The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-11-12
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A majority of the magistrates at
the last Lurgan petty sessions dis
missed case in which John Rowland,
OF Portadown, was charged with hav
ing assaulted Thomas Mallon, a Ma
tienalist. ut Lurgan. OH the evening
of the Derrymacash meeting. g.
Mr.. Hugh Harris, of Rios Point.
North Wales, and Of Ashfort, lyman,
county Armagh, left personal estate
valued at l26.S52. Z. -7
800 ANTRIM.
Major Beddoes. of Dublin fusiliers,
has been adopted as the Russellite
candidate. against Colonel McCalmont,
in East Antrim. g..
On October is! two boys had Il mar
row escape from being drowned in the
Lagan, near Albert Bridge, Belfast.
The boys, who are brothers. named
James and Frank Mccartney, resid
ing in Anderson street, We're playing
OH the logs at the Short Strand, when
both fell into the water. A plucky
rescue was effected by Mr.. McClel-
land, of the Short Strand. who was in
his shop at the time, and at once ran
to the spot and plunged into the river,
bringing both the boys to land in safe
ty. .
CAVAN.
A great Nationalist demonstration,
under the auspices of the United Irish
league, was held in the townland of
Lair, couple of miles from Bailiebor-
by MI. Joseph Devlin, NJ. p, and Mr..
Denis Kilbride, M. p, who had ar
rived on The previous night, when they
were met by torchlight procession
amid scene of enthusiasm. Mr..
Frank j. Farley, of Manchester, was
also present, and shared in the well
come. Mr. Samuel Young, NJ. F., was
also present; and there We're over tllir-
ty hands in the procession, which
stretched for practically two miles Oh
the road. Quite q feature was that
membership in their hats.
~ CLARE.
We regret to announce the death of
Mother Mary Berchmans Gavin, of
the Sisters of Nazareth, which took
place at Nazareth house, Hammer
smith, England, on October II.
Mother Berchmans was daughter of
the late Mr.. Michael Gavin, kildysart
house, and was born in 1851. Twenty
one years ago she entered the novi-
tate at Nazareth house, to devote her
orphan children. During her whole
life in the convent she was a true
model of perfect religious. The
greatest sympathy is felt for her only
sister,, Mrs. naturalization, Of Chel
tenham: for her brother. Mr.. Gavin,
of Glare castle, as well as for the
community of which the deceased was
such an ornament. H. -,
.--N CORK. H.
On October 16 Mr.. VIM. O'Brien, NJ.
r., visited Cork for. the first time since
his reelection, and delivered speeches
in. which he touched upon the conciia
ton policy, the Irish Reform associa-
ton, the question of land purchase,
and the prospects of home rule. He
also spoke at some length on the posi-
ton Of the .evicted tenants. In the
course Of his remarks he accused "lalf
a dozen men in the Home Rule party"
of having defeated the Cancellation
movement, and put back the gaining
of home rule to where it was in the
beginning of the agitation.
-, DOWN. a
AT the last annual meeting Of the
Castlewellan Coiste Ceantair the fol-
lowing officers were reelected for the
ensuing year: -Uachdaran,: Rev. W.;
Dempsey, p: P; .Leas-uaehdarane,
Rev. P. J. NIcEvoy, G. c.; and ]. L.
Savage, NJ. G. c.; Cisdeoir, George
Fitzpatrick; Runaidhthe, Seamus Mac
Artghail, and NJ. L. MacEac hmhar-
caigh. It was reported that the ex-
penses Of the past year totaled over
E1OO, showing 4 small balance after
discharging all liabilities. ~
-. DERRY.
On October II, at Derry, James
Doherty was sentenced to eight
months hard labor for having, as pre-
viously reported. stolen diamond
brooch, the property of Mrs. Cooke, of
St. Columb's. 49,.
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On October 20 special meeting
of the Irish county councils general
council was held in the Dublin city
hall. a resolution was moved by Mr..
Thomas, Power, of Waterford, that
home rule, the land question:, and
other such subjects should be dis
cussed. An amendment, moved by the
Duke Of Abercorn, to exclude political
subjects, was negatived by IA votes to
8, and the original resolution was car
ried on the same division. All the
Tory-Unionist members thereupon re-
tired; and resolutions We're afterwards
unanimously passed in favor of Ma
tional self-government and a Catholic