Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-04

l
he prince was unable TO pay his
Paris hotel bill or 10 buy ticket to
England or TO Scotland where Miss
Stewart awaited him. DurIng the pro
II WAS shown that Bragauza,
who protested against the amount
charged had since applied to the same
nsurer for a loan Of zoe, 900 crowns.
The judge Inquired strennously into
the facts to learn what amount OF
cash the prince received for the bill
less the interests. The usurer fear
ing he might be arrested withdrew the
suit The princes aunts. Arch-Duchess
Maria Theresa and Duchess Parma are
prepared 10 repay the debt. with rea-
charges.
PARIS, Oct. Ia young woman
committed suicide in friehtful man |
ner here last night Having had |
quarrel with her sweetheart, who is a |
lion tanner in a theater in which three |
lions are introduced during the course
of inelodrania, the woman went be
mind the scenes and thrust her arms
into the cage. The animals wild with
rage and with few blows OF theii
claws tore her head and breast to
| pieces. The woman's fearful screams
and the roars of the animals caused
panic among the audience and the
ireproof curtain had to be lowered.
New York Sun.
The Jamaica negro is about the
,lowest proposition that the Lord ever
put the breath of life into" remarked
| Roy +. Round, foreman OF construc
ion on the Panama railroad. IF there
vas law that he had to dig his own
;rave he would have to start at II H.
nis early manhood.
Ten American tramps, the kind
I our city marshal runs out of town
s lere, will do more work than forty OF
hose fellows. Two white men cal
{ iery easily carry a cedar tie, but wheI
d you want the Jamaicans to do the jol
d squad of five or six will go after
! he tie. A 730-pound rail- that seven o
d light American workmen could lii
{ ,aslly would necessitate swarm o.
l. iamaicans SO thick that you oouldn
e ee the rail.
s These negroes are widely dlfferen
rom the American brand. They have
4 l't the slightest idea of music ant
4 can't even dance. 1t delights thei
4 l {uo ,
s couple of tin pans as IL would to hea
n lie finest orchestra in the hand. The.
Is are gullible beyond comprehension
" You could sell en- anything on tn
ID my difference what the thing is o
II whether 1t is OF any use coupl
)l i fellows landed at Gaiun one day am
IN set up an outfit. All In the world the
,d lround In grotesque fashion an
Al which the owners said could tell FOL
er tunes. guess Il eost ,-. probably .l,, s2
IN tent like flies all day long to hav
n. their fortunes told by the wooden -hea,
id ed seer. Next day | saw the tw
o takers carrying a sack full of coli
is and it was about all they could do t
nj get II over to the depot
lie "On pay day at Empire. which is tn
al largest pay station on the canal, tn
line extends from the pay cars back a
le far as the eye can reach. Sometime
III it takes a whole day to settle wit
III The laborers. Awaiting the paid-o
+ men is market the like of which wa
so never seen in all the world. Their
nj are Hindus with bright shawls, fame
handkerchiefs and dazzling ribbons
y hoodoo doctors with strange charm
t. that ward off evil and bring 20
II wealth untold; old hags offering TO te
le fortunes; half-clad girls with basket
Of pineapples, oranges and bananas
I'd boys in the same costume. or perhap
" less of 1t, with chewing gum and cal
ID dy; photographers ready TO take ri,
y lures; writer's rendering their service
e to indite letters. and so on beyond con
,f pntation on-sometimes 500 people ar
e there trying to earn a penny from tn
t. laborer by selling him something h
e doesn't want but thinks he does
IS WASHINGTON. OCT. 1.-The depar,
l. ment of justice is preparing to figh
cases against those persons, who, b.
t. various means have obtained from tn
s. members of the Ave civilized tribes O
d Indians lands that under the fedora
" governments contention could not b,
! alienated. The suits involve larg,
d areas of valuable lands and the gov
n ernments effort is to recover thes,
8 Tor Indians and clear the title.
The United States circuit court Ii
e Oklahoma recently decided that what
d ever right of suit there might be wa.
IN the allottee, instead of In the United
0 states, because the Indian alloltees
{ nad been made citizens OF the United
states and We're no longer wards ol
4 .he nation. This sweeping decision
6 Includes fun bloods as well as hall
floods and others.
On application of the government
be United States circuit court of ap