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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-10-10
THOMAS C. RUST
Has moved his
AND REPAIRING BUSINESS
to the
crprnrr g p.Arrv cITnp

to the
STRIDER u RAMEY SHOP,
Formerly the old Sadler Brothers Shop. in the
rear of the Sadler Block, on Congress street,
where he will engage in the Furniture Repair
ing and Upholstering Business, as heretofore.
Parties not knowing where my shop is, will
please enquire at Strider IL Ramey's Furni-
ture Store. and they Will direct them to where
| am located. Trusting that | shall continue
to receive liberal share OF the Public Patron
age. remain Most respectfully,
June Eft. THOMAS G. RUST,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-10-10
Loss Of Caste.

In the year 1866 Lord Give and
Mr.. verelst employed the whole in
f1uence of the English government to
restore a Hindoo to his caste who had
forfeited 1t. not by any neglect of
his own, but by having been compelled
by a most objectionable act Of VIC
lence to swallow a drop of COW broth.
The Brahmans, from the peculiar cir
cumstances of the case, were very
anxious to comply with the wishes Of
the government. The principal men
among them met at Kishnagur and
once at Calcutta, but after consulta-
lions and an examination of their most
ancient records they declared to Lord
Give that there was no precedent to
Justify the act. They found it i'm
possible to restore the unfortunate man
to his caste, and he died soon after
Of a broken heart-Sydney Smiths
Essays on Indian Missions"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-10-10
Have Your Clothes Dyed.

LADIES DRESSES. SHAWLS. CAPEs AND
WAISTS CAN BE DYED & CLEANED
WITHOUT RIPPING THEM UP.
Gents Overcoats and all other articles of
Wearing Apparel can be Cleaned and repaired
in frst-class style. have not the space to
say in what way I'll Clean aud Dye. for my
long experience in the business enables me to
guarantee satisfaction every time. Now one
word to the Ladies. as | study their interest
1t is not worth while for You to lay aside yoar
Dresses. Cloaks and Shawls, when you are
compelled to go out of eolors when | can take
your colors and dye them to look as new tn
out the least injury to the goods. | am also
prepared to make from Hair Combings, raids
or Puffs, or any way you choose TO have them
put up. My prices are low We pay freight
one way ON all goods shipped to us
THOMAS LOVETT.
zl3 E. Piccadilly ST., Winchester, Va.
June Is, 1904.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-10-10
Hides Wanted.

/ will pay the highest market prices for
Horse, Cattle. Sheep and Calf hides delivered
at my place of business in Charles Town
Horse hides wanted especially.
Oct, 25. 1904, W. s. MERCHANT.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-10-10
SOUTHWARK.

Trains % and connect with Southern X n
at Strasburg junction at 1880 and 7.45 D. m.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-10-10
- BALTIMORE & Ono
RAILROAD.
Time Fable ID effect Nov. y, 1904, until fur
Their notice
NoRTnwARD.

aarrisonbnrg at $40 q. m. for Strashurr
Junction and Harper's Ferry Division.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-10-10

Mixed Train Sonthbonnd pass Charles Tow,
al S.2S a. M. Arrive IT Strasburp JunstIon
at 600 a. M.
Mixed train northbound pass Charles Town
at 1.52 a. m. Arrive at Harper't Ferry nj Is
CONNECTIONS.
Train : connects at Harper sFerry with IN AZ
tedExpress train leaving ati1. 40 d. M. and
liza pm, arriving at Chicago 6. so a. M, ana
1900 noon, and with train leaving ~ "a
p. M. arriving at CINCINNATI at !. As 4 M 81
Louis 600 p M; aud connects at Weaverton
at Il 40 a. M, arrive at Hegerstowp AZ 10 an
p. m, Washington Junction with train arriv.
ing at Frederick at I.55 p n.
Train "a connects with Fast Vestibnle train
at Harper's Ferry at 7:06 p. M for Chicago AT
1927 p. m; for Pittsburg and 1885 q. m. for
Cincinnati and st. Louis Agriye al pits
burg at 200 a. m, Chicago at Gas D. M. Gin
cinnatti at a. m, and st. Louis $50 d. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars are RIM
through to Cincinnati, st. Louis, and Chicago
on all express trains
FOR rates. tickets, baggage checked. apply
to any office OF the B. u o. Railroad. to &. TX.
Ferry,W Va, or to
w. A. SPENGLER.
Ticket Agent, Charles Town. w. Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-10-10

All trains arrive al and depart from Penn
ington. D. g., where connection is made for
and from Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York.
For Map Folders Through Ticket Rates,
etc, apply to nearest agent or write TO
ii. b. SPENCER. General Manager.
5. II. HARDWiCK, Passenger Traffic Man'gr
w. II. TAYLOE. Gen. Pass. Agent.
l.. s. BROWN, General Agent.
Washington, ID. @.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-10-10
Painting, Papering, &c.

TINE undersigned is prepared to do all kinds
Il of Painting. Granting, Paper Hanging
&c. Prices moderate and prompt attention
given TO all orders T. NJ BAKER
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-10-10
Grocery and Eating House

The undersigned has opened Grocery
Store and Eating House in the building lately
occupied by Earnshaw Il Dooley, on West
Washington street, Charles Town, which has
been newly painted and nicely fitted up. VIII
keep
Full Line of Groceries
of all kinds. which will include the freshest
and best varieties in all lines, 10 be sold at the
lowest market rates. viii also handle good
stock OF Tobaecoes. Cigars, etc. Connected
with the Store propose to keep
First-CIass Eating House,
and win be prepared to serve Lunches, Dye
tiers, Coffee, Pies, etc., at all hours and in the
best style, at moderate prices. Oysters fried
and delivered al residences, and full entertain
ments supplied to order.
Oct. 12-y. THOS. j. MYERS
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
WHITES RESIGNATION NEAR
May Be Succeeded by Count Alexis
lgnatieff
BY Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. II, 1880 p.
MA report that Count Witte has re-
signed is in circulation, but it is false.
1t may, however, become true at any
moment and Gen. Count Alexis Igna-
tieff Is being held in reserve.
A close friend of the premier tells the
Associated Press that Count Witte had
no faith in the policy of Minister of the
Interior Durnovo and only consented to
it OH condition that 1t should be con-
fined to legal means. The same in
formant says that an official commune
cation declaring resort to legal meas
ures to be the policy of the govern
ment will be issued tomorrow. 1t is
the opinion of many Liberals as well
as revolutionaries that with the first
discharge of cannon Count Witte will
CO." They say 1t matters little whether
the premier is or Is not in sympathy
with the policy of reaction, he cannot
shrk responsibility for it. A prominent
parsonage said to the Associated Press:
'The step toward reaction marks the
beginning of the end and the policy
which has been inaugurated is bound
to fail.
1.-The governments task will not be
merely the arrest of a small group of
leaders, but that of the whole popula-
tion. The powers conferred on the
provincial authorities by the imperial
ukase is tantamount to declaration of
martial law throughout the country and
the irresponsible repression which the
officers of the old regime will be sure
to commit when let loose can only serve
to fan the flames"
The Russ expects to come out tomor-
row under its old franchise as the
Molva, meaning Fame"
News from the interior tonight is
very serious. The revolt in the Baltic
has spread southwark to the province
of Kovno, on the border of Poland
which belongs to the old kingdom Of
Lithuanla. The rebellion In Kursk is
beyond control and the government has
information that a big uprising is in
course of preparation in the Ural re-
gions.
An officer who has Just returned from
Manchuria told the Associated Press
that a spirit of mutiny prevailed among
a large portion of the army and that
the prisoners from Japan had been
saturated with revolutionary ideas by
agltators during their captivity and
were ripe for open rebellion.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
FRANCE TO HAVE
NEW PRESIDENT
SUCCESSOR TO L0UBET TO
BE CHOSEN SOON
There Are a Number Of Candidates
Of Whom Fallleres, Doun1er and
Bourgeois Are Most
Prominent
specIal cable 70 The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald.
PARIS. Dec. 17.-In little more than
a month the national assembly will
meet at Versailles to elect a successor
to Loubet as president Of France, and
for the first time in the history of the
republic the spectacle will be offered of
two living presidents, one still in power
and the other duly elected to succeed
him and surrounded by all the prestige
to which his election entities him.
OF candidates for this prominent Of
flee, three are foremost In public opin-
ion-Falleres, president of the senate;
Doumer president of the lower cham
ber, and Leon Bourgeois, at one time
minister of finance.
Notwithstanding the boom started in
the foreign press in favor of Fallieres,
it Is the general opinion here that
Doumer has the best chance. He is
compared to Roosevelt as a statesman
and, like the American president has
written book of his experience while
governor general of Indo-China and en-
joys above all diversions ride on
horseback.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
BUILDS TRACK DESPITE
LAND OWNERS PROTEST
SACRAMENTO SOUTHERN LINE
CLOSES GAP
Fence Erected by Proprietor of Tract
Is Knocked Down and Road Built.
City Trustees Will Make lnves-
tigation
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1.-THE Ia st
small gap of the water front facing
sacramento was closed today by line
of track laid by a large force of sun
day track builders employed by the Sac
ramento Southern railroad. a corpora
ton connected with the Southern
Pacific company, in the face of the OBJ
struction in the shape of a fence and
the strenuous objections of F. A. Miller.
who claims the land upon which the
levee stands. The gap was 45O feet
wide, and Mr.. Miller had been dicker-
ing to sell his land to the Western
Pacific railroad for freight depot on
the water front. He asserts that the
move was made by the Southern Pacific
company to prevent the Western Pa
oific from getting to the river in or near
this city.
The city officials knew nothing of the
building of the me- track until it was
finished, and as far as any of them
know the railroad company had no
legal right to build upon the levee.
The land on which the track was
built Is outside the city limits and is
owned by private parties, who gave or
SOLD the city an easement for leVee pur-
poses.
1t is upon this easement that the
track was built. Clinton L. White, one
of the foremost lawyers in the city and
a recognized authority on titles to water
front property, holds that the title to
the land is vested in the owner and
that the city has a levee there by
sufferanoe only.
Miller, owner of the property, built a
fence across the levee, which was
butted down by the construction engine.
He laid complaint with Division Su-
perintendent It. r. Jones of the South
ern Pacific company, which was about
as successful as the fence
1t being Sunday and the court house
closed Miller did not apply for an in
junction, so the track was completed.
1t is likely that the city board of
trustees will investigate the matter to-
morrow night.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
ALLEGED FORGER FROM
SHANGHAI IS ARRESTED
ARRIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO ON
STEAMER KOREA
Young Man Is Ernest F. Horwtz and
He Has Been Representing a Fill
pino Tobacco Firm In China-De-
clares He Is Innocent of Crime
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17.-When
the steamer Korea arrived from the
Orient today the police arrested one of
the passengers, young man who had
been travelling under the name of
Charles Ferguson. He later admitted
that he was Ernest b. Horwitz, recently
Of Shanghai.
The arrest was made on a cablegram
from American Consul General Rodgers
at Shanghai, China, that Horwitz was
wanted there on a charge of forgery.
He was accused of forging check for
$3.50 taels on the Hongkong and Shang-
hal bank of Shanghai.
He denied having committed forgery,
hut admits he did something to spite
his brother-in-law in Shanghai.
He would not say what this was. but
declared it was not forgery.
He said he had been promised a
cargo of goods from Chinese mer-
chant in Shanghai. which he was to
take to Russia, and his brother-in-law
had agreed to become his surety, but
at the last moment backed out and
destroyed his credit He left Shanghai
about three months ago and had been
travelling in Japan, buying and selling
goods.
He had been representing a Filipino
tobacco firm in China. His father, he
said, is i'm business in the City of
Mexico and his uncle Is one of the lead
ing druggists in New York. He had
been backed by M. j. Connell & Co. of
Seattle.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES
Report Just Issued Shows Increase of
Five Million Dollars During
Past Year
BY Associated Press


WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Estimates
made by the bureau of statistics of the
department of commerce and labor
based on the returns for ten months
ended with October are that the aggre-
gate commerce between the United
States and the Philippine islands for
the calendar year 1905 will amount to
about $2O.000,000 against about $4,000
900 in 1904. $10.000000 in 1900, $4,000, 900
in 1898, and a little more than 81, 900. 900
in 1897, the year prior to the American
occupation.
Prior to 1899 the exports from the
United States to the Philippines, the
bureau reports. showed never exceed
ing a quarter of n million dollars, while
the present year they will aggregate
nearly $6,000.00O.
Imports from the islands which
ranged between $4,000, 900 and S., 900. 900
per annum prior to 1899 were In 1902
$1O,OOO.OOO: in 1903 $12,OOOOOO and i'm 1905
will be about SAL 100000, according to
the bureau estimates.
The imports in 1905 are chiefly hemp
and sugar. Hemp Imports for the first
ten months in 1905 amounted to $10-
376 52S and sugar $2.212,249.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
DEBATE WILL Be
OVER INSURANCE
EXTENDED DISCUSSION IN THE
HOUSE EXPECTED
Committee Work viii Continue In the
Observation-Disclosures Tariff Bill
and Statehood Measure to
Be Reconsldered
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17--The four
days before the holiday adjournment
will be dedicated in the house to furth-
er discussion of federal control of in
surance and to completing the enact
ment of the Panama emergency ap-
preparation. There are many members
who desire to talk about insurance.
Speaker Cannon has concurred in the
general view of the house that the
presidents message furnishes as good
a basis as anything else for this de-
bate.
Many members will not wait until
Thursday to return to their homes for
the holidays.
Committee work will progress during
the debate. The ways and means com
mittee will continue its hearings of the
Philippines tariff and the appropria-
tions committee will begin the prepara-
tion of the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill. The statehood bill is
to be perfected but will not, under the
present plan, be brought into the house
until January wherein it is expected to
constitute the first business
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
STILL SURVIVES FALL
Woman Thrown From High Window
in San Francisco Still Clings
to Life
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17.-The
surgeons at the county hospital have
Leen marveling today at the tenacity
with which the feeble spark of life
continues to flicker In the crushed and
shattered body of young Mrs. w. j.
Kenney. That she lived at all after
her awful fall is also cause for
wonder. In her conscious moments
she repeated her earlier story that she
had quarreled with her husband, from
whom she had separated and that he
had hurled her from the fifth story
of the United States hotel. Her jaw
and arms were fractured and she was
internally injured.
The doctors say she canot live
through the night.
She is % years old and became a
waitress after separating from Kenney.
who is a private detective. She said
her maiden name was Alice A. Selby
and that she was born in Virginia.
She has lived in a number of eastern
cities.
Kenney has been arrested and the
police say he will be charged with
murder upon her death. He denies
that he threw her through the window
but admits that they quarreled be-
cause she refused to return to him.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
C0NFESSES MURDER OF
AN AGED PAWNBR0KER
MONTANA YOUTH ADMITS THE
CRIME
Great Falls Young Man, Aged 10, I'M
plicates Several Prominent Resi-
dents of the Town in This and
Other Deeds
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. ia
special from Lewistown to the Tribune
says: James Sherman, aged 10, man
ager of the Argus Publishing COM
pany's stationery department who was
recently arrested on suspicion of brut-
ally numbering Sam Studzinski, an
old pawnbroker, August 49, for the
purpose of robbery, has confessed, i'm
plicating DR.. Il. a. Long, dentist,
Walter Gooch. formerly night marshal
of the town. and Russell Hortop and
David Atchison. young men of the
town, In the murder, as well as in a
postoffice burglary and many other re-
cent burglaries of the town.
The jewelry stolen from the Stud
zinski place was recovered today from
place where it had been cached by
Sherman.
Roy E. Ayers, county attorney. who
has been active in solving the murder
mystery. today made public the fact
that an attempt was made December
1 to poison himself and wife, II being
his theory that the attempt would put
him out of the case by killing or fright
ening him. Mr.. and Mrs Ayers were
away from home until 2 a. m. and
when they returned found the house
had been entered. When Mrs. Ayers
took drink from bucket Of water
she noticed a peculiar taste and an
analysis by a chemist revealed the
presence of large quantity of strych-
nine in the water.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
PRICE: SINGLE COPY, s CENTS
PYRoMANIAc AGAIN At WORK
Ventura Citizens Alarmed by Persist
ent Attempt Of Barn Burner to
Destroy Property
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
VENTURA, Dec. 17.--Citizens Of Ven
tura are becoming alarmed over the ex-
istence Of a pyromaniac who has been
operating here for the past two months.
During that time no less than dozen
fires have occurred, some with serious
results, and others have been discov-
cred In time to prevent loss. In several
cases phosphorus, wrapped In damp
cloths was found. thus telling the
method used. This morning, at little
after midnight, the barn on the old
Clay place on Oak street was found to
be on fire. With little effort the fire
was extinguished
At 2 o'clock another alarm was given.
This time 1t was the old warehouse at
the corner of Chestnut and Front
streets, owned by r.. G. Allyn of Los
Angeles and occupied by the Channel
Commercial company. The building
and contents were total loss, without
insurance.
Public sentiment is strong and there
is talk of instituting a thorough and
systematic watch until the offender is
captured Two attempts have been
made to burn the same building-a
barn on Ventura avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
TOXIC Hol,oRs SOLDIERS
First official Celebration for Army
Which Is Home From
ManehurIa
Rv Aaaoolated Press.

TOXIC, Dec. II. 2 p. m.--The first Of
fetal celebration by the city in honor
Of the soldiers that have returned from
Manchurla was held today. Field Mar
shal Oyama and Gen. Kurokl, together
with their respective staffs, were guests
of the guards division. Soldiers of all
arms In field uniforms, 10000 strong,
with twenty-four guns, marched from
Hibiya to Uyeno park, distance of
three miles. All street car traffic was
suspended during the march. Despite
the unfavorable weather which pre-
vailed there was much enthusiasm
the shattered battle flags eloquently
testifying to the ordeals through which
each regiment had passed A formal
ceremony was held at Uyeno park in
which the mayor of the city made an
address concentrating the Manchurian
army on its victories.
The expenses of the celebration were
betrayed by voluntary contributions
The event was unprecedented in that
1t was the first time that Toxic saw
such large army marched through her
streets at one time.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
TO PURIFY ELECTIONS
Seth Low Writes to Governor Higgins,
Making Suggestions for
Legislation
BY Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 1.-THE exec
utive committee of the Association to
Prevent Corrupt Practices at Elec-
tions," of which former Mayor Seth
Low of New York is chairman. gave
out here tonight a letter which has
been sent to Gov. Higgins, suggesting
legislation for the publication of cleo
tions which the committee regards as
desirable.
Attention is called to the fact that
bribery is alleged to be rampant at cleo
tlons in many parts of the state and
it is asserted that the explicit anti
bribery provisions of the penal code
are disregarded. because no person has
a motive for their enforcement suffi-
cient to make him invoke the criminal
Dor and a friend
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
DECLARES MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP A DREAM
SPEAKER SEES NO LIKELIHOOD
OF CoNSUMMATIoN
Osborn Tells Hearers Carter Harrison
and Mayor Dunno Were Elected on
Impossible Platform and Says Wis.,
ionaries viii Be Disappointed

''The collective ownership and opera
tion of all the material Instruments of
production is what we want, and a
great many people tell us that this can
never be brought about" said J. b.
Osborn in addressing an audience
largely composed of Socialists in Metro
politan hall last night. people claim
that there is not money enough in the
world to buy these means of produce
tion, and that to take them without
paying for them would be unlawful,
unjust and unconstitutional. II seems
to me that it would be quite impossible
with the present money system for
society to acquire the means of pro-
duction and pay for them. Take the
question of municipal ownership of pub
lie utilities and we will suppose that
San Francisco, New York. Boston, Chi
cago, st. Louis and other large cities
would at about the same time want to
sell municipal bonds for the purpose
of taking over from private ownership
the property of municipal corporations.
The amount of money would be so
enormous that it would be almost inn
possible to obtain it. And in no case
could 1t be obtained without the con-
sent of the capitalist class, and they
would not consent unless they were
thoroughly satisfied that municipal
ownership of public utilities was in
their interest and the the interest of
capitalistic property
"Seven years ago the city of Denver
issued 100000 worth Of bonds for the
purpose of acquiring the Denver Union
Water company's plant, but the capi-
NnIs Isstr 4; 4 L,,,xr -,
water company is still private prop
erty.
Garter Harrison was elected mayor
Of Chicago on a municipal ownership
platform and at the end of his admin
istration that platform had not been
accomplished.
Mayor Dunno was elected on the
same kind of a platform, and in my
opinion, at the close of his official adj
ministration, Chicago will not have
municipal ownership of the street rail-
roads, etc.
Property has only one value, and
that is its profit earning or dividend
paying capacity, and no political party
representing the capitalist class is go
ing to enforce any law or program that
will destroy the value of capitalist prop
erty. Many state constitutions have this
language. lne law Oh eiilineHt uoiildHl
shall never be abridged or so construed
as to prevent the legislature from
taking the property and franchises of
companies, and subJecting
them to public use
Every state, according to law, has
a right to regulate the fares and
fIeights of railroad corporations, tele-
phone, telegraph and express COM
panies.
But this principle of law Is not en-
forced In any city or state in the Union.
/ am convinced, beyond all doubt, that
the law is today and has been through
all history. the rule of the dominant
class in society. What Is I'm the interest
of the ruling class is lawful, moral and
just, and anything opposed to their in
terest is unlawful, immoral and uncon-
81 itutional"