Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 44, 30 March 1908 — Page 1

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM

AND SUN-TEL EGRAM. VOL. XXXIII. NO. 41. RICHMOND, IXD., 3IOXDAV EVEXIXd, 31 A KCII ;J0 190S. SINGLE COPY, 2 CEXTS. CANDIDATES ARE CLAIMING EVERY THING IN SIGHT MINISTER'S WIFE DID NOT ACT NICE STRIKERS RETURN TO THEIR WORK H ARE KNOWN TO HAVE LOST LIVES IN MINE HUSBAND OF French Nobleman Who is Now Fighting for American Woman Decree of Divorce Has Been Granted. Now Normal Wage Scale Will Be Restored. UNDER ARREST

EMMA GOLDMAN

Four Men Wll Receive Gubernatorial Nomination if Managers' Claims Are Not Given a Setback.

HANLY'S INFLUENCE A MATTER OF SOME DOUBT Governor Has Written Delegates Asking Them to Stand for Reforms He Has Inaugurated. f ndianapolis, Ind.. March 30. The deck is being cleared here for the republican state convention Wednesday and Thursday, when one of the most interesting contests for the nomination for governor within the memory or the present generation of Indiana politicians will be settled. If the statements of the managers of the various candidates are to he believed four men will receive the nomination for governor. The veteran John K. Gowdy, who has been through many hard fought political battles, says that Representative James K. Watson of Hushville, will be nominated very early in the convention. Prom the camp of Charles V. Miller, of Goshen, comes the declaration of Wilson Roo.se and others engaged in the management of his campaign, that. Miller will win and that he will lead on every ballot. Oliver Knsley, Seventh district chairman, who is in charge of Win. L. Taylor's interests, says that Taylor is in position to win on the third or fourth ballot and" that he will come through with the nomination if his friends stand together. Lien.enant Governor Huh Th. Miller, of Columbus, humorously declares that he will have a majority of the votes on the last ballot, which means that he has a rosy view of his own chances. So intense is the feeling among the followers of the candidatees that, it is "difficult to make a forecast without Toeing accused of unfairness. The Watson men will not concede that the Goshen Miller has a chance. On the other hand, the Goshen Miller's lieutenants assert, that Watson never will have a "look in." The game that has been played byall of Watson's opponents during the last three months was to elect enough delegates to prevent, his nomination on the first or second ballot. That done, they felt that they accomplished his defeat, as for some reason they declare that Watson's followers won't Btand hitched as long as their's. Interest Pooled. In order to carry out this plan the Goshen Miller and Taylor have pooled their interests in many counties. In a few places they have had the support of Lieutenant Governor Miller's friends. The election of pronounced anti-Watson delegates, who will hold out against, him in the face of a stampede, has been the object of the combination. It is not known at this time how 'successful it has been. Captain Gowdy declares that Watson's friends have elected enough delegates to nominate Hiirn. but the same statement is being made at the Goshen Miller's headquarters. It Is not claimed by the followers of Taylor and the Lieutenant governor that they have enough votes now to win. Their hope is that there will be a deadlock between the Goshen Miller and Watson that they will Five them their opportunity. Watson is Strong. The outlook now is that Watson Mill go into the convention with more strength than either of his opponents.! 'and that he will have a good lead on the first ballot. However, so many elements may enter into the contest during the next five days as to cause B shifting of positions. Watson's lieutenants have learned during the past week that the Goshen! Miller's followers are going into many strong leveridge counties that have elected Watson delegates with the statement that if Watson is nominat-l ed he will be a candidate for the sen-! Hte two years from now. The object of this attack, it is said, 1s to alarm Senator Heveridge's followers so that they will take a strong stand against Watson. The latter. nowever, nas declared repeatedly throughout the canvass that, he will not be a candidate for the senate, and that if he is nominated and elected povernor he will serve throughout his term. The main fight, it seems, is between the Goshen Miller and Watson. The chances are Taylor will be a good third on the first ballot, as he will receive 141 votes from his county, in addition to a fair representation from other localities where he is popular. The lieutenant governor's strength is problematical. Hanly's Influence. There is considerable speculation as to what influence Governor Hanly will exercise over the convention. Much (surprise was caused last week when it was learned that the Governor had written personal letters to the delegates urging them to stand for the re.(Continued on Paie Eij;ht)

Terre Haute, hid., Mrch :K.--The Rev. J. A. Robinson, a young minister at Cloverland, ten miles from the city, has been granted a divorce fron his wife. Pearl, who eloped last July with Harry Brown, conductor on an interurban line. She became acquainted with Brown while riding on his car. She took her baby with her and the husband is given an order for its custody, but there is no trace of Brown and the woman. Mrs. Brown obtained a divorce several months ago.

COLORED METHODISTS ARE MUCH INTERESTED W. H. Chambers Candidate for Bishop. Members of the colored Methodist churches of this city, the same as those everywhere, are much interested in the coming meeting of the quadnnnial or general conferences of the church. The conferences will be held, the African Methodist Kpiscopal at Norfolk, Va., the Methodist Kpiseocopul at Baltimore, and the African Methodist Zion at Philadelphia. The members and laity of the last-named conference are deeply interested in the coming meeting because of the candidacy of the Rev. W. H. Chambers a presiding elder of the Indianapolis district, for the office of bishop. MINE LEAOER WILL After Ten Years of Leadership John Mitchell To Step Down. HE HAS MANY OFFERS OWING TO THE PRESENT STATE OF HIS HEALTH, HE IS NOT DECIDED ON WHAT LINE OF WORK HE WILL PURSUE. Indianapolis. March 30. After ten years of leadership of the United Mine Workers of America, John Mitchell, on Tuesday, will retire from the head of the great labor organization and will be succeeded by Vice President Thomas h. hewis, of Ohio. After Tuesday Mr. Mitchell will devote his time to regaining his health, which has given way under the strain of office. He has been called to Washington by President Roosevelt, who wants to send him to Panama as an investigator of conditions, but it is understood that he does not favor accepting the position. The National Civic federation wants to place him at the head of a bureau to make investigation of and promote the use of the trades agreement, lie has also been offered positions of importance with correspondence schools. insurance companies and banks that appreciate the value of his name, and several magazines are urging that he give his time to work for them, in investigating and giving publicity to industrial wrongs. He will, however, make no decision for several weeks not at least until his health improves. Contracts Expire. The present mining contracts in all of the soft coal fields of the country will expire Tuesday night. In but one great field central Pennsylvania has a new- contract been made under which the miners can continue at work Wednesday morning. The indications are that in practically all other fields the mines will close Tuesday night, not to open for several days and in some fields for several weeks. There is. however, no likelihood of serious inconvenience to the industrial activity of the country, as the demand for coal is slack and considerable is on hand. In some states possiblv in Indiana and Illinois the miners and operators may reach an agreement to operate the mines pending a settlement, but It is understood that Presi-dent-lect plan. He habilitate tween the Iewis does not favor -this is making an effort to rethe old joint relations beminers and operators of the central competitive field, consisting of western Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana and Illinois, and has advised the miners and operators not to enter into any agreement that would complicate the situation in these four big districts. All of the mines in the big trans-Mississippi fields, in Iowa. Missouri. Kansas. Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas, will close Tuesday night for probably sixty days. The operation of the mines in central Pennsylvania, however, makes a prolonged strike improbable. Indiana operators and miners are meeting in joint conference at Terre Haute today.

SURRENDER

REINS

The men in the lamp department of the Richmond Manufacturing company who recently struck because of a ten per cent reduction in their wages, are once more at work. The trouble has been amicably settled. The company has promised to restore the normal wage scale as soon as business justifies this action.

TWENTY FIREMEN NJUREO IN BLAZE Three of Them Are in Serious Condition. New York. March ::). Twenty firemen were injured by flumes and three seriously injured in a fire which (lest roved the pier this morning. OCCUPIES MUCH ATTENTION The submission of evidence has been withdrawn and the plaintiff allowed to amend its pleadings in the case of the Dickinson Trust Company vs. Shute to construct a will. The case has occupied the attention of the Wayne circuit court at different times for several days. It. is expected new pleadings and new evidence will be introduced. DEFENDANT ANSWERS. In the case of G rover Piper vs. The Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville j Railroad company, the defendant has I submitted answers to the interroga tories or the platntilf. This case is one covering damages for personal injuries. QUICKLY DEALT WUH HORSETHIEF Within One Minute Handed Out Big Quantity of Justice to Abrams. GOES TO REFORMATORY IN ADDITION TO THIS HE IS DISFRANCHISED FOR TWO YEARS AND FINED $5 MAN WANTS TO SEE HIS MOTHER. Within one minute from the time he took his seat in the witness chair in the Wayne circuit court this morning, Joseph Abrams was convicted of the charge of grand larceny, disfranchised for two years, fined .S" and sentenced from one to fourteen years in the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville. Abrams changed his plea of not guilty to that of guilty. Me admitted the theft of a horse and buggy belonging to Kenning, the local liveryman. The theft was committed last week. Abrams has requested that he be permitted to remain at the county jail for a few- days in the hope of receiving a visit from his mother. The law requires that he be at the reformatory by Friday. The man is twenty-eight years old. It was expected Judge Fox would sentence him to Michigan City, inasmuch as it is his second conviction. The court was not informed Abrams had done two years in the penitentiary at Columbus. Ohio. Abrams had preferred being sent to Michigan City, because of the privileges offered prisoners there. Tt;e attempt of Abrams to dispose of his stolen property was made in such a bunglesome fashion that it excited the suspicion, which caused his iirrest. After securing the horse and rig from the local liveryman. Abrams drove to Cambridge City. He offered to dispose ! of the property to Curt Gosnell and j Joe Wade, both experienced dealers in; horses. For the entire outfit consisting! of horse, rubber tired buggy harness!

and robes. Abrams asked only Sim. j ion mat tnis tract or land will be used ine horse alone was worth half again b-v tne railroad company in en:arging as much. Gosnell and Wade were sus-j its yards. This tract includes sixtypicious and informed Abrams they j one aee. The purchase price has not would defer final action. The fart that j been announced. Abrams was trying to dispose of the I At the local railroad offices it was

outfit so cheanlv. aroused the susnicion : of Daniel Drischel. marshal of Cam bridge City and he arrested Abrams The latter claimed he was too intoxi cated at the time to know what he was i doing. He claimed he rememoered ! nothing of his trip to Cambridge City until he awoke in the caliboose. KENWORTHY RECOVERED Prof. Murray S. Kenworthy has recovered so far as to be able to resume his class work at Earlham College. Mrs. Kenworthy has recovered but slowly from a month's siege of the grip. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA. Warmer Monday night; Tuesday, fair. OHIO. Warmer Tuesday.

Rescuers are Fighting to Gain Access to the Bodies of Men Who Lost Lives in Wyoming Explosion.

CARELESSNESS WAS CAUSE OF DISASTER Before Second Roar Came, Relief Workers Bratticed off the Gas, Forcing it Into the Fire Area. Manna, Wyo., March MO. Seventyone men are known to have lost their lives in Mine No. 1, of the Union Pacific Coal company here, although only ,"iS names are obtainable. Seventy-one coffins have been rushed to Hanna. The bodies of Alexander Tennant and Mat Ilughtala, of he rescuing party, were found at daylight, H0 feet from the mino by the which snuffed out. tccond explosion thu lives of more than 50 men. 'Pennant's heart could not be found i and one arm w;is some distance horn the body, lluglitala's body was horribly mangled. Warburton. Munson and Perry were taken out last, night. All were badly burned and all those still in the mine have been given up for dead. The rescuing party are working heroically, but the bodies will probably not. be reached for several days, rts it will be reeessary to close the west slope and smother the fires below the tenth level and then draw off the large quantities of gas before entering the collery of the dead. Fully 80 per cent, of the victims were married men and practically all leave children. All but three men In official capacities in the mine were killed, including the superintendent, foreman, fire bosses, gas watchers and others. The second explosion was due to the carelessness of the relief workers, j who rushed into the workings unorganized without a leader.'.and attempt-j ed to brattice off some entries in j which there were large quantities of gas, this gas being forced into the fir' area and exploding. This one mine has claimed moce than :!00 victims during the 0 years of operation. The wildest excitement prevailed Sunday in Manna and at the mine, where hundreds are congregating, including widows, children and other relatives of the victims. When the explosion occurred additional appeals were telegraphed to all surrounding towns for aid. One train is being rushed from West Omaha, carrying officials of the Vnion Pacific railroad and the Union Pacific Coal company. The regular force of men employed at the mines were pressed into rescue work. PENNSYLVANIA BUYS TRACT OF LAND Thought that Purchase of Hawkins Site Means Larger Freight Yards. PRESENT YARDS AMPLE IN CASE LARGER FACILITIES ARE NEEDED. THE NEW ADDITION WILL BE UTILIZED NO NECESSITY OF PURCHASE. The P. C. C, & St. L. railroad company has purchased the Hawkins place on North Nineteenth street, north of ,ne railroad and it is the general opinstated tnat tne rallroan company did not intend to utilize the ground for some time, hut that it was secured so that if at any time in the future it was decided to enlarge the yards it could be ntade use of A railroad officer stated yesterday that the present yard facilities were ample and that there was no absolute necessity for purchasing the Hawkins property. LEWIS WAS HERE. Ernest I. Lewis, the well known correspondent of the Indianapolis News, was in the city yesterday visiting friends. Mr. Lewis just recently completed a tour of the world for his paper. He w-ill soon engage in Chautauqua work, lecturing on the results of his investigations in the cannibal islands of the south seas. While in this little visited section of the world. Mr. wie took over 1,290 pictures.

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PRINCE H ELI E DE SAGAN. Prince De Sagan,.thc French nobleman, who popular reports say, is to marry Madame Anna Could, and who is now in this country, declares that this snapshot taken by an H. N. S. staff photographer is one of the best pictures of him ever taken.

ECONOMY RULES IN CIRCUIT COURT Local Justice Factory Not So Expensively Conducted as Others. WHIMS OF ATTORNEYS THEY COST THE COUNTY $64 BECAUSE PETIT JURY WAS SUMMONED TWICE, BUT WAS NOT USED IN EITHER CASE. It cost Wayne county ,! within the past ten days to suit the whims of attorneys, hut even with this experience, the Wayne circuit court is conducted upon a more economical basis than any in the state of the same jurisdiction in the number of population. 'Die expenditure of SiU was necessitated because the petit jury was summoned twice and not used in either case. After the jury arrived, the attorneys agreed to try the case before the judge and dispense with the juries. The county had to bear the expense. In regard to the matter of court costs. Judge Fox said this morning there is no circuit in the state of equal size conducted in such a money saving manner. It is not to be judged that because the court expenses are not as large as in other circuits, that not as much business is done. The low expense rate is due to the fact that attorneys practicing at the local bar are willing so often to try a case before the judge and not demand a jury. There seems to be a more evident desire on thf part of the attorneys to submit a cas to the judg than to leave its determination to twelve men. Besides saving money to the county in this manner, a great saving of time is accomplished and the court is able to dispose of a greater number of cases than could be done if a jury were required. The fact the jury is called so seldom i3 the direct cause not only for the low expense and the greater expediency but for more general satisfaction among attorneys and clients. In some counties almost any kind of a case of any character the least bit important is tried before a jury- It has happened frequently in the last few years that murderers have been tried in the Wayne circuit court without a jury. In the majority of cases of this kind there has been little attempt at denial upon tne part of the defendant and he ha3 entered a plea of guilty.

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..-r. V - A7' " til CHESTER GILLETTE EXECUTED TODAY Ran to the Electric Chair and Assisted in Adjusting Apparatus. NO MISTAKE WAS MADE MINISTERS ISSUE SIGNED STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT AFTER THE EXECUTION MOTHER IS FRANTIC. Auburn. N. Y., March ;. In the electric chair at 0:14 this morning Chester Gillette died for the murder of his sweetheart 'Billy" Prown. of South Ostelic. at Big Mooe Lake. July 11. lo;. After one shock of the electric current, the murderer was pronounced dtad. Gillette before electrocution issued a statement in which he professed conversion. Following the execution. Gillette's spiritual advisor. Rev. Henry Macliravy and Chaplain Herrick of the prison, issued a signed statement that "No legal mistake was made in his electrocution. The boy's mother is franlic over this statement. Her work for months was based on the assumption that her son was innocent. The statement has proved her mistaken effort. "God forbid that. I should have done anything wrong." is all that she (ould say. When Gillette was led into the dath chamber he ran to the electric, chair and assisted all he could in adjusting the apparatus. HEW SENATOR ISJEIGHTY-FOUR Stewart Realized Liffe's Ambition Today. Washington. March . John M. Stewart, of eVrmont, today realized his life's ambition when sworn in as senator to fill the unexpired term of Senator Proctor. He. had been governor, congressman and now- senator. He is eighty-four.

Was Connected with the Bo,-? Throwing in Union Square Last Saturday, When Unemployed Rioted. CAUSE OF UNEMPLOYED INJURED BY OCCURRENCE"

Robert Hunter Says that at Least 200,000 Men will Be EffectedBomb Throwing Regretted. New York. March Alexander Herkman, the common law husband of KtiiniH Goldman, anil the leader of ihe anarchists, was arrested today in connection with the bomb throwing in I nion Square. Saturday, despite his denial of any connection with Selig Silverstein, the man who threw the bomb and fatally injured himself. The o. lice have established by letters and membership card. Silverstein'a connection wirh ihe anarchists. The card signed by lterknian who acknowledged the signature. Iierkman denied any knowledge of Silverstein or the bomb throwing. The latter is still alive at the hospital. Herkman said hi shooting H. C. Frick was a personal matter and that an anarchist organization, does not advocate violence. New York, March :!. Robert Hun ter. the noted Sociologist, last night declared that he was not only prewnt at Saturday's demonstration of the- unemployed I'nion Square, that ended in a, IkuiiIj explosion, but that had opportunity offered he would have addriued the crowd in defense of police prohibition, and so brought about a test in lhi courts of the right of free speech. It had been advertised that Mr. Hunter would address the meeting:, but in thn excitement that followed the action of the police in drivinR the crowds from the square he wast lost sight of and not until Sunday was it generally known that the settlement worker we-? wi hand prepared to carry out "his part of the program, even if it led to his arrest. Mr. Hunter's position In thn whole matter was set forth In a statement over his signature given to the press. The writer deplores the "outrage"' of the bomb, and refers to its author as a fanatic, who has injured the cause of the unemployed. Mr. Hunter says until ho arrived at the square he was Ignorant of the fact that speechmakinc had been forbidden. He learned thin of the police and then determined to speak in order that the right of peaceful assembly and free speech might bo tested in the courts. He adds that h had no chance to be heard for presently the police "charged the crowd witli incredible brutality." The Socialist view of the matter iij best summed up by Robert Hunter, whose statement follows: "It is needless to say that every Socialist deplores the outrage of Saturday in Union Square. The fanatic who threw the bomb has not only injured himself and threatened the lives of others, but he has made it imposible for the public to consider calmly the important questions that socialists were attempting to bring to the notice of the public. If the poor creature was interested in the rights of the unemployed or in the rights of free speech, he could hardy have chosen a more effective method of injuring thee causes. New York' Unemployed. "As my name has been mentioned w prominently in connection with the 'unemployed demonstration I feel it my duty to make a statement concerning the purpose of the meetings as I understand thm. It is the opinion of well-informed persons that at least ;;. are now unemployed in New ork City. Most, of them have been without work for thre month at least. This means that many of them are facing starvation. 'Various attempts have been made to call the attention of th public authorities to this widespread misery. The Socialists felt that th most effeetitve way of attracting public attention to the question was to have a mas meeting. This has ben done and in bejnjj done in most cities of Europe. There seems no good reason why it should not b done in New York City. "It was my intention and that of my friends to discuss the problem of unemployment, to fctafe the farts as we know- them and to pass resolutions . urging the city and state authorities to provide work. If the meeting had be-t allowed to proceed peaceably, as they are allowed in many other countries, there is no reason why the gathericj should not have made a profound impression and materially aided the cause. Police Spread Dragnet Acting on the theory that the bombthrowing in Union Square Park on Saturday afternoon was the outcome of an organized plot, the police have ispreal a drag-net throughout the city and are making every effort to run down the supposed accomplices of Selig Cohen, alias Silverstein. the young Hebrew who killed Ignatz Hildebrand and narrowly escaped with his own life in bj attempt to strike down the police.

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