The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-01-04
Arrival of Papal Delegate Cha
pelle at Manila Considered
Important.
His Action in Regard to Brother
moods Fraught With Great
Good or Evil.
Governor Leary Of Guam Pro-
claims Abolition of Peonage
on His Island.

MANILA, Jan. 3.-6:45 p. m.-Arch-
bishop Chappelle, the papal delegate to
the Philippines arrived here ON the
United States transport Sherman,
which sailed from San Francisco, Dec.
8. He will lodge in the house formerly
occupied by Charles DENLY, of the Phil
ippine advisory commission. This ac-
ton on the part of Mgr. Chappelle set
ties the contest between the various
friar brotherhoods in Manila, who, sep
arately, have been using their influence
to obtain the privilege of entertaining
the archbishop and the Rev. Father
McKinnon, late of the California volun-
teers, and now a regular army chap
lain, who was also a passenger
on the Sherman. 1t is said
that the friars are striving to
secure Mgr. Chappelle's ear for the pur-
pose of securing better protection for
individual interests. The arrival of the
papal delegate directs attention to the
question of the church and the broth
erhoods in the Philippines, including
the matter of. deciding the brother
hoods claims to real estate and other
property OF the church receiving state
support, and the re-establishment of
Spanish curates in native parishes. By
the appointment of Mgr. Chappelle as
Archbishop Nozalede's successor, the
Filipinos and Spaniards feel that steps
will be taken in these momentous mat
tiers. which may bring
Initiate Good or Evil to the Islands.
Consequently Mgr. Chappelle's ac-
lions will be closely watched and fully
discussed All classes Of the brother
hoods are anxious to send representa-
tives to the parishes in the provinces
recently occupied by the Americans.
This matter will soon be brought to
Mgr. Chappelle's attention ands his aid
in this connection will be solicited. In
asmuch as the question of the expulsion
of the brotherhoods from the islands
anu the freedom of the people froI% the
a. eyed injustice of m9mbers of tie or
ders has always been declared to be the
principal cause of the revolt of the Fill
pinos against SPANS sovereignty, long
time residents of the island declare
that if the friars are returned to their
former parishes, the natives, seeing
them return under American admins
tration, will surely attack and kill
them and otherwise cause disorder.
Revolutionists having started the
rumor that Mgr. Chappelle intends
eventually to re. q amend the appoint
ment of Father McKinnon as arch
bishop of the Philippines, the latter's
defense of the brotherhoods in
the American newspapers has been
translated and circulated among the
natives for the purpose, it is declared,
of showing that Father McKinnon will
support the brotherhoods if he is Sc
lected. Such statements as these ere.
ate uneasiness among the natives,
which is increased by recent news re.
ceived from Spain to the effect that
Mgr. Chappelle will support the
brotherhoods.
The Tagalogs, it is declared, have be.
come more embittered against the
church since Archbishop Nozaleda ex.
communicated an insurgent priest and
it is said the number of Protestant mar.
riages among the natives continually
increases.