Richmond Palladium (Daily), 25 March 1904 — Page 1

THE WEATHER. For Indiana: Cloudy tonight and Saturday, possibly rain in the southwest portion; colder. Palladium job printing is up-to-date and at reasonable prices. Come-in and get prices. WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 1881. DAILY ESTABLISHED 1876. RICHMOND DAILY PALLADIUM, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1904. ONE CENT A COPY.

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FRA1HISES TO, BE WITHDRAM

fl BY THE C G. & R. TRACTION COMPANY ON O J RICHMOND STREETS General Manager Wilson so Instructs Attorneys in This City. The following communication from Manager Wilson, of the Columbus, ,Greensburg & Richmond Traction " company ought to learn our city officials and citizens a lesson. How can Ave expect the city to expand A-lth a high Avail of opposition to everv rood move made toward benefiting the city ? How can any railroad come into the city if every street in the place is refused them? "Indianapolis, Ind., March 24, 1904. "The Palladium, Richmond, Ind. : "Gentlemen: Under date of March 17th there appeared in your paper a communication from this company, executed and signed by myself, setting forth the conditions under which this company sought a happy solution and a peaceful entry into the city of Richmond for the Columbus, Greensburg and Richmond Traction company. Remonstrances now in the hands of your city government. arainst the use of every street sought by this company and the apparent unpreparedness of the county commissioners to undertake the construction of a south end bridge and the indefinite condition causes me to say for my company to the citizens of Richmond that our attorneys, Jessup & Jessup, haA-e this day been authorized to withdraAV that part of our petition for franchises effecting any and all streets in the city of Richmond east of the'ri'er. This is to communicate our intention of Avithdrawing from any contemplated negotiations for entry to the south by Avay of the proposed south end bridge. ''This is done Avith only the kindest feeling for all concerned and with the full appreciation for the feelings of the people in general and with the Assurance that if in the future any negotiations may be entered into, that that same friendly spirit which has characterized the past will be shown, and with the best Avishes for all the good thinas that can come to Richmond, and with a promise of our hearty co-operation in the assistance f anything that will be a benefit, and with thanks to those who haA-e assisted us, I haA-e to remain, 4 'Yours respect f nil v. "C. N. Wilson." ; DB. "IpTOI Not as Well as the Palladium Predicted. The Palladium was misinformed about the. condition of Dr. Thurston, as published. All of the doctors friends are indeed anxious to see him get Avell and out, and the Palladium Avas only in hopes that the report was correct. Mrs. Thurston informs the Palla-

i. dium that the doctor is not quite as

( well as reported. He is improving, however, but not able to leaAe the house. SCOTT DEAD Nine People Under Arrest Declare They Know Nothing of Case. Marion, Ind., March 24. -David .Scott, the veteran Avho was injured at the "Dark Secret," died hist night in the hospital at the Soldiers' home. He never regained consciousness from the hour of his injury, Avhich occurrHcd last Friday afternoon at ft o'clock. I; His death came last night after livj ing almost 104 hours in a semi-con-; scions state. There Avas no hope enktertained for his recovery, and the I physicians at the home were surprised

that he lived as long as he did. Not being altogether satisfied with the explanation giA-en, the police are still working on the case, and hope to soon entirely clear up the mystery. The story as told by sereral witnesses is that Scott Avas drunk and-after falling dovvn several times

he old finally reached the Zimmerman saloon building, Avhere Mrs. Leach keeps a boarding house. It Avas here he had his fatal fall, striking the side of his face against the iron work at the base of the counter, causing a concussion of the brain. There have been nine people arrested on different charges, who the police think know something of the affair. They all claim innocence and say they knoAV nothing about it. Most of the stories are straight and it is generally believed that the soldier died as a result of, the injuries received in the fall. The pojiee will leaA-e no stone unturned to find out Avhether this is true or not. CTCL01E IN Houses Were Wrecked and: Considerable Damage Done. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, March 25. The storm last night at Washington Heights park and Fermvood reached the form of a tornado. Houses Avere Avrecked in all the suburbs. Se-eral persons Avere injured. The roof of one house Avas carried off and crushed the upper story of another house, tA-o hundred feet aAvay. Almost eA'ery house in Burnside was Avrecked. In south Chicago houses were flooded. coebettTeritt All the Seats Sold For the Fight Tonight. (By Associated Press.) San Francisco, Cal., March 25. The receipts for the fight tonight betAveen Corbett and Britt are estimated at $40,000. All the seats are sold, and it is expected fully five thousand applicants for admission haA-e been disappointed. Traction Line and the Richmond Shoe Company. The Union City, Winchester & Muncie Traction company Avas incorporated yesterday at Indianapolis with a capital of $10,000, and it is stipulated in the papers that this sum may be increased to $2,000,000 at option. Citizens of Dayton, O., are the principal incorporators, all of whom are already heavily interested in interurban traction lines. They are: Dr. J. E. Lowes, John E. Feight, Walton B. Gebhart, Ralph De Weese, Gen. Charles M. Anderson, of GreenAille, and Theodore Shockney, of Union City, Ind. The proposed line Avill extend from Union City, Ind., to Muncie, connecting at Union City with the proposed Greenville & Union City Traction company. This will give the Lowes interests of Dayton a chain of electric lines from Dayton to Mu ncie. Agreement of consolidaAvas appended to articles for the firstnamed line, joining both as one corporation. Richmond Shoe company, Richmond, $10,000, by George W. Deuker, Anna C. Deuker and Charles II. Feltman. Some Improvement in "News" Since Trial Ceased. J. Henry Menke, executor of the estate of Maria Imhoff, petitioned the court to sell real estate. Letters of guardianship wrre is sued to Ralph M. Tavl-n- on the estate of iniannah Taylor. Bond $000. Final settlement Avas made in the estate of Silas. IIooer. The last Avill and testament of Nancy Hire Avas adniirrcd to probate and record. The estate was divided between the children.

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"BLEW IN" $500 IN TWO NIGHTS AND WAS "BUSTED." RICHMOND BANK ASKED If He Was Good For Fifty, and They Answered He Was Good For $14,000. One of Richmond's Reuben Avas circulating about Hamilton, Ohio, recently, spending his money freely. In two nights he spent about $500 and then wanted to borrow $50.4 It is not known avIio the Reuben Avas, but the following from the Hamilton XeAvs tells the story: "The angel that blew into town from Connersville, Ind., two days ago and 'spent his money like a drunken sailor in the red light districts, took the 11 a. m. train today for Cincinnati. This Reuben put into circulation in his two nights' whirl over $500 and there is uniA-ersal and gen-, nine sorroAV among the eoryphene and cab men that Reuben could not be induced to linger longer. That Reuben has a mine back in the hills of Indiana is true. A HamiKon bank telephoned at Reuben's request to Richmond, Ind., today to see if he Avas good for a $50 check. The answer came back : 'He's good for $14,000.' No AA-on-der Reuben's departure is lamented in the red light district." AGEDJUffl Dead in Wayne County One Eighty and the Other Ninety-One. Jacob Overbeck an old resident of Wayne county in eat Cambridge City, died Wednesday at the age of eighty years. Five daughters and one son survive. Elijah Castator, one of the pioneers of Jefferson toAvnship, died yesterday at his home in Hagerstown. He was ninety-one years old. Three children survive. ELKS BIG llEHT Several Candidates Taken in Last Night. The Elks had several Candida' ts for initiation last night and had an elegant time. The following Avere taken in: J. H. Hanes, Jess.-i Bailey, John Jones, Joe Hill Dr. Greene, Mr. Ecohs and Roy Whittaker. MSMfpBDON Not Considered at the Last Meeting of the Board Indianapolis, Ind., March 25. Efforts of the Rev. William E. HinshaAv, serving a life term at Michigan City for the murder of his wife, to secure a parole, or pardon will be unsuccessful for some time to come. The state board of pardons, which conA-ened Wednesday at the state house adjourned yesterday without considering his application. The Hinshaw matter was due for discussion, but it Avas thought best to adjourn for the present. Governor Durbin, Avho is now in Mississippi, AvilL not receive a report 'of the present session, as no action Avas taken on pardon applications. li.44a p. .St.E DESTRUCTION BY FLOODS. (By Associated Press.) Battle Creek, Mich., March 25. There is an unprecedented rise in the Kalamazoo river. Street cars are stopped and bridges swept out. The three railroad depots are surrounded by Avater. The merchants are. removing their goods from the basements. '

OTTO BERTRAM FOID GUILTY

BY THE JURY OF TWELVE MEN WHO HEARD THE. EVIDENCE. THE BALLOT UNANIMOUS For Conviction Some Hesitancy on the Sentence Appeal Probable. The Bertram case, which has occu pied the attention of the Wayne cir cuit court for the past Aveek, ended last night, and, after the charge of Judge Fox, went "to the jury at 4:30. The jury retired and the first bal lot taken AA-as unanimous for conviction.' The jurors Avent o-er the situation as to whether it would be a jail sentence or penitentiary. 'It AA-as late before a conclusion AA-as reached and the verdict Avas sealed and giA'en tothe foreman, Mr. Hunt. This morning, Avhen Judge Fox ap peared in court a little after 8 o'clock, Mr. Hunt read the verdict of the jury to the court, as follows: "We, the jury, find the defendant, Otto S. Bertram, aged 33 yars, guilty as charged in the indieaiiv.nt. "Frank M. Hunt, " Foreman.' ' The verdict seemed to meet Avith general approA-al Avith all except the defendant and those intei-ested in the defense. ' Judge Fix will withhold sentence for a while, as the attorneys for the defense will probably file application for a new trial, which Avill haA-e to be done either tomorrow- or Monday week, as Judge Fox holds court at Winchester next week. HoAveA-er, the judge Avill give ample time in w-hich to file a motion for a neAV trial. Mrs. Alice Hill, after the -erdict was read, met the jurors privately and thanked them personally for their finding in the case. The jury then repaired to a picture gallery and had their pictures taken. One of the attorneys for the. de fense was seen this morning and when asked if a motion for a new trial Avould be filed, said: Mr. Johnson is at New Castle today 'and I cannot say positiA-ely but I think we will be able to reA-erse the decision." The case was hard fought on both sides and the prosecution are accordingly jubilant today. SCALDED TO DEATH Floods in Michigan Causing Disaster and Death. Grand Rapids, Mich., March 25. Forty per cent of the large factories were compelled to close by the flood in Grand Ri-er. - Basements in the wholesale districts are flooded. The soutliAvest residence district is under water. r Niles, Mich., March 25. Engineer Edward French and Brakeman Frank E. Young were scalded to death in a wrecked engine at a washout on the Michigan Central, four miles west of here. Fireman Ross Moses may die. KILLED OR Body of Unknown Man Found Near Schenk's Crossing. Hamilton, O., March 25. The body of an unknown man was found yesterday morning along the C, IT. & D. tracks about a quarter of a mile north of Schenk's Station. It is not known at Avhat time the man Avas killed, or how he met his death, but. from the condition of the body, it is thought that the man was killed about midnight. " ' The coroner was notified of the

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and the body arrived at Wagner's morgue about 10 o'clock. There was nothing on the body that could possibly identify the man, but there were addresses and tattoo marks that may eA-entually lead to his identification. It is thought that he is a Cincinnati man. He had in his pocket a small book probably issued by some saloon keeper. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD STATION BURNED. (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., March 25. The Pennsyh-ania railroad freight station at twenty-ninth and Market streets, burned today. Loss$ 35,000. POOL ROOMS CLOSED. (By Associated Press.) Cincinnati, O., March 25. The Covington, Ky., pool rooms were or dered elosed by the court today. ARRESTED In Hamilton Homer and Benjamin Holden. Hamilton, O., March 25. Enlisted in Uncle Sam's regular arm Noa-. 10, 1903, married March 9, 1004, at Findlay, Ohio, deserted two days later and arrested at noon A-esterday a in tins city, as the Drier ana excit ing career of Homer and Benjamin Holden, the Findlay, Ohio lads. Their arrest Avas made by Marshal E. B. Sims and his deputy, Ed. Waite, of Kingstown, Ross county, Ohio, Avhile the brothers A-ere eating lunch at Tom Connor's during the noon hour 3'esterday. The marshal and his deputy, when the3r espied the brothers at the lunch counter, quietly slipped behind them, and, slipping out a pair of hand-cuffs, each clasped them on their prisoners and made a rush with the deserters for the C, H. & D. depot before the crowd in the saloon realized what happened. a OLD DEED A. J. Pickett the Possessor of an Old One. We have before us the copy of a deed made December 1G, 1822. The deed, while somewhat yelloAV Avith age, is still in a good state of preser--ation. The deed conA-eys to Thomas Roberts and wife 1G0 acres of land, being the southeast quarter of section number 31, township number 14, range 1 west of a meridian line drawn from the mouth of the great Miami river. The land is conveyed by Jonathan Roberts and Avife and the consideration is $320. The deed is Avitnessed by DaA-id Hoover and Absalom Hoover and signed by Jonathan Roberts md Mary Roberts. The deed was recorded in book C, page 397. D. F. Sackett Avas recorder of Wayne county at the time, and DaA-id Hoover Avas justice of the peace. Five Persons Baptized Last Night Much Interest. Beautiful and . impressive was the scene witnessed at the Christian church last night, when, at the elose of the service, five persons were bajtized. The house was packed and chairs had to be brought in to accommodate all who came. Evangelist Legg preached another great sermon. His subject wa, ''An ! Infallibly Safe Course.' It was a heart-searching appeal to accept Christ, through faith and obedience, to accept Whom is the only infallibly safe course. Two persons responded to the gospel invitation and confessed their faith in the Master. "What Must We Believe to be SaA-ed" will be the subject tonight. Service at 7:30 o'clock. BRIDGE GONE OUT. (By Associated Press.) flrand Rapids, Mich., March 25. The Lake Shore railroad bridge has gone out and other bridges are in danger.

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A BOY SHOOTING AT A TARGET AND WAS PUTTING THE GUN AWAY WHEN IT DISCHARGED And the Bullet Crashed Through His Sister's Temple. '"'i Terre Haute, Ind., March 25. One of the saddest tragedies that has oc curred in Vigo county for years took place Thursday eAening at 6 o'clock at the farm of Absalom Holler, one and a half miles east of the mining camp of Burnett. William Holler, son of Mr. and and Mrs. Holler, shot and fatally injured his thirteen-year-old sister, Mattie J. Holler, Avith a revolver. William Holler had been practicing with a reA'olver on a tartret in the rear of the Holler residence. He finished practice and had his thumb on the hammer, endea-or-ing to let it down carefully on a load ed cartridge. The spring was so strong that it threw the hammer on the cap and the Aveapon was discharged. Mattie Holler had been standing watching her brother, and the bullet crashed through her left temple. She died twenty minutes later before medical aid could be secured. Tl i young man Avas almost frantic Avith rrie f. Coroner Tabor, of this city, was called and Avent to the Holler home last night. He returned abotr midnight after making a thorough ir vestigation and satisfying himself that the shooting was entirely accidental. The grief of the brother and parents Avas pathetic in the extreme. STAR LEA&DE .. Result of the Contest Announced Today. The result of the Star league of neAvspapers' A-oting contest for the honor of christening the steamship Indianapolis at Toledo next month, has been announced. Miss Eula Clay, of Indianapolis, Avas first, Avith Miss Rena Harris, of Muncie second; Miss Lulu Hill, of Greensfork, third, and Miss Mary Egan, of Indianapolis, fourth. No Richmond girls were in this contest. H. Attacked With a Razor in the Hands of Charley Skillen. Last evening Charley Skillen w-as drunk and disorderly, and, Avhen Officer Westenberg attempted to arrest him Skillen pulled a razor on "de cop." Officer Westenberg saw the necessity of showing Skillen his gun, which quieted him sufficiently to handle. He was placed under .arrest and this morning brought before the mayor, Avho gave him sixty-five days in jail. SHOT PROPRIETOR. Cincinnati, 0., Mareh 25. Mart Abrams, proprietor of a concert hall, Avas shot and killed in his place of business today by James Tracey. The latter Avas arrested. COTTON PRODUCTION. Washington, March 25. The final report of the census bureau shows the cotton production for 1903 to be 10,399,558 commercial bales, including linters. The amount for 1902 Avas 11,275,105 bales. SLUMP IN STOCKS AND BONDS. Cincinnati, O., March 25. The defeat of the canal bill at Columbus yesterday caused a sensational decline in Miami and Erie transportation stocks and bonds. Stock Avhich has sold for thirty-eight cents was oftVred at eleA-en and one-half cents. Bonds that sold at 90' cents were offered at 50 cents.

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