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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
TAYLOR TAKEN.
Run Down After Excit-
ing Three Days Chase.
Admits He is the Man Wanted
at Petersham, VT.
ror As:ault on and Larceny from Mrs.
E. o. Ward.

Wnr,vt,r. Miss. Ian. l".-A SPECIAL
H. tl... T-.rrIm from Bellows FAILS.
W. S'i>
,r.. Z drilling N ~" "f 'l'i.- lays.
I.tIuy <h,rn Dau.-l ~. Rice Of
nm. with chief OF Police y II.
.r,,ru,sun uf IcIIows Falls. to-day. ar
>. ted II.rls.rt Taylor. alias ;e"r,,e
u,,is. alias Err N-cdham. Vht il
wanted lu i'..tcr~lam - thc charges Of
lt-,.uy f.um. ana assault "a Nj. FL
.irn " Wlrd. s. years I'D. Who. &C.
.nt...tt. ta ncr story 1" Ia" polio. wLs
w 49,. upr,y If young desperate.
armed with u shotgun. rifle and bowl"
knife. ~ h.r i"u.ly home. tw miles
from f., trrsham center. from = o'clock
TiI,slIy night I" Wednesday ni@nt at
10 n'rlock. when N binding snow
stnrn. th, young man took his depart
~. threatening to Kill the Oh lady if
m. story Of his Guings ever got into the
newspapers.
state Dotcctivc rcIeG +. Murray and
I,uutv sheriff Rice folioWsd III" man :
trail. yesterday. from Win"hcndcn t"
Fellows FAILS. Wh.r" he arrived. FRI
dav night. and registered at the hotel
Nindham as tirnIgc Davis. Saturday
H. etrull"d down til" main street 81 Inc
tity With Il rifle strapped over nus
shoulder then as if by magic he DIS
appeared
Thr officers learned. this afternoon.
that the young desperate MS in i lu'n-
herring camp. four miles from here.
They left the city at O'Clock. reaching
tho numbering camp after dark. Thcy
went to 4 stable and found their man.
Deputy sheriff Rice stepped up I" the
oddly dressed young man ana SAID:
You are under arrest.
"Y,s. I guess am the much-wahtcu
fellow
n. did not offer any rc!;'St'n"" ana
was driven to Fellows fIhS Win IN"
officers. on tn" way hr admitted nav
ing been ia Pricr&h;lnl AMI Wiirn ,tS"'N
Nhtt hc dih ~ til" h"n" II MS. y Hft
he .plird "WclI. ! don't k"oW,
xu,lnrSn | WIS foolish.
He is locked up. tonight. at ih' - /
l,us Falls lock-up. ne says II" Is
Wiling to GO To- Massachusetts without
,xtra,itiuu papers. VI" Will IA" brought
60 Athnl, tomorrow, aud VIII u" ar
ranged III court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
IN The TOLLS.
Kuropatkin Cannot Mold
Out Much Longer.
His Own Generals Losing Con.
fidence in His Ability.
Morale Of Army Going-Japs Should
Have Easy Victory.

Toxic. Jan. 10.-G 4. MD-Inforrla-
ton which has reached reliable quar-
tiers here state that the Russian gen
denc" in Gen KurOpatkin and that the
Russian situation around Mukdcn is "A
serious one. 1t is feared that if Kuro-
patkin attacks the Japanese position
along the SShakhc river he will court
disaster and that his further retreat.
Will mean the. decentralization Of his
army.
This Information goes on to say that
there is constant pickering at Russian
Manchurian headquarters and that the
soldiers are discontinued. ssdtisfac-
tinn beginning with the series Of retreat
after the battle of Tclissu Vafangow
and the withdrawal from LiaoyanK
when it was believed ii was possible to
hold that place. The climax came with
the Russian defeat at the battle OF the
Shakhc river. following kuropatkin's
strongly wordcd order directing the
forward movement. dated October =.
This defeat brought storm Of criti-
cism upon the chief and
resulted in discord among the officers.
Long nactinn. the informant al
lcces--is undermining the morale Of the
Russian army ana IL is pointed out that
recent skirmishes and outpost brushes
indicate that the Russian soldiers are
becoming dsheartcued as they d. not
show their former fighting spirit or
qualities.
The sieg" guns 10 he sent to Manchu-
ria finm Port Arthur will probably u"
placed in advance positions for the pur-
pose ~ enabling the japanese to shell
far into the Russian line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
BANKRUPTCY REFEREE
Orders Mrs. Ccle TO Pay Banks $242o
Review Of the Case.

i;idlcfurd. Ne. Jan. ln.-Mre. VIM u.
cole formerly III SsICu and now of Wake
iirid Mas. W.. today. ordered I" turn
over tn" sum of $50 to ihrc" l"Ca! banks
Iv Juhu H. Donovan of Alfred. reter'"
in bankruptcy. This cas-" has been pend
ing for some time. Mrs. Coles husband
refused to com" from Mnssac huscus ="
testify and Judge iial" nf u" Hitr't
stat : district court al Portland, fuici
that IL could not 10 compelled - Il" r..
rhc bankrupt claimed that her husband
had Scut a large sum 70 his hr''hrr Il!
%ira,ac.,a Ia pay debit but the referee
,.nI, ;j.i.,rnd thc evidence Insufficient. II
j.; s!!ce, Il the defendant Obtained money
from he three hams by giving security
on L.r uropcrtv in S"Co. n" bank know
ing of her Il, lIingS with the Other tWu.
1ln, ;,inp,rty was I'D and NJ. and Mrs
,,r,c removed to Wakefield. Mas. i'ftN-
H.. me ban>S unpaid and thc' ~ "ic''
iiis,1tlIicd involuntary bankruptcy pre-
cr,diucS against hrr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
TIE LAST RUSSIAN FLEET
Will Leave Libsu at the End OF the
Present Month.

It. ~ trrab,rg. Jan. to.--Tic russ. to
lav. confirms he Paris Temps report
Of yesterday. that the first division IF
tn" third Pacific squadron will leave
i.ib;.u at the end Of January and viii
consist of III" warships Admiral SEN
iavin. General tdmira! hpra kline. Ad-
miral CushnkoT and Nicholas j. TIN,
cruiser vladimir Monanach and sever
al torpedo boat Gestrovers and torpedo
hoatS.
III q long review If III" military sitna-
ton The Novoe Nremya urges the I'M
mediate reinforcement of Nladivostok.
he islands Of Sakhllin and Kanchat-
Ia. The paper says:
There is little probability OF tn"
I:rssl;.ns being caught as unprcparod
at Il&divosiok as Al Port Arthur but
the moral resp ,nsihili'" rests upon the
government to see that nothing in the
way OF dcfCnsIv. preparation Is over
looked. Sakhali1 and Ka:rchatka are
both harder t. defend and have
scanticr population. but both are rich
in mineral and other resources and are
especially tempting 10 .he Japanese to
whose scheme :rr national expansion
they arc necessary"
Continuing. the Eovot Nrcmya points
cut that it is possible to send rein
fnrcements and supplies to Sakhalin
and Kamchatka while the ice lasts IN
dependent Of a s''l powHi and bcgs that
this should be done at once.
Touching upon tn" general pcac"
talk H. the foreign press. tho Novos
Nr,mya summarizes the list Of Rus
sian rcverseS III the present war and
asks IL IL il possible to consider the
question Of peace without substantial
Russian victories.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
CAPITAL CHAT.
Senator Hale the First to
Report a Re- ELECTION.
Maine Senators Have Unusu.
ally Busy Session Ahead.
President Consuts With Reps. Bur
leigh and LittIcficld.

Washington. y. e.. Jan. IL (Spccian
Senate, Halo IS the first Of til" New
England srnrtors 10 ono i,ach here af-
tor the holidays With Il re- election. TIN.
proceedings IF The n"nuf.icam caucus
III Augusta were If - litll" interest in
Washington. although the result va
assured months ago ard Mr.. Hale.
naturally. has rrcciN' ri many express
s;Ons of, Il concratulitory character
around tn" Fa;htol. Maine. Ncrrlnni
Massachusetts. i;hndc Island. and Con-
n"cticut al ebert senators for III" term
:hnt begins Mlrcn I. rcXt ann III All tn"
states except tnl.lcc,I' NJ. il Viii u" 4
rc-clcriinM. senator Proctor Was re-
.'i,.ttct in Vermont lat ortnhor and
his Credentials are air" iGy "n 81" with
S'uat"r try". 81. t,r Ln1g.. is guin.
10 Boston in 4 it'll" NOR, than a Week
to be- pres, mt -,h"r h" u ~,-cl"ct.l ANA
also {" deliver An adir,s. ~ his latr
colleague. Scnai"r Ii"r. S,ua:n- Nd
rich ~ as" u '."Ilrr FROM his usual
rractT"c. when r'-r,rrt Il. ami 90 home
q" address tn" ':hpd. I.Ial4,l L"g!Sia-
rrrc. come q .ui's l.. :i+iatur" viii!
nav, =. contest ~ tn" ,.loc ;iun Of a sue
c"ssnr 1" Gen. Tlawl -. vhu@c health
has been - poor FOR IA" last two wears
that u" has been runb' To attend l.. Ii>
duties in tn" SCAT.
II Z, u@.ahlr tlut n..nriv aII me al
tu"Wlr'lgrd l,.a hrs i The sen ,t,.- MI
Hale. Mr. Ii, Nj. Allison. NJ
Lodge ana Mr.. PLAT. of Connecticut.
come up for rr-cic,tir.' this wint..r. M
Allison alan" ~ ihcs" iIv" men. who
ar" always nam"d when ,n,. i. called
anon ~ designate those wl.n shane tn.
p'lir;'s If the Senate. just as til
SPEAKER shapes tn rpli, i.s of TIA
House. does not come up ~ re-tIectin.
tbs y,ar, y" har four Years vt to hi.
'rcdlt on his present term.
although the T. publicarS are now in
n'nre complete control of all br, ncl,as
: the government thai at any time for
ten years. they find 4 dnrl3nd for NOR.
carof''l coun il than at tn" b.r;n,iin.-
"f any administration fnr tyic. ten
wears. Tile IurS ions are not u mn. 4
what shall he dnre a. how ii shall ha
done. They are determined t. prevent 3,
large deficit in The treasury and will
undoubtedly prevent one bur i, is =,
grave problem Just Wha, expen,litures
shall be reduced. They ar. also inten,
upon l,gislatin;g -or the regulation ~
railroad rates - rs to prevent the ex
tortinns of The truss ana wiu IN
doubleday do 80 before the first session,
Of the next congress has a,lioru,.t
t:ut til. r trnuhl" NOW is how +, a., IN.
~ the most effective and ea,lit,hl..
manner. President Rooso welt is calm,
Continued on page %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
NO RUSSIAN WARSHIP
Enters Diego Suarez-Report Was to
Mslead Japs.

Paris. Jan. DIFFERENTIATION received
here from an unimpcachahIc authority
is to the eft ;hat np to O'Clock.
Monday night. no Russian warship hal
cntared the Madagascar purt Of Diego
SuareZ. the only nrrt IN that island NJ
fcl'ing suitable accommodation for ships
Of war. Neither Tamatnve nrr Moiaiga
can b" used by vessels Of large tonnage.
n" i1timation whatever has been re-
ccived at Paris from Russian sources
in'imating that he Ruesian naval au-
thorities intended the Baltic fleet to
take up quarters at Diego Suarcz for
CONTINUED on pa9e ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
COLD AND EXPOSURE
Causes Death OF AIonzo Shepherd OF
Rome.

Water>illr Me. Jar. l"-Al"nz' Sh"p-
h.Id. aged ah"u, - va found dead e.
dtv 1t til. HON. " Mrs Hosea stevens
IT, Rome. whore he had lived for number
Of wears. Last Wednesday night. the
house caught fire while Mr.. Shepherd Wa>
there alone and he was Obliged 10 hastily
sock assistance. going to the neareS'
neishbor'> thinly clad. His feet and hands
we're frozen and the exposure with the III
trmities Of Ole age caused his death. n
ll.u,lest was held.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
TERRIBLY FROZEN.
Aoed Geo. W. Trask Of Calais. W'l'
Probably Die Of Exposure.

Niachias. Nc. Jan. l0.-t;e""gc W.
Tra~k. 50 Years "f age. nf Calais. Ne.
was found Last Friday. IL an abdn-
dnreJ c,r,p xnue three miles west ~
Joncshor". where he had been three
DAYS Without food water or fire. His
face. hands and feet were frozen. the
LATER 81 badly that both must be an
initiated above the ankles. There is
Inn. hoI,e fnr his recovery. Trash.
,,.s ,ye,t,k,n hv the storm ~ Tu-.-
day N list week. and sought the
shelter 30 the camp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11

Court was opened at $50 O'Clock
Tucker having been brought in few
tninut"s earlier. Mr.. Carvalho took
III" stand At once and Atty. Valley re
Sutlrd the troSS-cXdminatiOn.
Witness said that after ii person has
reached tn" age of ~ wears his hand
writing habits and characteristic he
com" fixed but before that age there is
apt to be considerable variance. In re
gard to three marks appearing in con-
n"cti"n with three Of the capital let
ters in the Morton address and de-
scrib"d by the otncr experts as false
starts. Mr.. CarNalho said that they
We're piece, there by the author of the
address. He SAID that if it could b"
shown that these marks were not made
~ the person who wrote the address.
his own expressed opinion would b."
vsrl'irl,.ss. Double lines appearing with
the capital Il" in the address. Wit
ness believed. were caused by the cap
it:I % having been written first and
having beer changed to L.
IT. outlining the case Dist. Atty. SAN
drrson said it would be shown later
that Tucker knew J. d. Morton.
MIR. N1ncN examined llt NltHtS~
sharply regarding photograph Of a
composite copy Of the word "t'harlcS-
town" in The Il. L. Morton" address
rodc by Mr.. Carvalho from letters
found in the standards ard which he
used for purposes OF comparison.
NJ CarValEo said that in making hrs
composite address he had not used
bodily the one copy Of the word found
IL the stanIarcs but had used letters
taken from other words in the stand
ards. He believed that in this manner
perfectly fair comparison could be
made.
Mr. Valley examined the witness
sharply regarding a photograph OF a
composite copy of the word charles
town" in the u. T.. Morton address
made by Mr.. Carvalho from letters
found in the standards ard which ne
used FIR purposes Of tcmrarison
Mr. carvalho sal. that in making his
composite. address he rad not used
bodily the one copy of the word found
in the standards, but had used letters
CONTINUED on page 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
A SMALL SURPLUS
To Be Divided Among ST. Louis Ex-
position Stockholders.

$, Louis Jan. 10. ~ tn" r""'LiH
morthr meeting of the hoard "i direct
"'s "l ihr I.nrisirna rur,h :" t>p"Siti"n
60. a tirHnrial report WIS read showing
Wat NJ company now ia~ 4 ~rrrir; IF
SeN,ur ana that s:.l0,s" il dit" IN II" con
tract frr lrm"liShinr TIL, taiI buildings
Ines" sums will pay p"St-"Nr">liibn *
r'rSeS ard il is cXpcvt"" thai n small sur
plus Will he lett to divid" AMONGST thu
Stu,k hni,I,r,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
TO LE

The third story Of the Pray building
opposite the Ccny House, for storage az
a whole or In small sections Dry. safe
and convenient for valuable merc h:tndisc
APPLY To +. r. X w r. NOBLE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
Boston Forecast.

Boston. Jan. 10 Local forecast for
I.pStnn and vicinity: Wednesday. fair
',nh cold"r, Thursday. SNOW. slowly
rising temperature; frcs!! northwest 10
northeast winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
Ge,, Gomez Not A Candidate.

Havana. Jan. l0.-Gen. MaXimo Co
meZ has published letter declining to
allow himself to be mentioned as cam
didate for the presidency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
H. G. Barker Co.,
Opp. Cony House, Augusta.
213 Water ST., Gardner.
FAIR AND COLDER.

Washington, Jan. 1o.-Forccast for
Wednesday, and Thursday: New Eng
and, fair ana colder, Wednesday;
Thursday, snow. warmer on til" coast !;
fresh northwest to northeast winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. J. II. l0.-Tn"rc were.
New England and the lower lake
region. On the New England coast the
winds will be fresh north to northeast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11

Al the beginning OF ;hc session, Gull
lunl from the committee 81, appropria
tons reported tic executive legislative
and judicial appropriation Lii ana gave
notice that he would call il up for az
ton at the -irGt Cppurt3nity
In presenting 4 number If petitions
for TIL. expulsion of Senator Smoot from
The Senate. Daniel said:
The petitions concern tie right Of a
senator to his scat. Nothing is officially
known 20 the :;,nat" CONCERNING this
case. which is i'll cOnrIittec. / present
The petitions because the people have
he right to send thin. but not because
recognize the p"opriety OF them
y bill MAS :'a*ied Amending tn" postd.
laws re;.itiv" u the bonds of the post
masters and other employees Of the post
oil, e department.
Tho senate accepted the amendments,
:" the resolution authorizing tho usr "f
N" Pension building for the inaugurai
bail. vi inch passed thu measure.
Fulton called .,p the Lii; authorizing
INC payment Of Gamag, : To American
sal fishermen in Behring sea for in
iurie. sustained u: ior - The arbitration
ni lS9". and the measure was debated
by Plat of Connection. ana Deliver.
" no ,'p"<c! passage. and Mc&srx Fat
."n, Foraker, Lodge lrI Morgan. who
supported ii.
F"raNrr expressed sympathy with all
efforts TO suppress P.llSir $ a!ing He
added that this pa, tic. vas still fol-
lowed and it must be ..,pe, Oily St"puee.
ii til" seals Wrr" nol IL rr destroyed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
IN THE HOUSE.
The Bill to Improve Currency Condi
tiors-The Swayne Charges.

Washington. Jar lo.--Tnr session Of tn"
House. today. WIS given over almost en-
tirclr 10 discussion Of the bill reported h>
the committee on banking aud currency
l." ''irlrruv. currency conditi.n,.
\ sudden interest III he m, aSur" seemed
t. develop as evidenced by the large
membership present throughout the day.
Democratic opposition mainly Wa: diSSi-
p3tcd by TIE adoption Of an amcndm. III
offered y Mr.. Williams Of Massachusetts.
providing that government deposits shall
DC made On compc .itivc bids. Final action
on the hill was moi taken.
The impeachment charges nn which
Judge Charles SWdYnc will h, tIird were
presented just before adjournment and
motto. given by Mr. Palmer of rcnnsyi-
Ndmii. chairman OF the committee of sew
en- which rr, pared them. that H. would
call the matter up Oh Thursday n,Nt.
The army and Indian appropriation bills
wei, reported.
secretary of the interior q" inform the
il"us" whether or not any Indian funds
are I"inc expended for support Of any
lHd'!n coi tract schools other than GOV.
crEm"nt schools. and Il 80 what authority
l't hAi for doing 50. The House thci.
went into ,ommIttc"TDt the whole to fur
tiIei tnhSiHtf ing Dill 10 improve currency
conditions.
BARTLETT Ga the Sole me mbcr of the
barking and currency committee opposed
To the Eill. and who filed the minority
report upon II. IN brief speech said h.
could not favor Il bill he did not believe
in.
bartlett criticized the manner in which
the bill had been kept to the front and
inquired whether OF not ii was in prefer
cnce to All legislation looking l." the re
form Of The tariff or to aiding the nco
Mo relieve themselves iIpm choking
:in0 grasprc fingers of a combination OF
railroad pXto, tiOniSts.
Rartlct; touched upon The amount per
GA pita reprcscptcd ny The postal receipts
Of certain cities in Georgia
The figures were challenged by Smith cf
Iowa who denied that the statement was
correct.
Continued on page 81
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Bates COLLEGE Gets the 5000.

Portland. No. JIM. i" ~ til"
supreme COURT today. III" arr.ai from
Judgr M.ttock'~ .'rcrv.. sustaining tn"
viii "l Mrs. Ably l.. L. '"h". lat" 81
l"ni>t"n. Wis dismissed a"d III" d.
'''r - Jhv iuJgc -: probate affirmed.
hl lh'~ decision Rats Cn!i.,r MIL Ir-
GIVE about '6''a1 from III, estate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
58th CONGRESS.
Senate Trying to Increase
Number of States.
House Seeking to improve Con-
dition Of Our Currency.
Swayne impeachment Charges Report
ed to the House.

Washington. Jan. 10.---Thc Senate. to-
day, Continued consideration OF III.
inint statehood ILL, the chief accom-
plishment heing the acceptance Of most
OF the amendments suggt sted by the
committee on Indian affairs Speeches
were made by Stewart and Newlands.
the former advocating All amendment,
for the protection # tn interests of the
Indians i'll Indian territory and the lat
ter favoring limitation If the area OF
lands to BE- sold to individuals
The bill for the reimbursement Of
American Seal"rs for iOssc:: under the
seizure in BeE:ing .ra also was con-
sidcred, but vote was not reached.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
The Best Whiskey

:. AKIN ~ ni"iiuin, H. " rnrr -tii~titu'" tn-
sanford Ks Ginger fr ,uId@ ami 'h'ii-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-12
COUNTING GOVERNMENT COIN.
Three Weeks Work I'm San Francisco's
Mint

Henry ]. Denckla, a clerk in the
United States mint of this city, left
last night to take part in the annual
settlement of the mint at San Fran
CISCO where he will handle and count
75,000,000, says the Denver Post.
The settlement will begin about the
middle of the week. Part of this i'm
mense amount is the new Philippine
coinage and is in half dollars, of which
$50,000,0O0 have been struck out.
Denckla has been employed in the
mint for nearly 10 years, being second
to the chief clerk in charge. He will
be assisted in the work in San Fran
cisco by ]. N. Hetrick, of Carson City,
New. Denckla's appointment came
direct from the director of mints at
Washington.
THE work of counting such an i'm
mense sum of money" said Denckla,
before leaving. sis quite an undertake
ing. 1t will take fully three weeks,
and perhaps longer. All the gold
coins of large denomination have to
be counted by hand. Those of small
Ter denominations with silver coins,
are counted in bags. Five dollar gold
pieces and silver dollars and all small
er coins come in bags of $500 each
and out of a large pile of these bags
one is counted and weighed. Then
all of the others are weighed and if
one is found to be lacking in weight
all the coins have to be counted. Cur
rency, of which there is very little in
the California mint, is either counted
bill by bill or in packages of from
800 to $500 each"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-12

attention. One night there appeared
among the spectators a young man
named Don Juan dAlmeira, who,
while watching the girls daring feat,
recognized in her a sweetheart of long
ago. He abandoned her at a time
when she most needed him, but now
he was again drawn to her by memoir
les of the past, and after the perform
| ance he called upon her in her dress
ing room.
In an instant Dona Felicia recog-
nized in her visitor the man who had
brought sorrow into her life. and a
great and overwhelming longing for
revenge seized her. To accomplish a
tragic scheme that flashed across her
mind she held her emotions in check,
and instead of repelling her old-time
lover, she urged him to return a few
days later.
He had hardly left her before she
skillfully dressed a dummy to resem-
BILE him, and then, with infinite pains,
trained and coaxed two ferocious pan
theirs to spring upon the figure. When
the beasts had learned their lesson
well she petted them and waited. On
the day appointed Don Juan entered
her dressing room. He had just seat
ed himself upon the sofa when Don
Felicia suddenly threw open a door
communicating with the panthers'
cage and into the room the great
bloodthirsty beasts bounded.
They were upon the man before he
could rise, and in another moment
were tearing him limb from limb. So
horrible was the sight that the woman
repented her act and sprang between
the panther and her old suitor She
commanded them to cease. whipped
them and called for help. But the in
furiated animals had tasted blood,
and turning from the dying Don Juan
they struck her down and tore her to
pieCeS also.