Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1888 — A HALF CEN'I URY. [ARTICLE]

A HALF CEN'I URY.

The Pope Celebrates the Fiftieth Year of His Priesthood. Th rvtebratlon ot Poritiflelal High Ma« n Mngolflcent Aff,ir.-Cop»iderabte Pomp •»> «< Gi’diug for this V*’e of Tears. ‘Sunday, thf fiftieth anniv rsary of the priesthood of the. P.ope. In every part of the world the., event was recognized with appropriate ceremonies. At Rome tb,s crowning feature of the Pope’s jubilee, the celebration of poptificial high mass at St. Peters, the grandest of churches, was a most magnificent spectacle, and the arrapgendents throughout were strictly adh«4ed to. At a very early hour-St. Peter’s square was jammed with peoplg*-awaiting the opening of the catiwrfral, and whe i. finally the vast edifice Was thrown open a constant tide o| humanity poured into it until thp hpHding was literally pack ed. The Rope entered, the cathedraJ at 8:30o’clock, preceded by the cardinals in probeesion. At-; his Holiness appeared the vast congregation broke forth in shouts of greeting which lasted some minutes. The mass and its accompanying music were grandly and deeply impressive; and many were profoundly affected. .11 o’clock the Holy Father withdrew /from the cathedral, again there arose an almost endless shout of vivas, accompanied by waving of h*ts anffhandkerchiefs, clapping of hands and other manifestations of affection which continued long after hp nad disappeared. Sixty thousand tickets of admission were issued, / iting Humbert* received a deputation^?ltalian Deputies in the afternoon, expressed to | his great satisfaction at the smoothness with which tbb ceremonies of thte Pope’s jubilee, apd especially the exercises at St. Peter’s, had passed 6ff. This fact, he deglared, was the vety best proof of the scope’s emire liberty. Forly-eight qArdinals anfi/%3$ archbishops and bibhoi>s were presdnAt the mass. an,d it is there were 30,000 persons in theaudience. The Pope prayed for a time in his private chapel, and the homage' of the epfirt' cardinals in the sala assuming the sacerdotal vestments the Pope was overcome with emotion, and Jkinted. Strong saba were administered, turned to/tonsciousness. He cehded the borne on the #hpfiid#!r'B attended by |he djJathedral. Just before vested for the altar he fiMwred, remaining unconscious a few minutes. The mass 7 occupied twpnty-eight minutes.' After tion the Pope agai jxjleated Jjiimself in gestatorial Was borne completely aFOd|ptthe altar to capella del sacrerq tie offered up a prayer During the wore the triple rr i! d to him bv Emperor ; 8 of the line and a large Jffimber of gendarmerie regulated the Tnovemente of the crowd at the Cathedral and a thousand policemen in plain clothes were stationed inside the edifice. A few ladies fainted in the crush, but no accident occurred. In the chapel the columns and pilasters were hung with red damask. The statue of St. Peter was clothed in pontifical garments, with a tiarra on the head. The orchestra included the famous ancient silver trumpets. Many members of the Nobility were present. The Pope wore a pastoral ring presented by the Austrian archdukes. His tiara was covered with a thousand pearls. The chalice used by his Holiness was the gift of the King of Portugal, and the golden plate used in the service was a present from Queen Victoria.

Big Strike Averted. A strike which promised serious consequences has just be»n averted on the Philadelphia A Reading road. Tne men at Port Richmond refus ed to load non union barges, whereupon thev were discharged. Tne railroad men, by order of the Knights of Labor, then struck and for three days not a freight train was moved. On Tuesday, however, the company agreed to an arbitration of their differences, and the men returned to work. Sixty thousand men would have been involved. President Austin Corbin has sent a

letter to A. A. McLeod, general manager of the Philadelphia & Reading, with directions to communicate it to all Reading employes. After thanking the men who "stood by the road, the letter says a time has now come when they must decide between their duty to the road and their obedience to the Knights of Labor. Men who stand by the road will have employment at reasonable hours and good pay. Those whb do not will not be allowed on the road under any circumstances. “We do not object to labor organizations, but no dictation by such bodies will be allowed. New men will not be discharged from the company’s service to make room for strikers. There has never been a question of arbitration in this matter, merely whether the company shall be allowed to control its property or not., From now on every wheel turned on the Reading system shall be turned on the orders of that company, and under those of no one else.” °. - It is the middle-aged man whose increasing girth tells him what the waist of time is.