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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01
CRITICISMS NOT JUSTIFIED.
Directors of School for Blind Indorse
Management.

Minneapolis. - The two-year course
of instruction at the state institution
for the deaf and blind at Fairbault
meeting of the board of directors.
1t was also represented that as
result of the recent agitation and ex-
ploitation of newspapers, the institu-
ton was proved to be upon better
basis than ever before.
With all the directors present, ex-
cept E. L. WEIGH of st. Paul, the
criticisms passed upon the school
were held to be unjustified, a decision
that had already received the approval
of Governor Eberhart.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01
Comparison Stunned.

"You didn't cry at all at the mat
inee"
NO." answered the reposeful girl;
81 couldn't think of such thing"
But the young woman with you
wept copiously."
"Of course Her lace handkerchiefs
are ever so much more elegant than
mine"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01
pes Moines Election Close.

Des Moines, Iowa. = Prof. j. r.
Hanna probably was elected mayor of
Des Moines by 16 majority. A mis-
take in the returns gave Mathis a
lead of IA over Hanna. 1t will take
an official count to settle the question.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01
His Revenoe.

How do you feel" asked the stee-
plejack. when you are working on top
of high steeple?"
How do feel?" he repeated. muir.
derous CLEAN shooting from his steady
eyes. Il feel that should like to look
down and see the man who said There
is always room on top climbing up to
prove his statement"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01
QUIT PAY-AS-YOU-ENTE CARS.
Winona City Council Calls Them
Menace to Public.

Winona-The Winona city council
jabbed the harpoon into the pay-as-
you-enter street car system, estab-
lished here March Is, when they
voted to request the management of
the company to re-establish the old
system. The operation of the pay-as-
you-enter regulations is a menace to
public safety and an Inconvenience"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01
Very Pleasing.

He'll gladly tell you how to win
The man who has the pelf:
1t gives him such splendid chance
To talk about himself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01
A CHALLENGE.

You scientists. who like to put
Your knowledge In a book.
! ask you. have you ever seen
A hookwogm that would hookf
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01
MORSE STUDENTS GET HOME.
Minnesota Club Buys Property for a
Clubhouse.

Minneapolis Norwegians at the
University of Minnesota are to have
home and clubhouse of their own.
The Norwegian society has purchased
the J. T. Wyman residence, Eleventh
avenue and Fourth street southeast.
The building is a handsome residence
and cost $4,000. About rs members
of the society will room in the house.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
PETITION TUCKER
TO Be CANDIDATE
Norfolk Insurgents Impatient at
Delay-Announcement at
Early Day.

According to reports from Norfolk
Gently been made to secure the an
nouncement of candidates for the
United States Senate in opposition to
Senator'S Martin and Swanson. petit
ton viii soon be circulated asking
Harry ST. George Tucker to oppose the
senior Senator. Those who have been
working up the movement, it is under
stood. are impatient at the delay in
making the announcements and arr
believed to be disgruntled with Rep
resentatiye W. A. Jones because he
has not as yet Indicated his purpose
to be candidate.
Mr., Tucker. it is said, prefers thar
Mr.. Jones make the race, and will wait
for his decision. Mr. Jones is under
stood to prefer Mr.. Tucker as a candi-
date rather than himself.
May Hear soon.
about Christmas time" is now in6i-
Gated as the period when some an
nouncement. either that he will or will
not run, may be expected from the
First District Congressman.
Outside of Norfolk there seems to he
little interest throughout the state in
the senatorial campaign. The impress
sion seems to be that the contest
might wait until next spring.
AS to the seat of Senator Swanson.
the recent interview with Representa-
tive Carter Glass. of the Sixth District,
is taken to indicate that he will be a
candidate. One report has it that one
of the conditions of Mr.. Joness cam
didacy is that Congressman Glass shall
be an aspirant for the other place The
latter is supposed to be waiting to hear
from Mr.. Jones or Mr. Tucker before
making formal announcement.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
BOUGHT WH|SKEY
BUT GOT VINEGAR.
Cruel Disappointment for Mar
With Large Sunday
Thirst.

Something of mans inhumanity to
man and the desire of thirsty soul
for a drink were unfolded yesterday
afternoon. when Limas Haskins, coll
ored citizen, who has been a frequent
visitor to Police Court, and is an In
termlttent resident in Shockoe Castle
was arrested on charge of cruelty
decclvlng Sam Blanga chat is thc
way the name Is spelled on the police
record) and snatching q doilar Dill ouS
of his trembling hands.
II seems that Blanga. already loaded
down with more drinks than were good
for him. wanted another, and nc es,
pied I.imas and told him of his parcbed
throat and burning tongue. Limas was
all kindness and synpa thy. He onerea
to procure the wherewithal TO Stake
Blanga's increasing thirst, all for the
paltry sum of so cents. a bargain was
struck. and Blanga was to receive
fun pint OF liquor for the half-do2en
dimes.
At Trusting PIncc.
In the region of the Old Market be-
tween the shadows of its walls. he
patiently awaited the return OF Lsnas.
and anticipation OF the drink to come
warmed the cookies OF his heart and
gave hope to his soul
Soon Iimas returned he held out
a pint bottle filled with something Of
the right color Bianga reached for
1t with one hand, and held out dollar
bin with the other Fearful that his
deceit would be discovered and a storm
would break about his head. I.mas IS
alleged to have snatched the bill and
TO have fed without waiting TO give
change. Then Blanga opened the bot
tie. He smelle3 charity. We gods and
| little fishes. TX was vinegar-vinegar
| OF an ancient and honorable lineage
He made tracks for the First Police
station, where ne acquainted the desk
sergeant with the cruel wrong that
| had been done him. He wept and
| maudlin tears coursed down his cheeks
| Sorrowfuily he handed the bottle OF
! vinegar TO the sergeant. and then TO
| the sound of slow, sad music. they led
| him back TO a cell on a charge OF being
! drunk
| Limas was caught short time later.
| and was charged with being suspi
| cious character.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
MESSENGER BOYS
NAIL AN IMP 0ST0R
Take discriminating Evidence
From Spurious Christmas
Collector.

Two diminutive but very courageous
telegraph messenger boys Saturday
night did a piece of detective work,
and. after the manner of the odd
Sleuth." of whose doings they read.
nailed the miscreant and got wise to
his game. Also they brought back to
the office the corpus deficit which may
be used In the Police Court. Incident.
ally they discovered where about sou
of the messenger Boys Christmas
Fund" had been diverted and prob.
ably already blown in.
The affair took place at the Jefferson
Hotel. where the two youngsters had
gone on calls" While there they no
ticed the impostor with long list OF
names, after most of which was
cyclone. and before he knew 1T one OF
them had snatched the list. He wa
big enough to whip dozen like them,
but as messenger boys are known In
the Jefferson, he saw that ii was no
place to put up fight, even though
The odds were in his favor, so he took
10 his heels, The little fellows We're
appalled, at their own bravery. and
after the encounter dared not leave
the hotel, mainly because one had col
lected some money for the company
and the other had the list They took
counsel between them and telephoned
to their manager, who directed them
TO take taXicab and return to the
would be waiting for them around the
corner.
Had Many Victims.
At the office the list was looked over
and found to contain the names of
some of the most prominent customers
of the telegraph company, nearly all
of whom had given as much as 81 and
some of them more. For while in
dignation was at a high pitch but the
treasurer OF the fund bade the boys
DC quiet until he looked into the mat
ter Just what will be done has not
been decided vet. The boys, of course,
want the impostor arrested and sem
fenced TO life Imprisonment in the
penitentiary, or electrocuted, but they
are willing to take the money and let
him off.
Ever since there was such thing
as a messenger boy here. papers have
been circulated every Christmas among
the regular customers Nearly every
one IS glad to contribute, and the fund
grows large by Christmas Day. II hal
been noticed this year that number
Of those who generally give told the
regular collectors that they had COR
tributed their share, but it was neve.
turned into the treasury Crooked
work was suspected, aud tho boys were
leak at the Jefferson Saturday night.
The game was very simple. All ths
big boy needed was cap, which he
got without much trouble Thea he
designated himself an official collec.
tor, and proceeded TO reap the coin
lie turned out to be a good collector
and the people he approached appa.
rently never suspected that hi was
spurious.
The matter will he put up to hin
very strongly. with the hope that the
money may be placed in the treasury
before Saturday night. If he comes
across like a. sport he may be spare,
term in Sic eearmatory.
The Youngsters who turned the trick
are being hailed as heroes, and they
are Very proud of the stunt. as wei
as Of the taxi ride.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
SANTA AT HOSPITALS
Will Not Forget Children Who Spend
Christmas In Bed.

VIII NOT toFEtt NNao SFN"o
Christmas In Bed.
Preparations arc being made by the
superintendents. doctors and nurses IN
the Richmond hospitals for some form
of entertainment to be given to the
children who Will be confined In the
institutions on Christmas Day
In almost every children's ward o
Christmas tree will be set up. AT the
Memorial 1t is planned to have one
of the young doctors portray st. Nick.
while presents will be distributes
among the sick tots from tree.
a generous supply of presents rs
coming into the various institutions
here from friends who wish the litue
ones to have plenty of Christmas cheer.
Every parent whose children are
healthy and want for nothing, sym
pathize with the tiny boys and girls
who are suffering from some form OF
illness or are crippled. with the re-,
suit that toys and trinkets have poured
into the hospitals.
If the efforts of the hospital officials
are to count for anything. the children
who are Ill will be made happy on
Christmas Day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
CARTRIDGES GIVE
WARNING OF FIRE
Fusillade of Shots From Bureau
Startles West End
Home.

Sharp and sudden warning that all
was not as 1t should he came to Allen
Collins, of 36Os Grove Avenue. late
yesterday afternoon, when upon his
cars rang out the sound as of a bonn
bardment of the city. First came a
single shot then there was rapid
1t some invisible commander had given
the order, there was n fusilade, as un-
seen cavalry armed with carbnes bore
down upon an equally invisible enemy.
Investigation was in order This
sounds came from upstairs, and con-
tinned at irregular interrnissions In
military parlance IL Is called Inter
mittent, or irregular, firing. Cautious
.ly proceeding upstairs. Mr.. Collins
warily approached the door of the
room at the top of the house whence
the sound of the shooting came. He
opened the door. and was startled to
see the room in a blaze. The ilamea
were licking over the furniture and
tapping on the ceiling. Then came
more shots. and Mr. Collins under
stood An alarm of fire was turned
in hastily from the nearest boz, and
Assistant Chief Wise answered with
a chemical wagon. After few min
utes work the flames were extin-
guished Then the firing ceased.
Further inestigation disclosed the
fact that the fire had originated In a
bureau. In which - reposed guam
THY of loose cartridges. AS the bu-
reau burned the cartridges became
overheated and exploded. and that eN-
PLANE dthe fusillade of shots which
had so alarmed Mr.. Collins and others
in the house.
The furniture and ceiling were dam
aged, and the loss will be about $40 or
$50. 1t is not known how the FIRE
orIpfnatcI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
DAVIS TO BECOME
STATE ATTORNEY.
Belief Is That Petersburg Man
Will Accept Position Tend
cred to Him.

There now seems to be little doubt
that Richard 3. Davis, of Petersburg,
will accept the appointment as Assist
ant Acknowledgement of Virginia,
which. as stated in The Times-Dispatch
on Saturday. was rendered to him Fri
day by Attorney General Samuel w.
Williams. Mr.. Davis has announced
that he will give out his decision in the
matter to-day.
Richmond friends of Mr.. Davis were
under the impression. when the matter
was first spoken of, that he would
hardly accept as it would be necessary
for him to relinquish large and lucra-
tive law practice. However, 1T Is now
the understanding that he will be the
successor to the late Captain William
e. Bibb. 1t will not be necessary Tor
him to remove from Petersburg.
Go Home Each Day.
Car and train service is such that
Mr.. Davis could easily come to Rich
mond. remain at his Office, and return
home each evening. The same was true
of CAPTAIN Bib when he became the
assistant, although later he determined
upon removal from Louisa to Rich-
mond. where he was residing At the
time of his death.
No dissent is heard anywhere from
the opinion that In the selection of Mr..
Davis Judge Williams has fully COM
piled with the requirements announced
by him a few days ago as to the man
whom he would appoint. He said he
would get good and capable man
and one who was Confederate veteran
If possible. Mr.. Davis has gallant
record as soldier during the War Be
tween the states. AS to his other
qualifications, the general feeling is
that no better man could have been
found in the state.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
HELP "sILENT POOR"
Santa CInus VIII Visit Those Too Proud
to AJAX Aid.

Private individuals and business men
are now writing the relief department
of the Associated Charities telling OF
many unfortunates whose sensitivcness
will not permit them to ask for food
although they are underfed and under
clothed Attention has been called to
many suffering families who have been
sought out by the visitors and atten-
ton given in each case Christmas
baskets will be left at the homes OF
the silent poor" as we'll as at those
where direct application has been made
for aid.
There are many large families among
the poor, and sometimes as many as
ten children are found In one house
hold The police are great help in
giving tho names of the worthy poor
in their districts
Numerous individuals and some or
CARNATIONS have asked Rev. James
buchanan, general secretary of the
Associated Eharites. to select children
of poor families, that they may provide
them with clothing, shoes and toys.
This is proving a great help to the
charity institution and enables 1t to
further its work of relieving the dis
tressed.
|, Adjutant and Mrs, Virgins, in charge
Of the local headquarters of the Saliva
ton Army, are also directing work
among the povertystricken. Prepara-
tons are being rapidly pushed for the
annual Christmas dinner to the poor,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
WILL BUILD new
PARISH SCHOOL
Father Bowler Gives Assurance
of Better Things-Celebrates
Anniversary.
Anniversary.

Formal services in celebration of the
silver anniversary of the conservation
of Rev. Father }. j. Bowler, pastor of
st. Peters Church, viii he held in the
church this morning at o'clock. Sol
emn high mass viii be celebrated, With
Right Rev. Augustine Van de Vyver,
Bishop of Richmond as a celebrant
Most of the priests of the city will
be present
Father Bowler has been in charge Of
ST. Peters for eleven of the twenty-
five years of his priesthood. Before his
conservation he was a teacher at st.
Peters School, at Ninth and Marshall
Streets, and has always taken the
keenest interest in that institution.
Appreciation 81 his work was shown
yesterday afternoon, when the pupils
assembled in the old Cathedral Hall in
his honor Father Bowler, accompa-
nied by tho clergy of the parish, was
in attendance, and purse we'll filed
was presented to him by Leo B. Kahn,
a student,
Have New Building.
ffeplying, Father Bowler rehearsed
the work of the school. Hc called at
| tention 10 the inadequacy of the pres.
cnt school building, both in size and
| equipment, and said that the time is
not far distant when II Will be replaced
| by larger and more modern structure
a chorus rendered several selections
] and the silver Jubilee address was de-
| liyered by George A. Ryan. A solo
Come Back to Erin" was given By
| Louis Leaman,
After the services at the church this
morning ceremonies viii he held at ST
| Iogeph's, the girls school of the par,
| ish, at Fourth and Marshall. where an
lother purse Will be presented.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
c. & 0. BUYS WAY
INTO CHARLESTON
Purchases Bridge and Right Of
Way, Gaining New Connec-
tons.

Negotiations have been completed by
which the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way Company comes into full posses
sion of the entire capital stock of the
Kanawha Bridge and Terminal Com
pany, at Charleston, W. Va The stock
is said to amount to 100000. and there
are s5,OOO,0oO of first mortgage per
cent. bonds.
The bridge is one Of the most 'lmpor-
tant openings into Charleston, and
since It's construction few years ago
most of the Chesapeake and ONO
freight has been transferred from the
south side of the river to the city
proper by means of it. Through its
purchase of the bridge, the Chesapeake
and Ohio now owns it's right of way
into the city. connecting the main line
with the Kanawha and Michigan, the
Kanawha Coal and Coke Railway, and
the Hooking Valley Railway,
The acquisition Of this bridge places
the Chesapealte and Ohio in possession
OF the only bridge that can be used for
I, freight purposes near Charleston, tls
next nearest being at :, Gauley, a ,oou
twenty miles away. Since It's con-
structinn the bridge has been used by
! The Chesapeake and Ohio and the local
electric railway, each using the same
tracks
| will be made on the property, but 1t
was heard on good authority last night
that no changes are contemplated for
] the present. The structure Us practl-
4 calIy new, and unless additional TRACK
aye is needed lit is hardly probable that
anything will be done In the next year
4 Oh Lwn,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
ARRESTS YESTERDAY
John Brown, Crapshooter, Suspected
Also of Being Thief.

John Brown. colored. was arrested
on two charges yesterday. He was
first caught playing craps in the street
When he got to the station house he
was charged also with being a sus-
picious character, for the night be-
fore he had had about fifty pounds of
coffee, alleged to have ben stolen from
L. Straus, Seventeenth and Washing
ton Streets.
Albert James and Clarence Johnson,
who We're arrested the night before
on a charge of stealing a pig, We're
charged yesterday with stealing coal
from the Southern Railway
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
NEGROES PROTEST
AGAINST SALOON
Will Vigorously Fight Location
Of Drinking Place on Second
Street.

Two thousand negroes, comprising
the membership Of the Fifth Street
Baptist Church, colored, and the Third
Street A, NJ. Z. Church, Yesterday pro
tested against the proposed establish
ment of saloon at Second and Jack
son Streets The members of these
two churches are up in arms against
the opening OF barroom at this point.
and leaders declare that they are pre-.
pared to go into court and fight against
the granting Of license to any one to
sell intoxicants there
Rev. w. L, Graham d, D., pastor OF
the Fifth Street Church. said last
night that some time ago gin mill
Streets, and it became so notorious
for brawls and shooting ARRAYS that
the license was revoked.
Reduction Has Helped.
since the number Of drinking PLACES t,es
minister said, we have been greatly
benefited. Tho old saloon at Second
and Jackson Streets was noted as a
lettering place for the worst members
of our race in the city. and to reopen
would again mean the congregation
of these rowdies and toughs.
I'VE are prepared he continued, TO
fight the matter and all of us feel as
sured that we will win. Numerous
Psttans being circulated haI ad ana
daily, Unless the plan to conduct a
liquor business on this corner Ia
abandoned we will appear in body
in court to protest
AT our meetings we voted ON the
question and we have the best ele-
nent of tho colored people on our
side"
In the section In question are located
many OF the Offices of colored lawyers,
doctors and business men, and they,
too 1t Is understood. will take steps
to prevent the reopening of what they
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
MONEY WAS GONE
Rosa Carter Rccovers Suit Case. but
Not the Cash 1t Had Contained.

Not the Cash 1t Had Contained.
In the recovery of her stolen suit
case and blue vest which had been
stolen from her abode in the rear OF
1908 Grove Avenue. Rosa Carter col
ored. was fortunate. but the money
which the grip had contained was gone.
She reported the theft yesterday after
noon. Sergeant Kerse looked into a
corner.
MAYBE this Is your suit case. he
said. 1t was the womans property
1t had been found on Grove Avenue.
The money-s15-had been carefully
removed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
SAVED BY OFFICER
Jack Morris Had damned Himself Be-
tween Fence and Wall.

tween Fence and Wall.
That some kind providence ever keeps
watch over fools and drunkards IS
shown by the fact that early YESTERDAY
morning, before he had time to freeze,
Policeman Thurman found Jack Norris
colored so drunk that he could hardly
move. In some uneNplainable way he
had TANNED himself between a wall
and fence, AMI was unable to move
1t was not until after the officer had
pulled and tugged for some minutes
that Jack was gotten out OF his un-
comfortable position, Then he was
locked up with the other Saturday
night DRINKS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
Ir.cd ned Stat.

Mary Brown. colored, was arrested
Yesterday on warrant charging her
with having assaulted Augusta White
with bed Stat The slat was broken
in the ARRAY, and Augustus head was
badly battered
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
Smoke to Men.

A fairly large audience of men yes
sermon on the "Transition OF LIFE,
by Rev w. r. McElroy, of Charlottes-
-yille, in the auditorium Of the Central
Young Mems Christian Association. y
feature of the occasion was an Illus
trated song service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
nneratInn Performed.

Joseph Suffredini, an Italian; VINO
conducts a fruit stand at Sixth and
Broad Streets. was taken to the Vir,
ginia Hospital last night and operated
upon for intestinal strangulation, he
is not expected to live.