The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15


altitude being over 1900 feet. It Is said
that the$implonents for registration work
with marvellous correctness. -
Heart on Right Side. n 4.
IN tic time OF Molicre some doctors had
placed the heart on the right OF tho hui
man body.
How delighted they would have been to
be present ct the post-mortcm examine
ton which was made yesterday on the
body OF young Italian Mt Fcrrarc!
This young man. being unable to get
returned the love he felt for Il lady, lodg-
cd two pistol bullets In the region Of his
heart, but instead of his death being In
Simultaneous, as 1t should have been, the
poor lover fingered two hours before the
fatal end took place.
An autopsy was made. which disclosed
the fact that his heart was on the right
OF his body, though perhaps not III the
right place. 5
This strange discovery shows, however.
that whether man has his heart on the
right or one the left he may love Just
the same and as unhapplly.
III have always been at loss to under
stand why that little piece Of flesh which
sends the blood flowing through our
bodies should be called tho seat OF love
as we'll as the seat Of life.
,lt'4 Atis:sg ~ IOOk " oIIlkco Sla tcS. sgi4if
The Trancais has Just published long
article signed by Charles Laurent, In
which he says: after the success that
zuela affair, It Is not surprising that Ma
cedonians look to the United States as
the only power that may save them from
the prosecutions Of the sultan"
There is, in fact, nothing to prevent the
President Of the United States from send
Ing wcll-equipped and powerful navy to
the Dardanelles and make Abdul Hntnid
understand that II he does not want to see
his cherished Constantinople made tar
get for American shells and possibly be
driven out of Europe. he must respect the
rights OF citizens of the United States In
Macedonia or any other part of his en-
pre-
Europe has no Monroe Doctrine, and the
powers are too Jealous Of one another to
do anything.
The United States are free and un-
hampcred, and II they should decide ri
show Abdul Hamid that they, at least,
are not dealing In empty words, there is
not a power here that would care or dare
to interfere.
&S Crowds UnruIy.
The carnival here has been as merry as
ever but while in former years practi-
cally no disorders have taken place, the
crowds this year have been very unruly.
It Is not the Parisians who cause the
trouble.
All they want is to sing. dance and be
merry. but8a large number Of criminals.
especially pickpockets, have invaded the
city this year. N t-sSe4 15t 81
The carnival always brings thousands Of
we'll to-do Americans and Englishmen to
the city. and their wealth attracts crooks
from all parts of Europe.
q On Shrove Tuesday, this year, the po-
lice arrested over four hundred criminals
many of them armed with clubs and re-
volvers, and numerous assaults and rob-
berries were reported.
The papers here all advise the abolition
of the carnival but Paris would not be
itself without 1t, and I sincerely hope
that less drastic measures may prove suf-
ficient.
The Humberts.
The rumor Is getting every day more
consistent that the Humbert family will
not betried In a Court Of Assizes, but by
the Tribunal OF Correctional Police. Now,
I must explain to my American readers
that in a Court Of Assizes prisoners are
tried by jury, and may be condemned to
Imprisonment. penal servitude and death.
In the Court Of Correctional Police pris-
oners are tried by three magistrates and
without a Jury. In these tribunals the
maximum penalty that can be melted out
is five years of imprisonment.
From this you might'be led to infer that
the Humbert family would perfer being
tried BY tho Correctional Police having
to face a Court Of Assizes. Fl
Your conclusion will be wrong, be-
cause there Is much more chance of be-
Ing acquitted by jury whom great adj
1ypo tee oil, ,,or 10 ~ NO.
cence Of their clients, than by magls-
trates. who, before the trial begins. have
practically made up their minds MS to the
guilt or innocence Of the prisoners, and
on whom advocates make no impression
whatever.
So 1t may be that Correctional Police
has been chosen In order that the Huns
bert family may have no chance Of escap-
Ing imprisonment ts
But this is not NIL, and much more
forcble reason may BIO the cause of tho
Governments resolution,
The loader of the band. the famous The
1eso Humbert, has from tho worry begin
ming refused to answer any question put
to her by the examining magistrate.
y Her only answer has ever been, when
the trial comes off will speak and make
all the revelations I have to make
Now, In a Court of Ass!zes. the prison.
er Is allowed +rull liberty OF speech ana
If 1t Is true that the Government Is afraid
of the possible revelations of the notorious
lady. they may prefer sending her to
Court of Correctional Police, where the
magistrate would compel her to simply
conflnc herself to answering the questions
put to her and nothing else.
And that Is why the accusation OF forg-
Ing (Which could only be tried In Court
OF Asslzes) may be dropped and be one
of swindling, which Is an offence tried by
Correctional Police.
This shah's Garter,
When King Edward recently bestowed
the high Order of the Gartor upon the
Shah, this potentate was at first extreme
ly pleased,
Blu his smile vanished and his brow
darkened when he was told that neces-
sary portion of the order was a jeWelled
garter to be clasped around his leg,
The idea of having an lnfidel Colour,
even II he be a representative of a King,
touch his sacred person. was shocking 70
the SHAH
He at first seriously thought Of de-
cllnng In termssof extreme regret to ac-
cept the order.
But the Jewels on the garter were too
dazzling to give up.
a compromise was effected, and when