The Irish standard., 1908-05-30
IN PASSING

Lake Wjngra. lear Madison. Wis, will
prevent the destruction of the valu-
able and interesting mounds on their
property. takrs the step at the re-
quest of the Wisconsin Archaelogical
Society.
According to figures given by Faith.
er Krose in recent number of the
"Stimmen aus Maria Lasch,'' there
was in the German Empire on Dec. 1,
1905, Protestant population of 81,
646,S52. as compared with 35,231,104 in
1900. and a Catholic population of 22.-
o94,492. as compared with 20,s21,441
in 1900.
Notwithstanding the profession Of
friendship for bill providing for
publicity Of campaign contributions,
and Notwithstanding the fact that the
Democrats have offered to aid in ev-
cry possible way, the Republicans will
not pass any such Pill. There is alto
gether too much danger this year that
heavy campaign fund will be neces-
sary to save the country from Bryan
ism.
An as advance t'fixer. Of political
jobs ]. Cole does not appear to be a
shining success. He went to st. Paul
as an advance guard to prepare seats
in the Democratic state convention
for the Johnson boilers. but Jake is a
pretty riminu've director of politi-
cal matters, when i: comes to stats
affairs. He's about the size of wood
tick on an elephants back. Jake didn't
get look in, says the Grand Rapids
Herald Review,
Messrs. Williams and Payne are
charging each other with the respon-
sibility for the ''do-nothing" record of
the present Congress- Neither of
these gentlemen should get excited
The whole country knows that they
have nothing to do about the matter.
Speaker Cannon is the whole thing
and he let's theae fellows talk to amuse
each other. Willie he is figuring out
how he will d. nothing.
Charles H. HUM will formally an
=
the Republican nomination for mayor
of Minneapolis in {. few days. Ac-
cording to the Tribune that gentleman
is now merely awaiting the action of
the Garfield club of which he is
member. Al meeting of that organ
ization, TO be held next Monday even
ing, he expects to get its endorsement
for the place. Mr.. HUM shouldn't be
too hasty abou. securing the backing
of the Garfield club. Not if he is
really in earnest about becoming
mayor Of Minneapolis.
| One Samuel Trip7, who has been in
various ;ails aud penitentiaries in the
northwest covering period Of a half
century. and who resided in Pierce
and ST. Croix counties, Wis. long years
ago, Where he. was engaged in the
occupation Of hors:- stealing, and in
whatever else he could get hold of
that the farnoc. rais ed, has suddenly
! in -hnr 40
of 70 years, he is still at his old trade.
Trip was recently arrested at Vinton,
that state, for horse stealing. Not
having been heard of for some time
1t was supposed he was dead, but he
isn't and another Jail sentence awaits
him.
With some fifteen states yet to hold
their conventions, at the closing of the
present week w. J Bryan has 526
| delegates instructed to his support at
the Denver convention out of possible
1,00S. Governor Johrson has % to his
credit thus far and Judge Gray 6. The
delegates is 49,. In { ther words, Bry-
an now has SIG; johnson, %; Gray, 6;
uninstructed 1852. States yet to hold
conventions will furnish 262 votes, OF
course these ave: net the figures Civ
en- out by the bombastic Mr. Lynch,
nevertheless 1t is a statement of fact
! that can be relied unon
The Prescott. Wiz, Tribune Of last
week contained an excellent sketch of
that beautiful little city, setting forth
at some length its advantages as a
place Of residence, the opportunities it
offers as manufacturing point. the
reasons why it could be made one of