The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1897-08-16
BACK At OLD St. PATRICK'S
DR.. Keane an Archbishop in
His Former RectOry.
A GUEST OF FATHER GLOYD
The Distinguished Prelate Char
ucterizes Certain Newspaper
Jon rnalisiu-- THlks About the Co-
iects of His Vacation From Rome.

Archbishop Keane, who has been ex-
pected in Washington for some days
arrived la the city yesterday from baltt-
more and is the guest of Father GioSd at
st. Patrick's rertory. The visitor Is
looking Remarkably Well, bronZed some
what, OF course, by the Italian sun, which
is extremely warm liz the summer time.
the poets To tie contrary notwithstanding
Archbishop Keane expressed himself as
delighted with his life iD Rome. he has
no ambition to be released from chat kind
of bondage, although he pays his country
and old parish the compliment OF saying
that here best his vacation can be passed.
AS triefly noted in The Times the other
day. DIR. Keane occupies positions III the
propaganda, in the congregation OF studies,
ana as canon of St. John Lateran. He has
become the best known. perhaps. OF
Americans to Americans abroad and also
To the English visitors to Rome.
Dr. Keane dined at st. PatIick's with
Father Gloyd I,r. Stafford and Father Nc
Gee. The AFTERNOON WAS spent with Mrs.
Barry and family, Mrs. Barry being an
acquaintance of thirty years standing, and
who has recently celebrated the niaetieth
anniversary OF IA er birt thday.
ar Keane viii visit the Univ ersity to
.iay, and will drive with Dr. Garrigan and
Mgr Mulahan.
He said that he had no instructions for
the university, no letters TO the truste es,
nar any mission to the church III taot Oh
America by letter or otherwise.
DR. Keane was ayerse TO commenting on
the statements made about him since his
arrival in America He, however, criu-
cised the New York papers whichh hdc printed
stories, which were only a recasting OF
fancy tales, published first in u washing
ton paper and in a Baltimore paper DR..
Keane said that the New York story that
be had intentionally failed 10 cali on
Archbishop Corrigan was absolutely false.
II was assumed that he intended 10 slight
Archbishop Corrigan, and on tins as
sumption was erected the fabric Of a tri.
angular war between the New York arch
bishop, Archbishop Ireland and himself.
AS matter of fact, the first thing Arch
bishop Keane did on arriving III New York
was TO send a friend, Mt. fIorSey, 20 see
IL Archbishop CoTrigan or Bishop Foley
the administration prelste, were in the
city. They were absent, so Dr. K cane did
the next thing. He left his card at 10th
residences The story which was cuncocted
out of the assumption, DR.. Keane said,
was clearly due 10 the ''rneanness OF the
reporters who did the work.
There is nothing at all surprising
he said, ''in my return TO this country at
this time | said, w hen asked, TO the
pubic last December when l was leaving
the country that / would return, So that
| everything except that fact is pune fiction
and Imagination"
He was asked about the various matters
in which his name and DR.. Schroeder's 5
were men tioI~d IN hostility TO each other.
That he said. lis all Inoonstine -
Dr. Keane spoke Of some of the other
ALLEGED factionsl fights, and the connec-
| tiCn with them OF high digniUaries of the
church as not only false. but Indecent and
unbecoming great serious press. An OF
these stories, it viii be recalled, originated d
in Washington and wepe published here.
It had been published that the arch
! bishop would not come here until today
BY reason OF That fact he had but few
| visitors yesterday. He VIII be here for
sotle time at st. Patrick's rectory. The
announcement of his arrival viii be
most pleasing news to his Washington
friends Of all denominations.
<1o phot III lAC iSSN4isN it L At a iAiicc
the name Of John j Keane is one OF those
sent 10 Rome, from which tie pope viii
select a Nominee for the vacant arch
LiShopric of New Orleans. This fact has
already given rise to any quantity and
length OF speculation as TO whether DR..
Keane will he placed again in i place Of
authority in the United States Arch
bishop OF Ireland is quoted as sa ying that
1
mcnt unless Pope Leo changes ms Amerf.
can policy The other part Of the story
is that Archbishop Carigan is actively
opposing Dr. Keane, and that this opposi-
tiUn grows out of things winch occurred
at the tine DIR. Keane was relie ved of the
rectorship. Here is what DR. Keane is
reported to have said:
Leo las treated me with unusual con-
| sideration ouring my stay in Rome. He
| made me Archbishop of Damascus. assist
ant bishop TO the Pontifical Throne, a
| Canon Of the Cathedral of St John of
| LateIau, one of the most famous cathe-
dTals OF the Eternal City, and he also
| made me consultoT To the Sacred College
and to the Propaganda. l think these
! honois show that his holiness had 40 Ill
will toward me, and that the change in
/ the management of the university was
merely suggested by pedagogical consider
| ations. 1 made this perfectly clear in an
Interview, which was d complete answer
to all my detTactors.
MY mission is one of peace. l know of
! no controversies in the church nor am l
here to mingle in any. 1 intend, as long
| as l remain in Rome. to spend my yaoa.
| tions in this country, and | consider this
1 only natural desire. i cannot see why
any waTiike significance should attach
| to my coming at this time
lis there any special significance in
| your meeting Archbishop ireland last
night?'' the reporter asked.
None in the least. Why should | no1
! meet Archbishop Ireland? We have been
lifelong friends. We studied together and
| have long been associated in orr minis
| teriai work. When 1 left Rome l cabIetl
the archbishop and told him when 1 ex-
| pected TO reach here Archbishop Ireland
has business interests which frequen tly
bring him to the metropolis, and he sc
| arranged TEEN that he would be here when
| i arrived We met and discussed many
1 things. We have not seen each other in
year, and during that time many things
| have occurred, OF mutual interest to us
We tailed about these things, and also
| about the approaching meeting OF the di-
rcctorsof the university. Naturally church,
developments since nay departure were
! talked over, but nothing OF any special
| significance."
do you anticipate being appointed
| archbishop OF New Orieans?~
The first 1 knew that my name had
| been connected with this diocese was a