Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-28
MANY AMERICANS IN ROME
Holy City Has a Distinctly Yankee
Flavor.
FIGHT IN SPAIN IS QUESTIONED
Example Set by ireland and Amer
lea Causes the Church Powers
to stop and Think Il
over.
FIGHT IN SPAIN IS QUESTIONED
BY CLEMENT }. BARRETT.

ROME, Aug. 2.-(spec!al to The Bee.)-
Rome is full OF Americans these days. The
pilgrimage. headed b. Bishop Vande Vyer
OF Richmond. Va, had hardly gone when
the advance guard OF the knights OF Col
umbus reached the city and Just now these
American knights give a distinctly Yankee
flavor to the Holy City
Everywhere the Americans are received
with enthusiasm, az in these days OF tur-
moil for the church. America and Ireland
are the two countries where there Is com
piete loyalty to Rome and the churchmen
appreciate IL
The fact that In those countries where
religious freedom prevails and there is
complete separation between the church
and the state. the church is now most
fiourtshing ana loyalty has encouraged the
element In the Curia, which is yet so
greatly in the minority as to be poweress,
but which is growing to question the wis
dom Of the fight which Is being made in
Spain. The minority holds It would be
better for the church TO cut loose from
political entanglements rather than fight
battles which DO the church harm.
Lovers Terrible vengeance.
The terrible revenge exacted by a Tilted
lover upon the former object of his adora-
ton is reported at Cervignasco, a little
village near Saluzzo. A young girl named
Maria Berando was walking with her sister,
when q man, who has since disappeared,
approached the couple and threw cart
ridge containing dynamite In Maria's face.
1t exploded, and wounded the poor girl
In the most frightful manner. practically
blowing away the lower part OF her face.
She was taken into a neighboring school.
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assistance quickly recognized that she was
beyond human aid, and after some min
utes passed in terrible sufferings, the girl
died From inquiries which were made, 1t
appears that the fatal explosion was the
climax Of a drama of revenge. For a long
time Maria Berando had been on terms of
the closest friendship with the unknown
man, but she lately ilntimated that she
would have nothing more to do with him.
He, therefore, meditated revenge. and ac-
complished his dreadful purpose with
fatal effect. He Immediately took flight.
and despite the efforts of the police has
not yet been discovered.
Work OF an Insane Father.
A man named Percheddu, having at In
giesiss, in Sardinia renowned as q hunter
and skilled shot recently went mad In
this, condition he was seized with the idea
of attempting to emulate the feat OF Will
hantS Tell Upon the head of his 1o-year-
old child he placed ar, apple. and, modern
ixlng the Swiss version, replaced the bow
and arrow with a gun. At his first shot
he was successful in hitting the apple, but
even that did not satisfy him. He fired
again. and this time the bullet struck the
chld who fell to the ground dead. Per
oheddu Is now a prisoner.
Tragedy of MesslnR.
Searohers among the ruins Of Msssina
have brought TO light the bodies of five
people, members of one family. named
ArrtgO. Beside them was a diary, which
tells how the unfortunate individuals spent
fifty days after the earthquake entOmbed
amongst the ruins of their home They
lived on salt bread and dried fish, which
they found in the larder,- washing the I'M
palatAbe meals down with wine. which
they were also fortunate enough to find
For several days they worked hard In
the endeaVor to make an outlet for them
selves but vainly. Their wounds, Illness,
and want of pure air, and the lack OF
bread brought the inevitable and after a
period OF starvation all died The writer
OF the diary, a son, who was a college
student outlived the others. and the diary
closes with phrases which show that at
length he had to lay aside his writing and
await the end with forttude which he
could not muster.