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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-04

Cupid did a very good years work in
Bucksport during 1900. and as re-
suit shows - marriages to his credit
an increase of IL over that 1899.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

According to an official report re-
Gently issued by the British govern
ment the Irish consume, per capita,
less intoxicating liquors than the Eng
lish or Scotch. During 1900 England
spent on alcoholic drinks $667, GO7,215
or S2O.79 per head of the population;
Scotland, S71,529,3O5 or S16.5S per
head; Ireland, $G5,322, O7O or $14.5o
per head The number of gallons con-
sumed in England per head was GAG;
in Scotland, 1S2; and in ireland, 1.G4.
1t must be remembered that the for
eign officials in Ireland drink heavily
and that the British element in the
country drink as much as they would
across the channel. Making proper de-
ductions for the total consumed in the
island by foreigners, it is safe to say
that the real Irish drink no more per
head than half the amount credited to
them. And yet they are stigmatized
as "a drunken people" by Anglo
SaXons and some advocates Of total
abstinence and prohibition.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

years. In the beginning of the nine
teenth century prosecutions Of editors
by the British government We're quite
common. At the present day no min
istry could afford to suppress a news
paper in Great Britain and imprison
the editor for criticising "the powers
that be-
1t is quite different in Ireland. 1t
was only recently that Editor Nc
Hugh, an Irish member of parliament,
was prosecuted for denouncing jury
packing. Another editor who criti-
cised the procedure was summoned to
show cause why he did so, but for
tunately for the editors no jury, even
though carefully packed by the gov
eminent, would agree on their guilt
and so they escaped.
McKinley's appointees in Cuba and
the Philippines are copying after the
British functionaries in Ireland and
South Africa in suppressing the free
dom of the press. In course of time
the newspapers in this country which
will dare to criticise Il plutocratic adj
minstration like that of President Nc
Kinley will fare no better than news
papers published in the American
colonies" The United States today
is only republic in name and is rap
idly becoming unparalleled. When
will the people get their eyes opened
and save it from impending destruc-
ton?
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13
BRIBERY OF LOUIS B0THA.

In this issue of the Irish Standard
will be found letter from Charles
D. Pierce, the Boer representative, in
which he charges Lord Roberts with
having offered. General Botha $4,000
per annum if he would become Bene-
dict Arnold. We have no hesitation
in saying that Roberts is capable of
resorting to any despicable methods for
the good of the empire on which the
sun never sets. There is nothing too
mean for British generals TO do in order
to place the yoke of subjugation on
the necks of people who have made
such gallant resistance as the South
African burghers. Roberts failed,
however, to make Botha a traitor, but
there is every indication that Kitchen
er is trying to buy him with British
gold.
1t was only recently that the ''but-
cher of Omdurman" entered into ne
gotiations with General Botha to end
the war. The terms offered by the
British commander were not satisfac-
tory, and therefore rejected by the
Boer general. Now comes news from
London that Botha has :eopened ne
gotiations for the conclusion of peace.
1t is said that after conference with
General De Wet he became convinced
that the intellect Of the Napoleon of
South Africa had so weakened from
anxiety and loss of sleep that he was
no longer responsible for his actions
and had lost influence over his men.
who We're rapidly deserving him.
Therefore Botha thinks the Jig is up
and he had better end the campaign.
The story is too "fishy" to be be-
lieved, and perhaps it is sent abroad to
pave the way for cessation of hos
Titles on the part of the British, who
are heartily tired of the disastrous and
costly war. Kitchener is apt to have
received instructions from England to
offer more favorable terms than at
first, and perhaps it has been sug-
gested to him to offer Botha larger
bride than was offered by Roberts.
We have confidence in the patriotism
Of Louis Botha and believe he will
contemptuously reject the most tempt
ing reward for treachery in the power
of England to bestow.
Nobody believes that the gallant De
Wet is breaking down either mentally
or physically. 1t is not the first time
that South African correspondents
have said he is demented. Some weeks
ago they reported he was weeping be-
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13
MULE SHIPMENTS TO AERIcA.

The suit brought in the United
States court at New Orleans by Gen
eral Pearson and Edward Van Ness,
to prevent the sailing of the Anglo
Australian from that port for Cape
Town with 1000 mules for the British
army, came up before Judge Parlangc
last Saturday. The Boer agents
amended their complaint so as to en-
join the Monterey, another British
transport, which had arrived in port,
to be loaded with braying quadrupeds,
and on request of counsel for the de-
PENDANTS the case was continued and
fixed for last Tuesday for hearing.
The case had attracted attention at
the war department in Washington
and also in London. 1t was given out
from Washington that the impression
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13
A Manila dispatch reads films: /.

A Manila dispatch reads thus: at
is possible that Aguinaldo will be soon
removed from the Malacanang palace
to large house with pleasant grounds,
No. Sc General Solano street, a fash
ionable quarter of the city, beside the
Pasig river, which is being renovated
and prepared for occupancy" The
humorous Anglomaniac who edits the
Pioneer Press makes it the subject of
a leading article in which he takes
"the Pasig river" as the antecedent of
(Which" instead of "a large house"
"Why not renovate No. Sc Solano
street and prepare it for occupancy?"
asks the grammatical critic from Nova
Scotia. When an able editor of a. cor
poration organ INDUCES in such hair
splitting as that, it is time to retire
him on a pension.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13
TO MICH. AND WIS. SUBSCRIBERS:

On next Monday our travelling agent,
Mr.. John Il. Pewtcrs, will leave for a
trip of several weeks and will call on
subscribers to the Irish Standard at
Weyerhauscr, Rhinelnnder, Mcnasha,
Oshkosh Marinettc and Ashland, Wis;
Ironwood, Baraga, I.aurium, L'Anse,
Marquette, st. Ignace, Calumet, Ish-
pening, Negauncc, Republic, Ontona-
con, Escanaba, Hancock, Opechce,
Gladstone and Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
We bespeak for Mr.. Pcwters a cordial
reception from our friends and patrons
in these cities, and hope that all will
be prepared to settle their subscription
accounts when called upon.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

In the injunction proceedings at
New Orleans the attorneys for the ship
ping companies commended that mules
were not contraband of war. The at
torneys for the Beers claimed they
were contraband and that the ship
ment Of them from a neutral port I'M
der the supervision OF British officers
was in violation of international law.
The attorneys for the defendants
claimed that the issue was political and
in the hands Of the Mckinley admin
istration and therefore out of juris-
diction Of the circuit courts. No de-
cision has yet been rendered.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13
A soldier of Kitchener,s armv writ

~ soldier of Kitchener's army writes
of farm burning in South Africa. He
is Britisher who married a Boer girl
before the war broke out. When hos
tilities began he joined the British
forces, while eight Of his wife's rela-
tives joined the Beers. But afterward
they concluded to fight no longer and
took the oath of neutrality. This fact,
it appears, did not save their property,
for their farms were recently burned
by the British and also the farm of the
British soldier, who is actually fight
ing the Beers.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

a Protestant minister of Fort Ches-
ter N. Y, named Brugler, was lately in
Cuba, and says he doesn't like the
"dagoes'' or the Cuba Libre element
of the population. He says the Span
iards and wealthy Cubans are emf
nently respectable and favor annexa-
ton to the United States, but the ida
goes" live and profit by revolution and
strife, and hate the Americans. Though
he says they profit by revolution, yet
he says they own no property and
have nothing to lose by disturbance.
Under the new constitution the "da-
goes" will be in the majority so far
as voting is concerned. and he thinks
it is unfortunate for the island. Brug-
Ter is an imperialist who cares moth
ing for Cuba or it's inhabitants. He
wants Cuba governed as an American
colony to spread the gospel among the
natives.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13
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The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

cause the British were following him
into Cape Colony. But he crossed over
the Orange river and returned with
out being caught. He had better rea-
son to laugh than to weep at the stu
pidity of the eight crack generals who
pursued him. The cock-and-bull sto-
ri"s of De Wet by the lying correspon-
dents are not credited outside of Lon
don. and even there they are begin
ming to be doubted.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

Father Phelan, in the Waterman,
eXults over the Democratic victory in
st. Louis last week. He says: "Four
years ago the A. P. AIS swept the
city. Last Tuesday st. Louis elected
practical Catholics to the Offices of
auditor treasurer, register, marshal,
president of the council and president
of the board of assessors by an aver.
age majority of 10000. We told them
then that Catholics died hard; now
we can tell them that they die not at
ALL"
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

The American Ecclesiastical Review
announces that it has obtained authen-
tic information from Rome pointing
out that the bull Of extension, extend
ing the indulgence of the Holy Year
for six months limits the privilege Of
gaining the indulgence Of the jubilee
to one time only, and is not applicable
to the suffering souls in purgatory
The paper says that there has been a
general impression that the indul-
gence might be repeated in behalf Of
the souls in purgatory, but that that
is an error.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

The Beers are villainously slandered
by Julian Ralph, the pseudo-American
war correspondent with the British
army in South Africa. In his second
book on the war he accuses them of
killing the British wounded and of
abusing the white flag and the Geneva
cross. He is fatty contradicted by,
English correspondents and is a lying
scoundrel who is a disgrace to Ameri-
can Journalism. He gives unqualified
praise to the magnanimous soldiers of
the late queen Of England.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

Two volumes in Spanish have just
been issued from the government press
in Washington, entitled GEL Archipie-
lago Filipino" being collection of
historical, geographical, statistical and
scientific data concerning the Philip
pine Archipelago, collected by the Fa-
theirs Of the Society of Jesus in charge
Of the observatory at Manila.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

The Hartford Times truly says:
"What we ought to desire, as nation,
is to bring home our soldiers as rap
idly as possible and let things take
their natural course in the orient, re-
tanning naval base there so long as
we may find it useful. The Philippine
Islands are for Americans moral as
we'll as physical pesthole, and the
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

Says the St. Paul Globe: 1t is a sig
nificant fact that four of the greatest
men of the Republican party-Harri-
son, Edmunds, Reed and Hoar-are
on record as opposing the Philippine
policy of President Mckinley. 1t can't
be said these men are "soreheads and
disappointed political hacks.' In the
eyes of such time-servers as the Pho
neer Press, however, they are 'strait-
ors.''
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

shed crocodile tears over the starving
reconcentrados in Cuba under the
Weyler regime, but it has nothing to
say about the starving Porto Ricans
under McKinley's governor. 1t is high
time for philanthropic Americans to
aid the victims of imperialism in the
little island. If action is not soon TAX
en- we shall have another Ireland at
our very doors.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13
General Funston is sharply criticised

General Funston is sharply criticised
for violating the rules of warfare in
capturing Aguinaldo. The United
States military code, rule 1O1, reads as
follows: "While deception in war is
admitted as just and necessary
means of hostility, and is consistent
with honorable warfare, the common
law OF war allows even capital pun
ishment for clandestine or treacherous
attempts to iniure an enemy because
they are so dangerous and it is so diff
icult to guard against them" The
Mckinley administration rewards
Funston for his treachery by promot-
ing him to the position of brigadier-
general in the regular army instead Of
censuring him. Adjutant-G General Cor
bin, however, does not consider him
anything but scout.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

King Edwards marauders in South
Africa have been so much in the habit
of hosting the white flag since the
surrender at Nicholson's Mex that the
British war Office has issued the fol-
lowing order to put stop to the cow
ardly proceeding: "Any officer or SOL
dier, who, when in the presence of the
enemy, displays white flag or other
token of surrender, will be tried BY
general courtmartial,"
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

The English chancellor Of the ex-
chequer has asked Speaker Gully to
punish the London Times for printing
official secrets by excluding it's repre-
sentatives from parliament. AS 10y
al Tory organ the Times should not
embarrass the Salisbury Balfour-
Chamberlain syndicate.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

The wife of Rev. Dr. Benjamin II.
De Costa, the noted Catholic convert,
died in New York last Saturday ut the
age of ~ years. She was taken sud
denly i'll and died in her husbands
arms. Her maiden name was Harriet
Spencer, and she Joined the Catholic
church with her husband about two
years ago.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

1t appears that Father ]. P. Prender-
CAST, of Kansas, and Father T. J.
Prendergast, of Missouri, are not "the
only twin priests in the world" The
Tipperary Nationalist says that Ia
theirs James and Thomas Mockler, of
the diocese of Waterford, are twins,
and that third brother is also in the
priesthood. They are the sons of the
late John Mockler, of Clonmel county
of Tipperary
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed sympa-
thizes with the Beers in their struggle
for freedom. He is opposed to Nc
Kinley's Philippine policy and saws
every people is capable of self-governA'
ment. ut may not be the kind that
we have or want" he says, "but it is
the kind that is satisfactory and suf6-
cient for Them"
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

fewer men we ever send there and the
ter we shall be Off" The returned SOL
diers have brought back the smallpox
to the United States, and before long
they may bring the leprosy and the
bubonic plague. 1t would be a just
rctribution upon American imperial
lists to become the victims of Asiatic
scourges of that kind for their "bene-
VIOLENT assimilation" of the Filipinos.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

McKinley's pro-consuls in the Phil
ippines have not yet succeeded in max
ing Aguinaldo traitor to his country's
cause. He cannot be coaxed or intim-
dated to sign a proclamation calling
upon his countrymen to lay down their
arms and surrender Internationally to
their former allies who came in the
guise of liberators to free their archi-
pelago from Spanish misrule.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

The paper which prints this heads it
The Voice of the Church, We should
be very sorry to belong to church
which speaks with such a voice, but
shocked-only very much pleased"
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

Says w. J. Bryan in the Commoner:
When Benedict Arnold aided foreign
government in it's effort to overthrow
American independence he was univer-
sally condemned by the colonists. We
shall have to forget those days before
we can grow enthusiastic in praise of
the Filipinos who Joined in the plot to
capture their general.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

1t Is estimated that since 1896, as Il
result Of the famine, 100000 persons
have died in India. That Is British
civilization with vengeance. Fam
ines were unknown in India until the
British began to rule it with Il rod Of
iron.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

Charles DENLY, member of the first
commission to the Philippines, says in
a recent issue Of the New York indie
pendent: eve have enough now to
do to secure the operation of the Mon
roe doctrine in Central and South
America, and in plotting the devious
steps Of Cuba, without assuming such
duties among the Malays and the Su-
lus."
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

Says the Catholic Columbian: "Bos-
ton produces queer specimens Of men
and women. At a dinner there given
to General Miles and Admiral Evans
the other night Rev. J. s. Cutler, of
Orange, Mass, said: If Bob Evans
goes to hell when he dies, I want to go
with him. He added: L believe in
the army; believe in General Miles
and Bob Evans-I am a Trinitarian.'
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

A special cable from Durham praises
on the Beers in the Transvaal. 1t is
said they attacked the Boer position
in Buffalo Bill style, firing rs they gal
loped along. What damage they did
is not told. Probably they galloped
too fast to hurt anyone.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

Says the Boston Republic: We sug-
gest this ticket to the Republicans for
1904: For president, Hon. Theodore
Roosevelt; for vice president, General
Fred Funston. And for campaign
shibboleth we propose: whats the
matter with Teddy the shooter and
Freddy the looter?"
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

Among our new exchanges is
L'Unfone Italo-Americana, published
in the interest of the italian people in
New York. 1t contains a department
in which lessons in the use of English
are given. For example: Parlate Ing
lese? Do you speak English? We are
glad that the Italians are learning the
language Of their adopted country in
that way.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

The initial number of the Catholic
School Journal, published monthly in
Milwaukee, is received. It is intended
for the teachers Of parochial schools
and is the first magazine of the kind
gotten up in this country. The annual
subscription is one dollar. 1t deserves
hearty support from priests and peo-
pie, and we wish it abundant success.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

In a letter to his family in England
a Tommy Atkins writes that johann
nesburg, the busiest town in South
Africa before the war, has been dam
aged fully IS per cent since the British
took possession. The Outlanders who
occupied the city have suffered more
from the British than they ever did
from the Beers.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

A dispatch from Washington says
that in the event of war between Rus
sla and Japan the United States would
remain neutral. What would Johnny
Hay do in case of war between Russia
and England?
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13
The Orange brethren Of Ulster have /,

The Orange brethren Of Ulster have
established two or three lodges of their
order in London. Their object is to
bring additional pressure to bear
upon the government against any al
teration in the phraseology of the
kings declaration" The followers of
King Billy Of the Boyne are as intense
ly intolerant to popery as they were in
the days Of the penal laws in Ireland.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

A London correspondent says that
King Edward is as much of a lingo as
any Of his subjects on the South Afri-
can war. He is more of Il lingo than
Labouchere, Stead and others.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

Pope Leo NIL. is preparing to cele-
brate the twenty-tifth anniversary of
his elevation to the pontticate which
will occur in 1903. A large committee
has been appointed to take charge Of
arrangements.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

1t is estimated by the war depart
ment that $4,000 Filipinos have been
slaughtered by McKinley's soldiers
since the outbreak on Feb. 4, 1899.
a vengeance.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

lord Kitchener ''regrets to say that
about 100 Lnncers and Yeomanry were
captured by the Beers the other day.
He adds that % of them escaped.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

A censored telegram from Manila
states that Aguinaldo is buying dia-
and other iewelry. That shows
he is not "dead-broke" yet.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

The news which comes to this coun-
try through English sources about the
in Russia must be taken
with a peck of salt.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

Margarc l.. Sheperd, the bogus tex
num-" is in trouble again for dissent
nating obscene literature in Brooklyn.
Anthony Comstock is after her.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

according to the report of the Taft
commission there are G,559,99S Catho-
lies in the Philippines.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

The English miners of Northumber-
land have submitted to a reduction of
20 per cent in their wages.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

The above rates include cost Of postage
to any part of the United States. Canada
or Mexico. To any other part Of the world
the postage will be SOC per year additional.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

More than half the immigrants to
the United States during 1900 came
from Southern Europe.
The Irish standard., 1901-04-13
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The Irish standard., 1901-04-13

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