Evening star., 1907-10-26
FIRED PISTOL WITH HIS TOE
President Fallieres Holds a Wayside
Reception.
SPLIT OF FRENCH RADICALS
Papal Religious Defense Fund.
Training Of Frenh Naval
Officers.
Special Cnblegram to The Star.

remarkable suicides ever recorded has
taken place in Paris. man without
arms succeeded In shooting himself with
a revolver. For some time the police
refused to beHsve that such a suicide wal
possible. but medical examination proved
lconclusively that such was the fact The
armless man was named Onllon. He
was ffty-one years old and widower
He lived alone. One of his arms wal
amputated some years ago as the result
Of an accident: the other was cut Off close
to tho elbow a few months ago owing tc
medical reasons. He made a precariou.
living by the sale of objects in the street
He had son who for some time past has
been in prison at Chalons-sur- Marne, This
son was released the other day with about
S1.75 in his pocket. which he had earned
as good conduct money while in prison
His first object was to see his father, and
he spent all his money in paying his fare
to Paris. Without losing any time, he
went from the station to his fathers re ST.
| dence. eager to meet him once again. Ar
riving there. he knocked repe atedly at the
| door, but could obtain no response. Be
coming alarmed. he broke open the door
and entered. He struck a light, and to
| his horror saw his father lying inanmate
at the side of his bed. He rushed across
to him and found that he was dead. Run
ming into the street. he called for help,
and several gendarmes came to his as
| sistance. A doctor was hurriedy sum-
| mOned. and a thorough examination of
the body was made.
The armless man was lifted to his bed.
AS this was being done revolver fell
from his clothes. Careful examination
disclosed the fact that there was no con-
fusion on his body. nor was there any
evidence in the room of a struggle having
taken place. When the revolver was ex-
amined 1t was found that two chambers
had been discharged. Curiously enough.
these we're not consecutive chambers Be
tween the discharged chambers there was
an interval Of two that were undischarged
The dead mans watch and other small
possessions were found on the mantel-
piece. and 81 70 was still in his trouser
pockets. The mystery that puzzled the
police was. How did the armless man dis
charge the revolver? 1t Is stated that he
was an extraordinarily resourceful man.
For instance. he was in the habit of un-
locking his door every night with his own
latch key. He did this with his teeth
The autopsy proved that 1t was by means
of his teeth and his feet that he commit
ted suicide. With his teeth he ucceeded
In fastening bootlace to a piece of wire
and In attaching the wire to the trigger
of a revolver. He then took the barrel
Of the revolver In his mouth and pulled
the wire with his feet
FalHeres Is Democratic.
On the road from Rambouiliet to Paris
near st. Cyr. a few days since, q roomy
covered car was travelling smoothly when
an ominous report sounded, of which the
driver knew the meaning only too we'll
punctured tire and a quarter Of an
hours breakdown. From the car an ell
derly gentleman with snow-white hair
and healthy bloom on his cheek alight-
ed and strolled toward a shady pool of
the road. He found an inn there and
sat down by a wooden table under the
trees. Mine host sent his boy into the
garden to pick bunch of his best flow
ers and offer 1t, crying "Vive lie presi-
dent!' M. Fallieres. who had been rec
ognized. at once gave the boy gold
piece and talked to a party of fishermen.
asking them what luck they had had on
the edge of the pool. One ancient angler
was introduced and said that NJ Fal-
Heres was the third great statesman who
had done him the honor to converse with
him. the first two being Theirs and Gam
beta. and he was pleased to add that
he was the most affahle and friendly of
the three. NJ Fallieres. duly fiattered,
thanked the most ancient angler of the
neighborhood, and, a new tire having
been put In place. drove on to Paris
Recent events in France have produced
a divorce between the two most advanced
sections of French politics-the federation
of radicals and radical-soeialists and the
socialists. pure and simple. combined un-
der the title Of united socialists. A cou-
pie of days ago a meeting Of the fedora
tlon was held in Paris, at which a reso-
luton was agreed to unanimously, to the
effect that while the federation, in the
future, as in the past, is willing to work
with the unified socialists for the real
ization of democratic reforms, they can
no longer support socialist candidates
whc are In favor of general strike or
of insurrection in case of war.
Catholic Science.
Some interesting particulars of the
character and objects Of the new interna-
tional institution founded in Rome by
Cardinals Rampolla. Mercier and Mafi
for improving the position of numerous
Ca.noltc savants who are desirous of
undertaking the defense OF religion but
who lack the Indispensable pecuniary re-
sources" are published here. Rome is 20
be the center tf this great enterprise In
addition to the actual members 1t will
include benefactors paying annual sub
scriptions or making single donation.
as we'll as honorary members drawn from
t:I-' leading representatives of science. In
addition to the central or International
bureau il will have national offices In the
different countries. The former has been
installed at the Vatican observatory
under the management Of Father Halgen,
who is intrusted with the execution of
the scheme. The object Of the institution
Is to promote the progress of science In
all its branches. These are divided into
groups-namely, theological science and
the auxiliaries OF theology, juridicial, So
cial and economic sciences, historical
science, with it's subsidiary branches, and
phtlo.ogy. The institution will organize
competitions and grant subsidies to stu
dents and sayants.
The Echo de Paris mentions the natural
sciences as the fourth category in the
scientific lahors OF the new institution
which, 1t says, intends to hold both ma
nually In encouraging such an institute
of his encyciical. which has the tendency
to prevent exegetists from formulating
doctrines opposed to revelation under the
pretext Of adapting them to modern ideas.
Naval Machintsts.
A scheme of great Importance, having
relation to the future training Of French
naval officers. has been prepared at the
ministry of marine, and is to be discussed
mis- month by the superior council of the
uavy and in the following month to be
>umitted to the chambers. few weeks
since the minister of marine addressed a
memorandum to the naval prefect at
Srest, drawing his attention to the in
ereasing necessity of familiarizing naval
~adetS with the use of mechanical tools
and the construction maintenance and
working of steam and other machinery
lie said that the necessity OF compe-