The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-04-27
ANTRIM.

AS already announced by cable. on
April, 4, amid tremendous enthusiasm
the White Star liner Celtic, the largest
ship in the world, was successfully
launched from the Queens Island, Bel
fast, in the presence of fully 10000
people. Special platforms had been
erected for a distinguished company
invited by the owners and builders,
the guests including Countess Cado-
gan and her two sons, who Travelled
specially from London that night; the
Marquis and Warehouses of Dufferin
and Ava, Marquis and Warehouses Of
Londonderry, Marquis Of Hartford, the
Countess of Antrim, Earl and Count
ess Of Shaftesbury, Lord Dunluce,
Lord Charlemont, Lady Helen Stew
art, and Viscount Massereene. The
weather was most favorable. Exactly
at 1915 powerful detonator was dis
charged as signal that all was ready.
Mr.. A. Carlisle opened hydraulic
valve, which released the Triggers hold
ing the vessel, and the huge leviathan
glided from the slips, and within half
a minute was af1oat.
CORK.
Steady and satisfactory progress is
recorded for the Cork exposition, to be
held in 1902 Every day the general
scope and the main features of the
undertaking become more clearly de-
fined, and it's prospects of obtaining an
abundant success are more distinctly
assured. At the meeting of the exec
utive committee, on April 4, it was
stated that the subscriptions had
reached f4,5OO. A deputation was ap-
pointed to proceed to Dublin to collect
funds. The lord lieutenant has already
subscribed ESQ.
CLARE
At the last Limerick county petty
sessions, Mr. Hickson, R. NJ, presid-
ing, James Bourle, of Cleenagh, New
market-on-Fergus, was charged under
the peace preservation act with having
in his possession, on the Both January,
at Farranshone quantity of ammu-
milton, within proclaimed district,
and for which he could not satisfac-
torily account. He was ordered to
find bail to be of good behavior
himself Of Is and two sureties of e.
los. each, or in default to IA days
imprisonment.
DERRY.
On April /, DR.. Caldwell, coroner.
held an inquest on the body of John
White, aged 10, who had died at Bal
linteer near Coleraine, under peculiar
circumstances. The evidence showed
that deceased and another boy named
Dan Mclaughlin were playing with an
old pitchfork in a barn belonging to
the latter's father. One tried to take
the fork from the other, and they
were pulling at it, when the head came
off suddenly, and one of the prongs
went up Whites nose, penetrating the
brain. The poor lad fingered in agony
until next night, when he died. The
jury found a verdict of death from
injuries accidentally received, no
blame attaching to Mclaughlin.
DUBLIN.
At the regular meeting of the South
Dublin Rural District Council, on Ap-
ril Sd, held in the Boardroom of the
James's street Workhouse,-the Chair
man (Mr. Joseph Mooney, ]. P.), pre-
siding, Mr.. William Sheridan gave a
surprise to the Board, by handing in
the. following notice of notion
"That we, the Guardians of the South
Dublin Union, desire most respectful
~ to urge upon his Majesty's atten-
ton the desirabi1ity of transferring
two-thirds of the Royal Irish Consta-
bulary to the Colonies, or to the Chi