The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-10-24

cree which begins by insulting the
clergy and the Catholic Church and
then proceeds to % Expel all foreign
priests and all Jesuits; (2) Allow the
churches to be open from to IL a. m.
only. Confession is forbidden, as also
is entrance to the sacristy. The bells
OF the churches may not be rung for
church services but only for civil cele-
brations by order of the Governor.
All Catholic colleges forbidden. Those
colleges only are allowed which have
as director a graduate of public
Normal school. This director is re-
sponsible for everything. He is to
he punished for all attractions against
the law. For the first offense there
is fine of $500; for the second, the
college will be suppressed.
In other towns of this State of Mon
terey many other sacrileges were
committed, as, for instance, in the
town of Zanquecillos, where the
sacred vestments were, used for a
public indecent dance. In Margaritas
the ciborium was desecrated. In Ger
deep we'll. In ALBANIA the churches
were converted into barracks. A
priest named Regalado, was forced to
go on foot, as prisoner, one hundred
miles, following on after the Carran-
Zistas, who we're on horseback.
Topic City, Capital of the Territory
of Tepic.-The Bishop, Mgr. Segura,
as we'll as Father Vilalto of the Sacred
Heart of Mary, were sent to the peni-
Tertiary condemned for eight years.
At this writing the Bishop is still a
prisoner No defense or plea for
mercy will be heard by the officials
All other priests were sent to prison
but not to the penitentiary.
SaltiIIo, Native City of Carranza
and Capital of the State of CoahuiIa-
All priests were put into prison and
subjected to shameful treatment by
Villa. This is especially true of the
Jesuits, whose college was destroyed
in part to open new street. The
Jesuits had to suffer in order to wiring
money from them. AS they had no
money they were condemned to a
mock death, and compelled to suffer
as though they were actually to be
killed. 1t is in this city that naked
women were photographed standing
beside men who were dressed in
priestly vestments. This was to show
the immortality of the clergy.
zacatecas, Capital of the State of
Zacatecas.-Here Father Verlarde,
professor of the seminary and chap
lain of the Teresians college, was
robbed, and he himself taken to the
outskirts of the town, where in the
night he was brutality murdered. His
body was found next day pierced by
more than twenty bullets. This hap
pened on June %. During the early
morning of June "A the Carranzistas
went into the Christian Brothers Col
lege and took the chaplain, Father
Vega, and Brothers Adrian and Adolf,
rector and vice-president, prisoners.
They were brutally driven to the next
mountain, called La Buffa, and there
shot and killed. Three days after
some persons found the three bodies
half buried in the sand. The other
brothers were thrown into prison and
wretchedly treated.
On June 25 all the priests of the
city were called before the Governor
and then put into prison. The sum of
one million dollars ($1,O00,0O0) was
question for them to furnish this
amount, and they were subjected to
exceedingly brutal treatment until
they at last managed to raise the sum
of 100000. When this was secured
they were all sent away to Ell Paso
in the tilthiest railway cars.
In the town Of Guadalupe (Zaca-
tecas) Carranzistas killed many
wounded and sick who were at a
provisional hospital by driving horses
over them; others in the same town
we're shot. In this town the parish
priest of Cabra, Father ]. Alba, was
killed by the Carranzistas.
AguascaIientes Capital of the State
of Aquascalientes.-Al priests ban
ished, confessionals burned, images of
the saints destroyed. The Governor
decreed that no priest at all could
say Mass, hear confessions, or eXer-
else any kind of ministry.
San Louis Potosi, Capital of the
State of San Luis Potosi.-The Vicar
General was whipped publicly and
badly injured. Masses we're forbidden
on week days, and confession also,
except in cases in articuIo mortis,
when delegate of the Civil Governor
listens to the whole confession. Ring
ing of bells is forbidden. All priests
except ten banished. Those who are
exiled are treated shamefully. Among
them was Father Espinosa, ninety
four years of age. The splendid
library of the Bishop was taken by
an American who was with the Car
ranzistas.
Queretaro, Capital of the State of
observation-disclosures two priests, Fathers
Garay and Sousa, clad in their cas-
socks, were placed on horseback and
made sport of by the Carranzistas.
All the churches are closed. On July
81 the soldiers took the Catholic Ly-
ceum and the Seminary for barracks
and burned the confessionals. They
appointed new Vicar-General, Car
ranzista priest. The Catholics held
a public meeting of protest The Car
ron1iStas took fright at this and sent