The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-01-05

est difficulty was experienced in saw.
ing the adjoining bakehouse, in which
many tons of flour were in immediate
danger. The stabling premises of Mr..
Wilson, baker, adjoining the store,
We're also endangered; but a number
of willing hands gave assistance in re-
moving two horses from their danger
Gus position. The local fire brigade
and the police We're untiring in their
exertions in extinguishing the flames,
and succeeded in saving the adjoining
premises.
AT the Munster assizes, in Cork,
Lord Chief Justice O'Brien made an
important announcement regarding
the condition of the country and the
difficulty of securing convictions in
| clearly established cases where the
agrarian element arises. So far, he
said, no such overt acts could be traced
to the United Irish League as would
Justify its suppression, but he was
strongly of the opinion that the attor.
ney-ge1,eral should have the power to
change the venue, and secure special
juries in agrarian cases without re-
sorting to the cumbrous process of ap-
plying to the Queens Bench.
A dramatic incident occurred Mt the
Munster ;lssizes. on Dec. 10. While the
jury was being sworn for the trial of
Cadogan, charged with the murder of
a land agent named Bird, at Bantry,
eA-Mayor Meade, of Cork, was ordered
by the solicitor-genera to stand by.
Mr.. Meade said: Gas a Catholic Ma
tionalist juror 1 protest against this
proceeding. l served Oh eight COM
missions of assizes and was mayor Of
Cork three times. This is an outrage
on the CATHOLIC community of Cork"
To this the chief justice retorted: "This
is q mere theatrical display l won't
permit it, So, the ex-mayor was Or
dered to "st,nd back" before the
packer"
At the Munster assizes, in Cork, OH
Dec. 8, Roy Kraegler, all American
anarchist, was convicted of having set
OIL fire and destroyed a quantity Of
hay, valued at six hundred pounds,
the property of Captain Woodley. The
prisoner, who was arrested redhanded,
resisted violently, and said he "would
stagger> humanity Chief Justice
O'Brien, in passing sentence, said:
You proclaim principles of anarchy:
and you have burned this property"
Prisoner (defiantly): "I should have
burned the house around him. He re-
fused to give me socks, and threatened
to break every bone in my body. I
will make Europe tremble" Judge
O'Brien: Like others of your class
YOU are full of vanity. Your sentence
is ten years penal servitude. The pres
oner was removed very much crest
fallen.
|
An extraordinary incident took place
at Drumcontlra OH Dec. 1, when a
| tombstone was erected outside the
gates OF the cemetery, Which is stu
ated in the grounds of the Protestant
church there. The tombstone was in
tended for the grave of a Catholic lady
whose remains had been inferred in
the cemetery, but the Protestant rec
tor Rev. John Cornell, refused to
make an order for it's admission, as he
said he objected to the inscription on
the stone. which included the prayer.
r"Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray
for her." The Rev. Mr.. Council ar
rived on the scene after the stone had
been placed in position. and, on the
sculptor refusing to remove it, the min
lister went for a policeman. He sub
sequently said he would admit the
stone into the cemetery under protest.
but the sculptor declined to place it on
| the grave under these circumstances.
| GALWAY.
! Great enthusiasm prevailed III the
parish of Woodford OH Dec. 10, when
| it became known that Mrs. McDonagh,
one of the Clanrickarde evicted ten
ants. had retaken possession of her
| former home at Looscaun. Hundreds
Of people flocked to congratulate her
on her pluclly stand, and to tender to
her all the practical assistance in their
power. and cart loads Of fuel and
other neccssaries We're quickly placed
| at her disposal. The news spread so
rapidly that before evening. when the
estate bailiff arrived, and peremptolily
ordered Mrs. McDonagll to leave, she
as peremptorily declined to oblige him.
The bailiff then left, threatening that
the pains and penalties Of the law
would be visited upon her. At an
/ early hour next morning. Mr.. \. Tener,
\ the agent, assisted by strong crew of
| emergency men. proceeded to force
Mrs. McDonash from her home. They
| were about entering the house, when
| Mr.. Patrick Sanders (of SANDERS
| Forty arrived on the scene, and de-
clared his intention of remaining there
| as an eyewitness of the conduct of
! Mr.. Tener and his men. A scuftle ell