The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-29

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3slat1oh 20 the 1sagntAeisaS 3dusasaons.
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Tie 1atisaal oapitai.
The hrst fruits Of the recent Catholic plen.ry
sounoil in Baltimore are beginning to bs seen,
and the browning work-ths establishment o.
agreat Catholic university-is already we'll nm.
der way. Tho special committee appointed BY
the council to organize the university met in
Baltimore. at the residence Of the archbishop,
on May z, and an outline Of what was don.
there has been published. farther aet,il.
are, however, fHfnishsd BY Bishop ireland
who has just returned rs 81 Pew
one OF the oomm r......, wn,cn consists q niue
..snops, four layman and four priests, selectc,!
m from different sections Of the United state..
The hrst thing which tho COMMITTEES had under
discussion vas Che. location Of the University,
sna. fecognizing the. fact that Washington is
ssssy s sS'saIas Sf III sS 1 .A. H. 2s5is q Also ,s
sbd1ttS 4 city where Tie cultured clsss il
every year becoming largen. they selected
Washington as tho place best adapted for the
institution they propose to establish. Other
considerati0ns beside those enumerated above
lnhnenced the committee in it's choice. wash
mgton is daily acquiring libraries. museums.
ETC., unrivallcd in the country, but tho principal
point soughtto bs Emphasized by the selection Of
Washington IL this: The university is to be thor
oughly American. II will cndeavor 10 build up
70 THIS country an educated class, not only
the pecre, but tho superiors Of the graduates
et European tinversitics; The site selectcd is
Sspital.--ihe Sld Middleton astate; E 's' On the
sosr Sfi hs fPPes miles f rea e ssss s.
ltol. on rising ground, the property, sixty
acres, commands > magnificent view OF the
city, the Potomac river and the distant hills Of
e30C0O-considered . very moderate figure.
Architects arc now busy preparing plans for
tho first building to be erected-the theological
department are TO be submitted to the
committee in November next and work will be
commenced early in the spring of18S0, the the
illogical department Of the university opening
the following autumn.
This, department will be for young clergy
men who have completed the course usually
taught in theological seminaries, and will in
clude eight chairs: Philosophy, dogmatic
theology, canon Law, Scripture, history, sci
ence and literature. The endowments Of the
professorships range from 81, 900 to 500, COO,
building will cost 3I5O,0oo Students will
have rooms and meals furnished by tho uni
verslty at their own expense, but all instruction
VII VII DO enureiy iree number OF courses OF
,,;nsNP l,e;aowsn'Ps, WI ne iGanded Dy tho dinerelt
aaoceses and ~ the ltDeraiity OF private individ-
furnish several from among her weaIthier citi
4ene. This will make eyen the board and
clothing OF the student free The professors
Of the theological and eli the other depart
ments are to be selected from the hest Catholic
talent in the world; and, when man has par.
i;teratnye hn n.n 'iiso in.t. ~ science o,
profossorship. even II lie bo a non.
Catholic. "A number Of tho most dis
nnpsntas p.oaossofs t III EuroRe nave slreaay
ize the ti,eolocicai denartment viii i,Io n
0OO, coo, two. thirds Of which is now in hand
and tho balance subscribed So high will bt
me me course OF study that u Is expected It Will b'
Mle niiest tneoiogcal college IN tho world, eve 7
oaceedng ue propaganda at kome. -. Depart
ateh's n.e OF iaw, mealcine, science, literature
e.o, e sro W oe organlzea Is rapidly as possibi.
on the same scale as the theological, and .
rector e, man OF world wide reputation, is prob
ABLY solected, eNhongh his name will not for thu
R.esens De maze puDnc. he ls not, however
amsi. . Spaaidihe 81 aeoia. as mas neen errone
;utsy .epoliea ahe Mnlvetslty wIi IN no wls.
~ Gaorootn M "ly c.,s eaSug comese nov even sna
oL 1eorGetoWn, because lts course commence.
Ths. Thero ..'1 a. .oss aavancea coiieges leave on
.ano; Ua ;ns GoIaly VII act - ieeders iolt
70. eo.e..xxinS .x MepiIauoh .roh its nsus Asplans
,U voro n .adn,as ~, y. s p:Iccnal scnoois
t;ms -, y y;t ;te 1ouI, at, ~ aeslnea ~
cation " IN aIsa iT,;ta1 sysa ta y. Cnnomc edtl
sahoa s"oI ~ t uae o.ea States, from tne primary
oo"'o. W '''o oni'of''Sy' t.
-s-
trjshtful 1urnanp c.l.m.tv .e o,,o,,,.t,
seventeen lives we're lost at . fire in Sulli
vans printing establishment. on West Sixtl
street An alarm broupbt the angina. a,mo,
instantly and the firemen could reach thu
building from the front and rear 1t was mo-
fifteen minutes before tho fro v.s an mpc,
,,,,ao. go, ...t ~. 80 M ~ NV.
o..h umIyL Gtnol ~ ns az CeI e.e Englneer Mispy wa
'nnuteS d.. " roacn tne nItn OF sixtn noor.
and Sc ~ foMn ten oos - saYs na e
tnor Soroa IL a eLoneS n .n yS Ma nslus y
Tha ,h;os n,aoAoneo sno oissof'ed III aeath
M M. chie. says:
A. no nouso ~ no' DuInod oMt; IN iact IN
!ii io was cniGhy IN INC MIN Story; II
sle shiose couhted ten =, girls !yint
was not burned but THE tIs akin Ho on tbe .1t hack y
the hands was tcorched TWAS the worst sigh
where thav lad fs,lon T.; she;. ;id de .d 1s h, is
less de spair. - - '''N'- "''>N '''>' 49, =
Tho fire started from can of benzine OF
tne the a second ., floor, near the elevator shaft
instantly WITH the fpc lcsned ~ 70 te ALL n
and up it. The shaft reached to the ton q
the building, and from the second to tho ffftl
twas encircled by a wooden stairway. vhicl
was the only means of access TO those floors
The elevator shaft, to add to it's combustibility
was encased with thin wooden lattice work
The second floors where the fire started. wal
the press room. the third tho compos,np room
the fourth. storage and waste room and tn,
fifth was tho Folding room. A we'll a,
can be ascertained, there were abou
fifty occupants OF tho building. Of whom
twenty or twenty.fiye were 1iris in In
fifth story The boys were on the second an, M
third floors. and this account. for their esca ne
All agree that the speed Of tho fames was al
most instantaneous. There was An avenue q
escape which the panic-stricken girls aid no
think Of II was an openino in the roof wbicl
they could easily have reached from a bencj
standing beside the wall. and once on the roo
they could have reached other buildinvs vitl
ease The lack Of ready access to this pisc
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u0.eksslon feple'ch'lhs sho ursna Arm!
.'o A''pu'i's y. 'ho oop "nohs VI .fennsy'
ssns sna use veterans hiehts union, calic'
on tho president, Secretary Manning, m