The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-12
[ XNEWS FROM IRELAND1

goods during F'eis Week, as we'll as to
select a section of their goods for dis
play in the Feis Exhibition.
MIR. j. P. O'Connor. L. l. L. organ
izer. addressed a large meeting at
Ballylonsford, Co. Kerry, last week.
Very Rev. Canon Hayes. P. p, who
presided, urged the farmers and lab
orers to join the U. l. L., and so make
the organization once more powerful
in the parish. Mr.. OConnor reviewed
the work of the Irish Party. and, re-
ferring to the Budget proposals, he
condemned the action of the Govern
ment in proposing to place additional
taxation on the country.
Kildare.
The Pope a few days ago received
in private audience the Right Rev. DR..
Patrick Foley, Bishop of Kildare, with
whom he had a long discussion on
the situation in Ireland. His Holiness
also granted an audience to Monsignor
Chisholm, Bishop of Aberdeen, who
presented report on his diocese.
Leitrim.
Extra police, armed with rifles and
Colt revolvers, are being hastily draft
ed into South Co. Leitrim to guard
night and day certain ranches which
are the subject of dispute. The police
guards are relieved every four hours.
Every approach to the disputed lands
is held by a strong police guard.
Limerick.
One, of the anomalies of the admin
lstratton of the Pension Act in Ire
land is that it has increased the pow
erty of some old people. A case OF
this kind has been before the Lime
rick Committee. One claimant had
his railway pension reduced by IS on
March LIST, but he is still waiting for
the IS week from the State. The
age question was raised in reference
to his application, and is still being in
vestigated. The committee complain
Of the long time taken in completing
these inquiries as to age. and Aid.
Joyce. M. p, has been asked to draw
attention to it, The old man who has
been made poorer by the Old Age Pel-
sion Act is stated to be IS years of age
Mayo.
Speaking at Swinford, Mr.. John Dill
Ion. M. P, said the result of the Cork
election was disappointment to the
Irish Party and the vast majority If
Irish Nationalist, but withal it was
blessing in disguise. because it had
awakened the people to the brag Of
Unionists that they could return for
Cork any member they liked with
reference to the Budget proposals,
they had been told of many ways TO
resist the new taxes. His deliberate
opinion was that the only practical
remedy to resist the taxes was Home
Rule.
Meath.
A few days ago the Estates Commits
soners visited the Co. Meath and PAT
celled out among number Of evicted
tenants and other applicants tracts
of grass land lately acquired from the
Representative Church Body. Among
the partitions dealt with were New
townmoynagh and Kiltoom. near Trim;
Dulane. knockglass and Normanstown.
on the Willamstown estate, and the
Thomastown estate. At meeting f
the Central Vigilance Committee ut
Kells. the Very Rev. DR.. Dooley, y. F.,
V. G., presiding, a vote of thanks to
the Commissioners was passed.
Queens.
At the grand age Of 100 the death
through an accident, ACQUIRED recent
ly at Graigueaverne, Ballybrittas,
Queens Co., of Matt. Brady. He was
never i'll in his life and worked UP
to the day before his death. While
preparing seed potatoes he accident
ally set fire. while lighting his pipe, to
some straw on which he had been
SiIlil6. DILUTE assistance arrived he
was badly burned about the legs, and
subsequently succumbed to shock.
Roscommon.
An extensive cattle drive Is reported
to have taken place on the property
of Mr.. Harris Martin. Killashee. CO.
Longford. For some months past tn.
lands have been under police super
vision. and an extra force have guard
ed the place.
Sligo.
man of the tinker class named
Martin Cawley. who was undergoing
months imprisonment at Sligo Jail,
made his escape. While engaged on
fatigue work on the top of the prison
wall he dropped to the road. a dis
lance of 80 feet. and made off towards
Cairns. The warders and police went
in pursuit. but he has not been cap