The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09
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Atkinson, the Tory attorney general,
from his general condemnation of the
Ulster Unionist members, whose aim
it as to do nothing towards reform and
to prevent anything in that direction
from being effected. Mr.. Atkinson,
who was termed by MI. Russell "a
strong man." is well known to enter
tain advanced" views on the Irish
land question: circumstance which
explains the dislike felt towards him
by the Ardilaun factlon-which is re-
ciprocated.
CLARE.
On January IA, in the Rolls Court,
Dublin. in the case of Kelly VS.. O'Con-
nor, an application was made by Mr..
r. ]. Kelly, OH behalf of Matthew
Kelly, of Rose Cottage, Cree, admins
traitor of the late Rev. P. O'Kelly, p.
p, of Kilrush, who died in 1882, pos
sessed of property sworn ut value of
E6,75O. In 1882 sum of 1888 9s. lid.
in bankruptcy matter in the estate
Of one Comyn, being dividend
Of COS in the pound, was put to the
credit of the Rev. Z. O'Kelly, as a
creditor against the estate for that
amount, and it still lay in the I'M
claimed funds of the Bankruptcy
Court, to that credit. The defendant
and plaintiff are respectively niece and
nephew and residuary legatees Of the
deceased priest, and the plaintiff, as
administrator, now claimed to have
the said sum, only recently discovered,
to be paid out to him for distribution
among the parties entitled thereto.
The Master Of the Rolls made the or
der requested, directing that the sum
of 1885 9s lid in question standing to
the credit Of the late Rev. p. O'Kelly,
p. F., be paid out to his administrators.
CORK.
On the night Of January II, sad
occurrence took place in the harbor OF
Queenstown, when three soldiers who
had recently been in tire war in South
Africa, lost their lives. 1t would ap-
pear that three men, belonging to the
Yorkshire Light Infantry, who are at
present stationed at Rocky Island, had
spent the day at Haulbowline Island,
and We're returning about 10 o'clock
with another companion, when the
boat in which they were foundered,
and Private A. Ward, Private ]. Car
roll and Private Whittan We're
drowned. The other man, Private
Richardson, managed to reach the
shore, and was saved.
The shifts to which the English war
department has been forced, in order
to keep up the strength Of the army
in South Africa, can be judged from
the fact that the City Of Cork Artillery
Militia, which is more than 1000
strong, and is regarded as one of the
finest militia battalions, has been
asked to state whether it is willing to
re-embody Immediately. The corps
was only disemboded few months
ago, when it was promised exemption
from service for the year, and the
present query is regarded as prelimi-
nary to being asked to follow the
North and South Cork Militia Regi-
ments to South Africa for war service,
The men have generally signitied their
willingness to be embodied but only
for the ordinary annual training But
it is evident that if the war office gets
them into "khaki'' again, it will find
some excuse to ship them off, to face
the Boer bullets.
DUBLIN.
Right Rev. DR.. Gaughran, Catholic
bishop of the Orange Free State, who
died at Kimberley on Jan. u.s. was
distinguished member Of the Order of
Oblates. DR.. Gaughran, who was a
powerful and brilliant preacher and
devoted prelatc, was also very e1fec-
tive PLATFORM speaker and an ardent
advocate of home rule. So far back
as September, 1887 when bishop of
Kimberley, he not only attended but
spoke at a great mass meeting of Irish
men in favor of home rule which had
hcen convened to hear an address on
can Irish National Cause" from Mr..
Swift NIacNeill. 1t was then stated
that DR.. Gaughran had broken the rec
ord in being the first colonial bishop
who had addressed an audience, from
the platform, in favor OF home rule.
1t is announced that Lord Roberts
has promised to visit Ireland early in
the spring. He will put up in his
old quarters i'll Nilmainham Hospital,
in which he was residing as command
er of the forces in Ireland, when, in
December, 1899, he was appointed to
the Grief command in South Africa.
He will inspect the troops at the, Cur
ragh, and will visit Waterford before
he returns to the war Office i'll London.
DOWN.
At the late municipal elections in
NeWry there was a contest in only one
of the three local wards-two Unionists
being returned unopposcd for the North
and two Nationalist for the West. In
the South Ward the members retiring
by rotation-AIessrs. John Ireanor and
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