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"J ' -.1! AND SUN-TELEGRAM. .1 VOL. XXXV. NO. 173. RICIRXOND. IND.. FBIDAY, EVENING, APRIL. 29, 1910. SINGLE COPT, 9 C2NTS. JAMES VIM DOSED ; RAILROAD VETERAU TURKS MAKE SORTIE DEATH OF 171IITE FOR 0. S. SENATE WAS HOT SOLVED FronrBesieged Town and Des CONGRATULATIONS POUR perate Fighting Is Reported Today. MET GRIM REAPER DESPITE EFFORTS

JOHN I. KBIH ACCEPTS NOW

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KJ A MODEST STATEWIEWT:

At the Ripe Age of 97 Years,

Well Known Local Man Died Early Today from Effects of Paralysis. LIVED IN RICHMOND MUCH OF HIS LIFE Before Becoming a Railroad Man Mr! Van Dusen Was Steamboat Man on Ohio and the Mississippi. Quietly and peacefully the long and - useful life of James Van Dusen. aged !)7 yt-ars. ntnbably the oldest rallruai official In the United States, was brought to an end early this morning at his home, 206 North Thirteenth street. Death was due to senility and a stroke of paralysis, sustained seven weeks - ago today. . The deceased is survived by one son. Joseph Van Du sen of Chicago and three daughters, Mrs. Charles . Flske, of . Evansville, Mrs. Eugene Price and Miss Kate Van Dusen of this city. His wife died In 1900. ; Mr. Van Dusen was born In Colum blana, N. Y., on May 9, 1812. He was reared to farming but In 1836, at the age of 24 years, he moved to Cincinnati, O., where be became an employe of a steamboat company on the Ohio river. For nine years, be followed this business, being engaged during this time with' different companies along the. Ohio and Mississippi rivers. His Railroad Career. 1 Soon after hi marriage, in 1845, to Miss Sophia Smith, Mr. Van Dusen began his railroad career as ticket agent for the Little Miami at Cinctn natl. His marked ability along this Ha resulted la his rapid promotion rCV"T'ai svJun "nwdvges)oeal-tioteot . and freight agent for the company. In, .1MB. the deceased, with his family, 'moved 'to Richmond, where he was sent In the capacity of manager for the .Little Miami company, which leas- ' ed the road known as the Dayton and Western. He took up his office in the old south . side Panhandle freight depot and for five years managed the business of "the company In this city. Returning to Cincinnati Mr. Van Dusen remained , in that city where he worked for the company, until 1880, when he was honorably retired from Its service after he had served for ' 35 years. The deceased acted as assistant county auditor for Caleb DuHadway after, returning to Richmond and retiring from the railroad business and for a number of years served in several official capacities at the court : house. - , He Loved His Work. 8lnce his retirement from active business Mr. Van Dusen had been a , frequent visitor at the local railroad offices where he always received a cordial welcome. It was his chief pleasure to discuss railroad matters and he took a keen Interest In what was going on in the railroad world. Mr. Van Dusen was known as Rich mond's "Grand Old Man." . He was remarkably well preserved and until a few weeks prior to his recent illness was able to be up and about Al though he had attained the very ad vanced age of nearly, 98 years, his hearing was but little impaired and his eyesight was as keen as that of a man many years his junior. Loved by Friends. Loved and respected by all who knew him the deceased was held in : me niguesv esteem ' oy nis o many friends and acquaintances. , About two months ago he began to decline in health and a week later suffered a stroke of paralysis, which rendered his lower limbs useless and confined him to his bed. He was conscious at - all times and talked to the members or nis immediate family just a few minutes previous to nis death. The relatives were summoned to his bed side some time ago. It being apparent that because of his advanced age his recovery was not at all probable. At 2 o'clock this morning he sank Into his eternal sleep. The funeral will take place Sun day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home. The burial will be in Earlham cemetery. Friends may call Sat urday afternoon and evening. It is requested that flowers be omitted. SHIFTS AT COLLEGE Iflss Ruth A. 8Ima a graduate of Ear loam college, who Las been employed la the managerial department, cas been selected, by the trustees as ". tastractor In the elementary course of E.ttcal work for next year. The trustees also have the application of Louis Harnett, head of the department of music of the Evansville public schools to succeed Mlas Lucy . Francisco, retried, as head of the music depart" irrt of the eoRece. Mr. Burnett as"CtA la the Earlhani Oratorio soclO ctrt, Wednesday. ... . ,

SITUATION IS CRITICAL

' (American News Service) Salonlca, April 29. The , Turkish garrison at Ipek, surrounded by Al banians today attempted to cut through the lines, and heavy fighting followed. Losses on both sides were heavy. The rebels are concentrating at Kachanlk Pass. ATTACKED BY TURKS. Constantinople, April 29. Dlsthat the Albanians holding Kaehinik rass nave oeen attacked on both sides by strong forces of : Turks. , The cas ualties in the fighting are said to be heavy, .j - ; '; . Ten thousand Albanians are massed about Ipek. which lies in the villayet of Kossove, in European Turkey. Reinforcements are being rushed to the front. The new body of troops at laciung me Albanians in the 1 pass from the rear number thirteen lnfan try battalions, a large body of caval ry,, and several batteries of field and mountain guns. This force Is acting In co-operation with the , troops trappea on me plains or Kessovo by the rebels In the pass. .. FIREMEN CHECKED DANGEROUS BLAZE S. SEVENTH ST Ballinger Printing Shop Catch es Afire and Up-town Bus! ness District Was Exposed Some Time. - DAMAGE WILL TOTAL VERY LARGE FIGURE Loss to Building About $1,200, Fully Insured, and Loss to Concern Is More, Partly lnsured. nre or unknown origin broke out In the plant of the G. O. Ballinger Printing company, 14 South Seventh street, d1dTriOCkren,ng' did several thousand dollars worth of damage. About $1,000 to $1,200 damage was done to the building, but it was completely covered with insurance by the owner, Joseph Stevenson, There was only small insurance nn the stock, to which it is impossible I estimate toe exact amount of age done. It Is believed that it will J oe or s 5,000. Only the prompt arrival and excellent work of the fire department prevented the fire from I spreadlng, to the business district of the city in which event the loss would nave been enormous. as - Mr. and Mrs. Ballinger were leaving the office, Mrs. Ballinger discovered flames ensuing from the roof ana immediately gave the alarm. The departments quickly responded and by a strenuous effort the firemen were able to confine the fire to the rear portion or the building. ,: Owing to the number of wires in the alley ad joining me building the firemen, were greatly handicapped and in view of Z-a Z" V I uau w USUI IU ICTtU IU fWI. ., j I ""v- , uiguu.. wawr Damages stock.

Water did considerable damage toldlctment, the jury returned, is In part

the stock.' Several fine jobs were ruin-1 ed, one of them being a thousand dol-1

lar jod or nair tone work. The blglgree, on n&arcn i, laio, am men and press was flooded as were a number I there unlawfully, feloniously and pur-

of small hand presses. However, they I can be cleaned, it Is said, and the dam-1 age to them will not be great. Muchl of the stock was carried out I ine nre attractea a large crowd. It I was very spectacular, the flames leap-j ing nigh in the air. Several opinions are advanced as to the origin, r Some contend that a spark must have dropped on the roof while others believe l

that the blaxe started as the result of Dickey languished In said county uncrossed wires. The fire was so hot til the twenty-third day of April, 1910, that the lead cables of the telephone and then there died."

company were melted and molden I lead drodped into the alley below. About one hundred telenhones in I the city were put out of commission today as the result of the fire, which destroyed a number of wires In the al ley- :v:.-.-;v It Is said that had it been as windy last evening as It Is , today, it would have been impossible to have prevent ed the fire from spreading to the business district. - it wul be ' some time before - the equipment will be ready for use again aa It was thoroughly soaked with wat er, The firm has been doing a lance business in the last few months. Charlea A. McQutre la president of the company and O. O. Baljlnger is secre-J m'-! -

I Grand Jury in Its Final Report

Makes No Mention of Case and No Indictment Was Giv en to Court. . INDICT BILL LEWIS: ; HEARING ON MAY 30 I Judge Fox Praises the Jury for Its Efficient Work Report on Institutions Most Inter esting One. Grand Jury report. in full is printed elsewhere in this issue. The cause of the death of Eddie K, White, who died on December 23. at DS home one-half mile south of Whitewater, from arsenic poisoning. remains an unsolved mystery. The grand jury which has been In session eight days of the present term or court, made Its final renort this morning to Judge Henry C. Fox of the circuit court and returned three indictments. However, none of these indictments pertained to the White case and nothing was said about its Investigation of this , case, in the re port One of the jurors simply said that there was not sufficient evidence on hand to return any indictment. The Indictments , returned by the jury are against William Lewis, col ored, charging him with murder, in the first degree, of Albert . Dicker. colored and against Fred Brewer, alias theft of J. W. LawBon. chareinar him with thn a wheel from' Elmer Smith. The indictment against. Brewer is for grand larceny. There, was a third in dictment returned .this, moraine, but. inasmuch as no arrests Bare been. made in this casiCthe- tadictinent has not hrXn vnaAa nnhlln Tk. nni Indictment returned during the ses sion or me jury was against Charles A; Revalee, charging first degree mur der of Mrs. Frank Allison. Revalee entered a plea of guilty to this indictment and was sentenced to the penitentiary, a week ago Wednesday. Report of the Jury. The report of the jury deals with Its investigation of conditions atthe coun ty institutions, viz.: county infirmary COUntV Jail and Home frr TTVIonHtoa. Women. This report is of much in lerest 118 jury's recommendations are alon Hnes of popular approval and Fox; afteV reading the report stated that he was very much , satisfled with it, particularly with the sections which deal with the care of the Insane. He said that It was probable some-of the recommendations of the jury would be carried out In retard to th Jal' and that the county commis-

dam-isioners have already made preparation

"or the care of the insane at the coun ana the county Infirmary. He discharged 5 the jury, after ascertain Ing that It had no other cases to examine Into. - a Jury Was Discouraged. The jury was very much discouraged in not being able to secure sufficient evidence to return an Indictment In the death of Eddie K. White, if he was really murdered. ; The jurors, in their own minds, appear to be satisfied that murder ; was the - cause of the death This matter will not be dropped by the authorities and it may yet 'be solved. No recommendation was made that the county offer a reward for the discov ery, arrest and conviction of the alleged murderer or murderers, but it is llbal. th.t 1, . iv wm ueterj i ior me jury w arAnf TPrv Hmo In fho tion of the Dickey murder. The In as follows: ' "State of Indiana, versus William lUewis, murder in the first deposely, with premeditated malice, kill and murder one. Albert Dickey, by then and there, unlawfully, feloniously. purposely . and with , premeditated malice, suruung ue saia Aioert mckey on the head, with a shovel, a deadly weapon, then and there and thereby mortally wounding and Injuring the said Albert Dickey, of which mortal wounds and injuries the said Albert Lewie Awaiting Trial. TjBWi , nnw f, . morning fixed the trial date as May 30. The trial will, be conducted be fore the petit jury of the. Wayne cir cuit court. The Indictment against Brewer al leges grand larceny and states that it occurred on April 23. Besides the cases in which indictments were returned and the White case the jury investigat(Conttaned on Page Eight.) THE WEATHER. INDIANA Showers tenifiht or saturav: cooler Cs4urdav.

Opponent of Senator Beveridge

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JOHN RIDTItlG SPREADS Two r Populous Districts on Yellow Sea the Scene of Great Disorder. MISSIONS BEING BURNED FAMINE COMPLICATES THE SITUATION AND LOWER CLASS CHINESE BLAME FOREIGNERS FOR - CONDITIONS. . . (American News Service) Shanghai, April 29. Rioting similar to that which led to the anti-foreign war in Hu-Nan, - and the burning of missions has broken out in two of the most populous provinces in China Klang-su on the Yellow Sea, and ChlKIang.Mpn the Eastern sea. Disorders are also being, renewed in Hu-Nan, ac cording to advices received today.' Millions in these provinces are face to face with starvation. Th lower classes attribute the food shortage to foreigners and .maladministration ' by the Chinese officials. It was this be lief that led to the Hu-Nan uprising. Is Beyond Control. In the remoter districts it is feared that the situation Is already beyond control. : Blobs are pillaging and de stroying in Chl-Kiang,. where several schools have been burned and the pu pils dispersed. At Su-Chien. In Klangsu, the princi pal city of which Is Shanghai a mob of several thousand looted a foreign flour milL , Reports today from Nanking, a city of 150,000, lying on the railroad line two miles west of Shanghai, say today that the situation is critical. The viceroy is retaining the tribute of rice allowed him , by law. ; The populace deeply resent this. Serious trouble Is imminent. " The commencement exercises of the common school graduates of Jefferson township was held last evening at Hagerstown. The program was for the most part in charge of . the pupils. County Superintendent C W. Jordan presented the diplomas.-

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WAYNE DEMOCRATS Ellllliy PLEASED QJELBeck States Delegation rm This County Started (em Landslide. DID NOT FAVOR TAGG ART AND TEN MEN WHO DID NOT SUPv PORT THE MARSHALL.: PLAN THOUGHT ITWOULD PROVE A BENEFIT TO TAGGART. "Are the Wayne county democrats pleased with the nomination of John w. Kern lor senator? Well, I guess yes." ' ' So spoke C. B. Beck ' of this city, chairman of. the '.Wayne county delegation to the state convention, which was 26 strong. "I guess if Wayne county had not wanted him as a candidate it would not have started the landslide in his favor on the second ballot and cast Its4 solid vote ' for him," continued Mr. Beck. On the ballot referred to by Mr. Beck he, as - chairman of the delegation, arose and - Informed the - convention that Wayne's 26 votes would be cast for !the most distinguished democrat in the state of Indiana John W. Kern" and then the animals yelped. They Were Congratulated. Wayne ; county's " delegation. Mr. Beck stated, was, after the convention. aeneraJlv nnmtiilitn) nn i. ... I

buftfuMHUfif t- K-,'fhy hIm in primaries Monday night. In

loan on, the varies measures presented for consideration. Mr. Beck, when asked the reasoi why the delegation split on the Mar shall plan of nominating a senator in convention, explained that all of the Wayne delegates were opposed to the candidacy of Tom Taggart for senator and the ten who voted g"t Gover nor Marshall were of the opinion that the adoption ; of his - plan would provide a loop-hole through which Taggart could reach and grab the coveted plum. The sixteen who voted with the governor were of the opinion that Ms plan as the only one which would elimi nate the wily Thomas from the Usta. The majority of the Wayne delegates voted for each of the successful candi dates on the state ticket, with the exception of J. Fred France, nominee for clerk of the- supreme court. The Wayne delegation was for Richard M. MQbern lor "thatefce. -

"I Do Piot Know That a Formal Acceptance Is Necessary. The Honor Being Unsought Will Not Be Declined," Is the Conclusion of Kern's Note of Acceptance as Giver Out to the Press This Morning.

IIOKIOR DOES tJQT TURU CAHOIOAIE'S UEHO

Despite His Landslide of Congratulations He Found Tims ; This Forenoon to Calmly Discuss With Another Attcr-sV

ney the Fine Points of a Damage Suit Taggart Proves Himself to Be a Graceful Loser.

Indianapolis, April 29. "Such spontaneously, is, of course, highly unanimously expressed, acquiesced aspirants, places me under renewed with which I have so long affiliated. ''I do not know that a formal Ing unsought, will not be declined,

Thus runs the statement scratched In pencil on note paper by John W. Kern, as he sat at his desk in the State Life building this morning, la : which he accepts the democratic nomination for United States senator ' from Indiana, after declaring on the floor of the convention that he was . not a candidate and could not accept the nomination. "There is but little to say," remarked Mr. Kern, as he handed over his decision to the reporter, "and you will find that It has all been said In what I have written for you. I was not a candidate, but I have been ' nominated and there you have what I think of It." A great pile of telegrams from friends and admirers all over the country lay on Mr. Kern's desk and moie kept coming In right along. His associates in ' Indianapolis swooped down on hlra with hearty congratulations from every point. But with all he found time enough to discuss the fine points of a railroad damage suit with a fellow attorney as tmg1tv he had never heard of the United States senate. -

WAS MASTER STROKE. Democrats Last Night of Opinion They Had Been Quite Foxy, - --'Indianapolis, Ind., April 29. Politically; John W. Kern's nomination was, last night, regarded by the democrats as a master stroke. j The adoption of Governor Marshall's program and the nomination of , Kern takes from the republicans the issue of Taggart vs. Beveridge, and will force the latter and his followers to conduct their, campaign on lines by which real issues'cannot be obscured. - Yielded to Majority. Forced to bow to the will of the majority which favored Governor Marshall's plan of naming a candidate, Taggart made good his promise to let his name go before the convention. He led on the first ballot by a bare margin of two votes over John IS. Lamb, his bitterest foe. Only four members of the Indianapolis delegation sidestepped him. "As the first citlsen of the French Lick Valley he received the solid support of Orange county. Here and there be received scattering votes, bringing his total to 22a , Realizing that defeat for his personal ambition was inevitable, he announced the solid vote of Marion' county on the next roll call for Kern. Even if the convention bad not been full of sentiment for Kern, Taggart's action then would have been a sufficient fuse to have started the fireworks. The piercing democratic yells almost lifted the roof, and it was apparent that nothing could stop the Kern landslide. Game to the very last. Taggart Jumped Into the play for Kern. He was here and there, appealing to his friends for Kern votes. And they needed very little urging. Should Net Take No. Taggart. going down without show ing any sign of bitterness, was a strong card in favor of his life-long friend, and, when the latter tried to stem the tide and get, from under the nomination, Taggart was at the front, Insisting that the convention should not accept no from him. ' When Marion County was reached on the third and last ballot Taggart again mounted his chair and faced the delegates. Then he gracefully pronounced the requiem for his machine. "With the old Taggart machine In the scrap pile. Marion county casts her 183 votes for Hon. John W. Kern," he shouted. Aau 1 And they were Taggart votes, elected criticised soverely and held np to the rural contingent as a sufficient cause for turning nun down aa a party leader. A few minutes later, when it was ev ident that the convention would nom inate Kern In spite of bis declination of the honor, Taggart was again called. The other candidates had withdrawn and had added their words to the har mony refrain. - At no time in his long career as a boas of the organisation has the appeal for him been as genuine as then. There were cries of "Taggart" from all parts of the nalL " The Amende Honorable Up. As be arose again a, shout went up almost as heavy as the one that greeted the termination of the fight In Kern's favor. - - Waiting until there' was silence Tag gart aald:

"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the;

an honor, bestowed so graciously and " gratifying. The will of the' party eo " In so cheerfully by all the' esnatorlal -

obligations to the great organisation. acceptance is necessary. The honor be (Signed) "JOHN W. KERN.' DEMOCRATIC TICKET For Secretary of 8 tale Lew Ck Ingham; Decatur. " For Auditor of State William H. - O'Brien, Lawreneeburg. For Treasurer of State W. H. Vollmer, Vlncennes. For Attorney General Thomas M. Honan. Seymour. For Clerk of the Supreme Court J. Fred France, Huntington. For Superintendent Public Instruction Robert J. Aley, Indianapolis. For Statistician Thomas Brolley, North Vernon. , For Geologist Edward Barrett, Plainfield. , - For Judge 8upreme Court. Second District Douglas Morris, Rushville. For Judge Supreme Court, Third District Charles E. Cox, Indianapolis. - - For Judge Appellate Court, Northern District Joseph Ibach, Ham. mond; M. B. Lalry, Logansport; Andrew-Adams, Columbia City, r For Judge Appellate Court, Southern District M. B. HotteL Salem; E. W. Felt, Greenfield. Convention: I doubt If what I about to say win be believed, bat I would rather, see John W. Kern in the United States senate than to be there myself. "I would rather see the 13th congressional district elect democratic representatives and the statebouse filled with good democrats than to have the privilege of serving In the senate with the Hon. BenaminJ F. Shively. "I want every democrat to help to roll up a majority next November that will be larger than we ever had before." Even in defeat Taggart was not with out a personal victory. He lost oat to the governor and was unable to land the senatorial nomination for his own use, but he succeeded in digging a hole for Lamb from which the latter could not crawl. - Lamb's forces stood their ground and fought to the very limit of their ability. Bat the convention, after fndors ' ing Lamb and the : governor jointly; turned Lamb down cold. No convention could have displayed a greater variety of emotion. From tragedy to comedy. . From Joy to tears. -From one extreme to the other it moved as a kaleidoscope. As obstinate m a child and as fickle as a young girl. At all times showing that "It wanted " what It wanted when ft wanted tt. Was Net Present Kern, with the prestige of being former nominee, for vice president aal twice a candidate for governor, backed the line, without making a. single gala. He wasn't present when he was declared to be the choice of the convention for the senate, but if be had been there he 'coolant have made ft chanse Its mind. It had hissed. ' It had applauded. U had shown what real ovation means. r It had exalted ever fas downfaO of tfee - Taggart ceganfsatfcm It had screamed with delist wbea victory was wrtt ten on ti banners of the "Little Clant, as the governor was termed by Lamb and kls ardat fcawers. Above it ail tt bad show Chat tt

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