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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
What Congress Really Did Do
Was AsCertained Yester-
day at Inquiry.
WHY SESSION WAS LATE
lYSTERY OF THE PROLONGED
DELAY ON THE AWFUL LAST
NIGHT" HAS BEEN CLEARED
UP AT LAST.
Publishers Press1

Washington, July THE last ses-
hon of congress was strenuous one.
There were 2S,236 bills and resolu-
tions printed at the government prin-
ting Office during the session, COM
pared with 27,903 during the three
sessions of the 5Sth congress. The
comparison on enrolled bills, laws, re-
ports of senate and house, and Of the
daily Congressional Record also shows
that the session just closed produced
more printed matter than the whole
of the last congress. This informa-
ton was brought out at hearing to-
day before the Senate committee on
printing for the purpose of determin-
ing where the blame, IL any. should
lie for the delay in the final enroll
ment of the public buildings bill,
which detained congress in session
until ten o'clock at night on the clos
ing day of the session.
Officials Testify.
Enrolment Clerk Horn, of the Sen.
ate, said he had no specific informa-
tion on the bill, it being House
measure but he said that errors and
mistakes had been more frequent in
matter received from the printing Of
fee this year than ever before.
Captain Brian, of the printing Of
fee, gave a detailed statement as to
the exact time at which the copy of
this bill was received and returned to
the capitol printed. The evidence
seemed to prove that the DELAY was
in the house enrolling room. but that
It was entirely due to the physical
impossibility of preparing the bill for
final printing In the time desired.
Several errors. some of which origin
ated in the printing Office and others
in the house enrolling room. caused
Q pages of the bill to be sent back
to the printing officN between 6 and s
o'clock on the evening of June 30. 1t
was the correction of these that kept
congress in session late that night.
The printing office proved by it's rec
ords that exceptionally good time was
made at that end of the line. There
was no representative OF the House
enrolling room present at the inquiry
today.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
The Board of Works of Rich.
mond Seriously Consider
ing the Proposition.
INVESTIGATION PLANNED
BOARD MEMBERS AND OTHER
CITY OFFICERS WILL GO To
CINCINNATI WEDNESDAY Tc
INSPECT OILED STREETS.

The sprinkling of oil on the maca,
dam streets of Richmond is being Sc.
riously considered by the Board of
Public Works. both for comfort of
citizens and also to preserve the life
of the streets. The oil covering or
dressing for macadam streets is now
beyond the stage of experiment and it
is claimed that it is the most effective
preventive for dust known and that
it also brings about a hardening of
the upper crust of the street surface
that will give many years of addi.
tional life.
The Board of Public Works has
quietly been considering the PROPOSE
ton for weeks. but not until recently
has the decision been made to give It
a thorough investigation. Next We'd
nesday the members of the board andl
several other city officers. including
the mayor, will go to Cincinnati to-
inspect numerous streets In the SUI,
burbs Of the Queen City that have
been treated with crude oil by the
Good Roads Improvement Company
of that city. Representatives of the
local newspapers will accompany the
city officials
Law on sprinkIing.
Under the existing State law
sprinkling of streets may be let by
contract by the Board of Works and
the cost taxed up against the owners
of the property along the streets. In
the same way it is possible for the
Board of Public Works to sprinkle
the streets with oil. though the cost,
comparatively speaking. would be
less than sprinkling with water. One
coating of crude oil. will. 1t is as
ing the dust down at all times. The
crude oil that Is used for street dress
ing comes principally from the oil
fields of Kentucky and the south. this
Oil being particularly adapted for the
purpose because of the fact that 1t
contains large percentage of as
phaltum. The deposit of asphaltum
left upon the streets that are sprin-
kled with this oil forms coating or
a veneer that practically renders the
surface indestructible under the har-
dest usage. In many cities of the
country where macadam streets have
been constructed. this treatment OF
crude oil has been found beneficial. It
is asserted that there is absolutely
no question that 1t Will keep down the
dust better than the constant use OF
water.
May Make Test.
The Board of Works Is not rushing
into the matter without due investl
cation, however. 1t Is possible that
after an inspection of oiled streets at
Cincinnati is made. the Board will de-
eide to make test on one of Rich
mond's macadam streets.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
STEVENS TAKES OATH
PANAMA CANAL OFFICIAL
Alarming Increase of tuberculosis in
Panama City Attributed to Dust
From the Stone Crushers Operating
In the Parks in the City,
rpuhlisherS' Press1

Panama, July John F. Stevens,
the newly appointed member of the
Panama Canal Commission, was
sworn in today. The commissioners
have decided to rush the building of
the double track of the Panama rail-
road and push the work on the build
ings for housing materials. 1t is eN-
pected that the canal work will be in
full progress by September l.
There has been an alarming in
crease of tuberculosis in the city and
this is attributed to the stone crush
ers employed by Americans operating
in the parks in the center of the cap
itaI. The newspapers have made an
appeal for their removal to the SUI
burbs but their request has been
laughed at. Malaria is also on the
increase throughout the canal zone.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
HER DEATH WAS SUDDEN
Mrs. Barbara Grove, Wife of James
Grove, Succumbs to Heart
Trouble.

Mrs. Barbara Grove, wife of James
Grove, died suddenly at her home
north of Centerville, on Friday after
noon, of heart failure, having appar-
emily been in the best of health uD to
the time she lay down to rest on that
afternoon. Mrs. Grove was sister
OF Walter, George, Simon and Taylor
McConaha, all well known men, and
a half sister of Mrs. L. ID. Commons.
Funeral services will be held this af
ternoon at 2 o'clock and interment
will be at Earlham cemetery. Several
children survive Mrs. Grove.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
PROTEST FROM RICHMOND
HIGH INSURANCE RATES
New Schedule Declared OF for the
Present and Insurance UnderWrit.
ers Of the State viii Meet to Aanin
Consider the Proposed Changes.

Recent notice served on fire insur-
ance agents of Indiana that an in
crease in rates would be made, may
be recalled, owing to the vigorous pro-
test that has gone up from all parts
of the State, Richmond included. The
circular announcements have been
called in and another meeting will be
held to consider the matter.
The meeting will be held at Indian
apolis and pressure may be brought to
bear that will cause the previous ac-
ton to be rescinded.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED
ARKANSAS .SHOWs NERVE
Attorney General Will Take a Fall
Out of Oil Company That is a
Branch Of the Standard-Damages
in Sum Of $4,000; 900 Asked.
Publishers Press1

Little Rock, Ark, July 7.-Alleging
conspiracy to control the output and
price of oil, Attorney General Rogers
and Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton, of
Pulaski county, today filed suit
against the Webster-Pierce Oil Com
pany. Damages in the sum of $2,000,-
900 is asked for and the plaintiffs also
ask that the company forfeit its right
to do business in Arkansas.
In the bill it is alleged that the
Waters, Pierce Company is associated
with the Standard Oil Company, Re-
public Oil Company and others.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
ASSESSMENT INCREASED
MISSISSIPPI RAILROADS
State Authorities Get Out with Sharp
Stick and Arrange Matters to In
crease State Revenue About s12,.
ooo, 200.
Publishers Pressl

Jackson, Miss, July THE rail
road commission today increased the
assessment on all common carriers
operating il this state thirty three
percent. and the total increase will be
about twelve million dollars. This
action is based on the net earnings
of the corporations capital stock en-
gagged In business and the railroads
are raising storm of protest. They
will endeavor to induce the commits
sion to rescind its action.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
KNIGHTS ARE GR0y:IG
Local Order Increases Its Member
ship-Annuai Picnic on Au-
gust Second.

Eight new candidates were recent
ly taken in by the Knights of Colum-
bus, another evidence of the steady
growth in membership this order is
enjoying. A change may be made in
the date set for the Knights annual
picnic, August 2, in order to suit
many who cannot attend at that time.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
HE FAVORS RACE SUICIDE
Publishers Press1

Des Moines. Iowa, July T.
Clinton Merrick of Forest City,Ia.
known in Iowa as the king of
bachelors" is chairman of the old
bachelors committee which has
called convention of old bach
elors and maids at Forest City,
Ia, on July %, to nominate full
state ticket to run on a race sui
eide platform which will declare
that the race suicide danger is in
too many babies being born, and
that shortening of the baby sup
ply would be good for the country.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
Committed to Jail.
Publishers Press1

Mt. Carmel, Pa, July 7.-Charles
Fern, local resident, charged by a
coroners jury today with having Grim
inally assaulted ten year old Anna
Barryman, which caused her death,
according to the jury, was committed
to Jail.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
ALONZO BERTSCH DEAD
Brother of Chas. Bertsch Of Cam
bridge City Passed Away at San
Luis Poyosi, Mexico.

Charles A. Bertsch, of Cambridge
City, has received news of the death
of his brother, Alonzo Bertsch. at San
Luis Poyosi, Mexico. His death took
place at the Hotel international. in
that place. on Friday. jury 6. The de-
ceased was forty-seven years of age.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
Carnival Agent Coming.

Early this week the advance agent
for the Robinson Amusement Compa-
ny. which is to put on the Carnival for
the Eagles will arrive here to COM
plete the preliminary arrangements.
The carnival will be held the week of
July %.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
THE EGLY CASE AGAIN SET
1t Will Be Heard Before the County
Commissioners on July IS.

July Is is the date set for the hear
ing of the Egly liquor case in the
County Commissioners Court This
is the case in which Egly, who is an
applicant for a license to sell liquor
in the Third Ward, made a mistake in
the number of the lot on which he ad-
veItised his intentions to do busi-
ness.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
The Modern Woodmen.

At the meeting of Modern Woodmen
tomorrow night, a report in reference
to the recent big log rolling at Upton
will be made. Next year similar
meeting will be held at Marion.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
.C|TY'S HISTORY
IS NOW. CERTAIN
Guarantee List Reaches Suf-
ficient Size to Begin
the Work.
CITIZENS TO THE RESCUE
THE HISTORICAL DATA ALREADY
COLLECTED AND MUCH OF IT
IN READINESS FOR THE PRINT

Prof. Walter Davis, who is editor
in-chief Of the Centennial History,
which is to be published this fall, has
succeeded in obtaining sufficient
number of subscribers to guarantee
the cost of the publication and it is
now a settled fact that Richmond is to
have a history in bound form. The
sum necessary to guarantee the pub
ication of 1000 copies was estimated
at $1,135. This sum was met by pop.
ular subscriptions from the citizens
and business firms of the city Should
there be any deficiency in the cost of
the publication by lack of salas, such
deficiency is to be prorated according
to the amount separately guaranteed
and paid to the committee in charge
of the work, within ten days after for
NAL notification of such deficiency.
Each guarantor will receive a vol
ume of the History at cost of publica-
ton.
Work Well Started.
When the project was originally pro-
posed, large number of persons were
assigned departments in the work of
preparing the historical matter and
many of these had completed their
work, either in whole or in part, when
the halt was occasioned by the aban-
donment of the Centennial project of
which the history publication was to
have been an important feature. So
much valuable material was in readi-
ness and because Of the belief that it
would be a matter of great regret in
future years should the collected data
be cast aside, those most directly in
terested set to work to procure a
guarantee. The history as contem-
plated, will be, perhaps, the most COM
plete and the best arranged ever pub
lished Of any city in Indiana. Not
being prepared with the idea Of gain,
every contributor to the work is Civ
ing his best efforts because of his in
terest in the success of the venture.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08
May Make a Test.

The Board of Works is not rushing
into the matter without due investl
cation, however. 1t Is possible that
after an inspection of oiled streets at
Cincinnati is made. the Board will de-
eide to make test on one of Rich
mond's macadam streets.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-09-20

New York. Sept, ia notice Of
motion was served on Assistant Dis.
trlnt Attorney 0arvin Friday by coun
eel Cor Harry X. Thaw that on Mon.
day September "a in the supreme
court they would make q motion for
the removal Of the indictment for
murder IN the first degree against
Thhw from the court Of general ses.
aldhs to the supreme court. Accom-,
p9hying the notice are two aftidavith
sisned BY Thaw's counsel to the effect
that owing 70 the notorlety the case
has attained many have already form
q an opinion as to ThaW's guilt Of
innocencs and be therefore wants q
speedy trial f
santos Dunsnt Gets a FAN.
PariA Sept, ll.-santos Dumonts
ntg aeroplane broke down Thursday
morning IN the course Of expert
ments st Lonschamp. The alrshIp
descended rapidly and came In VIC
Int contact with the earth. II was
ysFy seriously damaged, but Santos
Dumont vas not injured
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-09-20

New York. Sept. 17.-Frederick 3.
Rosebrook. a well-to-do produce mel
chant Of Brooklyn, was placed under
arrest there Sunday by the police on
charge Of grand larceny preferred in
Kansas. An officer from Cowley coun-
ty in that state arrived here on Sat-
urday night armed with reQuisition
papers signed by Governor Hoch and
warrants for Rosebrook's arrest. The
compainants are @. A Martin and the
First National bank Of Winfield, Kan.
Tits alleged that Rosebrook, as pres.
ident Of the J. P. Baden Produce CONE
pany Of Winfield. Kan. made false
statements regarding the funds Of the
institution.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-09-20
THE PEONACE CASE
Negroes Tell Of Being Compelled
to Work Under Armed Guard
Without Pay.
MULE WHIPS FOR The WEAK
Some Startling Testimony Produced
in the Trial of wealthy Mis-
sOurianS--Caue May Last
Three Weeks

Cape Girardeau, Mo-, Sept. 13.-The
testimony taken Wednesday in the
case in the federal court in which the
Smith brothers of Sikeston and five
employees are charged with holding
negroes in slavery developed the sys-
TEN used at Sikeston.
It developed the fact that there
were two camps in which the men
were kept. On the Woods place,
there were two shacks. On the Ro-
gers place, where most Of the work
was clearing underbrush and hand
ling logs, a white man with his fam
lily Of four children lived in two rooms
and from eighteen to twenty-one ne
groes lived in the third room in lit
tie lean-to frame house Of one story.
The negroes were kept locked In the
room with windows barred and Gov
cred with barbed wire.
The first witness called Wednes
day morning was Henry Stokes, a
ragged Virginia negro Of 45, with
scraggly beard and mustache, He had
served five years in the Ninth cava+
ry and came to Missouri as soldier
at jefferson Barracks. Stokes had
been in, Memphis looking for work in
April.
Il saw Mr.. Charley Smith. the
young man, in Memphis" he said,
"and he told me he would pay me $l.5V
day ana pay Saturday nights. !
wanted that SO | could send the money
TO my family. thought 1t was all
right so hired to them There were
fifteen Of us when we reached Skies.
ton at / o'clock in the morning. Mr.
Charles Smith, the oldest one, met
us at the train, put Us in three wa
gons and took US to the farms"
He Identified Charles M. Smith, IT,,
as the man who hired him and Charles
M. Smith, ST., as the man who mel
them at the station. He said they
reached the farm about 3 o'clock IL
the morning and were put into the
snack and locked up. A man stooo
at the door and counted them as they
went 10.
at was Mr.. Fields" he said. point
ing TO Ben Fields. one Of the guards
on trial. HE counted US. went in
last and be said | was No. Is and put
me In and then locked US in"
Il says, What you lockin' US up
forr He says, You ask the captain
IN the mawnip'
In the mawnln' Floyd Woods comes
with a Winchester and Mr.. Fields
and the other guards had revolvers
and clubs. They marched us 10 the
tsnt for breakfast and counted uA"
~HoW many were your
They counted forty-four-ths old
men that had been there before ~
and ourselvea"
'aThsn Whatf"
AFTER bruakfAst ths guards told
he Old men 70 stsnd 70 one aids and
put us iftssn tossther and Mr.. Fislds
Boarched a. he took hll our knives
away from us ana hspt tham--
.sIhcn vhatf-
may pa g % work roiling logA'
eUatsr Euardf
Ia a~s .vsss slNrs1 500
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-09-20
READY FOR PEACE.
Cuban Government Making Siren
uous Efforts to Arrange Terms
With Insurrectionists.
ALL HOSTILITIES STOPPED.
Attempt Is Being Made to Find
Means of Bringing Revolution
to an End and Thus Pre-
vent Intervention.

Havana, Sept. 17.-After consul.
tation with the leading men who are
under arrest here charged with con-
spiracy, and emissaries Of the revo'
lutionists, the government has an
nounced the indefinite stoppage Of
all hostilities on its part with the OBJ
ject Of making peace before Secre-
tary Of War Taft arrives or the
United States intervenes.
The government Sunday evening
made final strenuous efforts to re-
store peace in Cuba and thus avoid
any kind Of American Intervention.
The object of these endeavors. It -
stated, is that It may be able to say
by the time Secretary Of War Tart
and Acting Secretary Of State Ba-
con arrive that peace has already
been secured and that therefore
there is no need for the American
governments Intervention either to
restore peace or insure permanent
tranquility.
Members Of the government in
formed the Associated Press that
they are making the efforts in ac-
cordance with the advice contained
in President Roosevelt"s letter; that
they have no objection to the friend
ly assistance of the United States In
the matter If It becomes necessary,
but that they believe they can set
tie It between the government and
the revolutionists without the neces-
city of any Intervention. ~ least,
they say, they are making an attempt
to accomplish this end unaided, and
with fair prospects Of success.
This is the latest phase Of a rap
Idly changing situation that devel-
oped late Sunday afternoon when an
extraordinary gazette was issued
containing a decree signed by Presi-
dent Palma on the recommendation
Of the secretary Of the public works,
Montalvo.
The decree follows:
"All campaign operations are suS-
pended and In consequence govern
ment forces wiz act only on the de-
fensive throughout the republic.
The secretary Of the interior VIII is
sue all the necessary orders for the
execution Of this decree"
Secretary Montalvo and Gen. Ne
nocal first visited Jose Miguel Co
mes and others Of the alleged con
spIrators In the prison and found
them willing 70 oo-opsrats h Sscur
ing peace. The basis Of peace vas
not discussed n detall. bit Secretary
Arontalvo returned 10 the palace and
urnod President Palma 70 conaidon
eonfsroncs for gundAy nitsrnocn
which vas attended by ne ministers.
vice President MondOs oapots, Gen.
Ersyrs AndTade and Senator Dois.
ne result Of this conference wa
ne Issuance q the decree suspend
ing government campaign opera
tonA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-09-20
Moro History.

The Filipinos are being analysed,
classified and described by ethnolo-
gists. Mindanao and Sulu were con-
quered in the middle ages by Moham-
medans, who established q new form
Of government and introduced q writ
ten code Of laws. Previous to this
there was no written history, but
thenceforth the dattos or chiefs kept
their genealogies, and these, brief
though they be, are the only sources
for Moro history. Prior to the Ameri-
can acquisition of the islands the tar
sila or genealogies were rigidly kept
out Of sight Of all foreigners and non
Mohammedans, but the chronological
survey has been successful in getting
copies of them; these have now been
translated. The Moros comprise va
rious tribes, which widely differ. The
language is Malayan. but the eharac!
ters employed are Arabic, which
makes the work Of transliteration dif.
ncult.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-09-20
III.

Sauntering along the road that S7b7
bath afternoon, swinging hea"y
hickory stick as cane, came Jack
GLADDEN.; and he was in no pleasant
mood, for he had just come from the
Hadleys' where he learned that Grace
was out walking with Mr.. Souders.
He heard the gunshots, and the shout
Ing, and saw the mad dog and its pur-
suers; and, just ahead of the swiftly
approaching terror, he saw Grace and
Mr. Souders. He caught better grip
on his stick, and started on a run
toward them.
As Grace fell, the slavering brute
was almost upon her. The next in
slant 1t lay stunned and quivering
from the effects Of well-delivered
blow from Jacks stick. A few more
blows, and the danger was past.
"oh, Jackl" she said, as he helped
her to her feet; and then she put her
arms around his neck and kissed him.
Mr.. Henry Souders slid silently
down his tree and Joined the crowd
from town.