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The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
MANS LIFE IS SAVED BYAFAN
Apparatus Used for Cooling Rooms
FOils Indian Slayer.
AssaIIant Is Captured and Proves to
Be a Notorious Criminal, who
Was Seeking Revenge.

Allahabad. Dec, S-A desperate at
tempt to murder Mr. Napier. the deputy
commissioner Of Kaipur, Central Prov
inces. was made by a native yesterday
The commissioner was playing bridge
at the Chattisgarh Club, when the ma
tive stepped into the room and aimed a
violent blow With a knife at Mr.. Napier's
neck from behind. Luckily the friIl of
the punkah. OF fan, used in India to cool
a room, struck the mans head and
changed the direction of the blow. so that
Mr.. Napier received only a serious cut
below the right ear.
Two other men and woman were
playing bridge with Mr. Napier and an
other man was looking on at the game,
and there were other people in the room
at the time. but so sudden was the at
tack that the native got away before
the players realized what had happened.
Later however. the man was captured
and turned out to be a notorious criTni-
nal who had the day before been bound
over by the deputy commissioner 10 keep
the peace and released on bail. He had
threatened murder if the case went
against him.
His sureties have now withdrawn, and
he has been sentenced to rigorous i'm
py3sOnment for a year and TO three years
ordinary Imprisonment.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
PHOTOS Sent BY TELEGRAPH
Some Transmitted One Hundred
Miles in Fifteen Minutes.
Further Improvement VIII Enable
Pictures to he Sent in Much
Better Time.

Berlin, Dec. S-Prof Korn, Of the
Munich University, has greatly improved
his apparatus for transmitting photo
graphs over telegraph wires.
He has succeeded in sending photo
graphs and sketches six or seven inches
square in this manner from Munich to
Nuremberg. distance Of 100 miles. In
from ten TO fifteen minutes. The profess
s0r says that precisely the same results
would be obtained If the photographs
were transmitted over i telegraph line Of
any length.
The photograph which has to be trans
mitted IS placed on a transparent glass
cylinder. which reyolYes slowly and at
the same time moves from right 10 left
ray OF light Is thrown on the cylinder
by means Of an electric lamp and lens,
and when the ray Of light reaches the
interior Of the cylinder it is brighter or
darker according TO the coloring Of that
particular part of the photograph over
which it passes
Inside the cylinder is some selenium.
which transmits electrical current in pro
portion to the intensity of the light
brought to bear on it, The selenium
transmits current more rapidly in bright
! light and less rapidity as the light de-
creases. The selenium is connected with
the wire over which the photograph has
TO be transmitted.
The receiving apparatus consists of an
electrical Nernst lamp placed inside a
/ glass cylinder covered with sensftized
paper. The lamp burns more or less
brightly according to the varying current
/ transmitted, through the selenium at the
/ other end Of the wire. It thus repro
I duces the exact shade Of the original pho
/ tograph, provided that the cylinders at
/ each end of the VI revolve at exactly
! the same speed. Prof. Korn has invented
la means of regulating the revolution of
the cylinders so that the speed is identi-
cal at both ends
| Further Improvements to the apparatus
will shortly enable a photograph TO be
/ transmitted within two minutes
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
SEVEN RUSSIAN LADS SHOT
Obtain Money by Threatening Their
Victims with Death.
Some of Them Christians, Others
Jews-AH Said They Had Been
Driven to Crime.

Riga. Dec. S.-Seven youths, whose ages
ranged from sixteen to nineteen years,
have been executed for eight cases Of
robbery by threats. The amount Of
money they extorted was Sl.2J0-
In a letter they wrote TO N. Rather. Of
Riga, they demanded $50 for the unem-
pIoyed. adding: I'VE give you two hours
to consider the matter" They were iden-
titled by their victims.
As they freely admitted their guilt. the
court-martiaI ordered them 10 be hanged.
but afterward the sentence was altered
to military execution.
Beneath a glimmering kerosene lamp in
the prison courtyard the youths received
religious consolation. Three who were
Christians. took the sacrament, and the
Jews made their customary profession OF
faith. one of them. with tears stream
ing down his cheeks. but with a loud,
firm voice. repeated the words of the
Jewish confession: Hear, o Israel, God
is our Lord. God is One! We have sinned;
we have done evil in His sight"
Another sent greetings TO his parents
When asked If he repented, he answered.
Where Is Divine Justice. when such con-
ditiOns exist as drove ne to these
crimes2"
Sacks were thrown over the heads OF
the condemned. who were then led into
a field. They were tied TO stakes, and
the COssacks formed in line OF fire Dawn
was breaking when the three vOlleys were
given. The bodies were buried in the
sand.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
NEW RACE OF NOMADS FOUND.
Live in Arctic Regions and Never
Saw a White Man.

Liverpool, Dec. S-A new race Of people
has been discovered on Prince Albert
Land. in the arctic. who had never. pre-
viously seen white men, who lived under
most primitive conditions, and who were
armed with copper knives and bows and
arrows
The information was brought south to
British Columbia by the crew Of the
revenue cutter Thetis, who learned the
facts from the discoverer Of the peo-
pie, Capt. Klinkenberg, of the steam
Whaler Olga.
Last winter, when his vessel was in the
ice near Prince Albert Land. Capt. Kiln
kenberg, accompanied by Eskimos. start
ed inland on a hunting expedition He
went $50 miles in a nOrthWesterly dfrec-
ton over the snow finding traces OF
people. and finally overtaking 80 or more
of them. When they saw him they came
toward him, armed with copper knives
and bows and arrows. They held these
above their heads. and he pointed a rife
at them.
One advanced alone, and the captain
laid down his rifle the native putting
down his weapons. They became friendly.
and by means Of signs Capt Kllnken-
berg learned from one old woman, who
came from Prince William Land. that
they had never seen white men previously
He visited the village. and found about
6oe people, all of whom lived by hunting
ard fishing
Their winter houses were of sod, with
lining of skins, and different in shape
from those OF other known tribes They
are nomadic. The only article seemingly
brought from civilization seen by Capt.
Klinkenberg was a piece of steel-evi-
IDENTIFY from some ship-which had been
converted into d spearhead.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
News by Special Gable From the Capitals of the Old Word
CARTIOADs OF CATS AT FAIR.
Perpetrators of Practical Joke Re-
spOnsiI,Ie for Lively Time.


Belfast. Dec. S.-An extraordinary hoax
has just been perpetrated at Ballymena
County Antrim.
Some time ago placards were posted
throughout the neighborhood declaring
that the war Office authorities were pur-
chasers of cats in unlimited numbers. The
announcement set forth that barracks at
home and abroad were overrun with rats.
which not only destroyed the soldiers
rations and clothing, but even attacked
their boots Half a crown a head was
offered for every suitable cat, and it was
announced that a war Office official would
attend at the next Ballymena fair to pur-
chase the animals.
ThereupOn commenced a wonderful hunt
throughout the district. The cats had a
lively time. and so had the small boys
Many captures were made, and in some
cases hens were dispossessed to make
room for the captured animals, and eel
lars and outhouses were filed in anticipa-
tion Of fair day. Many an old woman
wept for a vanished pet
When the eventful day came cats took
the prominent position usually occupied
by pigs. Carloads of them were driven
into the town, and a sharp lookout was
kept for the war office official. There
were all sorts and conditions of cats. all
ages and many breeds, but the purchaser
failed TO put in an appearance. The peo-
pie are now looking for the perpetrator
of the hoax
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
KRUGER'S GRANDSON INSANE.
Charged with Murder, he Is Sent to
Prison as Lunatic.

Pretoria, Dec S-Stephanus Paul Kru-
ger Smit. a grandson Of the late Pres
ident Kruger, has been found guilty Of
numbering Hermann Davis.
He was declared 10 be insane. and was
sentenced 10 be imprisoned during the
governors pleasure.
Smit had been in negotiation with Davis.
who claimed 20 kHow Of buried treasure
worth SS00.000 and on June p they drove
off together from Pretoria for Dasport, 20
take possession of the gold.
Smit arrived alone at a hotel at Zwart-
spruit, twelve miles from Pretoria. the
same evening. Mrs. Davis soon after be-
came anxious at the absence of her hus-
band and applied TO the police
The cart used by Smit on the day of the
search was found spattered with blood
stains and to have a bullet hole through
the hood. Then the veldt was secured.
and Davis body was discovered in a
lonely spot six miles from Pretoria. with
four bullet wounds In the head and neck.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
HAS NEW MAsTOID OPERATION.
DIR. Heath Cures SuppuratiOn of the
Ear without Removing Drum.

London. Dec. San important advance
in auraI surgery has been announced by
Charles J. Heath. surgeon. of Golden
Square Throat Hospital. before the Oto-
logical Society DR.. Heath, after many
years of experience, has perfected an
operation for the cure Of suppuration OF
the middle ear without the removal Of
the drum or OF the ossicles, as has hith-
erto been done. The operation consists
in draining the middle ear without mu-
tilation of the mastoid bone. 1t is a
variation OF the mastoid operation, and
enables the preservation and. in many
cases. the restoration of hearing.
The Geological Society recently discuss
ed DR.. Heath's methods. and generally
approved Of the operation.
Dr.. Heath is keen Irishman. well
known to Americans many of whom
come to London to study under him.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
BALTIC A BIG DUCK POND"
Greek Captain Changes HIS Opinion
After Night OF Terror.

Berlin, Dec. S.-Naval men at Kiel are
laughing at the strange adventures of
the torpedo destroyer Nike, which was
contracted at Stettin for the Greek gov
ernment. The Nike left Stettin for Piraeus
on Tuesday under command of a Greek
captain and with crew Of Greeks, the
only German being the engineer.
Through a misunderstanding the sea
chart was left ashore, but the command
er, disdainfully clubbing the Baltic mere
duck pond, boasted of his complete con-
fidence in navigating a craft without
charts along the Pomorane Coast TO tho
<iel Canal.
He was barely outside Swinemunds
harbor when a fog set in, and the COM
mander completely lost his bearings. The
Nike drifted aimlessly all night After
several narrow escapes an experienced
mariner was secured to pilot the ship
through the duck pond to KieI, where Il
finally arrived in safety.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
DOESN'T LIKE HIS NAME.
Swiss Woman After Marriage Re
fuses to Sign the Register.

Geneva. Dec. S.-Mme. Lima Favre.
pretty, rich, and willful widow has given
the Swiss authorities much trouble.
Some time ago she married Charles
Meignier, a tradesman Of Lausanne, at
the registrars Office, but after the cere-
-nony refused TO sign her name in the
register.
On her husband" demonstrating with
her. the widow left him and returned TO
Iverdon
AS the registrar wished to know wheth-
CT Lima Favre. not having signed the reg
lister, is legally married or not. he ap-
piled 10 the courts. and the judges de-
Cided tnat the marriage was a legal one.
II is announced that Charles Meig-
nier has fallen in love with another girl.
and has applied to the courts 70 find out
whether he IS really married or not,
as he wants n divorce, in order to marry
again.
The Lausanne authorities Will shortly
discuss the problem whether they can or
der the willful widow TO sign the register,
and. If she again refuses. take action
against her for contempt Of court. The
only reason Lima Favre gives for her ac-
ton is that she prefers her name to that
Of MeiEnier
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
OCTOPUSES ATTACK A SHIP
Caught in Net, Hundreds Seize Side
of Big Fishing Bark.
Hold on with Their TentacIes and
Nearly Capsize the Vessel Be
fore Being Chopped Away.

Paris, Dec. 8.-The Perle, a large fishing
bark. Of Cancale. while fishing on Thurs
day in the Bay Of Erquy with a drag net
out. met with an exciting adventure.
Finding great difficulty in getting in the
net. the crew set the Windlass 10 work.
and, to the establishment of the fishermen,
instead Of fish a huge number OF Octo-
puses-at least I,500-appeared. The hor-
rible squirming mass shot out hundreds
Of arms. at least six feet in length. which
began 20 fasten on the sides of the bark,
threatening TO capsize it by their weight
Two fishermen were badly stung with
the tentacles, and the men were only pre-
vented from being dragged overheard by
the prompt use Of hatchets.
The skipper Immediately cut the cable,
and the entire mass plunged back 10 the
bottom Of the sea Still some fifty horrible
monsters chung TO the side OF the bark.
and had TO be chopped away.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
$375,000 FOR ART WORKS.
German Collectors Get Most of the
KOenigNwaerter Pictures.

Berlin, Dec. SIN the annals Of Berlin
art sales there is no record Of an event
that caused such widespread interest as
the dispersal OF the Koenigswaerter col
lection this afternoon. All the great art
dealers Of Europe were represented. but
the kaiSeT's appeal 10 German patriotism
had not fallen on barren ground nearly
all the important pictures were bought
by wealthy Berlin collectors.
The sales realized S275.000, or an aver
age Of about $3.50 per picture. Competi-
ton between dealers and private buyers
ran prices up in quite unusual fashion
Thus the Rembrandt portrait OF himself
went 10 SIS. coo. a Cuyp to $4,000 a small
portrait by Frans Halls and n small land
scape by Hobbema TO 81 $50 each. and a
Lancret 10 SlS.000. 4 Venetian view by
Canaletta brought $SOl0.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
GUESTS ROB COUNTESS.
Two Men Repay Hospitality by
Taking Their Hostess Jewels

Two Men Repay Hospitality by
Taking Their Hostess Jewels.
Vienna. Dec. S-The Russian Polish
landowner. Countess Poninska. was rob-
bed Of S12.5OO In notes and gold and Of
family jewels worth many times that
amount last night
Two well-dressed cyclists asked for
shelter at the Castle SapOzyn late in the
evening. stating that they had lost their
way. The countess treated them with
every hospitality, and had rooms pre-
pared for them
During the night they entered the coun-
tess bedroom, and, under threat of death
forced her to hand over the money and
jewels. They then made their escape on
their bicycles
Both were captured as they were try
ing to cross the frontier into Austrian
territory, and the booty was recovered.
The men had IN their possession accurate
plans of the castles occupied by the coun-
tess, by Prince WolkOnski. and by Prince
Sangusko. all in Russian Poland
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
ENGLAND IS FACING DANGER.
Conditions Similar to Those in CALI
fornia Existing I'm TransVaaI.

London, Dee. S-The British govern
ment finds itself faced with a similar diff
ficulty IL the Transvaal as confronts
President Roosevelt in the California anti
Japanese action. The inhabitants of the
Transvaal resent the competition CT ma
tives OF India who have immgrated to
that country. They have endeavOred to
discriminate against them by imposing
serious disabilities in what is known as
the Asiatic law amendment ordinance.
The victims appealed to the home gov
ernment, which has vetoed the act
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
DISAPPOINTED, THEY DIE.
No Promotion Comes, So Couple De-
cides on Double Suicide.

Vienna. Bee. S.-AIaj. Pfeger. command
ing the Pioneer Battalion at Esseg, and
his wife. have been found shot through
the heart in their lodging
The major lay at his wife's feet. one
hand holding a revolver and the other
clasping one of his wife's hands. A let
ter on the table stated that both had
decided to commit suicide because the
major had failed TO obtain promotion TO
the rank Of lieutenant colonel.
Frau Pheger, who wrote tha letter.
stated that her husband declared he had
not courage TO shoot her himself. so that
she had decided to place a bullet in her
own heart while holding his hand, and
that he would then commit suicide with
the same revolver.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
Convict Falls 1eo Feet.

Paris. Dec S-Arand Calen, who was
sentenced in April 10 twenty years penal
servitude for murder. was killed yester-
day while trying to escape from the
prison at Thouars. He climbed the prison
wall. but was surprised by a warder,
who fired at him. The shot missed him,
but his foot slipped, and he fell 100 feet
on some rocks beneath.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
FORBID YAWNING IN THEATER.
French Regulation Prohibit Kissing
and other Forms OF DisupprovaI.

Toulon, Dec. S.-The mayor of TOulon
has issued an order prohibiting kissing
and other signs Of disapproval at the 10
cal municipal theater.
No one will be allowed. says the or
der. TO hiss. make audible remarks. ap-
plaud ironically, yawn noisily. use bad
language, or otherwise disturb the digni-
fed calm necessary TO the proper enjoy
ment of the drama
ANY breach of the order is to be pun
ished by immediate expulsion. and specta-
tors who have complaints 10 make are
directed to write them in a book pro-
vided for the purpose.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
TAR AND FEATHER YOUTH.
Speaks SIiEhtingIy of "a Woman, and
Her Friends Punish Him.


johannesburg. Dec. S.-A young cleo
trician living on the Rand was last
month waylaid, dragged to a quiet spot
and there tarred and feathered by the
friends Of a woman of whom, it was al
legged, he had spoken slightingIy.
His own friends were highly indignant
and called for an explanation from one
Of HIS assailants, man named Suther-
land. The iatter's reply was to draw
revolver and fire at his Guestioners. two
OF whom he slightly wounded Suther,
land was yesterday committed for trial
on the charge Of shooting.
The whole affair is before the courts
but evidence as 10 the tarring and feath-
ering has not yet been taken. 1t is be-
leved that it will be of a very sensational
nature. but 1t is doubtful whether 1t will
be made public. Strenuous efforts are
being made TO hush up the whole affair
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
PLEADS FOR HIS CHILDREN.
Letters from Late Archduke Win Fa-
vOrabIe Response from Emperor.

vOrabIe Response from Emperor.
Vienna, Dec S.-Two letters from the
late ArchGuke Otho have been found ad-
dressed to the Emperor and his brother.
Franz Ferdinand, communicating the
fact that he had two natural children
five and six years of age. by a Viennese
actress. and implOring the Emperor and
his brother to take care of the chill
dren. The Emperor sent 200 crowns TO
the children, but Ferdinand gave them
nothing. The actress was with the arch
duke until his death, leaving his room
only when a member of the family
visited him. She lived In a rented house
instead of the Augarten Palace.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09

Naples, Dec. S.-While leaving the Uni
versity of Naples yesterday evening.
where he held the chair OF comparative
anatomy. Prof. Giovanni Rossi was stab
bed to the heart by a notorious SiciHan
anarchist, Saverio Lagana.
To those unfamiliar with certain
phases of Neapolitan life the circum-
stances that accompany this outrage are
truly astounding. The assassin, Lagana,
Is dean Of the bachelors in philosophy,
and is also the ringleader of a consid-
erable group of anarchist students, which
for several years past has terrorized the
teaching staff and seized upon every
available pretext to provoke disorders at
the university lectures.
LagHna "a bad Man.
Lagana was mixed up with five or six
other stabbing cases. and in 1895 he was
expelled from the university for knifng
a student. The same year he was
cOurt-martiaIed and banished TO a convict
settlement at Procida. He was no sooner
released than he returned 10 the Univer-
slty, under the protection OF the Naples
CamOrra. Of which he is prominent
member.
Rector after rector. rather than risk
fresh riots or expose themselves to the
vengeance Of the dreaded CamOTra. suf-
fered Laganas despOtic sway. Thus did
this bully possess himself of every con-
tract for repairs for the university, from
the whitewashing Of its walls 10 the mo-
nOpOly Of certificates for dispensing from
attendance at lectures.
These dispensations he sold wholesale
to any student prepared 10 pay his price
Incredible though il may seem, the plain
truth is that every professor in this his
toric seat of learning submitted TO La
gana's domination, with the single excep-
ton Of the unhappy victim. ROSsi who,
despite the open threats of the Camorra,
persisted in distributing gratis whatever
exemptions he granted from attendance
at the natural science classes. Hence
the bloody deed Of revenge.
University Closed.
Examinations have been suspended, and
the university has been closed as a token
of mourning for the murdered professor,
clever, genial young man, married to
the daughter Of Col. CampaneHi. a prom
inent Italian artillery officer Since even
the Naples police on former occasions
shrank from aTTesting the formida bic
criminal. fearing worse repTiSals on the
part of the CamorTa, il is not surprising
TO learn that the assassin has escaped
their clutches. Only last year SignOr
Giolitti, the premier, avowed with sorrow
before the Chamber of Deputies that
thirty years of Liberal government had
failed TO make the slightest impression
on Naples or crush its powerful Camorra.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
No Danish-German Treaty.

Copenhagen Dec. S.-The report pub
lished in London that Denmark and Ger
many had signed a secret treaty for the
closing of the Baltic in the event OF war
is untrue The authorities have not
thought it worth while to issue even a
senli-official denial.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
Anti-dancinp Vicnr

London. Dec. S-The Rev. w. F. James.
the new vicar of Burley, Leeds, has for
bidden dancing in connection with the
Burley Church Institute. He says the
idea Of a schOolroom being turned into
ballroom is repulsive to him.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
LOnCeyity at Yarmouth.

London, Dec. S.-The total age of six
teen persons who have been buried at
Yarmouth during the last fortnight is
1904 years. an average Of a little more
than eighty-One years.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
PROFESSOR STABBED
Victim OfSecretSOciety Mem
Der, Who Hated Him.
UNIVERSITY IS TERRORIzED

Slayer Is SaveriO La gnRa, Notorious
Anarchist, Who Was Once Expelled
from Naples College for Knifing n
FeIIovv-student - Authorities Fear
Vengeance of Dreaded CamOrra.