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The Washington times., 1907-02-26
TOUGH BILL.

Once more a large and fine rebuff
Is handed 10 the shipping bill
But oh, its hide is strong and rough
And nothing Of that sort will kill
Chicago News.
The Washington times., 1907-02-26

Was It YOU VINO asked a
friend the other day II he
knew OF good boarding
house2 II you are the man
there is something to interest
you IN the want ads. today.
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
Both Are Highly Elated.

President Needham, when asked how
he felt this morning, said. Il feel good
/ was delighted with the spirit Of the
meeting last evening ard with the gem
erOus response TO the needs Of the uni
versity. 1 am deeply grateful 10 the
alumni and citizens of Washington for
their expressions of interest in the uni
eersity and devotion to the cause or
higher education"
Prof. Carroll, chairman OF the
university endowment committee, said {.
The generous and enthusiastic re-
sponse Of the alumni and citizens eN-
ceeded my fondest anticipations. The
university most profoundly appreciates
this expression Of confidence in its work
and its ideals, and everyone Connected
with il will try to prove worthy of the
hearty good will of the people of the
city. The work of the committees or
Sanized last evening will be steadily
pushed until we have attained the S400.-
900 mark that we have set before our
selves. We bespeak the enthusiastic
cooperation Of the public-spirited men
and women of our community, and this
viii bring success"
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
Citizens Committee.

Chairman. Justice Thomas H Ander-
son; vice chairmen, Milton r. Allies. w
B. Hibbs. John B. Iarner, A Lisner,
II. G. Rheeside, and DR.. II. c. Yarrow
Members:
c. H. Ackert. Cyrus Adler. Milton Z.
Allies. Charles j. Bell. E Berliner, Scott
G. Bone. Adds b Browne Charles
Henry Butler, Gen. w. S. Carroll. d.
A Chambers. JUDGE William L. Cham
bers, Charles l. Corby. Arthur Cowsill.
-. 7. Crosby. X. Bradley Davidson.
John JOY Edison. Mr.. Fairfax Hon
John w. Foster. Percy s. Foster. Y. c.
laudet. DR.. TheO Gill. c. c. Glover. An
drew 3. Graham, Samuel II. Greene.
Richard A. Harlow. Robert N Harper
Gem George III. Harries. Samuel Hart,
Frank G. Henry. J. William Henry,
John b. Henderson. Christian Heurich
w. b. Hibbs. Isaac r. Hit. Charles w.
aolmes, IhomaS Hyde. Joseph Clark
Hoppin. Louis Kann, Rudolph Kauff-
mann. d. J. Kaufman James Lans-
burgh. A Lisner A NJ. I.Othrop II B.
II. Macfarland, DR.. Duncan McKim,
Theo. j. Mayer. Prof Willis L. Moore
A. c. Moses, w. II. Moses, Charles H
Munroe, Charles F. Nesbit. Hon. Fran
Southard Parker, ID. G. Phillips, Judge
s. j. Peelle, Frank X Raymond. George
4. Raymond, c. B. Rheem, Dr. Charles
w Richardson
Cuno H. Rudolph, J. T. Sai1s. William
II Saunders. w. s. Shallenberger
James Sharp Edgar d. Shaw, George
otis Smith, Alpheus II. Snow. o. G.
Charles c. Swisher, J. MacBride Ster-
rett, W. P. Van Wiclle Charles d.
Walcott. B. II. Warner. S. w. Wood
ward, Simon Wolf, Or. II. Z. Yarrow.
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
Alumni Committee.

Chairman. Edwin c. Brandenburg;
vice chairmen, DR.. George n Acker. DIR.
John W. Chappell Alan O. Clephane.
Myer Cohan. John Paul Earnest. John
Thilman Hendrick. John w Holcombe.
Arthur Barnes Hooe, William Bruce
King. w. III. Singleton, Henry f. Wood
ward
Members: George Nicholas Acker.
medicine 1874; Charles W. Appler. dem
list, 1893; Marcellus Bailey, law, 1866:
Frank Baker. medicine. 1880: Robert S.
Beale, medicine, 1900: Louis K. Beatty
medicine. 1881; Walter V. b. Berry,
law. 1854; Henry z. Blair. law, 1892:
Montgomery Blair. law. 1883: John Mes
ley Bovee. medicine. 1SS5: Edwin C..
Brandenburg. law. 1890; Arthur T Brice.
law. 1872; Frank s. Bright law. 1887;
George Whitfield Brown, college. 1871:
Frederick Carlos Bryan, law. 1903: Nor
liam Kennedy Butler. college. 1879. med
icine 1852
DR.. Julian NJ Caben Med. Fac; Clar-
ence Crittenden Calhoun. Juris.. 1895;
Henry Calver, Law, 1881; William p.
Carr. Med. 1883: John w. Chappen, Col
lege, 1877. Med. 1881: T. NJ. Chatard.
Melville Church Law, 1879: Charles S.
Clark. Law, 1856 Walter Q. Clephane,
Law. 1889: Myer Cohen, Law, 1886; Fred
erick G. Coldren. Law. 1884; Edward F.
Colladay, Law, 1898; Charles Follett
Consaul, Law. 1892; DR.. G. Wythe Cook.
Med. Fac: Joseph Winston Cox, Law.
J. 3. g. Custis. Coll. 1875 (physician);
Middleton f. Cuthbert. Med. 1883.
Alien Davis. Sci. 1899. Grad 1896:
Arthur Powell Davis. Sci, 1888; William
A. DeCaindry. Law. 1865; w. Riley. Dee
hle, Law, lSS2: Clarence Woods De-
knight. Law. 1891; Addison C. Dubois.
Law. 1853.
John Paul Earnest. Law. ISIS: seIden
VI: Ely, Law. lS94
Henry H. Flather. Law. 1891; Duane
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
S8a,o Quickly Subscribed.


In his talk DR.. Needham put before
The gathering the trials. successes, and
hOpes of the university in such a man
,ner that when the time for subscrip-
lions came IL took only few minutes
TO roll up $4,000 as a nucleus for the
building fund of nearly half a million
dollars
Or. Neodham explained fully the hope
sof the univerSity's Uplifters-a site COM
of the institution. large enough to ac-
CommOdate all its departments. but not
$50 FAR from the city's center as to in
fconvenience students requiring the use
pof laboratories, libraries. and other aux
iliaries
Prof. Mitchell Carroll, who is chair
man Of the new building fund commit
tee, which will direct the campaign for
endowment, spoke only a few minutes
Just long enough to outline the plan for
raising funds.
The Washington times., 1907-02-26
Generous Response to
Appeal at Business
Mems Meeting.
$500, 1000 Needed to Pur-
chase Property With
Central Location.
President Needham Flat
ed and Confident of
Securing Funds.

One-ffth of 100000 needed by George
Washington University for the purchase
lof university site was subscribed with
an a short time last night at a meeting
Sof business men, citizens. and alumni
Fmembers in the New Willard Hotel
gThis meeting, attended by $50 persons,
was the opening gun in a campaign
sUhich has as its object the endowment
of the institution.
Commissioner H b. +. MacfarIand.
8resident of the meeting, opened il
with a brief address. in which he ex-
lplained its object Addresses were
made by DR.. Charles w. Needham,
president of the university; Prof Mitch
nen Carroll, Justice Anderson, Simon
Wolf and Arthur c. Moses
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27

There is some compensation in not
being a king If a man ear be a captain
Of industry or a retired diamond mine
owner. There is too much ceremony
about the job of king to suit the av-
erage mortal. Does royalty v get
Q chance to relax? The king not only
must be every inch a king, but he
must be q king every minute. Some
body whom he has never met, but who
must have had a grim sense Of humor,
has prescribed etiquette for him which
he must follow every waking minute.
We fancy there is some formula which
he must snore by also. Even when he
travels incognito he has to send ahead
q description of his clothes and the
way he spells his name to the chiefs
of police of the cities in which he ex.
poets to stop. No wonder the king of
Spain took of his coat and threw It
away when out hunting. The only
wonder is that he did not throw .
brick at the person who reproved him
for 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27
passenger train
HITS Wreck Debris
ONE BAD SMASH-UP RESULTS
FROM ANOTHER NEAR PITTS
BURGH, PA.
Four Persons Injured-Pennsylvania's
Chicago Mail Runs Into PiIed-up
Freight Cars - Miscreant Causes
Fatal Wreck In Georgia.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 23.-Four per
sons were injured, heavy property loss
was sustained and three tracks of the
Pennsylvania railroad were b~lockaded
for the night by two wrecks near
Bolivar, Pa, So miles east of here, at
seven o'clock Sunday night.
Extra freight train No. 1884 left the
rails of track No. 1, because of a
broken rail, 1t is believed, and 20 cars
were smashed and piled up over
tracks 2 and 8. Almost Immediately
after the accident to the freight, No.
Is, known as the Chicago mail, run
ming at high speed to make up lost
time, reached the point on track No.
Z and plowed into the debris with ter
rifle force. Every n on the train
was badly jolted and shaken up, many
of the passengers being thrown from
their seats. None of the passenger
cars left the tracks, but a number OF
windows were broken and several per-
sons were cut by flying glass.
Four Persons Are Hurt.
At the office of the company here
it is stated that one mail clerk was
severely bruised and bumped by being
thrown against the side of the a and
that three passengers were more or
less cut and bruised. No one on the
freight train was injured.
The mail train consisted of five mail
cars, two express cars and three day
coaches, drawn by two locomotives.
The front locomotive vas almost COM
pletely demolished.
After a delay of three and a half
hours the passenger train was run
back to the first cross-over, trans
ferred to No. 4 track and continued
east. All of the injured remained On
the train.
The tracks under the freight wreck
age were considerably damaged. The
freight cars were all loaded and the
loss is heavy.
=, Fatal Wreck in Georgia. .
Tallapoosa, Ca, Dec. 23.-Train No.
20 on the Southern, bound from At
lanta to Birmingham, ran into an
open switch at this point, about sever
o'clock Sunday night, killing Engineer
Downey, of Atlanta, and injuring two
fremen. The train was drawn by two
engines, both of which left the rails
and turned over. The postal a also
was derailed, but the passenger
coaches remained on the rails and
beyond a shaking up none of the pas
sengers were injured. The switch had
are at work in an effort to run down
the miscreants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27
BUDA PEST DUEL BLooDLEsS.
Premier Wekerle Refuses to Wound
Former Minister PoIonyi.

Buda Pest, Dec. 23.-Dr. Wekerle,
the Hungarian premier, and former
Minister of Justice Polonyi fought a
duel Sunday with swords, as a result
of an allegation of political dishon-
esty made against the premier by the
ex-minister at a sitting of parliament a
few days ago. The meeting took place
at noon and was a bloodless one.
Neither man was in any way injured
and the two became reconciled.
DIR. Wekerle was the bigger and
stronger of the two and proved his
superiority as a swordsman in both
the bouts that were fought. He broke
down his opponents guard and dealt
him harmless blows with the fiat of
his sword. Minister Polonyi then
apologized to DR.. Wekerle, whereupon
they shook hands.
After the duel the premier tele-
graphed an account of the affair to
the emperor, who sent back his con-
gratulations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27

Francis G. Blair, state superinten.
dent Of public instruction of Illinois.
has an original idea. He thinks that
courtship should be taught in the pub
lie schools, in the interest Of a knowl.
edge Of the practical affairs Of life.
He thinks great progress could be
made by having children take the
parts of Priscilla, Miles Standish and
John Alden, or by Investigating the
loverlike qualities of Enoch Arden. II
may be doubted, however, whether
there is any practical need Of this.
Most people manage to get through
the difficulties of courtship without
much instruction. The Illinois schools
would probably get more benefit IL
the boys were given instruction in the
great problem of how to be a grand.
father gracefully.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27
FIGHT ON FLOOR OF HOUSE.
Messrs. Williams and De Almond Re
sort to Blows.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The spirit of
rivalry that for five years has alter
nately smoldered and blazed between
John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi,
leader of the minority, and David A.
De Almond, of Missouri, leader of the
minority opposition, eliminated in a
fist fight Thursday on the floor of the
house Of representatives.
The blows of Mr.. De Almond caused
blood to flow down the face of Mr..
Williams and only the forcible inter
vention of friends cut the COMBAT
short. Mr.. De Almond bore away q
scuffed nose.
The immediate cause of the fight
was the passing of the lie by Mr.. De
Almond to MI. Williams, resultant of
a complaint by the former that the
minority leader had broken faith in
"burying" Mr.. Booher, of Missouri by
recommending his assignment by
Speaker Cannon to the committee on
coinage, weights and measures.
During it's two hours and 20 minute
session the house got down to actual
work and transacted considerable
business. All that had remained to
make this possible was the announce
ment of the committee appointments,
which was made Thursday by the
speaker.
The first money appropriated by the
present congress was awarded Thurs
day. The amount vas $4,000, and it
is to be used in supplying a seed def
cheney, caused by the destruction by
fire of the government seed ware
houses in this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27
BANKS RESUME
Cash Payments
MONEY AGAIN BEING PAID ONDE-
MAND BY THE BANKS OF
MINNEAPOLIS.
Resumption of Business Such That
Fear of Trouble has Completely
Pleased.

Minneapolis, Dec. 24.-Concerted
action on the part of the banking in
situations of the city of Minneapolis
has been taken, resulting in the COM
plete resumption of business on a
cash-paying basis, and money is now
being paid on demand.
In Chicago, for instance, the news
IS said to be most r~eassuring and it is
the belief that there will be a much
o rapid return to the cash-paying
system in that city on account of the
action taken here, as the conditions
there are to a large measure reflected
in this city, and vice versa.
The conditions in Minneapolis are
exactly now as they were before the
monetary stringency period and the
wise manner in which the whole mat
ter has been handled by those in
charge of the banks has resulted in
people generally relying more than
ever before upon the wise judgment
and conservative methods of the
bankers themselves.
The final action was taken when,
after proceeding step by step eau
tiously and conservatively though
the monetary stringency period, the
various officials of the banks of Min
neapolis believed that the time had
arrived when it was both expedient
and proper to return to former meth
DDS of doing business and to allow
money, for a brief period slightly
held back, to flow through proper
channels.
Minneapolis, has, then, taken the
initiative and the outside world has
been quick to perceive the import
ance of the move, and the action, it
is learned on good authority, has al
ready had its good effect.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27
BROKER. MURDERED IN OFFICE.
Spectator Shoots New Yorker and
Then Kills Himself.

New York, Dec. 21.-James H. Oil.
plant, senior member of the stock eX-
change firm of James H. Oliphant &
Co., is dead from a bullet wound in.
1icted at his Office Friday afternoon
by Charles A. Geiger, a customer from
Beaufort, S. c., who, after firing upon
Oliphant, killed himself.
The men were closeted in ELEPHANTS
private Office at the time and all that
is known of what Immediately pre-,
ceded the shooting was learned from
the lips of the dying broker. Oliphant
said that his refusal to extend further
credit to Geiger caused the tragedy.
There is reason to believe, however,
that Geiger had become mentally IT.
responsible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27
ATLANTA BANK IN TROUBLE
STATE OFFICIALS WILL TAKE
CHARGE OF NEAL CONCERN.
Its Deposits Over $4,000, ooo-cIosed
Durango Banks Will Not Be
Able to Resume.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 23.-The state
banking department will take charge
of the Neal Banking company, a state
institution, Monday, according to an
announcement Sunday night. The
bank has deposits of over 81, 900, 900.
Denver, Col, Dec. 23.-Neither the
Colorado State Bank of Durango nor
it's branch bank at Pagosa Springs,
nor the Smelter City State bank, also
at Durango, which closed their doors
week before last, will be able to reor-
ganize and reopen, according to H. M.
Beatty, state bank commissioner, who
returned from Durango after placing
the institution in the hand of receiv-
ers to wind up their affairs.
The liabilities of the Colorado State
and it's Pagosa branch are $3.50, 900,
which do not include a capital stock of
$4,000. The assets have a face value
of $350,00O, but are of such character
as to fall very short of meeting the
indebtedness.
The liabilities of the Smelter City
State are $142, 900; assets, $172, 900;
capital stock, 10000. The assets are
also Of such character as not to meet
the Indebtedness of the institution.
San Francisco, Dec. 23.-The legal
holidays declared by Gov. Gillette for
the purpose of aiding the banks during
the financial stringency ended at mid
night Saturday night. Homer S. King,
president of the clearing house, says
of the situation:
During the past two weeks every
thing in banking circles has been nor
ma. The need of the holiday is past.
Gold is plentiful on demand. The
clearing house certificates have served
a useful purpose, but they are grad
ually being retired"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27
AGED REcLUsE Is SHOT.
Says AssaiIant Who Is Arrested, De.
manded His Money.

Toledo, o., Dec. 23.-Sylvester Soles,
a recluse IS years old, was shot five
times, with probably fatal effect, at
his home south of Delta, o., Sunday
morning by j. E. Poach, "a years old.
The latter vas arrested here and taken
to Wauseon Jail by Sheriff Shina-
barger.
Poach claims he demanded pay for
some work he had done for Soles Sat
urday when the latter attacked him
and he shot him in self-defense.
Three bullets struck Soles in the
face and two in the leg. One of the
bullets shattered Soles' jaw and cut
the base of his tongue SO that he
could not talk, but before he became
unconscious he managed to show by
signs that Poach had demanded all his
money and had threatened to shoot
him If he did not hand it over. Soles
had $500 on his person.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27
KEEPS STEADILY ON
WIRELESS MESSAGE TELLS OF
GREAT WEATHER.
American B~attleships Of Island Of st.
Thomas-Speed Is In
creased.

On board Flagship Connecticut by
Wireless Telegraphy to San Juan,
Porto Rico, Dec. 21.-The fleet Fri
of the Island of st. Thomas. The
weather is fine.
On board U. S. S. Connecticut, by
wireless to New York, Dec. 21.-At
noon Friday the battleship fleet was
ESQ miles north by northwest of the
Island of st. Thomas. Fine weather
continues, with light winds. The Mis-
souri, left the feet Friday afternoon to
land Fireman B. Northway, who is i'll
with peritonitis.
Savannah, Ga, Dec. IA dispatch
from the Pacific-bound feet was caught
by Operator Burrells of the local De-
Forest wireless station and stated that
at noon the fleet was 900 miles due east
of Jupiter inlet. The speed was in
creased to II knots. The fleet is still
in double column formation and the
weather is perfect.
New York, Dec. 21.-Rear Admiral
Evans battle-ship feet may be asked
to look for a party Of shipwrecked sail
ors when it passes through the Straits
of Magellan. The steamer Raphael,
now at Montevideo, says that while
passing through the straits a big bon
fire was seen on Stragglers island. The
vessels machinery was disabled and
the captain reports that he was un-
able to investigate the fire. but be-
lieves it to have been a signal of ship
wrecked sailors, as the island is not
inhabited. Several sailing vessels,
which were to make the passage
through the straits are overdue, in
Guiding the American barks Adolph
Obric, Prussia and Arthur Sewell and
the British bark Silver Horn. 1t is
thought that one of these vessels may
have been wrecked in the straits and
that the crew may have taken refuge
OF the island.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27
HI NEWS IN BRIEF.

Robert w. Gardner, ph~ilanthropist
an inventor, died at Quincy, Ill.
William Henry Rice, the minstrel,
died of pneumonia in Philadelphia.
Fire in Springfield, ILL.,, destroyed
business property valued at $3.50, 900.
Persian priests have again dispersed
the opposing factions at Teheran, and
the capital is quiet.
H. Garland, youngest son of the late
Senator A. H. Garland, committed sui
eide in Little Rock, Ark.
Mike" the six-ton elephant, the
largest in captivity, died in winter
quarters in Bridgeport, Conn.
Edward Clifford was hanged at
Peoria for the murder of his father,
whom he shot November rs, 1906.
Robert Mitchell, member of the
state board of agriculture and a lead
ing farmer of Indiana, died at Prince.
ton, Ind.
The schooner David Currier, laden
with stone, sunk near Westbrook,
Conn. The crew was landed at Say
brook Point.
John A. Roebling, angry because
Asheville, N. c., went dry" gave his
half-million-dollar estate near there
to a church.
H. w. Savage has concluded negotia-
tons for the lease of a Partisan the
alter where American musical comedy
will be a permanent feature.
Charles Hank of Chicago, president
of the International Brick, Tile and
Terra Gotta workers., was arrested at
Athens, o., on the charge of melting
to riot.
BILLY" Warren, one of the old-time
stage drivers of the country, is dead at
Stuart, la. Warren began stage
driving at the age of 10, and in 1S45
drove a line out of Chicago.
Senator Cullom introduced a Joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution limiting the term of
president and vice president to six
years and prohibiting a second term.
The Chicago grand jury indicted
four corporations, three firms and II
individuals, members of the Illinois
Milk Dealers association, for conspir-
acy to do an allege act in restraint of
trade.
A man believed to be Robert H. Har-
ris of the brokerage firm of Harris &
Co., Kansas City, Kan, was crushed
to death under the wheels of a North
western Elevated railroad train in
Chicago.
According to a report from London,
the German val ministry has pur.
chased the rights of Pulsen's wireless
telephone with which communication
was established between Berlin and
Copenhagen.
Secretary of State Root, at the re.
quest of the Italian ambassador, has
called upon the governor Of Kentucky
to stop the further destruction by
"night-riders" of tobacco belonging to
the Italian government and stored in
Kentucky.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27
SENATOR MALLORY Is DEAD.
Florida Statesman Passes Away at
His Pensacola Home.

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 23.-United
States Senator R. Mallory died from
general breakdown early Monday
morning at his home in this city.
Senator Mallory was born November
2, 1S48. He entered the confederate
army in 1864 and in the spring of 1865
was a midshipman in the confederate
navy. He studied law and began prac-
elected to the state legislature as rep
resentative and senator and later
served two terms as a congressman.
He vas elected to the United States
senate in 1897 and was reelected in
1903.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-12-27
Bio Fire in an Idle Mine.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 23.-Fire start
ed in the Schoenberger mine, near
Monongahela, Sunday, and is still rag
ing. The mine has been idle for a
month on account of a strike. 1t was
at first reported that another mine
explosion had occurred, but ~investiga-
ton shows that the fire started from
crossed wires. The loss will probably
be heavy.