Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-26
SHE HAD NAMED TWO vICEROYs
They Were to Take Possession Of
American Continent.
BAD FORTUNE DEFEATED PLANS
Death of Leaders Put an End to the
Great Project
ACADEMY CATERS TO NOVELIST
Attempted Slaughter of n Disagree
able Parrot Results in killing of
Woman by the owner of
the Bird.
BY PAIL NILLIERs.


PARIS. March 25.-(Special to The Bee)--
What is regarded as an important histori-
cal discovery has been announced by most
respectable authority. A librarian Of the
Bibnotheque Rationale, the "semaine Lit
teraire," announces seriously that they re-
Gently came upon a document which en-
abled him to guess lie secret de Catherine
de Medicis' This was nothing less than
the conquest Of the two Americans. The
document in question is a map. dated 1884,
in which both North and South America
we're marked out as being French colonies
This discovery put the finder on the way
to obtain some proofs OF the projects Of
this ambitious queen. She had named two
viceroys. Trone de Mergonez was to con-
quer the north Of the continent and Ad-
miral strozzi was to take possession Of
Brazil The two viceroys sailed, furnished
with secret orders. but an unkind fate
ordained that Troile should be shipwrecked
and strozzi defeated and killed in battle
off the Azores. The death Of both the
leaders brought the royal project to naught
and nothing would have been known OF it
but for the diligence OF the learned
librarian.
Academy Caters to NOveIists.
OWING to the fact that a great number
Of its members made their name by novel
writing. the French academy has decided
to endow an annual prize OF 5000 for the
| best novel OF the year OF other work OF the
imagination in prose. 1t seems that
/ hitherto novelists had beer rather left out
| in the cold by the academy. Eloquence,
/ poetry. history. criticism were richly re-
I warded. but not romance writing The
| new prize is obviously a counterblast to
/ the Goncourt annual award Of half the
amount made under Edmond de Goncourt' 8
will by the academy which he founded.
/ and which, by his express wish. must never
include a member OF the Academic Fran
/ caise.
Theater RiOtinE Condemned.
I The riotous demonstration at the Theater
Francois during performances Of NJ Bern
stems "Apres Moi have ELECTED a letter
of protest from some distinguished literary
! men. including four members Of the French
academy, who have issued an address say
| ing they protest in the name OF art against
the violation Of the rights TO public per
Torrance Of which a dramatic work is the
subject. and which assails no particular
persons OF convictions
Boy Murderer Acquitted.
One day last week the Assize court &C
quilted boy accused Of having murdered
a man to defend his mother. The man had
repeatedly ill-treated the boys mother, and
on this occasion he had been particularly
violent The boy killed him. At the trial
the lad explained. He beat us every day
and often threatened TO shoot US with a
revolver that he kept under his pillow"
One Boy Kills Another.
A little boy OF 10 was recently killed by
a lad Of Is years Of age at a Breton vii
lage They were walking along together
when the bigger boy began 10 modest the
smaller. who protested. The bully took q
knife out Of his pocket and stabbed his
companion seven times. The child's cries
brought several persons 70 his rescue, and
while some wrested the knife from thu
young ruffian's grasp and held him, Others
carried his victim TO his home, where h
expired an hour afterwards. When tn
villagers heard that the little fellow wal
dead they would have lynched his mur
derer II gendarmes had not arrived.
Linguistic Parrot Causes Tragedy.
! A parrot called Plato, remarkable as
e linguist was the principal character in
: recent local tragedy in Paris. Vincent d
1 CarvalIo's landlady is in a hospital. Plat
could utter military commands in Spanish
o make charming speeches in several Ian
;. guages demand sauerkraut, beer and men
r. ton the kaiser in German, and also tai
8 French with uncanny nuency- NJ Cal
o vsllo was very proud OF his pet, and whe
10 he returned from his lectures he sper
10 hours teaching the bird new phrases
appears however. that Nine. Mauchune
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urged NJ Carvallo 20 get rid OF
r While at breakfast one morning Carvsl
u noticed a murderous look in the landlady
> eye when Plato amicably invited her
10 come out and pick violets with him. ca
yallO left 20 attend a lecture, but BEGAN
uneasy and returned an hour later just
time 10 see her wringing the parrots nee
In madness he threw her down the stair
, She was taken to a hospital TO die and
1 10 prison.