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Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-23

Not So" said he. Kings men have
galloped long ago to any refuge they could
find. Show me a place where l can hide.
little Erica"
He did not move under the gaze Of her
scornful eyes.
IL thought you were a man." she said,
&" II you want to hide ! shall call you "a
coward"
II am coward, then-qulck, Erica"
on the road below some one gave the
word to dlsmount In a thin, high voice.
q" A half hours rest here and food, cried
the thin voice. Then scatter and find the
king. He cannot be far. Guard the bridge
a mile to the west. You might find the
king"
step was on the stairs The girl pulled
aside a curtain which ran from the window
and showed a hidden cupboard. The other
entered She had replaced the curtain and
sat down at the table when the owner OF
the thin voice came into the room. She was
busy with her meal before his hand had
touched the door.
o. l am sorry" he said, but my troop is
downstairs in the big room We found the
door open. They have been out since day
break, and If you can get some food Tor
them before they start again I shall or
glad. ! will wal Lere, if you don't mind
ill you have seen TO them
She nodded assent and went out Of the
room. The man in the cupboard had been
trying hard TO catch the speakers voice.
In a little while Erica came back and laid
the table afresh. The soldier watched her.
continually hdgeting with his mustache
He was tall with a sallow face and high
cheekbones, and small, restless eyes. and
he thought that this girl OF the inn was good
to look upon. She knew that he was look
ing at her, but went about her task uu-
concerned. There was a noise Of shou'ir1
and laughing on the road. The troops were
getting to their saddles again.
Ny men are starting once more" said
the soldier
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-23

was so Wayward in his ruling you should
have Deen tired of him by now"
Not l." said Erica. lis young man
ever wise? He loved his people, whatever
he did, and the mobiles do not care a pin for
them, although they say they do. why
don't you take your cloak on it is dripping
wet?"
- shall be going soon," said he. Where
is your father"
4" He is away fighting"
Grant him a safe return" said the man
u would have given my life TO have seen
the battle. The rider told me that Mackay
deserted the king, and that afterwards
Frederic charged with a handful Of guards
Frederic is young. If he has not been
killed he will come to his own again In
time,n
You are a strong advocate for the king
Have you ever seen him?"
There was silence for a moment, and the
girl looked up, Then she bent down again,
staring into the red fire, her hands clasped
before her, and she spoke slowly.
~ saw him once. He was riding through
the city, and threw flowers at him They
fell on his hoFse's neck, and he caught
them quickly in his hand. He looked up to
Nfl NlhhAN anu hN eAAANhf AhuF Nlodh Is
steaming. It is so wet Let me help you
on with it,"
=" 1t does not matter, shall sleep in the
fields tonight"
"Why not here?"
Little Erica" said he, your father is
away. You see, | know your name.
would not let anybody breathe a word
against Erica Of the inn"
He rose and stood looking down at her.
She looked at him, too, but then dropped
her eyes and stared again into the fire.
Suddenly they heard family, for the roads
were now quagmires, the sound Of gal
luping men
Listen" said Erica. There are some
Of the kings men"
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The Beggar Kings Bride

- 2 HY should the indiscretions OF the
IA king be written here? Heaven
wv knows, he paid dearly enough for
them when he learned that the
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NEW LAWYER FOR HiNNAHELTAS
Dlnerrnce OF Opinion About Fees-FN-
GOV. Hlsck'S Fee Paid.

Mrs. Hannah Films, the negro enchantress
Of John X. Plat, has bad falling out with
her LAWYER, Washington Brauns, over his
fees. and has employed Daniel DAILY OF l49
Broadway to represent her in furt her litiga-
ton, in par ocular the appeal made by Plat s
lawyers from Justice O'GormBn's decision
dismissing the OotoEenarian's suit to re-
cover the money he layisLed on the woman.
That appeal will Ice heard next month in
all probability.
Mr. Brnuns admitted yesterday that he
had had a difference with Mrs. Elias. a
Disagreement that arose about fees. No.
he wouldn't care 20 say whether Mrs. Elias
thought he hSd charged her too much.
That would be hardly possible. be minated
since he had got her nicely out Of an
awkward predicament
IA matter Of fact said Mr.. Brauns.
Il don't mind telling you that the firm Of
Black. Olcott, Gruber q BonynRe has
been paid. They got $1,000 for the services
they rendered me in assisting in. the de
fence You may judge of my-well let
Us say disinterestedness when ! tell you
that saw they were paid first before press
ing my own claim
But said the reporter, you have re-
oeiyed already 5000 from Mrs. Elias, 5000
naid 10 you. l. It true that Mn. Elias
thinks that i sufficient fee for your
sOh dear me- s1id Mr.. BTauns, that
would be a strange view to take Of the mat
ter. Il il true | have received 5000 from
her. but it was for disbursements, disburse-
ments: and these were very Large, you can
ina CINE that. For my personal services
/ have not been pcid. | may even say the
amount has beeu settled upon, though
can't tell you when il will be paid or how
much it il
sThe situation is about this he con-
tinued. I'VE have wound up Mn Elias =
case for her and settling up time is here.
, I understand that she has employed other
counsel, but actual substitution has not been
made yet
Mr. Bonynge Of Black, olcott Gruher &
BonynEe said u was true 6. 4 his firm had
been paid by Mrs. Elias ne sum, roughly
speaking, being $1,000. 80 far as he and
his gssOCiaties were CO q, ned, said he,
they had had no difference with Mn, Elias
I They we're called in 10y Mr. Brauns. II any
difference existed Mr. Brauns must know
of il. They had had no communication
on the subject Of a substitution Of counsel
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HAVEMEYER AUTO HELD ar.
Bicycle Cop Arrested Driver on speed
Charge Win Exquisite POilteneSs.

BIcycIe Cop Arrested Driver on speed
Charge Win Exquisite POilteneSs.
BicyoIe Policeman Rensse laer was stand
ing at Fifth avenue and Thirty-third street
last night when an automobile with three
women in it flashed up the avenue, going at
a sinful clip. the policeman thought. He
was after it'in a jify and caught up at
Thirty-eighth street.
Il beg your pardon, said he 70 the driver,
being mindful Of Commissioner McAdOo's
admonition to be polite in such cases.
Il really hate TO do this, said Rensse laer
ooh" said one OF the women, can I
YOU look the other way, officer, and let us
slip ofY We are on our way 10 the Liberty
Theatre and don't want 10 be late.
Il really hate TO do this, said Rens-
aelasr. Il wish II we're my night on and
another man we're in my boOts; but you
will have to come 90 the station with me,
You have violated the speed ordinance
You were going 20 miles an hour. / timed
YOU on my little stop watch.
sOh. very we'll" said the man. But
don't take Il 80 hard. old fellow. ] don't
mind II in the least.
The women. however, persuaded the
policeman TO let them 60 to the theatre,
he following. Al the theatre, the party
met Mr.. Frederick c. Havemeyer Of 2tO
Madison avenue. Rensselaer, placed the
driver Maurice Monyhan OF i0i West
Forty -third street, under arrest and took
him and the auto TO the TenderlOin station.
There Mr.. Havemeyer gave tioO cash bail
for the driver
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REJECTED MINISTER HERE.
Castro wouldn't Receive senior CabaiIerO,
whom Colombia Sent 10 Venezuela.

Y
whom Colombia Sent 10 Venezuela.
Among the passengers in yesterday
on the steamship Philadelphia from La
Guayra and San Juan were Lucas Cabal-
lero and his family Senior Cabauero was
appointed by President Reyes as Colombian
Minister TO Venezuela 10 endeavor to estab-
lsh friendly relations between the two
countries. President Castro has refused
TO receive him or to consider proposals
for the reesta blishment Of diplomatic re-
lations unless Colombia restores two border
provinces which the King Of Spain, as
arbitrator, gave to Colombia in the recent
boundary dispute.
Castro contends that Venezuela aided
the Mates rebellion. He demanded the
cession OF the two provinces as indemnity
Senior CaballerO says his country abso-
mtely refuses this demand. The dispute
between the countries il, therefore, I'M
changed. Senior Cahallero comes with his
wife and daughter to visit New York on
personal business. His visit has nothing
to do with his diplomatic duties.
Other passengers on the Philadelphia
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Miss
Corinne Robinson Mr.. and Mn. Medill
Mccormick, William Cooper. Gen. Richard
Putzki and Francisco T. HuTtado.
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TO Authorize SLEUTESPRO TEN
Mr.. Nc AdOO Sends a HHl 20 Albany TO
Conflict Win the Mines

Commissioner McAdoo has sent 70 Al
bany draft Of an amendment 70 the Charter
allowing him to assign men to the Detective
Bureau just as he at present assigns 20 his
own office, without eltaiiug any right on
the part Of the men assigned TO extra rank
or pay and leaving the Commissioner free
to withdraw them from detective duty at
his pleasure. At present, owing TO the
somewhat ambiguous reading Of the Char
ter, assigning man to the Detective Bureau
Is equivalent TO giving him a permanent
place "a a detective sergeant.
The bill is confded TO Lawrence WELLER
Of the City Club, who is in Albany, with the
distinct understanding that Il is not to be
allowed 70 interfere with the Committee Of
Mines bin
Commissioner McAGoo was notified
Yesterday by the Committee of Nine that
it, bill would in a II probability be re ported
by the committee to-day. AZ the request
Of the committee he issued last evening
some further expression Of his opinion
of the measure, and IN doing 10 made IL
known that he disappToyes OF the charge
that the police force as a whole is dis
honest.
THE essential features Of the bin pro-
POSED by the Committee Of Nine are, as
] understand It, the reconstruction Of the
Detective Bureau and a Uniformed chief.
The Detective Bureau, in my Judgment,
should be formed on the lines laid do wa
In TIE oommittee's bill. with this amend
ment, however, that the bureau he entirely
incie pendent OF the unifOT med force and
subject only to the Commissioner. | con-
slider the pro vision in the bill allowin z
for reduction in rank excellent. ] believe
also In the widening Of the scope of charges
against officers 10 include inc ficienCy and
am in favor Of making the whole record
Of an officer as 10 actual work done the
basis Of his standing In the department
IL the Legislature refuses TO pass any
remed y RislatiOn | will continue TO 90
my hest with the law 80 II il. In saying
this ] do not agree with the charge that
the police force Of this city is inc fiCien nj
or. as a body. Dishonest; on the contrary
] can state, and defy contradiction, facts
10 show that the conditions in New York
to-day are good, but that they can lie made
a graaf cen1 10 tier
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WATERSHED COMMISSION.
Justice Eeogh Names Men Who vii Con
denim Land for sG4 600 900 Reservoir.

Justice keOgh Names Men VINO WI TOM
denim Land for sG4 900 900 Reservoir.
WHITE PLAINS, y. Y. April 1O.-The
largest New York city watershed com
mission created in Westchester county
in several years wgs named to-day by
Justice Keogh of the Supreme Court, at
White Plains. to condemn land for the
new 3B4, 100000 Gross River reservoir. The
commi ssion will condemn seventy-eight
parcels in northern West chester and, in
order to hasten matters and obtain an
early settlement for the property owners,
Justice Keogh split the commission In two
and appointed two sets Of commissioners,
on the first commission are John F.
Brennan Of Yonkers, Benoni Plat Of White
Plains and Daniel CohRlan Of New York.
The other consists OF Col. Francis Larhn
of Ossining, John J. Brown Of White Plains
and Charles Brandt. Jr., Of New York.
Under the law two members Of each com
mission must be residents OF WestChester
county and the other a resident OF New York
county. II is said that more than one hun
dred politicians and real estate men were
anxious TO be appointed ON the commits
sion.
The land to he condemned includes a
mart Of the old estate Of John Jay, first
Chief Justice of the United States and a
siRner of the Declaration OF Independence.
Col. William jaw OF New York, representing
the estate, appeared in court at the time that
CORPORATION counsel Delany applied for
the commission, and opposed the motion.
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RICHMOND PAIR WE'D HERE.
Miss Forbes and Mr.. IIOtchi,iss DID MOI
Apprise Their Families.

Miss Annibel Forbes, daughter Of W. ;.
Forbes Of Richmond Va, was maHifd
early yesterday morning in this city TO r.
d. Hotchkiss, son Of the general irelgh'
agent Of the Chesapeake AID Ohio haiI.
way. The marriage was secret, none OF
the relatives being aware Of the plans OF
the young people.
Miss Forbes and her sister. Miss hons
Forbes. came 20 New York some time ago
TO study vocal mut'c. On Friday MT
Hotchkiss arrived hove and put up at the
Holland House Yeste. Jay morning he
met Miss Forbes near her boarding house
and the pair went TO a minister's house
and we're married. A despatch from hch'
mond says that they are expected to-day
in that city, where Mr.. Hotchkiss is leaoeI
in a social set He is a member OF the
Deep Run Hunt Club and owner OF inc
steeplechaser Tireless.
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Aboard the North German Lloyd steam
ship Grosser Kurfuerst which sails to-day
for CheTbourg, Plymouth and Bremen,
are:
Mrs ID. Bender Mrs i +. Caswell, DR..
Adoph l.. Levin, Mr. and Mrs {, n Nelson,
Mrs r. II Van Antwerp. Mrs. huius q,
Polk MIR and Mrs Jamcs b Hernck and
Capt { de y Chandler .sasaAG -
Passengers by the Cunarder Pannonia
on to-day for the Mediterranean and the
Adratic
Mrs 5 VI Akerly, the Countess Festetics,
Or Emma II. Wheeler. Miss Gene we've
Ketchum Mrs. NJ l.. Campbell William g.
Caldwell and Capt. and Mrs Antoine L.
Campacci
Sailing to-day by the Hamburg Ameri-
can liner Prinz Adalbert, for Naples and
Genoa, are:
Mrs Laura + Bassett. Mr. and Mrs ". =
Brown, George q. HershOu, Mrs {. W. Smp-
kon and Philip A Stiner
Passengers by the Holland America steam
ship Rotterdam, which sails tomorrow
for Boulogne and Rotterdam
Mrs Thornton r. Penneld. Baron V. de
Constant Rebecque, NJ MAclsaren' DIT snd
Mrs r. G.. Ilsndrick, G. =. Cooper ana MT
and Mrs. w Paris
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ARTHUR ". JAFFRAr ENLTSTS
Grandson Of y. +. JHdrNy Says lie Has
Lost Al Hope In Life.

DENVER. Col, April 1O.-Arthur W. Jaf-
fray. grandson Of the late f. S. Jahray,
the New York merchant, has enlisted in
the Regular army here after life full Of
romance and trouble. Speaking five Ian
Of The tactics of the British Army. Jafiray
has lost ambition and hope. lie says;
Il cont care what happens to me, I'm
tired Of il all. l only want something "a
drink that ] may forget all that's gone
before. I'm more content than I've been
for years,
He was graduated from the famous
Groton school, and then secured a com
mission in the British Army Two years
later he resigned and took q course IN mine
engineering at Freiberg. SaNony, Re.
turning TO New York he married an opera
singer. He came TO Denver and lived
high until his guardian died leaving hin
penniless. His wife deserted him and he
became "A drunkarc
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FALLEN FROM GRACEp
Charged With Drunkenness. lie Claims
Membership IN Uock efcllcr Biblc class.

Membership IN NoCNetcllcr hlblc 'lRN>'
BosToN, April 10 francis Babcock Of
Arlington, a magazine advertising solicitor,
was before Judge Ally at Camhrdg" this
morning. charged with drunkenness on
complaint Of his wife. He Wa, sent to the
State Farm. but appealed.
Mrs. Babcock, who is al-o an advertising
solicitor, charged that her husband cou-
tinually drank and that on saturday he
was so obnoxious that she could not stand
II any longer. Babcock says he is a charter
member Of John u. Rockefeller, Jr. :
Billie class and asked the Judge to place
the case on file and allow him to return 60
New York
He said that the trouble was due 10 his
mother-in-law He said he returned from
New York a week ago Saturday and found
his children in terror Of their grandmother
He said that the next day he took them up
stairs. where they recited the Sunday
school lesson and sang hymns to him.
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RrN4WAr KNOCKS DOWN THREE.
Frightened HOrsr whose Wud Career EV-
tended into Two HOrOuEhS.

Frightened HOrsr whose Wud Career Eve
tended into Two HOrouEhS.
The changing Of trolley car bell yester-
dav frightened horse booked TO n hrgFy
belonging to Jacob Homer OF 366 Kncker-
booker avenue, Williamsburg, and il ran
away from in front Of 81 Hamburg avenue.
At DeKRlb avenue the buggy collided
with q car and was smashed The horse
fell aud after kicking itself loose from
the traces got on It's feet and kept on
running At Knickerbocker avenue Philip
Vail. aged -, Of III Stanhope street, in try
ing 90 stop the runaway, was knocked down
and trampled His night knee was tract
ured and he was injured internally. He
was removed In an ambulance to the Ger
man Hospital.
AZ Stockholm street and 81. Nicholas
avenue two other men who tried 90 stop
the horse were knocked down. Tho run
away crossed the borough line into Queens
and ran In the direction Of Enst Williams
burg, where IL was caught on farm.
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nlfs Murderer pies swiftly.

OssIEGSo, N. Y, April iO.-Martin Ebelt
OF Mount Vernon, who strangled his young
wife, Augusta, in August, 1908, was electro
cuted in Sing Sing Prison this morning
Only one shock Of $3.50 voltage was neCcs-
sary 20 e1tinguish life. Ebeit was declared
dead at 80 O'Clock, Just two minutes after
he was brought into the death chamber.
IL was the most successful execution In the
record Of the prison.
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MRS. WILMERDING OUT AGAIN
Escapes for the second Time From the
Sanitarlum.

Mrs. Jack Wilmcrding, gr5at-grand-
niece of Commodore Vande It, has escaped
again from the sanitarium in Harlem IN
which she has long been under restraint
She turned up yesterday at the offices
of two lawyers who in turn have been her
counsel. and then disappeared again. She
told one Of the lawyers that she rolled up
some Of the bedclothes and left the bundle
in bed to deceive the nurse in making her
rounds. Then. Mrs. Wilmerding said, she
dropped out OF a window,
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SrEERED RUNlWAr no THE LAWN
women Pitched out Of Hanson We're Cut
and bruised Even on the Grass.

Mrs Sidney Marks Of 80 West Ninety
seventh street and Mrs. Charles II. Rein
berg Of 80 West Fifty-seven street went
out Yesterday in hanson cab driven by
William Graham Of 500 West Forty-second
street. As they drove south on the East
frightened. At Seventy-secoud street the
animal bolted and ran down the drive at
top suced Graham being unable 20 con-
troll him.
Mounted Policeman McNulty made sev-
eral efforts 10 stop the horse. At Sixty
ninth street Graham mana ged To steer the
horse an the lawn and the hanson col
lided with a tree. Il went partly over
and Graham and two women were
throw out. Before the tuna way could
get a fresh start the cop had hold Of its
bride. The hanson was badly da ma ged
and the.Fomen suffered cuts and bruises.
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yetoes HrOOkl,n district Court mn.

Mayor Mcclellan has vetoed the bill
providing for two more Municipal Court
justices in Brooklyn. In his memorandum
the Mayor says that there n no Justihca-
ton for the expense and adds:
THE districts provided for in this mea-
sure appear 10 have been arranged Tor
some other purpoee than public convent
ence.'
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MACHINERY.

WE BRAZE cast Iron. any Sac or tnap' w.
about shup rights. STANDARD BRAf|Nr I..
i'u Vro. fu'-v Work. y. Y. a Bro0grr
r4SnhtIL ENGINt, l2N2t with boiler 1f .. a'
mems. FRANK T. fELTEk. Havcrsirav y. /.
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as to quality. For instance his palamas
were OF sheerest pOngee silk, made 70
measure, not by a custom shirt house
but at woman's exchange noted for its
fine handwork. That is the sort Of shopping
which pays a woman in my line.
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There has always existed an antipathy
between the uniformed police and the
plain clothes men. Whether the former
are envious OF the latter il not quite clear
but the feeling has given rise to a new
phase in police nomenclature. The uni
formed cops call their brothers "camphor
men Because explained one, their
uniforms are always laid away
A department store clerk was talking
with a we'll known professional shopper.
No. I'm not buying for my own sex
any more said the woman shopper. I've
reached that point Of opmence where /
can AFFORD to shop only for men. They
are much easier to please and require fewer
exchanges | have a contract now for
refurnishing q bachelor suite The oc-
Cupant and talked il over toget her planned
IL generally, and then he left details 70 me.
A woman. now, would not trust me with the
slightest detail and | would waste hours
in consultation.
Last week. for another bachelor,
bought a complete outfit OF summer under
wear. pajamas and hosiery. His tastes
are extremely simple, but be Is particular
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Four women we're playing bridge whist.
Three Of them we're intent ON the game.
The fourth was broOding over her wrongs
as a wife and the delinquencies OF her
husband. She expatiated on the subject
until IL passed endurance.
INV dear" exclaimed one OF the other
women. IF he is az bad as all that why
don't you leave him''
-Because,' replied the victim Of the
brute spitefully, "Elwell says that when
you have a knave and two little ones you
never should discard the knaVe."