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lie UldQE OH. Inc OF
f1cer was colonel. the Baron Point
mercy. and when he died. years after.
he left TO his son, Marius, as his
legacy his name and an Injunction to
befriend Thenardier should he ever
have an opportunity 1t was with
money taken on the field at Waterloo
that Thenardier started his ale house,
but It is not enough to be wicked In
order to be prosperous. and Thenardier
was not prosperous. In short. he was
a thorough paced rascal and an IN
successful one. and his wife was
she-dragon. and had a beard.
As Cosette grew the demands OF the
Thenardlers upon Famine for money
Increased and she. poor girl. working
now in the factory OF Father Madeleine,
almost starved herself-and was glad
TO do Tin order to send money for
the support OF her child. This hard
earned money was applied by the The
nardiers to their own wants and to
supply finery for their own children,
while little Cosette. clothed in rags.
became the household drudge and ate
from wooden platter with the dog
and the cat under the table.
Famine could not write and so. in
sending her remittances TO the The
nardiers, had 10 employ the public
scrivener OF NJ. sur NJ. This excited
gossip among the women and one busy
body learning where the letters went.
made n journey TO Montfermeil and
came back with the news that Famine
was supporting an illegitimate child
there
The fOrevx-on1,r, ~ 80 room, n, ,,.if,l,
Famine worked. a strict person filed
fun of that charity that consists In
giving. but not possessing that charity
which comprehends and pardons. dis
charged the girl at once. and after
many fruitless struggles Famine. sick
in body and mind. took to the streets.
Inspector Javert arrested her one
night and took her 20 the police office.
Monsieur le Marie came in. and the
girl. in her hysterla thinking that he
had ordered her discharge from the
factory, spat in his face. Learning
her story. Father Madeleine ordered
Famine discharged and taken to the
hospital. Javert was Mortified at this
substitution Of mercy for justice, and
that night wrote a long letter to the
prefecture Of police at Paris. A few
days later Javert appeared before
Father Madeleine and said: M. le
Marie. I demand my dismissal. I
thought I had discovered in you an
ex-convict. Jean Vatican. who broke
his ban by robbing a bishop and lit
tie Savoyard boy. and accused YOU TO
The project Of police. He writes back
that I am crazy. that the real Jean
Vatican has been discovered and is
about TO be tried at the Assizes at Ar
rss- have committed a fault; l de-
mand that Inspector Javert be dis
charged
1t was useless to reason with the
man, and with a well. well. we will
see" Father Madeleine sent him back
70 the police ONCE.
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lately than he had ever left the field
for an English soldier
He get of with a few Hvid welts
across the face. sore back. and
great surplus Of publicity.
Since that time. until the anu0uncc-
ment Of his appointment 90 a pcslm8s-
tership little or nothing had been
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% EN- years ago the captor OF
DR.. Jameson. the premature
South African raider: dur
ing the Boer war hero
with De Wet and Botha:
at its close an exile in
America; but two years since thrsshed
publicly in Chicago by Miss May Bel
fort, the English comedleane. who al
legged she had been Tilted by him: later
the husband OF a red-cheeked Illinois
girl he met in st. Louis. and now en-
gagged In the humdrum occupation OF
selling postage stamps for Uncle Sam,
In the capacity of a fourth-class post
master In the little town OF Chamber
mo. Arriba county. New Mexico.
These chapters comprise the later
portion OF the life story OF General
Be jamin Johanls Viljoen
yiljoen's Dutch "spunk" is re-
sponsible for HIS being in this country.
lie aided in the SCATTERING OF British
military Idols from the start almost
70 the finish of the Boer war Like
Napoleon. ne was sentenced TO Danish
ment for life on the island Of ST.
Helena. When amnesty was offered
he preferred perpetual exile TO taking
the oath Of allegiance 10 the crown
against which ne had borne arms.
With such Of his kinsmen as chose to
follow his uncertain fortunes, he
started on the long trek to the
southwestern land OF promise, ind
ing a comforter and helpmeet before
he reached his journeys end in a
sympathetic lass Of Illinois.
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heard OF the former Boer war hero.
Miss BelfOrt who had carried q re-
volver across the ocean with which 20
get the better Of any possible argU-
ment with the blur old warrior didn't
use 70. as her nerve failed her and
anyway. the generals defeose wasn't
very vigorous.
But she had another means Of reach
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Ihe Generar. Lote Lettere.

Hero are some OF the choicest mi.
ives. including one from the Capt.
fly:
washington. d G.. Ecb. p 10
Nv Dearest May
J am here from New York. afteF
spending some days there getting
the stock Of our company taken
up.
/ have been invited by the Presi-
dent 20 dine with him at Tho
White House tomorrow
Are you going 20 Australia.
sweetheart Are you going into
the world alone aEain2 An. Nay.
4 will always call you sweetheart
and always hope FOR the day THAI
will bring Us together. AS things
stand. + cannot say. Come. love,
be patient" so or so long. for Il
would be wrong for me 10 hold
out any false hopes + am unable,
according 10 best advice, TO pro
coed with my divorce suit until
this company IS fixed up ana the
newspaper story has blown over
I never loved any other woman
before as I love you and I can
not bear the thought Of your
saying that YOU are unhappy or
doubling me. I am sad, my sweet
heart Heaven alone knows how
/ suffer II 1 i've through all this
I am coming 10 YOU Yet. Farewell
for the present. sweetheart God
bless and keep you. Ever yours
BEN.
Ny Chsrie May
Today l received your three-liue
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note. HelL I cant blame Won. ny
dear. i know how You have been
neglected. But the reason. j trust
you understand. from my former
letters. We'll. my dear. vCu say
! am forgetting you. 80. my love.
Siich IS not the case 1ut. alas.
my hopes OF having sou as wy
VIE seem % dwindle away ]
rear 10 1oid out any hopes and
cannot deceive you. My love and
esteem FOR YOU Is too high % take
You 10 dcS0-afc home. WEere J
VIII not De able % provide Coz
you
Do not forget me aIto2ethe-.
Rove. She eirl on horseback in
ily BOOK Il rerrodueQon Of yopr
your devoted BEN.
ou Board the Cmbria.
irish Channel,
december @, 1885
The passengers show little lucil-
nation io Do SOC Ole. am the
object Of consider bike scrutiny
trJu those who. 3 eurrose. never
saw a. 1--WE Hocr before Wei. ms
own darling Nay. mE thoughts arC
always az you. Your kind face IS
before rl" and 7 fancy hear you
say ME Pen. ON. May. my
sweetheart. how { love you Heav-
aH alone can teIl am sad and
nv heart ~ heavy The tears
rl-sh 10 nay eyes when tlluE OF
h@ happy days , spent W your
dear home.
SOW, mE hearts love. z must
e.psc Tor The night. and again
1le YOU au rer1ir for the present.
Goodnight, sweetheart God bless
and keep Ills guiding hand over
Won.
Ever and always, your own
BEN.
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Once a Lawyer.

Viltoen was born at Woodhouse.
Eastern Cape Colony. thirty-eight
years ago. In 1856. when but a beard
less boy OF eighteen years, no caught
the gold fever and Joined the rush OF
eager Argonauts to the Rand. The
goddess Of the mines did not smile
upon his labors. and In 1880 he gave
up prospecting 70 enter the service OF
he Boer government as assistant pub
lie prosecutor. He still longed for ad-
venture, and three years later he be-
came organizing officer OF the voiun-
Ieer militia, with the rank OF lieuten-
ant. rising gradually until ne became
major
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-0urs VeTy sincerely
2 Y VIZ T0EN

General viI5oen has lost a country.
but he has gained a vile. She now
rules Jointly with him over the post
office in Chamberino.
II the shadows OF past greatness
sometimes haunt him. he b5ulshes re-
greet On her sympathetic arms.
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Ma -Isrie MAY
I received your cable lest night.
5'It what can lrsUe-2 am
sorry, SEES. d1rhlr SD. tEa- YOU
should lav" been rlzrI il by the
newspaper men, fear q am ru-
inea- The divorce lawyers refuse.
90 take TT case unless J deny In
toto that j c1uteuTiata marriage
Nv dear, ana unhappy, and
hardly know what g. saw Vow.
2i7v, dearest, ] VIII write YOU
again. At present = am Fri a. mis-
cradle mood go forgive.
Az reyol-. love. BEN.
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The next story Of the series-"The 4,
Vicar of Wakefield" by Oliver Gold
smith-win begin in the issue Of Satur-
day, March 4
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Captures sDoctor lin

His first leap into the spotlight was
made in 1896, when he gained inter
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ST. Louis. oct Il. 1so4

81. Louis. Oct. Z. 1903
Ny Dear May;
Your. -eproachful letter re-
~eived. wrote 70 you several
times iu London. AS 20 our rl1a-
lions. nay dear May. the position
aE iu Is Of such a nature tla-
cannot look. 20 any prospect o.
making son a h0us. ] can't uf-
ford IT, And as my obligations aye
simply outrageous IL would be-
folly for any sane person % make
promises and drag a woman into
ties which would never bring hap
piucss. ] VIII. Of course, be clad
10 see you again But. my dear
girl, the day OF marriage with ne
is past forever
Yours very sincerely,
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HENARDIER." replied
the man after a little
hesitation. and then.
hearing the sound OF
an annrnachInr nntrnl
Evening star., 1907-08-25

and ON their arrival will go at once to
Tuxedo. MIR and Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney. having completed a trip to the
chateau country. will leave Paris tomor-
row to spend the shooting season on Mr..
Whitneys Scottish moor. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Flood have finished a delightful
automobile trip through Germany. The
trip was q great benefit to Mr.. Flood.
who has been in poor health.
Ernest Ackerman of P1ainfield, ". j., Is
here studying French and legal proceed
ings.
DR.. Maurice Francis Egan Of Washing
ton, d. c.. the American minister at
Copenhagen, arrived in Paris yesterday.
A peculiar point in French law has arisen
over the legacy Of an American woman.
Miss Margaret Cagger. who died at Mont
pellier, leaving the bulk Of her fortune to
the doctor attending her. According to
the law in France a physician cannot re-
ceive a bequest from patient, so a brother
of the testatrix claimed the fortune. But
the doctor now comes forward with the
statement that he went to England several
days before the death of the patient and
therefore was not in charge at the time
the will was made or death occurred. The
brother wishes to contest the case. The
wOman's will disposed of an estate valued
at 100000 francs, which was bequeathed
principally to the physician, her nurses and
the clergyman in the neighborhood where
she had lived for eleven years.
Evening star., 1907-08-25
EXCURSION TRAINS CRASH
BAD WRECK IN THE INDIAN
TERRITORY YESTERDAY.
Four People Were Killed and Thirty
Injured Through Dispatch
er's Mistake.

SAPULPA, I. T., August 24-Four per.
sons were killed and thirty injured this
afternoon when a westbound St Louis and
San Francisco passenger train and an east
bound passenger train, both heavily loaded
with excursionists, collided near Sapulpa
The dead:
Chris Bentz, engineer westbound train.
w. o. Snood, fireman eastbound train
George Ahgers, Oklahoma City, fireman.
Unidentified man.
Seriously injured:
James Haner, fireman.
w. B. Hill, leg crushed and injured inter-
naNy.
w. ]. Walker, St. Joseph. Mo.
W. w. Baumgarten, ST. Louis.
NJ. A. Coe, express messenger
William Blante, express messenger.
me wreck is said to have been due to the
failure of the dispatcher at Sapulpa to issue
an order to the eastbound train to take the
siding at Redfork. Both locomotives and
baggage cars were telescoped. The wreck
age caught fire and burned, but no bodies
were cremated
Evening star., 1907-08-25
THOUSANDS SAW LAUNCHING.
Battleship Temeraire Successfully
Launched at Devonport Yesterday.

DEyONPORT, England. August 24-The
battleship Temeraire. third Of the Dread
nought class, was successfully launched at
the dockyard here this evening The cere-
mony was performed by Countess Fortes-
cue and was witnessed by thousands of
people. including many notabilities.
The new battleship. which was laid down
at the close of last year, Is In a forward
state. She will cost considerably over
$50o0.e00 exclusive of her armament and is
the fifth Temeraire to be possessed by the
British navy. The name entered the service
attached to a warship captured from the
French in 1924, and her successor was Sc
cured in the same manner sixty-five years
later.
Then came the fighting Temeraire, :"
which took part in the battle Of Trafalgar
masterpiece of pathos. The fourth Tenn
was the first British vessel to have guns
mounted according to the disappearing
principle. Part of her mechanism is now
used at the naval school here.
The battleship launched today will be
bigger than the Dreadnought as regards
tonnage, though of the same dimensions
Her displacement will be 1900 tons. 700
more than the Dreadnoght, while her
draught will be half foot more. Among
her other improvements are two additional
guns to fire astern, a change from twenty
seven twelve Founders to the same number
of four-ineh guns and twenty-five Founders
and simplification of the handling of the
propelling machinery
Evening star., 1907-08-25
OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.

NEW YORK. August 24-Arrived: Steam
ers st. Paul, Southampton and Cherbourg;
La Touraine. Havre.
Sailed: Steamers Minnetonka, London
h inland Antwerp via Dover; Lucania,
Liverpool, via Queenstown; PHILADELPHIA,
Southampton, via, Plymouth and Cherbourg
Columbia. Glasgow; Korea, Rotterdam and
Libau.
BRowHEAD, August 24-1o am
Passed: Steamer Etruria, New York for
O. aenstown and Liverpool.
SCILLY. August 24-7:4O a.m-Passed:
Steamer st. Louis, New York, for Ply
mouth, Cherbourg and Southampton.
HAVRE. August 24-Sailed, 8 am:
Steamer La Lorraine, New York
DUBLIN, August 4-Arrived: Steamer
Barbadofan, Port Inglis. via Norfolk.
LIVERPOOL. August 2i-Arrived: Steam
ers Oanfa. Tacoma. via Yokohama, etc
Victorian. New York; Victorian, Montreal.
GIBRALTAR. August 24-Arrived: Steam
HONGkONG. August 24.---Arrived prev
tously: Steamers Siberia, San Francisco.
via Honolulu. Yokohama, etc.; Tartar Van
cOuver. via Yokohama
CHRISTIANSAND,A August 24.-11 am
Sailed: Steamer Oscar II (from Copen-
hagen), New York.
CHERBOURG. August 23.-s:15 pm
Sailed: Steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
(from Hamburg and Southampton, New
York.
HAvRE, August 24-11 am-SaiIed
Steamer Mexico. New York
LIVERPOOL, August 24-Sailed: Steam
er Campania, New York, via Queenstown
SOUTHAMPTON. August 24-Sailed
Steamer New York, New York, via Cher
bourg.
NAPLES. August 21.-Arrived: Steamer
Montevideo, New York, via Cadiz and Bar
celona.
MARSEILLE, August 22.-Arrived: Steam
er Roma, New York, via Naples.
QUEESTOWN, August 24.-1:2J p.m.-Ar-
rived: Steamer Etruria, New York, for
Liverpool (and proceeded).
Evening star., 1907-08-25
BOOKIES IN A PANIC.
Bowery Sports Win $4,000 at EN-
pire City Track
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 24-"King" Dan
o Rourke and a big following of sports
from the Bowery, including Mike Salter,
won $4,000 on the victory of Royal ONYX
at the Empire City racetrack this after
noon, throwing the bookmakers into a
panic. The coup was one Of the best-engi-
neered affairs that has been put over at
the meeting and went through without the
least hitch. Royal Onyx was known to be
fit to win the race and very quietly did
the Boweryites get their money down.
There was at one tine to 1 on tap against
the horse. and from that price the odds
were forced down to to l.
Royal Onyx is the property of T. G. Moli-
nelli. and he passed out the tip to O'Rourke
and the Chatham Square sports The mud
dy condition of the track made the chances
of the Molnelli horse much better than
they would have been over fast track
and this inspired confidence in his hackers
making them go farther than they would
have gone otherwise
Evening star., 1907-08-25

without hitch. For several hours the
Washington was surrounded with powder
wreaths, and fire shot out across the water
from every round steel muzzle. The gun
ners thought it was a pity that they were
not shooting at anything smaller than the
horizon, for they want to begin to make
shooting records just as they hope to get
In on the next annual base ball champion
ship with the rest Of the Atlantic squadron
II it does not play at Yokohama.
Yesterday afternoon the jackies were
swarming over the Washington's side with
swabs and mops and breaking off little sat-
isf1ed bits Of conversation with all visitors
to the afterdeck. The Washington had
beaten her sister ship. the Tennessee, at
running under forced draught; she had
fired on all sorts Of heavy charges without
straining a mount or twisting a turret
track. Guess the Washington was all right.
Evening star., 1907-08-25
COST OF RUNNING TRAINS
HEARING IN REGARD TO RATES
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Vice President Spencer Of the South
ern Railway Questioned by
Speaker Justice.

In the hearing in the Southern Rail-
way building yesterday, with some slight
assistance in the form OF guesses by Vice
President H. B. Spencer Of the Southern
railway, Speaker Justice Of the North
Carolina legislature computed that it costs
only $54,37 to operate a passenger train
Of two coaches and baggage car on the
North Carolina railroad from Goldsboro
to Greensboro. distance Of 1874 miles.
By the same method Of deduction the
speaker calculated that the revenues from
this train would amount to $3.50, and that
the difference would be the profit to the
railroad. He took the position that in
this manner the cost Of operation and the
| revenues of the Southern railway system
could be computed to refute the testi-
mony given Friday by Mr.. Spencer that
it cost an average of $1.03 per train mile
to operate a passenger train in the state
and that the revenues from the train
would average s1.25 per train mile. in
cludfng mail and express. This was the
feature yesterday Of the hearing in the
North Carolina rate case before Special
Master Walter A. Montgomery. appointed
by United States Circuit Judge Pritchard
to take evidence.
Speaker Justices Inquiries.
Mr.. Justice began his inquiry by asking
the cost of labor, supplies on the train and
all such expenses that could be approx
mated, but there were many expenses
involved on which the witness had no
knowledge that the speaker incorporated in
the list a number of personal guesses. At
the close Mr.. Spencer characterized the de-
duction as ''the widest speculation" :"
When the cost Of operation had been esti-
mated Mr.. Justice calculated that such a
train would carry an average OF one hun
dred passengers, half of which would be
first class, and half second class. and that
these would pay an average fare Of 1880
under the old rate, or a total of $3.50 for
the trip.
Mr.. Justice asked the witness if he did
not know that it had been shown that the
Southern makes more than 200 per cent on
its passenger business
Mr.. Spencer replied that the result was
merely a numerical calculation on as
sumed figures"
At the afternoon session Mr.. Spencer was
questioned at length concerning his opinion
Of comparative rates in North Carolina.
Mr.. Thorn, general counsel for the South
ern, then obtained a statement from the
witness to the effect that while it is pos
sible to compute the average cost per mile
of operating all passenger trains it is i'm
possible to accurately subdivide the ex-
penses so as to fix the cost per mile Of
operating a particular train on a particular
day. The hearing was then adjourned until
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1907-08-25
English Warshius Seen
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
DR.. Egan Arrives on Way to His
Danish Post.

Special Cablegram to The Star
PARIS, August 24.-Paris no longer has a
season for Americans. They are here off
and on all summer. The fad NOWADAYS
Is to spend the summer motoring on the
continent, making Paris headquarters.
The dining room Of the Hotel Ritz this week
looked like the Casino in Newport, with so
many fashionable Americans who have re-
turned from motor trips and are resting
here or replenishing their wardrobes before
embarking on the home voyage
Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt gave
several small dinners while at the Ritz
They have pretty well motored the conti-
nent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Alexander and
their three daughters have been through
France, Germany and Switzerland In their
automobile. They sailed for home today,
Evening star., 1907-08-25
FOR UNIFORM LAWS.
Annual Convention Of Commissioners
at Portland, Me.

PORTLAND. Me-, August 2i.-The seven
teenth annual convention of the commits
sioners on uniform laws closed In this city
today The resolution of the national con-
gress on divorce. recommending a proposed
uniform law regulating the annulment of
marriage and divorce" providing for re-
turn OF statistics relating to divorce pro-
ceedings'' and providing for the return
of marriage statistics" was approved by
unanimous vote. The conclusions of the
conference will be reported by the COM
missioners to the governors of the differ
ent states to secure the adoption of the
uniform laws.
The commissioners also approved the rec
ommendation of the divorce congress that
no additional causes for divorce should be
recognized by any state and that no change
should be called for in those states where
causes are restricted.
Evening star., 1907-08-25
VICTORY FOR UNIoNIsTs
British Party Elect Candidate for
Commons by Big Majority.

BURY ST. EDMUNDS, England, August
2i.-The unionists scored triumph here
today when their candidate for a seat in
the house of commons, Walter GUM
ness, received 1851 votes, as against 741
cast for w. E. Yates, the liberal candidate.
This is majority of $50, as against the
majority of 434 obtained by Capt F. w. F.
>Hervey, unionist, in the last general cleo
tion.
capt. Hervey succeeded to the peerage
upon the death of the Marquis of Bristol
and the seat cons aquently became vacant
The campaign attracted a great deal of
interest, and was fought out on the uues-
ton of tariff reform. Mr.. Guinness is an
out and out protectionist.
Evening star., 1907-08-25
AN AID TO CUPID.
Mrs. Gill of Richmond Helps Love.
Sick Couples.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. August 24-For more
than twenty years Mrs. Joseph r. Gill. su-
perintendent of the Male Orphan Asylum,
has been conducting excursions from this
city to Washington. She runs at least two
each year--one at Easter, and the other In
the fall There has never been one OF
these trains when Mrs. Gill did not have a
least a dozen couples to be married at the
National capital and the trains have be-
come known as Mrs. Gilrs matrimonial
excursions"
In one instance there were about twenty
five marriages of Virginia couples in Wash
ington. Mrs. Gill has contracted with the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
road for excursion September IL. and
many young couples are planning to go at
that time. People come from all parts Of
the state to make the trip.
Evening star., 1907-08-25

ulation. the treatment by the present ad-
ministration OF trusts, the foreign policy
and the navy. He urged that the new state
of Oklahoma should he state that would
range itself under the progressive princi-
pies of Theodore Roosevelt, who did things,
rather than with the ranks of party of in
efficiency and negation like the democratic
party which had the support only of the
states of the solid south. united by the
ghost of a past issue and the unfounded fear
of so-called negro domination