j. Donovan,
Florence Mccarthy. James Owen,
James Magncr. G. Curtin, j. O'Connor,
c. Milford. Z. Curtis, w. O'3ripn j.
Noonan. VIM. Cronjn. II. Murphy. NJ
Mccarthy, John Callaelnn, L. Cronin
and Timothy Corcolan. 1t was agreed
that Mcssrs. John Sullivan and Flor
cnce Mccarthy should attend the Dab
lin convention. Tho action OF Alder
man Fitzgerald was referred to in
i''iS> W i''H VI REORGANIZATION j'.t AZ
dcrman O'Connor and Mcssrs. Cronin
and Linchan.
C.ANAN.
Not for Il long time have there been
such floods rs have recently prevailed
i'll East Cavhn. Great difficulty has
been experienced. owing to The heavy
rains. in getting the potatoes dug. and
not for many years has so much turf
remained unsavcd in, the boys. The
want Of fuel is being severely felt
CLARE.
Three men named Bolnnu. sons Of
the steward of Il wcll-known Clare
landlord. pleaded guilty, at the Cork
assiZcs. to the nailslau@htcr OF Il man
named Gallagher. 1t was alleged but
not proved. that Gallagher had at
tackled one Of the brothers with his
face blackened. Thereupon the three
pursued him and gave him such an
unmerciful bcatin" that he died Il few
hours afterwards. There was no donbi |
that Gallagher was Il fugitive when |
the injuries were inflicted which led |
to his death. Tho sitting judge stop
ped the case when it had not proceed |
ed further than the opening state
ment, and said that he would not pun
iSll the prisoners if they pleaded guilty.
which they promptly did. The chief
Justices advice to the prisoners, when
he was disrharging them upon their
own rccognt&3nccS. was q peculiar jul
dicia] utterancr. "Yon may go back"
he said. ito I'll" county Glare, and if
you are ever attacked by a man with
| blackcned face again, don't give him
quite so much''
DUBLIN.
a hundred and fifty shop assistants
eft Dublin for South Africa. not many
months ago. from one well-known
South side drapery house. Many of
hem were "reservists," married men.
With families. Now, call that is left
# them" have returned, but their
places are filled, as shop cannot close