Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-27
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SHOCKING CRIME IN THEATER
Vindictive Italian Kills Friend for
Trivial Cause.
FREMEN GET BUSY IN HASTE
Think Murderer's shot a Signal Of
Fire and Drench Audience and
Actors fro nHOse Provided
for Emergency.
BY CLEMENT ]. BARRETT.

ROME, Nov. 8-(special to The Bee)-
Italy has long been famed for sensational
crimes. Offenses against the law are not
so numerous as is supposed, but seem 20
have features about them not duplicated
In any other land under the sun.
During the performance OF a melodrama
at one Of the theaters in Palermo a real
tragedy was enacted in the orchestra II
was noticed that two OF the musicians,
named Propeta and Oliveieri were quarrel
ing and in the entr acte they struck each
other. The two men were separated and
took their seats Suddenly, as a soft pas
sage was being played the audience was
Mortified to see Propeta draw a revolver
He fired four times and Olieiri fell, gravely
wounded His side partner was shot.
Hearing the shots, the firemen took them
as signals Of an outbreak OF fire and
drenched actors, orchestra and audience
alike to the skin with fire hose. The
wounded men were taken to hospitals.
The quarrel was nothing more serious
than the price of telegram which the two
men, who were close friends, we're sending
jointly. The incident will inevitably prove
the origin Of q vendetta between the two
families.
BrtEanda Do DeviIish Act.
A gang OF brigands recently captured
Luigi Pivera, who had been visiting his
country properties, near Palermo, making
the journey on a mule. From his family
a ransom of 10000 lire was demanded, but
nothing was sent. Later mule, mad with
fright and dragging a corpse fastened to
his tail, dashed into the market place here.
When the beast was secured, Pivera's
wife, who happened to be near. saw that
the body was that of her husband.
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him to the animals tail and started it off.
New Palace for Queens.
Very Important alterations, including the
building of a new wing, are being carried
out in Queen Margherita's palace. The
new wing will contain reception and ban
quoting rooms. When the work is com
plete, Queen Margherita and Queen Maria
Pia will take up their residence there,
the suites on the second floor being given
over to the dowager queen Of Portugal.
The three queens, who are to live in
the palace, will return to this city week
before Christmas.
Church's Claim in Spain.
A cardinal, speaking presumably for the
pope, said relative to the situation In
Spain: THE privileges OF the church In
Spain are not enjoyed as a gift from q
monarch, but are the outcome OF the
struggle between Christianity, represented
by the Catholic church, and paganism, rep
resented by the Moors. 1t is the profound
faith kept alive by the Spanish bishops,
priests and monks that created the heroic
deliverers of the country. over which
regned Ferdinand and Isabella the Catho-
| lie. This Catholic spirit was a mighty
source of patriotic strength for Spain, az
! its religious foes we're also Its political
foes Although the Holy See cannot APP
prove, 1t may tolerate separation on con
dltion that the separation be established on
an equitable basis, as in the United States
/ where the church enjoys complete equality
and where no attempt is made to take
back with one hand what 10 given with the
other"
| Countess TaTnowsld, having failed in her
appeal, is now subjected to the dgors OF
solitary confinement in her Italian prison
While the appeal was pending she had en-
| ioyed privileges, good clothing, hotel cook
ing and a luxurious apartment She IL
! In mortal fear that her beautiful hair will
/ be cut off. Her family allowed her Sl5'
a month, most of which was spent in EN-
broidered linen. flowers and French ro-
/ mances. She had Q running account witt
the leading perfumers In Venice, where
| her bill came to IS a week. Now she
must wear a coarse prison cloth and 6
| grey tunic tied round with 'penitents cord
J Her food is prison diet.