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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
MURDER HIS TRADE.
Man Earned Ills Living By Delber-
 ateIy Murdering His Friends.

Cape Town Cor. Baltimore Herald.
 The community here has been thrilled with horror by the sensational close of a local murder mystery.
 H Ten days ago a German farmer named schaeffer, residing at Cape Flats, near Cape Town. was reported missing in strange circumstances. He had lately been approached by a man named Basson to sell his farm, to which he agreed, and on January 22 he went to Basson's house to obtain the money in settlement of the apnrehase. Schaeffer has never been heard ,Sef again until yesterday, when the police ffiade a surprise visit to Basson's house and began digging around the homestead
 They first asked for Basson, but were told that he was abstnt After a short search the police entered fovi house and began digging. Suddenly a shot was heard, and the detectives rushed to the house to find that Basson had blown his Drains out He had all the time been watching their movements
 The digging was resumed and at depth of eight feet the decomposed re- mains of Schaeffer were found.
 The disclosure of the facts has caused an immense sensation as 1t Is now clear that Basson, who was a well educated man and Of good old Huguenot family had for years past practically earned his living by repeated murders. He was only 25f years of age.
 esThree years ago his brother, upon whose life he had a large insurance pol icy. was drowned while in the company of Basson, whose claim for the insurance money was unsuccessfuly contested by the company A year ago an English car penter, upon whose life Basson also held an insurance policy. was murdered mys- teriously. Basson on this occasion com promised with the insurance company who declined to pay the full amount. Three other recent murders have also been laid to his charge
 Tn his latest crime Bas~o,, oroa nzed his plot with wonderful skill The day after Schaeffer's disappearance he took posses sion of the farm, producing Schaeffers receipt for the payment of $1,200.
 It appears that Basson made elaborate preparations for the murder n full week in advance. digging a deep exca vation in the fowl house adjoining his home. which he stated was a drain. Basson's mother brother and sister all lived in the same house but they had no knowledge of his tactics.
 There is now but little doubt that Bas- con had at least two accomplices, whose arrest is momentarily expected. Before committing suicide he rushed to his mother and sister and kissed them ex- claiming, 1.-The games up. It was all through -" mentioning a mans name
 The police received information as to khe whereabouts of the body through anonymous letters In feminine handwrit- ing. The first letter arrived a week ago and others exactly similar lave since been received by every morning post It '- supposed that Schaeffer was first drug
 thrown into the pit stark
 pit was filled with quick
 is now accommodating that voas- l got possession of insurance policies on several prominent sape people including a relative of the thief Justice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
QUEEN OF SPAIN.
Supposed to Have No Feet in Honor
 of Old Tradition.

Madrid Cor. Pittsburg Gazette.
 Tho wedding dress of Princess Ena' when she becomes a Queen of Spain' next June, will be cut in such a fashion as 10 cover her feet because of the well known tradition that the Queen of Spain has no legs and therefore no feet.
 The story goes that when King Philip H. of Spain was married a peasant wom- an came to Madrid to present to the young queen q pair of stockings which she had knitted for her. The chamber lain who received the woman WAS Tn ah impatient mood and threw the stockings al her shouting The queen or Spalni has no legs The bride eeleot, hearing ei this, took il literally. and rushing to her father, implored him not to let her legs be cut off. saying she would rather not be married at all. The father told the king. who laughed at her fears and dls- missed the Chamberlain.
 Ths peasant woman. however, told her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
STAGE sENsATloNALIsM.
Object of "Play with Mssion'' Said to
 Be to Make Money.

"The Players" Everybodys Magazine.
 9 The much-dlscussed "Clansman'' is more convincing and therefore more effec- tive on the stage than between covers. because 1t has the advantage of stage illusions, of fine pictorial effects, and a company of admirable actors. This work of former popular preacher whose sen sational sermons attracted large audiences when he occupied a New York pulpit is ad- vertised as "a play with mission" Everything about it. and especially the methods employed to exploit 1t, indicate that the real mission is to make money. 'The Clansman" dramatizes that crime which is so often avenged by lynching. Everything In it leads up to the really dramatic and theatrically powerful scene in which the Ku-k1ux klan. making use of the device of hypnotism, brings out the horror of the crime dwelling upon 1t to the last point of acceptabilty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
HOW T FEELS ID DEFY DEATH IN AUTO Daring Chauffeur Explains Her Sensations as She Turns ALL DEPENDS ON SPRING Slight Headache and Tingllng Sensa- ton Are the Only III Effects of
 Feat That Curdles Blood
 of Spectators.
From the New York American.

From the New York American.
 What makes 1t turn?"
 This is the question that nine persons out of ten who see the automobile som- ersault in ''Le Tourbilon de la Mort' at Madison Square Garden next Thursday will ask themselves and each other.
 Edouard Ravel, the young French en- sineer who invented and supervised the construction of the apparatus, and who is here to see that his novel act is pre- sented with all It's original and sensa tional details. yesterday explained the feat.
 with few exceptions" said M. Ravel, "the sensational circus acts of recent years have been simple problems of just how much impetus was necessary to car " a machine or a bicycle. with a eer- tain amount of living weight over a cer- tain trajectory, and make it strike safely on an opposite runway.
 "In the Tourbillon de la Mort there ia, of course, runway, and this Is most important factor in securing the momen- tuni required to send the auto car flying through the air But this Is not enough. There must be something to make the automobile turn somersault-and just the right kind of a somersault-and then land right side up on the receiving run way
 Spring Was the First Thought. Naturally the first thought was for a spring on the runway. It was necessa- " to have a runway that was long enough to secure so much momentum that no obstruction would stop the flight of the auto until it reached the proper altitude. and al the same time q spring that was powerful enough to put up good fight with the automobile projeetile and overcome it at the proper moment and compel it 10 turn sonersault
 This result was achieved and the per fected Tourbillon of today accomplishes the seemingly impossible by means of Il powerful spring. This spring is of 26- morse power and is located at tie end of the initial runway at the point where it dips and turns upward. Attached tn this spring and projecting above the runway
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25

beautiful to a man who could appreciate sl1ch things to see how that ready-money man began to come our way. d read about the fascination of watching the marvellous something brother or chem istry. but l never got next to IL until saw the 200 pounds of Ohio farmer chang ing Into legal tender before my eyes Ills lids began to drop, he dropped his Knife before he got It to his mouth and before he'd eaten nine cents worth of that s6 dinner his head was stopped over on hls shirt front and he was breathing through his whiskers like an infant.
 Did Noble Thing.
 ''Then my teacher did a noble thing, Tor which he got his reward later. Here an excellent opportunity for you to get much needed practice, he said, when the havseed was snorting away at two-torty clin, sI'll depart and leave the reward or voilr dertness to you I kicked on thls' for I wanted him to be in on the dlVVy' and I wanted too, to get on to this uelt- ness-play that 1 didn't quite size up' though was ashamed to ask. IL was ne" to me. But he wouldn't have 1t that way, and pretty soon 1 found myselt lhere alone with the cash and nothing to do but take it. So l set my farmer friend Ill any easy positlon-that is, easy Tor me to browse around over him, ana pro eeeded to tighten his burden.
 .I had just pocketed the big roll and was stopping over gleaning up what small change there was in the pocket, when a shooting star struck me pehlhu the ear. and the next minute l was hat on the floor with that 200 pounds or Oillo farmer on top of me still all iarmer' and yelling, Police like Sioux lndian' I was too hustered to do anything put lay there and wonder what It all meant while that jay kept yelling in three Keys at once. In minute the door flew open and in poured a flood of police ana pro prietor and waiter. with couple of news paper reporters floating on the surface. Then 1 went-wel, l went to the pen for couple of years.
 what? Why, that farmer was dope fend-and his dope was chloral hydrate! What I'd fed to him was about his reg ular dose. and 1t just put snap and gin ger into him. He told me afterward that he was hoping for the stuff when gave him his first dose, and 1t tasted so goou he came pretty near letting me on-out he didu t.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
NOVEL CIRCULAR GARAGE.
Remarkable New Building in Paris for
 Storing Automobiles.

with the Procession" Everybody's
 Magazine
 Always something new under the sun. Paris has d circular garage wherein au- tomobiles take the elevator. so to speak, to the top floor. using their own motive power to climb along spiral track mile long, which winds around a central hall The automobile whizzes in from the street and makes the climb along easy grades. Garages in the ,thirtieth story may come to he the rage. But should they not he dizzy and precipitous7 Our youth must not grow soft. They must have exercise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
Identifying Them.

From Harper's Weekly.
 Some lady visitors, going through e penitentiary under the escort of the superintendent, came to a room in which three women were sewing.
 Dear mel" whispered one of the visitors, what vicious-looking crea- tures Pray, what are they here for?"
 Because they have no other home. This Is our sitting room, and they are my wife and two daughters" blandly replied the superintendent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
In Camera.
m I1arper's Weekly.

From Harpers Weekly.
 A bright tenyear old girl, whose father Is addicted to amateur pho tography, attended a trial at court, the other day, for the first tme. This was her account of the judges charge: The judge made long speech to the inry of twelve men, and then sent them off into little dark room to develop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25

are two triggers. When the time comes for performing the act the spring is wound and the triggers set.
 Down comes the automobile, gathering momentum at every foot, until it's speed is equivalent to that of an express train. On reaching the upward curve two small wheels under the auto strike the ,trig- gers release the spring and send pow erful mechanical arm against the rear of the machine. If the auto was station ary when this suddenly released arm strikes it the machine would instantly turn a somersault.
 "There is, however, the momentum of the auto to be overcome and that does not transpire until the machine has reached an altitude of twenty-five feet. Then it turns and, the momentum not being entirely overcome. the machine completes its journey to the landing platform"
 Is Trained Acrobat.
 Mile. Octavia La Tour, the French chauffeuse. who rides the automibile in "The Limit" is twenty years of age and weighs only eighty-two pounds. She Is a trained acrobat and was selected be- cause of her slight figure and because O; the necessity of having an artist. who thoroughly understood the circus per- formers art of relaxing at the critical moment of turning in the air To remain rigid which would be the temptation of an amateur would be disastrous to the chauffeuse.
 How did you happen to become an aerial autonobllist?' Mile. La Tour was asked
 "There was no mystery about it.o. was 41,n la .I,t, 1,1,. M n T women of my weight l have been doing fearless and dangerous things all my life The salary was to my liking, and-well I said, Thank you and ac- cepted."
 Were you nervous the first night you attempted the feat?'
 "Yes, Indeed. but not for myself I did not think of the possibility of aceident. but I was nervous for fear the act would not make sensation with the public. Be- sides-oh. well. I am woman. and human T was afraid the shock would make my hair fall down.
 How does it feel to turn somcrsault in an automooiie?"
 "The sensation is not so unpleasant as you would imagine. The ride down the ftfty-foot runway is rather exhllarating: and even when the machine strikes the spring al the end of incline before the HutomODlle leapS Into the ar, the shock is not severe. The critical moment is when the automobile seems to stop in md-air and then. quick as lightning, turns a complete forward somersault. The sensation at that moment is most pecu- liar. and one has an involuntary inclina- ton to shriek.
 Blood Rushes to Head.
 "The whole thing Is over so quickly, however. that I hardly realize that the machine has actually turned somer- sault with me. and when 1t lands on the cushioned runway at the opposite end of the arena my only unpleasant sensation Is slight headache caused by the rush of blood to the head snd tingllng sen sation in the muscles of the neck.
 Have you no fears of an accident ."
 None whatever l have perfect faith in the inventor. Bnt--if something should go wrong. 1t would only be what might occur to any performer. If-it Is going to happen it will happen-and am too much of fataliet to worry ahoiit if ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25

Then MT. Cox, weeping copiously in his beer, as the flood of bitter memories swept over him, laid bare the tale of his downfall.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-18
Bloodhounds
Locate Burglars

CLARKSBCRG April u.s. Schra-
der's bloodhoundS made a successful
man-hunt at Bristol Monday night and
| tracked down two parties who are
doubtless implicated in the burglary
of the residence OF J. w johnson in
that town. he depreciation was com
mitted Sunday night while the mem
! bers of Mr. Johuson's family were at
church. The house was entered By
the piIferers and the living rooms ran-
sacked and small sum OF money stol-
en- a cabinet or secretary, which
was locked, was carried out OF the
house and onto the hill nearby where
II was broken open and little money
and a watch taken. SEI~
Arrangements were made oMnday
afternoon with J. w Schrader, OF
Wilsonburg, for the use Of his blood
hounds in an effort to locate the guilty
parties who We're believed to be local
parties. He went to Bristol with the
dogs Monday night and no difficulty
was experienced in taking up the trail
at that point where the secretary had
ben looted The dogs circ1ed to the
school house and from there the trail
led to the residence Of two young fell
lows who had recently moved to Bris-
toll from Tyler county They have not
been in the community since.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-18
VOTER.
RtGAMY DEVELOPS.
b:uetieId Poisoning Case Complexities
BY Some Maxim Gor5-<y
Business

SLCEFTELD. w Va. April Isl
has developed that the young woman
held here. charged with poisoning her
mother. Mrs. Mary Mytinger, IS not
Mrs. Burger. having never been mar
ried 70 Alfred Burger. with whom she
had Lived since coming here from
Washington. D. c.. a month ago. a
letter received by the chief OF police
from Washington. states that Alfred
Burger had a wife living there and a
child there. Burger was arrested last
night charged with biSamy Burge:
acknowledged that Edith Burger. of
Washington. was his lawful wife and
he was not married to Mary MitinSer,
the woman who was known as his
wife in this city
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-18
COURT NEW

Deed dated January IS. 1906: SO
seph P. Terric& ct al. 10 George Il.
Berry. il sis acres of land o. Che
waters of Coal Lick run. coal and min
ing rights reserved: consideration.
S225.
Deed dated april 3: 1906; Fai.D.onS
Coal Company to Octaria eBarthoiow.
parcel CT land in Union district; con
sheraton $3.50.
Deed dated April 1G, 1906; ida ".
Carr and husband TO Della NJ Ches-
ney. OF No 8. block l. BoyerS Atidi-
ton. also five feet of lot No. : joining
lot 40. C; consideration, one dollar
Deed dated April 16. 1906: Della II
Chesrey 20 Ada NJ. Harr AID husband,
lot Not and five fet of lot No. 4. 3ioc:>
MOL. in BoyeTs Addition; considerG
ton one dollar
Deed dated April :. 1906: John 6.
Rinetlart ct al 10 c. l. Shaver. 1a3'2s
acres of PittsburS coal in Warrington
district with mining privileges: Coz
Sideration, $40, S15.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-18
Easter Social 4 Success.

The Chisrjan E2ndesr"r S.S;etl- Of
r!,a Presbyterian Ciu.cu -~avc 4 t!Ea
lishrful social last evening wi.ic;l was
endowed by +. iar-s E.c.rlt'er oE' thh
church people and taejr 1-Ieads- =
programme consisting 81 iIIertrT and
musical numbers vas rendered E'.l:ich
was or. OF DC most euSorab:@ fea-
lures 81 .h= evening Miss Alta Sal1ta
ara Mr. Ciivt.T Su@ytlet gave two
scenes from S.IaH-,S7,=5E' ;1isys. Ire
Casl"J scene from ne Merchant Ct
Venice aaI the Chamber Scene from
Macbeth Mrs Rlde~iey. Of Graf
zen. rendered =s5JTt-I.s.l ss::lsISio:.., On Il"
pipe organ.
An E-aster sz@ ;.,::4i5z- ,<ssls = nue.: en-
foye6 f.a1',Te. AID q prize aw;.,r;e.i 70
IRE IEost successful hunter feii To
3Iaste: John SJo=EzeT- Miss iIay'
Wagner and E0be-J Sa?2=7 ws5-H award.
Cd The consolation prizes Delicious
-ef"esh-nents we're ss-Fed during Silc
evening \ nice sum of money was
realized from ;2.e sals q home I&.e!e
candies.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-18
SOCIETY
Seiach-Eora+er.

Mr. Milton Beiasa. Q; Wheeling, and
Miss Pearl doaake-, OF Monon5ah.
were united IN marriage at the home o.
the bride II 5Ioco1San, On Tuesday
evening at eight o'clock. Rev w J.
Eddy, OF this city. performed the mar,
riaSe ceremony il the presence CT
the near relatives AID Intimate FRIENDS.
Mrs. William Small played the wed
ding march The bride IS tie caugo-
ter OF AIr- c. a. E0azl-er and IS al
attractive and popular JoUnE lady. 81.
Bejach was formerly member OF to
Times reportorial force. and is Eov
telegraph editor on TIE wheeling Reg.
lister. Mr.. and Mrs. Bejach witr%re.
main IN GIononGac Until Thursday.
when th=y viii 90 70 wheeling to re
Side
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-18
BUSY SESSION OF
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT

Continued from First. PaGc]
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were granted to the following: w V
Roush & Co. Madison street: F. NJ
Murphy, Madison street: w r. Roush-
Madison street: a. Friedman, Madi-
son street; Albert Wells. Main street:
Jefferson Danley. Monroe street:
Tteo. Rolls. Jackson street: Edward
Jenkins. Water street: Fred Comp
ston. Water street: William Doheny.
Jackson street: Fred Farr- Water
street: E. B. Cumruins. Parks avenue.
Pool and billiard licenses wero
granted TO the following: c. E Man
ley, Jefferson street; Charles VIII
lian2s. Madison street; Carey & Buck
ner. Main street
The following licenses to sell drugs
were granted: Hall Drug O., Mt. City
Drug Co.. E A BillinSsIea & Co.. NJ
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-18

D. Christie, a 1. Parrish, J. a Mar
tin, T. J. Conway, w R Crane
Hotel licenses were granted to the
following: T. A Deveny. Marietta
Hotel, Main street, at Monroe; Charles
E. Manley. ManIey's Hotel, Jefferson
street: ]. F. Conway. Watson Hotel
Main street. at Madison; E. j. Erd-
man. Kenyon Hotel, Madison street:
J. E. Smith. Marion Hotel, Madison
street. at Washington; r. G. Williams
SINNERS Tavern. Madison street, ar
Parks avenue; H. G. Smith, CONNER
cial Hotel, Water street: John Merri-
field, Merrifeld Hotel, Water street:
Theo. Rolls, the Jackson Street Hotel
Ella Apple, $40 Monroe street: BernS
& Simpson, the Jackson Hotel, Jack
son street
The orders on the general fund, on
tn water fund and on the sewer fund
were allowed. These include the city
pay roll for the month
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-18
THE FAMOUS TEMPLE
OF DIANA FOUND.
Dr.. sosanqut Announces Its Diseov-
ery-Many Valuable Relies
There.

ATHENS. April 1S.-King Edward
and Queen Alexandra arrived here
yesterday The visit of the King and
the Queen auspicious1y comedies with
the announcement by Dr. Bosanquet,
director Of the British School Of Arch
eoloSy at Athens. that he has discov-
cred on the bank of the River Euro
tas nearest to the side of the ancient
City of Sparta the famous Temple of
Artemis. with a profusion of Statu-
cites. gold. silver and ivory ornaments
and other interesting relics. DR.. BoS-
anquet first communicated his dis
covery 10 King Edward. Who tele-
craphed ais congratulations.