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'A BIOHMONB BAI LY PALLADIUM.

RICHMOND. INDIANA, FRIDAY. MAY 13. 1898

1 Cent a Copy.

COillJIli

BOMBARDMENT

TOGETHER

JUAN

Spanish Squadron Sighted Soufheast of Porto Rico.

Porto Rico Reported Surren-

dered.

CITY ENJOINED.

INJUNCflON GRANTED

AGAINST THE CITY COUNCIL,

Conflict Between the American and Spanish Squadrons Not

Far Distant-Flying Squad

ron Hurried to Sea. Probably

to Take a Hand in the Fight.

Fortifications Razed and Immense Damage Done to the City One Atne.ican Killed and Seven Wounded.

Washington, D. C. May 13. 'Secretary Long has official information that the Spanish eqaadron hag been sighted to the westward of Martinique, about Biz hundred miles southeast of Porto Rico. Ft. Monroe, Virginia, May 13. The flying squadron has orders to put to sea. London, England, May 13. The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Mail, telegraphing late Thursday night

ays: Admiral Bermejo admitted tonight that the Cape Verde squadron is now at Fort de France, on the west coast of Martinique, French West Indies." The same correspondent says: "The government has received information that Admiral Cervera's voyage to Martinique was uneventful. The route to be taken to Porto Kico is not known here, but it was embodied in Admiral Cervera's secret instructions.

lie was instructed to coal at a ntutral p'rt, and probably selected Fort de France for that purpose." Madrid, Spain, May 13. A dispatch from Martinique to El Heraldo confirms the report of the arrival of the Cape Verde squadron under Admiral Cervera at Fort de France. Washington, D. C, May 13. It is

learned that the Spanish fleet seen at Martinique Wednesday morning was north of Martinique again yesterday, off the west coast, supposed to be taking coal.

It is not supposed the Spanish fleet can coal at Martinique. It would be

, an uutriudlY.not fey Uu fitHiisc

eminent to alio a hostile lleet to get

a supply of coal. ,,.... New York, N. Y., May 13. A

ill t-,

TUB BATTLESHIP IOWA. Washington, D. C, May 13

Sampson's report to Secretary Long says a portion of his squadron began an attack yesterday at dajbreak on the batteries defending San Juan. The attack continued three hours, and resulted in much damage to the bat

teries and incidentally to a portion of the city adjacent. The batteries re plied without material effect. One man was killed on the New York and

seven were slightly wounded in the squadron. No serious damage was done to the ships. Havana, Cuba, May 13. Blanco's report of the bombardment of San Juan says the damage was considerable and the loss insignificant.

later report.

New Iork, N. Y., May 13. The Evening News has a dispatch from St. Thomas saying Porto Rico surrendered at 6 p. m. yesterday. Immense damage was done to the city. A number of important building? were destroyed.

The Iowa and Detroit fired 430 shots

with terrible effect. The Americans did not attempt to take possession of

or destroy the town beyond razing the

flTTI:1 I UTt I i Ill ill in . , , i

And all City Officers, ForbiddiDg Their Appropriating Any Moneys for the Purpose of Assisting the People in Their Fight Against the Natural Gas Company. Today at 2 p. ra. a Detition was

tiled in the Wayne circuit eourt in the

form or an injunction suit, the plaintiff

being Charles P. Holton and the de-

iendants the City of Richmond, the

eity council and all the officers of said

city.

1 he suit asks thatfsaid Uy.city coun cil, etc, be restrained from appropri aticg any money, or in anv wav as

sisting the citizens' committee in the

way or for the purpose of bringing

suit against the Natural lias company

or. tne city cr K.chmond on account of

the latter's raise 10 price of fuel.

Ihe suit was filed by John F. Rob

bins and R. A. Jackson, and the court granted a temporary restraining

order at once, after a bearing of the

case.

un last Monday night, at the meet

ing of council, it wa3 decided by

practically unanimous vote that the

city, through the attorney and the

finance commute, take action to assist

in bringing suit against the Gas Com

pany and act in conjunction with the

people's committee in bringing suit

against said company. The action of

the court now puts a stop to any

sucn proceedings until a hearing

or tne said case is had. If, on

a hearing of the case the tempoary re

straining order is found justifiable, i permanent injunction will be issued.

hat the next move will be is not

known. The action of the council was hurried through, and not all of the

members had even heard of the in

tended action until the matter was pre

sented in cut and dried style and

passed with a rush, opposition beiug useless. All were in favor of any

legitimate or practical means of keep

ing down the price of gas, but there is

difference of opinion as to method.

IN SOCIETY.

-I. I

NCJIEUOUS EVENTS IN THE AYORLD OP PLEAS- ! UBES.

RELATED HERE, Ensign Bagley of the Winslow Related to i. W. Dennis and Dr Clark of Thi County.

New York, N. Y., May 13.-

Ensign Bagley, who was killed on the torpedo boat on Wednesday off Cardenas, was a cousin of Prof. D. W Dennis of Earlham college, and Dr. Clark of Economy. Bath of these per

sons Knew the jjunnr. man; indirectly,; sudden and tragic death.

speciel from St. Thomas says Sampson

left San Juan to meet the Spanish fleet.

Old Point Comfort, Virginia, May 13. It is expected that Com i.odore Schley will sail by 3 p. m. today.

THIRTY THOUSAND

Volunteers Ordered to cmcka- . inautra, Amonjc Them Four Regiments and Two Batteries From I u liana. - Washington, D. C, May 13. The war department ordered 30,000 volun Chickamauga today.

The troops ordered to Chickamauga include four regiments of infantry and one battery from Ohio, and four regiments of infantry and two batteries from Indiana. Nine Hundred Spaniards Killed Somewhere. ' London, England, May 13. A Havana special says 900 Spaniards were killed in a battle with Insurgents. The location is not given.

CouimlHttions at Camp Mount to be Withheld. Indianapolis, Indiana, May 13. In consequence of a conflict of authority at Camp Mount, the governor has decided to withhold the commissions .nnra for the officers of the third

r regiment. No Delay in Sending Troops to Dewey. Washington, D. C, May 13. There will be no delay in sending troops to the Philippines.

Troops Moving

iaa nil th fleet are. killed: Seaman

Frank Wideruark, of the New York; w.nmlMl. Samuel Feltman and four

other seamen of the Jsew

Marine M. O. Merkle. Tha following details of the bom

bardment were given in an Associate Press dispatch from Port An Prince!

The American fleet under Rear Ad

miral Sampson, bombarded San Juan de Porto Rico today. The bombardment kegan this morning. Rear Admiral Sampson with

nine war ships arrived before Juan just before sunrise. At signal, the battleship Iowa

the first shot, wLich took effect.

Then the battleship Indiana opened fire; in a few minutes Morro fort was

reduced to a heap of ruins. The forf made little effort to respond and was silenced almost immediately. The Spanish Bteamer Rita was captured by the United States auxiliary cruiser Yale, which took her crew on

board. Thousands of, the population and the foreign consuls sought refuge in the interior of the islands.

incorporated;

auu ivu i York and 1 The Columbian Fence Company of

Richmond, Indiana Name of Another Corporation Changed.

Today, at the office of the county

recorder, were filed the articles ot incorporation of the Columbian Fence company of Richmond, Indiana, with a capital stock of $10,000. The incorporators are J. Smith Crampton. Alva Crampton. Merz-

rick S. Crampton. of Jay county, and George C. Ball, of this city. The place of business and manufacture are to be in this city. The date of the

nrcnnizAtion and beginning of the

company is May 5, 1898, and the rlnmtion of the company is to be

twentv five vears.

The name of the Quakers City

mtohI rnmnanv was changed to the

Hoosier Cereal company. LOCAL ITEMS.

Kennedy-Borgman WeddingSurprise Party on Miss Elizabeth Williams-Other Happenings of a Social and Semi-Social Nature. n

Miss Mary C. Borgman. s.id to be

or a prominent and wealth? familv in

ew lork city, and Mr. Marion M

Kennedy of Rochester, New York,

traveling salesman for a largo Pitta-

burg house, were quietly married late

yesterday afternoon at the Grace M,

E. parsonage, by the Rev. George H

tiiii. xne weuaing wiu te a sur

prise to the many friends of the young people in the east, as it was not

expected that they would be married before next month, at the home of the

bride in New York eity. Miss Rorg-

man has been in this county for the

past montn visiting relatives and for

the benefit of her health, and when her intended came to this city yester

day on a business trip they decided not to delay the matter longer and

were hastily married. Thev will make

toeir future home in Rochester.

The Aftermath will meet at the home

of Miss Hannah Johnson Tuesday af

ternoon, May 17. to hear report of

delegates to state federation.

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bass enter

tainfd a number of thiir friends last

evening at their west side home. There were some twenty-five euests.

ana an bad a delightful time. Re freshments were served.

Aliss Oertrude Mills, danchter of

President J. J. Mills of Earlham col

lege, entertained the senior class of

Earlham college last evening. in a verv

eDjoyaoie o o'iock dinner.

Those pieseit were: Misses Delia

Cosand, M rjraret Chapmn. Leota

Davis. Bertha Hill. Lillian Kaminskv.

cuzaoetn L,loyd. Myrtle Mitchell.

irace Maddock. Mary Miars. Elm

iNoite, Minnie Roop, Mary Sleeth, Mary Sutton, Eva Thurston, Mary P acock. Pearl Unthank, Mary

wooaara: Me srs. Fred Allen.

Bvan Binford. Ed Binford. Cvrni

Coffia, Porter Cook, Caleb Cook, Robert Charles, Royal Davis. Bennett

Gordon, Gurney Gilbert, Clement Fihe,

Murray uadiey, Harlow Lmdly, Ed

gar btranahan, Robert L. Studv.

Frederick R. VanNuvs. Paul Wil Mill.

Charles Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Frank

Lamar.

The Jolly Chcle was entertained

last evening by Edgar and Katie Hawekotte, at their home, on smith

eighteenth street. A variety of game

ana amusements f urai&Wd .-. -jfmff-

ant time was enjoyed. Refreshments

rwj nus 2 lor 5c

USicjeles, s-u. $20 to $50

Cash or payments.

May is the Bicvcle month, and the dace to

bay the best euaranteed Bicycle, at the

lowest prices, is at

San

fired

The Christian Endeavor society of

the Second English Lutheran church

gave a very pleasant social last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

George C. Heckman, West Kichmona.

A nice literary and musical program

was successfully carried out and re

freshments were served.

The friends of Miss Elizabeth Wil

liams gave her a very pleasant sur

prise last evening at her home on

north sixth street, the occasion being her birthday anniversary. There were

about twenty guests present and the

evening was devoted to social pastime

Light refreshments were served

The Melitarian club, one of the or

ganizations at the high school, was en

tertained last evening at the home of

Miss Clara Scott, Kinsey street,W st

Richmond. This was the second an

nuai r union of this club and no pains

were spared to make every one have a delightful time. Games and music

were the features, and refreshments were served at a late hour.

A WORD With you today about our Dishes and Tinware.

Have you seen our New Stock of Dishes ?

- ups ana saucers tn tee- i

Plate, large dinner size. ....... ..25c to 5oc Deepdshes 5c locandajc Dinner t-ets $4 00 tof $.oo

oucs sets 7SC to Sj. jo

PaDs and Buckets 5c to 25c

Dinner p i W...... ........30c, 15c and 35c

uaivamzea uauuK palls... .....10c to 45c

L. M. JONES CO. BULLETIN.

:: ipt;

5 and lOc Store.

12 iSfcl i -ift f.

WALL PAPER,

Pictures and Mouldings, Books, Magazines.

Right now is the time to suhsrrih

for Harper's Weekly, which we offer '"or , 00 for the remainder of the Y?! 1 7 Harper's Weekly will be a

flwood Morris & Co

7 20 Main Street.

Valuable Information ABOUT CARPET That You Cannot Afford to Ignore.

3Tt 23.137-

But Mattings, Curtains, Drapery, Linoleums, Window Shades, Rugs, Etc, Vou are anxious to buy Carpets and floor coverings cheap, are you not ? Weil, here is your chance. You all know ths quxlity kept here; yoia know us for style. We handle the products of the best mills in the country, and have dane so lor years.

USTOW" POR PRICE;

Ingrain Carpets.

New patterns, good, serviceable colors, several styles to choose from, worth 35c anywhere. War price

Better

29c

All

colorings, anywhere.

Ingrains.

wool and a yard wide, bright parlor patterns, in all the new

"""j cw puuems 10 cnoose irom : tnese worth ?cc

War price 'J

Tapestry Brussels.

7'. . Pnor patterns, also patterns suitable for hall

roums ana iipraries. come earlv and et first n.Vfc TW ,

' o - tr v

s, sitting-

49c

worth 65c. War price.

Body Brussels. - t ot!linS made for wear. We have possibly twenty rooms length, with borders to match, that we will offer at a very small cost. Vig ou will find the patterns all pretty. Worth 1.25. War price cJC

Velvet Carpets.

1 t 1

j , jvwi uuuk 5u, iuuf wncn you see tneiru a vou

"V - ,u:uuw""' rAl vai Lcif sec mcse roatcnicss values. f C War price 79c aml fSC Moquette Carpets. A beautiful line to show you at each price, a yard, 79c, 89c and 98 c Mattings. No store in Richmond can show you a prettier line, and we are sure they will not price them so cheaply. Come to this store for Mattings and save money. A yard. l()c, 12c, 15c, 18c and 25c Fine Damask Matting. During this sale, a yard. 35c, worth Goc. Linoleums. - Can you find these prices anywhere else? Try it. Only the best quality kept here.- A yard-War price. . . .35c, 37JC, 45c and 50 When the news reaches 5 on we will surely do the Carpet business this month.

MA DO

8TEAM I A I I.I Vnw

I r ' ,where Ia Cnrtains are f I laundry work.

OWfala St. T.1 iks

t. V 8TIN8ON Pro ..

ujolstery peclty.

and awninjr work J. H. RrsstLL, 31 south fifth street.

77 -'-Cljwjjl

1 oiiruRTisnc desert.

War on Prices!

For the next ?o Dav t ,,h

New Sewinr Machines for $14.80 and $1G.80. R. M. LACr V,

718 Main St.

3XfvyoiJ,tred Junket? JUNEr! cious nclth Xutri-

It is easily made from

on; quart of Sweet Milk and one of

m d. mm juaket tablets.

T .

makeTen aut.r Jf? " Ef OT Co Starch. "Datntv de,r,C, .PfdJin. and the new iainty Uelicacies for Artntic Deaserts." for

Ten tablet! to Cok Jiook,

IO Cents.

IMPORTANT,

Suorems Court uaoislon Wltn rtsgara

to tha Abolishment of Smali;Sonools.

Th snnreme court of Indiana has

decided that any township trustee

may disband any country

school that is regarded as

I too small to justify the emDlovine of a teacher. Hitherto it had

lwm held that a school with two or

three pupils was too small to continue,

Buy locust posts. Farnham. Fine jewelry repairing. Haner's. liev. and Mrs. F. O. Granniss re

tnrnflJ from Davton. Ohio, this morn

ing where they have been visiting tor

a short time.

The Palladium is full of interesting news todav the inside pages as well

a tha outside. The advertisements

I are also quite interesting

GRAND JURY

To Look Into the Cases of Those Who

Wear G. A. R. Buttons Without Legal Right If the Abuse Is Not Stopped.

There are a great many persons who

do not know that there is a penalty

attached to the wearing of buttons

A. W. Hempleman will address the j representing the insignia of any seeret

King Solomon Chapter oi the noyai order without legal right to wear such

Aroh Masons this evening on the suo-1 r,ntton or badtre. Some persons in

i?t of "Roval Arch Masonry in thelthjs citv have been given to the viola-

Soutn. Ition 01 the state law on mis suojeci,

QTR L0HG EXPERIENCE Is constantlv hpi

The Earlham Athhtic team and a

sufficient number of rooters went to Oxford. Ohio, this morning to partici

pate in the Earlham-Miami field day

bold hnTLb the benefit of our custom.

1 w II1CdU3 uie sav,ng ot man ... z-.u'i'l:""1 10. dj. what to

- - w Pdirons or the Boston Store.

CHlCKAMAVA,Tennessee, May 13. aml when a trustee disbanded a school exercises this afternoon.

All the troops but the f irst and lentn 1 that had had an average enrollment 01

cavalry have tomorrow.

gone. They get away

Plans Chan for tb Invasion or Cuba. Washington. D. C, May 13. Tlans for the invasion ot Cuba have been changed by the news from Porto Kico. The Grain Market.

Illinois. May 13.

Whc&t. 1.59: corn. 35; oats, 30.

TYvt.kdo. Ohio. May 13. Wheat,

fl.43.

sixteen ouDils action was orougai.

mrinst nim. The case was carried to

the supreme eoirt of the state, and

the decision has just oeen given. ii

U vorv important decision, and is a

of irreat eratifieation to those

ho have been advocating the aoonsn-

ment of small schools.

Kentucky Troop.

T nmsviLLE. Kentucky. May 13.

The first regiment under Colonel John 13 Cast'eman left for Lexington today,

twelve hundred strong. Duncan Nominated.

Boonviujs, Indiana, May 13 The

rkomocratie convention in the first dis

nominated Thomas Dunc&n for

congress.

ti. avi.ikIow Not Badley Dam

aged.

Kkv West. Florida, May 13. The

tArWn boat Winslow arrived under

v.r own steam. It is believed she can

be repaired in a few weeks.

RItkI Octogenarian;

There was a meeting the other daj

between tbo venerable Canadian seua

tnr linn James R. Gowan, and th

likewise patriarchal senator from Ver mout. tbe honored Mr. Morrill. An in

teresting interview occurred between

the octonarians. Mr. Morrill reierrea to bis fourscore and eight years with tome pride. Mr. Gowan is four years his junior. "I rnrnose too have no member of

your senate who is my equal in years?"

and especially numerous and obnoxious

have been its violations with

recrard to the wearing of the

buttons representing membership I r).,L . '

in the Grand Army of the Ke ai auui I: l exceed all former

public. A number ot persons ioom ttraonaDie DTICeS.

Knowinz where tnl h , . u....

years.

Record Broken. The Rivals were defeated last night

at the Monarch Dowiing aiiey 1 C ,e- V nAa A ItKnti cfVi t h A

oy iu - - verm&nt statesman.

tltuLJTt r5 "Oh. yes." replied Mr. Gowan.

ujr - w.-. - f nnr senators id 94.

-1- i.-va. n... rvnv an A Trt I

game, uirj itp. vj w. . bowl a steady game. The following

was the result:

Rivals 735, 659, S06, GS-', 07.

Total pins, 3,549.

East Enderss tli, V-U, i-lo, io, 28. Total, 3,623.

'one

the citv have been known to have

worn such buttons at home and else

where, without any right whatever to

do so. There is a penalty of a $20

fine and imprisonment by anact

..f the state legislature introduced by Henrv U. Johnson, and passed several

years ago. ihe same penairy applies i. '""""s gooas are now

to the wearing of any sort or button I ,u oee our windows. Our

renresentin? membershiD in an oraer I ""'-"'Raquarters for If-. j

to which the wearer does not belong, J Lin( Applique Work ot all

ana in ease suen onences uu doi coaso i '"nscr setts. Urcwr c-,-.

the coming session, which begins on

next Thursday, May 19.

Every department is brim full and bublingover

with good desirable

The reception of this information did

not seem particularly pleasing to Air.

Morrill, and he began to talk of other

themes. Washington Post.

DEATHS A5D FCSER1LS.

NDt talent.

illowing goods are

m di See mr

Table

J Iiinen. ( Lunch Qoths. . 5Sc to $2 00 each

S Satin Damask Tray CoversenM 1 t "... '

8ometbl Ve" "-ta'- New Ribbons,

Dresser

Mirrors.

Eliason Mrs. Susan Eliason, aged

60 years, died Thursday afternoon at

her home four miles northwest of the - . raw m -11

city, of paralysis. ine runerai wui

take place Saturday morning at v from the home. Interment at Center-ville.

Marriage Licensee.

Chicago Stock Market. I A. w. Ault and Maud Estelle Tin- - . . . n tt 1. X

rn..nn iiimma. Mav 1J. nocj. btm. rvtcaoiuuu.

active and' higher, $3.15 to $4.65; Waiter Bawers aad Sarah A. Kepcattle, steady, beeves $4.00 to $5.10. ler, of Economy.

Anttrry Besrtlaley'a End. A corresTsoudent of the London Chroni

cle at Mentone says that the closing

scenes in Aubrey Beardsley's lire were exceedingly pathetic Us suffered great pain, but was invariably gentle and patient. When very near tbe end, he said be was very sorry to leave tbe bright world so young and bis wcrk so incomplete; but, since it was God's will, be was ready to go. He was fall of projects of future work almost within a few days of bis death. WU ertk It.

It will cost us $1,000,000 a day to prove to tbe world that we are not hluQiuir. but the effect will be worth

the price. Detroit Journal.

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kca tkc food para, wbalCTomt aad eillrin

Absolutely Pure

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i " -n k ...sscrd? Sfe "SKZS i J 66 inch all linen Damask. . . 4 Sc j d " yWt Cboice foT J J 25 doz Napkins, special fl.OOdoz J Ollly 19C fifl 0"h

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.lT5. JR.oman Work in all

uzesjods, Hand-work Ren"f ff.3 Sctts. complete line oflylies.

Retout

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9x9 I2XI ISXI l8xi

0 B?lt3 and m

.0 Pocket Books.

.9c each

Ladies Linen Collars.., choice of three styles.

75 Boxes Cactus Buttermilk Soap 7tfc box 3 cakes, 30c d.z.

Vors Bespectfoily,

Bargain in Soets.

A We have bought a box of Men'.

j Mixed Half Hose very cheap. See fthem when in the store. 60c box cf a half dozen.

Hasemeier & Siekmann.