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BUENA VISTA. VA.-Condnctor
William Taylor Of the Norfolk and
Western railway here. was run over
and killed yesterday.
WINCHESTER. VA.-Montana Hall
the rountry home of w. G. Conrad. The
M ii-millionaire. mining and copper
ding Of Great Falls. Mont. whose cs.
IA e is located near White Post has
been badly damaged by fire
WARRENTON, VA.-Ioseph G. Hun
ton second cousin of General Enpa
Hinton. died in his home near New
baltimore, this morning. ia his S0t'i
year He was Confederate soldier.
NEW ORLEANS, LA--.Iamcs T.. De.
buys for ~ years II member of the New
Orleans cotton exchange died ,cday.
RICHMOND, VA.-Thc tenth annual
meeting of the Virginia Horticultural
Society opened It's morning session at
eleven o'clock In the han of Murphy's
annex, under most gratifying condi.
tons.
RICHMOND. VA.--policc officials
have been ordered 10 clear all the
streets OF Instructions. such as show
. cases cigar signs and merchandise
which have taken an Eoodly part OF
he sidewalks in violation of the law.
Tho merchants are objecting to obey.
ing the law
CLIFTON FORCE. wa washout
on the Chesapeake and Ohio near here
has caused trains 10 be delayed for
hours.
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WAN'rED.-AN NTEI.LIG EMIT
white woman as housemaid and To
assist with children. Call at IFS
Ihirty-ionrth street. 2l-3t
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BUENA VISTA. VA-Condnctor
Wll'am Taylor Of the Norfolk and
Western railway here was run over
and ;illed yesterday
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New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

Miss Morris and Mrs. Gilbert went home to-
gether in a cab Here is the story of what then
happened:
The cab stopped. I leaned forward-my blood
froze in my veins. My mother always waited
up; always kept a bright light till my return:
therefore the neighbors knew l was still out
and knew. too, that it $3.50 o'clock in the
morning. drew back.
What's the matter Clara? Am l sitting on
dress? Why don't you get down?'
Look across the street at the upper win
dow! groaned She did so; the sash was being
softly raised We dimly saw white figure, and
ON It's head an oldtime nightcap. rUf1ed and
firmly tied beneath the chin
She's ffty-twO.' / breathed She has one
daughter Of seventeen, and from the day Of that
daughters first call upon me this ancient has
nightly secretly assisted at my home coming
And as l spoke an opera glass was trained upon
poor. lost character"
=. Mrs Gilbert folded her hands at her waist
line and swayed back and forth in helpless
laughter Look next dOOri' she gasped
"A light appeared and hand was holding
the curtain cautiously, while its owner peeped.
/ know you are tired, very tired | said but
Mrs. Gilbert, If get out alone shall be counted
with the lost by this whole street / throw my
self upon your generosity-save mel
Choking back her amusement. she COM
manded me TO get out first; did She raised
her hand and paused This whole block is tense
with excitement she whispered Something will
snap IN moment. and on the very word shade
broke loose and flew up ceiling high. betraying
two scantily clad, flying figures. and while she
fell to laughing again my reputation hung sus-
pended. like MahOmet's coffin, between heaven
and-well, let say earth.
AT last she stepped out. Help me- she
whispered. so they may know me TO be old and
probably respectable
Mother opened the door, and Mrs Gilbert.
speaking very high and clear said; I've brought
her back to you safe and sound. but very tired
No. thank you, won't come in. (AnOther win
dow softly rOSe.) Not at this shocking hour Tn,
too old To be kept up so late this. GoOdby,'
She turned to the driver. 'HOmet' she cried
loudly, and. mutterinS low, drive straight up the
avenue. got into the cab. and as II moved away
L saw her swaying back and forth and knew
she was having her laugh out.
Thanks to her help. held my head high a.
entered my own home. wrapped in nv stiU nm
spotted reputation Windows closed-Ights went
out-the street. wearied with long Watching FOR
its one actress. retired
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
OVER 100000 FOR sAILORs, HOMIE

some interesting facts came out at the sixtv-se,
ond annual meeting OF the Seamen's Church Irsti-
tute. held at the institute rooms No l Stata stree,
a rev days ago. at which the president of the So
cIety' blShOp fotter, presided. The buiIdior CON-,
Hhttee reported about $40 UO0 subscribed 10 fEa
auhui 20 DC used In defrayng the expenses OF tht.
erection OF the proposed building AZ the nor+b
eaSt corner OF Coentles Slip and south street Ths
- ltI's oi tl4e sum required the now huiI,-
hH M. MtlSh is 10 be ten stories high Containing
siPPiEs bureau, sleeping and recreation ro0r1s FOR
% Wiu cost about $3.50 90. in addition 10 the
Sosl o4 the Iaad. The committee. haWpVar feels
tnuHn H encouraged. for this sum has bre1 sIl-
s6 s6ieu IN less than ten months and IL il conHdcnt
S'%S tn IA are enough public spirited men and women
hrtioG Nv 1ork who viii aid with generous contrl-
o'ititS TO sWeil the fund to the required amount
Witnln the coming year. ''
IN IN lhe year ended December 1 the instit1lfa
onIppeu total OF 2Il7 seamen and secured tenn
Ne S5tstS employment for 1.O2S while In port
le lhSIitute now furnishes for ten Steamship
ca,. nisS. which gives an idea OF the immense work
eanu on ana the progress IL Is making In ts
Ssr S,neSt nsht aeainst cTimps'' ana sharks who
norsrt zen en-, e1IIacIhs blood money from the is
HSraHt ana unsuspecttng seanen
S,as re re- banking department. reported "A total q
SSlHHsiI 10 deposited with Il by sailors for sa =
Keeping, OF which about "a per cent was trans
70 needy and dependant families
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
SCIENTISTS TO GATHER At COLUMBIA
American Association Will Hold Fifty
seventh Meeting This Week.

The American Association sor the Advanceineh'
Of Science Will hold its hfty-seventh meeting "
cernber q 70 January , at Columbia The openiiis
session will be held at 20 a on Thursday IN E-.s'
Hall An address OF welcome viii be delivered y
President Butler and Dr. w II. Welch VIII reV.s'
In the evening the retiring President Dr. y u
Woodward will make an address on 'Ine ScIsnO'
Of Eeiucation'' in Horace Mann Hall TINS VIII -
followed by a reception by the trustees Oh Ih0 -
verslty and an Informal smoker IN the s01-sy 60,
Club. Next day the sections ana the socleues -
hold their regular sessions The eNeh'Hs
served for dinners and meetings or specl4' '''-'
;Tha association viii attend the unvellns o. ,r, r.
marble busts of pioneers OF American sCte- H,ssT
sented BY Morris X JSSUp 20 the amer. ~ ths
of Natural History. N tHe 5 auCS.'o' PterpOnt
Morgan. vice president or tSe .Ssartson on
Natural History Will preside Inc I - TCr Herman
q Rumpus Joseph H. Choate, on oeN4l1 -
board OF trustees will accept Jhe s5S.,l,I,r Alex
The bustS are those n beilltIlll . 4udIb0n John
ander Won Humboldt JOan James ,oassiz James
Torrey Joseph Henry. Louis ASSsfr5 JOsaph
Dwight Dana. Spencer tu1etJos among those
Leidy and Edward Drinker I.JIgSssss I1gy are Or. $
Weir Mitchell OF PhilaceiphlS, - he German
-Nudenburg. first secTeod's sts T-Dired states
Biological survey, DE- Nt,-st--s .ss-s- Dr Robert ,
tor New York Botanical G1tEeIS ITSSsrfrlsrior Wash
Woodward president CQTA35STS 5T ID~ssi,ient OF Yals
I1gtTersttv. DT Hugh VI Smith Depu'y- OErooks,
soner bureau of fisheries; 1T IT ,j Dr Henry y
OF Johns Hopkins CniVersssS;. S;.,~ai III story Wnen
S, 'o ~ SSssiE IS unveiled letter A1Srsoral
Rev. Edward Everett Hale. MS N'
friend. will be read q =. heating Will be tASe'
up with special meetings, ao1ESTSS beadquarrats
presidents -and entertainments - Hotel Belmont u
OF the association Will be IN t'7 N''''
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

James and Elsie. English performers. who give
a display OF endurance in their performances
under water in huge glass tank, of three thou
sand gallons capacity. The young people will
be especially interested in WormwOods dog and
monkey circus. a feature particularly engaged
for the children for the holidays. Others are
Fred Ray and company, in ''Virginius Pen
and daring wire gymnasts; Bert Howard and
Leona Bland; THE Five Gems. London vocalists:
Hawthorne and Burt, Hebrew comedians: Irving
Jones, cOlOred comedian; Sharp brothers
dancers. and moving pictures.
A four act fantasy OF the holidays entitled
"Our Cinderella dramatized by Barry O'Neil
stage director OF the stock company at Keith
g. Proctors One Hundred and Twenty-hfth
Street. is the Christmas week offering at that
house. and it will be it's first production In this
city. The production is partially pantomimic
and includes specially arranged dances by fairies
and sprites. The cast includes Miss Grayce
Scott Cinderella, Paul McAllister as the
Prince and Miss Agnes Scott the Angel Child.
For Christmas week Tony Pastor has selected
Bailey and Austin 1.-The Men Who Do Things"
as the headliners. They will be seen in their
popular rapid fire comedy act. Ross and Van
deveer will present their latest musical comedy
'Levinsky and His Cloak Models" Lillian Tyce
Will make her first appearance here alone in her
real Irish act. Among others are Zinell and
Boutele. comedy operate sketch; Mitchell and
Marion. the minstrel boys; Leon and Adelne
Juggling act; the Two JagOs. European novelty
act; Norton and Russell. quick change artists
and Myer and Mason in q high kicking act
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

big automobile scene in THE Vanderbilt
Cup" which comes TO the New York Theatre for
a five weeks run. beginning January Z, is to
be largely increased In scope and effect The
great stage OF the New York Theatre permits
this reconstruction, and when the new race is
seen IL is believed the result will be something
extraordinary, for the whole scene has been en-
trely rebuilt, and In place of only two racing
cars being seen in their dash across the stage
four of the machines will contest for the honors
at each performance
THE Singing Lesson" the new one act farce
by J. Clarence Hyde. in which George C. Boni-
face. jr.. and Bertha Waltzinger appearing
in vaudeville, was produced last Monday at
The Empire Theatre, Pittsfeld. Mass 1t met
with instant success. 1t will shortly be seen in
this city.
At Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre of Varie-
ties this week the bill will be headed by a quar-
tet of singers known as That Ouartet-Sylves-
ter, Jones, Prtngle and Morrell. Others on the
bill are Smith and Campbell comedians; Clarice
Vance. the Southern singer, in a repertory of
new coon" songs; Sleede European Pantomime
Company, I'm the Mysterious House" Felix
Barry and Barry, comedy skit, Three of
Kind" first time in America; Miss Ethel Arden.
George Abel and company of English artists:
return TO America of Will r. Rogers. the expert
lariat thrOwer; Farrell-Taylor Trio, comedy mu-
sical act; Mile. Chester and her statue dog, and
the new Vitagraph views.
many Hall Mr.. Pastor will give his annual
Christmas party to the children of the stage.
This charming charity has so long been a
Christmas custom down in 14th street that no
season would be complete without il.
The Eden Musee has just placed exhibit
tion pleasing Christmas group showing all the
newspaper Sunday cartoon favorites chasing
Santa Claus. Buster Brown and his dog Tige,
Hooligan and the Cop. Katzenjammer Kids Lit
tie Memo and the Princess. etc. are readily
recognized by the visitors at the Musee
AT the Alhamba Theatre this week Charles
Warner, the English player. will be seen for the
first time in Harlem, in his dramatic playlet,
Heard at the Telephone" Miss Efie Fay late
star of Coming Through the Rye and The
Belle of Avenue A. will render a number of
songs COram, Ventroquist. will entertain.
Paul Spadoni will give his marvellous exhibition
of strength and skill as juggler of heavy OBJ
Jects. Macarts trained dogs and monkeys will
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

and entertain. George Thatcher and
Charles Ernest. minstres. will present their
latest vaudeville Offering. Sydney Grant will
have new singing and talking speciality. Hol-
cOmbe. Curtis and company will be seen in
comedy sketch. Eddie Mack will do his novel
dancing act and the vitagraph will have special
Christmas motion pictures.
At the Colonial Theatre this week Percy Will
Jams will give his patrons a Christmas treat.
Heading the list will be Willie Edouin. English
comedian. in his protean monologue. Passing
the Examination" An extra feature will be
Schilzony's Hungarian Boys Band. introducing
thirty-fve boy musicians. Hermann the Great
will present magical act. introducing a num-
Der of new illusions. Twelve Negro comedians,
dancers and singers will offer act called "The
Sunny South" Matthews and Ashley will pre-
sent a singing and talking speciality. Keno.
Walsh and Melrose. acrobats. will be another
important number. Matt Keefe and Tony Pearl
Will be seen in their musical novelty act. Carlin
and Otto, German dialect comedis as will have q
new line Of talk. Jacobs Dogs will give ex-
hibition Of canine intelligence. and the vtagraph
will show new and interesting motion pictures.
The fascinating mermaids of "Neptune's
Daughter" at the HippodrOme. continue to
splash and disport themselves In the great water
tank. and constitute the most puzzling well
the most attractive feature OF the great new
spectacle at the big playhouse. The storm
scene In which full rigged ship goes to pieces
on the rocks, is another triumph of stage man
agement at the HippOdrome. The concluding
DdiieI OF various nSneS under tte sea Is pro-
nounced the most gorgeous ballet ever shown.
In the circus features the act of the CurZon
Sisters. who hang by their teeth and whirl
madly through the air. remains a new sensation.
intending visitors TO the Hippodrome should be
on time, as the opening scene Of Pioneer Days"
Is Well worth seeing and many late comers lose
the weird chant OF the Indians In the ghost
dance scene
Christmas week at Keith & ProctoTs Theatre
will be notable first for the distribution of toys
and presents by Santa Claus to all the chill
dren who attend the Fifth Avenue and Twenty
third street theatres. and again, for the un-
usually Dig programmes that have been arranged
Tor me holiday week. AT the Fifth Avenue a
new ana original feature will be produced for
the nTst time in vaudeville. entitled Eight Eng
.ish summer Girls in Vacation Time" 1t is q
spectacular singing and dancing ensemble
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

total is thirty-eight, the majority Of them being
vaudeville houses.
Mr.. Anderson has been in the show business
since he was yOungster. when, fascinated by
the excitement of the tented circus life. he
Joined HOwe'S London Circus candy butch
err. After several years Of circus life, IN the
course of which he rose to positions of trust,
he decided to branch out in business for him
self. and In 1890 opened museum in Wilkes
Barre, Penn. In 1898 he went to Cincinnati and
leased the Fountain Square Theatre. After
running it for six years he bought the property
and transformed the interior remaining II the
Columbia Theatre. The Walnut Street The
atre, for which Mr. Anderson and his associates
paid S2JO,O00 in cash. was his last venture in
the West before he sought new fields for his
surplus energy in the East associated himself
with Mr.. Shubert and acquired a ten-year lease
OF the HippOdrOme.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

equipped with three changes of scenery, with
electric lighting effects and the girls make three
former comedian of Weber & Fields, will pre-
sent his Game of Con" Another big act IS
1.-The Futurity Winner" with the race scene
There also Miss Bessie Wynn, late Of BABES.
IN Toyand" and THE Wizard of o.; Miss
Nora Bayes. the singer; Louis Simon and Grace
mura Japs. Mr.. and Mrs Allison in Minnie
from Minnesota" and Adams and Mack, bur-
lesque magicians.
Harlem vaudeville audiences will see Arnold
DAILY for the first time Christmas week in
George Bernard Shaw's comedy How He Lied
to Her Husband" Miss Isabelle Urquhart is
Mr.. Daly's chief support in Shaw's satire, and
she promises display OF new gowns. Miss
Grace Van Studdiford. the comic opera star,
will make her temperance in vaudeville with
list of songs, and the others include Cltf1e
Berzac's circus. with the famous unridable
donkey; Quigley Brothers, In 1.-The Senator and
the Harp: Lew Hawkins, minstrel comedian:
Monroe, Mack and Lawrence in comedy
SKETCH Welch, Mealy and MontrOse, comedy
acrobats: Three La Maize. eccentric acrObats.
With the entertainment starting at II a. m. at
Keith & Proctors Union Square on Christmas
Day and running continuously until 1880 p m.
there should be full measure of enjoyment for
all holiday patrons Of vaudeville at this cOSey
place. The Military Octette with its snowy
instrumental features, and the Vivacious Girl
with the Baton is the new feature George
will be observed Christmas week. and he will
sing all new songs and offer batch of new
stories heretofore untold Others are Robert
Carter and company. in 1.-The Wise Mr.. Conn;
Aure Dagweu '"The Girl of 81; the Four
Harveys. artistic wire performers. and Quinlan
and Mack. travesty comedians.
At Keith &, Proctor's Twenty-third Street
Theatre Miss Katie Barry, star Of the i'll fated
"MamseIle Sallie." will sing new holiday dtties.
and a special attraction is the musical come
dietta. Christmas on the Island by COM
pany Of comedians and singers. Frank Cotton.
the clown of Barnum and Bailey's, will exhibit
his trained donkeys. and the other features are
Gerte Reynolds and her lively "Twirly-Whfrly
Girls: Leona Thurber and her pickaninny black
birds: NIanning's Entertainers. in The Turkish
Bath" and Snyder and Buckley. musical come
dianS.
At Keith & Proctor's Fifty-eighth Street the
novelty is furnished in the sensational SWIM
ming and diving exhibition of the Finneys.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

'NS9NoS'
The Liberty Theatre. She has new play in
preparation, however.
Lew Fields and mis- big company of fun max
ers will remain only week more at the Herald
Square Theatre.
The last week Of THE Shepherd King" begins
Tomorrow at the Academy of Music
Richard Carrie has one more week to stay at
the New Amsterdam with his Spring Chicken"
The company will go to Chicago then for an in
definite stay.
Mrs. Fiske and her excellent company con-
tinue TO crowd the Lyric Theatre
James T. Powers in "The Blue Moon" is near
ing the end Of his run al the Casino
Carlotta Nison in The of Us" remains the
attraction at the Madison Square Theatre.
Tuesday. Wednesday and Saturday matinees
are announced for Christmas week at the
hnickerbocker. where Charles Dilingham's
production OF the big Blossom Herbert SUCCESS
The Red Mill" with Montgomery and Stone
continues 10 break all musical comedy attend
ance records. Seats for matinees of Tuesday
ana saturday are also on sale
The Great Divide at the Princess ia still
drawing capacity audiences
Ala Nazimova's seventh week Of matinees of
"Hedda Gabler' at the Princess Theatre begins
tomorrow and finds the beautiful Russian ac
tress stiu attracting audiences Of goodIy size
At Wallacks Sam Bernard is enjoying great
popularity.
The Hypocrites," at the Hudson. continues.
The latest Belasco play, The Rose of the
Rancho" is not different from its predecessors
al the Belasco Theatre in one important respect
1t is great popular success.
The Man OF the Hour" at the Savoy Theatre.
George Broadhurst's new play of political life.
seems to have found the popular favor it de-
serves.
Dalys Theatre at present contains The Belle
OF Mayfair and large audiences. This typical
English musical comedy quite fits in with the
DAILY tradition.
Special Christmas and New Years matiness
win be given Of THE Lion and the Mouse at
the Lyceum Theatre.
Charles Kleln's latest play. .arhe Daughters Of
Men," Will begin its last two weeks to-morrow
night at the Astor Theatre. SpeciaI nnatinees
days. N e" Ae@
Say. II looks as though I wouId hold down
my 'oO ior months to come' remarked Patricia
., Ubileh as she sized up the audiences that con-
-, 4i I 70 Hiu ~ tiine and money TO Rose Stahl
nt @ tne hackett Theatre. Special Tnatinees will
Oe given on Christmas and New Years davs
Chonchette." and operetta in one act music
Dy Claude Ierrane. viii be heard at the Biiou
tonight at the eleventh French soiree
Arrangements have been mad. a., .,,I -
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
MAX ANDERSON'S CAREER.

The successful production az the New York
Hippodrome Of ''Neptunes Daughter and
Pioneer Days" two spectacles which have
equaled all the best previous records OF the
big playhouse. has centred attention upon the
men who did it. Lee Shubert of the firm of
Shubert & Anderson. is already we'll known to
New Workers. but little has been known here
tofore of his associate. Max c. Anderson. OF
Cincinnati
Mr. Anderson is still on the sunny side OF
forty. He Is interested directly I'm the manage
ment OF five theatres in Cincinnati, five theatres
other cities between Maine and California Thu
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
SENATE CHANGES IN THIRTY 4zsa~ w.,

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thing else is changed None 81 s~rssn t, more ssas
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wears AGO when ne first became Ilsr'- YESTERDAY
body OF which he is stu a li''-.i y. Mr. Telers ~
traSc' shT IN nm ne senate II was on ,ims
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elected 70 succeed my self for e.. % Decsn0sr ~ -
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lust eight days after nrsS OF the senate Sos
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New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
FOR CHRISTMAS WEEK
announcement of VarIOus 4ttrdc-
tiOnS for PLaygoers.

Joe Weber. Henry W. Savage Charles Froh-
man and Miss Kitty Cheatham are TO make us
Christmas presents this week. Mr.. Webers
present VIII be given on Tuesday night at his
theatre. II Is piece called Dream City"
with a company OF somewhat remarkable
complexion The book is by the tried and true
Edgar Smith. but the music IS the work Of Vic
for Herbert. composer whose talents have not
hitherto been applied IN the famous music hall.
TO meet the demands OF the more ambitious
score Mr.. Weber has engaged Miss Lillian Blau-
welt and Maurice Farkoa, and they will appear
81 q second piece, called The Magic Knight
a burlesQue OF grand opera. Everybody who
heard Mr. Herbert's operate burlesque the
Lambs GaInbol last year knows that when he
sets out 10 have fun with Wagner there are
lively times IN the orchestra. Miss Cissy LOTUS
IS another member Of Mr. Weber's big company
who IS sure 10 bring a following TO the theatre.
The casts tell their own story well enough 10
pique anybody's curiosity. Here they are: