The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 21, 1903, Page 49

’ b aken iroumn 3t ox‘a\’y-"" L Call, ———y—— — Pages 49 5—5_27 SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 1903, NEWS FROM THE CAPITALS OF EUROPE OBSTACLES MAY PREVENT LOUBET'S VISIT TO ROME King Victor Emmanuel’s Presence in Paris Will Demand a Return of the Compliment. June ARIS, 20.—~The officials here not desirous of free! uss- h lications bet's e deli When to the effect masterpiece may be ascribed to decay of the walls on which Da Vinci had painted it in oils. Only the head of Bartholomew and part of the table cloth are now distinguishable. What remains of this invaluable work will be taken to the Brera. — g - e to Paris to go to R Prinetti rstood hence- s here during the informal proposed visit of M e right of kings red the temporal in- here M \osen of a here from July return ——— THE LAST SUPPER"™ SUCCUMBS TO OLD AGE Magnificent Picture Fallz to Ruin With Decay of the Monas- nas adorned the the mopastery of zie, at Milan, is espondent of the t to have at length age. ce to the refectory has besn re- All attempts at restor- The ruin of the fused to visitors. ation have proved futile. EMPEROR OWNS MANY ESTATES William Possesses 300,- 000 Acres and Fifty- Three Castles. ERLIN, June 20.—Emperor William B owns eighty-three estates, besides fifty-three castles. These estates foot up 300,000 acres, and in the inc from them is about $160,000. me several of the great landed proprie- e Prince of Pless and the Duke of ibor among them, have far more ex- sive landed possessions t their im- However, the Emperor’s property is big enough (o require an ever-increasingarmy of agents to look after it and is con- stantly increasing. It is not an uncom- mon thing for a German Prince or wealthy owner of landed estates to leave a house or land to the Empcror. This was the case of the castle and the estate of Cadinen, where the Empress spends ppiest days. rmous sums go to the support of the hree castles. The Emperor las only ted thirty of the fifty-three, yet he is uilding another castle on a huge scale in the town of Posen to be a Prussian royal ce among the Poles. Perched on three of the most picturesque crags on the ravine are three of the Emperor's most interesting castles. ————— AMONG THE MEDALLISTS IS AN AMERICAN ARTIST Lionel Walden, the Marine Painter, Wins Honor at the French Salon. PARIS; June 20.—Among the medallists of the on de la Soclete des Artistes Francals, whose names have been an- nounced, is Lionel Walden, the well- known marine painter, a member of the ciation and the Society in Paris. The medal warded for Mr. Walde picture of two Breton girls seated on the shore look- ing out over a stormy but sunlit sea. A splendid festival in honor of the painter Corot was held recently at Ville d’Avray. There were 180 guests at the anquet, whica was presided over by M. A mat. The absence of M. Har- much regretted. The com- pignies wa any afterward thered round the mon- d an open air concert was given, h a number of eminent singers of the Opera and Opera Comique displayed their lent amid the landscape so often by the great artist. Squadron at Nyberg. BERLIN, June 20.—The United States squadron arrived at Nyberg, island of Funen, Denmark, to-day and will remain there until Tuesday. The warships will anchor off Kiel Tuesday afternvon. TLIZABET R (r2EY SYI o— CZAR AND HIS COURT WILL VISIT A HERMIT Special Line of Railway Sixty-Six Miles Long Built to Accommo- date the Ruler. ST. PETERSBURG, June 20.—The Czar and his whole court will make a pilgrim- age this summer to the miracle working hermit of Sarafskaya, Father Serafin, who was recently canonized. A special line of reilway sixty-six miles long has been constructed for the purpose of the Czar's journey to the hermit's abode. ——— IIcHugh Is Released. SLIGO, Ireland, June 20.—P. A. Me- Hugh, M. P., vice president of the Irish League, who was arrested June 6, under a warrant for contempt of court, was to- day release | from jail. -~ gt T R 4///,,,{,‘\ ] i QY WYEZZANNL T GREATEST LIVING WOMEN | IN OPINION OF GERMANS Unique Voting Contest Held by Berlin Newspaper Results in Choice of Five Foreigners. 9 7 =T = L 4 | | ————p ).—Some time since conducted a unique as to the ten great- A later question put paper was, who are women. The bal- d and the resuits ness Bertha von ok, “Die Waf- With Arms), prompt- eace manifesto, ablishment of the Hague. Her work manner of philan- is world renowned. he ex-Queen of Rouma- t poetess who has labored he advancement of wom- 1 the list is Sarah , if not the world's, She is followed whom most of the much better than Bern- ange that not a single proved a favorite with Baroness von Eb- Duse, hardt. Tt ARCHBISHOP OF COLOGNE i RECEIVED BY POPE LEO — B ner Eschenbach, who is last on the list, Audience Shows the Extraordinary peing an Austr by birth, though her Vitality Retained by the Ven- minous wri and poems are ali erable Pontiff. PARIS, June 20.—The Rome correspond ent of the Temps says the Pope to-day received Mgr. Fischer, Archbishop of gne, and adds: “The audience shows the Pontiff’s extra- ordinary vitality.” Throughout yesterday the Pontiff ate almost nothing and suffered from a head- ache. To-day he received Mgr. F T, who presented a number of German atholics, showing the Pontiff’s ability to make auick recuperation. in Germ ———— KING IS ABOVE THE LAW, DECLARES YOUNG ALFONSO Popular Idol, Salmeron, Retains His Freedom in Spite of the King’s Enmity. MADRID, June 20.—~When Minister Sil- °d to the King on the popular- Salmeron mer President of the ublic, elected to Parllament, ut, stamping his foot: “I will have th w arrested or ban- ind some pretext for repor crie d! - Can't we g so?" Minister bowed low, but denied that such a thing would be possible under the r the law!" cried the t that the King is above and that courage is a virtue of ain of to-day.” replied caution is even a great- Naval Honors for Alfonso. | PARIS, June 20.—A dispatch to the Temps from M s the approaching visit of Ki to artagena will e (e able naval honors diterranean squad- Great" Britain squadron was “to Cartagena. n for from the combined M rons of Fran Russia v The F L3 odo— WOMEN WHOM BERLIN TAGEBLATT READERS CONSIDER AMONG GREATEST LIVING —————— &