Evening star., 1907-11-09
Foreign News Stories,
Romantic and Dramatic


VIENNA, October 20. 1907.
~ IAMOND weddings are rare indeed
yet there has just been celebrated
IN the little village OF Isonbolgi
tie anniversary Of wedding which it is
declared occurred just 100 years ago. All
Hungary IS Intensely interested and the
emperor has asked tie authorities to for
ward to him official particulars, SO that
he can personally congratulate the
couple.
The extraordinary couple are named
Szathmari. The husband is 120 years old
and the wife 116 He was a farmer and
was married at ths age OF twenty. They
have hundreds OF descendants in and
around the village a score OF years ago
there was a celebration IN honor of the
mans huudredth birthday and application
was mad to the Hungarian government
for a pension. II was granted after the
records ot the village rad been examined
and the mans age verified. Four years
later the woman also was granted PEN
sion.
The old couple 1--we In a modest cottage
and well looked after by relatives.
They are nearly blind and very deaf and
sleep nearly all the time The man. how
ever. still enjoys his pipe and glass Of
wine. and neither Is bedr.dden.
1t is a strange fact that in ell their
years they have nevsy left the village and
know nothing Of the great world outside
OF Isonbolgi. They were both born there
nn1 have lived continuously In wedlock
quiet and peaceful life.
The recent celebration OF their hun
dredth wedding day was participated in
by the entire village. which is very proud
OF having established. without any doubt,
worlds record.
PARIS, October 17-Newspapers are
Just now indulging In an ebullition of
ridcu!e of officialdom. BY a recent de-
cision Of the prefect of the Seine depart
ment. IN which Paris is situated. the city
scarengers have been raised from the
lowest possible position of aborers to the
diEnttied position of public functionaries
of the city.
1t appears that the scavengers includ-
ing the men who look after and clean the
sewers, wanted TO form a labor union and
become affiliated with the General Labor
Federation But the Seine prefect heard
OF the movement and stopped it.
He issued proclamation that the scav-
fnge.5 We're nominated by an official at
the city hall that their pay came from
the city treasury and that, therefore,
they were city officials. And under the
laws of France neither city officials nor
state officials can form themselves into a
labor union or indulge In strikes.
The situation created by this decision is
peculiar City officials in general object
10 naElnS the SCaVenSerS ClaSSed with
them. They declare that a scavenger Is a
mere ddjH, haphazard sort OF common
laborer. They can be hired or discharged
on the spot, and are not even named on
the city pay rolls, but have each man
number.
The prefect NJ. de S Ives. is being as
sailed on all sides and the newspapers
advise him TO reconsder his decision, dis
charge the scavengers en- bloc and hire
new lot who will not want to bs public
functionaries, and who VIII be too busy
looking after their jobs to think about
forming a union. This Will probably be
the outcome.
eT PETERSBURG October Ire
markable indeed Is the melodrama Of rev
Olutionary crime and retribution which
has been occupying attention in the Rus
sian press Two men have lost their lives
and third IS in hiding.
Paul Fedoron, young man of good
family Joined year ago the revolution
ary party. One day there came to him a
man named kazantseff a revolutionary,
who posed as reform leader He had
with purpose taken young Federof un-
der his wing. Kazantzef-in March last
II was-showed Federof secret instruc-
tons. purporting to come from the head
section OF the party. 1t ordered the two
men to journey to Moscow and there as
sassinate a man 10 be indicated by
Kazantzeff. Federoff was to do the deed.
The man was pointed out and the youth
killed him and then fled
The victim was NJ. Yollos rising dep
uty of Ire cadet party. But Federofr did
not know me victims name or anything
about him. The affair having blown over
II was considered safe, a short time ago.
for Federof to appear once more in pub
lie. Then for the first time he learned the
identity of his victim and that NJ. Yollos
had been in entire sympathy with him
self and his colleagues. Furthermore ne
learned that Yollos had in some way in
CURED the enmity of KazantzefT, and that
the latter had merely used FedorofY as
his tool in q daStardly p,ot OF revenge
The instructions from the head section Of
the party mad been forged by kazantzeff
The latter soon learned that the truth
was out and fled. But his whereabouts
were discovered and Fedoroff met him
face TO face. In his fury Eedoroff hacked
the man literally to pieces. He then
went 20 the headquarters of the cadet
party and delivered himself up, contessing
all that he had done. The cadets have
hidden him until such time as 1t shall be
Determined what action take