The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-25
FROM OTHER LANDS.

his trip around the world the Chinese
emperor presented him with a number
| of Chinese deer These were turned loose
| in the mountains of the island of MoIo-
kai, the most broken and least thtckly
| populated island in the Hawaiian group.
There they thrived and multiplied until
| the island became truly royal deer pre-
| serve. When the American Sugar COM
| pany purchased the larger part Of the
island from c. R. Bishop, who had re-
! ceived 1t along with thousands of acres
| of other lands from his wife, Bernice
| Pauah Bishop, as a part % her vast
| estates, the deer became the property of
| the sugar company. A deer preserve and
| sugar plantation cannot exist in close
| proximity, and the sugar company deter
! mined to get rid of the deer Two men
| were hired to eXterminate them, at $50 a
| month, and the deer skins as a bonus.
| These men, one of whom, the Chicago
| News says. has acquired the sobriquet
| of 'Deerslayer Bill, have been at work
| ever since. They now have 5000 deer
skins on hand; for which they have been
offered $1.25 apiece, but they are holding
out for $1.50 each. Notwithstanding this
slaughter, deer hunting on MolOkai is
still sport that can be INDUCED In with
| reasonable certainty of success by any
one who IS willing to undertake the toll
of hunting over an ineXpressibly rough
and broken range of mountains.
Lucchent, the assassin Of the empress of
Austria, is confined in the dungeon of
the prison of rEVeche, Geneva. This is
a change from his former airy abode
Not long ago two prisoners escaped from
FEveche, and the governor of the prison
was severely blamed for having kept such
loose surveillance of his charge. Now,
1t is said, in order to divert public atten-
ton from his own shortcomings he has
confined Luccheni' in the dungeon on a
charge of attempting to assault him. The
Italian murderer, finding time heavy on
his hands, even though he had two trades
at which he worked. asked for some
books. The governor refused his request,
Whereupon Luccheni, 70. who was armed
with sardine-box key, threa tened to
kill him. Summoning his men, the gov
ernor had his so-called assailant thrown
into the worst underground cell in the
prison. The affair Is being investigated
and is causing quite a sensation in Cen
eva.
The Earl of Dundonald, who had the
honor of riding at the head of the British
cavalry which first entered Ladysmith
is Scottish nobleman who comes of an
fighting men since the time of Alexander
III. and has served Its country In many
ways and In various capacities. The peer
age dates from 1911, when Sir William
Cochrane OF Cowden was created Baron
Coehrane of Dundonald The same gen.
tleman was advaneedito the dignity of a
Scottish earl in 1862 and was created
Lord Cochrape of Paisley and Ochiltree.
One of the Cochranes was a, colonel in the
Of I ha h vi
military officer, who fell at the siege of
Louisburg during the American war of
independence, and the son of his success
SCR. who was, aid-de-camp to Lord Corn
wallis, was also killed In battle in the
same war. Several members of the fam
lily fought in the peninsular war Thorn
as, the tenth earl, better known as Lord
Coehrane, as admiral of the feet. made
for himself a great name for his daring
courage and brilliant exploits. One of
these was the destruction of a French
fleet in the Basque roads, which greatly
crippled the power of Napoleon. Suisse
quently, in 1913, the earl entered the serv-
ice of Chile and Peru, which had re-
belled against Spain, and the assistance
he gave them at sea helped them to win
their independence. Many daring deeds
are reported Of him at that period. The
present holder of the title is the second
son of the eleventh earl He was born
In 1852, was trained for the military pro-
fession. and rose step by step until at the
outbreak of the war he held the impor-
tant position of colonel of the Second
Life guards. He has a brother in the
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Lord
Dundonald. who succeeded to the title
and estates in 1885, is married to a daugh-
ter of Mr.. Robert Banford- Hesketh, of
Gwyrch castle, Wales, and has four Chill
dren, his son ana heir, Lord Cochrane
being at present fourteen years of age
1t may interest Americans who intend
TO travel in France this year to learn of
the following verdict rendered by the AK,
Provence. Court of Appeals last month:
In April, 1898, q wealthy French family
engaged a suite of rooms in a fashionable
Marseilles hotel Upon reaching her
apartment Nine, H. deposited a small
satche1 containing her jewery, to the
value of 21,00G francs, in the wardrobe,
which she subsequently locked She then
went to the dining saloon. leaving the
key of her room in the lock. During
Nine. H.. absence her trunks were
placed in her room. When she returned
from dinner she discovered her ieweIrv
had been stolen, All efforts to trace it
have failed. M. and Nine. H then in
stituted proceedings against the hotel
proprietor for the full value of the stolen
jewels. The case went to the court of
appeals AFTER having been lost in the
court Of first instance. The second YER
dict was more favorable to them The
| judges decided that although Nine H.
was guilty of gross negligence in not hav,
Ing locked the door of her room and
| despite the fact that there was a notice
| in her apartment to the effect that the
proprietor would answer for no loss of
| valuables not deposited at the hotel OF,
| flee, the proprietors responsibility for
such valuables was not entirely annulled
| on that account. He was therefore order
| ed to refund to NJ, and Nine H. two
| thirds Of the value of the jewelry stolen
/ from them in his establishment, and also
/ to pay two-thirds the costs of the legal
| proceedings.
The war in South Africa is still the
chief topic Of interest throughout New
Zealand and a third contingent of yolun-
| teers is being organized to be sent to
| the seat of war. The two contingents
which have already sailed, were sent al
the expense of the New Zealand govern.
| ment, but the third is being equipped h1
private subscription. When the first con.
tingent was acceptable at the beginning
of the war, 1T was thought at Auckland
that the appearance of Australian troops
at the seat OF war would be little more
| than a demonstration of the loyalty oil
the colonies to the mother country, but
! events have proved that Great Britain
| needs the assistance of her colonies II
the present crisis. Already the frs,
| Australian and New Zealand contingents