The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-30
MODERN GUNS FOR
USE ON IRISH COAST
Vulnerable Ports on Emerald
Isle to Be Provided With
Means of Defense.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.


DUBLIN, Oct, 29.-The yulnc rable
ports along the Irish coast arc TO be pro-
yided with modern guns by the English
government. The steamer Wolseley ar
rived in Lough Swilly with the first OF
the new guns. for Lecnan fort. These
guns will have Il carrying capacity Of
about eighteen miles. Leenan fort is at
the cast entrance to Lough Swilly. and
would, in time Of war. play an impor-
tant part in the defense Of vessels run
ming for shelter. This Is believed to be
the result OF tho German war scare.
Priest Weeps at Inquest.
Father Walsh. priest. wept at an in
the drowning of his companion, Father
English, IL professor at St. Mary's coll
legc lie almost perished In his effort
to save him. Both were bathing At the
yards. he turned to come in, whom Fa-
thcr English cried: Help me- l seized
his arm and dragged him to within ten
yards of the rocks. when the heavy back
wash swept us out again. Three times
/ endeayorcd to bring in my friend, and
each time We were hurled back. At last,
becoming exhausted, and seeing IL was
only a matter of moments with his fell
low priest. the witness saw the priest
raise his hand and gave him absolution.
Father English disappeared aftcrward.
Father Walsh was nung on q rock mo.
ment later. He was swept off again, but
at length secured a safe landing in an
exhausted condition
Boy Burglars Taken In.
Many of the burglarIes happening OF
late in Belfast have been traced 10 a
gang OF six urchins, the youngest being
SIX and tho Oldest fifteen. 1t was stated
at the childrcn's court that u score of
dwelling houses and shops had been en-.
tered. The houses were entered by push
ing back the catch, Three OF the eldest
boys were sent 10 reformatory- The
magistrate was puzzled as to how he
should dispose OF the younger boys.
Memorial to Dowd.
movement has been ipaugurated in
Limerick to erect a memorial to the late
Rev. James Dowd. B. A.. popular
composed of Catholics as woll as Prot
estants, was appointed to collect funds
for the erection of tablet in st. Mary s
cathedral.
Disposes Of Lands.
The earl OF Demon sold his West Linn
erick holdings OH October IL, Most OF
the tenants on Lord Ventry's Kerry es-
tate have signed their agreements, and
the principal stage in the sale OF this
extensive property to the Congested Dis
tricts board has been reached. 1t coy
crs 100, 900 acres. The Stewart lands, the
| most fertile in the Oswestry section. are
to he sold in lots In December. Many
\ Oh llS 16THtS nave peen occupied ny lUS
same family for over a century.
Trade at Irish Ports.
| AT tho recent Industrial conference ii
was stated that the total import and OK
port trade at Irish ports in 1909 Is esii-
mated at Ll17,017,76s in 1908, an in
crease OF GS.65S0I9.~ The imports
amounted 10 GG3.pi1, 100. and the eX-
| ports to G61T2S.692.
| II is some times dangerous TO fool with
an Irish schoolmaster. One of the pro-
| fession, David Greer, OF SasBinore, re-
| Gently got married and crowd sur
rounding a house, he put out the lights
and shot. II Is alleged. through the WIN
dow. The bullet wounded David Moss.
Greer was arrested on the suspicion that
| he shot Moss.
Contrary to Nature.
! During Il session in the Irish court held
TO revise the list OF voters, a Capt, John
| Mccarthy claimed to be a lodger to his
| wife, and said lie had no politics, His
honor said it was contrary to human ma
ture that a man should be lodger TO
his wife.