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VOI j. XI, NO. 40.
Political and Social News by Cable and Correspondence from the Old World
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ENGLISH JUDGES
STILL BARBARIAN
Case of a Laborer's Wife Sentenced
to Prison Arouses Storm of
Resentment.
NO DISCRIMINATION IS USED
Investigation of Housing Conditions
in the Country.
TICKETS OF LEAVE ABOLISHED
Convicted Men to Have a Chance to
Reform.,
TOGO TO BE AT THE CORONATION
Labor Parly W 111 Kot Re Satisfied I n.
Ill Government Prfnn( Bllla to
Go to the Hoot of Idleness
and Foverly.
BY PAUL, LAMBETH.
LONDON, March 18. 8perlal to The
Bee.) England has long been ' noted for
not only Its strict enforcement of law, but
for Its barbarous sentences and punlsh-
mi'iill Tho judges a a rule show no fine
sense of discrimination which American
or French judgs display In cases where
there are mitigating circumstances.
Attention has been called In Parliament
to the case of Annie Woolmore, wife of a
laborer at I.anibourne, who was sentenced
to Imprisonment for neglect of her children.
The cottage and children were exceedingly
dirty, though, according to the doctor, the
children were In good health. It was also
In evidence that the woman was sober, that
she had been HI, that there wan no water
supply In the cottage or nearer than one
mile. These circumstances, taken In con
Junction with the sentence, have excited
widespread Indignation, the result of which
will be not only a remission of the barbar
ous sentence upon the poor woman, but an
Iniliilry Into the conditions of l.ouKlng ac
i nmmodatlons In the country districts.
Ticket of Leave Abolished.
The old ticket-of-leave system for which
England has long been noted and which
has been the subject of novels, dramas,
poems, legislative Inquiry and action has
been done away with. Hereafter dis
charged convicts anxious to make a clean
start wlllSiot be brought Into direct con
tact with the police.
Heretofore the convict has been super
vised by the police, on the one hand and
cared for by philanthropic societies on the
other, and there has been no co-operation
between. The new scheme Is to combine
Into a central body the societies which
have hitherto aided discharged prisoners
and to give this body authority to deal
with the convicts and funds to carry on
the work. It will be responsible for the
convicts whose Interests It SoTVos, ant ,the
policy will have no more dealings with dls
' Charged prisoners so long as they keep
from further crime.
Toal aad -ol Coming?.
Admiral Togo, Iit.ro of the Rosso-Jap
anese war, will represent Japan, with
Prince Fushlml, at the' coronation. This
will be the admiral's first visit to England
since he won world-wide renown, but he
Is familiar with the country, for is he not
un old Worcester
Togo afterwardi
at the Royal Navf
ter boyT
ifterwards went through a course
val college, Greenwich, and
while there was converted to Unman Calh
cllcism and baptised at the Catholic church,
Oi cenhlthe. Oddly enough, his examiners
In tlfnse days failed to credit him with any
special gifts; indeed, he was the victim
of all manner of chaff from the Britishers
on the Worcester., lie grew In popularity,
however, until at length h became a gen
eral favorite. Togo will be accompanied
by tleneral Nogl, captor of Port Arthur.
Wlint l.altvr Members Draiaad.
lu a recent statement George N. Barnes,
a labor representative in Parliament, sup
plements his arguments against a con
tinuation of the House, of Lords, or at
tempting- to conciliate that body in any
way. Of reforms for tollers and children
he says:
"I am glad to note that schemes for -sickness
and unemployed Insurance have been
formulated by the government; but, after
all, these touch only the fringe of the
I roblrm of poverty. I look forward with
hope to the production during this Parlia
ment of more far-reaching plans of social
auiclloiatloii and reform. I nm not un
grateful for what has already been done
during the last ten Venn. Parliament ha
done a little towards u better preparation
of the children of the 'nation for the battle
of life; it has recognised. In the wage
board bill, the principle of a minimum
!, and has made a start with old age
pensions. But a (Towing host of men and
women want to press forward more quickly
'towards the time when no child shall lack
bread, no man shall lack work, and when
the old shall crown a life of labor With an
age of ease. That to my mind. Is the
moral of the elections; that, to my mind,
la the mandate of the government."
Joker t'olo -Mill at Work.
Another practical Joke has been perpe
trated by Horace le Vere Cole, the young
man who in the character of the Sultan
of Zanzibar mas publicly received by the
mayor of Cambridge, and who last year
made the world laugh at the exploits of
the Abyssinian princes," who were taken
so seriously by the officers of the Dread
nought. Mr. Cole. Locker-l.ampaon, M. P.,
ami a friend were discussing bow easy it
mat to be arrested.
"There Is no dirfculty altout it," said Mr.
Cole. "See how I Mill yet Mr. Lampoon
arrested." So, unnoticed, he deftly In
serted his match In 1-auipson's pocket, and
when the unusecting victim had gone on
a may In the street he raised the cry
' Stop thief!' The police stjpped l.amiaon
and. declining to treat the matter as a
juke, took the names of both, with the re
sult that there was a police court sequel
at Marlborough street. Cole mas accused
of "using Insulting words and behavior,
whereby a breach of the peace might have
been occasioned. Magistrate Penman said
be mould bind Cole over for good behavior.
Theater for Hleh.
The I lent Is a theater for the rich, the
Boudoir theater, as It Is to be called, will
be a place of entertainment for the few.
t The chraiest seat mill cost $1 &o and the
boxes will be 110, St5 and 5 each. The
bouse, although small, mill be fitted out
In the moat luxurious manner.
Mounet r-ully. the French tragedian. UI
be one of the big attractions when the
theater Is oiened in May.
POSITION OF REDMOND MEN
Irish Nationalists Will Not Attend
the Coronation.
REASONS SET FORTH AT LENGTH
Settled roller of Home Rale Pnrty
Mot lo Rtmi Appear to Concede
Any Jastlce In Kxlatln
RY THOMAS EMMET.
IH'BMN, March 18. (Special to The Bee ).
The Irish parliamentary party, which has
decided not to take part In King George's
coronation, has Issued this statement:
"Ever since the foundation of the United
Irish party under Mr. Parnell's leadership
In 18S0 It has been the settled practice and
rule of the party to stand aloof from a if
royal or Imperial festivities or ceremonies,
participation In which might be taken as
a proof that Ireland was satisfied with or
acquiesced willingly In the system of gov
ernment under which slnre the union she
has been compelled to live.
"In accordance with this policy members
of the Irish party took no part In the Jubi
lee of Queen Victoria or In the coronation
of Edward VII.
"It mould be a great source of satisfac
tion to us If we could, as the representa
tives of the Irish nation, take our place
side by side .with the representatives of the
other great 'component parts of the empire
at the coronation of King George.
"Ijjiit with deep regret we are compelled
to say that the time has not yet come
when we feel free to Joint with the other
subjects of the king on tlAs great occa
sion. We are the representatives of a coun
try still deprived of Its constitutional rights
and llbertiesand In a condition of protest
against the system of government under
which it Is compelled to live, and as such
me feel we have no proper place at the
coronation of King George, and would lay
ourselves open to the gravest misunder
standing by departing on this occasion
from the settled policy of our party.
Want to Dwelt In Amity.
"Entertaining, as we do, the heartiest
good wishes for the king, and joining with
the rest of his subjects In the hope that
he may have a long and glorious reign, and
ardently desiring to dwell In amity and
unity with the people of Great Britain and
the empire, who. living under happier con
ditions than exist In our country, will
stand round him at the ceremony of his
coronation, we feel bound, as representa
tives of a people who are still denied the
blessings of self-government ' and freedom,
to stand apart and await with confident
hope the happier day of Irish self-government
now close at hand.
"We are sure our people will receive the
king on his coming visit to Ireland with
the generosity and hospitality which are
traditional with the IrlBh race. And when
the day comes that the king will enter the
Irish capital to reopen the ancient Parlia
ment of Ireland we believe he mill obtain
from the Irish people a reception as en
thusiastic as ever welcomed a British mon
arch In any part of bis dominions.
The decision of the nationalists to ab
stain from taking any part In the coro
nation was only arrived at after most pro
longed deliberations. After sitting for two
nnd a half hours an adjournment was
made until after the delivery of the prin
cipal speeches in the Parliament bill de
bate. A further meeting was held In the
evening lasting an hour and a half.
F.conoroy the Rule. ,
Economy Is the order of the day In this
city. The Dublin corporation has decided
by a substantial majority that the salary
or allowance of the lord mayor for the
coming year shall be fixed at 18,000. a re
duction of $2,000.
I'utrrtr Breeds Indecency.
A boy who was examined at the criminal
sessions stated that nine persons were
sleeping in a room In a house where u
larceny Is alleged to have been committed.
The recorder remarked that many of the
working people were obliged to live under
conditions that Bhocked not merely one's
sense of . propriety or decency, but one's
humanity.
La rarer (irast taked for Hoada.
Delegates have been Invited-by the roads
board to attend the conference of the rep
resentatives of the various county coun
cils to be held here. It Is expected that
every council in the country will be rep
resented and that the claim of Ireland to
a larger grant will again be vigorously
ursfd. Scotland, with only 24,000 miles of
roads, against 64,000 miles In Ireland, has
been awarded a much larger grant to keep
them In repair.
Senoussi Sultan
and Three of His Sons
Killed by French
Equatorial African Ruler Planned to
Move His Tribe from French
Territory.
ALGIERS. March 18. (Special to The
Bee.) The governor of French Equatorial
Africa reports fighting In Dar Koutl, where
the Scnoussl sultan, having become hostile
to France, decided to remove to the
Egyptian Soudan, taking the whole of the
population of the Koutl with him, in spite
of their wishes to remain In French ter
ritory.
Captain Modat was sent with a company
of troops to stop the exodus and attacked
the sultan, who was strongly entrenched
at Tata. A vigorous resistance was of
fered, but the action ended In a complete
victory for the French troops. The enemy
lost 3o0 killed. Including the Scnoussl sul
tan himself, three of his sons, and several
Important chiefs, and 400 wounded.
POLITICAL DETECTIVE IS
ASSASSINATED IN INDIA
Aatl-Eaallah Spirit Thought to Hnve
Inspired the Killing- of the
Officer.
CALCUTTA, March 18. (Special to The
Bee.) A detective connected mitb the poli
tical crime inquiry mas shot dead In Cal
cutta In a dark lane. The bullet had been
fired Into his back at close quarters, his
clothes being set on fire. The murderer
escaped. The victim was a special de
tective mho bad been engaged on several
recent political tabes, and had received
warning letters calling him an enemy of
the ccjutry. lie had been sp. iully
cautioned to beware of attack. One arrest
has been made, but the polite are not
hoefii of success in capturing the real
murderer.
WARLORD'S VISAGE
IS UNDER GLASS
Spectacles on the Nose of the Kaiser
Appreciably Tone Down
His Fierceness.
USES THEM READING IN PUBLIC
Emperor Airs His Farm Knowledge
Before Experts.
PROVES HIS SENSE QF, HUMOR
In Jovial Mood, Wilhelm Recites His
Farm Troubles.
WANTS LIVE STOCK INCREASED
Jlenfnt Thins 1" Servants Is German
Girl Who Advertises for Offers
to Serare Her Services and
Picks Employer.
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.
BKRMX, March 18. (Special to The
Bee.) William, the war lord, now wears
eyeglasses, which detract somewhat of
his warlike appearance. One day recently
he appeared In public with plnce-nes,
which he used for the purpose of reading
a lengthy paper on the reclamation of
peat and bog lands before the German
Agricultural council.
The emperor turned his attention to
Improving the breed of Ills milch cattle.
He applied to Heir Hagfnback and II err
Hagenback had obtained good results with
the Bos sebu Indlcus major. The emperor
observed, amid laughter, that as when he
said "major" they must not suppose that
the beast, admirable as he was. would find
his way Into the army, certainly not into
the ranks of staff offlcprs.
Taken In by Showman.
The laughter Increased when he told the
story of one of his experiences as syoung
lieutenant. He said:
"I once saw a booth In a fair at Pots
dam with the announcement, 'Progeny of
a beaver and a duck to be seen here." I
went in to see what it was like. Inside
the booth I found a man, who came up to
me In great distress and said, 'Herr Lieu
tenant, a dreadful thing has happened.
The progeny is dead but the parents are
still alive." I then asked to see the par
ents, upon which the man showed me a
large crop, and said, 'Sometimes they are
outside and then you can see them, and
sometimes they are Inside, and then you
can't see them.'" (Uproarious laughter.)
The emperor then turned to the subject
of the' production of cattle for food, and,
referring to an after dinner speech which
the Imperial chancellor delivered to the
Agricultural council said that before he
ended he wished lo support the appeal
which had been made to them to increase
the numbers of live stock.
A domestic nervant at Heidelberg adver
tised for a- po-iltion as mald-of-all-work,
announcing that she would be glad to re
ceive offers of employment In keeping with
her special talents. Forty-five replies
reached her. Forty were cast aside as un
worthy of ftotlce, either becaute of In
sufficient wages or because the would-be
mistress live in an "undesirable" locality,
or higher than the second story.
The five ladies received notice that she
mould do herself the pleasure of calling
on them the succeeding day. She devoted
the manner of living of each family, the
periods at whlclcralses in wages might be
expected, the amount of entertaining done,
the character and value of gratuities and
presents customarily given to servants,
how many free evenings a month were al
lowed and how long a summer holiday
might be expected.
After Imparting the desired Information
the ladles were informed that their offers
would be taken into consideration and de
cision notified by post. Four got the fol
lowing next hiorning: "I regret to be
compelled to Inform you that my choice
has not fallen upon you."
t'rnlaer Sent as Sample.
The armoured cruiser Von de Tann, which
was commissioned September 1 last, left
Wllhelmshaven for South America. The
object of. the cruise Is stated officially to
be the testing of the seagoing qualities on
board it for the first time, but it will also
serve the purpose, as the Hamburger
Nachrichten said In September last, of
"bringing before the eyes of the South
American republcs, whose attention is now
largely occupied with the creation of
strengthening of their navies, an example
of the capability of the German shipbuild
ing Industry."
Krlithtful Scene nt Eseentlon.
There was a terrible scene occurred at
the lnsterburg prison, where a young girl
convicted of poisoning waa executed. The
unfortunate girl, trembling and sobbing
bitterly, mas practically carried to the
scaffold. When the executioner's assistant
tried to Induce her to lay her head on the
block, she was seised with a fit almost of
madness and, hurling herself to the ground,
she struck wildly at the block mlth her
two hands. altering frightful cries.
For a long time all efforts to cslm her
mere futile; but at length force prevailed,
as she became weaker, and her hands were
ties behind her back. Then, forcing the
prisoner down on the block, the executioner
raised the axe and struck vllh such vio
lence that it cut through the neck and
j remained fixed in the block
Professor la Hot Wntrr.
At Heidelberg, the cause of "votes for
women" has led to an outbreak of duelling.
Prof. Ruge, In a lecture, declareJ that the
new moman movement mas "promoted by
old maids," childless women, widows, and
Jewesses, but was eschewed by those mho
are true women In the sense of the m-ord."
Marianne Webber of the Women's Em
ancipation league happened to be present.
The man tried to escape by protesting that
he referred "not to the women In Heidel
berg, but , to the movement in general."
But Frau Webber m as nut thus easily, to
be pacified. "It was,'' she said, "an an
worthy subterfuge the product of the Im
mature mind "a deadly insult at which
even the worm turned."
WOLVES IN TURKISH CAPITAL
Meaner Drttrs Keroelona Beasts lato
Constantinople aad They Ur
voar a Sentry.
CONSTANTINOPLE. March Is (Spteial
to The Bee i Wolves driven down from
J ,h(. Halkltn, by , ,rveTf. Col(1 hlv ,nad
; ,hrtr .aran,., m Cons ant Inopl A parti
entered the European quarter and killnd
arit devoured a sentry, and a number of
people passing the Seliml barracks mere
attacked by the beasts and torn to pieces.
FRANCIS JOSEPH IS STILL ILL
Old Emperor of Austria Unable to
Shake Off Sickness.
WENT TO 'BALL AT BUDAPEST
Insisting that Better Relations
Re Established with Italy
by Anstrla.
VIENNA, March IS. (Special to The
Bee.) Considerable alarm has been ex
pressed over the Indisposition of Emperor
Francis Joseph, resulting from cold con
tracted at the court ball at Budapest. It
Is reported the aged monarch bad re
peated roughs and 111 consequence Is feared
from his condition. The presence of the
court physician. Dr. Kersl, in the ball
rrtom was considered a sign that the mon
arch felt far from well. As a result of
these reports, prices on the Vienna Bourse
fell considerably. The rumors were only
contradicted In the afternoon, when the
semi-official Budapest correspondent wired
a communication stating that the health of
his majesty was excellent, and further
that the monarch was In excellent spirits
at the court ball and held a circle without
a pause for three hours. The ball so little
fatigued the emperor that,, although he
went to rest at 12 o'clock, he rose at Ida
customary early hour and was seated as
usual at his writing table. He further
stated his majesty had driven to the palace
of the Archduke Joseph, where he partook
of a family dinner.
Nearly 1,000 persons attended the court
ball. The emperor entered the ball room
in a gold braided scarlet uniform and
escorting the Archduchess Marin Annun
slata, who was dressed in cream colored
tulle, embroidered with pearls, and wore
a diadem of diamonds. The heir pre
sumptive, the young Archduke Charles,
followed mith the Archduchess Blanca.
Many other members of the imperial
family and the majorltj of the diplomatic
body at Vienna Journeyed to Budapest
for the ball. Of the Hungarian aristo
cracy only those whose titles are of an
cient date received the much coveted in
vitations. After the entrance of the court
the ball was opened by the Gipsy band
playing a tzardas, the national Hungarian
dance.
lias Flnnlcky Appetite.
An interesting story comes from Buda
pest of the childish nature of the emperor.
The aged monarch a few days ago sud
denly expressed a desire for some straw
berries. The whole court, knowing his
majesty's Spartan tastes, were much sur
prised at this demand for out-of-season
fruit. His dinner usually, consists merely
of boiled beef and a simply pudding.
The chef, In despair, telephoned every
where and messengers were sent out In
motor cars, on a quest -for strawberries.
Two of the cars returned unsuccessful,
but the third carAe back with the tri
umphant messenger in possession of a
small basketful, which was served at desert
that evening.
German Deputies Restless.
Numerous German deputies In the recent
sittings of the delegations at Budapest
advocated In the strongest manner the
necessity for an Improvement In the rela
tions between,-Austria and Italy. The
socialist speaker. state emphatically that
the Austro-Hungarlan naval armament
could only be regarded as exclusively di
rected against Italy. The efforts of most
of the delegates are directed at the pres
ent moment towards Inducing both gov
ernments, as well as the court, to take
part in the Roman festivities. Dr. Grab-
mayer's speech is much discussed both In
political and diplomatic circles, as his re
lations with exalted personages are note
worthy. The marked sensitiveness of the
Italians were comprehensible on account
of Emperor Francis Joseph's absence from
Rome for so many years, nevertheless It
may be hoped that the delicate question
of the visit may find a satisfactory solu
tion in the presence of the member of the
imperial house at the festival. Newspapers
both at Budapest and In Vienna state that
the heir presumptive, the Archduke Frans
Ferdinand, Intends to visit the interna
tional exhibition at Turin. One paper de
clares that the archduke considers the
question as to a visit to Rome opportune,
and has observed also that it may be possi
ble to adjust differences upon the subject
existing between responsible politicians
and the views of the clerical circles.
Englishmen Killed
by Armed Robbers
in the Caucasus
Anglo-Turkish. Oil Fields Scene of a
Double Murder Following
Attack on a Home.
GROSNY. Caucasus, March 18. (Special
to The Bee.) Three armed robbers at
tacked the house of Mr. MacGarvey, the
Anglo-Turkish oil fields manager, and his
assistant, Talbot Barnard, when Mr. and
Mrs. MacGarvey and Mr. Barnard were
at supper. The robbers set upon and mur
dered a boy who attempted to reach the
telephone and give the alarm. They next
wounded a watchman mortally, rushed
Into the house and attacked Mr. Mac
Garvey and his wife and Mr. Barnard
with Caucasian knives and clubs.
The two men, though unarmed, heroically
attempted to shield the woman. Mr. Mac
Garvey mas butchered with knives and
clubs In the dining room, Mr. Barnard,
though wounded, carried his friend's wife
across the yard of the house, but was over
taken and murdered. Mrs. MacGarvey mas
stunned and otherwise Injured. She is -now
alii to be out of danger.
The murderers then stabbed and ser
iously wounded the cook, seized STiOO In
ton that waa In the houae and fled. The
military snd police took prompt and ener
getic measures, and several Cossacks are
Ull scouring the country for the assas-
s'.ni-.
Mr. Barnard, mho had lived much in the
Over Seas iKimlniuns, notably In Van
couver, waa only 32 years of age. He leaves
a widow and a little child.
QUEEN ELIZABETH GRATEFUL
Will Stand an Godmother to Every
Seveath Child Horn to Belnlnn
Parent.
BRI SSEl.S. March l8.-Swc'al to Tbe
Bee ) Queen Elizabeth of II -Whim, in
order to express her gratitude to the Bel
gians for their kind svmpathv during he
recent lllnea has deoUUd to be godmither
to every seventh girl bom if Belgian par
ents, just as the king Is godfather to
I every seventh bov
PLAY BILLIARDS
TO SELECT KILLER
One More Astonishing Instance of the
Cold-Blooded Scoundrelism of
Paris Apaches.
VICTIM SLAIN IN THE STREET
Murderer Brazenly Asserts Guilt on
Being- Arrested.
CRIME COMMITTED IN VENGEANCE
French Philanthropist Leaves Queer
Bequest for Poor.
MUST LIVE IN A HOUSEBOAT
Medical Authority Says the Harem
Skirt Is an Ideal Garment for
Women and thnt It Is De
cidedly Practical.
BY PAT"1 VILLIER3.
PARIS, March 18,-(Speclal to The Bee )
A police Investigation has developed the
fsct that a gang of toughs deliberately
went to a cafe recently and calmly played
billiards with a view of deciding who
should murder a man m-ho was objection
able to them. It was stipulated in advance
that the man who won should kill. The I
police found lying In the Rue Brandon the
dead body of a youth named Gullllon. He
had six knife wounds while three revolver
bullets had penetrated the body.
Next day they arrested a young Apache
named Jules Dlurd, who boldly confessed
himself ' the murderer. He declared that
Gullllon deserved his fate, for twelve
months previously he had killed a member
of their gang. He went on to tell how lie
and others of the gang had met in a cafe
and played billiards to decide who should
carry out the sentence.
Houseboat for Poor.
A unique benefaction has been provided
for the poor of Bordeaux. Nothing like It
has ever been provided for by any other
phllantrophist. A bequest of $400,000, left
for the benefit of the poor. Is to be spent
on a houseboat, comfortably fitted up, on
the Garonne, for the use of the aged poor
of both sexes. It Is Intended as a day re
fuge, to provide for eighty men and twenty-
five women at a time. Four hundred meals
a day mill be provided out of the Income
of the fund.
Echo of Old Fight.
The religious orders are discussed in
several batches of the Waldeck-RousBeuu'
collection of documetnts which the Matin
In bringing out, ,but this publication Is con
fined to two reports to the ministry of
foreign affairs from M. Nlsard, who was
ambassador to the Holy See. These reports
give the accounts of his conversations with
Cardinal Rampolla before and after the
famous Toulouse speech. Some of the re
marks made by Cardinal Rampolla may
be morth noting, as they show how painful
was the impression created at the Vatican
by the prime minister's speech.
"How," he-asked, "can the pope, hence
forth carry on the work of appeasement to
which he has born Invited by the French
government? What result's can be expected
In the presence ot so different, so deliber
ately contrary, an attitute on Its side?
And this at the moment when he has added
fresh evidence to all the proof m-hlch he
had previously given of his desire to facili
tate for the government of the republic a
unanimity of opinion In respect to the in
stitutions with which France has endowed
itself?"
Cardinal Rampolla was at that time sec
retary of state, well known for his counclll
atory disposition, and In complete agree
ment with Pope Leo, m-ho years before had
Invited the reactionaries to rally to the
rennlillc and whose Dolicv was so well
understood and appreciated that the most
friendly articles appeared in French news
papers of every shade of opinion whenhe
died In 1903.
Harem Skirt Kndorsed.
Even the medical faculty must have Its
say on the. harem skirt. The question was
mooted at a ' meeting of the academy,
where Dr. Berg, astonished the scientific
assembly by declaring bluntly:
"The harem skirt has its advantages. It
is an ideal garment for women. It Is
doubly practical because It protects the
body from cold and allows free motion to
the limbs. It is also a defense against
dust and microbes that float In the air.
Numbers of women have been drowned be
cause their movements In the water mere
hampered by skirts. Others were burnt on
account of their flowing robe, and the
harem skirt wards off all these dangers."
Half a dozen savants were at once on
their feet to combat this revolutionary
doctrine. Prof. Debove declared, "Trousers
are for men, skirts are for women, and
that Is the end of It."
Cochin Is Ronarh Hewn.
M. Denys Cochin, one of the new acade
micians, has a rough-hewn, bearish face,
with little twinkling eyes. The Cochins of
his ancestry mere town councillors of Paris
In the time of Joan of Arc. Their connec
tion mlth Paris affairs has gone on ever
since. The grandfather of the present man
founded the Cochin hospital. M. Thiers
named the late Auguste Cochin prefect of
the Seine, an office, when he filled It, that
Included the mayoralty of this city. The
picture gallery In his house is filled with
Impressionist paintings. He saw mar in
170-71 as flagbearer to General Bourbakl.
When he has time he goes to his chateau
near1 Beauvals to look after a farm he
has there. Tills he calls "going out to
grass." M. Rougon, the other new acador
mlcian. Is director of fine arts at the
ministry of public instruction. He writeo
agreeably for the paper and reviews on
art and artists, and has agreeable wit.
Spaniards Attack
HarenrSkirt Wearers
Serious Conflicts on Madrid Streets
Follow Appearance of Daring
Women.
MADRID. .March lH.-i Special to The
Bee. 1 Spain Is taking the harem skirt
seriously. Several serious street conflicts
have occurred in Madrid, many arrests
being effected. Recently two aristocratic
women alllieu in ordinary SKIrts mere
wantonly and mistakenly attacked by a
huge mob of 3 Ouo people, and had to teek
the protection of their nun friends and
tine pome. i ne matter is wginning u
cause ilium nni)f ai me ponce neau-
J quarters.
BUSINESS NOT FOR BISHOPS
Pope Pius Will Not Allow Prelates to
Act as Bank Directors.
BISHOP OF WATERF0RD RESIGNS
t'hnrrh of St. Fntrlrk Opened In the
Grandest Street of Rome After
Many Years of Delay In
Rnlldln.
BY CLEMENT J. BARRETT.
ROME. March 18 (Special to The Bee.)
The pope has received a letter from the
bishop of Watcrford, Ireland, announcing
he has resigned bis office as a trustee of
the Waterford Savings bank. In accordance
with the recent decree of the holy see
forbidding ecclesiastics to retain positions
of responsibility, such as trustees or
directors In banks of any kind. The pope
holds that the duty that falls upon bank
officials tends to distract a man from
spiritual affairs.
I He is of the nnlnlnn that men mho enter
upon religious life should devots their time
and energy to their respective flocks. He
says that In these days of frenzied finance
clergymen and prelates should be especially
chary of financial activities except those
that directly concern their own parishes or
dioceses or metropolitan sees, as the case
may be. , .
St. Patrick's t horch Opened.
In the grandest street of Rome, in the
Ludovlsi quarter, abounding In splendid
hotels, rich villas and palaces, there has ,
been constructed a church In tho name of
the patron saint of Ireland, which opened
for public service on St. Patrick's day. Ui
the immediate vicinity of the spot Chris
tian memories abound. Two miles outside
the neighboring gate above a catacomb
dating from the apostolic age, In which It
Is held that St. Peter himself administered
baptism. He the foundations of an ancient
church St. Sylvester's, which contained
the ashes of Pope Celestine, who commis
sioned St. Patrick to preach the .gospel to
the people of Ireland.
For over a quarter of a century the idea
of building a church dedicated under the
name of St. Patrick has actively possessed
the mind and the desire of the Irish Cath
olics all over the world. The work, which
was initiated twenty-three years ago and
was carried on for a time, was, on account
of several causes, suspended. But Its
promise was never abandoned.
The moving spirit In the work Is Very
Rev. Maurice McGrath of the order of St.
Augustine, appointed by his order in Ire
land to look after the interests of the IrlBh
branch of the Augustlnes here. The mas
sive foundations, powerful enough to sus
tain a building like St. Peter's, had been
already, laid. The archbishop of Dublin,
William John Walsh, laid the cornerstone
on February I, 1tj88 and the silver trowel
used on the occasion was presented by
Mrs. Charles Ashman of New York. The
law. Archbishop Ryan of .- Philadelphia
preached the sermon.
Woman Del rajs' Drlnnnfl.
Betrayed, it Is though, by A woman, the
notorious Sicilian briganad, Ballo, has been
arrested at Palermo, after a desperate
struggle, in which one of the carablnerl
who effected the arrest was killed. Ballo
is accused of murder; he has come vic
toriously out of many- fights wtlh troops
sent to take him and has been credited
with levying blackmail In the manner as
cribed to the Highland caterans of old
days on two provinces to the extent of
6,000 per annum. With a price set on his
head, he was yet audacious enough to visit
Palermo whenever the fancy took him, and
to frequent its cafes. On such occasions he
always appeared attired In the height of
fashion and his silk hat mas In Itself a
poem.
He took a box In the grand tier at the
Palermo opera and motored up to the
theater in great style, accompanied by his
ongana oi oniy sugnuy aim
mer luster, named Finetzo.
Russian Cossacks
Commit Outrages on
Persian Frontier
After Fight with Brigands the Czar's
Troops Execute Vengeance on
Helpless Women.
TEHERAN. March 18-(Special to The
Bee.) Astonishing reports of an outrage
In the village of Veramun, near Astara,
on the Itusso-Perslan frontier, have been
current for some days. The certain fact
Is that a skirmish occurred between Rus
sian troops and brigands, in which two
Cossacks were wounded. On the follow
ing flay a larger force attacked Hussein
All Kahn near the village of Veramun
killing four of the brigands and losing one
of their own number.
It is said that on this occasion the Cos
sacks drew daggers on the villagers, both
men and women and assaulted women.
Finally, before daybreak a force estimated
at 609 men attacked the village, and. al
though the brigands were not there, burnt
the houses and massacred the Inhabitants
of both sexes. A number of women took
refuge In the house of a Mullah who was
a Russian subject and hoisted the Russian
flag. This protection, horn-ever, was un
availing, and twelve women are said to
have been massacred in the house,
MIXED REPORTS ON NICHOLAS
One Paper Asserts King; of Monte
nriro In Very Sick Premier
Says He Is Well.
VIENNA, March 18. (Special to The
Bee.) Contrary to a report received by the
leading Czech organ, Norodnl Llxty. the
condition of King Nicholas of Mont-negro
Is still precarious. The Montenegrin
premier telegraphs to the Neues Wiener
Tagblatt that his majesty 1 will and that
no changes are contemplated in his pro
Jtcted visit to Vienna and St. PcWnburg.
NATIVES SHUT OUT OF CHURCH
White Inhabllaats Wlthdrnw llrqneat
on a linlidlng: t'nnd Uet-aua of
a Condition.
CAPE TOWN. Msrch 18. (Special to The
Bee t The mlilte Inhabitants of Uvlnir.
atone. Rhodesia, have decldi-d nit to prea
their application fur a grant fiom the Mar-
j r!ott bequest towards the election of a
- j church, because a condition of a eccpiancp
is mat natives snail be allowed to wor
Jslilp
CZAR'S OFFICIALS
HAVE AMD PAIN
Disclosures of Official Graft of a
Character to Cause Perpetra
tors Some Worry.
CITY COUNCILORS ARE INVOLVED
Senator Neihardt Investigating the
Westinghouse Company.
CZAR HIMSELF SHOWS INTEREST
Commissary Colonel on Trial for De
manding Bribes.
RUSSIA TO HAVE A NEW NAVY
ronnrtl of Ministers lo Ask the Im
perial Damn for the Snm of
Fifty Million Dollars lo
Rnlld Ships.
BY GEORGE FRA'KR.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 1'. (Special
to The Bee.) The disclosures from th
government Investigations Into state and
municipal corruption In Russia are causing
a painful feeling. Certain St. Petersburg
city councillors are alleged to be Involved
In extensive frauds.
Twenty agents of M. Neidhanlt. the sen
ator, visited the offices and factory of
the WMtlnghouse company, which built
the St. Petersburg tramways, and made a
search among the rompsny's books, last
ing six hours. It now seems apparent that
the czar will have a thorough examina
tion Into the operations of the Westing
house company In the empire made, it
was disclosures into the operations of this
company that led to the first suspicions
of corruption. The czsr is most carefully
following the senatorial Inquiry.
His majesty has received M. Neldhardt.
at whoso Instigation the government Is
taking criminal proceedings against M.
Dandre. the president of the revisions!
committee of the St. Petersburg munici
pality. The first Important trial resulting from
the Inquiry has been In progress at Mos
cow. Colonel PoliaUoff. administrator of
the commissariat department of the Mos
cow military dlstrlrt. Is charged with sys
tematically demanding and receiving bribes
from contractors. -
Want a 1er Navy.
Russia will build a greater navy, the
work already outlined to extend over a
period of four years. The Council of Min
isters will ask the imperial Duma to vote
$."0,000,006 for the construction of four bat
tleships of the latest type and largest slxe.
The work Is expected to begin this year
and be completed In the year 1!'15.
M me, De I.acy Insnne.
A tragic development of the recent "mur
der of microbe" trial in St. Petersburg has
occurred, Mme. de Lacy, wife of Count
O'Brien de Laoy,. who was sentenced for
complicity in the death of his brother-in-law,
having lost her reason as a result
of the disclosure. After the sentences were
passed on the two murderers Mme. de
Lacy left the court quietly and m-ent
home. Next morning she vanished. Gen
eral Buturlin, her father (whom the pris
oners had also plotted to murder), feared
she had committed suicide and asked the
police to search for her. Mme, de Ijicv
waa discovered in an electric tramway car.
At the next stopping place she left the
car and hastened away, but was followed
and pursued and persuaded lo enter a
police station. Taken home, she was ex
amined by physicians, who pronounced hAr
bereft of reason.
Gold Invitations.
M. Splrldonoff, a wealthy Moscow mer
chant, who Is about to celebrate his golden
wedding, has sent out Invitations engraved
on thin sheets of gold, worth J20 St each,
Instead of the usual cards.
Sentries Kronen on Post.
Two deaths from exposure at their posts
of duty during the recent blizzard have
caused much comment. After a night of
Intense cold, over 50 degrees below zero
being registered, a Russian sentry at
Cronstadt was ff.und dead In his sentry
box and a sailor was discovered frozen to
death on the quay. The frozen corpses
were found at their pobts as If still on
duty.
Australian Youths
to Visit United States
Forty Lads Preparing for Extended
Sightseeing Trip in England
and America.
SYDNEY, March 18. -(Special to The
Bee.) A party of forty boys from New
Zealand and Australia will leave home
next August on a prolonged tour through
the United States, Canada, and the United
Kingdom. Last year a number of Amer
ican boys were entertained In Australia;
and the young Australians are to be the
guests of American citizens from their
arrival In San Francisco to their crossing
Into Canada three month later.
The League of the Empire, on first hear
ing of the scheme from Its originators, the
Young Australia league, ."UKgested that It
would be doubly pleasant if the lads could
arrive In time for the Coronation. Il was
not found possible to complete the finan
cial and other preparations In time fur
such an early start.
Australia Seeking
to Secure Laborers
Colony's Immigration Department is
to Pay Passage of Idle Workers
from Other Countries.
SYDNEY. March 18-( Special to The
Bee.) Owing to shortage in the supply of
labor, the old immigration act is lo be re
vived In south Australia, so that assisted
passages may be granted to llioi-e mho are
closely related to nominator', rural workers
and their families, persona whose on u
patlons are not congested in the state,
selected farm laborers and domestic i-er-
I vunn miii neuiile ii,a ih.ir m.... i.
j paying assisted rates. For the present,
immigrants mill be assisted only from the
; United Kingdom, self-governing Rrltlsli
colonies, and the I'nited States
A special
- Immigration officer will be
I En
appointed in
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