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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13
A CATHOLIC EDITORS DEATH.

1t is with feelings of sadness that
we announce to-day the death of Hon.
John Brennan, editor OF the North
Western Catholic, n sketch of whose
useful life is given elsewhere in these
columns. When we saw him in May
of last year in Minneapolis little did
we think that his earthly career would
terminate so soon. He appeared quite
robust for a man of his age and
looked as if he would live for twenty
years longer. But his heart failed to
perform its functions and it ceased
to beat forever us he was preparing
to get ready for his journalistic du-
ties. He had been suffering for some
months from heart disease, but he
kept right on with his work and
died in the harness.
For many years John Brennan was
widely known to the Irish race at
home and abroad as sterling patri-
OF whose voice and pen were employed
in the cause of his motherland. He
belonged to the Fenian organization,
and was one of the stalwart young fell
lows who accompanied General John
,O'Neill into Canada in the summer Of
1866 During his whole life he was
believer In physical force for the
redemption of his native land from
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13
THE ANGLQ.BQER WAR.

The crime has been consummated.
The South African Republics have
ceased to exist, and the British octo-
pus has absorbed into it's accursed
system another slice Of the planet,
around which it's tentacles cling with
unsatiated appetite, says John Il. Fin
erty, in the Chicago Citizen.
Never in the history OF the world
did patriots make a grander fight for
freedom than did these gallant farm
ers of South Africa against the over
wiclming forces of Great Britain. 1t
was not the valor of the British
Beers, but the sheer weight of num-
bcrs. The British have nothing to
boast of in the success Of their long
designed destruction Of the little re-
publican communities, whose treasure
was their crime, and the motive that
prompted the British to enter on their
campaign of murder and robbery. 1t
will take many a pound Of the Trans
vaal's plundered mines to pay for the
cost of robbery; and for many long
day there will be unavailing tears
shed in the British Isles for those
whose bones are moldering in South
African clay. For the British dead
VIC have no regrets, except that every
man of them did not find Il grave in
the soil his invading footprints had
polluted. They entered the territory
of an unoffcnding people to slay, pill
lagc. and destroy, and they found
robbers grave. Let their graves be
forgotten, and accused be all who
strike at freedom to crafty tyrant's
lust or robbers greed.
There is mourning, too, in South
Africa, but the mourning is for the
living, and not the glorious dead
There's vet a world where souls are
free,
Where tyrants faint not natures
bliss;
If death that worlds bright opening
be,
Oh! who would live slave in this?
Our sympathy goes to the living in
this hour of misfortune
The soldiers hope, the patriots zeal,
n di'nm'd forever cross'd-
Oh! who shall say what heroes feel
When all but life and honor's lost?
But hope is not lost. The sun of
South African liberty has but hidden
behind cloud. 1t will re-appear
when the Afrikander race, from Cape
Town to Koornatipoort, are welded
into one solid phalanx, undeceived by
British professions. Had the Afri-
Handlers of Cape Colony revolted ut
the outset Of the war the end might
have been different. But all is not
lost. The Afrikanders are numerical
" strong; the story Of the fight of
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

Thomas H. Shevlin, the lumber bar.
on Of Minneapolis, is the national Re-
publican committeeman for Minnesota.
For business man he is a political
enthusiast. In letter to Washing
ton paper this beneficiary of the Ding
ley tariff modestly says that Mckinley
will carry this state by 10000 major
ity. OF course, nobody believes him.
In 1896 when Mckinley was more pop
ular than he is now he fell 5000 below
that estimate. The best informed Re
publicans do not claim that Mckinley
will carry Minnesota by more than
10000, and that would be equivalent to
defeat in the close states If the de-
crease was proportional.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

the twin republics will De an lnsp.ra-
ton to them and their children CHI
dren. Their heroes will be Cronje,
Joubert, Kruger, Botha, DeWet, oil
yer, Viljoen, and the other immoral.
Beers who have made their country
and it's cause theme for Il worlu S
admiration. England's hour Of adver-
sity will come. The curse OF God is
already blasting her enterprises; and
in the future opportunity will be CIV
en- new generation of AfriKanders to
renew the fight for liberty, and God
will crown the brayest men that ever
fought for freedom with the victory
they have so we'll deserved.
And, oh, the pity of it! The great
Republic of the West saw the little
commonwealth die, when, with but
one word of reproof, the hand of the
British murderer had been stayed.
That word was never spoken. Nay,
at the special request Of President
Mckinley the Republican party re-
fused to offer one solitary word Of
sympathy for the gallant Dutch farm
ers of South Africa. No, the man who
was responsible for the slaughtering,
the plundering, the rav1shing, the
church dissertation in the Christian
Island of Luzon, could not afford to
offend the robber that was slaughter
ing, plundering, ravishing, and desc
Grating in the Christian lands Of the
Transvaal and the Orange Free State.
Next November we hope every Irish
man who has not ''Khaki" for a
birthmark on his soul, and every man
who loves freedom and hates oppres-
sion, no matter what his race, will
repudiate the "syndicated President"
who has brought our once glorious
name to shame and dishonor, and
earned for our country the infamy Of
being recognized by all the world as
England's partner in her bloody path
Of conquest and crime.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

The Canadian postoflice authorities
are said to have destroyed A. o. III.
literature mailed to their brethren in
the queens dominion by national Oh
ficers Of the order in this country.
The reason assigned for it's destruc-
ton is that it contained expressions
Of sympathy with the Beers Of South
Africa and condemnation of British
statesmen for waging war of exter-
mination against the burghers. No
redress can be obtained through the
department of state Mt Washington
while John Hay is at the helm.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

The Willmar Tribune says: In
these days, when there is, SO much
loose talk about Anglo-Saxon civiliza-
ton, it would be proper for those who
advocate it's superiority to point to
one single country that the Anglo
Saxon race has civilized. They can't do
It. They can point to many where the
3Anglo-Saxons have killed or driven off
the original inhabitants and filled their
place with Anglo-Saxons and other
civilized people. In tropical regions
where Immigration was out Of the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

France to assume control without a
struggle. Washington and Emmett
would have fought the French Just as
Aguinaldo is fighting the Americans.
Suppose that a war broke out be-
tween England and the United States,
as it is likely to do in the course of
time. Ireland, which has been sorely
oppressed by England for hundreds Of
years, would rise in revolt against the
oppressor. Our American admiral
would arrive in Dublin bay and
Michael Davitt would be asked for his
cooperation to free his motherland
from the Saxon yoke. Arms would
be landed for the people and thousands
of stalwart Irishmen would fight with
Yankee troops until the British army
surrendered. Then what?
Does any American suppose that the
emancipated Irish would be satisfied
with colonial government? They
would be satisfied with being a part
of the American Union and citizens of
the republic, but never would they
willingly become subjects any more
than the Filipinos. They would de-
nounce American tyranny as vehe-
mently as they now denounce British
tyranny, and never rest satisfied until
they had "a government of the people,
by the people, and for the people"
But the Anglo-Saxons of America
would say that the Irish could not
govern themselves, and they would
shoot them down like the Filipinos if
they did not submit to their authority.
The citizens of Irish birth and de-
scent in this republic are unanimous in
their opposition to the imperial policy
of the Hanna-McKinley administra-
ton, and next month they will turn
out of office the pirates who are fol
lowing in the footsteps of their preda-
tory kinsmen and allies in Great Brit
ain. The party which accepts Mark
Hanna, Chauncey Depew, Steve 81
kins, Pierpont Morgan, Matt Quay,
Tom Plat and Lyman ]. Gage as
guides is not fit to govern at home or
abroad.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

right and thus lessen the burden Of
taxation on the people.
The speeches of John Lind are the
talk Of the town and Republicans are
heard to say that he is certainly the
best governor the state has had in its
history. Hennepin county is sure to
roll up as large majority for him
this year as it did in 1898, and that
insures his reelection If the people Of
the state know what is good for them.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

Capt. Van SAINT, the Republican NOM
inee for governor of Minnesota is 81
genial old fellow but very poor
speaker. He is now stumping the
northern part Of the state and reading
a speech prepared for him by Bob
Dunn and Tams BiXby. 1t is said the
Winona navigator does much better
than did David M. Clough in jumping
over sesquipedalian words. He would
do much better if he threw away the
manuscript and used his own Ian
guage.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13
Ex-President Harrison will NOT snea]

Ex-President Harrison will not speak
for Mckinley in this campaign. He
says the Porto Rican bill is "a grave
departure from right principles" and
believes the revenue clause in the COLI
stitution relating to duties and Imports
applies to Porto Rico. In other words
he believes it was McKinley's plain
duty to stand by his message to con-
gress and resist the influence of the
trusts.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

The Toledo Bee says: Everything
that the farmer or workingman con-
sumes that is controlled by trust has
been increased in price to the con-
sumner, but the price of the labor the
workingman has to sell and the prod
ucts the farmer has to sell have not in
creased at all. There'e something lop-
sided about that kind Of prosperity.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

Teddy Roosevelt says that Bryan's
arguments against militarism are hard
ly worthy of serious consideration,
and therefore he will not attempt to
refute them. An easy way to avoid
the discussion Of the question.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

The Republican campaign document
on American occupation Of the Philip
pines contains more lies to the square
inch than anything. we have yet read
on the subject. AS sample of his
tory "as she is written it takes the
premium.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13
British misrule. He was an eloquent

CARELESS of creed or nationality. His
heart was touched and his sympathy
aroused for the brave Beers of South
Africa, and though n staunch Re
publican, he condemned the policy Of
President Mckinley in waging a
cruel war on the Filipinos. Like many
other Irish Republicans he favored the
election of William ]. Bryan.
AS a Catholic editor John Brennan
had no superior in the West. The
Northwestern Catholic contained
many articles from his pen which
were copied extensively by its contem-
poraries. He was trained journalist
who kept up to the times and express
ed his views fearlessly and independ-
emily on leading topics Of the day.
His geniality and good nature re-
strained him from using harsh Ian
guage toward his brethren of the press,
and he rarely, if ever, INDUCED in ac-
rimonious controversy.
Being o lawyer by profession he
was good speaker and was in de-
mand wherever and whenever the
cause of freedom and humanity needed
a champion. AS we heard him only
once on the platform we will let E. w.
Caldwell, Of the Sioux City Times,
speak Of him as an orator. In touch
ing obituary of the dead Journalist he
says:
"Wholly regardless OF any of the
tricks Of the ordinary elocutionist, and
without any attempt at polish, he put
such vigor and earnestness into what
he said that even less apt language
than he used would have been made
impressive. The quality of his voice
was such that nobody could listen
without being thrilled. But in addi-
tion to the striking way he said things,
he always had striking things to say,
and his addresses read well, not need
ing the delivery of the orator to enable
them to reach the target at which he
aimed-which is as high compliment
as can be paid to public speaker
Probably there are few men in the
state whose oratory has been in
voked on such wide variety of
occasions as has John Brennan's.
That he should have been chos-
en- by James G.. Blaine to accom-
pany him on his stamping tour
through the east in 1884, while a can
didate for the presidency, was in itself
an Endorsement to which little could be
added"
John Brennan was q man of poetic
temperament and wrote some verses Of
merit on various subjects. In 1878 he
published a volume Of poems which
contained an elegy on a friend who
met an accidental death under circum-
stances peculiarly sad. What he said
of his friends may be appropriately
said of himself, now that he is gone.
I weep that manhood, in it's prime,
Was torn from all that makes life
sweet;
That human life in summer time
It's sad, untimely end should meet.
And such man-of giant form
A form that clad a mighty mind,
With soul impetuous, brave and warm,
AS ever dwelt in human kind.
Green be the turf above his breast,
And lightly DER his grave the sod;
And pray we that his soul may rest
In peace eternal with his God.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

Says the st. Cloud Times: The
United States government has ordered
100 fourteen-pound field guns from an
English firm. AS there are several
American firms which make as good
or better guns, this must be merely
another effort of Mckinley to show his
friendship for England.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13


The Beers of South Africa are leav-
ing in large numbers for the United
States. Like the Irish they prefer
emigration to British rule in the land
of their birth, and like the Irish they
can be depended on to fight the battles
of this republic against England. That
none of the Beers will settle in Can
ada, it is unnecessary to say.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

Mckinley says in his letter of accept
ance: imperialism has no place in
the ADMINISTRATORS creed or conduct"
1t is not expressed in it's creed, but it
is eXemplitied in it's conduct in the
government Of Porto Rico and the
Philippines, where the constitution
has not followed the flag.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

Timothy Healy was reelected to
parliament but all his followers are
said to have been everywhere defeated.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

question the Anglo-Saxon civilization
has been limited to taxation and the
introduction of some Civilized" arti-
Of trade, notably rum and opium.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

In the last ten years the population
of Ireland has decreased about half Il
million.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13

Judge Weber of New Ulm is hold
ing court in the Office of Thomas Knee
land in the Oneida block, having been
appointed by Governor Lind to hear an
important land contest that originated
in Big Stone and Traverse counties.
1t is an action in ejectment brought
by Archbishop Ireland through his Sec
rotary, John P. O'Connor, against
large number of homestead settlers in
the two counties named Archbishop
Ireland assigned his title to the Min
neapolis Trust company, which III turn
assigned it to Mr.. O'Connor, who
brings the present suit The amount
of land involved is about 1000 acres,
worth about $40 an acre.
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John Morley was elected to the Erit-
fsh parliament by a Scotch constitu.
ency.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
The


is a newspaper for bright and intelligent peo-
ple 1t is made up to attract people who think
Is not neutral or colorless, constantly trim
ming in an endeavor to please both sides. but
it is independent in the best sense of the word.
1t has pronounced opinions and is fearless in
expressing them, but it is always fair to it's
opponents.
Matters of national or vital public interest
get more space in THE TRIBUNE than in any
other paper in the West.
For these reasons it is the newspaper you
should read during the forthcoming political
campaign.
THE TRIBUNE'S financial columns never
mislead the public.
Its facilities for gathering news, both local
and foreign, are far superior to those of any
other newspaper in the West.
1t presents the news in as fair way as pos
siblc, and lets it's readers form their opinions.
While it publishes the most comprehensive
articles all news features, IL you are busy
the Summary of THE DAILY TRIBUNE
published daily the first page gives you
briefly all the news of the day within one col.
umn.
Its sporting news is always the best, and it's
Sunday Pink Sporting Section is better than
any sporting paper in the country
1t is the "cleanest'' daily printed in the West.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
Alleged Train Robbers Set Free.

hartford. Wis, June 14.-The sur
prise of surprises has been sprung by
the state in the case against the al
legged Waupaca train robbers. Dis
trict Attorney Brown, of Waupaca,
after endeaVoring to secure a continu
ance entered nolle, and the five pris-
oners were discharged by Judge Bur-
nell The state moved for a continu-
ance on the ground that one of the
leading witnesses by the name of
Walsh was unavoidably detained from
the trial at this time. The motion
was denied by Judge Burnell. Then
came the nolle, the surprise of the day.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
STATE NEWS COLUMN
MATTERS WHICH WILL BE OF INTER-
EST TO WISCONSIN PEOPLE

IMPORTANT State Items Reported by Tele-
graph and Arranged for the Convenience
ofOur Eeaders-Crimes Casualties and
Other News of General Interest.
Chippewa Falls, June 14-~Tuesday
night the farm house of John Peterson,
eight miles north of Cadott was
wrecked by an explosion of dynamite.
Some unknown party put the explosive
under corner of the house. where the
wife and three children were sleeping.
That side of the house was completely
shattered, and the bed blown into
smithereens.
How the sleeping occupants escaped
Is nothing short of miraculous. Their
clothing was torn into shreds. A mill
hand was compelled to go to a neigh
Dor to secure clothing for himself and
the family. Two of the children are Sc
verely injured and Mrs. Peterson is
seriously i'll from the shock.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
BLOOMINGTON'S LOSS.
Half of the Business Portion of the ILL.,
nois Town Destroyed.

Bloomington, Ills, June ia ter
rife confiagration has wiped out nearly
one-half Of the business portion Of
Bloomington, including the finest
business buildings and heaviest stocks
of merchandise. Two sides of the
court house square are in ruins. The
north and east. and two other blocks
cornering on the square and one-half
of the block west of the square are de-
stroyed. The court house is a ruin.
1t is standing, but is Quilted from dome
to basement The loss is variously es-
timated at from $1,50O,000 to $2,000,-
900.
Robert Louis Schmitt, aged 10, died
from shock Occasioned by noise of
explosion dynamite used in blowing
I'D buildings.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
More Fi1ipinos Surrender.

Washington, June 16.-An important
capture of Filipino insurgents was re-
ported to the war department by Gen
eral Macarthur in the following cable
message: General Macabulos, with
eight officers, 124 enlisted men and 1914
rifles, surrendered to Colonel E. II.
Liscum of the Ninth infantry at Tar
lac. MacabulOs is the most important
the last insurgent leader in Tarlac and
Pangas enan."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
Dr. EDNA Ferry Probably Alive.

New York, June 1S.-A cable from
Tien Tsin received here says that all
the Methodist missionaries formerly at
Tsunhua had arrived safely at Tien
Tsin. AS DR.. Edna Terry, reported
murdered by Boxers last week, was at
Tsunhua is seems certain that the re-
MORT is false
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
CONVENTION At WORK
Chairman Hanna Calls Delegates
to National Gathering
10 Order.
ROOSEVELT GIVEN OVATION.
Scenes and incidents Of the Opening
SessiOn-SOme OF the Notable PeO-
pie Among the Delegates.

Philadelphia, June Ex-senator
Hanna and the administration forces
have decided to center their strength
on Secretary of the Navy Long for
vice president, since Governor Roose-
welt has issued his statement express
ing a preference for a second term as
governor of New York, and requesting
his friends to respect his wishes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
-hfrtv-Three Years for Burglary.

Des Moines, Ia, June 15.-Elza Dim
mitt, colored. known to have long
record as a burglar, who was captured
in Chicago by the police and returned
here, has been sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for thirty-one years. This is
the longest sentence for burglary ever
imposed in Iowa, and was made under
the new habitual criminal act.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
Credit Men in Council.

Milwaukee, June 14-The National
Association of Credit Men spent the
greater part of yesterdays session in
considering committee reports. A res
olution offered by the committee on i'm
provement of mercantile agencies was
adopted, providing for the keeping of
records of the service in a manner pre-
scribed by the committee