The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-03-30

oA6Al was WllAeSSeu, WHICH Tic pIOCeS-
sions to the various city churches, in
connection with the devotions Of the
Holy Year We're performed by male
and female members Of the several
sodalities and confraternities. Up
wards of nine thousand persons par
ticipated in the different professions,
and were accompanied by projects
bearing splendid banners. The priests
attached to the respective churches
also walked in procession; and scenes
of great impressiveness were witnessed
, in the several churches visited. So
great was the crowd in, some portions
Of the city while the procession passed,
that the tram-car traffic was interrupt
ed for a time.
DUBLIN.
Morrison's Hotel, ut the corner of
Dawson and Nassau streets, Dublin, is
on the eve Of demolition, and it's site
will be occupied by the offices .of the
North British and Mercantile Insur-
ance company. Morrison's Hotel was
formerly one of the headquarters of
the Repealers, under the regime of
O'Connell. In recent times it was not
ed as the scene of the arrest, under the
Forster coercion act, Of Charles Stuart
Parnell on Oct. 10, 1881. Mr.. Parnell
was arrested early in the morning, in
his bed, and was conveyed to Kilmain-
ham before any intimation of his ar
rest had reached the public. The old
building was, originally, one of the
town residences of the Dukes of Leins-
ter, and the Leinster coat-of-arms is
still over the principal entrance to the
hotel.
FERMANAGH.
On March 5. in the House of Lords,
Lord Dartrey gave notice of his inten-
ton to call attention to the murder of
Hugh Thompson, near Enniskillen. in
the month of March, 1900, and ask if
any person had been, or is likely to be,
brought to trial for the crime.
GALWAY,
The adjourned case of the Grown
against several members of the Bally-
gar and Newbridge branches Of the
U. l. League was heard for the second
time at the last monthly petty sessions
at Ballinamore. The charge was for
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At the last court the bench We're equal
~ divided, and the chairman (NIr. New
ell R. NJ, adjourned the case to the
next court The court was again
crowded and the greatest interest was
taken in the proceedings. Rev. Fa-
theirs O'Keetfe and Morris were pres
ent during the hearing of the cases.
Mr.. J. w. Blake, crown solicitor, Gal
way, appeared for the Crown Instruct
ed by District Inspector MorantJ. Eight
OF the accused were represented by
Mr.. Hosty and Mr. Concannon, solicit
tors, Tuam, and Mr.. Granger pleaded
his own case. The following We're the
defendants who answered to their
names, and in each case the charge
was the same: Patrick J. Kenny, G.
c., Ballygar; Thomas Granger, chair
man, Mount Bellew Board of Guard
ians; Patrick Kelly, Cloonruff; Pat
rick Logan, Boggawns; Augustus
IIynes, Lisquill; Patrick Crehan,
Rushestown; Lawrence Logan, Lis
quill; Michael Gavin, Boherbanagh;
Matthew Crehan, Rushestown. The
magistrates present were: Mr.. A. G.
Newell, R. NJ. Gin the chair; Mr.. An
drew Kenny, J. P; and Mr.. Thomas
Byrne, J. p, Ballinasloe. After hear
ing the statement Of the crown solicit
tor, the bench decided that no case
had been established and discharged
all the defendants.
KERRY.
The Irish language is now taught in
the Christian Brothers Schools in Ed
ward street, Tralee. 1t is stated that,
in future, postulants for the order
must learn Irish in the course Of train
ing. This is good news, as showing
the progress of the language move
ment Arrangements have also been
made for the teaching of Irish in the
Abbeydorney Male School.
One Of the largest salmon ever
caught in the Shannon was taken in
the Knight of Gins Longrock weir on
March 5. The fish weighed 45 pounds,
and measured from nose to tail AZ
inches, the roundest part of the body
being 10h inches in diameter.
KILDARE.
At the meeting of the Athy Urban
District Council, on March t. Mr.. Thos.
Hickey, J. p, chairman, presiding, Mr..
M. J. Minch, M. p, proposed the fol-
lowing resolution: eve, the members
of the Athy Urban District Council, in
common with other public bodies in
Ireland, enter our most solemn protest
against the British law as it now
stands, which obliges the sovereign to