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The Irish standard., 1900-05-26
ST. THOMAS COLLEGE.
A Letter Of Archbishop Ireland to
the Priests.
St. Paul, May IS, 1900.

81. I dui, WAY -, 1yOO.
Rev. Dear Father:
l beg leave to say that with the re-
pairs on the old building and Vie cree
ton of the new building, which is now
under contract, we shall have spent dur
ing this year in Improvements on ST.
Thomas College forty-fve thousand
dollars. Those Improvements are such
as will procure every desirable comfort
to students. In addition to the material
Improvements, we shall add several
members to the teaching staff, so as to
make this staff all that could be wished
ior in first-ciass Catholic college.
To compensate somewhat for those
expenditures, and to meet the increasing
annual liabilities of the college, we must
have next year at the very least two
hundred pupils. With that number the
college will be marked success, and
an honor to the diocese. With lesser
number it will have serious difficulties
to contend with.
I wish then. to make most earnest
appeal to eacl, and every priest Of the
diocese Of St. Paul for his active and
continuous cooperation with us in Sc
curing pupils for St. Thomas. There is
nothing that l have at the present time
more at heart than the success OF the
college. Ii you wish to do me per-
sonal favor, work, pray you, to bring
pupils to US next September; and apart
from this personal consideration which,
after all, must be for priest of God a
minor affair, l entreat you to consider
the great interests which are at stake
in the success of the college. There is
at stake the higher education OF the
youths of the diocese, whatever be the
avocation they may afterwards pursue
and there is at stake the recruitment OF
candidates for the priesthood Of the
diocese. We must have good num-
Der Of our young men we'll educated, if
Catholics in the Northwest are to en-
JOY in the future the public prestige
which alone will enable them to do full
honor to the Church; and, certainly, if
the diocese OF St. Paul is to be what
it ought to be, we must find among the
sons OF the diocese as many ecclesias-
teal vocations as the requirements Of
religion call for. Heretofore such vo-
cations have been too few, and this fact
does no honor either to the Catholic
families or to the priesthood itself OF
the diocese
Let us all, pray you, apply ourselves
with energy to develop among Our pco-
pie that high sense Of faith which will
prompt parents to consecrate their chill
dren to the ministry OF the church and
which will prompt their children to
aspire to serve in this ministry. Let us,
both by public exllortation and by pri-
vate conversation, work during this
summer to obtain students for the COL
lege.
Very soon the catalogue of the COL
lege will be sent to each priest. You
will see therein the different courves-
The Irish standard., 1900-05-26

long ago; but the good work is better
late than never.
Mrs. Lenora Lake, OF St. Louis, the
eloquent temperance lecturer, is visiting
the Twin Cities.
The Tourist club will give its first
steamboat excursion on the Mississippi
tomorrow. The boat will leave the foot
OF Jackson street at 9 a. m.
Div. No. 9 A. o. H., at late meet
ing, initiated several new members and
also elected VIM. ]. Long delegate to
the state convention. R. ]. Clarke and
John P. Connolly will be the other dele
gates from No. 9.
Among the most deservedly success
full American plays must assuredly be
ranked Mr.. Russ Whytal's romantic
drama "For Fair Virginia." which will
be seen at the Grand Opera house next
week with the author in the star part.
This play was first brought out more
than two years ago at the Fifth Avenue
theater, New York, and was played
with brilliant results all last season.
The piece deals with domestic life in
Virginia during war times, but it is in
no sense melodrama; indeed Mr..
Whytal appears in comedy character.
That particularly pleasing child actress,
Little Isabelle Barriscall, has an i'm
portant part. While the piece has war
background, its story is strongly do
mestic and full Of heart interest. 1t is
presented under the direction of Mr..
Frank V. Hawley, who has always been
identified with first-class attractions.
Hon. E. ]. Cannon, the talented young
attorney, is the author OF the resolutions
adopted by the recent national conven-
ton of the A. o. H. at Boston, Mass
His brethren OF the order throughout
Minnesota will be proud that such a
duty devolved upon him and that he
discharged it with such marked ability
Mrs. M. ]. ONeil, OF Martin street
entertained the U. C. r. Euchrc club
thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Timothy Foley, OF Summit ave
nue., entertained Mrs. Lenora M. Lake
the temperance lecturer, during her visit
in St. Paul.
The Ladies Aid Society OF St. Johns
church met Wednesday with Mrs. Ryan
OF Conway street.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Cronir, OF Waupaca,
Wis, are visiting Mrs. John Conley, Of
East Isabel street.
The Young Ladies Euchre club met
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Hartigan, of Merriam
Park.
The children OF St. Michacl's church
will give an entertainment Wednesday
evening, June 10, i'll Martins opera
house.
Leo Lawler, who spent last week with
his sister, Mrs. M. ]. Moriarity, has re-
turned to Rochester.
Judge John w. Willis is mentioned
as a candidate for delegate -at-large to
the national Democratic convention.
By all means the consistent advocate of
Democracy should be honored by the
party in sending him to Kansas City.
The Irish standard., 1900-05-26
The Social Calendar.

The Irish people of Minneapolis will
celebrate Monday evening the anniver-
sary of Ireland's national poet, Thomas
Moore. No sweeter melody may WOO an
Irishman's ear than the sweetly plain
tive airs of Thomas Moore; no words
so inspiring, so cheering to the child
of Erin as those of the Irish bard. Each
year tribute is paid to the memory OF
the loved songster, when his songs are
sung with tenderest feeling, heard with
deepest pleasure by thousands of his
countrymen. The members of the Tom
Moore Literary club of Minneapolis
have prepared program for Monday
evening which must please the most ex-
acting. 1t will be given in Odd Fellows
hall, $40 Nicollet avenue. Thomas r.
Kane, ST. Paul, a speaker both eloquent
and forceful, will make the address OF
the evening. His subject will be the
work and life of Moore. The lecture
will be followed by musical program,
and the names of the artists participating
bespeak its excellence. Mrs. w. E. Nell
son will sing erin, the tear and the
SMILE" Miss Florence Parks will be
heard in that charming ballad Meeting
of the Waters" John F. Gehan, of St.
Paul, will sing ''The Minstrel Boy" and
"Killarney," and that most popular OF
all Moore's compositions, "The Harp
that once through Tara's halls" will be
sung by John B. German. A notable
feature of the program, and one sure
to give pleasure, is the harp solo, "The
Last Glimpse of Erin with Sorrow I
See," to be played by one of the fore
most harpists of the country, who is
temporarily residing in Minneapolis.
The committee having the entertainment
in charge is leaving nothing undone to
! make the evening memorable one to
those participating.
The married men and women of the
Holy Rosary church, not to be outdone
by the young folk of that progressive
parish, will give an entertainment Fri
day evening, June I, in Holy Rosary
hall, which promises to surpass in fun
and frolicsome features anything re-
Gently seen in South Minneapolis.
"The Aunties' Antedeluvian Antics" is
the suggestive title of the program now
in rehearsal, and it is promised that the
"aunties" will be capable of cutting
comical antics on the night of June I.
Choruses, quartets, solos and character
songs will be sung. after which farce,
"'The Bachelors Dilemma" and bur-
lesque, Professor Van Heimer's Class,
will be presented. Tie feature of the
evening will be "Mrs. McFadden's Tea
Party" in which the entire company
will participate. AS finale the chorus
will sing Good Night"
The Irish standard., 1900-05-26
A Set Of Hotel Rules.

Some OF our readers may, like our
selves. be somewhat inexperienced in
the ways and means of travel, so we
publish the following rules OF CONNER
cial Hotel at Hurley, S. D., hoping their
careful study may do you as much good
as they have us:
1. The motto OF this hotel is EAT,
drink and be merry; when your bill is
presented, don't get gay
2. Travellers without trunks will be
fastened to the bedpost will, chain,
will be locked and the key will be
placed in the safe over night. Anyone
caught filing the chain will be charged
So extra.
3. We hereby give warning that let
tiers written to the stationary washtub
will not go.
q. The elevator in this hotel has been
running for three years and must be
about 1882 miles away. Those who fall
down stairs when they don't feel like
it, do so at their own risk.
S. There arc three departments-up
stairs, down stairs and out doors. Out
doors is the cheapest.
6. II the bell in your room is broken
wiring the towel.
7. The proprietor absolutely refuses
to furnish alarm clocks. They might
go off without settling up. Before re-
firing, wind up your bed and hear the
ticks.
8. Anyone wishing to take drive
after dinner can repair to the wood
house and drive nails.
9. Guests who desire to have night
mare, will find the harness in the re-
frigerator.
10. To prevent guests from carrying
fruit from the table we have no fruit
II. Thirteen at table is bad sign,
and if it can be found out who is to
blame, he will be punished.
IL. Each room will be supplied with
coal scuttle in summer and an ice
cream freezer in winter. Also chrome
card with the following sentence from
Shakespeare: Honesty is the best po-
liccman when you are on the beat"
10. If the sun shines in your window
too frequently, notify the clerk and he
will remove the sun to the other side
OF the house.
ID. When bride and groom appear
at dinner for the first time, nobody
must refer to them as tablespoons un-
der penalty Of 60 cents and ten years in
Jail.
IS. Any guest who thinks his bill ex-
orbitant, may argue the matter with the
bull terrier in the back yard, who is
kept hungry for that purpose.
16. No extra charge for gas after
midnight, because the gas company
failed six months ago. Tallow candles
may be had at the office when the guests
furnish the tallow.
~. If the bell boy doesn't come when
you call, run down to the office and re-
port the matter, the exercise will do
you good; BESIDES this is the bell boys
off day.
10. The imitation ice in the water
pitcher is copyrighted and must not be
removed from the premises.
1o. Breakfast from ? to 8; dinner
from hand to mouth, and supper, if
there is anything left. Guests will have
to leave the table, because it has hard
wood finish and is not digestible.
The Irish standard., 1900-05-26
will be at least 1000 policy holders rep
resented at the Rochester convention
Deaths Of the Week,

OSduS u NuS WSVhs
Walter Harris, aged 26, died Mon
day at Denver, Col. Mr.. Harris left
Minneapolis some months ago to seek
health in warmer climate, but his
malady, consumption, proved incurable.
The remains were brought home for
burial, and the funeral services were
held Thursday morning at St. Stephens
church. The interment was at ST. Ma
rvs cemetery. Mrs. Mary L. Harris,
512 E. Fourteenth street, is the mother
of the deceased.
George Hanlon died Thursday morn
ing after suffering for two weeks from
injuries received in handling an unman-
ageable horse. Immediately after the
accident Mr.. Hanlon was taken to the
city hospital and for time seemed to
be improving, but lockjaw in an aggra-
waited form set in and caused his death.
Mr.. Hanlon was 22 years old. Assistant
Chief of the Fire Department Michael
Hanlon is his brother The funeral took
place Saturday morning from. ST.
Charles church. The interment was at
Calvary cemetery, ST. Paul. 4
Edward Edam died Monday at his
home in Hopkins. He was 20 years OF
age, and pioneer resident OF that
place. The funeral took place Wednes-
day, and the interment was at St. Ma
rvs cemetery.
Mary Ethel Hoy, the year-old daugF-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Hoy, died
Wednesday at the family residence, 62S
Jewett place. The funeral took place
Friday from the Immaculate Concep-
ton church, the interment being at St.
Mary's cemetery.
Mrs. Morrison, mother of John Nor
rison, 1916 Third street NJ, died Sunday,
May go, at her home in Saltwater. Mrs.
Morrison was 7o years of age, and a
pioneer resident of Minnesota. In
Saltwater she had many friends, and
was highly esteemed for her many
worthy qualities. Two sons and one
daughter survive her. The funeral took
place Tuesday morning from ST..
Michael's church, Saltwater.
Henry Murphy, aged g, died Mon
day at the home OF his daughter, Mrs.
Joseph McCartin, 122 Thirteenth ave-
nue N. E. Mr.. Murphy was native OF
Ireland and had lived in this city ten
years. A wife and six children survive
him. The funeral took place Thursday
from St. Anthony of Padua church.
| The interment was at ST. Anthony
cemetery.
John Moore, aged 50, died Wednes-
day after brief illness at the family
residence, 518 Fifth avenue S. Mr..
Moore came to Minneapolis ten years
ago from Ireland. In Dublin, where he
resided for many years, he held a po-
sition OF trust i'll the postoAice. He is
survived by his wife and one daughter.
The funeral took place Saturday morn
ing from the Immaculate Conception
church. The interment was at St. Ma
rvs cemetery.
Matthew Farrell, we'll known in bust
ness circles in Minneapolis, died Thurs
day at St. Mary's hospital of Bright's
disease. Mr.. Farrell was born in New
York "a years ago and came to Mime
apolis in 1889. He was at one time
proprietor of the Creamery restaurant
on First avenue S. The funeral took
place Friday from the family residence,
1910 First avenue S. Services were held
at the Immaculate Conception church.
The interment was at St. Mary's Gene
tery. His wife is his sole survivor.
The Irish standard., 1900-05-26

sprung into existence during the past
three hundred years do not celebrate
the feast OF Christ's ascension, and in
this respect they display good common
sense.
J. Frank Wheaton, colored attorney,
formerly of this city but now of Chica-
go, attended the Republican state con-
ventlon at the Exposition last week and
modestly nominated himself as an alter
nate to Knute Nelson at the Philadel-
phia plutocratic convention. His SUI
preme gall captivated the representa-
tives OF the g. o. p. and he will sit
beside the little Norwegian" in the
CITY of Brotherly Love-" The smart
coon" got ahead of the white trash"
and will make political capital out OF
his victory.
Div No. 2 A. o. H. at its last meet
ing elected James ]. Regain as delegate
to the state convention, which opens
June IL at Rochester. Thomas Dunn,
president, and John O'Grady, insur-
ance secretary, were also named as dele
gates to the convention. Div. No. 4
elected the following delegates: Presi-
dent John Meagher, J. J. Doran, George
F. Murray and M. M. Somers. The
following alternates were. named: J.
C. Gubbins, I. F. Rice, H. S. Grogan,
DR.. w. P. Murphy. Peter Mitchell will
represent No. q at the insurance con-
vention.
Geraghty, Doran & Co., stock brok-
ers, have opened a handsome suite OF
Offices at 40 First avenue S. Both
Messrs. Geraghty and Doran are vete-
rams in the brokerage business, having
conducted an office in ST. Paul for many
years: The prosperity and extent OF
their business is evidenced by the es-
tablishment OF the Minneapolis office.
Colonel ]. C. Geraghty, senior member
of the firm, was until recently collector
OF internal revenue. Mr.. Doran is the
son Of Hon. Michael Doran, St. Paul.
The Irish Standard wishes them success
in their new field.
In sermon last Sunday Rev. w. B.
Riley said at the First Baptist church:
'The Baptist church is said to have no
creed, but we stand on the word OF
God-that is Our creed. A church can
not exist without some creed. But
some people live only on creed and not
on the word of everlasting life" All
the other Protestant sects take the BIZ
bic as their sole rule OF faith, and the
result is that they have as many creeds
as there are days in the year. The Bible
speaks OF zone God, one faith, and one
baptism" If the Bible is the creed OF
the Baptist church, who is the inter-
prefer?
The solemn May service to be held
tomorrow evening at the Immaculate
Conception church marks the close OF
bne of the most successful missions re-
Gently held at the Immaculate concep-
ton church. The mission, which con-
tinued during the week, was exclusively
for women, and each evening saw the
church completely filled. "A reception
to members of the sodality will be held
tomorrow evening at the close of the
service At o'clock mass tomorrow
morning members of the Blessed Vir-
gins Sodality will receive holy COM
munion. The Children of Mary will
receive the Blessed Sacrament at 9
o'clock mass
The Irish standard., 1900-05-26
OVER TIE NORTHWEST.

St. Peter Minn-Rev. Father Fitz-
gerald, of St. Thomas seminary,
preached at St. Peter and Paul's church
in this city last Sunday morning at
1890. He also celebrated early mass
The Van Buren press., 1900-06-30
Crop Sum mary.

United States department of agri-
culture. climate and crop bulletin OF
the weather bureau, Arkansas sec
ton. for the week ending June Goth:
Rainfall was general throughout
the state and in most sections 1t was
excessive. The temperature was be-
low the normal, Owing to the wet
condition of the ground little or no
headway was made in the cultivation
of crops. Corn has been laid by in
most sections Cotton with few
exceptions is very weedy and grassy,
and unless dry weather sets in witt
in few days the crop will be great
ly damaged, and In some localities
cause il to be total failure. Wheat
has been nearly all harvested, and
most of it standing in shock where
il is being damaged by wet weather
Oat harvest is general. Irish pota-
toes generally good. Apples prom
Use fair crop in the northwest Sec
ton.
The Van Buren press., 1900-06-30
Refused to Issue tho Order.

Judge L. B. Martin, in Pulaski chan
Gerry court, refused to grant tempo
rary restraining order asked by Attor'
ney General Davis against the board OF
penitentiary commissioners and the
state capitol commission to prevent
them from tearing down the buildings
and wall of the penitentiary. The
court held that as the penitentiary
board had since the bringing of the
suit passed resolution abandoning to
the use of the capitol commission the
penitentiary grounds, they were not to
be considered, and as the act of the leg
islature providing for the preliminary
work on state house gave the capitol
commission entire charge of the
grounds when they were abandoned oy
the penitentiary, they could not be en-
Joined from carrying out the provis
ions of the act.
The Van Buren press., 1900-06-30
Unusual Litigation.

The competition Of two rival under
taking establishments at Helena pre-
cipitated unusual litigation, in which
the matter in controversy is the posses.
sion Of Il corpse. A young negress of
Helena died at Hot Springs. Her broth
er telegraphed to the proprietor of an
undertaking establishment in Helena
to take charge Of the body on its arriv'
al, Some one else directed another un.
dertaker TO take charge OF the body,
and there the clash began. The un.
dertaker acting under the bereaved
brothers instructions got possession,
and the rival establishment sued out o
writ OF replevin, placing the value Of
the corpse at $1,000. A justice Of the
peace issued the writ, but the consta BILE
who served II was in u dilemma, be-
cause the trial could not be held before
the expiration Of ten DAYS,
The Van Buren press., 1900-06-30
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Case of John King, the Juvenile
Murderer, Appealed to the
Supreme Court.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHROAIclED
Litigation Between Rival Undertakers Mt
Helena Over the Possession of ~ Corpse
Boy Accidentally Killed at Devall's
Blufi.
appealed the Case.

An Interesting case was appealed
from the Little Rock police court for
trial in Pulaski circuit court. 1t in
wolves the right of man to iirt
with a woman on the streets. Some
months ago the proprietors of Mad
dox Seminary complained to the po-
lice that crowds of boys were in the
habit of standing on street corners
where they knew the girl students
of that school We're sure to pass en-
route to church in a body, and would
annoy them and the teachers in
charge by remarks, sign, etc. One
Sunday morning policeman was
sent with the pupils and the usual
crowd of boys was encountered. Out
of the crowd two boys tipped their
hats TO one of the girls and spoke
to her. Both were arrested and in
police court next morning were each
fined $40. The father of one of the
boys. who is a lawyer, gave notice
of appeal.
The Van Buren press., 1900-06-30
Run Down at Last.

For years past the department OF ed
ucaton and the various county exam
iners have been greatly annoyed and
much hampered in their efforts to Sc
cure competent teachers by the exam.
ination questions used in public exami.
nations OF teachers being obtained in
advance by applicants. This has been
especially common among negro teach
ers. All efforts TO find the parties
guilty of purloining the list OF ques"
tions have proved futile until recently,
when conclusive evidence was obtained
that there is seemingly well organ
lied clique in Little Rock furnishing
lists few days in advance to teachers
in other counties. The parties impli-
Gated are prominent negroes OF the
city, some Of whom are teachers in the
public schools and professors in negro
COLLEGES.
The Van Buren press., 1900-06-30
SOUTHERN GLEANlkGS.
A HemarLa,is Excursion Tisiu

A Remarkable Excursion iiGin,
A remarkable special excursion train
left Atlanta, Ga, the other day, over
the Sea beard Air line on tour of east.
trn resorts. In consisted Of four Pun.
mans and a baggage car, ond was ac.
ouped by ia people, representing 80
banks and cotton factories in the
state, all owned and operated by one
man, w. S. Witham, of Atlanta. The
banks are scattered around in different
uopuous towns of the state, and 10.
pclher with the cotton mills, are paw.
ing good iydends. The system begun
with lust one institution in Atlanta.
until il attained lis present colossal
proportions. The itinerary Of the party
included Norfolk. Old Point Comfort,
Washington, Philadelphia. New York
ana Asbury Park, n. j. If present
plans are adhered to, the trip will ey.
tend over ten days, the larger part Of
the time being put in at Washington
and New York and Asbury Park. A
unique feature is that along with the
special were carried. as sponsors, eight
of the most beautiful young ladies Of
Georgia, culled from the different
Leading towns in which are situated
Williams banks.
The Van Buren press., 1900-06-30
KILLED for FIFTY Cents.

At Birmingham, Ala, Martha San.
Gers gave Henry Thomas, hackman,
one dollar to purchase for her a bottle
OF whisky. Thomas expended Ealf the
money in whisky and kept the Other
hult for his trouble. The woman de-
nanded the half retained by Thomas,
and Thomas declined to give il up, and
al the same time started tC walk away,
laughing At the woman. This enraged
her, and she got her pistol and shot
him twice. Thomas died in n few
moments. The woman walked to the
station and there surrendered.
The Van Buren press., 1900-06-30
BRIEF MENTION.

One death from smallpox Is reported
at Winthrop,
The Business Mems League OF Bates
Vile has been reorganized.
The Jewish congregation at Pine
Bluff is preparing to build s2O 900
temple,
Ben West was held 10 the Faulkner
county grand jury In the sum Of sl, 800
upon charge Of criminal assault upon
his stepdaughter
The state Anti'Suloon League, ut i,s
meeting held In Little Roel, last week,
resolved to work for the repeal OF the
native wine law enacted by the last
legislature.
Is, Il, Chandler, Of Nail has sent To
Little Rock for exhibition radish
raised by him which is IS inches In
length. about 3 inches In diameter and
weighs 1917 pounds,
The democratic convention OF the
Firth congressional district which
met nt Conway on the 25th, nomi.
mated Hon. Hugh 4. DInsmorc for
congress without opposition.