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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.
