The Washington herald., 1906-12-30

ship plate for the best beast in the show
The animal was the famous red, short
horn steer which has lately been carry
ing everything before It az other shows.
The King also won several other first
prizes with short-wooled sheep, best pen
Of three lambs. a pair Of steers. and a
heifer. and a pen Of Southdown lambs.
! These animals win on their merits and
their being the property Of King Edward
has no weight with the judges. for. as
a matter of fact, he lost as many prizes
as he gained, but still he remained the
leading winner in the exhibition IN point
Of numbers Of first prizes.
Behanzin, ex-King Of Dalhoney. died at
Algiers on December II. Behanzin was a
determined foe to the French. and when.
after a difficult campaign, he surrendered
to Gen. Dods he was dethroned and exiled
TO Martinique, whence he was transferred
last year 70 Algeria His death might
have been long delayed but for the fact
that all four Of his wives obstinately
threw away his medicines, thinking they
were poison.
The late DR.. Lapponi was not an old
man. He was barely ffty-seven. He had
been the Vatican doctor for eighteen
years. He was called to fill that position
in 1855 by Leo XIII on the recommenda-
ton Of Prof Fabri and Prof Murri He
led a very active life. for the POpe's ply
sician is apt to be very much in demand
among the aristoCrauc adheTents Of the
Vatican. His house was connected with
the Pope's apartments in the Vatican by
a telephone, and the day Of Lapponrs
death Il was used six times by his holi-
ness to inquire after his friend and ply
stefan. The Pope has expressed his in
tentIon of appointing Dr. Marchiafava,
who is considered the best doctor in
Rome, as his private physician In place
of DR.. LappOni.
Baron Won Bildt, Swedish minister, and
Mr. Hellenes, advocate, have been ap-
pointed by the Swedish government men,
! bers Of The Hague peace tribunal for six
years.
For the safety Of the public, the Lon
don County Council has instituted a sys-
TEN at important centers, such as the Tle-
plant and Castle. and Black Friars
bridge. where the crowds are so dense
at the evening hour, by which accidents
are avoided to passengers on the differ
ent tramways in London. The people are
made to stand two together in a long
cue and await their turn to enter the
cars The last conner takes his place at
| the end Of the line. The police supervise,
but really their presence is not absolutely
necessary, as the public willingly COM
plies with a regulation so conducive to
their comfort and safety. Women and
children are in this way protected from
| being pushed and trampled on as is the
case at the Brooklyn Bridge, for example.
At the annual meeting Of the directors
OF the Krupp works. at ESSEN on Decem-
Der s, a dividend OF 10 per cent was de-
clared. which means that a sum of $4,000,
900 will be handed to the newly-married
daughter of the late Herr Krupp as her
/ income for a year.
SignOr Marconi has become a spiritual
| list. His conversion is Of quite recent
date. and IT has been brought about by
the Princess d'Antunni del Drsgo. who
besides being a convinced spiritualist is
a remarkable medium as well. The
princess lost her husband seven months
ago, since which time she has taken I'D
spiritualism. Marconi attended a seance
at her palace in Rome, and he became so
impressed at that meeting. he determined