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TRIUMPHS SOCIALLY. I i -t Miss Martha Bacon, daughter of the American Ambassador to Prance, who is taking a prominent part in the society functions of the French capital. Miss Bacon's latest social triumph took place at the American Embassy, where she led the cotillon with M. Andre de Fouquieres. known throughout Europe as one of the foremost social leaders on the continent.

Among those present were the Ambassadors of Russia. Austria-Hungary and Spain, the Duke, Duchess and Mile, de Luynes. the Duke and Duchess de Grammont, Mrs. Craig Biddle and Mrs. Harjes.

for 1.000 guineas "jnd probably many people will be eager to secure it. The occupiers of fiats in good positions along the route are reaping a harvest, readily obtaining 300 or J0 guineas for three or four windows. The tine view of the procession obtainab'e from Trafalgar square is leading to numerous inquiries for seats there. Two hundred guineas are being asked for one window. Many others have been already let at sums near that figure.

lie only thing that Interests us." Miss Christabel Pankhurst once said, "is the im possible. We know that, because we have done it." Certainly the ladies of the suf-1 fragette persuasion have managed to do some very startling and wonderful things, many of which a years ago their sisters would have thought impossible. Their processions of last year were admittedly marvels of organization, and this year they will have one which, by all accounts, is to totally eclipse their predecessors. Instead of being two miles long the procession of June 17 is to be four miles in length, and instead of walking four abreast, as hitherto, the ladies are to walk seven deep. The procession, a gigantic army of white-robed women, is to include a pageant of ex-prisoners who have suffered in the cause and a pageant of great women who in the past have helped to make their countries great.

BOY STREET FIDDLER Gets Praise From Kaiser at a Performance Befora Royalty. riClAL C1BI.I TO TBI BSQCntES. London, June 3. One of the most picturesque incidents in connection with the Kai ser visit to London was a performance before his Imperial Majestv bv a hov fiddler, who until recently had picked up a scanty nveunood by playing In the streets. The boy, David Paget, was recently awarded first prize In aompetition held for street players, and he appeared before the royal party in the clothes he wore durinz the latter days of bisrrftreet peregrinations.

Paget played two selections and was warmly congratulated by the Kaiser upon his skill. The Taf HE Taft collection of paintings, loaned by Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft for the summer to the Cincinnati Art Museum, now hangs in the main gallery of that Institution, and Is attracting much attention from art students and art lovers, who have or have not had the opportunity to see the original paintings of some of the famous artists in Europe, who are represented In the Taft collection.

A distinguished foreigner once remarked that the average American's idea of anything is first, size and then cost. So to be consistent, let it be stated that there are 70 pictures In the collection, and It Is reputed to have cost nearly $1,000,000. It can be. divided, generally speaking. Into three parts; the Dutch school of artists, the Barbison school of French artists and the English school.

The Dutch school Is the largest representedonce more referring to sise and this may be subdivided into the ancient and modern paintings. In the former subdivision is Paul Rembrandt, whose School of Anatomy, the famous picture in An twerp, is reproduced in every surgeon's office. The two Rembrandts in the Taft collection are Young Man Rising From a Chair," and the portrait of Old Lady." The light coming from ths front in a peculiar way easily stamps these as being done by the artist who was born in Leyden, the little Dutch town that has produced so many painters. Real Rembrandts are scarce in this country, and these two are of his best efforts, particularly the "Toting Man." The older artists painted figures and portraits, as is shown in the two by Frans Hals, considered the best examples of his work in the country. They are of a young Dutch girl of his time and a young man, while the-third is a burgomaster of Leyden, MIchetlis de Waal, who was a figure In a famous painting by Hals of the Council of Bourgomas-ters.

Another picture by the same artist hanging in the Museum is "The Laughing Boy," a small round painting of a red-haired boy at the tooth-loosing age, laughing heartily. Probably to fill out -the circle, the suggestion of another child's head is seen in the background. Anton Van Dyke, best known because of his famous paintings of the royal family of England in the time of Charles is represented In the Taft collection by his life-sized portrait of ''Paola Adorns." a handsome Italian lady. Being such, she could not have the famous Van Dyke beard, but the rich coloring of her heavy brown velvet dress, with a stomacher and lareg Elizabethan ruff, the closed ivory tan and heavy jewels, all suggest a great lady as well as a fine painting. Jacob Van Ruysdael, who was born In 1530, another great old Dutch painter, has a painting in this collection of an old Dutch mill on the banks of a stream, with the suggestion of DEFIES The Rule of the Church, French Abbe, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Gains Popularity By His Progressive Propaganda, But Incurs the III Will of the Bishops By His Rebellious Ways Paris Letter.

By George Dufresne. IFBCIAX. CASIB TO TBS ISQCIKSI. Copyright. INI.

by V. R. Hearst Paris. June 3. Abbe l.emire is in "hot water" again.

Everyone knows the pic turesque figure of the reverend deputy for Hasebrouck, the pride of the Radlcal-80 rialists and the humiliation of the Con servatives: The Abbe, in, recent years, has gone far In advance of the lessons he received from Cardinal Manning. Posing as a "Christian Democrat," his views irritated the Catholic party and the Bishops took alarm. Last year he aroused the enthusiasm of the ministerialists by exchanging his old seat among the aristocratic opposition for a place among the Radicals. There are two priests in the French Chamber. The Abbe Gayraud is nearly always absent, so that the onlv cassock there la that nf the ihh lmir anri it la 1 seen among the secularists.

He is a very cultured man. exquisitely courteous, and ever ready to defend the cause of the peasants. Ministers like him and concede more to him than to any other private member. Quite recently the Abbe went to Bordeaux and paid a visit to the Secularist institutions of the town. For this he was it mas of no use admonishing him.

for he was one of those who receive orders from no one, especially from the Church. Ami Monseigneur's letter finished with the words. ''Pity me for being his Archbishop." Meanwhile the Abbe gnes on unruffled. No one can accuse him of being unortno-dox. If excommunication comes to him one of these days, it will be for offending ecclesiastical discipline.

But think -the Bishops will prefer to leave him alone. An association has hem founded called the "Amis de 1' Art Dramatique," the purpose of which is to create a vast movement of opinion against the purience and Immorality of too great a number of contemporary plays. In the appeal made to the public it is pointed out that "suggestive exhibitions, obsene pleasantries and scandalous actresses have invaded the French stage, arid are gradually destroying its good prestige." Among those of the. French Academy who have Joined the' association are Marcel Prevoat. Rene Doumic, Maurice Barres, Francis Charmvs.

Emile Etlnne Lamy. Emile Ollivier, Taul Dea-chanel and the Marquis de Segur. The plan of campaign is very practical. Every time a critic is to indulgent of unwholesome works, members subscribing to the 'paper' in which the criticism appears will complain to the editor and stop subscription if redress Is not givefT As for the theaters In which the plays are given 'the boycott is to be vigorous. A Comite d' Etudes Is being formed re.sd and select plays, and a "Bulletin Mensuel" will keep members su courant as to the pieces that are approved.

Conferences will be frequently given by prominent men of letters, and altogether a scheme of purifi Paintings a castle in the background. Here Is shown the striking difference between the land scape painting of the old and modern artists; pot only is there a bolder and larger conception of subject among the modems, but there Is more Independence. The old masters were dependent for patronage upon the nobility or church, and while the Dutch artists at all times show more Independence, still In the old paintings they felt obliged to introduce something to please and flatter their patrons. Isaack Van Ostade is another old Dutch artist whose picture, "The Interior of a Carpenter Shop," is In the collection, which waa quite an unusual subject for one of his time to choose. 31eindert Hobttema.

born in 1638. has one of the largest landscape pictures In the collection, showing the dark, delicate touch with which the old masters depicted nature. "La Malade Imaginere." taken from the play of Moliere. is a painting by Jan Steen, another famous old Dutch painter. The coloring is fine, but, even to an amateur, the drawing of the figures much at fault.

The modern school of Dutch painters went more directly to nature for subjects, as financially they were more independent of wealthy patronage. Johannes Wiessen-bruch, born in. 182X has two large Dutch landscapes in the collection "A Gray Day in Holland," and a view of a Dutch beach, in both of which the atmosphere of the country and the colors are remarkably portrayed. Anton Mauve, one of the great modern painters, one large and one small painting of cattle in 'pasture. The Sewing School at Katwyck," Is a large painting by Joseph Isreals.

an artist who is still living at the ageof 07, shows a group of Dutch women in their quaint costumes. Katwyck is a summer resort near Leyden which has a large artist colony, many of them living there all the year round. Then the three Maris brothers all artists of note, are represented. Jacobus, who is now dead, with two large paintings, one of the harbor of Rotterdam and another entitled "A Dutch Town." William Marls hss a small picture of "Ducks in Pond," and one. of "Cows in Meadows." Matthew Maris.

wXose pictures are very rare and highly 'prized, both on that account and their unusual excellence. Is represented by a small painting, "Boy Wltn Hoop." The latter artist is still living the life of a recluse In London. The paintings of William Maris are always told by dahlias wsvlng in the foreground. The Barbison Scttol. The French school of painters represented in the Taft collection are almost without exception members of the Barbison school, which takes its name from the little village on the outskirts of Fouotain-' oieau, where the artists came to live and paint from nature.

They all belong to the revolutionary period when "revolt against all established customs was In the air, even among artists. The old subjects used by painters religious, portraits of Kings and Queens and great ladies and gentlemen-were cast aside, and the artists went back to nature and the tollers In the field and the livers of the simple life for their subjects, and most of them lived the simple im uiemseives. Chief among th. BarbUon school was BTdand'Ihe of Cambral ha. written to compliment th.

editor. The prelate denounces the Abbe for I Having giten fr.it ai-oiiuai. auums umi PEACE AFTER LIFE'S STORMS. i iyirT if i 00 I ill KIar.I. I- -i state ha.

abo.phed the Cen- A. she w.Tth. i- PP" now to ftU th" ldow' tor Vaude- hen" L'Attache a Ambaasade. the work by Meilhac. whii jiurn of tne armospnere or tne rarB ma.

ia. From a snapshot of Joseph Chamberlain, wife. Mr. Chamberlain Is recuperating from villa near Cannes, on the Riviera. cation has been, set on foot which only is evoked by the death of a particularly well-known boulevardier.

Among' his Intimates he was known as "Prince Lubo." It was a contraction for Lubomlrski. and. at ttie same time, seemed to mark the Joyous character of the man In his palmy days, though, alas, he died extremely poor. Possessed of vast estates In 'Poland his family owned, it is said, two villages snd interminable fields and forests he managed to ruin himself in the gay whirl of Paris. Those were the dsys when the boulevards were otherwise than a vulgar thoroughfare, given up to photographs and imitation Jewelry, Tortoni flourished, and the Cafe Anglais was the resort of the smartest people in Europe.

Dinochau gathered in the artistic Bohemian; and the Cafs Brebant. at the the further -end of the boulevard, was a real academy of wit and literary elegance. Now scarcely a French gentleman goes to a cafe, leaving such dissipation to the tourist, the provincial and the idle of the lower middle classes. Lubo wrote books, and. by virtue of the fact, became a member of the Gene de Lettres, to whom he has left a legacy of M.OOO probably the greater part of his for tune.

His literary style had the merit of a perfect frankness, making one think of Jean Jacques Roussesu. One of his works begins: "I despise myself thoroughly, but when P'cotnpare myself with some of my contemporaries. I hold my head up." And, Indeed, nothing of a mean or scandalous character was ever Imputed to the departed Prince. His ship foundered with its millions of roubles, but the flag flew gsyly from the masthead. A certain charming actress, by name Juliette Beau, had doubtless something to do with the dispersal of Lubo fortune In Jean fYancolse Millet, who lived and painted in Barbison for 27 years, and whose "Angelus." "Song of the Lark" and "The Man with the Hoe" are better known In this country than probably the pictures of any other artist because of their numerous reproductions.

He was a peasant born, and had known the trials of the very poor, whose lntespreter be became. He did not glorify the peasants nor nalnt hla nift.irea with anv vlar Ia nrolMf aaalnat wwl.l Annrfllinn. I painted them as they were. His- large picture of "Maternlte" in the Taft collection shows the Ilfe-slzed figure of a peasant mother holding her babe In swaddling bands on her lap. Her hands hold the child loosely, glad of an opportunity to rest, while her expression shows neither hope nor absolute despair only th stolid Indifference of the French peasant, which only Millet can give.

His other small picture shows a mother working In the field, carrying her child. In striking contrast to Millet, is Jean Baptiste Francois Corot, who saw nothing but the beautiful and joyous In nature and even tried to make wood nymphs of the simple peasants. He did not acknowledge "the dignity of labor, the long pedigree of toil." aa Longfellow calls It. Corot's shadows of twilight are best shown In "Le Sotr," a large typical Corot landsoape, also the "Environs de Paris." "Eveninr Soli tude," while the brilliant sunlight Is much in evidence In "The Pool." The other one of the Ave possessed by the Tsfts is a landscape of a cloudy day on a stream where sr depicted some people in a rowboat. The waving branches of the trees, which Corot always paints to the right of his pictures, are exquisitely beautiful.

Other well-known artists of the Barbison school are Theodore Rousseau, whose pictures, "Fountalnbleau" and "La Mare sur le Pica tea I de Belle Croix." are much admired; Charles Daubigny. who has a large painting, "Evening on the Oise." and another landscape: Constant Troyon, who has one large and one small painting of cattle in landscape. In which he excelled; Paul L'Hermltte, who has the "Old Farm, at Vlvlco;" Alexander Descamps, who has 'a landscape and a picture entitled "Albanians;" Narcisee Diaz, whose "Early Autumn In the Forest of Fountalnbleau" is a real gem. and a smaller painting of "Oriental Children; Leon A. Hermitte, whose picture of "The Gleaners" might have been done by Corot, but for a brighter coloring; M.

J. Fortuny, who has "An Arab Guard," and Jules Dupre, who shows two paintings of streams In a woodland and pasture. Of all the French artists in the collection Felix Ziem is the only one who does not glorify nature and try to paint her at her lovilest. He could view with Indifference the sunsets, streams an v. trees, but glorified the architecture of buildings and ships.

Venice, with" its wonderful color and churches and palaces, attracted htm more than the simple beauty of the country. The Tafts have a large picture of his "The Innudatlon of the Piasza San Marco," which occurs periodically and which undermined the foundation of the Campanile, and causes ths flora of St. Mark's to be so uneven that Ruskin compared them' to the waves of the sea. Another Venetian picture Is "The Seaport," with St. Mark's In the distance.

Th English School. The paintings of English artists' in the nMi4i miKII- rr. i t.nrn She the he to a A II the great English statesman, and his continued ill health in their beautiful halcyon days of the Second Empire. to become the world lnnn. wiaow." In recent years cnppiea in health and in fortune, poor Lubo became very serious in his ideas.

He wrote about politics instead of compiling memoirs, and he became post musiic. ii may truly be said that scorned money. to KIND DANISH KING I Took Pity on Kodak Fiendg and They "Snapped" Him at Leiaure. ririAL CABLS TO TBS ESQtriBSB. Faris.

June 3. The King of Denmark, who Is staying In Paris Incognito wltS the Queen. Prince Gustavus and Princessses Dagmar and Thyra, was the hero of a little Incident which showed his characteristic consideration for others. The King left the Hotel Bristol on foot and unaccompanied. A group of photographers who had been awaiting his appearance failed to recognise him, probably owing to his being alone.

The King took pity on them. and. after having stepped off the pavement Into the roadway, he turned back smiling and said the photographers: "I suppose you are waiting for me." Almost before they had grasped the situation the King added: "Well, Are away. Where shall I stand?" A suitable position was indicated, and the King stood while the photographers "snapped" him to their hearts' content. the eighteenth century, when portrait painting was at Its height.

The beat Is btr Joah-ia Reynolds, who Is represented by two pictures, "Mrs. Weyland and life-sised portrait done in the baautitul ivory tints which Reynolds alone mastered. very realistic bulldog Is Introduced beside the child. His rival. Thomas Gainsborough, hasa large life-sized painting of th "Thompkins Boys." and "Maria Wal- pole." the latter belonging to his better period, but she does not wear the famous Gainsborough hat.

John Ltnnell, who took up landscape painting. Is represented by a painting "The Hempstead Heath." John Hoppner has three portraits, one of Mrs. Parkyns. Mrs. Gwynn, who was the famous Nell, and Miss Counsmsker.

These pictures were last acquired by the Tafts. George Romney's painting of Mrs. Johnson is a striking one In the color effect, while Sir Henry Raeburn has a portrait of a young man, Edwsrd Sackwell Fraser, of the East Indian service, who died at St. Helena, and hla niece, painted evidently when she was much older than Edward. Jane Fraser Tytler.

J. W. M. Turner, an artist whom people either extravagantly admire or dislike, has three paintings. "Old London Bridge." which looks more tike Venice in coloring: "Europe." and "The Trout Stream," belonging to his earlier and sm think his better period.

There Is slso a portrait of George Wash ington by Stewart, and the two fine likenesses of both Mr. and Mrs. Taft by the Spanish painter. Madraso. But one American artist Is represented In the collection snd he csnnot be called an old master, for It Is our own Henry F.

Farny, who Is stilt very much alive and In our midst. "The Bong of the Talking Wire." Is one of the best of Famy's Indian conceptions, showing an aboriginal American, dismounted from his pony which la tied to another In the midst of a lonely plain In deep snow, and leaning up against a telegraph listening to the. only sound In that vast wilderness, with a look of mixed wonder, rebellion and intena Interest. The pictures are all hung In the main gallery with a view of displaying them ail to the best advantage, though the lack or space makes some appear too high upfor close scrutiny. That Mr.

and Mrs. Taft will long be remembered for their generous loan to the ritv and Its art lnvera la a fart alraarfv proven. The real appreciation of high art comes only when one can meet It face to face and study (t closely and many will take advantage of visiting this exhibit to gain the proper appreciation of that Indefinable thing called art. TEA TBXME1TS. "I used to be a tea taster In Hankow," said a New Tork tea dealer, "but I got a bad attack of tea tremens and had to give np the Job.

"Tea tremens Is a recognised disease among Chinese tea tasters. These men don't swallow a drop of tea from one week's end to another; they simply bold the tea In the mouth, get an Idea of Its aroma. ad then eject It; but nevertheless the aroma ef the tea causes violent nervous attacks, with sleeplessness and even hallucinations, that are known all over China as tea tremens. "I have never had delirium tremens, but Taft cttfiettto. are 7wvnXV'nxvyX OF NOBLE BIRTH Is Kwilecii and Young Const JTow Is Heir To 12,500.000 Estate, srcrtsL CiLS to vas saocTBSft.

Berlin. June 1 The romance) of a changeling came la aa end after eight years of bitter strife In the German Courts, when the Imperial Supreme Court at Lelpsig decided that the fourteen-year-ol Count Jo seph Kwileckl Is really noble birth ana not, as was alleged, a child of lowly origin, purchased for money from the wife of a railway porter. By this decision the "little Count." a handsome, black-haired youth, now attending a public school at Breslau. becomes the undisputed heir to estates valued at at Wroblewo. German Poland.

The case began In K'T, when the aristocratic and wealthy Count and Counters Kwileckl. who wore threatened with the loas of entailed estates' falling a male heir, announced the birth of a on. At thst time the Count was 37 and the Countess 51. and there was an Interval of 1 years between the youngest daughter and the birth of the boy. Four years later Freu Ceeilte Meyer, the wife of a railway porter, alleged that the "little Count" was her son and that she had sold Mm to Countess Kwileckl.

RARE ANIMALS From All Parts of South Africa Sent To King George as Coronation Gifts. srscuL CASUS TO TBS ssQnsaa. Capetown, June i One hundred twenty cages and crates, labeled for and "His Majesty King George's Game Collection," are now on the way to London on board the steamer Camrie Ostle. They contain live animals and birds as representatives of South Africa. Not one of the animals was purchased.

and they may all be regarded as coronation gifts to the. King from Bouth Africans. The Cape sent a very varied collection. There were blesbok. a bushbok.

a steinbok. a blaawbok. crowned eagles, jackal bus-sards, Egyptian geese. Cape partridges, rock pigeons, wood pigeons, black-tailed jackals, ground squirrels, a porcupine, baboon and puff adder, with several cobras and other snakes. The Orange River Colony rock rabbits, a porcupine and some black-tailed Jackals, with other animals.

The contribution from Natal included an owl, velvet monkeys, a springbok, a baboon, a python, a leopard, a tortoise and a cockatoo. Northwestern Rhodesia sent a beautifully marked leopard. Allowance has been made for a voyage lasting 28 days. The provender provided for the animals Includes 2.250 pounds of oat-hay, 2.2V) pounds of lucerne. 800 pounds of crushed mealies, l.ono pounds of mealies, ani) pounds of oats.

000 pounds of chilled mutton and various quantities of sweet potatoes, pollard, crushed oats, carrots, freeh eggs, rock salt snd birdseed. WORK OF GUINEA PIGS On English Lawns Pound To Be Batter Than Grass Mowers. rb lAl. cabls, tu Tax ssqrisca. London, June very curious and most successful experiment is being made on a number of private lawns in Kent, snd Is about to be tried by a golf club In the neighborhood of Greenhtthe.

The idea is the novel one of substituting the guinea pig fur the mowing machine and the weed killer. Round the Iswn Is arranged a low wire barrier, and Into the lnclosure are turned a number of guinea pigs; or better, a passage is made from their hutch to the lawn. The animals at once attack all the worst weeds. These broad-leaved plants, which mowing machines will not touch, are killed by the persistent cutting of the guinea rigs' teeth. When they have finished the weeds they proceed to the grass In a very short time the lswn looks ss If been cut by the very closest machine.

No harm is done to the grsss. Intercollegiate Meet Was Most Wonderful Ever Held. SntriAL PIATfB to tbc ssoeiBsa. Philadelphia. June It Is not extravagant praise to describe the thirty-sixth annual Intercollegiate track and field championships held last meek at Cambridge as the most wonderful set of games ever held In this country.

They not only ecllp! all former I. C. A. A. A.

A. meetings, but in brilliance of performance they exceeded the mark set by the International games of which it was then thought would not be surpassed in the present generation. All the factors necessary for the production of new records perfect weather, athletes of a high keenest sort of rivalry and a track lightning fast were provided. When all these things are considered not to be wondered at that five Intercollegiate records one a world mark that had stood since 1W were smashed and three more equalled. Cornell's victory wss well earned.

nd th other colleges which had hopes of winning were willing to forget disappoint men In praise of the victorious Ithaca na. The wearers of the Red and White probably surprised Coach Moakley himself, so st Undid ly did they acquit themselves. Previous to the meet and even on the morning of the finals Pennsylvania was a strong favorite for the championship, but the Quakers fell down In Important 'events while nearly all the Cornell men were uiaatlng good, snd one or two others, not counteo upon for points, came to the front and scored for good measure. Without doiapt tho most brilliant luminary of the whole meet waa John Paul Jonaa. Qf Cornell, the winner of the mile and half-mile runs.

Jones' feat of winning tne runs In a slngla alter equaiaii oy i wo otner men, but neither made the time he did. In John Crrgan. of Princeton, turned the trick, though without breaking etthur record, while in 10U7 Guy Haskina. of P.nn-sylvsnla. did It.

creating an intercollegiate record in the mile. A fourth man who could have performed the trick had ho so W- a of Pennsylvania. allowed hU teammate Bock to take the half mile In On that occasion Paull TM. rU" th close to Jones claim to fame rests principally VFJZf? Conner, longhand' ih. ln th ln 1805 the distance In 4:1.4.

ror pVu'uc." fi-i! 't to it in lat. with hu mou. lo th, -plBloo that had he bi. fred and paced as Jones was last we-k IaIL?" wonderful to the fact taat ra meeting it Vsa wng, was thought, STIRS THE BRITONS. Mrs.

Lewis Harcourt, wife of Gr-x Britain's Secretary of Bute for the Olome. i -1 4 SECTION THREE. THE; ETNQtnRER, CINCINNATI, SUNDAY JUNE 4,: 1011. Old-World News Cabled By Trained Observed BRITONS RousedByProphecy That a Blaze in; Historic Westminster Abbey Will Interf ereWith Coronation of Ruler. Government Interpolated on the Subject In Commons and Now Firemen Guard the Sanctuary Day and Night London Gossip.

By Phillip Everett. BTBCXAI, ClU I TO TBI BSQU1SSB. 1 Copyright, 1911. by W. R.

Haart London, June 3. London has any num 1. t.ll.r. mnra nr laaa IHllK. irious, some of them with very expensive offices In the heart of the fashionable shop, ping district, and one of them has created stir by prophesying that a fire in West' minster Abbey is to interfere with the coronation of King George.

Officially, of course, nothing has been said about the fortune teller's prophecy, but the fact is that It was repeated all over London and finally even made itself heard in the House of Commons, when several members ques tioned the Government as to what steps had been taken to protect the Abbey against the danger of fire. As a result two special firemen were placed on duty there night and day, whereupon the Government In due time replied that evej-y possible precaution had been taken. As a matter of fact the most famous building in London would undoubtedly be totally destroyed should tire break out, and the danger is ever present. The interior, which has been closed to the public for many weeks, is now full of lumber and shavings, while outside are wooden structures many stories high where I have repeatedly seen carpenters smoking while at work. 5 Should a nre break out wniie tne coronation is actually going on it is almost certain that the number of victims would be appalling.

As the lata King Edward was never very fond of London and spent as much of his time as he possibly could away from his capital, there is nothing very strange in the face, that an evil fata seems to be pursuing those who are endeavoring to build him a memorial in this The longer the Committee of the King Edward Memorial Fund sit the greater the muddle in which they become involved. Having decided on a statue, they cannot find a suitable spot for it- One of three spots is now suggested Trafalgar Square, or one of two situations in Hyde Park, to all of which the committee respectfully record there may be objections. The fact is, there are really very few places in London suitable for a monument, and even if a desirable spot is found the climate will soon ruin the appearance of the statue. Most of the stone memorials of this city are either receptacles for soot and dirt, or else the home of sparrows and pigeons, which is certainly not an edifying end for a memorial to Edward the Peacemaker. If the committee should try to communicate with the late King's spirit through William T.

Stead's or some other reliably mediumistic bureau and asked it where it would prefer to see a statue of the King's mortal figure erected. It Is ten to one that the spirit would answer, with a merry twinkle, 'Outside the-Jockey Club in Paris." King George Is evidently a more pious person than his late father, for. while every preacher who had the honor of preaching to King Edward was always admonished that under no circumstances must he occupy the pulpit for more than 10 minutes. King George has Just intimated to the chaplains of the royal household, from whom the preacher for the morning serv ice is usually selected, that their sermons may- be lengthier than they were during the late reign. An intimation of this kind practically amounts to a command, and now the churchgoers of London are afraid that preachers In general will follow the hint.

i Turkish syndicate is at present operating in Liverpool for the purchase of ships for the merchant service of ConstantinoDle. It appears that an exceptional demand for ships has arisen through the Turkish boy cott or. tne ureeks. A patriotic comnanv has been formed at Constantinople with the object of conserving Turkish trade interests by confining as much trade as possible to Turkish-owned vessels; hence the demand lor good secondhand British ships. Tne new -comoanv renreaeni aiivMt "rverpool have purchased the Jerome from the Booth Line and the Duke of York and the Duke of Lancaster, belonging to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railroad Company, as well as two other vessels from Avonmouth.

The syndicate hopes to effect the purchase of 20 ships before next September. Some largo insurances are being offered to the conpanies and members of Lloyd's on Jewels to be worn by Indian Princes attending te coronation. One insurance for $425,000 has Just been completed, and In another case the value of the property Is between 1,000, ODO and $1,500,000. In some instances the risks COV-areo1 API thAM rwf -a v. -1.

1 dla and that of burglary during the owner's stay in London, part of the arrangement being that the lewels shall i strong rooms when not In use; In others It Is only proposed to cover the risks of transit Numerous Inquiries for rates have "been made, but the premiums do not in all cases meet the views of the owners, and, therefore, few policies have been actually Issued. London is practically the onlv market where the risks can be placed, and, as the value 01 jewels to be brought here will be very great, fairly substantial rates are quoted for insurance. Remarkably big prices are beina: asked and readily obtained in the West End for seats to view the coronation procession. -la Piccadilly the agreed price for the use of a house having accomraodat'on for a large party on June 22 Is 1.300 guineas (about Not far away 1.200 guineas ($0,000) is being demanded for the use of a house for vbotlt days- Almost equally high prices are being obtained for accommodation In St -Janus street A conservatory is to bo bad snd niece, pi the greet American finan- J. Plerpont Morgan." whose prr-ntati-n i the German Emperor at a garden party given by the Countess of Lsndeborugii In London caused marked sttention and grs: Interest among the German royal family rra-.

Mrs. Harcourt was not only the nri American to be presented to Emperor i 11am on his recent visit to England, but also the wealthiest, and much snim.tod ri1' conversation took place between the r- American and the titled European hn liir It became known that Mrs. Harcourt a a niece of the famous multimillionaire art fancier, who has been making su. -i roads on Germany's art treasures. 1 4 NEAT RECORD Kept By the Pari3 Criminal, Who Confessed He Committed 1,500 Burglaries.

rSCUL CABLS TO TBS inociais. Paris. June 3. A returned convict wr. was arrested in Paris Informed the poll that a Urge quantity of linen found in room had been given to him by lo-'i Chicot In payment of a debt.

The police went to Chicot house found in his absence sn immense store of linen, silver, docks, wstches snd in gold and silver. Chicot was arrested and confessed i.h the utmost cslra that he took up burr ar as a buiiness. and thst he had 1 10 his sccount. He hanrte.1 i. 1 the police a neatly written record t.

e.e burglaries, and pointed out that ine mi-mated value of the stolen goods each case noted against the adrtre snd the date. For the last five years." he aid. I h.v. committed -a burglary nearly ry mart with the exception of Saturday night, when people have a way of being at home added thst he had a comfortable sum o. money snd some valuable in a place where the police would not find tr.em and thst therefore he "went to heppily." and with considerable I truth, that to make a nw record -)! upon the pace Paull wmii The two men are different type of Paull.

for In-tam-e. la a man h. a umformily fast pare aTl the na In Vm be tan his quarters in 3:11 and 4.17V respectively. ON FORBESFIELD National A- A. TJ.

Championship Field Meet Will Be Held. SrCrtAL DIATATrW TO TBS BSUCISIS. Pittsburg. Penn June During the pa" week the interest In the National A A I Junior and Senior championship, that a to be held at Forbes Field June July 1. has Increased to a surprising tent.

This was caused by the ments made by the ChampiomUii.i mittees. that the games would he teld Forbes Field, the handsome hime of ih Pittsburg baseball team, and that Mik-Murphy. the famous trainer of athletics the I'niversity of Pennsylvania, rad appointed to supervise the building of 1 quarter-lap-track that is to be stanei Those In charge of the games rn' elated when It was made known that Murphy would have charge of the building of the -track, as It Is doubtful if ther- i. more competent msn in the lor this work than the famous Penn train-r He Is expected to srrtve here soo.i. mn-.

the work on the track will start President George F. Pawling, of the Mi1-dle Atlantic Association of the Airit' ir Athletic Union, visited this city sgaln la' Wednesday. He visited Forbes Field closely Inspected the site for the big When told by President Harm Dreyfus, of the Pittsburg Baseball rini that the track would be allowed to rema-n on. that field if It did not encroach on ie diamond. President Pawling said: "With a quarter mile track laid out Forbes Field Ptttsburgrrs will be able boast of the finest all-round athletic nl i In the United States.

It will even surpa Travers Island, the scene of sll the Tork A. field and track meets As a -f tor the big national championships Forb9 Field Is an Ideal location, and I look -th. game, on June and July 1 to exel all previous events of the kind in the cuun- TH CSTJSTT BACHELOR. "George Ade wss persuaded, back in a- 1906." said a Chicago editor, "to address a class ef sweet girl graduates In white. Hf amuaed the girls.

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