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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-29

Our meat Inspection system, It seems,
was also made In Germany.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-29

The watermilllon is preparing for its
annual smile On the vine. H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-29
How 10 Call The Times-Dispatch,

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central for S"4o4i." and on BENG ansWerto
fron, the office ewitchbo ard will Indicate
The department or person with whom they
wish to speak. q
When calling between a, N. and .
A. Nj. call TO central office direct Tor
ao41 composing room, +o42 business office,
ao43 for mailing and press rooms,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
chlld,s Death caused BY Elre.

Sanford, Me.-A fire which stubborn
ly resisted the efforts of the local COM
panies for nearly AN hour early We'd
nesday evening caused the death of s.
year-old Sevilis Fontain, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Rosario Fontain, and nearly
destroyed their dwelling, owned by w.
E. Davis and situated on Davis avenue.
Mrs. Fontain was calling in the after
noon, and with her were her two young
est children, a girl three years ago and
a boy 1 year. The oldest boy was left
at home and the doors were locked.
About o'clock Thomas Sutton, who
lives next door, saw blaze at Fon-
tain's.
He rushed across the yard and leaped
through a window which had been
broken by the heat or by some one
who had tried to get in before.
The fire seemed to be centered in
the dining room, from where he heard
the cries of the child, but the flames
had gained such headway that it was
impossible for him to go further. By
the time the alarm was rung in the
whole interior was in flames.
The cause of the fire Is not known.
The building was damaged at least 5000
and was insured for $3.50. The furni-
ture is total loss.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Cuba Alone VIII Not Be In.

Washington. D. C-Some idea of the
extent to which Latin America will
participate in the Jamestown exposition
was given In a special communication
on the subject, received here recently
from Nicholas Veloz- Goiticoa, special
commissioner for the exposition TO La
tin America
1t shows that 10 countries, Argen-
tine, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica,
Dominican republic, Ecuador, Haiti,
Mexico and Venezuela have accepted
the invitation to be represented; that
six other countries, Guatemala, Hon
duras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and
Salvador are considering the matter
and that three, Colombia, Paraguay and
Uruguay, have not as yet answered.
Cuba alone has declined to participate.
1t practically has been decided that
Panama's exhibit will be a miniature
canal 100 feet long and so feet wide,
with all Typographical and similar
data, locks and other accessories.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

Glace Bay, N. S.-The tides Of the
Atlantic ocean will be utilized by the
Dominion coal company in an effort
to drown out the fire that has been
raging since Friday in the Hub col
liery. Day and night shifts Of men
are being employed to open up con-
crete dam placed some years ago at
the base of the cliff, about, quarter OF
a mile from the pit mouth, where for
merly old rooms we're worked.
AS soon as this work is done the
dam will be broken down and the ris-
ing tides will flow into the old rooms
and thence into the pit where the fire
is burning 80 feet below the sea level.
1t is expected that in a week the
sea will flood nearly the entire mine.
Efforts to put out the fire by other
means have thus far failed, and the
company decided to use the sea in its
fight in order to avoid the experience
Of another coal mine in this province
where a fire has been burning for
about two years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Much Spotted Fever.

Nashua, n. H.-The second serious
epidemic OF the spotted fever, or cere-
bro-spinal meningitis. hes broken out
in Nashua within a few days. The
presence OF the disease was not gem
orally known until two deaths were
reported Dec. II.
The first to succumb was Mrs. Grace
H. Blood Phillips, wife of Irving H.
Phillips, a prominent Nashua and La
coma merchant, who died at her home
on Tyler street Sunday Mrs. Phillips
was born in Groton, Mass, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Blood.
She was 81 years old.
She attended the high school and
was active in the Nashaway woman's
club, Matthew Thornton chapter, d.
A. R., and other societies. She is sur
vived by her husband, two children,
Ray Norman Phillips and Irva Grace
Phillips, her mother and two sisters.
The second death was that of Chas.
H. Chase. He was born in Winchester,
Mass. He IS survived hy his wife.-two
sons and his father. He had lived in
Nashua about two months. The fu-
neral will take place Tuesday after
noon at 1877 East Hollis street
Numerous other cases are reported
throughout the city. One local ply
sician has five cases, and nearly every
doctor In the city has at least one un-
der his care.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Blew Up the Wreck.

Newport, r. l.-About all that was
left of the former Spanish tramp
steamer Buena Ventura, which was
the first Spanish vessel captured by
the Americans and which as a barge
was wrecked last week of Montauk
point and two of her crew saved
through the heroism or creek deck
hand named Bruso of the tug Walter
A. Luckenbach, was blown to pieces
Sunday by the revenue cutter Mo-
hawk, and will cease to be a menace
to navigation.
The work Of destroying the barge
was a difficult one, particularly as a
heavy sea was rolling in, so that the
boats from the cutter could not get
near the wreck. At last the Mohawk
steamed within 100 yards of the two
masts sticking above the water, and
then a couple of barrels of oil were
emptied through the scupper holes
The oil smoothed over the seas and
two of the boats rowed over the
wreck and sank four mines on her
decks. The explosions blew both
masts and a greater portion of the
deck so that the Mohawk was able to
steam over the wreck in seven faith
oms OF water.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Ecuador Troops Mutiny.

Guayaqul. Ecuador tc
reports just received here, the garri
son Of Boja, town having about 10,
600 inhabitants, mutinied December
10 because the soldiers had not been
paid for 60 days. 1t is added that the
troops killed three of their officers
ran through the streets, firing in all
directions, and later pillaged a mum.
her of houses and stores, killing 25
persons AMI wounding a number of
citizens.
Col. Paez, the commander Of the
government forces, has started for
Lola with troops to re-establish order.
Col. Serrano has occupied Santa
Rosa, the rebels under Cap Segarra
retreating toward the Peruvian from
tier with Serrano's forces in pursuit
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
GEORGE A. mAsDEN DEAD.
Distinguished Massachusetts Soldier
and Editor Passes Away.


and Editor Passes Away.
Lowell, Mass.-George A. Marden,
soldier. orator. editor, former State
treasurer, and for several years as
sistant teasurer OF the United States
in charge OF the sub-treasury at Bos.
ton, died Wednesday afternoon at his
home in this city. The cause of
death was angina pectoris, from
which disease Mr. Marden had sur
fered about five Yeas although he
had been able to attend to business
most of that time ard was confined
to his bed only during the past four
weeks. After he was taken seriously
i'll about month ago he grew steadi
ly weaker and during the past few
days those nearest him had realized
that death would probably ensue
within a short time.
George Augustus Marden was born
in Mt. Vernon, n. H., in 1899. the son
OF Benjamin Marden, who was me-
chanic. George learned the shoe
makers trade and until he was l6
years of age much of his time was
devoted to work at the bench and to
farming, in the intervals of his stu
dies in the local schools He fitted
for college meanwhile, attending Ap-
pleton Academy, now known as Nc
Collom Institute, in his native town,
so that he entered Dartmouth. and
after paying his way through that in
stitutiOn by working at his trade ana
teaching school, was graduated in
1861.
In the latter part of that year he
entered the army, enlistiug as priv
ate in Company G, Second Regiment,
Berdan's United States Sharpshoot-
ers, and later was transferred to the
First Regiment, Berdan's Sharpshoot-
ers. He saw service under Mcclellan
during the peninsuar campaign. In
January. 1863, he was ordered on stan
duty as acting assistant adjutant-
general of the third brigade, third
division, third army corps.
After he was mustered out of the
service in September 1854 he re,
tul hCu ~ 4NNN IldllpoAAie anu pul-
sued legal studies at Concord at the
same time being employed as a writer
on the Concord Daily Monitor For
short time in 1865 he published the
Kanawha Republican a weekly news
paper, in Charleston, w. Va, but soon
after returned to New Hampshire,
where he assisted in compiling ana
editing a history of each OF the New
Hampshire military organizations dur
ing the war, under the direction Of
the adjutant-generaPs office
He acted as assistant editor Of the
Boston Advertiser in the early part
of 1867, and later in that year became
one of the owners of the Lowell Daily
Courier and Lowell Weekly Journal
He continued in the newspaper busi
ness up to his death, owning a con-
trolling interest in the CourierCitl
zen Publishing Company of Lowell
Mr.. Marden served member of
the Massachusetts House of Repre-.
sentatives in 1873, and from 1874
until 1883 was clerk of that body. In
the latter year he was again elected
a member of the House and became
rs speaker, and was reelected to the
same position In 1884. He served as
a member of the Senate in 1885.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22

Boston-Boston's great shopping
centre was threatened Wednesday
morning during the progress Of the
fire which gutted the big Studio
building at 104 to lie fremont street
entailing a loss of $250,000 and calling
out the major portion of the fire fight
i~G anperatus oR the. nitv- in answer to
four alarms. Not in years has Bos-
ton been visited In the daytime by
a fire that assumed such threatening
proportions in its early stages, nor
from a spectacular point OF view, and
one that attracted greater attention
it was only the determination Of the
fire fighters alone and the ability dis
played by them in curbing the furth-
er progress Of the flames in the face
OF grave dangers which prevent
ed what experts declare would have
been one of the greatest confiagra-
tions Boston has had in a decade.
For a time it looked as though
many of the big Office buildings in the
neighborhood, the Phillips building,
the Pratt building and the old land
marks on Bromfield street, including
the Bromfeld Street church and Wes-
leyan hall were doomed, while the
Orpheum theatre on the Hamilton
place side was saved by the very
narrowest margin, its roof being at
one time in flames.
Thousands of spectators fiocked to
the scene of the blaze and the dis
trict embraced by the entire section
of Bromfeld street, and fremont
street between Hamilton place and
Bromfield street, was roped of for
hours in order to give the firemen a
chance to work.
Besides the damage from flames,
thousands of dollars worth Of goods
in buildings that in some instances
were located several hundred feet
away from the fire itself suffered heavy
water damage by reason of the fact
that the firemen entered them In or
der to gain points of vantage, drag
ging long lines of hose about that
in many cases burst and drenched
the surroundings before the pressure
could be turned of.
The firemen fought against great
odds, the hydrants being frozen up.
Many of the firemen were overcome
by smoke. Chief Mullen Of the de-
partment and some of his men were
among the number who were con-
cerned in hairbreadth escapes, being
nigh overwhelmed by burst Of flame
while at work.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Small Chance for Comm.

Washington, d. Cit is generally
believed that Senator Lodges Congo
resolution will not be adopted by the
senate. An attempt was made Wednes-
day to hold meeting of the commit
tee on foreign relations for it's con-
sideration, but so many members found
1t inconvenlent to attend that 1t was
given up, and as congress adjourns
Thursday for the holiday recess moth
ing can be done until next year.
SO many senators are adverse to the
United States mixing in European poll
ties in which the United States has no
concern that they think It is well to
pointedly show to the world at large
their disspproval Of the Lodge resolu-
tion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Lords Kill Education Bill.

I.Ondon.-The education bill receiv.
ed it's death blow In the house of
lords on Wednesday. Both sides have
spent the last three days in practi.
cally incessant conferences, with the
object of discovering an acceptable
compromise, but the opposition found
itself unable to accept the concessions
offered by the government.
These were formally presented by
the lord president OF the council, the
earl of Crewe, when the house Of lords
met in the afternoon, but Lord Lans-
downe in behalf of the opposition. re-
fused the proffered olive branch and
moved that the lords insist on their
amendments to the bill
This was adopted by 1872 to so votes,
and the education bill was thus
killed
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
SATuRDAY.
Dec. is, 1906.

Chief mills in Lowell, Mass. an
nounce a wage increase of percent.
Standard oil company raises the
wages OF all employees now receiving
less than 500 a month.
Cardinal Richards statement that
laymen may make declarations clears
church difficulty in France.
Man who pleaded guilty OF perjury
because threatened with death by the
BLACK Hand" let of with a light SEN
tence.
Revolt in Ecuador spreading.
Speed test Of the battleship Kansas.
Long overdue bark DeverOn arrives
at Boston from Fleetwood, Eng.
Coroner exonerates Ethel Smith, l5-
year-Old girl who shot man at Thorn
ton, r. l., Thanksgiving day.
New England fat mems club holds
annual banquet in Boston.
Lord Dunmore, head of the Christian
Scientists of Great Britain arrives in
Boston.
Secretary Taft orders court-martlal
for Maj. Penrose and Capt. Macklin of
the discharged battalion of the 25th in
fantry.
jeremiah Curtin. famous linguist,
dead at Bristol. VT.
Belgium votes to annex Congo Free
State.
National house of representatives re-
fuses to increase salaries of it's own
members, in spite of plea of Mr. Sui
livan of Boston.
Secretary Taft's report dealing with
the Philippines says the government is
doing its work there, not spec
tRcular way. but slowly aasa>a=--s'.-~Iys-
Fish-packing warehouse of Cunning
ham G Thompson destroyed at Glou-
cester, Mass; damage 100000.
Militia may be used TO run coal
trains to suffering districts in north
west.
Lieutenant Commander r. NJ. G.
Brown, U. S. N, hero of Apia hurri-
cane, dies in Washington, D. C.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Afraid to Bank Her Monev.

Philadelphia. Pa.-Carrying $4,000 in
a false pocket of her silk skirt, Mrs.
Ella Kober was the victim recently of
a thief who had probably seen her feel
ing for the money as she went through
the crowds on Market street.
The entire sum was stolen, leaving
her almost penniless and without sup
port.
Mrs. Kober's husband was one of the
81 victims of the Atlantic City railroad
wreck last November. The Pennsyl-
vania railroad recently settled with her
for $4,000, and she was afraid to put it
In bank, so she carried 1t about with
her.
There was long rent in her skirt
through which the thief secured the
money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
CONDENSED NEWS
OF THE ENTIRE WEEK

Secretary Taft reports to president
on progress Of pacification of Cuba.
James S. Coleman, builder of the
Croton dam, dies in New York city.
Epidemic of spotted fever breaks
out at Nashua, N. H.
Freight wreck near Palmyra, n Y.
is struck by fast passenger train fol.
lowing, an engineer is badly hurt and
the wreck is burned to the trucks;
Edward Littleheld's skull fractured in
wreck at Lawrence, Mass
Miss Ethel NJ. Smith, 15-yeaT-old
slayer of Emor Briggs, discharged in
court at Thornton, r. l.
Wage advances for 10000 more mill
operatives in New England announced.
w H. Moody takes the oath as jus
tice of the U. S. supreme court; Sec.
Bonaparte, Sec Metcalf and Sec.
Straus alsO-sworn in.
Schooner William Nottingham ar
riyes at Boston from Port Townsend,
Wash, with lumber after thrilling
trip around Cape Horn.
Cardinal Richard leaves residence
in Paris; Catholics show devoted 10y
atty
President Roosevelt's special mes
sage on the canal expresses general
satisfaction with the work, which he
warmly defends from malicious crit
icism"
President submits bill to congress
revising naval system of promotion.
City of Boston receives 100000
check from government for Deer ISL
and land.
]. j. Hill of Great Northern says
coal famine in northwest not caused
by car shortage.
Capt. Nat G. Herreshoff injured by
explosion of naphtha tank
George Burnham, Jr., convicted of
larceny from the Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance company, sentenced to two
years in Sing Sing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
FRIDAY,

FRIDAY, Dec. "a, 1906.
Cardinal Gibbons reviews situation
IL France; United States must sympa-
thize 'anticlericals desire to destroy
all religion; masses at Paris undis-
turbed, but priests cited into church;
declarations filed in many parishes,
President said to have told house he
will not insist on simplified spelling
and action is taken accordingly.
Rumor increase in wages Of navy
yard mechanics and wOrkingmen has
been recommended By wages board.
State commission opens salesrooms
for work of the blind OF Massachu-
sets.
Aged Abingdon man walks from Buff
falO to Newton, Mass.
For first time in history grand jury
will sit in Dukes county. Mass.
Congress receives plans for biggest
and most powerful battleship on rec
Crd.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
THURSDAY,
Dec. 20, 1906

Hon. George A. Marden, assistant
! United States treasurer, dead at Low
! ell. Mass.
| Fire in the Studio building on Tre-
mont street, Boston, and in the build
| ing in the rear causes a loss of $780,
900; surrounding property. including
the Bromfield street church, the Orph-
cum theatre and the Wesleyan build
ing, at one time seemed doomed but
were saved.
American herring feet rescued from
ice in bay of Islands.
Consumption ravages said to have
cost Boston $4.000,O0O.
President Roosevelt in special mes
sage to senate makes report on the
Brownsville, Texas trouble, justifying
his course in discharging OF colore6
soldiers of the 25th infantry.
National house runs down for lack
of members present; senate has dis
cussion on reference Of the Presidents
Brownsville report
Report OF Interstate commerce COM
mission says board under existing
law is unable to remedy car shortages.
French officer degraded because he
refused to obey orders in taking in
ventOry
Child locked in home by mother,
burns at Sanford, Me.
House of Lords kills education bill
Glace Ray colliery to be flooded
with sea water to drown out fire
Task Of counting 7S5,OOO ballots OF
the New York and Mutual life com
panies put OF to next week.
Anglo-American celebration in Lon
don Of sailing of first British colony
to Virginia.
From 10 to 16 persons killed by ex-
plosion of boiler on Mississippi river
steamboat
Bishop Charles C. McCabe of NJ. E.
church dies in New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Genealogical cranks.

"This is the time when genealogical
cranks infest my part Of the country"
said r. H. TomlInson OF New London,
Conn, at the st. Charles hotel. Lots
Of Americans spend their vacations in
a trip to Connecticut, the seat of
many Of the Oldest colonies. Many go
to New London, Chatham and weth-
ersfield and bother the county officials
with requests to spend days going
over the old records. or late years
the officials have taken extra care to
preserve the records, and not all re-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Nat Hsrrsshnh Batter

Bristol, R. l.-Nat Herreshof, the
cup yacht designer, who was injured
last Sunday by the explosion of a tank
Of naphtha, is making rapid progress
In recovery, Wednesday his physician
removed permanently number Of the
0andages, and after an examination,
said that there would be no facial dis
hgurement probably. The two sons of
Mr.. Herreshoff, who were also In
lured, are now so far recovered as to
be able to attend school.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Caused bx spreadlnn RalIs.

Hutchinson. Kans.-Chicago, Rock
island and Pacific passenger train No.
30 was derailed at Cullison, south of
Hutchinson December 19. Two cars
and the engine left the tracks. Seven
persons were injured, some Of them
seriously.
The wreck is believed to have been
caused by spreading Of the rails. The
injured we're brought to a Hutchin.
son hospital The most seriously hurt
was the pullman conductor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Must pav Eull prin. tor g..

Philadelphia, Pa.-Employes Of the
pennsylvania railroad company will
have to pay full price for their coal
after Jan. l, next. Notice has been is
sued by the management that after that
time the company which owns many
mines will not sell coal to its employees
at the rate which regular shippers pay.
AS consequence all employees will be
compelled to purchase their fuel from
retail dealers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
Another Ideal shattered.

"The other night l was with the
prettiest girl" smiled the society beau,
with the lovellest hair l think ever
saw in my life. l leaned over and
touched a curl-a tiny little, beauti-
full curl-at the nape Of her white
neck.
=" II ] had that I sighed, I'd carry
1t always next to my heart
=" Why, here, she said quickly, rails
ing up a white hand, unpinning 1t, and
handing 1t to me, take 1t then -
New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-22
WEDNE ESDAY,
December 10, 1906


Wage increases for more than $4,000
cotton mill operatives in New England
announced.
About 100000 ballots cast in the
elections of the New York and Mutual
life companies. and the results will not
be known for some time. though both
sides figure on the victory.
James Murphy of Charlestown,
Mass, loses both legs under freight
train and dies at the Relief hospital
Massachusetts assessors meet in Bos-
ton.
Fear that the Bath schooner Edwin
r. Hume has been lost
t-O -OtoSs1.~, S'ietorie- L>,,ioe- liIsoIy to be
total wreck on rocks at Jamaica.
Army receives a lashing in the SEN
ate for its large expenditures.
William Madison, or Angus Nc
Pherson. jewel robber, after having
pursuing New York policemen at his
mercy, turns revolver on himself and
dies
Hicks, long entOmbed in California
mine, loses his courage
Department Of commerce and labor
finds no infraction of the law in the
importation of immigrants by state of
South Carolina.
President sends to congress Sec. Met
calfs report on the school troubles at
San Francisco.
Fire loss in United States and Cana
da in November was S16,24S,350.
Watson block at Mansfield, Mass.
gutted by fire; loss $S5, 900.
United States grand jury at Toledo
indicts railroad and ice company for
rebating
Robbers fire Ohio hotel, after rob-
bing and binding proprietor.
Mgr. Adami, rich Roman prelate,
left by will $1.OOO,OOO to the pope.
Case of Mrs. Anna NJ Bradley, who
shot ex-senator Brown at Washington,
to go to grand jury in January.