The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-07-04
i. !. i \ j. T. + !. :. !. = r. i: :. i. !
+
! FR0M IRELAND
J. i + 4 j. + +%I
ANTRIM.


firned by the Imperial Grand Ledge,
has announced that he would start as
Parliamentary candidate for North
Belfast when the seat became vacant.
On June 3rd, in Belfast, Mcssrs. II.
Sloan. M. P, and Arthur Trew, the
rival leaders of the local Protestant
association, We're prosecuted for dis
orderly conduct and abusive language.
The latter was bound to the peace.
CLARE.
On opening the sessions, in ennis.
OIL June 10th. Judge Carton was pro
scented by Major Il. G. Culiinn, sub
sheriff, with white gloves. i'll Tie alb
scncc of any criminal business. The
Judge said he received the present
with pleasure. lie was glad at the
peaccablc state of that end "t the
county. 1t was the same in Nirush,
where he had 10 criminal business to
try
C.AVAN.
\ young lad named James NNske, II
years of age, son of MI. John Ruske,
of Annalole, Clones. was. ii is al
legged, taken away from his hnme on
May 10Th, by a servant boy who had
lived fer the previous half yelr with
Mr.. Thomas Foster, and who was
leaving the lattcr's employment. The
boys father at once appraised the po-
lice at Newbliss, who found that both
had left on the train from chat sta
ton. to Ballybay, on the date i'll quss-
ton. On the train reaching hlllybay
they had purchased other tickets and
from that point all efforts TO trace
them have proved unsuccessful.
The death is announced. OIL Ma!
End, at his residence, Bridge street,
Cootchill. of Patrick M'Cutchron, mer-
chant, aged 40 years.
CORK.
Mr.. John NJ. Fitzgerald has been
elected auditor Of Trinity Collcge 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 4 pupil Of Clon-
gowes Wood college, and took second
place when entering Trinity in Octo-
Der, 1899. From the historical society
he has received the silver medal for
oratory and composition, ana WAS
record secretary fer the past session.
The Cork corporation has accepted
the tender of Mr.. Patrick Murphy, at
19,329 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 10th year, and the Goth Of
her religious life, of Kate, in religion
Sister Rose. daughter of Mr.. p Buck
ley, Corrigacooleen, Milstreet.
The death is also announced, on June
12th at his residence, 10 Adelaide
street, Cork, of Michael DAILY, aged so
years. His funeral took place from
SIS. Peter and Paul's church, for St.
Einbarr'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 a measure of porter. He
made no resistance, though basket
containing two knives and a steel drill
was Oh the counter in front of him
Sheehan escaped from Dundrum Grim
inal asylam, in March last.
DUBLIN.
On June 9th shocking fatality oc-
cured at the Dublin Geological Gar
dens. involving the death Of an ele-
phant keeper named James M'Nally,
aged about GO years, whs for over
twenty years was Il familiar figure to
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 its species in the Gar
dens. had been showing a decided tea
dency to viciousness and for some
time past it had been kept within it's
house and not allowed into the en-
closed area outside. On the above
date, NJ Nally and his SON a youth Of
about twenty years. entered the house
for the purpose Of applying a lotion
to one of the animals feet 1t was
necessary, in order to apply the lotion.
that the animal should be got to klleel;
and. with this object in view, NJ
Nally shouted to the elephant In
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 he 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
bpen 11nwardS of thirty veorS in tho