The Saint Paul globe., 1902-11-30

for her. She is magnificent creature,
and her beauty is the talk of the con-
tinent. Baroness PisteIkorf is tall,
sylph-Eke woman, more fascinating
than beautiful. She was magnifcently
dressed in an errnine cloak, having
train several yards long. Paul and his
baroness are in Paris to buy bric-a-s
brac for their Cannes house. The bar
oness is not in good health, but the
czar's bane does not seem to worry
the pair
Who Is Baron Heilbach's Widow7
VIENNA, Nov 29.-Baron Hellbach,
Ph. D., died of good living, after be-
ing one year out Of the .poorhouse.
Having lost his fortune and being un-
able to make a living, the baron was
sent to the poorhouse eleven years
ago, but left its Squalid quarters in
December last to marry an unknown
woman, said to be a Russian princess.
Before his wife conferred a life pen
sion of 500 forms a month on He'll
bach, he had to sign papers, promising
not to address his wife during the cere-
mony, nor to try to see her face, or
touch her. The lady wanted his name
only, and came heavily yelled, attended
only by her legal representative The
pension was regularly paid, and Baron
Hellbach promptly ate and drank him.
self to death. He was buried as be-
fits a great aristeerat, the cost being.
borne by the unknown wife. It is
claimed that only Emperor Francis
Joseph has the key to her identity.
A Fake BeiIini Bought.
BERLIN, Nov. 29.-It is reported on
good authority that the Belini acquired
by the Berlin museum from Count
Roncalli in BreSica in a fake. Other
wise the Italian law against exporta-
ton of works of art would have pre-
vented the sale. The picture repre-
sents "Christ's Ascension" and is sup
posed to be from the fifteenth century.
Tries Hard to Escape Death.
HEIDELBERG, Nov. 29.-The crown
princess of Sweden is undergoing a
new sort of cure for consumption in
this city, but the professors treating
her refuse to say what 1t is. The
poor woman has tried almost every
cure ever invented, each of which seems
to make her more miserable.
Queen Regent Evidences Courage.
LISBON, Nov. 2s.-Three generals
were arrested by order of the queen
regent for melting the army to dem
onstfations against the government.
The generals had informed the absent
king that the present cabinet must go
and Charles teIegraphed his wife to
deal with them according to her pleas
ure The queen at once arrested their
excellencies and means to keep them
in Jail until they promise to be good.
Portugal has not had such an energetic
ruler for twenty years.
Lese Maieste in German China.
PEKIN, Nov. 29.-Otto Corbach, edi-
tor of the watch in German Asia" was
arrested by the governor of Kiautschau
for lese majestic. This is the first time
that the obnoxious law has been put
in operation in the colonies.
Good Times Coming for st. Louis.
PARIS, Nov. 29-During the exposi-
ton here foreigners letters of credit
amounted to 1000 millions of francs
more than during any twelve months
in the history of France, and the gov
ernment commissioner appointed to
look into the matter estimates that
about twice that amount was spent in
France by foreigners on account of the
exposition. For that reason Paris in
tends to have another worlds show in
1911.
Bull and Arena Trust in Spain.
MADRID, Nov. 2s.-A strong finan-