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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-04

We stopped with such an almighty
.thud that it seemed as if the cars must
fly into splinters. They ratified and
shook and cracked. The passengers ex-
ecuted further acrobatic feats upon the
floor; they clutched at things@and fell
over things and swore and gurgled. Y.
well, by y thunder!''z calculated
Hawkins. That was about the mildest
remark I heard at the time. what
do you suppose he did,"
give. it up" caid, caressing the
egg-lske eminence that had appeared
upon my brow as if by magic. "Prob.
ably he fell into the internal thing, and
it has stopped to show him up"
Nonsense! Well have to see what's
happened. Come, We'll 60 through the
cars. It's quicker"
| We ran through the coaches until
we had reached, the front of the train
Hawkins went upon the platform.
The Alcomotive was apparently in.
tact. The engineer stood over the ma.
chinery, white as chalk, and his lips
mumbled incoherently.
What is it," cried Hawkins.
"How'n blazes do I know" demand.
ed the engineer.
But didn't you stop her ?"
Certainly not. She-she stopped her.
SELF"
what perfect idiocy!" cried the in.
ventor. You must have done some.
thing!"
II did mott" retorted the engineer
'The blamed thing just stood stock
still and near bumped the life out o.
me! Say, mister, you come up here
and see what"
"Oh, it's nothing serious, my man
Now, let me think. What could have
happened? Er-just try that lever a
your right hand"
This one?"
eyes; pull it gently"
Hadn't we better git them peopl,
out O. the train first?" asked the en-
ginee-. you know. if anything hap
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-04
THE "a + Connective.
ZfxZ9 EDGAR 81 II ANIfLIN

usage. There were visible bruises IN
several cases, due, presumably, to the
fsslighslys startling suddenness with
which our: trip began. .-
n But Hawkins was blind to anything
or that sort: ~. /:@.z
NJ Now, wasn't. that fne:'' he said,
proudly. s. ~ r. r -,
sWell-w;e're <heare-and alive" was
about all could say - -
II wonder how It, feels to be back in
the cars: Let's try it, proposed
Hawkins. - - r..
"Bus:, say, mister" said the engineer,
/ who's going to run the darned ma
chine. ii you're not here?' ~ -
why, you, my man. You understand
an engine of this sort, don't you? But
of course you do. Here! This is the
valve for the alcohol-this is the ig-
niter-:here are the brakes-this is the
speed control. See? Oh, you won't
find any difficulty in managing it.
The Alcomotive is simplicity on
Wheels
Yes, but I've got a wife and fam
ny -tAC uuAaPpy udu OoSdA.
'Well," said Hawkins, icily.
":And if the thing should balk-"
7 ''Balk! Rats! Come, Griggs. It's
time you started, my man. I'll wave
my hand when we reach the car"
Frankly, think that it was a down.
right contemplate trick to play on the
| defenseless engineer. Had I been able
! to render him any assistance, should
have stayed with him.
But Hawkins was already trotting
back to the cars, and with murmured
benediction for the hapless mechanic
who stood and trembled alone on the
platform of the Alcomotive, I fol
lowed.
We took seats in one of the cars.
well, why doesn't he start?" NUT
tered the inventor.
Maybe the fright has killed him."
| suggested. cts enough
Bang!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-04

The scheme for a railroad from ST.
heria to Alaska, which has been dis
cussed as Russian enterprise, comes
up in the guise of an American
scheme. There has Just been fncor-
porated in New Jersey The Trans
Alaska Siberian Railway company,
which purposes to construct a road
from Alaska to Siberia, with a tunnel
under Boring strait. The under.
taking is rather ambitious, as the
main line is to be $3.50 miles long,
with branches aggregating 2,25o miles.
The American company is an offshoot
of the European organization. The
fact that those Interested take the
trouble and~go to the expense of IN
cooperating here shows that there are
men with money who have faith in =
plan which many have been inclined
to regard as chimerical.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-04

The Alcomotive had sprung into &C.
ton once more. People slid out Of
their seats with the shock, others top
pied head over heels into the aisle, the
porter went down uncerem6niously
upon his sable countenance and crushed
into PULP the plate of tongue sand
wiches he. had been carrying. r.
But the Aloomotive was going-that
was enough for Hawkins. He sat back
and watched the scenery slide by kinet-
oscope fashion T. +, ~. +.
Lord, Lord, where's the old locomo-
tive s1ow?". he laughed, pityingly.
). Don't shout till you're out of the
woods, Hawkins T. cautioned him.
I'VE haven't reached Philadelphia yet
But can't you see that we're going
to-. Won't that poor little mind Of
yours grapple with the fact that the
Hawkins Alcomotive is a success q
success? Cant you feel the train shoot:
ing aleng--". i III s. IS z5
can feel that well enough" I said
dubfonsly . but suppose = z.s 4, 81.
Suppose nothing! What have you
toscroak about now, Griggs? i. Actually
there are times when you really make
me physically weary. See here! The
Alcomotive supersedes the locomotive
first, In point Of weight; second. il
point OF speed; third, in economy Of
operation. fourth. It Is absolutely safe
and easy to manage. . IS s 6. 1
- NoeOmpli cated ma hinery othing
to slip and smash at critical moments
perfect ease OF control. Why, &c that
follo. really wished to stop here,
noH at this minut az z
aWhefhers the fellow wished 1t or not
he stepped there, then, and at that
minute! Il ss5S.S8
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-04

they've got . hanged sight more con
tidenca in you than + have ~. e i: !. ]
well, you'll have confidence, enough
before the days over" said the ainven.
toy. abiding me with some determine:
ton: For once, I'll get tho best sol
your sneers. You come along!'' - :, 1T
LET got" shouted. =. ! s. ::53s
Here" said Hawkins to TIE mo.
chan.c who was warily cycling :theSAi
connective, help MI: Griggs up > :
Hawkins boosted = and tho i man
grabbed me. In q second or two I. stood
ON the. car, and Hawkins clambered III
beside me. I &}sx;3 r. y
Had [ but regained my breath a sec:
ond or two sooner-had but. collected
my senses sufficiently to jump! : d. ::
But was little too bewildered by
the sIddenness of my elevation to act
for moment. AS I.stood there, gasp
ing, l heard Hawkins say:' IT, /
Whats that conductor. waving his
hands for?" j, -
.'He-he wants you to start up. til:
tered the engineer. 1--WE are two min
utes late as 1t Is" 49,. -. -
"Oh, that's it," said Hawkins, grufny
"Heneedn' tget SO excited about1t. Why
positively, that Ian looks as If he was
swearing! If = :, - -.
well, say, you'd better start. up
put iu the engineer. 81 may gel
blamed for this" '.~
Hawkins opened a valve-he turned
a crank-he pulled back a, lever OF
two. y -: f..
The Alcomotive suddenly left the
station. So, abruptly, in fact, did the
train start that my last vision of thu
end brakeman revealed him rolling
along the platform in a highly undig:
nif1ed fashion, while the engineer sal
at my feet in amazement as I clutchet
the side of the car. ..5.
In less time than it takes to tell it
we were whirling over the marshes
swaying from side to side, tearing 8
long hole in the atmosphere, fancy;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-04
THE ENTERPRISE. q. q.
W. E. HANNAFoRD, Publisher
VIRGINIA. MINNESOTA
The Measure Of Greatness.

It Is evidently In the study of man,
of his structure, his qualities, his his.
tory, in his human station and in the
vast projections of the ancient life
through which the way was won to-
his human estate, ,as we'll as, and SUI
premely, the problems of his moral
development, that the masters of
thought are to hold their place in the
esteem of their fellows; then they
will be followed by iall who have the
strength to do 80, because in the
teaching will be the revelation of
themselves. The naturalist who has
to tell of the steps by which man
came to his estate will have attention
that will never be given to the ques-
tions of life in general, near as these
problems should be to all intelligent
persons. The historian who deals
with human conduct has his way to a
hearing made easy by the motive of
fellowship. Above all the moralist
who sets the man in face of himself
and shows him his relations to the
else than self will have the foremost
place, says the late Dean Shaler, in
Atlantic. If he do his work greatly,
bringing to it Newtonian might or
Darwinian devotion to his purpose,
the only danger in the appreciation he
is to receive is that it will instructive.
ly lift him above the human plane,
denying him true fellowship with his
kind. 1t is only as men come to a
higher appreciation of human quality
that they are willing to leave their
greatest teachers of morals in the
same plane as themselves. That
alone tells us where lies the summit
of greatness in the intuitive judgment
of mankind.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-04

In catching the boy train robber
the Missouri officials have probably
dampened the spirits Of many nickel
novel reading youngsters il the coun-
try who may have been arpjring to
] tollowi - his footstenz. 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-04

And now there's another American
duchess in financial straits. and hard
hearted pa will not straighten them
cut He believes in the old-fashioned
proverb. Economy, is wealth, even if
his son-in-law does wear a ducal coro-
net. s gs@,*, IF. !. n ts&%1 ~
Arizona republican., 1907-06-27
A THICkENIN6
 OF THE PLOT
Situation Grows Worse in
 Central America
Eicarauguan Troops Alp. bearing on the Edge of heighbOring Republics

Washington. June -s.-State- d-- partment telegrams indicate a r"ntin- uance of the threatening conditions h Central America. American Minister Merry reports from san Saiv3.Iar mat the Nicaraguan government L. mass ing troops at Point CoSequlne. "a the northern Pacific border Of NiSaraEus. directly opposite the S1iyadafzsa coast, which appears Co be the storm
 American Minister Lee reports from Guatemala City that Nicaragua forces appeared upon the nortAefa coast of Honduras. The forts o1 tsis coast were recently occupied oy tks Nicaraguans as incident to the estsb- lishment of a provincial kcvernn-as. but it is understood that Pr-s.dent Zelaya had ordered the withdrawal Of all Nicaraguan troops Tom Honduras. Minister Merry reported on the ease of the two American ei,iEsns. George and Edward MoiSsan,. Whs have keen imprisoned in Salvador spon chs:ErS of complicity in the last at;~'nfs Rt q revolution. The minister sta;rS th7t property Sf Americans apI-ars tn he out of danger by the tisn "f thr SalvadOrean troops lie h1S naii-si a detailed report "s the r.Ss~ ts thE' state department. which i- cST-rtsSi i., reach Washington in day ur S-'. Meanwhile the state department has through the nAyI department. rshsr-l instructions to the Coslsfnan.i-r us fi1s- gunbOat Yorktown at t-I rnt"r- .sSai- vador tO make an indeIs n,.rnt tnSrs- tigatiOn-
Arizona republican., 1907-06-27
SPMDltS NOW SING
 IHtIR PEACEFUL SONG
Where the Last Battle of the Civil War, East of the Mississippi, Was Fought.

Columbus, Ga. June 26.-tSpeciaL) In no way is the present industrial march of Dixie illustrated more strik- ingly than by some recent happenings in this city, typical southern manu- featuring center which place modern conditions strongly in contrast with historic and romantic incidents of the ante bellum and colonial south.
 Within half mile of where Augusta Evans Wilson. the great authoress. was born in a delightful Columbus suburb two new hosiery mills have been erect ed and a fullfledged manufacturing village has sprung up.
 Not far from where "Blind Tom the world famous negro musical pro dizzy was born and almost within a stones throw of where his aged moth CT spent the declining years of her life. passing away only a year or two ago, a great industrial school. a part of the Columbus public school system, has been erected.
 Lovers Leap, on the beautiful Chat tahoochee river, one mile north Of Co., lumbus. where according to the old legend of national fame, two Indian lovers, pursued by enemies. sprang from the rocky peak to meet death in the raging waters far below. Is now the foundation for 9 corner of one of the largest spinning mills in the Unit ed States. a plant manufacturing the finest thread in the world from cotton grown in the valley of the Nile.
 Almost within sight of a tablet marking the spot where General James Oglethorpe. founder of Georgia. crossed the Chattahoochee river, is the first of a series of big dams for the utiliZa- ton of the magnificent water power at this Hoint. estimated by government engineers to be oyer 125.00O horse power.
 X new modern steel bridge across the Chattahoochee river and a big cot ton mill at the Georgia end of this structure mark the place where the last battle of the civil war east of the Mississippi river was ended, after a desperate engagemet
 Within sight of LinwOod cemetery. where rests Lizzie Rutherford Ellis, originator Of the Southern Memorial Lay on which the entire south pays loving tribute tO its heroic dead large woodworking establishments have been erected.
 4 modern stone dam has just been completed across the Chatta hoochee river al the point where Dr. stephens Miles Ingersoll. who claimed tO be the inventor of the electric telegraph. had his modest grist mill in the early 'thirties.
 Just north of Columbus. where long years ago. many great Indian councils were held. at spot of great natural beauty where the Chattahoocnee river takes forty foot tumble over giant powders. the Columbus Power com pany is preparing to build great dam and power house, generating cheaI electric current for the use of manu- facturers. this being the company third plant.
Arizona republican., 1907-06-27
Weakness of Witnesses for the Defense Uncovered by Rigorous Cross-Examination
Their Testimony So Far Goes Mainly to Show That Sentiment Ot Orchard ganst Steunenberg Was One of Private Revenge.

he said hs would kill Steunenberg for the wrong done him.
 John D. Elliott. an old soldier swore that Orchard told him on a train in Idaho in the fall Of 1905 that he was in the employ of the mine owners and that he was in a plot against the fed eration and its leaders. The cross -ex- animation showed that Elliott had been twice an inmate of an insane asylum with his mind unbalanced by family troubles.
 John NJ. O'Neill. editor of the Min CTS Magazine. was the only other wit ness during the day. He testified that Orchard came to his office early in 1905 and asked for the addresses Of Governor Peabody and General Sher- man Bell whom he said should be bumped off" O'Neill said he referred Orchard to a city directory.
 The state used the cross-eXamina- ton of O'Neill to make it clear that the magazine was the official organ of the federation and expressed its views and read to the jury some sneering articles about the death oi Steunenberg. O'Neill said he had seen Orchard at the federation headquar- ters several times and that Steve Adams and Mrs. Adams had also been there
Arizona republican., 1907-06-27
VICTORIOUS ITHACANS
 IN VARSITY BOAT RACE
For tho Eighth Time They Led All Other Crews in Most Exciting Contest.

Poughkeepsie. N. r, June 2G-Cor- nell won the Varsity eight-oared race at the intercollegiate regatta for the eighth time this evening in the most exciting contest ever rowed over a four-mile course. COTnelrs time was 20:02 2-5. Columbia, was second. the naval academy third. Pennsylvania fourth. Wisconsin fifth and George town sixth. Syracuse did not finish it's shell being swamped half a mile from the finish.
 The ithacans won by the narrowCst margin from Columbia. and until the judges announced the result thousands of spectators afloat and ashore were in doubt as to which crew crossed the line first.
 Cornell and Columbia fought for honOrs over the whole four miles. and at no time were the two shells more than 9 feet apart Columbia led over three miles and then Cornell took the lead only to lose it again. In the last 100 feet Cornell by a tremendous spurt shot the nose of her shell into the lead and swept over the finish. five feet ahead of Columbia
 The Annapolis crew rowcd a mag
Arizona republican., 1907-06-27
THE SCARLET ROBES
 OVER THE WHILE SUII
The Lion of the Occasion Mark Twain Was Invested With His Onferd De- gree.

Oxford June 26.-With thirty men distinguished in politics. art. science or letters, including Premier Campbell Zimmerman, Lord Chancellor Lorburn, speaker of the house of commons. MT. Lowther. General Booth and Ambassa- dor ,Reid. Mark Twain received his oxford degree today. The visitors in cluded Ambassador Reid and numerous Americans.
 Lord Cursor, chancellor of the uni versity presided. MT. Reid was cheer ed upon entering the theater, but the great ovation was reserved for Mark Twain, the lion of the occasion. Every one rose and when he was escorted up the aisle he was applauded for a quar- ter of an hour.
 When the American humorist was presented the students started a fire ; of chlffing about his books and their heroes. mixed with frequent questions such as Where is your white suit?
 Ambassador Reid received the de- gree of bachelor of laws as did Gen eral Booth, the warmth of whose re- ception was only exceeded by that ac- corded to Twain. The crowd waited outside the building to cheer Twain, as wearing the scarlet robes of Doctor of Letters. he marched in the procession to the chancellor's residence. where those honored by the degrees were en- tertained.
Arizona republican., 1907-06-27
GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago. June 2s.-ESceSSive rains in the southwest and lack of moisture in the northwest had SsrenEtheBing effect today on the local vhea- mar ket. The close was strcas S-s-eG- Der opened a shade ,c -.c s.s~- at silz H 94%c. sold between StS ts s.r and closed at S5tsc- corn ~ss tsrssI all day. September .r-a-,: <n.-i-- higher at 53c. sold between s-R-s ssS' and 53@sc and closed st 5s'sc- 'sSss were steady the greater TsTt af sss-. day. September opened = q 's" s..s-r at 367s d 37c. ranged between 1SSs snst SIS c i4c and closed at lstse
Arizona republican., 1907-06-27

Boise. Idaho. June 26.-William F. Davis of Goldfield. one of the most i'm portant witnesses for the defense of Haywood. was called to the stand at noon today and his cross-examination had not been completed when court adjourned this evening. Orchard tes- iiiied that Davis led and commanded the mob that destroyed the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill in 1899 and in spired. as an agent of Haywood and Mover. the Vindicator explosion and the train wrecking plot at Cripple Creek. and was an accomplice in the Independence station crime.
 On direct examination by Darrow, Davis went over the story of his working life. including the pathetic story of the death of his wife and babe at Cripple Creek. at which he wept. He made a positive denial of every statement of Orchard that involved him or his associates in any form of crime. He denied that he was even a member of the union when the Bunk CT Hill and Sullivan mill was blown up. and at the conclusion of his gen. eral story he swore that at Cripple Creek. during the strike. Orchard told him of the Hercules mine affair 'and threatened to kill Steunenberg.
 The cross-examination of Davis by Senator Borah was severe and search ing and chiefly devoted so far as it proceeded. to the Bunker H!lI and Sul- livan affair and the circumstances Un- der which Orchard made his threat against Steunenberg.
 Davis asserted that he remained at the Gem the day the Bunker Hill mill was blown up and while he said he saw the train in charge If a masked mob arrive and depart from the Gem. he could not name any one on the train except the engineer. Hutton. He said there was no excitement and he made no inquiry about the mob. He said he remained in hiding after the mill was blown up because he did not want to be deported or thrown into the bull pen" and that he changed his name when he departed for Butte shortly after. because he feared the mine owners would blacklist him since his name was on the petition that the employees of the Bunker Hill sent to Governor Mcconnell. protesting against the unsafety of the mine. Bo- rah showed that the petition had been presented six years before and that Butte was a federation camp where the black list was ineffective.
 Passing to the threat that Orchard had made against Steunenberg, the witness was unable to recall what any one else said on that occasion except the words of orchard. Davis returns to the stand tomorrow
 Mrs. Lottie Day of Denver testified that in 1904 Orchard told her about the loss of his Hercules interest and with it the chance to Support the only wo- man he ever really loved and that
Arizona republican., 1907-06-27
DEFENSE SWITCHING
 10 INSANITY PLEA
The "Unwritten Law" Foreshadowed Embarrassment For the Daughter of Judge Loving.

Houston. Va. June 26.-Interest in the trial of Judge Loving. the alleged murderer of Theodore Estes, Jagged today. The defense closed after an examination of three witnesses called to prove that Judge Loving had after years of dissipation. which frequently caused him to have delirium tremens become so impaired that when his daughter. Elizabeth Loving told him she had been drugged, he was not re- sponsible.
 Counsel for the defense hope through the plea of emotional insanity to pre- vent any attempt to impeach the statement of Miss Loving. The pros ecution announced as its first witness. Miss Annie Kidd. who they said would disprove the story of Miss Loving This was objected to. The ruling to- morrow of Judge Barksdale on this point was deemed most important by counsel as the prosecution claims to have witnesses to disprove every statement made by the girl when tell ing the story of her ruin on the stand yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1907-06-27
A SIR!KE STATEMENT
 COMPANIES SWAMPED
Thousands of Accumulated Tclesrams Handled Slowly in Various Ways.

San Francisco, June 26.-The press committee of the striking operators gave out the following statement to- night: At midnight on Tuesday the following report was received from union headquarters showing where and how San Francisco telegrams for the east are being handled. The San Francisco office had 570 messages on hand, seventeen hours behind; Denver, $50, twenty hours behind; Los Angeles, 5S0, twenty-four hours old; Salt Lake, 175 behind, nineteen hours old, Port land, 3i6. twentyfour hours old; Seattle. 4SO behind, twenty-fou hours old. The total of 250l San Francisco tclegrams are in transit between San Francisco and the east by easy stages.
 At Los Angeles on Saturday night last 1000 messages for San Francisco disappeared from the operating room. IL is presumed they were shipped by train to Oakland where they would ar rive in time for delivery early on Monday morning. The fact that Den yer, Salt Lake. Los Angeles. Portland and Seattle are relaying the coast busl- ness is significant.
 Under normal conditions San Fran cisco works direct with Chicago. New York and other large eastern cities. Since the strike occurred business has been routed in any and all directions from the east to San Francisco. the practice of the telegraph companies be- ing to get the business as near the storm center as possible and then. if communication has not been restored send it into San Francisco by train