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UNIONISTS FIGHT
VEltDICTOF LORDS
Osborne Judgment Will Be Made
Dominant Issue in British
Politics.
FINAL DECISION HOST VITAL
Members of Trade Unions Insist on
Controlling Own Funds.
NATIONAL MEETING CALLED
Organizations Involved Say Lords
Have Blundered.
SLUMP TN HOTEL PROPERTIES
Eiialinh l,nad "Uniirn Disturbed by
Fear of American Intiilfn with
Money- Wko Propose Inno
vations. By PA I'll UMHKTII.
LONDON. Oct. 15. (Spei ial to The Bee.)
As time progresses It becomes clearer that
the Onborne Judgment In the house of
lords will le 1tha dominant Issue In politics
here,. Trade and labor unionist nay they
will push It to the front and have It de
cided once and for all that an English
man can spend IiIh money an he chooses.
The Osborne Judgment, as Is well known,
prevents members of unions, as a body,
from paying 1 shilling a year for the, sup
port of the labor members of parlianent.
At the formal opening of hew premises
of the Amalgamated Society of Railway
Servants In Kuston Road, Sidney Webb,
who performed the ceremony, referred to
the judgment, observing that although
the house of lords waa supreme In regard
to declaring what the law was, they were
of no account whatever when the matter
had to he considered what the law should
ho. A national congress to consider the
matter will be held.
Hotel Properly Mumps.
Two startling examples of thn slump
that has overtaken hotel property have
Just been furnished. At Tokenhouse yard
the Royal Albion hotel, Hastings, wan of
fered for sale by order of the mortgagees.
The hotel is a big establishment on the
Marine parade, held for thirty-eight years
at a ground rent of 200 14s a year; but
the best bid that could he secured for
the free lease and possession of the lintel
was no more than CTiO, for which it want.
In the second case the Shakespeare hotel,
Stratford-upon-vAvon, was offered for; sale
by auction.. It Is one of the finest Speci
mens of Kllcanethlan architecture. For the
last two hundred years It has hren a
hotel largely patronized by AmerlcatT'Ind
European visitors. But the auctioneer
could not get one bid.
Veterans of Crimea Meet.
There was an Interesting meeting be
tween Crimean veterans at Qreat Rrlngton
a few days ago. when the duke of Graf
ton, who will be 90 years old nxt June,
paid a birthday visit to David Waller,
who has Just attained the same age. Both
fought In the Crimea, and Waller remem
bers seeing the duke carried from the field
wounded. The duke gave him a photo
graph of himself, and the duchess sent hint
an engraved pipe.
1-and owners are worried over a report
that a number of Americans have selected
the lovely riverside village of Conning for
the scene of extensive building operations,
I. e., Its conversion Into a garden city. The
erection of a number of picturesque dwell
ings might nut spoil this charming spot on
the Thames, but It Is to be feared that the
American Idea would result In the building
of houses In nondescript style. The Amer
ican house seems to be unsulted to the
English landscape. Sonnlng Is a lovely vil
lage with old red roofs nestling under fine
trees. lis history goes lack to Saxon days,
and there waa once a puluce of the bishop
of Saruin at Sonnlng. the site being raw rived
by an old ash tree. The church, which
dates from the thirteenth century,
rand tower and contains undent
has a
monu-
mi-nta, tombs and brasses.
Illshop Agnhiil Divorce.
The bishop of Carlisle 'spoke emphatically
on the serious problems raised by the di
vorce rommlsion at the Carlisle confer
ence recently. ' The habit of calling black
things by white names and wicked thjny
by roft soubriquets Is responsible for -.men
of -the jellyfish morality of the present
duy," he said. '"All manner of confusion
fills the air regarding the marriage ques
tion, hut this truth shines forth clear. No
real Christian can doubt that Christian
marriage la the most snared hf nil earthly
bonds. It Is the only sure foundation of
finally 1 fe, and our bounden duty therefore
Is to set forth the wickedness of under
mining it.
"Whatever else may be said about mar
riage. It Is a vow deliberately made In the
bouse of God. and a breach of that vow
therefore Is a treacherous dishonor per
jury and an abominable falsehood, and
veryono who commits that In inch should
be trtal'd with the scorn and ostracism
due to wanton dishonor."
Marcoul'a Latest Esploll.
A "murconlgram" from t lie Prlnclpessa
Mafalda states that Mr. Marcon', who la
on board, was successful In obtaining wire
less mtsHuges from the Chfden, Ireland,
and Glace Kay, Canada, stations up to a
distance of .SoO m:les In broad davliiiht.
This distance easily beats all records for
wireless messages on shipboard in the day.
Ume, the previous best belrg l.Tiu miles.
Wirvltas liusn.i ca be sent over
reur distances by night than by'd-iv,
lid In a speech at Stockholm Mr. Marcon:
attributed this to the absorpiion of tho
llet.ll 10 waves by sunlight.
FATALITY MARKSBULL FIGHT
stand Collapses ia ttpala au4 ttae
Person Is Killed, with Sei.
era I lajared.
MADRID. Oct IS. -(Special to The
lice.) During an amateur bull fight In the
village of liars jas, near here, a stand col
lapsed, with the result that one person was
killed and four badly Injured. whii.. ma n v
oi hers were slightly hurt. In addition a I after the explosion of the Internal machine
bull killed one of the amatejrs and s- hidden in a bouquet which waa thrown
verely Injured a young girl, who was i against bis coach on the day of bis i
Ihrowo Into the arena. tevral of thding in fact, daggers, firearms and pro
other amateurs were also luiurvj through I J l l' " kinds which have been used
like collapse ui the stand. jio uoatuMaaiul 4coias iiua his hla.
(Z4KIS.VS HEALTH BiTfER
Stay at Bad Nauheim Has Proved
Beneficial.
LOSING FEAR OF ASSASSINATION
Nicholas Plaa Well the Pari of a
HotiritrolK I'nlhrr anil Husband
While It reoperation; at tht
t.erman llcsort.
BY C.ICOP.Ci; KRASKR.
ST. PETERSBI'RO. Oct. 15 (Special to
The Ree. I mulct stand the health of tiie
Czarina has been greatly Improve! by her
May at Bad Nauheim, and thut much of
the fear that her little on, the czarewlteh,
would he assassinated, which was a sym
ptom of her nervous breakdown has dls
apptared. It Is sincerely hoped that her
majesty will nuike full recovery for she Is
very popular with nil classes.
The czar has enjoyed his stay nt the Gcr
man watering place greatly In a quiet wav.
Ilrf has In en quite bourgeois in his devo
tion to his wife and children.
A Rtory reached hero of a near-had motor
accident in which his majesty and his
children were Involved. The gloat duke
and duchess of Hosse and the czar and his
children were motoring from Friedherg to
Lich when the motor car collided with a
farmer's wagon. The wagon was flung Into
the ditch and tho motor wits also damaged.
The paMy was transferred to another car.
but on their return Journey a second colli
sion occurred, necessitating a change Into
a third motor.
Kaiser Mar Ylall (inr.
The statement Is seml-offlclally made that
the German kaiser will visit St. Petersburg
In December.
It is not generally known, by the way,
that there Is a very considerable personal
friendship between the two emperors, and
they correspond at frequent Intervals. The
Emperor 'William was very anxious that the
czar should have witnessed the recent
grand maneuvers of the German army, but
Nicholas II was anxious to take & thorough
rest, and therefore begged to be excused.
The czar takes not the slightest Interest In
military affairs, and the clash of arms
does, not appeal to him In the least. It Is
understood that when the two monarchs
meet they will discuss many matters of
outstanding importance to the respective
domains and the meeting may easily pos
sess some future historic Importance.
Commendable Ilrevltr.
At fl recrnt opening of the Finnish Diet
the Inaugural speech of the governor gen
eral waa limited to twenty words, declar
ing the Diet open, and the sneaker's reply
was even shorter, consisting simply of a
declaration of loyalty to the czar.
German Papers Kxclurted.
The attitude of the German press to
wards ,. Russia Rnd the strong measures
which the Russian government now feels
able to take against Its Teutonic, detractors
are strikingly Indicated In tha prohibition
Just Issued against the entry Into Russia
of the Frankfurter Zeltung as' well as the
Berliner Tageblatt. .
Man and Woman
in Deadly Duel
Divorced Husband Attacks Former
Wife in Streets of Berne and
is Killed.
BERN K, Oct. 15 (Special to The Bee.)
A terrible duel with pistols was fought In
one of the principal streets of Borne, be
tween a woman and hor divorced husband.
Grrgorlo Remonda had been cent to prison
for III treating hla wife, Marie, and their
only son, a boy aged 12. Mine. Remonda,
a hard working and respectable woman,
who keeps a kiosk, has .jone In fear of her
husband since sho divorced him and as
his threats became more violent she armed
herself with a revolver.
At night as she was returning; home from
her shop she was shot In the back at
twenty yards' distance by Gregorio, and
fell on her knees. While In tnla position she
whipped out a revolver and shot at her
former husband. Each of the combatants
fired five idiots, the woman. though
wounded thrice, killin her assailant with
the last which passed through his head.
Tho street and the bridge over the Aar
were crowded with people at the time of
the duel and It Is a wonder that no one
else was shot by the flying bullets.
The woman, who was seriously, though
not mortally wounded, was taken to a hos
pital, where a bullet was successfully ex
truded. The other wounds are slight and
Mine. Remonda will recover. As she acted
in seii-ucieiise sue is not uaeiy to be ar
rested. King Alfonso Has
a Ghastly Fad
Spain's Younj .Monarch Collecting
Objects Used in Attempts on
His Life.
MADRID, Oct. U-(SiKdal to The Bee.)-
King Alfonso XII 1 of Spain is forming a
curious although somen hat ghastly mu
seum, wheie are grouped the various ob
jects which hae been used in attempts
against hla person, together with objects
which have placed his life in danger.
Among other tilings in the museum la to
bo sevn a t-'al of a baby's feeding bottle,
with Which an attempt was made to poison
him at the tender use of It months. Also
a large glass vase, which he fell over and
broke at the ae of u jears. sustaining
Injuries which placed lns l.fo In danger;
the walking stick of a discontented member
of the court who nude an attempt to
strike him; pieces of the bomb of Bar
celona; the skeleton of one ofs the horses
which as conducting him and a frag
ment of the landau In which he was seated
by the side of President Ixubet at the time
of the attempt In the Rue de Rlvoll at
Paris; various articles found In the street
SCANDAL MONGEliS
TO HE SQUELCHED
German Public Official Undertakes
Apparently Difficult Task in
Dead Earnest.
GOSSIPERS TO it J BLACKLISTED
Women of Hatteisheim-in-Hesse Put
Under Restraint.
PUBLIC WARS Li G IS GIVEN
Castles of the Kaiser Are Costly
Burdens on Country.
PRINCE REBUalo IUFT HUNTER
Peculiar l.nvv tiiVcilnu Nntltri of
I'olmnd la llrouitbt Sharply to
Public locution by Case of
Girl in Prison.
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.
BKRLIN, Oct. l.'i (Special to The Hee.)
A determined Hessian public official has
decided to put an end to women's scandal
monKorlng. lie intends to set up a black
list of gossiping women. Copies will be
be furnished to the authorities, to landlords
and tenants of houses to the end that the
gosslpcrs may be boycotted out of Hat-tershelm-in-Iiesse,
where scandalous gos
sip haa become epidemic. These women
have played such havoc with the connubial
bliss of Hattershetm, that Burgomaster
Kossler has Issued a proclamation which
contains the following:
"Prosecutions for libel and slander have
recently attained widespread dimension
In a certain section of our community.
While the men folk are hard at the work,
the women fritter away their time in gos
siping and guarrclllng. The training of
the children Is neglected and the household
suffers from lack of cure. When the bread
winner comes home at Vlnht the days
events are falsely related to him. Then he
must betake himself as the protector of
his angry wife to the police, to a solicitor
or to an arbitration court.
"This Is to make known that poor re
lief will henceforth be given only In ex
ceptional cases to people who Involve them
selves In scandal prosecutions. The police
have also been Instructed to compile a
list of these persons and warn landlords
and tenants against them."
' Castles of the Katier.
There are fifty-eight Imperial palaces and
castles throughout the empire. One is at
Tosen and cost )LE00,Q00. Wilhelm has-announced
that Ills son, Ekel Frlederioh, will
occupy It. Occupancy means a few months'
stay there. There are 600 rooms, large and
small in the building, and the presumption
Is that the prince will have room to knock
around.
Above the Schloss castle rises a Bolld
square tower more than- 300 feet high, domi
nating the surrounding landscape, and
typifying Prussia's hold, on the conquered,
but still uneasy Polish province. Gradu
ally the full story is coming to light In
regard to the unfriendly Incidents that at
tended the formal opening of the castle.
The Poles were disappointed over the
failure of the emperor to say anything
as to his policy In dealing with Posen.
About a third of the population, Including
practically al! the governing officials are
of German blood.
The emperor Is considering an offer com
ing from a rich merchant who wishes to
buy tho castle of WUhclmslol. and. It is
said, will sell It The castle was built in
the latter part of the eighteenth century
by Wilhelm VIII. Landgrave of Hesse. It
took nearly twenty years to complete and.
Is a masterpiece of architecture. The In
terior Is even more striking than the out
side, and the plae Is crammed with
art treasures, but It Isn't a circumstance
to the homes of a dozen Americans whose
names are household words.
Kaiser's Own Home.
At the time the kaiser opened the Posen
custle he declared It to be "an emblem of
my fatherly protection." Since then his
mightiness has pre-empted three musi
cal notes. Recently he bought a magnifi
cent auto to which is attached a horn. To
distinguish his horn from all other horns
he had It made so as to toot three notes
taken from a fanfare, which la one of
Wagner's lelt motifs. At the end of the
"Rhelngold," the triumphant gods, with
Wotan at their head, aro on their way to
Walhalla. and Donner, the god of thunder,
has improvised a strain consisting of three
notes, and these notes. the emperor sounds
In the horn of his car. He claims the ex
clusive right to use these notes, but the
people in general must have the usual
horn.
Priace Ilebakei a Toft Hunter.
A tuft hunting clergyman got an Indirect
rebuke recently from the crown prince, who
is evidently a bit of a democrat. He hap
pened to. visit a village church near
Konigsbt ig. i lie obsequious pastor, in the.
course of Ills set mull, dwelt on tiiu uutles
of citizens towards those in authority.
especially prince, and throughout all ihu
discourse, kept inclining Ids head toward
the crown prince's pew. on coming out or
the church the pnnce said: "The man is
a pel feet sycophant. Does ho think I
want my titles shoved dowu my throat
every miuute'.'"
The prince will sail on his eastern tour on
board the steamship i'nnce Ludwig, trum
Genoa on November The vessel Is a pas
senger liner and part oi her will be fitted
Up and reserved exclusively for the im
perial party.
Uaeer Effect of Law.
The possibility of Indefinite imprisonment
has been disclosed by the case of a girl
from Austrian Poland, who came over the
f; on tier to work near Oldenburg. Any Pole
that enters this empire is legally Com
pelled to leave again before December 3u
In each ear and Is not allowed to return
before Kebruary 1 following. The girl Ig
nored this provision and the police put her
Into prison, where she might have remained
Indefinitely had not the case accidentally
become public. The communication on the
affair states that "fur reasons not yet ex
plained" the police decided. Instead of
simply putting the girl over the frontier,
to hand her over to Austria. The latter,
however, declined to receive her, and so
tu 4 "uiOv allowed to iemu4a in prison.
m;v strain in Austria
Only Personal Influence of Francis
Joseph Prevents Crisis.
STATUS OF HUNGARY IS CAUSE
l se of l.nnauaac nt the Trials of Sol
diers n Sore Spot A llraed Honb
to the llanaarian Premier
Hrsented.
BY LM1L AXDRASSY.
VIENNA. Oct. i:. (Special to The Bee )
The relations between Hungary and Aus
tria, never any too roidial, aie aKain
strained to the danger point and It is only
the personal Influence of the aged emiieror
phlch prevents a very dangerous crisis.
The budget while nominally the point at
issue really Is more or less pretext, Hun
gary's demands so In deeper than any ques
tion of money.
Among these categorically brought for
ward are the Introduction of the Hungarian
language in the military and criminal trials
of the Hungarian replments, the solution
of the question touching military flags and
emblems In a Hungarian sense, so that the
Hungarian regiments of the Austro-Hun-gaiian
army may receive Hunganlan ban
ners and emblems. The Hungarians further
deslro the title "Imperial war minister" to
be changed to "war minister," as the first
title gives the Impression of an undivided
state, to Hungarian annoyance.
rve (krimlnn for Difference.
To these unsettled questions another sub
ject of complaint Is now added. The Hun
garian press comments upon the fact that
the Hungarian premier. Count Khuen
Hedervary. although In Vienna, was not In
vited to the soiree given In honor of the
German emperor by the archduke Frani
Ferdinand and various causes of disagree
ment between the heir presumptive and tho
chief of the Hungarian government are de
tailed, which are supposed to have led to
the omission of the Invitation.
In reply to this. It Is asserted that Count
Khnen-Hedervary enjoys the favor of the
archduke and that an Invitation would cer
tainly have been forwarded had his pres
ence in Vienna been known. This explana
tion by no means, satisfies tho Hungarian
press, which proceeds to criticise the matter
in the same strain as before. '
Features of the Hndatet.
Regarding the question of the common
budget. It Is known that at the next meet
ing of the chambers the military outlay
connected with the Bosnian annexation
will be probably discussed under the head
ing of "Special credit for armaments."
This outlay amounted to 147,000,000, Hun
gary's share being $17,000,000. ' These esti
mates Include additional new material and
the cost of mobilization.
In connection with the annexation ques
tion, the entento prococol with Turkey,
dated February 25, 1909, will be laid before
the delegates. ,
The compensation to Turkey for the
Bosnian state eetates Is fixed at $11,000,0X.
Of this it is proposed that S2.000.000 shall be
drawn at once from the centra funds, and
$9,800,000 later In successive payments, the
obligations for the later payments to be
guaranteed by both governments.
Denial that Doesn't Deny,
The PollUsche Corespondent, which Is In
touch with the Austrian foreign office,
gives from Constantinople formal denial to
the Turco-Roumanian military convention.
It says:
"As regards the report of the alleged con
clusion of a Turco-Roumanian military
convention, whether emanating from diplo
matic or other quarters, the Constantinople
authorities reply that no agreement of this
kind in any form exists. It Is expected
that political circles after this official and
unequivocal denial, proceeding from botli
Constantinople and Bucharest will regard
the report as groundless."
It may be said that as a matter of fact
that "political circles" take the announce
ment with very considerable reservation.
Sleepless Seven Years.
Budapest doctors are Interested In the
case of a woman who has not slept for
seven years. Frau Bertha Hejemes, who is
married and has a little girl of 10 years,
began her long vigil one night when a
gipsy woman attempted to kidnap the child.
Since then she has not been able to go to
sleep; neither has she had any inclination
to do so. She Is In excellent health, and
has never had a day's Illness, but as soon
as she Ilea down she Is seized with a violent
nervous agitation and she Is compelled to
sit up again.
Since the beginning of her Insomnia she
has developed a great taste and ability for
study and has learned three languages.
Frau Hejemes is now 38 years old and It
Is because of late she has been subject to
lrrespesslble fits of yawning that she has at
last consulted a medical man.
SCANDAL IN OFFICIAL LIFE
UNC0VEREDJJY COMMISSION
Strait Settlements Shocked by the
Revelations of Venality In
lilah Places.
SINGAPORE. Oct. 15-Speolal to The
Bee.) The report of the commission of
Inquiry into municipal administration in
the Straits settlements reveals a condition
of shocking venality among many of the.
higher officials. Commissions are said to
have been freely given and taken, espe
daily In connection with the letting of
contracts.
The secretary, financial assistant, and
assessor are severely denounced In the re
port. The commission recommends the
abolition of all three officers, and the
dropping of public representation on the
municipal board, so tiiat It shall be com
posed purely of government nominees with
government officials as the heads of de
partments. OUTLAWS RAIDING IN INDIA
High Prrnoanaes at Kabul Said to Be
Fomenting Discord A mono;
Hostile Tribes.
PESHAWAR. India. Oct. li. (Special to
The Bee.) Tho situation on the frontier Is
becoming somewhat serious owing not only
to the continuance of the direct encourage
ment of raiding outlaws by Afghan officials
of Khost, but to a sinister attempt now
UIng made by certain high personages at
Kabul to stir up trouble among the tribes,
notably the Afrldls. who are already suf
ficiently sore against the British because
of their interference with the arms traffic.
It is anticipated that there may be trouble
after Ramadan. Representations are being
made to the uieer. who is aparently ignor
ant of lua true slate, of affaiia.
LASH PKOPOSED
FOlt PAK1S THUGS
Desperate Deeds of "Apaches" to Be
Punished by Flogging if Move
ment Succeeds.
MAGISTRATES ARE TOO LENIENT
Corporal Punishment Believed to Be
the Only Remedy.
ENGLISH EXAMPLE IS QUOTED
French. Parliament Thought to Be
Opposed to Proposal.
HOTEL THIEVES THRIVE IN PARIS
Are of lllah linns In Intelllaence and
DarlnK of fin Makers of French
Capital Latent to OrKanlne a
Strike for Heller Pay.
BY PALL VILLIKRS.
PARIS, Oct. 15.-(Special to The Bee.)
Many serious-minded men, public officials,
clerics, and men who Interest themselves
In all public affairs are seriously consid
ering whether or not It would not be a
good thing to revive the custom of lash
ing dangerous criminals, commonly called
"apaches." There Is a very general opinion
that magistrates are too lenient and do
not punish them to the full extent of the
law.
Men Interested say the re-establishment
of corporal punishment Is necessary. Noth
ing Is so humiliating to a man as to be
whipped. The practice of using the cat-o'-nlne-talls
may be revived. The Fliiaro
says: There are no longer any apaches
in Knglund since the revival of corporal
punishment. An old English policeman
said that this Is the only mmishment that
has any effect, and this Is the way to get
rid of the apaches. Yet, but between the
apache and his victims there Is a parlia
ment which thinks that, with forty years
of the republic, no man should be lashed
In the name of the law. The English peo
ple have no such scruple, and yet there
Is no country where self-respect Is greater
or the dignity of Independence felt mote.
But. the English make a distinction be
tween tile person wiio accepts the laws
of society, and the creature who does not.
The protection of the former In his eyes
is sacred; and those who abide by the
law and those who break It should not be
treated In the same way. This Is the only
equitable way of viewing things, and we
know that at one time London was fqjl
of bandits, and that now they are so afraid
of the cat-e'-nlno-taJls that they have
almost disappeared."
Hotel Thieves Doing; Well.
Hotel thieves contfnue their work. They
have Just carried away a large tlt-btt
from a hotel in the Rue de Rlvoll, viz.,
fiWO In bank notes. The thieves seem to
belong to a rather better organized class
than those who are usually called "rats,"
and who, as a rule, purloin purees and
jewels from hotel bedrooms. It was the
cashier's till they raided, and the old tele
phone trick was brought Into use success
fully. Three strangers were loitering In
the hail of the hotel, and managed on
various pretexts to get all the attendants
out of the ashler's room except the
cashier. A confederate then rang up the
hotel on the telephone and the cashier
went to answer the call. Why ho went
when there was no other clerk In the room
is not explained. The telephone box Is a
few steps from the cashier's room In the
hotel In question.
The cashier, on leaving his room, double
looked the door of the latter, but very
unwisely omitted to lock his safe. The
telephone call proved to be, aa he thought,
a mistake; but this wan no surprise to one
used to our local telephones, and he went
hack to his office, when a real surprise
did await him. The contents of his till
had disappeared. How the thieves got Into
his room is not knwon, as there were no
marks of the door having been broken
open. They made away successfully with
their plunder, and have not been traced.
The booty might have been Jarger a few
minutes later, as a clerk arrived with
some $2,000 more In ready money. A num
ber of American tourists have been robbed
by the thieves.
Coffin Makers on Strike.
The coffin makers, following the ex
ample recently set by the grave-diggers
and monumental workers, have gone on
a strike. They aire only ninety In number,
but turn out annually some tS.OOO coffins,
the sale of which, like all other funeral
arrangements here, is a monopoly of the
municipality of Paris, which, the makers
complain, shamefully exploits them, mak
ing a profit out of the coffins alone of
300 per cent. They are, therefore, agitating
for shorter hours and better pay.
Wine Crop n Failure,
The prospects for Burgundy wine this
year seem worse . than was anticipated.
The department of the Cote d'Or, that of
Dijon, usually yields 17,000,000 gallons an
nually. Tills year the highest estimate
places .the probable figure at 1. 300,000 gal
lons, and some put It as low as 220.OCJ
gallons. Woise cai-es seem to be those
of the famous district of G vrey, Cham
bertln, which expects to press 1,100 gal
lons at most. Instead of i5o,O0O, and of
the Meuravot vintners, who generally pro
duce from 3U0 to 1,000 casks, but who this
year will not have a single one. The
low-eft yield hitherto In the Cote d'Or de
partment since 1M&J. was S.iJOO.Gui) gallons
in lAa: whereas that of this year may
be as low a.i one-thirtieth. The pecuniary
loss, of course, will be enormous.
A remarkable story Is told concerning a
popular dancic in one of the halls of
Montniartre. She wished, to settle down
quietly and give up her life on the boards,
so she married a young man. He, how
ever, found that his pretty wife was earn
ing enough for lioth, and refrained from
distressing himself by seeking employment
of any kind. His wife, thinking that a
tuxlmotor might tempt him to try and
earn something at least, purchased an
automobile, for him with the profits of her
dances. The man, however, at once de
cided to apply the car to another use. He
selected another young woman, with whom
he was going to elope to Brussels In the
motor car. His wife heard of It, and came
upon the couple as they were removing
trunks from her own Hal. Driven out of
her mind at last, she whipped out a re
volver and fired right and left at the
woman and at her hu.il. and. who was taken
to a hospital for the extraction of tw"
bullet in his lef and thif
Houses for irisk workers
Campaign for Decent Dwellings is
Being Pushed.
WATERF0RD IS TAKING LEAD
Convention of Population In Wales
Ilrlnaa Delegation to Ireland to
Intrntlo-ate .Methods of
Mertlnv Problem,
BY THOMAS KMMETT.
DCBL1N. Oct. l.V (Special to the Bee )
The task of building tenantable houses
for laborers Is being pushed vigorously.
The loan of 114,240 sought for by the Wa
terford corporation with a view to carry
ing out a housing scheme has been sanc
tioned by the local government board.
At a recent meeting of the Rural District
Coleralne it was stated that of sixty-three
requests received flfty-nilve wore from la
borers residing In houses which had been
condemned twice by the health officers.
In this connection It may be said that
the land act has made DOti.ODO tillers of the
soil owners of their farms and patches. A
government official announced In a recent
address that for the first time for many
years tillage has Increased in Ireland by
something like "0.000 acres.
Welsh Population Problem.
Wales Is suffering trom congestion of
population.
A party of Welsh visited Castlerea on a
visit to the congested districts board, and
conducted by the Franciscan Sisters, which
are recognized as the best training schools
In the west. R. Hedger Wallace of Gla
morganshire Agricultural department said
that the party visited Loughglynn district,
to pick up Information, as they were
troubled with congestion in Wales, and to
see what the congested districts board has
done for the congests.
The party drove to Castletehen and Boho
districts to see the operations which had
been carried out by the board, whore
eighty houses have been erected, and
holdings allotted to Immigrants.
Slippery Soldier at Large.
Private Frank Cartridge, who was ar
rested as a deserter from the Royal Artil
lery, while awaiting court-martial at New
bridge Barracks, wriggled throyh a window
and again made hla escape.
Prior to his last capture ho managed to
live In the Roseberry bog five weeks, a
portion of which time he hid In a tree.
Cartridge obtained food through the me
dium of a faithful dog, which carried
messages attached to hla collar to a neigh
poring house, and returned with a supply
of rations to the runaway.
I. oyal to Gaelic Tonarae.
There Is a man In this city who re
fuses to recognize the 'English language
in any shape. He calls himself Michael
u Foghludha, the English of which Is
Michael Foley. He has been sent to
Mountjoy prison for refusing to pay a fine
Inflicted on him In the name of Michael
Foley. Stopped for riding a bicycle with
out a light he gave his name to a constable
as Michael O'Foghludha and declined to
receive any summons Issued against Mich
ael Foley. A fine was adjudged against
Michael Foley by a magistrate, but Mich
ael declined to "answer o the name," and.
after three months of hesitation, the police
have Imprisoned him. Fogiiludha Is
treasurer of the Keating branch of the
Gaelic league. He aatd It, and said It In
Irish, that he would pay the fine If papers
contained his name In Irish, but not other
wise. '
Denies Being Dead.
The case of a man suposed to be dead
whose name was about to be stricken from
the list of voters because of his supposed
demise, has furnished food for laughter.
The Incident happened In a Limerick court
where a nationalist lawyer declared that
James Kelly had his vote struck off on ob
jectlon by Mr. Doran, an antl-natlonallst
who stated that the claimant. was dead
The "dead man' waa In court Kelly then
proved his claim, which was allowed by
Judge Smith, wno complimented him on
bolng still In tho land of the living.
"Faith," said Kelly, "It won't go well
wld the man who killed me If I lay hands
on him."
Irish Industries Active.
' The national Industrial conference held
at Cork passed upon a number of Im
portant industrial matters.
The ship building Industry Is brisk. Six
passenger liners are under construction at
BelTast. They are the Maloja Themistocles
and Demosthenes, Eneas, Ascanisu and
Anchises.
Lord Methuen's
Tour a Success
British General'! Visit is Well Re
ceived in Orange Free
State.
PRETORIA, Oct. 15. (Special to The
Bee.) General Ixrd Methuen has com
pleted a successful tour of the northern
districts of the Orange Free State province,
undertaken with the object of converting
the farmers and others to the Idea of a
unified South African defense force. He
addressed a number of formal and informal
meetings, and conversed with many Indi
vidual farmers, to whom he pointed out
the pressing necessity of a defense force
for protection against the native dan;er
within the union and other dangers from
without.
His lordship favored an elaboration of
the commando system with an element of
discipline, the establishment of a military
college like that at Kingston, Canada, and
the maintenance of permanent artillery.
The plun was systematically received,
but a disinclination was manlfeHt'il to
seive outside of South Africa. Where the
speakers expressed this disinclination Lord
Methuen said that the present Intention
was simply to form a defense force; the
question of oversea service might be left
to the future.
IRRIGATION PLAN IN TURKEY
Convention Blamed at Constantinople
Looking to Cultivation of
Plain of Adana.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 15-(Speclal
to The Bee.) A convention has been
signed by the minister of public works and
the Anatolian Railway company for the
preliminary surveys for Irrlgat'on works
in the plain of Adana. A French group
has been endeavoring for the latl fifteen
years to obula tbu concessit'
PAPAL DECREE
ON CONFESSION
Children of Seven or More to Bt
Admitted to Confessional and
Communion Rail.
AGE OF DISCRETION GOVERNS
Complete Knowledge of Christian
Doctrine Not Necessary.
DECREE IS SENT TO HIERARCHY
Exhortation of Parents and Guardians
Urging Compliance.
HEALTH OF POPE NOT GOOD
Complication Have Hennlted from
Attackn of t.nut Marcrlllnl,
FninoiiM Italian Detcrliev
is Dead.
(.1
By CLEMENT .1. BARRETT.
ROME, Oct. I.".. (Special to The Bee )
The pupal decree urging that children 7
years old or thereabouts be confessed and
receive communion lias been sent tint to
the Catholic hierarchy throughout the
world, and the members of it are required
to Instuct the pastors in their resix-otlve
process In the new rules. Tho principal
parts of the decree aro those:
"The age of discretion required, both
for confession uxid communion. Is the time
wlrnii a child begins to reason; that is,
about the seventh year, moto or loss.
From thlH time on the obligation of con
fession and communion begins.
"Both for first confession and first com
munion A complete knowledge of Christian
doctrine Is not necessary. The child will,
however, be required to gradually learn
the wholo catechism, according to ability.
"The knowledge of Christian doctrine
required 6ir first communion Is that they
understand, according to their capacity,
mysteries of faith which are neces-sary as
means of salvation. The pastors shall (rive
gouoVal communion once or several ti.nes
u year to children.
"Those who have the care of children
should use all diligence so that after first
communion the children shall often ap
proach the sacraments, even dally If pos
sible. "It Is utterly detestable not to admin
ister viaticum and extreme, unction to
children having attained the use of reason
and to bury them according to the manner
of Infants."
Famous Detective Dead.
Gulsseppl Marcelllnl, tho moBt famous
Italian detective, is dead. For twenty
five years ho worked for about $1. a day,
penetrating Into the filthiest hovels In all
kinds ' of disguises; now ns a monk, an
other time shut Into a coffin liko a corpse,
but more often In his natural self, re
siected by all, knowing that no one could
compete with the steel of his muscles or
with his marvelous knowledge of the crim
inal population of Rome. The king con
ferred upon him the gold medal for "mil
itary valor."
He was absolutely without fear, ready
to face a dozen men as one man. Once
he arrested twelve of tho most noted mem
bers of the so-called "Malvalta" at once.
Ho told them then he knew they could
klli him, but he said: "Before you finish
me, I'll fix every one In good shape for
an undertaken."
Pope In Poor Health.
Tho pope's health again causes anxiety,
further complications having arisen In ad
dition to the gout from which he has been
a long sufferer. The popo has marked
objection to medical asslstanoe, but he
now follows tho advice of his physlclant
and gives himself a good deal more rest
than he has hitherto taUen.
Defaulting- Mayor Sentenced,
Count Archangelo Tulumollo, a Sicilian
noble, who long enjoyed Immense populur
Itvas mayor of Glrgentl, was sentenced to
twenty-one years' imprisonment for for
gery and the misappropriation of about
$J5,000 of public money during his term
of office. He was tiled at Milan.
Swindler in Jail.
A man named Marullo, employed in a
public office here, has been arrested for
swindling women and shopkeepers out of
Jewelry, motor cars and other objects of
value.
One of the tricks was to buy money or
ders for an insignificant sum and alter
them Into 4,000 and IO.ixjO francs.
One of his ingenious schemes to obtain
money was to answer the matrimonial ad
vertisements and, entering Into corre
Bpindetice with forty or fifty ladies ol
vurlous nationalities, he would get money
from them under fulse pretenses.
NOVEL REVENGE BY WOMAN
Krcoverlna Damaaes from Faithless
Lover, She Spends the Money
on Scotch Church.
GLASGOW, Oct. I.r.. (Special to Thi
Bee.) It would need the Ingenious brain
of a woman to devise such a novel revenge,
upon a faithless lover as has Just oc.
curred here. A lady of position, who re
cently secured several thousands pound.
In a breach of promise case, has handed
tho entire sum over to tho managers of
her church on the condition that the edi
fice be lavishly due-orated, stained glass
windows put in and electric light Installed.
The cream of the situation ia lhat tin
lady In question and her fickle lover wor
ship in tho same church, and' the swale,
has the cost of his perfidy brought vl idl)
to his memory every time he worships ano
every time the electric liKht Is tiirm-d up
At the opening service after the renova
tion, the pastor preached from the hi
pioprate text, "How Beautiful are Th)
Tabernacles."
NEW RAILROAD IN ARGENTINE
sruale of Krpulilic Authorises 111
Construction lit I ouiiet t
with t bile.
HCENOS AYRES, Oct. 15 i Special tft
Tim Bee.) The si-nate has authorized the
construction of another traosandino tail
way connecting the northern part of Ar
gentina with Chile. A sum of 8 l.':j'ii peso .
guld la aiiprounaud for the yuiusf