Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 52, 30 December 1908 — Page 8
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HOY CASES ARE Oil DOCKET FOB
IIEXT COURT IEBM
f As Usual, the Divorce Suits
Predominate, There Being
t Thirty-one Awaiting Hearfog. OVER HUNDRED CIVIL . , CASES ARE DOCKETED
" There are Forty-Six State
Cases for January Term, Ranging from Larceny to Drunk.
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Fifteen suits for divorce, twelve for divorce and custody, four for support, ,ne-for ' fraudulent marriage, one to modify divorce decree and one to an
nul marriage, is the evidence o do-
mestic Infelicity in Wayne county as
gleaned from the docket, for the Jan- . uarr term of. the Wayne circuit court. I The calendar for this year, which opens next Monday is unusually heavy. ' The number of misdirected marriages, that Is revealed, the lack of Important civil cases and the absence of serious criminal cases feature the calendar, which now has been prepared for the . printer by Clerk Penny and his deputy Miss Peel.
Domestic Woe 8hown. , Added to the divorce proceedings to Sain a total must be the number of . criminal proceedings brought upon the grounds .of wife desertion. There are - ven of these cases. In three instances the men concernd are on parole from the court.. They have been ar- , ireBted and their cases heard. The . 'court has suspended sentence upon promise to support the wife, or wife and child as the case may be. Judge . . Fox has found this plan works to the advantage of all concerned. Wife desertion is a penal offense, but the court has found it advisable to permit 4T"thA iSfTender trt m unrtpr ciicnonrlorl
judgment, if he provides for those, who would be dependent upon him had he , remained true to his marriage vows.
In two of the wife desertion cases, the . state has been unable to locate the defendant. Are Many Civil Cases. The calendar shows a total of 160 ' ' civil and 4tt state casts. Additions will be made to both lists. The proof sheets of the calendar have been cor-
. rected but other cases wil be added before the pamphlet is bound for distrit button.
i All claims for perpetuity on the docket are held by the case of Schneider vs. Ferguson, for accounting. This case was flledjn. 1004 and dates back to 1002. In loots it was dismissed for
want of prosecution, but was reinstated in the same year upon application of the attorney for the plaintiff. The case has been called each term ever since and at no time has any attempt been made to bring it to trial. It is probable that unless the' litigants act In the matter at the coming term, the court will order the case's dismissal. Hunt Case Ancient. The case of the State vs. Alva J. Hunt is the oldest on the criminal docket that never has been brought for trial. It has occupied its position for about two years. The defendant is charged with larceny and embezzlement. The defense has secured numerous continuances. At one time Judge Fox declared the case would have to be tried when set, but Hunt's attorney came forward with an affidavit to the effect that the defendant's children were ill and the wife, who is one of the witnesses could not attend court as she had to nurse the .children. , , Since then the case has . been slipped along from time to time. ; Few Damage Suits. ' Suits for damages are not as numerous on the civil docket for the next term as is customary. The largest sum asked in a case of this kind is ?10,00O. This case was venued here from the Madison circuit court. The Noah Meyers damage case, which was fought through, the local courts and carried to the higher courts and sent back again appears on the docket and probably -will be reheatd. Suits on note , and account are fewer In number, also. One Unique Case. One of the unusual cases is that in which Harvey Borton is seeking to be restored to sanity by legal process. Borton wa declared insane and spent about two years at the county jail awaiting admittance to the Sastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane. He was quiet and peaceable and always was made a trusty by the sheriff. He did not exhibit any dangerous tendencies and a few months ago upon the Intercession of the sheriff was given his liberty. He now seeks to have removed the decree of the commission that found him insane. Various Criminal Cases. Grand larceny, petit larceny, burglary, forgery, assault and battery and public intoxication are the most serious offenses that figure on the criminal docket. And there Is only a small
number of each of these cases. It is
C-iobe presumed, however., that on
ly forty-six criminal cases will find their way Into the circuit court durinz
the January term. The current cases j
nearly always have preference over those contained and that means, if a crime be committed between January 1 and April 1 the. case is very likely to be tried In the January term. The following is the classification of the civil cases now on the docket: 8Upport, 4; divorce and custody 12;
satisfy mortgage 1; replevin 2; foreclose assesment 1; accounting 1; foreclose mortgage 4; appropriation 1; partition 13; damages 8; account 10; conversion 2; foreclose mechanic's lien 3; claim 5; work and labor 1; receiver 3; recover real estate 1 ; possession of real estate 2; annullment of marriage 1; Injunction 1; breach of warranty 2; divorce 15; change of name 1; fraudu
lent marriage 1; contest will 2; modi fy decree 1; restoration of sanity 1: in
quest 1; quiet title 2; note 14; appeal 8; contract If set aside order 1; recover money 2; to reassess 2; to resist
probate of will 1; bastardy 1; attach
ment 1; secure conveyance 1; to con
strue will 2.
NOTABLE EARTHQUAKES TAKE A MILLION LIVES
Place
Year
HALF POPULATION DEAD; SURVIVORS WEEPING (Continued From Page One.)
mented persons deliberately plunging
into the burning ruins and perishing in the flames. In one place five children
were found around their mother's corpse, themselves only Just alive. The
torrents of rain have helped to check the fires, but make it difficult for the rescuers to make progress. The downpour also aids in the decomposition of the bodies. Crowds Hide in Caves. Crowds of destitute people, too much hurt or too much dazed to help themselves, huddle on the higher part of the town. Many have fled into the country, seeking refuge in caves and crevices in the mountains. Deputy Ludovico Fuici has been for hours searching for the body of his brother, Nicolo. Although almost exhausted, and with hands bleeding from overhauling wreckage, he declares that he will not quit until his brother's body is found. Nicolo Fulci was a member of Zanar-
delli's Cabinet.
Reports from numerous places in Calabria and Sicily bring tales of disaster, any one of which would alone
cause a sensation. At Riposto the sea suddenly receded and as suddenly returned in a wave of enormous height,
overwhelming everything for a dis
tance of a quarter of a mile inland, and in its ebb sweeping hundreds of inhab
itants into the sea. It is stated that the dead are lying by thousands at Monteleone and in that neighborhood.
The news aroused the deepest emo
tion in Rome, where many have rela
tives in the devastated area. A large number of the residents of the capi
tal have taken train for the south, not
withstanding assurances that it is impossible as yet. to reach their destinations. Some hundreds of ' students from Calabria and Messina have left with the intention of going by train as far as possible and. then walking the rest of the way to learn the fate
of their relatives.
There is similar consternation in
Naples, and, indeed, throughout Italy.
Subscribtions have been opend in
every town of the peninsula.
Messina is deserted save for some
panic-stricken survivors and the sol
diers and sailors who are engaged in
the work of rescue.
Soldiers Fight Flames. The soldiers have bent every effort
to stop the sweep of the flames. They are also kept busy with the convicts
who escaped from the prison after It had been demolished. Several of these who were caught looting have been shot.
Out of 200 men employed in the
customs service at Messina, only 41 escaped, and out of a railway force of 280 men, but 8 survive.
Buildings that are completely de
stroyed Include the municipal offices, the Bourse in Messina, buildings of the Post Telegraph Companies, the Ca
thedral and nearly all the churches.
Monuments and statutes in the pub
lic squares were thrown down and carried away like so many pebbles.
The Italian flying squadron has ar-
river at Messina. The Russian and
British Mediterranean squadrons also
anchored off the Sicillian coast and sent warships to Messina to render
aid. . The victims at Palmi are said to number 500. Gioja, with a population of 7,000, is almost otally destroyed. Nothing has been as yet heard as to conditions in Taormina, the great winter resort for foreigners. All along the Sicillian coast smaller towns have been wiped out by the tidal wave which followed the earthquake. Only the roughest estimate of the tidal wave may be had from a description of its sweep on Messina. It looked as though a great wall of water 50 feet high had plunged on the town and inundated the whole area. The government's dispatches state that in several of the towns where garrisons were maintained the horror was increased by explosions of ammunition magazines, while in almost every town through the affected district where gas is manufactured fires were widespread. Such was the panic of the lnhabtants that little effort was made to stop the ravages of these fires. The conflagrations are believed to have added greatly to the swelling of the death rate. Military in Control. Troops are being rushed from Roma and some other sections of Italy. Supply ships have already .been sent on their way, carrying many nurses, provisions and medical supplies. Reports concerning the catastrophe have beerf gathered from different points along the southern section of the country, for direct wire communication through Messina and Reggio was cut off by the earthquake. General Fecia Di Cossato, commander of the Rome army corps, has been sent to Messina with full powers. The pope has inaugurated with 1,000 000 lire (1200,000) an Internatonal relief fund. The king. It is understood, has given 2.000,000 lire ($400,000) to the fund. , All kinds of reports of robbery in Messina have reached here. The
Catania, Sicily 1137 Syria 1158 Cilicia ....1268 Naples .1456 Lisbon ...1531 Naples .1626 Ragusa ,...1667 Schamaki 1672 Port Royal, Jamaica... 1692 Sicily : 1693 Aquila, Italy 1703 Jeddo (Tokio) 1703 Abruzzi, Italy 1706 Algiers ....1716 Palermo 1726 China 1731 Naples 1732 Lima and Callao 1746 Grand Cairo 1754 Kaschan, Persia 1755 Lisbon 1755 Fez, Morocco 1755 Syria ...1759 Martinico 1767 Tauris 1780 Calabria 1783 Bolivia 1797 Naples 1805 Kutch, India 1819 Aleppo 1822 Murcia, Spain 1828 Canton, China 1830 Calabria 1835 Martinique 1839 Cape Haytien, 8. Dom..1842 PL-a-Pitre, Guadeloup. .1843 Great Sanger 1856 Calabria, Italy 1857 Quito 1859 Erzeroum, Asia Minor. .1859 Mendoza, S. A 1861 Manila 1863 Mitylene 1867 Peru and Ecuador 1867 Santa nder, Colombia. ..1875 Scio 1882 Cashmere 1885 The Riviera -.1887 Yunnan China 1888 Valparaiso, Chile .....1906 San Francisco 1906 Kingston, Jamaica ....1907
Lives lost 15,000 20,000 60,000 404)00 30,000 70,000 5,000 80,000 3,000 100,000 5,000 200,000 15,000 20,000 6,000 100,000 1,900 18,000 40,000 40,000 50,000 12,000 20,000 1,600 45,000 25,000 40,000 6,000 2,000 20,000 6,000 6,000 1,000 700 5,000 5,000 3,000 10,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 1,000 1,000 25,000 14,000 4,000 3,000 2,300 4,000 1,500 452 1,100
Total :.. 1,1 92,552
REPORTS OF THE ' ELECTIONS WERE JOYFUL TIDINGS
Local Temperance People Were Pleased with Results Yesterday in Wabash and Lawrence Counties. PREDICT A MAJORITY OF 1,000 IN THE COUNT
prison was demolished and many of the prisoners were killed, but others made their escape and started to join the vandals who were looting the city. These robberrs, undeterred by the appalling sights around them, robbed
the collapsed buildings and took valuables from the bodies of the dead.
With the arrival of the first troops
yesterday a patrol of the city was inaugurated. Some of the citizens who
were sufficiently calm after the panic joined with the troops in the work of perfecting order and making rescues.
Lives were lost at Barcelona, Sicily
and at Castroreale and Montagano.
Great havoc was reported at Florida,
Noto, Chiaramonto, Vittoria, Paterno, Terranova, Marianopoli and Naro.
At Augusta the convicts In the gov
ernment's salt works escaped during the excitement Foro and Ganzini, once prosperous suburbs at Messina,
are total ruins. Santo Onofrio and
Mileto are probably almost totally destroyed.
Many Villages Destroyed. Borgia and San Vito. on the main
land, were among the places worst
stricken. News is still lacking from Pizzo, a Calabrian port of 10,000 population, and great damage there is feared. '
Numerous villages scattered over
wide expanse of territory are damaged or destroyed. Some of these are extremely inaccessible and it may be a week before the full extent of the
calamity can be computed. It is cer
tain that the ruin is complete andl
broadcast. Prof. Suess. the eminent geologist of Vienna, predicts that eruptions will follow the earthquake, which he attributes to the sinking of the earth's crust in the zone of which the Lipari Islands are the center. As the process of sinking goes on the Calabrian and Sicilian highlands on either side of the strait of Messina will be submerged, only the highest peaks remaining above the sea. The strait will thereby be greatly widened.
CITY IN BRIEF
Fresh oysters, plenty of them at Price's. Standards and Selects in bulk and cans. 30-2t Flower Mission Charity ball, 8:30 tonight. Spectators 25c. City bowling alley, 22 N. 9th 22-tf Roast turkey, oysters, celery and salads at Westcott Buffet, New Year's Eve, 6 to 10 P. M. Turkey and oyster dressing, Ed Roger, New Year's Eve. , . Order ice cream for your New
Year's dinner, at Price's. 30-2tJ
Roast turkey, oysters, celery and salads at Westcott Buffet, New Year's Eve, 6 to 10 P. M. Blue Point shell oysters at Price's. 30-2t Flower Mission Charity ball, 8:30 tonight. Spectators 25c. Emily Agnes Karns, of North Eighth street, gave a charming holiday party this afternoon. The hours were spent in games and dancing. A twocourse luncheon was served. Those present were Elizabeth Marvel, Dorothy Martin, Ruth Wilson, Mary Iliff, Elizabeth Kolp, Josiah Marvel. Frederick Cates, Samuel Smith, Benton Barlow, Malcom DHL Earl Miller. - Fruit baskets filled to order at Price's. 30-2t Turkey and oyster dressing, Ed Roger, New Year's Eve.
Prominent actors and musicians in Berlin have been engaged for the "shadow theater" which, will soon be opened in that city. , It will be conducted according " to the prospectus that has been printed, as the Schattenspiel theater in Munich and a similar place of amusement in Pari.
Richmond Saloon People Say Yesterday's Elections Will Have No Effect, on the Local Situation.
There was joy in the hearts of the temperance hosts of Wayne county and of Richmond when this morning it learned that Wabash and Lawrence counties voted "dry" at the county local option elections yesterday, for they pictured in their minds a similar victory in this county. Wabash county gave a "dry" majority of 807 votes and the Lawrence county temperance people were victorious by the large majority of l,oOS, a large vote being cast in each. Claim County by 1,00. The advocates of the county local option in Wayne say that if the county commissioners call an 'election, the saloons will be voted out by a majority ranging between 1,000 and 2,000 votes, they basing their estimates by support promised to their cause not only In Richmond but the county . at large. They are confident the country districts will poll a heavy "dry" vote but are not quite so optimistic concerning Richmond, and are only hoping that the vote in this city will be about equally divided. In this event they say that the country districts will save the cause. The liberals are saying but little, but that little is thoroughly indicative of the determined attitude of that faction all over the county. "Wats" Claim Richmond. They are claiming Richmond by a large majority, a majority larger than the country districts will give the "drys." They state that generally speaking, sentiment against the election before the legislature is permitted
to act definitely upon the prevailing
statute, is growing and that many people who would vote for the temperance cause under any other circumstances willnot do so because they think an election before the legislature acts would be unjust not only to the saloonists, but to the county at large, the expense being heavy. The saloon keepers say that the local option elections of yesterday will have no particular effect on the election in this county, as conditions are different here. They argue that Richmond and Wayne county people are not swayed to any great extent by popular fancies and will stop and consider the entire proposition before they act, and when they do act many of the people who are thought to stand with the temperance people will bolt the ranks and join the cause of the saloon men.
LATHE FREELY IN IE HARDEST WATER In wash your hands in hard water with the Jinary slippery, greasy soap, did i ever notice the white "curdle" tt comes in the water? That's lim(t kills the soap and prevents thorfh cleansing. Use the e water, but rub a little "Whiz" ovqrour hands the next time and see hoWickly you get a lather.
and what aifference there is in the
cleansing, j A ten-centan will last two weeks. i
0'IIEAL
ATTENDING
Will Make jdress at Municipal lage Meeting at rjianapolis.
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PLAN
Needed chains in the cities and
towns law will 1 discussed by the leg
islative commife of the Indiana Mu
nicipal League.hlch convenes in In
dianapolis todaji W. P. O'Neal, mem
ber of the Rlcbjond Board ot Public Works, is attertpg the meeting, and
it Is likely he ii outline the Des Moines plan of iy government which he thinks will wt to an advantage in
this state. In hat city the mayor and five councfyen, elected by the
people, transact 11 of the city's bus!
ness. There is I board of works and
other minor offis. He thinks the scheme would wc advantageously in
towns of Indian!
inhabitants. Although Mr.
of 20,000 or more
Neal has received
no wordi to the ekct, it is probable plans will bebade whereby the
boards of public irks, now threaten
ed with exmction,rill be saved. WHEELER VELL KNOWN.
Eldorado, O., B. 30. William V. Wheeler, founder tf the rescue mis
sion at Indianapoll who died recent
ly, was a native of
is well re member el
in this vicinity a scientious worker
tlantty. fallen.
reble county. He
by many friends
an earnest, con'
behalf of Chris
He was ankngel to the down
TEACHERSJH SESSION Pedagogues from All Parts of Indiana Assemble in Indianapolis.
RICHMOND TEACHERS GO
Indianapolis, Dec. 30. The Indiana State Teachers association opened its annual convention here . yesterday. Dr. Elmer Bryan, of Franklin college, retiring president . and George W. Benton, of Indianapolis, his successor, delivered their annual addresses. The other speaker last night was L. D. Harvey, of Menominee, Wis., president of the Teachers' National association, who spoke on the "Education of Girls for the Home." Among the prominent men who delivered addresses today and who will speak Thursday are Superintendent Martin G. Brumbaugh, of the Philadelphia schools; Bishop McDowell, of Chicago; Booker T. Washington, Robert J. Aley, recently elected superintendent of public instruction; Dr. W. L. Bryan, president of the Indiana university; Fassett A. Cotton, retiring superintendent of public instruction; James L. Lardner, president of the Indiana state normal school and Rabbi Morris M. Feuerlicht, of this city.
DOUBT RECOVERY. Eldorado, S3., Dec. 30. Doubt is entertained as to the recovery of William Jefferson, who is ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George H. Lehman, at Eaton. Mr. Jefferson was ninety-four years old last July and is theoldest Mason in Preble county. He has been identified with the local organization for two and fifty years. His age is a factor derogatory to his recovery. v
CASE POSTPONED, The case of the state against Martin Carroll and Wm. Stolle, charged with trespass on the farm of Mr. Smith, residing east of Richmond, was postponed in the circuit court.'. The two men are alleged to have illegally kmata oa the Smith farm. ' ; '
TO RECEIVE BIDS.
The Board of Vernle Orphans
Home will meet Jan wu-y 5 and receive bids for the contract to construct the new dormitory at the home, southeast
of the city. The "pew welling will be used to replace jthe resent building, which is very untatiskctory. It will
cost in the neighborhood of $35,000.
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Cauliflower, Head Lettuce, Cucumbers, Green Onions, Egg Plant, Spinach, Green Beans, Radishes, Mangoes, Tomatoes, Parsley, Celery and Leaf Lettuce. , Big Orange Sale Thursday Fancy Florida Sweet Oranges Extra Fancy Grape Fruit, Extra Fancy King Apples, Extra Fancy Malaga Grapes, Extra Fancy Tangerines and Bananas, Large Ripe Pine Apples. . CHASE A SANBORN'S HIGH GRADE COFFEES. Bee Hive Brand Coffee Best 2Sc Collee In Town. New Nuts, Shelled and In the shells, New Hickory Nuts. Order of us and get the best.
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