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The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-08-30
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. H. H. Williams was down from
Crystal on Wednesday having some
dental work done by DR.. Miller.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-08-30

Mrs. O'Bryan was visitor to Pla
cita last Monday, having accompan
led her sister and brother-in-law tt
the station.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-08-30

Sunday, Rev. S. A. Bragg preached
to full house here, and his sermon
was greatly enjoyed by those present.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-08-30

D. F. McGlothlen, son Willis, and
daughter, Mrs. Barns, of Loveland,
visited with the Barns part of the
week and tried their luck at fishing.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-08-30

Miss Helen Bowen returned to Red
stone on Tuesdays stage. She was
delighted with her visit here.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-08-30

Mrs. Johnson, wife of the coal man,
reached here from Denver Tuesday
and is keeping house in one of Rey-
land houses.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-08-30

Mr.. Gardner is the name of the new
agent at Placita, Mr.. Dovell having
been transferred to the southern part
of the state.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-08-30

Mr.. Hsnley of Leadville, came in on
Tuesdays stage to look over the camp
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-08-30

James H. Brown was visitor the
early part of the week from Sunshine.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-08-30

We do AL kinds Of job printing
promptly and nestly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
RUSSIAN POLICY ANU COLD WEA-
THEIR.

The statement appears in the London
Times that ttle American warship Mono
cacy. the British sloop Phoenix, and the
Russian cunbcat Bobs are TO winter m
side the Taku bar The Ta(u bar les
before the forts Of Taku. which guarded
The mouth of the Pei-ho River, on which
Ten Tsin is situated. The dispatch to
the London Times under date December
the 1irst. says that the port is expected
to close in another week.
One reason why the Russians SO ear
nestly desired 10 get Port Arthur for
Their Pacific naval base is that Nladi-
rostok i ice bound for three months every
year Taku and Port Arthur. which are
400 miles further south, are also ice bound
for Il part OF the year The extreme
cold in these localities is remarkable in
view of the fact that Vladivostok is con-
siderab,y further south than Marseilles
ana. ike. Marscilies has the ameliorating
influence of the presence of a large body
of wafer But the drift Of warm air is
towards the east. and all the warmth that
is stored up in the Pacific Ocean during
the summer months drifts over TO the
orange groves of California, while the
bitter cold from the frozen plains Of Siberia
settles down on The port OF Nlad!Fostoh.
The inperjal needs OF Russia require an
open port on the Pacific terminus OF the
Trans-Siberian Railway no less than d
port where the rapidly expanding Rus
20
pairs without danger OF becoming ice
bound for three months.
The growth of the Russian navy becomes
aIzparent from the fact that between 1855
and 1893 Russia spent 46l million rubtes
on the navy-that is, 22o million dollars.
Between 1891 and 1898 the expenditure
was increased % million rubles, and in
1898 an extra expenditure of 50 million
rubles. 10 ne used for building ships, was
provided for beyond the imperial budget.
Besides these needs OF the navy there
are the needs of plain every day com
11erce which demands that trade shall
not be stopped for a fourth OF the year
simply because there is too much ice
at any port. The Trens-Siberian Railway
cannot begin TO handle the freight that
is waiting for it now on the Russian
frontiers, and common sense alone is
enough to make the Government take
every possible means to procure suit
a!,le port on the Pacific Coast.
That the port will be secured, no one
can doubt The uncomprehended national
tendency 10 expansion in answer to the
needs of the growing population has be-
come the conscious aim of the ar!stocraey
and church of the Russian Empire, ard
there are too many suitable ports anu
farbors on the Pacific for Russia not to
have one, and the one that she wants.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
UNCLE SANS WAY.
Unstintcd III Furnishing New Buildin.
ut Bristol

The furniture for the Government build
ing a full ear load, was Installed yes
terday. and every department now IL, use
is equipped bounteously. Uncle Sans un-
stinted way of carrying out things has
been followed in tins instance. The post
office working rooms have beeen equipped
with d handsome lot OF uuarter-sawn oak
furniture including spacious tables, and
distributing cases, suited to every detail
of the postofIice work. These rooms are
also provided with handsome morocco top
desks, war.lrQbe1. pouch racks. ETC. The
Office OF P0stmaster Warren IS provided
with a Handsome CARPET, elegant oak desk,
With morocco covering and richly pan
ne3ed SIDES, also chairs to match. a
wardrobe, and a fine oal1en diyan with
morocco covered cushion.
This sample of elegance and suggested
ease is carried to the Inspectors offices
ana the postal clerks dorrnitoriea on the
third floor. Everything is of the very
finest quality and most substantial char
acter.
Included in the eauipase are awnings
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
THE TIMES: RICHMOND VA. FRIDAY. JANUARY

party finds it inconyenlent to hold OUT
longer In the latest report on STANDARD
Time Rates of Wages are other proofs OF
the Improvement in the lot OF almost ali
classes of worlimen- a series OF tables
sets forth the wages for many years IN
urge number Of trades, and almost the
uniform purport of the returns is to show
advancement of wages. An interesting
table gives. for example, details Of the
rates of wages Of turner's in, the engineer
ing trade from 1873 to 1888. The rises re-
corded in some towns are remarkable: IN
Glasgow from 2Is. to 3fs., in DERBY from
2ss to SIS A somewhat similar rise IS
noticed in filters wages. Those OF iron
founders in Belfast, which were 3ls III
1873. have risen to 3Ss. 10 sos. ShlpWrigMs,
who were earning in 1887 35s., are in re-
ceipt OF 4os In regard to the remunera-
ton Of c5al miners there is a. large amount
CT information as to its relation to the
standard wrge of 1871: and here, too, the
increase is marked-in some instances as
much as 20 per cent.
..All these facts are in a large view.
for the good of the community. Ihey
imply Il higher standard Of comfort IneS
mean better food md housing and more
recrea ton. For the workman. his wife
and children they mean better health and
more OF the amenities of life. 1t is true
come or the items of expenditure In the
wo-liman's budget cost more than they
did, and, III particular. rent.
In clothes, houses comforts and bank
deposits the working nun has made won
derful advances Above all the day OF dear
bread or famine has passed and the pres
ent generation knows nothing OF those
violent Industrial revolutions that threw
thousands OF vorkmen out of employ
ment without warning because some in
ventor had found a better way of spinning
cotton or weaving yarn.
We hope that such days as those are
forever gone Certainly the abundant
prosperity OF the last years. in which the
workman has shared as fully as the capi-
taIist have made the recurrence OF such
changes seem less and less likely, But
the greatest preventive OF such suffering
is the fact wl1ich MIR TomplSins 50 power
fully empha sized-naneiy, the offering of
every possible facility to make the lives
and homes of the working classes fuller
and huppier by establishing technical
schools and Libraries and enforcing sani-
tary laws
Is l.ichmond doing all that it can 10
further these ends? Such facilities TO the
people 10 develop thcir capabilities are
worth more than all the mountains OF
iron and mines Of coal now lying I'M
touched IN China
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
6-8.IO N. Eighth St.

whereupOn the negro wheeled around anu
fired at Cheatwood, at the same time
commanding him to throw up his han0s
and unlock. the door. The bullet entered
his wrist. followed up his arm ana came
out below the elbow. The rogue then
turned again to Mr. Simpson, but his re-
volver refused to work. Simpson slezed
him, and they had a desperate tussie over
the floor from the west wing across 10
the back door, where the negro tripped
up on q pair of scales.
Mr. Cheatwood could not give much
aid as he had lost the use of an arm,
which was paining him severely, and ne
could not hit the negro without striking
Mr. Simpson. What he did had the de-
sired effect. He took d weight from the
scales and pounded his head until they
got him down. then they Knocked nm out
with q large hoe-handle. which had the
same effect as Il baseball bat used IN Ike
manner. Mr.. Simpson proceeded to light
a lamp, which he placed on the counter
The negro rallied, seized the burn ng
lamp and dashed it on the floor, then
made q spring for the front door, which
by this time WAS unlocked, and Mr.
Ba.stablc was in it. who nit the negro
again knocking him out with the batl'ke
handle, while Mr.. Simpson shot him IN
the shoulder with the revolver he had
taken from him. He was then securely
tied and guarded the rest of the night by
Messrs. Henricks and Sullivan and the
next morning he was taken to Warrenton
and lodged in Jail.
1t is said he is the same negro for whom
is offered $500 reward. He is from the
South and was put off the local passenger
train the night of the robbery. No dam
age was done the store except smashing
the glass in show case. 1t was prov
idential that the revolver refused to shoot
. lA1r Simpson. All three men ueserve
much credit for their desperate but eff
fectual struggle against such dangerous
character. Mr.. Cheatwood has a very
bad flesh wound, but with careful at
tention it will soon heal up.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
THE FAT YEARS.

No r,eople have in recent years suffered
more severely from friction between labor
an6 capital thGn the English. \ small
foreign war would not have sntalied as
much suffering or expense as did the
memorable engineers strike, and The after
effects were the worst OF all 1t vas pad
enough to have to endure the hunger ana
misery that the strike caused the working
men and the ruin that It brought to the
manufacturers. But the markets tha'
were seized by America and Germany were
lost for all time and English trade was
TO that extent definitely restricted To the
unpreiudiced onlooker the saddest part of
such a state OF affairs is that there w&s no
need for il AS we pointed Out in an edl-
torial yesterday, the public was becoming
actively conscious that rate and labor wars
we're useless and destructive and We're
therefore 10 be earnestly avoided. 4 con-
sequence of this view has been seen in the
reports of strikes and lockou,s III England
during the year 1899 The total number Of
working days lost during the year by dis
putes or strikes We're less than one-siXth
of those lost in 1897. In commenting on
this. the London Times says:
IF the average Of the years is9i-9s be
taken the working time annually con-
snmed by disputes, if spread over The en-
tire body of workpeople. appears only 10
average about one day per head-an
amount which would be further reduced
ii a agricultural laborers. seamen and fisher
s,en were included'-a fact which is little
known or often forgotten. The result OF
The strikes in 1899 We're, il is said, on the
whole in favor of the employers; but as
there was considerable number OF COM
promises, containing, we may assume.
some concessions to workmen, victory was
NOT decisive for either side. There were
no remarkable instances OF strikes being
brought to an end by arbitration or con-
citation. These processes are useful in
adjusting differences which, if left to fes-
ter, would produce strikes; once begun.
strikes nre generally settled only When one
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 1901
MIX. swsNsoN,s LETTER.

The .'confidential'' letter that Hon.
Claude a. Swanson has been sending to
his political friends in the interest of his
candidacy for the gubernatoTial nominal
ton is an eye-opener and a revelation in
ring politics.
.'Any service that You may render me, =
says Mr.. Swanson 10 his lieutenants,
will be highly appreciated and remem-
berod'' And he significantly adds: ANY
one who knows me will tell YOU that I
am grateful and stand Loyalty to my
friends.
Gratitude is a virtue. and loyalty to
cne's friends is equally to be commended,
but what sort OF rewards does Mr..
Swanson propose TO give 10 his lieuten-
ants in return for their service to him :?
With what Will he repay then2 With
Government patronage? With appoint
nneuts to positions OF the boards of our
various eleemosynary institutions and pub
lie institutions OF learning? With APP
pointnents to judgeships when vacancies
occur and other positions Of honor and
trust? Mr.. Swanson must know that
while the Governor Of the State is COM
Inissioned 10 make certain appointments,
the people expect and demand that this
patronage shall he bestowed in such a
way as shall best promote the public ser
vice and moi merely as a reward for per-
sonal service
The patronage which goes with the
Governors office is a public trust, and no
/; rJ, j,-c 7 ),a
moral right 10 farm it ont III advance OF
the election il the interest OF his per-
sonal candidacy. The candidate who of
fers to do so is trading a sacred trust,
which has not even been committed TO
him. and we are distressed that a Vir-
<irian who aspires to he Governor should
commit himself to such a sordid policy Of
bargain and sale.
IT was the boast of Mr.. Nm. ]. Bryan
when he was a candidate for Presidential
honors, that he had committed himself
to no office-sce5er, and that if he should
he elected he would he free To make such
appointments 10 office as would best
serve the interests of the public. II we
mistake not, Major Tyler made the same
declaration during his candidacy for Gov
ernor. 1t is the only correct, line OF con-
duct for any candidate TO follow. No Of
ficer OF Government can hope TO give the
best civil service if, upon his inauslra-
ton. he finds himself embarrassed by
promises TO place-hunters made in adj
vance of his election.
In taking this position. The Times does
not wish to be understood as making any
fght upon Air. Swanson in his candidacy
for Governor. We are not advocating
any particular candidate Tor that high po-
sition- What We do protest against, how
ever, is such methods adopted by any
man TO secure the nomination If these
methods are TO be used by Mr. Swanson
or ANYBODY else. we wish 10 be understood
as being vigorously opposed TO them
We hope that Mr.. Swanson viii explain
this most remarkable letter 1t is pos
sibly, plain enough 10 those of his lieu
tenants Ia whom 1t is addressed But he
owes frank explanation 10 those of his
friends who do not expec, any favors
from him. should he be nominated and
elected 10 the highest Office in the gift of
the State.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11

home market was that we should shut
out competition by a high protect tax.
fo. the reason. as alleged. that We were
unable to compete with foreign factories
and the pauper labor OF Europe. But we
learned from our adversely diring that
disastrous period from 1893 10 1856 that
we could, without II atcrially reducing
wages. manufacture bette. goods at Il
lower price tt1an foreign manufacturers
could do, fer the double reason that we
had the finest machinery and the finest
naeil:nists in the world. Generally speak
ing, there is no need whatever OF q high
tariff TO protect our home factories and
home labo-crs from foreign competition,
and the proof of this is in the fact that
we are selling all sorts of goods in AL
parts of the world in competition with
the foreigners. yet we are selling at
living profit, and wages here are higher,
perhaps. than ever before in our history.
1t is in that sense that the homo mar
kct" theory has been exploded and the
''home market idea abandoned. We have
increased our foreign trade in SPITE of
the high tariff, and certainly not because
of II. and 1t is tie deliberate opinion of
TIE Times that in the carly future there
Will be practical free trade with this
country. England got rich by making
trade free. ana we shall soon occupy, If
we do not already occuQy. as strong
position in the financial and commercial
world as England ever occupied in her
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
CHILD-WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE.
Wife of Sixteen Seeks to Be Divorced
from Husband Of Eighteen.

from fuSDanu Oh t.l1n teeh
Camel Shepherd, a wife of sixteen, to-
day entered suit in the Court of Law and
Chancery for divorce from her husband,
Lorraine Van Norman Shepherd, youth
of eighteen yenrs.
The wife's maiden name was CAMEL
Saunders, and her story of her short mar
ried life is a sad one, similar to that OF
Lillian Balm, who married the notorious
Joe Cannon, who tried to defame his young
wife so that he could secure a divorce.
Mrs Shepherd charges infdelity and de-
sertiOn.
On November 18th last Lorraine Van
Norman Shepherd and Camel Saunders
eloped to Elizabeth City, n. C.. and were
married. They returned to Norfolk nnd
shortly afterward the boy husband tired
of the girl wife, she alleges, and absented
himself from home. On one occasion, she
said he came home and declared he loved
a notorious woman better than his own
wife.
The elimination Of the runaway match
is the divorce suit entered to-day The
case will be heard by Judge Martin at the
next term of the Court of Law and Cham
cery.-P0rtSmouth Star.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11

the action Of the flame the patient SIM
ply draws the cloth over his heae ana
brings his face in contact with the me-
tallic hood. when the vapor issuing from
the perforations will act on the skin. The
loose cloth allows great latitude as to the
intensity of the application, and the fact
of the hood being open below allows the
patient plenty of breathing space II fresh
air is required BY filling the reservoir
with raedicament CT the prope1, kind,
steam treatments may be given to the
lungs, throat and nasal passages, as we'll
as to the skin.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
Wintcr Echo song.

So long, long,
Was Shaken the shady silence
With song, song
Now, in the heart of the woodland,
SO deep, deep,
Are buried the rhythmic voices
In sleep, sleep.
Where, in the heart of the woodland
So fair, fair,
Was laughter of bud and blossom
In air, air
Now, in the heart of the woodland,
Doth seem, SEEM
TO te only the brood!ng rapture
Of dream, dream!
Golfers Weekly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
1ucyncusiye Skin Treatment.

The illustration shows a simple and
convenient face-steaming apparatus de-
signed by Willie C. heithly, of San iran.
cisco. Cal 1t comprises reservoir 10
receive the water or medlcated liquid,
with {, semi-circlilar hood extending up
ward from the tank and provided with
cloth for enyelopins the face Under
near the liquid holder is lamp or stove
which vaporizes the liquid and causes 1t
to force itself through the perforated
cone at the rear of the hood. The opera
ton is as follows: AS soon as the Ii
ouid in the generator becomes heated by
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
BATTLESHIP ILLINOIS,
The Newest Naval Fighter to Have a
Snlcndid Silver Service.

Splendid Silver Service.
The greatest interest is felt among the
naval officer, on this station in the latest
addition to the navy, the formidable pat
tleship Illinois, which is shortly TO go INTO
commission at the navy yard her trlai
trip will take place from the yards Oh hef
builders, the Newport News Sh.ppuhdihs
and Dry Dock Company, over the same
course off the Virginia coast that the
hattleships KearsaSe and Kentucky mad
their trials.
Contracts have been signed which VIII
secure for the Illinois. when she goes into
commission a handsome service of SILVER
plate The gift is to be one from the
Deop!e of Chicago, and will consist Of two
punch bowls, ladies, tray, candelabra, cpl
curean bowl and two fruit dishes-ten
pieces in all-costinS in the neiShborhood
of sl0,0Q2
The largest piece of plate will be a
punch bowl having capacity of twelve
gallons. It is twenty-five inches in diam
eter and stands eighteen inches high. The
outer edge has a deep fluting broken with
the classical draperies familiar i'll colonial
designs. Running far enough down to
break the general plainness of the bowl
are festooned wreaths hanging from the
tlut:ng In the centre of the rim IS a
plate which viii bear an Inscription in
raised letters setting forth the fact of the
gift Below this viii be the coat of arms
of the United states These coats of arms
appear on each piece of the service.
The base of the bowl rests on a Grecian
cap, which IS the futing and modelled
wreaths. The handles curve gracefully
from the bottom of the bowl several
inches above the support These are
nuted ana modelled. The other punch
bowl is a replica Of the large one, but
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
A RGRBER OvERPOWERED,
Graphic account of Il Desperate Stru2-
ole ut CaiyCrtOH.

a correspondent of tie Warrenton True
Index gives the following graphic account
OF the capture Of a burglar:
Last Tuesday night about nine o'clock
a negro burglar entered SIMPSON & Bas-
tables store at this place and robbed
their cash drawer s,.:l! the postotiice,
which is in the back part of the store
room The northbound mail train No.
3b was running an hour and thirty min
utes late. Mr.. Simpson and Mr.. Cheat
wood, the postmaster, were at the depot
waiting for the train and sharing tie
interest in some connection going on at
that time, which had also attracted the
attention of every one in the store, bring
ing inem ali out, leaving only Nj bas-
table who blew cut all the Lights, except
the one at the postofiice and the one in
their private office he left burning low.
and stepped across TIE track TO the depot
After the train bad gone Mr.. Ctleatwood
entered tl.e store with the mai! pouch.
He found the place in total darkness.
hui. thinking that probably Mr.. Bastahle
had nut the lights all out fae was not
much concerned till ne reached the post
office. where he discovered his money
draw on the floor.
He groped his way around to the money
drawer Of the store and found that like
wise on the floor. Meanwhile Mr.. Simp-
son had entered. to whom he revealed
the condition of the drawers, and told
him that he believed the rogue was still
concealed somewhere in the store. Mr..
simpson turned ana locked the front door
to prevent his escape, and turned down
the west wing of the store to search be-
hind the counter MIR. Cheatwood had
gone Slightly ahead on the outside of the
counter, looking over till he reached the
lower end, when he saw the negro raise
his head and cover Mr.. Simpson with his
revolver.
Mr.. Cheatwood exclaimed, Here he is"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
Thrift Rewarded.

How long did it take you to save UP
those two hundred soap labels?
I've been saving them for more than
two years
what did the manufacturers send you
when you returned the pile to them?
They sent me d pair of the cutest little
rubber dolls you ever saw, and the best
thing about it is that if anything hap
pens to the dolls. or you lose them, the
company will replace them for three cents
apiece Chicago Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
Rcuh.n Again tndicieu.

J. c. Beatlm formerly of this county.
aas again indicted at Manassas for the
betrayal of Ethel Allers, one of his schol-
ars, and his trial set for the second day
of the February term of the County
Court He has been out on a bail OF
So. eco, but the court refused to release
him at all-Nindhester Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-11
Town to Sell.

The City Council has determined to
sell the Corporation Clerks office build
ing, the iron safe and $500 worth OF
stock in the Winchester and Martins
burg Turnpike Company.
Winchester has held this stock since
1854, and it commenced paying 6 per cent.
dividends. last year--Winchester Times.