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PART TWO
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VOL. XL NO. 30.
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BRITONS LOOKING
FOR M(i EVENTS
Churchill, Liberal Leader, Outlines a
Program for the Aaquith
Ministry.
HAVE THE VOTES TO GET ACTION
Government Can Put Through Any
Seasonable Legislation.
NOTABLE REFORMS ARE PLANNED
Include National Insurance and Re
form of Poor Law.
PLURAL VOTING TO 'BE ABOLISHED
Great F.itilM Arr Relita Cut -I P and
old Tbronthmt the Klnariom,
the Dakr of Belford Now
rlllns;.
BT PAUL LAMBETH.
LONDON, Jan. 7 (Special to Th Bee.)
The election being over and the liberals
having been assured of numerical strength
la Parliament suff Icient to carry out pretty
nearly any program they may decide upon,
the people may depend upon securing any
reform within reasonable . bounds which
they may ask for. Lest there might be
' ynr doubt on the- subject Mr. Churchill,
" ne of the liberal leaders, has come out
with an emphatic declaration as to the
program of the party. Speaking at Park
stone recently he said In the course of an
address which was applauded enthusiasti
cally: "After the veto has gone It Is my hope
and belief that the new Parliament may
come together as no Parliament has yet
done In a whole-hearted effort to solve the
great problems which. atare us In the face
and to consolidate and fortify the strength,
the peace and the glory of our common
country. After all, deep and wide as are
our party differences, strong as are the
contrasts of feeling and conviction, of tem
perament and Intercut, which mark and
diversify our political life, the overwhelm
ing majority of British men and women
stand true and clear for peace abroad, for
law and order at home, for the reconcilia
tion of races within the kingdom, for the
unity and consolidation of the empire, tor
a supreme and unchallengeable navy, for a
better, a fairer and more scientific or
ganisation of the social life of the people,
for the due correction of the abuses of
wealth and monopoly, for religious equality
and for Industrial progress.
Hopes for Ciood Work.
"We stand for all that, and 1 have hopes
that the new House of Commons may flndj
in great schemes of national insurance, in1
the reform of the poor law. In the develop
ment of national resources. In the training
of our youth. In relieving the Imperial
Parliament from congestion by wU-on-4
aldered plans of devolution. In. the work of J
reconciling the two Islands by giving Ire
land a Parliament tor the management of
purely Irish affairs, In prison reform, evon
tn the reform of our electoral laws and
the redistribution of constituencies It la
my hope that the new house may find in
all these Immense and necessary labors a
great deal more common ground than la
now apparent.
"1 think that It is the wish or every one
of us that . the coronation of the king
should display to all the world, not only
the abiding loyalty of the British empire
to the Institution of monarchy and Its at
tachment to the person of the sovereign,
but should also muke manifest the
deep and fundamental unities which
underlie the clamorous conflicts of British
national life, that there should be a season
of rejoicing and of amity, of concord and
' goodfeeling In which liberal and conserva
tive, churchman and nonconformist, shall
bear their paxt. In which Welshmen and
Scotsmen shall be conspicuous, aud from
which Ireland shall not be excluded."
Addressing an assemblage at Dundee, he
aald: "They have tried conclusions with us
once too often. This time they are knocked
clean out of the ring. They have got to
make up their minus to the liberal solution
of the great problems of the day abolition
of the veto of the House of lxirds, dises
tablishment of the Welsh church, mainte
nance of free trade, grant of self-government
for Ireland and abolition of plural
voting.-'
Ma? Abolish Plural otlog.
it is more thai probable that the priv
ilege of plural voting will be abolished by
the new Parliament. Under the system It
Is possible for a man to legally vote four
or five times.
How necessary It la for the government
to abolish plural voting, which operates
o unfairly agaliuit H(x-r.l, Is shown by
the results of the elections In the county
constituencies. An analyst uf thw polls In
these divisions proves that but for the
plural voters the turie not only vrould not
i-.ave seined a slnt.lt seat, but Would have
lost several. In the five ft'.t won by
them, and In fifteen of thn twenty-five
held on the pollings which took place on
"iiecer-.ber 7 and S. the pUral voters out
. tiumbered the majorities enormously In
many easei
Mrmlra I'state to He Sold.
The Perthshire estates of Sir Nell Men
rl s will be so'.d at auction In May, con
sisting of Bannock Lodge estate, of about I
2"IX1 acres; Foss estate, ti.870 acres; Cam- j
Sfi U l.t. S.OJO acres: Corrlewarkle, s.ow acres;
Ta:iedh-a-Bhclthe. ll.cOO acres, and Crag
aimiir. lo flOO acres. A Id ark manor, near
York, which has been In the family of
Lord Walslngham fur centuries, Is to be
sold by action next year. The property
extends to some 2.4U0 acres and Includes
the picturesque village of Aldwark.
The duke of Belford has decided to offer
a part of his Devonshire estate f.r sale
next May The whole of his house and shop
property at Tavistock and at Plymstock
and Crest on. will be disposed of. while
xaluahle lots of accommodation and build
in;? land nt those places will also be of
fered, together with numerous farms In
the p.irlsl.ea of Tavistock. Brentor, I-anur-t.m.
Hilton Abbot. Peteitavy am) Plym
stoek. He la one of the greatest landowners
In the country, owning In all over S4.0UI
seres, besides valuable property In the city.
Owr l".OH was realized at the first day's
sale at TunbrldK Wells of about 6.0u) acres
of Lord De I -A Burr's Buckhurst estate.
Sussex.
A Thackeray cenensry commemoration
f.ind has been formed in Calcutta, the
city of the novelist's birth. Leonard Jen-nint-4.
has been cvmmUsloned to execute
a marble bust of Thackery, to be placed
In M Jonas church, Calcutta, where he
as baptised, January 12. IMS.
REDMOND FAMILY A WINNER
For Three Generations the House Has
Been in Parliament.
ALWAYS REPRESENTED WEXFORD
Village Friil (noir of Ontrnges and
Co art Trial Two Brothers and
a "later Become Insane at -Same
Time.
BY THOMAS EMMET.
DUBLIN. Jan. 7 (Special to The Bee )
The Redmond family to which the Irish
leader. John Redmond, belongs has hud
a distinction almost unparalleled in Farla
nientary history.
William Archer Rdmond, who was se
lected for the representation of East
Tyrone, an Ulster constituency, Is the son
of the leader of the Irish party. He bears
the name of his grandfather, who for
many years rpresented Wexford In Par
liament. Already members of the family
for three generations have sat In Parlia
ment, and for their native county of Wcx-'
ford, namely, John Redmond and his
brother. William Redmond their father
and their great uncle.
Grief In YlllnKe Fend.
How a village feud, brought about
through the people taking sides over a
dispute between a priest and a curate, led
to outrages was told at the hearing of a
slander action brought . here by John
Smyth, Patrick O'Reilly and others aga nut
James Smith, a Ballyhally farmer.
The defendant was secretary of the
Drung branch ot,the United Irish league.
One of the plaintiffs stated that eight or
ten outrages- were committed In' Drung.
The outrages Included window breaking,
breaking Into a Catholic chapel, Injury to
farm Implements, tossing hay, burning
fuel and destroying plants. The people In
the parish took sides, some with the
parish priest and some with the curate,
resulting In bitter feeling. The defendant
won the suit.
Insunlty lilts Whole Family.
A family of two brothers and a sister
named Kllcullen, the eldest 2.", suddenly
loHt their reason the other day In Mayo.
The brothers were seen driving furiously
in a trap through the streets of Balllna
and their extraordinary behavior attracted
the attention of the police, who placed
them under arrest.
Their strange answers and conduct
aroused suspicions and when a doctor was
called in the two men were declared to be
Insane. At their house, six miles away,
their sister became suddenly demented
about the time that the brothers were ar
rested and she and the two men were re
moved to the asylum the gam evening.
A year ago another brother became In
sane. Gruesome. Story,
of Peculiar Tragedy
Caused by Money
Uncle Makes Property Over to His
Niece, Then. Murderi Her to
Get it Back.
PARIS, Jan. 7.-(SpeclaJ to The Bee.)
From Lomplan comes the story of a
double murder, the suicide of the assassin
and the suicide of a man whose wife and
daughter had been murdered. Jean Chanel,
a prosperous farmer, who had lost his
wife four months ago, made a deed of
gift by which he made over everything
to his niece, Mine. Aussenac, who was
In return to support her undo and to give
him pocket-money. Arrangements of this
kind are quite utmal In this country.
Mme. Aussenac, with her husband and two
daughters, went to live at the farm, and
did all la their power to console the old
man. By French law a deed of gift la Ir
revocable. He found out that if his niece
and her daughters died he would become
their heir. He would be the owner of his
farm again.
One night recently, he tried to kill them
by putting poison In their soup; prompt
medical aid balked, the poison plot, but did
not alter Chanel's design to commit murder
The head of the house was off on a busi
ness trip at the time. It was night when
M. Aussenac returned. All was dark at
the farmhouse, and the door was locked.
M. Aussenac banged at it and listened. At
first he heard nothing, then he hoard his
younger dnuphter's voice call to him. He
could not get In at the ground floor, but
the shutters were not closed upstairs. He
climbed up the side of the house, and got
Into his daughter's bedroom. On the floor
was Mme. Aussenac. Her head was ter
ribly battered: on the bed lay the elder
daughter, her throat cut. and on the other
bed the child of five, lay moaning.
M. Aussenac left the room to look for the
uncle. Chanel had run up to the garret. M.
Aussenac searched room after room the
garret last of all. But as he burst In there
he heard a shout of savage triumph. The
window of the garret was open. Aussenac
ran to the window, looked out, and ran
downstairs again. He unlocked the farm
door, and there, upon the stone In front
of It. he found the murderer. But. the old
man was dead; had thrown himself out of
the window.
Next mornlnir a villager found the body
of M. Aussenac in a pond. He could not
survive his wife's death, and he drowned
hlir.seif. leaving a letter which told the
wholo story.
Four Heroines
Perish in Flames
Brave Portuguese Women Attsmpt to
Rescue Sick Girl and All
Perish.
LISBON. Jan. 7. (Special to The Bee.)
A destructive fire broke out In a dwelling
house at Mourlsoa. near Ton.lella. where
an Invalid Rill lay in bed helpless. Four
lady friends courageously endeavored to
effect her rescue. Rearing ladders to the
upper windows they entered the biasing
house, and present ly were seen to return
to the window bearing the girl In their
arms.
Just, however, as It appeared that their
venture was to meet the reward of success
In spite of the flames which develuied the
small company, the building collapsed
odliy, and the five women, uttering pierc
ing screams, were engulfed in what was
literally a fiery furnace.
KAISER KIND TO
ALSACE-JL0RRA1NE
Conquered Provinces to Be Given a
Constitution Embodying Home
Rule Principle.
TAKEN AS A SIGN OF PROGRESS
s-saasaasaasB I
Will Have an Appointive and an Elec
tive Chamber.
PLURAL VOTING IS PROVIDED FOR
Electors Over 35 Two Votes, Over 45
Three Votes.
HEADS OF THE CHURCHES GET IN
German Chancellor Discusses tbe
nval Proa-ram of tbe F.mplre
with Reference to Pro
posals of Knaianrt.
BY MALCOM CLARKE.
BERLIN. Jan. 7. (Special to The Bee.)
Progress Is gaining here slowly but
steadily. This Is shown by recent events.
One Is practically granting a constitution
to the conquered provinces of Alsace
Lorraine, hich was wrung by Prussia
from France forty years ago. The other
was the conviction of two savages who,
were petty officers in the Imperial navy.
The proposed constitution for the con
quered province of Alsace Lorraine pro
vides for home rule and manhood suf
frage. The federal council and the Reich
stag 'are eliminated as factors in the legis
lation of the province. Two chambers are
provided for, the first consisting of eigh
teen representatives; either ex-offlclo or
elected by the various trades or profes
sions, and of eighteen designated by the
emperor, and the second consisting of
members elected by universal suffrage
with secret ballot, .the franchise being ex
tended to all nationals over 25 years of
age, provided they have - resided In their
commune over three years, or held land
on which they have resided for the year
or pursue a permanent trade or agricul
ture on their own account, or hold public
office, or are engaged In legal -practice, or
ecclesiastical or scholastic service.
Two votes are allowed to electors over
35 and three votes to electors oyer 45 years
of age.
The ex-officlo members of the upper
chamber Include the heads of the Catholic,
Protestant and Jewish communities, rep
resentatives each of the agricultural or
ganizations, the chambers of commerce
and the proposed new labor chambers, a
representative of the University of Strass-
burg and several representatives of the
local authorities.
Naval Kngtnecra Sentenced.
At a naval court-martial held at Kiel
two engineer petty officers of the torpedo
boa,t were. sentenced t eeven years' penal
servitude each, or .brutal Ill-treatment of
a stoker, causing the latter's death. Petty
Officer Wroschke sent a recruit named
Brandt In the furnace till the latter fainted.
Then he waa brought out and abused for
two hours, while In a fainting condition.
On the following day , the man died. '
Hasers Favored.
That hazing Is not only winked at, but
encouraged, is shown by the fact that
Emperor William has commuted the sen
tence of a week's "Imprisonment" passed
on two Bonn students for "ragging" to a
week's "detention." The sentence of Im
prisonment would have closed the roads
to all official careers in the army or civil
service. To the two young criminals in
question, both of whom belong to the
"nubility," that hi to say, people who fol
low no useful trade, calling or occupa
tion. Police Chase a Voice.
The police have failed to find the owner
of the voice which was heard in the flat
of the eccentric old lady, Frau Hoffman,
who was later found dead In . her bed
room. The police, summoned by the neighbors.
who had heard a scream and the sound of
a fall In the flat, had to force their way
In Each door was locked, and as each
was broken open the police heard a voice
protesting In the room beyond. The mys
terlous person la supposed to have escaped
by the backvetalrs. The mystery was pur
sued no further, the body not being dis
covered by the police, who abandoned
search for a week
Cruelty la Reformatory.
Terrible punishments In the boys' re
formatory, Mlelschln, are alleged against
the director and eight subordinates. They
are accused of having whipped the boys
with a horse whip, beating them with
stocks on the soles of the feet and knee
caps, of placing chains on the wrists and
ankles of boys suspected of attempting to
escape and of chaining another youth In
a cellar to a ring fastened In the wall. On
the table of the court here, where the
trial was held, were several Implements
alleged to have been used in securing dis
cipline In the establishment. These In
cluded a cal-o'-nlne-tails, manacles, hand
cuffs and chains. The defense Is thai
stern measures were necessary to keep the
boys under control.
t.erniauy's -Naval Prouraiu.
Discussing naval limitation in the Reich
stag recently, the Imperial chuncellor said:
"As regards our relations with England
and alleged negotiations with that country
on the. subject of limiting naval arma
menls, I wish to point out that it is, I
dare say, well known that the Brit Is, i guv
eminent has repeatedly advanced the Idea
that an arruugemc.it stipulating the
strength, of the navies of the several
powers would essentially contribute toward
consolidating international relations. Kng
lund lias already expressed that idea at
The Hague conference. Since then Kng
land has repeatedly referred again to the
liie-a. without, however, making proposl-
j lions which could have been either posi
tively accepted or rejected. Wo likewise
full i with the desire cherished by Eng
land of avoiding rivalry in regard to arm
ament. But In the Informal pourparlers,
conducted in a friendly spirit, we have
alv.ays laid emphasis on the fundamental
Idea that an open exchange of views, fol
lowed by an understanding on the mutual
economical and political Interests of the
two countries, would be the best means of
removing any distrust arising from the
comparative strength of their armies and
navies. The very continuance of such an
exchange of views gives evidence of the
friendly Intentions prevailing on either side.
It may gradually remove the distrust which
has made Itself felt not between the gov
ernments, but, unhappily, often In publlo
opinion."
AUSTRIA IS WATCHING ITALY
New Navy Planned to Balk Any Move
in the Adriatic.
AUSTRIAN COUNT UNDER ARREST
Is Charged with Swindling; s German
Officer at Cards Dream of ,a
Bishop, Pat Into Print,
Causes Troablr.
BY KM II. ANDRAR3Y.
VIENNA, Jan. 7. Special to The Bee.)
Austria's naval program Is not being
pushed with an Idea of helping out tier
many in any collision she may have with
England, but solely for the purpose of
forstalllng any attempt Italy may make
to dominate the Adriatic and take Trieste.
This statement comes from high sources.
While both Italy and Austria are members
of the Triple Alliance and are nominally
at least friends, the feeling Is growing
here that Rome aspires to be recognized
as the mistress of the Adriatic and would
welcome any shifting of the cards which
would give her Trieste.
Austria realises that she must have a
fleet equal to that of Italy if she is to
hold her own. This Is the reason for the
ambitious super-Droadnaught program.
Count I'neler Arrest.
High play at rouge et nolr In a London
hotel has led to the arrest In Vienna of
the young Count Gilbert Wolff Metter-
nlch, aged "4, a nephew of the German
ambassador In London. Count Metter-
nlch, who Is at present "engaged as secre
tary to a motor-car factory, three months
ago married a favorite Viennese musical
comedy actress.
As he has been a Prussian subject, he
wan transferred Into the charge or the
German police. The charge against him
Is alleged complicity In a gambling swindle
and Is laid by a German artillery lieuten
ant stationed at Metx, named Backhaus.
He alleges that while on leave In Lon
don last summer he made the ecqualntance
of the count, together with two other men.
Accompanied by his new friends. Lieuten
ant Backhaus took In the "sights" of Lon
don. They dined at a hotel and after din
ner played at rouge et nolr, using matches
as counters.
At first the lieutenant won. It was then
agreed, he says, that he and Coifht Met-
ternich should hold the bank together.
They lost S3.500. Lieutenant Backhaus,
having no money to pay his share, the
count handed a cheque for the whole sum
to their opponents. Lieutenant Backhaus
saw little more of his companions, and
shortly afterwards returned to his garri
son at Metx. On receiving later an etn
phatlo request from Count Metternlch for
the repayment of the $1,750 advanced to
him, he conceived certain suspicions and
Informed the police.
It Is stated that further allegations are
made against Count Metternlch that he
obtained a valuable pin on credit from a
London jeweler by falsely representing
hinaatf- ia-b a member of the German
embassy, and that he frandently withheld
the proceeds of the sale of a horse belong
ing to a lady In Berlin. The count's own
statement with reference to the rouge et
nolr affair is that both he and Lieutenant
Backhaus were duped by the other two
players. . ...
Blshop'a Dream Makes Trouble.
The dream of a Servian bishop has had
some rather awkward consequences. In a
letter to a friend Bishop Nlkandor . of
Nlsch said that lie dreamt that a great
revolution had taken place In Servla and
that the streets ran with blood. Finally,
Prince George remained master of the
situation and became king of Servla. The
bishop's friend published this letter, and
an agitation against the bishop was com
menced In Belgrade and Nlsch. Finally
the bishop was subjected to an examina
tion, resulting - In his being declared not
responsible for his actions.
He thereupon lost his position but In
his own diocese a movement has been
commenced for his reinstallation. Demon
strations In favor of the bishop, who en
joys great popularity, are also being made.
Swiss Women
Protest Against
Holiday for Men
Firm Employing Many Workers Put
in an Embarrassing Position
by the Protest.
ZFRICH. Jan. 7. (Special to The Bee.)
Swiss housewives and maidens want no
Saturday half holiday for their men. A
f rm employing many men In this city re
cently decided to give Its employes a half
holiday on Saturday. Now practically all
the wives and fiances of the men have
s'-gned a petition asking that the Saturday
half holiday should be withdrawn, on the
ground that the men spend their liberty
and money away from home, with dis
astrous results to family life and to the
family exchequer.
The petition points out that Sunday hns
always been a holldny in Switzerland, an$
asks why a useless half holiday In the
week should be added. To understand th s
It should be stated that by the federal
laws there Is no rompulsorv closing of
shops, cafee, places of amusement, etc.,
on the Sabbath, but that each canton Is
free to do as It pleases. In nonie of the
cantons the cafes are obliged to be closed
during divine service, but thli is not the
ru'o In other cantons, while in the chief
towns shops and cafes ran remain open nt
the will of their proprietors. As a general
rule, the Swiss people go to church on
Sunday mornings, and afterwards tend
their gardens and orchards, go to a mati
nee In the theater, and play at 'foot ball
or tennis.
DUTCH FORTIFICATIONS
COST MANY MILLIONS
Neutrality of the Klua.lom to He Pre.
served hr Kubalaattal le
t eases.
THE HAGUE. Jan. 7 (Special to The
Bee.) The Hutch government has pub
lished an extract from the secret report on
maritime defenses In which It declares that
the system of defense must give complete
guarantees for the maintenance of Hutch
neutrality. The fortifications of Texel are
to be modernised, those of the port of
Ymulden and of the N leu we Waterweg
are to lie comp'eted. and the fortif leal Ions
Nausen and Kllewoutsdyk are to be sup
plemented by works of the highest class
at Flushing. The total coet of the scheme
la estimated at about SltOUO.OQO.
BRIAN TO CUKB
LIQUOIITKAFFIC
Premier impresses Fear that the
French National May Drink
Itself to Death.
WILL DRAFT A DRASTIC MEASURE
Opera Bouffe Procedure by Eye Wit
nesses of Tragedy.
MURDERER EASILY GETS AWAY
Rural Police Methods Shown Up as
Utterly Foolish.
FUNERAL OF A FAITHFUL DOQ
Hearts of I. one; Dead Holers Kept In
Casket In the Cathedral of St.
yen la. HsW Ina; a Special
Room.
BY PAt'L VILLIERS.
PARIS, Jan. 7. (Special to The Bee.)-The
liquor question promises to become a dom
inant Issue In this country. It Is likely
before long the government will draft a
drastic measure to reduce the number of
drinking places, which are Increasing at an
alarming tate. Premier Brland has Inti
mated his Intentions both in the legislature,
In Interviews and in private. He recently
said France was In danger of drinking
Itself to death.
1'eunanta Move Slowly.
An extraordinary story of rural police
methods comes from Pontcarre, a little
summer resort situated near the Forest of
Armainvilllers, where a tramp murdered an
old woman who kept a small Inn. Hearing
the old woman's screams, her neighbors.
Instead of giving the alarm, went off to
fetch her husband tn a village a mile away,
leaving the woman to her fate. The hus
band thought he had better tell the local
watchman and went off to the latter's
house. In his turn the watchman decided
he must Inform the mayor, who was work
ing at Edourd de Rothschild's chauteau, Th
the neighborhood. At once the mayor set
out lor the scene, acompanled by the
watchman, a commercial traveler who hap
pened to be In the village and a shopkeeper.
Through the windows of the murdered
woman's Inn they could ree the murderer
rifling the rooms, but the mayor refused to
act until the gendarmes arrived. When the
tramp came downstairs the party saw him
stepping over his victim, who lay dead.
Only after the guardians of public order
had watched the violation of the law for
twenty minutes did the watchman decide
to take action, crying: "Open In the name
of the law," and beating on the door. But
the murderer opened a back window and
escaped easily into the black depths of the
forest. So far he has not been captured.
... FuneraJ for Police Dog.
The Seventeenth brigade of th city po
lice got up a funeral for the police dog,
Leo, shot dead by an Apache. Leo, who
was the pet of the brigade, was working
with Ills comrade and friend, the mastiff,
Prince, on the fortifications late at night,
scouting wltn a cyclist police patrol. Just
under the massive stonework of the dis
used fortresses the two dogs halted before
a gap recently torn through wooden pal
ings. They examined the spot, and then re
turned to the police, showing signs that
something was amiss. Two officers re
turned to the gap and decided to go
through. Leo and Prince went with them.
The policemen had not gone many steps
when surprised by a revolver fusillade.
, Satisfied that they had to do with out
laws, the officers slipped the leashes of
the two dogs. The firing went on for a
few seconds, but it did not stop the two
dogs, which leaped for the fence and made
towards one of the men who was shooting.
Th.s man almost succeeded in getting
away, but after a chase the police seised
him.
Another man who was held by the police
dog, Prince, was also arrested. Prince
seized him with ferocity, and although the
policeman who had him . In charge gen
erally had absolute mastery over the dog,
he oould not make him let go of the man's
wrist, which he had seized In his strong
jaws.
The policeman was at a loss to under
stand this, but on looking around he dis
covered that Leo was lying dead. Leo had
been shot by the Apache, who was first
captured. His comrade. Prince, had mis
taken the thief s Identity, and grappled
with the other man. At the police stat on
it was found that only one of the men was
an Apache. The other was a night watch
man, who had used his revolver because
he mistook the police for thieves.
Hearts of Dead Kings.
In the cathedral of St. Denis there is a
room which contains the hearts of some
French monarchs. The name of each sov
ereign Is engraved on the pedestals. There
waa no pedestal reserved for the heart
of Ixiuis XVII. but In the middle of one of
the rows a pedestal rather larger than the
others bore the Initial "N." without a
crown. The casket was In gold. M. Bolssy
d'Anglas suKRrst8, with some support from
other authorities, that this Is the heart of
Napoleon, placed there by one of those
who served him at St. Helena. vand having
been tuken from the body after the
autopsy.
Mixed Marriages
Agitate tine Dutch
Member of Union Jraxiiament Offers a
Bill to Stop Blacks Marry
ing Whites.
CAPETOWN, Jan. 7 (Special to The
Bee ) In South Africa there Is Just now a
recrudescence of the coler question and In
the 1'iiion Parliament a Dutch number has
Intrudue-ed an amendment to the marriage
bill forbidding marriage between whites
and colored imtiuiiih. The heads of the
Anglican and Roman Catholic churches de
clare that If the amendment be carried they
will nevertheless solemnise sucli marriages.
Other churches, except the Hutch, will
probably act in a similar way. The govern
ment is trying to kill the amendment, but a
large body of Dutch opinion demands the
enactment of this restriction.
The Dutch church Is promoting a pri
vate bill ie ail).' hamate the different m-e
tloni of tie church. A feature of the
incuburo Is a clause enacting that colored
members of the church In Cae Colony
lose their membership If they migrate north
of the Cape, barring the northern colonies.
ITALIAN RULERJS PUZZLED
Stealing of a Piece of Telephone Wire
Causes. Anxiety.
POLICE FEARFUL OF ANARCHISTS
Cardinal Merry Del Val Still High la
Favor with the Pope, Who Frets
l aser Solicitude of Ills
Friends.
BY CLEMENT J. BENNET.
ROME. Jan. 7. (Special to The Bee.)
A strand of telephone wire one-half mile
long, connecting the Qulrlnal and the Per
zlano Castle, was stolen a few nights
ago. Hence the king will not be able to go
hunting around the Perr-lano Castle. The
police claim that they could not guarantee
the king's safety unless they had tele
phones at their disposal. There are several
theories floating about In connection with
the so-called theft. One Is that the an
arclusts did It. Another has It that prac
tical Jokers Addled with the wire for the
sake of a sensation. Still another theory
Is that one of the servants made away
with the wire so as to prevent the hunt,
which means work for royal servants, who
must toil day and night when the king
entertains.
While the theorizing has been going on.
no one has thought of ordering new wire
to replace the stolen strand. Half a dozen
official reports on the subject have been
submitted already.
Merry Del Val Still Solid.
The Vaterlsjid, a leading Catholio or
gan published In Vienna, declares that
Cardinal Merry del Val enjoys the undi
minished confidence of the pope, and that
the nnlv hnnts for the rumors of the im
pending resignation of the papal secretary
of state Is that several elder cardinals are
taking a more active part in the work of
the secretariat.
This, the Vaterland says, Is not a sign
that the pope's confidence in Cardinal
Merry del Val has decreased, but may
be explained byi the necessity of taking
counsel with experienced men, in view of
the present difficulties of papal diplom
aey.
Contrary to the orders of his medical
adviser, the pope Insisted upon eel
ebrating midnight amass on Christ
mas, lie said he had . done so for
fifty years, ever since ' he became a
priest. The compromise was that he
by holding the divine service In his
room would do a great deal of good. Re
cently his household staff has sought to
relieve him by doing much of his routine
work. He has complained of this, saying
that he could not bear to be Idle for
even an hour. He often has said that an
Idle man la the most miserable of beings.
He Insists upon writing letters tfiat a
clerk could easily attend to.
Imaortlns; Cheap Meat.
The municipality Is negotiating with
American patkera for the Importation -of
1000 tons of Argentine meat early In 191L
The object is to compel th lowering of
the prices of fresh beef, whloh is now
selling at prohibitive prices. There are
people. here who. can afford to have meat
only, onoe,a. week,, others only once, a
month.,
Eating of Henbane
Causes Boarders to
Do Queer Stunts
Men and Women Victims of an Acci
dent in the Kitchen Astonish
All Beholders.
BERLIN, Jan. 7. (Special to The Bee.)
The last Issue of a medical Journal at
Munich contains an article describing the
strange scenes for which the unwitting
eating of henbane by guests at a boarding
house was responsible. Twenty-five vis
ltors and some employes were given horse
radish for dinner with which the henbane
root was accldently mixed and all were
poisoned.
A Russian woman who spoke German
fluently forgot that language; an English
woman wanted to teach everybody her
tongue; one woman thought herself a liv
ing statue; another on her hands and knees
Insisted on searching for an object she had
lost, and several women could not stop
laughing. One womart ran to the telephone
and put her tongue out at the receiver as
though exhibiting It to a doctor. A female
servant placed twenty-five hot-water bot
tles In her own bed Instead of those of
the visitors. A male visitor busied himself
counting imaginary bank notes, while an
other gentleman set out for a drug store,
lost his memory and bought useless things
In shops. Tbe proprietor of the boarding
house carried a tureen of soup Into his
bed room and emptied the liquid on the
pillows. A doctor was sent for and ex
plained how they had all been poisoned by
henbane. This affects the brain, but all
the patients recovered after treatment.
Four-Year-Old
Voted at Election
Disfranchised Father Allowed to Put
In Ballot Through His
SraaU Son.
liOXDON, Jan. 7 (Special to The Bee )
One of the most unusual and amusing in
cidents of the election has been the voting
by a 4-year-old-boy for one of the can
dldates for the Biggleswade division of Bed
furdshlre. The boy's name la Harold Sidney
Walter Francis; his father's name
Charles Francis, but the name of Harold
Sidney Walter Francis appeared on th
register In mistake. The father protested
strongly at this treatment, so tbe author!
tl n told him that his little boy would be
allowed to vote Instead. And the youngster
was allowed to cast the vote that wa
properly the right of his father.
KITCHENER OFF FOR UGANDA
Kuslluk Field Mnmbal (.reeled la
Flattering Mauner While
la Karat.
X'AIRO. Jan. 7. (Special to The Bee.)
Lord Kitchener lias left for Khartum en
runic for a shooting trip to I'ganda. 11
will reach Mombasa by the middle
Maretj. He expressed great pleasure a
the visit lie has received from person;
from all parts of F')pt who former!
served under him wlaie he waa Inspector
of police of Blidsr.
PRISON HORRORS
SH0CKRUSS1ANS
Fearful Stories of the Barbarity of
Officials Find Their Way
Into Print
FLOGGING A COMMON PRACTICE
'hysician Resig-ns Rather Than Be a
Tarty to Cruelty. ,
SAZ0N0FF SAID TO BE LIVING
Reported Suicide of Revolutionist is
Denied.
DIARY EXPOSES POLICE METHODS
Chief and (lorrrnnr of Prleoa ald
Hare Iteen Summoned to the
Palare to Heeelr Order
for Heleaae.
BT GEOROB FRASRR.
ST. FETERSRURO, Jan. 7. (Special to
The Ree.) Once In a while the lid Is lined
and the outside publlo gets a glimpse of
the horrors of the Russian prison system
and the method of the Russian secret po
lice. Several of these Instances have re
cently become public. The newspapers the
other day printed detailed accounts of thai
flogging of 100 prisoners In the Vologda
jail because they complained of their food.
It was stated that the prison physician re
igned because he declared many of the
prisoners were In no condition to undergo
flogging.
The prisons administration state that
there was a conspiracy among the prison
ers to rise en mase, and that after the
discovery of the plot tho governor of the
prison gave orders for corporal punishment
to be administered to two convicts. As a
protent against this three convicts severed
an artery and three others took overdoses
of morphia.
In consequence of further rioting flfty-
rrino convicts were ordered to be cliastened
with rods. The minister of justice has or
dered a strict Inquiry Into the whole affair.
Kasonoff May Be I.lvlnsr.
On of the prisoners who committed sui
cide was alleged to have been Sasonotf,
the man who was at the bottom of the
successful plot to assassinate M. de Plehve.
Despite the official prison statements of
Saxonoff's death revolutionaries deny that
Saxonoff had died, and still claim that he
was never imprisoned, but escaped Imme
diately after De Plehve's death.
M. de Plehve waa killed In a BL Peters
burg street by. a bomb on July 28, 1904. It
Is quit clear that tho assaasln was Saxo
noff nd that he was assisted by a man
named Sikovsky. It Is also known that a
man, who was found wounded .at the time
of the assasal nation, was arrested. -
Tho mystery began to get deep when tho
police endeavored to prove that Saxonoff,
who waa generally reputed to be tho as
sassin, and the prisoner were really one
and the same person. The prisoner's nam
had been given oat' as Poroxneff and th
following diary gives sum Idea of Rus
sian police ingenuity.
July 28 Assassin caught red-handed.
July 20 Identified as Poroxneff.
July SO Hied of hemorrhage,
July 31 Made confession causing 1,000 ar
rests.
August 1 Died unidentified.
August 4 Efforts made to keen him alive.
August & Identified again and two more
arrests.
August 10 Identified as Saxonoff.
August 21 Identified as Matveveff and
death sentence commuted.
August 22 Reldentlfied as Saxonoff.
August 22 Officially declared not dead.
According to the best Informed revolu
tionary circles the truth of the matter was
that, although the police had arrested
Saxonoff, the latter, by the aid of his col
let gues, was enabled to escape and for
some time, while the police were sending
out official messages, they were without a
prisoner.
Order for Delivery.
It was on the night of August 20 that
both the chief of police and the governor
of the prison where Saxonoff waa confined
were called by special summons to repair
t3 the palace. Ten minutes later two
gendarmes presented to the deputy gov
ernor of the prison an order to deliver over
to them the person of Saxonoff. The order
was of sourse carefully scrutlnlxed, but as
It bore the signature of the chief of police,
together with the official cipher, the
prisoner, heavily manacled, was handed
over to the two gendarmes, who bore loaded
revolvers In their hands. An hour later
the governor of the prison returned hot
and angry from his fool's errand, only to
be followed by the chief of police, who
asked to be confronted with Saxonoff. Th
order was shown to him and was instantly
pronounced to be a forgery.
Subsequently the police produced a per
son whom they declared was Saxonoff, and
In that name the man was sentenced to b
sent to Siberia. Unfortunately for th
police, Saxonoff was said to have been seen
In Geneva, Paris and In London, and
friends of his declare that he has been seen
quite recently.
DYING AMERICAN
CONFESSES BY INTERPRETER
Was
a Catholic, but a, Protestaat
t'lrrarmaa Helped to
Mhrlva 111.
MADRID, Jan. 7. (Special to The Bee )
A strange Incident has occurred In a hos
pital at Iluelva. An American was dying,
and, nut being able to speak a word of
Spanish, made signs that he wished to ie
celve the last sacreinent. Thinking he was
a protectant, the authorities bad a Church
of F.ngland clergyman called in, but tho
dying man told him that he was a Rouiau
Catholic.
Since no Catholic priest could be found
who understood English, the man made his
oenifession and received absolution through
the Intermediary of the Protestant clergy
man, who acted as interpreter and took a
oath to observe strict sex-recy regardluj
what he had heard.
DALAI LAMA TO GO ABROAD
Marred Personage of 'libel Will Prw
reed to Knalaad froia ( al
eatla, CALCl'TTA. Jan. 7 (Special to The Bee )
The Dalai l.ama will leave Darje-ellng on
January 1.' and proceed to Calcutta. After
a slay at this e-lty the Dalai Lama will
probably leave India and pay a visit to
England.