V
CONVICTS OF NAME.
TITLED CRIMINALS WHO NOW
WEAR STRIPES.
Two Blelllnn I'rlncea Commit Marcler
The Frlnce.s Itrclnn U'Avalos Was
Poisoned by liar Iluibantl Prlnca
Brlitotl de Courts' Crimea.
ONVICT garb Is
now worn by a
largo number o f
princes and great
nobles in tbo old
world, a fact called
to mind by tbo Ben
Eatlonal trial not
long ago of Prlnco
Charles of Loos
Coswnrem, scion of
the formerly sov
ereign bouso of that
name, on charges of forgery and fraud,
says tho Now York World.
In olden times tbls strango anomaly
would have been Impossible, since tho
mere fact of being branded as a felon
on the shoulder and forehead and hav
ing occupied a scat In tho galleys car
ried with It the loss of all nobility priv
ileges, titles and prerogatives.
It Is in Italy and Russia that In
stances of this kind aro the most fre
quent, owing, In all probability, to these
two countries being afflicted with a
largor number of princes than any
other. Thus, at tho great penitentiary
of Maddelena, near Naples, there aro
two Sicilian princes who aro dukes as
well, namely, Don Francesco and Don
Pietro do Villarosa-Notarbartollo, who
are undergoing a term of penal Bervl
tudo for the cowardlymurderof a young
Infantry lieutenant named Leoni, who
was betrothed to their sister, tho Prin
cess Katarlna. Tho assassination took
place at Palermo, in tho magnificent
Villarosa palace owned by them, and
where they had invited tho young offi
cer to dino in tho most friendly man
ner. After dinner and after Leoni had
broken bread with them tho princes
took his lifo by stabbing him in tho
back as be was about to leavo the pal
ace. The trial was to havo taken placo at
Palermo, but tho two princes, like
many other great Sicilian nobles, were
affiliated with tho Mafia, which ren
dered It absolutely impossible for the
government to securo witnesses for tho
prosecution or Jurors willing to risk
their fortunes and their lives by ren
dering a Just verdict. It therefore be
came necessary to change the venue to
Naples, where, owing to tho "relations
that exist between the Sicilian Mafia
and the Neapolitan Camorra, convic
tion was obtained with tho utmost dif
ficulty. Another prince confined In tbo same
convict prison is tho prince and duke of
Caracciolo dl Bella, sentenced to ten
years at hard labor for tbo murder of
his wife. The latter, a woman consid
erably younger than himself, was re
nowned for her beauty and wealth.
The Princess Reglna d'Avalos, which
was her maiden name, was regarded as
tho greatest heiress In southern Italy.
Orphaned at an early age, Reglna bad
already witnessed ono sanguinary trag
edy beforo sho bad attained her 14th
year. In her presence an aunt a wo
man of the most Incredible violence of
temper had shot down and killed in
cold blood ono of her farm bailiffs,
who had been guilty of some gross in
solence. When Reglna grew up it was determ
ined that she should marry and the
bridegroom chosen was a lieutenant
in the navy, who was a brother of her
aunt's husband. On tho morning of
tho wedding day, however, the lieuten
ant was found In his apartments with
his brains blown out and a revolver at
his side. It was a clear case of suicide,
but no explanation was ever vouch
safed as to the cause of his act, most
extraordinary rumors being current on
tho subject
Eighteen months later the young prin
cess married Caracclola dl Bella. But
the union was an unhappy one. Hence,
when one day tho princess was pois
oned, leaving a will In which she be
queathed every cent of her immense
fortune to the husband whom sho de
tested, suspicion was naturally aroused
against him on the discovery that the
drug that caused her death had been
purchased by him, he was arrested on
a charge of murder, convicted and sen
tenced to a term of penal servitude.
There aro at least a score of princes
Neapolitan, Sicilian and Roman doing
time, not including those half-dozen or
more who aro paying the same penalty
for complicity in socialist and anarch
, 1st outrages, who, although treated as
ordinary felons, may be regarded as po
litical prisoners.
Prince Eristoff de Courle, whose tltlo
is of the most authentic character, and
several of whose relatives occupy offi
ces of great dignity at the court of Rus
sia, served two years in a German peni
tentiary for frauds committed at Ber
lin and subsequently underwent six
months' Imprisonment in France for
offenses of a similar character. He
likewise suffered ignominy of arrest in
England for swindling, In spite of all
of which he waB received with open
arms by Now York society, tho German
ambassador, Count Arco, who was In
happy Ignorance of bis criminal ante
cedents, actually giving dinners and
luncheons In his honor and officiating
as bis Bocial sponsor. Ho was on the
point of contracting a wealthy mar
riage in this city when he was un-'-
masked in the nick of time by a London
clubman who had known something of
bis previous history and whose state
ments were by the most fortunate of
chances verified by the Scotland Yard
detective. Inspector Jarvls, who hap
pened to bo in New York after other
game, but who had been tho very man
to clap tho handcuffs on tho prlnco'a
wrists in England.
There havo been some rumors of lato
that Prlnco Nicolas Savlno, formerly
lieutenant of tho Chevalier Garde do
l'lmperatrlco at SL Petersburg, has
succeeded In effecting his escapo from
Saghallen and that he Is now In this
country. Six years ago ho was sen
tenced by tho courts of St, Petersburg
to penal servitude for lifo for a long
long succession of crimes, comprising
arson, forgery and fraud of tho moat
colossal description.
Prlnco Bartcnlcff, an officer of the
hussars and Bon of tho well-known
statesman and marshal of the court of
Emperor Alexander II., Is now on tho
point of completing, not In Siberia but
In tho great lake prison to tho east of
St. Petersburg, a term of eight years'
penal servitude for tho murder of a
Polish actress at Warsaw. He blow out
her brains in a fit of Jealousy when
about to bid farewell to her previous to
their final parting. It was Bolely tbo
lato czar's appreciation of tho long and
faithful service of his father that saved
him from death.
RIDES HIS WHEEL ON A RAIL.
Pranks of a Daredevil Wheelman to
Attract Attention.
E. G. Wilbur, of 1427 Broadway, Oak
land, Is looked upon as a curiosity by
tho bikers of Alameda county. Ho
races with railroad trains, rides his
wheel on a railroad rail, and does
other queer things. Thursday Wilbur
raced tho narrow-gauge train from tbo
pier to Oakland, riding his" wheel on a
single rail behind tho speeding train.
Wilbur for some months has been prac
ticing riding his wheel on a singlo rail
road rail. His method 1b to tako a com
panion wheel and use it for balancing.
In this manner ho can rldo on a rail
road track for miles. Ono hand 1b
used to steer his own machine, and tho
other rests on tho companion wheel
which he pulls along by bis side. Af
ter many experiments on tho Seventh
street track Wilbur decided ho was pro
ficient as a rail rider. Tho sport on
tho ground was not exciting enough
for him, so he dotermlned to rldo a rail
over tho long narrow-gaugo trestle. At
7 o'clock Wilbur started out from the
molo behind a train with his two
wheels, one on the track and tbo other
Jumping over tho trestle ties. Ho
mado good progress, but was unable to
keep within hailing distano of tho
train. But his speed was high consid
ering tho fact that tho slightest slip
meant a fall into tho bay. Tho Web
ster street drawbridge was crossed in
safety, and when the rider arrived at
First street he dismounted with tho
remark: "I defy any other wheelman
in California to make that ride." Not
satisfied with this feat, Wilbur left Tib
uron yesterday on a run to Santa Rosa,
using tho railroad track. Tho run was
made in good time, and now tho wheel
man is looking for eomo other mode
of astonishing wheelmen. Wilbur sim
ply takes these wild rides in order to
amazo people. He likes to bo called
queer and pointed out as a crank. I
can beat any man In the United States
riding a bicycle on a railroad track,"
said Wilbur today. "I llko to be called
a crank and pointed out as a fool for
taking chances. This thing of riding
a wheel in a rail is only a matter of
practice. Any man with a steady nervo
and a little courage can do It Next
week I am going to mako a trip from
tho Oakland molo to San Leandro on
my wheel, and will ride a rail all tho
way." San Francisco Examiner.
They Had Lost Faith In Mascots.
Two men wero talking about luck
at tho corner of Baltimoro and South
streets last night Neither of them had
had a recent visitation of Damo For
tune, and in consequence both wero
lost in their denunciations of that
flcklo lady.
"I haven't had a good thing for threo
years," said one of them in a tone of
deep disgust "I havo tried my best to
overcome the hoodoo, but somehow I
can't do it I've tried every sort of
mascot but I can't get out of the rut
For two years I havo carried a rab
bit's foot, but It seems to have come
from a Jonah rabbit, and not of the
regular kind. Darn this luck, any
how." Tho other man sympathized deeply,
and told his own troubles in tho same
disgruntled stylo. He, too, had a mas
cot In a Chinese coin.
"They aro all a snaro and a delu
sion," ho said, and his face looked more
woe-be-gone than ever. "Darn this
luck anyhow."
"Mascots are not what they aro
cracked up to be," assented tho other.
"I'm -almost tempted to believe In
Jonahs as the harbingers of good for
tune. I'm going to got rid of this rab
bit's foot, at any rate."
"I'm right with you," said the other.
"Darn this luck, anyhow."
The rabbit's foot and the coin ap
peared from their pockets, and with a
more hopeful manner than they bad
yet shown the two charms were tossed
together in the middle of tho street
near tho tracks of the City Passenger
railway, Then the two "hoodooed" men
went down the street arm in arm.
"Darn this luck, anyhow," was tho
last thing heard as they disappeared
in a doorway. Baltimoro Sun.
An Orrli Bag for tb Lanndrsss.
A family laundress who lives with a
Orally that prefer the fragrance of
orris root to the delightfully fresh and
rjean odor of "no smell at all," puts a
large piece of orris root, wrapped In a
little case of linen, Into the water in
which tho body linen Is boiled each
week. When ironed, the linen is
placed In drawers sweet with violet
powder in linen or paper Baches. New
York Post
Tko white daisy is emblematic of innocence.
ON THE BIG MUDDY.
VAQARIES, ONE OF THE MOST
REMARKABLE RIVERS.
It Mighty Current Eat. Away nig
'INI HUH AIIIVITI AIIVIU t t IU OUUI1
Dan Continual Fight at St. Joseph,
Mo.
HE Missouri river
has been on its
accustomed annual
rampage, and, as
the receding waters
run out tho damage
' dono by tho rise Is
J?E.r becoming apparent,
says a Bt. Josepn,
Io., special of re-
w" the shores tho scon-
ery has changed. Farms havo loosenod
and dropped into tho remorseless
stream hero and there; other farms
havo cropped up under tho guiso of
giant sand bars, altering tho swift cur
ront, itsolf alwnys an unaccountable
vagary.
"Tho river Is rlslnc verv raDldlv." Is
a simple statement ono frequently
round in tho columns of tho dally pa
I pers, nlways at this season, under pro
saic headlines, perhaps, and tucked
away in some remote corner of tbo
page. But for tho old residents along
this great stream it has a never falling
j charm. In tho mighty river that glides
swiftly by tho city's gate, washing,
cutting, grinding, eating nway tho earth
. walled foundation, there is something
: moro majestic than tho tranquil sea;
thero Is a distant power of movement
that carries with it a hint of uncon
querablo force, a river unfettered and
undammed, and beyond weak mortal's
, will.
Tho plain announcement that tho
river la rising causes a feeling of awo
to creep over the poverty-stricken boat
dweller as ho gathers bis family about
him and stands on the shoro, gazing
askanco at the swirling, muddy cur
rent It creeps steadily, stealthily, ro
slstlessly up, Inch by inch, foot by
foot, until tho bottom of the leaky boat
Is submerged. Its encroachments aro
like tho ways of the dreaded panther.
1 When tho river is rising rapidly the
cotter along the shoro takes a new reef
In tho hawsers that hold his small home
to tho bank beneath tbo willows, and
tho gleam of tho midnight lantern is
seen over tho gloomy waste of waters,
for it is unsafe to Bleep at such a tlmo
, when tho river is rising rapidly.
i Along tho shoro on either sldo of tho
majestic stream tho comfortablo farmer
puts down tho bars and permits his
stock to roam into tho uplands that
range away from tho towering bluffs,
' standing llko grim, wakeful sentinels
above tho river's crest when the rlvor
is riBlng rapidly.
Then ho stands sadly by tho bank
in tho green and fertile meadow and
watches tho rich black soil, in massive
sods and patches, crumble and roll Into
tho rapacious Jaws of tho merciless oc
topuswhen the river is rising rapidly.
Standing on tho shoro at tho foot of
Felix street, for tho watcher gazing
westward there is a peculiar and inspir
ing charm in the scene when the river
1b rising rapidly. Tons upon tons of
loam from the farm lands havo discol
ored tho water until its depths aro ns
impenetrable to tho sight as solid iron
or granite. The rivulets from the crys-
j tal springs that leap down the foothills
of tho far-away mountains, dashing
through gulch and vale with merry
laughter, are changed to black and In
digo, but the shifting sands of tho Mis
souri and tho .soil of the farm land
simply discolor, not destroy. A moro
healthful draught than the cup taken
from tho rushing current of tho stream
was nover brewed nor mixed by art.
When the river is rising rapidly it
bears on its current many strange
things. Now a boat, half broken, half
sunk, goes swiftly by, bobbing up and
down In the sunlight Again the body
of a drowned bullock or a floating cabin.
Then a tree an evergreen, a pine or
a ceaar Dorno on me raco or an ava
lanche, perhaps, from Its perch upon
some bald mountain side and caught
In tho sliding snow drifts. Birds hover
In its swerving branches and flit and
fly as it tosses and rolls in tho angry
Btream. Into the high bank the current
rolls, and tho swirling eddies growl and
roar aB tho whirlpool settles down at
the base of the willows, rip-rapped into
the bank. And so it goes rushing,
gurgling, roaring, never smiling, never
safe, a thing of awe, of grandeur, of
wonder and mysterious charm, but al
ways to bo avoided when the river is
rising rapidly.
Into the western side of this city tho
river sweeps straight from tho west.
Hero It turns directly south for a mile,
then turns westward again. Away over
yonder, where tho end3 of tho curves
aro closest, only a mllo strip of loamy
Kansas soil stands between a meeting
of the waters. And this is dally becom
ing narrower. The river is eating into
it every hour, until It now bears re
semblance to a vast peninsula.
A mile out from St. Joseph the strip
of land between the river's curves is
fully five miles wide. It is predicted
by those who havo watched tho erratic
Missouri's course and changes for a
quarter of a century that it is only a
question of a short timo until that nar
row neck of land In Kansas is eaten
away and the Missouri's channel Is un
der the eastern slope of the big, round
bluffs that range along the western
horizon. When that happens, St. Jo
seph, with its magnificent sewerage
system, will bo an inland town, high
and dry, and Its great steel railroad
bridge will bo spanning tho nucleus
of a fertllo farm, or, at best, a shallow
lagoon. Efforts to prevent such cata
strophe by rip-rapping aro constantly
In progress.
The saek or box coat will bo much
in evidence this fall.
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MOZART IN LONDON.
Tilt First Appearance Attracted Try'
I.lttto Attention.
A notlco in tho Public Advertiser In
forms us that "At tho Great Ranolagh
Spring garden, near St James' park,
Tuesday, Juno 5, 1764, will bo per
formed a grnnd concert of vocal and
Instrumental muslo for tho benefit of
Miss Mozart of 11 and Master Mozart
of 7 years of age, prodlglcB of nature."
This venturo was attended with suc
cess and In tho same month Wolfgang
played pieces of his own composition
for tho benefit of a "public useful char
ity" at a concert given at Ranolagh,'
says tho Gentleman's Magazine. Tho
times, however, wero not propltlouB for
artistic enterprises. In Jnnuary of tho
now year tho king was seized with an
alarming illness, which lasted to tho
beginning of April, In addition to
which the Spttnflelds weavers wero dis
contented, with the result that for throo'
days during May London was In tho'
hands of a riotous mob. Owing to theso
unpropltlous circumstances n concert
glvon by tho Mozarts at Hlckford's'
Great Room In Browor strcot mot with
little encouragement From tills Umo
UlO father invited thn nulilte. In ifvnf h
youthtful prodigies in prlvnto every day
from 1 to 3 o'clock at his lodgings In
Thrift (that is tho present Frith) strcot,
Soho. Tho result of this appeal, how
ever, not being satisfactory, thoy
turned to tho city and tried tho Swan
and Hoop tavern in Cornhill, tbo prlco
of admisalon being reduced to half a
crown for each person.
Beforo leaving tho capital tho Mo
zarts visited tho British musoum, to
which Wolfgang presented his six pub
lished Bonntas and a manuscript madri
gal entitled "God Is Our Refuge." For
these six sonatas, written for tho hnrpsl
cord, with accompaniments for tho vio
lin or Gorman fluto, and dedicated to
Queen Charlotte, tho young composer
had received tho sum of 50 guineas. In
July, 1765, tho family left London on
routo for The Hague, their visit having
produced littlo effect savo that of in
teresting musical amateurs such as
Dalnes Barrlngton. Tho young Wolf
gang had been a nlno days' wonder
and many years wero to lapse boforo
his music appeared almost ns a rovela
tion to musicians In thiB country.
The Town's Crooked Dividing Line.
"Thoro is a reason for most every
thing," said a. Cumberland man, whon
ho was nsked how in tho world thoy
camo to havo such a crooked lino bo
tween two towns In his county.
"There's n reason for this crooked line.
You see, some of our towns established
In pioneer times, when land was abund
ant and peoplo were few, had a big ter
ritory, which was afterward sliced oft
to make now towns. It was bo In the
caso you mention and when tho cut
off was mado peoplo along the lino of
division wero of different minds as to
which town thoy wanted to bo In. So
tho legislature drew a straight lino be
tween tho two parts and then provided
that persons dwelling on lands adjoin
ing either sldo of thiB lino might bo
In one town or tho other as they Bhould
decide within ninety days after pass
ing tho act Some went one way and
somo the other and the Hue was nil
skewed up to accommodato them."
Lewlston (Me.) Journal.
Ilo Knew Her.
Mrs. McBanger My husband did not
like that tea you sent us lait. Grocer
(politely) Did you llko it, marm? Mrs.
McBanger Yea, I liked It Orocer (to
clerk) James, send Mrs. McBanger
another pound of tho same tea she
had last. Anything else, marm?
Chips.
Cheap.
Elllcott Squeor I notlep that the
now restaurant managers aro going to
put in Boston girls as "lady waiters."
Ellmore Yes; they bellovo it will save
them tho cost of ice and electric-fan
power.
Unpleasant.
A coroner's Jury In Maine reported
that "Deceased came to his death by
excessivo drinking, producing apo
plexy in the minds of tho Jury." Buf
falo News.
BITS OF KNOWLEDGE.
Coal Is dearer in South Africa than
In nny other part of tbo world. It la
cheapest in China.
About 600,000 trees are annually
planted by Swedish school children,
under tho guidance of their teachers.
In tho public schools of Germany tno
bright pupils are separated from the
stupid ones. Medical men do the sort
ing. An umbrella covered with a trans
parent material has been Invented In
England, enabling tho holder to see
whore he is going when ho holds It
before his face.
In tho manufacture of knives the
division of labor has been carried to
such an extent that ono knife is han
dled by seventy different artisans from
the moment the blade Is forged until the
Instrument Is finished and ready for the
market
In about twenty-two seconds a drop
of blood goes the round of tho body.
In about every two mlnutea tho entire
blood In the body makes tho round
through tho right sldo of tho heart,
tho luncH. to tho left side of the heart,
through the arteries, the veins again
to the heart.
Mother-of-pearl Is the hard, sllvory,
brilliant substunce which forms tho
Internal layers of several kinds of
shells. The Interior of our common oya
tor shells Is of this nature; tho motheN
of-pearl used In tho arts Is much more
variegated, with a play of colors. The
large shells of the Indian seas alone
have this pearly substance of sufficient
thickness to be of use.
Vindicated.
No," snM tho tall, blonde one, "I
do not llko her, because sho is so lira
mutlo in her wnys."
"She Is no such thlncl" said tho pe
tlto brunctto one, rallying to tho de
fense of tho absent "Sho linn been
married to the same man for more
than ten years. Dramatic In her ways,
indeedt"
The nssemblcd persons hnd to admit
that the point was well made.
Halt' Catarrh Cure
Is taken Internally. Price, 75c.
The One Exception.
Ab, my youiifr man," said tho fond
father, "In giving you my daughter I
have entrusted you with the dearest
treasure of my life."
The young; man was Impressed, then
ho looked at his watch. "Iteally," ho
said, "I had no idea It vttn so late. Tho
cars havo stopped. Could I borrow
your wheel to rldo homo?"
"Not muchl I would not trust any
body on earth with that wheel." Up-to-date.
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Peoplo choortully pay 25 cent for aff-ccnt
cake of sonp, If it is well ndvortlsod.
It tho Ilaby la Cutting Tcotn.
Canra andutethtold and well-tried mdy, Has.
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