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The Irish standard., 1907-12-07
Election of Officers.

At regular meeting Of Division No.
of Columbus hall last Sunday after
noon, the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: President,
John Collins; vice president. Edward
A. Matthew's; recording secretary,
Thos. O'Neil; financial secretary, P. ].
O'Donnell; insurance secretary, Dennis
McHugh; treasurer, w. p. Casey; DR..
James Hynes and DR.. c. E. Henry,
medical examiners; James Merrick,
marshal; E. j. owens, sergeant-at-
arms; D. F. Byrnes, sentinel
Division No. 2. Auxiliary to A. o. H.,
this city, elected officers Monday night
at their hall, 80 Central avenue. There
was but one contest, that on office Of
treasurer, the present incumbent, Mrs,
Mary Hill, being reelected by vote
of 9s to IS. Those chosen were: Mrs.
Mary Boran, president; Mrs. Annie
Irving, vice president; Mrs. P. L. Col
1114Ss lSCOIuu1S SSCIOIdly, W4I SUSIE
Dessaint, financial secretary; medical
examiner, DR.. r. P. C'Brien.
Division No. 8, A. o. H., Minneapolis.
at a regular meeting held last Sunday
afternoon at 30 Central avenue, elect
ed officers as follows: President, John
D. Leonard; vice president, Thomas
Gleason; recording secretary, Frank j.
Mulcahy; financial and insurance Sec
retary, Dan o'Connell; treasurer, Ed
ward McNulty; medical examiner, DR..
r. J. Phelan. There was a large at
tendance and warm contests on for al
most every Office. The result seems
to have been in the nature Of new
deal, nearly all the officers chosen being
from the younger element. T. j. Doyle,
president of the insurance fund, was
present and addressed the assemblage
on insurance and other matters per-
tanning TO the order.
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07
A JuRY,s VERDICT.

Mrs Bradley has been declared by
a jury not guilty of murder. 1t was
not denied that she killed human be-
ing. The law furnished a fiction by
which she might escape. The real
reason she was acquitted is that the
jury refused to punish her because of
the character of the man she killed
Some excuse had to be furnished in
The character of the deceased is not
such a legal excuse. therefore it was
claimed that she was insane, and doc
tors were readily found to testify to
that fact. Rules of evidence permitted
such testimony. Rules Of law per-
mitted that testimony to go to the
jury, and the elasticity of the con-
science permitted the jury to find the
defendant not guilty 1t is more than
probable that the attorneys who pro-
pounded the question to the medical
gentlemen who testified, and the doc
tors who answered the hypothetical
questions, and the Court who instruct
ed the jury, and the jury who rendered
the verdict. all knew that Mrs. Brad
ley was not insane. 1t is an applica-
tion of the "unwritten law that we
have read so much about recently. The
whole thing is q lie Mrs. Bradley is
guilty. of murder ib1lt no iurv could he
found that would consent to punish
her for killing such a creature as
Brown. So she is turned loose, and no
one seems to fear that her insanity
will cause her to kill other men. It is
not probable that she will be sent to
an insane asylum. Her insanity was
that convenient kind-temporary-ju
sufficient to furnish the excuse.
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justing personal injury cases should be
devised. The great loss of life and
limb caused by the railway accidents
draws forth the observation that law
for the personal injuries and the Pres
ident says that, the law should be
made such that the payment for acci-
dents by the employer would be auto
matic instead of being matter of law
suits. Workmen should receive certain
and definite compensat ton for all acci-
dents in industry irrespective of negli-
gence." This appears at first thought
to be extremely radical. but after all
there is great deal of merit in the
contents The employer is the agent
of the people and OH his own respon-
sibility and for his own benefit he
serves the public. When he starts a
motion and agencies which create risks
for others, he should take all the Or
binary and extraordinary risks in
volved, and the risk he thus at the mo-
ment assumes, will ultimately be as
suned, as it ought to be, by the gen
eral public. Only in this way can the
shock of the accident be dffused in
stead of falling upon the man or
The President means, evidently, that
the employers should assume liability
for all accidents to their workers, ex-
cluding presumably willful destruction
of limb or life, and that the product of
the industry should be sold at a price
to enable the employer to pay the dam
age, thus shifting the load upon the
general public. If there is a practical
way of fixing the liability and the
amount of damages, such method
would certainly relieve poor litigants
of great trouble and expense and take
away from our courts, and incidentally
from lawyers, a very considerable por-
tion of the work that they are now
called upon to do.
The message ought to be very gen.
orally read. 1t contains a great deal
of information and the person who
starts to read it will find it interesting
enough to call for its complete perusal.
Forestry, public grazing lands, mining,
the Panama canal, public waterways,
agriculture. irrigation. postal savings
banks, Alaska, the army and the navy
are all treated in a very interesting
manner. More information can be
gathered by reading the paragraphs
connected with any one of those sub
jects than can be obtained by a we'll
studied and we'll prepared magazine
article.
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of age at the time Of his death, and
leaves, besides his wife, son, law
renee, and a daughter, Miss Angle Gill
ley, both of whom live in West Du-
luth. The body was taken to Cold
Springs, Mimi, for burial Saturday
afternoon.
Division No. i, A. O. H., held it's
regular meeting Wednesday evening
in the Cathedral hall. This was one
Of the most important meetings of the
year, and the attendance was large.
The annual election of officers was held.
The division has made big increase in
membership during the year and 1t will
soon be the banner division Of the order
in the state, if the past record is kept
up. Next year, the state convention Of
the order will be held in Duluth, and
the three divisions of the order In st.
Louis county will commence the first OF
the year to make preparations for a
suitable reception to the delegates and
their friends on that occasion. It is
expected that there will be over 500
delegates present. The Ladies' Auxil-
iary of the order will also meet at the
same time. Division No. /, which is the
largest in the county, will prepare a
large class for initiation during the
convention week, when 1t is expected
that number of the national officers
of the order will also be present. The
local division of the society will leave
nothing undone to give their brother
members a royal reception when they
come to Duluth next year.
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day, November 20, 1907, at st. Bridg-
cts church at De Graft, Rev. Father
Walsh officiating The bride was at
tended by her cousin. Miss Katherine
McQuaid, and the groom by the brides
brother, Edward McQuaid After the
ceremony wedding dinner was serv-
ed at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. McQuaid.
Graceville, Minn.-The marriage of
Miss Nellie Lynch of this place, to Mr..
jeremiah T. Ryan, was solemnized at
the Holy Rosary Church, at this place,
on Tuesday, Nov. 26th. at $3.50 a. n1.,
Rev. NJ. o'Brien officiating. The bride
Catherine Lynch and Mr.. William
Lynch.
Livingston, Mont-Patrick Boyle, Of
Race Track, Powell county, was found
dead recently by his sheepherder He
had left his home at Race Track witts
a load of supplies for the sheep camp,
and the team arriving at the camp
without driver. the sheepherder
started an investigation and retrac-
ing the tracks of the wagon soon found
the body of Mr.. Boyle lying beside the
road.
Grand Forks, NJ D.-A simple, but
very beautiful church wedding was that
celebrated in the chapel Of ST. Michael's
Catholic church Thursday morning,
Nov. 21, when Rev. Father E. j. Con-
atty pronounced the words which made
Miss Anna Hedican, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Hedican of this city, the
happy bride Of Mr.. Peter w. Grady,
formerly of Green Isle, MINI.
Waseca, Minn.-Mrs. William Horan,
for many years a resident Of Byron,
later of New Richmond. died very sud-
denly of apoplexy Monday, November
Is. Her maiden name was Margaret
Patterson. She was born in Ireland in
184o and was united in marriage with
Mr.. Horan at the age of twenty.
Anaconda, Mont.-Anaconda Irish
men, assisted by Butte people of the
same nationality, remembered the exc
cution of the Manchester martyrs at
Hibernian hall Sunday evening of last
week. The time was spent in song and
story. Refreshments were served. The
entertainment was given under the di-
rection Of the Phil Sheridan club of this
city and the members of the Robert
Emn1et Literary Society and Hiberni-
ans of Butte and the Hibernians Of this
city Joined in honoring the memory of
Allen, Larkin and O'Brien, who We're
hanged for conspiracy in Manchester,
England, November %. 1867.
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07
BRYAN AND "o'BRIEN."

Mr.. Bryan has peculiarly happy
way of expressing himself He never
lacks for words to explain his mean
ing and he is never at a loss for a
parallel or an illustration This is one
reason why he is so wonderfully pop
ular as a public speaker. His hearers
never have to study to follow his
meaning or to pinch themselves into
attention. Not long ago Mr.. Bryan
compared the elephant and the donkey
used by cartoonsts as the emblems of
the Republican and Democratic par
ties, and he made the donkey appear
in a. very favorable light. He pointed
digenous to only one hemisphere and
to only one climate, while the don
key existed wherever civilized man
lived; that the elephant, although
known for centuries, has never done
any considerable portion of the world S
work, while the donkey has always
been burden bearer; and that the
elephant was only a dress parade ami
NAL. while the donkey was the every
day servant of men. 1t was good
comparison and characteristic of Mr.
Bryan.
Last Tuesday while a party of Min
neal poltans We're in the marble room
of the United States senate, included
in which We're MIR. and Mrs. T. D.
O'Brien and their daughter, Miss Nell
lie, William ). Bryan and Senator
Teller dropped in. 1t was Mr.. Bryan's
pleasure to know a number of those
present from this state and he was
soon introduced to all. Following the
introduction to the young lady a sug-
gestion occurred to Mr.. Bryan Of one
of the comparisons he always delights
to make
You see" he said to Miss O'Brien,
lin the old gap they all spelled the
name as l now spell mine. but finally
ShCA . eaIOSe q great lldu diiOAiS ti1S
Bryans, and he was made king. Where
upon, in order to distinguish his des-
cendants from the plebeian members
of the clan, the letter 20" was at
tached to the name by way of pre-
fix This prefix has been retained by
all the descendants of that branch of
the family to this day to show their
illustricus ancestry. The common peo-
pie of the clan. however. have contin-
ued to spell the name In the good old
way"
THAT is very interesting story
replied Miss Nellie, "and prompts me
to say that the day will no doubt
come when your descendants also will
be calling themselves O'Brien."
The story of the meeting was first
related in Washington special to the
Evening Journal OF this city on Tues
day last, with the added statement
that the comnoner bowed his best bow
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07

Senator Charles A. Culberson of
Texas has been selected by the Senate
Democratic caucus as leader OF the
minority In the Upper House. This
ts a particularly bitter pill for Senator
Bailey, who until the disclosures in
re1erence to his connection with the
standard Oil Company, was considered
the Democratic leader Of the Senate.
Senator Culberson Is one of the ablest
men in the United States Senate and
should give a good account OF himself
IN his new position OF responsibility.
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07

AS the Irish Standard goes to press
this week, announcement comes Of the
death of Mayor Frank Mcguire, of
Hudson, Wis. Death came suddenly
from heart trouble. Mr.. Mcguire was
the Democratic candidate for congress
in his district in 1906 and has been
mayor of Hudson since 1901. He is
survived by his wife and several child
.9en.
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07

These are hard days for the liquor
interests. 1t is hard to escape the
conviction that the saloons are largely
responsible for the temperance wave
that is sweeping over the country. If
the liquor business had not demanded
20 many privileges things might have
been different. Recently the largest
brewer IN the United States ordered
that all saloons under his control obey
city, state and national laws in every
respect. 1t would have been better
Tor the liquor interests if they had all
taken this step some time ago.
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07
OVER THE NORTHWEST

| Princeton, Minn.-At st. Edwards
Catholic church on Tuesday morning,
Nov. 26, Rev. Father Levings offlciated
at a. double wedding. The ceremony
commenced at 1880 o'clock and the con-
tracing parties were as follows: Jo-
seph C. Oos of Minneapolis and Miss
Mary M. Brennan, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Brennan of Princeton;
Bartholomew Haley and Miss Eliza
beth Carmody (an aunt of Miss Bren-
nan) both residents of Princeton.
Miss Mary Brennan was attended by
her sister. Miss Grayce Brennan, and
Mr.. Oos by Martin Brands, Jr. Miss
Elizabeth Carmody was attended by
Miss Mary Haley and Mr.. Bartholo-
NEW Haley by Mr.. Daniel Haley.
Hastings, Minn.-Mrs. Mary Doyle, a
pioneer resident of Rosemount, died at
her home in that place on Thursday,
Nov. 81, after lingering illness, aged
seventy years. She was the widow
of Patrick Doyle and was highly re-
garded by all who knew her for her
many Christian virtues. She leaves
four sons and three daughters to mourn
the. loss of kind and devoted mother.
Faribault, Minn.-Thomas Port, liv-
ing on the shore Of General I. Shields
Lake in the town of Shieldsville, died
Monday, Nov. Is, last at his home af
ter a, lingering illness of lung trouble.
The funeral took place from st. Pat
rick's church, Shieldsville, where fu-
neral services were held by Rev. Faith
er Fleming. The remains were inter-
red in the parish cemetery.
Luverne, Minn.-Michael e. Ryan,
who was formerly connected with the
State Bank of Belle Plaine, was mar
ried to Miss Nell Kennedy at Luverne.
on Tuesday, Nov. 2e. Mr. Ryan is at
present engaged with the Northwestern
National bank of Minneapolis. and the
newly married couple will make their
home in that city.
Belle Plaine, Minn.-A very quiet
wedding took place at st. Edwards
church, Seattle. Wash, Thursday, Nov.
21, when the Rev. Father Lonigan unit
ed in marriage Edward Gleason and
Miss Abbie Hayes. The bride Is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hayes
who were formerly we'll known resi-
dents of Belle Plaine.
Assumption, Minn-Miss Katheryn
Rieley and M. S. Corrigan were unite
ed in marriage Wednesday morning,
Nov. 81, at St. Johns church, Sibley
county, Rev. Father Moloney oficiat-
ing. The groom is prominent resident
of Assumption and the bride is one of
the best known Of the young women Of
st. Johns. The newly married couple
will make their home at Assumption.
De Graft, Minn-Miss Catherine Nc
Quad and Mr.. Francis Clifford, both Of
the town Of Kildare, were united in the
holy bonds Of matrimony on wednes.
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07

From the beginning of the Tracta-
srian movement to 1899 there have
been received into the Catholic
Church in England 446 clergymen. Alt
members Of parliament, 2o5 officers of
the army, 16 authors, poets and jour-
nalists, 12s lawyers. 60 doctors, 80
naval officers, 80 baronets and 81 peers
Total, 1,517. From these conversions,
sl5s have become priests in the vari-
Gus religious orders, while 29o have
coined the secular priesthood. Four
Hundred and forty five of the converts
came from Oxford, while Cambridge
sIfniversity gave the Church 213. This
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07
THE NEW CONGRESS,

The opening of the Sixtieth Con-
gress of the United States was free
from any unusual events. 1t was
marked by fewer changes than is usual
when a new Congress convenes. The
Congress that has Just assembled is
one elected in an off year. The major
ity of the members of both houses be-
long to the political party to which
the President belongs, and the major
ity in each house is ruled by the
friends of the President. There is no
quarrel between the Houses or be-
tween the Congress and the Execu-
tive. The Speaker of the last Con-
gress was reelected without struggle
and it is safe to say that the COM
nittees will continue about the same
as in the last Congress. The leaders
in the last Congress have been re-
turned. Both the Republican and
Democratic parties will be led by the
same men who led in the last Con-
gress.
The only remarkable incidents con-
nected with the assembling of the
House of Representatives was the ova-
ton given to William j. Bryan when
he appeared upon the floor, and the
attack made upon the rules of the
House by Representative Cooper. a
Republican member from Wisconsin.
Representative Cooper made plea for
the return of the power to the House
that has in late years been exercised
by the Speaker. This attack upon the
rules of the House recalls what a
change has taken place in the House
of Representatives in the last twenty
years. Before Speaker Reeds time.
individual members had much more
power than they have at the present
time. Much more of the business of
the House was transacted by the House
and less by the committees and the
Speaker. More freedom was given in
debate. Under the present rules, no
matter what a. members ability may
be. he has very little chance for ac-
complishing anything unless he enjoys
the confidence of the Speaker. Repre-
sentative Cooper spoke from experience
when he attacked the rules. Way back
in the days when Tom Reed was
Speaker, Cooper was asked to support
certain measure and refused. and it
is said that Reed never again recog-
nized the man from Wisconsin.
In the Senate the greatest change
was occasioned by the admission Of
Oklahoma, thus adding two more men,
bers and taking away from the Re-
publicans the two-thirds majority
which they have had for some time.
There Were few new senators. but
no commanding figure entered the
Senate for the first time. Colorado
sent Gugenheim. whose only recon-
nendation is copper. Wisconsin sent
Stephenson, who would have been un-
known except for lumber. 1t cannot
be said that the personnel Of the Sen
ate is improved The South alone has
able representatives. The great EN-
pire State continues to be represented
by two old and discredited men. The
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07
DULUTH NEWS.

Kenneth Forgarty left last week for
1shpening, Mich, to visit relatives for
few days.
Born, to MIR. and Mrs. Patrick H.
McGraw, 52S North Fifty-seventh ave-
nue.. west, a girl.
The sisters of st. Marys hospital
professed the greatest satisfaction last
week with the returns from their ap-
peal for donations. Money, groceries,
clothing and bedding are coming in
quantities which promise to tighten the
burden of the sisters considerably, and
the end is not yet. Several days there
after the people of Duluth are expected
to continue to send substantial re-
sponses to the sisters appeal, and the
donation period will prove that a gen.
erous public will always deal gener-
ously with a worthy cause. The sis
ters are at considerable expense at this
time of the year. With the approach
of cold weather, more INDECENT people
appeal to them for aid, and they can
not turn them away. The sisters need
compensation for their services and
expense in such cases, and they call
upon the public for it, st. Mary's hos
pital is under a debt of $64,00O, and
the sisters are also counting on lower
ing that figure through donations now
being received Anything in the shape
of supplies is thankfully received, and
money is also acceptable, as it will be
devoted to the reduction of the debt.
Mrs. P. Mcclure of Virginia is the
guest of friends at West Duluth.
Miss Jessie Gillespie, who was the
guest of Miss Joseph Benjamin of West
Duluth, returned last week to her home
at Park Falls, Mimi
Mr.. and Mrs. James Connolly of West
Duluth had as their guests during last
week their son, George Connolly Of
Chisholm, MINI.
John Monaghan, Jr.. who is attending
the university, was the guest of his
parents, Capt and Mrs. John Monag-
han, over Thanksgiving.
The annual census Of the Cathedral
parish is being taken up this week 1t
will be some time before it is ready
for the printer.
A number of Duluth Knights of Co.
lumbus went to Fargo for the Thanks
giving meeting of the Dakota council
at which large class was initiated into
the order.
Kelley Baker and Miss Nellie Britt
were married Thursday afternoon of
last week at o'clock by Father Lynch
at the st. James Catholic church.
Peter Gilley, one of the pioneer set
tiers of West Duluth, and q civil war
veteran, died Friday morning of last
week at II o'clock. Mr.. Gilley had
lived in West Duluth for twenty years
previous to his death, and was known
to probably 80 per cent Of the people
of this end Of the city. For some time
past he has been a sufferer from
Brishts disease, and during the last
week or ten days his condition has
been critical. death being expected at
almost any moment. He was SO years
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07

The law in New York state providing
that no male child under 12 years or fe-
male under 16 years shall sell newspa-
pers on the streets is good one. Min
nesota ought to have similar law.
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07

There are some professed friends in
Ireland. in this country and elsewhere
who do not look with favor upon the
fact that the Irish Parliamentary party
is again united.
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07

Ex- Senator Henry Keller of Sauk
Nentre, this state, died suddenly in
Dmaha. Neb on the Sd inst, where he
had been on business visit. Mr.. Kel-
aer was 50 years Of age and served in
tho state senate from 1887 to 1897 In
politics he was a Democrat. The
funeral took place yesterday afternoon
ut Sauk Centre.
The Irish standard., 1907-12-07

George F. Porter, a prominent lawyer
and business man of this city, died at
the Paxton hotel, Omaha, Friday, Nov.
20, of heart disease. He was but 80
years of age at the time of his de-
mise.
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in recognition Of the very handsome
compliment.
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Now it is said that the President is
opposed to the Hughes boom. 1t will
finally settle down to a. fight between
the administration forces and the ene-
mics of the administration, and the
candidate of the enemies adninistra-
tion will be Governor Hughes.
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is only a portion Of those on the way
and will soon arrive at the end of their
journey.