The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-31
A Large Fund Being Raised, Which Is to Be
Used for the Purpose of Rousing Popu-
lar Fury Against Catholics.
How the FashiOnables of New York Dis
port Themselves at Jerome Park.
Helene Dauvray's Poor Investment-Jim
Keene and the Monte Man-The Astor
Family as Patrons of the Drama.
ANTI-ROMANISM.
A Fresh Effort to Rouse Feeling Against the
Roman Catholic Church.

A Fresh Effort to Rouse Feeling Against the
Roman Catholic Church.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
New YORK. May 30.-New activity is discern
ible In Know nothingism; or, rather, among the
jealous anti-Roman Catholics. The organiza-
tion known as the American Protestant League,
long dormant is now in state of something like
agitation. It is understood that Miss Catharine
Wolff, the wealthiest maiden lady in America,
has contributed a fund for the cause, in which
she has long taken deep interest. However,
she declines to give either denial or corrobora-
tion of the assertion. At all events, the society
is preparing for effort to arouse religious feel
ing against the Roman Catholic Church. Fresh
ly written tracts are to be issued by the million,
and plan for a newspaper organ of the move
ment has been perfected. The promoters de-
clare that hundred thousand dollars are already
at their command, and they are confident that,
before the sum is exhausted, the old time acri-
mony will have been more than revived. The
point of especial insistance will be that the
Catholics under direct orders from Rome, and
Immediately directed by Cardinal McCloskey,
have gone very far in a systematic effort to cap
ture Washington as center of political in
fuence. The evidences to be cited in support of
that view are the immense requirement OF prop
erty by the church in the District of Columbia
Sites for schools. converts, colleges, churches
and asylums have been purchased there greatly
in advance of actual needs; and now sixty five
acres of ground have been bought for the pro-
jected seminary, to found which Catholic lady
recently gave three hundred thousand dollars as
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management of the Jesuits. The active con-
troler of all these concerns, however, is the
Archbishop of Baltimore, in whose diocese the
capital is situated, and who is to-day the heav-
lest individual owner Of real estate in Washing
ton. In all this the American Protestant
League sees determination on the part of the
Catholics to make Washington their potent
American center.
Cardinal McCloskey is very feeble, and, If he
is able. to take directing part in such
scheme, it would surprise those who know
his physical and mental condition. He lives Sc
cluded in his official residence beautiful mar
BILE structure adjoining St Patricks Cathedral
in Fifth avenue He has taken no share in pub
lie services since the imposing ceremonies with
which his red hat of the cardinalship was re-
ceived. He has a numerous household OF priests
and his neice. the wife of John Kelly, Tam
manys leader, is a favorite and informal visitor;
but to the outside world his presence is as i'm
penetrable as that of the Pope himself His Sec
retary is Father Farrelly, who says of the new
anti Catholic movement: ''His Eminence has
been for some time aware Of it. He regards it
as harmless outcropping of the old, narrow
prejudice 1t will amount to nothing As to
our movements in Washington, they show for
themselves They are charitable, educational,
spiritual-such rs the growth of our church in
terests demand. Possibly they are more COM
prehensive than are absolutely required at pres
ent, but we shall grow up to them speedily. I
have not word to say of the policy of my su
periors special or general, except that of course
it is carefully calculated for the good of the
church"