The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19

we'll qualified for the command of cav
airy Therefore l respectfully but earn
estly recommend him for promotion
This was approved by General Torbert,
and General Sheridan wrote as follows:
81 respectfully recommend the appoint
ment of Colonel Alger, Fifth Michigan
Cavalry to rank of brigadier general or
volunteers. Colonel Alger has distin-
guished himself in the engagements at
Todd's Tavern Meadow Bridge, in front
of Richmond and at Hans Shop and Tre-
william Station, in the present campaign,
and has heretofore by his ability and gal
liant conduct rendered important services
to the Government.
Sheridan to the Rescue.
Meade made the same remark as be-
fore and General Sheridan, fearing that
nothing would be done for Alger, wrote
another letter ten days or so after his
letter Just quoted. 1t is as follows, and.
as will be seen, this time it was approved
by Meade:
Headquarters Cavalry Corps, Army of Poto-
mac Jordans Point July II. 1854
To Brigadier General Seth Williams. Adju-
.ant General, Army OF the Potomac-General:
= have the honor to recommend the following
named officers of the Cavalry Corps for promo
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1t is known, though, that international
as we'll as ecclesiastical politics plays a
considerable part in the election. There
are two parties now in formal active in
fiuence among the Cardinals-the intran-
sigents, or supporters of the rights OF
temporal sovereignty, and the concilia-
tionists, who advocate certain measure
of compromise with the Italian Govern
ment OF the first Cardinal Parocchi, the
present vicar of the Pope, is the candi-
date; of the second Cardinal Vincenzo
Vannutell is the leader. Cardinal Ram
polla, the Secretary of State, is believed
to be the ablest man in the Sacred Col
lege, but, like many another statesman,
this strength is his greatest weakness 9
a candidate. Cardinals Oreglia, Jacobini
and Satolli are also regarded as avail
able in the clash of the two groups.
There are, of course, outsiders, and 1t
y in the OF these fhas dee
come into immediate view in their applt-
cation to the personality of the next
Pope.
The Prophet and His Signs.
st. Malachy was an Irish saint. born In
Armagh in the year 1924 He became IN
intimate friend of st. Bernard, Abbot of
Clairvaux, France, and dIed In the lat
ter's arms on November g. HAS, In his
His series of prophecies concerning: the
succession of Popes has for several nun
generations They are mentioned first In
print by Arnold Wion, a monk of Monte
Casino, In 1895. in his book, "Lignum
Vitae Another work. written in 1870 by
IS hoR ca ear The L Ine Works and Prophe
cies of Holy St Malachy." The prophe-
cles are also to be found in History of
the Popes." dated Lyons, 1858; in the Able
de VaIlemont's Elements de PHistoire,
1902, md other volumes OF more recent
These predictions are short forecasts,
giving some noticeable trait of all the
future Popes. from Celestine II. who was
time. which, in accordance with this
scheme, will come with the tenth Pontiff
after the incumbents reign is over.
As the good saint has, however, not in
average mortal of to-day need have no
Immediate terror of the general judg-
ment. The condolences of the predictions
have in many instances been most re-
space to go over the whole list. Those
for the Pontiffs of the present century
will serve to show the scope of the proph-
ecies and their seeming accuracy.
Tests of This Century.
Pope Plus VI was elected February Is,
IT'S. St Malachy's title for him was
.Peregrinqs Apostolicus".the Apostolic
Pilgrim; He died an exile after much
ed for his successors were as follows:
1S00-"Aquilla Rapax'- the Rapacious
Eagle. Plus VII had black eagle in
his coat of arms. The eagles of Napo-
leon seized his dominions and carried the
Napoleon was overborne at Waterloo that
he returned to Rome and his throne, in
May, 1914.
pent. Pope Leo XII was, like these two