THE TABLET.
A Weekly Newspaper and Review.
DÜM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS ÜT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MAN2AT.S.
From the B r i e f oj H is Holiness P iu s IX . to T h e T a b l e t , June 4, ibyo.
Vol. 92. No. 3042. L ondon, A ugust 27, 1898.
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C hronicle of the Week
The Future o f the PhilippinesAction of the Vatican—Ovation to Admiral Sampson— The Power of Co-Operation — In Praise of Co-Partnership — Herr W o lff’s Doings in China —Mr. Rhodes on Cape Politics—The Cape Elec■ tions—The Southport Election— Letter from Mt. Chamberlain— The Result of the Poll— Greece and Turkey as Allies— The Undiscovered Fields of Science— M. Lockroy and the French Navy— Railways in Africa — The Coal War in South Wales—Meeting -of the Quebec Conference—The Advance on Khartoum— Fate_ of rthe Khalifa’s Infernal Machine — Departure of the Antarctic Expedition—Lord Charles Beres‘ford’s Mission to China . . ;
CONTENTS.
Leaders:
The Quebec Conference . . Art in Small Churches Fra Girolamo Savonarola.. Anglican Baptisms Notes .. _ — _
Page .. 321 . . 322 . . 322 .. 324 . . 326
Reviews :
The Book o f Glasgow Cathedral 328 Life of the Rev. Father Dominic 32-5 Cuoa, Past and Present . . . . 330 Spicilegium Benedictinum . . 330 The Unknown Sea . . . . 330 A Practical Guide to Indulgences 330 Ordeal by Compassion . . . . 331 Penelope’s Experiences in..Scot
land .................................... 331 Fidelity .. . . . . . . 331 An Early Village Guild •• 33t Correspondence :
Rome :— (From Our Own Corre
spondent) . . ... — — 333
C orrespondence (Continued):
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News from Ireland _ — 335 News from France......................... 336 News from America . . . . 337 Letters to the E ditor : Mass or Masses . . .. . . 338 New Southwark . . . . . . 338 The Papal F l a g ......................... 338 All in a Nutshell . . . . . . 338 Catholic Army Cramming . . 338 The Ritual Controversy . . . . 335 The Late Archbishop of Toronto.. 342 The Irish Lace Industry . . . . 342 Don Albertario in Prison . . . . 342 The Pope’s Feast Day . . . . 342 The Office of Papal Sacristan . . 343 Icelandic Ecclesiology . . .. 343 Work and Athletics at Secondary
Schools . . . . . . --43 Books of the Week . . . . 343
F rom E veryw h ere
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M a r r ia g e ........................... So c ia l and Political
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SU PPLEM EN T . N ews from t h e S chools :
Oxford. Local Examinations . . 349 The Irish University Question . . 350 Secondary Schools in France . . 351 Recreative Evening Schools . . 352 Schools W a r n e d .....................352 N ew s from t h e D io ceses :
Westminster . . . . . . 352 S o u th w a rk ................................ 352 Clifton . . . . . . . . 353 Liverpool . . 353 Northampton ............................353 Plymouth . . . . . . . . 355 Portsmouth . . . . . . . . 355 Menevia ....................................... 355
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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.
THE PHILIPPINES. G1
■THE FUTURE OF
E N E R A L M E R R I T T ’S despatch shows that the surrender o f Manila includes only the town, with its suburbs, defences, and Spanish garrison,
but not the remainder o f the Philippine A rchipelago. I t seems, indeed, as General Augustin had been superseded some tim e previously as Captain-General and Governor o f the Islands, in favour o f General R ios, Governor o f the Visayas, that only the surrender o f the city and its immediate environs was within his com petence. T h e follow ing are the principal conditions o f the capitulation. ( i . ) T h e Spanish troops, Europ ean and native, capitulate with the city and its defences, w ith all the honours o f war, depositing their arms in places designated b y the authorities o f the United States, remaining in the quarters designated and under the control of their officers, subject to the control o f the United States authorities, until the conclusion o f a treaty o f peace between the two belligerent nations. A l l persons in cluded in the capitulation remain at liberty, officers remaining in their respective homes, which shall be respected as long as they observe the regulations prescribed for their government and the laws in force. (2.) Officers shall retain their side-arms, horses, and private property. A l l public horses and public property o f all kinds shall be turned over to staff officers designated b y the United States. Spanish families shall leave Manila when they like, and the Americans will supply rations for the Spaniards as i f they were prisoners o f war until the conclusion o f peace. A l l public funds are to be turned over, and finally, “ T h e city, the inhabitants, the churches, the educational establishments o f all kinds, and private property of all descriptions are p laced under the special safeguard o f the faith and honour o f the American A rm y .” T h e question o f the final disposal o f the islands, left open by the terms o f the protocol, is already giving rise to much discussion in the press both o f Europe and the United States, other Powers claim ing to have a voice in its settlement, while the American public will be very loth to admit it. Serious trouble is, moreover, threatened by the rebels, who declare that they can make the islands untenable for anybody. O n ly those who are unarmed are admitted into Manila, and
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five have already been shot for looting. N o appreciable damage has been done to the town or non-combatants by the bombardment. T h e casualties in the recent fighting amounted to 40 k illed and 100 wounded on the American, and 200 killed and 400 wounded on the Spanish side.
—ACTION OF
THE VATICAN.
A despatch from Rom e to the Politische Corrispondenz of V ien na states that negotiations will be immediately set on foot by the Vatican for the establishm ent o f a new hier
archy in the Spanish colonies transferred to the possession o f the U n ited Staies, as was done in the case o f the M exican territory annexed by them. Priests o f other nationalities were there gradually in troduced instead o f the Spanish clergy, Frenchm en being found the most suited to their new circum stances, as they readily acquired a knowledge o f the Spanish language, and secured the confidence o f the population.
— OVATION TO ADMIRAL SAMPSON.
T h e approaches to New Y o rk H arbour were the scene o f a memorable display o f enthusiasm on the occasion o f the return of Adm ira l Sampson and his squadron, consisting, in addition to the flagship N ew York, o f the Iow a , Brooklyn, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Oregon. A fte r being saluted by Fort Hamilton and Fort Wadsworth, the fleet passed the Narrows, escorted b y hundreds of yachts and steamers which had com e to meet them, and were there jo in ed by the Texas. T h e M ayor o f New Y o rk , with other city officials and four Cabinet Ministers, went on board the flagship and welcomed the Adm ira l and his ships. T h en the fleet, with an attendant flotilla, which had by this tim e swelled to thousands, entered the Hudson, o f which the shores both on the New Y o rk and New Jersey sides were lin ed by vast crowds. A l l the accom panying ships were decorated with their gala display o f flags, and the Cunarder, Umbria, which took her p lace among them, is described as “ a shimmering spectacle o f bunting." Saluted then b y Castle W illiam and the field batteries on shore, each ship in turn thundered out an answering salvo, while a million o f people cheered as they went past. Passing under the headland on which G rant’s tomb stands, the guns paid homage to the ashes o f the General who said “ L e t us have peace,” and then turning steamed back through similar demonstrations to their anchorage at Staten Island. T h e scene was the more impressive as a spontaneous expression o f national feeliDg without previous organization or arrangement, and serves to show how deeply the new international attitude o f the country has sunk into the public consciousness.
