Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19

Union. which she received at her throne
room In Dublin Castle, said:
L desire to congratulate you on the work
which the Irish Woman's Temperance
Union have set themselves to do In Ireland.
You recognize that the difficulties and
temptations surrounding those you desire to
help are many and great, and by various
means you are seeking TO make it easy to
do right and difficult to do wrong. You are
endeavoring to combat that most powerful
of enemies-popular customs-by fostering
new and q better public opinion, and we
can all rejoice that in this you are having
the cooperation OF many other societies in
ireland who are working for the public
good. 1t must, indeed, be great happi-
ness to you TO be able to see the fruit of
your labors and to have the great encour-
agement of being able to note real prog
ress made in the temperance cause. l am
sure all friends of Ireland must applaud the
work done by your branches in providing
temperance restaurants and carts, vans a I
markets and fairs ami race courses and l
have no doubt that the ladies who conduct
these undertakings find something of re-
ward in their devotion to the cause. Let
me assure you of my earnest sympathy
with your efforts and of his exceiiency's
desire. as well my own TO cooperate
with you in any way in our power in the
direction of trying to prevent intemper-
anCe."
Cattle Traders Association.
At the last meeting of the committee of
the Irish Cattle Traders and Stock Owners
Association the president drew the atten-
ton of the members present to the meet
ings of the shareholders of the great Irish
railways. which disclosed a large decrease
in receipts from the carriage of live stock.
The railway companies, by high rates. slow
and careless transit reputation Of just
claims on account of signing unjust con-
Segment notes, had aided the foreign COM
petition TO the consequent detriment of the
live stock trade and therefore of the earn
ing capacity of the railway lines The
shareholders In their own interests should
compel their directors to adopt an up-so-
date policy as regards rates and facilities.
Further delay was fraught with the gravest
danger TO tho entire community. On the
motion OF Mr. Delaney resolution was
passed unanimously dema nding compensa-
ton for cattle confscated for the public
good on account OF tuberculosis when stock
had been purchased in the open market at
the full value.
There Is considerable local feeling over
the fact that the finance committee OF the
international exhibition has closed and
sealed their contract with Messrs
Humphreys, the firm OF London contractors
by which that firm has agreed to procure
guarantors to the amount OF $4,000 on
condition OF getting the contract for the
exhibition buildings at their own price Ii
is by the aid of the guarantees thus OBJ
tanned that the $3.50 900 of reliable euaraa-
tees has been made up. An interesting
legal question has been raised as to the la
bslity OF all other guarantors except those
which have come In under Messrs
Humphreys conditions. Some there are
VINO contend that the present is not an OPP
perfume moment to hold an information
exhibition. and that 1t viii have a tendency
to throttle some of the Irish industries lust
springing up