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OMAHA, SUNDAY MOHXIXU. JAXt'AKY 22, 1!11.
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Political and Social News by Cable and Correspondence from the Old World
MANY WEDDINGS
IN SHOUT ORDER
Thirty-Seven Couples Married in Lit
tle Over an Hour by English
Clergyman.
UR'JED TO WAIT, BUT REFUSED
Der.rs to Be Married on Christmas a
Growing lad.
SCCTCH MINERS ARF, SOCIALISTS
Bill tr T'd? Members of Parliament
Will Be Rushed.
TO RECEIVE $2,500 A YEAR
It anion of IrUh Officeholders In DIs
turhtna; l.ontlon Halntrtte of
Ilrolliera Have Golden
Wrdilli gm.
BY PUT, I. A M FIRTH.
LOMiON, Jan. 21. (Special to The Bee.)
The record for marriage belongs to the
town of Canning. In that quaint place
there In an Inert aslng fascination about a
Christmas wedding, anil an a consequence
last Christmas there was a greater nl3h
than ever, thirty-seven marriages, being
celebrated In seventy-five minutes by the
vicar and hla curate, Despite all the per
perauaslon of the' vicar, these thirty-seven
couples Insisted upon being married on
Christmas after calling of banns, (.'anon
Buckley would have spread tho weddings
over several days, b fanning refused,
and only one 'couple postponed the cere
mony. A ton-:.linl Tribe.
Five brothers belonging to the Sheetnesa
family of Penney have lived to celebrate
their golden weddings. Mr. and Mrs. It.
' Penney reached the anniversary last
Wednesday and Mr. Penney Is the last of
the five brothers to attain tttis distinction.
Excepting In the case of the eldest brother,
who Is 90 years of age and had celebrated
his golden weeding, the wife of each
brother Is still alive.
Nrotch Miners for foclnllstii.
At the recent conference at Ayr the
Scottish Miners' federation unanimously
declared that workers cannot obtain the
value of their labor and disputes be
avoided until the means and instruments
of all material production, distribution
and exchange are owned and controlled
by the state. The conference called for
the amendment of the mines act so that
miners should have the right to appoint
by ballot local pit Inspectors to be paid
by the state.
I'mf for Members.
Members of the labor party say they
have been given to understand that the
alary which the government proposes to
Iay to all members of Parliament la 600 a
year, and that the proposal will b retro
active, so that salaries fall due at Che
opening of the new Parliament. The gov
ernment bill will, therefore, be Introduced
early In the session and passed rapidly
through all its stages.
KlBht-llour l.mvr Nuatalned.
The first case under the miners' eight-
hour act was heard at Newcastle, Staf
fordshire, recently, when Frank Hall, as
alstunt engineer, and Thomas Dobson, man
ager at the Sllverdale collieries, pleaded
guilty to abetting and conniving with
William Myott, pump-mlndcr, and others
In a violation of the act.
The act provides that pump-minder
should not be below ground over nine
and one-half hours per day. Some of those
employed at Sllverdale collieries, however,
urged Hall to adow them to work double
4hlfts. and It was alleged defendants con
nived at this. Dobson was fined 20 shil
lings and costs, and Hall 10 shillings and
costs.
Woman In Hard I. nek.
An Kngllsh woman forty-five years ago
married a sailor in one of the seaport
towns. The sailor deserted her and during
all these forty-five ears since the de
sertion the woman has lived a hard-working
life, but she cannot obtain her old
age pension now because, having married a
foreigner, sho has lost her Kngllsh na
tionality. Mnslt IllnLri Prisoners Weep.
There was a touching illustration of the
truth of the old saying that "music hath
charms to soothe the savage beast" at
Wormwood Scrub's Jail. It was during an
entertainment provided by the members of
the Western District Choral society, which
took the form of selections from Handel's
"Messiah." So deeply affected by the
music were the prisoners that In many
cases tears could be Been trickling down
their cheeks. A proportion of them were
comparatively young.
The tragic death of Thomas Nesblt. who
was found murdered In a railway carriage,
retails the fai t that the myqery surround
ing the deaths of Mis Money, whose body
was found In Mcrstham tunnel In Septem
ber, limS. und Miss ( ami), who, in Febru
ary, 1M7. was murdered while traveling be
tween llounsiow and Waterloo, has never
been s lved.
In tho case of the murder of Thomas
Brigtis, a bank ilerk. on the North London
rallwuy In Im.-i, the potlic hud to trael to
New York to arrest the Murderer Krnm
Mullt-r who was ultimately found guilty
und executed.
Irian follet-tora In London
The Irish Invasion of Fnglund has be
gun. The "Civil (Service Gazette" states
that James Murphy, formerly of Clonmel
and Limerick collection, has been appjinted
collector for North London. Of the four
London collectors three aie Irishmen:
Messrs. Murphy, oilea an.l Hullu-han.
aporlsed Alcohol.
Trof Leonard Hill of the 1 -onion hos
pital has Invented an apparatus by which
alcoholic stimulant can he conveyed .11
rotly to tho lungs of pneumonia patients
In the form of vapor.
GIANT URSUS FALLS ON LYGIA '
trlrru trrtaal) Hart at l.ririi
When Man tarriu Her
Mo nth If a.
I1KXKVA, Jan. 21 (Special to The Hee l
During the presentation of "Quo Vadis"
at the Geneva Grand theater, a serious
accident happened to the leading lady.
Mile. Kossa. who was taking the role of
ygla. It was in the second act that M.
Homberg. a giant lsus tarried off Lygia
from Vlniclus. but on arriving behind the
wings he fell heavily with the little actress
underneath. No bones were broken, but
Mile. Kossa was severely bruised and
shaken.
TORIES STIRRING UP STRIFE
Use Orangemen's Prejudices to Work
Against Home Rule.
JOHN DILLON IN PLAIN TALK
While Oranse Aaltatora re Roar
Protestant Boalnraa Men Kspreaa
Their Xentlmenta In Henrtr
Fashion.
II V THOMAS KM.MF.TT.
Dl'BLIN, .Ian. 21 (Special to The Bee.)
Tory politicians are doing their utmost to
stir up religious prejudice throughout the
country, using the Orangemen's organisa
tions for that purpose. They have among
other things been endeavoring to make It
appear that the Catholic archbishops,
bishops and clergy are opposed to the
Irish nationalist movement and that the
movement Is controlled by Kngllsh atheists
and socialists. Discussing the subject re
cently at a public gathering John Dillon,
M. P.. said:
'It Is a strange thing. If we are the
bond slaves of the secularists and the
atheists of Kngland. that all the bishops
of Ireland, with the exception of three
mpn, are our supporters. It Is a strange
thing that ninety-nine out of every 100
priests are at our back and It Is a strange
thing that across the Atlantic and In
Australia, where there exist the noblest
bishops and priests of the whole Catholic
churt h, they arc to a man with us."
Mr. Dillon then called attention to an
Rttack made In Mr. O'Brien's newspaper on
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and said
it was stated there that the organization
had its origin In hell and would end there.
This organization, which was denounced
by Mr. O'lirlen as having Its origin it hell
this organization had. In the cathedral.
Dublin, once a year a special chaplain set
aside to conduct the annual retreat for Its
members.
'1 suppose." said Mr. Dillon, "to con
duct them to h 1 (groans.)"
Orange Aaltntors lluay.
Itev. John McDermott, formerly moder
ator of the Presbyterian church in Ireland.
has issued an appeal to I'lstermen for
further action. In view of the Imminence
of home rule. He suggests the holding of
another great I'lster convention and asks
for further funds to semi competent lister
unionists to work all over Kngland. Mr.
McDermott Is a Tory and an Orangeman
who lifts his hat every time the king's
name Is mentioned.
In marked contrast stand out patriotic
Protestants like the Episcopalian rector of
Kenmare and R. f!lnn, a well known bus!
ness man at Castlelyons, Fermoy, who In
a recent letter says:
tine Protestant's A lew.
. "Twenty-five years ago I came to this
village a stranger from the black north
and started business and thanks to the
patronage of my Catholic neighbors,
succeeded beyond my expectations; and In
all those years and all my dealings with
them I have never met ono to Insult me or
throw a slur on my religion. I have reared
my family Protestants and have been for
years parish church warden and yet my
best customer end friend Is the parish
priest. Canon O'Leary; so I think this gives
a fair Idea of Catholic tolerance In the
south. I may add that I was In the north
a tew years ago and explained this to
some of my old friends and they would not
give it credit. I will not enter Into the
merits of home rule, but I certainly say If
It were granted tomorrow. I believe It
would make no difference to the Protestant
minority."
A lllnnt Statement.
T. v . Kussell, another patriotic Pro
testant, discussed the firebrands who are
trying to revive religious hatred and in a
speech at Kathmlnes he said men were
making seerhcs and writing letters, de
clarlng that If a home rule bill was passed
they would refuse to pay taxes. They
asserted that they would take out not a
sword, but their revolvers. These were
the men who claimed to be super loyal sub
jects of the crown. He'dldn't thing it was
worth while dealing with folly of that kind.
It was intended for consumption in Kng
land, not In Ireland.
Liberal to Charities.
The late Colonel James Craig, who was
well known In Helfast. left an estate
valued at tW.Otil. His bequests to various
charitablo objects represented 11.001.
ARMENIA'S HEAD PRIEST
IS VICTIM OK APOPLEXY
Had Heen Filled by the Mnltnu for
Supporting- the Cause of
Ilia People.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. 21. -(Special to
The Bee.) A telegram from Ktchmladzin
states that Mattheos II. CathollcoB of all the
Armenians, has died of apoplexy. Mattheos
was born some sixty-seven years ago In
Turkey, and was educated In the Armen
ian schools In the capital. He was conse
crated bishop In ISTj, and from lssu to IM14
waB head of the See of Smyrna. Towards
the end of li he was elected patriarch of
onstuntlnople.
When, at the end of IkiO, the Armenian
massacres broke out In Asia Minor and in
Constantinople, he took up the defence of
his co-religionists and appealed to the rep
resentatives of the powers, boldly accusing
the Turkish government of 6rgauizliig the
massacres. Abdul Humid therefore dis
missed him from the patriarchate and ex-
j lied him to Jerusalem, w hence he only re
turned after twelve years, when the Haloid
ian regime was overthrown by the revolu
tion of 1HM.
in person his holiness was a tall, digni
fied figure with a flowing grey beard. When
he was in Constantinople has was called
"Vergate Patriarch" (the Iron patriarch),
because of the firmness with which. In suc
cession to a line of complaint patriarch,
he refused to do the sultan's bidding.
DON JAIME READY TO WED
Ilia Intended Is ttue of Srtrn of the
Dauahtrra of the Duke of
Partus.
MADRID. Jan. 21 .-(Special to The Itee )
According lo a Carllst rumor Don Jaime,
the pretender to the Spanish throne, is to
marry a Mttrr of the duke of Parma next
sluing.
The announcement is rather indefinite,
slm-r the duke of Parma, out of nineteen
brother and sisters, has seven unmarried
sisters whose ages range from H to S. tine
of them Is a nun at the Benedictine con
vent at Cow en, Ule of Wight, under the
name of Mother Maria Benedicta.
Don 1'aime. who is over to years of age,
la the head of the older branch of the
r) al house of sp4iu
MILLION IN
KAISER'S ARJIY
Colonel Gaedke Startles Europe by a
Calculation Based on Re
cent Census.
DOES NOT TAKE IN "RESERVES"
This Year's Maneuvers Planned on a
Vast Scale.
KAISER BUSY ON NEW YEAR DAY
Received Butchers' Guild at Quaint
Ceremony.
OLD HUSBAND GIVEN A SURPRISE
Unnt Wife l.neVs Him In a Room on
Innocent Pretext. Then Hobs His
Safe and F.lopes vrlth Her
Lover.
BY MALCOLM J. CLARK K.
HI'.HLIN. Jan. 21. (Special to The Bee.)
That Orrmnny Is able to send R.200.000 sol
diers and sailors Into action Is the start
ling statement made In a paper hy Colonel
Gaedke. whoso calculations ore based on
the census taken December 1.
Colonel tiaedke calculates that the nation
will have actually under arms not less
than 714.COI soldiers and sailors, "and prob
ably more." Without calling upon the
substitute reserves," Colonel Gaedke
states, Germany can at any time now put
4.800,000 trained men in the field from
emong the 6.0(14.000 who have done serv
ice with the colors by land and sea during
the last twenty-five years.
The North German Gazette In a descrip
tion of this year's maneuvers, which are
to be on an extraordinarily extensive
scale, says that the theater of war will
embrace Schleswlg-Holsteln, Mecklenburg-
Schwerln and Mecklcnburg-Strelltz and
Pomeranla, Hanover and P.radenburg. The
maneuvers will consist of Joint opera
tions between the army and navy. The
battleships and cruisers of the high s?as
fleet will all take part. The navy's opera
tions will be off the east coast of southern
Schleswlg-Holsteln and Huegen.
Tired of Old Hubby.
An elopement unique In the history of
domestic Infelicities occurred here recently.
There was a robbery In connection with the
crime.
A merchant, who is well-to-do and 5fl
years of age, has been living In Ideal hap
piness with his 23-year-old wife since their
marriage In 11MJS. He did not suspect her
affection for a bookkeeper who entered his
employ, and the young man was Invited to
Join the family festivities Christmas eve.
Just after the merchant had handed his
clerk a purse and his wife a collection of
Jewels, the lady asked him to hide himself
In his bedroom for a moment and he
would see how she "wanted to carry out
a little surprise for him." He laughingly
complied and offered no objection when
his wife cried merrily to him, "For safety's
sake. I am going to lock you In."
The merchant waited patiently to be
called, but as the minutes rolled on he be
came Impatient and railed to the servants
to let him out. With the aid of a locksmith
his release was effected, and then to his
horror the merchant discovered that his
wife and the bookkeeper were missing, to
gether wtlh money from the safe.
fw Year's Ceremonies.
New Year's day was one of the busiest
In the busy kaiser's calendar. The day
began at 8 o'clock with a trumpet fanfare,
followed by the traditional parade of the
Life Guard.
The family at 10 o'clock attended a
service In the castle chapel. Then fol
lowed the brilliant "congratulation levee,"
one of the kaiser's favorite occasions for
confidential chats.y Later, the kaiser, ac
companied by his sons, went to the arsenal
In Vnter den Linden, to hold his annual
secret "council of war" with commanding
generals and admirals.
, Luncheon at the castle was the occasion
for one of the quaintest of Hohenzollern
customs the presentation of New Year's
salt, eggs and sausage by the ancient Mas
ter Butchers' guild.
Immediately after the soup three butch
ers were ushered Into the luncheon hall.
Their siokesman greeted tho kaiser In
verse. The kaiser caused the sausages to
be served to his guests, and after he had !
nnrtuknn of them himnulf lia a rl.lra.u !
Jocular words to the deputation.
ewlyweda Plant Treea.
Princess Augusta Wllhelm. wife of th
kaiser's fourth son, has set herself the
task of reviving some of Germany's oldest
customs, that according to which new I.'
wedded couples Immediately after the mar
riage ceremony plant a couple of oak sap
lings in a park or by n roadside of their
native town. A municipal offlrial appears
at the church door after every wedding
and invites the bride and bridegroom to
drive wtlh him In a carriage to a new road
near the town and there plant new oak
saplings.
I.eruiMii Wives Most Obey.
One of our magistrates who sought re
lief from the marriage tie, explained to
the court that his wife, in order to wear
a hobble skirt with grace, had taken
strenuous measures to reduce her weight.
She lost thirty pounds In a few months,
and In doing so, he maintained she "reined
her complexion, her digestion and her tem
per." Tills course was persisted In, de
spite his remonstrances, and was sufficient
cause for divorce. The Judge granted his I
application on the grounds of disobedience.
Wllhelm Horned Ilia Mint.
Prof. Karl Koeehllng lias painted for the
officers' convalescent home, near Wies
baden, a representation of the kaiser
burning himself in tasting a bowl of soup
as served to the troops at maneuvers. The
Incident actually occurred. The kaiser,
as usual, insisted on tasting the rations,
and burned bis mouth, whereupon he ob
served in Berlin dialect. Ach! William,
thou liat properly burnt thy mug."
Student Itlea of Woonria.
Another student has died of wounds re-
ceived in a duel near Halle. Arno Hes.se
! " memlwr of the Leipzig I'niversity Stu-
. dents' corps, received a slight Insult from
a fellow student, whom he callenged to
a duel with heavy t-abres. Since 110 stu-
. dent duelling is allowed in Leipzig, the
disputants went to Halle, where "eonvenl-
' nces" were speedily placed at tin ir dls-
' pot-al.
j A new rifle bullet is to be adopted for
j the use of soldiers emlpyoed to keep order
In strikes and civil disturbances. This bul
let on leaving the gun breaks Into frag
ments, which at a distance under 4") yards
becomes practically liarmle
WIDOW WASJOO WINSOME
Engaged to One Brother, Two Others
Loved Her.
ONE IS DEAD, ONE IN EXILE
I'ortnaneae ( harae d'Affnlrra Call on
Pope with View to Mrriiatbenliig
Repahllc Petrified Woman
Found at Pompeii.
BY CLKMKXT J. BARUKTT
ROM K. Jan. 21. (Special to The Bee.)-j
A love match in which a br autlful and
honorable young widow figured has been 1
the cause of a sad tragedy here, affecting
three brothers, one of whom was engaged
to her. Some time ago Alfredo Marlnetti.
a librarian, fell In love In Giusepplnn Sbor
donl. a widow of 2S. They bcrnm en
gaged. Alfredo's two brothers, both un
married, were delighted with their future
stnter-in-law, and they congratulated ths
lover on his luck. One dav Cefare, young
est of the three, left without n word of
explanation. Alfredo was deeply affected,
but whenever he mentioned the matter to
the second brother, Gnnaro, the latter
seemed to be much depressed. It was not
until a few days ago that the mystery
was solved. Gennnro was found dead and
beside him was a letter Informing his
brother that he had usolved to die be
cause of his love for the beautiful Glusep
pina, and that a similar passion hud driven
Cesare Into exile. The young woman was
so overcome with grief at the tragedy
wl Ich she had unwittingly caused that
she broke off her engagement with Al
fredo, who will probably go to the t'nlted
States in the hope of forgetting the tragedy.
Portuual Is I'lneaalng.
The most remarkable Incident of the
pope's New Year's reception of diplomat
ists, according to the Vatican, was the
presence of the Portuguese charge d'af
faires. Marquis Lagoaca. who Bince the
t stabllshment of the republic had not called
at the Vatican. The marquis received a
telegram from the republican government
adxlsing him to pay his -espects to the
pope. It Is believed that the Lisbon cab
inet will attempt to diminish Its difficulties
hy reeking to regain for Itself the sympa
thy of Catholics.
Petrified Wo 111 n 11 Found.
In the course of building operations Just
outside the burled city of Pompeii, the
petrified body of a woman has been un
earthed, with both hands full of Jewels.
The Jewels are numerous and valuable,
consisting of bracelets, necklets, rings and
chains. Among the Jewels Is a pair of ear
rings, considered to be a unique specimen
of ancient gold work of extraordinary
value. Each ear-ring Is shaped like a
bunch of grapes, with twenty-one perfect
pearls representing the grapes, set In gold
of exquisite workmanship.
Priest Killed hy Mafia.
A nonagenarian priest was a few days
Rgo found murdered at Qulsqulna In Sicily.
The priest's head was almost severed from
the body and the face was horribly dis
figured, while the servant had been stran
gled. As the small sum of money which
was in the house was found Intact, It is
believed that the double murder was the
work of the Mafia. The priest had been
vigorous In denunciation of the Mafia.
Prince Max Retracts.
Prince Max of Saxony, who is Jesuit
priest, has been here on the union of the
eastern and western churches, and had
several Interviews with the pope. It Is
said that he wrote a complete retraction
of the writings to which the pope ob
jected. Poet Returns to Church.
Gomez Leal, one of the greatest poets
and writers of Portugal, and who for
many years carried on a war against the
church, has returned to the faith of his
childhood, after a public retraction of his
writings.
Klklna- brnssl Romance.
Little has been heard recently of the
Klklns-Abruzzi romance, and no one seem3
to know the exact whereabouts of the lady
in the case. Hie Is reputed to be In Wash
ington with her father, In Virginia, In
Switzerland, and In this city and In New
York.
Tnrnnwakn to Re I'ardoned.
The mlnisttr of Justice decided to pro
pose to the king a pprdon for the Count
Tslnowska. The most recent reports as 10
the condition of this famous murderess
were to the tffeet that she was selxed
with acute Insanity.
Motor Race from
Capetown to Cairo
Will Soon Be On
Two Parties, English and German,
Have Preparations Made for
Great Run.
(Special to The
CAPF.TOWX. Jan. 21
Bee.) una of the most Interesting races by
motor which has ever been arranged will
begin at Capetown at an early date, and,
with good luck, will end at Cairo.
On January 25 a party of Knglislimen
leave London for Capetown, whence they
will try to drive an all-British motor car
frone one end of Africa to the other. A
fortnight after Ihelr start from Capetown
a German party will follow by a slightly
different route. It will be an International
contest of skill and endurance.
The British party consists of five men
under command of Captain Bede Bentley.
w ho ha-i already driven a car through
Somallland and Abyssinia. The others are
Captain Kelsey, African big game hunter;
Mr. John Hendtrson. a London Journalist
experienced ill Central African travel; a
professional photographer and a motor
mechanic ian.
The British party will make their way
through the Transvaal. British Central
I Africa, l-ako Tanganyika and British Fast
; Africa to I asiioc.a ana along tne proixmeo-
tra.K. iiip expenmon is assurea or tne
coruiai co-operation 01 trie colonial mce
and the British .-vmtli Africa conmanv. .
The Germans will tie subsidised bv their . . ... .
1 lie ijerni.ms win oe auusiiiiseu n tneirj,, r(1, ne B11,j ((s ,,, f.,,e ls ....verei
b" '"" ' ,. . .
1 lie i.vo nines iron.) me ape to 1 aim
will. It Is hoped, be completed in shout 12)
davs. In the untiaeked wastes of Central 1
Africa a tiatsatfe for the car will have t,.
be made be .uttlna roueh roads through
high thorn jungles. Progress in these
ceed two miles a day. In other districts
a way must be found across loose sandl
fields and ru.hlng rivers.
With good fortune the cars should reach brings good mor.ry. The best ones uie the property (worth f I.Vj.OcCi going to dls
Cairoby about mid-summer. j sometime sulJ for 60 ctnu taiU. j taut heirs, who are Frem.li Bubjef.tr
PARIS LAUGHING ARCHDUKE FRANZ BLUNDERS
OVER HUGE JOKE!""' l AMZeZ' Ang'" ,he
One Thousand Would-Be Brides and
Grooms Gather at Restaurant
at Certain Hour.
EACH PERSON WORE A ROSE
Joker Had Advertised for a Wife and
a Husband.
SUIT
TO COPYRIGHT GOWNS
One Dressmaker Sought Big Damages
from Another.
DESIGN WAS FILED TOO LATE
Sneer. or of Hobble SUIrt In Pari la
Divided Ulrt on the Tnrklah
Plan neformrra Would
Close llnd Turrn.
BY PAIL Vlt.l 1KBS
PARIS. Jan. 21. (Special to The Heel
Paris Is splitting its sid-s with laughter
over a practical Joke which went off splen
didly and left 2.O'0 would-be matrimonial
enthusiasts standing staring at one another.
The other day two advertisements appeared
In a newspaper. One ran thus: "A rich
gentleman wishes to marry a distinguished
woman, even without fortune."
The other was as follows: "A wealthy
lady would like to marry a distinguished
and good looking gentleman, even without
fortune."
Replies were to be sent poste restante.
and nearly 2,000 letters arrived. Answers
leturned to the women In a man's hand
writing and to the gentlemen In a
woman's, appointed a meeting at a cer
tain cafe, all of them being asked to
wear a white rose to assist recognition.
One thousand men and women gathered In
and around the restaurant. Several other
men not decorated, were there. They were
detectives, who had been sent by the pre
fecture of police, as the perpetrator of the
hoax, who Is also suspected, and with good
reason, of having been present to enjoy the
fun, had forwarded a letter Informing the
authorities that a party of royalists, bent
on hatching a plot, were to meet at the
cafe at that hour.
Copyright for t,onu.
A dre-s may be a work of art and can
not be monopolized in trade. A question of
great Interest lu dressmaking circles was
settled, namely, that of copyright for a
dress, In court this week. Two custumlers
were at loggerheads over the matter. One
accused the other of huvlng copied and
reproduced one of his exclusive creaPons.
Suit was brought, and $4,009 damages were
demanded.
Malt re Malllard, counsel for the plain
tiffs, cited the copyright law regulating the
rights of literary and artistic property, as
well as the law on manufacturers' designs.
According to him, all these laws had been
Infringed. A dress enjoyed copyright as
well as any other artistic production.
Maltre Levisalles, for the defendant, said
a dress may be an artistic creation; never
theless he held literary and artistic copy
right laws could not apply to It, nor the
law as to manufacturers' drawings. Be
sides, he added, the firm had sold Its
dresses before registering the sign, and
therefore It was public property. .
The court also adopted this view and
decided the case against the plaintiff.
ew Divided Skirt.
The successor of the hobble skirt has ar
rived. A new form of divided skirt, to
come into fashion in the spring. Is to be
launched by the "mannequins" of a well
known dressmaking firm. The new cos
tume comes from Turkey, and Is an almost
exact reproduction of the dress worn by
the harem women. It consists of a long
loose divided skirt, fitting tightly at each
ankle.
Reformers After Had Tavern.
Tiic latest object of reforming zeal Is the
celebrated tavein of the Ilalles, known as
the "Ange Gabriel." Notwithstanding Its
title, Its clientele were far from being an
gelic. Here Carque d'Or, the queen of
footpads, held her court. The foreign visi
tors were Invariably shown the "Ange Ga
briel." and experienced all the emotions of
pa? sing through a dangerous experience
without much danger. As a matter of fact,
the iiandlts pointed out by guides gener
ally proved to be Innocent all night work
eis. However, some ugly episodes have
taken place in tills quaint-looking house
and police officers In mufti have them
selves been stabbed, on the threshold. And
now It Is to disappear, with its quadran
gular lantern and painted angel, the Vllle
de Paris having condemned the property.
I lioucbard Collection on View.
The incomparable Chauchard collection
is at last visible In the louvre. It is the
I ..,.,. nrheless. In that the Louvre hereto
fore has had no elaborate collections of
the great painters of lMn. the Millets. thelTI'e al,,"'(l at' ,,e "M- waH to lu,n
Coiots. Tyrons, Daubignles, Rousseaus and ol" '""" f""y ,,'a,n'', "WT' B"d " t,,Ht
Jules Dupres. J
Kery one of the numerous t'orots are I
masterpieces. His pictures may be called i
the poetry of nature. Corot Is more ap-
predated as he grows older. M. Aynard
otm e asked C'hav anncs w ho was the great-
col painter of the nineteenth century, and
(the artist said, "You know very well that
i it is Corot." Chenevard was askel the I
j same question, und hi.- said: "What al
I foolish question; you know as well as I
do thai it is Corot." Corot remained un-
uppieciuted for years; he was refused In
the Salon. The pictures which, during hlsj"1"1 ,lls speech at the end of a trial whin
lifetime could have been bought for io. i l,ir! lllan ln he dock interjected, 'stow uii
now cost lnv,ftt. or cannot be had for any
I e
Profitable Walled I'ariu.
In and around this cltv fruit Is alum-
-jantly cultivated. In Montreull the best!
penrhef in the world are cultivated; .H"
tares-a hectare lias about the sul fa.
. , t
of two and or.e-half acres - belonir to about
with a slone wall. n th-se walls are
Walls are
and pear
spriud the branches of peai h
and uraievines. Kvrrv year there
harv.Bt of 12.rOo.O0 peaches and a!
is a
I ""'l" 1'Mi oi n',Mr" un,) '" lies of grapes
j l'"''' ' particular
... ,,. ,...1,1. ,,
Paris 2r..oi0 peaches
" "ltu rlrr
ve-1 Not one of t liese ea. lies are w asted.
iKacli one is carefully t itivated, and
MAKES AN ILL-ADVISED SPEECH
Would 'Make Position of Slater Klna
ilout tor.tlnB.cnt on Acting Ilia
Kntna for Proposed Increase
In the mr.
BY KMH. ANDRASSY.
VIKXXA. Jan. 21. (Special to The Ree l
Hungary Is In a ferment again, and all
because of the Ill-advised remarks of the
heir presumptive. Archduke Franz Kedl
nand, to the Hungarian premier. Count
Kliuen Hedwary. The archduke said:
"Kvery good patriot will learn with pain
that IIitngar's good fame lias become
somewhat dimmed in Kurope. Hungarians
must again endeavor to restore their aji-
! clent reputation, which can be aecom
ipllshtd if the Hungarian nation snows
proof of Its complete political maturity.
The position of the Hungarians will be en
tirely restored In Kurope if Hungary pre
sents the possibility of beconi'ng a great
nation by granting to the military and
naval administration their new and In
creased demands."
The result which these words have had
In Hungary Is certainly not that Intended
hy I'ranz Krrdlnand. Kven the newspapers
friendly to the government say that the
heir presumptive actually makes Hun
gary's future dependent upon voting with
out opposition countless millions for mili
tary purposes.
te italic Comment.
As t'jstig. the organ which voices the
opinions of Count Tlsza, observes that the
archduke will only allow the country a
prestige proportionate to the millions voted
for the army and navy, which Is a humilia
tion for Hungary. The Pestl Hlrlap says:
"To giant Dreadnaughts without receiving
any equivalent In national concessions
would scarcely increase our prestige."
Other newspapers express the fear that
the passionate current of national feeling
in Hungary will again break forth.
Tte Neues Wiener Taghlatt considers that
there Is no occasion to expect any far
reaching conseq lences from the archduke's
words, as "Francis Joseph still reigns 111
Austria and as king of Hungary, and we
know that he Is guided by wise and In
exhaustible benevolence."
Pliotoura pit Showed II Ik, Fret.
An amusing action has jut been heard
at Delreczen. Hungary, against an actress.
who was photographed with here feet, but
who refused to pay for the photographs,
alleging that her feet wero made to ap
pear ridiculously large.
In court she was asked to take off her
shoes and stockings In order that a com
parison might be made. This, however, she
refused to do. It was then decided to com
pare the finished photograph with . the
original negative, and It was seen that the
photographer lit "retouching" had re
modelled the actress' toes so as to make
her feet appear really smaller than repre
sented In the negative. He, consequently
won hlB case, the actress leaving the court
In high dudgeon.
Abdul llamld Very III.
According to the Vienna Tageblatt. the
health of the ex-Sultan Abdul llamld Is
so unsatisfactory that It Is proposed to re
move him to a sanltorlum In Germany.
Commenting upon this proposal, the Neue
Frele Presse remarks that this at once
raises the question whether the ex-sultan
should go to Vienna, a matter which has
already been the subject of an application
by the Porte through the Austrian ambas
sador at Constantinople.
till for Locomotive Fuel.
Negotiations between the Austrian gov
ernment and the Crude .Oil Producers'
union have rfBUlted In the practical comple
tl n of a contract by which the government
w II buy DOO.OHO tons of petroleum for use
as fuel on the locomotives of the stale
railways. This Is In addition to the con
tract for 1, 500.000 tons already made be
tween the government and the union for
oil fuel purposes on the Gallcian railway
I system
New Zealanders
Must Join the Army
Compulsory Service Act is Well Re
ceived, According to the
Premier.
I WKLLINGTOX. Jan. il.-i Special to The
I Bee. (In the course of an Interview Sir
1 Joseph Ward, the prime minister, said he
I was highly satisfied with the reception
I accorded to the new Zealand Defence act.
I Compulsory service was the kenote of
the act, but Judging from the reports re
ceived from all parts of the Dominion,
the volunteer spirit had been stimulated
to an extent which, If that spirit continued,
would render compulsion unnecessary.
result was not actiiciveu in me next rive
years without compulsion then compulsion
would be resorted to.
j UNWISE PRISONER IS HARD HIT
Servian Judaic, lu Keaponae to Taunt,
l.lvea Man l.onueat Sentence
on Record,
-
BKI.GHADK. Jan. 21. (Special to The
Bee.) A Judge at the Kraguyevats Assizes.
Servia. was Just getting nil ely Into swing 1
' " ' " '" " gei
I for smanhlng the fellow's head." The1,
I Ji;di; pastd a moment, and gave him thej
; longest sentence on record in the Servian
' com ts.
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, fll I FFR RIKI&M I flW ON Wll I C
WWbkrii r . , wi I , I kUtJ
'
.Rich Woman Wrote l.aat lealament
I
la o t.noti.
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ST. PHTKLSIil'liG, Uu-sIh, Jan. 21.-
(Special to The Bee (-The Russian law ie-
iquiics "01 Mia 11 ne nmuo on a w nmr
shet or paier .n old lady made her will:
I in liroticr form, but on a half sheet
riaoer. and tlun died. The nrohatu court
I r,arMM lhB -, . nonexistent -nrt th. I
! lev-atees are fighting Ihe case to i.revent
COluNT TOLSTOI
WAS TORMENTED
New Zest Given to Discussion of His
Life by a Letter to His
Countess.
CONDITION MADE HIM BITTER
Only Responsibility to Family Held
Him at Home.
HAD A LONGING FOR SOLITUDE
Instances Hindu Custom of Retire
ment as His Ideal.
LETTER INDICATES FRETFULNESS
Drpnrted Philosopher fines Into
Details of Ilia ( hlng Opinions
and F.spreaaea Cret Dlatnate)
v for conventionality
BY GF.ORG K FRASLU.
ST. PKTF.RSIU'RG. Jan. 21. -(Special to
The Bee. 1 The strange conclusion of the
life of Tolstoy still Is a fruitful source rf
discussion In the Russian capital. No
sooner Is there an Indication that Interest
Is dying down, than there is some strange
new turn which brings it fresh before the
public again.
For Instance, it now develops that tho
great philosopher's departure from home
was no sudden freak, but a carefully
thought ou pui pose of many years' etand-
This Is evidencel by a letter just man
public by Countess Sofia Andreevna Tol
stov. which was dated thirteen years agn
and superscribed. "I'nlcss 1 leave direc
tions to the lontrary, this letter is to be
handed to S. A. after my death." It ef
fectually disposes of all speculation as t
the motives for Tolstoy's flight from
Yasnuya Pollana. The letter Is as follows:
Tormented Hccauae of Beliefs.
"Dearest Sonla: Long have I been tor
mented by the discord between my lif
and my beliefs. To compel you nil to
change your life, the habits to which I
myself had accustomed you. I could not;
and to leave you ere this I also could not,
believing that I would deprive the children
while they were little of that small In
fluence which I could have over them, and
would grieve you: on the other hand, to
continue to live as I have lived these six
teen years, struggling and Irritating you or
falling myself under those lniiucncrt. ..
temptations to which I had become ac
customed and by which I am surrounded.
I also cannot; and I have now decided to
do what I have long wished to do; go
away, because, first, for me, in my ad
vancing yeurs, this life becomes more and
more burdensome and I long more and
more for solitude; and. secondly, because
the children have grown up. my Influence
Is not needed, and you all have livelier
Interests which will render my absence lit
tle noticeable.
Hindu Custom H.I a Ideal.
"The chief thing Is, that Just as th
Hindus nearlng GO retire Into the woods,
and as old religious men seek to devoto
their last years to God and not to Jokes,
puns, gossip or tennis, so for me, entering
my seventieth year, the all Boul-absorblmc
desire Is for tranquillity, 'for solitude, and
If not for entire harmony, at least not for
crying discord between my life and my be
liefs and conscience.
"If I did this openly, there would bo
entreaties, pleadings, criticism, quarrels,
and I might weaken perhaps and not ful
1111 my decision yet It must be fulfilled.
And so, pray forgive me If any act causes
you pain, and. above all, In your soul,
Sonla. leave me free to go and do not re
pine or condemn me.
"That I should have gone away from
you does not mean that I am displeased
with you. I know that you could not
literally could not -and cannot see and feel
as I do, and therefore could not and cannot
change your life and sacrifice yourself for
something which you do not recognize.
And. therefore, I do not blame you. but. on
the contrary, recall with lovn and grati
tude the long thirty-five years of our life,
especially the first half of tills period,
when you. with the maternal devotion of
your nature, so firmly and energetically
bore that which yon considered to be your
dutv. You have given me and the world
what you could give. You cannot but be
prized fur giving great motherly love and
devotion. Hut. during the last period of
our life the last fifteen years we have
drifted asunder. I cannot think that I am
to blame, becuuse I know that I have
changed, not for myself, nor for other
iieoulea sake, but because I could not
otheiwlse. Neither can I blame you that
you did not follow me, but thank and lov
ingly remember, and shall continue to re
member you for what you gave me.
"Ooodbv, dear Sonla. your loving.
"LLO TOLSTOY."
lluaalii tirowlitK Amanlngly.
The Russian census, which lias Just been
published, shows that the empire Is grow
ing enormously. The population In Kurope
and Asia, which was Ts.KK.aO) In 1ST. Is
now ir,l.u,jr..2o0. Only 21 per cent of tho
population of Ilti..'i0"i.5o0 In Kuropcan Russia
can read and write.
Albanian Rebels
Send Ultimatum
to Anxious Turks
'
Demand Complete Amnesty and an
Assurance of Educational
Liberty.
! slI.llVIKA tun "I
-(Special to The
lit e. 1 - Smne 2.0(0 armed All anlans In the
! mountains of i'Hia. in replv to the offer
1 11.,
I OI Bll ailUesl III t UN" Mil l IUJ m,u 01 in?.
I ,,,) iimmiN,, iiior-tnloient fur tho future.
. ...... , .
hnvr made Hie following tUmands to tho
Turki.-ii authorities:
1 A ,.,,,,,1,1,.,,. amnr-vtv f,,r all Albanians
1 condemn! il (01 political offends, complete
,.flw at nu ).rt. the reopening of all
j Albanian school rlosed by the govern-
ineut, and a Tree press.
These demands. Ihey
ay. are an Ir
unli s the gov -
of1 .....1.....1.1 ....... n...i
them unrein r edly they
they put forward other demands in the
dlrcttioii of national autonomy and to
strengthening of Albanian nationalism.
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