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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

In a letter to Rt Rev. William Law
renee, Protestant Episcopal bishop of
Massachusetts. President Roosevelt
says: 81 hope it is unnecessary to say
that no one in the country can be more
anxious than I am--Save. perhaps,
Secretary Root-to discover ana punish
every instance of harbarity by our
troops in the Philippines. I have di-
rccted that court-martials be held I'M
der conditions which will give me the
right of review" Gen. Jake Smith.
of hell-roaring fame was acquitted by
the military court ut Manila. Will his
case be reviewed by the President as
the Schlcy-SampsOn case was? If So
Jake will escape punishment for bar
barity. Secretary Root has already
HXOneratcd him.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

amongst the emigrants. Most of them
We're from Kerry, Limerick and vari-
GUS parts of Cork. From what l could
gather in conversation with some Of
the young men and women on the
quay, waiting for their turn to enter
the TENDER the most of them have not
the slightest idea of what they will
do when they reach New York. Many
tell me they have friends. 1 know
what friends do in several cases
and so will these emigrants when they
arrive at Castle Garden.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

issue we expect some exciting news
from the scene of war. The Beers
will fight with greater determination
than ever and ultimately wear out the
British. Before the lapse of another
year the present government of Ed
ward VII. will have been driven from
power by an indignant people. and the
Liberals will deal with the Beers in a
spirit of generosity and grant them
all the rights to which they are en-
titled.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24
Emperor William of Germany will

Emperor William of Germany will
send statue of Frederick the Great
to be erected in Washington. D. G.
The last royal statue on American soil
was that of King George III. of Eng
land. The Revolutionary patriots
pulled it off its pedestal and converted
kings red-coats. The statues of kings
and emperors have no business in this
republic. To be sure. Frederick the
Great admired George Washington,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Lord Kelvin, ON his return to Eng
land from the United States, was in
terviewed on his impressions of Amer
lea. He expressed himself as being
enthusiastic over Fan Anglo-saxon
alliance" and said: "The entente cor
dale between England and the United
States is of such a nature that it must
last long" 1t will last just as long
as John Hay is secretary of state, but
no longer. The evidences Of warm
friendship existing between the two
countries are exchanged by Hay ana
Chamberlain-two men who are utter
ly despised by patriotic Americans.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

A large and representative meeting
of Catholics was held at Boston. Mass.
on May I, for the purpose of listening
to an address on the aims and objects
of Federation. by Mr.. Z. r. NIinalan,
president of the American Federation
of Catholic Societies. The meeting
was presided over by Mr. r. A. Null
len. and among the audience We're Rt.
Rev. Mgr. Denis O'Callaghan. Vicar
General w. Byrnc. nearly one hundred
priests. and delegates from all the
prominent Catholic societies of Bos-
ton and vicinity. President Minahan
spoke for over an hour in behalf of
the great Catholic cause, and as a re-
suit the Boston societies concluded to
form a branch of the American Fed
GRAFTON. and elected Thomas Ray,
president. and !. Cleary, secretary.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Two years ago. before Gen. Smith
issued orders to kill every one over ten
in Samar. the Filipino patriots drew
up an indictment against the American
people in which they said: You de-
stroyed the homes to which you have
been welcomed as honrrcd guests. kill.
ing thousands of those who had been
your allies. mutilating our old men,
our women and our children. and
watering with blood and streMin.
with ruins the beautiful soil of our
fatherland."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

DR.. Curry. the special envoy of the
President to the coronation of King
Alfonso of Spain. is not q member Of
the medical profession. but Protes'-
ant doctor of divinity BE is worthy
man. no doubt. but why not send Il
Republican politician who is not Il
preacher: and if a preacher. why not
4 Catholic priest instead of Protest.
ant clergyman? Father Phalan. OF the
Western Watchman who is great
admirer of Roosevelt. would fill thu
bill quite satisfactorily.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Another Methodist minister is apt
to get disciplined for saying that Moses
did not write the Pentateuch. He is
DR.. Milton S. Terry, of Garrett Bibli-
cal Institute. Moses certainly did not
write the last chapter Of Deuteronomy
where it is said that Moses. the serv-
ant of the Lord, died in the land of
Moab and that no man knows where
he is buried. That chapter was writ
ten by Josue, or by some of the proph-
cts. If DR.. Terry confined his criti-
cism to that chapter he would escape
the censure of his clerical critics.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24
POLICY AND PRINCIPLE.

1t is a fine thing to be sticSler for
principle and to stand on ones rights
at all times but it is Il form of nobil-
ity not honored by the world until fifty
or one hundred years after the stick.
ler's death. Those who aspire to fare
well in the opinion of posterity may
make heroes and martyrs of them
selves. but the man who wishes to
prosper while alive. to maintain him
self and his family in comfort and to
have the friendship of his contempt.
raries must know how to remain silent
when tempted to speak. how to trim
his sails to the popular gale, and how
to light on his feet when his balance
is upset. This is not an idcalistic
theory, but it is practical and polite.
and is the theory on which all men act
except small number of dreamers
and QuiXotes. says the Freeman, of
st. John. n. B.
Every man depends in some measure
on other men. Consequently. nobody
| is absolutely free f Il lawyers clients
are drawn mainly from Il certain class
he cannot afford to offend his clients
and damage his practice by exercising
his liberty of speech when he thinks
that class in error on some political
question. Neither may a doctor antag-
onize his patients by wrangling with
them about subjects concerning which
they hold unalterable convictions. The
tradesman must be of one mind with
his customers, however widely his own
Judgment differs from theirs. And
the politician-wcll. the politician SCI
dom INDUCES in the luxury of an opin-
ion.
There are other silackles on the free
use Of mans tongue. Frequently
speech would "rieve his friends or
damage their business interests Some
times it would cause people tn mis-
understand and misjudgc the speaker.
Therefore he must swallow his burn
ing thoughts and fall into line with the
great majority.
This is not a doctrine of cowardice.
1t is never right for man to shirk Il
duty when it comes right up to him.
A man is a coward who Ensembles on
an occasion when he ought to speak
his true mind boldly and freely for
what he deems the right. This is
merely a doctrine Of discretion. Valor
is very good, but it should be discreet
There is no sense in fighting windmills
or championing causes that cannot
possibly prevail and that are not likely
to treat the champion gratefully.
The making of useless protests is a
foolish practice and harmful. at times,
to the professionals. 1t is an excellent
rule never to speak unless speech will
do some good. Every man must bolt
an unpleasant pill. now and then. as lie
goes through life. He must sit silent
while wrong, or what he deems wrong,
is being done. He must behold error
treading on the head of truth and say
nothing. The bull, running a tilt with
q locomotive and butting into the
swift cowcatcher. is spirited animal.
and the collision is picturesque sight,
but the bull does not stop the train,
and the train converts the spirited bull
into shredded beef 1t is wiser for the
bull, no matter what his opinion Of
railroad trains, to continue grazing
quietly on the prairie and to keep off
the track.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

The speech delivered by Whitelaw
Reid at the banquet rendered to him
by himself in New York. on the eve
of his departure for London. smacked
so strongly of imperialism that hut
few Republican papers had the cour-
age to publish it. He should make
England his permanent abode with
William Waldorf !AStor.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Crime is constantly Increasing in
Scotland, according to the report of
the prison commissioners. In 1900
there We're GO,5O3 persons in iails. ana
in 1901 there were G6.7G0. And vet
no coercion act for Scotland is in opc-
ration as i'm Ireland. where the jails
are empty. The Scotch are loyal
BritOns. while the Irish are not.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Captain Du Barry, the British ar
tillery officer who was arrested for
taking relics from the Cathedral Ct
st. Pierre, has been liberated. He
voluntarily deposited the sacred arti-
cles with the French consul at Cas-
tries for transmission to the ri@htful
owners. He merely took the relics
from the ruins for safe-lleeping, but
had narrow escape from being i'm
prisoned.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

A newspaper correspondent at
Queenstown writes to a Dublin paper
as follows: l have lived here for sew
en- years, and during all that time
never saw such crush of young men
and women leaving the country. Last
Thursday morning stood on the quay
for an hour, and I actually ran from
the place at last because l did not
want to have the people see me she'd
ding tears-though I must acknowl-
edge there We're very few moist eyes
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

the island for the benefit of its inhabi-
tants. There was no friction or seri-
GUS misunderstanding between the
Americans and the Cubans. Every
thing worked smoothly and harmoni-
ously, and the best feelings prevailed.
We hope that Cuba will set Il goad
example to the Latin-Amcrican repub-
lies and become prosperous and happy.
Its dream of freedom is at last real
lied.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Emperor William of Germany says:
Il have no intention of acquiring even
the smallest island in the Western
hemisphere" No European monarch
covets any of the West Indian islands
since the volcanic eruptions. We may
soon hear of the volcano near Manila
responding to pelee Several volcanoes
in the Philippines have continually
smoking craters and all of them have
had recent eruptions.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Says the Buffalo Union and Times:
eve hear much these days about peace
in South Africa. We may he sure
that if peace should be proclaimed 1t
shall be without dishonor to THE Beers.
England need never expect lasting
peace in Ireland, the Transvaal or
anywhere else. so long as she essays
the role of brutal bully and tyrant."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

y talented son of Martin I. j. Grif-
fin, who bears the name of his hon
ored father, will be ordained a priest
to-day at st. Paul Seminary by Arch
bishop Ireland. He will celebrate his
first Mass in the presence of his happy
parents and friends in the Church of
Our Lady of Mercy. Philadelphia. on
Sunday, June /.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

eff England ever gets into the Amer
lean union." says the News-Tribune of
the Zenith City. cit will have to he on
her merits" England will never join
the American union on account of the
fine English used by our esteemed
Anglo-SaXon contemporary. Such
specimen of English undefled" as
that quoted would scare off any power
from entering the American union.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Twenty-four CT the leading clergy
men of all denominations in New York
have issued an appeal to the clergy Of
America ''to protest against the con-
ditions in the Philippines as revealed
by the testimony before the senate
committee" 1t is about time for the
clergy of America to speak out against
the barbarous treatment of the Fill
pinos.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

The Dublin corporation will not be
represented at the coronation of King
Edward, OH June %. The Tory mem
bers of the corporation would like to
honor his majesty by sending Lord
Mayor Harrington: but he and the Ma
tionalist members have no desire to
participate in the royal demonstration
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Mark Twain's mock defense of Gen.
Funston in the current issue of the
North American Review will amply
repay a careful perusal. The humorist
exonerates the Kansas hero from all
blame in the treacherous capture of
Aguinaldo on the ground that he was
not responsible.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

The leading Republican members of
the United States Senate are opposed
to the election Of senators by popular
vote Mark Hanna. Ghauncey Depew
and others are decidedly against a
change because they could not then sit
in the American house of lords.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

but rendered him no aid except to pro-
hibit the Hessian troops from passing
through his territories on their way to
fight with the British against Ameri-
can independence. Emperor William
should have offered more appropriate
gift in recognition of his friendship to
the United States.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

In "Livcs of the 'Lustrious," a bio
graphical dictionary just issued in
England, it is said that when Hall
Caine, whose resemblance to Shakes
peare is we'll known, landed in New
York on a trip to America. he was ac-
costed by the late Ignatius Donnelly,
a stranger to him, with the words:
'I.ord Bacon, l presume"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

81 would gladly pay $2O,OOO,OoO to-
day to restore our republic to it's first
principles" says Andrew Carnegie.
The philanthropic Scotchman is more
Of an American than many of the ma
tive-born jingoes who have trampled
on the Constitution of their country
and scoffed at the Declaration of In
denendeuce.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

'Hell-Roaring Jake" the Hprod of
Samar, was acquitted of his infamous
atrocities by his brother officers at
Manila, and The will come hcme as
conquering hero to be lionized by the
imperialists Il In Funston.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

The Canadian Freeman says: They
had one hundred miles of iron fence
In South Africa to stop the Bocr cattle
PUSHES. Lord Kitchener will shortly
regret to state that the Beers have
stolen the fence.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

King Edwards coronation. She is
taking a course of jumping lessons OH
horseback with view to following
the hounds. She can ride bronclo
as we'll as her father.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Edward Atkinson estimates that
the cost of the war in the Philippines
for the year ending June 80, 1901. was
$1440O0,O0O Congress has asked Root
to furnish the cost of the war up to
date but he has not vet done so. The
general opinion is that the holding Of
the Philippines for exploitation will he
an expensive undertaking.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

pardon from Roosevelt for the r:lscnlly
Rathbone of Cuban notoricty. He was
indebted to Rathbone for his fraudu-
lent election to the United States Sell
ate.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Lord Kitchener's figures showed
1880 Beers left in the field on July
S, 1901, and since then he has killed
or captured 1850 without appreciate
decrease in fighters. 1t is a conun-
drum where the fighting burghers
come from.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

The London Saturday Review at
t;cks "the American champions of hui
manity'' for permitting barbarities in
the Philippines. It has nothing to say
against the irlluman atrocities by it's
cwn government in South Africa.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

The death of Nest Rev. Otto Ear
detti, former bishop of st. Cloud. took
place in Rome recently. He had many
friends in the Northwest who will be
sorry to read of his demise.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Says the Chicago Tribune: 1t is
possible that President Roosevelt does
not know, even yet, that President
Jim Hill has made all the necessary
arrangements to defeat him in 1904.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

The Hon. Bourke Cochran will
speak at the great isll-American
meeting to be held in Chicago on June
3 for the purpose of raising funds to
fight coercion in Ireland.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

a facetious contemporary says that
Simon Sam. of Hayti, is NJ blood re-
lation of Uncle Sam, of the United
States.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Gen. Fred Funston vehemently de-
MES that he was the inventor of "the
water cure" Fred's tastes run to
other liquids than aqua pura.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

Nine English tourists We're drowned
the other day in the Lakes of Killar-
ney. The party was making bicycle
tour OF Ireland.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

The Tories have lest seat in an
English election. The issue was the
bread tax and the Liberal candidate
won the victory by a large majority.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

The eruption of Mont Pelee still con
tinues unabated. and the inhabitants
of Martinique are leaving the island
for safety.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24
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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

The Democratic state convention fer
the nomination of governor and other
officials will be held in Minneapolis OF
June 25.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-05-24

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Arizona republican., 1902-11-19

It is a good idea to have an un- abridged dictionary in the house: it comes in handy in settling bets and often serves instead of a high chair.
Arizona republican., 1902-11-19
The Big Life Insurance Companies.

About 50 of the insurance companies published their annual statements iE the Chicago Inter Ocean the other day, in accordance with the requirements O: the laws Of the state Of Illinois.
 These statements slowed the incomes and expenditures of the companies. the amounts they receive from policy hold CTS and the amounts paid back and the various items of expense. The per centage is very much the same in all of them, and to give our readers an idea of what the various items are We have taken the statements of the five largest companies and added them to- gether, showing the enormous business ione. The companies referred to are the New York Life, the Metropolitan. the Mutual Life of New York. the Northwestern and the Prudential They are the companies having an income each of over ten millions a year
 These five companies received in pre- miums from their policy holders S191,- 100000, and paid back in losses, eudow- ments and anHuities only $GS ,OOO, GOO.
 They received in interest. rents and profits in real estate sales $40, ,oOC 900. and paid in dividents, surrender value. etc, to policy holders S2OCOO. .OOO
 They paid over s29,OOO, 600 in commis- sions to agents, and over $13.O00, GOO in salaries, making total of over $i2.0oO. . 900 to the men who transacted the busi- ness.
 Their taxes were over three million dollars.
 They had other expenses and incomes than indicated above, but the state ments show a margin of SS5. .OOJ.OO after paying all Of the above commissions. salaries, taxes, losses, endowments. etc.
 The total receipts of the five com panies were $233, coo OOO, and the ex- penditUres, including dividends to the stockholders, were s14S, ,OOO,OOO
 The longest salary list is that of the Metropolitan, who, with an income of s3S, ,0C0O00, pays over s4,OO0,OOO in sal aries.-Burlington Chronicle