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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-30
Baron Rothschild's Singing Parrot

II VIII interest American readers 20
know that Baron Alfred de Rothschld.
the London head OF the great financial
house. is parrot fancier He has just
acquired the most talented Polly I'D the
world. and not a little of the time he
takes from the routine OF world finance
is given up t. baskuE I'm Laura's expires
sion Of eerie wiSdom-she cannot initiate
a smiie-and listening to her extensive
rcnerto.ro OF German songs. II reminds
the baron of tile Fatherland. for' or
course. YOU know the house OF Rothschild
is OF Teutoalc origin.
This wonderful parrot S name Is Laura
Laura aus Afrika." she will say ~ any
body asks her Her plumage IS hriliant
green. and her voice. when she sings, Is
ike the tWanging of loose banjo strings.
Laura has learned over 2oo words, ana
when she is Eat home" Do her cage IN
one OF the Alhambra dressing rooms.
with the baron and party OF FRIENDS
as audience. she gives concert tnaI
leaves nothing for criticism 20 fasten on
esnecially after hearing the finale mar
tfal song 20 the effect that any one VINO
wishes 10 Doe a soldier must carry a mus
ket and load il with powder and o'all
The baron has talking parrots out OF
number. but Laura IS the prima donna
OF the household.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-30
Marrying Women Teachers.

Now IL is Boston that IS trying its hand
or making the ma rriage OF the women
teachers equivalent 20 q resignation from
ther positions. IL would hardly seem ne
ccsSary for Massachuse and esnecfau~
Boston, 20 offer Inducements FOR spfnstar-
hood There are enough bachelor girls
and Just plain old maids I'm and about
Boston already. gracefully filling their
stations in life and making single bl ess-
euncss respected in every scattered fam
fly ia the Union that is so fortunate "a
10 have. back in old Massachusetts. =
maiden aunt. But there is such An en-
sits as too much % good thing. ana
certainly there are other things which
Boston needs more than an extra ALLOW
ance OF unmarried women OF the .rach-
ins age Among the more crying needs,
as 70 strikes e New Yorker Is a 1.1ors
up date school committee. Perhaps
the school committees there are chosen
Ike 1lrlcs elsewhere. for their lack q
previous convictions on the subject nosa
likely % engage their attention. Per-
haps the comm.tteemen have not kept
tabs on New NOrks experience ln the
matter OF trying 20 dlsquaafy women
teachers who choose 20 retain fhelr rights,
like other human beings. and maTrys
-e-
Mrs. kn.cker; why are you going home -
Mrs IoCker ''Hcnry writes me that no
peach crop is excellent Now York sun
.aDou WIKI fear.-s'roua tae AoaniAh-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-30
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-30
NOtre Dame.

OF the churches ~ Paris the Notre
Dame Cathedral ranks easily first It
was founded iu the twelfth century upon
the site of church of the fourth cen-
try. sad TO relate. during the Revo-
ution this noble cathedral was convert
cd into "a Temple OF Reason" and made
t.- scene OF the widest .-eI.- .f tho
NJ. ed Revoluuonists. being ulch dam
a-ei by the dtg ecratiou. ItIsto the credit
'i Napoleon l. that Dee put IN end to tbe
uH- ant abuses here pcruotrqttf in thnt
period y license m4slucrdiu- Ass lb-
ettl and in 1902 Dee ordered tne church
fe'l ned for divine worship. The edi-
ire tnl bears traces of tho injury it
sustained at the hands Of the uurol-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-30

ture- ~ this museum IS the wcli-rro-
served ruin ~ au ancient Roman palace.
with ratls which tlo governor of Gaul
originally occupied found the M-se.
'.rrafalrr especially interesting for the
Illustrations of tie history of Paris IT,
contains T. also contains n fine exhibit
of relics and souvenirs of the Eastle.
shan mention only one more museum.
and that IS the Napoleon Museum ia tho
Ilote. DIES Invaides. ] found tals. as
might he expected Very lich iu Naro-
isonIr souvenirs
Here among other objects YOU may 500
Narnleon's old camp bed ard stool. bis
tavo--te chair. which ho used ~ 81.
Helena. several of nls uniforms and Wa
rious other personal effects. Here SIS also
the coffin in which h.s remains We're
brought from 81 Helena in 1870 nineteen
years after his ccatn-and re-iuterrcl
iu taei- final rost.ue-place in Paris. iu
this Very building Ey side Of tho coffin
IS the elaborate fare~l pan used on that
state occasion. In addition to t.e -o-Ne-
Mrs ~ Napoleon. this museum contains
an extensive collection of arms and
armor 90 weliul-h every period " mod
eru history. there being 10000 specimens
in ALL
OF course. the tomb o. Napoleon Is the
centre ~ attraction ln rae Hotel de~ Iu
validc= The body reposes in "a massive
iy under the dome and twelve colossal
STATUES srrlh1llzirg the chief Victories
~ the famous man OF destiny stand ~eu-
t.uel about hs tomb .n the crypt. ON
the mosaic pavement. which represents o.
wreath ~ Iatiro.s are inscribed the names
% his brilliant victories -RivoN. I.ra-
mids. Mareneo. Auster-tz. jena. Frcl-
land. Waenm and Alosrosa. Ass I stood
there on sunday afternoon. gazing uron
the impressive scene. the flood az mr--
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-30

Mrs. kn.cker; why are you ssing Aosnes's
Mrs. hrcker Henry writes ne that no
peach crop is excellent. Now York sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
THE ATKINSON MURDER.
Mere Than Dozen Negroes Under
Arrest on suspicion.

MO0RESTOWN, y j.. Jan. 20
More than a dozen negroes have been
arrested at different places on suspi-
cion of knowing something about the
murder OF Miss Florence Atkinson, who
was found dead III the stable on the
farm Of Mrs. Edward Strawbridge
The negro who is suspected of having
committed the crime is described as
having worn when seen on the farm a
long coat aud a SLOUGH hat. and every
eolored man taken into custody was so
attirea.
The arrest considered the most inn
portant is that Of eolored man EN-
ployed In the terra Gotta works here
who was off duty at the time the crime
was committed and who Is alleged TO
have been seen ia the vicinity Of Miss
AIlinson's home about an hour prior tc
the time the murder is supposed TO
have been committed. The local police
express the belief that he is the right
man.
Bessie Walker the fiye-year-oid ward
of Mrs. Strawbridge. who lived with
one who saw the colored man robbing
the house after he had killed the wo-
man, was taken to various places, but
failed to identify any of the men held
as the man whom she saw at the farm
on the day of the murder.
The police believe the child is too
young to remember Miss Allinsons as
sailant
There is no mistaking the sentiment
of the people If the murderer or muir
derers are captured. The whole coun-
tryside is aroused, and the talk Of sum-
mary punishment usually heard in a
rural community when an atrocious
crime has been committed is not absent
in this affair. The rewards offered for
the capture of the guilty man now to-
tai $500. 1t is said member of the
legislature will ask that body next
week to also offer reward for the APP
prehension of the perpetrator of the
crime.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
FATAL CHURCH PANIC
Terror of Fire at Philadelphia
Caused Eighteen Deaths.
MORE THAN FIFTY HURT IN CRUSH
st. PauFs Colored Baptist Church
Scene OF Horror Last Night when
Congregation stRmpedcd on
Alarm of Fire.

PHILADELPHIA jan o. Eighteen
persons We're killed and probably half
a hundred injured in panic follow
ing the cry of "Fire!9 last night in st.
Paul's colored Baptist church on the
west side of Eighth street The serv-
ices were being held OH the second
floor Of the building. A defective fiue
set fire to the chimney, causing smoke
TO issue through the creviccs in the
floor near the pulpit. The room was
well filled at the time, and the cry of
Fire. coupled with the sight of the
smoke, threw the congregation into 4
panic.
A wild rush was made for the stairs
despite the efforts of Rev Il. w. John.
son. the pastor, to allay the fears Of the
frenEied people All wanted to get out
Mt once, and men, women and children
alike were knocked down and tram
pied upon by those pushing from be-
hind
The stairway TO the first floor had one
sharp turn in it. and the frightened
people became so tightly wedged in
the bend of the stairs that the frail
wooden banister gave away, precipi.
tating many to the first floor.
The crash and the screams and
shrieks of the women and children add
ed to the frenzy of those above. They
did not stop in their onward rush to
get out Notwithstanding the wide
open doors on the first floor leading to
the street the crush was so great that
eighteen persons had the life stamped
out of them before the panic was
ended.
In the meantime the greatest confu-
sion reigned. Men and women ran
about the streets calling for missing
loved ones. A great crowd gathered,
and the work of rescue was promptly
started. Dead and injured were quick
" taken to hospitals and nearby
houses.
The fire was only triiing, the flames
being extinguished before the firemen
dIIiNcu.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27

KENT, o., Jan. 22.-Conductor +. o.
Griffin Of Cleveland was killed, Brake
man p. J. Hawkins of Cleveland was
seriously injured about the head and
had several fingers taken off and Engi-
neer Watrous of Newcastle, Pa, had
his head badly cut in rear end col
lision on the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road here. The cause of the accident
was the omission to send back flag
from a train which had stopped. A
second freight rounded curve at a
speed Of abont sixteen miles an hour
and crashed into the standing train.
The injured men were caught In the
caboose. which was demolished.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
Root VIII A.k WHY

HAVANA, Jan. 19.-Seventeen Gu
ban cigarmakers, comprising the sec
ond group of strikers who were ex-
PEELED from Key West Wednesday, say
that their clubroom was surrounded
by a hundred men, some of them
armed, and that the latter entered and
compelled them to sign statement
that the strike Of the cigarmakers was
ended. After they had been held cap
tive eight hours, they say, they were
escorted to and placed on board the
steamer Olivette. bound for Havana,
Secretary Roots promise to Minister
Quesada that the matter would be i'm
mediately investigated has been gladly
received.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27

National and American League Presw
Adents In Conference at new York.
NEW YORK. Jan. 20. President
Harry G. pulliam Of the Nationnf
Baseball league aud President Ban b
johnson OF the American league were
In conference here for several hours
and arrived ut an agreement as to ths
general features of the playing sched-
ulcs of the two leagues during tho
coming season
1t was agreed that the American
league season should open In the east
April IA and in the west April III. The
only playing arrangement announced
by President Johnson il that the Bos-
ton American league team win open
the season in New York, the two clubs
then going 20 Boston, to open there on
Lexington day
The National league reserved tho
right TO open its season In Brooklyn
April II, but no dates were announced
Cor the openings in other cities
There will be few conflicting datcs
jim the schedules Of the two major
leagues. as outlined at the conferences.
In New York. for instance, there will
be but three conflicting games two OF
these being played on Labor day.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27

WASHINGTON, Jan. pa warm
wave which scores the highest record
In temperature since 1890 prevailed
throughout the region between the Mis-
sissippi valley and the Atlantic coast.
Its crest was In Ohio where the tenn
peratures, as reported to the weather
bureau ranged from 20 to IA degrees
South OF the Ohio river it was less
warm because of heavy rains and thun-
der showers. Thunder storms also pre-
vailed In Tennessee Mississippi. Ala
bama and northwest Georgia. In
Washington the weather was spring
like, with maximum temperature or
CD degrees, which, however, Is much
lower than the January record
When a Brake Beam Fell.
REIDVILLE, Ca, Jan. 19.-The Da-
rien and Western railroad had seri-
GUS wreck on it's line near Chenille.
In which two negroes were killed and
four others were seriously injured, one
Of whom may die. The wreck was
caused by one OF the brake beams fall
Ing down and derailing car. One
car was completely demolished and
several others damaged. The wreck
occurred on a train running twenty
miles an hour.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
Allan Lard Golf Champion.

PINEHURST, N. c., Jan. pa per-
feet day, brilliant golf and hole for
hole contests were the features of the
third annual midwinter tournament,
which has ended here. Allan Lard OF
the Columbia Golf club, Washington.
was the winner Of the championship
trophy, defeating George W. Keats Of
the Brae Burn Golf club. Newton. 8 up
and to play, in the final round and
making medal play score OF II, which
Is the tournament record for the season
and two strokes under boyle. The con-
ISOLATION went to William c. Freeman
of Montclair, who defeated G. w. Wur-
zell of Oakmont
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
NEW YORK 4" WRECK
Brooklyn Elevated Car Plung-
ed Down Forty Feet.
ONE DEAD AND MANY BADLY INJURED
Car Full of Passengers Smashed Inta
kindling Wood-spfxe Had Been
Withdrawn From Switch
In Error.

NEW YORK. Jan 2o.--One man was
killed and nearly score Oh others were
injured in Brooklyn repetition of
New York's frightful elevated accident
when Lexington avenue elevated
train bound for Cypress Hills jumped
the track at Crescent and Fulton
streets. The second car of the three
car train shot clean off the track and
fell forty feet to the ground. The last
car fell between the tracks and was
saved from complete destruction, only
the first car having been uninjured.
The list of dead and injured, SO far
as it can be obtained, is as follows.
Simon c. Wilson. aged fifty-two, S74
Jamaica avenue, real estate, killed.
The injured are Mary Roys, Pres
ton J. Pine, scalp wounds; Joseph Al
len, cut and bruised; Mary Tucker,
head bruised; Agnes NJ. Hotehkiss,
back injured; Mary Eggert, sister of
Mrs. Hotchkiss; Myron Minken, leg
and shoulder hurt; Joseph Moore, scalp
wound; Edward Schmidt, cut on head
and hands; Mrs. Johanna Browsmer,
w. Drummond, Glendale, \. Y, scalp
wound.
The killed and injured were all in the
second car, which fell to the ground.
The car itself was shapeless wreck,
and 1t was wonder that anybody in it
escaped alive.
officers of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company came along and started to
burn the wrecked car. Police Captain
Cullen ordered them to STOP but while
his back was turned the car was fred,
and, although an alarm was sent in,
before an engine could arrive the wreck
had been pretty we'll reduced to ashes.
The switch appeared to be all right,
according to the motorman. George w.
Duryea. The frst car passed the
switch, keeping on the main line, but
IN some way the truck Of the second
car got caught in the switch and jump
Cd the track The wheels bounded
along the ties for forty or fifty feet,
and then the car, cut out by its own
weight from the middle of the train,
plunged into a vacant lot forty feet
down.
The third car took the switch, across
which it had been dragged in the fall
Of the second, turned a short distance
around the spur and fell on its side be-
M 1aSSEssss t's asait.a a. . aosDl.
s1ack Switch leading to Rockaway
Beach, which is not used in winter. the
switch ordinarily being spiked" A
party Of railroad officials, however,
were to make trip in special car
over this division of the road, and a
switchman was sent to put the switch
in order. Thinking the switch con-
trelled by tower the employee, it is
said, removed the spike; hence the ac-
cident
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
INTERCOLLEGIATE HOCKEY.
Harvard Downed Princeton In Close
Dame al new York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Haryard de-
feated Princeton in closely contested
game of hockey at st. Nicholas rink by
the score of to 2.
Although Princeton was the first to
score, she could not quite keep up the
pace set by the Harvard men, and as
result the half eRded With the score
3 to ! in the crimson's favor. In the
second half Princeton seemed sudden
ly to gain speed and kept the puck in
their opponents territory most Of the
time. Finally, with Pell of Harvard
out of the game, the orange and black
succeeded in adding one more to her
total.
In the first half it was only the clever
work of the Princeton defense that
kept the Harvard score from being
much larger. Again and again the
crimson forwards brought the rubber
close to the Princeton goal, only to
have Tenney or Zahniser drive it away.
Zahniser particularly played strong
defensive game, stopping many at
,tempts to score.
The first half was almost free from
roughness, and what there was the ref
cree did not see, but in the second
both sides began to use rough tactics,
and two men were sent to the side lines
for few minutes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
MURDER NEAR MooREsTowH-


MOOREsTowN, N. j., Jan. h.
Miss Florence w. Atkinson, about thir-
ty-hve years OF age who was living IN
MrA e. X. Strawbridge. near here, was
found dead In the stable with strap
fastened about her throat and her skull
crushed Beside the body lay the club
with which she had been killed.
The only other occupant Of the house
at the time was Bessie Walker, child
liz years Of age, from whom II YR&
learned that tail negro had called 6S
the house few minutes after Miss
Atkinson had gone to the stable to feed
IT, Soy. Us tod the child to go in
I'D atHc and play, and she did so.
Then He ransacked the house. securing
gold watch and some jewelry be-
longing to Miss Allinson; also a sum
OF money. The negro then went to tho
stable and after assaulting Miss Al
linson killed her and made his escape.
The body was found by Benjamin
Funk. who called at the house to sup
ply kerosene oil, as was his custom
The alarm was given, and men set out
Id all directions to hunt for the muir
derer. The only DESCRIPTION the chld
could give Of the negro was that he
was tall and light coIored and wore an
overcoat reaching to his knees. On
the watch that was stolen was engrav-
ed IF. w. Atkinson, From Bert" Mrs.
Strawbridge has offered a reward Of
$500 for the arrest OF the murderer.
A negro who gave the name of William
Smith was held at MerchantvilIe last
nfgnt and brought to MoorestQw1 JAN.
He could give no clear account Of his
whereabouts during the day.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
Panama "a S |. 81 All - E,slc.i,.nt.

PANAMA. Jan. 19.--Dr w. q. Cor
gas, the chief sanitary officer Of the
Panama canal zone, reports that SAM
tary conditions on the isthmus are ex-
cellent. The last case Of yellow fever
in the city of Panama occurred Nov. IL
last. The sick rate among the white
employees Is very low, but the rate IL
high among the negroes. who are suf-
fering from an epidemic of pneumonia
The yearly death rate among the white
employees is eight per thousand and
among the negroes forty-two.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27


CHICAGO, Jan. pa man signing
himself ID. S. McMullen, secretary and
treasurer of the Freefort CID Hard
ware company, in letter to local
merchant says: II am sixty-two years
old and have been in active business
forty years. Considerable success has
attended my efforts. Helping others
has prevented me from accommodating
largely Recent losses have left me
with property pledged for debts which
threaten to absorb ii. 1t occurred to me
to appeal to a few thousand business
men to send me 81 each, which would
help me out of my difficulties. AS soon
as / am on my feet again l propose to
send each helper what | consider good
value for the dollar"
"The Embassy Ball" at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Lawrence
D'Orsay, the English actor. under the
direction of Daniel Frohman, made his
initial appearance last night at the Ma
tional theater in Augustus Thomas
latest comedy, 1.-THE Embassy Ball"
The scenes of the play are all located
in Washington, representing political
and social life at the national capital.
Mr.. D'Orsay and the new comedy were
greeted by an audience representative
of the official and fashionable circles.
Miss Charlotte Walker, Miss Rose Hub
bard, Miss Marian Barney. George
Clarke and Forrest Robinson are Mr..
D'Orsay's principal associate players
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
FAMINE IN JAPAN.
Government Would welcome Aid
From America.


WASHINGTON, Jan. According
to information received at the japanese
embassy here, the northern provinces
of Japan are suffering from a severe
famine which only the quickest relief
will be able to check. The information
shows that the rice crop this year has
been about Is per cent of the average
crop and that famine has broken out
in the three northern provinces OF Flu
kushima, Miyagi and Iwate, which
have altogether population of about
2, 100000 Many OF these are engaged
in the silk trade and the failure Of the
SILK Crop has augmented the general
suffering.
In answer to an inquiry made by
private parties in this country whether
any help from foreign country would
be accepted, the Japanese government
has sent cablegram to the charge
d'affaires in this city saying that such
help would be very welcome at this
moment
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-27
'M SaESHsssst 'a lssts.s a. : so.el.
USELESS GENERALS RETIRED.
Tinis Reports Fight with Rebels at
Suram Pass.

Suram Pass.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 90 - The
celebration of the Feast of the Epiph-
any, the fourth of the great festivals
of the church, passed uneventfully,
though as significant of the new atti-
tude in Russia toward both church and
state the churches were less crowded
than Is usual, and many merchants
ventured to disregard the unwritten
law and kept their stores opened.
The ceremony at Tsarskoe-Selo lost
in impressiveness by the absence of
the diplomatic corps, none of the mem
bsrs of which was invited
The retirement of seventeen superan-
auated generals of the council for ma
tional defense was gazetted, and this
action will be followed shortly by the
retirement of score of inactive veter-
ans Of the Alexander committee for the
relief Of wounded and fifteen members
Of the council of the empire This step
Is dictated by reasons of economy.
The three bodies under previous re-
gimss have been regarded as resting
places In which faithful servants who
had out1ived their usefulness could be
shelved at full salary and rank instead
of being retired on half pay.
A TiAis Transcaucasia) dispatch
says that columns operating along the
galway from Batum have relieved
company of infantry which for two
weeks had been besieged IN the station
at Tsipa and have also reoccupied the
Suram tunnel. The main force stormed
Suram pass, while the infantry trav-
ersed the tunnel and cleared it of two
locomotives wrecked there by the rev.
olutionists.
Two additional battalions with ma
chine guns We're dispatched to re-en-
force the columns.