Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
APlsaIsd to Learn that oompatriOtS Are
Cared for in America
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTES CASH
Society Provides homes and Work for
People from Italy.
BISHOP BUsK At DANTE CELEBRATION
Head of Missouri Diocese Proves 10
he italian Scholar and Warm
Admirer of the
Poet.
rkLKS WITH BOSTON WOMAN OF EFFORTS

ROME, New. 1O-That his holiness Plus
\, Is particularly interested in the fate and
future Of Italian emlgrants to tho United
States has recently been made evident.
lie desires TO hear OF the condition Of those
who leave Italy to become residents in and
citizens Of the new world.
A young Boston woman, Miss Eleanor
NJ Colleton, secretary OF the Saint Raphael
society for the protection of italian inn
migrants I'm Boston, was recently received
by the pontiff n special private audience
on two distinct occasions The founder OF
this society was the late philanthropic and
devoted bishop OF Piacenza, Monsignor.
NScslavini. It's present honorary secretary is
Mis- grace, the Most Rev. John ]. Williams.
Varchbishop of Boston and his grace, the
Most Rev. William II. OConnell, arch
bishop Of Costanza, and coad1utor OF
Boston is the honorary vice president of the
fathers OF tho same society. The working
president is the Rev. Roberto Biasotti, OF
the fathers of the congregation Of ST.
Charles Borromeo. and the vice president
is the Hon. John II. Fitzgerald, mayor Of
Boston.
The 1ontin was particularly interested
IN hearing how the italian immigrants we're
met on their arrival by agents OF this
society. Italians talking the language OF
HLIAQAeIb
were directed to hnd their friends
or housed at a small rate of payment;
how they were distributed in centers Of
labor and what provisions had been made
for the preservation and the practice of
their faith by these exiles.
Pope Greatly Interested.
He was greatly Interested and gratihed
with what Miss Colleton related to him In
her fluent Italian. and in the report on
monograph" descriptive Of the society aud
its work, which, written in Italian, had been
Z SrsTepared for the present exhibition In Milan
and a copy of which, elegantly bound, had
been presented to his holiness. Miss
Colleton also had audiences of the same
interesting question with his eminence,
Cardinal Merry del Val, pontihcal secretary
OF State.
The Italian government, recognizing the
work already achieved by this society of
Saint Raphael, in the assistance and drec-
tion given TO Italian emigrants going 90
Boston, has begun to award It a subsidy
of q considerable amount when the GUS
toms Of this country arc taken into &C
count. The usefulness of this society is
recognized by the authorities here, and
though Il Is a sign of misfortune that the
people should depart from Italy, yet it is
argued they should be well cared for
where they so.
Bishop Burke and Dante.
An American bishop, taking part in a
celebration at sarzana in honor OF Dante
excites the admiration OF many Italians.
The occasion was the commemoration Of
4 the sixth centenary of the peace made by
Dante between the Marquises Malaspina
and the bishop of Luni an event which
happened in 1896. But, as tho osservatbre
Romano adds, In order that the sign Of
eeclesisstical interest in Dante was brought
home more directly to those who were
oommemorating the peace of sarzana, there
amongst them was the illustrious Ameri-
can preiate Most Rev. Maurice Burke,
bishop Of St, Joseph. Mo- Bishop Burke,
who was formerly a student of the Ameri-
can college in Rome is a fervent admirer
and profound student of Dante 1t is told
- Of Macauiay that at one period OF his life
Me was known 20 say that. II by some
miracle Of vandalism all copies OF Para
disc Lost" and the Pilgrims Progress
were destroyed on the face of the earth,
ne would undertake to reproduce them
both from recollection. OF Bishop Burke
II may be said that If similar fate over
look the Divine Comedy he could re-
produce II in its completeness from
memory. And when he came to speak IN
this assembly Of Dantists his speech. in
excellent Italian, was emphasized and glor-
ihed by appropriate and numerous quota.
tions from the great Florentne poet whose
memory was in commemoration
Prefers spanish Advisers.
The pope Is growing to lean more and
more on his two Spanish advisers in tn,
Curis'-Csrdinsl Merry del Val the score
tary Of state Of tho Vatican. and Cardina
Wives Tuto. In few days time the lat
ter will, az the request Of tho pope leave
his modest dwelling in the convent of N,
eapuehips and take up his residence In tn,
Palazzo Altempo. near The Saint Argel,
bridge. The Palazzo .Altempo was sold b,
The Duca de Galleses to Leo Kill VIII,
- offered II 10 the Spanish bishops for thei
seminary The duke reserved for hlmsel
during his lifetime the use OF the larg,
suite Of apartments he occupied on the mrs
N noor on his death few months ago thl
became free, and Plus X expressed the Ntsl
80 see them ooeupied by Cardinal Wives
Tuto. The spanish bishops FASTENED L
sive way 10 the desire Of the pope by put
ting the apartments at the disposal Of tn
cardinal tree of charge
Like the pope Cardinal Wives y Tuto IL
conservative of the conservatives. lie ha
published series OF works on theology o
the most conservative character His Iates
wBs "a dissertation on the. Pater Nostet
The pope. with whom he Is in perfect com
n muuion Of IDEAS listens TO his counsels an
r seldom doea anythins without consultin
him.
The intimate oouuseilors Of the pope a.
therefore two spaniards OF the most con
serVstipe views. The secretary u stat,
Cardinal Merry del Val. may be called IN
'Fmineree Rouge" of the pore. while IN
CQpuchm Vives n TuGo Is his Eminenc
- GTi,se, as be stil wears the color OF hi
order But his influence is really create
han was that of Father Joseph owe
helieu.
nereEfOrd O. Promoted.
LONDON. Nov. l0-An admiralty mem
y ornpdum. issued this evening. announce