St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-25

Ex4RELA station.
This has been the fact not only with the
Catholic clergy and prominent laymen,
but the general public has had notice Of
the probable honor, and ON one or two
occasions rumors of Bishop Ireland 'sele-
yation to the archiepiscopal station have
been in circulation. The appointment
was brought to the surface on the Occa-
sion of the visit to this city of his
eminence Cardinal Gibbons last fall,
but it was said at that time that while it
was only question of time, the ap-
pOintment had not then been made.
The information that the papers were
here came to the GLOBE last evening,
and representative of this paper at
once went to the residence of Bishop
Ireland, on Sixth street, to learn from
his own lips if the statement were true
OF not. Bishop Ireland had retired, and
all efforts on the part of the reporter to
secure an interview were fruitleSS, as
he was given an unqualified statement
that he could not see the bishop.
Father Stanley was out of the
city, and Rev. Father Gibbons was
questioned. He said the bishop had not
told him of the fact, If it were true. and
/ for himself he thought the announce
mentswas premature. "Bishop Ireland
WOULD BE NoN-COMMITTAL
on the subject If you were to
Interview him. said Father Glib
bons, when the reporter intro
duced himself and stated his mission.
.'If he were to make the announcement
he would do it through the columns of
his own church paper, the Chronicle"
continued Father Gibbons. II am in
clined to think that the old
of %l,o s,,+r hoC
renewed and that there is no foundation
for the story. 1t is the private business
Of the bishop, and if he cared to
make any statements through the daily
press, he would have sent in the matter
for publication"
All arguments and pleas to induce the
reverend father to arouse the bishop
and allow the reporter to question him,
or to ask the bishop the question him
self, were of no avail. 1t was also
said that on the elevation of
Bishop Ireland, the Rev. Father
McGolrick, of Minneapolis, would he
made bishop. A GLOBE reporter called
at the residence of Father McGolrick in
Minneapolis, but he was out of the city.
The reporter was told by the priest at
the residence that the news of Bishop
Ireland's elevation to be archbishop
would be no surprise, as it was gener-
ally looked for. As to the elevation of
Father McGolrick no information was to
be had.
THE BISHOPS LIFE.
Rt. Rev. John Ireland has just COM
pleted his first half century of life. He
is native of the Emerald Isle, and first
saw the light at Burnechurch, Kilkenny
county, April IL, 1888. Eleven years
later he emigrated with his parents to
America, the family settling in Chicago,
where young Ireland received the rudi-
mel1ts of his education at the Academy
of st. Mary's of the Lake. In 1851 the
family came to st. Paul, where they
have since resided, eminent and re-
spected members of the community.
In 1853 Vicar General RavOux went to
France, accompanied by John Ireland
and Thomas O'GOrman, now the
talented parish priest at ROcheS-
ter, MINI. The two last
named entered upon their theological
course at MeximieuX AK, where they
remained four years. A similar term
was spent with the Marist fathers at
Hyeres, Var, which completed the
course. Returning to st. Paul in 1861,
FatherIreland was on Dec.21 of that year
ordained priest by Bishop Grace. Two
Of the Fifth Minnesota regiment, which
was portion of the Army of the Ten
nessee. He remained in service year,
resigning on account of ill health.
February 10, 1875, he was named by the
sovereign pontiff bishop of Ma
roilea in partibus lnfidelium and
vicar apostolic of Nebraska. Sub
seuuently the appointment was
revoked and instead he was appointed
coadJutor-bishOp OF st. Paul, and was
eens4crated bishop Dec. 81, 1875. On
July.31, 1884. Bishop Grace retired. and
Bishop Ireland
SUCCEEDED TO THE CONTROL
of the diocease. AS to Bishop Ire
lands life work, it is so closely
linked with the growth and develop
ment of Minnesota and the Northwest
as to form part of the history of the
country where he has grown to emf
nence and fame. No one man in the
country has done so much to
elevate the Irish race as has Bishop
Ireland. The colonization scheme ma
nipulated by Gen. Shields and
Capt, McGrorty was by Bishop Ireland
carried through to perfection. From
wealthy catholics he secured loans of
money sufficient to purchase large tracts
of railroad land. The alternate sec
tions, being public DOMAIN, could be en-
tered upon by the bishops settlers I'M
der rhe homestead OF pre-empti0n laws.
He matured his plans in 1875, and in
the spring of that year began his cOloni
zation, succeeding in locating seventy
five families. In 1876 he became con-
WINGED that Capitalization was desirable,
and effected an agreement with the
Manitoba, st. Paul & Sioux City and
the Northwestern Railroad COM
panies for tracts along their
lines. He at one time had under con-
troll upwards of 100000 acres. In 1878
: the National Colonization company was
organized by Bishop Ireland, Bishop
Spalding, Of Peoria. and William j: