Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 90, 17 April 1906 — Page 1

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hp RICHMOND PAIXABIIIM VOL. XXXI. NO, 90. Richmond, Indiana, Tuesday, April 17, 1906. Single Copies, Two Cents. THREE KILLED III BUND LECTURER HEARD CITY ENGINEER

All INS I Hut I UN IS ASKED FOR ? Lutheran College in Indiana to Teach the Arts of War. , WISH TO BE GRATIFIED.

A GENERAL RIOT MAKES REPORT SPOKE AT EARLHAM HALL C. G. O'Dwyer Tells of the Hardships Strikers and Pinkerton Men Gives Council His Opinion on Proposed Building of Municipal Conduit. and the Pleasures That the Blind Clash with Fatal Results at Windber-Pa. Have Without 'Sight For Thirty Two Years.

ATTEMPT A JAIL DELIVERY

CONSTABLE TOOK REFUGE IN CELLAR OF A HOUSE WHICH WA8 BURNED OVER HIS HEAD BY MINERS. Publishers' Press J Johnstown, Pa., April 16. In a gen eral riot growing out of the strike sit uation at Windber, three men were shot down and killed by Pinkerton men and sheriff's deputies, while at least seven others, including the child of a union miner, were seriously ' perhaps fatally Injured. The riot oc cnrred at the doors of the Windber Jail and was followed by an attempt at a general jail delivery. The company of state constabulary numbering sixty mounted men, have been ordered, to the scene and are expected to arrive on a special train within the next three hours. List of Dead and Injured. When the smoke from the Winchesters In the hands of the deputies and Pinkerton men had cleared away, the following lay dead in the shadow of the jail doors. MIKE . TOMAN, aged 36, shot through heart and face. STEVE-TOPOWICH, aged 35, shot through ear, ball penetrating brain. SIMON DOITZIC, shot through brain. .In the Windber ' hospital, suffering with bullet wounds, and injuries from flying stones are the following: Geoijte Kester, aged 9, son of a promimsnt insurance man, shot through groin. Eugeno Delaney, chief mining engineer, Berwlrid-Whlto Company, shot in head. j - 1 Wagnor, Injured by brick thrown by miner. High Constable McMullen. Edward McMullen. Chief of Police Troxall. Constable Took Refuae. L High conatable McMullen took refJ . I A I J 1 A o-iu ri )iivtiiu ieiueiite wueu trou ble began and hid in the cellar. The house- wa3 wrecked and set on fire. ' 'The fire- department put .oi.t the blazo, and routed the mob with streams of : vater. "McMullen escaped Into tho woods. "DIT ORDINANCE City Fathers Pass Up Legislation on Saloons in the . Fifth Ward. O'NEAL TO THE RESCUE LEFTWICK URGES COUNCIL TO TAKE UP MATTER AND O'NEAL MOVES THAT ORDINANCE BE SHELVED. i The old council, at Its last regular meeting last evening, made a thrilling escape from its old hoodoo, the Fifth Ward "dry" ordinance, which the councllmen have been dodging for the past three months. Iast night this ordinance, re-constructed and amended, bobbed up again and said boo!" It looked for a minute as though council would have to meet the question face to face, as Councilman Leftwick insisted that it should receive attention , but Councilman O'Neal came to the rescue with a motion that the ordinance, and Leftwick's - amendment be laid on the table. This motion was put to a vote and carried 6 to 6. The- ordinance voted on was Introduced by Councilman Peck of the Fifth Ward, about a month ago. It , provided for making the south half of . the Fifth Ward a residence portion of the city. At the meeting following . the one, when the ordinance was introduced, Councilman Leftwick introduced an amendment which called for making the entire ward a residence portion of the city. The vexatious question has now been bequeathed to the new council, which comes into office May 1, anil the friends of the Leftwick amendment are claiming that the new council will act favorably on it. A Suit on Note. Attorney I. C. Abbott yesterday filed the suit of Robert Pickens vs. Howard Davis, on note. Demand, 1267.68. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Indiana and Illinois Fair Tuesday, warmer; Wednesday fair, fre3h south . winds." - .-'- -Ohio Fair, - warmer Tuesday and Wednesday; winds becoming southfast and fresh. ...

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Blind for thirty-two years, and nev

er having read a book by sight, G. G O'Dwyer, a traveling lecturer, delight ed a large audience last evening at Llndley Hall, with a lecture on "Education of the Blind, or the Power of Concentration of the Mind." Mr. O'Dwyer made clear to his listeners the hardships and the delights of the blind, and made prominent the fact that blind persons are always cheerful. Since the age of six years, the speaker has not known the light of day from the darkest night. He has completed a coursa in a New York City Institute for the Blind and since that time has taken lecture courses at colleges and universities. He is a gifted and versatile man and shows the result of constant study. In his talk, Mr. O'Dwyer explained the point letter system by which the blind read, through the points of their fingers. He also told of how they study, not as those with all five senses do, but by using their memories for note books, and retaining everything of value. JOHN MITCHELL Great Leader Says That His Men Are Satisfied and Are Just Waiting. A CONFERENCE TODAY. EXECUTIVE BOARD WILL DECIDE ON LEVYING AN ASSESSMENT ON MINERS WHO ARE WORKING. Publishers' Press Indianapolis, Ind., April 16. John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, and Secretary-Treasurer W. B. Wilson have arrived home from New York and Pennsylvania, where they have been in charge of the anthracite and bituminous battles since the Indianapolis convention. Both were at the headquarters today and both seemed decidedly satisfied with the outlook. Vice-President T. L. Lewis, who has been working in Ohio and West Virginia and in a part of the Pittsburg district, will arrive in the city tonight. The district board members of the different States will be in the city tomorrow for the special international executive board meet Ing. One of the matters of greatest public interest to come before the board will be the proposition to levy a strike assessment on the miners whose operators have signed the 1903 scale and have put them to work. At this time about 400,000 men are Idle and on strike. "Up to this time none' of them has drawn on the national treasury for support, and I have heard of none drawing on the district or subdistrict 'funds," said Secretary-Treasurer W. B. Wilson. "They are maintaining themselves on their own reserve." Anthracite Negotiations Resting. "There is nothing to say," said President Mitchell. "The Press dispatches have stated the progress of out negotiations with the anthracite operators. We are resting now, waiting for the operators to make reply to our final proposition regarding arbitration. The letter from them should be here Wednesday or Thursday. The miners will then decide whether they wish to meet the operators' scale or subscale committee again, and if they do Mr. Baer and myself will call a meeting." "What is the outlook in the anthracite controversy?" he was asked. "There is nothing to say at this time. Everything is at a standstill," he replied. "And the outlook In the bituminous districts?" "Things are working out just as we expected they would. No one would know that there was a great strike on at this time. Everybody has all the coal he needs, the miners would have been idle anyway, and if the consumer has to pay any more for his coal than he has paid in the last year or so, it simply means that some one is taking advantage of the situation." . "When do you expect the stand-pat operators to come in and sign up the contracts." r He smiled and simply said: "Oh, I can not anticipate such matters." Cost Will Be $1,575. The Eaton. & Prince Elevator Company, of Chicago, will have charge of Installing the new elevator in the Court House, and will finish their work before June 1. The cost will be $1575.

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ESTIMATES COST $23,000

CHARLES STATES THAT MAIN STREET IS IN A TERRIBLE CONDITION, BUT CITES OBJECTIONS TO SCHEME. City Engineer Charles last evening presented to council his report on the proposed building of a municipal conduit on Main street. Mr. Charles emphasized the fact that Main street presented the worst appearance and was in worse condition on account of the overhead wires than any street in any other city in the country, and advanced several excellent reasons for the building of the conduit, but at the same time, h3 viewed the situation from an impartial standpoint, stating that the laying of a conduit on Main street, which, is very narrow, would be a difficult task. His report, in part, follows: Office of City Civil Engineer. Richmond, Ind., April 10, 1906. To the Mayor and Common Council: Gentlemen: I respectfully submit the following report on the matter of construction of underground electric conduits, which was referred to me several week3 ago: The condition of the business part of Main street, in respect to poles and wires, is said by experts familiar with the condition? in otner cities, to be the worst of any in the country, and one thai certainly needs to be reme died. Consider!! r, these circumstances it is for the City to decide the following questions: Question of Ownership. Shall the Central Union be allowed to put down its own conduit? Shall the other companies be permitted to remain overhead until they go underground of their own accord, or shall all be required to go underground within a certain time? If all are to go underground, shall each company be permitted to construct a separate conduit, or shall there be a common one for the use of all companies? If a common one, shall it be done by the companies, or shall it be done by the City? The arguments - against municipal ownership of conduits are those against any municipal ownership project. It takes from the city either cash or credit which in the case o a city near its constitutional limit cf indebtedness, would be about the same as cash, although it will pay it back with a good profit in the future. "Do not allow yourself to be convinced that it is not entirely feasible to put all classes of wires in the same conduit. Would Build 48 Ducts. "I present below an approximate estimate of the cost of a conduit first in Main street and extending from Fourth and Fourteenth streets, which takes it practically through the business portion, and which might be built at once, leaving the remainder of Main street for construction in the future, (Continued to Page Three.) ENGINES ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED Council Decides To Test Machinery at the Municipal Power Plant. CHOICE BY COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING BODY TO NAME AN EXPERTT SUGGESTION MADE BY PRESIDENT ZELLER TURNED DOWN. In the course of the regular proceedings of council last night Councilman Deuker recommended that a man be appointed to investigate the condition of the engines at the Municipal plant. He stated that this recommendation came from the special investigating committee of which he is a member. He stated that it had been reported that they were in a bad con dition but that they had been guaran- j teed to run indefinitely with 25 per cent overload, and for a short period j of time with 50 percent overload. j This recommendation met with fa- j vor and President Zelier of the Board of" Public .Works . said that the consulting engineer at Dayton, who had been employed to draw np plans for the re-equipment of the Municipal plant, could furnish a man who could make this Investigation for the city gratis. Mr. Zeller's suggestion wa3 turned down and a resolution, to the effect that the- committee of investigation recommend a man to council who could do this kind of work, was passed,

Starvation I'm a worse proposition to tackle than the Russian. News Item Help for the starving Japanese Is still needed.

PRISONER GOT AWAY FROM JAIL Edgar Porter Escaped from Stone Pile Friday and Is Stiil at Large. SENTENCED TO 110 DAYS IN A LETTER TO A FRIEND IN CINCINNATI, PORTER SAID THAT HE WOULD GET AWAY FROM SHERIFF SMITH. Last Friday Afternoon Edgar Porter, a prisoner at the county jail, serving a sentence of 110 days for improper relations, escaped from the stone pile, where he wa3 at work with other prisoners, and no clue as to the fugitive's whereabouts was obtained by Sheriff Smith until Saturday, when a letter written by Porter to a man living in Cincinnati, was returned to the jail because of an incorrect address. Sheriff Smith opened the letter and found that it had ,been written by Porter sometime ago. In the letter Porter told his friend that he would meet him in Cincinnati. Sheriff Smith is confident that Porter is in that city at the present time and is making an effort to capture him. Porter was arrested February 12 for improper relations with Edna Smith. He was sentenced in poliyourt to a term of 110 days in the county jail and the woman was sent to the Home of the Friendless. Alcohol Bill Passed. Publishers' Press! Washington, D. C, April 16. (House) The house today passed the free, or denatured alcohol bill by a vote of 222 to 7. HUNTER NOT SHAMMING. A Muncie Man is to be Placed in the Eastern Hospital for the Insane. Palladium Special. Muncie, April 1G. After recovering from a long siege of fever, several months ago, David A. Hunter, has been troubled with a falling mind and yesterday he was adjudged insane by a commission and efforts are being made to have him placed in the Easthaven hospital at Richmond. Hunter's case presents several peculiar features, as for a while it was thought by some of his friends that he was shamming. However, it proved later that he was not accountable for his actions. Hunter is a member of Twa Twa tribe cf Red Men and Harmony lodge of Odd Fellows. Following his Illness of the fever he was never strong, although he returned to work in the carpet department of D. F. Lane's store. The-two lodges to which he belonged for a time refused to pay him benefits, but a short time ago it was evident that Hunter was not imposing upon the fraternal organizations and they nteerfully advanced aid,

WHELAN MAKES REPORT

FINANCES FOR MARCH General Fund Disbursements for y Month Were Increased Owing to Semi-Annual Interest on Light Bonds Coming Due. Last evening at council City Controller Whelan submitted the monthly report of the city's financial condition. A good balance was shown in the general and special fund. The following is the report: GENERAL FUND Receipts. Bal. March 1 $19,293.36 Receipts for March 11,855.96 Total $31,149.32 Disbursements. Pay Roll $ 6,047.06 Vouchers 5,991.22 Bonds and Interest 2,886.50 Total $14,924.78 Balance April 1 $16,224.54 SPECIAL FUND. Receipts. Balance March 1 $14,343.74 Receipts for March " 397.68 Total $14,741.42 Disbursements. Nothing paid out during the month of March. Balance April 1 $14,741.42 The general fund disbursements for the month of March is necessarily increased by the fact that the semiannual interest on the light bond 3 becomes due in March. The interest and commission on said bonds amounts to $2886.50. I also wish to inform council that on March 25 there was turned over to the sinking Fund Commissioners the sum of $1002.35 and on April 1, one Glen Miller funding bond of $1000 was redeemed. Respectfully yours, OMER G. WHELAN. Buckskin Ben tSarts. Cambridge City, April 16. Buckskin Ben "and his troupe of actors left this city Monday morning for Cincinnati where he will open his show this month, after which he will go to Coney Island, New York, for a twenty weeks engagement. In September he will come to the Indiana State Fair where he is always welcomed by a large patronage. After the state fair he will give a performance in Cambridge City to give his friends a chance to show what he and his excellent family can do. He will close the season at Tampa, Fla. Will of Thomas H. Johnson. The will of the late Thomas H. Johnson has been filed for probate in the Circuit Court. The estate was divided among the three daughters. Emma and Grace Johnson and Daisy Johnson Parks. William C. Ferguson Is executor. Will Be Released April 20. Ernest Garrison, who was given a sentence of six months in jail and $100 and costs for throwing acid, has paid his fine and will be released on April 20, Having served his six months.

Ui WIGGS UNDER ARREST

Deputy Sheriff Smith Places Fountain City Man in Jail on Assault Charge. GRAND JURY INDICTMENT OTHER ARRESTS MAY BE MADE TODAY GROWING OUT OF THE RECENT INVESTIGATION BY GRAND JURY. On a bench warrant served yesterday by Deputy Sheriff George Smith, Thomas Wiggs, a well known resident of Fountain City, was arrested yesterday and brought to the county jail, awaiting trial on the charge of assault and battery, an indictment against him having been returned by the grand jury. It is alleged that Wiggs became engaged in an altercation with Josephine Kendall, over some land in Fountain City, and assaulted her. Of the remaining five indictments returned by the grand jury when it made its final report Saturday afternoon, three have not yet been made public, as the parties are not yet arrested. The deputy sheriff will lodge them in jail as soon as possible, however. Henry Hager, who was arrested last week and bound over to the grand jury, was indicted on a charge of receiving stolen goods and of encouraging the delinquency of young boys, and Archie Frankenburg, who is under arrest for selling liquor to minors, will be held, after serving his present sentence to answer to the charge of assault and battery with intent to commit a felony and for encouraging the delinquency, of young girls. Both men are charged with serious crimes and in case they are found guilty they will be given terms in the penitentiary. HAMMOND GETS BOND Attorney Johnson ' Gets Temporary Freedom for His Client Will -Not Use" His Stand. After remaining in jail for nearly two weeks Charles T. Hammond, "Pop Corn Charley," was released yesterday on bond, the necessary $2,000 having been furnished by himself and his friends. Hammond's case Is set for trial next Monday, April 23. Until that time he will remain at his home and not take up his pop corn stand again, as it is to be removed. - . Rev Ridgrave Resigns. Palladium Special.) Cambridge City, April 16. Rev. Ridgrave, who has been pastor of the Christian Church in this city for the past year, tendered his resignation last Sunday. He will soon go to Port" Arthur, Ontario, where he will engage in Mision work under the auspices of the American Christian Mission society. Mr. Ridgrave has spent many years in mission work anjjduring the past winter has given finany Illustrated lectures on foreign lands.

PTj WAYNE MAN IS SUMMARILY DISMISSED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE CLAIMS A CLEAN RECORD.

(By A. W. Tracy.) Wshlngton. April 16. The Concordia College, a Lutheran institution at For ; Wayne, is establishing a military department and has been trying for sone time to get the War department to end them a military Instructor. The college has come up to all requirements demanded by ihe department and are expecting to get a man for the head of the work soon. Sometime ago the institution undertook to have Charles EJ. Reece detailed for the work but he was sent to the Philippines instead. Now the college isf asking for Capt. Ivers W. Leopard, of the 11th infantry U. S. A., who is at present stationed at Fort Rusfcell, Wyoming. bpresentative Newton W. Gilbert. of Indiana, who is a member of the House committee on Arts and Exposltionjs, is very much interested in tha coming Jamestown exposition which is io be held in 1907. Mr. Gilhert. i left Washington Saturday evening for Norfolk and Jamestown island for the expi ess purposa of viewing the ground and ascertaining facts in order to male a more comprehensive report. He spent Sunday going over the site and making recommendations as to certiln parts of the work. w A lolphug J. .You, formerly of Fort Wayne, has been dismissed from service as immigrant inspector at Mobile, Alabama, where he has been stat oned for a number of years. He was appointed to the service a number of years ago from Fort Wayne and has been .in th3 service ever sine 3. Recently another officer, ma 'li a report against him to the departmen t and a third officer was sent on a tour of investigation. Upon the import of the special agent Mr. You was dismissed from the work. M . You has written to Senator Bev ridge asking for assistance in clea ing up his record before the depart aient and saying that tna mad 3 were false and that the fellows who made them did so in order to secu,re the place for themselves. Ho says that the man who filed the changes was a man who had been working under him and had a grudge against him. M . You sent Senator Beveridge a colu nn article taken from the Mobile, Ala., Daily News which commended him and his work in that city and cond emned the charges and tile ousting i )t the man. No doubt an Investigation will be made of the entire affai r. Representative Crumpacker has introd iced a bill to regulate shipping in' trad i between ports of the United Stat s and ports or other places In the Philippine Archipelago. Representative Charles B. Laadls has introduced hills granting pensions to Willis R. Denny, Isaac Cope and Adeliia Chadwick. Also bills to increate the pensions of Oren M. Harlan 7 and I Levi Cain. Tlie supervising architect of the Treasury has accepted the proposal of The I Title Guaranty & Surety com pany!, of Scranton, Pa., to complete the United States post office building at Akiderson, Ind.,' for $13,188.41, using matarial on the site, purchased by the formler contractor, F. M. Garthwalt, . valued at $2,977, making a net amount of l(f,211.41. The new contractors are giveii until June 15, 1906, to complete the tmlldlng. The original contractor. Mr. IGarthwait, went into bankruptcy and Icould not finish the job. Chlarles B. Harris, U. S. consul to Nagasaki, is in Washington transact ing business with the State departmen and getting ready to return to his i ost He has just been visiting at his ld home in Goshen, Indiana, and cam ! from there here. It is said in Was lington that Mr. Harris is one of the ! :est men in the consular service and 3ils work seems to be thoroughly appreciated by the State department. Thl is is the first time that Mr. Harris has teen here since 1901 and considerable history has been made since that time. Mr. Harris was the first persAn in the world to send out the ; news! of Admiral Togo's wonderful j victofry in the sea of Japan and he was Ipersonally thanked by President Rooslevelt and by the State departmentf for his action in the matter. Will Inwove Alley. Tble report of the streets and alleys comdnittee last night on the improvement of the first alley, running east and fwest, south of Main street, from Soutfi Eighteenth to the first alley runn Ing north and south was received The committee recommended the im prov minent which consists of laying a nt roadway. The ordinance for cetnc the improvement which was fought at a Attoi unde recent meeting of council by ney Robert Study, was passed r suspension of the rules. .