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Amador ledger., 1905-11-03

Abe Gruber, the New York lawyer,
tells of southern friend who was
visiting him. Mr.. Gruber, wishing to
be hospitable, brought forth a whisky
bottle and placed it on the dining-room
table. He went to the china closet
to get some whisky glasses. On his
return he was surprised to see that
his friend had filled up an ordinary
water glass to the brim and was
about to drink it. "Say," said Mr..
Gruber, what are you doing? You
drink that as if it were cider" "Cider?"
said the southerner, draining the glass,
"do you think I'd take that much
cider?"
Amador ledger., 1905-11-03

Ledger and Chicago Week y Inter
ocean, both papers for one year, 81. 90
in advance.
Amador ledger., 1905-11-03

Get the weak spots in your old har.
ness patched at Pete Piccardo's.
Amador ledger., 1905-11-03

Fresh-pickIed olives of the season
just received; 65c per gallon; Nettle's
market.
Amador ledger., 1905-11-03

DE- H. o'0oNNoE
Physician and Surgeon
Formerly of Roosevelt Hospital and Wander
bilt Clinic, New York City.
Office and residence opposite the Methodist
Church.
SUFFER- CREEK, CAL.
Amador ledger., 1905-11-03

OuilcIlHS
from delicate dis
eases, such as
physical and
mental decay,
VaricOcele,
Structure, Piles,
Blood Diseases,
Pr0StaticDisease
Amador ledger., 1905-11-03
DOCTORS.

NR. A PARKER LEWIS
Physician and Surgeon
SUFFER- CREEK.
ofice:-Werner Building. CAL.
Amador ledger., 1905-11-03

For that falling hair use Ruhser's s
Quinine Hair Tonic.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
BURTON TALKS TO
CAPTAIN SIBERT
CHAIRMAN OF RIVERS AND HAIR
5oRs COMMITTEE DISCUSS
Es OHIO RIVER CHANNEL.
NINE FOOT STAGE CAN BE HAD
IN SIX POOLS AT SMALL
COST.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. LIT
Is moral certainty that even II
Pennsylvania refuses 10 appropriate!
money to help the National govern
ment repair the locks and dams On
the Monongahela, provision win be-
made for beginning on the m:ne.foct
channel in the Ohio. That nroposi-
ton is in no way involved with the
other.
For more than an hour Chairman
Burton had Major W, 4. Sibert. or
Pittsburg, on the grill. asking him
about the deepening of the pools Gre
ated by the first six dams in the
Ohio. They devoted most of the fionr
to questions and answers about the
Ohio. indicating that Mr. Burton
wants to make sure that Major Sil,ert
was not in error when he asserted
that nine feet Of water could be had
in the SIX pools by an expenditure of
$3S2.000 and probably less than that,
Neither the chairman nor the
Major would admit more than that
they had discussed the propositions
involved in general way They did
not mention the subject of State co
operation in the work ON the Monon-
gahela. That is political question
and entirely outside the scope OF an
army officers duty.
I'VE will fight the bill II II comes to
us with such condition OF State
cooperation attached as MI. n,lrtar
proposed yesterday said Senator
penrose.
What he proposed Is not satisfacs
tory So far as we can see there 10
no probability of II ever being made
satisfactory and there will be moth.
ing left for us TO do but fight il I'M
less the people OF Pennsylvania think
it would be right to accept the bur
den. which don't think they would
do
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
DIAMONDS SMUGCLED ACROSS WATER

to see that the smuggled gems are
not removed pending seizure or what
ever other method of action the gov
ernment sees fit to adopt.
Communications with reference to
the holding of the gems were sent
from the district attorneys office yes
terday. 1t is reported that some of the
diamonds are lying in TIE safety de.
posit vaults of certain banks in this
city and New York On this point the
Federal authorities would say moth
ing.
The reason that immediate seizure
is not ordered is explained by the
fact that formal Identification is nee
essary. This process requires an in
ventory and descriptive list procured
from the original sellers of the dia-
monds. Government agents in Eu-
rope have either already secured this
inventory or are at work securing the
necessary information at present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
IN THE WAR JAPAN IS WAGING
FOR PRINCIPLE WIS PORT
ARTHUR'S FALL.
NEITHER SIDE DESIRES PEACE
BUT WILL FIGHT TO BITTER
END. So

WASHINGTON, Jan. Japan has
made no overtures for peace to Rus
sia. directly or indirectly. through
the United States or any other pow
er, and contemplates no such action.
and now that Port Arthur has fallen,
proposes to press the war in the
North all the more vigorously by re-
inforcing the Japanese armies at.
Lao Yang with the greater part of
tne troops, which have been besieging
Port Arthur. This in brief represents.
the views of Mr.. Kogoro Takahira,l
the Japanese minister, who has re-
Gently resumed charge of the legation
at Washington after long illness at
New York.
THE fall of Port Arthur said the
minister, SIS but step in the war
which Japan is waging for princi-
pie. Certainly it is an important step,
but nothing could be further from
the truth than the assumption that
because Japan has captured a strong
hold, the fall of which has long been
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
TIMES LIKE THE PRESENT TEST
THE QUALITY OF A RAfL-szt
ROAD MAN.

So far as passenger traffic is con-
cerned the service of the local di-
visions and branches is not at all af-
class coming in on time or nearly so.
The fast freights have all arrived on
schedule but it is the slow freights
and extras which will suffer. Many
trains of this class are out on the
line without any prospects of getting
paired and that may be many hours
yet. The line between this city and
Warrington is clear, the pickup max
ing the round trip without any diff
Guilty, other than being compelled to
flag in on IS. Not a wire was in
working order at three o'clock witt.
the exception of one on the NJ. r. as
far as Gypsy.
These are the times when rail-
road mans worth is demonstrated.
AS is the case at present there are
crews out on the line without any
rights and are perforce compelled to
remain into clear for fear of
meeting some one who has time
card rights or orders of which
the other crew is unaware. To
man who is familiar with
every phase of the business and
whose brain is fertile some solution
will present itself whereby he can
move his train without extraordinary
danger. The primary maxim is. BE
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
FAIRMONT BOYS ARE MAKING
GOOD DURING PRESENT TIE-UP

sure you are right and then go
ahead =. but In such emergencies as
the present litt1e risk will be over
looked providing everything turns out
all right. Cases are ON record where.
by one man lost on line during such
tie-up as the present, Las by his
own efforts, released and set to NOV
ing all others in similar positions.
This kind of man is always remem-
bered by his superiors and his clever
ness is usually rewarded by promo.
tion. But on the other hand let
man overlook a good chance to sneak
out and get somewhere and the Off
cials are not slow In forgetting it
The local yards were in such
shape that radical measures were ne.
cessitated and the problem was how
to move west and south bound
freight. Yardmaster Riggs took the
only practical course and put signals
on No. 5. the early westDound ac.
commodation and ran two trains of
this on her time. When No. on the
Pittsburg division left, signals were
also on her and two more trains were
moved in this manner. Two more
were run as SIS this afternoon. In
fact the general yardmaster here is
absolute in his authority, having no
means of communication with outside
officials and upon him alone depends
the condition of affairs in the big To-
cal termianl. 1t is very safe predic-
ton that things will be better hand
led in this place than in any other
yard in like position.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
MANS
MADE DEFENDANT
PETITION FILED sY sANousKY
SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY OF
INSOLVENCY IN COURT.

wAPoKENATA. o.. Jan. i. s.
Nichols, receiver of the sandfslxy
Southwestern Railway Company, has
fled petition in the common pleas
court that the company is insoivent
and unable to pay its debts and ask
ing for an order to sell all the prop
erty. roadbed, right OF way and fran
chise. Claims to the amount Of ST.
900 have been fled to date The com
pany owns about sixty-four miles Of
right of way on its main line ard
branches. TEe receiver also alleges
that the mortgage to secure the bonds
delivered to the Cleveland Trust
Company for 81 100000, Is nun ana
void and now of no value whatever.
and asks that said Cleveland Trust
Company and other large lien hold
ers. including the f. H Biodgett com
pany of West Virginia, be made par
ties defendant.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
MANY TRAINS
PASSED THIS WAY
THE LOCAL ROADS HANDLED
MORE TRAINS YESTERDAY
THAN EVER BEFORE.

The detour of trains through
Fairmont on account of the big
wreck on the Pittsburg division was
the largest in the history of the Bal
timore and Ohio. This movement
commenced yesterday at noon and
the last one did not go through the To-
cal terminal until late this morning.
The passenger business East did not
cease until s o'clock last night, when
46 was run here as second 2, but sew
eral freights arrived later.
One track at the scene of the wreck
was cleared early this morning and
trains will now run over their proper
divisions. The Duquesne Limited,
the best train on the system, was
on over the Pittsburg division and
was delayed but short time at the
smash-up. No. 10 also went over that
route.
Things are at a standstill at both
the railroad and commercial tele-
graph offices, the result of broken
wires. The only wire working out
of the dispatchers Office is one on the
NJ. r. branch. and the officials are
very thankful for that. 1t is thought
that the present state of affairs will
not be so serious as the one last win
ter when not a wire was working in
any direction for twenty hours.
The tie-up affects the local yard
seriously. With no movement of
trains East or West and the M. r.
bringing it in as fast as room is made
for it. the yard is continually full.
Last evening 641 East, ISL West and
so Soutbbound loads were Seady for
shipment and no prospects for get
ting them out.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
BIG MEMBERSHIP
WILL LOCAL DIVISION OF THE
ORDER OF RAILWAY CON-
DucToRs HAVE AT START.

On Sunday, January 15, the local di-
vision of the Order of Railway Con
ductors will be instituted. This di-
vision will start of with a member
ship that is enormous for new one.
At least 65 will sign the charter, and
one half that number are old mem
bers who will transfer from other
towns.
A recent appointment that interests
local people is that Charlie Sturm
the veteran way freight engineer. has
been made the road foreman OF en-
gines on the Wheeling division.
Nick Fisher. assistant to General
Yardmaster Riggs, is on sick, and
while his condition is not alarming,
he is very sick man.
Joe Ford. the clever young fellow
who has filled clerkship in the yard
for several years. has resigned. and
his place is filed by Joe Smith.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
PEABODY REPUBLICANS Won Battle.
BUT A STEP

expected, the Japanese government
will now make orertures for peace.
Japan is too busy fighting. We are
as much in earnest to-day. as we were
at the outset of the war, We have
made no overtures for peace either di-
rectly or indirectly nor have the pow
ers approached us with any idea OF
Intervention
At the Russian embassy. 1t was re-
fterated that Russia would fight all
the harder in view of the temporary
loss of Port Arthur
Europe, it is learned. Is firmly OF
the conviction that, however dark tie
outlook for peace in this moment.
when the prospect brightens. it is to
President Roosevelt that the neutrals
as well as the belligerents will look
as the intermediary through whom
peace negotiations will be initiated.
A European ambassador said to-day:
The American government is prac-
ticaiiy the only government to which
both belligerents will be willing to
look for assistance in reaching a set.
tlement when the time comes and
aside from this fact the high personal
regard in which the President is held
both at ST. Petersburg and Toxic.
makes it all the more probable that
through him. when Russia and Japan
have fought their fight, the powers
must hope for peace"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
PARTIES WITH MRS CHADWICK
BROUGHT OVER $4,000 WORTH
OF DIAMONDS.

CLEVELAND, o.. Jan. THE
Plain Dealer to-day says:
The investigation into the charge
that large quantities of diamonds and
Jewels were smuggled into this coun-
try by parties returning from Europe
with Mrs Cassie L. Chadwick, has re-
suited in the location by the United
States officers of some 100000 worth
of gems and diamonds.
The admission was made yesterday
that the location of the jewels had
been unearthed, but further than this
the authorities refused to discuss the
matter.
1t is known that there will be no
immediate seizure of the property.
AT the same time. however. it is said
that steps have already been taken
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
TRUST BUYS BIG
TRACT OF COAL
U. S. steel Corporation Buys 5000
Acres Of Coal Land In Wash
,inston County

WASHINGTON. Pa, Jan. 7.-Neso-
tiations were closed yesterday for the
option of 5000 acres Of coal land in
Washington county. owned principal
ly by J. v. Thompson. the Uniontown
millionaire coal dealer The company
making the option is said to be the
United States Steel Corporation. The
option price per acre is $sss. the total
amount involved being almost S.
100000. The land Is in East Bethle-
hem. West Bethlehem and West PHI
Run townships and Deemston ana
Bea1lsville boroughs The entire
block is solid and fronts on the Mo-
nongahela river just below Frederick
ton, this county Every acre of the
tract is in Washington county. ana
all is Of the PIttsburg or river vein.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
TALKING AGAIN
OF EXTRA SESSION
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO HAVE
AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
WITH PARTY LEADERS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-President
Roosevelt will have conference at
an early day with the Republican
leaders of the Senate and the House
The purpose is to have very thor
ouSh talk about the legislative situa-
tion. An agreement is to he reached
in outline as TO what Congress is to
do along general policies in which the
administration is most Interested Be
fore the holiday recess members OF
the House had become more or less
reconciled to the abandonment of ap.
preparations for rivers and harbors
and public buildings this winter Tho
room ON those matters were pretty
strong. although Mr.. Cannon never de.
livered any ultimatum.
The delays in bringing the River
and Harbor Bill also constituted
significant intimation that Speaker
Cannon was not prodding Chairman
Burton to action.
The members have come back to
Washington even more clamorous
than ever for the authorization of in.
ternal improvements which their own
districts desire, But the Speaker and
those who must bear the most of the
responsibility find il imperative TO
block out a programme soon. Sen
ate leaders are cooperating with
Speaker Cannon this winter in keep
ing government expenses down.
A discussion of where Congress
shall apply the knife will be the chief
topic at the White House conference.
But 1t will be- little surprise IL It
does not take a wider range and en-,
brace the question of an extra ses.
sion for tariff revision Certain of
the Presidents advisers, who are
wise in politics. have canvassed the
tariff situation and now strongly urge
that If there Is to be revision during
the next two years or even during
the next four years. It should be at
an extra session. beginning in March.
The reasoning in favor of this pro-
ceeds chiefly along political lines. II
is argued that il an extra session Is
called next October, as the President
has thought of doing. the tariff bill
would be delayed In the Senate not
only till after the regular December
session would assemble. but also till
along into the winter. SO that the
changes would become a live Issue
during the Congressional campaign of
1906. The new law, II enacted, could
hardly go into effect more than few
months before the November
election that year and all the
disappointed elements would be
ranged with the Democracy. The
danger of this is felt to such an extent
that a member of the Cabinet stated
to-day his belief that revision at
fall session would give the Democrats
control of the House in the SEtieth
Congress.
So the talk of an extra session in
the spring has been revived by many
who, few weeks ago. were stand
patters.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

tenant governor, and again the CAV
els banged and doomed.
81 move this session adjourn
shouted Senator Morgan.
''It is moved that this session adj
journ," shouted the lieutenant gov
ernor.
"The session will not adjourn, and
members will keep in their seats, -
called the speaker.
"Ali in favor of adjournins viii! say
eye" called the lieutenant governor.
"All opposed no."
The ayes and noes came in about
equal volume and then down came
the .gavel of the lieutenant governor
with a vicious slam.
THE ayes have it, and the session
is dissolved"
Whack, went the speakers gavel.
THE noes have it, and the session
is not dissolved" he said.
Led Senate Charge.
"The members of the Senate will
leave the House." said the lieutenant
governor, and quickly walking from
the speakers stand, he strode up the
aisle, waving his gavel over his head
as though he was leading an infantry
charge
All the Democratic Senators and a
number of Republican Senators fol-
lowed him.
The sergeant-at-arms will see that
nobody leaves the ROOM" said the
speaker.
The sergeant, however, was not
fast enough on his feet, and the lieu
tenant governor and Senators filed
out.
members will resume their seats y
said Speaker Dickson. The, joint
session is still on
When Lieut.. Gov. Haggott reached
the Senate chamber he saw that he
was not followed by all the Sena-
tors. and director Sergeant-at-arms
Berry. of the Senate, to arrest all
absent members. Berry at once has
tened down the hall to the House
and demanded admittance. He push
ed past Doorkeeper Ingerson and was
looking Tor Senators Wnen opeeiat
officer Sterling came up.
What do you want?" asked ster-
ling.
q want to get some senator's" said
Berry with laugh.
Would Throw Him Out
"Tve a mind to throw you out, =
rejoined Sterling. The three men
scufned little. laughing all the
while. and then Berry returned to the
Senate alone.
Several Republican Senators re
turned to the House and took part in
the proceedings here there until the
final adjournment
The doors were then locked and
(
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

found a human heart in one of the
barges ahead OF the boat.
DR.. Grach, who examined the heart
pronounced 1t that of man. Not a
valve was left in it, everything having
been removed as though by a sur
geon,s knife
why not let the Marion Claim
Agency collect that clam for you? Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

CONTINUED on fourth Page.l
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

II you have anything to buy. trade
or sell. come to us. or we wiz send
agent to you. We deal In anything.
and everything Brokerage. Storage
and Auction Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
POSTAL DEFICIT.
The Service Lacks S14,572, 584 of Pay
ing for Itself.

Washington, Nov. 21-Postmaster
General Cortelyou recently completed
and forwarded to the secretary of the
treasury, the estimates for the postofhce
department for the fiscal year ending
June 3d. 1907. They show a reduction Of
expenses wherever it Is believed it viii
not impair the service, but provision for
development of postal facilities to meet
the growing needs Of all sections Of the
country.
The estimates for the postal service
at large-the field service aggregate
s193, 600, 900, an increase over last year s
appropriation of about S27, 600, 000 This
increase represents the normal growth
of the service based upon what the pos
tai authorities regard as the most care
ful and conservative estimates. Each
succeeding year sees a large increase in
the business of the department The
principal items in the increase are ru-
raj delivery service, railway mail SER
vice. compensation to postmasters and
their clerks and the compensation OF
letter carriers.
For the maintenance Of the rural de-
livery service and it's proper extension
over sz9 GOO, goo will be required This
is an increase of SO. 100000 over the ap-
preparation for the current year, which
in turn is over s5.00O.000 more than thai
of last year, so that the present esti-
mate is 81, AGO. 600 less than the increase
! of the present over the preceding year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-21
MEETINGS OF SANTA FE LINES.
Reports of Roads in Arizona Indicate
Prosperity There.

Prescott, Ariz, Nov. 21.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Santa
Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway com
pany was held last week at the office
of President Murphy here and the fol-
lowing board of directors was elected for
the ensuing year. F. NJ. Murphy, Wal
lace Fairbank, Prescott, Ariz.; b. b
CAGE Tombstone; z. P. Ripley, Chi
cago; Victor Morawetz, Edward j. Der
wind. G. G. Haven, Charles steele, New
York; B. P. Cheney. Boston. There was
represented by proxies and in person all
of the stock except 81 shares. The annual
meetings of the other lines in the Ari-
iona system were also held and direc-
tors for the ensuing year were elected
as follows:
Murphy, E. P. Ripley. G. G. Haven,
Victor Moraketz, Charles Steele. Ed
ward J. BerWind, B. p. Cheney, Z. y.
| Gage. Wallace Fairbank.
Phoenix and Eastern Railroad com
panv-F. NJ Murphy, E. P. Ripley, q.
! q Haven Victor Morawetz, Charles
Steele, Edward J. Berwind, Wallace
/ F'airbank.
The presidents official annual re-
ports which were presented at lhe
meetings indicate very prosperous
condition in all the lines of Industry
served by the railroads mentioned, as
well as immense development or the
| mining Industry going on in all sectlons
/ tributary to the system, now reaching
/ into so many mining districts of the
territory. Several new smelters ana OF. Or
1 reduction plants are in active operation
or in various stages of construction, ana
| although the reports read are conservaa-
/ tive to a degree they go to emphasize
! the claims that are constantly peing
made that the treasure vaults OF Ar
gona particularly the northern portions
/ If the territory. are Just beginning to
be explored, and that this unprecedented
activity is stimulated in no small degree
| bv the transportation facilities