The Irish standard., 1910-01-29
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Mary D. McFadden is again in the
journalistic harness. She is acting as
st. Paul correspondent of the Duluth
News Tribune-a paper with which she.
had been connected editorially for
decade of years. We are glad to see
Mary back again in newspaper work.
At the annual meeting of the exc.
cutive committee of the Minneapolis
pro-cathedral, held at Donaldson's tea
rooms last Monday night. Archbishop
Ireland said the exterior of the edi-
flee should be completed in two years
and ready to be occupied in three years.
The estimated cost of the building is
$4,000 and less than 100000 remains
to be raised before it's completion. The
balance on hand is reported to be $751;
900.
Knox diplomacy in Asiatic policies
has resulted in uniting Russia and
Japan against his meddling in Man.
churian affairs. Taft's secretary Of
state is working for an "open door"
in the Orient in the interest of Amer
lean trusts. He has succeeded in get
ting China, Great Britain and Ger
many to accept his plan of neutraliz-
ing the Manchurian railroads He
may embroil this country in an inter-
national war before he gets through.
'My name is O'Cannon," said Joe
of Danville to T. p. O'Connor when
that worthy was introduced to him
at Washington. The Speaker smoked
cigar and between puffs told "Tay
Pay" that he could trace his ancestry
in an uninterrupted line way back to
the ancient Kings of ireland. O'Connor
should have asked him why he dropped
the o which is indicative of Milesian
origin. 1t is more likely that Cam
mons progenitors were gunners in
Cromwell's army. He has no Irish
characteristics whatever.
It is announced on the authority Of
Archbishop Ireland that two new do
ceses have been created in the North
west-one in Minnesota and one in
~rf1 Delr i, ,,,i1l ~
the diocese of Crookston and the do
cese of Bismarck. The city of Crook
ston has population of about 5000,
and Bismarck, the capital of North
Dakota, has about 1000 inhabitants.
A new bishop will be appointed for
each of these new dioceses in the near
future.
The Catholics of the East are agi-
tating the establishment of daily
journal to give correct Catholic news
and counterfeit the influence of fable
grams" from Rome and other European
cities. A splendid idea! 1t requires
capital and the patronage of the Cath
Ollie public to make a success of such
a venture. The Monitor of Newark,
N. j., asks: "Why speak of a daily
paper, when even weekly paper re-
ment?" Very true; but there is no
harm in talking about it,
The Hibernians of Portland, Oregon
are raising a fund of $4,000 to enter
tain the delegates and visitors to the
| National Convention of the order which
meets in that city July 10 to "a. About
1,4oo accredited delegates from all over
the country are expected to attend and
several times that number will take
advantage of the low rates to be given
by the railroads. A special committee,
consisting of Rev. Edward Donnelly,
E. H. Deery and P. E. Sullivan, has
been appointed to solicit funds to de-
fray the expenses of the convention.
Mayor D. w. Lawler of st. Paul, has
appointed Miss Cunningham, one of
the public school teachers, as a mem
Der of the board of education. An ex-
perienced lady teacher ought to make
a valuable member of the board. In
Chicago a lady of three score years
and ten has been appointed superin-
tendent of schools and gives eminent
satisfaction. In Minneapolis, some
years ago, lady was elected to the
school board by the Republicans. She
served one term and was not renomi-
mated for the position because of her
| contracted views. She was tried and
found wanting.
Mark Twain, the American humorist,
before his departure for HonoIul, adj