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Sudden and Abrupt Was the Auto Ending

HAMILTONIANS ENROUTE TO ST. VIOLATED CITY SPEED ORDINANCE And Were Arrested in This CityGreat Preparations Spoiled by the Law. Don Hooven is one of Hamilton, Ohio's, leading chauffeurs; not only that but he is an enthusiast. He, with three companions arranged a trip to St. Louis to take in the World's Fair. Last Thursday, before departing on his long journey he entertained at his Hamilton home in lavish style. He is the owner of one of the handsomest autos in Butler county, and one of the features of the afternoon's pleasure was a ride about the city in his favorite machine. The affair wound up with a big chicken dinner at the hotel Venice. All was well indeed with the party and no one presumed for a minute to anticipate what was in store for the future. Every arrangement for comfort and pleasure on the St. Louis trip was made and on Friday morning the big and handsome auto was cleaned and oiled and dusted and scoured until it looked like a spanking new one. When all was in readiness Don Hooven, Calvin Skinner and Lee Sohngen donned their touring outfit and startf ed. out on their journey of profit and was made. As the party passed along the National pike one would think the Standard Oil company was the smallest of their possessions, and pale faced cows bellowed as they passed, giving1 warning perhaps of impending

danger. Everything went lovely until July 25, was received by Superinthey reached the capital of Wayne ; tendent Gormon. It eives full partic-

county. They had heard of the low Main street bridge, and it is the suplosition they intended to run so fast through Main street that the wind made by the velocity of the machine would raise the bridge and settle the dispute that has been onf or some time. Patrol Driver Livelsberger noticed the auto coming . down Main street and also observed the rate of speed at which it was being driven, and at the same time he made up his mind to put an end to it here. So jumping on his wheel he followed the parlv and arrested them after sev-

eral miles oi cuaso. lie urougni uiujhara was stcaling a rtkle on the rods back to Richmond and charged them 'der n freiht car, and it is alleged with violating the speed ordinance, j thflt flfter the train Wflg un(ler motion A plea of guilty was entered into and ,eavi Becker, a brakeman seized & ,t.t i - - i - . i i

i i r i fr i a. f a nne oi i aim cosis assebbeu aim paid. It was the intention of the party to make the trip within a week, but it terminated so suddenly here that the idea was abandoned. The father of young Hooven telegraphed here to have the young fellows returned to that dear Hamilton, Ohio, and his request was carried out. causedTamage Fierce Storm Tore Up the Crops Near Dayton. Dayton, July 29. One of the worst wind and rain storms that ths part of the country has experienced for many years was felt last night. The wind was very strong and the damage that it did will amount up into a considerable sum. The crops, especially corn, were bent over, broken and twisted around, and in places it looked as though a scythe had passed over the spot so flat had the fierce blasts passed over the fields. Several limbs

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was seriously injured, lhe rain also ' was very bad and did a great deal of damage. The worst part of the storm (was felt near Centerville, west of .- here.

Prominent Lawyer Dead. (By Associated Press.. Columbus, O., July 30. Richard A.

Harrison, a prominent lawyer, died today, aged eightv vears. He leaves a widow and four children. He was a member of congress in 1861, and a r member of the Ohio constitutional convention. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. The funeral of Mrs. J. W. Hamilton Avill be held in the Methodist church at- Centerville, Ind., Sunday at 10 :30. Interment at Centerville. Accepts Will. Nathan Morgan filed his election in the matter of the will of his deceased wife, Frances Morgan. Mr. Morgan elects to take under the will. Make Scully the man of your eouneffl when you need anything in the line of up-to-date suitings. Main street tailor. RICHI1 EOT KILLED IN BECKER DETAILS OF THE SAD AFFAIR PUBLISHED IN A ST- CLOUD, MINN., PAPER Boy Says Brakeman Threw Him from the Car Matter to Be Investigated. son of the late Louis Branham, who lived sonth of Richmond, was noted the first of the week, but the particulars were meager at that time and could not be given. The Daily Jour1 T 0 4- "! ,1 Hi: J i. J i iiai-x icss ui oi. Vyiouu. liiiiu.. uaieu ulars of the accident and subsequent death. The following is the account : "Edward Branham, a colored lad aged about seventeen years, had his leg crushed under a freight train Saturday night at Becker on the Northern Pacific railway, and received other severe injuries. lie was brought to St. Raphael's hospital in this city at midnight Saturday, and his leg was amputated Sunday morning, but he died from his injuries Sunday afternoon. He was buried today in Calvary cemetery. "With a partner, also colored, Bran . f. . , ariA ii0,i ne onto the track, where he fell beneath the wheels. Such is the story told by the lad's partner, who is in the city today, and also by local parties who were on the train and being eyewitnesses at the depot. If the affair occurred as reported it was a piece of atrocious brutality on the part of the brakeman, and as it is being looked up by the authorities a charge of manslaughter may follow if the facts warrant. The boy's own statement is said to correspond with that of his partner and eye-witnesses, to the effect that he was pulled off the rods while the train was in motion and fell onto the track under the car, powerless to prevent himself from being caught by the wheels. "The lad's home is near Richmond, Ind., where he has a mother in humble circumstances, "The matter will be thoroughly investigated by the authorities, and such action taken as the facts appear to warrant when officially ascertained." The case is a most pitiable one and it is hoped the killing of the poor colored boy will be thoroughly investigated. Young1 Branham had little to encourage him and he was induced to leave home and tramp through the country. His father was Louis Branham ( now deacesed and his mother still lives on the old place trying to eke out an existence.

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OPEN LETTER ADDRESSED THROUGH PALLADIUM TO CITIZENS OF CITY ERRONEOUS STATE M'TS That Have Been Afloat Corrected Letter of the Officials Matter of Furnishing City Lighting. The matter of furnishing city lighting has become very interesting of late, especially so sinee the Richmond Light Heat and Power company made its proposition to council. The Palladium was handed the following open letter today for publication, which is given without comment: To the Citizens of Richmond, Indiana : Without any desire to enter into controversy with any one, we feel that in justice to ourselves we should be permitted to correct some erroneous statements that have reached our ears, and we first of all desire both to disclaim responsibility for the policy, actions and mistakes of the former management and owners of this company, and also to state that we claim no credit for any of their good actions. Less than a year ago there was a change of ownership of this company and the piesent management acquired control. We found the physical, political and financial conditions of the company to be unsatisfactory, and at once began, by careful study of the requirements of the situation, to correct the evils in existence and to put the company into a position where it iR, Properly . aeftiteljuCXfe. its patrons. The former management made a contract with the city ten years ago for a certain number of arc lights, at rates reasonable at the time but altogether too high today. That such is our belief is shown by the offer recently made to your common council. We need not discuss such proposal here, as it is definite and speaks for itself. Since the present management assumed control we have installed new apparatus of greater efficiency in the electrical department, have practically rebuilt the generating plant, and have inaugurated reforms in the gas department that have been needed for years. Large outlays of moneys have been made, and the company is today physically in first-class condition. On taking hold of the company we found that there were two distinct sets of pole-lines in the city, one belonging to the Municipal Plant and the other to the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company, and that each company, with its separate sets of employes were naturally in rivalry one with the other in covering territory. Since assuming control of the company our policy has been to work in harmony with the Municipal Plant, and to that end we suggested and have put into effect an agreement between the two campanies to do away with one pole line and to use the other one jointly, thus removing, as far as possible, all unnecessary poles and wires from the city streets. Naturally the Municipal Plant and the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company, serving the same community with the same commodity, will i always be , in close competition one

with the other. Our policy, however, will always be "harmony," coupled Avith an endeavor to serve our customers to the best of our ability. , As to the financial situation, the credit of the company will be carefully upheld. On the question of rates for both gas and electricity, our policy will be to give the best light that we can make at the lowest price at which we can afford to sell it. As a matter of fact, in the city of Richmond there prevails the lowest scale of prices existent anywhere in the State of Indiana. With improved apparatus and increasing business we hope, in the early future, to' be able to make it still lower. We offer no excuses for some of the (Continued on eighth - page.) .

DANIEL G. BEID'S BOOHFOR SENATOR

THE RESULT , OF LOUIS LUDLOW'S VISIT TO RICHMOND PUBLISHED THIS MORN'G In the Indianapolis Star Some Political Qossip Reid's Beneficencies.' The Palladium announced in its last issue that Lonis Ludlow, special corespondent of the Indianapolis Star, was-JnUhe city for the purpose of peering' into the political situation here and-incidentally to look up Mr. D. jG. Reid's positibn o nthe Senatorial .situation. The Indianapolis Star ofv-this date shows every evidence 'of;: Mr. Ludlow's visit, and too, in "a way that is most reassuring. To add J;o. the weight of the article, -Mr. Reid and family are pictured, on the first, page, and every prominence within the gift of the "jnake up" given the article in question. ' ; In commenting on the Palladium's editorial "of a few evenings ago; Mr. Ludlow says : ' 1 'Nearly . every Indiana politician who has read between the lines of that ieditorial has said to" himself: DanvBeid is paving the way for the Unitad States senate.' It is but natural ,ihat they should jump at this conclusion, for", is not Richmond Dan Reid's old stamping ground and is not the palladium ; the dignified, represen-tati-of Wayne, county Republiarticle further treats of the po-; litical situation in"the sixth district. throws a few bouquets at the Palladium as the party's organ and winds up with a history of Mr. Reid's success as follows: Wayne is Ready to Back Him. "Senator Reid" would not sound at all out of place to the multi-millionaire's old friends and acquaint-; ances here; and if he comes out as a candidate, he will have the united and enthusiastic backing of Wayne county, for no man was ever more genuinely liked by his home people than he. Up to this stage of his remarkable career he has shown no liking or aptitude for politics, but it is known that he told a prominent member of the Republican State committee less than two months ago that he has one single political ambition and that is to be United States senator from Indiana. It is surprising that he has not devoted more attention to politics, as his father, who was a Democrat, was quite a politician. His name, also, was Dan. Andrew Jackson took quite a fancy to him. He was a land agent, with headquarters at Ft. Wayne, and also served as postmaster of Richmond. Young Dan was so constituted mentally that the political faith of his ancestors never appealed to him. He has been a consistent lifelong Republican. Control of Rock Island. When Reid and his intimate financial associates; W. B. Leeds and Judge W. H. Moore and James H. Moore, of Chicago, retired from the steel corporation they had something like $100,000,000 awaiting investment. The R'ck Island railroad appealed to Reid as the best opportunity available and he put through a deal whereby thty came into possession of that property. From an indefinite road, ieding to nowhere, they rehabilitated until now it ranks as the largest Railroad system in the world. It lias 16,661 miles of track, and with its owned, leased, and controlled lines, it passes through twenty-three States and territories. Loves Home Town. Reid's open-handed generosity is one of his cardinal traits. He has not lived in Richmond since 1S96, but he still calls it his home and whenever a citizen of Richmond lands in New York Reid shows him the time of his life. He is now building for the people of Richmond a new United Presbyterian church in memory of his mother. It

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will cost when completed about $150,000 and will be the finest church in Indiana. Mr. Reid will not only suf fer no one to contribute a cent to-' wara us construction, Dut ne nas served notice that he will nnv for its maintenance. ,, He is also providing and equipping for the people of Richmond a new hospital at a cost of $70,000. He gives $&uu every year to the Art As- j sociation, makes donations to the other churches and to the charity organization and dispenses many other gifts in a thoroughly unostentatious way. Police Court. Two young fellows who had started out tramping were arrested lest evening and detained until this mroning, when they were fired out of the city Miss Louise Woerner, of Eaton, O., who has been the guest of friends for a few 'days returned home today. . AGAINST TBOST WILL BE BROUGHT BY THE AL LIED TRADES REQUEST PRESIDENT To Instruct District Attorney to " Bring Suit Aagainst the S : Members. ''.: (ByAteociateA-Pjess.) , Chicago, July 30. It is said that the allied trades at a meeting todav would address a request to President Roosevelt to instruct the district attorneys to begin criminal action against members of the meat trust, which two years ago were enjoined from combining to fix prices of meat products and live stock. Chicago, July 30. No agreement was reached by the conference of the committee of allied trades and Superintendent Leonard of the Union Stock Yards company. The distribution today of commissary tickets began. The tickets were accepted in lieu of money at the strikers' relief market. Inspector Hunt instructed the police not to allow pickets to interfere even by moral suasion with non-union men, and more arrests were made on this account. Chicago, July 30. Police Inspector Hunt when told that the strikers had asked the sheriff to protect them fro mthe police said if the sheriff brought deputies to interfere with their duties the police would arrest .them all. BP. J. To Occupy Pulpit at First Presbyterian Church Tomorrow. Rev. Thomas J. Graham, who supplies the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church tomorrow, is said to be an earnest and eloquent speaker and a man of good voice and presence. The quartette choir, composed of Miss Stella Brush, soprano; Mrs. O. C. Krone, alto; O. C. Krone, tenor and Frank I. Braffett, bass, will sing i Parker's. "The Lord is My Light" land Messrs. Krone and Braffett will ! sins Gounod's "Until the Day Breaks," at the morning service. To Have Mrs. Quill Declared of Unsound Mind. , Robbins & Starr filed complaint of John Quill to have his mother, Deborah Quill, declared of ; unsound mind. . t i .

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AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS. AFTER-

: NOON RIGHT FLANK RUSSIAN ARMY Attacked Yesterday But the Result is Not Known Report Capture Port Arthur Not True. . (By Associated Press.) .Tokio, July 30. The . Vladivostok . squadron passed Tsugax straits on the . ' - & -I- , . . way to the Vladivostok at one o'clock this afternoon.'; ' , . - Hai Cheng, July 30. An attack in the right 'flank of the Russian army . began yesterday morning, but the resujt is not yet known. ' Tokio, July 30. It is officially announced that the reported capture of Port Arthur is not true. Tokio, July 30. General staff eoplimander and five Japanese officers were killed and forty-one wounded in fighting around Port Arthur since Tuesday. THE KITCHELLS - ' V".." Recovering Nicely From Their Recent The K'Achells, who were 'bdlv'in jured in the runaway accident, south of the city, some time ago, and who it was thought would not recover from the injuries received, are mending ! nicelv. It is now known that their injuries are not of a dangerous nature, and although both of them are sfXl confined to their beds, they will soon be able to be about. Mrs. Kitchell has almost entirely recovered from the effects of the accident. It was feared that she had received internal injuries, but such was not the case. The outcome of the accident has been much more fortunate than was expected. Are Now in Session on Special Busi ness. County Commissioners, Callaway, Dynes and Wiley, are in session this afternoon on special business. The ex-sheriffs' fee question will come up. Thk morning they looked at a bridge site over Hunt's ford, half way between Richmond and Abington. At Jackson Park Will be SplendidGood Car Service. Extra preparation is being made by the street railway company to handle the crowds for Jackson Park tomorrow. A fine program is promised. Ross Crane, clay modeler, humorist and pianist, and Mrs. Lulu Tyler Gates who won great praise as a reader at the Chautauqua last season will give entertainments at 3:00 and 8:00 o'clock p. m. The Cambridge City band will give concerts both afternon and evening. Admission free. Misses Margaret and Loretta Maher will be thp guests of friends and relatives at jOxford for the next two weeks.

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