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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13
Church
Universal.
"This is
the victory
which over.
COmeth the
W0rld-.-Our
faith"

approval from the unskinful ground
llngs. He was, perhaps, the greatest
scholar that ever came to US from Eu-
rope. His death deprives the Catholic
university of it's most mature and best
informed rofessor.-Cathohc Tran
script
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

During a two weeks mission just
closed in St. Thomas Aquina's church.
Philadelphia, $500 persons approached
the tribunal of penance and class of
thirty-five converts was left under the
instruction of the parochial clergy.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Interesting Paragraphs Gathered
From "Church Progress

Two Sisters of Charity left Buffalo,
n. Y, lately to make the heroic Self
sacrifice of caring for lepers on the
Isle of White Chapel, off the Louisiana
coast, Gulf of Mexico. They are Sis
ters Jerome and Edith.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

closed in St. Thomas AQulnaS s church,
Philadelphia, $500 persons approached
the tribunal of penance and class of
thirty-five converts was left under the
instruction of the parochial clergy.
%
The literary societies of the Wiscon-
sin State University law school elected
joint committee to negotiate for a
joint debate with the law school of
the University of Georgetown.
10
Sisters of st. Joseph Of Milwaukee,
Wis, are negotiating for the purchase
of a farm in Cumberland valley. about
five miles from Bedford, Pa. If the
tract is bought by the sisters a sani-
tarium will be built thereon.
Rev. Chancellor Houck of the CIeve-
land diocese has issued his report of
the collection for the Society for the
Preservation of the Faith among the
Indians. The total amount secured was
$S,543.S7.
Alterations are being made to St.
James pro-cathedral in Brooklyn, N.
Y, which will cost the sum of $780,
600.
Inc new 81. PatrlckS church as ES-
CANADA, Mich, is expected to be- COM
pleted and ready for dedication on
Dec. q. When finished the church and
pastoral residence will represent an ex-
penditure of 100000.
.
On Sunday a memorial to the late
Mgr. Preston, who spent over thirty
years laboring in the parish, was un-
veiled in ST AIMS church, New York
City. 1t was a pieta-representing Our
Lady of Sorrows.
Preparations are under wav for the
erection of a new church in St. Peters
parish at Columbia, S. Co that will
cost $4,000. t
There has been talk for some time
of establishing in Columbus, O., a
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

The literary societies of the Wiscon-
sin State University law school elected
a joint committee to negotiate for a
joint debate with the law school of
the University of Georgetown.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

The Catholics in Porto Rico still
suffer from the employment of Prot
estant American teachers, some of
whom are greatly aiding and abetting
the Protestant propaganda. There is
also great lack of Catholic schools
for boys.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

An organ for the use of the Catholic
church in Pekin is the first steinstrument
OF its kind to be taken into the king
dom of the Celestials. The parts of it
We're packed for export in fifty-one diff
ferent boxes. Until now the Chinese
government has prohibited. the use of
such instruments in Catholic churches.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

Rev. F. X Dolan,. DID,, of the Bos-
ton cathedral, states that he will per-
sonally devote all his energies towards
making federation a success, and de-
clared that the priests of Massachu-
setts will do all in their power to fur
ther the cause.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

The mother prioress of the Carmel
ite convent, Roebuck, Ire, who died
recently, had been sixty -eight years
within the cloister. Under her govern
ment, the nuns returned to the strict
contemplative rule of their order, Civ
ing up active works.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

Archbishop w H. Elder of Cincinnati
has promised to address the Hamilton
county federation at its next regular
meeting in January. This meeting will
mark the third anniversary of the Gin
cinnati federation,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

At meeting of the Suffolk County
Federation, held at the Boston col
lege recently, State President Sheehan
spoke on the aims and objects of Cath
olic federation, and said that Arch
bishop Williams of Boston had not
only given his approval of the orgaHi-
zation, but has also promised to write
letter giving his views.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

We received word from Switzerland
that the federation of that country has
already grown to 224 branches, with
a total membership of $4,000. A gen
eral convention of all the Catholics Of
Switzerland will be held next year.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

In few weeks there will be opened
at Rome a very interesting establish
ment, the asylum founded by Verdi for
musicians in their declining years.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

The Massachusetts A o. H passed
the following resolution: I'VE recognize
in the Federation of Catholic Societies
the most important movement for the
benefit of the Catholic people that has
been made in recent years. We earn
estly recommend to the various divi-
sions throughout the state of Massa-
chusetts that they advocate it's up
building and encourage and promote
its interest
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

A county federation has been sue
cessfully established at Freehold, N j.,
with James Kearns as secretary.
Among the prominent societies repre-
sented are the F. c. B. A, the C. B. l..
and the A. o. II.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

The Outagamie county federation Of
Wisconsin has elected the following Of
ficers: President, ]. Driscoll; vice pres
idents. ~. Haupt J. E. Verstegen and
a. Lochschmidt; secretary, Joseph
Plank, and treasurer, G. T. Moeskes.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

The Oregon state council of the
Catholic knights of America unani
mously indorsed the federation and
recommended to all the branches in
their state that they join the move
ment
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

Preparations are under wav for the
erection of a new church in St. Peters
parish at Columbia, S. c., that will
cost $4,000.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

Alterations are being made to St.
James pro-cathedral in Brooklyn, n.
Y, which will cost the sum of $75,-
600.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13

The Catholics of New York are MAX
ing arrangements for big meeting in
the interest of federation, to be held
next January. Meetings are also being
arranged for in Philadelphia and Bal
timore
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-19
Louisa AIcoff's Niece.

After a lapse Of fifteen years new
stories by Louisa AIcott are TO appear.
taken from the collection OF tales in
vented for her little niece, Lulu Nieri-
ker. One OF the stories is Chinese in 10
cal color. but the names OF the charac-
tiers are disguised names OF real people
Little Lulu could not pronounce the
names Of her two aunts plainly. and
Louisa became All Wee" and Mrs.
Pratt All Nah" while the Pratt youngs-
tiers were Eff Rat" and Jay Rat. &"
These names were made the nucleus Of
q charming and fanciful Chinese tale A
curious mistake appears in the advance
notices Of the story Il is stated that
Lulu's mother, May. was commonly
said to be Miss AIcott's favorite sister
and identified with the Beth Of Little
Women. Readers OF Miss Alcott' S
journals will remember that there is no
question whatever that May appeared in
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-19

himself very clever police agent Ia
nose was short. spare man. and always
wore his face smooth shaver. the better
20 assume needed DISCUSSES. He was
about forty years old and had been in
the service for nearly ouc-haIf Of that
period. II was he who ferreted out in
formation for Sandon and then acted
upon il according % the Iatter's instruc-
tioEs.
On this particular ovrrf~- Tor
Sandon was IN compIacenl frame Of
mind as he sat smoking a fragrant cigar
and slipping vodka and water from a
glass standing on the table beside him
He was momentariIy expecting TO hear
Of an important arrest that would bring
no little credit 10 him and mis- depart
ment- Felix Shamariu. % leader OF the
revolutionary party and the publisher OF
its most iuceudIary newspaper. had long
evaded the utmost vigilance OF the po-
lice. who had been endeavoring 20 arrest
him for dozen onensts Of which he was
believed TO be guilty Gr cognIzant. Vic
tor SandoG's men had al length dIscov-
cred that be had found refuge in a
densely populated part Of ST. Petersburg
lying between two Of the canals that IN
tersect it. Since early morning the cor
don Of police had been tightening It's
lines about the locality I'm which sham
arin was supposed to De hiding. and it
was almost impossible that ne could es-
cape.
AS he sat and waited for the expected
news, saudon's thoughts went back TO a
previous encounter he had had with the
set OF Nihilists 10 which Shamarin be-
longed-an encounter so remarkable that
eveiy incident Of il was indeIibIy craven
upon his memory. He leaned back in his
chair contemplating the blush haze Of
cigar smoke that dimmed the ceiling.
and dreamily reviewed the scene as il
passed before him.
Al an early hour one morning. a lit
tie more than year before. he had
gone, with four Of his men, to an OBJ
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-19

had fed from the house and disappeared
! in the mazes Of the great city.
Il was a year ago that these things
had happened. and though Sandof made
diIigert inquiry through his men as TO
the identity and Whereabouts OF the girl
for he vas convinced that she must be
very yOUng-he never discovered the
slightest trace Of her. Tonight. under
The fragrant influence OF his cigar
which may have been stronger than
Usual-he found himself wondering
vaguely II the fuIfumenJ OF his oath
would ever be exacted. and trying 10 re
call the girl as she appeared TO him that
night.
From this train Of reveries he was
aroused by footsteps in the hall Then
came a sharp rap on the door As the
command to enter LEFT Sanders lips
Serge Zamosc stepped into the room. fol
lowed by q short. thick-set man. mufied
TO his ears in a greatcoat Zamosc's
manner gave evidence Of excitement. He
glanced at Sandon and then turned TO
his companion. who stood awkwardly in
the center Of the floor. with his eyes
downcast ard his hands pulling nervous
~ at his fur coat.
This is the honorable Inspector" be
cried. tmpatienJly. Now speak, Tell
him what you know. II you have brought
me here for nothing it will fare III with
you"
Il found this fellow in the street a
few moments ago. he added 10 san
don. He insisted that he had some
thing Of Importance 20 communicate. AID
as he would have nothing 70 say to me.
but insisted on seeing you. I thought il
best 10 let him have his way Possibly
he brings some news bearing on the
Shamarin a@aiT."
Sandof turned to the man. whose dress
and appearance showed him to belong C
the lower class
Well. wSat is it?" he said kindly. I
am Inspector SGHdofI."
Il beg pardon, your honor" STAN
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-19

TINS lapse Of time-and partly because
ne had inherited natural aptitude for
Iohce work, his grandfather. as well as
MS father, having been Identified with
lhat branch % the ministry in his time.
sandoh WAS wei educated and uossesseF
a fluent knowledge OF French and En-
6lsh, as well as his own language. He
was well fitted 20 assume the higb no
siuon that was his in the social and
military circles Of the Russian metropo-
u.s. He had wealth. for the fortune left
him by his deceased mother yielded an
annual income Of thirty thousand ru-
Dies. But only on rare occasions was
ne seen IN the clubs or salons Of St
petersburg, for the present state Of
Russia kept the bureau OF police con
alanily on the alert. II Victor In his
own heart preferred the gayer side OF
life he mad no sign. He was untirfng
m has labors and possessed the fun con
hdence Of the Gar and OF the ministry
lie had an uncle in St Petersburg
win whom he was not or good terms
owing 20 causes which viii appear later.
This was Count Saudon. his fathers
brother. man sixty years OF age who
divided his time between the clubs. the
gaming table. and his yachts. He was
Eeputed 10 be wealthy, but though os-
tensiDly the owner Of a mansion on the
Court Quay and a country house on the
Gulf Of Finland. his losses at cards had
covered his property with mortgages
10 the fun extent OF ITS value Count
Sandon was living on the edge of a vol
cano into which he was liable 10 be
precipitated at any day.
To return 10 Victor. His position I'm
St Petersburg was a peculiar one. As
chief OF the terrible Third Section his
power was almost unlimited. He had his
own force Of men. and every month q
large sum Of money was placed 10 his
credit In the Bank Of Russia for current
expenses. He was directly responsible
20 no one bun the minister OF police. His
assistant and conddant in the affairs Of
the Third Section was Serge Zamosc-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-19
Subscription Rates &c Out Of T
The LaU S DelavS.

When you venture TO comment upon
the administration of the law in this
country in the presence OF a lawyer
as working great hardship. amounting
in some cases even to a denial of JUS
tice among poor litigants, the lawyer
almost always denies the existence OF
the laws delays. Not infrequeuuy he
takes pride in rather than finds fault
with the system under which many
Of our courts are operating.
Only the other day we recorded a
case still pending in the Supreme
Court of the United States which
has been a subject of litigation for
nearly twenty-five years. On Monday
Governor Odell. of New York, APP
pointed a commission to inquire int,
the delays and expenses in the admin
istratiOn Of justice in the counties OF
New York and Kings. Not long ago 9
similar commission was created in
one Of the New England States for q
similar purpose.
Surely. where there is so much
smoke, etc. But, then, it may not al
ways suit the legal fraternity, per
haps, TO have a layman attempt to
penetrate that smoke.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-19
4 Famous Arraiprmenf.

II is about a hundred years since sgd
ncy Smith wrote his famous arraign-
ment Of the American people, contain
ing the biting question, Who reads an
American book" II makes interest
ing reading now. especially in view OF
the fact that English authors are said
20 be uneasy over the invasion Of
American books and publishers. This
is a part OF the clerical wits esti-
mate Of US:
In the four quarters OF the globe,
who reads an American book? or goes
TO an American play? or looks al an
American picture OF statue? What does
the world yet owe 10 American physi-
clans OF surgeons? What new sub
stances have their chemists discovered?
or what old ones have they analysed?
What new consultations have been dis
covered by the telescopes OF Americans
What have they done in mathematics?
Who drinks out OF American glasses2 or
eats from American plates2 or wears
American coats or gowns? or sleeps in
American blankets"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-19

ton Madame Duse complained to the
managers Of her American tour Of the
Italian girl provided for la GIaconda. %
and little Miss Douglas was sent for.
she did not know a word OF Italian. but
learned the lines Of the part in two days.
accent and all The result 60 pleased
Duse thai she proposes to take the
American girl with her to Italy and edu-
cate her.
H. LANE WILSON has arranged a
song cycle OF old English compositions
under the title OF "FIora's Holiday
The cycle viii be given in New York
tomorrow afternoon for the first time BY
a selected quartet and chorus The en-
tertainment viii be a benefit for the Col
lcee Woman's Club scholarship fund.
ga
DANIEL FROHMAN will give the last
OF the series Of concerts at the Metro
politan Opera House next Sunday even
ing. when the chief attraction is 10 be
the Peoples Choral Union Of LOCO
voices Last Sunday night the concert
was almost entirely Wagnerian. The So
Ioists were Anton Van Rooy. baritone.
Ellison Van Hoose and others
JAA e K HACKETT'S production OF
The dramatization OF Winston Church
IFS novel The Crisis" in New York.
recalls the disappointment Mr.. Racket
experienced when he failed TO secure the
dramatic version OF Richard CarveI"
two years ago. Mr.. Hackett had set
bis heart on playing CarveI. and had
even gone so far as TO announce that
be was 20 appear in the piece. when
Charles Frohman turned the play over TO
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-19

scure quarter Of the town to raid a
house believed 20 be the headquarters
OF Shamarin's seditious journal An en-
trance vas forced but the police en-
countered a more stubborn resistance
than they had expected There was a
derce fight. and in the struggle san
dons forces became divided The lead
sr himself laid low two Of the men who
sDrang upon him. and third antagonists
turned and fed before him. SandOn's
blood was up. and. his zeal outrunning
his discretion. he pursued the fleeing
Nlhilist along a dark passageway at the
farther end Of which the fugitive was
lost TO sight Stumbling bIindIy forward
in The almost total darkness. Sandhon
passed through a doorway. Instantly the
door closed behind him and he heard The
sharp click Of key turning in the lock.
The sound told him the peril OF his
situation He turned and grasped the
handle OF the door. bat could not bulge
IT, He felt along the waIl-for there
was not a ray OF Highland to his dis
may found that he was in a small.
square room. with no means or exit
10 avenue Of escape from the cruel and
INSCRIPTIONS men who held him pris-
oner.
As minutes passed by his hope OF res
cue grew fainter and fainter. the
sounds OF STRIFE gave way 20 a complete
silence. His men must have been out
numbered and oyeTpowered BY the Nj
hilists. and 80 would be hours before his
absence would be discovered By the po-
lice and re-enforcements sent TO ascer-
tain what had become Of him Before
that time his fate was sure TO be sealed.
He could expect no mercy from his re-
loutless enemies. who wolld wreak
upon him terrible vengeance for their
losses in the fight with the police
sandon had almost abandoned him
self TO despair when he heard a sligh,
sound that seemed 10 come from the wall
behind him. He was ncrving himself 70
meet what he supposed must be his
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-19
Rosfand's New Hone.


Edmond ROsJsnd Is building a house
at Cam5o-les- Bains. in the Basses-Py-
renees. and II his plans are carried out
it viii be a structure as beautiful as
even poets dream could picture. Il
viii overlook the River Nive. and be
surrounded by some OF the Ioveliest
scenery in France. A custom Of the
Basque country IS that above the en-
trance door o. a newly built house shall
be placed a Sab bearing some appro-
pirate inscription II is not known
what the motto OF this one viii be, but
some Of the inscriptions en- other houses
are as follows:
Here man does what he can AMI
Fortune whatever she wills. Jean de
Casavielhe had me built in 1852"
Another. in the Basque language. is as
follows:
To my friends, first OF all: u the
poor, when they present themselves; 10
my enemies twho has not got some?)i to
all these I am open"
The Chateau de Castetis has this.
For the poor I have no bolt"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-19
Town Points, Postage Prepaid.

sity; AID when you have taught a
man TO read, write and keep his ac-
counts, the door is open to his am
bitiUn, and ne cannot be kept from
wanting anything which comes to his
knowledge and appeals TO his taste.
II is far better to put up with the
evils of unrest, dissatisfaction and
love Of independence, than to incur
those Of ignorance. stupidity and
brute force. The people Will seek
what they want in any event; and
when for generations they have been
kept TO the elemental wants of the
brute. they both brUtalize their mas
ters and remain blind 10 their real
interests, and when the mighty ac-
cumulauon Of brute force does break
forth, it is like any other savage
wild beast; it wants blood.
It was Ne centuries of French arts
tocracy which made the mob of the
French Revolution; it was the great
reform movement of the early Vic
torian era which saved the EngIisl
peasant from degeneraung into much
the same sort CT brute, and possibly
saved England from some similar
catastrophe. Half-trained men are
troublesome. but they are necessary
TO any system which evolves the
trained, Independent, sensible thinker
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-19
THE IIUaCAL AND DRAMATzC WORLDS

Hermann HANS WETZLER will
give a series Of five symphony concerts
in Carnegie Hall. New York. The first
recital Is scheduled for this evening.
when Ossip Gabrilowitsch. pianist. and
Elsa Ruegger. 'cellst. will be The So
loists- Mr. We-zler has an orchestra Of
ninety men, drawn from the best orgaui-
zations CT New York. The program viii
include Beefhoven's fifth symphony in
c minor. also his 10. 4 concerto in C
major a Wagner prelude and "IsoIde's
Liebestod.'' Rubiustein's concerto for
cello. and the prelude TO Wagner
The Meiscersiuger OF Nuremberg"
So
KJCIAN, the young Bohemian violin
list. is 10 make his first American ap-
pearance next Saturday evening in New
York with the Walter DamrosCh orches-
ira Kocian viii BE assisted by Julie
Geyer. Dianiste. and Franz Spindler. ac-
companist. His program is an inter
esting one, and contains some selections
rarely attempted by violinists.
DUSE declares she has discovered a
genius in embyro in the person Of Mig
non Douglas, eleven years old. who
played IN her company when La Gia-
ccnda" was first presented I'm Boston.
Little Miss Douglas, or ' Ia Petite Mig
non as she is known on the stage. made
her debut when she was seven years old.
as Little Lord FauArleroy. I'm the play
Of the same name. Last season, when
Mrs. Patrick Campbell wanted a Beata
for her performance Of "Pclleas and
Nelisande." Miss Douglas got the place.
and did remarkably well. When in Bos-