The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-03-10

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A nephew of Cardinal Manning and
e nephew of the present Cardinal Arch
bishop of Westminster are at the front
in South Africa.
The Marquis of Ripon, who was once
Grand Marshal of the English Free
masons-being, in fact, the Prince of
Wales predecessor in that oft1ce-is
now president of the st. Vincent de
Paul Society in England.
Owing to the continued prevalence of
influenza in England, dispensations
from fasting during Lent, except on
Fridays, have been issued by Cardinal
Vaughan and also by some high Church
Bishops of the Anglican communion.
From 1880 till 1890 Catholics in Utah
increased 100 per cent, and yet in no
part of America did they have such a
struggle for existence. Today the Cath
Ollie population of the diocese OF SAT-
Lake City is estimated at 1000
The Vatican is manifestly much in
terested in the coming French exhibit
ton. Every effort is being made by the
authorities to render practical assist
ance. Two high ecclesiastical d1gnl-
taries are appointed to reside in Paris
during the season.
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The Paris exposition, which will open
April IA. will begin with solemn high
mass celebrated in the bascilica of the
Sacred Heart, at which the venerable
Cardinal Richard will pontificate. The
orchestra assisting will be composed
of the greatest artists of the musical
world.
1t will doubtless surprise many to
learn that there are nearly 100000
Catholics in India. At the beginning of
the century the number was 4I5,OOo.
According to the statistics of 1889 In
dia possessed 1900 schools, with over
100,0 pupils. This shows the church
overthrowing Buddhism and Theosophy
on their own ground.
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Bishop Spalding of Peoria authorizes
a fiat denial of the report that is
afioat about the Pope remarking that
President Mckinley should offer his
services as mediator in the South Al
rican war. Bishop Spalding concluded
his interview by saying that during his
recent audience with the Pontiff, the
Pope did not make the least reference
to either England or the war.
General Otis has laid down a mar
riage law for the Philippines. He has
not prescribed any particular cere-
mony, but has made it a sort of go-as-
you-please arrangement. Destroying
the sacredness of the marriage tie is
one of the blessings of civilization
that McKinleyism proposes to confer on
the Filipinos. Otis is fitting instru-
ment to spread the gospel according to
his idea, carrying. as he does. the gun
in one hand and the Bible in the other.
Not long ago a deputation of ten
young ladies of Aguilla, town on the
Apprentices, came to Rome purposely to
present the Pope with a parchment in
which they stated that each had made
the sacrifice of one year of her life,
that it might be added to that of the
Holy Father, whose existence is so
precious to the Church. Leo XIII was
greatly moved, and in blessing the fair
members of the deputation he said
that he accepted their wish, as he
needed quite ten years to completely
fulfill his mission on earth.
The Christian Brothers, who were for
hidden by the French superior to teach
the classics in their schools and col
leges. announce their intention of obey
ing the order, it having been upheld at
Rome Beginning next September,
therefore. Latin and Greek viii not be
taught in any Of their thirty higher