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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-20

fects of the musician and poet, and
their musical skill, if we may judge
from the number Of their instru-
mcntj. was formidable. y
Questioned as to the origin of
minstrelsy as it is portrayed by his
own organization, Mr.. Field said
that ii vas not until the beginning
of the nineteenth century that
American minStrelsy appeared.
"While Thomas d. Rice" said
Mr.. Field, "was the first to make
negro character famous, his an
relsonation being that Of Jim Crow,
IAN old Louisville slave, it was not
until 1913 that Dan Emmett formed
the first minstlel company under
the name OF The Virginia Min
strels. The company consisted of
Dan Emmett, Frank Brewer, Billy
Whitlock and Dick Pelham. The
style Of performance adopted by
them has remained much the same
ever since, for they danced, sang,
played their Instruments, and car
iied on II running dialogue OF jokes.
About the most famous ministries
that | remember" said Mr.. Field,
"were Whites Kitchen Minstrels,
the Virginia Serenaders, the New
York M'lstrcls and Christy's Min
strel'. ("
Mr.. Fields organization is
known as The al G.. Fields Greater
Minstiels, is the oldest touring the
country today and will be seen at
the Grand next Wednesday even
ing.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-20
THE LION AND THE MOUSE

In "The Lion and the Mouse"
which Henry b. Harris wtll pro-
duce here at The Grand Monday
evening Charles Klein has written
a play which is destined to live in
the minds of all theatre goers
whose privilege it is to see it.
whe theme is one never before
utilized for stage purposes. 1t Is
the poewr of money in American
politics and the possibilities for
evil held by INSCRIPTIONS hands.
Shirley Rcssmore, daughter of
Judge RossmOre of the Supreme
Court returns from Europe to find
her father ruined financially and
mdergo!lg impeachment at the in.
spiration of the money octopus
against which he has rendered UNI
favorable decisions. Her home com
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-20
MARION FAMILY THEATER

Manager Val of the Family the
-ter viii Offer another fine bill at
his popular play-house during the
comino the week. The feature Of
the bill will be the Ashidate troupe
of Japs, three in number, who do
an extraordinary turn, including
tight rope walking, magic and Jap
anese sports.
The other acts on the bill are
Roscoe and Sims, the English Tour-
ut and the Coon, in singing and
talking nmsical act; Harry Sachs
a clever singer and dancer; Nellie
! Rayficld, child impersonator, and
Tom Powell in a monologle stunt
that is said 10 bea scrsam.
Miss Coleman will warble. This
week her song win be that sad and
lpathetic ballad, entitled, "Sincs
You Called Me, nearie, I've Not
Been Feeling Well IA fine bunch
Of illustrations win be thrown il
for good measure.
During the coming week the
camerosraph moving pictures will
be extremely interesting, among the
number shown being "The Swing
and the Stolen Bride. =
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-20

reeounter, never was tired of re-
counting the ancient origin of the
craft. OF course,v sad Mr.. Field,
"the term MINSTREL in the golden
days of minstrelsy was ccmprc-
hensive one, and included the poet,
singer and the musician, not to
mention the fablier, whose place is
now taken by our ,endman; the con-
teur who today = represented by
The in,orluctor, and the baladin,
whose place is taken nowadays by
the medley singer and dancer.
Then the mtnstrel's position in feu-
dal tines was pcculiar. There were
e1ades in the profession, as in 9th.
ers, and the authorities found il
necessary to control such as wan.
lelea about the country without !
license. Mnstrels, attached 10 The
courl and noble houses were distin
guished by wearing badge at
tachcd TO n silver chain, and jus
as in latter times, players who di.
InOt bear the names OF some courlei
were the subjects Of parliamontar,
enactments. so the unattached min
strels were treated like the players
as vagrants.
""The antiquity of minstrelsy,
asserted Mr.. Field, sis proven b,
the historical fact that miastrcl
were carried into France by Rollc
where they adopted various mode
of amusing, such as uniting tn
talents of the mimic and the JUG
lgler, as a compensation fer the dc
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-20
GIVING the Mail a ssndoff.

Over in the little town Of Wildcat
a negro postmaster each day carries
the mail from the post office to the
train. Slowly he places the mail
pouch on a crane. AS the fast train
is approaching and the arm on the
mail car extends to sweep the bag
from midair, the old man shouts;
Hear ye! Hear ye Hear ye' The
honorable mail of these United States
Is about to CO."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-20

II you have rheumatism, ask
yonr druggist about Electropodes
They cure. t-th-s
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-20
Without Stomach Dragging S1stsr S.E 'S1 I.

afflicted furnishing
ent Of cus diseases that frequently noursbe under
the Of digestion should make delay in
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
A BIG CONTRACT
FOR PLOw ENGINES
Hart-Parr Co, Of Charles City, To-
wa, Makes Big Engine Contract.

Hart-Parr Co, Of Charles City, 10
wa, Makes Big Engine Contract.
One of the largest contracts fol
one make Of engine, is reported in
the Charles city, Iowa, Daily Intel
hgencer Of Dec, 20, ever reported
as being made in this country.
The contract was for 200 Hart
Parr Gasoline or Kerosene Special
Pillow Engines, made with a machi-
enry firm OF Buenos Aeyrs, Argen-
tine Republic, South America.
The engines are for use in the
big fields of the South American
country.
This South American finn had
been using soEae other makes of
engine from this country, but after
comparison with the Hart-Parr
engines, placed the large order
above mentioned.
Many Of these large engines are
being introduced into the work Of
blowing, seeding, harvesting,
threshing and other uses ia the vast
plains Of Texas. where they are par
ticularly adapted to the work.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
Postoffice Receipts.

The receipts Of the Amarillo
postoffice for the quarter ending
Dec. 81, 1906 were s6.S15.S2 and
the number of registered letters
and parcels the last report WAS
5000.
The postoffice business is in
creasing SO fast here that it is to
be hoped the department will allow
a bigger clerical force in the near
future.
The total receipts for the year
1906 were s22,1s9.66 and the re-
ceipts for the year 1905 were st4.-
Ss196, showing an increase Of s7,-
S17.70,
i ! y I'm
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
Not So had as Reported.
Associated Press

/ s@sf'N NANANh 4 1885,
New York, Jan. 16.-A few add.
tional details of the earthquake
disaster at Kingston, Jamaica
reached this city during tho night.
A brief message came from Hol-
land Bay A cable station upon the
Island Of jamaica, forty miles from
Nipsaton. brought reports that Che
disaster is not so great as at first
reported only-a part of the town
was ruined by the earthquake and
tho loss Of life Is placed at thirty,
while 800 are reported injured The
fire which started after the tremor
Is said to have been brought I'M
d,r control Monday night. The
p1nic IN Kingston was short-liyod
ard 10 is stated tbat the work Of
rogcuing and Gazing for the injured
ia gndar way. Many persons fled
from tho city and took refuge in
the surrounding country, fearing
recurrence Of the shocks. An Off
cial dispatch received in the Colo
NAL office in London today con
firms the report that the destruc-
ton wrought is not so wide spread
as at first reported. The greatest
number OF casualties occurred In
the camp where thirty colored sol
diers were killed.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
IS NOT OPPOSITION
Shippers Maintain Thai Their Stand In H.
isrSiaIs Commerce Is MOI AnIagO-
nIStiC 10 Railroads.

The hearing next week Of the In.
terstate Commerce Commission will
not be made, so the shippers here
say, case Of opposition against
tho railroads. The commission Is
in a position to hear claims and to
reach the proper department of
railroad systems more thoroughly
than are tho individual shippers.
The shippers here feel that the
rates have operated unjusdy to
Amarillo To change these Vt Us
necessary to secure uniform action
on the part off all the roads. II
the Information presented before
the Commission next week warrants
the claim. the Commissions opin-
ion on the subject will be given to
Che various traffic departments
The result Of such decision will be
the securing TO Amarillo OF tho low
er freight rates enjoyed by points in
the same territory.
The following extract from let
ter shows the attitude of the ship
pers on the subject: "At Austin,
tive years ago each railroad enter
ing Amarillo made the statement of
thelr receipts at this station and
at that time It was something over
three-fourths Of million annually.
A conservative estimate at the pres
ent time would place the receipts
at minimum of one million dol
lars. The difforential then that
Amarillo is paying annually over
other points similarly located is
comething like one hundred thou
sand dollars. There Is no good rea-
son why Amarillo should be requlr-
ed to pay something like 10 per
cent more for freight received here
than is paid at Quanah, Big Springs
Abilene or Trinidad Colorado.
AS it now stands the wholesalers
add this ditferential to the cost Of
the goods, the retailer pays It and
the consumer finally bears the bur-
den. Hence II binders progress OF
any kind for no factory could afford
to ship their raw material here un-
der the differential rate and manu-
facture an article to ship out in
competition with factories that do
not pay this dlfferential in freight"
The hearing will be conducted
here on the twenty-fifth. The in
ierested shippers maintain that
their stand is not antagonistic to
he railroads, and that the hearing
IS simply for the purpose of calling
attention to the wrong classification
If Amarillo under the freight tar
ff.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Safe Medicine for Children.

In buying a cough medicine for
children, never be afraid to buy
Chamberlains Cough Remedy.
There is no danger from It and re-
lief is always sure TO follow 1t is
intended especially for coughs
colds, crop and whoopIng cough,
and there is no better medicine in
the world for these diseases. 1t Is
not only a certain cure for Group,
but when given as soon as the
croupy cough appears, will prevent
the attack. Whooping cough Is
not dangerous when this remedy is
given as directed. It contains no
opium or other harmful drugs and
may be given as confidently to a
baby as to an adult, For sale by
Golding Drug Co,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Philadelphia 6 Reading Locomotive Boiler
EIpIOdes, killing Five Men, Blow
Ing One 10 Atoms. f
Associated Press.


Norristown, Pa, Jan. 1s.--Thc
boiler Of Philadelphia & Reading
freight engine exploded at Bridge
port near here today and five men
were killed. The dead are Charles
Stein, conductor; John NobIer,
fireman; Roy Scheder brakeman;
Elmer Kane, brakeman. An I'M
known man in charge Of a car of
livestock, A portion Of the boiler
was hurled $50 yards. scheder was
torn to pieces. The others were
shocked and scalded to death.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
CORNELIUS CASE CONTINUED
Court at Clarendon Orders Case
Continued Till juno.

The district court at Clarendon
today ordered continuance in the
case against II. T. Cornelius, for the
killing Of George HighfllL, till the
June. term Of court. Senator John
w. Veale, one OF the attorneys for
the defense, was unable to leave
Austin for tho trial and a number
of the witnesses were missing.
Frank Dewitt, who had knowl-
edge of the business relations OF
the two men was wanted by the de-
Tense and was not present at tho
court, Many Amarillo people who
had gone down as witnesses in the
case returned on the DeAveE train
this afternoon.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
treaty Is signed.

Associated Press
Washington, d. G., Jan. To-
Secretary Root and Denor Dayaios,
Mexican charge Of the embassy.
today signed the treaty regulating
the disposition Of the waters Of the
Rio Grande. The basis OF the
treaty is the recognition by the
United States Of the right Of Mexi-
co to use a certain proportion Of
the waters OF the river now inn
pounded by the great dam at El
Paso for irrigation purposes upon
the Mexican boundary,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
Whr Suffer From Rhnnmatlsln J

DO you know that rheumatic
pains can be relieved? II you DOUBT
this just try one application Of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Ii viii
make rest and sleep possible. ana
that certainly means a gorat deal
TO anyone afflicted with rheamas
tlsm, For sale BY 'Golding Drug
Co. nm s3I
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
The Caribou Reserve.

Associated Press.
Washington, D. O., Jan. is.--
The President signed the proclama-
ton establishing the Caribou forest
reserve in Idaho and Wyoming con-
tanning approximately 6OO,oO0
acres, mainly in Idaho.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
isr Reports Of the Kingston,
jamaica, Earthquake Of
Yesterday,
NOT BAD AS RPORTD
While Many Lives Were Lost and Hundreds
Injured, Ruin Was Not 50 General
as First Reported,
Associated Press

Associated Press
Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. TO-
Kingston was overwhelmed by an
earthquake at $3.50 Monday after
noon. All houses within a radius
of ten miles were damaged and al
most every house in the city de-
stroyed. Fire broke out after the
earthquake and completed tho work
Of destruction The business sec
ton of Kingston Is a heap OF smoul-
dering ashes, The killed number
about 400 and thousands were in
jured. Churches, public offices and
hotels are all gone but there were
no fatalities az Constant Springs
hotel. Among tho killed were Sir
James Ferguson and prominent
merchants and professional men.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
Reports az Boston.
Asgociated Press.

Associated Press.
Boston, Mass, AIN. 16.--The
United Fruit company in this city
relieved telegram from Jamaica
today dated at Holland Bay, Jan,
rs, stating that several hundred
persons were killed in Kisgston and
that the mercantile section OF the
city was completely destroyed by
Inc earthquake and fire
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17

should cooperate In solving and at
tho earliest dato possible. l will
DO glad to inform your committee
at coming convention on this sub
ject. Explainethe condition exist
Ing in Texas and especially the
Panhandle Of Texas. Yours ros-
Dectfully, A. s. JOHNSON.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
EARTHQUAKE
WAS SERIOUS
The followlng cablogram was re-

The following cablegram was re-
coivoa from press representatives
who accompanied Sir Alfred Jones
and his party to jamaica: "glro
broke out again tonight. Negroes
are looting rum shops. At least
500 people were killed. There are
weird and torriblo scenes. Forty
five invalid soldiers burned to death
in military hospital. Several shocks
folt today" This dispatch Is I'M
dated.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
CarryIng snppllcs Free.


Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 16.-The Ham.
burg American Steamship company
announced at It's office in this city
today that supplies for Kingston
would be carried free Of charge ON
tho company's steamer Prlnse Joa-
chin, which sails from New York
for Kingston, Saturday.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
women Editors Hold MeelIng.

Special to Daily Panhandle.
Topeka, kan, Jan. 16.-The
sixteenth annual meeting of the
Kansas Woman's Prees association
is being held here today. The del
egatcs we're granted free transpor-
tation to the city by the Santa Fe
railroad. Many prominent women
are here and will deliver addresses.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
BANQUET TO BROWNING
Clarendon SIOGhmsn Tells Of HOnOrs Given.
10 the Former DORISy County
Citizen,

Tho Clarendon Banner-Stockmar
gives n two column story this weel
of the banquet given Judge j. N
Browning at Claresdon last week
Before coming 20 Amarillo Judge
Browning and family had lived al
Clarendon and tho celebration wal
given upon tho occasion o fhls re.
turn to tho town for tho purpose OF
opening tho session OF tho district
court. Following extract is from
the body Of the account:
District Judge j. ~ Browning
was tho honorod guest Of this bril-
Hast occasion. The banquet was
rendered by Mr.. and Mrs. Beyille
to enable tho old friends and neigh
bors Of Judge Drowning to greet
him fittingly on the occasion Of his
first service Is the office ia which
he has only lately been iducted.
Gentlemen only were invited,
and at 1880 o'clock the host as
master of ceremonies announced
the toasts in the spacious parlor
which was comfortably filled with
tho guests, some of whom have
known Judge Browning since nc
first came to the Panhandle.
County Judge George f. Nor
gan was first on the program, re-
spending to the toast, our Guest
In behalf of tho members of the
old guard the host and hostess,
the bar, and the representative cit
isenship OF Clarendon, he babe the
guest welcome. His remarks we're
hearty and showed a deer under
current Of feeling. Then followed
toast after toast in rapid success
sion, varying in character from hui
morous to serious, but all seemlngI
striving to do honor to the dlstin-
Euished guest without flattery or
bombast. The editor is sorry he is
not a shorthand writer and had
unboundod space at his disposal; |
we would like to reproduce every
word that was uttered. The pro-
gram:
Our Judiclary.'-Judge A. IL
Journeay
"our Bar Association. Hon.
II B. White.
Our Statesman and Lawmaker,
Hon. A. T. Cole.
"'our Partner and Business AS
iociate, Hon. S. II. Madden, Of
"'our Law Entorcer. Hon. r.
Il. Curnutte, Hon. II. S. Bishop.
"'our Advisor and Friend -
i. w. Taylor and DR.. J, d. Stock
ng.
"'our citizen and Neighbour
". II, Cooke.
"'our Promoter and Fair Toter.
Hon. I. w. Carhart
"'our Panhandle Pioneer who
Always Gets There. Judge e.
)ubbs.
Honest Jim.'-Prof. w. RI
iilvey Prof. sllvey read a most
EXCELLENT original poem,
"our Cow Puncher and Nave
lex Rustler.'--Col. I. S, Bugbee /
"'our WHITEWATER and Hand I
naker.-Judge +. B. Stanley, Of I
'ort Worth 4
Our Brother and One Thing '
nd Another. Hon. T. II. PEBBLES. I
Judge Browning was then given \
chance to defend himself. He was 6
cry much moved, and his vibrant 9
dice indicated the depth OF his G
ceilings. Never before, said ne, n
ad he had his soul SO deeply 4
irred He called attention to the 4
valid condition Of his wife who \
1 her bed Of illness was unable il
BIO present, but who had in a
sted so strongly on his coming. Il
Is appreciation Of the honors q,
iown him this night was bound u
SIS, and the highest tribute which Il
,uld be paid him after HIS death 81
ould be to have thees same friends Il
Clarendon gather round his Il
err d,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
To Send warships.

Associated Press.
Washington, d. O., Jan. L.
Secretary Motcalf today wired Adj
miral Evans at Guantanamo to
send ono or more ships to Jamaica
as he may deem desirable.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
Associated Press.


London, JAN 16.-The contra
dlctoy and scant character OF the
pews wAich has thus far reached
London from jamaica renders It
difficult to estimate the extont Of
the calamity caused BY tho earth
quake and subsequent conflagra-
ton there MESSAGES received By
inc various steamship aud cable
companies however indicate tlat
Whlle the earthquake reports Of
kingston ana great los 90 HE
We're exaggerated tba dis's.ey was
SUN OF grave clamcter Ruin
ana desolaiion are sa,l 10 stretch
Tor miles outside me ely OF King
sion Shocks were fel, FROM fitiy
10 sixty miles away and one dis
patch from temporary cable sta
zion at Bull Bay gays chat not a
single honse between there and
Kingston escaped damage.
~ transpiroa that the Hall Game,
mentioned as beng among theI
members OF party Of visitors att
KINGSTON headed by Sir Alfred
Jones president Of the Liverpool
chamber Of Commerce, Is Williaml
Hall Game brother OF the Eng
lish novelist The latter called att
inc colonial office this morningI
ana was assured that the members
OF Sir Alfred Jones party are safe
me West indian ana Panama Cable
companys office at Bull Bay cables
that an the people OF kingston are
camping IN inc open and that the
earthquake extended as far as Hol-
land Bay, where the West Indian
and Panama Canal eompany's sta
uon IS damaged between Bull
Bay ana Kingston" the message
adds there is not safe house.
huin ana uesolation are every
where"
NO estimated loss Of lifp from Of
ticial sources has yet come through
but the camp hospital appears to
have been the Ncenter Of visitation
as no less than forty negro soldiers
were killed there. There were iso
lated fatalities among the Euro
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
HOUSE PASSES
THE MEASURE

Associated Press.
Washington, d. g., Jan. 16.-A
The House today passed the forti-
fication appropriation bill. The
measure carried $5,41t,SSa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-21
CALENDAR OF SPORTS
Monday.

Monday. onenine of fall meeting of the Metro- noIifan Jockey Club at Jamaica. Opening of breeders harness meeting at Terre Haute, Ind. Opening of five days meeting or Gentlemens Driving Club of Balti- International balloon race for James Gordon Bennett Cup starts from St Louis. Aeroplane and flying machine conn petitions at St. Louis.
 Wednesday. Packie Mcfarland vs. Abe Goodman, at Fort Wayne, Ind. Bill Papke vs. Cy Flynn at Brazil, Ind.
 Thursday. Exhibition of the Automobile Club of America opens in New York.
 Friday. National A A U. Indoor Champion ships in Madison Square Garden, New York.
 Saturday. Football-HaFvard vs. Springfield T. S., at Cambridge. Mass. Yale vs. Villa Nova, at New Haven, Conn.
 Princeton .vs. Cornell. at New York. Pennsylvania vs. Carlisle Indians, at Philadelphia.
 West Point vs. Rochester. at West Annapolis vs. Lafayette, at An ohio State vs. Michigan. at Ann Ar bor.
 Iowa vs. Drake at Iowa City.