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The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
ART GALLERIES ROBBED.
Valuable Paintings Cut from Frames
md Cnrried AyNey.

Cardiff, March Another sensational
robbery of art treasures was reported
yesterday. nineteen valuable pictures be-
ing removed from the walls of a museum
at Pwllheli. a popular watering place on
the Welsh coast.
The methods employed by the thieves
resemble those in the case Of the rob
berry from Charles Wertheimer's house in
Norfolk street. Park lane. and, curiously
enough. both rObbeTies were committed
on the same night.
The scene Of the Welsh robbery is a
mansion. formerly occupied as a private
residence. but now used as an art gallery,
with pleasure grounds attached.
The gallery is four miles from the town
OF Pwllhel, and contains 400 valuable
paintings, including works by Turner,
Landseer. and David Cox, and they are
valued at more than s250.000.
caretaker and his wife sleep in the
back part of the premises, and the thieves
entered by a front window, which they
broke
Nineteen pictures were removed from
the walls. and eight We're cut out of their
frames and stolen. These included five oil
paintings and three water-cOlors Of the
values of $500
1t is believed that the thieves were
disturbed, otherwise they would have
taken away the remaining pictures which
they unhung, and also more valuable
works which were left untouched.
No arrests have yet been made
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
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FASHION REvIvES NIGHTCAPS
Women of London Revert TO Garb
of GrnndInnfhers

London, March Questionable women.
the Diapers Record states, have revived
the nightcaD Inquiries at some of the
leading lingerie establishments have re-
vealed that this article Of sleeping attire
is being ordered extensively. and that
nightcaps form an Indispensable item 81
most Of the recent rousseau orders The
nightcap Of 1907 is a dainty combination
of cambria and lace frills, beauti6ed by
ribbon rosettes in rose, maUve. and azure
blue.
What has brought about this reversion
on the part OF young women Of to-day to
fashion which became restricted more
than half a century ago TO our amiable
grandmothers and to elderly splnsters?
The doctors are partly made response
bic. IncessaDt preaching Of the well-ven-
tilated bedroom has enforced the-epen
window al night and young women who
are not Of the robust .open-air girl"
type have found the north and northeast
wintry breezes too trying. So they hive
gladly accepted the protection Of the
nightcap IN its daintiest form.
Some hairdressers have given more
distressing explanation. Elaborate Golf
tt-- % LSl-ts- Nt@-Attlr ltit-ec are lelbeu DN
most stylish transformations, which
are detached at night: and to facilitate
this arrangement it is said that many
ladies', despisiHg a wOman's browning
glory, have had their hair cropped-a de-
cadent measure which renders a night-
cap necessary. Their great-grandmoth-
ers practiced the same folly.
The new manner of dressing the hair
which introduces an exceptionally careful
process of ondulatiOn. submitted 10 bv
many women three times a week-calls
for the use Of protecting cap az night
TO preserve the freshness of the couture.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
FLEEING FROM AVALkNCHES
Swiss Peasants Compelled to For
sake Many Villages.
snow LoOseBed by Hot sun Descends
from Mountains and De-
mOIfshes Property.

Geneva. March MANY Alpine villages
are threatened with destruction owing to
the change in the weather.
A hot sun is looseniug the snow on the
mountains, which is the heaviest that has
fallen for thirty years, and avaIanches
are falling in all directions.
A double avalanche fell yesterday on
both sides Of the valley of Erstfeld,
sweeping away stables and houses and
killing herds OF cattle. The peasants, who
had been warned, watched the disaster
from a distance.
A pathetic sight may be witnessed on
the shores of Lake Wallenstadt. All the
villagers of Quinten. after having hastily
gathered their cattle and belongings, have
crossed the lake, as an avalanche is hang
ing above their homes.
Between Unterschachen and Aesch, in
the Canton of Uri. an avalanche has cut
down a large forest and the telegraph
poles over a distance of a quarter OF a
mile.
Another avalanche destroyed the hamlet
Of Arxel on Sunday while the villagers
were at church, leaving not a house
standing Two old men and three chill
dren had miraculous escapes from death.
An avalanche has fallen from the sum-
nit Of the Frohnalpstock into the gorge
of Euw. blocking the stream. which now
threatens to flood the valley, where many
villages are situated.
The government has suspended all the
diligence services on account Of the great
risk that travellers run on the mountain
routes
It will take weeks to clear the Alpine
passes, which have several avalanches
lying across them. II the warm weather
continues there viii be disastrous floods.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
POPE'O TOMB READY
Remains Of Leo XIII to Be
Removed Secretly.
DEMONSTRATION IS FEARED
Coffin Containing Body of Great
POntif to BE Conveyed to Final
draI During Hours OF Darkness.
Vatican and QuirinaI Agree.

Rome, March THE artist TadolinPs
tomb, in the Lateran Cathedral. is now
quite ready for the reception OF the
body of Leo NH. and Romans are ex-
pecting to wake up one morning 10 find
the translation OF the grca. PontiRs
remains from the loculus in st. Peters
an accomplished fact
The coffin Will be conveyed across to
the other extreme Of the city as secret
~ as possible just before daybreak.
The Vatican and the Quirinal agreed
upon this course so as TO avoid any
pretext for a hostile demonstration. the
risk of which the Giolitti cabinet does
not wish to incur at the present mo-
ment, when there is an echo in Italy of
the ecclesiastical crisis In France
There are those i'm clerical circles in
Rome who opinc that Lco's dust al
ready reDOses beneath the roof OF St
John Lateran. Most probably. however,
the actual translation is on the eve Of
being realized, and when the late Pope
has been laid within his cathedral
church. of which Leo never took formal
possession in his lifetime, there will be
grand solemn semi-public funeral ser
vice. at which all functionaries OF the pa
pal court. save Plus y, viii assist 10 rem
der the last supreme hOnors Of the Cath
Ole Church to one whom history viii
perhaps salute as the greatest Of mod
ern POntiTs
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
PRINCESS IS EXILED
Daughter of Kaiser's Fa-
Yorite Webs Secretary.
STIRS GERMAN HIGH SOCIETY
Princess Augusta Gutenberg Re
comes Bride of Herr Emil JoraI-
Iinek, ROumanIan OF PIebeian Birth
without Means-Sacrinces Title
and All other Privileges OF Hank.

Berlin, March "a great stir has been
caused in German high society by the
marriage OF Princess Augusta Gutenberg.
daughter of the Emperor's favorite. Prince
Philipp Eulenburg to Herr Emil Joralli-
mex. her fathers private secretary. Herr
Emil JoraIlInek IS a Roumanian OF pie
beian birth. without means.
Princess Augusta, who IS now twenty
four years Of age, fell in love with Herr
Jorallinek at her fathers country house.
where the two young people seized clan
Gestine opportunities Of becoming ac-
quaiated with one another. Prince Philip
offered resolute opposition 10 the unequal
match. but finally gave way and granted
a reluctant consent
He is said to have granted the pair a
small annual income OF several hundred
pounds on condition that they remove TO
some distant place and hold no communi-
caticn with him or other members Of his
family.
The princess loses her title and be-
comes. plain Frau JoTaIlinek. She saCri-
fees all other privileges of her princely
rank She will be obliged to live far more
mOdestly than hitherto.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
ACTRESS ACTS MECHANICIAN
Julia Nelson Helps Out Delayed
Passengers on London Bus.
Directs Driver How to Remedy
Slight Defect in Gear and
All Is Well.

London. March Miss Julia Nelson
the well-known actress. played a very i'm
portant part in busy thoroughfare in
Knightsbridge yesterday. and the result
of her performance was as gratifying as
il the part had been thoroughly rehearsed
which it certainly had not
A motor omnibus, which had struggled
gamely from its starting point in Ham
mersmith, in spite of a very faulty me-
chanical interior. eventually crawled it
self 10 a standstill, and refused to bulge
an inch farther.
The passengers left the omnibus and
stood disconsolateIy by, while tie driver
and conductor searched and probed the
interior OF the motor for the cause of
the stoppage. They had covered them
selves with dirt, but not with glory. when
a smart motor car, occupied by a woman
and her chauffeur, came up, and the
woman, seeing the difficulty Of the two
motor omnibus men, stopped her car and
jumped down to their assistance.
She took survey Of the machinery.
and almost Immediately, with smile.
pointed out something 10 the mystified
omnibus driver that seemed TO give him
new heart. He followed out her direc-
tions. and rectihed the fault she had
drawn his attention 70.
In a trice the man was on his box
again, the passengers had entered the ON
nibus and it went careering on its way
once more
The crowd that assemblies on all such
occasions gave the lady a grateful cheer
as she re-enteTed her car. but few recog-
nized that the clever mechanician was
Miss Julia Nelson.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
MAD BULL KILLS HORSE.
Runs Amuck in Paris Streets and
Horns Bicycle.

Paris. March "A mad bull, with BIZ
cycle entangled on his horns. raced wild
Iy down the Boulevard Pasteur to-day,
scattering pedestrians In terror.
The animal was being taken from a cat
tie truck at the station, when the noise
of the engines terrified him. and he
dashed through the ratings into the
street. Catching sight of a coster's cart,
he lowered his horns and charged, over
turning the vehicle, killing the horse,
and gravely injurying the coster's wife,
who was driving.
The maddened beast then galloped into
the Boulevard Pasteur, and meeting a
eyclist. he lowered his head and made
another fierce charge. throwing the man
violently to the pavement, and getting
the machine entwined about his horns
He dashed down the boulevard, making
furious efforts to get rid OF his strange
burden. and ultimately took refuge on q
piece Of waste land. where ne was lassoed
and shot.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
ALLEGED ASSASSIN FOUND.
san Francisco Earthquake said 20
Be Responsible for Location.

Rome. March Among the innumer-
able inquiries after the-safety OF friends
in San Francisco, made after the earth
quake there by anxious relatives in
Italy through the consular authorities.
was one concerning certain Oiinto Ric-
conf, native Of ChiesinO. near Lucca.
The consulate experienced no trouble in
supplying the information needed, for
Riccomi. who was safe and sound, was
a wealthy citizen OF san Francisco.
Later. however, the judicial authorities
in Florence began TO manifest eXtraoTdi-
nary interest in Riccomi, whose presence
they desired in Italy. RiccOmi it is al
legged, belonged 20 a gang of assassins
who killed a couple Of Carabinieri in 1881.
He escaped the country. but was found
guilty, and condemned in his absence to
penal servitude for life.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
GAMING DEBT ANEULLED.
Queen Anne Statute Involved by
Man Who WEIGHED at Bnccnrnt.


Man Who WEIGHED at Baecarat,
London, March Am interesting case
was settled in the Court OF Appeals YES
terday- In the original case the manager
of the Cercle Algerian, a private club NJ
Algiers. sued a certain Owen for II .00J
francs The manager had advanced. this
amount partly in cash and partly in coun-
ters 10 enable Owen to pay his losses 10
continue playing the game, which was
baccarat- owen gave in exchange a check
drawn In English on a London bank. The
check was afterward dishonored. Owen
pleaded a statute Of Queen Anne which
made checks drawn for gaming purposes
utterly void, and also a statute Of 1885,.
which made void il drawn and given for
an Illegal condition.
The judge gave a verdict in favor OF
the manager. holding that the statutes
quoted struck at gaming in this country
alone, and as baccarat is legal at Al
giers the plaintiff could recover on a
check in this country. On appeal this
judgment was reversed, two out Of the
three Lords OF Appeal declaring against
the managers claim. and holding that
the law to be applied was the law Of tho
place where the bin was payable. There
fore. as the check was payable in Eng
land it was entirely England's transac-
ton. and the statute Of Queen Anne ap-
piled. The third Lord differed. suggest
ing as q parallel that as tobacco growing
In England was illegal. a check knowing
~ given for the purpose Of tobacco grow
ing in England would be invalid. but an
English check given for tobacco growing
in France would not be illegal.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
CARNIVAL In PALACE
Historic HOfburg Scene of
Brilliant Spectacle.
MANY NOBLE DEBUTANTEs
HIS Majesty G=eets Large Number of
Young Women of AristOcracy.
Court Watches Dances and RetIreH
Promptly Mt NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ludwig Victor III.
Of The Washington Herald.

Correspondence Of The Washington Herald
Vienna, Feb. 2.-The annual cornwall
held in this city was one OF the most su-
perb seen in recent years, and was wound
up by a masked ball at the palace, in
which the exclusive aristocracy Of the en-
pire participated. The scene in the great
hall Of the Hofburg Palace was one long
10 be remembered, and the characters de-
p'cted by the guests of royalty were Of
almost every variety, the historical pre-
dominating
AT about $50 the guests began to arrive
at first in twos and threes. and then in
large patches, until almost imperceptibIy
there was quite q crush. To the glorious
Gobelins. the sparkling mirrors, the lux
uriant wealth of flowers. and the bril-
liant light Of electric drops were added the
splendor of jewels and rich dresses of tho
women and gorgeous uniforms Of most of
the strong sex.
The court entered shortly after 9. the
Emperor leading Archduchess Maria An
nunziata on his arm. The youthful arch
duchess has just received the Grand Cross
OF the Order OF Knights of Malta A
large number of young women Of the arts
tocracy were presented TO his majesty
this year. To each one the monarch had
kind word 10 say, and soon put at ease
the most bashful Of the nOvices.
The presentations over, the Emperor
took q seat next to Archduke Franz Fer
dinand, and watched the dancing of the
cotllion. Principally at j o'clock the
court retired.
Archduehess Not n Citizen.
Archduchess Maria Theresa, wife Of
Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, who has large
Possessions in the Eisenburg Comitat. in
Hungary, is much distressed ut finding
she is no longer considered a citizen of
Hungary. and that her rights are dis
puted. IN protesting against this de-
cision, she declared that in marrying
Prince Louis of Bavaria she neither re-
nounced her rank as Austrian archduchess
nor as Hungarian princess. and, therefore,
she must. necessarily, be a citizen of Hun
gary.
The authorities laid the matter before
the ministry of the interior with the re-
suit that Count Andrassy drew attention
to the law of 1873. according to which the
female members of the royal family,
should they marry a foreign subject, lose
their Hungarian citizenship.
Prince and Princess Ill.
From SalzbUrg comes the news that
ArchdUke Ludwig Victor. the Emperor
youngest brother, has fallen i'll Though
much exaggerated, the report has some
truth in it, since the archduke has lately
been treated by nerve specialists, and, on
account of the foggy weather, has not
been out Of doors for some days
Archduchess CIOtilde and her daughter.
ArchduchesS Elizabeth. have gone TO Sofia
10 see the aged Princess Clemenuine, OF
Coburg who Is dangerously ILL., Prof
ChiaTi who had been summoned from
Vienna, finds the patient sufficiently well
to allow Of his returning TO the capitaE
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
AUSTRALIA FEARS JAPAN.
Commonwealth to Undertake Scheme
of Defense and Colonization.

Melbourne. March 1.-The agreement
between the commonwealth government
and the South Australian government
with regard TO the annexation Of the
northern territory will have far-reaching
results. It implies vast developments
with regard to the settlement of the peo-
PIE on the land and for the irrigation Of
the interior and in the Improvement of
the defenses against a possible invasion
by the japanese. in addition. the con-
struction OF a transcontinentaI railway
from Adelaide 10 Port Darwin will be
undertaken nationally.
The signing Of this agreement constf-
tutes a turning point in Australian his
tory. Lord NOrthcote will tour the north
ern territory in April In company with
the federal ministers.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
IMPRISONED FOR KISSING.
Act Committed I'm Church TO End
Feud Resented by Priest.

Vienna, March Twenty Ruthenian
peasants belonging to Ispas. in Galicia.
have been sentenced TO various terms OF
imprisonment from a week 10 a month
for kissing each other I'm church
A feud had arisen between two parties
in the town, and the priest preached a
sermon in which he urged the peasants
10 make friends before they came 10
church again. They took him at his
word. and on the following Sunday the
two hostile parties marched up the
church. side by side. and kissed the altar.
They then solemnly shook hands and
kissed one another on both cheeks ia
the Polish fashion 10 seal the recouciUa-
ton.
The kissing scene excited loud laughter
among the members Of the congregation.
and the priest prosecuted the peasants
for unseemly conduct IN church The
court held that q church is no place FOR
kissing. and found the peasants guilty.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
NO GERM IN MOTOR GREASE.
Motorists Hands May Get Dirty, but
That Does Not Matter.

Paris. March Am eminent Paris ply.
stefan las just written a paper about
country doctors who use motor cars. and
has eXhaustively considered the problem
of black and oily hands resulting from
occasional repairs.
The doctor says that there is no helm
for this, and it does not matter. He has
microscopically examined some of the
black grease and found that it harbored
no evil germs. He therefore yronounces
the dirty hands to be "hygienicaiIy
clean"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
GIRL SLABS CANISTER.
Besents Having Been Staked Against
$40 in Game OF Chance.

Paris. March 2-Gustave Sarin. an art
designer. who had gambled away every
penny he had, decided 20 stake his sweet
heart on the last throw OF the dice-his
opponent wagering so against her.
The designer lost. and he went wretch
edly toward his sweethearrs home. won
dering how best TO inform her of her
compulsory change Of lovers. When he
arrived. his sweetheart very pretty
girl. named Louise Mortgage-noticed his
woebegOne appearance. and inquired
what was wrong.
Sarin blurted out the truth, and Louise.
aroused 10 fury. seized a knife. and
plunged il into his breast The young
man is now lying seriously wounded in
the Lari5Osiere Hospital His sweetheart
is in prison. and the gamblers stake will
never be paid
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
FELT SORRY FOR SHYLOCK.
Original Critique of 'SIerchant of
Venice" in German Newspaper.

Berlin, March At IS a claim of many
Germans that the fatherland has a fuller
appreciation Of Shakespeare than the poets
fellow-countrymen. Whatever may be the
case in Berlin and other intellectual cen
tiers, the provinces lag behind, to judge
from the notice Of the Oppelner lettings
dramatic critic on the production of THE
Merchant of Venice He writes:
THE piece is $50 years Old. and there *
nothing remarkable a'.;.'t it. After x
trial scene, the Jew, e lock. disappears.
Surely the punishment meted out to him
is too severe. She idea OF n woman
pleading in a copgSl of justice is absurd,
and there is not q satisfactory ending 10
the plot
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
RETIRED BRIGAND DIES.
BeiIascOsai, Once Terror of Corsica.
Passes Away at Ajacci0.

London, March Full of years and
honor. the once famous brigand Bellas-
cosai has died at Ajaccio. Corsica. He
was for years at once the terror and the
pride Of the district around Bastia.
with his brother GiacomO he took 10
the mountains In lS2, in consequence Of
a series Of vendetta murders. The legal
period for his liability to punishment
expired in 1S92, and ne surrendered to
the police and was exiled to Marseillts
After year or 50 he grew hOmesick and
came home again. The authorities did
not interfere with him. and he spent the
rest OF his days quietly as a well-to-do
retired bTigand
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

London, March I'm view Of the fact
that two Of the women who applied for
cabmen's licenses in Paris obtained them.
Miss Levitt. the famous lady motorist.
who broke so many records at Blackpool.
drove motor car through the streets Of
London yesterday in order TO test the
availability of women for positions as
chauneurs. she gives the following &C
count Of her experience:
When 1 was asked to drive a motor
cab round London to test the possibilities
OF motor-cab driving as a calling for
women. I must confess that I did not
very much Ike the idea.
1T Is one thing to drive a racing motor
car at high speed along a specially con-
structed track, and. if one meets with
success. 10 be applauded by the specta-
tors but II is a very different matter 10
crawl on an unaccustomed vehicle through
the streets Of London. risking a fearful
amount Of chaff OF possibly an unpIeas-
ant nature.
However. after had thought the mat
ter over for a while, the possibilities
seemed considerable. and I decided to 20
through the ordeal-and it was certainly
no light one
Little Annoying at First.
4 drove out Of the garage along a line
Of amused spectators. and bumped along
for little over d badly made road. When
/ got into Remington road. however. IL
vas better. and I let the machine go AZ
"a good speed The tram lines were a lit
tie annoying. and the tires Of the cab got
slightly damned in them.
The cab went splendidly over West
minister Bridge and along Parliament
street I had pretty clear run in the
center Of the road. 7 went from there 10
Portland place and Regents Park. After
driving about the park for some little
time I went into Regent street to test
the possibilities Of going shopping I
went 10 millineT's. a Diapers. a for
lists, a chemists, and jewelers.. turning
and twisting about among the traffic and
making my work as difficult as possible.
In consequence Of my tour. I am con-
WINGED that there Is u splendid opening
for motor-cab women.
scheme n Good One.
Il have been round to some Of the Lon
don hotels and shops. and have made in
quiries with regard to the suggestion.
and they are unanimous in agreeing with
me that the scheme is a good one
1T is well known that woman can
often manage a high-spirited horse more
easily than a man, because her touch is
lighter and although the London cabby
refuses 20 believe Il, there is a strong re-
semhlance between the clutch of a motor
car and the mouth Of a horse. Both are
sensitive. and both answer best TO a
gentle touch. But this is old history. for
women have long held their own in the
field of chauffeurs and proved that they
do not lack either pluck or the neces-
sary brains which viii enable them to
understand the mechanism Of a car.
Ladies, too, would undoubtedly prefer
being seen in q motor car driven by
woman. and what mother would not more
willingly intrust her daughter to the care
Of d daintily attired woman chauffeur
than TO the usual burly cabby. who is
only too prone to abuse a woman unless
she overpays him?"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Ninetv Year. in a Carn,nn.

London. March 2-The Ongar guar
dams decided yesterday to send their
medical officer to examine Mrs. Andrews
who is ninety years old, has lived in a
caravan all her life, and refuses to enter
the workhouse. She Is described as half
blind and partly paralyzed, and has
been rescued twice from the van when
il caught fire.