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SOLDIERS ON A TEAR
RAI9E A DEVIL OP A ROW AT THE
PRESIDIO.
ANOTHER CANTEEN ARGUMENT
x TOI'OH SALOON RAIDED AND
WRECKED.
Men of the Forty-sixth Infantry
Hn<l Just Been. Mustered Out and
llad Plenty of Money Thought
One of Their Comrade. Had Been
Drugged find I’roeeed to Get Even,
(avalry and Provost Could Not
Disperse Crowd I'ntil Eire Depart
ment Turned Hose on Them.
San Francisco, June I.—Soldiers to the
number of 500 or 600 Indulged in a riot last
night and wrecked one of the many drink
ing places just outside* the Presidio reserv
ation.
There are many conflicting stories as
to the origin of the trouble. The soldiers
of the Forty-sixth Volunteer Infantry
were mustered out of the service yester
day and the men given their discharges
and pay. Most of the men had several
hundred dollars coming to them, and they
did considerable drinking in the Presidio
resorts.
A man try the name of Morgan of the
Forty-sixth was found unconscious in
front of Mrs. Powers’ saloon. Two of
Morgan companions took him to camp
for treatment. The physician pronounced
it a cast where drugs had been adminis
tered. Ti.e news spread rapidly about the
camp and soon there were a dozen or
more men running to Mrs. Powers’ saloon.
They demanded reparation for the drug
ging of their comrade, but any knowledge
of ihe affair was denied. Two or three
men lounging about the place sided in
with the woman and ordered the soldiers
from the premises. They went back for
reinforcements and spread the report that
two of their comrades had been killed in
this saloon.
A mob made up of members of the For
ty-fifth and Forty-sixth Regiments then
rushed peil mell through the Presidio
gates to the saloon, which was entirely
wrecked.
The place caught Are from, the over
turned lamps. One of the bartenders was
severely beaten and cut. There were
threats to lynch him, when a squadron
of cavalry ond provost guard of sixty
men from the Forty-fifth arrived and
rescued him.
The efforts of the cavalry and guard to
disperse the crowd were futile until the
fire department turned the hose upocn
them. This and the entire guard of the
post helped to restore order.
A careful Investigation of the report
that some of the soldiers had died from
dragged liquor, proved that such was not
the case. Morgan of the Forty-sixth
Regiment, was the only man whom it is
thought might have been the victim of a
drug.
An investigation of the riot will be
made by the police and military officials.
TIIE DEAL, ABANDONED.
Ticker. Son. and Maxim Will Not
Purchase Bethlehem Plant.
New York, June I.—The negotiations of
the Vickers’ Sons & Maxim Company of
England for the purchase of the Bethle
hem Steel Company have been abandon
ed. and, according to one of the New
York hankers interested, will never be
resumed. Discussing the matter with the
Associated Tress to-day, the broker in
terested, said.:
"You may say that the negotiations are
Off. Tile English company made an
fer to the Bethlehem Company and there
was an extended discussion between rep
resentatives of the two interests. An
srgreement was impossible, and the whole
matter has been dropped. The Vickers-
Maxim Company still plans to oome into
the American field, but is in a position
to wait until it can come under favorable
circumstances. When a satisfactory bar
gain is offered it will come. For the
present, however, with the Bethlehem
plant eliminated from the project it has
Cos property in view.”
tub central takes charge.
rui>rlon of Railway Officially An
nounced.
Rome, Ga., June I.—lt Is officially an
nounced here to-night that the Central
Railway to-day took possession of the
Chattanooga, Rome and Southern Rail
way- Chairman of Directors J. P. Hanson,
wired former Pres. C. B. ‘Wilburn to take
charge of the property as Superintendent,
"’hy the Central Railway representatives,
who came here with stationery and sup
plies, were ordered back to Savannah is
not known. The officials here are entire
ly in the dark on that subject.
The Central of Georgia also assumed
control and management of the Durham
Railroad, the Savannah, Griffin and
k'ortb Alabama Railroad from Carroll
ton to Griffin, Ga. The three newly ac
quired roads will be constituted and op
erated as the Chattanooga Division of
til'- Central of Georgia system. R. B.
" t burn, formerly president of the Chat
' tnooga, Rome and Southern, has been
n ;d. superintendent of this new division,
*>"' headquarters here. This gives
' hatt.inooga a through line to the sea
board with terminus at Savannah.
1 HE BALLOT BOR WOtIBX.
"onion Suffragists Hear Reports
* Pen tV lint lias Been Accomplished
Minneapolis, June I.—At the morning
'• lon of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association, Susan B. Anthony,
of the convention resolutions
commit tee, reported that she had ad
n • -sed the American Federation of Lt
b,,r and secured authorization for Its
1 ' lent and secretary to sign a sixth
amendment petition.
!ll, a M. Johns presented the report
SJ. Committee on the Civil Rights of
men, showing what had been done to
sar.; securing legislation In New Jersey,
"■'ware, Arkansas, Georgia, North and
■ ' Dakota and West Virginia, repeal
'r “" r mo, llfylng laws harsh to women or
•••hen. The report of the Committee on
• "trial Problems affecting women and
' ready by the chairman. Clara B.
was chiefly an argument to show
, " I,lf ' ballot for women Is the best
'•■ for discrimination against women
1 ,n, lustrial and mercantile pursuits.
“ANtIEROUJ TO SHIPPING.
,r >im..nc ice Fines In Truck of
I rruiN- %flnntlr VfMrla.
Johns, N. F„ June 1,-The Allan
tearner 81cllian, from Olnsgow,
b arrived here to-day, and eopper
,l **®*r at Tilt Cove, both ro-
i Immense Ice floes, 300 mdies off the
, 1 • drifting south Into the trnelt of
•t shipping. The floes are
elded With great lcebcrga, whleh are
icuiarly dangerous to ocean steamer*.
"bntna Great scintiiern Aten Strike.
r , " m ' n *ham. Ala., June L—The me-
I •**<• hi the Alabama Great Houthrrn
■ .'l’.' 1 noiai wnt out on strike this
l,Ul * *OlOlXl* m ulna-Uot,r demand.
MULLIGAN’S QUEER STORY.
Pretended to Have Been Robbed)
lint Police Found Money on Him.
Seattle, Wash., June I.—George Mulli
gan, of Liberal. Kan., who says he Is
president of the Eagle City Mining and
Exploration Company, claims that while
in this city awaiting the sailing of a ves
sel for the Yukon, he was robbed of *17,-
000. He says be was drawn into a dark
alley by two men as he was passing down
a brightly lighted street, sandbagged and
robbed of the money by the ripping open
of his shirt, underneath w'hich the money
was concealed. He reported his loss to
the police.
Chief of Police Merideth found *13,500 of
the alleged stolen money in the lining>of
Mulligan’s overcoat. Mulligan claims he
was playing a joke on his men. Mulli
gan is not under arrest, but is not al
lowed to leave the police station. The
police do not believe his story.
Mulligan was not robbed. He confessed
this afternoon to the chief of police that
he had kept the money hidden in the ho
tel. where he was stopping at the time
and made up his story. The money has
been recovered.
Wna Not Mulligan's Money,
Liberal, Kan., June I.—George Mulligan
left here last Saturday with a company of
thirty-four young men, bound for the
Klondike gold fields. He was president
of the Eagle City Placer Mining Company,
made up of Liberal men, and 1 the money
alleged to be lost was principally that paid
by the men in the company. Bach man,
before leaving here paid Mulligan *6OO for
which he was to furnish all expenses to
Eagle City and provisions for one year.
CAPITAL STREET RAILWAY FAILS.
Washington Traction nnd Electric
Company to He Reorganized.
Washington, June I.—Following an
nouncement of default of interest and
plans for reorganization of the Washing
ton Traction and Electric Company was
issued to-day by the majority bondhold
ers:
“Default having occurred in the pay
ment of the interest due June 1. 1901, on
the bonds of this corporation l the under
signed have been requested by the hold
ers of a majority of said bonds to act as
a committee for the protection of the
interests of all the bondholders and are
now engaged in preparing a plan of reor
ganization. The details of the plan for
mulated will he communicated to the
bondholders.”
The Washington Traction and Electric
Company controls all the electric railroads
in the Distriot of Columbia except the
lines of the Capital Traction Company. It
also controls the electric lighting plants.
It has a capital stock of *12,000,000 and
an outstanding bond issue of *20,000,000.
Both stocks and bonds are largely owned
in New York.
A SHIPBUILDING PLANT.
New Company Being Organized to
Imente on Delaware River.
Philadelphia, June I.—The Times this
morning says:
A company with a capital of at least
*3,000,000 is being organized to build an
other shipbuilding plant on the Delaware
river. The promoters of the company
claim that *2.600.000 has already been sub
scribed, and they have options on a plot
of ground at Chester, Pa., where it is
proposed to erect the plant.
One of the leading factors in the new
ooncern is State Senator W. C. Sproul of
Delaware county, a son-in-law of the late
John Roach, who represents the largest
investors. Interested in the company and
in the fact one of the principal capitalists
in it, is a man who is one of the offi
cials of the Bath Iron Works, at Bath,
Me., but whose name is withheld at this
time.
The land optioned consists of from fifty
ve to sixty acres on the river front, in
the heart of Chester.
CHILI'S PRESIDENT ILL
Willing to Agree to Arbitration of
All “Fntnre Questions.”
Santiago de Chili, June I.—Owing to the
illness of President Errazuriz, the Chilian
congress was opened to-day by Vice Pres
ident Zanartu.
The message of the executive was op
timistic and elaborate. Chili's foreign re
lations were described as Cordial and sat
si factory, while the country was declared
to‘"be at peace with her neighboring re
publics. The general conditions of Chili
are said to be good.
Referring to the international confer
ence to be held in Mexico City this sum
mer, the message expressed Chili's de
sire for an agreement by which all fu
ture questions should be settled by arbi
tration, and said that the government of
Chili would uphold any such agreement.
Owing to his serious illness the Presi
dent will not be able to assume the du
ties of the chief executive.
THE CALIFORNIA LYNCHING.
C’oroner'a Jury Renders the Custom
ary Verdict.
Bieber, Cal., June I.—The coroner’s Jury
to-day concluded its investigation of the
lynching of the five men at Lookout yes
terday morning and rendered a verdict
that the men were hanged by unknown
persons.
The testimony at the Inquest, given by
the guards of the prisoners, was to the
effect that the mob came upon them so
silently that they heard nothing until the
door of the office opened. Guns were Im
mediately pointed at the officers, the
prisoners secured, taken to the bridge,
and hanged. The mob then dispersed as
silently and as quickly as it had come.
The men all had burlap sacks over their
heads. In twenty-five minutes from the
time they entered the hotel they had se
cured the prisoners and left with them.
In four minutes more the men were
hanging under the two bridges.
XEW TONNAGE BUILT.
A Total of .T.W.7KO Gross Tons for
I,nut Eleven Month*.
Washington, June I.—The Bureau of
Navigation reports 1.024 steam and sail
vessels of 359,789 gross tons built In the
t'nlted States and officially registered,
during the eleven months preceding June
1. Of these 640 were built along the At
lantic and Gulf. 135 on Pacific coast, 93 on
the Great Lakes, nnd 156 on Western
rivers. The number of wood vessels ron
tlnues to be far greater than those of
steel although the total Includes 14 steel
soiling vessels, and about 91 steel steam
ers The gross tonnage Is about 39 per
rent more than that of the same period
last year. During the month Just closed
143 vessels of 49,657 tons were built.
Louts'"Gravely Not Indicted.
Birmingham, Ala., June I.—Louis O.
Gravely of Danville, Va., whtf shot and
killed I. L. Levy of this city Jhree weeks
ago was released from Jail to-day. The
grand Jury failed to find an indictment
against him.
To Meet Next Year at 4'oluinhlo.
Knoxville, Tenn., June I.—The conven
lion committee of the Houthern Educa
tional Association announce* that it se
iected Columbia. 8. C.. a* the place for
the convention next year.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. JUNE 2. 1901.
THE JOLLY GERMANS
THE DUTCH RIEKA HANDSOMELY
* ENTERTAINED.
FRENCH OFFICERS POPULAR.
PRINCE HENRY GETS VERY LITTLE
ATTENTION.
The Germans Are Still Worried
About the “Spread of Anti-Ger
man Sentiment In the United
Statea”—They Think the American
Papers Are Influencing the Pnblic
Mind to War Against Germany
and That We Are Intriguing
Against Them In Brnssll.
Berlin, June I.—The visit of Queen Wll
helmina and her husband, Prince Henry
of the Netherlands and the military and
court festivities were favored with excep
tionally fine weather, though hot, bring
ing thousands of foreign guests to Ber
lin. Simultaneously with the presence of
the French officers, many distinguished
strangers lent additional lustre and inter
est to the different functions. It was re
markable that Gen. Bonnal and his suite,
throughout the week, wherever they went,
met with a courteous reception by the
populace, even by the commonest labor
ers, when driving through the town, parks
and other places. One significant little
occurrence was described to the corre
spondent of the Associated Press by Col.
Gallett, who accompanied Gen. Bonnal.
The Colonel said that while driving past
a group of asphalt street laborers they all
stopped work, drew up In a military at
titude and saluted. Borne of them shout
ing, “Vive la France. Our next ally!”
Emperor William this week was In con
tinuous good humor, smiling and acknowl
edging the people's hurrahs. For a time
the provisions adopted for his safety were
somewhat lessened at his special request.
It was noted that Queen Wilhelmlna
yesterday was greeted by the Berliners
with special fervor. She was ceaselessly
bowing and smiling. In court circles the
report that Queen Wilhelnvina was in a
delicate state of health finds credence. It
was noted that very little attention was
paid to her husband, who looked gloomy.
The Emperor seldom addressed him, 6ut
frequently spoke to the Queen.
It is said that during yesterday even
ing’s gala performance at the opera when
the body of the house was crowded with
generals in brilliant uniforms, Queen
WiWielmlna said laughingly:
“I did not think there were so many
generals In the world.”
Are Worried Afoont U*.
The German press this week devoted
much space to the discussion of the rela
tions between the United States and Ger
many. Correspondence from the United
States has appeared in the Kreuz Zeltung
and other influential papers, describing
the "spread of anti-German sentiment In
the United States.” Some of the corre
spondents go to the length of asserting
that American papers are systematically
Inflaming the public mind to war against
Germany. The papers here unanimously
maintain that all the alleged German
plans for acquisition, either of coaling
stations or Independent colonies In Cen
tral or South America, "are sensational
inventions.”
The Berliner Tageblatt contains an ar
ticle in which, on the authority, partly of
correspondence, partly of statements made
by a returned German-Brazilian, and part
ly on extracts from the Brazilian press
telegrams, the charge Is made that the
United States is systematically intrlngu
ing In Brazil against legitimate German
colonial and commercial Influence, poison
ing the Brazilians’ minds and conveying
the idea that Germany intends to go to
war and seize Brazil. The Tageblatt ed
itorially advised the foreign office to
more determinedly deny such charges and
also prove untrue the often repeated state
ment that Germany Intends to disregard
and destroy the Monroe doctrine.
LAKE CITY'S COMMENCEMENT.
The Now College Buildings to Be
Begun at an Early Date,
Lake City, Fla., May 31.—College com
mencement exercises cloaed yesterday
with the awarding of diplomas and cer
tificate* to the graduating class. The ex
ercises this year have eclipsed anything
in the past.
Work will begin as soon as plans can
be drawn for the new main building and
the gymnasium building will be In readi
ness before the opening of the college.
Sincte the news of the appropriation of
*BO.OOO by the Legislature reached this
city much joy and gratification has been
expressed. This makes possible many
needed and necessary Improvements.
The East Coast Lumber Company are
extending their railroad through to Black
jack, a distance of ten miles from its
present terminus. This company employs
over 600 men and cuts 200,000 feet of lum
ber a day.
MR. PHYA PHETCKADA.
glam Appoints a New Minister Ex
clusively to the United States.
Washington, June I.—The State Depart
ment has been informed that Phya Phet
chada has been appointed envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary of
Siam to the United States and that the
appointment of this post Includes no other
country. Mr. Phetchaila Is said to belong
to one of the leading families of Slam.
Oldest of Modern Employments.
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Everyone who hat seen the moving pie.
turt or klnetoscope exhibitions, which are
a common feature of vaudeville shows,
must havo been struck by the fact that
these pictures prove that many people,
especially women, make a living posing
or going through all sorts of action for
moving pictures. A few days ago per
sons walking on the hanks of the Schuyl
kill, near Philadelphia, were startled by
.elng what looked like a duel between
two women. The regular duello was sim
ulated in every feature, and the affair
seemed ho realistic that passers-by ran
for the police. It turned out that the
übiquitous picture machine was the cause
of Ihe affair. What en odd world It will
be when a number of people do nothing
but simulate all sorts of acts for other
people to look at—battles, courtings, duel*,
getting married, dying, acting and buf
foon, and In every possible way doing
something unreal with no present audi
ence to be Impressed and no one to ap
plaud or to hies except the photographer.
Export Duty on Ostriches
From the Londosi Chronicle.
The most conspicuous Instance of an ex
port duty Is at the Cape of Good Hope,
where there Is 1100 to bn paid before an
ostrich is allowed to leave the colony.
Even the export of ostrich eggs la taxed.
But he would be a brave shipper who
would pay duty on ostrich egg*. There :s
a poetical phrase In our language, “to
sell a man a pup." Puppies may look a.l
right, but they develop signs of bad breed
ing later in Ufa. Of oetrleh eggs a very
.email proportion develop oatt Ichas.
MAIMING TO ORDER.
How gome Mien In France and Ger
many Avoid Censer till lon.
From the London Express.
When some months ago the question of
ednsertption was Widely discussed In this
oountry people seemed to flake It for
granted that were It once adopted we
would "settle down to It as they do on the
continent.”
Now, anybody who has taken the
trouble to study the subject will Inform
you that on the continent they never
have quite ’settled down to
Indeed, the extent to which some
young men are prepared to go In order
to avoid compusory military service Is
amazing. Many will actually main them
selves, for physical deformity Is about the
only cause which enables a man to be
exempt.
In France and Germany, for instance,
great sensations have been caused from
time to time by the discovery that gangs
of professional maimers have been work
ing whoie districts. The unscrupulous ad
venturers undertake to temporarily maim
young men In such a way that they will
be rejected by the military authorities
when their turn comes to be examined for
service.
The French police have lately been In
hot pursuit of one of these gangs. Their
plan was simple, yet very clever.
There must have been several members
In the band, as a bulky package of their
letters which has Just been found shows
that they have for months been operat
ing throughout the department of Lot
et-Garonne, as well a In the district
Molssac.
On arriving in a town tha members of
the band copied from the official list the
names of those who would be required
to do military service when the next call
was issued, and then they ascertained
how many of these young men were will
ing to become soldiers for a time and
how many would much sooner remain at
home.
They lost no time In calling on the sons
of well-to-do parents who were anxious
to escape military service.
“If you can only prove that you have
some grave bodily infirmity,” they said
to each of these young men, "you will
never be required to serve. If you are
willing to pay us 1.000 francs we will
furnish you a bodily infirmity which will
not do you injury end yet will prove a
barrier against your becoming a soldier.”
As soon as a young man accepted this
offer, two of the swindlers proceeded to
manufacture a bodily infirmity by twist
ing and squeezing his toes and fingers,
the result being that after n few day*’
manipulation they became deformed, and
the young man could congratulate him
self that In view of such a grave physical
defect no medical examiner would accept
him for service.
Of course, the fingers were “guaran
teed to gradually recover.” and the vic
tims actually believed they would.
Many young Frenchmen have been oper
ated on in this fashion, and for this ser
vice the majority of them have paid
1,000 francs each.
Asa rule, the band Insisted on getting
their fee in advance, but sometimes they
had to be satisfied with promissory notes,
and it is because they demanded payment
of one of these that their work has be
come known.
The note in question was given by a
young man and was readily accepted be
cause the rogues knew that his mother
was wealthy.
They did not know, however that she
was a woman whom no amount of money
could induce to countenance fraud. But
they soon learned It, for when they pre
sented the note the not only refused to
pay it. but forwarded It to the nearest
police magistrate.
A* a result some of the minor conspira
tors have been arrested, and hundreds of
letters found in their possession have been
sent to the Paris authorities.
OCEAN LINERS DR LUXE.
Dnnhlless Mr. Morgan, Like Olliers,
YVas Sorprlsed by These Flans,
From the London Express.
The liners which Mr. Morgan has plan
ned for the ocean ferry, as the Express
exclusively announced some days ago,
are to excel In luxuriousness anything
that has ever been seen on water before.
They will be to sea travel what the
“limited train” Is to the American rail
way.
An official of a leading American line
who has been In consultation with Mr.
Morgan at Alex-les-Bains, returned to
London recently. To an Express repre
sentative he said at the Carlton:
"Mr. Morgan and his Interests have
planned a sea service on the Atlantic that
will make ocean travel as pleasant as
human ingenuity can ever hope to make
it.
"1 was allowed while at Alx-les-Balns
to see the plans for the two liners de
luxe which are to be constructed for the
comfort of that class which does not have
to consider money when luxurious living
is concerned.
"In the first place, these boats, both
of which will be five-day vessels, will
carry none but first-class passengers.
"There will be no single cabins, but
suites of apartments, consisting of parlor,
bedroom, and tiled bathroom. There will
be suites with more rooms, but the ma-,
Jorlty will have three.
“The suites will be furnished In the rich
est fashion and variously decorated.
There will be color schemes to suit all
fancies, and many styles of furniture will
be represented. The passageways will be
broad and well lighted.
“The public rooms will be magnificent
creations, decorated by famous artists.
The dining room will have no long genera)
tables, the arrangement being one of
small tables, similar to that of the res
taurant of the Hotel Rltz In Paris. In
genious devices will be used to prevent
upsets In stormy weather, and each table
will have two attendants.
“A pleasant feature will be a grill room.
"A dairy will be maintained on board,
ship quarters being provided in the space
usually devoted to the steerage for a
small herd of Jerseys Along with the
cows there will be carried a number of
hens. Thus the millionaire can have
fresh milk and new laid eggs though 1,-
000 miles from land.
"The arrangement* for providing and
keeping food are perfection. Ido not
think that the Carlton or the Waldorf-
Astoria will be able to serve a better din
ner.
"The greatest novelty will be a cafe
chuntant, where an excellent entertain
ment will be given each evening, the in
tention being to engage high-class ar
tists. A theater supper will be served
after the performance.
“The full details of these liners for mil
lionaires would take me many hour* to
tell and I must summarize. There will
be a gymnasium, a large library, a sun
room, a fully-stocked conservatory to pro
vide fresh flowers dally, a skilled medical
staff, readers, stenographers, manicures,
massseurs, and special rooms for dogs,
who will be housed as befit the pets of
plutocrats.
"The cheapest passage will be £3OO.
"There Is no question but that the ves
sels will pay. There are many thousand
Americans who have the desire to escape
from the mob In ocean travel and to get
away from the present dull uniformity of
the Atlantic passage. Ufa on the ocean
wave In a liner de luxe will be some
thing for the marine poet* to sing about.”
—A country aervaril was given a ticket
by her mistreat for a local ftneart. She
arrived home rather late, and we* ques
tioned by her mistress on the matter. ‘T
came away before 'twas over,” *l>* re
plied, "and they were hurrying It on,
'causa they were singing two at a time
when 1 left. "-Tit-Bits.
THE MURDERER OF MONACO.
THE KINGLET AND HIS LITTLE
KINGDOM.
How the Monarch and His Ministers
Were Embarrassed by Lack ol
Guillotine and Eircntloncr—Over
taxes to France and Italy, and the
Prohibitive Prices They Qaotrd.
Final Collapse of th© Government's
Penology—The Criminal In Clover.
A Parabolic Presentation by Count
Leo Tolstoy.
There Is a little kingdom on the shore
of the Mediterranean Sea, between France
and Italy. The name of this kingdom is
Monaco. Its population is smaller than
that of a big village, amounting to
about 7,000 people, and there is not even
as much as an acre of land to a soul.
But there Is a real Kinglet In this little
kingdom by the sea: and the kinglet has
everything—a palace, a court, ministers,
archbishops, generals, and also an army.
Not a big army, just sixty men, but an
Army, nevertheless. The Kinglet’s In
come is very Insignificant. To be sure,
there Is a tax on tobacco, on wine, and
on brandy, as everywhere else, and the
people there drink and smoke, yet their
number is so small that the Kinglet
would not have enough to support him
selt, his court, and his officials, if he
did not have a special source of income.
The special Income Is from the gamb
ling establishment la his kingdom—from
roulette. People gamble, lose or win,
and the proprietor gains all the time.
And out of these gains the proprietor pays
the Kinglet big sums of money. He pays
big sums of money, because this is the
only gambling establishment that re
mains in Europe. Before, there used to
be such gambling establishments In the
domain of each of the German princes,
but they were prohibited some time ago.
The reason why they were prohibited
was they used to bring about many dis
agreeable consequences. Someone would
come there to gamble, would lose every
thing—his own and sometimes other peo
ple's money as well—and then he would
either drow'n or shoot himself for grief.
The Germans prohibited this in the do
main of their princes, but there way
nobody to prohibit It in Monaco. So it
remains there.
The Little Czar Mast Live.
And since then all those bent upon
gambling go there. There they lose their
money, and in the meantime the Kinglet
gains. You cannot easily make marble
palaces out of honest labor. The little
Czar of Monaco knows well that this
la a wicked business, but what shall
he do? He must live. To live on the In
come from brandy and wine is not much
better, he thinks. So the Kinglet lives,
reigns, grabs money, and conducts affairs
In his palace Just ns the real, great kings
do.
There is the same pomp at the corona
tion; the Kinglet awards medals, reviews
parades, has councills and laws and
courts of justice, the same as real kings,
only on n small scale.
One day, about five years ago, a mur
der took place in the land of this King
let. The people of that kingdom are a
peaceful lot, and such a thing never
happened there before. The Judges as
sembled, tnvestngated, and tried the case.
There were judges, and prosecutors, and
Jurymen, and lawyers. They tried the
case, and condemned th man to capital
punishment—to death by the guilllotlne.
Very well. The decree was presented to
the Kinglet. The Kinglet read the sen
tence and confirmed It. The murderer
should be put to death. But there was
one trouble—the kingdom bad neither the
guillotine nor the executioner to behead
the criminal.
The ministers began to think what to
do, and they soon decided to inquire
of the French Government whether it
could furnish for a certain time the
necessary machine and executioner to be
head a criminal, and how much the
thing would cost. A letter was forwarded
to the French Government. In a week
they received an answer, saying that the
machine and the executioner could lie
had for the gum of 16,000 francs. This
was reported to the Kinglet. The King
let Thought the matter over, considered
It carefully. Sixteen thousand francs!
"The rascal,’ he said, “isn’t worth so
much!” Could It not be done more cheap
ly? Sixteen thousand francs! This meant
to burden each inhabitant with a fsx
of a little over two francs. It was too
much. They might rebel. A meeting was
called to decide what to do.
Hope in the Fellow Keeling of n
King.
At the meeting It was decided to write
to the King of Italy. The French
Government was a republic; It had no
respect for kings; but the King of Italy
was, after all, one of their own. He
might, therefore, quote a lower rate.
The letter was forwarded, and an ans
wer came immediately. The Italian Gov
ernment wrote that It would send both
the machine and the executioner with
pleasure, and that it would cost In all
12,000 franc*. Cheaper, but dear, never
theless! The rascal was not worth even
as much as 12,000 francs. This would
again mean to assess the people a little
less than two francs each.
Again a session was held. The ministers
though, considered the matter carefully.
Perhaps it could be done in a less ex
pensive way. Perhaps some of the sol
diers would undertake to behead the
murderer. A general was summoned.
“Isn’t there a soldier In your army who
would cut a rascal’s head off?" he wa*
asked. "‘Anyway, they are supposed to
kill people In time of war! That's what
a soldier is trained for!”
The General spoke to the soldiers, but
none of them would undertake to do It.
"No," they said; "we can't do this, nor
were we taught to do It.”
What was to be done? Again they
thought and thought, called special ses
sions, committees, commissions. Then
they changed their minds, and decided
to substitute life-imprisonment for capi
tal punishment. The King would thus
show his mercy, and- at the same time
the expense would not be so large. The
King was satisfied, and the matter was
settled. But here was another trouble—
there was no permanent prison In the
land, where the prisoner might be kept
for a lifetime. There were some small
rooms where prisoners were held for a
short while, but there was no solid
prison to keep one forever. A place was
found In the end. The fellow was Im
prisoned, A guard wa* stationed to
watch him.
The guard watched him and used to
go to the kitchen of the Kinglet to get
food for the prisoner. The fellow was
there six year.
The llasenl'a Prrpoalcrnna Content.
At the end of the year the Kinglet be
gan to go over his accounts, and noticed
anew expense; and not a small expense
It was that went to maintain the prison
er. A special guard, ami food! It cost
him 690 francs during the year. And the
fellow wa* young, healthy; he would
live another fifty year*. Just think of
how much that would amount to! Too
expensive. It could not remain so. The
Kinglet summoned the Ministers and told
them: "Think of tome plan by which
we can punish the rascal more cheaply.
He costa u* entirely too much.” Th*
Ministers assembled and cudgelled their
heads over the matter. One of them
said: "I believe It were a good klea to
discharge the guard." Said another: "But
the prisoner will run away!" "Let him
go!” said the first.
This was reported to the King. He,
100. wa* satisfied. The guard wa* dis
charged. Now they wondered what the
prieoner would do. They saw that when
.ihe dinner hour arrived tha criminal
A SUMMER TONIC.
Pe-ru-na, an Appetizer, a Vitalizer and a Re
storer of Worn-Out Women.
|| 189 MARY GOERBINO, of Medford,
II Wis.. In a recent letter to the Porun*
|yi Medicine Cos., says:
111 "1 lake great pleasure In acknowl
edging the curative powers of Peruna.
Asa nerve tonic, a gentle stimulator to
a sluggish system, as an appetizer and a
rstarer of lost strength and vitality of
worn-out women it Is very superior.
"I find It is splendid as a preventative
for catching cold, and whenever 1 feel
used up. I take a doso or two, and It
never fails to relieve me.”—Mary Goer
blng.
Systemic Catarrh.
Miss Alma Cox, Ass. Postmistress of
Orum, 8. C., writes:
“I linse been n areal sufferer from
chronic disease and dyspepsia for five
years. How I suffered no tongue can tell,
i triad eight or ten of th© bast physicians
without receiving much benefit, also tried
lots of patent medicines. But still I suf
fered with sick headache, cold feet and
hands, palpitation of the heart, and such
a heavy feeling In my stomach and chest.
At times I would be so nervous that 1
could not bear anyone around me. I had
been given up to die.
“One day n friend sent me one of
Dr. Ilartninn's pamphlets, and I de
cided to write to him. He advised Peruna
and Manalln, and after taking the medi
cine two I felt greatly relieved. My
head did not pain me any scarcely, and
my stomach was relieved of its heavy
feeling. I am so thankful that I can, say
after using several bottles of the Peruna
and Manalln I am restored to perfect
health.
“Before using your remedies I
could not rat anything. I lived on
barley water and Fanopeptln for two
year*. Now 1 can eat with pleasure.
Everybody Is so surprised at my Improve
ment. Everyone says I nm looking like
a rose. 1 would advise all suffering wo
men to take your remedies. I know If
It were not for Peruna and Manalln I
would have been In my grave to-day. I
cannot thank you enough for the kind ad
vice you have given me.”—iMlss Alma L.
Cox.
Pelvic Catarrh.
Catarrh Is a very frequent cause of that
class of diseases popularly known as
female weakness. Catarrh of the pelvic
organs produces such a variety of disa
greeable and Irritating symptoms that
many people—in fact, the majority of l>eo
ple—have no idea that they are caused
by catarrh.
The Nervons System.
Weakness of the nervous system not
only produces catarrh of the mucous
came out, looked around for the guard,
and, not finding him, went to the kitchen
of the King to get something to eat.
He took everything they gave him there,
went back to the prison, closed the door
behind him,- and stayed there. The next
day he did the same. He went for his
food, came back —but did not go away!
What now? Again they thought.
“Igst us rather mil him plainly,” they
said, “that we don’t want him there any
longer. Let him go.”
Very well. The Minister of Justice sum
moned the prisoner and' said to him:
"Why don't you go away? There Is no
one to watch you there. You may freely
leave tho prison, and the King won t
feel Insulted.”
"The King wouldn’t feel Insulted, but
I have no place to go. Where shall I
go? You have disgraced me by the sen
tence; nobody will have anything to do
with me now; I am retired from every
thing now. You did not treat me properly.
It was wrong to act so. You condemned
me to capital punishment. Very well.
/You diould have killed me—big you
didn’t. That 1* first. Then you sentenced
me to Imprisonment for life, and put a
guard to bring me food. Then you re
moved the guard. That Is second. Still I
was satisfied—l didn't protest. I went
for food myself. Now you tell me 'Go!'
No; you may say what you please, I
will not go anywhere.”
The Prisoner’s Terms Accepted.
Again a meeting was called. What was
to be done? He would not go away.
They thought and thought.
"We must allow him a pension," they
finally decided. 'Without this you can
not get rid of him.” This was reported
to the King.
"We cannot help It,” he said; we
must get rid of him In some way.”
They allowed the prisoner 600 francs a
year, and notified him of their decision.
"Well,” he said, “If you promise to pay
me regularly I will go."
It was decided. He received 209 francs
In advance, bid them till good-by. and
left the domain of the Kinglet. He set
tled down somewhere In the neighbor
hood. bought some land, began to culti
vate a vegetable garden, and lived In
clover.
He goes regularly for his pension. Get
ting It. he steps into the gambling house
and put* up two or three francs. Some
time* he wins, sometimes loses. Then he
returns to hi* house and leads a life of
peace and happiness. It was fortunate
for the man that he dhl not commit the
crime In a land where they ore not too
stingy cither to cut one’s head off or to
maintain permanent prison*.
—Degrading—"But fhen th© marriage
servlc©; It seems to lower ono so." "How
do you make that out?” "Why, the mnti
takes the woman, and the woman the
man, for beltar, for worse. It's no like a
rummage sale, you know."—Brooklyn
Ufa.
membranes, hut also causes nervoufl
prostration In some cases, and different
degrees ol’ nervous debility, derangements
of the stomach, sleeplessness and tlrea
out feelings.
Depression of the nervous system Is a
fertile source of blood Impurities. Peruna
invigorates the system and produces reg
ular sleep. It builds up tho system run
down by overwork.
and aik k
been in cx- (M[h J
id lent sjf
heaittli ever ,w\ il
sln o e.” *
Mary Rennie.
Catarrhal Weakness.
A great proportion of women have
soma catarrhal weakness which haa
been called by the various doctors she
has consulted, by as many different
names. These women have been treated
and have taken medicines with no relief,
simply because th© remedies are not
adapted to catarrh. It Is through a mis
taken notion as to the real nature of tha
diseases that these medicines have been
recommended to them.
Dr. Hartman's Free Advice,
If all women who are Buffering with
any form of female weakness would
write to Dr. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio,
and give him a complete description of
their symptoms and 1 the peculiarities of
their troubles, he will Immediately re
ply With complete directions for treat
ment, free of charge.
"Health and Beauty," a book written
especially for women, sent free by Dr.
Hartman, President The Hartman Sani
tarium, Columbus, Ohio.
A Tribute 4 Ihe Hebrew Baer.
Tho Rev. Lyman Abbott, D. D., In ths
Outlook.
If it Is the function of the state to fur
nish education in order to make men and
women good citizens, and if In the exer
cise of this function It Is the duty of th©
state to give all that Is necessary to citi
zenship, then it is the duty of the state
to fasnloil tho affections and the will In
harmony with the great laws of society.
Of all the books available for this pur
pose there Is none so useful as the Eng
lish Bible. I do not advocate the reading
of the Bible and the use of prayer In
the public schools If any one objects, be
cause the reading of ttie Bible and tha
use of prayer In public schools Is wor
ship, and it is not the function of th©
state to conduct worship, certainly not
to conduct compulsory worship, whether
the worshippers are little children or
grown men. 1 do advocate the use of the
Bible In the public schools as a means
of acquainting our pupils with the laws,
the literature, and the life of the ancient
Hebrows, because the genlu* of the He
brew people pervading their laws and
their literature and their life was a spir
itual genius.
Every nation has tts function In the de
velopment if the human race. Every na
tion contribute* Its quota to the complex
sum of human civilization. Speaking
broadly, Greece may be said to have con
tributed philosophy, Rome law, Italy art,
Germany liberty, England commeroe, the
’United State* democracy—which I* more
than liberty—and the Hebrew people what
wa call religion. I do not mean that there
has been no philosophy except In Greece,
no law except In Rome, no art except In
Italy, no liberty except In Germany, no
commerce except In Great Britain, nor
that there has been no religion except
among the Hebrew people; but more of
the great moral force* of the world may
be traced back to that people, and to the
literature of that people, than to any oth
er historic or literary source.
The United States is more Intimately
connected with the Hebrew people than
with any other ancient people. Our litera
ture abounds with references to the lit
erature of the ancient Hebrews; they are
probably more frequent than the refer
ence ito the literature either of Greeks or
Romans. No man can read the great Eng
lish or American poets or authors under
standings unless he knows something of
his English Bible. Historically we are
more' closely connected with the Hebrew
people than with the Greeks. Our free In
stitutions are all rooted In the In
stitutions of the Hetbrew people, have
grown out of them as the result of the
long conflict between their political prin
ciples and those of pagan Imperialism.
—Haying* of Little People—A little gtrl
read a cotniOHltlon before the minister.
Th subject was "A 4N>w." She wove in
this complimentary sentence: “A cow la
Ihe most useful animal In the world, ex
ept religion.'’—Leslie's Weekly.
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