The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-09-13

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ROSCONrNION.
Mr.. Michael FitZgibbon, one of the
foremost merchants III Montreal, Can
ada, arrived in Catlerea recently on a
visit to his brother, Mr.. j. Fitzgibbon,
j. p, chairman of Roscommon Coun-
ty Council. While he was i'm the town
he was constantly watched by the po-
lice.
SLIGO.
On the morning of August 10Th
Messls. Michael Gormly, Co. G, and
Peter James McDermott, ID. c., Joint
secretaries of the Bunninadden branch
of the United Irish League, who had
just completed their sentence of six
weeks imprisonment for alleged con-
spilacy to intimidata man named
John Durham from occupying farm
from which his brother had been
evicted, We're released from Sligo Jail.
A number of their friends cordially
welcomed both gentlemen, who an.
peared none the worse for their con-
finement. Accompanied by Mr..
O'Dowd, Mr.. Cawley and others, they
left for home by the $40 train to
Tobercurry.
TIPPERARY,
On August IS new series of Coer-
cion summonses We're issued in the
Temple more district: The cases arose
out of the demonstration that took
place on August 9th, when Mr.. J, A.
O'Sullivan, who had refused to appear
at the "Removables' court. was ar
rested in New STREE. When Mr.. O'Sul-
IVAN was arrested a large crowd COL
ected and cheered as he was marched
between policemen to the court house.
The present summonses charge de-
PENDANTS, some of whom are supposed
to have been among the demonstrators.
with 'riotous and indecent BEHAVIOR
in the street at Templemole, Among
those who We're summoned were:
Messrs. Thomas Mailer, D. c., honor
able secretary of the Templemora U.
L. L.; j. Fogarty, ex-po.itical prisoner;
John Maher, do; James Hoare. John
Russell, and a number of others from
Drom, Borrisoleigh, Templemore. and
Inch.
WATERFORD.
AT the last meeting of the Dungar-
van Board of Guardians a letter was
read from the Local Government
Board with reference to the resolutions
OF the Guardians, of July s, by which
they decided to abolish the office Of
Protestant chaplain, which is held by
Rev. Nlr. Myers, at a salary of f1O
per year, and to pay him by results,
at the rate of is. q visit, on the ground
that there was 10 Protestant inmate
i'll the house. The Local Government
wrote to the effect that they were not
prepared to abolish the Office OF Pro-
teStant chaplain, and that there was
no vacancy in the position. After con-
siderable discussion the matter was
laid over.
WESTNIEATH.
On August 10 at the Athlone Petty
Sessions, Mr.. Denis Kilbride, ex-M. P,
was charged, under the Coercion Act,
with soliciting certain pers ms, I'M
known, to murder Major G eneral Dew
enish Meares, of NIeares Court. Mr..
kilbride was arrested on this charge
OH tire 18th, as he was leaving tile
court house. Templemore. He had
been condemned by a Coercion tribu-
nal sitting there to four months i'm
prisonment, and had appealed from
the decision. nhe warrant on which
he was arrested on the present charge
was signed by Captain John Preston,
r. NJ, and dated August 5th. After
his arrest Mr.. kilbride was conveyed
in custody to Athlone, where he was
brought before Captain Preston, r. NJ,
who committed him to Tullamore iail.
He was removed in custody from Tul-
lamore, on the 10Th, and brought to
Athlone. The proceedings We're farci-
cal in the extreme; but the "Remova-
bles" adjourned the hearing for a
week. holding Mr.. Kilbride in custody,
Late for Mass.