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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25

Superintendent knight how the marcel
came into his possession
Mrs. campbell came hurrying into the
suDSldtlon While Superintendent knight was
talking to her son, and asked knight not To
DE- hard on the boy, saying that he didn't
Know the package was intended for the
nals, Altogether the incident had queer
look to the superintendent of the substa-
ton, and he decided to take a chance and
see what was inside the manila wrappings
Knight slashod q hole in the bottom of the
package, through cover and ALL Powder
streamed through the hole and knight
wasted no time in sousng the package In
a bucket of water.
After it had soaked a while he took Il
TO the post office, where several inspectors
ton.
1t was about ten inches long and four
inches wide, perhaps an inch ard a half
high. There were IL cents worth of post
age stamps on the cover. the stamps being
arranged neatly.
The sender Of the Internal machine had
refrained carefully from addressing the
package In his own hand. He had taken
Mr.. Schin name, evidently from a COM
mercial directory of some sort and after
the name he had pasted a slip with the
printed words, Kuhn, Loeb e. Co. floor
of the New York stock exchange New
York.
Post Office Inspector Williams declared
that he had clue that would probably lead
to the arrest of the sender of the bomb. He
said that a member of the Russian Hebrew
colony had called at the Federal building
and told him of a secret meeting of the
radical section held about ten days ago
At this meeting Mr.. Schiff was round
ly denounced by a speaker who had
recently come from Russia for having
given alleged secret aid to the In the
japanese war. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. floated
the Japanese bonds, but the orator declared
that Mr.. Schiff was in constant correspond
enCe with the cars minister's He made
the same charge against the Rothsc hilds.
On August Is last year, while Mr.. Schiff
was at his country place at Bar Harbor a
On the same day a similar Internal machine
was mailed to the office of NJ. Guggenhem's
Sons & Co, at Il Broadway. Evidently the
bombs were sent by the same person.
The one sent to Mr.. Schif done
up in brown paper. The arrangement OF
the matches powder and bullets were al
most the same in the one found yester-
day. A sliding lid, moving in grooves, was
the device intended to explode the powder.
A clerk thought the package had sus-
picious appearance and handed it to the
police of the Old Slip station. They turned
it over to Superintendent Murray of the bu-
reau of combustibes, who investigated it's
contents. The police worked for weeks try
ing to get clue to the sender, but they
failed. and no arrest was made.
Mr.. Schiff and his friends made light of
the bomb, but private detectives were nired
at once who guarded Mr.. Schiff closely at
his Bar Harbor house. Eventually the
police came to the conclusion that the
bomb was sent by some crank who had
had a hard time in Wall street and wanted
to blow up few financiers to get even.
Mr. Schiff was in town yesterday and at
Seabright overnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25

document, and is still preserved In the ar
chives. After expressing his desire to de-
vote a generous portion Of his wealth to
pious purposes and for the benefit Of the
people, he proceeds to hazard the reckless
opinion that education has great advantages.
He had observed this frequently during his
eventful life, and declares that at drives
out ignorance, disposes men to wisdom,
improves their manners, endows them with
virtue, and by this means favors and facili-
tates the good administration of public af-
fairs He then makes the endowment with
a stipulation that all the pupils shall kneel
before the altar of the chapel every morn
ing and say an Ave Maria and Pater
Noster for the repose of his soul.
In curious contrast with the trite observa-
ton of Sir Francis concerning the benefits
of education. the city council Of Geneva, in
accordance with the tyranny Of the times,
Immediately declared the school a monopoly
and decided that there should be no COM
petition in the same lines Of learning. An
order was passed closing all private and
parish schools of the same grade and for
bidding private tutors and all others to
give instruction in any of the branches
that We're taught at the new institution.
The council could not compel students to
attend 1t, but could prevent them from
attending any other. Several pedagogues
who could not obtain chairs in it's faculty
or other professional engagements under
took to give private instruction, but the
city fathers stopped that ''side-stepping"
very sharply by locking them up in the
stocks in the public square adorned with
placards informing whomever 1t might con-
Germ that they were enemies Of public
education"
John Calvin's College.
John Calvin founded the university in
1858. The original building of "Calvin's
College, as it is called, still stands and is
now used, as 1t always has been, for a
grammar school, or gymnasium as they call
them over here. Calvin intended that the
University of Geneva should be a fountain
Of Protestant thought and propaganda. He
intended to make 1t the greatest institution
in Europe, but had great difficulty in rails
ing funds. Most of its students were poor
and could not pay fees enough to support
the faculties SO the city council adopted
various and some rather arbitrary means to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25

home with the doctors OF Calvin's school.
and there was a strong faint of the doctrine
Of predestination in his religion.
University Now Prosperous.
The university is very prosperous now;
more SO than it has ever been, and during
the recent semester 1 1863 students were en-
rolled. OF these only 3O2 were natives of
Switzerland. The remainder, numbering
1,O67, were foreigners The Russians are
in very large majority. numbering 700
or more, and more than half of them are
Jews. There are sixty Turks and number
of Bulgarians. Servians, Roumanians,
Greeks and other representatives of the
Balkan states.
The usefulness and the catalogue Of the
university have been growing very rapidly
of late years. but no more so than those OF
other European universities. There seems
to be boom for higher education all over
the continent. The number of students in
the twenty-one universities of Germany has
increased from 29.117 In 1895 to 1890 in
to the University of Paris, the largest in
stitution of learning in the world, having
S,0S1 students during the last year. The
University of Paris has nearly twice as
many-more than $4,000 Bohn has 2,9Os
and Heidelberg LAB.
Trade and Manufactures.
But Geneva is not exclusively an educa-
tional town; its mercantile business and
manufacturing are both extensive, profit
able and increasing rapidly. For several
centuries it has been the center of the fur
trade. dividing that interest with London
and Leipsic. 1t Is impossible to determine
how it happens. but the largest fur dealers
In Europe are established in Geneva, and
manufacturers from all over the world
come here twice a year to attend auctions
of rare furs and skins. Geneva fur dealers
have buyers travelling constantly through
Siberia, Manchuria, Mongolia, Persia,
through the jungles of darkest Africa,
among the peaks of the Andes and along
the valleys OF the Amazon and s,1 the 0rlnoco,
be redressed and then are sold at auction
semi-annually. Most of the European furs
go to Leipsic, where they are auctioned off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
BOMB FOR JACOB scH1FF.
Tin Box Filled With Powder, Gun
cotton and Bullets.

An internal machine, addressed to Jacob
H. Schin of Kuhn. Loeb & Co.. floor of the
New York stock exchange" was found
under a letter box in Philadelphia yester-
day by small negro boy, who turned it
over to the pq6tman.
1t was very similar to an internal ma
chine which was mailed to the office of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., in New York. August IS,
last year, the chief difference being that
the bomb found yesterday was rugged up
In small tin box, while the one which was
sent last year was in wooden box.
David Campbell a thirteen-year-oldn negro
boy, saw a carefully wrapped package ly-
ing under letter box at Sunset and Ger
mantown avenues. The boy picked 1t up
and carried it to his mother. She saw that
1t was addressed and intended evidently
for the mail. Mrs. Campbell told the
boy to take the box to the Chestnut Hill
substation of the post Office. On the way to
the substation young Campbell met Harry
Salzman, mail carrier. and handed the
package to him. Salzman took the boy to
the substation and Campbell explained to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25

him that I would like two connecting rooms
with a BATH He replied that he could give
me two rooms, but could not have them
connecting even on the same floor. Then
when asked when he would probably have
the rooms 1 wanted he suggested that l
call him up the last of the week. Our
landlord told me yesterday that forty or
more German tourists slept in the park the
night before, because they could not get
accommodations.
Thousands of Russian refugees, rich and
poor, mobiles and peasants, are in Geneva
and at other towns on the lake l was told
that there were 5000 al Lausanne who have
left their native country for fear Of revolu-
tons and other disturbances, or to avoid
arrest And there is smaller number from
Turkey and other disturbed countries.
Chartran's Beautiful Villa.
The most beautiful villa on the lake be-
longs to Chartran, the portrait artist. He
bought a little island, a little bunch Of
rocks rising above the surface of the water,
and filled in between them with rubble,
cement and earth until he got a solid plat
form about hundred feet square. Upon
this he built pretty little square villa two
stories high and painted white, and by
hauling earth from the mainland succeeded
in making a little garden. Here he spends
his summers in sight of Mont Blanc and
other snow-clad peaks, in one of the most
unique and charming homes that you can
imagine.
Paderewski, the pianist, has a fine villa
near Lausanne, surrounded by vineyard,
where he spends the time between his con-
cert tours, experimenting with viticulture
and trying to breed new varieties of grapes.
Mrs. Henry 1. Barclay of New York, who
was a Lorillard has of the finest man.
sions in the neighborhood at Bellevue, a
suburb Of Geneva. Another beautiful cha
teau called La Bocage, at Pregny, a little
village few miles from ia no
home of Alfred Bowen Scott, proprietor of
SCOTS Emulsion of cod liver oil. Robert
Bailey Wade, who married a sister of the
wife of Bishop Potter of New York. has an
imposing chateau in the same neighbour
hood. Mr.. Keene, formerly of the MiIwau-
kee Sentinel, who is American consul here,
has list of about $50 Americans perma-
nently residing in Geneva and vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
Temperance Meeting at Soldiers Home

The first of series of temperance meet
ings to be held at Stanley Hail. Soldiers
Home, took place last night under the
auspices of a committee of Perseverance
Lodge, International Order of Good Tenn
plars. The hall was crowded and many
signed the pledge. The program, in charge
of Mr.. John c. Foster, chairman of the
committee, follows: Opening prayer
by Mr.. j. S. Blackford of Silver Star Lodge,
1. o. G. T.; vocal solo, Mrs. Lewis; address.
by Judge ]. w. Nichol; song, by little Miss
linus Gilbert, entitled 'Heinie;" coon songs.
by little Miss Marguerite Elwood; duet, by
little Miss linus Gilbert and Miss Elwood.
Miss Lottie Lewis, in black face, gave
'darky sermon which was greatly APP
plauded: address by Col. James c. Lee,
interspersed with anecdotes.
The meeting adjourned after singing MY
Country, IT'S of Thee" and prayer by Mr..
Blackboard. Next Monday night there will
be another program given, including
number of addresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
IN HANDS OF CHIEF.
Locomotive Engineers Charges Re-
ferred to Maj. Sylvester.

Commissioner Macfarland has notified the
superintendent of police of the action of
Division 100, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, in complaining of the conduct
Of the police upon the occasion of the rail-
road accident at Maryland avenue and 9th
street about two weeks ago, as heretofore
stated in The Star. Maj. Sylvester was
not in his office today. but will return to-
morrow and will probably start an investi-
CATION. 1t is thought that charges may be
preferred aginst some of the fourth pre-
cinct police, and the matter can then be
Thoroughly sifted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
Swinging of Gates.

The Commissioners have approved the
report of Corporation Counsel Thomas,
forwarded to them several days ago. stat
ing that If in their opinion a regulation
prohibiting gates from swinging outward
over public space is needed. in addition to
the present police regulation requiring all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
Conditions on the Bluemont Branch.
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
Can't you help us toward lettering the
conditions on the Bluemont branch of the
Southern? Alleged broken down engines
and miserable schedules have been the
vogue during the past few days. There
has been a strike of the trackmen for many
weeks, 1t is said, thus endangering the lives
of hundreds of riders by neglect of the
roadbed.
1t is rumored the corporation commission
has been requested to Investigate the con-
ditions on this road, the hearings commence
ing tomorrow at Richmond. Between The
Star and the commission, l am sure there
will be something doing.
w. G. COLLINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
A SEAT OF LEARNING
Geneva Has Always Been
Noted for Its Schools.
ONE DATES FROM 1929
Greatest Educational Center in Eu-
rope Once.
COLLEGE FOUNDED BY CALVIN
Struggle for Life Of the University,
Which is Now in a Prosperous
Condition.
BY WILLIAM F. CURTIS

BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence of The and the Chicago
Record Herald
GENEVA, August 30, 1906
Ever since the earliest times Geneva has
been a seat of learning. The records of the
city show that there was famous school
for ecclesiastics here as early as the twelfth
century, and public school, which still
exists, was established in 1929 by the mu-
nificence Of Sir Francis Versonnex. At one
time Geneva was the greatest educational
center in the world.
The deed of endowment by which Sir
Francis established his school is a quaint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
gates in parking fences to swing inwardly

gates IN PARKING FENCES 70 swing inWardIy,
he would suggest the following:
THAT section l of article xiii of the
police regulations be amended by changing
the last sentence thereof so that the same
shall read; All gates in parking fences
must swing inwardly. and no gate shall
swing outwardly over any public space,
sidewalk, avenue, street or alley"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25

Moses Sept. Sales Offer Best Values
in Furniture, Carpets, Rugs and Draperies.
Advertisement.
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| home with the doctors OF Calvin's school.
| and there was strong faint of the doctrine
of predestination in his religion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-10
Obituary-Katie Reynolds.

The sudden death of Katie Reynolds
which occurred at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Reynolds
near Potosi Saturday evening, Feb. q.
1905, caused all who knew her to bow
their hearts in grief with sympathy
for the grief stricken father and moth
er as well as tn ) brothers and sisters:
she had lived all her l;fe in the home
where she died aud her chief enjoy
ment was in the cheerful interest she
had for the welfare of her parents.
brothers and sisters, and to know
Katie was to love and respect her.
Such lives are certain to increase their
belief and hope in goodness and truth
and reaches beyond the limits of her
own neighborhood and becomes q
power in shaping the destinies of
other young people. The life of this
young woman we mourn is a mani
festation of that beautiful strength
which makes for the highest and best
development of human kind. She
! sleeps but her influence is at work,
and will work throughout all time.
She still lives fadeless and deathIess
in loving hearts,; we still think of her
among the living, not as in this sad
and sorrowing world, but to an i'm
mortal life in that better land where
she awaits the coming other loved and
sorrowing friends. Her funeral took
place from the st. Thomas Catholic
church in Potosi on Tuesday, Feb 81,
1906; immediate family who survive
her are the father and mother, five
brothers and two sisters. The three
| Oldest brothers are married and are
prosperous farmers; the two youngest
manage the large farm on which the
p rents resi- 'e; the two sisters are
also at home with the parents.
/ Katie had many friends in Lancas-
te' who gladly welcomed her on her
occasional visits here, who extend
their deept st sympathy to the sorrow
Jig fam ly.
Anchored safe where storms are Ger.
| On The border land we left her
/ There to meet and part no more.
i When we leave this world of changes,
| " hen we leave this world of care
! But you will find your daughter
| In our Father mansion fair.
! God in his wisdom hath recalled,
The boon his love hath given
| And though the body mOulderS here,
Her soul is safe in Heaven.
A FRIEND.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-10
FOUR YOUNG DEGENERATES
Been Making a Practice of Wrecking
Trains just for the Pleasure
of Excitement.

New York, March 9.-Four young
men who were arrested near Passaic,
Nj, charged with attempting to wreck
an east-hound Buffalo express train on
the Delaware. Lackawana and West
ern railroad, have confessed that this
was their sixth attempt at train wreck
ing. All the attempts were made in tbs
vicinity OF Passaic.
They said the only reason for the
acts was a desire to witness the ex-
citement which would attend a wreck.
The Buffalo express escaped disaster
by an exceedingly narrow margin. 1t
was running nearly an hour late and
at high rate Of speed when the en-
gineer saw the distractions ON the
track. He succeeded in bringing the
train to a stop less than a car length
from where a number of ties and iron
fish-plates were piled upon the track
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-10
Joys OF Travelling Told.

The passenger department of the
Chicago Milwaukee & ST. Paul rail
way has issued an deliberately illus
traTed leaf1et on ''California's Win
ter Summer Garden" In addition
to describing the attractions of Cali
fOrnia at this time of year the leafiet
dwells on the beauties of the three
day trip made by 1.-THE Overland
Limited" from Chicago to San Fran
cisco.
The train leaves the Union Pas
senger Station, Chicago p. m dai-
ly. The distance travelled is 2, 300
miles. The route of 1.-THE Overland
Limited" is almost the same as that
taken by the Argonauts in 1S49.
The train passes over the new
bridge which spans Salt Lake. The
company has made every provision
for the comfort and entertainment
of the passengers, Chicago Journal.
Sent to any address for six cents
postage. f. A. Miller, General Pas.
senger Agent, G. M. & ST. P. Ry.,
Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-10
Ticks Fredictlons.

Hicks, the weather prophet, prog
nOsticates rough and stormy
weather for March-and he wouldn
miss il much even without his
charts and other paraphernalia to
make such guess.
For balance Of the month his pre-
dictiOns are as follows:
"A regular storm period is central
on the 18th, covering the 8th to
18th. This promises to be one of
the most violent periods of the
month. AS early as the 10th a
marked change to warmer will be
spreading from west to east, threat
ening clouds will gather and general
storms of rain, thunder and wind
will take up their march eastward
across the country. Severe lightning,
thunder and hail will visit many
sections, turning to snow. A de-
Cided cold wave for the season will
fOll,w which will make itself felt
far into the south.
"A reactionary storm period is
central on the 18th, 18th and 10Th
At this time look for more rain and
snow. Change to colder from the
northwest will follow in the i'm
mediate wake of these storms,
bringing cold, raw weather general
~ from about the 10Th to 22nd.
"a regular storm period is central
with the new moon on the oath.
High winds will blow from the east
and south, and on the next to the
23rd to 9th storms Of marked in
tensity and violence will visit more
parts Of the country. A reactionary
storm period covers the last three
days of the month. On these DAYS
there will be a general reaction to
warmer weather and return to rain,
with possible snow squalls in many
sections"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-10
THEY'RE STILL DISCOUNTED
Glass of ''Tooth Carpenters Not Sat
isfied with an apology for
2 Roast.

Ann ArbOr, Mich, March 9. - The
dental class at the University Of Michi-
gan and DIR. Warren Lombard, instruc-
tor in physiology in the dental depart
ment, are still at war because of the
insult the students allege the doctor
cast upon their profession when in a
talk before the class he is alleged to
have said that dentists were becoming
mere mechanics, thinking only of teeth
and dollars, to the lack of knowledge
Of the human system.
The students boycotted the professor
for several days, but finally attended
class Wednesday on the understanding
that Professor Lombard would apollo
gize. 1t is said, however, that his talk
to the class was anything but an
apology and the dents will continue to
ignore the instruction in physiology.
DR.. Lombard said that he did not
apologize, as he did not consider that
he had said anything to warrant an
apology.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-10
RreekIyn Baby Carriage.

The Brooklyn police have arrested q
young woman on a charge of rObbine
flats ana wheeling away the plumber
in baby carriage This will excite
the newspaper humortSts, but there is
no reason, why the baby carriage
should not be used by the burglar and
the sneak. They have managed to en-
ploy the automobile, steam yacht
wheelbarTow and express wagon IN
variety Of usefulness, by its simplicity
of construction and operation, the baby
carriage naturally surpasses other
vehicles.
In Brooklyn, where the baby wagon
has reached its highest development,
1t is used by washerwomen to deliver
the family laundry. It goes shopping
and returns laden with meat, vegeta-
bles and dry goods. 1t fingers at the
side door OF the saloon of a Sunday
morning and presently cOnceals a
CROWLEY for deoorous transportation
to the home Fat.
The Brooklyn baby carriage has no
objection - being useful But when
1t is maAe 20 carry stolen goods It
ought TO pause long enough 10 consid-
Ell whether it does not owe something
to the honor OF the bopough.-New
York World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-10
LICENSED TO WE'D.
Gupid'S Franks as Recorded by County
Clerk Tuffley.

Hans Jensen, Bersford S. D. and
Bessie Human, Platteville.
Bert Medley, Lima, and Rose
Pickett, Harrison.
Will English and Laura Brownell
both of Liberty.
Fred Wehrle and Cora Montz.
both of FennimOre.
Everett Cummins, PlattevIlle and
Clara Gierens, Potosi.
Will Raine and Bessie Lamb, both
Of Plattevi lie.
Fred Mertz and Lizzie GIasbrener.
both of BoscObel.
Geo. Nc Limans and Tirza Smith.
both of Fennimore.
August Miller, Platteville and
Emma Roettiger, Harrison.
Floyd Nc Kichan and Louise Kolb.
both of Patch Grove.
Merrill Walker, Ellenboro. and
Jennie Eastman, Lancaster.
John Farrand, Potosi and Addie
Bass, Beetown.