The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-31

Minsk, which has Just been frustrated
through the vigilance Of the police,
and which partakes of the romantic
from the fact that one of the primo
movers was young schoolgirl. who
committed suicide in peculiarly ter
rible fashion when the conspiracy was
discovered.
Some time ago it was noted that a
girl named Vera Kholmsky, pupil at
the local high school, was in frequent
communication with certain political
suspects. She also made frequent visits
to state prisoners in the Mnsk Prison.
one of those visited by her being
man named Shut, who. In turn, was
observed to be on intimate terms with
a prison inspector.
Although this inspector had been in
the service for twenty years without
suspicion, the detectives, taking the
facts mentioned into consideration,
found in them the first links In a re-
markable chain of evidence. which they
eventually completed.
One night last month the inspector
IN question was searched as he can,c
or duty, and on him was found a bum
die Of letters, several Of them In cipher.
one was addressed to Vera Kholmsky.
and all were handed over to the polica
for examination. They proved TO con-
tain the fullest particulars OF an at
tack which had been planned on tho
prison. Briefly, 1t was as follows:
On night, subsequently, to be ar
ranged. the outer gateway Of tha
prison was to be blown up with dyna-
mite. and simultaneously the prisoners
were to mutiny in a body, breaking out
or their cells and numbering their
Keepers. This done. all the prisoners
were to assemble at stated spo..
where they would find everything pre-
pared for their, escape.
It was obvious that this plan had
been discovered at the eleventh hour
tor within a few days many of the con-
victs would be en- route to Siberia. OF
which fact they We're aware.
Following the disclosure. the police
proceeded to the home OF Vera Kholm-l
sky, whose father is an official OF the
LlDau-Romna Railroad. AS they had
some reason to believe that the dyna-s
mite to be used In carrying out the
plot was in the girls keeping, the off,
GERS endeavored to enter her bed room
without making any noise. Their visit
was made at night, and they succeeded
| IN getting to the door Of her room
without light Opening the door,
however. they found the room empty
and the window wide open. The girl.
hearing their approach. despite their
precautions, had hurled herself from
the window, and, falling seventy feet
to stone pavement. had been in
Istantly killed.
Women ms Drivers of Tnxi-Cnbs.
! PARIS, May 30.-Not content with
being cab drivers, women have made
further inroads on. mans domain, and
| hnt anl Il pf 10y a..
motor cabs.
The pioneers are Mile. Gaby-Pohlen8
and Nine. Decourcelles, who have all
| ready been seen on the boulevards. In
| the Champs Elysees and in the Bols
de Boulogne, handling the Steering
| gear with as much proficiency as a
| fur-coated male chauffeur, and getting
any number of passengers. Mile.
GabE-F Pollen is decidedly pretty, fair
compleNioned, with pair of fine blue
! eyes and a generally engaging appear
lance. Her outfit consists of tailor
made dress, with a long gray cache
poussiere" coat but the most original
feature is her hat of soft felt, with q
lwide brim such as an American ranch
4 man or cowboy would envy. She
wears 1t slightly--tiltedy 10 eone side.
which adds considerabl%%to her DASH
ling appearance. "a h ;g;M d @ AL VA gg s
II did not have any q ifaculty In get
4 ting my license as Il Chauffeur" she
said , hut II was not the same with
tho fsaNimotor cab companies. II took
me long hefore 4 found one willing
4 to trust me with Il car They had
little confidence in me, and yet I am
very prudent, and have already driven
/ powerful machines. During tho last
automobile race We held In France y
i raced in n big car at the rate Of sixty
five miles an hour, and ! tell YOU "
WAS great sport
Three chauffeur schools on fnstruc-
! tion for women have been opened ~
1 Parts within the past fortnight, ara
they are crowded With pupils, Ss5g