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The Irish standard., 1908-12-19

A Toledo priest, who is suffering
from an incurable disease, recently
told his congregation that his death
is near. Il won't be with you much
longer" he said in calm voice. 1.-The
doctors tell me that will live month
but not longer than six months" He
is Rev. John P. McCloskey, aged 46,
and priest for 20 years. May he die
q happy death.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19
BRITISH RULE m INDIA,

The Liberal party of Great Britain
has plenty Of trouble at home and
abroad. In India, the natives are be-
coming restive under British rule, and
an insurrection is likely to occur at
any moment. The educated Hindoos
are teaching the oppressed natives
that they are entitled to the rights of
which they have been deprived since
the days of Warren Hastings.
Any one who reads Burkes impeach-
ment Of Hastings knows how British
rule was established in India in the
eighteenth century and what barbara
ties were perpetrated by that cruel
government in bringing the people un-
der subsection.
The British first obtained footing
in India under the guise of trade.
James Montgomery, the Scottish poet.
tells 1t as follows:
War, disguised as commerce, came;
Britain. carrying sword and flame,
Won an empire-lost her name.
For uttering this plain truth in
rhyme, the poet was arrested and cast
into a British dungeon.
Abortive attempts have been made,
from time to time, by the Hindoos to
throw off the CALLING yoke of Britain.
Up to date, they have not succeeded:
but they have not lost hope. They
love freedom and believe that
death is preferable to slavery. The
British employ spies and informers to
swear away the lives Of rebellious ma
tives, as they used to do in Ireland.
But as in Ireland. so also in India the
l:fe Of the informer is dangerous
one. Only Recently in India, an in
former named Gossain was assassinated
for his treachery, and two Hindoos
named Satyendra Nath Bose and
Kanai Lal Dutt were hanged for the
crime. The latter was cremated after
his execution to strike terror into the
minds Of the natives. BY majority
Of three to two the jury which tried
him found him not guilty. The Judge
disagreed and referred the case to the
High Court, which passed the death
sentence in a judgment which the
Indian Daily News characterized as
rot Every conclusive" One would
think that the Norburys, the Keoghs
and the Jeffrys. the infamous English
and Irish judges, had come to life
again in the Orient to pass sentences
CT death on the leaders Of a struggling
race, painting for freedom.
No Bengalis were permitted to wit
ness the hanging Of Dutt, and none
were allowed to carry of any Of his
ashes after the cremation. A corre-
spondent Of the London Daily Mail
at Calcutta says that large sums Of
money were offered for pieces Of the
fatal rope and parts Of the ashes Of
Dutt, on whom the natives looked as
a martyr.
British statesmen have hard prob
lem before them In India, and 1t cannot
be solved by cruel executions. The
people want self-government Of some
kind. and England has had a long time
to prepare them for 1t. AS an intelli-
gent Indian has said the fault of Brit
ish rule in India is that the Indians
are refused their own institutions and
obtain but the shell Of British insti-
tutions. Why does not England try
the American system Of government
In the Philippines? Before the con-
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19

The Glasnevim cemetery committee
has objected to the words "Fenian
leader" placed on the monument to
be erected in honor Of John O'Leary.
The Irish Nationalists protest against
the action Of the cemetery committee
and declare that the dead patriot is
entitled to the designation. The Irish
Nationalists are right and the inscrip-
ton should stand.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19

The popular vote for president this
year was 14.s25,23s, being 1,341,5s1
more than in 1904. Bryan leads in
party gain, but Taft gets 14,1so more
votes than Roosevelt. There were five
presidential candidates besides Bry-
lan and Taft whose votes aggregated
S22,1s3. Bryan's vote was 6,393,1s;
ana Taft's 7,ea7,e7s. In Minnesota
Taft received 1s5.7se, and Bryan. 1os,.
T4ss.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19

According to Chicago dispatches, the
first ward ball." which was held in
that city last Sunday night, is dis
grace to the civilization Of the goth
century. 1t was held under the au-
spices of two aldermen bearing Irish
Catholic names, but better known as
"Hinky Dink" and "Bathouse john
Why don't the decent Irishmen of
Chicago drive such fellows from pub
lie life?
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19

"The Britisher defeats Neil" saws
the Pioneer Press. referring to the
bout in Boston between Owen Moran
and frankie Neil. Moran is called
1.-THE little English fighter" We hope
he is English, but we doubt it very
much, judging from his Milesian
cosnomen. But many pugilists, as
we'll as criminals, assume Irish names
nowadays. 49,.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19
NO CATHOLIC VOTE.

| The Catholic Messenger, Of Dayen.
port. Ia. which is edited by an intelli-
gent layman. denies very strongly that
there is any Catholic vote in this coun-
try. He Is right. Catholics vote as
individuals. and not in body; and
there Is no record in existence that the
hierarchy or clergy of the Catholic
church have dictated to the laymen
how or for whom they shall vote at a
municipal. state or national election
II any disappointed politician or enemy
| of the Catholic church has any tang
ible proof to the contrary. let him pro-
duce 1t. or hold his peace
In the absence Of William Jennings
Bryan in Texas. the Commoner has
been publishing communications from
correspondents explaining, or trying to
account for, his last defeat; and sew
eral OF them have placed the blame
on what they are pleased to call "the
Catholic vote" John Sinclair Smith
OF Philadelphia, writes to the Common.
er as follows: Il attribute result to
the Catholic vote. Mr.. Bryan, there is
no mystery about your defeat. Nc
kinley's millions to Spain knocked
you out the last time and Roosevelt
and Taft's millions to the friars knock
ed you out this time" Another corre-
i spondent. J. F. Bradshaw, Of Warsaw
1Ed.. says that he believes" the Cath
! olics in his community voted for Taft
/ regardless Of their political faith.
| The Commoner quotes from the N. Y
Independent, saying:
! "The Catholic vote. and particularly
the Democratic Irish vote. was turned
to Taft. None Of the Catholic journals
| had anything to say against Taft:
they praised him. They remembered
that he went to Rome to settle the
Friar question; that as governor Of the
philippines, and as secretary of war
in control of the Philippines, Of Porto
Rico and Cuba, he has dealt full JUS
tice to the Catholics, while Catholic
governments have been hostile. Ac-
; cordingly. Archbishop Harty wrote
from Manila the expression Of his con-
fadence and admiration for Mr.. Taft:
and after the election the Pope cabled
his congratulations
There is no doubt in our mind bu.
that MIR. Taft received many votes
from American citizens Of the Catholic
faith, but the most of them must he
Republican. We do not believe that
the Democratic Irish vote was par
| ticularly turned to Taft" the Inde-
pendent to the contrary. notwithstand-
ing. 1t certainly was not turned to him In
Minnesota, so far as we can find out
The Irish in this state have alway.
been the stauschest supporters OF
William J. Bryan, and they admire him
now as much as ever. AS for the
question Of religion, it has never en-.
tered into the politics Of the Irish.
American voters. and who says other.
wise speaks or writes falsely of them
They vote according to their political
convictions and are not swayed by re.
hsious .prejudices. like some of thu
native. non-Catholic voters.
! AS regards the Catholic Journals, 70.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19

A finely.written sketch of John BOYLE
O'Reilly, the poet and patriot, appears
in the current issue of Extension, the
Official monthly organ of the Catholic
church Extension Society published in
Chicago. The writer is Miss Catherine
t.. Conway, who was associated with
o'Reilly in an editorial capacity on the
Boston Pilot.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19
SUPERIOR NEWS.

Div. No. Z, A. o. H. held its regular
meeting on Thursday evening, Dec.
10. A fairly large number Of members
were present ana after several short
speeches on the good Of the Order,
principally by Alderman Michael Nc
Ginnis', who proved to the satisfaction
of those present that he was an orator,
the election Of officers was held, which
resulted as follows: President, Frank
McNally; Vice President, Walter
Dougherty; Recording Secretary, Will
liam Brennan; Fin. and Ins. Secretary,
Eugene Ryan; Treasurer M. McGin-
mis-; Sergt. t.-at-Arms, William O'Car.
roll; Sentinel, John Cullen; Medical
Examiner, DR.. O'Leary. The division
is now making rapid progress and
hopes to double it's membership the
coming winter. The meetings are held
OIL the first Thursday and third Sun
day Of each month A smoker and So
cial evening has been arranged for in
stallation night, to which all visiting
Hibernians are invited
The Lumber Showers union gave
their annual banquet last Wednesday
evening at the Hotel Richelieu. After
the banquet dancing was ,indulged in,
music being furnished by Miss Gen.
ereau, Mrs. Fraser, William Bren.
nan and Walter Daugherty.
J. P. MCGOWAN. aged IS years, died
Monday morning at st. Mary's hos
pital, after a lingering illness of three
weeks with typhoid pneumonia and
spinal meningitis. He had been a
member of the Superior police force
for eight years. Just a. few hours
previous to Officer McGowan's death,
word was received in Superior telling
Of the death Of his twin brother,
Thomas MCGOWAN, at Saginaw, Mich.
Thomas MCGOWAN lived for many
years in Superior and was we'll known
there. Officer McGowan's body was
shipped to Saginaw, where his funer-
sl and his brothers were held We'd
nesday.
George Hyslap. a member Of the city
council, and long and popular resi-
dent of Superior. died at st. Mary's
hospital last Saturday morning of
sciatica rheumatism.
Frank Wedge has returned from
F'uphrata, Wash. where he has spent
the past three months for the beneflt
Of his health, which is slightly i'm
proved.
Mrs. Patrick Macy, of 2125 Cakes
avenue, IL very seriously i'll.
At the annual meeting Of Marquette
court, No. 206. w. c. o. F.. the follow
ing officers were elected: c. r., Mrs.
Maggie Gilboe; v. c. r., Mrs. Ella
!, McGill; recording secretary, Mrs.
Sarah Ledwidse; financial secretary,
Miss Anna Devine; treasurer, Mrs.
Mary c. surch; trustees. Mrs. Mar.
garet Clarke, Mrs. Rose Janick, Mrs.
Anna Maloney; medical examiner, DR.,
P. q. McGiM.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19

Joseph Devlin, M. p. for Belfast, ar
rived in Queenstown from the United
States last Sunday and received an
enthusiastic welcome from his coun-
trymen, to whom he announced that
Americans have promised to contribute
100000 to the parliamentary fund.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19

II recount Of tho votes cast for
Haynes and HUM in the recent muni-
cipal campaign shows that the former
was elected mayor by plurality of
267 votes-thus giving Mayor Haynes
II more votes than at first.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19

The cable informs the American
people that the Emperor Of Germany is
6emented. We do not believe the re-
port. He may be mad over the bogus
interview In the N. Y. World, but he is
not crazy by a long shot.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19

The Chicago New World is right
when It says: The Panama Canal is
stngularly unfortunate in that it has
slused little other than great scandals,
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19

We wish Merry Christmas to all
our patrons
The Irish standard., 1908-12-19
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The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
I'D Coy Of Yak, iian Who
put Teddy j. On The Blink

Fullback Ed Coy. OF Yale, is on es-
pecially bad terms with the family OF
President Roosevelt. He 1t was who
forced Theodore Roosevelt to forever
quit the gridiron game.
Il was a few years ago, when a
member OF the Yale freshmen team,
that Coy performed that feature.
Teddy, Jr.. was right end OF the Har-
ward freshman eleven and Coy re-
solved to make him earn his spurs.
He had his own position changed
from the freshman back field TO the
left end. so that on every lineup he
would be opposed to the Cambridge
right end, Roosevelt, Jr. At every
play Coy made az. especial target OF
young Roosevelt, and roughed and
man-handled him SO severely that the
lad retired from play before the game
ended and vowed that he would never
again don the moleskin.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
Nv w. w. NAuoHToN.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 27.-Stanley
Ketchell, the Michigan whirlwind. yes
terday regained the title OF middle
weight champion and won back all his
lost honors by whipping Billy Papke,
the Illinois Thunderbolt. in their third
meeting.
The Michigan man won by the
knockout route in the eleventh round.
In the early part or the round ne
caught Papke flush on the stomach
with a left swing The Thunderbolt
went down and took the full count.
When he arose he attempted TO cover
up, but another terrific punch on the
stomach lowered his guard. Ketchell
then sent in the winning blow. a ter
rife smash over the heart.
According 10 the rules OF the prize
ring. Ketchell will receive the credit
OF knocking Papke out. Papke, how
ever, was merely knocked out OF time,
and might have continued little long
er II he had so desired or had not
become confused in regard 10 the
counting
He had been sent 10 the floor twice,
and on the second occasion he rested
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
tro teams OF equal ability. or

Take two teams Of equal aoihty' OF
Whereabouts. h -,
Give one of them a paid coach Vi
ability OF the very first rank peP
merry scrub team; an opportunity io'
daylight practice six days OF the wen
The season through schedule scleh'
tiecally arranged to bring the team.
20 ,ts Anal game In the very pink oI
c-,rdit,on. a gymnasium In which they
receive scientific instruction an '
wear round, and training 'aDle a'
which their diet Is systemaucalS a.
ranged. ,,,o,aer
Give the other team volunteer
coach whose chief endeaVor must nal.
urally be his daily work, whlch Is no'
football: no scrub team at ali iol
scrimmage practice except IN one
short massage at arms before the Dig
came. sporadic practice by night only
q schedule consisting OF four games
with weak opponents prior to the Dig
GAME. no training table and every
member OF the team working regular
! ~ at his business or profession
Which will win?
The ID. A. C.-M. A. c. game tur-
nishes an excellent answer to the ques'
ton. a., -.
The Agricultural college did no'
have the better football team In the
raw than carried the eolors OF ID. "A,
! G. TO that 37-l4 defeat on the locai
Acid Thursday. It's eleven did ENJOY,
however. all the benefits mentioned
above while ID. A c. was ngnung
against all the handicaps enumerated
In the following paragraph. The re
suit was inevitable.
Very wisely, Coach Brewer, OF NJ a.
G. had developed the onside kick to a
stage OF effectiveness which was
reminiscent OF Pennsylvania. II Is
the hardest play In football for an
Iuntried team 10 meet. and, on eight
consecutive trials in the first hall NJ
"A C. recovered the ball every time
( NJ. A. G. also found one side OF the
d A. c. line surprisingly weak. ana
! before the hole was plugged, dld
grand ground. gaining there.
But D. 4 G. was game aud Kept
irving. Finlayson kicked two goals
/ from the field, and u. A. c. scored one
touchdown out-playing the Farmers
I'm the second half, though the 27-o
margin with which the first half was
finished. left scant opportunity for
victory.
d. A. c. devised team and an OF
tense I'm the first half which. when EN-
ployed nthe second. did finely. One
hard game prior to the NJ. A. c. con
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
Sporting Note,

Now for the Army-Nsvy game.
Rome IL celebrating Dorsndo's victory.
Wait till he tackles SIM uob.
weIcb got "a decision over Abe AtteIl
serves Able right for roughing II
with a lightweight anyhow.
For "a champion who has been counted
out OF his title to come back as
Ketchell did, and win his crown from
the man who filcned II away Is some
thing novel in ring annals
well, It L. hard 10 figure Michigan M
good as Chicago, after that l. TO 4
game against Cornell. But FOR the
Indian game. 10 would De easy 10 dope
Penn as the best team OF the year.
The championship of the south In In
dispute for the first time since Nc
Gugin emigrated thitlier. Great
credit II given Vanderbilt, however.
for tying Sewanee's veteran team.
Central closed her year with game
victory over Saginaw. III TO =. the
latter team using poor Jud Sment on
several occasions by not trying for
field goals when IN front CT the posts.
President Roosevelt has written YER
weibe. the Harvard player. con
graduating him on his play which
made it possible for kennard to kick
the goal. The latter replaced Ner-
weibs and generally gets the glory.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
BOXER ARGUES
SELF OUT OF WIND

The Springwells A. c. saw a lively
boxing entertainment Tuesday even
ing. In the. curtain raiser George
Mayday, of Chicago, was 80 soundly
trounced by Sally" Beock, the pride
OF Springwells, that the referee put
q stop to the quarrel in the fourth
round.
The semi-windup was furnished by
Jess Clark. of Buffalo, n. Y. and
Harry Blackburn, OF Detroit, both
Negroes. Blackburn was not up 10 his
usual form, but as the bout progressed
he kept improving until in the last
two rounds he forced the fighting and
came strong enough to get a draw.
At inighting and under straight rules
this Clark Is a wonder. but in box
fig clean breaks he was greatly hand
icapped.
The windup was furnished by Reddy
Shores and Johnny Pendergast, OF Sag
NAV, after much kicking by Shores
over Pendergast being eight ounces
over weight. The club finally made
good the forfeit To Shores. who had
argued himself toN>tired TO do much
real boxing, and minds OF many
decision.
The most amusing feature OF the
evening was the work Of the referee.
William Sutton. at one time one OF
the best amateur boxers in this part
Of the country. He weighs 105 pounds.
and to see him pulling the big Negroes
apart in the clinches was great treat.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
LOU DILLON'S GRANDSIRE
DIES FULL OF YEARS

OREGON. H., Nov. 27.-Sidney,
IS "a, grendsire OF the champion
trotter Lou Dillon, 1:5S l.2. was found
dead In his stall at the Springvale
Farm OF his owner, J. II Cartwright.
he was twenty-seven years old and
had Leen apparently as we'll as usual
ON Saturday when turned out for his
daily exercise in his paddock Sidney
Wa, foaled in 1881 and bred by Mon.
roe Salisbury. Of California His sire
vas Santa Clara, 2:17 l-2rone OF the
premier trotting stations OF his day.
pnd his dam Sweetness. 2.2l1-4, :
noted race mare.
Tht official Year Book credits Sid
ney with 40 trotters and PAGERS with
standard records To the close OF 1907
Twenty-Five OF his sons sired 1873
standard performers and twenty. A~o
of his daughters produced thirty.twn.
The fastest trotters got by him were
Monterey. 2:09 Ia and Or. Leek.
% - and the fastest PAGER Lena y
% IA. formerly the champion pa
ing mare
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
kOTCHER To Be
VICE COMMODORE

TOLEDO, Nov. 27.-It seems pretty
we'll settled that. when the Inter.Lake
gets here Dec 3, S. c. Richardson. of
the Toledo Yacht club, will be chosen
commodore for the ensuing year, sue
ceeding Commodore Worthington, of
Cleveland. There is also a distinc:
understanding that the position OF
vicecommodore is to be given TO
Charles w. Kotcher, OF Detroit.
Commodore Kotcher-he is now
commodore OF the Detroit Motor clubs
heet-is by all odds the most repre-.
sentative powerboat man available for
the position and the tars have conced-
ed almost unanimously that this grow.
ing contingent should be recognized
by one OF the principal Offices in the
gift Of the organization.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
AMERICAN MAY
SCUlL ABROAD

BOSTON, Nov 27.-Oarsman +. Is.
Greer has foreign trip in mind and
II would not astonish those on the in-
side IL he iourneyed to England or
Australia before the winter Is over.
Greer does not In the least appear TO
be afraid OF the big scuners he has
read about and feels competent to
meet any OF them at any distance.
Contrary TO the prevailing belief,
Greer in his training the past season
has schooled himself TO cover even
longer distances than the oarSmen are
called on 10 40 either on the Thames
or Paramatta. and for that reason he
feels that unless the Journey would
upset him he would be able TO cover
the distance In creditable time. He
has fought II out with the watch over
measured distances from one TO nve
miles. and with the worlds record be
fore him ne knows exactly what he as
capable Of doing.
There is prevalent notion said
Greer that | have covered only short
amateur distances. but as a matter o,
fact have trained over four and even
five-mile courses for those short races.
am confident that | can go the dist
ance fast and only want the chance
10 prove this statement In an actual
contest"
Greer was attracted by the an
nouhcement OF the English open race
for professional scullers for which a
purse Of 81 500 has been hung up. and
he is anxious TO get a piece OF IL. He
Is keeping in perfect condition and a
few weeks in the boat would put him
on edge