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Exclusive News by Special Cable From the Capitals of the Old IV or Id KILLS FAMILY HE WAS UNABLETQSUPPORT Wife and Five Children Victims of Former Forester of Saxony's King. WILL SEEK MILLIONS UNDER OCEAN'S WAVES Expedition Leaves London to Search for Wealth Off the Coast of Africa. A TERRIBLE STRUGGLE ROMANCE, ADVENTURE The Deed Planned by Both Parents After Fruitless Struggle Against Poverty. Bullion of Old Dutch Galleons Said to Line Tidewater at Many Places. II r-ry i 1 JPM sli i i-VLv dresdev, In despair at his Inability to support himself and his family on meagre pension.

Herr Wllsdorf, formerly chief former to the King of Saxony, murdered hla wife, three aona and two daughters and committed suicide at Dresden lust nlriht. Ilia eldest daughter, 22 years old, was alrfo shot after a frantic struggle to disarm her father. She Is still alive, but Is In a dying condition. The family lived in a flat, but tha i.cliihbors. though they hail hoard noih-1 ii of the W'iladorfs since Friday, sus-peited nothing wrong until early this iiiortiliiK, when the Janitor discovered tliat a milk can left in front of the door had not been loui lied.

He summoned the police, who forced open the door. A Ghastly Sight. Upon the floor of the first room lay the body of the eldest daughter, In whom a spark of life was still nickering. After she had been removed to hospital the police searched the other rooms, discovering the body of the mother In bed, with bullet through her temple. in an adjoining room, littered with broken furniture, were the bodies of the remainder of the family, three boys and two glrla, the eldest of the latter IS years old, and two of the boys twins, aped 12.

Wiladorf had attempted In a variety of ways to earn enough money to support his family, but without success. The sevenfold tragedy appears to have be'n prearranged by Wllsdorf and his nlfo. wtio were reduced to the belief that simultaneous death was the best and happiest escape from the menace of starvation. Blows Out His Brains. Not until the eldest daughter entered the Hat after her mother, brothers and sisters had been murdered was the father disturbed In the execution of his mad resolve.

The girl even then fought hnrd to save her father lite and her own, -t fainted before she could disarm him from bullet wounds In the uh breast. The father, believing her dead then stretched himself upon a sofa and blew out his brains. JEWELS LEFT BY SHAH OF PRICELESS VALUE Inventory of the Treasures Just Completed in the Persian Capital. WONDERFUL STORIES VIENNA, A message from Teheran says that a careful inventory of the treasures left by the late Shah has been made. The collection Includes a number of unrivaled diamonds and othr stones.

The old crown of the Persian dynasty contains a ruby as big as a hen egg. A belt studded with diamonds and worn only on great state occasions weighs eighteen pounds, and Is valued at several hundred thousand pounds. A wonderful sliver vase 1b decorated with a hundred smaragds, one of which Is so large that it was found possible to engrave on It the Shah's numerous titles. A sword with a diamond-covered scabbard la vnlued at many thou A remarkable feature of the collection Is a square block of amber of four hundred cubic Inches said to have dropped from tho skies at the time of Mahomet FRENCHMEN TO HAVE THEIR FIRSTFOX HUNT All Arrangements Made for a Great "International" Event Next Month. PAKI3.

Since Sir Conan Doyle made Brigadier Gerard cut a fox In two with his sword when he went out with the hounds, have smarted under the that they know nothing about foxhunting Such a hunt as Kngllshmen have never even dreamt of has now been arranged, and the meet will he at Satory, near si. CJ next month. So carefully nas every detail been arranged thai the Figaro this morning prlnls the programme ut the day's sport. 'Jo avoid the trouble oi drawing covens the loxes have already been caught In the Ardennes, and are now possibly receiving lessons in uecorun. The number of hedge, ditches and streams In the Plain of Satory is being largely increased.

Grandstands are being erected so that crowns iimy watch the run. The 'parade' will truly be a dream of elegance," says the Figaro. "Huntswom-en and their cavaliers on the best nd English thoroughbreds; dogs servants (huntsmen) In their classic livery, and the hot. mis themselves in good trim, eager and baying, will all make up the splendid spectacle. "The hounds will, according to custom, be let looHe alter tue fox lias gune 3iJ or yards.

They will be followed by the hunters at full gallop." The Figaro adds ihut "as we In, few packs trained for foxhunting in France, tue best English packs and the noblest huntsmen of King Edward's court will cross the Channel to take part in the Yhasao de l'entenle All Paris Is wildly excited over the event, and tailors are now busy making pink coats for ambitious sportsmen who are determined to show Englishmen that they know how a foxhunt should be conducted. A Town Without Oil mo. LONDON There have been ho convictions In the police court at Wes-lon, lbrts. a town of about K00 inhabitants, for moro than two years. "1 -i -1 I 1 ITr tacf I XS.m I Couneess Elizabeth VJilezek CAM0RR1ST LEADERS AHRESTEDN NAPLES Supreme Head of Dreaded Secret Society Escapes to America as a Stowaway.

SEA VOYAGE FOR HEALTH ROME. Some Ave hundred Camorrlst ringleaders I have been arrested at Naples as the re-jsult of the determined crusade undertaken by the government against secret criminal societies. The Neapolitan prisons aro full to overflowing, as many as twenty culprits being lodged In a single cell. On this account, and becnuse the Camorrists were found to be holding committees among themselves and regular communication with comrades outside by means of their own slang code, the authorities have now begun transferring them to different provincial houses of detention till the trial is fixed, which probably will not begin for another twelve months. The authorities have been obliged to transfer to Capri Signor Capezzutl, the gallant marshal of carablnieri who superintended the military police raids, lest his repeatedly threatened assassination should be realized, and thereby Increase the dilllculties of un already grave situation.

Despite elaborate precautions taken to effect his capture, Erricone, tho notorious supreme chief of the Naples Camorra, has succeeded In getting clear away to the L'nlted States, whence he dispatched a message to his pursuers saying he had merely taken a sea voyage at the doctor's orders, and his absence from his post was only temporary. Errlcono manage! to board an emigrant liner In the disguise of a coal heaver, and crossed the Atlantic as a stowaway. DE WET FEARS DINNERS Objects to Genernl Botha's Visit to London on This Account. JOHANNiiauL'HG, -general Christian Da Wet says that he strongly objects to General Botha's visit to Don-don, on the ground, first, that the Premier should have giuiu tliruugt. a full session of Parliament to learn public opinion, and.

second, that Orangia should have been considered. "Dinners, and again dinners, and nothing but dinners," said General De Wet. "may divert General Botha's human mind from the business of his country." CHARGED WITH SETTING HER RJVAL ABLAZE Criminal Court of Eerlin Begins Trial of Woman for Most Fiendish Crime. BERLIN, The Criminal Court here began today tha trial of a woman, named Schmidt for the murder.under atrocious circumstances, of an acquaintance numed Elisabeth Kreer. The extraordinary nature of the crime excites great attention.

Schmidt, who Is 4'j years of ago, and the mother of eight children, suspected her husband, who Is the skipper of a canal barga, of inlldelity. When rummaging in his pockets, she found Kreer address, and came to the conclusion that Kreer was her husband's mistress. She visited Kreer several timcB, and Implored her to cease iier relations with her Husband, but Kreer turned a deaf ear to her entreaties. The case for the Crown Is that 1 rau Schmidt determined to wreak vengeance on her rival. She acquired in aji unknown way a bottle of some highly Inflammable liquid, and, proceeding to Kreer's apartment, poured the fluid over her head uud dress.

Immediately setting lire to it. Schmidt suddeny disappeared, bht Kreer's agonized screams brought her neighbors to her assistance. Help, how-evef, came too late, for she died shortly after her arrival In hospital. As the physicians say, she was literally roaatod to death. Tha chief evidence against Frau Schmidt Is that of a boy who saw her In the neighborhood of Kreer's dwelling at the time of the outrage and the dying statement of Kreer herself.

Schmidt declares her Innocence, maintaining that was at home at the time Her counsel seeks to weaken the deposition of the dead womnn by proving that cho name of Frau Schmidt was suggested to her, and that even in death she sousht to injure her rlvnl. Train Stopped by Hounds. LIVERPOOL, Th9 BlnBlpy beagles were hunting around Bolton Abbey. In Yorkshire, yesterdVy- whe the hounds crossed the Midland Rail way line near Lohwood. A train was passing at the time, and the driver lm" mediately it.

The hounds escaped unhurt. Z1 I I iftsir- ajit jti a 111 III Mk Vr, i.j.l.vt t' I A w. DISTINGUISHED AEISTOCKATS OF TIIK KXCI.l'SIVK COUIJT OF VIFA'XA Easter Sunday marks the opening of a series of brilliant festivities and receptions ut the Austrian court, probably tho most exclusive In the world. luring Hie sombre davs or nt retirement is the rule, and strict attention to religious services and events Is the one essential feature of 'leiui' Sf su' iciyl With Hunday conies a change, and for weeks the gay capital of Francis Joseph revels in a su ci s-'inn of fetes. and receptions follow each other in quick' succcsMcn, and fetes for charity are the order of the day.

SUFFRAGISTS MAY DON JV1ALE ATTIRE New and Novel Scheme to Gain Entrance to Houses of Parliament. "LIKE A BOY OF 19' LONDON, Mrs. Cobden-Sanderson's hint that militant suffragists may don male attire, and thus reach the Inside of the House of Commons, has been enthusiastically welcomed by her resolute followers. They look cheerfully forward. Indeed, to such an escapade.

"I should not hesitate to do it for the cause." said Mrs. Martin, secretary of the Women's Social and Political Union, yesterday. "I would do anything for the cause. If any one had told me a year ago that I would have demonstrated and gono to prison I should have been Incredulous and Indignant. "In men's clothes? Why not If no other means will accomplish the end in view? Besides, there Is nothing so extraordinary about male attire.

Christina of Sweden always adopted it; so, too, do many lady explorers." "Would not the clitihtness of a lady's figure reveal the truth?" "We should look more frail, of course. You know tjiat in a man's dress a woman of UO seems like a boy of 19." This comment, suggested that Mrs. Martin had rehearsed for the part, but when asked If she had ever worn the clothes sacred to men, she lepiled that she could not think of answering tt question so personal. "But what about the hair?" "Well, what of It? The hair Is not such a great matter, after all. We could surely sacrifice it.

I wouldn't mind doin so lor tne cause." The suggestion Is receiving the closest attention from suffragists, and enthusiasts everywhere are screwing up their courage to the possible sacrifice. AUSTRALIANS QUIT SOUTH jFRICA CITIES Depression in Business Drives Thousands to Their Former Antipodean Homes. CAPE TOWN, The depression which prevails In the cities of South Africa Is without parallel Business Is paralyzed In Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, and the newspapers are hlled with reports of creditors' meetings and announcements oi sa'es of bankrupt stocks and furniture. Hun-dreds of otllces and shops are George Valder, who represents the government of Now South Wales, states that during the last twelve months 6SU0 people have sailed for Australia from Cape Town alone. He estimates that another IWJO have left Durban for the same destination.

Thry returned at their own cost. There are hundreds of others who would leave if they had the means. A few days ago, at the request of Mr. Valder, the Mayors of the chief South African cities invited Australians who wished to return and had not the means to send In their names and addresses. Six hundred genuine cases have already been reported from Johannesburg, 2rio from Durban, and about 200 in Cape Town.

All these are to be granted free passages to Australia, and the authorities In Johannesburg are so glad to get rid of the surplus population that they have communicated to Mr. Valder their willingness to py the fares of the stranded Australians to the port of embarkation. Canaries at Thre Cents a Dozen CAPE TOWN cage con taining twelve Cape canaries was sold recently at tho Worcester (Cape Colony) market for cents. Me HohenhhetlangPntturg Pu'3 FOUR-YEAR-OLD TOT WONOERFULCONJUROR Little "Bamboo Blossom" Mystifies Reporter With Clever Sleight-of-Hand Tricks. HER FATHER MAGICIAN WORLD'S YOL'NGEST CONJUROR LONDON, Dainty little "Bamboo Blossom." an almond-eyed young lady of 4, who has arrived In London from the Flowery Land, Is a born conjuror.

"Bamboo Blossom" Is the tiny dnuKhtir of Chung Ling Soo, the Chinese magician, now appearing at the New Cross Empiie, and she could conjure long before could speak. In the tea gardens of her own land "Bamboo Blossom" can perforin all ner tricks freely In public, but here she has jut learned that sho la fur too young to be granted a license. This strange prohibition hag bewildered "Bamboo Blossom," who cannot understand why she should not come on the stage like her father and pull rabbits nut of empty flowerpots for her own amusement, as she does at home. When a reporter hist niKitiwent to see "Blossom" she completely mystified him with her slelght-of-hund tricks. Holding half a dozen cards in her chubby fists, sho Invited a chuloe, and then, with astonishing ease, produced the chosen cards In the most unlikely places.

A flve-shllllng piece placed In paper in her hand on the Instant was Iransformed tr'o live separate shillings, while "Blossom" chuckled In Infantile delight. Cards laid in a box in the "ma-ic baby's" custody, were at once changed Into different suits, and articles disappeared and reappeared all around her. DEAD PEDDLER ARRIVES Attack jc' With Frnin Disease While on Way to Town. PARIS. A drnd peddler named Lesueur drove Into Chnlone-sur-Marne yesterday with the reins tightly clasped In his fingers.

He had succumbed to brain congestion on the road. A large sum of money was found in his pockets. VJ a V' ft KIHG ALFONSO WAITS GOOD DETECTIVE CORPS Offers Official of Scotland Yard Big Salary to Act as Chief Superintendent. ASSISTED BY OUEEN LONDON. King Alfonso has decided to revolutionize Spanish pollca methods by inaugu rating a criminal investigation depart- mer.t ut Madrid on the Scotland Yard model.

Tho post of chief superintendent has been offcrc'i to Dctctlve Inspector Ar-1 row. of toe criminal Investigation department, wliose decision will be cabled to the of Spain today. A salary of So'VHJ a year with special expenses Is offrred with tlio appointment. Tho new nf the Spanish police furce will be. therefore, one of the best-paid detectives in the world.

This Innovation on the part of King Alfonso is the result of tho high opinion of the London detective forco he formed on his last visit before his marriage. In Spain nt the present lime the pollco organization does not In any way compare with the Scotland Yard methods, end Queen Victoria, long accustomed to the security of the English system, has assisted his Majesty in drawing up the plans. During his visits to this country King I Alfonso rcmaiked on the excellent way in which our police did their work, and he expressed a wish to reform tho lnx Spanish methods. Th" appointment ns head of the Madrid "Scotland Yard" was first offered to Detective Inspector McCarthy, who always looks after the safety of English royalties. When the bomb exploded In front of Kins Alfonso's carrbme on his wedding day, Inspector McCarthy was riding In the procession behind Majesties.

Inspector McCarthy was reluctantly obliged to decline the offer of the appointment, because he has been specially chosen to accompany King Edward. THIS MAI MADE WINE WITHOUTGRAPE JUICE Thought That Glycerine and Acids Were Good Enough Substitutes for Public. MUNICH. A Bavarian wine dealer named Kern has been sentenced In the Frauenlai Criminal Court to two months' Imprisonment and to pay a fine of JiiO for systematic adulteration of his wine. it was shown that In one year he manufactured by means of chemicals oo.OOO gallons of wine without a single drop of grape Jutce.

Dr. ltoeslcke, the Agrarian leader, hug made soma startling revelations of the poisonous concoctions which are being sold as Rhine and Moselle wine. One chemical manufacturer, whose name Is made public by Dr. Roeslcke, Is proved to have supplied no less than 2B7 wine merchants with Injurious chemical preparations used to adulterate wines. An annual average of loa wine merchants are convicted for illegally doctoring wlnea in Germany, and during lwo Tu.uoO gallons of wine were condemned by Stale inspectors to be poured down the drains as unfit for public consumption.

In one case the Inspector found 10 per cent, of pure wine and 90 per cent, of chemical concoctions. One wine merchant was proved to have used within a period of seven years no less than 800 tons of glycerine, 'M tons of tartarlo acid, sixteen tons of potash and cloven tons of cltrlo acid. Fined for Typewriting. flKShVA. A Bale Journalist has been fined 20 cents, with the alternative of four hours' Imprisonment, for disturbing the pein after ID o'clock at night by working a typewriter to the annoyance of his neighbors.

f. -Win 'J i A i- i i(Jk ii1 1 Countess a Bertte sterfozy KAISER AIDS SCULPTOR Is Careful to Collect His Notes and Take Them Away From Studio. HIS GIFT TO ENGLAND BERLIX. The statue of William III of Orange, which the German Emperor is about to present to King Edward, is a bronze figure nine feet In height. It will be shipped to England in June, when an exaot duplicate will be erected on the terrace of the royal palace in Berlin.

According to Herr Helnrich Baucke, the sculptor who is making both the figures, the Emperor decided to send the statue to England after seeing the sculptor's rough sketch. "What a capital present that would make for England!" he exclaimed. His Majesty's original intention was to send a miniature statue as a private present to King Edward, but the idea was given up in favor of a full-sized figure, which, according to the words of the Kaiser's written Instructions, is intended "for tha English naUon." II err Baucke relates that the Emperor spent three-quarters of an hour in his studio on his first visit of inspection criticising the details of the historical dress given to the figure. Ills Majesty seized a paper and pencil, drew an outline of the pose, rapidly filled In each detail and explained the points with his usual vivacity. He was careful, however, to collect the pieces of paper on which he had made his sketches nnd carry them away with Dim when he departed.

THREE FREEZETO DEATH DISH MOUMAIN Five Men Go Astray in Fog and Have Terrible All-Night Experience. BELFAST, A mountain tragedy, involving the death of three men. was reported from County Antrim yesterday. Five men. named Connolly, Kellty.Whlte, Millar and Smith, started on Wednesday on a shooting expedition on the mountuln rnnso which overlooks the beautiful Vale of Glenarlff.

Two or three hours Inter they lost themselves in a dense fog. They wandered aimlessly about and endeavored to find one of the beaten tracks, but without success. At length hunger brought on extreme fatigue. The men, alone and lost in the mountains, had scarcely the strength to walk, and the bitterly cold wind partially paralyzed their limbs. Darkness came on, and the men wore still Ignorant of their whereabouts.

After a while Connolly said he could go no further, and he fell to the ground exhausted. His four companions, although almost as weak as he, picked him up and, by an effort which taxed their remaining strength to the utmoBt, carried him over boulders and through gullies until they themselves were on tho point of collapsing. Then they put him down, placed him under shelter In a sitting posltion.wrapped nlm In their greatcoats and, having thus done all they could for his comfort, left him and went away to look for assistance. Millar and Smith went in one direction and Keilty and White In another. Tho first-named pair reached the residence of Conway Dobbs, at Parkmore.

yesterday morning. They were In the last stage of exhaustion, and as they entered the house they sank helplessly on a couch. Restoratives were applied, and when they had regained sufficient strength they related their terrible experience. A search party was at once organlred, and with Millar and Smith acting as guides, they all tramped to the spot where Connolly had been left. He was sitting there still wrapped In his companions coals, but dead.

He had been frozen to death. Later In the afternoon the dead bodies of Kellty and White were found In the bed of a frozen mountain stream. The men had evidently stumbled ihere, and had been too weak to rise. SON SHOT FOR BURGLAR Man Makes Mistake Which Ends in a Pathetic Death. PARIS, -A terrible tragedy occurred lately near the Alx-le-Provence.

A farmer named M. Justin woke during the night, and, believing he heard footsteps In the kitchen, snned himself with a rltle and descended Into the hall. He saw the figure of a man crouching against the wall, and he Immediately fired twice, whereupon the man fell In a heap. On rushing forward to the supposed burglar, M. Justin discovered that he had killed his own son.

LONDON. There Is a fascinating air of romance and adventure about the expedition which left the East India Docks yesterday In the steamer Alfred Nobel, to search for sunken treasure worth 130,000,000 off the. coast of Africa. According to Captain C. A.

P. Gardiner, of Bloomsbury, who heads the expedition, the African coast is lined with bullion sunk In every kind of vessel, from old Dutch galleons to modem Unors, Her Is an alluring list of a few of the treas-ores which, it is hoped, will be brought to the surface: Immensely rich treasure captured from pirates-nnd sunk in the Wllhelm der 8-cunda. Priceless china bullion, tin, lead and silver, sunk in the Dutch galleon Middle-burg, which was scuttled off Hoetje's bajr 1S2 years ago, to avoid capture. Valuable cargo lost la the Dutch Govern, ment'a armed merchantman Crazensteln In 1698. Copper, tin and silver of great value, which went down in the Aberdeen White Star boat Thermopylae.

Captain Gardiner has served In tha British and Chinese navtes, and la an officer of the Royal Naval Reserve. Hla attention was drawn to the records of th many wrecks which have occurred alone the African coasts, and he (pent several years In endeavoring to locate them. He was rewarded by the discovery of twenty-nine wrecks which could be reached, and the result of his discoveries was the formation of the South African Salvage Company, Limited, with a capital of $125,000. The steamer Alfred Nobel, one tha Oromea, a pleasure yacht, and mors recently engaged In carrying dynamite, was chartered, and neither pains nor money was spared In equipping her as a salvage vessei. There will be twenty hands.

Including two divers, all ex-navy or naval reserve men. They will sign on for five years, and will be given a 6 per cent, share of r'l treasure found. The Cape Government claims 15 pe cent, of the value of all silver raised, tt per cent, of the value of gold and precious stones and 10 per of the value of other articles, but Captain Gardiner Is quite satisfied that there will be enough left to please everybody TEACHING ART OP SHOPPING Novel Innovation in Cooking' TVpart. ment of a Public BIRMINGHAM, March 30. A no3el departure has Just been made In tho'tjook-ery departments of the Birmingham1 elementary schools.

Once a week the pupils whose age range from 11 upward, are taken out by the cooking mistress on a marketing expedition. Various shops are visited, and the girl Instructed (In front of the window), which articles to buy and which to avoid, and those most adaptable to certain dishes. STAGE WAR MADE ON WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC Italian Government and Aristocratic Women Join in Novel Crusade Against Evil. romb, 'With the consent of the Italian Government and under the special patronage of a committee of women of the Roman aristocracy a movement has been set on foot In Rome for combating the growth of the white slave traffic by stage plays. Last night the experiment was Initiated In the performance of a powerful five-act melodrama by Blgnor Giuseppe Parlnl called "The White Slaves." The plot unfolds a sad story of wiles and violence used to ensnnre with the offer of a remunerative post as governess in a wealthy family at Buenos Ayres a beautiful Italian girl Just bereaved of her mother.

The author's thesis Is that the first fall Is either Irreparable in Its consequences or else Inclines the woman to seek refuge from her shame and misery In death. The large and popular theatre was orowded to Its utmost capacity, all the boxes and stalls being thronged with prominent citizens of either sex. The author received enthuslastlo recalls before the curtain, and an effective verse prologue setting forth the moral of the play was recited by Gabrlelllno d'Annun-sio, a son of the famous poet, MAN LUNCHED BY MOB IN CROWDED STREET Had Shot Woman and Four Men in the Dining Room of a Paris Hotel. PARIS, A sensational shooting affray occurred at the Hotel Plgallo, In Montmartre, tonight The hotel Is opposite the well-known restaurant, the "Dead Rat." A man who has given the name of Jollybols entered the hotel with a woman named Roplgnon, and had supper with her. After supper he suddenly produced a six-chambered revolver and shot the woman.

The landlord rushed toward Jol-lybols, who thereupon shot him In the arm. Jollyhois then fired at the hotel porter, killing him on the spot. A policeman In plain clothes made an attempt to arrest the murderer, and he was shot through the head and klllod. A llentennnt In full uniform, who rushed Into the hotel from the street at the sound of the firing, was shot through the left lung and Is nut expected to live. The murderer rnn away, but was captured by the crowd, and almost torn Unite from limb..