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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
Collision n Subway.

NEW YORK, Dec. "A misplaced
switch resulted in d collision IN ne sub
and tool car. n An Italian laborerj was
injured and II number. or passengers were
given a. severe shaking up. Ihe, ncci-
dent occurred ut 1i2d Street IN the l1ehoS
Avenue branch. s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
District Parsonage.

fSpccial TO Tho Tlmes-D Dlspatch,)
c. H.iREllNSHORO, n. c., Dee. 1.-The
Board Of Stewards Of Greensboro Dis
trict of the Western North Carolina Meth-
odist Episcopal lr,Confrrence closed the
chase of Air. L, r.. f. Rearce,s handsome
new residence on Summit Avenue TO be
used as the district parsonage by the
new presiding elder, Rey. pr, 5, y, rurS
100, pr Turrantine Nil move his family
thAre neg week,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
MAN SHOT AND KILLED
WH|LEaPLAYING VIOLIN
lRy A Associated presa.l

& JACKSON WILLIE, FLA, December -
John Plumnler. Il prominent and influen-
tinl farmer, living a few miles northwest
OF this city, was instantly killed last
night BY an&unltnown assassin. At tho
timc OF the murder Mn Plunncr was
sitting on the front porch OF his resi-
dence, playing a violin, and near him
was one OF his farm hands. The crack
OF n gun was heard and Mr. Plummer
fell TO the floor, expiring In a few mo-
lncnts. R0k3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
CONDUCTOR STRICKEN With
PARAL LYSlS ON TRAIN
.tspecial to Tho mes-pispatcl..l

Especial to Tho Times Dispatcll.l e
4 LAUREL, DEL, December l.-Conduc-,
tor. George A.; Alossick was stricken Min
paralysis OH his train, Franklin City en-;
press, near Berlin, to-day. llo had Just
said: "rhn next stop is stockton," Wien,
with Il look of agony, ne fell 70 the llooF'
Tho train MAS running at full speed. #
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
RUSSIANS ,l.I! I'm PURSUIT..
Japanese Rear Guard Forced to-
Evacuatc Pass Situation
in the North. &,
z
(By Associated Prcss.o

-1NHhUCIuEC
ST. I'I1TERSBUl}C;, December Gem
oral Kuropatkin reports und yes terday's
date the continued pursuit Of tho Japan
ese who rhtreated from 1snkhetchen.3
Tho Russians. November goth. forced the
japanese rear guard to evacuate q pass
ten miles southwark of Tsinketchen: The
Russian losses were insignificant.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
Run on Bank,

|7 fIY AssoclNted Pfessl
BUPFAI.O. n. Y,lsDec, l.-,.,A fight for
the rontrollihg interest In the Gernian-
American Bank to-day resulted IN Y run
President. Sciiling al $4oo,oou. 1lle With
drnwuls wern made BY large dnpasitols,
so that the run did not cause amy per-
Ieptible excitement to-day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
Fight for Their Pastor.

~ .
Tnls called forth strong efforts upon the
part of the congregation standing with
the pastor, and the fight was an earnest
one. The large contingent Of the church
favored and desired the return or their
pastor, continued to work to accomplish
their object. They, it is alleged, be-
licyed that their presiding elder was not
in sympathy with them, as they claim
that four OF tho board OF stewards sought
an interview with him. desiring to place
before him their side of the case, but
they failed to get 81 hearing that was
satisfactory to them. Their only resort
then, was an appeal to the presiding
officer OF tho annual conference, Blgllop
Wilson, and accordingly a committee OF
prominent laymen from the church was
cent to Lynchburg armed with the evil
sdence In the case to. present their cause
/ to him.. s ss8 81 a.s i95ts:
syaThls committee met the bishop at
teously. They laid all the facts before
him, showing him their side OF the
causes tina. had given rise to the dlssen-
{ tion In the church..
A Baneful Influence.
Tho bishop appeared to fully sympathlze
with them and their troublc and was
very pronounced in tho statement that
& tho .'H ollness" OF. Second Blessing" ele-
ment had given him no little trouble III
several OF the conferences over which
he had presided, and remarked that the
time had come, in his Judgment, that
the general conference should take q de-.
clded stand to check this influence as 1t
was a serious barrier to the progress OF
the church.
The committee then said to the bishop
that they were not before him for the
purpose OF making any threats, but said
that II Park View was to be Second
Blessing church, the committee and Its
large contingent were Methodists. and
they would quietly withdraw from the
church and unite viii, those Methodlsts.
whose views wero in harmony with
theirs.
rhe bishop appointed Rev. Bascom Dey
to tho Park View charge, and eleven OF
the twelve stewards havo resigned. while
next Sundays scrvice is expected to show
that very large percentage OF the
congregation has changed its place OF
worship. #
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
Twenty Killed by Poisoned

(By Associated Press,) gf I'M (
BERLIN, December "A dispatch TO
tho I.okal Anzeiger from Kieff, Russia,
announces that twenty persons. have lost
their! lives there through drinking pol
soned brandy. FL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
Sure Results

to nsers OF Tee dee
Want Ads, because
the buying public be.
lieve in them. Cost
one cent a word.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02

. Persons in the Ohio valley are fearful; !,
lest snow siall.HCome before rain, anu
accumulate during the winter, causing
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21
Meat Riot in New York

New York. July ia fierce meat
riot occurred at Forty-fourth street
and First avenue this afternoon in
which 500 East Side kosher butchers
and striking employees of the big pack
ing house took part.
Just before the riot began some 200
kosher butchers, who at meeting last
night pledged themselves not to buy
any meat from the Wholesale dealers
at the prices demanded. arrived at
Forty-fourth street and First avenue
to see what the prices were
At the packing houses of Guggen-
helm & Co., Meyers Sons and H. Rod
man & Co., they were informed that
the wholesale price for carcass beef
was from ~ to 13 cents pound. All
but four of them refused to buy.
Tho four who persisted in buying
the meat were not molested until they
left Guggenheim's packing house. lug
ging the meat they had purchased.
AS soon as the butchers saw them a
great yell of anger went up and with
one accord they made for the four
men. In the van was a butcher who
has a store at 15G Allen street He
knocked down the first of the four
men, then he reached another butcher.
Then, grabbing side of beef from his
arms, he began to beat him on the
head with 1t. The others rushed in
and at the same time large number
of strikers who had been lettering in
the vicinity of the packing houses
Joined in the fight.
The fight became general. The four
men were lost sight of and everybody
struck out right and left. Men
sprawled in the street by the score.
At this juncture ten policemen
charged the mob with their night
sticks. which they used freely. The
mob swept down Forty-fourth street
to the river. where finally the police
succeeded in dispensing the fighters.
They did not go far, however. but
gathered about block away from the
packing house. threatening violence.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21
CHAPTER xiI.-continued.

I've been past II hundred times.
I've struck pick all around there and
never found ore" said Blake reflective
". but that proves nothing A thou
sand people walked over the Little
Calaveras before | found the gilt.
Wall, John he concluded. relapsing
to the familiar Yankee drawl. "'don't
this beat time. as Uncle Toby Haynes
used to say?"
1T certainly is remarkable" said
John Burt. folding the map. How
did you happen to select this particu-
lar spot. Jim?v
Just happened to. that's ALL was
the lnconic reply. laid out claims
all along here. but this ono seemed
the most likely"
IL suppose your claims cover the
ground indicated on this map, don't
they?" asked John.
ut don't make bit OF difference
whether they do or not asserted
Blake with much vigor. ''If you find
ore, the claim is yours. John, and don't
you forget III"
Suppose we go partners in the
Sailor mine" suggested John. 81 have
a tidy sum of money and I'll Offset
that and the map against your claim
and experience. What do you say.
Jim?"
TITS not fair to you. John. but I'll
gladly accept. and here's my hand on
i'll"
After breakfast they set about To-
eating the sailors vein. In less than
an hour Jim Blake sunk his pick into
a quartz rock which showed free gold.
While Jim was gloating over his find.
John appeared from behind ledge.
He handed Blake a nugget which
weighed fully ten pounds. and a
glance-to say nothing OF the weight
showed 1t to be almost solid gold.
Blake grasped 1t. devoured its dull
gloss with sparkling eyes, and hurled
his hat high in the air.
''We are rich! We are richl" he
shouted until the rocks resounded.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21
HARTMAN WINS A POINT.
Court Enjoins Jim Hill from oistrib'
uting Assets of Northern securi-
ties Company.

Trenton. N. j.. July 15.-Judge Brad
ford to-day granted preliminary in
junction in the suit brought by Edward
II. Hartman. Winslow Speyer and 9TH
ers to restrain the proposed pro rata
distribution of the assets of the North
ern Securities Company. This Is a
defeat for the Hill interests. The
opinion is fifty typewriter pages in
length.
The litigation turned largely on the
question as to the title of the North
ern Pacific stock which T.. IL. Harri-
man and Winslow Pierce put into the
combination, and which amounted to
about $79,000,000. The contention OF
the Northern Securities Company was
that the stock had become the abso-
lutte property of that company and that
It was perfectly legal for the Northern
Securities Company to carry out the
pro rata plan of distribution upon
which tho company had agreed. Harri-
man commended that by reason Of the
corporation being declared illegal by
the United States Supreme Court title
had not been passed from Hartman
and Pierce, and in consequence they
were entitled to have returned to them
the particular stock they had put into
the combination and which involved
control OF the Northern Pacific Com
pany.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

call the south one Sailor A. and the
north Sailor B. You can have your
choice
That's not fart" said Jim. I'll
play you game of seven-up for the
first choice: three games of ten points
each-best two out of three to take
frsschoice."
"All right" responded John. as
Blake produced well worn pack of
cards and shufiied them. But before
we play, lie. me finish my proposition.
You wish to sell your claims for two
hundred and fifty thousand IL you can
find purchaser. VIII you give me an
option on your claim. I'll give you
five thousand in cash for the follow
ing option on your claim-you to deed
me all your rights in consideration of
one hundred thousand dollars, payable
in sixty days from this date: one hun
dred thousand payable in six months
from date. and one hundred thousand
payable in one year from date. And"
You bet your life l WILL" interrupt
ed Blake. extending his hand Make
1t two thousand in cash, John. That
will be enough. Make 1t two thousand
and I'll go you"
I'VE will call it twenty-five hundred,
and you can have the other twenty
! FIVE hundred II you need it," said John
smiling. But had not finished.
You shall Shave one-half of the pro-
ceeds from the sale of the ore already
mined. That should net you $4,000.
You need not shake your head. In
any arrangement l may make with
outsiders you shall have ten per cent
of all profits payable to me. | wish to
feel that you will always have an in
terest in the Sailor mine
IAN right, John" said Jim. finally.
Now Wen play that game Of seven
up"
Blake won the first game and John
the second. In the third game John
had two to go, and Blake lacked six
points. 1t was his deal. He turned
two jacks before the trump was Sc
lected. and then made high. low, jack
and the game. and won the rubber and
the first choice.
Lucky in cards. unlucky in love-
laughed Blake as he arose from the ia
BILE. Sailor A is mine-subject tc
your option, John"
John drew up an agreement and ar
option. which both signed. and the
finn of Burton G Blake was dissolved
Blake accepted twenty-five hundred
dollars in cash, and three days latei
both arrived in the little mining tow
Of Auburn. from which they sent {
trustworthy man back to the cabin, t.
remain on guard until John Burt re
turned.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21
French DECORATION for Mr. Hay.

Paris. July 15.-The most important
announcement in the forthcoming list
of decorations following the French
national holidays will be that of Presi-
dent Loubet comforting the Grand
Cross of the Legion of Honor upon
Secretary Hay.
The grand cross is the highest grade
and is given only TO personages whom
the government desires to honor sig
nally. An official said 1t was evidence
of Foreign Minister Delcasse's high re-
gard for Mr.. Hays conduct of foreign
affairs during the last Ave years.
This had constantly strengthened
Franco-American relations. the latest
being American recognition OF French
paramount authority in Morocco under
the Franco-British agreement.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21
CHAPTER XIII.
The Quest for Gold.

The two young giants performed
wonders in the three weeks which fol-
lowed their discovery of gold. Glow
ing with health and strength, and in
spired by ambition. they gnawed
ragged holes into the side of the
mountains with their picks and drills.
Several nuggets were found, but these
were of small value compared with
the broad stratum of ore which opened
out from the spot selected by John
Burt. The claim chosen by Blake
soon exhausted itself. and he turned
his attention to the third. expressing
a fear that he was a ''hoodoo.'
but there's luck in odd numbers
says Rory O'Moore.'" sang Blake as
he poised on a shelving ledge and Wig
orously drove a crowbar into crew
ice. Ere the sun dropped below the
range he had uncovered another wide.
deep vein of gold-bearing quartz.
The spring rains set in and the
brook became foaming. laundering
torrent. Avalanches tore down the
mountain sides, plowed their way
over the cliff. and. with a roar which
shook the cabin, hurled themselves
into the valley. The pine trees lost
their plumes of snow. and sang in a
higher key the refrain which told of
relief from burdens carried complain
ingly for months.
Piled in gray heaps near the tunnel
was ore, worth not less than forty
thousand dollars. With the flight of
the snow and the birth of spring,
Blake wearied of his task and longed
for its rewards.
Tell you what let's do. John" he
said one night after supper. Lets go
to Auburn and negotiate the sale of
these mines. We ought to get big
money for the Sailor, John"
How much?' asked John, after a
moments pause.
sHalf a Million" replied Blake posi-
lively, with loving accent on the
"million." Half million is dead
cheap. Don't you think SO. John?"
II shall not sell my interest-a'
least. not at present said John Burt
"and l advise you not to. We car
handle this property without trouble
and make more in developing 1t thar
by selling 1t. Besides. l doubt If we
can get an offer of half million"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

I'VE can try. John" said Blake
hopefully. Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars is lot of money.
would take it in a minute If could
get it,
hours. but Blake would not recede
from his position. Dangling before
his eyes was purse containing two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. to
be obtained without further work or
worry IL meant pleasure, affiuence,
ease. liberty-it was enough. Not SO
with John Burt. When the rock
crumbled beneath the first blow OF his
pick and the ten pound nugget cleaned
In the sbale. he recalled the parting
words of Peter Burt quoting the Ian
guage of Isaiah: Il will give thee the
treasures of darkness and the hidden
riches of secret places"
Wen talk no more about this mat
ter tonight, Jim." he said. when Blake
had finished telling of the great things
which could be accomplished with a
quarter of million dollars. IN think
It over for two or three days. and then
wen take the question up and de
eide it,
Blake curbcd his impotence and
worked and waited. He knew John
Burt well enough not to mention the
topic during the days which followed.
One evening. after supper, John
spent an hour or more figuring in an
old notebook.
81 suppose you are still determined
to sell your share in these mines,
Jim?" said John.
Il am. II can get au offer of quar-
ter of million replied Jim.
You're making mistake, old
man." said John Burt, laying his hand
on his friends shoulder. but you
have as much right to your opinion as
have to mine. So we will call that
settled. I told you l would make you
a proposition. and here 1t is. There
are two mines, and they look equally
promising. l propose that you take
one and / take the other. We will
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21
poous RAILROAD rIcksre



Denver. July 16.-The News this
morning says In the arrest OF "a n
sisson. A. L. Hatch and J. K Rossnell-
local railway ticket brokers. by Under
Sheriff Felix o,Neill and Deputies
Rogers and Murray. II. H. Roach. as
sIstnnt superintendent OF the Pinker-
tons, with headquarters in Chicago.
declares that he has rua down and I'M
earthed the biggest combination Of
railway ticket manipulators in the
West, and one that has given the rail-
roads, particularly those centering in
Denver, no end OF anxiety and imam
cial loss.
The arrests were made late yester-
day afternoon on warrants issued by
Justice Rice, charging the defendants
with forging railroad tickets. The
Railway Ticket Protective Bureau. Of
which the big trunk lines Of Denver
are members, Is behind the prosecu-
ton, although the Burlington and Den
yer & Rio Grande officials made an
dayits for the complaints yesterday.
The Pinkertons have all the business
OF the bureau and have had Mr.. Roach
at work on the case In this city since
May. Tho latter declared last night
that he had evidence enough against
tho defendants to prosecute them on
fourteen separate charges. Their
bonds were flxed at $4,000 each.
When the men were taken in custo-
dy their Offices were searched and two
grips OF bogus or plugged" tickets.
according to Roach. were found and
connscated, also two bottles of acid.
fugitive links. rubber stamps and
type. plugging and altering and num-
bering machines, which he claims
were used to manipulate tickets. There
was also some mixed starch. thought
to have been used in stiffening rail-
way transportation. Attorney Thomas
Ward, counsel for the bureau, has
most of the evidence held against the
defendants.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21
DESERVED ANSWER HE GOT.
Railroad Head Was Wrong in "calIins
Down" Machlnist.

When A. A. Robinson, of the Mexi-
can Central railroad, was the inspiring
genius of the Santa Fe. he often Wis
tied the big shops in Topeka. One day
while on a tour of inspection he watch
ed a machinist execute piece of
work. Now. Mr.. Robinson prides him
self upon his knowledge of every
branch of the railroad service. Upon
this occasion it struck him that the
machinist was not doing his work
correctly.
MY friend" he said. that is
wrong"
Tive machinist. who did not recog
nize the railway magnate, replied:
Suppose 1t is; what business is 1t
of yours?''
II am A A. Robinson" the railroad
manager answered sternly.
The machinist turned white.
Il beg thousand pardons," he said.
Il hope my impertinence will not cost
me my job. l have a wife and Eve
children, and to lose my place would
mean poverty to them. I am sorry
said 1t. but you see we have SO many
visitors here who give us advice about
our work that We can't tell one damn
fool from another"
Mr.. Robinson. who is full of humor,
laughed heartily and assured the ma
chinist that his job would not be in.
terfered with.
Investigation revealed that the ma
chinist was executing the work cor
rectly. and that Mr.. Robinson was
wrong-Topeka Capital.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

When a man is so spectncularly
honest that his neighbors familiarl,
refer to him rs Honest John" OF
Honest BILL" or whatever his first
name may be. It is unfair 10 tempt
him with position of private or pub
lie trust
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

As the theatrical season does not
open until September. we can hardly
expect.a dramatization Of the Perdi-
carts affair before that time.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

1t is alleged that a good deal of the
ice cream of commerce contains glue.
Well. that wouldn't be so bad II we
could have the assurance that the glue
was not adulterated.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

1t may somewhat dampen the be-
einner's enthusiasm to be told that
there are over two million five hun
dred thousand different hands in polk
err, and but one sure winner in the
whole lot.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Eastern chemists have sent an ex-
petition to Texas TO collect $4,000
blessings to be made into rheuma
tism cure. Wouldn't it be cheaper
and easier for every rheumatic per.
son to keep a bee?
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

/ oxford university has conferred the
degree OF doctor OF civil law upon Mr.
Howells.. Americas most famous man
of letters may now add few more to
his name.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

who are the truly great7" asks
DR.. Newell Dwight HILLS. We refuse
to guess until the batting averages
have been figured up.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

English newspapers are calling the
marquis of Anglesey fool because he
ran into debt to the tune of s3.000,000
In six years. In this country he would
be ciassed ms Napoleon Of finance
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Mr.. ]. Pierpont Morgan is reported
enjoying himself in London. and CON
graduating himself on escaping the
vigilance of the English newspaper
men. That's dead easy.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

Whatever may be said of the morals
OF the PRINCESS chimay. 1t does seem
little rough on her to support all her
previous husbands. as she calls them.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

contemporary congratulates st.
Louis on having pulled of its first big
worlds fair fire without loss of life
No loss OF life? What about those
thirty black cats?
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

A max at Athens. Ohio. is credited
with having entertained ] 900 friends
at a dinner. The occasion was re
markable. MS he is thought to be the
only Ohio man with 1000 friends who
is not holding or seeking political
Office.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

There is restaurant at the st.
Louis exposition where forty-eight
languages are spoken. But money
does the talking that is listened to.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

7 Mr.. Rockefeller has found prepar-
alton that is making his hair grow,
and IL is whispered that 1t is nothing
but common kerosene.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-21

There is nothing novel in the an
nouncement that man has cured
himself of insanity by shooting him.
self in the head. The novelty is found
In the fact that he is still alive.