The Irish standard., 1902-04-12

the Mattickers and Jingoes of the
greatest helot empire the world has
ever seen. Copies of this to be sent
to his eNcellency, President kruger
(care of the Queen OF Holland) and
General Delarey." The resolution was
opposed by Mr.. w. A. Ledwich and
Mr.. Peyton, an Englishman; but Mr..
O'Brien insisted on it's being put from
the chair: and, after long discussion,
during which there We're many heated
interchanges of words, the chairman
put the resolution, which was carried
by a large majority.
LIMERICK.
st. Patrick's Day was observed as a
national holiday, almost universally,
in Limerick. Nearly every shop in
the city was closed. Very few coun-
try people came in, as they We're re-
quested to do the shopping OH the pre-
vious Saturday, and avoid purchasing
on Monday. The three monster"
drapery houses, employing between
200 and 800 hands, declined to fall in
with the general movement till late on
Saturday evening, when Messrs. Can
mock & Co. notified their intention of
closing, and were followed first by
Messrs. M'Birney & Co., and finally,
at the last moment, by Messrs. w.
Todd & Co. The band Of st. Joseph's
Orphanage and three city bands pa
raded the streets playing national airs.
All outside work, at buildings, etc.,
was suspended.
LOUTH.
Rarely has the national festival been
so fittingly celebrated in Drogheda, as
it was this year, when for the first
time Catholic procession, accompa-
MED by bands and banners, paradcd
the principal thoroughfares, and as
sisted at mass, at - o'clock, in the
Oliver PlunEett Memorial Church.
The Catholic Boys Brigade, recently
established, mainly through the influ-
ence and personal exertion of the Rev.
John Clarke, G. c., st. Peters, and
the present worthy mayor, Mr.. Peter
Paul Keely, We're the personalities of
the celebration. The - o'clock mass
in st. Peters was celebrated by
Father Clarke. The colors of the
brigade were presented by the mayor,
Alderman Keely, and blessed by the
Right Rev. Mgr. Segrave, who, in an
address to the children, exhorted them
to be well-conducted and faithful chill
dren Of st. Patrick.
MAYO.
On March 10th, Messrs. Nj. Delaney,
county councillor, and w. J. Cunnane,
U. 1. L. organizer, We're liberated from
Castelar, Jail, having undergone a
sentence Of one month each for
speeches made at Cloonfad. They were
sentenced with Mr.. T. Brett, Mr.. P.
+. Regain, Mr.. T. Higgins, and Mr.. M.
Owens, at Ballinlough, by Removables
Harrel and Browne, and subsequently
a case was stated in the high courts,
with the usual result. AS Messrs. De-
laney and Cunnane emerged from the
prison they We're warmly cheered by a
large crowd, who had assembled to
welcome them back to the fight. Later
in the day contingents arrived from
Knock and Ballyhaunis, and the brave
eX-prisoners left for their homes amid
a scene of great enthusiasm. A force
of police was in attendance at the
prison, and shadowed the prisoners I'M
til they left the town.
ROSCONINION.
On March Goth, Mr.. John Fitzgib-
bon, county councillor, who, together
with Mr.. Patrick Webb, county coun-
cillor, was sentenced to four months
Imprisonment, at Athlone, by Judge
O'Connor Morris, left Castlerea for Sill
go Jail. The early hour at which the
distinguished criminal was forced
to leave prevented anything like a
demonstration, but, despite the fact
that the police authorities arranged
everything so as to keep the people
from giving Mr.. Wynham's victim a
good send-off, large number of peo-
pie had assembled at the station, with
whom Mr.. Fitzgibbon heartily shook
hands as the train was about to start.
SLIGO.
Messrs. Johnston and O'Donnell, NJ.
p, have been removed from Sligo to
Tullamore Jail. Their appeal against
the two months imprisonment, in adj
dition to their present sentence, did
not succeed, but they will be first-class
misdemcanants the second term.
TIPPERARY.
The rather sudden and unexpected
death is announced, Of Mr.. Ambrose
Vaudeville, solicitor and coroner,
Mitchelstown. Mr.. Vaudeville was
taken suddenly i'll on Saturday morn
ing, March IS, and was Immediately
attended by DR.. r. O'Brien and DR.. NJ.
?. O'I3rien, but never rallied, and died
the next day. He belonged to fam
lily that have been very prominently
identified with the National movement,
being a nephew Of Colonel John
O'Nlahoney, the founder Of the Amer
lean Fenan Brotherhood. He was al
SO a brother of the late Mr.. John Man.
deville, who died from the effects of