Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-04
Peck were then introduced to Lord Sails
bury and Mr. A J. Balfour

Peck were then introduced to Lord Sails
bury and Mr.. A J. Balfour.
Incidentally it may be said that 1t is due
to the Prince of Wales's great tact and in
f1uence that the bulk of British exhibitors
Have Not Withdrawn
on account of French hostility. The
Prince Of Wales will visit the Exposition
this summer.
Mr.. F. w. Pringle Of Chicago, who came
over this week, representing the Rev. c.
M. Sheldon, has arranged with the. West
minister Gazette to reproduce in England
the edition of the Topeka Capital which the
author of in His Steps" begins March ID.
Religious societies have also warmly taken
up the idea The Sunday School Chronicle
and Christian Endeavor are arranging TO
publish the bulk of Mr.. Sheldon's weeks
work, in order to show the English relig-
ious societies how a Man God would con-
troll a newspaper.
Mr.. ]. H. Douglas william, formerly a
big rancher of Wyoming, appeared in
bankruptcy proceedings this. week. His
statement showed unsecured liabilities
amounting to s12.14S and an estimated
suplus in assets of G55, 16l. But this main
ly consisted of an interest in an electric
l0ilP peAtCiit, tllC OCbbOA foiASo -
ESQ., but which he could not realize
upon.
The recent murder of land agent and
magistrate, named Bird, at Bantry, though
failing to attract general interest, is held
by the better informed to indicate ser
iouS condition of Irish affairs. The Stand
ard, commenting on the affair, draws at
tention to the fact that Mr.. VIM. O'Brien
only a few days before the murder, in au-
gurated at Bantry branch of the United
Irish League( urging his audience to "get
rid of landlordism," and referring enthus-
iastically to the example of the Beers,
who took down their guns
The Standard Denies
the insinuation that Mr.. OBrien or the
League actually instigated the murder,
but it compares the occurrence to the old
Land League whose footsteps Mr.. Glad
stone declared were "dogged with crime.
The Standard urges Mr.. Gerald Balfour,
the Chief Secretary for Ireland, to re-
consider his refusal to put the United
League. under the ban of the Crimes Act,
saying:
',Sterner measures are now necessary.
The sentiments of the Irish in parlia-
IuCIlL 10 uOl HldllcI 81 NfASl bAAOy
say on the hillside is of serious conse-
quence."
The Morning Post takes a similar view
of the situation.
The Pope's attitude towards Great Brit
ain and the British Catholics attitude to-
ward the war were Interestingly exhibited
at an influential meeting of the British
Catholic Union this week, when the Pres
ident the Duke of Norfolk. read some
correspondence exchanged between him
self and Cardinal Rampolla, the Papal
Secretary of State. The Union had re-
quested the Duke of Norfolk to interro-
gate the Holy See in relation to the anti
British tone taken by the Osservatore Ro-
mano in commenting on the Boer war.
The paper is supposed to be the Pope's Of
fetal organ, receiving a financial subsidy
from him. The Duke of Norfolk wrote:
ITO US it seems very grievous that any
opportunity should be given to any one to
persuade the British people that the Holy
See regards them with hostility or dislike.
| cannot deny that an impression of this
sort is creeping
Into the Public Mind.
When it is remembered that the Catholics
are in the minority in Great Britain it will,
we think, be admitted that in the freedom
of our religion, in the great question of
education and in matters of religious min
istrations to soldiers and sailors, we need
not fear comparison with other countries
in which Catholics form the great major
ity" To which Cardinal Rampolla cor
daily replied that the Osservatore Roma
no only printed one column which was Of
ficial and this was devoted to religious
news, adding his refusal to accept respon-
sibllity for any political views it might
express and declaring that the Holy Fa-
Their always cherishes for England that
lively special interest which he has al
ready found many occasions of displaying, .
and that 'as the Vicar of the God Of
Peace he desires nothing more earnestly
than a cessation of the actual state OF
things which cost the English nation SC
many victims"
Lord Herries, discussing the correspond
ence at meeting of the Union, declared
that in religious matters the English Cath
olics implicitly obeyed the Pope but wher
1t came to civil government they took Their
places side by side with their fellow coun-
trymen.
The Times, commenting upon the patriot
ism of the many titled persons and other:
who were present at the meeting, said:
1T is . pity that Cardinal Rampolla did
not speak out plainly in view of the fact
that the subsidized Osservatore Romano
all the world over. is supposed to repre-
sent the Pope's personal opinions"