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ENGLAND MAKING
WARON GRAFTERS
Crusade Atjainst Hifrb Railroad Offi
cials Who Stand Accused of
Grow Irregularities
PRESS, FORUM AND PEOPLE UNITE
Some
Hard Knocks Axe
Handed Out
Beinj
TO CALL DOWN "BRASS COLLARS''
Salvation 'Army is Soon to Begin
Work in Russia, j
LABOR FIGHTS OSBORNE DECISION j
Kin aad 4aeea H Praetleslly De-
Irelnnd ext tut
ft of n t-ardeaer.
BT PACL LAMBETH.
LONDON. Sept. :A (Hpecial to Th Bee.)
Grafting railroad officials are coming In
for some hard knocks In the forum, press
snd business circle. The offenders have
perferted a system af graft that enables
wkol families to live- off the coiporatlons
with which they are connected. One of the
most widely circulated newspapers la dls
cusslng the subject has this to nay:
' Has not Ilia time come for anions one
or two simple questions of the directors
tnd chief officials who mititn our rail
ways? One railroad chiirman after an
Mhtr tails ua that hia eon pan y has prac
tised strict enooonry esd the biggest sav
loan have been due to co-operation between
tinea which hitherto have spent enormous
sums on fighting- one another. Between
IlO.dns and CJ0 00 a year would be saved on
three line alone and saved more wisely
t . , ..... , - . , i
tnsn oy paring me Mwnn wcra uv
r lucky If they reach O a week."
Braaa Callara aaiereaa.
The number of chief officials on these I
British lines not reckoning district of
fices Is over, . Most of there are highly
paid In scores of cases with the salaries
of cabinet ministers. Ha the practice of
arnnomy even touched this powerful class?
lava the directors and offlriaia econ
omised at the top as seaiously as at ths
base?
Ia Great Britain there ara about thirty
flva mora or less independent companies.
On thesa companies there ara no fewer than
nearly 40 directorships, a colossal number,
wholly unnecessary.
A director hi a very expensive luxury. His
fans vary, but are said to be often jM
year. Ha wears on bis watchchaln a gold
badge which enables hint to travel first
claaa on any railway la the land. Soma of
tha aUractorshlpa are doubtless mors valu
able than others, but bow many of them
can be depended on strict . commercial
grounds? , ' . t
Salvattsw. fae Reset a.
Tha Salvation Army, says General Booth,
will soon begin work In Russia providing
the cxar tonsenta, ipeaking at Scarborough
recently General Booth said he had never
taken a penny from the army, never owned
a fine bouse or automobile as charged.
Orgaalse Lahar Flghta.
The trades and labor unions will fight to
upset or nullify the so-called Osborne de
cision rendered by the House of Lords and
109 mass meetings have been arranged with
that end In view. The lords held that trade
unions had no right to make compulsory
levies upon members for the purpose of
Parliamentary and municipal elections, and
the maintenance of laber 'representatives In
Parliament.
The matter was considered at a Joint
board, representing the parliamentary com
mittee of the Trades Union congress, the
labor day and the General Federation of
Trade unions. Tha deliberations resulted in
tha passing of tha following resolutions:
"The decision dantas. tha right of trade
unions to carry out their nominal statutory
purpose of "regulating the relations between
mployers and employed." In so far as mod
ern conditions of Industry and the highly
organised state of capital render parlia
mentary action necessary for this purpose.
Reyalty'e Vbli (a f re lead.
It Is practically settled that tha king and
queen will visit Ireland next year, when It
la stated that they will be accompanied by
the prince of Wales snd Princess Mary.
Tha visit Is expected to extend a week, and
a round of festivities will take place at
PubUn castle.
The king will. In the near future, purchase
an estate In Ireland. When prince of Wales,
he fell In love with a fine domeswe In the
south of Ireland. It was not at that time
In the market. The owner, however, has
receatly died, and his heirs have expressed
their willingness to sell. Gams abounds on
the estate, which makes It ail the mors
attractive ta tha king.
While Haaaa Gardtser'a ttaeaaara.
The aid parish church at Chatteris, Cam
bridge haa been restored through the gen
erosity of a man, who had long been a
gardener at the White House grounds,
Washington, D. C. Ia this eoonectloa there
Is an Interesting story told by his relatives.
Robert Wright was sexton of the church
ia the first part of the last century, and
his son. William, waa a helper. The lad,
however, set out for America, where he ob
tained a position at the White House. Tears
after he paid a visit to bis old home, and
found the church crumbling away. He re
turned to A merit a. tending tha White House
gardens under the presidencies of Hayes,
'jarfleld. Grant. Cleveland and Harrison.
Eventually retiring, ha came back t Walt
hamater; here be spent the remainder of
hia days.
Ia his first will he left aus pounds ta the
repair of Chatteris church, later he left
tne real jus or bis property, to the restora
tion fund, and in all the legacy amounted
to nearly pounds, and now, six years
after hia death, the object of hia ambition
Is completed.
Measary af G. S Trala.
Recently there waa celebrated aemi-cea-teaial
anniversary of tha Introduction of
the frat train car la Eurvtie. it was run
at Bukeabead. the lata George Francis
Train. Mr. Traia. bad aa office boy named
Cltftoa Robiaaoa. bow grow a lata the Eng
lish tramway king. . Sir Cltftoa Robinson
on the tramways jubilee day. deauribed
the modeat beginnings of the apleadid ays
trra of tramways which Is to be found in
moat towns of Una country.
Speaking of the future et tramways la
England, air Cltftoa thought It lay In tha
direction af eombiaed tram way a tubas and
rs'lsej a, uader ene management.
INLAND'S UOPS AKE SUuRI j
1
Fear is Expressed that Farmers May'
Seed Help.
TOO MUCH BAIN RUINS POTATOES
Flwree from Resjleter lirumVm Of
fire Indicate a - l Mnmp
the Pwpalatlee af the
Emerald lale.
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BT THOMAS EMMETT.
Dl'BLlN. Sept. 24. imperial to The Bee
There is a fear that many people hi Ire- j
land will be forced to appeal for help be- 1
cause of their 111 lurk with crop. The out
took a few months ago was food, espe
cially In reepevt to. potatoes. Many farmers
went heavily Into planting; potato seeds, and
there w-js every Indication hst there would
be a profitable return, ooon after the Hal
ley comet had passed Into history rsin
rtiirms set In. Within the I ant few weeks
th country has been deluged with rain,
and hi If the crop has been ruined. Hay
and hurley, too. hsve suffered. Thousands
of farmers, especially the men who could
ill afford It. have lost nearly all the hay
they raiaed. Not only have they none to
sell, but thy have not been able to save
enough for their own stock. Some men who
saved a part of their potato and barley
crop are consoling themselves with the
Idea that the shortage which must result
will enhance prices, to a point that will en
able them to make up In financial returns
what they lost In quantity.
Irelsnd'e Ponalatlaa.
The figure supplied by the registrar
grnersl for Ireland show that the estimated
population of this country is 4.371.570. which
meana a falling off of a.923.491 since 1849.
The very unusual ceremony of christening
a motor lifeboat recently stationed at Don
aghiides by the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution was carried out by Miss Slano.
representing the late Misa Clarke Hall of
Bournemouth, who bequeathed the money f
to build and equip the boat. The boat cost
2.501. and was 43 feet long, 12 feet 6 Inches
beam, being able to acemmodate eighty
persons and a crewof ten men besides.
Peaalty for Reela-aing,
I
rining a public officer for giving up an
office may strike Americans as somew hat
odd. Sir Abraham Sutton wrote recently to
the Cork corporation resigning tha alder
manship of the South Center ward and en
closing 5, the !gal penalty of resigning,
la Ceart far Checrlagr.
There was a proceeding at the Ban try
court of petty sessions a few days ago,
when several men were arrested for the
I treasonable offense of cheering for their
party during a nationalist demonstration.
One of them, Wiloara Roy era ft, said he was
only letting his enthusiasm loose. Tha p
licemaa who prosecuted him said:
Trus for yo , but ye eould have done It
quietly:
The magistrate aaidr "Oh. and suppose
the police aave their owa political biasT"
"Oh, far front It," aaM the araeer. "The
police have- no pontics. . .. " """'
"But they have a good substitute for It,"
the magistrate said.
The case waa adjourned fur a month', and
Roy craft said; "Very well; Oi intend te
bould on to my political views. Just the
same."
Political Exetteaaeat.
The authoriUea at Castieblancy recently
prosecuted seven business men there for
displaying nationalist flags during a pa
triotic demonstration. Owing to a fear of a
public outbreak, the bearing was adjourned
for six montha.
Golden Wedding
in Montenegro
King and Queen Attend Religious
Service in Same Church Where'
They Married Fifty Tears Ago.
GETTIGNE, Sent- It. (Special to The
Bee.) A royal golden wedding ia something
out of the ordinary. Montenegro's king
and queen have Just celebrated thelr's.
Their majesties attended a religious serv
ice In the Uttle church where they were
married fifty years ago. The service was
attended only by the royal pair, who were
enthusiaatlcally cheered by the troops and
the crowds who lined the route from the
palace to the church. Afterward the king
and queen received the congratulations of
ths princely personages present, the dlplo-
amtic body and various dignitaries.
A triumphal march then took place In
front of the palace, the procession Including
school children, veterans armed aa In HMD,
a company of modern troops and officials
of every category, followed by representa
tives of the population of the different dis
tricts of Montenegro, loudly cheering. At
least M.OUe men took part In tha procession,
which was repeatedly applauded by the
king and queen and their princely guests.
ENTIRE FORTUNE TO ENDOW
A BUDAPEST INSTITUTION
Idea la Read Ceaafor to Middle
Classes Who Threagk o Pwalt
rail lata Adversity.
VIENNA, Sept. 14. (Special to Ths Bee )
A considerable sensation haa been caused
by the announcement that Mr. Eugene Kaa
sell, a Hungarian millionaire, who died re
cently, has bequeathed the sum of 11. 61 -090
for the foundation of aa Institu
tion at Buda Pesth. He left hia entire for
tune foe this purpose.
The institution In question is to be de
voted to the support or assistance of thoae!
members of the middle classes who,
through no fault of their own. have fa'.led
in business or have become Incapacitated
from work through 111 health. It in under
stood that the relatives of the late Mr.
Kaaaeii. who, of course, all expected to
,
benefit under his will, have resolved to
disputs the validity of the document, and
to that and have already put the matter
into the banda of their legal representa
tives. ,
SPLENDID PEARL IS FOUND
Welaha Ttlaety Gretas aad lis Shape
Is Said Meaaau-o ts to tho
larhest standard.
.
SCDML. Sept. St. According- to a west -
era Australian correspondent of tho Stand -
aid of Empire, a peart of perfect snaps.
valued at A.W aad welghtuar ninety grains
has beea brought into B-woano by a paaxtar
named CbaUenor. . .
KAISER'S SPEECH
THE MAIN lOl'lC
, All Germany is Talking About the
Emperor's "DiTine Right
Utterances.
WIDE , VARIATION OF
ccnoH
Some Take it Seriously, While
Others Ridicule.
SOTTAT.ISTS MAKING BIO GAINS
Party is Now Publishing Seventy-Six
Daily Papers. .
I
HARMLESS MAN SHOT FOR SPY
'
Idler Klrea ratal What by Mistake
Will Ut Be Paalshed. bat
Pablle la Highly ladlcaaat
Over the Aet.
BT MALCOLM CLARKE.
BERLIN. SVpt. 24.-3pecial to The Bee:
The counlry has not ceased talking about
the German emperor's "divine right"
epe-cli. There are some who have taken
it as a most serious utterance and worthy
of an emperor; others hsve laughed at it
as the vaporing of a megalomaniac, wniis
many regard the speech cf a sick man.
The Impression Is growing dally that tlie
emperor baa been gradually losing hia
health and that mental visor for which
he was noted. People might not admire
the emperor1 pompous ways, but no one
ever questioned his grasp of affairs. For
months past It has been noticeable that he
has not been taking the interest
wnlcn ne f,,,
erly manifested not only
In the affairs of tl;e empire, but those of
other aations. The growth of the socialis
tic labor movement lias caused him worry
lor ne nas always regarafa u as a siaim-
' in a nrnffnt arvinBt hia oollrv.
It is not thought that the Crown Prince
will be compelled to defer his visit to
India until his fsther s health shows some
Improvement; while the Kaiser la being
strongly urged to spend a few weeks In
quietude In this country.
Growth af Socialism.
According to the annual report to be
presented ta the socialist congress, held at
Magdeburg. . the German social democratic
party bas a membership of 720.03S. as com
pared with (33.309 last year, and with 34.32
In 190.
Of this total S2.S4Z are women, an In
crease of a,3Sl a ace last year. Party or
ganisations sxlst In- all constituencies but
sixteen.
Tha aeoouat of the party- funds shows a
rsviTitie pf IraOal aa ajr-eTrpenrtitura of
tCOO.aoa, As compared with last year the
revenue bas decreased and .tha expendi
ture bas Increased.. Tha rise to expenditure
Is explained as baln pa.rj.rr caused by an
Increase af V4.KKV aa compared with last
year, In the sum devoted to agitatioa.
The party possesses seventy-six dally
newspapers and one quarterly periodical,
which Is intended solely for tha use of tbe
blind. The number of subscribers ta this
Journal is t.US. Ths number of subscrib
ers to tha principal B-rlln organ of tbe
party Is 1S.0UO, an increase af 17,00.
Kaaeerar suaa. gaeaallata.
The Dansig Allgemeine Zettung relates
that the Kaiser, meeting the director of a
Danxlg carriage factory at Marionburg,
not long ago. questioned him as to eondl-
tions in the factory. The director replied :
"In my factory there are no socialists."
The Kaiser ass visibly delighted at this
lnformstlon. He charged the director to
convey to the employes his thanks for their
loyal opinions, and expressed the hope
that this "devotion to the Crown" would
become firmly established" In the land.
W we haaaa akot Ae Spy.
Mistaken tor a spy, a harmless work
man baa been shot by a German sentry
on ths Jungfernheids, this city. As he ap
proached the sentry on gusrd near tha
shooting ranges he suddenly sank down on
the edge of the ditch which separates the
heath from the range.
Tha sentry challenged. Receiving no re
ply he fired In the direction In which the
suspect had disappeared. L'pon the patrol
arriving a quarter of an hour later, the
unfortunate man waa found In the ditch
twenty yards from ths sentry box la an
unconscious state. Tbe shot bad entered tbe
Intestines, and the man was taken to tha
hospital In a critical condition. It Is kown
that the man, who Is a teetotaler, suffers
from chronic asthma. He Is known to
have sudden attacks which necessitate him
sitting down Immediately to recover his
breath. In all probability he waa over
come when he sat down on the side of the
ditch, and because of his shortness of
breath wss unable to reply to the chal
lenge. Great Indignation ta expressed that
In the center of a great city It should be
necessary for sentries to fire on harmless
paasersby oa the most flimsy of pretexts.
Owing to the rule that soldiers cannot
be punished for anything they may do
while on duty the over offlccr'a sentry will
I escape punishment. The socialist members
01 me imperial rariiamcni aim. 3 can lor
an Investigation.
' Caar at Bad 5sskrla.
Columns have been prated la the demo
cratic press about tha precautloaa taen to
Insure the safety of tha Tsar during Ms
visit to Hoeso, and a reader would get the
impression that ths Russian ruler never
I left the precincts of FYI adders; ohloas ex
cept In the middle of sn impenetrable Hnr
of detectives. 80 far Is this from being
j the ease that the measures adopted do not
even suffice to protect his ma'esty from
tbe Intrusive curiosity ot the holiday-
" . ' ....
T The German authorities waxed Indignant
and sent this outburst to ths newspapers
"As the caar eat yesterday oa one of the
benches of tbe promenade at Bad Nsuheua
ba waa recognised by soma of the visitors,
and molested In a manner that was aosl-
Hvely scandaloua. Peopla stations tbern-
selves directly opposite him, started and
I surrounded him, snd pointed at him with
J their finger. It was only with difjisaity
that tbe esar could escape these annoy.
J anees. If auch oceurrem-e should be re-
seated. It would bo made Impossible for the
j esar In future to show himself In subtle
j and go for walka.
I That the emperor of Russia was not so
much disturbed about the mat tor as his
I guests Is shown by tha fast that on tbe
next day he loft the aVhloas oa foot.
aoi.tttu win MMit
Abruzzi-Elkins Affair Revives Un
written Law.
PRINCESSES OFTEN BREAK RULE
Royalty's Werriaaje System Preaeate
Maay Aaemalooo loeldeote
Lord Braaaey Flats t rt
, eaa Tay at Sea.
BT LADT MART MAN WARING.
LONDON. Sept. 21. (Special to The Bee.)
The t event tempest In a teapot over the
love affairs af the duke of the Abrussl and
Miss Kathertne Elklns. brings Into prom
nence the unwritten law of royalty that
princes of the blood royal may not wed
outside the pnrple.
Princesses .sometimes wed below them.
notably the cases of Die Princess Louise.
who married the marquis of Lorne. now
duke of Argyll, and the princess royal who
is dutchess of Fife.
This barrier between royalty and ths
peerage did not exist in Tudor days. Henry
VIII married Jane Seymonr. Anne Boleyn
and Catharine Parr; , Q leen Elisabeth
nearly married the earl of Essex, the earl
of Leicester, and several other nobles. To
this day a peer is always described as a
"eous.n" of the sovereign, and few of
them in the old days lack a strain of
blood royal. Who were the Medici, but
bunkers? Yet their daughter ascended the
throne of France. The royal caste, as at
present maintained, is historically an im
portation from Germany. .
ae Aaaaanllea.
The system teems with anomal.es and
tragedy. Take Sweden. The king of Sweden
is great grandson of Marshal Bernadotte.
a soldier of fortune under Napoleon. He
Is the last of Napoien's kinglets to retain
a throne. Now. the eldest brother of King
Gustav Is Prince Oscar Bernadotte. who
married a court lady.. Ebsa Munek, of
g.-eat piety and the highest character. This
lady, with all her many benevolent works.
Is not considered good enough to share
her husband' rank, nor may their chil
dren succeed to the throne.
Here la another ran- I'nHl t-A.ani ,..
Dr, f Montenearo hi. n... ...mi
even tne comparatively modest title of
"105 al highness." Tears ago he married
a daughter of one of bis senators, a lady
obviously beyond the dimmest horison of
royal rank. Tet the family has since con
tracted brilliant alliances, one daughter
being the lovely Queen Elena of Italy.
8U11, it is suggested that King Victor, who
thus wedded the grand daughter of a
Montenegrin senator, will be embarrassed
If his cousin, the duke of the Abbruxal,
should take a wife the far wealthier and
equally born Mies Elkiaa.
Madera laataarea.
Prinoess Vera of Montenegro is now 3
years old and unmarried. It Would be
reckoned quite suitable for her to be wedded
tq a British prince, whose statu she weuld
share as a matter of course. But the daugh-
ter of a British marquis we forbid. ths
iRUrasr "
How many ot suuh eases there ara, sape
leon III married a Upaniah countess wboss
mother was an - entitled- Scottish lady
beautiful, doubtless, but quite beyond the
ring. Tet the Empress Eugenis is today,
even In her retirement, accepted every
where aa royal. Her name was bestowed
usont tha queen of Spain, and her son. had
ho Uvea, would have always been the
prince Imperial, and eligible for any bride.
If Napoleon's countess was accepted, why
decjlne M accept women of far mora- an
cient British nobility T
- The problem ta growing tha more ser
ious becauaa tha children of King George
Include no fewer than five princes. In
habit and thought tha royal house becomes
more English and less German with every
generation. Ars these five princes to be
compelled, when the time comes, to look
abroad for wives whom they will have
scarcely seen, and who will corns to this
country as complete strangers?
It Is not improbable that It will not be
long before this absurd custom will join
others which have gone to oblivion.
Tay Faaad at Sea.
Lord Bras ley, who Is once more cruising
In hia famous yacht ths Sunbeam, posses
ses at his house In Park Lane a curio in
ths shape of a child's toy schooner, which
he picked up while crusing on the Sun
beam in the Southern Indian ocean, miles
and miles away from the beaten trtVk of
paasenger steamers. No other craft of
any kind was at the time In sight, and how
tha toy ever reached those latitudes is a
mystery of ths ocean.
After his return boms, "Lord Brassey,
who was sure tbe tiny ship has been made
by soma English toy merchant, took tbe
trouble to advertise in newspapers In var
ious parts of tbe world, hoping to dls
cover the owner, and so solve the mystery;
out ail in vain eo far, no clue aa to where
It came has ever been obtained.
W'ases for W a ate a Walkers.
Ths woman chainmakera of Cradley
Heath are "locked out," and Su of them
have no employment, even at their pitlbte
wages of t cents an hour. They are women
who by aixty hours a weak of the hardest
kind of physical toil can never hops to
make more than S3 or Si.
Ths question of the trouble Is an Intricate
one perhaps. It may beat be summarised
as follows: Tne Board of Trade three
months ago fixed a minimum wage of S
cents an hour. Tha probationary period 41
j towed tor objections baa now expired but
, any employer who can show An agreement
1 in writing oy nis workers to continue at
ths old wags, is not ebilged to pay ths offi
cial minimum wage tor another sis months.
The majority of the employers profess
themselves ready to abide by the new rats
If ths smaller employers will do so, but the
latter In most cases refuse and have been
preset ng the workers for signed agree
ments. It Is because of their refusal to
sign tnoee agreements that tha women are
now Idle.
. artatlaa Llfa la Eaclaad. .
la ail England you will find nothing to beat
the sheer, sordid squalor of Cradley Heath.
In it slums practically a very house has
It chalnshop, with forge and bellows.
wherein men, women and children toil
feverishly forging chains. I went to one
of these, where a woman waa turning rods
of Iron into plow chains A baby hung in
an Improvised cradle from tha ceiling, aad
two other children, sickly and stunted, sat
in a heap of olnders on tbe floor. Tho
chslnmsker, without stopping her work for
aa instant,, contrived to keep an ays on bar
children, and to, answer tbe questions I
put to her. By working ton. or eleven hours
a day she could make about SI a week, but
out of that aba bad to pay M coat for
fust, or as (ho eailsd it, "breeoe." Than
she bad to pay IS cants a week la rent for
th forge, which was not bar own. Alto
gether U was rarely she alaared H a
traaa.
FRANCE BALKS AT
IDEA OF WARSHIPS
GoTernment Said to Be Considering
Suspension of Naval Construc
tion for Present
TEST RELIABILITY OF AEROPLANE
Air Craft May Place Ships on the
Retired List
FOUR LANDMARKS BEING RAZED
One
House Was Once Home
Parisian Beauties.
of
WOMAN STABBED THIRTY TIMES
tews of Mysterlooa Doable Traced y
Caaaee front allasrla Glrla tie
Oat oa Strike aad Are la
rllaed to Be Warlike.
BT PAVL VILLIERS.
PARIS. SeptAlt. (Special to The Bee
The government Is said to be considering
whether or not It would be wie to slow
down a little In the building of warsiilps
until the availability of aeroplanes In war.
fare Is determined by a long series of ex
periments. The success of Americsn air
ship men in hurling imitation bombs within
the lines nf imaginary battleships haa
aroused the interest and anxiety of every
navy officer In Europe, especially the
naval officers of France, who are among
the moat practical men . In the world and
who are thinking and experimenting when
most other naval men are strutting around
their capital. French navy men realise
that It is a possibility that the aeroplane
may place the modem battleship on a par
with the old time wooden vessel of war.
Measortea Cliaa to Them.
The memory of the la;e King Edward
of Kngland Is to be perpetuated by a street
which will be known as "Rue Edward VII."
And Parisians believe that London will
reciprocate by naming a street In that city
after the great Napoleon or some more
useful man some one who used his. genius
In the art of peace.
Four of the oldest bouses in the curious
side alley of the Boulevards dea Ca purines
stUl called the Rue Basse du Rempart.
because It waa on a level several feet below
that of what was once a real boulevard
with a rampart will soon have disappeared
and "by the breach madV the new Rue
Edward VII will abut on the Boulevard
dea Capucinee. It certainly la a well chosen
sits for. a .street to be named after . the
"most ' PdHalan ' of kings." The original
proposal was to call after him an avenue
near las Hotel de Till.
Street to Bdsrard V 1 L
Ths four houses which ars eoming down,
never wars picturesque, and wlU be no
great loss.' But memories cling To one of
them, gtr least. It' Was. successively the
abode of four- famous Pari si a a beauties at
a time before tho boulevards existed. The
Istest of them waa Madam Recamler,
platorlcally beloved for a quarter of a cen
tury by Chateaubriand. Even her tlm long
preceded that when the neighborhood of
the. Madeleine became fashionable. When
the first of her three predecessors lived Is
the bouse the quarter "was a distant suburb.
Some mysterious attraction drew our four
faunous beauties in succession to an undis
tinguished house. Tbe first wss Rosalie
Duthe. described In memoir of the eigh
teenth century aa hsvlng a face of rare
shapeliness and adorable smile, hair of
gold and eyes of heavenly Innocence. The
next brauty waa an accomplished actress,
Madeleine Raucourt. She was already liv
ing there when. In 1771. Voltaire wrote to
her, .craving the honor of being allowed to
visit and compliment her upon her triumphs
at the FVancaia. Later another beauty and
tragic actress, Madeleine Georges, went to
Uve In the same bouse. In memory of La
Raucourt. who bed first noticed and en
couraged her to act.
The new Rue Edouard VII will certainly
be one of the most fashionable streets In
this city. Paris follows even faster than
any other capital In Europe the mysterious
Impulse which carries cities west wards.
Traa-edy With l aeer Flavor.
News concerning a mysterious double
tragedy - cornea from Vallauris. With
thirty stab wounds on her body, Madame
Corradinl. a beautiful woman, was found
dead In front of the' residence of a farmer
named Cotta. In Vallauris. Mystery sur
rounded Senora Corradini's life aa well as
her death. She waa found on the steps of
ths foundling asylum at Oneglla, Italy,
when only a fev montha old. Notes to the
value of 00 were pinned to her dress, and
a card bearing the words "For Nina." Shs
waa known only aa "Nina" at the asylum,
where she Uved until nineteen months
ago. when she married a man named
Corradinl. The couple settled at Val
larus. when Cotta, a widower. fell
In love with, the woman. She com
plained to the village priest regarding
his attentions. Nothing Is known concern
ing Senora Corradini's movements on the
night of ber death. She left her homo with
out her husband'a knowledge, and when ber
body waa found she had bean dead several
hours. Cotta was found lying on a bed in
his residence, shot through the chest.
He says that he beard shrieks for help
and when ha rushed to toe window some
one shot htm. He did not see the man
who fired the shot.
Madame was supposed to be the daughter
of some very high personage, and for this
res son she was usually described as the
"little duchesa" She enjoyed special privi
lege at the foundling hospital, apd at the
i n " 17 placed with a family living
I mt Turln In easy circumstances.
Clrii mm II.1L t
j ,,
Th. Midlnet e were again on th. aar-.
path today with a. mucj. ardor a. evM.l
and iriatlT annovad at the Liu tht '
police should take any notice of them or
Insist that order should be observed In the
street by women aa well as by men. At
10 o'clock a large procession of the girls,
usually known a "petite main' and "con
fectiooneusos." with scarlat r.bbons In their
hair, started out from the labor Exchange
aad crossed tbe rises ds (a Republlque.
Ths arowds at once atoped (b look on, and
people exclaimed, "Her they ar again.
See. tbe Midlnet tea ars oa strike. " Th
public seemed to enjoy It snd buses were
unable to pass. By the time they had
marched half aula their number had
swollen to US. and about an equal number
of street urchins followed as far aa Ins
Boulevard Sebastopui
HOW' MAN." WIVES h ISSUE
Turkey Asks if Four Hundred Isn't
Too Mac.
MUCH TROUBLE IN I HE HAREM
Uoeerasseat Seeks a Method by
Which ta Dlalaaaatlrally Dieaaa
f Lisreaalve aasher af the
Saltaa'a Better Halves.
OO.NSTANTlNorLIi epi. 24,- spe
cial to die Bee. i lias tnjunt any
ue fo .Vur hundred nUesT II j
tiie Turklaii goverumeni would litfe lkJ
et ir.U- ini.in.uni.'i.on !tn l.iutn. This.
I ilic ituru'jer ut lnd.'.-s contained in the
ha.nn of the ex-sultan, and me prooletn
1 . I A I . . . 1,1. .
ff tlteir dispoeul is bev imin a neituiis one. j
M'.nt if them are natives of AibsnU and
.iiabia. ami two d:iti-w-l efforts have been
made to return them to tolr friends and
relative.", nut the latter absolutely refuse1
lo teethe tr.e !ulu. hui.m, aivarentiy
no f wither use for ttv-m.
I njer tne circumstance tne a jiuor.tUs
at t'uns.antinople are 1n soaie.h.ng of a
iiuai.iiurv, since tlu cost " tn-ir mainten
ance is a considerable Item; and aa many
of mem are quite j ounn . jirli it M ould
seem a though they will icinain a bur
den uir the stsie for many years to come
unless on,e-one or oiher can be inuueed to
take them over.
Tile situation Is a distinctly huu.oro'.is
uue, but it ia not the form of humor tliat
appeals to the Turklvb government, and
tne cold-blooded suggestion has been
brought forward that they should be ds-
pucu of summarily. There Is small chance
of tais awful suggestion beinr carried Into
effect, however, owing to the firm atti
tude of the foreign ambassador at Con
stantinople, who insist that the women
snail be treated with due respect and con
sideration. Political Calm
is On in Turkey
I
Violent Press Campaign Against j
Greece, However, Still Con
tinues. CONSTANTINOPLE Sept. 24 (Special
to The Bee.) Calmness prevails In political
circle here, though the violent prese cam
paign against G reeve st.ll 'continues. The
reply sent by Italy and Russia to the last
Turkish note I very unfavorably com
mented on. It I to the effect that as M.
Venixelos and Panayorgbl are Greek sub
jects, there Is no reason Why they should
not be elected to ths national assemblv. As
for tha three Cretlans elected, the powers
will tsko steps to secure their resignation.
At present tho powers ar concentrating
unusually large naval forces In near I
eastern waters; but In any case the Porto
will make no definite move until the re
turn of the grand vtxter. In th meantime,
tha assembly will have an opportunity of
Invalidating th election of the Ottoman
subject.
SLAUGHTER OF PENGUINS IS
CAUSE OF GREAT INDIGNATION
err Sralaad DispeKehao Kaa aw of
Meat to Kill tho Bird a aad the
People Prwtewt Vlaoseoaly.
WELLINGTON. Sept. I4.-A terrible
slaughter of penguins by gangs of men
sent to tne Macquarie Islands by Mr.
Hatch, a New Zealander. Is causing Indig
naiisn. .The birds were driven in thousands
from the rookeries, knocked on the head,
thrown Into digesters and boiled for oil
It Is alleged that formerly the birds were
driven Into digester alive, although tl.ls
Is denied by the last gang. Complaints
have been made to tbe New Zealand gov
ernment, but It cannot interfere aa th
Islands are under Tamenin Jurisdiction.
Owing to representations mad by the
premier, the Tasmania n government la
now asking Mr. Hatch for an explanation,
if the reply is unsatisfactory, Mr. Hatch's
lease, which expire In October, 1912, will
not be renewed.
FEAST FOR LAND HUNGRY
IN NEW SOUTH WALES DOMAIN
Premier Propeaee to Soon Oava for
trews Soil.
Settlement Vast A area a of
Rich Crown Soil.
SYDNEY". Sept. 24. Tbe premier of New
South Walea announces that he propose
a soon aa possible to open up for settle
ment Irameose areas of suitable crown
land In th west and northwest, to ex
pedite tbe duplication of the main trunk
railways and th scheme for railway de
centralisation to abolish fees for second
ary education, and to establish systems of
continuation and trade schools and also a
woman's college for domestic and other
training.
DEERSTALKING IS EXPENSIVE
Maay Sta Feresta la Sea (la ad and
tho Held la A boat .oeO
ECaea Season.
GLASGOW, 8ept. It SpedaJ to Ths
Bee.) Deer stalking, which la now in full
wing, la spparently one of the most ex
pensive forms of sport ever invented. Ac
cording to a crofter' commission report,
there are 10S forest In Scotland, witn
a' total area of about louw.Otd acres. The
yield of stag from these forest haa been
set down to 4. Sot each aeason. aad the rental
! at about 15.000. So I rent alone t ie ten-
ants of deer forests pay 20 to reacu mag
they bring down, and other expense
br)n, thi. ,um UD w BMiy ,alf
gal. Th. toUll, C(J,t of ,no
and fishing In ths L'nited Kingdom hae
been set down as aboti( IT.UDo.om1. of which
nearly one-third Is spent In Scotland.
PARIS SALON IS FOR WOMEN
Everything that Adorns Her or Her
Homo to Bo those a la m Man.
alftoeat rarielaa Display.
PARIS, Sept. 14. -A feminine salon Is to
bo bold is Part next March under the
auspices of tha Ducbssse de Broglle and
the Marquiss do Gaaay. '
It will be devoted to an exhibition of all
that adorns woman and her home, from
footstool to diamond necklace.
I'OPE IS PLEASED
AT iUIUUMiRESS
Interprets Montreal's Enthusiasm at
a Tribute to the Catho
lic Faith.
MUCH CONCERNED AT ACCIDENT
Group of Kentuckians Pay Respects
to the Pontiff.
XAKFS VISIT AS A COMPLIMENT
"
cu-. nr.-,, Tntereat in TTiin of .'
0
Scientific Nature.
PRIVATE PRINT SHOP IN VATICAN
lev era I Modern l.lnlpea n. erv.
tee la the Papal Prlwtery
Doea ot Take Kindly to
the Aato-.ot.lle.
BT CLEMENT J. BARRETT.
ROME. Sept. Zl. iSiiecial to the le
The pope Is pleased beyond nn-u.-ure at th
surcess of the Eiicliart!-t rontfres held at
Montreal. Purine, the progress of It ho
kept In constant touch with the connret'e;
he received nieaees and h read every
line concerning it which wss published In
friendly papers and the anti-clerical press.
When he learned of the vast nuinl-r of
visitors to Montreal, of the thousands who
took ps-t In the procession, he said it was
an evidence that the faith of Catholii-a
wss as fervent as ever.
He waa much eoncerned about the acci
dent there and upon learning of it caused
Inquiries to be made Immediately so that
he mlKht learn the nature and extent of It,
r'aarteona to Keatarklans.
Recently a group of American tourists
from Kentucky paid their respects to the
pontiff Vet being familiar with the rub s
prevallina at the Vatican In rese-t t
dress they neglected to attire themselves in
the manner prescribed upon turning tin
Vatican thy were told that It waa pos
sible thst they might not be admitted "i
that particular day because of tlielr fail
ure to follow tbe custom. In come manner
the pa.ty mamtged to have their case laid
before the pontiff. ,
"And thev cam? all the way to see me."
lie said; ' Well, I think we may relax the
rules In their cane. They pay me a market
compliment In routing so far. and I think
we can return it by dispensing with the
regulations on the principle that one good
turn deserves another."
He smiled when a member of the party
told him that Kentucky was famous for
the chivalry of Its men. the beauty of Its
women and the excellence of Its horses,
and said through an Interpreter, "A rare
combination."
Poor a Real Printer.
The pope takes an Interest in nearly every
thing of a scientific or mechanical nature.
He Is especially fund of mechanical con -ttivances
and especially labor saving ma
chinery. Hidden away In the Vatican is
the pilvate papal printing office wherein
ia-printed many Important documents. An
Idea of the amount of the pope's printed
correspondence may be had when It Is
stated that there are l.OoO Catholic arch
bishops and bishops In the world.
There are several up-to-date typesettina
machines In the Vatican office. Tha ven
erable head of the Catholic church I
much Interested In them. Very frequently
he visits the office, standing by the men
who operate them, questioning them about
the mechani.sm and should there he a
hitch in the work he makee minute In
quiries ss to the cause and the methods of
getting the machines In operation again.
It Is by no means an unusual sight for
tha "compa" to see the pope working at
the keyboards.
"A knowledge of printing may come use
ful If a strike should occur." be said to tha
foreman who commented on the pope's
ability to set type. He knows Just how
much type an expert may set on a ma
chine, the cost and the difference In price
between machine work and type set hy
hand. between straight setting and table
work, and so on.
o Into for Him.
The holy father haa never been a lover
of what Americana call new notions. Some
one presented an automobile to him. When
It arrived In the gardens of the Vatican
hi holiness looked at It curiously, exam
ining minutely the various parts of th
machinery. Cardinal Merry del Val sug
gested a ride around tho garden In It, but
the pope shook hi head.
"Tou go," k said, "and I'll walk after
you."
Th cardinal, however, persisted.
"Why should I do that." was the answer,
"when, as it Is, my walk in the garden le
over all too quickly? Why exercise still
further? No, I will not use It. We ll have
It put into a glass case, my dear cardinal.
Hava It placed In the museum. When I
was a priest I walked; when I became a
bishop I walked; and when I became a car
dinal I walked. I wish I wars younger so
that I might walk mora than I do now.
When people walked more than they do
now they were stronger and healthier."
KING ALFONSO IN DISREPUTE
His (isr Dolaaa While on Tear of
Eaglaad (alia for the Wrath
of Hie Ceart.
MADRID. Sept. 24. (Special to The Bee.)
The gay doings of King Alfonso during
his recent visit to England has brought
down upon hi:n tie wrath of his etiquette-
j ridden court. If the courtiers had their
. way. Alfonso would never be allowed ta
throw aside his kingly dignity fur one mo.
ment. Queen Victoria has also highly of.
fended because she took an act! v. part In
the "ports at Eaton halL
COULD NOT APPEAR AS CARMEN
Genera. Bstka's Daaahter Is Ka
ma ved from tho Sense oa Pe ti
tles from Dalrh Admirers.
CAPE TOWN. Sept. 24. On the potting
of bills advertising the appearance of Gen
eral Botha daughter as Carmen In an
amateur operatic production at Johannes
burg, th South African premier rnceived
snoaJa of letters from Dutch residents 011
Jecting to ths performance as "ungodly."
Miss Botha, therefore, decided uut 10 appear.