New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
Hoffman's Catholic Directory, the of
fool nnh1ioat tion of tho Roman CathO1ic

| cnurcn, just puDllSned, SHOWS hOman
Catholic population in this country of
8,579.966. Boston and New Y ork have
the largest populations of that faith,
Boston having $4,000 and New York
100000. Chicago has 100000. Phila-
delphio 100000 and New Orleans 800,
600. In Minnesota the Roman Catholic
population is, by dioceses: St. Paul,
160, 900; Duluth, 49,, ,304; st. Cloud, 80, :
900; Winona, $4,000 or total of 1884,
304. Probably the most rapid increase
is in NewcEngland, where the Roman
Catholics now number one-fifth of the
whole population. And in that section
it is rapidly increasing : .@~
Mankato is agitated over a case of
embezzlement which has been extend
ing over several months. The victim is
Postmaster Mcconnell, who is also a
prominent dry goods mechant. A year
ago last December he employed Geo. H.
| Powlisen, from Kansas, as his head clerk
and soon after gave him charge of the
mail order department. Powlison began
a course Of systematic embezzlement,
sending out agents and establishing 3e
agencies in various towns of Southern
Minnesota. He kept complete system
of books and until two weeks ago was
able to .elude detection. He then re-
turned draft to Window firm which
was payable to Mcconnell, asking that
| it be made payable to him. This firm
wfote to Mcconnell, enclosing P6wli-
sons letter, and asked if all was right.
Constant investigation since, has dis.
closed the fact that his stealings during
the past few months aggregate $4,000
to $5, COO.
George Bancroft, the great American
historian, died at his home in Wash
ington on Saturday. He had been sick
only two days and was on the streets
three days before his death. Bancroft:
was born in Worcester, Mass in 1900,
and was consequently over 80 years of
age. In 1884 he commenced the writ
ing of his great history. In 1916 he
was sent as minister to Great Britain,
where he successfully urged upon the
British government the adoption Of
more liberal navigation laws, and was
especially earnest in .vindicating the
rights of persons naturalized as citizens
of the United States. During his resi-
dence in Europe he made use of every
opportunity to perfect his collection of
documents relating to American histo-
ry. In 1867 he was appointed minis
ter to Prussia and later on to the Ger
man Empire. He accumulated hand
some fortune from the profits of his
| works, and died a well-to-do man, hon.
ored and admired among readers of his
| tory.
The St. Peter Tribune man must
have been dreaming of the state of
Uganda as described in Donnelly's Cae-
sar's column, for in his last issue be
says: There is one particular spot in
a certain town of Nicollet county,,
where the people seem to be living in
perfect paradisiacal innocence and sim
plicity. Each man owns from to 25
acres of land which he cultivates with
the rudest machinery. Each farmer
owns not more than one horse or one
OK for working animals, and when he
wishes to take any produce to town, he
bitches together with his neighbor.
The articles of produce are mostly
beans, potatoes, onions and corn. Fur.
thermore their social and religious
standing is just as curious and diverse
as their industrial habits are plain and
simple. Among number of ten or
twelve families, just as many religious
sects are at work, and each family has
it's creed. Chey are set of people pc.
culiar to themselves and associate with
no one outside of their own commune
ty.
Donnelly is the Pooh BAH of the
Legislature. First he was ''insulted'
by being placed at the head of the rail
road committee and given prominent
positions on other committees. Then
he was .'insulted" by having his son
made Secretary of the Judiciary Com.
mittee at $40 per day, while he draws
1900 salary besides from the State
in the Attorney Generals Office. An.
other .'insult'' was offered Donnelly by
giving his son-in-law a fat job in the
State Grain Inspection Bureau. And
still the only insult this Legislative
Pooh Bah (yclept eminent man., has