The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-11-16

Catholic church at st. Johnston, near
Derry, where Vincentian fathers were
holding a mission. The owners when
making an inspection came on the
depredators who, however, made good
their escape in the dark. n number
Of statutes and religious emblems had
been destroyed. Some time ago,
handsome cross was Wrenched from
the church roof and destroyed. The |
district of ST. Johnston is Il stronghold |
of Cran"eism.
DUBLIN.
Tho Catholic University School of
Medicine is now, beyond comparison
the best medical school in Dublin;
and, indeed, both in plumbers and i'll
training given, one Of the best i'll the
world. At the recent comforting of
degrees at the Royal University, Lord
Dutrcrin announced that at the Nj. ID.
examination a gold medal had been
awarded to Mr.. VIM. ]. Dargan, OF
the Catholic University School for
highly distinguished answering. DE-.
Dargan adds another to the already
long list of men of admittedly eXccp-
tional ability educated i'll this school,
There is no college in Dublin, and few
out of it. that can show so many
Young men Of rare promise and al
ready of distinguished prominence,
who enjoy the respect and admiration
of the leaders of the medical profess
sion. The future of Irish medicine
and surgery is safe in the hands of
such men.
GALWAY.
Colonel Arthur Lynch, who has been
adopted as the Nationalist candidate
for Galway city, has had a more than
ordinary varied career. He is an
Irish Australian, and Il graduate Of
Melbourne University, and has stud
led at the University of Berlin, prac-
ticed as an engineer, taught mathe-
matics, written half Il dozen books,
=, worked as Il journalist in London and
Paris, acted as war correspondent III
Ashanti and in the Transvaal war
and raised and commanded the SO
called Second Irish Brigade on tn
Bocr side. He is an Irish landlord in
Il small way, and has once beforc--a
the general election of 1S92-tried t
n win the sulfrages of the electors OF
Galway. Colonel Lynch is 40 years
of age, tall, dark and handsome
Needless to say he is, even for III
lrisllman, Il daredevil sort of fellow
KERRY.
The tenants on the estate of MI
ID Faulkner Coils Sandes, Oakpark, wh'
Is left the rent office recently in body
refusing to pay any rent until the
were allowed to purchase their hold
irgs, or receive an abatement of 3
Dor cent, with time extension for til
il payment of the gale demand. aSai
assembled at the rent office, i'll &c
Spouse to another invitation from tn
landlord, and renewed their demand
IS in Il firm and spirited manner. ATTIC
considerable discussion, Mr.. Trencl
I'd the agent. said the landlord would b
disposed to give them every facility
C, purchase after twelve months, and fC
I'd the present would allow ahatemcnt
by way of compensation, Of from
IS; 10 30 pcr cent. as the circumstances {
each tenant mcritcd, and to those NJ
in position to pay the rent demand
ell, sufficient time would be given fC
the payment of same. Tho tenants
having consulted, accepted the term
offered, but intended renewing the
n application to purchase during til
# coming year.
% KILKENNY.
f. On October 18th, solemn Office an
" high mass for the late Rev. Micla'
II Rowe, &C. took place at Castlccome
% where he had been taken suddenly il
If and died. The deceased priest belon:
n ell to one of the most respectable fan
10 lilies in County Kilkenny, a famil
20 numbering several priests and mon
IN bers Of religious orders. He was ed
Gated at st. Kieran's College kilkel
:. ny, and was ordained in 1877. ii
i, last mission was at Ballyraggct, whc
80 his health broke down. Most Rev. ID
M Brownrigg presided at the office III
-. high mass. Cclebrant, Rev. NJ. J. Nj
~ Grath. &C.. deacon. Rev. w. Cassi1
- subdeacon, Rev. M. McGrath; mast
of ceremonies, Rev. J. Doyle; cha
ters, Rev. j. Murphy and Rev.
=, DolIard.
~ KILDARE.
* On October 10Th, the interment toe
- place of the Rev. T.. Walsh, P.I
Clonbullogue, in the burial ground q
tached to the Island chapel. III
funeral cortege was two miles
Is, length and was most imposing. q
ut cry one from the neighborhood W;
IS, present, and at the end of the seve
I'd miles journey procession was forl
al ed of the clergy and various sodalt'
ir of the parish, and accompanied the r
RI mains to the grave. Very Rev. Ii
a r. Bourkc, PIP, Portarlington, eel
lie bratcd the funeral obsequies, assiste
le the Revs. Mathew Treacy, G.
he Rahccn; Joseph McCrea, &C, Clol
a bullogue; Thomas Byrne, &C., Clol
bullogue; VIM. Flanagan, &C, Gea
hill; John ,O'Donovan, &C., Monaste