Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-02-27

The Berlin correspondent of til
London News, under date Of Dccen
Der 18th. referring to the health Z
the EMPEROR says it is OminOus TO
many that the White Lady has latcl
been seen 1T the Castle. Did yo
ever hear t.:c legend OF the Whit
Lady Of Berlin Castle! Many, man.
Years ago there was Il HOhenZOllerl
Princess. a widow with two children
who fci! ia love with-''b became cnam
orcd Ct" il, perhaps. a more COURT.
uhrasc-a foreign Prince, rich, hand
some and brave. She sent him prop
o>ition Of marriage. But this brave
and handsome Prince declined hcl
suit. explaining that -four eyes, stood
between him and acceptance. He re
tcrTed TO his aged parents, whom III
was unwilling to leave, OK whose con
zen. lie could not Obtain-the versions
of the legends vary somewhat. But
he Princess understood him to refer
To the toar eyes Of her two children as
hi unwiiliMgness: in tact, to become
a stcp!athcr. SO, like Richard the
Third, she promptly sutfocated the
infant obstacles, and wrote to her To-
Yer that the way was clear. He was
stricken will! horror al the cruel deed.
lie revealed her fatal mistake to her,
and died cnlsing her bl0Odthirsty
1asEncss. The Princess, iii her turn,
was overwhelmed with rcmorsc. AZ
ter linSelin. a day Or twOin nldcscrib-
able anguish, she, too, died, and was
buried under the Old Castle at Berlin.
But not to rest quietly in her grave.
AT rare intervals she appears at mid
night, clad in white, gliding ghost
like about the Castle, and the a,,par-
ition always forebodes the death of
some OF the Hol.enzollcrn family. The
White Lady has been seen three times
within about year, once i'll October
last year, just before the death of
Prince Albrccht; last spring again, to
announce the end Of Prince Adelbert;
and the last time, while Queen Eliza
beth lay Oh her death bed. There is,
however. some doubt about the mean
ing OF the last visit. The Queen Dow
agcr was not a born Hohenzollern,
and the doctors are not certain that
her death can be regarded as the an
swer to the White Lady's appearance.
IT not, there is yet another victim to
be expected, and the superstitious
know what that means. The profess
Sors Of the University are trying to
solve this knotty problem, and you
shall know the result at the earliest
KINGSTON. a quiet California town,
situated in Fresno County, i'll the
shadow OF the foothills Of the Sierras, /
contains hotel, several stores, and a
population OF about COO. Just at
iusk, ore evening recently, the pre-
cailing auictule upon the streets was
disturbed by q band of men who came
bit of the neighboring dcfilcs and
,happarcl, armed to the teeth, and
distributed themselves through the
business portion Of the town. A SEN
tiEcl stood guard at the entrance of
cach store, while his companions open
the doors at the muzzle Of cooked re-
volvcrs commanded the inmates to
put up their hands and lie down.
Tie demands were complied with, and !,
he robbers then tied their victims and
'ansackcd the premises. Several
stores were III this way captured and
heir proplietors, under penalty OF
lcath, compelled to open their safes
md surrender their money and
'aluablcs. Suddenly in the midst of
hose operations the crack of a rifle
vas heard, and one of the scntinels
brew Up his hands and fell, crying, Il
In shct.' Then, when the robbers found
hat the citizens were arming them
elves and preparing for regular
kirmish, they h.,rried!y departed to
he almost inaccessible tastness of the
Mountains. They secured about 49,
o0 in money, besides firearms, rings,
nd watches, which they took from
hose whom Trey had tied. These
to the dreaded Vasqucz band
f bandits, and he was their leader
or years he has been an outlaw, and
&c chief Of the most desperate gang
t deSperadGcS that have ever infested
he Pacific coast. 1t is estimated that
within the past few years Vasquez !;
nd his cut-tbca.s have killed no less
han fifty men. Spurrcd on by this !
,st forray. the Governor OF California,
nG;r Instructions from the Lcgisla
ure, has offered reward Of $4,000 :.
IL the capture or death Of Easquez.
he citizens are already in pursuit,
nd the prospects are that this out :
wv will soon meet with a fit reward
u lis crimes.
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