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A GOLD BLOODED GRIME ISXJRDER COMMITTED BY IN LECTING POISON. Failed in Plan to Conceal Crime by Using Hypodermic Syringe. STth the opening of a large wicker fcasket at the Moscow station of the Moscow-Brest railway recently a puzzling, intricate mystery involving rrturder and robbery was presented. ~2Vilh the arrest of three young Rus-•fans, just out of universities, the police authorities believe they have solved the mystery. The steps in the unfolding of the crime, combined with the manner in which " committed, make it one of the tional cases which achieve international renown in criminology. .What gives the story of this especial interest is that the murderers devised a. new and novel method iuf committing the murder, fact that it was not entirely ful they owe their arrest. If it 1 worked' perfectly as planned th ■night have been no question that : ■man died a natural deaths. RESORT TO STRANGLING. The man Was killed by an Inject of poison from a hypodermic syrii _ inserted in his cheek. The point of the syringe broke in the slight wound and the murderers made of their work by strangling their To follow the case as the police i veloped the facts, it was thus : , Tho suspicions of the Mojscc police were aroused by the unloading of a large wicker basket which been sent to tho Moscow-Brest road from Minsk. They demanded that the basket be opened, and their suspicions were verified when the removal of the cover rovealod the body of a man. Apparently a murder had been ■Kitted. The victim was a nu 85 years. He was well dressed and •n one finger was a diamond ring of value and another costly diamond was In a pin in his The body had been doubled up that it might occupy a small space. The features were regular and not torted. Thero were no superficial •evidences of crime, and the fact that the Jewels had not been taken dieated that if any one had killed the man robbery had i The police came to that they had to deal whi'h found its i*.«ngo ABRASION REVEALS METHOD. A further examination showed the a small cord was tied tightly around the neck. Still no wound could found, but presently a slight abrasion of the skin on the cheek war observed. Careful examination re vealed the fact that the point of i syringe had been broken off in th< small wound and that a part of i still remained there. It was a' once concluded that the victim had been poisoned by an injection from syringe,' and that strangulation had been resorted to In order to make sure of death. An active search was begun immediately by experienced detectives. Men dispatched to Minsk and quiries were made among railroad officials and cabmen. Telegram! which had been sent from the Minsk offices were examined. It covered that tho basket brought to Minsk by a man coming from Vilna, This man had be prudent, as the wariest criminals frequen' ly are. He had sent a telegram from Minsk to some friends ii Vilna announcing that the errand o which be bad been dispatched had been accomplished successfully. Police activity then was transferred from Minsk to Vilna, and 1 Boon rewarded the investigation, the first time the name of the tim was learned. Later the whole story was developed. VICTIM IS OF NOBLE BIRTH Martin Tomaschovsky, the murdered man, belonged to the nobility. lie-had inherited a large amount of money a short time before the tragedy, coming into possession of con-1 a larg< ' unt. , lift pre' this inheritance, was one of wildness. had been given to drinking and gambling, From this life he had gradually divorced himself since his accesion to wealth and was living at a hotel with his mother and sisters. It had been their intention to go abroad soon and for this purpose he had drawn a considerable sum of money from the bank. Before leaving Vilna he had decided to make one more night of it with some card playing cronies with whom he had been associated. These men knew of his intention and they also knew that he had drawn the money and was carrying it with him. They knew he would have the money with him when he sat down to tho game of cards and their plans were made accordingly. Jftlio devised the plan of Committing the i irder •ith t The young whom he sat down in this last game of cards and who havo been arrested by the police were Romuald Maletsiky and two others named Holden and Dauksch. They have denied their guilt Win ?ated ; the table Maletsky, it is presumed, denly grasped the victim by the thro'at, stiftiing his cries, One of ' the two others drew the syringe filled with poison and while the man was held injected the drug in his PLAN FAILS BY ACCIDENT. His struggles, while not able to release him or make his danger fcjnown to other persons in the house, were sufficient to prevent the steadiness of hand Becessairy to poison him without leaving a trace of the needle. The end of the syringe broke in the Incision. Tho murderers were thus foiled in fchelr attempt to make it appear that |he victim had died a natural death. Instead of being able to summon the Vther people of the house and point lo tho f)0d,y et Tvaawschevsky as that of a man who had died Inexplicably they were obliged to dispose of it as best they could. As a measure of precaution they strangled their victim to make that death would be certain. There is reason to believe that as they were robbibg him they were threatened with interruption from the vents and were obliged to leave the diamond ring and pin untouched. They were forced to pack the body in the basket, which was hastily secured, and forgot to take off the jewels. Then the basket with its contents was taken to Minsk by one of the young men and thence shipped by express to Moscow. The young men sent the telegram to relieve the suspense of his associates, and this telegram proved the first clew pointing to the perpetrators of the deed. CRIME IS TRACED HOME. Tho police traced the various steps of the murderers with certainty. They found that the basket hod been bought at a market stall and been taken to the lodgings of on the three. They discovered also that it had been taken away from his home and brought back again the sasne evening by three men, and that o;; the following day it had been taken to the railroad station in The game of cards had been played at the home of .Maletsky, and it found that he had sent his ser on a far errand that night. It was the return of this servant which threatened to interrupt the murderers when they were robbing their victim. They discovered that Maletsky tho day followingNtiad sent for floor polishers, presumably to remove al traces which might lead to suspicioi being directed against him. While these polishers were at work the vant had picked up a poe'ketbook containing 700 rubles and had handed it to Maletsky, It was discovered that the three young men had been playing cards in the room where the murder had taken place. With this' evidence against them they were arrested and are awaiting trial. Tho prisoners have made highly incrirr»i"ating statements and there is little doubt of their guilt. BURDEHTFfilLITARISM In Twenty-Seven Years Her Account Rose to Nearly Three Billion Marks. Up to 1876--that is, five years after the foundation of the Empire-- Germany had no debts at all, apart from some Treasury bills for which no interest had to be paid. Tho French milliards had served for the repurchasing of the loans issued by the North German Federation and for meeting the annual expenditure. In 1876 the first loan was raised, but within very modest limits; and even on the first of April, 1888, at the time of Emperor William tho First's death, Germany's public debt amounted to only 721 million marks and about 120 million Treasury bills. Front that time, however, down to the accession of the present Emperor, whose ultimate aim is to be not only master of the strongest army in the world, but also of the powerful navy, the debt rapid- SiHU : following tabk ............. 16,300,000 1878 ..................... 72,20-1,000 1879 ..................... 138,861,000 1880 ..................... 218.058,000 1881 ..................... 267,787,000 1882 ..................... 319,239,000 1883 ..................... 318,952,000 1884 ..................... 373,125,000 1885 „,.................'. 410,000,000 1886 ..................... 440,000,000 1887..................... 486,201,000 1888 ..................... 721.000,000 1889 ..................... 883,750,000 1890 .....,............... 1,117,082,000 1891 ..................... 1,317,798,000 1892 ..................... 1,685,567,000 1893 ..................... 1,740 843,000 1894 ..................... 1,915,715,000 1895..................... 2,081,220,000 1896..................... 2,125,255,000 1897 .................... 2,141,2-12,000 1898...................... 2,182,247,000 1899 ..................... 2,222,951,000 1900 ..............,...... 2,298,500,000 1901 ..................2,315,610,000 1902 ..................... 2,628.618,000 1903 ..................... 2,928,000,000 MOSTLY FOR WAR. Of this su thirds was EDUCATION A DRAWBACK Difficult to Get a Living in the Ranks of Lawyers, Doctors and Artists. It is, we suppose, almost heresy to suggest, in this age of enlightment, that we waste too much time and money upon education; but the fact remains that the educated man is, in the majority of cases, handicapped in the race for wealth. Much valuable time is wasted by drilling all sorts of subjects into a youth's head, Jwhen be would be far better out in the world, gaining the most valuable education of all--practical experience. Too much education is, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, waste. A boy's parents--and perhaps tho boy himself--make up their minds very early in his life that he is to follow a certain trade or profession that he is consequently educated specially with that trade or profession in view. In the majority of cases he will abandon it for something else, so that all the special training he has had in subjects to fit him for the original calling is wasted. There is probably not one man in a hundred now in the prime of life who is following the same occupation that he was destined for as a boy, or in which he started life. The trend oi modern education seems to be to spoil a good mechanic and turn out an average clerk. A youth with a smattering of many "fancy" arts and sciences decides that he is too good to soil his hands in a factory or engineers' shop, but keeps them clean by sitting at a desk, with a ledger in front of him. And at that desk HE SITS ALL HIS LIFE at a salary which may possibly attain a maximum of ten or fifteen dollars a week, if he works for a generous firm, with no prospect of ever being better off. At the same time, his schoolfellow, who left at an earlier age than ho did to go to "work" in a factory, or by the side of a milkman's barrow, or at the tail of a grover's cart has a comfortable business of his own. His hands are redder and coarser than the clerk's, very likely, but his bank account is bigger, and his old age easy. A clerk cannot start in business for himself. Clerking is not a business. It is a species of human mechanism. Those walks in life in which education is most required--the professions --speak for themselves. Nowhere is it more difficult to get a living than in the ranks of lawyers, doctors, artists, and musicians. The life stories of successful self-made men such as Lipton, Carnegie, Holden, and dozens of others all point to the fact that they had few years of education wasted upon them That they improved themselves this respect as they wont along beside the question. It was a mat-tor of work first, education second, The practical "know how" brought them into the positions they ultimately attained, while no amount of book lore would have done so. IN THIS STRENUOUS AGE, the chief ambition of every boy is, or should be, to make an honest living. When he has taken the first steps in that direction, he can i discover whether education will of any use to him, and acquire accordingly. It is foolish to waste precious years in learning all sorts of subjects and ologies which maj afterward be absolutely useless. What is the use of Roman history tc The old idea that tradesmen were not "respectable," and unfit for association with their more highly educated professional brethren, has soon proved to be a foolish one ir the stress of modern competition. But it has been the cause of much senseless "cramming" of children by parents and tutors, who were . anxious to turn them out polished specimens, and succeeded in evolving only glib-tongued loafers. These remarks may look brutal in cold print, and be opposed to all 'eotyped traditions; but in the sent-day bread-and-butter race it is practice, not theory, that tells. Education may be all very well as ibbv. but in tho huge majority of s it/is a very poor living. penditure 1 .Hilary i uring the last 3 public debt r marks to 2,! increased. In 1886 and naval estimates mted to 497 millions. In the following year came the Septennate, and the expense rose to 632 mil-•9 they amounted to 657 millions; 1889-90, 657 millions; and in 1890-91, when the peace ef-of the Armv was raised from 468,400 to 486,983 men, the Army Estimates jumped up to 854 mil-including the expenditure for new barracks. GROWING BY MILLIONS. In the Budget for 1891-92 the military and naval estimates amounted 716 million marks; in 1892-93, 733 millions; 1893-94, 755 millions; 1894-95, 771; in 1895-96, 729; in 1896-97, 720; in 1897-98, 788 million marks. In 1897 the first great Naval Bill was submitted to, and carried by, the Reichstag. In 1898-99 the estimates were 840 million marks; in 1899-1900, 862 millions; and in 1900-1901, 878 millions. Then the Navy Bill was brought in, involving an increase of the annual naval expenses by nearly 50 million marks. The total for the army and navy therefore, in 1901 t marks; in 1902 to 94 to 972 millions. Fr 1903 the yearly Intere for the loans invested and navy roses from 61 to 83 million. 6; and 1903 n 1879 to n the army billion marks TO STUDY NEW GUINEA, ne of the noteworthy features of dern scientific progress is the study, by means of elaborately fitted out expeditions, of the few remaining savage peoples of the earth, as they live in their native environment. The latest is the Daniels Ethnographical Expedition, which has started from England for British New Guinea. Although the land whoso people this expedition is to study is one of the largest remaining areas in which a primitive state of human society still exists, it is urged that haste is needed, because "even there activity of the white apidly making itself felt."- DAMAGES ENOUGH. An Irishman, who had been their ow pounce n injured. After c the 1 ■V e> 'Why, for damages." "Damages, bedad isn't damages I wa had enough of th repairs I want now. ing Pat for some , you ought to gc a ask one more question" Frank, as he was being to bed. "Well," acquiesced the 1 momma. "When the holes e In stockings, what becomes of piece of stocking that was e before the hole came 1" PERSONAL POINTERS. Notes of Interest About Si Prominent People. Queen Christina of Spain has fewer than 200 rings. She makes a point of wearing them all in turn, changing the rings on her fingers every time she changes her dress, which she does as frequently as four times a day. The favorite pastime of the Prince of Wales, when a child, was that of sailing little boats. These specially made for him, and sisted of every kind of rivei His Royal Highness still preserves these--now very valuable--playthings, and they are carefully kept in a large cupboard at one of his residences. Lady Margaraet Chnichton-Stuart, daughter of the late Lord Bute, has made a practical study of navigation at Greenock and obtained a master mariner's certificate, a rather uniqui distinction for a woman. Lady Mar garet has a fine steam yacht of he: own, tho Helliwake, of which shi has proved herself to be a very com petent "master," Princess Mary of Wales, who is e smart littlo lady, and her brothors are fond of all dumb creatures. A favorite occupation of the Royal children is to seek out lame or injured birds, when taking them home, these young people form a miniature hospital. With tho child's love make-belief, they act doctor £ nurse, tending the animals they hi succoured until restored to health and strength, the little croatures arc given their liberty and permitted tc return to their native woods. Sir William Harcourt is, like Mr. Chamberlain, an enthusiastic gardener. At Malwood, where his estate comprises only twenty-five acres, he has devoted four to his garden--a beautiful and carefully-kept retreat, across the green swards of whicli peacocks strut proudly, as though conscious of the Royal descent their owner. A feature of the treat is the "Friendship Garden/ which trees planted by old friends growing. The garden was c< menced in 1890, when the first oak was planted by Mr. Gladstone and the first elm by Mrs! Gladstone. Although, normally,, Sir Robert Reid K.C. and ex-Attorney-General, is the most energetic and industrious af men, no one can, as he says, "be more perfectly lazy" than he when he retires from the Courts and Parliament to the seclusion of his country seat at Kingsdown, Dover, England. In this connection a characteristic anecdote is told. Not long ago, when Sir Robert was at Kings-down, the village folk asked him to have his stablo clock put in working order so that they might know the time of day. "Time?" the great lawyer answered. ".Why, I camo down here to forget that there is such a thing as time." Miss Kathleen Mills can undoubtedly claim the distinction of being the youngest organist in the world. Some time since a vacancy occurred for an organist at Ongar, Essex, England, Roman Catholic Church, ancft littjg^ Miss Mills^ a child of eleifeh years; was asked by the Rev. Father Larkin to temporarily act for him- The child played for several Sundays, but on W'hit-Sunday grave doubts were entertained by the church officials as to whether she was capable of conducting the THE! G ABfiT_ BE VOL VSB8 J THE GREATEST Of WARS M0NARCHS WHO ARE ALWAYS AMERICA OR EUROP38 MUST How High Mass, so satisfactorily did Bhe carry itipisioi were to oe iun through that she was offered, and ac- j Prince of Wales, who cepted, the post as a permanency, j thereupon produced a The Duchess of Marlborough is, as j from his pocket, and everyone knows, an American, but ltjth'.is revealing the fa is doubtful if any of the charming ' the only man in the i daughters of the land of the Stars j pened to be carrying ' "tripes ever received so unique j UiS brothel ' ' PREPARED. Emperor William Is a Good Shot --Does King Edward Go Armed? President Roosevelt does not habitually carry firearms, in spite ol stories which have been printed tc the contrary, and in this he differs from Emperor William and severa other executives of European nations, who make a point of being always armed. Tho Kaiser is nevei without his revolver. He is extremely skilful in the use of the weapon, and his jaeger, or body servant, who accompanies him everywhere, ir spects it every morning to make sui that it is in perfect working ordei Firmly convinced that he is going t die by tho hand of an anarchist, thi fate having been prophesied to hit long ago, he is determined at least to put up a fight for 1 to have at any rate the if he fails, of inflicting some injury upon his assailant Nor can any one blame the Emperor, for he knows that men oc pying the position of rulers are constant peril of attempts made their lives, not merely by anarchists and by revolutionists, but also by cranks of the character of the assassin of President McKinley, while the experiences of the last forty years, indeed, ever since as a child the Emperor became able to think and observe for himself, have furnished him with numerous proofs that not even the most carefully and elaborately organized system of protection on the part of the military guards and police car- secure a ruler from his would-be murderer. He was at Berlin when his grandfather, to whom he was devoted, was struck down by Nobiling, and since he has reached manhood he has been called upon to don mourning for his friend King Humbert. for his kinsmen Emperor Alexander of Russia, for the Empress of Austria, King Alexander of Servia, the late Shah of Persia and President Car-not of France, all of whom have been laid low by murderers. It is therefore only natural that the Kaiser should go armed, so as to be in a position to at least make some defence in the event of his being attacked. KING EDWARD'S PISTOL. Whether King Edward still carries pistol, now that he is on the throne of Great Britain, it is hard certainly used to go armed when still Prince of Wales. shown on one occasion when he was riding in Hyde Park in London. A horse which had first bolted and then . collided with the lings, had sustained such shock-; injuries as to render it impossi-that it should recover. As it ,s suffering dreadfully, the riders who had assembled on the spot de-it should be put out of misery at once, and, accordingly, called upon the policeman who had appeared upon the scene to shoot the declined on tho ground that he was unarmed, paratively r id further added that he had no brave little ithority to kill the hi FIGHT RUSSIA. The Army of the Czar Will Nevei Leave Manchuria Without a War. We are probably on the eve of the greatest war that the world has ever seen. I am opposed to war; I do not believe in war; I hope there never will be another war. But if there can be a just war, it is called for now. Either America and Southern Europe must fight Russia at this time, or concede to her all of Asia, says a writer in tba New York Journal. Few people understand how insidiously Russia has been moving her forces up against tho barriers of Persia, India and China. Year after Russian army posts have been advanced, reinforced, built into large mimands, until to-day Russia is ?ady to attack not China alone, but along her entire frontier line in Asia, and is probably in a position to capture China, India and even Persia, unless a determined front ! put up by the rest of the world. It is astounding tho lethargy hich has been exhibited toward the occupation of Manchuria. Everyone the least familiar with the situa-n has recognized that once Russia became intrenched in Northern China i tho Trans-Siberian Railroad pleted, her battleships in sufilci-numbers, it would be almost impossible to dislodge her. She camo nto Manchuria deliberately, she lever had any intention of leaving t, and she is quite readv to-day TO BEGIN BATTLE. Probably she has counted most on the indifference felt in tho United States regarding her occupation of Manchuria. During a discussion with a Russi-i who was visiting me several Jars ago, I asked the question. "What part of China does Russi* ant?" He replied: "Russia want* o part of China." Then added, a* >r a moment, "She wants it all." The Manchurians and Mongols fur-ish splendid fighting material, at least so far as private soldiers go. They can live on almost nothing, make long marches, sleep on the . ground, obey orders and learn to handle firearms with accuracy. In other words, they have all the ele-lents of first-class private soldiers. The Russians have the officers ready to put over them. It will not necessary for Russia to move vast numbers of men from Europe. Rus-established, its forts built, its navies are in the eastern harbors of Asia, the officers have od and vast quantities of stores and arms have been shipped in. It now to drill the na-order to organize an army large enough to sweep down on Po- OVER NORTHERN CTTINA. Whence will the force be brought to combat the army that Russia has even now on the ground? This is estimated in some daily papers at 80,000, with another 100,000 com- i lookh 3 her Grace. s Chri a present mas morning, fast, surrounded by a bevy of gi she received a telegram which sh asked their permission to open. Sh read it and then quietly announce that it was a message from he father saying that he placed S50O, 000 at her disposal to buy an, bouse in London that took her fancy The Duchess is one of the few peei esses who retain picturesque custor of driving with postillions. She also like Lady Downe, keeps a black foot- '"sir J. Norman Lockycr, the president of the British Association, belongs to the class of men whose rise in the world appeals to everybody. He is practically, a self-made man, who, from tho position of a clerk in the War Office forty-six years ago, has risen to a world-renowned eml-onomlcal research by sheer hard work and persoverence. His best achievements have been gained with the spectroscope. ' He and Janssen simultaneously and independently discovered how to observe tho son's prominence, not merely during eclipses, but whenever the orb or part of it was visible; 7and French Academy of Sciences struck a medal bearing the profiles of overers in equal honor, is director of our Solar Physics Observatory, a position from which he is about to retire. DO UNTO OTHERS. The prosecuting witness testified that the de'endant knocked him sense-and then kicked him in the head and face for several minutes. "If he knocked you senseless," ask-1 the magistrate, "how do you nown that he kicked you after you The witness reflected. • "I know it, he replied, "'cause that's what I'd 'a' done to him if I'd got him down--so there !" drick, secretary for India, a monument at Tynemouth to 19 local men who served during the South African war, claimed that and Lord Roberts had done their best to secure that the regular army should be equal to a greater strain before the Boer war. ion has left London for E|jypt, en route for the Western Oases in the Lybian Desert. These ,ct of try and are said to contain "Papa says he will not consent to j much evidence of ancient workings our marriage until you have proved i for gold and precious stones, and that you are able to support me." to have supplied the whole ancient "How can I prove it if I don't get world with alum, ochift, cefealt, a chance to try?" 'phosphates, ato, ,oiv, let i • of Rus :r within reflect that i • 100,000,000 ick riow i he ha by Br inglo shot in his own defence. King Carlos of Portugal also carries a revolver since his encounter with a tramp on a lonoly road in the neighborhood of Cintra, when, having interfered to save an unfortunate man from being robbed and probably murdorcd, he had a hand-to-hand fight with the knight of the road before assistance reached him and he was able to subdue his assailant. From this it will be seen that tho go people armed, not only for their ow but likewise for that of th over whose destinies they since the assassination of the head of the nation invariably leads to a crisis and to a disturbance of the normal course of events. Indeed, it is incumbent upon them to take every possible measure that they can the danger of assassination. THE RESULT OF A BRIBE. An amusing story, characteristic of true peasant cunning, comes from Brittany. A peasant had gone to law with a neighbor, and. in conversation with his lawyer, suggested sending as a present a couple of fine ducks to the magistrate who was to try the case. "Don't dream of such a thing," said the horrified lawyer; "it would certainly cause you '-0 lose." The cose was heard, and the decision given in favor of the man. who turned with a triumphant grin to his lawyer, and said : "I did send those ducks," The lawyer looked at him in dumb amaee-ment, which turned to irrepressible admiration when the peasant continued : "But I sent them in my neigh- A family jar is never used .vn pro-serving peace. Never judge women or cigars by their wrappers. Probably the best way to kill a falsehood is to let it He. Never judge a woman's anile by her testh; Ui«y way be false*. world would be eit republican. The Manchurian most tremendous r world-to-day, but if and Russia is do quietly that we without comproheni future will hold. OF COURSE NOT. him and is a question about a^WeilT"dear,°what^s it?" patiently inquired the judge. "Uncle, if a man had a peacock and it went into another man's yard and laid an egg, to whom would tha egg belong ?" The judge smiled indulgent ly and replied :-- "Why, the egg would belong to tho man who owned the peacock, but he could be prosecuted for trespassing if he went on the other's prope 5 get it." The child seemed i ested in the explanat served, innocently :-- "Uncle, did you n a peacock couldn't Is WHAT HE DROVE. A witness at a recent trial, win had been cautioned to give a precis* answer to every question put to bin was interrogated by a blusteii- ; counsel as follows : "You drive a waggon ?" "No, sir, I do not." "Why, did yott not tell my lea: no: friend so just this moment ?" "No, sir." "Now, I put it to you on youi oath. No prevarication, mind ! IV you drive a waggon?" "Then, for goodness' sake, what ii your occupation?" A man uses flowerv language wr-or he qaUs alitor a bV?iwing idiot.