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POSITION OPM IIEPUDLlCAtlS HOW REGARDED BRIGHT Situation for the Party in This State Today Much Brighter Than It Was About Three Months Ago. ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTIES GOOD MOVE

Factions of the Party Beginning to Realize that They Must Stand Together in the Coming Campaign. (Palladium Hpla1) Indianapolis, Aug. 13. There Is not the slightest room for doubt that the republican prospects la Indiana just now are much brighter than they were two or three months ago, and that they are Improving all the time. Re jjorts that are being received from all of the counties of the state as a result of the organization meetings that were held last week show this to be the true condition. In many places where local troubles were In the way of success the organisation parties made much headway last week In smoothing matters out and putting things In better shape. And when It comes to the main question of whether the republicans will stand together on national Issues, the reports show that there la much less division now than there was a short time ago. It li not to be understood that all of the wrinkles have been Ironed out of the situation.. There are republicans in the state, and many of them, who believe that the party would have - been In better ihape If It bad taken a different position In Indiana on the tariff question. But the best Informa- ' tlon that can be obtained shows that this element Is la the minority and that Indiana la a progressive state In republican politics. But In spite of all of this there art so-many strong reasons why the republicans enust stand together this year that they overcome any differences of opinion that may ex1st on the tariff question. Could Control State. For Instance, it has been pointed out at all of the organisation meetings that If the democrats carry the legists ture next fall they will very likely control the entire state for a good many years. Next winter the party If it gets control of the legislature, will re- . district the state In such a way as to assure the democrats a continual ma Jorlty of the members of the legislature. They will so gerrymander the state that It will then be Impossible for the republicans to carry the legis-1 la ture at future elections.. Not only that, but they will also rearrange the counties Into congressional districts as to make It Impossible for the republicans to ever again elect more than one republican congressman from Indiana, and.be will "be from the northwest corner of the state. It Is known that this ts the plan In the Winds of the democrats, for they are talking It on all sides. fn order to prevent this plan from being carried out It Is necessary for I the republicans to carry the legislature at the coming election. . And the big fight will be for the control of the house of representatives, because the senate Is so close that the republicans are not likely to have a majority there. As the matter now stands the best they can hope for In the senate Is an even one half of the members. The democrats have fourteen holdover senators to start with while the republicans have only ten. If the republicans are able to elect enough senators this fall to give them twenty-five out of the fifty members of the senate they will be doing well, and no one Is expecting more than that This will make a tievote In the senat. and since Lieutenant Governor Hall. th presiding officer. Is a democrat. It will mean democratic control of that brai-th of the legislature. Hope Rests In House. Therefore, the hope o( the publicans lies In the house, and this was wade clear at the organization meetlns3. The republicans must elect a majority of the representatives that will be large enough to overcome the situation In the senate If they hope to re-elect Senator Beveridge and prevent redisricting of the state which will eep' them out of power for many years to come. This is why such a bard fight is to be made to elect a rat Jorlty of the representatives. There are surface indications that the brewery Interests of the state are , going to line up solidly In favor of the , election of a democratic legislature. ' and It this Is true It will mean that tho republicans will have a harder fight than' ever on their hands. There Is no denying the fact that the brewers are still a power in politics, despite their protestations that they are out of pontics entirely. Their en trance .Into the campaign' this year will It Is pointed out, be a signal for a strengthening of the lines of the temperance forces In Indiana for the fight .' to control the legislature, and this will mean also that the fight will develop largely, Into a contest of the cities and owns oa one side and the country on

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Beautiful Bessie - Toone, the disin herited niece of former President William H. Newman of the New York Central railroad and related to the first "families of Texas, who died recently in New York, a victim to love for the stagehand the white lights of Broadway theatrical district. Her last engagement was. "with the .."Harvest Moon" company, the Augustus Thomas play that made such a furore. After leaving her Texas home, Bhe made con siderable of a reputation in stock company work. By and by she struck the barren times which come to all of her profession and she returned home and was reconciled to her parents whose consent she had not obtained to go on the professional stage. The lure of the boards was too strong for her however. She braved her family's and her uncle's displeasure again and came to New York about a year ago. Reverses set In. She dropped from one thing to another until at twenty-seven she badvrun the entire course of life and succumbed. She was considered one of the most striking women on the American stage and her rich contralto voice won her high praise. the other side. The country districts are practically solid for the maintenance of the county option law, and it Is believed that It will vote' that way at the coming election. The temperance people know that a democratic legislature will repeal the county option law. . WAS GIVEN OVATION Mine ' Delegates Cheer John Mitchell to the Echo ThisForenoon. . SPECULATE ON HIS STAND (American News Service) Indianapolis, Aug. 13. Former President John Mitchell, the mine worker's Idol, received- a thunderous ovation on entering the - special convention - this afternoon. In response to the clamor for a speech he declared her came slni ply as a delegate from the Spring Val ley, Illinois, local, and would do all In his power to prevent the threatened disruption of the organization. Presi dent Lewis Invited Mitchell to a seat on the platform, but Johnny declined, remaining with the "common people.' The big question follows, "Where will Mitchell's mighty power land in tha bitter factional strife now, Impending. involving the indorsement of the Illl nois strike and the possible demand, for an Impeachment , of President Lewis?" ' The real work of the convention awaits the report of a special committee, probably Tuesday or Wednesday. A LABOR CONGRESS ' (American News Servfco) Newark, N. J, Aug. 15 Representatives of organised labor in this state delegates to the thirty-second annual congress 'of the New . Jersey Federation of Labor, assembled in Newark today In order to jointly consider matters of importance in the cause f nf labor.

A CAMPAIGN JOKE IS SPRUNG TODAY

BY CHAS. REISER Well-to-do Democratic Candi date for Sheriff Says He Withdraws for Fear He Will Land the Office. SAYS iE WOULD NOT 1 ' HAVE JOB AS A GIFT Says He Accepted the Nomination When He Thought He Had No Chance of Winning Other Shakeups. Fearing that instead of sacrificing himself to his party's glory as he bad seen his predecessors do. be would be elected sheriff of Wayne county, Charles Reiser of Jackson township, the democratic nominee, and a veil known farmer has announced his withdrawal from the ticket, chiefly because, he said, he would not have the office as a Rift. As long as Mr. Reiser thought that there was no opportunity for his elec tion.4ie did not mind the honor which bis party had conferred on him at the democratic county convention here in the spring. But he says, when he canvassed the situation in Western Wayne and also heard the flattering reports of his friends about the possibilities of his success, he straight way changed his mind. Reiser Wealthy Man. Coming to Richmond he conferred with the powers that be and declared that under no circumstances would he be the nominee. He Is wealthy, owninga large farm and holding a number of shares of stock in the banking institutions of Cambridge City and he does not need the-Income which the sheriffs office would bring him. In fact he does' not want it even though the office has. the reputation of being worth in the neighborhood of $4,000 a year. He is content with his present fortune earning him his living. . The exigencies of the occasion de mand that a successor to Reiser be nominated at once and on Thursday evening there win be a general meet ing of the democrats at the Jefferson club rooms. The merits of certain men who will be willng to take the office if elected, will be discussed. Consid eration will be given to a successor to Wallace Reynolds, the candidate for surveyor and for a nominee for joint state senator from Wayne and Union counties. It is also probaele that a nominee will be suggested for commissioner from the Western district, to succeed E. C. Caldwell of Milton wno is debating the question o( withdraw ing. Wallace Reynolds of Wayne township, who la a farmer, finds that he has not the time to canvass the county for the office of county surveyor. It sometimes pays $400 a year and more often less. A successful farmer nowadays would starve on such salary. Mr. Caldwell, of Milton, who is a nominee for commissioner, expects to leave the county and If he does he, of course, cannot be a candidate. Only Few Available. There have been only a few persons suggested to succeed these nominees. Charles Beck, one of the party leaders, declared today that there would not be dearth of material. The best men in the minds of those who have the party's interests at heart will be nominated, he says. f Union county was supposed to nominate a democratic candidate for the joint senatorship. It has not done so and the Wayne ' county democrats think that, it is time action is taken. Unless word is received from Union county between now and the meeting of the central committee on Thursday evening, the selection of a candidates will be given consideration. Palladium's Daily Average Circulation For Week Ending Aug. 13th, 1910. (Except Saturday)' This Includes all our Regular Complimentary Lists ' ' AVERAGE CITY-CIRCULATION 3,287 TOTAL. DAILY AVERAGE , For the Same Week. Including Rural Routes. Small Towns, City Circulation, Etc, Six Days 5,994 THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE 8AMPLE COPIES

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CONTRACT; CBOHIN GETS II ' X V-:V:' Local Contractor Promises to Have Eighth Street Paved in 60 Days if Material Is Easy to Secure. NO OBJECTIONS MADE BY THE SAXTON CO. Concei ii Blames the Street Car Company for Delay in the Work Too Busy Now to Undertake Work. Eighth street will be paved, the work to begin within tho next week At a special meeting of the board of works this afternoon the S. S. Saxton & Co. contract for paving Eignth street from North A street to South A street, was revoked and given to John F. Cronln & Co. Mr. Cronin was present at the meeting and promised that the work would bo commenced at once, provided he was able to secure metropolitan block from the manufacturers. He was given 90 days to complete the work, but stated it would be 'done within sixty dai-s unless he was held up for material. At the regular meeting of the board this morning the matter was presented by E. G. Hibbard, treasurer of the S. S. Saxton company. Mr. Hibberd stated that his company -would not be able To do the work immediately and that, according to the contract they could not be forced to until the Street Car company- had finished its work, but he said he was willing that the contract be assigned to another contractor. r Represents Saxton Co. It. was stated J. F. Cronin was willing to assume the work. Attorney John, Bobbins represented the - S. 8. Saxton company and he asked that the contract be immediately signed over to Mr. Cronin, relieving the S. S. Saxton company of all liabilities- assumed under the contract. However, City Attorney A. M. Gard ner, fearing that there would be some legal trouble in collecting the assess ments on the Improvement, refused to act immediately. He requested to be allowed to look up the legal points of the matter. Inasmuch as immediate action waa necessary,; in order that Mr. Cronin could hasten his work, a special session was called for this afternoon. Mr. Gardner also wanted to look up the validity of transferring a contract for street improvement. - Attorney Robbins stated to the board that the Saxton company had always been willing to do the work, and had at no time had any intention of holding up the city oil the work. Under the contract, Mr. Robbins said. the company did not have to begin the -work until after the Street Car company . completed its improvement and there seemed no present prospect of its doing so. There are still eigh teen Inches on each side of the car tracks and a small section on South Eighth street which has not yet been paved by the company. . Blames. Car Company. wnen tne saxton company was ready to begin work on Eighth street," said Mr. Robbins, "the Street Car com pany was occupying all the street and we could not start. Now the company has some big jobs in the south that requires all our attention." -He said that during July the Saxton company was only able to work seven days on the southern contracts and were greatly behind there. Those contracts will not be completed until the middle of next month. TWO TRAINS CRASH (American News Service) Bristol, Coml, Aug. 15 -Two passen ger trains on the New York. New Ha ven ft Hartford R- R- met in collision at the station here today and men and women were badly bruised. None of the passengers were- hart but the engineer of one train had his right leg broken. The accident was a rear end collision, caused by the failure of brakes to work. TURK WARSHIP SUNK (American Nw Servlcel y London. Aug. 15. The Turkish wor ship Manseure. sank off the Turkish coast today, according to a dispatch received today by Lloyds from Constan tinople. She went down In a gale in sixty feet of water. THE WEATHER. STATE -Showers tonight or Tuesday. LOCAL Showers tonight, or Tuesday; continued warm.

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. The Countess of Tankerville, wno is one of the alleged victims of a New York broker arrested recently, for soliciting and receiving money . for the purchase of stock in the Gold Run 'Mining and Tunnel company of

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report -now -coming thick and fast, it sand. The federal authorities have mine may be all right, but the hurry people to finance it properly "will not All ALLEY VACATED FOR TWOCOHCEBHS Petition of Seeding Machine Company and Seidel Company Is Granted. BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE FINAL ASSESSMENT " ROLLS ON SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE APPROVED CEMENT WALK FOR FT. WAYNE AVE- - A petition for the vacation of an alley between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, from North E to the Pennsyl vania railroad, signed by the Ameri can Seeding Machine company, .and the Seidel Carriage works was grant ed by the board of works this morn ing. These two companies are . the only ones benefited by the alley and there was no objection raised to vacation. Final assessment rolls on the following improvements were approved: Ce ment side walk on the west side of South Fifteenth street from D to E streets; graveling and grading , the roadway in alley between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets from South. D to South E street. Primary assessment rolls were approved sj follows: A sewer on South A street from Fifth to Sixth street; a sewer-in the alley between Boyer and Ridge street from the first alley north of Charles street to School street. , - A Resolution Adopted. A resolution for - the , Improvement of Ft. Wayne avenue on the east side of the street from North D to the intersection of Ft Wayno avenue and. Eighth street, with cement side walk was adopted. In the resolution was added the improvement of the curb, where needed. P. A. Reid, representing the ElliotReid Fence company asked the board for permission to .construct a sewer in the first alley. north of Chestnut street from North West Second to North West Fourth street. Mr. Reid understood that a resolution for the improvement had been passed by a formed board but no such resolution could be found. He was ordered to draw up a - petition and set signers. He win report at the next meeting of the board. Mr. Reid wishes to coos tract a large ware house and must have the sewer in order to do this. An estimate of the sewer's cost made by the engineering department showed an expenAftnr nf tihrmt !t1 Ort nv

was induced by representations made is like throwing money into a joulcktaken up the case. It is . said the up methods of prying money from 'bear Investigation. ; ; SECRETS OF STATE TOLD BY JOHNSON Relates How Interior Depart ment Avoided the McMurray Indictments. ktkiktMpepBt 'sftl All I nl lllln rnUTESTED UN QUASHING WAS DISCHARGED, THEN WAS RE INSTATED FIFTEEN MINUTES! LATER, BUT MEANTIME INDICT MENTS QUASHED. v t Mn..tnA. iltam.. ' rr t 1.uicin..u(-w. ih.c; . Sulphur. Okla.," Aug. 15.-W. E. Johnson, of . Ardmore, - former .United St a to a attnrnav whn nnltutaH inimt the quashing of indictments against Mansfield, McMurray and Cornish, and who was dismissed, from office by the interior department and reinstated by wire ( fifteen minutes later, was : the first 'witness today before the special congressional investigating commit tee. Cecil. A. Lyon, the republican nation ai committeeman rrom Texas, was present at one of the conferences in the attorney general's office, accordlng to Johnson.' - - "During the eight years I was district attorney probably five thousand indictments were returned from my court. The only . indictment-invest! gated by the department was one against Mansfield. McMurray and Cor nish," said Johnson. : They Wired for Lyon.. I was called to Washington In 'Au - gust, 1905. Attorney General Russell was kept busy writing for nine, days for - the - appearance .. of McMurray. Xn-Ai h. AiA .nmA tit, avM.hm nra. to th-. 4 . was tranB cribed. There -were three hearings and Lyon was present at the last one. "I asked Lyon why he had come. They kept wiring me,' he told me. "What Interest have you in this mat ter..! asked. 'None,' said Lyon." ! protested against quashing the in dictment and received a telegram dis missing me from the service, and fif teen minutes later received another telegram reinstating me. My successor in , office dismissed the indictments." Johnson said that W. A. Ledbetter, an uKianoma aoorney , snowea nun a check for 110,000 signed by J. F. McMurray. Ledbetter said he represented McMurray in an injunction suit, filed in Logan' county. " That's a nice fee, I said to him. That's not all, replied Ledbetter. Continued on Page Seven.)

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Great Brussels Exposition Is in Ruins and Today It Was Estimated Damage Amounts to $50,000,000. FIRE ONE OF BIGGEST i IN WORLD'S HISTORY Insurance on the Valuable Ex hibits Will Cover Only Small : Fraction of Loss, It Is Announced Today. TROOPS WERE CALLED OUT TO PREVENT THE ARMY OP VAN DALS CARRYING OFF VALUABLES IN RUINS AMERICAN BUILDING DESTROYED.' (American News Service.) ,4 Brussels,' Aug. 1 15. Careful esti mates made this afternoon by the Belgian exposition officials put the total amount of damages done by the fire last night and early today at SS0.0O9,1 000. This'makes it one of the most deBtructive fires In the history of the ' world. The loss In the destruction of; San Francisco in 1006 was less than, 130,000,000. v The insurance on the ex-' blbitions however, it is believed, will. , cover all but a small fraction of the loss, but several French companies - - i which handled most of the Insurance are reported hard hit. . , f . Only two bodies had been recovered , at noon when the known dead were, announced. The Hat was swelled.! however, by the navy, persons miss ing. V, . v v ' Exposition to Continue. It was announced today that the ex-' ': position would continue open with the -few buildings remaining, efforts being made to repair such as were not en tirely destroyed. - Some of the wild animals that es caped from the menageries were today still at large. Others had been captured and some had been shot down in -jungle like hunts In the outer - dls-: tricts of terrolzed Brussels. Sparks carried by the high wind not only spread the flames within the fair ¬ grounds but carried them beyond to the residential districts in the vicinity - and three score homes were destroyed. Throughout the night special trains i arrived , from every part of Belgium, hao in or tk.r1.rt t4nal Am dtertittnev taMteis. 1 wvaluV wiavavssa aas v aaaai-aaas eaaena - atus. The continental engines and oth- t er apparatus, however,' proved tnadequate, and the -blase hunted itself out v despite the use of dynamite.' When daylight came: the main offlees of the exposition were In ruins,' with all therecords of the fair destroy ed. '. , Because , of this, no pretense of i distributing awards or medals can be made. - , . I r-:. . ....... M i u. o. Buuaing Borne. t Dawn found the English and French I buildings la rutns, ' and the Russian, I Austrian. JlIHIIKM. Kill WMllll Dam. ,sh- Chinese and American buUdlngst i still burning. From the time that the crowd of , 100,000 packed in the'grounds sad the i adjoining pleasure park, the Kermlsse, . were thrown -into panic at 6 o'clock I last night by the first sign of lire, tho ' throng never left the vicinity of the grounds and grew constantly. The police, aided by the troops, whowere summoned at the first alarm. Hmv. .hAm fmm tV. .!- -mnAl " " ' 7J :7 ritr- .vVT trict about the fire. The work of the firemen almost ' hopeless at best, waa seriously hampered by the throngls. The confusion was Increased by the terror of the inhabitants of tho entire section of Brussels lying in tho vicinity of the grounds. The destruction of houses on the Side of the Aveaue Solbosch opposite to that occupied i by the pavilions not only rendered sev eral hundred persons homeless, bat sent thousands of others to the opa places in panic. ft GOLDEIi JUDILEE (American Hews 'Servtee.1T w ' ' Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 15. The EL Cecillia, Academy of this eity today began a notable three days eelebra- -tlon of Its golden Jubilee, Ths academy is controlled by the Domlsicsa Sisters and is one of the best Jmowa Catholic institutions in the country J education of girls. ESTATE IKVEHTCHY. An inventory of the estate? of P. Hart,, deceased, has beam Col la tho probata court gZtmfxj - vxi tion to bo (52S.19. . T7T A. Zslizsoa is executotv ' ' -' -J

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