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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-20
.lIANY ROYAL GUESTS U1ILL,
INTEND 1LFONSO,S WEDDING
Madrid mn Fitness Pageany Wihout Parallel IL The Mod
History of the Spanish City

tique design. and adorned with costly GID
Ing and bronze and nacre decorations, will
convey the foreign guests and the repre-
sentatives OF the Spanish and British
royal families.
These coaches will be drawn by six or
eight horses. with positions in eighteenth
century costume.
Twenty-oneT coaches will contain the
Spanish grandees. and there will be In adj
dition the state carriages Of Ambassadors,
Ministers, court and government off,
cials.
Some OF these banners will be inscribed
MS follows: Long lie to Queen Victoria
Eugcnie'; Long life TO the King of Eng
land; "All honor to the British nation;
3"Tn memory OF Lord Byron; Praise
Gladstone''; Long live the city Of Lon
DON: I'm remembrance Of Stephenson"
The preparations at the church Of San
Geronimo are almost completed. The
street front will be widcncd and q stair
case thirty feet across constructed.
The Lord Mayor of Madrid has written
to all the Mayors of Spain. asking them
to subscribe to q presentation album. A
wonderful Illuminated procession Is being
organized by the town council. 1t win
include the following items: Two royal
crowns, fifteen feet across, each carried BY
sixteen persons; two large banners, with
portraits OF the bride and bridegroom.
with ten bearers; two pyramids. surround
ed by golden angels bearing the arms OF
Spain and Battenberg, each borne by
twenty men. and a fantastic portrait gal
5lery. carried on high by 100 persons.
Six gnifcent Gowns.
Tho six magnificent gowns which King
Alfonso Is presenting to his bride are now
nearing completion.
NE AZ no 1rto 1v{e ften ~,
personally superintendent the designing,
and has chosen the materials for them.
The future Queen OF Spain delights in
glittering embroidery, delicate silver trac-
cry IN thread, beads and sequins. and in
her new dresses they have all their place
In designs which represent the most beau
tiful creations of the dressmaker's art.
The wedding gown is OF white satin, the
skirt heavily embroidered in silver. and
trimmed with exquisite lace, which alone
represents a small fortune.
Light en- broideries Of silver, delicate
lace and orange blossoms form the trim
,nings oft bodice The full court train
OF white satin. is mass OF glittering sill.
yer embroidery.
One dress. admirably suited to fair
bride. is of eau de MI broca de-. trimmed
with lace which has been specially made
in England by the cottagers of the re.
vived lace Industry.
a charming dinner gown Is of forget.
me-not blue crepe de chine. with trim.
mings Of white tulle and silver embroid-
cry.
More elaborate are two court gowns. one
OF cloth-of-gold and embroidered white
satin, the other in vicux rose satin, EN-
broidered In design of lilies, executed ir
silver thread, with trimming of .AlencoI
lace of extraordinary value
Another gown Of red satinss drapec
| with costly lace. and has a wide waist
! belt Of embroidered silver tissue
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MADRID. NAV 10.

MADRID, May -. 4
TttE wedding OF King Alfonso ana
Princess Icna OF Battenberg on
l. May 81 will be one of tho most
gorgeous royal ceremonies that have been
witnessed for many years.
There will be princes and prnccsses
by the score. Indeed 30 numerous arc
the members of royal houses who will
be present that the Spanish Government
Is in state of pcrplexity how to find
them accommodation fitting their rank.
a committee composed OF high State
and court functionarics has charge of
the arrangements The princes and
princesses of tho British and Spanish
houses Will be lodged in the Royal PAL
ace, but the other guests will have their
quarters in various palaces which the
grandecs are offering for their reception.
and which arc being hrrricdly prepared
for the occasion.
The list Of foreign representatives. at
the wedding Is still incomplete. but the
following names are now announced:
The Foreign Guests.
Great Britain: The Prince and Prin.
cess OF Wales, who will represent the
King and Queen.
Germany: Prince Albert OF Prussia.
Russia: The Grand Duke Michael.
Austria The Archdnkc Franz Fcrdi-
nand nephew OF the Emperor Francis
Joseph, and heir-apparent.
Italy: The Duke of Genoa. cousin OF
King Victor Emmanuel.
Portugal: The Crown Prince Louis,
Duke OF Brnganza
Belgium: Prince Albert OF Flanders,
nephew OF King Leopold. and heir to the
throne.
Sweden: The Crown Prince Gustave.
Greece: The Crown Prince Constantine.
who will be accompanied by his wife.
France: General Dubois. chief Of the
Presidents quarter militaire.'
Amcrica: Lieutenant Grant, President
Roosevelt's aide-de-camp.
China: The Ambassador to Great Brit
ain.
Even Morocco will be represented by
three high dignitarics, and a special en-
bassy will come from Argentina.
Among the many other royal person.
ages who viii be present are Princes
Alexander Leopold and Marice of Eat
tenberg, brothers OF the future Queen
the Archdul-e Eugene. brother OF the
Queen mother OF Spain; Prince Alexan.
der Of Teck and his wife. the Princess
Alice OF Great Britain. daughter OF the
Duke Albany. and the Grand Ouch
ess Mary Of Russia. wife Of the late
Duke OF Sake Coburg- Gotha and Duke
Of Edinburgh.
The, Grand Duchess VIII be accompa-
MED by the Princess Beatrice, her young
est daughter, who is % years OF age.
The two rctinucs OF the bride and bride
groom will meet on the wedding day II
The Puerta del Sol. the centre OF Madrid
md will then proceed to the church o
San Geronimo In one great procession
This procession will be the most Inagniti
sent spectacle seen IN Madrid for man!
years. Twenty mine royal coaches OF an
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AFRICAN TR|BESMEN
! POISON THEIR CHIEF lie:
His Loyalty to the German Flag.
Resented BY. His Fierce
Followers.
BLANrYRE. May,

BI.ANTYRE, May. 70. ny
Merere. the paramount chief Of the
Wasanga tribe in German Nyasaland. has
been poisoned by his followers owing to-
his loyalty 10 the German flag.
AT the time of the occupation OF the
Nyasalanl province by the Germans.
Merere assisted Dir. Carl Peters, the first
Governor. in restoring order. for which
he was presented by the German Em,S
peror with carved throne and other
marks OF Imperial favor,
BY the loss OF Merere TO the Germans
fears are now entertained that the re-
lbellon In the northwest portion OF the
territory may continue fora much longer
period than was anticipated. While again
many hundreds OF the insurgents have
taken up their abode In the more macs
Icessble parts Of The Livingstone range
of mountains, where seYere fighting Ia res
ported to have taken place. SSa #
one native chief, Who was believed to
be responsible for the murder Of q num-,
Der of native levies, was executed RESI-
Gently at Langenburg, IN fun view Of
many hundreds OF ma tiyes OF the Nyangonl
tribe. "a &.
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Special Correspondence 4.
II .GLNsGO May 8.
The hand of death has taken from orr
ranks one of tho purest patriots and
brightest intellects that ever came
amongst us. The news OF John Fcrgu-
son's death has, caused a wave Of sorrow
over the entire city as we'll as in very
town and village Throughout Scotland
where an Irshman resides
Loved. honored and admired was tho
stislp}ch and true patriot, who for nigh
half century led his cqnntpymeninl this.
the land of thor exile. No demonstra tion.
m meeting, no gathering was considered
complete without s'Benburb.'.us her was
Familiarity called. and seldom or never was
he absent from any function which had
the furthcrunce ofRIreland's cause on its
programme, intellectually he was an or
nament and an honor to his country.
Chose who heard him speak-and few
lrishmen In Scotland have not had the
.plrasurer-werea irrcsistlhly driven to tho
conclusion that In point of analytic power,
luminous Insight 2nd commanding inte:-
lcrtual1force he had few equals, The full
measure. OF his WORK for the land he loved
SO we'll. through half a century of strenu-
Gus endeavor ana blamelcss activity, Will
cause his fame to grow with the years,
10 the service of his country he devoted
talents OF the highest order, ana in that
service he 'scorned delights and lived la
1hcrious days
Although he has died full OF years ana
horors at the ripe age of seventy winters,
his almost sudden departure from the po,
llllcal aud municipal arena will he IA Sc
we're shock 10 many who regarded his un
railing yeracity us a symptom of pcren.
NAL youth
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PRIEST KILLS PRIEST
While SAYING MASS.
Mind Gives Way, and Drawing
Revolver Tie Shoots Celibale
and Then Himself,
N1ADR1D

MADRID. May 10.
A terrible tragedy took place today In
the Church of santo Domingo, at MUIR
cia,
4 While famous Jesuit prlest, Father
Pedro Morales. was celebrating mass nj
ehe high altar another priest named
Toribo Martinez suddenly drew reyol.
Yer from under his cassock and fired two
bullets into Father Morales head. n
The latter fell lifeless at the stems of
the altar, Martinez then shot himself
through the heart.
Father Morales was considered one Of
tho most brilliant preachers In Spain, and
devout wolshipers Travelled long distances
to hear him.
The cause of the tragedy Is unknown,
but II is believed that Martinez mind sud
denly Became unhinged,
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~ y
tries the taste and what
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A Shoe Collector.

BERLIN, May ia man who was ar
rested for breaking into 4 house IN Berf-
lin explained that he only wanted a pair
of shoes belonging to Il celebrated Rus
sian woman pianist who Was staying ~
the. house, a collection Of women 5
shoes. all docketed and cata!ogued, Was
faund In his roam
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rrt1E wedding OF King Alfonso ana
Princess I5na OF Battenberg on
Il May 81 will be one of tho most
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-20

Misses Ruth Fleming and Roberta
Bennington viii 20 TO Piedmont 70
spend SUNDAY They win be the guests
.ot Miss Nehe Rineldston.
Miss Fara DENT returned last night
from week's visit with relatives AZ
Wort ton
A. 4aEe met with pain
tli acpfdent day while wrestling
with friend ii WISE meat market
on upper Main street he fell against
"a coanteE bFealsins TWO ribs
Miss Grace satteriieid who had
been III 3cI1 week. + Improving
s as Eantz who has been 81 for
few days. SIS much better
Kisses Alma and epnine Ogden
and stet Dam 0sden spent ycsier-
day at the home Il Mfss Jacob Hnl,
near The city. NJ fann grand
daughter Mis- Mary Roeers B,ana
Miss cJsephine wiil remain there Cor
a few days
f. ii. stevens Of enc First ward, 70.
turned to Marietta Ohio ON Monday
He had been called to I2aurel Point
Monongalfa count on account Of the
serious illness OF his father. j. NJ.
Stevens. Mr.. stevens 8 suffering with
eatarrh Of the st6maeh
MRS Harvey sshain and children, Lu-
elle and EIoise. leaye to.morrow for
several weeks visit With friends in
Harrison. Lewis and BTaxton counties.
Mr.. shain will accompany them there.
but viii return In a few days.
Miss Nell Burt, or Afannington came
down yesterday ana Is die guest
ofMiss Elizabeth raymond oil Monroe
street.
Tusca Morris spent yesterday in
Warrington on q business visit
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you thing look
upon suspicion doubts about
public n
our. OBJECT IS TO SELL YOU YOUR GLASSES.
you glasses CAN
PRocRE FOR YOUR THAT ACCURATELY
FITTED To. YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL SIGHT.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1906-10-03

1t was the last day Of the famous
tournament of the Black Eagle In the
princely city OF CORTLAND. Prince
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colerldne the Soldier.

Subsistence could not, however, be
made on the reading and writing Of
pamphlets, nor the means OF livelihood
obtained by the most eloquent and en-
trancing OF conversations, and Coler.
idge. finding himself both forlorn and
destitute In London, enlisted as a SOL
dier in the Fifteenth (Elliot's) Life
Dragons. says the English House
Beautiful.
ION his arrival az the quarters OF
the regiment" says his friend and b.
ographer. Mr.. Gilman. "the general
OF the district inspected the recruits,
and looking hard at Coleridge with a
military air inquired, What's your
name. sir7' 'comberbach' tthe name
he had assumed What do you come
here for. sir?' as II doubling whether
he had any business there. Sir said
Colerldge. for what most persons
come-to be made soldier. DO you
think, said the general, you can run
Frenchman through the bodyf i
do not knew replied Coleridge, as !
have never tried; but III let French.
man run me through the body before
I'll run away. That will do said the
general, and Coleridge was turned into
the ranks"
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said the oio man; that in the bag Of
rough Silesian leather. Sol feel
my old attack coming upon me. II
will be three days before ! can stir.
Yet must these papers be put in the
hands of the Prince early this morn
ing. All, there is my little Johann:
was thinking about her-him,
mean. We'll, he shall have his
chance"
He made a wry face as a twinge Of
pain caught him. II passed and he
resumed.
GO. Jorian," he said, tap light
upon his chamber door. There is
much to order ere at nine o'clock he
must adjourn to the summer palace
to meet the Prince"
Jorian raped low, with more rever.
ence than is common from captains to
secretaries Of legations. At the sound
Johann Pyrmont clapped his hand to
the hip where his sword should have
been.
who is there?" he asked, turning
about with keen alertness, and in a
voice which seemed at once sweeter
and more commanding than even the
most imperious master-builder would
naturally use to his underlings.
T--Jorianl His Excellency is taken
suddenly i'll and babe me come for
you"
Immediately the secretary opened
the door, and in a few seconds stood
at the old mans bedside.
Here they talked low to each other,
the young man with his hand laid ten
Derby on the forehead OF his elder.
Only their last words concern us at
present.
This will serve to begin my busl-
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HIS TRIUMPH WAS SWEET.
Man Who Was Refused a Stamp Re-
turns to Boast Of Success.

Man Who Was Refused a Stamp Re-
turns to Boast Of Success.
do you remember" said a middle
aged man, as he entered a stationery
store and was asked what could be
done for him-"do you remember OF
my being in here about four weeks
ago?"
81 can't say that do" was the re-
ply.
Don't you remember asked you to
give me a postage stamp TO put on a
letter. and you refused to do so with
out the cash?"
postage stamps cost money"
Eyes, | know, but ] explained TO you
that / was in love with a widow and
had written TO ask for her hand You
said II didn't make a burned bit OF
difference TO you who was writing
to and you didn't care copper wheth.
er got the widow or not. You ought
to remember that"
Eyes, think do. Well, what what
is il to-day? stu after a postage
stamp2"
mo, sir, Pm not. came in here
to tell you that in spite of your mean
ness the widow is mine. When went
out of here | found cent on the side
walk and bought postal card with II,
and she accepted my love the same as
II had sent a letter"
"Then you are happy. no doubt7"
II am, sir. The widow is worth
1even hundred dollars, fat as butter
and al sood-natured as a goose. and
am walking around on eggs. Yes, sir.
! am a happy man. sir, and you be
hanged, and go to grass. SIR. and
wouldn't patronize you II penholders
we've selling FIVE for cent. That's all.
Good.day. sir
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miserable existence In solitude at
Long Haut The outcome OF this
brooding Of many years was to feel
that he had been too hasty; that the
page had purposely deceived him.
These thoughts SO ranked in his
brain that they were his death. am
the offspring OF this second marriage,
Lady Dwight. and before my father
died he sent me to London To dig out,
II possible. the truth OF the matter,
and 10 make such reparation as was
possible and ask forgiveness OF the
woman he was sure he had most
grievously wronged."
How could he?" she faltered, how
could he-I loved him"
How could he, indeed" l muir
INJURED
did you succeed in finding the per.
son who did this Infamous deed?" Sir
Raoul Dwight asked His voice was
as hard as the nethermost stone. and
a dangerous CLINT was in his eye,
did not answer him Immediately
and he explained;
you must know, sir, that this is
the first intimation ever had OF my
mothers sorrow, and that my father
did not die before was born. II
was fond solicitation on my moth.
ers part, II, perhaps, mistaken one,
in not letting me know all"
He kissed his mothers hand as II
apologizing for blaming her in the
least part.
81 could not--I could not" she whis.
pered; my pride would not let me
tell my child that his father had left
me-"
"The name, sir; the name OF this
person." he demanded; III alive
would meet him. II dead would know
his name TO curse him"
"The man who drove loving hus
band from his home, and sroke the
heart OF a beautiful woman-a woman
with an unborn babe, the man who
did this deed
stopped and looked at Lord Eel
ton. He stood as courteous man
OF the world might. displaying only an
interested curiosity upon the hearing
OF an old bit OF gossip. All he was
brave enough. mad man that he was
and he awaited the blow as he would
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CHAPTER xxIll.-contlnuea.

FN<Ntfts
open or shut it matters not 70
me-" she returned CURLY. you know
that ] would not leave her alone IN
your hands. All this fuss, too, over
an old bit OF paper, that you know
well enough was never a love letter
written to her"
How do you know, Madamef" ne
questioned eagerly.
known Who better?" she SAID
Since have t."
Your he cried.
Yes, l." she replied, amused at tis
vehemence.
The missing paper was discovered.
! started, and in my agitation
grasped the curtain. which moved and
gave out a sound that had they not
been so engrossed in defying each
other they must have heard.
She unpinned the paper, hidden un.
der lapel on her bosom.
Give II to me-" he commanded in a
still voice.
ITO you-why?" she inquired
Il have right to any clandestine
letters OF my daughters" he replied,
evasively.
"Clandestinel Nonsensei" she cried
Indignantly. you know as well as I
do that II is an old letter written be.
fore Rosemary was born--so much
Raoul told me- The letter. rs said, I
have never read"
81 would read Il then" he muttered.
II will read II to you, II you have
not heard II before, since you take
such an interest in IT," she said, and
her voice was quite as sarcastic as
my lords own.
While saying, she had put up her
glass in deliberate manner He
watched her with diabolic express.
sion on his face, and his fingers
tapped the snuff box he held in his
hand.
She read: "Elainel" (my own
name) and she smiled dlsdainfully;
then began again: adorable
one. The hour will be eleven O'Clock.
R.-w. will be on duty. Je t'embrasse.
r."
'Em-m-m. the Kings slgnet--it
grows interesting-and the date is
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ness and to finish yours. Thereafter
the sooner you return to Kernsberg
the better. Remember, the moon can
not long be lost out OF the sky with
cut causing remark"
The young man took the Ambassa-
doris papers and went out. Dessauer
took a composing draught and lay
back with a sigh.
1T is humbling," he said to Jorian,
that to compose your wits you must
do 1t through the heart, but in the
case of the old through the stomach.
"'Tis a strange draught he hath
gotten" said the soldier. indicating
the door by which the secretary had
gone forth. "If be not mistaken
much water shall flow under bridge
ere his sickness be cured"
AS soon as he had reached his own
chamber Johann laid the papers upon
the table without glancing at them.
He went again to the window and
looked across the city.
To-day l shall see the Princel" he
said.
II was exactly nine OF the clock
when he set out for the palace. He
was attired in the plain black dress
OF secretary. with only the narrow
est corded edge and collar OF rough
scrolled gold.
At the great door OF the outer pa.
vilion he intimated his desire to the
oficer in charge OF the guard.
ITO be continued.)
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Dwight" | said, about that old bit OF
paper you hold in your hand, and
which seems to have been equally
felicitous in being in demand. On the
day Of January 10th. 1899, my lord is
right as TO the date"-I bowed TO
nina man high In court, so high
that he made men envious of his
standing-one so much so that he
planned his destruction-was waiting
for an audience with that unfortunate
King Charles | at Whitehall. A page
come rushing up to him and handed
him q note--you have II In your hand.
The man took II and read IL, before
he realized that IT was not intended
for him. in fact as the opening shows,
II was for a woman He half smiled,
thinking OF the pages stupidity. and
that he had happened upon a liaison
OF that most virtuous King. He was
giving II back to the lad, when some
thing in his craven face made him in
quire TO whom he was TO deliver II.
The lad hemmed and hawed and then
refused to say-but the man com.
PEELED him at last TO admit that II
was for-Lady Waters"
continued slowly. so as to give
her time to grasp what I was saying
she was so anguished. she was
the mans wife"
HE thought that OF mel" she
walled. II was the cry Of broken
heart.
ut was a kingly straightforward
he was more fastidious than the men
OF the present day" went hurriedly
on. 1T drove him mad. He fed the
town without verifying the note
without seeing the King-without one
word to his young wife. The man
who planned the dastardly deed was
only too well aware Of his sensitive
nature. Lord Waters Joined Crom-
wells army, and thus obtained a d.
vorce from his wife. who had in the
meantime gone TO France. He loved
his first wife so dearly that, believing
in her infidelity, she was dead TO him
henceforth. Later he married again.
His second wife soon died; and the
lonely man. oppressed by the thought
OF his first wife and the wrong he
might have done her. dragged out a
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Raformsr In Trouble.

Isidora Duncan. California girl
who has revived the dances OF the
Greeks. was fined $50 by German
court recently for insulting a govern
ment bailff. The ofhcial called to
hand some documents 10 Miss Dun
can. who called him an insolent per.
son. Isidora Duncan appeared in
court In a pure white costume, her
hair in fllet. her bare feet in san
dals. and told the Judge she was ner
vous and hysterical from overwork
The Judge admitted her plea, inlet
ing a fine only
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b S.RCROCFETT. Aub5o- AZ eR.MdacsIct
CHAPTER v.

(Copyrght, 1895. 1900 by s. II. Crt~kett)