The Irish standard., 1908-12-19
IN PASSING

1gnatius McMamee, Of Portland,
Ore, recently won the Breen gold
medal for oratory at Notre Dame Uni
versity. He will represent that great
educational institution in the State
contest and his admirers fondly hope
that he will win the victory from all
his competitors.
While in Washington last week, Gov
John A. johnson said to reporter:
Il think the Democratic party is in
better position than it was before the
campaign opened. I do not think the
leaders of the Democratic Party are
cast down by defeat, and If they are
right, as I think they are, they will
win eventually"
The British authorities in India are
wreaking vengeance upon the native
patriots. Two Of the leading ,Hindoos
were recently executed in a barbarous
manner, and to destroy every vestige
of them. the bodies of the mangled men
were cremated. There is a day of
reckoning for the English in far of
Eindostan, and from every indication
1t is near at hand.
President Cyrus Northrop, of the
University Of Minnesota, has consent
ed to remain at the head of that in
stitution until the board of regents
shall have found successor. 1t can
be safely asserted that the regents will
not be in hurry to find a successor.
DR.. Northrop is capable Of discharging
the duties Of President for many years
to come.
who for over forty years was engaged
in establishing the Holy Name Society
in the Eastern States has gone to the
far West, where he expects to remain
four months The Dominican provin-
cial of California. Very Rev. A. L. Nc
Mahon. o. p, has invited Father Nc
Kenna to help propagate the Holy
Name and Rosary societies in the
towns and cities of the Pacific SLOPE
Bishop Spalding, Of Peoria, one Of
the most eminent prelates Of America,
has addressed a farewell letter to the
priests and faithful Of his diocese. He
says in conclusions: Though no
longer your bishop. it is my hope that
shall be permitted to spend the re-
raainder of my days with you Be
raindful Of me in your prayers and
supplications as one who walked
n'odestly and lovingly among you, do
ing as best he could. the work God
gave him to do.'' - .iH
Editor O'shea, of the China Gazette,
has been sentenced to two months i'm
prisonment at Shanghai for attacking
Judge Whitley in his paper. Whitley
made himself obnoxious to the Catho-
lies Of China because of his bigoted
utterances, and Roosevelt was asked to
recall him some time ago. It appears
he recently resigned, which mean
that his services were no longer re-
quired in the F1owery Kingdom.
o'shea is a British subject, ana the
libel suit was tried in the British
court. He is suffering in good cause
and has the satisfaction Of knowing
that Wiley has left China forever.
Rev. Lewis Drummond, s. J., was
given farewell reception by the Cath
olic club at Winnipeg on Sunday af-
ter noon, Dec. 5, before his departure
fer Ontario, whore he is to remain
permanently. He will probably leave
on the 22nd of this month to take up
his work at the Jesuit church at
Guelph. Fr. Drummond is so years
Ct age, hail and hearty. He has been
at st. Boniface college for more than
twenty years. and is celebrated as an
educator. lecturer and journalist. The
English speaking Catholics Of Mani
toba will sadly miss him. We wish
him every success in his new position,
and regret that he is leaving winnipeg
and the Central Catholic which he
has SO ably edited for many years
under the name Of the Northwest Re-
view.
The new. up-to-date and reliable
Webster's International Dictionary has
been received at this Office. Without
intending to disparage any similar pub.
llcation. we have no hesitation what
ever in pronouncing 1t the very best
with which We are acquainted. The