The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-11-08
latest Irish news.

The special correspondent in Dublin
,f the Pail Mall Gazette says ii Is
,umored in Roscommon that negotia-
lions will soon be opened for the trans
fer of the Murphy estate to the ten
ants.
The first statutory meeting of the
irish Catholic Church Property Insur-
,ance company was held on Thursday at
Dublin. Mr.. Thomas Sexton, who pre-
eided. made a statement as to the
working of the company UP to the
present day.
The Wexford county committee of
4be Gaelic league held their first Feis
on Monday. There were over 1000
entries. and the adjudicators expressed
satisfaction at the standard of merit
displayed in the various competitions.
particularly with those dealing in the
Irish language.
The new church of st. Patrick's.
Trim. was solemnly dedicated on Sun
dav by the Most Rev. DR.. Gaffnev.
Bishop of Meath. Pontifical high mass
was afterwards sung by the Most Rev.
DR.. Hoare Bishop of Ardagh. in the
presence Of a crowded congregation of
clergy and laity. His eminence, Car
dinal Logue, presided. An eloquent
dedication sermon was preached by the
Very Rev. DR.. Keane. o. p.
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His eminence, Cardinal Logue. was
presented at Trim on Monday with adj
dresses from the Trim Urban District
Council and the local branch of the
Gaelic league. In the course of his
reply his eminence referred, among
other subjects, to the question of the
attitude of the Irish party towards
the English education bill. In replying
TO the second address, he warmly ad-
vocated the programme of the Gaelic
league. and paid eloquent testimony 10
its achievements.
The decision of the courtmartial on
Sergeant Hamilton. permanent staff.
Sixth Royal Irish Rifles, which sat at
Dundalk recently, was made known on
Thursday. Sergeant Hamilton was ac-
cused Of Sappropriating a sum of about
SIS belonging to militia reservist Just
returned from South Africa The ac-
cused was found guilty, and in addition
TO being ordered to make good the
money. he was reduced to the ranks
and sentenced to eighty-four days inn
prisonment
On Wednesday was published tele-
gram from the Press association stating
that the body of James Magrath. land
bailiff, was found in bog near Balm
robe. The paragraph went on to say
that foul play was suspected, and that
the coroner's jury returned an open
verdict. Inquiries go to show that the
outrage" was a case of drowning. At
the inquest, before DR.. j. Z. Nally, the
coroner. there was no suggestion of
foul play, nor was any evidence given
that would warrant such suspicion.
The body was found in a bog hole, into
which, apparently, the deceased had
slipped. The verdict of the jury stated
that there was no evidence of foul
play.
Result of the Cork Exhibition.-At the
weekly meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Cork International exhi-
bition, the lord mayor. who presided, |
referred to the fact that interest in
the exhibition seemed to increase. That |
day Thursday was record one. His |
lordship publicly announced that an |
regatta would be held in |
Cork next year. A cup valued at e250 |
would be given to the winning crew. |
His lordship was not in a position to \
regatta would be conducted under the |
auspices of the executive committee of |
the exhibition, with whom some promi- |
lent Cork oarsmen would cooperate. |
On that day week something would be
brought before the committee for their
discussion and consideration, which
would interest all the citizens Of Cork.
One of the permanent good results aris-
ing from the exhibition was that indus
tries were being started through the /
and very big industry was
about being started in West Cork. AL
though e15.0 900 was only collected, and
100000 was expended, there would be
J substantial sum left to meet possible
His lordship referred to
he fact, though not by way of reflect
ng on anybody, that latterly all the
support accorded to the exhibition was
purely Irish. With regard to a matter
which was of great Importance, he the
ord mayor would definitely state that
he exhibition would close on the 31st
# October. He would refer to an in
'ident which would typify, to a great
Xtent, the industrial upheaval that re-
suited from the exhibition. His lord
hip saw in the papers where the re-
'eipts Of the Great Southern Railway
company for the last fourteen weeks
ecorded an increase of e35. 900 over
hose of the corresponding weeks last
ear and if the other railway compa-
lies made similar statements there
would be found an increase in proper
ion to the accommodations.
The Parnell Estate.-At a largely at
ended meeting held in Rathdrum dur
ng the week to take into considera-
ion the re-purchase of Avondale for
he Parnel family, Mr.. j. Mernagh,
Who made lengthy. statement on the
natter, proposed the following reso-
ution, which was seconded by Mr..
Peter Brennan, NJ. c. c., supported by
Ir. James Byrne, r. d. c., and adopt
q unanimously:
That we desire again to place on
ecord the expression of our strong
pinion that steps should be taken by
ir. John Redmond, NJ. p, and the
rish parliamentary party to secure,
While the opportunity allows, the re-
entiOn by the Parnell family of the
ncestral home of Avondale; that the
fer Of the surrender of the estate by
IT. BoyIan to the trustees of the Par
ell fund, collected in America, as set
orth in Mr.. John ParnelFs letter TO
he Press of Saturday last, be availed
4, and that the leaders of the Irish
arty be asked to inaugurate an ap-
eal TO the people of ireland, who are
uder so many obligations to the Par
ell family, for the purpose named as
Don as possible"
On Friday the crown prosecution
gainst Mr. J. P. Farrell, NJ. p, ad-
burned from the 23d of September, was
esumed at Longford before Remov-
blpS TOnac aud Drown The rpTnON- |
bles held that the charges of intimi-
alton alleged were proved, and SEN
enced Mr. Farrell to two months i'm
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