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JAMES E. WATSON ISTHE NOMINEE FOR SIXTH TIME HE IS NAMED FOR CONGRESS BY REf PUBLICANS. CONVENTION ENDORSEMENTS Gathering at Greenfield Yesterday Resolved Itself - Into a Love 'Feast Committeemen. m (Palladium Special.) Greenfield, Ind., February 22. For the sixth consecutive time since his career in the lower and most popular branch of the American Congress began, James E. Watson, of Rushville was yesterday afternoon nominated , by the Republicans to succeed himself as the Representative from the Sixth district. The nomination was by acclamation, on the motion of Judge Harnary, of New Castle, who placed the Rush county man in nomination in ; an address that gave unstinted piaise to the recipient, of the high honor. There was one unexpected incident. That was the feeble dissention of a part of the delegation from Decatur county who from some real or imagined disappointment growing out of the postoffice appointment at Greenburg, shouted "no, no" when the motion; to"; nominate Congressman Watson by acclamation was put to the convention by Chairman Binford. The enfeebled effort' of the Decatur county delegates to create dissention and strife was a complete failure. Congressman Watson made response to the action of the conven tion, delivering an address that was I characteristic in point of eloquence, but which probably was the briefest effort on a like occasion that the tall "whip" of the House ever delivered. Congressman Watson in the course of his address accepting the nomination said: . "This is the sixth consecutive time that I have stood, within a convention of my fellow Republicans and have received the high honor of being designated by them as their candidate for Congress. I can only extend to you my heartfelt appreciation of the honor and thank you for your trust. It. shall be my highest aim that you whodijave nominated Ire, today shall neverjhaveieaus to blusji for your act. "There is little legislation that can be urged in the halls of the American congress that has special application to a district like ours. There are no rivers, no harbors, and no forests in this district to which the eyes of Congress can be directed and the chief thing for your representative to do is look after the personal interests of his constituents, in connection with looking after the general welfare of measures that are for the good of the general public. From this time forward I shall labor, as I have always tried to do in the past, for those policies which promise most for the general good of our country n i ' I Elmer Benford of Hancock county was permanent chairman of the convention. The resolutions endorsed the administration of President Roosevelt and of Governor Hanly; praised the work of Congressman Watson and Senators Hemenway and Beveridge and endorses' the candidacies of Judget Corastock for appellate court, Elmer Stoner for state auditor and Prof. Tomlin for Superintendent of , Public Instruction. ; Wayne County's representative on the Resolution Committee was Lou Iliff ; on organization, T. A. Jessup. W. C. T. U. MEETING TODAY. This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Francis E. Willud W. C. T. U., will hold a meeting at 2o North Twelfth street, the home of President Eliza - Morris. Mrs. M. -.1 Tompkins; state evangelist, will give

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MONEY GIVEN BY THE LATE MRS. AGNES GAAR. The Hospital, First M. E. Church and t ... i Home for Friendless Each Gets $1.000; The late Mrs. Agnes Gaar, left three bequests as follows: $1,000 to the Reid Memorial Hospital; $1,000 to' the First M. E. Church, of which she was an active member, and $1,000, to theHome forth& Friendless, in ? which institution 'she always took a kindly interest The rest of her estate "was ' divided anong. the members of1 her family. J : !?. o WARNER'S GIRL JILTED EIJ. He Then Became Despondent and Used a Revolver and Razor on Himself. (Palladium Special.) Greensboro, Ind., February ; 22. Lawrence Warner, aged 24, hot himself twice this afternoon, and then cut his throat with a razor. The pistol wounds are not serious, but the slash on his thorat will probably prove fatal. Warner attempted suicide because his girl went back on him about a month ago. ARREST MADE IN ASSAULT CASE THE MAN GAVE GOOD ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF AND WAS RELEASED. LITTLE GIRL WAS POSITIVE She Thought Man Arrested Was One Who Tried to Harm Her Another Suspected. An arrest was made yesterday by the police, in connection with the attempted" criminal assault Tuesday night, on the eight year old daughter of a well known man, who resides on South Tenth street. The description of the assailant was furnished Tuesday night by the, little girl and the police have been working diligently bn the case fever 'sine. J x . The man suspected of the - crime was taken to the home of the child and she identified him as her assailant. . Later the man was given a thorough examination and he succeeded in giving such a reliable account of himself on the night that the attempted assault took place that the police were convinced of his innocence and allowed him his freedom. The police are not yet through with the case and no stone will be left unturned to apprehend the perpetrator of the crime. Another man is under suspicion and his arrest is likely to occur at any time. . A MAN (N) COMES TO TOWNJ A child was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Earl, Mann, and . has been named Earl Gurney. J FRANK MITCHELL IS INSANE. Squire L. C. Abbott held an inquest yesterday afternoon to test the sanity of Frank Mitchell, of West Richmond. Mitchell was found to be dangerously insane, and was locked up in the county jail awaiting admission to Easthaven. WEATHER INDICATIONS Temperature. February 22, 1905. Miorning ...32 Noon ,...38 Night . ......37 February 22, 1906. Morning 33 NoVn .......44 Night .1..... i.U 47 Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Warmer and probable i showers.

RICHMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1906.

FOR FIRST TIME TRIUMPH OVER FRESHMEN IN CLASS SCRAP AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY. ALSO WIN DUAL TRACK MEET Clifton Williams of This City Lead the Freshmen But Was Badly Beaten. (Palladium Special.) Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 22. For the first time in the history of Indiana University the Sophomore class triumphed over the Freshmen in the annual class scrap this afternoom Not only in the scrap did the Sophomores win, but the track meet as well. Shortly after the track meet which the Sophomores won by a score of 23 to IS, the Freshmen gathered around the historic maple tree to the number of 150, twenty of their number locked arms about the tree, while two of their number stood on their shoulWHAT ders to guard thecolors. One hundred and twenty Sophomores attacked the Freshmen and within five minutes after the scrap started, Wade, the varsity football tackle .had . taken the colois from the tree. With him when he took the colors were Balfour, Clark and Tighe, all members of the football team. Clifton Williams, of Richmond, was captain of the Freshmen forces and notwithstanding that he did all he could to encourage his followers and fought bravely ., himself, the Sophomores won an unprecedented victory. No one was seriously .hurt. The scrap was witnessed by 1700 WAS NO SCRAP AT EARLHAM. Freshmen Made All Manner of Fun of the Sophs, and They Meekly Took It. I Although the Earlham Class scrap ended before it began, the fault was not with the Freshmen Class, and the unwilling "Sophs' had to allow insult to be heaped, upm them all day yesterday. . The Freshmen flag was hung in the branches of the sycamore on fhe campus and below, in red letters on a white back ground were the words, "Sophs Turkeyed." Leaning against the tree, the Freshmen had placed a large tin elephant, on which was painted Vie words, "Peace on Earth, Good will toward Men.",, The Sophomores did not try, to tale down any of. the Freshmen emblems, and the day passed uneventfully. -

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EXECUTION PAPERS OF HENRY CHRYST ARE AT COURT HOUSE. HE WAS HUNG AT SALISBURY The Wording of the Document is Quaint and Dignified Penman- ; 1 ship Perfect. The search that is now being made for matters of interest in connection ' with the Richmond Centennial, is bringing to light many things of historic interest, that have passed out of mind, for many years. Attorney Jesse Reeves, who is preparing a paper on the courts of the county, Wednesday came across the papers in the Henry Chryst murder case. Almost ninety years ago Henry Chryst was hung in this county. Since that time only one other man has been hung in Wayne County, Nathaniel Bates, who. was executed in the yard of the old county jail. Bates ? I! ? Chicago Newt. was the first man to be hung in this county, since Indiana was admitted into the Union as a state, and Chryst was the only man executed in Wayne County during the time Indiana was a territory. Chryst was hung from a tree in the public square of the old town of Salisbury, April 1, 1816 for the murder of James Chambers, by the grand jury and his execution sentence is on record at the, office of the county clerk, and all are excellently preserved. The wording of these documents is in the quaint, dignified old English style and the pennmanship is' faultless. ' p The indictment returned by - the grand jury states that Chryst killed Cmahbers December 7, 1815 with a "matlock, commonly called a rifle gun. It also states that the deed was .committed by Chryst "not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and sedueed by, the instigation of the Devil." The indictment is signed by "Archibald Watson, foreman." The order of execution reads as follows : "Henry Chryst shall be taken from the goal from the said, County of Wayne from whence, he came, and from there 'to ..the place of execution on the public square of Salisbury, in the, county of Wayne aforesaid, on Monday the first day of April next ensuing, and then be hanged by the neck until dead, and that his body be delivered to hi? friends and relatives And it is funher ordered by the court that the sheriff of the sa?il County cf Wayne in this judgement, exeeute accordingly.

CUT HIM OUT OF WILL THE REV. HENRY HARWELL GETS NO MONEY.

Minister Who Departed from Narrow Path Gets Nothing from His Father-In-Law. The will" of the late W. II. Nichols, of Glenwood,. probated at Rushville, last week, displays thevill feeling which the deceased bore ioward1 his son-in-law, the Rev., Henry Harwell, formerly of this 'cityj because jof the latter's crookedness" . Some eight or ten years ago Rev. Harwell forged a number of notes and ehecks on Mr. Nichols, which the old man eventually paid to save his son-in-law from going to the penitentiary. These little failings of the preacher forger cost Mr. Nichols $1,500. Harwell and wife lived together after his troubles were straightened out until about two years ago, when they separated. The will of Mr. Nichols, executed May 29, 1905, says, "Henry Harwell shall never have any interest in my estate and my daughter, Emmazetta Harwell, is hereby empowered to sell and convey her interest therein without said Harwell joining in the deed." GOT GREEN FLAGS FOR CELEBRATION SMALL CHILDREN AT STARR SCHOOL IGNORE THE STARS AND STRIPES COMMEMORATE WASHINGTON Teacher Had Told Them to Bring Flags Was Surprised at the Result. An amusing incident in connection with Washington's birthday occurred yesterday. : ; At the Starr School the teacher in one of the primary rooms wished to have exercises in commemoration of the birth of the father of his country. Yesterday morning when the children went to school, the teacher told them to bring back, after dinner recess, a flag of some kind, meaning of course the American stars and stripes. The children were at a loss as to where to get their flags, but some of them happened to think of the green flags, used by the Railroad Store, as an advertisement for their remnant sale, and the whole crowd of youngsters trooped down to the corner of Eighth and E streets, and each secured a "flag." Well prepared for the celebration they all went to school in the afternoon, each carrying a small green flag, ready to celebrate the birthday of the man, who designed the first American banner. The incident looks like a victory for Ireland, but there are few of St. Patrick's des'cendents living in that part of the city, and the affair cannot be explained. IS EFFECTIVE NEXT MONTH. Police Will Strictly Enforce The Gate Ordinance Passed By Council Recently. The "Gate Ordinance," which was passed by council at its first session in January, will become a law the first of next month. The ordinance provides a penalty for those who allow their gates to ft and open and it will be rigorously enforced by the police. I W AAA w W WW . Tracey R. MeLear, Richmond, and Gertrude Tangeman, Richmond. I

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MAKES AMENDS FOR HIS WRONGS ERNEST WIGGANS PAYS THE WAYNE WORKS $2 FOR J TOOLS HE TOOK. HIS CONSCIENCE HURT HIM : Shop Will Give Money to Home For Friendless Did Not Consider ' ;. It aThek " : A guilty conscience, made heavy by brooding over a small incident, caused Ernest Wiggans, 818 North I street, formerly an employe at the Wayne Works, to write a letter to the officials of that factory a few days ago, in which he declared himself penitent, and desirous of making amends for his wrong doing. Harry Land, treasurer of the company, received the letter, in which the writer quoted an abundance of scripture, and told of his having taken a few tools from ' the company five years ago, when he quit, working for the Wayne Works. Wiggans was employed as a machinist j and has been with the factory for a number of years; It is customary for a machinist to take some of the tools he has always worked with, and- the company did not think, anything about thejloss fof a few I chisels or wrenches. In I the! letter however, Wiggais said that, he, was guilty of stealing and in trderto ease-his con science, he wished to be allowed to send some money iriM'eturn. The letter was replied to by the firm, saying that, if Wiggans; felt so inclined, he could send any 'amount he wushed and it would be donated to the Home for the Friendless. A reply was received yesterday from Wiggans and he inclosed a much worn two dollar note, which he said would clear his conscience. " ' Wiggans has been attending church regularly and is an earnest worker in the North End Mission. WILL SPEAK AT LOUISVILLE. Snpt. Mott Will Discuss ; Religious Training in Public Schools Before Superintendents. - ' Supt. T. A. Mott of this city will read a paper on "Moral and Religious training in the Public Schools" before the National Superintendents'1' Association in Louisville, .Ky., next.' Monday. This meeting will be one of thelargest educational gatherings in theUnited States this year, and it isquite an honor for Supt. Mott to. have the privilege of addressing such a gathering. - About seven hundred superintendents from all oyer the country will be in attendance. SELECT THEIR CLASS PINS.

Juniors at Earlham Pick an Elongated Shield Design With Green and White Embossing. The Juniors of Earlham' have se- : lected their class pins, which are probably the neatest pins ever select-, ed by any class at Earlham.' . The pins will be in the form of an elongated shield, having green and white embossing, .with the class numerals engraved upon them. , The pins will be furnished by the Stephen Lane Folger company of New York.

SMALL FIRE LAST NIGHT. A cUmney fire called the department to i31 North 15th street last evening about n i ne o 'clock. The damage was slight and the fire was extinguished before all the wagons arrived. . 1 " . ' " . f - M POLO LAST. NIGHT. t , v Danville 5; Ldgaisport 4, at Dan-? ville. -s Kokomo 5; Marion 0, at Kokomo.