The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19

along at rate which broke all European
records.
The train was twenty minutes late
when leaving Calais but arrived at Am
lens fifteen minutes ahead.
The Khedlve stopped here just long
enough to drink a glass of cafe-au-lait
In the restaurant.
Then he climbed back to his seat in
the engineers cab. and again tho train
sped along faster even than before.
In tunnel His Royal Highness lost
both his cap and mica mask. and when
he arrived here he looked anything but
royal. but his face was beaming with
satisfaction as he handed the regular en-
gineer and fireman a louis dor and jumped
back into cab. the driver Of which
locked In astonishment on his blackened
face and grlmy clothes, but received
liberal fare In advance and drove off. not
suspecting that he was driving for a man
of the blood royal.
Novel Experiment.
A very interesting naval experiment will
take place near Brest in a few days.
Several shots from one of the heaviest
suns in the French navy will be fired
against the armorclad sides of one of our
finest and most modern battleships, the
Suffren.
II has often been, tried in all the navies
Of the world to fire shots against obso-
lete men-of-war before they were dropped
from the naval lists. but this is the first
time, outside of actual war. when the
effects OF heavy shots have been tried on
a modern vessel.
Here. In France we have formerly sac
rificed as targets the old battleshlps Arm
ide. Revanche, Belligneuse and La Cal
issonniere to try upon their old hulls the
effects of melinite. but there was nothing
unusual In this, while since the Spanish
American war the world has not had
chance to observe the effects Of modern
propectles upon modern armorplate, and
much interest Is shown in this expert
ment by both German and English naval
authorities.
Monument to Zola.
Paris is soon TO have monument for
Emile lola, the greatest novelist OF mod
ern times. known also by those who have
NOT read his books for his courageous
stand in the Dreyfuss affair.
The accepted design for the monument
which is to be erected by popular sub
scripon, represents the novelist press
ing eagerly forward upon the path of
liberty and justice, led by female
figure waving wreath of laurel.
On the right is the group of a mother
CARRYING. newly born baby. and with two
other children sheltering in her skirts.
On the left, brawny, bare-armed
smith ceases his work and leans on his
anvil as he looks lovingly at the mother
and children.
King Peter.
King Peter of Servia, may make a bad
king. but he is certainly gifted With n
great deal of business ability, and has
already started to use his official position
to further his desire to make money,
which he has always been sorely In need
of.
During his exile he spent part of his
time in translating English authors into
Servlan,
One of the works which he translated
was John Stuart Mills Liberty" which
he has now sent out to all bookstores In
the country, and is advertising extensive
ly.
He denies, of course, that he will mako
any money by the sale, and recently said
to correspondent or prominent
Partisan paper:
my people must learn to know and re-
spect the rights OF man."
The correspondent adds that there is
no word which is being used as much In
Belgrade Just now as liberty"
In the meantime the members of the
skupstchina are daily squabbllng and In
dulging very lively fisticuffs. so that 1t
seems after all quite natural that King
Peter wishes them to learn to know and
respect the rights OF man,
Was Acquitted.
1t is not very often that acourt-martial
acquits man of charge of insubori-
nation in any country, and least of all
In Germany
still, it did happen at Breslau the other
day.
a few weeks ago Lieutenant Eschepke,
of the Eighty sixth Regiment of Heavy
Artillery, was sentenced by a local court
martial to six days arrest in quarters
for "having shown lack of respect toward
his corps chief
The chief of the army corps, who
considered the punishment far from Sc
we're enough, appeared to the higher mill
tary court, but here the lieutenant was
acquitted without even reprimand,
His crime was this: AS he was walking
on the sidewalk near the barracks one
evening the corps chief, apparently on
The Young officer bit his lip, discipline
tied his tongue. but when he came to his
apartments he sent a letter to the older
officer saving: ~ suppose, Major. that
You pushed NE into the gutter by acct
dent. or ] would Immediately have sent
you my seconds
II did not do this because saw that
you had completely LOST your head
The court-martlal IVY Ia. as the let-
ter was written OUTSIDE regular service
hours. the lieutenant could not be held re