The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
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| A memorial from the loyal Orange
men" of the Newry district, offerine
their services in South Africa, was re-
Gently sent by Mr.. VIM. Johnston, NJ.
f., to LORD Lansdowne, secretary OF
state for war. His lordship writes to
the honorable gentleman, stating that
the representations in the memorial
have been considered, and further
reply would be sent"
DUBLIN.
AS one OF the immediate results of
the Tory stock-broking war on the
Transvaal Republic, the price of meat
mas advanced alarmingly, not only in
Dublin and other Irish cities, but in
Glasgow. Liverpool and the manufac-
turing districts throughout England.
The people are paying pretty heavily for
MIR. Chamberlain's f'war whistle"
alongside of which Aguinaldo's gold in
strument makes very small show.
DERRY.
On Jan. II, a large and representa-
tive meeting was held in the League
Rooms, Magherafelt, for the purpose
OF establishing branch of the United
Irish League in Magherafelt district
Mr.. F. Ferran, ]. p, was unanimously
called on to preside The chairman said
at the next general election the will Of
the people must be supreme, and to
them will belong the task of electing a
body of men who will properly repre-
sent the true interests of Ireland. Sew
eral members having commented on the
present crisis of affairs, the secretaries
(Messrs H. Agnew and Larllin) were
ordered to forward IS to Michael Da-
witt, as first installment from the
branch
GALWAY.
With sincere regret we record the
death, on Jan. 49, at Main street, Bali
nasoe, after brief illness, fortified by
the rites of the Catholic church, of
Honoria Harris, aged 20, widow OF the
late Matthew Harris, M. P, deeply re-
GREETED by her Borrowing family Her
funeral took place at Creagh cemetery,
on Jan. IS, and the large attendance Of
the principal inhabitants of the town
and district testified to the high respect
in which the deceased was held by all
who had the pleasure of her acquaint-
ance.
. KINGS COUNTY.
Late reports from Birr state that the
condition OF Lord Huntingdon has not
improved since his recent hunting acct
dent The injury to the left leg, in
which a small bone was fractured, is
more severe than it seemed at first, and
one of his thumbs. having been badly
dislocated, causes much pain. He will
not be able to join his regiment, nor for
some time to come to indulge in his
favorite sport-fox-hunting.
KILKENNY.
On the morning OF Jan. 10, Mr. Muir
ply, master of the Kilkenny Union
Workhouse, died after short illness
at the Workfouse. His death was re-
ceived with great sorrow by the officers
and others in the Workhouse, as we'll
as by the citizens generally. Mr. Muir
ply was master of the Workhouse for
26 years, and during that long time he
cndeared himself to all under his
charge, and to all who had dealings
with him in any way.
KERRY.
Sunday, Jan. ID, was the ffty-ffth
birthday of the Marques of Lans-
downe, the English secretary of state
for war, and the twenty-eighth Of his
son and heir, Lord Kerry, who is in the
Third battalion of the Grenadier guards
Lord Lansdowne's second son, Lord
Charles Fitzmaurice, is in the Royal
Dragons, which is also "ordered
SOUTH" So that whatever Lord Lans-
downe's shortcomings as war minister
may prove to be, he rims the risk Of
paying for them with both his sons. By
the way, the Marques of Lansdowne
married the sister Of the Duke of Aber-
corn: so that there is close relation
ship between the war minister and the
head of Chamberlain's "Chartered Com
pany." Lord Lansdowne's elder daugh-
ter is the wife of Mr.. Victor Cavendisll,
M. P, the heir to the dukedom OF Dew
onshire; and the younger is Marchion-
ess of Waterford
KILDARE.
Sir Anthony Weldon, of Kilmorony.
Athy, died at his residence, on Jan. IA,
after a brief illness. The heir to the
title is Major Weldon, who is now serv-
ing on General Buffers staff; and an
other son is Lieutenant Bertram Wei
don, First Leinster regiment, who was
wounded at the battle of Glencoe and
is at present shut up in Ladysmiti.
LOUTH.
A meeting was held on JAM 16, in the
Mayoralty House, Drogheda, in con-
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