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Fhe Omaha Sunday Bee. PART TWO EDITORIAL PAGES 1 TO S 1BT TWO LAND FASM ORB TO BlOHT. VOI,. XXXIX NO. 51. THE OMAHA SUNDAY HKK: JL'N'K 5, 1910. KINDLE COIY F1VK CKXTS. Political and Social News of the Old World Reported by Special Cable and Correspondence ENGLAND IS IN A MIXEDTUllMOIL Much Talk of Political Compromise, bat it is in Great Doubt. KINO GEORGE 13 ON ' THE ALERT New Ruler is Thoroughly Posted op Prevailing" Conditions. AFRICAN TOUR. IS ABANDONED ! Shipping of the Unemployed to the Canadian Fields. DR. RICHTER MUSIC WIZARD I Playing Acquaintance with Kvery Instrument that la a Part of th orchestra Place for Lord Fisher. BY PAUL LAMBETH. LONDON. June 4 .-(Special .Dispatch to Tha Bee.) When Parliament meets next week we will be able to Blze up the polit ical situation a It haa been left by the death ot King Edward and the accession of Kins George. At present to all except those on the In side the situation appears pretty mixed. Titer la a good deal of talk of a compro mine, but this conies mostly from the oppo sition and I am Inclined to believe It means nothing practical. I have yet to talk with a liberal of influence who believes there will be the slightest drawing back so far as the veto question Is - concerned. . .The line of cleavage is so olearly drawn that to the liberal mind there 4s no possible ground for compromise. The only real question seems to. be as. to how much time "th government, will allow for things to settle down before forcing the issue. ' ' King George Is thoroughly posted on the situation. One of the features of the recent debates In the House of 'Commons 'was the regu larity with which the new king attended, and the close attention with which he fol lowed'the various- speeches.' - Before he left Biarritz th Kate- king requested his son to furnish him regularly with his impressions of the cou,rs and -spirit of . Parliamentary proceedings, v. Those letters,. If they . were made public, would axclle profound Inter est. : King George' arrangements to visit South Africa, to open Jbq ulon .Parliament, has necessarily been, cancelled, by accession to the throne. Arrangements have not 'yet been maTe as to, ."Ahat will be done In' the circumstances, bit. tle, probability is that his majesty will select some member of. the royal family, possibly the duke of Con naught or Prince Arthur, to perform the ceremony In his stead. There Is some talk of having the young duke of Cornwall make the trip as one of the party. , ) , Shipping oat to "unada.v Something like consternation has been caused among those philanthropists 'who thought they found the solution for the Woblem of the unemployed by shipping all Tiioae out of work to Canada. Already arrangements had been made to send thousands, but now comes the Can adian government 'with a notice that the bars are up and that emigrants financially assisted out of public or charitable funds will only be allowed to land In Canada If h Is "suited for, willing to accept, and for whom a position at farm work has been guaranteed from Canada." The government of. that dominion wants farm workers, nut men to swell tha ranks ot the unemployed In the big towns. This order especially strikes at such organiza tions as the London Central Unemployed Body, which has been arranging to send out 4 large batches of men who cannot find work . .ft London, and who presumably would be unsulted for farm labor. Strong represen tations have been made without effect to the Canadian government, and a batch of r0 selected emigrants from London for k Vhom passages had already been arranged, are unable to nail. J Another line ot emigration to Canada, which has come in for criticism and may receive a check Is the sending of poor chil dren to the dominion to be bound out to service. It is alleged that some ot these children have not received proper treat ment In their new. homes and steps are being taken to insure the exercise of more care In the sending of children abroad and in looking 'after those who are sent. It Is often stated that Dr. Hans Rlchter, who recently died here, was on' playing ac quaintance with every Instrument In the 4 orchestra. A though this Is probably an exaggeration. Dr. Itlchter certainly did know how every Instrument ought, to be layed. Excellent Plaalst. His own favorite Instrument was the horn, but he was also an excellent pianist; as a matter of fact, at the age of lu. h was exploited in thai capacity as a prodigy. Of the instruments Or. Klchter has bion known to pluy at rehearsals, the oboe, the bassoon, and tha trumpet may be men tioned: and at least on two occasions he has been known to manipulate the double bass and th kettle drums. Equally versatile was LU Klchler as , ingvr. An old schoolfellow of his has .old how the Vienna conservatorluiu once jei formed a mas lu the Church of In valids. Vl'lie singing was somewhat feeble, und VJehler joined in, now helping the tenors, now the basses, and at Intervals helping yen the sopranos over some difficult pas ta go. It was never Intended that Lord Fisher should be allowed to rust 4n retirement, ind a suggestion Is now being brought for ward, that he should be appointed to or tauiie and coordinate the naval defences f tha empire. With the growth of the Australian and Canadian navies, and the probably of South Africa falling Into Una in this direction kbtrt'ume, it Is is 4 issary to of ? emplr f in this airection wit tun a comparatively felt that on master mind direct th whoU energies fleet in on channel, and thole is no on quit so competent to carry out this work as la Lord t Uher. RUSSIA IS WATCHING CHINA Unrest in Flowery Kingdom is Excit ing: Much Public Concern. SITUATION MAY BE SERIOUS Twenty Ladle Follow Example ot Urand Ducheaa and Take Una of IS an Crops Are l.nod la Macula. BY GEORGE FRASER. ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 4. (Special Dispatch to Th Bee.) Russia is watching with keen interest the unrest In China and those best informed as to eastern affairs ato inclined to take a serious view of the situation lu the far cunt. Time was when Ilusslu regarded the Asiatics with con tempt, but that wai before the war with Japan. Tha disposition now Is to go rather to the other extreme and to take a too serious view of affairs. For the present, nt leant, RuKsia has no intention of further territorial extension In th far east. It will content Itself with holding and developing its present posses sions. In some quarters the belief pre vails that this will be difficult within tiie next decade. If the prevent awakening and modernizing of China continues. It Is this Idea which makes. Russia willing to come to an understanding with Japan, even at the price of concessions which Russia is loath to make. Remarkable Development. A high officer who has seen much service In the east and who knows China as well as a European may, said to me the other day, "The development of China in a mili tary way in the laat five years has been really most remarkable. The Chinese have wonderful potentialities as soldiers and when they hav developed the proper offi cers and have received the proper training they will make formidable opponents for any army. This is being done with sur prising rapidity." I mentioned In a recent letter that the Grand Duchess Elizabeth had taken orders as a nun. Twenty ladle of the highest station have Joined with her and have es tablished a convent known as the Convent ot Martha and Mary in Moscow. The vows wer made in the presence of the Metro politan Vladimir and her imperial highness received at the hands ot hi most hign nou ness a cross In token of her office as sister superior. Her sister. Princess Henry of Prussia, was present at the ceremony and was blessed with an icon of St. Nicholas and Sl Alexandra specially sent for this purpose by her younger sister, the czarina, and by the czar. She ancr-the other ladles who took th time vow, wore white habits with -whltw Veils. Th grand duchess and tha assistant sis ter superior have taken .th vows of pov erty, chastity and obedlanc for life, the others have only been permitted to take them for one year. If at the end of the year" they desire to continue In the com munity .they can renew their vows ior tnree .years, for bIx and Imully for life. Fur Disabled Soldiers. - The sisters have a home for soldiers dis abled . la .th . war,, a hospital for poor women, a home for worheni buffering from consumption, a dispensary at which medi cine may be obtained fre of charge, a home for eighteen girl and a free library. The Russian grain crop bids fair to be a record breaker thl year and tills may have a marked effect on the high prices of breadstuffs the world over. Not only is the wheat orop greater than ever before, but th sara la true of rye, which Is the staple breadstuff for th great mass of Russtans, and thl makes a greater proportion of wheat available for export. Then owing to the failure of certain banking Institu tions the money lenders who have advanced money on wheat ar now forcing tneir oor rowera to sell their wheat almost regard less of price. Hence, the pressure of Rus sian offerings on the European markets ha been tremendous, and they have sold for future delivery at prices that make competition Impossible. ANTI-ENGLISH IDEA IS STRONG IN AUSTRIA Grsvnd Dak I Still Highly Furious Over HI Treatment on Kecent Visit to London. bt'emil andrassy. VIENNA. Jun 4.-(Special Dispatch to The Bec.)-The anti-English feeling In Aus tria is stronger today than It has been in years. The charge that Austria really . . . l. was building ner areaauuuaiua u v.w many which was mad by some oS the English papers caused much indigna tion here. This has been Increased by the fact that the Urajid Duke Francis Ferdi nand, heir apparent to the Austria-Hungar. Ian throne and representative of the em pire at the funeral of King Edward, had been given place below that assigned to the czar of Bulgaria, practically a erf- declared king, and he.'.d here In some quar ters to bo legally a vassal to the sultan of Turkey. The grand duke, I am told, Is still furious over his treatment in Ixindon, and his in dignation is generally shared. it may safely be said that so far as the influence of the heir to the throne can be exerted with the government of Auatria- Hungary, It will be opposed to Great Bri tain, whenever a question lu European politics arises, for the grand duke Is a vindictive man who will remember the s lght h feels has been put upon him. SULTAN REVOKES. A PROMISE Hrpadiate Ilia Agreement Conceru Ing the French llll mat at. TANGIER. Jun 4. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) The sultan refuses to carry out tlia promise which he signed In reply to the French ultimatum. The discontent at Fez and among the neighboring tribes Is In creasing to such an extent that It is not improbable that European residents may leave th capital. No anti-European feeling is reported. WANT THE HEIR APPARENT oath Africa Ki-irta at Upenlng of meat. Hla Preseae Pari la- CAPETOWN. Jun 4.-(8pecial Dispatch to Th Bee.) There la a general consensus In South Africa, both in th press and among th public, that th opener of the union Parliament should be accompanied by th heir apparent. Prince Edward Al bert, duk ot Cornwall. GERMANY SEEKS NAVAL STRENGTH News of America's New Dreadnought is Received with Much Interest. KAISER IS LAVISH WITH FUNDS Proposes Now to Erect New Theater to Cost $5,000,000. HIS PEOPLE DEEPLY CONCERNED Prof. Thilo Declares Female Beauty is Fading. TOO MUCH EXERCISE IS CAUSE Outdoor Sports, aa lmlurnt Author. Ity, Has a Tendency to Destroy the Carves of Woman's Pretty Form. BY MALCOLM CLARKE. BERLIN. June 4.-(Speclal Dispatch- to The Bee.) The news that the American congress has decided to build two more dreadnoughts of 27,000 tons each was re ceived with interest here. Germany, in fact, is Intensely interested in all news relating to navy building the world over. The position of Germany and the United States from the official Berlin viewpoint Is precisely the same In the matter of a navy. In neither case is the building of warships being carried forward for pur poses of aggression, but in each case it is held that an efficient, powerful navy is essential for protection against aggression. Germany fears nothing on land and her sole aim In navy building Is to be im pregnable against attack by sea and to be able to give ample protection to her out laying possessions. For some time past Berlin has been rather concerned over the extravagant manner in which the kaiser conducts him self. While It is asserted that formal re monstrances have been addressed to him by several influential members of the HohenzuJlern family. Matters, however, are likely to reach a crisis over his latest proposal to spend a sum of something like S3.000.000 upon the erection of a new opera house In Berlin. The existing opera house Is one ot the finest buildings of Its kind In Europe, and It would scarcely seem as though another were required. What is being asked, however, is where the em peror proposes to raise the necessary money, since be haa made very consider able inroads upon the vast wealth of his house sine first be came to the throne. Launching- of Battleship. It la expected that the battleship Ersatz Frlthjof, .which will be the eighth German dreadnought battleship, will be launched from th Shlchau at Danzig on Jun 18 by Prince Eltel Frederick of Prussia. This Is a battleship of the 1908 financial pro- gram, the construction of which was be gun before the end of the previous year. The official date of completion Is April, 1&12, that Is just over twenty-one months after the launching. The last German dreadnought battleship completed, the Posen, went to sea less than twelve months after It was launched. Prof. Relnhart Thilo of Berlin, writing in the North German Gazette, give it a hi opinion that female beauty is fading all over the modern world. For this fact, if Indeed it be a fact, he assigns three causes. Th first of these, says Prof. Thilo, is excessive indulgence In outdoor sports. He thinks It well that the size ot woman's hands and feet is increasing by athletic sports, for their "worship of small hands and meet Is pur fetishism." Bu h say, almost regretfully, that too much exercise polls the feminine curves and produce lumpy, muscular excrescences where nature intended only smooth roundness. The second cause ruining woman's beauty is her craze for a slender figure. The so called "robe collante" (the dress glued on), says Thilo, simply falsifies the natural line and Injures health. v The craze for slenderness is working harm, particularly lu the United States and Sweden. Thirdly and last, according to this authority, the change in th female mind, in woman's way of thinking, is affecting her outward appearance. For example. In stead of desiring sincere love, modern women encourage flirtation. That mother llness which appears clearly in the best mediaeval statuary and paintings, even of maideiiB, is disappearing from th fea tures of modern women. ABRUPT AND TRAGIC END OF RELIGIOUS SERVICE Priest in Ascension Day Kites swoons aud Falls to Altar Dnrlng Progress of Holy Kites. GENEVA, Juno 4. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) The religious procession and services on Ascension day at Altdorf, the chief town in the Canton of Url, came to an abrupt and tragic end. The procesuion lea py cure Kappler, Who was supported by otoli tes, entered the church, and the priest, praying, mounted the steps of the al tar. When air the. persons were in the build ing the priest faced the congregation and with uplifted hands, commenced to repeat the benediction, when be swayed and fell dead on the altar steps. REVOLT GROWS STRONGER prising Agaluat ' urklah Tax . De cree Is It ear h lug Srrluaa Proportions. CONSTANTINOPLE. June 4.-(Speelal Dispatch to The Bee. The revolt in Al bania against the new Turkish taxes is In creasing in seriousness. The continued suc cesses of the Turkish troops are compara? iiveiy mciiecute, as t lie Albanians r adopting a method of guerilla wire fa re which D Wet brought to a fin art during the Boer war. MUST INCLUDE THE IRISH Dahlia Corporation Pasaea a Resale tion Concerning Requirement f Blatrtealatlou. DUBLIN, Jun 4. -(Special Dispatch to The Bee.) Th Dublin corporation has passed a resolution urging th senat of th new National University of Ireland to make Irish a compulsory subject for matriculation. STILL MOURN FOR LDWARD King George Has Limited the Period, but Quiet Prevails. GREAT BLOW 10 TRADESMEN iNew Hrlgn Will thild Life Into Training of Bring English Prominence the ltoal Children. BY LADY MAKY M AN W A RING. LONDON, Jujje 4. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) Although King Uuorge has limited the tlinu of public mourning tor the late king and is doing all In his power to sotteu tlie blow in tile tradesman who depended In large measure oil ttio Louuoii season, society will practically be at a standstill lur some lime to conic. flic dtatn of King Edward and the ac cession ot George and Mary will make many changes in the royal residences and In society. - Some of these 1 have pointed out J 1 1 piev'.uus dispatches. OtlKis will piobably interest Americans. Tlie new reign will seu uui series in the king's palaces. When King Edwaru ascended tile tnrone his children were all (,ii.wii up. Princess Henry of Uattenberg, tue youngest of wueeu Victoria's laruc laniily ,s now in her fifty-fourth year, su iiiat a court which shelters children is un familiar to the present generation. (Juccn iaiy nas won for herself tlie reputation of ueing une of the best moiuers ill uiitain. Stiu la thoroughly practical and nas studied ueeply the quest. on of the education of ch.luren. The royal children are bi ought up simpiy and sensibly; they aru neltner coddled nor indulged, nor J'et warped by Spartan rigor. Htaiih and hap piness .3 tue guiding rule of the royal nurseries, coupied with tnose ideas wnicn are sometimes lab-Jed old-tasiiiuned, wlieie a cmid is taught tnat its highest duty to himself is to fulfill his duties to God anil ins neighbor. There will, no doubt, be children's parties at Buckingham palace and Windsor castle, which will probably oecome as frequent a royal residence as in the days of wueen Victoria. 1 raining of thiluren. In this connection the training of royal children is of Interest, particularly those who are in close and d.rect line to tue throne. The ; monarch of our times has to be a man of varied capacity, more varied, In deed, than any ot his subjects, and for tnis the most . careful and painstaking preparation is required from the earliest years. In days gone by a king was usually a person whom fate had made the most privileged ot mortals, and who usually en joyed his fortunlate lot by making merry, with perhaps an occasional Interlude when he was conducting a military expedition. Love and war have been the chief activi ties of most kings of past centuries. Today It is a different world, with progress aa watchword and efficiency the eternal aim. A king Is the chief executive officer ot a nation, and a modern state. I an exceed ingly complicated organization, over which only a thoroughly trained monarch can hope to preside with success. One-of -the earliest rulers to . realize in modern 'times what was required of him was Peter the Great of Russia. He early became aware of the tremendous responsi bility of his position, and with ex traordinary energy and determination "he set about making Russia a great nation Among contemporary tnonarchs probably no one has had a more severe training In youtn tnao King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. As a boy he was placed under Colonel Oslo, a stern disciplinarian, who was his constant companion. Oslo, whom Victor Emmanuel afterwards made a count, ruieu him with a rod of iron. The young prince was entirely out of the care of his royal parents, and when he tried to get a holiday, Oslo invariably ridiculed the Idea of leaving his studies to Indulge in frivol ous amusements. The aim of tha prince's education was that he should know some thing about everything and everything about something, and the result Is that the king of Italy is both a scholar and tuaiesman ot tne nrst order. . He Is no mean scientist, and those who know him intimately declare he is the most cultured sovereign In the world. At th same time he is the most athletic ot European mon arch. Since becoming king he ha done much to restore Italy's prosperity. The ruling house of Prussia, the Hohen- zollerns, icpresent a very rigorous tradi tion in the making of monarcln. The kaiser's lot as a boy was one of the most exacting military discipline and continuous study. At 10 years of age a crown prince of th HohenzolleroH ceas.es to belong to the nursery and comes under military con ii oi. ine Kaiser is, or course, as excep tional man, and his many accomplishments and rang of activity would need a volume at least. Learns a Handicraft. FT" I , ... xue Kaisers son ana neir, th crown prince, has been just, as severely brought up as his rather was. Like every Hohen sollern prince, he has had to learn t nanaicrart and so became a carpenter. He has also studied engineering thoroughly and has done practical work at leading en gineering works. Even if the heir to a throne belongs to tno ralr sex, discipline is th keynote. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland was most carefully trained in the art of cooking, so that she is now an excellent Judge of dinner aud a keen critic of a menu, as be nts a monarch who has to exercise her diplomatic powers when entertaining the representatives .of other powers. The course of study Wilhelmina had to follow would make most young people shudder, for she had to turn her girl's mind to political science, international and con stitutional law, the art and science of public administration, history, and .the legal and moral relations of the sovereign to the people. Her life was absolutely sim ple and healthy. Peculiar lejal privileges attach to the position of the queen consort. The wife of the reigning king of England in soma respect Is not in the same legal posi tion as other married women, in th days of the old law, when a married woman was almost entirely subservient to her hus band, the privileges of the queen consort were many and important. "And first," says Sir William Blackstone, "she is a pub lic person exempt and distinct from the king, and not, like other married women, so clo.-ely connected as to have lost all legal or separate existence, so long as the marriage continues. For the queen Is of ability to purchase lands, and to convey them, to make lease, to grant copyheads, and to do other acts of ownership, without th concurrence of her lord, which do other married woman can do." FALLIERES IS A POPULAR RULER People of France Deeply Regret Proposed Retirement of President. s M. BRIAND STANDS NEXT IN LINE New Prospective is Deeply Devoted to Rod and Line. BIG PRIZE OFFERED TO AVIATORS France is Intent Upon Holding Her Aerial Supremacy. NEW SCHEME FOR SEA CLOCKS ix-tonlo(, Kirr Haunted by Ills Past, Hcga a Magistrate to Mead lllra Hack to Prison fur Remainder of Days. BY PAUL VILL1EKS. PARIS, June 4.-(Speclal Dispatch to The Bee.)-The report that President Fallleres intends to retire has been received with universal regret. It Is not confirmed as yet, but those near to the peasant jresident are Inclined to credit It. The general impression seems to be th M. Briand will be elected to succeed to the presidency. There are many points in com mon between the two men. Both are se verely simple in their tastes, have great common sense and tact. M. Briand can spend wiiole days, rod in hand, solitary and silent, by stream's side or on his garden bank on the Lake of Eng- hien. The streams that most attract him are In west Brittany. He brings his ang ling vocabulary Into political life. A maxim be often uses in trying to keep down the impatience of colleagues for strong-fisted action is: "Before one tries to land a big fish with a weak rod, one must drown It.' Another, but not taken from the same vo cabulary. Is: "If you give all possible free dom to unruly tongues, they will soon tire out. You may then take them to your breast, for they will ' be quiet as Iambs and ashamed of themselves." A further source of Influence la In his moderation In using the gifts of fortune. He has no paternal fortune. To remain in honest jnan he must be economical. Min lster of public Instruction and then of jus tice, he used to take his meals at a oheap prlx fixe restaurant. He only -went to dearer place on becoming , prime minister, and then to a not very expensive on. Th change was due to his wanting to have a quiet corner to himself. Hold Aerial Sopremacr. ( Franc mean, to maintain, her supremacy In aerial work even in the matter of purse. M. Mlchelln ias offered a prize of $100,000 to the aviator -who can travel from Paris to central France, landing on the top of the Puy-de-Dome, the winning post. This mountain, which is an extinct volcano. 4,800 feet high and 260 miles from Paris aa the crow flies. Acting upon the suggestion ot two mem bers of a scientific society, Captain Quyon and M. do la Grye, the , French govern ment is now experimenting with a scheme tor supplying all chronometers at sea with the time at noon, 8 o'clock at night, and at midnight by means of wireless messages from the Eiffel tower. The first trial took place with ships at Brest. Three spark are transmitted at Intervals of two min utes each. Thus, for instance, one is given at 8 o'clock precisely, a second at 8 hours 2 minutes, and a third at 8 hours 4 min utes. The same method is to be followed at noon and at midnight. Captain at sea therefore, provided with wireless receivers, will bs able to regulate their chronometers whenever they require. A clock, further more, specially prepared for this purpose, Is to be set going on the Eiffel tower to transmit the time, second by second, by wireless flashes, so that the longitude may be computed almost Instantaneously any where at sea on ships provided with wire less apparatus. Th advantage of this procedure cloudy or foggy weather will be enormous, especially in places where there are irreg ular currents, and ships in that case will at once be warned If they are drifting out of their course. The new "wireless" will ailso be used hereafter to determine the lon gitude of various places n the continent, and of wireless stations in Africa. The Eiffel tower. In fact, Is already in regular communication with Dakar, Fort Etienne and Uuflsque on the Atlantic coast of northwest Africa as well as with the Canary islands and with Bizerta and Oran on tho Mediterranean coast. In a short time it is expected Xhat several posts in the Interior of Africa, suoh as Abecher and Loango and Brazzaville, farther south, will be in regular wireless communication with Paris. fex-4'ouvlct Confeaae. The commissary of police of the Faubourg Montmartre quarter of Paris was aston ished the other night when a man threw himself on his knees before him, and, after saying he was an ex-convlct, with tears In his eyes Implored to be sent back to La Guyane. The magistrate first thought he had to deal with a lunatic, but is was not the case, llli papers and documents proved that he was a real ex-convlct named Pierre Fanahr. Af:er having undergone a punish ment of twenty years' penal servitude, Fanahr was set at liberty, and returned to Paris with the sum of 'JS. This was stolen by thieves. For days hewandered through the streets. No one would trust him or give him work, and he was starving. "At La Guyana I was happy," he said. "I have friends there, and, in fact, I have a homesickness for that place, where I lived for twenty years. I do not want to commit any crime or robbery, but please de send me back." Th commissary of police has promised to help the honest, but duped, ex-convict. SPANISH KING IS AILING HI Appearane on Rrtaralag Irons London Hxrltea Concern aa to Ilia I'oadltloa. MADRID, June 4 (Special Dispatch to Th Bee.) The appearance of King . Al fonso on his return from London lends weight to the reports that his majesty's condition Is alarming. It la stated that h is suffering from a malignant cancerous growth which has refused to yield to treat ment. Queen Vlytorla Is seriously alarmed at his condition. JOIIM REDMOND INVADES CORK Receives a Hot Reception, but Still Lives to Tell the Tale. STRONGER NOW THAN BEFORE Mother Mary Joseph and Slater Mary Cecilia of Soath Dakota Are on Kerrult Duly la Ireland. BY THOMAS EMMETT. DUBLIN. June 4 (Special Dispatch to Tho Bee.) John Redmond has invaded Cork and still lives to tell the tale. The O'Brlenitcs made good their threat to give him a hot reception and It was a lovely ruction. That the demonstration, which was practically Incited by Mr. O'Brien, has strengthened the position of the Redmond- tcs not alone in Cork, but throughout ire- land is the general opinion, in fact It is freely predicted that In. the next general election O'Brien will be defeated In Cork! and Timothy Healy In North South. Redmond is today stronger than he ever was In Ireland and among the Irish on the other side of the channel. His leadership during the crisis in Parliament has been equal to that of Charles Stewart Parnell, and the present outlook is that the recal citrant nationalists will find their strength cut down not less than half, if it Is not wiped out altogether in the next Parlia ment. South Dakotana In Ireland. Mother Mary Joseph and Sister Mary Cecilia of South Dakota are now In Ire land. Mother Mary Joseph was formerly Miss Butler and niece of the late Tim Hurley of Inchagaggin house, Cork. Miss Butler left the city for South Dakota twenty-five years ago. Sister Mary Cecilia Is a Miss Sullivan from Bantry. and they are now home to get subjects for their com munity. The community has ten flourishing schools In the state and two hospitals, and they also conduct a hospital In Miles City, Mont. The present address of the visiting sisters Is the Mercy convent, Sklbbereen County Cork. There is a movement on foot for the pur chase of Castletown Mount, Dundalk, the fort of Cuchulain. The object Is to pre serve the historic dun as a national monu ment for the benefit of the public. For this purpose a sum of $5,000 Is required. tne castellated house on the mound is being overhauled, with a view to its use as a museum, which will be inspected with interest by visitors from all parts of the world. The sum now promised and sub scribed amounts to over $500 and the pro moters of the movement are hopeful of getting tha amount necessary tor the pur chase and upkeep of the 'place. Death Hate I High. Tho quarterly summary of the weekly returns of birth and death in tha Dublin registration area and in twenty-one of th principal urban districts of Ireland show the death rate for the first quarter of the present year to have Tjeeh high, . though less than the average for the last ten years. In the Dublin registration area the death rate was equivalent to an annual rate ot twenty-five per 1.000 of the estimated podu latlon. The annual mean mortality for the tlrst' quarters of the previous ten years was 2S.S per 1,000. so that a substantial Im provement has been made. HOT FIGHT IS ON FOR OCEAN ROUTE TO CANADA Mivol Mlraniahlp Llnea Make Lively Bklruilsh for Sapreniacy In Pas enger Traffic Acroaa Atlantic. LIVERPOOL. Jun 4.-(Bpeclal Dispatch to The Bee.) There i every prospect of a neeii i in n i ior supremacy on tha ocean route to Canada. Th Allan line' plans for two new fast steamer from Llvemoo seem, to have been Inspired by the determi nation of th Canadian Northern railway to enter into competition. The two turbine liners to be added to the Allan fleet will far exceed in size any other vessel engaged in the Dominion rervlce. With their 20,000 tons displacement they will approximate to thd White Star steamer Oceanic, which was the pioneer of the present- day type of Atlantic liner. As for speed the new Allan boats, which are intended to travel at tboU twenty-two knots per hour, w:il also take first place, beating the vessels acquired by the Canadian Northern by a knot. It Is expected that the Allan departure will be followed by an announcement of an equally enterprising cnaracter on the part of the Canadian Pa cifio Railway company, which is content plating the construction of two new liners tor tho same service. PECULIAR CASE OF OLD AGE Born oi St. Patrick's Day One Hun "red aad Alnctcen Year Ago, - It I Claimed. DUBLIN, June 4-(Speclal Dispatch to The Bee.) A rare and well-authenticated case of extreme old age. In tha person o one Paddy Blake, was recently to be seen In tha Corofln Union hospital. Paddy was a laborer, but did not work regularly spending most ot his time roving about from one house to another. He was born at Ballyglreen, parish of Kllnasoolagn County Clare, some lis) years ago, on Ht. Patrick s day His grandfather was Peter Blake, who fought at the siege of Limerick in l'l. and Is said to have attained th great age of 120 years. WILL PASS REGENCY BILL First Legislative Uuiinni to Transacted by the British , Parliament. Me LONDON, June 4. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) Among the first legislative business to be transacted by Parliament will be the passing of a regency bill. Th queen consort win, or course, be nomi nated regent In case ot a demise of th crown before her eldest son haa attained the age ot 18 years, and th duke of Con naught kill presumably be selected as be principal adviser. INTRUDER SENT TO ASYLUM Man Who Threw Beaapot at Crowa Prince Is Declared to Be af f Vaaoaad Mind. BERLIN, June 4.I Special Dlspatoh to The Bee.) Abraham Eirweisa, who threw a sine pot filled with beans at th crown princ aa th latter was returning to the palac after reviewing th Grenadier guards, ha been sent to the insane asylum at Daildorff. KING GUSTAVUS IS AFFLICTED Much Alarm is Felt Concerning Phys ical Condition of Swedish Ruler. x I SEEMS TO BE IN A DECLINE Crown Prince Takes Heavy Responsi bilities of Government. I SEEKS TO RELIEVE THE SICK MAN i British Atlantio Fleet Gives Rise to Much Discussion. DENMARK, MODEL FARM COUNTRY Danca Trlumply In Agriculture Deanlte the llandlramof Adverse Climatic Conditions Work of ( o-ojirrn t Ion. V . V BY ERIC GRUNDMAR1C. COPENHAGEN. June 4.-(Speclal Pie- patch to The Bee.) Very serious concern Is felt for the health of King Gustavus of Sweden, and while It la not considered that hi? ailment is likely to prove fatal in the Immediate future, on the other hand it would not cause surprise if the next royal uneral should beHjeld In Stockholm. There seems to be no particular organic trouble. but his majesty seems to be slowly falling and chance of air and medical treatment apparently has no good effect. It is rather strange that neither the king nor the queen of Sweden have enjoyed really good heHlth for several years past, and this hs meant that mor; state duties have boen thrown upon the crown prince and prin cess than would otherwise have been tha esse. At the present time the crown prince I practically conducting the affairs of tho nation, only matters of the very first Im portance being referred to the king, and, unless there is some speedy Improvement o his majesty, there is a possibility of a formal regency being proclaimed. Fleet Excite Comment. The presence of the British Atlantic fleet In the North sea has given rise to a good deal of talk, not only hare and In the other Scandinavian capitals, but in Berlin as well. It is the general belief that there la really a definite tactical purpose under lying what, on the face, of It, looks rather like a holiday cruise. Now that the North sea is admittedly Great Britain's principal naval zone, .It Is of manifest Importance that its officers should be acquainted with the coast line which set Its boundaries. Some very Interesting figures, .have fa. cently been printed which show why Den- inark has come to be known as the "model farm" of Europe. "The soil of Denmark Is naturally arid, as compared with tha rich meadow lands of more favored coun tries. Moreover, the climate Is Inconstant, and the winters are by no means short. But the Danes they number some 2.600,000 are of an excellent breed, and their edu cation as farmers Is the best yet evolved In any country. The total number of farms is 250.000. with a cultivated area of over 10.000.000 acres. The land is thus divided: Size of Farms. No. Farms. Acrenire. lA-ua than lMi acres ttx.ooo 25.000 From 1, to 13"4 acres.... 6o.nno From 13'4 to 40 acres 4B000 From 40 to 150 acres 61.000 4.V),,K0 M.-ACO) !i.on,no) 2.10O.iv 1.150,000 From 150 to 650 acres 8.000 More than 650 acres 822 Quite 89 per cent of the cultivators own their holdings, and these in consequence control the state machine, with an outlook cn life almost exclusively agricultural. The minister of agriculture, was a root thatcher and four of the other ministers were small farmers. Until about 1S80 each farmer toilsomely made his own butter, but then u butter making machine of gteat utility was In vented, and a number of Danish farmers clubbed together and bought a specimen. Today there are 1.087 co-operative dairies with 158,000 members, who ship to England weekly butter worth 200,000. Dacon la a My-Produet. Then the farmers took to the use ot skim milk for hog feeding, and a big bacon business was the by-product, taking the form of thirty-four district co-operative abattoirs, with a membership of 90.000. " In 1895 was formed the famous Danish Co-Operative Egg Export society. It has 57,000 members, and In !K8 its business amounted to 1,320,000. Tho peasant la, moreover, his own banker. There are KM co-operative savings banks In the coun try, and it Is now proposed to Institute a the toy kingdom. He knows all about whole ot them. The Danish farmer's education Is unique. He is taught his business in school. Ex periment stations are scattered all over the tiny kingdom. He knows all about bacteria and ferments and nitrates and legumes. School attendance is compulsory up to 14. But there are forty-two h'frb. schools and twenty-nine agricultural col leges "patriotic seminaries" for maturer students, and It Is to these tho Dane owe his remarkuble superiority as a husband man. And nota bene; they are no ex aminations. PARROT IS CAUSE OF BIG RIOT IN FRANCE Bird Mra, Hevtanl la Offered and lis tiers Indulge In Fierce Fight Over Division of Booty. LILLE, France, June 4. (Special Dis patch to The Bee.) An extraordinary riot has been caused here by a parrot. Some years ago a man named Gelper won a prize of 40.000 pounds In the press lottery in Paris. He built a house with the money and bought a parrot. Two days ago, the parrot went for an excursion into Lille, ami M. Gelper offered a reward of 10s to anyone who would bring it bark. A man named Bosch und another man named Louis, caught Poupoule, as the parrot was called, and claimed the reward. Then they quar relled, and the result was a fight, which started in the house of M. Gelper and went on through the streets to the. police kta tion. Before the three men got there, an immense crowd had taken sides In th quarrel, and were fighting, too. The police, with great Impartiality, tried to arrest everybody, aud several people were badly hurt before reinforcements came. Eighty men were required to restore order. Bos u hajhiee ribs broken and M. Gelper na a black eye.