The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-07
Anti-CathOlicS Start a RumOr That
Chilean HeireSs Died
from Poison.
NUNS LOSE 100000
Nominal Legatee Is Forced by
Public Clamor to Relinquish
His Request.
JAPANESE AND RUSSIANS
Comparison of Students Who Are
Attending Paris Schools-Ex-
hibition of Pictures.
BY Emily Crawford.

Special Correspondence Of the Journal.
PARIS, Jan. 81 mentioned TO you in
my last letter the strange story OF the
Chilean heiress who died recently in a
Paris convent leaving all her millions TO the
nuns. The story was a typical one, as
most Catholic states. France. Chile. Spain.
etc. have. at time or another OF their
history, taken legal steps against legacy
hunting converts. That of the Ladies Of
the Assumption is one of this type. The
heiress in question Senorita Maria de la
Luz, turned the law by means of trick,
dictated, evidently. 10 her by the mother
superior She bequeathed her fortune TO
the well-known stock broker OF nearly all
the French monastic orders. NJ. Roland
Cosselin. Unfortunately for the nuns, the
facts got into the papers and although they
amount TO no more than circumstantial
evidence. the chain Of small interlinked
facts is so strong that the nominal legatce
has relinquished his claim without more
ado. The millions will now go TO the broth
and sisters, who live in South America.
Republicans are not sorry these ten mil
lion dollars are leaving the country. Had
they remained in France they would have
merely swelled the civil war chest of the
monastic orders.
Here, however. the matter does not end.
This morning word was published that At
torney General Bulot has opened an Official
inquiry into the circumstances OF Senorita
de la LUIS entrance into the Assumption
list convent OF her stay there and OF her
death. For some days past has
been circulated that the Chilean heiress
met with her death by poison. In the in
terest of the nuns as well as OF justice IL
a
ton TO investigate the case. Even a min
isteriaI paper like the Matin insists upon
the necessity of this step and L have no
doubt ii will be taken.
NJ. BOMPARD'S ILLNESS"
NJ Bompard, the French ambassador at
st. Petersburg. has had two influenza re-
lapses. This augurs well for peace. II
the Franco-R Russian treaty. which still re-
mains dark" binds the French republic
10 give her ally military help in the present
far Eastern of disturbance. the best
thing M. Bompard can do is 10 stay In bed.
You may believe the peace declaration
contained in NJ. Combess recent speech. He
never uses words 10 conceal thought One
of the reasons why King Edward met with
an enthusiastic reception here was 10 let
Russia feel that France could be her ally
TO keep the peace, but not TO make war,
though l imagine that the treaty binds her
NJ. Combes Is too sensible man TO I'm any
go far this and as he no longer
fears the Nationalist he can steer accord
ing to his own excellent judgment. he
knows that in defending the principle or
the open door in Korea and Manchuria.
Japan may rely on American sympathy. 1t
is better for the United States to have al
the Philippines strong than weak Jap
anese neighbor. The Americans undoubt-
eddy like the Japanese They have no race
prejudice against them, as against the Chi
nese. and would be more than sorry TO see
the Russian bear putting his paw down
upon them. The French are pretty nearly
OF the same mind and they have no pref
erence for Russia on the score of her Chris
tianity. To talk here about Christianity in
this connection would excite laughter. Rus
slams who come TO study here herd to-
gether in squalid wretchedness In the worst
part of the southeast end OF Paris. They
are gentle 10 all appearance, but frowsy.
and studentesses study chemistry with a
zeal that makes the Russian detectives
here suspect sinister designs. Young and
gilded Russians think of nothing but earn
ing a reputation as dissipated swells- The
Japanese, who study IN schools or the fac
ulties at ST. Cyr and In naval building
yards, are models Of unassuming deport-
ment delicate manners, and pay their way
regularly. They give nobody trouble. are
polite, and in speaking say without dry
ness what they want TO say, and no more.
MANY Japanese youths go TO study In the
United States and the young ladies who
desire an exotic education prefer Amer
lean colleges to European schools.
Nearly all the members of the present
japanese government well known in
Paris and the other capitals of Europe as
in Toxic. General Teraouchi. the war min
lister, served for some years military
attache. Galloping on horseback behind
the war minister at a Longchamp review
one could not have singled him out from
his colleagues as a member of the yellow
xrnfp
a Jockeys. was alone distinctive The gen.
eral returned TO Japan TO direct departs
ment Of the war office during the war with
China. He has since been head of the
general staff and TO give him his japanese
title vice war minister. In Paris he had
the name OF a hard worker. Yamamoto
knows we'll all the navy yards OF Europe
and the United States and the private ship
building yards. Were / forming "A great
shipping trust / should try to secure
Yamamoto's services as general director
He Is the great organizer after Nj. Berth.
of the japanese navy. The admirals right
hand man is Baron Some, an expert on par
lamentary procedure and customs In every
country that has a parliament He thinks
the French chamber. 10 which ne devoted
two years the most interesting or any,
and the best built parliament house that Of
Vienna. where the debating Is more per-
picking than anywhere else. in studying
this branch Of procedure he fell In with
minister's great shipbuilders and others.
who gave him invaluable Information on
maritime auairS-
Baron Komura. who. as Japanese minister
for foreign affairs. exchanges notes with
Count Lamsdorff, studied international at
fairs in the Quarter Latin and In the
United States, where he since served
minister "A function he also discharged AZ
Seoul St Petersburg and Picking RE went
on missions tc MAZDA gascar in Carnot's time
and Siam and OWNED the Russo French
alliance and. so far Russia went. It's
objects. The French government. no doubt.
wanted 10 feel itself In face Of a threat
ening Germany. backed up by Alexander
III, but what IL most desired was 10 turn
public attention from Panama affairs. The
information he sent home from Paris and
St Petersburg reused the government OF
the Mikado To attack China In 1886 As a
regard for his perspicuity, that govern
ment named Baron komura 20 be governor
Of Manchuria. a post from which he had.
under the pressure OF Russia, France and
Germany. soon 20 withdraw.
THE MARQUIS OF IrO.
The Marquis OF Ito. president Of the privy
council. a body which has more 20 do than
that OF King Edward. l may speak OF. but
with no irreverence. as an old European
stager. He once granted ne an interview.
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