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The Omaha" Sunday ' Bee. i want-ads VOI XL-NO. 6. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 11)10. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. ( Political and Social News of the Old World Reported by Special Cable and Correspondence FART TWO EDITORIAL PAG : TO 10 , . ( . i TOO MANY BIRTHS, CIUESJDlt. R1GBY London Physician Challenges Colonel Roosevelt on the Race Suicide lime. DECLARES CHILDREN A NUISANCE Overproduction of Population Causes Poverty. HARSHLY CRITICISES ROOSEVELT , Governor General Grey it a Booster ' - - for Canada. RAPID GROWTH OF THE DOMINION Ataletle taffraaette lssaes Dell to Loia Polt te Meet Her la a 'Wrestling- Match Practle Int tor Defease. by pAul lambrth. LONDON, July 23-(HpcciU Dispatch ' to The B.) It Would be Interesting to hear a commentary by Colonel Theodora noose-1 velt up.in' th tenets which are being preached by Dr.. Alexander Rig by, who has-been delivering addresses, through out the province urging married men and women to limit their families to the fewest number of children. . ,".''. "None Is better than a few, but the fewer tha better,'' Is the terse manner In whloh Dr. Rlgby drives home his argument. Before the Preston town council the phy sician criticised 'Colonel Roosevelt very harshly for tirglnf bit families. His speech was made to council upon the presentation of a report, stating that the town's birth rate was the lowest on record. Thousands of superfluous children, who were absolutely useless, were brought Into the world,- said Dr. Rlgby, and tney . were a source of nuisance, and trouble to many people. The Increase' of population Was maintaining Itself and even improving, and it . was useless for the town councils to endeavor to prevent a diminution in the birth rate. Formerly epidemics of cholera nd smallpox and .wars swept off the su perfluous population, and, now there was not the same necessity for Increasing the number of births. '' ''Karl Grey oa Caaaaa. Earl Grey, whose term of office as gov ernor general of Canada expires In Novem ber, believes that in Canada England baa tha greatest of all its possessions, but, un like many Canadians with whom I have talked recently. Earl Grey I of tha opinion that Canadians are exceedingly enthusiastic. Imperialists. . To hear .sums Canadian,, who recently ..visited England, give Uietr views, h ona-rould ttnsgtna hat-Caiiaar Vaa "just , about, ready to etrlke oft' the shackle t Great Brltaju More especially' is this true it the residents' of .British Columbia, who 'believe that British Columbia Is ,'destlned to be a'.republlo at no distant datf." ' Growth . af tha. Doalaloa, ' The increase In the population 4,000,000 in six years and the progress of railway con struction came -in for , special comment. "Canadian ae more enthusiastic imperial ists, than yeu are at home. That is not realised In England a It should be. Tou should see an Empire day parade In Toronto, .with 1,000 schoolboys In red uni forms, and then you would understand the spirit. of the people. Canada Is preparing to build her fleet" ' Saffragette a Wrestler. , . Mrs. Garrud, the Jtu JJItnu expert of the suffragettes, who is teaching the difficult art of Japanese wrest) lrg to the women ati letea of the Women's Freedom league, issued a general' challenge to London police men to try issues with. her at the game of wrestling. A number of policemen responded. As Sirs. Garrud stands only a few Inches over four feet, and, as. some of her op ponents stood over six feet and weighed over J00 pounds, it was feared that she might be hurt, but she only smiled at the fear of her friends. . One policeman said; "Why, you're only a little dot of a woman." "Woll, I'm not exactly a giant," admit ted tha suffragette. "If you're sure you aren't afraid of getting hurt. I think I'll thro- you." Again the big policeman smiled. It was all so very, very foolish. His great red hands played Idly about his forty-two-inch chest, and thn In a moment of vanity he clenched his right fist, so that the muscle of Ma forearm stood out In heavy lumps. Mrs. Garrud I four feet, ten inches In height, and she, too, smiled. q'm gls4 you're not more than M0 pounds," she murmured. The policeman Immediately became generous. "Tes, there are lots of fellows In the force heavier thau I am," he said. "In any case I'm too big for a little woman like you. Why, you couldn't even hold me." "I'm glad you're not more than 100 pounds," repeated the gentle suffragette, "because the hesvler you are tha more I'd hurt you, and I imply hate to, you know.' ' Haw Mae Daea It. Then the struggle commenced. As a huge mastiff would bend down upon an Insolent kitten the man swooped on the woman. First ha tried for a catch-aa-oatch-can body hold, but the suffragette eluded his grasp. Their hand met, and tha giant tried to pull her to him. but that wig the . very last thing she intended to atlow. Pulling away from him, she ran lightly backwards, with the policeman pressing heavily after her. Desperately he exerted all his strength striving to push the woma.iv off her balance and on the mat. Then, suddenly, the thing happened. In a flaal. the woman fell flat on fpor back, .with 'the maseiv policeman towering above her. Up shot one of her feet to meet his diaphragm. Her little arms strained, and as he pulled against himself the man lost his balance, swirled over ber head, turned a somersault In mid-' air, and fell heavily on tha back of his head. In less than ten seconds the suffra gette bad thrown the policeman. Five min ute later, when he once more condescended -to stand upright, the puuled policeman again carefully regarded Mrs. Garrud. Con templatively he aoratohed his head. "If '.hat had happened on the pavement Instead of theee mats the police force would be One man short at this moment," he said. .''That fall would have cracked my skull." Mrs. Garrud threw three other policemen easily. RACE TROUBLE IN AUSTRIA Francis Joseph nas Full Measure . of Public Grief. STUDENTS MIX IN BIG RIOT Austria Keep a Keen Eye tontlnn ally Focused on. the Move meat of the Tarklsh Army. BY EMIL ANDRASSY. VIENNA, July -.a (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) In no country In Europe, If In the world, are there more numerous or more bitter, race antagonisms than In tlio empire over which the aged Francis Joseph presides. Cseou. Magyar and Ucrnis.n are always ready to fly at each other throats. Pole and Ruthenlan are at daggers drawn; Servian and Bosnian are ready to fight at the slightest provocation or at no provoca tion at all, and bo It goes from one end of the empire to the other. It Is this which causes grave doubt in the minds of Euro pean statesmen as to whether the empire will survive the present emperor many mouths. Francis Joseph has succeded in holding the balance between the half hun dred or more different nationalities among his subjects and thus held his empire to gether. It is more than doubtful li his suc cessor will be able to do lu Stadeat In Lively Haw. An Instance of the violent race antipathy Which prevails was furnished by the recent students' riots at the Weinberg university. Without tlio rector's permission 800 Ruth enln students held a meeting of protest in the great hall, and, on leaving, were met by a body of Polish otudeuts. Blows fol lowed abuse, and ' revolvers were freely used, the police being unable to separate the' combatants. The 300 students were marched under a military escort back to their rooms. Several stre'ot fights took place and shots were fired by the Ruthenlans Just at the moment when the Polish students had bar ricaded the rector's office with forms of chairs to prevent the Ruthenlans from entering. The latter then fired in the air, and dealt blows among their foe with iron bars. A Ruthenlan ' theological student. named Adam Koczkow, was shot through the head and conveyed to the hospital, where he soon afterwards died of his wound. Rlirht others were badly Injured by shots from revolvers, while ten students suffered from the effects of blows from clubs and sticks. . Bosnians Dissatisfied. Bosnia-Hersegovina is, dissatisfied, with the constitution granted those m-ovinces. A resolution, has been Introduced in the uosnian Diet declaring that tha expecta tion of the people have not been realise: and urging the emperor to grant further privileges. .. , , ' Watching- Turkish Army, Austria la watchinr with keen Intaraa the -ef ffflrt of Shevkot Vasha'to reorganis ing : Mia-Turkish army- The -feeling Is strong here that Turkey la to be reckoned with to. a greater extent than ever before 10 modern, ftlme In the v settlement . nt eastern European questions. 'The nraaent government of Turkey 1 preparing to be aoie to assert itself when the time comes. Modern methods of administration aa far as tha army and navy la concerned are Deing introduced, and young officer are being trained In the art of war In the most approved school. It Is predicted in well' Informed circles that- the 'next few years will see a radical change In the re lations of Turkey and the powers. GAMEKEEP HAS ADVENTURE WITH A BKHjOLDEN EAGLE Bird Fixes Its Talons la Mti'i Leg; as Falthfal Doar Came to tha Reacee. EDINBURGH, July 23. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) James Fraser, who is In the service of Mr. E. 8. Goooh of Torcastle, Lochlel, a gamekeeper," ha had an exciting adventure with a golden eagle. ' - A he was proceeding through Glen Lara gan, near Fort William, a grouse, appar ently pursued, alighted " between hlra and his dog, and immediately afterwards a magnificent specimen of the golden eagle rose and soared away. A couple of hour later Fraser had oc casion to take shelter from the rain near tha same spot, when he wa startled by the eagle swooping upon him and fixing Its talons in his legs. ' HI dog promptly attacked the eagle,, and a fight ensued between dog and bird.: The eagle, however,' was handicapped by Its hold on the keeper's ankle, and ultimately was killed, though the dog was badly mauled in the fight. It was than found that so firmly had th eagle fixed It talons' .into the keeper' ankle that th bird' leg had to be severed before rease could be obtained. The claws are being preserved as a memento. I INFANTE JAIME PLAIN SOLDIER Boy Is Only Twa Years Ola ana la, , Therefore, the Vaan'great dler la the World. MADRID, July 2S. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) King Alfonso has entered his second son, th Infante Jaime, as a common soldterl In the lists of the Fourth artillery regiment. The commanding officer of this regiment. Colonel La Sota, was received In audience, and handed the king the uniform for hi second son, who was born on June 23. 19u8, and Is, therefore, I years of age, and the youngest soldier in the world. This record was formerly held by his . elder brother, th S-year-old Crown Prince Al fonso, who was antered in th First in fantry regiment. CAIRO IS A GIDDY OLD TOWN Wife af Army 6ffler, Dressed la - - Bahy Clothes, Gee Ball la Feramhalater. CAIRO, July 21 (Special Dispatch to The Be.) Cairo has now become one of the gayest cities In the world, and soma of th costumes worn at the fancy dreaa balls are decidedly daring. One lady, th wife of a popular English officer, created a great sensation th other evening by en gaging a stately Arab to wheel her through the atreeta In a perambulator ah wa dressed a a baby right into th middle of the ball room, where a masked ball waa going on. Her baby clothe wr specially made la Pari. ERIN'S BANKS IN. G00U CONDITION Fijrures Indicate Gratifying Increase Over Business of Former Years. "POOR IRELAND'' IS A MISNOMER Twenty Young Girls Are on Way to South Dakota. IRISH LANGUAGE IS COMPULSORY Boy in Damage Suit Over a 'Glass Eye. GIVES THE OPTIC AS SECURITY Gel Job, tVaat to Move Away with Artificial Member, bat the Holder Landly 'Eater Stroagr Uojectloa. Br THOMAS EMMETT. DUBLIN, July 23.-(Speclal Dispatch to The Bee.) It is the habit to think of Ire land as "poor Ireland" and perhaps not without reason. Occasionally, however, there are Indications that despite all its hardships, miHgovernment and had luws. Erin's cane is not altogether hopeless. For Instance some measure of prosperity is reflected In the banking statistics for the second half of 1909, which have lately been published. At the end of December the de posits and cash balances In the Joint Stock banks stood at $2KN,130,000 as com pared with )280,S40,000 at the corresponding date In the previous year. On December SI, the ' total amount In the Pos toff Ice and Trustee Savings banks was S69,470,000. At the end of 1908 It' was SS6.J70.OUO. In 1909, therefore, deposits Increased. With the ex ception of 1907 there has been an increase In each year since 1889, and the balance In tha. saviltcs banks is now more than two and a half times the figure at which it stood at the close of the latter year. In the two decades the number of postofftce depositors has almost trebled, the latest available total being 646,680. In December the' aggregate amount held In government funds, India stocks, land stock and kindred securities was $194;O6O,0OO. Girl for Soath Dakota. . Mother Joseph (Butler) and Sister Cecilia of the Presentation order, South Dakota, U. S. A. whose visit I mentioned some weeks ago. took with them twenty . young Irish , girls to Join the Presentation order. Mother Joseph , and her companion have been in Ireland sine iMay 1. ' The young girl, who now-accompany them are princi pally from .Cork . nd - Limerick counties. The Presentation order was , first estab lished by Nano Nsglft In Corlt 'They were tha pioneers in South Dakota,- where some members of the community from Dublin established the order thirty year ago,' ! i ' . . . ' .1 ' . ' . 1 . Irish Laaxu Compalsorjr. It I stated that the decision of the sen ate .of .the National University of Ireland to make tha Irish 'language compulsory for matriculation in and after th year 1913 was taken by a majority of twenty-one votes to twelve. The Gaelic league Is Jubi lant over tbe victory, which Is mainly due to the pressure which the league was ablo to exercise through the nationalist county councils. If the new rule is strictly enforced hundreds of students will assuredly be di verted to Dublin University or to Belfast Speaking at a meeting of the Gaelic league. Dr. Douglaa Hyde, president of th league and a senator of th National University of Ireland, congratulated the country on' the adoption of compulsory Irish in' the university. The senate of the university had given it decision willingly, ungrudgingly, and by a large majority, and the university has become national, not In name only, but in realty. Boy Get Damsa-es. A curious cane waa heard at Enniskillen quater sessions, in which Joseph Gallag her, aged IT, sued Robert Lyons, draper, for damages for assault and for detention of a glass eye. It was related In evidence that Gallagher was employed by the de fendant as an errand boy. He had lost an eye and he saved money from his wage S a week to buy a glass one. The lad paid off this debt out of his wages till hi Owed wiily Sa. Tlimi lie gut ail otter of a post In a London hotel at 6s. a week and his "keep." He toked the defendant for a reference, but the latter. It was stated, refused owing to the remaining debt. Th plaintiff left, but one day the defendant met him, dragged him Into the shop, and demanded the glass eye there and then. So threatening was his behavior that the lad took out the eye and gave It a se curity for 6s owing. On account of th loss of th eye the boy lost the situation offered In London. The Judge gave Judg ment for $10 damage. TO BENEFIT WHITE MINERS IN THE TRANSVAAL COUNTRY Color LI I ta Ba Tlg-htly Urawi la Graatlagr Certificates : ta ' Worklaarmea. CAPE TOWN. July 2a.-(Speclal Dispatch to Th Bee.) It is stated here on srood au thority that the late Cape government granted to a syndicate of London financier an area of land in Cape colony for the purpose of cotton growing by a oomnanv which, It i stilted, 1 now being formed in ixnaon. Th Intentions of the promoter are undertod to be th cultivation of cot ton on a larg scale aa it is heiijvi th.,. th Cap offer facilities for such purposes. WEDS AFTER 60 YEARS' DELAY Happy Marriage af Oetoaeaarlaa Sweethearts at Brella Baas Ramaaee. SOFIA, July t.-(Special Dispatch to The Bee.) The marriage has been solemnised at Bralla of Maria Llega, aged SO, and Jo seph Utolesco, aged 86. to whom she had been engsged for nearly sixty years. As a girl of 0, Maria had consented to marry 6tolesco, but her father having opposed th match, she bad agreed that h would never marry aa long aa he lived. Th father has Just died, aged lit, and the ooupl wore united after the funeral by th btaucn of Brail KING. GEORGE IS A DIPLOMAT Gives Great Demonstration of Tactful - - : Skill. SOLVES ALEXANDRA PROBLEM ApproillcKIa Plays Nad lluioe with Family of. the lj,rl af Albe marie .Title of a , , Make, ' . . ":r: " ' BT LADT MART MAXWARING. LONDON, July .."3. -( Special Dispatch to The Bee.) If -there' had been any. doubt that Kins- (leoro-e rtar. inherited In Arrest degree the tact which was the dominant feature In the character -vf his father, the manner In which he has put an end to tlie curious and disagreeable situation caused by the fact that Queen Alexandra Insisted on dlHplaylng the royal standard at Buckingham palace would dispel It. Flags, to his majesty's mind, constitute an almost sacred mode of human com munication. They Indicate not only the history of the past, but they can be so arranged as to signal present needs and distresses, to convey orders and Indicate dignities In fact, the science of flags Is Intricate and far-reaching to a degree little guessed by o.dlnary man. And It is a science Kins; Georee. as a nrofenMimial Bailor and an enthusiastic amateur herald. has most thoroughly mustered. eee Mother Insisted. It positively, distressed him to see the royal sta-idard eilll flying over his widowed mother' residence. There can be but one sovereign of Great Britain, and therefore there can only be one dwelling place dis tinguished by his personal flag. Just now the king's court is at Marlborough house. It la contrary to the whole signification of flags that two standards should be dis playedthe one at 'Marlborough house and the other af Buckingham palace. It is a Well-worn, axiom that the gentler a woman's nature the more persistent she can be. Queen Alexandra had given defi nite orders that the royal standard should continue to fly over the roof that sheltered her. In vain her son represented that It w a meaningless symbol under the changed circumstances. And when argu ment failed, equally in vain did he use his influence, trying the boyish, coaxing way that are often so Irresistible when brought to bear upon a mother. Queen' Alexandra backed up, it is said, by her sister, the Empress Marie of Russia waa as adamant King George hit upon the only possible way out of the Impasse. He provided the Queeri Mother's flag. This new standard is his own design. It belongs to the queen mother,. ind to none-but her. It indicates her Danish iiith, her alliance with the sovereign of England, her widowhood and her majesty. It. cannot be but that she will be, pleased and content with a posses sion go unique and so Illustrious. v Keawel Family's Mufartaae! That, modern scourge, appendicitis, has been busy with th Keppel family,' of -whfeh th Earl of Albemarle la th head, alqo th funeral of King Edward, five week ago. Indeed, It is not a little singular that, out-of -six people in a railway carriage returning: to town after that-sad event, three have had. to be operated upon for appendicitis, vis: ..Miss Melita Keppel, daughter of Admiral Sir Colin and Lady Keppel, th Hon. George Keppel, and his brother-in-law, Blr Archibald Edmonstone, Mrs. Keppel' brother. Domestic trouble has, indeed, descended thick and fast upon this popular lady lately, for, in addition to the shocks sustained by the grave and successive illness of two of Her nearest relatives, his late majesty' death was, of course, a terrlbU blow, a she had long been honored with his intimate friendship and regard. It is not perhaps generally known that, of all his friends. Mrs. fUnrira Keppel waa in addition to Blr Ernest nJ . mi uiny one pnvi.egea to see King lkawara upon the last day of his life. Knowing i himself beyond human aid, he expressed hi deslr to ay "Ooodby" to one who had been among the most brilliant members of his court. For the Prlaoe of Wales. Th king I to be asked to order that the publio investiture of the new prince of Wale shall take place In the principality, and already two town are putting forward their claim to be the eat of the ceremony Cardiff and Carnarvon. Though the former I the most Important and consid erable place in Wales, Carnarvon has su perior claims, based on history, for it was within the wall of that town the Segon tium of th Roman that there waa born, in 1W4, Edward of Carnarvon, th first prince of tidings of the birth of his son, brought by a Welsh genUeman, who was promptly knighted for his services. Whether the king will accede to the re quest submitted to him by "gallant little Wales" remain to be seen. I"ke of Maay Title. Th duke of Marlborough can probably lay claim to more distinguished titles than any other, peer of the realm. To enumer ate a few of them he Is Charle Richard John Spencer-Churchill, duke of Marl borough, baron Spencer, earl of Sunder land, Baron Churchill, Marqul of Bland ford, prince of th Holy Roman Empire and prince of Mlndelhelm In Suabla. A curious little ceremony tskes place every year In connection with the duke of Marlborough' hlatorlo home, Blenheim castle. A little white flag with gold embroidered fleur de ly 1 presented by the duke each year at Windsor castle. Escorted by a ceremonious cortege be then make his way to th guardroom, where he place th trophy over tbe effigy of the great duke of Marlborough. This quaint ceremony I a survival of the days of medtaevaliam, when a grateful nation presented the first duke with 300,000 to wards th building of Blenheim. Immedi ately after th battle from which the castle take It nam. As a result tha palace, ilk th duke of Wellington' home, StrathflUiaye. la held direct from the crovrn and In lieu of rent the feudal practice ot on miniature flag I demanded. SON PAYS FINEF0R FATHER Happy Case af Paalshmeat Whereby Gala Camea la Paradox, leal Way. ZURICH, July . (Special Dispatch to The Be.) Herr Brandt, eldest son of the Swiss ngtneer. who constructed the 81m plon tunnel, and died a mllllonalr In 1908, waa pleased to find that the Zurich au thorities .had fined him SGOO.0O because his father had not declared In hi will that he possessed S2.000.0UO worth of property lu Russia. Th sou, who wa unaware of th windfall, will gladly pay th fin, as h gain S2,60,u by th transaction KING FERDINAND IS NExVRFRENCII Ruler of Bulgaria is Accredited Mem ber o fthe House of Or leans. v IS SON OF PRINCESS CLEMENTINE Sofia Grows from Village to a Modern City. WILD COUNTRY NOW PUBLIC ROAD Prof. Vincent Has Found an Antidote for Typhoid. KING A SEEKER FOR KNOWLEDGE llylna; Miser la Bordeaux Shoots Kills Ills Hon Who tails i Him la Response to a Message. and . BY PAUL VILLIEK8. PAULS, July 23. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) Tile recent visit to Paris of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria with his queen recalls that while, the cstar of the Bulgars was a German princeling before he was called to the Bulgarian throne, he Is really a member of the House of Orleans and his training was largely French. He was the younger son of Princess Clementine of Orleans, and it was largely due to her efforts that he was given the Bulgarian throne when Prlnc Alexander was de posed. Four and twenty years ago Ferdinand figured in the court set of Vienna and the Hungarian society of Buda-Pest as a brilliant and very handsome cavalry of ficer, voluptuous, something ot a petit malt re in his love of material elegancies, and only serious as a botanist and ornithol ogist. ' He was a member of the brilliant but dissolute circle of which Crown Prince Rudolph was the center. lie has since de veloped into a wise statesman and has ad vanced Bulgaria from a Turkish province to an independent kingdom. Kloar Is a Ballder. Twenty-three years ago Sofia was a sordid village; it is now a fin modern capital with public buildings that would be a credit to no matter what great city. The wild country has been covered with roads, and mountain gullies are - being damned .to store, water for Irrigation. The peasantry thrive -greatly. They pour into Sofia on. their ox-drawn wains to bring their farm and garden - produce' to the market there. . . ' The king i a seeker after knowledge. His visit to the rose garden of Bagatelle with" the""queen, was" at " once ""made "f of pleasure and the good of his people. One of their staple trade Is rose Culture for the making of essence. He kept a secre tary busy through his long visits wrlttng down the questions he put to the head gardener and the answers. His botanic garden at hts place near Varna covers nothing less than a territory, , and has many distinct climates. Ferdinand aspires to make It a wonder of the world and will doubtless do It. Particular pains were taken to show at tention to the king and queen while here, not only because he Is a son of France, but because it is generally recognized that he is the most dominant force in th Balkans, and it is not beyond the realm of the possible that he will . in time prao tlcally rule that country. Marrlagre May Fall. As to the talked-of marrtage of a daugh ter of the ex-sultan and Prlncs Alaiip of Servia, there are still difficulties in the way. He could not be converted to tbe Koran, and there la a great fear that were she to go from Stamboul the bride of a giaour, the common people might rise in rebellion against the union and progress committee. One of the reasons why they and their stepmothers were removed from the villa serving as the fallen sultan' prison is that he used to test his nmiiin.. on them. If they showed symptoms of poison ne naa made up his mind to discard the pills, powder or drauarhts th rhnmi.t might have, on a doctor' prescription, sent in to mm. Aatldote for Typhoid. Prof. H. Vincent of the Vsl de Grace Military Hospital, seems to be on the high road towards a discovery which will be of the utmost importance to mankind, if. in deed he has not already achieved' It A faithful disciple of the great Pasteur he has been devoting particular attention to pro phylactics against typhoid fever. Ever slnoe Mme. Chantemesse and Wldal started on this path a number of savants. Including Wright, Lelshmann, Pfelffer, and Koch have followed In their track. They employed vaccines from dead bacilli, but there was manifest drawbacks. Then recourse waa had to live bacilli, but even In an attenuated form they proved to be dangerous, even solnc so far as ta nm. due typhoid in subjects which happened to he predisposed to it The problem, therefore, remained extremely There ought to be some solution, but in what direction did It llT This I a question to which Prof. H. Vincent claims to. have found an answer, and he has developed it In an Important communication which he has mad to th Academy of Medicine, of which he la nna of the youngest member. Crime af a Miser. A grim village tragedy wa reported in Bordeaux recently. An old man of 70, named Drouot, was dying In his cottage at Seloncourt, and sent for his three sons so that he might, he said, divide his money among them. The old man was known to be d miser, and two of the three sons ignored the message sent by their father. They re fused to go to hi deathbed, but the third son went As he entered the room the old man raised himself in bed, drew a gun from under the clothes, shot his son through the heart, and blew out his own brains. In the mattress of th dead man' bed were found note and gold to the value of over 110,000. Llaa Wlas Sixty. Princess Ghika, who Is better known Mme. Liana de Pougy, has been awarded StiO damage against a man and two women who made rude remarks about a hat she wore some months ago at St. Germalns. The princess' lawyer telegraphed th new to his client In these words, "You win th hat stake, SsO ." TRY ON ABSENT TREATMENT Peculiar Procedure in Italy's Crim inal Courts. CHARLTON CASE RECALLS IT F.ven f he Uefeadaat Is No la Cnstoily n Trial Praeeed last as If He Waa la the I'eart Room. BY CLEMENT J. BARRETT. ROME, July 23. (Special Dlfputch to The Bee.) The Charlton murder case, whi'h stirred all Italy, ' calls attention to an Italian custom which seAins curlou to Anicrli-ans, the trial of a man for a crime when he Is not In custody. If the United Ststes does not consent to the extradition of Charlton, he will be tried for his crime anyway. This method of trial leads to some amus ing things once In a while. For example, there Is a brigand In Sicily, one Failla Mulone, whose sentences of Imprisonment now amount to the rather unusual term of IM years. So far he has not ben cap tured, these sentences having all been passed In his absence, and, presumably without hla approval. Every time Mulone breaks the law In some more than usually outiageous fashlon.'Mhe courts meet and solemnly pass what Is deemed to be a suitable sentence upon him. It appears .to us that If the authorities would devote a little more attention to his capture and a little less to his sentences, rather more good would be done, and the Inhabitants of the Island might sleep more peacefully In their beds. Merry Del lal aa Athlete. Cardinal Mery del Val as a youth wa an athlete of more than ordinary clusH. He is still an exceedingly athletic man; In fact. It is said that he Is the onl;- one of the august body to which he belongs no ever makes an attempt to take phys ical exercise. This, perhaps. Is not sur prising when it is remembered that most of his brother cardinals a;e nearer 70 than 60. I.aet year the cardinal was the hero of a very amusing Incident arising out of an action In the Italian courts concerning a bequest of 2,000,000 lire to the holy see. The papal authorities were not representeu at the proceedings, and the Judgment could not be carried "Into erfect until formal notice had been served either upon the papal secretary, or on the pontiff himself. Swam Away from Saiumoa. For two months a court official made re peated but unsuccessful attempts to catch the cardinal. One day it came to the of ficial's knowledge that his quarry had gone to the Lake Bracclano. Hurrying thither, he came face to face with the cardinal while bathing, whereupon he flourished his all important paper. ' But his eminence, who Is an excellent and powerful swimmer, ma Ha nfp v. u. shore, and regained his cabin. When he euuu-gea. -inuomulal. was nowher to lie seen,, and the cardinal Immediately drove off to a restaurant, wher he lunched in a private room. Presently-he called for hi bill. He'wa handed a llp, only to find that he-had been given the court decree. But the Judg ment was simply to the effect that the Italian government had authorised the Vatican to accept the legacy of 2,006,000 lire. MOTHER AND DAUGHTERS END POVERTY IN DEATH Commit Solclde la Speetaealar H aer to Etna pa Bardea of Debt. LISBON, July Si. (Special Dispatch to TWe Bee.) An old woman ad her three daughters living In Lisbon, despite stren uous efforts to earn an honest living, were unable to pay their rent and so decided to commit suicide. They chose a spot near Eatorll, where a great perpendicular rock stand hleh above the ooean, forming a terrible abyss called "Hell's Motjth." The four women kissed on another good by and placed themselves in Indian file on the edge of the precipice. Making the sign of the cross, the mother plunged first. Then the two elder daughters followed. The youngest, however, seeing her mother and sisters wildly struggling In th waves and hearing their screams o. agony, hesi tated. A she ..fted her hand in a prayer for courage, she was seen bv fishi-ir.n They rushed to the spot and were In time to eixe ner Dy th skirt and thus to save her. . The poor girl, who I named Adelina, Is 23 yeaxs of age. It Is feared that sh ha become Insane. The three sirla nr .n good looking, the youngest being, Indeed, remarxaoiy oeautiful. TO RAISE COTTON EXTENSIYELyT yadleate of Loadoa Financiers Will Plaat Large Acreage la the Cape Caloay, CAPE TOWN, July 23.-(SpeclaI Dispatch to The Bee.) White miners In th Trans vaal will materially benefit If th. .,,!.. Hons proposed by th recent commission are carried out by the government. On suggestion is that only whits nn .k.ii i. future receive blasting certificates and that oniy competent white men shall be allowed to be in charge of boilers, engines and machinery. Th existing rules draw no color line, and a number of colored men now hold certificates. Stringent regulation are proposed to safeguard th health of the men under ground. All dusty rock must be damped, and no person, sufferlns- frrnn iih.r,i.i. or disease of the respiratory organs shall do permitted to work underground. Some suggest.ons made with the idea of preventing accidents lay down the principle that no Incompetent or inexperienced man shall be allowed to take part In danger ou work. Th hours of work underground ar limited to eight a day, exclusive of the time occupied in reaching work and re turning to th surface. SULTAN IS ASKED TO EXPLAIN Germaay Wants ta Kaaw Aboat the bhaotla af Oa of It. gab. Jecta la Syria. BERLIN', July 2J. (Special Dispatch to The Bee.) The foreign office has in structed the German embassy at Constanti nople to demand an explanation from the Turkish government of the shooting of a German subject by three native near Haifa, Syria. Th German Cable company reported that the man was killed In the presence of a Judge and th German consul during a court proceeding toPFEKSlMlEMlUM E0II NEW BABIES Residents of Fashionable Berlin Suburb Endorse Former Pres ident Roosevelt. SCALE OF PENSIONS IS FIXED Idea is to Increase Size of Working Familirs. KAISER'S CONDITION KEPT SECRET German Ruler Subject to Attacks of Depression. BERLIN SOON TO BE A SEAPORT Maeh Karllement Concerning the Presence of Asiatic Cholera la 1 ' the Capital of the -Country. BY. "MALCOLM CLARKE. . . HKHDN, July. :J. (Special . Dispatch to The Bre.) Whether Colonel Roosevelt's lat est European exhortations on the race sui cide question, had anything to do. with It, I do not know, but tho fashionable suburb of Schoenberg, made up of American and English residents, has offered a bounty for every child, born in the families of munl clpay workmen. A regular . scale . of pensions has been made, out for. the families. In addition to their regular wages, the heads of families of thre children will receive an extra monthly payment of S3. For four children they will receive $3.75; for rive children they will receive S4.50 and for six children they will receive $6. A set of regulations has been drawn up and they are being distributed among th working men of Berlin. These bounties will be paid to fathers whose children are under 16 years of age and only those families who can produce evidence that the children are dependent upon them will receive the pensions. Later pension are promised to the mothers of large families, but the measure providing this relief have not yet been drawn up. Health of the Kaiser. Needless to say, the outside world has not been allowed to learn anything of the real -nature of the recent Ill-health of the Ger man emperor, and probably It never will.. For many years past the strictest secrecy ha been enjoined in Germany respecting tbe health of the various member ot th royal family, and especially that of the kaiser.. The 'court physician are changed with- bewildering frequency,., and of late th emperor haa . grown more capricious than ever in this direction. i 'An even more alarming symptom has la.ely manifested Itself , in the . general health of tba kaiser, and this 1 the mental depression that at times overtakes hlni. His temper has been petulant and irritable for several year past, and he ha been known to turn violently upon those for whom he has expressed unalterable affec tion only a few hours previously. Today, this uncertainty of temper ta more pro nounced that formerly, and added to It are fits of depression, some of which last for a considerable period. Coudnct Extraordinary, When these fit are upon htm, ha will move about hi palace moodily, and with out the least attention to what is passing around him. He will brush past member of his own family without the allghest rec ognition; while If he speak at all it Is only to reprove some fault or shortcoming real or Imagined or to grumble because something Is not quite to his liking. He will glance through a document of the gravest importance when suffering from this depression, and than, with an un gry gesture, tear it into shreds, and bid another document of entirely different tenor to be prepared and laid before him. Hi minister have, however, come to know him by this time, and they wait for a more favorable opportunity, when -they ap proach him once more, and urge upon him the view that led to the submission of the destroyed document, when th kaiser will assent grudgingly enough and a sign pre cisely the same paper when It has been re drawn out. This sort of thing haa happened on more than on occasion lately. It is not too much to say that, unless some cure for the physical and mentai ms which are affecting the emperor just now can be speedily devised, there will be even graver new to chronicle concerning him before very many more month hav passed. . Berlla m Seaport. Within two years Berlin will be a sea port. It was announced the other day that the ship canal from Stettin to Berlin would be completed by 1H12. The canal will be ready for trafflo two year from this month. University professor throughout Ger many are subscribing to a movement to curtail the beer drinking among the- stu dents at the German universities. Th movement haa not yet taken tangible form, although a number of Instructor at uni versities have spoken openly against th evil effects of unlimited beer drinking among th students. Curious court sentences crop up now and then, but the sentence recently Im posed In the criminal court of Stuttgart seems to surpass all others. A man was oonvictcd on three counts, two of murder and the third of assault He was con victed on all three and sentenced to be be headed twice with a term of three years Imprisonment thrown in. Cholera la Berlla. Much excitement has been caused li Berlin through the report that Russian emigrants, who are passing through the city enrout to America, are confined to outlying pesthouse afflicted with Asiatic cholera. Three desths from the dreaded plague have already taken place in this city. Two of these victims were women, the third was a man. The news that others are afflicted with the plague ha created a great deal, of unieAt, and the medical authorities of the city have caused items to be published In the papers denying that there are any more cases of tho plague CKtant. Baron von Kchoen has been appointed ambassador In Paris in succession to Pi lrv Radolln, who has retired. He will be suc ceeded In the foreign stcretarykhlp by Herr von Kiderlen-Wachter, the minister at Bukarest Ilaron von Rheinbjbeo, the Prussian minister of France, ha resigned office.