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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
Martin Brothers Were Pre-
vented from Making Initial
- Flight at Economy.
OWNED BALDWIN BALLOON
ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE
OLD SETTLERS PICNIC WHICH
WAS HELD AT OssoRN'S LAKE
YESTERDAY.

II appears that the hoodOo which
followed John Baldwin, the unfortu-
nate balloonist, who was blown to
death by dynamite at the Greenvile
fair last year, still clipgs to what he
formerly owned, for yesterday as the
Martin Brothers of Economy who
were making preparations to make
their first aerial fight at the Old Set
tiers picnic, at Osborn's Lake, in a
Baldwin balloon, the balloon took fire
and Johnnie Rogers of Economy, who
was on the inside, trying to prevent
fire from reaching the silks, was Sc
verely burned about the face. arms
and legs.
The Martin Brothers purchased the
balloon some time ago and decided
that they would make their first as
cention on Old Settlers day. They
solicited the services of Rogers and
he was placed on the inside Of the bal
loon to protect it from the blazeS dur
ing the process of filling it with heat
ed air and gas. A large crowd had
assembled to see the boys make their
maiden effort in aerial navigation,
and they were startled when they no
ticed that the balloon had caught fire
regardless of the precaution taken
against it. They feared for the life
of Rogers and made an effort to rescue
him, but they did not do so until after
he had received several serious burns.
The Old Settlers picnic was one of
the largest attended and most enjoy
able that has been held for many
years It was estimated that there
were at least fifteen hundred people
ON the grounds during the day. At
uoon bountiful picnic dinner was
served. In the afternoon several ad-
dresses were made, the principal one
however, being by DR.. William l.. Bal
lenger of Chicago, who was a former
resident of Economy. Attorney Per
ry J. Freeman of this city and the
Rev. Walters of Economy, delivered
excellent addresses. The meeting
next year will be held at the same
time and place. A large number of
Richmond people attended the meet
ing yesterday
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
PETITION TO CLOSE ROAD
Walter Cheesman and Others Ask
That Highway in Dalton Town
ship be Declared Vacant.

A petition presented to the County
Commissioners by Walter Cheesman
and others asking that "a" road. des.
Cribed at length. which is in Dalton
township be closed. The road has
been unused for several years and is
not necessary to the traffic of that
section. A committee of viewers was
appointed by the commissioners.
These men. who are Minos Fox. Elias
Hoover and Florence Nicholson. will
make a trip of inspection and render
their opinion as TO the advisability of
closing the road to the Commission
erS Saturday.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
ABSCONDER'S SON
IS UNDER ARREST
Vice President of Milwaukee
Avenue Bank Is Arrested
and Gives Bond.
SERIOUS CHARGE is MADE
,sT is CLAIMED THAT YOUNG
STENSIAND KNEW THAT BANK
WAS INSOLVENT BUT STILL
RECEIVED MONEY.
IPnhlishers' Pressl

Chicago, Aug. THE formal arrest
of Theodore Stensand. vice-presideut
of the Milwaukee State Savings Bank,
and son of Paul o. Stensland. presi-
dent of that institution. served as the
climax of n sensational day in the de-
velopment of that failure. Theodore
Stensland was placed under arrest
after long conference in Chief of
police Collins office. by Detective
John Ticrney.
His arrest was made on a warrant
sworn out before Justice Severson,
charging the receiving of funds after
the banks insolvency was known to
the officials. Bond was fixed at $4,000.
Jacob Kern. formerly states attorney
and n prominent politician. going Sc
curity for the young man.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
APPO|NTMENTS ARE
OFFICIALLY MADE
Mayor-EIect Schi||inger An
nounces Cabinet as Pal
Iadium Picked It.
KEEPS ENGINEER CHARLES
WATSON O'NEAU GETS REPUBLl.
CAN MEMBERSHIP ON BOARD
OF WORkS-DR. CHAS. BOND
CITY HEALTH OFFICER.

Mayor-Elect Richard Schillinger
shook the municipal plum tree yester-
day afternoon and nine bits of fruit
fell. The list Of mayOralty cabinet
members named, is as follows
City Observation-Disclosures R Parry.
Witty Attorney-Thomas J. Study.
City Civil Engineer-Frederick
Charles, present holder.
Board of Public Works-Watson p.
ONeal, Clifton Merrill and B. b.
Johnson.
Board Of Health-Benjamin Wissler
John II. LulIen and Dr. Charles Bond.
There are many appointments
which are to be made which come
through the Board of Public Works.
The Board of Health nominates to the
Board of Public Works, the following
positions: Sanitary Inspector, Live
Stock Inspector, Dairy Inspector and
Market Master. The Board of Works
directly appoints the following: Street
Commissioner, Superintendent of the
Light Plant and the employees, Super
intendent of Parks and Superintend,
ent of the CrematOry.
No change will be made at present
in the Board of Sinking Fund Com
misSiOners.
The slate was not a surprise to
those who have followed the Palladi-
um.
The appointments vacate two of
fees. Mr.. O'Neal will leave the
council and his place will be filled by
a selection of that body. Mr.. Mer-
rill will leave a position on the Board
of Police Commissioners. o
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
HORSES DO GOOD WORK
Lawrence Con1mcrs of CenterviIle
Has Had Successful Season Thus
for in Racing Circuit.

Lawrence Commons OF Ce2tervi.le.
was home Yesterday TO arrange 10. the
shipment Of TWO additional horses ov-
er in Ohio where he at present is
campaigning his stable Of spee6e-s.
Miss Truman, trotter and Complex. a
PAGER, were added to the string which
already has been doing good work.
Since the racing season began. July
/, Mr.. Commons has won five races :;
four times finished second and four
times finished third. Anderson w.
Christine Bright and The American
have been doing especially good work.
Today Mr.. Commons will start in one
race ar Xenia and tomorrow and Fri
day will have entries in races at
Portsmouth
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
Trip to the Northwest.

Milton, Ind. Aug. :. tSpO-Oliver
Ferguson and wife will leave Thurs.
day for Yellowstone Park and the
North West Coast. They will so on
to an Francisco to view the ruins Of
the city which they saw few months
before the earthquake.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
Four Sons at Home

Four sons of John Kenney OF West
Richmond are now at home. They
are Daniel c. kenney of Havce de
Grace. Maryland. 7, L. kenney and
family of Mattoon. H.. John kenney,
of Little Rock. Ark, and Joe kenney
OF this city.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
White Found Not Guilty.

Zachariah T White. the insurance
agent who was arrested Monday on
the charge of beating a board bill at
Mrs. Anna kellers, e39 North 16th
street, was found not guilty by
Judge Converse in police court YES
terday. Mrs. Anna Shelhorn has filed
suit against him on the same charge
and it will be heard in the city court
this morning.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
Child Broke Her Arm.

While climbing in 2n apple tree
Monday the little four year old daugh-
ter of Rev, and Mrs. Ware fell and
broke her arm. She was taken to the
Reid Memorial Hospital where an X
ray examination was held in order to
tell Of the exact extent Of her injury
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
HOW THE VOTE STANDS.

Of the
votnq
Lodge Knights
lodges of
wwithv ranging to 12
ballots
beqn
while manifesng
" credited
him n diamond ring.
Pyhs temple,
The ecastn n RI me o
be
Today the
CONTEST.
in Richmond
shall the largest number
of STARR PIANO ME-
ATTACHMENT,
be given is $3.50.
IN
a absolutely free
PRIzETo fra:ernaI
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
LoWry'S Narrow Escape.
Publishers Press1

Milton. Ind. Aug. :. (SplD-Martin
Lowry, who moved from this place TO
Falmouth, in the Spring. had mar.
row escape from serious injury re-
Gently. While he was out driving he
met an automobile and his horse be-
came unmanageable and ran away,
demolishing the buggy and also in
tiicting several minor injuries upon
Mr.. Lowry. from which he is recov.
ering nicely.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
Were at Cold Springs.

Cambridge City. Ind. Aug. :. tSpll
Misses Vivian Green of Richmond,
Alma Joseph OF Cincinnati ,Rcba Oh
init and Mary Bertsch Of this city. and
Messrs Paul Drischell. Clifford Mar
son. Edwin Galloway and Harry
Bertsch, picnickcd at Cold Springs.
south Of Milton. Monday afternoon
and evening
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
Hobson Comes Sept. 3.

After cancelling his engagement
here. for n lecture on the Chautau,
qua program. Captain Richmond Hob.
son, has been induced to reconsider
his refusal and he has done so. He
will appear here Sept, 3.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
To Make Settlements.

All OF the town school boards of the
county will make their settlements
with the County Commissioners this
morning.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
THE WEATHER PROPHET.

iNDiANA-Showers Wednesday; fair
and warmer Thursday; fresh
winds, mostly south.
OHfO-ShoWers Wednesday and
Thursday; warmer Thursday;
fresh east to southeast winds.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08
DRU|DS LEAD PROCESSION
FIRST WEEK OF CONTEST

Cast Total of 1861 Votes in the Palladium's
Voting Contest for the Starr Player Piano.
Knights Of Columbus Stand Second, Elks Third
And Triumph Lodge knights of Pythias
Fourth--- ----Present Week Will be an Interest
ing One as Lodges Have Organized for Work.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-08

CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20

the Western district of Virginia. Ths
case involves the question of discrimi-
natory freight rates. Y
The New Haven road bought two mill
lion tons of coal from the Chesapeake
road in 1896 to be delivered between
and 1902. During the last year, the
contract fell short 10000 tons owing to
the miners strike. The New Haven
bought coal elsewhere and presented the
bin to the Chesapeake. Notwithstand-
ing this and also that the price OF coal
had gone up, the Chesapeake later de-
livered the coal. The case was brought
to the attention of the Interstate Com
mission, and complaint was made that
the Chesapeake had Disseminated in
favor of the New Haven road by not
exaeting the charges of the published
schedule.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20
Thirteen Miners Lose Their Lives
in Accident.
WAS CAUSED BY OPEN LAMPS
Maitland Mine in Colorado Has Terrible
Catastrophe--Miners Open Lamps,
Ignite Gas, and Cause the
Explosion.

PUEBLO, Feb. ia special to the
Chiaftain from Walsenburg, says by
far the worst accident in the history
of coal mining in this part OF the coun-
try occurred at the Maitland Mine this
and as result thirteen miners
lost their lives.
1t is possible the list will reach six
teen when all the bodies are recovered.
Shortly after s o'clock there was an
explosion in that part of tha mine
known as the Sunshine" which caused
the earth to tremble for miles around
Soon afterward man ran out and re-
ported the mine on fire, The explosion
caused fall of rocks from the root
and until this is cleared away, it will
not be known positively just how many
men are in the mine. 1t is certain
however, that all are beyond hope. The
deaths were caused by gas and by after
damp. II is believed the explosion was
caused by open lamps as most OF the
men in that part of the mine use oper
lamps.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20
FEDERATION OFFICIALS ACCUSED
Of THE DASTARDLY CRIME

from it's inception. II gives the names
Of the men alleged TO be implicated, and
tells where Orchard met them and the
circumstances OF the meetings. Since
the confession, secured more than two
weeks ago detectives have verified many
details. One Of the statements IN the
confession IL that Orchard was selected
TO assassinate one OF the justices OF the
Colorado supreme court year ago. lie
saws he buried a boplb at the judges
gate, but when he pulled the trigger
the contryance failed to explode. lie
took the string away and gave up the
attempt. Detective james Mcfarland,
IL is claimed, has since dug up this
bomb. According to the confession this
Justice was Judge Goddard. The con
fession states, IL Is alleged, an attempt
was made TO kill another justice, but
the bomb placed for him killed another
man. Governor Gooding states he thinks
thu entire confession can he made public.
In the confession Orchard Is al
legged TO have said he was alone in the
nctual execution Of the Steunenberg
plot, that he first planned to shoot
Steunenberg with buckshot and went tc
Continued on page 4
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20

Government Asks For Information
on Oregon Troops.
WAR IS EXPECTED
It Is Believed War Department Fears
Hostilities viii Commence Shortly =.
in China - Adjutant- General
FINER Says Guard Ready.

SALEM, Feb. l9-Governor Chamber
lain has received the following query
from the War Department in relation
to the equipment of the Oregon Nation
al Guard and it's ability to respond to
a sudden call to arms;
Governor Of Oregon, COMMANDMENTS
Chief of the Oregon National Guard:
q have the honor to request that
You kindly furnish this office upon the
accompanying blank the number OF
each of the specified articles of cloth
ing and equipment, the property OF the
United States, now in possession OF the
State OF Oregon, that might be used IN
case of sudden hostilities.
AS this information is desired Tor
statistical data by the Army War Col
lege, may ask that you furnish the
same as soon as practicable
"(Signedl, c. F. HUMPHREY,
"Quartermaster,General, U. S. A."
1t is rather significant, in view of the
threatening war-like situation in the
Orient, that the War Department should
at this time, make special request fol
information regarding condition of the
several state military organizations, es'
pecially concerning clothing and equip
ment and their suitability for service in
case of Sudden hostilities."
Adjutant.General FINER, in discussing
the situation and referring to the con
dition of the Oregon National Guard i
called out sin case Of sudden hostili
ties" said the militia was never in bet
ter condition physically, as to training
and in the matter of clothing and equip
ment than at present.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20


Idaho at the time Of the commission OF
the crime
Furnished Funds.
II ia alleged, however, they conspired
with others TO murder Steunenberg and
furnished the funds to carry out the
plot. The atrocious murders committed
during the labor troubles in the Cripple
Creek and Telluride districts OF this
State. which have been shrouded in
mystry. the earlier Occur d Alene muir
dcrs and the more recent Steunenberg
assassination. form the chain Of crimes,
with which efforts are being made to
connect the officers of the Western
Federation Of Miners on confession
said to have been made by Harry Or.
chard, charged with the Stennenbcrg
murder This confession, il is assert
cd, has disclosed q plot to kill former
Governor Peabody, Chief Justice Cab.
bert and former Chief Justice Campbell.
Orchard Is said to have confessed to
wholesale assassinations, planned at
tho headquarters Of the Miners Fedora
ton in Denver, chiefly by refugees from
Cripple Creek and Telluride Also, 1t
Ia said Orchards confession gives the
history of the explosion ot the lnde'
pcndence Mine when fourteen men were
killed.
II devclopes that Orchards confess
sion according to the best authorities,
states that more than dozen attempts
were made to assassinate Peabody. In
yestigation since the alleged confession,
has disclosed the presence of bombs in
exactly the spots indicated lnforma-
tion reached here tonight from Cripple
Creek, that Edward Green, a Fedora
tion member, has been arrested ON a
warrant, forwarding by the Idaho au'
thorities, charging connection with the
Steuncnbcrg assassination, Two other
warrants are III the hands OF Cripple
Creek officials.
Makes Full Confession.
BOISE. Feb. l0.--Orchard's confession
purports to give the details Of the al
legged plot to assassmate Steunenbere
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20
EXCITING CHASE.
Customs Police Capture Smugglers in
New York Harbor.

NEW YORK. Feb. lg.--Held up on
the river as smugglers and with shots
from the revolvers from the harbor po-
lice whisiling about their heads, two
men made desperate efforts to escape
from the revolves of the harbor po.
Convinced quickly that this was impos-
siblc, they tried to sink their craft and
send to the bottom It's cargo Of spirits
and tobacco They were only partially
success4u, and were captured.
II is believed the alleged smuggled
goods were taken of Trans Atlantic
steamer through eonnivance with
member Of crew who had brought the
goods TO the port.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20
DIR ECTLY WITH
STEUNENBERG'S MURDER

be held at Lisbon, Portugal, April 10.
The contributions are intended for. the
Medico. Legal sections Of that Congress.
The subjects will embrace medico. legal,
military, naval and railroad surgery,
and hygiene. The committee consists
of about twenty medico-legal experts in
this country. II includes Justice L, A.
Emery, of the Supreme Court Of Maine,
professor OF medical Jurisprudence Of
Beudoin College; ex.Supreme Judge W.
II. Francis, OF Montana; w. s. Outten,
chief surgeon Of the Missouri Pacific
System; Surgeon.f;eneral Nicholassen
OF Illinois; DR.. II. Edwin Lewis, editor
Of the international Journal Of Surgery
Of New York, and Romano Guiteras
secretary Of the American medical com
mittee Of the Lisbon Congress.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. l9-The dis.
ruption Of the Russian cabinet predict
ed Friday by the Associated Press is
coming to pass more quickly than ex.
pected. Although Premier Witte and
Minister of the Interior Durnovo re.
main, the minister OF collection, Meme
chaietf, and the comptroller of the en-
pire, Filossofoff, it is stated, viii fol-
low Kutler and Timiriazef into retire
ment in a few days. The finance min
ister, Shipoff. is said also to be slated
for retirement, though this is not cer-
tain. The vacancies will probably be
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20
PREPARING BILL.
President, Attorney General, and Sena-
tors Discuss Rate Measure.


WASHINGTON, Feb. l9-Following a
conference between Attorney General
Moody, Speaker Cannon, and Senators
Clapp and Dolliver, the attorney-gen-
eral, and Chairman Knapp and Commits
sioner Prouty of the Interstate Com
merce Commission held conference
with the President today at which rail
road rate legislation was discussed. An
effort was made to shape the provis-
ions of the Hepburn bill regarding the
appeal to the courts, so as to make
certain the bill would be constitutional
and yet limit the appeal only to what is
constitutionally necessary. The Presi-
dent it is understood believes Messrs.
Moody, Knapp, and Prouty have work
ed out the provision better than that in
the Hepburn bill or the original inter-
commerce Commissions Bill.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20
PACKERS SPRING ANOTHER
SURPRISE ON GOVERNMENT

the report of Commissioner Garfield had
been given by the commissioner or his
subordinates to the department of jus.
ticc. Durand admitted some papers and
tables not compNhended in the report
of the commissioner had been inspected
by Assistant AttomeyGeneal Pagin.
IIe was not, able to tell whether this
information was from the packers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20

DENVER, Feb. l0.--Leaving her seat
in one of the boxes at the Crystal
theater this afternoon Mrs. G. A.
Weilder, said to live here, made her
way to the stage and after flourishing
a revolver in, full view of the audience,
discharged the weapon at her own per-
son, inficting probably fatal wound,
The woman fell gasping to the floor,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20

BOISE, Feb, leCharles i. Meyer
pre.Iden, Of the Western Federation OF
Miners william d. Haywood secre'
tary Of the same organization, and q,
A prttibonr, former member OF the
executive board OF the Federation, who
were arrested In Denver Saturday night
charged with completely In the asHas'h
nation OF Frank Steunenberg former
Governor Of Idaho, arrived at Bois"
this morning In custody Of strong
u,ard n Idaho and Colorado officers
The special train OF engine, conb'na'
iion chr and Pullman coach. which left
Denver at o o'clock Sunday morning,
arrived here at o;l5. The necessary
changes Of locomotives en- route were
made ut suburban sidings and the train
took water at obscure tanks, 20 that
no stops were made in cities or large
towns.
BOISE, Feb lo,--No one was per
mittca 10 talk to Meyer, Haywood and
pettibone when they arrived here They
were assigned to separate cells IN the
pcnitentiary The trip from Denver
was entirely without incident the
prisoners rrfraining from discussion
of their troubles. They amused them
selves by playing cards. Adintant'
General Wells Of Colorado was IN charge
of the train and assisted by Captain
Strickland. ,
Complaints Published.
DENVER, Feb. l0,--The publication
was made today of the complaints on
which Governor Gooding based the ~
ouistions for Charles II. Meyer VIII
liam d. Haywood aud g. A. Pettibone
OF the Western Federation OF Miners
1t appears these men are charged III
rectly with the murder of former Gov
enor Steunenberg and not merely VIII
being accessories, The charges against
all three men are identical and each u
accused Of having discharged the homl
by means of which Steunenberg wa
killed. The specific charge of mnrde
was made, It was explained, in order t.
forestall habeas corpus proceedings II
behalf OF the accused men, no attemp
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE
ON STAGE OF THEATRE

but the audience thought the shooting
part burlesque act and made no out
cry. A moment later the screams OF
the performers in the wings brought .
realization upon the audience that
real tragedy had been enacted. The
woman was quickly removed to hos
pital and in short while the perform-
anee was resumed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20

CHICAGO, Feb. 10. - The attorneys
for the packers sprung another surprise
TODAY when they summoned to the wit
ness stand special Agent Durand, who
conducted the government invcstiga-
tiona OF the packing industry. An at
tempt was made to show that infor-
nation other than that published in
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20

filled temporarily until meeting OF the
national assembly Freed from the
bonds Of cabinet secrecy, the retiring
ministers purpose to train their artil-
lery on Durnovo, whose public career Is
sure to offer many salient points OF
attack. Interesting revelations are
promised this week. While no disorder
prevails here, a note of alarm is sound
ed at Moscow. 1t is doubtful if the
reyolutionists can precipitate another
outbreak, but their brethren in st. Pet
ersburg are plainly expectant of big
Developments.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-20
SECURE CONTRIBUTIONS.
MediCo-Legal Society Want Articles
Written by Doctors on Surgery.

NEW YORK, Feb. l9,--Cark Bell,
president Of the Medico-Legal Society
announces the formation of an auxiliary
committee to secure contributions and
papers in this country to be read at
the International Medical Congress to