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Show Sffliet MONGERS il il HAPPY Several Choice Morsels to Gloat Over in the Fashionable Fashion-able Set. BY CLEMENT J. BARRETT, Special Cablo to The Tribune. HOME, Feb. 12. Fashionable Rome has threo choice morsels of scandal to gloat over. One of them has been furnished by the Princess Rosnlnllosi. to whom the I elite are already much 'Indebted for such treats. Tho American woman whom the bachelor head of the house of rtospigli-osl rtospigli-osl married in spite of her clouded right to marry, thereby creating a family feud and getting himself in bad odor with the church, created a sensation by leaving leav-ing Rome at the same time T. F. Spa-nler, Spa-nler, who was installed as steward of Prince Kospigiiosi's vast property soon after she became a princess, but whom she hersolf discharged from thai port, left. Reports of strained relations between be-tween tho prince and princess followed their return lo ftomo from their country coun-try scat at Maccarcsi on January I. Then tongues wagged over the daily appearance appear-ance of tho princess in company wllh Spanier, who had returned from Naples, where he was a steamship agent. Finally, tho princess and Spanier, a few days ago. bought tickets for Paris, and It is said they left Romo together. Nephew of Cardinal Involved. Tho second of the trio of scandals involves in-volves the Duca dl Campobella. son of Prince Buonfornells nnd a nephew of Cardinal Rampolla. lie. Is accused of a forging which prejudices the cardinal himself. The amount of the forgery is 42,000 lire, or a little more than ?S000. I Tho duke married Princess Alighierl some years ago and is well known In society circles. Old Scandal Involved. The remaining scandal Is the revival of an old one by the prospective marriage of Signora Theodollnda Murri, widow of Count Bonniartini. The count was murdered, mur-dered, after an unhappy married life. In September. 1902. The widow received much popular, sympathy, but anonymous letters led the police to examine servants, serv-ants, who implicated her In Iho crime. Then her father. Professor Murri of Bologna, Bo-logna, denounced his own son. Tullio, as the murderer. Tullio claimed that he killed the count during a quarrel, which arose over the Ill-treatment of his sister. With his sister and two doctors, named Scechi and Naldl. ho was placed on trial at Turin in 1005. and the four were convicted con-victed after a trial busting six months. The men were sentenced to solitary confinement con-finement for thirty years and are in prison. Signora Murri was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, but was released re-leased after a year on condition that she should live with her father. And now she Js about to marry Professor Ergidi of the Royal Academy of Fcrmo. Tho prospective husband is a Socialist, with whom she became acquainted through his having been Ihe Instructor of her children. Recollection of an Actress. Tho susceptibility of tho late King Victor Vic-tor Emmanuel to female charms and the difficulties Into which he was plunged by quick transfer of his attentions, arc recalled by ihe publication of "Recollections "Recollec-tions of a Great Aclress." by "Jarro " Slgnor G. Puccini Is the author's real name, and tho actress was Lama Hon great in Italy, though little known elsewhere. else-where. I lor heyday was In the early part of Victor Emmanuel's reign and lie fell so deeply in love with her that he won her away from the stage. Then he fell In love with Roslna, whom he married, mar-ried, and the two women had the court by iho ears- Each had her partisans. The statesman TA'egllo. wa.s sent to Laura again and again lo Induce her to leave Turin, but failed. Count Cavour adopled heroic measures, had her arrested arrest-ed and dumped her at Milan, ilicn under Austrian rule. She returned In a boy's disguise with a borrowed passport, but Cavour had her shipped off from Geneva to NaplesT and orders were sent to Plcd-montese Plcd-montese consuls to refuse her a passport to return to Piedmont. But even Cavour eventually found the lady useful, according: accord-ing: lo "Jarro." and sins was employed by bolh the minister and the king In delicate deli-cate and Important diplomatic service. Dual Phenomenon Aldn Fakirs. The advent of two comets almost simultaneously has created a profound impression among the population of southern lUily. Public prayers against calamity are being offered several times a day at Naples. Port lei, Catania and Salerno. Forlmie-tellers and "magicians." of whom there are thousands in Italy, arc driving a big trade in affording the "clue" lo this dual phenomenon. They state that In these two comet:; lies the "Ignis Aniens." mentioned by the Prophet Maiachi. The pope, it is said, is not adamant lo superstition, and is engaged in constant prayer. |