The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21
DR.. CONATY IS NAMED
New Rector of the Catholic Uni.
versity at Washington.
SUCCESSOR TO BISHOP KEANE.

At Present He Is the Rector OF the Sacred
Heart Church at Worcester, Ma.s.-Bai.
t'moro Suns Rome Correspondent In
terviews Cardinal satoiIi, Who Declares
That the Reports OF Dissension In the
church Are Without Foundation.
Baltimore. Nov. 2l.-The SUMS cor
respondent at Rome cables as follows.
under date OF Nov. 10: THE Rev. DIR.
Thomas j. Conaty. rector OF the Church
OF the Sacred Heart. Worcester. Mass.
has been appointed by the pope rector
OF the Catholic university at Washing
ton. d. C.. to succeed Bishop John J.
Keane. who resigned Sept. 20. 1896"
Rev. DR.. T. j. Conaty Of Worcester,
Mass. Is a native OF Ireland, but an
American citizen. He received his Sec
ular education at the Jesuit College Of
the Holy Cross in Worcester and his
theological training was given him at
the Catholic seminary at Troy. He
has had but one charge-that in
Worcester-and has taken deep inter-
est In the spread OF culture among
Catholics in America. He is the lead
Ing spirit of the Catholic Chatauqua at
Plattsbure. N. Y, and publishes a pc
riodical devoted TO that interest. The
Georgetown Jesuit university con-
ferred upon him the degree of doctor
OF divinity. He belongs to the ultra
montane party Of the American church.
which finds its strongest support In the
powerful order of the Jesuits.
Interview with Satolli
The Suns correspondent interviewed
Cardinal Satolli In relation to the re-
ports published in this country con-
cerning Cardinal Gibbons, Archbish-
op Ireland, and others. He writes of
them as follows:
Il then drew his attention to the re-
ports and rumors which had been made
about him Immediately after Bishop
keane's resignation Of the rectorship of
the Washington university and of the
part that he was said to have played
In II. His attention was also directed
to the change saii to have somewhat
suddenly come bout in his attitude
toward certain members of the heir
archy.
'The various phases and full details
OF these rumors. which are so we'll
known TO those who have followed the
polemics that aros e on this question in
the United States during the last few
weeks. were evidently quite unknown
to him. The clippings which l had
made Of them from American journals
appearing between the 9th and 18th of
October were then presented to him for
the first time.
Wholly Devoid Of Foundation.
after glancing rapidly over the
headings he said: You may say that
having seen the cardinal (SatollD and
having spoken to him of these reports
which have appeared In the newspa-
pers concerning the matters to which
you have Just drawn his attention. he
says solemnly that they are wholly de-
void of foundation. Such as he has
been heretofore. such he is and shall
continue 10 be, In respect to the United
States. AS representative of the holy
father he has striven TO rise, and con-
siders he has succeeded in rising. above
all differences and personalities
And then forg citing for a moment
the formal method OF utterance which
he had been employing. he spoke In the
first person singular. saying: I have
striven on every occasion for the peace
and commonweal Of the church and
the country. Loyalty to the church
and 10 the country" which is the title
OF my book. has ever been my motto"