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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
DRINKS POISON
WOMAN SWALLOWS sTRvcHNINE
WHILE OUT WITH HUSBAND.
uHAccouNTABLE TRAGEDY
Mrs. Michael Collins Reels and Falls
on Street Of ouray, and Never
aeuains consciousness.

Ouray, Colo.-While walking along
the main street with her husband. and
unknown to him. Mrs. Michael Collins.
a well known young woman and prom
inent church worker. swallowed a
quantity Of strychnine, dying a few
hours latei at the home of a. friend.
She walked nearly block after TAX
ing the drug, it is said, and then fell
in faint. The cause of her act is not
known.
Doctor Rowan, who attended the wo-
man, has signed the death certificate.
and 1t is probable that no inquest will
be held. Although several persons
have reported that they saw the wo-
man take the poison, the coroner is
investigating that she had been TAX
ing medicine containing strychnine
and that an overdose caused death.
The husband is grief-stricken and
unable to account for the action of his
wife, He says their life was always
happy, cut numerous rumors are in
circulation to the effect that they had
quarreled. Considerable mystery sur
rounds the case inasmuch as the Off
cials have been unable as yet to find
the bottle which contained the drug,
or discover where it was purchased.
Mrs. Collins made no statement fur
ther than to say that she had swal-
lowed poison. It was on Seventh ave-
nue. where the drug was supposed to
have been taken, and on reaching Sec
ond stree. the woman complained,
reeled and fell - the sidewalk. Sup
posing that she had merely tainted,
Collins ran to the home of Peter
Schneider, where the woman's mother
was at the time, and summoned help.
With the assistance of Schneider.
Mrs. Collins was carried to the house
and the doctor called. He applied
stimulanes, and recovering conscious
ness for moment, she said, Il took
strychnine," gasped, and died.
Mrs. Collins was the daughter Of
Mrs. Louis Hohl. and was born in
Ouray. Her foster father was for
years in the grocery business in this
city, but. recently sold out and is now
living on ranch in the north end of
the county. The family is among the
most prominent here.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
Negro Cavalry at West Point.

Washington. - Negro cavalrymen
have been ordered to West Point for
duty for the first time in the history of
the United States Military Academy.
Seventy-six members of the Ninth
cavalry were to-day assigned to this
duty, which is one of the fixtures of
the institution. and within few days
they will take the place of the white
cavalrymen stationed at West Point.
The sending of the negro troopers
is an experiment on the part of the
War Department. The detachment on
duty at West Point has been dissatis-
fed with the extra duties devolved
upon them in the care of the horses
used by the military cadets. 1t is al
legged that while they were willing to
look after their own individual mounts,
they did not like the duty of caring for
all the horses in thescadet battalion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
ROCKEFELLER GIVES s25o,ooo,ooo
Charity and Education Comes in for
PrinceIy Donations.

New York.-John d. Rockefeller, ac-
cording to reliable authority. proposes
soon to make L princely gift to New
York City. 1t will amount to at least
$50.000,000. 1t will be partly chari-
table and partly educational
The Herald, quoting a man well in
formed. says:
This man said that when Mr. Rock
efeller was comforting with his son at
Lakewood. New Jersey, a fortnight
ago, the meeting was not for tht pur-
pose of discussing any immediate gift,
but was on the subject of Mr.. Rookie
feller's will, which document the oil
king was then completing, with the aid
of his son and his lawyers
TT was said that this document will
astonish the world when it is made
public. 1t will, ii is declared, give no
less than $250,000, 900 for charitable
and educational purposes, and it will
be so bestowed that the benefit there
from will almost be perpetual.
"The manner in which these be-
quests will be bestowed is said to be
mainly educational and charitable.
While there are some contributions for
religious purposes, it is stated that Mr..
Rockefeller does not think it necessary
to extend any great financial aid to
churches. He thinks the churches are
growing steadily stronger and that
there is no danger that they will ever
need any great financial assistance
from one man.
"Mr. Rockefeller, however. is said to
lie much in favor of the growth of edu-
cation, and to the furtherance of this
end, he has done much in his will. He
believes that education will make this
country the greatest in the world. and
that every cent contributed toward
that object will help to make better
citizens and better Christians.
"As to the charitable bequests, 1t
was said some time ago that Mr. Rock
efeller had in mind building model ten
ements for the purpose of such as have
been erected in some European cities.
'In his will, the Herald's informant
states, Mr. Rockefeller has provided
these three things-bequests for relig-
ious purposes, though not of large
sums; liberal bequests for education,
and what are described as princely be-
quests for charitable purposes. 1t is
said that there is scarcely a man,
woman or child that will not benefit in
some way by these prospective dona-
tions."
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
PRICES OF STOCKS TUMBLE.
Great Demand for Money the Cause
Similar Results In Europe.


New York.-One of the worst waves
of liquidation in many years, which
was accomplished by violent bear op-
erations, swept over Wall street
Wednesday causing a shrinkage in
market values in single day of $780,
100000.
There was no panic, as there were
purchasers for every share sold, but
the buyers of securities in the main
were those who had previously sold
them expecting to buy them back
cheaper later, and this they did to-day.
Wall street was not alone in the col
lapse of security values. Prices went
to smash in several European money
markets. In London. British consols,
the worlds premier security, sold down
to S4%, the lowest price since. 1866.
Other gilt-edged British securities
were also affected
Northern Pacific sold below any
price within six years. Union Pacific
lower than at any time since the dec
laration of its ten per cent. dividend,
and Amalgamated Copper and United
States Steel preferred sold below par
The 18th of the month calls for
some large dividend payments and for
stock and note subscriptions and it is
supposed the banks were obliged to
call loans to provide resources for i'm
pending requirements. Western rail-
road stocks were the weakest, but de-
clines up to two points and over were
generously obtained all through the list.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
DO We CHANCE our slze2


We all have read such phrases as
"his form seemed to dilate," and 'he
suddenly looked mean and shrunken."
Without doubt one can and one does.
under certain circumstances, as In Of
Tended dignity, extend the height, d.
late the chest, and SO become larger,
and fear may cause a sort of Collapse
that makes one appear quite shrunken.
These are real and commonplace
things. There is something else al
lied to the foregoing which is not
quite SO simple, says New York Week
ly. We associate grand things with
bigness, and mean things with small
ness. By some curious trick Of our
nervous system we no sooner learn
that a person has done a noble deed
than his form looks noble, and II we
hear that the deed is mean his form
appears mean. II another is proved
intellectually excellent, we mark the
width of his forehead. Should he sub
sequently do anything disgraceful, we
think his forehead mean-looking. And,
indeed, we ourselves may feel broad
or mean in brow, but all these things
are mental illLsions.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
MilIlons for DAMAGES.

The various (street carl companies
Of Greater New York reported for 1905
q total OF s2,O9s, ,O09.5o paid out in
damages Two million dollars in a
single yeari But this was not all, re.
marks John p. Fox, in Everybodys.
The same companies reported for legal
expenses in connection with accidents
the further item of s1,005. .S92.S1, max
Ing the total amount of damages 3d.
103, ,902.40. This is equivalent to co.
000.000 fares a year! The total amount
paid out by all the tram companies of
the United Kingdom, including Great
Britain and Ireland, for the year 1903
1904. was only 1891. .000l Or. take it
by cities. The amount paid out by
the municipal system of Liverpool for
1905 was s53.S0O. The amount paid
out by the Boston Elevated, operating
the surface systems of Boston, for
1906, was s6O3.576! The traffic of the
chief Berlin company is greater by
half than that of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company. The amount paid
out in 1905 by this Berlin company
was $65,500. The amount paid out by
the Brooklyn company in 1905 was
$64S. S.03S.10!
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
TO SAVE GILLETTE
MURDERER OF GRACE BROWN RE-
cEvEs AID FROM DENVER.
RAY OF HOPE BREAKS IN
Devoted Mother Of Guilty Son Finds
Relatives to Help Get New Trial.


Relatives to Help Get New Trial.
Denyer.-Hope, that comforting star
which has guided many troubled SOU
through the dark hours OF sorrow is
cleaning more brilliantly to-day ior
Mrs. Frank Gillette than II mas ior
auy day since December 5th last year.
when the jury in the Herkimer county,
New York. court house, pronounced
her son. Chester, guilty OF numbering
Grace Brown on Big Moose Lake in the
Adirondacks. An uncle of the con-
demned boy has assured the mother
that in the event of her being unable
to secure enough money to pay counsel
for arguing the appeal which mas peeh
taken, he will furnish the money hlm-
self
The death Of Alexander Dowie has
resulted IN such an unsettled state OF
affairs in Zion City that Mrs. Gillette
left ther last Friday. and is at present
visiting her parents in Davenport
Iowa, from which place she VIII come
straight to Denver to join her famiiy.
Never for an instant has the motner
faltered in her determination that ner
boy shall have another chance Tor MS
life, and she has been exerting every
effort to raise money to properly ap-
neal the case and employ competent
counsel in case the higher court grants
a new trial.
BY delivering lectures through the
Eastern states on Chester Gillette;
Guilty or Not Guilty. A Mothers Plea
for Her Son." Mrs. Gillette got to-
gether enough money to take her back
to Zion City where she has many
friends and where she hoped to raise
funds to make the last possible strug-
gle to prove her eldest born innocent
of the charge on which he has been
convicted. The death OF Zion City's
founder, deposed and without power
though he may have been, produced
an unsettled state of affairs that made
Mrs. Gillette despair of interesting her
friends in the matter next her heart,
so she took what money she had and
left for Davenport.
1t was here, according to letters re-
ceived by the family in Denver, that
she received the welcome news that
Chester's uncle was willing to help
pay the expenses of arguing the ap-
peal, AMI the mother will now hasten
home to continue her preparations for
saving her boy from the electric chair.
The father has been supporting the
two other children during the absence
of his wife, by washing dishes in
downtown restaurant, and expresses
confidence that Mrs. Gillette will sue
ceed in securing the money which Is
SO necessary in her fight for her boys
freedom. He Is naturally overjoyed at
the news OF the uncle's offer, but states
that there are other sources from
which the money could be obtained II
the worst came to the worst. The am
bition OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gillette is tn
secure a new trial of the case, and then
| employ Rayner. the New York criminal
| attorney, as the man on whom they
will depend to secure a reversal OF the
verdict rendered by the first jmJ
which tried the boy.
The unceasing efforts of the faithful
mother and her success in the strug
| gle for money SO far, make 1t probable
that the appeal at least will be well
handled and possibly new trial SO
cured.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
JAPANESE SCHOOL QUESTION.
San Francisco Board Resends Its
Action.

San Francisco.-The San Francisco
Board of Education kept its word with
President Roosevelt, unanimously re.
scinded the resolution of last October
by which Japanese were segregated in
the public schools and adopted an al
tentative resolution In accordance
with the understanding reached at the
Washington conference between the
President, Secretary Root, the school
board and Mayor Schmitz The board
then sent the following telegram to
President Roosevelt and Hon. Elihu
Root, secretary of state:
''At regular meeting of the Board
Of Education, held this afternoon, a res
olution as agreed upon with you was
adopted unanimously, and certified
copy was given to United States Dis.
trict Attorney Devlin."
The President having telegraphed
Mayor Schmitz yesterday that he
would direct Mr.. Devlin to dismiss the
suits against the board in the United
States Circuit Court and the Supreme
Court of California as soon as the ac-
tion stated should be taken by the
board. members of that body look upon
the Japanese incident as now closed,
insofar as San Francisco is concerned.
There II, however, 1t is stated, an un-
written reservation to the effect that
should the Presidents reciprocal prom
ises to the board regarding discretion
ary restriction of coolie immigration
to California not be carried out. the
board may feel at liberty to re-adopt
the October resolution and again seepe-
gate the Japanese.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
The mayor of Huddlesfield, England,

The mayor of Huddlesfield. England,
some time ago offeerd to give pound
sterling to every child born during his
term who should live to be a year old.
This prize has, it is said, already
caused a marked iessening of infant
mortality in the town. parents being
inspired to take better care of their
offspring. The mayor is step in ad-
vance of President Roosevelt, remarks
the Indianapolis Star. He knows that
race suicide Is not necessary averted
by the mere bringing of children into
the world.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
CLEVELAND SEVENTY YEARS OLD
MIIestones In the Life Journey Of Ex
President Cleveland.


1s37-Born in Caldwell. Eessex
county, New Jersey.
1841-Remoyed with his parents to
Fayetteville, near Syracuse. New York.
1s55-Started West in search of en-
ployment and located at Buffalo.
1s59--Admifted to the bar.
1s63-Appointed assistant district
attorney Of Erie county.
1S65-Democratic candidate for dis
trict attorney; defeated.
1S70-Elected sheriff of Erie county.
Iss1-Elected mayor of Buffalo by
largest majority ever given candidate
In that city.
1sS2-Elected governor OF the state
OF New York
1SS4-Elected President of the
United States
1S86-Married Miss Frances Folsom.
1sSS-Defeated for reelection by
Benjamin Harrison.
1S92-Elected President for second
time, defeating President Harrison.
1897-Retired from public life and
took up residence at Princeton, New
Jersey.
fIlncelOH. ~ i'll WOuiu nave It.
quired a bushel basket to hold the let
teTs, kilograms and other messages OF
congratulation received at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland on the
occasion of the SEVENTEEN birthday of
the ex-President. March 18th.
1t is interesting to note that of the
twenty-five men who have served as
President of the United States. eight
Of the first twelve who filled the of
fee lived to be seventy years of age
or older. while of the thirteen who fol
lowed in the Office OF chief executive
of the nation there were but four who
lived to the age of seventy-Presi-
dents Fillmore, Buchanan, Hayes and
Cleveland. OF the first twelve Presi-
dents. John Adams lived to the age of
ninety, Jnmes Madison died at eighty
FIVE, Thomas Jefferson at eighty-three,
John Quincy Adams at eighty, and
Martin Van Buren and Andrew Jack
son at the age of seventy-nine and sew
enty-eight, respectively.
OF the last thirteen Presidents, none
has attained the age of eighty. James
Buchanan, the Oldest, died at the age
Of seventy-seven. Millard Fillmore
was seventy-four at the time of his
death, and Rutherford B. Hayes
passed away soon after he had reached
his SEVENTEEN birthday.
1t Is now twenty-five years since Mr..
Cleveland first assumed the burdens OF
the White House. Only five other
Presidents lived so long after their
inaugurations, and these were the two
Adamses, Jefferson. Madison, Van
Buren, and Fillmore. No President in
augurated in the past half century, ex-
cept Mr.. Cleveland, has survived his
Inauguration for more than sixteen
years, which was the record of Gen
eral Grant
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
Roosevelt Talks with Railroad Men,

Washington. Questions affect
ing the railroad situation occupied
more or less of the attention of Presi-
dent Roosevelt Saturday.
During the morning there were in
formal talks with some of his callers
on the subject and dispatch came
from President Melen of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad,
asking for an appointment.
1t is said the President has no idea
of against stating publicly his views
on the railroad question.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
An oranseman Escapes.

Casper. Wyo.-Joseph Holmes es.
capped from the county Jail through n
mole which was made by some one on
the outside prying out several rocks
from the wall with crowbar. Holmes
was arrested on st. Patrick's Dav by
the police because he decorated him
self with yellow ribbons and nara ded
the streets, challenging any one to take
the yellow OF him. and he caused sew
erai nights. He has not been anne
heAded. app'e'
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21

Every commercial body IN all the
towns of the state has been asked to
contribute to the fund, and there is
a confident expectation that the full
100000 or very near 1t will be sub
scribed before long. Simon Guggen.
helm wired his willingness to contrib
ute in proportion to the other sub
scriptions, and a number of other in.
dividuals are known to be merely
awaiting the action of last night be.
fore contributing heavily to the fund.
w. A Hover announced himself last
night as willing to be one of ten job
bers to contribute $500 apiece, and 1t
is thought that other branches of in.
dustry throughout the state will adopt
similar methods.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
Ebert County Tribune
}. Z. Pope. Editor and Publisher.
GILBERT. COLORADO.
why Farmer. Grow Old Early.


Anyone who has lived on a farm
does not need to be told the reason
for he knows OF the strain under
which the American farmer lives dur
Eng the five months of spring and
summer, says Woody Hutchinson, NJ.
D., In Harper's Monthly. His work
day is from four or five In the morning
until eight or nine at night, including
chores--15 to II hours of the hardest
kind of physical labor, and every min
ute OF it at high tension. especially
during harvest. Then comes a period
Of relaxation in the fall. the one time
In the year when he has Just enough
muscular exercise to keep him in
health. Later, the winter season. ap-
preaching stagnation. in which he
takes on flesh. gets 'logy," and then
furious debauch of hard labor through
the spring and summer again. NO
wonder that by As he has had sun
stroke and cant stand the heat" or
has "a weak back or his heart gives
out," or a chill makes him rheuma-
tic;" and when you add to this furious
muscular strain the fact that the far
mer sees his income put in peril every
season, and his very home every bad
year. so that each unfc7orable change
in the weather sets his nerves on
edge. 1t can be readily imagined that
the real quiet, peaceful country life"
10 something sadly different from the
ideal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21

That village innkeeper at Winston.
Eng, must have been amazed when
he discovered that the portrait of
Shakespeare, which had been valued
in his family only because of its an
tiquity. was worth about s20.000-con.
siderably more than all his other
property.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
Fast Mail Takes Fire.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-The Union Pacific
fast mail caught fire east of this city
at l o'clock Monday morning. The
Dining car on .he train was burned to
the tracks. and several negro walters
and cooks had narrow escapes from
death. BY speedy run to Hillsdaje
the rest of the train was saved.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21

Great Britain has been holding 1t only
for purposes of exploitation. 1t threat
ems to appeal to the United States for
aid If John Bull does not loosen up.
II Swettenham disapproves of these
sentiments Jamaica is willing that he
should take his hatbox and go.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21

A female suffragist says that wo-
men can vote as easily as they can
put on new hat. Yes; but will they
take equal care that the ballot is ON
straight?
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-21
WILL BOOST COLORADO.
An Enthusiastic Meeting at Denver
Launches Advertising Enterprise.


Launches Advertising Enterprise.
Denver. = Believing that Colorado
has hitherto done herself an injustics
through failing to properly place be-
fore the world an adequate idea Of her
limitless resources, the Colorado
State Commercial Association Wednes-
day night gave a banquet at the
Albany hotel to 200 business men Of
the state, at which over $1,000 was
raised as a nucleus for a fund OF '$10o,-
900 to be used In publicity work SINH
lar to the. which has brought nous
ands Of people to California and the
Northwest
John T. Burns, secretary OF the or
ganization, pointed out In forcefui
address the manner in which Califor-
mia maintains a press bureau. has
$75G,000 in the bank for carrying on
the immigration campaign OF the com
ing year. and hires scores OF experts
to distribute information In every pos
sible form, telling of the opportuni-
ties that California affords.
The following pledges were an
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-11-28
Five Cents Per Line
(Six Words to the Line.)
CASH WITH ORDER.

WANTED-Several young ladies for
our toy department. Position given
at once. Apply to Jacob Cohen. If
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-11-28
JOHN BIGELOW'S
GOTH BIRTHDAY.
Was a Contemporary and Partner
Of the Great American Poet
VIM. Cullen Bryant: Was
Also Executor of
Samuel ]. Til
den.
Especial to the ARGus)

New York Nov. 25.-John Bigelow
well known to the older generation as
an author and diplomat of wide fame,
received the congratulations of numer-
GUS friends at his home in Grmarcy
Park today on the occasion of his nine
fieth birthday. Mr.. Bigelow was
graduated from Union College in 1885,
ten years later became joint proprietor
with William Cullen Bryant, and man
aging editor of the New York Evening
Post
Wf- Bige1ow's public career began in
1861, when be was appointed consul at
Paris by President Lincoln. Later he
servet} evera1 years as the American
minister TO France. While acting in
thisc capacity he became possessed OF
the original manuscript of the autobio-
graphy of Benjamin Franklin, from
which he Published in 1868, the first
correct COP ever printed of that
famous story
Mr.. B,geIOw was one OF the execu-
Tiiden, and was president of the board
of trustees OF the ''Tilden Trust" In
188 he accompanied M. de Lesseps on
a to4lr of ins pc elton of the Panama ca
maj, and two years later he was the
official representative of the United
States at the International Exposition
in Brussels.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-11-28
A COMING lecture.
Miss Goldberg, Pleasantly Remem-
bered Here, Is Again to Charm
Our People.

Miss Jeanette Miriam Goldberg,
who, it will be pleasantly remembered,
gave a lecture last winter to the Wo-
mans Club, is expected shortly in our
city. Under the auspices of the ladies
of b Oheb Sholem congregation, she
will present a lecture on the Bible.
The lecture will be illustrated by ster-
eopticon slides, which will add much
interest to the otherwise interesting
address.
Those who were fortunate enough to
neal Miss Goldberg on the occasion of
her previous visit to Goldsboro will be
glad of this opportunity Of hearing her
again.
Her lecture will be on Tuesday even
ing, December 3rd, at half past eight
O'Clock, at the Woman's Club. The
public is cordially invited to attend.