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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
S|C|L|AN BR|GAND
WRITES B|0GRAPH y
His Adventures Being Related in
the Pages of Palermo
Newspaper.
PRESENTS FOR STAF T
PRESENTS FOR STAFF

ROME, May 4.
Salomone, the notorious sicilian brig
and, has been writing his personal
memoirs in the mountains amidst snatch-
es of rest from his professional raids
Salomone steals down by night to divers
obscure hamlets in the valley near Pa
lermo, and thence posts his copy by in
stalmcnts to the Giornale di Stella. which
has already published $50 pages of manu-
script Of his narrative about his ten
years prison experiences and his en-
counters with the carabinieri. An inter-
esting psychological fact is that Salomone
never fails to inclose with his copy q
present of 10 to 80 lire, to encourage the
alertness of compositors and proof cor
rectors. The newspaper has got Il further
advertisement from Governor Bova, of
Ancona penitentiary. who has entered
into a fiery polemic with Salomone, who
is proving himself an astute adversary.
Meanwhile, the editor of the Siclian
paper is receiving many tempting offers
from chronological and archaeological in
stitutes in Italy and abroad for Salo-
mone's original autograph manuscript,
written on legal vellum, as they desire to
subject the same to the study OF graph
ologist experts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
JAPS HAVE A BRAND
OF AMERICAN FEVER.
"Get-Rich-Quick" Schemes Now
the Rage in Empire of
the Mikado.
BUCKET SHOPS THRIVE.

LONDON, May 4.
..The 'get-rlch-aulck' fever has seized
Japan, and unless the nation sobcrs down.
speculative crises will become as COM
mon in Toxic as they are in New York"
Such is the opinion OF a city merchant
who has just returned to London from a
business tour in the East.
II was amazed at the amount of specu-
lation which Is now INDUCED In by al!
classes in the principal cities" he said.
1.-The Stock Exchange in Toxic, which.
unlike ours in London. is open to tho pub
lie. is frequently the scene OF great ex-
element, and bucket-shops of the worst
description abound. both in the capital
and In other cities. The Produce and
Rice Exchanges are other centers of fe-
vcrish gambling. Some day Japanese
Letter will make q corner in rice.
~ learned that the companies and syn
dicates noated during the twelve months
ending in January last represented the
astonishing total capital of s7oo0co,oo0
Many of these companies were OF the
soundest description, but Japanese com
pany promoters. whose numbers are grow
ing rapidly, have been responsible for sew
eral rotten concerns.
I'm land and house property. too, there
Is much speculation. In northern Japan
more especially. property has in many
cases trebIed in value.
Happily. japanese women do not spec
lIlate. and take little interest in business
affairs The railways, owned by the state.
afford no opportunities for speculation and
the tramways in Toxic are shortly 10 be
municipalized.
.Thc sober minded statesmen Of Japan
believe that the present fever Is pass
ing phase, due to the great wave OF pros
perIty which Is passing over the nation
and to the citation consequent on her VIC
tories
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
ENGLISH GIRL SHOOTS
BOLD WOMAN THIEF
Lost in Paris, She is Lured tc
Den, But Revolver Insures
Her Safety.
PARIS. May A

Miss Nellie Mccarthy. an English girl Of
10 who had come to Paris TO take Sit
uation as a Eoverness. had an exciting
adventure last night with wouid-oe ROB
Der in the Rue Rambuteau.
She lost her way among the Paris
streets, and asked q woman named Bas-
sett to direct her to her hotel In the hue
st. Honore. The woman offered to show
her the way, and led her instead to her
own apartments.
The woman induced her to enter, and
then locked the door and demanded Miss
McCarthys jewels and money. The Eng
lish girl answered by producing revol-
yer and shooting the woman in the
shoulder.
The police were called by the neighhors,
and explanations at the police station led
to the release of Miss Mccarthy The
woman Bassett is in the hospital, and
will be charged with attempted robbery.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
WOMAN KILLS HERSELF
IN A PRISON CELL
Mysterious Victim of the Russian
Government strangled by
Her Own Hair.
HER B U RIAL SECRET
ST. PETERSBURG, May 4.

The suicide in the Fortress of st. Peter
and St Paul of n young woman named,
Dorofieff. who had been imprisoned there
for nearly six months without trial. has
caused as painful an impression as that
of the girl Vietrova, who committed sui
eide in the same place about eight or ten
years ago by pouring over herself the oil
vided and setting herself on fire. Dorotiefr
strangled herself by tying her hair round
her neck, fastening the end of the plat
to the foot OF the bed and then leaning
back till death released her.
She was young married woman. barely
% years of age, who came to st. Peters
burg with her husband In the spring of
last year. The two lived q quiet. simple
life. and attracted little notice from their
neighbors until shortly after a revolutions
airy outrage. when they disappeared The
police made descent upon their apart
ment and left few men in permanent
ambush When, two days later, the hus-
hand returned. alone, he had hardly en-
tered the hall when they rushed out with
loaded rcvolvers and arrested him. Two
days later he was executed in accordance
with the verdict of field court-martial.
The following day the woman Doroneff
was arrested. She was Immediately incm-
cerated in the Fortress of st. Peter and
st. Paul, and since then, according to the
newspaper accounts. she was kept in COM
plete ignorance as to the fate of her hus-
band. the jailers not being allowed to
reply to any of her questions. The news
of her husbands death. it Is said, was
only conveyed to her on the eve of her
suicide.
She had been dead for several hours be-
fore it was discovered that she had put an
end to life She was buried secretly at
night time in the Preobajensky cemetery,
where are the graves of many of those
who fell during the shooting on Red Sun
day. Who she was and who her husband
remains mystery. Those who knew her
during her stay IN st. Petersburg describe
her as an exceptionally beautiful and at
tractive woman. of superior intelligence
and education
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
.EX-EMPRESS SUED
FOR LOAN TO HUSBAND
Widow of Napoleon l. Refuses
to Pay Note for
So2o,ooo.
LOST FOR MANY YEARS

NICE, May L.
The ex-Empress Eugene Is to be the de-
fendant in a curious action for the recov-
cry of long-standing debt which is
shortly to come before the Nice court. The
plaintiff is septuagenarian named Pierre
Thierry, the next-of-kln of a wealthy
shipowncr of Nantes, named Martin
Thierry.
In 1856 Napoleon III borrowed 100000
from the Nantes shipowner on note of
hand, and the amount was to be repaid
with interest in fifteen years. The loan
fell due in July, 1870. The lender had died
in the interval, but Pierre Thierry, the
present sutton and the dead mans nephew,
presented himself at the Tuileries few
DAYS before the outbreak of the Franco
Iorussiau War. He was received by the
emperor. who was attended by General
Reille. his aide-de-camp The imperial
debtor, occupied with the approaching
struggle with Prussia, was either unable
or unwilling to discharge the debt, and
suggested tho renewal of the note for an
other fifteen years, undertaking at the
end of that period to pay $4,000 by way
of principal and interest. Thierry accept
ed. and the emperor there and then signed
a fresh promissory note for the sum men
toned
The war interviewed, Napoleon was driven
from France. and Pierre Thierry, in the
course of q hurried removal from his ma
tive city. lost all trace of the bond. The
fifteen years expired. the emperor was
dead, and in the absence of documentary
proof 1t was useless to claim the debt
from the ex-empress. Quito recently.
however, NJ. Therry, while aimlessly turn
ing over the leaves of an old book, came
across the precious paper 1t is in an ex-
cellent state of preservation, and the sig
nature of the Inflated imperial borrower
Is perfectly egible. Moreover. just be-
meath appears as witness the name OF
General Relic.
Once In possession Of the promissory
note, NJ. Thierry lost no time in seeking
to recover the fortune 1t represents. In
order to comply with the law, and have
n legal domciIe in the same department
as the defendant he recently went to live
at Mentone, which is Il short tram ride
from the villa OF the eN-empress at Cap
Martin.
The ex-empress is contestlng the claim.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
ARAB MILLIONAIRE
SHOT WHILE PRAYING
Unknown Assassin Puts Bullets
in His Body in Presence
of His Family.
SINGAPORE. MAY 4.

SINGAPORE, May 4.
Abdul Kadir 4Asagoff, an Arab millions
aire and chief of the Mohammedan COM
munity of Singapore. died today from
wounds inflicted by an unknown assas-
sin.
With his family he was performing his
sunset dcyotlons on Thursday in the
veranda OF his house. AS he bowed
toward Mecca, his wife and children
prostratins themselves beside him, @
shot, n cry and the sound OF running
feet were heard beneath the veranda.
Alsagofl fell prone with bullet in his
body.
His servants raised him and placed
him upon u couch, Others ran from the
house and went hot-toot after the as
sassin. But in the quickly gathering
dusk the miscreant easily escaped. Tho
wounded man fingered on until noon.
when he expired.
All Moslems hero are mourning him.
and his relatives have set great price
.upon the Inuruerers head.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
ABSCONDER POSES
AS RUSSIAN PRINCE
Welcomed by Aristocracy OF
Rome, He Cuts Big Figure
in Eternal City.
DETECTIVE sPOILs GAME


An absconding Bohemian bank clerk.
who stole 100000 from a bank at hliko-
WITT come months ago. was discovered
today posing as Prince Vladimir kloho-
cinsky, who. with the princess" beau
tiful woman, has been prominent figure
in Rome since the beginning of the year.
The prince arrived in Rome in
January. put UP at one of the pest notes
and freGucnted the highest society. The
"princess' splendid jewels, and the
"prince's" brilliant manners evoked gen
eral admiration Most of the best houses
were open TO the pair. when at the end
of March they suddenly disappeared.
This morning telegram from Frascau
announced the arrest of the prince
who In Bohemia was plain Karl Wenzel-
at the best hotel. With his wife he had
been making a series or motor car eS-
curs.ons in the lovely country surrounding
the town.
He and the princess were quietly
lunching when the captain of the Cara
binierl stationed at E'rascau strode into
the room, tapped him on the shoulder
and showed him q warrant for-his arrest.
The prince" was furious, and threat
ened the Intervention of the Russian EN-
hassy. The princess" went into hys-
terlcS ana was bot ttS t.--t'ttt7 - 80
room. while a doctor was summoned Her
husband agreed to submit, but insisted
IN seeing his wife before he left the
The woman recovered miraculously
when tho "prince" spoke hurriedly III
German. which the Italian officials did
no, understand 1t Is believed that he
gave her instructions for the disposal of
what remains OF his booty.
The detective who traced Wenzel and
identified him as the prince Will re-
ceive the reward OF $1,000 offered Tor his
detection by the bank of Mikowtz.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
Warehouses INSANE
SETS PALACE ABL.AZE
Firernen Who Come to Save
Are Shot at by Her From
Window.
MILAN, Nav

MILAN, MAY =,
The beautiful Marchionoss Alfalfa Ram
blet Massaglia. member of an illus
trious Italian family, suddenly became
insane in her palace here yesterday
She barricaded herself in the palace,
and, having clothed herself in robes of
state set fire to the furniture.
leople IN the streets ran for help, but
when the tiremeu arrived the marrhion-
ess received them with revolver shots.
a long siege followed. ana only ended
when the marchoness had exhausted all
her ammunition
The hremen on entering the building
discovered that a young nephew OF the
Murchloness had also become insane.
The marchioness and her nephew We're
conveyed to an asylum and the fire MAS
Snaodilv axtinunishea,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
NEW NAVY FOR SPAIN
DISCUSSED BY KINGS
Plans Submitted to Edward VII
and Alfonso XIII at Meet
ing in Carsaasseaa.
PARIS. NIny.


According to the Madrid correspondent
of the Eclair, the Spanish minister of ma
rire has stated that tho plans for reor-
gnnizing the navy will include the crea.
ton OF a defensive squadron OF fast cruis-
ers. submarine and torpedo boats
the minister admitted thar these plans
were discussed during the recent meetns.
between King Edward and King Alfonso
ut Cartagena, and added: THAT meeting
will have happy results for our naval fn'
ture,'
plans and estimates for the new squad
ron and the improvements nc Ferrol wera
submitted by Messrs. Bearanlore and Rots
per, the British naval engineers. during
their interview with the minister yester-
day and Will be considered by the goy-
ernment. Ii is estimated mat the total
cost Of the naval reorganization scheme
Will be s6o.e00,0Q0.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
BRITISH BANDSMEN
FETED INF RANCE.
Visit of Lancashire Lads to Fa-
nous City Of Lille Unquali-
fled Success.
LILLE, May 4.

LlLLC, May 4.
The visit OF the band OF tho Second
Battalion South Lancashire Regiment has
been an unqualified success. The Eng
lishmen are the heroes OF tho hour, In
vitations pour i'll upon them, and they are
being loaded with presents. chiefly OF
cigars. cigarettes, chocolate and the Goa
fectionery for which the town Is famous.
One man has received three hampers of
champagne. The concert on Sunday drew
n huge audience, and $1,000 was collected
for the French charity "Arbre de Noel."
Today selection OF music was played
in the garden of the British consulate. A
football match between the Englishman
and the French Iris Club resulted In q
victory for the latter by goals to 3, A
final concert was held in the Grande
Place this evening, and evoked Immense
enthusiasm,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
LIVES SAVED BY MONKS
1900 Alpine Climbers Given Shelter
in Famous Hospice.

GENEVA, May 4.-The monks at the
Grand ST Bernard hospice state that this
winter has been the most severe expert
enced for many years. During the five
months just ended more than 1900 snow
bound ENTHUSIASTICALLY Italian workmen,
and including three British tourists-have
been given shelter at the hospice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
English Industry Dead.

LONDON, May 4-The trade of the pat
tenmaker has died out completely in the
city Of London. The widow of the last
survivor of a once flourishng industry
has just been placed on the pension list
of the Pattenmakers' Company, one OF
the old livery guilds.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-14
TO KILL Gypsy MOTHS
PARASITES TO BE USED
These Pests Have Made Serious Raw
ages Among the Trees and ShrubG
in Massachusetts, and Other New
England States.
Publishers Press.1

Washing.yn. !. eb. I3.-A discovery
was made by the department of agri-
culture that is expected to destroy the
gypsy moth. which has made serious
ravages among the trees and shrubs
in Massachusetts and other states.
The discovery is parasite of the
gypsy moth which ranges in size from
a microscopical insect to one IS large
as a mosquito. Scientists of the de
partment say that there are eight or
ten varieties of the parasite, all OF
them being deadly to the moth.
The parasites w.-e discovered In
southeastern Europe and il is the in
tention of L. o. Howard, chief of the
bureau of entomology of the agricul-
tural department, to make a trip to
Europe for the express purpose of
collecting gypsy moths infected with
the parasites. He expects to bring
back several hundred thousand of the
parasite-infected moths to be distrib-
uted in the districts being ravaged
by the moths. The idea is that the
parasites will spread to the healthy
moths and in the end exterminate the
pests entirely.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-14
FIRST THEFT HERE
A ROLL OF BUTTER
Isaac Lamb Recalls Amusing
Incident During Early
Days of Richmond
NEGRO MAN THE Thief
PUT BUTTER IN HIS HAT AND
GRocERYMAN FORCED HIM TO
SIT BESIDE RED HOT STOVE
TILL THE STUFF MELTED.
NEGRO MAN THE THIEF

Few men in this community can
talk more entertainingly of the days
when Richmond was so small that it
was hardly entitled TO be classified as
a hamlet, than Isaac Lamb, for many
years an active business man, but now
living retired life at his home in
West Richmond The balmy atmos-
phere that prevailed yesterday tempt
ed Mr.. Lamb to take a walk, and while
uptown. he paid visit to Sheriff
Merediths office, that being one of his
favorite haunts, when Dick Smith was
the incumbent.
Il recall very amusing incident
that occurred in the infant days of
Richmond" said Mr.. Lamb, laughingly.
The victim of one of the first, If not
actually the first theft committed in
the little place, for the people were
very honest in those days. was a man
by the name of Pierce, who kept a lit
tie grocery on Fifth street. One of
his patrons was a big colored man,
who always wore an immense SLOUGH
hat He came into the store one
day to make small purchase that
made it necessary for the proprietor
to go to the rear or the establishment.
After he had served his customer he
noticed that one of several rolls of
butter that had been lying on the
counter, had disappeared He at
once came to the conclusion that it
was under the colored mans headgear,
and resolved to turn the incident into
a joke. Despite the protestations of
the suspect that he was in a big hurry,
Pierce insisted on having little
friendly chat, with him, and in the
most kindly manner led him over to a
chair by the stove. Well that stove
was red hot. First great beads of
perspiration broke out upon the I'M
fortunate mans face, and then streams
of grease began to trickle down from
under his mammoth hat. You can
rest assured that when Pierce gave
him permission to leave that he took
his departure with considerable alac-
rity. The incident furnished food for
gossip in the little community for a
long time"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-14
HEALTH BULLETIN
FOR PAST MONTH
Bronchitis was the Most
Prevalent Disease in State
During January.
TUBERCULOSIS SLAUGHTER
AGAIN THE DISEASE PROVED A
RELENTLESS DESTROYER OF
LIFE-PNEuMoNIA WAS BAD IN
THE COUNTRY.
TUBERCULOSIS SLAUGHTER

The monthly bulletin of the state
board of health, just published has tc
say in regard to sickness and death in
Indiana during January. as follows:
Bronchitis was reported as the dis
ease of greatest prevalence. Then
follows influenza, tonsilitis and pneu
monia. Typhoid fever stands eighth
and in the preceding month was sixth
in area of prevalence. The order of
prevalence was as follows: Bronchit.
is, influenza, tonsilitis, pneumonia
rheumatism, scarlet fever, diphtheria
and membranous Group, typhoid fever
(enteric) measles, pleuritis, erysipe.
las, diarrhoea, smallpox, intermittent
and remittent fever, typho-malaria fe-
Yer, whooping cough, Inflammation of
bowels cerebro-spinal-me
puerperal fever, cholera morbus, dys-
EMERY and cholera infantum
Smallpox. There were 232 cases of
smallpox reported from ID counties.
with three deaths. In the correspond
ing month last year. so cases were re-
ported in ten counties with no deaths.
Typhoid fever. There were 344
cases of typhoid fever reported from
fifty-seven counties. with 65 deaths.
It is obvious all the cases were not
reported.
tuberculosis tuberculosis accom-
plished its usual horrible slaughter.
1t killed $40. 500 being free from pull
mOnary tuberculosis. OF the deaths
from consumption, so were fathers in
the age period of IS to 40 and left 67
orphans under II years of age. 6S
were mothers. in the age period of IS
to 40 and left 136 orphans under II
years of age. The total number OF
orphans made by the disease in the
one month was 203, homes invaded,
2S6
Pneumonia. There were 427
deaths from pneumonia. In the cor.
responding month last year there
were Ais. There were no epidemics
of this disease reported, the afflic-
ton extending rather evenly over the
whole state.
Diphtheria. Twenty-Five cases
were reported from 81 counties, with
81 deaths. In the corresponding
month last year there We're 247 cases
from 40 counties, with 80 deaths. 1t
thus appears no increase in this dis
ease.
The total number of deaths in jan
uary, was 1888, a rate of Is. In the
month last year, 2.99S
deaths, rate 1873 The cities show
ed death rate of 1863. and the coun-
try 10.S. The cities also showed a
higher death rate in tuberculosis, ty-
phoid fever. diphtheria, scarlet fever,
measles, diarrhoeal diseases, inf1uen-
Ia, puerperal fever, cancer, violence
and smallpox. The country showed
the highest deathrate in pneumonia.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-14
As Strange as Fiction
As True as Gospel
Proofs are not Wanting, Why Does
Any one Hesitate?

/ give this report for publication
| because | feel it my duty to society
and the most wonderful discovery of
| the age. For over fourteen years
was an invalid. l suffered SO much
| often prayed for death. | spent
over twenty thousand dollars in
search of health, was treated by many
prominent doctors and visited a num-
Der of watering places, but was grow
ing worse all the time. Last summer
heard a great deal of Root Juice and
every reported cure | made it my bust
ness to investigate. I was at last so
we'll satisfied, I bought one dozen
bottles. I had suffered so long 7 felt
| would not get any good out of less
than that and as I decided to give
it trial I determined to try it right.
/ do not know what was the matter
with me as every doctor diag nosed my
case different. I can only give the
Ny appetite was good at times and at
other times l had no appetite. At
times I would bloat so I couldn't but
ton my vest. Mucous would drop
from my head down in my throat
especially in the mornings. My
breath was always bad I had burn
ing sensation in my stomach most of
the time. My kidneys gave me SO
much trouble. | would have to get
up fifteen or twenty times during the
night | was constipated at times and
at other times my bowels were too
loose. / nearly always had a dull
heavy headache. After taking a half
bottle of Root Juice I noticed improve
ment. | used just six bottles and a
half before | stopped. All my friends
in Marion know just how I was and
| want the world to know how / am
now | eat we'll / sleep well. there is
not pain or ache in my body. What
glorious thing is health and | am
happy 10 say to the world Root Juice
gave me mine.
A. J. DONOVAN
The Root Juice instructors at Lu-
ken's drug store are making many
friends in Richmnod by patiently an
swering every question asked by the
numerous callers.
Root Juice is ceratinly wonder
as the afflicted viii soon learn.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-14
CITY AND COUNTY
Deaths and Funerals.

ROSER-The funeral of William Ro
ser will be from the home, 213 South
Seventh street, today at two O'Clock
The Rev. Beck will officiate. Buria
will be at Lutherania.
MOUSER-The funeral of Howard
Mouser, who was drowned Tuesday
will take place Friday afternoon from
the Mission church on North Elev
enth street, at two o'clock. Inter
ment will be at Earlham
BRADBURY-The funeral of Mrs
Clarence f. Bradbury, will be held al
the residence. sic North G. street, this
afternoon at two o'clock, and will be
private. Friends may call at any
time.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Angleo Kutche, 624
Main street, girl; sixth child.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Weston
dorf, 32S South Fifth street, girl;
eighth child.
To Mr.. and Mrs. John White, Gil
South West Third street, boy; fifth
child.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cook, Rich
mond, boy; second child.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Green, IS
South Third street, girl; third child.