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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-10
SEEING CARDS BY TELEPHONE.
A sw1ndIe mat Is said 20 Have Had Many
Victims.

The telephone game is being worked in
he boroughs OF Brooklyn and Queens.
The game consists in the operator betting
some cheerful -comeon" thai he has a friend
a professor, who can read any card in the
pack over a telephone. The swindle is
carried out by means Of a code, every card
in the pack being designated by some
common name of a man. When it comes
to deciding the bet the operator simply
calls up a confederate on the telephone
and he tells the care selected. BY way Of
example take the ten of diamonds, the code
name for which is Marvin
SIS Prof. Marvin there2" inquiries the
operator. After some delay Prof. Marvin, /"
the confederate, begins a series of small
talk over the phone which finally winds up
by the Prof" informing the dupe that the
card he holds in his hand is the ten of dia-
monds.
The game Is generally carried on in
saloons, tobacco stores, barber shops and
other such places. The operator whisks
into the place rubbing his hands and by
way Of making an opening among the crowd
begins:
Wonderful! wonderful! Never saw any,
thing like It'll Never!"
Whats eating your inquiries the cheer
full comeon.
Nothing, nothing" answers the operator.
Have something; cold day. Wonderful
as l was remarking. He reads a card over
the telephone just as easily as you can read
hat sign before your eyes. Don't make
any difference how many miles away. He
is over in Manhattan to-day. just ask
what card you hold in your hand and In a
minute he has the answer"
With a few more remarks the operator
has some one in the crowd betting him from
so cents to 500 that the feat is impossible.
The money is posted, very often a capper
who has entered the place beforehand
of cards is produced and the victim is asked
to pick out any card he likes. or course
everybody in the place knows the card.
Now call up your professor friend and
let's see him do this great feat" demands
the capper.. The victim holds. say, the
four OF spades. Thu operator pretends to
look up the professors" number in the
telephone book. Then he calls up his con-
federate. Smith" is the code name for
the four of spades.
as Prof. Smith there?" and after some
delay the voice at the other end finally
~announces that the professor is at the tele-
phone.
Professor. / have a friend here who is
sceptical about your ability to read cards
through the phone. He wants you To tell
him what card he holds in his hand.
According to those who nave been through
the game the professor" il reluctant to
comply hut finally consents to read just
one card, just one" Then after a series
of manipulations. in which the man holding
the card is told 10 hold il near the trans
mitter, then toward the light and so back
and forth several times, the professor
announces that the card is the four Of spades.
The money is paid over and the operator
glides out Of the place in search OF other
victims.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-10

charged Another of the woman prisoners,
while waiting to be arraigned, said she
would like to know who got all of her money.
n she only knew she would give him "A
piece of her mind
I'm getting tired of putting up money
us girls were made of money the way they
20 for us IL cost me 500 to get out when
that big crowd of girls was held under
bonds for good ehavior some time ago
All the policeman could say against her
was that he saw her stopping men on the
street and talking to them. She was dis
charged.
OF the twenty-seven women three were
sent to the woTkhouse, one was held undor
bond mot furnishedI for her good behavior
for two months and the others were dis
charged.
Mr.. Hamilton stayed on the bridge until
the last of the lot had been disposed of, taxi
ing notes of the examination
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-10
SHOT HIMSELF IN A HORSE SHED
Suicide OF a Young Man Believe ed 10 Have
Come From ChicagO.

ELMIRA, Dec. a,-The body Of the Young
man found in a horse shed on James Muir
phys farm in Brocton. with a bullet hole
back Of the right ear, is believed to he that
Of f. c. Krsnagrill of Chicago. That
name was found ON the tailor's tag in 3
pocket of his trousers. He was about -
years Of age. five feet ten inches in height
and had brown hair and a light mustache
Of a weeks growth. His clothing was
mostly bought in Chicago. The overcoat
was bought in New York, He had a match
box marked Waldorf Astoria and a gun
metal watch with a leather chain. Only
-four cents was found in his purse. II was q
case Of suicide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-10
$1,000 for the Rev. e. T. snow.

The members Of the Marcy Avenue
Baptist Church. Brooklyn, were quick 10
respond TO a movement started yesterday
morning TO aid the Rev. Charles T. Snow.
the assistant pastor Of the church. whose
home. eat 1913 Macon street, was partially
destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon.
The fire started from an overheated stove in
the rear parlor and before the flames were
~extinguished a damage of 81 500 was done
10 Pastor SHOWS furniture. Yesterday the
members of the church contributed 81 900
10 Mr.. Snow TO aid him in getting settled
as soon as possible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-10
Dinner for Brooklyn Republican Con-
Eressmen.

On his recent visit 10 Washington limo
thy L. Woodruff received a pro Use from
Postmaster-General Cortelyou to attend
the dinner TO he given to the Brookly Re-
publican Co gress delegation on January
IL. A pressing invitation was also given to
Speaker Cannon and he said he would be
present on the occasion. il possible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-10
Bull Fight for ID. r. Yoakum.

MArAMoRAs. Mexico. Dec. "a bull fght
was given to-day in honor Of b. F. Yoakum.
chairman Of the Rock Island and Frisco
executive boards, and other officials of
those two railroads. The fight was very
spirited, a number Of bulls being killed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-10
Charity BAH by knights OF Columbus.

A charity ball is to be given at Prospect
Hall. Brooklyn, on January 10 by the
Knights Of Columbus of Long Island for the
endowment Of a hospital bed fund. IL will
be under the direction OF the Long Island
chapter. in which there are hfty-three
councils.
Douglas Island news., 1906-12-12

A ledge of bornite copper ore, speci- mems of which assay over 62 per cent copper, with a we'll defined paystreak traced two miles and quarter along ridge bordering the north fork of the Kashwltna river, was located this sum- mer. The ledge is from eighteen to thirty-six inches wide, which is eXten- sive fer bornite ore, although very high grade.
 Development work on the mines of William Wharf at Port Graham, or English bay, during the past season blocked out 22000 tons of good coal on vein twelve feet thick. A 500-ton bunker is now under construction and Mir. Wharf expects to be able to furn ish fuel coal to Seward after the com iug spring up to the limit of it's possi- ble local demand.
 A vein of high grade galena has been discovered at the summit of one of the mountains rising from Cholmondeley Sound, Prince of Wales Island. As says of the ore show it to contain about S7 per cent. of lead and fair propor- tion of silver. Professor Crosby of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who has been on the ground, pronoun- ces the strike true Assure vein.
 One active tin operator on Seward Peninsula is young woman, Miss Emma R. Steiner, who comes from New York. Miss Steiner recently brought from Alaska 21,OO0 pounds of placer tin concentrates-the equiva- lent of 15,0oo pounds of pig tin, which had been sluiced out in two weeks on her properties on Buck Creek, Each ton of tin carried with it about S70 in gold.
 Last night Valdez experienced a most remarkable storm for this time of the year says the Valdez Prospector of Nov. 22d. During the night there was a heavy rain storm accompanied by thunder and lightning, and heavy wind from the Narrows. In addition to the rattle of the thunder the hard rain started snow slides on the noun tains, and they kept up steady roar for several hours.
 On the after-deck of the old tug Favorite is an ancient cannon. The gun was at one time on the Russian cruiser Polirkofsky, when the govern ment of the czar controlled Alaska and the capital was Sitka. It was then that the old Politkofsky, armed with French cannon was supreme in Northern waters. The gun now on the Favorite was manufactured in France, sent to Russia by sailing ship, and from St. Petersburg shipped to Sitka, where it was placed on the Politkofsky after it had done duty at the fort.
 In the name of all that's fair, how long will the big Pacific Coast Steam ship Company openly violate the pro- visions of it's contract to carry the gov ernment mail to this part of Alaska. If we are not mistaken, the agreement is to carry the mail from Seattle to Alaska every seven days, but with the old Cottage City as the only steamer on the run and the Humboldt refused the mail, some kind reader will confer great favor by explaining to us how on earth-or water either-ean the company fill their contract.-Wrangell Sentinel.
Douglas Island news., 1906-12-12
The NOrthIand
The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

The Valdez News is now issued as daily.
 Corn is king in Mexico, Gold is king in Alaska.
 A skating rink will be opened up at Ketchikau.
 Lot jumping is the latest craze at Fairbanks.
 Alaska is the "GOlden Land of Op- portunity."
 Cape Beal is still iu the running for a share of the victims.
 Decayed meat and LaGrippe are talk ing off Tanaua toilers.
 Public interest in Alaska was never greater than it is to-day.
 Fred Major, we'll known ball player died at Fairbanks last month.
 The Alaska (VaIdez) Prospector has also dipped into the daily field.
 The Alaska Prospector dubs Judge Wickersham, ''James The Terrible"
 The three banks at Fairbanks are carrying deposits from Tanana patrons amounting to S3,5OO,00O.
 For 5000 the Alaska Central By. Go. will carry prospector to the end of it's 48 miles of road, with 250 pounds of baggage.
 Richard s. Dodge, an engineer on the Ella Rolffs, a Ketchikan steamboat, had his license revoked by Inspector of hulls and boilers.
 Dr. A. Varicle, the man who origina- ted the idea of sending Yukoners in quest of the North pole, is to become citizen of Seattle.
 William Nelson a we'll known resi- dent of Seward committed suicide at that place by shooting himself in the head with 30 30 rifle.
 Judge H. W. Mellen will operate the tug Mary D. Hume and the barge Will H. Case between Prince of Wales Is land points and Puget Sound.
 The commissioner of education has decided to reform the system by which the United States pays for reindeer and the missionaries get them.
 A two-ninth interest in the Tramp group of twelve copper claims on Hogan Bay, on the east side of Knight Island, was sold recently for s10,oO0 cash
 The Northwest mounted police will dispatch an expedition from Dawson to Fort MacPherson, at the mouth of the Mackenzie river, the first week in December.
 Gus Bushman, Ketchikan, was mis- taken for a deer by Capt. Craig Miller, and shot. Fortunately no serious wounds were inflicted. The captain is also bad marksman.
Douglas Island news., 1906-12-12

President Roosevelt disapproves ter ritorial organization for Alaska. Whatever self.government is left over from the states be is saving for the Philippines.
 The plan to erect monument to the memory of Wm. II. Seward at Juneau, the capital of Alaska, seems to meet with hearty approval everywhere eX- cept at Juneau.
 c. Shelton, who has big reputation as killer of nature's poor defenseless creatures, recently visited Queen Char lotte islands in search of cariboo. He found only tracks.
 As tho result of dream, Ernest Schinc, proprietor of the Gem bakery of Dawson, has been led to make a search in the basement of the old post office building for the remains of Gus Ortmau, who has been missing since last May
 Delegate Waskey has secured the ap- pointment of George Eldred Wilkinson for cadetship at Annapolis naval academy. This is the first appoint ment from Alaska. Pulleu, of Skag way. has the cadetship at West Point from Alaska.
 It is reported that a number of the railroad laborers at Cordova are stranded there without a cent to pay their fare out or without means of sub- sistence. Everything has closed down there and people who have the price are getting out as fast as possible.
 The Hadley smelter on the east side of Prince of Wales island has smelted during a period of ten months 65,000 tons of copper containing 3,100,000 pounds of copper, 2,400 ounces of gold, and 1000 of silver, the approximate gross metal value of all being S660,000.
 Several of the best known operators on Esther creek recently got their beads together and did some figuring. They approximated the yield of each claim and the total showed S1,600,000 to the credit of Esther for the past P months work. They expect to double the output the coming year, as the pay streak has been extended
 All arrangements have been made for the big reunion and jubilee which is to commence at Wrangells December 15, and continue until after Christmas. The natives of Klawak, Shakan, Kasaan, Kaake and Petersburg will be there, and the Klawak and Kasaau brass bands will help to make the affair the success which it promises to be.
 w. Graves, chief clerk of the rail way mail service at Skagway, has undertaken the philanthropic work of trying to induce the department at Washington to give the coast of Alaska more than one local mail month. At present only the Portland brings mail from Southern Alaska to the western ports because the Bertha has no mail contract and the Alaska Coast Company does not care tinker's dam if it's patrons never get mail if it is not paid for the carrying. The Northwest ern Steamship Company no longer runs boats on the inside passage, so the Portland comes through with all the mail once month. Clerk Graves will try to get mail contract for the Bertha.-Seward Gateway.
Douglas Island news., 1906-12-12
Mining litigation has reached point,

Mining litigation has reached point, not only in Alaska but in other sec tions, where it is almost obligatory that Congress take some step to abate the evil. Now that Alaska will have a representative in Congress, the mem- bers of that body may no longer turn a deaf ear to the needs of the territory, and will in all reliability make many changes in the present mining laws which will greatly benefit the whole of Alaska.-Alaska Mining News Record.
 Nellie Cashman, the pioneer Dawson woman and trader and miner, is next to the north pole just now. Nellie has been re-discovered. She left here two years ago for Tanana. It was too tame for her and she pushed on to Koyukuk. A letter received from Bettles from Manager Grimm of the N. c. store at that point says Nellie is sinking on Fay pup, looking for the bed rock. She has her doubts as to what is called the bed rock being the real thing, and will try to penetrate the supposed false bed rock and find the genuine-Dawson News.
 The notorious Sheldon Jackson is making hard fight to retain his graft in connection with educational matters in Alaska, and he, in the manner that he and Gov. Brady and the others of their crowd have made so familiar in Alaska, is appealing for church intlu- ences for help. It is needless to say that his appeal reaches only the human and selfish side of the church. 1t would not reach that were it not that the settlers, miners and business men of Alaska have been so consistently misrepresented by them that many eastern church people look upon them as adventurers, Indian robbers and criminals generally.-EX.
 lu6 SGGdluGG IldtOlu DOllali SaPCdlh Thwing, sent from San Francisco to the relief of the whalers caught in the ice at Point Barrow and elsewhere in the Arctic last winter, returned to Se- attle with fifteen members of the crews of several of the whalers and the crew. mum bering thirty, of the steam whaler Alexandra, wrecked at Cape Peary. The Alexandra went ashore in a fog and was total loss. None of her crew was lost in the wreck, but the third mate died few days before the dis aster The Dollar brought whalebone valued at S350,000, which had been loaded on her from the different ships.
 The Arctic Brotherhood grand en- campment adopted an address to be sent to President Roosevelt asking that he recommend to congress liberal appro- priations for lighthouses, bell buoys, headlights, roads and bridges in Alas ka. The address aftirms that extensive construction of these improvements is needed to insure safe travel between Alaska and the states and to tighten the burdens of the miners who are add ing so largely to the wealth of the of the nation. The encampment also petitioned the president to recommend an appropriation of $500,0O0 for an Alaska exhibit at the Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle in 1909. The encampment voted to erect a magnificent building on the exposition grounds. It is to be structure suit able for permanent use as the Seattle home of members of the Brotherhood,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK. November 3.-The cotton
market opened barely steady at decline
of 3a7 points, and sold off to net decline
of Sa10 points, with March touching 10
cents. as a result of stop-orders and lower
cables. There was considerable covering at
the decline, and prices rallied or points
during the middle of the morning, owing to
uneasiness over the heavy rain storm re-
ported at Key West and reports Of firmer
southern spots. There seemed to be little
buying for long account, however, and the
tone of the market was not better than
steady.
Cotton futures opened barely steady. No
vember, 9.S1; December, 9.s1; January. 9.S7;
March, 1903; April, 1910; May, 10.14; July,
1920
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
62,OO0 bales against 1854 last week and
1903 last year. For the week, 100000 bales.
against 47S,161 last week and 1854, 45S last
year. Today's receipts at New Orleans, 49,
O02 bales, against 1897 last year, and at
Houston, 10, 1873 bales. against 15,2 3S last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
TENDERS RESIGNATION.
Rev. W. g. Davenport to Retire From
Anacostia Church.

The resignation OF Rev. Willard G.
Davenport as rector of the Emanuel Protes-
tant Episcopal parish at Anacostia was
presented last Thursday evening to a meet
ing of the vestry. and was accepted, to take
effect January l. 1907. Mr.. Davenport ex-
planned that a field less exacting In Its
duties was his choice at this stage of his
career and intimation was given that he
would assume charge Of a parish to In
clude Congress Heights and it's envirens.
The rector was urged by many to withdraw
his resignation.
Mr. Davenport recently celebrated the
nineteenth anniversary of his rectorship in
Anacostia, he having entered upon his
duties there in July, 1887.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, November 3.-Wheat opened
firm today and with light trade Commits
sion houses and local bulls were the prin-
cipal buyers and selling was scattered. The
chief bullish influences were steady cables
and small receipts in the northwest. De-
cember opened Is higher, at 74as, and sold
at 747s and reacted to 745sa74A
Fair demand by commission houses
steaded December corn, at 43A.
On small receipts December oats frmed
up to 33Aa33S.
January provisions opened steady; pork
at 14.1O, lard at $50 and ribs at 7.65.
LIVERPOOL, November 3.-Wheat: Spot,
firm; No. red western winter, 5s HID :
futures, steady; December. IS. 51ld.; March,
6s 57sd.; May, IS. sgd.
Corn-Spot, firm; American mixed, 4s
AID; futures, steady; December, As. SID. !;
January, As. 1&sd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
Entries at Pimlico for Monday.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PIMLICO RACE TRACK, Nd, November
3-First race, two-year-olds. selling, six
| furlongs-'Reina Swift 81; Chas. 1. Lee
| 1O5; Dairy Maid, 1O2; The Galloper. 102;
| High Jumper. 102; Betsy Buford, 1902;
| LADY Vincent, 81; Willetta, 1902; Landslide,
| 1O2; 'Tewn Topics, 81; 'Winsome Ways,
| 81: "Skidoo, 100
| ing, six furlongs*Satchel. 1O4; "Baby Will
| lie, 81; Mafalda, 100; Rodalfo. 109; 'Anna
| Smith, 81 Gunston, 109; sack Adams, 104:
| kits, liz; Israelite. 112; Contend, 100; Nib
lick, 100; Gallant, 100.
Third race. three-year-olds and up; SELL
ing; mile and sixteenth-*Rama, SO; *Bet-
| tie Bouncer, 100; Thistle Do, 112; Tom Law
| son, 1903: Duke of Kendall. 112; *Tavannes.
! 90; *Chalfonte, 80; "Blue Buck. 1OS; Halo
| way, 112; Ivanhoe, 109; Sonoma Belle, 109;
| Sir Caruthers. SO: "Reidmore. 103.
| Fourth race, steeplechase about two miles
| Harry Baylor, $50; Frank Somers, f5O:
Promise Me, 1877; My Grace 145; Mount
Henry, 1877; Merrymaker. 148; Worthwhile.
| f42; A. Belle, 1871; Desio, AS; Scillac, 14s;
| Setauket. 151.
Fifth race, the Walden, two-year- olds,
six furlongs-Lord Boanerges, 112: Nanny
moo. 80; Eminola, 100: Dankalit, 1O2; Lady
Vera, ia; Landsman. 49,. Orphan Lad.
ia; Gold Lady. 100: Sanscrit 104; Kill
| lochan, 112; Commodore Them, 102; Lucy
Marie. 100; Round Dance. 112; Cavatina.
| 1O4: Alegra, 100; The Wrestler. 112.
Sixth race, the .Belvedere; three-year-
| Hawthorne, 1903: Chippewa, 1O3 The Clown.
| 131; Judge White, 1903: Oakleaf 103; Simple
| Honors. 106; Factotum, 118.
| Seventh race, three-y ear-olds and up; SELL
| ing; six furlongssArby Van, 104; Josie
| Hampton. 102; Ossine Ke, 1902; sKiamesha
| II. 81; No Trumper, 100: pat Dunphy, 1O4;
| CoBumn. 109; Orifamme, 102; Verness. 100;
| Widows Mite. 100; Hazel Baker, 100; ark
| vile, 112.
apprentice allowance,
Weather clear; track good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Liverpool Prices.

LIVERPOOL, November 3.-Closing: Cot
ton-Spot quiet; prices 10 points lower;
American middling, fair, G2S; good mid
ding, 5.s4; middling, $40; low middling,
5.4S; good ordinary. 512; ordinary, ass The
sales of the day We're 5000 bales, of which
500 were for speculation and export, and in
cluded 1920 American. Receipts, 5000 bales,
including 1900 American.
Futures opened easier and closed easy.
Closing: November, $40; November and
December, 5.341a; December and January,
5.34; January and February, $50; February
and March, $3.50; March and April GAL :
April and May. 5.431a; May and June, $40;
June and July, 5.4s; July and August, 5.4911as.