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U.MAI I A, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY lT, 11)11.
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Political and Social News by Cable and Correspondence from the Old World
ANARCHISTS ARE CROOKED TORYSCHEMES FAIL
RERLLNERS WANT V0N AEHRENTHAL MISTAKEN?
UNRULY COUNTESSllIANS GETMERICAN COIN
RUSSIA ABUSES'
JEWS ASM1 YORE
No Letup in Intolerant Treatment
Accorded Hebrews in Ciar's
Dominions.
LONDON TAILORS F,
Ireland ElcJ
rP 1 I T 1) I) IMA? IfH Ontimitin Hfr1nrtinTi nf Premier of
CAUSES A TANGLE Mo"y " s'r"' Y,,,ly
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Plying ths Needle, the Teacher o!
Destruction Continually Spread
Their Doctrine. '
SAID TO EE MOSTLY RUSSIANS
Leaden Getting Bolder and Crimea of
Frequent Occurrence.
ENGLAND PAYS HEAVY PENALTY
Leniency of Treatment Now Reacting
Disastrously.
IABORITES AGAIJTST BIGGER NAVY
Protest the tout of Wnrahlp Ha
Growi to Be Trfi(lom
Borden Henry Tiny at
Bridge.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.
LONDON. Feb. 2R. (Special to The Bee.)
Enrlertl I about to pay tlie penalty for
turning the country Into a rendesvou for
anarchists and other mm who have their
hand raired ( against everybody except
themselves.
Now there is quite a colony of foreign
anarchists in the quarters bounded by
Blshoppate. Whltechapel and Commercial
Roads, and It la their object to commit
burglaries, attack In the streets, even kill
to aupport themselves, aend money to their
accomplices elsewhere and for the manu
facture of deadly explosives for further Co
structlon. fUntlstlc show that In 1901 1.2A
Russians rettled here, and they all belonx
to bands o outlaws who had fled their
country and were ready not only to at
tach the English, but to teach the natives
how to make war upon law abiding citi
zens'. It la strange what a number of foreign
anarchists practice In this city th Vade
cf tailoring, and while they ply the needle
their hatred toward peaceful mon seems to
be augmented. The sweat-shop system
makes rebela of them. .Thera are tallora
of all nationalities here, but tha Germans,
Norwegians and Bwedea ara law abiding
and Join the tradea unions, while Slavs
prefer to remain outside tha organisations
and flock by themselves. 1
Laborlte Kntes Protest.
At lha labor party special conference on
tha growth of armaments at Leicester, a
unanimous resolution waa carried protest
ing against this increasing burden aa being
Subversive of civilisation. Indeed the only
difference of opinion at tha meeting was as
to whether organised labor should not
go much further than protest, and by
means of a general International atrtka put
an end td all production of war material
in those countries which went to war.
"' v Kntanarlod r nl. To pe.
- Here la an example of English red tape.
The cane of eGorge Archer-Sheo, wlio wus
accused of the theft of a postal order from
a fellow-cadet and removed from tha naval
college. Is to be brought before tha house.
After much legal procedure the, action. of
the admiralty was taken before the courts
last, year and : the government . withdrew
from the case, clearing Slice's character.
Hlnce then nq communication has. been re
ceived from his relatives from the admir
alty, no expression of regret has been sent,
and no offer made to reinstate him, nor
have the costs of the legal proceedings,
$15,000, been paid.
High Play at Bridge.
The rubbers of bridge played here within
the last few days resulted In the amount of
tZlG.OOO, and the scene of the game, a well
known hotel much frequented by American
visitors. The stakes were &0 a point, and
It was mutually arranged that three rub
bers should be played, the partnerships re
maining throughout as decided by the orig
inal cut. -
- Onr I'nele Coanausjht,
The duke ot Connaught, who will ba the
next governor general of Canada, la oloae
upon til years old and aa unole of the
klng He graduated from the Woolwich
Military academy in 1869. Hla first fight
ing experience wis In Canada during the
renlan raid. Since then he haa seen serv
ice In Egypt, India. Ireland and the
Mediterranean district. Ha la a field mar
hal. He recently represented the king
at the opening of the South African Far.
llament.
Tha title Is derived from tha province of
Connaught. the western part of Ireland.
The title waa coined to captivate the
Irish, lie haa beeu, aa haa the king, ac
cused ot a predilection for Catholics and
friendship for the Jesuits. Replying to
tha Protestant alliance, tha duka has writ
ten to say that the body haa been "quite
misinformed" as to his opening a Jesuit
college at Buluwayo. Ha points out that
he laid tha foundation atone of a Protestant
chinch In South Africa and he waa quite
certain that tha Jesuit order was not In
taraated In the project.
Kitchener aa Constable.
wnn King Ueorge la crowned Lord
Kitchener will act aa lord n'gh constable.
ine eouslabl attends the king during the
coronation procession. During the actua
ceremony he stands upon tha left of tha
king and Is the communicating link' b
tween him and those with whom he desires
to speak.
Pay a HI. a for View.
As an omen of high prices likely to be
Obtained for good Views of tha fnrthrntn.
lng coronation procession, the occupier of
a house In St. Janus' street haa let It to
a wealthy American, who haa contracted
to pay $6.0ro just for one day.
Keeping- Family Together.
There was a pathetlo rc-en In the Penge
poMce ouit recently, arising out of a
youth's desire to fulfill the dying wish of!
MS met her. The defendant, James kmj.
,e. od U ,ccu.fd of enticing ,7o
children. Arthur fi.,r. ....A 1!
Sidney Skiers, aged 10, from the North
Surrey school. ,
"I deciiti to say where the boys are.
as I wish to keep my BoU-mn promise to
my dying mother," said Kutigers.
Th relieving officer said th children
were adopted by guardlar.a on the death
of the mother.
Th defendant said h had not been In a
pobitlon to take the boys before and hi
action was du to tha refusal of th
guardian to allow hla bi-othera to b placed
undar hi charge. Before his mother died
he Btade.a demn aromls to look after
th lad and b tried to kea that prom s.
th had a dread of th boys Coming under
th control of guardian. Th ca 1 ad-
jwurntj fur a month- "
MEN OF E0I3 IAIIZ3 UIHTZ
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Patriotic Devotion to tht Interest of
the Country Mnr'eed the Actioni
of the !Nalion-llMa In orth
rtiil SntiC) Alike.
13T THOMAS F.MVETT
DI'RUN, Hob. 2.Y 'Special to The TVe.l
That the tory politicians who have hi
secretly uslnir Orangemen to P-'"' '':.''
religious outbreak and prlmei mninst
property failed In their plans in shown ny
the fact that nt tt-e recent elrr'lon Ca 1) c
strongholds elected T'roteslant n iMo"il nt
to Parliament, ard that Prolorlan' ".::i
tricts eUctrd Cnthrl'e.
The natioral executive fcminii"1 o" t't"
t'nlted Irish league In i ii'atwi; 'i u.r,
recently has this reference to th rplrlt of
to'emMon:
"The capture cf Eo.ith Dublin hy n. trium
phant majority, fie reenpture o: m'd
Tyrone. the Increased ma'otllfies in South
Aima;!h and Kest Tyrone, and t'.ie nohllns
of West Belfast, wre evidence of th tally
of Protestant nnd Catholic aiik?. to th
sta-dard of the Irish n:ty. Tlie Icr rs ca i
tr.ly boast of a majority of one out or
thirty-three Ulster srats. The l's n.
ccmntv seats crave the rationalists s mn-
Jorlty and th re wat an pctral majority
of votes In Ulster polled for honi ; rbl..
The Irish party now include eight Protos'
ant members, against sven in t'.ie las'.
Parliament., elected in the moat Catho'.lo
constituencies in this country.
Hfllalon Mnen Wined Ont.
Bishop, priests end ppepin Jrlned in sup
porting Captain Dene'an. William Abra
ham waa returned by an enotmiuj major
ity by the Catholic electors of tha Harbor
division of Pubiln. Richard McGhee recap
tured Mid-Tyrone by an overwhelming
Cathollo vote, and amongst other Protest
ant membera returned were Mers. Mac
Nr'U and Law lor Donegal, and Hav land
Burke for Klng'a county. These facts are
a sufficient answer to the charge of In
tolerance brought asalnst Cathjl.cs. What
ever faults Catholics may have, religious
Intolerance la not one of them.
o Able-Dodied Panper.
Ireland apparently haa no ablebodied pau
pers. The Llmavady guardians are agita
ted because, owing to the number of old
men who left the almshouse to get old age
pensions, there are not now sufficient able
bodied men In the house to supply the
establishment with water. The prospect,
however, of a pension will not Induce some
aged paupers to desert these Institution.
I specified cases in which I thought It
would bu a hardship to discharge old peo
ple, aa waa proposed. A case . which oc
curred In Llmavady workhouse may be
cited. One of the men who had gone out
to claim his pension returned again and
refused to leave. He was blind and could
not get any one to., look after, him . hen
out. Old people who have no relatives or
friends outside may have to submit to
privation if they were to leave the poor-
house.
Compliment to Americana. a
To his honor. Judge Todd, living or
dead," was the address of letter which
Judge Todd received In connection with a
case at Dungannon sessions in which Peter
Hegley aued to recover $75 damages for
the wrongful selxure of a horse, cow and
heifer.
Judge Todd said the signature purported
to be that of Maria Begley. It waa Im
proper to send such a letter to a judge.
The plaintiff said Maria Deploy was bis
mother and was dead. His brother might
have written the letter.
You are a nice boy," remarked the
Judge amid laughter. The plaintiff waa
then directed to write the line, "To his
honor, living or dead." Having examined
tha writing tha Judge remarked, "Oh, he la
cute enough. All Americans are prtly
Bmart" "
Begley lived In the United States for
several years. ...
Demand for Horn Work.
Thera ' haa been an uproar In Perry be
cause of the action of the Board of Guar
dians, who have decided to obtain an am
bulance from a Lancashire firm wltheut
giving any opportunity to Irish, flrma to
bid on the job. The excuse given In sup.
port of this course was that the Lancashire
makers were specialists in ambulancea, and
that It waa Impossible to get In Ireland
a vehicle as good as that which they of
fered. English Get Grip
on New Indian Ruler
Nawab of Junagarh Dies, Leaving
Son of Ten, to Be Controlled by
Regents.
CALCUTTA. Feb. 25 -(Special to The
Bee.) News haa been received of tha death
from heart disease of his blghnesa Nawab
gir Rasul Khanjl Mahabat. Khanjl, nawab
of the Kathlawar State of Jan&garh. The
nawab, who had Just completed the nine
teenth year at his reign, waa U. He was
th last of the old type of chiefs of Kathla
war. His only surviving son la a -boy of
10, and, consequently, tha administration
will fur the next few years be In British
hands.
BELGIUM SECURES COLLECTION
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Owner, Dying, Bequeathe to tha IS" ac
tion Works Valued at Million
Dollars.
BRUSSELS, Feb. U. (Special to - Th
Bee.) M. Vermeersch. a well known Bel-
"Un "l h , a a"
bequeathed hi Collections, valued at $1.0 .-
uou, to the nation. The collect'on Include
magnificent Flemish paintings and Ivory
statue. The only condition attached to
the btques Is that the state aha',1 pay an
annuity of Vw) to hla old servant.
WIRELESS STATIONS FOR INDIA
Ttiew Medlam of Comwuutrattou la Ba
KatablUhed at the Principal
Cltle.
CAIXT'TTA. Feb. 2S (Specisl to Th
Bee. ) Wlreleea telegraphic stations are to
be Installed at Calcutta. 11 hi. Aliahadad
and Simla. Thla t-moodie the f.rst exten
sive use of wireless telegraphy for Inland
communication. The total coat of thla
enterprise will amount to $-0,u.
City-Council of i.-.-an Cc-pital uoes j
on l.i
WG'JLD rcOIS.- -HE ir.K0C22iT
Judicial Wronj Ifono to a Group of
Miners is Riihicd.
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SITG-R T7AS Pf ' I?T .UIOCIAT
Depth f the s
SocI.-lltii Iteep
OHier Ve-rt-n
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Honor for
BV MALCCl.M CL.M1KR.
BKPLIX. Feb. 25. (Special to The Bee.l
A curb Is." to bo placed on the city polite,
who are accui-cd of having Imitated the
police of Now York City recently, consti
tuting themselves captors. Judges and exe
cutions s.
At Its last meeting the city council unan
imously passed a rcsjl'utlon culling on the.
govern men to "adopt suuauie inea ire iu
prevent the excesses of the police in any
action it may "e uocestary for them to take
to restore public order, and especially In
Jury to the persons and property of Inno
cent people."
'Ihls shows what Berlin thinks of the out
come of the Loab'it labor strike trials.
Judicial V;-oiih Itlahted Too Late.
What has long been considered even by
government officials as a monstrous Judi
cial wrong has In a measure been undone,
though Its baneful consequences can never
be made good in this world, as two of the
victims are dead. Fifteen years ago six
miners, were sentenced, at KsJon. to pcaal
servitude for perjury, one,: t:ie ajcjsod, ,
a man named benroeder, had only a short j
time previously been received as a mem-1
ber of the miners' deputation by the em
porar. Ho had, however, joined a socialistic
trade union, and became Its president. In
this capacity, he attended at meeting which
was being held in connection with the for
mation of a Christian organization among
the mineru of the district. He was, how
ever, to'd that the gathering' was not pub
lic, and ordered to leave. Aa be waa de
manding hla penny back from the man at
th door he was seise 1 by. a policeman
named Munter, and flung to the ground.
What appears, to have been a truthful
account of the incident was published In the
Socialist paper, and Munter prosecuted the
editor for libel. What he said had hap
pened was that he had accidentally brushed
against tichroeder, and so caused him to
fall.
Alt Seat to Prison. ,
Ha called a number of witnesses who, 1
however, could say no more than that they
had not seen Munter fling him down. On
the other side were Schroeder and many
witnesses, who concurred, exactly in their
evidence. Schroeder and hla comrades were
put on trial for perjury, convicted, and
sentenced to terms of two and a half, three
and three and a half years' penal servitude.
The adltor was convicted, also.
The six men, who had protested their
innocence, served out their severe punish
ments, and refused to sign an appeal for
the remission of the whole or any part fit
it. As soon as released they set to work
to secure the reopening of the case. All
these years they have been accumulating
evidence to discredit the testimony of Mun
ter, and at last they established ao over
powering a case that tho higher courts or
dered a retrial. It waa proven that Mun
ter, who, like two of his victims. Is now
dead, was a disreputable character, whose
word waa not to be trusted, and sd what
was the whole foundation on which the
conviction had been based collapsed.
When the time came for the crown coun
sel to addreaa the Jury at the rehearing he
astonished the court by announcing that
he did not attach the slightest Importance
to Munter's evidence, and, asking for an
acquittal The Jury did not watte much
time in acquiescing In hla demand.
These deeply-wronged men will have to be
satisfied with their moral clearance. There
la no legal machinery for punishing tbera
with pecuniary compensation for the In
justices done to them and their families and
their loss of wages for years.
Paal Mincer Had Trouble.
The lata Paul Singer, the socialist leader
In Parliament, waa a prosperous business
man when ha was elected to the municipal
council twenty-seven yearB ago. Later he
was elected to Parliament. ' In ISS8 he waa
expelled from Berlin under the law against
socialism. He gave up business altogether
to devote himself to politics. Although the
Berlin order of expulsion was repeated at
Frankfort and at Offenbach, Singer' re
mained a member of the Reichstag, of
which, aa the president. In announcing hi.
death, remarked ha waa one of the oldest
members. He returned when - the law
against socialism was dropped, and for
twenty years he had controlled tha des
tinies of tha socialist party, and was re
sponsible In a high degree for Its ex
traordinary expansion. He was an extreme
radical, but a typical bourgeois, fearle.
In strong meaaurea, and yet a cautious
leader who achieved' not tha least of his
successes by discipline, which made - him
an unrivaled authority on Parliamentary
procedure. Abuse, based largely on the
fact that he remained "a man of property,"
did Dim llttla harm.
Honor far a. Plumber,
Harry Plate, a master plumber, ot Hano
ver, haa been honored by the kaiser, who
has conferred on blm life-long member
ship of tha Prussian upper chamber. Herr
Plata la ou of the leading labor leader.
Ha was for years chairman ot th Hanover
Chamber of Commerce and aleo of tha Na
tiot.al Association of Artisans' Ch-imber.
Plate haa lived In many European coun
tries while working as a . journeyman
plumber and speaks several lungae. The
Cologne Gazette kus Germany la gratified
St Herr Plate's elevation to tha upper
tous of the Prusa'.an Parliament.
Heavy Shell un List.
Inspection of th new list ot guns iau1
by Kruip shows that th new' K-lnch
weapr.n which appear in that Hat weighs
l.JJi pound. It la thus heavier by M
pounds than th shell of th new British
13 6-Inch gun, whloh weighs LtM) pounds.
EALSAN EIIUATIO IS DANGEROUS
Austria and Ilnnsla on Aaserted to
Hare Clear I nilerstnnUlnsr. Hat
Other Indentions Considered
Threatening.
BY EMU. AN DRASSY.
VICX.VA. Feb. 2S. (Special to The Bee.)
The recent declaration of Count von
Arhnnthal that there was every reason
to believe that all the questions which
were dangerous to the peace cf Kurope
wore elthr setth.d or were In a fair way
of sef.U ment has caused more discussion
In illplomatlc circles than anything of tha
kind in rtctnt years.
U Idle Count v n Aehrenthal Is regarded '
as one of the ablest of living statesmen .
and It 'Is recognised that his word must j
carry great weight, there are those lure '
In cloe tobch with affairs who do not !
tu.ly agreo with him. I
1 he situation in tho Balkan, partlcu-
laily in Kuiopan Turkey, Is fiaught with j
Hanger. A htrong section of the dominant ;
element In Turkey would welcome war ,
with almost anybody, and eome of the j
Lalkuu states are with difficulty restrain
ing from accommodating the Turks. ".
fio Dannter t'rum iuul.i. J
That the relations with Russia are on al
better footing than they have been for a
long time Is doubtless true. --Count von
Athrenlhal's statement was followed by a
report in the chief clerical organ, the
Yaterland. which Is known tJ be In close
touctt with the highest court circles. This
journal learns that negotiations for pro
moting an understanding between Vienna
and St. Petersburg are proceeding-, and as
a consequence of these negotiations it Is
expected that the csar, after having
visited the kaiser In Germany next Bum
mer, will urrange to meet the Emperor
Francis Joseph at Ischl. This meeting, it I
s added, was suggested by Kaiser William
at the 1'oUclam Interview.
In diplomatic circles opinion Inclines to
the bedef that the Vaterland's information
Is premature. A high official remarked
to mo today that, as far aa the relations
between Vienna and St. Petersburg were
conoerned, the facta are that the coldness
is beginning to disappear and that friendly
relations are on' the point of being re
stored. "Concrete negotiations concerning tha In
terview between the Emperor Francis Jo
seph ' and the csar," observed by Inform
ant, 'haven't yet taken place. It is possi
ble, however,, that, the hair-presumptive,
th Archduke Franoia Ferdinand, may at
some later date visit St. Petersburg."
. , , . ' Tackling Hatpin Problem.
The first prosecution under the new po
lice rules against long hatpins has just
taken plana in V&hnesa district i-ourt.' A
trood' looking shop girl scratched the nose
of a passarby" in the street with the point
of a pin which was described In court aa
being "aa long ea a spear,"' projecting from
hef hat. The victim ' seised ' her by tha
hand and led her to trie nearest police
man, ..who agreed to prosecute her for en
dangering the publlo aafety. When ah ap
peared ? before the' court the lady pro
tested indignantly against the injustice
that, in conrequence of a mere accident,
she alone could be charged while nearly
all women in Vienna Wore similarly long
pins.'- She waa ordered to pay a flno of
60 cents or, In default, to go to prison for
twelve hours. The magistrate remarked
that future offenders would be punished
mora severely. ,
Johnna Orth Legally Dead.
The period haa Just expired Just now for
notification of the proofs of the exlstenoe
of "Johann Orth," the missing Archduke
Johann Salvator, a distant cousin of the
Emperor Francis Joseph. The archduke's
legal representatives have filed an applica
tion for his death to be officially recognised
and for hla estate to be distributed accord
ing to his will.
It la nearly twenty-one years since tha
archduke was seen alive. He was a man
of most original and ardent character and
came repeatedly in conflict with hi Im
perial relativea. Finally on his marriag
in London with Frauleln Stubel, a dancer
of. the Vienna opera house, he forsook his
rank and hla country and set out on a life
of adventure under the nama of Johann
Orth.
With a cargo of cement he sailed from
London to Buenos Alrea in a steamer called
the Santa Margherlta. which he had pur
chased. Ha left Buenos Aires In the ves
sel in July, 1819. with the intention of
rounding Cape Horn. The ship and alt on
board disappeared and have never been
heard of since.
Prolific Oil Fields
Now Being Developed
in New South Wales
Australian Minister of Befenia Says
the Production Will Suffice for
All Feeds.
SYDNEY, Feb. . (Special to The Bea.)-
Senator O. F. Pearce, minister of defena In
!the Merai cabinet, hag paid a visit to the oU
n',a' ot New 8outh w-""' w greatly
struck with the possibilities for develop
ment and expressed the view that in a few
yara time tha output would be auch as to
enable this state to supply the ' oil fuel
needed for the destroyers and other vessels
of th Australian navy. Tho bounty on oil
production offered by tha federal govern
mem would no doubt atlmulate the In
dustry,
HUNTERS ON SKIS KILL FOX
English Alp-Climber Ran Down
Lena Reynard la Deep Snow on
Mountain.
BERNE, Feb. JB (Special to The Bee.)
A message from the Parntse Oberland de
scribes a unique fox hunt by a party of
four young Englishmen. When ski
ing on the Wenger'a Alp they caught sight
of a fox and gav chas.' Th creature was
unabl to run as quickly In th deep anow
aa th skiers and after a quarter ot an
hour they overtook It.
Th fine tried to escape by doubling, but
on of th aklr tripped and fell on th
animal, aad ao ended the chasa. Th gkln
has been Bout to London to be dressed.
Marries a Nobleman When Young, but
Left Him for Good the
Next Day.
QUICKLY "MARRIED" SECOND MAN
Son of This Union Loses Fortune by
Mother's Error.
MME. CURIE LOSES IN ACADEMY
Branly, Who Won a feat. Needed the
Money Very Much.
STUDENTS RIOT OVER PROFESSOR
Olmtreiterona One. Hnd Started Klre
In the Korlionnr nnd Hundred
rolieemen Mere Ileqnlred
to Oust Them,
BY PAUL VILI.RRS.
PARIS. Feb. 25. (Special to The B '.)
A tather amarlni story ot a niarrlngo has
be-n bio'ight to light through a law cult
for l,(Ct.O;iO francs. A countess was mar
ried early In life to a nobleman, hut on
the cay after the wrddlnff Hhe left for
Constantinople, and did net return till
seven years later. Shu Is then supposed
to have married an architect, by whom
she had a son, who was duly Inscribed in
the evil registry under his father's nnd
mo.hir s name. But sr.oilly afterward the
arch tect went to Hungary and d'sappem ed
In the amr way as the laly had vanlslvu
fiom her lit st husband. Hie linn wtnt to
her mother, who shut the door In liar face.
The former countess next proceeded to
tccupy a chateau belonging to her mother,
ard when the police tried to oust her she
stood a ten days' siege. She threatened to
shoot any gendarme tho broke in. Af:er
ttn days, when they broke into tho mIhcj,
fhe was gone. Her departure was arm-In-aim
wllh a gallant conn actor, who had
handed up secretly to her window a basket
of provisions and floweis every morning
during the siege. She married him some
time afterwards, and then she died.
A her mother has died since and left
her, daughter a part of her fortune, the
son af the countess by tlu? architect claimed
the estate. But now another member of
the family objecta on the ground that no
"act of marriage" to tho architect could
be produced. The court, in spite of cer
tain indirect evidence, decided that the
marriage of the 'Huntes3 to the architect
haa not been proved and her son cannot
Inherit her fortune.
Mmc. Curle'a Case.
The excitement over the election of the
Academy of Sciences Is far from ended.
Mine. Curie (joes not come out ot It les
sened by her defeat. The. narrowness ot
the majority against ter tells her to try
again. Branly succeeded by only two
votes. He verges on old age, Is poor, haa
long worked at starvation wages for a
gnivrslty. and ha done splend d work.
He wa depressed, and had made up his
mind If defeated not to try again for a
chair In the academy. His election Is a
recognition of the service he has done the
world, and the $300 -a year that he will
draw as a member of the institute will be
most welcome, apart from the distinction.
The only luck he had hltherlo enjoyed waa
to share with Mine. Curie the Osiris prize
for a scientific discovery.
Student Klot mt Sorhonne.
For several days the lectures of one of
the professora of law at the Sorbonne. M.
Wahl. have been the occasion of students'
riots, so much so that 100 policemen had
to expel the youth from the hall, where
they had set up a bonfire that might have
burnt down the buildings. The accusation
against the professor seems to be that he
is too strict, and the disorders commencea
Wednesday last, when the students sud
denly began to hoot and howl. He had to
leave the chair, and the same scene was
repeated next day. The students had
brought mouth Birens, gongs and automo
bile horns, which they let loose with a
wild hubbub aa soon as the professor began
hla lecture. M. Wahl retired, but the class
became all tho noisier. The students piled
up newspapers in the center of tho ball
and set Are to them. The blase created
alarm and the dean requested the police
to exDel the rloterB. When tho students got
outside they marched in parade to the resl
dence of the professor, where they vigor
oualy "boohed" him until dispersed. ,
An Apache Condemned.
The Seine Assise so seldom condemn
criminals to death that when they do
everybody wonders. The latest tonsign-
ment to Monsiaur Delbier s province is an
tniuha named Challlou. Condemned to
five yeara' exile for vagabondage. Challlou
had only one regret, at being obliged to
leave Paris. This was the separation from
Nonor." a handsome woman. Unable to
live apart from his love, Challlou returned,
In spite ot the risks he was running in
disobeying the orders of the court. He
soon found that "Nonore" had another
sweetheart, but before he had time to gain
an Interview with the woman h waa ar
rested and sentenced to two months' Im
prisonment. Convinced that sh had be
trayed him to tha police,' ho swore ven
geance. When the two months were up he went
straight to "Nonore," who vainly protested
against his accusations. Challlou stabbed
her; she died almost Immediately, and
Challlou baa now to pay tha penalty on the
guillotine unless the politicians have his
sentence changed.
tag Horse Get To Fat.
The managers of the Theater da la Galte,
where Massenet's opera, "Don Qulchotte,"
is being performed, ara In a quandary con
cerning the horse which takes the part of
Roslnante, the knight's famous mount.
When the opera was first produced the au
thor rejected the usual stage horse. Insist
ing that a worn-out hack such aa Roslnante
waa depicted by Cervantes must be found.
After ransacking thla city the stage man
ager discovered a miserable looking animal.
It made Its debut at the stage rehearsal
With Buccess, and the manager gave dl-
maMam that everv car wa to ha t&kn f i
It.
Whether hla Instructions were followed
too literally, of whether the removal from
uncongenial surroundings stimulated its
appetite. It haa put on flesh and become so
sleek, and glossy that tha management 1
in despair. It has been found neceraary to
paint protruding ribs on Hostname's rotund
sides for each perforoianca.
SINGER PROUD OF HER ANKLES
On Hefuslna to l'i for I'letiin. Vhe
Had to Submit to Tape and Mea
surer I 'on iil Came rii II Id ,
Not lie.
BY CLEMENT BARRETT.
ROM E. Feb. 2.-(.peelnl to The Bee ) -Recent
stntlstles show what a great drain
this country Is making upon American
finances. It is estimated that one-half of
I nil the Italians who emlirrnte to the United
Slates return home and that they senil or
bring back yearly JliiO.nOO.OOO of American
niiiiicv.
Proud of Her Anklt-R.
Mile. Sr.llasl, a prima Jloi'na, had lirmelfl
photographed, but refused to pay fir the
pictures, saying her nnklos were made to I
atipcar less elegant than nature hud made
them. The photographer brought an ac
tion. By order of the Judge the woman's
ankles were measured nnd compart d with i
the pictures bv exffort. Their evidence
was to the effect that the camera did not j
He. She was ordered to pay. I
I (Ml in i. Crop Statement'.
The January bulletin of the International
Agricultuial Institute gives the total pro- !
ductlon and slni;le numerical statement
that Is, a compsrlKon with the yield of tho
former year of the winter and spring ce
iral crops In 1!U0 in countries situated
north of the equator as follows: Wheat,
1.7.T5.0CO.OOO hundred weights, or 3 per cent
greater than In rye. MM.O'Kl.OOO, 3.S less
than In barley,- iwd.oivv.cc,. statement
5.ti less than ' in l!Hi; oats. I.IS',,00 1,001. or
4.H less; malrc. l,8i2,O0O,0 !0. or 1 1.8 greater.
The estimates of the probable total cer
eal crop south of the equator in Argen
tina, Chile. Australia nnd New Zealand,
would show 7.8 per cent greater produc
tion, though 2 per cent less area to be har
vested than in the former year namely,
H4.0O0.O0O hundredweights against 133,500,000.
II r u tit 1 Money Hunter.
Countess Ferrerl dn Alessandria, over 93
years old. has rhtterly lived in poverty in
Turin in a room -in a building occupied
chiefly bv workingmeii and their families.
Shortly after midnight Tuesday burglars
succeeded In forcing an entrance Into the
old lady's apartment. Not being able to
find money they dragged the feeble count
ess from her bed and as she insisted that
she had nothing one of tho, thieves beat
her about the head and another almost
strangled her. Fortunately tho cries of
the old lady were heard by occupants of
the building. The robbers escaped.
'Rebuilding; of Meaalaa.
The minister of public works recently in
sneetcd the progress made In tha rebuild
ing of Messina. He explained that out of
4:4,240,000 placed at the disposal or tne min
istry 3.000,000 had been spent. Mearnna
has 40,000 Inhabitant In temporary can
tonment ' and 20,000 in houses mawnau
been repaired. ,The total funds at tne gov
ernment's disposal was , JEloo.oou.twu.
. Order of St. Benedict.
The pope recently received a copy of the
new catalogue of the Benedictine Order,
which Is published every five years, and
shows the strength of the order, which
was founded by St. Benedict In 629. The
book shows the order has fourteen congre
gations, with a membership of 6.457. an In
crease of 3,62 members since 1SX0.
viirm Incident Closed.
An official statement declares that the
"Insignificant" Incident at Vigo, where
Commander Count Lovatelll of the .battle
ship Roma did not consider himself In a
position to make way for a British squaaron
entering the port, has in no "" ,
the traditional relations between the Brit
ish and Italian navies.
' Veruvln Awake.
Vesuvius is showing enhanced activity,
says the Tribuna. Columns of Binoke,
forming an imposing canopy, are rising
from the -main crater. A slight rumbling
noise is being heard. There Is no panic.
Famished Wolves
Are Killing Turks
Unusually Severe Winter Drives the
Animals to Attack Men in Cer
tain Districts.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 2o.-(Sleela! to
The Bee.)-A terrible feature of the unusu
ally severe winter In Turkey Is the num
ber ot marauding wolves In the country
i.irM. Three native sportsmen were re-
eentlv attacked by a pack of wolves near
A. n,ar. Thero was a desperate strug
gle. One of the men was devoured and the
ethers, though they were lnjurea. eseapoa
tw elimhlnir a tree.
Another Turk was devoured by wolves
near the village of Gumushlel, In the same
district.
GREAT DAM FOR MESOPOTAMIA
English Contractor Makes a Deal to
Bnlld luiiuene Retainer for Irrl
9 station Purpoac.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 25.-(Spei lal to
The Bee.)-Blr John Jackson, an English
contractor, haa signed a contract with the
Turkish government tor the construction of
a great dam at the Hlddie section of the
Euphrates, In' connection with the Meso
potamia Irrigation works.
The dam, which will be the most impor
tant work carried out In Mesopotamia in
modern times, will, It I understood, cost
several millions of pounds.
SINGER ENDS LIFE ON QUAY
Wrapped In III desk, He Made a
Draniatle Parade, Then
Shot lllinaelf.
PARIS, Feb. JS. (Special to The Bee )
The other day an old man, wrapped In a
gpanlsh cloak, was stalking with a Btage
step along the quays, when he suddenly
draw a revolver, shot hlmtfelf In the head,
and fell dead. On the body, pinned to the
coat lapel, waa found a piece of paper, on
which was written, "Kindly remove my re
mains to the morgue, and Infurm the Lyric
j Artlsta, or the Artists Mutual Ain so
ciety, that one of its memoers nas com
mitted Bulclde. I will have no flowers at
my funeral, and wIbIi to be cremated."
ile wa Eugene Doinbrevllle, one a pop
ular singer. He fought In the war of 1X70,
waa Implicated afterward In th Commune,
and fled the country. Returning to Flan. .
he ent on ,ne stage and made a name and
money a singer.
PROTEST AND PRESSURE IGNORED
Ten Delegates to a Congress Are
Ruthlessly Treated.
SOCIALISTS USE SARCASM FREELY
Duma Springs Unpleasant Surprise on ,
the Premier.
ENGLAND STARTS BRISK' INQUIRY
Want to Know Why Hrltlah Subject
I Treated In Autocratic Manner
hy Finnish Representative
of Knasln.
BY GEORGE FPASER.
HT, PETERSBURG. Feb. 25.-Russta is a
Intolerant of the Jewe as ever It was.
l-splte all the pressure brought to bear
' t "eat Hebrew financial powers and
the criticisms of the civilised world, official
Russia rarely loses an opportunity to show
Its contempt'for the persecuted people. An
Instance of this kind has Just occurred.
There has been in session In St. Peters
burg a great handicrafts congress, repre
senting all sections of the empire. Among
the provincial delegates were ten Hebrews,
regularly elected and representative men
all of them. They were entirely unobjec
tionable except for the Bole reason that
they were Hebrews,
The police, acting under. Instructions from
the highest sources. Informed these ten
men not only that they would not be per
mitted to tuke part in the congress, but
they could not remain In St. Petersburg.
Rich Child of n Railroad.
Ludmlla Nlcolaevna, a girl of 10, who al
ready possesses a dowry of $150,000. which
will lie augmented each year until she Is
21, is the adopted child of the St. Petersburg-Moscow
railway. When she was
barely a year old she was abandoned In a
firstrclass carriage. After frultleBB endeav
ors to trace her parents, rather than send
her to an orphanage an employe suggested
that every member of the staff should
contribute towards her support. Tne sug
gestion wss heartily approved and a sunt
waa soon raised to enable Ludmlla to b
well looked after. Since then an annual
collection for her has been made, and U
was decided that the surplus, after "paying
for her support and education, should go
towards a dowry until sho attains her ma
jority. Ludmlla, who Is being educated at
a boarding school In Mcac-ow, spends her
holidays faking the line" at the homes of
her -various benefactor, " who- range from
the directors of the company' to firemen
and signalmen. All have a genulrie affect
tion for the child, whom they look upon aa
a sort of "mascot." , , .
Premier Given n Surprise,
The Duma gave an unpleasant surpris
to the premier the other dav. The bill for '
canallsatlun of St. Petersburg was under
discussion. The first section of the bill
authorized a special commission to organise
the work of canalisation, and the second
empowered the government to take the
matter Into its own hands If the" municipal'
tty should fall to accomplish the task be
fore the expiration of a certain time limit..
The premier delivered a forcible speech in
favor of the bill, declaring that tha re
proaches leveled at Ruawta as the hot-bed
of infectious diseases filled him with pain
and shame.
One socialist deputy treated the minister's
protestations of affection for the neces
sitous masses with biting sarcasm. The
Duma accepted an equally sarcastic amend
ment empowering the minister, if the canal
ization be Incomplete when the term ex
pires, to come to the Duma with the self
same request which he has vainly made to
day. This action Is causing a flutter ot
excitement In parliamentary circles.
Knalnnd Start Inquiry, .
The English government haa asked for
an explanation of a peculiar rax at TTel
slngfors Involving a British subject. An
English engraver brought out by a firm
at Helslngfors, on his arrival finding alt
branches of the trade out on strike nd
being a member of the International union,
refused to work, alleging that he had been
brought out under falsa pretensea and a a
strike-breaker.
The strike committee found his fare back
to England, but on hla arrival at the sta
tion he wa arrested by the pollee at the
request of the employers and conveyed to
the factory, where he was locked In. Dur
ing tho luncheon hour he escaped and Is
now Iw.tn tr hlriitan kA n . . , I,
. , .i, vntii an
opportunity arises to smuggle Mm to Eng
land. '
Under Finnish w he can be forced to
work until le cost of hla outward passage
has, beeu recovered, as Finnish law does
not recognlxa strikes or strike-breakers.
Seekers for Gold
- Work by Auto Lights
Excitement on Bullfiich Prospect,
Western Australia, Has Gone Up
to Fever Pitch.
SYDNEY, Feb. 26.-(8pecjal to The Bee.)
Prospector pegging claim In the dead. of
night by the light of motor car lamp ar
to be aet-n at the newly - discovered gold
fields at Bullfinch, In western Australia,
The discovery that certain mines had been
"salted" bus been offset by the later dis
covery of what ar reported to ba really
valuable clulms In tha same district. An
other gold rush is already In progress and
It Is noteworthy for th nuiulver of motor
cars used In the scramble to secur new
claims. Particulars of the value of th
new "find" ar not yet available.
CORONATION DURBAR PLANS
Great ctnrlu Planned for Delhi
Will Ba Made a Purely Indian ' '
Faartloa.
CALCUTTA. Feb. X -(Special to Tu'
Bee)-it la officially announced that tha
coronation durbar al Delhi Is to b a purely
Indian ceremony and that liidepend.nt
chiefs outsld the limits of India ar not
to ba Invited. uot