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story addition, Il by u feet. and
remodeIing OF roof of present dwell |
Ing; estimated cost. Sis.
John c. Thro,. south 110 feet OF /,
west 6Tls feet Of lots six and sew
en-, block So, Eyerett's survey, two
story frame dwelling. IS by Al feet,
estimated cost. $500.
Charles Caristrom, lot IL, block
10, Dukes second addition. two
story brick dwelling, 25 by % feet;
estimated cost. $500.
ID. l.. Johnson. lot IL. block lis,
West Mankato, one-tory frame dwell
ing. % by &c feet: estimated cost.
$500: also on lot -. block It's, West
Mankato, one-story frame dwelling,
20 by 20 feet; estimated cost, $3.50.
ULSTER AND ITS TROUBLES.
Troubles in Ulster are not Of re-
cent law. They have been boiling
many years. They were brought to
a head when the Irish parliamentary
party in the house of commons,
after struggling for years induced
the British government. through
Premier Asquith. TO introduce the
Irish home rule bill on April IL,
1912. Demonstrations long expected
and agitated. first broke out on
September %, 1912. at Enniskillen,
when 10000 persons attended
mass meeting presided over by Sir
Edward Carson. Speakers at the
meeting reasserted the spirit OF the
antEhome rule convention of 1892
'that we will not have home rule"
The speakers openly came out for
civil war IL the measure carried.
They excited the people to a frenzy
and then began the series OF meet
ings and agitations which led to the
arming OF volunteer army esti-
mated at from $4,000 to 100000
men. ..-
The slogan Of the volunteers has
been. ulster will fight" The
orangemen to resist the proposed
Irish parliament at Dublin quickly
rallied under the leadership of Sir.
Edward Bonar Law and others. II
Is said that In a few hours the entire
army could be modified ready for
armed resistance. Fearing the
threatened Uprising II the home
rule were enacted. Premier Asqpith
offered to compromise by permitting
the nine Ulster counties to vote on
the question Of refusing TO recognize
the Irish parliament for six years.
This they refused. and since last
Thursday the British government has
been mobilizing troops and warship
at strategic points.
Twice the home rule bill has
been passed by the house of com
mons. Twice IL has been reject
ed by the house Of lords. IL the
house passes Il a third time II will
become operative despite any action
of the lords. To understand the
Ulster situation II Is necessary to
understand the religious prejudices
Of its people. Its chief origin Is In
religious antagonism. Four of It's
nine counties are almost entirely
made up Of Presbyterians. The
other FIVE, while mostly Protestants
also have large number of Catholics
, The Orangemen believe that as they
are but one-fourth OF ireland. tina,
III other three-fourths made up
almost entirely OF Catholics, will
rule them.
! This religious antagonism dates
back to the beginning Of the seven
teenth century. when the Orange
men first settled In Ireland. They
, came from England and Scotland
and in these two countries had en-
dured much persecution because OF
their religious views. This spirit
they have carried through each sue
sive generation, and they resent the
! attempt OF any other religious order
TO rule them. Even in Queen Eliza
beth's day there was trouble In
! Ulster. An act passed in the It'll
year OF her reign declared ulster
is the most perllous place In all the
isle" ~
The orangemen want England Il
continue It's direct rule. The force:
for home rule believe that II HON,
rule Is passed and Ulster Is allowed
to refuse to recognize the Irish parlia
ment for six years, at the end o.
that time II will see the good o.
the move and that much OF the re
ligious antagonism can be wipes
out. The Unionist party in Englan,
has taken the side Of the Orange
men against home rule. The sec
tion Is the richest In Ireland. com
mercialfy. and for manufacturing
Most OF its people, In contrast will
other parts Of Ireland. own thei
homes and are very industrious
following the lead OF their thrift,
Scotch and England ancestors
Ulster gave TO England Lord Law
renee, "the savior of India" Ear
Cairn. declared the greatest judg,
Of the nineteenth century. and Lor,
Kelvin the uncrowned king D
science the death Of the great Dar
win. II has many notable men Il
English public life and these fact
are pointed to by leaders OF the re
heilion to show the deadly earnest
ness OF their followers.