The times., 1898-04-04
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND HERE.
He Does Not Register Mt Hotel and
Moves About Mysteri0us3y.

He Does Not Register at a Hotel and
Moves About Mysterious3y.
Archbishop Ireland was in Washington
last night. Whether ne is here now is
not known, but last evening about $50
o'clock Times reporter and two other
newspaper men were walking down Con-
necticut Avenue, when they saw the pre-
late and Senator Elkins come out OF the
home of the latter, turn into the avenue
and walk south arm in arm.
Each of the newspaper men in ques-
ton knows the archbishop by sight very
well indeed and as he passed within ten
feet of them, almost directly under a
street light, it was impossible that i mis-
take could have been made. .8
The senator and the churchman walk
ed slowly and the latter, as is character
istic with him. would nearly halt about
every ten feet, and his conversation was
earnest. a
AT H Street, the two gentlemen stood
for probably a minute. still continuing
the conversation, and then the senator
went to the White House and the pre-
late walked east.
III front Oh liit SlOIGlslui AAOlEl ut nan
ed a newsboy and bought New York
evening paper. He then proceeded as
far as Fourteenth Street. near which he
was stopped by a gentleman who emerg-
ed from a house on the north side of III
Street. and both walked together as far
as Tenth.
The archbishop generally stays at the
Ebbitt House when he is in Washington,
but an inquiry at that hotel elected the
information that he was not there. From
all that could be learned, il is believed
that he is visiting Senator Elkins. or.
rather, was doing so, for it is not thought
that he will stay there now that his being
in town has been made known.
In yesterday mornings Times there ap-
peared an official statement from the
Catholic delegation in this city TO the
effect that the dispatch from Rome. as
serting that the Pope desired Archbishop
Ireland to try and preserve peace between
America and Spain at any cost, was false.
This denial was reiterated by DIR.
| Rocker, of the delegation, who said that
| Mgr Martinelli had no knowledge. Off
| cial or otherwise. that the Pope wished
| to interfere in the American-SpaniSh sit
| uation From this it is believed by many
! persons that the Rome dispatch was in
| spired'' by the Spanish bondholders in
| order to influence, if possible, the atti-
| tude of the Catholics in America. and
J also in order to convince both the Presi-
! dent and the members of the church in
| the United States that the pontiff desires
/ that peace be maintained under any anC
/ all circumstances.
! When Senator EIkins left the White
/ House he was asked whether the situa-
! ton held out any hopes for peace. He
/ said that he wished he could believe thai
! it did. He also said that he had not seen
/ the President. although he had been at
! the White House for an hour. In the
! presence of a doorkeeper, another en-
/ ployee of the mansion and two news
| paper men. a Times reporter asked tn,
/ Senator the following question:
! Mr.. Senator. did the archbishop com,
/ to the White House with you?" IL viii
| be noticed that no name was mention
| ed. Mr.. Elkins replied
Archbishop Ireland did not come Will
me. l have not seen him. Senator
Elkins. of his own accord, used the nam
! of the prelate.
/ Not ten minutes later he sent to th
| Associated Press a denial that he ha,
been with or seen the archbishop Thi
denial was sent out last night. Ii is ex
| pected that another inspired denia
will come from the st. Paul office of tn
| Associated Press. but each of the thre
| newspaper men who saw him is willing
should it become necessary, TO substan
tiate this statement with printed afi
davits.