The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-08-04

e13.696: Quarter Sessions, G14o lis
I'd: and Superior Courts, c64 1Ss I'd.
On July II the dead body of Mr.. f.
Beech, wholesale agent in Dublin for
Messrs. Hutton and Co.. Manchester,
proprictors of the Sporting Chronicle.
was found suspended from rope i'll
Il stable at the rear of the house. "a
Muuntjoy square.
Fermanagh.
! Cocktighting is still INDUCED in in
some districts of t'ermanash. ana
elaborate arrangements were recently
| made for Il big tournament The BAL
tie ground selected was an island on
Upper Lnugh Erne known as lnnisil
league. Shortly after midnight num-
lrcdS of people assembled on lnniSn-
crecnery. lnnishlught. and the sur
rounding islands. and communications
having been opened between the dir
fcrenl parties by system of "teic-
gr,phy" with which only cocklighters
are familiar. and the ringleaders be-
/ lieving that the coast We're clear" all
hands boarded the many cots ana
boats whicl, had been reuuisitioned for
the occasion and rowed over to tne
battle ground. After Il discussion
among the leaders it was agreed that
the tournament should open with {;
contest between birds representing the
East and West sides of the Lake. Al
this time there were no fewer til;in
six hundred people present. many o.
them men between seventy and eighty
wears of age. The birds. nf which
| there were over sixty. We're placed In
bags which were carried by the lead
ing members of each section. HOSTILE
ties were about to commence when
six members of the Royal Irish Con-
St:tbulary appeared in view The ring
leaders carrying the bags fled in ali
directions. aud as quickly as possible
left the battlefield, followed by the
policemen in boats Some of them
took refuge ON the adjoining islands.
and others rowcd to the mainland.
The police kept up the chase for sew
eral hours. but the bag carriers sue
cceded in escaping tn the kilnaw'eS
and knncknnny hills.
Galway.
At the sitting at Galway. on july
!. of the Departmental Committee nj
Inquiry, into the working of the De-
pnrtmcnt of Agriculture and Technical
instruction. numerous complaints Were
made by witnesses from County G;tl-
WAY of the manner in which the efforts
rf the Local Committees are inter-
frrrcd with by the Department
The Countess of Westmeath, mothe;
of the present Earl, died on July :. in
London. She was the daughter OF the
late MIR. Andrew William Blake. j. p.
of I'urbough. County Galway. and wa:
married i'm 1861 to the tenth Earl OF
Wcstmeath. who died in 1889
The Hon. \. j. Thyme. Milo. Rrs-
bane is at present on q visit To his
native county He is one of the many
lrishmen who have risen to distinc-
ton in Australia.
Kilkenny.
Mr. Robert TyndHll who has ~,
estate near kinlacoW. Go. Kilkenny
wants for his land. 261 years pui-
chaS" of present rents And because
he is refused. the machinery of con-
cilatinn. in the shape of writs and
seizures. is put in full operation. Mir
D'Nlarl has asked the chief Secretary
whether the Estates Commissioners;
could not be induced to try the part
of moderators in kiln,acow. They arr
probably ready; but one doubts the
effect of argument even of the mos;
persuasive kind ON such landlords
Surely the County that gave birth to
means to bring pressure within the
law" to bear on such cases" Soutl
Kilkenny used to be Il difficult place
To bully and harry. \ little more "i
this kind of Cancellation" might
arouse it's spirit again.
Kildare.
Kildare l|riS was brought to Il close
ON Sunday. July s. when an aerid-
. hrurht was held in the Peoples Park
Kildare. and the prizes were presented
by the Very Rev. Father Campion. p
p. The book prizes. presented by tn,
I'cis Committee, cost G3,, Il fac,
which speaks elouucntly of the in
Hucnce OF the Gaelic League in County
kildare.
Kerry.
The Rev James Crowley {. c.. dice
on July IL at the Prcsbytery. Ardfert
The deceased. who was Il native %
Castlegregory, had two brothers in Tho
sacred ministry. Rev. II. Crowley. ode
Z ceaseD. and Rev. l.. Crowley. c. c.
. Beaufort.
leitrim.
, At the meeting of the Glenca
branch of the United irish League. o,
July s Rev. Father Magauran. {. c.
| presided. The first business before thu
meeting was in connection With thu
t Parliamentary Fund. 1t was agreed
to forward sc as a first instalmen