Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 89, 16 April 1906 — Page 1

TE RIG MOM) A .ABIUM VOL. XXXI. NO. 89. Richmond, Indiana, Monday, April 16, 1906. Single Copies, Two Cents. SMALL HOLDERS : SUFFERED MOST APPEAL RECEIVED HERE T GOOD RESULTS AfjFJCHIEVED Intercollegiate Peace Conference now on a Permanent Basis. FOR VESUVIUS SUFFERERS Committee in NewYork Which is Raising Fund for Those Suffering From Volcanic Eruptions Ask Richmond People For Help. Investigation Shows 27,385 Equitable Policies Under $1,000 Expired in Year. Shower Was So Dense That for a Time Region Was in Darkness.

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THE POLICY HOL4M5RS ARE NOW RECOVERING FROM THEIR PANIC BECAUSE OF ABSOLUTE -3 SOLVENCY OF COMPANIES. Publishers' Proas New York, April 13. That It was the Braall policyholders who suffered most from the fears resulting from , the insurance agitation and investigations of the past year, has been demonstrated by the efforts of the new management toward the restoration of lapsed policies in the Equitable. Investigation shows that the fear engendered by the development of ' the year resulted In the lapsing of 27,385 policies for $1,000 or under, whle only one policy for $2,500 was allowed to lapse. Of the entire volume of lapsed policies In the Equitable, 84 per cent werefor $3,000 or less . Panic Has Ceased. A gratifying feature of the situation . as it now stands is that the general realization of the fact that the investigations have demonstrated beyond question the absolute solvency of all of the largo companies. So far as the Equitable is concerned the panic of the policy holders Is at an end. The new management's desire to aid those who allowed their policies to lapse, and the arrangements by which reinstatement was made as easy asy possible, have been fully appreciated. In the past ten days more than four thousand applications for reinstate- . ment have been received at the Home Office. Many are applying to their agents throughout the country, and applications are coming in at the rate . of more than two hundred a day. Confidence Restored. hese letters make it plain that confidence in the Society has been re stored to a. degree that is reassuring to the ' new. management, instead of simply filling out the card which was sent them and returning it, many havev sent checks for premiums due, while others have written expressions of thanks for the Interest displayed In their "welfare.... ... The correspondence has revealed many pathetic instances illustrative of the hardships which resulted from the panic. . A RACE WAR AT SPRINGFIELD MO. Governor Folk Orders Six Companies of Militia to Scene of Trouble. THREE NEGROES HANGED IT IS FEARED THAT THERE WILL BE LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY NEGROES GATHERING BY HUNDREDS. Publishers' rros&l Springfield. Mo., April 15. The trcets or the public square are crowded with people tonight, negroes are congregating In the East part of the city and aro- armed almost to a man. It is hoped the state militia which Is on its way here will arrive before the ill feeling Is again fanned Into further outbreaks. GOVERNOR ORDERS MILITIA. (.Publishers' Press Jefferson City, Mo., April 15. A telegram from Sheriff Horner, of Springfield, declaring that there was great danger of loss of life and property by mob violence, led the governor this afternoon to order the mobl- . Ilzation of six companies of state militia. They are to proceed with all possible speed ito Springfield. ; Messages have been pouring in on the governor all day from residents of Springfield, urging the necessity of rompt action. . A telephone message from Sheriff Homer, stating that a 1,000 negroes had gathered In the public square, whero three of their race tjifere hanged and afterward burned last night, convinced Governor Folk tjitftt the sltuutton was critical and he immediately ordered the mobilization the six companls of militia. The negroes a Springfield, many of whom are the riff raff that was run out of Pierce City? Monett and Aurora several years ago, are reported as being especially aggressive today, and intent upon having vengeance for last night's hangines.

iAa appeal, has been received In this city for the aid of the people who have been Injured and rendered destitute by the recent eruptions of Mount Vesuvius in Italy. Subscriptions to the relief fund can be sent to the Palladium office or to the committee in New York having the matter in charge. The appeal received here from New York by telegraph reads as follows: "In behalf of tha stricken people of southern Italy, the Italian relief committee appeals to you and the people of your city for contributions. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives have been blotted out, populous villages and towns have been overwhelmed by the eruption of the Vesuvius. Those affecte'i are chiefly poor peasants. Many Americans who have witnessed the courage and hard work of these people living at the foot of the mountatTls of Are will wish to prove their sympathS' in practical fashion. We ask you to apioint a committee of citizens in your locality to co-operate with us. Checks can be made payable to William Randolph Hearst, chairman: John Palmleri. John Lordi, Angelo Legniti, Felice

Tocci, Augustus Scarboro, J. N. Francelini, Charles Bacigalupo and J. F. March." REV. WADE MADE A FINE IMPRESSION Newly Appointed Pastor to the First M. E. Church Preaches First Sermon. DUTIES OF A MINISTER MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH FEEL THAT THEY MADE AN ADMIRABLE SELECTION IN ASKING FOR REV. WADE. The Rev. R. J. Wade, newly appointed pastor at the First Methodist church, preached his first sermon in this city yesterday morning, before one of the largest congregations that has ever attended the church. The Rev. Mr. Wade had oeen heralded as an orator of renown, and his listeners were treated to an exceptionally fine address. Rev. Mr. Wade Is young but in the pulpit he presents a strong appearance, his simple eloquence adding to his natural powers of oratory. General satisfaction was expressed by all in regard to the sermon. The sermon yesterday was on the subject of "Aim and Work of a Pastor," and it It Rev. Mr. Wade brought out many of his ideas In regard to the work he Intended to do. After giving his views along this line, Mr. Wade concluded with naming the test that should be the major subject in church sermons. The text was from the First Corinthians, Second chapter, second verse, "For I determined to know notHing save Christ and Him crucified." By crucified, is meant the Resurrection and Ascension to Heaven, which are, after all. the real meaning of Christianity, according to the new pastor. KILLS WIFE WITH PICK Enlisted Soldier in Regular Army at Ft. Moultrie Kills His Spouse in Most Brutal Manner. Publishers' Press Charleston, S. C. April 13. William Marcus, until recently an enlisted soldier in the First artillery, killed his wife today near Fort Moultrie. The body was horribly mutilated with an ice pick. Marcus' was drunk at the time but claims he was justified in his action by the alleged Infidelity of his wife. APRIL TERM OPENS TODAY First Case to Take Attention of Court is Case of Oetsing vs. C. C. & L. Railway for Damages. The April term of court opens this morning with the case of Fred OestIng vs. the C. C. & L. railroad for $3,000 damages. Attorneys Shiveley and Shiveley are for the plaintiff, and Robbins and Starr for the defense. The plaintiff alleges that he was struck .by a C, C. & L. tralu while crossing the tracks of that road several months ago, sustaining serious injuries.

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ITALIAN AND AMERICAN OBSERVERS WHO STUCK TO THEIR POSTS SUBSISTED DURING THE ERUPTION ON FIGS AND NUTS. f Publishers' Trpss Naples, April 16. While conditions are slowly improving in the area devastated by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius it will be many days before conditions of complete tranquility are i restored. The rain of sand at Terrigno ; Ottajano and San Guiseppe stopped at J eleven o'clock Saturday night, only to ; be renewed again at 2 Sunday after1 noon. So dense was this latter shower that the entire region was in practically absoli te darkness. Observer Mattucci at the Royal observatory suites that the ashes destroyed the store of provisions he had on hand and he and his assistants, one of whom is Frank Ferret, the American engineer, had subsisted ever since on dried figs and nuts. The funicular railway has been completely destroyed by rocks weighing more than two tons falling all over the roadbed. Mattucci states that he will endeavor to have the King refuse to permit the reconstruction of the road as it spoils the value of the observatory for scientific purposes. Mattucci was asked to dictate a statement as to the volcanic cause, etc., but said: Eruption Began May 27. "I am not here for journalistic purposes. I am a scientist and make my observation , as such." Mattucci dates the beginning of the present eruption as May 27, 1905, and declares its movement was so slow as to be lmpercetible until the last aperture occurred near Pompeii. The flow of lava which a few days ago was moving at the rate of five metres a minute in certain sections has now practically ceased. Mattucl states that he does not fear a renewal of the eruption. . MADE ESCAPE III A DEER BARREL Italian at Asbury Park Takes Novel Means of Escaping Murder Trial. NOW IN NATIVE COUNTRY IT IS DOUBTFUL IF HE WILL BE RETURNED TO THIS COUNTRY AS EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM IS SLIGHT. Publishers' PressJ Asbury Park, X. J., April 15. From a Neptune township official it is learned that Mitchell D. Lauro, formerly of West Park, wanted for the murder last summer of Frank Rozzo, growing out of a love affair, escaped seven days after the tragedy. Secreted in a beer barrel into which he was placed by his countrymen and driven in a beer ark to the steamer Mary Patten, at Pleasure Bay with De Lauro inside, the barrel on arrival in New York was carried to an Italian steamer bound for Naples and lowered into the hold, when safely outside Sandy Hook De Lauro was released by his companions and joined the ships passengers. He later repaired to his home in Italy, where it is said he is living peacefully. The murderer was Indicted but whether the county officials will endeavor to extradite him is doubtful, in view of the fact that it would be almost impossible to collect evidence necessary to secure his conviction. Credit is Curtailed. Publishers' Press Mahanoy City, Pa., April 15. With the final distribution of pay by the coal companies, credit of the miners at the company stores will be curtailed, and it is said eventually cut ofT entirely until work is resumed. The Lehigh Valley railroad has stored 24 engines used in the coal trade at Weatherly, where they are being white leaded to prevent rusting, an indication that a long suspension is anticipated. Start Home Wednesday. Adolph Blickwede! and Henry Duning, the two Richmond men who went to Germany several weeks ago to attend the celebration of the silver wedding anniversary of the Emperor, will leave the Fatherland in Wednesday of this week, via Hamburg. Relatives expect them to arrive home on the Thirtieth of the month.

AT RISE III MUTINY Portuguese Sailors Are Enraged Because of the Killing of Lieutenant. WHOLE SQUADRON REBELS LIEUTENANT WHO WAS KILLED HAD BLOWN OUT THE BRAINS OF ONE OF HIS MEN FOR DISOBEYING AN ORDER. Publishers' Press Mdrid, April 16. Owing to the fact that the Portuguese authorities are enforcing the strictest kind of censorship, details of the mutiny on board the Portuguese squadron at the mouth of the Tagus, cannot be ascertained. Latest reports, however, indicate that the mutiny was the direct result of the killing of a lieutenant on the cruiser Vascodagama because he blew out the brains of a sailor who refused to obey an order. Other Crews Join Mutiny. It is rumored that the crews of the destroyer Tejo and the gunnery training ship Don Fernando have joined in the mutiny and are now in possession of these warships. Acts of insubordinationaire reported in all the garrisons of the coast towns and further trouble is anticipated. It is reported that all of the warships of the Portuguese navy, excepting the Don Carlos, and the Vascodagma have been ordered to sea, each to take a different cruise, in order that the mutiny among the men may be effectively stamped out. LAST WEEK WAS SPRING SO SAYS WEATHER REPORT Statistics Kept at Pump House Show That There Were Few Cold Days in Past Seven and Several Warm Ones. The weekly report of Walter Voss ler, observer at the government . sta tion at the pump house, east of the ! city, shows that the weather, during the past seven days has been spring. There was no freezing temperature, j and on Friday, the mercury climbed to eighty-four degrees above zero, the highest point it has reached. this year. There were two clear days, Wednesday and Thursday, and the remaining five were either cloudy, partly cloudy or hazy. There was a total precipitation of 1.19 Inches. The daily report was as follows: Max. Min. Sunday 67 44 Monday 63 44 Tuesday .-... 51 37 Wednesday v... 63 -42 Thursday 7ft 38 Friday ?4 49 Saturday 71 51

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CHILDREN IN FULL SWAY Seven Thousand Little Folks Will Assemble at White House Grounds Tomorrow to Play If Weather Is Suitable for Them. Publishers' Press Washington, D. C., April 15. Children, big and little, to the number of 7,000, if the weather is propitious, will have full sway in the White House grounds tomorrow. From early morning until dusk, they will hold their Easter egg rolling carnival. The only adults to be admitted to the grounds will be those in change of the little ones, but thousands will stand outside the fence and watch the frolicking and enjoy the music by the Marine Band, as they have done for years. The president and his family and some invited friends will view the carnival from the south portico of the White House. ON EASTER DAY New Outfits Did Not Generally Appear Although a Few Braved Weather. FINE CHURCH SERVICES IN STRONG CONTRAST WITH OUTSIDE HOUSESOF WORSHIP PRESENTED A BEAUTIFUL APPEARANCE. Probably never before in the history of the city was Easter Day more generally observed than yesterday. The churches were well attended, both in the morning and evening, and the spirit of Easter tide prevailed everywhere. In spite" of the beautiful services In the churches, the sun was lacking. A cold damp wind blew all day, and not one bright ray was sent from behind the clouds. Worse yet, there is more to come," because early yesterday morning, there was a little rain, which means that for seven Sundays there will invariably be rain, as Easter Sunday sets the mark . After the fine weather of the past week, no more disagreeable day could have . been imagined." Spring clothes were not in vogue, and the beautiful Easter gowns and hats had to be laid over until the weather became more propitious. Some weathered the wind however, but they looked strangely out of place. In many of the churches, especially the Catholic. Lutheran and St. Paul Episcopal, there were tastefully arranged decorations which lent tauty to the interiors. In nearly eve -y instance, the sermons dealt with the happy spirit of Easter.

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FINAL REPORT By THE GRAND JUDY

Indictment Returned Against Archie Frankenburg on a Serious Charge. FIVE OTHERS INDICTED THE PROSECUTOR WITHHOLDS NAMES OF THOSE CHARGED WITH MISCONDUCT AWAITING THEIR ARREST. After two weeks spent in the investigation of all cases brought to the notice of the body, the grand jury of the April term, Wayne Circuit Court, made its final report Saturday afternoon, returning an indictment against Archie Frankenburg charging him with contributing to the delinquence of young girls, and five others against persons who have not yet been arrested. Until they are In the County jail, their names will be withheld by the prosecutor. The report of the jury was in the regular stereotyped form and embraced the results of the visits to the poor farm, jail and Home for the Friendless. The six indictments brought in make a total of twelve for this session of the jury, and a total of thirty two cases on the April term criminal docket. ' It is understood that there will be no case against Dr. Jones of Whitewater, who, it 13 alleged, sold whiskey in his drug store without a prescription. There were thirty seven witnesses subpoenaed for this examination, but according to the prosecutor no one could remember. STILL FIND NO TRACES Several Searching Parties Seek To Find Bodies of Florea and John son, But All in Vain. I Palladium Special. Connersvillr, April 15. Several searching parties, organized last week spent today in another, vain search for the bodies of Edward Florea and Francis Johnson, the two young men who were drowned while hunting ducks, , and it now looks as if the bodies will ; never be found. As every inch of the I river bank has been systematically j searched and all by pools have been hunted through, but without success. It has been fifteen days since the young men met their tragic death, when Whitewater River was overflowing Its banks following the heavy rains ol the latter part of March. Orders No Demonstration. Publishers' PressJ Shamokin, Pa., April 15. At numerous meetings of Mine Workers locals in the Ninth District today, instructions from President Mitchell were read to the men that they should not engage t in demonstrations of an illegal character against company's men now working, and to remain at home as much as possible during suspension of york. f

NEXT YEAR'S GATHERING.

CINCINNATI PROBABLY WILL ENTERTAIN THE EDUCATORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE PEACE MOVEMENT. The second annual conference of the intecolleglate peace association came to an end at Earlham College Saturday night with an address bv Edwin D. Mead on "China's New Birth and the World's New Era," TLe conference surpassed th fondest expectations of its promoters and It will be continued next year, the meeting place probably being Cincinnati. A permanent executive committee was selected, composed of the following: H. C. Rogers, dean of tho law school of tho University of Cincinnati; Prof. Elbert Russell, of Earlham College; President N. E. Dyers, of Goshen Collega and President Stephen Weston, of Antloch College. These four men are to select a fifth member, who will act as treasurer. Prof. Russell 'will act as secretary. The committee will have full charge of the preparations for next year's conference. Cincinnati university has. asked for the prlvllego of entertaining the conference. The conference in 1907 will be cf a wider scope than this year? A new feature will be an intercollegiate oratorcal contest on subjects of peace, arbitration and war. Each college identified in the association will hold local contests and the winners will represent their school in the big contest. Conference Has Meant Much. The conference at Earlham this year has meant much for peace and arbitration. It has witnessed tho formation of a permanct organization for the purpose of promoting better feeling between nations. This Is the first Intercollegiate association of ths kind in the world. The speakers who attended the conference were all from the New England states, the seat of such great movements and they all voted the spirit and enterprise shown by "the new association the greatest they ever saw. The program Saturday was a splendid one. The address of Dr. Richard who holds a chair at Columbia University bn German relations with the United States was of a very practical turn. ! Dr. Richard pointed out the way to prevent war between the United States and Germany. , He said it could be done by teaching the youths of both countries the advantages of peace and arbitration. His subject was "Righteous war, Self Defense and the Peace Movement." Dr. Richard Is at the head of a society of three thousand Germans in New York, whose purpose is to bring about a better feeling between the United States and Germany. Dr. Richard thought that a great injustice was being done his country by treating it as a warlike nation. He gave some unknown facts about his Fatherland which were in the nature of a revelation to his hearers. A Congress of Nations. Dr. Benj. F. : Trueblood advocated in his address the establishment of a Congress of nations to which each should send its diplomats once every five years. The . purpose of the Congress would be the same as tho Hague tribunal. Perhaps one of the best things of the conference and without question a surprise to the Eastern speakers present was at the address of Prof, Elbert Russell of Earlham. He spoke on tho "Victories of Peace." Tracing the growth of a better spirit in mankind he pictured an ideal world without police and armies. , Mr. Mead in the closing address showed that China at the beginning of her new era looks to the United States for help. He is hopeful for the future of the Yellow Empire, which is feeling scholarly influence of America and Japan. He said thousands of Japanese teachers are working in China and Harvard College and other American institutions have offered free scholarships to Chinese students. PROMINENT PASSENGERS Mrs. Chauncey Depew and Several Distinguished Foreigners Arrived . Yesterday in New York. IPuMIshers' PresJ Kew York. April 15. Among th passengers who arrived today on the steamc- Bleucher from Hamburg, were Professors Emll Wiechert and Erauii, who will represent the German government at the Franklin celebration in Philadelphia. On board the steamship Celtic from Liverpool, were Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew, Prof. William Knight of EdInburg University, who comes on a lecture tour, and K. Yoskizawa, Japanese consul. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Indiana and Illinois Fair, warmer Monday; Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer. ' ' vV. Ohio Fair, warmer, Monday and Tuesday; light north to east winds.

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