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The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
Fire in Chonte,s Homo.

New York, Dec. pa small blaze in a
chimney of Joseph H. Choates house this
evening caused much excitement in the
household of the former Ambassador 10
the Court of St James. The fire was dis
covered by Miss Mabel ChOate, daughter
of Mr.. Choate. The former Ambassador
telephoned the fire department, which ex-
tinguished the blaze.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
L. S. Dept. Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau

Washington. saturday. Dec. p. 1905 p m.
Tie barometer is low in Atlantic coast districts
ard the extreme Northwest. Ia the central valleys
high pressure prevails. Light snow has fallen IN
the Ohio Valley the Lake region. the Middle At
lautic States. and Southern New England. with gen
orally lower temperatures
The temperature in an districts east Of the Mis-
sssippi Valley and In the Missouri Valley IS below
the seasonal average
Sunday; elsewhere fair ard cold weather viii prevail
Monday will also be fair and cold Atlantic coast
districts and the South, while Tuesday promises 90
be fair with rising temperature in the districts
Tire weather Monday VIII he fair and warmer in the
interior valleys and the West.
The winds along the New England and Middle At
lantic coast viii be fresh noTthwestey the South
Atlantic coast fresh westerly, and on Che Gulf coast
light to fresh northeTly.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
Christmas Gifts Burn.

Muscogee, Ind. T., Dec "A carload
of mail matter, consisting principally of
Christmas packages. was destroyed south
Of here last night by the burning Of a
mail car on a fast nOrth-bound Missouri
Kansas and Texas passenger train.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23

who subsequently identified them with
the crimes. there would have been a fail
ure of justice.
''Iu my own district twenty-five years
ago. after q. .5.spute over race precedence
al a LIQUOR bar at DERRICK Wischusen's
store. I'm the parish of Plaquemines,
Charles Campbell a cOlOred man, drew a
pistol there and shot Theodore Tripko-
vich. q splendid type Of an Austrian,
dead 4 jury. drawn by Republican com
rrissioncrs. largely composed Of colored
men. To their eternal credit, sent Camp
beu 10 the scanold for this crime, and he
was hanged
The true friends of the colored people
viii teach them. as you are doing. that
crimes cannot De c0ndoned or concealed
bv them without its reacting terribly on
JAMES WILKINSON
These cases are all OF record. j. w
Barkis Mcdonald Is WiIIin'.
Fort Worth. Tex. Dec 2-Capt. w J..
Mcdonald. of the Texas Rangers, who fig
ured in the effort to ferret out the negro
soldiers implicated in the Brownsville af-
fair, said to-day:
It viii go forty miles out Of nay way 10
give senator ofthtt an 'pP'i teilits ~
cross-questiOu me. Nothing viii give me
greater pleasure. and if he offers the
chance ! will not only tell him who the
Texas Rangers are, but viii give him a
little information on the conduct of the
negroes for whom he has exhibited so pro
nCunced a liking
The chief purpose of the ranger is TO
protect innocent people from attack by
such men as Senator Foraker uphclds and
defends on the floor of the Senate. If the
Senator cross-questions me, ! would de-
light in telling him all I know CT the al
fair. as I told the President in a letter
written him last month.
"The President is a trump, and believe
he will exercise greater determination on
account Of the antagonism OF certain lead
ing Senator's.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
Ocean Sfenmshinn.

New York Dec. 22-Ariyed: Steamships philadel-
phia from Southampton; Pennsylvania from Ply
mouth: Amsteidyk, from Rotterdam; Hanssat from
Shields; Amerika, from Hamburg.
Sailed from foreign ports: Steamships St Paul
from Southampton for New York; La Lorraine.
from HaTre for New York; Cedric, from Liverpool
for New York.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
IoceI Temperatures.

Midnight. %: . a. m $, a. m. 81 9 a. m. 81 !.
sa. m. 81: 20 a. M s. +; u noon 3 p. m. 36: 4
n. m 81 D. n. Sc; s D. m. S. 10 p. m. 50:
maximum 90: minimum, 50. Relative humidity-s
a. m. Il 2 p. H., C. j.. m, 81. Rainfall. trace.
Hours Of sunshine, 30. Per cent Of possible sun
SHINE u Temperature same date last year-Alaxi-
num- s. minimum T.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
EXPOSES WAR RUMORs.

yapan Issues statement Showing
There Is No Basis for Reports.
Tokyo. Dec. with view of exposing
line Russian war rumors, the government
has issued a statement to the effect that
The commercial negotiations between ia
pan and Russia are nearly complete
There is no foundation whatever for the
report that Japan has made a demand for
the opening Of the Amur territory. Japan
has waived the fishery rights in certain
disputed inlets. and the negotiations are
proceeding smoothly.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23

Temperatures in other cities. together with the
amount Of rainfall for the twelve hours ended at
D. No. yesterday are as follows:
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23

An aquarium with gOIdfshes makes
fine Christmas present. Schmid's Bird
Store. ~ 18th st.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
VICTIM OF ASSASSIN
Count Ignatieff Shot to Death
by Russian Terrorist.
BODY RIDDLED WITH BULLETS

Ex-Governor General One of Most
Hated of ArfstOcratic EIement-The
Slayer, After Committing Murder,
Attempts 10 KiII HimseIf-SayS He
Did an Act of Duty-SOn OF Count.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15

ty days Of the close not more than fifteen
or twenty per cent. Of the new statutes
had been enacted with special and con.
tinng orGers stu 81 oldi az "a IN. td 5E Houses
resting under an avalanche OF bills. which
appalledithe members 5'laving local as
well as general alters they wished ., en-,
hustle to get them through. seeing the
pigcon-hole staring them in the face;
Hence Tie Legislative mill commenced
and the enrolling clerk all OF a sudden
found himself overwhelmed with passed
bills to be enrolled into genuine acts, upon
which were to appear me signature o. NV, u.
the PRESIDENT Of the senate and the
Speaker of the House, showing they had
passed through their respective bodies
enrolling En- sling clerk t Judge W. s. Gooch, could
e eot NJ at att this stage , nor did
he have the time to carefully In
spect the work OF others. as his
tf ws s e enrolled sks Copies and takins
them to the Senate. and House for the
signatures Of the presiding officers and
then to the Governor, hence he had to
the enrolling, whose experience naturally
did not compare will, his. The commit
tees on enrolled bills were up to their
ears IN work ana 20 a ade a aro she a
work early and late to get the enrolled
copies to the presiding officers in open
session, beforc the close, SO bills We're
necessarily hastily compared. and It would
be most wonderful II mistakes did not
creep In: With my long experience In
connection with this laW-n1akinE body.
nothing has appeared more singular to
me- than the Careless manner In which
many Intelligent members prepare their
bills, when the very nature of the work
calls for the most cautious care. This is
one thing that gives trouble. next comes
the printer. who will, in spite of all.
make mistakes, as do the engrossing
clerks, when they are a rushed. Thus.
many bills pass both branches of tho AS
sembly and reach the hands of the en-
rolling clerk in q very imperfect condi-
ton. When coming to his a few at a
time, arc properly corrected, but when
nmassing in punches of fifty or an hun
dren at n time..8 tn be enrolled within
twenty-four hours, it is physical impos.
Esibiity to ferret out all the mistakes AL
lesisa ton should be drawn In good, 5sterst
English, too, but such is mot always SO
for we find bad grammar and poor syn.
tax now and then in the acts of the
General Assembly In my opinion 1t would
be well for future Legislatures to employ
the services of two good persons who are
masters of good English and familiar
with the rudinlents of law to compare the
enrolled bills with the engrossed copy.
to hunt out mistakes and correct bad
phraseolosy, as well, as an aid to the en-
rolling committee and in the interest OF
perfectly worded statutes, free from err
rors. Very truly 7GtB : IT
Pulaski, Va. JOHN r. LOVING. K
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15
Evils of Hasty Legislation.

Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Slr,--lt is indeed deplorable to have err
rors cropping out III legislative enactmentss
when 1t is too late to remedy them, and
from what one reads In the public press,
the lust Legislature seems to have reach
ed high water mark lin this particular,
which is not to be wondered at when one
takes into consldcra ton the many disad-
vantages under which Its lnbors We're per-
formed. To begin. tine session was but
sixty days in length and any ono at all
familiar with legislative procedure knows
that 1t takes quite awhile to shape mat
tors up for final action, SO at the end
of the first thirty days Of this session only
n moderate amount Of bills had reached
the calendar and Very small hummer
enacted, perhaps not over ten per cent.
though the session was half gone. From
this time ON bills commenced pilinE upon
the calendars Of the two houses. many
being of general Importance, were made
special and continuing orders for certain
days or the session. and until they wore
taken I'D and disposed OF local pills Were
practically side-tracked and within twen-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15
First Lutheran Church.

me Easter services in the First English
lutheran churches promises to be I'm.
usually interesting and attractive. "
a chorus choir of twenty-five voices has
been steadily rehearsing a special musi-
ca programme. and will render both SER
vices In most creditable manner. as
During the morning service conflrnla-
ton VIII he administered. n u ~
me programme follows:
Morning Service-Openmg Hymn, CAL
Hall the Power Of Jesus Name, (Schrub-
sole): Responses by Choir; Gloria Pat1ia
&C. u. kette); Gloria in Excelsis (Old
Chanb: Hymn, Christ the Lord is Risen
To-Day: Hymn, angels, Roll the Rock
Christ the Lord Is Risen'' (Adanr
GeibeD: Communion Service; Sanctus
from Bach Agnus Del CDR. Camidge);
Nunc Dmlttis (Joule).
At the evening service the anthem, Il
Know That My Redemer Liveth GRILL
more) will be sung.
The cho!r3is composed Of tho followng
Mrs. G. c. Crump. Mrs, Eugene Walton,
Misses Carrie Bragg. Annie Gore. Ora
Holzbach, Pauline Koch, Ruby Holzbach,
Madeline Ttolbe Grace tIolzbach r. w
Schwesennnn. Alma Schmidt. Birdie
Schmidt. Flora Umlanf, Edna Unrlnnf
md Ruth Umlauf: Messrs. w Stout, IT..
Grcener, L. Franck, G. Holzbach, W w.
.Umlnuf, a, Schmidt G. Wlttel and W.
Goode.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15
Mr.. Rooseyelt's Religion.
~ of the trimcs-DIspatch.

Editor of the Times Dlspatch:
Sir,-L beg TO say, you discussed recent :
Is, In an editorial, the probable f,l-
ture OF President Roosevelt, and among
other things. you stated that when his
terli expired, llc would bc In the prime
OF life Ulfty-one years old, and that
4 while 1t was impossible at that time to
predict with any certainty his future
plans. It was possible that lie might have
senate rial aspirations but you thought Il
seat in tho Senate would be too dull
n place for n man of his strenuous habits
and added MS a possible alternative, that
he might enter the ministry, pnd In that
connection you said that, II there ever
was B man thoroughly qualified for
ministerial work. Theodore Roosevelt WAS
that man that he never made n speech
you characterized him as helng al In
tcnsely religious man, had never be-
fore seen n statement from any source
ntimatlng or implying that Mr.. Roose-
Welt was a religious man, and my I'M
pressions OF his peculiar characteristics
(the result Of what had read In tho
paper regarding his treneous lfe) was
that ho was q dare devil or q fellow,
who neither feared God. nor regarded
man. and who appeared ohlplous 10 any
religious influence or restraint 7 had
never. before seen a statement from any
source, bearing on his religious status,
and you can therefore READILY Imagine
my surprise when ! learned, that you
regarded him al u prospective p. D.,
WM II, p.
SOl9 Broad street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15
MINERS walked OUT
THEN WALKED VA. BACK
Great Lakes Coal Company De-
. cides Over Night to Sign
New York Scale.

PiTTsBURG, 1'A.. April 14.--The 200
miners OF the Great Lakes Coal Com
pany. at Knylor, Pa. who we're called out
OF, strike yesterday. because tho company
refused to sign the wage scale, returned
signed.
Frank 1Teehah, who claims to be the
legal president Of the district miners. has
arranged for conference with the Pitts
burg operators to sign the dead work
scale. The conferences viii be held Mon
day morning.
thority that Patrick Dolan and trlah Bel
llngham will retire Monday in favor OF the
Fcehan faction and that the old district
officials Will not make any move to pre-
vent tho Tcehan faction from signing the
1905 wage scale with the operators.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15
MAKING OF PETROLEUM
AND ITS MANY USES.
Written for the Times-Dispatch.

@ Out 81 n thousand ordinarily we'll
#postcd and Intelligent people, how many
are there who can tell the origin ana
history OF the many household and gem
oral articles with which they come II
almost constant contact! we become ~
accustomed TO these things and behe'e
we know them so well that. aetuhiiS,
most OF us forget or fan 70 learn WHAT
they are, where they come from or no"
they are made. M
The average man may know that .le
FIRST material OF his outer clothing came
from the wool on n sheep, but VIII ne 2e
able TO tell you of the variola processes
n BY which this wool was first spun ~ %
thread, n woven into cloth. dyed. pat
termed and finished Most OF US p'-
Tlcve tina / the common tin can, so-cnlle;,
is made OF n solid sheet OF tin, while as
a matter Of fact the material is a thin
sheet OF steel or iron covered with one
or more coatngs OF tin and sometimes
with a composition OF tin and lead
II you send your tin can TO the grocer's
10 he filled with kerosene oil, can you
impart To he Juvenile and inqulrng NINA
any definite information regarding the
oil what is, whence 1t comes and how
It is refined from the crude material
or petroleum? More than this, how many
people, not including the specialists, can
en,merate the manifold direct ana pS-
products from the distillation OF Pc
trole,lm. or even imagine that this thlck.
black and often ill-smelling substance IS
transformed into thousand and one
agents for employment In the arts and
sciences? This generation would be
n hack number without It's oil and Goals
and most OF us must confess In these
as in other instances, that OAR knowledge
is so general We fail to make 1t specific
When Colonel Drake struck the first
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15

Argo Red Salmon, mt 1tc, per Gan, is
cheaper than bcefsteak at lQc. perbound.
For sale by all grocers,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15
WEST VIRGINIA MAN WILL
LOOP BRIDGES IN AIRSHIP
Interested In Daring
L. Bumbaugh
In His Balloon.

Mr.. Bumbaugh has made the expert
mcnt in a smaller way, and he Is con-
taking Nevertheless, he is sensible Of
tho difficulty Of the feat. and does not
mean to attempt 1t In any but all airship
that has stood the most rigid tcstlas to
die has selected the kna-
bcnshuc model. and Il vessel on that plan
Is being constructed for him by Leo
stevens. the acronnut and builder OF
aerial yachts. The finishing touches are
being given to Mr.. Bumbaugh's vessel at
Union Hill, y. J.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15

Especial to The TlInes- Dispatch
{ n NEW YORK, April H.--Ihc recent an
nounccmcnt that g. l.. Bumbaugh,
Charleston, W Va. Hcronaut, VIII loop
the big bridges spanning the East River
between New York ana Brooklyn in a
d'iigibic balloon, has aroused great In
tcrcst among the devotccs of the pcrloua
sport nthis country. IT Will be the first
effort at accomplishing II feat OF the kind
on so ambit ious n scale. Santos-Dulnont
has sailed around The Elfcl Tower and
other lofty places at Paris. but has never
attempted to circle u horizontal structure
such as n bridge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15
Richmond. Va, April Is, 1906.
To the Voters of Monroe
Ward:

We have observed with pleasure
that Mr.. 4. Frank Green has con-
scented to stand for re-election to tho
Common Council, and heartily COM
mend him to our fellow voters in Nom
roe Ward. He was born and raised
in the First precinct. III which he
stlll lives, and has been serving IN
the Council for some months, having
been unanimously elected to I'll the
vacancy made by the removal Of Mr..
James II. Cannon to Lee Ward. We
know Mr., Green to DO a man of In
tegrity, energy ana fine business. ca
pacity, The active experience no has
he'd for many years In the real estate
business has made him familiar with
the condition ana needs of every seq
ton Of the city. He Ia a man OF pro-
gressive ideas and has had valuable
financial training, which eminently
FITS him to deal with the varied nues-
lions affecting municipal interests
and to guard with intelligent care the
franchises and funds at tho disposal
/ OF the Council, We believe the whore
city will be benefited by tho services
Of Mr.. Green and are satisfied that
Monroe Ward could not secure Il bet
ter representative.
EUGENE c. MASSIE
JNO. G, HAGAN, Gf5
o. M. GASSER,
H. II. BECK,
ISAAC HELD,
ROLFE T. GLOVER,
RQ. Il. WINSTON,
HENRY HUTHLlIR.
DIR, GEORGE +, BAGBY,
FAIRIIE p. COOKE,
W {, LOUIS e. HATKE,
u. WINFRI1II,
b. G. WIiERRY.
LITTLETON FITzGERAI.D.
BENZ. p. VALENTINE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15
Some Mighty
Pretty Waists

Are here-new ones only lately
received. Five hundred dozen
constitute the display. Many rea-
sons why this is the best stock.
See the Waists and you'll see the
reasons why.
White Lawn Waists. tucked, buttoning
In tho back, Val. laco yoke, collar and
cuffs trimmed with Val. lace, price
Si.5O,
Tucked Waist, with pattern of blind
In front, full sleeve. long cuff,
trimmed with Val, lace. price Ti.NS
Fine Muslin Waists. trimmed in Val.
lace. inserting and embroidery medal.
lions. large, full sleeves, with deep tucI-
cd cuffs: others with short sleeves. price
$.,lS.
Tlne Muslin Waists. trimmed In Ger
man Val. inserting and medallions; spe-
clnl value, T".OS,
Dainty White Jap SILK Waists, VAL
trimming, In yoke design, short sleeves,
with Val. ruffles and cluster tucking In
back, at T3lS,
White and Black Jap silk Waists, elab-
olntely trimmed With Val. lace, In panel
effects. with rufflcs of lace on edge,
short sleeves and Val, collar special,
T3 Os.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-05-10
MOB DRIVES
Cn|NAMEN out
CONTINUED from page one.)

menced negotiations through friends
to zee what action could be taken TO-
preserve the rights Of their people, and
to punish those engaged in banishing
their people from the Charleston aide
last night.
The Cinnamon driven from their
place Of business are known az Hong
Lee and Foo Chung. the former having
been q resident OF Lewiston for seven
years, while Foo Chung came here but
two weeks ago.
"Alle same Boxer men," said LynG
Gown, a prominent Chinese merchant
on d street. "China boy tell me all
about it. First time come to front
door, he stand IN front door ana he
calls China boy. China boy say What
you doing?' He say No want China
man here; keep out Of town, can't wait
can't last long White man then &C
to back door and hold lantern. Didn't
say anything. come right In. Said
China boy not stay five minutes, lott
OF men about door. Had alice Same
rock, breakum allie window. glass cu'
China boy neck. Ale same fifteen mer
run China boy down road to bridge;
China boy across bridge. then men g
away."
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-05-10

Hartman, after An examination Of
the conditions In San Francisco. says
that the thing most needed II labor.
This II an echo OF the cry all over the
racific coast. Labor was never IN
such demand in the history Of the
country. Aside from the unusual de-
mand created by the calamity in Cali
fornia. the whole country has need Of
laboring men to carry on the great en-
terprises now under way In the con
struction Of railroads. irrigation pros
jects and other public works. The
condition that prevails Is one unique
IN the industrial development Of the
country-a labor famine II on thu
country. With the harvest season
coming on the condition will grow
worse instead Of better and the mate.
rial development will be greatly re.
tarded by the fact that labor can MOI
be secured to carry out enterprises
that have already been begun.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-05-10
Mistakes o. Russiah Police.

The cxar's whole bureaucracy has
for years been SO thoroughly deteated
by all classes OF Russians that now Il
Is mainly filled by the least intelligent
Of the population. And of these The
police are the worst. myself was ar
rested several times, az DO many COR
respondents are. and / found the po-
lice In every instance the most dense
OF mortals. From my newspaper
friends l heard scores Of stories about
this stupidity. These two are typical:
Some time ago . man threw q bomb
at q governor, killed him and escaped,
The government sent all over the en-
pire placard with two photographs Of
the assassin, his front view and hls
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-05-10

profile And three weeks later a po-
liceman In western Siberia tele-
graphed:
"Have captured both criminals ana
am bringing them to Petersburg"
At midnight in Petersburg an inno-
cent. peace-loving professor stood on
bridge. staring down into the slug
gish water Of the Neva. He was think
ing Of q rival professor who had new
theory about gravitation.
THAT man." said the professor aloud
"is the dullest idiot In Russia"
instantly big policeman bounced
upon him ont OF the darkness and
without word began dragging him
on. The poor old professor shook with
terror.
why am arrested?" he asked
''what IL my crime?'
High treason" growled the police-
man.
But why? Why?"
"Oh, don't try to fool me! You
called his Imperial Majesty an idiots
"Heavens!" cried the horrihed pro-
fessor, the spectacles falling from hia
nose. ''why should you think waa
speaking Of the csar?'
The big policeman stopped and
looked down. pushed.
"The dullest idiot in Russia" he
said slowly. searching his memory,
WHO else could you have meant ?''-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-05-10

<SOAlgAtuG0 AKOIAA R8&O OstCsy
tention. Before going to the palace
the party visited the cathedral where
repose the remains Of the Romanoffs.
Here the party iknelt for 70 minutes.
This was the first time for over .
year since the emperor and empress
visited the Russian capital. At the
palace scene Of wonderful briltancy
was presented.
Asks Thorn Al 80 Cooperate.
The emperor's reception was without
pntoward incident. The one speech
from the throne was Of . copcilatory
nature. The emperor called upon the
members OF parliament to put their
hearts into the work ana to cooperate
with him in solving the problerns 81
Russia and IN handing down . united
and prosperous empire to his success
sor.
The emperor and empress after leav-
ing the palace entered launch which
proceeded down the river. where they
boarded the yacht Alexandria ana re-
turned to Peterhof.
The crowds on the bank heartily
cheered the imperial party.
The members Of the lower house EN-
barked on steamers and went up the
river. landing at Tauride palace, where
the house will assemble.