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The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
LABOR CONDITIONS ON CANAL.
Stevens Says Eight-Hour and Chinese
Exclusion Laws Hinder Work.

Stevens Says Eight-Hou our and Chinese
Exclusion Laws Hinder Work.
Washington, Jan. Is. = Chief Engl-
nQer Stevens, in charge Of construc-
ton of the Panama canal, was before
the senate committee on interoceanic
canals throughout yesterday. He gave
much important testimony in regard
to the labor conditions, declaring that
the acts making the eight-hour and
the Chinese exclusion laws applicable
to the canal zone must be repealed it
the situation is to be met economical
ly and the canal built within reason
able time. The minority report OF the
consulting board of engineers regard
ing the type of canal, was not re-
ceived yesterday, and, therefore, Mr..
Stevens will be recalled for examina-
tion on this subject before he sails
for the isthmus
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
RULED BY INSURGENTS.
Many Districts Still in the Hands of
the Rebels.


st. Petersburg, Jan. 17.-Though the
government is reasserting a precari-
Gus authority in the cities along the
railroads in the Caucasus, official adj
vices received yesterday show that
the mountaineers are under arms in
large sections of the viceroyalty. The
government of Kutais is entirely in
the hands of the insurgents, who have
interedicted taxes and are levying
their own import duties.
The reduction of the inaccessible
districts of Gori and Osurgeti, whose
mountain strongholds with their fierce
farriors have been the despair of all
conquerors, will involve a campaign
paign of weeks and even months, with
the cooperation of mountain artillery,
in comparison with the operations in
the Baltic provinces are child's play.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
ARE MARKED FOR DEATH.
Russian Officials and Conservative
Leaders Threatened.

ST. Petersburg, Jan. 18.-The agrar-
ian disorders which have broken out
in the outskirts of st. Petersburg
have assumed an ugly phase. The
peasants have sacked the estates OF
the duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and
Prince Korsikoff and have burned the
buildings on an estate in the district
of Tsarskoe- Selo, almost in sight OF
the emperor's palace.
The terrorist organization is includ-
ing in it's death roll not only officials
but leaders of the Conservative or
CARNATIONS.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
Ia Drain Bio swamps.

Kaukauna, Wis, Jan. 16.-The great
swamp known as the Shiocton marsh,
east of the village of Shiocton. is to
be drained A Stevens Point company
is back of the project they hope TO
reclaim $500 acres
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
BIG GRAFT IN COURT HOUSE.

Grand Jury Returns Forty-Four IN
dctments in Michigan Town.
Owasso, Mich, Jan. 18.-Forty-four
indictments were brought in by the
grand jury which for several weeks
has been investigating Shiawassee
county affairs and the construction of
the new court house. All but five Of
the indictments are against members
of the board of supervisors, who are
charged with exceeding their proper
authority in making a $4,000 appro-
priation for the new court house with
out the sanction of the voters.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
MILDLY SEEKS TO RESIGN.

Minor Meriwether Offers His Resig
nation From Naval Academy.
Annapolis, Jan. Is. = Midshipman
Minor Meriwether, Jr., has handed in
his resignation from the naval acad'
envy. 1t is said that it is not likely
that it will be accepted, as there are
now charges pending against him, and
for the further reason that he is I'M
der sentence to confinement to the
academy grounds for one year, on &C
count of his connection with the
fight in which Midshipman James R.
Branch, Jr., received fatal injuries.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
STORM SWEEPS INDIANA.
Several Are Killed and Many Are
Injured.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. II. Dis
patches from over the state last night
tell of several fatalities, many injuries
and serious damage to buildings of all
kinds as the result of a severe wind,
rain and sleet storm, accompanied by
lightning. In many instances the cor
respondents reported that the wind at
tanned a velocity of sixty miles an
hour.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
NEW CHIEF OF STAFF.
Gen. Chaffee Retires and Gen. Bates
Takes His Place.

Washington, Jan. Is. - Lieut.. Gen.
Chaffee has rendered his resignation
as chief of staff, U. S. A, to take eff
feet at once, and it was accepted by
the president Gen. Chaffee does not
go on the retired list until Feb. /, but
he desired to relinquish the duties of
chief of staff, that he might have a
fifteen days leave of absence before
retiring from active service. Gen.
Bates, assistant chief of staff, sue
ceeds him as chief Of staff.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
Insane Lean 10 Death.

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 18.-R. L. Hub
bard of Cheboygan, Mich, committed
suicide last night by leaping from the
third story of a private hospital here.
He was epileptic, and became violent
while suffering from a severe attack.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
COAL MINERS CONVENTION.
Annual Gathering of the United Mine
Workers Is Held in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Jan. 18.-The seventh
annual convention of the United Mine
Workers of America opened in Tom
linson hall yesterday Practically all
of the 1900 delegates were present
when President John Mitchell called
the convention to order The hall
had been attractiveely decorated with
American flags. Following addresses
of welcome the work of organizing the
convention began.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
Farmer killed bv Street Car.

Elk Point, S. d., Jan. 16. = Joseph
Remillard, Jr., son of Joseph Remil-
lard of this city, was killed by a
street car in Sioux City. The dead
man was a prosperous farmer living
near this city in Devil Bend township
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
Wisconsin Has a Blizzard.

La Crosse, Wis, Jan. IA gale,
sweepin.; down the Mississippi valley
last night, blowing. thirty-five miles an
hour. brought blizzard to Western
wisconsin. The temperature is fall.
ing rapidly.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
PATRICK GETS A REPRlEVE.
Time Given Counsel to Bring Into
Court New Evidence.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. II. = Albert T.
Patrick, the New York lawyer con-
victed and awaiting execution in Sing
Sing prison next week for the murder
of William Marsh Rice in New York
city in September, 1900, was reprieved
yesterday afternoon by Gov Higgins
until March 19 space of fifty-six
days.
This reprieve is granted for the
purpose of giving Patricks counsei
time to bring before a trial court al.
legged newly discovered evidence.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
Fire DESTROYS Buckeye Town.

Lima, Ohio, Jan. 1S.-The town OF
Convoy, thirty miles west of here, is
reported to have been swept away by
fire during the night. Wires are all
down and no information is obtain.
able
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
Fall on Steamer Kills.

Superior, Wis, Jan. II. = John w.
Wade of Minneapolis fell from the
main deck to the tank top OF the
steamer Reese at The shipyards yes
terday afternoon and was instantly
killed
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
France Sewers Relations.

Paris, Jan. II. = Yesterday it was
announced that the foreign Office had
sent an order to M. Taigny to break
off relations with Venezuela, but NJ.
Taigny has not yet officially notified
the French government of the receipt
of his instructions.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-20
GERMANY BACK OF VENEZUELA
Assertion in Paris That Is Cause CT
Castro's Attitude.

London, Jan. Il. : In dispatch
from Paris to the Exchange Tele-
craps company it is asserted that
President Castros attitude is attrib-
uted by we'll informed persons to Sc
cret German intrigue, which is follow
ing the same procedure as to Ven
ezuela as was followed in the case of
Turkey and Morocco. In view of Ger
many's interest in Venezuela's Gus
toms revenue, says the dispatch, naval
action by France might be fraught
with the danger of European compli-
cations
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29
President James J. Hill An
nounceS He Will Quit Har-
ness July |, 1907.
REMARKABLE CAREER
HIS ELDEST SON WILL SUCCEED
HIM-HILI'S LIFE SPENT IN
HELPING TO DEVELOPE EN-
PIRE OF NORTHWEST.
IPublishers, Press.l

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 2S.-Jas
j. Hill, president of the Great North
ern Railway and probably the most
picturesque and remarkable charact-
er of the railroad and financial world
today, will retire from active business
and active management of his many
mammoth enterprises July 1. 1907.
This announcement comes from Mr..
Hill himself His successor will be
his eldest son, Louis w. Hill, now
first vice-president of the Great Nor
thern, who possesses in large degree
the exceptional genius of his father
and who will still have at his disposal
the guiding hand of ''the Empire
builder of the Northwest" From
time to time in the past few years
there have been rumors that Mr.. Hill
was planning to retire. The definite
time for the retirement has never
been announced until today when Mr.
Hill himself named the date for get
ting out of the harness.
Il have planned to retire as soon as
| could safely do so,' he said, by
that time / shall be able to leave the
work of a lifetime and the business
here is on a safe and sound basis
that will endure
For fifty years, or ever since he
came to ST. Paul from his Canadian
birthplace at the age of is, Mr. Hill
has followed steadily his dream of the
development of new empire in the
Northwest, and at the age of 6S, he
will retire with his work accomplish
ed
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29
C. W. DICKINSON is DEAD
OUTCAST FROM HIS FAMILY
Well Known Character About Town
Died Yesterday at the Reid Memo.
rial Hospital-Trustee Took Charge
of the Remains.

George William Dickinson, aged
about fifty years, we'll known char
acter about town, died at Reid Memori-
al hospital yesterday morning. He
was charity patient at the hospital
and it is said that his death, indirect
ly, was due to dissipation. Dicl1in-
son was cripple and dissolute habits
rendered him an outcast of his family.
As neither relatives nor friends
claimed the body, the hospital author
tiles notified the Township trustee
yesterday afternoon and by the order
of that officer the body was removed
to the undertaking parlors of Doan &
Klute, South Sth street No funeral
services will be held, but the inter-
ment will take place this afternoon.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29
TASTE OF TURKEY
AND GOOD THINGS
Three Hundred Poor Children
Enjoy Annual Feast of the
Penny Club.
SHORT TALKS WERE MADE
THE REvS. CASE AND WADE
SPOKE A FEW WORDS IN KEEP
ING WITH SPIRIT OF THE HAP
PY OCCASION.

Between $50 and 500 children
whose ages range from five 10 fif
teen years, were the delighted guests
of the women of the Richmond Pen.
ny Club in the Pythian Temple yes,
terday afternoon
The occasion was the annual
Christmas entertainment and dinner
for the poor boys and girls of the
city and the expenses of the affair
were met by Daniel G. Reid. of New
York, in accordance with his custom
Perhaps yesterdays affair was the
most successful ever held. The
children began to reach the temple
early in the forenoon and they dis
played remarkable patience in wait.
ing for the dinner to be served and
for the distribution of toys, dolls and
candy which followed.
: Short talks were made by the Rev.
Mr.. Wade of the First Methodist
church and the Rev. Clarence NJ.
Case, of South Eighth street Friends
church. There were numerous visi-
tors who seemed to derive great
pleasure in witnessing the merry
making of the children. The dinner
was sumptuous. Two hundred pounds
of turkey were consumed in addition
to all the trimmings that combine to
make a Christmas repast complete.
The children displayed marvellous
appetites and as rule they missed
nothing that was on the menu. from
turkey down to pie. In addition to
the toys and dolls that were distribu-
ted, each child received bag of can
dy and an orange. The little folks
left the temple with light hearts and
if they had any troubles of their own,
they were buried under the thoughts
of the happy day which the Penny
Club and Daniel G. Reid had provid-
ed.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29
16 WERE KILLED
AND 81 INJURED
Fast Express Train ColIideS
with SnOWbOund Local at
Aberdeen, Scotland.
MANY EXPOSED TO COLD
Relief Slow in Reaching Injured on
Account of Terrible Blizzard That
Hours.
Publishers Press.1

Aberdeen, Scotland, Dec. Gas a
result of a rear end collision Friday
night between local and express
train from Aberdeen to Arbroath, six.
teen persons were killed, thirty-seven
seriously, some of them fatally, in
jured, while scores of old passengers
suffered severely from exposure to the
cold before they were finally rescued.
The accident occurred a few miles
from Arbroath, where the local train
was snowbound. The signals becom-
ing clogged with snow, refused to
work and a clear track was set for
the express, which followed in the
wake of the local. The engineer of
the express kept his train running at
high rate of speed and not until
he was close upon the rear end of the
accommodation, was he aware that a
collision was inevitable. He immedi-
ately put on the air brakes, but they
had no effect and in an instant the
two trains met.
Relief trains were at once despatch
ed to the scene from Aberdeen and
Arbroath, but the heavy blizzard
which has been raging for the past for
ty-eight hours. greatly retarded the
work of the rescuers.
The dead and wounded were extri-
Gated from the wreck as quickly as
possible and the wounded were CIV
entemporary relief by the physicians
who accompanied the relief trains.
They were then put on trains and ta-
ken to Aberdeen and Arbroach,
where they were placed in hospitals.
1t is feared that several of them will
not survive their injuries.
A temporary morgue was erected
near the scene of the wreck, where
those who were killed were placed.
As soon as the dead and injured had
been taken care of, the work of re sou
ing the other passengers was taken
up, but not until they had suffered Sc
verely from exposure to the cold and
snow, were they taken from the
wrecked trains.
Both trains were a mass of wreck
age, and the work of clearing away the
de bris continued until well into the
night The road was blocked for sew
eraI hours
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29
TAKES BLAME HIMSELF
GEORGE HICKS CONFESSES
Admits that His Brother Had Nothing
to Do With Attempt to Get Fifty
Dollars from First National Bank by
Raising Check.

George Edward Hicks, the young
negro, who tried the 'get-rich-quick'
scheme, raising a So check to $50. but
failed to push it through the bank
when he offered it, will be arraigned
in the Wayne Circuit Court. When
arrested, Hicks implicated his brother,
Findlay Hicks, declaring that though
he made an endeavor to cash the
fraudulent check, the actual work of
raising ii was done by Findlay
Yesterday Findlay was taken into
custody, but it was but for a short
time 1t was evident from the stories
of the two men that Findlay was tell
ing the truth when he denied all
knowledge of the transaction and that
George Edward was adding another
crime to the first one by his false ac-
cusation.
Before the inquiry had proceeded
far. George Edward made a clean
breast of the whole affair and said that
his brother Findlay was innocent.
Hicks will plead guilty when arraign-
ed in the circuit court and will ask
for leniency.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29
SpartanSburg P0st0ffiCe Has
Been Abolished by the Fed
eraI Authorities.
e. J. RICH, A HAPPY MAN
HE HAD TRIED TO GET RID OF
THE OFFICE BUT HAD A HARD
TIME IN DOING So MAIL TO
BE SENT TO CRETE.

The troubles of Earnest J. Rich,
the Spartansburg postmaster, who
moved to Richmond last October are
over, and he will not be required to
make his weekly trips to that hamlet
in order to settle up the business, If
the dispatch received yesterday is
correct, and every thing points to
that effect. In dispatch to the In
dianapolis Star from Washington
Louis Ludlow says:
The strenuous efforts of citizens
of Spartansburg, Randolph County, to
prevent the abolishment of the post
office at that place have failed An
official order for the discontinuance
of this Office on January 15 was issu-
ed today. The mail will be sent to
Crete and thence distributed by rural
carrier"
Mr. Rich resigned his position as
postmaster at Spartansburg the first
of October in order to locate in busi-
ness in this city. He thought that his
resignation had been accepted as he
had named an appointee to fill his
place and the postoffice department
sent an application blank to secure
the names of the patrons of the
Spartanburg Office, sanctioning the
man Mr.. Rich had named. Mr.. Rich
thinking all was well moved mis- fam
lily to Richmond leaving his father in
charge OF the office. The other man
never received his appointment from
the postoffice department at Washing
ton, and hence Mr.. Rich had to act
as postmaster against his will even
though he was resident of Rich
mond. His appeals to Congressman
Cromer of the Eighth district were
unfruitful, and it was not until he
had made an appeal to the Federal
authorities, that the matter was fin
ally decided Mr. Rich received the
announcement with a sigh of relief,
as the office at Spartansburg was
dead financial loss to him as he had
to pay the rent for the store room in
which the Office was located.
Mr.. Rich is inclined to think that
the loss of the postoffice at Spartans-
burg will greatly enhance the busi-
ness of the community owing to the
fact that the farmers and merchants
used the money order department OF
the office, as a medium for banking
purposes. Over $4,000 worth of
business of this kind was done each
year.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29
Head of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Passed Away After
Repeated DeniaIs Had
Been Made of Ill Health.
CAUSE OF HIS DEATH
is GIVEN AS SYNCOPE
Great Railroad Executive Suf-
fered Much Since Attack of
Whooping Cough Contract
ed from Grandchildren.
Publishers Press.l

philadelphia, Dec. 2S.-Alexander }.
Railroad company, died suddenly Fri
LAY afternoon at 1 O'Clock. The an
1ouncement Of his death was made
rom his ofice in a bulletin, which
stated that he died of heart disease.
The symptoms were those known to
hn profession as Stokes-Adams syn
cope and. as is often the case under
these circumstances. death was in
stantaneous.
/, Cassatt's health was impaired by an
attack OF whooping cough he contract
I'd from two grandchildren during the
summer after his' return from Europe.
Several times his health was reported
20 be in a precarious condition, and
each report was emphatically denied,
30 that the public was not expecting
10 receive such a startling announce
ment.
4 Death occurred at the residence at
1902 West Rittenhouse Square. sur.
founded by members of the family at
home at the time.
Early in October Cassatt felt much
better and went regularly to his ONCE
FOR several weeks, when he was at
acked by heavy cold. His exact
condition was not publicly known and
This gave rise to the many rumors of
'Ierious illness. He recovered suffi
|.iently to resume his duties. and was
1t Broad street station regularly until
Dec. 8. his birthday. That was the
asst day he was at his Office. Since
hat time he spent much Of his time
Irving and at his home transacting
,nly the most important business
brought to his attention. He was out
iriving last Monday.
Although not feeling as well as he
bad been Cassatt rose from his bed
Friday, but did not leave his room.
The family was not alarmed. as he
seemed to be in good spirits, and none
had the slightest thought of death.
About I o'clock, while sitting in a
thair. the final attack came. He was
Instantly rendered unconscious, and
his attending physician arrived only
20 find him dead.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29
'CLA AIMS HUSBAND
IS RESIDENT HERE
Mrs. Emma A. Swain Arrested
in Newark on Charge of
Shoplifting.
NOT KNOWN IN RICHMOND
ALTHOUGH THE WOMAN SAYS
SHE FORMERLY LIVED IN CITY
LOCAL POLICE KNOW NOTHING
OF HER.

New York, Dec IS, (Spl) l)-Accus-
a kleptomaniac and that she Is no-
responsible for her light fingerc, a
middle aged Soman is prisoner in
the police headquarters, Newark.
She says he name is Mrs. Emma A.
Swain and that her husband is a
wealthy citizen of Richmond. Indiana.
She had been stopping in a boarding
house since she arrived in Newark,
two weeks ago
The woman, who was dressed in
deep mourning, was discovered by a
woman detective in a Broad street
department store depositing stolen
articles in an opening in her skirt.
When she was searched it was found
that she had two pockets in her skirt,
each extending nearly to the ground.
They were such as the professional
shoflifters use. They contained
about 5000 worth of jewelry, pocket
books. gloves, and other small artic-
les. She also had in her possession
a woman's hunting case gold watch.
This, she admitted she had stolen
from a jewelry store in Dayton, o.
When questioned the prisoner
would say little about herself, except
that Richmond, Ind, was her native
town, and that her husband is still
there. Ten years ago he had left
her, she stated, because of the un-
pleasant notoriety she had brought
on the family through her weakness
for taking what belonged to others.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29
DRUNKENNESS HEAD LIST
POLICE REPORT FOR YEAR
Up to Yesterday 634 Arrests Had
Been Made by the Department, 26o
of Which Were of Liquor Victims
The Other Charges.

The report of the police department
for the fiscal year which will end
with the close of December. shows
that total of 634 arrests have been
made, up TO and including yesterday.
Drunkenness headed the list of causes,
there having been 269 victims OF in
temperance who We're arrested during
the period. Five arrests were made
for forgery; seven for grand larceny;
twenty for petit larceny; three for
assault and battery with intent to
kill: three for highway robbery; one
for burglary and one for murder. For
violations of the liquor saw there
were AZ arrests. Nagrancy. suspic-
ion, assault and battery and various
other minor causes are designated for
the remainder of the arrests.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29
INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK
First National Bank of Haqerstown
Shows Signs of Prosperity After
Short Life.

The First National Bank Of Hagers-
town will soon increase its capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000. The
institution is about one year old and
took the place of the Commercial
Bank, a private institution, which
went to the wall as a result of the
misappropriation of its funds The
First National of Hagerstown Is one
of the solid banks of Eastern Indiana
and in an unusually short time has
established an enyiabls reputation.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29
T. J. NEWKIRK IN CITY
Declares That Southwest is a Great
Country-Tells of the Mild
Weather There.

Thomas J. Newkirk, formerly of
Richmond, now in the land depart
ment of the Rock Island. was in
Richmond yesterday a short time
transacting business. He is now 10
Gated, temporarily at least, at Little
Rock, Ark, and he declares that the
Southwest is a wonderful country for
those seeking investments. I'VE are
but step from the good-old summer
time, even in winter, said Mr.. New
kirk Last week on the days when
zero weather prevailed in Indiana
/ was driving along a country road
that was dusty and in the door yards
of farmers / saw roses in bloom"