The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-22
VISITS THE PRESIDENT
ARCHBISHOP CHAPPELLE HAS A CON-
FERENCE WITH M'KINLEY.
Discusses the Church Situation in the
PhiIippines-Ediices Desecrated by
hines Not Soldiers.

WASHINGTON, Oct. q. - Archbishop
ChappeIle. Of New Orleans. apostolic dele
gate to the Philippines, was at the White
House to-day and had a long talk with the
President on the church situation in the
Philippines. In view of his coming trip TO
Manila, Archbishop Charpelle was anxious
to secure from the President some assur-
ance as TO the future of the church property
there. He assured the President that he
would make a full and impartial investiga-
ton on the alleged church dissertations as
soon after his arrival as possible. Arch
bishop Chappelle said he would be in Wash
iEgton for some days, but he did not know
just when he would sail or whether It would
be from New York or San Francisco. An
other important question that will develop
during Archbishop Chappelle's visit here
will be the future of the Catholic Church In
Cuba.
Archbishop Chappelle and Senior Quesada,
the government commissioner for Cuba, had
a long conference tonight concerning
church property and affairs in Cuba. The
talk was general, and brought about an
agreeable understanding. MIR. Quesada is
DESTROYS Of having the native Cuban clergy
receive prefermelt as fast as possible, and
in the event of the resignation of the pres
ent bishop Of Havana Mr.. Quesada is hope
full of enlisting the good offices Of the arch
bishop in the appointment of a native Cuban
to this responsible position. The archbishop
expressed his love for the island and its
people and his desire of so directing church
affairs as TO secure harmony and prosper
ity. He sympathized with the aspirations
of the Cubans, and, while not committing
himself TO any definite line of policy. he in
dicated that the native clergy would be
given every, proper consideration. In the
matter OF church property he is desirous
that II shall receive the same protection
is reason to believe this view is shared by
government authorities here.
Father w. d. McKinnon. chaplain of the
First California Volunteers, who was with
his regiment sixteen months in the Philip
pines. also called at the White House to-
day and had a short talk with the Presi-
dent. When asked concerning the stories
OF church Dissertation in the Philippines
Father McKinnon said the stories attrib-
~unfounded. 1T is true" he said, that a
great many churches have been looted and
stripped, but this has been the work Of
ing has usually been between the evacuat-
ing of a town by the rebels and the entry
or the American forces
Prof. Booker T. Washington, the head of
the negro Industrial school at Tuskegee,
Ala, saw the President to-day regarding
the schools exhibit at the Paris exposi-
ton. There will be a distinctive negro ex-
hibit in the American section, but Professor
Washington wants If possible a small space
particularly for the exhibit of the Tuskegee
Institute, which is the largest school of
the kind in the world. The President as
sur1d him of his interest in the educational
work OF which Professor Washington is the
leader and referred him TO Commissioner
Peck as to the details:
u 5000 - A.
character Of the settlement of the Alaska
boundary question there will be no meeting
of the Canadian joint commission in the
near future. The commission adjourned
last spring because of the statement by the
Canadian contingent that they could not
tant questions before the commission until
the Alaskan boundary issue was satisfac-
toriiy settled. With the boundary issue still
open 1t Is regarded as useless TO attempt
The Wal Department has taken notice of
the reports coming from Havana to the
effect that a number of undesirable charac-
tiers are among the enumerators now en-
gagged in taking the census of Cuba. Gen.
j. p. Sanger. who has charge of this CEN
sus work has telegraphed 10 his chief assist
ant, Mr.. OlmStead, who Is at santa Cara,
directing him TO proceed at once to Havana
and confer with General Ludlow, making
careful Investigations as to the rurnors that
II ia 4 CiA4PiOyCU ia lhC WIN dAo "
report the facts here.
General Miles and party left tonight in
the generals private car for an extended
tour of inspection of the army posts Of the
West.
COMMISSIONS Hermann. Of the General
Land Office, has decided that jurisdiction by
the Land Office Department is not acquired
in homestead contests unless the contest
affidavit shall specifically allege that the
abandonment is not due to military or naval
service during the late war with Spain.
Those instituting contests in United States
land Offices will be saved much expense by
availing themselves of this decision. as many
already before the department have had to
recommence their cases.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Davis
has gone to Ohio to speak in the campaign
beginning at Cleveland Monday, and includ-
ing Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Youngs-
town and other cities.
President Mckinley was formally notified
to-day Of his election as a trustee of the
Peabody educational fund. The notice was
bl ought TO the White Houes by DR.. j. l..
NJ. Curry, agent of the fund. President Nc
kinley succeeds Ex-President Cleveland as