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RADICAL SCHEME
TO CHANGE TIME
Alteration of the Calendar it Under
Consideration in the Brit
ish Parliament.
WOULD SHOSTEN YEAR ONE DAY
Eaiter Would Become a Stationary
Holiday.
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BY PALL LAMBETH.
IWDON. April 22. Special to The Bee.)
A radical, novel and Interesting change of
the calender I under consideration In.
Parliament The author Is Robert Pearse,
who proposed to push the olock on one hour
o that people might have .mora daylight.
His new scheme Is to make 864 days con
stitute a year and also to make Easter a
stationary or fixed holiday. The gorern
ment of European countries have -received
an Invitation from the Swiss government
to take part In an International diplomatic
conference on the subject of fixing Easter
and generally reforming the calendar.
There Is now before the House of Com
mons a calendar reform bill - designed to
serve the purpose. This bill proposes to
regularise the quarters of the year, adjust
days of the week and of the month and fix
holidays depending upon Easter. With this
view the first day of the year would be a
holiday, but It would not be a day of the
week or of the month or the quarter. This
leaves for the rest of the year SM days,
which divide exactly Into four equal quar
ters of ninety-one days each and Into
fifty-two weeks.
Eaoh quarter would contain thirteen
weeks, divided Into two months of thirty
days each and one of thirty-one days.
The ordinary quarter days would not be
interfered with..
Easter Sunday and all the movable feasts,
fssta and dates dependent upon It would be
fixed so as to fall regularly on the same
day of the same month, as well as on the
same day' of the week. April 14 would al
ways be Easter Sunday. Christmas day,
December 2S, would always be on a Mon
day. To provide for leap year, one other
holiday., called Leap Year day, would be
Inserted between Juns SI and July t
lawestlajallaa; the Mormons.
Newspapers attacks respecting Mormon
activities here nay Induced the home sec
retary to make a full Investigation of the
circumstances under which English women
are Induced to go to Utah. Hans J.
. Freece. who Is organising an anti-Mormon
campaign in this country has forwarded
evidence on the matter to Mr. Churchill
One of the most emphatic declarations
against Mormon missionaries has been
made by Mrs. Kempthorne, wife of the
bishop of Hull. On addressing a large
meeting at Sheffield, she took the oppor
tunity of warning ber hearers of the dan
gers which exist In the presence of Mormon
missionaries In this country.
"I do not know the extent of their ac
tivities In Sheffield." said Mrs. Kemp
. thorne, "but the Mormons are everywhere.
-una we muni mb tu n uio.i inn biiib mi it
guarded against this subtle danger. Halt
the servant girls do not know that the
latter-day Saints, or missionaries, are
Mormons," Mrs. Kempthorne continued
"These men talk to them on quite orthodox
v angelical subjects; they do not bring the
teaching of polygamy Into the outside
world at all. The danger Is real, not
Imaginary." ...
I. lord (Jeers Improving?.
tme of the most notable features of this
Parliament has been the absence of IJoyd
Oeorge, the chant-el lor. during the debates
on the new financial clauses.
A letter from Mrs. George was read at a
meeting of Welsh t'alvlulstic Methodist
recently. In this she said: "The chan
cellor Is Improving very much, lie Is tak
ing more care of ItlmseJf. and I mean to
try to keep him quiet until after Easter.
Then he will have a tank in front of him."
Meanwhile Mr. (leornn is' resting at
Beachuorough Park, a flue old country'
house nesr Folkestone. He keeps In touch
with the Parliament position. His constant
companion Is Ms little girl Megan, whose
fund of high spirits and girlish charm are
a constant delight to her father. The two
go for rambles and have those wonderfu
adventures which are dear to the heart of
little girls.
Labor Leasers to Confer.
fbor leaders throughout the British
empire are arauBlng for a new departure
In policy and on bound to have ail lm-
portent bearing upon the interest of the
working c1hs. During the summer the
colonial labor statesmen who are to he
here will meet the labor leaders of the
kingdom. They will decide. If possible,
upon a uniform course to be taken by labor
11 over the empire. .. -
rotland Losing; Its Best.
Rootch members of Parliament say Scot
land Is being drained of her best people In
order to swell the growing tide of pros
perity In Canada. According to the Board
of Trade 64. Vfi persons left Scot laud from
Scottish ports last year. This does not in
clude the Immense number of Scottish
emigrant who leave by English ports.
London Declaration Condemned.
By an overwhelming majority the cham
bers of commerce has protested against
the ratification of the declaration of Lon
don. A motion to postpone any expression
of opinion until this proposed change in
the-laws fcovernliii.- naval warfare could be
submitted, to tre imperial conference was
swept aside ai d the great Industries of the
country put on record the verdict of the
4 declaration Is a meiac to the national
food supply In lims of war.
The chamber of Shipping of the I'nited
Kingdom, passed a similar resolution, and
urged the government to refuse ratification
lo the declaration It has now been con-
tinned not only by the commercial and
hipping community, but by admirals, in
feroaUoa and members of Paxils-
kienu
Germans Restless Under the
Burden of War's Demands
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.
BERLIN. April 21. (Special to The Bee )
Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg's speech
In the Reichstag on the armament
question has been received with some
surprise, which has, however, on one
side, taken the form of disappointment;
cn the other, that of relief. The Infer
ence had been drawn from the comments
of the Allgcnelne Zeltung on Sir Edward
Grey's speech that the German govern
ment had, to some extent at any rate,
modified Its attitude. The chancellor's
statement has, however, effectively dis
sipated this Idea. The radicals and social
ists are vaguely convinced that some
thing can and should be done to dimin
ish the burden of armaments, while the
conservatives and the bulk of the national
liberals keep to the maxim that prepara
tion for war Is the surest means of main
taining peace.
The disillusion of the democratic press
is finely shaded off from the Vorwarts,
which calls the chancellor's speech a
"declaration of war against the disarma
ment idea," to the meek resignation of the
Vossische Zeltung, which finds no
harsher word than "disappointment" to
IRISH TO WELCOME RULERS
George and Hit Consort to Occupy
Viceregal Lodge.
WILL TOUR THROUGH THE ISLAND
Scotland Will Also Be Visited on the
Trip sad Holy rood Fa la re Is Be
ing; Renovated tor Their
Reception.
BY THOMAS EMMET.
DUBLIN, April 22. (Special to The Bee.)
During the proposed visit of the king
and queen to Ireland, they will reside at
the vice regal lodge. On the last visit of
Queen Victoria she occupied the vice regal
lodge during the whole period of her visit
and on two of the three occasions on
which King Edward visited Ireland the
vice regal lodge was selected as his place
of residence. At present alterations and
Improvements are being carried out at
both the vice regal lodge and the castle.
While this will be the first visit of King
George with his consort to Dublin sine
his accession to the throne, ha is well
acquainted with Ireland. Six years ago,
while prince of Wales, he was the guest of
Lord Ardllaun In county Gal way. Upon
leaving Gal way he went to Dublin, where
a state ball was given in his honor at the
castls by. the viceroy
The king and queen visited Ireland, when
Duks and Duchess of York in 1897 and their
stats entry was marked by most enthuslas
tio scenes. The duke received addresses
In the throne room of Dublin castle and
afterward took the oath as a member of
the privy council of Ireland. Subsequently
he and Lord Roberts were . invested as
Knights of St. Patrick. They were re
celved with expressions of the good will
from the wealthier classes and there Is no
reason to fear that their welcome will be
less hearty when they come here In July.
The announcement already has been
made of their Intention to visit Scotland
soon after the coronation, when they will
hold a levee and a court In Holy rood pal
ace. This will be the king's second visit to
the northern part of his kingdom since his
accession. During last autumn he spent
over two months with the queen and the
mem ters of his family at Balmoral, but
owing to the recent death of King Edward
the time was spent quietly. In anticipa
tion if the forthcoming visit to Hulyrood
extehslve alterations are being made at
the palace. Troupe will- be massed here
whllo the monarchs are In this city.
Soldiers Had Close Call.
.Three intoxicated British soldiers nar
rowly escaped lynching at Kilkenny for in
sulting a Catholic sister who was on a mis
sion of charity. The men, who belong to
the Royal Artillery, were held for exami
nation last Sunday In the magistrates
court. Two civilians stated that on the
previous day the prisoners followed a nun
belonging to the nursing order of St. John
of God, who was proceeding to duty at the
bedside of a patient. The nun was fright
ened at their behavior and attempted to
run away, but the soldiers followed until
she took refuge In a' church, where they
threw holy water about. Judging by their
appearance the soldiers were roughly
treated by the crowd. Reports of the oc
currence spread through the town and In
tense Indignation was manifested, culmi
nating In a boetile demonstration against
the prisoners In the court house. Fearing
an attack by the crowd the prisoners, after
being remanded, were removed In a covered
van under guard of cavalry.
Asylum Attendants Kirk.
At the recent meeting of delegates from
the various Irish asylums M. llrophy, sec-
MtBrv 1t tm mutlnfl- ninmttiatd ITia nlilef
grievances of asyiuinXpttendants aa being
! low pay, long and monotonous hours of
duty (often fourteen to sixteen hours per
day), lack of proper accommodation for
married attendants or an adequate allow
ance for lodging. Insufficient dietry and
clothing, and the unsatisfactory working
of the superannuation act. The speaker
pointed out the effect which would accrue
to the patients by being dealt with by a
contented class of attendants Instead of
by a body of men suffering from a number
of grievances.
SLAVONIAN LOVERS KISS.
THEN QUARREL AND DIE
Girl Demanded Mosey for Kisses nnd
When Poshed Into River he
Hulled Mnn with Her.
BIDAPEST, April S. (Special to The
Be.) A quarrel about the price of a kiss
led to th Iocs of two lives InEtseg, 4n
Slavonla.
Two young people, George Michelitsch
and Marie Hipplti h who had just become
engaged, were walking la the evening on
the bank of the Drsu river when Michel
itsch was heard to ask the girl for klase
on account of their Impending marriag.
Hut words and boxes on the ear followed,
but the spectators only laughed at the
lover.' quarrel until they saw ths man
push the girl Into the river. As she fell
she caught hold of hi coat and dragged
hi in In after ber. The swift current soon
carried them away and both wars drowsed.
express its chagrin. On the other hand,
the conservative and super-patriotic press
announces Its satisfaction with the speech.
It Is urged by the Neueste Nachrtchten
that the communications exchanged should
not go Into detail ax to the size and arma
ment of war vessels, since Germany has
adopted the practice of "building stronger
units than our most probable opponent,"
and should not abandon the opportunity of
"utilizing her technical efficiency to pro
duce what Is militarily more perfect."
than England's achievements in thix field.
The same paper urges that at the end
of 1914, Great Britain will have a, strong
Inducement to strengthen her squadrons
In the far east in consequence of the
completion of the Panama vanal, and In the
Mediterranean to counteract the eight
Austrian and Italian dreadnaughts, which
will then he afloat, and that It Is In Ger
many's Interest to accentuate this weaken
ing process by altering the schedule of
the last navy law and laying down three
Instead of two capital ships annually from
1912 to 1917. This Is, of course, the program
of the navy league, which, though It has
fallen on dull days, still has, as its latest
annual report shows, over l.mio.noo members.
AUSTRIA HEARS RUMBLINGS
Early Accession of a New Ruler he
cause or "rowing Anxiety.
RUMOR FERDINAND MAY DECLINE
Heir Apparent si Too Warlike to ult
and Many of His Future Sub
jects Fear the German
Influence.
BY EM1L ANDRASSY.
VIENNA, April 22. (Special to The Bee.)
There are rumblings of a discordant na
ture both at home and from foreign nations
according to the war pessimists In Austria-
Hungary. The emperor-king, Francis Jo
seph, has reached very advanced years in
life and must soon be succeeded by a new
ruler and a reorganisation of the political
affairs of the country. From Hungary It
Is reported that the Archduke Ferdinand
Is contemplating stepping from the line of
succession In favor of the 23-year-old Arch
duke Charles Francis Joseph, who. In the
ordinary course of things, would follow his
uncle as head of. the house of Hapsburg.
The dual kingdom at present is simply
seething with political discontent. But the
aged emperor, dally growing feebler, recog
nizes all too well that the respectful ven
eration "offered him from CO.O0O.O0O Subjects
will quickly turn to haired and indiffer
ence, not to say revolution. In the case of
his successor. The archduke Is of a warlike
spirit. It was he who brought Austria's
dreadnaughts into being and now he Is de
manding Increased expenditures on the
army. His foreign policy all makes for a
stronger alliance with Germany and the
dropping of Italy. His sole friend among
European crowned heads Is Emperor Wil
liam. '
It Is believed that with the unrest at
home there Is threatened dangers from
both Italy and Turkey. It Is said it was
this shadow of war that prompted the
government's policy of building a great
navy. Certainly the young archduke
Charles would be infinitely more acceptable
to the people of both countries. He Is ex
ceedingly popular In Hungary, where he
was brought up, and is as amiable as his
uncle is the contrary.
Large Jimvf Warmly Supported.
Able defense of the policy of the govern
ment for the building of a large navy has
developed on all sides and many predict
the shadows of war can be seen in the
distance. Speaking In the course of de
bate on the budget the premier denied the
assertion that Austria-Hungary wss build
ing dreadnaughts under the Influence of a
foreign power. Their fleet, he said, was
only just' adequate to protect their own
coast. In proportion to the strength of
the other great powers it was so small that
It would be fully occupied In the defense of
their own shores and would scarcely be
able to afford any assistsnce to a foreign
fleet.
The program for enlarging the navy is
being carried out as authorized. The Sta
blliment Tecnico of Trieste has already
been commissioned to build the third Aus
trian dreadnaught. The material, including
steel ribs, has already been dispatched to
Treate, while the office work Is being has
tened, as the new ship will be laid down
on the slip from which ths first dread
naught will be launched in June. About 81,
O00.CO0 Is provided for the new ship In this
year's budget.
Albanian Revolt
Cause Serious Complications
CONSTANTINOPLE. April 22. (Special
to The Bee.) jeA by an old favorite of
Abdul Ilamld, the deposed sultan, a large
number of Albanians have openly revolted
against the Young Turk regime and se
vere fighting has taken place. , Four tribes,
mustering 4,000 or &.0U0 fighting men, are
in the movement and the situation is
Hrave. The Turkish government Is sending
4. SOS troop to the scene of the outbreak
and is mobilizing troops as far away as
Asia Minor.
Already the rebels have captured seven
bloc!t house on the frontier between
Turkish and Montenegrin territory. The
town of Tushi has been taken and three
guns, many rifles and much ammunition
have been raptured. Desperate resistance
was offered to the advancing rebels at
Fort Hum by a small garrison of eight
een, all of whom were overpowered and
slain.
Th rebels refuse to pay taxe or to per
form military service for th government.
They were exempt from both these duties
under the old order.
, VIENNA. April 21 (Special to The Pee l
While Richard Pasha, the Ottoman am
Whlie Richard Pasha, the Ottoman am
bassador at Vienna, claim that th Al
banian revolt la merely a matter of local
Interest sad of no great Importance, be
HOME RULE FOR
ALSACE-LORRAINE
Center Party in German Reichstag
it Pushing Measure to Grant
Concessions.
PROVINCE TO BE FEDERAL STATE
Government Leaders Say Plan Cannot
Be Endorsed. .
ROW OVER THE ROYAL OPERA
Question of Armament is Again to
the Front. v
CHANCELLOR S TALK THE CAUSE
Press Ravages In Discussion with
Avidity and Foroln of to
land's Hand la I rued by
the Moat Radical.
BY MAIXTOLM CLARKE.
BERLIN. April 22. (Special to The Bee )
The German ctnter party has been using
its power for the purpose of conceding to
Al?ace-Iorralne a genuine measure of
home rule. The government brought for
ward In the Reichstag proposals of a half
hearted character, which were referred to
a committee. The center has thoroughly
amended them. It has secured the adop
tion of a motion constituting Alsace
Lorraine a federal state, and of another
motion providing for the appointment . by
the emperor of a governor for life, on the
m mlnatlon of the federal council. The
object of making the appointment for life
Is to give the governor Independence. The
national liberals endeavored to limit the
appointment to a definite period, but
failed. The action of the center has
Lrought them Into conflirt with the gov
ernment. Herr Delbrueck, secretary of
state for the Interior, has affirmed that
the center's plans cannot be accepted, as
they would deprive the emperor of ex
ecutive power, and a member of the cen
ter has replied that the party are resolved
not to abandon their position. Ultimately
a compromise may be arrived at, but how
ever the dispute may terminate, it Is evi
dent that the center party mean to act
throughout as friends of freedom and do
not apprehend any Injury to the empire
from the extension of the right of self-
government.
Row Over Opera.
Armament, arbitration, commerce and in
ternational peace have been shunted for
the time being because of trouble over
opera. Recently there has. been a storm
In opera circles - over ' the performance of
German works given at the Royal Opera
house and the Royal theater.
A deputy named Kopsch criticised se
verely the manner In which business was
conducted In them. He aald that., only
amateurs bad a hand In this management.
and even these were controlled by a higher
power. Count Huelsea, the director, was
acoused of being a mere puppet
The count at ones convened a meeting,
at which all who bad any work at either
house attended. There was great en
thusiasm when the count denied the I
cusatlona and said that the kaiser had re
fused to accept his resignation when he
bad tendered It.
Increase of Socialist Vote,
The Socialistic Vorwaertx prints an an
alysls of the votes cast In nineteen by
elections for members of the Reichstag
since 1907. It shows that the socialist vote
in the districts baa lncressed by 35,681 and
declares that the socialists will contest
every constituency in the empire at the
coming election.
To Bid for Panama Work.
It is reported here that European manu
facturers will be Invited to submit esti
mates for machinery for the locks of the
Panama canal, aggregating over 13,000.000
In value. The material thus thrown open
to world competition consists of machines
for operating the gate valves in the locks
and six emergency dams. Several of our
manufacturers will make an effort to get
the contracts.
Goose Locates Thieves.
At Gutersblum a poultry yard thief was
traced, thanks to a goose, who cackled per
sistently In front of a house where Its
stolen companions had been hidden.
Kills His Schoolmate.
Revenge for having been Jilted by a sis
ter prompted a prominent young man In
Vienna to slay his former schoolmate. The
murderer is Dr. Hofmeister, an official in
the ministry of finance, with a splendid
career before him, who shot Franz Hold
haus, a bank clerk.-
Tha families of both men lived on ex
tremely friendly terms until Hofmeister fell
in love with Frauletn Holdhaus and was
rejected by her. Bitter enmity then sprang
up between Hofmeister and his life-long
friend, young Holdhaus, Hofmeister becom
ing possessed with the belief Jhat Miss
Holdhaus was Influenced by her brother.
Likely to
observe that the Albanians, who for cen
turies have paid no taxes and have been
exempt from military service, have not
become accustomed to the young Turks'
regime, tie added that the Turkish troop
will soon put an end to the rising.
But the confidence of the ambassador is
not borne out by the Idlest news reaching
here, according to which the rebellion is
continually spreading In northern Albania.
Soutarl Is seriously threatened and the
landstrum In that district Is being mobil
ized, including all the reserves under 40
years of age. According to these latest re
ports serious fighting lias been going on
and portions of the country present the
appearance of an armed ramp.
One report dates that the garrison of
Tusl. which during the last few day lia
been surrounded at the Schlpchanik block
house, sallied out during the morning, and
Joined by the mussulmans. attacked the
Albanians, who are In occupation of TiT.sl,
where severs! public buildings hav been
burned by them. By midday the garrison
had to fall back on th blockhouse with the
loss of twenty men. while the Mussulmans,
who had nwcp helping It. had to stop at
Tusi. Fearing, however, that, being aban
doned by the garrison, they might fsll
victims to the Albanians, thirty of them
fled into Montenegro in ti evening and
asvUter IM during th ulghC
Stolypin's Triumph Shows
Strength of Russia's Rulers
Br GEORGE ERA 9 Kit.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 2:!. -(Special
to The Bee.) The complete triumph of
Hrltne Minister Stolypin in the recent
crisis causes very general satisfaction In
conservative quarters, both Russian and
foreign. The attempt to destroy M. Stoly
pin was undoubtedly due to his activity
In uncovering graft in high places and the
Inauguration of administration reforms
which will at least mitigate. If not abolish,
the graft system which honeycombs Ktis-
HI..
The fact that 6tolypln's victory is due to
the direct intervention of the czar Is taken
a an assurance that his majesty will back
the prime minister in carrying out the re
forms which he deems necessary. It Is
, uiiucidiuvu Him iii. otoiyprn imu uviuie
N the czar the full results of his Investiga
tions and that his majesty was amazed
and horrified at the corruption shown to
exist In practically every branch of the
government, implicating some of the highest-placed
men In the country.
It Is not likely that there will be any
public exposure. It might stir up a dan
gerous feeling, but many a high official
will be quietly dropped. It Is said that
YITERBO TRIAL DRAWS WELL I
Many Americans Curious to See the
Camorra Men.
SOCIETY ORIGINATED IN PRISON
Pope Plus Expresses Opposition to
Extravagance In Dress anil I
F.xpllclt In Forblddlnn It
In Children.
BT CLEMENT J. B A RETT.
ROME. April H.-iSpeclal to The Bee.)
Many Americana have attended the Ca
morra trials at Vlterbo and it Is said two
New York detectives, one an Italian
American, have kent close watch on all
the suspicious looking men in or near the
court house.
The hope is entertained that some light
will be thrown on the assassination of
Police Lieutenant Joseph Petroslno, the
New York detective, which occurred in
Palermo a few year ago. His murder Is
attributed to the Camorra, which) In turn
has been called the Mafia, the Camorra.
the Black Hand andthe Italian Vemgc
rlchte; , The name Black Hand was purely
an Invention, there being no such organiza
tion in Italy.
The Camorra, which I now so '.promi
nently In the public eye. nad It origin
120 years ago In the filthy dungeou of
old Naples, where It originated a a black
mailing association among the prisoner
.themselves. Thenee it spread outside, until1
Its very nsme became a byword tnd a
terror to law abiding folic. All had to
subscribe to its funds or suffer death.
Mostly the victims were poor people,
whose taking off attracted but little atten
tion. A cabman refused to hand over a
percentage of his takings; a small shop
keeper declined to be blackmailed. Each
was found stabbed to death, nnd on each
body was a tell-tale mark, two knife
slashes In the form of a cross, as a sign
that the murder was tho work of the
Camorra, and not the outcome of mere
private vengeance. Or the victim's face
would be branded with . a capital 'n,"
showing that the dead man had himself
been a Camorrlst who had Incurred the
vengeance of bis associates by giving in
formation to the police.
Occasionally, too, Camorrists flew at
higher game. Thus. Micali, the "Gladstone
of Italy," was assassinated for daring to
attack them, and Italy's foremost journil-
Ist, Plgnor Notorbartolo, was murdered for
exposing the Camorra.
Sensible Views of Piss X.
The pope, who Is proud of the fact that,
In his younger days, he was a plain coun
try parish priest. Is opposed to all that
savor of extravagance. Hence he re
cently suggested that children on first
communion day dispense with outward dis
play in order that the mind and heart
may dwell undlvtdedly on the act of the
first reception of the sacrament. He ad
verted to the fact that the children of the
poor have often been sad on first com
munion day because their attire compared
magerly beside the more costly garb of
their more fortunate companions. Many
pastors are therefore recommending that
children dress plainly when about to re
ceive the Lord' supper.
Two Exhibitions Open.
It ia fifty )cars since the crown was of
fered by the first Italian Parliament to
Victor Emmanuel, king of Sardinia, and
accepted by him. The jubilee was cele
brated throughout the peninsula by cere
monies. The most conspicuous was the
opening of two International exhibitions,
that of art In Rome and that of industry
in Turin, while a third, an exhibition of
Italian portraits, has been organized in
Florence. Turin will demonstrate to visi
tors the extraordinary progrex In Industry
which has been made during these fifty
years in Italy.
Dangerous Agitations.
Socialist agitation and anarchist activity
are dangers which vary In magnitude from
time lo time: but they are always there,
and with the development of manufactures
and labor-saving machinery and the con
tinuance of low wages, they at not likely
to disappear. That is one of the main dif
ficulties of government. Another Is the
state of clvilliatlon inthe south, resulting
In the preference given to the t'amorra
system as against regular government.
MONEY IS NO OBJECT
WHEN ROYALTY IS VISITING
Lahore Paper Declares the Question
of Expense Must ot Interfere
in Entertaining king.
LAHORE. April H2.-(3pecial to The Hee i
The Civil and Military Gazette protests
emphatically against the implication made
in, the House of Commons that the ex
penditure on the Durbar Is too great. India.
It declares, does not calculate Its lovalty
in annas; the Indian people are only con
cerned to give their majesties a truly ro.val
reception. India does not wish to stint its
expenditure or to get a charitable grant
from England for the entertainment of the
klng-emperor.
it Is the purpose of the prime minister to
get rid of grafting officials, from the high
est to the lowest, as rapidly as It can be
done without disarranging the government
machinery too much.
The monk, Hcllouorus of Tsaritsln, whose
attacks on the holy synod recently at
tracted so much attention in Russia and
who was removed from his monastery and
sent to another monastlo establishment at
Tula, has returned In disguise to Tsarltsin.
The monk has requested his followers, who
number thousands, to bring provisions to
the monastery church with them. The en
trsnces to the church have been closed,
with the exception of a small side door
which terves to maintain Intercourse with
the outer world. Hellodorus has declared
that he will only be taken from the altar
by force, and his followers are determined
to stand by him.
Sentences varying from one month's to
two years and eight months' Imprisonment
have been passed on a former chief warder
and fifteen of his assistants for gross
cruelty to prisoners. Among the acts al
leged were flogging with ox tendons,
wrapped round with rawhide, and tied up
with Iron wire.
Raold Amundsen
is Heading for
the South Pole
Noted Norwegian Explorer Gave
Misleading Impression of His
Intentions. . '
COPENHAGEN, April 22. (Bpecial
The Bee.) Norway In particular, - and
to
all
Scandinavia Incidentally is stirred with the
news that Captain Raold Amundsen Is act
ually making for the south pole, instead
of being, as was generally supposed, on his
way for another drift around the northern
point of the western hemisphere.
When the Fram, the famons arctic ship
commanded by Amundsen, left Chrlstianla
It was supposed It was to go to San Fran
cisco, there to prepare for Its northern
Journey, which, was to last for several
years. It now appears that those backing
the expedition. Including the Norwegian
government, knew of his antarctic plans
and that he is thoroughly equipped .for 'the
expedition to the south pole.
Amundsen Is on of the hardiest snd
most intrepid of the race of Scandinavian
arctic experts. He i as much at home
in the far m as he I in Norway. He
understand ever) tiiok of travel over the
ice field, . and It is cenfidantly expected
here that be will repeat In the farthest
south Peary's feat in ths farthest north
Francis Ferdinand
Does Signal Honor
to German Ruler
Heir Apparent of Austria Takes
Fleet to Sea to Serenade
Wilhelm.
VENICE, April 22. (Special to Tho Bee.)
.While the kalserwas on hi way from
Venice to Corfu on hi rcoant visit a pleas
ant surprise was given him by the Aus
trian Archduke Francis Ferdinand, who,
with his family, is staying at the island of
Brlonl.
In command of forty-seven ships In two
divisions, the archduke went to sea to
meet the kaiser. On reaching the Imperial
yacht Hohenzollern. with the kaiser on
board, all the bands In the Austrian
flotilla played the German national anthem
and fired a salute.
As the Hohenzollern passed between the
two lines the Austrian sailors cheered
heartily and the ship followed for some
distance as an escort.
i.oraiai and complimentary messages
were exchanged between the kaiser and
the archduke and then the Austrian squad
ron withdrew.
New Tunnel Open
Through the Alps
Required Five Years' Work and the
Expenditure of Ten Million
Dollars in Money.
KAN DBHSTEG, Switzerland, April 22.
(Bpecial to The Bee.) -The colossal task
of piercing the Bernese Alps between the
Kander valley on the north and the Rhone
valley on the south lias Just been com
pleted. The new tunnel, known as the
Lotschberg tunnel, Is about nine and
half miles long entering the mountains
at Kandersteg and emerging at Goppen
steln, near Gampel on the Rhone.
The completion of the tunnel will greatly
shorten the Journey to Italy. The tunnel
has been under construction for five years
and has cost $10,000,000.
The last dividing wall beiaeen the two
borings, which was about three feet thick,
was pierced at 2 a. in. There was then
repealed and prolonged cheering through
the entire tunnel. Flower were put
through th bole for the engineer, Hcrr
Rotpletz, to whose great energy was due
ine laci mai me lunnev was pierced in so
short s Deiiod.
STRIKERS tyAY LEAVE NORWAY
Inrrrased liumlgrulioa of Nsmrglts
Workmen In Prospect Because
of Idleness.
CHRISTIANA. April S2.-(8pecial to The
Bee.) The labor trouble In Norway may
lead to an Increase In the Norwegian im
migration to the I'niled States.
Already there is a tendency both in Nor
way and Sweden to seek new home in the
country where men Ilk John A. Johnson,
Knute Neloon and other ricandinavlan or
the sons of Scandinavians have achieved
high honor, and which is looked upon as
s veittatile land flowing with milk ami
honey.
If th labor troul'les snnuld not be settled
promptl.v and ialisfa-torlly It is ptac
tbally certain thst a sood many of the
striker will go to the nw world.
FRENCHMEN1IKE
GOOD WOMEN
Newspaper Test Brings Out Solid
Judgment of People on Best
Womanly Qualities.
GOODNESS IS PLACED FIRST '
Orderliness is the Second Quality to
Win Men.
ELEGANCE "TNDS LITTLE FAVOR
Romance of Mile. Hamet Shattered in
Rude Fashion.
CAUGHT HER INTENDED STEALING
Sereders from Party of the Left Are
Trylnar to Form a Xerr Liberal
Party Boy Murderers
Get Life Terms.
BY PAUL V1LLIERP.
PARIS. April 22. (Special to The Bee.V-
The Idea that Frenchmen, especially resi
dents of this city, have loose Ideas shout
the marriage tie and womankind In general
Is dlssipsted through a unique newspaper
test.
"What is the most excellent point In
woman? a paper asked its readers. The
paper asked each person to name the ten
virtues he prefers In a woman. Sixty vir
tues have been named. The seven first have
always been at the top of the poll since
the beginning of the bailor, tn the follow-
big order: Goodness, orderliness, devotion,
thrift, gentleness, intelligence and amia
bility. .This Is a tribute to the essential solidity
of the French people. First of all they
ask for goodness, and secondly for order
liness in its women. The former virtue has
scored 19,308 votes, and the latter 18.470.
The fact that devotion comes third with
17,904 would tend to show that many of
the voters are men.
t will .startle some hasty Judges, of
French character to find that only i.JM
voters mentioned elegance as one of the
ten most excellent things In women, which
takes only the thirty-first place on the
list. It will surprise everybody to learn
that pride Is asked for in woman by only
628 votes and that Its place Is fifty-second
on the list. But perhaps the most Instruc
tive point of all Is the sixtieth and last
virtue, meekness, for which only ninety-six
men voted.
Romance Sadly Shattered.
Mile. Le Hamet's romance la over. Her
fiance will be seen no more In the gay
society in whloh they moved. Th young
man I In prison.
Maurice Lescaut, though this 1 not hi
real name, was the son of a Judge who
died years ago at'Porters.'Maiirloe was sent
to study law on an allowanoe insufficient
for his taste. He led a happy life until
debts became too pressing and acquaint
ances just the reverse. To complicate
matters still further, he fell In love, not as
a respectable young man should place liis
affections, but with a lovely girl without
peitny. And It was one evening when
both had consumed a lot of champagne
that a casual friend of the young man
told Maurice of an easy way to get money.
Maurice had told Pedro Gonzales that he
was in love and bad explained that money
was the only bar to marriage. Gonzales,
who claimed to be the son of an ex-presl-
dent of a South American republic, ex
plained that In Paris money was to be had .
quite easily. ''If you will Join, me, ' he
told Maurice, "you can In a few month
make sufficient to marry." So Maurice
became a gentleman burglar. His name
provured him admission everywhere, and
his Mephlstopheles was always at hi
elbow.
Mlii Hamet Faints. '
Maurice and Gonzales were the thieves,
but thougn he has r e'essed that much
for Maurice cares ntAmtre what becomes
of him he has refused to say where the
Jewelry has gone, and Gonzales has van
ished. There was a ball at the huiise of
some rich South Amercans. "Arevue" was
played by the friends of the audience, but
half way through the second act there
came a cry of horror from the stage, and
Miss de Hamet, who played the leading
part, fell fainting. A doctor sprang on the
stage and In a few moments revived her,
but It was only to fall Into hysterica snd
to point to the back of tho drawing room.
Between her sobs the girl was heard to
ay: "There, there, behind the palms. I
saw his hand! 1 saw him take the neck
lace and 1 saw his face!" There was a
shriek from an armchair In front of the
palms to which she pointed. The woman
who sat there had clapped her hand to her
neck and missed a diamond necklace. Im
mediately there was an uproar, hut among
the guests, who hiinedU)oth for the neck
lace, which was worth SJ3.000, and the thief,
there were detectives, and one learned that
one of the guests hud slipped out of the
room. They gave rhase. As they passed
the open door of the hostess' bedroom they
noticed an empty Jewel casket on the floor.
The thief had helped himself as he passed
through the bedroom leading out to the
servants' staircase, and as the detectives
followed they heard the smash of glass
and saw htm clamber through the window
to the roof. They followed. Maurice for
the thief, of course, was .Maurice-held
them at bay nearly half an hour with the
revolver, but he was finally caught.
Durlnu the laxl eight months Jewelry to
the amount of S7fo.000 has disappeared from
houses at which dinner partus and other
entertainments were in progress. South
Americans have been tho principal losers.
The police have tried hard to ston ih
crimes.
ew Liberal Party.
borne forty progressists have decided to
form, together with a few speeders from
the democratic left, a new liberal party.
j which Is to lie styled th. "union repuli-
llcalne. The president will be M. lblond,
mayor of Rouen, who alls for i iib of the
divisions of that city. The in.ipi .rn of
Uie new group comprises the development
of public liberties and the promotion of
social retorms.
Life Terms for lior Murderers.
The two boy who were recently con
demned to death for an atrocious murder
will spend (lie rest of their lives In pr'non
lli.inkj to ITesidcnt Kallleres itie lais by
a cunning plot hii.d a hank ine::si-iigei-into
:i Ihu ami murdered hl n The
took his monev and si-hi it in r.otiott.
living, hut were tui; .pecf-d of the murder
t v a girl friend to whom they boa o It J.
They toiil u their crnim.