Richmond Palladium (Daily), 7 April 1904 — Page 1

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500 MILE TBAHP OF LYH SMITH

WITH ONLY THE MAIL CARRIER AS A COMPANION HE TRAVERSES ALASKA.

LONG JOURNEY WITH DOG TEAMS

Trip Takes Nineteen Days, and, While En Ronte, He is Cut Off Prom the World.

: Lynn Smith, a brother of A. L.

Smith, of the Second National bank, is just ending a five hundred mile

journey across the lower part of the peninsula of Alaska. His sole companion on the long trip was the mail carrier who takes the mail from Rampart, Alaska, about a thousand miles

from the mouth of the Yukon, to Waldez, a sea, port on the southern coast of Alaska. The trip Avas made with dog teams and nineteen days were required to travel the distance. The trip, especially at this season of the year, when the ice is breaking up, is very hazardous, and, since nothing has been heard since the start, it is not known whether Lynn has survived or not. The mail route runs directly south from Rampart to Waldez, a distance of several hundred miles, as the crow flies, but the mere mention of the distance conveys no adequate idea of the perils of the trip, although it is considered but a pleasure trip up there. Cold, hunger and exposure have had

to be faced and there is always the

danger of the dogs dving or getting

killed. The only articles carried -by

the intrepid young prospector and the

mail carrier were food for the dogs, a most important article, and a few

personal effects. The bundle carried

was made as small as possible in or

der to give the men a chance to ride part of the way is they became exhausted or if ihex met with any mistap. , . f3!EI Lynn purchased three strong dogs for $120, and expected to pick up two more, thus getting a fine team. It was expected that a moose or two would be encountered along the route, and the travelers have been on th? lookout for one, but, as yet, their expectations have not been realized. Owing to the absolute lack of tele

graph, telephone, or of any other means of communication with the out

side world along the route, travelers .undertaking this journey are cut off from everything while on the way, as no news of them is obtainable after they enter the trail at Rampart until they emerge at Waldez, from whence the distance to Seattle is not

is fine and I am anxious to get started, so good-bye. Your loving brother, Lynn Smith. P. S. A telegram was received by A. L. Smith thi mornin? announcing

the safe arrival of his brother in Seattle, Wash. JONES HARDWARE COMPANY OPENING. The new implement house of Jones Hardware company will be open tomorrow with a full line of agricultural implements and' farmers' supplies, and it is expected that a large number of farmers from surrounding country will attend. The opening will continue through Friday and Saturday and, while it is especially given for the benefit of the farmers, the company extend an invitation to their city friends and patrons to visit the establishment at any time, and they will be given a cordial welcome and shown through the buildings.

CAE OF IDMS

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RICHI01 HEN

AT CONFERENCE

METHODIST PREACHERS ATTEND THE CONPERENCE AT MUNCIE.

REV. GEORGE H. HILL

Is Presiding Elder of This DistrictThree Ministers Asked to Come Back.

raCKED

The first session of the North Indiana conference of the Methodist

TEACHERS AT

BUNA

SEVERAL FROM THIS CITY T.

A. MOTT, PRESIDENT OP N. L T. A.

OTHERS GO TO DAYTON To Visit .the Schools and See Julia

Marlowe City Schools Are Closed For the Week.

It is expected that almost thirty-

fivp hundred rhnnl fenhers will he

church convened yesterday at Mun- . , 0 , , . eie, a large number of ministers and at mona Friday and Saturday of

being present. The

GOING TO SEE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WRECKED EN ROUTE

THREE INDIANS KILLED

Three Fatally Injured and About Twenty More or Less Seriously.

Maywood, Ills., April 7. A special car containing sixty-three Indians going to Washington to see President RxoseveIt was struek by a mail train west of here today in a fog. Three

Indians were instantly killed, three fatally injured, twenty others more or less seriously injured. The Indians were in a light day coach which was in the rear of the passenger train and was completely wreeked by the fol

lowing mail train. The passengers on the two trains hurrried to the rescue of the Indians. Chief White Horse, in charge of the party, was fatally injured. He knew he would die, but smoked his pipe while the phjsieians tried to lessen his pain, of which he gave no sign. The Indians were from Nebraska and were going to New York for

show purposes. The living Indians gathered around the dead lying on the

prairie and solemnly chanted the

death song.

lay delegates being present

various Muncie committees had made arrangements for 1,000 visitors. Forty young men yesterday took the examination for admission to the con

ference. Rev. G. II. Hill, of north twelfth street, is the presiding elder of the Richmond district, and Revs. Nether-

cut, Chamness, Marble and Pierce, of this city, are attending the conference. The time of the pastorates of

Revs. Nethercut, Marble and Chamness has expired, but petitions have been presented to the conference from the churches here asking that these popular ministers may be allowed to have charge of the local churches for

another term. Wednesday's Session.

Dr. G. B. Colvin, of the northwest conference, presented the proposition, Avhich was to change the bour.dnrv line so that it would be the Si. Jo h river south from the Michigan line to South Bend, thence south along the old Michigan "road -to Indiana pi! is

Before the proposition was rejected Dr. Colvin and Dr. Parr engaged in a lively tilt, and Dr. Colvin promised to fight the matter out in the general conference at Los Angeles. Bishop C. C. McCabe opened the conference in the high street church

yesterday morning, after he had administered the sacrament of the Lord's supper the secretary of the

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great.

Lynn Smith has been with the North American Transportation company for several years. Each season he has made a short prospecting trip to the gold fields, always with good results, and many interesting letters have been received from him. Through the courtesy of Mr. A. L. Smith, a brother, the Palladium is allowed to publish the last letter from Alaska to relatives here. This letter, which reads as follows, was Avritten just before starting on the long 500 mile tramp to Waldez: Dear Folks at Home: I leave Rampart March 2d for Fairbanks and

r' WaldeZ. T will VlP t VnirKonl-c oVnf

A MAS. WUil IVO CAtVLAV

March 10th as I intend to stop at the hot springs three days and aim to catch the mail carrier leaving there about the 13th. From there should take about nineteen days to Waldez, if we have good luck. Then it depends on how soon I will be able to catch a mail steamer to Seattle how soon I will be at home. I am going to have a fine dog team, and, with only dog food and my personal effects, will go light, in order to ride part of the way. I am only able to stay six weeks at home. Y,,,, nee( not expect to hear from me after I leave until I reach Seattle, from rhere I will wire you. The weather

Attempt to Take His Life at Barcelona. Rome, April 7. The news of the attempt on the life of the young king of Spain by the explosion of a bomb as he was leaving the exhibition at Barcelona, produced a deep impression here. The bomb injured two peasants and one arrest was made.

F. EISGABBER

Who Was Injured in the Hamilton Yards Recovering. Frank Weisgarber, of New Castle, is in the eit-, walking with a cane. Frank is a well known Panhandle engineer and had charge of a switchengine in the Hamilton yards until

last January, when he fell off his engine, sustaining an injury to his left leg, which has compelled him to remain in bed for eleven weeks. Frank was a member of company F, 161st Indiana Volunteers and has many friends in this city, who will be glad to learn that he is coming around all right. He expects to return to Hamilton tomorrow morning, and after a few weeks' rest, resume his duties as an engineer. Mr. Weisgarber saj-s

his brother, John Weisgarber, who

formerly lived here and was a sergeant in company F, is running a clothing and shoe store at Montezu

ma, Ind., and is doing well.

former session, the Rev. L. J. Naftzger, of Kokomo, called the roll. The foil owing officers were then elected : Leslie J. Naftzger, Kokomo, secretary; L. A. Beeks, Bluff ton, J. C. White, Decatur, and D. V. Williams,

Kokomo, assistant secretaries; T. C. Neal, Marion, statistical secretary; Lewis Reeves, Russiaville, assistant statistical secretary; W. B. Freeland, Fortville, treasurer; J. B. McNary, Eaton, D. S. Jones, Larwill, F. A. Reichelderfer, Fremont, and Lincoln Steere, Wolf Lake, assistant treasurers; Chauncey King, New Castle, registrar. The time for the election of delegates to the general conference at Los

Angeles in June was. set for Friday morning at 10 o'clock.

The Rev. J. E. Young was announced as transferred from the north Nebraska conference. The Rev. E. W. Halpenny was received from the

Methodist Episcopal church in Canada. The reports of the Rev. W, II. Daniel presiding elder of the Fort Wayne district, and the Rev. IT. W. Bennet, presiding elder of the Goshen

district, were then heard. The Rev. Daniel asked that . the conference would give him a superannuate relation on account of the illness of his wife. He reported six new churches

in his district during the year. Ther were 1,S57 conversions and $9,429 was donated for benevolence. YcpESS Day Devoted to Eulogies on the Late Senator Hanna.

this week to attend the twenty-second annual meeting of the Northern Indiana Teachers' Association. Ample arrangements have been made for caring for any number that may attend and the hotels at Winona are open and prepared to take eare of several

thousand. The best homes of the city will be thrown open to the visiting teachers if necessary and everything possible will be done to make the meeting an enjoyable one for all. The meetings opened this afternoon and the closing one will be held Saturday morning, when the election of officei-s will take place. Free electric j

launenes will De in operation on Winona lake for the purpose of giving the visiting teachers rides on the water. T. A. Mott, superintendent of the Richmond sehools,isthe present president of the association and efforts are being Tnade by his friends to make him president for another term. The teachers from this city who will go are Misses Lupton, Bond,

Sanderson, Reese, Elizabeth Wil

liams, Jennie Williams and several

others. The schools of the state will close while the association meeting is in

progress to allow the teachers to visit schools in other cities. Among those who left today for Dayton to visit the schools were Misses Pearl Green, Nellie Lowe, Stella Kelsey, Lulu Likens, Harriet Thompson, Elizabeth Foulke, Jean Dunlop, Mrs. Graves and others. This party will witness Julia Marlowe in "When Knighthood was in Flower."

CHRISTIAN REVIVAL. To a large and very attentive audience Evangelist Legg, who is conducting the successful revival meetings at the Christian church, preached last night about "Things to Which Salvation is Ascribed," at which service two united with the church. Miss Marie Kaufman delighted the audience with a most appropriate solo, "Will There be Any Stars in My Crown." In addition Miss Ruth

Harris and Miss Jessie Mann sang a beautiful duet.

"Naaman's Obedience" will be the

theme tonight. Several persons will be baptized. Special music is prom

ised for tonight. Service at 7:30.

BROKE HIS COLLAR BONE. Harry Miller, son of Sol. Miller.

fell from a C., C. & L. train the other

day and broke his collar bone. He

is suffering very much, and it will be

a long time before he will be able

or work.

YEABLY REPOBT CITY MISSIONARY

MRS. LIBBIE CANDLER MAKES HER REPORT TO THE . PEOPLE

CARING FOR THE NEEDY

And Destitute Thircy-Three . Looked After Teaching Self-Reliance.

Sick

INTERDRBAN

ACCIDENT

AT HISER'S STATION LAST NIGHT MOTORMAN BRUSHER BADLY INJURED.

CAR SMASHED CONSIDERABLY

About Twenty Passengers on Board Who Were Uninjured How it . Occurred.

TUNNEL

COLLISION

Near West Union, Pa., Early This Morning on the B. & O.

(By Associated Press.)

Parkersburg, W. Va., April 7. By

a collision in a tunnel near West Union early this morning on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad between west

bound passenger train No. 1 and an east bound fast freight, Freight Conductor Thomas Ford, of Grafton, was killed. Freight engineer Thomas Pennington was fatally hurt and Passenger Engineer Ed Shaffer, Grafton, Fireman W. R. Beane, Volcano, and William Thorndale, Grafton, were seriously injured. The passengers escaped with slight injuries.

(By Associated Press.) Washington, April 7. The senate devoted the day to eulogies on the late Senator Ilanna. Senator Foraker was the first speaker. He gave a review of the public career and character of his late colleague. Sen

ator, Scott, of West Virginia, was tbe next speaker. ,

HOTEL ARRIVALS

At the Westcott and Arlington Today. Westcott. B. J. Gilmore, Indianapolis; E. N. McVeigh, Chicago; E. G. Trumper, New York; L. Fredrich, Chicago, F. G. Eddy, Cincinnati; W. H. Keller, Corydon, Ind.; G. Doll, Newark, N. J.; D. H. Lockhart, Indianapolis;' M. A. Murray, New York; C. IL Welch, Indianapolis; J. B. Howard, Grand Rapids, Mich. Arlington. A. G. Keshman, Indianapolis; J. Selger, Evansville; N. V. Debrow, Newark, N. J. ; W. Snyder, Columbus, Ind.; W. D. Moore, Indianapolis: A. C. Perry, St. Louis; E. L. Cox, Chicago; M. F. Masters, Covington, Ivy.

A very serious street car accident occurred last night on the Richmond -Street and Interurbari Co.'s road at Hiser's station. The car was run by Motorman John Brusher and Conductor Will Gipe. At this point there

j is a down grade and the car was run

ning between forty and fifty miles an hour. Gypsies are camping in the vicinity of the station and one of their

horses strayed upon the track and was unobserved by the motorman. until the ear was upon the animal. The night was also very foggy and it was difficult to see very far ahead. The crash came and the ear with its fifteen or twenty passengers was thrown from the track and badly damaged. The vestibule was completely torn awaj-, and it was a great surprise that several persons were not killed. The motorman. John

Brusher, was badly injured and was brought to this city and taken to St. Stephen's hospital. The horse was torn to pieces and

there wasn't enough left of him to know what species of animal it was. The accident caused an irregularity

in the running of the cars and it was only late this morning when the schedule was observed. Mr. Busher was bruised on both legs and cut on the forehead, chin and near one eye. The worst injury, or that which might prove to be the

worst, is the stroke he received in

the abdomen by the current controller. He may be injured internally, and, if not, he will have no serious trouble.

Tokio, April 7. A Seoul dispatch

sa-s the Japanese supply of steamers

is safely entering Yalu river and land

ing cargoes at various points on the

Korean shore, showing that the Russian forts on the Chinese side of

Yalu is not effective.

DAYTON & WESTERN. The Dayton & Western reports the

road in splendid condition and carrying lots of people. All cars are run

ning on time. THOUSAND MEN IDLE. (By Associated Press.) Newark, O., April 7. The steel shops, mounting room and offices of the Wehrle stove works burned today. Loss $100,000. One thousand men are made idle as a result of the fire.

The time has now t-,mc when we must take a retrospective " look over another yeir's w.ri. and it is cur duty at this tinm tc sye if our work is at its best, cur nli i, the wisest that can be made. The new year is before us and it is only by looki lg over the past and weighing ea-h point severally thai we can maV? sach succeeding year better; more .nearly fulfilling our ideal of what city missionary work should be. What tbia is this idaal' tuumd which we stri-3 ? There are three sAnts that, if tak

en together, lightly combined, make

up the best mis si nrv work.

First: Tne mm-ry must be ffd.

the sick ministered unto, suitable clothing and homes provided for I hose

who need llma

Second: Th? needy ir-us! be t.i:i.-I:t

to become self-ie'tai-t , the dirtv, ig

norant housewife must be tauaht tc

make her home a mvj pleasant place in which to live. They must be encouraged to helr themselves-.

Third : These people must be point

ed to Him who taketh away the sin of the world, without whom the richest

home is but a hovel and with whom

the poorest hut is but a palace. Taking up each point separately, let us see in what degree these ideal plans have been carried. Caring For The Needy. . The needy and destitute have in ev

ery case been relieved. During ihe year there have been eleven little ones born and care had to be given in each instance. In several cases where no one could be obtained to care for the mother, I went each day to attend fo them. Twent3'-three sick ones have been

looked after, the Flower Mission furnishing nurses in' many cases, as we"; as many necessary articles. In one case investigated, was found an old man of ninety with a sick wife whom he was trying to care for himself.

There have been twelve deaths and in most cases arrangements, had to be made for the funerals and suitable clothing provided for the bereaved ones. Sixteen people have been sent to the Home for the Friendless. One old woman fell and broke her hip and was so dirty and was living in such filth that the doctor refused to touch her until she was cleaned up. A girl was found who had staved in

the station all night and had no place to go. How glad we were that we could help her and so keep her from further harm. Two girls have been cared for until their parents could be notified of their whereabouts, when they were sent to their homes. One old woman in very destitute circumstances was sent to live with her sons in Pennsylvania. Homes have been

i-uuuu xor a woman and her chill, one girl to go to school, one boy, and two babies. ' Two persons were sent to the Poor Farm, nine children to White's Institute, five babies to the Children's Home, four to the Home for the Feeble Minded at Fort Wayne, one to Easthaven, and one boy to the Reform School. A great deal of suffering has been averted by our help of provisions and fuel. Teaching Self-Reliance. We have several plans that we be lieve ar e going to be a help in teaching our people to be more capable of helping themselves. Our Mothers' meetings on

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