The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-15
PASTOR L.iN1RKWEICz.
Tho War Between the Poles and the Lithunn-
ians In Shenandoah, Ia.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, July I4.-Thc excitement
attending tho Polish riot still continues. and
thcro is no telling when or where the affair Is
going to end The church is made up Of two
elcments-the Polish and the Lithuanians.
Although 1t Is generally understood by Amori-
cans that they are all one. the former claim that
they cannot understand tho language OF the
latter, and vice versa. II Is estimated thatthcre
nrc 400 Lthuanians and 800 Poles in tho con.
grcgatlon. The present pastor Is the second one
who has been sent to the charge Of tho con-
grogation since the church was built. the
former being suspended by Archbishop Wood
OF Philadelphia. eight months ago. for non
Catholic practices. He can talk but one lam
guagc tho Polish. and the Lithuanian element
wishes him removed on that account. They
say 1t is not so much on account OF
themselves as on account OF their poor
children. who are growing up In dark
ness. not understanding what the pastor
saws. The pastor. on the other hand. says he
can hear the confession Of every member Of his
church. and reads tho Gospel to them every
Sunday. The leaders OF the Lithuanian ele-
ment in this warfare ngninst the Rev. Alex
Ianarkwei,z are George Miller. Nndrew Cutca-
vich. and John Ionulcs. and they are using
every means in their power to dispossess MIN
Of the. right Of pastor. Of tho congregation in
this place. During the week eighteen suits
have been instituted by the two opposing ole
mcnts of tho congregation. and each day tho
enmity between the Poles and Lithuanians
The cause OF tho trouble in reality q this:
Father Strupinski. the former pastor was a
Lithuanian. and had many friends in Shenan-
doah. who. during his ministry would do al
most ANYTHING for him. The priest, how
pTcs pTcscribins fSr diseases and performing mir
Aclcs. Many complaints were entered against
him by the Irish Catholics 20 Archbishop Wood.
and he was removed. and the present pastor.
This aroused the ira of The fithuanians. and ii
has been working in them ever since until II
came 10 a head on sunday last when the church
With with his H lie. 0'"'' "''" wv '"''' " '''''O
In one OF the suits pending before the court
Mrs. Mary Muccnweicz enters complaint against
John Bobbin. a. policeman OF the borough. for
using more violence than was necessary in tax: :
ing her TO the lock up during the progress OF
the riot. The woman has been very low
h Rs fey asys a?ab sbo s5s
conscious since Friday and has been the victim
OF hysterical tts seven or eight times IN that
ctcd the Li,huaniqns and 80 great is their
prejudice toward the Rev Mr. Lannrkwecz
4 entsr '2Esy hey SS%.S SSS5 ana n9i %2T ad%nseT tern
a dozen dispatches to the Archbishop to send
th@ .S dying Won't Woman. ~ The Krsihishop. on satar
day. answered that they should secure the SER
vices of the Irish priest in this place This dis
| recognized Lithuanian leader. said e. your cor
respondent: What use is the irish priest 10
| English language 10 hear our conicssors. am
| the bost versed ot any OF them in the language.
| md my knowledge Of II IL indeed slight
enough" To-day the. Archbishop was again
| Ileadingly teegraphel 10 to send the Eati-
more priest. Miller and his friends agreeing t.
| pay his expenses. but up to the present writing
| no answer has been received.
| To-day the congrcg CATION nj the Polish Church
| was small lew only Of the luhuantans nj
| tending. and after reading mnss the pastor. in
| feeling terms. referred TO the disgracoiul action
| Of the boisterous element on sunday last, anu
| requested those present 10 pray Tor those who
| had turned away from the church. He also said
that the faithful ones should meet in tho public
| hall tnis afternoon to raise funds to push the
cas- : already instituted hy the church agans,
thu Iithuanians Those OF tho LiihuanlIn-
who Were In the church left Il before tn" pastor
| spoke. The meeting in the hall this nitern on
| was largely attended All the Poles IN the
| parish were present. and some % them grew
very dcmonstrntivc and poured innumcrlble
| invectiyee upon IA" heads 81 TIN ihuanians.
| over two hundred dollars was ra scd.
The Iithu1nians. on the other hand are Just
| rs determined. They have gotten ny petition
| signed by 500 Of them. which will bc sent l. the
| Bishop to-morrow. asking for the removal Of
| the RtV. Mr. Ianarkw"icz. They also held Il
| meeting last week and Il large sum oi money
was raised and placed III their leaders hands
| for future use.