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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-03
WHOLE FAMILY Is
FOUND MURDERED
MICHIGAN FARMER KILLS WIFE,
SON AND DAUGHTER WITH AN
AXE AND THEN TURNS A SHOT
GUN ON HIMSELF.

Rochester, Mich. January ALARMED
by the deserted appearance of the farm
house Of Clarence A. Barnum. who re-
Gently located near here, neighbors broke
into the house today and found Barnum,
his wife, his daughter, Lizzie aged %,
and his son Clinton. aged Is, all lying
dead. The wife and the son and daugh-
ter had apparently been murdered with
an axe A singled arreled shotgun lying
head almost entirely blown Off showed
how Farmer Barnum himself had met
death. Mrs. Barnums body lay In the
woodshed. 1t appeared that she had been
able to resist the murderer for brief
time. or at any rate had succeeded In
eludng him long enough to reach the
shed. But here she was struck down and
met the same fate that had befallen her
son and daughter.
The appearance of the house indicated
that the family had just finished break
fast today when the insane and murder
Gus frenzy of the father broke out. Evil
IDENTIFY there had been a terrific struggle
as the mother and children battled for
their lives The dining room was all
despatched with blood, even the ceiling.
on the dining room table lay the father
body, a gun across his knees. He had
apparently taken the muzzle in his mouth
before pulling the trigger. Three extra
cartridges stood on the side board, as II
in readiness to overtake any member OF
the family who might succeed in escaping
the murderouS axe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-03
OHM

Mr.. Leon Ehrman gave dinner party
at his residence last evening to a number
of young people. The decorations were
in American Beauties the roses forming
the central decoration, while at both ends
of the table were candelabra holding can
dies In the American Beauty tint, the
shades harmonizing, making snowy and
effective decoration. The dinner cards
were New Years greetings. Mr.. Ehrman
is at home from the Kentucky Military
institute and at the dinner were several
of his classmates, all of them in the full
dress uniform of the institute. The guests
were Mrs. John w. Sibley, Miss Mar
guerite Ehrman, Miss Virginia White,
Miss Kathleen Van Hoose, Miss Helcen
Slater, Miss Syddie Moore, Miss Alice
Coughlan. Miss Juliet Davidson, Miss
Madge Chisolm, Miss Martha Miner,
Miss Malcolm Ware, Miss Lillian Orr,
Miss Eleanor Matthews, Mr. Joseph
Mudd, Mr.. Courtney Henley Mr.. Robert
Burdette, Mr.. George Harris Mr. Chal-
mus Moore, Mr.. Thomas Jones, Mr.. Ster-
ling Baggett, Mr.. Norman circuit, Mr..
Alex Dearborn and Mr.. Walter Conner.
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CotiIIon to Miss Bennett and
Miss Gordon
EVENING DINNER PARTIES
Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders Send Out Cards
for Domino Cotillon-Todays
Events at the Clubs and
Elsewhere.
BY ANNIE KENDRlck WALKER.

The largest dancing party of the New
Year was given last evening at the Coun-
try club by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Arnold
Order and the Misses LeMay and Isabel
Caldwell in compliment to their guests
Miss Agness Bennett and Miss Agness
Gordon of Tennessee. Both the married
and unmarried sets were present. The
club house was decorated with southern
smilax. ported plants and roses, the deco
rations simple but effective. During the
evening a buffet supper was served and
all of the arrangements were so perfect
as to make the occasion a charming sue
cess socially.
Mrs. Order showed no traces of her re-
cent illness and was very charming in
white net over silk. Miss LeMay Cald-
well, sowned in pale pink crepe de chine,
and Miss Isabel Caldwell in a princess
gown of pale blue satin, made a group
of beautiful women which was COM
pleted with Miss Bennett in a robe of
white net with pink dew drops, and Miss
Gordon in pale blue silk. Receiving with
them were several well known bachelors,
Mr. Thomas Watson, Mr.. Charles Nc
Creary, Mr.. Robert Johnston and Mr..
Melville Drennen.
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Evidence Against Hogan as steunen-
bera's Murderer Is PiIlng Up.

Caldwell, Idaho. January Police Cap
tain Swain tonight said to a representa-
tive of the Bots Statesman:
we have conclusive evidence that the
bomb used in the assassination of Gov
ernor Steunenberg was manufactured IN
room 10 of the Saratoga hotel dhe room
occupied by Hogan and that the details
of the plans were probably formulated
there
Vessels in Hogan's room, said Swain.
show a sediment of plaster of paris. 1t
was further stated by the Captain that
in his opinion the evidence accumulated
that Hogan was guilty was oyerwhelm-
ing. He did not feel justified in making
much of it public but he was willing
to state that one feature was the finding
of Hogans shoes that he wore on the
night of the murder. The shoes had nails
in the soles and these nails were found to
fit perfectly into tracks which are be-
lieved to have been made by the assassin
in escaping from the scene.
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MAN DROPS DEAD IN
STORE OF j. H. ROLL

ped aside to transact some business and
while gone Mr.. Packer fell.
Dr. J. w. Watts was summoned and
arrived in about 20 minutes, but Mr..
Packer was then dead. His death was
caused by heart failure. He did not speak
after he fell. He had not complained OF
amy illness and so far as his friends
could tell he was in perfect health.
The deceased was Sc years of age. Ha
was a widower and leaves mother and
two brothers In Brooklyn. His home was
at 1913 Park Place, brooklyn. A telegram
was sent to the family last night asking
what disposition should be made of the
body, but no reply had been received
at o'clock this morning.
The body was removed to the undertake
ing establishment of Lige 10y, where it
will be held until instructions are re-
ceived from Brooklyn.
The deceased was of large frame and
was somewhat feshy. He had genial
disposition and had many friends in Biz
mingham who will lament his untimely
end.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-03
IMMENSE OCTOPUS
Attacked Two Fishermen and Tried to
Sink Their Boat.

From the Chicago News.
Here is true story of an octopus, not
the kind that has its headquarters in New
Jersey: Two fishermen were plying their
vocation off Belle Island, Conception Bay,
off the Newfoundland coast. Suddenly they
discovered a short distance from them
a dark shapeless mass floating on the
surface of the water. Concluding that 1t
was probably part of the cargo of some
wrecked vessel, they approached II, an
ticipating a valuable prize, and one of
them struck the object with his boathook.
Upon receiving the shock the dark heap
became suddenly animated, and, spread
ing out, uncovered a head, with pair of
large prominent, staring eyes. which
seemed to CLEAN with intense ferocity, the
creature at the same time exposing to
view and opening its parrot-like beak with
an apparently hostile and malignant pur-
pose The men were petrified with terror.
and for a moment so fascinated by the
horrible sight that they were powerless
to make move to defend themselves.
Before they had time to recover their
presence of mind the monster now but
a few feet from the boat, suddenly shot
out from around it's head several long,
fieshy arms, graphing with them for the
boat, and seeking to envelop it in their
folds. Only the two longest of these arms
reached the craft, and owing to their
great length, went completely over and
beyond It. Selling his Ratchet with a
desperate effort one of the men succeeded
in severing these limbs with single we'll
delivered blow, and the creature, finding
itself worsted, Immediately disappeared
beneath the waters, leaving in the boat
its amputated members as trophy of the
encounter.
zone of the arms was. unfortunately, de-
stroyed before its value was known, but
the other. when brought to st. Johns and
examined by Rev NJ. Harvey, was found
to measure no less than 10 feet. The fish
erman who acted as surgeon declares
there must have been at least feet more
left attached to the monsters body The
story is preserved in the proceedings Of
the British Geological society
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-03
WHEN Gas WAS NEW.
President of First Company Made
Daring" Experiment in His House.

From the New York Tribune.
Gas had as much difficulty in making
its way in New York City, apparently, as
did the steel framed skyscraper. In each
case 1t required man who had the cour-
age of his convictions to prove that 1t
was safe, but when once 1t was shown
that the benefits were greater than the
dangers gas and skyscrapers took their
places as necessities. In the case OF the
slxyscraper the designer had to convince
the owner, who had become somewhat
fearful of the success of his venture be-
cause of the comments of his friends, by
signing a lease for an office on the top
floor for a long term of years In the
case of gas. although 1t had been used
in London and other American cities be-
fore 1t was introduced into New York
Samuel Leggett, the president of the COM
pany that proposed to bring the much
feared llumnant into use here, had TO
prove it's harmlessness in his own house.
This was in 1879
His heroism attracted good deal of at
tention and proved to be a good adver-
tisement, for hundreds II not thousands
of persons visited the house to the
illuminant which was said to be so much
better than candles aud fish oil lamps.
The house was in the uptown Fashionable
uuarter of the city, on Cherry HILL 1t
was at No. Z Chevy street, only few
doors below the big, square Franklin
house, in which President Washington
lived when New York was the capital,
and near the celebrated Cherry gardens.
1t was a narrow, three-story and attic
brick structure. with two dormer win
doWs An abutment of the Brooklyn bridge
now occupies the site
Stories of the explosive character of gas
had spread without the aid of a press
agent. and persons hesitated about hav-
ing the pipes run through their houses.
They were willing to have some one else
make the experiment, however, and curl
Gus enough to visit the house of the ven
turesome one to see what happened. Fol-
the time being all roads in the evening
seemed to lead to Mr.. Leggett's house
Groups gathered outside in the darkened
street to watch the process of lighting
Up" Many a couple from the other fash
tonable quarter-State street. and the foot
of Broadway, gave up the evening walk
along the Battery to wend their way VI
Pearl street to see the novelty. There
were eager visitors rom surrounding
towns Mr.. Leggett was not averse t.
showing people how much better gas was
than any other form of illuminant by TAX
ing them through the house. This fact
becoming known throughout the city add
ed to the number of visitors, and not in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-03
Day of the Social Secretary.

From the New York Press.
This is the era of the social secretary.
In New York, Philadelphia and Wash
ington her power is strong. Mrs. Stuyve-
SAINT Fish seldom travels without her
scribe. At the time of the International
Railway congress she brought her tried
and trusty secretary to Washington, but,
recognizing the local demands, she OBJ
tanned the services of Mrs Chauncey De-
pews mentor. The social secretary can
get rich If She has eye to business, but
these young women are aStute enough to
know that get-rich-quick schemes do not
pay in the long run. Miss Isabel Hagner,
who is Mrs. Roosevelts secretary, re-
ceives many offers from persons who want
invitations to semi-official festivities in
the White House. One particularly per-
sistent importer of gowns and millinery
offered to keep Miss Hagner supplied in
robes and head covering for two seasons
If she would get him an opportunity to
view an official reception from the inside
Similar offers, though not so many come
to Miss Margaret Wade, social secretary
for Mrs Fairbanks wife of the Vice
President.
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A. A. Packer, who had recently moved
to Birmingham from Brooklyn, N. T.,
dropped unconscious last night about 1880
o'clock in the store of J. II. Roll on First
avenue near Twenty-first street and died
within few minutes. At the time that
he sunk to the floor he was talking 10
Mrs Kohl, Mrs. H. e. Stewart and Mrs.
DIR. L. L. Starkey about the play at the
theatre which they had, in company with
Mr. Roll, attended.
The deceased was a house decorator and
had worked as foreman or superintendent
for a number of the largest firms in New
York. He came to Birmingham to accept
a position as superintendent of the paint
department of T. C. Thompson & Bros,
contractors. He had only been in Bir-
mingnam three weeks.
TIE deceased was the guest of Mr.. Roll,
who had worked with him in New York
about twenty years ago. The party had
been to the jefferson and in returning
home stopped at the store. Mr.. Roll step
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-03
SPRINGS in the Ocean,

From the Popular Science Monthly
The ancient Greeks tell of a river OF
the Peloponnesus called Alpheus, rising
in Mt. Stymphalus. flowing through Ar
cadia and Ellis, and then making it's way
beneath the Mediterranean as far as
Sicily, where it united with the fountain
Arethusa near Syracuse, 1t was the love
of a swain for nymph which led TO this
movement, and this emotion seems 10
have been able to prevent the comming-
ling of the two kinds of water where or
dinarily a mixture would result. What
has been narrated in fable seems to be
true today in the existence of boiling
fresh water springs rising up persistently
in the briny deep off certain shores in
the Hawaiian and West India islands and
elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-03
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Mrs. James Warner Shook will enter
tain the Little Jokers on Friday after
noon at 2:S0 o'clock at the residence OF
her mother, Mrs. George Morrow in Glen
Iris.
Mrs. Scion Jacobs will give a musicale
today at the Country club at 2:so o'clock
in compliment to Mrs. Ripley Beasley.
The departure of Mrs. Allan w. Haskell
for New York will be source of regret
to her many friends. With her children
she will remain several months. The Has
kell house on Highland avenue is to be
leased furnished.
Little Pauline Maben, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs j. Campbell Maben, Jr. is
quite i'll.
Mrs. Oscar Smith is spending few
days at Bangor with her son. Mr.. Herbert
Smith.
Miss Cole of Augusta is the guest of
Mrs. John w. Sibley.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sterne are the
guests during the week of Mr. and Mrs.
M. Flies at 2212 Fourteenth avenue, south,
and will leave on Saturday for their flu
ture home in San Antonio, Tex. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sterne have resided in Birmingham
several years, and they are both very
popular among a large circle of friends.
Mrs. Sterne is an artist of considerable
reputation She studied for some time
at the Academy in Philadelphia.
Miss Annie Clisby, who has been the
guest of Mrs John Norris returned yes
terday to the Judson institute.
Mr.. Leon Ehrman. Mr.. Joseph Mudd.
Mr.. Courtney Henley, Mr.. George Harris.
Mr.. Jessie Lewis and Mr.. Robert Bur-
dette will leave on Saturday on the priv
ate car of the Kentucky Military institute
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JORDAN DENIES STORY.
He Did Not Make Reported Charges
Against Honolulu Officials.

Ogden, Utah, January 2.-President Da-
vid Starr Jordan, president of Stanford
university, passed through Ogden today,
and in an interview made emphatic denial
of the story that he charged the Honolulu
officials with entering into conspiracy
to extort money from the Stanford estate
by circulating a report at the time OF
Mrs. Leland stanfords death that she
died of strychnine poisoning. In signed
statement for the Associated Press he
says:
The alleged interview with me is incor-
rect. No statement of new or sensational
matter was made by me-"
He says that the result of his inyesti-
cations at the time show that Mrs STAN
ford died of lesion of the heart and that
she was not poisoned. This announce
ment was made at the time of his visit
to Honolulu.
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Extend Time for Arguments.

Washington, January 1.-The supreme
court of the United States today extended
the time for the hearing of the cases in
volving the Anticipated question of liabil-
ity for the expenses involved in the re-
moval of the Eastern Cherokee Indians
to the territory from four to six hours
and afterward added half an hour at the
request Of Mrs. Belva Lockwood, who
represents the claimants known as the
emigrant Cherokees, and desires to be
heard for that time In their behalf Coun-
sci asked for sixteen hours for the pre-
sentation of the case
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-03
Prudential Official to Resign.

New York, January Announcement
was made today of the retirement of one
of the officers of the Prudential Life In
surance company. Edgar B. Ward, sec
ond vice president said that he would re-
sign at the second annual meeting OF
the directors next week. He added that
his action had been contemplated for a
year. and was taken because long abb
sence this winter would make 1t impos-
sble for him TO give the attention to the
affairs of the company that he thought
they should receive from one in his posi-
ton
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olIesheimer Elected President.

New York January 2.-Henry Giles
heimer today was elected president of the
National Shoe and Leather bank to sue
coed w. L. Meyer and G. V. Sayers was
elected first vice president, the position
which has been occupied up to the present
by Mr.. Ollesheimer. Mr.. Ollesheimer is
also president of the Metropolitan bank
with which, according to an announce
ment given out few days ago, the
National Shoe and Leather bank, is soon
to be merged. Mr.. Sayres also is an Off
Ger of the Metropolitan bank
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Violet Jars for Drawing Rooms.

From the New York Press.
Though old-fashioned persons cling to
lavender as a perfume for their linen and
clothes closet and to the rose jar for the
drawing room, fashionable folk think the
rose jar as obsolete as silk mittens, and
only English women adhere to lavender.
The violet jar is in favor here now. Vio-
let's. If treated properly, retain delicate
perfume longer than the queen of flowers.
Violets in Jars of Japanese design are de-
lightful for the drawing room. For linen
some persons import sticks of sandalwood.
For dollar one may buy enough of the
wood to furnish dainty odor. But the
purchaser must be sure to buy genuine
sandalwood. One woman says she could
not find 1t in this country, though she tried
for ten years
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-03
MAY RAISE PRICE.
Proposition on Foot to Double Broker
age on Grain Deals In Chicago.

Chicago, January BOARD of trade COM
missionmen are agltating the proposition
to double their present rates of broker
age for executing deals in grain. A num-
Der of them have started movement to
make the rate one-quarter of a cent per
bushel instead of one-eighth as at pres
ent. They declared that the rates for
putting through transactions in coffee,
cotton and stocks are much higher than
those charged for grain and believe that
they should in measure be equahzed
The matter has been placed in the
hands of committee but before definite
action can be taken the matter must be
submitted to a vote Of the full member
ship of the board of trade.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-03
MR.. EWlNe's FLORIDA TRIP.

The Rev. Quincy Ewing, rector of the
Church of the Advent, will leave the lat
ter part of this week for southern Flor
ida, where he goes on health and recrea-
ton trip. He will be accompanied by DIR.
E. p Riggs.
Mr. Ewing is the recipient of hand
some private communion set which was
presented to him by friends in Mississippi
The set is of massive silver, eucharistic
in design. the wheat and grapes being
symbolical of the bread and wine. The
gife is highly appreciated by Mr.. Ewing.
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Vessel Endanaers Navigation.

Charleston, s. c.. January 2.-Captain
Chichester steamer Iroquois. at this port
from New York. reports December 81,
latitude 300 longitude 800, passed a
wreck. bottom up. which appeared to be
about three or four feet above water,
sea breaking over it. Dangerous to navi-
CATION. as 1t lies right In the track of
vessels bound north and south, and in
and out Of the Chesapeake. 1t is off the
Cape of Chesapeake.
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Would Separate Church and State.

st. Petersburg. January 7.-Antonlus.
bishop of Navarro, has published an open
letter advocating the complete separation
of church and state He declares that the
influence of the church is whitening be-
cause the priests in the past have been
compelled to preach the doctrine of abb
solutism. and to teach the people to
venerate the Emperor and church as
two sides of the same thing. He says that
only when the state takes its hands off
the church forever, will the latter fulfill
It's true mission.
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EARLE-MUNGER.

The marriage of Miss Rosa Munger and
Mr. Paul Hamilton Earle viii take place
this evening at the First Methodist
church. The Rev. j. H. Mccoy will per-
form the ceremony. There will be large
wedding party and cards of admission
will be presented at the church. After
the ceremony reception will be held at
the residence of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs Sylvester Munger.
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PhiIadeIphia orafters on Trial.

Philadelphia, January 2-John w. Hill,
former chief fthe filtration bureau, was
placed on trial today before Judge Auden-
reid in the criminal court charged with
forgery and classification of the records of
the filtration bureau Mr.. Hills arrest last
June was one of the first and most sem
sational of the developments growing out
of Mayor Weaver's break with the repub-
lican organization and his crusade for
good government.
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Necessary Preparation,
N the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Laura" said Mr.. Ferguson, what
kind of looking girl is this Miss Will
merson, who is coming to visit you next
week."
.'Shes the handsomest girl of my &C
oaintance." answered Mrs. Ferguson.
well that means that I've got to take
that cracked mirror off the bureau in the
spare bedroom and put a new one in its
place.
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TO MRS. ALDRIcH.

Mrs. James Lacey McConaughy enter
tanned at her home in Montevallo with
an afternoon reception from to 6 o'clock
in compliment to Mrs. William F. Aldrieh,
who will leave on Saturday for Washing
ton for a visit of several weeks. Tho
other guests of honor we're Mrs. r. d.
Crusoe and Miss Moore.
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For Business Wear.

From Puck
The College Boy-Dad think I'll tackle
the Wall street game as soon as get my
sheepsln.
The Old Man (dryly)--Well, believe
that's the proper apparel for young men
in that district
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A Budding Genius.

From Puck.
TELL we what" proudly boosted a
prominent citizen of the Arkansas neigh
borhood of Possom Trot. THAT fou'teen-
year-old gal O. mine is sho' a wonder!
Why, she kin write letter that will go
plumb to Kansas City or Chicago. just the
same as over to Torpidville or Pogwash.
What dye think o. that?"
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increased Coal OUTPUT.

Scranton, Pa, January 2.-Estimates of
the output of the five coal companies for
1905 were completed today showing sub
stantial increase in the tonnage. The total
output for the year was %. 1881 tons conn
pared with 24,O69,799 for 1904.