Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 348, 23 January 1907 — Page 3

The Richmond Palladium, Wednesday, January 23, 1907.

Page Three.

LEVEE BROKE AND LET THi FLOOD IN

The Country Surrounding Terre Haute for Several Miles is Inundated-

IAABASH IS STILL RISING

HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES ARE HOMELESS AND MANY OF THEM IN A SORRY PLIGHTWORST OVER AT CINCINNATI

Publishers' Press. 7'erre Jiaate, ind., Jan. 22. The break In the Wabash river levee near the village of Taylorville widened to several hundred feet, and the surrounding country for miles, is inundated. The river is still risingThere are 1,000 homeless people from Taylorville and West Terre Haute, and the majority of them are in pitiable plight with neither food, clothing nor shelter from the weather. The break came so suddenly that but few were able to get their belongings to high ground. Stock, poultry and other domestic animals perished by hundreds. Driven from her room, a Taylorv'lle woman wes t to the attic of her home and there, while alone, gave birth to a child. Her husband and other members of the family were out assisting In tho rescue of flood victims. The Volunteers of America and other charity organizations are caring for the homeless. The situation is most sertous the worst flood ever

known here being anticipated.

NfWK OFTHF THFAlFflSl'L

JAMES NEILL, THE STAR.

Theatrical Calendar. GENNETT. Wednesday, Jan- 23. "Denver Express." Thursday, Jan. . 24. Matinee and night, "Nobody's Claim." Friday night, Jan. 25 "The Light Eternal. PHILLIPS. Entire Week High class vaudeville. "Nobody's Claim" Gennett. Far out over the western hills, out in the land of the setting sun, where the sun shines mostly, and the rain makes the wild flowers smell all the sweeter, are laid the scenes of "Nobody's .Claim." The struggle of ' the out-law band known a3 "Owls" against the U. S. soldiers, the pretty little romantic love story of Ward Devereaux and Madge the mountain waif, and the troubles of the Irish Major and Caladomus, the colored angel of the camp, all go to form a dramatic story of musical interest. Strong dramatic climaxes, sensational inci- j

dents and sparkling comedy are so nicely blended that we forget tYfg theatre and see only the primative children of the hillsl as they are in real life. Holden Bros, big production of this great play will come to the Gennett tonight, Thursday afternoon and Thursday night. "The Light Eternal" Gennett. The offering at the Gennett theatre Friday night, January 23th will be a powerful love story, of early Rome entitled "The Light Eternal," which is said to be a really great romantic drama of the early Christian era. The play is the work' of Martin V. Merle, a young dramatist whom many st'Ml'ous reviewers have classed among the most powerful play-

Takes the leading male role in "The Light Eternal," at the Gennett Friday Night.

while the author was a student. So great was "the success attained that the play was put on for one week at Los Angeles, California, and afterwards taken to San Francisco with the expectation of playing a week's engagement there. Over two thousand orders for. seats had to be refused as the house was sold out at every performance, in spite of the fact that extra matinees were given. The time was extended for a period of ten weeks and the play was doing an enormous business- when the run was suddenly terminated by the earth-

MISTREATMENT OF IIIDIAKULLEGED Commissioner McConnell Says the Reservation Schools Are Mismanaged.

SECY. HITCHCOCK SCORED

RIVER RECEDING.

But There Will be Several Days of

Suffering from the Flood.

Cincinnati, O.. an. 22. The river continues its slow recession. Guards are kept on watch all night at all points along the river to give warning of any threatened damage to buildings, and there is no cessation in the work of relief. It will be several days before the river gets below the danger lin, and the possibility of property damage will not even then be over as the weakened condition of structures will make them liable' to collapse. "The river will continue to fall, regardless of the weather," was the statement of the weather forecaster, but the outlook was still regarded as serious. In 'a supplemental statement the forecaster said that the river will be at a stase of 63 feet through Wednesday 13 feet over the danger line, and not until Saturday, under the most favonble conditions, will the Tiver fall o the 50-foot stage. Thu3 another wrek of privation, restitution, suffering, hanger and homelessness for htousard3 Is assured. Relief Work at Portsmouth. Portsmouth, O., Jan. 22. A massmeeting of business men was called by Mayor Hu chins to organize flood relief. Committees on supplies received sufficient quantities to meet all present demands. The Salvation army and other charitable organizations are doing heroic work- in relieving the wants and sufferings of scores whom the city authorities have been unable to reach, being overburdened in providing for those housed in city schools. The railroads resumed traffic and many industries are again In oper'ation. while merchants are gradual'y moving back to their business places as the river slowly recedes.

Four Years for Henri. ' IPublishers Press. f Cincinnati, O., Jan. 22. Ciaresx; Henri, charged with stealing a picture from the Cincinnati art museum, was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. Henri was one of the nine prisoners wboffwitly broke jail and was brought back from Washington, D. C, where he was recaptured, and where he was wanted for the alleged theft of some jewelry. He was arrested first for the picture theft when he attempted to dispose of the stolen picture to a New York dealer.

LEADING LADY IN "THE LIGHT ETERNAL."

Must5 Stand Trial. - IPublishers" Press New'YciU, ... i'Z. William a. Brewer, Jr., president of the Washington Life Insurance company, must stand trial on indictments returned rgainst him, charging perjury and forgery, under a decision handed down by Justice Xewburger. The decision denies a motion to dismiss the indictments.

Entertained Army Officers. I Publishers' Press. J Havana, Jan. 22. General Jose Miguel Gomez, Liberal presidential candidate; ex-Congressman Mendieta and General Monteagudo, the two later also being Liberals, were fined $50 each for cock fighting. The defendants claimed that they did not. Intend to break the law, but only wished to make a demonstration of Cuba's national sport ta some high army officers of the United States.

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Miss Edythe Chapman, as "Princess Arternia," at the Gennett tnenter Friday night.

wrights of the quasi-religious school. The play is in four acts, the scenes are laid in Rome and it environs during the turbulent reign of Diocletian, when the pitiless persecution of Christians was at its height. From all accounts the piece Is a highly entertaining, though very ambitious ofering, well worthy of serious consideration by all thinking people. The play was first written for presentation at Santa Clare university.

Southern Farmers Meet. (Publishers Preal Atlanta, Ga.. Jai. 22. Several nundred members representing a dozen states, gathered here for the fifth anTf al convention of the national farmers' union. The first of the sessions held in Che hall of the house of representative at the capitol was behind closed doors. A public meeting was rddresnrd by Thomas R. Watson. The onion is said to have a membership of more than 1,000,000. (

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I quake. The author was induced to bring his play to New York where it is booked for a long return engage- ; ment in the near future. Prior to ; the second metropolitan engagement the play will be given in a few cities.

The presentation here will be in every respect identical with that given in New York, Boston and Chicago. The piece has been staged under the personal ' supervision of Henry Miller, who has also selected a suDerb

f company of talented artists, headed

by James Neill and Edythe Chapman, who will portray leading roles. Prominent among the twenty principals of the cast may be mentioned Edwar.d Mackay, Sheridan Block, Malcolm Williams, Mabel Bert. ' Marie Allen and Ruth Hickstein. Over 100 people will appear in this gorgeous nro-

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Vaudeville at the New Phillips. The Four Bragdon Bros., who are appearing at the New Phillips theater this week in their novelty act, rehearsing for the masquerade, add charm to unusual cleverness and ability. The boys sing well and in their dancing the floor fairly rin?s under their strenuous and nimble feet. The younger one gives a clever jewish character study and the quartet close the act in a burst of song and b?auty, appearing as brilliant and dashing soubrettes. The wardrobe worn by them is magnificent and all hand . made. This act is away from the ordinary vaudeville acts and should be seen to be appreciated. "

SAYS THAT THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR KEPT TRUE CONDITIONS A SECRET FROM THE PRESIDENT. Publishers Press. Salt Laie City. Utah, Jan. 22. Former Governor McConnell of Idah"), an Indian commissioner, in an interview, charges gross mismanagement of Indian schools and arraigns the system by which young Indian girls are taken away from their parents and sent to Indian schools. He alleges that teachws in the schools practice great cruelty on their charges and

that the g'rl pupils are allowed to be

j debauched. . The blame for these conj ditions he places on Secretary Hitchj cock whom, he says, he acquainted i with these conditions during his tenure of office, but who pigeon-holed h's : report. He further says that officials ! of the interior department concealed j the true state of affairs from the presI ident. The reservation schools are

badly overcrowded, he says, as the agents try to secure as large a per capita appropriation as possible. He claims to have seen instances where Indian boys with running tubercul-r sores were compelled to sleep with healthy Indians.

PRICE OF PAPER RAISED

FINE GRADES AFFECTED

Increased Cost of Materials, Advance in Wages, Shorter Working Day and a Protracted Strike Given as the Reasons. .

Publishers' PressJ nolyoke, oaa. 22. An In crease of prices of all grades of fine writing paper, amounting approximately to 10 per cent, will soon be made, according to announcement by one of the largest writing paper manufacturing companies in the country. The present cost of fine writing paper ranges from 4 to 20 cents a pound, and some of the extra fine qualiti 's are much higher. The newspaper grade of paper will not be afTected by the increase. Increased cost In materials, advance in wages and shorter working day, follqwing a protracted strike for three years, led to the advance in Ti'ce.

CAPT. PEAB0DY PUNISHED

War Department Refuses to Accept His Excuse and He is Suspended for Six Months.

Publishers' Pressl San Francisco, Jan. 22. Captam Thomas' Peabody, who commanded the United States army transport. Sheridan when it ran on a reef near Barbers Point, island of Oahu, Aug. 31, was suspended as a master and pilot of steamships for a period of six months. Captain Peabody's defense before the inspectors was that the reef on which the Sheridan struck was not on the chart, and that therefore he was not to be blamed for the mishap. Captain Peabody was removed from his position by the war department.

Red Sunday Celebrated. IPublisners Press. Lodz, PoIeuU, Jan. 22. The strike planned in commemoration of "Red Sunday" was successfully carried out by the Socialists in this city. The factories, stores and restaurants were closed, no papers were published and the streetcar -service was at a standstill. Many arrests were made. Birileff Out. St. Petersburg, Jan. 22. Newspapers announced that the resignation of Vice Admiral Birileff as minister of marine, which was tendered some time ago, was accepted. The nam of the admiral's successor lias not been annoimcprt. 4

NIGHT PRINTING SCHOOL

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RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT Public Printer Calls Attention to Passing of Hand Compositor and Urges Printers to Become Machine Op-

IPublishers' Press. wasmngtcn. jau. zz. ine public piin'.er, Mr. Stillings, issued a general order in which he says the days of hand comiosition are fast coming to a close. The order was issued t" call attention to the government pr ng office's night school of instruct on typesetting machines. Instructio rill be free, but no pay given for the work accomplished. In event of reduction in the force of printers the public printer says those who can operate machines will be, given areferenca.

NEGRO KILLED IN RIOT

STARTED AT A DICE GAME

Lane Dixon, a Discharged Soldier at Brownsville, Said to Have Been Responsible for the Trouble at Lawton, Oklahoma.

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Publishers' Press. Lawton. . - A nerrr riot, created by Lano D'xcn, colored reputed to be a d"scarg"d nrgro sol dier from the Twentyflftb infantry a' Fort Reno, resulted in , the death o Nat Marshall, colored, the wo jndin of Dixon and several other negro and the arrest of 50 negroes. Mar shall, owner of the gambling resort in which the negroes congregated, ard Dixon engaged in a quarrel over a game of dice. Their fight drew others in and a pitched battle resulted. Ths fight was so desperate that all the officers of Lawton were called on to put a stop to it and make the arrests.

MAKING AN INVESTIGATION

Authorities Are Probing tne uun Powder Explosion on the Big Four Road.

IPublishers Press.I . . i:aui.t, ii.u., jan. zz. Representatives of the Indiana railroad commission, of the Big Four Railroad company, of the faculty of Rose Polytechnic institute and of a powder mill began investigation into the case of the explosion of the carload of powder at Sandford, which destroyed a rassenger train on the Big Four and caueed the death of 28 persons. It is thought probable that the mutilated tody suppesed to be H. Blakely is that oi Frank Fielder of Bellefontaine, O., who was an oil well workman.

Ten Days in Workhouse. IPublishers Press. Lorain, .... J. iieged safecrackers. Sweeney and Laney, In custody here over a week, on charge of suspicion, each received a 10-day workhouse sentence and a fine, both having pleaded gu.Ity to the charge. Sweeney admitted having served three years in a West Virginia prison. Lanley admitted having served a two-year sentence, haviag been sent up from Toledo for grand larceny.

Kentucky Bank Robbery. IPubllsQc.-s' Presfcj Crlttenton, Ky., Jan. 22. Citizens were aroused by a terrific explosion, the vault of the Tobacco Growers' Deposit bank having been blown to pieces. The robbers were evidently frightened away as they took only $500, leaving $4,000 in the vault. Tower Met Czar's Envoy. Berlin, Jan. 22. Professor De Martens, the peace conference envoy of Emperor Nicholas, and Ambassador Tower met here and discussed plans for the conference.

An Italian Zephyr. Rome, Jan. 22. Heavy wind and snowstorms throughout the peninsula caused serious damage on land. A number of fishing boats were wrecked off he coasts.

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GEMMETT THEATRE S'.n8.';::''" FRIDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 25th 'The Neill Amusement Company, present a powerful Komaulic Drama of Early Rome. "THE LIGHT ETERNAL." tiy Martin V. Merle, staged by Henry Miller. Better than Ben Hur. A Superb company Including James Neill and Edytho Chapman. Georgeous Scenic Investiture, Sumptuous Costume Equipment. PRICES: $1.50, $1.00, 75c, 50c, 25c. Seats ready at the Westcott Pharmacy, Wednesday morning, Jau. 23d

GENNETT THEATRE... , IRA SWISHER, Less and Manager. Wednesday Night, Thursday Matinee and Nijht, January 23 and 24 THE MASCOT ATTRACTION HOLDER COMEDY CO. The Mightiest Repertoire Organization in all the swinging Universe, presenting The Denver Express and Nobody's Claim. 16 Particularly Excellent People 16. Also presenting high-class refined vaudeville. , Prices 10, 20 and 30. Thursday matinee, 10 cents to all parts of the house. Ladies admitted free on Wednesday night under the usual conditions. Seats on sale at the Wescott Pharmacy.

FROM THE FOUR CORNERS

BREVITIES OFF THE WIRE!

The New Phillips Vaudeville Theatre O. G. MURRAY, LESSEE. F. A. BROOKS, BUSINESS MANAGER. PROGRAM WEEK JAN. 21st, 1907. - Saturday 3, 7:45 and 9:15 p. m.

E FRANKLIN A. BROOKS. Song Illustrator.

Condensed Telegrams That Find Their Way into the Hopper from All Parts of the Globe.

A OVERTURE, "Yankiana.w Marie Reisch, musical director.

B SMILETTA BROS. Comedy bar. act F THE FOUR BRAGDON BROS.

singers ana uancers extraordinary.

tPubliehcrs Press.J cJanesvnie, o. it is estimated tnat the flood damage in Muskingum county will reach $25,000. Van Wert, O., George Baker, 18, of Willshire, accidently shot and killed his brother Edwin, 13, while cleaning a revolver. Ripley, O. Fred Gardner, fanner, came to look at the flood and was found frozen to death near his home, four miles from town. Charleston, S. C. Florida limited on Atlantic Coast l!ne wrecked at Yemassee. Train burned. Several passengers killed or injured. Madison, Ind., Ohio river at a standstill at 57 feet. Dead body of a man disfigured as though by fire, found floating in the river. Defiance, O. Several factories shut down here because of the flood. "Waters arose five feet above danger line and surrounding a number of cottages. Havana, Authorities here received dispatch from Antiogo de las Vegas, Havana province, announcing gr at alarm there owing to a threatened uprising. Chicago. Trial of President Shea of teamsters union came to an end, the jury failing to agree. The jurors stood seven for acquittal and five for conviction. Little Rock, Ark. Governor John S. Little, who was inaugurated Jan. IS, suffered a physical collapse. He must not undertake duties of his office for several weeks. Trenton. N. J. Of the 44 Republican members of the legislature 36 met in caucus and named Senator Dryden for the United States senatorship. He received 27 votes. Indianapolis, Ind. The house killed Representative Condo"s bill to abolish capital punishment in Indiana. It was one - tne reform measures urged by Governor Hanly in his message. TJrbana, O. Seldon J. Williams, arrested in Cincinnati and brought here to answer charge of bigamy, sentenced to the penitentiary three years. Williams has a wife at Vanceburg, Ky. While soliciting in this county he met Miss Lillian Colbera and married her. ,

C CARL D. M'CULLOUGH. Impersonator.

D CORA BEACH TURNER & CO. . G THE PHILOSCOPE. Dramatic playlet, "Mr . Bluffer Custom Officials. Unexpected Bluffed." Meal. 100 to 1 Shot Special matrnee eacn Saturday; children 5 cents. All other matlnoes 10c, except to children under 5 years. Souvenirs Wednesday uatlnee.

-ROLLER SKATING - COLISEUM--Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. morning, afternoon and evening. Music by the Richmond City Band. Admission, Gents, 15c; Ladies free. Skates 10c.

HAYS BROS.' So THEATRE FOR LADIES, GENTLEMEN AND CHILDREN. 9 Sou h So-'snth 8L

AFTERNOON and EVENING PROGRAM FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY, VEDILSDAY, JAfl. 21, 22, 23 "A Bold Bank Rcbbery" and "Dollie's Papa." ITustrated Song: "Will the Angels Let Me Play?" Words by W. L. Werden Music by Fred'k E. Gladdish CONTINUOUS SHOW.

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