New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-07
many administration. and nothing that does
happen can really be pronounced surprising
PERSONAL.

The bicycle Is becoming popular with congress-
men According TO a correspondent OF "Ine Boston
Transcript" Chandler. OF New-HampsnHe' was ,'o
ers, Senator 10 mount n wheel He gave 1t up Tor
a while on account Of bad fall. but nowadays ne
f. frequently seen spinning along PenhsylVd'ia ave
Senator Stewart made new record by lea,'i'"s "
ride at seventy years OF age. and ne mus ''i' NV
accomplishment of his most enjoyable perkins, OF
California and Wolcott. OF Colorado are TWO ''o,'
Senatorial cyclists Jerry Simpson mas ACQUIRE au
donal fame as a bicycle expert, and Joe Car,mo o
knows how 10 steer the iron steed Win az H,ucn
ease and cleverness as II II were an aPpiop''""'
bill.
Speaking OF Archbishop Temple In the recent La
beth Conference. THE ST. James's Gazette says.
81, IL well known that the utmost good feeling ana
unanimty prevailed at that historic gathering Out
It is not perhaps surprising that some OF the exotic
prelates were at first little astonlshed at the bun'
plain spoken straighforwardness Of the Archbishop
No doubt. sometimes their lordships were toio eH-
actly what they had to 90 and how they were 10 90
# with absence OF crcumlocution which was en-
tirey new TO them. and one OF the American
Bishops summed up his feelings upon the perhaps
rather more than military decision OF the present
successor of St Augustine in highly successfui cpl
gram. I love that old man, he said with the char
acteristic Yankee drawl which even Bishops upon
the other side OF the Atlantic rarely quite lose but
II he behaved like that In my country ne wouid DO
shot ;"
Father Barabasz. OF Baltimore. who visited his
cOuntryman, Henry SlenkicWlcz, not long ago, says
In The Baltimore Sun that the Polish novelist Is
very simple In his and is rather silent when
in society but re Is good listener 10 good story
He Is OF medium size. rather dark and IS inclined TO
badness with hint Of gray over tho temples. The
name IS pronounced Chen-kay -vcetch with the ac-
the second syllable and the Gu pronounced
as in child His homo is at Warsaw though much
OF his time is spent In travelling and in getting ma
teral for his literary work. He has been married
twice. The death OF his first wife occurred when he
was writing Pan Michael" and its sombre tone is
traced back 10 that event.
Oscar Commetant. who recently died in Havre at
the age of seyenty-eight. OF the most prom
lnent French writer's musical subjects. In his
early years he spent considerable time IN this
try and wrote three books describing his travels and
experiences here. He Is best known, however as a
musical critic. for he served In that capacity on the
Steele" for thirty years. He was a stout admirer
Of the older operate works OF tho French and Ital-
Ian schools. and showed small friendliness to works
Of a newer inspiration. NJ Commetant was the
author of several books about musical subjects He
retired ten years ago from active work and spent
the last years Of his life Havre He was
a Chevaler OF the Legion OF Honor
The Very Rev. Dr. John f. Fitzmaurice Roman
Catholic Of Philadelphia who is TO be consecraed
Coadjutor-Bshop Of Erie. Penn. on February "a
has just been the recipient OF gold pectoral cross
from the students of Overlook Seminary, Of which
he has been rector for ten years.