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The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
Facts of History.

1t behooves the Irish boy, in a special
way, to know the story of his country
Her enemies" as John Mitchell once
said "have the ear of the world; and
they use their power to defame the
people whom they have plundered and
oppressed" The English press teens
with Inaccuracies about Ireland and
the Irish. These Inaccuracies can only
be effectually disposed of by the his
torical student. Some time ago an
eminent English writer said that the
Yellow Ford was the only battle in
which the Irish had beaten the Eng
lish; and it was only the other day a
London print published a scurrilous
attack on the Irish Brigade.
The English boy is always told that
his nation is invincible. Even the Eng
lishman is amazed If you tell him that
England has ever been beaten in any
part of the world. A Scotch lady once
told me that she had been in an Eng
lish school, when the teacher asked the
boys how many Frenchmen could an
Englishman beat. (This was before the
Entente Cordiale.) Three" "six," "a
dozen," twenty" were the replies that
rang merrily through the class. Every
English boy believes that in Marl-
borough's great battles the French
were driven before the English like
chaff before the wind. They know
nothing Of the intensity Of the strug-
giles, and make small account of the
presence of Englands allies. Blenheim
is great English victory, pure and
simple. Even the average well-edu-
Gated Englishman knows not how near
it was to being a great English defeat;
and a great English defeat inflicted by
lrishmen. Yet Greasy has told the
story
"The Prince of Holstein- Beck had,
with eleven Hanoverian battalions,
passed the Nebel opposite to Oberglau,
when he was charged and utterly rout-
ed by the Irish Brigade which held that
village. The Irish drove the Han
overians back with heavy slaughter,
broke completely through the line of
the Allies, and nearly achieved a sue
cess as brilliant as that which the same
brigade afterwards gained at Fonte-
noy."
The Irish Brigade held the village of
Oberglau throughout the day, repelling
the attacks Of English and Dutch,
falling back only under orders. when
the battle had been lost in another
part of the field. They retreated in
good order, and with unbroken ranks,
losing neither a color nor a prisoner.
Again, at Families. the Irish held the
village against all assaults, until the
battle was again lost in another part of
the field. Then once more they re-
treated in good order, cutting their way
through the enemy, and capturing two
colors. The English boy is never told
that Oudcnarde was almost a drawn
battle. and that the French general,
with select rear guard containing the
Irish Brigade. prevented the defeat
from being turned into a rout; and
the next day repulsed the Allies who
had renewed the battle in the hope of
driving the French from the position
on which they had fallen back.
The Irish standard., 1908-04-25

were associated John O'Farrell, M. c.
Cameron. provincial secretary of On
tario. and Mr.. Kenneth Mackenzie, a
we'll known reform leader. James
O'Reilly. of Kingston, handled the case
for the crown, and Hon. Chief Justice
Richards presided at the trial. which
proved to be one of the greatest legal
battles of period of intellectual
giants. The case was complicated by
the arrest of John Doyle, a waiter in
the Russell House, and Mitchell, a
Toronto man, the crown first wavering
between Doyle and Whelan. The most
dramatic incident in the trial was the
testimony of the detectives who. con-
cealed near Whelan's cell, overheard
him one night confide to Doyle that he
had shot MCGEE like a dog at twenty
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The case against Whelan was Il fair
ly strong one. although there was
much that was circumstantial in it and
after a long trial he was found guilty
and sentenced to be hanged on Decem-
ber 10th, 1868. John HillyArd CAM
eron carried the case to the court of
Queens Bench, Toronto, and Whelan
was taken there on November 21st.
Judge Morrison here dissented from a
judgment by Chief Justice Richards
and Judge Adam Wilson and a respite
was granted to Whelan to allow Cam
of Error and Appeal. the execution
being postponed until Feb. 18th, 1869.
The court, consisting of the judges of
the Courts of Queens Bench, Common
Pleas and Chancery. was presided over
by Hon. w. H. Draper and included
ten Judges. A great legal fight to save
Whelan ensued and four judges, viz:
Chief Justice Hagarty, Chancellor Van
koughnet, Vice Chancellor Sprague and
Judge Morrison voted for a new trial
on the ground of error in challenging
the jury, but Hon. w. H. Draper, Chief
Justice Richards, Vice Chancellor
Mowat, and Gwynne agreed with the
sentence of the court of Queens
Bench. Whelan was brought back tc
Ottawa.
Cameron, nothing daunted, tried tc
carry the case to the Privy Council OF
England, but the government refused
to sanction his move.
Whelan was hanged at six minutes
past eleven in the court yard Of the
county Jail on Nicholas street on the
morning Of February 18th, 1869. A
great crowd filled Daily and Stewart
streets, but only twenty-five persons
were admitted to the execution. The
prisoner, who was attended by Rev
Dr. O'Connor and three other clergy
men, asked for the forgiveness of those
whom he had injured as he forgave
those who had injured him. His last
words were: God save Ireland and
God save my SOUL"
A tablet was afterwards set in the
building outside which MCGEE was
killed bearing the inscription: "Here
fell Thomas Darcy MCGEE by the
Hand Of an Assassin, April Z 1863
The building of which a photo is here
published, was afterwards burned and
the stone lost in the debris, but when
the excavations were being made for
the Bryson- Graham extension on
Queen street, some seven years ago
one-half Of the tablet was dug up. The
stone was given Mr. Darcy MCGEE
the present chairman of the Separate
School Board, nephew of the mur-
dered statesman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
Cars Handled In September

The Alabama Car Service associa- tion reports that in September 57,1O2 cars were handled as against 4S,54O in August gain of just about 20 per cent. The movement last month we'll nigh equaled the movement in Septem- Der, 1907, when complaints of car shortages were heard on every hanu In September of last year 62,218 cars were handled In other words, we are but per cent below full normal activ- ity in the transportation of goods.
 In the present month doubtless still better figures will be reported. About 60000 cars per month may be regarded as a good average in the district served ty the Alabama Car association, and t is safe to say that the returns for October will disclose a movement of that extent. What is done in October will no doubt be maintained.
 Who will say that the Alabama dis trjct is inactive and dull when 60,O00 carA month are required to carry goodS in?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
GREATEST OVATION
 YET GIVEN BRYAN
CONTINUED ON PAGn 4,

can be but one explanation of it's re- fusal to give the names of contributors, and that explanation is that the con- gressional committee is to be made the blind pool into which money will be poured which will be too tainted to give to the republican national committee.
 "I demand an answer to the question, will the republican congressional commit tee promise to give to the public the names of the contributors to the congress sional fund? The campaign is drawing to a close. We had collected something like $260, 900 on October 15 and the chairman announced that we would need about $1O0 000 more for the completion of the campaign. The republican committee has refused to tell the public how much it has collected, but republican newspapers announce that money has been pouring into the treasury lately and that large sums would be sent into the doubtful states.
 What use is to be made of these large sums at this period of the cam paign? It Is not to be used for litera- ture, for the circulation of literature has almost passed. It Is not to be used for the perfecting of the organiza- tion, for the organization has already been perfected. What other use can be contemplated except the purchase of such votes as can be purchased? The republican leaders have not scrupled at purchase in the past and I call your attention to the fact that purchase is now contemplated wherever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
Factors That Stand Out Today

The man Tho sees no improvement in the outlook should be asked to ex- plain recent undisputed facts in busi- ness. He should be asked, to begin with, why more bank checks were ex- changed in the country's clearing houses in September by 5 per cent than were exchanged in Septem- Der of last year, before the panic oc- cured. He should also be asked to explain why the gross railway receipts of September show a loss of only per cent as against loss in August of 15 per cent. So nearly has the busi- ness of the railroads become normal there are few idle cars, and in some localities there actually are car short ages. The iron production of Septem- Der was increased until it was one third larger than that of the preceding January. Let our pessimists, too, be asked why emigration in September was but one-half what it was in the previous April, while immigration was double what it waa in June. And on top of all this led him consider the wheat harvest of iAcs which bids fair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
Crowds at Lafayette.

Lafayette, Ind, October 20.-With every point of vantage including fire escapes, windows and roofs of surrounding build ings filled to overfowing, William J. Bryan was greeted today by crowd in which the youthful element was conspic- uous. The Bryan and Kern First Voters club and the student corps of Purdue uni- versity marched to the meeting headed by brass bands This fact pleased the can didate. Another feature which pleased MT. Bryan was the presence of many veterans from the Old Soldiers Home.
 Discussing the issues of the campaign Mir. Bryan attacked the republican poli- cies on all sides and hurled denunciation at the republican leaders for, as he said, having betrayed the people.
 He took several votes of the auditors on the questions of publicity of campaign contributions, guaranteeing of bank de- posits, and election of senators by di- rect vote of the people, and the crowd upheld the democratic position unani- mously by holding up hands. To the old soldiers MT. Bryan said that the state- ment that he was against the granting of, pensions was untrue and that on the contrary he had in editorials and in speeches favored liberal pensions. He closed with a particularly emphatic de- mand that President Roosevelt step aside and permit MT Taft and himself to fight the campaign out between themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
SCHREYER STILL
 SUFFERING PAIN

Dare Devil Schreyer, the man who thrilled thousands last week at the fair, left Birmingham yesterday for New York. MT. Schreyer is still suffering great pain from the sprained shoulder which he suf- fered in his last dive at the fair grounds.
 He has already signed to return to Bir- minghams fair next year. with a much bigger chute and more difficult dive. This will give the hundreds who have heard of his daring ride the opportunity of witnessing it. Next year the chute will be built facing the grandstand, and he will dive across the race track, making the act far more thrilling.
 MT. Schreyer is billed for eight weeks this winter to appear in scenic produce tion at the Cleveland, O., Hippodrome. A production has been grouped around his act and he will be seen, after the moving picture of a chase over the mountains on his bicycle. followed by Indians, to actu- ally ride off big bluff and leap through the air across a painted river. It will have all the appearance of the woodland scene, and Schreyer's dive will actually bs performed in the Hippodrome. MT. Schreyer will also return to Birmingham this winter in a stage act to be presented Tt the Majestic theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds of conveyance were filed in the office of the probate court yesterday in the following transactions in real estate in which amounts of s10O0 or more were involved:
 $lO00-Randolph Finley and wife to Min nie Wren, lot Il, in block "A, as shown on the map of the survey of the Birming- ham, Ensley Land and Improvement com pany.
 $2OOO-Caleb B. Crull and wife to J. C.. Bass and R. N. McDonough, the west half of lot IS and all of lot 14, in block 19, as shown on the map of the survey or the East Lake Land company.
 s110O-Mabel B. Thompson to Eugene T.. Burn, part of lot 5, in block 23, of the resurvey of the Pheland addition.
 $SOO0-J. H. White ct al. to Daniel H. Smith, part of lot 15, in block 719, Bir- mingham.
 s1OO0-O. c. Douglass and wife to W. J.. White, lot of the Ed Fulton, Jr., survey in Woodlawn.
 $19OO-Jennie L. Ingram and w. B. h. gram to Ella H. Nelson, lots 16 and l7, in black "D," Wood1awn.
 sl775-Frank B. Clark, Jr., to Willis O.. Clark an undivided half interest in lots 21 and 22 and the south 10 feet of lot 23, fronting 100 feet in the north line of Ave- nue G and extending back no feet along the west line of South Sixteenth street.
 S1775-C. D. Ebersole and wife to John Mcdonald, lot 31 in block 13 e." Wood lawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
VERDICT OF 5000
 IN DAMAGE SUIT

Meridian. Miss. October 20.-(Spec- ial.)-In the circuit court late this aft ernoon the jury in the case of Mrs. Margaret Mulholland vs the Gulf Com press company rendered verdict in favor of the plaintiff for 5000. Dam ages in the sum of s30 900 had been asked for the death of the plaintiff s son, James Coleman, who was killed by a bursting steam pipe while an employe of the compress company.
 The little son of MT. and Mrs. O. L. David of this city was seriously burned this afternoon. The child's clothing became ignited from burning grass in an open lot
 A little child of MT. and Mrs. Alex Harvey secured possession of a bot tie of carbolic acid this afternoon while Mrs. Harvey's attention was at tracted elsewhere and spilled the con- tents in its lap. resulting in burns that may prove fatal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
March of the Boil WeeYII

It is plain that the boil weevil is not advancing more than 25 miles a year. They have infested the southwestern counties of Mississippi, without enter ing the delta at any point. Their trend is more northward than eastward. Doubtless they will appear next year in the delta, and perhaps one-half of the Mississippi counties will at the end of the next cotton season feel the eff fleets of the pest.
 The chances are pretty good that the farmers of Alabama will not have to face the insects until the growing sea son of 1913. This will certainly be the case. if their progress is no more rapid than it has been this year.
 The farmers who adopt the cultural methods of the United States depart ment of agriculture have nothing to fear from the approach of the boil weevil Lands that are to be devoted to cotton must be plowed deeper, drained better and more thoroughly fertilized. A farmer in Coahoma coun- ty, Mississippi, applied these methods to an eight-acre field this year, and he has picked 15 bales from that field. He used, however, about 300 pounds of ton seed meal per acre. The crop that came in response to this convinceu him that he could not afford to use less. A farmer can well afford to spend $750 in fertilizers per acre when those fertilizers bring him an extra bale of cotton per acre.
 It is this kind of cultivation that Ala. bama farmers will be forced to adopt, and they may as well begin to buy blows that will cut the soil to the depth of 12 inches, even if such blows do call for two mules apiece. The scratching of the soil to depth of three or four inches will not answer when the boil weeyil arrives and makes itself at homo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
eadsden Coming Into It's Own.

"Gadsden is picking up at a brisk rate since the little financial furry of last winter and spring." said W. P. Lay of that city, who was in Birmingham for a while yesterday on his way to Montgom- cry.
 we have several small industries in Gadsden and the immediate vicinity that are running in full blast and several of the larger concerns are resuming opera tions The Gadsden car works recently resumed, which resumption has just been followed by orders to double the force, which will give employment to about 400 men.
 "The Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company has two furnaces in full blast.
 Tt is expected that the Southern Steel and Iron company will resume shortly after November 15 and this will put one. of Gadsdens largest plants back in opera ton, besides a furnace or two and ore properties that contribute to the pros perity of Gadsden.
 "Gadsden is one of the most promising industrial cities in the south and pos sesses advantages in this respect that are bound to bring marvellous results The city is also the center of large and fertile agricultural section, which fact contributes largely to the towns pros perity."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21

to be the most valuable one in the hIs- tory of the country, though not the largest.
 When these facts are analysed and fitted to the situation our pessimist will perhaps begin to see that despite the turmoil of the campaign general business is improving and that the out look for the months that follow the election are bright indeed. If there should be war in the Balkans the grain crop of this year will prove a bonanza and it will go far toward the res throughout the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
His Rest Year.

One of the best known and one of the most esteemed "commercial men" in the country is C. D. Heuley. an old Georgia boy, but for some years a resident of New York, where he manages successfully the Guarantee Mill and Manufacturers agency He has branch offices in Bir- mingham, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta and Weatherford, Tex; Tishamingo, L T., and Los Angeles, Cal.
 Notwithstanding the industrial depres- sion following the panic of last October, I have made a great record in business during the past six months said MT. Henley yesterday. Tn fact, this has been my best year. The panic hit the whole country pretty hard, and for the first four or five months the bottom seemed to have been knocked out of trade. Business men in general felt the panic, and in the early part of the year commercial trav elers said there was simply no use in try ing to sell goods. Well, pursued policy different from most mercantile concerns. l never had been a quitter and when the hard times came I just worked all the naruer, and kept my nen at WOrk. Inc result was trade, comparatively small, of course, but 1t was enough to pay ex- penses.
 Business conditions began to improve in the spring, and since May have sold more goods than in any like period. since I started in business for myself Mer- chants are not buying in such heavy volume as when conditions are normal. but I have worked up a large number of new customers. Talk about prosperous times aheadl As far as my experience goes I have no right to wish for any bet ter times or any greater prosperity than I am enjoying right now. I feel that no matter which of the candidates, Taft or Bryon, is elected business will con- tinue to improve"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
Lecture on "The Man From ItaIy.r

An illustrated lecture, given in the in- terest of home missions, will be heard at the Pilgrim chapel, 725 North Nineteenth street, tomorrow night. The lecturer. the Rev. Roy B. Guild, has spent much time and attention in careful study of the homes whence south European immi- grants come, their present religious con- dltion, their ideas and ideals. All stu dents of immigration problems will be glad to hear Mr. Guild and to see the views which he has prepared, and which will be shown by stereopticon. Wherever the lecture has been given in other cities it has elicited praise and gratitude. It Is strictly patriotic study of grave Pro- testant problem No admission fee Is charged. A silver offering is asked to- ward the expense insured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
ElSley and WVlam

Ensley has held an amateur election, and it has voted in favor of the annexa- tion of Wylam, the vote being 181 yeas and no nays. The negative vote was unexpectedly large, but still the refer endum was sufficiently decisive.
 This popular action was wholly an official, but it is expected to lead to official action on the part of the com mon councils of the two cities and finally to an official vote in Wylam. Consolidation will no doubt be accom- plished before the next census is taken.
 Greater Ensley would then be in good position to dicker with Greater Birmingham for a union that would give the south new city of high prom
 ise and large population from the very , outset. This is a question that the
 citizens should consider unswayed by local officeholders. It is too big and broad and far-reaching to be decided by oficeholders or officeseekers. Let Wylam and Ensley get together | and then let Ensley and Birmingham confer on equal terms for a union oi the two most prosperous cities in Ala bama. What is the glory of the one can thus become the glory of the other and the entire subject should be re. ferred to the plain commonsense of all the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
FIowers at HiIIman Hospital.

"As an incident in the city beautiful campaign am glad to see that the Board of Revenue is digging some pits for floral designs on the lawn of the Hillman hos pital," said Southside citizen.
 since the floral design was placed at Five Points have been eager to see some such thing on every open space in the city. It has improved the appearance of that whole section wonderfully. The hos pital grounds are capable of handsome adornment, and it will help to make less noxious to the aesthetic the pile of rub Dish which remains on the site of the old Southside church. Speaking of city beau- tiful, think 1t would pay citizens to con- tribute a fund to have that rubbish re- moved and arrange to have the lot sown in grass seed. It would help the whole southside of the city"