Richmond Palladium (Daily), 2 August 1904 — Page 1

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AND THE FEELING AT ST. PETERSBURG IS GLOOMY STALKELBERG'S OUTPOSTS Have Fallen Other Russian Defeats Reported News from the Squadron. (By Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, August 2 The feeling here is decidedly gloomy this morning. No official dispatches from General Kuroptakin, but from private sources at the front it is apparent that Simon Cheng, fifteen miles southeast of Hai Cheng, is lost. General Stalkelberg's outposts having fallen baek to Hai Cheng. Tokio, August 2. After two days of fighting Kuroki has' defeated the Russian forces in two separate actions at Yushulikzi and the Yangee Pass. The latter is thirty miles east of Liao Yang, the former is fifteen miles southeast of Hai Cheng. Vladivostok, August 2. The Russian squadron returned at 4 p. m. Monday. It had captured the steamer Arabia and destroyed some schooners, small Japanese steamers, one German steamer, name not given, and British steamer Knight Commander. The latter two were sunk because they had not coal enough to carry them to Vladivostok. No previous report is made of the sinking of the German steamer. , St. Petersburg, August 2. It is j offidally, announced that t have fallen back from Yansresse Pass Jbut are holding their positions on Saimatza road. St. Petersburg, August 2. General Kuropatkin reports that the Japanese have occupied Ikhavuen, ast of Leo Yang, and the Yangsse Pass, thirty miles east of Leo Yang. Has An Encounter With Patrick Brannigan. Newcastle, Ind., August 2. As a result of a rough and tumble figbt in the court house yard this afternoon Patrick Brannigan is in jail with serious injuries and P. II. McCormick, mayor-elect of Columbus, Ind., is under bond to appear for trial tomorrow. McCormick has the contract for an addition to the court house here and Brannigan was employed as engineer on the hoisting crane. Today Brannigan was discharged and, it is claimed, threatened to whip McCormick before leaving town. . This afternoon he appeared at the court house yard and demanded money alleged to be due him. An argument followed with the result that .blows were resorted to. It is claimed by witnesses that McCormick felled Brannigan with his fist and then, beating him with a club, dragged him off the premises to the street. A number of empoyes quit work as a result of the encounter. Dr. Hiatt attended the injured man in jail arid says one wound is quite serious. The trouble is said to be the result of an old grudge between the two men". Complaint Filed by Health Officer Seaman. ' The complaintfil ed by John Seaman against the slaughter houses came up in Squire Abbott's court this morning. There were a large number of witnesses present. The case was continned until next Monday at 9 a. m. Worth Clark will leave tomorrow for Conway. Mich. , - s ,

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Cheng Lost to Russians

IMPROVEMENT BONDS Authorized to be Issued by City Council. The finance committee of the council presented a resolution last nht authorizing the issuing of improvement bonds and instructing the mayor and city clerk to negotiate and sell same to the amount of $2,296.76. The same was concurred in. I THROW SOME LIGHT ON RICHMOND'S PLANT PROPOSITION OTHER CODiscussed by Those in Authority and in a Position to Know Complete Report. The following communication from the electric light commissioners contains all the facts in regard to Richmond's light plant. It is an interest ing communication: To the Citizens of Richmond, Ind. : The contract between the Light, c&y for street lighting will expire September 1st, and said company has made a proposition to the city council to enter into another contract for a term of 10 or 20 years for street lighting. Under the contract expiring Sep. 1st, the city pays $90.00 a year per light, and the L., H. & P. Co. now proposes to furnish lights at $60.00 or $65.00 per year, the rate depending on length of term of contract. The question as to Wghting the streets in the future, and electric lighting in general being a matter of special public interest at this time, the Board of Commissioners of the city plant, desire to make a statement to the public regawl'Aig the past record, and future prospects of the city's plant. According to the report of the Commissioners for the year ending June, 1st, 1904, the total cost of the plant to that date was $1S6,4S0.97. This does not include the expenses of the 90 day test, and some other items amounting to $5,551.73 which were not taken into account at the time the plant passed under the control of the commissioners in August, 1902, but wh'foh the c6mmissioners think should be included in the total cost of the plant. The real cost on June 1st, 1904, including this $5,551.73, was $192,012.70. Of this amount $15,246.39 was expended, during the year ending June 1st, 1904, so that the real cost of the plant to June 1st, 1903, and on which amount calculations for interest and depreciation for the year ending June 1st, 1904 were made was $176,777.31. The city debt on account of the Wht plant bears interest at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. The element of depreciation in considering (Continued on Page Two.) EARLHAH HEIGHTS Plat of Addition by Thomas J. Newkirk. An excellent plat of Earlham Heights has been gotten out by Mr. Thomas J. Newkirk. The draftsman is Warren Newkirk. Earham Heights is a splendid res'Alence portion. The streets in the Heights are George avenue, Charles avenue, William avenue, Gilbert avenue, Main street and John street. " ;.

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RICHMOND DAILY PALLADIUM,

STATE GOLF "WILL BE HERE SEPTEMBER 15 TO 17. MANY FINE GOLFERS Are Coming to Contest Prizes to the Winners Dudley Elmer's Chances Are Fine. The members of the Richmond Country Club are already making preparations in an enthusiat'Ai manner for the great State golf tournament, whieh will take place on the Rich mond links September 15, 16 and 17. In this tournament all of the fine golfers in the State will play, . and the lists of contestants will have some names that are famous in golf circles outside the State and all over the West. IndianapoPAj and the gas belt cities are expected to furnish the majority of the contestants, although the western part of the State will be well represented, Lafayette and Terre Haute having several fine golfers. There will be several improvements made in the local links before the tournament comes off, however, and b ythe time of the tournament the links will present a different appearance altogether in many respects. The new. sti'Jp of land west of the clubhouse, which the Country Club secured this spring, will be fixed up and put into use, and the distances between many of the holes will be lengthened considerably, as now several of them are rather shorter than the average.,, H. A. Dill, secretary ofc - list of prizes that will be given to winners The individual State champion (man) will receive a silver loving cup. A prize will be given to the second man, commonly known as "runner up," in this event. The winner of the consolation tournament, in which all who faHed to qualify in the first round will enter, will receive a silver loving cup from President Strattan. In the women's tournament the winner and runner up, will receive handsome prizes, and no women's consolation tournament will be held. Trophies for those making the lowest scores in the preliminary rounds will also be given, as well as in men's driving and putting events, all of which will be held. The arrangements for the entertainment of the visitors have not as yet been definitely decided on, but there w'Xl be many fine features. Dudley Elmer, last year's runnerup, is expected by his friends to win this year the State championship. At present he is playing in fine form and has a chance to win over his most formidable opponents, Lillard, of Muncie, and MacBeth, of IndianapoMiss Gladys Wynne, of Indianapolis, will be the probable woman champion. Died Suddenly Last Night in New York. (By Associated Press.) New York, August 2. A dispatch from West Point announced that Mrs. General Nelson A. Miles died suddenly last night. General Miles was not present. He arrived at West Point today. Mrs. Miles died of. heart disease. She was here visiting her son, Sherma nand made a number of calls yesterday in her usual health. Present at her death was her son-in-law, Col. Samuel Reber, IT. & A., son and nieces, Miss Fitch, and Miss Hoyt. She was sixty-two 'years old and a daughter of Judge Charles Sherman, who was a brother of John, General W. T., and Hoyt - Sherman. W arren Clements leaves tonight for Petoskey, Mich., for a few weeks. -

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GEN. MILES

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1904.

A OF CITY COUNCIL IN WHICH CONSIDERABLE BUS- , INESS WAS TRANSACTED FORT WAYNE AVENUE To Be Paved With Cement or With Brick Important Transactions of the Meeting. Theremlar session of the citv coun cil for the first meeting in August was called to order at the usual time, with the mayor in the chair. All members were present except one. All bills that were duly certified were ordered paid. Charles H. Hackman and several others petitioned for an intermediate hydrant on South Eleventh street, between South G and F streets. Re ferred to proper committee. Mr. F. C. Hubbard and th'Ateen oth ers presented a petition to have cement sidewalk made on the north side of West Main street to West Fifth street and on south side of West Main from West Third to West Fifth streets. Referred to board of public improvement. , In regard to above petition Councilman Crowell presented a resolution ask'Aig that said work be done at once and that the same be advertised for bids. A vote was ordered on the resolution and the vote resulted 7 to 7. As the mayor was temporarily absent, the casting vote-was left to him. On his return he voted no. The reason for this action is the fact that there is a remonstrance sffnpA hv a low,' number of nronertv owners on nie against the improve ment. This w!lKl give the board of public improvement a chance to look into the feasibility of the subject. Clayton B. Hunt and about one hundred others, petitioned council to return to or dispose of the lot given by John Conley to city years ago for a hose house. The lot is situated i the south part of the city. Referred to finance committee and city attorney. Bids for improving Ft. Wayne avenue with brick were presented. Two bids were opened. Before the contract was awarded City Engineer Weber made a statement about cement and brick. On the strength of his remarks a motfcm was made to refer the matter to the board of public improvement and members of the council, which was carried. Contract for improvement of South Twelfth street was let to William Rehling. Work to be finished October 1. Engineer reported sewer built by John F. Cronin between Sixth and Seventh '?a alley from A to C streets completed. The street and alley committee presented a petition from Abe Gardner and George Cotton and others to open and layout West Second street from Kinsly street to, Lincoln street. A resolution was presented ordering the same work done. There being a remonstrance the matter was referred to streets and alleys committee for immediate action. They were given five minutes to report. Committee reported in favor of making the work. On motion of Mr. Lef twick the whole matter was referred to street and alley committee to report in two weeks. Motion by W. P. O'Neal that electric light plant be insured for $44,000 at $381.60 premium per year. City engineer was instructed to make plans for a dam for municipal I light plant. TEACHERS For Harrison Township for the Coming Year. The teachers for the Hanson township schools for -the coming school year have been appointed and are as follows: Louise Kleiber. , Joseph H. Blose. -J Edith Mason.

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The Proposition Turned Down

BRADFORD THANKED. For Courtesies Extended to the Officials of City. At council meet?ag last night resolution was presented thanking Mr. W. A. Bradford, president of the C, C. & L. for the courtesies extended on the Cincinnati trip last Sunday. The same was unanimously adopted. ACTUAL WORK FROM GREENVILLE TO RICHMOND TO START SOON SURVEYOR'S REPORT That Everything is Favorable to a Quick Completion of the Work on the New Line. The real work on the inlerurban traction line from GreenVile, Ohio, to this city, to be known as the Greenville and Richmond Traction Line, will be begun in a very few days. Laborers are being hired at present and everything is being gotten in order for the actual work, wh'&h, when once started, will be pushed to completion with all possible rapidity, in order to get the line fairly under way before the winter sets in. All of the preliminary steps have been taken, and the next thing to do is to dig and lay the fifes and rails, order cars, and prepare for the travel. The right of way is all purchased and all arrangements made with those living near the proposed line- v The surveyors are now at work laying out the route,they now having com pleted a large proportion of the route of the road, and with no mishaps. The surveyors report that the route is an excellent one, one of the best in the entire country around, and that it passes through a field that can be worked up to proportions that wfll make any traction line passing through it enormously rich. The company has been organized and incorporated, in Ohio and Indiana, and all legal tfitficulties are over with. E. J. Cassatt, the promoter and general manager of the line, was in the city this week and stated that the prospects are particularly bright for a quick completion of the road. He drove over the route and the sentiment all along the route is decidedly favorable to the building of the road, the farmers and small townsmen seeing that if anything WX1, the traction line will "make" them. The road will probably use the D. & W. and R. S. & I. station on south eighth street, although this question has not as yet been definitely settled. OLD SETTLERS Of Economy Picnic at Osborne's Lake. . , (Special to the Palladium.) Economy, Ind., August 2. The Old Settlers' Association is having an outing here today at Osborne's lake in the shape of a monster picnic. A large number of the prominent people of this part of the country are present. At noon a dinner was served to which all did justice. Mr. Tupper Townsend, of the Neal House, Columbus, Ohio, is visiting his mother, Mrs. W. E. Wineburg, of South Tenth street.

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RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL DID NOT ACCEPT PROPOSITION LIGHT, HEAT & POWES COMPANY They Voted Against it Unanimously Report of the Committee and Resolution. The council committee, to whom was referred the communication of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company, made its report last night. The report in a prelude cites the reasons why the council should not accept the proposition of the Light, Heat and Pawer company and makes its report as follows: Your Honor and Members of Council : It is hardly necessary for us to state that we can not recommend the accepting of the -bid or proposition submitted to this council by the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company. If the proposition had been made several years ago it might have been different; it is too late now. We propose to take care of our own. In examining the franchise of the old light company we find we have been paying $90.00 per year per arc lamp. We obligated ourselves to pay it and it has been paid. This bid which they make now might have been $90.00 instead of $65.00 if we did not have our own plant. We also believe the ' commercial and residence lighting would also have been much higher than the Municipal schedules. This has been proven by the low rate the old company is now charging. After giving the matter consideration we offer a resolution declining the offer and move its adoption. W. P. O'NEAL, OLIVER a: LEFTWICK, JAMES E. HARRIS. The resolution in substance was: "Resolved, That we do not accept the proposition of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power Co. ' The report of the committee and the resolution were adopted unanimously. MELON CROP Growers of Cantaloupes Can Not Get Cars to Ship Them Out. Vincennes, Ind., August 2. The effects of the big Chicago strike are beginning to be felt in this vicinity and unless a change is brought about shortly, the meion dealers and brokers will lose many thousands of -dollars. Because of the trouble it is impossible to get refrigerator cars here in which the ctntarOupes may be shipped, and as a result hundreds of acres of melons are going to waste. " Up to this time Armour & Co., of Chicago, have been handling the business, using their cars on the fruit growers' express, but since the strike has put a temporary ending to their doings, the growers in this vicinity that have' depended upon them must necessarily, suffer. The melon business at" present is at its height and the deay.in shipments comes at the most costly time. LET For the Building of the East End Hose House. Councilman Peck presented the following bids to council meeting last -night for the building -of the east end hose house: Harry Kaufman .......... $6,872.00 Samuel Males .......... ... 8,500.00 , Z. Benfeldt . . ..... .'. . . . 7,388.00 Deitrieh & Hasecoster ...... 7,690.00 On motion the contract was let to Harry Kaufman.

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