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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
AMERICAN GIRL
NURSED SPANISH
IN MEL|LLA WAR
Is Honored at a Dinner and
Will Meet King
Alfonso.

MADRID, April 23.-The Duke of
Tamames, holder of a very illustri-
Gus title, recently entertained Miss
Alexandra Wolff, an American, at
a dinner intime" in his beautiful
house in Madrid, out of gratitude
for her devoted services to wound
ed Spanish officers and men during
the recent campaign in Melilla.
Miss Wolff went as a volunteer
nurse attached to the Red Cross
society.
Present to meet her at the din
ner were General Echague, personal
aide de camp to King Alfonso, and
representing the king on this occa-
sion; General Tovar, his son. Cap
tain Tovar, whom Miss Wolff
nursed back to health after he had
been dangerously wounded in the
terrible combat of last July; Duke
San Pedro, Colonel Benguete, the
celebrated painter of Sorolia, well
known in New York society, and
many others.
Miss Wolff will soon be received
in audience by King Alfonso, and it
is stated that his majesty will con-
fer distinguished Spanish order
on her in recognition of her services
to the Spanish army and as a trib-
ute to the American nation in the
person of Miss Wolff.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
BY CHARLES p. STEWART,
london Correspondent of tn
United Press Association.

Ou'tCu VtCoS NoSSSidk'ots
&c MOON, April 23.-Reformers
hOG King Edward responsible for
WIZ king an English national ad-
mintstration-the present one
upon which the masses had depend
ID ~ take the longest single step
tywutd pupularizing the govern
Ment since the first Henry's grant
Of t'e Charter of Rights, in 100,
laid The Foundation for a constitu-
tiop,
Ts4e liberals won the last election
on platform of almost socialistic
refG ms. These reforms were Of
variJus kinds and differed widely
from one another, but in one re-
Gpeet they were all alke-it was
certijn that the always-conserva-
tive house of lords would pass none
of them.
THOSE 400 LIBERAL PEERS.
Evidently, then, the first thing to
be fDne was to deprive the con-
seryJtive lords of their power to
veto legislation passed by the lib
eral commons. OF course, the lords
were not expected to pass a reso-
luton to this effect. The liberals
plan was to put the resolution
through the commons, give the
lords a chance to reject it and then
ask the king to create the 400
added liberal peers necessary to
make the upper chamber a liberal
body, reintroducc the resolution
and shove it through both houses.
Thus the way would have been
cleared for all the reform legislat-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
GERMANY PLANS GREAT REFORMS
IN SYSTEM Of STATE INSURANCE

offices must be opened and main
tanned at the yearly cost of $780,.
600, which represents large say.
ing over the cost of controlling
the different pension insurance sys-
toms today. These offices will be
conducted with the collaboration of
laymen, representatives of employ
ers, and OF the insured themselves:
but the conduct of affairs will be
entrusted to specialist Insurance
Official"
The reform extends the existing
sick insurance to agricultural lab.
orers. foresters, casual laborers and
other; also to actors and musicians
whose salaries are under $500 q
year Tho premiums paid by the
employers and employe will be-
equalized, instead Of remaining in
the present relation OF two to one.
THIS equalization is also to Apply tc
insurance against invaidity. EN-
ploycrs and employe will be equally
represented on the management or
CARNATIONS.
Taken altogether the measure
represents the greatest effort ever
made in GormaNY. not only In tho
direction Of putting state insurance
OH a proper basis, but towards soc.
ial reform generally.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
THIS IS HOW BUFFALO" JONES GETS LIONS IN AFRICA

LONDON, April 23.-London
sportsmen are marveling at what
Buffalo JONES'" the American
comboy, pal Of Buffalo Bill and
"Pawnee Bill is doing to game In
the African jungles, with only his
cowboy ponies and lassoes as aids.
Word has been received here
that Jones has roped and tied
rhinos, giraffes, lions ,leopards,
cheetahs and other wild animals.
When Jones and his party OF
western hunters and cowboys
passed through London on the way
to Africa last February, London
sportsmen laughed at him; many
of them expected that he would be
killed in the jungles. for he vowed
that he would use only his western
lasso and would bring his game
home alive.
"You can do just as much with
lasso as with gum" said
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
OFFICERS ATTEMPT
TO ROB GRAVE OF
PETER THE GREAT

. ST. PETERSBURG, April .
. DEMONSTRATION shows that q
. several superior officers are =
. involved in the attempt to .
. steal the great silver crown .
. from the grave of Peter the .
. Great. 1t is believed that this .
. will also serve as clew to .
. the thefts of several gold and .
. silver crosses from the vault .
. of the imperial family. q
. Thefts had been going on .
. for some time and SO many .
. valuable objects disappeared .
. so mysteriously that the gov .
. eminent ordered secret in .
. vestigation. This resulted in .
= the finding of the silver .
= crown hidden in the grave .
= yard. .
= 1t was first suspected that .
. the guards took the crown, .
. but when arrested they limited .
. at completely of officers. =
. The names of the officers =
= involved are kept secret and =
. II Is suggested that this Is be- Z
= cause some Of those involved =
= are prominent in society. hay =
. ing been present often at =
= court affairs. Z
Il n a a a q a a a IL a a a n d a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

/, Jones, with all a cowboys conf
dence in his rope and his ability
to throw it. Instead of guns Jones
took big punches of firecrackers
into the jungle with him. The
Englishmen laughed all the more
when they heard this, and likened
them to DR.. Cooks gumdrops.
eff / can scare a lion out into
the open by throwing lighted
firecracker into the brush where
he is. I'll get him where l want
him." explained the crafty Jones.
Jones idea, now that it has
proven so successful and that he
has roped and tied two ton rhinos
and put his brand on lions and
leopards, isn't big hit with the
English huntsmen. What fun or
glory win there be In going out
and killing rhinos, lions and leop-
ards that have already been caught
and branded and turned loose
again by an American cowboy?
One time. when Jones was a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
AGED RUSSIANS FIGHT DUEL
OVER WOMAN BOTH LOVED

ficers in the Russo Turkish war,
but these proved too heavy for
them, and pistols were selected as
the weapons. Their seconds were
men young enough to be their
grandsons.
Prince Subotoff's right thumb
was shot away, but he promptly
transferred his pistol to the left
hand and succeeding in wounding
his former friend in the shoulder
Then the seconds stopped the duel
The principals were taken home
and put to bed, and they are now
rapidly recovering. They declare
that they will fight again.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
To Extend It's Scope to Take
in Many New Pro-
LESSONS.
HY HERBERT A. WHITE

BERLIN. April ga great pro-
iect for reforming and unifying the
various systems of state insurance
In Germany Is now under considera-
tlon In the relchstag.
The scheme Is most comprehen-
slve--it contains over 100 articles
and It is a monument to thorough
ness aud care with which Germany
carries odt social legislation. All
the inunerable existing lava rcgu-
lating sick. accident, old age. wild
ows' and other insurance pension
systems are codified and arranged
In hornogc system. which. II
the bill becomes law, will prevail
throughout tho empire.
Chief among the projected re-
forms Is the replacing, by new In
surancs department. Of the hetero
geneous bureaus which at present
administer the different systems OF
Insurance. ADou! le00 OF utese
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
KING EDWARD WRECKED
HOPES OF HIS PEOPLE
Has Blocked Liberal Reform Measures by Refusing to
Keep His Promise to Appoint 400 Odd Liberal
Peers to House of Lords

ion the liberals cared to indulge
in.
But the vital question was
would the king create the 400 odd
liberal peers? Premier Asquith, as
the liberal leader, called on his
majesty, some time before the cleo
ton, to ask him.
Both King Edward and Premier
Asquith were confident that the
election would give as large and
perhaps larger liberal majority
than before. The king accordingly
promised, off-hand, to create the
400 odd liberal peers.
KING REPUDlATES PROMISE.
On the strength of this promise,
Premier Asquith declared, in a
fiery ante-election address, that he
would not take office after the cleo
ton was over unless assured of his
400 odd liberal peers. His lieuten-
ants harped on the same subject.
When the result of the polling was
known and Premier Asquith did
take office again, 1t was naturally
assumed that he was to have the
peers he wanted. He thought so
himself
He called on the king again to
make final arrangements for his
liberal peers.
ITS too bad" said his majesty,
"but the election didn't result ex-
actly as l thought it would. Had
there been a more overwhelming
liberal majority / should have bow
ed to the peoples will It's doubt
full, however. if there's liberal ma
iority at all. Under the circum-
stances you can't have your 400 odd
liberal peers"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
Press Associations

n ARTS, April 23.-Are circum-
r. stances shaping themselves in
Il France towards Third EN-
pire-or towards a second restora-
ton? More than one person, high
in the realms of thought, believe
they are.
The first republic was from 1892
to 1904; the first empire from 1904
to 1S48; second republic, 184S to
1852; second empire, 1852 to 1870;
third republic, 1870 To-?
The third emperor more prop
erly speaking, when will restoration
No. 2 arrive-if it does arrive?
Monseigneur, the Due PHILIPPE
d'Orleans, who inherits the throne
of France, in exile, after the law
forbidding possible wielders OF
sceptors in France to live in France.
is a bit more active, seemingly
than Don Jaime, the Spanish pre-
tender. The latter is either play
ing the fox or he doesn't even
think of a return to Madrid with
"Vive lie Roll" ringing in his ears.
But the Due d'Orleans is openly am
bilious and announces to all corners
alike that he awaits only the OPP
perfume moment. He. says that any
day finds him ready to take the
train to Paris and he believes that
the time is not far distant when
he will make the trip, hailed on all
sides as the king of France.
RoYALIsTs NOT MODEST
Royalist newspapers are equally
open. There is no coyness or false
modesty about their attitude. They
say that events are so shaping
themselves that certain high offic-
ials will one day be making tracks
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
CONSERVATIVE PROTECTION POLICY
WILL MEET VIGOROUS OPPOSITION

taxed, Food products are especial
ly aimed at.
The arrangement will evidently
not only rebound to the benefit OF
manufacturers but will put the bur.
den of taxation upon the ''masses''
rather than the classes" which
the latter say almost openly Ia what
their position and value TO the COM
munity entitle them to.
The conservatives argue that
those who profit directly from the
tariff will divide with those who do
not. The liberals doubt Il.
The conservatives will not be per.
mitted. however. to carry out this
program in peace. They have q
rather profuse sprinkling OF free
traders in their own party. Their
majority will probably be small. In
debate--which counts far more In
England than IN Ameriac--they are
badly out classed by the liberals,
OF every mistake they make. full
advantages viii be taken by their
opponents, And, In power. natural
ly their position will be moro diffi-
cult than as mare irresponsible
critics, Which they are now.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

fleet" Now, not only has the
first battle squadron" been trans
ferred to Wilhelmshaven, but the
garrison there has been increased
by 5000 men.
But Wilhelmshaven Is not the
only North Sea port where the Ger
mans are busy. Work is progress
ing under tremendous pressure on
the island of Borkum, at the mouth
of the River Ems.
Similarly, apprehension OF Eng
lands hostile intentions is respon-
sible for the enormous expendi-
lures, Germany has been making
of late for the defense of Heligo-
land. On this little speck of land
the Fatherland is spending $45, 000,-
900 for Notifications and torpedo
harbor.
Brunsbuttel is another North Sea
point on which money is beng law
ishly spent. Nowhere else. how
ever, is quite so much going ON as
in the Kiel canal. 1t originally cost
SAC, 100000, and now it is being en-
larged to admit the passage OF
Dreadnoughts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
CAN NOW ASCEND
DOME OF SAINT
PETER IN LIFT

q ROME, April 23-Modern- Z
. ism, in the proper sense of Z
. the word, has made great 4
. stride at the vatican. 1t is Z
. now possible to ascend to the
. dome of st. Peters by lift" Z
. The elevator, which is work Z
. ed by electricity, has been in Z
q stalled in the staircase by 4
. Michael Angelo. and has been Z
. constructed SO as to harmon Z
. ize with the beautiful lines of
. this production of the masters Z
. genius. Z
. Near the entrance to the ele-
. vator has been Sculptured an Z
. elegant Latin inscription, Z
= which informs posterity that Z
. by the will of Plus X and by
q the work of Cardinal Rampol-
. la, was erected what the in
. scription calls an "electricum
. anabathium."
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

they had treated each other with
studied politeness for several
weeks, a quarrel took place as they
were leaving Nine. Dejansky's resi-
dence.
Prince Subotoff called his aged
companion an empty headed cox
comb, who should know better than
to carry on a filtration when he
had one foot in the grave. M.
Wjarjanin retorted that he was
young enough to resent such criti-
cisrl, and the ancient gentlemen
thefeupon exchanged cards.
They first agreed to fight with
swords which they had used as of.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

in the near future. This will be the
appointment of Turkish ambassa-
dor to the Vatican and the cores
ponding crediting of papal nuncio
to Constantinople.
When this happens there will be,
for the first time, something ap-
preaching friendly relations be-
tween the officials of the Roman
Catholic church and the head of
the Mohammedan religion. Not
only will all memories of the Cru
sades be wiped out but the condi-
tons of the Christians living in the
Turkish empire and especially in
Palestine will be infinitely i'm
proved. For this achievement the
kaiser will take unto himself all the
praise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
It Is Denounced as Glass
Legislation by Liberal
Party.
BY CHARLES p. STEWART

LONDON. April 23.-That pro-
lection. whether or not desirable
in itself, can bring about any ma
terial Improvement in English ms
dustrial conditions so long as every
natural resource is monopolized by
the aristocracy, is so obviously i'm
possible that the liberals prediction
of early failure for the prospective
conservative administration seems
tolerably safe one.
Nor is the kind of protection the
conservatives suggest likely TO
benefit the common people. Raw
materials needed for the production
of articles with which English man
ufacturers seek "a compete in
foreign markets are to be admitted
free. Finished goods. such as the
country's consumers need, are 70 be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
IS END OF REPUBLIC
IN FRANCE IN SIGHT?
Some Wise Ones Say &c. and the Duo Philippe Orleans
Pretender, Is Prepared to Ride Into Paris L
Mid Shouts Of "Vive lie Roi.'

in hot haste for Calais or some
other seaport.
The Due d'Orleans may be in
exile, but he talks daily to the peo-
pie Of France. His mouthpiece Is
a printing press, or rather numbers
of them, and now and then he either
writes his message personally or
personally dictates them to news
paper men serving royalist papers,
who, though the articles appear as
interviews, really serve as mere
messengers as between their king
and his subjects.
In the latest message, the would
be king of France beseeches his
followers to have patience and to
obey the law. He tells royalist
officers and soldiers to obey their
superiors. He says:
PHILIPPE VIII, RoI-MAYBE
"If a royalist wished to give me
proof of his fidelity at the expense
of discipline, | should at once dis
own him openly and publicly, as I
do not wish to increase the number
of my troops at the expense OF
|, those of the nation"
Note my troops"
A casual reading of the princes
advice to "his troops" and the
faithful generally, shows him to be
anything but fool He is willing
to bide his time. He doesn't care
to come to Paris to hear the pop
of wine bottle and sit at dinner
table. He believes he'll come In
another way, maybe to the pop OF
powder, maybe in the more prosaic
way-by train-but for single pur-
nose. To sit on the throne OF
o1 Db;l;pno VIII pni
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

ST. PETERSBURG, April ga
sensational duel, in which both
combatants were over 80 years of
age, took place at Nikolsk-
Ussiarski.
Prince Subotoff, aged 81, and M.
Wjarjanin, aged SO. who owned
the neighboring estate. had been
excellent friends for half a century.
They were in the habit of meeting
daily at the house of Nine. Dejan-
sky, a widow of 40.
One day Prince Subotoff mag
ined that M. Wjarjanin was flirt-
ing with the widow, and a GOODNESS
sprang up between the men. After
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
GERMANY PUTS
DREADN0UGHTS
IN NORTH SEA
Will Mean Bitterer Rivalry
Than in the Past With
England.
BY HERBERT WHITE,
Berlin Correspondent of the United
Press Associations,


DIRLIN, April 23.-The Kaiser's
X government has just taken a
~ step which promises to render
the naval rivalry between England
and Germany bitterer than ever. 1t
has stationed great German fleet
in the North Sea within IL hours
easy steaming of the English coast.
1t has also decided to create a spe-
cial cruiser squadron for service
in the Pacific.
Wilhelmshaven has been chosen
as the base for the North Sea fleet.
Ever since the German government
bought the site in 1853 from the
Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Teutonic
experts have been toiling to make
it into a first class naval station.
Today it has the best equipped
dockyard for Dreadnaughts in the
world. Nearly 10000 workmen are
employed there and there are three
docks suitable for the accommo-
dation of Dreadnoughts, three ade-
quate for smaller fighting craft and
three floating docks for torpedo
boats.
Britain, altogether, has only four
docks that can accommodate
Dreadnoughts.
PREPARATIONS ELSEWHERE.
The main German fleets concen-
tration at Wilhelmshaven is the
answer to Englands recently adopt
ed policy Of keeping the bulk of its
fighting force in the North Sea.
Hitherto KEEL has been headquar-
ters for the kaiser's active battle
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
UNLUCkY THIRTEEN,

DALLAS, Texas, April %
BLACK Patti the singing blood
hound at the county Jail. welcomed
the stork this morning. But the
coming was unlucky. The stork
brought - pups, but four of them
died.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
DESKS OF FAMOUS MEN ARE
SOLD.

LONDON, April 23-Desks form
erly belonging to famous men rea-
lized the following prices at sale :.
Burns, $4,000; William Blake's,
$l52.50; Dickens, SOS; O'Connells,
$S.75.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
coWPEN CHEST FOR
THE DRAWING ROOM.

LONDON, April ga carved
oak Jacobean cabinet, which had
been used as a medicine chest in
a cowpen and was a nest box in q
poultry run, realized $3.50 at farm
sale at Ansley. North Warwickshire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
SKELETON OF KINGS NAG
EXHIBITED.

LONDON, April 23-The authori-
ties of the natural history depart
ment of the British museum an
nounce that the skeleton of the
kings race horse, Persimmon,
which was presented by his ma
jesty, Is now on exhibition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
OSTRICH FEATHERS WORTH
$523,6O0.

CAPE TOWN. April 23.-The
liner Kildonan Castle is taking
consignment of ostrich feathers to
England valued at $523,6OO, which
probably constitutes a record.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
WOMAN WANTS AUTO AS A
GIFT.

LONDON, April 23.-From a
morning newspaper: WILL any
kind person who no longer requires
their motor Car give 1t to lady
who is unable to buy one?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
BUFFALO JONES DOESN'T SHOOT
BEASTS AS T. r. DID; HE LASSOES ,EM

government game warden in Vel
lowstone park, the bears became
ferocious and attacked several
people. Jones went out and las
seed many of them and gave each
one of them sound whipping
ito put the fear of God and man
into their hearts," he said.
Jones guided President Roose-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

BUDAPEST, April 23.-Th,

, BUDAPEST, April 23.-The Z
, municipal council of Bistritza
, Nassaud, Hungary, has forbid Z
, den children under Is to carry Z
, tobacco, cigarettes or matches Z
, in their pockets. Parents who Z
, allow their children to smoke Z
, will have to pay a fine of $25. Z
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
FIENDISH TORTURES PRACTISED
in PRISONS OF BLACK RUSSIA

PETERSBURG 23-Torturing nleatment
Viatka,
visited They
a
with whips and Cossack knous
The assaults do not take the form of punishment the ordinary
had his head battered by couple warders
light the
below told him that
SO mercilessly
exercise that nfmary aerward
authorities allowed
to have.
OFFICIAL ADMITS PRISON DISGRACE.
his money.
them
against the brick till and
drenched him with cold The victim
the he will his
double brain
November.
Volkof prisoners letters
alleged
victims
ares a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

The Press today prints an
account Of one Of the most
valuable "Old Hickory"
relics extant-a lock oq his
hair-found in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

The late afternoon sport.
ina edition Of The Press, on
the streets every day at $50
o'clock, prints full accounts
Of the days baseball games.