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John R. Walh the !
Aged Bank Precker
7 o Make Hard Fight
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TAIXKI) HK COl’LD l»R 8KX
TKXCKU TO 540 YF.AItS IX
PltlHOX—rOXFIORNT OF AC
QlITTAL
Chicago, Jan. 28.—“I have Just
begun to fight,” declares the aged
Johu It. Walsh, recently convicted
of misappropriation of the funds of
th > wrecked Chicago National bank,
of which ho was president. Walsh's
attorneys appeared before the court
today to argue a motion for a new
trial. The aged financier, although
broken In health and fortune. Is con
fident that he will yet Ik* acquitted
and maintains the same determina
tion that enabled him to rise from
an Irish immigrant lad to a multi
millionaire and the owner of rail
roads, banks and newspapers.
Walsh i9 now at liberty on bond,
pending the decision of the court In
today’s application for a n *w trial.
If the verdict should be sustained,
Walsh could be sentenced to a total
of 540 years In prison. He was con
victed of fifty-four counts, and the
penalty fixed by the statute is not
less than five nor more than ten
years imprisonment on each count.
Assistant District Attorney Dob.vns
is confident in his declaration that
the verdict will stand, and that it
"111 have a wholesome effert u|H>n
Chicago. Jan. 2K.— William Dud
Icy Foulkc, the ailver-tongued ora
tor of Hoosierdont, who Is cham
pioned as the peer of even Chauncey
M. Depew, will be the principal
speaker and guest of honor at the
third annual reunion and banquet of
the Indiana Society of Chicago. The
literary lights of the Hoosier stat**
will be here in force, among them
Dooth Tarktngton, Wilbur D. Neablt
and .Meredith Nicholson, author of
“The House of a Thousand Can
dles." The banquet will be held to
night at at Auditorium Annex.
ISSAC CANFIELD
FOUND FROZEN
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Elkins, W. Va., Jan. 28.—Mr.
Isaac Canfield, aged 89 years, who
resides near this city, wns found
hear the foot log at a point on the
Black Fork creek, several miles
from here, lying In the snow In an
unconscious condition and nearly
frozen. Mr. Canfield had started on
Thursday evening to walk to A. J.
Coberly’s, a distance of some miles,
and arriving at Black Fork creek, on
Cheat Mountain, became bewildered
and falling to recognize his sur
roundings wandered for hours on
the mountain.
He was found but a short distance
from the foot log. which, had he
reached, would have placed him on
the road to the Coberly residence
and carried him to the home In
safety. Mr. Canfield was found by
you mg Wade Coberley, a son of A.
J.’s. purely by accident. The boy
was out looking for a strny sheep
and heard the old gentleman groan.
He immediately summoned help and
the old man was carried to the res
idence and physicians quickly sum
moned. Mr. Canfield was found to
have both feet and legs to above the
knees badly frozen. It Is thought
he cannot recover. He w-as a well
known and highly respected citizen.
M'P.UlLWII IN |»IVff,LV.
Philadelphia, Jan 2< —Pftcky Mc
Farland, the husky Chicago light
weight, will meet young Loughrey,
the clever Philadelphian, In a six
round bout to take place before the
National Athletic Club tomorrow
evening. Bnughrey has given Tom
my Murphey three hard battles and
has net other good men, and should
be a bard nut for the Chicago fight
er to crack, e s
HEM, NAVAI, PRY DOCK.
Washington, Jan. 29.—Fnder the
hammer of the auctioneer, th* gov
err ment today disced of the old
naval dry dock at port Royal, 8. C.
The dissolution of the naval dry
dock there has been slow hut sure,
snd for all practicable purposes It
was abandoned some time ago. To
day’a sale at public auction marks
its end as a government dock.
the banking operations of the na
tion.
“In th *ae days of high finance
some such substantial warning is
needed.’* said Mr. Dobyns. “The re
sult shows that the government !n
forcos the law against the rich and
powerful as weli as against the poor
man who violates the statutes.*’
United States Comptroller William
It. It id gel y is quoted as saying that,
in his opinion, there can be fouud
no basis for a new trial or reversal
of the verdict that will be taken
seriously by any court. He asserts
that the trial was uniformly fair,
and that the result has ulr adjr had
a very beneficial effect on the bank
ing practices of the entire country.
Walsh's attorneys are hopeful of
finally securing the acquittal of their
client. They a* sert that there w as in
the evidence no clear cut issue pre
sented to the distinct transaction,
and that the Jury was overwhelmed
by a mass of unconnected t stlmony
having no direct bearing on the
transactions or which Walsh was
convicted.
John It. Walsii came to this ooun-j
try in 1S47. when 10 years old. and
began his career in Chicago as a
newsboy. He was at one time the
principal owner of the Chicago Inter
Ocean. later of the Herald and the
< hronicle. The latter paper suspend
ed after the collapse of Walsh's
financial structure, which included,
la addition to the Chicago National
bank, several railroad, gas. quarry,
baseball and mining operations
iSER
IS FORTY
Berlin, Jan. 27.—Great public re
joicing marked the observance to
day of the 49th birthday of William
II., emperor of Germany and king
of Prussia. Celebrations were held
in Berlin and throughout the em
pire.
Etnperor William was born Janu
ary 27, 1859, and succeeded to the
throne on June 15, 1888. He mar
ried the Princess Victoria ol
Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg
Augustenburg and has seven chil
dren. Th » crown prince, Frederick
William, was horn in 188 2.
New York. Jan. 2 7.—Loyal Ger
mans of New Yor ktoday celebrated
the birthday of the^inlser with tne
usual enthusiasm. Several social af
fairs will be held tonight in honor
of the emperor.
Washington, Jan. 27.—Through
the German ambassador, President
Roosevelt today sent a rti«seage ot
congratulation to the kaiser on the
occasion of his birthday.
Charleston, 8. C., Jan. 27. Fim
peror William's birthday was ob
served today by th-* officers and men
of the German battleship Charlotte
now at this port.
City of Mexico, Jan. 27.— The
kaiser's birthday Is being celebrated
with more enthusiasm than evei b -
fore by the Germans of Mexico. A
number of balls and entertainments
have been arranged by the reu!U< nts
of the German colony.
GERMAN-AMERICAN DINNER
New York. Jan. 2K.- A compli
mentary dinner to Dr. Rudolf Leon
hard. representative of the Orman
emperor as the Kaiser Wilhelm pro
fessor at Columbia University, and
l>r. John W. Burgess, the Theodore
Roosevelt professor at (he Universi
ty of Berlin, will he given at the
Hotel Aotor this evening. President
Butler of Columbia and James flpojr
or, who were active in the establish
ment of the two professorships, will
he the other guests of honor. Bishop
Potter Is at. the head of the com
mittee In charge of the dinner, which
win celebrate the further advano -
ment. In friendliness between the two
nations made by the establishment
of the exchange professorships.
OHIO PMIMMfKItH MKKT.
Columbus, O., Jan. 28.—Legisla
tion, postal ruHngs and the In
creased cost of newspaper production
are among the topics slated for dis
mission during the twenty-third an
nual session of the Associated Ohio
Dallies, opened this afternoon at the!
Nell house. The presentation of the
report of the legislative committee
was the principal business of the!
opening session. The convention will
extend through tomorrow morning
and will he addressed by some of the
leading editors and publishers of the
state.
Kngineor W. F, Perkins Is be
wailing the loss of a hull pu<p, which
Is lost, strayed or stolen.
DURNELL CALLED
MAN OF MYSTERY
STILL YOUNQ MAN. BUT HAS HAD
CHECKERED CAREER ON'
RACING TRACKS.
RULED OFF TURF THREE TIMES
Final Suapanaion Due to Unknown In
fluencaa—Won Claaalc Suburban
After Having Been Suapendad—
Waa Good Friend of John W. Qataa
—A Succeaaful Trainor.
Charles K. (Hoots) Purnell has
earned the title of the "Man of Mys
tery" in the turf world. A young man.
not over 35 years of age. he has been
ruled off the turf three times, the last
occasion hut a short tin& after he
had won the classic Suburban. On the
first two occasions there were well
detlned reasons. In the last cauo,
which hap|>eued recently, nothing has
been learned from the Jockey club,
only they ordered associations under
their Jurisdiction to refuse Purnell's
entries.
Many reusons have been assigned.
One of them is that his connections
with Johu \V. Gates, when the Wall
street magnate was doing hla spectac
ular plunging, was so distasteful to
the racing authorities that they
showed their dissatisfaction by tak
ing drastic action. On the other hand,
it is said that several races run by
horses belonging to Purnell did not
please the Jockey club, and after n
quiet investigation they felt that it
would be to the best interests of the
turf to give him the gate.
Purnell first came under the ban
of the turf authorities when the
French officials ruled him off in 1901
for standing at the post with his
l.ondro at St. Cloud in a big stake.
Purnell claimed that his remaining at
the post was due to a misunderstand
ing. Nevertheless the French author
ities suspended him.
On the ruling of the French Jockey
club the American turf folktt barred
him from their tracks for two years,
when he managed to get Influential
friends to get him reinstated by the
French club. In February, 1906, Ihir
nell became mixed up in a row with
John McCaferty over the horse Hu
guenot. Both preferred charges and
countercharges, and It finally wound
up in both being ruled off the turf
for life. In the early part of this year
Durnell managed to get back Into the
fold through the efforts of John W.
Gates, it Is claimed. He got together
a good stable and startled all tho east
ern racegoers by capturing the Subur
ban with Nealon at the liberal odds
of 20 to 1.
With that great victory to his credit.
"Boots" Durnell caire to be known as
one of the most successful trainers on
the turf. He Immediately blossomed
out in swell raiment, and wore his
stable colors In his hatband. Just
before the horses went to Saratoga
John W. Gates announced his retire
ment from the game.
This set tongues wagging, as it was
reported that Gates had received a
tip from the authorities that his
heavy betting was detrimental to the
welfare of racing. With his sponsor
out of the way, Durnell began to fall
During the Saratoga meeting he held
a public sale of his horses. This, also,
wus due to a hint from higher up, It
Is said.
To the surprise of many, when sev
eral of his horses were disposed of
at the sale faced the barrier they
ran under the name of the Burlingame
stable. They carried the Durnell col
ors and it wus admitted that he bought
them in. This was looked on as some
what of an act of defiance, and many
well informed turfmen did not hesi
tate to say that the end of Durnell
was rapidly approaching.
It. came along toward the middle of
December. Durnell was racing at
Oaklund when the action of the Jockey
club was taken, and whon the officials
at Emeryville were informed by the
Jockey club, they refused to allow
him to enter his horses. Darnell's
friends cast longing glances toward
New Orleans, hoping that Ed Corri
gan, who had antipathy against the
Jockey club, would allow him to race
down In the Crescent city. Their
hopes were dispelled when Corrigan
said that he would positively not al
low Durnell track privileges, and also
mentioned that Durnell was no orua
ment to the turf.
At the present Durnell stands alone
as an owner that has won a Suburban
after being ruled off, and a few
months after winning that classic
meets the same fate that has been
trailing his footsteps for nearly ten
years.
Corbett at Last Released.
President Charles H. Ebbett* of the
Hrooklyn club has at last given Jo«
Corbett his unconditional release and
has released Pitcher Farley to the
Waterbury clhfo of the (Connecticut
State league. Corbett has been under
reserve by the Hrooklyn club since the
conaolldatlon with Haltlmore In 1900.
Since then he played with the (Jail*
fornla fltate league before that or
ganlzatlon got Into organized baseball.
Yost Makes a Denial.
Coach Yost of the University of
Michigan in an Interview the other
day flatly denied the charge of Presl
dent Jordan of Iceland Stanford uni
versity that he offered O. W. Gregory
of California $1,500 to enter the Uni
versity of Michigan. Yost brings for
ward a telegram from Gregory sub
stantlatlng this denial. •
Palled to Work.
“Yes." said the sad eyed passenger,
“I married the widow of a man who
was hanged, and 1 thought, under the
circumstances, I would he able to
avoid odious comparisons In connec
tion with the late lamented Hut I was
mistaken."
"She praised him Just the same,
eh’” rejoined the hardware drummer.
"Well, not exactly," anawered the
s. e. p, “but we hadn't been married
a week until she declared that hang
log was too good for me."
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Yale leads the universities of Amer
ica In the number of Intercollegiate
athletic championships her teams
have won during the year of 1907.
Out of 21 sports In which the eastern
colleges have held championship
meets the Rlls are supreme In 6.
and If Yale chose to dispute Cornell's
right to the rowing honors she could
claim a tie In this sport. Yale was
first In foot hull, basketball, shooting,
water polo, wrestling and golf. Hut
in justice to the Klls It should be
said that there were four of these
sports in which they did not compete.
Cornell ranks next to Yale in the
number of chtlnplonahlps won. the
Ithacans capturing the title In three
and tying for a second. Pennsylvania
and Princeton ure tied for third with
2*4 each, while Columbia follows with
2. the other cnamplons being con
tent with 1 each. If each Intercol
legiate championship were counted as
1. the standing of t he eastern col
leges would be as follows: Yale.
6; Cornell, 3yt; Pennsylvania, 2*4;
Princeton, 3*4: Columbia, 2; Haver
ford, 1; New York university, 1; An
uupolls. 1; Harvard. 1. The following
table gives the result of the cham
pionship tights lu 21 sports:
Sport. College.
Football . Yale
Truck athletics . Pennsylvania
Rowing . Cornell
•Paschal! .Cornell-Prlnceton
How Hug ..Columbia
Cross country .;. Cornell
Association football .Haver ford
Haskethall . Yale
Cricket . Pennsylvania
Shooting . Yale
Lacrosse . Cornell
Swimming . Princeton
Hockey . Princeton
Water polo. Yale
Wrestling .Yule
Gymnastics ....Now York University
Fencing . Annapolis
Golf . Yule
Tennis . Harvard
••Chess .(U Co
lumbia. (21 Pennsylvania-Brown
•Tie for first.
••Two tournaments.
Harry McCormick, the clever Mil
waukee second sucker. Iihh been made
manager of the Milwaukee American
association team to succeed Jack
Doyle. McCormick has seen long
years of service in the big leagues,
and at one time was a member of the
Chicago Nationals. As u second base
man lie won the distinction of being
one of the fastest men in the business
£AJPJ?yAAiCG&A//Crt.
when It rame to assisting In double
plays. Harry Is one of the heudlest
players on the team and many fans
believe that lie w ill make an excellent
manager. He surely knows the game
from A to 7. and Is chuck full of ex
perlence. McCormick Is a steady go
Ing sober-minded fellow off the field,
but he does not lack the necessary
aggressiveness of the game. As a
player he Is popular with his team
mates. McCormick's home Is In
Chicago.
In view of the determined attempt
that la to be made by the Intercol
legiate Athletic association to eradi
cate or at least modify the playing of
summer baseball by college students
the Ideas of Dave Fultz, former center
fielder of the Highlanders, are Inter
eating During his day as a student
at Hrown university Fultz was one of
the best players in the college rank
During his career as a successful pro
fesslonal player Fultz often spoke In- I
terestlngly on the aspects of college
baseball. Fultz is a piactlclng lawyer
and a lecturer In the religious field.
Fultz’ views follow:
”1 see no reason why the bona fide
college student of good standing, good
moral character, who engages In ath
letlos for money during the summer
months as a means of obtaining his
education should not represent his col j
lege. Our students sing In churches
or In summer opera companies and
then return to college and sing on our
glee clubs; the writer may contribute
to newspapers, magazines and still
write for our college publications Me
of much wisdom may coach the delln j
queiit student and still represent our
debating club. All this Is done for
money, but the ethkaJ status Is never
questioned." h
Irksome for Both Parties.
A long friendship and a short en
gagement Is, perhaps, the best com
bination. A prolonged engagement is
the most trying relationship between
the sexes possible to conceive. For
the woman It means the drawbacks of
matrimony without the charm of rest- .
ful finality, or any of matrimony's i
solid worldly advantages On the
man’s side It means the Irksomeness
of the marriage yoke without any of
Ita satisfactions and comforts.—Ths
Grand Magazine.
me onni
TRIES TO OOEIK JRL
FriuvlUe, Va., Jan. as.—Otis Tay
lor. ihe n’gro murderer in Prince
Kdward couuty jail awaiting execu
tion. which has been set for Febru
ary 7th. has made several attempts
to escape from his cell, the last ef
fort being Friday, when he was dis
covered by Chief of police Fogus.
When the officer reached the con
demned man's cell he found the
prisoner with a good nixed knife
made Into a saw, with which ho was
trying to make Impression on the
''burglar-proof’’ bars. Ilow tho pris
oner ennie In possession of the knife
Is It mystery, ns he Is locked to him
self. It was hut a recent discovery
when In Taylor's cell, that a hatchet
was concealed In the straw of his
b*‘dtlck.
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Thursday,
January
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OFFICIAL BA1JLOT—
Election February ll, 1908.
On the question of the Ratification or Rejection of an order and
resolution passed by tho Hoard of Education of the District of Heaver
Fond, In the County of Mercer, on the 4th day of January, 1908, provid
ing for the Issuance and sale of coupon bonds of said Hoard of Edu
cation to the amount of $160,000.00.
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FOR RATIFICATION. FOR REJECTION.
Slate or West Virginia,
County of Mercer, to-wit:
I, W. B. Honaker, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Mercer County.
West Virginia, do hereby certify that the above ballot Is the ballot cer
tllled to me by the Board of Hallot Commissioners, appointed for the
purpose of preparing the ballot for the election therein referred to.
Given under iny hand this tho 26th day of January, 1908.
W. H. HONAKER.
Clerk or the Circuit Court of Mercer County, Woet Virginia
1-27-2-3-10-17,
OFFICOIAL HALLOT—
Election February 1 1, 1908.
On the qmwtion of the ratification or mj ctlon of aii order and reso
lution passed by tho Hoard of Education of the District of Heaver Fond
in tho county of Mercer, on the 4th day of January, 1908, providing
for the issuance and sale of coupon bonds of said Hoard of Education
to the amount of $160,000.00. gj£i j,,*., t
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FOR RATIFICATION. FOR REJECTION.
State of West Virginia,
County of Mercer, to-wit:
I. E. L. Bowman, Secretary of the Hoard of Education of the Dis
trict of Beaver Fond In the County of Mercer, do hereby certify that
the above ballot In the ballot certified fo me by the Hoard of Ballot
Commissioners, appointed for the purpose of preparing tho hallot for
the election theroin referred to.
Given under my hand this the 23d day of January, 1908.
E. L. BOWMAN,
Secretary of the Hoard of Education for the District of Heaver Fond,
In (ho County of Mercer.
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