Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 38, 15 December 1909 — Page 1

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TH RIG MOM) PiXLABIUM 3UN-TKEEGR A M. VOL. XXXV. NO. 38. RICII3IOXD, IXDM WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECE3IBEK 15, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

HOLD ZELAYA AS CAPTIVE III HIS MANAGUA PALACE

Dictator Is Being Protected From the Fury of the Revolting Populace of Nicaraguan Capital. EXPECTED BATTLE AT RAMA STARTED TODAY Insurgent Forces Under Estrada Take the Offensive ' Are Loading the Missouri With Supplies. (American News Service) "Panama, Dee. 15. President Zelaya of Nicaragua today Is virtually a prisoner in his palace, guarded against the fury of the revolting populace, according to advices received here. Today he called out more troops to guard the palace. One unconfirmed rumor says that an attempt to assassinate him was made last night. Dr, Jose Madriz, picked by Zelaya as his successor, was also under guard and remained indoors much of the time. His arrival on a Mexican wardship has turned the anger of the Managuans against Mexico. Disorder continued in the capital today, according to reports, and spread to the outlying country, though no armed conflict has taken place. The situation about the capital is critical. SEND FRESH TROOPS. Bluefields, Nicaragua, Dec. 15. Heavy reinforcements were today rushed to the rebel forces about Rama, in anticipation of the decisive fight with the government troops under General Vasquez. Four machine guns as well as other pieces of artillery, 1 ,000 rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition hare been sent, under guard of several companies of fresh troops. Gen. Chamorro Is on his way to Rama, at the head of a 6trong force of men, to aid the provisional president. BATTLE STARTS TODAY. Colon, Dec. 15. The long-expected tattle about Rama started early today, according to advices received here. General Estrada's forces, prepared for a vital struggle, were ordered to take the offensive, as the government troops under Gen. Vasquez, continued to refrain from attacking the fortified town. LOADING THE MISSOURI. Newport, News, Va., Dec. 15. The work of loading the battleship Missouri, with stores was rushed today, in the expectation of orders for her immediate departure for Bluefields, according to officers about Old Point, sailing orders are due within a short time. The Missouri could land 1,000 trained men marines and bluejackets and a three-inch field piece at a moment's notice. Bluefields is the only Atlantic Nicaraguan port with water sufficiently deep for a ship as big as the Missouri. DEAD BABY MYSTERY Being Investigated Today by The Washington, Pa., Authorities. KIDNAPPING IS HINTED AT Arnerican News Service) Washington, Pa.. Dec. 15. Officers me searching today for a mysterious man and woman as the result of the coroner's investigation Into the finding of a year-old child's body in an abandoned mine near Monongahela last Saturday. Prom the evidence obtained, it is suspected the child was kidnapped and died while hidden in the mine by its captors. According to the testimony before the coroner, the child was placed in t'ae mine about five weeks ago, while still alive, and for several days at least was cared for by a man and woman, apparently of the better class. W. I Boyd, a farmer living near the mine entrance noticed the mysterious doings of the couple, but after they had disappeared he could find nothing in the mine. MAY GET BIG PLANT (American News Service) Zanesville, O., Dec 15. It Is announced here on reliable authority that it Is planned to locate the AetnaStandard plant of the American Sheet and Tinplate company at Dresden in the event that the mills at Bridgeport ore dismantled. Officials of the conv

Scales Figure in Sugar Trust Frauds

A RAILWAY WRECK Southern Railway Train in a Crash on a High Trestle, Today. FULL FACTS NOT KNOWN NUMBER OF DEAD IS ESTIMATED ANYWHERE FROM EIGHT TO TWENTY-FIVE AND OVER DOZEN ARE INJURED. (American News Service) Washington, Dec. 15. Somewhere between eight and twenty-five persons were killed and a dozen injured, when a Southern railway, southbound passenger train was wrecked on a high trestle near Brown Summitt, North Carolina, early toda'y. Reports are conflicting, but the railroad officials here admit that eight are dead and fifteen injured. The latter are In a hospital at Greensboro, N. C. George Gould and son were In a sleeper, but escaped injury and were among the most active in the relief work. A broken rail was the cause of the accident. Two coaches and a sleeper turned over. Of the injured four were probably fatally hurt. The dead are: John Broadnax, Greensboro; V. E. Halcomb, lawyer, Mount Aairy, N. C; Edward Saxton, Denton, N. C: Frank Kilby, Portsmouth; A. P. Cone, Supt. of the Richmond division: D. C. Nolan, Pullman conductor; C. H. White, traveling auditor and a flagman whose name is not reported. ACED WOMAN ACTIVE Prepares Meal for Her Guests When She Observes 88th Birthday. RULES FOR A LONG LIFE (Palladium Special) Eaton. O., Dec. 15. The eightyeighth birthday anniversary of Mrs. Christina Wesco. one of the town's oldest and most remarkable women, was celebrated at her home on East Main street. Birthday cards from about one hundred and fifty of the aged woman's friends and relatives were received. Notwithstanding her advanced age, Mrs. Wesco alone attends to the duties of her home, and is yet able to read a little without the aid of glasses. She prides herself in saying that the bounteous dinner served at her home Monday was prepared by herself alone. The bread, cakes and pies, which were especially appetizing, were baked by her. The venerable woman attributes her longevity and unusually good health to her close observance to the natural laws for physical maintenance. ITHAMER LAMB DEAD (Palladium Special) Greensfork, Ind., Dec. 15. Itaamer Lamb, a former resident of this vicinity for many years, died at the home of his son-in-law, Merritt Shaffers, near Eureka, Kansas, Friday. Aged eighty-six years. He was a resident of Sugar Grove and vicinity for

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The sugar scales, which were offered in evidence at the trial of the Sugar Trust employees in New York. In the foreground is Jappa, reading the weights and in the background is Special Agent Parr manipulating the device employed to cheat the government. Parr told about his discovery of the secret spring and said Spitzer told him he could name his own price If he would report the scales out of order and "lose" the secret spring which Parr had taken from the scale.

STEEL TRUST 111 II Is Contemptuous of Declaration of War by the Labor Federation. FEW LABORERS TO LEAVE IT IS POINTED OUT THAT A LARGE NUMBER ARE STOCKHOLDERS AND WOULD NOT OPPOSE OWN INTERESTS. (American News Service) Pittsburg, Dec. 15. The resolutions passed by the labor leaders at the close of their two days conference here wrere characterized as "one big jumble of words" by one of the highest officials of the United States Steel corporation in Pittsburg. As any reply to the federation from the cor poration must come from the New York offices, the official asked not to be quoted directly. It is contended by officials of the corporation that it is impossible for the American Federation of Labor to persuade a large number of its employes to join the organization in its fight against the steel trust, as many of its workers are stockholders, and therefore would do nothing to injure their interests. What the Motive Was. "One of the reasons we sold stock to our employes," said the official, "was that as at present, we feared at some time some dissatisfied person would try to inaugurate a strike. When such a person, or even a body of labor leaders realize that they are endeavoring to make men strike and pull down the value of something that they themselves own, they immediate ly will see the futility of calling a strike. "Practically every frugal man in owner of several shares of stock an2r accumulating more each day." THREATEN A BOYCOTT (American News Service) San Francisco, Dec 15. A protest lodged by the local Chinese merchant against the opening of the immigration, station on Angel Island and the threatened boycott of American goods, assumed an international aspect when Minister Wu-Ting-Fang telegraphed to the local colony of Chinese that he had called the matter to the attention of the state department. Mr. Wu's telegram was addressed to the Chinese cambej at commerce ia Ujdsxitjj Jj

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FRANK COFFIN IS SOUGHT BY POLICE An Affidavit Charging Embezzlement Filed Against a Well Known Man. HE CANNOT BE LOCATED WHEN LAST SEEN HE WAS IN DAYTON, OHIO WAS EMPLOYED BY POGUE, MILLER &. COMPANY OF THIS CITY. An affidavit charging embezzlement was filed in the circuit court this morning against Frank A. Coffin, a hardware salesman, and one of the best known residents of this city. It is alleged that he appropriated expense ac counts, allowed him by Pogue, Miller &. Company of this city, for which firm he has been working recently. The exact amount of the defalcation inot known, but it is said to be over $309. Coffin was in Dayton about ten days ago, but since then his whereabouts have not been known, although the police have sent out a circular descriptive lette: and offering a reward of $25 for his apprehension. Coffin was employed for about eighteen years with the Van Camp hardware firm of Indianapolis, as a traveling saleman, but a little more than a year ago was discharged. One of the attorneys connected with the local ease said that a shortage by Coffin with that firm had been made good by a brother. He Failed to Report. Coffin recently sought employment with the Pogue. Miller Hardware company. He was employed and has been traveling in Western Ohio. A week ago last Saturday, Coffin failed to show up at the firm headquarters on Ft. Wayne avenue and make his report. The following Monday also passed without him putting in an appearance. One of the members of the firm went to Dayton and there found Coffin. Just what transpired is not known. Four days later the company reported the matter to the police, but subsequent to that date Coffin had left Dayton and has been missing since. PLAN FOR A DEBATE The Earlham college oratorical association met yesterday afternoon and decided that the debate, which is to be held with Albion college next March, would be that the laboring classes should organize into a separate political party. The debate will be held at Albion. Mich, with the debating team of that institution. A team of thr? members will be chosen during the waxes lexaw -

DEMOCRATS THINK FOLEY MAY CAUSE BIG SIZED SPLIT

Candidacy of Lafayette Man For State Chairman Causes a Cloud That Threatens Harmony Dreams. FAVORED BY TAGGART FOR THAT POSITION But the Greatest Trouble Is He Is Brother-in-law of J. E. Lamb Who Waged Fight Against Shively. (Palladium Special) Indianapolis, Dec. 13. A cloud that may assume large proportions broke over the meeting of the democratic state committee in this city, yesterday, and unless all signs fail it will bust the harmony of the Hoosier democrats all to pieces. The cloud is the name of Pete Foley, or Lafayette, for state chairman. There can be no denial of the fact that Foley is a candidate and that the other aspirants will find him a formidable opponent when the time comes for the new state committee to elect a chairman on January 8. It has been known for several days that Foley's name was being used in this connection and that the talk was spreading, thanks to the industry of certain elements of the party. It was known that Tom Taggart would be well pleased with things if Foley were elected chairman. It was known also that the election of Foley would not be at all displeasing to Governor Mar shall, who has a high regard for Foley as a politician and as a man. They are good friends. An Ally of Fairbanks. But the trouble is that Foley is a brother-in-law to John E. Lamb, of Terre Haute, who was one of the leading candidates for United States senator last winter when Senator Shively was elected. For years Lamb and Crawford Fairbanks, the Terre Haute brewer, worked together in politics as well as in many other ways, and when Lamb came out for senator he had good reason to expect that he would have Fairbank's support. But he did not get it. Fairbanks help ed Shively and did much toward elect ing him. This caused a serious break between Fairbanks and Lamb, and since that time they have not been good political friends. But Foley's candidacy for state chairman has mix ed the situation until it is hard to tell what the real situation Is. Foley stands close to Fairbanks. He also stands close to Lamb. And the seriousness of the situation is seen in the fact that if Foley is elected chairman he will be naturally expected by everybody to try to help to elect Lamb United States senator, in case the next legislature is democratic. Does Not Please Slack. This, of course, is not to the liking of the other men who will be in the race for United States senator. There is L. Ert Slack, for instance. He has fought the Taggart combine at every turn of the road until last year, and when he went into the campaign last year for the nomination for governor he made his fight as a straight out an-ti-Taggart candidate. He was beaten at the convention when Taggart had Samuel M. Ralston, the leader, withdraw from the race on the fifth ballot and threw his votes to Marshall when Slack was near the goal. Later, however, when Slack became a candidate for United States senator he was not so strongly antl-Taggart as he had been, but he was defeated again, just the same when Shively was elected. Then, during the session of the legislature Slack appeared at the state house and worked for the passage of the Proctor-Tom Un son bill, which would have repealed the local option law, and it was generally believed that he had received the assurance of the interests that he should be the next United States senator, in case the next one was a democrat, but this has been denied. It Would Boost Lamb. Of course, the election of Foley as state chairman at this time would put Slack In the air. His friends would take the choice to mean that Lamb was to be the high man in the race and that the machine was to be for him. Then there Is Eddie Hoffman, of Fort Wayne. He was a candidate for United States senator, but went down with the rest. He had the support of Steve Fleming, of Fort Wayne, head of the Association of Indiana Brewers. It must be remembered that Fleming and Fairbanks are not on the best of terms now. as brewers, because Fairbanks refuses to come into the association and be good. Now, if Foley is elected state chairman it is not to be expected that it will suit Continued, oa Fa& Ssrsn-l

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William H. Crocker Laughs at The Suit for Damages By Heney. GIVES OUT A STATEMENT (American News Service) San Francisvo. Pee. 15. William II. Crocker has given out a statement regarding the suit for damages brought against him by Francis J. Heney. The suit was brought in New York by Heney to recover damages for an alleged libelous article appearing in a New York paper. The statement is is follows: "I am not taking the matter very seriously. What I said In my letter to the New York Post is only what I and a multitude of others have said publicly over and over Mgain in tiis community a thousand times, since the so-called graft prosecution fell into degenerate practices. If Heney is to demand and collect damages from every citizen who has stigmatized him for his illegitimate and unworthy practices, he will make Mr. Rockefeller look like thirty cents. My only fear in this matter Is that Heney may rest content with having filed suit and that he will not urge it sufficiently to give me the opportunity of which I shall be glad to avail myself, of spreading in a quarter where the truth is needed for public enlightenment the methods by which the operations of Heney and his associates have been pursued in San Francisco." CONVERT A JAIL INTO A FORTRESS TO REPOLSE Sheriff and Deputies Intrench ed at Osceola, Arkansas, Ready to ResistAttack of Crazed Avengers. SEEK SIX NEGROES FOR BRUTAL CRIME Women Are Tortured by the Fiends and a Farmer Submerged in River, Then Put In Boiling Water. (American New Service) Osceola, Ark., Dec lo The countv jail at this place nas been converted into a fort with the sheriff and an ex tra force of deputies on ruard. in an effort to repulse an attack by a mob coming from Shawnee to lynch the six negroes held on a chance of robbing and torturing Mrs. Cummings and oth er wnite women of that community. The lynching party was organized by Seth Cummings, a relative of the tor tured woman, who left Memphis at night after purchasing 10O feet of hemn rope, and was joined across the Mississippi river at a point opposite Mempuis, by bis followers. They are ex pected to reach here at any time. Os ceola is 100 miles north of Memphis. "I don't mind telling you what we are going to do," Cummings is reported to have said to special officers who had been detailed by the Memphis sheriff to prevent, if possible, the wholesale massacre. Take Law in Own Hands. "We are taking the law in our own hands. Justice is mighty slow whenit comes to avenging outrages commit ted in your own home. As no warrant was In the hands of the Memphis officers, they were powerless to detain Cummings and bis comrades as the crime was committed in Arkansas. The negroes are accused of throwing one farmer in the river when the temperature was below the freezing point. then pulling him out to be submerged in boiling water. He was afterward 6hot. Mrs. Cummings was wrapped in a featherbed after being tortured. It is charged, and she was then set on fire and burned to a crisp. RESULT NOT KNOWN (American News Service) Bridgeport. O.. Dec 13. While the official result of the election of the Mine Workers, held throughout the country yesterday, will not be known until the figures are compiled later at Indianapolis, there is no doubt of the closeness of the contest between Lewis and Green. As both candidates hail from Eastern Ohio, the excitement in this region is intense. Each claims to hare carried the day. THE WEATHER, INDIANA Partly cloudy tonight; Thursday fair and coldssv ,

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RECEIVER NAMED FOR ABATTOIR BY THE COURT TODAY Perry J. Freeman Apointed to That Position After an Action Filed by the Union National Bank.

NEED OF READY MONEY CAUSES THE FAILURE This Is Shown by Fact That Assets of the Company Greatly Exceed Liabilities To Be Operated. The Richmond Abattoir company, with headquarters on Liberty avenue, passed into involuntary receivership this morning. A petition to this effect was filed at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by T. J. Study, counsel for the Union National bank, which Institution applied for the appointment of receiver, as the concern is deeply Indebted to It. The bank also brought suit on account, demanding $13.0), principal and interest, loaned to th company. Perry J. Freeman, a well known at. torney and former mayor and postmaster, was named receiver by the court His bond was fixed at $15,000. with George and Ed Cates as his surety. The receiver will continue to operate the plant. Assets Are $20,000. The liabilities of the Abattoir are Placed at between $19,000 and $30,000. by the petitioners, while the assets of the company will amount to over $.- , it is believed. The need of ready money to temporarily operate the plant which the stockholder are unwillinc to-supply, was the cause for the action. Mr. Freeman was asked today what would be his policy in the operation of the plant. He said that as yet this had not been determined and will not. until there is a meeting of the stockholders and creditors. He anticipates that this meeting will be held tomorrow, in order that the company may continue In operation without suffering loss in trade. An Inventory will be taken soon and not before this time, will be accurately known Just how deep in the mire the firm Is. Incorporated in 1904. The Richmond Abattoir was Incorporated In May, 1004, and gave promise of being one of the most successful meat packing firms of the city. Its first capitalization was $t.OM but within the last two years It was Increased to $Htf).O0O. Its paid np stock amounts to $42.ono. out of which the company expended $2;.ooo for the original construction and equipment of the plant and last winter added to the plant by putting In a refrigerating plant, costing $8,500. Hhe plant was first under the management of Anton Stolle, who retired and is now manager of his own concern. F. C Jurgenson succeeded bim as manager, and Is at present filling that position. The plant passed successfully over stormy periods until the accumulation of bad debts and the embezzlement of a large sum by a traveling salesman, made it necessary for the company to borrow money. In the suit, which was filed In connection with the receivership petition, the following loans, covered by promissory notes, are listed: On April 8. 1009. $2jnr; on April 13. 1003. $1 .; on April 27, It. $2,0O; on May 6. looo, fl.loo; on July 21, 101 0, $2.1'; on August 11, 1, $2,. 100; on September 11, 1000. $2,000. Stock Is Below Par. The stock:, which is on the market, is valued at a very small per rentage of Its par value. One of the stockholders of the company stated that the company's financial condition would not cause hardship to any of the stock-' holders, as they are all fairly well to do men. In addition to local storkholder there are a number of Cincinnati parties financially interested. A stockholder In speaking of thi company's history, said that but on 3 A i viHon A ftff ava twm jIamTajI TVIa iuvuu a:u V"SU ru, 4 U19 was for 13 per cent. In declarinz this dividend, he said, the company borrowed either $7jiO or $S,jO. the exact amount he did not remember. Its purpose was to influence capitalists to purchase stockOne Very Heavy Loss. Before the company put in the refrigerating plant, it lost considerable by meat spoiling on its hands. At one time 4O.000 pounds were lost In this manner. In the past year, since hogs and cattle have been so high, the company has not been making any money. The' stockholder referred to said It was Impossible for the plant to do so, as the purchase price of hogs, cattle and sheep on the hoof was so near the wholesale price, that no profit could be made. The company's officials were: J. H. Lichtenfela, president; Dr. 8L C Hartley, rice president; J. P. Evans, treasurer, and F. .C Jorgenso. lecrcUrr