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Political and Social News by Cable and Correspondence from the Old World
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IIUS1I AND SCOTS
Y BOYCOTTING ARMY
England it Running Very Short on
Candidates for Her Fighting
Forces.
NATIVES ARE NOT ENTHUSIASTIC
ARCHER REDMOND IS CQMIMiUEBMAN SOCIAL
Son of Irish Nationalist Leader is to
Make a Trip.
THRILLED BY DEAD BISHOP ! FltENCII WOMAN AUSTRIA IS READY FOR WAR FREEING OF SERFS
IS CELEBRATED
POLICY IS COSTLY Disi"'"m"t ; - Sis" ; TALKS BLUNTLY H" Ima '"
TO COVER A LARGE TERRITORY
Better Timet in Ireland Obviate the
Need to Enlist.
SCOTS PREFER THE SIMPLE LIFE
Fictitious Military Spirit is to Be
Aroused by Tournament.
JCOST OF ESTABLISHMENT HIGH
Army and ivr Estimates early
Inmlir Mori- Mnnf) Than Was
pent In the Warn with
Vspolcon.
I1V PA I'T. LAMBKTH
I .ON I ION. April S. (Special to The Bee.)
England In hard pressed for Hoteliers and
Horn The Irish ai e boycotting the armv
and refusing to enlist, am) the canny Scots
are leading the pimple life Ht home. The
average Johnny Bini prefersto, rcninln nt
his fireside and rend uhout war or cheer
war nont at the music hall!". Cut off from
Irish and Scotch "food for cannon" the
authorities have hit upon a scheme for net
ting recruit. A naval anil military tourna
ment organized with the object of securing
recruits la to visit every city and town of
Importance' In the king's dominions. This
tournament, which starts on a three-years'
iMiir. will be on a scale of magniflcance.
V.'ach trouper will enlist for three years.
The weekly cost of running the tournament
Is estimated nt over $12,500.
establishment a Heavy Burden.
A striking" feature about the new army
and navy estimates is the fact that It Is
now. for the first time. costing England
more In armaments to keep the peace than
It cost to carry on the Napoleonic wars,
the Kfeatr.it and sternest struggle tills
rountry ever figured In. In the height of
thut struggle. In the yea before Waterloo,
the total war expenditure waa 13R8.flOft.000.
I'nder the new estimates we will be spend
ing on armaments niOOOofl sterling more In
a time of profound peace
It Is probably that with a view of re
ducing the frightful burden that John
Flurns. the labor leader, seeks the position
of head of the War department.
1'eaitliiK the Peacock.
London doesn't laugh very often, but
when It does It laughs loudly and heartily
nd It In now laughing over a most amus
ing episode of an all-night sitting In the
Commons. The cause was the encounter
between a young IrlBh member and a Tory
nobleman from Dorsetshire. The latter, a
gorgeous being In evening dress, who had
been specially conspicuous In Ms Inter
ruptlon of the home secretary, was taking
the earlynomlhg air-on the terrace when
he was accosted hydAie Irishman.
"Walter, bring me one of those nine
penny clears?" sa'd the latter.
"Sir, what the devil?" stammered the
astonished baronet. ,
"Confound your Impudence, give me your
number!"answered the Irishman, affecting
a haw-haw manner. "I shall report you at
once to the manager for your neglect and
Insolence." Then he walked away, leaving
the nohleman to figure it out.
Trade I nlonlst Active.
A deputation of the Trade t'nion con
gress parliamentary committee was re
ceived by Winston Churchill, the home sec
retary, recently.
W. J. Davis asked Mr. Churchill If he
could sec his way to amend the Jury laws.
(lit- urged , that working men. who were
supposed to be tried by their peers, found
they were tried by their superior. Since
limited liability companies had come Into
existence, they never knew who was trying
t In-lit. When the offended was a large firm
and some of their men were prosecuted,
special Jury was called, and some of its
members might he shareholders In the
company which was proceeding against
the men. Trade unionists, Mr. Davis ar
gued. Were considered sport for magis
trates and Judges. Workmen ought to lie
on Juries as well as employers, and be
adequately paid.
Mr. Churchill, In his icply. dall sympa
thetically with most of the points raised,
which should be carefully studied in the
home office, and would be put before those
who were charged with drawing up an fu. j
tuie agreement. , i
The home secretary dealt Willi Hie ad- i
ministration of Justice, remarking that be!
Joined with the deputation In deprecating i
any geucial expression of opinion from the
bench calculated to destroy or Weaken
the confidence of the wage-earning people
in the administration of Justice, lie waa
not going to mention names, but It was
true that on several occasions statements
had been made from the bench reflecting
on trade unions In language which was
extremely Ignorant, Intolerant, uncalled
fur and wholly out of touch with the de
velopment of modern thought.
Ilellc Elmore Legally Dead.
Mil Cora Oippcn, known as Ilelle El
more, and wife ( liawley Harvey I'rlp
pen. Is ported In a grant of administra
tion now isaocd from the principal pro
bate registry, to have "died on or since
February 1. I'.'iO. on which day she was
1I seen alive at 3D HUldrop-crescent,
aforesaid. Intestate." The grant then goes
on to slate that letters of administration
have been granted to Harold Otto Seyd, at
torney of Theresa tlunn. The value of the
crtalr Is set down tl,"i. The grant la the
Ksuit of the action brought by Mrs. Hunn
lliclle Elmore's siMcri claiming that 'Dr."
I'lippcu's claim to his wife's effects should
'i U- ct aside by reason of the clrcum-
stances In which she met her death.
Coptic congresses failure
i:)nltan MiiuiIkii Deride lu tail
a oiirr I aile.- rrslrfraey
r Itias l-asaa.
CAIRO. April a. (Special to The Uee
It has bein decided to convoke an Egyp
t lull Mussrlmau congress as a counter
demonstration to the recent Assiur Coptic
eoligrtws. The fact that Kkiz Pasha has
I. lit the weight of his authority t t,r
congies by uccepltng the presidency a
regarded as a significant indication that
II. u best Mohauiedan opinion is seriously
stirred The Coptic Connies must evi
dently be regarded as a failure so far as
It object was "to remove causes of dif
ference betaeen the various committees
constituting the Kgyptlan nation "
Notable Episode In Modern Irish Ills.
tnrr Is Recalled by Death or j
i
Mother of John Morphj,
Whitehead."
ISY THOMAS EMMETT.
Dl'lU.IN, April S. (Special to The Bee.)
The national leaders have planned another
around the world campaign to further the
nation's cause. W. Archer Kedmond, M.
P., son of the national leader; R. Haielton.
who. though unseated for North I.ortth, Is
still a member fur North Galway. and
Thomas O'Donovan. :t Belfast solicitor, will
sail from Plymouth boon for a tour through
Australia, New Zealand and the United
States.
The selection of Archer Kedmond Is In
teresting. Ills mother was an Australian;
his father and his uncle, William Redmond,
won their political spurs In an Australian
tour. William Redmond was recently
elected to Parliament and Is of the third
generation of Redmonds to serve In Parliament.
Whitehead" Dies.
Herr Delbrueck Discusses Matter in
Presenting the Budget to the
Reichstag.
i ,
TOMB IS PLACED UNDER GUARD j Says Mannish Women and Ladylike ; TURKEY AND GREECE TO MIX
' Men Are Abomination in the
Vesuvius tialna Additional laziness
HEAVY INCREASE IN TWO YEARS
Fifty Millions Added to Cost in
that Time.
FUND FROM THREE SOURCES
hjr the C ollapse of a II age C one
on Main I rater New Car
dinals Proposed.
Sight of Heaven.
NO USE FOR MILITANT FEMINISM
Employers, Workers and the State
Are Levied On.
WORK FOR HOME INDEPENDENCE
No Present Possibility of Legal Hesi
tation of the Wage Agreements
Between the Employers and
the Workers.
BV MAM-'OIjM CLARKE
BERLIN, April 8.- (Special to The Bee.)
Germany's social policy was alluded to
by Herr Delbreuek during his speech upon
the occasion of the second reading of the
budget In the Reichstag. He pointed out
that in lSn the total expenditure on social
political purposes In Germany amounted
to SLW.OnO.OOO In round figures, of which
IlOl.oOO.OnO waa derived from the employers,
$75,750,000 from the workers, and $12,750,000
from the state. As soon as the Imperial
Insurance degree and the private employ
ers' act were completed the social political
expenditure would reach $250,000,000.
Germany spent a fifth part of what
one could claim to be the Increment of the
national fortune on social political pur
poses. One could not assert that the gov
ernment was unproductive In that sphere.
There was no doubt of the economic Im
portance of the question of the wage tariff
between employers and workers, but legal
regulations were at present Impossible.
Delbrueck said his time was now taken
up by ls efforts to make home Industry
Independent of foreign materials, especially
cotton.
X peaks from Inarch Spire.
Peter Todt, an enthusiastic admirer of
the prince of Bavaria, gave an expression
to his admiration a couple of days ago by
climbing up the lightning conductor above
the spire of the church, opposite the royal
palace In Munich, and affixing a blue and
white Bavarian flag to the top. From this
elevated position he delivered a speech
glorifying the kaiser, the prince regent and
the German empire. In spite of the great
height every word could be clearly heard
by the Immense crowd below.
Krvesgs on -Policeman.
Detlet von Wlnterfeld, a bank manager,
Is alleged to have taken a curious revenge
on a police officer who broke off an en
gagement with his daughter. Wlnterfeld
engaged private detectives to have the of
ficer watched constantly, and every mis
take he made In his police work they Im
mediately telephoned the chief- of police.
Herr von Wlnterfeld Is said to have had
the police officer's writing table burst
open and lmportunt papers stolen In order
to hinder his work. A private female de
tective made these disclosures when pro
ceedings were commenced a,galnst Herr
von Wlnterfeld and his four detectives.
Relations vrlth Vatican Strained.
Since the Kulturkampf days the relations
of the Holy See with the empire have
never been so strained as they have be
come as a result of the speech of the
chancellor, In which he Indirectly accused
the Vatican of stirring, up religious dis
cord In fhe empire and of not ascertaining
the state of feeling In the country- through
the Prussian minister to the Holy See.
Dr. von Bcthman-Hollweg's allusion to
the Encyclical, In which Plus X referred
Mother of
Mrs. Mary Muiphy died recently at
Ascolas. ller death recalls a tragic and
thrilling episode in Irish political history,
the dynamite scare, which convulsed Eng
land In 1M3 and ISM. Mrs. Murphy was
the mother of John Murphy, better known
as "Whitehead." who was sentenced to
penal servitude for life for being engaged
in the. manufacture of dynamite. Dr.
Whomm Gallagher of Brooklyn, N. Y., and
others shared a similar fate. The name of
"Whitehead" was on everybody's Hps at
the time. He served thirteen years In
prison and so harsh was the treatment he
received there that he was released from
Portland prison August 22, 1894, a nervous
wreck. Some of the tory papers, while de
nouncing his crime, condemned the system
under which he had paid such a terrible
penally,
I'pon reaching hia home town he pre
sented the appearance of a hunted animal
rather than that of a man, and ran to a
covered car which was In waiting to con
vey him home, a short distance away. He
disappeared, but later was found wander
ing aimlessly about. He subsequently Went
to America, where he was detained In a
home and was afterwards removed to an
asylum In New York, where, It Is under
stood, he Is confined at present.
Hlrrrll to Retire.
The Mall claims, on what It described as
"exceptional authority," that Mr. Blrrell,
whose health has been poor, Is about to
retire from the office of chief secretary for
Ireland to a position on the judicial bench
and that he will be succeeded by Winston
Churchill. .The' task of Incorporating the
government's hpme rule scheme, It . Is
stated .by the Dublin newspaper, will be
entrusted to Mr. Churchill. Mr. Blrrell
denies that any change Is Intended.
Ireland Grows Tobacco.
The expansion In the cultivation of to
bacco In Ireland was evinced by the fine
samples which were smoked by M. P.'s In
the nationalist whips' room at the House
of Commons. Pipes, cigars and cigarettes
were smoked by members of all parties as
an expression of good will. Heavy pipe
tobacco. In plugs, IrfHhe chief Irish growth.
High Heath Kates.
Some remarkably high death rates have
been registered In Ireland of late. The
average annual death rate for the Dublin
registration area and the twenty-one prin
cipal urban districts Is 22.7. The following
gives some of the highest and lowest death
rates: Clonmel, SI. b; Lurgan, 18.7; New
townards, 45.8; Usburn, 40.9: Newry, 87.8;
Deny, 29.7; Bllgo, 2ii.8; Dublin, 25.5; Cork,
23.4; Waterford. 2S.4, Progheda. 4 1; Kil
kenny, 4.9; Armagh, 6.S; Dundalk, 8; Lim
erick, 10.9.
BV CLBMBXT BARKKTT.
ROM K, April 8. (Special to The Bee )
What Is considered a miracle Is the fact
that the body of the bishop of Sodo. which
was burled seventeen years ago at Cerelto
Sannlta, and recently disinterred, was
found to be as well preserved and free from
signs of decomposition as when It was
placed In the coffin. The public has been
flocking to the spot from miles round, and
Is filing past the body as It lies In the
coffin, and many of the more emotional
are giving way to religious fervor. The
tomb Is guarded by police to prevent the
devotees carrying away relics.
tristlii Cone Collapses.
The huge cone on the main crater of
Vesuvius collapsed the other night, and
the volcano has now an uglier appearance
than ever. Over 1,000 feet of Its former
majestic summit was )lown off by the ter
rific ICaster eruption of 1W!, and now an
other 200 feet has been shorn off Its height
on the Naples side, and the mass which
has tumbled Into the crater has left a huge
rent, 1.050 feet long and close upon 300 feet
wide, leaving the upper station of the funi
cular railway recently opened standing on
the verge of the abyss.
A party of thirty tourists was nearly
overwhelmed by a landslide which followed
the cone's disappearance. Ashes rained
down on the inhabited area around the
volcano, and the mist was so great that
the director of the observatory was unable
to gauge the extent of the damage.
Last Monday night the observatory on
Vesuvius registered shocks and prolonged
rumblings. Director Mercalll does not an-
tlclpate any eruption. He attributes the
rumblings, and shocks to the continuation
of the Internal cavlng-ln of the sides of
the crater.
Proposed New Cardinals.
The Vatican proposes to confer the rank
of cardinal on the patriarch of Lisbon. It
Is even said that serious consideration Is
being given to a proposal to confer a
similar honpr on the archbishop of Oporto,
who was deprived of his post by the gov
ernment of Portugal for having ordered
khe reading of the pastoral which bad been
forbidden by the government of that coun
try. Had Gang Rounded t p.
The police bave succeeded in capturing
a large gang suspected of being concerned
In the murder of the caretakers of the
Boslo bank, in the Plazzo dl Pletra. The
chain of evidence Is said to be complete.
It would appear from all accounts that
the prisoners belonged to a dangerous
criminal association responsible for other
burglaries, soma of whose members are
now on trial at Vlterbo for the assassina
tion of Cuoccolo and his Inoffensive wife.
Father Benson Preaches.
Rev. Father Hugh Benson, son of the
late Episcopal archbishop of Canterbury
and now a V'atholic priest, began a series
of Lenten sermons on Sunday last In St
Sylvester In Caplte. The church was
crowded. The preacher has a style that
fixes attention on his words, and his enun
ciation Is fascinating. There is a fervor
In his manner and expression which Im
presses his audience, and his manner of
presenting old truths Is new and fresh.
Amongst the audience was the well known
Abbot Casque), O. S. B.. and It was In
teresting to think that the preacher, who
Is also a writer of historical novels, was
preaching to the author of the work which
he utilized in his famous novel. "The
King's Achievement."
To Probe Marriage Mlsnp.
Since the debate in the English Houses
of Commons and Lords the Congregation
I of the Sacraments is examining the situa
tion caused by the legislation of three
years ago. by which the marriage of a
Demands Jury Service and More
Chance for Work.
MALE HOMAGE A GOOD THING
Spiritual and Hereditary Patrimony
is Respect of Man.
WIFE ORDERED BACK TO HOME
As Moon as Clash Ori on Austria
Would Seise Certain Territory, j
with the Kndorsenient of 'ALL
Fiftieth Anniversary of Proclamation
of Alexander is Generally
Honored.
SECTS UNITE IN EVENT
Kaiser Wllhelm.
Court Fine r. FleelnB Spouse the uiu
of Twenty Dollars n Day as l.ona
as ihe Resists the Order
to Return.
BV PAT-L VILt.1F.RS.
PARIS, April 8 (Special to The Bee.)
One of the worst attacks made on the up-to-date
woman who transgresses the limits
In the matter of woman's rights conies
from a woman who is well known here.
What might be described as the char
acteristic attltode of French women to
wards the suffragette movement was Indi
cated In a lecture delivered by Mile. Miro
polsky, a well-known woman lawer, who
declared that woman's Increase of Independ
ence was no reason why she should aban
don her coquetry and fascination. She
scoffed at "militant feminists" and women
"with short hair, men's Jackets and
breeches. All that Is anti-feminine femin
ism. I am a woman feminist."
Mile. Mlropolsky attached little Impor
tance to the vote. . "That will come later.
I am not much of a suffragette and still
less In favor of a woman's strike. Iiel us
demand the extension of public employment
open to women; let women be allowed to
serve on Juries." But her final word was
"Remain women; claim the homage of
the so-called 'strong sex." Preserve our
spiritual and hereditary' patrimony. Free
and responsible, let us be women and re
main such. If there be an abomination
in the sight of Heaven, it Is a mannish
woman or a ladylike man."
Priest Fights Well.
After a terrible struggle In the dark with
a powerful burglar In his residence the
Abbe I.oiseau, himself a finely-built man
of 60. overcame him until help arrived. The
burglar wounded the priest severely with a
knife, but was himself laid prostrate with
a water bottle dexterously wielded by the
old priest. The thief made several Inef
fectual efforts to throw the priest through
a window.
Two Women Emhesslers.
Two women employed by a large dress
making firm have been arrested on charge
of wholesale fraud. One as cashier and
the other conducted extensive business
transactions for. the firm.. . They arc ac
cused of embezzling-amounts of between
SS0.0O0 and $100,000. They have been twelve
and fifteen years in the service of the firm.
The alleged fraud was discovered conse
quent upon a change of partnership, when
the books were examined.
Shoplifter Had Trained Dos;.
A dog named Phanor. trained by Its
owner, a shoplifter, to pull her skirt when
ever It caught sight of a policeman, has
Just been ordered to he destroyed. The
dog's mistress was caught In the act by a
policeman and was sentenced to a term of
Imprisonment. The woman's conduct in
using a dog against the police is regarded
as something akin to an answer to the
police Who are using dogs to run down
criminals.
to the Reformers, was especially surpris- 1 Catholic with a non-Catholic is Invalid
Ing In view of the fact that official declu- j unless-contracted before a Catholic priest
rations were made both in Rome and Berlin I and two witnesses. An F.ngllsh prelate has
Turkish Women
Cut Leading Strings
Are Steadily Making Progress To
ward Freedom Heavy Veils
Are No Longer Worn.
CONSTANTINOPLE April 8-(Special to
The Bee.) Nothing could more strikingly
Illustrate the march of progress In Turkey
than the agitation now going on for the en
franchisement of Turkish women from the
antiquated customs and practices with
which they have always been fettered.
Not so long ago It waa Impossible to see
a Turkish woman's face when she was In
the streets by reason of her being so heav
ily veiled. Now, however, the veilings are
so transparent that the contour and llna
nients of the face are clearly seen, and
In many towns women may be seen walk
ing about without any covering at all.
The western wave Is gradually creeping
over the east, and the day la not far dis
tant when the women of the Ottoman em
pire will be as free as their sisters In
other countries of the world.
Queensland Settlers
Have Water Supply
Test Wells Show that an Inexhaust
ible Supply Can Be Obtained
Easily.
SYDNEY, April 8.-(Sieclal to The He.)
It has been ascertained that ouie 300.0110
square miles of western Queensland over
lie the cretaceous formation which forms
a vaat reservoir, apparently Inexhaustibl
of precious water. In this country over
l.OuO artesian bores have been put down
ranging in depth from l.OUO to 4.OU0 feet,
yielding from 100.000 to 4 a 000 gallons
daily. This water Is carried for miles by
wide, deep drains over the country, and
the death of stock thereon from thirst Is
now Impossible.
A still further and eiiuuUv valuable dis
co very has lately been made Iirge sup
plies of water outside the artekWo ares
have been obtained at depths from 300 to
500 feet, and three also are inexhaustl
bia.
that the Incident was satisfactorily closed:
Outside official circles It Is believed mat
the chancellor's address was made in view
of the coming general elections to secure
continued support of the parties opposed
to the Catholic church in Germany.
Fear Standard Oil.
The national liberals call attention to the
alleged danger that the Herman petroleum'
trade ma be monopolized as a result of
the policy of the Standard oil company.
They suggest the institution of an imperial
petroleum inui..t. which might extend
its oeralions over the whole of central
Europe and, they say, bring the empire
l..T00.O0O a year without Increasing the
price of petroleum.
Klrsrhner Re-elected.
At a meeting of the committee of the
Berlin municipality on the choice of a
burgomaster to succeed Herr Kirschner It
was unanimously resolved to recommend
Herr Kirschner for re-election for a term
of twelve years. He Is 69 years of age and
Is considered one of the most brilliant
municipal administrators In Europe. Ills
salary is $.0U) a year.
, Hallway Policy Agreed Oa,
The negotiations between Germany and
Russia on their respective railway policy
In Persia and Turkey will stiortlv be
worked out to a satisfactory Issue. Rus
sia Is waiting for Ocrmuny'x reply to lue
modified proposals of the cur's ministers.
The outlines of the first proposals were
prematurely published in Ixindon and, as
Is stated, they corresponded In essentials
to the suggestions in the first. Russian
note. After that the draft of Germany's
wishes was handed to the Russian minis
ter, who submitted It to the various de
partments directly interested.
Since then the views of the departments
have been received and the due effect
given them, and the amended Russian
proposals have been drafted, approved by
the ran-, ui.-palcht u to Berlin and now it
is again Uermany'a turn to speak.
been delegated to put the facts before the
papal authorities to enable them to decide
whether or not it may be advisable to In
troduce modifications in the law. As the
question is as Important for America as
for England, owing to the frequent mixed
marriages which take place and which are
at present Invalid in the eyes of the
Catholic church. It la likely that American
prelates will be consulted..
Australian Navy
Laid Out on Paper
Many Millions to Be Spent in the
Next Twenty Yeari on Fifty
Ships of War.
MELBOURNE. April 8. Special to The
Bee.) The report of Admiral Sir Reginald
Henderfcon. who has been inspecting the
harbor and other defenses of Australia
from the naval point of view for the com
monwealth government, has now been pre
sented.
The report recommends that construction
be divided Into nuinquennlal eras. The fleet
when completed, within twenty-two years,
will consist, Including the unit at present
being constructed, of eight armored and
ten protected cruisers, eighteen destroyers
and twelve submarines, and the total cost
will be fll-1.OiiO.0UK. When the fleet Is com
plete the annual cost of maintenance in
volved will be IT.uuO.OnO. and the ultimate
personnel required will be Ui.Ooa men.
SULTAN MULEY HAFID
' ADOPTS MODERN IDEAS
NOTCHED STICKS IN CENSUS
feataars of Meouar Islands Make Re
turns on lishtlna Men In
This fashion.
CAUTTTA, April f. Special to The
Bee.) The provisional census returns show
the population of Calcutta to be 1 216.514.
For the census, the country wa divided
into i.0iV0oO block.', with elaborate plans
showing railways, rimds and rivers. The
Shan states. Slkklm and t'ua Anndaman
Islands were Included In the return. The
savage tribes of the Nlcobai- Islands deliv
ered notched sticks Indicating the strength
of their fighting men.
He
Wmli a Hargros-Orstlat and
Trained Nurse for the Pal
ace Inmates.
MAHK1D. Apiil 8. (Special to The Bee.)
Dr. Garcia Belenguea. who haa for twelve
years been a resldeut In Fez. and is Muley
Hafid's doctor. Is here for the purpose of
buying medicines and procuring a surgeon-dentist
and a female nurse for the
palace. Dr. Belengues does not attribute
much importance to recent events in Mo
rocco. Muley Ha'id's sixty-second son was born
"recently," and as two sultanas have died
in childbirth, hia shereefian majesty wishes
to have a good nurse always In the palace
According to Dr. Garcia Belengues, ttie
sultan Is not so cruel Is constantly
reported, (m the contrary, he Is a man of
good Instincts and kindly disposition. Me
Is now continually studying national prob
lems and la greatly desirous of Improving
tli condition of his country.
Windfall for Jostaien,
A remarkable story comes from Marne
of tn old boatman, named Francois Dldler,
who died recently, leaving 130,000.. He lived
a hard-working life, and appeared to be
utterly alone in the world. He told two
comrades on the river that he "believed he
was about to die, and made them his heirs
to all the money which was hidden In the
bottom of the boat. He died two hour
afterward and when the men turned out
his boat they found S.10.O00 in gold and
notes concealed in an old -straw cushion.
The legatees Informed the mayor and the
money has been sequestrated pending a
search for Didicr's kin. If he has any.
Wife Ordered Home.
A local doctor appealing to the French
civil court for the restitution of his con
jugal rights, his wife having, after a vain
attempt to obtain a separation order, left
her home with her child and gone to
live with her parents, the court ordered
the woman to return to her husband. Im
posing a fine of ?2A for each day's dis
obedience of the order.
Countess t lluchauip Dead.
That remarkable woman, Countess Ber
tha de Cllnchamp, died recently, nearly W)
years old. at Chantilly. In 184H, when a
young girl, she located, with her mother.
Baroness de Cllnchamp, at Twickenham,
England, where the baroness acted as sec
retary of the Duchess d'Aumale, a post
to which the daughter succeeded. The lat
ter was often the messenger to France of
the Orleans princes. The police of the em
pire never suspected her of being charged
with any mission from Twickenham. On
the death of the Duchess d'Aumale, Mile,
de Cllnchamp accepted a life of imprison
ment as caretaker at St. Firmin of a mad
old lady, the princess of Salerno. With
the titles of mistress of the household she
was really a warder. As the princess llvt'd
far beyond the span of years that any In
surance actuary might have calculated
upon. Mile, de tilnchamp's raven hair had
grown white before she waa released from
her captivity. She had well earned the
dignities the emperor of Austria con
ferred on her at the instance of the Km
piess Elizabeth of I-ady of the Order of
the Diamond Crown and countess.
Krenrh Calendar I part.
Now that everybody has set his or her
watch by the meridian of Greenwich, other
consequences of the change are beginning
to come to light. One Is the upsetting of
the calendar.
According to the almanac, the sun. one
day last week, rose at 6:23 and set at &:&.
But under the new order of things it rose
at 6 13 : and set at J:4s. 31.
The same holds good for the seasons.
Sprin'. according to the calendar, should
have begun on March 21 at iH in the eveu-
BY BMIL ANDUASSY.
VIENNA, April 8. tSpecial to The Bee.)
-Austia Is quietly concentrating both
naval and military forces so as to be pre
ps ted to art promptly and efficiently in
rr.se of an outbreak of hostilities between
Turkey and Greece, which It Is firmly be-
j lleved In well-Informed circles Is sure to
ccme In the near ruture. A strong squau
ron of warships has been sent to the Guif
of Volo and the troops In the eastern part
of tho empire have been heavily rein
forced. If war should come Austria would tin
doubtedly selxe Salonika and would hold
It. It Is said on high authority that this
matter was discussed on the occasion of
the recent visit of Kaiser Wilhelni to
Vienna and that the German emperor fully
approved the plans of Austria.
The relations between Greeks and Turks
all along the frontier are strained as they
have not been since 1k7, and If Turkey is
locking for a quarrel with Its neighbor,
here are conditions which It may make use
of at any time.
There have been frequent frontier fights
and It is not believed 1111 outbreak cun very
long be postponeI.
In this connection It Is Interesting to
note that reports from Salonika state that
the e-Sultun Abdul Hamid, mad with
rage at a recent failure to escape, at
tempted to commit . ulclde at the Villa
Allatl. The ex-sulton broke a tumbler and
with the jagged edge of the glass tried to
open a vein. Fortunately, one of the at
tendants appeared and. assisted by an offi
cer of the watch, prevented Abdul Hamid
from Injuring himself. Almost Inarticulate
with rage, the ex-sultan shrieked, "The
rule of the Young -Turks will soon be a
thing of the past. Allah's curse will
shortly be fulfilled and this empire will
disappear from the earth and be engulfed
In the sea."
Heir Apparent la Anary.
The announcement that Archduke Charles
Francis Joseph will attend the coronation
of King George alone has caused a pro
found Bensallon here. It openly confirms
the reports of the strained court relations.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir
presumptive to the throne, flatly refused
to represent Emperor Francis Joseph at
the coronation unless his wife accompanied
him, and he demanded that the rank of
his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, should
be raised so as to put her upon a level
with himself.
The emperor felt that he could not agree
to this without doing Injustice to women
members of the Imperial family. , There
fore he refused to any further raise the
duchess' rank. Thereupon the nephew re
fused to represent the emperor in London,
although It it extremely distasteful to him
self and his wife that a prominent part In
the coronation ceremonies should be taken
by Archduke Charles Francis Joseph, the
eldest son of Archduke Francis Ferdi
nand's dead brother, Archduke Otto, and
the next in line of succession to the heir
ptesumptlve.
Wife Kets Fire to Husband.
The wife, father-in-law and brothers-in-law
of a town councillor named
Costandache of Jessy, Boumanla, have con
fessed to having murdered him, and have
In consequence been arrested. Three days
previously, they say, Costandache was In
vited to dinnerTiy his father-in-law, a
schoolmaster. During the meal Catlnca.
the man's wife, plied him with liquor till
he was completely drunk. When he was
lying helpless on the ground she soaked
him with petroleum and set fire to him.
The man revived, only to be put to death.
The remains were cut up and part was
thrown in the River Pruth. The rest was
buried In the garden, and this, being un
earthed by dogs, led to the revelation of
the crime.
Memorials Unveiled to Memory of
Czar's Father.
BIGGER FLEET
Declaration
ON BLACK SEA
of Need for
Started Talk.
it Has
Mrs. Catt Given ,
Hearty Welcome by
Scandinavian Women
Norwegian and Finnish Women Can
and Do Sit in Parliament
with Men.
BY BRIO GRl'NDMARK.
COPENHAGEN. April 8 IPpeclal to The
Bee.) The women of Norway, Sweden and
Denmark Intend that the visit of Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Catt. the noted American
suffragist, to Scandinavia shall be a not
able period In her life. Mrs. Catt Is now
here making preparations for the meet
ing of the International Woman's Suffrage
congress, of which she is president, snd
which is to be held this summer In Stockholm.
The noted American leader will be the
guest of the suffrage league here and will
then go to Norway and Finland to study
the condition of the suffragists in those
countries.
The political condition of woman Is more
advanced In Norway and Finland than
anywhere in Europe. The fact that women
may and do act as members of the na
tional legislatures In both these countries
puts them ahead of even the advanced
states In America.
There Is a report current here that for
mer President Roosevelt Is to pay a visit
to Denmark later In the year. He will be
accorded a most cordial welcome here If
he comes. He Is still the most popular
man In America so far as the Danish peo
ple are concerned.
The farr.ous Norwegian Alpine climber,
M. Ru'-.'-nsfin, has left for Calcutta with
the object of reaching the summit of Mt.
Kanchanjanga. ZK.loti feet high, the ex
treme eastern horn of the Nepal Himal
ayes, and the second highest mountain In
the world. He Is accompanied by his wife
and an expedition of twenty men.
Before ,M. Rubenson started. King
Haakon presented him with a Norwegian
flag, which Is t be placed at the highest
point reached by the expedition.
During a roval dinner party given by th
Ling of Denmark at the Amallenl.org
palace, a stir was caused by the arrival
ing. But this year this city entered on I of the fire brigade. The firemen entered
NICHOLAS AT SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Kuler lakes Ills Four Daughter
to the Opera Health nt tho
Csarlnn Is Reported to He
liiiprovlua.
"4V
BY GEORGE FRAZER
ST. i'KTEISSHCRG. April 8 (Special tw
The lice.) Throughout the Russian em
pire the fiftieth anniversary of the libera
tion of the serts was celebrated. In all
towns and In ninny villugcs solemn serv
ices were held In the churches of all de
ni initiations. Including mosques and syna
gogues. Military reviews and ceremonial
mi et inns of public bodies, lectures and
sports wtre organised, and commemorative
pamphlets and portraits of the Czar Alex
ander It were freely bought. The Liberators
were distributed, while free meals were
given to the poor. In nearly all the villages
memoriuls of the Czar Alexander 11,
erected by the peasants, were unveiled and
magic lat.tern lectures Illustrating various
periods of the era of reform were delivered
at all schools. Many town corporations,
remstvos and peasant communities have
established teaching centers to commemo
rate the Jubilee and scholarships for poor
peasant children and new schools, hos- ,
pltalf, almshouses and temperance socle
tics. ISeed lllaaer Fieri
Admiral N. Hkrydoloff'a declaration that
Russia must reinforce the Black sea fleet
to protect the border on the southeast
from what lie terms Imminent danger has
caused widespread comment In mllitury
and naval circles. Admiral Skryd"'off's
high position and his lon' service In the
navy entitles his opinion to great weight.
He Is one of the best Informed officers In
the empire to the strength, as Well as to
the needs, of the Russian navy. That the
admiral sees a peril In the building of
greater navies by Austria-Hungary and
Turkey' is the opinion of many who are
watching closely the trend of political
events in the east. Jt Is believed also the
threatening peril In China has called the
attention of officials to the need o( a
stronger aerenee on tno t:ta k sea.
Caar at the Opera.
Csar Nicholas often appears at social
functions and at the opera, despite na
tional worries and home affairs. His
majesty appeared the second time at the
Imperial opera, tailing with him his four
daughters on this occasion, the party be
ing Joined by the Empress Marie.
During one of the Interludes some of the
young perfoi mcrs entered the. czar's box
and received boxes of chocolate, the young
royalties being much amused at the little
actors who arrived curtsejlng. A few days
prior to this the czar, accompanied by, ills
two eldest daughters, occupied the royal
box at the opera.
Csarlnn la Better.
The health of the cxarlna Is said to be
very much .Improved. This Is good news
to many, for It Is said that If ever a girl,
with every opportunity for enjoying life,
gave up everything that life held worth
having for tho sake of tho empty batibla
that a king had to offer, that woman Is
the present czarina.
She has recovered sufficiently to travel
to St. Petersburg and visited the dowaget
empress and Home of her aristocratic ac
quaintances. No definite plans have beer.
made by the royal family for the summer
but the empress' physicians arc trying It
persuade her to return to Nauhcim, th
treatment there already having done sc
much good.
The Russian Imperial railway train In '
which the czar and czarina travel is the
most splendid in the world, even ecllps-
Ing Kaiser William's elaborate train da
luxe. In order lo provide fur the safety
of the Imperial family the emperor and
empress' cars are in the middle of the
train, and are on most excellent springs.
The empress' drawing room has the walls
covered with pale rose silk, and her bed
chamber Is hung with light blue satin, th
furniture being covered with English 'ere
tonne of the same color. Each sleeping
saloon has a bathroom and dressing room
attached, but the emperor's simple taste
are shown by the fact that he uses tbt
dlning-saloon as a study, and It la there
that he transacts all his business, witb
the help of his two secretaries.
the Mason nine minutes sooner. On June
rl summer will begin at 1-' In the after
noon Instead of at 2, as the calendar stales.
the palace, and examined it from top to
bottom. They refused to retire till ordered
personally by the king.
Dowager Km press Busy.
The Empress Marie, who has been stay
ing at the castle of Gatschlna dining the
last three months, has been taking a prom
inent part in the various state ceremonials
of the winter, and It is thought that aha
has regained her former commanding in
fluence at the Russian court. The Empress
Marie and the Emperor Nicholas have been
much occupied with some domestic
troubles of the Grand Duchess Xenle, the
wife of the Grand Duke Alexander Mlchail
ovltth. 4
DON. THE TALKING DOG,
LEARNS ANOTHER WORD
I nraimy Accomplishment Astonishes
the hatants and Wins Theatri
cal Kiisaseiucnt.
BERLIN. April 8.-1 Special to The Bee.)
Don. the talking dog. has entered upon
a stage career after a number of the most
eminent zoologists In Germany have sub
jected Mm to thorough examination and
pronounced him a genuine prodigy. The
dog's first aiipeaiance took place In Ham
burg on Friday night. Since the discoverv
of his elocutionary powers Don has addeil
an eighth word to his vocabulary, that of
the name of the fiancee of I, is trainer.
Fiaulcln Ellicis. The list of woids Don
speaks In addition to this name includes
his own name and the German word for
yes. no. cakes wmit, hunger and unlet.
I An offer of V.twi for lht dg has been
I refused.