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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
KILLED TVVO.G|RLS
At A. OWN REQUEST {: j ] ) !
Remarkable Confession Made By
German Music Teacher After
His Arrest.
Especial to the Times Dispatch.)


BERLIN, March 25.-Car, Brunkc, a
young bank clerk. has just been SEN
fenced 10 eight years penal scrvitudo
here for one Of the most extraordinary
deeds In tho annals Of crime Without
hesitation lie confessed to the police that
he had murdered at their own request
two sisters. Martha and Alma IIaars,
90 ana 81 years old, respectively.
The self-confessed slayer had for some
time been acting in tho capacity OF teach
or OF music TO tho young women, and
expert alicnists say rhnt all three had
been reduced. to Il state or extreme mclan-
choly from excessive study Of Wagner.
There is no doubt that The two girls did
ask Brunke to kill them. Indeed, Martha,
the elder ono, gave him tho money with
which TO buy tho revolver with which
the double murder was done.
When Brlnke was arrested lie said he
was ready to confess. and with the utmost
camness said:
''Whcn came back tho two girls were
waiting me In my room, but our courage
then began to fall us. Martha gave me
$l5 to buy three bottles Of champa sne,
ana after bracng up ourScournEE with
tho wine, wo discussed i'll tho details
OF our approaching deaths.
"l'irst. ] fred a test shot, and We all
agreed that tho revolver would surely do
It's work unfailingly.
Both girls had put on white waists
and black skirts SO ms TO make a pre-
sentnble appearance after DEATH
"By agreement Slot tho younger sis
| ter first, The Instant ! fired slo fell
! to tho floor dead. We hont down ovor
| licr body and Martha asked her IL she
was still alive, but received no answer
| Martha then stood up and pointed out
| to me carefully the spot on her breast
! at which she wished me to fire. I took
| deliberate aim, according to her dlrec-
lions. and fired two shots, both Of which
hit the mark and passed entirely through
her body, She must have died Instantly,
II had agreed to turn tho weapon on
myself as soon as had killed tho two
girls. but weakened ut tho sight Of their
lifcless bodies lying on the floor IN front
Of me. Instead OF shooting myself do
cided to surrender to tho police ana mako
II confession'
Brunke turned over to tho police let :
ters apparently written by tho two girls,
In which they said that it was at their
own request that no slew them,
The uienlsts who examined the pris-
oner decided that. although 10 was suf-
forins from II form OF insanity, 1T was
not sufficiently marked to render him Inn
mune Ia punishment The cight-year
sentence WAS imposed under a section az
the criminal code. which provides II min
lmum Of three years. penal servitude
for crime Of such nature.
The courts cannot recall any case Of
this kind.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Emperor and tho country through the
RUSSIAN ELECTIONS
RATHER CONFUSING
Machinery Very Complicated
Qualifications Of Voters
Very Low.

(Cor,cspondcncc OF tic Associated Press)
ST. PETERSBURG. March 1l.--'rhe
elections 10 tic Imperial tDotima md The
Council OF the crnpirc--lsussia's first
Parlamciit--bcar only n slight rcscnl-
bluncc to elections III tic United states.
Tho machinery or election Is Doth COM
plicatcd ana confusing, and the lack Of
political or!,;, tilsatipn on thc9 part OF iii-
Vulnerable parties Iii tic field serves TO
increase tie Uncertainty of. lie results
For the Doiina or lower chamber. pr;lc-
iicallS tho old .inachi,crS employed by
the peasants II III their commtncs ana
Villages for the regulation Of petty ducs-
tons Of scf-govcri,ncnt Is employed
and IN tho cities the machinery for the
election or Dollmas or Town Councils IS
used. t4t
The members Of the Imperial douma
are elected By provcnclal congresses
composed OF representatives OF four
classes, tho peasants aud workmcn. Inc
land owners. and the city population rs
class. Certtin of the larger cities,
however. like st. Petersburg, Moscow ana
Odessa, elect q certain number OF repre-
sentativcs irrespective of the provinces
in which they are located Tho nunl-
her OF such city representatives is haEcu
upon aggregate population scr instance,
st. Petersburg elects SIX men to the
EQ0uflld. INeSc arc chosen ny " CITY LILY.
gross OF duly elected delegates.
Qualification Very Low.
Tho qualification OF tho voters in tho
cities IS very low, including practically
all except the floating population. The
registration lists do not include tho" arti-
sans who work III the big factories and
mills a special provision is made for
the latter as class.
'1,r NJ urI1 n pfo an
ing over fifty men choose, according to
their numbers, delegates to II general as
sembly of their uwn.s which iii turn
chooses delegates to the city congress.
The city congress is presided over by the
mayor and tho six persons receiving. the
highest number are declared elected.
The members from the provinces are
also elected in the last instance by $; q
8cgatcs representing the various, provincial
classes. rhe steps and methods Of cleo
ton however. are Very different, csne-
claly in regard 70 the peasant class. mhc
spensants comprise almost so per cent;
population Of the entire empire and
sthirty-two of the provinces are asslgh;ea
a msjority of the delegates TO the proV'n-
acial congresses. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
SEED DISTRIBUTION
COSTS GREAT SUM
Estimated Annual Cost of This
Feature Of Governmental
Service. a',s

11,,c,1r,>-r,yrn>-E n, r, 1for,b o, =
aro, c,ort n,,.om In. fnr.
| ,,t.I,a,'tn ponroennta tivo Iames 4 Tnw.
80. ~, ~ ,.,,,o - nr.tba t1onsn cnumitt 90
~, ~ Arnro,,rio fans ! mcn,ora mum Ms
~ ~ IN nc,,,al cost 10 The postof1lce Dc.
"a # r,ant to handle IS the congressional
fraa seed d,strib,tIon. The Postmaster
crneraI saws.
Gas nearly as can be estimated the
cost OF carrying n pound OF this mail
matter varies from five 10 eight cents.
T have been Informed that the aggregate
weight OF vegetable and flower seeds
distributed annually by Department Of
Agriculture under frank IS $4,000 pounds.
The sctlnatcd number OF packages IS
7,30O.ooo Computing at the lowest csti-
inactive cents pound-tl'c cost OF
and Uni ams n''tI : ibe posta
General makes the estimate as low rs
possible and does not make any allow
ance for clerk hire incidental to hann-
mails nor for loss Of revenue to the de-
partmcnt from the seeds being distributed
by the Department Of Agriculture Instead
OF by seed merchants
Privately the postmaster-gcneral says
that. while 1t is improbable that any adj
dltonal clerks or carriers IRE employed
solely on account of this distribution, 1t
is nevertheless sell -eVldeht tnnt inc -
300,O packages clog tho mails and take
UP the time Of a large number Of clerks
and carriers which might be otherwise
probably employed For instance. II the
combined time OF all the clerks ana car
1lcrs handling one Of these packages is
estimated at one minute from the time
the package Is n,nilcd until It is dellv-
cred It would amount to tho time OF
1ftv emnloyes working eight hours q dav
throuphout liz year. which. ST IN ave-
rnro solorv ~ ono thousand dollars
,oeans s5n ono worth or lime r ,s moro
so,,, bom.awor fiat ar last f,vn min
,,taa ~ 49,, &, tha oer,ana,a =. nnn
.,n,,od ,,n,,S,r.r M dc,iworv ~ tho rao,,.
su ~. ~ a,,,,n,, eorn nno
ises VIII, a., 49, ~, s-oV,oJu
~ c'e'N INV e",..s' ~. ~ .'''' aeoo"''l
What Vlrglnlan Says.
,rhc magnitude of tho distribution can
bo appreciated from the fact that It ave-
rorcs 9I,3a3 packages day" for three
,,mnflred WORKING. DAYS ner ann,,n, mo
entire mi, NJ Tho prer, iron srrv no
~ ,t,,cnt does not cnuaI th,s n",,ro ~
~ st,mat &C m Iva y l. ~ 800 40
.',n -, go 49, ,ro,,, ~ etat, W. t.u,9
.,,'.. ines - - eno p.t.c Mar hnu
49, p",.aness Io'"us,' 't INV many
LINES 40 ,'uu' ns - se''' out ~ INC
De ~ u, 'u u,,at,.
IT Is possible Lnat mo pension OtllcG
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
UNITED STATES AND CANADA
By Far Larger Portion Of Increase Has Been Export
Side---Officia Statistics in
Bulletin

increased from s39.S3o In 1901 to s3i2,SGs
in 1905; ana wood ana manufactures
thereof from $3.50. iii 1901 10 1910, $3.50 In
1905.
with British Columbia our trado
amounts to about fourteen million dollars
per annum On the Import side there arc
some very largo decreases In 1905 as COM
1,nrcd with 1901, notably bituminous coal,
which was only sl,9o9,752 in 1905, as
against s3,lS0ei2y in 1901 copper ore. ST..
0792lA. compared with s2.192,sGo In 1877
and lead ore, s351,7Sl. against s1,7G4G6G In
1901. Copper pigs however, Increased
from tl1,3lO in 1901 to s2.Ssae07 In 1925;
timber and lumber from $9l,2H to $74G.3iC
and coke from Sil.51l In 1901 to s15.920 in
1905. No substantial change has oc-
Cured in the volume Of our total exports
to British Columbia during tic past five
years.
This rapid growtittin trade relations
with our ncighlA'r at the north is cspc-s
ciHlly interesting, In view Of the varying
conditions to which commerce With Cana
Ga has been subjected. During the period
from 1S5s to 1866 n cciprocity treaty was
In force betwccp Canndn and the United
States, but IN the latter year 1t was
Terminated so that commerce between
the two countries wns unaffected by spc-
cial trade arrangements until April, 1897,
when the United States was placed at a
slight disadvantage Has compared with the
United Kingdom, products from that
country entering the Dominion of Canada
being admitted. by special arri~s-lnent.5
at reduction Of 1914 ner cent. OH tho
tarirf levied IN imports from other conri-
tries. On August ] 1906. the reduction
in favor OF British products was In
creased to- % per cent. and on July /.
1900, was still further increased to 81 is
per cent. Despite these advantages In
favor OF goods entering Canada from the
United Kingdom exports to Canada from
that country grew from 29,7i3.7l2 In 1897
to s59,C06, 556 in 1904, an increase Of thirty
millions; while exports to Canada from
he United States grew from s6i.92S,S21 in
1897 to sll0.5295S1 in 1905, an Increase OF
sevcnty-slx millions.
The following. table. taken from tho
official publications of the Canadian goy-
crnmcnt, shows the percentage OF imports
into Canada drawn from the United
States and the United Kingdom. rcspec-
lively, In each year from 1887 TO 1905:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
BRIEF ITEMS FROM e EVERYWHERE

night to sec his infant grandson, II has
been reported that Mr. Koskctsler nd
been lying IN walt for him fol. months in
behalf OF Attorney-Gcneral Hadlcy, or
Missouri. and had paid a flying visit in
an automobile TO his sons home IN West
Fifty-fOurth street,
PARISH has just been found that
there are in Paris 5000 restaurants OF
1000 and tho butchers 1900. More than
half Il million people arc employed by
the restaurants, while the brcad-making
trade numbers only 10000 worhnrcn,
WATERLOO, IoWA.-Adolph zcll, u
sexton at Rcnback, committed suicide by
hanging himself n Il cemetery twenty
four hours after his marriage TO Mrs;
went to tic cemetery 10, dig q grave.
where he was found by his father, Tho
grave was half completed and Hells life
less boGy was Ss 5rs first Ha bana
committed suicide without apparent
cause three years ago.
COUDERSPORT.-In imitation OF the
recent hanging OF Charles Brewster, two
schooiboys OF West Branch hanged Eddie
Bentley, their sehoonnin,tte. TO the bell ropo
of Scoo-hG9se ~ WS @as brnmsl While
when cut down by his teacher, a physl-
clan said no barely escaped with his life.
NEW YORK.--Max Rogers, of tho
Rogers Brothers. has boon In New York
for tho last week. suffering from nervous
trouble. lilo loft the company at the close
Of last week while they were playing In
Central New York cities. An ,linderstudy
has been taking his place, IIc expects to (
return to the company early next month y
in tlmo for tho Washington engagement.
z PHILADEIPHIA.-Jos Kline of No.
1925 Girhrd avenue, passed tho ono nuns
idred and sixth anniversary OF his birth
smoking his pipe ana watching the storm
from window OF his home.
+ LOS ANGELES, C'AI.--Whle Nicholas
Iyanhouser WIS brrglnrlzing tho home or
H. O. Winstcad, In his bare feet, no step
ped upo,. u wire brush. which lay With
Tho biistles upward. The wires nierced
his feet and caused him to yell, THIS
awakened Winstead and the thief was
captured. Iyanhouser got ilyc years IN
prison..
MI NN,EAPoL1s;,7-In the Worth ntsaa
lung by coughing. too violently. Air es,
caped Into tho chest cavity and forced
the heart out of place against tho lert
SIDE Tho treatment Is being SUCCESSFUL,
the lung4is healing and the heart Is get
ting back into its normal state.
{ FORT WORTH, TEXAS. Fort Worth
has been flooded with counterfeit $40 DIS.
THE bills are Of the Buffalo type and
closely resemble the genuine so fnr as Z
4 lie stamp and the engraving is CONCERN.
I'd hut the paper Is ilncll thicker ana
heavier and 10 silk Is alsccrnlplc III ms 4
composition, iaag.iSl s5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
JAPANESE PART
WITH CHILDREN
Misery Slightly Relieved By
American Aid, But Thousands
Are Still Starving,
(Ry Assnclnted Press.l

TOXIC. March 25,-The misery and suf-
fcring In rhG famine region has been
slightly relieved by tho prompt and lib
cral MD from foreign sources and by the
abatement OF winter. The local authors
s G nynE e y %9k op s
Inadequate and thousands arc on the
verge of sTiryation. Many parents arc
parting with their children, sending them
to the already crowded Okayama Orphan
age,
Tho government has RENTED the lowest
tax In the famine district. but this will
not afford immadiate relief, The liberal
are already effective: The local governs
ncnt IN busy sprowiding. food, cNring for
tho injured and recovering and removing
corpses, several hundreds Of which are
buried under debris, =.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
|SILAS
STRONG
Emperor Of the Woods y

In tl,iss new volume Mr. Bach
eller returns TO the scenes Of his
first great Esucccss---"Ebet Hol-
dem The story is laid in the
forests @of the Adirondacks.
Uncle sile' is a philosopher Of
the woods who thinks much and ]
says little---a "one-word MAN.
but a genuine l1urnorist, with
fountains of.sly laughter in him.
The heroine is a delightful,
daughter Of the woodlands, and
her romance breathes Of the
mountain air. Altogether It is
the best and strongest story Mr.
Bachelor has yet written.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
.ELk|Ns RAILROAD
SENATOR, He SAYS
(Con,inuea from Flrst pngc,)

(COUtlnHSu from HlTSl 1tGc,)
United States Senate. 1t is most unfor-
tunato that amy Senator shoh,d ac-
quire such n reputation among the
people Of lie county It IL in the
highest degree important that the
body OF which yoi ARE II member
shall enjoy the fullest public conf
dcncG. The grayest problems which
confront us are those which relate 10
the regulation and restriction of cor
polate power. These problems VIII
not ne successfully solved by those
whose lives have been so nodded
by corporate thoughts and corporate
Influence that they instinctipcly turn
10 corporate officers and managers
for information aud guidance,
''lt is with profound regret that
have condemned your course, hut my
regret disappears md another feel
ing takes Its place when ] observe
that YOU are not only perssting In
your lndcfensiblc attitude. but are
endeayorlng to reach oyer n thousand
miles of space ana advise the Rep,b-
lican voters Of Iowa how 10 select Il
governor. Tho burden Is too heavy
for you: you cannot !!ft Il, The task
is too great for you; you cannot oc-
cQmpiIsh IT,"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
MAGOON MAY LEAVE.
Said That Panama Governor May
Give Up lob, K

PANAMA, Via Galveston Tex. alarch
25--The rumor Is prevalent here that
1hon,as a M oo T Customs rs aa
viii be made Governor and TINT tho
oee q 'Siter wll DO r eoMbl ssa win
now consul general. Is popular, and SUCH
an an I, arrangement would suit Panama pco-
plc worry well.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Conditions Improving,
(By Associated frcss

MEXICO city, MEN, March ~
Northumberland chafee, y. S. A.,
has returned here from the hot country.
Heavy rains have greatly improved tho
sanitary condition Of the city. and tho
typhus fever Is abatlng.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Going to Switzerland.
12v Assorlolod prpss

(i3y Associated PressD
BUCHAREST,. ROUMANIA, Marcl, 25.--
The King and Queen started to-day for
Iugano Switzerland. King Charles viii
stop on at Fiennurto consult a specialist.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

# THE MARcHioNEss LONDONDERRY.
tho Tory
Of political 4
in London and
Jewels rank umon world {,
To /, II Z & Il d &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
LIDewey Passes Gibraltar.

Nv N I n 81 l3yn AssUCId8GU l'TUSS'J
GIsRA[TAR March $im hrp floating q e
o'closk this morning All well on board
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

Miss Lucia Alyce Montague. who has
been visiting the Misses Hockaday, or
South fnnrth street. has returned 10 her
county, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

Headaches and Neuralgia from Colds.
Laxative l'romo Quinine, the world Wide Cold
and Grip remedy; removes ne cause. sall fSr
Grove. &c:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

night to see his infant grandson. 1t has
been reported that Mr.. Rockefeller lad
cyadcd the subpoena servers who havo
been lying In walt for him for months III
behalf OF Attorney General Hadlcy, or
Missouri. and had paid flying visit IN
an automobile 10 his sons home IN West
FIfty-fOurth street,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

NEW YORK,-John D.. Rockefeller ,!Jr,
denied the report that his father had
cone to New York from Lakewood last
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26

K COUDERSPORT.--In imitation or the
recent hanging OF Charles Brewster. two.
bentley, their schoolmnto, to the bell ropo
Of a school-house III West Branch while
"playing sheriff. lie was unconscious
when cut down BY his teacher, a physl-
clan said no barely escaped with his life.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-06
CLEVELAND
IS BETTER
Former President of u. S. Suf-
fering From Indigestion
But Not Thought Serious.

Annotated Press to The Evening Timea.
Princeton, N. j., July 6.-Former
President Grover Cleveland who is i'll
at his home here sent down word from
his room this morning to the reporter
for the Associated Press to the effect
that he had been slightly ill but is
feeling better and will be out in day
or two.
DR.. j. B. Bryant of New York, Mr..
Cleveland's family physician, spent the
night at the formers home and re-
turned to New York this morning. DR..
Bryant came to Princeton Yesterday
afternoon to see the former president
but had not been sent for. Mr.. Cleve-
land and the doctor had been on fish
ing trip in the south and returned
Tuesday. Mr.. Cleveland came to his
home in Princeton expecting to take
a trip to the west but he was seized
with an attack of Indigestion. He is
subject to these attacks In Prince
ton he Is attended locally by DR.. Car
nochan. DR.. Carnochan said today
there was nothing serious in Mr..
Cleveland's condition, that it was SIM
ply a case Of indigestion which will
pass over in day or two. Mr. Cleve-
lands family is not in Princeton, being
at Buzzard's Bay, and he merely came
here on his return from the south
expecting to remain day before going
west. He will visit former Postmaster
General Villas and James H. Eckels.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-06
Arrangement of West Baden
and French Lick Springs
Hotel Companies by Attor-
ney General Who Brands
CASINO SUITS
AS MERE JOKES
Brought to Evade Present Actions at
Law-Secrecy of Suits to Annual
Leases of Casino Cited,

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Paoli, Ind, July 6.-Charles Miller.
attorney general of Indiana. who is
here personally conducting the litiga-
tion on behalf of the state against the
French Lick springs and West Baden
hotel companies, today took exception
to something in the statement made
yesterday by Thomas Taggart of the
French Lick Springs hotel company.
In that statement, Taggart had stated
that the casinos were not part of
the hotel properties, but were under
lease to third parties and that suits
were pending to cancel these leases
because the hotel companies had
learned that gambling was being con-
Quoted at the casinos.
Attorney General Miller said:
There are some peculiar features
about these two pending suits to can
Gel leases. Why were they brought
in justice of the peace court at Z o.
clock at night and tried with great
secrecy and then as quickly appealed
to the circuit court. where they have
remained covered up and unknown.
"They were brought to meet exactly
such contingency as this and to be
dragged out and used as a defense
when needed. TIE leases were made
March 10. the suits were brought April
IL. the hearing was at night, most
unusual procedure, and the appeal
from the finding of the local justice to
the circuit court was made June IS,
and all was so quietly done that few
seemed to know that any such action
had ever been instituted.
But the state is under obligations
to the hotel companies for these Of
ficial records because in their COM
plants the hotel companies set up
the ownership to the property and
base their position on the ground that
people operating casinos have been u.s.
ing them for gambling purposes. Here
We have the admission of gambling.
In all other respects the suits for pos
session are jokes, as characterized
them in court yesterday"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-06
MARCH OF GENERAL SHERMAN.
Officers of @. s. Army Will Make Trip
Over Memorable Battle Grounds.

Officers Of O. s. Army Will Make Trip
Over Memorable Battle Grounds.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Chattanooga, Tenn, July 6.-For the
purpose of studying the stragetic
movements of the campaign of General
Sherman in Georgia during the civil
war, a detachment of officers of the
United States army, composed of men,
bers of the United States postgraduate
school at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
will leave here in few days on
march to Atlanta. The officers who
will make the trip are mostly captains
and lieutenants, who have been ap-
pointed from the different regiments of
the regular army. The line of march
will be from Fort Oglethrope to At
lanta and will embrace the different
points of the campaign during the late
war. The entire trip will be made by
short marches, which will follow the
advance Of General Sherman. The
detachment will be provided with
marching equipments and will camp
each night on the line of march.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-06
UNCLE SANS MEN
BEAT tommy
Atkins
English Tailor Sent to- Fit Our
Soldiers Declares They Are
Winners.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington. July 6.-The military
appearance of American soldiers was
surprise to George v. Winter. who
came from London on invitation of the
war department to design certain i'm
provements in the uniforms of the
service which should bring them in
line with the acknowledged superior
fit and make up of British uniforms.
The American soldier is the best
build and bearing in the world" de-
clared Winter on the eve of his de-
parture for New York. II thought
Tommy Atkins was best in line so I
am surprised at what have seen here.
While the American soldier is not so
beefy as the Britisher he Is smarter
and better set up. He is the best
looking soldier in the world, superior
to the fighting men of Germany,
France or England. The only i'm
provement in uniforms is to give him
a better At, giving the full effect to
his fine qualities" The pattern sub
mitted by Winter indicates numerous
minor changes in the uniforms but no
radical departure from the existing
styles.