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unday Bee. TAMT TWO FOR ALL THE NEWS THE OMAHA BEE BUT IN THE WfJT EDITORIAL PAGES OaTB TO ZIOKT. VOL. X"XLxn. 40. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOUNIXU MA1JCH UO, Win. SIMILE COPY FIVE CENTS. The Omaha AUSTRIA AWAITS MR. ROOSEVELT Will Endeavor to Show the High Es teem in Which He is Held in That Coutry. EMPEROR IS TO RECEIVE HIM Ha i Expressed to the American Em bassy that He So Desires. ENTERTAINMENTS ARE PLANNED Ex-President Will Exhibit Some of His Trophies at Show. AIRSHIP FOR THIRTY PEOPLE Cor the First Time In Many 1 ran the Emperor Consents to Have Ilia Picture Takes with a tain era. r.V KM 1 1, ANDRA88Y. V' :: .. Mmh 1!). (Special to the Pub ! i . s i Vienna, Is to hav the op m J-, unity to show Mr. Roosevelt, former pimldenl of 1 lie United States, In what 1.4 ;h esteem lie Is held In Austria, and VV'ina will do itti duty, aa It always does In mien mat tern. Mr. Roosevelt, with his family, nil! be here April 17, according to advices received by the American embassy, and nothing which can be done to mnko his lav nleaaant will be left undone. The emperor has signified to the American fin bassy that he will be Kad to receive the distinguished visitor, and other entertain ments arc being planned. I understand that Mr. Roosevelt has con sented to exhibit a portion of his African hunting trophies at the sportsman show, which opens May 1. It wag hoped he could be present at the show In person, but this will be Impossible. Messenger Service I'nder nifflraltlea. Some rash admirer of the system of em ploying boys as an organized corps of mes sengers attempted recently to found a sim ilar organisation in Vienna. A company was formed, and Its legal representative ascertained from the municipal authorities that no special "concession" would be needed, but that it would be necessary to register two "free industries." One regis tration was required for the "Industry" of carrying parcels, and another for the "in dustry" of doing commissions, such as fetching tickets. The registrations wero duly made, and some days ago Vienna was startled hy the sight of smart youths on red bicycles, riding briskly through tlu t litis. Two days later an official threatened to close the premises of the company on the pretext that It had no "concession." lie de clared that thirteen applications for con cessions of this kind had been in the hands of the municipality for more than a year. Another official then investigated the activity of the brisk youths' and on the morrow a municipal officer forbade the fetching of theater ticket. A few hours later a commission appeared with authority t close the company's premises, and though its legal representatives obtained two days' grace, the commission closed the premise, and sealed them with an official neal. In consequence of a legal protest they wre once more opened on condition that the compajiy Immediately register a third "Industry" the Indstry of despatching parcels and missives. Finally the boy were forbidden to wear uniforms. If this diffi culty can be overcome the company will llll have to meet the official objection that, on account of the rapid movements of the messengers, the doings of the company are not susceptible of proper surveillance and that It "might, therefore, develop for bidden activity." Nw Steel Airship. The steel airship designed by Lieutenant Wallach von Holborn ha every prospect of being constructed at an early date, as a number of prominent Vienna financiers are Interesting themselves in the enterprise. The "Wallach" balloon will have far greater dimension than the largest Zeppe lin, and will be able to carry no fewer than thirty person. The airship will have a special device for regulating the altitude of the vessel. The dirigible will be fitted with all the latest aev.iautlo Improvements in wireless tele gr.iy apparatus and electric searchlights, - and will have special compartments for navigators and machinists. It Is to be taken over by the Austrian military au thorities. Archduchess ua Horseback. Archduchess Auguste,' who takes after her grandmother, the late empress. In her loe of horses and splendid horsemanship, I, summer and winter, dally to be seen taking her morning ride In the avenues of the town park in Budapest. The imperial lady devotes much time and attention to the noble art, and under her direction "grand carousels" are held almost every year. Ona of these entertainments took place on Monday afternoon In the court riding school at Buda. before a select audi ence composed of the aristocracy and sev. eral distinguished personages. The arch duchess headed the procession of ladles and gentlemen on horseback, who then carried out various Interesting designs, In which he took a prominent part, her splendid figure appearing to advantage in the tight fitting black habit and brown Jacket, her head surmounted by a cocked hat. oled scientist a Suicide. When Heir Sigmund Kublin committed tuxide by shooting himself In a sanatorium In F.udapcst one of the most curious figures In Europe disappeared. Budapest only knew the little, almost dwarfish, man as i.no of the most active member of the money lending profess on, who distinguished himself fiom the majority of his colleagues by his scrupulous honesty. But In the scientific world Herr Kuhlln had quite another reputation, lie was Known aa one, of the greatest living au thorities In astronomical matters. Articles from his pen appeared In all the scientific publications and his work were cited by the leading men of science as classic. No one abroad had any Idea that Heir Kublin tamed his living aa a money lender. Hi "Theory of the Kbb and Flow of Tides" ws ten year ago greeted as a scientific dlscovorv of the first order b " the J'lole scientific world. Ha was also the Q:tt man of science to put forward and Jjinonstrate the theory of th cosmic earthquake. A few week ago Heir Kublin, whose nobility of character and goodness of heart was proverbial among those who had the privilege of knowing him Intimately, was attacked by consumption. A ( day ago he wag convinced of the absolute hopele nea of hi case and committed suicide by boeUnf hiuueif. PEARY GOES TO COPENHAGEN Discoverer of North Pole to Address University in May. ROYAL VISITORS TO ENGLAND Prlnre and Prlnrea ( hrlitlin nf Den mark (io to Unnri Fngllsh Kins lo Meet tbe Ras elnn dir. COPENHAGEN'. March 19.-Speclal to the Publisher's Press.) Commander Peary, discoverer of the North pole, will probably address the University of Copenhagen some time in May. The great American Arctic explorer Is to come to Europe the latter part of April and I understand hus been invited to deliver an addrrss here. While ho has not definitely accepted the Invita tion, it is generally believed he will. The University of Copenhagen has not and will not ask that the Peary records be submitted lo it for examination. It is felt that the fact tliut the sotlon of the American Geographical society In passing favorably upon these records has put the fact that Mr. Peary actually reached the pole beyond discussion. The sclentifio men and explorers of Denmark who are keenly Interested In all matters of Arctic research are anxious to hear the story of Mr. Peary's successful venture at first hand and aro hopeful ho will gratify thein. Hoyal Visitors to England. Prince and Princess Christian of Den mark have left Copenhagen for Cannes, where they are the guests of the Grand Duches Anastasla of Mecklenburg Schwerin at the Villa Wenden. Prince and Princess Christian will rrobably go to Eng land early In June on a visit to the prince and princess of Wales at Marlborough House and at Frogmore Lodge, In which case they will be present at Ascot races on the two royal days of the meeting. Kins; and Cisr to Meet. It is now settled that a meeting shall take place between the king of England and the czar of Russia during the current year. According to present arrangements, this meeting will take place at the queen's villa on the bank of the Sound, near Co penhagen during the month of August. The meeting will be an early private otu. but It Is understood that matter of com mon interest to the. two countries, partic ularly in Russia, will be discussed by the two monarch. This meeting wa sought by the czar, who suggested that King Ed ward should take another yachting trip to Russian waters. Ills majesty, however, could not quite make this fit In with his other arrangements, so that the villa Hvldore was then suggested as a suitable meeting place. JSc-vr Telephonic Attachment, Three Danish engineers, MM. Dessau, Nyrop and Thomgen, have jointly made a discovery in telephony, which they have communicated to a gathering of electri cians, including M. Johansen, manager of the Copenhagen Telephone company. The latter Wa so pleased with the success of their experiments that he expressed the opinion that the invention would revolu tionize telephonic communications. The advice of the Danish engineer enables any telephone subscriber to send a telegraphic dispatch, which is automatically registered In the event of the absence of the person called up. This Is effected by means of a keyboard In' connection with the telephone, which is operated like that of a type writer. At the other end of the wire a tape runs through the apparatus, on which the message Is printed in alphabetic char acter. Distance does not affect Its action. The apparatus is not expensive to con struct and negotiation are said to be al ready in progress for the purchase of the International patent rights. BRIGANDS ARE NOW BUSY IN PARTS OF OLD SPAIN News Leak 'Out of Train of Gold, bat the Robbers Are Driven Iliirk. LISBON, March 19. (Special to the Pub- usner a iress.) tsi lganaa nave made a daring attempt to rob the Tortosa express. The authorities of the town dispatched by the train banknotes and gold to the value of $18,000. Apparently this new leaked out, for at the last momenl a force of Civil Guards were sent on the train. When within eighteen miles of Tortosa station the train was forced to stop, the line being blocked by trunks of trees. From the adjacent bushes rushed out a band of masked robbers. At the same mo ment the Civil Guards made their appear ance and the panle-strlcken brigands look to fright, hotly pursued. They managed to reach a cave, where they entrenched themselves and opened a deadly fire on their attackers, and the guards were forced to retire. ( Ons of the guard was killed and nine were wounded, four dangerously. On the following day a stronger force returned to the cave, but no trace of the brigands could be found.j They bad disappeared to the mountain. OUTPUT OF GOLD INCREASES Figures Given on Production of Yel low Metal la the Tranavaal Laat Tear. JOHANNESBURG. March 19. (Special to the Publishers Press.) J. W. S. Langer niRiin, presiding at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Mines, said that the gold output showed an Improvement of 227,92.) ounces, valued at $44,840,000. The Increase In the Wltwatersrand alone has beea greater, there being a slight setback in the outside districts. In the Wltwatersrand the inciease, as compared with UKW. had been :68.5! ounces, valued at $M.040,000. Analysing the results, he found that ap proximately 60 per cent had been absorbed in the cost of production, 31 per cent in dividends paid to the shareholders, as against n per cent In 1908. while the re maining 9 per cent had been absorbed by the profits-tax, interest on loans and capi tal expenditure. The value of the gold produced In the Transvaal from the Inception of the gold industry twenty-three years ago was $1, 425,oO0.0O0. FOR COMPULSORY EDUCATION Attention at the Belarlaa GeTersaieal Is Called to Alarming; School Conditions. BRUSSELS. March l.-(Speclal to the Publisher Press )-AttenUon has been called in th Belgian Parliament to the fact that 60 per cent of children In some part of the country cannot read or write, but th government declare that com pulsory education 1 an Infringement of th right of freedom of action. From the Washington Herald. Ocean King is a Native Son of Old Ireland Greatest Captain of the Shipping 'In dustry, with Two Hundred Ves sels at His Command. DUBLIN, March 19. (Special to the Pub Usher's Press.) Ireland can now claim to have the greatest shipping man In the world. If any man ha tamed the cov eted title of "Ocean King" It is Lord Plerrle, who has. purchased the numerous undertakings controlled by the late Sir Alfred Jones, with whom he was associated for many years. By this purchase Lord Plerrle becomes by long odd th greatest captain of the shipping industry. He is not only the premier builder of giant ships, but he has shown that he ha the genius to operate as well as build. At present the great firm of Harland ft Wolff, of which he is the head. Is building for the White Star line the Olympic and Titanic, which will be the largest merchant steam er In the world. Lord Plerrle' Interest In ocean steamship companies Is enormous, but when he takes control of the two un dertakings with which Sir Alfred Jones was chiefly connected, namely, the Elder Dempster Shipping company, Limited, and Elders ft Fyffes, he will acquire a great measure of control over a combined fleet of 245 ocean steamships owned by com panies possessing a total capital of about $150,000,000. One of the most melancholy features in the recent history of Ireland is the alarm ing increase in Insanity. Lunatic asylums have in some Instances been obliged to refuse admission to harmless lunatics from the workhouses because the asylums were already overcrowded. A proposal was made In Monaghan that the work house in Cavan should bs acquired for harmless lunatics, but the committee ap pointed by the county council to inquire into the subject have reported against the project. In Carlow the asylum is over crowded, with the result that the commit tee of management has Issued an urgent appeal to boards of guardians asking that harmless lunatics should a far as possi ble be kept in the workhouses. Last year the local government board was glad to be able to report a reduction of S33 In the number of lunatics and epileptics In work houses owning to the additional accommo dation provided In some lunatic asylums. There were still at the date of the report 2.K23 insane persons in Irish workhouses. "We have frequently alluded," said the board, "to the unsuliablllty of workhouses as places for the reception and treatment of the Insane, and we trust that at no dis tant date all this class, as well as the sane epileptics, will be accommodated in special Institution." This cannot be done until the entire poor law system is reformed. KING LIKESTrOOKED SiREETS Prefer Plctaresqueneaa to the Mod ern Straight Line of Europe. SEVILLE, March 19 (Special to the Publishers Press.) During his recent visit here King Alfonso discussed with Senor de Tena the plans of the municipality for the widening of the streets of Seville. The king expressed regret that some of the ancient, winding street of the citv were to be replaced by ordinary straight thor oughfares in the common European fashion. The king added that it would undoubtedly be well to widen and straighten many of the streets, but that It would be regrettable to reconstruct all those which give to Seville Its quaint and picturesque aspect. The king' remark are very favorably commented on and there 1 a general hope that the call Slerpe In particular will not be altered. The king explained to Senor d Tena other plan of his own, among them the construction within the ' Alcazar of lawn tennis, croquet and other courts. MALAY STATES ENLARGED Trlnggann Province 1 Added ta tha Federation by a Heeeat Order. FINQAPORE, March 19 (Special to the Publisher Press.) Trlr.gganu. which, al. though one of the state ceded by Slam to Gnat Britain under the. Anglo-Siamese treaty of laat year, ha alway preserved Ma Independence ard had refused to ac knowledge the auxeralntly of Slam, ha now J( ined tha Federated Malay States. Sir William Taylor, the British resident gen eral In tha Federated States, ha been her In connection with th transference. British Lion Scents Danger m m4M.,i iff CZAR HAS MORE FREEDOM Now Seen to Drive Daily Without Former Precautions. IS IN MUCH BETTER SPIRITS Says He Believes III Subjects No Longer Have Designs Upon Ilia Head and He Trusts la the Almighty. BY GEORGE FRAZER. ST. PETERSBURG, March 19-Special to the Publisher's Press.) The change which has taken place in Russia of recent years is more clearly demonstrated by the freedom of the czar than "by any other one thing. For year it has been the custom to picture his imperial majesty as prac tically a prisoner in a bomb proof, hardly daring to eat until the food had been first analyzed for polsorf, and not daring to go out from the palace unless guarded as carefully a a carload of gold might have been guarded. ' But these day the czar I almost as free in his movements as President Taft or King Edward of England, who are perhaps the freest of all earth's rulers. Nearly every day now his subjects see him driving without escort in the street of St. Petersburg, and none of the usual precautions are taken for his safety. The czar later went shopping, and bought, without being reconglzed, gloves and sweets. He Is In the best of spirits and seems really delighted with his recovered freedom. But the police are in despair, and It is even reported that the chief of the secret police asked his majesty on his knees not to expose his life In this manner, but the czar answered that he had con fidence In his people and that the Almighty would protect him from attempts of anar chists and fanatics. He said he was con vinced that the revolutionary socialists did not wish to murder him. Romance In Caar'a Life. The well known Russian author, M. Syda koff, has Just published the first volume of a series of books dealing with Russian contemporary history, and this first instal ment throws an Interesting light on the early life of the present czar. The author deals at some length with an early love affair which is said to have caused great pain and suffering to all parties by reason of Its unfortunate nature. The lady con cerned was a girl of Jewish descent, named Rajssa Kagan, the daughter of a govern ment contractor. At the age of 17, she was celebrated as a beauty, and courted by some of the highest in the land, including the Grand Duke Paul, uncle of the present Czar Nicholas. The giand duke, on one occasion, took his nephew to one of the lady' receptions, and no sooner did the lad soe her than he fell violently in love with her. The girl evidently reciprocated the sentiment, and the same evening the young man succeeded In meeting the beautiful Jewess in the conservatory of her father's house, where he frankly declared hi pas sion and swore that he would never marry anyone else. Ended by toe Parent. At about this time the Empress Marie Feodorovna was attempting to secure a suitable bride for the future czar, and her choice fell upon the Princess Alice of Hesse, but when the matter was broached to the young man he refused to hear of any such match, declaring that his troth was already plighted. A stormy Interview followed between the czar and his sun, as a result of uhlch, alarmed at the turn events had taken, the lad agreed to respect hi father's wishes, his last re monstrance being silenced by the threat that If the affair a ere not Immediately dropped the contractor and his daughter would be sent to Siberia In exile. When news of what had happened reached the young Jewess, she made a desperate at tempt to commit suicide. Hearing of this, the young man hurried to her house, and a heart-rending scene ensued, th girl again attempting to take her life. A vio lent scene followed between the czar and his son, and It wa eventually decided that the young man should travel for a year, on th condition that during his absence no steps should be taken In the matter of hi love affair. Scarcely had he left Rus sia, however, when a compact was en tered Into by which the contractor Kagan arranged to marry hi daughter to a cer tain (late official of Importance, and when th unhappy Prince Nicholas returned from hi travels he found the marriage already a "fait accompli." Hi marriage with the Princess Alice was celebrated some little time afterward. Th author vouches for the detail of tha affair. In many Instance quoting hi authorities at length. Famished Wolves Swoop Down on Spanish Village Heavy Snows in the Mountains Drives Them Forth in Search of Food. LISBON, March 19. (Speolal to the Pub lishers Press.) Terrible snowstorms have been experienced at Audanl and the neigh borhood. Great packs of famished wolves have swarmed down from the mountains and invaded the town. A party of horse men arrived at full speed at Audanl, being pursued right Into the town by a pack of over 200 wolves. The riders, who owed their lives to the fleetness of their horses, had set out to tell the town authorities that the farms, ranches and planatlons in th neighborhood were beselged by fero cious animal and that the Inmates were prisoners. Several farmers who dared to venture out had been devoured. Next day the weather cleared somewhat and the authorities organized a huge hunt, headed by the civil guards and detach ments of infantry and cavalry. Although there was a tremendous slaughter of the wolves many got away to their mountain homes and It Is feared that they will soon return. Eighteen of the hunting party re ceived Injuries. Woman is Sought for Defrauding Poses as a Clairvoyant and Has Numerous Rich People as Dupes. BEAU-SOLB:iL, March 19. (Special to the" Publishers Press.) On charges of hav ing defrauded a number of foreigners of large sums of money, the police of Beau Bolell are looking for an alleged adven turess nemed Mme. Dupln, who arrived in thi3 town from Paris about four months ago and set up as a clairvoyant In a luxur iously furnished villa. There she received visits from a large number of foreigners and it la alleged, per suaded them that she could assure' their participation In the shares which an as sociation to which she belonged possessed in drawings of the city of Paris and other bonds. According to the sum paid by the visitor she guaranteed drawings of 10,000 franca, 60, 000 francs, and 100,000 francs. A large num ber of people are said to have paid money on these terms. Mme. Dupin has fled the town and Is be lieved to have taken refuge in England. The police have learned that she was as sisted in her business by a German profes sor who gave exhibitions of hypnotism. ferdinandThanks" the czar ReauH of Visit la that He May Km brare the Orthodox Re Ilglon. SOFIA. March 19. (Special to the Pub lishers Press. (The "Vetcheyna Pochta" states that it understands the chief reason of King Ferdinand's visit to St. Peters burg is to thank the czar for the fresh proof of his good disposition towards Bul garia, his Imperial majesty huvjng ex pressed his Intention of presenting Bul garia with several warships which are ly ing off Sevastopol. The Journal adds that. In view of this new evidence of Russia extremely friendly feeling towards Bul garia, King Ferdinand has decided to em brace the orthodox religion with all the members of his family, and that he will ask the emperor to consent lo be his spon sor. The newspaper adds that secrecy Is maintained concerning the whole affair In government circles, und gives the news ith all reserve. ABDUL HAMIDJS STILL ALIVE Family Leave the Deposed Mon arch Brranne He Has Im proved In Health. SAIjONICA. March ill. -( Special lo the Publishers Press. (-The rtorles which are current of Abdul Hamld's death are untrue. Two of the ex-sultan's son, three princesses, eleven of his aomen and fifteen servants have left Salotica. the govern ment Judging their presence useless there, owing to th state of th health and the rnlnd of Abdul Hamld. But new of the ex-rultan' "escape" la a unfounded that of his death. GREAT POWERS PREVENT WAR Their Restraining Influence Keeps Bulgaria and Turkey Apart. GERMANY IS MUCH EXERCISED Straaaa (Merrnmra Objection to Sa lome by Composing Military Mart-he Which Plraao the Kwptror, BY MALCOLM CLARK. IE. BERLIN. March J9.-tSpecil to th Pub lishers' Press. )-To say that the German foreign office la very deeply exercised over the condition of affairs In the near east Is stating a simple fact. That only the re straining Influerce of the great power pi events an actual state of war between Bulgaria and Turkey Is certain and that thei aggressive attitude of Bulgaria is due to an understanding with the other Balkan states and perhaps with Greece I little doubted. Chancellor Ket hmann-Hollweg and For eign Minister von Schoen have been In consultation with Count Aerenthal, tha Austrian foreign minister and with Mr. Ifewolsky. who directs Russia' foreign af fairs, and. 1 am Informed, has Informed them as well as the Balkan sovereign that for the present at least war must be averted. There Is a belief current In diplo matic circles here that Russia Is really at th back of what may be called the Balkan federation and really Is fomenting the trouble. In conversation with a diplomat recently he said to me: "The Balkan states may force a conflict with Turkey, and it is conceivable that acting together they might find it a barren victory. The treaties of San Stefano and Shlmonesekl are ex amples which show how short-lived such triumphs prove when the preponderating Interests of neutral great power prevent the victor from reaping the fruits of a suc cessful campaign," Straaea and the Emperor. Dr. Richard Strauss, whose opera "Elck tra" Is causing so much Interest among musical circles. Is probably the wealthiest composer in the world. He sold the rights of one of his works for nearly $10,000 alone, and no one Is more sought after by the musical publishers. When he conduct a concert of his own compositions he receives the fee of $000. and as he combine artistic genius with a keen business Instinct, he has amassed a large fortune. One of Herr Strauss' greatest annoyances is lo b taken for that other Straus who 1 known to ft me as a composer of waltzes. It Is well known that the kaiser was opposed to the production of Dr. Strauss' "Salome" in Berlin, and it might never have been given there but for the com poser's clever inspiration. Hearing that court Influence was against his opera, he sat down and composed two brilliant mili tary marches. , Of course, the kaiser heard of this, and his love of thing military made him wish to hear the marches. Shortly afterwards Strauss was invited to the palace, and was asked to play hi marches to the emperor. The stirring martial muslo so appealed to Wllhelm II. that Strauss heard no more about the opposition to "Salome." Sleeping; Sleknea. The cinematograph was employed here recently during a lecture at the Empress Frledrich School for the Higher Education of Phylclans to how cultures of sleeping sickness germ in human blood. The pic tures wero shown by Dr. Relcher of Ber lin, who has made a specialty of sleeping sickness for a number of year and passed many months In Africa, where the picture were taken. The method employed Is his Invention. Among a large number of Ger man and French physicians who attended the lecture were Dr. Doyen and Prof. Car valho of Paris. Prince Bore Invitation. in .uiuuiiiy ion stating mat wnne Prince Henry of Prussia ha been visiting in England he has conveyed to King Ed ward and Queen Alexandra, on behalf of the emperor, an invitation to be present at the ceremonies that are to take place at tne opening of the widened Kiel canal which Is expected to take place towards the end of next year. It la rather Im probable that their Brltanlc majesties will find themselves able to accept this In vitation, and the prince and princess of Wales will In that case be deputed to take their places. . Prince a Farrier. Since the time of Frederick the Great it has been the custom for every Hohen zollern prince to learn a trade. All the kaiser s sons have followed this tradition, and now Prince Joachim, the youngest, Is being taught farriery at Plon. World's Oldeat Woman. The oldest woman In the world cele brated the 12oth anniversary of her birth recently at Posen. She is Frau Dutkle wiez. and although she Is bent and feeble, almost blind and deaf, she Is not bedrid den. Frau Dutklewiez remembers the Na poleonic wars and the fall of the Little Corporal. She was married over ninety years ago and has been a widow for more than half a century. Her descendants number 200, and the has two great-great-great-grandchildren. Floating- Mission. In a tugboat plying on the river Spree and the adjacent canals the Berlin Church Mission maintains a floating church, which Is regularly used for service. It has Just been the scene of a wedding, at which the groom was a canal boatman and the bride the daughter of a fellow worker. The former wore a morning coat and top hat. while the bride was In white, with a flow ing veil. After an afternoon at a popular beer restaurant the couple returned to the groom's barge and most of their married life will be spent afloat. Crime of a Hoy. . A horrible crime Is reported from Gldn burg, where a 30-year-old printer' appren tice named Denker has, It is alleged, mur dered with an axe his father, mother and eider brother because they had discovered that he had committed a burglary In his aunt's house and stolen some silver plate. The discovery of the murder was made under peculiar circumstances. When two policemen appeared at th house to arrest Denker for the theft h asked them to take him away without telling his purents, as j otherwise his father, who was ailing, might not be able lo stand the excitement. On arrival at the police station, however, he confessed to the triple murder. He had evidently been afraid tq be led to the room where the corpses lay. FARMERS' SCH00L1N AFRICA Appropriation Mad far First Agrl cnltaral 4'olleg la the Traaavaal. PRETORIA, March 19-(Speclal to th Publishers' Press.) Th Trnvaal govern ment ha decided to give a flrt contribu tion of 1100,000 for th esUbUahment of a Transvaal agricultural university. LONDON TO GRASP HANI) OF HUNTER i Lord Mayor Says His People Are Anv ious to Honor Roosevelt as a Friend. "DESERVES HIGHEST HONORS England Has No Truer Friend Thai Great American Statesman. BRYAN TO VISIT ENGLAND Will Address Y. M. C. A. in London at Annual Meeting. KITCHENER LAUDS WEST POINT Foremost Soldier of the Age Praise the American Military School and Reroinmenda It aa a Model for England. .v BY" PAUL LAMBETH. LONDON, March 19.-Sp,clal to th Pub lishers' Press )-"No man Is more deserv ing of the highest honors the city can afford him, than Mr. Roosevelt. There I nothing an Englishman delights In mora than gripping the hand of a friend, and no truer friend have we than the great American statesman." This was the state ment made to me the other dav bv Sir John Knlll, lord mayor of London, In speak ing or tne reception of former President Roosevelt, when he: arrives In England in May. This Is the feeling towards the great hunter In all classes of society. There la no doubt that the strenuous one of Saga more Hill has caught the British fancy aa no other foreigner has In recent years. Ho appeals to the British mind and is regarded with a feeling rarely accorded to any. save Brltian'a own great ones. HI reception, therefore, will be enthusiastic and of a na ture to warm the cockles of his heart. Spe-aklng further, of the city's participa tion In tha reception. Sir John Knlll said: "My first suggestion on learning of Mr. Roosevelt's Intention to visit London, wa that I should entertain him at the Mansion House, but very soon I realized that uch a reception would be on too small a scale altogether. Tou may depend upon it that the reception at Guildhall will be aa hearty and brilliant as the city of London know how to make it." Bryan In Kngrland. I learn that we are to have another dis tinguished American statesman with us this summer, In the person of Hon. William J. Bryan. Mr. Bryan 1 to be here In July and Is scheduled to make an address befor the annual meeting of the Young Men' Christian association, New Field for IVnnyles. Quit recently, a new field has opened up Its emlling prospect ta young Engllhma of good family, but small, not to ay micro scopic means. The new gold mine is situ ated In Australia. For the time being It has seriously put America and Its heiresses out of the running. .Within the past few month three young. gentlemen havetrlum-. phantly returned from the land of - tho squatter with three more or less blushing brides, the daughters of the aforesaid squatters, and whose Income average about 6,000 a year. The young gentlemen, return with more than this, for thy bring the Joyous message that there are plenty more of the same sort to be found, who aro simply waiting for an English husband U csrry them off. All that la necessary, so they say to their admiring relatives and young men acquaintances, 1 a fairly decent exterior, a public school manner, plenty of clothes, a working knowledge of lawn tennis and the waits, ability to hand tea and cake around without wreckage, a few Introductions, and last, but most Im portant of all, no visible means of support. Literature for Tonne Prince. The supervision which is exercised ovei the choice of literature) by the younger members of the royal family was amusingly Illustrated by en Incident that occurred at St. Pancras station, when Prince Albert, the 14-year-old mm of the prince of Wales, who has Just recovered from an attack of Influenza at Osborne, was on his way to Sandrlngham, accompanied by an elderly court retainer. A newsboy with his basket full of literary productions stopped on the platform for the young prince o inspect the papers and magazines, prominent among which was one with a highly-colored picture of a professional beauty. The prince looked up at his mentor with an inquiring ga, and met with a significant shake of tha head. His purchases were restricted to tha more stald-looklng six-penny magazine. Mrs. Kepprl'i Killing;. The Hon. Mrs. George Keppel is reputed to have made over half a million recently In American Steel shares. Mr. Plerpont Morgan is understood to have given her the "tip" to buy when they wer about 40. She had the courage to hold on until they reached somewhere in the neighborhood of 70. She I devoting a considerable portion of. her gain to building a splendid man sion in Groavenor street. Her ambition Is understood to become one of the really great hostesses of Iondon. Her architects admit that they art authorized to build on the land a mansion that will rival even Sunderland House, the splendid home of the Duches of Marl borough, not far away. Two entire floors will be arranged so that they oan be thrown together for entertaining a large dinner and a ball can be given conjointly, Kitchener on West Point. A high compliment ha been paid th West Point Military academy by the fore most soldier of the age, General Lord Kitchener. In outlining a scheme for an army defense Iord Kitchener recommends that the military college for th training of officers be modeled after th American institution. He say It turn out offlor equal, If not superior, in military education to any In the world. Ird Kitchener' scheme give tha Au trallan commonwealth, for il.T42.uOO a year, a force of S0.000 men, half to defend th cities and port and half to be free to operar as a mobile striking fore any where In Australia. Thl force to be com posed of eighty-four battalion of infantry, twenty-eight regiment of Ught hone, f tfty-aix batteries of artillery, seven com munication companies and fourteen com panies of engineers. British Cotton Trades. The February trade return show that th valu of cotton Imported was over $10,0(19,000, which wa $4 .600,000 lea than for tha earn month laat year. The valu of manufactured and partly manufactured cotton good exported during th month showed an increase.