The Irish standard., 1906-03-03
|! NEWS FROM IRELAND
Antrim.

chagrined at the defeat of that ag-
gressive Unipnist, MIR. w. Moore. X.
c.. and displayed their feelings in the
usual rowdy fashion of the LAW and
order faction of Northeast Ulster
The Belfast ws-Letter," which will
not be accused of any desire to- black
en- its Orange friends, described the
recent disgraceful scenes i'll Bushmills
as if the Loya,ist hlackguardism was
the most obvious method of giving
vent to loyal and patriotic" resent
ment.
Mr.. 7. W. Russell in the "M;lnchcs-
ter Guardian" says: Those of us
who fought in Ulster stepped right
into the boiling cauldron of Home
Rule and No Popery. The people sim
ply went mad" He adds: Il have
weathered the storm because OF two
factors-the magnificent loyalty Of the
Nationalist party, who voted for me
as they rever voted for Il man of their
own. polling 9S per cent of their total.
and the downright heroism of some
six hundred Presbyterian stalwarts
who stood our-square to the hurri-
cane" Mr. Russell thinks it probable
tha: before another election Belfast
will be wholly given over to the Labor
party. Tho workmen there are pure
Democrats with q mOnOmania about
the Pope.
Armagh.
sTuestlay. Jan. so, will long be re-
mCmbcred III Armagh for 4 series of
violent and disgraceful scenes" the
like of which has not been enacted
in it's streets for years. Their lead
ers'' had persuaded the Orange mobs-
men that the result of the tolls plcbis-
cite was. somehow, Il glorious triumph
over the "Paptsts' and from an early
hour In the night signs were evident
of a determination to celebrate" the
occasion in Il fashion worthy OF the
old tradition of the Lodges. says the
were produced, and Il move was made
to the Mall, where verbal stimulates
were added to those already supplied
by the public houses and the resound-
ing "sheep- skins At the close of
the meeting the procession" of vio-
lent ana inflamed men, women and
.l,3I .,,ti, MI ~ l,H
city, headed BY the bands" and for
some hours the whole place seemed ns
if the horrors of IL Port Arthur were
being illustrated on a realistic prin-
ciplc. The crls, OF breaking windows
met the ears everywhere. \ desper-
ate attack was made on the Parochlal
House and the windows were broken.
The windows of Mr.. Patrick I.uvcry,
solicitor to the city council: and of
the town clerk. Mr.. Lennon, We're also
smashed amidst boots and yells that
would have done credit to Il horde of
s..vages.
Carlow.
MIR. F.. Il. Collier. proprietor OF Col
lier's Weekly" Of New York, whose
public spirited action has resulted in
the sensational exposure of the scan
dalcus journalistic methods of the
Town Topics" Journal of that city, is
IL native of County Carlow, from which
he went out to the United States when
quite young. He became connected
with the booksclling business, and rose
to be Il wealthy publisher.
MIR. Patrick Kinsella, of Ballytarsnu,
has been appointed il magistrate for
the county.
On Jan. II Michael Styles. aged GO
years. was found dead in bed at Clone
GAL with IL wound on his head. De-
ceased lived in cottage on the es-
tat" of Mr.. Herbert Robertson, j. P,
Huntington Castle, where he worked
for the past forty years
cavan.
The late Rev.. Bernard Alexander
Brady, chaplain of the \. o. H.. who
died ON Jan. so ut ST. Joseph's Hos
pital, Yonkers, N. S.. was native of
Virginia.
John Morton. farmer and horse
dealer, Cavan, was, in the Nisi Prius
. Court No. /, on Jan. 30, before Lord
Chief Justice O'Brien and city spe-
Cial Jury awarded GoSO dn,nuges
against the Midland Railway Com
pany of Ireland for injuries received
while a passenger on the defendants
line between Klllehandra aud Mullin-
gar on the 5th of April last.
Clare.
The death occurred on Jan. rs. OF
DR.. Richard Phillips Gelston, aged 60
He was superintendent of Ennis Asy-
/ 'um. and resigned in 80 on pension.
Cork.
I Cornelius ONeill, Cork. "A printer
! who sustained injuries in scuffie a,
I the booth on the occasion of the poll
ing for an aldermanship of the Centre
I ward. Cork, on Jan. 22nd, died In the
South Infirmary on Jan. 81.
Mr.. Richard Downing, who was
chairman of the Cork Harbor Board
for two years. died ON Jan. 80.
On Jan. 26, an enthusiastic demon.
I stration was held at Banteer, to mari
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