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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-29
THE SIDEWALK SEASON
CITY LETTING CONTRACTS
Board of Works has Busy Session Yes
terday Afternoon-Petitions Were
Received for Various improvements
to Be Made this Spring.

The sidewalk season has begun.
Yesterday the Board of Public Works
let the contracts for such work, or
dered bids for proposed sidewalks
and received petitions from property
owners who want improvements of
this nature. The routine of the
boards session yesterday follows:
The contract for the construction of
cement sidewalks on North Sixteenth
street, from North f street, north to
lot 6S, Moffitt's addition, was award
ed to Daniel G. Burkhardt, at the
price of 66c per lineal foot.
The contract for the improvement
of Charles street, from Boyer street
to west end of street, was awarded to
John H. A. Schneider, at price OF
1894 per lineal foot.
The contract for the construction of
Sc wers in South Twent-frst street,
from South A street, about 800 fest
south, was awarded to John F. Gro
min at price of CSC per lineal foot.
The contract for the construction of
cement sidewalks on Pearl street, WAS
awarded to Henry Nolte, at price of
Csc per lineal foot
The clerk was authorized to adver-
tise for bids for the construction of
cment sidewalks on North Thirteenth
street, on East side from North A
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-29
MATTER WAS DROPPED
CAPT. SiNEx KEEPS PLACE
Albert Bond Removed Charges Which
He Had Filed Against Fellow Fire
Complaint Was Trivial.

After a partial consideration of the
charges filed against Capt. Charles
Sinex of the No. hose company, the
Board of Public Works yesterday aft
ernoon announced that the matter had
been finally wound up as a result of
the withdrawal of the charges by AL
bert Bond, a member of the same
company, who two weeks ago filed
them.
The charges were trivial in char
acter. according to City Attorney
Gardner, and in substance were that
Capt. Sinex had in numerous instanc-
es overstepped the time allowed for
meals, and in other instances had alb
scented himself 1t was shown, how
ever, that former Chief Parsons had
in every instance given permission to
Capt. Sinex to absent himself and for
this reason no just grounds for this
charge could be made. Both Capt
Sinex and Fireman Bond are valuable
members of the Richmond depart
ment and the differences that existed
between them are not of serious char
aCter.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-29
OF HEALTH.
STATE BOARD BULLETIN
Less Sickness In February This Year
Than Usuai--consumption Leads
the Van as UsuaI-other Diseases.
rPailadinm snecial.l

~ Indianapolis, March 2S-The re-
ports to the State Board of Health
published In the monthly Board Bull
! 1etin for February shows that the
health of the site during the Febru-
larry Just past was much better than
the same month last year. There
Iwerel 912 fewer deaths, and disease
prevalence about 80 per cent less.
OF the total deaths, 377 or 14.2 per
cent were of under one year of age
and $40 or 800 per cent were 60
years and older. Some important
causes of death were: tuberculosis,
T372; typhoid fever, 20; diptheria, 20;
scarlet fever, 8; whooping cough,
IL; pneumonia, 400; cerebrospinal-
meningitis. 40; influenza, As; puer-
peral fever, ID; cancer. As; violence,
.109
The cities, show death rate of 172
Or 3d. above the average for the site.
/ The country death rate was lit or 5.5
below the state rate.
~ The most, prevalent disease was
spneurhoniaa7 per cent of the reports
so stating. Despite this fact the
pneumonia deaths were 1888 fewer
THAN in February 1905.
OF the 100 violence deaths, "a were
males andi25 females; five were muir
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-29
MILTON BOY ARRESTED
Frank Neff Chargd with Theft Is Be-
ing Held at New Castle, Await
ing the Grand Jury.
EMTsE
Palladium Special

New Castle, Ind, March 28.-Frank
p. Neff, aged about % years, was
locked up this morning on the charge
of theft and will be held to the grand
jury for examination. Neff came to
this city from Milton, where he lived
previous to his advent in the Flower
City. He came here one week ago
and was employed by ]. I. Meyers,
proprietor of the Ward Hotel. For
several days Meyers had been miss
ing various articles and his suspi-
cious were at once aroused and di-
rected toward his new employe This
morning Marshall Mogul placed him
under arrest and when searching his
room found a number of cigars, a lot
of smoking and chewing tobacco,
chewing gum and toothpicks.
Neff was asked concerning the find,
but he refused to talk and accompa-
MED the officer to jail, where he is
held pending an investigation.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-29

ders, 20 suicides and the remainder
accidental.
tuberculosis killed 176 males and
1876 females. OF the males. 80 were
fathers in the age period of Is to 40
and of the females, II were mothers
in the same age period. They left
228 orphans under IL years of age
This awful disease invaded 354
homes.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-29

embroidered handkerchief
containing four quarters was lost
either in the high school building
or between there and Eighth and
Main. VIII the finder please leave
at the Palladium or at the high
school building.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-29
COURT ROUTINE

The suit of William A. Stidham VS.
Aida Stidham, on account, was filed
yesterday by Attorneys Study and
Study.
Suit of Henry c. Starr VS.. Milton
F. Clements and Mary L. Hittle, 10
quiet title, was filed yesterday.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-29

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
LAND FOR RUSSIAN PEASANTS
Distribution by Local Agrarian Conn
missions IL Slated to Begin
N at Once.

ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 3O-The final
step TO set in action the machinery of the
governments plan for the distribution Of
land to the peasantry was taken today
by the publication of yoluminous regula-
tions TO the local agrarian commissions,
to which the sale Of 100000 decatines
of land in European Russia will begin
Immediately. These commissions, which
are composed of delegates elected by the
peasants, the land owners and the
zemstvos and of representatives of the
government, act as Intermediates in the
valuation of the land and the fixing OF
conditions of sale. They are charged also
with arrangements for emigration.
The acreage IN eastern Russia and on
the Siberian steppes surrendered by the
emperor will be sold on easy terms. The
price Is less than 81 an acre and payments
are spread over fifty years.
With the constitutional democratic con-
gress only one week away and the form
alton of a formidable new party on Count
Heyden's platform. peaceful regeneration
seems assured. The political campaign IL
becoming animated. The ban upon the
meetings of the constitutional democrats
in st. Petersburg and Moscow has beer
removed and these assemblies have beer
sanctioned subject to the restrictions OF
! ex-Premier Whites temporary law. En-
couraged by this concession the con
stitutional democrats contemplate trans
ferring their congress of October from
Helsingfors to st. Petersburg. but they
viii adhere to the arrangements made t.
meet in the Finnish capital unless the,
are definitely assured of nonlnterference
as they are in wholesome fear of the reg
ulations of ''re-enforced security 1t 4
expected that about 400 delegates will at
| tend the congress.
The appeal for mitigation OF the deatl
sentence passed upon the assassin o
General Kozlov. who was killed I'm Peter
hof park last July. has been Joined by tn
generals widow. After fruitless interces
sion with the commander of the st. Pc
tersburg garrison, Nine. Kozlov has tele
graphed the empress asking that no fur
ther blood he spilled upon the tomb OF he
husband
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Monday.
PRESIDENT AT OYSTER BAY
Executive Returns from visit TO Fleet
and Prepares to Leave for
Washington.

OYSTER BAY, Sept. S.-President
Roosevelt returned to Oyster Bay on the
Mayfiower at 1880 B. M. today. He had
been afioat forty-eight hours and had wit
messed the target practice OF the North
Atlantic feet or Cape Cod.
IL is understood that the Cuban situation
Influenced the president to hasten his re-
turn Assistant Secretary Latta went at
once to Sycamore Hill with lengthy ca
bles from Havana. He remained with the
president throughout the day, and tonight
announced that the president had no state
nothing in the dispatches received could
be made public.
! The work OF the summer capitol" came
to an end tonight. The executive force,
with the ONCE paraphernalia will so to
\ Washington tomorrow with the president.
| Two cars have also been loaded with the
presidents horses and such household ef-
fects as are needed in Washington and
will reach the capitol tomorrow.
The occasion of the presidents partici-
patton in the target practice of the fleet
was the only time he had been away from
Sycamore Hill since his arrival here
July /.
| The usual leave taking ceremonies, In
which the school children of Oyster Bay
have heretofore participated, are TO be
omitted this year The president has met
his neighbors on several occasions during
the summer, and IT was his wish that nc
! special notice be taken of his departure
The station will be roped of and the ON
cial goodbye for the village will be said
by a committee of citizens.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
BIBLE NOT THE WORD OF GOD
statement Made by Bishop Williams
of Michigan in Address TO
Y. M. GA.

DETROIT Mich, Sept 3O-Bishop
Charles d. Williams. Of the Episcopal dio-
cese of Michigan in an address TO Young
Mems Christian association members here
today on The Bible and the Word Of God,
declared that the Bible was not the word
of God and that the teachings to the con-
trary are hhe most prolific source Of un-
belief the church has 20 contend with. The
bishop said:
Nowhere does the Bible declare itself the
word of God Yet, we are told we must
take II in its entirety. 1t is a venerable
museum and visitors are requested not to
touch IL. AS It is the direct word of God.
there Is no other.
Take the young man Just out of college.
He reads Genesis and finds impossible
geology, astronomy and ehtnology. His
teacher when questioned, says: "Manipu-
late II until II fits your sciences" If too
honest to handle the word OF God craftily,
the young man gives up the Bible. He re-
fuses to stultify his reason.
The Bible needs no defense; all 1t needs
read IL devoutedly and diligently. But ]
never say the Bible is the word of God;
say the Bible and the word of God.
To those who accept the entire book as
the literal word of God I would point out
that II is nowhere SO stated Christ tore
asunder the old testament precepts, the
law OF Moses and furnished new ones
hate their enemies, the teaehsngs of Christ
were to love your enefnifs.,
We must learn from the scriptures itself
how to read the scriptures Some OF us
use II as heathen does his fetish OIL
amulet-a wicked use of the book.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
STEAMER SINKS IN LAKE ERIE
City of Concord Goes Down on Huron, !,
Ohio, and Three of IT'S Crew
Are Drowned.

CLEVELAND. o., Sept. sO.-The old
wooden steamer City OF Concord, having
three barges in tow, went down Saturday
night in the storm ON Lake Erie, off
Huron. o. Three of the crew of twelve
were drowned The other nine, after a
terrible experience in their yawl boat.
landed at Cedar Point at o'clock this
morning and walked into Huron seven
hours later in an exhausted condition.
The City OF Concord was built thirty
eight years ago, but Notwithstanding its
age, its captain. Charles McEcheran of
Buffalo. put out of this harbor in the
face of the high wind Saturday night,
with three barges in tow. For several
hours II was able 10 proceed only few
miles from port. In spite of the increas-
ing storm IL made no effort to return TO
this harbor, but late in the afternoon
steamed eastward. That was the last
seen OF the vessel until the news of the
sinking reached here today.
Nothing definite has been received as
TO the fate of the barges and # is feared
that some of them have gone down.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
SUITS AGAINST RAILROADS
Attorney General orders Prosecutions
of Leading Lias. for viOIatinE
safety Appliance Act.

WASHINGTON. sept. s.-Attorney Cen
ersl Moody has directed that suits be
brought against a large number of rail-
road companies TO recover penalties for
violation of the safety appliance law
through failure TO keep their equipment In
proper condition. The largest number OF
violations attributed to any road Is nifty
one against the Delaware 4 Hudson COM
pany. The total number OF violations is
49, The defendants and the districts in
which suits are brought include:
Chicago & Alton Railway company,
N1TsheTn district ps 0s in0,s oeng IssIiet Of
Nebraska; Colorado Southern Railway
company, district of Colorado; Chicago,
Of r1S Kansas: se'eTn cincinnati hamilton " 4 Dayton
Railway company, Southern district OF
illinois,; Chicago, Milwaukee a ST. Paul
Eota: w ShSssop sU%pfag MiiwsuSee iS St. Paul Rail
way company, Northern district OF Iowa,
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
SeA ROCK Island ss'tfs PacifS Railway Railway company.
district OF Colorado: Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Chicago & St. Louis Railway company,
Northern district OF Illinois; Denver q Rio
Grande Railway company, district of Colo
rado: Fort Worth a. Denver City Railway
company, Northern district of Texas; In
ternational & Great Northern Railroad COM
pany, Western district OF Texas; Kansas
City Southern Railway 'company, district OF
Kansas; Missouri Pacific Railway company,
Western district OF Missouri; Missouri Pa
cific Railway company district Of Kansas;
Rio Grande Southern Railway company.
district of Colorado; SO Louis, Iron Noun
tain and Southern RailTRy company, West
ern district of Missouri; St. Louis, Iron
Mountain a. Southern Railway company,
Eastern district of Arkansas; St. Louis.
Iron Mountain q Southern Railway COM
pany. Western district of Arkansas; Wa
/ bash Railroad company, Southern district
| Of Illinois; Wabash Railroad company,
Eastern district OF Missouri.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
BRYAN ON CUBAN SITUATION
Nebraskan Says Insurrection is No
Evidence of IncapabiIity of
seIf-GOvernment

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Sept sO.-wilIlam
J. Bryan. in closing his speech late last
night in Convention hall here, said of the
Cuban situation:
Some people say ust because there was
an insurrection in Cuba IL is evident
that the cubans are not capable of self
government Forty years ago we had a
war i'm this country. Because of that
war no democrat or republican will say
we are incapable OF self-governm ant.
There is no reason for saying a Cuban
insurrection means that Cuba is not capa-
bic Of self-government."
Mr.. Bryan had arrived in Kansas city
over three hours late and he did not
anish his speech till close 10 midniKht.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
USE OF WIRELESS MESSAGES
Agents of Thirty-one Nations 20 make
Rules GoverninG New
system.

BERLIN. Sept. 3O.-Delegates represent
ing thirty-one governments will assemble
here on October 3. by Invitation of the Ger
man government, with the object Of reach
ing a common agreement for an exchange
OF messages between the users OF various
wireless telegraph systems and to define
the bases on which private wireless tele-
graph companies may operate with the con-
sent OF governments. The conference IL
a result Of the Marconi company having
refused TO allow its stations to do busi-
ness with persons using other than Mar
conf apparatus. This controversy began
soon after the Marconi company in 1901 set
up stations for public telegraph purposes.
The refusal OF these stations to take mes
sages sent IN by the slaby-Arcoe (Germanl
apparatus brought about the International
wireless telegraph conference. also by invi-
tation OF Germany In 1903 Eight govern
ments took part. The United States, Ger
many. Great Britain, France. Spain. Italy
and Austria-Hungary. The delegates of
six governments agreed In the final pro-
tocol to a series of recommendations that
looked toward the cooperation of all users
Of wireless telegraphs. The delegates OF
Great Britain and Italy. because their gov
ernments had contracts with the Marconi
company. did not sign the recommenda
tions.
Little has come of these recommenda-
tions. The Marconi company has contin-
ued to get Up stations and to refuse the
messages of rival systems The most i'm
sortant act in the controversy IN the inter-
was that of the United States govern
In 1904 In directing the Marconi COM
to remove the apparatus from the
~ Ddtsaip Nantucket. Germany will pro-
| pose to the conference Than an international
bureau shall be established for wireless
telegraphing; that each wireless station
must be connected with the ordinary tele-
graphs by special lines: that the conditions
under which wireless stations shall work
with companies ~ do not subscribe 70
the conclusions OF tsftAconference shall be
laid down by the conference, that govern
ments who do not adhere to the convention
may do so later; and that when contro-
versies arise over the Interpretation or ap-
plication OF the system they shall be sub
/ mitted to arbitration.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
WILL RESUME PEAVEY HEARING
Commissioners Knapp, Clark and
Harlan to Hear More Evidence
in Chicago.

CHICAGO. Sept. SO.-Chairman Martin
A. Knapp, e. e. Clark and James S. Har-
Ian of the Interstate Commerce commits
sion arrived here and will tomorrow
morning resume the taking of testimony
in the Peavey elevator case. The hearing
Will probably continue until Thursday.
The case is an old one 1t is based on
the practice of the Union Pacific railroad
in giving the Peavey Elevator company
IN cents for every 100 pounds OF grain
handled for the road in the company's
elevators at Council Bluffs and Kansas
City. This is held to be rebate" mas
much as the grain thus handled belongs
to the grain company and would ordinarily
be elevated free. The complainants are
the rival roads in that territory, the Chi.
cago Great Western, the Chicago, Burling-
ton Quincy and the Atchson, Topeka
& Santa Fe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
SECRETARY ROOT RETURNS
Head of State Department Back In
Washington After south Amer
lean Trip.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30-The United
States naval vessel Sylph, with Secretary
Root aboard, arrived in Washington today,
Accompanying Mr.. Root was Mrs. Root
and his son and daughter.
The secretary was met at the navy yard
wharf upon the arrival there of the Sylph
by Assistant Secretaries Aoee ana Wilson,
Mr.. DENLY, chief clerk, and Mr.. Babcock,
his private secretary.
Mr.. Root and his family drove imme-
diately to their home on Sixteenth STREET.
where Mr.. Adee, who has been acting Sec
retary of state in the absence of Mr.. Root,
and Mr.. Bacon called later. Mr.. Root de-
ciined tonight to give out any interview
Tomorrow he will resume his duties at the
State department and assume active
charge. t.s
| The cruiser Columbia, which arrived last
night from Cartagena with Secretary Roo
| and party on board. came up to Hampton
Roads today and WIN 90 to Newport New,
| for coal
It is stated that the Columbia will carr,
several hundred troops from Newport
News to Cuba.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
PENSION ROLL DECREASES
Net Loss for the Year Ending june
80, 1900. is over Twelve
Thousand.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 30-rhe net de-
crease in the pension roll OF the United
States for the fiscal year ending June 30
crease ever known in the history of the
last. amounted to l2,470, the largest de-
country. The facts are brought out in
the annual report of Commissioner of
Pensions Warner which has just been
completed. In the report the commits
sioner expresses the opinion that there
will be still more marked decrease dur
ing the present year.
During the year there We're added TO the
roll 1860 new pensioners and 1,4O5 re-
storations and renewals, making a total
addition of 34.s74. The total number of
pensioners on the roll during the year
was 1,Oss,415. The number, of pensioners
dropped from the roll during the year Was
47.444, leaving the number OF pensioners
June 80. 1906. ss5,sTl.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
JUDGE ROASTs ROCK ISLAND
Railway Ordered to Build q safe
and substantial Bridge Across
Cimarron River.

KINGFIsHER. ol1l.. Sept 3O.-Judge C.
F. Irwin of the district court here. yes
terday sustained the proceedings brought
against the Rock Island railroad by
County Attorney Bowman to compel the
road TO put a substantial bridge across
the cimarron river to replace that de-
stroyed by the recent mood. which caused
the disastrous wreck at that point Sep
tember IS. Judge Irwin severely CEN
sured the Rock Island for what he termed
it's moor facilities on this division OF the
road and stated that IL was matter Of
common knowledge that the company is
very careless in regard TO the safety
of the travelling public
He ordered that the company begin
Al once the construction OF safe bridge
and gave the road until November 5 10
report it's progress on the permanent
structure
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
GENERAL 7. H. HARRIS DEAD
Ohicer who silenced Last Battery Lee
Placed in Position Dies at
Advanced Age.

PARKERSBURG> w. ". Sept. SO-General
Thomas Haley Harris aged 90, brigadier
general in the union army during the re-
bellion. and brevet major general. died al
his home at Harrisville today.
With his regiment he served with General
Franz sigel and subsequently as a brigade
and division commander under Sheridan in
the valley, and finally was transferred with
his division TO Grants army in front OF
Richmond. At Appomattox he was directly
in front Of Lees advance line and on him
IL devolved TO silence the last battery that
General Lee ever placed in position.
After the assassination Of Lincoln he was
ordered TO Washington and detailed as
member of the military commission thai
tried the conspirators under arrest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
VESSEL SINKS IN LAKE HURON
Unidentified Craft with Entire Crew
Goes Down In storm on
Sanilnc. Mich.

PORT HURON, Mich. Sept a0.--An un-
Identified steamer foundered with its en-
tire crew in Lake Huron OF saniIac this
afternoon during the northwest gale. The
tragedy was witnessed by the crew of the
passenger steamer City Of Mackinaw. which
arrived at Harbor Beach today. The Mack
NAV was some distance away when the
steamer foundered and cruised about in the
vicinity for some time in the hope OF res
cuing some Of the crew, but in the dark
ness and storm no trace Of them could be
found nor any clue to the identity Of the
vessel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-01
Me1Ico Pays railway subsidy.

KANSAS. CITY, Mo. Sent. s0-A tele-
gram from the City Of Mexico TO A. Is.
s,Illwell. president OF the Kansas City.
Mexico 4 Orient railroad. was received at
the once Of the company here yesterday
from %. J. Han. attorney for the road.
stating that he had collected aeOo.0oo sub
sdv from the Mexican government The
subsidy is the second OF a similar amount
received by the company. il Is for the
construction of the second 100 ktlometsrs
OF the western section or the Orient road
In the Sierra Madre m'iuntalns. between
Minacas and Topolobampo.