The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-17

New York. jeremiah Curtin was the
greatest of all Russian translators and
Miss Eccles. an Irish girl, is the au-
thor of some of the very best Russian
novels Bernard Shaw is now the clev-
crest dramatist in London and the
late Marion Crawford wrote the most
fascinating Italian novels. Edgar
Allen Poe was recently admitted to
the Hall of Fame and James WI1itcomb
Riley has long been favorite, as was
William Carleton. Robert Shelton Nc
Kenzie, Alexander Mcclure, James
McHenry, Cyrus Townsend Brady,
John Eud1um Mcconnell and William
O'Connor are names of note. The most
touching military poem in our Ameri-
can tongue-The Bivouac of the Dead
was written by Theodore O'Hara
and David Kane O'Donnell was the
historian of Sherman's armv. Edmund
Bailey O'Callaghan, the historian of
New York. and Thomas De Arcy Nc
Gee are great names in literature; and
Ign atius Donnelly was not a man
Without fame as a Shakespearean COM
mentator. Peter Dunn. as every
American knows is one os our best
humorists -
Irishnen as Publishers.
''The first daily paper in Boston was
published by an Irishman and the
first paper in Missouri was founded
by one. Another-Joe Mccullough of
the St. Louis e-Democrat-was
the father of the American interview.
The founder of Golfers Weekly was
O'Donoughue of the American Israel
tie. Greeley and Dana were of Irish
descent and so was Henry Grady, the
pride of the south. Tom Patterson of
the Rocky Mountain News is a County
Cavan man. and so is Shemus Nc
Journalists of note. The best editor in
South Africa is a son of st. Patrick
and the greatest Tory writer in Eng
land is Dublin man. The editor of
/ the chief paper in Hull is native of
the Emerald Isle and Yields wide
influence in northeastern England as
T. P. O'Connor does in London and
the south of England. Victor Muir
| dock, William Allen White. w. Y.
Morgan, Barney Sheridan and other
men of Irish blood are at the fore
front of Kansas writer's.
darconi an Irishnan.
Marconi, the inventor of wireless
telegraphy, is the son of an Irish
woman, Morse, the inventor of the
telegraph, was of very close Irish
descent, an Irishman, Arthur Welles-
ley, presided at the ceremonies at the
way, Robert Fulton built the first
steamboat, and James McNevin is
said to have been tn first great chem
list in this country. The inventor of
wall paper, as We'll as the inventor OF
the lamp chimney, were Irishmen.
Pat Herne is running the street tram
ways of London. John Mulholland
built the great tubes of New York and
John Mcdonald built the famous sub
way.
''The Presbyterian and Methodist
churches in this country were founded
by Irishmen and everybody knows the
relationship of Alexander Campbell,
born in Antrim. to the Christian
church. Alexander Mccain, a Tip
perary man, wrote the History and
Mystery of Methodism," and Condor
of Limerick wrote the ecclesiastical
history of Scotland. More than half
of the Catholic hierarchy of America,
Canada and Australia were born in
Ireland. William McMasters of the
north of ireland founded and endowed
the greatest divinity college in Can
ada.
''In Jurisprudence James Bolton
O'NeiH was the original Upright
Judge Justices White, McKenna and
fancy were of Irish descent. Charles
O'Connor was a great lawyer, and, by
the way, DR.. Murphy of Chicago is one
of the foremost surgeons of the day.
as DR.. Clary of Dublin was one of the
foremost in Europe.
"On the stage Barry Sullivan. Dion
Boucicault, James O'Nei1, Ada Rehan,
Marie CahiIl, Billy Florence, John Nc