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The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

a far greater power on the stump or
i'll the forum. His unique and some
what fantastic contributions to liter
allure evinced his capacity for larger
and more solid achievements il he had
dedicated his powers to the truth i'll
art rather than to the Sensational in
effect
The Minneapolis Times pays grand
tribute to Donnelly, saying i'll part:
Who that remembers Mr.. Donnelly i'll
his prime, and heard him stirred to his
recall how fOrceful was the man, how
apt, how incisive, and how eloquent?
That he was not more convincing was
due to the lack of Il mental balance
wheel Gifted With the Celtic humor,
the quick perception, the ready repair
tee, and the plausible methods of pres
entation of his ancestral race, Mr.
Donnelly was Il man who was feared
by other debaters and could not be
regarded as Il mean opponent no mat
ter what side he took of the question
at Issue, or in. what sphere his argu-
mentative powers We're put in play.
The Minneapolis Tribune editorially
says of Donnelly: Rarely has there
been man more gifted by nature
than Ignatius Donneny. y robust con-
stitution, bright and comprehensive
intellect, Il heart beating with kindly
sympathy for his fellow mortals, q
magnetic presence, an eloquent tongue,
an unbounded tiuency of speech, and
an mriyalled power OF the invective
fitted him to contend for honors in any
forum. 1t has often been said that if
he had been rs well balanced as he
was talented, he would have been one
of the greatest men this or any other
country ever produced. This is, III ract.
the general feeling of those who knew
him best, and few will gainsay the
verdict.
The st. Paul Globe says of the il,
lustrious Irish-American: Keen in
perception, and marvelously ready in
reply, Mr.. Donnelly was, perhaps, the
most merciless of all the debaters who
ever sat in the legislature of this state.
While in the national congress he DEM
onstrated to colleagues that the then
frontier had no apologies to ask in
comparative ability of it's older neigh
bors in the sisterhood of states. Gift
ed with Il memory almost marvellous.
an indefatigable reader. and With all
the wealth OF poetry that Il long line
of Irish ancestry could give him, his
orations We're almost faultless i'll die
tion. and i'll his powers as an orator
he was always as forceful and as fac
lie as was his pen. His lectures bris-
tied with wit and glistened with hui
NOR; his impronEptu addresses were
apt and always interesting.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

On Christmas Day, John d. Clim-
Minis, the New York millionaire coil
tractor, donned a White apron around
his waist and acted as chief waiter Oh
300 inmates of the House Of the Aged.
conducted by the Little Sisters of the
POOR. He contributed the menu, conf
posed OF plenty of turkey, chicken.
roast beef and eatables of all kinds
Mr.. Crinmnins' three sons and four
daughters assisted their father in watt
ing on the tables. "God bless YOU
said the old people to their benefactor
and his children, and who will say
their prayer was not granted?
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05
Chau, Manchuria, South Africa and

Chau, Manchuria, South Africa and
the Philippines, with her soul full of
meanness, her pocket full of Doodle
and her mouth full of pious hypocri-
cies. Give her soap and towel but hide
the looking glass" The Methodist min
listers who approve of Methodist Nc
Kinley's benevolent assimilation in
the Philippines say that the American
humorist's message is a scurrilous in
suit to the whole Christian world.
Mark Twain uttered a sober and SOL
emn sentiment which is not appreciat-
ed by canting hypocrites who have
God on their lips while their hearts
are far from Him. We think more of
Mark Twain now than ever for re-
buking the whited sepulchres.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05
1t now appears that the English sol

1t now appears that the English sol
diers captured by the Beers are re-
leased on parole. The British cores
pondents don't say so, but the Beers
are not so foolish as to let them so to
fight again during the war. Gen. Sam
uel Pearson, of the Transvaal army,
stated recently in New York that Gen.
ian Hamilton, the cavalry leader, was
captured and paroled, and that is the
reason he returned home. The com
mander Of the yeomanry recently cap
tured and released is going back to
England.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

Victoria's Irish Guards, recently or
ganized, are assigned to the dirty Of
guarding the British metropolis. They
are simply counterfeits made up of the
riff-raff of English military or'ganiZa-
tons. If they were genuine Irish they
would not be trusted with garrisoning
the modern Babylon. They are called
Irish for the purpose of catching real
Irishmen for the British service. and
to show the world that the Irish are
loyal to the queen whatever Irish Ma
tionalists may say to the contrary.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

Thomas Il. Reed, eX-spcaker of the
House of Representatives,, while In
Washington recently propounded the
following conundrum to some of his
friends: If the United States can kill
10000 Filipinos in ten months and call
1t benevolent assimilation, how many
did Spain have to kill in three hun
dred years to warrant the Quilted
States in designating Spanish rule rs
barbarism.?
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

A special cable from Paris to the
New York World says that influential
French priests and laymen are organ
duce the Vatican to bestow II Cardin-
ais hat on Archbishop Ireland because
Of his affection for France and because
it is wide-aw;lllc pl'clntes of his sort
who are best fitted for the carlinalate
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

Lord Kitchener finds Il big difference
between fighting the Beers and tile
DerviSres. Since Roberts departed
for home the butcher of Omdurman"
has been kept exceedingly busy in
chasing the elusive DE Wet, and has
suffered heavily in killed, wounded
and prisoners.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05
HORRIBLE BRITISH ATROCITIES.

n veil is being drawn-or sought to
be dllwn-over what is now going on
in South Africa. hut despite every eff
fort some glimpSeS Of the truth are OBJ
tanned through cllinks, says the Phila-
delphia Standard and Times. The
most remarkable thing about this So
called war is the hartliloOd in denial
displayed by both principals and
agents. Butler, the ridiculous stuffed
general, who went out with Il repllta-
ton how acquired nobody knows, and
came back minus everything but his
dewlap and his wartlrObc, has told the
British nation that the only Boer forces
in the field now are bandits and ass:,s-
sins; and before the words We're dry on
the page of the reporter Cape Colony
was invaded by three separate armies
of Boers-as Boer armies numerically
go-and panic seized upon the great
British Empire. Butler. who is now
gazctted Lord Ladysmith, for his Won
derful fes,ts of arms at lTugela, swore
at Il puhlic banquet that there We're no
atrocities perpetratel in the Transvaal
and that all the army of England was
as well behaved as .Arthur's Knights
OF the Round Table. Sir Alfred Mil
ncr swore more cmphaticnlly still that
all the tales about llOusc-hurning and
marrying of women and children were
weak inventions of the enemy" But.
unfortunately for the reputation OF
these high-soulcd apologists. Lord Rob,
crts' order commanding the burning of
houses and the turning out of women
and children had to be given to Tho
world as the sanction for the atrocities
for which even the acal1li;sr Kitchener
refuses to be made responsible as the
principal. The truth is Row comm"
ont. 1t has been forced from the
scoundrrlly perpetrators by the fact of
the Roer invasion of Caps Colony.
There the resident Dutch are known to
be ripe for revolt because of the shock
ing treatment of their kith and kin in
the Transvaal, and ut last the curtain
is being lifted on the real stage effects
which Mr.. Chamberlain's management
has been successful in> producing in
South Africa.
There are in England. fortunately,
some leaders of men who are not lost
to shame in the hour of their country's
degradation. Prominent among the po-
litical celebrities who have taken Il
stand against the Bocr war, and there
by incurred political ostlncism. is Mr..
Leonard Courtney, the former member
of parliament for Liskeslrd and for
many years vice chairman Of commit
tee In the House of ComMnonsc- one of
the highest and most responsible hon
orary positions in the great British as
sembly. Mr.. Courtney has lost his
seat, after more than thirty years hon
orable service, because he would not
fall in with the freebooter policy Of
Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr.. Cecil
Rhodes. Now he is engaged in the
patriotic task of endeavoring to save
his country from utter ignominy by
getting a halt called upon the horrible
rufiianism in South Africa which ought
to make Mr.. GladStone's bones turn in
their coffin. On December II he pre-
sided at a meeting in London for that
purpose, and in introducing Mr.. Rob
ertson, the special correspondent Of
London paper, who had Just returned
from the theater of horrors, he gave
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

Col. Arthur Lynch. whose article on
WAR Correspondents" appears else
where in this issue. sailed for Havre
last Sunday aboard the La NOrmandic
to sec President Kruger and try to
persuade him to come to America.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

The Minneapolis Times says that
the war in South Africa is a blot Oh
Christendom's escutclleon." The same
may be truly said of McKinley's DE
nevolent assimilation" in the Philip
pines.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05
it springs-I believe that whoever does
that, does an injury ITO the common
wealth, which suppose he processes
to love, and does love-"

The recent article i'll the Saturday
Evening Post by Grover Cleveland.
''the stuffed prophet" has been adj
velsely criticised by the leading Dem
ocratic papers of the country, North,
South. East and West. Every disin-
terested Jeffersonian Democrat KNOWS
that Grover is with the classes against
the masses, and that his 'silk-stock.
inged followers might as well call
themselves Republicans as Democrats
Though Cleveland was elected twice
while Bryan was defeated twice, yet
the common, everyday people have
twice as much. confidence in the integ
rity, honesty and Americanism of Bry-
an than they have in the platitudinous
hrlmbug of Gray Gables.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

A dispatch from London says that
William O'Brien, Nj. p, is suffering
from a severe attack of pleurisy and
has been ordered to Egypt to recruit.
We hope the report is not true.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

After the severe loss sustained by
the Canadians in South Africa, anoth-
Ell detachment is being organized to
aid the mother country against a hand
full of Beers. They are carrying their
loyalty too far.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

We publish to-day from the Free
mans Journal VIM. O'Brien's speech
against L. NJ. Healy ut the Dublin
convention. Two Catholic priests
spoke for Healy and two against hian.
Out of $500 delegates only ID, accord
ing to the Irish People. and %, accord
ing to the Freemans Journal, voted
against the resolution to expel Healy
from the Irish parliamentary party.
Tim Harrington and Edmund Leamy
We're opposed to his expulsion, but
John Dillon favored it. John Redmond
signified his disapprobation, but
"bowed to the will of the majority
for the sake of unity. We hope to see
Healy restored to favor during the new
year.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

"A new month, a new year and new
century began last Tuesday-a rare
combination which all persons now liv-
ing are not likely to see again in this
world.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05
The birth rate in Minneano,is is .

The birth rate in Minneapolis is OH
the decrease, according to the annual
report of the health commissioner
During 1900 there We're 4.047 births.
in 1899. 1857; in 1898. 1916: in 1897,
1852, and i'll 1896, 4,Ge5. During.
these five years the population of the
city has increased from 10000 to.
100000. Is Minneapolis copying after.
Paris? There is food for reflection in.
the official figures. IL
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

We wish you all Il Happy New Cen
fury, but not great many of them.
A few is enough for ordinary mortals.
The Irish standard., 1901-01-05

Lord Dufferin, former governor gen
eral of Canada, and son of Lady Duff
ferin who wrote "I'm sitting on the
stfle, Mary" is in great trouble at the
opening of the twentieth century. A
son of his was killed at the battle of
Colenso while trying to save the Brit
ish artillery, and another son was Sc
riously wounded in a recent encounter
with the Beers. Lord Dufferin was the
], chairman of the London and Globe
finance corporation which dragged
down thirteen firms in London the 9th
er day.
Mark Twain's telegram to the Red
Cross people at their watch night SER
vices, as a greeting to the new century,
read as follows: II bring to you a
stately matron named Christendom. re-
turning bedraggled, besmirched and
dishonored from pirate. raids In Kiao-
Evening star., 1901-10-23
PAY INSTEAD OPERATIONS.
Experiment instituted by Genera
Hughes With Native Scouts.

Hughes With Native Scouts.
General Hughes, comnHanding the De-
partment of the Visayas, has Instituted an
experiment with the native scouts now in
the American army in the Philippines in
the matter Of commutation Of rations. In
circular issued on the subject he says
that these people are not accustomed 20 our
methods and means of preparing food and
do not know how to use our materials.
They know all about rice and how u cook
1t, however, and General Hughes says, in
order to satisfy them,s spare our, otfic ,rs
much worry over culinary matters in the
company kitchens and to enable the ,at.ve
soldier to have things somewhat in his
own way, but above all. sas q matter OF
economy to the government, the depart
ment commander recommends the con,mu-
tation of the ration Of the native soldier to
15 cents gold per diem.
In his experience in Manila, General
sum would keep a native in good healthy
condition and he thinks. the man who has
the certainty Of una peseta&y media cada
dia" GO cents day. will consider himself
quite Independent so far as flood supply is
concerned. The exploiting 6 this experi-
ment has been intrusted, to several compa-
MES of native scouts and the month of
September designated far the trial.
The department commandef has also an
nounced that he desires to experiment with
the natural long forags Of the Philippines
on larger scale than has heen lone here
tofore Mules, being hardter animals than
the ordinary breed of cavalry horses, are to
be utilized for the experiments and the nec-
essary orders have been given to that end.
Evening star., 1901-10-23
CADET COMFORT PRAISED.
Col. Schuyler Writes to the Secreta
of the Navy REGARDING His Serxics

Col. Schuyler Writes to the Secretary
of the Navy Regarding His Services.
Col W. S. Schuyler, 46th Volunteer In-
fantry, has written a letter to the Secretary
of the Navy commencing the valuable ser
vice of Naval Cadet James H. CONF Fort,
commanding the gunboat Basco, during the
expedition to Ponimon, province of Cavite,
in February last. According to Col. Schuy-
Ter. Cadet Comfort placed the Basco at the
disposal of his command and landed the
troops on a dangerous coast with great
SKILL afterward accompanying his column
through the land operations. Col Schuyler
says he is also grateful to the crew OF rhe
gunboat for unremttipg exertions for the
success of the expedition.
Naval Cadet Comfort - says Col. Schuy-
ler, accompanied the land forces in the
capture of Gregono: subsequently conduct
ed the Basco from Punta Gorda to Patun-
gan bay. a distance of five miles, over a
rough sea. and then, with his crew. worked
all night running to and from Natc. ard
all the next day carrying, troops between
Punta Gorda and Patungan."
Evening star., 1901-10-23
OHIO DEMOCRATS OPEN CAMPAIGN
Col kiIbourne and Others Speak at
BucyruS.

Col. kilbourne and Others Speak at
Bucyrus.
BUCYRUS, Ohio, October 23.-The demo-
Gratis formally opened their state cam
paign here today with excursions from all
parts of the state and vary large at
tendance. This city was founded oy the
grandfather of Col. James kilbour7a the
democratic candidate for governor, and Sc
lected for the opening demonstration on
that account. 1t is the county seat of one
Of the strongest democratic counties in
the state.
The speakers today included Col. James
Kilbourne, Anthony Howells, candidate for
lieutenant governor; Mayor Tom L. john
son and Charles w. Baker, candidate for
United States senator.
At the meeting tonight ]. L. Zimmerman
Of Springfield, an opponent of Col. Kilbourne
for the nomination of governor at the last
convention; Representative James n. Nor
ton and others will make addresses. Gen.
E. B. Finley, formerly representative from
this district, presided today.
The largest visiting delegation cane from
Columbus, the home Of Col. James Kill
bourne. 1t was decided to have no speak
ers from other states and a short cam
paign of only eleven days will be carried
on by Ohio speakers only.
The decorations in this city were unusu-
ally elaborate. The public square where the
speaking took place was elaborately ar
ranged as court of honor, and nearly all
residences as well as business buildings
were decorated without regard to the polit-
ical affiliations Of owners or occupants
Many residences displayed portraits of for
mer President Mckinley and President
Roosevelt. The arrivals of Col. Kilbourne,
Charles w. Baker, j. L. Zimmerman and
other leaders, with the escorting clubs from
Columbus and Mayor Tom L. Johnson and
his escort from Cleveland. were signalized
by great enthusiasm. The weather was ex-
ceptionally pleasant.
Evening star., 1901-10-23
CONEEssEs To OLD MURDER.
John Dongan of Alabama Was a
Molly Mcguire.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, October 23.-Sheriff
Beddall of Schuylkill county has received
telegram from P. H. Montgomery at Stout's
Mountain Ala, stating that he has under
arrest John Dongan, who has confessed
that he helped to murder Alexander Ray,
near Centralia, during the reign Of the
Mollie Masuires in the anthracite region.
Ray was a colliery superintendent, and was
driving to his colliery in a carriage, when
he was set upon by Patrick Hester, Nc,
Hugh and TuIfy, who were convicted Of the
murder and hanged. The SchuylkilI coun-
ty officials are considering the advisability
of having the self-confessed murderer
brought here for trial.
Evening star., 1901-10-23
GEN. BuLLER TURNED DOWN.
Relieved of Command on Account of
Recent Speech.


Recent Speech.
LONDON October 23-The afternoon
newspapers today agree that the dismissal
of Cen Butler from the command of the
1st Army Corps and placing him on half
pay was inevitable. 1t appears that the
general was officially notified of the decision
late yesterday evening, the notification be-
ing delivered at his official residence, at
AIdershot by a special messenger from the
wal office at about the same time that 1t
was issued to the newspapers. This morn
ing's army orders at AlderShot announce
that Cen Butler has already given up his
command
A dispatch from London yesterday says:
Sir Redvers Butler has been relieved from
command of the list Army Corps, in conse-
quence of the speech he made October lo
after the luncheon given in his honor by
the Kings Royal Rifles, dealing with his
famous dispatch to Gen. White at Lady
smith. He has been placed on half pay,
and Gen. French has been appointed to
succeed him.
In the official announcement the war Of
flee says that the commander-in-chief, "af-
ter full consideration of all the circum-
stances and the explanations furnished
recommended that Gen. Butler be relieved,
which has been done.
The appointment of Gen. French is to
take effect when his services are no long
er required in South Africa" Pending Gen.
French's return, Gen. Hildyard will COM
mand at AlderShot.
Gen. Buffers supercession was not unex-
pected, but the manner of it has caused a
sensation. 1t is understood that the gov
ernment endeavored to break the fall by
giving him the option of resigning, but that
Butler declined to give way.
The morning papers all express sympathy
for the unfortunate ending of brilliant
career, but they are unanimous that no
other course was open after his indiscreet
speech, and they express the greatest sp-
proval of the selection of Gen. French to
succeed him.
The Daily Chronicle and the Daily News
attack the government for weakness and
lack of courage In ever appointing Gen.
Butler to the command of an army corps
The Times, confirming the report that
Gen. Butler preferred dismissal to resigna-
ton, expresses astonishment at his "amaz-
ing defects of judgment and sense of mil
tary discipline and says it hopes the
change is the beginning of an era of real
army reform.
Evening star., 1901-10-23
EMDEN, THE NEW GERMAN PORT.
1t Is Stated That 1t Can Accom- IN Oda t.
the Largest Ships.


The State Department has received from
Mr.. Jackson, secretary Of embassy at Ber-
lin, a report upon the new German port of
Emden, which was opened with elaborate
ceremony last month. 1t is stated that this
port can accommodate the largest seagoing
ships. The inner harbor has everywhere
depth of nearly twenty feet, while the
depth Of the outer harbor at mean high
water is more than thirty-six feet, SO that
it can accommodate ships drawing nearly
twenty-seven feet of water at all times
The harbor will be kept open in winter
and the channel of the Ems from Emden to
the sea is to be made ten meters, or 80. S
feet, deep. Quays have been built in the
outer harbor. and electric cranes, cealing
chutes, etc, have been provided The outer
harbor is a free harbor and provision has
been made for the loading and unloading of
goods and for storage, with comparatively
little supervision by the customs authori-
ties
Evening star., 1901-10-23
MINISTER DUDLEY ON VACATION.
He Says Conditions In Peru Are Very
Satisfactory.

He Says CONDITIONS In Hefu are very
Satisfactory.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 23.-Irving B.
Dudley. United States minister to Peru, has
arrived here on vacation trip. In an in
terview he said:
Conditions In Peru, politically, CONNER
cially and financially, are quite satisfactory
There has been no political disturbances
during the past seven years. Peru Is now
on a gold basis, and the gold monetary
system has proved of incalculable advan-
tage to the country. There is not the slight
est fuctuation in the rate of exchange.
"At the present time Peru is on the verge
of big boom. Minerals have been dlscoV-
cred in the heart of the Andes and Ameri-
can capital to the amount of $S,OOO,OoO or
s1O,0OO,OOO is to be invested in their develop
ment The project involves the building or
eighty miles of railroad.
Minister Dudley expects to remain In the
city about week.
Evening star., 1901-10-23
w. e. Parkhur.t.. Body Found.

FLINT, Mich, October 23.-The body of
VIM. E. Parkhurst. who attempted to MUIR
der his wife last night. and disappeared
after seriously wounding her in the breast,
was found today in barnyard three miles
from here. Parkhurst had blown his brains
out, and the revolver with which he fired
the shot was still clutched In his hand.
Mrs Parkhurst will recover. Jealousy was
the cause of the shooting.
Evening star., 1901-10-23
RELIEVES CAPT. -ovERToN.
Lfeut. H. B. Ferguson Assigned I
Duty In the War. Department.

Duty In the War Department.
Lieutenant H. B. Ferguson, corps of en-
gineers, recently detached from duty in the
division of the Philippines. has been as
signed to duty in the military information
division of the War Department as the re-
lief of Captain w. s. overton of the coast
artillery who is to be transferred to duty
at Fort Slociim, N. r, Lieutenant Fergu-
son has been officially complimentsd zfor
the clear and comprehensive character of
his reports of operations in the Philippines
and it is expected he Will prove an able as
sistant to Colonel Simpson of the adjutant
generals department, who is In charge, of
the military Information division.