Scope and Contents The Bishops of the Milwaukee Province have petitioned the Holy See for erection of a new Diocese in Wisconsin. They intend to propose as dignissimus a priest of Irish descent, but from outside the Province and not of the liberal tendency of Archbishop John Ireland, whose neighbor he will be. Katzer has mentioned the name of Father Henry A. Brann, of New York, to Bishop John Vertin to be put down as dignissimus, if Corrigan can recommend him. Katzer asks Corrigan to mark his answer...

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Katzer is most anxious to send Clarke a good sketch of Bishop Krautbauer who was a good friend to him. Katzer and his Chancellor are overburdened with work and he does not care to let anyone else send information on Bishop Francis Xavier Krautbauer . As soon as possible he will send a true and good sketch of the Bishop, who was a father and a friend to him. :: I-2-n A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Father Katzer states that for years their oil for sacramental purposes was procured from Oscar Tamagno of Cato, Illinois ?. Recently he has heard some doubt expressed as to the purity of this oil, and asks McMaster to inform him in this regard, and if the firm is not reliable, he asks that McMaster suggest a firm which is. :: I-2-f A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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The National Committee for the celebration of the O'Connell Centenary requests McMaster to send a representative of the New York Freeman's Journal to Dublin for the National Banquet in the Exhibition Palace on August 6th. :: I-2-a A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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He wrote Major Keiley last week asking him to secure employment for him in some wholesale house, or shipping office but as he has no reply he assumes that the letter went astray. He asks McMaster to see Keiley on the subject as he is without means and his large family needs support. Any help on their part will be considered by him one of the greatest favors of his life. :: I-2-a A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Kean sends McMaster $3. for his subscription to the Freeman's Journal, and also $5.50 to aid the Indian Missions. He requests a receipt for the subscription fee. :: I-2-c A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Keane thanks Hudson for the clippings. Hudson is asked to present Keane's thanks to the priest who made admirable use of their conversation for his article that appeared in Amerika. He little suspected that his admiration for the German language would be used to refute the charge that the Bishops had been planning the extirpation of that tongue from among German-American Catholics. Keane had a long talk with Camillus Cardinal Mazzella about the rules of the Sisters of the Holy Cross in...

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Unexpected news obliges Keane to go straight to Baltimore. He is sorry he could not spend a few days, at Notre Dame. Hudson is to forward any mail to St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, and to keep an eye on the Luigi Gregori pictures of Carroll and Washington that they may be worthy of the place they are to occupy. :: X-3-j A.L.S. 2pp. 12no.

Scope and Contents Keane hopes to get to Notre Dame on the 10th or 11th. He is on his pilgrimage to all the seminaries of the country recruiting students for Catholic University. He stops at Notre Dame to see if the Order of the Holy Cross will send any— the Paulists send seven. And to see how Luigi Gregori is advancing with the paintings of Bishop Carroll and George Washington which Keane ordered. If Hudson knows where Charles Warren Stoddard is, he is to send him the enclosed and to pray that God may...

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Keane thanks Hudson for the tribute to Charles Warren Stoddard . Keane considers Hudson as Stoddard's strong hold on the supernatural. Keane asks Hudson to pray for him, who has to spend so much time bushwhacking for the Lord. :: X-3-j A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Keane sends a letter from a woman prominent at the Convention of Education at Nashville, Miss B. no enclosure. Does Hudson know of any such work as she desires? Keane ordered photos to be sent to Egan. He hopes they will be useful, but as Father Brady, C.S.P. said, photos can't do it justice, one must see it to appreciate it. :: X-3-j A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

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Keane thanks Hudson for the help on the pictures and asks him to tell Luigi Gregori that his letter has been received. Keane cannot but help feeling a sort of responsibility for Mr. Shea. He thanks Hudson for the note on the lives of the saints. Why not set Ella Lorraine Dorsey to the task of getting up a set they need. :: X-3-j A.L.S 2pp. 8vo.

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Keane writes in reference to a sermon preached by Father Felix, S. J., in French. It was translated into English by a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross and Keane would be obliged for information that will make it possible for him to get a copy. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

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Keane thinks Hudson should have the back subscriptions by now. He would like to have Hudson publish a pamphlet for him on the Freemasons. Keane would reserve the copyright of this work to Hudson in America, a publisher in New Zealand and another in Australia. The quality would be equal to that of "Gifts of the Supernatural." :: X-3-a A.L.S. 6pp. 16mo.

Scope and Contents He has been busy with various things and has not had much time to do his duty toward the Freeman's Journal, and to answer _____ Duggan's letter. Subscribers are falling off for reasons without any foundation. He encloses $15.00 for continuation of subscription for members of the fish club. He speaks of a fair given by the St. John's Church and of the assistance rendered it by the brass band. The fair realized a profit of $2,000 which will be used to erect a steeple and bell on the...

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He asks McMaster to send him one dollar's worth of "Dr. Fry's Antebillious Pills". They are for his aged father who finds no relief from other medicines. McMaster is requested to send them by mail with the name of the druggist so that he may order direct. He expresses his satisfaction of the Journal. :: I-1-o A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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McMaster's occasional allusions in the Journal to the imperfections of the modern system of astronomy have created an interest in the minds of some of his readers as to the cause of the general acceptance of the Copernican theory. Many consider the hypothesis of Tycho Brahe more in accordance with the Scriptures and they should be pleased to have his ideas as to why the system of the latter has failed to obtain the endorsement of the scientific world. :: I-2-a A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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The writer sends $5.00 for Mount Carmel. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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They can furnish one thousand copies of the book "Lyrics" for $196. Their estimate for one thousand copies of a book like "Margaret" is $245. :: X-3-k A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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He thinks that McMaster is qualified to express an opinion concerning Catholic Education and urges him to state his stand now. He has difficulty maintaining his school in these hard times and wonders if it would be wise to pay his teachers from the common school fund. :: I-2-a A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Keating submits an article on the Blessed Virgin. :: X-3-i A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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The lines she sends were handed to her last night by one of the Sisters who had read the notice in the Journal of the death of his son, Michael. If he thinks them worthy of a place in the Journal he may do so, if not she knows that he will appreciate the Sentiment himself. P.S. She asks that the letter be not published. :: I-1-o A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She calls his attention to a work, "The Sign of the Cross" which was lately published and which appears to do an important service. It was written by Mgr. Gaume and translated from the original French by one of the Sisters. She has ordered a copy sent to him. She thinks that he will be doing a service to the Church by calling attention to the manner in which the Sign of the Cross is made and the reasons that some of the Catholics are afraid to make it in public. The Sisters have a...

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The evening mail brought the Journal containing the news of the death of Mrs. McMaster. He feels that she now possesses Heaven. Prayers and Holy Communion will be offered for the repose of her soul. On the Next Sunday the Community Communion will be offered for her. She asks for a "memento". :: I-1-o A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Mother de Chantal has been surprised by the message of the latest issue of the Freeman's Journal. Her feelings are mingled with amazement and grief and she would have discredited the news had it come from any other source than the Journal. The Lord is demanding much more from McMaster this Lenten season than mere bodily mortification. Mother Chantal believes McMaster will be the person least affected by the insane step of Bishop Peter Joseph Baltes of Alton, Illinois. When people who...

Scope and Contents Sister sends McMaster a gold nugget to be disposed of and the proceeds sent to he Holy Father as the contribution of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Wheeling, W. Va. Sister would like to send money, but it is impossible. This letter will be handed to McMaster by Father Augustine Louage, president of their college and seminary in Wheeling. Sister asks if McMaster, his wife and child, could come to Wheeling for a few weeks rest, and says that they could furnish a quiet room for him to live in....

Scope and Contents Keefe, writing from the Marine Hospital, notifies McMaster that the health of Major T. B. Sheridan is very bad and that his present condition is low. He asks that McMaster mention this in the Freeman's Journal since Sheridan is well known along the Mississippi River, as an able writer and as a good soldier in the cause of General N. B. Forrest. Keefe encloses a clipping concerning Sheridan enclosure is present which he cut from the Memphis Daily Appeal. In case McMaster prints anything...

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Keegan requests the use of the Ave Maria to convey a message to his former classmates. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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A contribution is enclosed for the New Year's issue of the Ave Maria. :: X-2-n A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Keegan thanks Hudson for the copies of the Ave Maria. Keegan is a young Irish priest who graduated from London University in 1860 with a B. A. He studied theology in Carlow College, Ireland for three years and was ordained in 1883, coming to the United States in the same year. Keegan has written numerous articles since coming to America on many topics, but henceforth he wishes to devote his efforts to writing on religious topics for the Ave Maria. :: X-2-o A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.