East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-17
NEW CARDINALS.
At Least One Red Hat to Bo to an
American Prelate,

Rome.-The consistory to be held
at the Vatican will be of peculiar in
terest to American Catholics because
| 1t has been reported at intervals in
the past fortnight Pope Plus would
appoint among them Mgr. Thomas F.
Kennedy, rector of the American coll
lege in Rome; Archbishop ireland of
Minnesota, and Archbishop Farley of
New York.
For some time rumors have crop
ped up at various times. which had for
their purport that another cardinal
Is to be appointed in the American
church. There has been much specu-
lation and other names have been
mentioned in addition to those which
have been quoted.
Archbishop Muloon of Chicago and
Archbishop O'Connell of Boston have
also been mentioned.
Mr.. Kennedy is a figure standing
prominently in the forefront both in
affairs in the vatican and in Catholic
affairs in the United States. He keeps
in as close touch as possible with the
latter. and is we'll known to many
leading American Catholics.
Mgr. Kennedy is the person in Rome
through whom audiences with the
pope himself are arranged. and 1t is
thus he has become personally ac-
quainted with many Americans.
Terrible scenes of riot and blood
shed have occurred at the italian
town of Bari. on the Adriatic coast.
following a general strike among all
classes of workers.
The strike is the direct result of a
considerable increase in the price of
corn and in house rents, and the
townspeople rose in masses.
Thousands of the poorer people, un-
able to meet what they regard as the
fresh extortions of the landlords. had
had notice to leave their dwellings
within "a hours, or to suffer eviction.
With this possibility hanging over
them. and driven to desperation by
hunger, an angry mob 1000 strong,
marched through the streets and
practically forced every business, pri-
vate and municipal, to come to a
standstill.
Tram cars that continued to run
were wrecked. and the conductors and
uIlNtIS IpuSuly idhulVu. anu SioPS'
whose owners refused to close were
plundered and in some cases burned.
Police and soldiers who had taken
I'M positions in public and other
buildings were driven out, and the
buildings were set on fire. The prop
erty OF unpopular landlords was visit
ed with special severity: many houses
being broken up and burned,
There was constant firing in the
streets between the mob and the land
lords. and five people were shot dead,
Thirty soldiers and about 80 civilians
were taken to hospitals, many of them
being dangerously wounded.
The fury of the people has by no
means exhausted itself, and the au-
thorities are anticipating further
| trouble.
The authorities believe that a tale
OF great dramatic interest and ro-
mantle detail lies behind the recent
murder of Father Meneghollo parish
priest of vicenza, who was shot to
death by another priest, Anglo Tira-
pello.
Meneghello had obtained Tirapello's
suspension on the grounds OF miscon-
duct. insubordination and lack OF
mental balance. Tirapello appealed
to Rome, but when his appeal was
dismissed he determined to be reveng-
cd and waited behind the altar with
rifle until his victim emerged from
the sacristy.
The congregation was panic-strick-
en-. and the assassin took advantage of
the confusion to escape to the open
country.