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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
SPANISH FAG|N TRAINS
] FRENCH BOY 10 10. THEFT ..!!.!::.|:.' |.
Dragged Through Country, Brit 'i.l,-i.
tally Treated and Forced
to Pick Pockets.
ESCAPES, HIS 1,'Y ~ y AM.
Crosses snqw-Clad Mountain 5El;i and and
Desert Plains, Sleeping in
Caves and Living on Berries.
LISBON, April !


Fagin, the Jew, withsnll the subtle cum ~
Ming and criminality with which Dickens Il
endowed him, was lesslof a brute 70 oily N'e'i
twist than Spanlard named Rlcaruo
seems to have been to an uni 'r nl - 1 4,
French how whose remarkable story OF
adventure Is furnished by tho arrival OF 4
the boy here. i258 "a M "a
f Z, Hyppoletc Boten is 10 years Of age, ana 4
In October last, smarting under the ne IL
dignity Of parental correction. he ran ~
away from his home In Paris. f - -
ana without shelter, he welcomed !. the alr N
terest taken in him by the vagabond NJ 4
m rtlo. and together they tramped to
Nantes.
Taught to Steal.
Finding the boy precociously inteiils HsI
Ethe Spaniard soon began to teach him the y
"rogue's profession" BY selling false 1
Identity certificates to criminals as they
left the tails the two earned suttlctent lo Z
keep them in food until they sot - s. !
Nantes, on arrival there Ricardo applied
to the Spanish Consul for passage "a, Ior&
himself and "son" to Santander. me con
cession was obtained, and once sl On ,.'ls
native soil the vagabond commenced &c, 8to y
fallen into his clutches. yss y J.
Confined in an evil-smclling cellar TYP
nnlete had to undergo a course Of LESSONS 4
IN picking pockets When Ricardo con-g
si1ered him proficient III the nefario GUS Is
business he took him the round OF Jew ~ e =
ers, shops, and the lad was compelle led TO /
steal whatever the spanlard took q fancy l''
From town to town Hyppolete L was
drngred, but, sore with thrashing ne
fell iii at yigo, and could go no furthet:
Then Ricardo, fearful lest the lad a!1 shoulu
denounce him IL he managed to get aWA q
tied him with cords too beam. 5sss
Gnawed Ills Fetters.
Desperate, the lad gnawed the ropes
during the night. and, getting through
the window, escaped, leaving the tyrant
behind him.
b Though weak from his illness. he PLUCK
ilv crossed the snow-coveredA x Galiclan
Mountains and deserted wilds.4 At night
The caves In the hillsides gave him shel-g
tar. IN the daytime he hunted for noun
Tain berries with which to staye off hun n
ger @ 4. ..5 9 \, !. + 4, "
,,,a,wa} himself up to the authoritie ana y
1nld Ills story. The police at Oporto
clothed ana FED him end paid his passage s
4 to Lisbon, whence he has started 7 Or M ny
i native land. &3 5 n 6 IL a:
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SOLDIER in fight
With AFRICAN Lion i. \
Terribly Mauled BY the Beast,
But#Life Was Saved b;
a Native. 3.ss
BERLIN, April

si BERLIN, April f16 4
7 A young Berlin volunteer named Y I'LL
mann, who is serving with the colonial 'nla.
troops In G erman East Africa, i has hau an
exciting encounter with lion at ISilva.
rho officer commanding the garrison or
dered ullmann to rid the neighborhood
of the lion, which had carried off several
persons and committed numerous other
depredations
Ullmann set out with half a dozen ma
tiyes to track the beast, and after q long
hunt the lion was found in a bush.
The beater drove him out. and then fled
In panic Ullmann, describing what FOL
lowed, says: a, n
| II fired, and struck the brute IN the
lower jaw. without disabling him. NJ NJ a a.
dened by the pain, he came bounding To-
wards me, and before had time to hre
my second shot felled me with q terrific
blow from his paw. \. !,
"Then he began to tear the flesh on
my back tried to protect myself WIN
my left arm, but the lion seized It ana
| bit through both flesh and muscles. Des-
| peration gave me courage to continue ln ae
| struggle, and l drove my right 1lsC iillto
the lion's eyes. 81,
..This stopped him for moment, but ne
quickly returned to the attack and bit me
on the head. shoulders, arms ana legs eI's
Again l got at him with my right hst,
and the lion continued dealing blows AZ
me with his paw. and. swapping at me,
he tore flesh from my skull SO that the
bone was barred.
"All this happened much more Quickly
,han It takes to tell the story. I felt my
strength falling and shouted to th ~, no.,
hush to fire, indifferent whether they hit
me or the lion Ono Of them summoned =
courage to approach. The lion was VI, 50 &C.
4 cnnjed in mauling me that he did not no.
y lice the native, who fired and killed him.
The whole encounter did not last more
than two minutes.
T1llmnnn was removed to the nearest
. military ambulance station, where It was
found that the lion had inflicted seventy
different wounds on him WAS touHa =
necessary to amputate his left arm, and
# will be many months before ne RECEIVERS
from Ills other injuries.
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MINISTER. [. FOOLED |: ! !. D.
BY SHAM INVENTOR IN | :|.
Belgian Engineer Cleverly Learns learns
All the Secrets Of French
Submarine Boats. @
PARIS. April 10.

PARIS. April 10. Z
An extraordinary story Is told IN tine
Figaro how M. Pelican, the Minister list! + OF
Marine, was vlctimized by bogus IN IN
yentor. Az .4s q. =
M. Pelletan, 1t is said. entered into ne ne
gotiations with Belgian civil engineer
OF Liegc, who claimed to have discovered
a means of renewing the vitiated alr IN
submarines without raising the boat 70
the surface. III ),
The inventor was invited to Paris fil anu ana
his requests for closest secrecy were
granted, not oven the Customs OH cla rs
being allowed to pry Into his luggage: Be
fore beginning operations. he got NJ. Eel e /.
ietan3to sign a contract, that IN case me
experiment succeeded the government
should buy the invention for E20, 600 5.5s
rrhe inventor and an assistant were IN
stalled on board the submarine Triton,
which at the time was in Cherbourg, and
snent twelve days fixing the apparatus.
"a the process did not seem Likely to
come TO an end Lieutenant Boulain, the
commander Of the Triton, made an In
spection. and found that the whole thing
was fraud.
Since then tho engineer has not been
seen and the Figaro surmlses that ne
had plenty of facilities to make himself
fully acquainted with the secrets OF the
submarine. s|' 5ttR5
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4 GENEVA. April 10.

GENEVA, April ~. e.
Forty workmen are atipresent engaged
OH tho shore OF Lake Constance, near
Frledrlchshaven. In constructing q huge
floating raft and shed for the receptlontof'5
Count ZeppelIns new motor balloon
which is to be completed by next au'
tumn
It Will be remembered that three years
ago the Count made some experiments ~
aerial navigation at the same spot wac"
| attracted much attention.
The new balloon will be som ,
smalle. than the last one. which haa =
| total capacity of $4,000 cubic YARDS, ahu
carried nearly three tons OF water aAu
I sand ballast. About $4,000 has aireaay
been subscribed toward the Zeppelin pals
loon fund. and several German mahutao-
! turers have offered to supply the heees'i
\ sary materInls at an extremely low price,
or quite free OF charge ~.
| ,rhe King OF Wurtemherg IS taxing tne
keenest interest In the renewal Of the
trials, and Count Zeppelin Is receiving
warm support from the Berlin authenf.-
lies especially from the Imperial war ot-
Ace which has placed materials ana en-
merits Of the balloon department az MS ais
posal
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C17RIOUSlFETES ARRANGED
FOR ENGLISH CHARITIES
pyate Balls aud Other Social Functions Snpe'seoen
sNozel innovations for 4 idng Fubc 4ns4unons

w,,l he present though nothing has yet
been finally settled.
Lady Ancaster has arranged to nave ave
her annual fetee in aid Of the Society Tor
the Prevention of Cruelty to Chilureh
Ills wear az the Albert Hall instead q
the Botanical Gardens. where weather "
frequently spoils IT, The date IS June Z,
the Thursday in Derby week. Inc crown
Of pretty children who usually take paft
iii this are already buying frocks ior sleat
PROFESSIONS and dances OF brds anu ui''-
mails. The concert in aid OF st. BarthoIo,
nevis Hospital follows on June o anu
then comes a ball at the Albert Han, pre-,
cadnd Nv dinner arranged by Lord
Methuen, in aid Of Kings College HOE
uital, Gcorgiana Countess Of Dudley was
10 have presided over this, but owing 70
the sad death Of her son. the Ducness OF
Devonshlre and Lady Pembroke VIII DO
responsible for most Of the arrangements.
An Original Bazaar.
BY far the largest and most elaborate
Of tho fetes Of the summer Will pc q
three days bazaar organized by Lady
Cadoean and Mrs. Claude Hay in aid OF
the Victoria Hospital for Children.
This will take place at the Albert Hall
during the first three days Of Ascot week
JUNE Il, ~ anu ID. IlC SSdCGl1 WILL opSA'
II. Each stall is to represent a nursery
rhyme and be surnounted. by q gorgeous
canopy Of flowers, and 5the items in the
programme, at present terminating In
Lady Cndogans brain, ARE some chill
dren,s tarleaux, to bel arranged by Mrs.
l3eerhohm Tree. exhibitions Of radlum and
x rays, putting (golfl competitions on
greens Of real turf and d, q = .Noah,s Ark"
an exhibition of wild and tame animals.
including Shetland lpoHies; Eall Of which
An immense number OF patrons and
patronesses figure in the lists Of these
fetes, including, OF course, the new Duch-
ass of Roxburghe, who has not, however.
By any means lent her; name indiscrimi-
nately. E The first entertainment which
she is TO spatronize is a.theatrlcal after
noon If. ale. Of the st. Barnapas Country
Holiday Home. to which the Duchess Of
sutherland, the Duchess Of Portland and
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Boucher have also
promised help
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JOHANNESBURG. April 1e,

JOHANNESBURG. April 49, +
1 Lord Miner. English Commissioners N
South Africa. seems to be utterly !ndlf-
ferent to the criticism Of those IN Hng-
land who denounce his connection Win
the project Of introducing Chinese labor
In the Rand gold mines.
'These attacks, no remarked to-day
shave been going on incidentally for FIVE
years now, 1t may BIO proof Of my extreme
naryow-mindedness, or 1t may be proof
Of my inability to look beyond the most
obvious things. but the fact Is that SO
long as am seated by a comfortablenli fire.
side with roof over my head do not
mind what sort Of thunderstorm RACES
without,
"As long as possess the confidence Of
the people among whom ! live ! do NOT
care two pence what people SVoo mics
aWay--who don't know what am doing,
and haven't the faintest Idea Of my ta-
tentions-think about me.
LAS long as ] possess that 1FlendshlI,
and confidence shall continue to work
in your service" Ii
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
WAL KED 18 MILES
IN SLUMBER DEEP D /
English Girls Experience One Ct
the Most Curious Cases Of
Somnambulism.

LONDON, April 10.
One OF the most extraordinary cases u
sleep. walking on record has Just peen
disclosed In an English village
A young servant girl OF II, nal med Bus'''
went peacefully 10 sleep IN her mistress fils'L14s
house at Roughton. and, to her great as
constituent, woke up at Norwich. eighteen
miles away.
she walked every step OF this distance
alone In the dead OF night, and no one
seems to have taken any notice OF he'
unit, n policeman found her wandering on
| Mousehold Heath. Then, opening he1
ewes with start, she gazed In bewilder-
lmcnt upon her surroundings, ana c .s''
give no account OF her presence there
! She was well dressed.
She received every attention from the
police missionary, and Is now g, y, WIN 1e'
parents at Brampton. near Aylshhm.
s.cyerything seems a blank, she sal.
| in relating her curious experience.
| ca n remember clearing my mistress sup
per table. / know that went to my PED
\ room shortly after 10 o'clock, ana nave
| the clearest recollection OF undressing anc
getting Into bed. =, ~,
| ~ knew nothing more fuhlA 20" s
policeman standing in front OF ms .
co,IId not believe that / had walked so far
| but | soon saw that l was IN Norwich
How dressed myself cannot Imagine.
II was very chilly and tired When
awoke." -,
The police missionary says the girl was
some considerable time in recovering IRON
the sleepy stupor that seemed 10 Cypress
1 her.
| rhis Is not her first sleep-walklng@ ex'
| periencc. Two months ago. during
wretched night, she was found wanderlng
ut Cromer, and she was then tuily aho
neatly dressed, although she was positive
! that She had undressed the. night before.
and could remember .4a'lns coinfosee
herself for sleep.
/ Her mistress is anxious that she shoulc
\ return TO service. but upon medical al
vice the missionary Is arranging for her
removal to an institution forttWo years,
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IRISH FR1EzEs FOR QUEEN
viii signaliae Visit by Wearing
Goods Of Native Manufacture,

n1yBLlN. April 16.--The Queen has
chosen for the irish visit several costu mes
Of ISingal and caledon tweeds,. which ara
bstrg made up into coats anu skirts IN the
Irish capital. - i.
warm travelling wraps OF the thick Woly
material OF which tho GiaddaRh ciaaAs
Ter Majesty quite recognizes that noth-
,n.. gives tho Irish people 50 much pleas
ne, ne a rs 10 know that when she goes 70 the
Wn,arald Isle she is attired in cloths o.
i,ias manufacture, and her Majesty this.
y y, has chosen an unusually large sup
nv Of the national fabric, irlsh. poplih:
and a large quantity 90 tlHst'SM as ~
carrickmacross laces 70 @saf y fsst4nN
lpext month. a, < !,
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D +. ~
~ I, OTH1NG is more curious IN me y e ~
I'm cial world OF London th til ~. =
comnlete change in Its fashiolt - =
entertainment. 800. n +he
rhe ray fetes Of Holland House ,,le
.4,te,v balls OF Stafford House ~ 'ne
re,pn ot Harriet Duchess OF 5utnef's -
ond the long dinner parties ana ga1ue. :.
=. tics devoid Of any comic reiiet' ].
which used to satisfy it have given p'a.s
to immense public fetes for chA e. 70 &
purposes. -, y
There is not a rumor Of a single priV''a ''
ball or fesuvity for the coming sullli'e =,
though the Duchess Of Westminster WI
doubtless give dance In July. ana no u 40 %
nrobable that the hostess Of STAFFORD
House will be more in London this sum
mcr, and be responsible for some tE othet
parties besides her annual garden parry
TO exhibit Scotch tWeeds. she y, y a. !
organizing large entertainment IN a'o
NJ her fayorite Staffordshirc charity, the
Potteries cripples' Guild which IS TO take X
the name Of a promenade concert anu Tue
| form. more or less. of the immense iete
| arranged by Lady Algernon Lennox a.
Stafford Hou1e three years go IN AID OF
the Li7eboat Fund. #
| "A nnvcl dinner party Will take place at
the Hotel Cecil, on April %, when a large
number Of ladies, including the Duchess
81 Somerset and Consuelo Duchess o.
Manchester, viii bring parties to dine at 2
banquet under the general PRESIDENCY O.
Sir Charles 'Wyudham. This Is IN ald OF
| the Londcn Or!itha!mic Hospital.
sl.-4 iat Uhildren's Fete. Z r II f
on May 10 an entertainment, called NJ
abide with Me Concert" has been or
ganized by Lady ,Maxwell-Lyte at eros
yenor House, in aid of memorial to the
author OF the hymn. Miss Cara bu VT
WILL of course, sing.
On the last day OF May IS the nrst larse
,nd ola borate fete OF the season. organ.
led by Princess Christian IN aid Of the
ST. Helena Home Of Rest for Frlendleas
Girls. This is the Living Bridge tour
nament already described IN the Dails
Mail, at which It is hoped that the k'ne
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
WOMAN STUDENT
CREATES A SCANDAL
Concludes "a Conscience Mar
riage With Fellow Student,
and is Ostracized.
copENHAGEN, April 10,

great scandal has Neeh 0''U'e'
swedish university Of Gothenburs py MISS MIS-
=, ,,,no a woman student. and h'Hthlof
p pa imeY' a student announcing II. me !oca1
jnapers that they had concluded con,
sscienue" marrage--1hat IL 70 SAY, ohe
without legal ties, n, ~, her fam /.
Mrs, Palmer has been cu' ~ M Vas w. :
ny,h,iciv declared the action OF the yoahg
no,,nle MS offensive TO society,
-Four hundred students OF both sexes
and several university teachers hays, how
a aver protested against what they call the
rector's uujustitled interference, a..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
WEATHER S|GNALED
BY SIREN AND FLAGS
Belgian Farmers Told Of Fore.
cast by Simple But Effec-
tive Methods.
BRUSSELS, April lB. +

Interesting experiments have been made
recently by the Minister Of Agriculture
through tho intermediary Of the Royal
Observatory, OF Belgium, In telegraphlhg
YEA ther forecasts to tho rural districts !.
In West FLANDERS tho Department OF
Agriculture posts adyioes at tho town
halls, ana they nro transmitted through
out the neighboring country by g system u
Indicates rain two storm or thunder
In other provinces tho forecasts are
handed 10 the school children. who take
them to their parents, while IN other
cases the farmers are notified by siren
as we'll as by flags,
Tho government Is so satisfied with the
results OF the experiments that 1t Ia in
tended to extend the system considerably,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
HARP ONCE PLAYED
BY SCOTTISH QUEEN.
Relic Of the Unhappy Mary
Stuart Purchased by So
ciety 81 Antiquaries.
EDINBURGH. April 10,

EDINBURGH. April IT,
The Society Of Antquarles' OF sco''
land. has purchased the harp OF Aaty
Queen Of Scots, appropriatlng three years
Of their annual ryan TOT $1,000, the sf' lt
ish Treasury advancing s2ooo'
The legend regarding this haEp' WAIST
was exposed for sale IN EdlnpuFsh -.
Gently, Is 10 the effect that queen Maty
VAS on a hunting excursion in the hleh-
lands of Perthshire IN 1863. ana lhar 1 sM9
gave tho harp to Miss BeatriT = mai ~
daughter Of Mr.. Gardyn, OF p hIstn =
Miss Strickland, queen MAJ, MAI Varied her
h,Mt,ng BY holding musical concerts and ,,
y nna Of these she offered her own haFp
as Tie prize, Miss Gardyh Wa wy 9's'
cessful competltor :, 49,. or,c,na,lv
Tho interesting reno Wa
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grayed with portrait OF tho unfortunate
Queen ana the arms Of Scotland, ana set
with rare gems, These were ~ stolen our
ing the rebellion of 1745. when the harp
itself seems to have gone nmisslng'
Through the death OF the late j, N. Dur
rant Stewart, the last of the ancient Stew
arts of Dalguise. it had to be put into the
market.
Mary often accompanied herself on TINS
harp to the songs Of her youthful! days IN
France
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
SULTAN C0RNERED
BY GREAT POWERS
Even Germany Now Insists on
Promised Reforms Being If
fccted in Macedonia.
coNsTANTINopLp, April IS,

whether it is the result OF the more Do,
tern,ined attitude adopted by Austria, or
las is more able-because of the fast
dat Germany has agreed to stand by the
austro, Russian agreement Turkey has
decided to- abandon the policy or shultlo
in regard to the Macedonian reforms.
irheN German Ambassador in Constants
no,,,e has now definitely jonIed his Aus
Wan aid Russian colleagues In q note cl
emonstrance TO the sultan, pointing out
to him that he is running the risk Of
losing German friendship II he continues
10 auIbhle and preyqrloate.
There is now some hope that the Porte
viii defer to this joint opinion, and expe-
d!te the long promised reforms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
.PAUPER is GIVEN
/ MAGNIFICENT FUNERAL Al
Mix-Up Of Corpses ii Hungarian
Hospital Leads to Curious
Mistake.
. :nEunApEsT. April 10,

TX sFass ~ Is UIlA HEp !, ftPE' W. Z
In the hospital at Dehreczln q 'l''s'uNs
has been made about the Identity OF TWO
dead bodies. ,
z The consequence Is that the coIpsus y. I, 9 !
moor man was buried in II magnihcent
family vault belonging to q rich ana
prominent citizen. named Bartok, and was
followed to the grave by the. local aisnl.
tarics, while the rich man h'mselr "as
given a paupers funeral, ~,
The mistake came to light OWING 20 ,he
moor man's widow, in her grief lnslstihE
on having the lid of the cotllh ralseu ~
the sraveside In order to look on her nus
bands face for the last time.
An inquiry hns been Instituted, ana ths
two bodies will probably change graves.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
Herotne,s Reward Was a Prison.

,Ra tIt,td t'ttlid emt was summoned before a
G masistra ssaNff for bawl'ng lle was toq
Busy reading for his exam,s b Gma ssshR s
lis sweetheart e rePresenH.a h ,'nn ten Sa
~ Met ZEN "a DAYS Imprisonment bNt the rgse
W. Wns Ia Isroyered,s and the glrl received q
Sc ntence OF one month for nJustiaraths-
eleidigung' Qnsult!nG magls'
lirnte). fa
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ARISTOCRAT IND PLEBEz1dN UNITE
no Hid WOUNDED RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
French Maycz,ioness Associated
U1ith aged Partisan Fish
Mouger il Movement 70 rs rs.
sist MMcovite Invalid Sol-
diers

~ NE OF the many striking instances
OF the evolution Of the Japanese
49, character In the direction OF o'o-
established European institutions and Gus
toms is the adoption Of tho masked or
fancy ball as a social function. BEFORE or
tho outbreak of hostilities this social
function prevailed largely, and recently
three OF the most prominent figures q
such function We're the MarqulSe 4to,
wife Of tho eminent Japanese statesnstu
and former Premier, their daughter ana
Prince suyemat, their prospective son-in'I
law,
Tho AIarquise Ito appeared IN Spanish
costume and her daughter In the Italian,
while the young prince adopted the dress
and assumed the character OF clown. .
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z. LONDON, April IS.
: /, OWING is more curious in the So g
mi c,al world Of London than tn -
| y complete change in Its fashion aI mon Is .
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-12
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