The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-11-01
Irish news.


Irish f1eWS.
At the half-yearly meeting of IN.
shareholders of the Dublin Consume,
Gas company, held on Tuesday -I.
chairman (NIr Charles Law.-r I T..
announced that the company had 7r.
posed to make a further reduction ~
8 pence per thousand cubic feet in h.
price of gas in the city. The directors
also got power to issue 100000 fras5
share capital to meet the .aCressi7.
business of the company.
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A sensational incident occurred nm
the Quay, Waterford. on Sunday after.
noon. A NAVY named John Jameson
under the influence of drink dfves-aT
himself of his clothes and jumped into
the river. A large crowd was attracted
to the scene. and as the man made mn
effort to swim. his position was ex-
tremely perilOuS. No life-saving an
paratus was within immediate distance
Thomas White, Georges street. jumped.
in and with difficulty seized the man
and was assisted by Michael Cooke.
Acting Sergeant Roman and Constable
Nicholson assisted in taking John
jameson from the river, and he was
taken, much exhausted, to the lookup.
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On Thursday, as a circus procession
was driving through Kingstown, a little
boy named James Langan was knocked
down by the wheel of the band wag-
gonette, which was driven by Rose Da-
Wis of Irvinestown, County Fermanagh.
gymnast of the troupe. The boy was
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hospital, where it was found he was
suffering from five broken ribs and
severe internal injuries in the left side
Doctor O'COnnor, who attended to the
boys injuries, has little hope of his
life Miss Davis was at once arrested
and charged with carelessness and
negligent driving.
A serious condition of affairs has
arisen in Kingstown within the past
few days. Diphtheria has unfortunate
ly made its appearance in the town
ship. Several cases have been removed
in the ambulance to Sir Patrick DUns
hospital Owing to the outbreak il
has been found necessary to close
school in the township. 1t is feared
that a second school will be closed in
few days also. The houses where
the diphtheria patients have been re-
moved from have been thoroughly dis
infected. The sanitary staff of the
Kingstown council are working with
commendable exertions to cope with
the outbreak. Mr.. w. G.. Barrett, P. L.
G.. has again given notice of motion
for the adoption of the infectious dis
eases act by the Kingstown council.
At the monthly meeting Of the East
Limerick executive of the United Irish
league the question of stopping hunt
ing in County Limerick was under dis
cussion.
Mr.. Fitzgerald handed in the follow
ing notice of motion: Il will move at
the next meeting that hunting be en-
tirely stopped within the county dur
ing the coming season, and that copies
of this resolution be sent to all
branches within the executive"
On Friday evening an aged woman,
named Catherine O'Shea, of about 50
years, was found dead in her cottage
at Ballyboden, where she lived alone
At the inquest the doctor stated that
she died from apoplexy, and verdict
in accordance was returned.
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mis-, met with very severe accident on
Tuesday about s o'clock, while driving
on the Mill road, near the Ennis mills.
The horse, a well-bred one. stumbled
and then fell on it's knees, Mrs. STAG
poole being flung with great violence
on to her head. There were some or
the millmen in the neighbOrhOOd. and
they hurried to the assistance Of the
injured lady, who was picked up IN an
unconscious state.
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Telegraphic communication has been
established between South Aran island
and Inishmore, on Galway mainland
when the underneath was the first
message on the new line:
Father .Farragher, Kilronan: Greet
ing from Inishmore wire on behalf Oh
people; wish our beloved pastor length
of years and happy days.
"O'DONOGHUE AND COSTELLO.
1t is right to say that the above
mentioned station has been estaollsneG
through the congested districts 0oaIu
in the interests of fishing at the re-
quest of the parish priest.
Mr.. John O'Donnell, NJ. P, was ar
rested on Thursday at ClaremorrS
railway station on a warrant issueu
by two removables at Birr. He was
rescued from the police amid an eX-
citing scene, but was afterward re1dA,
en-, and in the evening was conveyed
to Birr.
On Tuesday addressed were pre-
scented to the Earl of Dudley, the ="
lord lieutenant. on behalf of the COZ
lege of Physicians, the Rathmines DIS
trict council, the Protestant 4oun5
Mems Christian association, and inc
Dublin Orange lodge.
The resolution of congratulations
from the corporation of Dublin TO hl'
Holiness Poe Leo XIII on the ocea-
sion of his Pontificai Jubilee is 10 pc
presented by some members OF tn1
council accompanying the approdcHlu5
pilgrimage. The presentation VIII taN S
the form of a beautifully illuminated
album, Celtic design, with MorOcIO
cover. mounted in gold The folloWlns
Inscription will introduce the resolu-
ton. which itself will be followed U!
the names of the members of the coun-
Gil who were present on the OC0"
sion:
Resolution of Congratulation from
the Municipal Council of Dublin, .ns
capital of ireland. to His Holiness PoP9
Leo XIII on the occasion of his Pon'i-
fical jubilee 49,. no
The album is being illuminated ~
the Misses Fitzpatrick, Clonlitte roar
the we'll known illuminatOrs ana hei
aldie artists.
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our Belfast correspondent, writing Oh
Monday, says: II regret to announT
the death of Mr.. Michael McCaI tal,,
Gym. P. for South Down, which tooA
place this morning at his residence y