Arizona republican., 1900-10-12
Late Gossip of
 Foreign Capitals

It would be well if the Italian gov ernment were more careful with regard to the punishments inflicted cn persons in every part of King Victor Emmanu- els dominion in connection with the crime which deprived him of his faith CT Persons arrerted as anarchists since the assassination of HumbeTt, have numbered nearly two thousand and in addition to these, scores Of osa- pie have been thrown into prison mere ly because they had spoken in apology of Bresci's deed. Arrests for this of fense continue daily, only to be follow ed in due course by trial and sentence During the month of August the tribu- nal of Ancona tried 132 persons who were believed to have approved of Brescis action, and passed sentences aSgregating IA years Of imprisonment. a's well as fines to the total amount of $33,000. When it is taken into conSld- eration that Ancona is a small town, very peculiar conclusions, may be drawn, and it is by no means aston ishing that the liberals and socialistic papers should severely comment on these measures, and should accuse the Italian magistracy of making them selves instruments of purely political persecution.
 There Is no doubt that a large pro- portion of those condemned have suf- Tered merely on account of their ad- vanced opinions, without having com mitted the slightest infringement to the laws of the couEtry. There are now in prison hundreds of men throughout Italy who are not anarchists, but who are either socialists or clericals. and who have the misfortune to hold poli- tical ideas which are eminently dis tasteful to the champions of the exist ing regime. These things are bound to affect injuriously the popularity of Victor Emmanuel, which may not prove of durable character. True. he is strainlng every nerve and faculty in order to maintain at boiling point the enthusiasm of even his adherents. But it is no easy task, for the Italians, like all southern races are apt to swing round many points of the compass with alarming alacrity. and to burn on one day what they adored the day before.
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 The cool weather which has set in is the greater welcomed by Londoners. not only because their overheated sys- teIns needed a change of temperature. but because they are going to be rid. for the present, at least, of Lord Rom aid Covers customary fulminations against the top hat, which regularly every summer he breaches should be discarded in favor of more fitting substitute. This he has. however, neg lected to invent. Lord Ronald. the sculptor. painter and author. brother of the late Duke of Sutherland. is a striking personality, but in matters of dress he is extremely untidy and the brown bowler hat that he generally af- fleets is as ugly and probably as un- comfortable as the headgear which he hates and reviles so much. Eccentric and thoroughly original in all his ac- tinns, as well as in all his likes and dislikes, he has two sets of friends one in the best society, for he is an old friend of Princess Louise, and the other among literary. artistic and generally bohemian people-and he is very equia- ble in the distribution of the favor of his presence. One day you will find him at royal garden party, while the next he is sure to be, as he calls it him self, wallowing in Bohemia"
 Witty cynical, sarcastic to a degree, Lord Ronald is full of anecdotes, and as he is a great traveller, his c0nversa- ton is generally entertaining. Indeed, he is quite a hero both in the south of France and of Italy, which he often visits and where he is known as Ron aldo His tastes are very eclectic, ard when he is in England he makes his home alt a beaUtiful house at Kensing- ton, where the s'tatuary and pictures s are, in spite of their rather decollete nature, things to marvel at and ad- mire. The paper that he writes upon 10 his male friends and boon compan- ions is decorated with little pictures of famous statues, and is a species of sta tionary that no ordinary man. and cer- tainly one who does not belong to the upper ten,' would dare to use.
 Nell Gwynne-at the present moment so popular on the English metropolitan stage-and an English cathedral are