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Does Not Repeal Burdens.

&5s It Is understood that the Western
Union Telegraph Company takes the po-i
3sltionf that this amendment does not Hpe-
5cihcally repeal the burdens and restric-
tions created by! the original ordinance,
and. therefore. In Its opinion does not
meet the objection raised against tho
original ordnance Il "a e
general amendment, Y" said judge
Holiday, does not reach or, IN my
opinion lessen the force Of the specific
requirements made In the ordinance.
and, until those requirements are spe-3
cincally amended or altered, could not
advise my company to act under the or
idlnnnce as It stands at present. We have
no Opportunity, y" said Judge Holiday.
ito know what the city comedies to be
unreasonable and unconstitutional In
order to determine this. the court would
havo to go over the ordinance section.
by section and strike from It what is
unreasonable and unconstitutional"
E The Postal telegraph Company, IN
view Of this amendment to chapter 81, q
the code OF 1899. put its wires under Z
ground. 81 Il 3
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Captain Wise Testlfieg,

Z Captain Otto .. Wise, OF the Fire De-
par,ment. was called. He snjd that the
alarm van turned in at 11:23 II, NJ. from
Box ~ He sent Wright np the ladder,
lett, Of the Fire Department, VINO had
been sent mp, said The line wire on the
roof had 10 he cut. and vent back for
the plleTg. When Captain Wise went UP
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-23
{ Mr.. Barrow Returns.

Mr.. j. y. BarEow, an ATTACKS Of the
State Library, has returned from a visit
10 his old home in Pittsylyania coun-
ty.S b r55if9 M (, SSss - .,,3JIf5t 5fig
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Co1npany's Position.

THE act to which Judge Holiday. re-
fers was passed on July "a, 1855, and pro-
yides that all tee graph companies which
gave special reduced rates TO the govern
8lnent and transmitted all mliitary In
formation and agreed that the govern
iment hereafter acquire them by arbitra-
toni lit saw Il t. all $of which conditions
I, have 4 been 11coepted by the Western
Union Company. Since the passage OF
#tlieRact, 10 further act OF Congress has
declared that highways,s plank roads and
letter-carriers' routes In cities shall be
regarded as post roads. Judge Holiday.
said that his company was already pay
Ing a large tax to the government in the
q shape Of reduced rates for the benefits
given, 1t BY this act and that his COM
Spany was unwilling to give UP any OF
those privileges. as he thought might be
& the case II 4 they acted under the orr
idinance, chap pier! So. OF 1899.
An interesting phase Of the discussion
sis4 to be gathered Xrom the fact that
during the progress OF this suit, when;
the same objection was being raised by
the Postal Telegraph Company. the city
passed further ordinance. providing
that none of the obligations. burdens
and restrictions OF this chapter (referr-,
ting to chapter 8S) shall in any manner
Interfere with or destroy the rights and
privileges secured to telegraph compa-
niles which have accepted the provisions
of the act of Congress OF July "a, 1856. Y
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May il, ,oos,.5 said Judge Holiday .

May ] o. lOO3,'' said Judge Holiday, II
appeared before the Council Committee
on Streets. accompanied by Mr.. George
II. Fcaron. general attorney for the
Fenron, speaking for the company said
he would be glad to nccede to an ordi-
nance requiring the company to place
Its wires under ground II such ordinance
was reasonably proper. Hc 4 suggested
that the ordinance now In force In Gin.
.cinnntl. San Francisco. Cleveland, 1Anrt
Wayne. indianapolis ors, Macon Ga,
would be satisfactory. The City Council,
however, said Judge Holadny, "de-
clincd to make any radical modification
In Its ordinance. except to lessen the
requirements to conduit space for out
side users, and the Western Union Conn
pany was, therefore, Obliged to protect
Itself by legal process or be put to ex-l
Gpensc and loss OF rights, which would be
Justified neither by reason nor the ne
Ecessities Of the case
What City Requires.
When asked what this meant, Judge
Holiday sa Id: I'VE have never objected
to going underground, and. II the city
will pass a reasonable ordinance we will
agree to go underground ut any. time
within the limits that have been marked
l out heretofore. But the city requires
4 the Western Union Company not only
to put Its own wires underground. but to
build an additional duct for tho city, to-
be used by the city without any payment
TO 4the Western Union Company. and, In
addition. the ordinance requires thu
Western Union Telegraph Company to
reserve at least 30 per cent. OF the space
required for itself for the use OF outside
parties upon such terms as may be
agreed upon by arbitration. ss
\ g. = said Judge Holiday. 2 means
ansadditonalad duct, us It would be ilnpos-t
sible to run such wires so close to our
own without disturbing the transmission
of our message tSs IN saddition93to this
the ordinance declares that the privilege
of building and owning conduits shall
not extend beyond fifteen years. 4 at the
expiration OF which time the Western;
Union Company may be required TO move
cease to have the right to occupy the
streets with its wires. Furthermore, wo
are required to pay q tax OF 81 per mile
for each wire used In the condu:ts. This
tax, 1t was provided, should only last
up to 1000, and thereafter the company
should be required to pay such larger
compensation as the city might determine.
said Judge Holiday, these
claims in the aggregate are unreasonable.
The company i represent Will be glad
TO furnish the city a free duct, but we 4
IRE unwtlllrss$ to accept further argu-
ments on the basis OF taxation proposed
by the Ordinance and we are utterly
to give up rights that have
been conferred on US by the United
States act OF 1906, by acting under this
ordinance in Its present fornl.s which
ordinance j,pccifcnlky depr1ves us or
these rights after fifteen years. X v
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Mr.. Gullett Testifies.

4 Charles L. Gullett, the man who cut the
wires, and who was one OF the best and
most Important witnesses, was next called
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-23

Miss Marguerite Owen left yesterday
for Baltimore to visit friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07
The Pup Had a Good Time.

A little boy, having been sent out
of town for vacation last week, has
forwarded to his mother letter from
his dog. The signature is that of Bus
ter, the pup, who says:
am having great time. There is
nasty dog. 1t is hound, it is black
and about two feet high and four feet
from the tip of its nose to the tip of
its tail. The tail counts about l 10
foot and its nose about one half foot.
! fite this dog and make him run with
his tail between his legs. I have been
in swimming it's bully. l chase squirls
and oh everything is bully. l trianph
over big and little dogs. How are your
shoes l wish had them to chew. with
love and ticks yours loving Buster.
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around, Frantzen was favored with no
vision. The nearest thing to
dream" he could muster up was the
name Aladdin, as winner. Aladdin
sounded like miracle and the pool
backed it for all it was worth. Alad-
din barely reached the wire before the
next race was called.
Swift Pace Down Hill.
1t was then that the incline was
reached, and the members OF the pool
shot to their doom. Debauchery, fast
women, evil associates, and high
times figured in their mad efforts to
hide from their accusing consciences.
When Stensland was drawn into the
pool he met women of sphere Just
above Hering's, and it was at that
time that Frantzen was charged with
embezzlement Of from $4,000 to $685.
900, and sent away. His cunning in
picking winners had left him.
StensIand Wanderer.
The predominating trait of Paul
oI0HSIduu Cldl dClSl lCSetilo IhO 49,
that he was of the blood of the old
vikings who set sail in their frail
ships, careless of where the wind bore
them provided it was somewhere new.
Stensland was above all things a
wanderer When he arrived in Chi
cago after years spent drifting from
place to place in the orient and with
old age approaching he still could not
resist his nomadic instincts. About
five years ago he went on prolonged
trip through South and Central Amer
lea and more particularly Honduras,
in which country he protested spe-
cial interest. On his return he dis
played a marked reticence to give
an account of his travels. In view Of
this fact the opinion is freely eX-
pressed among his quondam acquaint-
ances that the missing man will be
found, if at all, in Central America
Contrary to popular opinion, Stems
land is declared to have been far from
prodigal with his money. He was
extremely frugal in his meals and
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MONUMENT TO BURNS.

tire monument a height of % feet.
One Of these panels represents the
well-known scene from Tam O. Shan
ter" where the witch is shown clutch
ing the tail of the gray mare, and
bears the motto,
But pleasures are like peoples spread;
You seize the flower. its bloom is shed.
Another illustrates THE Cotter's
Saturday Night" and on the granite
below is carved the line,
From scenes like these old Scotia's grand
eur springs.
A third panel Il E carving of Burns
turning up the mouse's nest, with the
oft-quoted words to which the incident
gave rise,
The best laid plans o. mice and men gang
aft agley.
On the remaining side "The Twa
Dogs will be the subject of the cary
ing, accompanied by the motto,
In fair Virtues heavenly road
The cottage leaves the palace far behind
The statue stands in the center of
a large flower bed on the slight rise
! opposite the refractory building and
| hOeNi ChO ioSOOhs AC olIC was CuOS6u
| by representatives of the Memorial
association, the park commission and
the municipal art commission and is
considered the most picturesque and
appropriate that could be found. CIV
| ing, as it does, some suggestion of a
scene on one of the lochs of Scotland
The movement to build the statue
was inaugurated October %, 1883,
when a meeting was called for the
purpose of forming and Incorporating
the Burns Memorial and Monument
association. To this meeting every
Scottish society in Chicago was in
vited to send delegates. All entered
into the project with enthusiasm and
| from that time until 1898 there was
great activity among all the organi-
| cations in general and cooperative
effort to further the praiseworthy en-
| terprise. Entertainments of all kinds
| were frequent and the proceeds were
| in all cases set aside for the monument
fund. Meanwhile subscriptions frow
ceived from the members of every so.
ciety. And many of these have all
along been made at considerable per-
sonal sacrifice.
In 1893 came the worlds fair of
course all things gave way to that
great exhibition and the Scottish 60
cieties were but instances of the many
organizations throughout the entire
city whose activities in consequence
were held in allegiance and which, as
has been the history of every similar
body, remained for time more or
less inactive, requiring fresh stins-
illus to arouse the latent enthusiasm,
This new impetus to the movement
was given during 1901 and ever since
then the leaders in all of the socie-
ties have cooperated actively with the
officers of the memorial association in
a steady effort to complete the big un-
dertaking which has finally been
crowned with success.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07
c. w. Osborne New Power in New
York Financial World.

New York.-Charles w. Osborne,
for many years an humble employee in
the small Office which bears on its
door the name, Russell Sage" by a
sudden turn of fortunes wheel, finds
himself one of the most powerful fig
ures in Wall street. For, as executor
of the estate of the veteran of puts
and calls he will have the directing
of a fortune of $150,000,000. Mr.. Os-
borne, concerning whom the financier
spoke as his confidential and trusted
assistant, enjoyed the confidence of
Russell Sage from the very first year
he entered his employ. He is now in
his sixty-seventh year, a rather slen-
der man of about the average
height His head is surmounted by an
aureole of snow-white hair and he
wears a mustache, which has also
taken on the frost of age. But his
complexion is rudy and his eyes
have a way of sparkling. None who
knows him ever remembers having
seen him when he did not have
smile and a pleasant word.
He had a vacation once. 1t was in
the year 1902, and for a whole week
did not come to the Office. Mr.. o.
borne thought the matter over care
fully, and actually took three days.
He worked year in and year out over
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HOUSE BUILT BY SON OF MILES
STANDISH.

other hand there is more certainty
about it.
1t will never be known positively
whether the doughty old Captain Of
Plymouth did really send his young
friend John Alden to WOO the fair
Priscilla for him or not, but we do
know that John Alden and Priscilla
were married, and that Sarah Alden,
the daughter of John Alden and Pris-
ella, was afterward married to Alex
ander Standish, the son of Miles
Standish.
If Priscilla refused the old captain
he took it philosophically, for the rec
ord testifies that he afterward r1ar-
ried Barbara, who came in the shippe
Ann, in 1923" Alexander Standish
was her son, for Rose, who lay under
the grain fields, had no children.
1t is certain that the two families
were always friendly, for at a very
early date they withdrew from Ply
mouth, Mass, and built their homes in
Duxbury, some nine miles distant.
The Standishes and the Aldens were
the first settlers of Duxbury, and their
graves lie there to-day.
The Alden house is still standing, as
is also Alexander Standish's house,
which he built for Sarah Alden in
1866. Miles Standish's home was de-
stroyed by fire and the son is said to
have used some of the timbers from
the ruins of his fathers house In the
construction of his own.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07
THE SOLDIER CRAB.
Handicapped at Birth He Leads an
Easy Life Later.

This little fellow comes into the
world only half dressed, while his
cousins are all provided with full suits
of armor to protect them from their
enemies. His head and legs have
hard, shelly covering, but the hinder
part of his body is soft and tender.
Dear mel" he cries, when he finds
himself alone on the beach, Il must
hustle round now and find some sort
of covering for my poor, shivering
body. How neglectful my mother was
to leave me in this condition! Why,
there is my sister scampering along
with a snail shell on her back! What
a neat little house it makes! l wonder
how it would fit me?' And this bel
igerent infant grabs hold of his un-
offending relative and tugs and pulls
till he succeeds in parting her and her
home, when he quickly thrusts his
own body into the shell and fastens 1t
with his claw hooks. Just my size!"
he cries triumphantly.
AS he is creeping about on the sea
bottom with number of other crabs,
suddenly a dark shadow tails on them.
"a fish! A fish," they cry, scampering
away in terror
'My turn. may be next says our
little friend to himself; Il must put
my wits to work to prevent such dis
aster" He remembers having heard
that fishes keep away from sea ane-
mones, for fear of their sharp stings.
What a splendid plant" he cries, rat
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slow. Herring, however, after a few
Intellectual attempts to swing into it,
finally struck the gait. He made him.
self at home in crowds he had
summed all through his own youth.
Gradually Paul o. Stensland was
drawn into the crowd He began to
lose the moral integrity that had been
friends, prominent Norwegians who
had heretofore regarded him as a
splendid representative of their race,
heard of his changed associations and
withdrew their confidence from him.
This marked the beginning of his per-
sonal downfall. He began to steal
from the bank in order to meet the
demands on him, taking out little by
little, animated by a hope similar to
Frantzen's that his speculations would
reap a rich harvest before the stolen
money was missed.
Then Frantzen's luck turned. Think
ing that it would surely swing back to
his original good fortune on bets, it
is charged that he began taking small
sums from the bank. He told himself
he was merely borrowing until he
should be able to win back the equiva-
lent tomorrow or the day after.
Herring says Frantzen stole $4,000
A memorandum found in Stensland's
vault places the amount at $69, 900.
Frantzen was never prosecuted by the
bank authorities and left the state
when his crime was discovered. Now
he is being brought back to answer
for it, as well as to tell all he knows of
the operations of the bank officials.
Herring Wins at First.
Cashier Henry Herring became a
sport" under the influence of Trant-
zen. He followed the tips" of Frant-
zen and won a lot of money. Theo-
dore Stensland, whose father at that
time was not involved in the stealing
that finally cost him his all and spread
misery among thousands, used to re-
fer to Herring as cheap sport" and
8 cheap skate"
When the 1902 Derby day came
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have money to throw at the birds, or
at horses, either. Besides, the news
papers declared that Lucas did not
have chance on earth.
Frantzen, up to that time, had never
gambled, and had seldom played
cards. He had remained home at
night to study and read. He was
ambitious to become successful bus
mess man like Paul o. Stensland, his
employer, whom all in that district
looked up to and respected.
Frantzen had never been tested in
just this way before, and he was I'M
prepared for resistance. Not knowing
the price of his folly, he drew $25
from the bank and decided to put in
his Saturday half-holiday at the track.
He did not intend to bet; he told his
friends he just wanted to sec the
horse win.
Succumbed to Temptation.
When he reached the track and
mingled with the enthusiastic throngs
that crowded the betting ring, his
dream came back to him with start.
ling reality. He saw the track and
grandstand as he had seen them in
his dream. The betting ring seemed
to draw him with an irresistible force.
He crowded through and with a
trembling hand proffered $40. Put
that on Sidney Lucas in the Derby
he said huskily. The bookmaker
grinned as he handed back a paste
board card with little red number.
ing at the top, and scrawl of figures
at the center. He placed it in his in
side pocket, and then read the dope
on the Derby. 1t said that Thompson
Bros, the owners of Lucas, were du-
bious. Frantzen sighed with relief to
know his money Was already lost.
But when the horses went to the
post he was bewildered to see that the
horse with "15" attached was Lucas.
The number rs" had been on the
horse of bis dreams. Spellbound he
watched the preliminaries and the
st TT He watched Lucas stir IN the
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HIS REASON.
II Satisfactorily Explained the Cross
on His Report Card.

When Bobbie brought his report
card to papa there was little black
cross in the section marked "deport-
ment" Bobbie knew papa's eyes
would find that the first thing, and
he twisted his small handkerchief
into hard knots, and tried to hide part
of his chubby head behind the chair
in which his father sat.
What does this mean, Bobbie?''
asked his father.
Il was late to school," said Bobbie,
who knew that his mother had seen
him leave the house in good season
each day. 1.-THE teacher rang the bell
when I was just in the yard, but
but I couldn't run" Bobbie was near
to tears, but he was winking man
fully.
We'll, that is rather bad" said
pa "a, gravely 81 don't want my son
to grow up into man who is always
behindhand Now I am going to be
very severe. l shall not tell you to-
night what the punishment will be,
but unless you can show me good
reason why you were late"
81 can show the reason" urged Bob
bic This little cat was bound to
follow me, and 1 tried to get away,
and kept putting him over the fence
and running very, very hard, but he
just Jumped over and stuck his claws
in my pants until l had to leave him
With .he lady in the candy shop until
school was done, and then / brunged
MINI home. That was the reason"
Bobbie finished, all out of breath.
Papa put on his glasses and looked
at the kitten. Something in its for
LON, frightened face touched him.
"Well, I guess we shall have Ia for
give you this time" he said Nora
better feed him on cream while!"
Then I needn't have that punish
ment-that one that was too awful to
think up" asked Bobbie.
mo, that is all forgiven" said papa
Youths Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07
CHICAGO SCOTCHMEN HONOR
MEMORY OF GREAT POET.
Movement Begun 10 Years Ago to
Erect Statue Crowned with Sue
cess-Work of Noted Edin-
burgh Sculptor.

Chicago.-One of the most notable
of the many magnificent monuments
erected by Scots the world over to the
memory of the great poet of the peo-
pie, Bobby" Burns, has just been un-
yelled in this city.
The magnificent bronze, carved by
w. Grant Stevenson, the noted Edin-
burgh sculptor, is the result of nearly
20 years of patient, loving effort on
the part of the Scottish citizens of
Chicago. Aside from few large do.
nations, the heavy sum required for
the carrying out of the great project
was subscribed in small amounts and
came from the hearts of the thousands
of loyal sons of Scotland scattered
throughout the city. Never, probably,
was there a greater demonstration of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07

Chicago.-From a youths dream,
through a maze of dissipation, fren-
zied gambling and the resultant de-
bauchery, into which was sucked the
cashier who in turn drew in the presi-
dent, until the whole structure tum-
bled with a crash, the fall of the Mil
waukee Avenue State bank has been
traced.
Walter Frantzen, once confidential
secretary to Paul o. Stensland, a
STRIPPING of excellent promise, saw in
a dream that which aroused the spirit
of chance within him. Through the
boy the unrelenting spirit touched
Henry w. Herring, the cashier, and he
fell, dragging with him Paul O. Stems
land, the president, who had also
been caught in the magic meshes.
In dream that came to him the
night before the great American
Derby at Washington park in 1900,
Frantzen, who had never been at a
race track in his life, saw the plung-
ing horses galloping to the finish, and
just as plainly as If he stood in the
press box of the old stand, he saw a
card put up, reading: 81. Sidney
Lucas" The vision passed and he
awoke in the morning a marked man,
though unaware of it.
Il had a funny dream last night"
Frantzen said to a fellow-clerk. Then
he told him of the vision.
What was the name?" asked the
clerk.
Il can't remember exactly, but if the
papers have the entries, and this was
one of them, l can tell" he replied,
and an interest arose within him.
Found Horse of His Dream.
The clerk got paper and slowly
read down through the entries of the
great racing event When Sidney Lu-
cas- name was reached Frantzen cool
ly said: That's the one."
Frantzen's associates were inclined
to regard it as joke, but kept asking
him why he did not take chance"
He battled with the desire to bet, for
as clerk at SIS month he did not
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Ting his claws in glee. Il will go and
ask Lady Anemone to be mine. I will
plant her on my shell, and she shall
ride about wherever 1 go. When /
have finished my meal, she shall bave
what is left, which, I've no doubt, will
be more than she would otherwise en-
JOY"
Off he hastens to the tide pool
where this lovely lady spreads her
fringes to the sun. yes, my brave
soldier" she replies to bis question, II
shall be happy to go with you, for life
is very dull here. Together we will
seek our fortunes through the wide
ea.".N. Y. Post.