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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09
"KELLY, THE PLUMBER"
Was the First Foreign Soldier 10 En-
ter Pekin.

Martin j. Egan, in Il letter from Pc
kin to the San Francisco Chronicle, re-
lntes how II marine named Kelly was
tire first soldier to enter China's CAPT
tai. Mr.. Egan writes:
The historian who comes to write
the full and final story OF Pcliin must
deal with "Kclly. the Plumber" for
he was the first allied soldier to enter
the Forbidden City, and up to that
time probably tire only American, with
the exception of General Grant, to
know that distinction. Kelly does not
owe his honor to bravery, discretion
or accident, but to the fact that lie is
painfully thin in build. Before he
joined the marines Kelly was n plumb
Der, and, when he joined a ship ana
was sent forward some sailor called
him "Kclly, the Plumber" and the
happy thought still cndurcs. Kelly
was with Walters marines, and took
part in the relief OF the Chinese CAPT
tai.
After the Americans fought their
way up to the walls of the Forbidden
City ana halted Kelly and dctach-
mcnt OF marines went on duty as the
guard Of one of the gates. They were
all consumed with curiosity to know
what was on the inside, and made
various efforts to scale the wall If only
to get look. Finally it was discov-
cred that Il stone under the gate was
loose, and half Il dozen marines went
to work to pry it out. They removed
it, but the space created was too mar
row for them. They were going to
give up again, when somebody thought
of Kelly. He was thin enough to wig
gle through the hole, they thought,
and, sure enough, he was. Kelly got
inside, and, after waiting long enough
to make his laurcls incontcstable OPEN
cd the gate from the inside. Then the
entire party, headed by an enthusiastic
but indiscrcet young officer, made n
midnight inspection OF the place. They
climbed up the marble terrace to the
throne rooms, and there spent the
night. They were hastily recalled in
the morning and the incident was
hushed up officially.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09

soil and drive them to seek other homes
i'll alien lands to break their spirit and
make of them slaves and outcasts, has
been done under Nictorias reign, and
with her full connivance and consent.
With these facts in mind, and with
out referring to the cruelty and barbar-
ity which marked her rule in India, to
the forty odd wars which during her
reign were waged by England against
weak and defenseless people, to the
nameless horrors which have charac-
teriZed the methods employed by the
English in warning With the Sepoys
and the Soudancse, to the present I'M
justitiable and indcfcnsiblc attempt to
stamp out the Independence and steal
the gold fields of the people of South
Africa, we denounce the reign of Vic
toria as one long act of bloodshcd muir
der, cruelty and cant, and insist that
when history is truly written and the
influence of snobbery, tlunkeyism and
toadyism is removed it will be locke
back upon as one in which English
wealth and power both properly passed
their zenith and entered upon a rapid
and permanent decline; as, one in
which, despite the material progress
made by England in the earlier and
middle part thereof, greater injustice,
more cruelty, grosscr wrong were i'll
flicted upon humanity in general and
upon the Irish in particular than in the
reign of any other English monarch.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09
Daniel sully at the Metropolitan.

Daniel Sully, the eminent Irish &C,
tor, will present his peerless new play
"The Parish Priest" at the Metropolis
tan Opera House this afternoon and
evening. The matinee performance
will be at 2:3O o'clock and the evening
8 o'clock. The Knights of Columbus,
of which Mr.. Sully is member,
turned out in large numbers last even,
ing to witness the production. Matt
nee prices will be 25 and so cents and
evening prices 25, so, rs and 81.
The "Parish Priest is great object
lesson. Mr.. Sully, in an interview
says that the play took four years to
write and get together, and that he
was as timid as n child when he real
lied the responsibility resting upon
him to portray the character as it
should be. He has succeeded. Such
play elevates the stage. He has our
best wishes for his success.
Rev. J. ]. Curran, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, under date Of January s, 1901, in
a letter to Mr.. Sully, writes of the
play. "The Parish Priest as follows:
Mr.. Dan Sully-
Dear Friend: In view of your con
templated tour across the continent
with your peerless parish Priest"
write you these lines of recommended
ton and encouragement on this, the
eve Of your departure. A Catholic
priest, myself, and living on the very
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09
CARD Social in St. Charles, Parish.

The ladies of the church Of st.
Charles will give a social and card
party at the church parlors, Fourth
street and Thirteenth avenue S., next
Tuesday evening, the 10Th instant,
Lincoln's birthday. The people Of st.
Charles, and the pastors, Fathers
Cleary and Arctander, cordially invite
all their friends to attend their church
social next Tuesday evening and prom
Use them all an enjoyable evening.
Tickets, including all the privileges of
the tables and refreshments, only
twenty-five cents. AS this is the only
social that St. Charles has had this
winter, an immense crowd is expected
to attend. There will be plenty Of
room, abundant refreshments, and
hearty welcome for all. Don't forget
next Tuesday evening.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Committee.

Judge John w. Willis has removed
his law office from the third to the
ninth floor of the Globe building,
where he has spacious suite of rooms
commanding a fine view Of the SANITY
City.
The knights Of Columbus enter
tanned Daniel Sully Tuesday night af-
ter the performance at the Metropoli-
tan. Mr.. Sully was we'll received and
made a few happy remarks. He spoke
about his play and the demand Of the
people for cleanliness as the main req
uisite for popular favor in the drama
Of to-day.
William Ludwig, the Irish baritone,
left last Tuesday evening for Chicago.
Miss Grace Campbell is entertaining
Miss Bedding, of Spokane, Wash.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Donnelly returned last
Saturday evening after weeks visit
in Duluth
Miss Kenny, East Sixth street, gave
a skating party Friday evening for her
guests-Miss Grace Sheridan, Of Du-
luth, and Miss Lander, of West Supe-
rior.
The Misses Kelly, Holly avenue, are
entertaining Miss Fortune, of ST..
Louis.
Miss Harriet Donnclly, of Merriam
Park, is in Pine City for week.
Miss Kathryn Sullivan, Lynhurst
avenue, is in Pine City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cavanaugh,
who were married recently in Merriam
Park, left Monday for their future
home in Seattle, Wash.
The young people Of the Sacred
Heart parish gave progressive euchrc
party at their hall, corner Arcade and
East Sixth streets, Thursday evening
Mrs. Alaloney, Dale street. enter
tanned the Fair-Squarc club Tuesday
evening. Favors were won by Mrs.
Williams, Mrs. Springs, Mrs. O'Brien.
.. J. Wall, J. w. Tobin and William
E. O'Brien. -
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09
O'Connell and Victoria,

Says the Quebec Saturday Budget:
Among the many interesting and
touching "reminiscences of the life-his-
tory of our dead sovereign, which her
passing away has rakcd up, there is
none which will appeal With greater
force at least to lrisllmen than the
chivallous stand taken by the Great
I.iberator of their race, the celebrated
Daniel O'Connell. in behalf of the then
young queen of England just previous
to her marriage With Prince Alberta
union which at the outset was distustc-
full to the British Tories of the time
and which was not only assailed by
them, but gave rise TO very dcplorablc
threats on their part. This was more
than the chivalrous nature and Irish
manhood of O'Conncll could stand and
he took the first opportunity to lot
Her Majcsty's advcrsarics know how
he and his countrymcn felt on the
subject and what they might expect
from them, should they attempt to
put their treats into execution. .Ad.
dressing an enormous gathering of
over 10000 of his people at Random
O'Conncll exclaimed: "Wr must he, w,
arc, loyal TO our young and lovely
queen. We must bc, we are, attached
TO til" throne. and to the lovely being
10y whom ii is filled. She is going to
be nlarrird." This WAS greeted with
tumultuuuS cheering. and With waving
of hnndk"rclicfs by hundreds of Gle
gintly dressed ladies who crowded til,
surrounding building II wish Sh,
may have as many children as my
grandfather had -two-antl twenty! God
bless the queen! am Il father and
grandfather: and in the face of heaven
| pray With as much honesty ana fer.
vrncy for Queen Victoria MS l do fn,
amy of my own progeny. The moment
heard of the daring and au,lacious
mcnaccs of the Tories towards the SOY
crcign, | promulgated through til,
press my feelings OF drtcstation aud
my determination ON the matter. on
if be not greatly mistaken. I'd get
in one day 5OO,OOO brave IriSlmncn tc
defend the life. the honor, and tn,
person of the beloved young lady hy
whom England'S throne is now filled
Let every man in the vast ana multi
trdinOls assembly stretched out before
me who is loyal to the queen and
would defend her to the last, lift VI
his right hand. QIvcry hand was held
aloft.) There are hearts in those hands
l tell you that il necessity required
there would be swords in them alsOI'
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09

by the bought papers of the million
aire raiders. They have misused
Christianity for a livelihood. Like the
money-changers in the Temple, these
merccnaries ought to be driven out of,
not only the society of all decent men,
but of any community which still pro-
fcsses to regulate its actions by the
preccpts Of Christianity. This modern
custom Of calling any fellow clergy
out special qualification spiritual, mo-
raj, intellectual, cducational-has been
one of the most pcrnicious Of the latter
years of the century which is past"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09
Decay of Religion in England.

In some remarks on "prOgrcSs in the
Nineteenth Century," Reynolds News
paper of London, whose circulation in
South Africa has been recently prohib-
tied by Lord Kitchener, has the follow
ing to say OH the decay Of religion in
IInrland:
"Ncxt there has been exposed, as
never perhaps before, the utter decay
Of religion in this country. We have
seen the alleged clergy of the religion
manufactured by parliament politi-
cal amalgam, supported by a tax on
the land known as tithcs, and by
grants from an immoral government
that uses this so-callcd church to boil
stcr up the interest of the classcs-out-
vying the most ignorant and brutal
street ruliiAn-thc unfortunate off
spring of our system Of government by
the rich in bowling for the blood of the
innocent lin South Africa. And some
Of the professional disciples of John
Wesley following suit-.Jolln Wesley,
the ancestor of that old cX-Carlist who
muses. himself by assuming the title
OF General Booth! 10 their lasting
disgrace be it remembered that some
ministers of this body-~mcn who have
not been ashamed to receive money
from Rhodes, the raider and slave
owner, to build churches in the South
African Rcpublic-churclIcs which are
much more wanted for the salvation
OF our own savages at h0mc--havc
stumped this country as the paid
agents of the infamous Rhodesian
gang to utter lies about the Beers in
quarters which could not be reached
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09
The Worlds Wealthy People.

1t is essential that Mr.. Rockefellcr's
dividends this year amount to 10000
600, says the Chicago Tribune an or
gan of the plutocracy.
According to this, Mr.. Rockefeller's
income represents interest on one and
onc-half billion dollars at 5 per cent
interest, of two and onc-half billions at
3 per cent.
Here is a list of some lnillonaircs
CfoesuS. .......... Sl6OO0,0OO
Duke of Westminster. 1000. 600
-NSlof. .............. 11OO)O, 600
Baron Rothschild. .. 100000. 600
William Rockefeller -. 100000. 600
carnegie. .......... 'iOO 900, 600
j. Bet diamond kiny). LOCO 900, 600
J. ID. Rockefeller. 1000 900 900
Here are some of the annual in
comes:
Queen Victoria. ...... ST ,9oI. 600
The German emperor. ..... 2.5S2,7
The emperor of Austria. go. $3.50. 800
Andrew Carnegie. 2iSG7 800
j. ID. Rockefeller. 10000, 900
If we We're to estimate Il man.
riches by his revenues, Rockefeller is
easily Il millionaire today, and as his
dividends are rcnvcstcd and COM
pounded, if he lives ten years he will
be IL multi-billonairc.
Jay Gould made $72OOO,OOO in Az
years and the world was astoundcd,
but Rockcfcller's yearly income is
greater than Gould's lifetime acc,nnu-
lations. Ii Hung Chang was thought
to be the richest man in the world. but
his wealth is estimated at only half IL
million.
SO long as Rockcfcller's monopoly
exists, it is to be the gathering power
of interest on two billions A fortune
of two billions of dollars! Who can
comprehend it? 1t is more than the
total annual imports and exports of the
United States put together.
1t is more than five times the asses
sed value of all the real estate in the
city Of Chicago, with it's two millions
of people. 1t is One-forticth of the to-
tai estimated value of all the properties
real and personal-of the United
States.
1t is more than five times the value
of our entire wheat crop; seven times
the value of our entire cotton crop and
seventy times the value of our tobacco
crop. 1t is four times the value of our
corn crop and five times the value of
the hay crop.
1t is more than the estimated value
Of all the farming lands in the states
of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland all put together.
Does the average young American
ever stop to study the processes which
concentrate SO much wealth and power
in the hands of very few persons?
Does he know that the processes
which thus enrich the few must OF nee
cssty impovcrish the many?
Young man, if you love your coun-
try, here is a study for you.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09
O'Briea Kennedy In Butte.

Edmund O'Brien Kennedy, the Irish
political prisoner, addressed a good
sized meeting on Feb. in Butte,
Mont. Mr.. Kennedy writes to the
Irish Standard to express his thanks
to Ex-Ald. Perry A. Long, A. L. Len
non, John Mahony, r. ]. Hayes and
other members of Div. No. 3, A. o. II.
of Minneapolis, for the generous
treatment extended to him during his
recent visit to this city.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09
The Death Roll.

James D. Hickey died of tubercu-
losis of the stomach Tuesday night, at
his late home, 1859 Central avenue, af-
ter a few weeks illness. He was
about 50 years of age and married,
leaving a widow and one child. He
was born in Iowa and is survived by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hickey, four brothers and four sisters.
The funeral was held from the Cathol-
ic church at NIiesville, Dakota county.
on Thursday morning. Mr.. Hickey was
Il member of Div. No. 3, a. O. H., and
Sheridan Court, c. O. T., and carried
Il life insurance policy in each society.
He resided in this city for the last
nine years, being employed in the nom.
mills.
Mrs. Mary Barry, aged 50 years, died
Monday ut the family residence, 24O5
ColfaX avenue south. She was the
wife of James Barry and had resided
in this city for the past fifteen years.
The body was taken to Vermont for
interment.
William Finnegan, Il we'll known
East Side young man. died Tuesday
night, after three weeks illness, at his
late home, Ala Seventh avenue north
cast He was 81 years of age and
married, leaving a widow and three
children. He was the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Finnegan and was born in
st. Anthony i'll 1870. The remains
were inferred at Lakewood cemetery,
Thursday afternoon.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09

II is reported again from Manila
that Macarthur is setting trap for
Agllin1ldO. Kitchener is also setting Il
trap for De Wet. Strange that the
Filipino and the Bocr won't walk into
the traps and obligc the Anglo Saxon
generals.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09

John J. McHale and Ace p. Abel,
lawyers, 8O1-8O2 Bank of Commerce
Building.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09

Chris A. Gallagher, counsellor-at-
law. 800 Guaranty Loan Building.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09

II suppose said the wife sarcastic
ally, you've been sitting up with
sick friend again?" "Wcll, yes: he
certainly was Sick" replied Jacksup.
Indeed! What's the complaint?"
"IIc complained that we marked the
cards."
81 see we've just purchased couple
more Philippine Islands from SPAIN"
"Well, that shows that Uncle Sam diff
fcrs from most wOmcn.' ~ don't see
the connection" ''They borrow trou-
bic; he buys it outright"
IIctty-I think Tom loves me with
all his heart. Why, he actually threat
cned to shoot himself if / did not look
upon him with favor. Bcrtlla-IIow
like Tom. That's what he always says.
Funny, isn't it?
"Onc of the component parts of SUI
gar" said the professor, "is an essen
tial in the composition Of the human
body. What is it?' The groccr's boy
shipped his fingers cxcitcdly, and,
when hidden to answer if he could,
promptly yelled, "Sand!'
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09

Dick Croker has paid his income tax
in England. Had he stayed home he
would be $1,000 ahead.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09

GALL VI MEAGHER & co,
II you want good dry pine wood. Ev-
cry load warranted. Tel. 1861.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-15
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE MNSS AUGUST 49, 1901 TWELVE PAGES
THE SHERMAN ACT.
Suit Against the United States Attorney
General to Show Cause Why He Has
Not Enforced the Anti Trust Law.

Washington, Aug. 9.-District as
sembly No. 66, of the Knights of La
Dor, last night authorized its legisla-
tive committee to bring quo warranto
proceedings against the attorney gen.
eral of the United States to show
cause why he has not enforced the
provisions of the antitrust law,
known as the Sherman act. This ac-
ton, which will be instituted to-day,
is aimed at the United States Steel
corporation, which will be charged,
it is alleged, with operating in viola
ton of the Sherman act. Labor lead
ers in this city say this will hasten a
solution of the strike now in progress.
They say that laws similar or nearly
similar to the Sherman law have been
enacted in nearly all the states and in
several of them, notably in Ohio and
Texas, the county attorneys have the
power of the attorney general of the
state in quo warranto proceedings
and that the Amalgamated associa-
ton has large fund on hand with
which to institute proceedings sim
liar to those to be begun here.
Former Attorney General Frank S.
Monnett, of Ohio, has been retained
by the American Antitrust league
to begin action before the state and
local courts of Ohio.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-15
NEWS FROM ALASKA.
Dawson Improving Rapidly Years
Product Of Gold About S?O,0OO,O0O-
Rich Vein Of Copper Discovered.

Washington, Aug. S.-lce has gone
down to two cents a pound and rents
promise to be cheaper, says Consul
McCook in o report to the state de-
partment upon conditions at Dawson
City, Alaska. Dawson, he says, is
rapidly. The gold output,
the consul says, probably will fall
short Of the estimate made earlier
In the year, and he believes $2O,OOO,-
900 to be fair estimate Of this years
product. BY orders from the Cana
dian government the whole country
under its jurisdiction has been
thrown open to prospectors, no claims
being reserved for the crown, as
formerly, and the royalty on the
gross output Of the mines has been
reduced from ten to five per cent.
Mr.. McCook says good roads are bad
ly needed in the mining country of
Alaska and that the government has
started to supply this deficit
A rich vein Of copper was discov-
cred about 25 miles from Dawson.
The Indians from the headquarters
Of the Tana brought down large
bag of copper ore Of extraordinary
richness to barter at Forty Mile. A
new strike of gold is reported on
Glen gulch in the American side near
Rampant.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-15
THE SHELTER ROBBERY.
One Man In Custody on Suspicion OF Being
Implicated In the THETA Strict
Search In the Vicinity.

San Francisco, Aug. Capt. Sey-
mour, of the local detective force,
mas disclosed unc Iuentry or tne man
whom the police department has in
custody on suspicion of being impli-
Gated in the robbery of $2SO,OO0 worth
of gold bullion from the Selby smelter
works at Vallejo Junction. The sus-
pect is John Winters, 81 years old, a
former employe of the smelling COM
pany. Winters stoutly claims that he
knows nothing whatever about the
robbery and that he is innocent.
The theory upon which the detec-
tives are now working is that the
robbery was executed by one man
only. 1t is thought that the two bars
of gold found on the waters edge
were placed there designedly for the
purpose of creating the impression
that the gold had been carried away
in a boat. On this hypothesis strict
search is being made near the vicinity
Of the robbery for the stolen gold.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-15

Washington, Aug. 9.-An interest
ing report has been received at the
state department from Consul Gen
eral Bellows at Yokohama, which
covers the commerce OF Japan for
1900 and, aside from statistics, gives
a comprehensive insight into condi-
lions in Japan other than those of
trade. One of the most hopeful fea-
lures of the situation in Japan, says
the consul general, is the recognition
by her educational classes of the
fact that cheap labor cannot compete
with machinery and the agitation of
questions of policy with regard to
labor. Machinery and foreign capt.
tai is expected to bring about benef-
cial changes in the near future.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-15
Rantoul. ILL.,. Devastated by Fire.

Champaign, ILL.,, Aug. 1O.-The en-
tire business portion of Rantoul was
destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
The Martin house is the only building
in the business section that escaped.
The fire originated in the grain ele-
vator and soon spread to adjacent
business buildings A steamer was
telegraphed for from this city and
in As minutes it was operating against
the fire. Five blocks were burned.
Many of the buildings destroyed had
been erected since the fire two years
ago. Thirty-six business firms were
burned out. Among the buildings de-
stroyed were the post Office, depot,
Masonic temple, New hotel and opera
house. Both newspaper offices were
burned. While much Of the contents
of the stores were saved, the loss will
exceed 100000. The insurance will
fall far short of that amount.