Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-05-31
IN IRELAND.
John PIN and the Belfast Steamship
Interest-What Home Rule" Means
in IreIand-Orangemen-Trees and
Birds-Letter Number 81.

Brds-Letter Number 81.
Correspondenee Richmond Palladium.
STEAMER MAJESTIC,
May 10, 1900
Belfast is a city of considerable i'm
portance. | have spent this day with
John PIN, an active but elderly bust
ness man with much interest in the
Belfast Steamship company. Fully
six hours before the boat on which |
was to go to Liverpool started he
took me on board the Majestic" and
showed me the excellent qualities
she possessed, selected a comfortable
room for the night and arranged for
me the privilege of inspecting the
machinery When the vessel started
had good opportunities of converse
ton with friends to whom Mr.. PIN
introduced me, and what | have
learned from all of them will be en-
bodied in this letter
This is becoming great ship man
ufacturing center, or, perhaps better
to put it, has already become one.
As we passed out of port we saw the
famous City of Paris, and heard
four charges of dynamite exploded
within her. She is undergoing
thorough overhauling and is now to
be made better vessel than ever.
The dynamite is used as the cheapest
and best method of removing certain
parts to make way for repairs and
improvements.
We also saw where the great
Oceanic" of the White Star Line
was built and launched. Another
great vessel is now well towards
completion. These vessels are built
on the land, being placed in slanting
position. When they are completed
all scaffolding and props are re-
moved and the vessel gradually
slides into water from its own
weight, hundreds of thousands of
pounds of tallow being used to grease
its path and facilitate its action. 1t
must be an interesting sight to see
large vessel gradually float out into
the water and at length assume its
graceful position ready for its useful
90 rea.- ny b5Yarcsu feft rtfeff6hbs
and in all degrees of completion from
the first skeleton to the one about to
be launched.
l have mentioned in a former letter
the attitude of Irish people on the
nome rule question and am now
even more convinced that it is i'm
perfectly If not wrongly understood
IN America. 1t is largely religious
question. Those in Ireland favorino
1T are Catholics, while Protestapts
oppose it. The latter say that union
with England is their only escape
fr M the worst form of tyranny. AS
an illustrative example, only vester-
DAY Salvation army worker was
lined heavily and imprisoned for q
long sentence, although he committed
no ofiense but TO speak and sing on |
the streets of Dublin. If home rule
existed all Protestants would suffer
persecution and general era of ter
ror be instituted
Each 18th of July brings a series IF
'loss and troubles, This is the day
or the arrangement to celebrate ahd
:es,s slex are i.:esssSLss ;aai sn,iassas-G45o-
stra fresult is a elias ~
persA ~rwen as opinions. From
khc BEST can learn there is
not much virtue in the Orangc men,
IS secret religious organization, if
their conduct is safe criterion by |
which to judge. We have seen sew
sral of their buildings not only Gin
cities but throughout the country as |
well. They meet once week, and |
use the occasion for social time, and |
that not in the most sober, decent |
way, if | have been correctly in
formed.
We were conducted to a certain
place to see 'Edenagarry Cathedral.
ind found it to be room fifteen by /
twenty feet, with never window
md only one door, it being one room
IF a number built In a straight row,
With a chicken house on one side,
md dwelling on the other. Up to
asst September it was an Orangemen s
lall, but since that time has been
hanged into a church, where intense
interest has been aroused, and has at
lines been packed till it held a great
audience of ninetysix persons. The
pulpit consists of rude plank nailed
IN three short logs lying fiat on the
ground. 1t has been given the name
If cathedral because of its new dedi-
alton to religious purposes, and
is the name of country
district corresponding to a township.
services are held there every week
lay regularly, and are well attended,
he preachers being two young men,
whom | met, and found them to be
bile, talented men.
1t is interesting to observe how
much pride the Irish take in the
emerald qualities of their island
ome. When riding with them they
1in constantly be pointing out the
scenes. and describe
hem with h-Iah->--
.lmost the first entertainment TO
fer a visitor is walk through
he garden, which means a lawn
decorated with trees, shrubs, ana
,aths, and usually quite extensive
Among some new varieties OF trees
: one called the monkey puzzle
I is an evergreen, every part OF
which. including body, limbs and
wigs is so covered with spiral layers
If sharp pointed leaves that they will
sharply prick any hand that under
.akes to grasp them. Mr.. Monkey is