Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-04
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES

been explained by the city fathers.
and the people are left wondering why
a Roman and not an Egyptian maiden
should have been chosen for the chief
figure.
Lord Kitchener has a reputation for
tackling any problem presented to him,
but he has refused to play Solomon
in the present dispute, and has refer
red the matter to the college OF her
aids in London. These experts may
be able to shed some light upon the
reasons for making the Roman maiden
symbolical OF the city which is now
Egypt's commercial center and which
was once the intellectual hub OF the
world. If they cannot unravel the puz-
zle they will be asked to submit de-
sign Of their own which will typify
more simply the history Of Alexan-
dria. Some Of the opponents Of the
present design have suggested designs
embracing a burnt library TO symbol
lie the past. and a cotton pod for the
future
A good deal OF sentiment and not a
few sovereigns have recently been
shOweTed on a Scottish piper who
appeared outside Hampden house, the
| town residence OF the Duke OF Aber-
corn, on the night OF the late dukes
death, and played the Lament" 1t
: was announced IN every London paper
the next morning that the act was
! spontaneous on the part OF an old
servant of the family and the new
duke sent scouts out to discover the
faithful retainer" He was found all
right, living in a court of Holborn.
and taken 10 the duke, who bestowed
upon him a handsome sum Of money.
Since then the Lament" has been
played outside the residence OF almost
every family Of means OF title in Lon
don having the slightest connection
with Scotland which had suffered BE-
reavement It was being repeated at
the doors Of the late Duke of Craw.
ford few nights ago. when the 20
lice came upon the scene and took a
hand I'm the game. The piper they dis
covered was a street musician and not
a genuine Scotch piper. Street musi
clans in London are allowed 10 play
only during certain hours. and ther
only on streets where the residents Dc
not object 70 their music
, Roland Harvey, secretary Of the
&. American legation at Santiago. Chill
while in London this week on his wa,
home, declared that no country i.
b. looking forward with greater anticipa
ton 70 the Orening OF the Panama can
al than Chill. The shifting of tradr
routes which will follow the openin,
; Of the cana. is being seriously consid
cred by shipping and kindred business
r interests. and plans are already bein|
! made in Chill for direct STEAMSHIP
, service TO New York via the canal
!, Vienna Austria. March 4-Len
/ brings 70 a close what is probably tn
, duilest carnival season Vienna ha
, ever seen. There has not been a sir
: gle court fCstivity of any kind. the usl
b al public balls have without exception
= been dismal failures. and there ha
p been practically no private entertain
k ing. The Ralkan war and the unceI
D tainty Of the International situatio
= have paralyzed trade and industr
3 throughout the dual monarchy an
T. the complete failure Of the carniys
g season has brought bankruptcy |
many NIennsse storekeepers
: At the beginning of the season
D was hoped that there might be som
1 one court function, if not court bal
+ then at least a soiree. But everythin
/ was against it, At 80 years of Nge III
Y emperor finds it impossible to stan
5 the strain Of tedious court ceremonial
r and his doctors peremptorily forbaG
" his taking any risks. His nephew al
s heir. ArChduke Francis Ferdinan
f. could easily represent him but beir
IS dissatisfied with the position that cou
etiquette requires his morganatic wifi
L Princess Hohenberg. to assume. u
n arChduke steadily refuses 10 take pa
Is in any ceremonials at the Hofburg
N which women join. The leading arc
10 duchess az court, Zita, wife OF the ne
8 heir TO the throne, Archduke Franc
e. Joseph. is only 20; too young TO pr
n side at imposing state ceremonie
n and, furthermore. she recently BEGAN
OF a mother, presenting her husbal