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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
FROM MONTANA BY WAGON.
Aged Couple Reached Unlontown on
Way to Harrisburg.

UNIoNToWN, Pa, Jan. "a
Charles Ward, Civil War veteran 10
years old, and his wife, aged 65, who
have Travelled in a one.horse wagon
overland oil the way from Butte,
Mont, about 1000 miles, spent the
night in Uniontown and continued on
their journey to Harrisburg, where
they will visit their son. They left
Butte October 10. Mr.. Ward was, for.
merly veterinary surgeon and his
wife a school teacher,
Their worst misfortune on this trip
was at Beardstown. 1lly where a Ian,
tern exploded and the entire top Of
tie wogan and S48 IN money, nearly
all they had, went up IA smoke ppEs
Ing t6eitrips Ward swas sick pthe WIS
.op four weeks vita tie gFipS but cons
tinted his Journey, Ais wife iooldng
atteS ths horse. IhSali sInds q weath
81 they slept II thetr llttle wagon,
guarded ~ tlieif falthtui animal haIi
dog and half wolf, They are mailing
the b|b ior De houoa' Of Wafd'a
I|I|
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

affair-that the real owners were Pres.
ident Castro and his brother-in'law
and perhaps Nazaris.
seized BY President Castro.
81 went back to New York, and
President Castro, as is known, seized
the property under an old Spanish
law that requires the recipient Of a
concession to do certain work and to
pay certain royalties, and he contend
ed that this law had not been complied
with. A receiver was appointed, and
that receiver is A. H. Garner former
local manager Of the asphalt company
with whom consulted every day
while negotiating with Figuera. and
his silent partners. And General
Nazaris is now the financial agent Of
the Venezuelan government.
when I got to New York saw
the asphalt people and made full re-
port Of all that had been done. l turn.
ed the letters and documents over to
De Lancy Nlcoll, and most Of them are
now on file at Washington.
viii Tell More to Congress.
"There is no question but the Gen.
eral Asphalt Company owns the as.
phalt lake, and that President Castro,
General Arocha, his brother.in.law, and
General Nazaris the financial agent Of
the government, are attempting 81
gantic hold,up. There will be more
of this when Congress goes into an in.
vestigatlon, and until that time do
not wish to say anything more"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

If you see it IA the West vlrgtniaa
go
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

Partisan impresario, as proved when
the late vancorbell gave up the cons.
tract in disgust with an enormous
deficit. The Ministry Of Fine Arts
then assumed the direct conduct Of
the opera, and during each month Of.
November alone, which is considered
the most favorable to the impresario.
the deficit amounted TO $4,000;
which would reach to nearly S2OO,0O05
in year. 1t was because Of this that
the government granted the annual
subsidy, which now enables the im-
presario. to make a small profit out
Of his cxertinns.
Copyright 1906, Press Pub. Co..
N. Y. world.) s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
THE STAGE.
aThe Eleventh Hour.v

~ u. d. 4 b IL o j . |
Much better than when It was seen
here last. Lincoln ]. carter's sensa.
final meiodrama, THE Eleventh
Hour will be the attraction at the
Grand tomorrow night.
Those who saw the production last
season will be surprised at the many
changes for the better made since
last year, and the sensational eli
makes, brilliant dialogue and good
comedy is better than ever.
The story Of the play tells Of Nor.
man Hackett, an elderly farmer who
has fallen heir to large fortune and
returns to his home with a package
containing $4,000. Shortly prior to
this fast express train has been held
up and robbed and Ben Fowler leader
of the gang, is under cover at Hack
ett's home, posing as a summer board.
er. With him is his mistress, Helen,
who poses as his sister. Fowler lays
plans to posses himself Of Hackett's
money, but in carrying them out muir.
ders the old man. Joe Marley, the
afianced Of Hackett's daughter Sue.
Immediately starts for Chicago with
the money. Fowler and his crew at.
tempt to ditch the train by giving the
wrong signal, but being frustrated in
a highly sensational manner, follows
Manley to the city, where he is way
laid, robbed and made prisoner.
Fowler has fallen in love with Sue and
meeting her in Chicago, where she
has come in search of ,Manley, ar
ranges to meet her at the Bismarck
Gardens. Dolby Dick, one of Fowler's
pals, closely resembles Manley and
with the assistance of Helen, is enabled
to show Sue her lover, as she is made
to believe, in a compromising posi-
ton. Disguised with the supposed
perfidy of Marley Susan agrees to
marry Fowler. The last act occurs
in a magnificent drawing room where
a fierce fstlc encounter occurs be-
tween Manley, who has escaped from
his jailer and Fowler, and in the me-
lee and scufie the beautiful brio brac,
books, pictures, costly jardinIers, and
costly furniture are smashed to pieces:
This is one of the most exciting set
tos ever seen on the stage and thrills
one to the most exciting pitch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
CASTRO ACCUSED OF
eeIeANTlc HOLD UP"
ccl. sssi<us, secret Emlssary Of Ven
zusians government Ring Tells
His story. -

INDIANAPOLIS, an. 22,-Colonel
victor ii. Baekus, of this city, is one
81 the most important witnesses in
Tie venezuelan asphalt controversy.
4e was the confidential man sent to
Caracas by the asphalt company at the
inst sign Of castro's hostility to find
ont exactly what was going on. His
story IS already in possession Of the
Suite Department, and will probably
become public in full when Congress
ets ron the President the full de.
tails ofsthe asphalt controversy, as it
may do any day.
Colonel Backus says that he repre-
sented himself as the emlssary of as
phaIt interests who wanted to buy
mines IN Venezuela, and as he ap-
peared 20 have plenty Of money 1t
vas not long before he got into nego'
tIatiohst with the government ring in
Cataca This ring had an asphalt
cIaim called ia Venezuela" Men
close Is President Castro had already
otiared this claim to the New York
and Bermudez Co., for 100000 down
lid d royalty Colonel Backus open
ed iip negotiations to purchase this
CHIN through Senior Arocha, foster
brother 81 Mrs Castro, Senior Figuera,
and General Barrett de Nazaris, Mrs.
scastro' secretary. Here is Colonel
Baekps's story Of his negotiations at
Miraaores, President Castro's palace,
sreIatedd to a representative Of the
indianapolis News:
castro Directed the Deal.
lfocha; Nazaris, Figuera and |
were III a large room, seated at Ia
bie In an adjoining room was Presi'
lent Castro, and as we talked Arocha
Rouid explain to the president, who
came 70 the doorway dividing the
room we were in and the room in
With he was, what we we're doing and
made figures, and, in fact, President
castro appeared to be directing the
deal
T6e upshot Of twas that ] agreed
% pays 100000 for La Venezuela
and promised that / would have the
money there In thirty days ! had
PAID some money on the deal and
pent d good deal more oEldng itup
insthe negotia atoms . EXPIRE q tea Hl
tiat tie eoiFt would sustain the rlght
Of BIguera to 10 yenezuela ftguell
tod me that he Ind been instFuetst
to sas o nshy gecha tiat tlte 81
prone Court d genezueia @culdssua
tain Fsueras claim and there would
be no danger IN making The purchase
So st was demonstrated 10 nae tnn'
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
WEST WRelNIAN8Is
RECEIVER IN BOSTON.

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 22.-Augusl
Macdonald, tne West Virginia recelys
er appointed on the petition Of three;
creditors of H. R. Leighton & Co., the,
defunct 100000 bucket shop, the Pc.
tition being drawn in the ONCE Of
whipple, Sears & Ogden, arrived In
town Saturday. E. N. Godding, Of
Whipple, Sears & Ogden, is counsel
for Mr.. Macdonald as receiver for q.
R. Leighton & Co, Mr.. Macdonald re-.
fused to make any statement in re,
gard to his intentions or plans. He
even refused to state who his counsel
was in Massachusetts,. and 1t was
only after some considerable question
ing that the admission was obtained
from Mr.. Goddtng himself, that he was
representing the receivers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
York state Folks.

zone of the most beautiful plays on
the STAGE" was the verdict of those
who witnessed the presentation of
"York State Folks" when presented
here the past four seasons. It is one
Of the most remarkable in certain ways
Of all modern experiments in so-called
naturallsm on the stage.
1t quantity tells a logical story and
does not depend upon mechanical de,
vices for its ability to please, but is
entirely devoid of such. The realism
that appears is that which possesses
true heart interest, that which appeals
to the better nature Of man. It con-
tains the most natural and inerest-
ing humor intermIngled which pathos
that can be found in any Of the rural
dramas.
"York State Folks" will be present
ed here very soon and its coming will
be more than welcomed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

affair-that the real owners were Pres.
ident Castro and his brother-in'law
and perhaps Nazaris.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
CHANGES in
FOOT BAL
MUST BE MADE BEFORE THE BIG
six WILL ALLOW 1T 70 BE
PLAYED.

CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-college foot
ball was dealt staggering blow by
the representatives Of the faculties Of
the big Nine" western colleges at
the conclusion of a two days confer,
ence Saturday night recommended
many decided changes in the conduct
Of fool ball and other sports.
The aim Of the professors apparent.
ly is to work as far as possible against
all tendencies toward professionalism
in the different universities and the
various recommendations announced
after the meeting adjourned have this
idea uppermcst: Unless proper modl.
fications in the rules of the game are
made by the American foot ball rules
committee which meets in New York
next wee:::, which will prevent bru
tally, the colleges OF the big Nine"
will discontinue the game for two
years. The money end Of foot ball is
strongly condemned in set resolu
lions and in the future the faculty
will have charge Of the gate receipts.
One of the new rules will be to com.
pei foot ball players to have as many
recitations during tae foot ball season
as at any other time Of the year, and
at the end of the school year he must
be able to show clean record to be
eligible for the team during the next
playing season.
Another is that man who has re,
ceived his bachelor degree or other
academic degree will not be eligible
to play on the foot ball team no mat.
ter by what institution that degree
was conferred. This rule will bar
graduate students entirely, and the
game will be played by under.gralu.
ate teams only.
Hereafter athletic associations will
have nothing to do in securing coach.
esl That will be left to the hands
of the trustees Of the colleges and
there will be no foot ball training be-
fore college opens
In the future the coach of any foot
hall team belonging to the big Nine"
colleges must be a member of the
faculty; the purely professional paid
coach will not be employed.
The adoption of the so.called six
months rules proved so much of a
success that the professors resolved
20 advise that 1t be extended to one
year. This means that high school
boys who enter college in the fall or
any other time will have to forego
in athletics for a full
year instead of six months. The rule
IS also applied to students coming
from one college to another.
Among c,aer recommendations
made we're the following; 1.-THE mum.
Der of intercollegiate games played
by each university team shall be limit.
ed to FIVE; admission to all athletic
meets shall be limited to 50 cents for
students"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

Opera does not always pay the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

It is understood that King Edward
will confer on the Mikado the decora
lion Of the Order Of the Carter which
will be conveyed to His Majesty by q
special mission headed by Prince Ar
thur Of conna1ght, early this year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

Lost anythlng' A West virglnlahs
want ad. win md 1t for you.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

Your grandfather said: at is in the
barn"
Your father said: 1t is in the
stable"
Your daughter says: ut is in the
garage" -somerville Journal.
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West virginIan want ads. are pop
ular because thsv bra>g results
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04

the rocks and the shadows they cast
combined to produce the effect OF a.
bark running under short sails. At a.
distance of f7ve miles the Illusion was
complete. In the -new-charts the place
VIII be marked with the words rock.
bearing the. appearance OF a ship
xsThes passage through the Strait OF Le
Marie lis not, often made. Steamers
shorten the route by going through the
Strait of Magellan. .sssvhile sailing YES
sells usually prefer.sto be entirely on
the. safe side by going still farther
south and rounding the Horn itself.
Only under the most favorable weather
conditions do they slip through the
Strait of lie Marie on the outward trip
going toward 3the southwest, but never
when bound for. the north. For this
reason many old sailors. have never
met the ghost ship or the rock. ship. s.
Upon making inquiry among old
saiIors OF San Francisco, however, sew
eral were found who could give a
minute description of the. rock. and
who testified to its striking resem-
hlance to a ship. II seems to be
standing head on. pointing to the
south and low in the water. The sails
are shortened as they would be in
what. sailors call half gale. The
whole formation, is very dark. as II the
hull were painted black and the sails
weather-beaten. It has three masts and
is higher on the fore than on the main.
Upon. coming on the side of the vessel
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04

y
liners, until there is not an unexplored,
corner left of 1t. !. Where knowledge
enters mystery must go, and with It
go the old romancings that cannot
i've in tie full light OF day. $50
The Flying Dutchman IS a phantom
ship and therefore OF an elusive ma
ture- It was nothing to him to change
his haunt. from the coast. of Africa
to the channels between. the rocky ISL
ands Off Cape Horn, where, mystery
and romance still linger..
very often ships coming from Europe
to the west by way of Cape Horn have
been startled to see what seemed to be
a derelict with the water washing over
her decks. If the sailors were. of an
Imaginative turn of mind they would
invest the unknown ship with, ghostiy
qualities apd call her the Flying Dutch
man or sometimes the ghost ship of, LIE
Maipe from the strait of that, name,
where she was usually SEEN
One of the stories which have been
longest remembered Is that of the ill.,
fated Crown of Italy, which sighted the
supposed derelict and subsequently
went ashore on Staten Island. The
Crown of Italy was standing close to
the Jagged black rocks at the entrance
to the Strait of Le- Maire. when She
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~
wind without. getting any farther.
Many mariner has sighted him tf1sre
i'm a storm of the Cape of Goodt Hope,
and the sight is always foreboding
of disaster.
According to another version; the
Flying Dutchman was a ship on which
some awful crime Of piracy and mur-
der had been committed. Retribution
followed swiftly. as it always did in
the old yarns, and the whole wicked
crew was. stricken with the plague.
They sailed from one port to another,
begging the people to take them IN.
and Offering all their ill-gotten
gains in. reward. But the, dread of
contagion was greater than the lust
OF gain and the crew OF the Flying
Dutchman were denied admittance
wherever they came. So, for, their sins
they were doomed to wander forever
over the ocean, feared by everybody
and never able to get to land.
In these later days the sea in the
vicinity of the Cape OF Good Hope has
been plowed SO often by the mail boats.
has been crossed and recrossed with
mathematical regularity by the big
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04

the illusion vanishes and the whole
thing resolves itself into a congIomer-
alton of black rocks. The perpetual
fog. Of those regions OF course helps
to befuddle the vision
The ghost ship has sons friends,
however, in spite of science. They de-
clare that the phantom ship OF Cape
Horn, which many still persist IN call
ing the Flying Dutchman. appears
sometimes in one place and sometimes
in another, and they would like to
know how science explains that fact
So there you are You pay your
money and you take your choice.
The rock looking Ikea ship Is By no
means a rare natural formation. Al
most every sailor has seen one in some
part OF the world. In the Clipperton
Islands there is a great white rock
looking like a three-masted schooner.
leaning on the wino with her royals
set and the sun shining on her white
sails About six or seven miles west OF
Honolulu there, is a rock known as
French Frigate rock. because once
upon a time. a French frigate went
ashore on it, The cliffs looked so much
like ship that the frigate was de-
ceived and thought she was meeting
another vessel. St. Paul Island IN
the middle OF. the Atlantic Is said to
look very much like a ship when Ap-
preached from certain direction, hat
II Is a place which mariners prsfnr 20
give a wide berth.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04

Sighted what seemed. TO be a water.
logged bark drifting on the rocks of
the strait. Many other ships, rounding
the Horn have seen a similar appari-
ton and the photographic office has re-,
ceiycdl many r.oorts to that effect.
Not long. as the Norwegian- sharlo
Seryia came into. Seattle with tale
OF n phantom ship wlrich almost exactly.
corresponds to- that given by the Grown
OF italy. The second officer OF the Nor.
wegian vessel declared that he, had seen
a .derelict with sails set and decks
awash drifting in through the strait
1t was this report which led the hydro
graphic office to make public the decla-
ration that the phantom ship was moth
ing. but combination of rocks and
shadows.
Ghost Ship Only a Rock.
1t seems that the numerous reports
of dereiicts ior. ghost ships always ap-
bearing ins about the same place led
even the Argentine Government to be-
stir itself. tender was sent out from
the nearby lighthouse with the object
of making an investigation, and it was
found that the apparition was due to a
strange freak of nature. Among the
black Jagged rocks that line both. sides
of the Strait of LIE Marie there was one
IN particular. which under certain at
mospheric conditions bore a deceptive
. likeness to ship: The formation 'of
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
By Hanna Astrup Larsen

~
ored traditions has been struck
n by the iconocIasts OF Science.
The United States photographic
Ohice has calmly declared. that the
phantom ship seen in the vicinity of
Cape Horn, the ghost. ship of LIE
Maire," is nothing more nor less than
a rock which under. certain atmospheric
conditions bears deceptive resem-
blance TO a ship.
'.seein' things" has from time imme-
mortal been the privilege of the sailor.
1 should not wonder if the sons Of
Noah gathered in the forecastle Of the
ark over whatever served as substi-
tute, for pipes in those days and told
ghost stories, ard their descendants
have kept it up ever after. The sea
is not what it was in the way OF
breeding weird tales. Steam and pub
lie schools are. responsible for radical
changes IN the sailors attitude toward
life. but they have not yet uprooted
HIS tendency to hear strange noises and
see things that are not.
It is not surprising, when you think
OF II. In the combined strangeness and
monotony Of life at sea weird tales
spring UP naturally. The many freaks
OF sea and sky, the unexplored coasts
and unexplained phenomena which the
sailor often meets on HIS way give food
for the Imagination. while the narrow
life, bounded by the confines OF the
ship and untouched by the many quick
sning influences Of the populous town.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04


afford an opportunity for any stray
fancy to sink deep into the mind. There
is room in the sailors life for the su-
pernat9ral. 1905
Not content with peopling his vessel
With ghostly' apparitions, he makes the
sea alive with phantom ships. manned
sometimes by dead people. sometimes
by strange. monsters of the under
world. First and. foremost, of course.
is the Flying Dutchman, who has been
fsjng through SO many romances of
the sea. Then there is the Kobold
perched on his phantom ship in the
Baltic. and there is the Norwegian
monster Draugen in his half boat, both
bringing shipwreck and death to the
luckless man who sees them.
The Famous Flying Dutchman.
The Flying Dutchman first showed
himself off the Cape of Good Hope.
He dates back from the time when the
Dutch had their supply station at the
cape, stopping there on their way to
the East Indies. A Dutch captain was
on the way home from India, and had
been repeatedly warned not to attempt
the passage around the cape in the
fierce storm that was blowing. But
the captain was obstinate. and de-
clared that he was not afraid of God
nor the devil. He would make the
passage or stay off the coast until
he had made it. And he swore a big
Dutch oath that so it should be. In
those days such, language was not con-
sidered smart, and the Mortified judg-
ment of his contemporaries doomed the
captain to sail forever against head
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
SATURDAY DEC. END. 1906


After conference with President
Roosevelt yesterday, the Secretary
of War sent the following memoran-
dunn TO the Military Secretary. in
which ne outlined the procedure %
De followed by enlisted men OF the
Twenty Infantry. discharged
from the service for completely in
the Brownsville affair. who desire 90
re-enter tine army
The form of procedure i'm re-
spcct 90 application for re-cnlist-
ment by a former member OF Com
panies b. G.. and ID OF the Twenty
fifth Infantry. VINO were discharged
for the GOOD of the service under the
order of this department. dated no
vewber 9th. 1900. win Doe as follows
The applicant VIII present 90 the
recruiting officer such evidence I'm
writing as hc desires. TO show that
notwithstanding such order OF dis
charge be was neither implicated in
the murderous raid upon Browns
vile. nor withheld any evidence
which might lead to the discovery
of the perpetrators thereof
This evidence together with the
application. should Doe forwarded by
The recruiting officers 90 you for the
consideration and Investigation OF
this department. Please advise the
recruiting officers under your con-
troll OF this.
The form OF procedure 7 ann now
Indicating relates to evidence have
ing special reference 60 particular
applicants.
It is understood that Mr. Gill
christ Stewart. representing an the
men who were discharged is about
to present evidence upon the main
issue to the President which the
President viii refer 90 this depart
meut for Investigation and report
VIM. H. Taft. See. of War"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-22
ArtincInI snn,r-

White cotton slightly smeared with
mucilage and sprinkled with common
salt or diamond dust viii make the
best wintry effect. For store window
OF table decoration mirrors make good
water imitation with small sized ducks
placed on them. The effect OF new
fallen snow can be produced by taking
the branches and dipping in gum ara
bicwater and then sprinkling with -four
Snowfall effect can be produced by
taking toy balls and covering with cot
ton wOOl-Bee Hive