Richmond Palladium (Daily), 6 July 1904 — Page 1

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IMPORTANT MATTERS Brought Up for Consideration and Several Improvements Ordered Made. The regular meeting of the coinoider by mon council was called to Mayor W. W. Zimmerman, a)i council men being present. All duly certified bills were ordered paid. Minutes of the last nieet.'ng were dispensed with. Mr. A. W. BliekAvedelpresented a resolution prohibiting the dumping material on the grounds of E. and R. railroad company. Adopted. Inferred to proper committee. Councilman Crowell presented a petition ior laying out an-4 opening of a part of West Firxtr and West Second streets. Referred to streets .nd alleys committee, who will meet Friday morning at 9 o'clock. Mr. Drifnieyer called attention to bad condition of street at Sixth and Main. Referred to chief of police. The same gentleman called attention to the bad condition of South Fifth, between South E and G streets. Referred. Councilman Farwig culled council's attention to bad condition of seeond alley h South Sixth street, between Main and South A streets. Referred lo committee. on streets. and alleys.' A t remonstrance was presented by.. Richard Neiman against the improvement of South Twelfth street from Main to South E streets. Referred to the Board of Public Improvement. Theodore McClellan and several others remonstrated against the construction of cement sidewalks on South C street, both sides, from Eighth to South Fourteenth streets. Referred to Board of Public Improvement. Mr. H. W. Deuker made a motion that bids for making of sidewalks on West Alain from First to Third' streets be not opened. Carried. Mr. (Vowel 1 made a motion that the original petition in the hands of the Board of Public Improvements ir reference to making of cement walks on West Main streeet from First to Third streets be referred back to. the board with instructions to carrv out j the Avish of the petitioners and report at the next meeting of the commoa council. Carried. Recommendation by the Board of Public Improvements that both sides of South Twelfth street from Main to South E are needful and necessary. Adopted. In the paving of Ft. Wayne avenue, the city engineer requested that bids be given for both brick and cement. Cement is 3'2 per cent, cheap er. On motion the above suggestion i Avas carried. j Bids for cement gutters on South ! lhirteentn trom J5 to i streets were made. The contract is awarded to Mr. Schneider. No bids on seAver betAveen TwentyFirst and Twenty-Second streets Avere (Continued on eighth page.) CDRTAIN LECTDRE Given by the Mayor at Last Night's Council Meeting. During the reading of bills at the council meeeting last night several bills were presented for inspector service inspecting work done by contractors. Mayor Zimmerman referred to this in a very business-like way. He said he thought a great portion of this inspection Avork should be done by the engineer. He felt it Avas his duty to oversee all city Avork and cut down some of the expenses in that department. Several members of the council voiced the expression of the mayor. ,

Other Things Happening There Beside Democratic Convention. (By Associated Press.) St. Louis, July 6. Edgar Lee Evans, aged twenty-five, and wife, Antionette, aged twenty-six, were found lying on the street today. Erans had cut his wife's throat and then cut his own and his wrists. The Avomtm is dead. Evans is dangerously wounded. Domestic troubles are given as the reason for his act.

TO HAVE JAPANESE ATTENTION (By Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, July 6. Military critics agree that the Japanese will suspend operations in Manchuria during the rainy season, and devote their attention to the siege of Port Arthur. LOST OUT IN THE CONTEST OVER THE PROVISIONS OP WILL OF EX-PRES. HARRISON Judge Allen Decides in Favor of the Widow This May Not End the Case. Indianapolis, Ind., July 6. After a long period of litigation in the Cir cuit Court over the exceptions filed.by uusseil 15. xiarrison aim mrs, iuuKee, his sister, to a report of the Union Trust company, as executor of the estate of the late President Benjamin Harrison, Judge Allen ruled in favor of Mrs. Harrison, Avidow of the dead president. When President Harrison died his will provided for a trust fund of .$125,000 for his Avidow and little daughter Elizabeth, and in making up this fund a number of secrities Ave re j included in it at the prices at Avhich I they had been purchased. J The Union Trust company filed a I report to this effect and almost iramediately Russell Harrison and his sisjter tiled exceptions to the report, coni tending that these securities should I be put in at their present market val ue. A demurrer to the exceptions Avas filed by the trust company and it Avas this demurrer that Judge Allen sustained yesterday. W. H. II. Miller, a life-long friend and the attorney general of President Harrison, fought the case an behalf of the trust company and Mrs. Harrison. When the case Avas argued a few days ago Attorney Miller declared that the late president had a perfect right to dispose of his property as he Avished. It is not known AA'hether the case will be carried further. Russell Harrison Avas out of the city and could not be seen. NO POLICE COURT. Police Court Avas a barren waste this morning. There Avasn't a case on the docket. Steve Wilson Avas arrested by Westenbeg this morning. He Avas drunk and had fallen and cut his head. The city physician was called. MEET TOMORROW. Mr. Walter McConaha receiAed Avord that a meeting of the directors of the C. O. & R. would be held tomorrow at Indianapolis. Mr. McConaha Avill attend. Percy A. Gray, advertising manager for the George Knollenberg Company, Avho returned from St. Louis yesterday, says there is plenty to see at the Fair. He thinks it Avill take another month to get eA'erything in antoher month to get evertyhing in The Sorosis Club has postponed its meetings until September on account of the death of one of the members. A few picnics, etc., may be given by the club during the summer.

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JOHN SHAEPE WILLIAMS MADE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING?'

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i - Vociferously and a Missouri Delegate Wa Put Out of the Hall Wil- ' '-"'4 ''7 liams's Speechj

(By Associated Presg.) St. Louis, July 6. The Democratic National coiwention convened today in Exposition Building. The great hall AA-as elaborately decorated Avith flags and bunting but with feAv flowers or plants and these only on the chairman's table and platform. The delegates Avere seated in front of the platform, and the Aisitors Avere in the gallery and the press seats are on both sides of the chairman's platform. The band is located in the rear of the delegates. A hospital adequately equipped and provided in the amteroom. The day opened cloudy, but with a comfortable temperature. The folloAving are the members of the resolutions committee from the States named : Illinois, Ben T. Cable ; Indiana, B.F.Shively; Iowa, J. C. W. Beckham; Ky., Joseph C. Blackburn; Mississippi, J. S. Williams; Nebraska, Wm. J. Bryan; New York, David B. Hill; Ohio, John R. A. McMahon; Virginia, John W. Daniel; West Virginia, Henry G. DaA'is. Senator Hill has announced Senator Bailey, of Texas, as permanent chairman. A prominent feature of the fore TO BE ENROLLED AT THE FRIENDS BIBLE INSTITUTE AT EARLHAM LIST OF SPEAKERS The Institute is the Eighth One and Will Eclipse All Others From July 26th to August 3rd. At least one thousand students are expected to be enrolled during the sessions of the Friends' Bible Institute, which will be held at Earlham July 2Gth to August 3rd. This year's institute Avill be held under the auspices of three yearly meetings of the society Indiana, Wilmington and Western, the latter being the largest of the three. Eiarht 7ears aero this fall the first of the Bible Institutes! was held, it being in the nature of an experiment and Avas looked upon as a doubtful A-enture. Even the most sanguine, however, did not expect the great success with which it met. Bible students from all over the Avest were present and at each succeeding Institute the roster of names has been larger and larger and this year's will eclipse every previous one, in numbers and jn the work done. The three yearly meetings haAe the affair in charge and pay all expenses of maintenance. No fees of any sort are charged, the lectures are free, and, although Friends' founded the institute, students of any denomination are Avelcomed. The prospect for the 1004 institute has the following lecturers and speakers: Ira Langrith, Shailer MattheAvs, Graham Taylor, R. A. Walton, A. J. BroAvn, R. K Kellv, M. S. Kemvorthv, Thomas NeAvlin, Elbert Russell, R. E. Pretlow, L. E. Stout, and Emma Spencer Townsend. Tn this list are many of the most noted and prominent workers of the Friends meeting throughout the country, learned professors, etc., and their lectures will be Avell worth the hearing. ,

NAME IS CHEERED

noon was a scramble for tickets, accompanied Many 'delegations were by fiye times as many friends as there aire tickets for. A number of peopled remained up practically all night to get tiekets. There Avas talk that the opposition to Parker Avould poll five hundred votes. Hearst 's friends are most confident, seconded by Wall's adherents. Harlan CleATeland said Harmon's friends found the situation hopeless and AA-ould not present his name. The hall is uncomfortably warm and promises to be more heated... At 12:02 the conA-ention Avas called fro order by the prayer by Rca John ,,;T. Cannon, of Grand avenue Baptist church. John S. Williams, temporary chairman, was escorted to the platform by J. JM. "'Guffen, of Pennsyhania, and M.fT.'Tarpey, of California, and was. cheered. At 12:26 Mr. Williams began his address. There was a great deal of confusion during the deliA'ery of Mr. Williams's address. The aisles Avere croAvded and the continual hum of com-ersa-tion prevented a large number from ; (Continued on Page Five.) HORSE-THIF IS THE MAN WHO STOLE GREEN'S HORSE AND BUGGY CAUGHT AT COLUMBUS Would Not Divulge His Real Name Owing to the Disgrace He Said It Would Bring. The following dispatch tells of the arrest at Columbus of Calvin A. Adams, on the charge of horse stealing. This is supposed to be the same man Avho stole the horse from Mr. Green, the liveryman. Columbus, Ind., July6. "Calvin A. Adams," Avho is in jail here on a charge of stealing Henry HoAve's horse and buggy, this morning confessed to stealing a horse and buggy of John O. Rutledge, a liveryman of NeAvark, O. Rutledge and John Honk, Avho is employed in Rutledge 's stable, came here this morning and identified "Adams," Avho took a map aud showed the route he had taken Avith the stolen horse. W. A. SAvain, of-Wheeling, Ind., and George S. Mitchell, of Eaton, Ind., have written to Chief of Police Cochrane, saying that Adams is the man who stole horses at those places. The many reAvards which haA'e been offered for the arrest of this thief will probably go to Sheriff R. W. Peacock, of Scott county, who brought the man here. "Adams" still refuses to giA-e his name. He said yesterday that it Avould not only disgrace his parents but every Mason, as he is a member of that order. Mr. Peter Smith, of Topeka, Kansas, is in the city visiting his brother, SherilT Smith, and many other relatives and friends. Mr. Henry Burns left this morning for Cincinnati, where Mrs. Burns is attending her mother, Avho is quite sick.

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Not Much Doing in the Court Business. Attorney Wm. A. Bond filed the suit of Joseph B. Baker -s. Bertha M. Baker, for diA-orce. Hutchins & Ward filed the complaint of Jacob E. Hinshaw vs. Mather Bros. Co., suit on account. Demand $400.57. Attorney Wm. C. Converse filed the suit of the State in relation to John W. Kennedy. Inquest. Court this morning refused to aL Ioav the petition of Ira Simmons and others t locate a certain highway in Dalton toAvnship. The appeal bond in the case of Iona Marshal against the Dayton & Western Traction company Avas filed.

TOM TAGGART'S SMUGGLII SCHEME DETECTED BY CHAIRMAN JONES OF NATIONAL COMMITTEE DISAPPOINTED HOOSIERS The Delegation Has Trouble in Try ing to Straighten Out the Tangle. St. Louis, Mo., July 6. Tom Taggart's plan " t smuggle : a large proportion of thejmale population of Indiana into the Democratic national conA-ention as sergeants-at-arms was nearly Avrecked by Chairman James K. Jones of the national committee yesterday. The appointments were saA-ed Avith great difficult, but it is still a question whether the Taggart underground railway Avill be per mitted to run. The Aery minute that the list of sergeants-at-arms fell under Mr. Jones's eagle eye it struck the national chairman as top-heavy Avith Indiana names. Mr. Taggart 's sunny smile does not have much effect on Jones at any time, and Avhen he made up his mind, as he did in about one j minute, that Indiana had secured j more places by far than it is entitled 1 to he peremptorily ordered every Hoosier appointment cancelled. This played haA-oc with the Tacr-o-;irt" nlnn fnr nn "nnilprornnnd vnil. road" by which he had Intended to run eA-ery Indiana man into the convention Avhether he had a ticket or not. The commissions of J. P. Ryan, Jacob Hilkene, A. A. Sweeney and Charles Pettijohn of Indianapolis, who had been entrusted by Taggart with the management of the line, AArere among those reAoked. Meanwhile people Avere pouring in from all OA-er the State to attend the convention. Secretary Reilly of the State committee estimated the attendance at 1,500 to 2,000. Not a soul had receiAed a ticket and as several hundred Indianians Avere surging I about State headquarters clamoring ! for admission to the conA'ention the situation was becoming desperate. The Indiana delegation held three sessions to straighten out the tangle but it Avas 4 o'clock before a messenger arrived from Taggart stating that he had at last succeeded in getting every Indiana sergeant-at-arms -restored to the conA-ention roll. Whether it will be possible to reconstruct the "underground raihvay" is doubtful, as suspicion now hoA'ers OA-er the moA-ements of Mr. Taggart, as far as conA-ention arrangements are concerned. If the scheme fails there Avill be more disappointed Hoosiers than eA-er attended a national convention, as under the regular allotment, of three for each delegate, one for each alternate and ten for the national committeeman there are 130 tickets for about 1,500 Indiana applicants. Mrs, II. II. Swift Avent to Indianapolis today and from there to Winona to spend a few days.

ON THE CITY'S FINANCIAL CONDITION AND NEEDS.

STREET IMPROVEMENTS Favored by the Mayor Good Suggestion Abont South End Hose House. The folloAving annual address of Mayor Zimmerman Avas presented to the council last night: To the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Ind.: Gentlemen: I herewith present my sixth annual report for the fiscal year ending April 29th, 1904. You will see by the Treasurer's and Clerk's report Ave haAe a balance in general fund May 1st, 1904, of $10,934.97, and no temporary loans to pay, which shows the finances of the city in a much better condition than a year ago; Avhat temporary loans were made last year Avas mostly for the betterment of the Municipal Electric Light Plant. The Treasurer's report for the month of May shows Ave had on hand about $20,000.00, more than Ave had the same date in 1903. "Nothing succeeds like sueeess" is an old saying, and nothing beautifies a city more than fixiag up its streets and sidewalks and keeping them in repair, cement curbs, guttej-s and walks are to a street what a ear-' pet is to a floor. The city council, through its engineering department has demonstrated to our citizens that cement work done right is ; all right, cheaper and better and makes a frettier improvement than any other material. The council is the . official head through Avhich all improvements are made. On its aggressiAefiess all de pends as to Avhether Ave Avill make 'Richmond the "Citv Beautiful" or not. We haA'e the reputation of being a slow toAvn, but Ave also bear the distinction of doing things Avell Avhen we do them at all. We have, Avith A'ery feAv exceptions, and most cities have many exceptions the nicest streets with the most pleasing and uniform grades of any city in the country. The council and the engineering department have done ininjrs so wen, tuat inroujrn the onment Association, and other enterprising citizens, many have caught on and a Civic ImproAement League has been formed to assist and lend j s ideas, Avith aa horn Ave are to co-oper-are, in oraer mat our citizens will catch the "Fixing-up Fever," that must preA-ail if we are to quickly realize our ideal, "The City Beautiful." We have many old brick Avalks which haA-e outliA-ed their days of usefulness, and should be replaced Avith cement, especially is this true on Main street between Fourth and oixreentn streets, ana more especially on the south side of Main betAveen EleA-enth and TAA-elfth streets. Th ese and other places equally (as bad should receive the attention of the council at once, and I desire that each member look into the needs of his Ward, and haAe them remedied before the winter sets in. While our (Continued on last page.) PROMOTION Of E. F. McCrea to the Flace of Assistant Engineer. E. F. McCrea, a young ciAil engineer Avho has been working at the Union Station this Avinter, has been appointed assistant to Engineer of Maintenance of Way Ferriday, C. L. Barnaby, the former assistant, having been transferred. Mr. McCrea 's promotion is a deserved one. PAY CAR NEXT WEEK. The Pennsylvania pay car will arriA'c in Richmond next Wednesday, spending the day here and leaving for