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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
PERFUMERY WAS TOO
MUCH FOR THE FIREMEN
nv Associated \ Press. y

NEW YORK, June 3.-six firemen were
overcome here to-day by the fumes OF
3perfumery, while fighting a fire in a
building In Duane Street. in which Lazell.
Daley and Company. manufacturers OF
perfumes occupied the fifth floor. Sew
eral carboys OF perfumery were broken
open during the fire. The liquid ran
over the floor, and In the flames produc-
Ing fumes so overpowertng that the fire
men were repeatedly driven away by
thtm.
Six of the firemen were seen to fall un-
conscious. Their comrades carried them
10 safety and under treatment by hos
pital surgeon they all recovered. The loss
on building and stock was $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04

II may seem rather trite to 10 back
la Civil War times for q story. but all
tie tales Of that memorable time have
not been told, and as this one was a
personal experience OF a relatiyeicf mine
I can youch for 1t. have never seen
II in print nor heard any one else tell y,
Il MY uncle. Major Thomas Ridgely, was
a. surgeon attached TO- General Grants
staff. " was after the surrender q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
THE DEUTSCHLAND LEAVES
FOR NEWPORT NEWS
fpv Associa ted Press, J

NEW YORK, June s,-The Hamburg
American line steamer Deutschland,
which arrived yesterday from Hamburg,
southa mpton, and Cherbourg, passed out
uuarantine about O'Clock this morning
Tor Nawport News. where she will go
into dry dock to have her hull cleaned
and painted. I'll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
THE MARYLAND VETS.
Confederate Soldiers Are Pre-.
sented Crosses of Honor

sented Crosses of Honor.
Especial to The Tnes-Dispatch0
BALTIMORE, Md. June Sine an
nual lawn fete and luncheon which Is
rendered the Confederate soldiers at the
Maryland Line Confederate Home, Pixies
Vile. each year by the board ofslady vlsi-
tors. was held this afternoon.
One OF the features was the presenta-
4tlon of the Southern cross Of honor to
zfiftE-eight veterans who served with
distinction In tho Confederate army. The
presentations were made by Miss How
ard. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. McHenry
Howard on behalf OF the United Daugh-
tiers OF the Confederacy. ~ "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
JUDGE PARKER WON'T MAKE
SPEECHES TO NEWSPAP ERS
INV Assoclated Press.,,

NEW YORK, June 3.-Judge A. B. Par
ker arrived in this city tonight and was
the guest at private dinner at the
Union Club.
II will go back to Albany Tomorrow
morning" he said
~ came down here expressly to attend
this dinner. have nothing to say
What could have to sayG am not
going TO make speeches for the newspa-
pers,"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
Cause of the Fire.

After looking into the matter yesterday
the firemen were quite satisfied that the
Church Thursday night was the burning
OF gas jet In the rear or OF the organ.
The organ was not damaged. The loss
will be covered by about $500, fully In
sured. ese
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
Two Killed by Failing Timbers

(By Associated Press.) S9E.s
#STJIURBER, TEXAS, June Ell
Thomas and II. NJ. Long were killed here
to-day In shaft No g. Of the Thurlbe4rrI
Coal Company. They were crus he'd be-
meath heavy tim bers, which had become
weakened by fire in the shaft last
night. a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
OFFICIALS MORE HOPEFUL
FOR RELEASE OF PERDI CARTS
nv. Associated Press,

-II1- N-17 WIBy ASSDCIaleu FTeSS1 fl 1890 ~
+ PARIS, June 3.-The officials here now
take a mora hopeful view. of the situa-
3tlon at Tanger. Fteporls show that Mo-
manned Ell Torres, the srepresentatives of
the Sultan. AT Tangier, whose first eff
forts to obtain the release Of N1essrs.
Perdicaris and Marley failed, has arc tter'
plan for securing their release Isl hicfffis
believed to be acceptable to the sultan
and Raisuli, the brigand chief.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
Ordered to Relieve Port Arthur

(By Associated Press)
PARIS. June 4,--The Echo de Pariss
st. Petersburg correspondent reaffirms
his Intelligence previously telegraphed
that the Emperor, adopting Yiceroy Alex
ieffs views, ordered General Kuropat-l
kin to send 10000 men to the relief Of
Port Arthur,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
"A Day With Judge Parker.

(snec!al to The TImes,plsPa1dtSh; -,
RALDIGH n q June s ana saYs me Se
spent a day recently with Judge Alton
b. Parker at his country home ON the
Hudson. and Is delighted With th = per- y;
POSSIBILITIES, and regards his nomlnat.on
as Certain, with blight prospects for cleo
tlon at the polls In November,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
University Alumni.

The Richmond chapter of the alumni
OF the University of Virginia will hold a
meeting at the Chamber OF Commerce
at p. NJ. to-day to choose delegates to
the meeting OF the general Alumni Asso-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
An Alleged Fugitive.

William Miller. alias William Brown.
was arrested By Detectives Gibson and
Wren yesterday and locked up at the
First Station as an alleged fugitive from
Charlotte, n, c.. where 1t is said he is
wanted for shooting another negro.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
Hanover Delegates.

iI Especial to The Times, pspatch,}
primary held here at Cold Harbor We'd
resday. Mr.. r, 8. Beal was elected chair
man, Or. a. ]. Nelson and n. ". Wicker
were elected delegates to the State con-
vention The primary system was en-
dorsed by resolution.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
SHORTAGE AT FIRST
NATIONAL OF CLEVELAND
NV Associated Press. !

CLEVELAND. o., June S.-Thomas H.
Wilson, vice-president OF the First Ma.
tional Bank. announced to-day that a
shortage of $500 had been discovered in
the accounts OF an employe, and that the
same had been covered up by frau dulSnt
entries in the banks books, N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
Mr.. Flood Endorsed.

In the meeting held at Fincastle on
Wednesday to elect delegates to the State
a resolution was unanimously
adopted endorsing Congressman Han D.
Floods course In Congress and declaring
in favor of his denomination
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
Bankers to Meet in New York.

(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, June 3.-The american
bankers Association has accepted the
invitation from the bankers of Greater
New York to hold its thrtieth annual
convention in this city. The date 70
September 1ith-16th
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
DIR. COOPER CALLED,

Reported He Has beeH lHVlteu
to a Church Near Philadelphia.
IL is understood upon excellent author
nv that the Rev. DR., George Cooper,
Of this city, late pastor Of the First Bap-
list Church, has received and 's now
considering la call 70 a church Just out
side OF Philadelphia. XIV
Dr., Cooper could not be Feached yesr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04

n Hollins Girls In ST, Louis.
|snecial to The Times pIspatch)
ST. louis, MO, June BRA party OF
young ladies from Eoillns thsu.Hte, va.
Stertained at the Texas building tomorrow
afternoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
Man Killed BY Lightning.

(By Associated Press9 y5s5
SHERMAN, TEXAS, June Sd.
Archer was instantly killed at his home
nj White Mound to-day by llghtninos
His daughter was seriously injured,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04

Rurnett's Exaraet OF Vanilla
~ purity and strength pre,eniinegtly su'
perlor.--s4 ADV 81 IL Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
a Civil War Toast.

Richmond, Va, June ], 1904.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04

Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,-The whirligig OF time revolves SO
fast in these days. and the people. Ike
the Athenlans OF old are so eager Ito
hear or to tell some new thing" that
events OF great pltl1 and moment pass out
OF mind and memory rs tale that Is
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-12-01
Pennsylvania Dog and Cow Story.

Pennsylvania Dog and Cow Story.
Ben Record owns COW which he
believed to be one of the best mixers
in all this country until few weeks
ago, when she began to fall off, sud-
denly. The shortage became more
and more noticeable until the animal
developed into a third class ''strip
per-"
Mr.. Record also keeps full -blooded
terrier pup, whose rapid growth and
portly appearance has occasioned re-
mark, although the dog seldom ate
anything that was offered to him by
the family. Both mysteries were
cleared up the other evening, how
ever, when Mrs. Record went to the
barn to milk, for there lay the COW
contentedly chewing her cud, while
the terrier pup, his feet spread far
apart, leisurely extracted the precious
lacteal fluid so much desired for max
ing ice cream or constructing pump
kin pies. Since the discovery the COW
has become reinstated in the good
opinion of the family, but the terrier
takes his milk after it has been
med.-Punzsutawney Spirit.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-12-01
OLDEST HOUSE IN PATERSON.

A APre-Revolutionary Structure Goes to
Make Way for Church Site.
The oldest frame house in Paterson,
N. j., dating back for more than $50
years, was demolished to make room
for the new Trinity Methodist Epis'
copal church. The building is in two
parts, stone and wood, the stone Sec
ton having been built by Simonon
Van Wrinkle in the early part of the
seventeenth century. Records Of the
Van Wrinkle family show the frame
piece was added to the original build
ing few years before the Revolution.
The house was used by the family
as a residence until a few years be-
fore the close of the eighteenth cen
tury, when it became the Black Horse
tavern, a noted hostelry for persons
travelling in stage coaches from Toto
wa to New York. No stage coach ride
to New York was complete unless a
stop was made at the tavern for re-
| freshments.
The house always remained in the
possession of the Van Winkle family.
Its substantial character, with it's
hewn oak timbers, split lath and CO..
lonia1 ornamentation Of the stairways
and doorposts, tells mutely of it's age
and the all-around ability of the early
Dutch settlers who made that section
| of the new country their home.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-12-01
TO the Point.

The Rev. Leighton Parks, who has
become rector of ST.. Barthoiomew's
church in New York, coming from
Emmanuel church, Boston, was wide
" known in the latter place for the
love he had for children and Tor MS
faculty of interesting them.
Since he has been in New York he
has kept in communication with sew
eral of his little friends in Boston.
Recently he wrote to one, of his boys
telling him how homesick he was, and
ended his letter by asking: e'Do you
know Of any cure for homesickness? %
Only a day or two passed before he
received an answer. It read:
eyes. Come home. = Harper
Weekly.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-12-01
oEPEND DENCE.

,.,oss the uhmeasured stretches OF the
r,a rray gulls whirl and dip
rhe vild sea-horses toss tnelr sn0"-"n''e
N names;
,far sfeams on ship. x
n,,,o ts a strange, vast dome of sky above,
uns' trackIess waste below.
, ao,emn. weird infnity OF space
SS,rn,,gh SIleh which the vessels go.
~, lhuo7 m"r7d we knew has drifted out OF
'A sight
The towns, the fields, the mountains all
an' and all
Seem gone forevermore.
o.tveen two worlds, one lost and one un-
found,
". sail by night and day.
, ses be merciful o ship, be strong!
y God. make safe our way
Tmmg Lente. Christian EndeaDor Wortd.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-12-01

up to Manassas an explanation to
our friends for having been out all
night Several persons, including the
governor of the state, measured the
boa next day. I have therefore high
authority for the statement that 1t
was twenty-three feet in length and
twenty-one inches in girth at the mid
die of the body.-Field and Stream.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-12-01

Insanity has for years been increas
tug In Ireland.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-27

agony as her engines slowly drew her back from the rampant against which she had flung herself
 She was head for St. Johns at slow speed, so as not to strain the bulkhead too much, and arrived there 36 hours later. That little port-the crippled ships hospital-has seen many a strange sight come in from the sea, but never more astounding spectacle than that which she presented the Sunday forenoon she entered there
 Her deck and forepart were cumbered with great fragments of ice, weighing over 200 tons in all, shattered from the berg when she struck, being so wedged into the fractures and gaps as to make it unwise to start them until she was docked. The whole population of St. Johns lined the water front to witness her arrival. Her escape was truly mar vicious, and the annals of marine adyen- ture may be searched in vain for it's equal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-27

SEIZED THE EAGLE BY THE LEGS. fensive, and the manager would have speedily turned them out, but they af- forded an attraction for eastern vis- itors and in consequence were permit ed to prolong their visit. After much persuasion they were permitted to in dulge in a bath.
 "Ah!'' exclaimed the younger MoQui, when the bath was over, the water you washed in is dirtier than mine"
 "Yes," replied his companion, "but you must remember am year older than you are"
 Like most American Indians, the Mo- uuis delight in ornamenting their hair with the feathers of the hawk and the eagle, the latter being especially prfzed for the purpose. At each of the vfl- lages hunters of these birds watch throughout the year for the appearance of broods from the nests on the neigh boring inaccessible mountain peaks. One day, not long ago, Hultani, young Moqui hunter, observed an eagle with brood just from the nest, hover ing over the summit of a neighboring mountain searching for food Taking 0 companion H$ h him he hastened in the night to the mountain, and just be- fore dawn secreted himself in narrow Assure in the rock. His companion then covered him over where he lay with twigs and cedar bark, on which he placed the dead body of freshly killed rabbit, and hurrying away hid himself nearby.
 Soon after daylight the eagle again appeared with her brood, lowering over the mountain, and finally, catching sight of the rabbit, swocped down upon it and seized 1t in her claws. Hultani instantly thrust his hand through the covering above him and seized the eagle by her legs. The great bird at once spread her broad pinions and ris- ing in the air carried the y@ung savage bodily out of the Assure. She beat him over the head and shoulders with her wings, and pounded him in the face with her strong beak. Once or twice she ceased to fight and extending her piEiors sought to escape, dragging her captor for some distance over the stony surface of the mountain In the mean while the companion of the young man hastened to his assistance, and casting a sheepskin bag over the great bird ended Der struggle for freedom.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-27
WANTS TO SEE HAlRPINs.
Man Is Uncomfortable. All Day If He Doesn't Come Across Ter
 in the Morning.

Speaking of freaks of superstition and that sort of thing, said professor of psychology the other day, there was one which came to my notice a short time ago that beats anything have ever seen. Probably everybody remembers that as child he had some kind of su- perstition about stepping on the cracks in the sidewalk, but this man with the new bug is absolutely unhappy if, in his walking downtown in the morning. he sees less than ten hairpins on the side walk He never picks them up-just counts them-and If he finds ten he is content. If not, then he says he's un- comfortable the rest of the day.
 So expert has he become that he can see hairpin on the sidewalk half a block away. The mental attitude which makes this sort of thing possible gets to be en- tirely mechanical after time, and my friend says he can think whole lot bet ter if he keeps one part of his brain busy hunting hairpins while the other is do- ing the work which is worth while As he expresses 1t, the foolish part of the brain is kept busy so that it doesn't bother the serious part. It's just like giving baby some feathers and a lit tie molasses on his fingers. They keep him out of mischief"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-27

by an irresistible rush of the rest tho Russians were put to flight.
 Beside an achievement such as this the heroism Of the patriots at Bunker Hill, the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava, our own Lookout Mountain and Gettysburg and other. bloody en- agreements lose portion of their luster. To attempt to detract from their glory would be reasonable. But modern warfare knows no such record as that made by the Japs at Nanshan hill Had anyone suggested 20 years ago that the orient would bring forth such fighters he would have encountered the ridicule of American and European military men. Yet when put to the test they developed degree of courage. of stabll- ity, of absolute indifference to danger and devotion to duty that caused the en- tire world to express it's admiration. History recounts few such exhibitions as that furnished by the Japanese. against whom the boasted defensive re- sources of civilization appear pitifully inadequate, and the utter exterminations of whom appe ITS to be the only salva- tion of their opponents. With the meu- ory of Nanshan hill still fresh in mind, it is little wonder the world stands in breathless expectancy, wondering where 1t will all end.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-27
TWICE NEAR BURIAL.
GREWsoME EXPERIENCE OF A
 WOMAN IN ENGLAND.
She Now Ras Death Certificate Issued When She Was in Cataleptic Trance-Heard Doctor
 Call Her Dead.

It rarely falls to the lot of human being to be twice placed in a coffin and made ready for interments. Yet there ais a woman in England who has had that experience. She is a Mrs. Heigham, and recently related her adventure to company of friends. She at present is enjoying the best of health at her home in Holland road, Kensington. She has been sub ject to cataleptic frances, and thrice has been, in imminent danger of being buried alive.
 The story of her first escape is best told in her own words. Its terrible realism only finds a parallel in the awe-inspiring imagination of Poe
 My first trance Mrs. Heigham said, was brought about by shock. was told that all my property had been lost. The news was quite unex- pected, and it sent me into mysteries.
 Then I lapsed into insensibility, and at the end of two hours my limbs began to assume the rigidity Of death. My eyes were open, and I could see what was happening, but I was un- able to move hand or foot. or to show that life had not yet left my hody.
 Imagine my horror, then, when, after being left for 24 hours, was taken from bed and rolled on the floor. Pins and neesHD were stuck in my body in order tG see whethor blood would flow, Fortunately could feel no bodily pain, but the strain orl my mind was terrible.
 After sis every one gave me up for dead. Poor lady, am afraid she is now out of all earthly suffering, I remember hearing the doctor say Oh the terror of that moment!
 Worse, however, was to come, for the order for my coffin was given.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-27

came when my coffin was brought into the room.
 ''At the sight of that grewsome ob- iect placed by my bedside I felt as if my brain-or what was left of it- would finally break under it's futile efforts to assert itself.
 'I then lapsed into inconsistencies for the first time for AS hours"
 Mrs. Heigham then related how her daughter, who had never quite given LID hope, arose from her bed in the middle of the night to visit her mother for the last time.
 The girl was unable to sleep owing to an ever-recurring presentiment tha.. her parent had not really passed away, and, fitly enough, it was this midnight visit that really saved Mrs. Heigham from her awful fate
 As she gazed with fearful eyes upon her mothers still form she thought she saw movement of the eyelids. Hastily summoning the servants, she held bottle of strong smelling salts to Mrs. Heigham's nostrils, and in her agitation spilled part of the contents over the unconscious woman's face.
 At this," concluded Mrs. Heigham, ''I heaved a deep sigh and suddenly sat up In my bed, saved by my daughters love and energy
 Few will envy Mrs. Heighan her remarkable experience. She now pos sesses the death certificate signed by the doctor who attended her,e and, though the memories attached to it are fraught with such horror, she would not part with the document for greaf deal
 Mrs. Heigham's subsequent attacks were not quite So serious, but in both cases she was at first thought to be dead by all but her devoted daughter
 Cautiously enough, Mrs Heighan las herself taken degrees as a doctor of psychology, and in face of the fore going facts it was startling to hear her announce that she had mo fear of death for many. many years 10 come"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-27
SHIPS MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
Atlantic Greyhound" Crashed Int an Iceberg While Going
 at Full Speed

The most remarkable case on record ol hn iceberg collision is that of the Guion liner Arizona, in 1879 She was then, re- lates writer in McClure's, the grey hound of the Atlantic, and the largest ship af1oat-5, ,750 tons-except the Great Eastern. Leaving New York in Novem-
 Der for Liverpool, with 509 souls aboard
 she was coursing across the Banks, with fair weather, but dark, when, near mid night, about 250 miles east of St. Johns
 she rammed a monster ice-island at full speed-1S knots. Terrific was the inn pact and indescribable the alarm. The passengers, flung from their berths. made for the deck as they stood, though some were so injured as to be helpless, and the calls of these forward, added to the shrieks of the frenzied mob of half clad men and women who charged for the boats, made up 8 pandemonium. Wild cries arose that the ship was sink ing, for she had Settled by the head, and with piteous appeals and despairing ex- clamations the passengers urged the boats over, that they might escape the death they thought inevitable. But the crew was we'll in hand, the officers main tained order. and, a hurried examination being made, the forward bulkhead was seen to be safe. The welcome word was passed along that the ship, though sore ly stricken, would still float until she could make harbor. The vast white terror had laid across her course, stretching so far each way that, when deserted, it was too late to alter the helm. Its giant shape filled the fore ground. towering high above the masts, grim and gaunt and ghastly, immovable as the adamantine buttresses of frown- ing seaboard, while the liner lurched and staggered like wounded thing in