Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 3, 1910, Page 9

#¥large’ niajority of the stutes PART TWO EDITORIAL PAGES 1 TO 12 OMAH SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 1910. SINGLE (WANT-ADS COPY FIVE C( Political and Social News of the Old World Reported by Special Cable and Correspondence JAPAN LEADS ALL IN DIVORCE EVIL United States Follows in Secand Place on List of the Mismated. COMMISSION FINDS STATISTICS En:hlnd and Wales Have Few Sep- arations, FRANCE ON A MIDDLE GROUND In Florida “Violent Temper” is Plea of Action. DIVORCE NOT A PUBLIC ISSUE General Bellet that Matrimony Con- cerns Only the Parties Who Are Directly In. BY PAUL LAMBETH. LONDON, July 2.—(Speclal Dispatch to Whe Bee)—Japan leads the world in the number eof divorces, with the United States a poor second. This was brought out In the testimony given before the royal commission on divorce, which has resumed its session. Mr. R. Newton Crane, number of divorces, with the Unjted States and also of the English bar, gave this Information. He quoted figures ghow- ing the nmumber of divorces per 100,000 of population. They wers 4 Japan ... United States Switzerland France . Germany Englund and Wales.. . He gave the'commission much other in- teresting information concerning divorce in the United States. Diverce in United States. 1t appeared to be fairly well established, he said, that at the present time one mar- riage in every fifteen, or possibly sixteen, in the United States would ultimately be dissolved by divorce. In all the states adultery was ground for divorce, but, in- dependently of adultery, there w a variety of other grounds. Desertion and cruelty, in varying forms and degrees, were common grounds of divorce. In six- teen states the desertion need be for only one year; in seven states it must be for two years, and In one state for five years. Cruelty was a cause in nearly every state, and in some of the states “outrages ren- dering life together Insupportabl “In- dignities ‘rendering condition intolerable, “'personal abuse or conduct rendering life burdensome,” and “treatment endangering health or reason” were also &pecified grounds. & In thirty-five states habitual drunken- ness was a cause for divorce. In a very , conviction for felony was a ground. . Minor Cuusen. In five states conviction for felony prior t marriage and unknown to the other party, and in one of the states the fact that a spouse was a fugitive from justice, was @ sufficlent cause. Assoclated with drunkenness in some of the states was habitual addiction to various drugs, such as oplum, morphia and chloral. Insanity W0 varying degrees, from mental Incapacity to incurable lundcy, was a cause in nine states, Vagrancy was a ground In two states, and neglect to provide for the wife and children of the marrlage was a cause in nineteen states. In Louisiana ‘‘public defamation of one party by the other,” in Florida “violent temper,” and fa Kentucky “violent and ungovernable temper” were causes. In Kentucky, New Hampshire and Massachusetts the Joining of a religlous seat or soclety which belleved, or pro- fessed to belleve, that the relation between husband &nd wite void ground for Despite the w bellef in England _to the contrary, in no was “incom- patibility. of temperament™ & cause for di- vorce, ‘With ‘the possible exception of the state of Washington, where the statue au- thorized the eourt to grant a decree when it should be satistied that for any cause the parties could no longer live together. In two, at least, of the states divorce operated automatically, and without the institution of legal proceedings, therefore, in case of & sentence to imprisonment for ite. No Comeern of Pablie, The view was spreading, he said, that it an unhappily married couple desired Have their marriage dissolved It was - matter which was pecullarly their own at- falr, and one with which the Ppublic had nothing to do. only about 15 per cent were defended. [ He Was of the opinion that tne frequency of divoree in the United States and the grow- ing Indifference to the duty and obliga- tlon of marrlage were primarily due to the fact that marriage In America defiried by statute to be merely a civil contract, and that no form of solemnizing the ceremony was provided or required. ‘There were too many causes for divora in America and too few in England.. ‘the health of the race, from a eugenic noint of view, was Imperfled by obliging husband who was a confirmed drunkard, oF was subject to recurring attacks of in sanity, or who had in him the incurable disease. When the strain which elther spouse was subject by continuous crueity of the other not only themselve that the law should Intervene. Not a Sign of Immorality, In the Interests of the Mr. Crane added that the greater aum- ber of divorce cases In the United States as compared with England did not mean that there was greater immorality in tne States. It was due rather to the Jegal luxity as to the marrlage tie. 2 r unlawful was a Of nearly 1,000,000 divorces was a woman (o live in maritul relations with a s of an to the | ad reached the breaking point, It was wisc, partica but of the state gnd the church levity with which people regarded marriage, and IRISA POLITICIANS ARE BUSY Members of Parliamentary Party Hustle, LEADERS MAKE MANY SPEEC Sudden Death of General Batler i Greatly Deplored Through- out the Brith BY THOMAS EMMETT. DUBLIN, July 2—(Special Dispatch to The Bee.)—Realizing the Importance of presenting a united front in the noxt par- llament, the Irish parllamentary party 1s campaigning as actively almost as though a general election was in progress. The Redmonds, Devlin, Dillon, O'Connor and the other loaders are making speeches con- stantly and are paying especial attention 10 the constituencles represented by O Brien malcontents, It is confidently predicted that the O'Brienites will not be able to carry more then three or four seats at most, und it is regarded as well within the line of pos sibility that both O'Brien and his lieutcn ant, Timothy Healy, will be defeated. Bishop O'Donnell of Raphoe said re- cently: “I do not remember any time when the country was more united In sup- port of the Irish party than it is at pres- ent; nelther was there any time when that support was better deserved. This seems to about sum up the situa- tlon. Helfast Harbor Improvements. The Belfast Harbor commissioners have tentatively adopted a scheme for the rec- lamation of nearly 1,000 acres ot slob land and at the same time have agreed to a proposal submitted by thelr engineer for dredging from the ship channel to the wea 1,600,000 tons of soll so as to provide sufficient depth for liners and warships of the largest class. Sorrow for General Butler. The painfully sudden death of General 8ir Willlam Butler. will be deplor:a throughout Ireland, as well as in Eng- land and in those colonies where he had seen much active service. A brave and capable soldler, he served the British em- pire in Canada and Africa and rose 1o within & step of the highest rank in the army, though, owing to his frank, houest and, as events proved, sensible advice given to the government on the day before the outbreak of hostilities in South Africa, he was for a time most unpopular in England and scarcely received the full measurc of reward which his services merited. Ho was as skilled with the pen as with the sword and some of his books make most entrancing reading and will be regarded as valuable additions to British military history. His wite, too, as Miss Thompson, carned undying fame by her paintings, two military subjects, “The Roll Call” and “The Scots Greys at Waterloo,” baing among the most admired of the pictures shown at the Dublin International exhii~ rishman that 8ir Willlam Butler will be Dbest remembered in this country. He was a convinced home ruler, but, though his name was several times mentioned for constituencies, he never entered Parha- ment. 6till, in another sphere, he rendered good services to his country, being a prom- inent member of the National University commission and of the senate. Real Fish Story. The leading Irish papers published fhe other day a queer fish story from Couaty Cuvan, It is said that two anglers in a mall boat near the mouth of the river inn saw an enormous fish &pproaching thend from Lough Erne. Its back was above the water and It raised great waves on each side. The men quickly pulicd their boat aside, but the tish gave cnase and was soon alongside, plunging on the surface ut a furious rate. It appeared 1o be fully ten feet long, with proportionate girth, and had & very iarge head. Lhe scared men—Francis and Philip M'Donagh —shot into a weedy place, whence thsy watched the monster dash up the rive to & small, deep lake, where it disap- peared from view. The brothers say that it was unlike any other fish they ever saw. Crowds of people, it is stated, are watching for the reappearance of this strange monster of the deEp. Redmond Children Busy. Among those called to the irish bar re- cently was Mr. Wililam Archor Redmond, only son of Mr. John Redmond, M. ¥ Miss Johanna Redmond, daughter of John Redmond, has ‘written a comedy sketch, which 1s to be produced at a Lon- don music hall. TORTURES WIVES TO FIND GOVERNOR'S TREASURES of Fes is in Prison, While th Women of His Houschold Are Subjected to Indignities. SR, July 2—(Speclal Dispatch to The Bee.)—After the imprisonment of Hai Benalssa, the governor of Fez, who was arrested by the sultan's orders a few weeks ago his womankind were all selzed. As the sultan’s agents falled to discover the governor's hidden treasure, his wife was tortuted In order to make her disclose its whereabouts, which as it did not exist, tal TANGI up in damp rawhide, which contracts and causes extreme pain; her breasts were crushed between bars of wood closed by screws, and she was suspended by her wrists from & beam of wood. She died. Letters from Fea state that her son 1y undergoing torture, and that Haj Benaiss himself is at the point of death from cruel- tles perpetrated upon him. It is about & month since the European representatives at Tangler received a volun- tary and expliclt undertaking from the sultan to abolish all cruel punishments. Mulai Hafid has been known for some time past, to be addicted to the use of drugs, and letters from Fez state that the vizlers have difficulty in dissuading him from wholesale murders. The state of af- J, A, Barrett, another American bac.|(aits &t Fez Is critical, and the general rister, thought the ctomparative chewp- mess of divorce In the States was the di- rect means of avolding & great deal of ir- regularity. The statement that one mar- rlage In fifteen was likely to be dissolved was true only so far as registered mac- fl:zu ware thousands of marriages which were never were concerned, but there registered at all, so that the figure w misleading. The causes of divorce w &s numerous and liberaln other countries Formosa “loguacity” was a cause of divorcing a| been arrested here on a charge of manu- Enormous crowds cheered the party en- &8 in the United States. In {mpression reigns here that the exaspera- tion uf the natiye population will soon tind an outlet. BOMB MAKERS ARE ARRESTED Seven Men and One Woman Are TOKYO, July Z~(Special Dispatch to The Nee.)—Seven men end one woman have facturing bombs for anarchistic purposes, - she was unable to do. Her hands were sewn | EN OF AFFAIRS ARE COMMONERS Notables of France to the Plain, Life. M Are Inclined | Simple PRESIDENT SETS THE EXAMPLE M. Briand of the People, and Glad of It. ‘cm;.nmss, BUT ADOPTS THREE Home in an Unfashionable Section of ‘ City. GREATLY DEVOTED TO MASONRY Young Men Now Seem to Have the Ascendancy in French Polities ofticinl By PAUL VILLIERS. PARIS, July 2—(Speclal Dispatch to The Bee.)—The men of the hour In France are all men of simple habits, the quiet una suming democracy of President Fallieres, is verhaps the most noteworthy character- Istic; M. Briand the premier who may suc- ceed Fallleres, is also a man of the people and s not ashamed of it. M. Brisson, who hus been elected president of the chamber of deputles, s a worthy confrere of Fal- lieres and Briand. He measures up to former President Roosevelt's Ideal citizen of a republic, If he has no children, he and his good and accomplished late wife adopted three or- phans, whom they brought up as if they were thelr own. They belonged to a close friend, M. Albert Joly, an advocate, who rendered noble services to the cause they had at heart under the empire and during the moral order regime, M. Brisson takes life and his duties as a public man too serlously not to look a little solemn. Witty and Accomplished, Yet he can be witty and even humorous | and s & man of the finest culture. He has never attempted to climb the beaten paths of Parnassus. None the less he might have shone on them, for he is a poet of rare finlsh and delicacy. He never took up residence in his wife's time in the Petit Bourbon. They gave their officlal dinners, concerts and receptions, but continued to have their home among his electors in the unfashionabie neighborhood of the Chateau d'Eau. More than ever he prefers the home where he lived with her In close com- munity of sentiment and Intellectual pur- sults and of parentage to the orphans of the dear, cherished friend, whom they adopted. Hls private fortune, without be. Ing large, is sutficlent to secure independ- _The of his salaries as '~ and t goes In works of repubNcan and lc fraternity, f he is a devoted Freemmson. All his lnnuojnoo. tact and experience will be needed In pre- slding over this chamber. It contains far more young members than any previous one. Advantage of Deputies, It is, by the way, o somewhat pecullar development of French political life that an unusual number of quite young men are taking an active Interest in politics, A seat in the chamber now brings a salary of 16,000 francs a year, a first-class ticket through four years on all the rail- ways of France and Algera, patronage In all directions, the freedom of stalls and balconics of all of the subsidized theaters and access to the wings. 1 Think of the field of operations which this glves to theatrical sirens and the sus. ceptibility of a young provinefal to their wiles. A hardened boulevardier slips through their hands. They can do what they please with a member green in years and in want of knowledge of la vie Parls. lenne. At the last elections the young candldates seemed ravenously alve to the 800d things membership of the chamber offers. They elbowed out with spirit the Bald pates and the greybeards, Pontifical Zouaves Deelining. The Pontifical Zouaves they were about 2,00 years fought for'the Pope. But recently at the muster in Paris only.about 20 answered the roll-call. The celebration began by a parade outside the Sacre Coeur, the great basilica that dominates all Parls and fhe flat Seine vatley from the northern point, the one hill of the city, the Mount of Mar. tyrs. The veterans, grey or white, all of them, but straight backed still, as fight. Ing men should be, were reviewed by thelr own chief, General de Charette, who gave them all the touching French accolade and the greeting of an old brother in arms After the review, high mass, with an ora. tion by Monseigneur de Cabrieres, bishop of Montpellery who made the Interesting reflection that most of the volunteers 1n the Papal service wero of noble bigod, s, | that an Itallan gencral, into whose hands | & good batch of them had fallen by the! luck of war, said the roll of his captives read like a guest list from the court ot Louls X1V, The “De Frofundis” {for the deud of the leglon, and then th: | veterans drove off to the soelal celebra. tion under the presidency of thelr chlef. Journaltsm in Paris, | Two fiery Parls journalists met fn the | night telegraph office of the Bourss, whence they' telephione to their journals, and fel out, throwing their. visiting cards In eaqi ;ulh(—l"n faces. This meant a duel, but the ntagonists were too much in a hurey to {walt until sceonds had arranged moctings | | The two, who always carry loaded re volvers, strode out Into the street twehty paces apart, drew their fivearms | and blazed away without result. Before more shots could be exchanged the polies arrived and the impatient duelists will he summoned. was sung re walked 'HONORS FOR TURKISH HEIR King Meets ¥ H Ceremony. BELGRADE, July 2.—(Speciui Dispatch |10 The Bee.)—The reception of the Turk- {sh heir apparent here was of the most sincere character. Prince lzzeddin was met at the rallway station by King Peter, the erown prince and members of the cabinet. The mee...§ was very cordlal. His Imperial highness .rove with the king tnrough the streets which were decorated with Turkish and Servian flags. | thustastically. ¢ | vened with the government to protect the | Russia contests this AUSTRIA SEERS THE FINISH} Anxiously Awaiting End of Cretan Difficulty. | ELEMENTS OF GRAVEST DANGER Turkey Stands Ready to Administer Lasting Lesson to Greece, it is Belleved in Official Cireles. BY EMILE ANDRASSY. NA, July 2.—(Special Dispatch to The Bee)—The Austrlan government will be heartily glad when the Cretan situat- fon is finally settled. That {s contains ele- ments of the gravest danger is felt certain here. Advises from Turkey Indicate that the Turkish government will avall itself of any reasonable pretext to administer another and lasting lesson to Greece. The boycotting movement of Greek goods I spreading. This boycotting movement was organized by & committes at Salonika, where the harbor is closed to all Greek vessels, the stevedores being forbidden un- der paln of death to unload Greek ships or to assist thelr passengers. Outbreak at Smyrna. At Smyrna the Greek tradesmen were forced by the Cretan Mussulmans to close their shcps. The forelgn consuls inter- Greek oonsul, who was threatened with serlous injury. Pourparlers on the subject of Crete continue to be conducted by the four protecting powers. It is understood that the four powers are not contemplating a final solution of the Cretan problem, but intend to address a warning to the island- ers that they must readmit tha Moslem deputies to the assembly and respect the right of Moslems in general. Should this warning fall, energetic steps will probably be taken. It is felt here that unless some declded action Is taken there is liable to be serious trouble. Hot in Vienna. Vienna has been suffering from almost tropical hgat. The thermometer at mid- night has registered as high as 101 degrees Fahrenheit, and the evening and early mornings are abnormally hot. Many cases of prostration from the heat are recorded, and there appears to be little prospect of any immediate change. Work on Dreadnoughts. The keel of the first Austro-Hungarian Dreadnought has, according to the Zeit, just been laid in the yard of the Stab- ilimento Tecnica. The keel of the second Dreadnought will be laid In September, and It 1s hoped that the first vessel will be ready for launching in the summer of 1811 Centenarians Wed, A remarkable wedding has just been celebrated at Braila. The bridegroom was Joseph Stopf, a centenarian, and he mar- ried Marie Liga, whose age was 101. These aged people hud loved each other in youth, eighty years ago, but thelr parents would not con to their e, BN il e e o e dled a ‘months ago, and now the sweet- hearts of elghty years ago are man and wife. The bishop of Braila officlated at this strange marriage and several thousand people assembled outside the church. Both the bride and bridegroom are in good health and comfortable circumstances. Strange Palr of Twins, Remarkable interest has been aroused among members of the medical profession in Vienna by the birth of another pair of Siamese twins. The infants, which have some remarkable developments, were born to a gipsy woman in a field near Brunn. Both children are normally developed In the upper parts, but there is only one pair of legs, while from the back what appears to be a third leg has grown, with six dls- tinct toes. Both Infants are well. The stronger cries a great deal and takes nour- ishment eagerly, but the other, though breathing regularly and normally, shows little activity and takes very little nourlsh- ment, Russia and Japan Have OIld Scores Fourteen Points of Dispute Are Yet to Be Adjusted, but Only One is Serious. 3 ST PETERSBURG, July 2-—(Special Dispatech to The Bee)—The question Russo-Japanese relations, which has lately Biven rise to sensational reports in the forelgn and in the Russion press, may be briefly stated as follows. Both countries have realised the expediency of a closer understanding. This view has been dic- tated by political and economic considera- tons. The attitude of the other powers— In some cases friendly, but in others ad- verse—to the respective interests of Russia and Japan has only strengthened the ten- dency on the part .of St. Petersburg and Toklo to come together The road to a final understanding, how- ever, must be cleared of disputes arising out @f the late war. Altogether fourteen controversial matters are pending. All of these, with one exception, are trifling. The exception relates to the capture of Russian hospital &hips, which the Japanese justify on the ground that they carried war stores. assertion, and ralses the question of principle. The case is one | which seems to pertain to the j\lr‘lnd]\‘llon! of The Hague tribunal. M. Isvolsky and Baron Motono will prob- ably resume in the immediate future con- | versations which will tend towards a settle- | ment of the ouistanding disputes. The de- | sire on both sides o pass to the more Important negotiations for a general agree- | ment is coupled with a hearty readiness on the part of the allids of Russla and Japan to co-operate, so that there is substantial ground for the hope that that desire may be gratified without loss of time. The statements that Japan contemplates the | immediate annexation of Korea are mis- | leading. When that event occurs it may | be presumed that Japan's aliles and friends | will not sutter, BUILDS MANY BATTLESHIPS Portuguese Government is Strength- ' ning Its Naval Equip- ! . | g | LISBON, July 2.--(Special Dispatch to The Bee)—Two battleships, six protected crulsers, eighteen destroyers and six sub- marines are to be bullt by the Portugue: government at an estimated cost of §30,000 - FIGHTS BIG ODDS AND STEPS DOWN Departure of Herr Dernburg Ends | Ministerial Experiment in Germany. | RESIGNATION NOT Strong Opposition of the Center Party. OLD STORY OF “PLENTY OF ROPE" EXPECTED Southwest African Policy Very Un- popular, GERMAN POLITICS IN TURMOIL Kaiser Proving to Be a De-| cldedly Expensive Proposition 1o Malntain Year After Yenr. [ BY MALCOLM CLARKB. BERLIN, July 2Z—(Special Dispatch to| the Bee)—The resignation of Colonlal | Minlster Dernburg was not expected. The Importaance and significance of | Herr Dernburg's departure far transcend | the limited sphere of German colonial policy and enterprise. It is the end, at any rate for the present, of about the most remarkable ministerial experiment in modern German history, and it will ac- centuate afresh not only party differences, but the deeper divisions of economic in- terests and soclal traditions which still underlfs German politics. When Herr Dernburg was brought to the colonial of- fice from the Darmstadter bank, in 1906, he was expected not merely to sweep away the traces of unpleasant colonial scandals but to put the German colonies on a busi- ness basis for the encouragement of the public and the editication of forelgn coun- tries. Plans for His Administration. His appointment was to be the Intro-| duction of the commerclal spirit into Ger- man administration, and was to forge a link between the government and the im- medlate interests of an industrial people. Those who know Germany best have always discounted the exaggerated hope of the experiment. Since Prince Bulow's fall and the re- newal of the alllance of the conservative and center parties Herr Dernburg has had to fight against increasing odds. The conservatives are necessarlly opposed to a primarily commercial colonial policy—not least because they fear that colonial im- ports wil hurt their agrarian interest. The conservatives, moreover, inclide & number of former colonial administrators, | who. resent reversal of the -policy whic they a " Tiie center party was Herr Dernburg’s natural enemy. They gave him “plenty of rope,'’ but seized the op- portunity afforded in April by & bill deal- ing with the expenditure for suppression of the risings in' German southwest Africa to inflict upon Herr Dernburg a series of humlilations. When the bill was carried it was gen- erally supposed that Herr Dernburg had been reprieved. It is now clear that he had already recognized that his position was in the long run untenable. The at- tacks at home were supported In the colonfes themselves, and especially In southwest Africa, where. there has been violent criticism of Herr Dernburg's ac- tion in regard to diamond claims and other company concessions. Herr Dern- burg complained bitterly of colonial dis-| loyalty, and declared in the Reichstag that the officlals who fought him with pubiic messages to politiclns and the press ought to be taught a sharp lesson. These are the clrcumstances of Herr Dernburg's resignation. Its causes in- clude an inevitable reaction In popular feel- ing after the exaggeration of colonial pros- pects and possibilities which marked Herr Dernburg's arrival in office. Herr Dernburg's resignation will prob- ably Increase, and certainly will expose, the difficulties of the political situation. Rightly or wrongly, the public will ask tomorrow,” *Who wlill be next?’ and a very confident answer will ba forthcoming. The dominant parties will, no doubt, pro- test that Herr Dernburg's resignation is uncalled for and unnecessarlly, but in no quarter will 1t fall to produce an un- comfortable feeling of Insecurity. This will be increused rather than diminished by the appointment of Herr Von Lindquist as his successor. He is a typleal ~German bureaucrat, narrow opinionated and autoeratic. Cost of the Kaiser, It s being discovered in Germany that the Kalser is an expensive Institution to keep up. A comparison shows that every woman and child in Prussia con tributes an average of 20 cents per year for the upkeep of the kaiser, which is neurly three times as much as England pays for the maintenance of her royal family, five times as much as the Russians pay (07’ theirs, and more than twice as much as the Austrians have to provide. Compared with these prices republics are “dirt cheap,” for the president of France only costs each Frenchman a trifle over a half a cent & year, while Americans only pay about 1-96th cent aplece for their president, and expect to get @ first-class article, too. During a debate in the Diet on the pro- pokal to Increase the kaiser's “clvil lst,” otherwise, hls income, Herr Hoffman ana- | Iyzed the latter, and made out thet it| amounted to 36 cents a second. To this | principle, however, Herr Hotfman objected, complaining that the wearer of the crown was often absent, and suggesting that the principle of “payment by attendance | should be applied. This idea of putting | the kalser “on plece,” 50 to speak, s a decidedly novel one. Prise for Elghth Chi True to his promise to stand as god- father to the eighth child In any German family, rich or poor, the kalser, at Berlin, recently attended the christening of the elghth boy of & house painter named Buseh, of Bocholt. Herr Busch has re- celved 4 sum of $% through the local au- thorities, from the kaiser's private purse. The rate of inerease of the population of the country has recently diminished. | This was regretted by the kalser, who,| like Mr. Roosevelt, regards large families a8 & guarantee for the future of the na- tion, It was this feeling that led the kalser to offer & sigual honor to parents with elght children. | orbrajenski regiment of guards. (DOCTOR KILLS ~ NOBLEMAN Poisoning of Baturlin Creates Big Sensation. SON Aged Physician taneous Injection of Into His Victims System. BY GEORGE FRASER ST. PETERSBURG, July 2.—(Special Dis- patch to the Bee.)—It has been & long time since St. Petersourg soclety has been shocked as it has been by the posioning of Vastli Buturlin, only son of General Buturlin, a member of a noble family which has been prominent in oourt circles since the time of Peter the Great. The arrest and eubsequent confession of Dr. Pant- chenko, & man of 70 years had added to the sensation. Young Vassili Buturlin age, and an officer in was years of the famous Pre- A couple of years ago he feil in love with a Ger- man music hall singer named Marle Stecke, and resigned hiv commission in order to marry her. He subsequently obtained a position in the ministry of the interlor, and although he owned & large property in the province In Vilna, as well as a house in St. Petersburg, besides being the helr to about $5,000,000 he lived a very retired life, Killed By Physician. On May 24, last, Vassili Buturlin became seriously ill and died the next day. After the doctor who was attending him had administered several subcutaneous injec- tions. General Buturlln permitted a post mortem to be held, the result of which was to establish the fact that the young man had been polsoned. Susplcion fell upon Doctor Pantchenko. Pantchenkg, under police pressure, con- fessed that he wilfully polsoned young Buturlin, by injecting cholera anti-toxin obtalned from the Cronstadt laboratory. The dose was calculated to ensure death with @ few days. He declared he was instigated by M. O'Brien de Lassy, the brother-in- law of the dead man, who, however, pro- tests his innocence. General Buturlin at first resented the “Mesalliance,” of his son, out eventually became reconciled to the marriage, and is now on very affectionate terms with his daughter-in-law. The general's only other child Is a daughter, married to M. O'Brien de Lassey, a Vilng' land owner and a de- scendant of the famous Freach Marshal de La: The police theory is that O'Brien de Lassy procured the poisoning so that he, through his wife, would secure some 6,000,000, Similar Case at Warsaw. The poisoning of Buturlin ocourred almost simultaneously with a simllar case at War- saw, wheré the son of a wealthy Polish and owner named Krjanowsky, has been miurdered n some - he ocoasionally frequented. By & most extraordinary coincidence his brother-in- law, Count Roniker, who has been arrested on susplcion of having instigated the crime, is @ distant connection of M. O'Brien de Lassy, who is now in jafl in connection with the Buturlin case. Young Krjanowsky, who was only 17 years old, apparently killed with a blunt instrument after a desperate strug- gle. The doors and walls of the room in, which the body was found were bespatted with blood. As the result of the police investigation, suspicion fell on the owner of the furnished rooms and his nephew and they were both arrested. Further inquiry convinced the police that whoever might be the actual murderer, there was someone clse who had prompted the crime. Count Easily Caught. One of the newspapers mentioned Count Roniker's name in connection with the af- fair, and the count, who was married to the victim's sister went of his own accord to the detective department, and asked that an explanation should be demanded from the editor of the paper. The chief of the secret police confronted Count Roniker with the two men under arrest, and they \dentified the count as the person who had rented the rooms. Count Ronlker was forthwith arrested. Marks of scratches were found on his throat. A school-tellow of Krjanowsky testified that he had seen the count conversing with the deceased very shortly before the murder, Count Roniker is described as being of very engaging personality. He enjoyed great popularity in Pollsh soclety and is the author of several novels and successful plays. SEVENTEEN ARE DEVOURED BY ZAMBESI RIVER SHARKS Steamer Strikes Rock and Sinke— Passengers Eaten While Swim- ming to Shore. LISBON, July 2—(Special Dispatch to The Bee.)—Seventeen persons have been eaten by sharks in the Zambesl river while journeying through Portuguese territory. The steamer Durao. loaded with mer- chandige, struck a submerged rock and rapidly filled with water. The four pas- sengers and the crew jumped into the boats, which were overturned In thelr frenzy. When they tried to swim ashore they were attacked by sharks, and, despite the efforts at rescue made by the Portuguese gunboats Tete and Sena, only the captain, one passenger and two sallors were saved, the remainipg three passengers and fourteen of the crew belng eaten. OFFICER DETERMINED TO DIE Tries to Suffocate Himself with Char. coul and Finiskes with a Hullet. TOULON, to July 2.—(Special Dispatch The Bee)—A curious suicide s reported | exce) by the police. A naval officer, 7 of age, who, as he had falled to suffocate himse.f with a couple of pans of charcoal, lodged a bullet In his heart He had been living six years with a ontesses 1o Subcu- | | ilfli LACKS TACT, 1S CHARGE | staring towards the door, MAY CHANGE THE PAPALSECRETARY e !Cnrdind Merry Del Val is Likely to OF FAMOUS GENERAL| Be Transferred to Some Other Place. | Places the Vatican in Embarrassing Positions, MANY EXPLANATIONS IN ORDER | h Precipitated the Roosevelt Churc Incident. DETAILS CONCERNING MAD KING Otto Suffers Acately from Insomnia and Has a Water Horror of Soap, Manfcure mplements. and T J. BARRETT, ROME, July 2—(Special Dispatch to The Bee.)—The papal secretary of state, Car- dinal Mery del Val, may be transferred to some other port and a man of more taot be placed in charge of the outside relations of the Vatican. Thia opinion is held by many churchmen as well as laymen. While it is recognized that the cardinal secretary of state ls a man of ability and a most devout churchman, he ls wofully lacking In diplomacy and has placed the Vatican in most aifficult position on more than one occasion. The latest instance is the encyclical re- garding St. Charles Barromeo, which is sald to be the work of Cardinal del Val and which has caused such great Indig- nation in protestant Germany that the government has made formal protest and the Vatican has .been compelled to make explanations if not apologles which were rather humiliating. The encyclical contrasted the character of St. Charles Barromeo with those of the reformers—strongly to the salnt's advan- tage—and the reformers were said to have “called the perversion of falth and morals ‘reform.’ " “In truth,” it says, “they were seducers.” Germany Makes FProtest. The German chancellor, von Bethmann- Hollwog, Instructed the German minister at the Vatican to Inform the curis that “the encyclical contains opinions ypon the | reformers and the reformation and princes and _peoples favorable to the movement which grievously offend the religlons, po- litical and moral feelings of our protestant population. These opinions, which are of- fensive also In form, involve serlous danger to religlous peace.” Vattean, in response to the note, pre- senited by the Prussian minister, forwarded to the Prussian government a declaration that the Barromeo encyclical was not di- rected against the German protestants, coupled with explanations which, according to the Vatican officials, may be expected to afford Germany full satisfaction. It is regarded as particularly unfortunate that this should have occurred at a time when the agitation for the nevision of the corona~ tion oath prescribed for the king of Eng- land and the elimination of the offensive references to the Catholic church had pra tically been brought to & satisfactory con- clusion. It Is feared it will furnish the enemles of the church fresh ammunition not only in England and Germany, but in Spain, France and Italy as well. It will be recalled that it was Cardinal del Val who precipitated the Roosevelt in- cident, which, to say the least, reflected no credit on the church. Other similar inel- dents which have not attracted the wide attention these have, are recalled as mak- ing Mgr. del Val's regime unpopular, Life of a Crasy King. Some remarkable detafls relating to the Mad King, Otto of Bavaria, are pub- lished from a diplomatic source by the Glornale d'Italla. Though shut up for forty years In castles (he Is not in the Castle Furstenried) and though 62 years of age, Otto is still a fine handsome figure, with a magnificent beard and flowing gray locks. The storles about his perlodical fits of fury are quite untrue. His court is pre- sided over by Marshal Baron Redwlsz, and conslsts of a few trusty gentry belonging to the most anclent families of the Bavarian aristocracy, King Otto suffers terribly from insomnia, and often sits up in bed half the night as If expecting somebody to enter. He, however, arlses punctually every morning at 8, and mutely allows himself to be dressed by his valet, He has a holy horror of soap and water, and of having his hair and nalls cut, so that servants have to await patiently a favorable day for these operations, when the poor patient is in a state of complete apathy. The demented king quantities of BY CLE smokes clgarettes, and puffing away, save when he is absorbed In his favorite pastime of studying the operatle music of his pet composer, Verdl, Often he causes the castle halls to resound all day long with the melodies of “Rigo- letto." FEARFUL ACCIDENT IN BULL RING AT ALHAURIN Grandstand Collapses and Mad Ani- mals Charge the F Stricken Audience, Incredible is always | tamous MALA July (Special Dispatch to Bee.)—Angther dreadtul accident in & nish tull ring has occoered at Alhau- Peasunts from crowded there for company tionally fine aded the arena many iles around & special display by of bull fighters. Some animals were being pa- pror to the first en- gagement, and the spectators stamped thelr feet in the enthusiastic foreign way In approval of their [ler ks At that moment the supports ynder the young woman, and he left & letter in which | top tier of seats gave way and In a few he asked bis parents, who reside at Bette, to give her sums of money which he had | The shrieks and growns of th seconds half of the stands were in ruins, people so lylng at the savings bank, and the re-|@ppalled the officlals that they completely mainder to his sister. lost thelr heads. Three bulls stampeded The officer's motive for putting an end|OVer the broken barricade, and charged to his days seems utterly absurd. He pald & vislt to @ barber, and his hair was so into the helpless tendants were vietims before able to control the at- them. One closely cropped that his appearance was|bull had to be killed completely changed. This, it 18 sald, preyed op his mind, and he felt that he could live no longer. | l Eleven persons were extricated In a dy- Ing condition and forty others with more or less serious Injuries