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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
ENCLlSHMEN IN DUElS.
Some of the Famous Men Who have
Fought with Swords and
Pistols.

The earl of Kimberley's much dis
cussed challenge to Col. Sapwell is a
reminder that though the days Of duel
ing are considered to have passed in
England, the fighting spirit will still
break out on occasions, says the Lon
don Express.
Not so very long ago Mr.. Winston
Churchill was challenged to an en-
counter a Poutrance by an irate con-
stituent at Oldham. One hesitates to
think what would have happened had
Mr.. Churchill had leisure enough to
resume his martial role.
Lord Beaconsfield once challenged
O'Connell to a duel. but the famous
statesman found himself bound over to
keep the peace in police court in
stead of departing across the channel
to blow out the brains of his political
opponent.
O'Connell himself fought duel with
a member of the Irish house of COM
mons named D'Esterre and killed his
opponent.
Another fatal duel was that in which
Lord Camelford, one Of the most con-
firmed duellists of his day and a man
who had the death of more than one
fellow creature on his hands, was
killed by Mr.. Best. Both were excel
lent shots, and one of the two pistols
used was supposed to be slightly more
perfect than the other. A piece of
money was tossed up to decide the
oh N ho
Lord Camelford fell MORALLY wounded.
The last duel fought in Ireland was
between a mayor of Sligo and a men,
Der of the legal profession, but hon.
ors were declared easy, for nothing
happened.
Mr. Tierney charged Pitt with "ob-
structing the defenses of the country"
and that oratorical observation sound
ed so terrible in the ears of the emil
nent statesman that he sent his sec.
onds to Mr.. Tierney.
The two met at three o'clock one
Sunday morning at Putney cath, not
far from the Kingston road, fired two
shots at each other and then returned
home quite we'll for breakfast.
Charles James Fox, Pitts brilliant
rival, took occasion to make some
scathing observations on the powder
Supplied by the war Office and prompt
ly received challenge from Mr.. Ad-
ans. Fox accepted, the duel was
fought and the statesman was wound
ed. adams" he is reported to have
said on that lamentable occasion, 81
do believe you'd have killed me if you
hadn't used government powder"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02

Gee. but must be an easy mark.
have got so | bet on a sure thing, and
when fellow bets on a sure thing he
is bound to lose.
1t was this way. The show arrived
in Washington. ID. c.. on a Sunday
morning, and, as usual all the boys in
town came to the lot to see us put up
the tents. l was around with pa and
the boss canvasman, and the town
boys could see belonged to the show,
and they envied me and wanted to ge
acquainted with me, so / would let
them walk around with me, and go
into the tents Sunday afternoon and
see the animals.
There was one boy with sort OF
rough rider hat on, and buckshin
fringe on his pants, and everybody
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
Drainage.

st. Paul.vDrainage bonds will be
taken by the state investment board
hereafter on engineers estimates Of
cost, without waiting for the counties
to spend the money. The board de-
cided on this>dction, which will facili-
tate drainage work. The state will
furnish the money as it is needed, in
stead of waiting and forcing the coun-
ties to raise money elsewhere to pay
contractors till the work is all finished.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
News Notes.

Minneapolis.-The three boys sus-
pected of having robbed the store of
e. L. Friedlund, 1901 Central avenue,
have been rounded up by the police.
st. Paul.-The new quarters recently
secured in Knights of Columbus hall
by the Crusaders Total Abstinence So
ciety were formally opened st a smoker
and house warming.
ST. Paul.-Frank J. ColliIE of Hast
lngs was discharged from bankruptcy
In the United States district court yes .
terday ny Judge William Lochren
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
Young Vanderbilt Mobbed.

Florence, Italy, Feb. 26.-W. X.
Vanderbilt, Jr.. drew his revolver on
an Italian mob in the village of Pom
fedora when he and his automobile
party were attacked. Mr.. Vanderbilt
and his chauffeur were kicked and
beaten until rescued by the gendarmes
and arrested. Mrs. Vanderbilt went
to hotel The attack, of the mob fol-
lowed an injury of boy by the Van
derbilt automobile.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
Quit Missouri.

Jefferson City Mo-, Feb. 27.-Four
insurance companies notified w. D..
Vandiver, the Missouri insurance COM
missioner Monday that they would
withdraw from the state March l.,
when their present licenses expire.
These companies are the Bankers
Life company of New York, the Mutual
Reserve Life company of New York,
the Cosmopolitan Life company of
Freeport, ILL.,. and the Northwestern
National Life company of Minneapo-
lis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

panies plan to invest $1,500,000,OOO in
the west. -
A member of parliament introduced
bill providing the suffrage privilege
for English women.
An order by President Roosevelt ex-
tends civil service provisions to all
government laborers.
Navigation in the Chicago river and
harbor is threatened with a tieup >on
March l by strike of tugmen.
The paper mill of j. e. Henry G
Sons, at Lincoln N. H., was burned.
The loss is estimated at $150,000.
An imperial ukase has been issued
announcing that the national assem-
bly, will meet in ST. Petersburg May 10.
Ten men forced an entrance into the
Russia State bank at Helsingfors, Fin
land, shot the guardian and secured
$37,500
Former State Senator Frank French.
of Sacramento, Cal, accused of accept
ing bride, was acquitted by 4 jury in
the supreme court.
President Palma, of Cuba, has re-
ceived letter from President Roose-
welt expressing gratitude for the pres
ent sent his daughter.
Frank Marsh. a real estate dealer
of Pittsburg, was murdered by UNI
known persons while driving to Pitts
burg, Kan, in a buggy.
The main post Office at San Diego,
Cal, was entered by robbers Sunday
night and an amount of money esti.
mated at $4,000, was stolen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
left Havana Sunday for Santiago on
special train. While in Santiago the
couple visited the battlefields.
A bill providing for uniform insur-
ance classification and designed to pre-
vent discrimination in rates has been
introduced in the Iowa legislature.
About so carpenters AMI 1000 other
men identified with the building trades
went on a strike in East ST. Louis.
ILL.,, to enforce demands for increased
wages.
The Atlanta, Ca, committee of ar
idNluSo VIC
mortal of Gen. Joseph Wheeler, has
made it's plans to have the memorial
March 26.
R. e. Uhlig and Max Bender were
struck and ground to pieces by the
Burlingtons Kansas City flyer, as the
train was crossing Illinois avenue in
ST. Joseph, Mo.
Two boys, Anton and George Gal
owski, aged Is and IL years respective
ly, were drowned in the river at Mil
waukee, Wis. by breaking through
thin ice while playing.
A terrific explosion of giant powder
in the Buttonwood mine, operated by
the Parish Coal company, about two
miles from Wilkesbarre, Pa, caused
the death of four men.
/ The American National Red Cross
announces that $23,165 has been re-
ceived in subscriptions for the bene-
| fit of the sufferers from famine in the
northern provinces of Japan.
The conservation by Pope Plus Of
the - French bishops who were ere.
ated last Wednesday took place at
the Vatican with solemn ceremonial.
Several thousand persons were pres
ent
The Grain Trust and better ship.
ping facilities for the farmers of the
northwest will form the most impOr
tant questions to be taken up by the
Minnesota Farmers Exchange at the
annual convention of the society in
Minneapolis, March z s and 8.
/ A favorable report was made in the
Ohio house on the Spangler anti-treat-
ing bill The measure makes it un-
lawful for any person to buy drink
for another in a saloon or in any place
where liquor is sold. 1t also prohibits
ha rtendnrS giving AWAY drinks
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
KING Edward Lamed for Life

London, Feb. 26.-King Edward will
never walk again without the aid of
cane. The kings fall while shoot
ing in Windsor forest last November
broke tendon achilles, the great
cord which connects the heel with the
calf of the leg. This is stated on in
dubitable authority. It was an
nounced at first that the king had
sprained his ankle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
Both Are Dead.

Terre Haute, Ind, Feb. 26.-Mrs.
Flora Mosteller died Sunday from bull.
let wounds inflicted Saturday by her
husband, William Mosteller, who
killed himself Immediately after
shooting his wife. Jealousy was the
cause of the trouble.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
Three Drowned.

Spring Valley, ILL.,. Feb. 26.-Blaine
Jenkins, 6 mail carrier, and Perry Nc
Whorter, a grain buyer. both OF Hen
nepin, H., and William Bentley, Chi
cago barber. were drowned while
crossing the Illinois river in a small
rowboat from Beaureau to Hennepin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
Clearing for Action.

The Importance of removing all un.
necessary objects from the decks Of
men-of-war was emphasized on board
the Japanese Mikasa, on which %
men were killed or wounded by the
fragments of an optic telegraph that
had been hit by a bomb.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
business Section Bufned.

Dawson, Wis, Feb. 23.-The bust
ness section of this village was almost
completely destroyed by fire early
Thursday morning Loss. $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
By HON. GEORGE W. PECK
Author Of "Peck's Bad Boy Abroad. "
lCopyrighs By J. B. Bo ~iss-A

4 Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy
That Elephants Are towards -
They Let Bag of Rats Loose at
the Afternoon Performance-The
Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures
a Rib and General Pandemonium
Reigns.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-02
Poor Man!

What is summer resort, pa?"
"a man entirely surrounded by body
Of women. Judge.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-13

same motives which draw the commu-
nifty together in the end drives it back
to its original elements.
But no attempt to live a better life
is lost to the world even If the expert
ment fails. The familiar argument In
favor of the liquor cures that even II
there were no permanent cures, the
freedom from the disease even for q
time, allowing the individual to recover
some Of his equipoise lost through ex-
cesses, was worth the effort. Com
munal separations do not seem destined
to solve the great questions OF how to
get the most out of life and retard
the progress Of humanity the least,
but they all have their educational In
uence. The Shakers never did any
one harm and they have done the wori1
a great deal of good by their example
of peace, virtue and industry. The
Sinclair colony has perhaps too much
talent on the ground to last as LONG
as the Shakers nave, but it will last
long enough for some Of the members
TO draw observations which will be
useful to mankind always.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-13
THE SLIPPERY "BUNC."

In its attempt to befool the people
the tricky Evening Bunc" is backing
and filling on the saloon question,
and, as usual, when it finds itself in
a corner, attempts to wriggle out I'M
der misleading falsities.
Yesterday the "Bunc" backed water
on it's statement that nothing would
be changed by the passage of the new
saloon ordinance but that clause en-
towering the council to take away
licenses. Editorially it asserted this:
ut said that every provision in the
present ordinance should be retained
in the new ordinance, except that Sec
ton which requires the council to re-
woke a license upon common report"
That is true But in it's customary
attempt to mislead, the "Bunc" also
said:
"In the first place some people seem
to go on the presumption that a
move is on foot to make Walla Walla
a wide-open border ruffian town,
whereas about the only change con-
templated in the present ordinance is
the repeal of that section which re-
quires the council to act as judge and
Jury in the trial as we'll as the rev.
ocation of liquor licenses"
The Evening Bunc" and its coterfe
of tricksters know full well that the
clause providing for Sunday closing
has been expurgated in the new or
dinance by pasting it over. No refer
ence Is made, either. to gambling in
saloons, women, or those other pro-
hibitions which make the present law
so Objectionable to the "Bunc" and
certain class of saloonkeepers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-13

From orchestra to last row in the
gallery every seat in the Keylor Grand
theater was filled yesterday evening
to hear Louis James In the Merry
Wives of Windsor"
Walla Walla never turned out a
more magnificent audience, nor wit
messed more praisewortny play tnan
last night. The appearance Of both
actors and hearers was worthy of the
best metropolitan play houses. AS
one person tersely expressed it:
Cant Walla Walla turn out a fine
audience though when she wants to
do it for first class play?" The
brains, beauty and culture Of the city
were out en- masse.
The production itself was so good
that even favorable criticism seems
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-13
POWER OF THE COUNCIL.

The Union, this morning, in uncov-
ering the thickness Of the Evening
Bunc" truly says:
1.-The power of the city council to
revoke saloon licenses does not depend
upon the existence of any ordinance.
The power is inherent in the council
and it could not divest itself Of it If
it would. The power may remain un-
used, but at any time it can be re-
vived if the council sees fit without
the enactment Of any ordinance. The
same power that grants a license can
take it away at its discretion for
what it regards as open violation OF
it's conditions. It would be we'll for
everybody to bear this in mind when
discussing the repeal Of the Present
ordinance and the enactment Of a new
one"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-13

would be more agreeable to any young
American woman than to be told that
she looked like the "Gibson Girl" the
type of American beauty made famous
by the drawings of Charles Dana Glib
son. 1t signifies at once the idea Of
a willowy, graceful creature. with clear
cut features and Of dashing, yet gen.
teel manners. With this picture in
view, it is no wonder that Daniel v.
Arthur, the manager Of Digby Bell in
1.-The Education Of Mr.. Pipp" was
run with applicants when it became
known that two Gibson Girls" would
be conspicuous figures in the play. AZ
ter much thought and consideration,
the selection finally fell to Phyllis
Young and Elsie Scott, two pretty
young actresses Of splendid experience,
who will be seen in these two parts
when Mr.. Bell appears at the Keylor
Grand, Thursday. Oct. IS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-13

permitted and acquiesced In by the
city all summer and it is too late TO
change it now. That the system is a
bad one and opens door for all kinds
of crookedness there is no denying.
It is impossible for anyone to tell at
this late day whether all those num-
bers represented men actually work.
ing or whether they were simply
dead soldiers" The company claims
it's payrolls are right, and If the city's
time keepers found nothing wrong
and certified them correct, how Is any,
one going to dispute them? Now that
they have been caught at it, in the
little matter of that carload of coal,
the pay of the blacksmith's helper, and
horse feed, ETC., the company seems
willing to nave the amounts deducted
from their bill, in order to get the
balance. The only thing for the city
to do is to pay up, and let that end
it. But while speaking of coal. is
there anyone green enough to belleVe
that it took a carload to do the little
blacksmith work on that job?
There is no one at all familiar with
the matter doubts that there has been
thousands of dollars wasted on this
Job, in one way and another, but what
are they going to do about it? The
mischief is done and the bills must be
paid 1t is a dear lesson to the peo-
pie but they will have to make the
best of it,"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-13

In the famous spectacle, or more
correctly speaking the Christian drama
of "Parsifal," which is now creating
sucn d furore throughout the country
and which is to be presented In the
Keylor Grand, we have Richard Wag-
ners masterpiece. From a religious
point Of view, play wherein each and
every character, incident and access
ory, is more or less symbolical Of some
Christian teaching. philosophical
thought or problem of humanity.
In the Holy Temple, with its noble
Knights, we are intended to see In its
grandeur and beauty that state Of the
human mind and thought that is most
acceptable to God. Only the Knights
who have reached that standard are
admitted within the walls Of the Holy
Temple. The Holy Grail is here in
tended to represent the actual Grace
Of God. When uncovered, the Grail
sheds it's lustrous gifts on all present.
Without this divine sustenance life
within the Holy Temple is unbearable.
Faith without works of charity does
not find favor in His presence.
In Titurel, the faithful guardian Of
the Holy Grail, the author intended 20
represent a perfect type of the spiritu-
al Utopia, the condition that was and
that is to be. AS long as the Grace Of
God was received by the uncovering
of the Holy Grail, Titurel and all with
in the sacred portals of the Holy
Temple lived the life of faith, love and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-13

the Grace Of God through the all pow
erful influence Of the redeeming love.
It is, however, in the beautiful char
acter Of Parsifal, the hero of the story
wherein lies the chief charm Of the
drama an dts teachings. Parsifal
comes upon the the scene when every
thing is chaos and disaster. The
Knights are in despair and misery.
Amfortas is bewailing his fate and
mind and body. He seeks and prays
for death to relieve him Of his wretch
ed condition and plight. Klingsor,
with his Magic Garden, is in the height
Of his power, ever seeking the COM
plete destruction Of all pertaining to
the Holy Temple and its afflicted
knights. Nothing seems possible to
avert the threatened doom, and when
everything seems the blacklist, Par
sifal appears as specially ordained
and divinely appointed redeemer.
Heaven answers his prayers. Provi-
dence has sent them a deliverer. Rear
ed within the confines of a lonely for
est, guarded and guided by a watch
full mother, Parsifal mas entered the
lone world without the knowledge of
sin. The development of his own in
herited gifts is left to the material in
st1ncts of nature that is guileless
and without a knowledge of wrong.
Seeing all the sorrow and misery with
IN the domain of the Holy Grail, in the
simplicity and goodness Of his nature.
he prays for the power to alleviate it
all. klingsor and mis- instrument, Kun
dry, seek in every possible way to
encompass his downfall Parsifal re-
sists them to the utmost, but in doing
SO learns for the first time the horrible
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-13

charity. When Titurel gave the Holy
Grail to the safekeeping of his son
Amfortas, who fell victim to tenpta-
tion and was in consequence unworthy
to uncover the Grail, the old King
Titurel died, the knights lost their
spiritual power and. Amfortas was a
constant sufferer in body, mind and
conscience. Such was the result Of sin
and weakness when in the very pres
ence Of the Grace Of God merely wait
ing for the asking.
In the suffering figure Of Amfortas
we are led to see picture of poor
sinful humanity brought to this condi-
ton through its own weakness and
neglect. In the wound in the side of
Amfortas, which will not heal, we see
symbol Of the conscience Of man
who, having committed deadly
wrong, hovers with him always as
reminder of mis- sin. But even Amfor-
IDS, great Ills CTlHlS Has DooH is MI
ally redeemed and brought back to the
favor and grace of God in the Holy
Temple through penitence and his
craving for salvation.
Gurnemanz, the loyal servitor of the
Holy Temple and it's Knights, is seen
as one VINO suffers for the faults of
others, yet not losing faith in God,
is finally rewarded for his constancy
and loyalty.
In the character Of Klingsor we see
the ever present type Of the tempter
and evil doer, who being unworthy Of
Gods favor himself, seeks to ruin and
degrade all who are more fortunate.
Klingsor is denied admission to the
Holy Temple. In revenge he tries
by every artifice and means to bring
ruin upon the heads Of the Knights of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-13
At the Orpheum.

The management Of The Orpheum
announce another big bill in the
change Of program for next week and
some Of the best stars on the circuit
have been engaged.
The prize winners at the first per-
formance last night were: w. Ture-
man Of Dixie, first prize: Oscar Singer
Walla Walla, second prize; Geo. How
ton, No. 1922 w. Alder street, was
the lucky winner Of the third prize a.
both shows; Mrs. Heath, fourth prize
The winners at the second perform
ance were: Burt Dean. SIS N. Eighth
street, first prize; Louis Bartelbaugh'
N. Eighth street, second prize; Walter
Collins, Chase avenue, fourth prize
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-13

the Holy Grail. His magic Flower
Garden and its beauteous maidens. by
which he tries to accomplish his de-
sign, is likened to the vanities and
frivolities Of the world that are in
clined to blind ones eyes to the true
path and so render one less liable to
successfully resist falling into the pit
before him. In the character of Kun
dry, witch and enchantress, we recog-
nize at once a female type Of the
"Jekyll and Hyde" order. The author
intended to portray with this character
the ordinary human love in contrast to
that higher and spiritual love that we
instinctively crave for. But We see
more than this however, in the char
acter of Kundry. We perceive the
dreadful depths that polluted passion
and desire, so often mistaken for the
ennobling natural love, can lead one
to. We see in this beings dual ma
ture, even at its worst stage, the in
stincitve craving for release from her
bondage of sin and the desire to do
good even wnen an outcast. In her
struggles to free herself from the con-
troll of "Klingsor" we see poor fallen
womanhood striving to resist with all
her power, yet weak and powerless in
the grasp of sin, (Klingsor) she is I'M
able to continue the struggle longer
and falls farther still into the vortex
of shame and degradation. Yet we
ultimately see this being, fallen and
vile as she has become, restored to