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The Virginia enterprise., 1906-05-18
PROFESSOR ALOIs BRANDT

From time to time we welcome to America
German Prince and savant, recently gave greeting
to German authority on Shakespeare Prof
Alo1s Brandt, head of the English department of
the Berlin university -f..I .-.
Prof. Bandl has an International reputation
for work done in behalf of the study of English
and American literature at Berlin university He
Is an enthusiast on english literature most de-
voted student of Shakespeare During visit to
England he began his study Of English literature,
and frequented the shaunts associated with poet
and masters Of prose; made a npilgrimage to the
lake country and It was his work k-on: Coleridge
that earned the call to the Berlin university Pref
:BrandIs renowned achievement was the discoX-
II unpublished dramas of Shakespeare, which dis
covery caused the greatest sensation in the lit
erary world; - @lzg @5z ~ H. ~ ~.
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-05-18
Wild Plunge Rights Mind.

New York Impelled by q disorde deredS
mind, Edward Drummer, aged 3s, q law
yer, leaped out OF q Window ii Bellevue
hospital. He picked himself up from the
ground after 8 fall of Is feet not only un-s
injured but his mind cleared. The
shock of the plunEe had plished
what the physic icians q despairsd of ~.
tanning by prescrib ibing streatment
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-05-18


English
tenod
literature have !. ~-
Prof Brands
sent as to the celebration PHILADELPHIA
ma was was fam aa to him before that Of Shakespeare
ne IS not acquainted with of
ed In his Emerson Thoau and Hawthorne
without question the popular
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-05-18
c1PR1ANo CASTRO OF VENEZUELA

Z ust what sort OF man is this Cipriano Castro,
who while. ago threatened to invade the United
States, land at New Orleans and lay waste the
Mississippi valley? -. j s@z~E Z ~
He is described as a "short, stocky man, black
Of beard and thick of neck. with protruberances
beneath his eyes and weary languor in his
movements; a man whose chief delight is dancing,
who feasts on sweetmeats when he is not smoking
cigarettes or chewing aromatlc gum" We seem
to see the man. <z~'1< s.@~"s~4-
Castro long has looked upon himself as man
OF destiny, decreed by fate to unite. all Latin
America, make stand against the world. That he
possesses courage has been proven, but that he
lacks the essential qualities of man of destiny is
well known Egotism, to be sure, he has in su-
perative degree, but ignorance and lack of states
manship equal to the egotism. The story goes
that While once cQpYarsine with distin Oh I'd
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-05-18

latter
New Years reception
what country gentleman
the life OF him could the Netherlands
:-? o"n
claims
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-05-18
MUCH TALKED OF JUNGLE JOE.

Is it that sJoe" Cannon looks leetle like
Uncles Sam that he has attained the affectionate
name of uncle" attained popularity that goes
and We offer it for just what it's worth.
-: Joseph G. Cannon has Just celebrated his
seventieth birthday, but years count for nothing
with Uncle Joe, he is aslcheery and vigorous as
though old Time had not zwhitened his hair and
added some wrinkles to his countenance And
optimism is the characteristic feature of Uncle
sJOe's makeup. :s :. zz.,. =: ,2>z#
Washington member of congress 1891, 1893.
1903, and elected again in 1903 and lis in a posi-
tion to say g few sarcastic things about young
the country all's wrong, airs wrong He mildly
remarks, Of course, the young men have their liv-
ing to make, and that no doubt longer residence
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-05-18
Ilblll[lllll lG1IIfII1ll]Hl]1II1

Alaska
experiences
winter companionless floats Yukon &
He
1893 commissioned colonel
craft the
which
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-05-18
sGENERAL FREDERICK FUNSTON

Some one recently spoke OF Gen. Funston ass
q very lucky man to lave had an earthquake
come along and give him another opportunity. OF
course this IS just az ore may look at tive may
such many man would have iourneyed far to
avoid them But Frederick Funston has shown
himself man that rises to his opportunities and
quality in mind when he made hts statement.
/. Frederick Funston Is still a young man-was
born in 1S65-but he has seen deal Of life in his
and at the tender age Of two went farther west
to Kansas. He was graduated from the lola,
Kan. high school and spent two years at the
Kansas State university; for short while worked
as reporter on a newspaper in Kansas CITY and
the next we hear he accompanies a United States
Death Valley expaditinn aa = hotanist In .18q3
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29
All You
Can Eat

Fatten your hogs on corn for sale bv
W. NJ. Duthie. -
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29
Say i! i!

If you are looking for a
nice line of fresh candies
go to Pruyne's. Also soda
pop, and coffee. Pruyne
carries Kendrick and Voll-
mer -four and chopped
and rolled feed.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29
FOLLOWING THE FLAG.

When our soldiers went to Cuba and
the Philippines, health was the most
important consideration. Willis T. Nor
gan, retired Commissary Sergeant U. S.
A, of Rural Route. l f., Concord, n. n g,
say was two years in Cuba and two
years in the Philippines, and being sub
ject to colds, | took DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, which kept me
in perfect health. And now, in New
Hampshire, we find it the hest medicine
in the world for coughs, colds, bronchial
troubles and all lung diseases. Guaran-
teed at Johnson's drug store. Price soc
and 81. Trial bottle free.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29
LOCAL and
PERSONAL.

bargain.
G. T. Yeoger has visited the past
week with his sister, Mrs. w. A.
Chandler.
]. w. Jones has built new and sub
stantial fence around his lot east of the
livery barn.
R. o. Whyman, representing the
Lewiston Tribune, was in Troy the
first of the week.
Mrs. Frank Gates and Mrs. E. H.
Anterior went to Orofno Monday, each
filing on timber claim.
w. S. Miller has received high
grade BARRIERS chair and outfit which is
to be taken to Deary, where he will
open shop.
Per Johanson is arranging to begin
making fire brick at his yard near Nora.
An engine and other machinery has
been installed.
On July dinner will be served to
the public by Mrs. R. E. GLENN at
the Johanson house, first door south OF
Ben Nelson's store.
R. G. Plunkett and wife left yesterday
for Albion, Wash, on account OF the
death Of James Armstrong, brother
in-law to Mrs. Plunkett.
The new wheels for the big engine
arrived today and will put on. 1t is
expected that the machine will be
ready to leave Troy about July S.
Miss Elce McPheeters, formerly Of
Spokane, but now of Garfield, Wash,
is visiting her aunt and uncle Mr.. and
Mrs. George Craig of Dinsmore's saw
mill.
1t is intended for those who ap-
preciate quality, for those gentlemen
who enjoy thoroughly matured, rich
Old Kentucky liquor-I. w. HARPER
whisky. Sold by c. w. Tompson.
Another shower fell here yesterday.
1t is alleged by some that the heavy
blasting along the new railroad north
east of Troy is the cause of the
excessive rainfall during the past
month.
The work of delivering 800 sixty
foot poles to the N. P. Company at
Troy and Howell is still under way.
Poles Of this length are extremely
difficult to handle and considerable
trouble is experienced in getting them
hauled.
A grand concert will be given at the
1. o. o. F. Hall, Saturday, June 3Oth,
at p. m. by Prof. E. Stjerna (from
San Francisco) music by ten instru-
ments, one of the best programmes
ever rendered in the west. Admission
Is cents, children IS cents.
A crowd of little folks spent yester-
day picknicking on the Tom Stinson
place just east of town. The little
folks were members of the Christian
Sunday school. Mrs. Stinson, Mrs.
Anterior, and Miss Mary Cole were in
charge of the affair and fine time was
had.
Word was received yesterday from
Moscow stating that Mrs. Jas. Foley
was suffering from an attack of appen-
dicitis, and that an operation was
probable. This is her third attack.
Miss Rose Flint, her sister, who has
been in Troy for some time, has gone
to Moscow to assist during the illness.
c. w. Brown, representative of the
firm Of Mclaughlin Bros, the owners
of the magnificent Belgian stallion
Roston, No. 1913, recently brought to
Troy, has been here this week looking
over the territory. Mr.. Brown ex-
pressed himself as surprised at the fine
mares he had seen among farmers of
this section and thinks it will not be
long before Latah county will rank with
older counties for blooded stock.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
NEWS NOTES FROM HAVANA.

Havana Nov Second Lieutenant Nobls J.
Wiley Of the 9Th Infantry. who was taken from
the transport Sumner last Saturday suffering from
yellow fever has been declared out OF danger.
General j. Franklin Bell has Cabled To Lieutenant
Wrey's father not to come to Cuba As precau-
tionary measure against yellow fever General BeiL
has issued an order that American officers anu
prtvates be not permitted to reside IN the densey
populated portion OF the city. Infanta street WHICH
marks the beginning OF the suburbs, has been Sc
lected as the boundary line for the prohibited zons'
Governor MagOOn was the guest of honor az
reception given tonight by "Ths Havana PosL
Many Americans and prominent Cubans were pres
ent.
severe storm OF wind and rain Is reported II
Santa Clara Province and to the eastward Tele-
graphic communication with Santa Clara was N
terrupted at an early hour this afternoon
The affairs Of SiIveira & Co.. which are IN process
OF liquidation by jose BeOla. the silent par1nsI Ia
the firm, have been turned over 70 J. NJ w Du-
rant assignee who will wind up the business.
Manuel Silveira, the head OF the nrn. he'd recently
TO Venezuela. .n.-
A United States army wagon carrying nuls, nuulies,
OF men OF the engineer corps was held up tSt n a.
by bandits Guanatay- Upon learning SlSI ,ts e
wagon contained soldiers the bandits SahSheU ~. -;
the woods before the could hre tturdI s-S' 80.
men have been ordered to pursue ana capture -
band.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
SANDERS WINS ACROSS COUNTRY.
Leads Columbia Runners in Six-Mile Chase
-Hetherington Second

R. Sanders, oa. the first six-mile Of the
Columbia cross country team yesterday afternoon
IN the good time OF 80 minutes. The course ex-
tended from the gymnasium around the grove.
thence to Riverside Drive. up and around Clare
mont and then south to s6th street and back to
the university, finishing with lap around the
grove.
Ferris Hetherington, who 4. new at cross coun-
try work pushed Sanders hard from the start and
finished only five seconds behind him. The first
ten men will be retained TO constitute varsity
not start
Hetherington and Sanders probably the best
men on the team. They went over the Travers
Island course less than week ago IN few
onds more than 35 minutes. Montgomery is i'm
prov proving and INK Is a good runner-faster. IN fact
he is considered an uncertainty: For the other
positions. West, Harper, Smith, Kennedy and Mills
will probably fight it out. Crooks is especially
pleased with the work Harper is doing. He
captain of the debating team last year and never
ran race in his life until this fall when he be
gan cross country running. The men finished in
the following order yesterday:
New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
STRIKER CAUGHT IN ACT.
arrested for Tbro1cing Stones at
Electric Cab.

Striking chauffeurs began to stone the electric
autos OF the New York Transportation Company
yesterday at he company's stands near the fer
res at the of West 23d street and word OF the
stone throwing was sent TO President Meade OF the
company L. W. Clarke and w Fl. Palmer. jr.,
Of the company. went at to the ferries TO see
IL any OF the stone throwers could be caught in
the act.
The identity OF the two officials OF the company
was not known to the stone throwerS, who were
collected in mob near the stands. As the auto
In which Mr.. Palmer was seated passed. man
threw a rock which smashed the panel at the back
of his auto. Mr.. Clarke, who was behind him.
saw the stone thrown and gave chase TO the man
who he says threw 1t. The latter fed toward
Tenth avenue. but overheuled. and Mr..
Clarke, alighting from his auto, pursued him on
foot for block and seizsd him. He turned the
man over to Special Officer Albert Partridge, who
was with Mr. Clarke. and he was taken to the West
e0th street police station. where he was locked up
on the complaint of Mr.. Clarke He gave his name
as Jacob Coster. of No. IS Eldridge street
New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
WOMAN OF GOOD FAMILY,
attempt to Identify Maggie Cor
don" as Pittsburg Girl.

man and woman who went to the Morgus on
Sunday TO view the body Of Maggie Gordon.
VINO choked to death by John Wochince.
cordng TO the laters alleged confession. said that
she came of a weIl-to-do family of Pittsburs. Ac-
cording to their story, the young woman was
student at Vassar not many years ago While
there sh1fel IN love with young man who was
a student in ESstmans College, at Poughkeepsie.
Her parents In Pttsburg would not consent TO their
marriage so they elOped- When the couple. after
travelling for some time. visited Philadelphia. the
young bride was deserted. Some time after, she
met Alexander Gordon. the man supposed 70 ne
her husband, who is now held as witness Tor the
inquest into her death.
4 woman named Molly Agent Is said to have lett
Pittsburg Yesterday for New York. for the purpose
of identifying the body of tho woman at the
Morgue as she believed il TO be that or her sister
Wochince is said to have made his confession 20
Coroner hamburger on Tuesday night IL Is SAID
that he is an anarchist. and that theories oi =
semi-philosophical character about women, com
bined with desire for revenge on the sex IN
duced him to strangle the woman W
According to the Coroner ana the pollce, W.
chince confessed his crime to save the woman
supposed husband, who was first arrested & Z as ner
murderer He is also said to have told the coroner
that his father had been ruined by women and
drink and that the former had been responsible
for troubles
New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
CARS CRASH IN PARK.
Speeding automobiles in Head-on
COlliaon-Occupdnts Hurt.

A mans leg was broken and three women
were badly shaken up In collision between two
automoSiles at the junction of the Centre and
West drives and the Concourse. opposite West
T2d street. In Central Park yesterday afternoon
The cars were wrecked. James Lawrence. a
civil engineer living at No 703 East 1O6th street.
owner of one of the machines. was removed TO
the Presbyterian Hospital suffering from a
fracture of the right leg. His chauffeur was ar
rested and held for violation OF the park traffic
rules.
Mr.. Lawrence. accompanied by his wife. was
going south on the West Drive AS they turned
west to speed down the Concourse at I'D
street they crashed head into a large touring
car containing Mrs. W. E. Lauer. the mother OF
Judge Edgar ]. Lauer. of No. % East s0th
street, and woman friend. The Lawrence car
being the lighter Of the two, rebounded, throw
ing the chauffeur and Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence TO
the roadway. Mrs Lawrence was slightly cut
on the face and the chauffeur was bruised.
Both cars were badly damaged. the Lawrence
car being a total wreck while the Lauer machine
was so crippled that the entire front was twisted
out of shape and its front axle bent
All were taken to the Arsenal where Mrs.
Iauers chauffeur insisted on pressing a COM
plaint against Mr.. Lawrences chauffeur he
said the other chauffeur was on the wrong side
OF the road. and that he was over-speeding-
New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
WELLER WAS NOT FORCED OUT.
City Club Executive Committee Issues State
ment Approving His Course.

The executive committee OF the board OF trustees
of the City Club issued statement yesterday ap-
proving all the official acts of Lawrence WELLER,
who has resigned secretary OF the club The
members of the board are President Austen G. Fox.
Robert W de Forest, Horace E. Dening Homer
Folks and Oswald G. Willard They deny that the
feeling displayed by Brooklyn members. notably
ex-Borough President Swanstrom and st. Clair Nc
Kelway. Mr.. Veiller's opposition TO the De-
lancey street elevated loop had anything to do with
his resignation, which they say entirely volun
tary. Other acts of Mr. WELLER which have been
criticised by certain members of the City Club are
also upheld by the executive committee, whose
statement follows:
TO set at rest idle gossip. the executive commit
the of the City Club desires TO have
II known that Mr.. Lawrence Neilier has rendered
his resignation secretary entirely of his own
,votion. All statements that Mr., WELLER has been
forced out for any reasons wholly false
Mr.. WELLER in his three years OF service with the
club has never appeared in public or assumed any
public attitude except by express authority or the
trustees. His opposition to legislation at Albany
and TO the Delaney street elevated railroad was
by direction of the board. .
Before accepting the position OF vlce-presdent or
the Allied Real Estate interests at annual sal
airy Mr.. WELLER laid the matter before the board
and received it's unanimous approval Mr.. elller
has had no other outside employment His service
with the club has been marked by unusual SELF
sacrifice devotion ard ability. The club has never
done more work than during this period. a
result conspicuously due to Mr.. WELLER.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
ON COLLEGE GRIDIRONS
Harlan Kicks F0ur Field Goals IN
Practice at Princeton.
nv Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

Princeton, N j.. Nov. THE princeton varsity
had two twenty-minue scrmmagcs in secret to-
dav TYbbott Harlan HoagIand and Herring, who
were I'm the inhrmary for a freshening up were
discharged this morning. and will probably be
strong enough 70 play in the West Point game on
Saturday None of the players are suffering from
injuries but have been In such run down con-
diton that the coaches gave them every oppor-
tunty Uecuperate.
The coaching staff will shortly be reinforced by
Johnny Poe. r95 who has been summoned from
BuIlfrog New. Alexander Moit Joined the coaches
to-day.
Tf$ news leaked out that in the practice to-day
Harlan. Rulon- Miller and Mccormick made long
gains which finally netted two touchdowns. while
Harlan added four field goals Daub. who played
at centre yesterday. tried at tackle to-day,
and did well that IN all probability he will be
kept there. allowing Herring TO go back to centre
Smonds. the broad jumper. who did good
work at hafbaCk last year reported to-day. Shaw
and Worden rapidly developing into valuable
substitutes for Wister and Hoagland at ends
Dowd will have first call at quarterback in case
OF accident to Eddie Dillon.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
ORA WING LINES CLOSER
Russian Senate Shuts Ont Railroad
Men from Votine.

81 Petersburg. Nov. THE chances a, -.
socialists in the coming election OF rnenobAr-
parliament received a sweeping blow vAs.a-a.-
through the Interpretation given bv the s..
TO the new election law. which at one s,ro.-
disfranchises thousands OF the poorer cl,,,s.
City employees. the operating personnel ~ ~
railroads and even the locomotive engineers 80
most skilled and highest paid labor in Ruzssa
are affected by the Interpretation. Outside -
factory wOrkmen the ranks OF the sociaHs.
party are recruited chiefly from railroad me,
This new Interpretation is supplementary >,
the Senate's ruling OF October 90 from whlch
IL was estimated that over half million person.
who voted in the last election had been cu,
from the election lists. These two rulings 70
gether undo. to a great extent. the extension a.
the suffrage proclaimed by Count Witts IN De-
cember OF last year. Their object was to-dav
frankly avowed by member Of the Cabinet a,
being TO rid the electorate OF that class OF vots
which Is too easily swayed by revoIutionar@
agitators. This official. who is one OF the few
surviving ministers OF the old regime. doubted
whether either the restriction OF the suffrage or
the execution Of Premier Stolypin's programmes
Of agraran. political and religious reforms would
be effective in producing a new parliament less
oppositional than the first one.
Continuing, this member OF the Cabinet ex-
pressed the conviction that It probably would
be found necessary 70 dismiss the new parlia-
ment with shorter shrift than the first. and
make q sweeping revision in the election laws
before summoning third body.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
LARGE BEQUESTs TO CHARITY.
Brooklyn Institutions Benefciaries Under
Will of Mrs. Polhemus.

The will of Mrs. Caroline Herriman Polhemus.
who died at her home. No. IS Remsen street, Brock
lyn. week ago. and which VIII be prooated after
formal notice has sent her brother in Italy,
gives more than 100000 TO charity. The will was
executed last January, Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars of the estate will go to the Pol
hemus Memorial Clinic which founded by Mrs.
Polhenlus IN memory OF her husband. to endow the
institution and an additional $50 coo will provide for
the maintenance OF the building. For the main
tenance Of the HERMAN Home for Children the
Brooklyn Children's Aid Society will receive $50oo.
and for the Seaside Home $4,000. The Brooklyn
Home for Aged Colored People viii get $4,000 and
like amounts will go to the Eye and Ear Hospital.
the House OF st. Giles the Cripple, Dr. TTudeau
Adirondack Cottage the Brooklyn Industrial School
Association and the Home for Destitute Children-
All the statuary and pictures in Mrs, PolheIlluss
collection bequeathed to the Brooklyn Instlluee
Of Arts and Sciences, and a fund OF SI""5 - plo-
yided for their preservation -.
SeVarai friends and servants also provided for
In the will The rest Of the estate Is uINIue I oe
tween Mrs. Polhemus's relatives ana tHoSe VI A'i
hus
New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
CLOSE CALL FOR TRAIN.
4rle Breaks as Kmckerbocker En-.
press Drazcs INTO Nee London.
rBv Telegraph % III. rrtsursI !

lBy Telegraph 20 The Triours-I
New London. Conn, Nov. THE KnIcker-
booker Express. which left New York az I
O'Clock this afternoon. bound for Boston. well
filed with passengers. narrowly escaped being
wrecked here this afternoon. owing TO an over
heated Journal the forward truck OF parlor
car
The last stop made by this train. which IS ons
OF the fastest between the two cities was a.
New Haven. where the running gear was in
spected as usual During the ffty-nlle run
f-om the Elm City to New London. hot box
developed to such an extent that the head OF a
parlor car Journal parted close 10 the wheel and
the ankle dropped to the ground The accident
occurred just the train was entering tho
Union passenger station here, and only the
timely appliance OF brakes saved the crippled
car from jumping the tracks The planking
along the rails. however. was deeply gouged by
the broken axle for a distance OF one hundred
feet
The disabled car was disconnected from tina
train, and after few minutes delay a regular
coach was pressed into service for the frightened
passengers. and the express went on 70 Boston.
Railroad men here say that the accident Is an
unusual one and that the chances OF esca ping
q bad wreck would have been very slim had The
rnishap occurred while the train running at
high speed
New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
SEES PHILIPPINE COMMISSIONER.
President Receives Senior Legarde Return
ing from a Visit to Europe.

Washington Nov. T.-Senor Benito Lesarde
a native member OF the Philippine Commission
has arrived in Washington He called nrst at
the War Department and afterward at the
White House and paid his respects to PRESIDENT
Roosevelt who gave him warm welcome
Senior Legarde has been in i'll health. and has
taken a long leave OF absence from his post IN
Manila. most of which was spent in France and
Germany He is now returning to the Philip
pines. where his presence IS much desired by
+ha overworked commission, which has been
nracticaIIy two short OF it's membership. owing
10 the change I'm the plans for the appointment
of Governor Magoon and the absence OF Senior
Iegarde After spending day or two In Wash
-ington the commissioner will proceed to San
Francisco, sailing for the Orient November 20
on the Korea.