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T 1-4 xX N1 RIO AN aA maws w - 1 the American; FUIWRIITION HATCH: By mail, lr Annum. - - S00 iaranablv tm Ad . Romtl hfPOor Kl' Miwy Ortr. or 1NI . IUhar, lo I a Howard HUM, Omaha Nl. JOHN C.THrtMI"SON, W. C. KK1AJCV, - . r ... Editor. Bnnm Maaar OM AHA, N CR, APUL I, .IBS. TO THE PUBLIC. THE AMKKirAN to of aay rrt. or.tr r. olaUu.irt cUqua, .acl'-oa or dlvlaloa of la I awpulatlo of thl raal lU-publtc aa riilla aad brand aa U la all clalma or car It la uob. lt aura elalat or chart ba at by aay prraoa or aaraona a-bo-atwrar. TUB AMKRICAN la a wuapr of faral circulation. fM to d boles raad by peoul of all rHgiou belief aad political afllllaltooa tf la whit and lb black. U nU bora and lb alurallHd, U Jew aad th Oeatll. lb Prutmtant and the Ktitaa Catholic. TNclalniraabuutaaUat4la aay court of jualle at an Uni. . , AMI NIC AN PUBLIftHINa CO.. i, jo c. nouno. trmunt. WE WOULD WARN McKINLEY. If Spain engages the llulted States In war It will be with the aecret un derstanding that the Romanlsta Are to cause Internal trouble. We believe they will Incite the In dians to go on tne warpath, the la borers to begin strike of mammoth proportions, and the lawless to pre cipitate riots In the largo cities. We believe the Mexican Roman Catholto Greasers will organise and cross lntovour souther territory and harrass our government in that quar ter, while the Roman Catholic Ca nucks will perform the name service for Spain In the northern border stateB. ' Only by surh tactics can the Ro man Catholic power which Is now seen as the Spanish power be able to win even a temporary victory. Spain Is not foolish enough to as sail as rich and powerful a nation aa the United States after years of un successful effort to suppress ha re bellion In as weak and poverty-stricken an Island as Cuba, unless she has been assured of assistance by the pope of Rome, whose word Is law to every Roman Catholic In the world. It she has received such assurance no power under God can keep a Roman Catholic trite to his oath of allegiance to this country; no power but that of Cod can prevent every nation In the world from being embroiled, for pap . Ists In every land will be called to the standard of Spain, the most Cath olic nation In Europe If not In the world today. The struggle will -resolve Into a great, grand, awful religious wax, whose counterpart history has never yet recorded and which no man now living will ever live to see repeated or equaled. That thlw Is true no student of IMb llcal or profane history will attempt, to deny. Everything points to such a conclusion of the present difficulty. Everything points to Protestantism arrayed on one side and Romanism on the other; to a war between l2 norance and superstition and Intel ligence and liberty just as Gen. Grant prophesied a quarter of a cen tury ago and those who Imagine that (the trouble will be settled In few weeks or a few mrmlhs toave nntt reasoned from the right point or have failed to Bee the renl lengths to which the friends of Spain have gone. They have not stopped at misrepresenta tion. They have professed loyalty and friendship with treason lurking In their hearts, and they are prepared to strike this nation to the death, to assassinate its officers and to Install popery by and with the aid and 'con sent of weak, blind and credulous Protestants who have Joined with them and taken an oath that In case of trouble the president and . those ranking under him, wfto would suc reed to the position .In case ,of bis deaUare to be assassinated,,. Tben the, conspirators are to take charge of. the government ..; : . We say this publicly and thus bold ly, because we hope to warn those in danger, and because we further hope the charge may prevent the conspir ators from putting tartr dastardlr plot Into execution. Yet if It - does neither of these things we shall feel relieved of the responsibility which has weighted ns down since we came into possession of positive and convincing proof that our nation's executive and his asso ciates were in imminent danger, and would in all probability meet a fate similar to that of the lamented Lin coln and of the beloved Garfield. If the horrors of war were once Invoked . to free Cuba from the tyrannical and bloody rule of Roman Catholic Spain. On different occasions we have urged our friends to warn the president of his dangen We did this because we believed the president would pay no attention to anything we should ad dress to him, since we had caricatured and censured him for doing what we then believed and still believe waa wrong, namely, giving to many plaees of truat to member of the Roman Catholic Church which sets M taws aa aa blading above the taws of the atatcs aad who communicants claim to be Romaa Cathyjllca trst aad cltl sena afterward. Yet,-failing In our eTort to wara th president through our friends, and acknowledging allegi ance to no government but that over which the American people called hlmt to preside, we Bay to Wm. McKinley. your IKe Is la danger; your state eee rets are not safe la Romaa Catholic hands, and you can only preserve your own and tha- nation's life bj sur rounding yourself with men who have sworn to defend the principles of Pro Uwtantlam, the government. Its flag and Its institutions, with their treas ure and their blood. There are 3,000, 000 of that class .n America today, and every one of them Is ready . to show you that they have learned how (to live and know how to die for the principles, liberties and rights guar anteed by the constitution. If you want their belp to preserve either your life or that of the nation, say the word, and may God have mercy on the foes, outside and Inside the republic, who have dared to plot against you and American liberty. 'Though but humble men In the ranks of thht vast army, we aay to you, aa we said to Senator Thurston, every drop of our blood Is at your command to repel or put down the enemies of our form of government, and while we may not agree with all you do and are honest and fearless enough, to aay so In plain, strong language, it does not lessen our loyalty to you aa our chief officer, or to our country, whose government, properly admin istered. Is the best In 'the world to day. IS SHE A FEMALE JESUIT? While Mrs. Margaret I Shepherd was addressing a meeting In Haiti more March 28th, 1898. Mrs. Miller, a Roman Catholic, arose and asked permission to answer a state ment Mrs. Shepherd had made Permission waa granted and Mrs. Mil ler' said she desired to contradict the statement made by .urs. Shepherd re garding the suelng of a House of the Good iShepherd for damages. Mrs. Miller said she had a letter from the chief of police of Omaha In when he made an absolute denial of the case. We have talked with Chief of Police Gallagher through the telephone re garding Mrs. Miller's claim and he says Mrs. Miller wrote asking him If two nuns bad escaped from a convent and that he replied that he did not know of any nuns escaping from any convent, that the only escapes he knew anything about were where some girls ran away from the Mouse of the Good Shepherd at South Omnha. Mr. Gallagher says he did not mention Sellne Clewett only tha nuns. . It is Quit evident that Mr. Miller has misrepresented Chief Gal lagher who Is also a Roman Catholic, and the people would do well to take all her statements with a grain of al lowance or demand her proof when she makes a claim. It would be well also to remember that the truth can always be obtained by telegraphing or writing this editor. There Is noth Ing of Importance transpiring in Ro man Catholic or patriotic circles which we are not fully Informed of and no one knows this better than the priests of Rome. You can say It anywhere and at any time that the testimony which wa: published In the March 4th issue of the American, regarding the Sellne Clewett trial, was the truth, and noHi- lng but the truth, and we unhesitat ingly refer you to any Protestant in St. Paul, Minn., where the case U now being tried for the third time, for a verification of that evidence which, waa taken from tha court records- In the case. ' 1 At the Robert Emmet celebration In the Academy of Music, New York Jlty, on the evening of March 6th, there was a gathering of the Irish clans; Representative. .Mahaney waa the orator of tha evening-. - The Irish volunteers were there of " course,' and looking towards them he exclaimed i "As I ook at the troops, I am remind ed that were this country to be plung into war tomorrow the Clan-na-Gael could put 25,000 trained and expert enced soldiers in the field In one day." We would ask, "Under what flag?" The only offer to furnish patriotic literature at a figure less than cost which we have ever received comes from Rev. J. A. Lansing of Cambridge, Mass. Rev. Lansing has issued hun dreds of thousands of pamphlets of 32 pages each, of which he has about 5,000 still on hand, and as he is going to Europe he offers to send to each of our subscribers, who will send him a silver dime, 25 pamphlets of 32 pages each. The pamphlets are the best anti-Roman literature ever issued and we advise you to take advantage of this offer. Address Rev. J. A. Lansing, 1034 Main ave., Cambridge, Mass. It keeps Rome moving to keep ahead of the Americans. Tha 10th of March Mike Corrlgan signed an en MONDAY TUESDAY ? WEDNESDAY 9 THURSDAY 9 FRIDAY " And still the Maine and Cuban Questions are unsettled, and the fires of patriotism burn more Why don't McKinley act? dorsement of a plan to intimidate congress Into passing a bill which le galizes the building of sectarian in stitutions on government military reservations, and on the 20th of the same month a copy of the same was In our possession and the 25th it was published to the world. When this paper speaks It knows what It is say ing. Capt. A. T. Slgwart can be credited with making, recently, the best cap ture he has made in years. He has won the heart of our pretty, womanly friend, Mrs. Geo. A. Dennett, an-1 will be married to her In the near future. Mr. Slgwart has been on the police force for nearly twenty years, and Mrs. Bennett has been matron nt the city jail for the past three years. If tne president and his cabinet will listen to us just a minute, we will tell them this. There is a plot, backed by an armed and sworn organized body of men. to assisslnate them and overthrow the present form of gov ernment. We are prepared to sub stantiate this with a witness Jand proof, and that is what talks. Now the Romanists are demanding that the Protestant sailors, who were killed when the Maine was blown up, and who -were buried in the conse crated ground in a Ronmn cemetery .soon afterward, 1)6 removed. What a beautiful, tolerant thing Romanism is. The Democrats of Milwaukee met last week and nominated twenty-one men for members of the board of su pervisors. Seventeen of them are members of the Roman Catholic church. Thechool board of St Paul, Minn., recently chose James P. Healy as secretary, Thomas Mullane as assist ant secretary and George Gerlach as superintendent of repairs. They are all fish eaters and toe-kissers. Toronto has never had a Roman Catholic mayor, and only one Roman . Catholic member of the council at a time. They know what Romanism Is In Toronto and keep it in check. Have you written to your congress man demanding that be stand by the constitution of the United States and not by the priests of the Roman Catholic church? , Government by Intimidation, Mr. Priest, vill -TiOt' be tolerated by the American 'people!,' We do not want sectarian. Institutions on our military reservations. Stand up, Mr. McKinley, the Ameri can people are at your back in de manding the freedom of Cuba. So is the Protestant civilized world. Now Is the Time. Minneapolis, Minn., March 29, 1898. Now is the time when everybody should give the patriotic press a help ing hand. Our country needs the pa triotism advocated by these papers. 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The Badford Daily Telegraph of March 8, 1898, gives the following re port of the attempt to mob Mr. and Mrs. Slattery in Temperance hall, Bradford, the evening of March 7. "Intense excitement prevailed in the vicinity of Chapel street last night, In consequence of an announcement that Ex-priest Slattery would address a meeting In the Temperance hall. As early as 6:30 a crowd of people began to gather In Chapel street, and it was then noticeable that the proceedings were to be of a lively character. Soon a detachment of police under Super intendent Byng, came upon the scene, and endeavored to disperse the crowd. At 7:15 a body of men, numbering about thirty, evidently of set purpose, endeavored to force their wav Into the hall by means of the low entrance in Chapel street. For a moment the en ergies of the police were unvalling, and something like a panic ensued. The assilants managed to work their way up the stairs as far as the first landing, and it was only when the po lice had drawn their batons and used them, that they decided on a retreat. From those who saw the occurrence many will have cause to remember the incident for some time to come. On having their ranks strengthened by an increased number of men, the police decided to drive back the crowd to the bottom and top of Chapel street. A scene similar to that which i took place at the Bradford riots oc curred, and stone throwing commenc ed tn real earnest. Several windows of the Temperance Hall were broken and many persons received slight in juries. The crowd, however, became very offensive, and several ladies who were 'passing at the time had their head-gear removed. Two men commenced to argue on the steps of the hall, when one, be coming suddenly excited, drew a large dagger and attempted to use it to his assailant's disadvantage. His oppon ent, however, evidently considered that discretion was the better part of valour, and he made for a place of safety. A chase was given and some thing like a panic ensued, in which the possessor of the dagger waa thrown down the staircase, and noth ing more was heard of him. Another man was seen making his way into the hall with a large poker In his pos session. He was more or less politely expelled before being able to gratify his desires. On the arrival of ex-Priest Slat tery and his wife, at a few minutes to eight, a scene of the greatest excite ment prevailed. Missile throwing was the order of the day, and the carriage greatly suffered in consequence. The windows of the carriage were com pletely shattered, but the occupants escaped uninjured. One constable as sured us that a good many of the reel dents of Longlands were present, and took a prominent part in the fray. It i was also suspected that a number of persons had arrived from Leeds to join In the "demonstration." The hall was crowded by a very en thusiastic audience, and little of any the pro- note) occurred to ceedtnga Mr . Slattery com menced hl . addreaa at the ap pointed time, and received a good bearing. He defended himself against tha attacks of his Catholic accusers. and made a statement justifying his action In "exposing tha Roman sys tem." A little disturbance waa ere-. ated in the gallery, and cries of "Throw him out" were, raised by the , audience, and the intruder waa ex pelled. Although perfect order waa maintained Inside the hall, hooting continued with great vigor from with out by those who could not afford, or were not allowed to go Inside. Only one more Intruder found his way out side by the order of Mr. Slattery. who commanded his man to go up into the gallery and put the offender out The scenes ouuid during the whele proceedings were of the liveliest char acter, and over eighty constables were on duty during the evening. Superin tendent Byng expressed great satis faction at the conduct of his men. Peveral minor accidents occurred during the evening, but none of a very alarming character were reported. In spector Chapman received a slight in jur v to the knee,' the result of a mis sile that had been thrown from the crowd. P. C. 199 Holt got a nasty knock near his left eye, by a flying stone. He was able, however, to re main on duty. One lady who was passing at the time, was kicked by some evil disposed person, and had to be carried into the schoolroom ad joining Eastbrook Chapel, where her injuries were attended to, Several polh-emen were more or less injured by the excited mob. and their hel mets bore marks of violence. Soon after 10 o'clock the crowd beean to disperse, and nothing of further note occurred. . Considerable annoyance was caused last night to Alderman Sheldon, who is at present connnea to nis bed by a bad cold, by a number of people who assembled before his house In Union street and created a disturbance there under the impression that Mr. Slat tery was the alderman's guest. There Is, however, not the slightest truth In the rumors that have been riren. lated to this effect. We are able to state that Alderman Sheldon does not know, and has never seen, Mr. Slat tery, The same paper says editorially: , The riot in miniature which took place outside the Temperance hall. Leeds road, last night on the occasion of the visit of an ex-Roman priest. Mr. Slattery, was auite inde fensible, and I am afraid that some persons who did not appear on the scene are to blame for what hannon- ed. The ex-prlest may be a wilful ma- ligner or the presbytery and the con vent, but that does not Justify an ex hibition of public violence. It was patent to anybody last night that an organized force had been raised In Lonirlandg to give a warm reception to the apostate priest. Several peo ple were armed with daneerous wea pons. For some davs prior to Mr. Slattery's appearance the passions of the Roman Catholics have been in. flamed by their newspapers and the printed "Exposure" of the Catholin Truth Society. I regret that the Ro man Catholic priesthood did not more peremptorially command their people to Ignore the presence of Mr. Slattery. There Is an effective way of answer ing ex-Prhest Slattery's alleged slan ders without any appeal to mob law. It is not a question to be satisfac- torlly heads. settled by causing broken Mr. Joseph Slattery was formerlv a priest in Ireland In Cardlna McCabe's time. His version as to why he left the Roman Catholic church is differ ent from that of his detractors. Mr. Slattery says he left from conscien tious motives. His wife clairxiH to have been a nun sister in the con vent at Cavan. Her maiden name waa Mary E. McCabe, and she says she waa known as Sister Mary Elizabeth. A cuestion has arisen as to the payment of damages caused in last night's disturbance. Mr. Slattery says he Is not responsible, and the trustees of the Temperance hall are In a quandary. Popery In Its Dotage. Every human scheme has its begin ning and end. Hence we read of the rise and fall of empires. Tne rise and fall of Rome pagan has passed into history.- It was, but is not The rise and fall of the Papacy Is now making the last pages of its history. Popery Is revived paganism under new names; it Is the old "beast" with a new coat and trimmings, but the end is not far distant. The seeds of death are in tne system, in fact, in every human scheme, for Jesus says, "Every tree which my Heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up." Popery Is in its dotage, nothing can save it from its dreadful doom. It has passed the flower of its youthi its most flourishing period was during the dark ages it made the dark ages, and that is the age when iniquity flourishes. but it is now in rapid decline. The temporal power is hopelessly lost. Popery In the old world is a decaying carcass that has become a stench in the nostrils of virtue and intelligence. The world is tired of popery and will not tolerate it much longer. It is a mystery that it has deceived the na tions so long. It has bewitched all nations with sorceries and pioua frauds has been drunken with the blood of saints, has been an element of corruption and disturbance wher- erer it aets ita foot; the laader la riotaj and revolutions, aad the JwaaiUhaaoeea the prince of assassin. Rome if plot ting the overthrow of . liberty to tall eooatry today. Tha world is befi nlag to ae that Rome la mystic Baby-.,. ion and when their eyes art fully p Popery will perish and the nation will rejoice, halleluJaUis will rlac through heaven stbd ( earth, becanw thla terrible power is swept from tk earth ! ' - , CALVIN, r That leatal Reservatioa, Some of the leading prelates were exceedingly vexed because a prieat ., said that the Romaa Catholics of tne United States would hotp Spain, ba cause it was a Roman Catholic cob a- try. Now. what right have Jack Ira- I land and Mike Corrlgan making state- ; menu about what the Roman Catholic ' Church shall or shall not do. They do not run the Roman Catholic Church. Let us listen to the soliloquy of tne pope. There is that Ireland and that Corrlgan saying what I will do and what I will not do. If that Mike Corrlgan is not careful I will take my old south paw and hit him a welt over ' the mouth that will lay him as flat aa any man his father ever sold "tangle-: foot" to. 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