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The Washington herald., 1908-05-03

ardent supporter. the elections must re-
suit in the return of many members Of
the opposition and anti-regicides.
The premier will, therefore, at the best
be again confronted in the new Parlia-
ment with an irreconcilable opposition,
bent on the identical obstruction policy
that now forces him to the country. The
commercial treaty with Austria VIII not
be allowed 10 pass the SkuptsChina. the
budget will not be voted and the King
will be subjected 10 still more enVenomed
attacks.
A Discredited Ruler.
What confidence can VIC have in a gov
eminent" asked DR.. Vellkoviteh, the op-
position leader. in the Skuptschina last
Saturday, which has lowered Servia's
prestige to the extent that its ruler is
branded as an instigator Of bomb out
RACES? Where are the projected visits to
the courts of Italy. Austria, and Russia? =?
our King is bOycOtted.
we have fallen so low that q treaty
unworthy of even a vassal state Is pro-
posed TO us as a favor. If our position
abroad is deplorable, it is worse at home.
Here we have the nations representa-
tives assaulted by officers with impunity:
political opponents locked up and killed:
editors of opposition journals prosecuted
or imprisoned on fictitious charges Of
debt. A murderous regime has set in in
Servia." /"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
WIFE SHOOTS IN sELF.DEFENSE
French Count Found Dead and the
Countess Dangerously Wounded.

Paris, May "A mysterious tragedy oc-
CURED last night at the residence Of the
Count and Countess Sylvan de Lanet, in
the Rue Therese
The count was found shot through the
heart in his bedroom, while the countess
was dangerously wounded in the chest
and leg. Two revolvers. which had eyi-
IDENTIFY just been used, were lying on the
floor. and there were several bullet holes
IN the walls
The countess states that her husband
had shown signs OF madness, and recent
ly bought two revolvers 10 protect him
self against imaginary enemies.
She was awakened in the dead Of night
by 2 loud report, and saw her husband
pointing both revolvers at her. He shot
at her twice while she was trying to es-
cape. whereupOn she snatched up another
revolver and, in self-defense, fired, killing
her husband
The count a man Of about fifty years
OF age. was ten years older than his wife.
who before heE marriage. was Miss Hell
en- Arvan, Of Dublin. Their daughter. a
girl of seventeen. left them a few weeks
ago 10 go TO a boarding school in Eng
land
The count earned a living by acting as
an interpreter for foreign visitors.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
JACK THE RIPPER" TRAPPED
Berlin Police Chief Captures His
Man at a Church Fire.
Most Revolving Crime in Berlin Is
Cleared by Clever WOFk-Arrest
Follows Hours of Labor.

Berlin. May 2-The perpetrator Of the
mysterious murder Of a boy whose mu-
tilated remains were found last week in
the Tiergarten was arrested early this
morning after researches which recall the
best efforts Of Sherlock Holmes.
When the tragedy was first discovered
the police had no clew whatever. even TO
the identity OF the victim, whose body
was literally hacked to pieces. so that It
was entirely unreCOgnizsble.
4 pawn ticket found inside the lining of
one Of the shreds Of clothing near tie
mutilated remains led, after troublesome
inquiries, TO the discovery that the victim
was q boy named Hermann Blechert.
Further inquiries proved that he spent
the night before the murder in an un-
derground tavern in the east end Of Ber-
lin frequented by suspicious characters.
It was aseertained that he had been
seen in the company of a hooligan named
Heider. whose name and address were
also discovered after extraordinary ef-
forts.
The police searched Heider's apartment
and found convincing evidence OF his
guilt, including articles OF clothing sat
uTated with blood and a butchers knife.
Heider was absent and remained away
for two days.
Police Commissioner Wannowskl who
conducted the investigation. came to the
shrewd conclusion that man Of Heider's
character was almost certain 20 be at
tracted by the fire at the garrison church
last night and so drafted to the spot a
strong force Of detectives, accompanied
by two persons who would be able to
identify Heider. Wannowskrs surmise
proved correct. Heider was loafng near
the scene Of the IRE when he was seen,
recognized, and arrested.
It appears that he enticed Blechert into
an apartment, and. having murdered the
boy, cut the body in pieces. He put the
fragments IN a sack, which he carried
through the streets to the suburban rail-
way, by which he Travelled from Alexan-
derplatz 70 the Tiergarten. He Travelled
In a third-class compartment. in which
other passengers were sitting. and on
alighting at the Tiergarten station he
was seen carrying the sack.
He proceeded after dark into the park,
where he threw the remains on the spot
where they were found next morning,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
URGED TO CRIME BY MOTHER
She Confesses that Assassination of
Governor Was at Her Suggestion.
Assassin Proud of His Act, Which
Is Due to Fanaticism
of HIS Set.

Vienna, May 2-The mother and three
sisters OF siczinski. who murdered Count
Potoek. governor Of Lemberg, have been
arrested The mother has confessed that
she persuaded her son to kill the count.
whom she described as the oppressor. of
the Ruthenians. Not only did she en-
courage him to commit the crime. but
gave him money for the execution Of the
deed.
The Ruthenian students cheered Siczin-
ski as he was being taken TO the court
to-day. SiczinsEd is only twenty years
old. very small. and is said 10 possess re-
markabIe Intelligence. He is the son Of
a priest who was q deputy in the Ga
liclan Diet lie was very popular with
his fellow students. being OF bright and
cheerful disposition. To the cabman who
drove him 70. the police station he gave
10 kronen-all the money he had on him
saying that he had no longer any use Tor
money. as he knew he would be hanged.
He remarked to the commlssary that he
would again kin such a man as Count
Potoeki, and when the official said that
he was a young man to commit such a
crime. he replied that what he did was
quite natural On being further ques-
toned, he said: I am no criminal An
other Ruthenian will remove the next
governor. ] killed only to warn Count
Potoekfs successors
On being taken TO his cell. Siczinsh
asked for food. remarking that he had
not eaten anything for three days
Count Potocki had, besides his immense
estates, a large fortune deposited IN the
Bank OF England, estimated at S1o,0o,e00
His only son, a boy Of eleven, is being
educated in England
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
BROTHERS DIE TOGETHER.
Unable to Pay Debt of Honor, They
Seek Refuge I'm Death.

Seek Refuge I'm Death.
Budapest May 1.-Two army officers.
twin brothers. named Nicholas and Paul
Galkovics. committed suicide together last
night, They were well-known figures in
the highest circles here, and countless
anecdotes are told Of their romantic at
tachment 20 each other When Nicholas
felt I'll recently Paul was so harassed by
anxiety that he also lost his health.
Inability to meet their debts was the
cause Of their death together. Tney gave
their word Of honor TO Count Paul Ester
hazy. who backed some bills for them.
that they would repay their debts in full
by April Is. They found themselves un-
able to redeem their pledges and were
faced with dismissal from the army and
boycottiEg az the clubs
The fateful day having come to close.
the twins decided on death. Nicholas
seated himself in an armchair before a
long looking glass in their rooms. Paul
stood beside his brother Together tbav
raised their revolvers TO their foreheads.
They pressed the triggers simultaneously
and died on the instant. the bullets 50
shaIteFing their heads as to render them
unrecognizable.
Ihey left letters to their superior Off
GERS the burden Of which was simple
sentence; We cannot do our duty. there
fore We die together" Heavy gambling
Il Is said, was the prime cause Of their
financial troubles. but further details of
their affairs VIII be made public AZ the
inquest
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
OPPOSES COEDUCATION.
EngIishman Says Plan Makes the
BOYS Weak

London. May "A writer in the Times,
who is furnishing an interesting series Of
articles on year among Americans, ser.-
ously critieises the American system of
coeducauon Of tie sexes
He admits its advantages for physio-
logical and social reasons, but points out
that at most OF the coeducational schools
girls are in the majority and the atten-
ton Of the teachers is bestowed on them
in proportion. a girl natures earlier than
boy, and at the age at which the two
are educated the girls power Of concen-
tration is greater. Thus it happens in
many classes that the nature Of the teach
ing is determined By the requirements OF
the girls. and as there IS an irrepressibla
tendency for the minority TO initiate the
majority, the boys become an inferior
copy Of the girls, acquiring the girls gen
tleness and senSiuveness. but not the
proper strength Of either sex.
Eventually. the boys are irreparably
wounded In their dignity and lose faith in
themselves.
There is no greater danger to character
than the school which fails to fortify
character and fails IN all
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
IRISH VILLAGE IN SHOW.
Cottage in Which MckinIey.s Grand.
father Was Born a Feature.

" nDFM a EPHTuFn
London, May 2,-One Of the most inter
esting features OF the Franco-Britisb Er-
hioition, which opens on Nav II. will ne
round tower of great soliditv. which
will mark the site Of Bally McCHntcn.
the Irish village.
Under the shadow Of this tower. which
Is modelled On that at GIandalough. Mr.
Robert Brown has built a long village
street. with cottages, a soap factory. q
ruined church, and a hall.
Two hundred bTight-eyed Irish colleens
with green skirts and cross-over .shawls.
will form the greater part OF the popula-
ton OF the village. They will live in a
street Of thatehed cottages. and viii he
found working at village industries and
serving in the village shop and post
office, where everything. from "a needle
10 an anenor," will be found on sale.
OF course. there will be a blarnsy stone.
an ancient cross. and a holy weIl-what
Irish village could exist without these at
tractions7 Nothing but peat will be burn
ed in the village. 2 whole cargo of that
fragrant fuel being now on its way from
Ireland.
In "McKinley's cottage" Mr.. Brown
takes much pride. He found the cottage
in which the grandfather Of the late
American President was born in use as
cowshed, and bought IT, Now it is in the
village. pretty much in the condition in
which It was when it was inhabited.
Over the peat FIRE an iron pot viii hang
from the original pot hook
The great day at the Irish village will
be the day Of the Marathon race. when
the runners entering the grounds viii of
necessity have TO run through the village
street on their way to the Stadium. In
the village hall demonstrations in con
nection with an Irish anti-consumption
crusade will be given.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03

Venice, May 2-WhiIe the Venetian au-
thorittes are still busy reconstrueting
last summers sensational murder OF the
Russian Count Kamarovsky. another ap-.
palling and mysterious murder has oc-
CURED in the city
A prominent young lawyer named Clam
batflsta Munari. president of the local
canoeing club, and very we'll known
among the foreign colony interested in
sport, had been unaccountably missing
for three days. After search had been
made In all his usual haunts. his body
was at length discovered IN the house OF
former sweetheart. It was lying in q
pool OF blood, and was horribly hacked
about, with stiletto still sticking in the
throat In a bedchamber Immediately
above the apartment in which the law
yer's body was found lay the corpse OF a
woman. in whose case death was due to
asphyxiation.
Jealousy the Cause.
When the police burst into the house
the gas jets were still full on, but the
tragedy had seen its awful finale fully
Three days before.
As e.s-ztv indicated, much mystery at
tRches 10 the s!Sair Ia its details. but
to-day's Investigations tend to show that
the crime was the outcome of jealousy.
The dead woman, named Teresa VaIin,
thirty-six years OF age. was widowed
early In life She subsequently, retired
from service at the Austrian consulate in
Venice and was the sweetheart Of 8 rich
Engiishman, who had apparently secured
q good berth for her eighteen-year-old
son in Canada The murdered lawyer.
Munari, fell IN love with her seven years
ago, when he installed her in the luxuri-
Gus apartments where he has met his
death
About three years ago Munari forsook
Vain for another woman, and this led
on several occasions to humiliatlng
scenes In various public resorts. Finally
report that Munari intended to marry
her rival aroused Teresa TO ungovernable
wrath.
Shortly before the tragedy yalin met
Munari In a fashionable restaurant at
me luncheon hour, and insisted on an
immediate interview. The result was that
the hafassed lawyer pledged himself TO
pass the evening in Valin's apartments.
His Wine Drugged.
ACSoEu4uk 70 tle ponce theory, Munart
was from that moment q doomed man.
Vain having arranged 10 drug the wine
OF her victim and stab him to death.
The apartment showed traces Of a ter
rible struggle. and there are several slight
wounds on the wOmans body.
Though the police are disinciined 10 be-
lieve that there were any accomplices. a
neighboring decorator sWears that he saw
a man dressed in gray hurriedly leave
Valins dwelling on the night OF the
tragedy
The supposed muTderess, who afterward
retired upstairs and committed suicide
had, according to her maids testimony,
often threatened TO take the lawyers life
should he decide TO marry another, and
the very day OF the tragedy had sent out
t0 buy foolscap. on which she drew up
her will. bequeathing her belongings 10
her son and a sister.
The murdered lawyers family is we'll
to-do and of high standing. the father OF
the deceased being the presiding judge at
the Venice law courts.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
MARRIAGE BETWEEN COUSINS.
Prof. Pearson Taking n Postcard
Census In England.

London, Nav 2.-Prof Carl Pearson is
making an effort to obtain reliable data
regarding the proportion OF consanguine-
GUS marriages in the general population
OF the country by taking a postcard
census Of the readers Of the British
Medical Journal, whom he asked TO in
form him as to whether their parents
were cousins. whether they and their
wives or husbands were cousins. and
whether any Of their brothers and sisters
married cousins.
Prof Pearson says there is plenty OF
data showing cOnsanguineous marriage
among the parents of sufferers from men
tai and other diseases. but no data in
regard to the prevalence Of cousin mar
riages in England
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
TURKISH GIRLS ROMANCE.
Escaping from COnstantinOpIe, She
Is Now Engaged to Polish Noble.

Paris. May ?. - Mile Nouriyeh. the
daughter OF the late Nouri Bey, the Turk
ish foreign minister. whose sensational
escape from her fathers house in Con-
stantinople two years ago attracted uni
versal attention. is engaged to marry
Count Ladislaus de Rohoyinski.
Nile Nouriyeh and her sister fled from
Constantinople, accompanied by their
gOverness. and although the Turkish au
thorities attempted to have them arrested
at Belgrade and Vienna, they succeeded
In reaching Paris. where they have since
lived unmOlested
Their father. Nouri Bey. made them a
small allowance. and the elder sister.
whose engagement is now announced. has
supplemented her income by writing arti-
cles for the newspapers.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
FOREIGN SOCIAL NEWS.

Ambassador and Mrs. White Return
to Paris from London.
London, May 2.-Ambassador and Mrs.
Henry White have gone back to Paris,
where Mrs. Lulu Harcourt viii also 20
before settling down in town for the
season.
Mrs. Drexel has decided to stay in
Paris for few weeks, after which she
viii open her London house.
Mrs. Griscom and Mrs. Marshall Field
and her sons are all staying at the
same hotel in Rome. They will not come
to London until the latter part of the
month
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
FIERCE BANDIT CAPTURED.
Paid Traitor in His Band Leads Sol
dIers TO His Mountain Home,

Lisbon. May 2-The bandit chief, Anto-
Mo Pauline who has terrorized Eastern
Portugal for months and committed many
atrocities, was captured near Vernin. close
to the frontier, yesterday, through the
treachery of a member Of his band.
The informer, who was paid 81 500 BY
the authorities. led a company of soldiers
to the brigand's fortified home In the
mountains.
Pauline, who was alone, defended him
self valiantly. and wounded three soldiers.
The soldiers finally broke down the door.
however, whereupon Pauline tried to blow
out his brains, but the revolver was
empty. After desperate hand-to-hand
fight he was tied with ropes and con-
veyed to jail.
Pauline has committed many murders
and robberies, and has burned many
farmhouses. A few weeks ago he entered
a lonely farmhouse. forced the farmer
and his wife and daughter TO cook a meal
for the members Of his gang, and then
shot all three,
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
KING MAY ABDICATE
Peter Fears He Will Be
Forced from Throne.
MONARCH IS NOW BOYCOTTED
Tenure of office, for Long Time
PreeRrieus, May End as Result of
Forthcoming General EIectiOn-Ef-
fort 10 COnciIiate Opposition Prac-
ticaIIy UseIess-RuIer Discredited.

Belgrade, May liking Peters tenure
Of Office, for a long time pernicious, is
now TO be put to the test of a general
election. II his partisans win. he will
have a new lease Of kignship. II the
opposition is victorious. he will have,
perforce. TO surrender his throne.
Parliament has been dissolved Its dis
solution was rendered inevitable by the
obstructive tactics of the opposition. Ser
Wan procedure sets no limit 20 the length.
the subject, or the numaer Of speeches Of
members Of the Skuptschina. a resolute
opposition can paralyze the whole bust
ness Of the government.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
Manx Yie,r Acndemr pictnre.-

London. May "A private view Of the
Academy pictures to-day was attended by
the usual brilliant throng. They found an
exhibition which, while lacking in sensa-
tionally great features. yet ranks higher
than usual in general excellence.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
Ner AustrnIinn I.iner.-

Liverpool, May ? -O Orders have been
placed by the Orient Company for all the
i've steamers which are to be added to
the eompany's feet as the result Of the
new mail contract with the Australian
government Provision is TO be made on
large scale for the carrying Of govern
snent emigrants or troops, and wireless
apparatus viii be installed on the vessels.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
Fair Play Means Ruin.

Cancellation Of the opposition might
have been effected by the formation Of a
cabinet, but the King has chosen
TO leave n. Paschic's miRstry practically
intact. Fair play with the ballot boxes
would spell disaster to the King. Even
under the adroit management OF NJ.
Paschic the premier and the Kings most
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
ENGAGEMENT NO SURPRISE.
AngIo-American Society in London
Discuss Miss Reid's Affair.

London, May 2-The engagement OF
Miss Reid daughter OF the ambassador.
was not altogether a surprise in Anglo
American society
It was in the capacity OF a Kings
equerry that the Hon. John Hubert Ward
first met Jean. the daughter Of Ambas-
sador Reid The young peoples further
acquaintance was facilitated by the re
spective semi-official positions. Curiosity
was rife when Ambassador Reid motored
70 Biarritz with Jean just after the annual
home tour in March, but the fact that
Mr Reid found frequent visits TO King
Edwards hotel necessary may shed some
light on this weeks developments.
Mr.. Ward is a great sportsman and is
popular with all classes He is not likely
to become an earl. as his brother has
several offsprings.
Mr. Ward has a comfortable fortune. 10
which q recent legacy has added half
million dollars
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
MESSAGE FROM THE SEA.
Tied 10 Birds Leg, II Tells OF Party
on Desert Island.

Paris. May "A strange message from
the sea has been received at Biarritz. A
bird was shot there. on one leg OF which
was tied a small card. on the card was
written the following message:
February 26, 190S.-Are lost on an ISL
and, uncharted. % degrees latitude north
by 86 longitude We have food for FIVE
months. Come and help US"
The message was signed by the captain
and six men OF the boat Lactour. from
st. Lazaire.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
skeleton seven Hundred Year. o,a

'''11 y A IT t~ tttrs Old.
Liverpool. May "A large number Of
human remains. consisting of skulls and
bones. have just been unearthed near the
rectory at KiTkby Wiske. in the Cleve-
land district OF Yorkshire. From the ir-
regular manner in which the remains
were inferred and from the finding with
them of many spearheads. &c, it is pre-
sumed that they are the skeletons OF SOL
diers who fell at the battle OF the star
dard in 1l22
The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE
Venetian Lawyer Slain by
Discarded Sweetheart.
LURED TO HER HOME BY GIRL

Victim Believed 20 Have Been
Dragged Before He Was Stabbed
TO Death-wOmaR Ends Her Life
Afferward - Giambattista Munari
Popular Ia Younger Set.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
BECK on CONSTITUTION.
Tells r. p. I. Alumni That GoUern-
mental Plan Must Be Changed.

-r, ., dinnner of the Alumni Association
Of the Rensselaer, POLYTECHNIC Institute was heiu
AZ the Hotel St Regis last evening AT the sues's
table were William Barrett Ridgely. Controller OF
,h c.,,r.rcx. who was POSTMASTER. but did not
mako speech; Palmer c. Ricketts,, president o:
the institute; James H Beck the Kew, III Al'Hu. -
d LLOYD Amzi L. Barber, Judge mares
Moore Professor William P. Mason and Charles
Macdonald. president OF the American 0'''e'' "a
Civil Engineers.
Mr. Beck introduced as the man VINO hao
done more than any other 10 keep the country
within its Constitution, and had just won "a signal
victory in the Danbury Hat case, securing
unanimous opinion against labor boycotts He
said:
The steamship the railroad and the telegraph
have made unworkable the Constitution our rum
damental law has broken down unoer 'le 81 am
The duai government was easy. with inter
sate- communication. but to-day we nave spacee
annihilated. We have condition in Which Indt
done within the state operates far beyond the state
, Domestic things are now of supreme hationai il'
our duplicate rule-that is what has frightened ,1
commerce and the merchants-is what Is srlnohls srh
the railroads between the upper ana se
is what call it's what perplexes business IN nied H.
We must have less government in washington OF
Now corporations must submit in every state t. to
ANYTHING the caprice tyranny the individual state
NAV direct. An insurance company doing business
in New York be barred out for instance, id o.
any state at the mere Thim of state superlnteid
ent of insurance II is like China, in which the
sfat duties he sees fit on commerce coming into
that district Our great problem of today is no"
are we TO adapt >our dual government 10 coIlul,
tfon where there real duality or commerce:
we are trying divide r.e inoIvlsloie 1he pres
ent nolerabe condition must give way W Tul ,st p
Of government must be greatly changed we ms NJ,
cease making a fetch of Constitution Inc
Senf"s Of the American people will find a way
Judge Charles F. Moore said: Il decline TO make
a speech because there is another message YET 10
come-frorn the President of the United states
There is sometimes woful deficiency III tiie mum
BILE dinner pail of the humble toiler just because OF
g -ecl1ess effort TO remove undesirable citizen
The Rev DR.. Arthur S. Lloyd, Amzi L. Barber
erd Professor William P. Mason also spoke.