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ERICSSON LINE EXCURSIONS,

ERICSSON LINE EXCURSIONS"
ATTRACTIVE WATER ROUTE from BALTIMORE.
Through the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
to Philadelphia" Stopping at the great fishing
grounds, Betterton. also Chester. Pa. Fare from
Washington by B. and o to Baltimore, thence
Ericsson line to Philadelphia, single. s.; round
trip, $3.50. Returninr all rail- from Philadelphia
lB. and o., So Steamers sail daily except SUM-
day. 8 pm. New, last day boats daily, and SUM-
dsys 8 am. Tickets to Philadelphia on sale In
Washington at B. and o. Ticket Ofhces. Also j.
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Cape May. Asbury Park. Ocean Grovs, Long
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STRUGGLE TO CONTROL
NOTABLE CONTEST ON BETWEEN
BALFoUR AND CHAMBERLAIN.
Special cablesram to The star.

Special Cablegram to The Star
LONDON, November 1t.--Baifour and
Chamberlain are entering upon the crucial
stage of their struggle for control of con-
servative machine at impending general
election. Conservative caucus nsets at
New Castle next week and Chamberlain
has heralded gathering by driving Capt.
Wells Its official head. to resign because
he favored parliamentary candidates pro-
Tossing Balfour's vague intangible retail
ton theories as opposed to Chamberlain
thoroughgoing protectionism.
II certain protectionist resolutions to be
submitted by Chamberlain's friends be
adopted by caucus Balfour must either ac-
cept defeat or swallow Chamberiain's policy
in order to retain leadership. In first In
stance Balfour intends by personal appeals
to wean caucus from Characterization. but
IL he should fail he will be quite capable of
turning round and cheerfully adopting the
policy he had just denounced.
The unionists party is in hopeless condi-
ton of disintegrat;on, and nothing can save
it from virtual obliteration at next election.
The scheme to keep his majority together
another year by introducing a bill reduc-
ing Irish representation has failed, now
Chief Secretary Long Is trying to impress
Englishmsn with the dangerous conditions
of Ireland by prosecuting the nationalist
members for their political speeches; but
nothing can retrieve Balfour's position or
that of his government which has been ac-
cused with every form of mismana cement
and incompetency. costing the country
hnudreds of millions sterling, S.
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A Reminder of the Revolution.
Special Cablegram to The Star


PARIS November 1.-THE clock in the
ante-room of the ministry of justice hav-
ing stopped matchmaker took It to pieces
and was surprised to find engraved on one
of the wheels this inscriptions: y. Jean
Blanchet, this 22d day of August 1892 saw
the Sieur Danton profane the emblem of
divine kingship by breaking feur de lys
which so rightly adorned the hand of this
clock" The inscription had hitherto been
undiscovered Danton at the time mentioned
was minister of justice, and it Is known
that the clock stood for over century I'M
the minister's private room. Presumably
he was irritated by watching the feur de
Iys, which finished OF the minute hand
as in many clocks of the eighteenth CEN
fury. slowly mark feeting time as he sat
at his desk and on the day In question sud
denly started up in a temper and broke
of the emblem. The hand still shows a
mark where it was mended and the Heur
de Iys readjusted. The Jean Blanchet who
in his respect for dethroned royalty re-
corded his Indignation at Danton's act is
unknown. but he may be supposed to be
the matchmaker who mended the broken
hand
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CRUELTY TO NATIVES.
Capetown Newspaper Indicts Germans
in South West Africa.
Special Cablegram to The Star.


CAPE TOWN, November 1.-THE Arpus
one OF the leading newspapers, prints evil
dence In support of the allegations that
cruelties were practiced on the natives i'm
German Southwest Africa. and that Rrit.
ish subjects, English and Dutch. were 'os-
tensfbly recruited for transport riding and
then compelled to take I'D arms. A von, .,
Iransvaal Dutchman states that he and
forty-two others were engaged in Johannes
burg in September 1904.
When we arrived at Lokahandia we were
served out with rifles with twenty rounds
Oh ammunition each. and further on with
seventy -ohe ROUNDS. None of us wanted to
nght We had gone there to make a Iiv-
ing by transport riding. Near Okaniiso we
came IN contact with the natives and we
were compelled by the Germans to go into
hghting line and take our share of the
nght. one of our men, De Wet, was
wounded in the leg. That night we had ALI
to take our share of the picket duty. We
refused at first to fight or to do picket dutv
but we were told that we were now under
German martial law and must obey orders
AT Okanjiso about February II saw
number of women and children executed
Ihefe were eight women and six children
Ihey were all strung up to trees by the
neck and then shot The Germans said
that they were spies, but they We're cap
tured with the natives who were fighting
and some of the children could NOT have
been over FIVE A lieutenant gave the or
ders. Five soldiers would take each wom-
an or child IN turn, put rope around their
necks, string them up over a branch and
shoot them. No, the women did not Shrek
for mercy; they never said word They
were glad to be released from their suffer-
ings, for they had been very cruelty treated.
have seen at least twenty-five of them
with my own eyes hanged and shot"
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NOT A SQUARE DEAL.
Scotland Getting More Money for Edu
cation Than Ireland

Special Cablegram to The Star.
DUBLIN, November lin an ad-
dress while presiding at the joint do
cesar synods of Dublin, Glandalough and
Kildare, while speaking upon the subject of
primary education, the Right Rev. DIR. Pea
cooke, the Protestant Archbishop of Dub
lin, said that Ireland did not receive from
imperial funds as large money grants for
primary education she was fairly en-
titled to. Ireland was not as literally dealt
with in this respect as England and Scot
land. Putting England aside, because it
was not easy to institute comparison be-
tween a country with population of f. 500,-
0Jo and one with a population of 50, 600 600
he cited the case of Scotland. According to
the census returns of 1901 Ireland and Scot
land then had practically the same number
OF inhabitants, the population of Scotland
then being only about IL, 600 more than that
of Ireland. Under these circums nces it
would seem as though Ireland should re-
ceiye as large a grant for primary educa-
ton as Scotland. The education estimates
for the present year provided for Ireland
mates for like purpose for Scotland. they
same source was over $9,000.00o. Ireland
was the poorer country, and If any prefer
ence was given. the favortism certainly
ought to be shown to Ireland. DR. Pea
cooke then inquired: THE educat onai de-
mands of England and Scotland were met
with literally out of the imperial funds
and why should this portion of the United
Kingdom be dealt with on less liberal
termS?"
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VOLUNTEERS INDIGNANT
British Militiamen Feel They Have
Been Snubbed by War Office.

Special Cabiegram to The Star.
LONDON, November 11.-Members of the
Institute of Commanding Officers of Volun-
teers are much disturbed by an amazing
snub which has been administered to them
by the army council. They regard 1t as
another instance of Mr.. Arnold Forsters
desire to make the continued existence of
the volunteer impossible, and are disposed
to take strong action In the matter. From
time to time the institute, which includes
commanding officers of volunteer corps In
all parts of England and Scotland, have
discussed at their meetings matters which
they consider of interest and imDor-
lance to the force. They did so at meet
ing early this year, and duly submitted the
conclusions at which they had arrived.
To that they received reply from the
secretary to the army council In which it.
was stated that it is not eminently proper
but desirable that volunteer commanding
officers should meet to discuss questions
connected with such matters as the in
terror economy and training Of their corps
but that the council regard that 1t Is i'm
perative that such meetings should be held
under the presidency of an officer of the
regular forces in order that the views ex
pressed at them may be made known to
the council through the proper channel.
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FRISCO KID" IN PARIS.
Pacific Coast Bootblack Shines Presi-
dent Loubet's Shoes.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS, November 11.-Fred Rack. the
Frisco Kid is a proud boy. having just
BACKED the boots of NJ. Loubet. He ar
rived at the door of the palace of the
Elysee with his box of brushes under his
arm and explained what he wanted to the
porter, who does not know one word of
English. Finally one of the coachmen was
found who understands English thoroughly.
He acted as an Interpreter. Eventually the
request of@the American boy was brought
to the attention of NJ. Loubet, who graci-
ousy granted it. The president received
the boy, put one. foot forward, then the
other and Fred Racks work was soon ac-
complished. No one was present at the in
terview, and the Frisco Kid could not re-
peat what NJ. Loubet said to him. not I'M
derstanding French. However he came
away with the impression that the French
president had been most gracious in his re-
ception Of him. AS a matter of fact, NJ.
Loubet is understood to have remarked
that his boots were already quite clean, but
that he did not mind having them cleaned
over again since the Frisco Kid had come
so far to do II.
Fred Rack asked for and obtained from
M. Loubets secretary a certificate duly
stating that he had BACKED the boots of NJ.
Loubet, the president of the republic He
subsequently took this treasured document
round TO the newspaper offices and was
gwen gold piece for showing it, He is
enthusiastic about M. Loubet's foot TT
Is very pretty foot he said ..almost a
good as President Roosevelt's used
nearly three times as much backing for his
boots as do for ordinary boots 7 could
not 90 less for the president of the French
republic" Il
His next expedition will be to Brussels
where he hopes to be able to black The
boots of King Leopold
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KILLED BY REQUEST.
German Clerk Shoots Sweetheart and
Sister at Their Solicitation.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN, November 1.-THE two daueh-
tiers of merchant named Haar of Bruins
wick have just been shot and killed at their
own request by bank clerk named Brunke.
eighteen years of age, under extraordinary
circumstances. Brunke gave plano lessons
to the younger girl, who was twenty years
of age. and the pair fell in love. The girls
parents, however, objected to their mar
riage on the ground of poverty. as well as
on the ground of Brunke's youth
"A few days ago the elder sister heard
from her fance in st. Petersburg that he
was unable to marry her, whereupon all
three decided to die. The girls took seats
on chairs and Brunke fred, shooting his
sweetheart twice through the heart He
then turned the weapon on the elder sis
ter and instantly killed her. lis courage
failing, Brunke surrendered himself to the
police.
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A JACKSON MEMORIAL
DAUGHTERS OF CoNFEDERACY TO
BUY LEXINGTON HOUSE.

RICHMOND, Va, November TO- 1905.
The delegates to the session of the Vir-
ginia division of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy have determined to aid in the pur-
chase of the home of Gen. 'Storewalr'
Jackson at Lexington, Va, and fund for
the purpose will be raised among the local
chapters throughout the state during the
coming winter. The question as to the pur-
chase of the property was brought up at
the meeting yesterday by the report of the
Stonewau Chapter of Lexington, represent
ed by Miss Davidson. The ladies propose to
make the house memorial to Jackson and
over $500 was pledged at the session by the
delegates for their chapters. The house that
the Virginia division proposes to purchase
is the one in which Gen. Jackson resided
while a member of the faculty of the Vir-
ginia Military Institute.
Yesterdays session was opened with
prayer by the Rev. DR. w f. Evans of the
Monumental Church. and during the session
Mrs. Malone and Mrs. McGll. wife and
daughter of Gen. William Malone were
presented to the convention. The action
of the Daughters of the American Reyolu-
ton in memorializing Congress to erect a
monument to the memory of Commodore
Maury, was indorsed. and the ladies will
aid In inducing favorable action in Con-
-gresS upon the request. The members of
the division are making a decided impress
sion upon the social life of Richmond and
many social functions In honor of the Wis
itors take place each evening
Mrs. Randolph's appeal for monument
to the memory of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was
an earnest one. and was listened to with
marked attention. She concluded her ra
marks with the following words:
We have brought his body to HOLLYWOOD
ana we VIII erect monument to him and
We VIII have him in confederate uni
form"
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TRAIN WRECK IN TEXAS.
Fireman Killed and Eight Persons
Injured

ALEDO. Texas, November 11.-Eastbound
Texas and Pacific passenger No. 6, known
as the cannon ball. was wrecked about
two miles west of Iona switch today, kill
ing one man and injuring eight others
The dead:
Luther Wilson, fireman OF the front en-
gine buried under wreck, Fort Worth.
The train was double-header and the
two engines turned over just as they
struck curve at the top of the heavy
grade up which they were pulling a train
of fifteen coaches heavily loaded with pas
sengers.
Both engines the mail and baggage cars
the express car and the chair car left the
rails. Only two passengers out of 500 re-
ceived injuries.
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PaWmbroker's Sale of
IIanredeemed PLEDGES.

WALTER II. WILLIAMS. AUCTIONEER.
I will sell at public auction, at 43I 18th st NV.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER FIFTEENTH. and
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER SIXTEENTH, 1905, AT
SEVEN O'CLOCK z NJ, all goods which interest
remains unpaid year. consisting OF Gold Silver
and Metal Watches. Diamonds Clocks. Chains,
Rings. Jewery of all kinds. Clothing. Books. Musi-
cal Instruments Guns, Revolvers, Mechanics Tools,
opera Glasses, Cameras, Lenses, Typewriters,
Graphophones. &C. Also all articles left for repairs
and uncalIed for year.
COLLATERAL LOAN CO..
no9-Sts-1s HENRY II. GROCE. Treas.
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Crusade Against Patent Medicines.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. November 1f.-State
Dairy and Food Commissioner Horace An
keny has commenced crusade against al
legged patent medicines. Today he issued
the following notice: after January !.
1906, certain malt whistles (which are
named by hEl) will be treated by this des
partment as WHISTLES and not medicines.
and all parties selling any of these so-csiled
malt whistles Will be he'd 10 be under ts,ss
tax as for the sale of other whistles. ard
will be 70 certified to the auditor of state
when evidence is obtained OF Illegal SALSA
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spector of the first lighthouse district, Port
land, Me-, to home and wait orders.
Commander G. l.. Dyer, from command
of the Supply, to home and wait orders.
Ensign a. c. Kali. to the Alabama.
MidShipman c. K. Jones, from the Ken
lucky to the Dubuque.
Chief Carpenter A. Burke, granted leave
of absence for three months on account of
sickness.
Warrant Machinist R. A. Rung, from the
navy yard, New York, to the Glacier.
Warrant Machinist A. Skinner. from
treatment at the naval hospital, New York,
and granted sick leave for three months.
Examinations for Ordinance Duty.
1t is announced at the War Department
that examination will be held March )
next for the examination of captains and
first and second lieutenants of the line of
the army, with a view to their selection for
detail for period of four years for service
in the ordnance department.
The examination will be held with the
view to filling two vacancies to occur in
the grade of captain during the calendar
year of 1906. and to filling twelve existing
vacancies and one prospective vacancy in
the grade of first lieutenant.
Movements of Troops.
Orders have been issued at the War De-
partment relieving Companies 1 and X,
10th Infantry, from duty at the Lewis and
Clark centennial exposition at Portland,
Ore, and ordering them to sail from San
Francisco on the 18th instant for Honolulu,
Hawaii, for duty.
Movements of troops to and from the
Philippines have been ordered as follows:
From San Observation-Disclosures and
ten troops of the Sd Cavalry, December Is.
-Four troops of the 4th Cavalry. January 3.
The oath Infantry, January %.
The Sth Infantry and two troops of the
Sd Cavalry, March ).
From Manila, p. 1.-The 9TH Infantry, No
verlber 10.
The 22d Infantry December Is.
The I'd Cavalry, January %
The Goth Infantry, March D.
The 18th Infantry, April 16
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Acquitted Of Murder Charge.

ROANOKE, Va, November II. = At
Wytheville today the Jury in the case of
Charles w. Gose, charged with the muir
der Of Frederick Borchers. returned ver-
dict of not guilty Gose Is the agent CT
the Norfolk and Western Railway Company
at Cripple Creek. Va. and Borchers was a
prospector from Philadelphia. The mep
quarreIed IN the derot at Cripple Creek last
August, when Gose shot Borchers through
the heart. saying he Aired to save his own
1fa
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Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria to Marry.


MADRID, November 11.-Prince Ferdi-
nand Maria of Bavaria is to marry, 1t Is
believed. the sister of Alfonso XIII, the In
fanta Dona Maria Theresa de Bourbon. He
is the eldest son of the Spanish Maria de n
Paz and of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Ba-
vara The infanta was born in Madrid on
November IL, 1852, and the young Prince
Ferdinand was also born at the Madrid
palace on May 10, 1854. where his mother
happened to be staying as the guest of the
late King Alfonso XII, her brother, and Of
Queen Maria Christina. Prince Ferdinand
visited Madrid last year In October just
about the time when the late Princess Of
Astueia, heiress presumptive to the throEe
of Spain and elder sister of the infanta
became seriously Ill ana died. The mar
rage of the Bavar!an prince with Dona
Maria has already been limited at In the
newspapers. but there has been little court
gossip regarding It for 9 long time.
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Election of Officers.

The following officers for the ensuing
year have been selected:
President, Mrs. w. R. Mckenney of Pc
tersburg: first vice president, Mrs Char
lotte G. Elliott of Norfolk; second vice
president Mrs. c. B. Tate of Pulaski; third
vice president, Mrs. James McGiIl OF Pu-
1askf: fourth vice president, Mrs Cabell
Smith Oh Rocky Mount recording secre-
tary, Mrs. j.. Robinson of Bowling Green
corresponding secretary. Miss Hickson OF
Manassas; treasurer, Mrs. James E. Alex
ander of Alexa ndria; registrar Mrs EIvira
Jones OF Roanoke; custodian, Mrs. J. H.
Undertake of Richmond. Mrs. J. E B.
stuart and Miss SalIie Tompkins were
elected, respectively. fifth and sixth honor
airy presidents
Wytheville was selected as the next place
of meeting, and after concluding its bust
ness the session adjourned. The last of the
social functions will be held tonight, and
the delegates will leave for their homes.
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NEWS OF THE
ARMY AND NAVY

An interesting bit of gossip Is current In
military circles in regard to the high office
of chief of staff, the incumbency of which
carries with it the exalted rank of lieuten-
ant general. Gen. Chaffee will reach the
retiring age of sixty-four years April A.,
1906 and it has been generally supposed
that he would remain on active duty as
chief of staff until that date.
1t has been officially announced that Maj.
Gen. Bates, assistant chief of staff, and
Maj Gen. Corbin, commanding the Philip
pines are to be successfully appointed chief
of staff with the rank of lieutenant general
after the retirement of Gen. Chaffee, and
that they are to divide between them the
period intervening between the date of Cen
Chaffeees retirement and the date of Gen.
Corbin's statutory retirement, on Septem-
Der 10, 1906 If Gen. Chaffee retains his Of
fee until April IA next the two other Of
ffcers named will have about two and a
half months each to serve as chief OF stan.
The gossip Is that an arrangement has
been made by which Gems. Bates and Cor
hin will each have a longer term of service
at the head of the army. That contem-
plates the retirement of Gen. Chaffee at an
earlier date than April IA. It Is understood
that Gen. Chaffee is agreeable to the ar
rangement, and, to carry it into effect, Will
apply for retirement under the long service
clause, early in January. In that event
Gems Bates and Corbin will each have
about four months service as chief of staff.
If present plans do not miscarry, impor-
tant military changes will occur within the
next few months. Maj. Cen Leonard Wood
will assume command of the army in the
Philippines; Gen. Bates will become chief
of staff and Gen. Corbin assistant chief of
staff early in January, and Gen. Corbin will
become chief of staff in May next 1t is
expected that the change at Manila will
occur in the next few weeks, and that Gen.
Corbin will come to Washington for service
as assistant chief of staff and chief of
staff successfully.
More remote changes involve the appoint
ment of Maj. Gen. Arthur Macarthur as
chief of staff to succeed Gen. Corbin in
September next, and the appoin tment of
Gen. Leonard Wood as chief of staff on the
retirement of Gen. Macarthur in June, 1909.
1t is possible, however, that Gen. MacAr-
thurs retirement may be advanced many
months for the benefit of Gen. Wood.