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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02

water company building. but so far
there has been no decision in the case.
Up to the time OF the catastrophe they
occupied the whole lower floor. the
Spring Valley water company having
leased the building to CASTOR Verdier
and Auguste Fusenot in 1897, and the
lease was transferred to the City OF
Paris. The lease covered twenty years
at the figure of se4s,000. A clause was
put in gthe lease that in the event Of
the destruction of the building by
either earthquake, fire or explosion the
lessor was to repair at his own cost
the destroyed portions as they were be-
fore. The further provision was made
that ifo the building were totally de-
stroyed either party could cancel the
lease. On July 81 the Spring Valley
water company contracted with John
Spring, Douglas s. Watson and several
other associates to sell the lot and the
building for 100000. In order to do
this the Spring Valley had to terminate
the lease, and the City OF Paris claims
that the Spring Valley attempted to
terminate the lease on the ground that
the building had been totally de-
stroyed. which they deny. The loca-
tion OF this building is one of the best
in the city. and it is mot surprising.
therefore. that the City of Paris is
10th to be ousted from its former
home.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02
The Vista of the New

Across the street, on the southwest
corner Of Geary and Stockton streets,
where Newman & Levison will be tire
first Of the large retail firms to be
housed in the rebuilt shopping district.
The Hotel st. Francis Will continue to
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02

M HHEN the dazed citizens Of
az San Francisco picked their
Wv way through Market street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
HUNGARIAN COUNTESS
El0PES WITH. PEASANT.
Now Living With Her Lover
i'll Hut Adjoining Her
Fathers Estate.
VIENNA. Sept. 81.

VIENNA. Sept. 81.
A romantic story OF the elopement of an
18-year-old Hungarian countess with a
peasant seven years her senior comes from
a village in Trentschin. Hungary.
The girl, who is the Countess Henrietta
Kongracz. daughter of Count Edward Kon-
grace, is now living with her lover. Johann
Andrassk. in a hut adjoining her fathers
estate.
The couple told the representative of a
Budapest newspaper that they first met
six years ago. when Andrassik rescued the
countess from ditch after a carriage ac-
cident.
The couple met frequently, and finally
fell In love. Two years ago the countess
family discovered the attachment, and the
girl was sent away to school for a time
while Andrassik went into the army.
When he completed his term of military
service and returned to the village the
clandestine meetings between the lovers
were renewed.
AT last they decided to eope, Andras-
six brought ladder to the countess resi-
dence one night, and placed 1t against her
bedroom window. She managed to escape
without alarming the household, and the
couple went to Andrassk's home.
The countess family tried to force her
to return. and even sent gendarnles to
AndrassikS cottage, but she refused to
leave her lover and declared that she
would marry him when she came of age,
Her father then wrote her letter for
mally dsowning her. s+
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
MUT|LA7ES PICTURE
TO GET IN TO PRISON
Esxpedient Of Salvation Arm,
Lass to Secure Free Board
and Lodging.
THIRD PAINTING RUINED

PAR1s. Sept 81.
A French Salvation Army girl named
Valentine Cnntrel has achieved fame in
an extraordinary fashion.
Having grown tired of work. 1t oc-
Cured to her that there was only one
way to be boarded and lodged without
undue exertion. and that was to get
into prison.
So Valentine came to Paris, and yes
terday afternoon paid a visit to tho
Louvre Museum. She watched her OPP
portunitN and when no one was look
ing drew pair of scissors from her
pocket and mutilated a fine picture by
Ingres. called "The Sistlne Chapel"
In this magnificent picture she stabbed
out the eyes Of the pope, cardinal and
two other ecclesastics.- Then she went
to the nearest police station and gave
herself up.
This is the third time within the last
few months that pictures In the Louvre
have been damaged. A meeting of the
responsible authorities was held today,
and it has been decided to place a
greatar- distance between the public and
the pictures. and to set more men to
look after them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
LUNCH ABOVE CLOUDS
LATEST ALPINE FAD.
Italian Aristocrats Guests Of
Prince at a Point 1875
Feet High.
HOTELS ON MOUNTAINS
HOTELS ON MOUNTAINS

~ IESSESA, sept u.
Alpine lunch and dinner parties
above the clouds are the latest fashion
able craze in Switzerland.
A rendezvous Is given at an Alpine ho-
tel, which is generally reached by funicu.
lar carriage or on foot, and II the wealth
er is fine the function becomes an al
fresco affair in the midst Of magnificent
mountain scenery.
"Apne" lunch In honor Of Prince and
Hospice, 1915 feet high. overlooking ST.
Mortz. Among the fashionable guests
present were the Duke and Duchess de
Terranova, Prince and Princess de
Trabia, Countess Serristorl. Countess
Costa and Viscount Benghem.
In the afternoon the guests collected
flowers on the mountains or spent the
time wandering In the forests.
Many similar functions have been held
this summer In the higher Alpine re-
sorts. Last week Mr.. and Mrs n. Muir
ray, of Chicago, entertained a party Of
friends on the top of the Brevent. s2Sa
feet above Chamonix, each guest receiv-
ing a bunch of edelweiss as souvenir.
Alpine parties have also been given this
season on the Pllatus. Rockers de Naye,
Brienzer Rothal and Gornergrat.
All these mountains have hotels or res
ta,1rants on their n1nits. but owing to
the fact that everything has to be car
ried up from the valley by the funicular
railway or porters, Alpine lunches are
rather expensive affairs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
WI. !. BURNS HUSBAND,
THEN SHOOTS HIM DEAD.
Death Preceded by the Terrible
Agonies Caused by sulphurc
Acid Bath.
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE

PARIS. Sept. 81.
A tragic and dramatic story was un-
folded today at 1ndre Assizes, when Nine.
Bassagec. a young woman, was charged
with the murder of her husband, DR..
Bassagec.
For ten years of their welded life the
couple had lived humbly and happily to-
gether. but when they removed to an
other part of the district. and prosperity
began to shine upon her husband, Nine.
Bassagec's attitude completely changed.
and she became unreasonably Jealous Of
him.
On July % last, while he was in bed.
she came to the bedside and burned him
slightly with latiron.
A violent scene followed. and finally the
doctor seized revolver. whereupon Nine.
Bassagec rushed out Of the house and
returned with a quantity OF sulphuric
acid. which she threw at her husband.
burning him severely.
In an agony of torture the victim jump-
ed out of bed and ran down to the kitch-
en- In search of water.
Nine. Bassagec then discharged her re-
volver at him. and he fled to his room.
His wife waited for him, revolver in
hand, and when he passed to his dress
ing room she fired again. and her hus-
band fell dead
He was greatly esteemed, and no justi-
fcatlon is said to exist to justify his
wife's suspicious Of infidelity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
China, AWAKENING,
PLANS UNITY OF. RACES
-------
Distinctions Between the Man
cl,us and the Chinese to be
Removed.
MINISTERS FEAR COMET
Those Celestial T'ralnps Regard
ed as Presaging Revolution
in the Empire.
FEAR COMET

PEkIN, Sept 81.
With the arrival here of Yuanshhkai
unusual series of deliberations with
eeard to the condition of the empire be-
IAN yesterday. The empress has assem-
hled the most influential advisers Of the
imperial family.
AS the government fears that the CHI
csc are endeaSoring to overthrow the
fanchus, and as the recent devices
adopted to remove the distinction be-
tween Chinese and Manchus have failed.
The throne contemplates the amalgama-
: lion of the two races.
With this end In view. 1t recently asked
for suggestions as to how this would be
possible, and a scheme based on the re-
plies is now ready for promulgation. The
main points are:
j. The disbandment of the Manchu Ban
ner troops, the abolition of their pensions
and the placing of their officers in the
regular army.
Is 2. The daughters of upper-class China
men are to be eligible for marriage into
the imperial family. This promises fu-
stnre Chino Manchu emperor.
3. Chinese females shall no longer be
permitted to bind their feet This will
remove the difference in appearance be-
tween them and the Manchu women.
Il a. Manchus are to be required to take
strnames. like Cinnamon
The government hopes that in a decade
all racial distinctions will be wiped out.
q The recent comet was the subject OF
anxious discussion at Yesterdays council,
and the court is disturbed because 1t is
Universally believed in China that comets
presage revolution.
The empress dowager Is falling rapidly.
Her majesty has had two apoplectic
strokes within the last two years. and
her strength is visibly lessening.
She, however, contemplates widespread
Changes in the metropolitan government,
opposes to change the grand secre-
which has been destitute of power
he time of the Ming dynasty, into
godern cabinet, and rescue the throne
n promiscuous advisers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
|ANY DEATHS OCCUR
! IN mimic WARFARE
" NIaneuvers in Austria
rked by Frequent Prostra-
ions OH Line of March.
IRE APPEAL FOR REST
NIaneuvers in Austr
ORE APPEAL FOR REST

VIENNA, Sept. 81.
excitement has been caused in
Austria by reports that during the
Il army nlananvers a large number
Il have been Frustrated. and that
Gus cases have ended fatally.
ing a forced march in the mountains
at heat at the end of last week, In
bia, two regiments of the line, one
Regiment and rifle battalion, have
hundred men on the sick list.
were mostly reservists. Seven are
10 have died of heart disease. III
krch over Radlberg a Bosnian SOL
who has not yet been discovered.
live cartridge. killing a lieutenant
spot.
h Wiener Neustadt three cases of
are reported, and 200 men are sick.
feared that the men who report
elves sick are accused of malinger-
hd threatena with punishment. The
S In some cases refused to listen
recommendations Of the doctors
How a rest
ough 1t is officially stated that moth
known of deaths among the men,
is every reason to believe that the
facts are correct. The5otiieiai state,
has by no means Gained the preva-
excitement.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
soFIA. Sent. I'll.

SOFIA, Sept. 81
Prince Ferdinand has just celebrated
the twentieth anniversary of his success
sion to the throne of Bulgaria. There
were plenty of fetes in the city. but it
is doubtful II the prince or people en-
tered into their spirit. for the prince is
most unpopular, and. If the truth be con-
ceded, most unhappy. 1nis black sheep
in the old European royalty has few
friends; his own people are against him,
and he lives In terror of assassination.
The youngest son of the late Prince
duke Of saxe-Coburg. and the
good Princess Clementine of Orleans. a
daughter of Louis Philippe. he was born
in 1861. He was an officer in the Aus
trian army. when. in 1887, Prince Alex
ander OF Battenberg abdicated,, and Fer
dinand was offered the position of sue
cessor, which he promptly accepted. It
was to stambuloff, the greatest states
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
SCHOOL, BOYS CHEER
THEIR POPULAR PRINCE.
Heir to the German Throne
Stands Persona Grata With
Lads of Berlin.
GIVEN GREAT OVATION

BERLIN. Sept. 81.
The kaiser today held parade of the
Guards on the Tempelhofer Field The
weather was beautiful. and the school
children, who had a holiday. with crowds
of other sightseers. tbronged the streets
between the parade ground and the castle.
His majesty, who looked extremely we'll
and in the best humor, was cheered loudly
on his way from the schloss, at the head
of the color company. The empress. in
consequence OF her recent accident. was
prevented from being present. but the
crown prince and the kaisers four other
military sons were at the parade.
The crown prince seems to be the spe-
cial favorite of the Berlin school boys. On
his way from the schloss he was met by
a band Of Juveniles, cheering wildly. He
stopped and spoke to them. asking them
familiar questions about school, and then
rode on. the lads noisily demonstrating in
his rear. AS he progressed through the
city the crowd of boys increased to COG
strong, and the noise they made may be
imagined.
In Friedrichstrasse the crown prince
spied a man he knew-a photographer. He
stopped and had chat with him, and
then on to the parade ground. There were
more than the usual number of foreign
officers present, but none attracted such
notice as the Populations from Abyssinia
and Persia, who are here presenting the
salutations of the negus and the shah to
the kaiser.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
HEAD .0F PARIS FIRM
ARRESTED. FOR. FRAUD.
Customs Department Systematic
ally Cheated Of Large Sums
Of Money.
PARIS. Sept. 81.

s . fARlS, sept. u.
A sensation has been caused in CONNER.
cial circles by the arrest Of the senior
partner of a large firm of goods trans
portation agents. who, together With one
of his clerks and customs inspector, Is
charged with defrauding the customs au-
thorities of sums variously estimated at.
from s125,OoO to 100000 The controllers
of customs had long noticed a number OF
ire gularities In the books of the ST.
Lazare terminus office through which all
goods coming from England and America
via Dleppe, Havre, Cherbourg, ETC..
passed, and after having unsuccessfully
tried to detect the culprits they placed
the matter in the hands of the public
prosecutor.
A magistrate was appointed to carry
out q thorough investigation, and heGvery
soon came to the conclusion that one OF
the inspectors. named Bula1ne was on
suspiciously friendly terms with clerk
from the firm of Mory g. Co., whose duty
1t was to pass the goods consigned to his
firm through the customs. After careful
watching It was found that many cases of
goods left the custom house without pay
ing at all, and that false declarations
were made and accented.
Cases containing bottles OF essence of
rcses. en- which, g heavy duty ts levied.
were passed as something very inexpen-s
sIve. In the same way cases Weighing a
hundredwelght We're declared as Weighing
fifty-six pounds only An examination of
the books Of the firm was made, and as
the result NJ Mory dhe senior partner).
the clerk and the customs inspector were
all arrested. M. NIory denies all knowl-
edge of the misrepresentation. which. he
claims, only amounts to about $1,000. He
says that It's absurd to suppose that
firm which pays $4,000 a month to the
customs would think Of stealing such Q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
BIG FOREST GENE Ferry
PLAN NED FOR MUNICH.
Idyllic Character Of Its Environ
ments 10 be Rigidly
Preserved.
MUNICH. Sept. 81,

MUNICH, Sept II.
Munich is to have one of the most
beautiful graveyards in Germany. The
city has purchased about 800 acres Of
romantic forest land about five miles
from its borders which VIII be used as
a cemetery. 1t will be the first forest
graveyard in Germany. and is to be SO
used that its idylic character will be
preserved.
Orderly disorder will be the rule in
marking out the graves. and care will
be taken that even in the matter OF
monuments and gravestoncs nothing will
appear to disturb the rustic beauty Of
the landscape, White marble. for ex-
ample. is not to be used. Preference is
to be given to wooden crosses or to rough
blocks of stone. There are to be plenty
of flowers, but not in ordered beds and
rows as In most grnVeSards, They are
10 be planted In such wise as to initiate
the wildness and freedom of nature. The
new cemetery is rich in springs. which
are to he led in meandering streams
through the woods or turned into cum
ninsly devised fountains,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
ITALIAN RIOTERS CONVICTED
Jury Had 2453 Questions to Decide
in Giving Verdict.

ROME. Sept. 21.-Another big Sandman
trial. which has occupied the Cagliari
Assize Court since June II, was concluded
Yesterday, with the condemnation OF If
ty-four out of eighty-seven prisoners con-
cerned in the tramway riots of May. 1906.
in which all the locomotives. rolling
stock, stations and other property Of the
local company We're destroyed. the dam
age exceeding 100000
When the unfortunate jurymen retired
the Judges handed them 245S questions
for solution. The twelve martyrs accom-
plished this feat while locked up for three
nights.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22

wild dogs are Increasing. and com
pIafnts are constantly being made, more
particularly from natives. of losses o.
goats and sheep killed by these animals.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
TUCK PINS In FOWL
TO GAIN SHOW PRIZE
oultry Breeder Sent TO Prison
for Inficting Terrible Tor
ture on His Birds.
BERLIN, Sept. 81,

Y BERLIN. Sept, 81
sonneberg today a wel-known poul-
seder named Morgenroth was SEN
d to six weeks imprisonment for
g inflicted terrible suffering on a
r of fowls exhibited by him at the
great German poultry show held
I town.
enroth hoped to secure frsts In GER
the highest classes with his birds,
|e feathers of a number of cocks
rot in accordance with the regula-
governing the exhibits in those
j. He accordingly plucked the birds,
aving procured a sufficient quantity
correct feathers, fastened them
Ally TO the flesh of the fowls with
order to keep The tall feathers OF
cocks in an upright position Nor
. h attached to them wire clamps,
inio the flesh OF the birds /.
Exhibits made a striking show. and
Lying committee was on the point
riding. him the coveted prizes when
iuds were discovered,
dignant were the judges that they
torgenrcth a severe thrashing be-
anding him over to the police.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
white MEN NOW WORK
|. FOR BLACKS IN RAND
Traditions Of the Past Completely
Reversed by Conditions Of
the Present.
N A TIVE S CIV 1L1zE D
One With -Four Wives Now Pays
Only the Tax Imposed on
One With Two.
N A T1VES CIV ILIZE D
JOHANNESBURG Sept. n.


Many extraordinary facts regarding the
position OF the natives In the Transvasl
are given In a. series OF reports Just 10.
sued by the Transvaal Land Owners As
sociation.
The reports are made by special COM
one the writer says
1T has become quite common practice
for white men to pillow land for natives.
The latter pay the former SO much per
acre.
"A decided advance Is noticeable among
the natives as regards their method Of
cultivation. In former years most Of their
land was TILED by women. who used the
hoe. practically their only implement OF
agriculture, whereas at present 1t Is quite
common to see the men cultivatng with
plows drawn by either oxen or donkeys."
Approaching Civilization.
Another of the commissioners writes:
The rapid strides the natives are making
toward civilization and the eagerness they
display In endeavoring to learn to read
and write have az late become very mark
ed. regret to have to say It. but It ap-
pears to me that the native children. az
regards education. are comparatively adj
vancing more rapidly than the children Of
the poorer whites In the outlying dis
tricts."
II find that on most OF the stadts visited
a large number of boys are away at work.
In fact. in some stadts i found only the
women and old men. all the younger men
being away" writes another commits
sioner
From conversation with the natives
they all state their willinsne to work.
but, as formerly stated in my report. not
und erground. They also strongly object
to being recruited, as they. without ex-
ception, all state that they have been
cheated by labor agents to such an ex-
tent that they prefer to go and look for
work by themselves. as then they will
know exactly what work they will have
TO do. and what the remuneration Will
be-
Price of Second Wife.
Dealing with the native hut tax. the
ga mo writer says: II note the govern
ment no longer charges a native any
thing more than $40 extra for the second
wife. BY this I mean that native with
four wives pays the same as native
with two Until recently this, of course,
was different. He had to pay for every
wife above one"
with regard to agriculture. 1t Is point
ed out that the first sowing of the win
ter crop OF Kaffir corn has been destroyed
by locusts, which has necessitated a late
second sowing. Unfortunately, a num-
her OF farmers OF the Rijwoner clasH
have been una bile to purchase second
supply of seed
owing to immunity from horse sic.s-
ness by inocula ton, mules are increasing,
and are now generally used for trans
port purposes, replacing donkeys which
were largely used after the war.
This season the game generally has in
creased. This Is especially the case with
koodoo. steinbuck. pheasant and guinea
fowl
Wild dogs are Increasing. and com.
plants are constantly being made, more
particularly from natives. of losses o!
goats and sheep killed by these animals.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
eNowsToRM IN THE ALPS
liter MakesAppearance and Heavy
Falls of Snow Are Reported. =

ENEvA, Sept. 21.-We had the first
:h of winter in the Alps last night.
\cy fell in most districts above 5000
the heaviest fall being registered on
Saints mountain. which was covered
ka depth of nearly eight inches.
ethe Alps In the cantons of Nalais
4 Grisons snow fell heavily above the
ght of 600 feet
the Alpine resorts the weather is
la. but delightful for climbing, and
sch rain has fallen in the valleys in the
n three days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
Sharks Hunt Herrings.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 21.-Travelers arriv-
ing at Grimsby report sthe presence in
the North sea Of a large number of
nose Variety. The fishermen declare that
the monsters are on the track of the
behring's. A9
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-29

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mad, application tu the sup~ginicud-
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three hundred applications ~wfc
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agn = ietfsr fgun fhe euFsaftnss-aa
eat sgatFs stat ts~fm 10 nm fssaFn Sos
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