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The Irish standard., 1909-10-02
John MiteheI's Pistol.

The Rev. Peter O'Reilly, the esteem
ed rector of Deloraine, Tasmania, visit
ed 1.-The Melbourne Advocate" office
recently, and exhibited a relic of John
Mitchell, historian, publicist and Irish
patriot, the existence of which has
been known to but few. 1t was q
pistol which Mitchell carried on his
person when, at Boutwell,, in Van
Diemen's Land, in the middle of the
last century, he went to the police
court and withdrew his parole in the
presence of the police magistrate.
Those who have read Mitchers "Jail
Journal will remember the graphic
description which Mitchell himself
gives of the dramatic incident Mitchell
was attended on the occasion by Mr..
P. J. Snnyth, who had made a special
expedition to Van Diemens Land to
release Mitchell and his fellow-e xiles
and his men were paralyzed by the
unexpected incident, Mitchell ana
Smyth rode off eastward, and, then
separating, Mitchell was taken in
charge by different friends, at particu-
lar points, till he reached the sea.
Mr.. John Burke and Mr.. Daniel Burke.
of the Westbury district, were two of
those faithful friends of the fugi-
tive, and when Mitchell was parting
with John Burke he gave him, as a
souvenir, the pistol which Father o.
Reilly exhibited. Both the brothers
Burke are still happily to the fore In
Tasmania. The Mitchell pistol is an
old-fashioned, one-barrel weapon, Of
neat but substantial kind. The nip
pie had broken off, and when Father
O'Reilly was recently about to pay a
visit to Melbourne Mr.. Burke asked
him to take the weapon with him and
get a new nipple supplied, which he
did. 1t is much to be regretted that
the Irish people In Tasmania do not
inaugurate a little museum of relics
of the Irish political prisoners of 1S4S.
If something is not done soon, those
who possess relics will have passed
away, and it may become difficult to
trace or get possession of the relics.
| The citizens of Waterford have an in
teresting collection of relics of Gen.
eral T. F. Meagher in their Town Hall.
Recently Tasmania added Meagher's
wedding coat to that historic display.
Those who have never read John
Mitchers Jail Journal" which was
begun on q convict ship at Bermuda,
should write to the Irish Standard for
1t. A few copies can be had for fifty
cents each-the only ones in the North
west. Now is your opportunity.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

1t is the whilom editor of defunct
paper called the Catholic Leader Of
Kansas City. Kansas, and not the edi-
tor of the esteemed Catholic Register
of Kansas City, Mo-. who has pro-
claimed his conversion to socialism in
the Appeal to Reason. Well, this is a
free country and the editor aforesaid
has the privilege of changing his opin-
ions twenty times day, If he wants
to. Who cares? The fact of his be-
ing an editor of Catholic weekly that
went to the wall and was little known
While it lived does not give him much
prestige. We read of a Catholic priest
who left the church to advocate so:ia'
istic principles from the lecture plat
form, and we know three good ,Catho-
lies who have been carried away by
the dangerous doctrines Of Debs and
his followers. They are laboring under
a hallucination and will get their eye S
open some day. Treat them tenderly.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

man OF Tenian days now living who
is entitled to any respect from his
countrymen. J. D. sneers at O'MeM-
CHER Condor who spent eleven years
in prison for loving his country be-
cause he now favors parliamentary
agitation. What does he think of
O'Donovan Rosa who still believes
in physical force? We understand
that John and Jerry do not talk as
they pass by on Broadway. a.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02
THE ANGLo.sAxoN RACE.

In his speech from the Mormon
tabernacle at Salt Lake City last
Sunday, President Taft INDUCED In a
glorifcation of Anglo -Saxondom, say
ing that I'VE Anglo Saxons are, we
admit a great race" President Taft
is simply echoing what many others
have frequently uttered. Were he
asked to tell who the Anglo Saxons
are, he would most likely say they
are the English speaking people of the
United States, Great Britain and its
colonies. But the fact of the mat
ter is that the present population Of
this republic and the British empire
race. The English speaking people Of
the world are complex in their COM
position, being made up of various
races blended together. That is the
case in the British islands and par
ticularly so in the United States. The
parent stock is not Anglo Saxon and
never was.
The name Anglo-Saxon was bestow-
ed by historians on the people OF
Teutonic origin who settled in Britain
after the departure Of the Romans.
They were mixture of Angles, Jutes
and Saxons from northern Germany,
who were subsequently subdued by
the Danes and the Normans. ami
whatever of the race Is left cuts but
little figure in the government of Eng
land in the Goth century. Men of
that race are the hewers of wood and
the drawers of water, the workers in
mines, the cultivators of the soil under
a feudal system, the common soldiers
and sailors of England. The Normans
and Celts govern the British dominions
today, and the poor Anglo Saxons are
in the background.
In the United States we are COM
posite race. neither Saxon nor Celt,
and the name we ought to so by Is
American. This has been demon
strated so often by ethnologists that
we are surprised at Mr.. Taft for the
tippant use of a phrase that is almost
obsolete in England. Who hears Of
an Englishman calling himself an An
glo- Saxon? Why should an Ameri.
can call himself 40?
When Theodore Roosevelt was called
an Anglo Saxon on one occasion In
Boston he would not accept the ap.
pellation. Il am half Irish and half
Dutch" said the great Nimrod. "anl
if that constitutes an Anglo Saxon
am proud of being one." In an adj
dress of welcome at the White House
to the members of the AmercanIrish
Historical Society, to which he be-
longs, Mr.. Roosevelt said:
Here on this continent we are
building up great new nation, a ma
ton akin to, but different from. each
of the Old World nations of middle
and western Europe. To this country
have come men of many different
origins, and here they are being fused
together into a new type. 1t is mis-
take to suppose, as is SO often assum-
ed, that at the time of the Revolution
our people were not of mixed blood.
They were then, just as they are now.
Many different strains from the be-
ginning contributed to make up what
is now American citizenship, and from
the beginning in this country, the men
who themselves or whose fathers.
came from Ireland have played Il
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

Mrs. ]. P. Moriarty, wife Of the presi-
dent of the Gaelic League of Butte,
for twelve months. She is accom-
PANIED by her son Oisin, with whom
she will tour the Emerald Isle. She
will visit DR.. Douglas Hyde and al
tend the Oireachtas with him in Dub
lin. We wish her a very pleasant visit
to the land she loves so we'll.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

Very Rev. Walter Elliott, the Paulist
missionary, is doing splendid work
among the Christian Scientists of Cali
fornia who embrace in their ranks
some of the leading citizens Of the
Pacific coast. They are educated peo-
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

The country is on the tiptoe Of ex-
pectancy to hear from L. R. CLAWS, the
field division official of the land Of
fee at Seattle, who was fred by Presi-
dent Taft for charging Ballinger with
aiding the Cunningham claimants in
securing fraudulent patents to the
public coal fields of Alaska. BY all
means let us hear from him. He ap-
pears to have been made scape goat
to bear the sins of others.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

y President Taft is riding two horses
in opposite directions. He has en-
dorsed the policy and conduct of Gift
ford Pinchot, head of the forestry
bureau, and whitewashed Secretary
EBallinger of the Interior. Taft and
Ballinger got frosty reception ct
Spokane, where Pinchot had openly
attacked the Seattle lawyer a few
weeks before.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

Mrs Anna Rand, aged 70, the moth
pr of Judge Lars M. Rand, of this
city, died at Chippewa Falls, Wis,
on Thursday, Sept. %, where she had
resided for rs years. She was a lady
universally respected and known for
her church work and charities, and
her funeral was one Of the largest ever
witnessed in the Wisconsin town.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

The Silver Bow Clup Of Butte, Mont,
passed resolutions on the death of
Governor Johnson. Judge Denny,
Mayor Nevin, P. j. Gilligan, II. J.
Nerny, Judge Boarman and others
paid brief but touching tributes to
the memory of the Democratic lead
er who passed away in the prime If
life.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

The only Republican organ in the
Twin Cities that stands pat for VIM.
H. Taft is the Minneapolis Journal.
Whatever Taft says or does is in
dorsed by our esteemed contemporary.
It is like voice crying in the wilder
ness among western papers.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

Some Canadians cannot bear the
sight of the American flag. 1t has
the same effect upon them as a red
rag on ferocious bull. Only lately
the American emblem was torn down
and trampled upon in Ottawa, tho
capital of the Dominion. Perhaps the
fellows who committed the outrage
are descendants of the Tories who
fed across the border in the days OF
the Revolution. We cannot believe
that the ordinary Canadian hates the
United States. If such thing o.
CURED in the Northwestern provinces
where Americans are numerous there
would be a good sized riot and a lot
of black eyes.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

A convention of German Catholics
was held in Winona the first three
days of this week, 1875 federated soci-
cites with a: membership. of 1921 be-
ing represented by the delegates. Con-
gratulatory messages from Archbishop
Ireland and Bishop McGolrick were
read. Bishop Trobec and many priests
were present at the great gathering.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
will not be read out Of the Republican
party. So he says in reply to Presi-
dent Taft's speech at Winona. He
says Tawney has been VIGOROUSLY OPP
posed to downward revision of the
tariff and is standpatter
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

Timothy M. Healy and his brother
Maurice do not pull along smoothly
with Redmond. Dillon and O'Conno;
They are both excluded from the cou:.-
sells of the party for their recalcitrancy
III is to them Mr.. Redmond refers In
bis speech on the first page of this is
aSue. They are both able men who
appear to please their constituents aid
Redmond and his colleagues caniiot
Igrrush them.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

Ambassador Thomas ]. O'Brien aud
his wife recently spent several days
touring Ireland. They will leave for
Japan in q few days. Mr.. O'Brien re-
presents tho United States at the court
Of the Mikado. He is native Of
Michigan.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

The Irish of New York are taking
quite q prominent part in the Hudson
Fulton celebration, and we'll they may,
lso far an Fulton is concerned, for he
was not only an Irishman's son. but
one who was willing to risk his life
for dear old Erin during the days Of
Exhe United 1rishmen.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

The so-called reform attorney Of
San Francisco, Francis j. Heney. was
stricken from the Democratic ticket oy
ance with a court decision on the new
primary law. Heney had previously
sworn that he was Republican.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

Many Of our Catholic exchanges IN
every part of the country contained
srnor johnson. He certainly was
man Of national reputation.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

A fine tribute to the memory of the
late Governor Johnson was bestowed
by Robert c. Dunn in his Princeton
Union. II have never known aught to
his discredit," writes the hearted
1rishman that johnson defeated tor
governor in 1904.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

Does the tariff protect American
labor? II it does not, we ought to
have tariff for revenue only and for
nothing else.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

VIM. ]. Bryan has been talking in
Texas and Senator Bailey has not gone
to hear him. Bryan is for revenue
tariff only, while Bailey is protec-
ZIONIST of the Aldrich type. They are
to hold debate in Atlanta, Ca,
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

President Taft praised Senator AID
rich in Iowa. That was worse, if
possible, than eulogizing Tawney in
Minnesota.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

Mrs. Besant, the English theosophist,
says that the souls of Hypatia and
Bruno inhabited her body at different
periods of her life. Has she had any
soul of her own?
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

Says the Pioneer Press: Western
Republicans object to wearing the
Rhode Island trade mark
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

The North Pole controversy is be-
coming monotonous. DR.. Cook seems
to have the best of it up-to-date.
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02
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The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

ii It would be interesting to know from
sTofn Dewey If he is the only Irish
The Irish standard., 1909-10-02

An extraordinary story Of the credul-
ity of country folk comes from the
little town of Borrisoleigh, about seven
miles from Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ire
land. There is q legend in circulation
among the people of the district that
during the Fenian Rising Of 1867 there
was large "crock of sold' buried near
the summit Of mountain between
Borrisoleigh and Ternpiederry, and that
1t included the money Of several
wealthy farmers who threw in their lot
with the late Colonel John F. Flnerty
of Chicago, one Of Stephens lieutenants
in that movement. The strange idea
gained credence to a considerable ex-
tent among the peasantry, and few
nights ago a number of young men pro-
ceeded to the mountain, where trey
were engaged for several hours in max
ing excavations. The noise of the
nocturnal explosions alarmed the peo
pie Of the surrounding country. The
young fellows returned to their task
each night for three consecutive nights
but their labors were unrewarded, and
they gave up their quest in despair.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-25
CHAMPS AND Ez15 CHAMPS

Did Jim !stts the vnaessssd participate fake
Johnson yellow streak has such an airing
aa sa n m %so s1e s ne of
who are of the opinion that Bob barered away the cham
Of he yellow metal the n anu oe 10 '0' s000 lump
singular per
Of the receipts leading to believe that he sold believing that
Rf a % left @ pf once ns nen %
his most effective nit conentng himself with shooting few hay
m ss o w bs 1 on the sS1 w1
ing him the jaw 40 times cutting
Fits bands Jeff sal sailed andfS ed the Usher
dussed
looking very affair.
S Of
long Jack didn't win deliberately double
The fake slated Angeles Russell!
% sa s h hs first na M @
the situation and had their coin down Russell .
eneh during the eighth didnt come through
" M n sG had ons the hi tights had
only two years in the ring Pretty fast work. eh'
Jumping Gehosaphat!
thing you John Foster spaudngs
to have the pictures prominent writer the country
the s FAX s sses your union cards. order etc.
Scribe Scribe. out ut. Of I've work
Your picture in spauldng's'"
Then you're a bum. Can't use you"
slider as the elite but have not yet an
stand and deliver enclose photos and sketches their
placed
taking well through
the widow of wilus Britt his old pal and manager
aPpauded contrary
pugm the latter which certainly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-25
Strong Contingent Favors Building Extension Consoda
ton With Commercial Club and Radical
Changes in Institution.

extend the building to Monroe
street. adding a handball court and
three stories of dormitories on
that side, and two additional floors
on the main structure, adding some
80 rooms to the present dormitory
an expenditure of $4,000 will be
necessary.
With the enlarged building, the
local club would take it's place
among the finest athletic clubs Of
the west and be in a position to
handle almost double the present
membership.
There are practically 400 mem
bers of the club at the present
time, 900 active and 500 CONNER
cial and nonresident members.
The members who are advocat-
ing the extension also favor a con-
solidation with the Commercial
club.
Several meetings will be held in
the near future, and the plan will
be put before the directors at their
annual meeting the first of the
year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-25
is DUGDALE A
COASTER BOOSTER?

"I want to get back as soon as
/ can SO We can pick out another
city in place of Seattle" This
statement is reported to have been
made in Los Angeles yesterday by
President Dugdale of the Seattle
Northwestern club.
Does that sound like fight? De-
cidedly not. This statement is in
line with the Coaster contention
that the Northwesterners will
abide by the result of the Pacific
Coast league meeting and either
rest content with perpetual class
B league or prepare for an eight
club great Coaster league next
year.
Dugdale is in Los Angeles; he
talks of trades with Berry and Ho
gan. 1t is evident that the trio are
on friendly terms. Probably Great.
err Coast league is being poured
into the ear of the Seattle mag
nate day after day and the propo-
sition of the Californians looks SO
good that Dugdale is willing to
quit Portland without a fight and
concentrate his energies on the
class A Seattle club of 1911.
However, Cohn of the Indians
has said that he would not join
such a league under any circum.
stances, and Spokane is needed by
the Coasters.
The Northwesterns will prob
ably not meet to decide the mo-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-25
BY r. 3. BUGG

John Kendrick Bangs gave the
public clever little story when he
wrote The Household on The
Styx," but he forgot to include a
most sensational feature, and that
waws the introduction of the great
college game beyond that dark and
spooky river. The circumstances
briefly stated are as follows:
One day the shades of several of
our departed brethren were enjoy
ing their usual after-dinner smoke
when along comes Charon with the
shade of a fellow he had just fer.
ried across, and introduces him as
late captain and star on the Yale
football team.
The newcomer was given the glad
hand and the old residents soon
asked why he came to take up his
abode in Hades. He replied that in
juries received from line plunges
in the game with Harvard COMPEL
ed his premature arrival.
Football and line plunging, "
exclaimed the shade of old Ben
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-25
BALL VS.. STONE
FOR PRELIMINARY

Harry Stone, the Hope, Idaho,
125 FOUNDER, has been matched
with Lester Hall for one of the pre-
liminaries of the Portland-Spokane
interclub smoker on December 10.
Stone will arrive here within a day
or two and Fred Crel will put him
through a series OF workouts to de-
termine his ability in the fistic art
Ball is determined that the new
man shall not GUST him from his
place in the interclub team. AS he
is one of the most sensational box
ers yet developed by Creel, win
ming his only two fights with a
knockout in the second round,
Stone will have to be some
fighter" if he can annex a place on
the fighting squad.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-25

mentous question of outlaw or or
ganized ball until after the first of
the year. President Lucas is not
expected home for over week,
and until he reaches the coast, ru-
mors and the imaginations of
sporting writer's will rule supreme.
When he appears and the powers
get together, the anxious fans will
get the low down dope" on the
situation.
COLLINS, NEW HEAVIER
Collins, a twirler of the Utica
club of the New York State
league. has been signed by Man
ager Bob Brown for the 1910 In
dians. Collins is rated by Secre-
tary Farrell of the national COM
mission as one of the best young
sters in the league, his record Of
81 victories in 26 games being an
enviable one.
Collins is a six-footer, weighs
$50 pounds, and has been in the
game for several years. He has
had trouble with the Utica man.
agement and they were willing to
release him for $500 considera-
ton.
With Jensen and Baker, south
paws, and Killilay and Collins,
right-hand, he AYERS, and possibly
Vic Holm in an Indian uniform
again, Brown feels that he is well
supplied with tossers for the open
ing of the 1910 season.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-25
MATSUDA VALUABLE TO S. A. A. c.
WRESTLERS; JOHNNY HYDE A FIND

Mat Matsuda, the las pound jap
anese wrestler, is valuable addition
to the s.. A. A. G. met squad. He is
one OF toughest nuts to crack In
the west and as quick as lightning.
In addition to that he has expert
ence which is of great value to the
local wrestlers.
Matsuda takes on Brechin and
Gesek almost nightly at the club,
and 1t Is no wonder that when they
get through with the Jap they find
their amateur opponents rather
easy meat.
NEW 115 POUND WRESTLER.
Johnny Hyde, new lis pound
find of Bullivant's, has shown so
much class Of late that it has been
decided to put him on in a prelim-
mary against Shorty Glahe ON De-
cember 10. the date of the Port
land-Spokane interclub smoker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-25

A movement is on foot among
the members of the Spokane ANA
teur Athletic club to enlarge the
present structure by building an
addition on the Monroe street side,
adding two stories, installing din
ing room and buffet, changing the
character of the institution to that
f cmmercial as well as an ath-
letic club, and limiting the member
ship to those over 81 years of age.
The strong contingent who are
advocating the change contend that
unless the S. A. A. c. makes this
move in the near future, the Spo-
kane Commercial club will erect
club house and enter into a strug-
gle with the present organization
for supremacy In the local field.
Another argument advanced by
the opponents of the plan is that
the site of the club will soon be-
come too valuable to hold unless
big improvements are made in the
building.
1t Is roughly estimated that to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-25

bend the science of pigskin chas-
ing, and they were so taken up with
the idea that immediate steps were
taken to organize football squad.
BY unanimous vote the erstwhile
Yale star was made coach, and
football began it's invasion of the
lower regions. All were eager to
get in the game except old Nero,
who thought burning was excite
ment enough, and the coach had
no end of trouble in picking the
men for each team. Why, fra
ternity squabble for places on a
team wasn't in it when the shades
of old Napoleon and Alexander got
to fighting for a place. Even old
Socrates wanted to play, but they
thought he would make a better
referee.
At last two teams were whipped
into good condition and the first