, 1912-05-22

hence Prussia must be 2 Gtrinah oIpeii"'
When the President received the steno-
oran hic report he formally rebuked Herr
Scheidemann for his Objectionable remark,
and the Chancellor ably defended the Kaiser
and the Government.
A Teneriffe telegram says exPresldent
Castro is critically ill.
New York, May 20th-The United States
battleship Texas has been launched at New
port News. She will have n displacement OF
twenty eight thousand tons, ana an afma-
ment of ten fourteen inch and sixteen nNe
inch guns, aud will cost ten million dolars'
United States attorney Wise has begun an
action AGAINST the soculled Coffee Trust. If
successful ninety five thousand bags OF COT
foe now in American warehouses Will be seiz-
ed an sold by public auction.
London. May 21st-In the Suffrag4tte
conspiracy case at the Central Criminal
Court, Mir. Pethick Lawrence, addressing the
Jury, declared he loathed the idea of window
smashing, which would not have happened
except fol the Indictment of Mr. Asquirh, Mr.
Lloyd George and Sir Rufus Isaucs, aid
they rather than the defendants were the
guilty parties.
At the Titanic inquiry a large and fashions
able audience listened to the continuance Of
Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon's testimony, and
slnartly gowned women stood upon chairs
aud did not hesitate to exclaim 'louder"
when he was not heard. Lord Mersey said
Sir Cosmos position was bad enough with
out asking questions emphasizing his share
IN preventing the boats returning for
rescue work. Lady Duff Gordon supported
her husbands testimony to the delight of
the audience, whose applause Lord Morscy
did not rebuke.
The Cunuld Company have given a
months extra pay to all the Carpathia's
crew.
Two thousand lighterm4n along the
Thames have been locked out because of
refusal to work with q non-ULionist, the
Union thereupon ordered all li%ghtermeu to
strike, and possibly the transport workers
may strike sympatheticalIy, all about a single
non- Unionist.
At Amesbury, Lieutenant Ashton, at the
close of a successful exhibition of aviation,
killed one and injured several spectators
who ran into the liue of his flight. The
crowd was careless and Lieutenant Ashton
not to blame.
At Bristol a grocer closing under the new
half holiday law posted a notice: BY order Of
the most tyrannical Government since CEom-
wells.
DR.. Inge, Dean of st. PauI's, supports Mr..
Wells criticism of the idle rich. He thinks Il
more important cause of distress and unrest
II Oh6I DODlllRt NV OICONllhS v = 'I
stocks; aud while Social Reformer5 shirk this
subject he lacks confidence in their intelli-
gence and authority.
A Copenhagen despatch says thirty thou
sand persons stood IN line when the doors
of Christiansbor9 Palace Chapel were open.
ed for King Frederick's lying III state, the
coffin was covered only with the Royal flag
placed high upon the catafalque, decorated
in gold and biack; upon the collins foot were
the orb, sceptre, sword, orders and shield,
mt each corner were placed silver candelabra
and silver lions from r )senborg Ctstle, aud
on the floor and walls were two thousand
wreaths. The crowd began gathering at
three o'clock yesterday morning, aud pro
gross is so slow that mtuy cannot hope to
enter until to day.
The Indignation of the Danes is growing
with their appreciation OF the circu Instances
of the Kings death in Hamburg and condi-
tons which allowed HIM to be paced in the
Morgue unrecognized
The Prince of Wales has cancelled his
acceptance of the invitation to attend the
EroUol ouo rro ul,l tba K,1cap