Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13
Wonderful Old Man Faces Call Of
Death in Good Humor.
VALIANT RACE FOR A BRIDE
Russian American Meets Obstacles,
but Wins Out.
SWEETHEART WAS PEREMPToRY
Austere Inmates OF Monastery Are
shocked by the Discovery that
One OF Their Number f.
Woman.
IN GEoRGH FRAsER.

ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 12-(specisl 20
The Bee.)-It IS feared that It In only
matter OF few days when the announce
ment of the death OF Count Tostoy will
be made. The venerable philosopher has
not recovered well from his last attack
and has bean steadily growing weaker.
His mind is a bright as ever It was, but
it is only his marvellous will power that
keeps him alive according to the phys
clans who are attending him.
Toistoy faces death without q tremor-
He declares his readiness to meet the
summons cheerfully whenever Il comes.
valiant Race for Bride.
Friends Of Christopher Kradzier OF War
saw are offering him congratulations ON
his successful race against time to win
bride
Frsdzler went TO America seven years
ago to make his fortune, leaving his sweet
heart behind. After waiting for him seven
years she wrote him II he did not come for
her by November I she would take an
other man to husband. When this COM
municatlon reached Kradzler he hurried
away to the savings bank, drew out his
fortune and plunged into a study Of the
sailing dates OF the Atlantic liners. He
selected the French boat La Provence,
purchased a ticket and tVen found he had
hardly time to catch the ship. He reached
the pier, GREATNESS and perspiring, just
after the gangway had been drawn IN and
the vessel was leaving her berth. Drop
ping his baggage he made a leap for the
boat, grasping a hawser which the sailors
were hauling in. The sudden pull caused
the sailors on the deck above to lose their
hold and the desperate lover was plunged
into the water.
The dip, however, failed to cool his
ardor, and IN an instant he was working
his way hand over hand up the line.
Once more. however, he fell back into
the water, and this time he lost hold or
the rope and struggled about in the stream
until rescued by those on the pier, When
fished out he told his story to a sympa-
thzing throng. Never mind" he ex-
claimed, "l'n try again" He caught this
next available steamer, the Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse and got to Warsaw in
time. Krsdzer and his bride will return
to America.
WOmRn Passed Monk.
In the Solovetzii monastery known
throughout Russia for the extreme piety
and disciplinary austerity Of its brother
hood, there has Just been arrested a woman
who for eighteen years has passed a. y
monk. She had cOnformed to all the rig
orous rules and regulations Of the instltu-
ton. and was regarded as one Of the most
exemplary of it's inmates. The lady monk
belongs to a good family and Is highly
educated. She win probably be subjected
to church penanee and then sent to y
convent.
Aluminium BaIks Thieves
The telephone air line from Moscow to
Nijini-Novgoro which WAS frequently rem
dered useless by petty thieves who cut Off
lengths OF the copper wire, has now been
replaced by an aluminium wire, un-
familiar metal 70 the peasants
Russian Halfway Revenue.
The budget for 1911 estimates the rail-
way revenue at 266s,SOO roubles Ci.Ss4.-
800. OOo): the ordinary expenditure at 2,6l6.-
10000 roubles Csl.2l2, OOO)i the sztraordi-
nary revenue At 100000 roublSs &C. 200, OOO).
and the extraordinary expenditure at 49,
10000 roubles C$72.7OO,OOO), distributed as
follows; For expenditure arising from the
RI ssO-Japanese war. 2.sOO.OOo rOubles: for
the needs Of the ministry OF war, 100000
roubies; for railway extensions, 9S, 10000
roubles; subsidies 10 the BAku company.
L. 00,O00 rOublos.