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Dublin, Aug. 25.- Something more
than a mild sensation has been created
in Sligo by the discovery that the $780,
900 which Bourke- Cochran of New
York, in a moment of generous impulse,
presented to his native country two
years ago has been lost. His idea was
to give practical effect to his faith IN
the industrial revival movement which
was then commencing to exhibit de-
gree of vitality which somewhat sur
pfised him, The money was to be en-
and the technical education board was
charged with the RESP onsibility Of adj
t%Ri o"sS st. the fsaf anH way y
purchased, and now after Two years
have collapsed and SBourke Cochran 8
$500 appears to, have benefited no..
body. <..-.,... !. r .;szz $50. --
Alderman Foley, I. a + 1oeaf municipal
administrator" says the scheme was
there was already a hourishing saw,
design of Sir Horace Plunkett and
those associated with him in the tech
nical education board was to run in
competition with the existing mills.
eff they had invested the money in
the Sligo brewery instead of setting up
an industry for which there was no
room," says the alderman, * our gener-
Gus countryman 's 100000 would be still
intact and would have paid a substan-
tial dividend into the bargain e. 49,.
| The announcement that, iMrs!Zimm,e,r-
man, the Duke Of Manchester father
in-law; is negotiating for the: purchase
Of an Irish railway does not come as q.
surprise to those who know the interest.
he has been taking in the Irish. indus
trial movement. Some time ago it
was gravely limited that he, at the csug-
gestion Of his son-in-law, had an eye on
Galway as a suitable port from which a.
line Of steamers could trade success
fully to North and South America. =:
Jeremiah MeVeagh, who, represents.
thru. which the proposed new railway
would operate, is enthusiastic over the
prospect Of existing Irish railway COM
panies having no further monopolies in
the north of Ireland ~, am as much
opposed to American trusts as, am to.
Irish railway nionopolists,' he says,
but I feel that if the Americans get
control Of a share Of our railways they
will revolutionize the whole, railway
system OF the country, which has been.
next to landlordisn, one Of the greatest
evils from which we have SO long
suffered.'
Some other Irish representatives feel
that at a moment when the government
has granted an inquiry into the admin
istration of Irish railways is hardly
the time to encourage private railway
enterprise. All are, however, agreed
that the appearance Of an American on
the scene will cause the present monop-
olists to feel that they are no longer
monarchs Of all they survey. =. :
The limited success which has at
tended the attempts at tobacco culture
in Ireland has stimulated William Red.
.mond, M. P, to bring ina bill in parlia-
ment for the repeal Of the law pre-
hibiting the cultivation of the tobacco
plant. When asked if he anticipated
any opposition to his bill he replied:
emo doubt some Of the. fanatics will
regard the bill as the thin end of the
wedge Of wider demands for the eman-
c ciat S,1 Of our country, bat as we are
already growing tobacco an Ireland, I
do not anticipate any serious opposi-
ton. What section Of Englishmen,
do not care to be reminded Of is that
there are laws on their statute books
which killed Ireland 8 Industries, and
that section. will always exhibit hos
Etility to any attempt to educate the
masses Of the English people who have
no knowledge that such laws exist. It
is, after all, but a smalls measure Of
justice which the present Eoverpmen emit
can hardly refuse to grant Ns need
hardly say would 1nuc prefer that
my name was identified with a-bill for
the repeal Of the monstrous act Of
union which has ruined the Industries
of my country, exi1ed our people, and
reduced what Is left Of us almost to the
level Of slaves. 8 Sgss :.. J,