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f- The Omaha rut TWO UNDAY EDITORIAL riOfl Oil TO TWHTB. S Bee. WANT-ADS vol. X.NX1X NO. 47. OMAHA. XfNUAY NIOIIXINd. MAY . 1!1". S1XOLE COPY K1VK CENTS. Political and Social News of the Old World Reported by Special Cable and Correspondence KITCHENER TO GO AS INDIANS RULER Great Soldier Will Be Made Viceroy After Short Service on the Mediterranean. STRONG HAND NEEDED IN EMPIRE Easterners Show Si?ns of Revolt at . Present Strongly. RUBBER STRETCHES INTO GOLD Many London Plungers Win Large Profits in States. CHURCH DIGNITARY IS COMING Hrad of Koraa n athollr Oraalii Una la Knalaaa Will s lelt la Anrrln Darin lap FY PAUL LAMBETH UiXKiN, May 7. ( Special Dispatch lo The Bee (Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, after serving a short time as comma nder-In-chtef of the forces in the Mediterranean, will go to India a vlcrov. Thnt is the I'f.k-ifln Mirrtant In hiph elrrles concerning the great soldier who ha s just returned - home from the United States. The situation in the Indian empite been arrow in a: steadily worse and It " , .... .. ,., .v, I oecouie iniliridUAK mat wits .hi ri v nic v. ........ . .n i ,k. ,1-' f a trima roril-heariwl man whom the k,..v. f.. ..i i.,.t .lu-hlt:'e Present generation a man Is Lord Kltcherer in fnct. There is .i 1... . -- .1 1 1. . . if Vlmh. flllKIl aumoili.'r IUI ihi iiir iiiwi it j ener doec not become viceroy or India It will be because he cannot be Induced to accept the post. Iord Kitchener is not what may be called an enthusiastic man. but he ia as nearly enthusiastic as .he gets to be la speaking of America. The great soldier smiled rather grimly when I asked him for an expression of his opinion of the United States am rather she of Interview-era. he said, "after rav ex perience la Chicago. I may say. though. that I was roost favorably Impressed with I the American people and the American I country. There are wonderful possibilities In both, and from the li.tle 1 was able to',"9 the n'Brt "! "bs In radiographs of the' see I am Inclined to believe these possibili ties are being fully dvekiH-d. "West Point la a great Institution. It is as nearly an Ideal institution for the educa tion ot officers as can be imagined. The American officers whom I had the pleasure of meeting demonstrate its efficiency. 1 hope some day to make another visit to America and make a longer stay. -PrfarrM a Ora-toea LA dr. X gracious little act was performed In .a treet In Windsor the other day. A girl of j aonie 10 years of age. obviously Belonging to the poorer classes, was S"nt out with it perambulator containing a babv. Owing t- some accident, the rlri managed to run the perambulator off the curb and to over turn it. The liny occupant was more frightened than hurt, and a lady passing by stopped and. having righted the con- veyance. took the baby from it and con- foried It in her arms uhtil its cries ceased ! and It fell asleep. Tnen the lady sent the elder child on her way with a silver coin to console her for the fright she had ic ceived. The lady. K mav be added, was the pi sneesa of Wales, Ihoutrh the "little mother" Is probably ignorant of the tact lo this moment Result of It libber Boom. When the romance of the rubber boom comes to be written it will be found that practically ecry class, from royally to policemen, has prof ited some, 'ndeed, be ond the dicains of avarice. The dreams of law and th toutii sea bubble have been urpacd. I'p to now there are no losers, for the shares have gone steadily upward with little variation, but what the future has ln store nobody knows. Some of the fortunes amassed aie almost incredible. One broad Ureet firm iif atock Jobbers Is stated to have made S.'i.uu.uhi In the last sis months. tme prominent financier bought shares at i and sold them A - ' Mr 0s. thus cltaring the substantial sum of $$7ti,0Vu. An ainaxing inslaiu-c of good ! fortune befell a man who v asktd a I ftw years ago for a loan of ).' .'Oi. "I j have kwt money neaxily." tn Lnnunt-r I lemarked at the lime, "but I w ill g:vv ou the title deeds of a rubber estate, although i '1 do not suppose they are worth mucu." I That loan of U.Ml, which was not repaid. waa one of the most profitable flnancia tiansactions ever made. The lender has disposed of she ruLber ttlilta io a coin- pany and has made a profit of (1 SOu.tMu. Another surprising piece of good foriL befell a man who was bequeatned IJS.oio a few months ago "J wish to in.esi tn money ln consols," lie told his brokir, but Ihe broker strongly adviteJ him to put the whole sura into rubber, lie followed the j formed Major McLtan. who maJe lnvesti-arH-ice and made hich is iioh ' gatit.ns on his own account, with the re- 1 safely Invested in coiimiIs. A city n.kiil-t-'i that he forbade his daughter to have who had ln.std in ruooer plantation j art) thing more to do with liarone. Wit tars ago left Ins proper lies, worth some : wtre brought forward to proe that Kll OtSI ai. to his Hhluk. w hi, lM ... . increased her income to tJo.uuu annuali). In many towns aioiind L..iicoj it is not unusual to find twenty to thirty faiiulie who have maue uiodett tornu s lrom nt't tr. JtrekblbhiKi im I rou. The archbithop of Westminster, head of the Roman Catholic church in England, ' ucler, and decimtd to gie him up. ami The Bee.) Hearing strange noises in the lias signified his in t nt loll of aiieuding ' met bun clandestinely. her father met night, the rriest in charge of a church at the Luch.irlstic congress to be heUl in thtm together and shot the man, Infiictinj j Altoraya. nsr Albacete, proceeded to In Monl.tal ln September. It is prob.it. I tht it- fatal wound, lie was acquuud amidst vestigate. He discovered four masked lie will be accompanied by thj duke of. Norfolk. While tn Canada tiiis tii.-tin- ! gulshed party Mill visit Ottawa. Toronto, Hamilton. Niagara Falls and oilier i.upwi - lani plao.. T1(. aichblfhop has accvpud the invitation exteudiJ by Fresident thanes al Hays f t r nuuelf and u.ie to m itiriii oi ine vjiana llurm on ii.e.r Jf.nadian :ar Miss Heleu Uladktone. youngest daughter of the gicul liberal ataiesman, ha br.ikeu. although her Colietaues hoini she lias not entire. y at vend, htr coi.neciiuii wltu the Women University Settlement al Souia wark. Miss Gladstone lias gtne t l.ve at Hawaiden. the home of her girlhood, which She left al the death of her father' in order to devote herself to roctal work in one of tlie poor quarters ot South London. Over X 000,006 ot .plndlee and about 11000 toonis at a rimri sioppea or only arunnlng short lima in Mauche ter and suVioundiiig a"1"" " uiatocauon inrough late oi ljfod high price of cotton. DRIFT IS TO OBERAMHERCAl) Tide of Tounsti Already Sett Toward Little Town. X-RAY SNAPSHOTS NOW IN VOGUE Promt Developed t all! Exposare f Uaf.TboiMidtk of rri4 Gets tbe Cloecst of Details. BY MALCOLM CLARKE. BERLIN." May 7. (Special Dispatch to The Bee. e-The tide of travel already has set tn ton aids Oberammergau and through-j out the summer all roads in Germany mill j lead to the place where every ten yean the i PasL.n Play is produced. The, firs: public performance will be held on May 1! ar.d , many Americans now in Europe will be at ! Oberammergau on that da'e. It I esti mated that before the lat per formawf . September 15, more than S.OftO American ! visitors will have teen the famous play. An I-f fort was made Jo have former Presi dent Roosevelt so chanee liia plan thai he could go to Oterarr.mergau. He expres.'-ei ! ' much rejrret that it would be Impossible for Mm to do so. but It was abs.ilutWy , neccs.ary that he should adhere :o hi. original program. Everything 1 in readiness to meet Mr. Rooseelt when he arrives in Berlin next week. The Berlinera are determined that their reception shall excell anything the former president of the I'nited States ha "r" ' cannot be equalled In London AValtlnii for the Colonel. No visit cf royalty has come anywhere near creating the Interest in the Gorman i car:tal. whic h is felt In the coming of Mr. There ate a few (discordant notes, chiefly among the ultra- I conservative aristocrats who are rather stunned at the showing of royal honors on a I clash, he believes, mint come before the plain American mister, but the attitude of j dream which led him to call the first ' the kaiser silences whatever open crltisism i Hague peace conference can become a real there might be from this source. ity. He is determined that w hen the tevt X-Har Snapshots. comes Russia will be In a state of ire- ' It Is reported from Erlangen that snap- I paredness and w ill be able lo play her 1 shot photographs can now be taken by part and make sure her position. He holds I means of x-rays. Doctors will, therefore, no longer find it necessary to wait several seconds bfore the picture is complete. In the small fraction of a second (one thousandth) hlcn ' ,n"t ' required there can be no movement of the patient that will the pi mi re The results obtained with th 1ew method are very good, details such human body being Tery c'.e3rly seen Waterway Tbrooah liaronr. A waterway through the heart of Europe, Joining the North Sea to the "Mediterranean and passing through Holland. Germany, Pwltrerland and France, w ill be an' accom plished fact within the next few yeara. Navigation is to be opened on the Rhone, between Geneva and Marseilles, and it has been decided to Construct a barrage and a parallel canal to the Rhone at Genisslat. an hour's Journey by train from Geneva. The work will be completed In 1913. ' "The river route" from Geneva to Basle is to be extended via the lakes of Xouchate.1, Morat and Blenne and tbe River Aar. which flows Into the Rhine. The North Sea is al ready, connected with Basle by the Rhine highway. In the rear future a motor boat or a steam yacht will be able to steam through j the heart of Europe. Waited I.obcj and Fallhfallv. Afier waiting forty-six years for her j 'rVl 8',,8ra' "t? M- W" unlled at Altdorf to her finance. Herr Sataw. who, 7 , " 'i '"r me Argentine on their honeymoon trip. They knew each other as school children and be came engaged at the age of IS. when Herr Wattaw left Switrerland for South America to seek his fortune. The couple corres ponded regularly and exchanged over 2.000 letters and scores of photographs. Unwritten Law Slayer Cheered Popular Acclaim Greets Major Mc Lean at Trial for Killing Daugh ter's Ferfidous Suitor. CAPETOWN. May ". (Special to Tilt Bee. J The unwritten law play.d a vital I art in the recent trial w hich resulted in the killing by Major l'.onald McL ai!. a re tired army officer of Jack Barone. alias John tSuy Watson le Barune. lo whom his daughter. Lillian, had become engaged, Miss McLean made deceas.d's acquain- w hen on a visit to her sister and I ' tance I brother-in-law at Burgersdurp. She r- j turned to her father's house and shortly after introduced Barone lo htr father. Mantinie, I er brother-in-law. who had ' done his utmost to prevent the engagement, ' n-ade inquiries regarding Larone, and dis- i covert d that he ,as married He in - i Km i ,hm wa u b. u ITIm ker. who had bin 1 'v.arntd oif lacv courses, a car-sharperj and a notoiiouaiy bad character, who was know n by the police to keep company with j t x-von lets, lecogoixed thievts, a. id other suspicious persons. The infatuated ; oun ' Ijnie howexer. rt-fustd to believe hrr fktnr's tat-ments as to hi r suitor's char- chief a j JL RUSH DRIVES OFF A CAT' ' I Fishl lletHffa ii.ril ana Beast Had Illalrowly -for the t.aller. I t.aller. IA.INIH.IN. May 7 tSpecial Dixpalcn to The Reel A figi't beta. en a thrush and a tat. whicn had designs upon its nest of oung ones, was- witnessed at Y. -lotia 1-aik. Doyi, by a big crowd. The lien Weir comrades behind oird with ber young was hi ihe iieL, lojexptcud lo recover, which the male thrush had returned with ! a worm in his mouth, wn.n he observed a i cat In a neighboring tree. He at once flew tt tbe rat. and attacked It with beak and wings open, sirla.ng again and again at the animal's head. The tat eventually got down the tree and onto a wall. Here the bird again attacked the cat. which nearly I fail from the wall several times to avoid " nd eventually slunk away. CZAR REBUILDING FIGHTING FORCES Russia's Ruler Takes Active Personal ! Interest in His New Army j nd Nary. LOOKS TOR GREAT WAR SOON i Expects to See Europe Stirred by a Bloodv Conflict. i wrjSSIA'S COMING WHEAT CROP Prospect that Yield Will Exceed L8. XCBr I. I MOSCOW CARD SHARPER S TRICK Mule I'huphoron n .irk of Card F.naliles II im to H-I Ilk ter- talnty oi the Hands I'laye-d. LY CEOllGK ERASER ST. PETEKSBl KG. May 7. tSpecial Dispatch to The Bee The czar is taking an active personal interest in the reorgan ization of the. Kusslun army and navy. All the plans of the committee of d' fe:ie are placed before his majesty and are gone over in detail by him. He makes frequent changes arid alterations In the plans sug gested and is showing an aptitude fir or- Banisauon which Is amazing. , . , .. t. . ,. " is stated on hih aumoiity that the pean war is certain within the next few ytats which will fix the relations between the great powers for a generation. . Such a himself more or Jess responsible for the disaster which overtook Russia's armies In the late war with Japan in that he per mitted himself to be deceived as to the state of preparedness of Russia and Japan. He does not Intend to repeat the mistake. As I pointed out In a previous letter Rus sia is to have a thoroughly up-to-date air fleet. The War department, with the per- sonal approval of the ciar. has asked for bid for a fleet of dirigibles, which in number ar.d size and speed will be fully equal to that of Germany. It Is said that a private contract has already been made with the Wright brothers for a number of aeroplanes. The Russian wheat crop promises to be abundant this year. There is a great In crease In the area sown, varying from S.lS per' cent in the seventy-three districts known as the Russian government's to IT per cent in the southern steppes snd to 41 per cent In the central Asiatic district over the area tinder -wheat last year. AH the indications point to sn abundant harvest and this, combined with the increased area, means a record yield. Last year's crop, despite the poor harvest, yielded S.iirO.OOO tons or wheat. The Roumanian crop is a0 ln Jlne Bhtp(.i wltn !ncrease of u : Fer cent ln the acreage. The remarkable trick of a Moscow card snarner. whn fur fhltfv , . ... t i... Played for high stakes 'in tta. chief clubs has be nvt1t He . fu confession. Explaining that his eyes were weak he invariably wore dark spectacles In the evening. He generally took part ln a game called 'bank," in which the eights and nines In each suit are the chief cards, in his waistcoat pocket he kept a prepara tion of phosphorus and by touching the backs of the cards which he wished to mark he rendered them slightly luminous. By means of his dark spectacles he recog nired them, whtreas nothing was apparent to the ether players. After a few deals he would p!a with absolute certainty and, of course, won large sums. TROLLEY CARS STALLED BY CHANTiCLER HAT (riifia'l street Hallway ryaem locked by Ibroaa. tiathei-lasr to Look at Headgear. Is UFA'tvi M.,v", i.i i..,..,, , Tne Bee. I A too fashionably dressed young woman started out on a walk from her hotel at Ueneva wearing a huge chantecler j hut ciowned by a i-taffed c.ck. In a short time slip was Joined by the gamlos. whose j w histling and noise attracted a further crosd. and the young woman ran thiough the principal stteeii to gt . rid of her! tormentors. Taking a wrong turning, howetei. she' entered a bind passage, while the crowd increased in number. Eventually a strong! 1 "J1""1 t,r gendarmes arrived, placed the; ivunfc in m viiwu t.Biiiace ina uis I perstd the crowd. She was driven to her1 hotel, uninjured, but her iiat and robe I were ruined. Owina lo tiie crowd the tram j service was delayed fifteen minutes. I PRIEST SAVES CHURCH GOLD Holy Father Hal I Ira with Iteobrra aad Lays OjI Tito A raued with Oadleatirk. i LlMiON. May .(special DUpatch to : men busily packing all the gold and ailvir ornaments into racks. T'18 prit si. men immediately rushed at the but the latter, a powerfu! man, ratch-d up a large candlestick and de fended himself gallantly. Two of the I brigands were kaotked senseless, but a Ithlid crept behind the prifst and stabbed i Mm Ihe bai k. ! B" this time people living near, aroused , by the noise, were clamoring for adrais- , sion. and two of the robbers fled, leaving The priest is not CONSTANTINOPLE. May 7.-tpecial Dispatch to The Bee.) It la proposed to 'forbid the exportation to America and Australia of the famous Angora goats, whose wool la used for the manufacture of mohair. The Turkish minister of the Interior Is drawing up regulations oa the subject. From the Wsshineion Mar. MORE AMERICAN CARDINALS! At Least Two Should Be Added to Aid Gibbons. CHURCHMEN HQE FOR THIS MUCH Archbishops Irelaad and Farler Are ald to Be la High Favor, a ad May Vet Get tin Trlsed Red Hat. BT CLEMENT J. BARRETT. ROME. May 7. tSpec.al Dli-patch to The Bee.) The next consistory will be held ln June and a round dozen of prelates, it is said, will be raised to the princely rank of cardinal. Will there be any Americans among these new princes of the churth? That question is asked net only among the Americans here, but those among other nationalities as well. And you may get any answer that best suits you. It is said ln some quarters that there will certainly be two new American cai dlr als named and some of the enthusiastic- American churchmen go so far ab lo say that Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul and Archbishop Farley of New York aie the men upon whom the red hat will be con ferred. In other quarteis it is declared thai it has been definitely decided to make nu new American cardinals. Two t ardiaala for iaieriea. In tpeaking with an American church man recently he said: "There is every Mason why there saould be at least two more cardinals in the United .States. As a matter ot lact, the American church j shouiu, by rcBii of i:s activity and nurn- Per a. have at leasi half a Uozen cardinals. I 1 am very confident the United Slates will be substantially represented at ine next I consistory, not only as a uialu-r of Justice, I but to aiiay Ihe leeling aroused otr the unfonunale Roosevelt atlan. it Is ad I IllllltU. IIIUUll, VI WUI .Ti 1 1 'J V p U V . V . . . . Caidinal liti Val made a bluntier in pre- I venting Ihe audience to Mr. itooseveii. It j has become known thai this opinion la very aneraiiy neid by both clergy ana laity in An.tiica. and the dissatisfaction aroused by the cardinal secretary of slam's a-'tion i:&s become known to the pope. This ftel iiis", 1 am sure, has very greatly increased the chances for the naming of Americans lor tlie highest honor in the church under .... I n.,n'l.;d.,t wlw.o th. Hut ,.f i.. yv. . .... . mw cardinals Is announced the names of juonsiguois Ireland and Faney will be iound." Hoaored by Tboaaaads. The death of Don Rua, successor of Don Bcsco, lounder and genriai oi the talesiana, stinta an itais. ana ins xunei.i in luiln waa followed oy MW.OW periling. rTefect general of tlie Sales an sot i?i arnce io. . iiuj Rua i.vtu in closesi inUmacy wan one oi the greatest lignia oi tnt : cnuich in the nineteenth centurj. un tut j ataih of the founder in lsas tn f'aiesiaiis numbered sou. today iney ate over l.utKi, ir.ey nad tnen about ltM bouses of educa tion lor boys, ihey have now . Herrllus lor rrar. Rome la preparing to reieive with honor another d siingul.-hed Anieiican In the per son of Captain R. i. Feaiy, discoverer of ihe North pole. Captain Feary's reception, while not as spectacular as mat to i'resl jotl)t 1Ujuicrtt , te cordial and hearty. Ctpla.u l'ary is lo live his le.'ture on tne da. n for ihe poie Tuesday before tne Geo-j ...... ar.phcal socniy and will be decorated;1"1" flourishing lndu.iry, in danger of wlln the gout medal of ihe so.iti si tne same ume. He wi.i be the gu st of is. sccorduig to one southern i bed of the Atlartir. ocean, ilr John Mur- Maiguls Capelli. president oi tne Geo- newspaper, pi aclit aily a lost Industry, and i lay. who assisted in the famous Chal giapalcal so.iely unl.e in Ku.ne and will ! appeal ia made to the department to! linger expedition In 1S7S. is the leader, as be granted an audlenoe by tne king. The j come to the lescue before It is too late. I aisled by a Norwegian scientist, ihe king duke ot ihe Abruxx , hirueelf an arctic ex- (of Norway having aiso lent the steamer, plorer of renoun, will greet the la. nous hwlaa to I a Ualllotlae. which has been specially fitted at great American. ' LUCERNE. May 7. (Special Disitch to '; cost for the work. The Home municipality has decided to The lie.) At last the Lucerne authorl take action In regard to the famous bronxe tiegs have unearthed a disused guillotine equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius on the rapuol. For a matter of centuries water has collected ln gradually increasing quantities la tbe body of the norse, lo U. detriment of the metal, and (be authorlies have now gravely decided upon an oper ation to draw It olfc Pahu-e Preparation Practice. John Redmond Will Come Over in September Intends Beinfj Present at the Next Session of the United Irish Land League in America. BY THOMAS EMMETT. DUBLIN, May 7. (Special Dispatch to The Beei John Redmond has definitely de cided to attend the meeting of the United Irish league in America next September. He will be accompanied by Joseph Devlin. T. P. Connor and perhaps other Nationalist leaders. Mr. Redmond feels that the strug gle for Irish freedom would have been hopeless but lor the aid of the American Irish and he wishes to show Ireland s appreciation by being present at the meet ing. John Redmond has definitely decided to attend the meeting cf the United Irish leayue In America next September. He will be accompanied by Joseph Devlin. T. P. Corr.or and perhaps other Nationalist lead- era Mr. Redmond feels that the struggle for Irish freedom would hae been hope less but for the aid of the American Irish and he wishes to thow Ireland's apprecia tion by being present at the meeting. The amount spent yearly on bunting in Ireland, according to Mr. F. Barbour, M. F. H , is S.I.&00.0U0. Ireland, he said, was hunted by sixt nine packs of foxhound, barriers and stag hounds, with l.WKl couples of dogs. The number of horses kept in connection with the hunt establishments was at least CO and he eslimaud the cost of maintaining those horses and dogs at 63.000 a year. That sum did not Include master's expenses. At a low computation the rent and main tenance of coverts and cost pf earth-stopping door-finding would amount to fcla.OuO a year, (juite 3,7i0 people hunted with the IUt-h9, t-Bt.Il Ul "I1UUI E"tltU MV tUC lowest i00 on their horses, hunting outfit, - subscriptions, and traveling, making a j total of tls.ftO.GOQ. : Thb expenditure for the whole of the United Kingdom, said Mr. Barbour, has been estimated at over 42,K.0u0. Irieh hunting representatives have been before the tstates commissioners urging them to do whatever Is possible to prevent the oc currence of anything which might militate against the existence of tbe sjort in Ire ! , land. The comraiss lonera were most cor dial and desired it to be known that they were not responsible for the increase of wire entanglements in lands which had been divided undtr recent land lgialation. As a niaiter of fact, they were opposed lo tucu fences, but they had no control over tenants, once th. land waa vest.rf in them. The deputation considered the interview most satislactory, and Lord Fingall thanked the commissioner. In J conversation wrth a Htrald correspondent, stvtral hunting men pointed out lhat the use of wire had been growing lately, and it was ftared lhat many wealthy Ameri cans and Knglishmen would cease lo come to Ireland for the sport. However, Ihe r ... assurances received from the estates com missioners, who virtually represent the government, are expected to have a good effect. From the south there come complaints I that betw een "trusts,' nl'im trawleis. land the American tariff on Irish fish, ! ' "Unction. The spring mackrr-l fishery with which to carry out the sentence of death on a murderer. Mattlas Muff. They ttow require an executioner. If he Is found, Friuourg will ask fur the same guillotine and executioner for a murderer r.amed Maillard. For twelve years no capital pun ishment baa taken place in Bwitxerlaad. I MOURN FOR THE DEAD POET Sorrow for Bjornsterne Felt Through out All Scandinavia. DANISH POLITICS IS WARMING UP 1 GoTrrameat Appeals lo the Kle-tors for a Majority, Ike Totlasj to Take Place Aesl Week. BY ERIC GRUNDMARK. COPENHAGEN. May 7. (Special Dis patch to The Bei Denmark. In fact all Scandinavia, is in rrourning over the death of Bjornstjorne, the "Hugo of the North." Grief over the death of the greatest of Scandiravlan writers has tempered in some dejrree the joy of tiie reception to Mr. Roosevelt. Notwithstanding, however, Den mark's greeting was sincere and cordial, as was that of both Norway and Sweden. The political situation Is critical. The Radical -cabinet, of which M. Zahle Is chief, has had no success during the Rys dag session recently ended. The govern ment party is In a minority, and will try to obtain a majority by an appeal to the (lectors. The elections will take place on May, 20. It is not, however, probable that any change in the situation will result. Aatoarraphs oa Wladow Paar, A collection of imperial and royal auto graphs on a pane of glass has been given by King Haakon to the museum at Copen hagen. The pane originally belonged to a window of the royal Danish express, and a great many years ago the Emperor Alax ander III engraved his name on it with his diamond ring. His example was followed by tne present czar, the late King Chris tian. King Edward, Queen Alexandra, King Haakon, King George of Greece and Queen Victoria, of Spain. Pare Food agllatlun. Much indignation has been aroused by a report of the Swedish board of sanitation, which has just been issued. The members of tbe board had been for some time en gaged In analysing samples of the teas for sale ia the markets and it seems that many of tbe brands were adulterated to an in credible extent, some even containing quan tities of live insects. Six Yeara la Aretlc. Captain Raold Amundsen has about com pleted his plans for his next Arctic trip. He expects to be in the regions of Ice for six or seven years, perhaps longer. In speaking of the trip Captain Amundsen says: "1 may reach the geographical pole. In fact, I expect I will. This, however, is riot the object of the expedition, which is to make a careful ar.d comprehensive study of th.) currents, tenipe, atui e and sea lile of the Arctic region. We will go north from San Francisco next spring in the Frira, the famous ship used by Nans' r. and drift with the lee until we come out Hl Crnlnf1 Tin, vnHltlf,n aill K.. fitt 1.,.... I otit with the best and most modern instru ments and should contribute most valuable tnittir'tl lo tne world of science." Another vo age of exploration In which Norway has un active Interest ia njw un uer a ay. Esplorlasj Allaallr. The stejmer Michael Pass, wlih a scien- I tlfic pa-tj on beam, is now exploring tlie The investigations are expected to last four months and will comprise a study of the ocean bed and fish hatcheries from ihe Bay of Biscay to Mogador. then to New foundland and northern Europe. Not only are the investigations of great scientific importance, but Ihey are expected to be profitable commercially by opening up new fishing grounds. PARIS PICKS OUR NEXT PRESIDENT French Capital Citizens Nominate and Elect Colonel Roosevelt by Acclamation. ELIXIR OF LIFE PAYS HIM WELL Dr.. Doyen Has Patients from All Over the World. MOVING PICTURES OF SURGERY Queer Idea of Entertainment Comes Under Notice. OUTCOME OF AN EVENING'S FUN Hasbaad Loses Wife shaking Hire aaal he t'oaaeata o the Traaafer, l.eavlaa" II I m lit IB Cold. BY PAUL VILL1ERS. PARIS. May 7. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) Whatever may be the feeling In America on the question, Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, so tar as Ute Parle Idaa of It Is worth anything, is to be the next presl- ! dent of the United States. Newspaper I men, diplomats and statesmen with hardly an exception are fiimly convinced nol only ' that Mr. Roosevelt will be a candidate for ! the presidency In but that ha wUt-fa j elected most enthusiastically. I In justice it must be said "that this im pression has been gained by nothing said or done while the distinguished American was in Paris, ll is simply the French way cf looking at it. Any man In France with the unbounded popularity of Mr. Roosevelt, and who has the honors showered upon h ni. that have come lo the former presl- dent, since his arrival in Europe, could nu mote have been kept from the highest I office ln the gift of the people than a match touched to petrol could have avoided ! producing flame. Among the Americans ! the Paris Roosevelt presidential boom has : caused some amusement. j Dr. Dosen's laereu. Dr. Doen. whose "elixir of life" has set all Europe talking, is generally con sidered to be one of the wealthiest medical men In the world, ln Paris it is proverbial that It is impossible for a healthy man to get an interview with him. His patients come from all parts of the world; men and wemen from as far as South America and New Zealand, afflicted with the dread die case of cancer, have made their way to Paris to consult him. In appearance Dr. Doyen is a man of middle size, broad-shouldered and fair haired, with hard-set, determined Up. Hie eyes are blue, keen and Inscrutable. His hands, (reat. brawny, with thick, spatu late fingers,, have been described as those of an aristocratic butcher. All his operations are conducted in his private hospital in a six-storied building ln the Rue Duret. where he employs a large staff of trained nurses and a num ber of experienced doctors. Of recent years Dr. Doyen has had all his more Important surgical operations cinematographed. his object being to leave exact records of his work for future surgeons. An enterprising firm, refusing to regard their responsibili ties in a scientific spirit, had a number of films reproduced and sold to various man agers for the edification of European audiences. One Parisian lady, anxious to provide a novel dinner entertainment for her guests, had a cinematograph operation performed at her house. These displays threatened to become fashionable until, on one occa sion, a lady who had just undergone an operation, happened to be present at a party where the cinematograph, curiously enough, proceeded to give a representation of her own sufferings. Afterwards Dr. Doyen sued the film makers and claimed H0.0U0 damages. Lost His Wife by Uirlaa. The Paris police are puxxled over a peculiar case. M. Caslmlr Marteau, a draughtsman, and Mme. Marteau made a kind of "circular Uiur" of the cafes the other night and sampled everything in sight. Three friends heiped diligently in the pio- cess. The quoation of individual liability for the refreshments was settled by the dice box, ihe game chosen being the favorite "xanx.bar." At midnight M. and Mme. Marteau, still escorted by the three friends, all severely "under the weather," returned to their home. Here one ot the visitors made an unwel come communication. "Marteau, " he said, "you staked your wife ln a 'zanxibar with Bouleau and lost. As a man of honor, you should now retire." This expeditious "di vorce ches le marchand da vln" did not appeal to Marteau and he said so with emphasis. His friends, however, were be lievers In the Bismarklan axiom, "La force prime le droit." M. Marteau an in stant later shot (low n the stairs head first. ' After that he .umlnated. The result of five hours' chilly reflection on a bench oa the boulevards was that he decided to ap peal to the commissioner of police. The latter provided him with an escort of a couple of oolicerren and with their aid Ute door was forced. M. Marteau, unfortu- I nately, found that whatever might be his j opinion on the "sanxlbsr divorce." his wife J had none. She had accepted the situation. I M. Bouleau was also so convinced of the rights conferred upon him by the dloe bos that he showed Irritability al being dis turbed to tne extent or Kicking one police man and biting another. Tbe result: M. Bouleau is now reflecting over matters at the depot and M. Marteau la asking bis friends to recomrot nd an able divorce law yer. Menieata of Flood. A living memento of the floods exists In Pans In the person of a little boy, who has been christened Moses. He came Into the world while his parents were being res cued from the overflowing Seine. Hence his name Dr. Ron lie of ft. Valerien has just com pleted his lubih year. His father and bis grandfather were also doctors, the suc cession dsting back to 17j0. Dr. Bouile when IA climbed a ladder to the bottom of his bouse when it was on fire and heiped to save the furniture. A worn A professor of music, who re cently died at Maraeilles, has been burled in her piano In cbedience to her final wish. She gave as her reason for this strange request that the happiest houia of ber lile had been spent at her piano. I