TAM.T TWO LAND EDITORIA FAOX8 ORB TO SIGHT. taotm on to riom VOL. XXXI X-NO l Hh, - y vi An A i i iy-iL u l -Li- jl ' x a. t jel a. j-, jb-- - rf - 1 ' ' . . 48. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOIiXlNO, MAY 15. 1010. SlNOLh C0l nl, ll.isig. Political and Social News of the Old World Reported by Special Cable and Correspondence : : i HIGH PRICES HIT MOTHER ENGLAND i Bacon, Beefsteak and Other Foods Take Big Jump Toward the . Too Notch. WAIL OF PROTEST RAISED llanv Housewives Are .Inclined to Blame the Americans. PRINCESS MAUD MAKES DEBUT , " She is a Winsome Little Maid, Just 1 Sweet Seventeen. ROYALTY TO CROSS THE OCEAN DnWe of tonnaught llecldca to Make a Vlilt lo tnna revcnH II I in from HcrvInK I 1:1 p I re-l n -t'h le f . KAISER PROUD OF AIR FLEET At Forthcoming Maneuvers Each Siije Will Have Airship at Its Disposal. ADVENTURE WITH A TIGER (Jernian Battleship F.stuullshes a Hreord In Rapid loaUus Dresden Oprra llouxe stage to lie Rebuilt. . IRELAND STIRRED BY SCANDAL TALK Revival of Pigctt-Le Caron Case Sets Emerald Isle at Fever Heat. SIR ROBERT IS CONDEMNED HY PAULLAMBE'f Ii. Iai.MXJN, May II. (.Special Dispatch to The Bee.) England Is feeling the pinch of tho 'high prices of food as well as America, Bacon and beef, the great Eng- Uhii food staple., have Jumped Horn 4 to (i cents a pound; mutton, cheese and buer ara going up, too. In fact, the British housewife find everything on her bill of fare kiting, skyward, and' a wall of protest is. being ralstd from Lands End to John u' Groats. In the minds of many the Idea prevails that the bad Americans are responsible in large part. If not altogether, for this condition, although, the . more sensible rec ognize the fact that England is simply feeling a world-wide movement towards higher prices. I asked one authority to what he ascribed the trouble. This Is what he said: "The introduction of cold storage, which has enabled the great trusts to store thous ands of tons of perishable commodities for practically indefinite periods, and to hold them over so as to stiffen prices, lias been advanced as one reason. And It may have something to do with it. "But the main cause is that the world Is fat filling "-up. America, for Instance, s nda us less and - less beef, . butter and cheese every fear. Her constantly Increas ing population needs all It tun grow and inuke for its own use. Twenty years ago the pra.rlts of the ni.ddle west were merely glguiulu grazing tarms Tor cattle. Now they are covered with small homesteads, with the result that While local production has been lessened, local demand has been increased. ' ' ' Princess Maail'i Debut "And we, here la Oreat Britain, are feel- - ing Jhe plnchr-and are likely to feel It." Society is greatly interested at the mo nient In the forthcoming debut of Princess Maud, ' the younger daughter 'of tne Princess Royal, and the duke of Fife. 'which, .as at present arranged, wl',1 take place at the final court of tna Season. The t young prlnciss (recently' celebrated "her ncntutrmh birthday, but, owing in a great 'measure to the delicate health of her mother, she Is almost entirely unknown outside her own family. Shu la . a winsome little maid, and a gent rat favorite With all with whom she comes into contact. Like her elder sister, princess Alexandra, she Is devoted to an outdoor life, and her chief happiness is round in roaming about the delightful highland scenery in the neighborhood of ilar Lodge. Two Princesses were never more s.mply brought up than have been the two daughters of our princess royal, and' when one meets this bright and vivacious girl it Is difficult to reullxe that shu stands eleventh In direct succession to the throne at the present time. The duke of Connaught has decided to pay a short visit "-to Canada before the end of the year. Uc has Intimated to the authorities of the Canadian National ex lilbltlyn that he will pay a visit to the display at his earliest convenience. It is understood that this proposed visit to the dominion will prevent the duke from ac A ji'iiM the position of iimpire-ln-clilcf . at nie autumn maneuvers this year, bat no definite announcement on this mutter has yet been inad. There seems to be binull doubt that the next "'craiu" of society will be aviation .and already .several well-known people lmvv ordtrcd flying machined of olio tie script lonoi' another. Among liicit. is me duke of Westminster, who vas one of tin; first In till country to purchase u Wright biplane. The duke is taking Up tno siiuncc yt uvlatlon seriously and hope to accom plish some notable flights before very long. Lord Howard dc Vuhicii is likewise cred ited wltli a desire to Indulge in flying uud It is understood tliut ho recently orders J a Farman biplane. (ruse- for Holler SLutluc. The crane for roller bkallug which has BY MALCOLM CLARKE. BERLIN, May 14. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) Kalstif Wllhelm is proud of hU air fleet. It is understood that at this year's Imperial maneuvers each of tin opposing sides will have an airship placed at Its disposal. The Pmseval and Uross types will be employed, the size of vessels of the Zeppelin class, making tlnjm dlff cult to deal with under campaigning conditions. After the recent leylttv ot the aerial fleet ut Hamburg, the first of Hie kind eveJ held, his majesty inspected closely the gieat machines questioned the offlceis and men and expressed himself as areaily pleased with the high stale of efficiency reached. Starling from Cologne at 11:30 with a favoring northwesteiTy wind, the squadron of military airships which has been maneuvering in the Rhine region for the last fortnight the Gross 1, Zeppclm II and larseval 111 called a v. ay In the direction of Frankfort-on-Muln, lying as the crow flics HJO miles southeast. The stiuadron, keeping formation as perfectly as battle ships, reached Hamburg a few minutes after 4 o'clock,'- having accomplished a Journey without cL mishap at un uverage speed of twenty-two milts an hour. Zebelln l.uud Kutily. The great , white Zeppelin landed easily and without incident, and the Parseval descended at the very feet of the kaiser's party. The Gross experienced some dif ficulty In descending, and suffered mishap so serious that the vessel was prevented from landing where It desired and came down more or less involuntarily at another spot some hundreds of yards distant. Awaiting the squadron's arrival on the plain adjacent to the railway line between Frankfort and Hamburg were the kaiser the kaiserin, Princess Victoria Louise ot Prussia, and a brilliant entourage. Before landing the three vessels executed a serious of picturesque maneuvers above Hamburg, to the Intense Joy of the Imperial party, especially of the kaiser and his daughter, Aboard the Zeppelin were General Baron Von Lyncker, chlef of the transport de partirfent of the German army and General Von Sperling, the military governor of Cologne.' They were able to ' assure" the supreme war lord that the cruise was sue cessful in every respect. The kaiser escorted his wife and daughter' over the ajrahlp. the princess making good practice the while with her camera. - . It is atated that army airship M. 3, dur ing a recent long-distance flight 'made an important Vexperlment in the discharge of explosives in the form of aerial torpedoes from airships. The experiments are being continued. - " InoludUig-the victims of the Pommern disaster on April 3." eight balloonista have been killed In Germany In the last few weeks. Minor mishaps are events of dally occurrence and pass almost unnoticed. The frequency of accidents In aviation has stirred the' Imperial Aerq club, tlu leading German aeronautic authority, t6 take action on behalf of those Interested in the naviga tion of the air, and the club ha decided to Issue a code of rules and advice to bal loon Ists. Every large town has now a bal loon club and ascents are so numerous that the frequency of accidents is less sur prising than appears at the first glance. Tax on I'nearned Increment. As a part of the German Imperial finan cial settlement last year, It was' enacted that the government should within a given period Introduce a bill establishing a tax on unearned increment to produce at least $5,000,000 a year. It provides that the tax shall apply only to real estate. It will be payable on the sale of property, and is to be collected by "municipalities and rural authorities,' many of whom already have local taxes on uneurned Increment. Local authorities will be required to hand over 6 per cent of the yield of the tax to the Imperial treasury, which expects lo net 15,500.000 pearly fiom the Impost. All forms of property other than real es tate are exempted from the operation of the tax, on tins ground that the Inclusion of securities, etc., would impose an Intoler able burdert- on trade, drive capital abroad and ).ee-p foreign capital out of Germany, with a resultant depreciation ot German Stato and other securities, and loss of reve nue frdm st.imp duties. x Id venture nlth u Tlitcr, A wild beast trainer, named Henrteknen, v.as exhibiting a dozen lions and tigers at Buschc'a circus, Berlin, and had introduced a favorite chimpanxee Into the cage. He was rehearsing with the latter animal, and for a moment took his eyes from a particu larly ferocious tiger. Suddenly the tiger sprang upon the trainer's back, but before Michael Kelly, Dan Hogan and James ' Daly Have Their Say SOME HOT WORDS ARE PASSED "An Outrageous Lie," is an Extract ! from the Oratory. PREACHER DROPS HIS COIN How floats Are to Be Prohibited on Klllnrnrr Lakes In ltrrnt of I'ablle Safety the toniiug Senon. I seized the officers of the navy is, it 1st he had time lo claw him the chimpanzee stated, responsible for a good 'tleul of dis content on tho battleship 'Uuard. In deed, so serious is tlie discontent of the "tbuTr deck that steps have been L.ktn lo litany the attention of the ud:iiiruily to their grievances. It Is the establi.sliu.o:it of a "marine skutlng deck" upon the deck of the Vanguard ' that is responsible for Wys trouble to that and lo titu tact I hat In ships of the lM-cuduought type a :ieu ' method of berthing' the crew ha i bent adopted. In older ships the Clew wciu berthed fora4 und there was & forecastle, which was the cspcolal province ot the .irc. in Din lM'o.tdnoughia tho crew are berihtfl aft and there la no forecastle. The quarter deck Is in all warships i,acred to officers and Insteud of being aft It is placed for. iid. Now, In the other Dreadnoughts the quar 0 lor deck occupies about halt of the upper deck, and thu men are free to come and go, to I. ike the air and amue themselves on JJto other half, them being no forecastle. V!ut In the Vanguard, so the lower deck - complain, the officers have not been con- tlent with half. They wanted . a satii ' ilnU, so. t ) secure room for their pfstlme, they have appropriated thi ec-quartera of the upper deck, thereby greatly diminish ing the spaco ' avullablu for tho crew. Moreover, the line ot demarcation is rigidly enfoioel-o rigidly that two vt the hatch ways .usually available for the men to - ascend or to descend from the deck are forbidden to them. All the Dreadnoughts cany large crew. i ne anguard has nearly a thousand, and they complain that collect on deck during their urs they Lava scarcjly room to Hiova, sprang like lightning TSTi the tl.'jei's b.iclt. This so astonished tho betst that he loosed hlu hold and retired to a torner of the cage sum ling, llein icksrn w as taken out un hurt. -The German hittlcship 8chlcswig-Holste:n claims lo have established a record In rapid couling. Th6 crew on a .'recent occasion shipped 700 tons In' one hour and twenty nine minutes, of which M tons were .hipped in tho first hour. A sum of $1:10.000, it is stated. Is lo be rpent on rebuilding the stuge of the Dres den opera house. Th king ot Saxony is aked to contribute 31.000 and tho Diet to vole the rest. BY THOMAS EMMETT. ' DUBLIN, May 14. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) The revival- of the Pigott-Le Caron scandal by Sir Robert Anderson's reminiscences . has stirred Ireland and Irishmen they have not been stirred for many a. day. Even tho great fight In the British Parliament lias taken second place In the public mind. In one notable instance at least the renewal of the discussion has led to a regular Donnybroolt fair 'free-for-all fight. At the Castlebar Urban District Council the other day Mr. Michael Kelly moved a resolution expressing the -council's "entire condemnation" of fir Robert, which Mr. James Daly duly seconded. The row begun when, in the middle oTMr. Daly's reminiscences of "Commission" days, Mr. Dan Hogan, vice chairman, interjected the remark that "once again Judas was oq his feet." In answer to protests. Mr. Hogan went on to say -that he was at the railway sta tion when Mr.' Daly stood on the bridge there and called for groans for Parnell as Ho passed to Westport five days before his death. Mr. Daly retorted that the statement way a deliberate falsehood, and bitterly denounced the chairman for allow ing him 'rq be insulted. After a heated ex change of personalities, in the course, of which Mr. Hogan declared that Mr. Kelly told him he saw Mr. Daly groan Parnell, a statement which Mr. Kelly described as "an outrageous lie," Mr. Daly formally tendered his resignation as a member of tbe council "owing to the wilfully vluianoua attack allowed by the chairman to be made upon me by. an unmentionable character, who by accident was made a Thember of this board." 1 1 - ."Do you deny that you denounced Par nell?" queried tbe Irrepressible Mr. Hogan. For answer, Mr. Dally tried to strike him with his stick, but the blow was Intercepted by a gas bracket. Pres ently however, he rushed at his traducer, who aat beside tho chairman,' and dealt him four or flvo blows in the face with his fists. Then be brought his heavy walking stick into action. His first blow caught the chairman across the fingers. The next threo or four were received by Mr. H6gan across the arms, while one caught him Square on tho head. Another councillor, who Intervened, received a bad blow on the arm. Mr. Daly was then pushed towards tho back entrance, and was ultimately pre vailed upon to leavo tho room. He was followed by most of the other councillors and the meeting abruptly came to an end. No More Hon Boats. At last tho Klllarney lakes are to.be set free from the thraldom and peril of the old rowing boat, which was the cause of so many disasters and loss of life when battling with the waves In the sudden storms for which the place ts notorious. Tie first steam and motor vessels will be piacen on mc iai.es tor me coming season. At tho recent meeting of tho council of the Dublin Industrial Development associa tion the attention of the council was directed to tho proposed pilgrimage to Ireland this year of very, large numbers of Americans. It was .stated that the pil grimage of Irish-Amrirlcans would likely aid the liullstrlnl movement.- It was agreed, to place before them through the Irish and American press, the desirability of them In sisting on any purchases they make being branded with the Irish "trademark so as to ensure their being of genuine Irish uiigin. It was also agreed to get into communication v.ith Mr. Kllkelly, the secretary of the pilgrimage committee In America, and place, before him the coun cil's suggestion. X l'reneher Drop Money. An amusing scene was witnessed In Dame street, Dublin, where an accident held up tno trairtc in Tt very busy center for a long time. A cab had Just turned out of Parliament street, when the bottom fell clran out of it and with it a sack of money, of not less than seven or eight stones weight. The material of vhlch the rack was made, was burst by th fall, and the money all pennies and half pennies was scattered on the roadway. The money. which represented collections in one of the city churches, was being conveyed by a clergymen to the bank. The clergyman Jumped out of the can as quickly as pos sible, , and a bht crowd soon collectiMl, many of whom- helped him to collect the scattered coppers. A number of boya, how ever, seised the opportunity to disappear with hands full of coin. VAST OUTLAY IN FRENCHCAPITAL Paris to Spend Three Hundred Mil lion Dollars in Extensive Munic ipal Improvements. ECLIPSES ALL OTHER SCHEMEI t Wonderful Circle of Inner Boulevardi is Proposed. IDEA 0 BARON H0USSMANN Proceeds of Municipal Loan Are to Be Devoted to the Enterprise. TAKES TEN YEARS FOR THE WORK Itoinnnce In vine Thealrloa '1 Caruxyl Saw, I Conquered. From the Spokesman-Review.. KING VICTOR TO RUSSIA Date Will Probably Be Within the Month of August. ITALY IS . AGAINST AUSTRIA op Will Probubly Appoint Two American .Cardinals at the Forthcoming Consistory In Home. Death Story is Left on Record in Iil-Fated Boat Lieutenant in Command of, Japanese Submarine Writes Description of Fatal Accident. BY CLEMENT J. BARRETT. ROME, May 14. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) King Victor Emmanuel intends to pay a state visit to Russia during tpe sum mer.. The date has not yet been definitely fixed, but it probably will not be. before August. Italy is deeply interested in the near eastern situation and her aynrpathles are with Russia ratlier than Austria, de spite her membership in the triple alli ance. It is not unlikely that the whole Balkan and Turkish situation will be gone over when King Victor meets the czar. The Impression gains strength among American churchmen here that the pope has 'decided to appoint two American car dinals at the approaching consistory. The only thing which stands in the way is saidithe greatest difficulty In breathing. TOKYO, May 14-CSpeclaI ' Dispatch to The Bee.) The lots at the Japanese sub marine, with three officers and a crew of eleven, . while ongaged In maneuvers off Port Kure, has had a dramatic sequel in the finding ot a detailed account of the accident written by the ileu'enant in com mand of the ill-fated boat. ' Thismessage from. the dead describes the cause of the accident and the steps taken to endeavor to raise the submarine to the surface. The lieutenant expresses regrets at losing the boat and at the loss of the lives of brother officers and the crew, of whose heroism he speaks in the highest praise. Towards the end of this tragic document tho writer states that he had then reached such a state of asphyxiation that he had hen i they lelkUl UI BRITISH GET RAIL CONTRACT Line to lie Dalit In Cnlll Will He .lr. Four Year, for ton.trnc tlon. It In Kstimated. , VALPARAISO, May 14(Spclal to The F.ee.) The contract for the construction ot the northern section of the Chilean longi tudinal railways, which has been awarded to the representative Of a British banking syndicate, was competed for by several other British and American Interests. It is expected tha the work will be finished in four years'' time. This railway, when completed, will run from north , to south, front Africa to San tiago d Chilli, a distance of 1,501 miles, and will form a Junction with the proposed Pan American railway, and thus bring Santiago and New York within a 10.000-mile railway Journey of ach other. STRANGE THEATRICAL IN ANTWERP POLICE COURT Pair ot "LeadlnK Ladies" Are Made Pit On au Interesting Offi cial SllQtT. .. ANTWERP, May 14-(Special to The Bee.) There was rather a peculiar theat rical performance at police headquarters the other day. The performance of an un popular review was stopped by the police. They raided the Theater Modrrne and ar rested the entire company. The manager of the theater and the author of the ''revue" were likewise apprehended at the box-office and taken, with the actora and actresses, to the police station. At the police headquarters two of the leading actresses were ordered to go through their rarts before an auster and unppreciatlve audience of policfe officers. The program lasted for tno hour. One of thr perforXnerSbelng a Belgian subject, waa then released on ball. The other, a Pajislenne, was consigned ta the prison. to be the determined opposition of Cardi nal Mevy del Val and his faction. The papal secretary of state la bitterly opposed to all things American. I am told that he strenuously objects to any further honors being, conferred on the American church, on the ground that already there Is a too evident disposition on the part of Ameri can -churchmen to assert independence halong certain lines, and if other Ameri can cardinals are appointed at this time he fears this spirit ot independence will be fostered. It may'be that the opposition of Mery del Val will prevail and the two red hats will not go to America, but the present feel ing is that he will be over-ruled. It Is known that the Holy Father does not share his secretary's distrust of Americans. On the contrary he has repeatedly Indicated his high regard for his trans-Atlantlo -Children in the faith and ho believes the church there is entitled to greater representation in tho sacred college. The opinion la al moin universal that if American cardinals aio created the prizes will fall to Arch bishop Irelund of J?t Paul, and Archbishop Farley of New York. The -largest barometer in the world was recently Bet up in the town of Faenza,' the birthplace of Torrlcellll, who discovered tho barometer and the "vacuum" which perpetuates hisname. The liquid used is purified oil rendered free from , air, and tilts' gives a column over eleven netres in height. Owing to the very small amount ot evaporation an oil barometers In much more accurate tiian ono filW)J with any other liquid excep' mercury, and the lniiii cuiuinn makes it very sensitive. Preparations already are being mado for the reception of the pilgrimage of the American Knights of Columbus, this sum-ine-i. and tho visiting knights may feel as sured that they will be given tho best time ltomo N cupable of giving them. Church nun will not be alono in the entertainment. Practically the entire American colony will Join In the reception and entertainment of the visiters. Italy is deeply interested in the situation In Abyssinia which recent advices indi cate Is lupsing . into a condition of an archy. Powerful chieftains are struggling for supremacy and combinations are being formed which presage a most devastating civil war. This cannot fall to affect adversely Italy's African possessions. The African gairlsons are being quietly strengthened and everything Is being done to be pre pared to protect Italian interests when the outbreak comes. The last words of the brave lieutenant were a touching request that the emperor should succour the families of the officers and men. MUST COUNT COST OF WAR Belligerent Nations Are Advised to . Make Due Calculations. ARMY IS EXPENSIVE LUXURY Great International Sport Exhibition Is Opened In Style ty the Emperor Big Flood In Servln. Cut Like-Melon, ' is Threatened Fate of China Situation in Flowery Kingdom is Unsettled Like India Before the Big Mutiny. HONG KONG. May 14.-(!?pecial to The Bee.) The situation in China is. In some respects, not unlike that In the Indian em pire shortly before- the great mutiny. In all sections of the empire circulars are seen, stating in Varying ways JJiat China is to be carved up this coming spring like a melon and divided among the' foreign powers. To avert this calamity all students and other loyal Chinese are called upon to enrol themselves us volunteer soldiers, to learn the use of arms and prepare to fight the foreigner and drive him, bag and bag gage, from the coast ot China. It Is feared srrous trouble is ahead which may call for foreign Intervention. ' MAYBE HE'LLJETTLE NOW Kotorlone Crown Prineo of ttervla Takes Into Himself w Bride, Princess Hnltana. BELGRADE. May 14.-(Speclal to The Uce.) The crown prince of Bervla, whose doings of late have earned for him noto ilety, has chosen as hia bride Princess Hcuadis Sultana, fourth daughter of" the ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey. HE'S 74, BUT STILL A I WIRY OLD SPORTSMAN Lord Brassey, Despite Ills Advanced Age, Accepts ,n Ctrennons t n dertaklna. IX)NDON, May 14. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) Lord Brassey'a acceptance, at the age of 74, of the mastership of the Bex hill Harriers, has caused a great deal of interest among sportsmen everywhere. In spite of his years. Lord Brassey is one of the "youngest old men" In the kingdom. His vitality and energy are, in fact, (pike i BY EMIL ANDRASSY. VIENNA, May 14. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) Nations must count the,, cost when they go to war these days. In the debate on a new war loan to cover the cost of the preparations for trouble fol lowing the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovnla, Field Marshal von Georgia declared the amount asked for, 340,000,000, was trifling as compared with the cost of actual warfare. He then proceeded to give an Interesting calculation aa to what the cost of a future campaign would mean for Austria-Hungary. The daily expense of each soldier, Judging from previous ex pcrlence and allowing, for the natural rUo In prices, mlghf be calculated at about 10 shillings, not including pensions foiv dis abled men and widows and orphans, the outlay for replacing weapons, uniforms and war material, and for compensation for other losses sustained. Reckoning, upon a basis of 2,000,000 armed men, (the dully expenses would reach 35.000,000, and a cam palgn lasting six months would mean about imoofcooo. The great International tfport exhibition was opened in style last Saturday by the omperor. It Is perhaps the greatest ex hibition of the kind ever held. It was hoped President Roosevelt would be able to be present. It was impossible. The great American iiunter, however, has sent some of the trophies of bis African trip, Much Interest Is shown in the American exhibits which are not, however, as many as American visitors" would like to see It la denied here that there is any agree ment with Germany under which tha power may buy the Austrian Dreadnoughts In case she needs them, The question of ttte vote of money for the Dreadnoughts will probably be re ferred to the Austro-Hungarian delegations next autumn if the delegations meet. In political circles here It Is-known that thu Austrian members of the delegations will make no difficulties regarding the vote while very little trouble Is anticipated from the Hungarian members. Should the delegation, however, refuse the money Austria would build the fleet independently, The desire to possess a fleet is so strong in Austria, since the events of 1904, tha there is no doubt theaooney will be found All reports that the Stabllllmento Tecnic might sell its Dreadnoughts to - othe powers sue entirely without foundation. It Is announced that the emperor has decided to pay a visit to Bosnia next June, The news has caused a sensation, since the last visit which his majesty made to Bosnia was so far baVk as 1Kj. Floods have devastated the southern and central portions of Hervla. Reports from the Inundated' districts depict the situation as very critical, and so extensive is the damage done that the floods are regarded as a national catastrophe. On learning of the devastation Kinx Marrlna-e of the Governor of French West Africa A Fortnoe Telle Tussle. ' ' X 1 BY PAI L VILLI EltS. PARIS, May 14. (Special Dispatch, to Tho Bee,) Not content with being tho gayest city In tho world and the mewt beautiful, in the minds or all true? t-aris-ians, Paris Is preparing te spend some WO.Ooe.OOO in tho improvement and embel lishment of the city. it is doubtful if any . city In the world ius ever seriously unaenuncu inm- Hons a scheme of betterment. The present plana for these Improvements s simply to complete the scheme or Btmn iausxmann. This gewiU "clemolisher" con ceived a Paris of ! which the two axis would intersect at right angles the Rue de Rlvoli and Rue St. Antolne and the Boulevards de Sebaatipol, du Palala and St. Michel. This Paris, in his plan, would contain a circle of Inner boulevards. th gieat boulevards, popularly so-called, and the Boulevard St. Germain. Radiating highways would bring the inner boule vards Into communication with the outer. and" with the center. Finally a triple girdle of highways was projected, to consist of the boulevards laid out under Louis XVI, the military boulevards and an almost un- ntorrupted series of wide streets con necting these two lines and forming a curved highway, especially notlueable on the left bank, where It bears In succession the names of Rues de-Tolblac, d'Alesla, de Vocll and de'la Convention. Onehalf at least of the moueyi wnicn is to be raised by the new loan Is to be de voted to the piercing of arteries of com munication, to the Improvement of the old streets and to the demolition ot some scores of the ancient highways in quar ters which, have remained untouched since the period of Henri IV or ot Louis XIII. AS far back as last December a bond Is sue of 318O,0CO,O00 was authorized for this work. When the floods devasted the city 1 it was supposed that a portion of the mu nicipal loan might be utilized, for the re lief of the sufferers and fot the repair of the damage caused In the capital and in the suburbs. State and private contribu tions will suffice, however, to meet those needs. Moreover, to divert a single larm- lng of the loan from its original purpose au act of Parliament would be necessary. No such step ts contemplated. The Mu nicipal Council, Indeed, not content with ' the 31.),000,000, is gradually voting soma 3120,000,000 mora, for further Improvements. it will take something like ten years to carry out this work. When It is finished It Is confidently believed that no city In the world will approach the French cap ital in symmetry and beauty. extraordinary, and two years urfo he a-y Peter expressed a desire Immediately to tounded his friends by mastering the diffi cult German language In ten days. -At the end of that time he could read Prince Ho- henlohe's memoKs. All who have studied German, will realize the uniqueness of this feat, y NEW CARGO SERVICE BEGINS Vrn Zealand Steamers Move In. der n Snbsldy of fl70M . Thrce-Ver foutract. WELLINGTON, N. Z., May 14 (Special to The Bee.) The new cargo service be tween Canada and Australasian ports was inaugurated today by the Bailing of the steamer Eakaia, a vessel of 3.6KO tons, net, from Montreal. The service Is to be a monthly one for three years, and the an nual subsidy is 3170,000. The New Zealand Shipping company's steamers ar to be employed. visit the flooded dlxtricts, but the cabinet induced hlinto remain In Belgrade. A national subscription In aid of the suf ferers has been opened, the king heading the list with a large contribution. HE DEFIES THE BRITISH RULE ( lalma to De Incarnation of the Diet? and Starts Mick Troable la (botn apar. CALCUTTA, May 14. (Special to The Bee.) Trouble is tmfed among the aborig inals in Chota Nagpur, warto, acting on the Instigation qL a man claiming to be the incarnation of a deity, refuse to recognise British rule. Tha center of the disturbance la close to Ranch!, where war drums have been bealen on the, hilltops. So far, no act of active hostility has been committed. Troops and police are watching the gathering Culmination of a Romance. Paris is- enjoying Uie clumlnatlon of a typical French romance In the marriage of MUe. Juliette Thaldy, a pretty young actresx, to M. Merland-Ponty, governor of French West Africa. lj Engagement, courtship and marriagn were rapid and dramatic, it an began lam September, when a company of Parisian stars, homeward bound from South Amer ica, put into Dakar to fulfill a promise made by cable rum Rio de Janeiro that they would give a performance at the local theater. The boat was delayed by terrible weather v and Instead of 6 In the evening did not ar rive until past midnight. As the manager of the company had promised they should perform, he determined to give a the atrical representation at all hazards. 11 rallied his sleepy company and they were rowed ashoie by the native boatmen In the dead of night and hurried to tlie the ater. At 1 o'clock the performance was ready to begin. ' By 2 in the morning the audience began to assemble In the theater. M. Merland Ponty, rubblng.hls eyes, went forward, with many apologies, to express his per sonal regret lo the company. His rank car ried him behind the scenes and there hn came fare to face with Mile. Thaldy, quite one of the minor actresses. It was love at first sight, at any rate on the governor's part, lie nefer took his eyes off Iter dur ing the performance, and at the subsequent supper, or breakfast It was given at hia house towards 6 in tlie morning paid tha pretty lady marked attention. At 8 the en tire company went abroad and the gov ernor saw Die object of hlrf sudden pubslon sail at sunrise on a slorm-toHHed ocean. As soon as he could M. Metiand-Pouly obtained leave, traveled to Pari, married the lady, who had accepted him by letter already, and took his fair bride back to Dakar. Fortune-Teller Uacallon. A curious cane which has arisen in Pari! suggests the query, does tiie fortune teller warrant the fulfillment of all his predic tions or at Jetxt of those which are favor able. An astrologer who had customers by the score until quite lately gave general satisfaction. Some of liU customers were, however, disappointed. The pleasant Ihingf foretold were not realized, with the 4'esult that these dlHcontented people lodged a formal complaint with a magistrate. A po lice officeiwas appointed It inquire luta the cjimc arid the first discovery which lit mude that the fortune teller hud a vast "practice. He had as many as lo,04 customer in all ranks of society.. When applied to he would readily, and without exacting a, fee, cast the horoscope of tha upplh ant. if mora wun wanted the prh a was 310 for a complete "fortune," V' for one, leKS complete, tl' for a period of fif teen years, 3-00 for a pcriud ot ten year, for five years Sl.Jfc, elv.