TOLSTOYISM IN ITALY.

North Otago Times, 6 August 1903, Page 4

TOLSTOYISM IN ITALY.

A somewhat novol trial was heard in the courts at Milan recently; A schoolmaster of Ferrari recently.-published a synopsis of Count Leo Tolstoi's, book on. "Militarism aiid the Agrarian Question," in which, as will bo remembered 1 , th,c Russian author counsels young men not to undertake military duties. All Italian magistrate perceived' in-.'th'ese 'doctrines something which' might- be detriin.eii.tal to iho national army, and ho accordingly prosecuted, tho schoolmaster. Hie latter's counsel callod as witnesses a number of Italian men cf. letters in order that they might give' their'opinions as. to the ultimate object of the book. Howoye'r tho magistrates -refused to listen to tlia opinioiisVof, the writers, and called for tho school-mas-ter's eoiHlr-iiiiiatioii, Hut the jury took an opposite, view,. iiiuj acquitted iiiii). Count Tolstoi's' work' has previously been published as a whole in Italian, and it is difficult to imagine why a summary slionld be more objectionable than the complete book'

TRAIN CRASHES IN r fS JiANDSLIDIi.' • ; al' north-bound freight was wrecked | .iieiu' Point Arguello at inidnight on j March ,28; (says, ut telegram from. Santa Barbara). Engineer liurry Vogelsang ■ was . instantlykilled, Fireman .-Davis foully scaiclt!<!,.aml Brakeman Johnson sustained broken collar-bane and was slightly scalded. Tho train was a fast frieght, v.lsielt left this city early -in tiio evening. It was running at a rapid rato of speed when the nccidont. occurred. ; Just as a curve was being -rounded a; short distance north of Point Arguello, a» obstruction ..was noticed by Engineer Vogelsang, but too late •to avoid striking it. On account- of heavy rains a landslide had occurred, and intdi this tho train crashed at ■full speed. The engine, tender, and four oars wore piled in a heap. Engineer Vogelsang was buried beneath tho debris. Fireman Davis was thrown' on to the wreok and was-- seriously scalded before he " could bo'-extricated.. Brakoman, Johnson,. who was riding 011 tho ougino, was caught in tho wreck, bub'escaped with but slight injuries. Whflu asws of tho wreck was received \ : HB arinir ot ple*sur# and k-MJiW-EKSJIR MOD WM L : : ■ ;

rat Sau Luis Obispo, a wrecking train was sent- to• tho ecduo cf the accident. It was some time fcjfore tlio remains pf Enctucer Vogelsatg could be reached, and when found they wero in a frightfully mangled-'condition. Tiio. remains wero taken to San Luis Obispo, where tho dead mail's'family-residfl. ''

RUNNING BATTLE WITH ROBBERS. A desperate battle was fought early 01 March 28 between three robbers on one sido and - officers and citizens on the other, at Bedford, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, resulting in tho death of uno of the robbers and the wounding find capturo of another. -Many'shots Were exchanged before the fleeing men were finally brought to earth, yery lato -at night three masked men' entered tho town of Garretsvillo, 21 miles past of Cleveland, seized the night policeman and bound and gagged! him. The officer was then marched to the post-office, where he was compelled to witness tho attempt to blow open the sa-fo by tho marauders, They finally, after working somo time; gave up the job without scouring anything of value, Thoy then entered the store of D, E, George, whore they secured a small sum of monoy. Later in the day. they stole a horse and buggy and drove to Ravenna, whore they boarded a Cleveland and Pittsburg train for Cleveland. Meantime the authorities hairAbeen aroused at both Ravenna and GaJrottsVille, Telegram were sent to Bedford, and when tho train arrived there a numbei' of- deputy-sheriffs and a posse .of citizens were' on hand, armed with guns and revolvers, Tho three burg[ilars jumped from the train as it drew |up to the station. They immediately I drew their, revolvors, and a running fight began. The robbers fired rapidly as they ran towards an open fleld t

.while the officers and iwSso poured in volley after volley after them, Finally, one of tho pursued men dropped to the ground dead. A second l was so badly wounded that' ho left a toil of blood in his footsteps, and soon threw up bia hands in surrender. The third mail osoaped. The captured robber was taken befoira Unitedi States Marshal Chandler, where he gave his name as James Brad Joy, 23 years old, of St. Louis. He asserted that he did not know tho name of the robber shot to death, or of tho one who escaped.