Richmond Palladium (Daily), 5 November 1904 — Page 1

- LET .EVERY REPUBLICAN TURN OUT TO HEAR WATSON TONIGHT.

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INDIANA WEATHER. Don't fail to read our Magazine offer in today's issue. Today fair and cooler.

WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 1881. DAILY ESTABLISH K ' 197.

SUICIDE

ACCIDENT LEROY WHITE TOOK A LARGE AMOUNT OF MORPHINE AT FT. WAYNE BROTHERS HERE Worked at City Restaurant When Last He Was in This City Was a Waiter. INQUEST TO BE HELD TODAY He Suffered Considerably From an Old Wound Which He Received in a Quarrel. Leroy White, of this city either accidentally killed himseit' or committed suicide in Ft. Wayne yesterday afternoon. lie took a large amount, of morphine and it. has not been decided whether he took the dose with suicidal intent or not. White was a waiter and had only been in Ft. Wayne a short time. The last place he worked in this city was at the City liesfaurant, and he just left there a few weeks ago. He has two brothers living in the city. some place, but it is not known wnt'iuer ins mreius uie ne w wii 1 -About, aycar ago ho received-a bullet wound in the abdomen, while he was engaged in a quarrel in Columbus, Ohio, u It. was known that he suffered constantly from this wound and frequently took morphine to ease the pain. He had a number of operations performed, but none of them seemed to do him any good. Last spring he went to Benton Harbor, Mich, in search of relief, but did not succeed in getting it. It was common report that lie had tried a number of times to kill himself, but the truth of that could not be learned. The dispatch from Ft. "Wayne says that yesterday just before he died he received a letter from a, girl in Decatur, Iud., who signed herself Bessie. He had no relatives in Ft. Wayne, and was waiting table in a restaurant there. His . former associates in Richmond did not seem to be surprised when they were informed of his death last night and a number of them said that he had often made the threat to eml his life on account of his suffering. It. could not be ascertained whether his brothers had been notified of the death or not. The cororner of Allen county will hold an inquest today to determine whether or not. the young man committed suicide. The body will probably be brought t this city for burial. REDSKINS The Carlisle and Haskell Indians May Meet at Cincinnati Nov 19. Cincinnati. X,,v. 4. Football fans in Cincinnati may -,t a chance to gaze on the Carlisle and Haskelllndians on the 12th. The redskins are fishing for (hat date and if they get it League Park will witness the greatest gridiron outpouring of the year. Not since Carlisle upset TJ. C. 10 to 0 in one of the fiercest pigskin b jMIes ever fought on a local gridiron have the Indianas been seen in this neck of the woods. Frank Bran croft is looking over his date book, and it is possible that the descendants of the sons of the forest will be seen on Saturday, the 10th.

PROGRAMS OUT

For the Policemen's Ball and They Are Very Neat. Yesterday afternoon the programs for the second annual ball of the police department arrived and the "Finest" are delighted with them. These programs are beautifully gotten up. On the cover is a picture of a gallant copper, evidently Handsome George Staubach, the guardian angel of Eighth and Main streets, who is saving a beautiful maiden from being run down by a brewery wagon. On the lower left hand corner of the cover is a small, but ex cellent reproduction of Gallant Dand MeManus gently requesting several school children to refrain from throwing boulders at automobiles. According to the program there will be twenty-two dances from waltzes to varsouvenienn.es. The intermission will be from 11 to 11:30 o'clock, after which Range's orchestra will strike again and the "light fantastic" will be tripped until the "wee sraa' hours." The committee or arrangements is comlosed of the following: I. A. Gormon, Fred Krone, George Staubach and Scott Winter. Floor managers: Ed McNally, Scott .Winter, William Lawler, Daniel MeManus, Charles Sutton and George M. Little. The ball will be at the Coliseum on Monday evening, November 14. Tickets can be purchased for 50 cents. SPECIAL GAR Will be Run to Cambridge TomorrowLeaves at Noon. At noon today, immediately aCter the regular 12 o'clock west bound interurban, a special car will leave for Cambridge City with the local delegation for the Fairbanks meet ing. There are seventy-live tickets j on sale at t tie Jiuerurnan station good for the round -trip. Price 25 cents. These tickets are only good on the social ear. At the conclusion of .JMr. Fairbanks' - address the car will return to Richmond immediately after the regular east bound interurban. Only seventy-five special car tickets will be sold. t i T" 1 it" WATSON MEETING At Cambridge City Success. Was a Great (Special to the Palladium.) Cambridge City., Jnd., November 4. A large crowd greeted the Hon. James E. Watson in this city this evening. Mr. Watson did not seem to be the least fatigued from the amount of work he has done in the last few weeks and held his audience spellbound from the start to the finish of his speech. A large number of people from all over the county were present and a number came over from Richmond. The Milton City Rand and a number of drum corps furnished music, for the evening. The glee club from the Young Men's Republican Club at Richmond, sang a number of campaign songs. At the close of Mr. Watson's speech Judge Abbott of Richmond, was introduced to the large audience and made one of his characteristic speeches. The judge very carefully explained to his audience why he had changed his political belief and showed that while he was a Democrat for a number of years that he believed the party to be wrong this campaign on the stand it had taken on the questions of militarism and imperialism. The judge's remarks were frequently interrupted by the applause of his attentive audience. Mr. Iioscoe Kirkman, also of Richmond, made a few remarks. R. B. Oglesbe, parole officer of the State penitentiary, at Michigan City was in the city a short time yesterday. Wilbu r G. Hibberd came home from Detroit last evening to vote. Mr. Hibberd is interested in a manufacturing jewelry concern in Detroit, Mich.

RICHMOND DAILY PALLADIUM, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMB ER 5,

R. A. JACKSON'S RAPID RISE ELECTED FIRST VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGER OF ALL THE LEGAL AFFAIRS Of the Rock Island Railroad One of the Largest Systems in the World. Richard Jackson, formerly of this city has been made first vice president and manager of all legal affairs of the Rock Island railroad, one of the largest railway systems in the world. Mr. Jackson will succeed Robert Mather. . The Chicago Tribune of yesterday contained a large picture of Mr. Jackson and an account of his life. Mr. Jackson's first railwav position was with the P., C, C.'& St. L. railway. Since he has been in the employ of the Rock Island his advance has been rapid, until now he holds one of the most responsible positions in the gift of the company. The Tribune of yesterday morning also contained several accounts of Mr. P. G. Ucid's business transactions, lie has been elected vice president of the Keokuk and Des Moines railway and also a director of the same company. Mr. Reid is also said to have been the moving spirit in a flurry in the slock of the American Can Company, which took place on the Chicago markets on Thursday. Mr. Reid is said to be connected with a number of well known capitalists in one of the strongest steel pools which has taken place in Kow YotV itt"-' ears.1" Schwab, Morgan, Kein, Gates and the Morrow Brothers were also interested. liLTONIANS Have a Splendid Meeting Converse Presided Watson Spoke. (Special to the Palladium.) Milton, Ind., November 4. A rousing meeting was held here this afternoon and was presided over by Will C. Converse, of Richmond. In his speech Mr. Watson made a number of strong points and was frequently applauded. The glee club of the Young Men's Republican Club, of Richmond, sang a number of campaign songs. THE REMAINS Of Charles Hauf Shipped to Cincinnati. A brother of Charles Hauf, the stonemason who died from an overdose of strychnine on Thursday night, arrived in Richmond yesterday and took chrage of his brother's body. The remains will be shipped to Cincinnati this morning for burial. The brother lives in Cincinnati and did not believe hat Charles Hauf had committed suicide as he bad no motive for so doing. Coroner Markley did not return a verdict of suicide on account of the evidence not being sufficient for hi doing so.

Football. ! Dean then began shooting at ihe The Butler eleven will play Earl- J men. One Italian was instantly killham at Richmond. The team is not i ed. another fatally wounded, and it

111 prime condition owing to injuries. but hoped by light work today to be prepared to give the Earlhamites a good game. The Earlham men have been longer at the business than the Butler team. They play a very fast game and are well seasoned and confident. Butler, however, will give them the best it can. and ..hopes to make a good showing. Indianapolis News.

THE VOTING PLACES NAMED

FOR COMING ELECTION ANNOUNCED BY COMMITTEE ALL READY FOR THE BATTLE Number of Precinct and Location of Voting Places for Next Tuesday. At the county auditor's office yesterday afternoon the following voting places in the various precincts was given out: Precinct 1 Number 10 school house. Precinct 2 George Minor's Shop, Chester. Precinct 3 Elvin Norris' home, Middleboro Pike. Precinct 4 Andrew Burgess' home, Abington Pike. Precinct 5 Fountain Hill school house. Precinct G Court house. Precinct 7 Shofer's liverv barn. Sixth Precinct S 300 South ! Street. Precinct 1020 Fort Wayne Avenue. Precinct 11 City Building. Precinct 12324 North Fourth street. Precinct 13 100 Ft. Wayne Ave. Precinct 14 room, .West-cot t Old Commercial 'lub Hotel. 111S Xorlii H street. Precinct 15 Fry's, shop. Precinct 1G--P22 North F street, eorjafels of Ninth street. Precinct 17715 North Tenth St. Precinct IS Knights of Pythias Temple, South Eighth street. JJ?einetl9 11-, South Eleventh street, Tavlor's liverv stable. "'-' Precinct 20 205 South Eighth street. Precinct 21 South D street, between Eleventh and Twelfth street. Precinct 22 Corner of South Eighth and E streets. Precinct 23 North A street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth. Precinct 24 Kidder's shop, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth. Precinct 25 Second Baptist church. North G street. Precinct 20 Hodgin's shop, in North B street. Precinct 27 Brook's grocery, 429 North Nineteenth street.' Precinct 28 South B street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth. Precinct 29 Geyer Barber shop, 1009 East Main street. Precinct 30455 South Thirteenth street. Precinct 31 Republican Club House. Seventh ward. Precinct 32 Coate's Barber shop, 40 Richmond avenue. Precinct 433115 West Main St. MAN KILLED In An Italian "Riot at Rochester, j i New York. j Rochester, N. A".. November 4. j One man was killed and three were j probably fatally injured in a riot j near here todav. A -man named! Dean, foreman of a trolley construe-? tion gang, ordered the men, all Italians, to get into a swamp, but they refused because they had no high boots. Dean insisted. This angered the men. who attacked him with j knive while his back was turned. is said there is another dead Italian ! in the swamp. Dean, it is said can not live. Deaths and Funerals. Peltz The funeral of Mi, Peltz will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence of ner i father, Jos -epii Peltz. 120 SoHth Tenth street. Burial Lutheran cemetery. will iK-eur at

1904.

SPORTSMEN Are Preparing For the Opening of Ohio Game Season (Special to the Palladium.) Eaton, O., Nov. 4. Scores of sportsmen in and around Eaton are getting ready for the hunting season, which begins November 15. Hunting suits and boots, game bags and other hunters' paraphernalia are being looked over, guns are being put in order, and inquiries being made by the expectant hunters as to the best places for game. The sporting goods stores are busy from morn ing till night, and a new and improved gun being shown this year is taking the eye of a number of up-to-date men. Here is the latest compiled game law of Ohio, condensed for ready reference: Partridge, quail, Nov. 15 to Dec. 5. Woodcock, dove, Sept. 1 to Dec. 1. Rail, shore bird, plover, snipe, t wild duck, goose, swan, coot, mmud j hen, Sept. 1 to Dec. 1, and March 1 to April 20. Rabbit, Nov. 15 to Dec. 5. Raccoon, Sept. 1 to March 1. Squirrel, Sept. 1 to Oct. 15. Prohibited: Hunting duck and other water fowl on Sunday or Monday between sunset and sunrise. More than IS partridge, quail, dove, woodcock, geese, rail, shore bird, plover, snipe, or more than 25 ducks; sale, export. Protected: Ruffed grouse, pheasants, Tntwery pigeons. License $15. The reports are that game is plentiful, lots of quail and plenty of rabbits. GOOD MEETING jWas Had at School House Number ! Six. Attorneys William Bond and Ray K. Shivelcy addressed a large and enthusiastic meeting at school house No. 0? on the Middleboro pike last evening. The school house was packed and a large number of people Ljcoiild not gainadmission. A large uniformed drum corps from that sec tion of the county furnished the noise for the evening. Both Mr. Bond and Mr. Shivelcy made very strong speeches. EZRA NELSON j Badly Hurt in an Accident at Dublin j Yesterday. (Special to the Palladium.) Cambridge City, Ind., November j 4. Mr. Ezra Nelson, of Dublin, was i seriously hurt today by falling from I a sixteen-foot scaffold and alighting j on a pile of seats. Mr. Nelson was paperinj the church at Dublin and the scaffolding gave way with him. He was unconscious for several hours. It is not known just how badly he was hurt. No one witness ed the accident and other persons j in the church did not know it had happened until they beard the crash of the falling timber. Sunk FERRY BOAT With One Hundred and Fifty People on Board. New Vork.November 4 The ferry lx.at Columbia, of the Wall street ! line, was run into and sunk today by the Norwich liner City of Lowell. There was no loss of life. There was a heavy fog on the river at the time! f the collision. There were about 1 !") passengers and seventeen teams .u board the Columbia at the time of the accident. All of the passen - gers were taken oft in safety, but eight or ten horses were drowned. The Columbia had been making trips

j tiom .Montague street, lirookiyn, 10 I Wall street, New York, for thirty years. The fog seriously disarrangs Ida j ed traffic n land and water during

the early part f the day. Mr. John Brookhart and wife and Miss Bert Brookhart visited friends in Greenville this week. .......

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VINCENT ADDRESSED A LARGE AUDIENCE AT FIFTH STREET CHURCH WELL RECEIVED To Meet in Richmond Next Year a? the Methodist Church Officers Elected. THE AUXILIARY REPORTS Of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society Were Read A Very Spirited Meeting. The annual meeting of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Richmond district of the Methodist church closed yesterday after noon with a devotional meeting.. which was led by Mrs. M. A. Mote. Tlie chief feature of the closing meeting was the paper by Dr. G. II. Hill, on "Tidings from the Los Angeles Missionary Convention." The devotional exercises of tha meeting yesterday morning were led by Mrs. Tripive. The society pled-, ged itself to give $1,300 toward thi support of missions for the follow-jug-ear. iiws sum is -u more tuarr was pledged last year by the society. The following officers wers elected for "'the ensuing vear: . PresidentMrs. Rulev, of Char lottsville. First vice president Mrs. Sad: West, of Farmland. Second vice president Mrs. Jennie Williams, of Richmond. Third vice president Mrs. Ston?, of Dunkirk. Recording secretary Mrs. Morgan, of Knightstown. Corresponding secretary Mr?. Bin ford, of Greenfield. Treasurer Mrs. Atkinson, of Economy. Mrs. Ruley, of Charlottsville, ami Mrs. Francos Kelley, of Richmond. were appointed delegates to th? branch meeting to be held at Battle Creek, Mich. The reports of the auxiliaries were also read at the morning session. Bishop John H. Vincent, of Indianajwdis, addressed a large audience at the meeting of the society last evening. The bishop said in part : "There is no such a thing as for eign missions in this little planet of ours. Japan is just across the street. Our sympathies should girdle the globe. If Ave would attempt to find a foreign field we must tak (Continued on fifth page;) GRDSHED Frank May Injured While at Wori in North Fifteenth Street. Frank May, a man about sixty-fir years of age, was painfully crushed about his lower extremities while j working about a building at North Fifteenth and F streets yesterday j afternoon. Theb building is being j torn down and May was on the second floor when the side wall gave way and threw him in the debris on the ground. His son fell with him, but was uninjured. The city ambulance in charge of Officers Livensberger and MeManus, was called and removed the injured man to his home in South Second street. His leg was crushed the worst, but it is not thought tha't anything serious will result from the injuries.

HEAR WATSON TONIGHT.

HEAR WATSON TONIGHT. HEAR WATSON TONIGHT. HEAR WATSON TONIGHT. HEAR WATSON TONIGHT. HEAR WATSON TONIGHT.