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Show BRIEF TELEGRAMS Dublin. Friendly as was the late King Edward to Ireland, King George it is understood, is not only to visit us with Queen Mary early next year, but is contemplating a royal residence in Ireland and spending some time each year In Dublin. L of course, do n-t know how much truth there Is in this report of a royal residence, but in official of-ficial circles it is received with considerable con-siderable credence. It Is further stated stat-ed that King George is strongly in favor fa-vor of granting home rule to Ireland. . Dublin. a distinguished veteran of '67 movement in Ireland has just returned re-turned to his old home In East Cork after a prolonged absence of forty-three forty-three years, five of which were spent in prison, and the remaining thirty-eigh thirty-eigh tin exile in the land of the Stars and Stripes. This is Thomas Cullin-ane, Cullin-ane, who at the age of 72 years, has 1ust Arrived at Plnllvmnoorlfi irn miles from Midleton, his native spot, which he had not seen since inarch, 1867, and wrhere he was we'l remembered remem-bered for the leading and conspicuous part he had taken in the Fenian rising in company with Captain McClure and Peter O'Neill Crowley. As a young man, Mr. Cullinane worked as a farm servant for Philip O'Neill of Bally-daniel, Bally-daniel, Ballymacoda, and navlng joined the Fenian Brotherhood, he took part in the raid made by the Fenians Fe-nians of East Cork, led by Captain McClure and O'Neill Crowley on the night of the rising, March 6, 1S57, at the Coastguard station at Knocka-doon. Knocka-doon. Dublin. The official figures dealing I with prosecution for drunkenness in this country are now available and show a satisfactory decline on the whole. The total prosecutions for drunkenness in 1909 were 68,749. as against 74.267 in 1908, a decline of 5.-518, 5.-518, or nearly 8 per cent. The larerest decreases were in Dublin, 3,477, as against 4,111; Limerick, 1,045, against 1,522; Belfast 3,904, against 4,328; and Derry, 1,292, against 1,702. Cork shows a slight Increase, 2,043, against 1,990, and Waterford also shows an increase, 903, against 845. The heaviest heavi-est percentage of decline is at Limerick, Limer-ick, 32.67 per cent. Barcelona. The captain general has approved of the sentence of six yesrs' imprisonment imposed on the teacher of a lay school at Granollers, who was sentenced by court-martial for insulting insult-ing the army. Copenhagen. There Is high authority author-ity for the saying that Queen Alexandra Alexan-dra of England will make her permanent perma-nent residence In Denmark after a short time. Her majesty always has been very fond of her childhood homo, and is one of the most popular of ho royalties with the Danish people. She has, I am told, said to friends since the death of King Edward that it was her desire After atfatra YmA cattle' down in England to spend most of her time at her Danish home, London. Captain Scott commander of the British Antarctic expedition which has sailed for New Zealand, from which the final Journey to the scuth pole will be made, had a long talk with Commander Peary, the man who reached the north pole, and with Captain aBrtlett, the commander of Peary's ship. The two' explorers talked over the expedition in detail. Peary and Bartlett gave Captain Scott many points as the result of-their expert ences and were greatly Interested in the equipment of the Terra Nova. Captain Scott was very confident that he would reach the- south pole this time. In speaking of the chances of success, Mr. Peary said: "I would not be surprised if Captain Scott should reach the goal. Certainly he Is taking tak-ing out one of the most perfectly equipped expeditions I have ever seen. Nothing has been neglected which experience ex-perience has shown to be necessary. Captain Scott strikes one as the type of man who will face down difficulties and who will never abandon the quest so long as there remains the slightest hope of gaining his object Given the right man and the right equipment, and the work Is half accomplished. I surely wish him all success and am inclined to believe he will achieve it" London. People who imagine that King George V is going to be a mere figurehead make a very great mistake. His majesty is already showing a strong hand, has made some unexpected unexpect-ed changes in connection with his court and its recent customs, and has hinted that there will be other alterations. altera-tions. A high official has openly stated stat-ed that the king is not at present inclined in-clined to take any material interest in horse racing, but that, he will attend the most important meetings later on An intimate of his majesty has declared de-clared that George V finds more enjoyment en-joyment In a flrRt-Hnsa rtfKn or athletic meeting than in a horse race. - ,Ki"5 ,Georse does not extend his friendship so genially, and if, as a consequence, he has less private friends upon whom he might rely for advice, it is said that his majesty Is quite satisfied with a lifelong friend and adviser, who happens to be a well known London editor. King George therefore, has one great advantage in ascending the throne. He i3 not the head of a "set." It is impossible to point at any social or political groun and describe them as "king's men" The new sovereign has kept himself WA1d.er,fV"J free from entanglements of this kind, and British statesmen are very thankful that it is so. There is always a great temptation for the heir to the throne to create a "set" of hii own, and to favor his friends (even Bometimeg to the prejudice of the interests in-terests of the state) when he comes to wield the scepter himself. Kinc George has carefully avoided this error. Madrid. Despite the official pro- CeLihat,the OIdest son f the king, the little prince of the Austrians Is ' quite an intelligent child," and that reports of his ill health are greatly great-ly exaggerated, the impression is growing that the second son Prince Jaime, will eventually be named heir to the throne in place of his defective tr 1 an0,th,erl. Alfonso was born In uicieiore j years old, an age at which a child should be able to talk intelligently, especially when nurses and governesses have been trying try-ing assiduously to bring out his powers. pow-ers. The second child, Prince Jaime, who Is 2 years old. Is already-able to speak, which is a striking proof of the deficiency of his brother? Berlin. The Vatican has replied to the protest of the Prussian government govern-ment against the encyclical issued by the pope on the occasion of the tercentennial ter-centennial of the . canonization of St Charles Borromeo. The reply disavows dis-avows any intention of offending German Ger-man Protestants, and Bays the encyclical encycli-cal is withdrawn so far as Germany Is concerned. " In the encyclical, the pope, extolling extol-ling Borromeo as the champion of Catholicism agalst Protnstant reformation, refor-mation, said he established at the time tfT ST IV.'.' Jf- of the Council of Trent that the principles prin-ciples of Catholicism had been undermined under-mined by Martin Luther. The reference refer-ence was resented by German Protestants, Protest-ants, and in rep'y to au interpellation In the Prussian di't, "hancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg said that the matter mat-ter had been taken up with the Vatican. Vat-ican. The government published an abstract ab-stract of the correspondence with Rome. The results are set forth as follows: First The curia expresses regret over the whole affair; second, it repeats re-peats the assurance that the encyclical was Intended to Insult neither the German people nor German Protestants; Protest-ants; third, the bishops not alone of Prussia, but of all Germany, have been instructed by the pope not to make the encyclical known in the dioceses, dio-ceses, and, fourth, the curia. authorizes author-izes the publication of the correspondence. correspon-dence. . Copenhagen. The floods in Norway, Nor-way, Sweden and Lapland have been more destructive this spring than for many years. The warm weather has melted the mountain snows to a degree which has made the streams raging torrents, destroying a great deal of property, and It is feared there has been considerable loss of life. Cologne, Germany. It is estimated that 200 persons lost their lives In the flood that swept the valley of the River Ahr in the Elfel region. Eighty-seven bodies have been recovered. re-covered. These were found along the river banks. A report received here says that fifty lives were lost at the village of Soult when a bridge crowded with persons watching the turbulent waters was carried away. Throughout the Ahr valley only one bridge is left standing. The floods were caused by a heavy rain that had continued for several days, causing the River Ahr to break its banks. Sunday night there was, a cloudburst and the water choked the valley, drowning every living creature In their path and causing immense monetary damage. Two barracks In which Italian and Croatian laborers were housed were swept away and their occupants, who were in their beds, were drowned. The railway was washed out and several villages were destroyed. Lightning which accompanied the rains did much damage. Yesterday the flood subsided. There Is much distress dis-tress among the surviving peasant of the valley, as most of them have lost their possessions. London. Premier Asquith introduced intro-duced in the house of commons a bill appointing Queen Mary regent In the event of the demise of King George during the minority of the Duke of Cornwall. Berlin. The Prussian diet unanimously unani-mously voted authorization to the government gov-ernment to give adequate financial assistance as-sistance to the flood sufferers in the valley of the Ahr. Belgrade. Servia. Floods following torrential rains have caused havoc in the valley of the Morava river. Thirty-five Thirty-five lives have been lost. The towns of Chuprla, Jagodina and Svilalnatz have been Inundated. Water to a depth of from seven to ten feet has filled the streets. Many houses, undermined, have collapsed. King Peter and the minister of public pub-lic works left for the scene. .. Brussels. Heavy rains throughout Belgium have been followed in the, lower lying districts by flood conditions, condi-tions, creating heavy losses. Bridges have been carried away and stock drowned. The village of Moos has been devastated by the vagrant waters. wa-ters. Constance Baden. The waters of Lake Constance have riBen rapidly, flooding the lower streets of the various vari-ous towns along its banks. Railway tracks have been submerged and on several lines traffic has been suspended. sus-pended. Berne, Switzerland. Inundations in the eastern and central districts of Switzerland have caused immense damage. A landslide at Altorf buried a factory building, killing ten children employed. Copenhagen. The King of Sweden and his pretty daughter-in-law, who was Princess Margaret of Connaught, have been described with great truth as "perfect chums," and are almost inseparable when they are both at Stockholm. Every morning the two walk for at least an hour in the beautiful beau-tiful gardens of the royal palace, and his majesty has been heard to declare that he often consults her upon state matters. With the Queen of Sweden In indifferent health, it has devolved upon the crown princess to do a larger amount of entertaining than would otherwise have been the case, and her father-in-law declares that she Is the best hostess in Europe. Certainly she presides over large gatherings with rare tact and distinction. Berlin. One of the most cherished I Institutions of the German army, the I famous "goose step," has been sent to the limbo, of things that were. This ceremonial step, which has amused, not to say amazed, every American visitor to Germany who has seen a German infantry regiment march past a reviewing officer, was introduced by Kine Frederick William, and has been a distinguishing mark of German marching soldiers ever since. Now the kaiser has decided that the "goose step" is neither useful nor ornamental, and foot stamping and knee action are prohibited by the new regulation, which forbids the German soldier "to raise the foot which is being carried to the front higher than is necessary to take a correct pace, or to place it on the ground with unnecessary force. ' It Is safe to say that many a veteran of the kaiesr's army will violate vio-late this regulation involuntarily for a long time to come. Berlin. The International Congress of Anarchists at Halle decided by a large majority to abandon their propaganda prop-aganda of deeds in favor of .a purely peaceful propaganda. By the Berlin police authorities this new tack of the anarchists is accepted with very considerable reservation It Is not in fact hpilovd k. i L.n, have any effect whatever on the violent vio-lent anarchists and their propaganda of dynamite. . Berlin. A sensation has been caused by the assertion of Count Zeppelin speaking at a supper recently, that he feared the emperor had come under the Influence of the current at work against him and his airship system In the ministry of war. The relations between be-tween him and the war ministry were he said, of an unendurlngly cold char-acter. char-acter. Paris. Another story of a Paris police dog's smartness is told by the Petit Journal. Two burglars discovered discov-ered that M. Charles Armand had locked up his place in the Cours la Reino, and they promptly effected an entrance by the window. After ransacking ran-sacking the rooms they were depart- ! ing with their spoils, when Kitty, a police po-lice dog, happened upon them, and kept them at bay until they were arrested. ar-rested. Kitty spotted the thieves as they were peering cautiously out of a half-opened window, and she dashed to the window and began barking fu- rlously. The police inspector whom I she was accompanying was soon on the spot, and the two men were arrested. Copenhagen. Danish athletes are still celebrating their recent victory over a British football team in a game played here. It is the first time on record that a visiting team of English Eng-lish footballlsts has been beaten on the continent. As a result, it is probable prob-able a Danish team will go to England Eng-land for a Beries of games next season. Paris. French politicians are worried wor-ried over the Increased strength of the Socialists in the new chamber. They, now have a block of seventy-five seventy-five members, and with a prospective split among the Republicans over the presidency, they may be found holding hold-ing the balance of power, as the Irish members hold it in the British parliament. parlia-ment. It is too much to hope that they will use this power in case they secure it with the same moderation the Irish are doing in London. The fact remains, though, if the Republican Republi-can vote should be split seriously at the next Versailles congress, these seventy-five Socialists can make their bargain. That it may be split seems probable, the candidacy of Senator Dubost and M. Briand being in sight The former is strong in the senate, and has been its president since the election of M. Fallieres to the highest high-est post In the republic It In tn bp hoped that M. Briand will not revert to the Opportunism of two years ago to catch the votes of the different Conservative groups, namely, thirty Liberals, fifty-five Progessive. nineteen nine-teen Republicans, without any more definite label, and sixty-six Blues, known still as Republicans de Gauche. It Is to be observed that at the elections the Clericals and the Royalists generally followed the example ex-ample of their grandfathers In the early spring of 1848 of sticking on false noses, and as they themselves then said, to "Howling with the wolves." It is also to be hoped that the government will return to the Waldeck-Rousseau policy in Its main lipes, and to that of Combes, in holding hold-ing out the olive branch to the Unified Uni-fied Socialists. This would give the 261 Radical-Socialists a force of 360. The church as a power in politics visible vis-ible wanes. Professor Thalamis has been sent Into the chamber by Versailles. Ver-sailles. You may remember what riots "the King's Stalwarts" got up in the Latin quarter .because he had In his chair at the. Sorbonne attempted to explain away the miraculous side of Joan of Arc's mission. An unfortunate experience has jiist befallen a French stableman named Brodequin. Seven years ago, when cleaning a carriage, he found a brooch with a white stone inset, which he took to be an Imitation diamond. dia-mond. He married, and a year later became the father of a girl. The brooch was used to hold up the babys bib, and on her sixth birthday Brodequin Brode-quin took the child to a Jeweler to buy some earrings. The jeweler, recognizing re-cognizing the white stone as a dla- mrtn? ay fQAA t t .i - refused the offer.- and took the brooch to another Jeweler, who handed hand-ed him over to the police. Experts find the brooch to be worth $750, and Brodequin Is to be prosecuted for theft, because he did not take his find to a police station seven years ago. St Petersburg. The question of Russo-Japanese relations which has lately given rise. to sensational reports In the foreign and In the Russian press, may be briefly stated as follows: fol-lows: Both countries have realized the expediency of a closer understanding. under-standing. This view has been dictated dictat-ed by political economic considerations. considera-tions. The attitude of the other powers in some cases friendly, but in others adverse to the respective interests of Russia and Japan has only strengthened the tendency on the part of St Petersburg and Tokio to com together, . The road to a final understanding however, must be cleared of disputes arising out of the late war. Altogether, Altogeth-er, fourteen controversial matters are pending. AH of these, with one exception, ex-ception, are trifling. The exception relates re-lates to the capture of Russian hospital hos-pital ships, which the Japanese Justify Justi-fy on the ground that they carried - f ! war stores. Russia contests this as- j sertlon and raises the question of : principle. The case is one vhich f ; seems to pertain to the jurisdiction of The Hague tribunal. M. Isvolsky and Baron Motorlo wiU i probably resume in the immediate fu- ? ture conversations which will tend to- ward a settlement of the outstanding t disputes. The desire on both sides to jj pass to the more important negotla- j tlons for a general agreement is cou- : pled with a hearty readiness on the f , part o fthe allies of Russia and Japn j - to co-operate, so that there is sub- ; stantlal ground for the hope that that I i desire may be gratified without less , of time. The statements that Japan ; contemplates the immediate annex- : ation of Korea are misleading. When i thtLt event ncrvim it -mav ha nrp.cfimed f that Japan's allies and friends will j not suffer. I Madrid. By order of the Duche?3 j ; of Najera. 'the magnificent yacht of j the late duke, a grandee of Spain, was j burned and sunk at Cadiz. The duke, ; who was one of the wealthiest men i In Spain, died only a few wveks ago. j His widow was unwilling that any . ?! one should enjoy the duke's posses- I sions, and the yacht was destroyed in ; j the sight of an astonished crowd. Tna j duchess, on the death of one of her , i dogs, had it burled in a coffin whlcS cost 1,000. Rome. A tragic event took plate ' recently in the prlvae hospital at Rome of Dr. Pestalozza. Signora Pompili, whose poetical works had j won for her a foremost place in con- temporary Italian literature, had di r during the night following an opera- : tion. Her husband, SIgnor Guido , l Pompili, a prominent politician, on i ; learning of her death at the hospital, ; drey out a revolver, shot himself ; ; fell dead over his wife's body. Signor ; Pompili had three times been under j j secretary of state for foreign affairs. and was one of the Italian delegates ; at the last Hague peace conference. i ' I |
