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partisan factions. The people, al
though patriotic and ready to make
substantial sacrifices for the glory of
their country, were not prepared for
the heavy burden of taxation laid
upon them for the support of gigan-
tic army and the construction and
maintenance of a mighty navy. The
ambition, nursed by the king and pro-
clamed by his advisers, to have Italy
take place among the great powers
weakened the government ut home
and repeatedly led to riots in various
parts OF the kingdom. The common
people did not care to contribute
everything they could earn to the
military oligarchy Mt Rome; and So
cialistic and anarchistic agitators, TAX
ing advantage of the almost universal
spirit of discomfort, had no trouble in
enlisting thousands of enthusiastic
followers in the cities of northern
Italy and the manufacturing districts
of Naples and Sicily.
When Humbert ascended the throne
It was hoped that he would institute
far-reaching army reforms, that he
would endeavor to revive the decay
ing commercial interests and lay the
foundation of genuine national pros
perity. These hopes were never real
lied. Instead of bsaling away from
the Dreibund, that famous but tinan-
cially ruinous offensive and defensive
alliance between Germany, Austria
Hungary and Italy, he became its
most ardent supporter. From year to
year the national debt increased, cor
ruption permeated the highest official
circles. and on top of all came the dis
astrous defeat of the italian troops in
Africa by the irregulars of King
Menelik of Abyssinia. Outwardly the
Italian government maintained, to us'
a colloquial phrase, "a stiff upper lip;'
but even the most ardent admirers o
royalty admitted several years age
that the days of the house of Savo.
were numbered.
The villain who assassinated Kin!
Humbert represented nothing NOR,
than n band of international outlaws
vet his deed would have seemed NOR
horrible to the people of Italy ha'
they not been prepared for such
catastrophe by decades of financial OF
preston and injustice. Instead of di
viding the burdens of taxation equal
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French and Italian with fluency; is a
clever artist and evidently cultured in
all branches of literature.
The peculiar physical condition of
the new ruler leads many European
statesmen TO think that he will be un-
able to maintain the long-threatened
dynasty of the house of Savoy in secur-
ity, and that he will be the last of this
celebrated family to rule the Italian
kingdom.
The house of Savoy is one of the old
est and most distinguished in Europe.
1t was founded by Humbert the
Whitehanded. to whom, in 1927, Ru-
dolph Ill. of Aries presented the coun-
ties of Savoy and Maurienne, and to
whom Emperor Conrad gave the Salic
Chablais and the lower Valais. This
old Humbert was the ancestor of all the
princes of Savoy. He died in 1O4S,
and was succeeded by Amadeus l., his
oldest son, and later by Otto, his
fourth son, who, through marriage,
came into possession of the rich coun-
ties of Turin and Aosta. This was
the beginning of the process by which
the enterprising Savoyards appropri-
ated to themselves. in the course of
nine centuries, the whole Italian pen
insula and the islands tributary to it.
Tradition has it that the princes of
Savoy have during all that time carried
out the advice of Charles Emmanuel
Ill, who is said to have advised them
to 'treat Italy as an artichoke, to be
eaten leaf by leaf" In 1888 Count ANA
deus founded law of promogeniture,
which strengthened the family and led
to the acquisition of Nice. Early in the
fifteenth century the courts of Savoy
assumed the title of duke. A few years
later they annexed the principality of
Piedmont, and early in the eighteenth
century obtained the rich island OF
Sicily. With the last acquisition went
ROYALTY and the title of king. In 1920
Sicily was exchanged for Sardinia. Al
the close of the Napoleonic wars in 1915
Genoa was added to the Sardiniau
crown. King Carlo Felice, the last oi
, the male line of Savoy, died in 1881, and
the crown went to Carlo Alberto, head
of one of the younger branches of the
2 family. Carlo Felice did not like the
king business with its multifariou,
t worries and dangers, and on March %
Y 1s49, abdicated in favor of his son, thu
' late Victor Emmanuel III. The latter
S was an aggressive ruler, and by thu
= peace Of 1859 obtained Lombardy an'
/ soon afterward Parma, Modena, thu
o Romagna, Tuscany, Naples and Sicily
Il In 1865 he wrested Mantua and Venic
e from the Austrians, and in 1870 com
i pleted the political unifcation of Ital,
/ by the absorption of the Papal states
vi G. w. WEIPPIERT.
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WHAT OF THE FUTuRE7
Some Predictions Relative to the Next
Step to He Taken with Ref
ercnce to China.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Now that the
primary object for which the allied
armies marched upon Peking, viz, the
rescue of the besieged legationers, has
been accomplished, the drift of discus
sion in official and diplomatic circles
reverts to the next step to be taken.
Necessarily many of the predictions
as to what this will be are purely con-
iectural, as it is realized that COM
plete and definite information regard
ing the condition of affairs in Peking
must be awaited before any positive
action can be taken by the govern
ments whose interests have suffered
as result of the Chinese troubles.
The presumption here is that the next
move made will be an agreement for
an armistice. This may be undertake
en- by the commanders of the Chinese
army and those of the allies on the
spot where the fighting, according to
the latest reports from Peking, ap-
pears still to be in progress.
This accomplished, the question OF
| the withdrawal of the foreign armies,
| the payment of indemnities, and many
other problems may be left to COM
missions duly appointed to adjudicate
them. Ii Hung Chang has already
been appointed plenipotentiary by
his government to negotiate terms OF
peace, and in this capacity he made
an Intellectual attempt to stop the
| progress of the allies in their march
on Pelling. Whether Earl Ii will be
continued in that capacity by the i'm
perial government is not known here,
but such seems altogether probable,
as with his well-known ability and his
acquaintance with the world, he would
be able to make possibly better terms
than any other Chinaman.
There are IL nations which have
suffered as n result of the Chinese dis
turbances. All will expect settle
ment of damages which have resulted
from the Boxer outbreaks, the murder
of missionaries, and the destruction OF
legation property. Spain is one OF
these. although she has not partici-
pated in the relief expedition, she has
suffered alike with the others. and
will expect to be indemnified for her
losses.
It can be stated authoritatively that
up to this time there have been no eS
changes between the United Statr!
and the other powers regarding th'
steps to be taken in the future Il
bring China to terms for the Losses
that have been incurred. The sole "a
terest of the United States up to tai
time has been the rescue of the lege
TONERS. which is now an accomplishe,
fact. Informal discussion has talel
: place between the president and hi
cabinet as to what this government
. will do to secure reparation for losses
5 but the conclusions reached are pure
E ly tentative and in no sense definite.
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RECALLED.
Report That Turkish Minister a6
Washington Is to BE Succeeded
by SchelSib hey.

Constantinople, Aug. 21.-Schekib
Bey, head of the cipher bureau of the
foreign Office, has been appointed
Turkish minister to the United States
in place of Ali Ferrouh Bey, recp, led.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The state de--
partment has no information as to the
appointment of Scheliib Bey to sue
ceed Ali Ferrouh Bey as Turkish min
lister to the United States. Schekib
Bey is known to be an official of the
Turkish foreign office.
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Situation In India.

London, Aug. 21.-The viceroy of In
dia, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, tele-
graphs that the heavy general rainfali
has continued in most of the affected
tracts. The crops promise well in the
central provinces and Berar, sowing is
active elsewhere, and the necessity for
free kitchens will shortly disappear
Prices, however, are still very high ev-
erywhere Cholera is prevalent
throughout Hyderabad and in Bombay
There are 5,6Ss,OOO people receiving re-
lief.
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among all classes, the very poor have
been compelled to contribute more
than so per cent. of the nations in
come. Young men emigrated and those
who could not leave half starved and
identified themselves with revolution
airy organizations. The kings advisers,
instead of ameliorating the condition
of the peasantry and working classes,
sought to suppress the growing dis
satisfaction by the enactment of severe
laws against republican agitation.
Personally, Humbert was most
lovable man. In his private capacity
he was ever ready to help the needy
and lift up the fallen. He loved his
people and honored himself by honor.
ing their independence. When the pest
invaded his kingdom few years age
he visited the hospitals and comforted
the sick. During all of his reign he
never attempted to suspend the con
stitutional rights of the voters. al
though repeatedly urged to do SO b,
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the members of his cabinet. For these
reasons his assassination has been de-
plored by the Italians as individuals,
although in their political capacity the
radicals consider his removal a warn
ing to his successor who, they hope,
will institute reforms calculated to
restore prosperity, peace and happiness
to Italy.
The new king of Italy, who will be
known as Victor Emmanuel III, is an
unknown political quantity. Physical
ly he is weakling, but mentally he is
a giant. He speaks all the modern lam
guages fluently, is a scientific scholar
and well trained in the art of war. AL
though but five feet in height, he can
handle a sword to perfection, and even
as a horseman makes a fair showing.
But his health is in a deplorable con-
dition. From his birth, which occurred
November II. 1869, he was small and
sickly, and despite the devoted care
of nurses and physicians grew up a
puny and ailing boy. In character,
however, the young man is positive.
Like his grandfather, Victor Emman-
which was first emphasized after the
Italian reverses in Africa when he
openly opposed the policy Of Prime
Minister Crispi and accused that states
man of being the principal cause of the
| Abyssinian disaster. Later he urged
his father to recall the italian troops
from Africa and reform affairs at home.
| To this appeal, chroniclers say, King
Humbert replied: "Victor Emmanuel
III. may do so, but Humbert /. never" "
Prior to this episode the prince had not
been popular in Italy, but since then
the people have had faith in him and
his destiny. How far he may be able
to govern circumstances remains to be
seen, however. The powers of an ltal'
ian ruler are extremely limited and to
carry out any measure of reform he
must have powerful and united party
at his command. That he will have
such support seems problematical.
Another event which endeared the
prince to his people was his marriage
on October "a, 1896, to Princess Helene
of Montenegro, woman of striking
appearance and great strength of char
acter. She is nearly six feet tall anC
stands head and shoulders over he
husband. 1t was the hope of the lat
king that her health would compen
safe for his sons weakness, and tina
children would be born to the couple
thereby keeping up the direct line o
: succession. This hope has thus far 10
been realized. All accounts describ
the regent queen as being beautiful il
form and figure. She has large, lus
trous. dark eyes; masses of black hal
of the genuine ravens wing hue; da7
zlingly transparent complexion, and a
2 extremely graceful carriage. She is
: fine musician; speaks Engl glish, GermaI
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IN THE NICK OF TIME.
Legations Ready to Succumb When
Relief Arrived.

Picking, Friday, Aug. II, via Shang-
hal, Aug. Elf the relieving col
umn had not arrived when it did we
should probably have succumbed."
Thus says Minister Conger.
Minister Conger continued:
.'They tried to annihilate us the day be-
fore you got in. Prince Ching. president of
the tsung-li-yamen, sent word that his Off
GERS had received orders to cease firing on
us under pain of death. AT seven o'clock in
the evening of the same day the Chinese
opened fire and this continued all day. The
Americans lost seven marines killed and 10
wounded. and one child killed.
Chinese Government Responsible.
1.-The whole movement Is purely a gov
ernmental one. The Boxers are only a
pretense, having no guns.
1.-The confidential adviser of the empress
was the leader of the imperial troops here.
"In11 days over 1000 shells fell among us "
British Minister'S Statement.
In an interview Sir Claude MacDon-
aid, the British minister, states:
1.-The Chinese broke every engagement
| with the foreign ministers. There is no
| truth In the story that the imperial palace
| supplied the legations with food They sent
vegetables. which were refused. The total
| casualties during the siege of the legations
were 81 killed and 120 wounded"
Waldersee starts for China.
Berlin, Aug. 21.-Field Marshal
| Count Won Waldersee, accompanied by
his staff, left Berlin Monday morning
en- route for China.
| Need Reinforcement.
London, Aug. Glowing probably
to the Peking wire being cut, littl'
news of conditions in the Chinese cap
ital has come through. What hai
reached London indicates that the al
lies are in need of reenforcements
The commander of the ltaiian second
class cruiser Fieramosca telegraph
from Taku, according to the Rom
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tina
very urgent requests were coming
from Peking on Saturday for the i'm
mediate dispatch of further troops
and that in answer to these 400 ltal
ian marines were sent off posthaste.
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RevoIutionists surrender.

Panama, Aug. 20.-The Star and Her
aid has a dispatch from Buena Ventura
announcing advices received there
from Socorro, August 16, said the rev.
olutionary army under Vargas Santos.
Forcion Soto and Uribe, who are the
three liberal leaders, was surrendering
at San Vincente.
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Murderer Dies.

New York, Aug 2o.-Joseph Rabiner,
the young man who shot and killed his
brother-in-law, Isaac Stein, and
wounded his father and himself on the
evening of August $, at Rockaway, died
Saturday. The young man had been
suffering from consumption for long
time, but his death resulted directly
from the bullet wound inflicted by him
self
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Seattle, WASH, Aug. 2O.-Dr. G. Fl.
w. Chestnut, a prominent Philadel-
phia physician and capitalist, died at
Dutch Harbor August of cancer of
the stomach. His remains were
brought to this city by the steamer
Roanoke and are to be taken to Phil.
adelphia for interment.
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ITALY'S NEW RULER.
Weak Physically, But a Man of
Wonderful Strength of Mind.
iUnsntisfnctory Condition of italian
Affairs May Lead to His Depo-
sItion-Short History of the
House of savoy.
Especial correspondence

"HE OLD saying that uneasy
lies the head that wears a
crown" has certainly been veri-
fed in the case of pooT King Humbert
of Italy, whose assassination by An
archist Bresci startled the entire civ
ilized world although 1t did not sur
prise those, who have, even in super
'ficial way kept themselves informed
concerning the political and economic
conditions of the italian kingdom.
When old Victor Emmanuel, the
founder sf the present United Italy,
died he left to his son a realm bur-
.dened with debt and torn asunder by
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Fined for smurgIing.

Queenstown, Aug. 20,-F. II. Flanley,
of Chicago, who was arrested here on
the arrival of the Cunard line steamer
Iyerna, August 13, from Boston,
charged with smuggling cigars, was
fined 4s in the court of petty sessions.
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sentenced TO Life imprisonment

Palestine, Tex, Aug. 81. = Walter
Wilkerson was ON Monday convicted of
participation in the Humphries lynch
ing. which occurred in Henderson coun-
ty in May, 1889, and was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life. Three other
men have received life sentences for
the offense
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E,nI.he, HI, Long Ride.

Gibara, Province of Santiago de
Cuba, Aug. 21.-Gov. Gen. Woods ride
from Puerto Padre, via Las Tunas and
Holguin, on his convention can fass.
was completed here Sunday night. Hs
covered over l20 miles in 30 hours.
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Dropped Dend.

Springfield, Ill.,, Aug. 2o.-Herman
Sauhepff, laborer, dropped dead Sum
day, supposedly from heat prostra ton.
AL residents suffered greatly.
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Chinese Government Responsible.

1.-The whole movement is purely gov
ernmental one. The Boxers are only {
pretense, having no guns.
1.-The confidential adviser of the empress
was the leader of the imperial troops here
"In11 days over 1000 shells fell among us.
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ter @: stakes they were not overs!ire. They
would await the referees decision.
81 thsy adjourned 10 one OF the little
rooms 81 the club. Briggs. realizing his i'm
yOrsanc@ leading the way. Over the cham
paisn they listened To the stewards speech.
"tentlemen." began Briggs. under the
c't- umsiances, and by consulting my score
book. [ find that each man has three wins
i1 has credit. TIE fair decision 10 all con-
cern@d + believe TO be to call 1t a draw all
around. Perhaps L ought not TO have
awarded Peg to Mr.. Robinson for merely
splitting q top. but those vera the rules
when l was 1t boy. Mr.. Robinson. there
fore. wins his side bet with Mr.. White.
both ON tops and hopscotch.
Il don't object to the first part Of that
decision White started to Interrupt, hut
sGbslie1 when reminded that the referees
decision was to be final.
Go on, Mr.. Eeferee.' said Banker Brown.
well. that's about all I can say on the
subject, unless"-here the Old steward fall
tered, and Il far-dway look came into his
eycs-'uEless," he resumed, u might ne
pardoned for Wishing II had been a four
banded match. and kites had been n
ciuced. DICK WOOD.
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son weighed the hupseotrh ca.p.
The first game "s mJrGies was Fat. and
Tanker Brown won. The second -;Hl, wss
Duck RI.g. and Brown won agate. The
third game was Boston. and hev, White
showed amazingly good form. making sew
eral shots which seemed almost "ae,a- nts. %
and thereby winning the game.
Two points out OF 81 possible nine. for
Mr.. brown announced BrigH-. Gone point
for White: Robinson. nothing.
For tops. vhicn cJIne next. they .aJ"grucl
70 the club laundry. and White lei os witt.
one win al Ring. Robinson succeeded in
splitting Browns top at Peg. ana Briggs
held that that entitled him {" a point. White
won the Hand Spinning.
Mir. White now leads with tirt. points.
Mr.. Brown Is next with two. ana Mr. Rob
irz,p h4. one point 10 his .~fe'.it.' an
uouuced Briggs. "HopscotCh comes next,
gentlemen, l believe
Brown won the first game of hopscOtci,
and showed sings OF collapse. Between
White and Robinson Il was now a battle TO
tho death. one more point would win the
whole series for white: but he couldn't get
II. Robinson got the TWO remaining games
Q: hopscotch. and thereby won his side
bet with White.
Just exactly how they stood on the mat
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service was over, he'd just slip quietly into
some rear pew and meet her when church
was dismissed. Al ali events. he wouiG u-
home IN tine for dinner.
Robinson said "urc1iis." and 70. off
easier than either the. banker or broker
MI. Robinson knew What -orrhids' rntart
II meant there was Ia stopping her has
band.
Gentlemen" said the club steward. VIII,
they had ali gathered at the excellent en-
Ger cc3rt which Briggs had SO ,srefuJIy
iaid our and the fireman had 20 choieeIy
e"5Seu ! believe 1t IS Customary in an
andir OF this Kind TO have the articles az
agreement read before the contest begins :"
Certainly they all acquiesced.
SO Briggs read the terms CT aere.,,an,
tnar had subscribed 10, and they were n.
lowed TO stand as they had been Drawn mn
Now let US decide about the stakes. gen
tlemen." said Brown. There's neio,;y
thinking about backing out, is there
Don't you ever believe for an ips-.o,
thaC In going 20 hack out said White
And Robinson sverrcd that his check for
IL hundred s;iil held coed.
Wei. how arc we going 70 decide this
charity business - asked Brown.
II iaove ~r cut the charity end out OF
+ grG make IL a straight bet OF 500 ali
around" said White.
Held on, White oSpostu!at cd Robinson.
'''his ID ne gambling game
1T AIM, amt #. Maybe It's n girls
game, Their, after all. ! notice you got
pretty sore tho other night when we said
what We cif about 6opscotch."
"Well IN tell you. gentlemen" said Rob
tREoH. losing far Il n-cord his curGpnsIre
and sfuarting under the covers. sneer. "Ynu
can go ahead and call IL gambling. or a
girls game. or what you will: but I'll
prove 10 you I'm game. And ! tea you
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.fBfut. strange as il may seem. the saying
~pti1 holds good. The child is father OF TIRE
man III explain. I know ! had to become
rF"ttcjsnt At ScmethlDE. and / chose what
seemed most likely TO bear results. 1 learned
TO play marbles. Marbles may not seem
much, but after ono has played for keeps,
marbles Is a whole lot.
BY and hy 1 perceived that on rsis~
days values fiuctuatud, and toward the end
Hi marble season a general depreciation set
IN As we used 10 express 81, "f1ur-timers
became three-tiners.' In other words. gen
tlenien, crockeries and bulrs-eye gla.ies
tluniped to the level of GIazy~-cioudles.
Ghszy-cloudiss were no more valuable Tor
purposes Of trade than had-been Elazies
EIazles were common as Hhiteys, ard
"niteys were as common as commics. AMI.
goodness knows when the marble season
was on. nobody but Howard Bowen would
recognize a counmy."
"Noi don't mean the Howard Bowen
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F., lamp and roll the cinders three times \
Lav.
\ matter even more difficult than ~SetjIin:
upon a. r.g-rr.. IN" contestants found to be
the Sg.ges~flI sunday morning evasion OF
.hurCh-goiHE.
Brown didn't Ike 10 lie to his wife. aud
t0rJ her so. adding that he had never done
so IN all their married life. and felt too
Old to Begin 3r his age. But. really. If she
| would eXCis. his uuuattendsnCs at church
that particular Sunday morning he would
give her his assurances as a gentleman and
q good provid-r that the morning would be
vel spent and he would he home IN :ire
FOR . O'Clock dinner And he limited AZ
charity.
White told Mrs. White that h was *
roctlES important New York mail ana ne
feared he might have to 90 some tele.raah-
ing. So she was not To wait for him u.i.u
church time came. But If he got through
ia time 60 81 out 10 the church b,fJr.