Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 230, 16 September 1906 — Page 1

ABIUMo H A. VOL. XXXI. NO. 230. Richmond, Indiana, Sunday Morning, September 16, 1906. Single Copies, Three Cents.

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WQMANISBURNED

BOUND AND CHOKED

BY CRUEL ROBBERS Mrs. Ora Miller Lies at the Point of Death in Liberty as the Result of Her Harrowing Experience. LITTLE GIRL RESPONDS TO HER CRIES FOR HELP Husband Had Left Home, and Masked Robbers Tried to Make Her Give Them Money She Did Not Have. 'LlDerty, lnd., Sept. 15 Mrs. Ora Miller is lying in a critical condition at her home here as the result of a brutal assault made on her by two masked robbers tonight at 8 o'clock. Mrs.Miller was bound with twine about the legs, choked by the cruel fingers of her assailants and burned between the toes, all in the effort to make her tell where money was, which had been obtained by her husband during an auction held this afternoon. The cries of Mrs. Miller were heard by neighbors, but there were no men nearby at the time, and none but a small girl named Bethge was brave enough to venture into the house. She with a revolver in one hand, broke open a window and went to Mrs. Miller's bed room, where she found the unfortunate woman lying against the bed with her night gown half burned, and bound so that she could not move. The neighbors had telephoned for men at a livery barn nearby," and when they came, a search was made for the robbers, but they could Hot be found. Husband "But a Square Away. Mr. Miller had disposed of some poods during the afternoon, at auction, and just before eight o'clock left for down town to transact some business. He had hardly time to get a square from the house when Mrs. Miller was struck over the head by two masked men, and dragged over the floor by the hair. The robbers placed a revolver in her face, and demanded that she hand over the money which her husband had secured. ' She insisted that there was none in the house, and explained that all the sales had been paid for in -checks. This did not satisfy the robbers, and they bound her legs and applied a hot iron to her feet, burning her between the toes. The woman pleaded pitifully with them. They paid not attention to her appeals for mercy, and while one, punished her, the other ransacked the drawers of a bureau and other places where the money migh have been secreted. May Be Local Characters. Mrs. Miller told of her experience with great pain. She could not distinguish her assailants as local characters, although their familiarity with conditions at the Miller home wy.ld indicate that they live here. Blood hounds from Dayton arrived here at midnight, and a search will be made for the fiends. WILL HOLD EXAMINATION :0R P0ST0FFICE POSITION Applicants for the Examination Must File Properly Filled Blanks With C. W. Moss, at Cincinnati, by October 15. A competitive exmiination under" the rules of the U. S. Civil Service Commission for the position of clerk or carrier in the Richmond (lnd.) postoffiee. will be held on the 24th day of November, 1&06, commencing at 9 a. m. Applications fot this examination must be made on t.e prescribed form, which, with the necessary instructions, may be obtained from the commission's local representative at the Richmond postoffiee or from C. Y. Moss, secretary of the board of examiners, postoffiee, Cincinnati. O. Applications will not be accepted unless received by C. W. Moss, Cincinnati. O., before 4:30 o'clock p. m., on October 15, 1006. All persons wishing to take this examination should secure blanks and fill them out at once in order to allow time for any necessary corrections. ANNA B. GOLDEN. Local Secretary Civil Service Commission. MORMONS INVADE ZI0N Ckica - - . i elders have iavt..:orl M'.-ti City effort to cau? a wholesale miy, to lTtau bsfcre Tuesday, oa which ... -tfce election of general overseer tck place. A general call has' been sent t all of the traveling missionaries this section of the country to assist i the work. Additional pressure is be ing brought to make haste because ef the apparent certainty of the election of Wilbur Glenn Voliva to the general overseership. It is declared he will take drastie action to drive the Morcoa elders from the cit y.

THE WEATHER PROPHET.

INDIANA Fair Sunday and day; fresh south winds. MonOHIO Fair, warmer Sunday; Monday fair, fresh southeast winds. THE GREAT TUNNEL UNDER THE HUDSON Wonderful Achievement of Pennsylvania Railroad Engineers. FIRST STEP COMPLETED TUBES FROM OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RIVER MEET, AND CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO STATES MADE. Publishers' Press! New York, Seyt. IP. After two years and a half of cxitinucra work the eastbound and westbound shields in one of the 23-foot twin tubes, which the Pennsylvania Railroad has been driving tinder tLo Hudson river to connect New York and New Jersey, met .today. Now men mav walk through, dryshod from one state to the other. The pecom'i tube, a few feet to the south, is .expected to jcin about October 7th. The meeting of the shields marks the beginning of the completion of on-3 cf the most astcn ishing engineering feats on record. It means the realiza'ion of the iong time dream of the Pennsylvania lia?l road to land it3 passengers in the heart of Manhattan Island. Probably no feat of railway strategy hi the hstory of the United States has attracted more attention throughout the world than this one. Its completion will mark a triumph over difficulties of tremendous magnitude, as this will be the longest tunnel ever bored entirely under water. For many years the Pennsylvania Railroad has brought . its passengers to Jersey City, and there they have to stop. The company looked longingly across the Hudson Ri er, but for decades it seemed impossible "that" this longing could ever De gratified. Engineers wagged their heads doubt fully when the project of tunnel was broached and financiers were overcome at the thought of the expense of building a bridge across the river. Soon after President Cassatt took office, however, at the head of tho Pennsylvania system', he determined that the ambition of the railroad should be realized. How a Tunnel is Bored. The tube itself consists of a series of iron rings, and the installation of every ring means a progress of two and a half feet. Eleven plates and a key piece to go at the toD complete the circumference, and an entire ring weighs about fifteen tons. Th9 cast iron plate, or sections of the ring, have flanges at right angle's to the surface and it is by these that the successive rings are held together with bolts. Hydraulic rams, placed against the flanges every few inches around the tube, push the shield forward at a maximum of 3,400 tons; "if the pressure of the air in the tube be taken into account the pressure upon the shield is increased to 4.400 tons. The shield itself weighs 194 tons. It has nine- doors in it, and through these comes the rock, or sana, or salt, or whatever the material through which the tube must be driven. Thirty men work in a gang, and (here are three shifts in the day of twentyfour hours. The record progress to far is five rings or twelve and a half feet in eight hours. Men of all nationalities have built the Pennsylvania tubes under the Hudson, negroes having done a large part of the job. Laziness Is sometimes the conti actors never had to contend with; they say there must be something about the compressed air which generates energy and enthusiasm for the "muckers" vie with one another to make thf record number of rings. Perhaps there has never been an engineering project in which theory and practice were so nearly an agreement. The engineers calculated the difficulties closely, and a really remarkably system of reports has been in effect from the first day. Every morning Mr. Jacobs has known the progress made the day before, to the very inch, and the amount of rock and soil excavated, to the cubic foot. The Pennsylvania Railroad officers and the contractors hold this perfect system and the thoroughness of each day's work chiefly responsible for the promptness of the meeting of the tubes. Engineers say. too, that no project was ever carried out where the emphasis was so entirely upon the results, rather than upoa the monoy it costs to attain them. Records have been kept with improvident tl accuracy and fullness, and thoy haw bocr corrected, revised and re-revised with bewildering frequency. Rep:.:. .- : -- f.-rt:cpste. New Or!.-. t;s. e: t 15. A fcatu-c of the reception planned for William J. Bryan here Sept. 24 is the rartic! pation of the Louisiana Republic-ID rlub in the arrangements. An attempt "Till be made to render this reception entirely nonpartisan "

GENERAL TREPOFF MOST RATED MAN

IN RUSSIA DIES Stroke of Epilepsy Takes Life Of the Czar's Most Trusted Commander and People's Greatest Enemy. HAD BEEN LONG SICK, -AND WAS SINKING FAST Deceased Leader Had Been the Target for More Bombs Than Any Other Person in The Entire Empire. London, Sept. 13. The corespond ent of the Exchange Telegraph com pany at St. Petersburg, in a message received here this morning, announces the death in St. Petersburg last night of General Trepoff. mili tary commander of the imperial pal ace, virtual military dictator of Rus sia, and the man upon wh6m the czar depended to protect him from revolu tionists and terrorists. General Trepoff had been ill for some time and several weeks ago was compelled to give up his duties as commandant of the palace owing to a general breakdown. During the last few days he has sank rapidlv. An epileptic stroke was the final cause of his death, however. It came suddenly last night while General Trepoff was resting after his meagre dinner. General Trepoff was without doubt the most hated man in all Rusia and was made the victim of more at tempts at 'assassination rf than r any man in the empire. His vigilance however prevented such attempts from meeting with success. OREGON IS OH THE ROCKS STEAMSHIP'S ACCIDENT Great Vessel in a Perilous Position at " the Entrance of Prince William Sound Help is Sent to the Pass engers. Publishers' Press! aan iraij , ... Special dispatches received h.-re of the wreck of the steamship Oregon off Cape Hinchenbrook at ths entrance of Prince William sound Thursday night say the steamer lies in a very dangerous position, and should a storm of any severity set in the passengers and crew would stand but little chance of surviving. The Oregon, commanded by Captain H. E. Soule, sailed from Seattle from Valdes and Seward Sept. 8. She had 50 passengers and about 900 tons of freight. The vessel ' in making the voyage takes the outside or open ocean and makes no stop between Seattle and Valdez. Though nothing Is known at this time the Oregon evidently encountered a heavy fog, put into Prince William sound or possibly broke down and was driven on the rocks by the gales. When the news of the wreck was brought to Valdez by Chief Mate Kennedy and four sailors after a long row of 50 or 60 mile3 the revenue cutters Rush and McCulloch were immediately dispatched to the scene of the disaster to rescue the passengers. Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington, Sept. 15. Hearings by the interstate commerce commission on the subject of import and export rates of freight begun in this city last Wednesday will be continued in Chicago. Five members of the commission, Chairman Knapp and Commissioners Prouty, Clement, Lane ani Clark, will leave Washington for Chicago. On Monday the hearings will begin in the United States court rooms. It is likely they will continue for several days. The hearings in Chicago will deal not only with the export and import rates on cotton, which were under consideration here this week, but with rates on grain and perhaps en tr'a freight. FINE RACE HORSES ESCAPE Bad Fire Visits Latonia Race Tracks at Cincinnati Horses Escape Cremation. Publishers' Press! CI:s ::. , . . L. Many valr;.ct L : - s v. re in danger of c-'cniatioa t aring a threatening fire at xlm Latonia track. The fire started in the Heile grain elevator and spread so rapidly the L3toiiia fire fighters called on Covington for aid. Before help arrived the flames were rescued by the stable boys. The entire struc ture was destroyed and other stables were threatened when the Covington department arrived. All horses were taken from the stables which, however, were saved. The elevator was completely destroyed, the total loss be las. $75,001- " . '

One day a man is as happy as if he Old Globe. SHAW TO FOLLOW HIS PREDECESSORS Look as if He Wanted to Step From Treasury to Wall Street Bank. HIS ACTS SIGNIFICANT A RECENT CIRCULAR LETTER TO BANKS OF THE COUNTRY MEAN MUCH WHEN READ BETWEEN THE LINES. Publishers Press! Washington, D. C, September 16 "Promoted from the United States Treasury to a Wall ' street banlt," would seem to be te political apipath of most of the men of financial ability, and the Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury, very evi dently does not intend to - be an ex ception to this rule, particularly since he was bereft of his political bee while taking part in the Iowa fight. To the man on the outside, Mr. Shaw's instructions might not seem perfectly obvious, in view of his cir cular letter to the bank a propos the recent government deposits: "T am advised that many banks are loaning their surplus funds through brokers and others in New York on call at high rates of interest," and, "if you have more money than your commun ity can appropriately absorb, please return it to the treasury," etc. But others smile and recall that the money was already in the hands of the bankers and on the way to Wall street when the letter was written. Under the circumstances. Wall street can readily understand the inadequacy of the funds so far supplied from from the Treasury and the necessity for further relief, in view of the pre vailing high call rates, which are un pleasant for those who have to pay them and perfectly maddening to those who dream of fortunes to be made with the forty odd millions locked up in the Greek temale of Mammon in Washington. - The ex perience of Mr. Shaw's predecessors in the department clearly points to the fact that his own future as a financier Is locked Tip there also, Lyman J. Gage, whom Mr. Shaw suc ceeded in his present position, gra duated to a Wall street bank before he became impressed with the peculiar beliefs practiced at Point Loma, Callifornia, with his impressive personalty, charming manners, and ability as a speaker, has long been useful to the National City bank in gracefully swaying public opinion to the right side of the market at the psychological moment. A Sacred Concert. A sacred concert will he held at the Fifth street M. E. Church tonight at the regular church hour. A program of unusual interest has been arranged. . Attempt to Kill Witte. Wiesbaden. Prussia, Sept. 15.- An tttempt was made to assassinate Count Witte, former Russian sinister, vao ia here for his-health

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WOMAN CONFESSES THAT STENSLAND LOOTED THE BANK Tells; How Milwaukee Avenue Bank Was Systematically Robbed and Money Taken to her House in Suit Case. GREAT SUM OF MONEY HAS BEEN RECOVERED. Young Stensland is Indicted, Charged With Conspiracy in the Affair Identity of Confessor Withheld. Publishers PressJ Chicago, Sept. 15. The most sensational developments in the Milwaukee Avenue State bank wrecking came today with the story that a woman had given up to the state's attorney $357,000 of the Stensland bank lot. This $357,000 is said to bs In currency and now in the custody of the state's attorney. The woman has made a complete confession. The identity of the woman is being kept a secret, as is also the location of the place of concealment where she has lived under surveillance ever since her confession. Looting Was Systematic. The Milwaukee avenue bank was robbed systematically for a period beginning with a date three days before the disappearance of Banker Stnsland and ending when Bank Examiner Jones took charge some time after Stensland's disappearance. The loot the cash deposit made daily was taken in a suit case and caried everything to the house of the mysterious woman. An indictment has already teen drawn against Theodore Stensland, charging him with conspiracy with his father to loot the Milwaukee Avenue bank, the charge being that he and his father took the dailr cash deposits and placed them In the suit case took them to tie house of the mysterious woman. Woman Gives Up Money. The woman was asked to give tip the money. She agreed aand accompanied by a man from the state's attorney's office, she went to the place of concealment and produced the suit case containing $357,000. Rushville Visitors. Mr. M. V. Spirey. city treasurer of Rushville, and family are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Albertzart, of North Eighteenth street. Roll Call Meeting. There will be a roll call meeting at the Fifth street M. E. Church, this morning at 10:30 o'clock.,

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A NET WORK OF LIVE WIRES FALL Eighth and Main Has Elec trical Display, but Luckily, None Was Injured. IT OCCURRED ABOUT NINE LARGE CROWD WAS ON THE COR NER AT THE TIME, AND ALL PROMPTLY GOT TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. For several hours last ' night the city street car service was at a stall owing to the breaking away and fall ing of the net work of trollev wires at Eighth and Main streets about 9 o'clock. No persons were Injured. It was phenomenal that with great crowds of persons On the corner that none was severely burned or shocked. Juts as the guide . wires gave way, having been broken by a trolley pole getting off the wire, yellow flames and sizzling sounds filled the air. For several minutes It was as light as day. After a few hours of work the construction crew had the line in shape and traffic was resumed. RECITAL WAS A SUCCESS MANY PLEASING FEATURES STUDENTS OF MISS EDITH HUDDLESTON PUT ON AN EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT AT THE PYTHIAN TEMPLE LAST EVENING. The elocutionary recital given by the class of Miss Edith Huddleston at the Masonic temule last night was highly successful. One of the feaV uree of the evening was the recital of "Alaska" as given by Miss Goldie Shafer. The work of Ethel O'Connor and Majorie Curme was also excellent. Other numbers on the program wer "Carnival Sports," fancy ribbon drill by several little girls and the Art Tableaux. WOULD RESTORE CANTEEN Gen. Theodore Wint Add His Opinion to the Long List in Favor of the Measure. i ' Washington, St. 15. Brigadier Gene ml Theodore J. Wiat, commanding the department of the Missouri, has reported to the war department that in hla opinion the canteen should be restored at army posts. He says: -The demoralizing influence of the resorts surrounding posts can not be too strongly emphasized, giving rise as it does to a large proportion of the most serious offenses and practically all those with penitentiary confinements, a condition chargeable in a great measure, in the opinion of the Judge advocate, to the prohibition placed upoa the poat exchange. '

FOIISTOII CHOSEN TO COMMAND III CUBA IF HEEDED

"Fighting Fred" is Now Hurrying to Washington to Join Taft and Bacon on Their Trip to Cuba. SELECTION WAS MADEAT RECENT CONFERENCE Every Qualification Which the Hero of the Late War has, Helps to Stamp Him as the Man for the Place. -vnidgton, Sept. 15. Tigthing Fred" Funston, now brigadier general, who won his spurs In Cuba arid in the Philippines, is on his way here tonight from Tacoma, Wash., under hurry orders to join Secretary of ,War Taft and Assistant Secretary o State Bacon in Cuba. ; It was learned that during last night's conference with the president at Oyster Bay, when the two secretaries were selected to go at one upon a mission of conciliation" to the disrupted republic, the discusp son turned upon the question of who should be in military command in Cuba in case armed intrevention. Funston, who captured Aguinaldo. was the favorite. While it is said no positive selection was made for that purpose it was decided to summon Funston to begin a campaign of conciliation. His long service in Cuba and his wide and strong personal frendship with the patriots In the Palma government and with tho insurectionary leaders, combined with his dash and daring,' his knowledge of guerrila warfare and his familiarity with the Spanish language and customs were deemed to fit him admirably as one of the trio. GEN. CORBIN IS RETIRED REACHES THE AGE LIMIT General Who Made Such a Fine Reputation 'During the Spanish War, Goes' Back to Private" Life After a Long Service. '(' CPublishers' Press? Washington, osi. 15. Lieutenant General Henry. C. Co.rbin waa retired at noon, having reached' the age of 64 years. General Corbln entered the regular service as a second lieutenant when the army was reorganized In 1866 and remained In the infantry until 1880, when he waa.appolnted to the adjutant general's department He became adjutant general In 1898, Just before the Spanish " war, and It waa during that war he made a reputation which resulted ' In his being made a major general while still' being adjutant general. Again? Injured. New York.' Sept.. lB. Walter Christie, the racing autonroblHst,-wao had a narrow escape from Serious injury while speeding " ov,er Vanderblle eup course near MlneolaLong! Island, was In another accident, whioh may put him out of the: cup 'race. . He was driving along the Jericho turnpike with his machinist, Louis Strang, when at a turn the steering, -gear of his machine refused to work and thm car crashed into a telegraph pota. . ELLEN GOODMAN WILL GET SHARE Compromise is Effected in'Her Suit Against Heirs of Thos. Maher, Sr. WAS LEFT OUT OF WILL" SUIT WHICH WAS PENDING IN CIRCUIT COURT HAS BEEN DISMISSED TERMS NOT GIVEN OUT. ' The case of Ellen Goodman vs. Thomas Maher and others to set aside the' last will of Thomas Maher, Sr., has been compromised and yes terday afternoon was dismissed from the circuit court: - - - - Mrs. Goodman,- with her brothers. James Maher,' alleged through her at torneys, Shiveley and Shiveley, that she had bee left out of the will be cause her father was of unsound mind and not capable of drawing the will. The estate is valued at about 14,004.