Richmond Palladium (Daily), 2 January 1904 — Page 1
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HARRY I. McGUIRE Took Charge of the Rock Island Frisco Passenger Department in in Cincinnati. Harry I. McGuire, who Friday ook charge of the Rock IslandFrisco passenger departemnt in Cincinnati as district passenger agent, commenced railroad service with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad, at Richmond. Later, lie was traveling passenger agent of the Wisconsin Central, with headquarters at Indianapolis. He left the Wisconsin Central to go to Cincinnati as city passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines. -in His next position was with the C, H. & D. at Lima, O., as city passenger and ticket agent. Five years ago he left the C, II. & D. to go with the St. Louis and San Francisco as traveling agent, with headquarters-here. This position he tilled until Thursday, when he assumed the duties of district passenger agent of the combined Rock Island and Frisco roads. Harry McGuire was bom and raised in this city, a son of the late Elwood McGuire, and began railroading in tli is city. He was ambitioxis and has been, steadily climbing until now he becomes associated with his old school dav friends, Keid and Leeds. i -.? '; Officials of the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville railroad at Peru give out the information that the line will be opened to Chicago and Cincinnati January 15. The delay in opening has been occaioned by bridge work near Cincinnati. Dr. J; C. Ruler, of Eaton, has been appointed surgeon on the Richmond division of the Pennsylvania lines. Dr. Ryder took charge yesterday. He succeeds Dr. C. W. Lehman, who Avas killed a few weeks ago in a traction wreck near Eaton. STATE WCHEBS Meeting at Indianapolis Clos ed by Election of Officers. The State Teachers' Association held its final session Thursday at Indianapolis and elected officers. President W. L. Bryan, of the State University, was made president. James J. Hill of Logansport was a candidate. The other officers of the association were elected as follows: Chairman executive committee W. C. Brandenburg, Veedersburg. Permanent secretary and treasurer J. B. Pcarcy. Anderson. Recording secretary Miss Kate "Woods. Evansville. Vice president Second district, W. F. Axtell, Washington; Fourth district, H. C. Montgomery, Seymour; Sixth district, T. A. Mott, Richmond; Eighth district, Lee L. Driver, Winchester; Tenth district, "Foster M. Hight, Lafayette; Twelfth district, W." E. Stout, Fort Wayne. Executive committee First district, C. M. Barnes, Princeton; Third district, II. . Mosebv, Perry county; Fifth district, J. N. Neet. Rockville; Seventh district, Lee T. Wier, of Indianapolis; Ninth district, J. M. Wilkey. Covington: Eleventh district, John W. Little, Wabash; Thirteenth district, George Worley, Warsaw. HARRIS-MILLER. Clarence Harris and Xetti" M. Miller were married Thursday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Miller, in Jefferson township. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Harris.
THE SNOW STORM
A Genuine Old-Timer Visits The City. Snow 'began falling yesterday afternoon, continued all day and is still snowing with a fall of about five inches on the level. ' Last night was one of the worst of the season. The wind blew and the snow fell rapidly and at times of the blinding variety. A great many people were on the streets en route to -parties, entertainments, shows, polo, etc. Late at night men were seen cleaning the walks about their homes, but this morning the walks looked as if they had never been cleaned. It is one of the wTorst snow storms in years and will no doubt furnish us with some good sleighing. Railroad traffic was considerably interfered with and for some time this morning the cars could not be propelled on account of the snow drifting and piling up on the tracks Siioav plows were soon gotten out, the tracks cleared and the company has been enabled to render pretty fair service the remainder of the day. . TRACTION CAR? :) On Monastery Hill Ran Away Injuring Several People. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 2. A traction car on Monastery hill ran away this morning and was wrecked. Five persons were seriously injured. Passengers were taken to the South Side hospital. GREAT FLURRY II WHEAT COMPLICATIONS IN THE EAST RESPONSIBLE. FAR ADVANCES 1-2c TO 2 1-4c Corn, Oats and Provisions Are Also Higher. Chicago, Jan. 2. Complications in the far east caused excitement in wheat. The opening sales showed advances over Thursday from one-half cent to two and one-fourth cents. Corn, oats and provisions are also higher. OFFICERS ELECTED. Iola Lodge, No. 53, K. of P. elected the following officers Thursday evening: C. C.-Chas King, y. C A. C. Huey. Prel. Thos. Ash. M. of W.-W. E. Thomas. K. of R. and S. F. W. Marchant. M. of F. Wm. Plummer. M. of Ex. H. W. Deuker. ' M. at A. Wm. Ball. I. G. W. R. Young. O. G. Ceo. G. Ferling. Trustee Geo. G. Ferling. This lodge will have roll call meeting January 2S. RILEY GOT $50,000. James Whit comb Riley, the Hoosier poet, closed his tour of forty-eight cities in the middle western states at Logansport. He began his tour on the night of October 1. The tour was a success financially, Mr. Riley netting probably $50,000. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 2. By a decision of Judge Cleveland in the probate court today, a half aunt is declared to be a closer relative than a cousin. The decision relates to the estate of Howard Kimberly, formerly postmaster of Mt. Carmel, who 'died intestate. Kimberly .was a bachelor. Since his death, thirty-eight heirs, including cousins of various degrees of relationship, have been discovered in different parts of the country. Under t!e decision the bulk of the property goes to a half aunt. Mrs. Phoebe Castle, of Waterbury, who is an actual daughter of the revolution.
58G DEAD BODIES RECOVERED
FROM THE IROQUOIS DISASTER
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the iroqt;ot8 theateh. Chicago, Jan. 2. The total number of 'dead recovered from the Iroquois theater is 5S6. .Thirty have not been identified. Among the missing today are Mrs. William O. Reynolds, Mrs. A. G. Strawbridge, Josephine Reynolds, aged seven years, ; and James Fraser, of Peoria, 111. Charged With Manslaughter. Chicago, Jan. 2. Will J. Davis and Harry Powers, 'proprietors and managers of the Iroquois theater, and George Williams, city building inspector, Avere arrested on the criminal charge of manslaughter. The complaint was made by Mr. Hall, who lost his wife and children in the fire. Chicago, Jan. 2. The twenty men arrested in connection with the the - ater fire had their cases continued un-J til January 11. Bond was fixed at $1,000. Bells Tolled. Chicago, Jan. 2. The church bells were tolled for an hour beginning at noon today in an expression of grief of the city for the victims of the Iroquois theater fire, many of whom were buried today. Emperor Sends Condolence. Washington, Jan. 2. Emperor William of Germany, cables the President an expression of sympathy for the great catastrophe at Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 2. Davis and Powers, of the Iroquois theater, and City Building Commissioner Williams are held under $10,000 bond today on a charge of manslaughter. How It Occurred. Chicago, Jan. 2. Coroner Traeger has learned from the man who lowered the jasbestos curtain that it was an arc spot light that prevented the curtain from coming all the way down. It is also ascertained from the stage hands that the explosion was caused by the falling over of a big fan scene which contained eighty incandescent lights. The breaking of these lamps made a sound like an explosion. The stage hands say there was no calcium tank. McMiillen, Avho operated the arc spot light, says the sparks from this set fire to the frayed edge of the border curtain drapery. He tried to extinguish it but failed. The fire extinguisher also (failed and the asbestos curtain stop ped on the way down. A Day of Mourning. Chicago never witnessed such a day ! of mourning as that which ushered in the new year. In every portion of the city almost it seemed as though there were funerals going or undertakers vagons arriving with dead, taking them to their homes for the last time. While the funeral processions are moving through the snow-covered streets to various cemeteries, the throngs about the various morgues seem elmost as large as ever. The scenes are the same as those constantly enacted since the fire. Many , men appeared at the door of Rolston's and Jordan's morgues who hrul been on tneir fcrt for forty-eight hours constantly Fearching for thoro thoy had tost. The greater number of unidentified dead ar in thecs two places, and ' men who bad vie wed the phastly row? of corpse before and hd gone on unavailing seirch to every other morgue in Chicago, wen v--v once more to Rolston's and to Joru ..S almost inr despair, but hoVng against hope, that th,ey anight b?.ve av...ok ,
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had crowded the tables and floors on Thursday morning. In some cases they were successful, in many others they were not. , Undertakers Swamped. It is impossible for relatives to secure all the carriages they wish to convey friends and relatives to cemeteries. In many cases it was not possible for all members of the immediate family to ride in the funeral proces.slori because no carriages could be procured for them. The livery men are simply overwhelmed by the demands and earnestly urge that as far as possible the relatives content tlfemselves with a carriage for the pallbearers, the hearse and one other carriage for the family. Where there were more members of the family than could convniently ride in one carriage, they were compelled to make their way to the cemetery by other methods of transportation. This is the situation in Chicago today, and Sunday It will be intensified. In some cases entire families were lost in the disaster. LOVE FEAST NOTES. There were a number of men at the love-feast who are looking a long ways ahead. John Dyer of Hammond, for instance, served notice that he, will be a candidate for state treasurer in 190G. He was a candidate last year, and he proposes to go into the race as soon as Nat Hill has served two terms. Tom Millikan of Newcastle' was another long-distance candidate for state treasurer. He made the race last year , and will go in again when Hill is through. Frank Doran of Laporte, wno was one or tne love-ieast crowa, will be a candidate for auditor of state when Dave Sherrick has done. The active candidates at the meeting were j Frank Smith of Lawrenceburg, B. F. Corwin of Greencastle, George Self of Corydon, and L. V. Nash of Tipton, who want to be reporter of the supreme and appellate courts; Hanly, Taylor -and Hunt for governor, and Perry "Newby for lieutenant governor. Charles A. Bookwalter, former mayor of Indianapolis, who has become a prominent figure in state politics, was one of the interesting men at the lovefeast. He made a great hit in a neat little speech he made just,, at the close of the meeting. Of fine presence and a political speaker of marked ability, he made a lasting impression. Every man in the audience knew of him by reputation only, but it is safe to say when he finished that he had a lot more friends than when he began. It has been said frequently of Bookwalter that had he come into politics surrounded by better men he would have been one of the real leaders of his party in the state. As it is his good, friends are predicting thst will "come again," and the tzl'.z ti nt is going the rounds about hi " ".s a probable candidate for con ss "hows that he still has a following that reposes confidence in him. THE COLD WAVE ffl NORTHWEST Thirty Degrees Below in Winnipeg and 26 in North Dakofo. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 2. There was a cold wave during the night. The peg and 30 belowOLawasiGBwo p thermometer was 12 degrees below zero. At Winnipeg it registered 30 below and in North Dakota 2G below. The cold was accompanied by a stinging wind. The cold wave is passing to the southeast. Cleveland, O., Jan. 2. A fierce northwest wind today, with a temperature of ten degrees above, makes the fine snow cut like glass. Steam and electric roads are delayed. DR. HARTMAN'S FACTORY BURNED. Columbus, O., Jan. 2. Fire in the new office and shipping building of the Hartmnn Medicine company almost totally destroyed that structure. Loss, $50,000 to $100,000. The fire caught from a gasoline torch. GRAIN MARKET. Chicago, Jan. 2. Wheat 83 corn, 43 l-2c; Oats, 3G 3-8c. 3-4c;
IN A HECK
Mr. and Mrs. Pettis A Reed Meet A ith Accident. Mr. and Mrs. Pettis A. Reed of this city are now in Memphis, Tenn., whither Mr. Iieed went on business. When within ten miles of Paducah, Kentucky, on the Illinois Central the train on which they were collided with another. Mr. Iieed was pretty badly shaken up and injured, but not seriously, while Mrs. Iieed escaped uninjured. Word from them this morning is to the effect that Mr. Iieed is getting on all right. BDSSlFS ANSWER Nothing to Indicate When It -Will be Recovered London, Jan. 2. Nothing has been received here to indicate when Russia's answer will be sent. Lord Lansdowne has said to the Japanese minister that he fears the Russian war party is so strong there is little hope of a favorable reply to Japan. St. Petersburg, Jan. 2. It appears to be true that Russia has decided not to accept Japan's precise proposals, but negotiations are progressing in the hope of amicable settlement. Unofficially the situation is regarded as most serious. x BADLY INJURED A Colored Employe of Tobacco Factory Hurt. Herbert Arnold, aged about nineteen years, an employe of the tobacco factory, while running the elevator yesterday sustained a serious injury. He was standing on the elevator when one of the weights fell, striking him on the head back of the ear. The ambulance was called and he was removed to St. Stephen's hospital, where his injuries were dressed. He will be able to be out in a short time, it is thought. BLEW OUT ItAS And Are Now Dead Fate of Two Young Men. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 2. John McCaulley, aged nineteen years and George McMullen, ged eleven years, were found dead from illuminating gas in their room this morning. McCauley arrived from Ireland yesterday. It is supposed he blew out the gas. INDIANA CORN GROWERS. The Indiana Corn Growers' association will hold its annual meeting January 5 at the state house, Indianapolis, in' conjunction with the congress of Indiana Industrial associations. Places on the program have been assigned to A. T. Wiancko, of Lafayette: Fred II. Rankin, Urbana, 111.; S. B. Clore, of Franklin; T. S. Nugent, Lewisville; R. C. Morgan, Kniirhtstown ; A. O. Lockridge, Greencastle, and J. H. Skinner, Lafayette. The officers of the association are: President.. H. F. McMahan; vice-president, T. A. Coleman; secretary and treasurer, Scott Meeks. PORTER DUBOIS. James D. Porter and Winnie Dubois, both of College Corner, were married Thursday afternoon at S3S south ninth street. Rev. J. P. Chamness offieiatintr. RADIUM CARTED AWAY. " London, Dec. 31. In the course of a lecture Prof. Sir William Ramsey stated that he had discovered that a prominent firm of analytical chemists and metallurgists in London had been throwing away radium of incalculable value. For twenty-five years the firm had been extracting uranium from the ore and rejecting the byproducts as valueless. From these very same by-products radium could he obtained, but they had all been removed by the public refuse carts, the firm sharng the world's ignorance of their value. Some of the by-products may possibly be recovered, as they are indestructible, but doubtless most of them were dispersed.
SCIENCE MEN AT EXPO SITION
AND WERE ROYALLY ENTER TAINED BY THEM YESTERDAY. A COLOSSAL AFFAIR Will be the St. Louis Exposition Richmond Man Gives Some Dimensions, Etc. (Correspondence of Palladium.) St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 1, 1904. The science men were royally entertained by the exposition officials todaj', and all felt amply repaid for going to the grounds. The St. Louis fair will be a colassal thing. I will give you some statistics. The available resources, for the Chicagofair from Indiana ;were $129,000. For the St. Louis fair, '$150,000. Following is a computation list of nine states, with the floor space and cost of their buildings: Cost State. Floor Soace of of BIdg. Bldg. Missouri 100x365 " $105,000 Pennsylvania .105x220 . 73.000 New York 00x300 57,000 Illinois 144x193 50,000 Texas 144x234 45,500 Iowa 142x148 44,000 Connecticut . . SOx 88 40,000 Ohio 52x183 35,000 Indiana 100x135 31,500 You will notice in cost Indiana stands ninth; in size seventh. The architecture is Corinthian in style. It is very modern and presents a most beautiful appearance. The following notes will show the magnitude of the. fair. A comparison of exposition grounds shows the. following1: At Omaha 150 acres At Buffalo .x 300 acres At Paris 3SG acres At Chicago 033 acres At St. Louis 1240 acres A comparative cost of exposition shows up as follows: At Buffalo .. $ 0.000,000 At Chicago 28,000,000 At St. Louis 50,000,000 A comparison of floor space reveals the following: At Omaha 9 acres At Buffalo 5 acres At Chicago 82 acres At St. Louis 12S acres What may we suppose will be the magnitude of the next exposition and when -will the limit be reached? The science work will be continued tomorrow; end., tomorrow evening, the scientists are banqueted by the trustees of the Missouri botanical gardens at the Southern hotel. For this purpose I am told a sum of $2,800 was raised. For an occasion like that a fellow should go hungry for a week, and should have a dress suit. But I have already accepted and am going anyhow. ' WA. Fiske. PROSPEROUS YEAR Unitsd Prssbyterian Business Meeting. Congregational business meeting held Thursday night in the United Presbyterian church, elected Richard Sedgwick treasurer, J. B. Poulter, trustee for term of six years. All the societies reported a balance in the treasuries and all debts paid. The pastor's salary was raised $150 on the year and the congregation shows a very prosperous condition. NEW POLICEMAN. The Metropolitan police borad of this city has added another policeman to the force in the person of Roy Edwards. Mr. Edwards is an excellent young man and will be a good acquisition to the already splendid force.