The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-26
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soldier about a mile from the for
tifications of Queenstown. They were
marched to police station with
policeman on each side of them and
soldier in front and another in the
rear, carrying bayoneted guns. Broth
er Flavian was able to establish his
identity as an American citizen
through relatives in the city.
Catholic Mentioned for Mexico
Mr. Paul Fuller, Dean of the Ford
ham Law School, is mentioned for the
vacant Ambassadorship to Mexico.
Mr. Fuller is now in Mexico on a con-
fidential mission to Carranza. Mr.
Fuller is a convert descendant of the
Puritans, and an eminent New York
lawyer. He took part in the settle
ment of the Venezuela Boundary, the
Philippine Tariff, the Porto Rico and
Philippine Church and other cases,
and has served as Counsel for the
French and Russian Government. y
Piux KS Picture in st. Louis ia
picture of the late Plus X, which
adorns one of the walls of the school
of theology at st. Louis University,
receives a new lustre of interest in
the light of the elevation of Cardinal
Della Chiesa to the Papal dignity. The
picture bears Pope Plus signature and
conveys his blessing to the theologians
of ST. Louis University. Both picture
and blessing were obtained last. win
ter from Archbishop Chiesa when
Archbishop of Bologna.
Last Monsignor Named BY Plus X.
Rev. John T. Woods, rector of the
Church of the Holy Cross, Brooklyn,
has been made a domestic prelate,
with the rank of Monsignor. An Off
cial diocesan announcement received
few days ago, declares that Father
Woods was raised to the rank of
domestic prelate just before the death
of the late Pope Plus X. Father
Woods was the last Monsignor des-
ignated by the late Holy Father. The
appointment was sought when Bishop
Mcdonnell was in audience with His
Holiness last June. The official des.
ignation was made just before the
Pope's last illness.
A Religious FamiIy.-Mrs. Andrew
Ruff, of Syracuse, N. Y, says the Cath
Ollie Sun, is the mother Of seven
daughters, five of whom are nuns in
the Order of Christian Charity. They
are Sister Leonilla, Mother Superior
of ST. Anthony's Convent, New: York
City; Sister Leander, Mother Superb
or at Chaska, Mimi; Sister Andrea,
of Danville, Pa; Sister Bertha and
Sister Ascella of st. Louis" Mo- Sis.
ter Leonilla and Sister Leander cele,
brated their silver jubilee a few years
ago and Sister Bertha observed a sim
liar anniversary August IL last.
Death of a Refugee Priest.-On Mon
day, September 2, Father Sisneros
died suddenly of heart failure at the
Spohn Sanitarium, Corpus Christi
Texas. He had been but a few days
at the sanitarium, ill of malaria, and
on the morning of his death, while
walking, was stricken suddenly. His
| funeral took place on the feast OF
| the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. Father Sisneros was formerly
pastor of a church at Mier, Tamauli
pas, Mexico. He was driven from
his church and country by the revo
lutionists, came to Corpus Christi
and for a few weeks served as assist
ant priest at Refugio, Texas.
Lynch of ChiIe.-The memoria,
which is to be inaugurated in Val
paraiso this year in honor of Patrick
Lynch, who was soldier and sailor
too" will be another reminder of the
| far-aung activities of the Irish race
Lynch, who had the unique distinc
ton of serving both as admiral and
general in the South American Serv
ice, was born at Santiago de Chile in
1924, and one of his biographers adds
the almost superfluous information
that he was ''of Irish descent on the
paternal side," his father being Senol
Estanislao Lynch. His life was
crowded with incident. When 6
youthful cadet in the infant navy OF
the land of his birth, he was Sent
by the CHILEAN Government to the
British Navy for training purposes
He served for seven years, and tool
part in the opium war" against China
in 1841. Returning home, he served
on various ships, and when the wal
with Peru and Bolivia broke out he
was given command of naval expe
dition. For four years he was in the
thick of the struggle, which ended
so disastrously for Peru. AS Gov
ernor of Lima, he showed great ad
ministrative powers, and in 1884, wher
he was 60 years of age, RearAdmiral
Lynch was appointed Minister Plenti
potentiary to the Court Of Spain
After sojourn ofxabout Is months
in Madrid his health broke down, anC
he set sail for Chile, but died on the
voyage in May, 1885.
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