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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-09
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH

''The Cure of Life's Bitterness will be the topic of Rev. W. F. Dickerman's discourse in the Church of the Messiah (First UniversalisD tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock. Sunday school and Conference circle at noon. Young peo- ple's devotional meeting at 6:30 p. m. Seats free and everybody welcome.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-09
JEWISH MASS MEETING

To Protest Against the Kesheneff Mas
 sacre.
 A mass meeting of the Jewish popu- lation of New Haven to protest against the Russian massacre at Kesheneff on the last day of the Passover this year will be held at Music hall tomorrow afternoon from until 6.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-09
ARRESTED ON A COAL BARGE,

Patrolnan Lawlor went to coal barge at Long wharf yesterday after noon and arrested R. N. Vandover. He is charged with having committed breach of the peace on Kate Van Hay den. He is also charged with drunken ness.
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OBITUART NOTES.
Died Last Evening from Her Burns.

Alice B. Platt, who was so badly burned by the explosion of an oil stove at her home in Richard Place, West Ha- ven, Thursday evening. died at the New Haven hospital. where she was taken, at o'clock last evening.
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R1rsv AT THE Hosp1TAT.

Superintendent Starkweather of the New Haven hospital stated last evening that the hospital had never been more busy than it is at present. There are patients going in and coming out all the time, said the superintendent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-09

Postmaster Howarth yesterday an- nounced 2 new ruling made by the postal authorities to the effect that mail bearing cancelled stamps will not be ac- cepted unless postage is fully prepaid at first class rates. A penalty is provided for violation of the rule.
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ADULT CLASS AT CHURCH OF RE-
 DEEMER.

W. R. Palmer, superintendent of the Sunday school, will address this class tomorrow. This gathering is for both women and men. Strangers are espe- cially invited. The session will com mence directly after the morning ser- vice of the church and will be held in the lecture room of the Church of the Ra5aamnr
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-09
HOWARD AVENUE CONGREGA-
 TIONAL CHITRCH

At the Howard Avenue Congregational church tomorrow the pastor, Rev. W. J. Mutch, will preach in the morning on Disposition as Expressive of Religion 3 In the evening he will have for his sub ject "The Lawyer of Carthage"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-09
AT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH.

There will be no services tomorrow at the Zion German. Lutheran church, corner Ward street and Davenport avenue, on account of the pastor, Rev, Frederick A. Ottmann, attending the conference of the Missouri Synod at Pittsburg, Pa. The conference closes next Wednesday,
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CORNERSTONE TO BE LAID.

Exercises at Danish Norwegian Church
 To-Morrow Afternoon. ::
 The cornerstone of the new Danish Free Evangelical church at Cedar and Minor streets will be laid tor afternoon with great ceremony. The exercises will begin at 3 o'clock and there will be several speakers and all will speak in English.
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AT TRINITY M. E. CHURCH.

AT TRINITY M. E. CHURCH.
 Phe pastor, Dr. Rall. will preach in the morning on the theme, 'The Lamp of the Eye" The evening topic will be "One Talent People" The newly or ganized chorus choir will assist in the service both morning and evening.
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Evening.
Woodward

The Radian Morn.. Woodward Gloria.
 heSpohse -'''................- Scnllllng Father, Keep Us in Thy Care...
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AT THE CHURCH OF THE RE- DEEMER.

At the Church of the Redeemer to- morrow morning Dr. Phillips subject will be "The Inspiration of Certain. ties" A. W. Palmer will address the adult Bible class on the lesson for the lay. Following is the musical pro-, gramme:
 Vorspiel-Lohengrin ........
 .............. ................. Wagner Anthem--O Power Eternal ... .Luzzl Choir hymn 107-Stealing from the
 World Away ................ Shepard Response Father, Whate'er of Offertory--In My Fathers House Are
 Many Mansions .............. Jewell Postlude--Pilgrims' Chorus, Tann-
 haeuser ...:............. Wagner
 In the evening at Welcome hall, Oak street, Rev. Jay T. Stocking will speak and the second quartette will sing.
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Fear Not Ye.................. Spicker Grant We Beseech Thee. Read Offertory (soprano)-I Will Lay Me
 Down in Peace (from ''The Tri-
 umph of David') Buck God Who Madest Earth. .Nevin Postlude-Sonata No. 3....... .Volckmar
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AT PARK CHAPEL.

At Park chapel, Morris Cove, service at p.tm Subject of sermon: For giveness." Service conducted by the pastor
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Abide With Me. Fast Falls the Eventide. There's Friend in the Homeland.

''''s'' '' ''' ''s "'' ''''''' IHoIV CII1
 The new musical director, H. W. Clin- ton, and the splendid quartette are making very favorable impression. Good music is assured for the new year. The 6:S0 vesper service tomorrow will be led by the president of the Epworth league, F. W. Wellman. The subject will be Echoes from the Convention. !" The evening preaching service will be- gin at 7:30 and close at S:30.
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EPwoRTH M. E. CHURCH.

At Epworth M. D. church to-mor- row the pastor, Rev. Henry F. Hiler, will preach morning and eyenng. gsT The musical programme will be as follows:
 Morning.
 Anthem-My God, My Father, While Stray Marston
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Evening.
Sentences

Sentences ..-............ DanKS Prayer response Smelling Anthem-Tarry With Me, O My
 Saviour ...........,........ Pinsutte Offertory-O Rest in the Lord (fron
 "Elijah.")
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DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH.

Wednesday evening, the 18th, the Dwight Place Brotherhood hold their bi-inonthly meeting with interesting exercises They take charge as usual of the service Sunday evening, having contributed much to the rigor and en- thusiasm of the services since the first of the year. Dr. Leete will deliver 8 short discourse on the topic "He Law of Life in Nature and Man-A Sermon for the Spring Time" The congrega- tion will join in the use of the printed service of hymns and responses.
 The quartette will be assisted by Miss Mae Louise Stanley of Water bury, violinist. She has been 8 pupil Of Professor I. .Troostwyk of the Yale musical department for a number of years, and is one of his favorite and most promising artistes. She has de- lighted many critical audiences else where with her soulful playing.
 The musical programme is as fol- lows:
 Organ prelude-Offertoire ..... Batiste Choir response--O Thou, the Only Light .................... Schilling Violin solo--Andante ........ De Beriot -, (From Seventh Concerto.)
 Anthem-Praise the Lord ...... Watson Offertory-Violin solo-Romanze ....
 ............... .............. Svendsen Anthen-The Lord Is My Shepherd.
 ........... ................... Morrison
 (Violin obligato.)
 Organ postlude-Scherzo ...Le Maigre
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SOPHOMORE ORATOR

Chosen for Fence Day Celebration at
 YaIe=-Clese Contest.
 Frame Clemens Brown of Columbus, o., was yesterday elected fence orator of the Yale sophomore class at meet ing in Alumni hall at. 12:30 o'clock. The election was to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Bowman Esher. !,...
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FIR SIT BAPTIST C.HI1RcH
Morning.

The musical programme at the First Baptist church tomorrow is as fol- lows:
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PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

There will be services as usual at this church tomorrow. The music will be as follows:
 Morning Preiude-AIlegretto ..... Wolstonholme Te Deum in B minor. Buck Grant We Beseech Thee. Read Offertory (tenor)--Jesus Lover of My Soul ................Mc .McDougall
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GRACE M E. CHITRCH

Rev. Arthur J. Smith will preach morning and evening at Grace Metho- dist Episcopal church tomorrow. The musical programme will be as follows: Anthem-Art Thou Weary?..
 A. J. Holden Response-Hear Our Prayer, o Father B. Clinton My Faith Looks Up to Thee........
 C. Black
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-09

The following music will be rendered at Center church tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock:
 Sursum Corda and Sanctus. ........
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Be Thou, O God.............. Van Laer Response ....-..-..'.'.....'. ScnllilnS Soprano and alto duett-Jesus Lover
 of My Soul. .Lassen
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Alto solo-O Ye That Love the Lord
 Joseph Barnby
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Morning.
Evening.

..........".. Callaerts
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Anthem-Lead, Kindly Light.......

.w. H. Monk
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-24
MARIE pAuRIeNAC, FREDERIC AND THEREsE HUMBERT

II TO happen Is Therese Humbert, whom
the police Of the largest cities declare
TO be the most shrewd and sklllful
swindler the world has ever known.
Every newspaper reader Is familiar
with the so called Humbert Crawford
litigation In France. IN which the sum
OF SlO00OO,OOO was alleged to have been
involved, but very few persons have
more than the yaguest sort Of idea Of
the methods by which this gigantic
bunk0 game was engineered The sto.
ny " attributed 10 Dumas would bring
down upon the memory OF that writer
the criticism that II was altogether too
improbable TO be entitled to comment,
especially since In its tangled web are
10 be found the names OF two Of the
most prominent officials of the national
judiciary two presidents OF France, in
Vulnerable senators and deputies, a
couple OF prime ministers ana generals
galore Including the very humorous
but at one time all powerful Bouanger.
The facts in the briefest possible form
are as follows:
Back in the seventies there lived on
a small farm some distance from Tou-
louise. France, dreamy individual
named Daurlgnac, the father OF several
boys and girls OF much native ability,
though with single exception Of very
little education, Therese, the eldest
daughter even at this early date doml-
mated the family, although she was
then q mere slip OF girl. Her father
was forever prating to those OF his
neighbors who would listen OF large
fortune which would eventually be his
Details as to the source were lacking,
and the nelghbors didn't care very
much about the story anyway. But Il
made a great impression upon Therese
Her mother died. and she became the
housekeeper OF the family Her first
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the marvellous Therese he believed Inn
plicltly in the Inheritance story At
last dqtails We're given, The fortune
was TO come from Thereses godmother,
an old woman who owned enormous
orange orchards near Tarbes Con-
STAINS, the man who later on as prime
minister smashed the Boulanger pow
en- Informed Senator Humbert that he
represented the Tarbes district and
that there was no such estate. But
Humhert persisted despite this warn
ing, and It Is this circumstance, taken
IN connection with subsequent acts Of
his, which has caused tens OF thou
sands Of persons to aver that Senator
llumbert was as deep In the mud as
Therese was In the mlre.
AZ any rate as the result Of her ac-
QuaIntance with him there were three
intermarrlages Of the two families
Therese herself captured Frederic
Humbert the senator's only son; her
brother Emile married Alice, the SEN
ators only daughter, and the senator's
nephew married Thereses sister. This
nephew has been dead for a good many
years SO Il would appear that al the
beginning at least Senator Gustaye
lIumbort fully believed In the story OF
Therese about the enormous prospec-
tive Inheritance, On the other hand, II
should be stated that later on, when
Therese displayed government bonds Of
large value Il was alleged that these
belonged TO sequostered estate and
that ilumbert had permitted her to
have them for no other purpose than
TO impress credulous dupes.
After her marriage Thefese and her
husband removed TO Paris, where they
lived near the senator Then this am
bilious creature began to branch out.
But the godmother story was aban-
doup1 and luafau1 pharpua doIfl,nr,, s.t,.
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no luminosity, These are Marie. Il
eternal fancee," the rather dun az
stupid tool of her ambitious sister, an
Eve, the daughter of Therese, Eye
really the one pathetic figure of the
case. She probably never once suspect
ed that her parents vast wealth was
derived from any but the most legiti-
mate channels. II was rumored at the
time Of the flight OF the Humberts that
Eve was the ahianced wife Of Paul
Deschanel, perhaps the most brilliant
young statesman of France It is said
that, whether or not this engagement
ever existed, It does not exist now The
young woman is universally popular.
and is said TO be In precarious condl-
ton Of health as result OF the terri
bic strain TO which she has been put.
or the principal actors IN this drama
of millions Therese Humbert Is about
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ator Humbert was made minister OF
Justice, and Nine. Humberts fortunes
were put on the up grade in earnest
Humbert authorized the smashing Of
the Union General bank, and his enc
mics contended that he was not wholly
dlslnterested
BE that as II may the younger Hum
berts now moved into a magnificent
house and gave receptions which we're
attended by the best people OF France
Senator Humbert did everything in his
power to add to the prestige OF his am
bilious daughter-in-law and that he
succeeded the events of the years fol-
lowing amply attest
Nine Humberfs second loan. so far
as the records show. was obtained in
1882 from a doctor In Narbonne. She
professed to be greatly impressed by
the beauty Of the country about Mar
bonnie, and It therefore surprised no
one when she again appeared there a
few months later with the ayowed pur-
pose OF purchasing The famous old Cha.
teau de Celeyran. She got II for 2,OOO.-
600 francs, and when she offered IN pay
ment a note for that amount. with in
terest said note to become due when
my present suits az law shall have been
finally adjusted" the attorney for the
owner accepted 1t with "A bow OF gratl-
tude as profound as the one with which
Mime Humhert accompanied her APP
parently perfunctory remark to the ef-
feet that the obligation was all on her
side. How true that was the innocent
attorney did not suspect.
The news OF the purchase OF the cha
teau was naturally the talk OF the
nelghborhooi and Nine Humbert,
prohhng by this fictitious reputation
for wealth and the implied confidence
In her Portuguese story, condescended
to accept the offers OF loans from her
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compromise BY the terms of this
document IL was agreed that all of the
securities belonging to the estate be de-
posted in the enormous fire and bur
glar proof safe in Nine. Humbert's
house and that the doors should then
be sealed Thus the willy Mime. Hum
bert had not only secured legal recog-
milton Of her rights, but she had also
succeeded in so arranging matters that
she would always have a valid excuse
for refusing to show the securities to
skeptical money lenders
With the intimate friendship Of such
women as the wives OF Presidents
Faure and Carnot II is not remarkable
that the career Of the Humbert woman
was )riumphal progress Until with
In a few months Of her fight last
spring, when the safe was opened and
a brass button and securities valued at
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In lneia. His home is a museum OF In.
diap and Scotch curiosities. Among
them Is q velvet sap made from the
most useful part OF John Knox's
oreeches and placed on the head OF re.
cipienis OF university degrees.
Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higgln-
son. who has just passed his seventy
ninth birthday anniversary is prepar-
ING a series Of eight lectures to be de-.
llyeFed in the Lowell institute course on
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Marie Daurlgnac Therese's sister The
teStator further expressed the earnest
hope that one OF the nephews should
marry Marie so that Che wealth might
be kept practically intact In one fam
ily Naturally Nine Humbert All
nounced her intention Of fighting this
viii. and she did fight II for about sew
enteen years. The Crawfords, too,
while never for a moment abandoning
a little OF their rights. were exceeding
ly generous foes Either was willing TO
marry Marie. but she would make no
selection and kept putting both OF them
of. They had engaged able counsel,
and one OF the most bitter legal con-
tests ever waged IN France began.
Nine Humbert now had tangible evil
dmce Of wealth, and thereafter when
she wished to borrow money she simply
got her sister Marie TO add her sigma
ture. Thus the creditor appeared to
be thoroughly protected for II the
Humbert VIII was declared valid he
would surely get his money, while II
the other win was held TO be good Ma
RE would get one-thlrd OF the rich
Americans estate, aud he would be
paid anyway What further helped
along this little game was the habit
Nine. Humbert had Of announcing
when some cantakerous creditor had
compelled her to settle that the Craw-
fords had kindly. in view OF their affec-
ing as security lien upon the estate
which was executed jointly by Marie
and herself
Prior TO this, when the Crawfords
first appeared upon the scene, the sup
posed heirs at law after good deal Of
spirited legal wrangllng and upon the
intercesson OF mutual friends entered
into what win always be famous In
French legal history as the Crawford
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attacked the memory Of her mother by
asserting that the fortune was TO come
to her through wealthy Portuguese
whose relations with her mother had
been very intimate. on the strength
OF this yarn loan Of about 5000 was
secured from a Paris merchant, This
gentleman was a hard headed indivld-
ual and laughed when an extension was
asked for on the ground that another
large estate was about TO come TO Ma
re from a wealthy American SO his
little account had to be settled This
was the FIRST occasion on which an
American was mentioned by the Hum
berts, In the following year, 1852, Sem
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other brother, Roman, Is really 4
moosln cuss o. the quintet ID
hing which all France, II notal 4
ii2ed world, Is now taIkat I,
went OFF on a hunting expedition .s|
where IN South America and relrs
TO Paris to find his sister almOst'E
Ing storage on her money" he n
into his new life readily, haunpl d
stores until he had succeeded IN gg.s|
ing a large collection Of skins a tssI
wild animals, and then he QlSs
quarters In a style BETTING The Ia
huntsman that he wasn't HIS tlias
hairbreadth escapes would bR u
Baron Munchausen to the blush
These are the seemingly very "a
nary persons who have directly VI
directly, assisted In the most gnis
swindle Of the sort the world hi ss
known. WALTER n. LESI1
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the man OF millions, who lived ina fine
house proved an excellent hos. As for
me millionaire himself h. took bs
nightly rest upon a couch formed IN
uhree chairs placed side By side and
never troubled 20 undress.
Acdul Hamld Of Turkey does not nay
many of his debts nor does be- even az
,tWil 90 Keep bis various embassies
supplied "!'h money Tor running ex-
len-sa lax 30 e always able 10 find
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exploit consisted Of bunkolng the mer-
chants Of Toulouse out Of a fine we'd
ding rousseau FOR herself Al the time
she hadn't the most remote idea Of
being married, but she told plausible
story and got what she wanted The
merchants threatened criminal proceed
lngs, and old man Daurignac was even
tually obliged to sell his farm IN order
to satisfy their demands The family
then removed into the city Of Toulouse
where began the acquaintance with the
liumbert family.
Senator Humbert was dlgnihed
gentleman of exceedingly fine legal at
talnments, but under the influence Of
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PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Emperor William Is ambitious to Gre
&c a monumental structure in his cap
tai city which shall match Westmin-
ter abbey IN London. At present the
emains OF the foru.r leaders OF the
3ohenzOllerns are scattered.
The empress OF Japan has done much
or the good Of the japanese people.
he takes a deep interest Ia the Indus
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1000 francs were found inside. her rep
ula;on as lavish entertainer was on
the crescendo the diminuendo came In
a night
OF the many exploits OF this really
remarkable woman Il IL impossible In
the limited space Of newspaper arti-
Gle 70 go into detail Suffice It 70 say
that her dupes were, as a rule, neces-
sarily men Of means and supposed
business acumen. On occasion, how
ever. she did not scorn TO avail herself
Of the numerous small loans OF from
1000 10 10000 francs each which were
literally thrust upon her by persons
who had heard Of the enormous pro-
spective fortune TO say nothing OF the
very liberal rate of interest 20 which
Nine. Humbert was always willing to
agree. In fact, she had the reputation
Of never haggllng over the rate Of in
terest. as, indeed why should she?
Had II not been for the appearance of
the thing she would have been as will
ing to make the rate 1000 per cent as 6
per cent, Still the rate frequently did
make a difference for Il Is probable
that at different times Nine, Humbert
repaid not less than SlO,OOOO0O of the
money she had borrowed. This was
done for two reasons, though but in one
way First Of ALL she couldn't help
herself. and then the moral effect Of the
thing was valuable beyond the possl-
bilty Of computation in securing fur
Their loans, or course Nine. Humbert
was never so derellct as to pay old
debts with money already in hand
Her method was 10 borrow Sl0Op,OOO
when she intended to pay a loan of
S6O0OOO A good guesser might suggest
what became Of the surplus Of 100000
OF the persons involved in this 81
gantic swlndle there are two at least
toward whom the French public feels