| Show i EXCAVATION OP OPS S HERCULANEUM Work Has Become Popular in Italy and Government May Provide the Money Rome Home Nov 10 1 The ThO r oSal to con the work of ot excavation at Her Ier Herculaneum has ha become so popular as a result of ot the efforts made by Charles b professor nt ot o fine fint arts In Kings college Cambridge England that the Italian It lIan government is l about to take the matter actively In hand band SIgnor Signer Rava Ravn the minister r of public instruction upon whom thu work act actually actually actually depends has prepared a bill to tobe tobe be presented to parliament which Pro iro Provides vides for an appropriation of o loo OO for the purpose of removing the houses bouses forming the modern mod rn town of ResIna which Is located over Herculaneum and an appropriation of for the actual excavation tIon work This latter Hum does not Include the salaries s larIes of ot of If f fl In the meanwhile a special commission under the presidency of ot Professor or De Petra of UHf Iho University of Naples has undertaken preliminary studies studies for the t of at the work ork Professor Protessor contrary c o a the views I held by the members of the pres present ent crit pt Italian I cabinet Is In favor of pC in cooperation to do the tha work al Herculaneum He is about to being Iring du tit it large larse volume showing s what has I lc been done up to the present time and setting forth what he 11 considers necessary necessary sary gary to Insure the completion of It If the work worle He will maintain that it if carried tarried out nut according to modern methods the excavation of at will Till call cull for fol an expenditure of A con contrary contrary opinion is held by bJ ti majority of 1 he Italian archeologist headed by Professor sor Giacomo Glacomo Bonia Donia the well known director of ot the excavations at the Hie Roman Forum who declare that it will be impossible Impo to spond mor more than a yar If tn tt work is done cleverly and without Injury to the mr ur led treasures |
