Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 347, 22 October 1909 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1909.

CARL RIDDICK IS STILLJAIIDIDATE Story That He Was Not Out For Secretary of State Unfounded.

TUCKER ALSO IN RUNNING -BILLY" SPRINGER IS ANXIOUSLY INQUIRING AS TO WHO IS IN THE RACE FOR STATE TREASURER.

(Palladium Special) Indianapolis, Ind., Oct . 22. There was talk for a time to the effect that Carl Rlddick, of Winamac, had decided to stay out of the race for the republican nomination for secretary of state next year, and that R. G. Tucker, of this city, would probably be the only candidate for the place: Just whers this story started is not known, but ic has gained some circulation. Mr. Rlddick has not been in this city for some months, and certainly he ha not told any one here that he did not expect to be in the race. He is the secretary of the republican state committee, which position he has held for several years, and there is. no man in the state more widely known among the party workers than he. When h? let It be known some time ago that he might go after the nomination for secretary of state he received much encouragement from politicians throughout the state, but he did not make any announcement as to whether or not hi would be a candidate. No Definite Dope. Then the story got around In some way that he would not be in the race. While nothing definite is known as to his intentions, it is known that Rlddick wrote a letter to a friend in thi3 city a short time ago and in it he indicated that he had not decided to stay out of the race. Of course, the real fact of his intention will not be known until he chooses to speak for himself. Mr. Tucker is the only other candidate mentioned for the place thus far, and it is believed that he and Rlddick will constitute the field. State Senator "Billy" Springer, of Bartholomew county, was in town a day or two ago and made inquiries a to whether any new candidates for the republican nomination for state treasurer had been heard of. He found that there were still three candidates for the place, Jonce Monyhan, of Orleans; Jacob Joel, of Crawfordsville, and himself. A good many people are wondering whether John W. Dyer, of Lake county, will get into the race for state treasurer again, but the opinion seems to be that Dyer Is out of politics, and that he will not again shy his castor into the ring. Dyer's withdrawal from the fight for the nomination in liKKj, unquestionably brought about the nomination of Oscar Hadley, though Dyer at that time had a large following. Had he remained in the race, a different story might ha.ve been told. Springer is merely keeping his eye open and looking around as he goes over the state, to see that nothing gets away to the other fellows. "I am not saying anything," he said. "I believe it is good policy to wait until you are ready to go after a thing, and then go hard."

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Some Dare-Devil Hunts Are Depicted by Col. Roosevelt

New York, Oct. 22. Theodore Roosevelt .writing in the November number of Scribner's magazine, gives his impressions and experiences on an East African ranch, which in many way3 reminds him of early days on the plains of the great West, and then plunges directly into an account of his first encounters with big African game. "The dangerous game of Africa," he says, "are the lion, buffalo, elephant, rhinoceros and leopard. The hunter who follows any of these animals always goes at a certain risk of life and limb, a risk which IV is his business to minimize by caution and good judgment. The leopard is in point of pluck and ferocity more than the equal of the other four, but his small size always renders it likely that he will merely maul, and not kill a man. "My friend, Carl Akely, of Chicago, actually killed, bare hawded, a leopard which sprang on him. He had already wounded the beast twice, crippling it in one front and one hind paw, whereupon It charged, followed him as he tried to dodge the charge, and struck him full as he turned. It bit him in one arm, biting again and again as it worked up the arm from the wris: to the elbow, but Akely threw it, holding Its throat with the other hand, and flinging its body to one side. It luckily fell on its side, with its two wounded legs uppermost, so that it could not tear him. He fell forward with it and crushed in Its chest with his knees until he distinctly felt one of its ribs crack. This, said Akely, was th first moment when he felt he might conquer. Redoubling his efforts, with knees and hands, he actually choked

and crushed the life out of it, although his arm was badly bitten." Mr. Roosevelt devotes considerable space to telling how he brought to bay and finally killed a lion. The description begins at a point where the hunter is standing beside his mount considering what he shall do if the lion charges and can not be stopped by a well-directed shot. The writer continues "Now, an elderly man, with a varied past, which includes rheumatism, does not vault lightly into the saddle as his sons, for Instance, can, and I had already made up my mind that in the event of the lion's charging it would be wise for me to trust to straight powder rather than to try to scramble into the saddle and get under way in time. "I could still see the Hon when I knelt, but he was now standing up, tooking first at one group of horses and then at the other, his tail lashing to and fro, his head held low and his lips drooped over his mouth in peculiar fashion, while his harsh and savage growling rolled thunderously over the plain. Seing Simba and me on foot, he turned toward us, his tail lashing quicker and quicker. "Resting my elbow on Simba's bent shoulder, I took steady aim and pressed the trigger. The bullet went in between the neck and shoulder, and the lion fell over on his side, one foreleg in the air. He recovered In a moment and stood up, evidently very sick, and once more faced me, growling hoarsely. "I think he was on the eve of charging. I fired again at once, and this bullet broke his back just behind the shoulders, and with the next I killed him outright, after we had gathered around him.

TAGGART WILL BE IDE MAIN NOISE

He Quietly Takes Possession Of Democracy at Indianapolis.

JUMPS IN CITY CAMPAIGN

HIS ACTION PROMISES TO CREATE FUN AND EXCITEMENT GAUSS NOW CONFIDENT OF WINNING RACE.

Indianapolis, Oct 22. That National Committeeman Tom Taggart has once more assumed the leadership of the democracy of Indianapolis and that he is to be the 'big noise of the municipal campaign, as far as his own party is concerned, was admitted by politicians on every hand here today. When Representative Charles A. Gauss was nominated for mayor two months ago he was heralded from one end of the state to the other as the man who had smashed the Taggart machine. It was printed in newspapers in every locality that th power of Taggart was broken and that he would no longer continue as a controlling factor In his party. By some unknown process Representative Gauss and Taggart have been brought together and Taggart is to be the power behind the throne in directing the fight in the closing rounds. He seems to be as firmly seated in the saddle as during the days when he was mayor. Presence Helps Gauss. It was conceded that his presence has helped Representative Gauss, and it was noticeable around the betting boards that there were no more offerings that Shank, the republican mayoralty nominee, will have an overwhelming majority. Taggart, it was said, has put Representative Gauss decidedly in the running. The organization meeting Taggart addressed was made up of

S00 workers, the largest meeting of the kind here in the last four years. Chairman Moore, of the democratic committee, said today that the meeting was a marvel, and that the reports received were a revelation. He predicted that Representative Gauss will make great gains, and that he will win. Taggart was here yesterday again confering with his workers and getting them active. It was charged that he and Crawford Fairbanks, of Terre Haute, were getting behind Representative Gauss in hopes of gaining control of the local organization, but it was asserted on Taggart's behalf that he wants to show the people of the state that the democrats can make a winning fight here. Representative Gauss is making no attempt to conceal his pleasure over the activity of Taggart and his friends. He says the newspapers of Indianapolis are opposed to him, but that he will fight them to last ditch even if it costs him a victory. He asserts that no brewery will ever control him. Representative Gauss says that his campaign assessment was $1,200, and that when he finishes the campaign he will not have spent to exceed $3,000.

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custs perished off the coast of Africa that a bank four or five feet high and fifty miles long was formed on the shore by their dead bodies, and the stench of them reached inland for 150 miles. In another part of Africa early in the Christian era a plague of locusts is said to have caused the death of 800.000 persons, and in 501 nearly

! as bad a plague occurred in Italy. i New York American.

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CANNIBALISM WAS NEAR IN A WRECK

A Freight Steamer Brings Tale of Suffering in the Gulf of Aden.

EXHAUST FOOD AND WATER

WHEN STRENGTH HAD DESERTED ALL THE FIFTY PEOPLE ON THE SHIP, THEY CLOSELY EYED EACH OTHER.

Boston, Mass., Oct. 22. Death from thirst and starvation or by a more horrible method was near fifty men and women huddled in a little vessel when the British steamship Welsh Prince, Capt. Sheppard brought them succor. News of the rescue came to Boston with the arrival of the Walsh Prince from China. Chief Officer St John declares the sufferers were nearly driven to cannibalism when the Welsh Prince, forced miles from its course by gales, chanced to fall in with the craft. The vessel was sighted in the gulf of Alden. It was acting strangely. Its canvas was not properly set and it appeared in trouble. Men and women were leaning over the deck rails. Several men were trying to launch a boat, but they lacked the strength. At least twenty men swayed at the tackle and worked on the boat, which slowly tilted across the rail and dropped into the sea. Three of the stranger's crew tumbled into the boat, dragged themselves to the seats, and began slowly to row toward the steamship. Rowers Faint from Weakness. As the boat approached the freighter's officers saw the oarsmen were weak and haggard. Presently the boat crept close to the high sides of the Welsh Prince. Two of the men toppled from the seats and lay motionless. The third looked up at the throng gathered at the ship's rail and tried to speak. His voice could not carry the forty feet Chief Officer St. John shouted to a deck hand to fetch a bucket of water, which was lowered. Some of the water slopped and spattered the man's face. A faint wail came from his parched lips and he reeled as if about to fall. Another cupful of water splashed from the unsteady bucket, now close above his head. It struck his face and some trickled between his lips. Fight for Bucket of Water. When the bucket landed in the boat he thrust his head into it and, revived

by a copious draught, roused his companions, scooping water into their faces with his hands. Like mad men the swarthy trio fought to Immerse their heads in the bucket Other buckets of water were hurriedly sent down, so that each might drink his filL The men then haltingly told their story. For weeks they had been buffeted by gales on a passage from Africa to Arabia. Headway toward their destination was Impossible. Calms closely followed the gales till the vessel was unable to approach the land. For ten days they had been without water, many of the large party aboard having succumbed to exhaustion. The others were desperate to a point of cannibalism, but none was strong enough to overpower a fellow sufferer, and so this horror was Bpared them. Water and food were supplied to the vessel by the Welsh Prince.

THE MAGICIAN'S THUMB.

The pounding noise of steam pipes can be obviated by attaching to the pipes a small check valve, set to admit air, but not to release any pressure.

tt la Hia Wont Eimr I Slelkf f Haal Trlolta. In every sort of magic the magician's thumb is his worst enemy, says Xlna Carter Marbourg In Leslie's Weekly. If lie could strike off that thumb and still have Its assistance when necessary he would be a happy maa. In closing the hand the thumb usually bends toward the palm in advance of the fingers. In this way it many times Is much ia the way, and practice Is necessary to get a magician's thumb in perfect training. But when be has practiced te the school of magic for some time the thumb becomes so flexible that it will bend nearly to the back of the hand. Cards are ia variably the beginning of a magician's education. Ia handling cards the thumb Is especially In the way, and this ia the reason why this trickery with the pasteboards Is selected for the beginner. To change one card for another la front of one's very yes and still to have made no percep tible movement of the hand is a trick that beginners learn to perform before they have been in the school for any great length of time. This, as may be Imagined, Is a dim cult piece of work to become proficient In, and here Is Just the place where determination plays a great part In success.

Deserts Batchelor Club to Wed; Given Hazing By Irate Members

BISMARCK CONSENTED.

Ho Was the Flaal Arbiter mt mm lag. 11 an Lot Match. When the third son of the Duke of Argyte bestowed his affections upon an untitled woman ha felt bound to ask the old gentleman's consent The duke answered mat personally he had no objections to tna match, bat In view of the fact that bis eldest son had espoused a daughter of the queen be thought It right to Inquire her majesty's pleasure on the subject before expressing his formal approval. Her majesty, thus appealed to, observed that sine the death of the prtnee consort she had bean In the habit of consulting the Duke of SazeCoburg on all family affairs. Toe matter was therefore re fired to Duke Ernest, who replied that since the unification of Germany he had made It a rule to ask the emperor's opinion on all Important questions. The case now came before the kaiser, who decided that, as a constitutional sovereign, he was bound to ascertain the views of bis prime minister. HappMy for the now anxious pair of lovers the "Iron Chancellor," who was then In office, had no wish to consult anybody and decided that the marriage might take place, and It did.

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Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 22. Because he deserted a bachelor's club without giving official notice, the bride of Frank A. Reid, of Elmira. N. Y., was kidnapped at the West Philadelphia Station yesterday and sent to New York with one of the members while he was kept a prisoner by thirty of his old "pals" from Chester, Pa. So hilarious was the alleged merrymaking when Reid learned that his bride had been stolen from him and sent away that the policemen of the Thirty-ninth street and Lancaster avenue station were called to put an end to the disturbance. Reid has not seen the Joke yet and promises to swear out warrants against the whole crowd. Reid formerly lived In Chester and was a member of a bachelor's club there. Recently he and Miss Cecelia Pearson, of Brooklyn, eloped and went South. The news reached Chester, and James T. Wilson, one of the leaders of the organization, learned that the pair would reach Philadelphia on their return at 11:32 o'clock yesterday morning, and, summoning all the other club members, he hurried to Philadelphia. They were prepared for the bridal couple Reid was yanked off the train and his face was painted red and green the club's colors. Then he was placed on a donkey and given a ride up

Market street The bride, frightened) into speechlessness, was given a seal in a ramshackle wagon. Then as the men made merry with; Reid, one took the girl to the train and gave her a seat saying her husband would be there in time. Then the train started and Reid was left behind. There were tears in the bride's eyes, as the train for New York pulled out. One of the club members acted as her escort, but failed to convince her ot the humor of the situation. Reid took the next train for Ness York after threatening to have every person who took part in the celebration) arrested. , . The bridegroom feels that all hope of reconciling the girl's father , was lost by the Joke perpetrated yesterday.

wins were introduced Into Athens) by Solon, though in many other parts of Greece they were discountenanced. Diogenes Laertlos gives copies of the wills of several celebrated men, .sack) as Plato, Aristotle and others. Before Solon's law no man was allowed tot make a will, the wealth of the deceased belonging in certain proportion) to the members of bis family, and even after Solon only an Athenian cltt sen bad the privilege of bequest, tba estates of both slsves and foreigners being confiscated for the use of the public.

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