Richmond Palladium (Daily), 13 October 1904 — Page 1

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B SUPPORTERS OF ALL PARTIES WILL TURN OUT TO HEAR HIM SPEAK. HAS A GUARDIAN A Member of Democratic State Committfee is to Watch Him. AT TEERE HAUTE YESTERDAY After Speech Here Friday Night He Makes Eleven Following Day. The most' important feature of the Indiana Democratic campaign will be William' J. Bryan's tour of the state, which began yesterday morning. Mr. Bryan arrived at Torre Haute Tuesday night, coming from St. Louis. i t it A 1 He will be tor eigiu days me central figure of the active political war in Indiana. The Democrats of . Richmond , are making strenuous efforts to secure a big crowd for William J. Bryan in this city Friday evening and from present, indications 'the Phillips opera house will be crowded. The icicles that were noticeable on the occasion of the Kern meeting at the opening of the ; campaign will , not be there. CHy. wltll 1 lie announceiiieiii uj. . . Bryan's coming and the " people of all parties'! are invited. No doubt Mr. Bryan will draw a large crowd of sightseers among whom will be a large number of Republicans. The Republicans will be interested in hearing Mr. Bryan explain how he can support and vote for a man whom he so condemned in his own paper previous to the St. Louis convention. At Chicago he gave four rea sons why he should support Parker and twelve why he "should not. He will probably explain all this to his own satisfaction. On his trip through Indiana Mr. Bryan will be accompanied by a representative of the .Democratic state committee and it is the general understanding that if he does not make a speech satisfactory to the state committee he may be asked to retire to the Platte. On Saturday the "Peerless Leader" will make eleven addresses. His itinerary being: Cambridge City, S a. m. : Connersville, S:30 a. h. Brookville, 0:30 a. m. Harrison, 10:30 a. m.' Lawrenceburg, 11:30 a. m. Batesville, 12:40 p. m. Greensburg, 1:15 p. m. Rnshville, 2:15 p. in. Shelby ville, 3:30 p. m. Columbus, 4:30 p. m. Sevmour, 5 :30 p. m. '.wt r i. Xi XV T This makes a total of speeches for October 15. eleven v Mr. Bryan's tour of the state will! end at Jeffersonville on the evening of Thursday, October 20. COURTHOUSE Items of Interest Pir.kert Tin Here and There. The petition of Thomas J. Study and Wilfred Jessup, . attorneys for Emma Lincoln, for a change of venue in the damage suit against the city of Richmond, was granted and Judge Fox sent the ease to Henry county for trial. Suit Avas brought for damages resulting from the killing of William Lincoln by a shock received from an electric light wire. Divorce Asked. Clifford Culp has brought suit against Ben j. Culp, for divorce. Partition Suit. Marv Oehl gurdian of Mamie Oehl

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and others, against Joseph Schepman and others. Suit for partition of real estate. Charles II. Haner was appointed commissioner to sell real estate under an order of the court. Marriage Licenses. Harrison V. Brown and Mary Elizabeth Keever, of Hagerstown. Probate Court. John H. Kepler, administrator of Jacob Ritter, has been ordered to sell estate located in Jackson township. The appraised valuation of the real estate is $3,800. Addison St. Meyer, guardian of

Jesse Study, insane, has been ordered to sell real estate the appraised valuation of . hich is $1,500. ' William H. Bradbury, guardian of the minor heirs of William Trevan, has fied bond of $1,300. Joseph W. Moore and Charles H. Moore, exeeutors under the will of Susannah Moore, have filed final settlement. The case of the state versus Theodore McClellan will be tried this morning in the circuit court before Judge Fox. DISCOVERY DAY CELEBRATED IN GRAND STYLE BY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS A SPLENDID PR09RAM John ,E. Collins Presided Music, Song, Speeches and Dancing the Features. Knight sof Columbus hall was the scene of a happy throng last even ing, who had assembled 6h invitaiioh of the local knights to v celebrate Discovery Day. ' The hall-was artistically decorated for the occasion with palms, plants and flowers, and above all hung "Old Glory." A committee of the local council was appointed to arrange a program to properly celebrate the four hundred and twelfth anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. The splendid pro gram rendered Avas every evidence that the committee did its Avork well. Mr. John E. Collins presided at the meeting and opened the exercises with a few timely remarks The following excellent program Avas rendered : Orchestra selection. Quartette "My Own Native Land" George McKone, Dave Starbuck, Clarence Collins. Charles Lauhert. Violin Mazurka Miss Blanche Luken. Solo "Over the Billows" Benjamin Maag, Jr. (Continued on eighth page.) CENTER TOWNSHIP Democrats Hold a Convention and Name a Ticket. The Democrats of Center township held a coiiAention at Centerville yesterday to name a township ticket. About ten of the faithful were present and the following ticket was named: Township trustee, Lou Morris; assessor. William Rodenberger; justice of the peace, Nimrod Parrot t; constable, Henry Martindale. REVERSED DECISION Common Pleas Court at Cincinnati " Makes Important Decision. (By Associated Press.) Cincinnati, October 12. The Common Pleas court today reversed the decision of the Probate court and denied the use of the streets of Cincinnati to the Queen City Telephone Company The court held that the State charter did not gie the company the right to use the streets without the approval. of the board of councils. :;;

RICHMOND DAILY PALLADIUM, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1904.

BIG RALLY ARRANGED FOR L.li i-'.. THE GRIFFITH MEETING WILL j BE A HUMMER. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Held a Meeting Last Night and Arranged for the Great Night A1 Big Parade. The executive committee of the Young Men's Republican Club held a meeting last evening and it was decided to hold a rousing, old fashioned rally on October 31, when the Hon. John L. Griffiths, one of the most brilliant orators in the State, speaks at the Coliseum. On the afternoon of October 31 there will be an immense industrial parade in Avhich every factory, retail and Avholesale establishment in the city will participate. Every store in the city Avill be decorated for the occasion and the "oldest inhabitant" will be obliged to get out his records to find any Republican rally in byi gone years that will be in the same class. Drum corps, bugle corps and bands from Richmond and all oer the county Avill participate. Also eA-ery marching organization in old Wayne will take part. It will be a great day for Republicans and enthusiasm will be 100 points above par. ; In the evening before the speaking there will be a torch light parade and the committee will send in an order today for two thousand torches. i. It is expected th&t"Neivc&&tUiRZ&$& a delegation and there will be an attempt to get the celebrated .Newcastle; glee club. The committee extends; a speial invitation to every Republican and all Democrats, "who desire to reform, in Wayne and surrounding counties,, to get "on the band wagon on this day: It is expected that all railroads and traction lines will give special rates to Richmond. BUSYV7EEIt Will Be tne One Closing October Big Meeting. The last Aveek in October will be a busy one in the political line in this county. The Hon. John L. Griffiths Avill speak in this city on the night. of October 31, and arrangements are being made to make this the largest meeting of the year. An effort is being made to get Senator Dolliver, of ToAva, to speak here some time during the latter part of this month. It is probable that Senator Fairbanks Avill speak here about the same time. Both of these men are well known and they are sure to attract large crowds. It is not likely that the Hon. James E. Watson will speak in Jackson Park as he will speak in this county on NoAember 2, 3, 4 and 5. He. will deliver the last speech of the campaign in this city on the eA'ening of November 5. , OPINIONS

. ' . Between a Reporter and an Editor of a Democratic . Paper Publisted in Richmond. (Sun-Telegram. October 12.1

The following was AAritten bv a Republican reporter earning his salary on a Democratic paper: . "To the small crowd that braA--ed the inclement Aveather to hear him, J. Frank Hanly, Republican candidate for governor, spent an hour and a half deriding his opponent, John W. Kern and the tAvo occupants of the important places on the Democratic National ticket. Mr. Hanly 's speech evoked less enthusiasm than that of any- orator Avho has appeared here under the auspices of the Republicans."

NATURAL GAS. EXPLOSION

AT THE HOME OF MR. A. A. CURME YESTERDAY SERVANT GIRL IS BURNED Gas Had Blown Out and the Girl Attempted to Relight it Without Taking Precaution. An explosion of natural gas took place at the home of A. A. Curme, in South Eighteenth street, yesterday morning about 7 o'clock. The servant, Miss Tillie Wiggins, was slightly burned about the face and her hair and eye lashes were singed. Mr. Curme had lighted the fire and had gone out to the stable. In the meantime Miss Wiggins had noticed that the fire was not burning and she attempted to relight it, not knowing that the gas Avas already turned on. There Avas a loud report and a sheet of fiameshot out from all parts of the stove, but fortunately she jumped back in time and all of the blaze did not touch her. The loud report attracted a number of the neighbors, who -thought that the house Avas on fire, but the blaze from the fire did not spread to anything in the room. It eould not be explained how the fire became extinguished the first time. Miss Wiggins Avas not suffering from her burns last night, hue she Avill be minus her eye lashes for a few Aveeks. , Confined in Hospital. Charlotte Stanley, of Williamsburg, was brought to the insane hospital yesterday by Sheriff Smith. She is fifty-five years old and has been living -with her mother in William-s burg. She -has been in the hospital once and was confined there for about five years. - Three years ago she was discharged. She began acting -ery queer again about three weeks ago and her mother could not manage her any longer, so she was sent: back to the. hospital. , - BUSINESS MEN Receive Letters Asking Them to Secure Votes For Parker. The Democrats this year are using every possible means of influencing the A-oters and in turn tryipg to turn the drift of public setiment from Roosevelt to Parker. Yesterday several business men and merchant?, particularly members of the T. P. A. of Richmond, received a letter, from one William Hoge, secretary of the national committee of business men. asking them to talk earnestly for Parker to commercial travelers and business men who called on them in the next tA-enty days to sIioav that they were for Parker. In turn they hope to influence the traveling men to talk for Parker. They admit that the commercial travelers as a body are for Roosevelt and it is their scheme to change them by these conA'ersations with business men. Alonjr DIFFER. The following is nn editorial - ; , - - clipped from a Democratic paper, .whose proprietor is trying ' to keep on the good side of his Wayne county Republican subscribers, AvhomJie is trying to handle with . great care' and corisideration: "Candidate Hanlv i a nlpn;inr - Jspeaker and in would make a a strong cause His speech last night Avas perhaps a better address than any other from the Republican side delivered in this city thus year, Beveridge, not excepted." - . . t-

with this letter is sent a Parker and Davis button a'nd a blank application for membership to their Democratic business men's associatiaon.

To Succeed Hoar. Boston, October 12. Gov. Bates today appointed ex-Governor W. Mur ray Crane United States Senator, vice George F. Hoar, deceased. Business Suspendedd. (By Associated Press.) Paducah, Ky., October 12. Business on the Ohio river between Evansville and Paducah has been practically suspended by the stranding of two vessels near where the Bob Dudley sank. When Bryan Comes to Town. We are told positively that the god of free silver, Col. William J. Bryan, is coming to Richmond. He was here several times before and one time in particular. That was the day Republicans insulted him because they attended his meeting and wore badges of gold. SHUCRAFT AND KROMA THE YOUNG FELLOWS ACCUSED OF HORSE STEALING TRIED IN CIRCUIT COURT Both Go to the Penitentiary Kroma Pleaded Guilty Without TrialNotes of the Case. After being out three quarters of an hour the jury in the case of Frank Shueraft who was charged with grand larceny, returned a verdict of guilty which means that Shueraft will be returned to the penitentiary to serve a term of fourteen years. The arguments were 'begun in the circuit court about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon and by 4:30 the jury had returned its Aerdict. In the forenoon the state rested after introducing DaA'id Newman and J. Finney, liverymen of Greenville, O., who identified Shueraft as one of the two men who tried to dispose of a horse and springy wagon the property of Bert Conkle?and J. Hill of this city, on August 22, 1904. In the afternoon the defense introduced no defense simply resting on thestatement that the state had made no case. The state was deprived of it's best Avitness, Herman Kroma, avIio is charged Avith the same crime and who pleaded not guilty in "Mayor Zimmerman's court. The case of the state Aersus Herman Kroma avbs brought up after the jury in the Shueraft case had been (Continued on Page Four.) AT CONVENTION Resolution Offered to Restrict Marriages to Ministers. (By Associated Press.) Boston, October 12. In the house of Deputies of the Episcopal Convention General J. H. Stotenberg offrede a resolution for the committee to momorialize the states to restrict the performance of the marriage ceremony to ministers of the gospel. It Avas placed on the calendar. RICHMOND ELKS ' m T1 Tj. T1. TT-. VT-. !-. iu nay xuut xui acie nub oaiurday. (Special to the Palladium.) Cambridge City, October 13. The foot ball team of this city will play the Elks of Richmond on the C. T. Wright Park, just east of town Saturday at 2 p. m. Fire Under Control. (By Associated Press.) "Wiunipeg.October 12 Last night's fire is under control. Loss $S,000,000

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THE HOME WITH ALL ITS CONTENTS INCLUDING MONEY .DESTROYED NARROW ESCAPE One Hundred and Fifty Bushels of Potatoes Consumed in the Blaze Canned Fruit Destroyed ALL HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS The Entire Family Rendered Home. less Cared for by the Sympathizing Neighbors. Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the residence of Joseph. Ralston, colored, who lived about three miles south of Richmond oa the Boston .pike, about 11 o'clock last night. Ralston, his Avife and their four children had retired early in the evening and were not aware that the house was on fire until the flames had reached the bedrooms ,iz which they Avere sleeping. They had to jump for their lives, not havin time to put on any clothes whatever. As the nearest neighbor was som distance away, it Avas impossible to secure aid to battle with the flame. All of the household goods were lof, including 150 bushels of potatoes and numerous cans of fruit which were stored in the cellar. A large sura r f money, which was in a pair of trou sers belonging to Mr. Ralston vra also lost. The blaze reflected on tt:? sky to siifh an extent that a number of people in Richmond noticed it and numerous inquiries were made as to Avhere the blaze was. Ralston is known as a hard working farmer and the loss will be very hard on him as his entire capital is inA-ested in the farm property. The family considers themsehes very lucky to have escaped with their lives. If they had been awakened two minutes later it is probable that all chance of escape Avould have been cut off. On account of the distance it was impossible for the local fire department to assist the unfortunate people in any way. 7 INDIANA DEATHS tf Decrease for Ansmst Over Corresnondin? Month in 1903 Mortality statistics issued by the State Board of Health for the month of August show that there were 2.080 deaths in that month, or a rate of 13.2. In August 1903, the death rate was 13.7, the rate of August this year showing a decrease of J5. There Avere 303 deaths from consumption, which was 44 more than was caused by this disease in Ausnst of last year. Typhoid fever caused 100 deaths; diarrheal diseases", 473; cancer, 103; small pox, 3. There W2rf 173 deaths from violence.