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Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-09-26
ENGINE. EXpLODES
Enginemen at johnson City. Ills.
Meet Fearful Death.

Marion, Ills, Sept pa fearful ex-
ploSion occurred at Johnson City. five
miles north of this city on the Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois railroad YES
tcrday. \ freight train pulled by one
of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
heavy engines on the southern division
with \. f. Padgett of Chicago engineer
and Hardin Rains of West Frankfort
fireman. left here and after switching
ut Johnson City for short time pulled
out or Its intended run but proceeded
only a few hundred yards when the
explosion occurred. killing the engineer
and fireman. The boiler was blown &c
or so feet forN ard and above the teIe-
graph wire. Engineer Padgett was
blown about so feet high. paSsin.
above the telegraph poles. His mech
and arms Were broken. Fireman Rains
was blown back into the tender and
covered mp with coal where he was
found with both arms and both legs
broken. From his chin down he was
SO badly Scalded that the skin slipped
in handling him. Notwithstanding
this he survived about an hour and the
last half of that time was conscious.
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CHESTER.

Ben Sharp and family were the
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris Pitman.
Mr.. Parker S sale takes place Octo-
Der 2. Mrs. Minor the 4th. Mrs.
Barnes the 10th
Chester school, in charge of Prof.
Jorden and Miss Dickinson. is in nice
running order with a good attend
ance.
Miss Jennie Huffman entertained
friends at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Hiatt were here
Sunday registered at the Reynolds
house.
Messrs. Minor, Benton and Ryan
attended the state fair.
A Republican meeting was held
here Monday night. A Mckinley
club was organized with r. A. Ben
ton president, Will Morrow secretary,
Chas. Minor treasurer. A rough
rider company was formed, commit
tees appointed to make arrangements
Chester Republicans are wide awake
and enthusiastically united for Me
kinley and prosperity.
Homer Hunt was called to Elwood
on account of the serious illness OF
his father, VIM. Hunt.
VIM. Kerlin of Grcenville, O., has
suffered serious relapse.
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IERSE. TELEGRAMS

Ii Hung Chang has arrived AT Pekin
and Is negotiating for the return there Of
the emperor
Negotiations are proceeding between
France and Germany regarding the ques
tion of reappointmeHt Of military attaches.
The brush FIRE that has been burning for
the last few days about Occidental, Cal.
has covered 100 square miles and the
damage is estimated ut S1.5aa.o.0.
When the railroad companies begin to
place their contracts for the coming wear
an improved effect is sure to he produced
on the stocks Of steel companies generally.
Dispatches from various points in the
been a heavy snow fall Al Red Noun
tain, near 0uray, snow Is reported three
feet deep.
The Iron Mountain shops. located az
Barinr Cross Ark. were totally DESTROYED
by fre yesterday. -Four hundred men are
thrown ont af employment. The loss will
reach S250.ooo
Official news has been received at ST,
Petersburg confirming the report tina,
return Ia Pekin until the foreign troops
have left Chinese territory
Field Marshal Count Won waldersee has
cablcd to Emperor William direct that he
has found the situation in China much
more dangerous than he had expected. as
il has grown worse during the last fort
night.
AT the conclusion of his address nj Boul-
der Colo. Governor Roosevelt was pulled
ing the football team of the State Uni
versitv and cnrried into his car on their
shoulders.
Governor General Wood has decided to
refer to the forthcoming Cuban constitu
tional convention the protest Of the M
tionaiist members Of the provisional board
~ cnnvasSers against the cancellation of
1000 votes cast NJ the recent election.
Secretary Long has recommended To the
president the appointment Of President
Eliot of Harvard University rs amhassa-
dor 10 Italy. IN place of Ex-Governor vol
colt ~ massachusetts,. who has declined
the offer OF the position for personal and
business reasons.
The British Bopr war has ended with the
destruction Of guns and ammunition on
the edge of the frontier and with the dis
arrning Of the refugees by the Port
officials. Every mile Of ra ilway in the two
Dutch states Is under British con
troll. and every important town Is garri-
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campaign.
ON the tariT Issue I supported
8ryan for Congress III ISsGa," lac says,
hut when later ou he appeared a. the
champion NJ free silver. free riot and
free everything else that he thought
would make votes. | could not CON
tinue in his political company |
think | have a pretty clear insight of
the mans character now. His actions
during the last six or seven years has
shown him Ia i,e Il man who does not
and VIII not hesitate IL deceive the
people when ne believes such decep-
ton viii advance his own political in
tereSts- The people rejected him aud
his money theory, and have since be-
come prosperous The free silver issue
Is bad one for the Bryanites To han
1le this year. after the country has re
covered from the hard times without
having adopted the course which in
1896 they declared would he the one
and only way 10 bring prosperity. 80
now Mr.. Bryan resorts 70 another
clever trick in politics He again Of
fers himself as the savior Of the ma
ton This year he tells them that an
less they adopt his policy as regards
the Philippine islands freedom and
liberty will he endangered and the
very existence of the republic threat
ened- Bryan as president would be a
menace 10 peace as well as TO com
merce. The president has everything
10 do with our foreign relations, and
a president of Bryan's impetuosity.
radicaiism and inordinate ambition
would have us involved in information
nj difficulties upon the slightest pre-
text. Bryan is an extremist of the
worst kind.
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CENTERVILIE.

Fifty seventh regimentai reunion
Wednesday and Thursday, October 5
and 4.
As a dog death squeezer the r, T.,
Chicago & St. railroad is number l..
Two dogs went that way last week.
Frank Russell will be sure that the
next revolver he handles is not load
ed. 1t is his left hand that he car
ries in sling
ANDY Dunbar went to Charlotts
vile Tuesday.
The f. & y. lawn mower manufac-
turers of Richmond presented the
ladies of the 'tCenterville Cemetery
Association Monday with 20 inch
standard lawn mower. On our own
responsibility we say thank" and
believe that we speak the feelings OF
every member of the association.
Our sick, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. NJ,
Bethel, Mrs. Bertsch. Ben Lashley,
Geo Harris and f. j. Harvey are
improving.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Z.
Smith Sunday on East Walnut
street. There were present Mr.. and
Mrs. James Skinner, Isaac X. Nc
Divitt and family Charles Skinner
and family and Elmer Smith and
wife, all of Richmond. These gather
ings bring JOY, and especially when
the venerable father and mother,
Who have almost reached four score
years, can be present To JOIN IN the
family circle once more, knowing n
the course of events they cant take
place many more times, but will
grow smaller and smaller as years
pass by until the last one is hushed
with them that have gone, never to
meet here again.
Will Grove viii build the Q. NJ.
Hurst residence on the farm lately
purchased OF Luther Zehrung.
James Grove has bought OF the
Eliza Henderson heirs 80 acres OF
land two and one-half miles north
east of town, paying 81, 800.
Joseph A. and Lawrence Com
mons will have stock sale Thurs
dav. October 18th. of fine horses,
cattle and hogs.
F'lave jackson of Anderson who
was attending Captain c. h. Jack
son S sale has returned home.
Howard Anderson has moved on
Commissioner c. G. Beeler farm
south of Richmond.
Remember the 57th regiment re
union next Wednesday and Thurs
day, October Sd and 4th.
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REPUBLICAN CALENDAR
Meetings and Other Political Events
That Should be Kept Track of.

When Corporal Tanner speaks in
this city, September p, he will be
accompanied by eNLieutenant Gov
ernor Thomas Hanna, who will also
speak. This viii be one of the largest
meetings.
The state central committee has
assigned TO this county James Me
Namara, a speaker highly recon-
meuded BY the national committee.
He is reformed Democrat. He Is
said TO be one of the most forcible
speakers in this country. He will
be billed perhaps for the 18th. Fur
Their notice will be given of his com
ing.
William Dudley Foulke's meeting
here viii be on October l. This will
be meeting that viii prove that the
people of this city know and appreci
ate oratory and argument on its
merits. regardless of the fact that the
speaker is home man. They will
turn out en- ulasse to hear him.
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HAJERSTOWN.

The old David Bowman property
will be sold at auction on Thursday
of this week.
Billy Green and family moved to
Attica, Ind, last week to make il
their future home
Arch Benhow. foreman of the Dick
mill, married a girl in Elwood last
week.
John Dolan is away on weeks
visit.
Alvin Benbow, one of our best
boys, got a position with Marshall
Field & Co., Chicago. Alvin did not
put in his spare time playing bill
lizards, loating around saloons and
drinking beer.
Ben Warrington received 4 tele-
gram last Sunday that his son in ST.
Louis died He took the first train
to St. Louis.
The widow Martin. who keeps the
Buchanan house, died last Monday,
aged IS. She leaves four children,
two girls about grown and two boys
Elwood Lamson was thrown from
his horse few days ago. He was
considerably bruised up. but not
sufficient to claim his accident insur-
ance.
Quite number OF our people went
TO Losantville TO hear x-Governor
Taylor.
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Chicago. Sept. Ex-senator Albert
j. Beveridge of Indiana was the chief
speaker nj a Republican massmeetin.
which was held last night in The
Auditorium under the auspices of tn.
Marquette club. There was great
desire TO hear the senator and early il
the day all the tickets that had beer
prepared for admission had been givel
away and hundreds of people were ad
mitted TO the hall after the ticket hold
ers had taken their seats. Judge Ma
thaniel G. Sears of this city presided
and when in his speech of Introduction
he announced that Senator Beveridg.
would reply 10 Mr.. Bryan's letter OF
acceptance and also discuss the Philip
pines question there was Il loud out
burst of cheers. The address was re
cefved with every manifestation of ap-
prevail by the audience
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HONEY Is NEEDED
Gaiveston's Relief viii Best BE Served
nv Cash Contributions

Galveston. Sept. 26.-Mayor Jones
and the relief committee last night IS
sued signed appeal To the American
people, in which was set out 1t length
the conditions which now confront the
people of Galveston In their work OF
reorganization and rehabilitation.
While IL Is still impossible To accur.
ateIy estimate the loss Of life and prop
erty. il Is known that the dead in the
city viii number at least 6.bpO or APP
proximately one-sixth Of the census
population. The island and adjacent
mainland viii add perhaps 200 TO
this number. The actual property
damage is incalculable in precise terms,
but II is believed that the in
dividual losses and the losses in
public property will easily amount
to $50 100000. This estimate takes no
account of the direct and Indirect in
jury 10 business. Along the beach
front upwards of 2.6eo houses by act
ual map count We're totally destroyed
OF these not timber remains upon
the original site and the wreckage con
stitutes the embankment of debris ex-
tending along the entire beach from
three or four blocks inward for about
three miles. the removal of which will
cost from S150.0eo 10 81 900 600. From
this debris there are still daily un-
covered by the workmen now sys-
tematically employed from 81 to 81
bodies which are burned or buried up
on the spot.
The appeal acknowledges the receipt
OF the willing generosity of a sym
pathetic public. but urges that. mas
much IS the immediate need of food
and supplies has now been met con
tributions hereafter should be made In
cash. declaring that the generous PEG
pie of the nation Will best serve the
situation and their own aims by max
ing contributions in money
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WILLIAMSBURG.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. d. YelvingtOn,
from Newton, H., are in town visit
ing relatives and many friends in
this community.
A good many changes and moving
around is the order of the day in the
burg at the present time.
Mrs. Onie Cranor has gone to Ten
nessee to visit her aunt and other
friends.
Parry Cain will move to town in
the near future.
Roberts Il Martin have bought
the Lee Cranor property, Just north
of town.
Our people are making big prepa-
rations to be in Richmond on the
Roosevelt day.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Neal will reside
again in our town in few weeks.
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ECONOMY.

Rev. Elmer Jordan and family OF
Daviess county are the guests of rela-
tives here Rev. Jordan was for
mer resident of this place. He
preached at the NJ E. church Sunday
morning.
Harry Cain returned home from
Kansas Tuesday night.
Eva True. who was very i'll last
week, is improving.
George Bowman, Thomas Lamb
and Ernest Reynolds of Richmond
made flying trip here Sunday on
their wheels.
Miss Eva Campbell of Williams
burg spent Sunday with Miss Edith
Lamb.
viii Porter, wife and daughter of
Hagerstown called on friends here
Sunday evening.
Charley Williams and family visit
ed at Williams burg Sunday.
Ollie Weyls two weeks old baby
died Monday and was buried Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson, Mr.. Glenn
ents and family of Carlos City took
dinner with Eliza Stevenson and
wife Sunday.
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civil war. History furnishes few
examples of such atrocities as were
perpetrated there by the slave
minions OF Missouri. But the seeds
of freedom sown in blood took deep
root and eventually made Kansas
one of the greatest states in the
Union. II is well however that the
story of bleeding Kansas should oc-
casionally De called to mind. The
same political party to which all
those border ruffians belonged Is
still in existence and struggling to
gain control of the general govern
ment. In three states oil the south 1t
has already practically nulliiied the re-
suits of the war by DISTINGUISHING the
negro. 1t recognizes the impossiblllty
of restoring slavery, but it does not
pretend to conceal the fact that its
animus toward the negro is the same
as before the civil war. Mr.. Bryan
has not a word to say against the
Acknowledgement of the southern ne
groes, because he knows that if he IS
elected at all it will be by the very
states that are perpetrating this out
rage Lately Champ Clark, who
directly represents the old border
ruffian element in Missouri, has been
campaigning through the northern
states instructing the sons ofAhe
men, who put down border ruffianism
and the Democratic rebellion, how to
vote. And strangely enough this
same Champ Clark 5 political praise
| { + "a Richmond man was short time
ago quoted in this community as
thing to be proud of. When such
things can be it is certainly well to
read a story recalling the heroism OF
another Richmond man who gave his
life to put down Champ Clarkisu
nearly half century ago.
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WHAT DIAMOND DIGEST
TABLETS HAVE DONE
ron OTHERS,
THEY WILL no e0o WI,

Gentlemen;-four DIAMOND DIGEST Tar
LETS are giving splendid satisfaction here. Nv
daughter after typhoid fever, suffered dreadfuIIy
with indigestion. The Tablets have helped
her wonderfully One Of my neiehbors repors
them helping her much also
Mas. c. WEBER, ST Michael. Neh
Gentlenen:-My physician gave me some
Of your DIAMOND DIGEST TABLETS which I
found very satisfactory indeed. They do All
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Train kObber Frustrated.

Denver, Sept. 26.-What is regarded
as an attempt to rob Denver anG
Rio Grande passenger train was frus
trated yesterday by the courage OF
brakeman Ross Miller. When the
train stopped at the point where the
Rio Grande crosses the Santa Fe roao
near Florence. Miller was ordered by
man who had a revolver levelled a
him, 10 hold up his hands. Instead OF
complying Miller struck the fellow OF
the head with his lantern. The would
be robber shot at the brakeman jus1
as he jumped back into the car Miller
then procured n revolver and fired sew
eral shots at the desperate as he disap
peared IN the high weeds which line6
the track
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-09-26

Springfield Ills. Sept e6.-Yester.
day afternoon at AS o'clock the Chi
ca-o. Peoria and 81. Louis and Chi
cago and Alton fair grounds trains
were running into the fair grounds on
parallel tracks when the Chicago, Peo-
ria and 81. Louis locomotive left the
tracks. reared mp and struck the Chi
cago and Alton locomotive The body
OF Engineer John Ryan Of the Chi
cago. Peoria and ST Louis was found
under the cylinder Of his engine and
the body Of his fireman, Jerry Hail. I'M
der the trucks Both had been In
stanrly killed Both men were married
and lived in Springfield.
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The Paris Exposition Crowds.

The people who attend this exposi-
tion. the mass of them. are evidently
not as well 10 do as we'll dressed or as
Intelligent as those who were M CHI
cago The great majority of them are
from the city of Paris The cheaf,
entrance fee makes the exposition ac
cessible to thousands who. if the fare
were franc. or % cents would STAY
away As result the poorer classes.
had almost said the pauprr classes
hcck 10 TIE show on Sundays and fefe
GAYS. anu one sees how much there is
III shahbiufSs- grotpSquenpSs poverty
AMI pathos beneath the gliding in this
great center. where fashion sits upon
her throne and dictates style to all the
world. Here. amid all the splendors
of the exposition one sees the actual
Il amy and ragged side of the modes
t@ Paris Christian IufeIIiuanaar
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Standing of Clubs and Results OF
Current Games.
NATIONAL
NATIONAL LEAGrE
HOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
cure
f. J. Cheney i Co., Props, To-
ledo. O.
We, the undersigned, haze known
F. ]. Cheney for the last Is years.
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all busineness transactions and
financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
West 81 Truax, wholesale druggists.
Toledo. O.
Walding. Kinnan & Marvin.
wholesale druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the svs-
TEN. Price 75c per bottle. Sold bv
all druggists. Testimonials free.
Hall Family Pills are the best.
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INDIANA FIGURES
Some Comparisons From Statistics
That Point to Prosperity.

Figures won't lie and they some
times present some cold facts that are
most interesting" said Deputy State
Statistician James w Egnew- Il have
been making some comparisons as TO
conditions in 1896 and 1898 the first
being the last VI + of "A Democratic
administration. and the last the sec
ond year of McI<inley's administra-
ton. l find from the statistics that in
1896 there were 3.O1s inmates of poor
houses in the state of Indiana, while
in 1S.iS there We're only 1.1S9. The
county jailS Of the state We're not near
~ so crowded in 1898 as in 1896. for
l find 25.121 people incarccrated dur
ing the former year. while 30. 80 We're
imprisoned in 1906 Again. In 1896.
there We're 13.o51 mortgages filed and
in 1S.iS. .3.349 Mortgages We're re-
leased in 1896 To the number of 81.
$50. but in 1898 1863 are recorded as
released. Now. as TO the transfers of
real estate: In 1896 there were a. 40
while the year 1898 shows up with
S0.743. The consideration shown in
the transfers in 1896 was S73. SIS. 259
while in 1898 il amounted to $50, S92.-
-op ne III the mort
cages in 1896 was S46,61067I, and in
1898 only S19.32S. 145. showing that the
people did not need so much money
A. 2ther evidence of prosperity is the
amount of the mortgage Indebtedness
released. The records show that in
1898 this amounted TO S29, S3S 524, and
in 1896 1t amounted to only S21 .I01.-
$40. Prosperity is also noted in pub |
lie affairs said Mr.. Egnew. for | |
find that in 1896 there We're S4TO.574 |
worth of bonds redeemed by all the |
counties of the state. In 1898 bonds |
We're redeemed TO the amount of ST. |
32o,1.9 These figures are the very |
best evidence of Il better condition of |
affairs, and any one who says pros
perity has not come simply doesn't |
want to believe it. You know there
are some people. in this world who viii
not believe an established fact
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Figures from the books OF the saw
ingS banks of the country have come
into the office of the controller of the
currency ut Washington They have
been tabulated with the corresponding
figures for last wear. that of 1925 $50
and in suci. proximity they show at u
glance the growth in deposits and in
me number of depositors. Statisticians
hold that the statistics of the savings
banks, when studied by Il method of
comparisons. afford n pretty accurate
gauge whereby 10 judge of the pros
perity of n country. Here are the
figures for n group of states com
prised of Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, Michi-
gan. Wisconsin and Minnesota;
ihls years total deposits S222. 1913. Cos
Last years total deposits. 153, 500 .33 I
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A Hung Jury.

Frankfort. KY. Sept. 26.-The jury
in the Howard case reported at 5:13
O'Clock yesterday afternoon that thu
jurors had been unable to make a
verdict. The jury took the case at
2:3o and nearly three hours were spent
in the juryroom in an effort to reach
an agreement n hung jury had been
generally predicted. Ii is supposed TN,
jurors We're divided on the question as
to Howard's guilt or innocence and no,
as TO the degree of punishment
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To many of our older citizens the
letter from Kansas City, printed in
the PALLADIUM yesterday, was 8
painful reminder of the bloody days
in Kansas when border rufianism
swept over that state like q cyclone,
sparing neither men, women nor
children. 1t was the last desperate
effort OF slavery to maintain foot
hold on soil dedicated TO freedom.
and il was the real begin ming OF the
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-09-26

~ there amy one who believes
the gold standard Is n good thing
Or that IL must be maintained, ]
him not TO east his vote for
me. because promise him IL viii
not he mai IA tanned In this country
longer than ! am able 10 get rid of
it-Hon william Jennings Bryan In
III. 1896.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-09-26

Admiral Dewey son has taken
the stump against Mckinley. He is
the young man who got the house
that was presented to his father by
the American people for entering
Manila harbor and thus making the
paramount issue for Bryan.