The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-10-18
latest Irish I1ews.

he absence of the lord mayor). in
eunport of the project of sending a
n,,n,ber of the working boys of Dub
lin on a visit to the Cork exposition
II was stated that the estimated cost
FOR their meals, fares, etc, of send
inc 500 boys to the exhibition would
he ESQ 15s. Each boy should himself
contribute Is sd towards the expenses.
,,4aking $50 los for 500 boys A num-
her of subscriptions were handed in
tn nrovide the difference between the
hovs subscriptions and the total ex-
penses.
deputation from the Dublin cor
noration waited on Monday on the
rbief secretary at Dublin castle to urge
that steps should be taken to secure
the speedy passage of the bill pro-
,iding for the erection of a college for
applied sciences in Dublin. The chief
secretary, in the course of his reply
IA the deputation, said unless the bill
went to a committee its chances of
RAISING during the coming autumn ses-
sion would be very slight. But if it
did 90 TO a committee its chances of
being passed would be very hopeful.
.
At the meeting of the Dublin trades
council on Monday a resolution was
passed congratulating Pope Leo XIII.
on attaining the twenty-fifth year of
his pondficate. The resolution was sec
onded by the Protestant vice president
of the council Mr.. Stewart. 1t was
decided that the resolution should be
engrossed and sent to the Very Rev.
Father Ring. o. Nj. l., for presenta-
ton to His Holiness. The council de-
cided to subscribe two guineas toward
the fund to provide for sending a
number of the working boys of Dub
lin on an excursion to the Cork eX-
hibition.
The conference of science teachers
was resumed at the Alexandra college,
Dublin. on Saturday. The Right Hon.
Horace Plunkett presided at the fore
noon meeting, and Prof. Jolly, T. c.
D.. at the afternoon meeting. The sub
iect for debate was The Teaching of
Science in Irish Schools Mr.. Punk
EFT. in the course of his opening re-
marks, said he thought they were Sc
verely handicapped by the state of
higher education in Ireland, and he
did not hope for any great results I'M
til some system of higher education
was provided which would be open to
a fair representation of the great ma
iority of the people.
Mr. Robert Delmere of 80 Upper Lee
son street, was severely injured by be-
ing knocked down by an electric tram
car in St. Stephens green on Satur-
day. 1t appears that while endeavor-
ing to avoid the tram he was struck
and knocked down by another.
%
The testimonial to Mr.. r. a. Corr,
recently released from Clonmel pris-
on. viii be presented to him at a meet
ing to be held in Templemore on Sun
day, 2Sth inst.
The total number that have passed
he turnstiles of the Cork International
exhib>@2n up to Thursday evening,
the 18th inst, is 1,025,S04.
Mr. P. ]. Linnane of Ennis, MEM
Der of the Clare county council, who
has served three months imprison-
ment under the Crimes act, for con-
spiracy, has received a communica-
ton from the lord chancellor remov-
ing him from the commission Of the
peace.
On Sunday a great nationalist dem
onstration took place in Navan. A
strong branch of the United Irish
league was formed, and the meeting
was addressed by Mr.. P. White, NJ. P;
Mr.. W. Field, NJ. P; Mr.. Ginnell. B. L.,
and others.
A largely attended and enthusiastic
meeting of the nationalists of Kill
kenny was held on Sunday at Bally-
OF 1a TTr7if f,5
Irish league, The Rev. Walter Walsh,
P. P. Ballyhale, presided. The meet
ing was addressed by the Very Rev.
Canon Holohan, P. P, Rosbercon; Mr.
Devlin, NJ. P; Mr.. O'Shee, NJ. p, and
Alderman Joyce, NJ. P.
.
At Kildare on Friday at $3.50 a. m.
a goods train from Athlone collided
with the p-Nenagh and Thurles goods
train, with the result that two or three
wagons were but slightly damaged as
the shock was not great. There was
no one injured, and very little delay
in the traffic. No goods were dam
aged. Altogether the collision was of
very slight character.
o
In Limerick on Saturday John Slat-
terry fell between the dock wall and
a vessel which he was helping to un-
load. He was taken in an unconscious
condition to Barrington's hospital and
was found to be suffering from grave
internal injuries.
On Thursday Geographic service to
the pOstoffice, Glencolmbkille, County
Donegal, was successfully established.
This viii vastly facilitate the fishing
and other industries in the district,
and supply a want which has been
long felt by residents of the locality
generally.
A serious FIRE occurred on Saturday
night at Brookfeld Mills, Belfast. which
are situated some miles from the city.
When the brigade arrived it was OBJ
served that a large drying shed, con-
tanning some valuable goods, was
ablaze. After some two or three hours
work the fire was go under, but not
before the shed and its contents were
totally destroyed. The damage done
Is considerable.
Percy Broughton was indicted at the
Belfast recorders court on Thursday
on a charge Of larceny Of watches ana
antique jewelry from the Belfast free
library museum, in which he was pre-
Viousiy attendant. The prisoner pleaded
guilty. and was put back for sentence.
II viii be remembered that the affair
created a great sensation at the time.
.
I'm the Belfast custody court on
Thursday. rine firemen on the head
liner, Rathlin Head, were charged with
Wilful disobedience to a lawful COM
mand. The men were told to clean the
engines and refused. on the ground that
IL was Sunday; and, secondly, that II
was not lawful command. A sentence
Of seven DAVIS imprisonment with hard