Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-24
LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES.
The New German Catholic Church
to Be Dedicated To-Day.
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Plgott's Biackmaiiing Letters Read
Before the Parneil Commission
In London and Egan's Answer
Interesting Documents.
LINCoLN BUREAU or mi OMAHA BEE,
1929 II STREET, ?

LINCOLN BUREAU OF THE OMAHA DEE,
1929 u STREET,
LiScoLs. Feb. %
Tomorrow the new German Catholic
church, Of Francis DE Sales, will be dcdi.
Gated and blessed by Bishop BonaCum, Of the
Lincoln diocese. The church is in a quiet
gothic form, the windows filed with hand
some stained glass Of gcometric foliated pat
tern. The interior is chaste, and there is
seating capacity for a congregation OF about
four hundred people. At this celebration the
altar is temporary, a magnificent high altar,
the gift of an eastern friend of the rector,
not being furnished, nor likely TO be before
the great festival of Easter. Under the
church is a large, wcll-lighted school room,
with several retiring rooms. Below that
again Is another basement, in which is placed
the heating apparatus. The whole cost OF
the structure will sum up about 5000. The
location OF the church is ON the corner OF j
and Nineteenth streets, near the capitol, and
the site gives u wide view of the Antelope
valley. Or the grounds is the rcctory-a
cowmodiOus house, and there is TO be punt,
between the church and the reCtory, a resi-
dencc for the Notrc Dame sisters, who will
have charge of the school to be conducted
Sundays and week days. In June last
Bishop Bonacum decided upon "a church for
the Germans, and, on his invitation, the
Rev. H.. M. Roth, Cwho is now rector OF the
new UlIlNUD, uSSullltu CltIHt VI lslt Nplh A.
He. commenced his ministrations to seven
people, holding services in the Fitzgerald
hail, and now there are between seventy
and eighty families in his flock. "A special
tram comes down from Omaha, conveying
representatives of Catholic societies. These
will be met by the Catholic societies of Lin
coin, and there will be a procession TO the
church. The services will be elaborate. The
mass will be st. Clair's in c. Father Roth
being cclebraut, the Rev. Father Glauber,
of Omaha, deacon, and Father Walsh, OF st.
Theresa, sub-deacon. Father Glauber is the
German preacher Of the day, and at the close
of the mass Bishop Bonacum is to address
the people.
The Pigo,t Inquiries.
The sensation of the hour both in England
and America is the evidence of PlChard
Pigott, the now notorious fOrger and black
mailer, before the London Times commits
sion for the past three days. THE BEE is
enabled 10 place before its readers today
the full attempt made by Pigott to black
mail the Irish Land league in 1881 through
its treasurer, Hon. Patrick Egan, and Mr..
Egan's spirited reply thereto, all of which
were read before the commission:
'IusIMAN," "t'LAG OF IRELAND" y
"~SuAMRocK." DUBLIN, Feb. 81, ISL
Offices 80 Lower Abbey Street. Private.
yesterday, but had not an opportunity of
writing until to-day. The matter | desired
to communicate to you Is, l think, Of great
importance and of such an extraordinary
character UllaJ you llIlSuJ well ~ wal IihIci
in regarding it with much doubt, but IL is,
nevertheless, strictly true.
On this day two weeks ! received an anon
ymous letter, stating that on the Monday
following a couple OF gentlemen would call
upon me and mako a proposition to me,
which, if accepted, would turn out very
greatly to my advantage. Accordingly on
Monday evening they came out to my house
in Kingstown. They declined to give me
their names, and | have not the ~faintest idea
who they are. The interview lasted a
couple of hours, and to make a long story
short, they asked me TO publish a statement
in the ''lrishman' and Flag which they
showed me, and stated that ! might name
my own price for doing so, and that | would
be unidentified against the costs and expenses
which might arise out OF IT'S publcatlon:
The thing purpOrts TO be a true statement OF
the expenditure of the land league fund, and
is, / think, an outrageous libel from begin,
nIng to end. 1t, however, makes very cir
cumstancial charges, mentions names and
gives dates, and also what is alleged are
authentic copies of correspondence between
people in the country and the executive OF
the league, which consists OF demands on
the one hand for funds to defend parties
accused of completely in Outrages and for
the support of the families of evictcd
tenants, on the other curt and emphatic re-
fusals. My own opinion is that the whole
affair is a tissue of falsehood, but it is so art
fully done and so apparently truthful that It's
publication would, | think, do much harm.
LS u Llhlb' " Nouio 4 bOii' 'A'h'A'
to have anything to do with it at first, but on
consideration | thought it best to prolong the
chat in order, If possible, to find out the
source from which it proceeded. l did not
succeed in this, but requested time to give
the matter further consideration. This was
assentcd to, and when | am prepared to give
the final answer l am to advertise in the
'Irish Tines a form of advertisement
agreed upon, and then the parties will again
call upon me. My first and strong impress.
sion was that our friends of the |. X. y. were
the originators of the affair, but from
cautious but effective inquiries | made
at headquarters ! am perfectly certain that
that is not the case; that they have neither
land, act or part Ill II, but ] have also ascer'
tanned certain things which make me con
Cludc that the moving spirits III the AFFAIR
are the Castle people. This may seem TO you
incredible, but ! feel sure that it is tho fact
have opportunities, as / told you before,
for hearing occasionally how things are pro
cecding in that quarter, and | have learned
that Just now there is u great activity
amongst the officials and there is an appear
anco OF mystery observed which indicates
that there is something Sin the air." ] know
for Il fact that "A large number of "wrlters,' "
that is, supernumerary clerks, have been
brought from London, and that they have
been sworn to secrecy as regards the work
they are engaged on. The irish clerks
would not be trusted, and this fact, and
other things which won't trouble yor
with, give me an absolute assurance that
this move has its origin in Dublin Castle
From what ] hear, too, ] fear that
there will be dirtier work done there YET
than we have any conception of.
The gravcst aspect OF the matter, TO my
mind, however, is the suspicion that there
are ORATORS in tho camp" that some one in
your confidence, or that of the other gentle
men of the league, has sold the pass God
forbid that | should endcavor to create un
founded suspicion in your mind about any.
one. The whole affair may be II fabrication,
but from the casual glance | got ut the docu,
ment, ] cauo to the conclusion that If any OF
the statements 1t contains have the slightest
foundation in fact, they must have been OBJ
tanned from some ono in tho confidence OF
the league leaders. At NIL events,
there can be no harm in your being
put upon guard. l have not mentioned
this matter to anyone, nor will | do so. ]
will be guided by your advice, Ii the thing
Were published ii could be exposed, and this
course may recommend itself to you, but on
the other hand the English papers would
make the most of il, ana would not trouble
themselves ovormuch with the subsequent
exposure of its falschood, and ] think /,
hardly possible that It's publication would moi
produce mistrust, TO ut least some extent
Besides, II would be welcomed by our Feniar
friends beyond anything that could possibly
occur, and | cannot conceal from myself the
fact that IL would serve mo in their estima'
tion, and | mood hardly tell you how great an
object money Is 10 me Just now, aud | have
reason 10 bellows these people will give inc
everything ] ask, but | consider myself IN
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