The Irish standard., 1902-10-11

The greatest sympathy is felt for the
father and family If the deceased, who
was Il quiet and inotTensive young
man.
LIMERICK.
The death is announced on Sept 18th
at the Franciscan Cnvent, Henry
sti'2et, Limerick, of venerable mem
Der OF the communicable Rev. Thorn
us James Burke, .. l.. NJ. who laI
been i'll delicate health ftr some
months Father Burke was born in
Galway in 1922, and was schoolfel-
low of his famous lGlmesslke. Father
Tom Burke the brilliant Dominican
preacher. In 1850 he went to Rome.
and WIS ordained there in 1856. H.,
then returned to Ireland, and minis
tered in Galway, Dublin and Athlone.
h;ing Guardian of the Franciscan
Convent i'll that town. In 1861 he came
to Limerick, where he remained till
the time of his death, beloved by all
who knew him. Solemn Requiem
High Mass was celebrated in the Fran
ciScan Church on the 10Th for the re-
pose of his soul.
LEITRINI.
at the I-eitlim regular meeting OF
the Carrick~on- Shannon Board f Guar
dilals on September 18th, the following
resolution. proposed by Mr.. Thomas
}. Flynn and sec .nGed by Mr.. Thomas
wynn, was passed unanimously
That we, the Carricll- on Shannon
Board of Guardians. welcome the la.
est phase of WyMhams Coercion no.
icy, i'll proclaiming Dublin, Limerick,
Longford and other counties, and we
beg to assure him and the other Castle
hacks, that instead of injurng the ma
tional cause by this latest move on
their part. they are promoting the
principles of Irish nationality. The
Castle authorities, by their recent act
ion, are only throwing mud in the
faces OF the Judges of .ASsZe, who ot
tile last -ASszes felt bound to conwrot-
ulate the different grand julies on the
cfllneleSs state Of their respective
counties. Copy of this resolution to be
sent to MIR. Wynlham and the chair
man of the Irish Parliamentary
Parity"
QUEENS COUNTY.
~ reward of f1OO is offered by the
marlborough prison authorities for in
formation that will Lead to the recap
ture of Lyncaehann. the escaped con-
v1ct. So far, t[lle police have mot OBJ
tanned the slightest clue to his wher,
abouts; nor are they likely to obtain
any, unless, as in the former instance
some other act Of his should attract at-
tc1ltiOn to illim.
ROSCONINION.
On the morning of September 18TH
news was received i'm Carrick Shan
non that the dead body Of young
lad named Francis Heslin, aged 1G
years, had been found on the previous
Saturday evening in a drain on the
farm Of Mrs. Dowler, of Derrymar-
gon, county Roscommon, with which
lady Heslin worked as servant. The
deceased and Mrs. Dowler;s son, who
was aged about % years, had been
working together throughout Satur-
day, bringing in corn to the llaggard
and about o'clock they left the house
with the object of continuing their
work. A short time afterward Hes
Inns sister, who was also servant in
the Dowl2r family had occasion to 20
to we'll close by for a bucket of wa
ter, and when she did go, SHE IL ticed
her brother in the drain with his head
stuck down in the water and mud and
his feet upward. She gave the alarm
but when the unfortunate boys body
was taken up life was found to be ex-
tinct. Dowler was missing; but the
next day, on search being made, his
dead body was found, the throat being
cut. A new clasp knife was found
with his, with which { is supposed
that he committed tine deed. For
some time past young Dowler was no.
ticed to be strange in his manner, and
it lis salrmised that he threw young
Heslin into the drain, where he smoth-
cred, and then committed suicide.
SLIGO.
On the morning of Sept. 9, at 8
O'Clock, Mr.. Ntzhugh,, M. p, was re-
leased from Sligo Jail on the compile
ton of his three months sentence of
Imprisonment for contempt of court.
The event was made the OCCASION of
a most remarkable popular display of
enthusiasm, showing how popular MI.
Ntzhugh, is, and how his action is ap-
preciatad. 1t was not known exactly
at what hour the honorable gentleman
would be released; so, at half-nust 6
O'Clock the members of the Sligo Wan
derers' Club. of which Mr.. Ntzhugh,
is president, the members of the Sligo
Borough Branch of the League, the
mayor alderman Kecnan), and almost
all the members of the Sligo Corpora
ton assembled and proceeded to tie
Jail gates. Shortly afterwards, con-
tingents and bands arrived from
Drumcliffe and Calry. There was a