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Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
HOUSE GETS BUSY
VIII Attempt to Dispose of an Appro-
pration Bill a Week.

Washington, Jan. 18.-An appropria-
tempted by the house until the sup
ply measures are out of the way. The
urgent deficiency measure will come
from committee about the middle of
the week and will be disposed Of with
out delay The army bill also will be
ready for action by the house before
the end of the week.
The house is engaged today consid-
ering matters relating to the district
of Colombia. Friday has been set
apart for the passage of private pen
sion bills. 1t is not unlikely that the
Hepburn pure food bill will be called
up Tuesday This measure which was
passed by the house during the last
congress was reported from committee
Saturday last and may be the subject
of discussion Tuesday or Wednesday.
Bills on the calendar and subject to
be called up when opportunity arises
include the following: To provide a
delegate to congress from Porto Rico;
to provide transportation from Porto
Rico for the public school teachers of
that island to attend the summer
schools of the United States; to con-
struct a revenue cutter for use in AL
bemarle and Pamlico sounds; to reim-
burse a cable company for damages
sustained during the war with Spain;
to create public park of the petrified
forests of Arizona, and a bill to codify
the criminal laws of the United States.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
sUBTERRANEAN PLUNGE
Party Of Excursionists Have Thrilling
Experience In Mammoth Cave.

Party Of Excursionists Have Thrilling
Experience In Mammoth Cave.
Louisville. KY, Jan. 18.-Eighteen
delegates to the convention of the Ma
tional League of Commission Mer-
chants were thrown into the icy water
of Echo river, which winds a tortuous
course through Mammoth cave and
were saved only by the cooIness of the
guide, John Nelson, and the heroic
work of Charles A. Muehlbronner of
Pittsburg, Pa. The roof of the cave
over Echo river is arched and the
space in the center, owing to an unac-
countable rise in the river, was only
two and half feet above the water
In order TO secure the passage of the
boat the men and women were forced
to stOop over. At one place the boat
swerved TO one side, raking the heads
of the persons in the boat next to the
bank These leaned farther forward
to escape striking their heads. This
lowered one end of the boat, and the
water began to flow in rapidly. The
guide saw the danger and called to
Mr. Muehlbronner to jump and take
the chain This he did, landing on
0bCOp Oduh, WAtCA Ol1CA GU OLAy a o1lSAC
foothold. Lying down on his face, he
held to the chain and pulled the boat
toward the bank.
The boat sank in eight feet of water,
but further back where there was no
landing the water is eighteen feet
deep. By the light of single lantern
the party escaped by climbing over
Mr.. Muehlbroner's PROSTATE form and
after waiting several hours for boat,
were brought in safety to daylight.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
viii Paw Creditors in Full.

Laporte, Ind, Jan. 18.-Announce-
ment is made that the property of Ju-
Illus Conitz, the Wanatah banker who
failed recently and at present is lying
at the point of death in North Dakota
will net sufficient to pay all creditors
in full, together with the costs, even
if nothing is realized on the railroad
bonds in which Conitz placed much
of the banks funds and which precipi
tated the failures.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
Memorial to Purdue Wreck
Victims Now Seems
Assured.
RAILWAY CONTRIBUTES
Company On Whose Road the Ill
Fated Special Met Disaster
SwelIs the Fund.
Lafayette People and Alumni Asso
Ciation Will AlsO Con tribute
Largely,

Lafayette, Ind, Jan. 18.-President
NJ e. Ingalls, of the Big Four company,
on whose road the Purdue football
special was wrecked on Oct. 81, an
nounees that the company has given
to the Purdue university memorial
gymnasium Iund $4,000. Coupled
with this announcement is the news
that the Alumni association of Pur-
due will contribute $4,000, Lafayette
citizens will give like amount, and
friends of the university and the stu
dent body will complete fund of
100000, which will perpetuate the
memory of the seventeen students and
football players who lost their lives in
the wreck.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
A Kentucky Trae edy.

Nich1osville, KY, Jan. 18.-Beattie
Vincent was shot and mortally wound
ed Saturday night at the home of Geo.
Rudder, where he called to see the
daughter. Vincent's statement is that
he asked who lived in the house. when
he was attacked by two young men.
George Hughes was yesterday arrest
ed and confessed that his companion,
Henry Waldridge, had done the shoot
ing while drunk. He is now in jail,
but Waldridge is still at large.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
By the Presidents Express wish.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. 18.-Private
instructions have just been given to
the leader or the Republican party in
Texas that no federal of1ceholders are
to be permitted to go as delegates to
the national Republican convention.
These instructions are said to come
from the national committee to all
state leaders and are given out as the
express wish of the president. who de-
sires that if he be renominated it be
not by convention dominated by fed
eral officeholders.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18

United States senate to investigate
the charges made against Senator
Reed Smoot. If the charges are found
to be true the resolutions ask that he
be expelled from that body. A half
score of representatives of the Nor
mon church were present listening to
the bitter denunciations Of Mormon
ism. At the conclusion OF the meet
inc they handed around literature.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
"JusT-As-eooD" FUEL
A Substitute for Coal Invented by an
Indiana Man.


Fort Wayne, Ind, Jan. 1S.-W. P.
Denny, patent attorney, has arrived
home from Washington, where he in
duced the patent Office to grant pat
ent on bicolOnite, a composition fuel,
invented by Charles H. Carpenter of
Decatur. The patent office had previ-
ous1y refused patent on the ground
that previous experience had shown
such inventions to be failures.
Several hundred pounds Of the fuel
we're subjected to tests of the most
vigorous character and the result con-
vinced the officials that the fuel makes
as much heat as anthracite, is as clean
as vulcanized rubber, which it resem-
bles, and is odorless, with no SCOT,
clinkers and but little ash. 1t costs
one-f1fth the price of anthracite. The
inventor says the materials are found
on every farm.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
Life Had Lost Its Charm.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Jan 49,
Col. John II. Bacon, aged Is, mayor of
Colorado Springs, in 1880, and prom
inent as a business man In the early
days here, committed suicide by shoot
ing because of illness. He left a note
saying that he had suffered so much
pain from rheumatism and insomnia
that it more than Offset the pleasures
of this world.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
swnre over the ,Phone.

Hammond, Ind, Jan. 18.-Because
he swore at over the phone and threat
ened to whip a Chicago Telephone
company operator at Indiana Harbor,
David Tuska, a wealthy turfman stay
ing for the winter at the aristocratic
South Bay hotel, was arrested on four
charges and heavily fined. The char
ges were profanity, provoke, assault
and battery and surety of the peace.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
Railav Takes II Hard.

Houston, Tex, Jan. 18.-In a signed
statement wired the Post last night,
United States Senator ]. w. Bailey
says that he will retire from public
life before dishonoring my state and
party by voting for the ratification of
the Panama treaty.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
Their Mutiny Was Effective

Constantinople, Jan. 1S- Orders
have been sent by the government to
the governor of Beirut, Syria, to pay
the arrears to the Turkish troops
there the non-payment of which has
kept the troops in mutinous condi-
ton for several days past
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
EIobt Horses Burned to Death.

Springfield, Ill, Jan. 1S.-The Peter
vredenburg Lumber company of this
city suffered a $4,000 loss by fire Sun
day afternoon, when their large lum-
Der yard was entirely destroyed.
Eight horses were burned to death.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
"Hot Box" Causes Big Blaze.

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 18.-The Oily
phant breaker and washery of the
Delaware & Hudson company at Oily
phant was totally destroyed by fire
Sunday. A hot journal is supposed to
have started the blaze. The loss will
amount to $4,000.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
Taken Back to ST. Louis.

st. Louis, Jan. 18.-The body of
James L. Blair, formerly general coun-
sci for the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition, who died at Eustis, Fla, Satur-
day, arrived here this afternoon ac-
companied by Mrs. Blair and her son.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
Death of Hobson,s Mother.

Boulder, Colo, Jan. 18.-The mother
of Richard P. Hobson died at the home
of Shirley Davis Sunday after a long
illness. Her son was with her when
she died and left with the remains to-
day for Greensboro, Ala, where they
will he inferred
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
ANTl-sMcoT MEETING
Philadelphia Women Press the Matter
With Eioor.

PhilEdelHhia Jan 18.-At a mass
meetiag held under tho auspices of the
leading VOL ems Clubs of this city at
Horticultural hall Sunday, resolutions
were adopted denouncing polygamy
and Mormonism, and petitioning the
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
Rrvan,s Welcome Hon.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 18.-Five hun
dred tickets have been issued for the
dollar dinner" to be given tonight in
honor of William ]. Bryan.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
rbev viii TaII< business.

Washington, Jan. 18.-The annual
meeting of the national board of trade
will be held in this city for three days,
beginning on Tuesday.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
VISIT GEARING FRUIT
Rryan's Indiana Trip Had a Reao-
tionary Effect.

Indianapolis, Jan. 1S.-The visit of
William j. Bryan to indianapolis is
already bearing fruit, and it is fruit
which will eventually be harvested to
make up brilliant Republican victory
In the state. That Bryan was rot
wanted in Indiana is known to all the
politicians, both Democrats and Repu5-
licans. A few of his immediate follow
ers went ahead and brought him Lere
This was done without consulting par
ty leaders generally, and there is
plan on foot among some of the other
element OF the party to pay Bryan
back in his own coin. The plan is to
organize . banquet which shall be
kmown an an anti-Bryan meeting pure
and sImpIe. To this all the leading
Democrats Of the city, with many from
surrounding counties ara to be invited
That it will be possible to drum up
a large crowd is a foregone conclu-
sion. The leaders OF the movement
propose to gather their forces just to
show Bryan and his followers that the
real sentiment of the men who make
candidates and dictate platforms is
not with the Nebraskan. AS yet the
plans have not taken definite shape.
No one seems to be willing to take the
responsibility of the movement on his
shoulders. There are a number of
men, and Mayor Hoffman is one of
them, who are understood to be parties
to the scheme, but they are not adver-
tising the fact. Still, when the time
comes it is said there viii be such
crowd as to startle the Bryan people.
The latter are indignant that Demo-
Gratis should think of organizing any
kind Of meeting under the name of
anti-Bryan. This close calling Of the
factions will result in a great deal of
harm to the party and the Republicans
will profit.
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18
Turkey Concentrating Troops.

UTNCJ Concentrating FUOPSs
Salonica, European Turkey, Jan. 49,
An important concentration of Turk
ish troops has begun at Kumanova on
the road leading to the Bulgarian from
tier
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18

The proposed amalgamation of the
rival organizations of Spanish-Ameri-
can war veterans is bound to be ac-
complished, according to Captain VIM.
E. English, who is at the head of the
Spanish-American war veterans or
ganization. Captain English and Ma
jor Megrew, who is at the head of the
Spanish war veterans association, ex-
pect to have a conference this week
to arrange most of the details of ANAL
gamation. The committees named by
the two organizations to map out a
plan of union are empowered to act
so that the recommendations that the
two presiding officers will make can
be carried out by the ratification of
the committees. Captain English says
he is very anxious that the two organ
izations should amalgamate, and he
says he knows Major Megrew also is
anxious for the change. 1T will mean
sacrifices for both Sides" Captain Eng
1ish said, "but l know it will come"
Richmond daily palladium., 1904-01-18

Indiana is to entertain the national
convention OF the Prohibition party,
and Indianapolis is the city that has
been selected for the purpose. This is
a matter of congratulation to the busi-
ness organizations of the city as well
as to the Prohibition workers who
were anxious that this should be Sc
lected as the convention city. Indian
apolis made a bid for the meeting to
the national committee, but Kansas
City was selected. The Missourians
failed to make good the guarantees
they offered for taking care of the con-
vention, although they were given
thirty days in which to do so, and as
the matter was allowed to go by de-
fault, the executive committee met
and picked out Indianapolis as the con-
vention city. There will be 1,200 dele
gates to the convention and as many
alternates. In addition it is expected
that there will be several thousand
visitors. Tomlinscn hall has been en-
gagged for the meeting and the conven-
tion will be held there. This will
make the second national political
convention that has met there in the
last ten years, as the national gold
Democratic convention Of 1896 was
held in this hail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-08
KILLING
OF ETzEL
ADMITTED

New Chwang. June s. a. nL-The fu-
London Daily Telegraph will take place
here this afternoon. He was killed 10
miles out at sea by some Chinese soldiers.
who were searching for pirates. Imme-
diately after realizing the mistake they
had made, those men disappeared and
have not been seen since.
United States Consul General Miller
held an inquest at Shwantaitze, yesterday
at which the Chinese General Lu ac-
knowledged that Etzer was killed by his
soldiers Ernest Brindle OF the London
Daily Mail who was with Etzel when he
was shot testified that their junk was
unchallenged by the soldiers and was
fired upon I'm spite OF tho fact that the
two foeigners were plainly visible at a
distance OF less than 100 yards At least
150 shots were fired at the correspondents
junk which did not reply.
Consul General Miller will forward HIS
report 10 United States Minister Conger
at Pekin showing gross oarelessness upon
the part OF the soldiers 10 say the least
While Brlndle Is uncommunicative re-
gardlng the plans which took himself and
Etzel on the sea voyage The Associated
Press correspondent has learned that they
were attempting to reach Port Arthur
The Russian authorities are doing all in
their power TO assist tho American offl-
cials In the matter Gen. Kondratovitch
placed steam launch with rs soldiers un-
der the orders OF Consul General Miller
and otherwise rendered great aid In re-
covering the body Of ftzel Consul CEN
eral Miller has replied TO Gen Rondrato-
Witch thanking him heartily for his kind
government
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-08
CHACE CASE
IS AGAIN
IN COURT

The petition OF ELIZABETH E. Chace that
husband. Henry c. Chace. of which she
is deprived by Andrew d Wilson. was
heard by Justices Tillinghast, Douglas
and Blodgett today.
Mrs. Chase was welded TO Henry c.
Chace at Atueboro Nov. 2. 1909. they
having gone 10 that place from this city
for the purpose OF getting married. At
the present time Mr.. Chace. It Is alleged.
on the one side Is anxious to be with
his wife.
Mrs. Chace's petition was some days
ago sent 10 the three judges by Judge
Dubois. he believing that so many i'm
portant questions were raised by the
habeas corpus petition that 1t should be
authoritatively passed upon.
There were also allegations In Mrs.
Chace's petition that Mr.. Wilson claimed
the right TO the exclusive custody and
keeps Chace under lock and key againet
his wishes. The place II imprisonment
is alleged to be No. 3 Lenox street.
Dr. II. c. Hall, assistant superintendent
OF the Butler hospital for the insane was
called on behalf of the guardian and tes-
titled that he examined Mr.. Chace yester-
day and found him suffering from senile
dementia. According TO DR.. Hall. Mr..
Chace when asked about his domestic re-
lations declared he had no wife. but that
his wife died ~ years ago.
Mr.. Chace Is an old man and can see
but little Mrs. Chace would not be class
ed as a young woman, but she was In
court today and is quite an agreeable
looking person. The controversy was
pretty well thrashed out In the municipal
court a short time ago.
Mr. Chace's relatives have been inter-
ested I'm his case and in the preservation
OF his property for some years. A jury
once declared Henry G. Chace has not
sufficient direction TO manage his estate
and was likely to bring himself TO want.
Last August a deputy sheriff took Mr..
Chace away from the petitioner and es-
corted him to Lemon street. where Mr..
Chace formerly lived.
Mrs. Chace had keys and got into this
house. but the locks. 1t is alleged were
soou changed. and he, as well as she. was
denied the keys. Mrs. Chaoe claims she
then made her way into her husbands
dwelling by a window. Then the windows
were fastened.
Some interesting questions have arisen,
Fuch as the effect OF marriage upon the
guardians power over the person, as TO
the marriage superseding the guardian
shfp, as TO the right OF the ward TO marry
according TO the laws OF this state, and
whether IL such a marriage might not
be good I'm this state would IL be good
II entered into in Massachusetts,.
Counsel for the petition announced tte
broad principle that a marriage good
when solemnized was good everywhere.
The court thought later decisions did not
FUZZY sustain this proposition.
There was no decision today. counsel
for the guardian. Clarence A Aldrich.
being given time 10 1le brief. William
Il. Richardson. f p. owen and George
g. Engle are counsel for the petitioner
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-08
REFUSED TO
OPERATE
"a LOOMS

Fall River, Mass, June S.-The weavers
employed In Chase mill. No. /. came out
on strike this morning. because three OF
their number were told to run IA looms
each. those looms being equipped with
electric stop motions The weavers re-
fused TO start up these IA looms each
this morning. and the rest OF the weavers,
about 175 In all. quit work.
The looms which the weavers have been
running are 45-inch looms. and the goods
were material used for curtains. In one
alley there are A looms. -Four weavers
run eight looms apiece and two others
had six apiece These "A looms were
equipped with electric stop motions and
yesterday afternoon two male weavers
and one woman were told that beginning
this morning they we're TO run IA looms
apiece. two Of the a being stopped. The
two male weavers appeared before the
executive committee OF the weavers
union last night and asked what they
should do. They were told 20 use their
own Judgment and this they did this
morning. They went TO the MILL but
they and the woman weavers refused TO
start UP the looms.
The overseer brought up some spare
veavers 10 take the looms whereupon all
tho rest Of the weavers, beth upstairs and
downstairs. shut OF their looms and went
out About FIVE or six weavers remained
al work downstairs. and one. the son OF
one OF the hxers, kept at work in the
xra
ming eight looms have averaged about 50
per week The three who were told 20
run IA looms each were TO be paid 50 rs
this week and next week they understood
they were 10 be put on piece work again.
The strikers left the mill and went
to the headquarters of the Weavers'
union where a meeting was held
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-08
SEEKING
CUSTODY
OF HIS son

Judge Dubois today heard the petition
OF willard I. Angel for a writ Of habeas
corpus TO secure the custody OF his IL
year-old son. The boy Is at present with
his mother, Mrs. Alice i. Angel. whose
petition for divorce was denied a short
time ago.
Mrs Angel told very dramatic story
OF her disputes with her husband and OF
the boys fondness for her. She declared
the boy was stolen from her by his
father.
Her description OF her alleged wrongs
brought an expression TO the face of
Dexter Il. Potter that seemed to show
incredulity. whereupon Mrs Angel said:
"Mr. Potter. It would be impossible for
me to make up such lies, you know am
telling the truth"
Mrs. Angel declared her husband had
no sense OF justice. and treated his chill
dren very harshly, even threatening to
send them TO states prison.
Mrs. Angel was certain she could bring
up the boy whose custody was sought.
better morally than his father could, and
the lads brothers and her brother could
better look after his physical wants
Charles r. Easton is attorney for Mrs.
Angel.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-08
N. n. HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

Concord, n. H.. June Sat the SD an
nual meeting OF the New Hampshire His
torical society in this city today. the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent. Hon. Albert 9. Wait, Newport; vice
presidents, Henry NJ Boxer. Bow, Rev.
Daniel G. Roberts, Concord; recording
secretary, John G. Ordwoy, Concord; cor
responding secretary. Charles r. Corn
ing, Concord; treasurer. William p.
Fiske. Concord; librarian, Rev n. f..
Carter. Concord necrologist. Eli +.
Graves, NJ. D.. Penacock.
Reports presented showed the decease OF
six members during the year and n pres
ent membership of lS The library has
received two especially valuable acces-
sions In the Sabine and Tappan collec-
lions. the former OF 300 and the latter
OF 100 volumes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-08
BANDITS HOLD UP AND
ROB PASSENGER TRAIN,

Salt Lake City, Utah, June s.--Denver
and Rio Grande passenger train No. S.
westbound. was held up near Palisade,
Colo. a station just east OF Grand juno
ton, early today. Brakeman Shellen-
berger was seriously wounded by a bullet
from the gun OF one OF the two hold d-ups
and the conductor had his lantern shot
from his hand.
The robbers tagged tho train about
two miles from the station and when the
trainmen went forward they were con-
fronted with revolvers by two masked
mon.
Marching the conductor back to the
train tho bandits detached the engine and
express car from the coaches and blew
open the safe, after running the locomo-
tive and car some distance up the track.
The express officials are unable TO Ak
the loss but claim II was small.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-08
RUSSIANS NOW ON
SHORT RAT|0NS!

Toxic June IA dispatch the Asah from Chefoo says
Chnanan who escaped from Port Arthur that the soldiers
only pounds of bread daily Officers plenty The
disconnected The Chinese have been forbidden
Sixty have been killed in trying escape.
June s-The Petersburg correspondent Stand
the chief subject of discussion there the relations be-
Alexe Gen Kuropatn 1t generally felt
hand he practical
man. though decide
Port Arthur.
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