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A WAR OF WoMEN7
One Explanation of the Oustng of Fish
From Illinois Central.

From the New York American.
The battle for social supremacy, which
has caused feud between Mrs Stuy-
vesant Fish and Mrs John Jacob Aston
and between Mrs. Fish and Mrs Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt. made possible the exc
cution yesterday of the long cherished
plan of f. H. Hartman to wrest control
of the Illinois Central railroad from
Stuyvesant Fish. the long time president
of the corporation. and to GUST him from
his office.
Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mr. Aston parti-
sans of their wives. and bringing their
social strifes into the world of finance,
voted against the reelection of Mr.. Fish
at the lively meeting of the board of di-
rectors, and these two votes accom-
plshed his defeat.
Under these remarkable circumstances,
Mr.. Fish placed in the position of
| being punished for his wife's attempt
| to gain some high social distinction, with
| Mr.. Vanderbilt and Colonel Aston, rep
resenting, as it We're, their wives, youngr
er and aspiring, helping to administer
| the punishment and incidentally giving
Hartman rich prize.
The true meaning of the opposition of
/ Colonel Aston and Mr.. Vanderbilt to Mr..
Fish was known to the three men and to
and no quarter was asked nor given. 1t
is the way of women when their social
aspirations are the issue.
Mrs. Fish, next to Mrs. Aston. is the
recognized leader of society. Mrs. John
I Jacob Astor wishes to succeed her aged
mother-in-law as supreme head of soc-
ETY.. Mrs. Fish looks to that position for
herself. Therefore, Mrs. Fish has done
everything possible to block the promo
ton of the young Mrs. Astor, and the
latter has let no opportunity pass to re-
turn the compliment.
During the visit of Prince Henry to
this country it was the ambition Of Mrs.
Fish to entertain him at Newport. She
was anxious for the triumph to advertis :
the stability of her position a leade"
of society. and she told her closest
friends of her plans to entertain the
brother Of the Emperor of Germany.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt had met
Prince Henry abroad and had entertained
him at dinner on her husbands yacht,
at which the Kaiser himself was a CUES.
of the Vanderblts. 1t was but natural
she should desire to entertain him again
and she discounted and utterly spoiled
Mrs. Fishs plans by forwarding an in
vitaton to Prince Henry and receiving
an acceptance before Mrs. Fish had IA
chance to use the diplomatic measures
necessary to obtain the royal visitor as
a guest
Mrs. Fish deeply resented Mrs. Wander
bits actions and triumphs. and cold
ness sprang up between the two women
which has existed ever since.
| In a tactful manner Mr.. Hartman in
spired the suggestion to Mrs Astor and
Mrs. Vanderbilt that the opportunity was
present in the election of a president of
tie Illinois Central railroad, to strike a
stunning blow at Mrs. Fish through her
husband and pay off social scores.
| IT was then easy for the two wives to
influence the action of their husbands.
and make matters of finance subservient
to those of a social nature.
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venture and stirring events. He has been
a familiar figure about Denver for nearly
half a century. With an honored career
as soldier and defender of the nation 5
flag he has lived useful life as citi-
zen and man. In fact, he has been a
part of the growth of the city from a
struggling camp back to the late fifties
He is the last of the famous group of
"old timers" the only surviving init
mate friend of the daring kit Carson
and other noted men who fought In
dams in this wild west of adventure.
For ten years or more his tall and an
gular figure was a familiar one on the
streets of Denver. which he walked as
a patrolman and later as a sergeant of
police. Still later this hardy man was
conspicuous at the postoffice as a special
guardian of the peace. first for the city
and Their for the United States govern
ment, which made him deputy in 1901
to watch the postoffice alone.
The was of politics were as peculiar
and the bosses were eXacting then as
now. Wolcott was in the political sad
die then and Henry Brady was one of
his lieutenants. For some reason Wig
gins lost favor with the powers that had
the control and distribution of offices.
large and small. Patrick Reidy, one of
Brady's political friends, therefore SUI
perceded Mr. Virgins. The latter was
subsequently given a bailiffship at the
court house. and there he has been since.
Mr.. Virgins was born in Canada July
%, 1921, but the weight of his years has
rested lightly upon him. In early life
he was a hunter and trapper of game on
the Canadian border. A few years later
he drifted west and drove cattle and
freight trains on the old Santa Fe trail.
kit Carson liked him. and the next
dozen years of his life were spent as
one of the reckless rangers that made up
Carsons famous band which trapped
game chased and killed Indians and
fought the redskins wherever they
halted.
Then the Mexican war broke out.
Young Virgins entered the government
service as a scout and went to the front.
There he fought the Mexicans with the
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WAS KIT CARSON'S FRIEND.
Noted Scout and Indian Fighter Near
ing End of Life.

Denver (Coloo Cor New York Herald.
oliver Perry Virgins, pioneer scout,
veteran of the Mexican, civil and Indian
wars, intimate friend and associate of
kit" Carson weather prognosticator
and pioneer citizen of Denver, is hover
ing between life and death at the home
of his niece Mrs. Howard Stiles, No.
2515 Lafayette street, and may pass over
the great divide at any time.
The old plansman suffered a stroke
of paralysis. He was on his way home.
Just as he alighted from a car at La
fayette street he fell to the ground as If
dead. He was picked up by friends and
taken to his niece's home. His left side
is useless. The condition of the once
hardy old scout. although he has passed
four score and five years, has been crit
ical His old friends do not expect to
see him leave his bed again.
Everybody i'm Denver knows Mr.. Wig
gins personally or by reputation. For
years he has been a weather oracle. His
long life on the plains and with Indians
gave him rare power for representation.
BY atmospheric signs he could tell al
most to a certainty what the weather
conditions would be, and he was accu-
rate in his foresight He became known
to the people of Denver as a weather
prognosticator and there are those here
now who believe in his predictions as
strongly as they do in those of the gov
eminent forecaster.
Mr. Wigginss life has been full of adj
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in the forefront of their deserving. The
subject under present consideration is one
belonging to that category. Patrick Hen
ry. the fervent patriot. brilliant advocate
and eloquent orator. the man whose con-
victions of right and courage In its asser
ton the formidable power of Britain
could not quail is well known to every
pupil porting over the first lessons Of
American history. But Patrick Henry
the soldier, heading an expedition at the
dawn of the revolution. which had the
enemy in immediate view, ais hardly
known and certainly insufficently appre-
clated.
Few men can boast of having given a
full measure of service to their country
The men whose wisdom and adroitness
guides the ship of state through the
breakers ofdomestic foes and dexterously
navigates her course TO a secure passage
away from the submarine mines of open
hostility IL seldom equipped with that
dauntless spirit Of personal bravery which
would stimulate him to take part in a
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Schedule In Effect April 20, 1906.
n. B.-Following schedule figures pub
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New York and the East. Pull
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Car Birmingham to New
York. Dining Car, Birmingham
to Atlanta.
500 a.m.-Nog 10, for Montevallo, Naples
Vile. Selma and way stations.
900 ammo. So. for Columbus, West
Point, Winona, Greenwood and
Greenville; also Sheffield and
Florence and North Alabama
points.
$40 p.m.-No. 10, for Cordova Oakman,
Corona and way stations; also
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way stations; also Rome, Ga
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Richmond, Washington, New
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4:05 p.m.-No. "a Admission, Atlanta and
way stations; also for Jack
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Point. Winona. Greenwood and
Greenville Pullman Drawing
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way stations. Pullman Draw
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and way stations. Pullman
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Atlanta. Sleeping car can be
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the fact that the Centennial EXPOSE
tion commentaries.
Lord Dunmore was the British governor
of Virginia in the year 1775. Many and
frequent were the symptoms of dissatis-
faction with the resentment of this gov
ernors administration. The elimination
of his provocative acts was attained on
the night of April 20. 1915, when by his
order. the powder was removed from the
magazine at Williamsburg. Captain Sam
uel Meredith began Immediately to form a
military body at Fredericksburg, and in
a few days had seven hundred men en-
rolled. Quick as a flash on the completion
of this battalion came news of the battles
of Lexington and Concord. At this juno
ture Patrick Henry appeared on the scene
and delivered one of his fervent appeals
for home and native land. He pointed out
with all the resources of his perfervid
eloquence the impending duty of the hour
to gain redress for the tyrannical act of
Lord Dunmore Captain Meredith, ON the
of the moment. turned over the
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n IoRFoLK, Va, November 17.-(spec-
M fal)-To preserve thte truth of his
l tory. as well from the whitening
influence of oblivion as from the moro
insiduous neglect which fails TO locate
the responsible and inereditahle agents Of
praiseworthy enterprises, is function
that which none in the vast range of
mortal pursuit can be higher. Critics of
ancient times have been buried by the
slow but certain aceumulations of the
waste cast off by progress, and to I'M
earth these antique places where art and
fiourished becomes an absorbing
occupation to the archaelogist In similar
way many truths of history become for
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entire command to Patrick Henry, who
was then and there chosen the first mill
tary commander to engage in conflict on
the soil of Virginia.
The knowledge of what was done by the
aroused patriots of Fredericksburg spread
throughout the Old Dominion with the
rapidly of the. wind. He Immediately
ordered a forward march on Williams
burg. His enthusiasm preceded him, and
in few days 5000 men were under arms
in the region about Williamsburg and
Norfork awaiting to form a junction with
his forces.
The locality of the jamestown EXPOSE
ton, was therefore, quick to respond to
the first call for aggressive action.
When Lord Dunmore realized that he
had stirred up a power with which he
could not cope, he resorted to the expedi-
lent of securing delay by sending mes
sengers entreating the patriots to desst
from their purpose. But the messengers
were not allowed to return, as an interior
purpose was suspected of gaining inform
alton regarding the strength of the body
| under Patrick Henry.
These subterfuges having failed, and the
| patriots having reached Domestic, few
| miles from Williamsburg, Lord Dunmore
was forced to ignominious capitulation by
| sending a check for three hundred and
| thirty pounds. This was victory for the
patriots and Patrick Henry is entitled to
his full share of it as commander of the
| aggressive force.
This was the first body of organized
soldiery raised in Virginia for service in
the patriotic cause. The Colonial ConYen-
ton of Virginia, which assembled shortly
| after, elected him colonel of the first reg
| iment and commander of all the forces
raised and to be raised for the defense
of the colony. BY this fact Patrick Henry
| became the first recognized military lead
| err of his state, and the first man TO re
ceve a commission from that authority
! The sword which Patrick Henry carried
| as colonel of the First regiment is now
! the cherished possession of Mrs. Alice
! Wood Graham of Norfolk, his great-great
niece The possession of this relic, which
! has been borne by his descendants in the
! wars of 1872. the Mexican and that be-
| tween the states, so near to the James
! town exposition grounds, renders it an OBJ
| iect worthy of special interest here. 1t
! serves as a link to connect Patrick Henry
with the great enterprise of 1907 and
! through that with the primitive founda-
lions of our beloved country, were any
! such link required. 1t is the living evil
j dence that the man of eloquence was also
the man of the sword when the disasters
of circumstances demanded that recourse.
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Place aux Danes!
ON the New York Press.

From the New York Press
In the executive departments in Wash
ington. where the business of the govern
ment is carried on, there is no belief in
the Osler theory. as far as the woman
clerks are concerned. Several of the most
valued ones working for the secretary OF
state passed the three-score and ten long
ago. Mrs. Eliza Gridley. mother of tho
man who commanded the Olympia at the
battle of Manila. is almost eighty yet
she holds most responsible position in
the general land office. and knows more
about records and land law than any six
clerks in the department. Miss Mason.
who Is nearing the same age, is pillar
of strength to seekers for information in
the library of war records. She Is the
daughter of a former minister to France
In the department of Justice are women
nearing seventy. some of them wives and
daughters of former judges, who work
faithfully and intelligenty and who are
priced more highly than the frivolous
younger women who compose the greater
working mass in the departments.
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same persistency, stubbornness and sue
cess as he had the Indians
1t was at the close of the Mexican con-
met that he came to Denver, bringing
his family with him. He became a
guide and scout in Colorado until the
civil strife began. He went into this
struggle early and bore arms bravely for
the Union.
After the war he returned to Denver.
Civilization had already set in there, and
the strenuous life of the man began to
wane He took to quieter and more
peaceful pursuits
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gotten. Failure to hold them at a proper
estimate of value results in their disap
pearance from the thoughts of men, and
in their gradual extinction from memory.
1t is one of the accomplishments of
the press department connected with the
jamestown Ter-Centennial exposition
that it has delved beneath the sur
face which forgetfuness spreads
over many facts relating to the
foundations of our country and its
institutions, and has placed them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18
COLONEL PATRICK HENRY
BY JAMES BOYLE.

hand to hand conflict. Partial service, in
this particular, is good service but it can
be asserted for Patrick Henry that his
military service was of a character to
compliment and ennoble his civic service.
BY the one he enthused the Colonals to
keen sense of the wrongs under which
they suffered and by the other he demon
strated his fun conviction in his utter
ances and mis- determination to abide by
the decision of the ultimate resort
Patrick Henry is of a peculiarly endear-
ing interest TO the jamestown Ter-Cen-
tennial Exposition, as the facts in his
career will evince.
The first capital of Virginia was located
at Jamestown. where it was established
in the year 1907 on the arrival of the first
Colonists. The capital was subsequently,
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destroyed and the seat of government
was thereupon moved to Williamsburg
When the patriots of Virginia, spurred on
by the empassioned oratory of Patrick
Henry resolved to make common cause
with their fellows in other sections VIII
llamsburg was the capital of the Old
Dominion, and as it is the military career
of Patrick Henry which is here under re-
view, the inception of that history has an
inseparable connection with Williams
burg. though reaching back by closely
linked concatenation to jamestown and
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Birmingham & Atlantic R. R.

No | (daIy) leaves Talladega at
7.4 a. M. arrives Birmingham
(Southern Railway. ...............1 o:15 am
No daily leaves Talladega at
APO D. m arrives Birmingham
(Southern Railway ................ 1870 pm
Leave Birmingham Southern or
Seaboard) at Gas a. M. arrive
Talladega at........ ...... ......1O.H am
Leave Birmingham Southern or
Seaboard) at 4:05 p. m. arrive
Talladega at..... ........ ........ 7:os pm
For further information apply to o. f.
PATTBERG, G. p. A, w. NJ. TARPLEY,
A. G. p. A., Talladega. Ala.
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The Law of AVERAGES.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
The average man is bald at 30.
The average minister marries 1000 cou-
pies.
Glasses for old age are adopted on the
average at 49,
The average cat mother blesses the
world with 100 kittens.
The yearly sales of newspapers through
out the world averages $4,000 tons.
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CARROLLTON SHORT LINE RAIL.
WAY COMPANY.
SCHEDULE
Effective July IL, 1906.

10 l. No. 2.
s:4S pEl.s..L L. Reform. Ala. A. .12:11 pm
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40 D. IN. Ar. Carroll:on ..Lv. IL 30 a. m.
4:43 pm. .Lv.. Carrollton AR. 20 a. IN.
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b:23 D. m Ar. Aliceville Nv. .10:45 am.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure or
passenger trains at tho Union station,
Birmingham;
fErffecfiVa October 81 1905
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Frisco System,
Seaboard Air Line.
Tombigbee Valley R. r. Co.

Passenger schedule effective May ., 1906
Going North Going South
read down. read up.
No ,. No. l.
ly. 7,1h a.m.... Calvert ....Ar 740 pm
Ar. 1870 am..., Farfofd -. Lv. 1925 pm.
Iv $50 n,.... Failford ...Ar- 500 pm,
Nv 9:l5 a IN. Sine Chapel. Lv. 5:25 p n
Iy, 1915 a.nl...... Chaton ....Lv. 1851 pm
Nv. I2:40 p No.. Millry ......Lv. 2:30 pm.
Ar. 12:40 pm. .Hearg Sprgs, .Lv. 2:3O pm.
Train No. T. e. Train No. B.
jv. $40 p.m..... Calvert lar. 500 am
Ar. s:25 PM. Fairford ....Lv. 5:45 am.
Trains No. / and No. I meet No. %
northbound on the Southern railway from
Mobile.
Trains No. and No. meet No q on
the Southern railway, southbound, and
NO lie nortbbound to and from Mobile.
Connections are close and passengers
!. ~ao buy through tickets and can check
baggage through from points on Southern
rail lay to all points to I V. Line and
Wise versa.
JOHN T. COCHRANE,
CHARLES Z. DUKE, President.
Superintendent
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Signs.
The most difficult work solicited. Hermi.
tagc. of course
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Schedule In Effect April 20, 1906.
N. B.-Following schedule figures pub
lished only as information and are not
guaranteed.
g.. a m.-No 3S, for Atlanta. washing
El Nuevo mexicano., 1906-04-21

Prusha por Esto y HaIIan ssgurIdad
Contra Muehos MaiestArsss

NADIA es mas importante para
Santa F6 que Ia buena salud de
su pueblo. Como pueden llenar
psu lugar en- esta plaza 81 no 90
Que esten buenos y sanosy
Ninguna dihcultad es mas res
ponsable para males nerviosos.
perdida de sueno, debelidad gene
raj, dolores de espalda, dolores
reumGticos, hasts un tempera-
merto desagradable y decadsn.
cia, que Ia digestion.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS una comb.
nacion de remedies, llamados
Pastillas de Mio.na para 81 est6'
mage, ha sido descnbierto que
Embellishments cura Ia indigss-
ii on v restablece la salud y forta
lece TODD el slstema digestive.
Els tan ciertc Ia cnra de Mona
que toda. clase de dibelidad do es.
! tonnage y para toda difcultad,
que A. G. ireland da una garan.
tia lrmnda que 81 remedio no
cuesta NADIA 81 no cura. MI Q na
Sc vende q so centav0s, y es Va.
liable 4 TODD aquel que SURE de
indigestion, males nerviosos D
debelidad del est6magO.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1906-04-21
pEBE SER vERDAo.
Los L~ectores de Santa Re Deben We
~. ssa cancluaton.

nir 4 esa Conclusion.
No es el declr de IN solo case en-
Santa h. nero decenas de ciudadanos
testifican' Endosamiento por gentes
me ustedes O llevan la estam'
ma de- In verdad. Ell siguiente es uno
IA los maniflestos publicos en- esta
|localidad acerca de las Pildoras de
Moan nara los Rinones.
penito Romero, empleado en- d
TransferimIento de Henderson, resi-
dencia en- la Gale do San sFrancisco
dice: "El uso de emphasizes por IN
El Nuevo mexicano., 1906-04-21

Especial al Nuevo Mexicano
Washington, d. G. Abril lei
Delegado Andrews ha i~ntroducido -un
proyecto proveyendo para 81 pago
de los mlembros de la asamblea le-
gislatiya del Territorio de Nuevo
Mexico a razon de $40 por dia GUAM
do en- session 81 proyecto ha sido re-
ferido al comite sobre territories
I'll delegado tambien ha i~ntroducido
un proyecto proveyendo que los dis
trltos de escuela en- ell Territorio DC
Nueyo Mexico, teniendo una popula'
cion de 10000 8 mas. puedan expedtr
bonos no oxcediendo 6 por ciento de
Ia yaluacion del distrIto. Esto pue-
de hacerse por un voto de dos terce'
rms parties dc los contrlbuyentes re-
sidiendo y teniendo propiedad en- 81
distrito. El proyecto tambien pro-
yee que terreno podra ser comprado
de los productos de tales bonos para
el fin de erigir edificios de escuela en-
los mismos Proclama d ese efecto
debera ser publicada por 81 cuerpo de
directories dc escuela interesados y
antes que casas de escuela puedan
ser construidas Y equipadas en- los
mismos Los bonos llevaran interes
d no exceder 6 por clento
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esrEcIALEs DE WASHINGTON

Especial al Nuevo Mexlcan0.
Washington, Abr1 i9.--En ell Sc
nado hoy 81 senador Foraker puso
objection otra e a la consideration
del proyecto contra los juegos para
los Territories Dor razon que consi.
deracion del proyecto ahora amonta-
ria 4 oposicion al ~proyecto de esta.
do consolidate para Nuevo Mexico y
Arizona,
pueden ir 4 la Reserva Immediate.