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Fhe Omaha Sunday Bee'. ' AT TWO EDITORIAL vaozs on TO T. VOL. XL-XO.. 1:1 OMAHA, SUNDAY MORXIN'tl. KKPTKMllKlt 11, 1910. KlXdl.K COPV I'lVi: OKNTR. Political and Social News of the Old World Reported by Special Cable and Correspondence PAY im MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT Plan Will Come Up After the Lords' Veto Matter is Off Hands and Settled. MOVE TOWAED MODERN WAYS Old Custom of Free Service All Right - for Gentry. WILL HOT DO FOR PRESENT AGE Too Many Members Dependent on Their Own Time. IRISH AND LABORITES, NOTABLY lndoabterily 014 Guard Will Maka ' Fight to Praserrn the Old Tra dltloaal Castana of HY PAUL. LAMBETH. LONDON, Sept. 10. (Special to The Bee.) The payment of member of Parliament will bo one of the live Question of British politic after the lord' veto ha been dis posed of. The British Parliament I one of the very few national legislative bodies which serves without pay. In fact I can Dot at the moment recall any other. This may' have been all right la the days of restricted suffrage and pocket borough when only the gentry were supposed to be sent to the common. But there Is a steadily Increasing number of the members of Parliament who must be secured at an income at least sufficient to live on. This Is particularly true of the Irish and labor parties most of whose members are -without means. Thanks to the Irtsh-Amtrlcans, the Irish party Is able to take care of Its members, and up to a short time ago the labor party, through an assessment levied on trades union members, met the expenses of Its members of Parliament. The courts have, however, declared this assessment Illegal, and the labor party Is facing a crisis. Why ray Is Demanded. It will result in. determined effort to adopt the payment of salaries to member at Parliament antr there is little doubt that It will be successful. The conservation of the British pubtio will delay the merit able for a time perhaps and in the meantime the labor men are devlBing mean to meet the crista The proposal of the railway servants is that a central legal defense fund should be . formed for the purpose of "carrying to the highest legal court any test case affecting the fundamental principles of organised labor." Such a fund 1 so obviously neces sary that it Is surprising that it ha not yet been instituted. For example, practi cally the whole cf the cost of recent liti gation on the political application of the trade union fund has been borne by the railway servant In the Osborne case. But the decision Is one which affects every trade union and the railway servants were . fighting the battle of them all. A small union could not have faced the coat, but the establlnhment of a central defense fund would make the motto of the trade unions in really fundamental questions, "Touch one, touch all." Oae af the Arguments. Reynold's Weekly, organ of the trades union, says: "The old system of financing labor members was a necessary , stage of development, but It had its defects and its weaknesses. In the future we must pro ceed on new lines. It Is not labor members alone who must be paid. In every party It ought to be possible for the people to put forward any candidate they please. The , true solution Is to be found In the proposal of the Furnishing Trades federation, namely, universal payment of members by the state." festival of Umpire, The Festival of Empire, which has been postponed owing to the death of King Ed ward until the summer of 1911, promises to be of an even more elaborate character than had been originally contemplated, for It Is now felt that the 'festival will be of . increased use and value as an "at home' to the visitors from the "over seas domin ion" who will be In England for the coro nation of King George. ' In Its main details the festival will be us originally contemplated, but its scope will be enlarged, especially as regards Its visual Instruction in the various aspects and in dustrles uf the "overseas dominions." The courts of these dominions will be made an Important and mure prominent part of the festival. With the assistance of Lord Btrathcona a scheme lias been drawn up wfttakhas received the hearty support of the high commissioners of the self-govern ing dominions and has been forwarded to them by Jlielr respective governments. ' Remnant of the Ma Handred. The death of Miss Florenco Nightingale calls to mind the fact that of the rank and file of those who took part in the Chaige of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, only thirty-two are left. Of these, twenty-two are lu necessitous circumstances. The old est is to, and but for philanthropic effort he and his companions would have had their last days overshadowed by want. 'It Is thirteen years since Mr. T. II. Rob ens established the Balaclava Light Bri gade Charge Survivor's Relief fund. At the banquet then held seventy-two men al . tended, and It a as discovered that several of thorn were spending their last days In wolkhousea. forgotten and neglected. In the Intervening years more than half lhe heroes have gone to their rest. The work of aiding these veterans, It need Hardly be added, has lost sympethlser and supporter in Miss Nightingale. The money which goes to these old heroes Is well epeut. They are sent weekly pensions by post and when at length the "last post" sounds each of the old men receives a de cent funeral. Fewer Battles More Bachelors. Commenting on the declining birth rate Dr. llurrls. medical officer for Islington health board, remarks in a report Just Is sued, that young men in the middle and "tipper middle" das of society "sel fishly" pustpono marriage so that they may liv In a mut e luxurious manner, have more amusements, and have more money to spend on holidays. They like the pleasuie of ladies' society, but they forego its nat uiai corollary marriage. LOOK. FOR NEW CARDINAL American Catholics Aroused Over the Coming Consistory. EXPECT FAVOR FROM THE POPE Ireland, Karlr, Itrssrilr, Maldooa and O'lounell Are Mentioned la l.le with the Office' Plaa May Bestow. i BV CLEMENT J. BARRKTT. HOME, Sept. 10. (Special to The Bee.) The consistory to be held at the Vatican will be of peculiar Interest to American Catholics, because It has been reported at Intervals In the last fortnight Pope Plus would appoint another cardinal In America. A number' of names have been mentioned, among them Manager Thomas F.Kennady, rector of the American college lo Rome; Archbishop Ireland of Minnesota and Arch bishop Farley of New York. For some time rumors have cropped tip at various times which had for their pur port that another cardinal Is to be ap pointed to the American cardinalate. There has been much speculation and other names have been mentioned In addition to those which I have quoted. Archbishop Muldoon of Chicago and. Arch bishop O'Connell of Boston have also been mentioned. Manager Kennady Is a figure standing prominently In the forefront, both lu af fairs In the Vatican and in Catholic affairs in the United States. He keeps in as close touch as possible with the latter, and Is well known to many leading American Catholics. N Manager Kennady Is the person in Rome through whom audiences with the pope himself are arranged, and it is ttvys that he has become personally acquainted with many Americans. He Is a man of scholar ship and of great personal talents, and It moreover, well known that he is one of the prelates In whom the holy father has great confidence. strike at Barl. Terrible scenes of Hot and bloodshed have occurred at the Italian town of Barl, on the Adriatic coast, following a general strike among all classes of workers. The strike is the direct result of a considerable increase in the price of -corn and in house rents, and the townspeople rose in masses. Thousands of the . poorer people, unable to meet what they regard a the fresh ex tortions of the landlords, had had notice to leave their dwellings within twenty-four hours, or to suffer eviction. With this possibility hanging over them, and, driven to desperation by hunger, an angry mob, 7,000 strong, marched through the streets and practically forced every business, pri vate and municipal,, to come to a stand still. Tramcara that continued to run were wrecked and the conductors , and drivers roughly handled, and shop whose owners refused to close them were plundered and In some case burned. Police and soldier who had taken up position In-public andXither bonding ware' driven out, and the building were set on fire.1 The property of unpopular landlord was. visited with special severity; many house being broken up and burned. ' There was constant firing In the' street between the mob and the landlords, and five people were shot dead. Thirty sol diers and about fifty civilians were taken to hospitals, many of them being danger ously wounded. Priest Murders Priest. The authorities believe that a tale of great dramatic Interest and romantic de tail Ilea behind the recent murder of Father Meneghello, parish priest of Vlcenxa, who wa shot to death by another priest, Angelo Tlrapello. Meneghello "had obtained Tirapello's sus pension on the grounds of misconduct, in subordination, and lack of mental balance. Tlrapello appealed to Rome, but when his appeal was dismissed he determined to be revenged, and waited behind the altar with a rifle until his victim emerged from the sacristy. ( The congregation was panlo-atrlckeA, and the assassin took advantage of the con fusion to escape to the open country. J .. Irish Win with Cunard Company Their Influence, Evidently, Secures Concession to Continue Stop ping at Queenstown. BY THOMAS EMMET. DUBLIN, Sept lO.-tSpetlal to The Bee.) The decision of the Cunard Steamship com- pany that all their steamers with the ex ception of the Lusltania ana Mauretania. should resume calling at Queenstown on their easward voyages, may be directly at tributed to the powerful influence exerted by the Irish party on behau of the south of Ireland port. From the mc merit that Queenstown was abandoned the members of the Irish party, both collectively and Individually threw themselves heart and soul into the matter and they nave never missed an oppor tunity to press home the interests both of Queenstown itself and of the whole Irish business community. From this it seems that the Irish party ramifies in more than a political direc tion. It has the good of Ireland at heart and overlooks nothing which might tend to promote the prosperity or progress of the Isle. It will be remembered that only a few month ago Mr. Redmond, who was ac companied on the occasion by almost the entire party. Introduced an Influential de sire deputation to the postmaster general on the subject and that Captain Donolan also organized deputation to the Cunard directors and to Mr. Hitchcock, the Amer ican postmaster general. Captain Dono lan In particular la to be warmly con gratulated on the present result, lie has been a tireless watch dog of the Interests of his constituents, and his Influence and popularity wfth his colleagues largely ac counts for the keen Interest which they manifested In the matter. . BULL FIGHT LIKE A SHAM Tares dor lee Ulna an stick and Chief lnes Waodea Dagsrer. GENEVA. Sept. 10-tSpeclal to The Bee.) - A bull fight under novel conditions took place in Geneva. As the police would not allow the wounding or killing of the ani mals, the toreadors used glue to stick their darts, and the chief toreador uaed a wooden daggar. KAISER IS EAGER TO HELP BRAZIL German Emperor Promptly Complies with Request to Send Army Officer There. GLAD TO GIVE IT ASSISTANCE Looking:, of Course, to Better Trade Relations in South. MAY BE THREAT TO UNCLE SAM Arouses Question as to William Defy ing: Monroe Doctrine. QUESTION FOR STATESMEN, THAT No Secret that (.real Uermaa Nation Embraces Every Opportanlty to Promote Good Feelln with Heath American Coaatrles, BY MALCOLM CLARKE. BERLIN, Sept. 10. (Special to The Bee.) The United States may find a threat to the Monroe doctrine In the fact that Ger man officers are to reorganize and bring up to the highest possible state of efficiency the army of Braxll. The request has come from the big South American republic for the loan ofa general officer with a full staff of subordinates to do this work and It has been very cheerfully complied with. Whether or not Uermany ever Intends to seriously challenge the Monroe doctrine Is a question for statesmen, but it Is a fact that the kaiser is keenly Interested In South America and loses no opportunity to in crease Germany's prestige among Uncle Sam's wards. It was with pleasure there fore that the request of Brazil for assist ance In reorganizing its army along German lines was readily, not to say cheerfully granted. Kaiser la Well Pleaaed. The kaiser la greatly pleased over the very cordial letters received from King George of England on the subject of the crown prince's coming visit to India. The kaiser has expressed his particular wish that hi eldest son shall not be re ceived In India as crown prince of the Ger man empire, but as someone who Is to see and learn the greatest amount possible in the time at his disposal. Faed Between Emperor aad Dike, The feud between the German emperor snd the duke of Cumberland is of long stand- tng, and can) be well understood when It Is remembered that the duke would have been a king, had not Prussia annexed Hanover in the time of Emperor William 1. It Is said that Francis Joseph of 'Austria hopes to heal this breach, and to persuade the .hos tile parties, who are kinsmen, to" become friends.'' Thla tale ha Teen heard before, but will hardly be believed till Brnest.Aug ustus of Cumberland has bee to Berlin a a feted guest.. It, ha been .asserted the William would willingly have "made it up" long ago, and restored the duohy of Bruns wick to its lawful ruier keeping Hanover, owing to circumstances beyond control. The couple met at the funeral of King Christian IX. of Denmark, when the duke plainly showed he had no wish to come to terms. German Horse Breeding;. In order to Increase interest in the breed ing of thoroughbreds in Germany and thus better provide the best possible mounts for his cavalry the kaiser has overcome bis op position to horse racing, and is considering the question of owning a tew race horses himself. ' Germaa Births Increase; The statistics of the movement of popu lation In the German empire in 1908 have Just been published. The excess of births over deaths was 897,662. As compared with 1907, the birth rate per 1,000 of the population has 'fallen from 33.2 to 33 per cent, while the death rate has risen from 18.98 to 19.1 per cent. For the first time for many years past the decline In the death rate has been checked, al though the decline In the birth rate has continued. Hotel far Stadents. Celebrating Its hundredth anniversary, the University of Berlin Is to establish a stu dent' hotel, thus Introducing a feature of American university life rare in German universities. Saxon King; to Slant. King Frederick of Saxony, Intends to make a tour of Egypt and Nubia next Jan uary, In the course of which he will gt on a shooting expedition. ttis oruiner ana sister. Prince Joha.m and Princess Ma thllde of Saxony, start at the end of Sep tember on a tour In Palestine. Cooks May Whistle. A Berlin householder brought an action against a tenant for the disturbance caused by the latter permitting his cook to whistle and sing while at work. The magistrate decided that it la legal for ' servants to whistle in the kitchen. y School Teaeher Fined. A schoolmistress has been fined $70 at Stuttgart, for compelling a pupil to do physical exercises as punishment. TA0 CUTS OFF HIS QUEUE Chinese Prlnee 1)1 wards Ills Pigtail After Two Months In America. PEKIN, Sept 10. (Special to The Bee.) Prince Tsal Tao, the chief of the Chinese military mission, which has spent two months in visiting America and the prlncl psl European countries, has cut off his pigtail. The news was received with de light at Pekin by the officers of the Chin ese army, who feel sure that the prince, who Is their commander-in-chief, means to give them permission to follow his ex amples. BOY GETS A. B. DEGREE Flfteea- ear-Old l.ad Wlsi Khedes Scholarship far Wark la Classics. CAPE TOWN, Sept. 10.-(Special to Tha Bee.) A student named Jsn Hendrik Hof meyr has Just established a record which Is probably without parallel In modern times. Although he Is only 18 years of age, he has graduated B. A. at tiie Cape uni versity, wltli first class honors in classics. He has been awaided a Rhode scholarship, Vi will not prjmd to Oxford until UU HEIR TO CROWN POPULAR Prince of Wales is Sought by Several Communities. THEY WANT HONOR OF PAGEANT t heater aad ('wrswall aad Kirn Heot laail Won Id I. Ike to Be "Irene of this Historic Invrsll tare of Title. BY LADY MARY MANWARING. LONDON, Sept. 10 (Special to the Bee.) The fact that the Prince of Wales Is to be Invested with his historic title wllhjn the principality has aroused Chester and Cornwall, snd the demand is Insistent that he shall be formerly Invested as Duke of Cornwall and as Earl of Chester In the city of Chester. Scotland may also ask that some at least of the Scottish titles helrby their heir to the throne shall bring him to the north country for the ceremony. Thus it is possible. I might say, that his royal highness may be the center of at traction In a erles,of historic pageants. The title of earl palatine of Chester is one of the oldest held by the heir to the throne. After Norman ruled as it was by earls for a hundred and sixty-seven years, and when John the Scot died In 12.17 without male issue, the earldom was seized by the crown. King Henry III gave It to his son. Prince Edward, on his marriage with Princess Eleanor of Castile, nni the new earl the nrst or the royal earls of Chester made his public entry Into his county palatine, and In Its ancient metropolis received the homage of officers and military tenants. A scene In the recent Chester pageunt represented Prince Edward's solemn entry into the city on July 17, 1356, and his being welcomed with much respect and enthus iasm by a great concourse of nobles, clergy, and citizens. Victoria's Private Opinion. The question is already being discussed as to what aotlon his majesty will take in the matter of private diaries and cor respondence of his illustrious grandmother for the long period of her widowhood. A tiny glimpse Into these secrets has been permitted to us through the medium of Lord Esher, who could not fall to come Into contact with the later records of Queen Victoria's "life when he was engaged in selecting for publication the letters of her wedded years. It has been assumed, without doubt, but with much likelihood, that the king wl'.l sanction the preparation of supplementary volumes, giving for the first time a reliable picture of the last forty years of the great Victorian reign. Biography of Edward. VII. The gossips are disposed to predict the future still more precisely by assuring the publlo that bis majesty will shortly sanc tion the preparation of a book containing the letters of hi august and lamented father. On this point It may be as wellrto ay at this stage that no one Is In a posi tion at present to disclose the mind of King George on the subject. It may. be stated with every confidence, however, that his majesty will not authorize the publication of' a volume having reference to the life of the late king as prince of Wales," and aa prince of Wales only. There will be an official aocount of the life and correspondence of the late king for the whole of his life, and not for a portion of it only. From this it follows that there is no likelihood whatever of anything being done in this direction for the next ten year, it may also be addffd and the point is lmportanti-that the late king did not keep a diary, even In outline. tassel's Mantficence. Sir Ernest Cassel, who has given the magnificent sum of $1,000,000 to perpetuate the memory of King Edward VII, was one of his majesty's oldest friends. He was one of the last to see his majesty before he died, the object of his visit being to re ceive certain Instructions from King Ed ward, which he has already faithfully car ried out. This money which he Is now presenting Is not the first sum of this mag nitude he has given out of his private purse. Eight years ago he gave a sum of $1,008,000 for the erection of a consumption sanatorium and a year later be gave $300, 009 for the Investigation of diseases of the ey for the natives of Egypt His private benefactions are countless. His fortune Is estimated at about $100,000,000 and yet he commenced life in a Liverpool office at $3.75 a week and has entirely himself to thank for the magnificent fortune Which he has created. Princess Mary a Typist. .rrtneess aiary nas recently learned to typewrite. There are trj women typists at tached to ahe secretarial staff at Marl borough house, one of whom, at the prln cess urgent request, instructed her royal highness in the art of typing. The princess proved an apt pupil and de voted herself so ssslduously to her work that after a few" weeks' Instruction ' and practice she was ablo to work a typewriter at quite a fair rate of speed. Her royal highness during her holidays at Balmoral will assist In the typing of some of the more private correspondence of King George. The Princess also Intends to learn short hand, and Is keenly looking forward to helping Queen Mary regularly with her correspondence, when the1 royal family. set tle at Buckingham palace. Princess Mary Is the first English royalty to have learned typewriting and It may be also noted that her royal highness was the flrat royalty to open account at the Postofflce Savings bank, which the princess did on her' tenth birthday. TAX ON ABSENTEE OWNERS Extra Levy Will Be Made an These Landlords In A as- fritlla. , v SYDNEY. Sept. 10 (Special to The Bee.) Land legislation continues to be pushed through the commonwealth and state Par liament. I'nder a bill now- before the federal house of representatives for a pro gressive tax on unimproved values, ab sentee landlords will be charged extra In 'pounds throughout without any exemption. I The premier estimates that the land tax will produce $5,000,000 revenue during the current financial year. In New South i Wale Parliament baa passed a govern ment bill providing that the conversion of homea'ead selection and settlement leases into freeholds shall be at the original capi tal values, and Instituting other crown land. HOBBLE SKIRT ROQUEOELIGIIT Furnishes Harvest Field for the Pick pockets When Worn by Rich Parisians. WOMEN CANNOT CATCH THIEVES One Wealthy Wife Tried it and Broke Her Leg. FOOTPAD ESCAPE3 WITH MONEY Paris is Disgusted at the Number of Statues it Has. TOO MANY TO MEAN HONOR Stuck I p la Memory of Every vrt of .Nobody aad Have' H rally . Become Almost n Pabllo Xolsaace. BY PAUL VILLIEKE8. PARIS, Sept. 10. Parisian pickpockets are reaping a harvest through the prevalence of the hobble skirt. Realizing that women wearing these freak skirts cannot walk rapidly, much less run, thieves have beeoma very bold in their depredations upon women pedestrians. A necullar rase which 1 have at hand Illustrated nt only the truth of this, but shows that slaves of fashion sometimes suf fer greatly for their vanity. Mme. Detrtero, wife of a mining engineer, is In the hos pital suffering from a broken leg and In ternal Injuries, while the police are search ing for a sneak thief who stole her hand bag and purse. YJotlm Breaks Lee While alighting from a taxlcab In front of .the residence of a friend In the Boule vard St. German, the hobble skirt retarded Mme. Detriere's movements, so that she fell and was badly hurt. A pickpocket, running up, snatched her handbag containing her purse. At the time no one had seen the theft committed, and as It was not until the victim recovered from the faint into which she had fallen that she became aware of her loss. Mme. Monelrey of Engheln is another victim of fashion' decree. She, is suf fering from two broken ankles, the result of a fall which, in turn, was occasioned by a hobble skirt. A number of other ac cidents have taken place, but I do not have tha names at hand. ' Too Many Stataes. Paris is very much worried over the question of it statues. They are far too many of them, and they are getting almost a publlo nuisance. Nowadays statues are stuck up to all sorts of nobodies In Paris. A second-rate politician has only to have been dea4 "idrig enough, and he is sure to have at least a bust, with the usual ac companiment of speeches describing the great political work of the departed al though,- as a rule, it . Is necessary to look up bis name in books of reference to see what he did and why he did rt. -It is this to plentiful supply of political statues which is causing the outcry. People don't mind them to literary and artistic celebrities, but why put up a bust to M. Durand because he once made a noisy speech from the extreme left? Also some of these statues are very ugly. So a well-known municipal councilor, M. 1e Cor belller, proposes that all the political stat ues should be swept clean out of Parts fjind placed In a ring all around the fortifica tions. As there Is another Idea to turn the fortifications into a sort of huge cir cular park Inclosing Paris, the statue Idea would fit In excellently and the defunct politicians would look very well spread out at intervals of every 600 yards or so. Mastard Pots "Make Trouble. The diplomatic talent of France and Ger many has been engaged in clearing up an Incident that began in a tradesmen's Joke. Many German tourists who travel In the heart of France were horrified to find that an enterprising manufacturer's busi ness seal had carried him, as they imagined, too far, and that he was selling mustard in earthenware pots fashioned to resemble pigs, while the lids consisted of helmets ex actly the same In shape as those worn In the German army. The tourists, says the Chronicle, complained to their govern ment, and friendly representations were made in Paris. It was then ascertained that the mustard pots which constituted the bone of contention were of German manufacure and bore the words, "Made In Germany," on tha bottom. The diplomatic representations were promptly Investigated. and therexplanatlon offered by the Frtnch government olflclals show that the cause of the complaint wa sinnocent in its con ception, even if the effect had been to nc caslon some resentment. It appears that the pots were made on the suggestion of French mustard manufacturer who had been pestered for some time by a represent ative of a German earthenware factory. The suggestion was made sarcastically, but the traveler promptly booked an order for 16,000 of the pots, and the mustard man ufacturer found himself obliged to recog nlze It as an honorable transaction. Watch for the President. In a few days M. Fallleres will pay an official visit to Berne, the capUol of the Swiss confederation. He will naturally take presents with him and bring others back In exchange.' Among the latter the Swiss have appropriately Included a chronometer as a specimen of their greatest national in dustry. But it will be no ordinary trine piece. It will be. Indeed the most wonder ful watch In the world. It is, to begin with, a perfect charonometer, with a dial six feet in diameter, but its aize Is not Its only wonder. The face is a circular flower bed in which nothing ' can be seen but anemones, pansles, violets and asters. The Roman figures on the dial are marked In flowers, and the hands are narrow beds of flowers. They duly revolve and point the hours. All flowers In the wonderful clock are growing in mold in boxes of the required shape. Thus containing blossoms forming the hands na turally revolve on pivots. The flower chronometer will be placed in the garden of the palace of the Elysc. Whether the head gardener will consider It with approval is uncertain. Watering the flowers of the chronometer, for instance, will be a tick lish Job.. Marh-Seateaeed -Marderer. A much-tried prisoner in France Is one called Grand, who, if the guillotine ever has its way with him, will depart this life with more death sentences pronounced on a. in than any recent criminal. WELCOME FOR ENDEAYORERb Norway Lays Plans for the Great Con vention. CHARITY OF AN AGED DOWAGER be la Hoth Heeplr Plpns aad Mm pie la Her time Anion Those Who .Need aad Appeal to Her l.ave. By ERIC GRCXDWARK. COPENHAGEN, Sept. l0.-(Speclal lo The Her.) Norwegian churchmen are Jubilant that their Invitation to the International Council nf Christian Endeavor to hold the next European conference In 1912 at Chrlstl- anla has been accepted. Already plans are being outlined for the reception and enter tainment nf the thousands of delegates who are expected to attend and It Is safe to tay that the conference at' the Norwegian capital will be a most notable one. King llaaken Will take part In the conference himself. Crops la Sweden. Swedish crops are better than last year and well above the average. Reports to the Agricultural society that the average for the twenty-six countries Is unusually high, winter wheat, barley, oat and sugar beets being particularly good. Qnrea aad Salvatloa Arnr. f The sged dowager queen of Sweden Is patron nf the Salvation Army which, owing to bar stiport, hss had considerable success In Sweden. At one time short of actually wearing the uniform she was an out-and-out member 'of the Salvation Army and contributed largely to Its funds. It Is re lated that one dsy she heard of the Army's conversion of a blind woman and Immedi ately ordered her to be brought to court. Queen Sophia Is Idolized In Sweden for her simplicity and sincere piety. Real Sailor Kin. A sailor king In every sense of the term Is King llaaken of Norway, who recently celebrated his thirty-eighth birthday, for he served a severe marine apprenticeship in his youth. In the Danish navy cadets dur Ing the first period of their service have the same work, rations and quarters as ordinary seamen. So the king, during his first nine months on the Danish training ship, Dronnlng Louise, had to take his turn in waiting on his messmates and Jn washing; up the dishes after meals. This rough train Ing has proved a valuable asset In his government of a democratic race and King? Haaken has been popular with hlB people from the first days of his reign. - Women Sailors. Women sailors - are employed In Den mark, Norway and Finland, and are often found to. be excellent mariners. In Den mark several women are employed as state officials' at sea, and particularly In the pilot service. They go out to meet the incoming shipsi they climb nimbly out of their boats; They show their official di ploma, and they steer the new-oomor safely in the harbor. It Is the same In Finland, . Insane -Woman' End. It Is feared that Mme. Kaslavska, the Russian delegate to the congress for pub lic and private oharlty, Vho attempted tx assault the chairman, Commendatore Poano of Rome, and one of the French delegates, la hopelessly Insane. The sub Jest under discussion was the-participation of women In publlo charity, and Mrs. Booth-Hollbergtiad Just concluded a very successful address on the work of the Sal vation Army for the benefit of women. Dr. Lode of Paris, then began to spenk, but Madame Zaszlvska, who had been long very anxious to say a few words, began to grow Impatient to be heard, and would not wait for her turn. Exclaiming that the chairman was preventing her frond speak ing, Madame Zasxlavska produced a long dagger and, rushing forward, tried to kill him and Dr. Lede, who was standing be side him. Dr. Lede was slightly injuied in the hand. It was appearently the mad woman's Intention to kill herself, but, after a short struggle, she was overpowered snd sent to a hospital, where fhe will be kept until arrangements have been made for her removal to RubsIs. This poor lady, form erly tried to kill M. Caslmlr-Portlcr, president of the French republic, and Herr Munsterberg, Burgomaster of Berlin. Five years ago, moreover, when the congress was being held in Milan, Madame Zas xlavska created a scandalous scene. Strange Disease Kills Lunatics Unknown Malady Advances with Frifrhful Rapidity Through a Spanish Asylum. MADRID, Sept. 10.-(Speclal to The Bee.) An unknown diseaso, which advances with frightful rapidity has broken out In a lunatic asylum In Vallabolld. Death In some cases ensues within a few minutes of the first symptoms appearing. Five of the patients died In a few days, while three others who have been attscked have been placed -tinder observation. The post mortem examination has failed altogether to' reveal the cause of death. The only external sign is a red spot, resembling that caused by a sting, on the face or neck, and It Is believed that the outbreak Is caused by the bite of an Infected Insect The suddenness of death and the absence of any post mortem findings In these rases suggest snake poisoning and consequent spasm of Ihe heart. It Is at present Impos sible to say whether the disease Is a new one or an acute poisoning resulting from the bite of a venomous Insect or reptile. BENGAL STILL IS UPSET Nltaatloa Hemalas I aerified and ro ller t'oatlaae to Maid Hoaars far Arms. CALCUTTA, Sept. 0.-8peelal to The Be.) The situation in Bengal continues unsettled. The police raided a number of houses in Calcutta recently. A large force surrounded snd searched the house of Ku msr Mltter, a former deportee. This rsld Is said to be in connection with the alleged Importation of arms from London and Parts. No arms were found and no arrests were made. Borne coi respondence and papers, including letter from Mr Morrell, Mr. L upton and Kir Henry Cotton, were seized. letters from Mr. Kerr Hardy and Mr. Hilairo Belloc were examined, but loft VIENNA WANTS HAMP0LLA NOW Capital of Pro-Catholic Country Thinks He Should Supplant Car dinal Merrv Del Val. COULD SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS Churchmen and Government Officials So Express Selevs. DOUBT PRESENT PAPAL AGENT Think He Lacks the Ability to Deal with- Situation. GYPSY JUDGE ASKS MORE PAY .Nomadic Jurist la Inuaary Demand) ' Halsc In Salary from Two ta , Thre and a Halt Hollars Per Month High Prices t BY KMIL ANDRVXSSY. VIENNA, 8ept. 10. (Special to The Be.J The conflict between. Spain and the Vati can Is being followed closely in Vienna. While Austria is now the most Calholla country In Kurope, there have recently risen many Irritating questions of chuxchi policy which may develop a situation which would place this .country In pretty much the same attitude as Spain toward tha Vatican. Churchmen and government offi cials here are hopeful that Cardinal Ram polla soon will succeed Cardinal Mery del Val as papal secretary of state. It Is be lieved that Rampolln, who Is a keen diplo mat could speedily straighten out all tha tangles, but grave doubt is felt as to del Vul's ability to do it. Looking; for a Baby. The police 'of three countries, Bavaria, Austria and Hungary, are engaged In trying to trace a baby lost in curious cir cumstances. Two years ago a man ap peared at a Munich police station with, tha Infant, a boy, who he said had been left in his charge by a woman who has not re turned to reclaim the child. The man, then disappeared, leaving a false nam and ad dress. It was afterwards discovered that he was a Hungarian and the father of tha child. Negotiations were then opened with) Hungary with a view to the baby's expul sion as an "nndeslrable alien." The offer) of a wealthy Munich manufacturer to adopt the child, though strongly supported by, the Hungarian police officials, was sternly, rejected. The negotiations occupied two yeaj. Then the -child's expulsion was at length determined upon, and tha Infant waa sent .to the frontier. An Austrian gen darme next conveyed the child to Hungary, There, however, a Hungarian policemaji mysteriously lost him. I aconveatlonal Archdaka Archduke Louis Salvator of Tuscany la quite as unconventional as his brother Johann . Orth. He ha the same taste for the sea, holds a master' certificate, and spends a large portion of hi time cruising; on his yacht When not yachting, the arch- - duke lives on an estate he has purchased, in Marjorca. He goes about the island dressed like a peasant, with straw sandal on his feet, and wearing an old flat cap wltha long vizor. Despite his eccentricities. Archduke Louis Salvator is a man of un doubted talent, and has published soma contribution to the sciences of botany and natural history which have won him place in the Institute of France. Marriage Make Seneatlon. A sensation has been caused throughout Austria by the announcement, that a few days ago the marriage took place in Lon don of Count Johannes Clary, the only, son of Prince Clary of Aldrlngon, with a, young Bohemian girl named Hospodar, tha daughter of a shopkeeper. The prince 1 a scion of one of the oldest mediatised Austrian families. Gypsy Jadare Wants Mora Pay. Johann Hamsa, the Judge "of the gipsy camp outside Grosswardeln, in Hungary, has applied to the municipality of Gross wardeln, that his salary should be in creased from 12 to 13. W a month. Tha gypsy magistrate says his duties have be come more arduous. Somewhat Old. A witness In a police court in Slyria asked if he had any brothers, said that ha had one, but 'that be had died 140 yeara ago! The witness explained that his father married In !Tu9 at the age of 19, and tha following year there was born a son, who died when a few months old. The father married again In 1820, at the uge. of 70, and the witness was born the year following. The witness himself waa bora 69 yeara ago, Swearlngr by Machinery. At Arad, in Hungary, M. Schwarz, a gramophone dealer, has been made to pay )6 damages for slander, uttered by hi in struments. Annoyed by the singing of girl In a dressmaker's workshop, he turned on a gramophone, which used the strongest oaths. 1 TO THE GRAVE BY AUTO ROUTE Wicked City of Paris ladalaes la a Bass Wagon Fnaeral at a Hapld Gallop. PARIS. Kpt10.-(Speclal to The Bee.) Paris has Just seen Its first automobUa funeral. Not only the hearse, but all tM carriages following It to the cemetery were gasoline-driven, and many have been the comments, some half-mournful, many wholly cynical, at the Innovation. The procession moved at ao rapid a rale as to scandalize the majority of good Paris ians who chanced to see It "as if the dead did 'not already vanish- quickly enough!" exclaims an old-fashioned chronicler. An other declares that the next Inconoclaatlo innovation will be an areoplane funeral. EGYPT LOOKS TO FOREIGNERS (alls aa Italians, Swiss- and French la Take Important Official Positions. TEHKRAN, Bept. 10. (Hpeclal to Th Hec.) tlovernment contemplates Inviting Italians and Hwlss to flit posts In the gendarmerie. French In the Department of Finance, and Egyptians in tne Department of Jutslre. The Egyptian native code la based on the Napoleonic. The allocation of the forelgnet, however, 1 tenativa.