The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29

City of the "regenerators of Italy," the
Janiculum hill, whereon rises the colos-
sal monument to Garibaldi and the cap
itol. Hence one argues that the coming
Sept. 20 will be celebrated in a special
manner and with specific intent to pro-
test against the holy year.
COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL STRUCK.
Sunday last, June "a, Cardinal Mccenni,
accompanied by Chevalier Professor b.
anchi, engraver to the holy see, in spe-
cial audience, presented to the sovereign
pontiff specimens in gold, silver and
bronze of the annual commemorative
medal always struck on occasion of the
feast of the princes of the apostles SITS.
Peter and Paul, June $3.50, by direction
of the administration of the sacred apos-
tolic palaces The medal for 1860, craven
by Chevalier Bianchi, after design of
Prof Seitz, artistic director of the pom
tiflcal museums and galleries, bears on
the diverse the eftigy OF his holiness, en-
circled by the words: Leo Kill, Pont.
Max, An XXIIL," and on the reverse
is craven the holy father surrounded by
the cardinals and by his court, in the act
of opening the holy door. To the right
are seen several pilgrims kneeling on the
threshold Of the holy door Itself. Be
meath are the words: 'Reclust. Caeles-
tes Thesauri," and in the exergue: "A.
Sacro MDCCCC." The pope was enthu-
siastic ir his encomiums OF the exquisite
artistic workmanship displayed by the
talented engraver in the medal, this year
of unwonted Importance, as destined per
ennial souvenir of the holy year 1900,
siEce in accordance with time honored
custom, several specimens thereof. in
gold, silver and bronze, will be used by
the holy father in the masonry closing
up the holy door Of the Vatican basilica,
Dec. "a, 1900.
KEANE BISHOP OF DUBUQUE.
Amid the numerous private audiences
recently accorded by his holiness were
those granted to the Rt Rev. John E.
I'itzmaurice, bishop Of Erie, Pa, and to
Mgr. Santander y Frutos, late bishop Of
Havana, Cuba; also to the celebrated
Mgr. Duchesne, apostolic prothonotary,
director Of the Ecole Franchise of Rome.
On Sunday, June il, the sovereign pontin
gave his approval to the nomination by
the s. congregation of Propaganda Eide
of Mt. Rev. John ]. Keane, ex-rectcr Of
the Catholic University Of Washington,
as archbishop of the metropolitan see of
Dubuque, 10.
Relative to the satisfaction accruing
to his holiness from the recent address of
homage and devotion OF 2067 nonagenar-
ians, the ''Liberte" of Friburg states that
amid the numerous letters accompanying
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AfeXian Brother, FIR. SergySelS, of their
convent Of Tir-emont, in Belgium, where
In the good nonagenarian religious sets
forth his sentiments OF admtratfo and
flial attachment to the sovereign pontiff,
together with his good wishes and felic-
itations, at the same time announcing
that on June 13, current, he should hafe
completed SiXty-fve years of cOnVentual
life. Accordingly, on June 13, inst, while
the community of Tirlemont were feast
ing the diamond jubilee Of their most an
Gent member, arrived a telegram from
Leo XIII. bearing to Father SergySels
special benediction from the holy father
on the occasion Of that happy anniversary.
one may imagine the delight of the good
religious and all his brethren at this elo-
quent testimony of the interest nurtured
by the aged Pope for ali the nonagenar-
ian subscribers of the address of congrat-
ulatory homage above mentioned.
1t Will be pleasing to American Catho-
hes to learn that on the 26th, current, thu
Sacred Congregation of Rites, in ordinary
rotat session. under presidency of the
cardinals 'ponenti," Parocchi, " VAN
resenting Cardinal Ledochowski, tempo
rarity absent from Rome, discussed amid
other cases that of the validity and i'm
portance Of the Apostolic process institu-
lea In the curia of Philadelphia, Pa. rel
ative to the fame for holiness and mira
cles in general of Venerable John Nepo-
mucene Newman, member of the reigi-
Gus congregation of the Most Holy Re-
deemer, and fourth bishop of the prese MT
IM1etropolitan See of Philadelphia, from
1852 to 1860. s.
Most of the American contingent of pill
grims, ecclesiastical and secular, have AL
ready quilted the Eternal City. The
archbishop of st. Louis, who, on Nav %.
quietly quiet celebrated his silver episcopal u
ollee IN the Archbasilica Of st. John Lat
eran, has left Father Phe!an and has
gone to Paris Bishop Michaud. of Bur-
nngton, is announced to arrive with the
expected second Brooklyn pilgrimage.
his holiness has accorded the cross Of
Commander of the Order of st. Gregory
the Great to William E. Mantius. Ameri-
can Consul at Turin under the last ad-