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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
HOUSE LIKE A BATTLESHIP
Paris Excited by Mysterious Changes
in a Building in the Rue
Gabrielle
Special Cable to The Herald.

SDeCldl CaDle 10 Inc Herald.
PARIS, March 10.-Important and
mysterious alterations have been made
TO the well known Maison de Belvidere,
in the Rue Gabrielle at Montmartre.
Some three years ago this six floor
apartment building was let to jacques
Catelans, Il man of letters" who inn
mediately modified it's appearance.
Iron curtains were placed before all
the windows, the staircase leading to
the Belvidere narrowed so as to pre-
vent the passage of more than one per-
son at time. All the doors were re-
placed by thick oaken shutters. An
iron gate cut off the apartment from
the Test of the house, and other re-
markable alterations were made. The
work was completed several weeks ago
and the Belvidere now resembles a tur-
ret battleship.
The Matln states that Jacques Catal-
an in reality is Baron Raoul de Vaux,
whose mysterious subterranean install
lation in the Chalet de la Mouche was
reported last year. He appeared be-
fore the high court in 1899.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
HALTER AS A LEGACY

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, March 1O.-A curious will
proved recently leaves sgd. for the
purchase of halter for a friends wife
and expresses the hope that she will
make good use of the bequest at once.
The grim humorist, after leaving all
his goods to his daughter, states that
he does so on condition that she shall
pay to Mr.. -- the sum of three pence
half penny for the purchase of a
hempen cord or halter for the use of
his dear wife" Il trust" he adds,
that she may make use of it without
delay"
Curious wills of this character are
extremely uncommon, and it is an in
teresting fact that all those which have
come to light have been directed
against women, The most recent in
stance was that of a man who be-
queathed to his dear wife" the sum
OF one farthing, directing that it should
be sent her by post and in an I'M
stamped envelope"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
WEEDS SISTER-IN-LAWS SISTER
Rich Californian Is Reported Engaged
to Beautiful American Woman
Who Lives in London

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, March 1O.-It is probable
that before very long two American
sisters residing in London will have
been married to two brothers who are
half Americans
Miss Vera Blackman was married
last year to the eldest son of Mrs.
Hugh Stafford. the wealthy California
widow of an Englishman. Now comes
the youngest of her family, who is even
more beautiful than her sister Vera,
will soon be formally engaged to With
ington Stafford, who is only 81 and the
youngest of the Stafford family. No
formal announcement has yet been
made, but 1T is an understood thing
between the two families.
Mrs. Stafford herself has been re-
ported engaged more than once, but
it is unlikely now that she will marry
until all her children are settled in
life She has still an unmarried daugh-
ter.
Miss Helen Blackman, who is just
"out." is one of the two prettiest young
Americans in London. The other is
Miss Mildred Carter, the daughter of
j. Ridgley Carter. secretary of the
United States embassy. Miss Carter
has just received her polishing touches
in Dresden and will be presented
at court in May.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
VESUVIUS DRAWS A CROWD
Activity of Volcano Attracts Attention
Despite the Danger to the
ciohtcaarc
Siahtseers
Special Cable to The Herald.


NAPLES, March 10.-The activity OF
Nesuvius and the consequent obstruc-
ton of the mountain railway by lava
have rather increased than decreased
the interest of the volcano so far as
tourists are concerned. AT first it was
supposed that the tourists would be
entirely frightened away by the activ-
ity of the volcano. 1t is found, how
ever, that they can be safely conveyed
to the spot where the lava has flowed
out on to the railway line and that they
take the greatest interest in watching
the progress of the molten stream down
the mountain side. In some places the
pletely covering the railway. Men in
at work for several weeks on the OBJ
struction recommending the railway
cables and the telegraph and telephone
wires. The trouble is, however, that
no sooner are the damages of Vesuvius
repaired in one place than trouble
breaks out in another direction.
Not only has the activity of Vesu-
Vius attracted the regular tourists, but
it has called to Naples a great many
Cranks. One American claiming to be
a college professor at the hotel Hobbies
during the past few days has been
most earnest and emphatic in his state
ments that the present eruption Of
the volcano is only a forerunner of
greater disturbances and that it will
be followed by volcanic activity all
over the world, ending in the burning
up of the world, it's destruction through
volcanic activities being literally pre-
dicted
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
BY HIS SISTER
Heroic Alpine Girl Carries Her
Brother, Badly Hurt, Down
,ecial Gable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
GENEVA, March 1O.--A channels
hunter named Kurbli owes his life
to the strength, courage and devotion
of his younger sister. aged 90
He set out on Thursday from the
village of Scarf, in the Canton of Girl
sons, to hunt an old buck chamois,
which had eVaded him on several oc-
casions, on the Piz Sesvenna, 1866
feet high.
AS he did not return on Friday night
his mother and sister became alarmed,
and one Saturday at dawn Mile. Kur-
bill, who is an intrepid climber, set out
in search of her brother.
After climbing some 5000 feet she
came across the traces of her brother,
and followed them to a projecting
ledge, where she discovered him in an
unconscious condition.
He had fallen about sixty feet into
a crevice, which was covered with
snow, and had broken his thigh. He
cut steps in the side or the crevice
and climped out, suffering great agony.
He then crawled down some 900 yards
to the sheltering ledge where he was
found.
Fortunately, he had food and drink
in his knapsack. His sister cut her
alpenstock in pieces. and, after splic-
ing the broken leg, carried her brother
on her back down the valley.
A doctor was called and set the
broken limb, and Kurbli is reported to
be making good progress.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
is BLOWN INTO MID-AIR
Climbers Peril in an Alpine Hur-
ricane Nearly Results in an
Awful Death

Special Gable to The Herald.
GENEVA, March 10.-Dr. Greehrs of
Mulhouse Germany, we'll known
climber, has just had q terrible Alpine
experience.
Accompanied by the guides Bener
and Max Augdenblatten, he left Ter
matt in cold but beautiful weather to
make the first ascent of the Stahlhorn,
difficult peak II, 400 feet high in the
Mischabel range The party reached
the summit in safety, and after short
rest commenced the descent.
About a quarter of an hour from the
top terrific hurricane was encount-
cred. The guides dug their piolets into
the ice and held on.
DIR. Greehrs was blown off the slope
into space time after time, but was
dragged back by the guides to firm
greatest effort.
If the rope had broken the doctor
would have been hurled 1000 feet below
on to the glacier, of which he caught
several glimpses while helpless in the
air.
After half an hour the hurricane
abated somewhat and the three climb
ers, crawling on their hands and knees,
and moving only one at a time, reached
q sheltered spot, where they rested, and
later made their way down to Zermatt
Everything they had with them (even
their clothing) was frozen hard as wood.
The terrible strain of clinging on to the
exposed slope had kept their bodies
warm and saved them from being
frozen to death in the glacial hurricane.
When they arrived at Zermatt they
could hardly walk or speak.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
FOXES BOUGHT
BY GRAND DAME
MRS. MACKEY TRYING TO
STOCK HUNTING GROUNDS
She Is PassionateIy Fond of Hunting
and, as Foxes Are Scarce, Is
Buying Cubs in Order to
Continue the Sport
special cable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald.
LONDON, March 10.-Mrs, Frank
Mackey had such an exciting hunting
season last year that she prepared, as
she thought, to go one better this year.
But it would appear that "Brer Fox
has had enough of her persistent chas-
ing and has left the Melton Mowbray
district of LeicestershiTe to seek fresh
woods for his own and his family's
safety. She had made expensive
preparations to give her friends some
great sport this year and now it is
found there is such a scarcity of foxes
in the district that everything is tame
when it was hoped to be exciting. She
and her friends are now compelled to
migrate to districts in other parts of
Leicester and even into Warwickshire
to look for the sport in which she is
such an enthusiast.
Mrs. Mackey likes the Melton Now
bray district because it gives her bet
ter facilities for giving her friends an
exhibition of her brilliant riding and
fearless negotiating of awkward OBJ
stacles. Warwickshire hunting regions
are too level for her tastes. She has
frequently been heard to say that they
are too tame even for old women. Her
latest device to stock her own hunting
ground with foxes is to offer $25 for
every cub that is brought to her
stables so that next season may pro-
vide better sport than this.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
.ENA NOT so EASILY CAUGHT
AIfonso's Father Taught Many In.
delicate Phrases as a Joke, Maxi
ing His Queen Ridiculous

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, March 10-A member of
the aristocracy who is on intimate
terms with the royal family, while
talking of Princess Ena's good sense,
said:
She is not to be caught like the
last foreigner who went to Spain as
queen. Maria Christina hardly knew
word of the Hidalgo language when
she married Alfonsos father, and the
latter, amused at her piety and pur-
itanical habits, played a rather UNI
dignified joke on her
Under the guise of teaching her the
language of the country, he taught her
a lot of indicate phrases, assuring
her that they meant the identical high
sounding sentiments the Spaniards de-
light in.
consequently, at her first meeting
with the grandees, Maria Christina adj
dressed them as Sublime Cockroach-
es' and 'ill-smellinS groundlings' and
worse. Her mistress of the robe near
~ shook her head off to point out to
the queen the mistakes she was indulg-
ing in, but Maria Christina bravely
went on talking the jargon of the gut
ter without knowing it.
No one will fool Ena," said the
Englishman, for she learned the
words and phrases she ought not to
utter first"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
KEEPS ON THE BLIND SIDE
Sportsman Kills one-Eyed Lion With
a Revolver According to South
African Tale

Special CFble to The Herald.
JOHANNESBURG, March 1O.-A let
ter just received here from Uganda
gives an account of a narrow escape
sustained by Captain de trispigny, who
with several other well-known English
people has been hunting big game in
the North woods. Captain de Grispigny
was riding in advance of the party,
which included Lord and Lady Water
ford, when he came face to face with
full grown lion in an open space.
At the first sight of the animal Cap
tain de Grispigny's horse SHE'D and,
taking the bit between its teeth, bolted.
At the same time the saddle slipped
round and the captain was dragged
along head downward by the terrified
horse with the lion in full pursuit.
The rider, who was unable to release
himself drew his revolver to stop his
horse with shot, but a well aimed
bullet from one of the party laid the
lion low and at the same time the horse
instinctively pulled up.
Another Well-known sportsman q
member of the party, who has the
record of eighteen lions to his credit.
also had quite an exciting experience
in connection with this expedition.
When quite alone he suddenly came
upon four lions. His only weapon was
a revolver, with which he shot one
lion in the eye. The other three took
TO flight, but the wounded animal came
straight at the man and his horse
The sportsman kept on the blind side
of the lion, however, and empted his
revolver into its body, finally disabling
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
TO ADULTERATE LEATHER
Italian Offers to Teach the Art to
British Tanners Who Don't
Know IL
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, March 1O.-Who shall say
that Italy is a backward country?
Selling the opportune moment, a Turin
firm has circulated a number of Brit
lsh tanners, offering to teach them how
to make cheap leather out of dear
hides!
There are two circulars, says the
Shoe and Leather Record" both
printed In quaint English, one of which
recommends the adoption of the "Sys-
tenn patented in all states,
nowadays teached directly and under
moderate terms"
This, we are told, is a "quick tan
ming process which must not be con-
founded with it's many bad imita-
TONS" The other circular offers a
new and special method for adulter-
ating hides.
The italian inventor does not beat
about the bush. He does not like our
native experts, speak of "solidifying
and improving the leather while in
creasing it's weight" Not a bit of it.
He just looks UP the word in the die
tionary which expresses his meaning,
and uses it without shame.
His method, he says, can be applied
in any tannery, and the leather adul-
terated by it is indeed very handsome"
He makes no pretence that it will wear
or repel moisture. But it will be
handsome" and will increase the
weight from ''5-tho-20pr on the weight
of dry leather"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
INTERPRETERS ODD MISTAKE
The Monkey, Not the Boy, Was up
aTree, as He Had
Declared
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, March 10.-A tale of terri-
BILE cruelty was rudely spoiled on Sat-
urday at the Marlborough street police
court by the alleged victim himself.
A small and very dirty italian
monkey boy was charged with beg
ging. When he was placed in the dock
he addressed the court volubly in
italian. The services of an interpreter
We're called for and the magistrate
asked the boys name.
Antonio Caruso SIR said the in
terpreter and FASTENED to explain that
the boy was not a tenor, but merely
an organ grinders boy.
The boy interrupted with another
flow of excited Italian, and then the
interpreter made the following remark
able statement:
HE went to Putney with the padrone
and the monkey, and the padrone made
him climb a tall tree to the top. He
was at the top of the tree and crying
all night Next day he called on lady,
who gave him banana and the
monkey came down."
ooh, the monkey was up the tree?"
said the magistrate.
Isl signor-la scimia," cried the boy,
Antonio Caruso was remanded.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
NOW THE TELEPHONE VOICE
Ware Microbes and Talk Plainly Is
the Advice London Ply
sicians Give

DpSCldl CdDlG 10 L ne Herald.
LONDON, March 1O.-The telephone
voice" must now be added to the long
list of penalties paid by the commun-
ity for the luxuries of civilization.
There is some excuse for the shrill
parrot-like tones of the young woman
at the exchange who pipes Have YOU
1lnished?' just when a business man
is beginning to make himself interest
ing to good client, for she is sorely
tried.
There is none, however, for the man
or woman who shrieks into the re-
ceiver and makes himself OF herself
perfectly unintelligibIe to the listener.
A business man, who may be consid-
cred an expert on the subject, seeing
that he transacts most of his business
through the telephone, said that there
was no necessity whatever for putting
ones mouth near the receiver nor for
shouting.
I'm order to be heard distinctly one
should speak in a very low voice. The
words Should of course, be distinctly
enunciated and the lips used as if one
were addressing a deaf person." he
said. THE combined receiver and
transmitter now in general use should
be held at such an angle that the
mouthpiece is below the chin. The mes
sage should be spoken above and sew
eral inches from the mouthpiece and
not into it.
I'm public telephone boxes, where the
old-fashioned mouthpiece is used, it is
not only unnecessary but dangerous to
put the mouth close to the transmltter.
which is, as rule, laden with germs
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
CODE HELPS PRISONERS
Dots and Dashes on Water Pipe
Lead Way to Freedom of
Three

Special Cable to The Herald
BERLIN, March 10.-Three telegraph
operators serving terms of penal servi-
tude and. as it happened, occupying
adjoining cells at the Moabit prison,
have just succeeded in making an es-
cape which outrivals almost any story
of fiction, inasmuch as the Morse
telegraphic alphabet is development
of the last half century. These con-
victs succeeded in communicating with
each other by tapping out the Morse
code on the hot water pipes and ar
ranging to carry off the tailor's shears
where they were employed, to be uti-
lized in attempting to bore hole
through the walls of the cells. IN
fortunately for the authorities, none
of the keepers had ever studied the
Morse alphabet and consequently the
criminals were allowed 10 work with
their signals without being interrupted
They set to work as soon as they
were locked in their cells every night
and continued their labors for six hours
The men, whose names
are Baronowski, Goldbach and Muller
soon helped each other through the
attic to the roof. Out of bits of cloth
which they had taken from the work.
shop they had manufactured a rope
by which they lowered themselves to
the ground.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11

taken precedence of Lady Curzon, as
the Suffolk earldom dates back to 1908.
Lord Curzons title was created in 1898.
Charlton Park is the family seat of
the earldom of Suffolk and Berkshire,
and it is beautifully situated near NAL
mesbury in the county of Wiltshire.
1t is noted chiefly for its picture gall
lery, one of the finest in England, and
containing some superb specimens of
the old masters. An east front was
added to it by the earl of Suffolk, who
was a not specially efficient secretary
of state at the time of the American
war of the revolution. The estate now
consosts of only about 10000 acres, the
peerage having been denuded of much
of it's former wealth.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
YANKEE LA|RD'S
LOT IS UNHAPPY
NOT so MUCH FUN TO BE LAND
LORD AS HE EXPECTED
Phipps Showers Gold About Beau,
fort Castle, Only to Be Made
Everybody's Victim-WiII
Not Renew Lease
Special Cable to The Herald.

special Cable to The Herald.
EDINBURGH, Scotland. March To-
IL is hard life and an anxious and
costly one that an American leads who
sets himself up as lord of the manor
in Scotland.
Wide report has it that Henry Car
negie Phipps, wealthy and generous as
he is. will not renew his lease Of Rea,1D
fort castle to longer dwell among peo-
pie VINO look ON him and his two sons
as reckless Yankee sports, merely over
burdened with money and the leeiti-
mate prey of every native.
Mr.. Phipps' two sons were arrested
Tor pelttng with bird shot one night
some poaching glllies, who had already
Melted forty fine salmon in Beauty
river the fishing rights of which Mr.
Phipps mad already paid well for. The
fnlpps boys were acquitted after a
trial, but their lawyers bills must have
made even Mr.. Phipps gasp like a. SAL
mon just landed.
Ills solicitors, Macdonald & Graham
or inverness, spent money lavishIy in
getting up the defense. -Ir. Phipps
paid them very large sum, but dis
puted a balance of $4,000, and the solicit
tors promptly brought suit.
For one days attendance in court
the senior counsel. Thomas Shaw. M.
- .'NN'S1lC, ISCtlVeu d lee or
$2625. The lawyers charged, among
numerous items, $3.50 for the extraordi-
nary risk they ran in signing a bail
bond for the young Phippses.
The auditor of the court reduced the
charge for signing the bail bond to
$1O,50 and deducted in all $3.50 from
the bill.
Mr.. Phipps' new lawyer declared to
the judge Lord Ardwell, that the suit
was unjustifiable, for his client was
willing to answer any call made on
him by the courts of Scotland"
The judge quickly gave Judgment for
the amount demanded, minus the sums
stricken out by the courts auditor.
Mr.. Phipps paid $4,000 as compensa-
tion to the men his sons wounded, and
he will pay the gillie who lost an eve
IS week during life. He paid s1O,750
for the angling in the little Beauty
river on alternate days for three
months. A Mr.. Duff paid $1,000 month
to fish the river on the other days.
There were caught at Beaufort last
season 179 fish. So Mr.. Phipps paid
$50 for each salmon landed. He has
expended an immense amount in
wages, tips and purchases and gave
100000 in gifts to the people for public
purposes.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-11
ABsINTHE CURSE TO SWISS
Drinking of Cheap Liquor Made From
Chemicals and Raw Alcohol
Leads to Crusade
Special Gable to The Herald.


GENEVA, March 10.-Absinthe
drinking is the curse of French Swift
zerland, and crimes by absinthe drunk
ards have been 80 alarmingly fire.
uuent of late that the Swiss press has
started a crusade against the sale of
the liquor.
In the cantons of Vaud and Geneva
over 100000 signatures have been OBJ
tanned to a petition urging the gov
eminent to suppress the absnthe dis
tilleries. During the last few months
a series of murders and attempts at
who are confirmed absinthe drinkers
and who have committed the crimes
while under the influence of the liquor
Most of the absinthe sold in small
cafes at a penny a large wineglassful
is made from chemicals and raw al
cohol, and this is the stuff drunk by
the poor, for the reason that it is
cheaper than wine and beer. Good alb
sinthe is of the same price as good
whisky, but little of this is found in
this country. as the greater part is
exported to France and Belgium.
The canton of Neufchatel depends
upon its revenue on the make and sale
of absinthe, and from this quarter
there is much opposition to the cru
SADIE. Not only the men, but the
women and, to a less extent, girls and
boys have developed the habit of alb
sinthe drinking, which threatens to
sap the manhood of the Swiss and the
French cantons. Ehere is every likeli-
hood that in a short time the matter
will come up for the consideration of
the French authorities.