Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 262, 29 July 1909 — Page 1

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"w 9 BUTCHER WEYLER IS CALLED UPON TO (var Against Moors Not to Be Relinquished Although Army And Navy Is Called Upon for Help. GARRISONS FIRE UPON CROWDS OF RAMPANTS Nothing Daunted, Streets Are ; Blocked and Murderous Men And Women Retaliate With f Raging Fury. IS NO WAY TO SUPPRESS DAYS OF FRENCH REVOLUTION ARE RECALLED BY SCENES ,NOW ' OCCURRING IN COUNTRY OF YOUNG KING ALFONSO. (American News Service) fCerbede, France; Spanish Frontier, July 29. 8panish couriers today report that Aplllory Is battering the barricades behind'" which the Insurgents are desperately fighting in Barcelona. Heavy fighting is now In progress on the Rambla In Sananne Bquare and the Calledel Eppio. Gutters are running with blood. The numbers of Bead and wounded cannot be estimated but Is believed heavy. Five contents and several private residences have been burned at Lianza. ENTIRE ARMY ORDERED OUT. Madrid, July 29. -The entire Spanish army has been ordered mobilized to crush the revolt The naval infantry was today ordered to Barcelona. Telegraphic communication Writh Bilgoa is cut off. King Alfonso was hooted in the streets. Moors are attacking Alhucemas. sixty miles from Mellllla, after they had been forced to retreat from the latter place yesterday. One thousand Spaniards were killed and two thousand wounded in Tuesday's fighting, i MEANS DICTATORSHIP. Entire Nation in State of Civil War And Powers Are Helpless. Madrid. July-20.-A military dictatorship will be declared in Spain within the next twenty-four hours. The Nation, is Jn a state of civil war. Gen! JWeyler will probably be chosen to Brush the revolt Three cruisers and three destroyers are on their way from Ferrel to Barcelona to quell the uprising in the city. King Alfonso has determined to crush out the revolutionary movement with a strong hand. Artillery Is now being employed in the streets of Barcelona to overcome the rioters. The revolutionists today erected more barricades- behind which hey fight with desperate courage to keep back the troops. The proclamation declaring Spain to be under martial, law and suspending constitutional guarantees created further disorder. Revclters Ask No Pity. The revolutionists alarmed by the proclamation and knowing that" they would get no. pity, moved up on the soldiers with maniacal courage. The soldiers, mostly mounted artillery, raked their opponents with a withering lire. .. .." . New disorders are rvnnrte in from interior points', notably Alfol and Rioja. The zone of agitation is spreading beyond the turbulent Catalonians and affecting: the Valencians. While the minister of Interior is besieged with inquiries he will gtve out no Information. Spain Is determined to follow out tier policy. The war in Morrocco will be prosecuted even at the cost of internal peace, according to late developments. Troops are being poured into Morocco for the relief of Melllla as fast as they can be transported. -Word came from Gibraltar today that the entire Spanish garrison near there had been ordered to Melllla and Immediately embarked on ships. Newspapers Are Suppressed. The Spanish dtiienc are using every excuse as a pretest for disorder. According to Bllboa advtasn. sreal . prsvaua through: the Bteoay-

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an mining districts. The socialists have ordered a strike because of the privy council's action in refusing to suspend the fetes on July 31. Communication from' Barcelona is handicapped today. The Almansa regiment is now on the ground to enforce the civil authority. The "house of the people," the headquarters of the rioters has been closed and no newspapers are published. Every bit of news from Morocco telling of further slaughter of the Spanish troops is received with the greatest excitement The looting continues but in a desultory way. SUDDEN DEATH OF POPULAR DEALER Herbert Bell Died From Heart Trouble Before Help Could Arrive. HIS WIFE WAS AWAKENED TO FIND HUSBAND IN STRUGGLE FOR BREATHAUTOMOBILE - PROMINENT IN AN D v NURSERY BU8INESS. Edmund He jfbert Bell, nurseryman1, and proprietor of the Auto Inn, East Mala street and one of the J best known young men in the count,- died sud denly this inorning at 1:30 o'clock at hie homejjast of the cltf from heart disease. Tne attack wasprobably due to the excessive heat yesterday. Mr. Bell wad 3i years of ask. He was the son of E. and Elizabeth Collins Bell, of east of theCity. Besides his parents, heMs&afvived by his wife and children, one sister and three brothers. The funeral will bo held at the home Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock and will be conducted by Rev. D. C. Huntington, pastor of St. Paul's Episcopal church, of which the deceased was a member. The service will be public. Burial will be at Earlham and (Continued on Page Two.) Alphonso's Throne

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AHUlMHb UtAIH ( U P Df II I 1AM Ul III Ui I ULLInlll President of National Base Ball League Shot Himself Through the Head. LINGERED FOR TEN HOURS SUICIDE RESULT OF WORRY OVER POOR HEALTH AND COMPLICATIONS OF HIS OFFICE AS LEAGUE'S HEAD. (American News Service) New York, July 29. Harry C. Pulliam, president of the National League of baseball clubs, died shortly after 8 o'clock this morning . at . the New York Athletic club from a self-inflicted bullet wound. He shot himself in the head at 9:30 o'clock last night, the bullet passing through his head from right to left. .Secretary-treasurer Heydler, who was acting president while President Pulllam was ill, was notified at once of his chief's suicide. He has been on his vacation in northern New York. He started back at once. He probably will handle the work of the league until Pulliam's successor Is chosen. When Pulliam was found, a short time after the tragedy he was dying and the fact that he lived over ten hours was due only to his remarkable vitality. As soon as the base ball chief was discovered, the police were notified and Dr. J. J. Higgins was hurriedly summoned. He found that one eye bad bfeen cut out and that the bullet had perforated the head striking the wall as it passed out The police immediately took charge. They refused to give out any Information early in the day and it was some time after Mr. Pulliam died that they made the fact public. When the end came a number of baseball men and Dr. Higgins, the club physician were at the bedside. Pulliam bad been in a state of coma since four o'clock in the morning and he M-as i ')le to recognize any of those t " m. - ' Mr. F.,.. :a had but recently taken up the reins of the National league after he had been granted a rest by the league officials. He had previously been in ill health for a number of months and his suicide is supposed to ha- been due to the fact thai his mind was unbalanced by his sickness. is Now Threatened

WILLIAM BAILEY . ONE J-OIHECTOBS Connected With Indiana Toll Clearing Company. William M. Bailey manager of the Home Telephone company of this city Is a director In the Indiana Toll Clearing company, a recently organized corporation. The corporation includes officials in nearly every independent telephone system in the state in its organization. The first meeting of the board of directors will be held in Indianapolis August 5. Mr. Bailey will attend.

EAGLES TO SCREAM At the meeting of the Wayne Aerie of Eagles No. 666, last evening, a committee of seven was appointed to arrange for a grand outing of the lodge. The committee will report at the next meeting as to its selection of a place and date for holding the affair. Members of the order and their families will be invited. HASTY JUSTICE FOR YOUNG MAN Basilio Canania Sentenced to Reformatory After Given Chance to Reform. NEW CASE AGAINST HIM BUT SENTENCE IMPOSED ON FORMER CHARGE AFTER PAROLE HAD BEEN VIOLATED BY YOUNG ITALIAN. Because he had failed to keep his promise to the court and mend his ways, after he had been given one chance, Basilio Canania, a seventeen year old Italian was sentenced tn h reformatory at Jeffersonville in cir cuit court today. The sentence is for one to eight years uDon a nlea nf guilty to the charge of larceny. The Doy was fined S5 and disfranchised for three years in' addition. Canania is regarded by the police as a "bad one." He was arrested three weeks ago for the theft of a hlcvcl He admitted the theft and said he had no excuse. It was his first offense, however, and the court was rllsnnseH to be charitable. The boy was rep rimanded in court and his promise exacted. The meaning of the law was explained to him carefully by Philip aiercuno, who acted as a sDonsor. But Canania had got away easily, so believed he would meet the same kind of treatment, if arrested again. He visited one of the electric power houses and stole money from the pocketB of clothes of the employes as they hung on the wall. His identity was ascertained after5: he had been shocked and stunned by an electric wire which was passed through a pocket In the clothes of one of the men. Canania had worked at the power house and became familiar with the custom of the other workmen, as to hanging up their street clothes, while at work. The court had showed sympathy for the young man and he had been given friendly advice, so there was no sympathy expressed this morning. An' interpreter .was used, so that he' could be well acquainted with all the proceedings. He appeared proud and haughty in the court room, but upon going back to the county jail became repentant and wanted to leave the city, If given a chance. He will be taken to Jeffersonville in a few days. TO GENEVA Boy Delegates From Local Y. M. C.'A. to Attend Conferences. THEY WILL JOIN OTHERS Benjamin Johnson. Wallas r.iff and Clifford Plummer, accompanied by Orville Branson, secretary of the boy's department of the Y. M. C A. will leave at midnight tonight for take Geneva, Wis, to attend the Y. M. C A. conferences beinsr hM t t place. The purpose of the trip is to secure mrormauon relative to the operation of the boy's city at this year's Chautauqua assembly at Glen Miller parlj. Mr. Brunson has been selected as a leader in the discussions of one of the conference RTOuns tnrn m stay at Lake Geneva. Besides the lo cal boy Mr. Brunson wfll have sopervMpo over a party of boys from Kokomo, Logansport and Marion. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Clswdy and fecal

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ALDRICH'S BLUFF PROMPTLY CALLED IT WASJEPORTED President Taft Told the Senator From Rogue Island That He Is Ready to Call Another Session. BOSS OF THE SENATE INTIMATED FAILURE

Thereupon the Weighty Chief Executive Countered Cleverly and Landed &Uff Jab On Said Boss. Washington, July 29. After three weeks of effort, stormy at times and always strenuous, the conferees of the house and senate came to the conclusion of their arduous labors last evening. When they had adjusted the few remaining schedules in dispute they sent word to the democratic members of the joint conference committee to come around in the morning to see what a fine job tbey had done. Not that they expect the democrats to approve it but the invitation was extended merely as an act of parliamentary courtesy. Three weeks ago. when the committee began its sessions, (the democrats were requested to absent themselves until further notice, because this was to be a republican revision at which the rival party could act merely as spectators. About 6 o'clock last evening, just before Senator Aldrich invited Chairman Payne to ride downtown in his automobile, he announced. that the conference report would be presented to the house on Friday. All Ready Now. Were it not for the fact that the democratic conferees were to have first chance' at it. It would go in .today, but even this is possible, for the house need not take it up for discussion until Friday and in the meantime the report can be printed for general distribution among the members and the press. The calculation made last night is that the house will be through with the report by Saturday, which will signify that the senate will get through with it before the end of next week. In spite of a declaration made In a positive tone by the president to a number of members of the house that the highest rate on rough lumber he would accept was $1.25 a thousand feet the conferees fixed the duty at $1.40. Until a day or two ago they had allowed it to be understood that $1.25 would be the compromise rate, but having sacrificed hides by placing them on the free list they were compelled to make terms with the representatives of the lumber states in order to secure their support for the final report Taft Calls Aldrich. They therefore agreed to give lumber the higher rate mentioned, and this is forty cents above the duty fixed by the house and 10 cents lower than the senate figures. Soon after the president stated to some of his congressional callers that $1.25 was ample protection for lumber he bad a conversation with Senator Aldrich. in which the two men exchanged some real tart remarks. According to the story told at the Capitol later in the day the senator complained of the difficulty the conferees were encountering in fixing up the final schedules while the president was telling members of the house and senate that he would not agree to this or that raie. He intimated that the conferees would disagree and make no report whatever, which would mean there would be no tariff legislation after all (Continued on Page Two.) Today's

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Become as Children , Milton, Ind., July 29. The Rev. F. A. Scott, pastor of the Christian church, here, was called to the county house, Tu?sday, to perform the ordinance of baptism for Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, aged 98 and Mrs. Emily Bennett, aged 81, both of whom are Inmates of the institution and desired to be immersed.

BRUNSON TO STAY WITH THEY. H. C. A. Has Reconsidered His Tendered Resignation. Orville Brunson, secretary of the boys' department of the Y. M. C A. has reconsidered his resignation, handed to the board of directors a month ago. Mr. Brunson stated today that he would remain. Much pressure was brought to bear upon him by the directors as he is regarded as a capable official. Mr. Brunson has been absent from the association for a month on a vacation. He spent most of the time at his home la Carmel, Indiana. LEFT HIS MOTHER ALONE III DEPOT Frank Henry Charged With Gross Neglect of Helpless Mother at Columbus. NEWSPAPER IN COMMENT FINALLY APPEARED AT CITY PRISON SEEKING HER, AFTER SHE HAD BEEN REMOVED TO INFIRMARY FOR AGED. .Frank Henry, a moulder, residing on North Thirteenth street Is mentioned1 tat a Columbus, 0 account' as aa offender against a moral obligation toward hia blind, helpless and aged mother, Mrs. Emma Henry He is charged with having deserted her at the Columbus, Ohio, .union station, while he went out 'Tor a minute." It is not probable' that any legal action will be taken by the Columbus au thorities. Mrs. Henry has been visiting her son and Saturday he returned with her to Cohimbus, according to the local station policeman. The Columbus dis patch Is as follows: Blind and- helpless from the Infirm ities of 84 years. Mrs. Emma Henry was deserted by her son Frank, aged 60, who brought her to Columbus from Richmond, Ind., yesterday noon and after the aged woman remained help less in the waiting room of the union station for five hours, she was turned over to the police and taken to the county infirmary. The son appeared at the city prison at 7 o'clock slightly under the Influ ence of liquor, in quest of his mother and gave as his excuse for leaving her that the matron at the station would not allow him to remain with his mother In the women's room. Mrs. Henry had been visiting her son in Richmond and he brought her back to Columbus, where he was to make arrangements for her care. . Worries Herself III. Immediately after reaching the union station, Henry told his aged charge he would go out for a minute The woman after a time became alarmed and worried herself into sickness. She was in the station until 3 o'clock, when the police were called and took her to the infirmary. The woman lived in Columbus a number of years and her husband who died 30 years ago was a brick contractor in the city.

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MYSTERY LETTER RECEIVED TODAY by f. nop Suggests Probability of Operation of "Black Hand" Among Italian Merchants of This City. " REQUEST FOR MONEY ' BUT NO ADDRESS GIVEN Recipient and Family Unable To Fathom Meaning of tha Epistle and Police Are Told About It.

Black hand blackhand." The word was spoken with Increasing volume among police circles and the local Italian business houses today. It was suggested by the receipt of a mysterious letter.- which was directed to "Sognore F. Mercurio, IS North Fifth street, Richmond City." The epistle asked that 1,200 franca be sent the writer or writers signing their names by 4he initials "R de O." The letter was Without marks of identification. It probably will be placed la the hands of the postal authorities as the recipients can gala v no definite information from Us perusal. ' Other letters are expected to follow and this Is what leads to the probability of the operation of the "black hand." It Is customary la the mysterious operation of this secret organization to follow the first letter containing a .request with a second containing a more forceful demand and then probably a third which transfers the demand from one ot a polite nature to a threat for failure to comply.. Direful consequences are expected to follow and the mrlnint

of one of such letters always begins to fear for his personal safety and that of his property.. V . Family Is Prominent, v The Mercurio family is the moat prominent of the Italians la the city. The several branches are engaged In the fruit business and are ' ttAa

as good citizens. Two brothers, nephews of the F. Mercurio written to, have often been called In by the police to act as court Interpreters. One of these young men officiated la that capacity In circuit court today. Since coming to the city, the family has prospered and": now operates four stores. Some wealth has been acquired and it is probably due to this fact that the letter has been received. ' The letter purports to be from a countryman, who Is In distress. The address of the sender Is not given and the postmark on the stamp Is so badly blurred ss not to be decipherable. The stamp Is Spanish and In the letter Madrid Is- mentioned several times. From what can be surmised as to the meaning of the writer, he or they have bejn detained someplace, because of the loss of a trunk. It Is represented that it will take 1.200 francs to recover the trunk, which also wfi tickets, passports or other credentials. No Address Was Given. Strange as It may seem, bo address Is given to which the money might be sent. It is claimed1 the money Is needed urgently and the name of the Deity is Invoked for aid. as wen as for a protection and guidance to the recipient of the letter. It Is believed two persons are concerned la sending the letter from the fact the signature Is "R de O." The word "de" tn " Italian meaning and. so translated the signature would read la English "R and O." The letter Is written on stationery such as la familiar In the southern European countries. . Its kind has been' seen by the recipient of a letter from nearly any part of Europe, as wen. The envelope Is square and dark blue on the Interior. The letter paper to crlscrossed with blue lines dividing It Into tiny squares. The orthography Is excellent. A water stamp la the paper reads "Original Iberia Mlir and the trade mark Is a crown. Everything In connection with the letter Is so mysterious that no attention will be paid to ft by Mr. Mercurio. Farther developments are expected ta the course of time. It may be the letter was written by a stranded fellow

countryman, but this Is not given uence by the recipient nor of the family. DEATH After several months suffering cancer to obtain relief from which, tt was necessary , to amputate aa am. Mrs. Elizabeth Scott Rife; wife of Ron Rife died at her home. 124 South Dar en th street last evening. Owing to the exigency of the occasion, the funeral was held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home. Rev. 8. R. Lyons, pas tor of the Reld Heomrial church officiated. Burial was in Earlham ceme tery. Besides her husband Mrs. 3e ts sarvUed by two cMIdrea. Che

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