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OMAHA, SUNDAY MOHNINU. XOVKMM-IR H. h'H.
Political and Social News by Cable and Correspondence from the Old World
UNION Of ALL
HOME RULE MEN
Serious Effort Likely to Solidify the
Aroused Patriot of the Brit
ish Isles.
OBJECT IS FEDERAL HOME RULE
Welsh and Scottish Nationalists Are
Urged On by Englishmen.
STRONG LETTER IS SENT OUT
Ringing Appeal to Scots by Their
National League.
GLORY OF OLDEN TIME RECALLED
Mrmbrri of the British Parliament
Ar Clamoring for the night to
Frank Thrlr Letters
Thronah the malls.
BY PAUL. I.AMUETH.
UlNPON. Nov. 5. (rtpeclal to The Bee.)
The latent and most Important news In
British politics la a movement to unite
Kugllsh. Irish, 8eotch and Welshmen who
favnr home rule. The proposition la being
seriously urged.
The Anglesey IJbcral association, re
cently unanimously adopted a resolution in
favor of federal home rule and called upon
the Welsh members to co-operate with the
Scottish nationalist In promoting the
movement, have now communicated further
on the matter with every liberal organisa
tion In Wales. The Welsh national liberal
council had a similar resolution on the
calendar recently.
Plea, (or 1 niun.
The covering lette- of the secretary of
tliH Anglesey association ssys: "I earnestly
hope, that you will bring this resolution to
the notion of your association und that
your representatives will actively support
the motion. An alliance between the Welsh
and Scottish members will insure th
Wales and Scotland will be placed on the
same footing an Ireland as far as the ques
tion of devolution Is concerned, while an
alliance oetween the Welsh, Scottish and
Irish members will make federal horn rule
fur the four countries an Issue second only
In Importance to the veto question. There
never will be a more opportune time than
Ui present for the bringing forward of
the claims of Wales, as once home rule Is
granted to Ireiand, the Inevitable result
would be that Scotland and Wales would
bo more than ever before overshadowed
by the powor of the predominant partner In
the councils of the nation. It v take ad
vantage of our opportunity and secure a
measure of devolution for Wales we will
bo In a far more favorable position fur
dialing with the questions of disestablish
meat, licensing reform, education and the
land than we are at present. On all these
questions Wales la far In advance of Eng
land ami she should be 'entitled to deal
with them upon lines In accordance with
the genius of the nation."
f Scots Ar Aroased.
A remarkable document has been issued
by Comunn Non Albannach. (The Scots
National league). The document, which
Is headed "A Manifesto to the Scottish
l'nople," makes the following appeal
"Scotsmen: Which would you rather
a land, your own and filled with the
peaceful homes of your kinsfolk, pre
serving Inviolate your traditions, and In
forming your Institutions with your old
characteristic genius; or a land, not your
own. despolltxl of men to form a play
ground for cosmopolitans. Hoes It pleas
ure you to see Scotland's sons acting as
gillies, valets and boot-llckers to that
unlovely class, and Scotland's daughters
In Ihe Ignoble position of tire-women and
hand-maids to their wives and daugh
ters? Surely It need not be asked. You
Know In your hearts that nothing can
compensate for the loss and perversion of
your people. Awake in your strength!
Not with empty boasting and vain
glory, but with unbending determination,
set yourselves to the task. Grasp with
both hands your destiny, and fear not at
all. Raise the lamp of freedom on high
till it gleams from your land to the ut
termost ends of the earth. And this be
your slogan and your hope, your high re
solve and your victory signal 'Scotland
free, "Scotland sovereign, Scotland a na
tion once again!" "
Usi for late Ablator.
The flying machine mania will proba
bly bring about new laws or additions to
the common law. Considerable damage
has been done to crops by airship men
who alighted on farms. Several damage
suits have been commenced by farmers.
In less the parties come to terms It Is
likely that several "flying cases will be
set down for hearing shortly In the high
courts. Although aviators endeavor to
alight without doing damage, they have
In Instances played, havoc with the crops
of agricultu-t.V.s.
t'sHiaineat wd Poetaae.
i tier i-n,re members vf Parliament are
demanding the privilege of franking their
cu.iciutu).-iicc, v.-Moli is generally heavv.
Vot "tilv . frauUri use.! by members
ot t-griUim-nt to such an ixtcnt that mire
a .nemovr flunked a pack -f hounds from
Suwox to i midland cour.-.w hut frank."
w.rc finely given away In iii.metit for po
litical crviee. or money war raised upon
Viton by i.npecunlous mctolur. who had
.only lo el. down and n;i their names
ttt svvi-ral huiidred.i of enw lopa.
To s;tch pitch eam the scandal of
Iianaus th i! not unlv .id Cie numbrr of
bun fi.l-j fnituca I... outweigh the letters
puid fur, but fraudulent frank? were free'.y
isti). Kiii Uu p.-i u his own poMuge,
as did Queen VHticia.
F. K. .'m.iiiii, M. P.. follows Austen
Chamberlain In upholding t lie Osborne
Judgment, but he thinks that the payment
of membets of Parliament la the only
alternative. If the return of such charges
veie placed upon the rales and if niembeii!
paid, the repi esentative. Mr. Smith
, would be the servant of the country
and not ut a caucus, and no burden would
bo left which ll would not be unreasonable
for the socialist party to raise by volun
tary effort. lie confesses himself a re
luctant convert to these lews.
4 re as la t.reat Hritala.
The Board of Agriculture shows that, as
compared with line there was a decrease
of UV.'IS acres unrtor crops. The acreage
demoted to wheat declined 14.(77 acres; po
tatoes, Xj.777 acres, and tares, Sl.fi acres.
Barley increased acres, oats, Js.741
acres, and hops, 347 acres.
IRISH MAGISTRATE FOILED
Defendant Convinces a de Vere of
Grave Mistake.
PREACHER ROASTS BACHELORS
Belfast Mlnlalrr Tarn of III
Wrath on Melflsh Toons Mm
Who Waste Thrlr Money
and Tlinv.
HV THOMAS KM MKT.
11. HUN. Nov. 5. (Special to The He I
In line with what I presented recently In I
regard to the, tcndmicv of F.nglMi officials '
i
to get III a fling at the I'nlte.l States
ami Americans generally I give a synopsis
f a hearing held a few days ago in the
court of petty sessions, Kniilskcrry,
where a man was arraigned for assault,
The complainant struck him on t ho temple:
Iefendaiit Had I a knllv. In my hand?
Complainant replied that he had.
Hon. Captain de Vere I'ery, K. M . Mo
defendant) Remember you are not In
America now, where they can currv Knives.
The captain repeated several times that
the defendant might carry u Unite ami
strike people across the head with a ;lck
In America, but he would not he allowed
to do It here. Personally, he had told his
brother niBsistrates that ho was In favor
of sending the defendant to Jail.
'How long are you In this country?" he
asked.
I'efendant Since I was born.
Captain de Vere I'ery I thought you were
In America. Were you ever there?
defendant No,
Captain de Vere Pery I thought you
were. You have a strong American twang.
Defendant That Is where you make a
mistake.
The defendant was fined.
Hoaat for the Bachelor.
Rev. Dr. Hemphill of Tlpperary soundly
trounced the bachelor at the conference of
Uie Church of Ireland at Belfast. He said
he often wondered what had come, over
the young men that they preferred patent
leather boots and spats and a fortnight's
"swelling" at the seaside, with a game of
billiards, to the Joys of family life.
Their wages would not allow both the
fine clothes and a wife. They chose the
clothes, and let some sweet girl pine out
her life alone. They were wretched fellows
who did not know In what true happiness
consisted. Better the love of a sweet and
pure wife than all the silk socks and gaudy
waistcoats In the world.
He knew things were dear and that
people expected more luxury than their
parents had, but those expectations must
be discouraged. "For Qod's sake," he
concluded, "pitch away your tobacco, ;
your annual outing, your fine clothes,
your club and, whatever else makes such
an Inroad on your Income that -you van
not think of holy marriage. It Is a glori
ous thing to be the father or mother of
even the poorest family."
Ontcrr Against a Play,
While "Sir Walter Raleigh" was being
played In one of the local theaters lust
Tuesday a young man rose In the dress
circle and protested against "this Insult
to the Catholic faith." This was the
signal for a great outcry in the gallery,
and for some time a storm of hissing
Interrupted the play. The demonstration
ended with the singing of the Catholic
hy-inn "Faith of Our Fathers."
"O. B. a Hit In Dublin.
Mr. Bernard Shaw made his first pub
lic appearance In the Irish capital a char
acteristic one. After a tour In many of
the wild regions of Ireland he returned
to ths capital and delivered a lecture on
"Poor Law Reform" thoroughly prac
tical and utilitarian, too, but with a
leaven of humor that helped It to "slither
down asy." The noted author is an Irish
man. Soldiers of Fortune
Flock to Portugal
Chance for Fighting and Plunder is
Much Smaller Than They
Hoped For.
GIBRALTAR, Nov. 5. I Special to The
Bee.) From all parts of tht compass "the
Vultures" have been swooping down on
Portugal. These are modern soldiers of
fortune, who are willing to sell their swords
in any cuuse, however desperate, ho long
as there lu fighting or plunder to be got.
Several of them have been In Gibraltar en
deavoring to press their services upon King
Manuel, and many more are on their way
to Lisbon. Home had only to croua
the strait from Morocco, where for the
last few years they had found a congenial
field for their activities.
The rapid and complete success of the
revolution has dashed their hopes, but the
more resolute of theui will bang around in
the hope of something turning up. It Is
astonishing how many of these advcntureis
there are and how romantic have been
their careers. Sir Kaid Maclean, the head
! Df th
lute sultan's army In Morocco, is an
example of a Krltisll officer who found
fame and fortune In exile. There are many
who find neither, und whose deeds would
not bear inx estlgallon. There are to
ties of these free-lances, the onu being
attracted by sheer love of fightiiiB, the
other being out for loot. Many a British
officer who has found It expedient to dls -
appear has turned his military expedience
lo account In some South American i evo
lution, in the Spanish wars in Cuba, and
in the Turkisli ar with Greece. I'll the
other hand, sometimes an ambitious officer,
anxious to gain practical experience, has
surrendered his commission In older to
volunteer In some of these little war.-.
PROHIBS BUSY IN ANTIPODES
(.ovrrumral of New Zralaad Will
abmlt m Drastlo BUI oa
l.lrrnse Qaratloa.
A 1 1'kLAN D, N. Z., Nov. &. ttipecial to
The Bee ) The government baa Introduced
a 1, ceasing bill Including a proposal for j
national prohibition, if bi per cent of tiie
votei a are in favor of It. The bill provides
that if national piohibltlon is enforced. In
toxicating liquors shall not be manufac
tured in, Imported Into, or sold in New
'Lta land.
BAKON AND CLERK !
ENGAGE IN DUEL
German Nobleman Seeking Woman
Friend Surprises His Enemy
in Barber's Hands.
EXCHANGE SHOTS WITHOUT HURT
Woman in the Case Had Quit One to
Work for Other.
EARLY MARRIAGES IN GERMANY
.
Statistics Prove Kaiser's Subjects Do
Not Wait Too Long.
CONTINENTAL WOMEN IN LEAD
l.criiinii Officer Wrllra an Article
Showing. It Is Comparatively
l)n for plr to eoore
Military Plana.
By MAUVH..M CI.RKK.
l'.I.KI.IN. Nov. ."..--(Special to .The Bee.)
A real duel was fought here recently.
The parties to It wore a baron, who Is
something of a wineshop statesman, and
a bank clerk, and the cause of the duel
was a lady. The affair took the clerk by
surprise, an he was reclining In an easy
chair in his bedroom In a west end flat,
tiling shawd.
Suddenly the progress of the razu.- was
checked by a vigorous tattling ut the
handle of the locked door that led to an
adjoining apartment, and peremptory de
mands for admittance, coupled with a
threat that the Intruder would shoot un
less his wishes were Instantly compiled
with. The bank clerk replied coolly that
he. too, had a revolver at hand, and If It
came to a question of shooting, would
probably prove to be the better murks
man of the two. To this defiance he
added an Inquiry as to who the stranger
was and what his business might be.
The intruder then announced himself as
Karon von K., ex-cavalry officer, and said
that he had come to reclaim a young
woman who had formerly acted on house
keeper and had left his service to enter
that of the bank clerk in a similar ca
pacity. Fired Tlirvug a Door.
To this the lady's new employer re
sponded that his Interest In her was not
of a nature to justify him In embarking
on an affair of honor on her account,
and he called upon the Infuriated baron to
leave the premises without delay.
Crack went the baron's bullet through
the door, whereupon the clerk also fired
The baron fired again, and the duel con
tinned through the riddled door until
both had exhausted all their ammunition.
Meantime the agonised barber, flourish
ing his soap brush, had been screaming
loudly through the window for assistance.
A squad of police arrived and arrested the
infuriated duelists. They were token to
the police station, where they found the
lady who was the object of the quarrel.
She was a former favorite of the baron,
who suspected her of having transferred
her affections to the clerk. The baron
said as he was pushed Into a cell! "The
end of this is not yet."
Cost of "Milling" a Man.
A local physician of humorous frame of
mind calculates that a complete artificial
man might be constructed nowadays for
about 12D. A pair of arms with "articu
lated" hands would cost' fS5, a pair of ar
ticulated legs would "run" to about 28,
a pair of ears for 28, eyes for 6 and a
set of teeth for 12. But when you had
made your complete artificial man accord
ing to this scale he would be simply arti
ficial. You couldn't construct a father,
nor a genius, nor even a good bricklayer
for 130; and. of course. It would take a
great deal more money than that to really
"make" a political agitator, he says.
Age for Marriage.
If ljord Beaconsfield's dictum, "Happy is
the nation whose people marry young,"
be correct, then Germany may claim to
be fairly happy. During 1908 there were
23.000 marriages. One thousand nine hun
dred were those of women under S9 and
558 between 40 and 41
As for men the greater number of men
who marry are 30 years. Tills Is probably
due to the fact that every man la liable to
military duty during the best years of his
life. Marriage rates are failing In Kon
don. but going up In Berlin. The effect
of the war of 1870 Is thown in charts, which
indicate an abnormal Increase In the nuin
her of births In Iarls and Berlin during
the war and a steady fall in both countries
ever since.
The women of most continental cities,
however, marry at an earlier age than do
those of Kngland. of 1.000 London mar
riages recorded In 1908 24,UjO were those of
people between the ases of 20 and 25. Of
the total number married 2,270 were girls
under 21. One of them was under the age
of Hi. her hubhand was 20.
leed of Insane Woman.
Mane Husch. a ladies' maid, shut her
master with a revolver In his home at-
Frankfort and then telephoned to the po
lice, acquainting them with her act. I
When the police arrived on I lie scene
they found that the ghi had blown out
her brains and the two bodies lay dose to
gether in the dining room. Marie had
murdered her master and then shot her- '
self. The girl, whose child had been
j adopted by her employers, murdered the
1 child' In a f t of madness two years aijo
' and was re-ent;aed on lr rel, as from
an asylum last August. Fault Is ioiiud
with the authorities for havlnir released
her.
Plans Kaalli Obtalaed.
Referring to the d;.scoverv at Kmden of
maps and photographs alleged to he m
rr' initiating for Brandon and Trench. Kng
lishmen. arrested on the charge of espion-
j age ut Borkum, the Tageblatt publishes an
rticle. surd to be written by a naval offi
cer, showing the ease with which Inforina
tlon such as would br ng Its posst .-s..r i tne result .f them. At a little khana on
under the suspicion or e. ;:onag can he j bb-oiiy of Green's restaurant in Horn
obtained aloua the North Sea cast Th. Uay a few nlgnts ago a young sub-editor
writer states that laryi scale maps can be I
boufct.t by anybody, and that en expert
would have no difficulty In making what
notes he wanted upon them, since the
works can be seen by any passerby.
KafurrlMK I' a re Food lisi,
The law relating lo pure food is en
forced relentlessly in the empire. Some
violations of the pure food law can he
pun shed with Ufa Impi isomnetit and bard
labor.
TALE (IF ARCTIC SITFER1NC
Caught in an Ice Jam, Captain and
' Sailors Abandon Ship.
1
!are RESCUED BY AN EXPLORER
railing to Force llisconraaed Crew to
Stand by the ntp lie Takea Pos
session and Tbna Caves
the Party.
BY KM1L AMiRASSY.
V I KXNA, Nov. 5.-(Speclal to Tlie Hee l
That the statesmanship of Count von
Aerenthal lias so clarified ihe near eastern
situation that war In the Balkans has
been eliminated, for a long time, at least,
Is generally felt in diplomatic circles here.
IThla Impression has been strengthened
by a recent statement made by Count von
Aerenthal to the foreign lonimuthe of
the Hungarian delegation. He said:
"Wo can give the new regime In Turkey
our friendship and supisirt. I liuve the
satisfaction to know tliat a complete
understanding with Constantinople ex
ists. I.Ike other powers, we have deep!
Interest In the consolidation of Turkey, I
as thereby we shall lie relieved of the
trouble and danger of concerning our
selves with the Internal af talis of that
empire. Immediately after the events ot
1908 the Vicuna cabinet recognized lhat a
totally altered situation had been created
In regard to which a material change In
the position of the powers hail become
inevitable, a point of view In which the
other powers concurred. I can only iw
peat, we follow the, efforts of the new
regime In Turkey with sincere good will,
and await from It the establishment of
a good government and the strengthen
ing of Its power within and without."
Concerning; C'rrtc,
Turning to the Cretan question, Count
von Aehrenthal stated that Austrla-Hun-gai$
withdrew In 1SH8 from tho provisional
occupation and administration of that
Island with the single reservation that a
change In the legal position of tho island
should not take place without Its assent.
This position she stilt maintained, while
always ready to accept any solution which
takes tho maintenance of the sovereign
rights of Turkey as Its starting point and
results in a mutual understanding between
the four powers and the Porte.
"My meetings this year with Ilerr von
Bethmann Ilollweg and the Marquis dl
San Oululana gave me the desired oppor
tunity to enter upon an intimate ex
change of views. The maintenance of
these alliances It Is not necessary for me
to emphasise It will form the Immovable
basis of our policy,
Poatof flee to Handle Hats.
8i gallantly d-sd Is the Austrian
government towards Its fairer subjects
that the postal authorities have decided to
devote special parcel delivery vans to the
transport of the . extremely; large.-: hats
which are the mode In Austria Just now.
Many complaint were received from
their customers by the leading millinery
firms of Vienna, that these costly "crea
tions" reached . their destination In the
form of an unrecognizable tangle of velvet
and feathers.
Representations were thereupon made to
the postof flee, with the result that special
"hat collecting vans" are to be brought
into service In Vienna.
Prlace is Dead.
Prince Henry XXIV of Reuss-Kostrtts is
dead at Bchloss Krnstbrunn, his seat in
lower Russia. He was head of the younger
branches of the Reuss family, all the mem
bers of which bear the name of Henry, In
honor of their ancestor, the Emperor
Henry IV. He succeeded his father In the
extensive family estates In 18M. He took
no prominent part In public affairs. The
Queen of Bulgaria is his sister.
Chinese to Lear it Postal Service.
Nineteen young Chinese postal officials
are about to undergo a six months' train
ing In all branches of the Austrian postal
service, with a view, on returning home,
to undertake the reorganization of the
Chinese postal service.
Japanese Lovers
Wed After Death
Parents Consent to Marriage After
Boy and Girl Are Found
Drowned.
TOKYO. Nov. &. (Sneclal to The Bee.)
The marriage Is reported of two dead
lovers from the village of Shlzuoka. A
young couple fell In love and sought the'.r
parents' sanction to their union. For some
reason this was withheld in the case of the
girl and the broken-hearted couple re
solved to commit shlnju rather than be
separated.
The two embarked on a fishing boat and
when some distance from the shore bound
themselves together with cloth brought
with them for the purpose and threw
themselves Into the sea. The following
morn ng the couple were m'ssed from their
and the matter was communicated
home
to the jiollce.
iter on the bodies of the young couple
were washed ashore, and. after the official
examination, delivered to the parents. ( ':i
learning of the tragrdv the mayor of the
village - was much affected, and. callinc
urton ths bereaved oarents. nrouosed lhat
the wedding ceremony be performed over j
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11115111 uc uuarj ill 111c uinri rutin. lur 1
parents agreed and the ceremony was car- j
r ed out in due form, even to the exchame j
of presents between the two families. i
nnnur- nnf xn mill ...
BROKE ARMS TO WIN A OCT
Tut
4. ay Yoana: illoods of Bombay
ladalare In a Foolhardy
Wager.
B'JMBAY. -Nov. 0. (Special to Tl) Bee.)
Chapters have been written upon strange
bets, and some foolhardy things done as
ot the Times of Inula, named Bvrt. bet an
acquaintance named Knox, the sou ol
Sir George Knox, the chief Justice of the Al
lahabad high court, HO rupees that he dare
not jump over the balcony on the nearest
tree and side to the ground. Knox at once
uoll his bet--a wad attempt, seeing that
the trees In the compouud are only of the
soft Papya variety. As a result Knox's
arms were broken, and the patient Is still
In danger of completely losing the use of
bis riaut aiiu.
CASE OF REVENGE
L0N01)ELAYED
School Boy Quarrel Moves a French
man to Murder After Lapse of
Twenty-Six Years.
SHOT VICTIM IN COLD BLOOD
Assassin Had Just Partaken of a
Generous Hospitality.
MONKEY, DRUNK. CAUSED PANIC
Gang of American Thugs Said to Be
Terrorizing Parisians.
CARELESS FEMALE LOSES GEMS
Struck I p an Acquaintance vrlt
Members of the tiang, Who
Kntlced Her to Their
Hotel.
MY PA I l VIIJ..1KIU'.
PARJSJ, Nov. ."..(Special to The Bee.) A
crime that surpasses anything In the his
tory of American feuds was perpetrated re
cently at St. Knogat. It wbs the culmina
tion of a simple school -boys' fight which
occurred twenty-six years ago. Tho vic
tim had forgotten all about it.
The assassin, one Belson, chanced upon
his victim, a man .named Gatebols. Tho
recollections of 1atebol were of the most
friendly description. He could not make
too much of tho individual who "struggled
with himself to master tho "three Its."
He gave him a good dinner and showed
him over his shop and Introduced him to
many of his friends. The unsuspicious
Gatebols had him again to lunch. They
chatted and Joked and then went Into the
garden.
Beslon suddenly drew a revolver. "You
brute," lie shrieked. "Do you remember
what you did to me twenty-six years ago?"
Before Gatebols could reply Beslon fired
and as his old comrade tell smashed his
skull with tho revolver.
Neighbors who had heard the shot took
the man prisoner. Gatebols was taken to
a hospital, where he died the same night.
Beslon remained cool. '"Twenty-six years
ago," he said, "thati man struck me whon
I was defenseless. I have been waiting a
chance to revenge myself."
(hlinpansre on a Spree,
The other day as twenty work girls came
out of a dressmaker's shop . In . the Rue
Botleau at midday an arm encircled the
waist of one of them. The girl protested
Indignantly. Tho too gallant Intruder was
well dressed, but he was a hideous little
person. The girls began making fun of
him, when suddenly he caught hold of one
and put his face close against hers. Bhe
boxed his ears and he dropped on all fours
and bit her leg.
There was a panic. The girls rushed off
shrieking and two policemen arrested the
aggressor. The creature was a chtmpanxee.
the pet of an explorer living near at hand.
Ha was captured after a struggle and car
ried off by his master's ci.ok, who went
to fetch him at the police station, where he
had spent the night.
An amusing Item of the story is that the
magistrate got very angry with the chim
panzee when he was first brought In bo
cause he refused to answer any questions.
He was highly indignant when told that he
was talking to a' chlnipansee. His honor,
being ,near sighted, did not know that.
Work of Holdup Men.
A gang of American holdup men are op
erating In this city under the leadership
of a noted Kngllsh crook. Mademoiselle
Bertrand had a disagreeable experience
with them recently. She Is a handsome
woman, and has a great weakness for Jew
elry, with which she bedecks herself
abundantly before leaving home for a stroll
to the music halls of Montmartre. The
other evening she stalked Into a cafe near
the Moulin Rouge. Her diamonds literally
blazed and her magnificence at once
caught the attention of four young men
who were at supper. With little or no
ceremony an acquaintance was struck up
and In a few minutes Mile. Bertrand was
seated with the Joyous party.
They were Americans, they told Mile.
Bertiand. and as they spolce Trench with
some difficulty Mile. Bertrand saw no rea
son to disbelieve them, un me contrary,
she congratulated herself on having found
what was certainly a party of those mult
millionaires. After supper a cah hore them
to a dancing establishment, where chant
pagne flowed freely.
When the night was over Mile. Bertrand
was offered a room In their hotel. Thither
went the party and Mile. Bertrand was
shown to her room by her new acquaint
ances. Hardly were they Inside the room,
however, than she was seized and gauged
by two of the men. while the other two
took her Jewelry and purse. Mile. Ber
trand gave a description of her assaMants
to the police. Three of the men wire cap
tured a few hours later and were Identified
belong ng to a band of road aet. who
I have lately been acting profitably in the
Montmartre quarter.
Restlessness on
Indian Frontier
Border Tribes in British India Are
Holding Potential Con
ventions. I 4' A !..' ITT A. Nov. 5 (Spe.iai to i'ne
Bee.-Regardlng the silua.ion on the In-
I oian northwest frontier, much uneasiness
lis felt. No fresh aits of hostility on the
part of the tribes hive beuii reported. But
the latest Information is that the frontiers
men are holding "Jirgahs," or conventions,
to discuss the serious lof ses they have sus
tained owing to the stoppaao or partial
stoppage of ihe traiiic ill flit arms.
ll Is Ixilevtd tint they will demand
compeiii-atiou. and if disappointed will re
sort to hostilities. A uisouietiiii; factor Is
the fact that the Anidi aims traiicrs when 1
laieiy in Kabul are believed have re
ceived encouragement from the Afghani,
who advised them to demand cot.iiirm-atloii
or to threaten war.
The enormous Importation of arms and
ammunition, In spite of the utmost vlgl
laiue, has completely altered the situa
tion 011 the frontier. SuccetBf ul efforts to
Moa the traffic have had the result that
the A4um Khels hate lost about tl!l),0ut).
LIKELIHOOD OF WAR AVOIDED
Count, Von Aerenthal Clarifies Bad
Situation.
HAS UNDERSTANDING WITH TURK
Aastrlaa Poatof flee Ilenartmeat is to
Handle l.arae, stylish Hat
Throagh the Malls for
the Womca.
By KIUC OKI M'MARK.
COP K N H AG K N , Nov. j. (Special to The
Bee.)-An Intensely interesting story of
arctic adventure reaches here from Trom
soe. where the explorer. Kniest Mans
field, has Just returned from the hind ot
Ice.
lie chartered the steamship Aurora, of
forty-one tons, and left Tromsoe on
August U. The vessel encountered an
Ice-pack off Bear island, through which
It wormed its way, arriving at Bell sound
on August IT, with ten hour's coal supply
aboard. After hastily lauding men to
gather timbers for erecting the new set
tlements of Millar and Williamson, the
ship sailed Immediately for Advent bay
for coal, returning on the following night
to Bell sound.
Though tho Ice was closing In, the ex
plorer succeeded in getting his stores
ashore, and then retreated Into lxiwe
sound. There was lco around and fog
prevailed for several days, so that It was
Impossible for the ship to get out. Mr.
Mansiield, therefore, wont through the
Ice In a small boat to superintend tho
erection of a camp at Millar settlement.
The Norwegian craft Hvldflsken was
Jammed Into Recharche bay by the Ice
at the same tinio, having aboard Captain
Svendsen, a crew of ten, and the Finnish
ornithologist, I.udwlg Munsjtethjelm, all
without any provisions.
4 rew Abandons hlp.
The encroaching Ice forced the Aurora
to seek shelter In Bragansa bay, thirty
nillos up the fjord. The captain of the
Aurora came to Camp Millar, and in
formed Mr. Mansfield that he, with all his
crew, had decided to beach the ship, march
overland U) Advent bay, and get a pas
sage by an American steamer. Mr. Mans
field returned Immediately with tho cap
tain to the ship.
He prevented the beaching of the ship
and practically forced the engineer to re
main on. board. The captain, pilot and all
tho crew except the engineer abandoned
the vessel on September 17 and started for
Advent bay. Falling to reach It they re
turned In a famished condition to tamp
Millar, where Mr. Mansfield's manager
supplied them, with food. After the ship
had been abandoned by them Mr. Mans
field assumed command and chose a crew
from among his workmen. Three days
later a terrific easterly gale came on. Tha
anchors broke and the vessel, drifting
ashore through the masslv Icefloes, was
continually threatened with destruction.
Tha Ship, however, steamed through the
gaps between the floes, finally anchoring
amidst huge masses, embedded In the Ice.
' Refugees Short of Food.
Nine days after his departure the cap
tain was. brought ,to the slUp by three ef
Mansfield's Camp Millar men with the
news that the Hvldflsken was hopelessly
frozen In by the young Ice; that all hands
were living on one biscuit a day, with but
little meat, and that a boat had been
smashed by the ice and three men ship
wrecked in Bell sound.
Two geologists who were acting for mu
seums were stranded ou Axel Island and
all were In want of nourishment.
Mr. Mansfield Informed the captain that
by abandoning Ills vessel he had forfeited
his right to command it, and that he him
self, with his men, having saved the ship
several times, would now be Its com
mander and would take all back as pas
sengers. But If they agreed to enter his service
they must all engage In their former posi
tions and pay, otherwise he would take
the vessel to Tromsoe himself. Kvery one
readily agreed and Mr. Mansfield sent re
lief to the distressed men and a message
that he would relieve them.
Rescues Tkcm All.
He then took his ship to Advent bay.
where he loaded with coal and returned
Immediately to Camps Millar and William
son, which he provided with the necessary
winter fuel. He next sailed to the edge of
the ice, where the Hvldflsken was Im
prisoned", and picked up Captain Svendsen
and the passengers, crew, shipwrecked
trappers and stranded geologists and sailed
for Norway with twenty-seven all told
aboard twenty-three Norwegians, three
Finns und himself.
Absinthe Barred
from Switzerland
Law Passed to Prohibit Sale as Well
at Its Importation and
Manufacture.
GUNEVA, Nov. 5. (Special to Toe Bee.)
The suppression of the traffic in absinthe
in Swltxerland has begun. The law pro
hibiting Its manufacture, sale and Impor
tation, which had been passed by both the
federal chambers after the demand has ex
pired, has become operative.
I' prohibits not. only absinthe which is
comprehensively deflnrd-but all liquor re
sembling It in certain chnrncteiistlCH and
containing ceria'n proportions of special
essential oils. The law 1 to b carrh d out
by the cantonal authorities t ho will re
port annually to the federal government,
and so Switzerland Is f n -ej f,oiu the bale
ful effects of the inoul p riiiclous ef alco
holic liquors.
ELEPHANT SAVES MANY LIVES
Swaa Oat to Drswnlng People with
11 u pes llaoalus front
Trappings.
CALCUTTA, Nov. 6. pdal to The
Bee.) During the sudden ri.Je of the river
C:;u;;es near tororl recently, while thou
ai.os of pilgrims were bathing hi i'ie river,
an elephant which belonged to a certain
Jung Bahadur saved. It Is i.ald. at ha. t a
thousand lives with ropes attached to its
trappings. It repeatedly a.vam out to the
dlt tressed pilgrims, who clung to the ropes
and thus landed nafely. Two hundred of
the pilgrims were drowned.
CZARINA IS NOT
GAININGUEALTE
Earlier Reports of the Benefits of
Treatment at Bad Nauheim
Were Too Roseate.
1
ROYAL INVALID IS LETHARGIC
Attendants of Russian Empress ifl
Gloomy State of Mind.
)
MURDEROUS MONK IS CAUGHT!
Tells How ne Made His Brothel
Drunk and Killed Him.
!
OBJECT WAS TO GAIN WEALTH
Details I'neoTered hr Polle 11
Their Investigation "how Vr
Deplorable Condition tnf
Ortaln Monks.
9 k
BT OfWItUB FRASKR.
RT. PKTKRSBURO, Nov. o.-fSpecial t
The Bee.) Disquieting news concerning;
the health of the Tsarltsa reach here fron
Bad Nauheim. At first the change of
scene and the waters seem to have had
marked Improvement. But this has ap
parently worn off and I learn on the best
authority that her health Is now In a very
unsatisfactory condition. She suffers from
what her own physicians call melancholia.
She was so 111 that lately It was quite Im.
possible to arouse her for several " days,"
Her entourage are very depressed.
Story of the Monk's Crime.
I told last week of the search for th
Monk Macoch, wanted for tho robbery of
the shrine of Csestochowa In Russian Po
land, and the murder of his own brother.
The fugitive has been arrested at Cracow
and has confessed. His confession conrU
tutes one of the most horrible records of
crime on the record.
Detailing the murder of his brother,
Wenzel, he said he made him drunk In his)
cell on July 2i, and belabored him with a
hatchet. Then he absolved the dying tnaa
of his sins and strangled him. The mo-
tlvo of the crime was his brother's threat
to Inform the police that he had plundered,
a shrine of very valuable treasures.
The monk's servant, Zaloga, who la still
at large, advised him to put the body Into
a large trunk, but 0110 of sufficient sine
oould not be obtained. Wrapping the corpao,
In an old fur coat, they stuffed It Into m
sofa and hired a coachman to take It t)
night to the river, where It was sunk,
Macoch told the coachman that the die
posal of the sofa In this manner was la tha,
interests of the church and. bound him tq
soorecy by a solemn oath before the cruuf
fix.
Women la the Caae.
The monk further confessed that hit
brother's wife was his sweetheart before
marriage and that relations continued aftet
be had married them In Uie church of his
own monastery. He assorted, however,
that his mlMress, who In the mean time
had been arrested by the Russian police,'
was not. an accomplice In the murder or Id,
the saorilege.
Macoch also stated that other monks stole)
diamonds and replaced them by imitation)
ones, and added that he was not the only.
one to rifle the alms-box.
Two mure monks have been arrested Ua
the monastery as a result of this state
ment, one unsuccessfully attempting tot
commit suicide. It Is believed that a iconic
named Jodel, who died suddenly last
spring, was poisoned by Macouh and hla
accomplices because he had detected their
deeds. The monastery is still occupied by:
soldiers and police, and In tbe chnroli ex
piatory services are being held.
Part of Jewels Fonnd.
The police hare since succeeded In find
ing part of the jewels stolen by Macoch,
from Uie shrine and treasury of the mon
astery at Csestochowa. They were hidden
In the ground near the monastery by Ma
coch- Valuable Jewels were also found, la
possession of his mistress and his sister
In-law, who has now confessed that aha.
knew of the systematic robberies In tha
monastery, but emphatically denies that sha
was an accomplice in the murder of hev
husband.
Her brother and a Jeweler at Warsaw
who bought the stolen diamonds, have beeqt
arrested.
The Inhabitants of Csestochowa demand
that the reputed miracle-working picture)
of the Holy Virgin shall be transferred
from the monastery to some other ohuroti
In tiie town, and that the Order of 8t
Paul shall be dissolved. The church au
thorities1 Bnem dl-nposed to reform, that
order, and placo the shrine In the chargaj
ot secular priests.
Cawse of War Involved.
To the many seuiAatlonal arrcets rex
cently made In Russia and now added that
of M. Vonllarilarsky, a master of bora
of the Imperial court, who Is well known,
together with M. Berobraaoff and Abasa
In connection with the famous concession
on the Talu river, which was one of tha
factors In the situation immediately pre
ceding the war with Japan. M. Vonliar
liar. iky follows his own son, a staff cap
tain. Into prison primarily as being In
volved In the case of the alleged forgery f
the will of a millionaire. Ilince Oglnsky,
but In the course of the search at lib
residence the police selxed some most im
portant documents, throwing light upon tha
real history of the concession on Uie
Yalu, which contributed to bring about tha
Kusijo-Japaneee, conflict.
SLAVERY TO BE ABOLISHED
IN PORTUGUESE COLONIES
Iniquities of slave 'traffic to Re
Wiped o by tbe Nfir
Loirrnuiral.
I..1S140N, Nov. I. (Special to The Bee.)
One of tha most welcome results of the
new regime In Portugal is the prospect of a
speedy abolition of slavery and other In
(an linn abuses lu the Portuguese colonies.
The Iniquity of the s.ave traffic. In the
cocoa Island i of ran Thome and Principe
has long been an International scandal.
i'l.- late Portuguese government refused
to t..,:c auv allien in the matter, and the
leHihnu: British chocolate manufacturers
liihtit ited a (boycott of cocoa from these
Islands .
The republican government has resolved
to establish "absolute Justice and freeUwui
lo natives '