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/ had high standing in two Continental
courts. and Rhodes needed all the inlu-
ence ne could get Especially did he need
the favor Of Germany in carrying out his
great schemes.
Certainly Princess RadzwiH had reason
to believe that she could exercise pow
erful Influence over the man who had
never admitted a woman into his life.
To a certain degree. at least. he had
made her his conhdante.
When Princess Radzwiil self that her
hopes were in a fair way Of being full
filled Rhodes was suddenly called to
South Africa.
While it is possible that Rhodes may
! have regarded the Princess simply as a
business associate in his big enterprise.
/ it seems more in the ordinary course Of
events that he should have entertained
other feelings regarding her.
He was not q woman-hater because he
had suffered AT some womans hands
There was no tragic event in his life TO
make him turn against the whole sex.
With him ii was simply an idea. a cor
viction that n woman would hamper him.
be a milestone around his neck. And all
the world knows that every man who
has chung 10 that chimera has sooner or
later yielded 10 some woman. else all
hnmsnness were eliminated from his
nature. Yet Cecn Rhodes may have
been an exception.
u Is certain that Princess Radzwiu be-
lieved that Cecil Rhodes loved her when
he went 70 South Africa she went to s..
Petersburg She had in her possession
shares Of the Chartered South African
company 70 a very considerable amount.
These she negotiated in Russia vath
some difficulty she lived most srmpti-
ously.
Ii needs no psychologist 10 undeit tsnd
how the memory Of skobeieS and Rhodes
blended in her mind. SIZE vas haunted
BY skobelsG-s death. she imagined that
Rhodes loved her a. passionately as had
the Russian General
The natural egotisn Of 8 woman in
love. and especially the eEo;isrn q Prin-
cess Radzwiu made .this conclusion nat
urai. Surely a woman uho could inspire
the foremost soldier - R9ssls TIE most
courtod nan n Europe. win an affection
50 strong that be should XII himself n
the htyday q his manhood oecause she
refused 20 el0pe with hiu. might ne par
doued u she persuaded herself that the
south African colossus lowed her with the
same mad devotion Her friends say shaz
she convinced herself that Cecil Rhodes
might ~ guilty. Il sone dreadful thing
that night check or end RS career = he
bsiEe~ed that she had shaaGsnst hizn-
Whether thiS IS Srue or nos. To ore
knows save The woman n The scnvlct
garb II South Africa Il Is knowa that
she went 20 Pa-is- sold her 5sEeEs Tor Jess
tran half their value rsalizinE ~ % CT
then. and then wrni 70 Cape Town.
There sae found Ce0n Rhoss. u se
bad lovsa her. he rad recovered f-o1 rs
i1fat1asion = shs hzd been ussfni zs
Al agent be found her - - longer lie
wAs anxious . eliminate Pri-csss Rzts-
VII from rs lie.
TIE shock 70 he- xss srezeadoss.
as vas shoxn - ths fzcs thai she
charged her vhoie ne she pgsage6 fzts
al sorts q rad schrzes ard ssccula-
tons SIZE f-zvei~d hitler ard ihifAsr /
i seems that The oae E-sz; de- that
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possessed her was TO demonstrate 20
Rhodes that she could aid him in his am
billions, that she was necessary to him.
One Of her then adventures was the
starting Of a newspaper. which she
planned 10 aid Rhodes IN his scheme Of
empire.
She became involved financially. Il ap-
pears that at first Rhodes came 70 her
rescue. Whether he did this because he
felt that he was in honor bound 20 90
so or because OF sentiment, is one OF the
many enigmss in this strange romance.
She Travelled back md forth betty IN
South Africa and England. on one occz-
sion. at least. Rhodes took Z steamer
earlier than Re had planned 70 escape
being OF the same ship with the Prin-
cess. She became more and more in
VOWED and more ard more OF puzzle
still she did not attract public atten-
tiou 10 any great degree n June. 1900.
while she vas staying in the exclusive
Carleton Hotel in London she made =
sensation b. declaring that her jewels 10
the value OF 500 90 had been stolen from
her room. The whole available force %
Scotland Yard vas turned loose on the
robbery. Within a few DAYS the de-
tsctives had found the ;evsiry IN pawn
shop and had discovered that they were
paste.
Princess RadzwIlI melted on; Of public
view after this affair Shn vent 70
South Africa again. and wa not heard
from until the criminal chzfge against
her became public. N De Blowtiz con-
nen;inE upon this phase q the remark
able STORY. has written.
The world learned Nf.a rturefacfson
that this WOMAN. allied ~ the PachkoTs
70 the Dachkons. 20 ;ile Rostopc chimes
20 the Rzwuskis. 70 the Tachko1s % the
Gorfehakols. ~ the Gailtzlnes. nat iris
woman had been welded 20 the brother
q TIE head u ths princriy hsuse q
Rat1Niii; that this woman whose daBEh-
ter was married - Prince Bltseher
grandson q IRE Butcher ssTnarued the
Fate o. SspoleoE'-lt was GrouchT Who
was expected and Il va Blpcher ~ho
caue-that this woman Who vzs TIE
peeress q the most exalted perse-sTes
IL the Russian Empire. hss been arrested
a. the cape on a charge % forEe-T-
People in Europe refus.S . believe
TIE charge. ard i AS sttrsbgted 60 sozre
huge mistake.
Il transpl-sd mat Eany zotsz were 81
circulation n south Africa. ard sone i-
England - VEL Bearing ths sane p
Ceeu Rhodes IS irto--er 1sss q fnsss
were pad Eheu they -ers pseseatsd ~
IRE banks although not wtthogf qses-
tiou. for r. si-nais reason ;hsf Ehofss
Rad never s>sa kze<n 70 give -ofs~
fyher they Vs-s sh0~n r. hzn - sd
thst - had never uzds to 1r;ss. tst =
o-s>resl them 5sss foT al that
re vculd never tsl7 - a-sos1f tat ~
uaid n tbs <zy. hzt q - sd tsst =
rsx from rs an - ses.esa Sar - 81
k-oxn ever ho~ isrz perio4 - ro;ss
er.sn1ss Cecz Rsoses xss scat apoz
ms p1irr - - -zs o. ressfT al fa>
othsrs r. zaicA prtzc-ss Rzsr<Ei rzs
concerned
Re cu-tsnuet psy1zr - rrses a. theT
zs-- vrsse-set uztg & Ezs h~ouEsf -
- zftszftaz that 'erz1sT - as a. ac-
cczrlsce % tss tergvrses- 40 tat .
he ca-ti-uet a. r-rzzfn siiert sd sse~.
re 1oses- ther. VA 20 ss1.aE - EssS
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l82.
Princess Catherine Radzwin suffered
terribly from remorse. Besides. she
dearly loved Skobelen She was stricken
| with nervous prostration, and for a while
II was feared she would lose her mind.
! She retired from society and for more
than two years lived in absolute seclu-
sion.
Gradually she emerged into the world
again. To woman Of her activity and
mental restlessness. the quiet humdrum,
OF existence OF rural life became intolIer-
/ able. In the course OF time she appeared
again in ST. Petersburg. where she en-
tertained lavishly.
Afterward Princess Radzwim went 10
/ London, where she was received with
favor.
II is possible that Cecil Rhodes had at
racted her She had long heard about
him The halo Of renown that surround
ed the Napoleon Of South Africa" was a
magnet that appeared to many women.
and this attraction was not lessened by
the fact that he was recognized as a vo-
man-hater. Nothing more appeals TO a
woman who has beauty. position and who
has long been used 70 exercising a pow
destinations than men who have accom-
rlished great things in the world and
who are known 10 care nothing for wo-
men. 1t rouses the lust FOR conquest
The attitude OF such men is per-
petual challenge that cannot be disre-
Earded. 4 woman who Is anxious to win
man Of that kind * half won before
she begins her campaign. and a woman is
never 50 dangerous as when she is half
won
From ali the facts that can be gath
cred it seems that Princess Catherine
RadzviiI looked upon Cecil Rhodes as her
fate from the tim. that she arst met
him al dinner given In her honor.
This was many years befozs she went
10 South Africa. and il diSproves a tale
that she met him through letters OF In
PRODUCTION given her BY Lord SALISBURY.
That story ran that she became friendIy
with the English premier through having
served him in European courts. IN plain
words this IL equivalent TO declaring
that she was an English spy.
There seems 70 be no doubt that Prin-
cess RadzwsH and Cecil Rhodes became
friendly almost ~ once after their first
aaeeting- They met frequently. Early ia
their acquaintance she gave him an ar
iiqEe Russian medal ne had admired. and
he accepted IL.
No Gre living but Princess Rzdzwiu
knows on what plane they stood II IS
known that not long after their meeting
she swore that she would conquer him. I
Il = known. too. that Cecil Rhodes held
women IN contempt - companions; that
he was wrapped up IN dreams q empire
in which no woman could play a part
10 his way OF thinking Thousands u W.
men had sought - capture him. bat Re
locked upon their vile. either with indy
ference ~ With repugnance. WonsnkiHd
had no temptation FOR hin
Bot Princess Ra5zxfli vas unlike any
woman he had ever net. Nc man had
ever heen able 70 withstand her charms /
Her mental superiority was greater THAI 4
her physical
Il IS possible that - iooktss upon her
as pawn IA his Big game. a very import 4
act snd useful oEc, bat stu a psEn- SEE +
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to sacrifice everything were within her
! grasp. No one in Europe outside Of
the members Of the reigning families.
had a higher position. The Radzwins
are related to the Hohenzollerns. And
she had wealth.
She was not given to intrigue. Her
brilliant mind looked with contempt upon
petty love affairs. Years after she had
/ separated from her husband, she had her
first love affair.
/ Gen. Skobelef fell IN love with her.
/ There is no more brilliant name in the
/ history Of the Russian army than that OF
the young officer whose military genius
was the talk of Europe when he was
thirty-two. whose achievements in the
+ Turco-Russian war proved him one OF
+ the greatest Of modern commanders.
+ on one side OF his family had come
from the same district Poitava. where
+ lived the parents Of Princess Radzwill.
PaChdorff q boyard. whose ancestors
dated from the earliest times of the Rus
sian Empire, lived in royal extravagance
on his immense estates. maintaining his
own regiment of cavalry, his own must
clans and troupe Of actors. leaving the
management Of his estates 10 a serf.
careful business man who grew rich
while his master became bankrupt The
serfs son. who was educated Ike n gen
tleman. feu in love with the hoyards
daughter. and because OF his financial ex-
tremity the boyard permitted her 10 mar
~ him one OF the children % this
union became the mother Of the great
Gen. SzobeleG.
r1.---e-
Skobelen died az the age Of thirty-eight
his short career had been so brilliant
the future promised 50 much and the
circumstance surrounding his death
were SO mysterious that Il made a TIRE
msnduous sensation.
notwithstanding the universal interest
few OF the facts became public. II is now
known that Gen. skooeien the man
whose dashiug hriilancy. whose sctsrmi-
nation n purpose whose disregard % ali
obstacles and whose powerful mind made
him recognized as one or the greatest
military eeuiuses Of Europe, died foT love
or Princess Rs6zwfu
Gen SkobeioG loved her 10 distraction.
he urged her 10 elope with him. She re-
fused. lie declared that her refusal was
his death sentence.
She did not believe him. she had seen
much of life ia the courts q Europe
She was experienced in The ways Of men
She had seen much o. love-mssing and
held lightly the protestatons OF men.
Princess RadzvH loved skobeien. but
she would not eiopc with him Her pride
forbade it, Another Princess Radswiil
d.d oIope with Russian uoblenan- He
deserted her snd she sank 10 the gutter. I
one day she killed her betrayer and was
sent To her penal servitude- Princess
Catherine vas not Ct that stamp
TWO days after her refussl to run away (
with him Gen. SloheleG was dead He
died as be lived. speotsculariy. in an
orgy that be had arranged for that end
q wild asochanala 50 horribly extravs-
SAINT shat those who took part II i never 4
spoke OF 1t acterwsrd save with psiing 4
faces
Only skoheieg kept his bead Il is
said that he died OF chloroforna. admin 1
istered by a woman a; his own command. I
Gen. SkobeIers death took Place in /
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

London, Dec. 16.-The education
bib passed its third reading yester-
day in the house OF lords.
Pekin, Dec. 16.-Lieutenant General
Miles has telegraphed from Yoko-
hama that he will arrive here Dec. 20
and inspect, the legation guard.
Berlin, Dec. t6.-It is now reported
that Count Won Buelow, the imperial
chancellor, will be elevated to the rank
of prince by Emperor William. after
the successful completion OF the. com
mercial treaties.
Havana, Dec. 16.-A delegation.
headed by General Maxine Gomez.
waited upon President Palma yester-
day and requested that no further
prosecutions be brought against the
men who were concerned In the re-
cent strike. President Palma prom.
ised to consider the matter.
Manila. Dec. 1.-the court martial
which is to try siajor Edwin r. Glenn,
Of the Fifth infantry, has decided 10
summon Generals Chaffee and Smith
from the United States to testify as
to orders given during the conduct of
the campaign on the island Of Samar
and to the character Of the campaign
waged there.
San Domingo. Republic of Santo Do.
mingo. Dec. 1e.-The British consul
here has been notified to enter a pro.
test with the Dominican government
In behalf OF the West Indian public
works against its'action in issuing the
recent port charges decree. as being
inimical to British interests. Polite.
ally all Is quiet here.
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TRAIN FELL THROUGH BRIDGE.
Two Dead and Six Badly Injured and
Many Bodies stu Remain
Under Mreckaae.

Brookfeld, Mo-, Dec. 15.-The ident
ity Of all the persons killed in the
wreck on the Hannibal and st. Joseph
railroad. just east Of this city, early
yesterday morning. has not yet been
determined. as there are known to be
In the wreckage the bodies Of men
whose identity will not be known un.
til the wreckage shall be cleared
away.
The bodies OF the following have
been recovered: James Murphy, road.
master; Arthur Hyatt and Thomas
Ainsworth. bridge men.
The injured. some Of whom will die
are: Thomas Phelan, conductor;
Harry Steele. bridgeman; w. Goode
engineer: Texas Leatherman, bridge
man; r. Green, fireman: C. McDon.
aid. brakeman.
The Brookaeld wrecking train was
on its way to the scene OF an unins'
portant freight wreck, which occurred
early in the evening. when the crane
OF the wrecker struck the overhead
portion OF the steel bridge, Just east
OF this city. and under the strain and,
the force Of the engine pushing the
wrecker the bridge gave way and the
entire train crashed into the water
below. The injured men were brought,
to this city.
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HAD BEEN MURDERED.
Jacob sestick, Track Walker, Found
With His Skull Crushed.

Lancaster, Pa. Dec. 15,-Saturday
night two colored men found Jacob
Bostick, aged 80, Pennsylvania
railroad track walker. residing at
cambridge. lying on the railroad
about half mile east OF that place,
with his skull crushed. He was still
alive. The men who found him are
employed in stone quarry in that
neighborhood. They summoned their
fellow quarrymen. but before assist
ance arrived and without having made
statement, Bostick died. The yer.
dict Of coroner's inquest was that
he had met an accidental death, but
yesterday afternoon a bloody picK-
handle with matted hair clinging 10
It, found where the body was dlscov.
cred, proved that he had been muir.
dered. 1t is believed that the muir.
derers knew Bostick had drawn his
wages Saturday, and hoped to get T..
They took his pocketbook. but he had
left the money at his home. Appar-
entity Bostick had been felled from
behind and then thrown on the track
to give the appearance OF an accident.
The police are working on clue that
points to the guilt of two men.
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Senator Proctor is Working to
Have the Measure Made a
Law Before Holidays.
WILL BE DULL WEEK IN HOUSE.
No Fixed Program for Lower Branch.
How to Proven. the Spread of Con.
tasious Diseases In Live Stock
VIII Be Taken Up Tomorrow.

Washington. Dec. 15.-After the
routine morning business in the sen.
ate was disposed OF today Senator
Proctor asked the senate to take up
the bill for the reorganization of the
militia force of tho United States, and
he will continue 10 bring 1t forward
each day in the morning hour. with
the hope OF securing action early in
the week and OF having 1t become a
law before adjournment for the Christ.
mas holidays.
At 2 o'clock the statehood bill was
ham addressed the senate in opposi.
ton to the admission OF New Mexico
and Arizona. He spoke at length,
quoting from the testimony taken by
the subcommittee which visited those
territories and giving his personal
experiences as a member OF that com.
mittee. The statehood bill will con-
tinue each day OF the week, except
Wednesday, to ne the order of bust.
ness after o'clock. Wednesday. by
special order. has been set apart for
eulogies in memory of the late Sen.
ator Sewell. of New Jersey.
viii Speak in Opposition.
The present program on the state
hood bill is for Senator Nelson, also
q member OF the committee on terri.
tories, to follow Senator Dillingham;.
Senator Nelson will be succeeded by
Senators Burnham and Kean. After
these members OF the committee other
senators will speak in opposition to
the bill Senator Beveridge, chair
man of the committee, will close the
debate. He also will be heard fire.
quently during the course OF the de-
bate on points as they come up. The
senate will adjourn on Saturday for
the holidays and not even the friends
OF the bill express confidence of &C.
uon on the measure before that timo
In case opportunity offers, Senator
Penrose will make an effort to get up
the immigration bill at odd times
during the week. with the hope of sc.
curing action on it, but the pros.
pect now is that 1t will go over I'M
til otter the Christmas adjournment.
In all probability the bill making an
appropriation for the prosecution of
the agricultural departments fight on
the foot and mouth cattle disease In
New England will be passed during
the week.
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ESP[O Sl0N Or Gas N lDNNEL.
Two KILLED. Two Fatally Burned and
Others seriousiy Injured Under
Lake Erie.

Cleveland, Dec. 1.-two men we're
instantly killed, two others perhaps
fatally burned and number of 9th,
ers less seriously burned in an ex-
piosion of gas in the water works
tunnel 100 feet below the bottom of
Lake Erie yesterday afternoon Tho
dead: Ben Rudner. Rochester. n. Y.
aged 81, unmarried: Arthur Bolgery,
Canton. o.. aged "a. unmarried. The
injured: William Knox, Brooklyn,
civil engineer. seriously burned about
head. face and body. will probably
die; James ossman. williamstown.
Pa, burned about head and face. con.
dition serious. Others seriously
burned are: Edward Ingleson. Cleye.
land; Peter Carlin. Cleveland: Henry
Kapfear, Canton: John Powers, Cleve-
land: Albert Arnet. Cleveland. and
Ernest Bures. Cleveland.
The cause OF the explosion. 1t Is be
lieved. was a spark from the joining
of two electric ligbe wires in the tun.
mel. thus igniting the accumulated
gas. The bodies of Rudner and Boil
ger were found some distance away
from the scene OF the explosion by a
rescuing party.
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AIMEDATTAE UNIFIED SIATES.
speeehes Delivered IN the German
ReIehstas shew the New Tariff 2.
6ifl 10 Blow at America.

Berlin. Dec. 15.-During the debate
OF the third reading OF the tariff bill
In the reichstag Saturday IL was evil
dent from many speeches delivered by
members of the majority that the bill
Is aimed chiefly at the United States.
This was clear even when the United
States was not named, for 1t was un.
derstood that the term abroad" ra.
ferred to America.
Saturday night DIR. Paasche, Ma,
tionai Liberal. made pointed refer.
ence to the United States. which most
OF the newspapers yesterday morning
failed TO print. The Deutsche Tages
Zeitung. the leading Agrarian organ,
however, publishes DR.. Paasche's re-
marks In heayy.faced type. They are
doubly Interesting since they disclose
the governments policy with regard
to future treaty regulations.
I'VE expect" said DR.. Paasche.
that the government will undertake
thoroughgoins revision of all treat
les giving the most favored nation
advantages. Promises Of tits kind
were made to US in committee. We
have absoNtely no occasion to con.
.cede anything to such nations as are
glad to take what we give other coun-
tries without making US any conces-
sion In return. The United States
has introduced the limitation of the
most favored nation clause; we have
every reason to act In precisely the
same manner"
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THE PACIFIC CABLE.
Landing and Splicing Of Shore End
Successfully Accomplished.

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-'In mem.
DRY OF John w. Mackay, christen the
Pacific cable. May it always carry
messages Of happiness"
With these words, Lucille Gage, Il.
year-old daughter OF H. L. Gage, gov
ernor of California. yesterday chris.
tened the trans-Pacifc cable, and
breaking bottle of champagne over
the shore end. inaugurated new era
in the commercial development OF the
Pacific coast. The landing and spite.
ing or the shore end, which is to CON:
meet the main land with Honolulu,
was accomplished without hitch and
was witnessed. by nearly 10000 peo-
pie. Ideal weather prevailed, there
being scarcely any surf.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Santiago De Chile. Dec. 15.-The
International exposition was opened
here yesterday. A great many peo-
Pile. including President Riesco and
other officials. were present.
London. Dec. 15.-Lieutenant Col.
onel II. j. Foster. commanding the
Royal engineers on the island of
Guernsey, has been appointed mill.
tary attache to the British embassy
at Washington.
Rome, Dec. 15.-Cardinal Martinelli
has recommended to the congregation
OF the propaganda the appointment:
OF Rev. J. F. Regis Caravan, rector
OF Rev. ]. F. Regis Canavan, rector
the post Of coadjutor bishop OF Pitts
burg.
Paris, Dec. 15.-Although the strike
~ Marseilles has now lasted for three
weeks. no serious disturbances of or
der has yet occurred. The nearest
approach TO rioting was the disorder
Of Friday. when the strikers attempt
ed to destroy the track in front Of .
car loaded with coal, several persona
being wounded.
Fort Au fFince, nayu, Dec. 10
General Alexis Nord, who vas war
minister under the provisional gov.
eminent, entered the capital OF Hayti
yesterday At the head Of his army. He
was accorded a sympathetic reception
by the people. General Nord's inten.
lions are not known. 1t Is generally
believed that in case he announces
himself candidate for the presi
dency. his election to that ONCE Is
assured by reason of the numerous
force at his command.
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Kingston. Island or St Vincent, Dee.
16.-Premonitory symptoms of an
other volcanic eruption have been ex.
perienced here. The Soufriere was
disturbed Sunday and there wore pc.
culiar electrical discharges and de-
donations from that volcano St1nday-,
night. The agitation is apparently in
leasing and extraordinary heat pre-
walls.
Port Au Prince, HaytI. Dec. 16.-The
army under General Alexis Nord has
occupied the arsenal and the fortitca-
tons here without resistance. NJ.
Numa, an adherent of NJ. Seneque. has
been elected president of the senate
The Haytian congress win convene
Dec. IS for the purpose OF eiectine n
president OF the republic Caflisthene
Fouchard has retired from, the the.
presidency contest In favor OF General
Nord. who will be NJ Seneque's only.
opponent for tho presidency. The lat-
ter controls. majority OF the CON
gress. but 1t is believed that che
numerous force under ykleraI Nord
win have a favorable enect upon tbm
balloting.