The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
WISCONSIN B RIEFLETS.
1NTE r. STING ITEMS GATH RED
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

What Our Neighbors Are Doing Matters
General and Local Interest of Marriages
and Deaths-Accidents and Crimes-PeK-
sOnaI Pointers.
The Catholic Church of Wisconsin,
through it's bishops, is placed on ree0TIA
as being unalterably opposed to the Ben
nett law The church defines its posi-
tion through lengthy address which rs
signed by Michael He SO, Archbishop or
Milwaukee; Kilian G. Flasch, Bishop OF
La Crosse, and f. X. KatZer, Bishop OF
Green Bay, In no uncertain manner,
The objections to the law are summed 1p
by the bishops as folio WIS: l. 1t is an m
necessary law. 2. 1t IS an offensive law
8. 1t is an unjust law. These points ths
bishops argue at length. The address
says:
If this law were of a purely political naknfB
we would not have single word to say aho06s
it, but as it touches upon questions of the gFelas
est, interest toour Catholic Church and our CATH
olic homes we consider ourselves in duty b0nns1
to express and explain oven at some length, ogE
opinion concerning the same After cGlm ANA
careful study of the Bennett law we hold thai ~
interferes with the rights of the church ana SG
parents. We, moreover, conscientiously bellegS
That the real object OF this law is not so Uch w
secure greater amount of instruction in HRt&
knowledge of the English Language, as rather ter
bring our parochial and Ip riEyate t5 ~
this attempt can not but apprehen@s
the ultimate intention gradually to dc
stroy the parochial school system altogether-
The impression which @ close study OF tis@
law leaves on our minds is this: That in tah
ewes OF the farmers the parochial school exists
by the grace and liberation OF the State, ASSa2
NAV continue to exit if it humbly submits t@
the discretionary powers granted TO sch0os
boards through the Bennett law, but not as s.
fT,cf ffOIlaG OH "a
itself. and deriving its existence from the fses
will and generous efforts and sacrifices OF hun
dreds of thousands of citizens, acting in fn4E
accordance with the dictates OF their conscIen@0-
and the spirit of the free institutions OF our
State and country. In this, our general view on
the law and its object, we are sJrengthenec ny
the personal knowledge which we have, from
actual observation, of our schools. For we are
certain that i'll them he English language ls
used and taught to at least as great an eXtens
as the Bennett law requires.
A case of horrible brutality to an OlCR'
man came to light at Ashland the othe8
lav. Daniel Morgan. a superannuate0
lake captain, wandered into saloon the
aioht of the 10Th of last October in q ha1k
drunken condition He alleges he
dropped into o chair and fell asleep
While he slept the saloon keeper satu-
rated his stockings and trousers with
alcohol or whisky and set fire to it. Nor
CAMS fe ct and limbs were terribly burnedi
and he was rendered a cripple for life
The saloon-keeper and his fellows seemed
to realize the gravity of their drunken
frolic only after it was over, and they haG
the old man quietly removed to hospital
He hobbled out for the first time las8
week and, going to lawyer office, began
action for so, 500 damages.
Six prisoners escaped from the county
isil at Eau Claire one day last week, They
were John Fisher. John Evin, James
Doyle, Ed Dixon, Thomas Sanders andi
John Wedenburg, all charged with burg
lary. Thew were furnished with tools by
friends and had worked several days ON
the cage in which they were confined.
w. A. Dixon's large barn and cream
erv. near Pleasant Prairie, was burned.
last week; loss, $4,000.
The State Insurance Commissioner
has decided not to renew the license OF
the American Building and Loan Asso-
citation, the State Treasurer having in
formed him that satisfe ctory security To-
the amount of 100000 has not been
fled, according to law.
The following Wisconsin pensions
have been granted:
Original Invalid-Jafnes Gallagher, Doyles-
town Alex. Miller, Richland; John EnYlers
Cassville; Peter Swansby, alias VIM. Smith,
Chetek Harold NewcoInb, Arcadia VIM. Bicks
National Milwaukee Home; August Beitz, NH
Nj Call Inn
Chapman, Trippville.
Home: George West, Neills vile; Helon Har
wood, Richland Center; Patrick I'll. Murphy
Milwaukee; August Bartsh, SaxeViEe; VIM
Willis, F1intville; Bowdivine Crown, Seneca
Martin Kehoe, Milwaukee; Casper Keller,
Elroy; Sherman Colburn, Point Bluff; Benja-
min f. Hayden Beetown; Nathaniel John
son, Boscobel Frank RiPhnger: COLBY
Waukesha Lothrop Littlefeld, Oshkosh; Fred
erick Cuthshow, Potter; Chas Ellis, PlaiRfeld5
Henry w Butler Eau Claire; Frederick StoR-
colp, Monroe; August Karl She5oygan; David
Musser Monticello; Patrick Blahan, National
Military Home; Caspar Schesser, Monroe,
Jonathan @. FELTON, Spring Green Charles w
Doty, Fort Howard; Joshua P. Ki1dow, Pea2e
James Shackley, Baraboo; Isaiah Carr, La.
Crosse; Lewis A. Breithaupt Lancaster; Al@x-
ander McNalley Oconomowoc; Joseph Mn2-
kins, Buena Vista 4 Romano Colby Oregon 3
Warren /. Morey, Hancock Mead Bailey. Jrp
Michael Downey, Sparta; John Waller, Madi
son; Conrad Hartman, MondOvi; Joseph
Blair, Berlin; james BblIey,
ton; Robert Northcott New Lisbon; Louis
Devand, Dupont; Edwin e. Henning, AmeTys-
Samuel Peterson, Ogdensburg; John Koerbe1-y
Madison: John s. Shrsve, Debelle; Thon a3
DerYo Mar, ell; Augustus A. Sherman. BueIa.
Vista: Ira Butterfield. Mansion; Richard CIR
ter, Dodgevil1e; Filing Olson, Hixton; Ch&s w
Pohlmann London; Geo. w. Adj INNS, Niece lah p
James G. Trotter, Oregon; Geo. G. 9. nolds-
Milton Junction Norman w. Lille, Weyauwega%
Jacob Meyer. Clintonville VIM. DiSnin, Brother
town: Philo d. Walker Coloma Station Joseph
w Pettis Meehan Wrn. G.. KrC1l, New LOE-
don; John Marter, Jr., Lodi Hiram NJ. Fan
ming, Tomale; Frederick Beaumont, IcnG>
Rock: Chas Felt, Black River Fails; Geo. w
Fowler, Elroy; James Arnot, Argyle; JolaE'
Crowley, Morrison Henry Wilson. Clear Lake,.
John Harville, Bradtville; Chas Win or. Bran
don Lake; Henry Anderson, Gcandinnvias
Christian Batalia Clifton; Henry Grove, Mani
towoc; Geo. w Lewis Necedah Alex. Gala
CHER Auburndale: Chas. F Brownell, Milwan-
kee John Schulz, Appleton; Samuel Emery,
st. Croix Falls.
Restoration David R. Davis, Wild Rose; p:
Morgan Geneva.
Reissue-Edgar Emo Vallen; Herman Nah
ring, Readfe1d; Richard o. Batson, Cadotts
John Stricken, Tomah.
Reissue and Increase-Geo. Seibert, Marsh