The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-06
Happenings i'm the Old World
Jews and Gossip Heard in Cities
Across the Sea
]. P|ERPONT MORGAN
POPULAR WITH ITALIANS
Is Friend of the King, and Held
in High Regard at the
Vatican.
BY CLEMENT BARRETT.

Special Gable 10 The Tribune.
ROME; March 9.-J Pierpont Morgan
is one OF the most popular OF Americans
among the Italians. He is a friend OF
the king and is held in high regard at
the vatican as we'll This is due TO u
American 1inancier has done for italy
from time to time. II Will be rcmem-
bered, among other things, he promptly
as nc found it had been stolen. though
lie had paid a fortune for II. For this he
was created chcvalier OF an order which
gave him the title OF cousin TO the king.
The announcement which has just been
made that Mr.. Morgan has promised to
lend his famous collection OF master
pieces OF Italian art to the exposition TO
be held here next year, will certainly In
crease The popularity OF the American
emperor OF finance.
Close Call to Death.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b Branch two young
American artists on their wedding trip,
had narrow escape from drowning in
Venice. On the. way 10 their sondola
IL was run into by one of tho many lit
tie canal steamboats, ;hat are fast rem
dering gondoa sailing a perilous adven
ture. In winter. the eondolas all carry
their feltze, "a large. black heavy, wooden
hood, like a little carriage. under which
the passengers sit, protected from cold
and rain. Mr.. and Mrs. Branch were
under this when struck. The latter. see
ing collision meYitable, rushed out and
sprang into the water Her husband went
down under the fetze. The gondoliers
say they have never known an instance
cumstances. However. MI Branch
caught sight of n light as he went down
and, sprinsing out In that direction, came
through the window and floated to the
surface. Both were rescued. The Amer
ican consul is moving with energy In the
matter, OF which more will be heard.
Parma Society Wrought Up.
High society in Parma has been deeply
stirred by drama which was just en-
acted there. Two years ago, Sisnor
age, married an extremely beautiful
young woman. Maria Rossi, % years old,
daughter OF an infantry captain. Signor
Carmi. very wealthy Jew, was SO des-
perateiy in love with the young lady that.
ir order to marry her, he became con-
VeTted TO Christianity, and presented 10
his haucee sum of $4,000, The mar
riase was a most unhappy one. The lazy,
who had married for wealth rather than
Tor love. soon grow 90 hate her husband,
who was twice her own age. Quarrels
were frequent between them. FINALLY,
Stung beyond endurance by one OF her
husbands taunts, the woman fired four
shots at him from a revolver. woundng
him seriously. Signora Carmi, when ar
rested, had an attack OF Mysteries when
being taken TO prison. Her husband gave
a most remarkable exhibition OF stoicisrn,
He caused n notary TO be summoned, and
after his will appointing his wife uni
his eyes dictated another, leaving the
whole of his property to his brothers and
sisters. and completely dislnheTiting Sig
nora Carmi. The wounded man is In an
extremely dangerous condition,
Poisoned While at Mass.
The archdeacon of Villafranca had
narrow escape from being poisoned while
mass recently. The circum-
arc as follows; The archdeacon,
not feeling we'll asked his vicar to ceies
brate mass in his stead. The moment
the vicar had removed the communion
cup from his lips he fell back on the altar
stairS. Conveyed to the hospital the doc
tors discovered that hc had swallowed
poison. Three VcstrY keepers have been
arrested in connection with this attempt
TO murder. At the same time 1t Is sus-
pected that the real author of the crime
is still at large. The local press hints
at political vengeance
\ brutal case Of arricidc has occurred
ct SetIno. a village near Caserta. where,
after a dispute over a trivial household
question. a woman named Anna Fortini,
with the help OF her daughter, murdered
her husband, When the crime was dis
covered and the two women were ar
rested the gendarInes had the greatest
In preventing the infuriated VII
layers from lynchinS them.