The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-04-25
THUNDERBOLT
o..,d Taken on the School
Question in Canada.
popg HAS GIVEN EXPRESSION

.,riralion for Catholics Who
,;,a Aid to Those Who Would
,.oIish ParochiaI Schools.
,..nninag April 1S.-NOthing since
,--inrinr of the Catholic school
'I ,7.. in this country has created a
'-'77 .au,.rion than the announce
-''~ ,,4 -ba Catholic archbishop that
-'-' rs+halirs who hencefOrth lend
hid and influence to those who
IA abolish Catholic parOchial
" ,I. will he communicated. A
..n.rof prominent Catholics have,
I l-.n, rba Struggle Of the church, ex-
a..4j themselves in favor of a ma
..oaI school system.
~ first If was thought to be move
tbr part Of the archbishop, and
5'n. uirbour authority of Monsignore
..+fIi or the pope, but today it was
r.,rnsd Archbishop Langivin's action
..T..4d IN adyices from Rome. 1t is
Understand the archbishop last week re-
atwood 81 napa cncyclical on the sub
.- This reviews the school matter,
and mint, out that the case in the
r-o;rad State, and Canada is not anal
,s,u, In Canada, and particularly in
Manitoba. it points out that Catholic
,5ooI, were guaranteed by treaty and
constitution. while no such guarantee
r.. Given IN the United States. The
rnr,rbial schools belong to Manitoba
Catholic, by right Of treaty, it declares,
and an this ground affirms that the
Catholics who continue to lend their
si to those who would take away these
rabr> shall not be received into COM
mrpjon with the church. Archbishop
Eangiyin, speaking on the matter, was
mpbatic These were his words:
The hierarchy Of the Catholic
church has spoken All those who do
not follow the hierarchy are not Cath
o.ic, When the hierarchy has spoken,
there is no use for any Catholic to say
The contrary. for, if he does, he is no
longer Catholic. Such a man may
carry the title. butt declare this as
an mchbishop-I say, and l say it with
plain authority, a Catholic who does
mt follow the hierarchy on the school
question Is no more a Catholic. And
who Will be the one to entitle such a
one to the name Of Catholic? Where
is the society which will give him au-
thrity to call himself a Catholic, when
Lmmy authority as Catholic bishop
declare that such a man has no right to
The name: Let US repeat: The Cath
Die hierarchy has not the slightest de-
sire to govern the country, as has been
freely and falsely charged, for we are
bound by the law, and will submit to
/ me law, as every one else must. In
tod We tust-that is our motto. We
stand by the constitution of the cOun-
Try but We viii have no Goddess
schools.
Its reported that a meeting of Cath
Gle dlgnitaries will soon be held in
New York city to discuss and take
>mt action on the Manitoba school
question The church in Manitoba is
expecting some aid i'll their church
AFFAIRS IN the United States, and, al
though Nonsignore Satolli's jurisdic-
40n may not extend to Manitoba, it is
Understood Catholics here think he will
throw his influence in their behalf.
AHalrS of Fire Underwriters Mixed.
Nan Francisco, April 18.-The board
" fHe Underwriters of the Pacific,
whose ranks have been thinned by the
"4INaWal Of numerous members
olln the last few months, held an
-~P'IlahJ meeting today. 1t was a
W.T. N last rally, for it was admitted
"le Of the most stalwart members
-''I ue meeting that the affairs of the
-'sT Inc sense Of the meeting was
g''', ulIeSs some unforeseen change for
'7I'tf occurs, the board rates and
, rI., VIII be suspended throughout
, ,.''''ILl!a Saturday next, except in
s-,''> where local boards of insurance
@-," The underwriters wish it to be
. ,1.st>tood that they as a body have no
!. nv, with the local boards. In fact,
- underwriters have sent out some
[ 1E special agents to organize local
yards where they do not exist.
sending Pictures by Wire.
.r. IAN Francisco April 1S.-The first
n sni'-lient Of sending pictures by tele-
tn;.1 o,er long distances is being made
,,. -sH' by the Call, which is receiving
i, '1,e> u occurrences at La Fiesta at
,n iI5eteS. The inventor of the sys.
CIV NJ Inaries Willoughby, of this
n, Wy IAe invention consists in max.
8~s- @01' tlS On specially prepared
srr,l. winch are drawn off in squares
n5 JsIeo' The numbers are wired
,- W. ;-'7 artist who receives them traces
a1m5-a Vi the sketch according to the
L.. Los Angeles Fence"
15nmr-1 angeles, Cal, April 16.-Johr
late 1 a.s, an ex-convict, was arrested
niyirn ,' night on a felony charge of re-
ben = g.. %''len goods. Thompson has
4i rb;.- renee for gang of burglars