Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 27, 1910, Page 9

OMAHA UNDAY MORNIN Politics, Personalities and Stirring Events That Occupy Attention of the People of Other Lands BRITISH POLITICS IN YANKEE EYES Frank Crawford Writes Interesting Review of Some Recent Happenings. CONDITIONS IN NEW PARLIAMENT ment of the Several Contending Sections. ( Peculiar Align: WHEN KING EDWARD SPOKE Scenes at the Opening Session of New House, PARTIES, POLICIES AND METHODS Why the Liberals Should Win and Why They Probably W Not Succeed in Thelr Program of Reforms. BY FRANK CRAWFORD. *M)Rn. England, March 5.—(Special Correpondence to The Bee)—I have read with much Interest the articles appearin in The Bee on British politics,. and. T have desired to express my views thereon to the people at home, but the situation has been at all times so full of uncertainty that 1 have feared that my poor words uld be outlawed before they reached the A Dt the reader. At this writing, how- ever,| It seems certain that the liberal ministry will remain in office for a month, at least, and that nothing startling will happen until after the Easter vacation. It was evident that last Monday was to be a critical day in the House of Com- mons, so 1 slipped down to London to see the fun, and 1 saw a good deal in five bours. Mr. Asquith in a briet speech out- lined the position of the liberal party. Repiles were made by Mr. Balfour, Mr. Chamberlain, Lord Cecll of the Spposition, by John Redmond, the leader of the Irish nationalists; by Mr. Barnes, the leader of the labor party, and by many others. Mr. Redmond announced that he could not support the government unless the prime minister made ‘further: definite promises. At this crisis. Mr, Lloyd George, who, by the way, 18 & power in debate, was pushed forward by the government to say: the last word. He made goofl. Directly the pending motion was put, but fortunately there was no division and the situation was saved, If there had been a division it ‘seems as if the liberals would have lost and . been compelled to resign. As the matter stands now the Irish party have the clear balance of power. They do not have any love for the budget, because it tmposes heayler licensing. taxes upon them, but they are prepared to swallow {t mans . fully’ " only they can wrest the veto trom gthelr anclent enemies, the House-of ~ Bords. { How to Mend the Lords. 1t ‘must .be . understood ‘that the only way the veto can be taken-from the House of Lords is by an act which must be passed by the lords themselves. It Is Ilikewise apparent that the lords will not pass any such act unless the king shull reconstitute the House of Lords by turn- ing out what Mr. Lioyd George would call a brand new litter of 500 lords. 1f Mr. Asquith can only get the king to do this or to promise to do it, then he will have secured In fact the so-called guarantees, the price of Mr. Redmond's suppdrt. The plan outlined by the prime minister is to \devote the entire time up to the Easter Iyaeation to matters connected with the ‘expenses of running the government, then to introduce & resolution directed against the vete of the House of Lords. This resolution is also to be placed before the lords, and if it falls of passage Mr. Asquith will go to the king for his guar- antles, and If he is denled them he will resign. Nicely esconced in a seat in the front row of the low gallery of the house, I could not only hear everything, but I could see very clearly the expressions on the faces pf the actors. 1 thought that Mr. Redmdlni sneered at Mr. Asquith. Red- mond Yooks like a strong leader and I am inclined to have confidence in him, but for the life of me I can not see why he makes nimself such a thorn in the sides of the liberals. He is Irish; of course, and enjoys a “rough house’ but all of his interests are with the liberals and certainly he and his folloWers can not get anything from the conservatives in a generation., why should he nat then be good. It looks to me as If the king is golng to refuse the guaranties and that the budget will not be presented at all. and that another election in inevitable. 1 notice by the papers. how- ever, that Lioyd's will insure against another election during the year, upon pay- ment of about one half of the amount involved, but I consider the risk a poor one. Budget Lost In Sight, Awhile back the budget sgemed certain of passage. but now it looks doubtful. There has not been a word of discussion about the so-called “people’s. budget” since the great debates in the House of Lords. Thé merits of it were not even mentioned in the campaign. No doubt the budget has its taults, but T think that it is of great importance to England that it shall pass into law. The increased amount required to run the government must be raised by increased taxation, and in my judgment it the conservatives came into power they would have to present a budget just about like it. I think that many . conservatives feel as I do about it. The budget raised the inheritance tax to an amount as high as 2 per cent in the case of large estates. It imposed higher taxés on licenses, which 1 think are ridiculously small at present. It further provided for the taxation of property of enormous aggregate value, like vaeant property in cities, which through all the ages has heretofore shame- fully cscaped taxation; it provided tor the . valuation of all of the land, an absolute 47 necessity for equal taxation, and it fur- ther made provision that from now on “the state shull get 30 per cent of the en- hanced of the real estate to be col- lected the land Is sold. This latter feature of course, extremely soclalistic, but no more so than old-age pensions, ‘which afe given to the amount of $45,000,- 000 per annum. Both parties alike are to the continuance of these pen- " The conservative party promised them to the people years ago, but falled to led on Page Two' | / | Petersburg | free of Turkish domination in name as he | | aria. | the Sanjak of Novi-Bazar, and Germany GERMANY WATCHES RUSSIA Believes Next Move in Eastern Situa- tion Will Be at St. Petersburg, AUSTRIA AND GERMANY ITNITED‘ Understanding M od Deal to no\ with the Continuation of Pence on the Troubled Waters of the East. BY MALCOLM CLARKE. BERLIN, March 2.—(Special to the Pub- listiers Press.)—Germany fs watching St these days with the utmost vigllance, for it is at the Russian capitai that the next move in the near eastern game {8 to be made. The visil to Russia | of Ferdinand of Bavaria and Peter of | via, while nominally merely visits of cour- | really mean the promotion, under guldance, of a great Slav federa- tlon having fov ite primary object (he es- | | tablishment of an autonomous government in Macedonia, perhaps nominally under | Turkish suzerainty, but really as inde- pendent as Bulgaria itself was, even fore Ferdinand declared himself absolutely | had been in fact. This, 1 am informed on high authority, Is the officlal view held in Berlin. Ger- | many has warned Turkey to go as far as possible to avold an open clash with Bul- garia. Assurances have been received that Russia’ will do all possible to restrain Bul- It must be admitted, however, that Russlan assurances on this subject are received In Berlin “with reservation. Germany and Austria United. There is a perfect understanding between Austria and Germany. This was discussed during the recent visit of Count Aerenthal. If Bulgaria throws down the gauntlet to Turkey, Austria-Hungary wiil fall back on the emperor's treaty rights and reoccupy will back Austria up to the limit. 7 It it were not for the knowledge that Germany and Austria will act together even If It precipates a long dreaded gen- eral European war, it- would not be pos- sible to keep the peace in the Bal- kans for thirty days, Even wih this fact apparent the feeling s not particu- larly canguine here that~war can be avoided. In this connection an interesting inter- view is printed here with the son of Ismail Kalmal Bey, the well known Albanian deputy whom the Young Turks expelled from Constantinople after the counter- revolution in the spring of 1909, Preparations for Defenae. Questioned in regard to the preparations which have been made at Valone, where 400 cases of rifles and ammunition have just been landed, the young Kaimal declared that in his opinion Albania was being placed In a state of defense with a view of a war with Bulgaria 3 I do.mot. believe,” he added, “in a war against Greece. The whole movement and the one™dea of Turkey is a war with Bul- garla, The Cretan question will be settled; the island will be glven a large measure of autonomty, which ‘will ‘permit It to live In lberty and security. It is very natural that England opposes the annexation of the island by Greece, because it was only given possession of Cyprus on entering into an enj ement that Crete should never be- come Greek." One-Third Are Christians. More than one-third of mankind are Chilatians, according to a religious census ed by Dr. H. Zeller, director of the statistical bureau in Stuttgart. He estimates that of the 1,644,610,000 people in the world 634,040,000 are Christians. There are 300,000,000 Confucians, 214,000,00 Brah- mins, 175,200,000 Mohammedans, 121,000,000 Buddhists and 10,860,000 Jews. Meanenger Girls. The messenger boy so familiar in Amer- lcan streets has an imitator in Germany which should flatter him. A. number of girls have now been enrolled in Berlin, and In spite of the imperial edict against the use of forelgn words and phrases they are known @&s ‘‘messengor girls.”" Their uniform is both a pretty and serviceable one. The coat Is made of light-colored cloth, with black braid, and fastened with three frog buttons. The portfolio is of black leather, in which letters and other documents or small parcels may be car- ried. The skirt is black and box-plaited. The cap is raund, like that formerly used by our cavalry, fixed with & strap under the chin and worn well tilted over the ear, which gives them quite a jaunty, military alr. Considering the fact that these girls are both useful and ornamental, it is not surprising to learn that they are increasing in popularity every week. Prince a Real Boy. Great consternation prevalled for a day and part of a night reoently at the castle Fuerstenstein, the residence of Prince and Princess of Pless, for Hans Heinrich, the {i-year-old hereditary prince, was missing. A search was made In every direction, but in vain. All that was known was that the prirce, accompanied by a playfellow of the same age, the son of the head equerry, had gone off for a long ramble. The police of the surrounding district set hounds on the track of the misslng lad. After many hours' weary search the party, long after midnight, came upon a small tent in & wood, several miles from the castle. Inside, fast asleep, and wrapped in rugs, lay the two boys, who had been playing Indian: It transpires that Hans Helarich was to accompany his parents to Paris, but the lad objected and decided to hide in the woods till his parents had gone. SIR GEORGE REID IS FINE MARK FOR THE CARTOONISTS — Monocle, Ponderous Bulld --¢+ Double O They Play Him Strons. LONDON, March 2.—(Special to the Pub- lisher's Press.)—8ir George Houston Reid, who will arrive in London shortly to take upon himselt the newly created rank of high commissioner of Australia, is one of the great characters of the Antipodes. He is Indispensable to the Australian caricaturist. Ponderously bullt, double- chinned, wearing & heavy moustache and & monocle, he is one of the strong men of the south. He has filled every sort of po- litieal office in the land of his adoption, working his way from M. L. A.—that Is, Member of the Legislative Assembly—until reached the exalted office of Premi of the Commonwealth, | 8till They Are Incre | been emphasized NO DIVORCE FOR POORER CLASS The Art of Advertising England Has Emphasized This Re- | peatedly During Session of the Koyal Commission, | DIVORCE CONFINED TO RICH ing in England and Wales at Rapid Rate. MARRIAGE Some Women Hold It in Less Esteem Than Do Others of Class. TWO NOTED MEN ARE DEAD OPINION OF TIE Interesting News Forth b in T of B from Londan Set dents Who Are Live Affnirs Capltal, Correspa with ngla BY PAUL LONDON, March Publishers Press.) for the poor man LAMBETH 26.—(Special There is no divorce in England. This has repeatedly during sittings of the royal commi on di- vorce, which, by the way, have developed some very Interesting fac ““The position of the poor one,”” Sir George Lewls, the (famous so licitor who has just retired and who, per haps, has handled more divorce cases than any man in England, said in reply to Lord Gorell: “As the law stands, thére is no divorce for them. The poor cannot af- ford to bring their cases to London." All that can be done in a case of domestic disagreement is to obtain an order of separation, and to these, Sir George said replylng to Lord Guthrle, he was strongly opposed, poor, of punishment But while divorces practically fined to the rich, they are increasing to ion con- in England and Wales at a greater rate than | the population, as was shown by figures produced by Sir John Macdonnell, master of the supreme court. The statistics showed that In a very large proportion of dis- solved marriages there were no children. Witness also produced figures showing that two-thirds of the-/divorces took place when the parties had been married from five to twenty years. There were hardly any divorces in the first year of married life, very few after a couple of years, whilst the number increased after five yers. Forty per cent of the divorces oc- curred when the parties had been married between ten and twenty years. In relation to the poor man's position, the consensus is that the poor should have increased facilities for freelng themselves from undesirable partners. Respousibility of Sexes. Sir John Bigham, president of the di- vorce court, made several statements dur- ing his testimony ~ which created some sensation. Questioned as to the subject of sex equality, Sir John said, *'I-do not think that an act of misconduct on the part of a man has anything like the same sig- nificance as an act of misconduct on the part of a woman. Most men—I think all men—know it perfectly well. An act of misconduct on the part of a man may be more or less accidental. It does not dimin- ish—very freqeuntly, at all events, and I am not talking of continuous misconduct— it 18 not inconsistent with his continued esteem and love for his wife. On the other hand, an act of misconduct on the part of a woman s quite inconsistent with con- tinued love and esteem for her husband.” A similar position was taken by T. S. Griffiths, a solicitor, who quoted from Boswell's “Life of Johnson” to show that Johnson thought an act of misconduct on the part of a wife more serious because “‘confusion of progeny” might result, whereas misconduct by a husband, al- though it might be leriminal in the sight of God, dfd not do the wife material in- Jury. This extract led to questions by Lady Frances Balfour, who is a member of the commission. ‘Do you consider that in- fidelity on the part of a husband with a servant In the house would be cruelty?’ she asked. “Do you mean crueity court sense or actual?’ the witneéss re- plied. "It would be actual cruelty of a gross kind." “Do you think such an act would make the wife feel that her own vow of fidelity vas loosened?’ was Lady Balfour's next question, and the answer was, “It de- pends very much on the wife. With a good many wives, yes; with a good many wives, no. It depends on how high an opinion the wife has of the marriage tie.” Old-Time Visiting. Mr. Willlam Lowther, the father of “Mr, Ker,” 1s in London for the season. Lowther, who has reached the ripe age of 8, was in the diplomatic service for twenty-seven years. He is the younger brother of the third earl of Lonsdale, and the son of Colonel Henry Cecll Lowther, brother of the second earl, who represented Westmoreland in the House of Commons from 1812 until 1868, when Mr. Lowther re- placed his father, and he held the seat until 1892, when He retired: Two Noted Men Dead. Two men who have recently died at ad- | vanced ages are Interesting because of their assoclations when young men. Willlam Johnstone, who died in & Sydney religious institution at the age of 106, was a cabin boy In 1815 on H. M. §. Northum- berland, the British warship that took Napoleon to St. Helena. He remained on the island for some time as one of the fallen emperor's attendants. George Parr, formerly of the royal mar- ines, one of the few survivors of Sir James Ross's Antarctic expedition of 18%, died at Glllingham, Kent, at the age of 9. ' Veteran Cartoonist. Sir John Tenniel, Punch's veteran car- toonist, who Is just entering his ninety-first yeal don art world. There is no artist whose name Is 80 familiar to every class of whom s0 litle is known. Even when at the zenith of his fame, Sir John shrank so much from the glare of the soclal world that the “lion hunter” who succeeded in attracting him to his receptions grew to be something of a “lion," too, This modest attitude is not four-line blography in “Who' sufficient proof of Sir John's personal re- ticence. When the interviewer of an important in the divorce the | the | 1s @ shocking | IVORY FOl AR, KEvs TOBE looking upon them as an odious | | (3 ZEEPT NS From the London Punch. WAITING pRUSHLETLN e M Svotce R n \iANx_ASES TO CONSULT cAnnnsH WIMPOLE. e L e 3 - sy YANKEE BUILDS RUSS SHIPS Lewis Nixon to Be Asked to Superin- tend Battleship Building for Russi Russia Plans to Expend $200,000,000 for Fighting Veasels of Various Sises and Power and Speed. ST. PETERSBURG, March 2. —(Special to the Publishers Press.)—While Russia has declded to bulld its dreadnaughts at home, it is not impossible that an Ameri- can will have much to do with ‘thelt con- struction. 1 have heard that the naval |guthorities are seriously considering mak ing a proposition to Lewis Nixon to super- intend the bullding of the battleships. Whether a proposition has been submitted to Mr. Nixon or not, my Informant is un- able to say, but that such a proposition will be if it has not already been made is altogether probable. Mr. Nixon has done work for the Rus- slan naval department and did so well that he stands very high In the estimation of official Russia. The naval program in- cludes the building of the following ships: |Twelve dreadnaughts, costing . $200,000.000; |twenty torpedo boat destroyers of 1,000 tons ocapable of steaming thirty-five knots, and costing over $10,00000; forty transports, costing almost $50,000,000; gunboats and submarines, number not glven. The Grand Duchess Marie of Saxe-Co- burg-Gotha has been staying at St. Peters- burg during the last month. Her roval highness is required by the statutes of the Romanoff family to spend a part of every year in Russia, but she has several times been dispensed from this residence, which is one of the conditions under which she recelved a large annual allowance from the Imperial treasury. It is understood that the Grand Duchess Marie will proceed from St. Petersburg to the Riviera, as she in- tends, to spend the spring at the Chateau |de Fabron, her property near Nice. Spec t for the Empress. is possible that a German specialist shortly be summoned to Tsarskoe for a consultation regarding the | czarina’s heart troubles The singing of the imperial hymn brings all pedestrians to a standstill; they must stand uncovered until the last strain ha: been sung. From 1 to § p. m. the proces- slon more or less disorganized traffic. The police were not only powerless to prevent the obstruction, but had to supply a guard for the procession. All members of the “Black Hundred" taking part these processions recelve a douceur of 50 copeks (1s, 1d.) for the occasion Tref, the famous police dog.' was taken to Voronesh from Moscow and success- fully tracked down the murderer of one of the employes on the property of Prince Is one of the paradoxes of the Lon- fVasiltchikoff, in the borough of Paviovsky. On the train by which Tref traveled a passenger was robbed of a pocketbook con- taining over £0. The services of the “‘four- footed Sherlock Holmes," as he is called in the papers, were at once called Into re- quisition and, after smelling all the pa sengers, Tref went for one of them he left the train at the next station and wi entering & cab. The stolen property wi found In his possession. Hardly a week passes but that some fresh exploit of Tref s recorded, and M. Lebedeff's iniftlative in founding & training establishment for po. lice dogs In St. Petersburg is meeting with warm public recognition ENORMOUS SUM FOR WARSHIPS in| War Chest is ' Being Filled for Home Rule Irish Nationalist Party Does’ Not Propose to Be Caught Empty Handed at Election Time. BY THOMAS EMMETT. DUBLIN, Ireland, March 26, (Special to the Publishers Press.)—The Irish National- st party, does not, proposetoybe caught, With an einpty war chest wiien the next general election comes. Alfeddy ‘steps have been taken ' to swell the parilamentary fund, and with good results. It {s realized that home rule will not be won until another general election is held. Just when this will come, of ‘course, no one can tell. Redmond's leadership™ in bringing about a committee which makes it practically certain that the fight will come on the Lords' veto direct and com- plicated by other questions has strength- ened his position and it fs doubtful if the O'Brienites will be able to make as good a show in the next election as they did In the last, Ireland has had its share of floods and can sympathize with France. Along. the Shannon in some places, the water In- vaded the country for miles at each side, compelling people living near to hasten from their homes. In one or two places the inhabitants of entire villages sought shelter elsewhere. Some of these people suffered great loss, as thelr entire farm produce was swept off on the swollen river, So great was the flood that. the powerful cargo boats could scarcely make headway. The district near Athlone suf- suffered much and a considerable number of men were thrown out of work. The Ereatest sufferers are the Inhabitants of the slands in Lough Ree, where the water rose to an alarming height. They ‘were completely cut off from the mainiana for days, and unable to obtain supplies of food or fuel. The first bi-plane designed and built by | & woman Is now being used by Miss Lilian E. Bland, near Ballymore, Westmeath This machine is about twenty-eight feet wide and follows the Wright type “in its main outlines. No engine has been fitted, as Miss Bland employs it as a gliding ma-~ chine. Several satistactory glides have al- ready been made from the sunmit of a hill, the machine being controlled by ropes. When the preliminary trials ‘have been completed Miss Bland will pllot the ma- chine herself and if it proves successful she will fit an engine and propellers Colonel Macnamara has lodged a claim for £40 compensation with the secretary of the Clare County council for injury to cattle. Twenty 3-year-old bullocks, which were grazing on the lanas of Killeen, in the Corofin district, were found to have been_heavily ‘coated with blue paint. Michael Keenan, who is In his 101st year, and his youngest son, Patrick, who Is T years of uge, are at present in re- ceipt of pensions. They live together in the townland of Parson's Green, Newton But- ler county, Fermanagh, An extraordinary affair occurred (he other night on the River Lee. Ten boats, occupled by poachers, attacked a steam launch and rowing boat belonging to the Fiahery Conservators. Both parties were armed with revolvers; shots were fired with the result that twe poachers were wounded. The first of the above scenes is familiar enough in the streets of Inndon. w- offer a ln wflh pnm tions ' showing how this pretty idea might be developed. PEACE MUST BE lAlNTAINED Powers Have lon .of Btinging About mmfon of Balkan Trouble. OZAE XS BACK OF THE PLAN Two Old Friends ‘Fight Duel Over “Private Affale” s Shot in the'Korehead at Thiréy-Five Paces. Tty BY 1L ANDRASSY, CAVIBNNA, March's 3.~ (Speclal to the |at a distance of thirty-five paces. Publishérs Pressi)—Cbunt Aerenthal, the Austria-Hungarian, . forelgn minister, 1s more hopeful of bringing about a peace- ful settlement of the Balkan situation than he has been’for a long time. In fact he is Inclined”to bélleve that while danger has not beensentirely eliminated the ten- sion has 5o far relaxed that the outlook 15 now ‘decidedly hopeful. The interchange of notes between the various chancellerles has made it apparent that Europe has practically decided there must be no war. The czar and Mr. Isrol- sky, I understand, made their plan to the czar of Bulgaria on his recent visit to St. Petersburg, while Germany has intimated strongly to Turkey that peace must be maintained. Of course, there is & possibility that these warnings will be disobeyed, but it 18 not regarded as probable. In the meantime the unrest in Asiatic Turkey continues. A fresh cause of di satisfaction has afisen in Albania, due to the efforts of the authorities to impose the Arablc alphabet on the people. ‘The usé of books in the Latin characters has been prohibited in. certain schools. Religlous teachers are particularly active in stirring up popular feeling against the Latin ajphabet. They say that it will subvert the foundations of the ‘“true faith,' that If the children are taught the Latin alphabet they will become infidels and that, consequently, all good Moslems must oppose its Introduction |nto the schools. These appeals to the fanaticism of the Ignorant masses are having considerable effect, especially In centers where Turkish Influence’ is predominant. Fat Duel. Baron Hermann Widerhofer, an Austrian government agent, and Dr. Oscar Mayer, a former friend, have fought a duel with tatal results. They quarrelled about what is described as & “private affair,”’ and during a dis- pute in public Dr. Mayer ulted his friend, who immediately challenged him. The seconds, who were four army ofticers, arranged a duel with smoothbore plstols, the combatants to fire three shots The unusually long distance shows that the seconds did not consider the insult a matter of lite or death. The duel took place on Saturday after- noon, near the rifle butts on the out- skirts of town. Baron Widerhofer, as the aggrieved person, fired first, using his left hand, as his right arm had been injured during the struggle with Dr. Mayer. He missed his opponent. Dr. Mayer then fired, and his first bullet plerced Baron Winderhoter's fore- head. The latter died in & motor ambulance ‘while being conveyed to a hospital. Dr. Mayer, horror-struck at what he had done, declared that he afmed at Baron GRAFT SCANDAL SHAKES PARIS While America Has Many Offioi Going Wrbng Paris Could Give Lessons in the Crime, | ‘cmcx EVEN NOT IMMUNE |Property Valued at Millions is Sold to Favorites for Pittance. MRS, CLEVELAND IS IN PARIS |Wite of Former President May Meet the Returning Hunter, PARIS TO SAVE LANDMARKS | Will See that the Destraction of Its Historlc Spots Is Stopped or at Least Curtsilede Some Reator: BY PAUL VILLIERS. PARIS, March 26.—(Special to the Pub- | lishers Press.)—Only a short time ago [ told how the graft exposures in the United States had caused somewhat cynical | amusement in France, afd quoted soms | opinions of the ‘“holier than thou'' order expressed by some Frenchmen who pro- feseed o belleve that scandals like those which have been shocking the Americ were no longer possible here. The question as to whether or not the recent exposures of graft in France, coms as a punishment for this feeling of smug superlority 1 will leave for the psyeholo- I and only record the fact, that it is apparent from the exposures of bare- faced thieving piled onto what may be called legal robbery in the management of the church sequestration fund, to- gether with the evidence of graft of the most sordld kind In the management of municipal finances, that not only has France nothing to learn from America, But | the most accomplished grafters of New | York and - Philadelphia could well affora | to take the trip across the ocean In order | to take lessons from the French masters of graft. Examples of the Robbery. the matter of the church sequestra- funds it has been shown that not only has properties worth mililons been s0ld for a pittance to favorltes, but the state has been robbed of the greater por- tion of the plttance, Then take the Marseilles hospital site scandal, which has just developed. -1 doubt it Anything in New York's history of graft ¢éan very greatly surpass it. The case In brief s as follows: When the French government distributed the pro- cecds of the sales of convents and other ecclesipatical domalns, & sum .of 1,760,000 francs was given Lo the town of Marseilles for thé benefit of a local charity known the Hospital du Marine. A site of land was to be purchased in the first instance. This was secured for 530,000 francs. It i now found that land adjacent, and of larger area, was sold for 90,000 francs. The “‘deal” In‘ connection with the land for the | hospital now calls forth serious imputa- | tlons against certain Marseilles notabili- tles. And this & only one case. There are others. Not since the Panama scandal has the community been so scandalized. 1t can be said for France, however, that some of the big grafters are likely to wind up in Jail, Mrs. Cleveland in Paris. It is possible that Mrs Grover Cleve- land will meet Mr, Ropsevélt when he comes to Paris next week. Mrs. Cleveland has been the guest of Prof. and Mrs, Mark Baldwin for a few days, and has ex- pressed A great desire to meet the dis- tinguished successor of her distingulshed husband. Tarift Not Yet Settled. Regarding the tariff situation with the United States optimistic views are still maintained in highest government olrcl I am able to state that reports of a sus- pension of hegotiations are without Younda. tion. Negotiations are, In fact, being actively continyed. Principles, I am in- formed, have been agreed upon and dis cussion now 18 upon detalls. France willing to concede what will not interfers with its other treaties. The American government has, it s wald, receded from its position that “all or none" of our minimum rates must be granted American exports. Paris is confident a mutually satisfactory settlement will be reached. Preserving the Landmarks, Paris has decided that the destruction of its anclent landmarks shall cease or at least be curtailed. The owner of a house in the Place des Vosges, who had altefed its facade, has| been ordered to restofe it in conformity with the style of all the other bulldings in that square. This historic square is bullt on the ground on which stood the Hotel des Tourneiles,' in which Louls XII died, and befors which' Henr! II was killed by Montgomery in| the memorable tournament of 1560, It was Henri V who, in 1606, had the plans drawn up In the style of the great Spanish plazas, and when It was finished the splendid square was first known as the Place Roy-! lae. The wonderful interest attaching to It will be understood when it is mentioned that Madame de Sevigne was born in the house bearing the number one, which was inhabited later on By the Duc de Saint- Simon. Rachel dwelt in 158 at No. 9, which had been the Hotel de Chauines. No. 4 was the Hotel de Breteull. At No. 5, the old Hotel de Rotrou, M. Rane, the {politictan and journalist, who had a verit- able cult for the Place des Voges, spent many years, and there he expired. Thir- teen was the Hotel de Rohan Chabot, 15 the Hotel Ormesson, 17 the Hotel de Cha- bannes. Here also we find the Hotel de Richelleu, occupled by the cardinal after he gave the Palals Royal to the king. Six was the Hotel de Lavardin, bullt by the marshal of that name, and it is perhaps the most delebrated of all, as Marion Delorme lived there. Victor Hugo also dwelt in that house, which le only left when he went Into exile after the coup d'etat, and now It contalns the museum. devoted to relies of the great poet. Among the inhabitants of the erewhile Place Royale were Conde, Turenne, Cling- Mare, Saint Vincent de Paul, Mad de Langueville and De Thou. Famous dusls were fought In the square in the old times. Every one of these mansions, indeed, tesms In tion (Continued on Page Three.) \ (C-nllnuofl “on Page Twe)