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TOWN NAY BE FIVE CENTURIES OLOEF
''Rressut Cycle is Based on Founding Of City
BY ROmuluS
RoWoS CONE TO SEE ACTIVE VOLCANO
Many Travellers Stay in Italy as Result of
Bruptious.
rREMsLrRs GENTLY SHAKE TUSCANY
No Lives Lost. but Earth Considered
"sure and Firm Set" TrembIes
and some Houses
Fail


ROME, May 19.-(Specia Cablegram TO
The Bee D-1ne city of Rome has Just
celebrated its 2,609th birthday. This dates
from the generally accepted tradition Of
the foundation OF the city Of Romulus.
There is reason to believe, however that
the spot on which Rome was built was in
ha abited about Ave centuries previous to
the foundation Of the city OF Romulus.
Such would seem to be the result Of the
researches carefully and learnedly made
by Commentators Boni in the Roman
Forum. There is no city existing at pres
ent, the records Of which are continu-
Gus OF so full as those OF Rome Its en-
durance in the ages that have succeeded
the decline and fall OF the Roman empire
is TO he attributed to the fact that 1t be-
came the see of the supreme pontifr, and
today even the presence Of the successor
of St. Peter within It's walls is the mag
net which draws so many hearts TO 1t and
directs TO II the feet OF 80 many pilgrims
who flock here from all Christian lands.
one OF tho chief signs Of the birthday oele-
bration is the hoisting of the Italian flag
on the oampanile or belfry Of the capitol.
The vast crowd Of visitors to Rome is
beginning to lessen: many have gone away
already. and Naples and Vesuvius show
ing still the signs Of the late eruption. are
attracting many curious sghtseers. Those
who fed from the city by the sea during
the eruption are not desirous of returning
10 II, for the condition of the terror
stricken Neapolitans was not reassuring.
Bishops Leave Rome.
Among the departures from Rome are
two bishops from Australia, the most Rev.
Dr. Dunno. bishop OF Bathurst, and most
FSSsv. DIR. O'Connor. bishop of Armidae.
The former. with his brother. Rev. Father
Dunno. went to Florence. and the latter,
with Fathers Marshall and Shanshan, pro-
ceeded 10 Anoona and Loretto, where they
will visit the shrine OF the Holy house,
and from thence proceed to Bologna, which
il celebrated as possessing the relics of St.
Dominic. In a monument OF marble carved
by the most celebrated artists In Italy.
The Australians who have recently visited
Rome were entertained at dinner in the
irish college with all that kindly hospital
ity which is distinctive OF that national in
stitution. on this occasion the guests were;
The most Rev. Bishop Dunno, Bathurst;
most Rev. DIR. Goldrick OF Duluth, MINI;
Rev. Father o'Reilly, Paramatta; Canon
RavanaEh. st. Andoen's, Dublin; Messrs.
Dalton and Meagher and the Rev. Fathers
GAyGHs MaIHAaAAt oheAA@NAAoAR OAhASt SANAaT
dan. Donohue. etc.
The people OF the coast cities have not
forgotten the horrors OF the earthquake.
A recent storm almost frightened the resi-
dents OF the vesuvius districts out OF their
wits. They were awakened by a roaring,
rushing, whistllnE sound, which was alb
soluteiy new to them. They Ned to the
streets and found themselves and their
property threatened by a new horror-the
falling OF mud avalanches. Their terror
was extreme. Women and children fed
screaming as from a living monster into
the open country. In spite Of the floods
OF rain and the cyclone there fortunately
seems 10 have been no loss of life. All
are praying for fine weather. as the mud
avaIanches may occur again and are
constant menace 70 life.
Tuscany shaken.
Now. a considerable portion OF Tuscany
has been shaken by similar phenomena,
and though the shocks have been weak,
they show a connection with the greater
disturbances elsewhere. At Florence
weak shock was recorded by the instru-
ments In the zimones observatory; an
other at Poggibonsi. in the siena district,
followed by series of feeble shocks
easel Fiorentine and Val dFlsa have also
been conscious OF disturbances OF sure
and firm set earth" Al Siena, too. there
was quite a panic, but no victim 20 lament
At Poggibonsi the communal palace has
been damaged. the telephones were in
terrupted and a farmers house fell. but
no life was lost.
A rather notable discovery has been made
on the left OF the Via salarIa, in the vi
cinity Of Monte RetOndo, so well known
in the history OF the attack against Rome
in 1851, which was made by the Cart
haldians, assisted by Italian troops The
recent hnd consists of a huge tumulus
built in the Etrusean manner. ornate, in
deed. even unique. in Its construction. II
is q sepulchral monument OF a special
value. standing near the highway IN the
manner OF 30 many ancient tombs and
- monuments which lined the road that led
TO and from the capital. There have been
many such on this Val salaTia one OF
the largest being discovered about a quar-
ter OF a century ago IN a magnificent
state OF preservation, a condition IL owed
10 the fact that It had been covered with
earth in the making Of a new road and
lost TO sight and memory for about four
teen or fifteen centuries. The discovery,
now made, which Is entirely owing TO the
efforts OF a private individual, was found
in proximity 20 the plain on which the
celebrated battle OF the Alia was fought
80 years before the Christian era. beween
the Romans and the Gauls the latter un.
der the leadership OF Brennus, and in
which 1900 persons are said to have per-
ished
The historic villa Palmieri, which the
late Queen Victoria occupied during her
visits 70 Florence. was put Up for sale
by auction az the mart recently BY the
direction Of the earl OF Crawford This
villa contains private chapel and thea
ter and. although situated IN a delightfuI
country, within a mile OF Florence. no
BIDS were offered and the property was
Withdrawn.
Norwegian Ship Rus Down.
KEiI. Germany. May is.-The coast de-
fense ironclad Frithfof veater,Sax, ran 49,