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Show s I JLffa ssiriatwns "XFneajy Hests the Head Chat Wear the Croton." ShaXejptre. LARGEST of the Century The assassination of King Humbert a long list of murders that have stricken down sovereigns during recent decade Most of the victims have been occupants of South Americas European thrones latest contribution was the killing of President Borda of Uruguay In 1897, while within a few days the report has come and been denied that the emperor of China had been slain. Europes last assiseination of a member of royalty was that of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria while she was traveling in Switzerland. The assassination of Empress Elizabeth of Austria at Geneva recently by Anarch.st Luchini the first successful attempt on the lives of rulers since June, 1894 President Carnot of Once a Man of Jfote. Capo dlstna, Greece, Oct. 9, 1831. William A Grosvenor, whose death Castillo, Canovas del, premier of In the east. has caused but scant atSpain. July 30, 1897. Cavendish. Lord Frederick, Eng- tention, was, thirty years ago, one of the most widely known editor in the land, May 6. 1882 The letfwt fli it ng drv d.Kk in the Carnot, president of Francs, June 24, United States He reached Jbe height, world ! Sow ming t the 1894 of bis fame and influence as editor of United State s vern it Elizabeth Amelia Eugenie, empress the Missouri Dermx rat (now tt(e SL Maryland Steel rjmpatW it Louis Globe Democrat) in 1870, when, at Sparrow i it. ji t of Austria Sept 10. 1898 i, Md. Th - in Garfield, Jame A . president of the in conjunction with Carl Sihura, be tu isn i i, Cnited States. July 2, 1881, died Sept organized the movement which led to will be towed Ch. ueike bay the formation of the I.ibetal Repub- to the Atlantic ami 19. 1881 t'ie ulf Harrison Carter H , mayor of Chi- lican party It was in his little office. of Mel to th- - M is ssipjii v, here It ot corner In 29 the Democrat 1891 Oct building, cago. will be sutionr for use at the naval Lincoln, Abraham, president of the Fourth and Pine streets, St Ijouls, station at Algie s, 1a that he planned the campaign which United States, April 15, 18C6 It mult be delivered to Uncle Sam began with the passage of the Mayo, Earl, Ireland, Feb 8, 1872 Missouri legisact by the Mehemet All, Turkey Sept 7, 1S78 of Michael, prime of Servia. June 10, lature and the defeat and d n of Italy added another to i'in -- ! enfran-ch.seire- nt thit the value of middle portoon w.ll measure 212 feet. New Orleans as a base is steadily increasing The dock will be powerful enough to lift a 15 000 ton vessel two feet Above the surfaie of the water, andwith the flJor awash it will b able to lift a vessel of 18 000 tons with the same ease It will be a very superior affair, not only In poln of strength, but also In simplicity. It will be furnished with three pontoons. in view of the fact WORLD. V maximum lift With this lift toad the stability of the dock will be from 15 to 20 times that of a ship afloat. Acid or basic open hearth Steel is exclusively used, the timber walling of 18x12 pine being employed merely as fepdera Te enormous walls serve prlmar.ly to give stability and to regulate the descent when the pontoons are submerged They enclose four watertight compartments, which contain the quarters foj the crew and the pjmp-neoparatua Each wall hae four piin., with a separate engine for each pump and a separate boiler for each engine The piping, however. Is so arranged that any of the engines cat) be supplied with steam from any of the boilers an advantage by which, with only engine holler and pump, the dock can still be lifted. The entire machinery will be managed by mean Hoi ace Greeley 1SC8. fiot r if f. V. The Boer war has gtveL peculiar discussion in Germany. Most of the devout Christians there have been praying for the success of the Boers, and the religious press of Germany has been practically unanimous in opposition to England. These news-papeand many clergymen urged that prayers be offered for the success of the Boer arms, and the suggestion was fo lowed widely. The religious press predicted that the prayers would be beard and that they would be efficacious in bring ng about the defeat of the English But thus far the war has gone woefully against the prayers Yet It is not over. Things may take a turn Ex. . mt t ; i is TO 0 c ,'u-mor- I 'sh THE ASSASSINATION !r b-- s for Uncle floating Dry Dock Sam. - , THE IN OF ALEXANDER III. OF RUSSIA, MARCH Britain 13. 1881 France was stabbed at Lyons on June 24, 1894; Canovas del Castillo, prime minister of Spain and virtually ruler of the country while he was in office, was shot and killed at Santa Agueda on Aug. 8. 1897. All three; assassinations were the work of men who loudly pro- claimed themselves anarchists and their deeds the result of their convictions, and the assaslins were all three Italians, a circumstance which Immediately after the three assassinations caused a furore against that race In the countries which had suffered. The final and successful attempt of nihilism on the life of Alexander III. lof Russia occurred on March 13, 1881. Two bombs were thrown at Uie Imperial carriage, the first by KysakofT, the second and fatal one by Grenevlt-ekThe emperor was out to view the parade of the Marine corps. The event ifcad been pl.jned far In advance and Blhillsm had plenty of time to arrange what was to be a grand movement to end the czars life. Mlnec were laid la streets through , which the- carrla.w might pass and adherents liberally supplied with band bombs to throw in ease the mines failed. As the Carriage approached the bridge over the Catherine canal Rysakoff pressed forward through some workmen shoveling snowt and threw the first bomb. It fell behind the carriage, tearing out the back, and wounding two tne emperor stepped out of his carriage, and as ho did so the second bomb.'thrown by Grenevitsky, fell and exploded at his feet, breaking both legs and penetrating his abdomen. The emperor died two hours after the explosion of the bomb at his feet Fragments of the bomb killed and wounded people In every direction, the himself being killed. This successful attempt was the result of a widespread plot In the Russian branch Five of the of anarchistic Europe. conspirators were banged. The killing of President Carnot of France at Lyons on June 24, 1894, and the assassination of Premier Canovas on Aug. 8, 1897, were still fresh In the memory of Europe when the third outrage In four years was committed at Geneva. President Carnots assassin, Santo, rushed upon the presidents carriage and plunged a poniard Into the body of his victim, for which he Ipst his head. Golll, the assassin of Canovas, Used. a pistol on the Spanish premier at Santa Ague, a Spanish summer resort, and he also suffered death for Tils madness. is a list of the assassina9 Following tions of the century: Abdul Azlg, sultan of Turkey, June y. - shah of Persia, May Nasir-ed-Dl- n, 1, 1896. Prim, marshal of France, Dec. 30, , Paul, czar of Russia, March 24, 1801. Attempted assassinations: Against Alexander III of Russia, very often, Alphonso XII of Spain, 1878 and 1879; Amadeus of Spain, 1872, Prince Bismarck, 186 and 1874; Francis Joseph of Austria. 1853; George III., England, 1786 and lhOO; George IV., when regent, 1817; Humbert I.. 1878; Isabella II. of Spam, 1817, 1852 and 1856; Louis Philippe, six attempts from 1835 to 1846; Napoleon I., 1800; Napoleon III., twice In 1855, once in 1858; Victtjjla, 1840, twice in 1842, once In 1849, and again In 1882; William I. of Germany, 1861, 1875 and 1878. 1870. At La Teste de Buch, France, a statue of Dr. Jean Hameau was unveiled recently. He was an obscure medical practitioner, who, ,in ukjg, published a study on virus In which he partially anticipated the discover" ies of Pasteur. -- A.fcn1 in Chtna. Sir Claude Maxwell Macdonald, by Nov. 1, and In the event of failure British minister to China, te a noted pa the part of the company to comBritish diplomat, a K. C. B. of the plete it by that time 8200 for every hours will be decreation of 1898, and for several years delay of twenty-fou- r has lived In the far east (China and ducted from the contract price of Corea) as a diplomatic agent of the 8816,006, The work of construction la United Kingdom. He was educated now being pushed to a finish. Part of at Sandhurst, and when- a youth he the shipyard has been fenced off, the Highland-er- a. foreshort has been scooped to form a entered the Seventy-fourt- h He won the brevet of major In berth and the dredged material ar1882, and In that yetr served through ranged so as to form a cofferdam. A the Egyptian campaign. Re was to platform Of timbers was laid In the and large hole and two trestles were the Suaklm expedition, 1884-won the medal with three c:asps, the erected to carry the tracks for the Khedives star and the fourth clasj traveling cranes employed In placing are- laid around Order of Osmanlch. For five years he the plate. Trat-kwas a dlp'omatic agent In Egypt. the erth and piping for the com-- p re wed air by which the riveting maIn a study of American politics which of the chines are worked. The complement number recent a In appeared rrangementa la a machine London Chronicle It was pointed out tor the work In - but expressly president that out of the twenty-fiv- e one tout Tut,onhava States all United of the L Vhn th work completed tha been of British family origin. Fif- of came through, and the toy , Washington, headed, waters pt the Chesapeake, which will English stock. Three. Including Jatn4 dtfloht 'be structure, 8ho jtuth Munroe. had Scotch ancestora-sr- ! for launch-Vels- h Thomas punwM make any preparations Jefferson, Inherited A blood, while five others traeetj lag unnecessary. their lineage to Scotch-IrU- h ancestry, j The dock will materially augment the Importance of the naval station to which It has been assigned, especially 6, , eof-tee- n. L -- Trying to Tart Convict Jo Jo Mother and Child. cos-sack- bomb-throw- McnmU'i llffrtt Row any great pianoforte player keeps his hand supple has often been at matter for wonder, but MPaderew-tk- t the king of pianists, baa revealed tb whole secret. "The plight before I Jplay I turn my bands Qfzr to my valet, ," jand he rubs mT fingers until they Then declares M. Paderewski. he takes one flpger after the other ' tpd turps and )rista It In the palm of !Us baad. alwtys turning the one way. Tha makes the fingers supple, and keeps the knuckles in good working trder. Last he rubs the palms of each tin-tie- j er WIDOWS The entire state of New Jersey Is in a turmoil about ohe small baby and its mother. The child la named Charles It Edward Mason, after his father. is a bright, chubby little youngster, and was born In the New Jersey State prison, not quite three years ago. The mother, Anne Mason, was at the to serve five years in prison on her third conviction for theft Now the philanthropists want to take the 4. 1876. baby from her, give It a good home Alexander III., Russia, March 13. and make a useful citizen of the InThe mother, 1S8L telligent little teliow. Berrl, Charles, due dFrance, April however, insists upon keeping It and say that she 13. 1820. prominent t ministers Borda, J. Idlarte. president of Uru- should hav It a If anything will lead to the womans reformation this guay, Aug. 25. 1S97. time-sentence- child will do it, and it may be her salvation. The prison keeper also says It should be allowed to remain wlA the mother, but Governor Voorhees declares that tha two should be separated at once There Is no law that and for good. provides for an innocent child being kept in prison, and no law that enables the authorities to take It from her at The philanthropists say, present. however, that the woman Is hopelessly degenerate, and If they cannot persuade her to give up the child they mean to find ways to take it from her If they do. New Jersey may furn'sb one of the most unique legal battles ot recent years 7 . - DOCK FOR THE ALGIERS (LA.) NAVAL STATION. one-eigh- th hs i five-eight- hs of lever wall from n valve house on each - The peculiarity of the docket that the bottom of any of the walla can he reached by keeling. Jhe middle pon- -, toon is large enough to raise the other two out of the water, and can be re- -' leased and lifted out of the watpr It-There are man? manholes by which sccess to the Inside of the wall and pontoons may be obtained. Tin Mm I ' BmI Three men went in a mighty harry last night from the rotunda of the Walton Into a side rodm gnd slammed the door. They looked ferociously at one another. Then one said: I aint been with anybody but you tw felLondon lows all day. and ihy pocketbooka gone. W11, one of youa got it Hand Mexico's Rapid Development I It over now, or by the powers In Mexico the past nine years has He shook hla fists and dreadawora doubled Its revenues, doubled its exfully. "Now - Its my turn to talk!" ports. doubled the number of its fac- sneered the second man. My pocket-bootories, and multiplied by "three Its been awlped, and thats tha banking capital. truth. You're a pair of swindlers, and Ill have that pocketbook back or " , and he, too, let out all tha bad words be could remember. The third man said: "You're pretty good bluffers, yon two. Blamed well you know youve swiped my pocketbook. Cough up, IN now! ough up!" Then the three raged about the room like wild beasts. They stripped off their coats finally, and sent for a policeman to search them. He came, hla search was thorough, but not one of the men had a pocketbook or a single cent. Philadelphia Record. band very hard aa hard as I can stand It Just before 1 go on the platform to play I have a basin of hot water brought to my dressing room. In this I Immerse my hands Hot! I should say so; Just about as hot as It Is possible for a man to stand It. -Tit-Bit- ks (If A. . 6SSSSS$SS$S$H 5SMSSM5S ion-ari- es V DRY loch in each 12 feet and breadth, and as regards length, the and the two end pontoons 141 feet and three-eightinch each. The keel blocks will number 209, the walls inch, pteasur 895 feet ahd and the Weight of the dock la to be 5,702 tons, which, when added to the 420 tona weight of Its equipment, makes 6,122 tons In all. Three and one-ha- lf hours will be needed to make the AMI In China when a womans husband dies she has the choice of a second husband,, that Js if fche can get one, or Of a widow's arch at her death. A few take th ante-dea- th prjse. hut many of them prefer- - the beautifully carved, gatpwaf. The accompanying picture iss shows a group of American standing about one of these arches Dr. HLN. Ktnnear, of Ashtabula, Ohio, is one of the number. His camera took the accompanying picture hut a few weeks ago, and he has sent 1 , it to h t old home.! A widows arch la a very common sight la China. It matters not what part of tha Celestial empire one visits THE KILLING OF PRESIDENT CARNOT AT LYONS, FRANCE, JUNE 24. 1224 FLOATING ::n0tlceahlt these "works of arr-lfmany time in large numbers. They are found In the streetsLnear the gates tt a city or outdo Thp P,,n AeM. The object of erectjwg the structures Is to show reverence or esteem for th departed. Sometimes they are eFecteiTp other than the widows why refuse to marry again. Distinguished men are allowed to rear them to themselves. No man, however, can build one without the permission ot the emperor. When such permission Is granted a note of It Is made, In Chinese characters, on the top part of the arch and the mans name becomes famous from . that time. e Wanting Mia. The Japanese have a queer little domestic pet that is said to w<a through the greater part of the waking hours ot its life, never growing tired, even If its feet wear out In the process. The animal belongs to a peculiar breed of mice black and white, with pink eyes. One of their peculiarities Is that when other baby mice are Just begln-in- g to walk, these are beginning to walti. If several mice are put In to-will often be seep get her they In and somecoupleSi waltzing wfll two than more times tfjla in the mad whirl. So rapid ts the movement that It is impossible to tell heads from tails. When the floor of the cage Is not smooth the mice actually wear out their feet, leavtug only the stumps to whirl on. Waltzing seems to be as. necessary for the waltzsciipers'tults are ing mouse an mid-af- r tumbllne. iHgeon A n nprtght f10-1- 11 peg for a convenient pivot around which the mice can whirl, but Natural Science Is the authority for the statement that without any snch guide they-wounot In several minutes cover an and area larger than a dinner-platthey easily spin tinder a tumbler. ' ' ld e, nthir of it Although Senator Morgan ot Alabama and both the Connecticut senator are older In years than"Senat6r Allison, the last named holds the ree. year of ervlce, and ord for thlrty-ai- x may be called the father of the senate. ' |