Show DOES KATIE GH ITALIAN DUKE the Question Which ti Now Agitates This Fair FairLand FairLand FairLand Land DEFINITE NEWS LACKING RUMOR THAT A DENIAL IS COMING COM COMING COMING ING FROM ROME e eJ eH t J H M 4 M H H 4 R Rome March 20 OThe The Duke of ot off f is returning to 10 Rome ac according according f f cording to n a report In wide f f tion here tonight ht to obtain the full fullor t t f cor or sent of at King Victor Emmanuel to his marriage with Miss Kather t tIne Ine me Elkins daughter of at Senator f Stephen B Elkins of ot West Virginia f Although confirmation of ot the report f 4 Is lacking the fact tact that no official 4 f denial has hol been given ghen out in Rome and the statement made at Washing Washington ton that the duke would again visit 4 America An In the near future seem to lend considerable weight to It i f M tt M M M Mt MM M Washington March 20 After a flying visit of at three days to Washington the Duke of ot Abruzzi left at 10 today toda as unceremoniously and as mysteriously as ns he came to the city It is said he will depart from rom New ew en route to Italy sailing probably by the Cunard liner with his valet v let Practical Practically ly lv all the information obtainable at the Italian lIart embassy regarding the dukes fu future futor future ture tor movements is Iii that he will return to the United States In the near future No Definite Knowledge hether an engagement between the ll D ke of at Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Ins daughter laughter of Senator Stephen B Bb Bl b l of ot West Virginia has resulted from the royal visitors trip to America Americano no ro one at the t e embassy is willing to say sa saIn In fact no one there will even discuss the subject It has haa been generally ac accepted accepted accepted that one or of the purposes of ot the dukes visit was to submit a formal pro proposal proposal of marriage to MIss Elkins whose acquaintance he formed ap ut a year ear ago wen the Italian squadron visited the Jar Jonestown exposition Italian Ambassador Mayor des Planchas s sand and his official and unofficial household have uniformly maintained the greatest reticence in regard to the movements and doings of the duke averring that he was traveling In his private capacity of a gentleman whose personal affairs were business but his own For Joor this reason only the scantiest possible information Information information mation respecting his doings here have haole lie JJ bean n made public Early today the duke took leave l ave of his host and hostess and went to New York traveling via the Pennsylvania railroad He was unaccompanied punted to the station by any officials of the embassy Ambassadors Statement X In view however of at the various pub JK t respecting the dukes visit to this country and especially to Washington and ind the reputed results the Italian am consented today toda to give out through his secretary an nn Informal state statement statement statement ment bearing on the subject It was sub substantially as follows The question of an engagement is a private matter and nobody has yas as a right t P know anything about it ft The state stat nt that there was a meeting of the Ikins amily at the Italian Italia embassy sev several SO eral era nights ago is absolutely false No of ot the Elkins KIkina family has been b n nat at the embassy either during the dukes or for a long period prior to that time The duke was In this country on a reg regular ular l leave of absence granted g him by the tho minister of marine while while his vessel the theR theR R It t ina Elena is undergoing some Im j ro ments The vessel Is at ow of the principal Italian ports The dukes leave leao is now exhausted and he goes back to resume command of ot the ves vessel vessel vessel sel The duke is leaving on the best of terms with his acquaintances and friends To 10 some of them he has given insurances assurances that he will be back in the then it n nar ar future Therefore statements published here and in various parts of the United States r e the dukes visit and Its result t e incorrect and show a lack of kindness l J d courtesy courtes |