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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-07-25

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The Washington times., 1906-05-07
BLUE RAY PRINCESS
HEALS ANGRY MOB
Mistaken foI an Enchantress, She Is
Forced 70 Turn Her Lamp on
the Sick

WARSAW. May THE Princess
Amelie Go,uitzin has had the remark
able experience Of being taken for an
enchantress ~ the peasants Of her hus-
bands estate IN Kursk government.
According 10 the predictions Of the
local centenarian. Dimitri Lukoff. a
young and beautiful woman would one
day come 10 their village. whose hands
would ''give forth a blue radiance which
would cure all diseases il fell upon
When the princess, recently married.
Travelled TO her husbands estate for the
first time, she had in her carriage a
lamp which could be made to give a
dim blue light at night time when the
travellers We're asleep.
AS the carriage whirled past at night
a local muzhik caught a glimpse of the
blue light and spread the story that the
blue-ray healer was on her way to the
village.
The day after the princess arrival the
castle was besieged by all the sick. blind
and halt in the village. The bride pro
tested that she had neither a radio
active hand nor any other power to dis
pei disease. The peasants, however. be-
came insiStent and even threatening. so
the princess took her stand at a window
and turned the lamp with the blue shade
down full on the sick men, They went
away rejoicing.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
PLEA FOR
LO THE POOR INDIAN
Prominent Speakers at Marquette
League Ask Aid for Educat-
ing Indians.

Eloquent pleas for aid in the work OF
educating the Red Mans children were
made by Representative w. Bourke
Cochran. ]. j. Fitzgerald, of New York;
the Rev. Charles w. Currier, Hon A.
f. Leo Knott. of Baltimore, and J. c.
Monaghan, of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. at the mass meet
ing of the Marquette League at the Co
lumbia Theater last night.
The speakers urged that as Congress
had legisiated against appropriating
money TO he spent under the auspices OF
the Catholic Church for furthering the
education of the Indian appeals to
the generosity of the people for this
purpose should not be misconstrued
Each speaker lauded the Church of
Rome for the work it had already ac-
comphshed in -nis direction
Representative Cockran's speech vUas
most eagerly followed
The meeting was well attended. Judge
Martin F. Norris presided. A musical
program was rendered by the Marine
Band.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
FOUR SISTERS THE WIVES
OF FOUR BROTHERS

PORT HURON. Mich. May Two
families in Port Huron boast OF the
strongest ties by marriage in the State,
and so far the equal has not been re-
ported.
Four Harrington brothers have taken
as their partners for life four sisters.
all daughters Of John Van Alstine, of
this city. The weddings occurred within
the space Of four years.
In 1895 the marriage OF Miss Minnie
Van Alstine and Albert Harrington took
place. One year later Agnes Van AL
stine became the wife of George Har-
rington. But a few months after Alice
Van Alstine and Wilbur Harrington
were made man and wife.
In the year 1899 Miss Jennie Van AL
stine and Cyrus Harrington, deciding
that marriage in which the Harringtons
and Van Alstines were concerned was
not failure, took the solemn vows of
matrimony.
The four families have been blessed
with twelve children, five of whom are
boys and seven girls. The children have
a grandmother, Mrs. Eunice Harring-
ton and grandfather. John Van Alstine.
who are both living in Port Huron
John Harrington and Mrs. Van Alstine
have been dead a number of years. The
children are double cousins. None of
them has any aunts or uncles who are
not blood relations.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
BRIDE OF FOURTEEN.
GROOM IS SEVENTEEN
Marriage License Granted Young Italian
Couple Betrorhed From the
Cradle.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May Eight
adult relatives. a baby, and a pet dog
accompanied fourteen-year-oId Maria
Assunta Leva TO the city hall. when she
applied for Il marriage license.
The relatives went along with the
young Italian girl in order that she
might have no trouble in obtaining the
permit OF the marriage bureau 10 her
wedding. The baby and the dog were
taken along for company Despite her
tender years Miss Leva had no difficulty
in obtaining a license.
Though she celebrated her fourteenth
birthday anniversary but six weeks ago,
in appearance she resembles most girls
Of nineteen or twenty She is 10 marry
Antonio LiberatOre, seventeen years old,
on May y. Miss Leva resides with her
parents at SO Kaufman street Libera-
tore is junk dealer. Of 500 Christian
street
The girl was bethrothed in her cradle
20 the youth soe will we'd. Both the
Leva and Liberatore families come from
southern Italy, near Naples The fam
abroad The gTOOm's parents came TO
this country about twenty years ago.
Here Antonio was born, and when three
years later the birl came into the world,
the betrothal was arranged by CORE
spOndence- A few years later, the girl
and her parents came to Philadelphia
Here the young couple grew Up as boy
and girl sweethearts and their parents
agreed 70 let them marry young.
The bride Is enc Of the youngest who
ever obtained a marriage license in this
city
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
Steel Exports and Tariff.

Now is the time for Democrats
In Congress to get busy finding out
whether or not American iron prod
ucts are sold abroad cheaper than
at home. All records of exports of
these products were broken last
month, when $4,000 tons were sent
all over the world. Of this. $4,000
tons was steel billets. Of these the
market expert of the New York
Press, who doesn't seem to have
any political sense, anyhow, saws:
The major portion of these bi1Iets
however are shipped back here in manu-
factured form. They are sold here for
export a. price around SIS at the mills.
while the existing quotation for billets
for domestic consumption is S27.
There has been vehement and un-
qualified and repeated denial late
ly in standpat quarters that this
sort of thing happens. Can't the
Democrats get proof? We don't
mean proof that Colonel Hepburn
would accept; that is doubtless i'm
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
QUAINT RELIC OF
ENGLISH COMMON LAW
landowners "Best Beast" Can Be
Seized by Lord Of the Manor
for Tribute.

LONDON. May 7.-England is stil in
the feudal age. so far as the land laws
are concerned; q tenant holding land on
customary freehold" IS liable 10 have
his best beast" seized by the lord Of
the manor on selling the land or any
part Of IL. The tribute thus exacted is
called a ''heriot," and if the tenant pos
sesses no livestock he must pay 81
cents. The smallness Of this sum indi-
Gates the ancient origin Of the custom
This anomalous relic Of medieval
times has recently been put in practice
in Kent. on the OJfOrd estate Of Earl
Amherst. Alfred CouIdrey. the free
holder Of a small lot on the earl-s prop
erty, sold half an acre for $500.
He soon received a visit from the
earl's deputy steward. who. seeing Mr.
COuldrey's horse and trap standing in
the yard. cut some hairs from the ami
mails name, and, placing his hand on
its shoulder, said. This horse is now
the property OF Lord Amherst" j"
His action was quite legal. and MI
Cc"ldrey had TO pay SIS 10 redeem his
horse.
The way TO avoid having the best
beast seized appears 70 be 20 keep a
motor car instead OF a horse Then you
are only liable to a fine of 81 cents.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
CAN'T TELL HER AGE,
SO SHE CANNOT WE'D
Countess de PGGPtales, Who Was Miss
Drouillard, Is in a Cur s
Predicament.

PARIS. May Z-For no better reason
than because she cannot produce her
birth certificate. the Countess Bernard
de POUrtales, who was Miss Drouillard,
OF Nashville. Tenn. finds that she can
not-marry Count Roger de Martimprey.
The countess, who last year divorced
her husband in Switzerland. became en-
gagged recently 70 Count de MartimpTey.
but his mother. the countess, raised OBJ
jections 70 the union The count there
fore sent his mother the usual nOtih-
cation OF his intention 10 marry with
out her consent Though the count Is
OF age. he is under thirty-five, which is
the age prescribed by French law at
which a man may marry as he pleases
without consulting his parents.
Madame de MOTJimprey's lawyer has
declared in court that Count Rogers
notice is null and void as II does not
state the date of the Countess de Pour
tales birth. This is the fact, and the
former Miss DrOuillard says she does
not know exactly how old she is.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
"Uncle JOe'S" Birthday.

Uncle Joe" Cannon will be given
tonight the biggest birthday party
ever held in Washington, and bv
long odds the jolliest one, if the
promises of the advance agents
have not been sadly overdrawn. The
Speaker is seventy years young
today, and he looks and acts as if
he might be a Presidential possibil-
ity for about thirty years to come.
Along with all the rest, The Times
extends its congratulations Nav he
live as long as he likes, and like IL
as long as he lives, and make the
rest of US like it as well as we do
now.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

matte corps The Spanish embassy In
noted Tor the splendid liveries OF the
servants The fOOtmen are arravAd A..
pale blue uniforms. WITH s,It t-,,.o--
cut double-bressted and f5fri,- -,
tightly as In the early Vicro-5s, 49,
Ine members or The enbass,- - -
nosyned Tor their wonderful rosr1s-s
Ineir bows and salutatiOus beiors- -
the real old days Of the Spanish eTan-
aeeS- Inc banquet viii be the stare
lest function ever held in London
Natives Are Delighted.
The Inhabitants OF Cookham ana
MaidenAcad on the Thames are delight
ed over the announcement that william
Waldorf Astor has settled CHveden. hls
beautiful home midway between these
two towns. on his son on the occasion
OF the Iatter's marriage with Mrs. Nan
ME Shaw.
During the Easter holidays the VII
Iegcrs. toWnspcOple. and even the boat
pear 70 think that young Astor ~'ill al
once give orders for the cancellation of
tilr many strict orders against tres pa s.
ING made by his father-orders which
turned all the riverside folk into bitter
enemies Of the millionaire.
Great high walls surmounted with
Droken glass 20 protect the Astor veg
etaDle garden spoil lovely views from
the public road and anybody daring 10
picnic IN the Cliveden woods. as they
used 10 IN the Duke Of Westminster
time, is at once threatened by a keeper
with Imprisonment.
II Is believed that Young Mr.. Astor
who is very popular with rowing men
will abolish these feudal and distastefuI
regulations
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
EcclesiaStics Fight
NeW Education Bill
English ChurChmen Refer to the Measure As
Disgrace to the Christian Church and
Arousing Much Sentiment

LONEON. May THE bishop Of Lon
don waited purposeIy until the areh-
bishop Of Canterbury had condemned
the new education bill outlined bv the
Liberal government and then he went
one better
Personal friends who have seen the
bishop lately say that never before has
he displayed such passionate Feeling
Usually brimming over with hunor ana
good spirirs, the bishop was aInnosr
frenZied. and. striking a table with his
lists, declared that the bill, which he
considers practically aboIishes religions
teaching In the schools Of England. was
a disgrace 70 a Christian country"
That the bishop viii influence a very
large section Of the working classes
is certain In the east end he was, as
the Bishop Stepney. simply idolized by
always call him Good Old Stepney'' 70
this day.
Mass meetings VIII be held all over
the country through the bishops In
fiuence 10 protest against the bill. The
Duke OF Norfolk. too. as the lay leader
rally his forces to the bishops side.
The Royal Marriage.
1t has been definitely decided that the
marriage OF King Alfonso of Spain and
Princess Ena OF Battenberg viii be cele-
brated in London by a magnificent ban
Guet given by the Spanish embassy at
their fine house at GrosvenOr Gardens.
The premier and cabinet viii be in
vited, as well as the whole Of the diplo-
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
HOTEL SILVER FOUND
IN A COUNTS CASTLE

BERLIN. May "A magisterisl search
Of Count Wrede's castle Unearthed a
quantity of silver plate and linen that
had been stolen from fifteen frst-class
hotels on the continent Of Europe Fifty
Of the pieces were Of large size
There were a tureen- a cenJerplece. a
dozen spoons and forks. hfIy-eIghI en-
graVed plates that belong 10 the Hotel
d'Orsay, and others, with the initials on
them erased
One suggestion is that Princess Wrede,
who is Of Argentine birth and rich. is a
kleptomaniac
The expose was brought about by
servant who. on being discharged by
the count, told the authorities about the
silver.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

The Standard Oil Company has
employed the editor of yeIlow
Sunday paper as its press agent.
This need not be taken as assuring
that all the facts about its business
will be given the public, or that all
that Is given the public will be
facts. But it does suggest that the
publicity product viii be spiced.
chopped into short paragraphs, and
properly illustrated for the enjoy
ment of the public. Maybe that's
where the canal commission missed
it in hiring its press agent.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
.ILLITERACY AMONG
SOUTH'S POOR WHITES
Thousands of North Carolina Children
Not Enrolled in Any
School.

Robert II. Mcneil. president of the
Industrial Educational League of the
South, delivered an address at Scottish
Rite Hall Saturday night on the IL
Hteracy of the poor white people of the
South, wildly portrayinR the existing
conditions.
In North Carolina, Mr.. Mcneil said.
there were 114.449 children who were not
enrolled in any school In 1903. OF these,
10000 were Write children, and all but
LOCO were of native born parents. He
smoke also Of he school appropriation
of that State, which Is very small, being
only $2.l7 pupil for a years schooling
An original story entitled The Sena-
tors Mantle was read by Mrs ChamD
Clark. and music was furnished by Miss
Sally Mason. Miss Ella Bowlin Mrs
Jennie Brown. and Irwin Bernstein.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
y ~ THE CIRCLE OF SOCIETY..
OFFICERS GO TO SPAIN
TO ATTEND WEDDING
Lieutenant Palmer and Lieutenant Grant Leave THURSDAY
to Attend Royal Nuptials in
Madrid

Lieut.. Lee c. Palmer, of the navy.
and Lieut. L. S. Grant. third, Of the
army. will sail for Spain Thursday 70
represent their respective branches of
the military of this country at the
wedding of King Alfonso and Princess
Ena.
Major Gen. Theodore Schwan and Mrs.
Schwan, accompanied by Miss Abbott,
are staying for some time at Atlantic
City.
Miss Hyde. OF Washington. is staying
for while with Mrs William Joyce
Seawell, OF Camden. who has a house
at Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs Ward ThorOn. who sailed
for Europe the middle Of February,
have returned TO their home in this
city.
Mrs. Richard 3. Chew is visiting the
family OF Judge Chew at Marlboro, Nd.
Former Vice President and Mrs. Levi
p. Morton have closed their Washing
ton residence. where they spent several
weeks this spring. and after visit
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

possible. just proof that would be
accepted in a court, and that would
determine the question in the pub,
lie mind.
But this is not all of the revela-
tion that this New York steel
writer makes:
Fully 10000 tons of last months Lille
shipments were consigned to Welsh
mills. where they are TO be rolled int
plates, 81 then dipped in tin and reshippec
mere Tor the purpose OF making cans.
The largest importer OF the these tir
plates is the Standard Oil Company
which uses about 10000 tons annually
The Beef trust IS also a very heavy
buyer of tin plates made from The stee
DlIlets shipped from this country 4
Wales. Although practically all the raw
material used IN the making OF these
tin plates is of American origin. IN,
larlH hoids them 20 be subject TO
uuty OF Ia cents per pound. as the
process OF making them into tin plate
enhances the value. The Standard OF
Company uses these tin plates for tbs
export OF case oil, with the result that a
drawback is given TO II by the Govern
cent.
That ought to cheer our Massa-
chusetts friends. Here is raw ma
terial sold to the Welsh tin indus
try for &c per cent of the home
price, while cheap raw materials
for Massachusetts, boot and shoe
industry are denied admittance.
Here is the spectacle of the tariff
actually helping the foreigner to
cheap raw materials in order that
he may make products to send
back here and underbid the Ameri-
can products.
Why does the Welshman buy this
American steel? Because it pays to
but it. It's cheap.
So the Welsh tinmakers get the
business that American tinmakers
ought TO be doing, and would be
doing if this tin industry was what
it has been cracked up TO be and if
the tariff had not been perverted
into a system for furnishing raw
materials to foreigners so cheapIy
as to enable them to do the man.
ufacturing that ought to be done
here.
And steel rails. In April no less
than 23,141 tons of these were
shipped abroad. Does anybody be-
lieve they will sell at the same
price at which they sell In America,
when the worlds market price out
side our tariff walls is several dol
lars below our price? They go to
South America, to England, Cuba,
Japan, Canada. Can't the proof be
had that they were sold abroad for
less than in this country? We don't
demand divine revelation. We don't
ask that John DalzeIl be satisfied,
or that SOreno E. Payne be over
whelmed. But we do have a feeling
that if the other $4,000. 900 people
are convinced, it viii be worth
while.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
GERMAN JINGOISTS PLAN
TO WHIP WHOLE WORLD

BERLIN. May THE Deutsche
Tages-Zeitung and other conservative
newspapers declare that a powerful
lingo group of noblemen and high army
and navy officers have banded together
10 acquire a predominant influence at
court Their desire is TO make Ger
many the supreme power OF the world.
and are seeking the retirement Of
Prince Won Buelow, the imperial chan
celor. and Her Won Tschirschky the
new secretary OF foreign affairs, be-
cause of their conservatism The Tages-
Zeitung denounces the group as a pub
lie danger not only TO Germany, but
also 10 the rest OF the world.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
RICH SPANIARD PRIZE
IN LAUNDRY LOTTERY

MADRID, May In the last great
Spanish lottery a rich Spaniard named
Oleina promised that if he won he
would divide s25,OOO OF the grand prize
between five pretty laundresses.
Oleina won the grand prize and kept
his promise, dividing $4,000 between five
Of the prettiest laundresses, all Of whom
in a transport of JOY and gratitude of
fered TO marry him.
Entering into the spirit of the game.
Oleina offered himself as a lottery prize
for the five. Manuela, the most beauti-
ful OF the lot. won, but she finally eeded
the don TO Rosita. preferring an auto
mobile 10 a husband.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
THIRD SUN WORSHIPER
IN FAMILY DIES BY FIRE

CHICAGO. May 7.-Paola Rizzo ignit-
ed her clothing and danced to her death
yesterday in Palermo, Italy, according
to a cablegram received here.
The woman was a sun wOrshiper. Mrs.
Concerto Rizza. a sister. and also a
devotee of the orb Of the day. cremated
herself in the same manner in Chicago
last December The mother Of these
women also took this method Of ending
he- life.
Chicago are expecting mOmenIarily 10
hear that Miss AntOnetta RiZza, daugh-
ter of Mrs. COncetta Rizza, who left for
Italy shortly after her mothers sacrifice,
has danced away her life In flames
The explanation offered is that all
members Of the family have taken a
vow TO burn away the dross Of their
physical bodies.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
TAPS WERE SOUNDED FOR
VETERAN OF THREE WARS

The funeral Of Gen. BENJAMIN F.
Hawkes., a veteran OF the Mexican.
civil, and Seminole wars. who died
Thursday at the age Of eighty-two, was
held at O'Clock this afternoon from
his late home, 611 G street southwest.
The services were in charge of Kit
Carson Post, No. 2. G. A r, and the
Military Order Of the Loyal Legion. In
termeut was in Arlington Cemetery.
General Hawkes. military career was
long and honorable. During the civil
war he served with Gen B. +. Kelley
in West Virginia as lieutenant in the
Twenty-fifth Ohio Infantry. He was
lieutenant colonel of the Seventy-eighth
Ohio Infantry.
He was past department commander
Of the Grand Army OF the Republic
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
LORD WALP0LE'S NEPHEW
FATALLY HURT IN VIRGINIA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May T.
Claire II. Walpole. a nephew OF the
present Lord Walpole OF England, was
thrown from his horse and probably
fatally hurt yesterday at his home in
Nelson county. He has been uncon-
scious since the accident and is thought
to be dying at a hospital here.
Walpole never referred to his con-
nection with the English aristocracy.
He has been a resident of Albemarle
and Nelson counties for thirty years.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07
BEVERIDGE ORATOR IN
PARIS ON THE 4TH OF JULY

In response to an invitation from the
American chamber of commerce OF
Paris, France, Senator Beveridge. will
be the principal speaker at the Inde-
pendence Day celebration of American
residents of the French capital Mr.
BeveridRe's address VIII be based upon
the foreign policy of this Government
since he has been a member of the Sen
ate.
The Washington times., 1906-05-07

with Mr.. and Mrs William Corcoran
Eustis at their Leesburg Va, estate
will go 70 their country place on the
Hudson.
Ensign and Mrs. Robert Henderson
have taken an apartment at the La
clede' for the spring.
Maurice d. Rosenberg has left the city
for Columbus, Ohio, where he will join
his wife and daughter, who are visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Cohen, parents
of Mrs Rosenberg
Mr.. Wolfson and daughter of Boston,
are at the Arlington for few weeks
b Loeb. or Staunton. Va. is visiting
Mrs. Ettinger, of Fifth street.
Julius Goldenberg Is spending a few
weeks IN Atlantic City.
Mr.. Hays, of Cleveland. Ohio, is a
guest AT the Sho-eham for a short stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin. OF 20O7 Kalorama
avenue, have a cottage at Chevy Chase
for the summer
Mrs. Jerome Franc and son have re-
turned 10 New York after a visit 10
Mrs. Francs parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Myer Stern. Of Willard street.