The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 27, 1903, Page 17

L Pages 17 t0 20 > Pages 171020 1 - NDAY, DECEMBER N, 1903, POPE PIUS NOW ENGAGED IN RECEIVING APOSTOLIC DELEGATES AND SENDING GREETINGS TO THE SOVEREIGNS IN CHRISTENDOM His Holiness Gives Personal Attention to Letters From the Cardinals Out of Rome. dloceses of Italy, have already ng to custom and in their Princes of the church, sah y of surrounded hurch ir arlet and Martin the robes of sc g to the ture, ment _of the Pontiff, with, magnificent nd gold. The the Holy besides varlous wonder of it all is nan, no matter how strong, Pope’s age, can undergo the necessary fatigue. A S Will Revive Old Revels. LONDON, Dec. 26.—Two remark- 4 good wishes to the Catholic hr embassadors This usage s of very ancient scrupulously ob- 1l bear the date stherine’s day. he Secretary v but , like Leo X111, read persc s letter sent m at this time and dictate the re- es. The Cardinals of Rome pre e eir homage in person: they will zo0 together into the presence of hi Joliness, when the Cardinal-Deacor Oreglia @i Santo Stefano will deliver eraceful little speech, replied to e Pontiff himself, who afterward ters into familiar speech with each. no layman is allowed to e present 1o give us a-picture of the scene, the W e Pope—in reality as ] as in name, for he is clad all in vhite—reeeiving the allegiance of the Red Pope, the Prefect of the Propa- ganda, Cardinal Gotti, and the Black Pope, the General of the Jesuits, - s a pity able societies have been formed in London. One calls itself the Dancers, and is intended to fight the high and powerful devil solemnity. The mem- bers meet weekly dressed in classic costumes and dance rollicking meas- ures of all ages, the music ,2nd the dances being unearthed from the Brit- ish Museum. The principal promoters of this fellowship are artistic people, who, up to now, have provided more fun for outsiders than themselves. WILL HAVE LIGHTS IN OLD PYX CHAPEL LONDON, Deec. 26.—Westminster Abbey is to undergo something tanta- mount to a revolution. The historic chapel, the massive door of which a familiar feature in what are pop- known as the dark cloisters, is t to be lighted by electricity and thrown open for”inspection. Public entrance {o the chapel is now no easy matter, for no fewer than seven keys are necessary before'the two oaken doors ‘swing open. It was in this chapel, one of whose doors was upholstered in human skin, that in days gone by were stored Gov- ernment standards and assays of gold. Among the other contents of the place are a curious stone altar and some chests, in which state docu- , exchequer tally sticks and other were deposite B e DARK CLOUDS ON AMERICAN Max Nordau All the Elements of Imperialism Are Dominant in United States. PARIS, Dec. 2 Max Nordau spends the early morning hours study- ing the consciences of nations. He rises at 4 o'clock, and his faculties, fresh from sleep, are devoted to this abstruse subject. Strong thought has HORIZON Says - THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES AT THE VATICAN ARE IMPRESSIVE, THE POPE RECEIVING THE CARDINALS IN THE MOST FORMAL STYLE. deepened his patriarchal aspect. He speaks with the enthusiasm of an anclent prophet. Discussing Ameri- can actualities Nordau said: “America now is the only country in the world where a man can live up in full to the faculties which nature has given him. The great aim of all Governments should be this, but some Governments, instead of allowing their people to live up to the best that is in them, confine and cripple them. By the development of the principle mentioned America could produce a race of physical, moral and intellectual giants. It is in the light of this great principle that it is said all men are born equal. It is trite to say all men are not born equal in the uni- versal acceptance of the phrase.” ‘But, Doctor, don’t you se¢ dark clouds upon the American horizon?” “I do,” replied Nordau. “I see America dominating the Pacific by force. I see her holding the Philip- pines by force. I see her confrontipg Russia on the confines of Asia. I see all the elements of imperialism in her blood.” i A SR More Newspapers in London. LONDON, Dec. 26.—Three new dai- ly newspapers will appear in Lon soon. ‘William T. Stead is being elo- HIS HOLINESS RESPONDS TO CARDINAL DEACON'S SPEECH. - f———— e} . quently appealed to to abandon his project of having his forthcoming daily paper distributed by girls and to have it done by widows instead. The own- ers of the Graphic propose to publish. a penny illustrated evening paper with a capital of $2,500,000. T. P. O'Con- nor, M. P., has comnvleted arrange- ments to bring out a hew half-penny morning paper, in which light liter- ature and gossip will be the principal features. PP A CROWN PRINCE STILL LOVES WAYWARD WIFE Strong Influences Are Necessary to Prevent a Reunion of the Estranged Couple. BERLIN, Dec. 26.—The Crown Prince of Saxony, who, in spite of all, continues to loye his wayward wife so much that were it not for King George he would & ke her back, is said to" have asked for the arrest and pun- ighment of Baron von Plaunitz, the a of “The Confessions of Princess y&:: The Baron, who belongs to an’ old noble family, members of which have occupied high positions under the Government, i§ an eccentric individual, whose foible is the writing of works dealing with' the secrets of roy’a.l houses, Pretty Dancer Loses Suit in Court, but Wins Judge’$ Love. BUDA-PESTH, Hunga Julia Tomaska, an was sued by the manager of the thea- ter at Nagy Arad for not dancing ac- cording to the best traditions of her art and in consequence rendering his theater unpopular. The manager had a written contract with her providing that she dance in certain operas the teaditional dances required by the public. hs Julia said in court that i taste was depraved and that he ner of dancing was in accordance with the highest rules of the terpsichorean operat the J by h Undertaker BERLIN case of Was Impertinent Deec. 26.—An extra was to public He lives high up under the roof of a plebeian tenement house in an unfash- ionable quarter of Berlin. There is an air of dark mystery about his apartment, which is stacked with beoks of his own making, and is guarded by sinister-looking servants, for the Baron fears chastisement at the hands of personages who may re- sent his works. His books, which are sold at 50 cents each by his servants, treat of scandals in connection with nearly all the ruling houses of Europe. He was the first to publish the ver- sion of the Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria’s death, which is generally considered authentic. The same can- not be said of everything he has wril- ten. The ex-Crown Princess of Saxony has, it need hardly be recalled, repudi- ated his statements regarding herself, declaring that she had never given him information of any sort. ‘While every one will consider this sufficient refutation of the Baron's allegations, he reiterates that the con- versation given in his book as taking place with the Princes is autheatic. He says he intends to publish a re- ply to the Princess's repudiation shortly, IR SO e e — e | | | | | | | | | % el art.- The jury would have liked to give undertaker’s naive offer that he would judgment for Julia, as she is a lovely gladly liquidate the bill in exchange girl, and gave her evidence with mueh for permissi e ti of Pu animation and wit, but it could not vey Russian Gov- agree as to which side was right. So ernm not ajy gener- the Judge'asked the parties if they osity, ordered ! » enter- would consent to try the case again prising yndert and trial for in his private room and submit the heinous ma jeste. matter to his final judgment. They o - consented and a day was appainted for Rosenthal Plays in Dark. the new trial. ST. BURG, Dec. 2 The Judge said the only way he Herr Mori enthal's last cone could decide was to see Julia dance curious incide ed close both styles of dancing. Julia was only of the conce n ted on too willing and pirouetted in front of an encore agement the Judge to his complete satisfaction. gave or Then he felt constrained to decide frantic crowd refus that the theater manager was right and that the new dancing was no im- provement. When he gave judgment against the fair Julia he asked her to longer. The Rt the peer of Liszt and Rubenstein. the lights. The 1 to leave, and in perfect darkness Herr Rosenthal was compelled to play for twenty minutes sian press calls him 5