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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1894)
o T H hi AMERICAN 1 1 1 inn I I u;imi, rl l 1m llllKst l W rt Mr rf K MMlf- a4 I athi t .f ( r IfclMtTii, I V'itn'i-'t neVit,Ov iilj ili'ifli t. r ! I nnlitml am'iu t-H J ). Kin pi till 1.,'t-ii.t. I . HUiy of tte io IN-iv r" IV, ot ii .fT )" ; m a HMii hie He tl : :!.!! .f H4(( f ir the H11 !.., (,( M- I I ttllHti' Stl1lttt 'I MrltiO pm mi fistic liUli intmt.-l for I;, r 1 v ln-r fit r t the '1 ti i ni r .it.r risiut, who U in In r !. The ent.liesl hmt in ml I'll ante I gimrdlnn of hl daughter t the Hun of hcf ttisri Ih;i to IVunt lmlnrlitil lie hiuithd this sum to Chauvi t In or h r to s-r s a oi tion of hi daugh ter's dowry. Of this ln fi lUiMiiiii'tit' nry cUdeti I'pon one n text or an other Chauvet line all along declined to pay her the money, and now that ho l In prison mnl unable to pay even tlo Interest of tho amount, olio ha com menced unit against hint. Tlit reason for his detention In Jtill Ik hi complic ity In tin1 recent hunk scandals At Rome, tin revolution of which led In tin over throw of the Giolottl administration. The Counto-sLainbcrtinl l a familiar figure In the law courts at Home, as she had brought a number of milts for the recovery of her father's entitle. When cardinals die intestnto, their fortune. Is estreated by tho holy nee, and Ih taken jtos session of by tho papal treaHitry. According to Italian law, however, illegitimate children, if thoy can give proof of their parentage, have a right to u certain portion of their father's fortune. The cardinal naturally could not make a regular will and testament, since that would have beon a public and official admission of his liaison with her mother. On the other hand, he left the countess with plenty of letters and documents in her possession, be sides other proofs, to show that sho was his daughter, and that ho had always regarded her as such. Tho countess, therefore, brought one suit after another against tho papal treasury, and finally obtained by con promise a certain proportion of tho for tune left by her father, part of which consisted In precious stones, of which the lato Cardinal Antonolli was an en thusiastic collector. He always used to have a lot of loose, unset rubies, sapphires and diamonds In tho jMckots of his cassock, which ho would often pull out and toy with whilst engaged In conversation. TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE. About Free Masons and OlliccH In Chi cago. Tho mayor of Chicago, Mr. Hopkins is a Catholic. There were a number of Frco Masons In the employ of tho city government, on the police force and In other posi tions, when Mr. Hopkins was made mayor. As soon as he was comfortably seated in his cfllco ho procured a list of all the men who belonged to tho Masonic fraternity and Immediately proceeded to dlschargo them, giving no other ground than that they belonged to the Masonic fraternity. Let us suppose a enso. Let us sui poso that the mayor of Chicago is a member of tho American Protective Association, and that when he Is inaugu rated ho sends for a list of all the Catho lics In tho employ of tho city and Im mediately proceeds to discharge them on no other ground than that they aro members of tho Catholic church. What U tho dllTcrcnt.o between tweedledum and twcedledee? Let us suppose another case, that tho mayor of Chicago Is a Mason, and that ho calls for a list of all the Catholics in tho employ of the city and discharges them on the ground that tho Catholic church denounces Free Masonry, there fore no Catholic shall hold office under him. What is tho difference? Wo Invite the attention of tho Catho lic Unlverso to tho conduct of Mayor Hopkins, of Chicago, with a suggestion that It expresses Its opinion on his con duct in removing I'Veo Masons from positions of trust In the city of Chicago on no other ground than that thoy are Free Masons. Sandudy Hcijhler. Human Catholic Methods Illustrated. Uishop (Jllmour, of Cloveland, In his Lenten pastoral of 187,'), Is said to have instructed his flock that no candidate for office should receive their votes without first pledging himself to sup port tho division of tho school funds. It Is notorious that I toman Catholic bishops and priests have often directed their llock how to vote at elections, and have favored or opposed men and meas ures in view of tho Interests of tho Catholic church. Thus It was current ly reported that Human Catholic In fluences defeated tho propoMid constitu tion of Ohio in August, 1874, on account of its provisions for tho public schools. And In New Mexico, Wisconsin and Illinois in tho last three years Catholics have been instructed at tho churches bow to vote on questions connected with our public school system with tho nation as witnesses. Tho late Archbishop Hughes, as early as October, 1841, publicly ap proved and advocated a political ticket for senators and assemblymen from S H k t it I , -.t F'l'!tl lutil I.e. Itv.n.i (".! h.v -: !- rf '.n ' K.i . N'l'tls-stivi In .', ;.t,iji t I KM , t. .! 1i-v Ul i t t nitltsn t. i f.rf tii.n.tk H f tl,i t !! 1 f i imi. 1 1 t-t -! ti I ( l 1-. , - . t-l I I.' ) 't iul ( f t . I. H - ct tt.e I'ntti.ihi' ntl,lrt II ( ti tin if fc.'i in M. Iv U!tttK Wiwmiti, M mmi I- tt .! h iv i ttml tlt i !.' itk,'hl l.t Ui piit!i, fiiii.U f.r j.sn hn m liU Ml .! klitoiUI l- t pttt.t 1 1 ttiMn tin j !! Iii-.t,i tn ln.l tuiuU Win n th-y hf tho tulinj,' o rtiu i pmrlliti wlmt tli j pu n, h The ' lUtnlH.iii'' m h-l ill the t'Hy f Niw llt, ti, HKilliiij to the tvtt (t Kt. .iniiliii, ti. h I'm In.!!, M-li.nl of fh ImtiilHil vhlhlreit. Uiiirht In t tvMii tilnt.'n of tii iv. Ht It e.l to the city 'f ... The t. n. her u, w IioIhi k wew uiiih f Hie npirttil din - e - tion Hiid mitii.l .if tho Hhiiihh t'Atlmlie - bUhop, acting through the ntor of ht. I'mi'iiVi chvir h. In otl.i r wmsl, this m-hnol was i-om'iiI tally a Human t'atholle pniin'hinl nehool, Jet xupi t toil out of the public M-hoiii fund. In New Hrltain, tVnn., the ("atholie whool In 1Mi2 whs adopti-d by the town, and supiHirted at a yearly oxjHiine of i:i,(nhi. In Waterbury, t'onn., the paiiH-hial schiHil organi.rd and controlled by the pastor of the church of the Inimaeulnti Conception was taken under tho care of the hoard of education, with tho under standing that itwastoconMstof Human Catholic children and teachers, and tho opening and closing exercises were to bo distinctively Human Catholic. This K-liool wfcs supported out of the public school fund At Lorolto, Cambria county, l'a,, In 1870, tho Human Catholic catechism was regularly taught in tho public school. At East St. Louis, 111., tho school board bought for $!),000 un old Iloman Catholic building which, when new, cost about $4,000; hired for 1,200 a year tho basement of tho Itoman Catholic church and established schools in each place, that in the church taught by Homan Catholics. Uishop l'crsico. Itoman Catholic bishop of Savannah 1870-72, obtained for Roman Catholic schools a share of tho public money In tho early part of 1875 tho Itoinan Catholics in New York city, as thoy had done in previous years In HufTalo, N Y., and In Jersey City, N. J., formally proposed to the public school author! ties that tho latter should tako under their charge tho Roman Catholic paro chial schools, appoint for thorn Roman Catholic teachers, etc. As early as 187.'J Hishop Gilrnour had done tho sumo thing in Cloveland, O. Hishop McQuald, of Rochester, N. Y., tells how this is and may ho done: "We erect tho buildings, provide tho teachers, who shall, however, bo sub ject to the examinations required by tho state, and then for a nominal rental wo allow tho state full control of those schools during the ordinary school hours In which time only secular in struction shall bo given. Hefore and after such hours wo propose to give the pupils such Instruction as we doom es sential In tho education of youth. Tho plan is already in practical operation in Corning, Elmlraand Lima." Dr. C. O. Hrown, of Dubuque, Iowa, made a personal Investigation, cover ing In part tho counties about him, and found public schools in Catholic build ings, taught by sisters, whole townships tinder priestly control, tho catechism a part of tho regular day's teaching, tho teachers paid from the public funds; so that, practically, i-chool after school was being run as a parochial school und supported by tho public treasury. It Is this statu of things that the Catholic hierarchy hoped to foist upon Stillwater and FairhauH, Minn., and that where ever they havo tho political power will be in ono guise or another attompied all along tho lino. It is notoriously true now In localities from Texas to Minne sota, and from Maine to California. Tho case of Huston previous to 1888 Is by no moans an extreme one, and fairly illustrates tho course pursued by Romanists wherever they have oppor tunity: "Tho school cominitleo of twenty four members, having In charge all tho oducullonal Interests of tho city, and composed of twclvo Catholics, eleven Protestants and ono Jew, was practi cally run in tho Interest of Romanism. For years tho text books had been sub mitted to tho examination of Jesuit priests, and until they had been muti lated to suit these gentlemen they could not bo used; while other books, as Dick on's Child's History of England, and Miss Thompson's History of England, were from time to timo quietly removed from the schools, because they contained things displeasing to tho Roman In quisitors. Steadily and persistently, competent and experienced Protestant teachers werodismlssed and their places 11 1 1 od by Incompetent Roman Catholic touchers. Tills was easily done as the standing committee of tho school board on nominations, was composed of four Roman Catholics and ono Protestant, and when nominations were inado to tho board all tho Roman Catholic members wore on hand to vote approval, while Koveral of the Protestant members were Invariably ahssnt; and the masters to whoso schools the incompetents wero apKiiuted wero given to understand that If they cared aught for tholrplacvs i It IH I . t"tt H) itVl il ( "In !. u ' t . i-u",( r t,-. t , ! -..t HUlk tllti,llli Jtt tw 1 1 i ii Mt j n .. . I) i t iwitht -U fm it, tiip l t It j-l ! t l'l.! t ( t . M liv' m iH ti . I it, HI il hlP l lli I liim 111 lU I Unit M dl'ii ui' fc lio' in, thMt. y t.ivl.l tii,) , n,.- i.t Wt M'l li tn ti e I l) u i nl h Alttiiwl 'l H? lis imi'ii is-iniiii lm ll-d In i'lii;4 Hn J ill- ii- t h.n-t ' ttum fnllin'ie tun tm i ,i , l.iie Hi" ! r umii n.nmuH. . ., Uiri 1 futitml tn l. llil' lvtt, nit Nit , 'he ml lmmMiti.t ttittilttii I Hi ! i nito t wi iv t'ntholi." In nmtetulhtif iu'Kit' h( enmliiiiMi of thiiii;, tv t el onlv d l mllt'i! t ; i"'iliitliii, hut pnt. titii the rgh , of Ih' UolUHit t VHn'Hi' Uitj , Hint ! Honi'iti t'ntholie pnti. M m il i l'i i t. Miml. Winy I' able, v ithoiit f ar j or fw-r. to m tul It l ehil.lit ti tea publl whool. No plb-stlv Hiitlil of ptlttli M'hmilti! - .ilMKIHI. ... 'Uter' liiti'Min-nec, The spirit of bigotry anil intolerance is bad enough under the most excusable elreumMimtvs, but when It npenrs ov r the sick and by the Mile of the dying, it is to lie despised by every ehiirltalili' soul. There Is in Torre Haute, I ml Catholic hospital. This hospital Is open to the public and solicits patronage from all classes. Any one can bo treated there, provided ho can pay his bills, and thoy are not small. Several weeks since, a Mr. E. F. Smith, a prominent tanner, who lives twenty miles north west of Torre Haute, brought his wife, a bright woman, and mother of four children, to this hospital to be treated. Mr. Smith was good pay, and matters went on very well, till curly in January it was evident that Mrs. Smith must die. Sho wanted to bo baptized. Mr. Smith went to tho "sisters," and they to tho pries, to know where a Protestant clergyman could be found. No ono could tell, though I live just across tho street, within sixty foot of their grounds. Mr. Smith went out to And a minister. It was then dark. Whllo ho was out, tho priest canie Into Mrs. Smith's room. Sho asked hint If her husband could not find a minister, if ho would baptizo her. He said ho would, provided sho would promfso what ho asked of her. Oho said she could not bo a Catholic. Mr. Smith came to mo to bapti.ohls wife. I found that Mrs. Smith was an intelli gent lady, and perfectly conscious. Sho joined tho Methodist church then and there, and I baptized her, two of tho "sisters" of charity being present. A fow nights after that, about 11 o'clock at night, ono of these sisters came to Mrs. Smith and said: "Mrs Smith, wo thought you wero a good woman; wo liked you and hoped to see you saved, but you havo taken a step now so that you can never see God or Christ. You will bo lost; you can never go to heaven. That minister look tho advantage of you. Your children that died without baptism aro lost," and much more of this kind of talk. Then sho tried to havo Mr. Smith not tell her husband. Following this, they made Mrs. Smith know that they meant to punish her. Tho spirit and treatment towards this helpless woman was chungtd. Mr, Smith whs sleeping in a room under the ono his wife wus In. About II o'clock at night ho heard his wife call Ing. IIo listened for a time and then went to her. About 1 o'clock tho "sis ter" nurse came and gave tho medicine. turned down the gus, and told Mr, Smith to retire, and as sho went out, slummed tho door after her. About two hours after that, Mr. Smith heard his wife calling; he went to her, and no one camo. l lien, again, uiiout 4 o clock in tho morning, ho heard his wife call lng for some ono to como to her; ho went to her and staid by her, and no one canto till morning, when it was seen that Mrs. Smith's mouth was bleeding from struggling to bo heard. Then the sister told Mrs. Smith her husband must go home. Ho was not needed there. Mrs, Smith was by this time so distressed by what sho saw and felt that sho did not want her husband to leave her room. She said her hus band must tako her out of there, no matter what tho results might bo. Ho and his aged father came to mo to know If I could direct them to a place near by where they could tuko Mrs, Smith. Mr. Smith said ho would tuko his wife out. of that plaoo if ho had to go Into tho streets under a tent. Wo gave them a room and Mrs. Smith was brought over that night, January I I, Mrs. Smith looked up when they un covered her head, and said, "Oh I what beautiful room!" She seemed so happy over hpr surroundings. She bo longed to a largo circle of friends, who came to see her, and sho always hud a kind word for them. She died January I, In ls iice and trust in Christ, her husband having jollied the church In her presence, which gave her great joy. If those people, anil especially those preachers, who have so much pulnvr and twaddleover "Catholic liberalism," and this "nineteenth century Catholic church," this "day of brotherhood" - if thev will pull that velvet palm a little, tiiey will llnd the claws of the old lion. Circumstances changed, and that nine teenth century American lion will turn out to bo the same old jcsult Hon that has ravaged the centuries. "Eternal I vigilance Is tho price of liberty." V. 11. Hickman, In Xortluirtf Anuria), III Vl'lh III t I LIIM. j i (ji Kb lUlwllmM Mb4 (tiMik Mrtttt, Illkli j w , m Ve,h:i Hi. P Vtt Ii i. I i!i. ! t l i n the fu l. ili t. In Mm 1 1, t' l . 'nil.,, in I 'mil I;.. Vt i.ni U 1 1 Hn in .i, t H.e M t , t t . i- im- tiit tiding t.iuS tin t.v t T p in tb't. V i lat h tui isl !t Kt,iii ttii ,,.'! . I Ms ;' n It tbr "ttlt. bUi.! tl in , Htr i hii f I hMi.f, ,i !ei,l.- n,l m I,, i w, IV pi !! i i by M.e t, e l. who, In e V I lie pi ii t, benke into the t. !nnt ltnti i.tul ltn.1. 1,1-, Kbi.tti i f hhiih ell! tine Hint i tin tv, mnl n nl nil tUy fiOheilin; Nl Id TI"')' Ulsttoili ll till lllwIVi I III HI' the im am , nnl, hi ih d by 1'alln r Msjft. lb l they were Httneki-d by 1 1 -t m tinder i-oiuitmiiil of t 'nlnni l A) tiii'tlt h coming from Alajuela at alxiut 4 p, in. The tiling licteil alunit too hmiiB, when II, e revoltein Ih-il In ettifii!oti. Alii-stsof Implicated mi tleii wi'ii iiihiIi'i but Priest MnyorgH has not )et been ruptured. The government Ii Itrneil that one of the leaders of the revolt was Fiidrltpn GuHorivn, who wivi the candidate of the litdepi mlent democratic parly for the pteslileney, It was positively stated at Hunlareiias that Hishop Thiol was a prisoner In his own palace, and assertions were made that he, as well us Archbishop Casanova of Guatemala, who is at San Jose de Cost n Rica as his guest, would lie short ly exiled. There Is no doubt that the most prominent people of the Union Catho lic parly will bo kvptin prison or exiled until after the election Imbroglio Is settled. - - Two Hits I'nder tho Dell. Ct.YDK, Ohio, February ISIII, A. D. SCENIC I. A man died In tho faith of tho Roman Catholic church. His wife hud died over a year before, there wero no children living. A nleco who had attended him In his lust illnets sent for Mr. T., tho undertaker, who had been mployed by this man for his wife a year before. Mr, T. arrived about two o'clock In the morning, and did tho preliminary work necessary for prepar ing tho body for burial. At nine o'clock in the morning lie called again to arrange tho details of tho funeral. Tho hour wus sot conditionally, us tho convenience of tho priest had to bo ascertained. Mr. T. returned to his place of business. S(!ENK II. At about 11 o'clock Mr. T. received a call from tho nleco, ac companied by other relatives. Enter ing the door, she exclaimed In an ex cited mariner: "Oh, Mr. T., wo are obliged to get some one else to bury undo. Wo havo seen Father M., and ho asked who would bury hint, and when wo told him you would do so, ho 'said: 'Then you will have to get some ono else to officiate, for I will not, nor will I allow him to Imi buried In the cemetery,"' Tho man had a lot, and his wife was burled there. Mr, T. ex postulated, but without avail. He of fered to havo tt Catholic undertaker from a neighboring town to come, but this would not do, for tho priest said "Not a thing that comes from Mr. T.'s place shall enter tho church." "What shall wo do? Wo aro helpless." Mr. T. withdrew from tho case. They offered to settle with li tin but ho de clined. Ho has taken legal advice, and Hccno third will probably bo enacted In tho courts. Tho reason for this Isiycott Is this and this alone; Mr. T. rents a hail, Ho hud rented It to the Catholics for a fair, und this same priest hud lectured In It himself; but Mr. T, offended when ho rented it to un ex-priest a resident ( f tho town who undertook to expose Jtomanlsrn, litis wus nearly a year ago. Letters from the priest show that th Is is tho heud and front of tho offense, Mr. T. Is not a dlsturlsir of tho peace. He Is a prominent business man, estab lished here for many years, L. K. Waknkh. "Hold Fust That Which InUootl." This was tho text selected by Rev. Rogers for his Sunday evening dis course at tho Congregational church. And what a discourse it was! As ho glancod out over tho largo room, packed to the door with earnest, in terested faces, his head lifted, his eyes Hashed brightness, and for an hour and a half his tongue was unloosed and from It fell In rapid succession scathing sarcasm, noshes of Irony, multitudes of Incontrovertible facts, eloquent sentences and patriotic sentiments which electrified tie great throng be fore him and impelli a them to sponta neous and tumultuous applause. It was a night long to bo remembered by all present. "This is riot an A. P. A. sermon," said tho speaker. "I am not a member of that order; I don't know a man In town who hi, ami 1 urn unable to sny whether there Is a brunch of the order In Kenosha or not." These were the oMnlng words of the most powerful A. P. A. lecture wo have either read orlisleued (4), No. Mr. Holm-i-s Is nof an A. P. A., but he wus attack) d on Sunday lust with tho most violent A. A. symptoms wo ever witnessed in one unacquainted with that order. Its every principle was warmly and elo quently endorsed, and tho iHtsitlon lok.Ki Hi" ..ii-!'., I Am'i I'm l.t 1 . i V .l ie. l H.t ltl I Lf.mr IK MiH, Hm tt ;!..,! 4 le II "-Mi tiHintiM le.l ArtxtUan It.. I I Ii. , H. !,!. M l 11 kit i 1 1 1. ,t fci t I i I j ivt 1 1 t init l.i e.,i Atruts.-mt !. m I.. 1 t. m, Hu nl. t ! t .l htn ,.f He J. iiilu to Mtt H i' 1 tMtit. f 1 11 Inn t-l thin I mtett, H iilmj i.i-- fttlitl'ltn till Hi' loll tl lt'i. lv..iil.l.t li-llinUl.. fit , -li- i I Iti-i- 1 1. sti.l In ti eitt I, t.n, tln " m'l.t.' j.,.t!,,. mi,) eli.l, l, !!,!, tlM t-otmiM o! the piini l l lit. ll ,1 itiml tin tmnHoii of 1 1 m h pivpet 1 1 , Ac , Ao , wi t burnt hit with t Mm wiul loj;ie ft. Muttt wilt tn H e imtt peone tin nl A P, A. mho slim. To uIh even a )nop!t !! the tusg titl, iit i-ITml l tmt of Hie ijiietlolt, , Viell tnlglil altetnpt to tolf Usnt ami it l slit Hn i-H-r sliifllng gloib-s of the "nmtli.-i'it light" nr priwon the my t iml dntielng t ) ii mi tb'lil and hill and tiw of the iln nlng g.sl of iluy. H a h!iUlt..l of fail, a j Intoit'i. bli th.lay In thai elty the A titer cyclone of logic, a totiiu.bi of trill It, (,. w ,.M ,., dlsnlnvml on Hi,. t.l,. iishii.g forth together on the whirling wing of words. Thought followed thought sn swiftly and fact Irml so tiHiit the heels tif fuels, that all one uiil-t do was to Just drop his bend and take the storm as It cainn without at tempting to aiialyso or classify Its phrases. Henttaeked no religion, nor any re- llgious rites or ceremonies, but taking the highest Roman authorities proved from those authorities that the Roman Cutholleclnirch Is, and for hundreds (lf departmentH, clerks, etc., alt Ma of years has been a mighty political ( ns, who havo been already dismissed machine, possessing unbounded wealth, thousands of scheming agents mid mil- Hons of blinded Ignorant followers. That us a political and Insatiable power It is Inimical to the best Inter- ests of our country even as il has proven In the past destructive, of gov ernmenls across the water. Rev. Corey of the Hiipflslchurch was upon the platform with tho speaker and many of his people wero in the audience, If any one doubts tho tein- per of our people on the Issues at stake to-day ho must lie a blind man and a fool to hoot. It Is expected that other ctures of a similar nature will bo do- llvored In the neur future, of which the Independent will keep tho public) posted, Knumha, Witcimnln Jwlo wndcid. i Miu m., Of Mere liiipnrlance. Kanhah City, Mo., March 2. ' Kdltor Tub AMKKi)AN.NoyerlK!for ln the history of Kansas City has there been so irorierul an Interest taken by law abiding citizens In tho question of who shall bo selected to fill tho posit Ions of , ., ... ., , 1 ,, . , trust. In our city. It Is the subject of discussion in our homes, on our sfroefs and everywhere. Never before have where. Never before havo .en opened to tint condition , , , . is at present. With almost all eyes heel we are In as i every department of the city controlled entirely by tho Roman faction, people with homes, taxpayers and all who he- llovo In Justice ate asking themselves If by any clrcumstaneo they should come in any sort or conflict Willi sup- ....... ...... .... .i.e....... . t . i i i ... i nirn in ir Blviiiiiii,ni,,ers 01 miin ineiiion In the light of recent events-what justice could they expect? With mobs in free pososslon of our streets, hurling rocits and striking down men, to t urned to tho city editorials of our city papers ror strong worus or con.iemna- lion anil we nmnu eimer no worn siom)'ii or If any words, those of encourage- i,,. it.u i,.u,i,. U h .... der.ir In our city for hi crime had been iinnieii iiiroiigii our si.n-eis ny a moo seeking to kill him we would most likely have heard some of them speak- r"",,'!'r '"'w "'"('-'""-"I "or n-llglous , , , , i .. convictions may be, no mutter how til ing out for law, and order, and for the Vi.ru,,ul ,.(,fli(.,.tri(, (MIP l0tl,( , honor of our city and Its reputation. Ions may be, the public sehisdroorn Is Not so when a drunken Roman mole at- not tho jroier arena where religious ton pis to abridge free speech. Hut 1 , if ..ii the pmqile of Kansas City are not look- trig to our paiers lor auviee or gum- anon In this mutter and today wo are tw-IHier democrats, reoubllcuiis or lion, - - - i i i mIIhIm. There are thliiis of more vlt.nl ImrK.rtancO to us than party lies, tariffs, silver money, Ac, and some of these things are tho right of free speech, the right to walk through the city we help to build and tho streets we help to pavo unmolested when we grant that right to. uyery other person. I am not an A. P. A, but an AMKIIIOAN ClTI.tCN. Warns an Killler. IlLf.LTil, Minn., March 1!7:-A fair sample or Kouiisti argument is snown ... In tho following letter. The letter was Mod but postmarked, "West Ho- r, Wis., March 1 1, 8 p, in, 1HKI," not date and addressed to W. C, Holden, the Ml I ..I II, . ,.f .-, i- ,, . . ,, , Wm. Hoi.df.v: I must write you In reirard to vourse.f. I must toll you that your time In this world Is short. You will have but a month to change your ways, and your pajs-r, that Is all scan- dell. Such a man as you are not fit to live, and 1 mmi sure not as human as a dog. And I must say that you have to die. I will fill you whh cold lead. This is no cod. 1 have received ono or your papers and tbat Is eneuf for me to know that you are no man, and not worth nothing, I hate to waste a two cent stump writing to such a beast. Now I am no Catholic, nor am I A. I'. A., nor am I a Oranireman 1 am a true Ameri can citizen. And mark what I say, you will have to die with your tssits on front me. I have a shiner ready If you don't drop your seamlell. "Now, this is between us both. It don't amount to a row of pins, but I will do ono good deed Imforo I die and i . HO ( With I-Vll P i -' . ' : I.. I tv, Hh r M iih .1 fret lit. Ll,.! ,? t.t it(,l! .,t j, !, ,,, g ,,( Ht M t ,,) it In tllMltrf lt,,,,, iii Mnti . H, m,-,t I,,, Hi. r " , p h " t,. . (, I I Mil. Ii .t t l . , , 1 , liisnci tut ot Mi .t:.u-n i,;. . tt.mji; f, t.a, , t, i i j pitttpt-tnni tn, III pu'itlti. l I.,,, Hill, i bn!'i. ,Sl,if lit ti,e.e Willi. tin' All. el Ii sn, sin- limy Ii, i, I,,,,!, I ti" Mi'l-ei i- ill Hm ijiilil i f ,,t UI h int a tn- b i Mttt. ( till Ihl Vn In Intnl. The Tel.-, 1. 1 (mi,,, , , m, 1 ; Heveinl lemlltig A met hull ileliim i U e J nf t 'hlrnyn i hnl ),' Ms m lln li ln with allniili.g llninai, pi et to inn I ml Hm city tioitt ttietiU, i nek mm leilos the truth of the t hai ci TlieCl.le.ii-ii imiM-in .ay that on V-I,. hi,, ,tldlni!s. Hnl then t'hleiiio b... i,,,, , , , vitinlli... Willie tin HiH In illHCUSNiltg the ques tion, tin Cat hollo mayor of Chicago ilites not hesitate. He has no scruples about the matter. While his Inism Is considering tho pro and rmm of the matter, Mr. Hopkins has declared his Intention hi chop oft the official lienils of H m,.l)Mr nt tjM) mhmo11(, frafer- Mly tho city's employ, Om Chicago puiMtr irlves the names of eliht heads f,.mi, the city's service, solely because, t,10 ,M1M,P hUyH( Mttyop Hoping H tt Calhollo, and therefore opposed to the Mnwmln m-dm. If, ml, ley wt.it.. nil tt.i. h-hopplnir off of heads is i?olnir on. socrns to think his safe; perhaps that will come off sooner than he expects, l'rofesfatit (Jerninii), The t'liurrlniiiin makes tint following comments on the comparative number of Protestants and Cailiolles In Get- many: Germany Is commonly tlioiightof as n Protestant country, though In reality Ull I'roieHiani prepomiorutiee is not sit ... ii.. 4,....,. ...... .1.1 f. ..... fin " ' ,. .. ' . i' . 1 ""ra itoman Catholics In that conn trv for every five ProtcNtnritsjthoexactnurfibor neitig, or me former, J7,t)7l,ICl; of tho l..n.. H inil bin lj.. .1 ... .i .. ii ... . . miner, ill , "i, nil, nil 1,11111, HU V UlICUn h MM Hi III A fllll-ll fll-IM illllell Hi II,.. .1... seendants of ArmlnliiH, aflerall. To bo ""ire, the Hutoh Is relaxing a little. A I iiiiiiili.n J.f u ....!.,.,.. ...... il...... it I JJi i tH n iin I mLm J !ui k iiul 1 C.i. ii i- now, the numbers, according to U 'Jhimn of Paris, holm lintlKHKl as fJ"-t 2l,2li,0(H) Protestants. Even tnHi nTl!7 ih? proportion of protectants has Increased. J,, (hh It was about one In five of t.h population; it is now nearer one und "im-mtn in nvc, i ni'se inereases, bow- E .Vi'fi WyrW It'"'' T aflerall slight. Perhaps the slgnlf - cant showing from the above figures Im ono-nair in live, J fu'se Increases, how- not that the proportion has changed so "',,"i ""' "'lit It bus changed so little, " 'I'lin 1'nbllc Hclioufs. There aro some Catholic prlesfs thor- oiigniy American In their view and soniimems respeet.lfig our common ... . . i . . i schools, F'ather Cloury of Minnesota the well know temperance advocate, Is one of them, In a recent address pub- llshed In the iliilliulv; I'lttun of Mil- waukee he says! "Without any reserve, with perfect eaniiiir arm wii n aruijing confldeneo In nm seme or rslrness Instinct In the 'u'"''" ii'-iii i, i unnesiuii niiv (. thn hml utu ,tly v,m.iiviil yM:(),f ,(t urioer our (s-oipinr eiindlllons the Aun i man suite couiit devise, No ''"'"''"' "''y o hi scs,e,i or decided, Not only must religion riot be tuuiht fl()P (w.;mj the s-hoolroo,, but by neiiner worn nor gesture must, tho worthy t.-seher offend the religious "nsimunes 01 our cniliin n," n ''"I"' "l''l to w Varlt. Jno New ork DUwritr, In it semi facetious way, Invito tho pope to visit New York. It says: Ho would find some practical work to do also, He would hri I Hml most of thn criminals belonged lo hi J,ek. and might study anew tho relation of th system of religion to rials Ho would find that most of tho ' - "" e - mme-musing saloon wero owned and Uelil. til til. flx.t .....1 ...I. .1.1 a ' " ' "i - " v m,m it u once lor a sum eininie. . .n, , . . " find poverty ami wretchedm th' h,'(h U'Hl ih" "ver whl, h ,l" l'r,,',J''i and would surely " at. ..... I., it,. it ..I . . ... -"..., , M, wo. k reiier and r.i i.unieni ,;vi,nn,M lie WOUKI 1)11(1 " iii"n. ..i urn em ru n in nerices , .,.... , .... .. ' ,. . . It,.., ......I .1 .1 , - 1 " rr"' '""y emanate" '''""J his followers, and his clean soui would revolt against such foulness and wlck dii.-H, and he mluht undertake a reform himself, What a noble sight that would be, the sipe lead Ing single handed and alone a move un nt fur the cleansing of the New York Augean stiib'e: Ho would find the time propitious for the study of tho Hi hie, which he warmly commends.and might h i Inclined to take a laruo pub lic Hlble class hliiivlf mnl conduct It, with opKirtuiiity for questions and answers, Kuch an cxcitIm) would 1st vastly exhilarating for hlpi, and his brilliant mind would know a stimulus which it has cscas'd thus far, II kt it i-ii