Richmond Palladium (Daily), 14 November 1904 — Page 1

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RHEETIN IN RICHMOND HENLEY, DURBIN AND NORTON AT THE WESTCOTT COHEN WANTS AID In Strengthening the Children of Israel and Looks to Richmond for it. CUNNINGHAM OR HAUGHTOII Would Till the Bill Local Management Now Has the Laugh on ' the Others. Yesterday morning there was to have been a meeting of the Western League magnates at Anderson and it was essential to Durbin, Cohen, Fox, Petty and Norton, that Richmond be represented, but the Quakers were not iucluded in "among those present" chiefly owing to the fact that the frequent trips to Anderson have grown monotonous in the extreme to Messrs. Henley, Gaar and Jessup. The principal object of the meetang was to arrange a - some;-way to relieve Indianapolis of her"1 present embarrassment in the rushing department. The Children of Israel, unless they secure aid from some other Western League team, will be obliged to take the floor tonight with Sylvia, an. unknown quantity, and a borrowed player, either Mennard, of Danville, Dalton or Whipple, of Ft. Wayne, doing the rushing. When a Richmond representative failed to put in an appearanceat Anderson the meeting -adjourned and at a late hour yesterday afternoon Norton, of Anderson, and Durbin, of the league in general, arrived in the city and were in confab with President Henley, Captain Jessup and Secretary Gaar, at the Westcott Hotel until 10:30 in the evening. The meeting was on the nature of a gum shoe affair and -the features of Dave Durbin, league dictator, were enveloped in such a veil of 'mystery as to be unrecognizable to George Bone," who met him in the lobby of the hotel. From what could be gathered, Mr. Cohen, pawn broker and polo magnate, who has done everything on earth to defeat Richmond by hook or crook, is now begging the local management for one of it's extra rushers. Not having the nerve to negotiate the deal in person, Messrs. Durbin and Norton were delegated to plead his cause. To the local polo fans it looks as though the laugh .was on the master of the Children of Israel. He was one of the prime movers in the reduction of salaries, a blow directed at Richmond for the purpose of breaking up her championship organization, and now with the salary limit in effect the Quakers have all the players on last season's team, with the exception of George Cunningham, jr., signed within the limit, while Cohen's two star players, Bannon and McGilvary, have balked on him and refuse to play at the figures offered them. Polodom is now seeing the spectacle of Cohen, whose slogan has always been "Down i With Richmond,' ' on his knees to President Henley asking for assistance. It is not known what the lo: cal management will do, but all the managers attending the" meeting had consultations with Cunningham, " jr., d naught on. V .. ,1 .T, - V -

SAD FUNERAL

Was That of J. Fred Jay Yesterday Afternoon. . .Yesterday afternoon the .last sad rites were performed over the body of J. Fred Jay, who died Thursday afternoon of typhoid fever, after a week's illness. " The. services were held at the home in South Nineteenth street, at 2 o'clock, Rev. Allen Jay, officiating. The house was filled by his many friends, to whom his death came as a great blow, and a large number were unable to gain admittance "to the home. After the simpje services and hymn sung by a quartette composed of the Messrs. Braffett, Krone, Taggart and Bartel, the funeral cortege left the home for Earlham cemetery. The local lodge of Elks, of which the deceased was an honored brother, marched in a solid body to the corner of Fourth and Main streets, where they boarded two special cars and were conveyed the remainder of the distance to the cemtery. At the grave Exalted Ruler Elmer Eggemeyer conducted the impressive and beautiful ritualistic services of the order and the special quartette sang three hymns. At the home of the deceased the casket was surrounded by a perfect sea of flowers. GIGANTIC R. R. TRUST DOZEN EASTERN FINANCIERS EXPECT TO CONTROL THE ENTIRE SYSTEM - ;-;'-- ,.: ,... ... 160.000 Miles of They Will Hold Road Groups Have Been Ar ranged. Western Railways. Systems Miles. Harriman 22,290 Gould ...14,700 Hill .19,709 Moores :. 19407 Santa Fe 8,733 Rockefellers 11,205 Total 9G,104 Eastern. Vanderbilts 20,493 Pennsvlvania .20,13S Erie C., H. and D 4,952 Total 4.VS3 Southern. J. P. Morgan lS,S7i) New England. New Haven and Hartford and N. Y., O. and W Grand Total. Western . . 2,519 . .9(5,104 ..45,583 . .18,879 . . 2,519 ,102.9Sr Eastern Southern New England . . . . , Total .. Total mileage of all roads the country , Chicago, 111., November in . .207,000 12. Do tails are being worked; out rapidly for the formation of .a gigantic rail rod trust beside which all the other great trusts heretofore organized 'in 'this "country will dwindle in to significance. " f. A dozen eastern financiers, headed by the Standard Oil interests, with their unlimited wealth, expect to control the entire railroad system in the "country vand prevent competition among the -various ; roads. The plan is to divide the railroads of the country into a few groups or "systems each one of which is to own a substantial interest in the stocks and securities of every ether big group or system, and all to have representation on each other's board of directors. Will Hold 160,000 Miles of Road The dozen financiers all represented on the boards cf the various roads, will control, from present appearances, over 160,000 miles of railroads, including every important (Continued on fifth page.)

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OLIGE BALL IS TONIGHT

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO EE GUESTS OF THE "FINEST" OFFICERS HAD GRAND MARCH And Hundreds of Couples Will Be in LineA Spectacle Well Worth Seeing. Tonight the annual ball of the Richmond city police takes place at the Coliseum and the big building will be filled with a merry crowd of dancers. The grand march will begin promptly at 9 o'clock and will be led by Officers McNally, Vogelsong, Winters, Golden, Lawler, Sutton, Little and Sergeant Krone. While the march is in progress programs will be distributed to the dancers. At the conclusion of the grand march, which will be a beautiful sight, Runge's orchestra will play the first dance and not until the "wee sma' hours" will the strains of "Home, Sweet Home" he heard. Hundreds of tickets have been sold by the blue-coated guardians of the peace and the affair will be a financial, as well as a social, success. All improper characters will be denied admission to the Coliseum. -".. TIN-PLATE MILLS RESUMUE. m Elwoo6V InJl..,Noj..X0lf.at least, tb'e '-political imfses'olf the trusts were found to materialize, for the American Tin-Flatc Company, operating only a part of their plant here, announce that next Monday sixteen of the mills closed will begin operations. Notices have, been posted and 000 people will go to work. BIG SNOW STORM IN THE EAST Aft day yesterday and all last night a terrible snow storm raged in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Traffic is delayed and it was necessary for local telegraph operators last, night to send messages to points in these States by wiring them to Pittsburg and having them forwarded from there to their distillations by mail because nearly all the telegraph wires west of Pittsburg were down. JOHN HAMILTON DEAD. Milton, Ind., Nov. 13. John Ilamiltou, seventy-five years old, of -Waterloo township, dissipated heavily over the election, and died yesterday afternoon. SPECIAL ELECTION Governor Issues Proclamation for Tie Vote in Jefferson County. . Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 13. Gov.! Durbin yesterday evening proclaimed a special election in ' Jefferson county on December 13 to select a representative in the state legislature. The law requires that a month's notiee be. given. The recent election resulted; in a tie between Samuel M. Wallace Rep. and Joseph M. Cravens, Dem. A decision between the. contestants by the casting of lots was prevented by a provision of the state constitution which makes the holding of a special election necessary. Miss Mamie Qnigley ,was the. guest of Cambridge City - friends tyester-dav.

"HEY FELLERS

'VE COME" LOCAL YOUNGSTERS ON HAND TO GREET THE PLAYERS THE CRACK LITTLE RUSHER And the Premier Half Back in the Pink of Condition Bone and Doherty Welcomed. "Hey kids, Bone has come" "Oh, Johnny, here comes Barney Doherty." These are samples of the remarks passed by Richmond's juvenile population as their two most worshipped athletic heroes made their triumphal march from the Pennsylvania station to the home of Captain Jessup in South Eleventh street. The two players with their wives and little Miss Richmond Bone arrived yesterday afternoon at 2:30 and a large crowd of ' ' bugs' ' together with Mansfield and Jessup were on hand at the station to give them a hearty greeting. Neither Mr. and Mrs. Bone, nor Mr. and Mrs. Doherty have decided on a place of residence as yet so yesterday afternoon and last evening they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jessup. Owing to the fact that both Bone and Doherty were tired from the effects of their long jour ney iio practice was indulged in yesterday, but this morning all of the boys will report at the Coliseum and losen up a few kinks. Doherty saysho never felt better in his life thajsefe jtoeginriing tonight he wilt once more as-' suroe his title as the Terror of Western League Rushers. Bone is also in splendid shape, not an ounce of superflous flesh on him and ready to hit up his fastest sti'ide from the barrier to the finish wire. Richmond sure does look good to wre all. INDIANAPOLIS GETS HAUGHTON It was learned last night at a late hour that Haughton, the little rush on the Richmond polo team, for the past four years, had been sold by the local management to the Indianapolis club. The deal was negotiated by Managers Norton and Durbin for Cohen, the Capital City magnate. Haughton is known to every polo fan in the city and he has always been a favorite with the rooters because of his general all around work and his never-say-die spirit and he will be greatly missed. It was also reported that Cuningham, jr., had come to terms -with fhe local management and . would rush this evening with Bone. Inasmuch as the league miles this year require every club to carry only six nlavers and as tin terms offered to Haughfou wore liberal ones the local management rchutanily let hinr go. I OLD RESIDENT Of This City, Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, is Dead. Elizabeth Fletcher, widow of the late Samuel F. Fletcher, died Sunday afternon at her home, 109 South Thirteenth street at the age of eighty-four years. She was the mother of Albert Fletcher and Frank Fletcher and Mrs. Elma Coffin, all of New York City; Dr. M. H. Fletcher and Mrs. Alice Langdon, of Cincinnati, and Jesse D. Fletcher, of this city.. The funeral will take place on Tuesday afternoon at 1 :30 o 'clock af the home. The burial will be at Earlham cemetery. ' Mr. and Mrs. William Dicks and mother visited friends in Cambridge City yesterday.

THEY

FAILEDTO GO The Dogs and Rabbits Did Not Run, Owing to interference on account of the day being Sunday, the jack rabbits and dogs did not have the c-ha.-e at the Driving Park. It has been arranged to have the affair ocur on next Tuesday afternoon at -o'clock. Persons who secured tickets for the sports can rest assured they will be honored on Tuesday. Everybody interested in rabbits and dogs should not fail to attend thii splendid sport. ' ' There will also be a chase on Thanksgiving day.

Boiling Water. Many people about town are boiling water because of the peculiar taste that has been noticed for the past week. Several days ago City Health Officer Dr. T. Henry Davis, made an analysis of the water and pronounced it to be pure, but many as an extra precaution, are boiling the water they use. SNOWSTORM NOW RAGING NO TELEGRAPH SERVICE EAST OF PITTSBURG THE WIRES ARE ALL DOWN One of the Worst Snow Storms in Years and the Very First One ' '" of the Season: " " ' Pittsburg, Pa., November 13. A terrific snow storm is raging in the East. Traffic between here and New York is retarded in both passenger and freight service. Teleggraph wires are also down. Snow luvran falling early this morning and continued throughout the day. It is the first snow of the season and came unexpected. A large number of people were unprepared for the sudden cold spell and considerable hardship will be entailed. OLD PREBLE Across the Line Gives Republican Majority of 855. Eaton, Ohio. November 13. Official returns .show that GS05 votes were cast in Preble county at the election last Tuesdav. The head of l,ne naUmial Republican ticket had j S55 'majority. C. A. Conley, DemoJ era tie candidate for eongress, carried the county by 30 votes. OFFICIAL VOTE Of the Sixth Congressional District Is Out. t The following is the official vote j in the Sixth Indiana congressional disfrict for Congressman: Jackson (Democrat.) Watson (Republican.)

Vote . . Plur. Counties D. K. j I). K. Decatur . ....2411 312S .... 727 Fayette ....1520 2376 856 Franklin ...2509 1704 805 .... Hancock . . .2820 2644 176 .... Henrv .... -2616 4243 . ; . . 1632 Rush" . ..... .2518 2942 . . . . - 424 Shelby .... .3632 3641 . . . . 9 Union ...... 769 1155 .... 3S6 Wayne 3252 7202 .... 3950 Totals -. :2204r 29050 .... . .. Watsons plurality .".7003

THE TOR HAS HALTED

PENDING NEGOTIATIONS TOR THE COMPLETE SURRENDPORT ARTHUR No Fighting Since November 6. When Japanese Assaulted Etse Mountains RELEASE OF HORN'S. ARMY Russia's Mobilization Machinery U Practically at a Standstill at Present. London, Nov. 13. The wlw,Je war in the far east has halted pending the result of the negotiations for the surrender of Port Arthur. This is the situation as viewed in Loudon where it is still believed thac Gen. Stoessel and Gen. Nogi are discussing terms of capitulation. Silence i3 Baffling. The silence surrounding the eveuU at Port Arthur is baffling. To th-i best of belief there has been no fighting since November 0, on which day . theJapaneso made" a general " assault on Etse' 'inountaih7 jusr'nbirtli of the city. In that assault the Russians are believed to have lost beavily. Gen. Stoessel 's request fr another armistice was made two days after the assault on Etse mountain. Since then not a word has euni from Tokio. Quiet on the Shakhe. Along the Shakhe river both armies are inert. The artillery on each side devote a part of each day to shelling the .opposing trenches. Dufc apparently this is only perfunctory. Neither army shows a disposition t at lack. It is the belief here that Kuropatkin will remain on the defensive, and that Oyama while unquestionably strong enough to attack, will not make a move until Port Arthur is in Japanese hands. Then Nogi's army of at least 80,000 men will be released. The railway from Port Arthur to Yental can transport Nogi's army to the front quickly, and thus giv Oyama overwhelming force. War Daily More Unpopular In the meantime, while news from Port Arthur is eagerly awaited attention is increasingly centered in the internal condition of Russia, where the effects of the war are being severely felt among the poorer classes. Factory after faetory has Wen shut down. The railway system is so disturbed that vans and trucks containing over a million tons of grain are blocked and mast remain so until spring, till when the cultivators will .be deprived of the price of their product. -But more important wi. an js luv misery OL DC reservist called out for the unpopular war and the consequent disturbances referred to in this morning's : cables. A disnateh from St. Pet.-rshnr riMrl n ii. ? . today 'says: . . ".nj.u mm v m uvftuufltiuir !,. "Russia's mobilization, machinery

erable periods it is absolutely at ' a standstill As the calls on the 'reserve lists extend farther among the peasantry and artisans the popular hatred of the war grows. Yet this same resistance of inertia,- whieh has left divisions which should have been completed last June searching still among the people for half their numbers, has its significance, which is overlooked by observers who main tain that the ..winter, - cannot, ; pass " wit bout revolutionary - movement oj$ , - ' (Continued "on eighth page.)