The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-05

exlcs In Siberia, tho Gear inten ding to.
supplement reforms Just announced BY
abollshlng this form Of punishment.
Tho Cars order. It appears. y Ill BIO
retroactive, which means that political
prisoners now in the frozen north will
BIO brought back to finish their terms
nmid Civilized scenes and In on endur-
able climate. It Is announced that GEN
eral Wabl has conc to Siberia to conduct
the prcllmlnaries to the carrying out Of
tho Cars decree. ti5
MATTER OF CONVENIENCE.
There appears to be IN astonishing
amount Of misinformaton going about
respecting the King Of sweden's appoint
ment OF the Crown Prince as Regent. This
is not the first time the eldest son Of Os-
car II has acted in that capacity, He
is now forty-four years OF ago and fully
acquainted with the duties and respon-
slblllties Of tho ruler OF the kingdom Of
Sweden and Norway.
The establishment Of o regency In 6we-
den Is not portentous affair, as In Eng
land, but merely a matter Of convenience
as at present, when the sovereign re-
quires rest and O change OF air, Ho sim
ply leaves state business to the care Of
a deputy the heir to the throne. until
he elects to resume personal direction. g
The regent is the great grandson Of
Napoleons fortune marshal. Bernadotte.
IIe Is n descendant Of William l., German
Emperor through the mother Of the first
tBernadootte who was Princess Victoria
| Of Baden, He has three brothers. Gusta-
vus Adolphus, Duke OF scania is in his
| twenty-frst year; William. Duke OF 6u-
dermnnla. is eighteen. and Eric. Duke
OF Westmnnlnnd. Is thirteen. The NOR
| ganatics marriage Of King Oscars second
| son therefore could we'll be allowed. es-
pecially MS tho Prlnco contracting 1t re-
nounccd all claim to the throne,
The Swedish royal family hnsSonly one
real anxiety. For years tho delicate
| health Of the Queen md also Of tho Grown
| Princess has obliged those ladies' to avoid
tho fatigucs OF court appearances. II
| the Crown Prince should not BIO survived
by an heir he would DO succeeded on the
throne by one OF his younger brothers
Tho House Of Bernadotto haa5its owl
| family regulations, which include the
Sale law, which formerly did not prevail
| In Sweden Accordingly, the late King O
Sweden. Charles xV.,, was succeeded BY
i his brother. tho present King Oscar, ant
.lnot by his only daughter. Louise. nov
4 Crown Princess OF Denmark a
Hero In berlin no ono believes that TIL
present regency means any more thar
A giving the King an opportunity for res
and recuperatiop. 5, sst
MuMMiFlED BEES,
A ~ Ono OF the most interesting exhibit
OF the international Agricultural Exposi
ton, which Will open Mt Vienna thi
month, will BIO perfectly preserved spe
oimons Of mlmmifed Egyptian bees en-
Y timnted to be 5000 years old. Tho ax
s,t,a ert.t In ~
were far advanced in tho art OF MAXIM
a these Insects productive, G&,
This Will be part Of nm important gene
ral exhibit OF the bee-keeblng industry
d In other respects the exposition promise
to be conspicuous. The main decora ton
VIII consist Of three hundred tall fir a n
pine trees, N FIJI
, INGENIOUS eMuaaLER, en-
Y A Russian prince, 1ourneying hom'
with his wife after a visit to Berlin, turn
OUT to have been most ingenious smug
gler, In consequence OF informatio
given by the attendant Of German sleer
Ing cnr, tho prince and his wife wer
examined second time. nothing havln
been declared by them tho first time,
!, The Prince resisted the searohertM, h'
they persisted, with tho result that sey
found wound around his body, CIV N
! to the Princo'e high social standing 4
: was allowed his liberty inter paying nv
, times tho amount Of the duty.
BAREFOOT FAD, W. N
/, The fad started by several Berlin la
. iiea Of going about In sandals and bal
: feet at private partics--suggosted by Q
!. American dancer who dispensed wit
!, |, shoes and stockings to the great dellgl
! OF the masculine portion OF her aud
2 anaes--is In no danger Of spreading "a
IL It's few davotees We're noticed 70. nay
: their hands, They were very keen, ia
i urally, to sec the custom become pop la