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The Irish standard., 1916-04-29
JOHN H. sURRATT DEAD.
Was Last Survivor Of Those Tried for
Implication In Plot to Assassi.
nate Lincoln.

John Harrison Surratt, last survivor
of alleged conspirators tried for i'm
plication in the plot to assassinate
Abraham Lincoln, died last Saturday
at his home, 1904 West Lanvale street,
after an illness of pleuro-pneumonia
lasting nearly two months. He was
u years old on April 13.
At his bedside when the end came
were his wife, Mrs. Mary Victorine
Hunter Surratt, and two of his daugh-
ters, Mrs. Albert F. Dalton, of Ken
sington, and Mrs. ]. Francis Hardy.
He leaves also son, William H. Sur
ratt, and another daughter, Mrs. Par
ker L. Weller, of Montgomery county.
Early in March, Mr.. Surratt was
stricken with pleurisy and after an ap-
parent recovery suffered relapse.
His first illness left him too weak to
Withstand the onslaught of the second.
Mr.. Surratt led life of business
activity until last August, when he re.
tired from the position of general
freight agent and auditor of the Old
Bay Line. He was born in the Dis
trict of Columbia in 1874 and his first
employment was with the Adams Ex-
press Company in Washington. When
the Civil War broke out he enlisted
in the Confederate, Army and was a
member of the Secret Service division
for four years. He was in Elmira, N.
Y, when Lincoln was assassinated
and when he heard that warrant had
been issued for his arrest as one of
the conspirators he fed to Canada and
thence to Europe, Ireland, Egypt and
South America. Later he was arrest
ed, brought back to the United States
for trial and was acquitted. He mar
ried in 1872 and entered the service
of the Old Bay Line soon afterward.
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29

trend of affairs in Ireland may proper-
ly understand what the outbreak
means and when it arises, Father
O'Brien outlined these features:
1t has nothing whatever to do with
religion.
Sir Roger Easement himself is not
a Catholic.
The London statement that Sir
Roger Easement is crazy is inspired
and is too ridiculous for discussion.
Always the 'irreconcilable" ele-
ment, the element that will be salts.
fled with nothing less than national
independence has existed in more or
less actively organized form.
1t is the "irreconcilable" element,
with the sympathy of many United
States citizens of Irish extraction, a
large number wealthy and promt-
nent, that has started the uprising.
Germany's part is important but
Germany in no degree whatever or
iginated the opposition.
Knows Sir Roger Well.
II know Sir Roger Easement WE'LL"
said Father O'Brien. zone may dis.
miss all doubt as to his sanity. He is
as sound mentally as any man alive.
The tenor of the London news is to
minimize and distort the situation.
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29
BISHOP LAWLER HoNoRED.
Is Dinner Guest Of cIergymen Of ST
Paul Diocese.

Seventy-five Catholic clergymen of
the diocese of st. Paul honored Bish-
op J. J. Lawler last Tuesday night
with dinner at the Saint Paul hotel.
Rev. ]. M. Reardon was toastmas.
ter. The speakers included Rev. J. M.
Cleary and Rev. ]. Cieminiski, Mime.
apolis; Rev. H. D. Pomije, Olivia; Rev.
M. Says, Delano; Rev. Il. F. Gleason,
st. Paul.
After the dinner Bishop Lawler was
presented with testimonial in the
form of a check.
Bishop Lawler will leave St. Paul
May to become bishop of Lead, S. D
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29
ROCKEFELLER, JR., ENDORSES
ERECTION OF CATHOLIC

John d. Rockefeller, Jr., himself
Baptist, has agreed to contribute to-
ward the erection of Roman Catho-
lie Church at Berwind, Colo, one of
the coal camps of the Colorado Fuel
& Iron Company. Mr.. Rockefeller has
also expressed willingness to coop.
crate in building Protestant or
Catholic Church, or both, in every
Colorado Fuel & Iron camp where the
need of and desire therefor has been
manifested by sufficient number of
the residents of the community to as
sure adequate support and permanence
of worship.
In agreeing to contribute toward the
erection Of churches, Mr.. Rockefeller
has stipulated that neither he him.
self nor the company shall assume
any responsibility for or control over
them. ....
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29

The Most Rev. Francis Piancarte,
Archbishop of Monterey, State OF
Nueva Leon, and the Most Rev. Leo.
pold Ruiz, Archbishop of Morelia in
the State of Michoacan, together with
! the Rev. John Navarette, priest of
Aguas Calientes, are guests of De Paul
university, Chicago-in exile and prac-
tically destitute.
For more than an hour they related
to reporter the prosecutions of the
revolutionaries in their respective dis
tricts, and the misery and starvation
of the people of Mexico. They ex-
planned how 100000 armed men main
tain reign of terror over many mil
lions of pious, law-abiding, but help
less people.
Father Navarette said
Men join the revolutionary armies
because they are starving. They will
! fight for one chief and then for an
other without knowing for what they
are fighting. They see death by star
| walton facing them, and reason that it
| is better to join the nearest army and
die with a full stomach"
Archbishop Ruiz escaped the revo-
lutionists who came to take him and
hid in the hut of a peon. A price of
$50 900 was placed on his capture alive,
but the peon was true to him and kept
him for fifty days. He had then grown
a beard and was enabled, in the cloth
ing and sombrero Of a ranchman, to
escape to the United States.
"Why did they offer such q large
sum for your capture?" he was asked.
Because they knew that II they
had me they could extort that much
and more from the people to save me
from death. The enormous sums that
the revolutionists have been able to
raise from the impoverished people
for the ransom of their priests Is an
eloquent tribute to the piety of the
masses and the affectionate relations
between them and the clergy.
For instance, the principal priests
in the City of Morelia were imprisoned
and the sum of $50O,O0O demanded for
their ransom. Although poor, the peo
pie of the city raised $4,000 and on
payment Of this sum the priests were
released, only to be exiled.
I'm another city Of the diocese, Ce
lava, twenty-five priests were put In
Jail and subscriptions taken up among
the people on the threat that they
would be put to death If 100000 were
not raised. When they released them
they robbed them Of everything they
possessed, even of such petty persona
belongings as lead pencils, loaded
them in stock cars and shipped then
to the United States border.
"The hospital, the orphan asylum
land the twelve schools for girls, som'
of them having as many as 1000 pu
pills, were seized by the revolutionist
and the nuns either exiled or dis
: persed. All priests have been declared
incapable of holding any property.
J There have been some outbreak
of the people against such persecution
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29
1.-THE RETURN FROM CALVARY"
IS NOW BEING DISPLAYED

A remarkable painting, "The Return
from Calvary" by the German artist,
Herbert Schmalz, was hung in the tea
room foyer on the fourth floor of
Donaldson's store last Monday and is
now on public view.
The painting, valued at $4,000, is
a wonderfully impressive scene, show
ing Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Mary
Magdalene and John, with the other
Marys following sorrowfully returning
home after the Crucifixion. John and
one of the Marys turn and look back
across the sweep of the city to where
three crosses on the Hill Of Calvary
are outlined against the sky.
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29

/ devotion to the land of his birth
sometimes seems to border on fanati-
cism.
"He struck me as man about IS
years old. He is 6 feet, 3 inches in
height and has noble bearing. He
wears beard and has pair of deep
blue eyes that seem to pierce ones
soul. He is a dreamer of the O'Con-
nell and Emmett type and if he is
insane I sigh for the sanity of man
kind generally.
"In Germany he was associated
with Capt. Robert Montieth, of the
Irish Brigade, which I saw in camp
near Berlin. Montieth has had as ro-
mantle career as Sir Roger. The
former was ordered out of Ireland for
anti-English activity and came to the
states. Here he tried to get to Ger
many but had difficulty eluding the
Scotland Yard men who followed him
Finally he threw them off the scent
and slowed away on a Norwegian
liner. At Kirkwall, English officials
made a fine tooth comb search for
him and even held the boat up four
days in their vain quest.
"How he finally slipped through the
Scandinavian countries into Germany
is a novel all by itself.
British admission of the recent
German attack on Ireland means that
the Celts are ready for revolt. The
presence of 100000 British troops
there now, when they are so sorely
needed on the continent, speaks fol
ITSELF"
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29

It is reported that serious discord
has broken out in the camp of the
Allies over differences between Russia
and England; that the Paris Confer
ence on March 27 was marked by
sharp clashes between British Prime
Minister Asquith, and General Shilin-
ski, representing the Russian govern
ment, because of Russia's war oper-
ations and plans in Asia, are state
ments made in a special dispatch from
Geneva to the Budapest Hirlap, the
leading Hungarian newspaper.
The Hirlap processes that this in
formation comes from well-informed
and reliable sources, and gives alleged
details Of what led to the Conference
and of the proceedings of the Confer
ence, the purpose of which was to
re-establish harmony and unison.
The Hirlap is the authority for the
following:
That only with great difficulty was
Russia induced to participate in the
Conference, Russia demanding that
the Conference take up the question
of the Dardanelles, to the solution OF
which England and France had obli.
gated themselves.
Russia wanted assurances of full
freedom in Asia-in fact, demanded
that her Asiatic operations be exclud-
ed from the Conference. Also that
her agreement with Japan be not
touched upon.
But England, the wishes of her Ally
having aroused distrust, hoped to per.
suade or compel Russia at the Con.
ference to abandon them.
In the preliminary conversations
between Petrograd and London, Eng
land had urged strongly that, in the
interest of a general victory for the
Allies, Russia ought to subordinate
any special aims to the great general
and mutual aims and goal, and not
hinder the solution of pending ques
tions with special demands.
Russia argued that England and
France must long ago have come tt
realize that military victories are no.
won with diplomatic documents, bu
with blood and iron; moreover, tina
advice of a military nature must b,
declined when it comes from a sourc,
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29

The lighting effect in the painting
is very beautiful and the picture is
extremely impressive. The artist is
said to have spent II years in prepa.
ration and paid many visits to the
Holy Land in order to make the pic.
ture historically accurate.
The picture is owned in Boston, and
has been exhibited in nearly every
large city in the United States. An
admission fee has sometimes been
charged and the money collected used
for some charitable purpose. The
painting will be on view at Donald
sons until the first of June.
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29
CARDINAL MERcIER's SECRETARY
NOT ARRESTED.

1t has just been learned in Rome,
from reliable source, that the re-
ports concerning the arrests of the
secretary of Cardinal 'Mercier in Ma
lines, Belgium, by the German mill
tary authorities, have been greatly ex-
aggerated. What really did occur was
this: The Cardinals house was forci-
bly, entered and all the letters and
other documents that were found there
were requisitioned. no person being
arrested at all.
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29
JEWISH PRIZE WINNER At THE
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.

George Helford of Washington, D..
c., who is private secretary to Con-
gressman O'Shaughnessy Of Rhode
Island, won the first prize at debate
at Georgetown University Law school,
recently. He is the first Jewish young
man to win first prize at the George
town University Law school, which is
q Catholic institution.
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29

A somewhat unusual event took
place in St. Martins church, Balti-
more, recently, when the pastor, Rev.
Francis Droory, off1ciated at the re.
ception of one thousand women as
members of the Sodality of the Bless
ed Virgin.
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29

gp Communications Severed And Meagre Information Is 0babe
Considerable Damage Done To City, Post Office Hands Of Naona|sts
And Serves As Powerful Fort and Protection

| the first rebellion. Birrell first an
nounced to commons that the riots
had been quelled and that the soldiers
had recaptured the Dublin postoflice,
which was taken by the rebels in the
first outburst yesterday.
Twelve persons were killed in the
first fight, but because of the inter-
ruption of telegraph communication,
the government has no estimate on
the total number of casualties. 1t
was announced late today that four
or five soldiers are known to have
been killed.
The Dublin general postofiice was
seized by the rioters in the first at.
tack. 1t is an imposing stone struc-
ture situated on Sackville street, u
wide boulevard. 1t is admirably
built to serve as fortress If proper
ly manned with guns.
Birrell announced that many ar
rests have been made, but said he
was unable at this time to give any
names.
The outburst of rioting, it is con-
sidered certain, was part of we'll or
ganized German attempt to stir up a
great revolution in Ireland. The at
tempt of Sir Roger Easement and a
strong force of German sailors to
land on the Irish coast undoubtedly
was part of this scheme.
1t was officially announced last
night that Sir Roger had been cap,
tured week ago while heading a
gunrunning expedition.
Official statements admitted that
Sir Roger had been brought to Lon
don for trial. 1t is understood that
the government will act leniently If
a defense of insanity is made and
will permit Sir Roger to be placed
in an asylum to remain at least until
the end of the war.
Owing to the strict censorship, only
the bare facts in connection with the
arrest Of Sir Roger and the present
situation in Ireland have been made
public. ......
1t was announced officially last
night that an attempt was made last
week to land arms and ammunition
in Ireland from a German auxiliary,
under the guise of a neutral merchant
ship, in conjunction with a German
submarine. The auxiliary was sunk
and number of prisoners, including
Sir Roger, were taken.
Sir Roger, who was leader of the
separatist faction in Ireland, went to
Berlin after the outbreak of the war
with the intention, it was said, to
open negotiations between the Ger.
man government and the anti-English
party in Ireland.
Little had been heard of Sir Roger
in England for many months. Last
October a returned Irish prisoner re.
ported that Sir Roger had visited the
prison camp at Limburg and vainly
tried to induce Irish prisoners to
join an Irish brigade he was said to
be raising in Germany to fight against
England. 1t was reported a short
time ago that Sir Roger had applied
for citizenship in Bavaria.
Later came report from a neutral
country that he had been arrested
in Germany on an unspecified charge
The capture of Sir Roger Case
ment and his band of Germans of
the coast Of Ireland gave the authori
ties concrete evidence of the part
Germany is playing in the attempts
to stir up revolt in Ireland.
Sir Roger, it was learned today
has been brought to London and Is
now in custody Of the military au
thorities awaiting trial.
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29
DESTITUTE MEXICAN PRIESTS !. <
ARRIVE in THIS COUNTRY

but the people are unarmed and help
less against the organized military
force of the rebels"
For over thirty years Archbishop
Poincarte Of Monterey made a special
ty of collecting rare Mexican books
and antiquities. His library, museum
and picture gallery were destroyed,
seized or sold by Carranza officers.
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29

Dublin has been cut off, Indicating
that the principal portion of the city
is held by the rebels.
Rioting broke out afresh after SOL
diers arriving from Curragh put down
The Irish standard., 1916-04-29
|0PEN REVOLT AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN P

HATIoHAlIsTs ARE IN POSSESSION Of PUBLIC BUILDINGS Wc1oRs
FIRST Battle BRITISH SOLDIERS after BEING REINFORCED SUCCEEDED
IN REeAIAINe PART OF CITY after A Fierce BATTLE IN
WHICH MANY ARE WOUNDED
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-14
His Mother Bandaged II.

low buzzing which sounded rather nice
and sleepy. Yes, White Spot was
feeling sleepy himself. He would like
to see this Family in the nest who
were so very quiet.
How do you do said White Spot,
as he stuck his paw inside the nest.
L don't want to make you get up but
! thought I'd like to make your ac-
qualntance And he poked up his
ears and brushed his White Spot to
max. sure he was looking well.
'Buzz-Buzz-Buzz, get away from
here, or Wen bite you, yes we will
and sting you, yes we will
"And out from that nest which n
moment before had been so quiet came
an enormous family of Yellow Jack
cts which are first cousins of the
Wasps and Hornets.
"'Tll get good bite of that White
Spot In the center of his forehead
buzzed one of the leaders of the Vel
low Jackets and he allghted on White
Spots forehead just between his eyes.
Oh-Oh-horrors troubles, cruel
adventures shouted White Spot as
the Yellow jackets stung him with
might and main. And then how the
Rabbit ran. He went as only one of
his Family can, and when he reached
home his head was terribly swollen.
"His Mother bandaged 1t as the
Fairy Queen had cnce told her to
with good soft mud and she changed
bandages every half hour.
"The next day White Spot was feel
ing much better, but he had forgotten
all about his Dinner Party-in fact
he had completely forgotten all about
the Glover he had dropped when the
Yellow Jackets stung him.
'He was sitting up in the woods by
an old stump which his Mother called
her Summer Garden-because she
used to sit there Summer afternoons.
Soon, what should he see but all his
Rabbit Friends coming to call on him.
Ard sure enough they were carrying
the wonderful Clover he had left be-
hind.
"A little Fairy told u.s. said Rab-
bit loot, when the how-6o-you-do's
hcd been said, that you had planned
g have this Glover for Dinner Party
today and that you were going to ask
VIZ. So we've asked ourselves, and
brought the Glover you had to leave
when that bad accident happened to
you
" But how did you ever get it when
those awful Creatures have their
home 50 nearhyT
Why this same Fairy tcld us she'd
sent the Yellow Jackets away from
our wOOds-sO we vent-and here we
arer
And merry Dinner Party they
had after ALL"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-14
DADDY'S EVENING
UEAIR TALE y
RABBITS ADVENTURE.
b. MARY GRAHAM BONNER

"NOw you know, of course" said
Daddy, that the whole Rabbit family
are famous for their curiosity. And
little White Spot was certainly no ex-
ception to this rule.
white Spot was so named by his
Mother. He was almost entirely black.
He had a few white stripes on his
coat, but in the center of his fore
head, right between his two pink eyes
was round Spot of White. His Moth
er thought 1t was so beautiful that he
should be named for this Spot, and so,
wherever he went, all the country
round he was known ever after as
White Spot.
think I'd like an adventure he
said to himself. But the trouble is
what sort of an adventure shall 1t be?
l might go down to the Brook and see
If any of my Friends are there or
l might go off on good long Clover
hunt. Yes, now think of 1t that will
be the best sort of an adventure for
today. And tomorrow I'll give Din
ner Party-after I've sampled the
Clover myself pretty well to see If it
is nice enough to give to my Guests -"
THAT was good of him, wasn't 1t
Daddy?" laughed Nancy.
swell, did he find lots of Clover
then?" asked Nick.
"Yes," continued Daddy. "He found
just loads and loads of the most
delicious Glover and he was thinking
to himself what a lucky Rabbit he
was, and what fine Dinner Party he
would give the next day, when sud-
denly he saw very queer looking
nest on low fence.
Il wonder what that can be- he
said to himself. L surely must find out.
1t certainly can't be anything very ter
rible and anyway I have my Glover.
No troubles could come to me now.'
"He went nearer and nearer the
nest trying to listen to some sort of
sound which would tell him what
could be inside. All he heard was
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-05-26
LOW ROUND TRIP VACATION
FARES

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and effective June 10th to Yellowstone
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Low round trip vacation fares also
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Wide choice of routes and numerous
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Ask for information regarding fares
reservations, train schedules, etc apply
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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-05-26
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the com
mittee on Poor Farm and Work House
accounts of the County Board of Supe, :
visors of Forest County, Wisconsin,
will receive bids up to and including
the 18th day of July, 1916, for the sale
of the Forest County Poor Farm, con-
sisting of 800 acres of land, including
the building and Improvements there
on.
The farm has large brick house
and barns, and is all fenced with barb
wire fence. Reasonable terms of pur-
chase will be given.
The committee reserves the Fight to
reject any and all bids. All bids should
be addressed to VIM. Hubbard, chair
man of the committee, Wabeno. Wis,
and endorsed Bids for the Poor
Farm
Dated Crandon, Wisconsin, May. IS,
1915. VIM. HUBBARD,
41ws-jly14 Chairman.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-05-26
sOPERTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. E. McGraw, who
have been visiting in Chicago, returned
last Friday.
George E. Pillsbury of Milwaukee
was visitor here Saturday.
Mrs Frank Derrah, Sr. left Satur-
day for Niagara, Wis.
James Nolan Sr, spent Sunday at
Menominee with relatives and friends.
Miss Eva Hoffman, left for Cecil
Monday to spend few days at her
home.
Miss Mary Kelnhoffer, who has been
teaching at Alvin, returned last week
to spend her vacation here.
Miss Emma Carney came up from
Garter and spent Sunday at home.
j. B. Killorum, who spent two weeks
here, left for Marinette Sunday.
Mrs. Leo Carney returned Monday
from Shawano. She was accompanied
by her mother.
H. Noble, Joe Trainor and Bob Nc
Graw autoed to Laona Sunday where
they spent the day.