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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-02

Just about ten dollars day. This certainly
ought to have sufiiced to keep him in to-
baccc. and to have furnished now and then Q
new ear plug for each of his wives.
Dahomey Under the French.
Everything goes by contrast. however.
and this allowance was as nothing to this
negro king who once numbered his assets
by millions of francs and his subjects by
hundreds of thousands. His kingdom. as it
now Is under the French. is bigger than the
state of Illinois: and it's population is esti-
mated at more than a million. Its seat Of
government and chief business center. Porto
Novo, has $1,000 inhabitants and Abomey.
where the king formerly lived. has 1900.
Since the conquest of Dahomey the French
have turned things upside down. They have
established schools IN all the villages and
at Porto Novo there Is an experimental
farm. 1 understand they expect to put ous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-02
KING OF THE AMN0NS
How Behanzin Was Guarded by
the French.
RECENTLY DIED AT BLIDAH
Surrounded by Four Black Wives and
Numerous Children.
ENDURANCE OF HIS AMAzONs
Changes Which the French Are Max
ing in Dahomey Since
Its Conquest.
RECENTLY DIED At BLIDAH
ENDURANCE OF HIS AMAz0Ns
Copyright, 1907, by Frank G. Carpenter,

Copyright, 1907, BY Frank g. Carpenter.l
BLIDAH. Africa.
Long before this letter is published
the cable dispatches will have announced
the death Of Behanzin, the famous King of
Dahomey, whose army of AmaZons sent
cold thrills Of terror down the backs of
the best soldiers of France until about
twelve years ago. He fought battle after
battle with the French and caused them
no end of trouble. His wars with them
cost millions and at one time the chamber
of deputies al Paris made a single appro-
priation of 100000 to carry them on. He
to break them, and it was long before they
were able to subdue him and take possess
sion of his kingdom. This was along in
1895, and since then they have held the
king in captivity and prevented his hav-
ing any connection with his country and
people.
They first carried him off to the West
Indies and imprisoned him in Martinique,
a little island belonging to France Later
he was given a villa there and allowed to
drive about with his favorite wife and one
of his sons, and it was just about one year
ago that he was brought from Martinique
to this place. The cause of his transfer
was largely due to his ill-health and his
fear of the volcano Mont Pelee. When
the eruption occurred Behanzn became
terribly excited, and every earth tremor
thereafter sent him into fits of fear that
the volcanic disturbances might extend to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-02

Prince Oualino around the veranda to the
other side Of the house and were admitted
to the imperial presence. The room In
which the ex-king OF Dahomey was lying
opened on the porch. and we came right
upon him as we entered the door. He
rested on a sort Of q cot with a white
pillow under his head. His naked black
body was covered with only a gray blue
cape. which fell back as he half rose and
showed his skin almost to the waist. He
had on a curious black velvet cap. covered
with gold embroidery. This cap fitted his
head closely. coming low down over the
forehead and covering the ears, falling al
most to the shoulders. AS he talked with
me he now and then pulled his gown up,
but it kept falling back. exposing four or
FIVE square feet OF oily black skin. Upon
my presentation he reached out a naked
black arm and shook my hand while he
said in French. Bon jour!"
As We chatted I could see two of his
wives who were waiting upon him. One OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-02
BY ALBERT PAYSON TERIIUNE,
AUTHOR OF ~rHE SHADOW OF THE PROPHET.

just subjected him was no more a part of
the formers real nature than had been
the nervous effusiveness of his greeting to
the Greers, Give well knew. 1t had been
intended to cover any embarrassing MEM
cries of q former and somewhat less
like most Of Conover's moves-had served
it's turn.
So, resisting his first impulse to depart
as he had come, Standish moved on. The
up He paused for moments talk with lit
tie Mrs. Conover exchanged a civil word or
two with his cousin Blanche and her prince,
and then came to where Alice Lanier was
trying to make conversation for several
overlooking bediamonded persons who were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-02
Broken and Unbroken.

FTDnI HCK. "
About every dish In the house lay in frag-
ments, but still the new cook did not speak.
She's saving the silence till the last!''
whispered my wife. and shivered. and crept
closer to me, as VI she imagined ] could
save her"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-02

is the
His secretary? Why Is she receiving?"
She Is his secretary and everything else.
She came here three years ago as Blanche's
governess. To give the poor girl sort OF
winding-up polish before Caleb sent her to
Europe. She made all sorts of hit with
Conover. Principally because she's the
only person on earth who isn't afraid Of
him, SO l hear. And now she is secretary.
and major domo, and 'right-hand man,
and 1 don't know what not else. Mrs
Conover's only cipher as you say, and
Miss Alice Lanier-not Caleb-is the figure
In front Of her. That's the new-made prin-
cess, to the right. The tall one with the
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The King In Exile

After few moments word came that the |
king would receive US, and we went with
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
Virginia News

@. Ernest Layton and Miss Annie Y.
Armstrong, both Of Fredericksburg, we're
married in Washington Yesterday.
G u. Ciemmer, of Lunette, Loudoun
county, died Wednesday, at bis home,
of consumption. aged 46 years. His
remains were taken Wednesday to Lex
iDgtOn for interment.
A reward of $3.50 has been offered for
the ca ,ture OF Algie Stokes, colored, who
was to have been hanged 90 March Sib,
for murder, but who escaped from the
Nottoway county Jail on January 10.
The welding of Miss Nellie Nav
Bryant. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. WI
liam Thomas Bryant, to Horaiio Sey.
mour Wright took place in Richmond
last evening in Park Place Methodist
Church. Rev. M. S. Colonna ofic-
iaiing.
Q. w. Smith, who was injured while
jumping his horse at the Norfolk Horse
Show 10 October, has been taken to bis
home 10 Warrenton from Washington,
where he had been since bis removal
from Richmond. His general health is
good, but there is little improvement in
the movement of his limbs.
At O'Clock yesterday morning, the
commisssry aud storage buils4s Of the
Vaughan Construction COmpasy burned
at Thaxton. %rsinmen on passing
freight are said to have seen three men
leave the bulldog just before the fire
burst out, bat were unable to ascertain
whether these men were white or black.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.

Practically every committee amend
ment of Importance made TO The Indian
appropriation bill was defeated in the
Senate yesterday The bill probably will
be finally acted upon today.
The House passed the river and hafbor
appropriation bill, carrying over SS3,-
600. 600; passed n bill amending the
denainred alcOhol bin Of last session, SO
as to allow farmers to benefit by the leg
islsliou. and took up in committee OF
the whole the navy appropriation bill.
The House also received the notification
of the resignation of Representative
William Alden Smith, of Michigan, who
will become Senator from that State
tomorrow.
The House committee on the District
Of Columbia made favorable report on
the sntiiipping bill.
Representative Murphy introduced o
bill to repeal the act admitting Okla
homs TO statehood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
The Thaw Case.

The defense played It's strongest card
in placing Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw,
vile of Harry K. Thaw, on the witness
stand yesterday and having her tell the
story which, according to her husbands
attorneys, caused him to kill Stanford
White.
In-simple language and in the form
of replies to many questions asked by
Mr.. d lmas, she gave the details of how
her acquaintance with White began, aud
of the various visits pad TO the archi-
tect' 3 studio; and she related how on
one Of these visits White supplied her
with druggtd wine, TODD advantage of
her and then, with r,volting depravity,
made light of the matter, taking her
home covered with shame and se0seof
incraIicable disgrace. It was this ex-
perience, she declared, which male
her refuse Thaw when be offered her nis
honest love and which, relaf'd to him
on being PR ssed to tell everything
caused the husband to became intunated
aud finally guaded him to shoot
la the course Of the trying ordeal she
wept several times and once looked APP
pealingly at the judge. Many of the
women 10 the courtroom shed tears m
sympathy. Mrs. Thaw stated that White
had sent her to school and that while
she was there she undcrSent an opera
ton, the nature of which the doctors
did not tell her. On the night of the
fateful visit to Whites studio she was
dressed by her mother, wearing short
skirts and having her hair ~ pl II
down her back She was then Is years
old. She told OF Ihaw sending her to
Europe ard repeatedly asking her to be-
como his wife, snd that when she had
related TO him the awful story of her
disgrace, he comforted her by saying il
was not her fault, that she was only
an unfortunate girl, and that he
did not think any the less OF her.
The witness gave particulars Of her
life as artists model and Of how she
went on the stare 10 exc out slender
income, the family being at times ia sore
financial straits. She declared tnat pre-
sumable friends OF White had sought to
poison her mind by lie ling her stories
about Thsw, which she found TO be M
true, and that only after her secret had
been fully laid bare did she consent TO
become rhaw's wife
There were read in court letters pur-
porting to have been written by Thsw In
40 attorney named Longlellow, 10 which
the writer frequently used the word
"blackguard" IN referring supposedly
to White and in which Thsw stated that
witness would he provided for in case Of
his death
District Attorney Jerome sought to
prevent the introduction Of the letters.
but finally withdrew his objections.
The truth OF the statement made by
Mrs. Thaw to her husband cannot be
coniroverted By the district attorney, il
being held that the only material points
arc whether she actually told il to Thaw
snd whether he actually believed it.
Lawyer Delmas expects 10 keep Mira
Thaw on the stand all day today 10
complete her story. Then will come the
ordeal OF cross-examination by Jerome.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
ACQUITTED.

Fort Worth, Texas. Feb See
Raudel, charged with the murder # }.
i. Stacey, has been acquitted y jury
after trial of few days. The case
was ii uiar TO that # H,rry Tosw, but
the defense relic entirely on the ''uu-
written Law" Rindtl KILLED Stacey
September %, 1906. and, according to
all witnesses, it WAS cold-blooded affair.
The dead man was found TO be unsrmed.
The defense did not attempt to prove
self defense or insanity. loslesd, they
introduc a letter Gri,teD by the dead
man to RsndePs wife just be fore the
killing. When the prisoner WIS asked
Ibid you kill Stacey, because of his Ie-
l1tious with your wife? Raudel answered
81 did" A verdict OF The jury was
unanimous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
Shot by a Terrorist

St. Petersburg, Fep. s.--Governor
Alexandrovsk, of Penza, S,s shot and
probably fatally injured BY an unknown
terrorist ia a theatre there last night.
Four men who tried TO capture the would
be assassin were shot. The assassin
ended the tragedy by committing suicide.
Toe terrorist, Jew, laid In wait for the
Governor, firing as be took his sea-. An
assistant chief OF police, who rushed TO
the Governors assistance, WAS shot ADD
another bu let laid low dlrec or who
tried to bar the terrorisps way. The as
sstant manager OF the theatre and a po-
licemau met similar fac when they al
tempted to seize the man, the polio man
diving Instantly. A msid pointed the
way for the Jew TO the lsiles' room and
closed the door against the pursers.
There he sent bullet through his heart.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
Durand,s ResignatIon.

London, F.. s tn Morning Post
of today, sfer lecinring Professor Bryce
on his coming ambasssdorIal duties in
Washington, says: eve veutnred at
the time Of The news OF Sir Mortimer
Durand's resignation TO hint that a good
deal of uoreveaed history might lie be-
hind so unexpected an announcement.
Our Washington correspondent has since
stated that Dursnd's retirement was
brought about by disgraceful intrigue
instigsted, or, at least, largely forward
ed by President Roosevelt This is q
very serious charge. IL reflects partly
upon the President, but more heavily
upon the British foreign Office One
thing is certain, its truth or fslseb cd
will sooner or later have to be definitely
established. "
james Bryce will sail for New Yo'k
on February 1S on the White Star liner
Oceanic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
FRIDAY EVENING. FEB. s 1907.

THE DEP sIION Of Mrs. Evelyn Mes
hi; Thsw on the witness stand in New
York yesterday has been read through
out the greater portion Of the United
states during the past twenty four hours.
ft is probably Of moro sensational
nature than that ofany similar case that
la, ever been aired in public tribunal.
The story Of this young womsn's life as
presented in all its details aiIord'
another picture Of the sad consequences
incidental to taking the wrong path upon
arriving a! the cross roads Of life Al
lowing that Mrs. Tbaw has told the
"tru,b. lie whole truth and nothing bat
the truth" there are certain incidents in
the young woman's career which
are suggestive, 10 say the least
After all her alleged experience with
SANFORD White, she is later found
in another role with Thaw before
her marriage which gave the couple
world wide notoriely. they having been
excluded from New York hotels. Hei
story will doubtless have its effect upon
the Jury which is to decide her husband
fate, IS It haa had upon many men and
women who listened to 1t yesterday az
well as tho millions who have read tho
evidence Stanford White was BY NJ
means man TO be admired, and hi
manner Of lie should DO a warning tC
All who would initiate his sensual course
lie had q vile and children, and "a'
old enough to be the father Of the young
woman who attributes her ruin to him
Many are inclined to believe he TeapeC
what ne had sowu.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
THE EASTERN HOSPITAL CASE.

The controversy following the TT
moyal by the State hospital beard of DR..
L. s. Foster, former superintendent OF
the Eastern Hospital for the insane, at
Williamsburg, was practically settled
yesterday by an opinion OF the Cont oil
Appeals, in which writs of prohibition
were ordered issued against Foster and
Judge d. G. Tyler, of the Williams-
burg circuit. In its opinion, the cour'
holds that the general board of directors
Is supreme in its management Of hospitals
10 the State, and has jurisdiction over
Ulcers. Judge Keith announced from
the bench that the State had prop
erIy invoked the courts In adlndlcitlng
the Foster controversy The effect OF
his is to place DR.. o O. Drunk, de-
sigualed by the general board some time
ago to succeed DR.. Foster, in immedi-
ate couirG of the hospital. A copy OF
the papers was forwarded TO Williams
burg yesterday afternoon tc be served
on DR.. Foster and Judge Tyler.
Col. Joseph T. LAwl IS and DR.. Eos
ter appeared before Judge Z. Carter
Scott in the Richmond Circuit Court yes
erday to answer the charge of contempt
made against the former superintendent
of the Eastern State Hospital and his al
torney 10 q rule issued against them some
days ago. They are alleged to have ig-
oored the injunction in the Williamsburg
proceedings Issued by Judge Scott. Col
Lawless succeeded in purging himself OF
the charge of contempt, but DR.. Foster
vas not so fortunate. Juoge Scott dis
missed the rule as to the lawyer and
| ined Dr. Foster $25
The court explained that the ine in
po.ed was not as 3 punishment for the
a, nse. but to idemniiy the Common
wealth for the costs in the proceeding.
DR.. Foster. under the courts decision,
permitted to ret in his residence on
he hospital grounds for reasonable
period of time.
Pathos marked the end of the hospitsl
case. After the decision had been hand
I'd down finding DR.. Foster in contemp'
# the Circuit Court and the decision 10
he Court of Appeals ordering him to
.urrender the hospital to DR.. BIGok, bis
regularly appointed successor DR.. Eos
81 arose and said, al have no home
anywhere. Ny house near Matthews
as burned d5wu. I've just got TO 30
md look for place. "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
Railroad Accidents.

Chicago, FEB. S-O1e msn VAS killed
and twenty injured in wreck on the
Chicago, Milwaukee q St. Paul Rhlroad
at Elizabeth street, when wtsibouod
passenger train colllded head-oo with an
esstbound suburban train, heavily losd'd
with conn ulers for this clty. 1t Is
claimed the engineer Jailed to see a
block signal.
Three traipmen were seriously scalded
in collision between two sSitch en-
g'nes on the Chicago, Lake Shore &
Eastern RAILWAY, at WING avenue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
attacked by Revolutionlsis.

Buenps, Ayres, Feb. S-Sixteen are
dead and twenty-three are in the hos
pital at San Juan as the result OF fierce
attack on the government house by revo-
lutionists. who routed Governor Manuel
Godoy. Col. Carlos SaTmiento is at the
head of the rebsls aud il is said that he
took the governor prisoner The lighting
lasted nearly ten hours. The govern
ment officials here announce today that
the fsgolation is purely local, and the
cabinet ia preparing plan Of federal in
terventioD. The federal troops on the
scene took no part in the fighting Col.
Sarmiento has sent telegram to the
federal authorities here announcing the
resignation Of the provincial government
at San Jusn. He is IN command OF the
situation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
Charged with scuttling schooner.

Portland, Me-, Fec. SD no, ra c
scuttllng of the schooner Fortuus, for the
purpose of defraud'ng he Mannb'im
Insurance Company through the collrc-
ton of insurance. money, is charged in
indictments rr'u'u- d to iay 10 tue 'ederal
court against Captain Gilbert NJ Tower,
of Jonesport, master and part -" ner Of
the SAILING vessel, and bis mate, Hssse'l
Davis, OF Jonesport. T0er- is much ex-
element in shipping circles over the IN
dietmepts,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
Confesslon.of a murderer.

Norfolk, Va. Feb S.-Richard Mt
thews has confessed at J .cksoo, \ g.,
10 The murder of his "epbew, Paul
Rsluey, and duplicates mes, Henry
end Sonny Barmer. three brotneis, who
have been placed under arrest. Mat
thews says Rsiney was first bu chered
with an axe for the purpos- Of roob"ry.
Intense excitement prevails,in the J"k-
.ou section I'd y, and the enraged popu-
lace may Storm the ia tonight AID
lynch the quar- cite
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
News of the Day.

Chief Engineer Stevens, Of the Psna-
mo canal, announces that he will resign
if the construction Of the canal is award
ed to q contractor.
Mr.. L,ishman, the American ambss
sador to Constan,inoplr, has sent a com
muDica'ioD direct to the sultan, urging
the necessity OF prompt settlement OF
the question of recognition ofthe Ameri-
can schools.
The Missouri Senate passed "jiu
Crow" DILL Yesterday. Ii is a bill re-
curing all railroads 10 the State to fur.
nish separate coaches tor white and
negro passengers 1t allows a partition
in a car to constitute separate coaches
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
How,s Ihis2

We offer One Hundred Dollars peward : r
any case of C-tarrh that cannot be cured by
Hsll's Ca,arrh Cure
f. HENEY & CO T-ldo. o.
We the uudersig ed, hays known F. j..
Cheney tor the last IS years, ana eli We h m
pe,fe, tly honorable in oil business trnnS O.
tions, and financially ~ 70 ca ry out any
obligations made h, biz firm
NALpING. KINsAN Ma VIZ,
VINO +ssl- nggist Tile O, ..
Halls c tairh Cure Is tsksn rte,Da ily,
acting directly upon the hlood snd mucous
surfaces Of the system. Tesum nisls NJ
free. Price. zoe per bottle. Sol by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08

BECAUSE Oklahoma was carried by
the democrats last fall and because her
Legislature will no. DO the bidding Of The
republicans, Representative Murphy, OF
Missouri introduced bill in the Honse
Yesterday TO rcpea! the act admitting
Oklshome TO statehood, on the ground
that the constitutional convention Of
oklahoma and Indian territory has FAIL
ed to comply with the conditions Of this
Joint statehood act.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-08
GRIMES AT GORDONsVILLE,

Yesterday for the first time an au hen
tic account OF the wholesale chlorof 'rm-
ing ana criminal asssultiDg of young
Someu at GordoDsvllle was Obtained.
Four houses a. G1rdon-ville were entered
by unknown parties between midnight
and daybreak Wednesday a week ago,
in one of which, the home OF Rev. +. A.
Meade, two young women, students at
he female institute, situated on the
opposite side Of the street, we're assault
ed at or being put under the iDduen'e
# the drug. The young WON did not
gain consciousness until the following
morning, so deadly was the influence OF
the drug upon them.
State Law Librarian w. w. Scott,
~ hose home adioins the rectory and
whose home was entered, stated yester-
day that the most intense excitement
prevailed at Gordonsville at the time of
he outrages, and that it is rapidly
spreading over the entire county OF
Orange. There is already in hand 81, q
900 subscribed as q reward for the appre-
hension and conviction Of the fugitives
A singular feature cbaracterizing the
work of the CYLINDERS, Mr.. Scott says, is
the familiarity displayed by them with
the homes visited. The houses entered
we're apparently selected by men not
alone familiar with the premises, but
with an Interior motive of entering only
such as we're inhabited at the time by
unprotected females and 10 which were
unmarried girls. Thus it was known
that l. brarlan Scott would be 10 Rich
mond, that Edward Davenport W q
habitualy away from home during the
week, and that Rev Mr.. Meade was of
on his annual vacation.
At the rectory the two young girl stu
dents we're sleeping in their room. The
house was broken into after midnight,
both girls we're chloyOiormed and a
double assault was committed. Absolute
ly no clew wss left by the intruders, VIII ,
after accomplishing their purpose, left
apparently for the Davenport home.
Il was at the Davenport home that
the alarm was fret given and the in
truders put to 4 ght. About o'clock
the frightened, hslf-stiaed cry of WON
an rang out. The cry was one Of terror,
as though someone was being smothered
The cry was repeated and in an 10.
slant the footsteps of man we're heard
10 answer TO the alarm, and the intrud-
ers we're beating their retreat. One OF
the sisters was found in complete state
of uuconsciousness. A light sack, satu.
rated with chOroform, was fitted tightly
over her face. The second sister, who
mad gwen the alarm, had raised herself
from her pillow. She seemed to be
f1hung for breath. A garment, like
wise saturated with chloroiorm, had been
laid over her face. She had awakened
just in time TO save the honor Of hevseli
and the girl sleeping beside her