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Show r Diocese of gbeyetinc CHEYENNE. Omaha. Neb., Feb. 7. Bishop Scan-nel Scan-nel returned today from Cheyenne. Wyo.. w here lie met with the pHes of the Cheyenne diocese for the purpose of selecting a successor to the la;e Bishop Lenihan. The result of the meeting w-is not made public, but it is understood tht Father Cummiskey, vicar general of the diocese.' was chosen. His name wiil be submitted to the bishops of th province of Dubuque and by them sent with their recommendation to ihc-Pope. ihc-Pope. ; Laramie. Wyo.. Feb. S. Rev. Father uugti ummisKey, pastor lor tne last j twenty-three years of St. Lawrence's c hureh in this city, and who Is being mentioned in the newspapers as the probable appointee of the powers of the ("atholic Church for bishop of Cheyenne, Chey-enne, said today that he did not believe the appointment would come to him. "The Vatican can get smarter and more capable men.' and I have- no fear of official of-ficial lightning from Pome striking me." . i |