Richmond Palladium (Daily), 18 December 1904 — Page 1

Help Poor Child en Christmas By Contributing To Fund

U- . "WEATHER Partly cloudy. Snow flurries. Try a Want Ad in the Palladinm today. V WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 1881. DAILY ESTABLISHE 18T8. RICHMOND DAILY PALLADIUM, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1904. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

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Richmond Would Be if the City Engineer's Scheme is Decided ARTIFICIAL LAKE Chautauqua Grounds and an Athletic Field, Also a Boulevard to be Located in North Richmond. The plans for the proposed Chauj tauqua grounds, athletic park, lake, i i. nil O driveway ana tne piat or lors ior tne new proposed addition to the city, north of the Pennsylvania railroad, between North Twenty-fourth street and North Sixteenth streets, which r$ has been drawn by City Engineer Weber, and were yesterday after5 .ft noon turned over to Dr. T. Henry J Davis, who in turn presented them to Dr. Stevenson and Ell wood O. Morris, the committee appointed by theCivic Improvement League to liSposed scheme of Mr. Weber's. " If the proposed plan which the ,city engineer has set down on paper is decided feasible Richmond will be one of the most .delightful inland , summer resorts that can be found in the middle west. The following" is what Mr. Weber proposes for the ivie Improvement, with the aid of Hhe city of Richmond, to do: Widen the east fork of the WhiteJ water river from North Eighteenth street east three-quarters of a mile, making it 1,000 feet wide at the widli?st part. At Twenty-fourth street to have a bridge placed across the lake. West of this bridge the lake would cover thirty acres and east of the same bridge twenty acres would be ysnder water. The depth of the lake trcijt of the proposed Twenty-fourth ftffit I bridge would be twelve feet fnd slightly shallower on the east.

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be fifteen feet and the shallowest pp't would be four feet. "Viis lake would be a spring water ake, being fed by Hawkins' springs and the springs in Glen Miller park. Glen Miller lake would be 43 feet "higher than the proposed body of water. At the western end of the 1ake the water would find an outlet into East Fork creek over a concrete spillway, 100 feet in width and fifteen feet in height. Over this spillway the Eighteenth street bridge would be built and it is also included in the plans to erect a power house ;near the spillway which would be "operated by. water power and would supply light for ihe Chautauqua 4'ounds.and the new city addition. VJThe lake at it's eastern extremity mid be about eight feet below the 4te'el -of Eighteenth street. On the cLsbuth ahore of the lake near EighHeith street in the little grove where the Hawkins spring is. the Chautauqua grounds would bo located. The U grounds would be 1,200 feet bv S00 feet and a beautiful pavillion would ,'be erected near the center.- Along fthe shore would be built bath and I boat houses and the beach made an ( ideal one for bathers. I One of the most attractive features is the proposed lake shore I driveway. This driveway would pass ; through the Chautauqua grounds from Nineteenth street west to I Eighteenth' street, across the bridge ,Hna east along the norm snore ot the lake to the Twentv-fourth street bridge, thence south to North J street jr then east to the old Hawkins baseball grounds, where the road

would make a loop and run south under the Pennsylvania railroad culvert into Glen Miller park. The new roadway would there make a juncture with the driveway about Glen Miller lake at the northern end of the lake. This boulevard would be macadamized and beautiful shade trees set along the roadside. The proposed athletic park will be on the south side of J street and west of Twentieth street, near the Nineteenth street circus grounds. In the athletic park it is the plan of Mr. Weber to have a regulation half mile track and a commodious amphitheatre. The ground within the race track can be used for a baseball diamond, a football gridiron, or a place to hold field games. In the 'plans it is arranged that the car lines be extended from North E street across the Nineteenth street bridge to North II street, which would make the cars pass the athletic ampitheater, thence east on II street to Twentieth street, then north on Twentieth street to J street, where it is planned to have a loop on the north side of J street in front of the Chautauqua pavillion. The new addition to the city would include all the land lying north of the Pennsylvania tracks t'o the lake and between North Sixteenth street and North Twenty-fourth street. This land is all platted off in lots on (Continued on page four.)

THE FACTS GIVEN OUT CITY ENGINEER WEBER CORRECTS WRONG IMPRESSION. STREET RAILWAY COMPANY Doing the Work and the City Has Nothing to Do With It. Editor Palladium: I desire to correct the following statement that appeared in your paper in an article " Through Cars are to be Ruu" Etc. You said, "Several days ago the city engineer's force began to cut the grade of Main street twelve inches, accomplishing the same result. The work was done with the announcement that the established grade of the street was really twelve inches lower,ete." Your article infers that the city engineer was doing the work and lowering the street twelve inches. The fact of the matter is, the Street Ry. Company is doing the work, the city has nothing whatever to do with it. The work was commenced and executed in the usual manner corporations do work, that hold franchises, especially this corporation and without my knowledge that, or when operations were to begin. The plans under which the company is making the improvement is claimed to be those prepared by this department. If this is true, they call for a reduction of the street at the east side of, the C.,CL& : L. bridge on Main (street eight inches and at the, east side of East First street, five inches, and the changing of their alignment. The work undertaken has not been finished -nor can it be until . the weather moderates, and when completed the street will present a more pleasing effect, than it did oefore they undertook it, and wijl be in accordance to my ideas and desires at the time the street railway company laid their tracks. If through cars are to be operated under the C. C. & L. Bridge other (Continued on fifth page.) REMOVING City Water Works Company Moving to Eighth Street. The Richmond City Water Works Company is moving from the Hittle block in North Ninth street to the room in North Eighth street recently vacated by the Light, neat and Power Company. The reason for the move' was -not 'given.!

CITY ENGINEER ON THE STAND

IN THE GILLESPIE TRIAL AT RISING SUN THE OPPOSING COUNSELS Have Warm Words at the Opening of the Session of Yesterday Morning. Rising Sun, Ind., December 17. City Engineer C. II. Keeney was on the witness stand all morning in the Gillespie trial, detailing the distance from the Gillespie home to the Seward gate and from the gate to the lattice work in the rear of Miss Royle's residence. He was closely cross examined by the defense. Court adjourned at 11:30 until Monday noon. A warm war of words between the opposing counsel, into which the court was drawn, marked the opening of the second day's trial of James Gillespie. Judge Cornet ruled against, the admission of the testimony of Mrs. Louis Bloss, tending to show the kindly disposition of Miss Lizzie Gillespie and the unfriendly feeling of her brother James. The court was taken to task by the prosecution because it was charged he sustained the objection of the defense to the questions, not for reasons that Captain Coles had offered, but because of views of his own. Mr. McMullen denied that a judge had any right to furnish the defense with valid grounds for objection ent ma controversy took up more than an hour and comparatively slow progress was made until the afternoon session, when Judge Cornet pushed the examination of witnesses along at a rapid rate. Twelve witnesses were examined today. Several were called to complete the corpus delicti and others to show the ill feeling existing between James and his murdered sister. The State seems to have its case in better order than before, and questioned its witnesses with more method than at the first trial. A comparatively neAV point which was testified to by two witnesses was the fact that when Lizzie Gillespie had the typhoid fever some four years ago James never went near her. One of the most important bits of evidence for the State was given by Rev. John Henry, formerly pastor of the Presbyterian church here, who preached Lizzie Gillespie's funeral. He was brought all the way from the northern part of the State to tell of a conversation with Jim Gillespie, in which he asked Jim on behalf of his aged mother to call and see her. Jim said to the minister: "If my mother wants to see me she knows where , I live. I will go over there no more. I have lived in hell long enough." Several of the lady friends of Miss Gillespie testified - as to what took place at the stricken home on the night of the murder and subsequent thereto. Among them were Miss Maud Matson, sister of the mayor of Rising Sun; Miss Edith Buchanan, Mrs. Lizzie Lemmon and Mrs. Maria Fisher. Even- one of them said they had not seen Jim Gillespie at his mother's house at anytime for two years prior to the murder. A morsel of humor relieved the mo(Continued on last page.)

:' PALLADIUM SANTA GLAUS FUND Following the advice of several prominent people the Palladium will start a fund for making the poor children of the city happy on Christmas day. The list of generous donors will be published each day, and when the list is completed the money will be placed in the hands of a committee of Five Prominent Ladies, who will use it to the best advantage in providing suitable Christmas presents for poor children. "Who will be the first donor? Bring or send money to the Palladium.

MORE MONEY KEEPS COMING

THE SUM OF $42.00 HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTED TO FUND OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE Employees at International Harvester Company Make a Contribution. A:: The Palladium, Richmond, Ind. Gentlemen We are interested in your effort in behalf of the poor children of the city and the enclosed contribution, amounting to $7.75, is given in the fname of the office and warehouse employees of the International Harvester Company of America, this city, v Yours very truly, INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO., OF-AMERICA. By F. B. Black, G. A. The above Jetter was received yesterday by the Palladium with a check for the amount stated and in behalf of the poor' children of Richmond, the Palladium extends thanks to the office and warehouse employees of the local International Harvester tCompany agency for their generous gift. The fund-to purchase presents for the poor children of the city continues to come-in and last night the total amount received amounted to an even $42.00. The Palladium is the first local-paper that ever attempted to .raise a fund for the purpose of rjresentmgi the little waifs of the I citv wih presents on Christmas day ajKf-ii -jKiorrs in - tneir- oeuaii are meeting with great success. Once more the Palladium requests that everyone who has not yet contributed to do so at their earliest convenience. Contributions Made. The . following contributions have been -made to the Palladium's popular subscription fund to purchase presents for the poor children of this city: The Palladium $5.00 Friend of poor 5.00 Mrs. Madison Swadener 1.00 Z 100 Little Friend 05 Mrs. J. M. Westcott 5.00 H. C 1.00 Mr. P 1.00 A Friend 1.00 Mary Johnson 10 Robert Johnson 10 P. IS. Xvrick 1.00 C. E. Shiveley 1.00 Mrs. II. II. Swift 1.00 Cash 50 Mrs. J. H. Shofer 1.00 Sympathizer 50 Friend 1.00 A. B 50 Office and platform force of the P., C, C & St. L 5.25 Since Last Report. Employees of the International Harvester Company 7.75 15. 0 1.00 Dr. G. II. Grant 1.00 Benjamin Johnson, jr. ..... .10 Irvin Coffin 10 Little Boy 05 Total amount received ....$42.00 The Salvation Army is to have a new officer, Lieutenant Rex Munselle. a good banjo and cornet player, transferred from Evansville to assist this army in its good work. Young Munselle is a good boy and no doubt will be of great benefit to the Salvation Army in this city.

Deaths and Funerals. Morgan Mrs. E. I). McKay and George Manning have returned from Kalamazoo, Mich., where they attended the funeral of their mother, Mrs. Nancy A. Morgan, aged sixty years, who died a few days ago. The funeral services were held in the A. M. E. church in Kalamazoo, the Rev. Mr. Lyons, of that city, officiating. The pallbearers were P. Beavers, E. Stewart, S. S. Wheatly, G. StofTord, J. Ilaekley and J. Outland. The deceased had many friends in this citv.

High School. At the high school chapel Monday morning Mrs. Howard Dill will exhibit to the high school pupils aud their friends the lantern slides in Japanese art which were so favorably received by the Tourist Club. Condition Remains Unchanged. The condition of Mason Taylor, who was injured at the foundry of Gaar, Scott & Company on Wednesday, remains the same as it did yesterdaj'. His attending physicians are unable to state whether the injuries will be fatal or not, but they are inclined to believe that the young man has a good chance for ecovey. f So Ittq tirvn A ttott Meetings will be held in the army hall, 1032 Main street, tonight and tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. All are welcome. MUSIC RECITAL AT THE COLLEGE SEMI-ANNUAL STUDENTS' RECITAL AT EARLHAM HELD AT LINDLEY HALL Last Night by the Department of MusicWas a Great Success Held in Lindley Hall. Last evening in the chapel at Lindley hall the department of music of Earlham College gave it's semi-annual students' recital. The program rendered was an excellent one and pleased a large audience. Miss Helen Votaw 's rendition of McDowell's "Witches Dance," on the piano was very commendable. Miss Winifred Trueblood also made quite an impression with her piano recital. The following was the program rendered: Scherzo from Heroic Symphony.... Beethoven Mamie Hough, Nina Harris, Helen Votaw, Winifred Trueblood. Gondoliera Reinecke Pauline Saint Polonaise in A Major Chopin Winifred Trueblood Part Song Ladies' Chorus Polish Dance Scharwenka Nina Harris The Rose Max Spicker Amie Arrasmith Witches' Dance MacDowell Helen Votaw a Hunting Song Reincke b Fantaisie Caprice Reincke Jennie Lindley a Wanderers' Night Song (Goethe) b Who is Sylvia- (Shakespeare) Schubert Grace Wolford Novellette in F Schumann Mamie Hough Sunbeams Landon Roland Mabel Goldsberry The Trout Schubert-Heller Mabel Stewart Song Ladies' Chorus Duo for Two Pianos Heller Constance Fosler and Pearl Kinehart. CONDUCTOR HULS Still at Cambridge City Awaiting Removal. Cambridge City, December 17. Mr. Huls, the railroad conductor who was hurt Wednesday afternoon near East Germantown, is still here at the home of Oscar Williams. He is slowly improving and will be taken to his home in Indianapolis in a few days.

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TRAGEDY STEAMER BURNS AND NINE LIVES ARE LOST ON THE DEEP FIRE BROKE OUT While the Glen Island Was Off the Coast of Long Island Loss a Quarter of a Million ESCAPE Hi SMALL BOATS Did Many of the Passengers The Flames Were Discovered at Midnight. New York, December 17. Br the burning of the Starin line steamer Glen Island, in Long Island sound today, nine lives were lost and property roughly estimated at a quarter of a million dollars was destroyed. That mora lives were not sacrificed undoubtedly was due to the personal courage of the Ulcers and the crew, and the excellent discipline maintained when a horrible death for all seemed almost a certainty. When the steamer was abandoned she Avas tlame-swept . from stern to stem, and yet the only persons who lost their lives were those whose escape had been entirely cut otf by the fire before the alarm reached them. Of the thirty-one personsf including ten passengers, who sailed away on the Glen Island, last night, twenty-two, including eight passengers, were brought back today. The dead are : . Passengers Unknown Hebrew woman, said to have lived at 20G Hamilton street, New Haven. Unknown man, supposed to be a New Yorker. Crew W. E. Hendrickson, assistant engineer. human Miller, fireman. Frank Bush, fireman. John Burke, fireman. Otto Lalofran, fireman. O. Berg, deckhand. Peter Benson, deckhand. Bound for New Haven. The Glen Island left her dock hero at 0:30 o'clock last night cn her regular trip for New Haven. Just before midnight Captain McAllister left the pilot house and went below for his midnight lunch. All the passengers were in their berths. At that lime there was no indication of trouble of any kind, but hardly had the captain reached the galley when there came a rush of stifling smoke from the held of the steamer and every electric"1 light on board the craft wag extinguished. Captain McAllister sent in the alarm; for fire drill and the men came tumbling out of their bunks. In the meantime the steering gear had been blocked and the pilots, finding themselves unable to direct the course of the steamer, hurried to the assistance of the other members of the crew in saving lives. Frozen to the Davits. Captain McAllister ordered pilot McMullen to go to the hurricane deck and loosen one of the boats while he went to the main deck and tried to loosen the two large life boats. Captain McAllister manared to loosen the port life boat. The other life boat was frozen to the davits, but a smaller one was soon ready to be lowered away. The woman who lost her life had been aroused by the stewardess and was on her way to one of the boats when she suddenly turned and dashed back into the flaming cabin. It is supposed that she went back for her valuables. She was not seen again and must have perished. In the large boat fifteen people

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