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WEEKLY F8TA1.MHKD 1811 . . DAI1.Y estab m "lO? , x i ft ? ! v " RICHMOND. IOTIANAEOTBSDAT MORNING, MARCH 22, 1906. SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS. A TRAGEDY AT DAY HORSE RUNS AWAY - , - J - ' - K- T ' ; " ' . ' . w v ' ; . . OWNER OF ANIMAL COULD NOT BE POUND. RAILROADERS WATCH TRIAL INJURIES NAY BE FATAL AN EPIDEMIC OF PHEUf.lOfJIA MRS. 'RACHEL SCOTT SUFFERS " FROM A FALL.

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HERBERT MOORE ACCIDENTALLY KILLS CH AS. HAT- ' v NER WITH SHOT GUN.

CHILDREN WERE PLAYMATES Entire Top of Hafner's Head Was Blown Off and His Brains Scat-' tered Over the Room. Centerville, Ind., March 21. (Spec-al)f-IIerbert Moore, 12 years of kge,; shot and instantly killed his jlayrnate, Charles Hafner, 11 years affe, while at play in the Moore ome this afternoon at five o'clock. Moore shot Hafner with a shot grun Jyhich he did not know was loaded, rhe entire top of Hafner's head was j)lown 07. The Moore child wa3 so badly frightened at what he had flone that he could not tell , pi it. , There were four children at play n the kitchen of the Moore home vhen the accident occurred, , The Jvere ( Charles Hafner, the child wfib Vas shot, his younger brother Peter, line years old, Herbert M'pye, vho id the shooting . and his sister, six ears old. Little Peter Hafner tells Jhe best story of the affair. lie says they halreturned from Jchool and had gone to Moore's. to lay. He said they weref'using the un in their play and all of them lought it was not 'loaded. According his story, Young Moore picked up e gun and taking aim,- said to afner that he jwas going, to f slioot im. Hafner laughed, as did all the jer children for they thought such thing was impossible. To their wrror the gun went off. The entire lp of the Hafner child's head above (s nose was .torn off. His brains, ere scattered over the room. t -In his excitement Yourtg' Moore ropped the gun and picking up the ad body of his playmate dragged to the porch in . the rear of the buse, while, the "other children ran call the; neighbors. v Mrs. Moore is dead and the chilen were alone in the house. Dr. King, deputy for Coroner arkley investigated the shooting pel said that 'it-, was purely an.accint. The Hafjier. boy is. the sono del Hafner, watchman at the nnsylvania-crossing. They "live in e ' northwest em n part " of - town and e neighbors ;to the Moore . family. ie funeral arrangeirieutsayc not en made but the body wilPhkely taken to Richmond for burial in . Andrew's cemetery. ' RURAL ROUTES OPENED Wice Re-Established on All Routes Despite Bad Condition of the Roads. Rural routes are operating as usthough the roads are so bad . as a ult of the thawing, that some rts of routes are almost impassaTo cover from twenty to twen-r jive miles under such conditions is hardship on the carriers and their J-ses as well. .There were but few ttea in Wayne i county yesterday t were, not completely served by carriers, however. As a result the blockades the two days preVis there - were . large accumulajis of rural mail in the Richmond JtoflVce, but this has, now been Wd up. ' ' t'i V; ' CEW TABLE OF RATES fharles E. Shijreley, Supreme incellor - Knights of Pythias annw that n new tnhl nf rates i jig " prepared for the endowment V . 4 it a insnrono lirnn l- f 4liO C., ( 1 1 . ak'A IAV V' Ul U"VIJ V A. I V r, and it will be submitted to the reme Lodge for action. ; J j-

Broken Sleigh Left Near , Minck'i

Brewery and Horse Ended ut) at Shnrley's Stable. FOUND A light bay ' horse, , white" face cropped tail, about 16 hands high at the Gaar & Shurley livery barn. Also the. ( remnants of a sleigh in f root of theMinck Brewery. Owner can ' have ' the same by calling with dray at the' brewery and a veternary surgeon at the . livery barn. ' : . " The above advertisement was handed in last evening at the Palladium office and all efforts on the part of the reporters to locate the owner of the horse and leigh proved fruitless. It was suggested by a police officer that the owner might be in the same condition as his property, hence unable to make any claim for it; : ' ; ... " The only thing known about the mysterious runaway is that last evening about 0:30 o'clock, the horse dragging an empty sleigh, sped wrest 011 South A -street in an effort to make Dan Patch .look like a milk wagon : horse. He was hailed at the Shof er- livery stable by a hostler but the Jight, .fb,ay , speeder .was jrtf too, great 'a hurry to engage in repartee. The next seen of the animal- he was wandering aimlessly in the vicinity of the Main street bridge, leaving a collection of junk, formerly a sleigh, deposited i In . front of. . the. bjewery, ;f , SAID. MOTHER lnfAQ IM'QAMC MRS. MARY E. HUNT CHARGED ' WITH CRUELTY, BY HER ' daughter. DOCTORS DECLARE HER SANE It Was Alleged That She Had Swung a Yontig Baby Over Her Head .By, Its Heels. On complaint of her daughter, Miss Oliva Hunt, Mrs. Mary E. Hunt, of Centerville, mother of eight children, was subjected to an insanity inquest yesterday in Squire Abbott's Court. Her daughter, who brought the complaint, testified that she had seen her mother do several things 'which would not have been done by a person of sound mind, but others declared that she was fsane and the doctors conducting the inquest held her to be of sound mind. Startling allegations were made by the daughter in her complaint. She said thp.t she had seen her mother swing her eighteen months old baby around in the air by the , heels and she ,'also said her mother spent her time ; in trying to cause trouble, for others. Mrs. Hunt's sons testified against this, however, and they prevailed.V Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Barton of Chicago are the guests of relatives in this city. ' WEATHER INDICATIONS ; ' Temperature.

March 21, 1905. I ' Morning ........ .............. 33 Noon 40 Night ......35 " March 21 1906. , i Morning ...... ,22 Noon . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .36 NigUt. . . i .a. . ... : .35

'Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: "Fair and slightly colder. ' i

PROF. HARLOW LINDLEY IS TO BE HISTORICAL LIBRAEIAN FOR STATE.

RECOMMENDED BY MR. HENRY Work of Prof. Lindley Will be Lightened at Earlham so he May " " Perform. Duties. At a meeting of the State Library Board held at the-State House. In .Indianapolis Monday and Tuesday, Harlow Lindley, professor of history at Earlham, was elected to supervise the collection and organisation of historical facts and biblography. relating to the history of the j3tate of Indiana. v It was through the recommendation of State Librarian W. E. Henry that Prof. Lindley was placed in this position,, which is a new department in the state library. Wisconsin and Georgia are "the only other states' in the country who have departments of this nature. - ' ' . ' "Prof 1 Lindleylis an excellent man

THE V FRANCO-GERMAN AGREEMENT OVER MOROCCO

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for this position, as he is a history scholar and has been librarian at Earlham for a number of years! As the position he is to fill requires a good knowledge of both, the selection of Prof. Lindley is a wise move on the part of the State Library Board. Prof. Lindley 's term does not , begin till November 1, 1906. He wilUdevote half his time to Earlham and the other half at Indianapolis. His major courses in history at Earlham will be scheduled as minors occupying only three hours a week t instead of five. A schedule will be arranged whereby all his classes can 'be heard the first- three days in the week," so that he may devote the remainder of the time at the State Library in Iiv dianapolis. , - ' , ; GOING TO GREENFIELD i . - I This morning City Attorney Gardner and Assistant City . Attorney Kelly will go. to Greenfield to look after the city's interest in the case of Freemont Clifford against Richmond for $2,000, alleged to be due fbr the collection . of ' certain seqSi'estered taxable property. The 'city expects to establish before court and jury that the fee claimed by Clifford is not due at this time, nor was it ever due, as the property in question was listed by oiners ana me iee paia.

CASE OF ENGINEER EAGAN AGAINST GENTRY IS AT- ; TRACTTNG ATTENTION. .

CASE OPENED YESTERDAY Eagen and a Number of Witnesses For the Plaintiff Were Placed On the Stand. Considerable attention is being paid by railroad men to the damage case of William Eagen vs. Milo Gentry, and on all roads entering the city, engineers and firemen are waiting the outcome as there have been many parallel cases, in which en ginemen and trainmen' have been seriously injured or killed, through the carelessness of people in leaving obstructions on the right of way. V . The case was begun yesterday with the regular jury in the box. Several witnesses were examined by attorneys for jthe plaintiff. Eagen himself, testified, and told of the' accident. He was running an engine pulling a special train from Richmond to Elwood on the afternoon of November 5, 1904. At Greensfork, there was a board protruding from the bars of a cattle ear .which Gentry, who is a stock dealer, had been loading, and Eagan was struck by this board. It cut a gash' in his hip 10 inches long and . 4 f an Inch wide and made it necessary for lEagen to remain idle for ten months. 7 7 The deposition of Hairy Braxton, who now lives in Denver, was read. Mr. Braxton, was brakeman on the train at the time and knew of the dreumstanees ' Conductor McCoy was also 'examined. - ' ' , J ABRAIIGIIIG FOR I.1EETIIIG IlokendaqUa Tribe of Red (: .Men will have a meeting Friday , night at which arrangements "will be made' to attend, the district meeting at Rushville, April 3. . f ASSESSORS DELAYED Assessors in . Wayne county, - outside Richmond,- are being 'delayed several 'days on account of the weather and bad condition - of the roads. Monday arid Tuesday nothing could be done on account of the snow and now the roads 'are pool's of mud and water.-j -j, r. :w

Aged Resident is Unconscious .at Her Home in West Richmond Relatives Summoned.

Mrs. Rachel Scottof West Rich mond, is lying unconscious at her home on the corner of West First and National Ave. as the result of a fall on the ice which she sustaind a week ago today. " ' Mrs. Scott is an elderly woman and was weak at the time of her accident. On account of her suffering, the attending physician, Dr. Bowers, has not been able to make a close examination of her body to find if any bones re broken. She has been unconscious for a long period and it is thought that she is seriously injured internally. ! . " : . Mrs. Scott is one of the oldest and best known residents of the city. She has three sons, one of whom, James Seymore Scott, lives with her. The others have been notified of her condition. Charles Scott now lives in New Mexico. THE FOUNDER OF BUFFALOS W. W. GREGG IN CITY, TO ORGANIZE A LODGE FOR ; 1 : -Richmond; i!---:y! , 1 ...... . . . . , , .-, . . - NATIVE OF WAYNE COUNTY Man Who Wrote Ritual of the New Order Was "Born and Bred" in Dublin. ' William W. , Gregg," of Cincinnati, Past Grand Bison of the Benevolent Order of Buffalos, is in the city for the purpose of taking the preliminary steps looking toward the organization and installation of a Richmond lodge, and he is meeting with considerable success. ; Mr; Gregg is a Wayne county man by birth, though he left the county early in life and has been back but few times. An interesting thing in this connection is the preamble to the constitution of the order of Buffalos which in part reads as follows: "Whereas, William W. Gregg, born in Dublin, Wayne County, Indiana, Deceinber 28, 1850, educated at Spiceland Academy, Spiceland, Henry county, and "Whereas, the said William W. Gregg, conceived, prepared and wrote the first constitution, ritual and other forms and ceremonies upon -which is founded the Benevolent Order of Buffalos, now therefore be it' : ' ": "Resolved, That in acknowledgement of the signal services to this order and to society and in commemoration of the same, that this resolution be. incorporated' into and become a part of the preamble , of the ; x;on stitution and-.by-laws of the order; and that the said ilUarn W 5regg be elected a life member of said order; and that he be recognized as the first Past, Grand Bison. , ; - Mr. Gregg, said yesterday to the Palladium that he always .had a warm place in his heart for Wayne county. . His parents were- Quakers, coming . from Greensboro, N.'.C.,- and settling, in Dublin. ,The family moved to CenterYille, where Mr. Gregg's early . boyhood, days . were spent. : . ..- - .,tr ... '...-.' .(."Ex-Congressman Henry TJ. Johnson, and his brother Robert, , were among my early. playmates," he said, fl T T liaiTA IIAIttA. A. 4-1. A V. AM A of the -brothers sinee leaving Wayne i county, forty, years ago." Mr. Gregg sister. Mrs. John Roe, is a resident of Centerville. , ;

DR. DAVIS SAYS SPRING LIKE WEATHER CHANGING TO " WINTER CAUSED IT. f

SITUATION NOT ALARMING Much of Sickness is Grip Children . , and Adults Are Both Effected by Disease. ' Pneumonia and grip have the city in its ; clutches and every physician in the city has on an average of two. or more cases. The cause of this al arming state of affairs was the spring like weather of two weeks ago and the sudden arrival of the cold wave and blizzard last week. This sudden change in tie weather caught hundreds of people unprepared. , , , - 4 , ' ' ' - ;. Dr. T Henry Davis, 'secretary of -the city health .boards stated, yester- -day thatTew cases' of grip and pneu- ' monia were being reported 4laily but there was not a case of vonjorious disease in the city.". IIe;-states ; that while the situation is serious there is nothing alarming in, the outlook. The cases of imeumonia and grip are not confined to any one calss of .' people, as. adults fiand children are7 equally the A'ictims. 'A-'locali physieiah stated yesterday that there, were' so many' cases in the city that itmight be said there was an epidemic, - .'-Another - pliysician said, "The" people do not prepare for the sudden . changes in weather peculiar to ' this season of the year. They catch, cold through 4 exposure ,a1 then neglect themselves Thegs 'tfolds become deep seated and result in grip, or. Svhat is worse, pneumonia." SENTIMENT PRONOUNCED

Palladum Showed the Feeling of Peo- : pie on the Light Plant Purchise . ' 'i.''

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.It is pretty well established by the sentiment of the business men o Richmond as shown by the Palladium, yesterday, that any effort to sell the municipal light plant would meet with opposition at the polls that would forever sidetrack such' a proposition in future years. Though it is genrally admitted that the propositon as made to the city was informal and probably was nothing more ... than a "feeler" on the part of the would-be purchasers, but it also is admitted that . had this matter not been nipped in the bud early there would have been a formal offer for the plant later on which would have necessitated the expense of an election at which the voters would decide the matter. As it now stands it is not believed likely that there ' will be, anything doing' in the purchase business for some time to come.

ANOTHER . w SUIT ' Henryr T; Johnson - yesterday filed the suit, of Martha A. Bowman vs. .. Hugh ..Allen, j administrator of the estate Tojf John "Bdwman, - deceased, 'and- ? John A. Spekenhier, receiver, of the tv firm of Wyatt, Allen & Co., in order to ascertain interest in real - estate. , which was. sold recently . by the re ceivery ORIENTAL HlCALlPrJEllT - ... ,

BOWMAN

Oriental Encampment will . have-' ; two candidates for the Royal :'Pnphi i Degree next" Tneday night. There ' will be two -: candidates and a.bigf t crowd of members is expected. -

. The; Francis "Willard bunion H1 t. meet Triday afternoon at the honi4 . f' of Mrs. Hopkiika, 110 NorthT iFif th ' .

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