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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-30

AN ACT to provide for the building of
bridges across navigable rivers on
county lines which are the boundary
lines Of the state and to provide for
the bonding Of the county for such
purpose.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. Whenever one-half the res
ident taxpayers of any county, whose
county line is the boundary line of a
state as appears by the last preceding
assessment roll Of such county. shall pc
tition the board of county commissioners
OF such county, praying for an appro-
priation to build bridge across any
navigable river on the line of any such
county, when the county line is the
boundary line of a state, setting forth
therein the location Of such bridge as
near as may be, its estimated cost and
the necessity therefor to accommodate
the general travelling public, the. manner
in which it is proposed to pay for such
structure. and the time when 1t will be
completed, such petition to be duly veri-
fed by the afTidavits of at least fifteen
of the petitioners therein named. 1t shall
be the duty of the board of county COM
missioners to publish notice In the Of
fetal paper of the county once each
week for three consecutive weeks, briefly
stating the object Of such petition and
that the same will be heard and consid-
cred at the next regular meeting Of such
board. At the time appointed for the hear
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-30

to its original tenor. Provided, however,
that an alteration, addition or erasure
in or to any such bill of lading with
signature thereto Endorsed thereon, by the
issuing carrier, Or his officer, agent or
servant in his behalf, and with the con-
sent of the holder thereof, shall be valid
and effective.
Sec. 8. All acts or parts of acts In
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and
1910.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-30

CHAPTER 412-S. F. NO. 321.
AN ACT to amend section 3S, chapter
344. of the General Laws Of the State
Of Minnesota for 1905, as amended by
chapter 469 Of the General Laws OF
beaver.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. That section ss, chapter a44.
General Laws of Minnesota for 1905, as
amended by chapter. 469 of the General
Laws of 1907 be, and the same is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
"Section 38. Mink, Muskrat and Bea-
ver.-No person shall take catch or kill
any beaver at any time or any mink or
muskrat between the fifteenth day of
April and the fifteenth day of November
Following, and no person shall modest, in
ure or destroy any t mssk wen house
the animals mentioned in this section
are doing damage to . or destroying any
being damaged or destroyed may kill
them at any time"
Sec 3. This act shall take effect and
he in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 22, 1909.
The oasis., 1909-09-25
The Cook Case at GuadaIsjars.

Two Frenchmen and Spaniard, the small merchants arrested for al- legged complicity in the recent freight car robberies on the Qua dalajara division of the National Railways, have been released on bail. This action, following close ly on the refusal of the Second Criminal Court to accept bail for J. A. Cook, the American conduc- tor arrested in connection with the robberies, has increased the feeling among the American railroad men over the case.
 Judge Palafox has explained to Consul Samuel K. Magill that he accepted bail for the release of the Frenchmen and the Spaniard for the reason that even in the event they are convicted of complicity in the robberies to the extent of purchasing stolen goods they will
The oasis., 1909-09-25

and earnestly without finding therein food for reflection, and needing them lead himself to a plan of life that tends to his own moral and material advancement? What man can read Ecclesiastes without being struck by it's pro. found philosophy and it's apt DOT trayal of the vicissitudes of human affairs? Who can read Job and fail to draw from its stately des- criptions of the sorrows of that Man in the land of Uz" a salutary lesson of fortitu de. And so can be enumerated and instanced any and all the books of the Bible, each and every one with some particular point of usefulness, and all of value Tn the development Of the mind of man, whether the doc Urine and dogma that have been deduced from it's pages are believed or not. Yet the crass ignorance and idiocy of the age has taken out from the hands of the youth of
 America this sublime collection ot
 historical fact, imaginative poetry and profound philosophy, without giving in it's stead anything that
 is of use to blind and suffering humanity.
The oasis., 1909-09-25

not be subject to terms of five years or more in the penitentiary.
 He refused to release Conductor Cook on bail on the ground that the losses caused by the robberies were such that those guilty are subject to terms of five years or more in the penitentiary. Con- ductor Cook is held on the charge of contributory negligence, and as far as the acceptance of bond is considered by the court to be on the same footing as the Mexican brakemen who actually robbed the cars.
 It is stated on authority that the three merchants have arranged with the attorneys of tue National Railways to pay to the company the value of the stolen goods found in their possession. They claim they bought the goods on the street, and had no means of know ing that they had been stolen Their action in paying for the goods may be followed by a with. drawal of the charges of complicity. It is understood that this can be done by the railroad attorneys.
 Consul Magill suggested to Judge Palafox this week that inasmuch as the cars were robbed at night, while the trains were entering Guadalajara, it would be we'll to ride into the city on a freight train at night so as to secure better understanding of the difficulties connected with the protection of a night train from robbery. Judge Palafox has taken kindly to the suggestion, and has asked the division officials to make arrange ments for the trip. He has already examined the cars that were robbed, and has discovered by the examination how it is possible to rob freight car without break. ing the door seal.
 l While in Guadalajara last Mon day Consul General Shanklin ac. companied Consul Magill to the Second Criminal Court and talked with Judge Palafox concerning the Cook case.-Guadalajara Times.
The oasis., 1909-09-25
THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.

In Los Angeles there nas been in augurated an agitation for restora- tion of the Bible to the public school course-to resume its reading as a part of the daily school exercise; and the press and the pulpit are giving the subject considerable at tention. The proposition has drawn forth a great deal of commendation and no small amount of criticism. Some if not all of the commenda- tion is based upon rational grounds; and some of the criticism is intolerant, and bigoted, while modicum thereof is positively brutal.
 The proposition of itself is not for restoration to the schools of the Bible in it's entirety, but that there be prepared special text books, compiled by committee from the various denominations, that shall embrace excerpts from Holy Writ that all in the committee may agree upon as tending in no way to the medication of doctrine of any kind, yet all calculated to teach pure morality. To the aver age mind 1t would seem that such a proposition might meet with uni versal approval, yet it is received with the utmost scorn in some quarters. The most bitter and and brutal objections have eman. ated from advocates of free thought"-so called. One would think that persons holding to such doctrines would be tolerant al least. Yet some of the most big oted intolerance is exhibited by men and women who have tht most to say about the intolerance of others in matters pertaining tc religion. It seems to THE OAsE that if thought is to be free i should be free to range over tn widest field of investigation fion which to gather facts, construc premises and draw conclusions Yet so. o.called "free thinkers" an, alleged atheists" would shut tn
The oasis., 1909-09-25

Mir. Robert Graham, the well known mining operator, who makes his headquarters at HuePac, on the Sonora river, above UreS, was visitor at Nogales Sunday night
The oasis., 1909-09-25

minds of the rising generation to all information upon subjects that have been under the consideration of mankind through the centuries
 For one the writer of these lines cannot see why there should be any objection to reading the Bible in any school. When he was school boy it was the regular thing in every public school in the great states of the East. Every morn ing every school was opened with reading chapter in the Bible and recitation of the Lords Prayer by
 teachers and pupils in unison; or in some cases a short and appro
 priate prayer by the principal. And of all the men and women of tha: generation the writer cannot recall one who was not made bet ter by that simple exercise, while he can recall no one who was made any worse thereby. Nor can he recall single pupil who drew from that daily reading of Scrip ture any doctrine or creed at all in variance with the teachings of his home. It requires finer qualities, of intellect and greater sense of discrimination than that possessed by any child to deduce dogma, creed or doctrine from any chap ter, passage or line in the Bible
 From another point of view (yes, from two such points, the Bible is indispensable in any school, its elimination was a mistake, and its
 restoration is advisable-its his.
 torical value and its literary excel lence. It Is the record of the earl. jest effort of man to raise his intel.
 lectual and moral standards from
 those of a gross polytheism to that
 of a sublime monotheism, and tC
 expand his conception of Deity
 from that of cruel and relentless
 monster to that of an All Wise anC
 All Loving Father, working along
 definite lines to definite and omnis
 cient en6s. It is true that man i
 yet far away from the ideals sug
 gested by the Bible; but with tht
 flight of time and in the course o the ages he rises higher in th'
 scale of excellence and nearer tC those conceptions. And the Bibl , is a madel of literary excellenc, that has marked effect upon th, style of expression and the purit, of the language of those who stud, : it's clear and stately phraseology- / whatever may be their tongue 3 One cannot read understanding 3 its directness of statement, it ) wealth of illustration and its vivid $ ness expression without improve ment of his own command and us @ of his own mother tongue. Al Q masters of English are close stud t ents of the Bible. And beyond a }. those things are the moral truth d it inculcates. Who can read tn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-14
PAY AS YOU ENTER
New System to BE Installed by
the City Railway.
Twelve Large Double Truck
Cars Have Been Ordered.
INCREASETHE SERVICE
Equipment Enlarged to Meet
Public Demands.
Arrangement for Better Facil-
tiles on Fall Park Line.

Manager Albert Patten of the City
railway has returned from Chicago
and he brings the information that To-
peka is to have the pay as you enter
cars, the contracts for q large double
truck cars having been closed.
These cars will be the same length
as the Vinewood cars, but will be en-
tirely different in construction, the
main body of the car being 29 feet
long with a foot vestibule in front
and a 7 foot open platform similar in
design to those on the standard city
cars the company is at present oper-
ating, only larger at the rear. Passen-
gers will enter the cars at the rear
platform, paying fare as they pass the
conductor. who is invariably stationed
back of a railing separating the rear
exit door from the rear entrance door.
This rear exit door, however, is only
used in case of emergency, as passen-
gers pass into the body of the car and
leave by the front door, which is an
automatic sliding door controlled by
space for smokers on the rear plat
form. The cars will be mounted on
short wheel base city trucks, and will
be equipped with four motors. The
cars will also have air brakes, and will
be heated in winter with the hot air
heaters which have proven so satisfac-
tory on the standard cars heretofore
operated
Manager Patten said today: PAY
As-You-Enter cars have become
popular in all of the cities where they
have been tried. They were first in
troduced in Montreal in 1905, and
with such decided success both from
the standpoint of the passenger and
the company, that they Immediately
| began TO attract attention in the
United states, and in November. 1907,
the Chicago city railway placed one
hundred cars of this type on one of
their busiest lines and has since in
creased the number of cars to seven
hundred, covering nearly their entire
| system. They were placed in service
| in New York city in March. 1908, and
have been so satisfactory that the
New York companies are equippins
all of their surface lines with this
type Of car as rapidly as possible. a
| large number of them are also In
operation ii Buffalo, Newark, St.
Louis, Portland, Ore. Columbus. o.,
Cleveland. o., Kansas City, Mo,
Washington, d. c., Des Moines. Ia, and
several other large cities have this
| type of cars now in operation or are
having them built
"Our company has been keenly
alive to the increased and more ex-
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that he was placing them under arrest
which fine distinction was drawn with
minimum fine of s..
There was great excitement in the
CITY prison this morning when George
Sholes, a boilermaker, indignantly re-
fused to go on the rock pile and Bush
Carper added his plaintive weeping at
his own sad case to the growing fury
and abuse which the boilermaker was
hurting in punches at the suffering Of
ficers, Sholes had just been before the
judge to answer to the charge of
drunkenness and had loudly announced
his innocence, sworn the police never
gave him a chance and ended by fit
of fury approaching the judges desk in
rank contempt of court. Many times
Sholes has been released by the CHIEF
upon his promise to pay his fine, or
upon the security of his friends Now
the man presumes to be a favored pris-
oner and too prominent citizen to
beat up the jagged rocks. Hence the
judge gave him a quick passport to the
stone sheds.
But the boilermaker refused to go
and almost started riot among the
other prisoners when he braced himself
and set about walking over the guard.
His sudden march was short lived
however and the guard headed him to-
ward the bull pen" where close cold
steel and hunger furnish the terrors.
A half dozen steps in the direction of
which he surmised the end sufficed to
change the bully's mind and he sud
denly became gentle as a lamb and be-
gan taking off his coat. This he was
allowed to do and mount the highest
peak in the sheds. Carper, the negro
with the fearful petition to go out and
pay two dollars a week on his fine and
the evil disposition, was also forced
back to his hollow" on the rocks
whereupon the other prisoners became
quiet and the steady peeking at larger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-14
POLICE JOTTINCS.
Manhattan Theatrical Manager
Here on a Hunt.
One of His Star Attractions
Made Her Escape.
WANTED FOR ISLANDER
Claims That She Told Ugly
Stories About Him.
Black Diamond, Would Be De.
tective, Is Fined.

Searching anxiOusly for tale bear
ing show woman who has succeeded
in influencing wife to sep
arate from her husband, a
Manhattan theater manager, Sheriff
Boyle of Riley county was in
town this morning accompanied by
Manager Blackwell of the Air Dome
at Manhattan. They visited police
and sheriff headquarters and the
theater managers in the hope of get
ting trace of Madam Dumont a
French creole and her beautiful
daughter. a ballet dancer and singer.
The Madam acts as manager for
her daughter and they were engaged
to begin at the Manhattan theater
this week for $S5 a week. Then the
madam got sore because she heard
Lillian Doone was making 500 in
Topeka. She insisted that her daugh-
ter's act was as good as Miss Doone' S
and demanded 500 week, but
Blackwell had a contract for the SER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-14

acting demands of our patrons and
has endeavored in every way to keep
pace with this demand. Only a little
more than a year ago we placed eight
new cars in service. and with the
twelve just contracted for. we will
be able to clean up our equipment
and do away with all of our old cars
We have also spent a great deal of
money on track improvements in
Guiding the new Branner street via
duct all of which viii greatly aid US
in improving our service. We have
just received the switches for two
additional sidings on the Vinewood
division which will be built i'm
nediateIy by which we will be able
TO render much better service over
this line. We shall also increase our
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-14

that he was placing them under arrest
which fine distinction was drawn with
minimum fine of s..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-14
Hosiery and Handkerchiefs

Hose 81
mercerized black blue
Fancy Polka dot embroidered lac
aover Lace, black and This sale $50
Children's black q
Handkerchefs,
Ladies Colored Bordered Handkerchief p
Handkerchiefs
Handkerchief
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-14

facilities for handling cars at the
ball park Immediately. From the
outset II has been the determination
Of the present management of the
Topeka Railway company TO make
this the best and most efficient street
railway property Of its size in the
country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-14

Case Of Kidnapping up at our house
this morning. THAT so7 Call the pc
lice2'' NO; called the kid He'd over
Philadelphia Ledger.
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pieces increased the little avalanche of
the smallers which slipped Slowly to-
ward the base of the shed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-26
SHOOTS iITfiE BROTHER
THEN BURIES HIM AWE
Youngsters Quarrel Over Luncheon
and Tragedy FoIlows--Eats Can
Gy as He Tells of Crime.
(By Associated Press.l

MODESTO. CAL, June 25.-Cecil
Hopkins. II years old, today confessed
that he shot and buried his brother
Theodore, six years old. and his state
ment strengthens the coroner's belief
that the victim was buried alive on
the hill where mis- body was found yes
terday. AS he told of the shooting
and subsequent burial of his brother
Cecil ate candy and apparently failed
TO realize the gravity OF the facts re-
lated.
According to his story Cecil killed
Theodore while the parents were alb
sent from home, after the boys had
quarreled over their luncheon. Cecil
said he drove his brother from the
house and shot him. Fearing the con-
sequences of his deed when the par
ents should return. he dug a grave
III the sand While lying in the grave,
Cecil said Theodore moaned and
stretched his arms. The cramped po-
Sition of the arms, the nature of the
wound and the fact that the child's
mouth was filed with sand. led to the
belief the boy was buried alive.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-26
HEARD GIRL ANO LING
TALKING BEFORE MURDER
Chung Sin Makes Important Admission
to Question Him in Leon's
I Room.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, June 25.-In their
search for the murder Of Elsie Sigel
the police are still depending princi-
pally on Chung Sin, former roommate
Of Leon Ling, in whose room the
girls body was found. The next
move, one which has been under con-
sideration for several days. will be an
attempt to straighten out discrepan-
cies i'm his statements To DO this
he will be first put through another
Questioning in the room itself.
The little Chinaman. VINO is held as
a witness, made partial admission that
he overheard the conversation pc
tween Elsie and Ling in the next room
before the girl was murdered Suisse
quent denials of this have not altered
the belief of the police and he will be
forced, if possible. to tell what he
knows of this, feature of the case.
Is Not Leon Ling.
NORFOLK. VA. June 25.-Reports
that a Chinese member Of the crew of
the steamer Arizcnan, which sailed
from here yesterday or San Francisco
was Leon Ling. an accused of the
murder of Elsie Sigel, seem now al
most baseless. The mans service on
the vessel antedated the Sigel mur-
der.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-26
Another Kills Himself, and Two At
tempt Suicide iG.HeW York.
PsosTRAToNs ARE FREQUENT
Many Factories in New England Have
to be Closed Down-Dsy Ends With
Violent Storm That Does Much
Damage.

NEW YORK. June almost inc
entire state OF New York asd nearly
"a, OF Kew England sweifered today.
The maximum temperature recorded
hefe vas ~. There were at least
seven deaths in .se city. proper due
10 heal. one suicide and -g0 attempts
al suicide. PrOstraiIons were 20 ire
caent as 70 pass almost unaOticed.
Conditions wee almost unbearab.e IN
the manufacturing centcrs Of New
England and many mills and shoys
we're closca. Two deaths we're re-
serted at Providence, X. l.. asd one a.
New Bedford. Mass.
IN New York city the East Side
suffered mosi and many Of the small
and poorly ventilated faciOr'es shut
down during the afterrcsn.
Starting al s O'Clock this morn
ing. the nlercury climbed steadily IN
al % reached IS maximum q - a. .
O'Clock. A. O'Clock this siteruon a
Is mile gale sprans up. bringing with
{; a downpour q rain With thunder
stern acconpan.mcnis. In less thar
thirty minutes The mercury q opped 70
60 degrees. Several fimsy riructures
at Concy Island were blown down and
snail boafs werc ovtrtVned. but no
loss o. he vas reported
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-26
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. SATURDAY. JUNE 26. 1909.
RICHMOND REPUBLICANS
CHOOSE THEIR DELEGATES
Not Over Ten Negroes in Mass Meet
ing TO Elect Representatives 10
State Convention.

RICHMOND. VA. JUNE 25-Repuh-
Leans of Richpond met in mass meet
ing at pelvidere hail tonight and
named delegates and alternates 10 the
state Republican convention to be
held in Newport News July 2S nc
which convention Republican candi-
dates for the governorship and other
State officers win be nominated.
Nearly FIVE hundred were present.
among those named as delegates was
]. s. shelton. at one time a member
of the legislature on a Democratic
ticket Not over ten colored men
were present They remained apart
from the others present. The lily
whites" were in full control.
Following are the delegates: G..
Rideway Moore. J. j. Mann. Leslie II.
Drew. u. r. Eldridge. George A. Han
son. Hamilton Field. J. b. Kidd. Col
L. r. Brink. ]. +. Anderson. Paul L.
Newell. Melvin Fiegenheimer. J. j.
Redmond. Marcus Mckay. Charles b.
Cary. James Manning. b. b. Arnold
J. W. Sergeant. James !. shelton, ".
w. Page. Alteh L. Lawrence, DR.. B.
A. Hord b. A Liegers and A G. Rog-
erS.
Alternates: John A, Murphy. NJ. VI.
Williams. W. ID. Selden. c. n. Triplett,
r. II. Taliey, r. II. Cabell, c. VI. Lip
pert. u. G.. Sharpley. T. Eubank. Or.
l.. w. Staten. b. T McCue. William
Oxenham. ]. NJ. Collier. c. A Overror.
John Schermerhcrn. J. H. Feluer, Ed
gar Allen. Jr.. T. D. Frey, Julius Win
free. Il. A. Martin. ]. F. rewler, VI. Il.
Obeirne and w. =. Atwood.
To Vote as Unit.
A resolution instructed the Rich
mend delegation TO vote as a unit on
all questions presented TO the State
convention.
A committee was appointed to lcoK
into the ACCESSIBILITY of placing a Re
publican ticket in the field in Oppo-
sitiOn to the Democratic ticket nomi-
mated fer Richmond local offices.