The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-21

| Ind. assistant editor OF The Poor Souls Ad-
| vocate, has been awarded prize of $500 for
| the best cantata written ON the Columbus
Discovery by an Eastern publishing CON-
pany.
Right Rev. Bishop Brondel of Helena
Mont, has IN his diocese six thousand Cath
olic Indians, who are well provided with
priests. converts, teaching sisters, churches
and schools.
Lord Cennemara, in an interesting letter
TO the Liverpool Standard recently, ex-
presses the opinion that the riots In China
have been caused by the teachings of the
"literati" and the influence of the "Kalao-
hweT secret society.
dered Judgment unanimously holding that
the Catholics OF Manitoba can maintain
their separate schools. The decision is to
the effect that the public school act passed
by the Manitoba Legislature prejudlcially
affected the rights and privileges of Catho-
lies In respect to their system of denomina-
tional schools and therefore violated the act
admitting Manitoba into the Union.
Patrick Bergen, an old resident of North
End, Boston, who died a fortnight ago in
the Massachusetts, General Hospital, left an
| estate estimated at about $4,000, which he
| disposed of by will to Boston charities as
! follows: Archbishop Williams and the pas
tors of 81. Jo6eph's and St. Stephens
churches, for the use of the parishes, $4,000
to be divided equally between the three
parishes; Home for Destitute Catholic Chill
dren, Little Sisters If the Poor, House Of
the Good Shepherd, st. Yincents Orphan
Asylum and Carney Hospital. 5000 each.
This is the largest individual bequest to
Catholic institutions in Boston since the be-
quest of $4,000 by the late Dennis Ii. Tully
few years ago.
The steepe of the new st. Francis Xavier
Church at Missoula, Mont, is surmounted
although it looks much less. This is made
of aluminium. The top of the cross is 144
and the base 13i feet above the ground
The Hebrew Faith.
The twenty fifth anniversary of Rev. Dr.
Marcus u. Jastrow's ministry at the Rhodef
Shalom Hebrew congregation of Philadel-
phia, Pa, was the occasion of a special cee-
bration November 4th. Addresses were de-
livered by Rev. S. Kaufman. the Rev. Dr.
S. Morals. Mayer SulZberger and DIR. Jas
trow.
The Khedive of Egypt recently paid a
visit to the Jewish Hospital at Alexandria,
whie h owes its existence to the munfeence
of Baron Behor de Menasce. His Highness
expressed his admiration at the arrange
ments of the hospital.
The Jews in Tangier have firm way of
dealing with Sabbath breakers. Any man
found working ON that day is liable to I'M
prisonment. An Instance of this kind oc-
Cured lately. well-to-do hirer of DON
keys was found hiring his donkeys on
Saturday. and has been In prison at the
Kasbah for three days in consequence, be-
sides having to pay $25 for the benefit of the
poor.
The idea of starting free night schools for
teaching the poor Russian Jewish immi-
grants the English language has been put
into practical operation in Cincinnati by the
Young Mems Hebrew Association.
a number Of prominent Hebrew citizens
OF Columbus, Ohio, have effected an organ
ization whose object is to aid the Jews ex-
PEELED from Russia who pass through Co.
lumbus.
Sunday, September 9th, was the CEN
tenary OF the emancipation Of the Jews in
France, which was dccreed by the National
constituent Assembly on the 9th of Sep
tember, 1891.