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The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
BROTHER AND SISTER SLAY
Young Peasant Poisoned for Wealth
He Had Accumulated.
When Youth Seeks to Marry village
Girl He Is Killed for
His Savings.

Milan. May ls-A blood-curdIing crime
Is reported from Ardenno, a mountain
village near Brescia.
a young peasant named Giovanni Mes
cia lately returned home with a goodly
hoard of savings from the United States.
where for several years he had been en-
ployed as a restaurant waiter. Observing
that he was deeply in love with q village
glrl. his brother Charles and his sister
Adelaide exeFted themselves to break of
the match, fearing that If he were mar
ried they would not reap the benefit Of
his hoard Matters however. went so far
that arrangements were made 70 have
the banns published.
The brother and sister thereupon appear
/ to have resolved TO remove Giovanni. BY
Palm Sunday he had mysteriously disap-
peared.
One day the police caught a midie-
aged servant Of the Mescia family, named
Maddalena Bianshini. in the act Of post
ing a letter to Milan beseeching a friend
TO send from that city an incIosed missive
which was addressed to the parish priest
/ of Ardenno. This purported to be in Clio
vannfs handwriting. and informed the
priest that he Giovanni lay Ill at Milan
under medical treatment, and that. as
his doctor had sternly eounseled him to
abandon the idea of matrimony, he
| begged the priest to discontinue the pub
/ llcation of the banns. On being arrested
Bianchini admitted having procured guam
titles of strychnine, with which Charles
and Adelaide had poisoned their brother.
Thereupon the police arrested the brother
and sister.
| Yesterday Bianehini made further reve-
| lations, which resulted in the discovery
/ of the murdered mans body buried nins
| feet deep in a vineyard belonging TO the
/ Mescia family The brother and sister
have now confessed 70 poisoning Giovan-
nj, who. they say, expired in agonies due
| to big doses Of stryehnine, early on Palm
! Sunday. Assisted by Bianchini, they de-
/ spoiled the victim of all save his shirt.
land shrouded the body in couple Of
sheets tightly bound with rope.
Charles occupied the whole day on Mon
day in Holy Week digging the victim s
grave. When midnight had sounded he
shouidered the corpse and. followed by
his sister and the servant, went across
the fields to the vineyard and descended
the grave by means of a ladder, while
the two women helped 70 lower the body.
They then half filled the grave with
earth. over which they heaped basketfuls
| OF stones.
The young girl 10 whom the victim was
to have been married Is prostrated with
grief.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
IreIand,s RehabIIltatton.

From The Boston Transcript
The policy by which Sir Horace Punk
ett hopes TO rshabilitate rural life In Ire
land is based on the principle OF agri-
culture cooperation. This means the
organized community of farming inter-
ests in the purchase of farming and do
nestle neeessaries and in the develop
ment OF cooperative credit IN 1894 the
Irish Agricultural Organization Society
was founded for the purpose Of promot-
ing this cooperative policy. Opposition
quickly sprang up among the small local
traders. who saw in the extension Of
cooperative buying on the part OF the
farmers a menace to their business in
terests. This class controls the Nation
alist parliamentary party, which has con-
sequently opposed the cooperative move
ment az every step. The national infiu-
ence. moreover is dominant on the de-
partment of agriculture. The result or
this combination Of small tradesmen and
Nationalist politicians was the recent dis
missal OF Sir Horace Piunkett from ofics.
Sir Horace himself has tersely charac-
terized. the situation as follows: We
find that the political organization Of the
country, while nominaliy representing
the Irish farmer. is. in fact only allowed
10 do for the greatest interest and indus
try IN ireland just so much as the small
er trader in the Irish country town viii
permit That is the whole plot Of the
eomedy-or, might say. tragedy-of far
mer and super-farmer IN Ireland
The Irish Agricultural Organization So
eiety. under the presidency Of Sir Horace
plunkett. viii henceforth pursue an inde-
pendent and vigorous policy for the im-
proveinent Of rural life through agrieul-
tural cooperation. The society viii con-
tinue TO accept a state subsidy from the
department Of agriculture. which It has
done since 1890, only for limited period.
or until its finances can be placed on a
basis OF complete self-support II Will
not. however. antagonise the department.
but will aim to supplement the good
work of the latter, in promoting technical
education for the farmers. by developing
cooperative methods IN the business Of
farming.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
ROME UNDER TERROR'S REIGN.
Italian Premier Proposes Legisia-
sion on Carrying OF Knives.

Italian Premier proposes LSBtst@
sion on Carrying OF Knives.
Rome. May ls.-The alarming growth Of
hooliganism and crimes Of the knife in
the province Of Rome. recently exernpli-
fed IN the barberous attack on two un-
offending students of the Scotch College,
has decided slgnor Giolitti. the premier.
to introduce in an amended form his bin
for regulating the kind and length OF
knife which citizens may carry.
Parliament refused 20 assent 10 the
earlier measure on the score Of its being
too onerous. though signor GioIiti ex-
plained at the time that the apparent Sc
verify Of its provisions was justified by
the fact that the Naples Camorrists had
manufactured a special knife for criminal
purposes which skillfuily evaded the ae-
tuai letter Of the law.
The pTefect Of Rome has seized the
present moment of moral awakening In
the city TO issue a decree withdrawing
Immediately ali licenses from public gam
bling saloons and ordering the universal
closing Of taverils and eating houses az II
o'clock at night. To-day the prefectural
mandate has been affixed to all such es-
tablishments. while the chief Of police Is
organizing a number OF flying sQuadrons
TO enforce the nav bylaws.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
NOTORIOUS THIEVES CAUGHT.
Band that Terrorized Law-abiding
Citizens for Months Broken Up.

Band that Verror1zed AaW-a b1dtnE
Citizens for Months Broken Up.
Paris, May IA band Of notorious
thieves which has terrorized the north
east of Paris for six months has been
broken up by the police. The prisoners
capt1red comprise twenty-five men and a
woman.
The principal members Of the organiza-
ton lived In a stylish villa at Pontoise.
They we're under the leadership Of an ex-
convict named Legain. AT night they
operated in the neighborhood of their
headquarters. and stole everything upon
which they could lay hands. including
horses, bicycles, furniture vans, and tele-
phone wires. In one night they removed
about a mile Of overhead wire. paralyzing
telephone communication between the city
and the northeast suburb. Legain and
his associates also carried out an exten-
sive series OF burglaries.
The police watched the villa at Pontoise
for a week without cessation, and caught
six members of the band returning just
before daybreak, laden with the proceeds
Of a burglary Legain was among the
prisoners. Finding himself the inmate of
a prison cell. he Immediately denounced
his accomplices, including the receivers
OF the stolen property. with the result
that now they are all In custody.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
WOMEN INJECTING CONGRESS
Education of Girls Object of Meet
ing Opened by Italy's Queen.
Men Are Denied Votes by the Woman
Chairman and Their Efforts TO
Speak Shrieked Down.

Rome, May 1.-THE congress Of italian
women opened by Queen Elena is now
hard at work, though interrupted now
and then by scenes of the tiveiiest kind.
The most remarkable fact about the
congress is the striking beauty and ele-
gance Of the great majority Of the wona-
en-. Their dresses are exquisite and their
hats are the very latest products OF the
Rue da la Paix.
1t was quite expected that a number OF
the dresses worn at the congress-whieh
deals with the education Of girls and the
choice Of professions suitable for them
would be of the reform" type. but not
single costume suggests the rational
dress of the future" It is more ike a
gathering OF candidates for a beauty con-
test than a political and educational con-
gress. Scores OF women of the italian
nobility attend the sittings, and the i'm
preston given by the congress IS one Of
refinement and loyeliness.
The discussions. however. do not always
proceed very smoothly. and stormy sit
tings are by no means the exception. Al
one OF lLl6 EcLA4uLstl AuCClllL60 gt1fNiNtA9
the question of religious education in pub
lie schools gave rise TO a very violent de-
bate.
In spite Of vehement protests by Cleri-
cal women. a series of woman orators
successfully declared that religion should
be banlshed from the schools. The Lib
eral women applauded frantically. II was
proposed TO vote on the question.
The men present said they wished to
vote as we'll. The woman chairman fatty
refused to grant them the privilege. Sig
nor Lollini. a well-known socialist. tried
10 speak. but was prevented from doing
so by the shrieks of the women.
The men climbed on the chairs and
throwing their admission tickets in the
air cried: Eve want 70 vote" The beau
tlful signora Montessori screamed back:
why should we let the men vote here
when they object TO votes for women?"
The men then sang IN chorus, You are
afraid OF u.s. The women laughed hys-
tericalIy. everybody spoke al the same
time. and the uproar was terrific, At the
critical moment, fortunately, Countess
spaletti, president of the congress. ar
rived on the scene and said the question
at stake would be discussed later during
a general meeting. Thus great battle
was averted.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
KISS RESTORES LIFE.
Woman in Coffin Has Narrow Es-
cape from Being Buried Alive.


London. May ia woman named Mrs.
Carton, OF Tonbrldge. has been through
one OF the most terrible ordeals ever
known.
She fen into trance after e short i'll
ness, and was placed In a coffin, in the
belief that she was dead.
She lay silent, unable to move or speak,
while preparations for her funeral we're
going on all around her
Mrs. Cartons husband. who is an en-
gine cleaner, was distracted with grief
when, few days ago. he found her ap-
parently dead after a few days Illness.
All arrangements were made for the
funeral, a coffin was brought. and the
woman was laid in It.
Then. just as the coffin was about 10
be screwed down. Mr. Carton asked 10 be
left alone with the body for a moment.
He bent over his wife 20 kiss her for the
last time. The cheek on which his lips
rested was warm. His wife was alive.
The man, dazed with joy and wonder.
sent at once for a doctor. who confirmed
his hopes. The doctor ordered her 10 be
removed at once 10 the hospital. Her
condition rapidly improved. and she is
now well on the way TO recovery.
The woman's story Of her experiences
during the trance is extraordinary.
I knew everything which was going on
around me. she said, 'but could not
move, / could not even speak when 7 saw
that they thought I was dead"
Even when she was put in her coffin.
and it seemed almost certain that she
would be buried alive, she was unable to
utter void to save herself. She could
not even speak to her husband as he ben,
over her.
Only the touch Of his lips on her cheek
saved her
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
CZAR'S COUSIN WRITES NOVEL
Grand Duke Michael Shows Lives Of
Princes Are Not Always Happy.
Romance of His Life Told in Book
Gotten Ont In London, Dedi-
Gated 60 "My Wife"

London. May 16.-Ths Grand Duke
Michael. cousin Of the Car. has made his
first appearance as an author. Messrs
Collier & Co. have published a novel en-
titled Never Say Die" or the title page
of which Michael Michaeloviteh boldly
puts his nalzs There is the simple dedi-
cation. ITO my wife, and behind it a
romance lies hidden.
Il will be remembered that some seven
teen years ago. in the reign Of the late
Gar. the grand duke created q great sem
sation by defytng the Emperor Alexander
and contracting a marriage with the
woman who is known as the Countess
Torby. his royal highness was thirty
years of age at the time. He was ban
ished from Russia for his temerity. and
he and his wife have since lived much in
England. They are received at court, and
are very popular in society.
The novel is not a translation. for the
grand duke is a master Of English. and
he has probably had the assistance OF his
accomplished wife in his task. The pref
ace is Of deep interest. II runs as fol-
lows:
Belonging, as I 10, TO the imperial
blood. and being a member OF one OF the
reigning houses. I should ike to prove to
the world how wrong il is in thinking
as the majority Of mankind are apt TO
do-that we are the happiest beings on
this earth There is no doubt that finan-
cially we are well situated. but is wealth
the only happiness in this world? Take,
also, into consideration the many official
duties belonging TO our position, and how
much more we are exposed TO public
/ opinion than simpler mortals. Which is
! the greatest happiness in this worldl
! Surely, love for a woman-the choice oi
our future wife and family life. And
even in this we have not the facilities OF
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
BUSINESS SLUMP IN GERMANY
Unusual Number Of Serious Failures
in Fatherland Recorded.
Less Railway Receipts Than Lass
Year, and other Conditions
NOT SO Favorable.

Berlin. May le-OfheiaI reports on the
state Of the labor market during the first
quarter OF the year 1905 tell a sad tale.
Although in some trades prospects are
better than IN others. 1t Is clear that the
first quarter Of the present year compares
very unfayorably with the same period OF
the year 1907. The purchasing power Of
the general public is rather weaker than
otherwise, and large numbers Of factories
and businesses started during the last few
years are suffering severely from lack OF
orders. the first consequences being an
unusual number Of failures.
IN the building and allied trades there
is some slight Improvement with the re-
turn Of warmer weather. but large num-
bers of workmen have little or nothing to
do. Tailors. especially those who make 10
measure, complain bitterly Of the lack OF
work, and in the shoemaking trade the
number Of suspensions Of payment is ex-
traordlnarily high. BARRIERS. bookbinders,
saddlers, and watChmakeTs also complain
/ OF slow business.
The official report Of the labor market
for the month OF March registers an i'm
| provement In electrical industries. but
again there Is a decline in the business OF
steel works, rolling mills, chemical in
dustries. and the toy industry. the two
latter being affected chiefly by the state
! OF the American markets. In the textile
/ trades many factories are kept going
only by working up old orders. and in the
cloth industry business is as unfayorable
as ever,
The number OF unemployed has been
decreased during the month by s7.26z per-
sons. as compared with a decrease of I0s,-
$50 in the corresponding month OF last
year.
Receipts from the goods traffic OF all
state railways were nearly s4s5,0o0 less
than in March, 1907,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
THOUSANDS ON p1LLAGE BENT.
Fourteen villages Attacked and VIII
layers who Resisted Killed.

st. Petersburg May 16-Serious news
has been received from urumia. Per-
sian town near the Russian border, and
from Salmaz.
Two thousand Kurds OF the Zersa Ma
mash and Mergevire tribes are making
an expedition of pillage and murder,
burning villages. destroying teIegraphs.
killing, and plundering as they 60
Fourteen villages have been attacked. In
some cases the villagers have offered
armed resistance. and there has been
heavy fighting with a large number
killed In other villages the inhabitants
fed as the Kurds approached into the
mountains. Many, especially women,
were captured by the Kurds and carried
of into captivity,
4 grim tragedy was enacted Ia the vii
| lage Of Dumatchin. where a great number
Of the inhabitants took refuge In a
mosque The Kurds set fire 70 the build
/ ing and ali within II perished. in the
flames.
Two Infantry battalions. battery of
quick-hrers. and a squadron Of Cossacks
have been dispatched to the frontier from
Tifis.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17

Special Correspondsnee The Washington Herald
Berlin, May 6.-I have made two-day
tour in the grand duchy Of Luxemburg TO
inquire into the political situation there.
From several interviews I mad with lead
ing statesmen of the small state it ap-
pears that the outlook is extremely SOM
Der.
The present Grand Duke William is
gravely i'll with spinal disease. and his
intellectual and physical strength is daily
declining. He is now on the Riviera, and
it is believed that he will not come back
alive The grand duke has no male off
spring, but several. daughters, the Oldest
only fourteen years old. the Princess
Mary. She has lately been appointed
hereditary princess, and as the grand
duke is utterly unable to attend TO state
duties. a regency is exercised by his wife
as lieutenant repTesentant' and for sew
eral weeks DEGREES and laws have been
signed by her
Should the grand duke die "a hypoth-
esis by no means unlikely the grand
duchy win be ruled by the feeble hands OF
woman. Later on the reins of govern
ment win revert TO the Princess Mary, a
mere child. The people of Luxemburg
believe good will viii be unable to per
form the heavy task satisfactorily espe-
cially as the country is confronted With
TWO serious perlls. namely, the socialist
peril and the German peril.
Germany has long since been trying to
get a strong footing IN the grand duchy
for the grand duchy would form an ex-
cellent strategic position in case of war.
Furthermore. in peace Luxemburg would
enable Germany 10 complete her railway
system. German emigration in Luxem-
burg has been systematically encouraged
in Berlin, and the population is now gen
orally German.
The socialist peril is also disquieting
As a Socialist Republican propaganda is
being pushed accusing the reigning Mas
sau family Of incapacity and weakness,
and appearances seem TO bear testimony
thereto, It Is thought possible that at the
grand dukes death the Republican party
viii become supreme and the duchy be
turned into a republic There will be no
violent revolution, of course, but when
the time comes a simple transfer of DOW
er, which viii have the twofold advan-
tage OF preventing Germany sending a
German prince as the ruler Of Luxemburg
and of establishing government which
viii be acceptable 10 an important por-
tlon- OF the Luxembourg people.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
THREATEN TO BURN PALACE.
Firebug Sets Fire 20 Roofs Of CO.
penhagen Homes.

Copenhagen. May 16.-An incendiaTy has
for the last two months terrorized CoDen-
hagen by setting fire TO roofs. His meth
Cd is 10 send blackmailing letters before
beginning operations. Detectives are then
posted at he house, but as soon as they,
after some days vain watching, are re-
moved 10 other houses in which threaten
ing letters have been found. the incen-
diary does his work. The damage hither-
to caused by the criminal IS $4,000, and
large rewards have been offered by fire
insurance companies for his apprehension.
On Friday a letter arrived at King
Frederick s residence at AmalienborS cas-
tie It was from the ineendiary, inform
ing the court that he would pay visit 10
the castle and was signed 'Pyroman,
which is his usual signature. The letter
caused q good deal OF uneasiness, in view
OF King Edwards visit. and the Danish
police watched the castle all DAY and
night.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17

private individuals. We have less choice,
and there IS often the question Of re-
ligion SO it will be easily understood
what terrible lottery marriage in cur
position is, and why, consequently, there
are so few happy unions
1t is. Of course, well known that the
Grand Duke Michael did not submit to
the usual restrictions imposed upon such
exalted peTsOnages.
Prince Francy Of DOnnerwetteT. the
heir to the throne (but not in Russia), is
the hero Of the romance. which IS largely
concerned with his love affairs. There is
more than a suspicion that between the
covers Of Never say Die will be found
a good many photographed details.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
LOSES SON ON SHIPBOARD.
Goes Asleep, and Boy, Wandering
About, Is Taken for Stovaway.


Brussels May 16.-The report of the
Ezra Emigration Company, Of Antwerp,
on the emigration movement In recent
months has Just been published. and con-
tains much interesting material In 1907
every revolt occurring IN Russia or every
pogrom' was followed by a heavy cur
rent OF emigration.
Thousands and thousands Of Russian
emigrants, ruined and almost starved.
went 10 the United States seeking free
dom and rest. Among these. people, it is
interesting to notice. there was a heavy
percentage Of madmeE. In later times.
however, owing to the American crisis.
the emigration tide has diminished in In
tensity, and even the return of many emf
grants has been recorded.
The report also tells the thrilling story
OF Hungarian who had emigrated TO the
United States. and who. having made a
little money there. had come back TO
fetch his son, a boy of fourteen. who is
an idiot. On their way back father and
son left by the Antwerp route. After the
departure the father went to sleep, while
bis son wandered about the boat. The
boy, who only knew few words of Hun
garian. thus arrived in the steerage. where
the stewards asked him whence he came.
he could, OF course, give no answer. and
as nobody in the steerage knew him, !,
was decided that he should be landed at
Flushing This was done.
When the father woke up the ship was
in the North Sea. and it Is easy to i'm.
agine his anguish at the idea that his boy
was alone in Flushing, where ne knew
nobody Messages were sent by wireless
but no reply was received. It was only
on the boats arrival at New York that
the father learned that his boy had been
taken care OF by the Ezra Emigration
Company and was feeling all right
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
WANT DUTY ON HOPS.
English Growers Meet In Trafalgar
Square to Object.

tU ODlEEts
London, May 1e.-The demand for an
import duty of 30 shillings per hundred
weight on imported hops. TO save the
English hop industry, which is slowly
being strangled by unfair foreign compe-
tit!on," found expression this afternoon
in a great demonstration in Trafalgar
Square by hop growers, factors, pIckers,
and people engaged in the allied trades.
The attendance was fully 4o.00O. making
the gathering the largest ever assembled
around Nelson's Column.
Hops are being made one Of the prin-
cipai subjects of agitation IN the tariff
reform campaign, but the general i'm
preston that foreign hops are ousting
English hops IS false. inasmueh as the
brewers are able to use only 20 per cent
OF foreign hops.
The meeting passed resolutions de-
manding that the government take
measures TO prevent further reduction
in the acreage Of hop cultivation and
impose an import duty Of 90 shillings per
hundredweight
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
WORLDS GREATEST AIRsHIP.
Count ZeppeIin's New Machine q
Cost 100000.

Berlin. May 16.-Count Zeppelin's new
air ship, No. 4, which is almost com
pIeted. will have cost 100000 It is IA
feet in length, the diameter of she balloon
is 80 feet and it will be driven by three
Daimler motors. each of 40 horsepower.
Count Zeppelin hopes that the new bal
loon viii attain a speed Of forty-seven
miles per hour, and calculates that II will
be able TO travel without landing for
about 1.4S0 miles.
It will be provided with searehlights for
night travelling, and a complete apparatus
for sending and receiving wireless tele-
graphic messages.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-17

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