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The Washington times., 1906-12-23
CAPT. ROSS DEAD,
END WAS SUDDEN
Recently Sustained Shock
by Being Knocked Down
by Team.

Capt Thomas Ross. for thirteen years
In command OF the steamer Charles
Macalestel', and familiarly known TO al
most every Potomac river pleasure
seeker. died suddenly at his home yes
terday shortly past noon OF apoplexy
after an illness of an hour. Only a few
hours before his death Captain Ross.
who was unusually alert and active for
his years, attended to some light house
hold duties. and his sudden end came as
q shock 10 his family
on last Tuesday Captain Ross sus-
tanned slight injuries by being knocked
down by a rapidly driven team. While
he declined to submit himself 10 the
care Of u physician at the time and
scofTed at the idea that he was more
than considerably shaken up, yet II is
thought by his family that this accident
in a measure was responsible for his
death Yesterday morning. while Mrs
Ross and the family were absent, tenn
porarily. from home Captain Ross. on
entering the bath room, was suddenly
seized with illness. lie fell to the floor,
striking his head on the bath tub, and
was found by Mrs, Ross. A physician
was hastily summoned. but he died
within an hour after the fall.
Captain Ross was born in Salem, New
Jersey. seventy-six years ago coming
to Washington shortly before the out
break OF the civil war His first service
in this locality was as commander OF a
dispatch boat conveying dispatches be-
tween the Union army at the front
and the seat Of the Government In
this capacity he did hazardous and
highly important service often al great
personal risk AT the close OF the war
Captain Ross left the Government serv-
Ice. commanding in turn the steamers
ATrowsmith, Wakefield. and Manchester.
His father. Richard Ross, was one Of
the best known shipmasters of his time,
owning and commanding a line OF pack
et steamers plying between Chester and
Philadelphia. Pa. The first propeller
sJeamer ever used on the Delaware river
was said to have been owned by Capt.
Richard Ross.
Captain Ross is survived by his wife.
one son, Morgan Ross. manager OF the
Del Coronado Hotel. at san Diego. Cal
Mrs. Stout. OF Los Angeles. Cal: and
three grandchildren. Miss Helen Ross.
Douglass Ross, and Mrs. Bessie CusIck,
all Of this city.
Because OF Jhe expressed wish of
Captain Ross 80 is probable that his
remains viii 5e CTemated and his ashes
inferred In the family lot az Oak ain
Cemetery. Funeral services of line
simplest character. Ia Difference 10 the
wishes OF the widow, viii be held at the
Ross home on Monday afternoon
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
WASHINGTON Y. N. C. A.
LOSES IN BALTIMORE
West Branch Wins in Basketball By u
10 IS Through Better Goal
Shooting.

BALTIMORE Nd. Dec. At bas-
ketball tonight the Washington Y. NJ.
C. a. team was defeated oy the West
Branch I. NJ. c A OF this city. L
to Is
The game was close. and the visitors
had the better Of the team work. but
the locals excellcd on goal shooting, and
therein they won. The West Branch
played on the offensive most of tile
time This was overcome by the excel
lent work OF Fowler and Williams.
guards for the Washington team. The
feature was the foul shooting by VIII
Jams, who shot nine out OF eleven
chances. The teams were equal ia
s3e-d, but the Washington men haj q
slight advantage in weight.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

\ great deal of this activity and strife
l attribute TO certain newspaper infiu-
Iences in the city.
II really would not surprise me in
consideration Of this last overture 10
the cOlored man II there should be an
influx of 10000 colored people TO Wash
ingtOn- II is verify a mecca for tha
race
But. speaking of this feature" spoke
DIR, Chancellor in a most serious -'ein
Il think il is high time that some at
tentiOn should be paid 20 the interests
Of the colored parents and the coiOred
children OF Washington and rot so much
TO Cardozo and others OF his uk. The
cOlored people want and deserve good
teachers. They don't want CardOzo.
His reinstatement does not crafty
them
The Lang Letters.
DR.. Chancellor spoke OF the fact that
one of the local papers. in referring tc
this case. reproduced a letter he had re
ceived trom Osslan Lang. in Octo-
beT last. complimenting CardOzo and
aeploring his dismissal.
Sut." said he, this paper did 40;
do us the justice TO print an editorial in
Mr.. Lang's newspaper. in which after
learning or CardOzOs alleged anonymous
letters and misconduct, he FetTacted his
letter OF mild censure and fully agreed
with as in supporting the action Of the
board CardOzo's whole scheme was %
force Superintendent Montgomery out
. or once. so that he tCardOzo) might
profit thereby.
bf. Chancellor stated tnat he did not
Know what bearing Justice Anderson s
decision would have on other cases az
tectlnS similar Gismis5als
The decision directs that We shall
afrOrd CardoZO and others q trial before
dismissal but overiooks the fact that
We are not court and cannot assume
I such Jurisdiction. IJT we have not tht
power % summoa, serve. OF examine
| Witnesses. and We have no power tC
punish for contempt Of court for not
answering our questions.
I see nothing 20 do" concluded the
/ superintendent, but 10 tun the schcO
Z over TO the teachers and the courts
and let them run IL as suit themscIyei
until We get some relief from Congress Of
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
COLOR QUESTION
IS PARAMOUNT,
SAYS CHANCELLOR

CONTINUED from First Page)
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

The board took a similar view of the
matter. or the majority did. and Car
Gozos dismissal resulted.
1T is OF interest TO note here also that
the coloUed members Of the board were
opposed to Cardozo. The Colored people
of Washington do not want him II the
court sees fit To uphold persons of tuis
character. il is 20 be regretted that
they have to be foisted upon the teach
ers Of the city who should nave the
advantages in our schools of better di-
ICCIOn-
There is now no central power. There
is not an equal OF the Washington school
system anywhere in the weakness Of its
machinery. Standing paramount is the
color question. II that question could
be settled satisfactorily here IN Wash
ingtOn. the same solution would be
adapta )le TO every section of the United
States
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

sistant Attorney General Purdy. Frank
4. Kellogg. and J. r. Morrison, the
Government attorneys IN the case. 10
push t. They are busily preparing for
the struggle in January They viii in-
stst on hGhting the action through the
Supreme Court of the United States. II
necessary, to uphold the Government S
COuIentiOn.
Attorney General Bonaparte has no
disposition whatever TO do otherwise
than see to it the case is most yigor-
Ously prosecuted
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
NO AUTOS OR TROLLEYS
FOR SHERIFFS IN OHIO

CLEVELAND, Dec. 2.-Ohio sherins
must ride horseback or in vehicle
drawn by a horse in serving all civil
processes, sUbpOenas in criminal cases.
and summoniug iUTies. and forget that
there are sucn things as traction lines,
steam railroads, automobiles or telc-
phone and telegI aph lines for the pur-
pose Of getting quick action
This IS the effect of an opinion rem
dered today by Attorney General Ellis.
in constituting for the STATE bureaII Of
accounting, the salary law as Il ap-
plies TO 'Sheriffs-
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Government L aWyerS
Busy Preparing to Push
Case in January.
MUCH AT STAKE In CASE
Victory Would Prevent in
Future What Trust Is Re-
ported to Have Done.

Department of Justice officials are
not disconnected over the reports that
the Standard Oil Company has executed
a coup. whereby. il is said, the suit
which the Government recently began
at St Louis will be nullihed. They are
busily preparing for the trial in
January.
New York dispatches assert that the
Standard has prepared a great sur
prise for the Government lawyers when
the action goes TO trial. Briefly, 1t is
that the alleged trust has practically
ceased To exist. so far as the Standard
OH Company, Of New Jersey, Is con-
eerned. 1t is said this holding corpora
ton has virtually given up all stock OF
constituent corporations.
individuals Hold Stock.
The method the Standard managers
have taken TO obviaJe the need OF a
holding company. is said TO have been
10 turn over the stock, which the
Standard OH Company. of New Jersey
formerly held of the constituent cN'r-
porati0us. 10 individuals The uansfor-
nation from the original plan is AZ
legged 10 have been made after thc
decision i'm the Northern Securities case
and because of that decision
AT the Department of Justice, the AZ
torneys say that IA the nTsJ place thcy
do not believe there has been Such
transformation as alleged, that no sCcE
charge as that now talked OF had betn
made when the Government suit was
begun at ST Louis, and that Turther-
more even If the Standard oil Company,
of New Jersey. has taken the step II is
SAID To have taken. the Government
every efrart to get decree, which viii
rsrpatualIv make it impossible for the
standard interests to combine them
selves. through a holding corporation.
Department Doubts Report.
u is poI0ted out at the DenartneuJ
ot Justice that there is little reason &c
s,lDDos- th, Standard OIL Company has
given ND "a contention. in which so
much is ~ stake. without a battle IN
the courts.
The reports telling ot the alleged
transformation o. the Standards plan
saw that Attorney General Hadley, ot
Missouri. has the sworn statements or
high officials of the Standard 10 show
that an of the stock OF three big con-
stituent concerns is now held by IN
diyiduaIs. These concerns are the chief
selling companies OF the Standard, and
are the Standard Oil Company. of In
diana. the ,Vaters-Pierce OIL Company,
and the Republic oil Company.
No Evidence Of Coup.
There is no evidence brought out 10
show that the Standard Oil Company
does not control "a large number Of other
constituent corporations. That the in
diyidual plan of holding stock has been
adopted through the whole system is an
inference merely from what is known
OF the three subsidiary companies
named The Department of Justice Off
cials do not believe such an inference is
warranted. The fact Standard oil stock
is stilI selling on the market at high
hgure is one of the evidences aS-4ced
to show the reported transformation is
unlikely.
At any rate. it is the intention of As
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Descendant of Indian.

Hicks remarkable endurance during
his long imprisonment is the result OF a
strenuous life in the open air Hicks Is
a native Of Kentucky. and can trace his
ancestry back 10 an Indian tribe. which
figured consplcuously i'm the early plo-
neer days, when the settlers from Vir-
ginia struggled with the red men. He
is also d distant relative OF Daniel
Boone.
This IS by no means Hicks first ex-
perience in pluck and patience. Neither
was his soldering in the Philippines.
where ne saw much active service. and
served as a scout and sharpshooter.
In Clay county, Kentucky, where ne
was reared for many years. have ex-
listed the most bloody feuds. In some
OF these Hicks has been conspicuous on
one side or the other, and this more
than any other one thing was the
cause Of his leaving Clay county in
lsSs and enlisting in a regiment Of
volunteers.
During his earlier days Hicks is said
To have been engaged in ''moonshining'
in the hills OF Clay county, on Horse
Greek, where he was born. June %,
1s6S His father was 4 blacksmith
named Augustus Hicks
Hicks is six feet one inch tall and
slender. His complexion and hair are
dark, and his eyes black.
Not a wheel was turned IN the great
Edison plant since the tunnel cave-in
and Bakersfield has given thought 10
nothing else for two weeks but Hicks
rescue.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

For this beautifully de-
Desk or Reception Chair. In
Golden oak and Mahogany
finish, highly polished.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
The Color Question.

"Thc color question figures in every
thing the great desire on the part Of
many in authority to show Ehe colored
man that he can get his legal rights"
in Washington. Had CardoZo been
white there would not have been all this
furore about his dismissal. A white
man would never have 5een reinstated.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Arrives From Europe En-
Route to the National
Capital.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-Senor Luis
Meiian Lafinur, envoy eXtraordin lry
and minister plenipotentiary of the Re
public of Uruguay TO Washington, was
an arrival from Europe today on board
the steamer Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
DRAG ENTOMBED MINER
FROM EARTHERN PRISON
CONTINUED from First Page.)

imagined every moment the pile Of de-
bris would crush me TO death. And
then l would be filled with hope OF res
cue. The pangs of thirst were awful.
and It seemed at times as if my throat
would burn up with fever. The milk
hat you fellows poured down that iron
pipe was the best I ever had in my
life
Il heard the music box playing at the
end Of the tube. and can tell you it
cheered me wonderfully.
] feared every moment that the men
working abnVe me would loosen that
Joulder and drop il right down upon
ny chest ana the more I thought OF
[, the more nervous I became
Hicks, Or Stinchheld SAYS. will be en-
rely recovered within a faw days. HIS
'Rysieal condition Is quite good. cousid-
ring his confinement. but his nerves
are badly shaken. lie could have been
eseued earlier in the day. but his
riends were not willing 10 Z ke the
hanees Of crawling through the hole
nder the ear which pinned him
Hicks. hiInself. told the miners thar he
cared that the drifts OF gravel and rock
night slip down with q slight joIung
III day long. bits Of sand and pebbles
ell upon the imprisoned miner, and the
escuers were forced for the fifth time
20 change their plans. A tunnel was
built out Of timber to the cavern. where
ne was lmpFl s0ned. and after IL had
nten strengthened WiJH scaffOlding
Hicks. who had 50 herOicaHs waited for
rescue Tor over TWO weeks, was drawn
out To freedom and life
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05
NOT A NEWSPAPER
Times Devoted to Personal
Not Public Matter

jim Blow hard ari the hahitu,sS "i the
Time mullgan ioipl" ,"ntipu" 10
have the paper known =. the fifue-
printed in Salt Lake apparently Tor the
purpose vi prcmnt,ng their hot air
mining scheme
The Times" and CaI,entc Express
contain the same matter. and columns
are devoted To- booming every PROSPECT
that Rluwhard and hiS vunpsnIon III
distress can worm IN on. I" make
them resemble n newspaper. lew per-
sonal items, week or So 0ld, ARE IN
serted
The Times" noJ bxpies- rannpt DO
distinguished one from the other except
hv the titles ~ using the same mat
ter in both the Salt Lake printer can
furnish them CHEAP. NJ cost In IN
CURED for labor nr taxes in las Vegas
or Caliente.
At last the pcnpl" are hrgi,inirH 10
realize that the "Tines" and Express
are a couple of stale jokes, aud all ln"k
to The Age Tor News
The Age la. no hot air mining Or
other personal schemes To pr"motc, but
is devoted to disseminating ncws-rcal
neWs-of general public interest,
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05
SHELTER
One May Be Located at Las
Vegas

The Age j. creditahly informed that
los Angeles capital L. seriously consji
cri,ry the advisahilty ot locating u
sncltcr at Las Vegas.
\ representative oi the lar,irs inter-
estcd was hc,r last week ia behalf ri
the project lIr will return in the nca'
future. when Il careful canvass of the
tributary minin. country will I've made.
Ii reasonable assurance oj - tons al
orc per DAY can I've had, the sncitcr viii
nc built.
Upon the arrival oi the railroad ia
the Johnnie and Bulliroc districts, there
ought to be II" difficulty ia securing th"
rcqur,-i amount lor Il smCltcr located
at Las Vegas, I'll Dorado canyon and
the new camps to the southeast would
also contribute.
\ cotton smcltcr would carry 10 men
on it, payroll.
L, would hc ui vast assistance in the
development of the uaun"th deposits
of low -rade ore IN this srctiun, doing
away with heavy railroad tariffs.
1t will le welcomed 10y the JolInnlc
and Bullirvy district.
Tributary tu Il smcltcr l"catcd at Las
Vegas would br the vast nincral'zed
territory from Searchlight to Plochc and
from Bullfrug to FL Dorado canyon,
Las Vegas il the loycal point Tor
smclter. 1t il bound t. come,
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05
LOSES CHILDREN
AL. Siebert's Sad Message
From San Francisco

THE san Frauciscc calamity brought
inmeasurablc grief tr Mr.. Al. Siehcrt
of this place, lie has received word
that his only daughter was killed out
right. ami his three SONS i'rvhably ia
tally injured,
Onc -on emrlnN,'i in the Call hGildine
host both arus and lcgs; ann,her lost
an arm and leg, 1t Is uncertain whether
any oi them can survive.
Mr. Siebcrt Is arranging his affairs 40
~ to leave iur san Francisco a. Soun ~
possible.
surely. the h,,d oi Fate has fallen
heavily upo" this unhappy family
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05
THE COUNTY
Railroad and Saloons Con-
tribute to Treasury

Sheriff Juhnron Reports bavlnc col
'lected - $500 on state liquor licenses
for tn. quarter ending March 3lst, 1906.
For the quarter ending March 3lst.
'906, the Sheriff. office turned into the
treasury the sum uf &,.6S: 10; County
Clerk in icre. &li$.31; County Record
~, T., ,lal.N. and the County Assessor.
$i,ui' 10.
The Sau Pedro, Lns Angele- ami salt
Lake railroad paid into the County
Treasurer this week the sum ut SIS
4US.94. being the amount ut then taxes
due on second ustallment tor the YEAR
lNri Pio.he Record
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05
COPPER
Interesting Information on
Various Points

In connection with the lucatiuu 81
several copper prospects IN this section
the i"llvwiuy miscellaneous notes will
be- oi Interest:
The export, ui copper fr"m the
United States in gross tons for 1904
were 7.7:s5 tons, and for l'n' 2%, So
tons,
Nineteen cents II pound is today thu
price Of copper, and Boston authorities
state that IL will be twenty cents almost
immediately.
That the price of copper will remain
~ uluctcrn and twenty cents l. to bc
doubted, Authorities think that II
should, ami will, fall Il couple of points.
Copper producers are straining every
Resource To- increase their output, and
the copper areas are being diligently
explored for new mines. They are
ne,de'i-n"r eau too many bc found
In judging the market it must never
he forgotten that the demand for copper
l. mol merely due 4" expansion III IN
dustry. but Ia the application "f an
economy to many industries.
Arlzona's production of copper for the
Nvar lMi amounted to 4l ,UO,OOo
l"nnds. This makes Arizona goUl
H"cond "n the list Of Americas : copper
Producers. Thc figures for last year
show that during the last eleven wears
'he Territory has Increased III output ol
copper something like 100 per cent.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05
FAKIRs

There are many persons wa" l"ta'e
mining claims honestly, IN the beilet
that they have mineral There are
others who locate everything in sight,
Tor the purpose Of takin. in the unsus-
nrtiny sucker. These latter can always
lc spottcd. They are ntvcr seen WIN
a pick and shovel, but labor mostly
with their mouths.
The public should beware" "i 'miner7
who mine only with their jaw
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05
IL The Gold Fields II
; r. OF THE new VINCENT DISTRICT ~. :
Good Reports Continue to Come in---Much
Development Work in Progress---Prop-
critics Bonded - Deals Pending.
Other Mining News.

Y. \. Kuhn, the merchant miner,
furnishes The kgr with the following
liz, showing the number uf men en-
ployed in developing claims in the new
Vincent mining district, southeast oi
Las Vegas
Owners Men EMPLOYED
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05
Mining News Wanted

The Age will thank prosecutors, miners
ihd others for legitimate mining news
something about small prospects that
ar. apt 1" grow. Kindly mention oi
real news will be made free, The Age
VIII not publish at any price wildcat re-
ports and hot air stories oi imaginary
MINES to tlimtian people, a. some al
"s'l newspapers do. The resources ul
'''' country speak their own praise ii
''''i irnlhiullv Lies rc,lound - p"r
n.ls
= ." want /" ell at rent any lhin@
'a,efthe II N The Age Three lines
only 2oe. per week.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05
Strayed!

On, bay horse and one bay mare
about wears old; weight between i"oo
and 100. branded A; horse had hui'er
On without rope; headed for Their oiu
ranyr. Mare raised in MojaFe county
Arizona. aud would most likely take
lpad Horse raised near BunkeFNl'ie'
Ney. Satisfactory reward 10 any one
who viii hold and notify
ls.tI +. j. FOSTER, Jean New
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05
BIG HEARTED PIoCHE

At any rate, Lincoln county may feel
proud of the people who inlabit our
tar-ufi county seat OLD riGche came
promptly forward with something over
$llOO for the reliet ~ the san fraucisco
sutterers
That WAS q magnificent contribution
for Phoebe. TlIose are men who 20
down into their purses in that mariner
for the relief Of the needy
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05
AGE SUPPLEMENT

Illustrated each week with pictures
~ 'epiiu- m'H"-, lt-'''--
..rnrry aml railroads ol southern N'-
,ada elegant hall tone cuts pr'h.ei On
lin. I.ok .paper, Il new feature IN SOUTH
-, Nevada newspaper production
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05

Colcsva x jefferson have eight claims
on which the location work has been
and the claims recorded.
Nsho1', Colc-.,n II Jefferson, owners
oi the Zig I'LL group, have completed
lWa;i,,n work aud recorded their claims.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05

PrVspcrtors and miners not included
in tlc above list will probably bring the
total uumbcr of men in the district up
to doub;c these figures,
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-05-05
Hotel Nevada Arrivals.

e. : Fillmurr, Pasadena
Il y Dawson and vile, Death VALLEY
Col .lames \ Clark, Rapid City, ; ]
Ole Johnson
Archie Wilson, Go,h Springs
Harry Gates
Mrs VI Nanuckc
i VI Ferguson and wife, Idaho
Jas Mrliugh. Tcxico
Dora Y Bruntun, Springville
GcncVievc tiannucll,
: V Martin, Bancroft, Ncb
j II Martin,
Arthur Hudson, Good Springs
j II Wolvcrtun, Saudon. &c
: ]: Duff and witr. Beaver, Ia
Charles X Moore, Pittsburgh, Ia
j sharp Wilson and wife, Beaver, ia
Mrs \ II Schmidt. Chicago
T Allen, Gait
Malcomh Mcl.eisch, Denver
Al Scibert, Lucky Strike Mine
& G. Davis and wife, Salt Lake
] G. Sharp, -
& VI Agncw, -
J ii Knowles,
T. i liapguod,
Dolce Rahcr
Is + Stone
Nathan Gregg, Denver
II Iarnnoft, Kansas City, Mn
" G Driver, Reno, \cN.