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Show MOTES AND REMARKS. Mr. John Redmond made another display of his superiority as a parliamentary tactician in the 1 house of commons on Wednesday List, by taking -j advantage of the absence of a number of unionists to harrass ami embarrass the government. Why does not the English government submit to a sur- 1 - gical operation and have these 'festering thorns re- j moved from its plethoric anatomy '. : 4 It is reported that the public school property I ' of Xew York represents in value $80,000,000. How muedi of this Wiis contributed by Catholics who can- , not, conscientiously, derive one cent of benefit f therefrom? But. is it not, after all, an estimable ,. j privilege to thus materially aid in raising the j standard of citizenship in our cherished land, i though that standard does not come up to the ideal j to which we aspire for our own youth? f. ''! That Japan was most effectually aided in her x struggle with Russia by the internal strife in the ' j J czar's realm seems 'now an undeniably established j fact. The latter is, according to press reports, de- I sirous of prosecuting peace negotiations, virtually j upon terms dictated by the former. Once more are ; ' j nations warned that they have to reckon with a power other and greater than their own. The tic- torv is not always with the numerically strong. 1 . I ! The action of the Standard Oil company in sua j 'pending operations in the Kansas fields, with tha f announcement that the industry would be resumed upon the cessation of all effort to pass laws inim- j ical to its interests, is a revelation of the ruthless- ' ness of this industrial monster in its determination to brook no interference with its fell purpose to 1 reign supreme and levy tribute from the toiling i masses at will. How long will such high-handed ' I methods be tolerated? i 4 . : Three members of the California legislature j have just been expelled from that body because ( they had accepted bribes for their support in ', j squelching an investigation into the affairs of cer- tain building and loan associations. Thus is un- ) earthed one more instance of the rank corruption j . j so lamentably prevalent in our legislative bodies. ' - f In time, perhaps, the American people will awaken to a wholesome realization that it would be wiso to elect to office only men animated by a spirit of ' J religious rectitude. Only in this way can they permanently per-manently conserve their rights and liberty. ' ' ; - Editor Intermountain Catholic: Could you give any important incidents connected con-nected with the life of Commodore Barry i Any in- formation will be gratefully appreciated by AX OLD SUBSCRIBER. j Denver, Colo., Feb. 18, 1005. ' j . Of the early history of John Barry, first com- , modorc of the American navy, but little is known. ;' He was born in the County Wexford, Ireland, in j 174.J. When he left his native country, the cireum- . J stances of his departure, or where he went are un- ; known. He came to Philadelphia in 1766 from tho J Island of Bardados as captain of a schooner bearing bear-ing the name of the island. During those stormy days his first impulse was to give his young manhood man-hood to the cause of freedom. He enlisted in the navy and was soon promoted to command an American warship. From the beginning of his -services he enjoyed the confidence of General Washington, Wash-ington, and, like Paul Jones, his name was a menace to the enemies of his native as well as adopted country. ' He was married twice. His second wife wa . a convert of Swedish descent. 'Both are interred in-terred in St. Mary's church cemetery. Philadelphia. . He received his commission as commodore in 170-1, and died Sept. l.lfi. i ...... .un I. iy. .. I. .in i III limp. i . ff aa; aBrCT;g-;.-t--;." |
