Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-02
CHAPELLE IN MANILA
Arrival Of Catholic Archbishop Causes
Uneasiness Among Filipinos.
THEY FEAR BE FAVORS THE FRlARS
Their Rehabilitation Likely to
CauseSSerious Trouble.
THE RUMoRs CIRCULATED

MANILA, January 2.-Archbshop Cha
pelle, the Pc II delegate to the Philippines
arrived here today on the United States
transport Sherman, which; sailed from San
Francisco December s.; He will lodge in
the house formerly occupied by Charles
DENLY of the Philippine advisory commits
sion.
This action on the part of Monsignor
Chapelle settles the contest between the
various friar brotherhoods in Manila, who
separately, have been using their influence
to obtain the privilege :of entertaining the
archbishop and the Rev. Father Mckinnon,
late of the California Volunteers. and now
| regular army chaplain, who was also a
passenger on the Sherman.
1t is said that the friars are striving to
secure Monsignor Chapel1e's ear for the
purpose of securing better protection for
Individual interests.
Question of the BrOtherhOods.
The arrival of the papal delegate directs
attention to the question of the church and
the brotherhoods in the Philippines, includ-
ing the matters of deciding the brother
hoods claims to real estate and other prop
erty. of the church receiving state support,
and of the re-estabiishment of Spanish
curates in native parishes.
BY the appointment of Mensignor Cha
peiie as the successor of Archbishop No
that steps will be taken in these mo-
mentous matters which may bring infinite
good or evil to the islands. Consequently
Monsignor Charelle' actions will be closely
watched and fully discussed.
All classes of the brotherhoods are anx
ious to send representatives to the parishes
in the provinces recently occupied by the
Americans. This matter Will soon be
brought to Monsignor Chapelles attention,
and his aid in this connection will be So
licited.
Inasmuch as the question of the expul-
sion of the brotherhoods from the islands
and the freedom of the people from the al
legged injustice of members of the orders
has always Been declared to be the prin-
cipal cause of the revolt of the FilipinoS
against Spain's sovereignty longtime resi-
dents of the islands declare that if the
friars returned to their former parishes
the natives. seeing them return under
American administration, will surely attack
and kill them and. otherwise cause disorder.
RumOrs Regarding the Archbishop.
Revoutionsts having started the rumor
that Monsignor Ct,apele intends eventually
to recommend the appointment of Father
McKinnon as arGhbisIbp of the Philippines,
the latter's defense Of his brotherhoods in
the American lNwspsfpers has been trans
lated and circulated among the natives for
the purpose. it 10 declared. of showing that
Father Mckinn9n will support the brother
hoods if he is selected
Such statements as. these create uneasi-
ness among the natives. which is increased
by recent news receiSed from Spain to the
effect that MonsignorF Chapele will support
the brotherhoodS
The Tagalogs. 1t is declared, have become
more embittereds against the church since
Archbishop Nozaleda communicated
insurgent priest and It is said the number
of Protestant marriages among the natives
continually incEeases.r 80"