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THE WEATHER. For ndiana: Fair-tonight and probably Wednesday; colder tonight. Palladium job printing is up-to-date and at reasonable prices. Come in and get prices. IJL WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 1881. DAILY ESTABLISHED 1878. RICHMOND DAILY PALLADIUM, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1904. ONE CENT A COPY. SHORT SESSION OF COUNCIL OTTO BERTRAM ON THE STAND EARLM'S STATEMENT MEETS TOMORROW

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J A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED.

CEMENT WALKS AND GUTTERS One Hundred Dollars Given to the Pingree Garden System. City council met in regular session ht fill the members being v present. Mayor Zimmerman was in the chair. All proprely certified claims were allowed. A resolution was presented from residents of south seventh street against the granting of a franchise to the C., G. & R. Traction company to run their interurban line on that street. The ordinance was referred to the ordinance committee. A resolution was presented, asking council to donate $100 out of the general fund for the Pingree garden system. Concurred in. A motion was made by Mr. Gardner that the mayor appoint a committee to take charge of the work. A second resolution was presented against the C, G. & R. coming up seventh street. It was signed by about fifty residents. C. A. Knollenberg, George E. Kemper, J. P. Evans and Benjamin C. Wickett presented a petition for the laying put and opening of Linden avemie in a westerly direction to west fifth street to pass through lands of Peter Flanagan, et al. Mr. O'Neal presented a petition for a lateral sewer between south twenty-first and twenty-second streets, from first alley south of Main street, running east and west to the south line of lot number 52S. Referred to board of public improvements. Several residents on south thirteenth street presented a petition to have constructed cement curb, gutters, cross walk and walk intersections. Councilman Reekers called attention to a part of Garden avenue that is being used as a dump. C. F. Walters presented a recommendation declaring the necessity for a new officer, to be known. as city and sewer inspector. Referred to commitrl tee on streets and alleys and city engineer. t II. C. Haseineier and others presented a petition for a lateral sewer between south twenty-first and twen-tv-second streets. Referred to board of public improvements. The report of the board of public improvements, as printed Saturday, was presented to council and adopted. The board of public improvements presented a resolution for the improvement of both sides of west Main street and the south side of Kinsey street, from west first to west fifth streets, by the contsruction of cement sidewalk thereon. Same was adopted. A resolution was presented for a cement sidewalk, curb and gutters on south eleventh street, from south B to south C. streets. W. P. O'Neal presented a recommendation calling attention to the necessity of condemning a strip of ground leading from second street to the city light plant. This was referred to the light commissioners, engineer and committee on public buildings and grounds. A remonstrance was presented against the construction of cement walks and gutters on thirteenth street from Main to north E. C. C. a L. Plans Drawn by W. S. Kaufman of This City. Preparations are now rapidly being made for the erection of the C. C. and L. depot at Cincinnati. On account of the lack of proper terminal facilities there has not been much done in the matter of the building of

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X It- - ' MRS. CORDELIA BOTKIN, Who is Charged With the Murder of John Dunning. the passenger depot as the officials thought that it was better to build the line into Cincinnati before work was started on the erection of a new station. W. S. Kaufman, of this city, is the architect of the new building and has been in Cincinnati for some days attending to the matter. Last night Mr. Kaufman said that a definite idea of the building could hardly.be given as yet, as there were several plans for the officials to choose from, but it had not been settled which plan would be dopted. It it probable, however, that in a few weeks at least ground will be broken and' the work of erectioji started for the new station. Mi. Kaufman said that at all events the new depot would be quite large and fine and would show up well alongside of the other large depots there. POLO MANAGERS Will Hold Meeting at Anderson Tomorrow. Western Polo League managers will hold a meeting at Anderson tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock for the purpose of again considering the borrowing of players. Mr. Henley will represent Richmond and the entire matter will be gone over. The newspapers of the state nearly all stand by Mr. Henley's action, and it is likely that the decision arrived at the other day will be reversed. In Richmond Articles of Incorporation Issued. The secretary of state yesterday issued articles of incorporation to the Richmond Concrete Construction company, of Hichmond; capital, .$10,000; directors, Oliver Test, Atwood D. Jenkins and Walter Test. FIREJSCAPE For Gennett Theatre Council Asked Grant Landing Place. The Gennett Theatre Co., presented a communication to council last night stating that State Inspector McAbee has passed an ordinance for a fire escape on the north A street side of the Gennett theatre building and asking council to grant the privilege of landing a fire escape stairs on north A street. Referred to committee on public buildings and grounds. DIRECTORS ELECTED. (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., March 22. At the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Railroad company today A. J. Cassett, Clement Griscom and Amos R. Little , were re-elected directors without opposition. PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS. (By Associated Press.) Pittsburg, Pa., March 22. Congressional nominations by Allegheny eounty Republicans were made today as follows: Twenty-ninth district, William II. Graham; thirtieth, John Dalzell, renominated; thirty-first, James F. Burke; thirty-second, Dr. A. J. Barchfield. Resolutions were adopted endorsing the administration of President Roosevelt. Delegates were chosen to the national convention. LEFT IRKUTSK. Irkutsk, March 22. General Kuropatkin arived last evening. He left today for Lake Baikal.

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GIST OF HIS STORY On the Stand Since Yesterday AfternoonWill Probably End Last of Week. The Bertram case is still the topic about the court house and it looks as if the ease wouldn't go to the jury before Friday. Monday Afternoon. Mrs. Brown and her daughter, who reside on north seventh street, occupied the stand in the Bertram case. It was to Mrs. Brown's house Eliza Alice Delap was taken when she was in trouble and when Dr. Zimmerman attended her. The witnesses were on the stand most of the afternoon and gave a history of the operations as far as they were concerned. Otto S. Bertram. The principal witness for the defense took the stand last evening and remained on direct examination until court adjourned. Tuesday Morning. The firsk. witness was Mr. Bertram on direct examination. He was permitted to give a detailed statement of all that occured while his stepdaughter was a member of his house hold. He said when she got married she never told them a word about it that her mother was sick in bed at the time, and that on the morning of her marriage she prepared breakfast. He told how she came home after her marriage to Lloyd Hill, Jr. She was crying and said she had the blues and that old Lloyd Hill was pestering the life out of her about her property. He wanted her to have a division made and get the matter out of the hands of the Bertrams. Said she had the blues and didn't want her husband to go to the skating rink, because he would skate with a certain girl that would be there, of whom she was jealous. Said she wouldn't believe her husband losved her until he had given her some positive proof Told about how Lloyd Hill, Sr., wanted his daughters to marry for money first and afterward they could learn to love. Said he would rather have his daughters marry a . rich negro than poor white men. Bertram said he told Mrs. Hill that it was her own doings in marrying Hill and that it was her duty to live with him, but that if the Hills abused her she would be welcome home. SULTAN OF SDLD Accepted the Abrogation of the Bates Treaty Philosophically. . (By Associated Press.) Manila, March 22. General Wood reports that the sultan of Sulu has accepted the abrogation of the Bates treaty without any evidence of excitement. Evidently he had expected its abrogation, since hostilities began last fall. DECLARED INSANE. (By Associated Press.) Cincinnati, O., March 22. Agnes Massing, the servant girl in the family of Daniel D. Bowdle which ate poisoned food Saturday morning, wras today declared insane. She will be sent to Gallipolis hospital for epileptics tomorrow. r mmm w w M HOADLEY NOT SATISFACTORY. New York, March 22. Daniel Miller and Henry Taft were today receivers for D. J. Sully & Co., suspended cotton brokers succeeding J. II. Iloadley'to whom creditors objected.

THE FACULTY OF EARLHAM PRESENTS ITS SIDE OF THE ORATORICAL CONTEST.

MR. FEEGER IS BARRED Because He Cannot Accept Proposed Changes in His Oration. The following article was prepared by the factulty of Earlham college in regard to the oratorical contest, giving Earlham 's side of the story: Soon after the state contest at which Mr. Feeger was chosen as Indiana's representative in the interstate,' the president of Notre Dame notified the president of Earlham that the oration of Mr. Feeger could not be delivered at Notre Dame. The president of Earlham, therefore, in order to reach a happy solution ot tne situation, encouraged Mr. Feeger to negotiate with Mr. Kanaley of Notre Dame, the vice-president of the Interstate association, with a view of changing the interstate contest " to some other point, preieraoiy xxicnmond. Mr. Kanaley made a proposition, in which he agreed upon certain condi tions to allow the contest to go to Richmond, and .the proposition was accepted by Earlham without quali fication, and preparations began at once for the contest. Mr. Kanaley advised that the proper bond be sent in by Earlham, and two . forms, of bond were prepared by the college attorney and submitted to Notre Dame that they might choose the one they considered the most desirable. Mr. Kanaley then wrote that all negotiations were off and that it must be assumed the contest would be held at Notre Dame. At the very time he was urging Mr. Feeger to have the bond sent in and assuring him that, in his opinion, the contest at Richmond would be a success, it develops he was using his best efforts to undermine Mr. Feeger's cause in the estimation of the other Indiana colleges. Upon Mr. Kanaley 's demand the meeting of the state board was called, and the members had already been prejudiced against Earlham 's contestant. It was demanded that Feeger change his oration as a matter of courtesy. Earlham did not desire to be discourteous and did not demand the privilege of delivering the oration at Jsotre Dame. It was Earlham 7s courtesy and her vote that admitted Notre Dame to the State association two jears ago. After Notre Dame had extended the invitation for the con test it was discourteous to bar a speaker legally chosen as Indiana's representative simply because the oration contained some things they did not accept. Had the question been simply a matter of courtesy it could have easily been settled. But Notre Dame made demands the com pliance of which would have taken all the motive out of Feeger's oration. It was demanded that he omit the statement that Protestanism vindicated the ' 'sacred rights of private judgment and individual belief," that it had brought about "freedom of conscience and liberty of thought," that "Lutzen was the battle of democracy against autocracy; the conflict of freedom against feudalism; the struggle of intellect against medieval ignorance," etc., etc. In other words, it was demanded that Mr. Feeger repudiate the very principles of human liberty, the freedom of thought and speech which have been pre-eminently the message of Protestanism from its inception. He was asked to turn Catholic in the name of courtesy. This Mr. Feeger was not disposed to do, and Earlham college is with him in -his stand. Notre Dame's attitude upon the whole question is sufficient commentary upon Mr. Feeger's interpretation of history. What does it mean that Mr. Kanaley was willing for Mr. Feeger ' oration to go to the judges

REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH W. BABCOCK. About Whom Mr. .Baker Made Remarks in the House. on thought and composition but unwilling that it be delivered before the students of Notre Dame? that he could not guarantee Mr. Fpeger from personal injury if he attempted to speak before the university? that Notre Dame would make it her business to investigate the oration from other states and subject them to the same censorship? Relying upon the justice of our cause and the good faith of Notre Dame, Earlham pulled no v.-ires and made no threats. The power of the state board is merely advisory, and not legally final. Butler college had ready a proposition which she asked the privilege of submitting which would have Le?n i fair compromise. -The proposition was to hold the contest neither at Notre Dame nor at Richmond, but at Indianapolis. This suggestion Notre Dame refused to have brought before the board, and the chairman, Van Nuys, of Wabash, so ruled. The only terms upon which Notre Dame would compromise were the terms she herself suggested. Mr. Feeger is the victim of circumstances, of treachery and jealousy.

GOOD DRAMA To Be . Presented at CenterviUe. The Centerville Dramatic Company will present "A Noble Outcast,5 or The Convict's Daughter" at the town hall in Centerville, Thursdajy March 24. "A Noble Outcast" is a drama in four acts, tellingthe story of a convict who escaped from prison and was discovered by a villain who forced him to do his dirty work and to aid him in securing a fortune and a lovely wife by foul means, which afterAvard failed, ending with the capture of the villain. The east is strong headed by Daisy King as the Convict's Daughter, and Frank Davis as the Convict. Clarence Pickett as the Juvenile Leader is great. Good specialties. SYMPATHY Expressed for City Treasurer Tennis. The city council last night expressed sympathy with City Treasurer. Tennis in the loss by death of his wife. The following committee was appointed to present the sympathy of council in the form of a resolution: Messrs. Deuker, Gardner and Norris. NEW PRECINCT For the Seventh Ward Presented by Councilman Gardner. At councif meeting last night an ordinance to "amend section 7 of an ordinance entitled an ordinance to divide the city of 'Richmond into election precincts, etc.," was presented by Councilman Gardner calling for the division of the Seventh ward of the city of Richmond into three election precincts, to be known as the thirty-third precinct of Wayne township. The ordinance was read by title, passed to third "reading and adopted. TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL. James Adams, of Milton, and Mrs. Black, of Dublin, have gone to Walton, Ky., to attend the funeral of their brother, who was recently killed at Lima, Ohio.

AT WHICH TIME THE SOUTH END BRIDGE MATTER

W ILL BE CONSIDERED . - Jj3 Business Men and Other Citizens Invited to be at the Meeting and Assist the Cause. Citizens and business men are urgently requested to meet with the eounty council tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 at tho court housi, for the pur pose of considering the south end bridge matter. It i3 a question of vital imporrance, to not only the resi dents of the south part of the city, but also to the city as a whole. The Palladium thinks now is the time when the bridge should be construct ed. Arguments may be put forth that we can get along without a bridge in the south ' end. That is true. We could get along with gas lamps, but, with electric lights, we get along much better. We could do without interurban lines, and have done without them, but how much better it is to have them. We could live on two meals a day, but how many of us do so. It is no argument to say we can get along without a south side bridge. Let there be a good turnout of citizens at the meeting tomorrow. DIEWpLIN Celia Heathcote Passed Away Sunday Dublin, Ind., March 21. The bell on the Radical U. B. church on east Main street tolled in solemn notes ; of eighty-two strokes death notice of Celia Heathcote, about noon Sunday. This aged lady has long been a citizen of Dublin. She has been an active member of the U. B. church these many years, and the many testimonials she has given will long be remembered as tokens of her fidelity to church work. For quite a number of years she had become feeble in health and a care to those round and about her. A month or two ago she was taken to the Countv Asvlum where she died Sunday. Her remains were bi ought to Dublin Mondav. Funeral at 10 :30 Tuesday. Services were eonducted by Rev. G. E. Floyd. Interment in the east cemetery. One Man United With the Church Last Night. A deeply interested audience filled the large auditorium of the Christian church last night to hear Evangelist T. J. Legg on "The Great Commission.' ' Mr. Legg illustrated his sermon with a unique blackboard diagram, making his argument very convincing. In response to the invitation one man united with the church. The subject tonight will be "The Four Baptisms of the New Testament." Service at 7:30. To Improve This Summer Considerably. At last night's council meeting over $10,000 worth of improvements were ordered made. PAST GREAT SACHEM DEAD. Lebanon, Ind., March 22. Charles K. Hicks, great prophet and past great sachem of the Indiana Red Men, died .suddenly . yesterday morning at his home'here. Funeral Wednesday.

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