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tain, generally. conditions OF marital
fidelity. and in which, curiously enough,
they are not refused the greater sacra-
mcnt An ecclesiastical discipline
which permits such wrongs not unnat
urally permits others OF even larger
proportions.
Does not Bishop Potter know that
marriage in the Catholic church is a
sacrament, and that in order to receive
it worthily the parties to be married
must be first OF all Christians, and
Christians they cannot be unless they
are baptized. Therefore it is necessary
that they produce certificates OF baptism
when they come to a priest to be mar
ricd. unless the priest knows them per-
sonaly and is certain they have been
baptized at some previous time OF their
lives. In order that they may receive
the sacrament worthily they must be in
the state OF grace, and ii they are
Catholics in good standing they will
absolution before getting married. They
must also have permit to wed from
some legal authority as in the United
States, and probably they must pay Il
ice to obtain it as in this country They
can be married before receiving conhr-
nation, the allegation OF Bishop Potter
to the contrary. There are no fees in
the Philippines or in any Catholic coun-
try Tor the administration OF the sacra-
mcn,s. and Bishop Potter is simply tell
ing an old yarn without a particle OF
foundation. 1t is usual, however, for
parties getting married to present the
priest with some money, Just as it is
with non-Catlolics to pay something to
Protestant ministers for performing the
same ceremony. The charge OF S. to s.
is a Pigment OF the imagination, and
the bishop cannot specify one instance
in which either sum was paid for the
administration OF any OF the sacramcnts
referred to.
Thousands in the Philippine Islands
as in the United States undoubtedly live
in concubnage, but they are persons
beyond the control OF all churches who
never bother either Catholic priests or
Protestant ministers. They contract
what are called common law mar
riages" and never apply for "the greater
sacrament" as Bishop Potter says.
When he says that they are driven into
that state OF collabitation by the excess
sivc charges for the various sacraments
he says what is not true, and he is
guilty OF SANDER OF the friars when he
says so. Archbishop Chapcllc's atten-
ton will be drawn to the utteranccs Of
the New York Protestant prclate, and
we have no hesitation in predicting that
he will rcpudiate every one OF his
sweeping allegations regarding the
Spanish clergy now under his jursdic-
ton
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really commenced. He said: Gray
son. the American soldier who fired the
first shot in the war against the Fill
pinos, told me on board the Hancock
as his regiment was ready to sail for the
United States that it was the bull
feadedncss OF the American officers in
invading the insurgent territory that
was responsible for that shot. But we
fired the second shot and the third shot
before we got a response. And this
was two days before the senate was to
vote upon the peace treaty and many
of the insurgent officers were away from
the firing line This is the way the in
surgents made what the president calls
foul attack upon us But the Fill
pinos returned the fire and the war
was on The Irish Standard will pub
lish Private Mumper's address in full
in next weeks issue. 1t was completely
ignored in the reports OF the conference
given by the daily press at the time
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prosecution. We think, however, that
she ought to be prohibited by the NIL
nlcipal authorities from uttcring vile
language calculated to corrupt the
morals OF the community. Her lee
lures are too obscene for publication
and only fit iorjnmates OF brothels.
In these days when Olga Nethersoles
"Sapho' and Mrs. Langtrys "Degen-
crates are under the ban in American
cities, we are astonished that self-con-
icssed reprobatc like the Shepherd
woman is allowed to speak in public
halls and characterize the religious
men and women OF any Christian de-
nomination as monsters OF iniquity.
Suppose that this UNANIMOUSLY wicked
woman turned her attention to Protest
ant ministers and deaconesses and held
them up to the scorn and ridicule OF the
American people, how long would she
be permitted to SANDER them with inn
punity? Not for twenty-four hours
Her meetings would be broken up and
she would soon have to make her living
in some other way. The mayors OF the
cities would be called on to prohibit her
lectures for men and women of lasciv-
ious minds, and she would be ordered
to get outside the corporate limits or
be placed under arrest for violating the
ordinances against lewd and indecent
language. Catholics are too patient in
allowing themselves and their church to
be misreprescntcd so outrageousiy by
these travelling impostors. The next
time an eN-priest or an ex-nun comes
to Minneapolis the Catholics should ap-
ply for an injunction to restrain him or
her from attacking the good name OF
the men and women OF their church
who devote their lives unsclfshly to the
cause OF religion and humanity.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07
The Feast of Easter.

AS it was in the Resurrection, SO will
it be to the end OF time Iniquity ell
joys triumph that is brief; virtue wins
triumph that is lasting and final
Luxurious Rome, once mistress OF the
! world, will live to see her empire dis
menbered and torn asunder, her le-
gions scattered and slaughtered, her
eagles lowered and trailed in the dust.
The Revolutionsts of France will back
one another until the city's streets flow
with blood Napoleon the conqueror,
before whose march all Europe once
trembled, will meet his Waterloo AS
in great things, so in small. The man
who is forgetful of duty may be vic
torious for time. He may be success
full to the end of his mortal career; but
his memory shall be unhallowed and his
labors unesteemed. The apostle OF
truth and virtue may make for himself
an army OF enemies; but he will attract
also host of followers. He may seem
to fail in the accomplishment OF his
holy mission, and may lose his life in
defense of his sacred cause; but his
memory will be held in benediction.
and invisible choirs of angels will join
with the harmonious chorus OF all good
men in the singing of his eulogy, says
Rev. Geo. V. Leahy in April Dona-
hoes.
All hail, then, glad Easter morn
which tellest of the Resurrection OF
the Savior! With happy hearts we go
to meet thee Thou lendcst us new
faith. Thou Greatest in lis hope for an
after and better life Thou i,spircst in
lis courage to take up nlanfully the
struggle OF the present life The cxul-
tation OF Eastcrtide is not exaggerated
or misplaced. Whatever form it shall
take, be it in the cllurch's festival mu-
| sic, or the decorating OF our homes
with the spotless, perfume-shedding
Easter lily the lighting OF Easter fires.
or the sending OF Easter gifts. it all
serves to express our sense OF JOY that
| the Just One who had been crucihed
has risen from the grave. Let Ale
luias resound! Let the wclllin ring
with glad Hosannahs! Let every tenn
pie and every household re-echo the
joyful Easter canticle! For to-day
sorrow-bringing Death is vanquished,
the prince OF darkness is cast out, and
the reign of Christ, the Conqueror OF
Sin and Death, is ushered in.
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Modder, where he campcd at 4 this
morning. At early dawn the camp was
shelled by the enemy from near point
Colonel Broadwood sent off convoy
with the batteries, while the rest OF the
force remained to act as rear guard
The convoy arrived at deep spruit
where the Beers were concealed, and
the entire body walked into an ambush
and was captured together with siS
guns.
The loss OF life was not great. since
most OF the British had walked into the
trap before shot was fred
The correspondent OF the Daily
Chronicle gives the following account
OF the affair:
The Beers opened with murderous
fire. 1t was simply slaughter. The
Kaffir drivers of the convoy ran away
leaving their teams, and it was impossi
Bile for our men to hit the hidden enemy
Our gunners fought bravely, trying tc
save the guns, but ran hither and thithel
looking for cover from the fearful fire
that poured in from all sides. Mean
while the enemy were hotly pressing
Colonel Broadwood, whose mounted
troops were completely surrounded
The British showed magnificent BRAY
cry, The officers were quite cool ane
composedly directed operations. The
opportunc arrival OF reinforcement:
saved Colonel Broadwood from annihi
lation.
The water supply was cut, and the
pumping gear destroyed, as we'll as the
field telegraph. One hundred wagons
were lost through the cowardice OF the
kaftir drivers"
The London war office reports thai
Broadwood lost seven guns and all his
baggage and that his casualties mum.
bered $50, but a dispatch from
Boer sources places them at 68o
a big battle may be going
on at this writing. II the Beers rou
the British again, terrific howl will be
heard from John O'Groats to Lands
End. The war is only beginning. anc
it looks as ii the British will find it ex.
trenely difficult to reach Pretoria by
newt Christmas dov
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BRITISH ON THE DEFENSE.

The news from South Africa during
the week, as given by the British cor
respondents, shows that the Beers are
now on the aggressive while the British,
are huddled together at Bloemfontein
awaiting an attack from the republican
forces. Paul Kruger is reported to have
boosted that he will take the capital Of
the Orange Free State from Roberts,
and from present indications the old
man must mean what he says. The
victory gained by the Beers on last
Saturday has dazed the British. The
loss of seven guns is serious setback
for Roberts, and General French has
been unable to recover them. The re-
suit is that the British have lost the
prestige they gained in the Orange Free
State by the capture OF Cronje. The
disaster to Colonel Broadwood is keen
ly felt by the invaders. According to
the reports Colonel Blake with his
Irish brigade participated i'll the cap
turc OF the men and guns near the
Blocmiontein waterworks. which are
now in possession OF the Beers. The
dispatch telling OF the disaster to the
British is dated April and reads as
follows:
THE British force commanded by
Colonel Broadwood, consisting OF the
Tenth Hussars, Household Cavalry, two
horse batteries and force OF mounted
infantry under Colonel Pitcher, which
had been garrisoning Thaba Niehu, was
obliged, in consequence of the near ap-
proach OF large force OF Beers, to
leave last night. ....
Colonel Broadwood marched to the
Bloemfontein waterworks, south OF the
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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

Julian Ralph, the war correspondent
OF the London Mail in South Africa, is
called an American, but he is evidently
OF the same stamp as Snob Smallcy. In
his letters he tells the most horrible
stories about the Beers He is a lying
scoundrel and cowardly Saxon whelp.
No true American would write OF Il
brave people as this fellow is doing.
Why docs Golfers Weekly publish his
communications? They ought to re-
ceivc no insertion in any genuine Amer
lean publication.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

Lord Castlereagh, who sacrificed Ire
lands independence to English greed,
grew Respondent and cut his carotid
artery with razor. Lord Give, the
founder of the British empire in India,
sought relief from remorsc by commit
ting suicide in the same cowardly man
ner. Cecil Rhodes, who has been large
ly instrumental in bringing on the
South African war, and who is now
very unpopular in England, may follow
their example.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

Referring to Bishop Potter's attack
on the Spanish friars the St. Paul Globe
says editorially: Evidently the bishops
enthusiasm, or his apparently precon.
ceived views regarding missionary pos
sibilitics, have led him farther than it
was quite safe to go. He has succeed
ed in reviving the charges against the
Spanish clergy in very offensive form.
and has fastened on himself the serious
obligation of making good his sweep
ing condemnation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

England lauds Irish gallantry, but
will grant no relief to Ireland.-New
York World.
And in the teeth OF this determination
the Irish people, still robbed and groan-
ing under outrageous wrongs, are ex-
pected, like Caesars slaves, to exclaim
on their knees: save, Victoria! Mort
turf tie salutamus!" -Buffalo Union and
Times
Sword-bearer Egan did not act the
part OF slave in throwing up his job OF
about 500 month, but the majority OF
the Dublin council with Lord Mayor
Pile at their head acted worse than
Caesars slaves in extending a welcome
to the old Dutch woman in the Ian
guage of Ireland In their address they
used the words "caed mile failthe, "a
which means a hundred thousand well
comes.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07
A NOTORIOUS CouR1EsAN.

Margaret l.. SlcpneTQ, tlc DIlllldlll
ex-Romanist," as she brazenly styles
herself. delivered course OF obscene
lectures at Century Hall in this city on
Thursday and Friday OF last week to a
small but select crowd of moral and
intellectual imbeciles OF both sexes.
For the first time the daily papers OF
Minneapolis had the dcccncy OF COM
plctcly ignoring the presence OF this
stroling strumpet from England, and
they absolutely refused to sell her any
advertising space in their columns. For
this praiscwortly act the Irish Stand
ard sincerely thanks its esteemed con-
tcmporarics. and asks its readers to re-
member it for them. At the same time,
the Catholics OF Minneapolis will not
forget that there is one public hall i'll
the city which can always be hired by
so-called cN-pricsts and cN-nuns to
Islander the priests and ministering an
gels Of their religion in the vilest man.
ncr OF which human lips and corrupt
hearts are capable. We would suggest
to the Limb OF the law who acts as
agent for the proprietor OF tie building
in question that he lumigates Century
Hall of the filthy vaporings of the in
famous creature before he rents it
again to respectable people.
When this pcripatctic prostitute lee
tured in the same hall in May, 1893, the
Irish Standard gave her unsavory rec
ord as revealed by herself in a COM
munication addressed to the managers
of Amos Court Convent, Bristol, Eng
land, OF which she claims to have been
an inmate for three years. According
to her own statement made to the
mother superior OF that institution in
1886, she had lived promiscuously with
several men after the death OF her first
husband in India. where she was born
about the year 1850 She had never
been Catholic sister at all, though
she wears the garb Of the religious
order in her pcregrinations.
She was exposed in 1888 by Miss
Florence E. Booth. of the Salvation
Army, and in 1901 w. T. Stead, Of the
Review OF Reviews, wrote of her as IAN
extremely clever, but slightly mad
woman who was introduced to me as a
reclaimed prostitute Rev. VIM. D.
Thompson. OF Central Methodist
Church. Brooklyn. n Y. said OF her
in 1893: II have learned that she had
been the mistress OF one or more than
one that she had been induced to leave
a house OF ill-iamc in London: and that
she had never been a nun at all" The
fact is that Mrs. Shepherd knows moth
ing whatever OF Catholicity except what
she learned during a forced detention
OF nine months in a convict class OF a
house OF correction for fallen women,
and she never was a nun or sister in a
convcntual institution. When she says
she was she is liar and an impostor
She is an itincrant mountcbank who
has been an inmate OF prisons and re-
iormatorics, and it is pity to see a
lot Of silly people support such a dis
reputable character
Some foolish Protestants swallow
what she says about Catholic priests
and sisters and ask why she is not pre-
vented from speaking OF them if what
she says is false and defamatory. Mrs
Shepherd is smart enough to mention
no individual priest or sister in any To-
cality she visits, and hence she escapes
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

Admiral Dewey has announced that
he is willing to serve his country as
president ii the people want him. He
thinks it the duty OF president to exc
cute the laws as enacted by congress,
and believes he ought to act as the ser
want OF the people and not as their
master. His democratic ideas are not
rclished by Mckinley and the imperial
lists who have reason to lear the hero OF
Manila as a Republican candidate and
want him to go to Europe instead OF
coming west
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

Major Kirkman, U. S. ", has been
court-martialed and discharged from
service for discourtcsy and insolcncc to
Mgr Chapelle during the voyage from
San Francisco to Manila. He did not
know that the distinguished passenger
was the papal envoy and official repre-
sentative of the government until it was
too late. He is now sorry for his rude
ness.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

The IS per cent tariff bill for Porto
Rico passed the senate by majority OF
nine. When it goes to the house OF
representatives it may be rejected Ii
it is not, it will become the plain
duty OF the people to send proper
representatives next fall who will vote
for free trade as recommended by the
president before he changed his mind
at the behest OF the sugar and tobacco
trusts.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

In answer to an inquiry by one OF
our esteemed correspondents, we beg
to state that Archbishop ireland was
consccratcd bishop of Maronea and
vicar-apostolic OF Nebraska on Feb. l2,
1875 He was appointed coadjutor to
Bishop Grace on Dec. 81, 1875.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

We have not yet seen any corrcspon
dencc from Michael Davitt about the
war in South Africa. The British CEN
sor will not extend any courtcsies to
the Irish rebel. He may Macrunizc his
letters ior the information OF Salisbury,
Chamberlain ct AL
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

We are sorry that our esteemed con-
temporary, the St. Paul Globe, sulled
its columns by the mention OF Margaret
Shepherd in that city, where she lee
turcd the other day on The Secrets OF
the Confessional to women only. The
reporter mistakenly says that she has
married since she left the sistcrlood.'
We direct the attention OF the Globe
to our article on this female impostor
in to-day's issue. She never was a
sister
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

In speech at the Philadelphia anti
imperialist conference on Feb. 22
Abram L. Mumper, who was private
in the Idaho regiment engaged in the
Philippine campaign, disclosed how the
Filipino struggle with the United States
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

The splendid speech OF Father Yorke
at the Robert Emmett birthday celebra-
ton in San Francisco is published en-
tire by the Nation OF that city. The adj
dress is magnificent one and should
be printed in pamphlet form Tor prcscr-
walton.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

proud and rebellious. Let us hope that
the Creator who endowed him with en-
traordinary mental gifts did not call
him away i'll anger May the Lord
grant him eternal rest i'll the regions OF
perpetual bliss.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

James Jeffrey Roche, of the Boston
Pilot, is back from Porto Rico. On his
arrival in New York he was interviewed
at great length by a representative OF
the Associated Press in regard to the
condition OF the little island.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

1t would not surprise us if we heard
within month that Roberts army was
besieged at Bloemiontcin and needed to-
be rescued from hunger and thirst. The
Beers appear to be repulsing the enemy
quite vigorously of late. Where is
Kitchener, the butcher OF Omdurman?
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

Says the Chicago Chronicle: Accord
ing to the London Times mo impor-
lance attaches to the engagement north
OF the Modder river in which the
British lost ITO mcn-thc Beers being
repulsed with considerable difficulty 1t
is singular fact that no Importance
ever does attach to fracas in which
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

The St Patricks Day souvenir num-
Der OF the San Francisco Nation is
beautifully gotten up in green covers
and finely illustrated with photographs
OF prominent h-Amcricans OF the
Pacific coast. We congratulate the
publishers on its production.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

Municipal elections were held last
Tuesday in some OF the leading cities
OF the country. In Chicago and Gin
cinnati the Republicans were on top,
while in Milwaukee and Detroit the
Democrats carried the day. In Kansas
City the Republicans were overwlclm
ingly defeated
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

Brann's Iconoclast says: .Algerismr
Gageism, Hannaism, Hay-Pauncefotc-
ism, Griggsism, Longism, Otisism and
Porto Ricoism are a.few of the things
Republicans will be busy in explaining
and defending through the coming
summer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

Now that Judge Willis has retired
from the contest, the Irish Standard
calls upon all true Democrats in the
capital city to give their undivided sup
port to Robert A. Smith and the entire
ticket. Let them emplatically repudi-
ate the Bell-Scannell faction which has
placed another candidate in the field to
fill the vacancy occasioned by Judge
Willis withdrawal in order that the Re
publicans may carry the city
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

Queen Victoria arrived in Dublin or
Wednesday to the great delight of 1e,
loyal sycophants. In her reply to ad-
dresses she referred to Ireland as my
dominion
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

The Gael for April contains a satire
on the Anglo-Saxon" by Patrick J.
Tanscy, who ridicules the ignorant
craze OF attributing all the virtues I'M
der heaven to mythical race
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

Archbishop ireland will deliver the
dedicatory address at the unwilling OF
the Lafayette monument in Paris on
the Fourth OF July. The address will
be spoken in the French language OF
which the eminent prclatc is perfect
master.