1 THE ILLUSTRATED BEE.
AuRiist 12, 1000.
Archbishop J. J. Keane
His Great Life Work
WASHINGTON. Auk- 8.--(Special Cor- heard him preach In Ualtlmoro and Bald he
respnudenco of The lieu.) Intense In his Hhould ho a bishop."
Americanism, loyal In IiIh friendships, In 1881 UUhop Konno took part In tho
boundless In IiIh toil, open uml generous to third plonary council of Uultlmoro, at which
ii fault, John Joseph Konne, hlHhop of timo It wan decreed that thoro Hhould he es
Damascus, hIiiiiiIh mm a Hplenilld type of man- tuhllahed a grout national Institution lo
hood. HlHhop Kcnne, who has been ehoHcn poat-collcglato and highly specialized educu
for the iirrhhlHhoprle of l)ubu(iiu, la., In Hon to bo called the Catholic UnlvorHlty or
i hargo or the metropolitan see ror tin) America, and lllshop Keano was choaun oiu
HtnleH of Iowa. Nebraska and Wyoming, and f tho directors and wh subsequently ro
iih a man of profound learning, easily Htands quested by tho American hierarchy uud by
i.L the head of the hierarchy of thu United hla holiness, Leo XIII, to roilgn his diocese
StateH and has a wide acquaintance dilp In In orilor l0 ,iOVoto hlniBelf entirely to the
this country fondly anticipating his eleva- direction of tho university, and In 1880 lo
tion to a situation where IiIh culture, his WIlH n,I0mtotl Its rector. On Muy 24, 188s,
eloquence and his checifiil optimism may Ul0 Corneratono wiib laid and on August Vj
llnd full fruition, of tho sumo year lllshop Kouno was trans
John Joseph Kruno was born in llally- furro(, fro, lho B00 of ulchmoml to th
shannon, County Donegal Ireland, rieptcm- tlllir guo of AJn(j(t(Ji 0u Boptoinbor ,8,
ber II', I8.l!i. Mo came with bis family to 1WI, ,..,. ,....,. ,, P11BllM11, ,,
the United States In 18Pi, was educated at lor8h, uf tho Cathollc unVcrBlty upon the
Si. Charles collcgn and at St. Mary's . , , .. ... ,.,..? .
. i-inanL ,,Lu nuu, in urn uiiniiu w
lllshop Keanc, said that tho custom of thu
Catholic church was not to allow any one
of Its prelates to hold olllco In perpetuity.
Then hla holiness further said: "Doing
solicitous of your future welfare we leave
to your own freo will to remain In your
own country, or, If you prefer, to go to
that church, and was appointed director of Uo,,1,' " ou ch(",so thJ forluur wo wlU
,,. ucBiino lor you soinu urciiopiacoiiai Hue uy
ton. which he resigned In 1SU7 and went to vo, ol 1,10 """'"I's i ""'i amies, iwuentuu nUu
Koine to become closely atta.-hed lo his HlHhop Keano decided to remain In tho that ho mnnda for tho beat In Cathollolain
holiness, I.eo XIII. lllshop Kcaiio Is one of United States and took a menauro of reat, aud they will rejolco to hear of his ap-
thrce Americans who are being seriously which ho greatly needed. Later, howovor, polntment to tho archoplseopnl soo of
considered for the rardinalutu In the event nu wu"t to Home, and by his erudition and Dubuque, und In bis higher elevation,
of the death of Cardinal Gibbous, tho other hroad culture ho became ono of tho ad- should tho red cap ever bo presented for
two being Ireland of St. Paul and Cnrrlgan vltoiH to the American church near tho his keeping.
nr n'dw Viirk. person of tho popo nnd established for him- lllshop Keano Is abovo tho averugo in
iltkhop Koiino's work as an educator self i mime which Is now known tho Catho- height, Mb loreueau is uronu uuu uib", um American mechanics are now engaged iwo ml.es in length, were roqu.rcd to trans
stnuiU out most brilliantly In thu church He world over. Keano has a pcsltlvo forco, his nose nqulllno, his mouth and chin ln ureut,,K ( ono of tho highest port tho material. Tureo steumers weru
rather small and dollcato, whllo his voice, bridges, if it Is not the highest bridge, In also required to ship tho iron work he-
partlcular ln chunting, is ricn, iuii uuu, uso oy any rnroau- i tuo WOrld, Bays tho tweeu ports.
reully magnlllccnt. B. C. S. Philadelphia Telegraph. To America and At tho present tluio tho work Is wel
. . . tho country's great lion nnd steel Industry under wuy und notwithstanding tho many
Postage Sunup liuyiiig this com ract Is much more Important than vexatious dolajs caused by llotds, tho work
was the Atbara bridge In Egypt, of which will bo tlulsbcd inside of lho contract time.
A woman purchasing a poetugo stamp eel- 0I10 ro.uls b0 nulch Tuo awarding of tho Until recently tho gorge over which tho
dom realizes that it U a courtesy extended colllrnct for tho building of tho brldgo to bridge crosses was a wilderness, which fact
.w mv., " uu iiiiiui ivuu uuu utvi uuiiou tuuii'uiuui o tiiuuu cuiuiiuiieu iuu uuuiimuy iu iiuuarU( t
way la to rush bruathlwMly Into a drug ,s but nllolUGr iUBtunco of tho superiority special clothlug, portable houses, medical
utoro and, In ehurmlug dlsregurd of condl- nn(1 Bl111 of tho American workman over stores and other necessary articles for the
tlous therein, to demand: "A 2-cont stamp, , . Euronean comnetltor. Innumerable AninriciuiH. A mieclnl military iruard had
it ntt... ,1 ..In iltik llmiMi nilt lit .... . ....... ....
n Kimii nn lni r n ntlulntltitr flflfl 1111 . . . . .
iiuiu, u noi uuwiiuuK, iu buiyu uu. th0 flrm Which was awarded tho contract of tho hilly regions being Infested
HtamnB her tout, exclaima audibly, MOh, wna nblo to guarantee th0 work completed In savages.
ut'ui. n iu uu b "tw iphu i ii n ii nn r inn t mo wniwoii nv i nn h:m . a j t umfi rmii in ntir n innri iti i
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uiai no uoch nui imuuiu uovut,u du.u.., dv HoIno Umo ng0 th0 untish governmont and especially for tho building of
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nf nitatnituira nn niniiiiirinir iiir hihiil wiilii . i n .i i .. ...i. t .. t. i.u .. . . .
to buttouholo tho ouly clerk In attendance. mmlo famoua by Hudyard Kipling In ono of than 200,000 pounds. This was capablo
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0- - . UIUlllii ULI M hllUhl II VI(,..."Q v .
I'go anil at St. Mary
seminary, Iliiltimore, and In 18 entered
the Unman Catholic priesthood. He was an
iiBMlHtnul pastor of St. Patrick's church of
this elty until 1871, when he was made
bishop of Richmond, Va., being consecrated
August 2.", 1S7H. Me bus been active In lho
organization of ltomau Cathollc societies,
especially temperance societies In
tho ltomau Catholic university at Washing-
K'tKlBA 'WiimiHI "Hi
HHvvHlH PA v JB IH pR "Hk H
..KPIIHSKNTATIVES OF THU SWEUISII-AMKUICAN
COLN, Nob., May 2, 1900.
ItHPUHMCAN
r u inup nir'tiiTnt tr'A v ctatb rnvvi'MTinw l.iv
Wonderful Engineering
American brains, American enterprise coupled together, would have made a tralu
you, is in reamy iuu ieat oi uu, ... company, whoso works aro located at Steol- COuiDloto pneumatic plant
everyday life, und If every girl who buys a toni 1a. chlelly for tho reason that this engines wcro also sent wli
liAVING COUNHHSTONH AT NOllTH PIiATTK, Nob., KOH NEW HIGH SCHOOIi
IIUIM)ING.
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l.oaingo Biump wouiu reuiuuiuor iu u u company agreed to comploto tho work In nuj aiH0 special machines for placlug
well, more drug otorca would handle them. such a brief spaco of tlmo was the con- rlveta In position.
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.. i, i.u Lo..., imiriwnni for iiu iirnn ii n ph an ii. ii h ii 1 1 imHitivii in imi iinvii i lien- inniniea. lor mo woric were cnninmtnii. thirtv.iivn ... ...,,t. i,i....,.i rnina whin
of culturo and high educational stanuanis. no is noi wunoui nis. saioiu wna targoiy unioago iriuuno: iireu ot seeing nun expen Americnn mecnnuics wcro sent to washed away nearly 450 mllea of tho ra!
Acnln. tho nucccas of tho Catholic unlvorslty Inatrumentnl ln bringing about Keano's hanging nbout tho neighborhood tho cltlzena India to look after tho prluclpal opera- P,)nrt lpnillnir to the alto of tho bridge. Se
i,iihIii,ihii iiiinllilciitlniis and bis Intonso on- Cnthollc university of this city. Ho has and proceeded to rldo him out ot town on slat In tho work, neurly all of them having m... .n,i wi,i,.i, Wl iu.i.nmnllalied onl
.1 i.. ,i... ...,u f .wlnn.,1 Inn nlnn tienn iintiieonlzeil liv Mlt Rcbroeder 11 rail. soilln knmvlmlun nf mnr.hlnnrv nml rannliln .. .. . ,1. n
iiuiniibsiii in 1,11.1 wimou mu i- ' .' - . u , p ...... alter mo giuutem uiuiluhud nu.u
Kviiii'n Knrly Trnlnlnir. ""'I hla followera, who go so far iib to say "Now, you peatiferous old vagabond," said of doing excellent work. In tho meantime, countered.
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UshltlK llOUBO lU llnltllUOrO mill WOlll inonce nil Ulllllliiniu nmv, ......w .... -. . j-.. ....j uuui uiuvnuu iu uram, u,i oun tuiit uuu
Into a dry goods eatnbllBhmont, whoro ho side the palo of tho church. Hut tho great mo fur enough nway." Liverpool. From Steelton 320 cars, which,
remained two years. UlBhop Foioy, wno
died in 1879. Into coadjutor bishop of Chi
cago, as Father Foley waB young Keano's
spiritual adviser. And ho ndvisod tho young
dry goods salesmun to renounce tho world
and glvo himself uureaorvodly to God's sorv
ico. Following this ndvlco John Joseph
Keano obtained admission Into tho St.
Charles college when ho was 21 years of age.
Thoro was at this tlmo In Ualtlmoro a young
phyBlcInn of good fn.mlly nnd ot growing
famo. Father Foley also advlacd this young
man to Btudy for tho priesthood, togardloss
of hl family opprnltlon. Ho did ho and wns
nominated bishop with Keano In tho same
consistory. Ills nnmo was Sllna Chatard.
and ho Is now bluhop of tho dlocoso of Vin
ciinnes. After a successful course of three
yeara at St. Charles college Keano gradu
ated with Hist Conors and entrri'd St. Mary's
seminary In 18G2. Having completed the
regular couiso of mornl and dognintlc the
ology nnd sacred eloquence, etc., ho was or
dallied by Archbishop Spalding July 2, lSiifi.
Aftor his ordination ho wna assigned to St.
Patrick's church at Washington, now pre
sided over by tho eloquent Or. Stafford ns
assistant to Hev. Jacob A. Walter, nnd con
tinued thoro uninterruptedly until hla nomi
nation to tho toe of Hlchmond, Va. When
lllshop Keano entered St. Mary's college hla
rival In philosophical theology wna a young
man from Virginia by tho naino of Kaln,
now archbishop of St. Louis. When
Keano was consecrated Knln united with
lllshop Foley nnd Archbishop, now Cardinal,
Gibbons, to Impose bnuda on the young pre
late. Hev. 0. J. O'Connell, D.D., of tho catho
dral at Hlchmond wna traveling with tho
npoatollo delpgato, Dr. Conroy, now docoasod,
and, speaking of Father Keano, roninrkod:
"Ho Is eloquent."
Dr. Conroy nnswored: "Ho Ib more; I
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a powerful control In Its management.
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anuuan, any mat tno worK now Deinf
carried on by Americans In India is of
far greater importance to tho engineering
world nnd la ono of tho most wonderful
feats ln engineering attempted in recent
years.
Wouldn't Take a Hint
"Cousin Jane Is
i
Cleveland Plnln Denier
so obtuse."
"What's the matter with her?
"Why, you know her folka have been
threatening to visit us all summer. To head
her off I telegraphed this morning: 'Don't
como; weather too warm for comfort.' And
what do you supposo she replied?"
"Glvo it up."
" 'It's hotter here!' "
