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The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-23
MERRY EAGLE
MINSTREL men
AN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE
AT GENNETT LAST NIGHT
LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT
And Every One Laughed From the
Start to the Grand Wind Up
Initial Bow.

The merry Eagle minstrel men, of
Wayne Aerie, No. 666, made their in
itial bow as black-faced mirth pro-
ducers last evening before a large
and appreciative audience and a de-
cided hit was registered. From the
start to the finish "giggle ripples"
could be heard all over the house
and one man who sat in a box was
on several occasions threatened with
apoplexy. In a spasm of humor he
deposited on the stage young eagle
which momentarily disconnected Mr..
P. j. Hartcorn, who was engaged in
confiding to the audience some
"good ones' on his mother-in-law,
but Paul made a gallant rally and
retreated, bird in hand and colors
flying, off the stage.
The first part was carried through
in fine shape, honors being carried
off by L. Peck, with his coon mel
ody, "Alexander;' w. b. Moore,
with "Back, Back to Baltimore"
and Earnest Renk in his splendid
rendition of "Blue Bell" Peck's
actions on the stage reminded one
of the late lamented Johnny Queen.
When on bended knee he sang the
refrain of "Alexander," and with
fearful eyes imporel Willy Moore
to come back home, the crowd was
convulsed. The grand finale of the
first part was the grand chorus
"My Own United States" and a
tableau showing a group of Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors gathered
about cold Glory" Timothy
O 'Brien acted as interlocuter and
he presided with the same ease and
grace as he daily exhibits at the
Westcott Hotel.
The olio was opened with bunco
dice game stunt participated in by
George Brucker, Roy Peck and Joe
Mulroney. 1t was cleverly arrang-
| ell anu Wcl dClCu. ht othci
in the olio were as follows:
The Troubles of New Manager by
w. B. Moore.
Charles O'Shaunesy Louis VanTrees
Billy Graftereno -. Homer Mccoy
Reginal Harvard Boston
John Schatell
Booth McBeth Hamfat
W. b. Moore.
Scene Third floor back. Time
present.
We beg to announce that some Of
the lines used in this play are TAX
en- from the Home Telephone Com
pany.
Fred-Miller and Kern-John
in their refined musical act
tP. J. Hartcorn interrupted at this
junction.
Pickings from the Land Of Cotton,
Fore War, by w. b. Moore.
Old Daddy Grey Pappy of the
Blossoms) ............ Ed Miller
Deacon Spindle Legs pillar of the
Church ........... Geo. Brucker
Jemiah Smart (from way off
Boston) 80. Schimmel Holteamp
Nancy Lee (just from New Orleans
.............. Louis NanTress
! and
w. B. Moore as Nanny Gin
..... (Mammy of the Blcssoms)
The Blossoms
The Boys: The Girls
Joe Mulroney William Horn
Walter Lane John SchateH
Vern Smith Gus Mag
Roy Peek Homer Mccoy
John Moffit George Pavy
!, Frank Newman.
All of them were xecellent special
: ties and the musical team, Fred Mil
; Ter and Johnny Ken, deserve spe-
t eial notice. being better than the
t majority of musical teams seen In
: professional minstrel shows. To-
t night the show viii be put On again
= and a large crowd should turn out
/ not only to get a good laugh, but tc
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-23
THE FUND FOR
POOR CHILDREN
WILL CLOSE AT 10 O'CLOCK
THIS MORNING
A NICE sum REALIZED
With Which Many a Little Heart
Will Be Gladdened on Christ
mas Day.

This morning at 10 O'Clock the la
dies who have been selected to dis
tribute the presents with the fund
which has been collected by the Pal
ladium during the past week will
meet at this Office and arrangements
will be made for the distribution.
An effort will be made to reach ev-
cry needy child in the city by Christ
mas day. Letters are still being re-
ceived here by anxious mothers, who
are not able personally to buy pres
ents for their children. Yesterday
letters from three different mothers
each Of whom has five small children.
were received.
The eases, while they have not been
closely investigated, appear to be
very worthy of all charity to be re-
ceived. Only a few hours remain
for the good citizens of Richmond
to contribute to a fund which will
make many poor child happy on
Christmas morning. The books of
this morning and no subscriptions
this morning and not subscriptions
will be received after that hour.
While this paper was very late in
starting the fund, a very nice sum
has been received in a little over a
week. The total amount of money
received will sfehably be over $40.
It is very likely that if the fund had
been. started two weeks earlier over
800 would have been contributed
The Palladium desires to thank all
those who have so generously con-
tributed to the fund and ii is certain
that all who have contributed feel
better by so doing.
Previously acknowledged, $64.35.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-23

Tdllh NEW UIdH.
All of them were xecellent special
ties and the musical team, Fred Mil
Ter and Johnny Ken, deserve spe-
cial notice. being better than the
majority of musical teams seen IN
professional minstrel shows. To-
night the show will be put On again
and a large crowd should turn out,
not only to get good laugh, but 10
help the boys. along. -
The Western news., 1904-09-21
MONTANA NEWS.

President James Reid of the Mon.
tana State Agricultural college has
resigned, and Professor J. M. Hamil
ton of the Montana State university at
Missoula has been elected as his sue.
cessor.
Ten millions of acres of land in the
one state of Montana can be reclaim
ed by irrigation at the cost of 5000,
600 900, says A. w. Hadley of Chi
cago, special representative of the Ma
tional Irrigation association.
1t appears that Elmer Ensmingel
and Frank Thompson, who were ar
rested at Anaconda on the charge OF
robbery, an attempt to hold up the
inmates of the Schiffman saloon at
Gregson Springs, are old offenders.
Bids for the armored cruisers Mon
tana will be opened at the navy de-
partment on November Is.
George H. Hill of Helena has made
application to the city of Livingston
for franchise for 35 years for wa
ter, light and power plant.
A great wheat yield is reported in
Carbon county.
After several attempts to launch and
organize Montana Bankers associa
ton, more recent efforts in that direc
tion have better succeeded, and the
formation of such an organization is
now an assured fact.
A petition which already bears the
names of more than 200 residents OF
Carbon county has been presented tC
Governor Toole and the state board OF
land commissioners, asking those of
ficials to take action looking to the
irrigation and reclamation of an i'm
mense tract of land in Carbon county
lying between Rock creek and the
Clarke Fork river.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
COMMANDER BLACKMAR'S STAFF.
G. A. r. Chief Announces Several Ad.
ditional Appointments.

Boston-1n a general order issued
Saturday Commander Blackmar of the
G. A. II. announces several additional
appointments on his staff. The list in
cludes the following:
Lee Estelle of Omaha, Neb., inspec.
tor general; James M. Schoonmaker
OF Pittsburg, Pa, senior aide de camp
and chief of staff; j. Henry Holcombe
OF Philadelphia, assistant quartermas-
ter general and custodian of records :;
w. F. Martin of Decatur, ILL.,, and Sam
uel Wright of Boston, national color
bearers.
The general orders also announce
that Commander in Chief, the adjutant
general, the quartermaster general and
the following members of the national
council of administration will consti-
tute the executive committee of the
national council:
Thomas G. Sample, Allegheny, Pa. :;
George W. Cook, Denver; William H
Armstrong, indianapolis; L. w. Col
lins, st. Cloud, Mimi; John w. Her.
sey, Springfield, Mass. F. C. James,
Centerville, Iowa, and J. Corey Win
ans, Troy, Ohio.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
TRAINS CROSS SALT LAKE.
New Cutoff Saves Over One Hours
Time and $500 Day Expense.

Without ceremonies of any kind the
great Ogden Lucin cutoff of the Harri-
man system, running across the north
ern arm of Great Salt lake, was OPEN.
ed last Sunday for passenger triffic.
1t is now an actual part Of the over
land system, and henceforth all trains
will be run over the tracks of the cut
off, which stretches for miles in an
absolutely straight line over piling and
filings through the water of Salt like.
The new time schedules contemplat-
ed for the overland traffic will effect
an actual lessening of more than two
hours in the running time between
Chicago and San Francisco, besides
cutting out the operating expenses of
43 miles of the most difficult and cost
ly railroading in the country, the track
age over Promontory hill on the north
shore of Great Salt lake. The elimin-
alton of this part of the system from
overland traffic will, it is estimated,
save about $500 day in operating
expenses.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
Goes for Target Practice.

San Francisco.-The armored cruis-
er New York, flagship of the Pacific
squadron; the protected cruiser Ben
nington. the torpedo boat destroyer
Paul Jones and the collier Nero, have
sailed from this harbor for target
practice at Magdalena bay. The cruiser
Marblehead remained in port to pro-
tect the interests of the government.
1t is said that the New York will meet
the Chicago, now en- route from the
Atlantic station, and that Rear Ad-
miral Goodrich will transfer his flag
to her, the New York continuing her
trip to the New York navy yard, where
she is to be repaired. The other ves-
sells with the exception of the Paul
Jones, which is to be stationed at San
Diego, will return to this city.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
ITALIANS ATTACK CHINESE.
Extraordinary Fracas at Pekin Adjoin-
ing Legation.

Extraordinary Fracas at Pekin Adjoin.
ing Legation.
Pekin.-An extraordinary fracas be-
tween Italian and Chinese soldiers oc-
Cured recently. 1t appears that two
Chinese soldiers were out walking un-
armed along public road bordering
upon The Italian drill grounds adjoin-
ing the Italian legation. They stopped
to watch the Italians drilling. The
Italians ordered them away and when
they refused to go fight ensued. The
two Chinese were beaten. One of them
was tnen seized and taken into the
Italian legation, while the other ran
to the residence of General Chang
Kweite, who is commander in chief OF
the Chinese troops stationed here.
A dozen Italians followed him and
fired two shots into the residence and
one Italian soldier entered Chinese
soldiers assembled prepared to fight,
but one of their officers prevented fur
ther disturbance.
Representations have been made by
the Chinese authorities to the Italian
legation, but no answer has yet been
received.
Great Indignation is felt and express
ed upon all sides at the unprovoked
and unwarranted attacks. 1t is hoped,
however, that the incident will be ar
ranged without any complications.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
NONATTACK|NG PORT ARTHUR
MILITARY STUDENTS BELIEVE
ASSAPLT is IMMINENT.
Heavy Bombardment of Russian Fort
Usually Precedes Strong Attack
Japanese Siege Works Are Com.
pIeted-They realize that Delay Is
Too Profitable to Russians,

Chefoo, Sept 19.-Local students OF
the military situation at Port Arthur
basing their deductions upon recent
developments there, are of the opinion
that another assault is either occur
ring at the present time or is i'm.
minent. This opinion is based on the
very heavy bombardment of the Rus.
sian stronghold that occurred on Sep
tember 16, for such a bombardment
forms the usual prelude to an assault;
on the arrival here of important mes.
sengers from Port Arthur at a time
when the running of the blockade is
extremely perilous; on a recent au-
thoritative statement that the Japan
ese siege works are completed, and on
reports from Japanese sources that at
Port Dalny an assault was expected
to take place in few days. These
reports were received last week.
In addition to the foregoing there is
the common knowledge that the Jap
anese realize that their continued in
activity increases the resisting power
of the Russian garrison and their con-
sequent desire is to make such Pc
rlod OF inactivity as brief as possible
1t is asserted in a dispatch from
Toxic to the London Daily Press that
the Japanese are vigorously shelling
the Russian defenses at Mukden. pre-
apratory to a general assault, and en-
deavoring by wide turning move
ment to cut off General Kuropatkins S
retreat The Japanese armies, the
dispatch adds, are disposed in the
same relative positions as in the fight
ing before Liaoyang.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
Halifax Has Another Fire.

Halifax, N. S.-Another water front
fire, which soon assumed serious pro-
portions, broke out early Sunday
morning in the warehouse of Black
Brothersfi dealers in naval stores and
explosives. The flames in few min
utes jumped to the adjoining wharf,
occupied by Pickford & Black, steam
ship agents.
A quantity of powder and dynamite,
which was stored in the building in
which the fire started, was thrown ov-
erboar1, but the flames reached Sec
ond lot Of explosives and the score of
violent explosions which followed
drove the firemen off the wharf.
With the assistance of troops from
the garrison and sailors from the fleet
the flames were confined to the
wharves. The loss is estimated at
$50 900.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
SUBMARINE WINS A VICTORY,
Shark Gets Close Enough to CoIum
bia to Have Sunk Her,

Newport, r. 1.-The submarine tor
pedo boat Shark, which left here for
No Mans Land with the torpedo boats
Tingley and Winslow, returned later
and reported that she made a success.
full attack on the cruiser Columbia OF
the north Atlantic training squadron
The Columbia, together with the Min
neapolis and Prairie, is engaged in tar
get practice off No Mans Land. and
the officers of the vessels had been ap
prised that an attack was to be made
by the torpedo boats. but it was not
known which of the warships would be
made the target. Just after dark
while the searchlights of the three
Warships were actively at work, the
Shark, commanded by Lieutenant c.
L. Nelson, succeeded in getting within
SO or 90 yards of the Columbia and
was awarded victory, having tech
nically sunk the cruiser.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
OREGON ITEMS,

The regular September term of the
United States circuit court of appeals
commenced in Portland Monday morn
ing. with Judges William w. Morrow
of San Francisco, Erskine NJ. Ross of
Los Angeles and William B. Gilbert
of Portland on the bench.
The Presbytery of Eastern Oregon
one OF the district organizations of the
church in Oregon, met in Enterprise
the first of the week for four days
session.
{. Gale, one of Baker county s
heaviest sheep growers, will ship 1000
2 year old wethers to the eastern mar.
ket soon. He has had considerable
experience in shipping and believes
he can do better by selling in the
east.
The numbering interests of eastern
Oregon are not marked this season
with the usual healthy tone
The wheat crop in Morrow county
will be the largest ever harvested.
A committee of so young ladies of
Portland has taken up the work of dis.
posing of the Lewis and Clark cen.
tennial coins made by the government
as a part of the governments appro.
priation to the exposition, the coins
to be sold for twice their face value.
AS a token Of esteem the committee
has sent the first coin turned out by
the mint to Miss Alice Roosevelt.
Assessment Of the Oregon Railroad
& Navigation company's property in
The Western news., 1904-09-21
IDAHO sQuieRs.

Word was received from Moose
creek, in the Potlatch country, that the
big forest fire has been brought under
control.
The Genesee band has received new
uniforms and presents an attractive
appearance. The band will give a
harvest festival in Meyers grove Sep.
tember "a and 25.
| The shipment of wheat from Mos
COW and Joel this season is the first
time that every car of wheat shipped
over the Northern Pacific from these
two stations is destined to eastern
points.
S. G. Wear, prominent rancher re-
siding six miles east of Rathdrum,
near Ramsey, was fatally injured while
driving into barn, while seated on
load of grain. His head encountered
beam overhead, knocking him from
the wagon to the ground
With an enrolment of ZIG upon the
opening day the Wardner schools COM
menced the fall session.
Governor Morrison, upon behalf of
the state, has offered reward of $500
for the apprehension and conviction
of the murderer or murderers of Ed.
Boulet, who was killed last month in
the st. Joe country. This brings the
total reward to $500, the additional
amount being offered by Shoshone
county.
Harvest work in the Green Creek,
Lowe and Cottonwood sections is near
ly completed and from two to three
hundred teams are hauling grain 20
the kooskia tramway.
Work on the Mohler -four mill is
progressing rapidly but no word has
been received from the manufactur-
ers of the machinery and it is believed
that the machinery has not yet been
shipped.
The strike among laborers at the
sugar factory at Blackfoot is quieting
down. The demand of the men for an
increase of cents per hour was re-
fused. The company promptly paid
off all the strikers and they are leav-
ing town as rapidly as possible. The
number of men involved proved to be
but 40 out OF 375. There is no pros
pect of sympathetic strike and work
will proceed as usual.
Forest fires around Rathdrum are
believed to be under control.
The Western news., 1904-09-21

Umatilla county at the rate of $4,000
per mile for 1904, has been accepted
by the county court.
An explosion of oil occurred on the
oil tank steamer George w. Loomis
while she was lying at the Standard
Oil company's dock at Portsmouth, a
suburb of Portland, on the Willamette
river, as a result Of which Second
Engineer w. H. Whelan was fatally
burned and the woodwork of the ves-
sci destroyed
After September 19 sash and door
manufacturers of interior cities will
be able to secure terminal rates on all
OF the product of the mills sent out
over the roads of the northwest.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
TAKES BAG AND $4,000.
Bold Thief Walks Out of Bank With
Money.


Just at the close of banking hours
recently man in the lobby of the
First National bank of San Francisco,
observing the cage door leading be-
hind the counter ajar, pushed it aside,
walked in and helping himself to bag
containing $4,000 in gold coin, made
a rapid exit. He Immediately slowed
down his pace and walked into side
entrance of the Brooklyn hotel, which
leads to the dining room, closely fol
lowed by e. X. Macintosh, an employee
of the bank, who had witnessed the
theft. Seeing that he was pursued the
thief turned into the hotel Office where
he was overtaken and seized by Mac
intosh. The bag was taken from him
and its contents found to have been
undisturbed. The daring robber sue
ceeded in escaping.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
GEORGIA MOB HANGS A NEGRO.
Because Black Shoots White Man
Over a Small, Matter,

RoystrOne, Ga.-John Ware, a ne
gro, was lynched in Franklin county
for fatally shooting C. Y. Daniel, son
of George Daniel of Danielsville.
Young Daniel and the negro had
some words over trivial matter. 1t is
said the negro, becoming greatly en-
ragged and swearing that no white man
could run over him, drew a pistol and
shot Daniel, the bullet inflicting a
wound that will prove fatal.
The news of the shooting quickly
spread and crowd began gathering,
many leaving church to join in the
search for the negro.
Ware was captured early in the aft
ernoon and while being hurried to
Gainesville by the sheriff, was over
taken by the mob. He was taken from
the sheriff and hanged to a tree.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
SINKS JUNks OFF PORT ARTHUR
Japs Roughly Handle Crews of Block
ade Runners

dOC nUHTcISs
Chinese, Russians and Japanese at
ChefoO all agree that the Japanese
blockading Port Arthur are paying par
ticular attention to junks, which for
months past have been trying to snug
gle dispatches and supplies into the
fortress, and that when caught the
crews are roughly treated. The junks
generally are sunk and the men on
board taken into Port Dalny By
mistake the Japanese sunk junk
which was carryink delicacies to Gen.
eral Nogi from an admirer, but part
of the cargo was recovered. General
Nogi commands the Japanese beseg-
ers. The Japanese are employing Sc
we're measures in this respect, with the
idea of intimidating blockade runners.
Russian civilians who have reached
Chefoo from Port Arthur say that can
ned corn beef is plentiful there, and
that the fresh meat supply consists of
II horses slaughtered daily.
Life in the town, when no lombard
ment is going on, proceeds much as it
did in times of peace. Church services
are held as usual in the dismantled
church. and the band follows the usual
custom of playing in public twice a
week
All Russians there agree that the
japanese do not occupy any fort in
the inner line of defenses The forts
which were damaged have been repair
ed almost as good as new during the
quiet of the last Is days. These Rus
SLAMS do not believe that the Japanese
will succeed in taking the fortress.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
PEACE MAY COME IN URUGUAY.
Head Of Revolutionary Forces Makes
Proposals to Ordonez.

Buenos Ayres.-Advices received
here from Uruguay state that Basilio
Munoz. successor to General Saravia,
as the head of the revolutionary forces,
has written to President Ordonez OF
Uruguay, expressing his belief in the
futiity of further bloodshed, now that
Saravia is dead, and asking the Presi-
dent to propose conditions of peace.
President Ordonez replied that while
desiring cessation of the struggle,
the government was not prepared to
make conditions, though it stood ready
to entertain reasonable proposals.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
Early FIGHT Looked For.

Mukden.-The armies having recov
cred from the effects of the recent
fighting before Liaoyang, an early dc
velopment of the situation may be ex
pected.
A mysterious movement eastward
is on foot on the part of bands of Chi
nese suitable for military service. All
the leading young Chinese who have
aided the Russians are leaving Muk.
den.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
TO DlSMANTLE THE LENA,
Capt. Drake Ordered to Begin Work
Immediately

Vallejo, Cal.-Official orders have
been issued by Captain Drake, ord.
nance officer at the Mare Island navy
yard to Gunner Shuttleworth to com.
mence dismantling the Lena immedi-
ately. The breech locks of the larger
guns, all the small arms except the
officers side arms and reyolvers, am
munition, ordnance stores and torpe-
does will all be removed
The negotiations between the Unit.
ed States and Russia relative to the
disposition of the crew of the Russian
cruiser Lena have not yet been com
pleted.
The Western news., 1904-09-21
ZeigIer Relief Expedition Reports.

Tromsoe, Norway.-W. S. Champ
secretary to William Zeigler. and who
is in charge Of the relief expedition
sent to search for the Arctic explora-
tion steamer America, says:
Il regret to report my failure to
reach Franzjosefland. The ice con.
ditions were insurmountable and the
approaching winter and the heavy
frost compelled us to abandon further
effort to get north"
The Western news., 1904-09-21

Return to New York From the Medit-
eranean Cruise.

New York.-The battleship Kear-
sarge, the flagship of Rear Admiral
Barker, commander in chief of the
North Atlantic squadron, and the
Maine Alabama and Missouri of the
battleship squadron, have arrived in
port from the Mediterranean cruise.
The cruiser Minneapolis, the flagship
of Rear Admiral Wise, commander in
chief of the Atlantic training squad
ron, also arrived from Menemsha.
The fleet is being assembled to do
honors on behalf of the American navy
at the launching of the battleship Con-
necticut at the Brooklyn navy yard
next week
The Western news., 1904-09-21
WILD WEST SHOW ON STRIKE.
Indians and Cowboys Oppose New
Manager at Worlds Fair.

Three hundred and fifty Indians,
cowboys and men, representing the
troops of various nations, employed
with the Cummings wild west show on
the Pike at the worlds fair, have
struck and will leave for their homes,
it is announced.
Recently the show went into the
hands of a receiver, who placed Cap
tain Wiser, formerly with the "BOer
war; another show on The Pike, in
charge in place of Cummings. When
the Indians, cowboys and soldiers drew
their pay, they were asked to continue
at work under the new management.
This they declined to do, it is stated.
Among the number are II chiefs.