Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-20
IRISH TOPICS.
Local Government Bill for Ireland Ma,
Be a Compromises

Dublin, June l9.-The announcement
that a local goyt rnlnent bill tor ireland
winch IS likely To be compromise be-
tW'ril nome rule and dcvolut.on. will H.
measure Or the next parliamentary SEES
al Probability ht IT," most important
son does not give any satisfaction here
There IS disposition to await the march
or events in al matters pertaining to
home rule. but If the government at.
ttmpts to redeem in this way the pledg.
ftsardins Ireland made in the queens
able authority that there arr stormy
tines ahead for the government
The protest made by Mr.. Motley. J. p.
at The meeting of the Dublin county corn-
Company was nothing if not interesting.
lie Proposed that, owing To til ga: Dm
pany refusing to comply with tn" !. .S01-
able and necessary r.uIl.r,In, MT. ~ ,It,i.
county surveyor Mr.. Cnlrn. h. is l..lebr
instructed to discontinue steam rollins,
any Of the roads of The county where
Their is Danger. Of injur,ie the gas PIPES,
this council having been compelled under
the existing law to paw serious damages
and costs In the legal proceedings brought
by the gas company for injury 10 their
pipes" 1t is not the gas company. bat
the public, that would suffer by the rcso-
luton. Steam rolling is essential to road
construction, The inhabitants Of County
Dublin who have once enjoyed the luxury
Of good roads will never again submit -
the cost and discomfort of the old meth
cd though there is "a feeling that the gls
company has had the advantage UP to
date.
For only the second time in eighteen
wears the December hali-vearlv return Of
Irish bank deposits show q decrease. and
not since lN>I has there been such Il de-
cline recorded as i'm tho December half of
last year. The decrease amounts to 81
400 900 while bank note circulation is
down by s. COZ in 1904. 1t is evident
that the extraordinary depression in tn"
Irish cattle trade is making itself felt in
the banks. On the other hand. there is an
advance of $o.W0.TD in savings bank de-
nosits which go on growing even through
the most depressed Industrial seasons.
The rate Of increase has. however. fallen
seriously since 1891. when it was SimNon
an increase almost equal IT, til" total ah-
ditionS :1r the last two years.
Irish brooches are much sought after
by the collectors JUS now. though per
haps few arc aware that ono 81 the r.
many centuries back. in the day when
Tara halls resound"d TO sta ms of Celtic
harpe and song. IS still existent IN II"
ROYAL Dublin Museum. Its history il ::
curious nnr. Picked IN by 2 poor child
over half - century ago on IN" scaShof
ne@r Dr"sheda. ana subsequently sold t"
matchmaker for a few renee. =" WI"
struck by its beauty. and diSr"S'ri al itS
Jewels to NJ, ssrs. Wat"rhoGSc IF Dub in
| for so. II was afterwards sold ny theri
to the museum. On the cond.t on maj u
should never leave Ireland This brooch
| Is thought to he one Of th"S" 'Xrrn'e 81 nv
CT Patrick'a two cInn:n" Wofkmrn 'wfo
accompanied him on his Irish mission in'
| the purpos" of Manufacturing 'rrd'h'nt
ii and other plates. TIL" metal though a
combination Of tn ard copper. known
nc white bronze. has the ann'"'ranc" 81
silver. 1t is inlaih with gold ilrgrc" i,
seventy-fivc varieties of pattern AM
| unique glass ornaments. carved Ike IN
human face. This brooch; wn ,.ca "Shaht , a,
cd at South EcnsnEton in lN', 'usti
| ruch - sensation that Caet"lianl. the "a
nous Roman jcwelcr; Snid It y, was IS ~"r'l
J Tadworth Court the homo Of Lord Rus
sell of I<il"~en at Epson has MI been an
here that Mr. Asquith spent some OF the
important hours Of his legal career con
suiting with Sir Charles Husaeil az ~
| th,n was. on the line which should oe
taken with regard to the parneii commits
| .io, The orosa-cxamination 9; the lat"
Mr. Macdonald Of tn Times was under
taken by Mr., Asquith with such mastery
| nifty that ne Ieaped instantly into the
front rank II the hn[ At or Ta h'sss,1
~ !; jllowen often entertained friends
from Ireland.
mn Ep,rraes E,ugenie has lust given