The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-05-03

the premises, the occupier, a man
named McWatters, was found dead in
bed having evidently been suffocated
by the smoke.
At a conference held on Friday in
Belfast, of representatives of the Ul-
ster Farmers and Laborers' union, at
| which Mr.. w. 7. Russell was the only
member of parliament present, it was
resolved to ask the Ulster members to
vote against the second reading of the
new land bill, unless clause Sc was
withdrawn.
A warrant was issued Monday by Mr..
j. Woulfe Flanagan, r. NJ, for the ar
rest of an ex-rate collector of the
| Kings county council named Walter
Kane, on the charge of having en-
beZ2led a sum of $50 As. I'd, which he
is alleged to have received as rates
] from the Great Southern IL Western
Railway company, and failed to lodge
to the credit of the county council. The
| information was sworn by Mr.. John V.
Brown, assistant secretary of the coun-
| ~ council. The defaulting collector
| has not yet been arrested.
Early on Wednesday a erious fire
| broke out at the dwelling house of Mr..
| Martin GUILTY, Ballydaheen, Bruff and
| resulted in doing very considerable
damage before it was overcome. The
| fire was discovered by man named
Nolan, who at once gave the alarm,
but by this time much damage had
been done. The thatched portion of
| the house was destroyed. and seven
valuable calves in an clubhouse were
also destroyed.
At Limerick quarter sessions on
Thursday, before Judge Adams the
Limerick fishery conservators appealed
from the decision of the Magistrates at
New Pallas petty sessions, dismissing
three summonses for illegal fishing by
a spear on the part of two men named
Martin and Frank Ryan. His honor
reversed the decision of the magis-
trates and imposed a fine of Ga in each
case with costs, remarking that per-
sons killing spawning fish should be
sent to jail for eighteen months.
The Kildare county council, at it's
last meeting, received DR.. Joseph
Smyth's resignation as coroner of
North Kildare. DR.. Smyth has recently
been appointed medical inspector to
the local government board, and in
consequence had to resign the position
of dispensary medical officer of Mas,
medical officer of health to Mas urban
council and coroner. He is a National
ist Local interest in the elections for
dispensary doctor and coroner is very
keen, and for many weeks back Wig
orous canvass for both positions has
been pursued.
Mr.. John Redmond, NJ. P, was pre-
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the city of Cork on Friday. Addressing
the corporation, he claimed that the
attendance of the Irish party in the
house of commons this session had
been far better than that of any Eng
lish party. and better than that of any
Irish party he had known during his
twenty-five years of public life. He
described the land bill introduced by
Mr.. Wyndham as halting and insin-
cere measure, and said he Gid not be-
lieve the government had any sincere
intention of going on with it.
The congress of the Irish National
Teachers organization concluded at
Cork on Friday. A resolution was
passed resembling that passed on We'd
nesday in reference to residual grant,
on the motion of Mr.. Thompson of Bel |
fast Among the resolutions passed |
at Thursdays sitting was one trusting
that managers and teachers would in !
troduce the teaching of Irish in their |
and expressing the opinion !
that students in all training colleges |
in Ireland should receive instruction in !
Irish.
Information has reached Sligo that a |
man named Moye. aged about 90 years, |
who had spent some time in the United !
States, was found dead, hanging from
a creased rope, which he had appar
emily adjusted with great care. His !
mother, who was sick in bed. heard a
scream. and, on going into the room, !
saw the terrible sight. Deceased's |
niece, who was about to go to the Unit |
ed States the following week, had |
eft the house on some business, and he
look advantage of her absence to COM
nit the awful deed. An inquest was
held by Dr. Flannery, and the usual
verdict was returned.
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The members of the Skibbereen
Young Ireland society decided at
recent meeting to start a fund for the
erection of a monument in Skibbereen
% the men of '9S, As and 81. Already
he arrangements in connection with
lie COlIeCilOH df6 htil uilueT way. ana
he members intend travelling through
Ind soliciting subscriptions in all the
owns and districts of south and west
Cork for the purpose. They have al
eady received many promises of sup
'crt not alone in the locality, but from
Cork men in America and other coun-
ries. They hope to be able to erect
monument which will be worthy of the
own.
On Friday a circus performance was
.iven in huge marquee erected in the
iaymarket. Armagh, by a travelling
ompany. There was a large attend
nee of spectators, and towards the
lose of the performance a panic was
aused by the stand, which was re-
erved for two shillings ticket holders,
the people on it being
brown to the ground. Luckily the
tand was not too high, and the occu-
ants, including number of children,
scaped without injury, but were ter
IDLY frightened. The incident Great |
d considerable panic and excitement |
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DR.. Kenna, coroner for South Kill ;
are. held an inquest at the Curraugh !
amp hospital on Saturday on the re-
lains of Private Johnson and Corporal ! {
aylor of the Irish Horse whose deaths
ere caused the previous evening by
he accidental discharge of a Colt
uick-firing automatic gun while the :
lembers of the corps were engaged in
un practice. Private Johnston lived {
t Donneybrook and Corporal Taylor l
as native of Monasterevan. The !
Try found that the occurrence was I
occidental. and they did not attach Y
lame to anyone. t
a shocking discovery was made on S
.onday night at 115 Rialto cottages,
oiphin's barn, all the inmates of the
ouse being found dead, having been t