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SLAIN BY A MOTH.
Defense That Was Effective in Case
of n Prince.

Defense That Was Effective in Cnse
of Prince.
From the New York World.
Recent murder mysteries serve to recall
that of Princess Caravella, a singularly
lovely woman, who met with a violent
death at Naples.
The princess had been entertaining a
party of friends at dinner at the Caravella
palace; and she had promised to attend
a ball toward midnight, she went TO her
bed room to lie down for few minutes
rest to refresh herself for the dance.
AT IL o'clock her maid entered the room
to awaken her, whereupon the princess
asked her to return a little later, and
twenty minutes afterward, when she re-,
turned, the girl found her mistress still
lying on her bed with scarcely a muscle of
the face changed, but stone dead, with the
mark of tiny bullet in the region of the
heart.
The maids shrieks quickly brought the
prince and the whole household to the
room, and within ten minutes the judicial
and police authorities arrived. 1t was clear
that no stranger had fired the shot, since
the bed room was situated the third
floor, and no one had entered the gates OF,
the palace between the hour of 10 o'clock
and midnight.
At length the prince was arrested on a
charge of having murdered his wife with
the little pistol which lay by her side on
the table, and one chamber of which was
empty, color being lent to the accusation
by the fact that he was VIGOROUSLY jealous.
His trial resulted in acquittal, partly in
consequence of an extraordinary piece of
testimony which was produced in court by
one of the police officials. The story he
related was this:
A couple of days after the murder, on
the removal of the seals from the doors
of the bed room, he had made a careful
investigation of the apartment and had
found on the floor by the bedside one Of
those enormous night moths, the bodies Of
which are almost thick mans
thumb, and which abound in Italy.
He declared that the moths wings were
badly snged, as If it had flown against the
candle that stood on the table by the bed
side
He produced the moth in court, and then
proceeded to point out to the judges that
some of the powder of the insects wings
was apparent on the black ebony and gold
stock and trigger of the little revolver
which had been found on the table, and
with which the shooting had been done.
He then called the attention of the judges
and jury to the phenomenal facility with
which tie trigger yielded, and advanced
the extraordinary argument that the prin-
cess had been murdered by the night moth.
which, he alleged, must have flown into
the room, attracted by the candle light.
and falling with singed wings onto the
table had discharged the revolver in the
violence of its contortions.
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After Barbette, H. NJ. s. Camperdown.
truth has never fully come out. But if the
judgment of the Earl of Clanwiliam be
good for anything, the ship will have not
one-half the effectiveness in action claim
ed for her. She is .'side heavy" and large
ly the product of cheap and unskilled labor
brought into requisition during strike.
Trouble From Strikes.
In fact, half the trouble occasioned dur
ing the construction of England's naval
armament is caused by strikes So greedy
are the British contractors that they force
down wages to a minimum, and seem to
have no concern for The safety OF their
country AS a result. skilled labor has
drffted away from the mighty dockyaris
Ito foreign countries. The Clyde and Glas
gov are today the scenes of fierce strikes,
and all attempts to settle them have been
frutless The British cabinet even lately
brought pressure to bear upon the IRON
masters, owing to the fact that numerous
vessels are nearing completion. and that It
Is highly important that they be af1oat
with as little delay as possible. But it was
all to no purpose, and the men are still out
There is one vessel. launched January 81
last, upon which the whole naval estab-
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could do as they pleased until the bugle
called them together again, and as they
could under no circumstances leave the
breakwater, this was all right. Officers and
men had been provided with rations before
leaving the ships, SO all parties made them
selves comfortable and INDUCED their appe-
tites. particularly some of the men.
After while the rest was over and the
bugle sounded. The men were slow in get
ting In line, but thereSwas a hard after
Moons work before them and nothing was
said about it. When The line was formed,
however. the fun began! Many of the men
held their pieces butts up and did other
curious things that showed plainly how
they had employed; their time. Some were
Just tight" butt. some were decidedly
Where the mischief did they get .it?'
There they all were on q great stone break
water four miles from shore, surrounded
by surging water. lButlinvestigation show
ed that, at each end of :the breakwater, on
the outer side, facing the sea where no one
could suspect such thing, there was a
small wine shop. burrowed deep in the
bowels Of the earth. The place was main
tained for the convenience of the fisher
men who piled their vocation thereabouts
and SO small and hidden was 1t that its
existence could hardly be imagined. The
men had discovered 1t, however, and there
was no more drill that day.
Fooled the officer.
When the old Minnesota was in commits
DIS d cruising snip some years ago size
was anchored off 1.-The battery" in New
York harbor. A boat had been off to land
an officer, and when she came back she re-
manned alongside for few minutes only.
During this short interval, however, an eff
Tort was made to get a whole bucket of
stuff on board The officer of the deck dis
covered the maneuver and ordered the man
with the bucket to come up on the bridge.
Now said the officer, "go right to the
side there,and empty that stuff overheard"
Obedfent to the command, the man went
out to the end of the bridge, and ostensibly
poured the contents of his bucket into the
water But there was an old 9-inch gun,
one of the main battery, projecting out of
aStride of its muzzle was another man with
another bucket, and the contents of the
bucket above instead of going overheard.
fell with little loss into the bucket of the
man below, and were quickly within the
ship. The officer, being satisfied that the
man had emptied his bucket gave him
sound reprimand, and warned the man to
offense
Thank you, SIR" said the sailor. Then
he went below and took drink.
1t must not be supposed from these
stories that American man-of-war smen
are a set of drunkards, for such Is far
Jun and frolic that leads him into trans
gressions that he could not otherwise think
about. There is not more respectable or
law abiding set of men in the nation than
the men of the navy. but they do like to
fool the "old man. a name invariably
given to commanding officer. But when
the "old man" is fooled" 1t is done in no
spirit of spite or mutiny, but simply as a
lot of children would resist parental au-
thority
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Iishment looks with pride. 1t is H. NJ g.
Majestic. She took the water at Ports
mouth. and in less than a week there was
trouble. AS usual. the contractors had
been at their old trick of substitution
Two Of the great guns turned out to be abb
solutely unmanageabe. The makers de-
clared that the difficulty was due entirely
to the incompetence of the officers but the
latter angrily denied this. Finally an in
yestigatfon was ordered and the result Is
still awaited with interest.
The same state Of things exists all along
the line. The trouble appears to grow out
of the existence of a ring which has man.
aged to crowd out all competition in the
awarding of contracts. Some hot heads
even go the length of charging that mem
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last session of parliament. introduced bill
for the complete investigation of the entire
naval supply branch of the public service.
The matter was hushed up, as usual.
Another source of trouble in the British
navy is the favoritism alleged to be prac-
ticed in promotion. The miserable incom-
petence of young commander who
stranded H NJ S. Howe off the coast of
Spain is still remembered. Oddly enough,
all attempts to court-martial this youth
proved abortive, and he was given another
big ship. The Howe crawled miserably
home, and has been on the sick list ever
since. No serious naval officer has much
confidence In the ship.
The DrcadnOught.
1t must be admitted, however, that Brit
ain boasts some vessels that are really
models of their class. The most conspicuous
of these is the recently f1oated Dread
nought. 1t Is understood that certain
novel contrivances have been introduced
into her equipment that may open the eyes
of the naval experts of the world should
she engage in action. Much curiosity has
been expressed by American naval officers
on this subject, but so far it has remained
unqualified. Any secrets which may exist
on the subject of her armament are well
kept indeed. Our own dogs profess to
have little concern regarding the Dread
nought. She has attracted no particular
attention, but we may see her in Amer
she may be ordered to Venezuela.
1t seems to be overlooked that the much
talked-of additions to the British navy
during recent years are largely expert
mental. That Is. they are constructed for
the sole purpose of testing new theories In
naval armament and very often these are
found impracticatle. Great Britain makes
1t rule that her navy shall equal the
combined strength of the two powers next
in naval rank to herself. This obliges her
to be perpetually building. The result is
that huge vested interests have grown up
around the naval industries. The expendi-
lures must justify themselves by a con-
slant resort to new models and recent in
ventionS Hence the extraordinary exper-
mental activity of the British naval estab-
lishment. This activity leads to a general
impression that an immense amount of
formidable work is being accomplished,
when, as matter of fact, most of this
labor is found to have been superfluous.
navy Is its air of mystery. The outside
world is supposed to know nothing about
what Is going on. The impression is sedu-
lousy conveyed that the secrets are simply
terrible. and that England could blow up
the whole earth by simply touching a but
ton. But no evidence has yet advanced
that these horrible things really exist
In a word, the British navy Is vast and
formidable institution. 1t can wreak ter
rible destruction But the notion that it is
invincible Is silly. 1t Is well known to be
freedom from irritable and incompetent
control. In appearance 1t Is as formidable
was Robinson Crusoe when he went
about his island armed to the teeth. Blu,
in action there is good reason to believe
that surprises await 1t and the world.
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few months ago. has uttered many warn
ings. He was examined by parliamentary
commission last year, and pronounced the
naval supply service utterly rotten. II
even appeared that the projectiles supplied
for the famous and unlucky Camperdown
were wretchedly deficient in strength and
stinted in caliber. The after barbette on
the Camperdown was temporarily disabled
because the contractors in their greed had
substituted an alloy for the specified metal.
1t is upon these huge cannon that the navy
absolutely relies for the effective operation
of naval campaigns, and already three on
three different men-of-war have had to be
entirely overhauled and repaired.
A Typical Case.
Perhaps the most typical of these cases
of incompetency and corruption is that of
H. NJ. S. Magnificent. That boat was long
In course Of construction in Chatham dock
yard, and gave the admiralty no end of
trouble. The first row grew out Of the dis
covery OF substitutions in her armor plates.
The great London firms which have the
ear of the naval office relied upon their in
duence to hush up the matter. and the
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amuses even themselves. For 1t has been
Known during the past five years, and
f1ercely disputed about, that jobbery and
corruption are rife throughout the ad-
miralty, and that the huge armed craft
now the boast Of Britain are, in one or two
well-known cases, terrible only to the eye.
To what extent incompetence and greed
have Slapped the vitals of the seafaring
strength Of our kindred time alone can
tell. But that serious concern exists on
the subject is a well-known fact in London.
The trouble dates back to the admiralty
scandals of five years ago. 1t was alleged at
that time, and Mr.. Chamberlain was one of
the loudest denuncators, that the navy
seemed to exist for the sole purpose of
yielding a profit to certain favored firms
of shipbulders and various companies form
ed for the sole purpose of making money
out of munitions of war. On this subject
Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bt., X. c. B.,
the bravest vice admiral in the British
service, and the man who was commander
in-chief of the Mediterranean station a
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A Modern Version.

From the Toledo Blade.
The king has left his counting-hor and wisely
spent his money:
The queen and he are bicycling, forgetting bread
and honey;
The maid has bought a wheel, too and left her
hanging clothes;
'1woald take nlmble blackbird now to nip off
half her lose.
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She Was Cautious,

From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
"One sweet kiss before co. said young
Mr.. Northside, at II pm. las he stood in the
hall of his charmer's house.
But. Fred she began.
What is It, dear?"
Haze you a certificate from your ply
stefan that your family is free from tuber-
culosis?'i
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L Is SlMPLf AMAL-
ing to note the COM
ments and state
ments now current
on the subject of the
British navy. That
this Venezuelan bust
ness has given a ire
mendous Importance
to England's naval
armament goes with
out saying. But the
superiority claimed
for our cou s ! n s
a ros s t h e sea
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Contrary to Regulations, But the
Sailor Manages to Get It.
DRINK HABIT SINCE The WAR
Various Schemes by Which Liquor
is Struggled Shipboard.
FIV E-B OTTLE MEN


lations of the United
States navy Is one
which says that no
intoxicating Ii q u or
of any kind shall be
allowed on b 0 ar d
ship. This, of course,
Is absolute prohibit
ton; but another
regulation says "on-
ly beer and Zig h t
wines shall be allow
ed on board" a n d
this might be called
ON avnisa laW
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bers Of the admiralty beard are secret
members of the firms who do most of the
have been many and fierce contentious on
the subject Mr.. Labouchere, as late as the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
FOR WEAK WOMEN.
HOrsfOrd's Acid Pho

1t soothes and feeds the nerves, helps digestion
and imparts strength.
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Ships Deemed F Formidable Pronounced
Rotten Tubs.
THE VENEZUELAN War PROBLEM
A Popular Impression of Eng|and's
Naval Strength.
GREED AND CORRUPT TON

COPYRIGHT, 1906 by Bachelor. johnson & Baeheller
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ward in Manitoba, the activity of a single
storm covering many thousand miles when
the interchanging winds of the highs and
lows are considered.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-04-20
MUSICAL NOTES.

Mr. Sieveing left his will
include all the principal cities of the and will him
soos of the Boston Festival Sept ls
his duties
The university conservatory will hold special
who an oppo
tunity to study during the winter.
Mrs. S. A. Perkins Tacoma her sister Mrs
Kimbal at the conservatory this week.
The bringing OF the two great musical organizations
band and Thomas orchestra
instrumental in securing them Lincoln Their appearance
ought to be made annual
The music at ST. Paus Methodist Sabbath was
Of high order both evening listened to
by congregation that crowded the house
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-04-20
THE COURIER

THE
Plymouth Congregational church. given Plymouth church
Tuesday evening Professor Williams Tabeau company
number Of and there Rotations
The NJ c. glee club becoming quite demand lately On
Sunday evening young peoples society
the First Baptist church The club number Of
good singers and the music furnished Of first class order
F. W. Brown Ewing Mrs. Coaroth Mrs. Horton
Miss Miller will Keedum this afternoon the residence of
Mrs Pucksta for the benefit of the altar guild Of Holy Trinity
church.
Gahan Of Grand Island was the guest Mrs
Lew Marshall returned Thursday She by
Mrs Marshall who will spend several days Grand Island
city Professor Hodgman
Of the university being considered connection with the
presidency of the new University Of Montana.
Mr. Burnham, of Omaha, initiated
P fraternity last Tuesday evening An impomptu banquet
held Immediately after the initiation
There has talk another Pleasant Hour party
the majority the members favor resting
laurels already accumulated.
William Burke Miss Alice Schmidt Friend
in the paos the Capital hotel Wednesday morning by
John Hewitt.
Miss Elmer D. Frank, of Omaha Miss W. Howe Of
Atchson D. Albion Frank Lincoln
this week.
will Bryan l625D
Monday April D. Mr. Bryan will discuss "Sver;
Lincoln Light Infantry gave exhibition Monday
night at Germania hail. There dance after drill
Alderman left this week for St Louis
sbeenv visiting They will Lincoln Sunday.
The English club will meet this evening the home Judge
Broadly at Nineteenth and Sewell streets
q beautiful study in oil of Easter lilies.
The Lincoln Light Infantry will be mustered the National
guards by Major Fechet Monday.
Miss Florence Putnam home from Oak Park seminary
fort he Easter HOLIDAYS
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-04-20

Plymouth Congregational church. given in Plymouth church
Tuesday evening Professor Williams Tbeau dart
number of and there recaons
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-04-20

society HAL Grove met last night at
dence OF Mrs. E. p. Smith.
N S. Harwood returned Monday York. and
various points in the east.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity dancing party
sing hall last evening
]. T. Mastn called Lanark ILL.,, week. by
his mother.
Mrs Patton Miss Mabel Patton left Thursday for San
Francisco
A. X Andriano Of Omaha spent days
week.
Mrs Clinton their eastern
trip.
Mrs John c. Allen returned Monday from weeks stay in Chi
residence Mrs. Monday afternoon
secretary Of Y NJ CA
D. Miller left New York Monday.
Prof. F. w. Taylor is in Chicago
Rev. E. H. Chaplin is in Illinois.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-04-20

The Society Of the Hall the Grove night the
dence Of Mrs Z. P. Smith
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-04-20
Mrs John c. Allen returned Monday weeks stay Chi
Sooss Tibbe.s Monday afternoon
)oane has been elected assistant secretary

A. B. Clark left for New York Monday.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-04-20

N HARDWOOD returned Monday from New York Boston and
various points in the east.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-04-20

The Y M c. A. gee club becoming quite demand lately On
last Sunday evening the club the peoples society
the First Baptist church. The club composed number Of
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-04-20
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton r. Lee have eastern

Mr. Carl Burnham Of Omaha initiated into the Beta Theta
P fraternity last Tuesday evening An mprompu banquet
held Immediately after the initiation.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-29
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
In Memory of the Late Capt. Il. B. nIoor.
man.

In Memory of the Late Capt. II. Il. nIoor.
At q recent meeting held in the lee.
ture room of tho First Presbyterian
Church, OF Roanoke, pres emit Rev. DR..
w G. Campbell the pastor, Elders T.
S. Van Horn, c. w. Thomas. George w.
Glass, j. Il, Featherstone, D. c. Yates,
]. II. Earman f. w. Brown, a. W. Pit
man and w. S. McClanahan. and
Deacons DR.. It. W. Crozler, j. w.
Shields. Jr., &. W. Ammen, NJ. G.
Thomas, O. Il. Bill. ]. A Tim berlake,
z. ID. Cardwell ana r. McClelland, upon
motion r. McClellard. Dr.. r. w.
Crozier, }. w. Shields, Jr., and j. II.
Feetherstone were appointed COM
mis,oe to draft Suitable resolu lions In
memory OF cur late highly esteemed
and beloved older, Capt. K. +. Moorman,
who departed ,his life at Staffor0's
Springs, Miss, al > O'clock p. H., March
%, 1885.
"Whereas, Il has pleased Almighty
God il his infinite wisdom 20 remove
from earth to Heaven our distinguished
and beloved elder, Caps. r. b. Moor
man, through whom, by the ties of
Christian fellowship and affection, he
has placed upon our hearts such indeli-
BILE proofs OF Christian integrity, that
time only can effacs; his well-stored
mind through the grace of God was ever
ready TO instruct and impert unto
others tho ways OF pecce, duty to God
and ameliora.ion OF the human race; he
was ever on the alert with voice and pen
Cd establish the Gospel in this and
other lands; his purse was ever open 10
the cause OF evangelization and deeds OF
charity, and III his representative ca
p1city in the Montgomery Presbytery,
Synod of Virginia and General Assem-
bly,. His Christian and intellectual gifts
adorn the annals of tho Presbyterian
Church, snd while va sre losth TO part
with our dear brother from our Presby-
terrain circle and pleasant associations
we believe that "our loss is his gain, I"
and althouEh pained BY this earthly
severance, we bow III humble submits
sion 10 the will OF Him who doath all
things we'll" Therefore, be IL
Resolved, That for and in behalf
OF the pastor, officers and church mem
bers, we extend to the bereaved wife
and family our heartfelt sympathy in
this their SD hour of trials end loss,
and pray God that His mantle OF peace,
coincidence and blessing may ever
shield them in life; and that our de-
parted brothers. CHRISTIAN life and acts
may ever stimulate them to follow his
example an6 meet him in Heaven; and
may she who has been his long and
beloved companion be strengthened by
Gods grace 10 bear this severance aud
grief and soothe her troubled heart.
Be it resolved, That q copy OF this
preamble and resolution be sent 10 the
borrowed family. spread upon the
minutes OF the church session, and that
the sans be published in The ROANOKE
DAILY ZINES and Evening World.
r MCCLELLAND,
T. w. CRozIER,
J. w. SHIELDS, JR,
j. II. FEATHERSToNE,
CommitIee,