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The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
VICTIM OF MURDER HE PLANS
Police Inspector Cut to Pieces by
His Men, Owing to Mistake.
Occupies Bed In which Stranger
Was to Have slept. and Accom-
pIices Stay Him in the Dark.

Lucknow. Nov. "A murder which
reads like page from a sensational 70
nance has been committed on the Grand
Trunk road near Cawnpore.
The victim is police inspector attached
to an outlying station on the road. and
was himself the principal insugator Of the
crime His death was due 10 a mistake
made by two fell0w-conspirators-
A traveller arrived at the place, and
after having sought lodgings with the in
spector. conhded 20 him that he was
anxious about the safety Of a large
amount Of gold which he had with him.
Some tire afterward he observed two
men digging near the house. and over
heard remark which rorsed his sus-
pieions, and led him to suppose that the
excavation was intended for his grave.
He was unable TO obtain help on the
spot. and, abandoning his bags, he de
serted the house, and after travelling some
distance along the road, hid himself in
the branches Of a tree.
AZ @FltAAtN Lt-dl ALic ll4ctt+lLtAs " llU l-lu
drunk considerable during the day. lay
down on the bed which had been provided
for the traveller and fell asleep.
The conSpirators entered the station late
at night, and, not finding the inspector,
decided TO execute the murder in his alb
sence. They went to the inspectors quar-
tiers. and having obtained his sword. en-
tered the bedroom. where in the darkness
they hacked the sleeping man to pieces.
When they discovered their mistake
they hurriedly buried the murdered man
in the prepared grave and removed n.
traces OF their crime.
Next morning a European officer, &C
companied by a few men, passed along
the road on a visit TO the station. and
the traveller descending from his hiding
place. disclosed what had happened The
conspirators were placed under arrest
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
TARGET DRILLS IN SCHOOLS
Fully 1000 Australian Lads Will
Be Taught to Shoot Straight.
Practice VIII BE Compulsory In Mel
bourne, and Use Of Rifles by the
Students viii Be Taught.

Melbourne. Nov. 3-AustraIians. reaIiz-
ins that the only alternative to conscrip-
ton in democracy is citizen army.
with a great reserve Of men able TO
shoot and knowing q little elementary
drill, are steadily proceeding with plans
which have as their aim compulsory drin
in all schools fer lads over n certain age
These plans are quite independent Of the
cadet corps attached to schools. elemen-
tary and secondary. and Of the various
fourishiag rife clubs which row cover
the civilized centers in the Commonwealth
The first schools TO adopt these plans
are the great secondary. grammar schools
Of Victoria, which can very easily rival
many Of the big grammar schools Of
Great Britain
From October ] this year between 1850
and 16Co lads If tie middle and 3rofes-
sionaI classes aad OF "the wealthy lower
orders" who are over the age Of thirteen
viii be obliged unless medically unfit. 20
undergo courses of physical drill and mill
tary training until they leave FOR the uni
yeTsity or business careers
G.. f. Bianch. the head master or the
Church of England Grammar School in
Melbourne. is the moving spirit in the
enterprise. Under his leadership all the
secondary schools are coming into line
The Secondary School Teachers AsSo-
citation has taken the matter up. and ii is
hoped thar before long if win carry the
compulsory military training ideal to
success throughout the length and breadth
Of Australia and Tasmania
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
BESIEGES FAITHLESS SPOUSE
Man Living with Another After
Wife Had Mourned Him Dead.
Deserted One Sits in Vigil Before
BOIted Door. Which Holds Guilty
Pair Safe from Vengeance.

Brussels, Nov. 3-Mme. Lebourgeois is
besieging the house in which her husband
lives at Dunkerque
About four years age NJ. Lebourgeois.
who lived at Havre. went out for a walk
and never returned. 4 few months later
a mans body was dragged from the
Seine and Nine LebOurgeOis recognized
in It her husband. The body was buried
with due ceremony, and a mass was said
for hts soul
Last month a Havre merchant went to
DunkerQue on business, and met there his
old friend. Lebourgeois. who was iT the
best of health, il company of a pretty
young widow.
The merchant. on returning to Havre,
told Nine. LebourgeOls of his discovery.
and she promptly followed her faithless
husband to Dunkerque. For the last two
days she has been sitting on the doorstep
of the house in which he is living. Both
sides up to the present have assumed a
passive attitude, the husband contenting
himself with sitting behind the bolted
door,
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

Geneva, Nov. "A woman. who has
been living in a savage state in the for
est near the village of Scientrier. Haute
savoie "a few miles from Genoa). was
arrested some days ago and taken 10 the
hospital at st. Julien. on the French from
tier.
La Suisse, a local paper, published in
terviews with the French authorities con-
corning the affair The mayor of Scien-
trier says; "On December u last 1 was
informed, for the first time. that an un-
clothed woman was hiding in the forest
OF my commune. gave the necessary
orders for her arrest. but in spite Of our
activity we failed TO capture her. As she
did not give any trouble and appeared
harmless. I took no further steps
The other day I received a formal
complaint from an inhabitant concerning
the woman. who. It was stated, took the
food left for his pigs
BY the advice of the project, I ar
ranged a party Of gendaTmes and citizens
70 capture the woman. but II was only
on the third day that we managed, after
q long chase, TO seize her as she was
sleeping in a thicket. She was brought
to my house and locked up in a room. 1t
was all several persons could do to wash
and dress the woman. who looked like a
savage beast. She did not seem to under
stand my questions. though I Intercepted
her often. but I had reasons to believe
that she was lady"
The woman has been identified by birth
marks as Nine Nicollet, who left her
husbands home. at OyOnnax. eleven years
physical condition. that she has spent the
whole of that time in a savage state in
the forest She has lost the power of
speech, and the skin on her hands and
feet is OF enormous thickness.
Her husband, a wealthy man, died re-
Gently, bequeathing TO his lost wife a
comfortable income.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
BULLS LIFE SAVED.
Audience Hiss Fighter and Demand
that Animal Be Spared.

Paris. Nov. 3.-The Petit Marseillais re-
lates the unusual occurrence Of a bull
being released at a bull fight at Vallado-
lid.
The bull, which was particularly fine
animal, and called Oldeano. fed out of
the hand Of his keeper and followed him
about like a dog These facts became
known TO the public. who appIauded Al
deano when he was led into the arena.
The keeper cried bitterly that his friend
would be killed. and his sObs so distract
ed the matador during the fight that the
toreaGor became nervous. and instead OF
killing the bull with a blow of his knife,
only wounded him in the, shoulder.
The audience Kissed the clumsy fighter.
and then demanded that the bulls life be
spared. So great was the uproar that
the president OF the bull fight was obliged
to declare that Aldeano should not be
killed.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
STRUGGLES FOR FUN
Woman Follows AYOcatiOn
to Get Excitement.
FINDS HOME LIFE TOO TAME
Crosses French-SWiss Frontier in
Powerful Automobile Filled with
Successful Trips, Until New Cbaaf-
feur Gets Her in Trouble.

Geneva. Nov 3-The customs authOri-
ties on the Franco-Swiss frontier are in
despair concerning Mile. Marthe Rey. a
pretty woman who has adopted whole
sale smuggling as a pastime.
Mile Rey, who is only twenty-four
years old, and wealthy, lives at Driye. a
frontier village. in a charming villa left
her by her late father, who was reputed
to be a French millionaire.
firing Of home life, Mile. Rey decided
that smuggling was the most exciting
diversion she could find. Tobacco. sac
charm, and snuff were very dear In Haute
Savoie, and every cheap in Geneva II
was easy to fill her 40-hOrsepoWer motor
car with cOntraband in Switzerland, and
then dash across the frontier. selling it
at enhanced prices, and giving the pro
ceeds TO the poor.
Scheme SafisfnctOrys
At first the scheme was highly salts
factory Mile. Rey had several narrow es-
capes from capture by the customs in
spectors, but this only added to the at
traction of the enterprise. On one oc-
casion she was closely pursued by indig-
nant French officials. but her car out
distanced them. and the contraband ex-
changed hands before they recovered the
trail.
Misfortune came with a new chauffeur.
however. The former one, a middle-aged
man, became crippled with rheumatism IN
consequence Of his frequent night jour
neys across the frontier. and a sUbsti-
tute was engaged. He was not expert in
the art Of smuggling and on the second
trip the car was overhaUled by the French
authorities and the occupants arrested.
Mile. Rey. who wore a smart Paris COS
tune treated the matter as a joke, paid
the exOrbitant fines imposed. surrendered
her contraband saccaharin 10 the inspec-
tor and motOred merT:iy back into Switz-
erland 20 get another cargo.
Guards Increase Vigilance.
Encouraged by this capture. however.
the French guards increased their vigi-
lance. and the motor car was captured a
second and then a third time On each
occasion Mile. Rey nonchaisnuy signed
checks for the amounts OF the heavily
increased fines and ironically compliment
ed the authorities on their vigilance.
The third time she was warned that her
car would be confscated If she porsi sted
in this form Of amusement. Nile. I;e-
retorted that they would have 10 catch
her first. They did catch her again, and
after the usual fOrmalities Of seizure and
fines had been concluded at SelliEny. in
Haute Savoie. Mile. Rey coolly hired a
pair-E0rse landau. and with her chauf-
feur drove back home. leaving contraband
behind valued az $500.
My car is not fast enough Nile. Rcv
told the chief inspector at Seiligny. Vow
shall get really big one By-and-by
my chauffeur viii know the roads better,
and THEY'VE shall see.
Smuggling is the finest sport in this
dull world"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
DEAD NAN FOOLS RELATIVES
VIII, When Opened, Proves to Be
Piece Of Cynicism.
Came 10 Funeral Expecting tc Be
Made Heirs. but are Disappointed,
as Funds Are All spent,

Paris. Nov. 3.-TEere has just died at
BelIey an old gentleman of seventy-two,
who during his lifetime was notorious for
his eccentric and misery habits. though
she was in possession Of an income of
$4,000. Ills funeral was attended by a
large number OF relatives. who We're as
touisEed to discover only few coppers
in the house after the funeral. The viii
was then opened. and it read as follows.
NY dear relatives. I am afraid you
are going TO De disappointed I know
that none of you have any sort Of affec-
ton for me, and that il YOU come to my
funeral it viii be in the hope Of dividing
up among you whatever / may leave
behind me- I now inform you that I have
left 10 mdaey whatever. ] sank the whole
of my fortune some years ago IN a life
annuits. All the money that remained
over and above what I spent Of the an
u-ity 7 have given away or burned. in
order that you should not have H.
hope this viii be a little surprise for
you.
a search revealed. however. $500 worth
OF annuity stock. the coupons of which
appeared TO have remained unpaid but
on going to the bank to have these cou-
pons cashed. the heirs discovered that
the coupons had been paid. but at the
special request Of the old gentleman, who
had given q separate receipt for each
coupon, they haQ not been Cancelled. ''This
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
POPE FAvORs A TRUCE
Desires to Come to understanding
With Italian Government.


Rome. Nov. 3-The Giornale dItalia
publishes tonight an important interview
with one Of the cardinals Of the Curia
relative to the sO-called Roman question
His eminence said that a reciprocal agree
ment between the two great political and
religious powers in Italy would prove an
immense benefit from utiIitarIan stard-
point, and, moreover, it imposed itself as
a stern necessity for the future welfare
OF the fatherIand. which was threatened
by a hydra Of evils.
The Vatican was fully equal to the crisis
and all OF its officials. with Plus Y, who
was Italian to the core. were actually
studying how TO effect a modus vivcIdi
between the Vatican and the QuiriaaL
which would safeguard the dignity Of
either power. The cardinal expressed the.
belief that the time was not far III when
q formal reconciliation would be cffeesed
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
~Fined for Workinr.

London. Nov 3-AIice GornaH and EIiz-
abeth Battersby were fned a shilling each
and costs yesterday at Preston for work
ing at Messrs- Leighs' Brookhouse mill
during breakfast hour. The prosecutions
were undertaken by the Home Office as
= warning TO the other mill operatives,
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
SPAIN FOLLOWS FRANCE
Radical Changes TO he Made in Laws
Affecting Religious Bodies.

AadlcRl changes 10 ne Made In Laws
Affecting Religious Bodies.
Madrid, Nov. 3.-RadicaI changes are
proposed by the new bill dealing with re-
Hgious associations in Spain.
Civil and criminal court authorities
alike VIII have the power OF entering con-
vents and mOnasteries without tire for
mula OF ecclesiastical permission. An
other drastic provision Of the bill IS that
no association VIII be allowed TO pursue
educational work.
If the proposed measure is not approved
by Parliament. the Liberal Government
viii resign. This contingency, however,
is considered TO be a very remote one, as
no opposition is contemplated by the
Conservatives.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

Budapest, Nov. "A postcard of the
usual size is exhibited at the Bucharest
exhibition. On il is written the Bulgarian
constitution in fun, the opening speeches
Of various European PaFlaments. and
two poems by Rudyard Kipling-2. OO0
words in all The caligraphist. Peter
Paikoo. of Sofia, spent nine hours day
during three months 10 accomplish the
feat
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
Not Ton oIa AT Seventv-four.

London. Nov. AT a blowing compe-
tition on one cf the Countess of War
/ wicis farms the first prize was taken
| by William Baker, aged seventy-fouT
years.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
PRINCESS A COMPOSER

THERE were recently published in Stock
l. holm six "After-Dinner Songs" which are
said 20 have been written by Prince Charles
Of Sweden and set To music By his wife
Certain believers in the divinity Of roy
atty think the issue mira dig
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
O0ee0 CHanSl7e 9lznta01zs Hn0cesy Gzz2ks o/SNe0co
MANY PHASES OF LIFE
GIFT OF A QUEEN

n UEEN CHARLOTTE OF wURTEM-
W BERG. who is known as the best
bridge player IN Germany" gave her first
bridge party Of the season recently The
prize was a reproduction OF the Hon. John
Golfers famous painting. The Cheat"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
Curious Coincidence.

London, Nov. BY a singular coinci-
dence all the present occupiers Of a row
Of almshouses. at Newbury were born in
the year 1890
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

LORD MAYORS CoACEIMAN GIVES JOY TO PARsIANs
OF
Municipal
o.
Iod
the NUM-
ing bar ID he
al
i caug OF
o
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
ChS1d DzcbeSS EtRS/
O[HeSSe Dafn5Tz0[

PRINCESS MAY BE DIVORCED
IT IS said that the Grand Duke Ernst Lud-
wig Of -Hesse- Darnstadt is about to seek
divorce from his wife on the ground Of in
compatibility OF temper. a move with which
the Czarina is said 20 disagree strongly.
Much sympathy is felt for the Grand Duchess
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
FEMALE MEMBERS OF

PRINCESS AS A COLUMBINE
THE Hereditary Princess OF Wied and his wife
4 recently caused considerable comment
by giving dinner at which the guests wore
cardboard masks representing the heads Of
wild animals. The Prince wore the dress Of
g clowni the Princess that Of Columbine
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
EUROPEAN ROYALTY IN n
PRINCESS FOND OF ENGLISH

CERTAIN OF the Danish papers have been
~ INDUCING IN structures on the Due and
Duchess do Guise on account Of favor they
show z0r only English fashions Danes refer
TO them sc0IngIy as more Engfth than the
English"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
Mems by Special Gable From the Capitals of the Old World
CATCH WILD WOMAN
Spent Eleven Years in For
est Of Switzerland.
LIVED THERE LIKE a SAVAGE

Identified as the Missing Wife OF "a
wealthy Man Who Had Left Her II
Fortune-When Captured by Party
of Gendarmes She Had Lost the
Power of speech Completely.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-26
A Friends Advice
win Often Help You Greatly
Read What Clarksburg
Citizen Says.

You may hesitate to listen 10 the
advice Of strangers, but the testi-
mony Of friends on residents 0f
Clarksburg is worth your most care
full attention. tits an easy matter
to Investigate such proof as this,
The evidence must be conclusive.
Read the fOllowings
A. J. sPallwood, general merchant, Of
1872 PikeMseet W, says. aFor two
years I liz attacks osanfi aching across
the small Of my back. When 4 man
can only sit stiil a short time without
the duh aching IN the lOins making him
restless, when morning after morning he
is lame and sore just above the hips,
when STOPPING or lifting aggrlyates the
movement and gnnerally brings sharp,
piercing twinges, that man is only too
pleased to emhpaticaliy endorse Che mean.
employed which brought relief. I saw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised in a
Harrisburg paper AID thinking they
tnlgfit az least help, II not stop, an at
tack, went 10 Wells & Haymaker's drug.
store for a box. The treatment did me
great deal Of good. My back at the
present time Is better and stronger than
il has been for months. Let me add, 1
have been annoyed with itching hemor.
rhoids commonly called piles, for which
/ have used unlimited salyes and oint-
ments and tried all sorts OF doctorfng.
AS Doan's Kidney Pills could be depend.
ed upon, I thought Doan's Ointment
might carry ont the representations made
for it. ] used 1t and It proved decidedly!
satisfactory. These two preparations
should be universally known
For sale by all dealers, Price so cents.
Foster-M ilburn Co, Buffalo, N Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name -Doah's and
take no substitute.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-26
clarksburg, W. Va, Jan &c, 1906.
.INsoLENoEs pRRsoNIF1Ep.

Us ! i
Senator Aldrich says that either
w. J. Bryan or W. r, Hearst will be
the Democratic candidate for press
dent in 1908. The Senator may
have some knowledge of what the
future has in store, but he should re-
member That either man would be
for preferred to the present incum-
bent. Ciarksburg News.
There are tens Of thousands OF
Democrats today who would be en-
ragged were they to read the above
the same tens Of thousands who yot-
ed for the present incumbent and
believe in him firmly. Besides there
aresnany thousand other Democrats
who have expressed their regret that
they did not vote for him. How
ever, push all that aside and we have
the greatest of all Americans saying
not only when he was informed on
his election but also repeatedly and
even SO late as less than a week ago
that he would not accept re-nomina-
ton. Under such circumstances
and conditions it little becomes a
caFping Sheet to cast such reflections
upon the President and it is GER
.tainly out of taste to hurl such an
insult at the many local Democrats
who voted for Roosevelt,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-26
THE BENEFITS OF a
HOBBY.
: : : *s*4AAAA4

Emerson says. ga man should
learn to detect and watch that CLEAN
Of light which flashes across his mind
from within more than the lustre Of
the armament Of bard and sage. 2
! Learn to trust yourself, and accept
the place divine Providence has
found for YOU. With this KEY UNI
lock the chamber of intelligence,
else you can never hope to keep at
bay that dreaded foe-age. While
Of course, no cast-iron rule can be
laid down, there may be given a few
simple common-sense principles
which applied, will greatly aid in de-
termining the years of youth. Some
few of there will he stated, not dog
matically, but in the belief that their
reasonableness viii be apparent to
all, and that they will stimulate fur
ther thought on the subject.
Life presents to us such a well
arranged beautiful succession Of in
terests, that it seems pity anybody
should, through awilfull or an UNI
intentional ignorance, miss them,
or try to take them out of their
course.
Hurry and worry are twin foes TO
youth and rounded curves. A mer-
ry laugh is foe to dyspepsia.
Laugh and grow fat" Cheerful
ness is a gift Of some natures;
melancholy the curse Of others. In
beauty culture they advise women to
cultivate a hobby claiming that
persons with a hobby retain bright
eyes and rosy cheeks and an ex-
preston Of animation, which in
themselves constitute beauty, far
beyond the period at which the hob
Dyless women lose these attractions.
The best hobby" says the New
York World, the one which will keep
women young longest, and will af-
ford them the most enjoyment dur
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-26

Fhe. News thinks the city is about
to become bankrupt and alleges that
no private business would be run as
as theE city's. The News probably
knows a good deal about bankruptcy,
for it has itself been on the very
verge of it the past twenty years to
our own personal knowledge. Per-
haps, if it paid more attention 10
lis own business and less to others,
il would some day get in position TO
see daylight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-26

There is single Institution In
this city that carries an Indebtedness
larger than that Of the city, includ-
ing lis water works bonds, street
paving bonds, sewerage bonds and all
the little debts, and yet that insti-
tuition can and does get all the
credit it wants. So does the city.
The man who thinks Clarksburg is
bankrupt or any ways near it is fool
ish. The News would be glad Of the
opportunity 10 own some or all the
bonds Of the city, if it had the cash
70 buy them with. Who is it that
would not like to own a few They
are as good as gold.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-26

clarksburg the past few years has
made a wonderful lot of improve
mems. The city has kept pace with
these in the best possible manner.
Sewerage, street paving, water pipes,
sidewalks, street grading, water dam
and many other things are included
in the Improvements made by the
city government. But few years
ago the city was more Ikea village
than city but now it shows up in
splendid comparison to any other
place Of its size
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-26

The baseball movement is on in
earnest. The amount of money
raised assures the public that the
thing is a go. Also the action at
the meeting held Thursday night to
effect an organization. more empha-
sizes the fact that baseball is assur-
ed for next season. The large turn
out and the enthusiasm shown also
impress the belief that there is TO be
something doing among the fans
next summer and that the first real
baseball in Clarksburg is but a few
months Off. it is gratifying to
realize that the movement has pro-
ceeded so successfully and without a
single clash. This situation indi-
Gates that there viii be a general in
terest that will result in the success
Of the movement and that the clubs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-26

4 big lot Of the city debt has been
paid this year and possibly more win
be paid before the end Of the year.
1T is true some new debt has been
contracted, but it will be found that
the financial condition of the city is
not nearly so bad would have
the public believe.