The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-28

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Rev. NJ. J. Hoban, bishop of Scran-
ton, returned home at &. So p. m. yester-
day from his summer vacation in Eu-
rope. He arrived on the Bremen
steamer Barbarosa, yesterday morning
and upon learning of the death Of Rev.
John Loughran came home direct. lis
boat passed the Olympia in the lower
harbor during the night. but was not
aware Of it until anchor was dropped
off Staten Island in the morning
He was much benefited in health
by his trip and reports having had IL
most enjoyable time. His main pur-
pose in going abroad was to perfect
himself in German, which language is
one Of the seven in which he aN Il
preach without previous preparation.
He spent nearly all of his time travel
ing through the German empire ana
availed himself of every opportunity Of
becoming acquainted with German as
the Germans "Soracken" it.
Rev. Fathers OReilly, Shanlev and
Coroner. who accompanied him over,
parted with him when Bremen was
reached and continued on TO Rome. ne
travelled for the most part alone from
that time until he reached Par,S, where
he was met by Monsignor Conaty, rec
tor of the Catholic university at Wash
ington Rev. Father Comiskey of Ha-
zleton, and Rev Morgan Sheedy, of AL
toona with whom he spent most of his
time until London was reached on the
! homeward trip.
MET hCQUAINTANCTiS
At Dresden he met Miss Clare Horan,
daughter of p. ]. Horan, of DunmOre
| She is studying music in Vienna and
was spending the summer at Dresden
| Rev. Father Shelly, who was pastor OF
| ST. Mary's church, South Scranton,
years ago, and Rev. p. S. NaAle, of
| ST. Nicholas church. Wilkes Barre,
who was his guest, We're enCountecCd
at Westphalia, near where Father Shell
ley is now stationed Uron reaching
England, returning, he had a pleasant
visit with Rev. DR.. Kelly. formerly OF
Towanda, now at the Jesuit n)vitiate
in London.
The bishop reached Paris about a
week before the Dreyfus verdict was
returned, and remained there for sew
eral days succeeding it. The disturb
ance which the trial and verdict oc-
casioned in Paris was exaggerated
here, the bishop says. On the even
ing of the day the verdict was an
! nounced he walked out on the boule-
wards to observe what might transpire
and was surprised to find no unusual
excitement apparent
1t was the subject uppermost in
everybody's mind, he says, and it was,
oe course, the warm topic of cOnVer-
So tion everywhere, but it did not Greats
anything like the furore that the read
ers Of the American papers would be
led to believe.
The Parisians were not only surprised
at the intense excitement the event oc-
Casioned in America, but were puzzled
to understand II. There were quite
as much interested in this as in the
trial itself.
BELIEVE HIM GUILTY.
The great bulk of the French people
believe Dreyfus guilty, the bishop con
Cludes from his observations. Nc
particular class, outside Of those who
father the thought with the wish, car
be said to make up this majority. As
an instance Of this the bishop told Of
League of Justice" composed er
| tiTely Of Catholics and formed for Tho
sole purpose Of aiding Dreyfus 20 provo
his claim of innocence.
One of the pleasantest events of the
whole trip. the bishop says, was the
visit he enjoyed on the voyage homewarC
with Rev. DR.. Charles A. Briggs anC
family, President Rogers, of Drew
seminary, Prof. Tyler. of Cornell uni
versity, and Hamilton Mabie, edto
of the outlook. The latter was class
mate of Judge Gunster at Williams
college. and Prof Tyler was a class
mate Of Judge Hand at Yale. DR.
Briggs and the bishop became Yer!
warm friends and spent hours at
time walking UP and down the decl
arm in arm or leaning over the taffrd,
discussing Europe and books and no
infrequently religion
The bishop was met on his arriva
here by Very Rev. Eugene a. Garvoy
vicar general, and the Misses Hoban