Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-01-12
GRAVE CHARGES.
They Are Brought Against Archbisha
Corrigan by Archbishop ireland.

Z. brother prelate. He is accused by
Archbishop Ireland of having engaged
in an unlawful conspiracy to weaken or
undo the effect Of the pope's decisions
in respect to church matters in Amer
lea, and of having had recourse to
methods unbecoming a bishop, designed
to discredit and disgrace Archbishop
Ireland and Mgr. Satolli, the papal deli
egate to America. These charges
duly formulated, are now on their way
to Rome, where they will be presented
to the highesy tribunal in the Catholic
church.
That tribunal has power to pass upon
the accusations and to fix the punish
ment of the accused if they be sus,
tanned. The whole world will eagerly
await the decision, for both prelates,
the accuser and the accused, have long
filled the most conspicuous positions
in the American hierarchy. Their
differences of opinion have been mat.
ter Of public runor for years. Each
has very generally been considered as
an object of the pope's favorable re-
gard in respect of the new American
cardinalate which it is said
will be conferred at the approach
ing jubilee If Archbishop Cor
rigan be found guilty as charged his
fate as we'll as the future of the great
province of New York, over which he
has so long presided, will become the
object of eager surmise. Should the
charges fail, the consequences can
scarcely be less serious to Archbishop
Ireland. Nor will the consequences in
either case be limited to the provinces
of New York and st. Paul
The differences between Archbishop
Ireland and Arch bishop Corrigan are
of long standing They date back to
the time when the prelate of st. Paul
took active part with Cardinal
Gibbons in antagonizing Arch.
bishop Corrigan's representations
to the vatican on the question
of communicating the Knights
of Labor. This was about five years
ago, and since that time Archbishop
Corrigan has scarcely made pretense
of perfect accord with either Cardi-
nal Gibbons or Arch bishop Ireland.
Nor have these prelates taken pains
to profess unreserved friendship
for his grace of New York. Lat
terly the difference has been &C.
centuated by the disputes over Cahens-
lyism and more especially over Arch.
bishop Ireland's famous 'Faribault
plan" of education. During this latter
phase Of the quarrel nearly the whole
Roman Catholic church in America has
been divided between the Corrigan
camp and the Ireland camp.
The partners Of Archbishop Corrigan
in the conspiracy now alleged are
priests of his immediate encourage,
notably Father Michael Joseph Lavelle,
rector of St. Patrick's cathedral, who
is expressly named in the charges as q
conspirator, and possibly Father Ger.
ardo Ferante, Archbishop Corrigan's
Italian secretary.
If the charges have been interpreted
Alright, Arch bishop Corrigan's accusers
will try to prove the existence Of
conspiracy, of which New York is
the center, and which extends
in numerous qualifications throughout
America, France and Italy At a
meeting held in New York last
October. at which Mgr Satolli was
present, peace was thought to have
been established between Archbishops
Corrigan and Ireland, but the apparent
triumph of Arch bishop Ireland is said
to have rekirdled the old bitterness be-
tween the two priests.
The secular press began to TEEN with
letters containing damaging state
ments about Arch bishop Ireland, which
bishop Corrigan's friends. When DR..
McGlynn was restored by Mgr. Satolli
a few days ago the storm of indigna-
ton reached it's climax. The daily pa.
pers in all parts of the country gave
circulation to the most unreserved crit
icisms and inuendoes bearing with no
light touch upon Arch bishop Ireland
and Mgr. Satolli. Upon such evidence
as this Archbishop Ireland arrived at
the conclusion that he and Mgr. Satolli
were the target of secret, skillful and
far-reachlng propaganda.
Among the evidences Of the supposed
conspiracy was the discovery of an at
tempt made by Archbishop Corrigan to
have published in carefully selected pa
pers throughout the west an arti
Gle written by himself in which
an attempt was made to besittle
the aims of Mgr. Satolli and
Archbishop Ireland in regard to
the school question. There were
appeals to the various addresses to use
such influences as they have to protest
against the unfortunate influence OBJ
tanned by Arch bishop Ireland at Rome''
and against Mgr. Satollls ''interfer-
ence in American Catholic affairs
which is described as offensive and
annoying
ROME, Jan. 9.-The vatican has
caused an inquiry to be made into the
motives and the extent of the opposi
ton to the Satolli mission. The pope
holds absolutely to his policy
that ecclesiastical affairs in the
United States shall develop them
selves along moderate lines and
in a spirit of harmony with the institu-
tions Of the United States From Of
fetal sources it is learned that all the
arch bishops who took part in the New
fourteen scholastic proposals which
Mgr. Satolli placed before them in the
name of the pope.
Last Spike Driven.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Another transcon
tinental railroad is completed. Adj
vices from Spokane, Wash, state that
the last spike on the Great Northern
railway was quietly driven Friday
night Ii miles below the summit OF
Stevens pass, on the western slope
of the Cascade mountains. The
only officials present were General SUI
perintendent G. Shields and Superin.
tendeDt ]. D. Farrell. AS the last rail
was brought forward by workmen and
laid in position Messrs. Shields and
Farrell took spike mauls, and with al
ternate blows drove home the last
spike.
A Missouri Towns Loss.
ODESSA. Mo-, Jan. 9.-Fire broke ont