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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-04

Keokuk Gate City.-The scofield-
Thomas murder trial is in progress in
Des Moines. If the trend of events of
the past few days continues the prose-
cutton may consider itself mighty
lucky if it escapes conviction,
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(To Be Continued Next sundsy.l
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anxiety Dswe Her Mad

CarIotfa early In 1857 had reluctantly
quit the side OF her husband in Mexicos
TO seek assistance from the crowned
heads Of Esdrope. Just at the time when
the withdrawal OF the French Iegions
betoizened the end OF the imperial ex-
pertinent. She ulads IleF appearance at
the TuiIeries and trnpiored Napoleon,
the architect OF the Mexican venture. 10
leave enough troops to safeguard haE
htisband's throne until tbs country
could be quieted. But Napoleon had
received word from Secretaxy Seward
tiiat his republic looked with an un-
favorable eye upon the experiment golng
on south OF the Rio Grande.
From Napoleon and his embarrassed
court Carfotta made her way 10 the
Pope, Ptus TX, who was warm friend
OF the Are.sduke MaxiniIian The Incl
dent that followed her presentation to
the court OF the Vatican touched the
sympathies OF the world. In accordance
with papaI etiquette. which permits nc
woman TO eat at the same table with
the pontifgs Cariotta. invited to lunch,
was seated at some distance from the
venerable pontin, when. without warn
ing, she arose and broke into piteous
sflfieks.
Her anxiety for her lord had driven
her insane
The poor wonlan's mania grew more
and more as she began to realize her
restraint, fer she was conveyed under
strong guard to her palace at Miranar,
where nurses accustomed 10 dealing
with the insane were employed to save
her from harn1ing herself.
From that time 10 this the princess
has never had a gIeam Of sanity; for
years she prayed and inplorsd TO be al
lowed to go TO her husband, for she
was never told that a platoon OF Mexi-
can soldiers had shot him 20 death at
Queretaro. In time she was conveyed
Co her own country IN Belgium, shere
she had grown up.
During her last apparently lucid mo-
usenfs she had warned Napoleon that
heaven would visit him IN vengeance
for first seduefng her husband into the
Mexican adventure and then dessrting
him. but whatever resrtbution she may
have seen in the ciairvoyance Of in
sanity. she never dreamed OF a punish
ment sc swift and crushing as that
which befeIi the luckless Napoleon III
three years later.
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Seated unon a Throne.

The woman made use Of the runors
which. have prevailed frlN regard to
Grown Prince Rudolph, who Is sup
posed 10 have killed himself in 1889,
and who is believed by some persons TO
be alive. The accompiiee, who repre-
sented himself TO be the crown prince.
is said to be named Muriati ''Carlot-
ta' impressed her alleged dupes by
maintaining In her home a royal court.
When the Italians who We're asked to
contribute the funds for her internation-
al plot called upon her they found her
seated upon a throne, wearing a crown
and surrounded by courtiers
One of the most interesting features
OF her operations to impress those who
weze advancing the funds was on the
occasion Of the visit OF an Austrian war
ship TO Boston several months ago. She
made up a party and went out TO the
warship at night
She carefully timed her visit so that
her approach TO the vessel would COIN
eide with the firing Of the salute, fired as
a courtesy to the Char1estown navy
yard. She told her visitors that she
would be recognized by those of the
Austrian warship. AS her boat neared
the vessel the guns doomed and the
Italian money lenders We're convinced.
She was dressed lavishly, as were her
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italians Gave Her Thousands,

So far as is known at the present time
the swindlers got about $4,000. but the
sum may be larger when all OF the VIC
tins make known their losses. It is
known that one Italian woman who had
saved up about s6.oo0. advanced half of
her fortune TO further the project.
Tomasso Cuneo, fruit peddIer, of 49
Austin street, Charlestown, says that he
lent 81. COO TO ''Carlotla'' on her repre-
sentations that she had 5000, 900 fiorins
in a bank in Austria, Four years ago be
paid 500 for presentation at the court
of the woman. He went to the throne
room in the South End. where he adj
vanced the ''exiled queen s., 500 more or
representations that she would give him
a,090 in a short time.
"Carlotta" told him that she only
needed a temporary loan to get posses
sion Of her millions. He says that she
called various members OF the Austrian
family by their first names. On hei
mantelpiece she had a picture of En-
peror Maximilian.
John Leveroni. OF Forest Hills, says
that "Carlotta" told him she was only
waiting for her friend Pope Leo XIII to
die, when she would be able to depose
Francis Joseph of Austria. When the
rope dle0 SEe PLEADED II6SNi d IunuS tO
carry out her plans. She told Leveronl
that she carried indisputable proof OF
royalty on her arm. but she refused to
show it until the proper time.
I.everoni says that when h1uriati. who
boarded at his house. was stricken with
cancer OF the throat "Carlotta'' made
MuriatI take oath never TO reveal the
court secrets she had confided to him.
Leveroni's sister. Mary Gardella, was
commissioned by "Carlotta'' to go to
Florida TO get a large sum of hidden
money, and was provided with a new
dress with large inside pockets. When
the dress was finished. however. Car
lotta'' pretended to get word that the
woman holding the fortune had died and
that the governor of Florida had taken
possession of the fortune.
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CHAPTER Ix-(continued).

.'Morbora told the literal truth, .
thought 1. when he said that the river
ran straight through the mountain. Al
though the sun IS just appearing it must
have been up for two or three hours,
for the mountain is high and steep
enough TO conceal IL that long from any
one directly at its base. So we were
from twelve to fifteen hours in that cav
ern, and most of that time was spent
In the useless climb up and down the
dssure."
The cataract was wonderful sight
& great spout of water leaping straight
out from the cliff that lowered above il
niaI1y hundreds OF feet,
1t was not so high as 1t had seemed
when I was making the descent. but il
was most amazing phenomenon. ano
again I thought of Won Dietrich. com
ing around TO him, curiously enough, oS
way OF the unfortunate Mark. whom he
would have set 70 sketehing If both hac
been present.
You see, my sensibilities were thor
ouehly benuinbed. 1 do not think L an
und,llv selfish, and surely in any sort
of normal condition 1 should have
thought of the doctor at once: but as
yet | was hardly conscious Of my OWL
existence. / think ! should have doubt
ed ii altogether If It had net been fol
the aching of my knee.
What shen. had become OF Won Diet
rich?
Turning from the fall. I looked in
other directions The view was shut in
by a great number Of strange hillocks
none of them very high, but nearly al
steep and sharp pointed. The river
wound its roaring way among them and
was lost to sight less than a hundred
feet from me.
There was vegetation at the base OF
these hilIocks, In which respect the land
differed from that on the other side OF
the mountain, and between them
caught glimpses of trees.
It was with extreme difficulty that
managed TO walk as far as the first
bend in the stream. There I was about
to sink down. overcome BY plain and
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I fatigue when l saw something that
| effected il not an Immediate cure. at all
events remarkable Improvement in
my condition.
| DR.. Won Dietrich. motionless. lay half
| In the water, half on a little beach at
| the base OF hiliock where the river
| made another turn.
From inability to progress at more
| than q snails pace became instantly a
runner. 1t may be my run was nothing
better than a hobble. but 1t was speedy,
and I was not conscious of the pain as /
hurried to my friends side.
Doctor I called repeatedly while
on the way.
heart was heavy with dread as 1 bent
over him. No. he was not dead. but
whether he would not soon be so was a
, most anxious question.
I pulled him from the water and laid
him on his back. Then / sought for his
liquor flask and poured a liberal dose
between his parted lips Further, I
sought to induce respiration by moving
his arms up and down.
Whether from devices. or the liquor.
or both. flush came upon his cheeks
and presently he opened his eyes.
$50, Otto" he said directly. though
feebly, we've both drifted ashore. Good.
1t is wholly reasonable to infer from
| that that my note books may have
lodged along the river banks somewhere.
l wish you would make a search for
| them.
laughed outright. If anything were
| needed TO assure me that Won Dietrich
/ was quite himself mentally it was his
| instant recurrence TO his scientific work
An expression of mild reproof cIouded
| his kindly eyes.
Il do not see anything to laugh at"
he said. Now that 1 can go On again
l shall feel the loss of my books Sc
verely. l did not speak of them while
we were IN the cavern, for that would
have been a waste OF nerve force. OF
| course they are soaked, but / think /
could decipher most Of my Inemoran nda. -
II laugh because l am happy" / re-
sponded. when / came upon you
thought you were dead. We will look
for your books together If you are able
TO walk
II must walk. and therefore am able
to- said he. rising slowly to his feet
Il think | am hungry" he added.
"a scientist ought TO know as much
as that" / suggested.
''You are sportiye this morning
Otto
How can I help it, doctor, when
find that we are both alive after that
experience Ia what seemed TO be ouI
tamb?"
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Life doesn't amount to much unless
you can do something with it, said he;
"but / appreciate your feeling. You are
a good fellow, Otto. Let U.s.
He paused a moment and looked
around.
Hum! ha!'' he murmured. Its as II
the fires were checked instantly and the
flames had been frozen. Do they not
suggest flames leaping up?" (pointing
to the surrounding hillocksl. I'VE are
in the main crater OF the volcano, Otto.
Let US go on
He did not say So but firmly believe
it cost him greater effort 10 move than
it did me- My sudden exercise had
actually relieved my pain good deal.
asked him If he felt bruises.
None of any consequence he an
swered. keeping his eyes for the most
part ON the river bank. Presently he
observed that 1 was limping and moth
ing would do but L must lie down and
let him examine my injury.
He rubbed my knee with a saIye that
he produced from one of his numerous
pockets and declared with evident relief
that nothing serious had befalien me-
We walked slowly for a mile or more
across what he said was the crater OF
the volcano, the river always winding
and tumbling among the hillocks, and
at last left the barren waste suddenly
behind us. Looking down a long gentle
slope we saw vegetation Of the most
IuXuriant kind and yet not of that rank
variety that chokes the air with foliage
and perfume in the mid tropics
II was more as If every acre of ground
we're under constant cultivation, the
result being a freshness and suggestion
of strength everywhere,
Il declare!' 1 exclaimed, breathing
good rs breakfast, isn't TT"
Not quite" said the doctor. "but
Wen have breakfast right away
He directed my attention to a tree
perhaps forty feet high. on which was
ar abundance of large fruit Won Diet
rich Skinned UP the trunk with surpris-
ing agility and plucsed several-nuts,
shall l call them?-whiie l busted my
self at his direction III building fire.
He did not tell me what 1t was he had
found until we had roasted some of II
and begun to eat Il
We'll" said L then, ''is this a new
kind Of potato, Or is
TITS breadfruit," ne interr,ptad
Were rot likely to miss the timed
stuff in our outfit as long as we are Tn
| a region like this"
You may believe that we ate vora
ciously. and when we had finished | felt
as If l were wholly well. and was about
TO remark upon the extraordinary res
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| .oratfon of my strength and spirits
when our attention was absorbed by
something else.
A man was walking slowly along the
margin of the river. He was not an
ordinary Australian. That was clear at
the first glance. for his skin, though
very dark, was not black, and his fea-
lures. though heavy, were not coarse.
Moreover, he wore a garment that
covered him from shoulders to feet, and.
most striking of all. a snowy white
SO long that he caught It up with his
arm, as one might a shawl, TO keep 1t
from trailing on the ground.
/ looked at Won Dietrich.
'Oh. for my note books" he ex-
claimed
Evidently the patriarch heard us, for
he stopped and turned his head In our
direction, Seeing us. he appeared TO
hesitate moment, and then came to-
ward us. We both stood up, whereat
he halted abruptly.
Won Dietrich made him q gesture in
tended to convey our ff9endly inten-
tions, and the ancient figure approached
nearer. He stopped again when he was
d few PAGES distant and subjected us to
a wondering scrutiny. At last he spoke,
and there was nothing like the quaver
of seniiity IN his tones.
That, however, was not half as SIR
prising as Won Dietrich's behavior The
DOCTOR fairly jumped into the air. much
to the surprise and momentary terror
Of the patriarch, who was quickly re-
Heved when Won Dietrich answered him.
What they said l knew not. The Ian
guage was wholly unfamiliar to me.
There was great vo1ubility on Won Diet
rich's part, and some hesitation on the
patriarchs, but they seemed to get on
very well.
At length the patriarch wheeled about
and made off at as rapid and steady a
gait as might have been taken by a man
of forty.
What do you supnose he has just
said 10 me?' asked the doctor his eyes
glowing with animation.
Don't ask me to guess. Tell me- 81
said I: sit was all Greek TO me-
"All Hebrew. you mean"
"Was that his language, doctor?'
Eyes. or what might be called a dia-
Ieet OF It. Oh. if-but let me tell you.
/ informed him that we were travellers
and explained how we shot into his
country through that hole in the noun
tain. He was not surprised at that, for
he said some drift and two bodies had
come down the stream. and he had been
sent up TO see IL anything else OF i'm
portance had come through
'"They make erTand boys of their old
men in this country. do they?" said I.
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wait. I told him that the drift prob
ably belonged TO my outfit and that the
bodies were OF men who had belonged
in my party. Then I said we would
be thankful for any hospitality his
people might show US. and he replied
that he would go and consult his grand
father
Doctor" I fairly yelled. you don't
believe it.''
Believe what2'
THAT he has a grandfather living?H
why not? The tribe is probably gov
erned on the patriarchai system. That
Jewish. you know. oh. If 1t should
be"
Its a dream, that's what it is,' said
l. rubbing my wounded knee to con-
vince myself OF the contrary,
Dream me no Dreams" retorted the
doctor; ITS reality thus far, and If
what follows is as I surmise it will be,
shall soive one of the most important
and the most ancient problems in his
tory
You have already constructed a
theory to fit the case. then? That's nat
ural. What is It?''
Don't ask me! I dare not hope that
it is true. Let us wait patiently and
S1adJ tHS matter with scholarly ca I'M
ness"
That was all very well for him to say
bNt he was excited beyond measure
lie walked back and forth beneath the
breadfruit tree, mumbling to himself
and repeatedly turning his gaze IN the
direction which the agile patriarch had
taken and from which others were to
be expected.
They came before very long, three of
them.
One was our diseoverer. His COM
panfons were like him in general ap-
pearanee. The younger Of them carried
his beard wound several times about
MS left arms and the ends of It even
then sfiuttered behind him, The elders
beard was wound twice around his
waist and the end tucked in a fold OF
1t to keep it In place
All three saluted us gravely. and the
Oldest had long conversation with the
doctor
When the talk was finished, the old
men turned about and the doctor told
me that we were to go with them.
1t is all right" he said with his
customary calmness, land I think my
theory is already demonstrated. The
Oldest man assures me that he is two
hundred and four years OF age. His
dwellings,, which are not far away, he
says, constitute one of the outermost
or the youngest families, which ac-
counts for his habitation being so fan
from the chief city. four days journey
away"
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But 1t can't be possible that there
are older mem"
Yes. IL can, Otto. The Jews of an
cient times were a very iong-lived race,
as you know IL you have read your BIZ
bic and this place is a very Garden OF
Life. You have yourself remarked upon
its inyigorating atmosphere"
These people are Jews. Them
Certainly. They speak the Hebrew
language or I could not converse with
them. It is not precisely the literary
Hebrew with which I am familiar. but
a more colloquial speech. which may be
due to the gradual less of world forma-
tions in the course of centuries, but
these people have E.ved for ages without
contact with forei yners. end so have
preserved their language and customs
substantially intact. Why, they make
|, burnt offerings as OF old. and they
speak Of sacrificing kid en- our behalf,
for they are well pleased With US
Then your theory is
THAT they constitute the lost tribe of
Israeli At the time OF the dispersion
the Malay peninsula may have extended
across the straits of Maiacea to Suna-
ira, and all the Islands of that group.
Java and the rest. may have been joined
together and reached 10 Australia by
which wholly possible adjustment of the
earth's surface the wandering Israeiites
could have made land Journey to this
spot.
.Or-glorious thought!-thfs may have
been the original point OF departure OF
the Jewish race! At all events Il Is q
most interesting discovery. and I shall
make it my life work to write the his
tory of this people If they will let me
remain with them, a contamination that
seems most probable in view OF the fac,
that they traditionaiiy discourage any
attempts TO leave the country. II is
surrounded by supposedly inaccessible
mountains. This river flows into a
great lake in the heart OF the country
that has no known outlet You see, they
have told me much alres dy. And here
they have lived for centuries. the popu-
lation gradually Increasing
do they ever die?" I asked.
They say SO. but a generous old age
appears to be the rule. All, there are
more OF them, and their dwellings"
/ saw stone houses among the trees
at a distance. and nearer a group OF
men OF all ages. rom the patriarchs
down to little children, standing by the
river bank.
They were very grave. and though
they inspected us With g. good deal oi
curiosity. their attention was concen-
trated mainly upon the dismal drift OF
drawn from the water-one ffsck
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Of the late King Leopold. Of Belgium.
and is sister OF the present King o.
Belgium. Insane for over twenty-nvs
years IN the Chateau de Bouchoute.
her mind having become derange6
shortly after her husband had been shot
To death In Mexico. June IS. 1861. being
judged traitor for having acted with
Napoleon III to rob Mexico Of her In
dependence. and for whose death She
felt more OF less responsible. inasnauch
as she counseled him to take possession
ef the imperial crown Of Mexico. Of
ferd to him by Napoleon. the unfor-
..-aate life Of the ex-Empress had BEEN
more or less forgotten.
Il was only a few days ago that this
poor, lIethro4red woman. in one OF her
hysterica1 moments expressed herself
as being "tEle Empress OF Mexico. ana
row plays in comedy the role she ssas-
tanned IN tragedy.
cariotta waited for her husbands q rs-
turn: day after day she looked for him.
but she never saw him again, and it ID
said that III her European home she
believes that he is still alive She spends
her time reading devotional bcoks,s has
become as silent as she was garrulcus,
and Is said not to have smiled oncs IN
several years. She is surrounded by tbs
most loving care. but prefers solitude 70
the company OF her nurses.
The Austrian Arcfaduke Maximiitau.
husband Of Mad CarIotta.'' played for
a time the role OF Emperor" OF Max
leo, and paid the penalty when the
Juarez government defeated the ssIm-
periar' forces at oueretaro, Mexico. ia
1867.
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SHOT INTO WONDER AND AHE5 S" A2}R 22Hn BURTON

man. the other the doctors servant
Mark.
Whether the bodies OF others Ii ths
party were ever fond T do not know.
They may have been carried further
down stream.
They have told Tne.'s said tbs doceor.
that from time imnaemorial tbs river
has occasionally brought down black
bodies. but never until now white
| man. They offer special Sacrifices after
such events and bury the bodies with
careful ceremony. for they understand
| that there Is a world beyond their coszTs-
| try which they must respect, for It Is 3
part OF Jehovah's universe. but with
| which they must not contaminate them
selves. Therefore, Il I remain here J
| must do so on this understanding that
| l. will not depart It raises q nice ques-
i ton, doesn't it7'.
"I don't see how you ara 20 con-
| tribute TO human knowledge" said Z
IF you cant take your book away.
! First write the book" replied the
doctor. sententioesIy.
| ! do NOS propose TO go further into =
description OF this interesting tribe. for
| that work properly belongs TO Dr. Ga
| brsel Won Dietrich. who is better quail
| flied for it than I am. not only by his
profound scholarship. but by his long
residence among them. have no doubt
| that he Is there today enjoying q Wig
orous old age in that salubrious afmos-
| nhere May the searching party fnd
him!
| AS for myself. my stay there was
most brief. I had no thought as we
came TO the group on the river bank
| of doing anything but share the doctors
| experiences, but an occurrence there df-
yerted my thoughts and wishes COM
pletely.
Besides the dead bodies there had been
| taken from the stream some boxes and
| small articles, all of which we recog-
| nized as belonging TO the doctors out
| fit One was waterproof packet OF
note paper.
ssThe most valuable relic Of ALL ex-
| claimed the doctor though these peo-
| pie probably have parchment in album
dance
While we were looking the thing over,
/ the old men. q boy came up with a
soaked note book which he handed
! sravely lowell I suppose it may have
| been his t-great-grandfathe
| The middle aged gentleman OF the three
who escorted us proved, by the way. TO
| be the father of him who discovered U.s.
| Won Dietrich was delighted at the re-
eovery Of his book. and expressed him
| self so emphatically that the good ma
drift in search of similar articles.
| They found an envelope that they
| handed to him. He looked at il, shook
/ his head. and turned TO me.
ITO Be Continued Next Suuday.S