The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-07-04
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firmed by the Imperial Grand Ledge,
has announced that he would start as
a Parliamentary candidate for North
Belfast when the seat became vacant.
On June 3rd, in Belfast, Mcssrs. r..
Sloan. NJ. p, and Arthur Trew, the
rival leaders of the local Protestant
association, were prosecuted for us-
orderly conduct and abusive language.
The latter was bound to the peace.
CLARE.
On opening the sessions, in Ennis.
OH June 10th. Judge Carton Wls pre-
scented by Major L. G. Cul!imtn sub
sheriff, With white gloves. in the alb
sencc of any criminal business. The
Judge said he received the present
with pleasure. He was glad ut the
peaceablc state of that end oil the
county. 1t was the same in Nilrush,
where he had no crimina! business to
try.
CAVAN.
\ young lad named James Nnskr, II
years Of age, son of Mr. John Ruske,
of Annalore, Clones. was. it is al
legged, taken away from his name On
May 18th, by servant boy who had
lived fer the previous half Erar with
Mr.. Thomas Foster, and who was
leaving the latter's employment. The
boys father at once appraised the po-
lice at Newbliss, who found that both
had left on the train from that sta
ton, to Ballybay, on the date i'll ques-
ton. On the train reaching Eillybay,
they had purchased ether tickets and
from that point all efforts TO trace
them have proved unsuccessful.
The death is announced. OH May
End, at his residence, Bridge street,
Coo:chill. of Patrick ArCutchcon, mer-
chant, aged 40 years.
CORK.
Mr.. John NJ. Fitzgerald has been
elected auditor of Trinity College His-
torical society. He is Il son Of MI. w
]. Fitzgerald, solicitor, who has held
the position Of clerk of the crown and
peace fer Cork county for some years
The new auditor is Il pupil Of Cloll-
gowes Wood college, and took second
place when entering Trinity in Octo-
Der, 1899. From the historical society
he has received the silver medal fol
oratory and composition, ana was
record secretary fer the past session.
The Cork corporation has accepted
the tender of Mr.. Patrick Murphy, at
99,329 1Gs Cd, for the erection of the
Carnegie Free Library building.
The death is announced, OH June
18th, at the Convent of Mercy, Killar
ney, in her doth year, and the Goth OF
her religious life, of Kate, in religion
Sister Rose, daughter of Mr.. P Buck.
ley, Corrigacooleen. Millstreet.
The death is also announced, on June
18th, at his residence, 10 Adelaide
street, Cork, of Michael DAILY, aged sc
years. His funeral took place from
SIS. Peter and Paul's church. for St
Tinbarr's cemetery, on Sunday, the
14th, after solemn mass of requiem.
Maurice Sheehan, the escaped Nit
chelstoWn convict, was recaptured by
the police on June 10th in the public
house Of Michael Barry, on New
Square, while he was in the act of
drinking measure of porter. He
made no resistance, though a basket
containing two knives and steel drill
was OH the counter in front of him
Sheehan escaped from Dundrum Grim.
inal asylum, in March last.
DUBLIN.
On June 9th a shocking fatality oc.
Cured at the Dublin Geological Gar
dens. involving the death OF an Gle.
phalrt keeper named James M'Nally
aged about GO years, whs for over
twenty years was a familiar figure tc
visitors at the Zoo. For several months
past it had been known that the huge
Indian elephant, Zita, which, until the
recent presentation Of "baby" by the
Duke of Connaught, was the sole
representative of it's species in the Gar.
dens, had been showing a decided tea.
dency to viciousness and for some
time past it had been kept within its
house and not allowed into the en-.
closed area outside. On the above
date, M'Nally and his son, a youth of
about twenty years, entered the house
for the purpose Of applying lotion
to one Of the animals feet. 1t was
necessary, in order to apply the lotion
that the animal should be got to kneel
and with this object in view, NJ,
Nally shouted to the elephant. III
stead of obeying. the brute seized the
keeper with it's trunk, threw him
down, and crushed his head with one
of it's immense feet. Several of the
employees in the gardens went to the
poor mans assistance, and lie was re-
moved in few minutes: but his III
Juries were of such Il nature that death
must have been almost instantaneous
BY order of the authorities of the Zoo
the elephant was shot. on the 18th,
by firing party Of the Royal Irish
constabulary from the depot. The
ANIMAL whose huge proportions were
source of wonder to visitors. had
been upwards of thirty years in the