Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 10, 1910, Page 9

PART TWO FOREIGN PAGES ONE TO BIGNT. XXXIX VoL NO OMAHA, iéfiest Nev;s 3 and Personair Gossip S UNDAY MORNING, APRIL ‘of the Old World Told 10, l;o]n, SINGLE PART TWO EDITORIAL COPY FIVE CENTS. = LONDONLOOKSON | CAPANILE TOWER UP ACAIN CROWN PRINCE 1S KAISERAS FREAK German Emperor's Plan to Entertain Roosevelt as Royal Person Mere Whim. BRITISH WAR OFFICE IS BUSY Carries Qut Extensive Experiments in Aerial Navigation. DELICATE TESTS UNDER WAY All Sorts of Data Being Gathered to Determine Choice. MANY COTTON MILIS RUN LOW Majority in Midlands on Short Time and Many Closed Owing to the Restriction in Output BY PAUL LONDON, April LAMBETH (Special to the Pub- rs Press.)—The news which comes from Berlin to the effect that the kaiser intends to violate all precedents, and entertain Co'onel Theodore Roosevelt just as though he was a member of a reigning house, in- stead of merely a private, though unusu- eminent, citizen has caused surprised here. 1t is regarded as merely another one of the kalsers freaks and illustrates his con- tempt of custom and precedent when his own wishes are concerned 1t is doubtful if there moner in the world today who the German monarch would treat on the basis of per- ronal friendship which it is his intention to accord President Roosevelt. While of course it is recognized that the kaiser in . ure In honoring his guest, intends to thow the depth of his friendship for the United States is actuated by another mo- tixe; that is & strong admiration for Tioosevelt, the man, In whom he recognizes a kindred spirit The kaiser will be wil aimost to give hie right hand if he could take the trip which Mr. Roosevelt has just taken, and he wants to hear the details of that mar- vellous hunt at first hands. The unusual honors accorded Mr. velt ir don is another com- n very ng Roose- d it is pretty dertain that the fa- mous American wili also be the personal guest of King Edward when here It may also be said that Mr. Roosevelt's speeches In Egypt wifl add to the warmth of his reception here. . Afrahips for War. While the Britieh war office is not per- baps making as much fuse about it as is the case with some of the continental pow- ers it s keenly allve to the importance of the airship as a means eof warfare and has éstablished. an air office at Taddington. One of the sights at the air office is a tiny model airship battling against an ar- tificial gale, creatcd by & great fan twice the height of a man. You step upon a platform and gaze in at the miniature airship through a window In the side of a great tube, through which the gale of wind shrieks loudly. Facing the platform are a series of delicate instru- ments, which register the pressure of the wind upon the airship. By testing models of all shapes and sizes” Dr. T. W. Stanion, superintendent of the engintering department, explained to me, “we have now been able to tell the constructional experts at the Aldershot aerjal factory the precise shape of airship which will glide through the air with a minimum of resistance from eddies of wind created by its passage. A slim, long craft, tapering finely to the tail, is the ideal.’ Tew Other strange scientific instruments aerial research work were then actual operation. They included The whirling table, & wonderful deviece in a speclally bullt hall, if which a great metal arm, projecting sixty feet central platform, revolves at high in order to test the “thrus of Ppropeliers. The wind towers. tures seventy feet which the or shown in from a speed aerlal two skeleton siruc high, at the summit of tual lifting planes of a full ®ized flying machine may be placed. and ihe precis: pressure of the wind upen them determined by recording apparatus at the foot of the tower. Tae water channel, s long t rounded by scientific recorders, and with stream of water of varying speed passl through it, in which the eddies formed Ly planes of different shapes may be studied and a comparison nade between ihe sults obtains In water and in air The aerlal engine plant. Here, while the engines of an airship cre running at ful epeed under reliability tests, an artificia wind of thirty miles an hour is directed upon them, and they are tilted at all angles #0 as to mimic actual fiying conditions. What May Result. “In nection with the pr we ure anticipating results of the highest tmportance,” sald Dr. Stanton. “We hope a scieniific propeiler of our in the s of the army re- pelicr tests to evolve navy wr ana In another department experts were busy with intricate tc upon of white metal. There were aluminum alloys of dinary lightness upon the benches. want to find the strongest and light- est metal for the cars of alrships,” plained the superintendent. “So far, ®lloy of aluminium and copper has given the best resuits.” Ahen N bars of Congress. The London Times has anticipated the action of the American congress. It _an- bounced that “Rear Admiral” Peary on his arrival in London will be enteriained by the Roval Soclettes club. Lacewarkers Cos ing. .A her of young men are leaving Nottinghamshire in order to establish a fiew industry in the United States. They make the best class of lace and silk ties, motgr scarfs, vells and shawls—goods which have In the past boen went In large qualities from Nottingham to Americs They are taking their hand frame ma. chines with them. Cotton Mills Running Low. Owing 1o the restriction of the output in the cotton trade, the majority of the mills in the Midlands are running short time, and some of them are closed. rendering (Continued on Page Five) Berlin will have their refiex in Lon- | ex- | Collapsed Eight Years Ago and Public | Opinion Demands Replacement. OLD WILL BE REPRODUCED Heads in Spandri of Lions' and Capi- tals Colum: Are New, hough Following An- clent Specimens, CLEMENT J. BARRETT. April 9.—(Special to the Put The Campanfle of St M Venice will be completed within a ye according to reports just received here When the old Campanile of St Mark's collapsed on July 14, i%e, after an istence of 1014 years, the general at least among the people of Venice that the tower must go up again. = strength of the popular feeling recognized and interpreted by the council when it voted the recomstr {of the Campanile “dove era e | “where #t was and as it was;" and | aifficult not to rejoice at the triumy i the better vulgar,” and to hope the tower is approaching comp | justness of their view will be rec | Falthful Reproductio: The reproduce the tower both BY ROME, Press.) ks me era intention was to as falthfully as possible, structure and in color With t in view the bricks have been speciall |lected and laid as in the original panile, the modeling of the windo the internal arrangement of inclined planes have been preserved. The walls of outer shaft are six feet thick, and th n terior of the tower presents a fine piece of brick construction, almost Roman its impressiveness. The design of the shaft offers the only important structural change which differentiates the new tower from the old; for the sake of lightness the double arch on each of the four sides has been replaced by a single span from angle to angle. The and outer afts bound together at each angle by n rods, running through the cement of which the corner landing places are made, while the pllasters at the angles of ihe i shaft are similarly united by fron rods runnin through the cement, which forms the bas's of the inclined plane. The whole tower thus solidly linked together, and, should it ever fall again, it will not sit down gently, as did the old tower, causing comparatively |little damage, but must inevitably fall in |one block, crushing whatever it touches. Difficult Work Hand. The brick shaft was finished about four { months ago, and the more difficult part of the recomstruction, the stonework of the bell chamber, has now been reached; the | arcade of four arches on each side is all |but complete. The loms' heads in the spandrils and the capitals of the columns are new, though both have been faithfully | reproduced from surv ing specimens of thelr predecessors. . The two figures pt justice which adorned the east and west sides of square attic, above the bell- | chamber, are intact and will be employed ‘when the reconstruction of the attic is reached; the lions of St. Mark, whieh originally occupled the center of the north and south sides of the attic were defaced during the French occupation of Venice, but are to be restored to the modern Cam- panile. Unltke the Campanile. the Logetta is not being rebuilt; though shattercd by the fall of the tower fragments were not ground to powder and now, by a triumph of patience, labor and intelligence the grace- ful bullding Mas been pieced together and Sansovino's masterpiece will more decorate-the base of the Campanile. The same patient care has been bestowed on Sansovino's terra cotta group of the M donna and Child with St John, which oc- cupled the Interior of the loggetta The statue was reduced to a thousand frag- ments, but has been most successfully re- composed, with the unfortunate exception of the St. John, which is past mending. Worry Over Queen’s Health, Some concern is felt for the health of Queen Elena. She has been ffering from & severe sore throat and bronchial trouble, which for a time threatened to develop into pneumonia. Her majestf was obliged to suspend all mudiences. She seemed par- ticularly worried for fear she would not be able to meet former President velt on his visit here. Her majesty Is very anxious to meet the famous American CIRL CAUSES RIOT BECAUSE SHE ELOPES WITH HER LOVER Militin is Called Out, but Hax No Ef- feet in Quieting the Mob, Which Helps Her. and in inner nner B are Roose. SOF1A lishe gariar recently April 9.—(Special Press.) — The elopement 0ld Moslem girl with a young Bul- 1 a serfous at Rustchuk me time ago the girl fled from her home to lover, whereupon her par- ents instituted a lawsult for her recovery. The courts decided that, as the girl was a minor must return home. but this she refused 1o do. A erawd of friendly tolk to escape from the police ana the house of her lover. The police tried to regain possession of her, but the crowd prevented the attempt, and mat- ters became so threatening that the troops of the garrison summoned. As crowd refused to disperse General Dimi the ry commander, ordered his men to in the air. This ad the effect of enraging the crowd. Stones were throwd and the gen was struck twice The order was then given to fire at joiers, with the that fifteen persons were killed and a very large number were wounded of them seriously. The 1roops afte: wards cleired the sizests. Men- while the girl and her had fled Rumania |CRIME RAMPANT IN TRANSVAAL Thetit Is Looked Upon us & plishment Rather T | Crime. JOHANNESBURG, April 8—(Special to Publishers Press.) — The latest biue- book, which deals with the work of the | Transvasl Law department, states that | there is an slarming increase in crime. and | that there hase been 5.065 undetected ¢ imes. | weluding twenty-seven murders, twenty- | one cases of arson. iwelve forgeries and 11 | robberies, and over 2800 people more have |been admitted mto the prison this year | than last, and the increase of crime among to the Pu s of a 15- towns- helped her hid her in were rief, mi fire merety era the su some lover to Acco - | | the | natives (despite education and religion) is ppalling. Theft here is 100ked upon rather, | E70Und Was recently purchased by by the natives, in the light of an accom- | S8t | plishment than & crime | several gueste | tatls were planned by | October 14, the | LOSER IN STOCK Heir to Germany's Throne Stung by an American Promoter of Good Things. HIS IMPERIAL FATHER PLEASED Emperor Jollies the Prince About His Little Flyer. KAISER'S COUSIN TURNS MDNK( Prince Frederick Henry Seeks Solace in Arms of Church. HOW HIS MAJESTY WILL TRAVEL Imperinl Train Costs More Than a ringes special Million, Car- nd All Co eve foris of Home. MALCOLM C1 BY UK E BERLIN Pre i sad ke the Y —(Specia —The crown Ambitious ate Ki highn Ameri many fina Belgians, b fiyer which promi: Wal cet it might fair The worst to have Leep Wi to the ulative court proc wildeat d big things stead of w )t it letters whic tten b sought men through whom he wealth and whic edings have be 1 back U the eriin prince had t suffe 1al father, who refes t te Big Willlam the court kn s sfortune ed t with asked vestment and those who are hig h pl no little sp: His advice and American venture it are having spe questions of finance particularly in regard to jties and in various other ways a “friendly rest in his misfortune is manifested The kaiser, who is, enfamille, very fond of teasing, has made it particularly pleas- ant for his venturesome son and has joved the discomfiture of his son highly 1t is a safe proposition to make that the next man who proposes an American specu- lation to the crown prince will hear some vigorous and unadorned German if noth- ing worse comes to him 1 understand that hs roval highness was not alone in this venture, but quite a num- the roya ulator 8 re secur- WIS ¥ n the Washington Expects Thirty Thousand from Amer- ica During Summer. |DEATH CALLS TWO LEADING MEN ber of the Berlin nobility also took flyers | and are correspondingly sad Prince Becomes a Monk. The kaiser's-cousin, Prince Frederick Henry of Prussia, has embraced Roman Catholicism, has ceded his entire fortune to the Roman Catholic entered an Itallan monastery Prince Frederick Henry has had a remark- able career. A few vears ago he was exiled by the kalser, who ordered him rettirn After wandering about in the southern countries he became sick at heart and sought consolation in the Roman church When -he be in the most e world. never to home Kaiser travels fow will luxurious private train The Imperial t ard occupied more than three c uction. Its eleven carri rected by corridors, inciude a st with tapestry satin adorned wita dining room truin cost nearly $1,000,000 vears ges, co hung upholstered in a reception statvary, a saloon white a nurse:y roo roarble an oak A great many of the de- the emperor himself. Study of Parcels Pos Special agents of the United States gov- | ernment are in Europe I understand mak- ing an exhausfive study of the parcels post system in pretty much all over Europe. It is understood the United States contemplates adopting the system and be- fore a recommendation is made to con- gress the Postoffice department desires to be fully informed as to how the s conducted here “The Countese,” said to be the comic opera ever written by a womar wus achieved svccess at the Thalia theater “he comp Rachel & rative vogue business Village ser is Firau Danzizer e m of The plot tuneful throug numbers and mel ceptic Amsterqam is pointless. A inevitabie particularly residing i at 1 ple of ou ca topical ballad enthusiastic with a re University of Berlin. The Recto: t th of Berl. of colleges nial facult nave just iséved the American to send delegates celebratios be in 11 and 12 of this year It is expected that this event bring to Berlin, one of the largest and most dis tinguished gatherings of the a's cators and In to a Unive invitation mai.y universit 10 the Centen- held Beriin of n will scientists the American tions have been issued professors, w Theodore Rucscvell expected 10 meke one Mr. Andrew Ambassador seet adai- tion invita- exchange been in Germany. Mr s also invited and the prineiy White D. ad dresses. formerly Dr Harvard un Luder, ¢ American Ellott versity o ) resiaent of Aent formerly rd and Pre been asked to come In the spring of next year Prof. Dr. Wil- helm Paszkowski of University of Berlin, who is well known in America, will make another trip to America. He has becn invited to deliver a series of lectures before the German society of New York on Life" and “German Educational Soclal Conditions.” He will visit the University of a as the guest of Piof. Benjamin 1de Wheeler and leciure in Chicago. Louis and San Francisco. Business Bullding Breaks 1 otficial Berlin were shocked when it was learned that in the most aristo- portion of Wilhelmstrasse a bustness buiiding of large dim be erected. This Is the street, extending from Unter den Linden to the Leipziger- strasse, on which most of the imperisl gov erument bulldings and the residences of the chancellor and other prominent persons e located The new bullding is serman Califc St and soclal cratie nsions is to to be erected at 7% | Withelmstrasse, immediately south.of the palace of the imperial chancellor. The and ortly. the comstruction is to begin a kitchen and bedrooms for | new | rington, Long Prominent in Irish Politics, Pass Away—Some {n-u-- ©O’Conner amd Timothy Har- News Note church, and has| as a monk. | BY DUBLIN lishers not le THOMAS EMMETT. April 9.—(Special 10 the Puyb- Press.)—It is now estimated’ that, than 90,000 Irish‘’Americans will make the pilgrimage to Ireland during the coming and preparations are be- ing made to give them the time of thelr The first batch of pilgrims are looked r early in May and the; ht straight along until October. I don't think will crowd said one of the leading Dublin | hoter proprietors to a representative the other day. “Dublin is ‘over-hotelled,’ and so is Killarney. I do not thing many rich people will be taking part In the pilgrimage, and the majority of visitors will stay with their friends.” The Hotel and Tourist association of Ire- land recommended thelr members to make a 10 per cent reduction in the ordinary summer will b coming the invasion over- have tariffs to those taking part in the pilgrim- | age and this action probably will be taken. Two Leading Irishmen Dead. The Irish party in the House of Commons has lost two of the most active members of the early days of the Nationalist n the death of Mr. James O'C and Mr. Timothy Harrington, both of w went to jail for connect Fenianism. Mr. James O'Connor, though nepicious figure like Mr. Harring- ton, had even exciting experiences Born in Wicklow, seventy-four years ago. he was elected representative for th tive county | oc was assocl Rossa and the conduct of the Fenian " and 1865 ve- ment by of nnor Lom their n - with not a c more west Asa a other sion of his & M O'Donovan n Irish ai n 1892 young with Fenian man, nnor the eaders the Peop! he organ in cally associated for and was sentenced to After his release he was associated w gott, the T f date the co duct of the I and other publica- tions and later joined the staff of “United Ireland,” where he remained until forcible possession was taken of the officers of the paper by Parnell, when, for a brief period after the spiit, it was run on anti-Parnellite Harrington, who born 1861 y of of or a schos polit r of later in shman the ut con: Cork in is eas doughtiest Parnell's 1 nts. &= aced jou: of journalism and n 1852 he was liment for West the Jail is situated was returned for Dublin € nally Imaster Sentin: From step politics was while a pris in ! cted a member in whic Harrington disivion of unt! meath county In 1865 Mr the Horbor he represented Parnell's counsel he “The Times," F mi resuited in the exposure of the Pigott for- geries. Mr. Harrington became proprietor of “United Treland,” Parnell's organ, after the death of his and nently associated with of the “Irish Daily Ir de times lord Dublin snusual popularity in his ad; Veteran of Crimea, Brodigan, who died re Piltown, in the cov well known in lrish to many “county famili:s." of the few remaining Irish the Crimean w Another otill remaius is Colonel F. Forster known for many years, through many changes of government, as one of the most courteous of the household offi- clals at Dublin castle. Workmen employed at | Portadown, bave dug up from As one ong figur whick t was & & on chief. he was also founding Three pr th he ped mayor an Coionel ently his residence Meath, was and related He was one veterans of of who is Derrylara, near & bog & |buried for centuries. The butter is in & |tair siate of preservation. ared the fate of those with whom he was | at| The Reception Committee. y Special Cable and Correspondence "~ DUBLIN READY FOR VISITORS | Ready to See Russia Gobble Up Finland Danes Not Surprised at Announcement that Czar's Government Will Make the Move. BY ERIC GRUNDMARK. | COPENHAGEN, April %.—(Special io the | Publishers Press.)—The aanouncement that Russia bas_decided - to , practically . absorb Finland ; causes; no surprise - here., It has | beent deemed 'inevitgble; and the success .ot | the Finnish extremists in the. recent elec- | tions has simply hastened the end. | While under the extension of the author- ity of the Duma over Finland will not at | once result in the doing away of all the privileges of the duchy, this may foliow in |\case the extremists do as some them threaten 1o resist the encroachment by force of arms. I understand that Russia is preparing to deal promptly and mercilessly with any tempted uprising in Finland. King On a Tour. The king of Sweden has left | for the Riviera. He is to stay for a month at the Cap Martin hotel. His majesty will afterward proceed to Italy for a few weeks, and about the middle of May will probab ¢ & brief and strictly private to London before returning to Sweden for the summer. The queen of Sweden has gone to Italy for the spring and is now ar- rived at Rome. Her majesty will take a course of waters at Franzerabad in June. Another Princess Born. All Sweder. is rejoicing with the crown prince and crown princess on the birth of another daughter, their third child. These young people are perhaps the most popu- |1ar of cortinental royalties. Their match was a true match, they very simple and democratic in their lives, doing much quiet good among the people. Another Martian Theory. Arrhenius, the famous Swedish ntist and Nobel prize-winner, pro- pounded, at a meeting of the Stockholm Soclety of Physics, a new and curious y concerning the alied cunals in He said that, as a consequence of various changes, several parallel cracks had formed, which had gradually been filled up with sand. This sand, Dr Arrhenius argues, contains various salts which different colors, according 1o the of dampness permeating the planét a: different “melting spow” often referred s on Marw is, says the doctor evaporation st the Martian Poles During this evaporation the cracks assume hue, but light in coler the temporary dempncss passed away. His theory, Dr. Airhenius belic compleicly explains the why the caannels change The seas in Mars he adds contain a large quantity of sand, and are decp. Finally the lecturer stated that so far &s his exper- iments went, the e of the planet was 100 low o permit of the existence of plants or any organisms INDIANS USE NOVEL METHOD! Spread Propagands by Poem Printed . E of Wals Cloths. CALCUTTA, April $.—(spec.al 1o the Pub- lishers Press.)—The Indian revolutionaries take the most novel methods of spreading Stockholm visit is a love are the Mars 0~ been assume amount sofl of the The write to by darker become again whei has reason color not very temperat other their propagands. The lleutenant governor |Of truth in the suggestion that the tsar | of Bengal has ordered the confiscaiion of has bad cause (o be vielently displeased | & quantity of dhotls (walst cloths) having on their borders & seditious Bengali poem entitied “Farwell, Mother!" The order was made under given by the new press act the powers Big Loss frem Coal Strike, | MELBOURNE., April $.—(Special to Publishers Press.)—The Australian Istrike, which is now at an end | elghteen weeks. The loss in wages which coal Gualem | the | Russian Mnster Astonishes Europe by [ His Handling of Balkans. CZAR TO BUILD A NEW PALACE Much Fimer—Motorman & Hero's Place in St. Petersburg. other w H » - BY .GEQRGE FRASER. . ST PETERSBURG, April 9.—(Special to e Piblishers - Prask)-Thers ,wiil be' no War in'thje Balkags inithe neas, tutare” Rys- an dipiomacy ' has 'practically made this certaln. M. Iswolsky has not only won a high place for himself as & statesman of the | first rank,’ but he has gained a high place |in the opinion.of the czar by the masterly | manner in which he has handled this very | delicate situation. have been the ambition of Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria to bring about & great slav confederation, which would take in not only the independent Balkan, but European Turkey, and the most | tion for himself and to wipe out the bloody stain on his title to the throne. { By celling these monarchs to St | burg M Peters- | made it practically certain that a federa- | tion and direction of Russia is to be the | next development in the near east The visits of Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Peter of Servia to Constantinople will ce- ment the great work of Iswolsky, New Palace for the Czar. It s an interesting fact bas determined to pull down his palace at Livadia, and in its stead to build & won- derful new one made entirely of the beau- [tiful Balaklava stone, which, when po [ 1shed, {amber. In the ight of sunset, this stone has a wondrously fairy-lke appearance, and the new pal- ace, which is to be completed in 1812, will | be one of the wonders of the world The only part of the palace now standing | which 35 to remain is the chapel, which, bullt in the part of the last century |is & masterplece. This contalns white | marble altar screen; but the gem of every- thing is the elegant marble cross, mounted upon & pedestal of Crimea porphyry, which was presented to Alexander 11 by the work- men of Livadia as an expression of their gratitude in the emancipation of the serfs Crar In Great Danger. emperor recently escaped & great danger. While he was driving the Nevsky Prospect a tramear, traveling at & high rate of speed, threatened to crash into the Imperial carriage. Fortunately, the motorman of the framway did not lose his head. He applied the brakes with such suddeaness that he shatiered every window in the car and caused some slight passengers In recognition of the presence shown by the motorman the tsar & sum of money escape of the nsation in St. Pelersburg. Family Row in Progress. Various hints have been dropped recently to the effect that serious domestic dif- ferences are agitating the Russian Imperial family. There is ypdoubtedly a good deal espectally in the light early | is The a jury to of mind sent him The news of this narrow tsar caused considerable with the conduct of atives, and It is 10 be belleveed In some quarters that the ceurts of Europe will shortly be in possession of the detalls of a very painful scandal One result of this is that the Empress Marie has abandoned her intended visit to England, and will not leave Russia until one of bis near rel i | she goes to Denmark early in August. The | graph apparatus empress thinks it advisable to remain in | ybdi- {firkin of butter which must have been |it entalled amounts to over $.0000, of |Russia in order that her powerful Influence | “antenna.” So equipped, the carrier of the which the miners will have 1o bear three- MY be personally exerted to overcome | apparmtus can be ‘dl!fltuflitl and restore harmonv. [ISWOLSKY SHOWS STliENCTH w Will Tear Dowm Ome to Erect Am-| The real danger points in this whole crisis morbid desire of | Peter of Servia to secure greater recogni- Iswoleky has not only been able | to tmpress upon them the absolute necessity |the exposures on the | to keep the peace for the present, but has |which are to be held early in May. that the tsar resembles nothing so much as pure \CHURCH GRAFT . IS ABOVE DUEZ ‘m- Stealings Only Aecount for Part of the Missing Church Land Funds. ONE UNIQUE ROGUE IS FOUND Martin Gautier, Who Knew a Good Thing, Arrested. NEW GROUNDS FOR A DIVORCE + Husband Presents in Court Text of Wife's Prayer. WRIGHTS' PATENTS ARE INVALID Allege that American I wed Their Rights h Fature to Ex« French Will vemtors Al e Thro! ploit Their Inventions. - BY PAUL VILLIERS PARIS, April 8 —(Special to the Pube lishers' Press.)—That there are men highet than Duez involved in the scandalous mis« use of the funds secured from the seques. tration of church property is regarded & certain and that & great deal more thaa the $2,000,000 made way with by Duez is uns accounted for is equilly sure. Whether the ‘men higher up” as would say in America will ever be uncovered and thé millions of missing francs will ever be recovered remains to be seen. | The property of the churches in France | was conservatively estimated at 1,071,000,000 francs. Out of & total of 710 liquidations, | 328 have been concluded, and show a credit balance of 9,000000 france. Of this sum 5,000,000 francs only have been handed Into the treasury, and 24,0000 francs deposited against claims, thus leaving 64,000,000 francs unaccounted for. M. Duez confesses to hhve misappropriated 10,000,000 francs, but where are the other 5,000,007 That is & | question all Paris is asking now. Most Interesting Rogwe. One of the most interesting figures the | huge scandal has #o far developed is Mar- {tin Gautier, who was the confidential man of Duez. The personality of the master rogue has lost interest in comparison with his remarkable aide, of whom all kinds of strange stories are related. Public opinion is especlally wroth at the orgles with Gau- |tier is alleged to have instituted three | years ago in & former convent at Plcpus, where he fitted up rooms formerly used for religlous exercises with mirrors and fountains. In the gardens women, by whom he was perpetually surrounded, used | to walk on summer evenings, it is alleged, in ganzy and disphanous attire. After the gossip of the neighbors had made further residence at Picpus impos- sible; Gautier, it is alleged went to the country, where he leased a wonderful old manor house at Chassy, with superb hunte |ing and game preserves.. Here he had a | succession of visitors. Life-at the manor was such that' the servants would not stop, and all kinds of stories were soon circulating in the neighborhood, so that the owner of the manor finally gave his tenant notice. Gautler, it is stated, then took a rather dilipidated castle at Parzy, which he was putting into a state of repair with much outlay when he was arrested. Exposures to Stop. The prediction is freely made by Parle sians who are Inclined to be cynical that the activity of the police will stop short of the exposure of the men high In publio and business life who are believed to be back of Duez and to have profited even more than he did by the manipulation of these funds. Politicians are worried over the effect of general elections, That | the clericals will use them for all they are you tion of the Balkan states under the protec- |worth in the provinces is certain, and it | |is regarded as not at all improbable that |they will have an important bearing on the constitution of the next Chamber of Depu- | thes. | Prayer Ground for Diverce. | Grounds for divorce are numerous under the French law. A new one has been brought forward by a petitioning husband, | Who produced in court a copy of a written prayer discovered among papers belonging 10 the respondent, his wife. The praver is addressed to & saint whose name is not very familiar, but who seems to have been well known to the lady, Saint Exterminus, The saint was not sought to exterminate any one, but what the lady asked him te do was bad enough. Great Saint Exterminus, I beseech you te torment the soul and the mind of Madami X, . residing in Paris, through the five |Datural “senses. "Be she tormented and obsessed with the vearning to leave her husband. Amen. Great Saint Exterminus, 1 implore You to torment the spirit of the husband of Madame X through the five natural senses. Torment him so that he may be unable to live without me. Sleepe ing let him dream only of me. Waking ot him love only me. "Let him leave his wife, |and bring him to me, O great Saint Exe terminus. Amen » | Great Ssint Exterminus, T beseech you te torment my husband's spirit through the |five nutural senses. Let him be posseased only one idea—to give me a handsome allowance. Great and most powerful Baint Exterminus, 1 beseech you to unite me to the man 1 love. Amen The civil court will take a week to de- cide whether the wife's prayer to Salm Exterminus is technically a “grave injury such as to justify a legal divorce being granted to her husban Suit Against the Wrights. The action which the Syndicate Genersl de I'Aviation intends to bring against the Wright brothers is based, says the Auto, on the contention that the Wrights have allowed their French patents to lapss through faflure to exploit the invention in France within three years from the date of obtaining the patents. The court will also | be asked to cancel the 197 Wright patents for aeroplane improvements on the ground that the patents did not relate 10 new in- ventions {POCKET WIRELESS TELEGRAPH Iastrument May Be Carrie May Be C Central. MUNICH, April 9.—Special to the Pub- | Ushers Press.)—Prof. Gerebotani, a Munich | priest, has invented a pocket wireless tels- The machine is hardly larger than the hand, and requires only one alled” from & central wireless station.