The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-19
cAPEL,s DEFENSE.

The AnimuS of the Attack ON the piatin'
HulShsd Catholic PFelRte,
SAN Francisco, Oct lL-Mgr. Cspsl
has published denial Of the stories re-
Gently told concerning him. He says that,
following his usual custom, he arrived IN
California quietly with his secretary, and
was received by his old and lAmentsd
friend, Marquis Oliver, OF San francisco,
whose hospitality he enjoyed for four
months, preaching and lecturing to over.
flowing audiences in several churches and
receiving many social honors. His letter
continues:
Being much iatigued by two years con-
tInuous public speaking, ] sought in the
three following months rest at Monterey,
there writing and publishing q popular
dosmatiC work on the Pope as the head Of
the church. A sharp attack Of malaria
Frustrated me, and when CovalesCing, l
accepted Gu invitation to 60 to Arno.
Some months previous was introduced
thele by the paElah priest, While there,
the mistress Of tho farm and her mother
and father gave me their hospitality. Be-
fore leaving, the latter offered me a tract
Of land to establish an agricultural school.
Proposals were made to sell 1900 acres
TO form a colony, l entertained the
scheme, and this induced me to accept q
second invitation. The hostess, with the
special appreciation Of her parents, asked
me 10 become tutor to her son, Is yeara
old. ! had done similar work several
times before in Europe, where 1t ig cuato,'
mary for priests in Catholic countries and
parsons in England to be 80 employed,
! accepted, restricting to myself, several
hours daily for literary work. UntoTtu'
nately, litigation had separated the family
and involved the property months before.
To this had BEEN perfect stranger.
Unmindiul OF the laws OF hospitality to .
stranger, torgettul Of the sRCredness Of the
American home and the justice due to q
well-bred, welleduCAted American lady.
who ia sacrificing her life 10 bring up her
only child to be IN intelligent aud active
citizen, aud q good Catholic, some vile
creature floats most groundless, scanda-
lous and libelous statements. Such ma
ljynant cowardiCe Is cortemptible. The
press has been imposed on, ! publicly
appeal TO the journals which 90 eagerly
and readily Published the Cainmny to now
n6lp QubHILu tub lueleT' EuE' heullh
Indignantly denies having circulated the
vile story, and says he knows nothing in
denial. He says he gave MIR. Pixie, the
owner OF the local weekly papar, no such
information. The weekly avowedly hates
the pope, priests, Irish and Catholics
From the day Of my arrival 1t has pei
s;atenlly circulated false reports about me.
Al first l denied them, but since haye
paid no attention 10 them. That paper'a
code Of truth, published July Z, 1888,
caused me to cease. Such code Of truth
| In the bands Of an editor, hating Catholic
ism and priestp, believing them to be
runners Of American Institutions, would
Justify most inlquitous ialsehood. The
statement appeared Roms timo ago in this
weekly announcing that | had become a
Protestant, II was followed q week later
by statement containing innuendoes
which derive new significance from the
false reports now borne to the four winds
OF heaven. t. ]. OAPEL.