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THE AMEh.miM. hi I MASS PUD FRO ITKLIC NDS. Am lrihh Priest Suwwds la letting Paid for Saj lug Mas fur a Pauper. The following from the IlouUdale (Pa.) OWrtr, shows the length to which the papal hierarchy will go to make thing disagreeable to American citizens. The Pennsylvania overseer made a mistake In allowing the bill In the first place. The sooner a test cae is made of those bills the better. If such bills are allowed, without ques tion, there will be no end to the bill Bent In by the priesthood. Saturday last, Ilugh Weir, an old resident of this place, and for some years past a charge on this borough, died. Mr. Wm. Pickard, one of the over seers, made arrangements for the bur ial and among the orders signed by Mr. Radcliffe, the other overseer, at the request of Mr. Pickard, was one in favor ol Rev. Martin Meagher to the amount of ten dollars. After the order was filled out and had been turned over to Rev. Meagher, Mr. Radcliffe be thought him a grave error had been committed, and calling on Mr. Pickard the two repaired to the residence of Rev. Meagher, to see if they could not compromise on a less amount and secure return of the ten dollar order. Mr. Radcliffe, acting as spokesman, laid in his complaint against paying euch an amount for the privilege of laying in the Roman Catholic cemetery a pauper of that faith. Rev. Meagher informed his auditors that five dollars of the amount was for mass, the balance for the ground. Mr. Radcliffe wished to know if the digging of the grave was included and was told not; that they could pay for that, and they did so later. The reverend lather then treated them to a recital of the wrongs and abuse now being heaped upon Roman Catholicsdn the way of paying school tax and having to keep up their pa rochial schools in addition. Among other things he informed them that in the future the poor of his congrega tion would be buried in consecrated ground with the usual ceremonies (mass, etc., we presume) and that the overseers would foot the bill or he would take them to court. The cost of the above funeral was as follows: H. Rlbbler, for casket and hack R9-00 Rev. Martin Meagher, for permit, ground mass, etc., etc 10.00 ConMcNeal, digging grave 3.00 Total H-W Out of twentytwo persons now a charge on the borough or receiving as sistance therefrom, there are four Jews, bIx Protestants and twelve Roman Catholics. Our citizens have not the least shadow of right to keep the poor of this alien religto-politlcal combination dur ing years,' perhaps, their lives, and upon their death be robbed to nave mass said over their remains by any priest, and especially an alien product, Buch as Rev. Martin Meagher, who de nounces our cherished public schools, and objects to paying tax toward their Support. Many of our citizens are juBtly Indig nant at our overseers and the detest able cheek Jof Rev. Meagher, and it is Bafe to say he will never again be paid out of the money of the taxpayers of this borough to mumble mass over the body of one of his flock. The union of church and state is here shown in em bryo. The above is an object lesson, and by it our citizens can spo the importance of selecting proper officers for the new county home. Should the Romish ele ment ever gain control there, It would be like some of the National Soldiers' Homes at present a good place for Protestants to keep away from. PETEK'S KEV. The Triple Head to Pass From an Italian Head A Chapter of Diplomacy. A dispatch from Rome says: "With the increasing feebleness ol the pope and his present real illness however much-those interested may try to con ceal it comes?anew the problem of the succession to the triple crown and keys of St. Peter. All Indications in the European political and religious hori zon point to one man, though there are more open'and1 avowed candidates than he. That man is the second brother of Prince Hohenlohe, the German chan cellor, Gustav, the well-known cardinal and arch-priest of Santa Marie Mag giore. The'cardinal hopes to wear the crown and .hold the keys, and In this ambition ',he is backed by the Italian government and has the support of his relatives, the emperors of Germany and Austria. While Emperor Franz Josef was so journing at Buda-Pesth last September, there was held a secret conference of representatives of the three powers, Including the emperor himself. The object was to effect a combination among themselves and other friendly sovereigns, specifically those of Eng land and tBeldum, that would Insure the election of Cardinal Hohenlohe to the holy see. The end in view was, of course, a-formal and lasting truce be tween the qulrinal and the Vatican, as well as a smoothing over of the roup! places in the Auetro-Italian relations. Another fact not lost sight of washat a German pope would be able to enlist the sympathies of the British Catho lic, and. with the internal dissensions of the dreibund obliterated, .and the dominant party In Belgium In a posi tion to appreciate the acumen of Ger man diplomacy and the advantage of German friendliness, th alliance would be too strong for Russia arvi France to attempt any combination agalbst it. So Franz Josef, Wilhelni and I'm berto agreed to accept none but a Ger man as successor to Leo XIII., and Car dinal Hohenlohe was picked out as the best man for the place. Since that time the cardinal has received the en dorsement of Prince Liechtenstein, leader of the Austrian Catholics, aid of the church, lay and reverend, in West phalia. Probably the only European Catholics who are disturbed by the pos sibility of Hohenlohe's succession are the Jesuits, who have been kept out of Germany for years by his Influence. They want an Italian in the papal chair. With all this settled the first move In the new continental politico-religious game of chess was the stepping down and out of Caprlvl and the eleva tion of the Prince of Scblllingsfourst to the chancellorship. And when he has placed his brother In the chair of St. Peter there is every evidence that his work will be finished. For the prince is old It will be remembered that but a few weeks before accepting the more arduous duties of the chancellorship, he asked to be relieved of the governor ship of Alsace Lorraine, on account of infirmity and the diplomats of Europe do not credit him with any Gladstonlan staying powers. So It Is almost certain that his work will be completed within the next five years, and the most Important event In that epoch-making period will be the election of the holy see, which, all things considered, this most Catholic prince practically controls. CAS E X COM M UMC i T E THEMSELVES Effects or the Recent Edict on Catholic Member of Secret Societies. Washington, D. C, Dec. 29. The manner of executing the Catholic church edict against membership in the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and other societies, Is now receiving the careful consideration of the church authorities. Monsignor Satolll has transmitted the decision to the heads of all dioceses throughout the country, and It remains for them to convey it to parish priests, and for the latter to give It practical application and execution, each having considerable latitude as to how he shall act. No time Is set within which the heads of diocese may act; some already have notified their parish priests to read the prohibition to congregations tomorrow at the announcements preceding masses. Other bishops have not required a public announcement to congregations, as the communication from Rome and from Monsignor Satolll do not direct a formal publication, and they may make it effective largely through the con fessional. It, therefore, may take some time for the papal decree to become fully effective and to reach those per sons who continue their membership in secret societies after the order of the church becomes known. Communion ia not taken, necessarily, more than once a year, though It is customary with most Catholics to take the com munion, to which confession is an abso lute essential, at Easter. Other means, however, are at hand for speedily carrying the papal order into practical effect. There are published lists of the mem bers ol the Knights of Pythias and other societies, so that Catholic mem bers of them are readily ascertainable. Should these members remain away from confession beyond a year they would thereby cut themselves off from the church. If they attended confes sion they would voluntarily abandon their society connections and receive absolution, or else be examined on the subject, and if refusing to abandon their connections, absolution would be with held. This would also operate to cut off the church member from commun ion, and therefore from membership In the church, No formal excommunica tion would be requisite. It Is pointed out that the church de cision w'.il be more Important in keep ing Catholics from joining the pro hibited societies in future. In this rsepect the church authorities say the decision should not be construed as against the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, etc., but only as a rule of con duct enjoined on members of the church, whereby the church retains control of the conscience of Its members instead of letting them be bound by secret oaths. A Priest Arrested. The Manchester Mirror of November 20th says: "A sensation was produced in local religious circles this morning when it leaked out that Rev. Father Urbam L. Lamy, pastor of St. George's Catholic church (French), was under arrest at the instigation of Patrick J. Casey, a respectable and hard-working employe under Overseer Henry C. Cun ningham, of the spinning department of the Jefferson corporation, the charge being the undue alienation of Mrs. Casey's affections. "An extraordinary attempt is being made by nearly all parties concerned to keep the matter a profound secret, but it appears that at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Casey asked permission to go to his rooms in Ray's block on Elm Btreet. The request was granted, and Casey claim to have found the prlet in the house in what U ald to have been a compromising condition. "Caey was greatly angered, and pushing his wife to one ide, punched the priest in the t ar and otherwise mal treated him. After hostilities had ca.d. Father I .amy, so Casey avers, desired to settle financially, and offered Casey 1135 in cash to drop the matter and say nothing further about it. But Casev's wounded feelings were not to be compensated by that sum of money, and he Insisted that the prict should give him not only that amount of money but his note for a sum of ll.lHH). This the priest refused to do. "Last night Casey placed the matter in the hands of Burnham, Brown & Warren, and this morning a writ of arrest, returnable at the next term of court, was placed In the hands of Dis trict Deputy Frank T. E. Richardson and James J. Dunn, the cx-patrolman, is now a keeer of Father Lamy at the parochial residence on Orange street. "Casey went to work this morning, but asked permission to go out and see If 'he could not settle the matter,' and his whereabouts up to press time were not to be ascertained. MERIT WINS. W. N. Whitney 103 South 15th St., has added to his line of fine Shoes the Waverly and Standmore School Shoes, which are honest goods and warranted for service, and are such good wtarors that they will save you 50 to 75 per cent. In your shoe bills. It will pay you to try them. A MARVELOUS OFFER. Tn lir.l,i, nnr relHhrallHl IMrmr TEA. wa will nend 1 pm-kHve for 12e, anl will mall with It, free, 1 beautiful milil-platpd neek ehaln, nearly I yard lunir, 1 kllvpr-nlHicil ihimtile and 1 Colorado Hold will. To lift all win! li! oeuis (stamps) to KhX Oimi'an v. Box 4M. I'lillailelplila. I'a. 1-4-'94-13 A WICKED PRIEST. Charged With Crinilnul Assault on a Little (iirl. Escabana, Mich., Dec. 14. A war rant is now in the hands ol a deputy sheriff for the arrest of Father Dupis guier, a Roman Catholic priest of Gar den, this county. The priest Is accused of criminal assault on a 15-year-old girl. Father Duplsguier never employed a female housekeeper. He always indig nantly expressed himself as being op posed to the association of women and priests together, and as a consequence the duty of putting his apartments Into condition devolved on the voluntary ef forts of his kind hearted neighbors. Along last November the little daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chalquette began to assUt in readying the priest's residence. On the 22d day of that month the reverend gentleman as saulted the girl, It Is alleged, and be tween then and December 15 he re peated the act four different times. On the last mentioned day, the girl's father, who was working for Antolne Deloria, at Cooks, eight miles from Garden, was notified of the affair and he quickly drove to his home and pro ceeded to Justice Hiram Squires office, where a warrant was sworn out and is sued for the priest's arrest. A friend of the priest who happened to be In the Justice's office when the en raged father asked for the warrant In formed the reverend gentleman of what was taking place, and the priest started without a moment's delay for Manis tique. The deputy sheriff soon fol lowed him, but after arriving In that city learned that the priest was in hid ing. Fat.hpp Tliinlspiiii'r. it Is thought bv many, has escaped to Canada, though the officers still believe that ne is under the shelter of Manistique friends. Ex citement rurs high all over Delta county, and If the priest is caught a lynching bee is likely to follow. The Chalquette's are highly respected in Garden. Mrs. J . P. Bell, Ossatratomie, Kan, wife of the editor of The Graphic, the lead ing local paper of Miami county, writes "1 was troubled trith heart disease for six years, severe palpitations, short ness of breath, together with such ex treme nervousness, that, at times I would walk the floor nearly all night. We consulted the host medical talent. They maid there tras no help for me, that I had organic disease of the heart for which there was no remedy. I had read your advertisement In The Graphic and ayearaso, as a last resort, tried one bottle of Ifr. Biles' Xew Cure for the Heart, which convinced me that there was true merit in it. 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